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QUICK READ RECAP: After the crayfish and bullywug battle last session, along their search for the lizard man lair, the party licks their wounds and rest, regaining full strength and new spells for the day, just in time to fight off a pack of 6 giant lizards emerging from the eastern grotto that they are just starting to explore! Karmadel the priest becomes trapped inside the mouth of one hungry lizard on a critical attack and just as he is about to become the creatures lunch, is rescued in time by his party as they lay waste to the onslaught, leaving behind pools of blood from their victorious battle, severing limbs and crushing monster body parts in the process! DM SESSION LOG 150118 Spells memorized. Svava, Bard - color spray, hypnotism Silas, M/T - sleep, shield Tralann - sleep, magic missile, web Leaxie has two orbs rotating around his head, one iridescent spindle shape and one is a deep red sphere. Silas is surprised with the two orbs floating around Leaxies head. Svava continues to work on epic poem. Karmadel hacks vegetation out of the way to make a path for the group should they choose to explore the eastern grotto. Bjorn combines the headless snake bodies with olive oil for 'snake-in'. Oceanus has a very wild pallet and enjoys Bjorn's snakein Leaxie grabs the iridescent ioun stone and put it in the chest. Silas touches both ioun stones in the chest which starts rotating around his head about 1' away. Tralann asks Bjorn for some snakein for nutrition. Svava fashions torches from the vegetation to make 12 for two turns. (50 XP)* Karmadel casts detect magic to determine that all three ioun spheres are beneficial in some way. (100 XP)* Bjorn cooks honey ham but finds that it may have started to turn. Leaxie attempts to take the ioun stones from Silas but they move out of his reach. With the red orb around his head, Leaxie feels more 'agile'. Silas with the two ioun stones rotating around his head feels more 'able'. Silas sits by the fire and takes the green prism out of the air and despite the thick campfire smoke around him, he is still able to breathe. Tralann eats dinner. Karmadel sees the helmet and bullywug shield glowing from the detect magic cast earlier. Karmadel places the helmet on his head and is able to see incredible distances. Karmadel dons the magical shield. Karmadel notices writing on the back of the helmet which reads 'STYX' Bjorn creates sorrow-drowned sausages. (100 XP)* Leaxie moves to the campfire and hands the red sphere to Silas in exchange for testing the pale green prism and feels more capable and successful and shares that with Silas. They rotate around their heads. Karmadel shares with Leaxie the nature of the ioun stones and how they are basically created. Silas consumes delicious food prepared by Bjorn. Svava finishes making torches and makes them available to the party member. Svava makes a successful bardic information check on the iridescent spindle ioun stone to recollect that an item like this would be helpful to have in life threatening situations.(100 XP)* Karmadel speaks the word STYX whilst wearing the helmet. Instantly a bubble appears around his head, and sticks his head under the water to find out that he is able to breathe with no difficulty underwater. (100 XP)* Karmadel repeats the word 'STYX' and the bubble around his head disappears. Oceanus goes for a quick swim to dampen his dry skin. Karmadel confims that there are no writing on the ioun stones. Bjorn cooks the giant crayfish. (100 XP)* Oceanus returns from his swim and says "There is something moving in the grotto...something big!" Leaxie recommends the party should move behind the fire for safety. Karmadel is unable to determine if activity in grotto is evil. Silas prepares to cast shield. (50 XP)* Svava readies bow and chants. (200 XP)* Karmadel attempts to execute animal friendship on the possible encounter whilst readying himself. Bjorn readies himself. Leaxie readies himself with bow prepared. Silas readies himself with shield spell active (15 round duration). Svava continues chanting and attempts to entice the movement in the grotto to surface but there is no response. Oceanus returns to the eastern grotto and says 'I don't see it now...I wonder if was my imagination..." Karmadel attempts to locate animal and plants and envisions a reptile and sees activity in the grotto with an overwhelming feeling of large lizards in the adjoining cave (duration 4 rounds).(100 XP)* Bjorn approaches the grotto swamp and taps the water. Karmadel shouts "Get out of there", suddenly there is movement in the water after which it subsides. Leaxie successfully hides in shadows near the southern rock pile.(200 XP)* Silas successfully hides in shadows near the northern rock pile.(200 XP)* Tralann suggests throwing fish into water as possible bait. Svava has war chant prepared for combat and remains ready, and determines that giant lizards may be prevalent in this area.(200 XP)* Karmadel casts speak with animals and says "hello friend we not here to fight, unless we have to. do you come in peace and if hungry we have food we will share with you. if you agree then surface and nod your head" but receives no response and the water area remains still. 6 giant lizards emerge from the grotto swamp adjoining cave approaching the party with great speed and ferocity! Karmadel casts calm animals, but nothing happens. The lizards continue to advance. Tralaan backs up to the west as far as possible to avoid the impending monster advance. A giant lizard grabs Karmadel in it's mouth inflicting a critical attack for 30 hp of damage reducing him to only 4 hp of life! Bjorn shouts "Karmadel, become less tasty!!" (100 XP role-play)* Leaxie hits the lizard eating Karmadel with a poison arrow for 8 hp of damage which makes the saving throw with a 19, to be unaffected. Oceanus fights to save Karmadel with 16 hp of damage wounding it severely and Karmadel still held inside the monsters closed mouth.* Silas fires an arrow for 6 hp of damage killing the giant lizard and freeing Karmadel from it's maw!* Lizard hits Leaxie for 6 hp of damage reducing him to 11 hp of life. Svava charges the lizard attacking Bjorn inflicting 24 hp of damage, severing it's leg at mid thigh, killing it instantly with triple damage.* Silas hits the lizard on the north rocks with an arrow for 4 hp of damage. Tralaan moves to behind a giant lizard by the grotto for protection. Leaxie shoots his composite bow piercing a giant lizards abdomen for double damage inflicting 12 hp of damage and an arrow into the left foreleg breaking it of the lizard by Silas for 24 hp of double damage killing it instantly! Karmadel casts cure moderate wounds on himself for 2 hp of health. (100 XP)* Oceanus attempts to attack the lizard on the north rock wall dropping his spear with a critical failure. Lizard hits Leaxie for 6 hp of damage reducing his health to 5 hp of life. Lizard hits Karmadel for 3 hp of damage reducing his health to 3 hp of life. Tralaan provides Karmadel with a cure serious wounds for 16 hp, increasing his health to 19 hp of life. (200 XP)* Silas makes a critical hit on a giant lizard's left fore leg, destroying it's shoulder, inflicting major bleeding, for 4 hp of double damage. Oceanus picks his dropped weapon. Leaxie drinks a cure serious wounds for 8 hp of life increasing him to 13 hp of health. Bjorn hits the right hind leg of a lizard destroying it with major bleeding for triple damage killing it with 36 hp of damage.* Svava hits lizard on north rock wall for 3 hp of damage. Leaxie hits same lizard on north rock wall for 9 hp of damage. Oceanus hits same lizard right fore leg destroyed, major bleeding, triple damage on north rock wall for 12 hp of damage killing it! Bjorn kills last giant lizard. Svava retrieves bow. Leaxie collects shot arrows. Svava takes lizard teeth to have necklace made and create a conversation piece. TOTAL SESSION TIME: 7 HOURS XP DiSTRIBUTION: (6 Giant Lizards Killed: 1050 XP) Svava, Bard (Aurora): 50, 100, 200, 200, battle 150, role-play 100, class bonus 18 HD x 5 is 90 = 890 Karmadel, Priest (Christopher S.): 100, 100, 100, battle 150, 100 = 550 Bjorn, Fighter (Cody): 100, 100, 100, battle 150, class bonus 18 HD x 30 is 540 = 990 Leaxie (Mark L): 200, battle 150 = 350 Silas M/T (Ryan M/Solomon): 50, 200, battle 150, role-play 100 = 500 Tralann (Shalvenay K): 200, battle 150, 100 role-play = 450 Oceanus: battle 150, class bonus 540 = 690 All other players: 0 TOTAL XP DISTRIBUTED: 4420