Lucius Cypher

Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

This is some very nice loot. I'll save you the trouble of waiting for them to be Identified later, though presumably you'll want to flog your loot anyways. Here's what you got:

Bag of Holding
Potion of Healing
Scroll of Find Familiar
+1 Arrows/Bolts x4 (You can change them to different shafts as desired, probably bolts if you choose to let Shortfang have them).

Also one Dragon Egg. Will it hatch? Can it? Only one way to find out.

You also find 9 Gold Pieces, 54 silver pieces, and around 403 copper pieces, for a total of about 18.43 GP.
You find a Red Slaad Gem that's worth 500 GP
And you find a Red Vein Stone. Still gotta figure out what this does.

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Your tonfa breaks through flesh and bone, spiking the Slaad's head into the ground. The beast could barely let out a murmur as you began to hear whispers in your mind. Some sort of taunt was being formed, but before you could comprehend those thoughts you slammed your other first into what remained of his skull before finishing him off with a stomp that silenced the voice in your head. Red Stain twitched before his body went slack and began to melt into some sort of blood like liquid. "Clear out! What the hells is this!?" Shor said with concern as you and the others backed away from the melting body. The remains of Red Stain evaporated into the air, leaving behind only Shortfang's net, and interestingly enough a few stones. One looked like a ruby the size of your thumb. Though it was irregularly shaped, it seemed like it was already cut and looked very nice. You also find another one of those strange red stones with veins on it, like the one found from the dead trog and the dead cultist.

A few moments would pass but nothing else occurred in the room. There was another door to the north that Shor and Buddy checked, but it was safe. In fact it seemed like they hit the jackpot. In this room were various scrolls, books, and maps that Shor quickly analyzed as areas around Gransys. The scrolls and books weren't written in any language he understood, nor Pylia or Shortfang, but he suspected they may have something to do with Elysium. Additionally there were a few others items here as well, and curiously enough there was one in particular that caught the attention of Shortfang. It was a large egg, almost as big as him. "This... This not Sewer Dragon egg. This egg," He sniffed it, tasted it, and began to prod it before shaking with glee. "This... This dragon egg!"

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Btw I forgot to mention a while ago, but during the Short Rest the three items you got from the Jabrani clan would've been identified. You gained 1 Potion of Healing, 1 Scroll of Infestation (Con Save DC 13 or suffer 1d6 Poison Damage), and 1 Potion of Water Breathing. This is gunna be important, because now I need you to roll me five separate 1d100 rolls.

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Your Tonfa struck it square in the chin, followed by another strike to the same target but at a different angle. A few of the Slaad's wounds begin to heal, but your party was putting quite a focused beat down upon him, even as his wounds regenerated. He tried to struggle out from the net but Buddy jostled him, causing the Slaad to almost loose his footing but failing to free himself from the net. This allowed Shortfang to drop his crossbow and climb onto the bound up arm of the monster, stabbing his Shortsword into it's flesh to get some leverage before bring out his scimitar to try and hack away at the back of it's neck. Buddy and Shor also took their axes and were chopping into the back of the monster's legs like they were lumberjacks chopping down a tree. Finally Pylia fired a flaming orb right into the wound where her silver sword had struck, doing what should've been critical damage, however it seemed like the flames snuffed out before they could really burn. That being said, her silver sword did a perfectly good amount of damage as well as it skewered through the Slaad's forearm, trying to pin him down.

"Do it Sylvia! He doesn't belong in this world!"

Rolls and Info

Sylvia (20/21) = 19
Red Stain (7/93) = 14
Shortfang (23/28) | Syfr (1/1) = 8
Buddy (26/31) = 6
Shor (49/75) = 6
Pylia (20/24) = 5

Red Stain regains 10 HP!
Red Stain's Strength Check to break out of the Net = 7
He fails to escape!

Shortfang's Scimitar vs Red Stain = 16/18
Scimitar Damage = 9
Shortfang's Scimitar vs Red Stain = 19/25
Scimitar Damage = 1

Buddy's Urgrosh vs Red Stain = 27/23
Urgrosh Damage = 9
Buddy's Urgrosh Stab vs Red Stain = 14/28
Stab Damage = 7

Shor's Greataxe vs Red Stain = 9/19
Greataxe Damage = 13
Shor's Greataxe vs Red Stain = 13/7

Pylia's Fire Orb = Nat 20/18
Crit Fire Orb = 6
Sword of Defiance vs Red Stain = 8/21
Defiance Damage = 10

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Yup, that's the advantage of bringing Shor over Aisha, along with him being generally more tanky. While Aisha can dish out better DPS via her spells as well as stop Red Stain's regeneration using Chill Touch, Shor's Leadership combined with Pylia's Bless will effectively ensure that, baring low all around, you will hit.

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Just to let you know, you're actually getting effectively 2d4 bonus to your attacks, since the Bless and Leadership are two different sources for bonuses. It might help you land your first strike.

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You charge right into the room as he roars, firing your ki blasts right into his body and face. The radiant damage burns his flesh painfully, but just as soon as the wounds were made, they slowly began to fade and return to normal until there was barely a scratch on him. He bellowed deeply in your mind. "Pathetic. You are no warrior, woman, but I shall grant you the mercy of spawning my eggs!" He lunged right at you, both of his claws slamming through your body. Fortunately however you were fasted and managed to dodge his blows easily. Suddenly his neck stretched out to bite you as well, but after fighting these trogs all day you are all too familiar with these toad's tactics, and you easily guard from his attacks. As he was ready to continue his assault onto you a thick black net wrapped around his arm and leg, binding them together.

Shortfang had thrown one of his nets right at the Red Slaad, putting the monster in a perilous position. "Kill em! Skin em! Momma make him into new shirt!" In a surge of adrenaline the tiny kobold fired a crossbow bolt at Red Stain's back, drawing blood as Shortfang ran up to stand alongside you, slicing into the toad demon's forearm with his shortsword. "Get em Buddy!" And sure enough Buddy proceeded to get Red Stain, slashing his axe across the monster's lower back and doing considerably damage. If this was a normal human Buddy might've just sliced through it's spine, however the beast was still standing even as Buddy stabbed the opposite end of his Urgrosh through the armpit of the beast.

"Do not falter my friends! No matter the size or origins of this monster, he cannot hope to defeat us together! He is not warlord, he is a coward hiding behind weaklings, his true nature seen even here! Let us purge this place of his filth, for the good of us all!" Shor spoke inspiring words that showed why he is no mere warrior. You could feel a rush of energy flow through you as he joined the melee, and Pylia spoke words of encouragement too. "I was afraid. Very afraid of this dark and dangerous place. But this is the home of wonderful people, a kind folk who simply wished to do what anyone wants to do: to live! If this monster plans to take that away, than I shall not fear him! Let us strike him down once and for all!" As she says this Pylia's Silver Sword of Defiance flew up into the aid and stabbed Red Stain through the back. Despite this beat down he was still alive, though it looks like he was struggling to free himself from the net as well as defending himself from all of the attacks. Now was your chance!

Rolls and Info

Sylvia (20/21) = 19
Red Stain (57/93) = 14
Shortfang (23/28) | Syfr (1/1) = 8
Buddy (26/31) = 6
Shor (49/75) = 6
Pylia (20/24) = 5

Red Stain regenerates 10 HP!
Red Stain's Claw vs Sylvia = 8
Red Stain's Claw vs Sylvia = 8
Red Stain's Bite vs Sylvia = 9

Shortfang's Net vs Red Stain = 14
Red Stain is Restrained! His movement speed is zero, attacks against him as advantage, his attacks had disadvantage, and he has disadvantage on dex saves.
Shortfang's Hand Crossbow vs Red Stain = 13/15
Crossbow Damage = 7
Shortfang's Shortsword vs Red Stain = 23/23
Shortsword Damage = 5

Buddy's Urgrosh vs Red Stain = 20/23
Urgrosh Damage = 11
Buddy's Urgrosh Stab vs Red Stain = 16/18
Stab Damage = 7

Shor uses his Leadership ability! Any ally gets to add 1d4 to their attacks or saves so long as Shor is conscious.

Pylia casts Bless onto Sylvia, Buddy, and Shortfang! They get to add 1d4 to their attacks or save so long as Pylia maintains concentration.
Pylia's Sword of Defiance vs Red Stain = 26/21
Defiance Damage = 5

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With everything prepared, the group opens the door, letting Syfr and Pylia's silver sword move in under the guise of a simple cloak. It moved very slowly, as if scanning the room. Everyone else waited outside of the door, just watching. Suddenly from above, the cloak was ripped away and Syfr quickly moved away as slowly a giant red form appeared. This creature looked even bigger and vicious than the slaads before. And on it's back was some sort of black symbol; it looked like a three-prong pitch fork going through three circles, with the circle at the top looking like an eye. Shor readied his axe. "That's Red Stain. Matches all of our descriptions. Let's go!" The mean moves in just as Red Stain turns and sees them, roaring at your presence. And as he roars, a demonic voice shouted in everyone's minds.

"YOU WILL DIE TODAY!"

Rolls and Info

Sylvia (20/21) = 19
Red Stain (93/93) = 14
Shortfang (23/28) | Syfr (1/1) = 8
Buddy (26/31) = 6
Shor (49/75) = 6
Pylia (20/24) = 5

Combat begins! No surprise rounds due to careful anticipation! Sylvia is up first!

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Alrighty, I am home and ready to rumble! Let's go ahead and roll initiative for this final confrontation!

D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Well they’ve already seen me skin a kobold previously, or at least I made no attempts to hide when I did that. How’s everyones thoughts about Orchid making a skin hat?

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