Vindicta & Vale | Critical Role | Campaign 4, Episode 18 Part 2

Summary

Critical Role Campaign 4, Episode 18 Part 2:

"Vindicta & Vale" (Aired March 17, 2026)

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Episode Overview

The second part of this tense and climactic episode dives directly into a desperate boss battle within the sepulchral veil at the heart of Tanasan. Our party, battered and depleted, faces off against a terrifying celestial-monstrosity created through Taconis family ritual gone awry—only to realize the creature is intimately connected to Octus’ past. With strategic spell use, risky tactics, stunning critical blows, and near-death moments, the group’s fate teeters on the edge. This session is intense, emotional, and filled with both grave consequences and moments of pitch-perfect humor.

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Major Segments and Key Moments

1. Entering the Sepulchral Veil (01:32–04:00)

• Recap & Tone Setting: Brennan Lee Mulligan (DM) warns the group: “Hello and welcome to the sepulchral veil at the heart of Tanasan. It's fucked up out here, gang.” (01:32)
• No Rest, Full Danger: The party did not take a short rest; nerves are high as the DM calls for initiative.

2. The Battle Begins: Initiative & First Blood (04:11–06:16)

• Ambush from the Dark: In a terrifying entrance, a skeletal, winged creature snatches Gaia, impaling her before the party can properly react. “Beautiful white wings on a skeletal, freakish monstrosity as a figure moves in from the dark, grabs Gaia's armor, lifts her off the ground… puts its scorpion tail through her chest.” – Brennan (05:03)
• Party Scrambles: Difficulty navigating the cavern in pitch darkness; Octus uses Dancing Lights, Julian throws a torch to see.

3. Understanding the Enemy, Lore Drops & Investigation (10:54–14:56)

• Blood Pool Revelation: Tysha’s natural 20 on a nature check unlocks history and deep lore about the blood pool—a stolen, profaned holy seat of Osgra with orphaned orcish blood, ties to past druidic intervention, and street food tributes linked to Thiazi’s funeral. “Pizza in the chili pot.” – Tysha (12:10)
• Creeping Consequences: The group discerns this place was assumed by Tanasan under the belief he would be slain by Osgra, and that the Taconis are using the site for their own twisted ends.

4. Desperation & Heroics in Combat (15:54–26:43)

Gaia's Last Stand & Fall

• Gaia's valiant but doomed struggle: “Gaia needs a 19 on the die. ... That's an 11. That's her action. ... As she calls out, ‘My lord, flee. Close the top of the chamber.’” – Brennan (15:43–16:02)

Octus Tries to Command the Monster

• Via creative spellwork, Octus attempts to use Cause Fear (with unsettling presence) on the monster, leveraging his House Taconis blood (21:46). After a tense die roll, the monster (revealed to be cousin Tersha) is charmed but conflicted: she cannot harm Octus and is now influenced by him. “Her eyes are partially sort of...with withered and shriveled, but are still twitching.” – Brennan (23:51)

5. High Stakes, High Rolls: Ballistae, Divine Smite, and Level Up (29:03–41:10)

• Ballista Antics: Tysha and Julian use the battle map’s ballista in dramatic fashion—nearly hitting each other before finally landing shots that turn the tide.
• Vaelys’ Vow of Enmity and Massive Crit: Vaelys hits with a divine smite, rolling up to 49 points of damage in one blow. “[With] the sensor whip...your Divine Smite...what sense of conviction fills your body?” Brennan (39:22) // “Hatred. ... I hate her. But I also want to free her.” – Vaelys (40:04)
• Level Up In-Battle: Vaelys and Tysha both level to 4 mid-combat, consolidating their inner strength even at death’s door.

6. Dice with Death: Failing and Succeeding Death Saves (44:00–73:19)

• Critical Death Saves: Both Vaelys and Julian are dropped to zero HP and begin making death saving throws, while the rest of the party frantically tries to stabilize or heal them. A minor miracle and clever spell use (Tysha’s snake familiar delivers a touch-spell cure wounds) get Vaelys back on her feet, who then heals further.
• Charming the Monster: Despite Octus' control, the monster still lashes out. Dramatic moments as Tysha and Julian trade near-misses, and the dire threat remains ever-present.

7. Turning the Tide & Emotional Climax (73:20–80:17)

• Coordinated Finisher: As Tersha attempts to destroy another ballista, Vaelys seizes the opportunity: “I just whip out the sensor around her neck. And then I want to just yank so that she just...I just want to crack her neck.” (77:26) With combined efforts, Tersha is destroyed and freed.
• Bittersweet Aftermath: Octus, reflecting on his connection to Tersha, collects her remains. “You look down Octys at your cousin and realize that you are both failed experiments.” (79:11)

8. Aftermath: Loot, Lore, and Next Steps (80:25–end)

• Rescue, Regroup, Reflection: The party regroups, healing, joking about thrown familiars, and poking fun at their near-deaths.
• Investigating the Aftermath: They loot the site, deface the ritual chamber’s runes to prevent future misuse, discover a basilisk pen, and gather letters for later study. Tysha reveals the existence and implications of a druidic intervention at the blood pool.
• Decisions & Trust: Group debates who can be trusted with the dire information they've unearthed. The campaign arc is visibly changed by their victory and the secrets they found.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• DM Sets the High Stakes:
  “It's fucked up out here, gang.” – Brennan (01:32)

• Critical Lore Drop via Nature Check:
  “This is filled with orcish blood...a stolen holy thing of Osgra's...two bad flavors that taste bad together.” – Brennan (11:14–12:21)

• Vaelys' Divine Crit:
  “Hatred...I hate her. But I also want to free her.” – Vaelys (40:04)

• Vaelys’ Finishing Blow:
  “I just whip out the sensor around her neck. And then I want to just yank so that she just...I just want to crack her neck.” – Vaelys (77:26)

• Octus’s Farewell to Tersha:
  “Octis bends down, grabs the head, looks at it and says to it, ‘Find who you were on the other side.’” (79:00)

• Humor Amidst Peril:
  Tysha after firing the ballista nearly at Julian, “My bad.” Julian: “If I had a nickel.” (32:20–32:24)

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Timestamps for Major Turning Points

• 05:03 — Creature attacks, Gaia impaled
• 12:10 — Tysha’s critical nature check, lore dump
• 23:51 — Tersha’s identity revealed, spell duel for control
• 39:13 — Vaelys lands 49-point crit via Divine Smite
• 41:10 — Both Tysha and Vaelys level up
• 56:14 — Vaelys makes a death save, recovers with a level up
• 77:26 — Vaelys delivers the killing blow to Tersha
• 79:00 — Octus’s emotional moment over Tersha’s head
• 85:49-on — Aftermath, looting, and preparations to leave

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Tone and Dynamics

Despite deadly tension and persistent risk of total party kill, the party maintains their signature witty repartee, supported by Brennan’s quick wit and measured drama. Emotional beats land between moments of humor and camaraderie, underscoring the deep character work and collaborative storytelling style that defines Critical Role.

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Summary for New Listeners

This episode is a masterclass in high-risk TTRPG combat balanced with emotional storytelling, deep lore, and improvisational teamwork. Even if you’ve missed prior episodes of Campaign 4, Episode 18 Part 2 encapsulates what makes Critical Role a standout in actual play podcasts: moments of genuine fear, creative problem solving, devastating failures, tremendous victories—and above all, a cast of characters whose connections and consequences feel real and earned.

Transcript

[Octus]

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[Octus]

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[Octus]

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[Vaelys]

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[Octus]

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[Vaelys]

Because I was so amazed by how quickly he replaced our air ducts.

[Octus]

I knew I could trust him to

[Tysha]

change Pop Pop's tube while I was on vacation.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Make it quick young man.

[Vaelys]

Aw, see Pop Pop trusts you.

[Octus]

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[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

hello again, it's Brennan Lee Mulligan and you're listening to part two of this episode of Critical Role. If you haven't checked out part one yet, pause this now and head over there first. What are you doing? Otherwise, let's jump right back into this adventure and the world of Ahriman. Hello and welcome to the sepulchral veil at the heart of Tanasan. It's fucked up out here, gang.

[Octus]

It's bad.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'm going to need initiative from everybody.

[Octus]

Oh, I forgot.

[Tysha]

We all just screamed and didn't and

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

you guys did not take a rest.

[Octus]

Nope. Nope.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Great.

[Tysha]

Brennan just no. I don't like the way he asks perfectly cromulent question.

[Vaelys]

Kay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, I really am going to once again give you guys the version of the speech that I gave at the soldiers table which is the world is set up to be the world and the world is set up to be the world. And this was. We really wanted to do a 100% completion run on the dungeon and we are about to goddamn do it. So we have to. We have to. Matt, what do we get?

[Julian]

18.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

18. Great. Tycha 17. 17. Bayless.

[Vaelys]

13.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

13. Octis. 2020.

[Tysha]

Wait, can Dr. Talter give that plus 5 to Vaylis?

[Octus]

I don't think it works on initiative.

[Tysha]

Shut up. You don't know.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

We don't know.

[Tysha]

Maybe she just quiet screams and goes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Go faster. Must go faster.

[Octus]

Let's go faster.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And red. It must go faster. Must go faster.

[Tysha]

How did Dia do? Is she useful in a fight?

[Octus]

We're going down the stairs. Sorry. Continue.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, hold on one second.

[Octus]

I want to move past it.

[Vaelys]

Wait, I want to hear it again.

[Julian]

No,

[Octus]

this isn't like when we were all doing Jason Statham.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Jason Statham.

[Octus]

I keep bees. Don't come near me on my bees. Oh, my God.

[Tysha]

It sounds like you said I'm bees

[Octus]

don't come to me. I'm bees.

[Julian]

Jason Statham is made of bees.

[Tysha]

I would watch that.

[Julian]

I would actually watch that.

[Tysha]

I would watch that immediately.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I like Jason Statham.

[Vaelys]

Yeah, he's consistent.

[Octus]

Yeah, he does the same thing every time.

[Vaelys]

Yeah. You always know what you're gonna get.

[Julian]

Reliable.

[Octus]

Yeah, we love that in a man.

[Tysha]

Honestly. 2 reliability or just follow through, please.

[Vaelys]

Both are good.

[Octus]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay.

[Tysha]

This is a good time to remind you I have a tune to the Heartwood ring.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Great.

[Tysha]

Cool.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Lovely.

[Tysha]

Yeah. Everyone check your shit that Brendan gave us so we would die.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Less. This massive cavern that appears more naturally formed. Right? This is almost like less masonry. More. This cavern was like, maybe why this site was selected. And then everything else was built out from here. From behind you, you hear? And a halter shut. I said my voice is up.

[Tysha]

Sounded like you.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Beautiful white wings on a skeletal, freakish monstrosity as a figure moves in from the dark, grabs Gaia's armor, lifts her off the ground, flies her through the air. She goes and puts its scorpion tail through her chest as blood gushes out of her mouth, taking her to this far ledge right here.

[Vaelys]

Welp.

[Tysha]

So maybe that's why you didn't quite when I was like, what'd she get? On initiative. Not higher than that.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That is the creature's turn. Octus. That is your turn.

[Julian]

Should I remove Gaia from the board?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You can put her prone in front of.

[Tysha]

Matt.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Inconsistent octis. First of all, how much dark vision do you have?

[Octus]

How much what?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

How much darkvision do you have? None. None. Great. So all you hear is massive wings, a screech, and a gurgling shriek from Gaia.

[Octus]

So it is fully dark in here.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Fully dark. Other than the red glow that casts about 10ft of dim light. Every source of light.

[Octus]

Oh, golly Okay. I don't want that to be my second level spell slot. God damn. Don't want to cast darkvision on myself as my second level spell.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

No, no, no, no, no.

[Octus]

Okay. Right. So I don't know what's happening. I cannot see the thing. I think what I'm going to do. How many. Ooh,

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

shit.

[Octus]

Okay, I'm going to move. I'm going to stay where I'll move over to this. Just putting my hand on the rock here.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yep.

[Octus]

Because I know I felt something fly past us. Right. Like the wind went. Okay, something's in here. I understand that that's common knowledge. But I just.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

No shit. Oh,

[Octus]

why is everyone so mean to me today?

[Tysha]

Tyson. Bitter tugs. Who's like I'm being nice. Thank you for saying it. Bayless.

[Octus]

And then I will. I'm going to dancing lights in a radius around us. That is so that all the 10 foot radius of the spell are touching each other. So it makes the biggest realm possible of light around us.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Cool. Copy that.

[Octus]

So that I myself and Julian can see.

[Tysha]

I immediately point in the direction. Just because you need a bearing for what happened and where.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay.

[Octus]

And that's going to be my turn because that costs an action to do.

[Tysha]

Golly.

[Octus]

Dancing lights is not a bonus action.

[Tysha]

Bonus action. Murder.

[Octus]

I can Misty step.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Taisha. At the very edge of your darkvision, you see that scorpion tail? That skeletal scorpion tail whipping around octys. That is your turn.

[Octus]

It's going to be my turn, Julian.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

120ft. Sorry. Oh, you have 120ft. Yeah. You see everything? You see Scorpion, Everything. Yeah.

[Octus]

I will have pin because he does technically go. I will make him. He's going to come over here and just be on this side of the road.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Gotcha. That is going to be Julian.

[Julian]

All right. Hearing the screech, the sound of someone being dragged off in pitch darkness.

[Octus]

Be like, this is why we prepared.

[Julian]

I'm going to use my bonus action to use the Harris charm to initiate the jump spell on myself for the next minute.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah.

[Julian]

I'm just going to go ahead and not jump anywhere but move forward to about here and using my action, pull out one of the torches that I'd gotten before we entered the eternal night.

[Octus]

Perfect.

[Julian]

Light it and throw it.

[Octus]

Oh, good, good.

[Julian]

To the edge here to get some light on this side of the map.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yes. We'll go ahead and place a little torch beacon there. So that's 20ft of bright light. 20ft of dim light. Go ahead and just place this where you want to scatter it on the map just so we have a point of reference.

[Julian]

Right about there.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Cool.

[Octus]

Maybe right about there.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You could probably toss it on that rock because then it'll cast farther with a little bit of elevation.

[Tysha]

Oh, nice.

[Julian]

Would I have known the rock was there?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That's you. Yes. Because this has the crystal gleaming out. So there's some dim illumination on that bowl.

[Octus]

Those crystals being red, is that. Considering what happened earlier upstairs, Am I noticing that those are still active or inactive?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Because of that is the effect of you attacking the thing upstairs? Attacking that attacked the entire system?

[Tysha]

Yeah.

[Julian]

Okay, that'll be my turn.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah. Tycha, that's you.

[Tysha]

Great. Well, I was gonna do lay of the land things, but nah. When I went to point to let you know where that happened, I think we just chase it with Firebolt. And I'm gonna aim for the back of this thing's head.

[Julian]

Yeah. I think as the light kind of separates into space, kind of shove there.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Here it chase.

[Julian]

Yep. You beat me.

[Tysha]

21.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

21. 21 is a hit.

[Tysha]

Sweet. For six points of fire damage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You see, you hit its wings in the fire damage. This thing does not seem immune or resistant to fire. Hits the wings and wheels back around. Any movement from you.

[Tysha]

Yeah, let's. I can get up. I always feel like I'm like. Don't touch the map.

[Octus]

Yeah. Darkvision.

[Tysha]

Yeah. Slide over here.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

What?

[Octus]

What?

[Tysha]

That's blood. Is that like. Oh, the blood pool's been there. Or is it like that's fresh blood from now?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Give me, give me. I want both a nature and a religion check.

[Octus]

I want both a nature and a nurture check.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Nature check.

[Tysha]

The nature check is a natural 20.

[Octus]

Hey.

[Tysha]

The nurture check. Say I have nurture. The nurdle check. The religious check is a four plus one.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

On a nature check, you look down. This thing is profane and sacred. On a NAT20. Nature check. This is filled with orcish blood. And what you see before you is. It is filled with orcish blood because this is a stolen holy thing of Oscra's. So in other words, this is. It's a confusing thing because it's not. You would have one distinct way to feel if they had profaned something of the old path here. This is something that was sacred to Osgra, which means it started bad for you. Know what I mean? Like it's a two bad flavors that taste bad together. Right?

[Tysha]

Pizza in the chili pot.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I hate it here. What you sense from this is this is an assumption of tanasar, right? That if he ever died, it would be at Oscar's hand.

[Tysha]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh.

[Octus]

So they brought this here a long time ago.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Brought this here a long time ago. But what you can also see on a Nat 20 fucking. You gotta reward Nat 20s. You have to make Nat 20s count. You simply have to make them. And it's causing.

[Tysha]

You know, I roll a natural 20 once every three years. Help.

[Octus]

Responsibly.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Respons.

[Tysha]

No, don't listen to him. Don't. He's not. You're not the God of this world.

[Vaelys]

Shh.

[Tysha]

Listen to Osborne.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You gotta make it.

[Octus]

He doesn't get to be a God in this world too. All right?

[Julian]

Echo from another world.

[Octus]

Oh yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

A. There is a. There is a pass without trace spell that made its way through here a long time ago. Cast by a druid of the old path. Near the foot of this well, there is a falcon's feather. You clock on a Nat20 nature check right away. The falcon's feather is from a wild shaped druid. It is not a natural. It is a form assumed by a druid that left here that came here in stealth. And you also see scattered on the ground a smoky candied nut, the type of which was scattered lovingly all around Thiazi's body at his funeral. A dol makyar piece of street food made its way somehow in the months or years prior to this place. At some point in time, this holy thing would have been of no interest to the Taconis because their use for this was not to gain vengeance on Osra, which is the only this was here to basically be. This was a. A bloodhound's go gettem to an angel that was supposed to be born in this place. That is of no interest to the Taconis. And it is of no interest therefore. But this was of interest to somebody. And you think that somebody knew Thiazi Fang. So cool turn anything else from you?

[Tysha]

No, that's it.

[Dr. Talter]

Got it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That's a nat20 where you really needed it.

[Julian]

But did the natural 20 do damage?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Did it do any damage? No, it's Dame.

[Tysha]

I got a candy pecan.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It's Dame Gaia's turn.

[Tysha]

Oh, good

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

girl.

[Tysha]

She casts bleed.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She casts bleed. She's going to make her attacks with. Is she gonna. No, she's gotta try to attack.

[Tysha]

She could make up with advantage. Cause is close quarters cop hat.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She's not doing it by the nearby terrain. She's going to make an opposed athletics to get out of this grapple.

[Tysha]

Yike.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It's going to Take her action. I'll roll in front of the board for maximum dramatic effect. The creature, it's a plus 8 for a 23. And Gaia.

[Octus]

Come on.

[Julian]

Gaia can do this.

[Tysha]

Come on, be useful.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Gaia needs a 19 on the die.

[Octus]

Oh, my God.

[Vaelys]

That's.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That's an 11. That's her action.

[Tysha]

Yike.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

As she calls out, my lord, flee. Close the top of the chamber.

[Octus]

Probably a good idea.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And Velas, it's gonna be your turn, Goof.

[Vaelys]

Okay. Know what?

[Dr. Talter]

That.

[Tysha]

No, that's real. Okay.

[Vaelys]

I'm gonna just sprint towards this celestial hell.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Vaelys]

Which I know I won't get to it, but I will take my action to.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Got it.

[Vaelys]

Let's see. I can't see. Elizabeth.

[Octus]

Five, ten.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Vaelys]

I'm gonna just try to get as close as I can.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Great. Here we go. Go. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. Do you want to continue moving past or do you want to use an action?

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Vaelys]

I'll do the rest of my movement to start making my way up there.

[Octus]

Making my way.

[Vaelys]

Just saying it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Vaylis, you make it to the base of the stairs. Gazing up at this celestial Dr. Talterball. No, she's going to hit Tysha on spot. Julian and Octys with bless.

[Octus]

Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Going. You see this? She goes. We have found so much knowledge here. Let that knowledge spread, please. And each of the three of you breathe a little bit.

[Vaelys]

Nice, nice.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Get it up. You know what? She's very scared, Julian. I'm going to retract the bless. She throws that bless on herself. She's fucking scared. Tyche and Octus have been really nice to her and Julian drew a sword on her. She's going, I bless. Going straight to the doctor.

[Julian]

I genuinely was surprised when you said my name.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah. She's like. She doesn't know. She's an npc. She's like, fuck this guy. I'm the main character. That's what Taisha told me.

[Tysha]

I feel like getting a bless revoked is like when you're about to sneeze, but then you lose it and you're

[Vaelys]

like, oh, what a terrible feeling.

[Julian]

That feels bad now.

[Tysha]

I know that's what made it last.

[Julian]

Yep.

[Octus]

I feel like I took the wrong path.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You see this creature over Gaia and she goes, run. Goes through the front of her face and she's dead. Tail comes over the top.

[Tysha]

Spare the die.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Gaia is. Gaia is no more.

[Tysha]

You gotta lay out hands. Right.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I think she's dead.

[Dr. Talter]

I think she's safe.

[Octus]

Give her one hand for it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Vaelys]

I got one more.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And this thing turns to see you at the base of the staircase and goes. And just descends. Screeching so bad. Down to the bottom of the staircase. And is going to make its attacks against you.

[Tysha]

Do we.

[Vaelys]

Okay.

[Tysha]

Do we think Dame Gaia had one of those pet cemetery scars on her that make them come back wrong?

[Octus]

This was sometimes Dennis.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Better.

[Vaelys]

Why did I get so.

[Tysha]

I don't know.

[Vaelys]

We didn't take a rest.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I have such low influence.

[Tysha]

Why did I do this?

[Octus]

I was trying. I know.

[Tysha]

Whatever.

[Julian]

All you had to do was convince me. And everyone went, no, let's keep going. Yeah.

[Octus]

All you gotta do is convince the most difficult man that's ever existed.

[Vaelys]

I was like, that's too much.

[Tysha]

Let's just keep going, Bear.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

But hey, these choices were made. And that's exciting. I'm going to need an athletics check from Veils. I'll let you know the D.C. you're trying to beat here.

[Vaelys]

Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I rolled a nat one. You just have to. It fails automatically. It swipes to grapple. Does not succeed. I mean roll. See if you get a NAT one.

[Vaelys]

I guess just do a slow.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Tysha]

Oh, my God. Do you just.

[Octus]

Absolutely stunned this thing like that was a crazy roll.

[Vaelys]

That was a really weird roll.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Not an AT1. It's going to take a 17. It's going to take a regular attack against you. Does a. I know that a 12 does not hit your armor close to it.

[Vaelys]

No, it doesn't.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. I've rolled a one and a four. I just want to let you know how lucky that turn. Octus, that's you.

[Vaelys]

Okay. Okay.

[Octus]

Okay. Thinking he sees him and knowing that having a flash to upstairs and what the ritual was and the mark that was the ownership to house Taconis.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Octus]

How long has it been since that fight upstairs.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

The fight upstairs with the Barrow Guard and attacking the obelisk and everything else. The destruction of the demon statue and the. Sorry.

[Octus]

Sorry. The fight we were in with the scorpion and.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh, how long has it been?

[Octus]

How long has it been since then?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

90 minutes, actually. Let's actually call it. We'll call it. With all the walking. Let's call it two and a half hours.

[Octus]

Okay, great. So that orb has gone. It only lasts for an hour. So that's what I was checking for was that blood orb only lasts for an hour.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Gotcha. So

[Octus]

Ox is going to look at the thing now, seeing it in the light, realizing what it is. And that was what he was supposed to become. Having all these complicated emotions about that. But does Remember, it's supposed to be owned by my family.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Octus]

And I would like to try and

[Dr. Talter]

use

[Octus]

a creative use of a spell.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Octus]

I want to try and cast cause fear to make this thing obey me.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay.

[Octus]

As a member of House Taconis.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah. Cool.

[Octus]

And I will use my unsettling presence ability to give it a. It's a. It gets disadvantage on the saving throw against this.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. It gets disadvantage on the saving throw against this. I'm going to look real quick here.

[Octus]

If it's immune to fear, then.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah. It is not. Okay. It is not. However, I'm going to say that what you are essentially trying to do here is. I'm going to set the boundaries or limits of this spell. We're going to change cause fear because of the cool arcane flavor. Actually, just Give me a DC15 ARCANA check as you try to alter the. The use of the spell.

[Octus]

That is going to be DC15. DC15.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

15. 15. So we are going to change cos fear to essentially create the Charmed condition as you attempt to compel it in this way. Okay.

[Octus]

Okay. So the DC is 14, but it has disadvantage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And what type of save is this?

[Octus]

This is wisdom.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. DC 1514. DC 14 has disadvantage. You call out.

[Octus]

So what is it you say to so seeing it?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I look at it.

[Octus]

And so, as a member of House Deconis, I command you to stand down and listen to me.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Not quite a skeleton gaunt, the bone gets pressing out through degraded necrotic skin. Your cousin Tersha looks right at you. Damn.

[Tysha]

Sorry.

[Octus]

Sorry.

[Tysha]

Moment.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Here's the moment I got really excited. Her eyes are partially sort of. They have withered and shriveled, but are still twitching. These sort of half empty sacks of fluid.

[Octus]

Tertia, listen to me. Stand down. We are not your enemy.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I have a very important question.

[Vaelys]

Who.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Who has the harvested scorpion tail from up above?

[Octus]

It would be you. I do. I have it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I am going to. As she sees that scorpion tail on your person, I'm going to cancel Alec. I'm going to give her advantage on this roll. And we are going to roll straight in front of the board. Shit.

[Octus]

That was a dumb idea.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She needs a.

[Vaelys]

It was her babe.

[Octus]

14.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She needs. So for her she is going to need an 11 or higher on the die. It is a true coin flip over what happens now. It is a five.

[Octus]

Yes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She has the charm condition, which means that she cannot harm you, the charmer. And you have advantage on any deception or persuasion role. But essentially here, in this moment, you see that whatever's supposed to Happen in this ritual your family has played so far fucking fast and loose. This is supposed to work perfectly. After Tansul gets killed by Osgra for his loyal priests to make a soldier to enact his vengeance. And they haven't used whatever this is. They fucked with the obelisk to make it obey them. And so this thing where they said. You realize they said Tertia. That letter said Tertia. Her innate connection to the tenebral reaches spoiled the ritual. And you can see here essentially that it was actually her own innate necromantic sorcery. That would have been no problem if they were doing the ritual the right way, but fucked it because they were trying to do this altered version. And she looks at you, the one member of her family without any innate sorceress ability.

[Tysha]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And she screams seeing the scorpion tail on you. And you see is going to continue fighting, but is scared and hates you. But also you are part of the house and have commanded her. So she's in this weird sense, you have her under the charmed condition. Great. Cool.

[Octus]

So then I will let me go ahead and use my movement to just

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

kind of get over here a little

[Octus]

bit and I'll have Pin follow me. There's actual dirt here. I was like matt moved. And that will be my turn.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah. Julian, that's you all right.

[Julian]

Seeing it briefly distracted by its blood. I don't even know what either of you have in you anymore.

[Tysha]

You want blood?

[Julian]

You want landing right there. I'm going to use that moment to go ahead and dart alongside the torch, move 10ft up and then use 10ft of movement to do the jump.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah.

[Julian]

To land on the opposite side of it. So I'm flanking it above the stairs

[Tysha]

between on the other side of you

[Julian]

being like, let's run. Jump in the air, blade out, clawed armored hand in the other. As I come down for a full strike, I'm going to try and use my daredevil feature, Daring Strike.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah.

[Julian]

I can risk my well being to empower it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah.

[Julian]

I can make an attack roll. And if I make it, I can expend a second wind feature to add D10 to the damage. If I fail on the attack,

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I

[Julian]

next attack hits me has advantage.

[Octus]

Gotcha.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Let's also fly in those desperate measures that may become relevant very shortly.

[Julian]

Oh, I got him.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I got him right here.

[Tysha]

What are you talking about?

[Octus]

I don't know what you say.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'd say he's pretty fucking desperate. All right, go ahead and attack with advantage.

[Octus]

Should I yell at you and realize I put it somewhere else.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I know. Me too. It's okay. We can take it.

[Octus]

Yeah, we're fine.

[Julian]

15.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

15 does not hit.

[Tysha]

Don't you.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Where does your head flip?

[Julian]

Even with advantage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Even with advantage.

[Tysha]

Damn it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

As this thing whips back, as you go to whip around, you have this reckless attack bounding through the air, and its wing just buffets back your rapier as it goes towards it. Some preternatural sense helping it fight effectively. Someone behind and in front of it.

[Julian]

So that's the action on that part. As I get buffeted back, I'm going to go ahead and push off the ground with my rapier hand and using that momentum, bring the claw into a heavy backhand across its shoulders and the back of its neck with my bonus action attack with my demigantlet.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

There you go.

[Julian]

There we go. That's going to be a 21 to hit.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That is a hit.

[Tysha]

All right.

[Julian]

So for the bonus action hit, it's only going to be five points of bludgeoning damage to it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Gotcha.

[Julian]

Not a grand's turn.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You thwack into this thing, and it is like punching a stone wall. Feel just it absorb the blow. You. This creature. That is Julian's turn. Titan. That's going to be you.

[Tysha]

Great. I'm looking up at. Is that a ballista?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That is a ballista.

[Vaelys]

Does it look like it's got.

[Tysha]

Does it look like it's got wepies?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes. These seem to be. These seem to be installed by House Taconis here. You recognize them from the bridge. Back up.

[Octus]

Before House Taconis does two things. Dead ballistas.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Tysha]

Great.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And you see them aiming at the sepulchral veil. What they're doing is already so profane. They're like these experiments tend not to work. Point the fucking.

[Octus]

Point the.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Cool.

[Tysha]

Heard, Chef.

[Octus]

Yeah. Hell yeah. Go, go.

[Julian]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Tysha]

I know what I'm going for. Can. Can I get there? Can I get up to the ballista in a move and dash?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes, you can. I believe you can. So we'll go here.

[Tysha]

Sweet. 30 of movement.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

10, 15, 20, 25, 30.

[Tysha]

And then I'll use my bonus action adrenaline rush. So I still.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh.

[Tysha]

And it gives me 2hp. So I still have an action. We shooting this?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Tysha]

I would like to shoot the bad lady with the ballista, please.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

This thing is preloaded, but normally it will take another person with an action to load it.

[Tysha]

Heard right pin

[Octus]

just so there's a huge ballista bolt in his teeth. Just like.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah.

[Tysha]

He's a little guy. He could do anything.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Go ahead and give me a da, da, da. Go ahead and give me a ranged attack roll.

[Julian]

Do you say anything as you're about to load this?

[Tysha]

Hey, I found a ballista. It's already loaded. Duck maybe.

[Julian]

I think Julian is like after the backhand is like, I think we shit jump into a duck roll.

[Tysha]

I think just mechanically, she just casts just enough light to be like, look at me. Look what I'm about to do.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Do you have martial weapon proficiency?

[Tysha]

Obviously not, right?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

So there's gonna be a dexterity check essentially. Come on, do it.

[Tysha]

I can do anything. Natty 20. I believe in myself.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I got a natural one. I'm gonna meet and I am very sorry. I'm gonna be nice. I'm gonna be nice about it. But I am gonna need a DC10 dexterity saving throw from Julian.

[Vaelys]

Should I do it too?

[Tysha]

The funniest way that could go. I'm so sorry.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

What did you get?

[Julian]

I haven't looked at it yet.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

What is it? I can't.

[Tysha]

It's 17.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It's a 17. 17. 17. Julian, you already narrated this moment. You hit the deck as this thing would have gone right. Right through your fucking rib cage.

[Dr. Talter]

Shoom.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Those things do 3d10 damage. What are you doing?

[Tysha]

It pulls a little to the left. My bad.

[Julian]

If I had a nickel.

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[Tysha]

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[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

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[Tysha]

0.5 milligram, 1 milligram and 2 milligrams.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Incredible. Okay, Tysha, you are up there. Veil less. It's gonna be you.

[Tysha]

Okay?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It's so cool. It's such a cool move. Such a cool move.

[Tysha]

It's such a cool move. From a natural twin to a natural one.

[Octus]

Absolutely.

[Vaelys]

All right, I'm gonna look up atertia vow of enmity.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.

[Tysha]

What does it look like?

[Vaelys]

We can make it look like something, huh?

[Dr. Talter]

Yeah, man.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Or like. Yeah, what is it when you give your vow of enmity, does it. Is it visibly or audibly magical? Do we hear any magic happening in this moment or are you just like your ass?

[Vaelys]

I think it's just like your ass. I think every time when vaelys fights, you know there's a dark her Eyes just go dark and sort of all of the magic, it looks very. It's like that dark energy. It feels like it's vibrating. Yeah, it's angry. Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Love it.

[Vaelys]

Advantage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Advantage. Okay, as a reminder, also, who has not leveled up these two? Great.

[Vaelys]

That's the two of us.

[Tysha]

Ladies night. Oh. Oh.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

20.

[Octus]

No, 20.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

They're not fucking 20.

[Julian]

Let's go. Let's see.

[Vaelys]

All right.

[Julian]

You got any spell slots left?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, stop, stop.

[Dr. Talter]

So many.

[Julian]

Stop. Yeah.

[Tysha]

She has so many.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Octus]

Yeah.

[Vaelys]

So many, huh?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Octus]

So you know how to smite into this?

[Julian]

Yeah, Smite into Crit is the best

[Vaelys]

thing in the world. I have spell slots left, for sure.

[Octus]

Great. Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

So it's gonna be a bonus Action Divine smite.

[Vaelys]

Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay.

[Vaelys]

Sorry. My head is trying to figure out everything. Okay, so I get a D10.

[Tysha]

Let's go.

[Vaelys]

I'm trying to pick my D10 properly.

[Tysha]

Where are you?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Birthday?

[Tysha]

Not for real.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Real.

[Vaelys]

All right, this is also.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

This is also an undead creature. So you will actually be adding 3D8. So this is 1D10. Sorry. So sorry. This. Sorry. 2D10 plus 6D8.

[Octus]

Correct.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Plus 2D6 for fire. Yep.

[Tysha]

Do you.

[Vaelys]

Okay, I might need you to.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Do you want a big. Do you want a big handful of dice?

[Vaelys]

I have some. I'm just going to go. Okay, so with the sensor whip, that's nine points of damage, and you rolled

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

two D10 plus I rolled one D10.

[Vaelys]

So let me roll another one.

[Tysha]

Yeah, if you do this one, that's another five. We'll be here.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

So that's. Was that six and five?

[Vaelys]

So it's 14 total.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

14 total.

[Vaelys]

I rolled two fives and then a

[Octus]

plus four with the base damage of the whip.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

14 damage. Just with the sensor whip itself.

[Julian]

Two six for the flame.

[Vaelys]

So 2D six for the flame, for the embers of Arask.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Arask, yeah. Okay.

[Tysha]

Aras your ass. Great.

[Vaelys]

That's nine points of damage. Fire damage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Amazing.

[Vaelys]

And now fucking divine. Some might.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

So this will be 6d8.

[Tysha]

6.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Because it's 2d8 for the spell. It's undead. So that's another one. And you double all of them to six.

[Tysha]

Let's. How many do I have? Do you more.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Have I got 2d10 plus 2d6 plus 6d8.

[Vaelys]

Okay, so ones are threes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You can re roll.

[Vaelys]

Right, So I reroll. No, it just becomes ones and twos are threes. So we're gonna keep those over there. Okay, so we've got. That's a one. Okay. That kind of looks like A seven.

[Tysha]

Okay.

[Octus]

But it's not. It's not.

[Tysha]

Just thought I would tell you.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Could be.

[Vaelys]

Okay, so there's one eight. So we got eight plus six, which

[Octus]

is 14, 14, 15, 16, 17.

[Vaelys]

Thank you. And then these would all be three. So that's nine extra points.

[Octus]

21. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.

[Vaelys]

26.

[Tysha]

Plus the original 23.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Tysha]

Sweet.

[Dr. Talter]

Yeah.

[Julian]

49 points of damage from one attack.

[Tysha]

I like when you have enmity.

[Octus]

Me too. So that is taking into account. Account this being a crit.

[Tysha]

Yes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes. Okay.

[Octus]

I'm like, we didn't just do 80 points of damage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

No, no, no, no, no. Unbelievable. Sexy kind of Bayless level Flame Light, as you connect to your Divine Smite vow of enmity. What is it? Because I think we've seen you Divine Smite before, but this is you fighting a little literal, profane creature. What sense of conviction fills your body as you're attacking this thing? As you call on this magic? Ooh.

[Vaelys]

Okay. Hatred.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I love it. Anger.

[Vaelys]

And just Velis's anger. And when she starts to. It's ugly and it's scary and

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

dark. This thing is a group of humans who betrayed their oath to their God and sacrificed one of their daughters to make a monster. Everything about this is profane.

[Vaelys]

I hate her. But I also want to free her.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes. Boom. This thing takes a mighty blow. I would not describe it as bloodied.

[Tysha]

Oh, no. And that's just because maybe it doesn't have blood.

[Octus]

It just got started.

[Tysha]

Just got started. That's a Maybe it's because it doesn't have blood.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Full hit.

[Julian]

Points.

[Octus]

Still nothing. You can use that moment, too.

[Julian]

Like, we got you over there shooting your allies with Ballista over there.

[Tysha]

Yeah, you dug.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'm proudy.

[Vaelys]

I think it's time to level up.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. That feels like a level up moment.

[Octus]

Let's go.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. What decision are you? What are you taking at fourth level? What is your feat or asi that you're taking?

[Tysha]

Okay,

[Vaelys]

I'm gonna take a level in bard.

[Octus]

For a second, I was like, what? Okay, don't do it. Don't level up.

[Tysha]

Undo, undo, undo.

[Vaelys]

I think I'm gonna do. I think I'm gonna do. I think I'm gonna do skill Expert.

[Dr. Talter]

Fun.

[Julian]

Hell yeah.

[Tysha]

Be good at everything because you're 800 years old.

[Vaelys]

Might as well.

[Tysha]

Yeah, man. So much time for Potter again.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You get Amri there. Rema, I think Amerie is rushing up the stairs.

[Octus]

You heard? Oh, sweet.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Help me to help you out. She's only going to get here. I think little legs, little legs, little nubs. Vaylis, as you level up as well.

[Tysha]

She can't do worse.

[Vaelys]

That brings up my.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

As you level up as well. Amre rushing through the dark after Tysha. Little stubby halfling legs looks up at you and sees this mighty blow and your connection to the divine and goes.

[Vaelys]

She's vibrating.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She looks up and says, all philosophies are some reflection or facet of the deeper truth, I always say. And healing word heals you for three hit points.

[Tysha]

Ooh, great.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'll take it.

[Tysha]

Nice. What a cutie.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, And Vale, you go ahead and level up. We're gonna move back to the top. Great.

[Tysha]

Let's go, Julianne.

[Vaelys]

Great.

[Tysha]

You're not.

[Julian]

No.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh, no.

[Tysha]

It gets a turn. Is that in the 2024 rule?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

This monster gets a turn every round. Is that 2024.

[Tysha]

That's crazy.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

The monster goes every. Every. Every round in 2024. Monster goes.

[Octus]

Ah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Literally.

[Tysha]

Un.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell. Yes. I am going to unfortunately need veil. So you're in the middle of leveling up, but it is Tersha's turn.

[Vaelys]

Yes. That's okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'm going to need another athletics check from you. This time the DC is 24.

[Tysha]

Golly shit. It's okay. You're athletic as shit. Your skill. Expert on it. Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And athletics.

[Vaelys]

I was like, oh, it's going in athletics.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

How funny. Weird.

[Tysha]

What a crazy, random happenstance.

[Octus]

Well, it kind of did. Cause you upped your strength.

[Vaelys]

Oh, it did.

[Tysha]

Okay.

[Dr. Talter]

Yeah.

[Vaelys]

It didn't make it, though.

[Octus]

Nope.

[Vaelys]

16.

[Octus]

16.

[Vaelys]

I needed to make a 24 or above. Yeah.

[Tysha]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

This.

[Vaelys]

Can I guide myself?

[Tysha]

That's fine.

[Vaelys]

Don't worry about it. That's not even gonna help. That's 20.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

This thing. This thing grabs you with one claw and grapples you and is going to do the same trick it did with Gaia. Flies to the top. This up here.

[Tysha]

That was the craziest sound I've ever heard.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Flies to the top there.

[Julian]

You have an opportunity attack on me.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You do.

[Julian]

Ain't gonna say no to that.

[Tysha]

Come on, man.

[Julian]

With advantage. Because the flanking maneuver hasn't moved away.

[Tysha]

Oh, thank goodness.

[Vaelys]

Come on.

[Julian]

Natural 20. Oh, no. It's still gonna be an 11

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

you whip out trying to fight this massive monstrosity in the dark. It flies bayless to the top and is gonna take two attacks on you.

[Vaelys]

Okay.

[Tysha]

Shit, guys.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I cannot believe how bad I'm rolling for this monster. This thing should be. You should all be dead by now. It's really crazy. That's a two on the die. That's a miss. Okay, 21. Hit Velis. That'll hit. Yep. Okay, that'll hit its massive scorpion tail wheels around.

[Tysha]

Dark vision game, Non dark vision game. Can you see where he went?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Nope. Vaylis, you take three. That is going to be eight. Six. That's 14. You take 18 points of piercing damage.

[Tysha]

Is it halved for any reason?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She's five.

[Tysha]

I'm still standing.

[Dr. Talter]

Are you good?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Do you want to borrow this sheet

[Tysha]

of paper real quick?

[Julian]

Absolutely not at this point.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And 18 necrotic damage.

[Tysha]

No. Okay. All right.

[Vaelys]

All right. So hold on. Let me add my. Let me add what I rolled. I rolled five. I'm out for sure.

[Tysha]

If you knock her out as she levels up. You gotta go home and think about that.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I believe you have resistance to necrotic damage, however. So that would be only nine. So that would be nine.

[Vaelys]

Okay, so let's see here. So manage hp. Let me put my rolled, which is

[Tysha]

if I cast cure. I roll five in one of the ballista and shoot her with the ballista. Does that count as a touch spell?

[Octus]

It was five. Plus your constitution bonus, which was going to be three. Three. So it's going to up you from the hell was your other hp.

[Tysha]

I should be able to stab the

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

blood back into a body. It's like the healing era, the classic what if I dunk it in?

[Vaelys]

Okay, so then I would have have nine points right now. You said 18. Halved have nine.

[Octus]

So I'm exactly.

[Vaelys]

I'm exactly zero.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Exactly.

[Tysha]

Golly,

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You go to exactly zero, hp.

[Vaelys]

So that's only if I choose it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes, that's only if you choose it.

[Vaelys]

A desperate measure, but I would have had to have said that before, so

[Tysha]

it can't be a.

[Vaelys]

Okay, got it. All right. I'm just gonna take a quick nap, guys. Just a quick little nap.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You see, the news is you're one

[Julian]

of the healers, so.

[Vaelys]

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. That's the good news.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

There you go.

[Octus]

No, it's fine. It's fine.

[Vaelys]

It's fine.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It's fine.

[Vaelys]

I can heal. I can. You guys, it's fine. Just get this thing.

[Tysha]

I'll be with Verbo Care. Help is always ready before, during, and after your stay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

We've planned for the plot twists, so

[Tysha]

support is always available because a great

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

trip starts with peace of mind.

[Octus]

Why have I asked my electrician I found on Angie.com to bury my pet

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

hamster nibbles in our yard for me? Because I was so moved by how carefully he buried My electrical wires. I knew I could trust him to bury my sweet Nibbles after his untimely end.

[Tysha]

Huh?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Nibbles gone too soon. May he scurry in peace.

[Octus]

Hey, sorry about your pet, but I just wire stuff.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

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[Tysha]

21/Octus2 doesn't see this thing anymore.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Octis, that is your turn.

[Octus]

Okay, how about. How high up is that? Just for my own knowledge about how

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

high up is it? We can go ahead and measure that right now. From where you are. This thing is exactly. This is about 70ft away from.

[Octus]

70ft away from. Okay, that's fine.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

But straight up and down. Straight up in the air. Only about 45. 40. 45ft up.

[Octus]

Okay, great. So Octis is going to move this way. He's going to go 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 4, 30, 30. It'll be here and then I guess I will use. My God. I don't want to use my action to get up there. I was trying to help you reload the ballista. That's what Dr. Oh did.

[Tysha]

Halter's on her way.

[Octus]

Oh yeah. She will get there before your turn.

[Tysha]

I can run and grab her.

[Octus]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, so I think. Cuz that was. That was pretty much what I. Okay, yeah.

[Tysha]

Pin can do this.

[Octus]

Pin can do this.

[Tysha]

Pin grab a bolt. Go dip it in orc blood before and then bring it to me.

[Octus]

Save that second level.

[Tysha]

Just a little extra juice.

[Octus]

Yeah.

[Vaelys]

Little extra something.

[Tysha]

Little something. Little spice.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah.

[Octus]

Okay, so 60 from there. From there. Sorry. I'm looking at ranges of spells. Make sure I can hit someone from where I am now on that. Is that. How far am I away?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes, you're about the same distance away.

[Octus]

So it'd be like you said you are.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah, about 60ft away.

[Octus]

60ft away. Okay, 60ft is fine. That's like the maximum range of a bunch of my spells.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah, yeah.

[Octus]

Okay, so. So we're going to go ahead and

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Julian, you're on deck. Yes.

[Octus]

Running up to there. Seeing, having. Because the torchlight is over there. I saw Vaelys leave.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Octus]

Now can I see it up there?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Give me a perception check. Okay.

[Octus]

No, I won't and I didn't.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Great. This thing is a nasty and it flies Vaelys off into the dark to kill her.

[Octus]

So then knowing that, knowing I can't see it anymore, I will use my action to then just continue up here. So 5, 10, 15.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You can grab Dr. Talter as well on your way up.

[Octus]

Just with my scoop of normal man strength.

[Tysha]

Yeah, you're five' eleven.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Octus]

We'll get to about here there. And I will I guess I know that was my action. So I'm done. That's my turn.

[Tysha]

Great.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Julian, that's you all right.

[Julian]

Seeing it grab Velis and vanish into the dark in that direction. Can't remember. Fuck can I? As my action take and light a torch and throw it to the base, the in between area of that tower over there.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yep.

[Julian]

I'm going to try and sheath the blade real fast, pull it out and lob it over that direction there.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah. It lands on the base and it puts it right in. That's only 20ft away. So this is all dim light up here.

[Julian]

Okay.

[Octus]

I just want to point out pin moved up there with me and is using its action to give the help action to Tysha in shooting in what is to come.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes. Gotcha.

[Tysha]

The way he said it is great.

[Julian]

As soon as it lands and I can see it, I'm like there you are.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You best.

[Julian]

I'm going to use 10ft of my movement to try and jump 30ft onto the edge of this wall.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah. Let's see what the distance is. Here we go. So you're gonna go like 5, 10, 30 is just under the lip. So I will need acrobatics or athletics.

[Tysha]

Little silly foo foo is absolutely crushing it right now.

[Octus]

Really hopping through the forest.

[Julian]

That's gonna be 18 acrobatics.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Julian, you 10ft, bam. Grab the top of the ledge with Your hand. Let's go.

[Julian]

Hit up the top. And then going up to the ballista, gathering it there.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Is it loaded? It is loaded.

[Tysha]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Go, go.

[Julian]

I'm gonna. Action surge and fire this glance over.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hold it.

[Octus]

I see it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Let's take down a second. Tacona.

[Julian]

So why aren't we try and fire at it?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Go ahead. Give me. And this. You will roll with proficiency. So it's just. It's like firing a range weapon for you.

[Julian]

All right.

[Octus]

I'm like, come on.

[Tysha]

You didn't hear anything.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Proficiency, you said. So you decks and proficiency. Like firing a short. Got you.

[Julian]

That's gonna be ch. A 21 to hit.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

21 hits.

[Tysha]

Let's go.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Go ahead. And 3d10 and add your Dex modifier.

[Tysha]

Let's go, dog.

[Julian]

All righty.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

8.

[Tysha]

Ooh.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

15 and a 10.

[Julian]

25 plus 4. So 29 points of damage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

29 points of fucking damage. Julian. I would now describe this monster as blood. Oh, man.

[Octus]

Let's go.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You see this thing looking down at Velis. Looks down. Vaylis. As you fear yourself making death saves, it gets its face close to you, and you see it as your vestments show a symbol of Salandry on your body. You see it goes. And seems to be conflicted as to whether to bow or snarl at the. The symbol of Salandri on your body. As in this moment of confusion in Tersh's gaunt skeletal torso, a massive growth of a ballista bolt thuds out. And she now is basically fighting with a 2 1/2 foot arrow jutting out of the back in front of her chest. Unbelievable.

[Julian]

As it impacts. Julian takes lots of time.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Like, hey, come here.

[Julian]

You want vengeance?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'm waiting.

[Tysha]

I just want to yell from his side. I know you couldn't see it, but that was cool as hell. Get DarkVision.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Julian, that is your turn. It is Tysha. Tysha, you can act, but none of the people can help you load the ballista right now. You can delay your turn because you only. It's only one monster you're fighting, so you all kind of go in a heap anyway. But you would have to delay until after Vaelys, which means that she would make a death save.

[Tysha]

Golly, she's fine. She's so good at rolling everything. I feel like she's an expert in all skills, including. Don't die yet. I'll delay my action.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, Bayless, I need a death savings route.

[Tysha]

Get a natural 20.

[Vaelys]

All right, all right, all right, all right.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

What do I need to roll? You're roll a D20.

[Vaelys]

Well, I mean, what do I need to get?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh, 10 or higher.

[Vaelys]

10 or higher.

[Tysha]

Just get a natural 20.

[Vaelys]

I can do a 10 or higher.

[Octus]

Yeah, you can do it.

[Tysha]

Just get a natural 20 and then you're back up.

[Vaelys]

And then I'm back up.

[Tysha]

And then you're back up with full hit point.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

With one hit point.

[Tysha]

But sure, I think we both said the same thing.

[Vaelys]

7.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

As a dead save failure, you fall into unconsciousness and I. We're doing it. No.

[Vaelys]

Okay, I'm sweating now.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I believe there are certain someone hand me the sheet real quick too. I want to see. There are some powers associated with while you are dying as well that require you so you no longer concealers. However, during your turn while dying, you can give inspiration on your turn and initiative to another character within line of sight of you. Is there another PC that you would like to give inspiration to?

[Vaelys]

Yes. Tysha.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Cool.

[Vaelys]

Tycha. Tycha.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Looking down at Tycha Vaelis. How do you connect to Tycha in this moment as your soul as you begin to die and your soul connects to hers?

[Vaelys]

I think in this moment I'm just sort of looking up and looking around and I think being so close to death and remembering the moment that we shared about Alagar and my sister. And there is a part of me that is

[Tysha]

kind of at peace a

[Vaelys]

little bit if this does come. But I'm looking down and seeing Octus and Tysha and Julian and. And I can't leave yet. I gotta try. I wanna stay and help. So I just sort of look over at Tysha and just try to make contact so she can see me and see. Incredible that I'm down.

[Octus]

She can see that I'm down.

[Vaelys]

I'm down.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Did you see doctor as you connect to her in that moment.

[Octus]

Good.

[Tysha]

She ducked.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Dr. Talter lifts up, lifts up. It takes a little a lot for her to lift one arrow up. She gets it up there. She looks to you and looks down at pin and goes. She just whispers to you knowing that you speak a little bit of celestial and just goes. If this continues to go this badly, Demon Guardians and says, I presume they're guarding from something like this. And get nipple baby.

[Octus]

And then immediately Octus has a minor internal panic attack going. I don't know how to wake him up.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

He's just like, I forgot something.

[Julian]

That would have been helpful. I remember that.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Tysha, that is gonna be your turn.

[Tysha]

Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool. Inspiration. Is that just.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

What is that mechanically for 2024, inspiration is a rewritten.

[Tysha]

Okay, cool.

[Vaelys]

I think you automatically roll 20.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah, I think that's what I heard.

[Tysha]

And is pin giving me the help action?

[Octus]

Pin is giving you the help action. So we're already rolling away in clarification. As a human, I got heroic inspiration every morning.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Octus]

Do I still get that?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

No.

[Julian]

Okay.

[Octus]

I just wanted. Cause it doesn't specifically say so. I just wanted to double check. That's fine. I haven't taken it or used it. I just wanted to make sure that.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh yeah.

[Octus]

Sweet.

[Tysha]

Dirty 20 to hit.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Dirty 20 hits.

[Tysha]

Yes. It took everything on every die. Good God.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

3D10 plus your dex mod.

[Vaelys]

Let's go.

[Tysha]

Plus my dex mod plus 18 digits. That could have been better. 13 points.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

13 points of damage. This thing shrieks again. And any bonus action from you? Golly.

[Octus]

Okay.

[Tysha]

It's not within 10ft.

[Octus]

Fuck

[Tysha]

yes. I'm going to cast find familiar. Are there stairs to get up this

[Octus]

thing onto the roof of this? Yeah, I don't see any.

[Julian]

None. Any way that we can. I can see.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. No stairs to get onto the roof of it?

[Tysha]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Not that I can see.

[Octus]

No.

[Tysha]

Okay. Then we do this the old fashioned way. I don't think I've ever cast Fine. Familiar. Not as hala.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Tysha]

But I'm going to bend and break it. So it's the snake that I turned into when I was stalking Tyranny's sisters.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Tysha]

And I'm just going to send it on a little trip to try to sneak up through the dark to try to get to Vaelys.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Where can you create that within reach?

[Tysha]

10ft. So off the side. Yeah. I'll just slide over here. Drop a snake onto the ground and be like go.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Do you want to use. You could use your movement leaving the ballista to get closer.

[Tysha]

Yeah, I'll do that then.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Cool. So you go.

[Tysha]

I wanna go over to the edge. Cast the snake onto the ground.

[Octus]

Great.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And then how much movement does it have?

[Tysha]

Oh my God.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You look that up. As we move on.

[Julian]

An initiative incredibly rapid.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

But the snake is fine or dead

[Tysha]

by the time this happens.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes, one or the other. Da da da.

[Tysha]

30ft.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

30ft. 30ft. This thing is going to charge. So it has 30ft of movement. It can take a movement and a dash, right?

[Tysha]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And with a climb speed it's going to get.

[Tysha]

Ooh, I like that. It bends.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Very snaky. Your serpent ends right under the lip. Up.

[Tysha]

Oh, tight.

[Dr. Talter]

Cool.

[Tysha]

And like hold. Pretend to be a gargoyle.

[Octus]

Touch it in a second.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. This creature's turn. Grass.

[Dr. Talter]

Nice.

[Octus]

Shit.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Here we go. Okay.

[Julian]

It's been since my last turn. So it does not get advantage on its strike against me.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It does not get advantage.

[Octus]

Correct.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It does not. Okay.

[Julian]

It's only on until the top of my head.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

No. An 11 does not hit.

[Julian]

11 does not hit.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Some truly garbage rolls over here. Does a 17 hit?

[Julian]

17 does hit.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, Julian, with one of its claws, it slashes you for 11 slashing. All righty. This is the one that is very likely to drop you if it hits.

[Julian]

All right.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

For dramatic effect, I will roll this in front of the board, please. What's your armor class?

[Julian]

Seventeen.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Sixteen. Sorry? Sixteen. Eight or higher.

[Tysha]

Don't.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I was almost a four. Almost a four.

[Julian]

That's fine.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You take.

[Octus]

Stop being on roofs.

[Tysha]

I'm about to hug this snake over and be like, I got.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That is going to be. Okay.

[Octus]

Let's see.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

10, 16, 18.

[Octus]

I feel sick.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Me too.

[Tysha]

26, 32.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

But it's kind of fun.

[Vaelys]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

34 points of damage.

[Julian]

Cool. You know we're level three and four, right?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I do know that.

[Julian]

Cool. Well, I'm unconscious.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

As this thing thuds down, you drop to making death saves. In this moment, indeed. You watch as this creature here hovers over you using its attacks. It howls out into the night. Octus, that is going to be you. Your two warriors are fallen. Both are making death saves. You still have this creature. Charmed.

[Tysha]

Is this it? Charmed.

[Octus]

Well, it has not gone for me.

[Tysha]

Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay.

[Octus]

Where would I need to be? Or is there any kind of what is I need to be? I'm trying to be within 60ft of this thing.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yep.

[Octus]

Is there a place on the board I could be within 60ft of this thing? Feasibly.

[Tysha]

Can you get to the middle of the air? Oh, my God. I swear to God, if he tells you to get on anywhere near that veil, I'm gonna backhand both of you.

[Octus]

I need to be around here.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yep.

[Tysha]

If you just stand right at the center.

[Vaelys]

Yeah. If you just stand in that little.

[Octus]

So if I can get to on like standing on this here.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Octus]

Okay. So Octus is going to work, run down and be on this stone pillar there. Yeah, he's going to. Looking up at the thing. It is still within the 20ft of torchlight, I believe. And he yells out,

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I said to stand down.

[Octus]

And he's going to pull from the inside of his coat a branching twig, throw it, have it land in the feathers, and cast witch bolt up at it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah.

[Octus]

Doing 2d12 lightning damage.

[Vaelys]

Cool.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, we're going to Go ahead and roll this lightning damage. I am also going to allow you to make an intimidate roll, which will be with advantage. Because this creature is charmed. You will add the DC is going to be 30, but you're going to add the witch bolt damage to this check. Okay.

[Octus]

So we'll do the witch bolt first. Ooh. Okay. That is going to be. That is a 18 to hit.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

18 hits its armor class.

[Tysha]

Okay, great.

[Octus]

All right.

[Tysha]

We check it.

[Octus]

We're going. Okay. Good, good, good, good, good, good, good. Okay, so that is 17 points of lightning damage.

[Tysha]

Amazing.

[Julian]

Wow.

[Octus]

And then we'll make the intimidation check. You see Said with advantage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

With advantage.

[Octus]

That is a 16 intimidation check.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

16.

[Octus]

32.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

32. With the damage from wishbolt, this thing hunkers down covered in lightning.

[Octus]

And that stays that arcing continues to stay as almost like a leash as I'm pulling at this thing to get it away from Julian on a 32.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

This thing is to going. Going to spend. I'll let you know the mechanical effect of this. It will not make attacks on its next round. But it is still very much in combat movement. It is angry. You killed the scorpion. It's a freaky ass monster. But it is compelled by your voice to not make attacks on this following round. It is looking badly injured. Octys, that is your turn. Is that your turn concluded? Yes.

[Octus]

The lights around me do go out. The dancing lights wink out of existence.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You see that talter looks as Julian goes down and goes. The demons. The demons.

[Octus]

Yeah, yeah. Sure

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

want the demons.

[Tysha]

I don't feel great about the demons, but I understand you're right there, Julian.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

We are going to go back to back into Julian and Vaelys Vaelis with a death save failure. I just need to set expectations for this. Yes. This was always a horrifying encounter and you guys entered into it without a short rest.

[Julian]

Oh, absolutely. This was no one's fault.

[Vaelys]

But I know this is what some people might say was dumb.

[Octus]

No.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

What? Yeah. In character. In character. But I want to set expectations. Expectations for us that it is possible for Ashley to roll a natural one on her turn, which I don't think

[Tysha]

anyone could do that on save.

[Vaelys]

Well, also.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Vaelys]

Something I realized.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Vaelys]

I didn't roll a five for hit points. I rolled 10.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You rolled a 10. Did you not add your con modifier to it?

[Octus]

So.

[Vaelys]

No, I did.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

We rolled it before, right?

[Vaelys]

When we rolled it before, I rolled a ten, not a five. So I actually. So I actually would.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Would have had five hit points left. Yes, copy that. But. But because I'm going to rule. Normally, I would say it's in the past. We moved on in combat. However, leveling up, you didn't get the advantage of. You didn't get any of your level up advantages on your turn. You initiated your smite all with powers you already had access to. So I'm going to say that you could level up here in your dying turn, if that makes sense. So in other words, it wouldn't have done enough damage to kill you outright. Nothing by rules as written. In other words, nothing by rules as written has been contradicted by you. Just saying. I would like to level up on my turn as I make death saving throws. Does that make sense?

[Vaelys]

Yes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, copy that. That feels completely above board and even to me. Cool. Great. In that case, Julian, I need a death saving throw from you.

[Octus]

Let's go cocked. Cocked.

[Julian]

17.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That is a success with a success, Julian. You can choose to auto stabilize right now or dying on your turn. You can give inspiration to another PC on the battlefield.

[Julian]

This is as part of the.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

As part of desperate measures. Yes.

[Julian]

I ain't gonna auto stabilize. I'm gonna give inspiration.

[Octus]

God damn you, man.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I will tell you, I am going to still ask just in order to keep everything above board because we moved forward in combat thinking that you had dropped and were dying. I am going to ask Ashley for a death saving throw.

[Vaelys]

That's fine.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Prior to her leveling.

[Octus]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Julian]

So then I give you. I don't know if the inspiration that would be granted would help with your death saving throw at all. By any means.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It would. I think inspiration can be rolled. A death saving throw is still a saving throw. You can re roll. You can reroll a death save.

[Tysha]

So yeah, it's going to be a better chance to.

[Julian]

So I think like, as this terrifying Legion entity is like still over top of me as I'm slipping into unconsciousness and barely coming in and out, my gauntlet glove clutching onto its bleeding midsection, I glance across the way with a little bit of you crawling on the opposite rooftop and just go like, let's finish this.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

That's my turn. Go ahead and give me a death save. So if we're going to roll just a straight T20, this is your death save.

[Tysha]

Six.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Six is a failure, but not a one. That was the one we were looking for. Two failures. You can choose to level up in this moment, in which case you will gain five hit points.

[Vaelys]

Yes.

[Tysha]

You'll love to see it.

[Vaelys]

Yes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You begin your turn with five hit points and Are no longer d. What does it feel like to get up in this moment?

[Vaelys]

Okay, so.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh, my God.

[Octus]

Stranded on the roof.

[Vaelys]

Yeah. I just get up and realize I'm on the roof. Sort of.

[Octus]

What the fuck? And you can see a huge arcing lightning bolt that is streaking across and wrapping around this. This angel coming out of octos hands.

[Vaelys]

Okay. Can I do anything or that's.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes. No, no. You have to use half your movement to stand up from prone.

[Vaelys]

Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh, boy.

[Vaelys]

How do I get over there? All right, you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to land some hands on myself.

[Octus]

That makes sense.

[Dr. Talter]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Great.

[Vaelys]

Yeah.

[Julian]

How much do you have left?

[Vaelys]

Let's see.

[Tysha]

4.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

1. Only 1 point.

[Octus]

Well, does it go up with the level up?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You have one. So in that case you might like. Is that one might also be the thing that could save Julian's life potentially.

[Tysha]

But you see a little snake face just.

[Vaelys]

Oh, yeah.

[Tysha]

He'll tell me in a second.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

There's also a universe just to give you more options. There's also a universe where. You ready? An action. If this angel flies back in your direction. Great.

[Vaelys]

Yeah, Yeah. I just have my sensor prepared for that moment to happen.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Cool.

[Vaelys]

And sort of out of the side of my eye, seeing this little snake.

[Tysha]

It's a little tongue in you.

[Vaelys]

Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Gotcha. Okay.

[Vaelys]

Oof.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Bayless, that's you. Dr. Talter loads the ballista one last time. Lethal booster one last time. And is going to give. That's an object interaction to do that. And she's going to give the help action to Tysha and just run a beeline out of here. She just leaves the board rushing for the demons as fast as she can. We require assistance. Serve your purpose. What we presume to have been your purpose. Great. And then that is going to be. Velas. That was your turn. We are going to go back to Tysha. That's you. Cool.

[Tysha]

I would love to go fire this ballista. However, we spent money for a snake and we have to use the snake. From where I stand, I reach forward and I cast cure wounds into the air in front of me. And the snake's little eyes light up as it slithers over to you. And is going to deliver the touch spell on my behalf.

[Vaelys]

I'll just put my hand down so it can sort of slither up.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Tysha]

Sweet. And you're gonna take 17 points?

[Vaelys]

Hell yes. Oh, thank you.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Awesome.

[Tysha]

And then it's gonna push past you for the rest. Cause that's all I can do on my turn. And that was just its reaction. So 60 more feet of movement. I guess it's headed to the other fucking roof now.

[Vaelys]

I wonder if I can shuck it.

[Tysha]

Yeah, you want to throw this thing?

[Vaelys]

It's already got 15 hit points.

[Tysha]

Toss it gently.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Your serpent gets to the base of the other tower.

[Octus]

Yeah, sweet.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Just whipping over the battlefield.

[Tysha]

You're doing great, sweetie.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It is Tersha's turn. She is going to bound by the witch bolt and cannot leave this tethered shrieking at you, knowing that you mean her harm or something. But she also can't disobey you. She wants to finish Julian off so badly. Instead grabs the ballista, hurls it off the roof.

[Octus]

Has a tantrum.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Has a tantrum.

[Julian]

Absolutely not.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And he's going to fly here right near Tysha. And she is preparing to destroy the second ballista. I will say in a direct line from one tower to the other.

[Octus]

Might have gotten in your range of attack of opportunity.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She leaves your threatened range with a reach weapon. You have the ability to use your readied action on that.

[Vaelys]

Yes. All right, all right, all right, all right, all right. Advantage because vow of enmity is still, still on her. Okay, that would be.

[Octus]

Hold on, that's my.

[Vaelys]

Okay, great.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

21, 21 hits.

[Vaelys]

Great.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, so we've got one D10 her ass.

[Vaelys]

All right, so that's 11 points of damage with the sensor. 11 points of bludgeoning plus D6 fire, which is four points of damage. Four points of fire. And then divine smite.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hell yeah.

[Tysha]

Put a smite in.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

This will be 3D8.

[Vaelys]

Oh, that's right. Okay, so we've got 7, 13, 16 points of damage.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Ashley Johnston, how do you want to do this?

[Vaelys]

All right, all right, all right, all right. So as I'm sort of getting after, after snakey time, I sort of look up, see her flying across and I just whip out the sensor around her neck. And then I want to just yank so that she just. I just want to crack her neck.

[Julian]

Gwen Stacier.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Vaelys]

Gwen Stacier. Yeah.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And you see the lightning from octys tether around her chest. Your flaming sensor around her neck. She flies. And under the power of her own wings, each of you pull at the same moment and decapitate her. As her bones and wings scatter directly into the stairs beneath Tysha.

[Octus]

Boom.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

As she falls to her death, you have freed her from this abominable state.

[Octus]

So the body lands right at the base there?

[Tysha]

Yes, most of it.

[Octus]

Well, where specifically does the head go?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Head clatters to the ground beneath Octys

[Octus]

is going to go down, head down towards her at this minute and

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

look

[Octus]

at this body and what his future was possibly going to be

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

in this

[Octus]

state, considering this is not a human being or a mortal anymore. Is the head still conscious?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Consciousness is fading rapidly from this.

[Octus]

Octis bends down, grabs the head, looks at it and says to it, find who you were on the other side.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

As the body is broken and specifically as the head is separated from the wings dying here. Tertia looks back, the ridge of bones retreating back into her skull. A few little wisps of what used to be that sort of platinum white hair. She looks up at you. Did I do a good job? And no. You look down Octys at your cousin and realize that you are both failed experiments.

[Octus]

Octys is going to take open up his side satchel pack, pull out the clothing that he took from Castle Klippenglick and wrap the head in the shirt.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah.

[Octus]

And put it in his bag.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You take that with you. You. The body destroyed. Julian, I'm going to need a death saving throw from you.

[Tysha]

Snake in the intervening time was making its way up.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

14 14. Two successes on your turn, Tycha. The snake makes it up to the top and you can go ahead and cast cure wounds.

[Octus]

Octis is going to use a second level spell on a spider climb to start going up to help Vaelis get down.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Vaelys]

Great.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You guys watch as Octys begins to.

[Octus]

Hey. Hey. You okay?

[Tysha]

I'm 18 points of view. Are you okay?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Julian? You come to, there's a snake just

[Tysha]

staring me dead in the eyes.

[Julian]

Checks out.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You smell rich moss and living life around you. As you come to, we exit initiative.

[Vaelys]

Okay. Okay.

[Octus]

I'm fine. I'm fine. They didn't hurt me.

[Vaelys]

No hurts.

[Octus]

No hurts. No, no, no. I mean other than the other parts of me that are bleeding from earlier, it's fine. Okay, we need to get you down from here.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay.

[Octus]

Here. And he sort of like, look, this might be a little embarrassing. Get on my back.

[Vaelys]

Okay.

[Octus]

And just gives a piggyback ride to then rappel down the side of the building a la Spider Man.

[Vaelys]

We land.

[Tysha]

While you're doing that, you just hear Tysha screaming across Julian, bring my snake.

[Julian]

Julian sits up and you see a snake just go. Just flung through the air.

[Tysha]

Okay. My ballistic is still loaded, yeah?

[Julian]

Yes, correct.

[Octus]

It is.

[Tysha]

I shoot the wall. As he starts to come down, Julian

[Julian]

just sits at the edge and goes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Is it dead?

[Octus]

It's dead.

[Dr. Talter]

Good.

[Julian]

He throws back his cloak and puts a second notch on his face.

[Octus]

Oh my God. He's gonna go wake up the demons. Or she's gonna go wake up the demons.

[Vaelys]

So you put a notch on your belt.

[Octus]

Yeah. Second notch.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah. As you guys leave initiative, Dr. Tolter has run up the stairs. Tilda, come back.

[Octus]

You don't hear, I don't hear. Yeah,

[Tysha]

okay, well, we have to go deal with that. Is my snake dead?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

No, you guys are fine. Snake said. Why would your snake be dead?

[Tysha]

He threw my snake.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Oh, he threw your snake?

[Tysha]

He threw my snake off the roof.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

How many animals did.

[Julian]

Your snake brought it back.

[Tysha]

I said bring. I said bring thy snake. Not bling. 13.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

13 hit points. Yeah, your snake is badly injured, but okay.

[Octus]

It's fine.

[Tysha]

I'll kill you. I'll fucking kill you. And put a notch in my belt.

[Julian]

I think you earn all the notches if you take me with how it works.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You guys reconvene back here at the bottom of the sepulchral veil.

[Octus]

Okay.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hustling. Thank you.

[Tysha]

You're welcome. Don't throw my snake. We have to go. Someone's resurrecting demons.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

What?

[Octus]

Why are you saying it like it's my fault?

[Tysha]

No, I'm just yelling in the direction of the tolter.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Who's doing what?

[Octus]

Tahlter went to wake up the guardian demon.

[Julian]

Why?

[Tysha]

Two of you died a little bit.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She.

[Octus]

I was fine.

[Vaelys]

I was fine too. We were fine.

[Tysha]

Neither of you were fine.

[Octus]

You had a giant, I think, celestial monster on top of you. You both went on the roofs too. Neither of us can fly.

[Tysha]

I'm running.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'm gonna go up there. You're running. Okay, I'll say.

[Tysha]

Give me full Britney Spears talking with us.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You're chasing after a very tiny little halfling who's running up a long staircase. Give me a DC20 athletics check to catch her before she gets there. No, no hoofing it up the stairs. You go as far fast and as you can.

[Tysha]

Pull a hammy.

[Octus]

You ran off specifically.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Great. And we'll keep this all very fair. She adds a nine to her religion check. But she doesn't know how this place works. So I'm going to say for her to have completed whatever she's going to do to try to invoke that help of this religious stopgap, she needs a 16 or higher on the die. So we'll roll in front of the board here. 7. You guys make it to the top of the stairs to see her in front of the guardian demons. Continuing to trying to decipher the text, being like we're in an emergency. There's something bad.

[Tysha]

It's good, it's good. We got it, we got it, we got it.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. All right.

[Tysha]

Thank you.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Got it.

[Octus]

I would like to say that I specifically did not run upstairs and I'm just standing in the. Just looking at what this place is and was and having. Not touching anything, not doing. Just examining the room while they go upstairs and just be here.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You know what?

[Julian]

Honestly, I think Julian would have stayed back as well to keep an eye on you.

[Octus]

Yeah, that's fair. Gotcha.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

So just Phelis and Tysha, head up. We'll also let you guys know above table that we are very close to our time here for today. You both, Tysha and Vaylis arrive back up. Dr. Taldra stops. Looks out. Okay. Nothing. It's all fine. Is the thing dead down there?

[Tysha]

Yes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay, got it. Octus, down below, you gather your cousin's head.

[Octus]

Is there any part of the body that has any sort of the prosthesis or the modifications they were doing to the. Yeah, I would like to try and remove those to study them to know what's.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You open up the scar on her abdomen, reach in, and you find a carved, shattered piece of white alabaster within that you realize is a piece of angelic remains.

[Tysha]

Okay.

[Octus]

Having my gloves still on. I'm going to take that. I'm going to take that as well. To study. Just look and be like, okay, figure this out. Try and stop this. All right? And I realize at that moment that Julian is still in the room with me.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Mm.

[Octus]

Just trying to understand this. Had a different piece inside of her. No heart. Same as me.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Mm.

[Octus]

But I don't. I don't think there's anything. I think we can go and just leave this. They were using it wrong.

[Vaelys]

I think

[Octus]

they either didn't know or didn't think it was important to do it correctly.

[Julian]

How much of this body is still intact here?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

It looks to be withering pretty rapidly within this space, but, yeah, not much. It was already pretty desiccated by the time you guys were fighting her. And it had transformed quite a bit, it looks like. Separating it from the wings and torso let her decapitated head revert somewhat from this halfway transformation. The fact that you guys were able to kill this thing means this was not the God killing angel promised in prophecy, right?

[Octus]

I think if we want to destroy this place later, fine. I don't think we have the equipment or the ability to do this now. We do not. So I think we just go seal this door again.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Leave.

[Julian]

Where do we go? If we know, at least can be

[Octus]

fairly confident that the remains of the

[Julian]

Berogard are alive and on their own journey.

[Octus]

I don't think we have any indication as to where they went, to be honest. I think what we've learned here, at least the pieces that we've uncovered, are more useful.

[Julian]

If we can gather whatever allies we

[Octus]

have to share what we've learned. I agree. Also, did you share the information about that Druid you heard about?

[Tysha]

No.

[Octus]

No. Okay. Yeah, I think that's a good idea. If we could pass back through Castle Torch to let them know of what came of our inc. And maybe they went back there. Maybe. But beyond that.

[Julian]

He gives you a very keen look, like he's studying as the words leave his lips.

[Octus]

Who do you trust this information with everything that happened here? Yes. I don't know most of the people that are in our tentative group, but out of the ones I do trust with this information, I would trust Murray and Thimble. Murray doesn't, I think has ulterior motives, as you say.

[Julian]

I sneer as he says thimble and goes.

[Octus]

Murray, I can talk to me. I can talk you to Thimble.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You think about those scattered jewels back in the obelisk chamber?

[Octus]

Yes. I should take those with me.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Emerging up the staircase. You guys get back to the Apotheon Vindicta.

[Octus]

I do want to go back downstairs.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'm so sorry. It's okay. Go for it. Hold on.

[Tysha]

And now that we're out of combat, I wouldn't have had time to. To explain while we were fighting. I'm going to explain that I saw all the Druidic stuff I saw around the blood pool. When I was looking at it. Did it look like it was noted by that Druid or thwarted by that Druid in some way?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

On that nat 20 from earlier, Something was stolen from this ancient thing of blood. It started to scab over. It smells like old iron at this point, but it's not supposed to scab over. This is supposed to be like an ever bubbling cauldron or wellspring of blood. The Druids that came here, or the Druid that came here stole something from the heart of this. And you think maybe either destroyed it or profaned it, but the thing that is hateful about this has been taken.

[Tysha]

Then all I wanted to do was run back down, scan for any message left in Druidic in case there was something there that I'd have a second to look. And then I guess. Yelling up the stairs. Are we just leaving the Veil as is. Or can we kill the veil?

[Octus]

What do you mean?

[Tysha]

There's a big thing on the back of it. We could shoot it with a ballista. Probably not. Me shoot it.

[Octus]

Looking at that altar, is there anything that looks like anything that could be damaged? Or is this all just a single stone?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I think you guys can, on your way out from here, destroy as much stuff as possible. You guys can't punch the buildings down swinging, but runes can be defaced. Important, expensive material objects can be taken. You can Grinch every little gemstone that's supposed to.

[Tysha]

That's all I want.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah. You guys get the shit out of this. Yes. You guys fucking. Not a can of hoo hash remains.

[Tysha]

This is lighting the Grinchbox.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

We're shooting this in December. Yes. The Sepulchral Veil. Destroying this place permanently would take a crew of 100 over a couple months or a year.

[Octus]

Just disabling the ritual.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

But yes, what you can do is, if they need to come back and try to do this again, you can deeply prevent that. But what you've learned here as well, is who's a Taconis without sorceress ability, who's alive? There's a certain degree of, I think, octus and Tysha looking at this. Yes. You guys profane it, you steal it. Veil broken. Whatever that thing of blood was that Draconis already didn't care about, Some Druid beat them to the punch. And also profaned and stole something from that. You don't know what they stole, but something left that place. And on top of that, you also know they did too much shit to this ritual. They got greedy. This was a monkey's hand in the the jar of cookies trying to go, could we make the super angel loyal to us? And you're like, kind of. No, right? In other words, you can. But it needed to be Octys. Unless they can find someone else. Unless they can find another Traconis without sorceress ability and you are able to leave this place, go back to the Apotheon Vindicta. If you want to deface some of the incredibly significant runes there, you can do that as well.

[Octus]

Julia and I are talking. We don't know where the Battle Guard went from here. Yeah, okay. But they're alive. At least to the best of our knowledge. And maybe they went back to Castle Torch and we missed them on the way.

[Tysha]

Sure. Unlikely. But okay.

[Octus]

I mean. Or they have some pieces of information that we don't have and they've gone somewhere to deal with that.

[Tysha]

Yeah, I so what do you want to do? Do you want to go back to Dolmak Yar? Do you want to go.

[Octus]

I don't want to go back to Dolmakiar. It's bad for me there. But I think it is important that we do. When I was asking about the druid stuff, did you mention the druid that went back to Dolmarchiar?

[Tysha]

Yeah, I would have. Fully.

[Octus]

I would have given.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yeah, yeah.

[Octus]

I just wanted to admit that's what.

[Tysha]

Yeah, sorry. Yes, that.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Octus]

Also, that druid that went back to Dolmarchir might have information that we could use. If they can go to the realm of the dead. That's an incredible piece of information. They might have.

[Vaelys]

Question. Wait. Mara was the one.

[Octus]

No, different.

[Vaelys]

That's a different.

[Octus]

Well, we don't know.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

We don't know.

[Vaelys]

We don't know.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

We don't know. I wonder if that's the.

[Octus]

So maybe they have something we could use. Yeah, but also just giving this information to some other people that could work on. Yes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. Back over there.

[Octus]

Don't go through Castle Clippenblack.

[Vaelys]

No, no, we go to your Clarissa. For sure.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Dr. Tysha, feeling the pain of not finding your son here, but knowing from Peskar that your son left under his own power to do something. Maybe foolhardy or heroic. Apples don't tend to fall far from the tree. But it doesn't feel good. But I think, you know, you got the information that he is not in direct peril, but he might be going into peril. But also, who are you to tell him not to do that? There may be a chance when you get back out of here to search and see if there's some piece of information. Dr. Talter, seeing you guys defacing what you can on the way out, looks over and says, the demon statues we wish to smash, not smash.

[Octus]

I mean, I don't think. I don't know if they're not part of what my family was doing.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Got it. Okay. All right. So we leave it. Leave it.

[Octus]

I guess it's just. I don't know. I have no answers.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She goes, okay, understood. I did start talking to one of them, maybe.

[Tysha]

Okay, which one?

[Octus]

Did it move?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

What's that?

[Octus]

Did it respond in any way?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

She looks at the old man. Wanda started talking to that one. He seemed kindly.

[Tysha]

What?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Didn't move.

[Octus]

Sorry. Did he seem kindly just because he looked that way? Or did he do.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

No, no, just the statues carved that way.

[Tysha]

Okay. Oh, sure, sure.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

But, okay. Yeah, understood. And she says, all right, we'll Go. We'll go.

[Tysha]

She.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You guys leave this place. Do you on your way leaving stop by the barracks at all? Or do you just move out of here?

[Octus]

I think taking a quick look inside is not a bad idea.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Give me a quick. Anyone who wants to investigation or insight?

[Vaelys]

Yes.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Okay. No,

[Julian]

I'm just walking.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

24 Talter will give the same customer.

[Octus]

So then 29.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

29. I think you grab letters, books, everything Here. You see that there was a cage here. And you see some weird stony residue. A basilisk was being kept here. But they took it when they left, right? Yeah.

[Octus]

Did you grab any papers? We can go over them later.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Just put them in the stuff them in a bag. You guys get back to the chamber. You go back to the obelisk, scoop up all those gems and everything like that.

[Tysha]

Three gems.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

And you guys have made the determination to return to Dolmachyard. Last thing I'll ask for here is an insight check from Julian with advantage.

[Julian]

It's a 17.

[Octus]

Let's go.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

You've been hunting the Taconis on a 17? Primus Takan has said tonight the houses of Royce and Davinos fall. You look in there. The ghouls didn't even really pursue Erinessa. He was so certain. Why did he say the house of Roys and Venus would fall? I think you look over at Octys and the shrieking angel thing down there. I think the blood of your family was supposed to pave the way for a weapon that would make that true. And I think your and your companions daring in the Palazzo Divinos. The choices that were made both in the palace and in the tenebral reach is just beyond it. Thwarted something happening hundreds of leagues away in this place. Tanasar. You dig deep and realize he was trying to destroy your family that night. But he wasn't trying to do it in Dhul Makyar. He was doing it here. And what you did in your family home stopped them. The sand and wind call for you as you leave this place.

[Octus]

Sorry. It's not important. Don't need to have a scene. But I want to have gone and taken something. Identifying marking from Dame Saramai.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Yes.

[Octus]

Anything to just have with me to if was necessary to prove that they died or just to take a piece of them with me. They were also a relatively good person in regards to Octis.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I think that you can actually carry her remains back to the force. And that's completely doable. Dame Serum I carry with you. Dr. Talter looking shocked. The wind's calling all of you. Behold Tanasar. Mount your horses and make for the city of Shields Dolmachyar, where these strange events began. And that's all for this episode.

[Octus]

Oh my God.

[Vaelys]

Jesus.

[Octus]

That was crazy.

[Tysha]

Shoot.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Hey baby.

[Octus]

Hey.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

I'll tell you what, there's so much shit to go over in that stuff you took from the barracks. I think we got our cold opens for the skiwers table folks. Thank you for watching and as always, is it Thursday yet? Thanks for listening to this episode of Critical Role. If you're enjoying this story, consider leaving a review on on your podcast platform of choice. We're always looking for new critters to share our adventures with, and your review may help a new batch of wayward souls find their way to Ahriman, Exandria and beyond. Or if you want to hear what the cast discussed after the episode, head to Beacon TV and check out our exclusive show Critical Role Cooldown. You'll be right there at the table immediately after we say is it Thursday yet? And experience our cast's post show reactions. We'll see you next time.

[Julian]

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[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

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[Octus]

Why have I asked my electrician I found on Angie.com to bury my pet

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

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[Tysha]

Huh?

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

Nibbles gone too soon. May he scurry in peace.

[Octus]

Hey, sorry about your pet, but I just wire stuff.

[Dungeon Master (Brennan Lee Mulligan)]

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[Octus]

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