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.

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((lmfao, why did that feel so apropos!?))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

((Professor McWeeble must be one of those booksmart types. ))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((Professor McWeeble must be one of those booksmart types. ))

((Time to hit the books.



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[Nac McWeeble]

((Absorbing knowledge by punching books - seems right!))

 

[Short Order]

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((Time to hit the books.

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((Also, love the manic eyes in the first pic! ))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((Also, love the manic eyes in the first pic! ))

((that AI thread always wants to give Nac a braided ponytail. I keep editing it out though.))

 

[Moonsprout Beandirt]

Moonsprout advances on the beast until he is within melee range and unsheaths his dick dagger.

This is going to give me a lot more pleasure than it is you, he says to the beast.

He lets out a whooping war cry,
AI-AI-AI-AI-AI , jumps on the beast, and starts using the dagger to pry off mushrooms that he then stuffs in his pockets.

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((You may not need it, Kelly, but Faerie Fire is still active so you can roll another hit dice because you have advantage.))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Also... DICK DAGGER!))

 

[Moonsprout Beandirt]

((You may not need it, Kelly, but Faerie Fire is still active so you can roll another hit dice because you have advantage.))

((Oh yeah shit okay I forgot that, thanks))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((Nothing can stand between Moonsprout and his mushrooms!))

 

[Short Order]

((Does eating mushrooms right off if it count as bonus damage?))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((I'm gonna have to make you wait a little bit on that outcome, but I'll try to make it good. ))

 

[Dungeon Master]

Moonsprout advances on the beast until he is within melee range and unsheaths his dick dagger.

This is going to give me a lot more pleasure than it is you, he says to the beast.

He lets out a whooping war cry,
AI-AI-AI-AI-AI , jumps on the beast, and starts using the dagger to pry off mushrooms that he then stuffs in his pockets.

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Moonsprout Beandirt
@Smacktard​

| You run up the sandbar of the beach and splash into the water in front of the spore servant octopus.



You've had it with being useless, sticking your face in the grass and singing songs while your friends get hurt defending you. This mushroontacleplant has had it!



You strike decisively.



You deal 7 damage to Spore Servant Octopus.

You manage to slice one of the mushrooms free from a tentacle. The rusted blade of the dickgger does not easily slice through the fibrous fungi material, but your rage knows no bounds. You rip the blade through and free a bio-luminescent blue cap. It flies off and lands on the floor a few feet away. You do feel the blade of the dagger shift a little and it now sits off-center from the handle.

A moment after the mushroom lands, it sprouts small chitinous legs with needle-like teeth, and starts to scurry away.

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((@Jon is up.))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

Having lit up the giant creature like Barney the Dinosaur and watching his friends deal significant damage to Squidward's uncle, Zesty burns with desire as red as his skin to get into the damaging fun. He grabs his crossbow off the hook on his back and nocks an arrow from his quiver. He takes aim as close to the creature's eye as possible and lets loose the arrow.

Zesty fires his crossbow at the Spore Servant Octopus.

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Wow....))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

((

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[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((

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((lol, like, I'm 30 feet away from something that big... How... do... I... miss? ))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((On the bright side, you avoided the crit miss at least! ))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((On the bright side, you avoided the crit miss at least! ))

((At this point I'm hoping for a glancing blow lol))

 

[Dungeon Master]

Having lit up the giant creature like Barney the Dinosaur and watching his friends deal significant damage to Squidward's uncle, Zesty burns with desire as red as his skin to get into the damaging fun. He grabs his crossbow off the hook on his back and nocks an arrow from his quiver. He takes aim as close to the creature's eye as possible and lets loose the arrow.

Zesty fires his crossbow at the Spore Servant Octopus.

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Zesty Zapcrackle
@Jon​

| You raise your crossbow and aim carefully.



You prepare to take the shot.



You shoot your crossbow 10 feet across the cave.




You have dropped your weapon.
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((@Jawneh is up

EDIT: @Jon I just wanted to F with you. I will allow you to run and pick it up, then back to where you were, during that last turn.))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

(( ))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((I can pick up and fire my crossbow in the same turn next turn, right? Kinda like Jawneh did with his javelin against the zombies?))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((Sure))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

Completely oblivious to what is happening behind him, the thing that could be possibly considered the lowest of lows of any artificer ever of throwing their weapon on the ground like a child throws their little brother's toy on the ground after they got grounded by their parents for not giving in back. Doubly so, as the enormous sized creature in front of him is also glowing brightly in front of him as to guide any attacks against him. Aims never saw this.

What he DOES see is the little halfling wielding the small but mighty cockgger in his hand, attacking the octomush like a meth crazed Florida man would attack a quesadilla 2am on Taco Tuesday night. What any of those things are, Aims had no freaking clue, but it somehow made complete sense looking at the halfling stabbing the tentacles with an almost hungry look in his eyes gazing at the being.

Without getting too distracted with what he didn't see happen behind him, Aims manages to dodge and parry more tentacle swipes before
deflecting a tentacle and using the force of the attack to counter by turning around completely and slashing at the next tentacle coming with a wide heavy crescent blow.

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

(( ))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

(( ))

((Hey, I rolled a 1 too. Luckily also a 16 so I don't have to yeet my ax over the octopus on accident. ))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((Hey, I rolled a 1 too. Luckily also a 16 so I don't have to yeet my ax over the octopus on accident. ))

((Yeah, just remember WHY you had the chance to have the 16! ))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

Zesty vigorously wipes his hands on his shirt.

I KNEW I shouldn't have had that fucking popcorn!

 

[Dungeon Master]

Completely oblivious to what is happening behind him, the thing that could be possibly considered the lowest of lows of any artificer ever of throwing their weapon on the ground like a child throws their little brother's toy on the ground after they got grounded by their parents for not giving in back. Doubly so, as the enormous sized creature in front of him is also glowing brightly in front of him as to guide any attacks against him. Aims never saw this.

What he DOES see is the little halfling wielding the small but mighty cockgger in his hand, attacking the octomush like a meth crazed Florida man would attack a quesadilla 2am on Taco Tuesday night. What any of those things are, Aims had no freaking clue, but it somehow made complete sense looking at the halfling stabbing the tentacles with an almost hungry look in his eyes gazing at the being.

Without getting too distracted with what he didn't see happen behind him, Aims manages to dodge and parry more tentacle swipes before
deflecting a tentacle and using the force of the attack to counter by turning around completely and slashing at the next tentacle coming with a wide heavy crescent blow.

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Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd
@Jawneh​

| You're livid this thing dare smack you a few seconds ago. It's many mycelium-connected tentacles are pissing you off. You parry a blow and let out a bark of laughter as the monsters one tentacle drives your axe backwards around in an arc just as you expected.



The other size of your greataxe smashes into another tentacle, splitting it off from the main trunk.



You deal 9 points of damage to Spore Servant Octopus.

It's starting to look fairly cut up at this point. |

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((@Nae'blis is up))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

As he studies the mushroom covered creature, Nac is reminded of the time when he was a wee lad and went exploring in the monastery and found those weird scrolls in Master Bate Hen'tais room. He shudders and says Well, it's time to shake yer nerves and rattle yer brains!

He runs towards the octomush's location and with a speed and grace that belies his stocky build begins dodging and weaving through the tentacled mess.

As he gets near the center mass Nac leaps up and delivers a kick to it's head and with his bonus action twists around in the air to land another kick.

 

[Dungeon Master]

As he studies the mushroom covered creature, Nac is reminded of the time when he was a wee lad and went exploring in the monastery and found those weird scrolls in Master Bate Hen'tais room. He shudders and says Well, it's time to shake yer nerves and rattle yer brains!

He runs towards the octomush's location and with a speed and grace that belies his stocky build begins dodging and weaving through the tentacled mess.

As he gets near the center mass Nac leaps up and delivers a kick to it's head and with his bonus action twists around in the air to land another kick.

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Nac McWeeble
@Nae'blis​

|You weave through the tentacles in slow motion.



You deliver a mighty kick to it's noggin'.



Following up with another sweet kick.



You beat the mushrooms out of it!

You deal 11 points of damage to Spore Servant Octopus.
It is very beat up.|

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Spore Servant Octopus​

| The octopus swings a lumbering tentacle towards Moonsprout in response to a mushroom being sliced off.

The branch-like club hurtles past the Halfling's head, missing him barely. |

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((@A Pen Pineapple Apple Pen Is up))

 

[Aims'Orreh Mwuh'Bwadd]

((I was sooo sure Moonsprout was gonna eat it and get 1-shot. Maybe next fight.))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((I've done nothing but throw my crossbow at it. This is all you guys lol))

 

[Short Order]

Hey Zesty, next time be more like Moonsprout and try throwing your dick at it instead! Let's see if we can put this thing on ice.


Welcome to the Frozone!

Short Order casts Frostbite

 

[Moonsprout Beandirt]

((I was sooo sure Moonsprout was gonna eat it and get 1-shot. Maybe next fight.))

((Do not doubt the luck of the halflings. You saw my acrobatic skills earlier. Dodging tentacles is just like doing jumprope ))

 

[Dungeon Master]

Hey Zesty, next time be more like Moonsprout and try throwing your dick at it instead! Let's see if we can put this thing on ice.


Welcome to the Frozone!

Short Order casts Frostbite

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Short Order
@A Pen Pineapple Apple Pen​

| The spirits of frost channel themselves through your fingertips, and you let it go towards the fungal creature.



Frost forms on the central trunk of the monster, creeping out along it's tentacles until it's encased in a sub-zero rime.



You deal 4 points of damage to the Spore Servant Octopus.

Spore Servant Octopus has been defeated. |

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((I don't have quick access to that image, but @A Pen Pineapple Apple Pen do you want to finish it off or should I?))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((I'm gonna pretend like I did something this fight. ))

 

[Dungeon Master]

((I'm gonna pretend like I did something this fight. ))

((Honestly dude, that Faerie Fire was a large part of the reason everyone else took it down so fast. There were multiple instances where the advantage on the roll worked to the party's advantage, including saving Aims from a critical fail. I think there were a few more 1s, too... All that considered, it went pretty well. Aims is the only one who took damage, at 11/15 HP))

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((I'll take it, lol. I'll write up something in the morning picking up my butterfingered crossbow, lol...))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((Don't sell your self short too much, dude, as Ben said that Fairie Fire came in clutch! I thought this was going to go a lot worse, tbh. We did good! Not as much tentacle porn as it could've been! ))

 

[Short Order]

((@Ben you can finish it off for me. I would only write something like "suddenly the crossbow that's been flying across the cave contacts the beast and shatters it))

 

[Dungeon Master]

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Short Order
@A Pen Pineapple Apple Pen​

| Your hand drops slightly, splashing some frosty goo from your fingertips across the water to the beach on the other side. This happens simultaneously to Zesty fumbling his weapon and dropping it. The crossbow contacts a patch of frozen sand and ricochets up at an unexpected angle.

The crossbow spins through the air and directly towards the face of the Spore Servant Octopus.









The guardian explodes into a thousand chunks of ice. Somehow, this explosion of frost did not harm the three party members standing nearby, largely detonating it's energy back into the cave mouth and leaving the hollowed husk of an octopus corpse to flop forward at the group.

As the chunks of ice and tentacle come to rest, some of the glowing pieces begin to move. A cluster of mushroom-like spores begin to gather themselves and scurry back through the cave the way the one Moonsprout cut-off went.




Spore Servant Octopus is dead. |

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((

Spoiler

You guys actually took that down pretty easily, all told.

I'll get to more after this work meeting!))

 

[Nac McWeeble]

((

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[Zesty Zapcrackle]

((At least my crossbow did some work!))

Zesty, still wiping his hands on his shirt as his crossbow shatters the ice-topus, looks around the group to see if anyone saw that.

They saw that.

Look... I had some popcorn... and it's damp in here. It slipped out of my hands. Really.

The blank stares from the rest of the party hurt. But it's the look from Moonsprout with his dick dagger in hand that is heart-breaking the most.

Zesty hangs his head and retrieves his crossbow, searching the area for additional loot.

 

[Nac McWeeble]

Nac walks up to the dejected tiefling.

Tha'll do, Zesty. Tha'll do.

 

[Short Order]

Short Order walks up to join the group in the cave.

Anyone see anything useful around? We might want to grab it before heading in.

 

[Moonsprout Beandirt]

((At least my crossbow did some work!))

Zesty, still wiping his hands on his shirt as his crossbow shatters the ice-topus, looks around the group to see if anyone saw that.

They saw that.

Look... I had some popcorn... and it's damp in here. It slipped out of my hands. Really.

The blank stares from the rest of the party hurt. But it's the look from Moonsprout with his dick dagger in hand that is heart-breaking the most.

Zesty hangs his head and retrieves his crossbow, searching the area for additional loot.

Moonsprout slaps Zesty on the (lower) back and offers him an awkward smile.

There there, fella. It's not so bad. I sometimes forget how to use weapons, too. We folk are inexperienced with weapons, it's nothing to be ashamed of. Just remember for next time to shoot the crossbow, not throw it.

Content that his well-intentioned advice hit its mark (better than Zesty, at least), Moonsprout walks onward with a pep in his step.

 

[Dungeon Master]

((At least my crossbow did some work!))

Zesty, still wiping his hands on his shirt as his crossbow shatters the ice-topus, looks around the group to see if anyone saw that.

They saw that.

Look... I had some popcorn... and it's damp in here. It slipped out of my hands. Really.

The blank stares from the rest of the party hurt. But it's the look from Moonsprout with his dick dagger in hand that is heart-breaking the most.

Zesty hangs his head and retrieves his crossbow, searching the area for additional loot.

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Zesty Zapcrackle
@Jon​

| You pick up your weapon, trying to wipe the butter off of the grip with your shirt.

You glance around the area as you do. There's not much to note after the battle resolved, most of the tentacles are shattered and now thawing in the water of the cave entrance. The large bulb of the creature's head rests upside down with the chipped beak agape towards the ceiling, it's mouth but two fleshy flaps on either side of an opening.

You cannot resist the curious temptation. With the stock of your crossbow you tap the enormous hard beak of the creature, testing whether it's truly dead or not. When it does not move, you shoulder your weapon and begin reaching your fingertips forward gingerly. With a moment's trepidation, you begin to slide your hand into the creature's mouth hole. You feel the cold clammy flesh part as you dig deeper, and sweat breaks out on your forehead.

Your fingers close around something hard and spherical. With a fair amount of suction resistance, you manage to extract your wrist-deep hand from the octopuss, and find in your palm a glittering pearl ((An opaque lustrous white gemstone worth 100 gold pieces.))|

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Short Order
@A Pen Pineapple Apple Pen​

| The only thing you find of note in the area are the odd fungal creatures that are fleeing the broken corpse of the guardian. They're heading deeper into the cave. One or two stragglers still remain in the entrance area here.

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