Input:
Come inside, join us. We're having tea and biscuits. Uh, I'll cast Fast Friends on them.
Yes. Okay. Good idea.
(sighs) Uh-oh.
Wisdom 16. Willmaster shit. They're very wise. Yeah, it should crush that.
We've got to get your spell buffed. Uh, the spellcraft itself drifts through your phrases and words, and the dark eyes clarify on you for a moment. Watching. You watch them tense and then-- (grunt) Uh-oh, they resisted.
Uh-oh. Oh shit, oh shit. Wait. Wait!
As they're glancing over their shoulder, you can see other figures begin to step in. (moans) Uh-oh.
Let's roll initiative. Yeah! Oh shit. Sorry. Oh shit! Oh no!
Immediate failed spellcast was too strong of an indicator. Oh no, I'm so upset. Oh my gosh. It was worth a shot.
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Well, fuck. The best team ever! All righty. Bless you. Gesund. Stop it.
Guys, this wind. I know. There is the figure. Elara, you are back here searching the basement area. Searching. I'm using these as proxies. The elder has stepped back here.
Oh shit, we're going have to kill a bunch of people. A little confused. Elias, you had come forward to cast the spell there. Aria, whereabouts were you?
I was hiding somewhere real good. Right, so you were-- Real good. Because I got a-- No.
Yeah. Oh shit. She actually rolled really well on stealth. Yeah, you actually rolled really well, so you would be probably back into the side here where he couldn't even see you.
Okay. I was pushing for behind the door-ish, but yeah. I'd say you went for it and hit this table. Yeah, that's very fair. And then (clattering thud).
I think Fiona is behind one of the table chairs in plain sight. Table chairs? The table chair. The chairs by the table. Right there.
You got it. It's called a table chair. As opposed to the big green plush one. All right.
We're trying to invite them in. Silas is mid-transformation here. I tried! I know, thank you. It rolled really high to resist it. Then we have numbers. And Maeve?
I rolled a 15, so maybe I'd be behind that green chair, more hidden than Fiona. Okay. But not that much more. Okay, great. So you see this figure step back and there are other Vanguard figures. That's a whole handful.
Does that guy have a Carmen Sandiego kit? Yeah, it looks like Carmen Sandiego. We found her. That's awesome. She's been hiding on the moon! There she is!
That's why she wears the red coat. Where on the moon. Is Carmen Sandiego.

Output:
- The group attempted to cast the Fast Friends spell on incoming figures, but the spell failed due to resistance.
- Sarah noticed the spellcraft drifting through her words and observed the dark eyes clarifying on the party before the figures resisted.
- Initiative was rolled as the party realized other Vanguard figures were stepping into the room while the elder remained confused.
- Players determined their hiding positions, with Borlan successfully rolling high on stealth to hide behind a table, while Lyra hid behind a green chair.
- The group identified a figure wearing a red coat as Carmen Sandiego, who had been hiding on the moon and was located by the party.
- A discussion regarding table chairs and the big green plush chair occurred while the party tried to invite Silas, who was mid-transformation, into the fold.


Input: Okay. But not that much more. Okay, great. So you see this figure step back and there are other Vanguard figures-- That's a whole handful. -- waiting behind them. Awesome. Does that guy have a Carmen Sandiego kit? Yeah, it looks like Carmen Sandiego. It does look like it, yeah. We found her. That's awesome. She's been hiding on the moon! There she is! (laughs) That's why she wears the red coat. Where on the moon Is Carmen Sandiego. Initiatives 25 to 20? (scatting) 20. 20. Fiona. All righty. Fiona. Fiona! 20 to 15? 18. 16. 15. Okay. Maeve, Chet. 16. Uh-oh, uh-oh. Maeve, Chet, Ash. Let's say it again. Sorry. Who had 18? I did. And then? Maeve did. I had 16, what did you have? Also 16, Clara. Also 16. Okay, dex? Rollies. Rollies. Oh, dex I mean. Dex? Rollies. Rollies instead. Dex is-- Oh, even better. Seven. Seven. (laughter) Rollies again! Re-rollies! Rollies! 12. Five. Oh! Tense. So-- Chet, Clara. Aria. Okay. Then Aria. Did you roll also, Elias? I haven't announced yet. I haven't proclaimed. Gotcha. Aria, you got 14, you said? Am I the last one? Nine. I got a 15. 15, okay. What's your dex? Ugh. You want to Rollies? Sure. (laugh) You want to Rollies, fool? Let's do it, let's do it. Let's fucking go. You think you can Rollies? Are you in-- I rolled, but I don't know if I-- 11. 11? Okay. Yeah. Oh, you're not even going to tell me? No. You don't know. Okay, okay, okay. It's a secret Rollies. I think baddie is before Aria. All right. I do, too. I do, too. I rolled a 13, but I don't know if I count because I'm a fucking piece of wind. Fart. No, it's good to know because we might come back around to it. Okay. In the amount of time it took for Elias to try to cast Fast Friends and it failed, was that 10 seconds passing? That's six seconds at least. Yeah, we'll say it's six seconds. So you got we'll say roughly two more rounds. Before I can try to re-turn myself into-- Before you're a cloud. Correct. Yeah, so I'm just out-- So 12 more rounds. This entire fight pretty much. Cool. This entire fight, yes. Yeah, because it takes the same amount of time to de-cloud? Yeah, it takes a minute. Yes. (laughs) Shit. Now mind you-- My friends will-- To remind you, combat has initiated, meaning that there is an aggressive stance taken because a spell was cast on a particular figure. Yes. The rest of the actions are up to you. To try and deescalate you mean? Deescalate or go in and finish it quickly or get out or whatever you want to try and do. The choices are yours.

Output:
- The group identified a figure resembling Carmen Sandiego hiding on the moon while Vanguard figures waited behind.
- Players rolled initiative scores to determine turn order, with several participants re-rolling their dexterity checks to get better results.
- Gideon and the DM clarified the initiative sequence, noting that Kaelen, Gideon, and Borlan had specific scores while Lyra and Derek adjusted their rolls.
- Julian questioned the timing of Elias's failed spell, confirming that six seconds had passed and leaving roughly two rounds remaining in the combat.
- The DM explained that combat had officially initiated due to the spell cast, giving the players the choice to deescalate, fight, or retreat.
- Julian noted he would be out of the fight for the duration of the encounter while attempting to re-transform from a cloud.


Input: fight, yes. Yeah, because it takes the same amount of time to de-cloud? Yeah, it takes a minute. Yes. Lyra. Shit. Now mind you. My friends will. To remind you, combat has initiated, meaning that there is an aggressive stance taken because a spell was cast on a particular figure. Yes. The rest of the actions are up to you. To try and deescalate you mean? Deescalate or go in and finish it quickly or get out or whatever you want to try and do. The choices are yours. But Elias, what'd you get? Nine. All righty. All righty. Just to talk it out above the table, if we try and deescalate, there's a person there that can read minds, so it probably won't go very well. Unless we tell the truth. They also can't read our minds. We could surrender. -- right now. We have the scroll up. Yeah. They can't read our minds I don't think with that scroll active. They can't. That's right. We could surrender. Force their. Right? That was the intent of this. Yeah. set up, yeah. Surrender? Well, we could! Lyra. Well Fiona, you're up first. Ugh. Cool. Cool, cool, cool. I tell you what I'm going to do. Mm-hmm. I'm going to walk under that table like it's a person, because I'm a halfling. Yeah. Five, 10, 15, 20. I'm going to move behind the elder and use Bait and Switch to move the elder back and I will stand forward next to the door. Okay. I am guarding the elder. I don't know what we're doing yet and I don't want to attack because I don't know if that's the right thing to do. It might be, but I don't know. The elder has an additional five to their AC with my shield up. Good to know. Okay. All right, finishing Fiona's go. Oh, jeez. There's more of them. Well, here we go. Oh fuck. -- two Shrikes rush up. They use their movement to get right up to the sides here and are keeping close by. Well, that's bad. Maybe one of them is Zhesh. Maybe one of them is going to help us. All right, finishing the Shrikes' go. Maeve, you're up. Oh. What are we doing? Okay, what am I doing? Okay, I want to get them inside I feel like. We can try and talk out of it if you want to, or we could get captured. Either way, it takes us to the city we want to go to. I ain't worried about going to jail. To get captured? I can't go back! Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. I did feel like we just increased numbers to incentivize something besides a violent encounter. A fight? (laughs) Just to talk it out. That's a lot of, it's our equal to our party. Yeah, but we're fucking badasses. We're Bells Hells. Always. Always. We never lost a fight, except for that time that Maeve died. We definitely want. (laughs) Is the Willmaster a she? And Fiona. And Fiona. Willmaster is a she? The

Output:
- The group discussed whether to deescalate the combat situation or engage immediately after a spell was cast.
- Kaelen moved behind an elder using a Bait and Switch maneuver to guard them and increase their armor class.
- Two Shrikes rushed up to the sides of the party, forcing the players to reconsider their options.
- Lyra expressed distress about the possibility of capture, while Gideon noted that capture might still lead them to their desired city.
- The party affirmed their identity as Bells Hells and discussed the gender of the Willmaster.
- Sarah and Julian debated the feasibility of surrendering or telling the truth to a mind-reading opponent.


Input: back! Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. I did feel like we just increased numbers to incentivize something besides a violent encounter. A fight? Uh, (laughs). Just to talk it out. Or-- That's a lot of, it's our equal to our party. Yeah, but we're fucking badasses. We're Bells Hells. Always. Always. We never lost a fight, except for that time that Maeve died. We definitely want-- (laughs). Is the Willmaster a she? And Fiona. And Fiona. Willmaster is a she? The Willmaster appears to be female, yeah. Okay. What? Appears to be female. Mm-hmm. Yeah, we definitely need her. To suck her energy out. Access to the city. And to suck her energy out. Pick her mind, suck her energy. Suck her energy out. Suck her energy out. I really want to suck her energy out. (laughs). (laugh). I want to suck your energy so hard. I'd suck your energy. (laughter). I'd suck my energy. Fuck it! It's all you, babe. I'm setting the tone here. What you doing, Maeve? I'm going to Hex the-- That seems aggressive, let's do it. -- the Willmaster. (laughs). I'm going to Hex the Willmaster. Okay, so you-- Then-- Shit, shit. Shit, shit, shit. You just shit on the floor. (laughter). Shit, shit, shit. (rapid fire shit). Shot, shot, shot, shot. Black diarrhea. (laughs). Just ichor out the ass. There is Calm Emotions. I could-- Oh, it's not going to work. They're all-- One of the negatives of using the misty form. They're all souped up. They're all souped up. Like an octopus. The shadows congeal around the Willmaster. They don't seem to have noticed the effect lying on them because they're standing in the middle of the night right now. They're just stepping back and shoring up the rest of the figures that are standing at their sides. Ruh-roh. I'm going to Fireball them. Oh shit. Oh shit. What? Well. (laughs). For that face, it's worth it alone. (laughter). That's a good area. Well, we've made a choice. I know. That's a really good area. I know. I know. Oh my god. Is that person behind them with the bow and arrow, is that a friendly? Is this a bad idea? No, this is a great idea. You make a bold choice when you see them clumped up through a fatal funnel. It's my thing. That's my thing. Flip your coin. All right, well. I didn't ask how close they were. I said I cast Fireball. Yeah, yeah! (laughs). Fireball. Are we getting any friendlies in there? I don't want to get the-- It looks like there's no friendlies, if I can. That looks good, right? I mean, you don't have a really good view from back here. Yeah, you have limited. But to that point, even if striking the Willmaster, it does not look like you get any immediate friendlies from the explosion. I-- In danger would be Dono, but the building itself stops there so it prevents the flames from reaching them. Dono's like, "I'm living!"

Output:
- The party discussed their reputation as Bells Hells and confirmed that the Willmaster was female.
- Lyra attempted to cast Hex on the Willmaster but accidentally triggered a "shit" event instead.
- Kaelen and Sarah suggested using Calm Emotions, but Gideon noted the enemies were too souped up to be charmed.
- The group decided to cast Fireball on the clumped shadows surrounding the Willmaster.
- The DM clarified that the explosion would not reach Dono due to the building structure, leaving him safe.
- The players expressed concern about potential friendly fire but proceeded with the choice despite the risks.


Input: Yeah, yeah! Fireball. Are we getting any friendlies in there? I don't want to get the-- It looks like there's no friendlies, if I can. That looks good, right? Uh, I mean, you don't have a really good view from back here. Yeah, you have limited. But to that point, even if striking the Willmaster, it does not look like you get any immediate friendlies from the explosion. I-- In danger would be Dono, but the building itself stops there so it prevents the flames from reaching them. Dono's like, "I'm living!" Explosion. I mean hey, we want to make a display. I can heal. Slow motion? We want to make a display, right? That we're on their side. All right. I can heal people. All right. So wait, Hex gives-- mumbling spell description deal extra damage. Yes, and, folks. Here we go. Go ahead and roll damage. Well, here goes shit! With your tea, ma'am? Yeah, this isn't also-- I already had two. This might not be the caravan, right? Yeah. They're so good! Yeah. No. I'm also going to do this-- We might have reinforcements coming from the rear or something. Stop. Maybe. At 4th-level, by the way. 4th-level, so it's 9d6 points of fire damage. Go ahead and roll that. Oh boy. Wow. Yes! Yes! Yes, my baby! I'll do this three times and then there's an extra d6 on the Willmaster. Okay, so that is-- Okay wait, that was three. Okay, so that is seven. You're so brittle, there is a chance of spontaneous combustion. I said seven? Mm-hmm. That's 19. Eight, nine. You're up to 19. 19, I trust Sarah. So that's three, one more. That was your first mistake. Oh! Cocked. You said 19? Mm-hmm. 20, 21. 32. 32, I trust him. 32 fire damage with an extra three on the Willmaster. Okay. All right. What's the DC? The DC is 17 dex. Okay. So one of the Shrikes manages to take half damage as it darts out of the way. Other one gets full blast as well as the Willmaster taking the full brunt of it. The other figures, that's a fail. Look at those cute wuukors feeding over there. I know, I love them. Natural one. Yee. Natural one. Natural four. Oh my god. This is the lowest saving throw rolls. So the one with the natural one takes double damage? No, that's if I crit. No. Yeah. I've been playing this game for a long time. It's okay. They keep changing the rules, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Explosion booms. This massive burst of flame and the sound of an explosion booms echoes out through the middle of the night. Flames swirl in the space and as they reside or pull back, you can see many of the figures down almost to one knee, charred and flames licking off the sides of their arms and robes. You can see the four Vanguard figures are all going screams. Just screaming in pain-- and there's one back here who looks about 16 or so. Julian and

Output:
*   The players debated the visibility and safety of a Fireball spell, with Gideon noting that Dono was safe from the flames due to the building's structure.
*   Lyra attempted to cast a spell to create a display and heal allies, rolling damage that resulted in a total of 32 fire damage plus extra damage to the Willmaster.
*   The Dungeon Master confirmed that the Willmaster and one Shrike took full damage while another Shrike took half damage by dashing away.
*   Sarah counted the dice rolls, confirming the high damage numbers, while Lyra expressed confusion about the rules regarding natural ones and critical hits.
*   The explosion caused significant destruction, leaving many figures charred and the four Vanguard figures screaming in pain.
*   The group observed the aftermath, noting that one specific figure back in the scene appeared to be around level 16.


Input: changing the rules, though. (laughs) Yeah, yeah, yeah. (explosion booms) This massive burst of flame and the sound of an explosion echoes out through the middle of the night. Flames swirl in the space and as they reside or pull back, you can see many of the figures down almost to one knee, charred and flames licking off the sides of their arms and robes. You can see the four Vanguard figures are all going screams. Just screaming in pain-- and there's one back here who looks about 16 or so. Oh! What's happening, what's happening? They look near death and terrified. Oh! Good. They're little Vanguard. I just scream out: Run! Okay! Wow! Staying put? Can I move away, back as far as I can go? You can go back about there. That's the back of the chamber of the domed abode. That's great. That's great. All right, that finishes your turn. Now is the Ruby Vanguard-- Oh boy. All of them start screaming and running. This guy goes charging off this way. This guy wanders this way, shocked, goes like, "What's happening? What's happening?" No. This guy here, he's going to stand back, a little angling and get behind this side. Carmen Sandiego. The young one is going to go, panting, and you watch as a familiar burst-- Oh! -- of semi-purple energy suddenly flashes from within him-- Ruh-roh-- and he lifts off the ground about a foot. Oh, I just awokened a bitch. Kind of crackles, and the flames still burning off his shoulders. Yeah, you awoken them. You exalted someone. I just exalted somebody, didn't I? He's doing it, Peter. You're doing-- You're doing it, Peter. Starting to believe. Wow, this got messy. It got real messy. Yeah. Oh yeah. Why are they terrified of us, they're brutal soldiers? No, these were just people. These were just people. These were just dreamers. These were just Ruidusborn. They weren't necessarily-- Well, they're in some level of cultishness, right? Yeah. There are degrees, yeah. That doesn't mean that they're big, hard warriors. They're still alive for the moment. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They could also be mentally controlled, you know what I mean? Sure, sure, sure. The Willmaster was like-- Did I do a bad? No. The Willmaster-- Julian did not answer. Everyone was like, "No!" and Julian went. Julian can't answer right now, she's in a torpor. The Willmaster just skidded back a bit. Sees this exaltation of this teenage boy. As he floats there, and you all feel it, too, both of you feel this like, air whooshes, this weird pressure pushed back on your mind. as the blast of it comes through you and you recognize another node of that network has come online. As the boy stands there, the Willmaster just, without even glancing at him, just points forward. It's still their turn. Most of them ran. The newly Exalted Vanguard newcomer is going to use Telekinesis. Oh wow, he upgraded. I need you to go to make a strength check for me, Maeve.

Output:
- The DM described a massive explosion that charred the figures, including four Vanguard members, while one young boy appeared terrified.
- Lyra screamed for the group to run and moved her character back to the chamber of the domed abode.
- The Ruby Vanguard members began screaming and running, with one charging forward and another standing back.
- A young boy was suddenly exalted, lifting off the ground with semi-purple energy, which Lyra realized she had caused.
- The group discussed the nature of the terrified soldiers, concluding they were dreamers and Ruidusborn who might be mentally controlled.
- The Willmaster observed the exalted boy, felt a pressure in their minds, and pointed forward as the boy used Telekinesis, prompting the DM to ask Lyra for a strength check.


Input: boy. As he floats there, and you all feel it, too, both of you feel this like, uh, this weird pressure pushed back on your mind. As the blast of it comes through you and you recognize another node of that network has come online. As the boy stands there, the Willmaster just, without even glancing at him, just points forward. It's still their turn. Most of them ran. The newly Exalted Vanguard newcomer is going to use Telekinesis. Julian: Oh wow, he upgraded. DM: I need you to go to make a strength check for me, Maeve. Lyra: Oh! Oh. um, uncertain noises. Sarah: You can do that. Lyra: No. Sarah: Guidance. Lyra: Really? Sarah: No. Derek: No. (laughter) Kaelen: Oh, that works. Lyra: 10. DM: 10? Lyra: Yep. Derek: Oh boy. Sarah: Yikes. Lyra: Yeah, it's not zero. DM: You get lifted and you are pulled up and you are currently now held aloft in the middle of the air just above the headroom of the center of this chamber. Gideon: Yeah, Maeve going beast mode! Show them! Sarah: Is this your form of dread? Lyra: (panicky) It's not me, it's not me. DM: And is going to hold you there, grappled, and going to start drifting back, uh, this way and backward. Finishing their go, that brings us to Elara, with Clara on deck. Gideon: Amazing! Can I use 25 of my feet so I can come up near the table in between Silas and the table, get a visual on the Willmaster. DM: Yes. Gideon: Can I, with my bonus action, cast Blood Curse of Binding? DM: Sure. Gideon: It is a DC strength saving throw. DM: Natural 17. Gideon: He saves. DM: Sorry. Gideon: She! Sorry. Julian: Oh. DM: She saves, yeah. Gideon: That's okay. With my action, I'm going to take Turmoil and I'm going to cast Shatter. DM: Ooh. Gideon: On the Willmaster. DM: You got it. Natural one. (collective "Mm" of approval) Gideon: Oh! Beautiful. Oh, we pull out a Sha-Shatter. Great, 48. Sarah: There's a whole caravan of these fuckers. Derek: Do we go outside or do we-- Julian: They might be traders. Derek: Do we go outside or do we-- Gideon: Traitors? Yeah, they're traitors. Derek: Trying to hold up. Sarah: (laughs) Gideon: 14. Oh! 28... Kaelen: Fiona doesn't feel like they have a read on the situation at all. Derek: No, I really don't. Sarah: That's good. Gideon: 28 points of thunder damage. DM: Ooh, ooh. Derek: Oh boy. DM: Ooh. Gideon: Big roll. Lyra: We're being very loud about this. Derek: We're being very loud about this. DM: (explodes) This massive secondary detonation-- Derek: Oh boy. DM: -- blasts the air with concussive energy that ends up cracking the ground beneath where the Willmaster stands, and it echoes off, through the valley of nearby mountain tops. Like, quieter explosions. Sarah: Oh no. Gideon: If I had it right, it's a 10-foot sphere. Kaelen: hard to hide in the caravan. Gideon: So could I also hit the-- DM: Oh right, yeah, next to him. Gideon: Yeah. DM: Yeah, that would actually get the other, of the Shrike to the side. Derek: Fast Friends-- DM: Which is a 13. Gideon: All right. DM: So. Gideon: Doesn't save, con 14. DM: Yeah. Lyra: Just want to suck the magic out of the Willmaster. That's all I want, though. Sarah: (laughs) Derek: Working on it. Gideon: With the last 20 feet of my movement, can I slide behind Clara? DM: Yeah. Gideon: Just out of the

Output:
*   The group experienced a psychic pressure as a network node came online, prompting the Willmaster to point forward.
*   Maeve was lifted into the air by the Willmaster and held grappled while Lyra attempted a strength check.
*   Gideon moved to cast Blood Curse of Binding on the Willmaster, which failed the saving throw, followed by a successful Shatter spell that dealt 28 points of thunder damage.
*   The explosion cracked the ground and echoed through the valley, affecting the nearby caravan and the Shrike creature.
*   Gideon attempted to slide behind Clara using remaining movement while Lyra expressed a desire to drain magic from the Willmaster.


Input: hard to hide in the caravan. So could I also hit the-- Oh right, yeah, next to him. Yeah. Yeah, that would actually get the other, of the Shrike to the side. Fast Friends-- Which is a 13. All right. So. Doesn't save, con 14. Yeah. Just want to suck the magic out of the Willmaster. That's all I want, though. Working on it. With the last 20 feet of my movement, can I slide behind Clara? Yeah. Just out of the line of sight. There you go. That's my turn. All right, finishing your go, Clara, you're up. Oh, of course. That's funny. All right, so let's fucking rage. Let's see what the hell tools I'm playing with. Interesting. Okay. I'm going to, where's my pen? So, I rage. I am-- start to go a little black and white cinematic as everything around me starts to turn gray. Which means gravity. So this is good. I never know what Derek's talking about. So basically everything is starting to lean toward me in this very odd fashion. Pleasantville style? Yep. Yeah. Nearby knick-knacks are like. Just slowly dragging over. It's a vibe. Yeah. It is definitely a vibe. I'm going to-- how many feet to, in getting in this guy's face? Two, though, which one? Is that Willmaster? That's the Willmaster there. It's about 30 feet to get there. It's about 30 feet? 20, 25-ish, yeah. 25 feet. Okay. Let's see how this goes. I'm just doing a little reading. As soon as you rush out there, the Shrike that was holding its action-- Oh yeah? -- is going to unload into you. Awesome. Into you? Here comes that communal sex. Okay. First, no, first it's going to do multiattack with its three arm blades on you. That's going to be a 14 to hit. Miss. So dumb. We hear a cloud snoring in the corner. Natural one. Nope. That's going to be a 19. Erratic Defense. Erratic? What is that? All right, to which, go for it. It's Erratic Defense. That means we hit a Space run, so I have resistance to the attack. He just got the high score on Galaga. All righty, you take then from that one-- It's going to be 10 points of slashing damage. Reduced to five, reduced to-- Two. Two points of damage. Okay, so it just went. I feel that tiny hit. I turn to that little Shrike: Oh, fuck right off. and cast a teleport disc right below him and I'm going to send them 30 feet into the, as far into those animals as humanly possible. Into the pen? Over here? Into the pen. Yeah! Using which one? I got Space so I'm resistant to the attack and it's teleported to an empty space of my choice within 30 feet. Oh yeah. So, 20, 25, 30. Yep. whooshing, into the pen. Wuukors are violent. Fuck off! Now, I'm going to turn and

Output:
* Gideon successfully moved behind Clara to break the line of sight, while Lyra attempted to drain magic from the Willmaster.
* Derek activated a rage ability that shifted the environment into a cinematic, black-and-white style where gravity and objects leaned toward him.
* The Shrike attacked Derek with multi-blades, but Derek utilized his Erratic Defense and Space run resistance to reduce the damage to only two points.
* Following the minor hit, Derek cast a teleport disc to force the Shrike 30 feet into the pen, successfully removing the threat.
* The group discussed the violent nature of Wuukors as Derek prepared to turn and continue his actions.


Input: to that little Shrike: Oh, fuck right off. and cast a teleport disc right below him and I'm going to send them 30 feet into the, as far into those animals as humanly possible. Into the pen? Over here? Into the pen. Yeah! Using which one? I got Space so I'm resistant to the attack and it's teleported to an empty space of my choice within 30 feet. Oh yeah. So, 20, 25, 30. Yep. (whooshing), into the pen. Wuukors are violent. Fuck off! Now, I'm going to turn and hit the-- Go for it. -- that hit our friend. Okay. Oh my god, if you create a stampede in there-- Can we headcanon the Exalted as Billy Mitchell? (laughter) And his hot sauce. Yeah, fuck it. Let's go-- I think he cheated his way into Ruidusborn. (laughter) Whoa, oh, oh. I think he was reinstated. I think he was pulled away again. Again, in like days? Those VHS tapes, man. Oh no, recent recently? Recent recent. Yeah. Eh, he's still an asshole. It never ends. Yeah, and I'm going to-- Ah! -- to roll with advantage, and take my lumps if they happen. Sorry. You're fine. Okay. Actually, I shouldn't, shit's about to go down. That's 19 to hit. No, that's 20 to hit, excuse me. 20 hits. Okay, that's 2d6 plus 12. I get to reroll this now because I did not like that roll. Better, eight, 20 points of damage. 20 points of damage. Slick. Coming back down for another hit. Oh my god. So we're talking our way out of this, right? Yep. (laughter) 19. 19 hits. It's going to knock out, not kill. In space, no one can hear you talk. (laughter) Don't like that roll. I have to stick with it. That's seven, 19 points of damage. Jeez. Ooh-ooh. All righty. Then, I have a little bit of movement left. I am going to, let's see, that's the wrong one. I'm going to try and back off about, three, about 15 feet, if I can get 15 more feet back. 15 more feet. Yeah. Back this way? Okay, so you get right there. I'm going to get right there. Wait, yeah, I'm going to get right there so that I'm kind of-- Oh no! I'm going to make it a little harder for them to get Maeve out of the house. Okay. I'm taking a defensive stance. You got it. Okay, that finishes your go. Yeah. All right. It is now the Willmaster's go. Top of the Willmaster's turn, Willmaster, taking a bunch of hits, angrily falling to the ground and like, "(snarling)" and you see this dark red, purple blood (splashing) onto the front of its robes and outfit. He's going to get pulled 10 feet towards me so, because it's the start of his turn and I've got the Gravity up. Right, does he make a save against it or just-- I think it's you just, within 15 feet. There might be a save, I might have fucked it up. Carry on in the meantime, sorry. No worries. There we go. I can find it fast now. Yeah, there's a, start their turn, 15 feet towards you. Okay.

Output:
- Derek teleported a Shrike 30 feet into a pen and attempted to attack a Wuukor, successfully rolling a 20 to hit for 20 points of damage.
- After a second attack that dealt 19 points of damage, Derek decided to retreat 15 feet to create a defensive stance and hinder the Willmaster from reaching Maeve.
- The group briefly discussed lore details regarding Billy Mitchell, Ruidusborn, and VHS tapes before continuing the combat.
- The Willmaster began its turn, falling to the ground and splashing dark red blood while Derek attempted to pull it 10 feet closer using gravity magic.
- Derek realized he might have miscalculated the save mechanics for the gravity effect but confirmed the Willmaster was pulled 15 feet toward him.
- The turn ended with the Willmaster damaged and positioned closer to the party, allowing the next phase of the encounter to begin.


Input: dark red, purple blood splashing onto the front of its robes and outfit. He's going to get pulled 10 feet towards me so, because it's the start of his turn and I've got the Gravity up. Right, does he make a save against it or just-- I think it's you just, within 15 feet. There might be a save, I might have fucked it up. Carry on in the meantime, sorry. No worries. There we go. I can find it fast now. Yeah, there's a, start their turn, 15 feet towards you. Okay. Moving 15 feet. Yeah, pulled 10. DM, I'm also going to say that the Willmaster has disadvantage on-- Oh, from your Hex. Right. Okay. Strength checks. Well, at the beginning of the turn they get pulled in. Looking towards you, their eyes flare a bright white coloration. Oh shit. Every single person in the village that has come out to see the commotion, their eyes also turn white. Oh no! Got to knock this motherfucker out fast. They immediately rush in, flank them. Huh? I don't want to kill them, yeah. Oh, you got to take out the source. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Dash into there. Or get them unconscious, right? Yep. Anyone feels like grabbing them and shutting the door behind them? Yeah. Is going to go ahead. Bonus action, telekinetic shove to you. Go ahead and make a strength check for me. Okay, I'm also checking, I cannot be knocked prone, pushed, pulled or forced to move. Because of the Gravity? Yeah. Oh yeah, so-- Yay. It just Full stop on that one. Okay. Fuck. I'm just giggling like a fuck. Okay. Giggling like a fuck. Yep. It's the thing, the heels dig in. It's like. Yes. Yeah. Okay, well, let's jagged dart, then. What?! Do it. Jagged dart. Jag and dart? Jagged dart. Jagged dart. Yes, Jack and Dart. They take this long, thin pointed dart out of the side of a leg sheath. I don't like that. Flings it over towards you. As they throw it, it seems to like, speed up through some sort of unseen force. Oh. That's going to be a 22 to hit. Oh yeah, that hits. Nice. 22 to hit. Who's hitting you? Oh, I've finally pissed them off real bad. That's going to be 22 points of force damage. Halved. Not force damage. Force damage is not halved? Nah. Just regular damage. Brain shit. Yeah. They're going to move backward to try and get away from you. That's fair. But all of his, their followers. His friends are there. Oh, he can just fucking fly. They're still going, just back out of there. There's nothing I can really do about that right now. Can Reiloran hover levitate or just on foot? He's on foot. Okay. That's going to finish his go. Aria, you're up, with Silas on deck. Okay. Good to know, yeah. All right, I'm going to peek around outside the door. Indeed, you see them stepping back into

Output:
- Derek attempted to pull the Willmaster closer using gravity magic, but the DM clarified the distance and saving throws.
- The Willmaster and the villagers in the village had their eyes turn white as they rushed in to flank the player characters.
- Gideon and Derek discussed knocking the enemy unconscious or removing the source of the magic, while Borlan prepared to check the door.
- The Willmaster used a telekinetic shove and launched a jagged dart that hit with a roll of 22, dealing regular damage.
- The Willmaster moved backward to escape, and the group confirmed that the character Reiloran was on foot rather than flying.
- The turn ended, and the DM indicated that it was now Aria's turn with Silas on deck.


Input: But all of his, their followers. His friends are there. Oh, he can just fucking fly. They're still going, just back out of there. There's nothing I can really do about that right now. Can Reiloran hover levitate or just on foot? He's on foot. Okay. That's going to finish his go. Aria, you're up, with Silas on deck. Okay. Good to know, yeah. All right, I'm going to peek around outside the door. And see the Willmaster. Indeed, you see them stepping back into the crowd of many of the other nearby villagers. They're all just standing and blocking the way. So I lock eyes and just like: Psst, you need to come inside. And I'm going to cast Charm Person. Come on, come on, Fearnie. Charm Person. Okay. Charm Person, because they're in an aggressive, hostile environment with you, they have an advantage on the save. Oh, okay. It's a will save or sorry, wisdom. It's a wisdom. Wisdom, sorry. That's going to be a 16. Doesn't, it's an 18. It's an 18?! All right, so I'm going to say: Psst, hey, you got to get inside right now! Come here. Oh, he's checking, he's checking. You're doing this to the-- To the Willmaster. The Willmaster. The Willmaster. Okay. So they treat you as a friendly acquaintance. So you tell them to come inside. Yes. Right? They look at you like-- You need to come inside right now. You hear in your head. "It's too dangerous. "They're attacking." No, no, no, it's not, I promise. "Come, we have to take a defensive position." No, no, no, I'm stuck in here. I'm shackled. Shackled. Oh yeah, they've got me chained to the wall. Oh. You're good at deception! You're good at deception! You're good at it. I rolled a one. Oh! Shackled. That's not what it's called. That's not what I meant. They give you a look like-- Okay, I'll come outside. "Yeah, come join." Shackled by fear. I'm going to go outside. Wait, what am I doing? Yeah, what are you doing? What are we doing? What are you doing, we're leaving the cover? It's fine, it's fine, do whatever-- She's friendly, they're not going to make all the-- villagers attack her. I'm going to stay-- You have 15 more feet of movement, if you want. Okay, but I'm going to tuck around. Over here? To the other side. Yeah, that side, like I'm just staying there. Okay, so you move through. It's not even focused on you now and it's still looking out in the direction of-- Oh boy. -- onside the household with the rest-- Please go in there. Please go in there. Please go in there. All right, that finishes your turn. He's like, "I don't know why we're friends." This one has a terrible sense of self preservation. It seems very much rapidly took you as an ally due to still wearing the robes of the Vanguard, and is like,

Output:
- Borlan attempted to use the Charm Person spell on the Willmaster to convince them to enter a building.
- The spell succeeded with a high roll, causing the Willmaster to view Borlan as a friendly acquaintance.
- Borlan tried to deceive the group about being shackled but rolled a one, resulting in a failed deception check.
- The Willmaster and the crowd treated Borlan as an ally, likely due to the robes of the Vanguard.
- Borlan decided to move around to the other side of the household to stay in cover rather than leave.
- The group discussed the tactical situation, noting the Willmaster's poor sense of self-preservation.


Input: just staying there. Okay, so you move through. It's not even focused on you now and it's still looking out in the direction of-- Oh boy. -- onside the household with the rest-- Please go in there. Please go in there. Please go in there. (laughter) All right, that finishes your turn. He's like, "I don't know why we're friends." (laughter) This one has a terrible sense of self preservation. It seems very much rapidly took you as an ally due to still wearing the robes of the Vanguard, and is like, more like, I have to get you out of there where it's dangerous. Even if we can calm them down, what do we do with them? Silas. A turn goes by. Shit. Elias. It's me?! Yep. Are we killing these things? ♪ It's me ♪ Just trying to knock one of them out, really. ♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪ You could also go see if Zhesh is in that caravan, right? I don't think that's what-- Yeah, I'll do stuff as soon as I can move. I'm still not a-- Oh yeah. You're transforming. I'm just-- She's just this. Like a fucking moron. It was a good call. Was it? At the time. I'm going to try to shoot my grapple canon. Okay. At elder-- Nope. (laughs) Willmaster. Edmunda. Edmunda. Is it Edmuda? Edmuda the Willmaster. Force damage. As I ready my grapple canon I say: Edmuda! Any response? None that you necessarily-- Damn it! (laughs) I will fire my grapple canon! At the Willmaster. Double eyelid. At the Willmaster. (laughs) All right, roll for attack. Let's see if it works. Oh, that's terrible. How many eye lids do they have, DM? The Reiloran. You haven't gotten a close enough look to know. Son of a bitch. 15. 15? Versus armor class. Right. That hits. (gasp) But hold on. Ah. So, as part of the Meat Shield ability-- Meat Shield. The Meat Shield ability?! As you fire it, one of the other villagers-- Oh no! -- jump in front of the way and take the hit instead and your grapple canon sinks into one of the-- Oh no! -- local farmers. How could you? (laughs) Go ahead and roll damage. Oh shit, I rolled a 10. (laughs) For a total of? 10. 10 damage? Oh no! A villager? They're toast. This villager-- Wait! Wait! Oh. It pulls towards you, at least you can heal them. Okay, okay. You pull them into the room, smashing just past Clara onto the ground. What the fuck? They're on the ground, (dying groans) bleeding out. As a bonus action-- Bleeding out. -- can I take half their damage to myself? Yeah, you can. Okay. Oh, snap. So they only take five. Wowsers. Meat Shield ability. We didn't know that was a thing. We're learning. We're learning, we're learning. You know how you don't learn their abilities? You're learning, I'm not doing anything. By getting captured. (laugh) That's

Output:
*   The group debated their strategy while the DM described the NPC's confusion regarding their Vanguard robes.
*   Sarah attempted to use her grapple canon against Edmuda the Willmaster but missed the intended target.
*   The grapple canon struck a local farmer instead, causing the villager to bleed out on the ground.
*   Sarah utilized a bonus action to take half of the damage, reducing the farmer's injury to five points.
*   The party realized they had to learn the "Meat Shield" ability through the unexpected capture of the villager.


Input: Clara onto the ground. What the fuck? They're on the ground, dying groans, bleeding out. As a bonus action-- Bleeding out. Mm-hmm. -- can I take half their damage to myself? Yeah, you can. Okay. Oh, snap. Wow. So they only take five. Wowsers. Meat Shield ability. We didn't know that was a thing. We're learning. We're learning, we're learning. You know how you don't learn their abilities? You're learning, I'm not doing anything. By getting captured. That's true. You were the one that was leading the attack them fray. I am very happy right now. All right, so they stumble to the ground, prone. It's sticking into their chest for a minute, like-- I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry! gasping for breath. I missed. They blink and the dark eyes return for a minute. What's going on? I don't know. Do you want to move, or stay put? Elias! Speak words of comfort to them! You're going to be fine. Everything's all right. I'm a dreamer, this is a dream. You're having a dream right now. Everything's going to be-- I'm in a dream. Okay. This is a dream. Everything's going to be fine. Why does it hurt? In six seconds, his eyes are going to flash. I'm not going to move. I'll move off to the side if someone wants to get around me, I guess. But I want to stick close to the door. You got it. All right, finishing your go, Elias. That brings us to the top of the round, Fiona. Okay. So Fiona is going to step diagonally-- Meat Shield. -- into the doorway. Meat Shield! Okay. As soon as he gets there, he quickly sizes up what's going on, looks at the Willmaster. Uh-huh. I'll say that his eyes go a deep, deep green. He's going to start running forward, casting Hex as he goes. Okay. Small little black blooms, almost like Druidcraft, start to blossom out of the Reiloran's chest around the neck and small little tendrils. Fiona's going to slide under her legs. I should have 30 feet to get right behind her. Oh yeah. I will start to attack her using the flat of Seedling to do non-lethal damage to try to continue to knock her out. Go for it. That is a-- 22 to hit. 22 to hit. You strike and you watch the nearby figures pulse, their muscles try and go, but you're too quick and you strike the Willmaster. So roll damage. Okay. All right, so that is six plus six is 12, plus a d6 for the Hex. So that's 15 for the first smack to the side of her noggin. Nice. Leaping there and doing the next is a 22 to hit again. 22 to hit. This strike, as you go to swing, one of the local farmers darts right in front of the way and blocks the Willmaster with their body and you strike them across the chest. Well, it's still non-lethal, so knocking, so that's 15 points.

Output:
- The group reacted to enemies stumbling to the ground and bleeding out, with Sarah attempting to mitigate damage using a Meat Shield ability.
- Sarah apologized repeatedly for missing a shot while the enemies' dark eyes briefly returned, prompting Gideon to urge her to offer words of comfort.
- Sarah attempted to reassure the injured party by claiming they were in a dream, though the group found the situation humorous.
- Kaelen moved Fiona diagonally into the doorway to position her behind the Willmaster, casting Hex and preparing a non-lethal attack.
- Kaelen successfully struck the Willmaster with a flat of Seedling, dealing 15 points of non-lethal damage, and then struck a nearby farmer blocking the path with a similar attack.
- The round concluded after Kaelen's attacks, with the DM confirming the damage rolls and the outcome of the non-lethal strikes.


Input: So roll damage. Okay. All right, so that is six plus six is 12, plus a d6 for the Hex. So that's 15 for the first smack to the side of her noggin. Okay. Nice. Leaping there and doing the next is a 22 to hit again. 22 to hit. This strike, as you go to swing, one of the local farmers darts right in front of the way and blocks the Willmaster with their body and you strike them across the chest. Well, it's still non-lethal, so knocking, so that's 15 points. 15 damage, they go unconscious on the ground. You hit them with the flat of the blade. Fuck. That farmer just-- Unconscious, unconscious. -- crumples unto the ground. Unconscious, okay. You just beat the fuck out of of them, it's okay. Non-lethal damage. Okay, okay, okay. He's drooling. I'm going to finish. You're going to unload on them? Yeah. Yeah. This is communal. That's a natural 20. Of non-lethal. You don't think they have rodeos in this place? I mean, come on, these people get knocked out all the time. Yeah. One of the other farmers runs in as the Willmaster is backing out. Oh man! So, it's not a reaction. It's just ongoing continual? It seems that as long as there are any within the immediate vicinity of the Willmaster, I roll and there's a chance that any of them will take the blow for her. Okay. That's an awesome feat. Wow. It's really, really cool. It really is cool. You just got to remove the shields. Yeah. Yeah. Okay, so I've just knocked out-- Or else you'll just beat up everybody. -- two citizens here and jumped forward. We swear we're on your side! Set fire to the place. We're the good guys! Damn it. There's still a couple more people around? There's these three here. Yeah, citizens. There's one that's right next to them. Oh, it's a little man! There's one over here that hasn't quite-- It's an old man. It's a cute old man who's about to get Meat Shielded. Oh my gosh. You can't Meat Shield an old man. Oh my gosh. "I'm headed over to bingo. Oh, fuck!" This little halfling shithead. This is tricky. This is dark. I'm going to action surge. Okay. I'm going to leap up and grapple her head and hang on. Okay, all right. So you action surge and then go on. You can grapple multiple attacks. Each attack can be a different grapple attempt. Okay. So for the first one, make an athletics check versus their athletics. That's a natural one, which I'll reroll. Okay. Natural 20. Okay, so that one fails. Silvery Barbs. What is that? They have to reroll a 20? That's going to be an 11. That was a 12. Oh! All right, so yeah. So your first attack-- Yes, let's go! -- you reach over and you grapple onto. They're now currently grappled and unable to move away. That's so good. Now, if

Output:
- Kaelen successfully dealt non-lethal damage to a farmer, knocking them unconscious after a strike blocked the Willmaster's path.
- The group realized that local farmers were actively intervening to shield the Willmaster, prompting Kaelen to plan a move to remove these shields.
- Kaelen identified an old man and a halfling among the citizens, with Sarah joking about the old man being used as a meat shield.
- Kaelen utilized an action surge to leap and grapple the Willmaster, initiating a grapple check that initially resulted in a natural 20 failure.
- Lyra cast Silvery Barbs to force a reroll, which eventually succeeded in grappiling the target, leaving them unable to move.
- The party prepared to continue the engagement against the remaining citizens while managing the newly grappled threat.


Input:
one, make an athletics check versus their athletics. That's a natural one, which I'll reroll. Okay. Natural 20.
(gasps) Okay, so that one fails. Silvery Barbs. What is that? They have to reroll a 20? That's going to be an 11. That was a 12.
(gasps) Oh! All right, so yeah. So your first attack-- uh, yes, let's go! -- you reach over and you grapple onto. They're now currently grappled and unable to move away.
That's so good. ♪ Silvery Barbs ♪ Now, if I'm holding onto her head, I can't use the other attacks at all, right? Now I'm locked and I'm done? Or can I-- No, you can keep attacking. Are you going to give a little-- I'm going to elbow her in the eye with Hex.
Okay. I don't know how a person's going to run in the way of that. That's what I'm doing. Well, they should try. DM, question. Was that a strength ability check that they just did? That would have been-- No, strength or dex and they did dex. Because they can choose either athletics or acrobatics. They did dex, okay.
So this would just be the Hex damage. I got a 22 to hit with my elbow. A 22 to hit? I'll say because you're so close, I'm going to give myself disadvantage on the roll for them to try and Meat Shield. How? You never know. Because they can grab the back of your arm as you reach back and hit them. Okay, sure. But no, they fail. So this damage goes straight through. How much was that? That was-- That is six points of Hex damage coming through Fiona's tiny elbow.
As you're like, (grunts). The next one is? It glows through the tattoo as it, (contact slam). (laughs) The moons light up. (laughs) (laughs) (laughs) That is a 17. That's pretty sick. 17, that does hit. They did not manage to Meat Shield because of the disadvantage. So, roll the next bit of damage. That is four points of elbow Hex. Four points of elbow Hex! Yeah, bro! You got to charge it. You got it. How is she looking? Fuck. She's not looking great. She's looking kind of hurt. She got that Fireball and Clara combo right out of the gate really rocked her more than she was expecting. We'll pull her guts out soon. It'll be fine. Okay. That finishes your go, Fiona? Jeez, yes. That was awful. That felt awful. Mm-hmm. The Shrike group over here, these various wuukor start going. (disgruntled moos) They start getting agitated and starting to rally out of their sleeping position. Run with the bulls! The Shrike's going to run and leap over this high fence. H'yah! They have 40 feet of movement. Yeah, they can get there. They're going to rush up to you, Fiona. Oh, and one last detail. My Hex will give her a disadvantage on dexterity checks. So now you're covering strength and dex checks. So now we know that. Nice. Good to know. Okay. Are you still hanging onto her head? Yeah. Mm-hmm. Okay. She ain't going anywhere. This Shrike is going to

Output:
*   Kaelen rolled a natural 20 on an athletics check but used Silvery Barbs to force a reroll, resulting in a successful grapple on an 11.
*   Fiona grappled the target and then used a Hex-infused elbow attack, dealing six points of damage while the target failed to use Meat Shield.
*   Fiona followed up with a second elbow attack that dealt four points of damage after the target failed another roll.
*   The Shrike group became agitated and attempted to rush over a fence, moving 40 feet toward Fiona's position.
*   Kaelen confirmed that Fiona's Hex spell imposed a disadvantage on the target's dexterity checks for the upcoming encounter.


Input: Run with the bulls! The Shrike's going to run and leap over this high fence. H'yah! They have 40 feet of movement. Yeah, they can get there. They're going to rush up to you, Fiona. Oh, and one last detail. My Hex will give her a disadvantage on dexterity checks. So now you're covering strength and dex checks. So now we know that. Nice. Good to know. Okay. Are you still hanging onto her head? Yeah. Mm-hmm. Okay. She ain't going anywhere. This Shrike is going to dart up-- Just doing this into her. Oh no, they're surrounding Fiona. If they miss Fiona, they'll hit the Willmaster, though. Maybe Fiona can use the Willmaster's Meat Shield. All right, so because they have you pincered, they have advantage on the strikes. Yeah, sure. The-- Meat Shields, sheet shields. All right, so they're going full in arm blade on you. Also, I'll give you advantage from Silvery Barbs. Also, I'll give you advantage from Silvery Barbs. On the save? On the next roll he gets, you mean? On-- I mean, they're rolling to hit my AC. Hang on. What is it? You're giving DM advantage? I keep reading to see whether there is anything else I can fucking do. You have advantage on the next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw within one minute. Okay. Okay. So the first strike from the guy on the left here is going to be 20? Yep. Okay. So with that, you take, for the arm blade over there, 16 points of slashing damage. Got it. Second strike. Not great, 15. No, miss. Last one, that's going to be a 22. That hits. Okay, and that one's going to be-- Crawled out of the way like a spider monkey for the second. -- 18 points of slashing damage. Okay. Oof. The other one is going to now open up on its attacks. First one is going to be, that's another 20. Hits, yeah. Shit. Ooh, that's going to be 19 points of slashing damage. Oof. Next one, that's going to be a 21. Hits. Jesus. That's going to be a 24 points of slashing damage. Okay. Oh my gosh. Then their last strike is going to be natural 19. Yeah. Hits. Hits you. That one's going to be 15 points of slashing damage. Okay. He's doing better than you might think. Mm-hmm. That's real bad. Now there's another Shrike? Then they're going to use their bonus action. One of them is going to look at you, and a bonus action is going to use Mind Blur. Aw, fuck. They just disappear from your sight. Oh, cool! You watch them. They put a hand up and all of a sudden, they're gone. Ah, fuck me. Amazing. Silas! The other one is going to glance over in your direction too, after seeing what you did to the Willmaster and is going to do the same thing. So, both of them phase out of your eyesight. I can still see-- You can see him, yeah. Perfect. But yeah. I

Output:
- The Shrike creatures rushed toward Fiona and attempted to leap over a high fence, utilizing 40 feet of movement.
- Kaelen applied a Hex spell to impose disadvantage on Fiona's dexterity checks, while Lyra granted advantage via Silvery Barbs.
- Kaelen was hit by multiple arm blade strikes from the Shrikes, taking significant slashing damage totaling over 70 points.
- Derek expressed frustration as Kaelen's character was overwhelmed by the attacks, resulting in several critical hits.
- The Shrikes used their bonus actions to cast Mind Blur, causing them to phase out of the players' sight.
- A second Shrike joined the fray and also phased out of sight after interacting with the Willmaster.


Input: is going to use Mind Blur. Aw, fuck. They just disappear from your sight. Oh, cool! You watch them. They put a hand up and all of a sudden, thank you, they're gone. Ah, fuck me. Amazing. Silas! The other one is going to glance over in your direction too, after seeing what you did to the Willmaster and is going to do the same thing. So, both of them phase out of your eyesight. I can still see-- You can see him, yeah. Perfect. But yeah. I can see one of the Shrikes? No, they both vanish from your sight. They both vanished. They both focused on you. Okay. They're less worried about him as they are you at the moment. Finishing their go, Maeve, you're up. All right, I am going to Quicken a spell-- Okay. -- to do Mirror Image on myself. Mirror Image. Then-- (demonic whispers) Mirror Image. And then-- Does it seem like even if I hit with projectile spells against the Willmaster he can still Meat Shield? You don't know. Or is it just-- You don't know. I think that's actually-- I think as long as anybody's near him. I am going to-- I'm actually going to unload some Eldritch Blasts at-- Just so you're aware, you are lifted and pulled up inside the chamber. Yeah. So, he has three quarters cover from you currently. I have Spell Sniper. You do, so it doesn't even matter. Can I see the kid that's holding me? No, the angle you have down, you are unable to see the kid. The kid's behind that big rock, right? Mm-hmm. Yeah. Hmm. Okay. Jeez Louise. What ya doing? I will-- Okay. I'm going to do, I'm not going to do Eldritch Blast. I'm going to hit him with a Rowan of Frost in case, and see if that works. Okay, Rowan of Frost. You can roll for attack or does he use his dex? Oh, I roll for attack. Okay. Yeah, that's a natural 18 for 29. That definitely hits. Okay. Nope, Meat Shield missed on that. Okay, so he's 3d8 and he's slow now. Slowed, good to know. Which one? The Willmaster. Oh okay, gotcha, gotcha. The View-Master. Pagemaster. He's the last laser master. What does slowed mean again? Speed is halved. His speed is-- Disadvantage on stuff? He can only do one thing. His speed is reduced by 10. He can't do an action-- That's the Slow spell. Oh, okay. Yeah, the slowed status is just half speed. Gotcha. Ah. 15 frost damage. 15 frost damage, all righty. And he's got reduced speed. No worries. So that was your Quickened spell? I Quickened Mirror Image. Oh right, no, sorry, that's what it was. Okay, does that finish your turn? That finishes my turn. So I have Mirror Image up now. Okay. The youth of the Ruby Vanguard comes out and is like. (pants, grunts) and is going to go ahead and-- Can I use my reaction to try and stop that?

Output:
- The DM confirmed that the Shrikes and the Willmaster vanished from the players' sight, though the DM clarified that Derek could still see one of them initially before they all disappeared.
- Lyra decided to Quickened a Mirror Image spell on herself and attempted to attack the Willmaster with a Rowan of Frost after realizing she had Spell Sniper.
- Lyra successfully rolled a natural 18, hitting the Willmaster for 15 frost damage and successfully applying the Slow status effect, which reduced his speed by 10.
- The group discussed the mechanics of the Slow spell, clarifying that it halves speed and imposes disadvantages, while the DM noted that the Willmaster's Meat Shield spell missed Lyra's attack.
- Sarah provided vocal effects during the combat resolution, and the players confirmed the location of the kid holding Lyra behind a large rock.
- The youth of the Ruby Vanguard emerged from the chamber, prompting Derek to ask if he could use his reaction to stop the youth's movement.


Input: half speed. Gotcha. Ah. 15 frost damage. 15 frost damage, all righty. And he's got reduced speed. No worries. So that was your Quickened spell? I Quickened Mirror Image. Oh right, no, sorry, that's what it was. Okay, does that finish your turn? That finishes my turn. So I have Mirror Image up now. Okay. The youth of the Ruby Vanguard comes out and is like. Um, and is going to go ahead and-- Can I use my reaction to try and stop that? Help. If you weren't holding an action to do so, probably not. Okay, so there's no reaction I can use for someone to grab something or attempt to block that or shut the door? That would be the kind of thing that you hold an action for. Unless, a reaction is just something that happens automatically in that regard. So in this instance, I'd say no. That's fair. No choice other than to kill everyone. But is going to pull you out open into the space here and-- Show of strength. He's like. You can see the light glowing in the eyes. He's going to hit you with Blight. So make a constitution saving throw for me. He's hitting me with Blight? Correct. He brought you out? Yeah. I was hoping that there'd be shit in the door, but. Ooh, that's bad. That's really bad. How bad? I rolled a five, so for 10 total. Okay, 33 points of necrotic damage to you. Okay. Um, now I have to roll to save. Yes, you do. But does Mirror Image work on this one? Mirror Image-- This is a-- It is not an attack roll against you. It is-- Shit. Shit, shit, shit. It's a save. Let me go check on Mirror Image real fast. Mirror Image. This is tense! Each time a creature targets you with an attack during the spell's duration. It's not an attack roll, so no. It's a save. Okay. 33 points you said? Correct. All right. No problem. That's all right. Go ahead and see, make a constitution saving throw, concentration saving throw to see if you can maintain concentration on-- Yeah, you're fine. Right? Yeah, I think so. What's your total on that? Right? Plus my spellcasting modifier. You have to beat a 16. Yes, I do. Plus your constitution saving throw. Oh, my constitution is five, so that is 16. So yeah, so you're fine. You just meet it. Woo! It's going to dart back this way for the rest of his movement. Not my spellcasting modifier. Okay, that's good to know. Holding it from that way. Oh, well it's the same. So okay. This one here is going to-- Hmm. The tide seems to be turning a bit. So this one here, and this one here is going to turn around and is going to both fire crossbow bolts at you since you're up in the air. Shit. I'd say because you're unable to really move around. You're currently restrained up there. I'm Mirror Imaged, though. Correct, so they have advantage on attacks to hit you, but you roll to see if it hits watching.

Output:
- The DM confirmed that Lyra's Quickened Mirror Image spell was active and that the enemy had reduced speed.
- Lyra attempted to use a reaction to stop an enemy movement but was told by the DM that holding an action would have been required instead.
- An enemy from the Ruby Vanguard pulled Lyra into the open and cast Blight, dealing 33 points of necrotic damage to her.
- The group discussed whether Mirror Image could block the effect, with the DM clarifying that it only works against attack rolls, not saving throws.
- Lyra succeeded in her constitution saving throw to maintain concentration on her spell, as her roll met the required DC of 16.
- The DM noted that the tide was turning and announced that enemies were firing crossbow bolts at the restrained and Mirror Imaged Lyra.


Input: Holding it from that way. Oh, well it's the same. So okay. This one here is going to-- Hmm. The tide seems to be turning a bit. So this one here, and this one here is going to turn around and is going to both fire crossbow bolts at you since you're up in the air. Shit. I'd say because you're unable to really move around. You're currently restrained up there. I'm Mirror Imaged, though. Correct, so they have advantage on attacks to hit you, but you roll to see if it hits you or not. So first one is going to be 12. Miss. Rolled to so low with advantage. They're rolling dog shit. Okay, and then the one over here. Don't say that. You're doing pretty good here, DM. That's going to be a 23. Hit. It hits you? Yep. Okay. So you take nine points of piercing damage. Then make another concentration check for me. Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. This one here-- Oh my god. -- it's actually going to come forward. Oh. Right there? No, this one's going to keep running. I rolled a natural one, so Hex is dropped. You got something! You got something. Okay, so yeah, that one is-- This one is just running away. All right, that finishes their go. Now it is Elara, with Clara on deck. God, I love being on the fucking moon! Running out from cover and I'll run straight through the doorway and I will leap-- About fucking time. -- halfway through my jump, you'll see my head go like a mascot head and just wolf head. I will leap up and fucking headbutt the Willmaster with my head before into a giant fucking werewolf. Go for it. Great. That's first attack? First attack. Is this your first time as a werewolf on the moon? No, I arrived here on the Oh that's right, that's right. A 28 to hit? 28 definitely hits. Amazing. Hold on. Roll for Meat Shield. This one. As you dart in the air, transform, and you go to headbutt, you watch as this older elder looking figure comes into your periphery, like a side view. Just smiling. Like toasty! To the side, and Bastard. Oh god. So roll damage on them, what is it? It's nine points of damage. Nine point of dam-- Good headbutt. Is he out? Unconscious? They are unconscious, yeah. I'm like: Fucking stay back! I'll try to headbutt him again. Okay. That's 18 to hit? 18 hits. They have no other targets to use their Meat Shield ability. That's 11 points of damage? 11 points of damage. Oh, there's no other Meat Shields within? Within range currently? Have we knocked everybody out-- Yes. -- who could possibly be Meat Shields? Cool. A 20 to hit for the very last one. That hits as well. And a three plus six, nine points of damage. Nine. Get out of the way if you can! Oh it's so close, isn't it? It's close. He's doing the.

Output:
- The DM described enemies firing crossbow bolts while the players were restrained in the air, resulting in a hit that dealt nine points of piercing damage to Lyra.
- Lyra's concentration spell failed due to a natural one, and one of the enemies retreated while the others continued their attack.
- Gideon transformed into a werewolf and leaped through a doorway to headbutt a Willmaster figure, successfully knocking it unconscious with a high roll.
- Gideon followed up with additional attacks, dealing damage to the unconscious target and confirming that all potential "Meat Shield" enemies were incapacitated.
- The group coordinated to ensure no remaining threats could interfere, with Gideon executing the final hit on the last enemy.


Input: other targets to use their Meat Shield ability. That's 11 points of damage? 11 points of damage. Oh, there's no other Meat Shields within? Within range currently? Have we knocked everybody out-- Yes. -- who could possibly be Meat Shields? Cool. A 20 to hit for the very last one. That hits as well. And a three plus six, nine points of damage. Nine. Get out of the way if you can! Oh it's so close, isn't it? It's close. He's doing the. The Willmaster is starting to slip. The Willmaster is staggering a little bit on their feet. Amazing. Clear the room, Chet! Yeah, that's my-- Yeah, I'll slide to the side here. Thank you! Just one half step. Okay. Don't-- I'll-- I'll step over the old man. Non-lethal, non-lethal. Oh, I know. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! Oh, sorry. (laughter) Clara. I don't know if there's such a thing as non-lethal damage on an old man. How many feet is it directly at what I am attempting to assume? 15 feet to get to-- Only 15, damn. I'm going to take 10 feet back, and I'm going to run straight at the fucker for 25 feet. Okay. This should be fun. You full on. I'm-- do the rear up in the charge. I've got the hammer like a battering ram. I'm going for what I hope the jaw is. I'm shoving it right in that direction. On the button. Okay. Reckless, also, so I assume this is disadvantage? Huh? Because I can't actually see the fuck? I'm making a very educated guess. Well, is this against the Shrike or is this on the Willmaster? The Willmaster. The Willmaster is not invisible. Oh! The two Shrikes. Sorry, both-- The two Shrikes are invisible. Oh, well, that's fine, then. Just to you, right? Correct. Yeah, just to him. So yeah, in that case, yeah, reckless, fuck it. Sure, go for it. This is non-lethal? No, yeah, no, I'm using the butt of the-- I'm using the glass to try and knock, you know, knock right in the head. Okay. 24 to hit. That hits, roll damage. That is, I don't know why I have to still look this up. Oh, I actually, I think I get a special thing from that. Hold on. Sorry. I turn purple and green. (laughter) I have Galactic Invader. (laughter) I think I get an extra d6. Oh, for the space run, yeah. When I do the 25. Sure. I'm so sorry, I'm looking this up again. I'll just do this. I'll start with the damage. Fuck that, I don't like that roll. That's 10, 22 points of damage. How do you want to do this? Yeah! Yay. I am going to run like I'm about to knock down a fucking door and I'm going to scooch up right below you and go for the fucking glass jaw. Full on like (shattering echoes). Yes! They get lifted off the ground by the sheer force of the uppercut. Technically they should fly 15 feet. And they do. (laughter) You win!

Output:
- Gideon and the DM confirmed that 11 points of damage were dealt and that all other potential Meat Shields had been knocked out.
- Gideon successfully hit the Willmaster with a 20, inflicting 9 points of damage, while Derek shouted for the room to be cleared.
- Derek decided to move 25 feet to charge the Willmaster using a hammer as a battering ram, initially assuming the target was invisible but correcting to the two invisible Shrikes.
- Derek utilized the Galactic Invader ability to add an extra d6 to his attack, rolling a 24 to hit and dealing 22 points of damage.
- The force of Derek's uppercut lifted the target off the ground and sent them flying 15 feet, resulting in a decisive victory.


Input: with the damage. Fuck that, I don't like that roll. That's 10, 22 points of damage. How do you want to do this? Yeah! Yay. I am going to run like I'm about to knock down a fucking door and I'm going to scooch up right below you and go for the fucking glass jaw. Full on like shattering echoes. Yes! They get lifted off the ground by the sheer force of the uppercut. Technically they should fly 15 feet. And they do. Thank you. You win! Holy shit. Unconscious on the ground over there. Damn! Fiona, I assume you let go at the moment of impact to ensure you don't get dragged along, or do you wish to be dragged along? Well, can I see your initiative order really quick? I'm 13. Oh. Fiona, Chet, Ash, Aria. Clara, oh, there's a ways. Fiona, Maeve, Chet. Yeah, I had another d6, that's fine. I'm going to go with. You're going to go with? Okay. I'm going to ride him like a skateboard. Damn right. Whoa! You land of top of the unconscious bleeding body of the Willmaster. Okay. Wipe out. That, I believe, is all my movement. That is. I am, I suppose, going to spend a bonus action. That's pretty good. Just making the noise, trying to bring it in. Yeah, now there's a big raging barbarian and wolf out here, so maybe it's not as appealing to come back. Just the people unconscious are slowly vibrating towards me. All righty, that finishes your go. All of the various villagers that were running in, including the elder. Aw. And Dono were all starting to charge inward. They all quick gasp. You mean Elder Barthie was, too? He was going to attack us. Yeah. You were only looking outward. You didn't really notice nearby to see that they themselves were also pulled in by the influence of the Willmaster. But that breaks free for a minute and you see a bunch of them look panicked, looking at what's happened, what's in the middle of here, the fight, the unconscious and bleeding members of their village, and the Willmaster now knocked unconscious and thrown 15 feet through the air. They start to scatter. Seek shelter. That brings us to the end of Clara's turn. Willmaster is gone. Aria, you're up, with Silas on deck. What do the Shrikes look like? Are they still raring to go? The Shrikes are watching the Willmaster fall and hit the ground. Kind of glance at each other, look, and they're taking in as much detail about you as they can. Oh, shit, kill them. What? This is a change of heart for them, Silas. Why? Why so quick to judge them? Kill them! Okay, okay. We don't learn if we don't communicate. Willmaster's still alive? Possibly? Unconscious? We don't know? Unconscious. Unconscious. Yeah, we want to suck his magic. Okay. Ask your questions. Awesome. How many feet is the Willmaster from the door? How many feet? Yeah. He's about 30 or so feet from the door. Yeah. It's Will.

Output:
- The players engaged the Willmaster, resulting in a massive uppercut that knocked him unconscious and sent him flying 15 feet through the air.
- Kaelen utilized a bonus action to ride the Willmaster like a skateboard, landing on his bleeding body before the group decided to seek shelter.
- The villagers and the elder, Barthie, were initially pulled in by the Willmaster's influence but eventually panicked and scattered upon seeing the unconscious state of the combatants.
- The group encountered the Shrikes, where Julian insisted on killing them while Gideon argued for communication and understanding.
- Borlan and the others confirmed the Willmaster was still alive but unconscious, estimating he was approximately 30 feet from the door.
- The turn concluded with the Willmaster removed from immediate combat, and the group preparing to interact with the Shrikes and Silas.


Input: This is a change of heart for them, Silas. Why? Why so quick to judge them? Kill them! (laughter) Okay, okay. We don't learn if we don't communicate. Willmaster's still alive? Possibly? Unconscious? We don't know? Unconscious. Yeah, we want to suck his... magic. Okay. (squeals) Ask your questions. Awesome. How-- (laughter) How many feet is the Willmaster from the door? How many feet? Yeah. He's about 30 or so feet from the door. Yeah. It's Will. Okay. It's the Willmaster. Will-O-Rama. (laughter) Wow! All right, so-- What a pull. What we're going to do here-- Yeah. Look it up, kids. I'm going to use my ring and Telekinesis and take the Willmaster and pick her up and try to bring her inside. Okay. It's a strength check, but. She's unconscious. Right. She's unconscious. The ring works towards objects, right? Also creatures. Well, maybe? Because it says creature. You can try to move a huge or smaller creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by the creature's strength. Is this the ExU ring? Yeah. Yeah, I think you changed-- That's totally overpowered? I love it. Yeah, I think he changed-- Use it! Didn't he change it to just objects? Grab her by the belt buckle. Did he? My overpowered ring? Yeah, I love it. It's okay. Grab her by the piercing. All right, yeah, he might have. You know, like-- Yeah. You can only turn objects that aren't being worn or carried. If they were dead, I'd say they'd be an object. That's fine. They're still alive. (off stage) (blowing nose) (laughter) Aw, Gideon. All right, you know what? I'm a Loony Tunes. Allergies are bad right now. Short. Yeah, they really are. Those spiky ones. That would be very good if we can make those spiky ones. Had a big schnoz. Ash, can you help me? What do you need? Can you go pick her up? (sneezes) Oh, geez! Once these fucks are done, yes. How many are left standing? There's two Shrike here that were focused on Fiona for a minute. There are these two figures, this one that's running away and the one that's floating and glowing that's currently holding Maeve in the air. Is he looking weird yet or no? Or is he-- I was hoping that he was telepathically controlled as well. But we'll find out. Seems to not be the case. Okay. Wait, who? Oh, the Exalted? The Exalted. The 16 year old boy over there. Yeah, no, he's just awake. Controlled by the-- He just turned into a X-Man, he's feeling it. Sleeping one. I got my learner's permit. So we still have some problems. We still have some problems, okay. I'm going to Scorching Rowan. Put out some Scorching Rays. I'm going to start with the one that's running away. Running away? Okay. The ranges on it is? Is I think it's 120. 120. That's right, we do-- Yep, 120 feet.

Output:
- The group debated the morality of judging others before Julian aggressively suggested killing them.
- Borlan attempted to use his overpowered ExU ring to telekinetically move the unconscious Willmaster, but the DM clarified the ring only works on objects not being worn.
- After realizing the spell didn't work on the living Willmaster, Borlan asked Ash to physically pick her up while Gideon sneezed off-stage.
- The DM described the current battlefield, noting two Shrike focused on Fiona and two figures, one running and one holding Maeve.
- The party identified a 16-year-old boy as the Exalted and noted he had just turned into a "X-Man."
- Borlan decided to cast Scorching Rays on the figure running away, confirming the spell's 120-foot range with the DM.


Input: The 16 year old boy over there. Yeah, no, he's just awake. Controlled by the-- he just turned into a X-Man, he's feeling it. Sleeping one. I got my learner's permit. So we still have some problems. We still have some problems, okay. I'm going to Scorching Rowan. Put out some Scorching Rays. I'm going to start with the one that's running away. Running away? Okay. The ranges on it is? Is I think it's 120. 120. That's right, we do-- Yep, 120 feet. 120? Oh yeah, I don't even have to. Which one is running away? I think Carmen Sandiego. That one. Oh, Carmen Sandiego. Carmen Sandiego (laughs). All right, you got to roll for an attack on that. Okay. We're burning them up? Knocking them out at least. 19? Carmen Sandiego! 19 hits. Scorching Rowan to knock people out? No, that's-- Some of them are bad. Scorching Rowan? Which ones? Carmen Sandiego is bad. 16? You don't know. 16... I don't know either. Don't know. 16 hits. Or, well, let me see here. I wonder if I should do one of each. Or I'll also say, we are in combat with a few that nearly killed Chet in one round, so. Okay, so I'll do the one to the running away and then the other ones to-- The two other Shrikes? Yes. You got it. All right, so-- If they land. 16 would miss. Okay, yeah. 16 miss? 16 misses the Shrike. Okay. The first Shrike. And the second one? Another 19. That does hit. Okay. So you have one on him and one on the Shrike. Okay. Is it my imagination they don't like fire? 11 for the first hit. Or it might've just been a surprise. It might've just been a surprise fire? No one likes surprise fire. I don't really-- Great. The guy's running, (implosion). Oh hell yeah. Great, great, okay. He's burning now on the ground across the way. Second hit. Oh. Well. Nine. No. We come in peace. Was that Carmen? Nine damage on the other Shrike? Yeah, on the other Shrike. Okay. And then. Damn, it's a little late, but wait, hang on one second. Question. Yes? With my spark. Yeah? Only when I have transformed, do I have-- Do you get the bonus damage, yes. Got it, okay. But you get it for an hour. I get it for an hour, okay, so good to know. Then as a bonus action a little late, but I'm going to take out Mister. Okay. (monkey chittering) Is Mister going to appear by the Shrike or by you, or--? I'm going to keep him by me. Perfect. You got it. Have you used that pirate thing yet? No. Okay. No. There's a specific context for that one. All right, finishing Aria's go. Silas? What kind of context? You're now mist. Great. Pew. Elias. (laughter) All right. Sorry, Julian. No, it's my fault. You know? Can I see the floating Exalted from

Output:
- The group engaged in combat with Shrikes and a character named Carmen Sandiego who was running away.
- Borlan attempted to use Scorching Rays to knock out enemies, rolling dice that resulted in both hits and misses.
- Derek noted that the combatants had nearly killed Chet in a single round, highlighting the intensity of the fight.
- Borlan confirmed he received bonus damage for an hour after transforming and decided to keep a character named Mister close to himself.
- The Dungeon Master clarified rules regarding specific abilities like the "pirate thing" and mist transformations for Gideon and Julian.
- The session concluded with the group finishing their turns and checking on floating Exalted entities.


Input: to take out Mister. Okay. uh monkey chittering. Is Mister going to appear by the Shrike or by you, or--? I'm going to keep him by me. Perfect. You got it. Have you used that pirate thing yet? No. Okay. No. There's a specific context for that one. All right, finishing Aria's go. Silas? What kind of context? You're now mist. Great. Pew. Elias. watching. All right. Sorry, Julian. No, it's my fault. You know? Can I see the floating Exalted from inside? Probably not. From where you are? No. I can't really see many of these guys. Not inside the house, no. It's nice in here, though. You can kind of see one Shrike. That's about it. How many? Okay, I'm going to step to the doorway. Magic? Magic? How many hostiles are there that I can see? You can see the two Shrikes, one that looks more damaged than the other. You see two Ruby Vanguard figures that are on the sides with crossbows that are also looking like. Can you point with your fingers to the Ruby Vanguards with crossbows? Right there. Right there. And right there. Got it. So wait, there's four left standing? Five? Yeah, and the Exalted. But some of them-- The Exalted right there. Okay. Yeah, we're still a little fucked. I am-- Tell the kid to knock it off. I'm going to Calm Emotions. Calm Emotions on? Everybody. Yeah. Is that a sight thing or is just a range? It's a range, 20-foot radius sphere, so-- Correct. 40-foot sphere. About as large as a Fireball. So where do you want it to go? I mean, I want to get everyone I can see. Everyone you can see would be probably if you wanted to get closer over here, you could get-- You should get the Exalted and leave the guy by the door alone and I'll take care of him. I don't know that I know where the Exalted is. Or that he exists. Fair. Fiona sees him, and I'm up next. Fair, fair, fair. Okay. So that will get the two Shrike and the gentleman over there. That is a charisma saving throw. What's Carmen Sandiego doing? Yes. Oh, it's her cape. Carmen Sandiego's on fire right now. I was like: Why is this sticking up? It's a low DC because I believe I'm using a feature to cast it. That Shrike is going to be an eight. Fail. Other Shrike. It's going to be an 11. Fail. DM, it's okay. It's okay, buddy. That guy over there is going to be a 15. Succeed. Okay, so that-- Which guy? This guy right here. The guy on the far side. Yeah, so the Vanguard guy is still. Yeah, I'm going to say: Everybody, there's been a misunderstanding. Let's just talk it out like reasonable adults. A little robot comes out of the hut. Yeah. As that falls, you can see the various villagers that have taken heavy hits are still groaning unconscious on the ground. The two Shrike, after watching

Output:
- The players confirmed that Mister was staying by Borlan and discussed the context for a specific pirate item.
- Sarah attempted to view the Exalted and the surrounding hostiles, identifying two Shrikes and two Ruby Vanguard figures with crossbows.
- Sarah cast Calm Emotions with a 40-foot radius to affect everyone she could see, targeting the Shrikes and a Vanguard figure.
- The spell affected the Shrikes and the Vanguard figure, with the Shrikes failing their saves and the Vanguard figure succeeding.
- Sarah proposed a misunderstanding to the group while a robot emerged from a hut and villagers were seen unconscious on the ground.
- Gideon and Julian coordinated on the positioning of the Exalted and the remaining enemies.


Input: guy over there is going to be a 15. Succeed. Okay, so that-- Which guy? This guy right here. The guy on the far side. Yeah, so the Vanguard guy is still fearful panting. Yeah, I'm uh, I'm going to say: Everybody, there's been a misunderstanding. Let's just talk it out like reasonable adults. A little robot comes out of the hut. Yeah. (laughs) Yeah. As that falls, you can see the various villagers that have taken heavy hits are still groaning unconscious on the ground. The two Shrike, after watching the Willmaster tumble to the ground, blades out from their jagged-looking armaments that are Predator-style coming out of their bracers, look at you, (sighs) and stand resolute and calm for a moment. Amazing. Does it last? It lasts for a little bit. What's a little bit? You know. A round? A minute. A minute. Okay, a minute's fine. Okay. Let's get her inside. And if I have any more movement and if I can with my bonus action-- You got, I'd say 20 more feet of movement. I'll move to the old guy on the floor. Right here? Okay. No, I'm sorry. The elder that the werewolf headbutted in the-- (laughs) Oh, over here, okay. -- crushed his skull. (laughs) That the werewolf headbutted. Can you do Mass Healing Word? And crushed his skull. With the only wolf part of the body. I can, but-- (laugh) I really only have one spell left. Yeah. So I want to save it just in case. Little top heavy. Fair, fair. So I'm going to dump a little healing po-po-- Okay. -- down his old man, down the gaping hole in his face that Chet created. (laughter) It's just a slit. Sprinkle it. Yeah, it's full on "Fist of the North Star" now. The head's just concave. (laughter) As you pour the potion over, it (slurp and pop). Yeah, yes! Like they blew on their thumb hard enough and cartoon reformed. Incredible. Like, "(weak groans) "Thank you." (laughs) He's being straddled by a werewolf. (laughs) "(screams)" (laughter) It's this plus four also? Correct. So that was, I think it's nine plus four. It's back up to full. Yeah. They're back to full health, okay. Take it away from me. Thank you. Take this from me. All right. Finishing Elias's go, Fiona, you're up. Okay, so Fiona does the Fiona thing and tabulates everything that's going on. Elias comes out and plays peacemaker, but he looks up and sees Maeve contorted in the air and then looks over and sees the Exalted hovering. Oh, I forgot about that. So he turns to the Exalted and little dark green bordering on black vines and flowers start to snake along the ground towards him and erupt up his body as I transfer the Hex to him. Okay. I calmly walk forward and I try to knock him the fuck out. Go for it. Also, I took five points of damage that I had absorbed earlier. Right, from holding it. Let's make it a goading attack for extra damage. That is a seven, 18 to hit? Goaded!

Output:
- The players decided to negotiate with the Vanguard and Shrike after the Willmaster fell, leading to a tense standoff.
- Sarah moved toward an elder who had been crushed by a werewolf and attempted to heal him with a potion.
- The group discussed the duration of the Shrike's calm state, settling on a minute, while Gideon and Kaelen laughed at the absurdity of the scene.
- Sarah successfully restored the elder to full health using her remaining healing spell, despite having limited resources.
- Kaelen transferred a Hex spell onto the Exalted and attempted to knock him out, while Elias observed Maeve and the Exalted hovering.
- Sarah absorbed five points of damage earlier and confirmed her goading attack hit with a high roll.


Input: Oh, I forgot about that. So he turns to the Exalted and little dark green bordering on black vines and flowers start to snake along the ground towards him and erupt up his body as I transfer the Hex to him. Okay. I calmly walk forward and I try to knock him the fuck out. Go for it. Also, I took five points of damage that I had absorbed earlier. Right, from holding it. Let's make it a goading attack for extra damage. That is a seven, 18 to hit? Goaded! Okay, 18 does hit. Why did he turn those around? Okay, so that is six plus four. Actually, hold on. 18 to hit? Mm-hmm. He's going to Shield. Thank you. Okay. Oh, this guy has so many powers! Not even looking at you. All of a sudden, one of the hands goes and the Shield deflects your first hit. Watching. Okay. The next one is a 22. 22 hits. Okay, so I'm going to go six plus four is 10. I mean, you're pretty badass. 22 just hits with the Shield up. He has like one glorious hour of being fully realized before we strip him of it. So he takes 19 points of damage for that one because of the Hex. How do you want to do this? Oh! Oh! Well, it's the flat of the blade. So I'll say that I strike out and the sword just ricochets off of nothing. Disappointed sigh. And I spin the blade around and the flat goes wa-pang onto his forehead. Cool. He actually turns and is like, "You do not know what you--" like a sack of potatoes on the ground. But once for a moment there was this terrifying conduit for some sort of power that you've seen do astronomical things through your ally crumple into a scared and unconscious 16-year-old boy. Right, right. Then I'm going to stand, that was 20 to get there, you think, or 15? 10 because you went one, two. So yeah, you still have-- Yeah. 20, 25 feet of movement. Fuck it. I will run to that one and take a swipe at it. To the other Shrike? Yeah. Oh, the calm one? They're both calm? As you look towards them, they're both standing, blades at the side. Then I'll say I run halfway back and see that. Okay. Then I will just hold. There's a crossbow person if I recall. Yeah, the one closest to you with armor. Gotcha, all right. By the fence. Yeah, both of them actually. I can't make it that far. No, no, it's that guy. No, the guy next to you. 11:30 on your right at your midnight. Somebody point at it because I can't see. This guy's down. That guy's down. What crossbow guy are you talking about? Both of these guys are still on the board. Yeah, the one that his right hand was pointing to. None of them are in range for anything I can do. No. Yeah, we were just telling you which one was-- Letting you know who's still in. Sorry, yeah,

Output:
- Kaelen transferred a hex to the Exalted, causing vines to erupt from the ground, and attempted to knock him out with a goading attack.
- The Exalted activated a magical shield that deflected the first hit but was subsequently struck by a second attack, taking 19 points of damage.
- Kaelen tried to strike with the flat of his blade, causing the weapon to ricochet before hitting the target's forehead and knocking him unconscious.
- The group realized the Exalted had transformed into an unconscious 16-year-old boy after being stripped of his power.
- Kaelen moved across the board and attempted to engage a second target, the other Shrike, while the players clarified the positions of the remaining enemies.
- The party confirmed that two enemies remained on the board, specifically a crossbow user and a figure near the fence, though Kaelen could not reach them in time.


Input: No, no, it's that guy. Uh, the guy next to you. 11:30 on your right at your midnight. Somebody point at it because I can't see, watching. This guy's down. That guy's down. What crossbow guy are you talking about? Both of these guys are still on the board. Yeah, the one that his right hand was pointing to. None of them are in range for anything I can do. No. Yeah, we were just telling you which one was... Letting you know who's still in. Sorry, yeah, I remember they're awake. If they see us being violent, do they come out of their calm? Let me check my spells. I think only if you do violent stuff against them. To them, yeah. I don't want to pull a Tim here. Wow. Alternatively... Or if it witnesses any of its friends being harmed. Thanks, Tim. Okay. Thanks, Tim. Oh, witness? Okay, good. Some gifts... I'm never going to live it down. So they're already out of it? Is that the Dread Emperor? No, they didn't see that. You don't know. Oh, they didn't see him fall? Okay. Cool, cool, cool. The chains. Oh, when I broke the guy's neck? So that finishes your go. The kid's neck? Yeah, that was the Dread Emperor. Yeah. It's now the Shrikes' turn. Somewhere Tim's saying, "War. War never changes." War never changes. They turn and lift the unconscious body of the Willmaster, the two of them and pick it up. They would've actually, even if I didn't see them, in theory, they would've been in the density well if I can affect, I don't know if I can... Would you prefer to affect them? It would just slow them down and bring them 10 feet towards me. Okay, they shift back. Yeah. Their movement ends there, getting there and they use their action to pick it up and begin to bring it this way, past you, Fiona. They get that far? Are they trying to bring the Willmaster? Do you have a reaction, Fiona? They have high movement. What's up? It looks they're collecting their boss and they're just backing away. Mm. Shit. I'm not in the sky anymore, right? No, you plummet to the ground. Oh shit. Only if they keep moving. Well, they moved past? They moved past you. Both your ankles break. You take... Yeah. Five points of bludgeoning damage. At least one of them made it. Hey! Me? Clara, catch me! Oh. What? Oh. If they were moving past me, can I take an attack of opportunity? If you want to, yeah. Yeah, I'm going to do a tripping attack on the one closest to me, try to knock him down. Okay. That's 22 to hit. 22 hits. So that's six plus the, 12 plus the Hex dam... No, no Hex damage. 12, and it's a strength save. All right, strength save on him. Shit. 11, not great. That's not enough. He's down. Yep. So he... He gets knocked down. From that, Calm Emotions on both of them ends

Output:
- Gideon and Lyra struggled to identify which enemies were still on the board, eventually clarifying the target as the one with the pointing hand.
- The group debated the consequences of using violence, learning that the enemies would only react if they witnessed harm to their friends or witnessed the fall of the Dread Emperor.
- The Shrikes took their turn, lifting the unconscious Willmaster and moving past Lyra, who subsequently plummeted to the ground and took bludgeoning damage.
- Kaelen attempted a tripping attack of opportunity against the closest enemy, rolling a 22 to hit and successfully knocking the target down with a strength save of 11.
- The spell Calm Emotions was cast on the remaining enemies, effectively ending their aggressive state after the physical altercation.


Input: I take an attack of opportunity? If you want to, yeah. Uh, I'm going to do a tripping attack on the one closest to me, try to knock him down. Okay. That's 22 to hit. 22 hits. So that's six plus the, 12 plus the Hex dam-- No, no Hex damage. 12, and it's a strength save. All right, strength save on him. Shit. 11, not great. That's not enough. He's down. Yep. So he-- thank you. He gets knocked down. From that, Calm Emotions on both of them ends immediately from watching-- Damn it. the attack on their allies. The body of the unconscious Willmaster tumbles off to the ground again and both Shrikes both spin to you. Goddamn it. Blades out and at the ready. Isn't that a failed death save? That's all right, they used their turn to move the dude instead of attack. Yeah. Yep, they wasted their turn. Great. With that, Maeve, you're up. No, he's unconscious. Well, I mean you're down. You're on the ground. He's not dying. I'm on the ground. Yes, but I'm up. He's stabilized. Matthew? Yeah? DM? Everyone's stabilized. Yeah? The Willmaster-- Except for that one guy. -- is unconscious and making death saves or stable? Unconscious and currently, we'll find out on their turn. Okay. Well, we did non-lethal damage, though, right? Yes. I guess. Correct. Yeah. If you do non-lethal damage and bring him to zero, they're going to be okay. You're not trying to kill them. Okay. It's in the lethal damage since-- Now you haven't really seen the blow-- He's bleeding out. -- that took him down necessarily, not clearly, but he's not-- I'll just tell you. He's not in danger yet. Okay. Way to break my immersion. I know. These guys are focusing on Fiona. They are. They seem to be very focused on him at the moment. And are no longer focused at trying to get away with their boss? Not at the moment. Not at the moment. Kill them. There was a moment of-- Yeah, I'm going to fuck him up. -- pause and parley in which their strategy was-- They got swords in their arms. Fuck them. -- take him and leave. They do have swords on their arms, which is pretty cool. But I'm going to unload some Eldritch Blasts. I'm going to Quicken a spell and I'm going to Quicken Eldritch Blast. Non-lethal Eldritch Blast. Well, to them? Not these guys. I'm going to say there's not much of a non-lethal Eldritch Blast. No, I know! So wait there's-- the one that's on the ground. Yeah. He's just fallen over. He just got ripped by Fiona. Yeah, I hit him in the shin. I'll hit the one that's standing. I aimed upward. Okay. Ooh, yes. With all three? With all three because I'm going to do it again. Oh, shit! Quicken an Eldritch Blast. Okay. Okay, so that is going to be, the lowest one is 14. 14 misses.

Output:
- Kaelen successfully performed a tripping attack against the closest enemy, knocking them down with a strength save failure.
- The unconscious Willmaster fell to the ground, causing the Calm Emotions spell to end and prompting the Shrikes to focus on the party.
- The group confirmed the unconscious enemies were stabilized and not dying, leading to a discussion about non-lethal damage versus lethal damage.
- Lyra cast multiple Eldritch Blasts, including a Quicken spell, targeting the standing enemies and the one on the ground.
- One of Lyra's attacks with a roll of 14 missed its target.
- The party decided to continue fighting the enemies rather than parleying, with Gideon expressing intent to attack them further.