Campaign Stormwreck Isle: Spores of Seagrow Cave (1-2)

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THE STORY SO FAR:

Journey to Stormwreck Isle (1-P)
Welcome to Dragon's Rest (1-1)​

THE QUEST:

• At the behest of Tarak, travel to Seagrow Caves to get past the guardian at the entrance, see what's wrong with the Myconid, and recover a harvest of heart cap mushrooms for him.

THE LOCATION:

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THE MAP:

Local Party Map​

THE PARTY:

Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd	Moonsprout Beandirt	Short Order	Nac McWeeble	Zesty Zapcrackle

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ITEM GLOSSARY:

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	Wind Spore Mushrooms 30 gp each​	A rare fungus with a unique magical property. When a creature squeezes a wind spore mushroom's cap, it releases a small cloud of spores. For 1 hour, the creature doesn't need to breathe, as the spores provide it with oxygen.
	Obsidian Chunk 10 gp each​	An uncut opaque black gemstone.
	Heart Cap Mushrooms 30 gp each​	These mushrooms bear an unsettling resemblance to human hearts.
	Potion of Healing 50 gp each​	This potion's red liquid glimmers when agitated. You regain 2d4+2 hit points when you drink this potion.

 

[Dungeon Master]

You enter Seagrow caves, finding the sandy bar to the side of the water leading back further into the moldy smelling rock. You follow it for a brief time before the water starts to shallow out ever so slightly. Here, the ground is more densely covered in mushrooms of all variety, but there's still a stretch of ocean water in the middle of the cave entrance.



You edge along the cave walls, noting that the light begins to fail the further back into the cave entrance you get. It's still bright enough to see without issue, though, and you forge ahead. You move forward and notice a particularly large growth of mushrooms.



The Spore Servant Octopus does not wait before it rushes to attack you, with it's mushroom caps turning a myriad vibrant bright shades as a threat. It writhes across the rocks with a soft sound belying it's size.



COMBAT BEGINS. AGAIN.

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((Auto-rolling initiative this time.))



(( @Smacktard You're coincidentally up first.

Aims'Orreh is about 30 feet from the monster.))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Not sure if you meant to show us its HP this time, Ben.))

Oi, Moonsprout, still think this thing is a harmless creature?!

 

[Dungeon Master]

((Not sure if you meant to show us its HP this time, Ben.))

Oi, Moonsprout, still think this thing is a harmless creature?!

((COCKS.

Well, you rolled a 20 on your passive knowledge and ordained something from the heavens. Don't be too blatant sharing it with your friends. ))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

Aims' jaw drops as he sees the octopus. He visibly starts to shake a little bit out of excitement.

By the hells, that thing is HUUUUGE! I LOVE IT! This will be a fight to remember!

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((COCKS.

Well, you rolled a 20 on your passive knowledge and ordained something from the heavens. Don't be too blatant sharing it with your friends. ))

((LOL! I may have been the only one that saw it, so mums the word. I cast a passive spell of forgetfulness and I've forgotten to remember it's HP. ))

 

[Moonsprout Beandirt]

Oi, Moonsprout, still think this thing is a harmless creature?!

Go easy on him! The poor creature feels threatened and cornered. You'd act just the same if we invaded your home and started raiding your fridge!

Moonsprout uses Animal Friendship, using a morsel of bread he's kept in his pocket since Dragon's Rest. He moves past his comrades and slowly approaches the animal as close as he can get.

There there, gentle beast. We mean you no harm. The big green one might look mean, but that axe is all for show. He can barely carve up a turkey.

 

[Short Order]

((always so slow... Hopefully I don't kill any of you this time))

 

[Dungeon Master]

Go easy on him! The poor creature feels threatened and cornered. You'd act just the same if we invaded your home and started raiding your fridge!

Moonsprout uses Animal Friendship, using a morsel of bread he's kept in his pocket since Dragon's Rest. He moves past his comrades and slowly approaches the animal as close as he can get.

There there, gentle beast. We mean you no harm. The big green one might look mean, but that axe is all for show. He can barely carve up a turkey.

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Moonsprout Beandirt
@Smacktard​

| From where you dawdle in the back of the group, collecting shells that sound like songs and memories of a lifetime, you walk as far as your short little halfling legs can take you, which equates to just in front of Aims.



You raise your hand and channel your most animal of mojo. You reach out with your offering of food and project good will and love at this creature.



It bristles at you.



Now that you're not at the back of the group, you can tell that this should no longer count as an animal. You can tell that the mushrooms that network through the body of the octopus pulse and contract as it lumbers towards you. It's flesh is tattered and and without color. This is a reanimated giant octopus, and now is more plant than animal.

Your Animal Friendship did nothing.

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((@Jon is up.))

 

[Moonsprout Beandirt]

Dang, I knew I should've learned "Fungus Friendship" instead.

Moonsprout weighs the ethical considerations.

I didn't feel bad about all those other mushrooms I stuffed in my mouth, so why do I feel... different... about this octomush?

Maybe just a little bite won't hurt...

 

[Nac McWeeble]

Nac sees the weird fungal octopus hybrid slither towards the party.

Oh, ye're one ugly motherfucker!

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

Hah! Maybe it hates you since you ate his children halfling! Though.... in this case i second your idea of eating that too. I want to see how lost you get tripped out on sentient octomushroom.

And the tiefling too wanted sashimi... it'll be a wild night tonight. Bwahahahaa!

Aims is curiously looking at the monster to try to find an obvious weakness. Maybe if he had a bag of salt on them to throw at it... Perhaps the answer is still ax time.

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

Alright, let's see what we can glean in the area!

Zesty moves to the opposite bank to clear space and give himself clear line of sight on the beast and begins muttering an incantation in Elvish.

Zesty moves to the opposite sand bank from which the adventurers entered and casts Faerie Fire directly on the Octopus to light up a 20ft box around the creature in a purple light.

((My thought here is it should get us all one round through combat where our heavy melee hitters can HOPEFULLY gain advantage against it. We don't want Aims'Orreh missing with his axe again.

@Ben - Hopefully I made sense with where I'm attempting to put the box. I'm aiming to put the octopus directly in the middle to light up as much of the surrounding area as I can, so if anything is useful to us around, it's glowing for us. But, mainly I'm hoping this thing fails a dex throw and gives us advantage for a turn. I also hope to move to this area so I have clear line of sight when I start using my bow and keeps me away from Alu for his line of sight.

Spoiler

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[Nac McWeeble]

((I don't think I'll reach it on my turn since I have tiny little dwarf legs so my plan is to use the Dash action and double my move to reach the fucker. And then start whaling on him next turn.))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((I don't think I'll reach it on my turn since I have tiny little dwarf legs so my plan is to use the Dash action and double my move to reach the fucker. And then start whaling on him next turn.))

((Dang, I forgot about that... maybe I should have waited till next turn... Sorry ))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((Dang, I forgot about that... maybe I should have waited till next turn... Sorry ))

((It's cool! Anything to help Aims hit. ))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Maybe hop on Aims' back and he'll carry you to the front lines! ))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((I kid because I love! ))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

((You could just walk closer and use your dwarven eyeballs to peek into the being of the octomush to gleam something spicy about it. Or the environment. That'd be a good use of a turn.))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((

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[Dungeon Master]

Alright, let's see what we can glean in the area!

Zesty moves to the opposite bank to clear space and give himself clear line of sight on the beast and begins muttering an incantation in Elvish.

Zesty moves to the opposite sand bank from which the adventurers entered and casts Faerie Fire directly on the Octopus to light up a 20ft box around the creature in a purple light.

((My thought here is it should get us all one round through combat where our heavy melee hitters can HOPEFULLY gain advantage against it. We don't want Aims'Orreh missing with his axe again.

@Ben - Hopefully I made sense with where I'm attempting to put the box. I'm aiming to put the octopus directly in the middle to light up as much of the surrounding area as I can, so if anything is useful to us around, it's glowing for us. But, mainly I'm hoping this thing fails a dex throw and gives us advantage for a turn. I also hope to move to this area so I have clear line of sight when I start using my bow and keeps me away from Alu for his line of sight.

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Zesty Zapcrackle
@Jon​

| You wade through the waters at the mouth of the cave, reaching the sandy bank on the other side as the words of your incantation echo out of your throat.



It easily hits the spore monster, lighting it up an enchanting purple.





Any attack rolls against the spore guardian octopus have advantage for the duration of the spell, which is 1 minute or until Jon gets smacked. |

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((@Jawneh is up))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Woohoo, kick it's ass, seabass!

EDIT - @Ben - I assume no other important objects are around to get lit up, right?))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((Woohoo, kick it's ass, seabass!

EDIT - @Ben - I assume no other important objects are around to get lit up, right?))

((Nope. But the ceiling of the cave her is about 30 feet up, so your cube ain't touching the tippy top anyway.))

 

[Dungeon Master]

(())

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Omg, I'm already hype for FF7 Rebirth, and this pushed that over the edge.))

 

[Moonsprout Beandirt]

((just a quick aside -- my wife loudly gags whenever I show her the pictures of the octomush ))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

This time.... this time, i will NOT leave without blood on my hands! My own or others! LETS GET IT OOONNNNN! RRRAAAAGGGHHH!!!

Aims gets into a fit of RAGE, and also makes way right directlymin the face of the octomush.

Lets see how you like THIS!

Aims already oozing his rage filled red glow, ax prepared to cleave through anything in his path. Sizing up the octopus, he sees the the large tentacles as thr first obstacle and charges at them. Ducking and dodging the first swipes directed at him, Aims raises his ax, aiming at the third tentacle coming towards him, and
brings his ax down at the tentacle like a guillotine.

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

((Man, so close to crit.))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((

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[Dungeon Master]

This time.... this time, i will NOT leave without blood on my hands! My own or others! LETS GET IT OOONNNNN! RRRAAAAGGGHHH!!!

Aims gets into a fit of RAGE, and also makes way right directlymin the face of the octomush.

Lets see how you like THIS!

Aims already oozing his rage filled red glow, ax prepared to cleave through anything in his path. Sizing up the octopus, he sees the the large tentacles as thr first obstacle and charges at them. Ducking and dodging the first swipes directed at him, Aims raises his ax, aiming at the third tentacle coming towards him, and
brings his ax down at the tentacle like a guillotine.

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Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd
@Jawneh​

| Your axe strikes true and embeds itself in a tentacle briefly, before it's ripped free.
You deal 8 points of damage to spore servant octopus. |

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(( @Nae'blis your turn.))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

Nac runs along the sandy bank, towards the octomush but stops after 25 feet and thinks Maybe I should take a look at that beastie to see if I can see sometin' useful..

Nac uses his dwarven eyeballs to peek into the being of the octomush to gleam something spicy about it

((@Ben what would be the check here? Nature or Perception? I'll roll a d20, and maybe you can add the correct modifier? +1 for Nature or +3 for Perception.

@Jawneh I used your wording because it cracked me up ))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

((Hey, take it. Happy to be of service. ))

 

[Dungeon Master]

Nac runs along the sandy bank, towards the octomush but stops after 25 feet and thinks Maybe I should take a look at that beastie to see if I can see sometin' useful..

Nac uses his dwarven eyeballs to peek into the being of the octomush to gleam something spicy about it

((@Ben what would be the check here? Nature or Perception? I'll roll a d20, and maybe you can add the correct modifier? +1 for Nature or +3 for Perception.

@Jawneh I used your wording because it cracked me up ))

((We'll go nature. Perception is more about spotting things in the moment, not recalling knowledge. Zesty already "checked" for objects in the area with Faerie Fire and found nothing on the ground.))

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Nac McWeeble
@Nae'blis​

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You analyze the octopus.



You pick up a small piece of tentacle that Aims'Orreh had cleaved off, and realize you've seen something similar to this before. The gears didn't turn when you first heard the term "Myconid", but you now recall reading about other sentient fungi species, including ones that are capable of reanimating the dead through use of magical spores. It's quite likely that is the case here, and this giant octopus was brought back to life by the Myconids to serve as their guardian.

The nature of this plant-creature's condition likely means it's less dexterous than a regular animal, and likely slower too. The creature is also technically blind, though possesses some kind of echolocation and has blindvision within 30 feet.



Indeed. |

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Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd
@Jawneh​

| The mushrooms of the creature flare red like the color of your rage, seeming to taunt you. As the red lights momentarily distract you, a tentacle the size of a tree-limb swings down and smashes into your shoulder. You roar with anger as you shrug off the blow.

You take 4 points of damage from Spore Servant Octopus ((was 8, but your Rage reduces bludgeoning damage by 1/2)) |

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@A Pen Pineapple Apple Pen You're up.

 

[Dungeon Master]

(())

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((w00t, Professor McWeeble in the house!))

 

[Short Order]

It would be helpful if you tried to dodge this time! Be ready to jump out of the way! Be ready for the MORTAL KOMBAT!

Short Order moves a bit for a slightly better angle and then casts Ice knife

((Is it big enough that I can aim for enough away from Aims that the ice explosion doesn't hit him as well?))

 

[Short Order]

((well I certainly hope that hits...that's a lot of damage plus a crit on the pierce))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((I think you have advantage on it, because it is a spell attack roll? So in that case you roll another d20 and take the better result))

 

[Short Order]

((I think you have advantage on it, because it is a spell attack roll? So in that case you roll another d20 and take the better result))

 

[Short Order]

((I sure hope so lol))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Faerie Fire grants advantage on any attack, so you SHOULD and with that second roll I am glad that I cast the thing now, because that's some good damage my man!))

 

[Dungeon Master]

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Short Order
@A Pen Pineapple Apple Pen​

| Your small feet patter through the sand as you seek to get a better angle on the monster.



Your toe touches the edge of the water and it quickly soaks through their wrappings. You focus and gesture with your hands, which looks like some kind of down-forward-punch. A blade of ice crystallizes from the water at your feet and twists up through the air as it forms and grows thicker.



You point your finger at the octopus, and the frozen knife hurtles towards it.



The shard impacts on the underside of a tentacle, gouging deep into the graying flesh of the monster and sending a plume of magical spore into the air.

You deal 10 points of damage to Spore Servant Octopus.

The ice knife cracks and splinters into several pieces, but most of the fragments bury themselves into the sand, and the few airborne ones spiral past Aims'Orreh and the octopus both. |

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((I rolled the DEX save on Aims' just for time/convenience.



He dodged. So did the octopus, though.

@Smacktard is up.

Also, alternate universe;
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[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((18 damage in two attacks is a really good start guys! Too bad faerie fire is about to end ))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((18 damage in two attacks is a really good start guys! Too bad faerie fire is about to end ))

((Faerie Fire will last a while longer as long as you keep concentration on it.

It lasts up to 1 minute, so with each round being 6 seconds, that'd be up to 10 rounds. You're on round 2.))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

((18 damage in two attacks is a really good start guys! Too bad faerie fire is about to end ))

((It lasts 1 minute. Each round of combat is 6 seconds. Wer good bub. Unless the thing can disable it somehow. Or you take a concussion to drop it.

Edit: The man himself was fastener that me. ))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((But I would need to skip attacking on my turn to continue, right? I don't mind, probably better for me to keep faerie fire going for the others rather than my piddly chip damage, but wanna make sure))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((But I would need to skip attacking on my turn to continue, right? I don't mind, probably better for me to keep faerie fire going for the others rather than my piddly chip damage, but wanna make sure))

((Nope! While that seems like it should be how it works, you can still move/attack while holding concentration on a spell without breaking it.

Primarily it'll break if you cast something else that requires concentration, if you take damage and fail a CON saving throw, or if you're just straight up knocked unconscious/die.))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Nope! While that seems like it should be how it works, you can still move/attack while holding concentration on a spell without breaking it.

Primarily it'll break if you cast something else that requires concentration, if you take damage and fail a CON saving throw, or if you're just straight up knocked unconscious/die.))

((Well fucking sweet, lfg!

Eww... why do kids say that so much nowadays... if feels so icky...))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((Eww... why do kids say that so much nowadays... if feels so icky...))

((no cap frfr))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((I need to roll an Int save after this... ))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((Shit.))