High Rollers DnD - High Rollers Lightfall: The Descent #2 | Across the Styx

Episode Date: June 25, 2019

A brand new adventure for our old friends in the Lightfall campaign sending us into the depths of hell in the brand new campaign module Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus! The party have to face the guardian of the river Styx, a mighty Dracolich! Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and D&D Beyond for making this mini series possible! Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This series is partnered with Wizards of the Coast and takes place in the brand new campaign module The Descent, taking us into Avernus, the first level of the Nine Hells, to rescue an old friend under the command of Asmodeus. So let's continue our adventure in the River Styx as we face off against a giant Dracolich. It has been three years for the heroes of Arrak. Three years since they defeated Korak the Worm King, stopped Princess Falania, the cloud giant ruler, and her plot to destroy the city of Talosval. Three years since they slew the vampire lord, Cairne Blackhearth, and freed the city of Greybell. But for one of their old companions, a drow called Trelemar Aleth, it has

been countless lifetimes. After selling his soul to Asmodeus, lord of the hells, he has been transported away. And on the anniversary of his sacrifice, a mysterious stranger arrived in Champion's Hold

in Talisfal, asking for each of you by name upon arrival you met with this strange woman a tiefling from a world called toriel and a place called boulder's gate this woman revealed herself to be called sylvera an expert in demonology and devil lore. And she revealed that she knew of Trelemar's sacrifice and had learned about his contract after discovering his mask, an artifact called the Shroud of Eyes that he carried during his adventures. Through that, she learned of all of you and of his contract. In her world, Asmodeus rose to godhood, and as such, the contracts were passed out to his lieutenants.

Trelemar's contract was one of these. And so, Selvira came to your world, traveling across multiverses, to inform you of this and to give you a chance to go and save his soul. With her, she brought a strange cleric of the Raven Queen called Alzra the Voidwalker who has dedicated herself to assisting you in this quest and to seeing the evils of Asmodeus undone. Sylvera warned you that a fiendish plot was taking place in her world and that that was somehow connected to Trelemar's contract and that if if you could save him, you might have an opportunity to help with a greater problem that affects their world. For many of you, it's been three years. And you have changed.

Some of you have grown. Some of you have lived a life of peace. Now is the chance to tell us about who you're playing. And some of the changes that you might have undergone as you are now level 15. Yeah. As we go into a very high-level adventure. So let's start with Tom Hazel.

Okay. I am playing Reynard Feralhorn. He is a human ranger who, when he joined the party, was very boisterous and very inexperienced, I think is probably the best word. He lied and said that he had all these amazing talents. Well, he did have talent, but he didn't have the experience to back it up, really. In the three years since Lightfall ended, he has taken up the role of steward of Greybell,

which has given him leadership ability and has actually been ruling it quite well. A beloved ruler. A beloved ruler, which has granted him the armor of Ashford, which he wears now, as well as the Black Half Blade. Oh yeah, sorry, I called it something else. Yeah, the Black Half Blade, which is only given to just rulers of Greybell. But in the three years, he has now grown a mighty moustache, where before he had a very feeble, miserable

one. Most important change. Yeah. But yeah, he's a human ranger, so he uses a crossbow, and he's very, very cool. He's great. Now. Now he's very cool. Very noble. Katie, who are you playing? I'm playing Allura Galanadel.

She is a little moon elf. She is a druid, a circle of the moon druid. She sort of previously was very sort of, she didn't really know how to lead, but she was a princess of the moon spire. So elven spires, there's lots of different spires. And her sort of quest was to learn how to be a leader and to reunite the elven people because the spires were lost in the wilderness. So since the Lightfall campaign happened, she has been basically doing

that, leading her spire. She's taken over the leadership from her parents and she's leading with her new husband Nelistri from the winter spire so they're just reuniting the elven people now. As part of that process your moonbow, this kind of artifact of your family, the elven spies have each added their own enchantments to it and improved it and made it more powerful. So Moonbow is more powerful than before and does nice radiant damage. And yeah, she's now just a little bit more regal, a little bit more confident in herself. And she wears like sort of frosty kind of crystal flowers in her hair to sort of symbolize her relationship with Middle Eastry as well.

Cam Buckland, Chris Trott. Cam Buckland is the best player and character of this of all of Iraq. Sure. That's canon. Get to the thing.

He is a simple human traveler. He was born in a wood raised as an orphan brought in by a family called the Bucklands and they traveled around as

entertainers and mystics and basically a little mini circus. And he was a very adept cleric of Evandra. He also had a special ability that Mark gave me, thanks to the world, it was called Lightborn. For Lightbomio, you were Lightborn. I had a very potent ability to make my hair glow like Rapunzel and come back from the dead once. However,

I lost that, sacrificing it to raise from the dead my beloved Mirella in the Greybell area that Mark mentioned previously. And I'm now married and settled down. I've become full dad. More important, you are a dad. You found another orphaned boy

in the plain of Arborea. It's a beautiful cycle. So I found another child, brought him in as our own, adopted, and I've been a dad, raised a healthy dad bod in the past few years. Grown a gut, grown a big full beard. So I've been dinging my levels outward. Nice. Perfect. Tell us about Alzra, Rhiannon.

A little bit about Alzra, and then we'll come to Juto last as we introduce her into the events. Alzra is from the realm of Arm in Baldur's Gate. Her and her sister and her family are raised in a small town called Perskill and during her childhood they were kidnapped

by the Shadow Thieves and made to fight for entertainment in Eshpurta. After many years learning how to fight, learning how to combat, her and her sister got into a confrontation and Alza ended up killing her own sister. After which... I know.

Duke. It's the most I know you as a Duke. Sunny, happy person, and then edgelord extreme. Edgelord. Wow. So good. And after her sister's death, Alzheimer became overwhelmed with grief and sadness. And in that, she sought solace in the Raven Queen and became a cleric of the Raven Queen,

sought solace in the Raven Queen and became a cleric of the Raven Queen, who heard her sorrow, heard her sadness, and granted her these powers, the grave cleric, no, death domain cleric powers. Become a champion of the Raven Queen. Yeah, and has given her the opportunity to free herself from Eshberta, traveling around Arm, helping families say goodbye to their loved ones helping them travel to the afterlife and then she ended up around this ragtag bunch of wonderful adventurers so I think so the the way it happened well we talked about about this in our previous episode we did do an episode at D&D live which kind of goes into a lot more but you were actually sent by the Raven Queen who gave you this mission to assist

these people because she knows that it connects to a greater plot of asmodeus who is somebody that she opposes like you know is a is a you know evil devil god basically and knows that your assistance will be beneficial to these people who are aiming to do otherwise juto kim richards tell us a little bit about juto where do we start so Juto was orphaned as a child by the armies of Korak, who was the previous Worm King. So basically the troops killed her

parents and her village. She was then enslaved by Korak and spent many years in servitude, horrible servitude, until she escaped. And she always had her quest was to avenge the death of her parents and the slavery of tiefling kind. She met this ragtag bunch.

Well, not you to start with. Me to start with. Yeah. And she's always very brash and hot-headed and angry. And that very early on resulted in her death rather foolishly um in the stupidest fight ever um but um so cam elora and trell and folk um fought to bring her back um and when they did she swore a blood oath to all of them and i think that would include reynard now as well given reynard's actions you renewed renewed it. Yeah, I just caught my hand again.

Yeah. Pressed on your face. Cool. And since then, I guess she grew up a little bit. When she came back, she was physically younger, but actually still the same age. And then, yeah, eventually at the end of the campaign, we managed to overthrow Korak and kill him of the campaign we managed to overthrow Korak and kill him and install Adric who is his twin brother as the new Worm King of Brasarus and declare tiefling kind free. So for the past three years she's been working as the tiefling ambassador in Adric's court helping with the kind of matters of

freeing tieflings and reintroducing them into society that kind of thing. of matters of freeing tieflings and reintroducing them into society that kind of thing um and uh she does have a partner someone she kept very secret from everyone all the way to the end um a tiefling girl called yuan yang um who is also part of the court now um yeah and i'd say that she's probably she's done a lot of growing up i think she's still got babby face she's found a lot of inner peace yeah she's working with her master done a lot growing up, I think. She's still got babby face. She's found a lot of inner peace. Especially working with her master, Guan Yin, who is from the plane of Arborea. And has found a lot of inner peace. You were bestowed with a new gift by the people of Brasaris.

Oh my gosh. When Mark texted me this, it was the best text ever. She now has a guandao called the Chainbreaker. text ever. She now has a guandao called the Chainbreaker which is a guandao forged in the private furnaces of the Worm King from the shattered remains of the traitor

Korax battle axes and armour. Jesus! Blessed by the priests of Bahamut and infused with elemental power, it now serves as a symbol of peace between the tieflings and dragonborn of Brasaris. And it's so cool, you guys. So you are blessed by this, and we start with you two.

You've received word from Adric that, and you know that a visitor has arrived in Talisval requesting to speak with yourself, with Cam, Elora, and Reynard. has arrived in Talosval, requesting to speak with yourself, with Cam, Ellora, and Reynard. And the day of your leaving, Adric, now Worm King

in his golden armor, and his wife Amaryllith, a silver dragon who often takes humanoid form, they come to meet you. And they... And Yuan Yang is there as well. Having said your goodbyes to her already, knowing that you're about to go on this journey,

and Adric kind of stands really good before you in a private chamber, no servants or assistants, just you and your close allies. Ah, Juto. I am concerned for this, what you have told me, of this woman who knows something of Trelemar, but I know that

he was very dear to all of us. If this is something you wish to do, then you have my blessing. I wish you the best of luck in these adventures. I only wish that myself or Amaryllith could travel with you. Our duty is here. Yes, you have rather a lot of business to deal

with. I don't think the kingdom would be happy with you taking a break from that. Swinging a sword would be nice for a change, but you're right. There is something I've been hearing of Mr. Butlin's actions. Yeah. He sold a lot of his relics. I'm not entirely sure why. He could have asked for money.

Exactly. I mean, I would have happily bestowed coin to him. We have a gift for him, if you wouldn't mind taking it to him. Of course. He presents you with a set of red dragon scale leather. I was spending a rowing machine. And he presents you you this set of armour and Amaryllith who is

you know she's pregnant but in her humanoid form she wouldn't really show it so she just looks how she normally does but she kind of comes over and like kisses you on the cheeks and just is like please be safe. Go with the blessing of Bahamut.

I don't know what this will involve, but I imagine it will not be easy. Tromar's soul, he sold it to Asmodeus. No good can come of that. But we must see him returned. Exactly. I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. I am. But I made a blood oath

and Trelemar needs to be saved. Good. Yes. Go without blessing. Thank you. The airship is waiting to take you to Talasvar when you are ready. Good luck, my friend. He just...

I shake his hand. I'll pick up my guandao. It feels strange using this again. I have no doubt you will have great need of it. Yes. And then I'll go to Yuan Yang and I'll say

I will stay as safe as I can. You better. You know what will happen if you don't. I will come to that wherever you are, whatever hell you find yourself in, and drag you back. I must admit, that is an amusing thought. It won't be amusing when I come for you. You won't be laughing, I promise you. Okay, old man. Good. I'll be back soon.

She gives you a kiss, and you make your way off. When you arrive in Talosval, it must only be a few days after the others had been there. You travelled quickly, swiftly. You find waiting for you another tiefling, dressed very differently. She rubs

her horns as you enter. She's reading something. Ah, you must be the one called Juto. I've seen your visage. My name is Silveira. Your companions have already made their journey, so I wish to be quick. I'm not sure what trouble they may already find themselves in. My name is Silveira Sikas. I am a studier of the hells and infernals. I come from another world. Does this surprise you?

Not particularly. We met many strange and wonderful beings from different realms on our journeys. Good. Good, it shouldn't because the things you are about to see will be far stranger than me. I will tell you what I told them. I discovered your you what I told them.

I discovered your friend Trelimar. A mask was left behind at the scene of a crime. A knight was bringing something to me, a puzzle box, engraved with infernal scripts and writing. She was cut down by a creature called a Hell Knight. They are mortals that have made bargains with devils and become twisted and infused with infernal magic. Whatever creature this was, it dropped this broken mask. Well, when I received the box, I also received the mask, and after investigating it, I saw

visions of you and your companions in this trellimar. I believe that that hell knight was him. I believe it was him. Perhaps a vestige of his humanity had forced him to drop this clue, perhaps. A breadcrumb trail to

follow. Now I'm afraid that I do not know what has happened to him since, but I do know that he originally made his deal with Asmodeus. Now, in my world, a place called Toril, hundreds of years ago, Asmodeus rose to godhood. He slew another god into his place, and as doing so, all of his contracts fell to his lieutenants. Other archdevils, powerful allies. One of them now holds your friend's soul. I do not know which, but I am investigating it. I will find it as soon as I can.

But your friends have already gone ahead. They travel through across the River Styx, deep into the first layer of hell, Avernus. It is a scarred battleground, where the blood war rages stronger and harder than anywhere else. Demons and devils clash in giant war machines, and ancient cities and bastions of twisted metal hold thousands of devils, slaves, mortal souls. It is no picnic. It will be dangerous. But if you can rescue your friend's soul, I believe that you will be doing more than just saving him.

Something is afoot. Some plan involving this puzzle box. A mystery I am yet to solve. But if you can stop him, I think that you will be a great ally in whatever is to come. A question. Of course. If one of us was to fall in battle in the hells,

what would happen? What happens when you fall anywhere? Your soul will depart. But you may find that in the hells, the archdevils are very quick to try and persuade fallen souls. They will try to make deals. Be wary. They may offer you a chance of salvation, but at what price?

That is only for you to decide. But if you die, there is no saving you. The devils and the demons themselves, if you slay them on their home plane, they'll just reform somewhere else. But you, I cannot guarantee the safety of your soul. I am not entirely sure I have a second chance left. Well, then I must ask you to weigh how much this friend is worth. I believe I saw in his memories that he risked considerable pain and his own life to save yours. I am here, am I not? I have already made my answer.

Very good. I've given a gift to your friends which will allow me to send you directly to them, wherever they are. This is a one-stop trip. You and your friends will need to find your own way home. Fair. Very well. She holds up her hand.

She begins casting a ritual and you see a large spherical sphere. Spherical sphere. A large spherical shape open up that begins to tear and rip and pull apart the very fabrics of reality. Meanwhile, for the rest of you. Hello. You followed Selvira's portal and you arrived in a city called boulder's gate a strange place to many of you this being not your world anymore from there you were instructed to head to there

weren't cats yeah weird uh you were instructed to head to a place called the temple of kellenvor where a secret gateway to a demi-plane that connects to the river Styx existed. Through Cam, you discovered that a Cambian, a fiend, had disguised itself as a member of the City Watch and was trying to influence the priests. It was trying to interrogate them. You stopped the devil, you convinced it to leave, and through that gained access to the temple. From there, you journeyed deep into its crypts,

where a door was unlocked and a great portal led through into a demiplane. A grey, mist-like existence where a stone valley and not much else seemed to appear around you. And as you followed it, it led you down to the banks of a great green river, the waters swirling with spirits and undead, green polluted liquid lapping up onto the shores. And across the valley, a great draconic skeleton had been erected. But as you draw closer, the dragon skeleton, animated and... None shall trespass here. And I believe we rolled initiative.

I believe we did. But I didn't write it down, so roll it again. Okay. Thank God. Also, I did an inspiring leader in the first one. Everyone should have. Everyone bar Juto should have 20 temp HP as well. I wrote inspiring instead of initiative because you were talking.

Whoopsie. I got a natural 20. Yeah, that includes you, Juto, as well. Well, I got a natural 20, so it's 25. What is this? Well, I got the extra 20. What did you knight through? Are you looking at hit points?

Yeah. Oh. I just Did you knight three? Are you looking at hit points? Yeah Oh Um Allura Raynard What a time to start Do I have advantage on Not

Nope That was a different thing Yeah Cam And Alzrah Alzrah Allura

Uh 16 Raynard 16 but better Juto 25 It begins Cam 19 16. Raynard. 16, but better. Juto. 25. It begins.

19. 19. Alzra. Nat 1. Do you have a bonus? Four in total. Yeah, it's a bonus. Juto, you're not going to be in this round.

You're going to come in to save the day. So, the river river sticks it wails as the the the ripples through the river sticks itself pass you occasionally hear these as the soul passes along delightful but the noise that first comes to hand is the great bone claw grips around a broken column. As this dragon, the Dracolich, begins pulling itself free. Reynard, you are the first to react. Oh, another dragon. Brilliant. How do we kill one that's already dead? Do I know anything about dragons? I don't think i do um does it does it look

like it has any big glowing red weak spots like a game no i want to shoot it in its weak spot you know that that's not going to fly ah sid i don't know if we can get the mini cam up yeah what a Yeah. I've got a cool map, Sid. There's a map. If it needs to move, I can move it. Okay, well... He's trying. I was trying, yeah. Woo! Nice. Feedback.

Have we frozen? I think it probably crashed my aircraft. Yeah, the camera killed. Aircast. We'll be back. We'll be back in a second. Our camera just destroyed our streaming software. But you can still hear us.

As it is, they can still hear us. They can still hear us. We'll just carry on. Okay, so first up, I will do a Hunter's Mark for bonus action. And then I guess I'll back up as much as I can. I don't know how much room I have to move. I mean, you can see it. They can't, but we can. Oh, yeah, there is actually a map.

Okay. I won't back up. Whoa mean, you can see it. They can't, but we can. Oh, yeah. There is actually a map. Okay. I went back up. Whoa, this map looks so good. I'll go in and grab it. It's like the coolest, best map. 15, 20, 25. So I'm sort of going on to that little... Yeah, and as you step out into this rocky outcropping, you glance down and you can see haunted

faces of dead souls swimming past in this river of green and black. Oh, okay. I don't want to go in that. So yeah, if Hunter's marked the Dracolich, and I will guess shoot it twice. Okay. But a sharpshooter.

You're going to sharpshoot it? Yeah, both of them. Okay. Ooh. It's minus five a sharpshooter, isn't it? Yes. There we go. 12 minus five, seven, plus nine, so 16.

16 is not enough. It bounces off one of the dragon. What was that noise? Large. It's kind of got like a horned head with this large kind of protruding horn. God damn. Okay, yeah, both missed. Both missed?

Yeah, the other one was lower. The bolts just go flying wide. Your beautiful weapons are nothing. Wow. It's Wilhelm. Hey, Laura. Okay. I am also going to try and shoot with the

moonbow. Twice. Yep, so one of the feats of the moonbow. She pulled the moonbow. Twice. Yep. So one of the feats of the moonbow is you can make two attacks. Oh my God. It begins. So that is a low roll.

So the highest is on 19. 19 does hit. So there we go. Hey, I hit. Come on. Remember us being enemies so we are now bitch

um two so six seven so seven radiant damage and eight piercing damage so 15 damage total

so that the arrow this kind of blazing arrow of light, because the moonbow doesn't use regular ammunition, you kind of pull it back, fire it, it blasts against the dracolich's body. It erupts across its face, reflecting. Would you like to move or bonus action? No, just going to chill here.

Scoot back a tiny bit. Cam Buckland. I'm itching my armpit and finishing off the wine. Okay. I put it in. Can you not? I'm just gonna cast

Spiritual Weapon within 60 feet. I forgot you have that. I have miniatures for it and I don't have them. Classic old user dice. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. So it's almost. You can put it there and then it's next to it. Spiritual weapon right in front of you.

In which case I can attack with it. It looks like a Gwanda. Okay. Nice. About that. The old one. And I'm going to attack with it, if that's okay. I mean, yes. Thank you. You've lost my permission. Nice. The old one. And I'm going to attack with it, if that's okay. Me, yes. You've lost my permission. Five.

Oh boy. Plus ten. Fifteen. That is not enough. Draculich roars back as the ground now swipes through there. You are rolling garbage. Wobbling in front of him. As always. I stink, by the way. That was as always I stink by the way

that was a bonus action by the way to cast spiritual weapon you still have an action I can just use an action to stink I'm just gonna drink wine

yeah that my action would be to very calm really the wine away that's what he's doing nice the Dracolich

takes to the air somehow with these bony flesh coloured wings The Dracolich takes to the air somehow with these bony flesh-coloured wings. Oh, he got close to me. Oh, no. Oh, he's gone back and forth. Yeah, he wants to go away from me.

It lands in amongst all of you and lets out this bellowing roar. I need everybody, everybody to make wisdom saving throws. The bone squad does not need to make wisdom saving throws. Cool. Bone squad. Alzera's force. Oh, 28. No, you don't.

You don't. I rolled an 18 and I have a plus 10 for wisdom. Plus 10 wisdom saving throws. Very wise Tom 28 20 16 Everybody except

Cambachland you feel this wave Of fear just wash over you But you've faced things like this before This thing has no fear For you you have faced the lady Of death itself but cambarkland you soil yourself it has been three years since you've been in this sort of mortal peril and

it suddenly hits you this thing terrifies you fucking shit um it actually smells better uh it will then attempt to bite Cam Buckland and then claw Raynard and one of the bone squad. What the bros? So Cam Buckland that is a 27 to hit you. You take

23 points of damage 18 of which piercing 5 of lightning. As it pierces down, lightning kind of crackles down its jaws. You can see bits of blue hide still attached to it. Raylard, 20 to hit. 14 slashing damage.

Bone Squad, 19 to hit. Oh, it just hits! 14 points of slashing damage. Oh, one of them's dead! Well, put him down, because you can technically reanimate You just watch as he just tears one down Shut up Dead or nothing

Sounds like a Zylo His voice is going to get really sore My voice will be fine I'm just going to cast Blight on this dude. Okay. Fourth level. Nice. Now, interestingly, I was reading Alza's character sheet.

You have a thing which means necrotic damage. If it has resistance, it doesn't apply. Normally the things resistant to necrotic damage. Alza's necrotic power is so strong that even this undead creature cannot resist the power like crackling black lightning perfect for where we are

yeah your con save is 17 con save of 17 okay that is a 15 way so 8d8 damage please

roll it yee 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 for the first four no you you got two sevens. 19. Did I? 19? Oh, I can't read.

You got 14. You got 20 there, dude. You rolled a two sevens, a five and a one. That's 20 damage. Oh, 20. I can't read. That's a seven as well. Seven, eight, nine.

Oh, God, I can't count. 17, so. So 37. 37 damage. It's quite late. We are playing very late here. So, 37. 8.40. The previous one.

It's bedtime. It's my bedtime normally. So, you watch as this black lightning crackles up and down the creature's body. As it roars in defiance at you. Would you like to move? I might move back a tad. I thought she was reversing. Let's do one, two.

Let's go here. Okay. Yar. And then as a bonus action, do you want to command the bone squad? I'm going to command the bone squad to also move back with me. Bone squad.

Form the bone shield. Form the bone squad shield! Let's go! Laura, two creepy skeletons kind of start surrounding you. Silently, just like, Hi, friends! So you've got two archer skeletons and two shield skeletons, haven't you? Two swords, two archers, yeah.

At the end of Al's return, I'm going to use its legendary action. Its wings start beating dramatically. I need Cam and Raynard to make dexterity saving throws, please. I'm next to the pool of souls. That's what it's called, right? 17. 17?

The pool of souls. Dexterity saving throw for Raynard. I throw strength. I prefer dexterity. 11. 11. You both take 14 bludgeoning damage. Oh, man.

And you are not prone. Oh, man. Oh, that's fine. You're not in the river. I'm not launched, am I? Nope. Okay, good. Hello.

Oh, it lands behind everybody. Did you think you could flee? No. Darkness will always find you. Top of the round a glowing portal appears in the air and coming

flying through it you see a very familiar very welcome tiefling in red robes guandao in hand we don't have your proper mini because we don't know where it's gone I know where it is where do you want to land on it?

Can I almost like land on it? Like I just come through already Flying through like ready to attack Sure So you land on top of the creature And yeah I guess I'm just going to go For a straight up chain breaker Like a Gwandau hit

Are you on a flurry? Yeah do you know what I'll do the full attack extra attack and flurry yep so four attacks yeah oh first attack is a 14 yes yeah so you strike but the strike goes wide as you're flying through the air wow 16 miss strikes the bone but doesn't quite have enough force To penetrate and go through You've got two more attacks Just your one cool moment Your one cool moment

In the whole thing 15 plus 10 25 That's a hit That's with my fist Yes because it's unarmed strike That's a 7 They do count as matchboxes

That's a 19 Hits just So you feel like this bone that you've kind of weakened With one strike You slam down again and here it's snap 9 points of damage How irritating At the end of your turn it's going to whip its tail up

And try and strike you 27 16 points of bludgeoning damage If your turn, it's going to whip its tail up and try and strike you. Bring it on, bring it on. 27. Yeah, that'll do. 16 points of bludgeoning damage. It slams into the back of you. It does it to itself as well, right? No.

Reynard. I'm going to stand up. Obviously. Obviously. Obvs. Do you fall in? No. Can I jump over to this?

Sure, make a five foot gap. Just roll an athletics check for me. I'll just run around. Look at it and you're like... I'm going to fail it. That's why I'm not doing it. I want to cast Ensnaring Strike.

To empower Wilhelm with Thorny Vines. And then I will shoot twice. And I've got Hunter's Mark on it still. So, 18 plus... So no sharpshooter did you hit with that one? So 12 was one. 18 plus

11 was... No, 13. Just tell me the two attacks final. 16 and a million 16 misses higher one hits 31 hits uh i'm sorry i'm trying to 1d8 it's been a while since we played these characters a d6 for thunder and a d6 for hunter's mark and in staring strike Strike. So 3, 7, 13, plus 6, 19 damage on that one shot. And for in Snaring Strike, they need to make a Strength save. 18. All right.

Is it fine? All right. So these little vines kind of grow out from the crossbow bolt, but it just flexes one wing and it just bursts. Yeah, he just uses that as a new piece of armour. It's got a lot of bone men in its way.

So at the end of your turn, Reynard, it beats its wings again. Juto, can you, in fact, Juto, Elora, Alzera and the bone squad,

can you all make dexterity saving throws for me, please? Oh, damn. Hold on tight, Bone Squad. Here we go. 11. That's if you make the saving throw. 15.

23. 23. 15. 11. 11. Bone Boys. Bone Boys. 1.

17, 18, 19, 20 for one. Okay. Oh, that's cocked. 8, 9, 10, 11 for another one. Okay. And that 20, 23 for another one. So one bone squad in Juto. As this thing's beating its wings,

Juto, you manage to just hold onto its body as you're being knocked around. Everybody else, so Elora, Alzara, and two of the bone squad, you guys are knocked prone and you will take 14 points of damage. I believe that the bone squad... Bone squad are done. They're toast. One of them still up. One still up.

This guy is like, ha-ha! Bone boy! All those bones from them, do they fly in my direction? Ow! Oh, I love these guys. It's legendary actions for this turn. That was at the end of Raynard's. Laura.

So I will stand up. I realised I could shoot it when it hit me. I want to go... Oh, sorry, it should have been you. Yeah, sorry. Wait, is it? It's fine, you go and then we'll have Cam go after this. Yeah.

Fuck it. I mean, you're frightened by it anyway. Yeah, I shout myself. Yeah, sorry. Wait, is it? Yeah, it's fine. You go and then we'll have Cam go after this. Yeah. Oh, yeah. So, might, might. Fuck it. I mean, you're frightened by it anyway. Yeah, I shout myself. Yeah, nice. Canon. Can I... DM rules?

I was going to do an AoE type spell, but Juto's on it now, so I'm not going to. I'm going to just shoot it twice. Okay, go for it. Because, lol. That's pretty good. I don't know, what is it to hit with this, actually? It's on the actions. Is it?

Yeah. Plus 11, yeah. No. So, 28. That hits. Yep, they'll both hit. Yep, they'll both hit. They both hit.

Two more blasts of light from the bow. So radiant damage. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 radiant damage. And then... 19 piercing! So that is a total of 34 for both attacks. So we go to my 1. She's doing things with...

So again, you watch as these blasts of light are kind of, you know, blowing parts of its bones off of this draculich, but it still roars and fights ferociously Ken Buckley can I whisper something to you yeah I don't want the pie to know just how much he shit himself smells bad how much shit is in my pants we should unplug your mic if you can secret chattic I'm not listening I'm not listening can I insta kill this one I think he wants me to get off the dragon Secret chasm. I'm not listening, I'm not listening. La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la You just keep hold of that. Cam comes around the corner standing boldly. What do you do?

And I just look proud. Yeah, you look super proud and point at the dracolet or something. And cut through it. Do you do anything? No, I'm just... I am no longer fearful of this. Yep.

It's the dupe, isn't it? What? Don't know why. Sure. Oh, I didn't move it when it did its wings, but that's fine. We'll just move now. No! The dragon is flying.

Doesn't like being hit by this glowy bow. Oh, glow bow. Okay. Alzray, you can make an attack of opportunity against this thing, but you do have disadvantage. I will do it. Because you are prom. I am prom.

What are you attacking with? Your sword? My sword, please. Your giant Sephiroth katana. Nine life stealer longsword! Yes, mama! That's a four. It's with disadvantage as well, so just in case you get lower than a four.

That's an eight. I failed! You guys swing on the board. Try flying up through the air as it swings past. The dragon lands. Pretty little elf, put away your little needle. It's going to bite you and try and claw you twice. 17 to hit.

Just. You take 18 plus 5. You take 23 points of damage. It's first claw. 29 to hit. 14 damage. Second claw is a 21. 14 more damage.

Oh, man. Laura's going down! Wow. Nah. What? Like, the bow has been blasting away at it, and it hates it. It does not seem to like it at all. Alzra.

No good. I'm torn so hard between things. I have so many things I can do. It's kind of why, like, yeah, I thought we'd kick things off with combat. It's great. We can get back into the swing of things. Technically, this is only a medium encounter. Oh, really?

It is, yeah. You guys are level 15! Yeah, there's a lot of us as well. Yeah. I mean, well, right now you're, like, four level 15s, because I don't know what Cam's doing, but, like... So it's probably, like, a hard encounter at this point. Look at his fucking grin. he's like uh can you make it can you make a saving throw actually cam you would have

had a same throw at the end of your turn yes with some saving throw sure that's a two plus you're rolling so bad fuck 10 12 12 you still terrified. But clearly you're not because you're standing so proud. Holding it in nicely. I am going to... Yes. I'm going to hold up my lantern and I'm going to turn undead. You're going to turn undead? Turn undead.

Hell, okay. Remind me. You're only going to destroy it because it's way too powerful. You need to make a wisdom saving throw DC 17 Wisdom saving throw 21 God damn okay

You hold up your lantern Invoking the symbol of the Raven Queen Begone undead And it just No Oh Your little bitch of a goddess has no power I swear

Dude What the hell Rude In this day and age Hey Dragalich It's like 233 man What the hell

Yeah This is on you I'd say he was a nice guy That would be true Is that your action That's like 233, man. What the hell? Yeah, this is on you. Say he was a nice guy. That's the truth. Is that your action? That is my action. You've got to stand up.

I would like to stand up because I'm laying down on the ladder. Get lost! I like the idea that you're laying down in a nice pose like you've got 15 feet of movement if you like, you can get next to him yeah let's get right next to him, let's get close cool at the top of the round

Juto I'm going to attack him with a guando attack, extra attack and then I'm going to step with a wind disengage and hop off let me do the first thing first yep natural 20s and a 25. okay so do the next one first remember you double the weapon dice not the enchantment dice i kind of have my hard rule rule on enchantment. Okay, so it is four plus seven, so that's eleven. Double four.

So it's just eight, eight, plus fifteen. So fifteen. And then the... And then one d6 of fire, one d6 of cold. Six damage in total, three of each. Okay, so another six. And then... Six damage in total, three of each. Okay, so another six. And then...

That's 21 from the first attack, and then the second attack is just... Second attack hit as well. So d4, yeah, d8 plus whatever. Six, uh, seven, eight, nine, thirteen. Thirteen, and then two d6 from that as well. Oh wow. For eight points, so four and four again. Wow.

So nine on the second one was such a good roll. So you rolled, how much on the first one? 13. Yeah. So it was 21 altogether for that second attack. For that one as well, so it's 42 damage across both attacks. Cool. And then Step of the Wind.

Wake, One and Go? Yeah, can I jump off behind the Bone Bros? Yeah. I got 55. No, you've got Slow Fall, you I jump off behind the bone bros? Yeah I got 55 You've got slow fall, you literally fly off You're a cool monk You just sail through the air, easy Cool, got me

Cool At the end of your go It will tail attack Reynard It's only a 16 No, it doesn't hit Okay, so this time you actually bring the tail attack Reynard. It's only a 16. No, it doesn't hit. Okay, so this time you actually bring your arm up and you're knocked back.

I'm also going to use a reaction to shoot it. Oh, I forgot you can do this. Yeah, so 3, nice. 14. Miss. No, sorry, 16. 16 still misses. Nah.

But it's now your... Cam's go. I'm going to get the Initiative order right this time Cam Standing triumphantly Will Raise his hands out And mask your wounds

Which is a 30 foot radius sphere Centred on a point Within 60 foot So I think I can get everybody You can get everyone yeah Every player character

This is At 6th level So it's 3d8 Whoa Plus Whizzy We don't know that Every player character. This is at 6th level, so it's 3d8. Whoa! Plus Whizzy. We don't roll it. You may. He's got it.

Please don't roll it on that tiny shelf. Please roll it in the tray. Or on that space where Rhiannon's pointing to. Just not on the tiny shelf. Please. Big tray. No tray! What the fuck?

That was good. Seven. That last wisdom is five. Twelve. So, twelve hit points, everybody. Nice. Thank you. Everyone.

That's everybody. Yeah. That's a whole five people. Yeah. Wait, twelve HP healed? Yep. Yep. Twelve HP healed.

That's more than you ever didn't like for. And can my spiritual weapon come in and attack? Sure. It's a bonus action, right? Yeah. You are still technically

at disadvantage because you're still frightened. Yeah. Even though the weapon is attacking. I hate that shell. It's so dumb. He rolls on the tiniest space.

Why? There's so much space in the ride. You could push your iPad further forward and still... 15. Nope. The spiritual weapon sails through the air as the dracolich pulls its head back at the last second. It's like a sharp stone ice

and you're throwing it at glass screen. I am. It's gorilla glass though, you know. Allegedly. I'm going to put away my crossbow, and in the same movement, pull out the Greybell sword. Black Hearth Blade. Nice.

I'm going to bring it down on him and do a destructive wave. Bring the pain train. Tell us what that does, Tom Hazel. So I strike the ground. In this case, I'm striking the ground. No, no, with the Black Hearth Blade, you literally strike the ground. In this case, I'm striking... No, no, yeah. It's with the Blackhearth Blade. You literally strike the ground and then...

Okay, I pin it into the ground and a burst of divine energy ripples out from me. Cheap. So if anything within range, I can choose what it hits. So you don't hit any of your allies. And it has to do a constitution save. That is a con save, you said.

Yeah. 17. I believe it takes half damage. Half damage. Sweet, I do 5d6 radiant damage. Is it 5d6? Yeah. Okay.

Or at least I'm casting it at fifth level. Yeah, it is 5d6. Yeah, yeah. It's normal. Crikey. Okay. Bam! 6, 6, 12, 13 is 56. Yeah, yeah. It's normal. Crikey. Cool. Okay. Bam!

6, 6, 12, 13, 16, 17. 17 points? 17 radium. This wave erupts, kind of cascading the dracolich and like... Beautiful. I thought it was pretty cool. Axel instead then. Bonus action? Yeah, bonus action. Axel. Sure. beautiful that's what was pretty cool Axel instead then

bonus action yeah bonus action Axel sure throw that out throw my hang on so hang on a second

here you've put the crossbow away that's for free drawing it you can't draw Axel at the same time oh

can I not use a command word and it just flies out you have to wield it you can't just have it like... You know what? No. Rule of cool, fine.

But in the future... Rule of cool! Because I do command it when it's away from me as well. Just make an attack roll. Okie dokie, Mark. It's rule of cool. You hit the ground and then you say the word and it flies out of the scabbard.

Natural one. Never mind. Wow! and then you just like say the word and it flies out of the scabbard natural one never mind wow ear laura get it stuck in the sheet well at the end of reynard's turn sorry it is going to put axel down there we go where is real ken He is hiding in here. He can still hit you. I'm sobbing. You have cover. His tail comes smashing down on the sarcophagus.

Because he also knows where you are. He has blind sense. 19 to hit. Do I have disadvantage on this save? It's not saving throw. I just want to hit you. 19 to hit you. Yeah. Yep. You take 14 points hit you. 19 to hit you. Yeah.

Yep. You take 14 points of damage. 16 points. Wait, I heal myself, don't I? You did. How much was it? 12. Yeah.

So just take four more damage or whatever. You take 16 points. Yeah, it's done. Can you make a concentration check for me as well for spiritual weapon? So constitution saving throw.

Yes. 19 plus something else. Easy. That was at the end of Reynald's turn. And now we're Laura. I know. Okay. We should roll there.

He would like to cast Moonbeam on the Dracovitch. Yep. What level? Five. Five, so straight down. So he needs to make a constitution saving throw. Is it now or at the start of his turn? Um, at the start.

When it enters the spells area for the first time or its turn starts there. Okay. Yeah, we'll do it because it's turn next anyway. Uh, was it constitution? Uh, 31. Yep, that'll pass.

It's almost like it's very tough. Yeah, I'm starting to get that. Stretch weapons, not competition. Oh, is it not? There you go. Thanks. Did chat tell you that? Yes. I thought they did. Well remembered. It's been a while.

Yeah, it has been a while. Have you seen the cosplay D&D? Yeah. Oh, wait, no. You're such a... 27, so half of 27. It's been a while since I've played D&D. Oh, wait, no. You're such a... 27, so half of 27. I would be 13. So you can see now the creature's bones and body is falling apart.

It's sustained multiple big blows. As this moonbeam cascades down upon it. And it kind of no I must guard the river who will not best me and he is going to leave

I want to get away he's going to leave right he's leaving he's gone he will gonna leave right he's leaving he's gone awesome you will he will actually leave wait wait no boy here we go so you are gonna get some attacks opportunity Elora Reynard Alza Elora you're at disadvantage because it's a ranged

weapon in melee Reynard you had the sword. Elora, you're at disadvantage because it's a ranged weapon in melee. Reynard, you had the sword, so it's with the Black Curse Blade. Yeah, it is. You get an attack opportunity. 23 with disadvantage. 28. Wait, I don't have disadvantage.

28, 23, hit. 22. Hits. Yes! Oh, wait, so this does quite a bit, actually. Both hits. 22. It hits. Yes! Oh wait, so this does quite a bit actually. 58 plus 3. 5 radiant damage. And 11 piercing damage. So 16 total.

Nice. I did 12 to it. 12 points from Reynard. Blackheart's Blade. I did 8 damage. 8 damage. Can I do Touch of Death on that? Or not allowed? Do you want to? Do you want to spend Channel Divinity? So you watch as Auzer is the last one to hit it

as it's kind of fleeing away. Allura blasts it at point blank range. Reynard, you strike at it with a Black Curse Blade. And then Alza plunges this long Sephiroth Star Katana Blade with these runes, these nine, I think? Yeah, nine of them. Nine glowing runes, three of which are filled, colored like glowing, as it plunges in. So you do

an extra 25 damage. You do 33 points of damage. Wow. Nice. Nine lifestealer. What's the effect on a creature that has 100 less hit points? Oh, it doesn't work on undead. Dead. Never mind then. Damn it. And you just watch as

around you, these bones just crumble around you, falling to pieces. As it's destroyed. It's destroyed! Oh my god! Clutch play! It was just about to do a massive line attack on all of us. It was about to do, which I completely forgot it had.

This is me being a bad DM because I'm tired. Completely forgot it had lightning breath. Wow, that would have sucked 90 foot long 5 foot wide line of lightning DC 20 dexterity staving throw

on a fail it deals 12 D10 lightning damage what minimum of 66 what that's his average

is 66 that's mental which is why he poops oh my god Juto only has this many hit points in the group chat

the other day in the group chat that made me poop myself a little bit oh no that's for other things yeah right that's, Juto only has this many hit points in the group chat the other day. Yeah, in the group chat. That made me poop myself a little bit. Oh no, that's for other things. Yeah. Right. That's future Juto problems. Yeah.

So you watch as this Dracolich just crumbles around you. And as the bones hit the stone, some of them fall into the river. The bones just begin to fizzle and dissipate into dust. Cam stood there triumphantly, just like nodding at everyone. Well done. And then will brush himself off

and slowly walk towards this sarcophagus over here. I mean, Alzra, Alzra, Elora, Juto, and I think Reynard will have a perception enough to see amongst that broken sarcophagus. I have a perception check of 20. Passive perception is 20. They see Cam like hiding behind this broken something. He just looks around and says,

Oh! Something on the floor. He's going to duck behind the rubble and then I'm going to get up. The real you pops up. Oh, Cam, you were very valiant. Thanks, guys. Do you feel the heels?

Feel the heels. Just a question. Have you pooped yourself? No, it's just... It smells really bad. It's the smelly river. Yeah. Just the really smelly river.

I think the trousers were stained before we got here. Juto! And Laura's just going to run at Juto and give her a massive hug. I'll return the hug back. Princess, how are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm wonderful.

I'm glad to see you. Do you see what's happened here? Cam is very overweight, very bearded, disheveled. Juto! Woo! I'm going to come in for a huge hug. I think he's drunk already, by the way. I smell like shit.

And BO and wine. I will tolerate it. Mr. Human, I see fatherhood has made you very relaxed. I'm so chill. It's so good. Also, you're doing that thing. Without the fangs.

Oh, smiling. Then I'm doing the fangs. It's a little scary. I'm happy to see you. And then I do a full fang smile. You are... Is she possessed? I think she's possessed.

Raynard. Can I hug you? I'll offer a hand. Okay, that's what I was hoping for, yeah. And then I'll pull you in for a hug. Oh, she's going to kill me. It has been a long time. It's been way too long how are you as steward of gray bell yeah steward that's i knew it was when they offered it to me i didn't hear rule um it's great actually incredible uh everyone's happy

i think no one's uh you know tried to assassinate me so I must be doing something right. That's what rulers do, right? Yeah, yeah. No assassinations is always a good thing. Yeah. Perfect. Out of interest, Alzra, what are you doing while they're having this lovely reunion?

I'm just tending to my poor bone men. Do you want to animate them back? Yeah, I'm going to animate them. You've got a third level spell slot. Yeah. I'll animate them back. So Jutouto you look over and you just see this like

all in black like dark armour like raven hair with skulls this giant katana sword just raise a hand and this black mist pours off of it and then these bone men

just and then they silently stand next to them oh welcome back. I'm sorry you fell. Oh, I just love you too, Toe. This is Ausra. Hello.

Wonderful to meet you. You are a powerful woman. So are you. I was very impressed by your skills. Extend a hand. I'll give you a very awkward hand back. It's a thing I'm learning. Me too. Okay. I'll give you a very awkward hand back. It's a thing I'm learning. Me too.

Me too. I'll just give the weirdest handshake. This is the most awkward handshake. You can grab the hand. This works. The skeleton men come up. Oh, please, me. Nice to meet you.

What is your name? This is Conquest. Conquest. And then another one comes up. This is Famine. Iquest. And then another one comes up. This is Famine. I'm shaking. Famine. Pestilence.

I'm shaking. And War. I'm sensing a theme here. Yes, I think the names are very apt, especially for what we're about to do. They didn't want my flower crowns, though. Oh, I tried. But have you noticed, and I point to my hair. I love it so much.

The blooms you sent me have preserved well, and in my hair, so where my old red flowers were, are now like a crown of blue flowers, of Allura's flowers. I mean, it sounds like you're smiling. So Brasaris must be going well? There are many trials and tribulations, and I don't really think I'm suited to court life. There's a lot of talking involved. I must admit, Yuan Yang does most of the talking, and I stand behind her and look menacing when I need to.

While this is happening... Yang Yang does most of the talking and I stand behind her and look menacing when I need to. The river. While this is happening, can I stealthily walk towards the river and have a little look at it? Stealth check. My passive perception is 20. I think you have the highest, so we're going to see if Cam can beat it. Seven. Total?

Really? You were good at sneaking. I thought you were good at sneaking. I thought you were good at sneaking for some reason. I mean, you see Cam just quietly walking over towards the river. I mean, it's not inherently anything like budgie. I'm going to look at it. It looks like water-ish it is there is definitely liquid

it is green viscous occasionally you see like a body literally swim past with like a haunted face like it can be pulled along i thought you meant like a skeleton's doing a backstroke you've all y'all have seen disney's hercules yeah over there like lord of the rings yeah lord of the rings the marsh focus yeah yeah yeah yeah spirits of the marsh i'm gonna physically it's gonna be really obvious me weighing things up in my head and i'm gonna start taking my trousers and pants okay cam cam cam cam what do you dip in the river? My trousers and underwear So you put your trousers and underwear in the river Like shit encrusted

Oh right, I see you're washing You're being responsible dad You make a You make a dexterity saving throw for me Can I try and stop this? Sure Natural one Natural one.

Natural one. That's a four. Can we trade Cam in for someone useful? Touching the wood. Oh, God. Oh, no. You're putting your... Trousers. So you're kind of dipping.

Are you dipping or are you... No, I am intensive because I do see all the buffies. Someone in Caps' chat just says, what are you... No, I am tensed because I do see all the puppies. Someone in Cap's chat just says, what are you doing? So you see a man with his butt hanging out, like, dipping his clothes and kind of... You're trying not to... Obviously, it's Nat 20 as well.

It's quite dinky. All right, OK. So you swirl it around for a bit and obviously... Oh, yeah, he did roll a Nat 20. It's like his penis has changed oh god and you can see it's getting rid of

whatever trace of soil was in there pizza mashers and you kind of pull it back up and you know they're dripping with this green viscous goo and as it hits the stone

there is like a a fizzle sound oh Cam I can't please I really want you to be dressed right now but I think that that might hurt you if you put them on a fizzle sound. Kim? I can't. Please. I really want you to be dressed right now

but I think that that might hurt you if you put them on. Has anyone got prestidigitation? No. Can I just like move him?

Just move him away. So you feel like you just pick him up and like drag him back? What about my pants? This is terribly I left my pants what about my pants this is terribly I left my pants in the river

terribly disrespectful you left your pants in the river they are gone my pants these are souls you're putting your shit

in the river of souls what are you thinking I'm so sorry I thought this would be a really like you know dramatic

mini series I really just want to write that one down I forgot Cam. You're putting shit in the river of salt. It's not like it's going to make it any worse. These are souls of people. I lost a part of my soul.

Please stop. Please. I've stopped. Cam, Cam. You're upsetting Armstrong. So you have your trousers, but your pants are gone. Yeah. Please put them back on.

Did anyone think to bring Cam a change of clothes? Because honestly, we should have thought of it, but I don't have it. The ones I put on the trousers. He's a grown man. Are you putting them on? No, I'm just looking at them. Is he okay? They're like silver.

You said they were fizzing or something like that. Is he real? It's when it hit the stone. There's almost like a steam. Like it's like a it turns into a smoke. Yeah, you don't want to put your genitals next to that.

Looks pretty bad. Yeah, no. Maybe not wash clothes in the In the River of Souls. River of Souls. Very few options. I feel like that shouldn't be

a warning that should ever leave anyone's mouth. Never wash your pants in the River of Souls. We don't have like a water scale or something. Laura, do you hear the sound of like a wood creaking? Can I see where it's coming?

You look behind you and you can see in the distance, it's still a ways away, but you see a long ferry boat with a hooded figure with a long stick and a lantern dangling off the edge of it with a green flame. Eldra! I'm guessing we'd need to board that.

Is that where we need to go next? Is that for us? First of all, I'm very sorry for Cam disrespecting the souls. I'm very sorry. Let's just do this. The bone squad has stood right behind you, and two of them have hands on their swords.

Whoa! They're not moving, but they just stood right behind you. If I could interject... Can you let Colin and Fred and William or whatever... It's not their names, Cam. It's not their names. It's not their names. If I could interject, Mr. Human, I have a gift from you.

From a drink. From me? From him? From him. For you. For me? Yes. However, I need you to look after this. With my life?

You are not to sell this. Why would I sell it? Because you sold everything else we gave you. Everything. All these magic items you had. They're gone. The legend of you selling everything has made it all the way to Brasaris. A legend.

You do realise... It's not a good tale. ...that we're all rather wealthy now and could help you with this if you just asked us. We could have sent you much coin. I'm fine. I didn't need those old rusty little relics dusting up the place. Nimbus? What place?

They had sentimental value, surely. It's sentimental. Regardless, here is the armor. Please put it on. Do not sell it. A drick will know and he will not be happy. Quite expensive. Say thanks.

It is studded leather armour that clearly made from scales of red dragon-eyed. What is it from? Has he got dandruff? If you search in your inventory, it's called dragon scale armour. Amazing. Amazing. You hear the faint sound of a boat

mooring against the pier. And a hooded figure gaunt, not skeletal, but definitely gaunt. Sunken eyes blazing like flames. Mortal. Mortal. Do you wish to travel the river?

I think that's what we're meant to do. It's the plan. Where is your destination? Where is our destination? It's in my other notebook. Avernus. Avernus. First lair of the Nine Elves. Battlefield of the Blood War. Sweet. I heard it's great this time of year. Interesting place for mortals to travel. Why?

There is a price that is to be paid. An offering must be made for passage. What is this offering? Whatever you offer. Nothing?

There's a faint grin, and the eyes burn a little deeper. If you wish to test my patience, the furry man is willing to accept. No. No. No. What would be a suitable offering? There have been many. What's your favorite?

Oh boy. I mean... Um... You must offer what you think the journey is worth I mean it doesn't look like a good carriage Please stop insulting people

I'd really like to No one else is talking, just interrupt me at any point Juto, please help Oh my goodness How? It's been three years and it feels like it's been three minutes Honestly I don't know how I forgot this You two look great by the way

I'm loving this God Has the armor covered his groin? It's got like a leather It's got like a leather skirt part to it but it's too short so just just the tip little hairy legs

little stick hairy legs like poke out into his boots the trousers are still drying I have traveller's clothes apparently welcome to the light bar that's your clothes I've got traveller's clothes in my backpack I've just forgotten apparently. Welcome to the Lightfall! That's your clothes. That's my clothes. Forget that then. I've got Traveller's clothes in my backpack. I've just forgotten.

Alistair's just robbing her temples. Just robbing her temples. Alistair. Yes. Do you know what a good offering would be? I don't want to give up my life. I have a short sword. You offer what you think of the journey as well.

That's all I can offer. Do not simply think of your material possessions. Anything can be offered to the ferryman. Can I offer Reinhardt if he is yours to offer? But I think so. Ownership of his soul. He doesn't own anybody, no.

I would accept a soul coin if you have the load. What's a soul coin? Ah, you have never travelled to the hells before Elven One. No. A soul coin is the soul of a mortal pressed into physical form. Why was it used as a currency amongst the devils and traders of Avernus? It's a bit much, isn't it?

That is the nature of devils. What happens to one of us if we were to offer our souls? Oh, a very grand prize. I mean, we're here to save one. Yeah. Well, I know, but we need to get across that first. It may not be your soul. The Ferryman is no devil.

It could be a portion of your charms or your intellect. It could be memory. It could be skills in battle, the knowledge of a spell, many things. A treasured heirloom, a magical relic. The ferryman accepts all. Kim has handed Mark a sheet of paper. So, do you... Are you saying that to him? I just wonder what would happen.

I mean, you... I can't tell you until... Just a little... Just to get me back. I mean, you have to tell him. Like, I can't tell you unless you ask him. Could I offer... for all of us...

Yes? Some years of my life? Do tell. Ah. Cunning price to pay for one who does not age. But it is one the ferrymen will accept. Wait, what?

You're, you're- If anyone's going to offer that, it should be me. It might age me. You can't be this desperate to age, Juto. No, you can't do that. Well, as a point, Juto hasn't aged in three years either. Ellora and Juto do not look a day different from when you left them. Timeless body, y'all.

Same. Sisters! Any years of my life gets me closer to the Raven Queen, so... That's very morbid, so... Sorry. Caw-caw. Are you literally making that wailing noise and then cacar? Yeah.

I would suggest that if yourself or the elven one were to make such an offer, the price, the value is diminished because I knew that it does not matter to you. I would offer some years but I think I've done that the past few years anyway. Yes. Servant of the Raven Queen. How about Toll the Dead? I can give you the spell. Hmm. A suitable paint. You would lose all knowledge and ability to use this spell for the end of your days. What if I have two?

You wouldn't be able to cast it. Okay. Like, you would lose the ability to conjure the same magic. Oh, but they're like different... One's reaper and one's cleric. Yeah, I know, but... Will more sacrifices need to be made once we cross the river? No, I will take you where you need to go. And where we need to go is to save...

Trelimar. I mean, it makes sense that we give up something. What about one of my most favourite possessions? What about Axel? Powerful relic. A very fitting payment for the ceremony. I could happily give it up. Is it one payment that you need from all of us? I will accept the sword in exchange for travel of the war. That seems... I have the Black Halfblade now,

and as much as I love the thing, Trell sacrificed more for us. Trell? Axel? A noble heart. You should be wary, Avernus. Such things will do you no good there. Oh no, I plan on being a real dick once I cross. Wise decision. The payment and a skeletal hand.

Everyone agreed? I'm agreed. I would have given up Nimbus, but I sold it. But I would have. Here you go. Goodbye, Axel. And he tucks it into the folds of his robes. Climb aboard.

And I do not recommend you touch the river. It does not do well with mortal minds. What does it do to mortal minds? Drives them to insanity. Oh, interesting.

What does it do to mortal objects? Like clothing, perhaps? It should not affect it if it does not have a mind. But I would not touch the water, even if it is on another object. Strong current. Worse, cheaper than him. Touching that drives it to insanity. I'd have to pay a whole sword to drive us anywhere.

Are you sure you're not already mad? Dad jokes. I guess I'll cross into the boat. There you are. As you step on the boat, although it's this kind of rickety ferry, it doesn't move. Like, you expect it to rock

and sway. It's perfectly still. Okay. Well, it's safe, everyone. Okay. Payment's made. Round of applause for Rainy. Reynard. Still Reynard. I will offer you my protection as we travel the river, but I cannot guarantee that we will not be attacked.

The Blood War pushes off and you feel the boat kind of lurch for a second, but then it becomes still as you begin drifting down this swirling river the blood war rages fiercer than it has before zariel is well she marches to war against demogorgon bafflement Demogorgon bafflement. The ancient enemies. He begins just pushing along. As the as the ferry begins traveling down the river the environment changes where once there was this gray misty stone of the demiplane it warps and changes and you begin to see from the mist it becomes this intensely dark cavern pitch black only those of you with dark vision or the tiny glimmer of this green lantern can see you begin to see uh stalactites you know protruding from the ceiling, shapes moving around in the darkness. This is... The mortals call it the Underdark. We will only be here shortly before we reach Avernus.

A shortcut through the plains. What happens here in the Underdark? Ah, this is the realm of dark elves. And many of the demon lords exist here. The demon princes. Many of them trapped and imprisoned. Trelamar is from the Underdark. Lolth and her servants always scheming in the shadows.

Do you remember when we were in a ferry and we had to give up secrets? I do. I remember you trying to listen to mine. I did. Good times. I don't think I was there. No. You weren't there and you weren't there.

About an hour goes past, and again the scenario changes. From a darkness, light, bright red and orange. As on either side of the river, endless plains of brown and red dust. Amidst swirling sandstorms of ash and brimstone as they scour across the lands. Jagged, mountainous-like pillars of dark, twisted stone rise up. And in the air you see swarms of hellish, fiendish creatures careening across the sky, their drone and wail nearly shattering your minds. Ah, Avernus.

Oh good. Great. Amazing place. Amazing. This is the first plane of hell? Yes. The gateway to the Nine Hells. Domain of Zariel the Fallen. Previously belonged to Bel and Dis. They fell out of favor with Asmodeus.

In the distance you see what could be mountain ranges but are almost made from the same black obsidian rock and just these endless expanses of brown red dust the the air is is there's no ceiling it's like this almost eternal sky filled with orange and red light. Occasionally you see meteors screaming through the air as they impact into the ground in huge fiery balls. Thick black clouds of ash and smoke swirl around, choking life. But the river, it seems, is fairly protected from these effects. effects. It's not long until you begin to hear the sounds of battle, a terrible battle. Thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of demons and devils clad in black steel armor clash against each other on the far shores of the river. They scream and tear at each other and they're these huge machines war machines of metal and gears and chains and smoke billowing it into the sky and the demons

and the devils tear at each other with a ferocity like you have never seen part of this as you are trailing through this river and these battles far in the distance, you see in the air flying demons and devils smashing into each other. As four of them peel away, one being chased by three, screaming across the land, flying in your direction. You look up to see a woman with feathered red wings, piercing red glowing eyes with a sword and a whip in one hand and clad in armor is desperately fighting three vulture like creatures. They're big vulture wings, long beaks, stabbing with spears and shields as all of them together fight desperately. all of them together fight desperately one of them the woman impales and then throws to the side and it begins spiralling down towards you on the boat

as you're making your way the other two begin bickering and then looking down another one of these vulture creatures kind of like and begins flying away from the woman as it tears towards your boat you can see these demons hurtling towards you.

You've got a few moments before they arrive. Well, so much for protected. I think we're back on it again. I can't watch these beautiful creatures tear each other apart. I'm gonna cast Shield of Faith on myself. Yeah, okay. Yeah, you could basically have like a round.

So if you want to do something. Oh God. I want to do something. Oh, God. Want to cast Animal Friendship? Sure. Friends. Cast False Life on myself.

Animal Friends. What level? Level five. So that's, I think you get like five. Oh, wait, no, I can't do level five. Never mind, I'll do it. Level three. Okay, five displacements, that's level three, so we get 15. So the black half blade has a load of charges.

Destructive wave, does that use six charges on it? Yes. I really expended that one quickly. 18 temp hit points. I'm going to go into Fire Stance. Okay, so you take a bonus action to enter, you take a more offensive stance. Okay, so Fire Stance for you, you cast False Life, you cast Shield of Faith, Cam. So Allura and Reynard, what are you guys doing?

I just do a Hunter's Mark on one of them. The closest. There's one which is ahead of the other. Yeah, I'll do a closer one. I'm going to prepare... Is it within 90 feet? Huh? Yeah. Is it within short?

Okay. You can wait. You can basically prepare to cast it as soon as it's finished. Okay. What are you doing, Elora? I'm going to prepare to cast Ice Storm. Okay. Cool.

So, yeah. So, well, let's roll initiative then. But Elora, your Ice Storm is going to go off pretty much straight away. I'm not using your dice again. Ooh. Yes. Wow.

Elora. Okay. 14. Raynaud. 20. Juto. 7. Cam. 11. Alzra 9 That's a shock Okay so Laura let's do your ice storm first So you just target it in the area that it's going to fly through basically

Yeah would they both be within that area? It's a 20 foot radius Yeah sure we'll say that they are I don't have a map for this Okay so One of them has kind of spiraled out, gained control, seen you, and is now flying towards you. One of them looked over, saw you, and is now bombing after its friend. So it's a dexterity saving thrall.

That is a 14 and a 15. Fail. These creatures, as they're flying through the air, are pelted as you summon this swarm of ice. So that's 11 bludgeoning damage and 20 cold damage. Okay, the ice as it slams into them, both the force of the impact and the ice itself

seem to be somewhat resistant, these creatures. But they still take some know, take some blows as they both kind of... as they fly through it, batting away the ice as it slams into them. Reynard, you're our first up. Are they within 60 feet?

I mean, sure. But now I'll say that, yeah, assume that they're within ranges of stuff. Cool. I will cast Conjure Barrage. that yeah assume that they're within ranges of stuff cool i will cast conjure barrage um so they need to make a dexterity save as i fire out just to one did a 19 uh one to 16. oh is that not three of them uh the other one's not flown down yet it's still fighting with with the Armoured Clad Woman. Half damage lending that case.

So it says here that it does the same damage type as the weapon uses the component. Does that also do the thunder? No, it won't also do the thunder damage. Damn. Where's our d8? Oh, whatever. Four, three, so seven, and one, so eight so four four damage, that's it

you pepper the air with all of these bolts from your crossbow and they multiply by magic as they send up into the creatures, again they're kind of pelted but they continue their dive bomb towards you Elora I am going

to spend five charges on the moonbow and cast conjure volley with it. I don't know what that does. If you tap it, it should tell you the spell. Okay. So

Oh, it's basically the same as... Basically the same? Nope. It's a bit more powerful. Each creature in a 40ft radius, 20ft high cylinder, centred on a point must make a dexterity saving throw. So the highest one was a 16 and a 14. What's the fail?

So 8d8 damage. Whoa. Oh my god. One unpassed. Okay. Wait. No, what? It's dex 15.

Yeah. Is it? Yeah, it's only saving throws. It doesn't use yours. Oh I see. It doesn't use mine. That's fine. So one fail and a half.

So... 17, 18, 19, 20... Whoa! Ugh! 28. This is a good old roll. Wait, 5, 6, 7, 8. Nice. 46 damage. Yikes.

What?! 88. I rolled really high. Damn. Well, damn, one of them is halved. So one of them takes the fall, but the first one, Divebombing Down, just takes this barrage of radiant energy bolts as Allura just pulls one, fires it, and then it multiplies and multiplies and multiplies and multiplies and multiplies and multiplies and then surges forward The rock is hit by numerous of these barge some of them sailing past the second one

It kind of like flaps its its wings down Okay, yours was cool Cam Buckland. Oh, yeah, how many targets are in my 30-foot range one for now sick The first one is swooping down. In which case, I will just... I mean, you could just say, I'm going to ready an action until they're both within range.

Yes, I'll do that. In which case, I'll cast Bane at second level. Okay, so you can get both of them. Okay, cool. Alzra. I'm going to cast Toll the Dead on the first one

okay so it's a whiz 17 save throw wisdom alright not very good at that 14

that's a miss so you get 2d12 necrotic damage 14 dong dong you kind of

like reach up with the symbol this wave of necrotic energy kind of launches out, strikes the creature. As it just begins snarling at you. They dive bomb down, your spell goes off, Kem. Yeah, so it's charisma saving throw whenever you attack. Charisma, they're awful at that.

It fails against a 18. Yep, they both fail. So minus a d4. Okay, one of them, the first one, basically lands on the boat. It doesn't move, but it kind of lands on front of it with all of you around it. And it lets out this screech,

this kind of... I need everybody to make a constitution saving throw. Nat 20! Oh throw. Nat 20. Oh, no. Nat 20. I got 19. Nine. Nat five.

20. What did you get, Cam? Five. You and Allura are stunned until the end of its next go. So you basically lose your turn, unfortunately. Fab. So this ringing in your ears is so painful. Your mind roils.

You're unsure what's going on. The second one dive bombs and will try and basically slash out towards Allura, sensing that she was the one that captured the barrage. That is going to be a natural 20, unfortunately. Oh, minus a d4. Oh, thank God. Where is it? It's beak. So it'd be 26, it'd be a 22 so it's still going to hit you unfortunately.

Does that, does pain invalidate it? So that's 20 points of damage. No, it can't invalidate a critical hit. It still rolls a 20. It's also concentration. Yeah. So it's gone now. Oh that's right, it's concentration.

He's stunned. So you took 20 points of damage basically as this thing bites into you with its beak. That's it for those two. Looking up, you watch this ironclad woman grab one of these things by the beak, ram her sword into its chest, and just rip it apart. And she looks down at the other two and these burning red eyes, this black hair kind of trailing free, and she's just... And she flies flies down bombing down towards the other two I'm about to go on this good thing

I'm already partnered up because spicy Juto there is now one on the deck of the ship and then one is like hovering, flapping above Elora. I guess I'll attack the one that's on the ship with the good old attack, extra attack and a

flurry oh garbo um so 12 nine uh what's 12 plus nine 21 21 hits and then uh 14. that just misses um so nine points of damage uh and four points of damage and four points of fire, four points of cold. So half, yeah, so it's four total. So nine plus four, thirteen. And you said that was the one attacking Allura? It's not four total. I rolled four on fire. It's four and then four. Oh, yeah, so half two each means four damage.

So they're immune to fire as well. They're immune, they're resistant, yeah. They're resistant to fire as well. So that's that and then I'm going to... And was that the one attacking the Laura? No, the one that's on the deck in front of you. On the deck, okay. Yep. Because I probably can't reach the one fighting the Laura, can I? You'd have to jump up and swing it.

So that was my... and then I'm going to flurry. Okay, so two more attacks. Ooh! And then I'm going to flurry. Okay, so two more attacks. One is a 16 and one is a 23. Hits. Both hit. That was probably really exciting, alright. Ooh, a six!

Bless you, my charms. It was a 13. I like a 13. When we're this high level, any number is just like, meh. Cool. So both are... So I rolled two fours, plus a five is nine, plus three each. Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. Are you adding five for each individual attack?

You should probably roll damage for each individual attack so you don't confuse yourself. So I rolled two fours. So those are the two damages. One fist, one other fist. Right. But then plus five each. Yep. Four plus five is nine.

So nine times two. Two nine is 18. And then, but then I've got, so I've got additional three fire damage. So I guess like that's just one. Doesn't actually matter because it's dead. I just did the math. So you reach up,

you spin the Gwanda around, one strike, second strike, and then one final through its chest. You tip it over the side. Flash of water into the river

as, like, the body just thump and then the other one kind of looks around enraged at you cute I'm sorry she's already gone

Reynard is it not did you not roll a net 20 as well I only did no don't worry I was told the dead she's already gone Hunter's marked the one. Oh, yeah.

Hunter's marked the one that's flying. Sure. So you can move it over to the other one. Oh, yeah. Yeah, of course I can. In that case, I will just double dink that one. Double dink. No sharpshooter.

I didn't say it. Damn it. Wish I had. Yeah, I double dink it. Shut up. Double dink. 18. 18. 30.

Both hit, yeah? He's so excited. I love this crossbow. I mean, I'm glad that he loves it. I'm glad he's having a good time. Hunter's Mark on both? You just move over to the other one. One's dead.

Do I get the Hunter's Mark damage on both shots? Yeah. Oh, that's bad. One, two, three. That's what you get for catling. Six plus six. So 12 that's bad. One, two, three. That's what you get for cackling. Six plus six. So 12 on that one. That's better. Eight, 14, 16 plus six, 22.

So like a million points of damage. The one above Allura is kind of slammed back by the force of these two bolts. But it's still flapping. Hey, look this way over here hey I'm just making sure

he's not looking in the direction of the thing that's currently plummeting towards him oh yeah Elora it would be your go but you're currently stunned

Alzra nope Cam it would be your go but you're stunned Alzra your go cool cool cool cool stunning sucks I'm sorry

I got a lot of damage off on that bolly. I don't care. I'm going to cast... How far away is the one by the way? It's like 10 feet in the air. 10 feet in the air. So can I reach it with Vampiric Touch? You'd have to make some sort of jump to try and grab it.

Why not? Yeah, let's do it. Let's jump off and grab it. Athletics check to try and see if you can jump and slap it. Wait, you're slapping it? What? She's about to break touch here. Okay, okay. 21.

Easily enough, yeah. It's just like a short jump, but it's more your control so you can go over the side. You reach up and then it's a melee touch spell, so attack roll. Attack roll. Spell attack. Spell attack is... 9, spell, so attack roll. Attack roll. Spell attack. Spell attack is nine, ten, thirteen. That is not enough, unfortunately. It kind of pushes its wings up as it sees you jump, and you just... High five!

I want to touch you. Aww. But also take your health. Please. But also take your health. Great. The creature kind of flaps around, sensing that Allura is kind of no longer a threat.

It goes for Reynard, having just been shot badly. Flies towards you. It's going to try and peck you with its beak and then claw you with its talons. Oh, I thought it was going to be... 22. 22? Yeah. 10 points of damage from the beak.

Ow. And then a 21? Yeah. 10 points of damage from the beak. And then a 21. Yeah. 14 points of damage as its talons rake against you. Okay, I'll reaction shoot it. It is large. It is next to you, so you have disadvantage. 20. Still hits.

You rolled a 7. 1d8, 2d6. 6, 9, 11, 17. 1d8 2d6 6 9 11 17 another like slam into its chest you're so happy can I attack it is it within range it's 10 feet up in the air

I guess I'll have to actually it would be? It's ten feet up in the air. I guess I'll have to... Actually, it would be within five feet reach of Reynard now. So, no, you can attack it. Okay. I guess I'll do the same thing as the last turn, then. So, just make a bunch of attack rolls. Yeah, just... I do recommend rolling your damage separately, because you've got a lot of stuff to add.

I have rolled... Math. 25. Hits. to add so um i have rolled um 25 hits and a 22 23 hits okay v8 plus 26 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 so 12 on one hit plus uh six fire and three cold first blow it was half but by the time you hit with the second one this thing's going to be dead seeing Reynard strike you jump up, one big slash

cuts one of its wings off it kind of spirals and then as it's plummeting down you just one hand spear it as it just oh I missed that. Elora and Cammy both kind of come to. Enough time to basically see this red feathered winged woman kind of like throw her wings up as she stops just in front of the ferry and looks down, seeing the dead bodies. And then her eyes turn on the rest of you.

Mortals! You stole my kills! Sorry! What business do you have here in Avernus? We're seeking a lost friend. Pitiful. I should have known. Ferrymen!

Are these people under your protection? They are. They have paid the price, Irinus. Then you are safe for now. I can't kill you for your insult. I suppose you have some strength

if you can slay these wretches. I could say that. So, who are you searching for? And she just begins flying alongside the fairy and watching you. Who's asking? An Iranese of Zariel.

God, that means nothing. That means absolutely nothing to me. Ferryman, help. If you are intending to try and incite my rage because you're under the ferryman's protection, do keep in mind I can just wait for you to get home. It'd be very boring though, you'd be missing out on killing so many other vultures. Oh, I'm not so foolish as to believe that.

There are plenty of rocks that I can use to kill. Look, there's one behind you right now! It's not... Ah, she didn't notice. Could have been dead. I haven't tasted mortal flesh in some time. And you shouldn't, because honestly, mostly fat is quite delicious. Roasted human, gluttonous humans are quite delicious.

Pretty gross. Yeah, this one's coated in some extra taste. I don't think you'll like it. He is quite wretched. So, you're seeking a lost companion, are you? Some poor soul who got dragged down to hell. How noble. Uh, uh, yes, um...

Yep. In our defense on the insult to you Very sorry about that by the way But they did fly at us To attack us So They are wretched creatures Fueled by nothing but hatred and carnage and rage They have no control

I thought that I might have an honourable battle Against all three of them But they saw weaker prey So thought to kill you first. But you handled yourselves quite well. You know, there's always... Are you doing the pain and panic? We are worms! She, like, looks over and she's like,

no, there is always a use for powerful mortals. The servants, the warlords of Avernus, are always looking for talented individuals. God, I'm out of that kind of business. That's for sure. Oh. Well, you know, if you need help finding your fallen friend, there are many of us who would be willing to offer assistance.

And what is the price? Let us just say, how about I help you once, no price But if you ask for my help again Then we can discuss terms You're going to squish me down Into this little soul coin thing And then just pay for food with me? I mean, if you trade me your soul, I could

But I imagine you would need to be dead For me to make a soul coin from you. Although that can be arranged, wretched worm. I'm not a worm. My name is Khaleesa. If you find yourself near an altar of Asmodeus, if you speak my name, I shall come to you. Okay. And the first time is free?

Well, it depends on what you ask, but if it is merely information, I'm happy to provide it. And at least I can point you in the right direction. You seem little lost lambs. Shall we ask her now? I mean, there's a lot of ground to cover. Tons of it, actually. So I suppose.

We really need not trust. You just suggested eating me. You most certainly can't trust me, but we're devils. We work to the letter of our agreements. I have told you that there will be no cost for the first piece of information I provide. And I am stuck to my, I am determined to my word. A devil who breaks his contract.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. As Modius would not allow such a thing. I would be severely punished to break a contract, no, no. As Modius would not allow such a thing. I would be severely punished to break a contract, to break word. As Modius. Interesting. Sounds like a nice fella. The lord of the elves. He's the one

that, and I'll whisper this so that she doesn't hear. You know that's the one that did the thing. I'll explain later. Oceleba. Yes. Oceleba the thing. I'll explain later. Old Trellebar? Yes. Old Trelleberry?

Yes. Big D-dog? Yes. She's watching them, whispering. They do this all. Oh, I love your mortal secrets. They're delicious. Well, demons to kill. And she kind of...

Remember, Khaleesa. Speak my name and I'll come to you and she flies off back towards the battles can't trust we've met one demon so far can't trust anyone honestly I'm starstruck that was the devil yeah so you know the devil light difference way, we can't just... She's clearly... They are trustworthy to a point. They work by the letter of the law. If she says the first question is free, she means it.

Yes, but who is she going to go and tell the information to that we are asking about? That's a good point. Well, that's the thing. However, where are we to go? I intend to take you to the Iron Port. There are some of your kind there, mortals, but many devils as well. Are they distinguishable? Oh yes. Good. We'll ask a mortal. We can start there but she did tell us her name so that if we should need her help then we can but I think

let's assess when we arrive first one thing here a soul is not a thing to be joked about Cam Buckland I am not do not antagonize the devils and demons and joke about your soul I am not a joker. Do not antagonize the devils and demons and joke about your soul.

I am here for Trelemar alone. I didn't miss this. Oh, yeah. If you barter your soul away for a joke. I'm not going to barter away. I'm very clever. You need to learn to hold your tongue. Otherwise, you will face my wrath.

Such a dad. I am being very serious. Me too. I mean, I'm done. I get it, you know? You can't really take him seriously because he still doesn't have any pants on. Just don't look down. Why are you drunk all the time now?

Huh? I can smell it on you. I'm building a Pataris. What if I'm challenged by a devil to drink? I'm gonna be the best. Whilst this is going on, does anyone have any questions for the ferryman? As you are traveling. Ummm... Should we ask him about, you know, as Cam said, T-Dog?

You know, as Cam said, tea dog. I don't know if he's going to carry the information forward. He's a ferryman. He talks to all types. Ferryman? Do you know anything of Trelemar Elise? The affairs of devils and mortals is not for a ferryman to know. My job is to take those who seek passage along the river and to accept their price, their offering. That is all. I'm afraid I cannot help you. Have you come across a mask?

A mask of... it has eyes, it has three gems on it, silver. Shakes his head. I have not. I have accepted many masks as payment over the eons, but not one that you describe, nor the one that you seek in your heart. Um, does my payment, was that a return journey kind of thing, or? Great, that's okay, so we'll need to find some payment for the way back, too. Okay, so we'll need to find some payment for the way back to... It is difficult to travel back up the river. I would suggest you find an alternative way to leave Avernus.

What sort of alternative? Afraid that is not for me to know. What? Planar travel. Come on. I mean... I thought you were the steward. I mean, we could have just planar travelled into Avernus, right? It didn't work. We had to do this entire journey.

Ahead of you, you begin to see the shapes of a port town attached to this river, the River Styx. Its piers are not made of wood and stone, but of black iron and chains. You can see on spikes the bodies of tortured mortals in permanent agony. Of course we can. Devils fly in the sky above. There are towers.

Amazing. Towers adorned with skulls. The Iron port. Is this our stop? It is. Great. It's beautiful. I was hoping it was a little further and it was with the flowers, but no. It's this one. I can make some flowers of you.

I think we're gonna need some colour. Good luck, mortals. You will need it. And with that, we're gonna need some colour Good luck mortals You will need it And with that we're gonna finish up Finish up this first episode Of Lightfall's Descent You are in hell It's not gonna be a picnic Hey thank you guys

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