D&D 5E (2014) Sample adventure to test 5E in high level (15th) play. Any takers?

[jayoungr]

Insight check: 19.

 

[Flamestrike]

Insight check: 19.

Grogbeard seems affable enough, but you do notice a look of concern on the Sorcerers face...

As no-one else seems to have picked up on it, I'll assume the feast (and the spell) otherwise goes off without a hitch.

For the next 24 hours:

• You are all immune to poison and being frightened.
• You have advantage on Wisdom saves
• Your HP (and HP Maximum) increase by 2d10 (can each of you please roll this for me; the Sorcerer has already rolled a 13)

The Ship encounters an increasing amount of turbulence as the feast progresses, and as the feast draws to a close the bumping and jostling increases in severity.

Suddenly plates and goblets slide onto the floor after a particularly violent lurch, and a concerned Captain and First Mate excuse themselves and head to the upper deck.

Following them, you all notice the once seemingly placid Astral Sea has darkened, and rolling and boiling mass of clouds heads your way. At the same time you all hear a strange murmuring inside your heads, like a faint psychic whispering, that is getting louder by the minute.

Mr Christian freezes and stares at the incoming storm, and if you can imagine what a gravely concerned Hippo would look like; its that. That's what he looks like!

Almost as suddenly, he composes himself. As the Captain races up to the helm to take the wheel, Mr Christian barks out orders to the crew:

'Batten down the hatches lads, the storm to end all storms approaches!

As the crew frantically race about the deck and the rigging, the Captain furiously spins the wheel, and tacks the ship directly towards the shelter of what appears to be a gargantuan humanoid hunk of rock several hundred meters in length, and floating along in the Astral sea, roughly a mile or so away.

I'll await your rolls for the increased HP and any actions you want to declare before proceeding further.

 

[Mort]

Bartholomew had rolled a 7 for HP.

Edit: I will also look to the captain for directions on where/how to batten down and if he needs help with a task.

 

[jayoungr]

Ellina also rolls 7 for HP.

Clinging to railings, ropes, or whatever looks like it might stop her from being thrown overboard, Ellina makes her way toward Mr. Christian.

"What's going on?" she shouts over the sound of the voices in her head. "And what's that thing up ahead?"

 

[Flamestrike]

Bartholomew had rolled a 7 for HP.

Edit: I will also look to the captain for directions on where/how to batten down and if he needs help with a task.

The Captain looks busy fighting the wheel to try and steer the ship into shelter, Mr Christian seems to be the one co-ordinating the crew.

You're not proficient in Vehicles (Sea, Land or Astral!), but you have picked up a thing or two along the way about ships that should be applicable (Jack of all Trades strikes again).

The crew look like they largely have this under control, but that storm is an absolute doozy.

You can attempt a Dexterity (Astral Vehicles) check to help with the rigging if you want?

"What's going on?" she shouts over the sound of the voices in her head. "And what's that thing up ahead?"

He turns to you:

Which thing, the Astral Storm, or the Dead God we're headed straight for in order to shelter from it?

 

[Mort]

The crew look like they largely have this under control, but that storm is an absolute doozy.

You can attempt a Dexterity (Astral Vehicles) check to help with the rigging if you want?

Alright I'll try to help with the rigging.

Not great, but it might help a little:

6+5=11

 

[Flamestrike]

Alright I'll try to help with the rigging.

Not great, but it might help a little:

6+5=11

I'll just wait for the Fighter and Paladin to roll HP and then we should all be caught up.

 

[jayoungr]

He turns to you:

Which thing, the Astral Storm, or the Dead God we're headed straight for in order to shelter from it?

"That's a god?" Ellina looks nervously at the floating figure. "Are you sure it's ... safe?"

 

[Seramus]

Insight = 14.
Hero's Feast = 16.
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"I've seen people worship a lot of things as Gods. Why not a giant rock?" Alvin throws some gallows humor out, as the situation quickly escalates. Then he looks around for anything another crew member is doing that looks like it takes raw strength, and bolts over to help them do it. It's the best way he knows to help, unless he's given orders to the contrary.

 

[jayoungr]

Oh, also, re the insight roll: Ellina made a mental note during dinner to ask Galvich about her concern, but then this storm happened, so she's putting it off.