What Dreams May Come

Nature:
Wed Oct 05 2022 15:02:23 GMT-0600 (MDT)
Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 8 to total : 5, + 8, TOTAL: 13

Marvin wishes he had less to drink the week he was learning about life in the underdark. He recognizes it as a type of dangerous mold, but that's about all he can recall.

Given his love of booze, Vasyli remembers that this particular type of mold can be killed not by fire, but by alcohol!

As soon as he says this, Marvin remembers the Dawi talking about it being such a waste of a good drink.


What do you want to do now?

Summon Father Tankard?

I sort of doubt that Vasyli's 5th of vodka (partially consumed) will be enough here?

Is there a path around the mold without any contact?

Whitey wrote:Summon Father Tankard?

Yes!


The tunnel is tight, but you could make a path through adjacent spaces. I would say 1 wineskin per corpse would be the right amount to soak it adequately.

How do you want to proceed?

Any sign of wine skins, booze, or ale barrels with the dead dwarves?

Whitey wrote:Any sign of wine skins, booze, or ale barrels with the dead dwarves?

Not that you can see.

And the mold is covering the corpses or is on the floor of the tunnel? Is it on the walls or ceiling?

Whitey wrote:And the mold is covering the corpses or is on the floor of the tunnel? Is it on the walls or ceiling?

Only on the corpses, good question!

“Hmm. You guys got anything that could move those crusty dwarves without us touching them?”

Ok.... How about this use of Vasyli's vast tool arsenal.

The Right Tool for the Job: You've learned how to produce exactly the tool you need: with thieves' tools or artisan's tools in hand, you can magically create one set of artisan's tools in
an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you. This creation requires 1 hour of uninterrupted work, which can coincide with a short or long rest. Though the product of magic, the tools are nonmagical, and they vanish when you use this feature again.

A set of tongs should be in one of those categories.. smith's tools maybe?

Then we use the tongs to pull one of the bodies out of the way... though this will take a while.

“I can’t think of anything that won’t also stir the spores up. I can get past it myself but I don’t have a way to take you with me.”

now that you mention it, Vasyli could cast Jump on himself and Marvin... that's also an option

Vasyli can certainly create tongs or other Tools. Are you sure there isn't something else more useful?

navyik wrote:“I can’t think of anything that won’t also stir the spores up. I can get past it myself but I don’t have a way to take you with me.”

Huh... spores. That deserves an inspiration point!

Warhol hasn't tried a Nature check yet has he? He could use that IP to offset the DIS on a Nature roll.

Disturbing the bodies (and activating any spores) was something I was already thinking of... Tongs were just an idea but I'm too blown out from today from work to think of other tools....

The rest of the party is welcome to chime in on that one. Vasyli can pretty much make any tool there is

Still think the Jump idea is a good one.

If Warhol can get past on his own and V & Marvin Jump I think that solves it.

that'll work for me if we're all agreed.

Consider the two Jump spells cast unless there are objections...

I will save that IP for bigger game.

Nature at disadvantage
Rolling "1d20 +6" 2 times

1: 17 + 6 = 23
2: 13 + 6 = 19

Warhol is prepared to go last as his mode of transportation won’t require a skill check.

Warhol remembers that alcohol isn't the only thing that can kill the mold. But he just.... can't.... remember what it is. Its right on the tip of his tongue (dc20). Dont't forget guidance next time

I guess it would probably help to see the layout of the corpses and empty spaces. I will work up a quick map for it. Warhol can fly over, if doesn't need a map. Tunnel is roughly 10ft tall in this area.

Man…

Hopefully this helps you plot your movement a bit more easily, sorry it is a little crude.  Red circles are the moldy corpses.  The glowing green crystal is nothing, just on the tunnel map, its not really there.  The party is still operating just with darkvision, so its all B\W.   You don't have to be standing exactly in those places either, I just put you all on the side of the map.  I know you need 10ft for a running jump.  But you were still 50ft away and that just messed up the scale of the tunnel for the jumping part.  You can plot your course as if you were off the map or whatever you want.  Movement only really matters when it comes to calculating your jump distance vs your speed.  (see below)





here are the jumping rules for reference.  jump spell triples jumping distance.  let me know if you need anything else or have other questions


Jumping
Your Strength determines how far you can jump.

Long Jump. When you make a Long Jump, you cover a number of feet up to your Strength score if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately before the jump. When you make a standing Long Jump, you can leap only half that distance. Either way, each foot you clear on the jump costs a foot of Movement.

This rule assumes that the height of your jump doesn’t matter, such as a jump across a stream or chasm. At your GM’s option, you must succeed on a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to clear a low obstacle (no taller than a quarter of the jump’s distance), such as a hedge or low wall. Otherwise, you hit it.

When you land in Difficult Terrain, you must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to land on your feet. Otherwise, you land prone.

High Jump. When you make a High Jump, you leap into the air a number of feet equal to 3 + your Strength modifier if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately before the jump. When you make a standing High Jump, you can jump only half that distance. Either way, each foot you clear on the jump costs a foot of Movement. In some circumstances, your GM might allow you to make a Strength (Athletics) check to jump higher than you normally can.

You can extend your arms half your height above yourself during the jump. Thus, you can reach above you a distance equal to the height of the jump plus 1½ times your height.

Looks like Marvin can get from G-5 to A1 comfortably thanks to the effect of the jump spell. He’ll go first

Whitey wrote:Looks like Marvin can get from G-5 to A1 comfortably thanks to the effect of the jump spell. He’ll go first

Marvin gets a running start....  he plants his foot at G-5 to launch and just as he does, he feels thin wisps in the air at G-5 (within 5ft of a moldy corpse).  Both corpses at F-4 and H-4 release a cloud of spores in a 5 ft radius around them.  

Its like the feeling of a hair in your mouth that you can't quite find, but all over your face and exposed skin.  Marvin can feel the spores as he jumps over C-2 (still within 5ft) which also releases a spore cloud.  

He lands at A-1, which is out of the spore cloud.

Marvin needs to make a CON save for the spore exposure.  

Lovely.
Thu Oct 06 2022 08:36:39 GMT-0600 (MDT)
Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 10 to total : 7, + 10, TOTAL: 17

Thu Oct 06 2022 08:36:35 GMT-0600 (MDT)
Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 10 to total : 1, + 10, TOTAL: 11

The halfling Luck shining through again!

ok then, Vasyli casts his two Jump spells on himself and Marvin.

Question - should we try the lantern to see if there are other dangers or signs that we are missing, and risk the possibility of detection?

and now that I think on it... Vasyli will light the lantern and attach some rope to it (for retrieval) unless there are objections. Are there rocks or something that he can run the rope over so that it won't disturb the bodies when he goes to retrieve the lantern?

Whitey wrote:Lovely.
Thu Oct 06 2022 08:36:39 GMT-0600 (MDT)
Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 10 to total : 7, + 10, TOTAL: 17

Thu Oct 06 2022 08:36:35 GMT-0600 (MDT)
Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 10 to total : 1, + 10, TOTAL: 11

The halfling Luck shining through again!

Where are you getting a +10 on your CON save? I see Marvin having a +2 on his character sheet?


Nothing is revealed as invisible by the lantern.  Having real light does help everyone see in color.  The light also makes it easier to see the spore clouds, like headlights in a snowstorm.

The mold has a russet color and irregular texture.   The corpses are covered in short growths that resembled hair. They stand upright and slowly wave back and forth. The mold varies in color from gold-brown to rust-red.

Huh. I read +2 and typed 10. My bad. Adjust roll to 7+2=9. Marvin’s fooked

Whitey wrote:Huh. I read +2 and typed 10. My bad. Adjust roll to 7+2=9. Marvin’s fooked

before I reveal the result... would anyone like to use an ability to help the roll?

the save happened at the first square G-5 for distance.

yes, Vasyli will use his Flash of Genius and give Marvin a +5 on that roll. 3 remaining uses

Marvin's total is now 14.  I don't see that Warhol has anything he can use as a Reaction.

ouch, that just missed the DC


The spores quickly take root in their victims, inflicting 2 points of Constitution damage per round. A new CON save can be attempted each round to halt the growth.


Marvin's CON is now 11.  His current and max HP drop by 9 (1 per level) his CON saves are 1 lower, etc.

We are now in a pseudo initiative, since Marvin has to make a save every round or take -2 more CON damage.  He effectively has 6 rounds to live unless he makes the save (delaying the spread for that round)

Warhol and Vasyli each get 1 turn, in any order

ok, Vasyli will try to do his Jump and then a Con Save (I presume)

Athletics check:

Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 6 to total : 14, + 6, TOTAL: 20

Con save, if needed:

Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 6 to total : 12, + 6, TOTAL: 18

Whew... damned good thing that Con is a class save!

Vasyli can use Lesser Restoration on Marvin if needed...

current spell slots: 2-1st, 2 - 2nd, 2- 3rd

whit10 wrote:ok, Vasyli will try to do his Jump and then a Con Save (I presume)

Athletics check:

Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 6 to total : 14, + 6, TOTAL: 20

Con save, if needed:

Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 6 to total : 12, + 6, TOTAL: 18

Whew... damned good thing that Con is a class save!

Vasyli can use Lesser Restoration on Marvin if needed...

current spell slots: 2-1st, 2 - 2nd, 2- 3rd

So I didn't say anything on Marvin's turn because all he did was run and jump.  Remember that the Jump spell x3 the distance you can jump, but that doesn't mean it triples your total movement speed.  You are still limited to your movement speed for any given jump.  

I assumed that Marvin used a Dash action to make his movement speed 50 for the round.
10 ft running start
x3 of his STR score of 13 = 39 (40ft)
50 total, he made the jump fine


Vasyli has 30ft of movement
10 ft running start
x3 of his STR 14 = 42 ft, but he only has 20 ft of movement left

Lesser Restoration is a Touch range spell.  He can't get close enough to Marvin unless he uses Dash action, in which case he can't cast the spell until next round.


Does that make sense?   Or maybe you have some other way around the rules that I am not thinking of.  

And yes, let's hear it for CON saves!   Puny spores don't hurt big Vasyli.  



Warhol?

I think it makes sense?

So, he still has the two to the NW to negotiate, correct?

And yes, I know that Lesser Res. is a touch spell, I meant that for after we get past this

whit10 wrote:I think it makes sense?

So, he still has the two to the NW to negotiate, correct?

And yes, I know that Lesser Res. is a touch spell, I meant that for after we get past this

using Dash or not?

just count 30ft if no Dash. I would say that puts V somewhere in the D2-3 area.
if using Dash, 60ft is enough to clear them all


I can update the map, I just didn't know where you wanted to land and end your turn.

as long as using Dash is no issue, then yes, using Dash. Sorry, I should have been more specific

Vasyli could even be a little further down the tunnel to make room for Warhol. I just didn't want to squeeze you off the map.

Warhol?

that's fine, go ahead and give Warhol some more room... no worries.

Misty step from G6 to just past the others? Or can I not go off the map. It works for 30’.

navyik wrote:Misty step from G6 to just past the others? Or can I not go off the map. It works for 30’.

Sure, that's fine
Bonus Action


What else ya got?

Warhol can’t cast lesser restoration until next round. Marvin doesn’t have a spore cloud around him yet, right?

Casting resistance cantrip for Marvin delivered by owl.

Correct, you are all out of the 5ft radius spore clouds. Marvin got spores on him that "took root" but he isnt producing a spore cloud himself.

navyik wrote:

Casting resistance cantrip for Marvin delivered by owl.

Marvin needs to make another CON save, now with + d4

He can also take a turn if he wants to do anything

“Gah! Get it off me. Get it off me!!”

Marvin’s new CON save:

Fri Oct 07 2022 06:56:41 GMT-0600 (MDT)
Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 1 to total : 4, + 1, TOTAL: 5
Rolling line 2 : 1d4 + 0 to total : 2, TOTAL: 2

Well, shit.

“Marvin, this mold doesn’t grow above ground, right?”

Marvin's body aches and he coughs up blood.
-2 CON

Marvin is at 9 CON

navyik wrote:“Marvin, this mold doesn’t grow above ground, right?”

As far as anyone knows from your collective Nature rolls, that is correct.

since only Marvin didn't have DIS due to his underdark training, that is a reasonable meta assumption

Vasyli or Warhol can take their actions

Vasyli will cast Lesser Restoration on his wee friend

whit10 wrote:Vasyli will cast Lesser Restoration on his wee friend

Vasyli has stopped the spread of the mold!


Marvin still feels terrible and very weak. His CON is still 9. Marvin feels like he needs a 2 day nap.

Its hard to tell in the darkness, but Vasyli thinks Marvin's eyes look darker than usual.



Anything else the party wants to do here or keep moving?

Do we need a short rest? Vasyli if fine for now but he's concerned about Marvin...

“Can you keep goin’ Warden Toad Stool?”

Marvin leans over a pile of rocks and barfs up his lunch. “Uhh, yeah. I’m…fine. I think. Let’s go.”