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Weekly Gaming Summaries Part #07:

Thank You For Playing today's game 02/09/2020 - From 8:15 pm EDT, until 11:00 pm EDT, and our 241st Gaming Session, goes out to:  Bard – Human - Maevis Silverleaf & Cleric / Magic-User – Half Elf - Quintolos - Roxxifarius  Bard Jester – Human – Balen - Christopher G. Magic-User - Elf - Xilicien - Devin M. Ranger – Half Elf - Camlin - DM Witch – Human – Cassandra - Phoenix Whom Could Not Make It Today!   Guardian (Paladin) – Halfling - Rowan  Root  – Nick R.  (Arriving later in February?)  Fighter / Thief – Shield Dwarf - Grax Ironcloak - GreyWolfVT (Ed) Ranger - Human - Coal Blackburn & Cleric – Human Female - Sheila - Shadowfox (Steve) Ranger - Human - Coal Blackburn & Cleric – Human Female - Sheila - Jack J. Ranger – Half Elf - Camlin - Freeman3294        Warlock (AS&SoH2E) – Human Hermaphrodite -Doña Phicenta Thragiella De Thrul - The Fictionaut Witch – Human – Cassandra - Phoenix ??? - The Hermit Legend   Game Summary for Sunday Evening (02/09/2020): It is now 28 days into the adventure (since setting off in the Belle Venture), and 1:45 am on day 22 on the isle. It is now August 21st. Open Scene: The party has just let loose on arrows in an amphitheater area, while Sheila tries to hammer a Yuan-Ti Half-Blood At one side of the stage, in a position that  overlooks both the path and the tunnel mouth is a large throne made of bones and skulls. On it rests a creature with the torso of a man and the tail of a snake, which is coiled around the throne. (Yuan-Ti Half-Blood). Near him stands a man with a snake's tail growing from his backside (YT Half-Blood). A winding staircase leads from the cave mouth to the stage area. Standing at the bottom of the staircase is a man in scale armor (YT Pureblood). Thirty feet from the cave mouth, on the stairs, is a female snake creature with human arms (YT Abomination). Initiative Rolls are made and Combat Round #01 Begins! [Needed to Reboot the fight] Cassandra, turns invisible using her ring of invisibility. Yuan-Ti Half Blood #02, cast the Suggesting spell upon Sheila, whom is told to "Turn around and go back!" Sheila, Rolls: 6 Needs ≥ 11, failing her saving throw vs spell, and she does just that! Yuan-Ti Female Abomination, cast a Suggestion spell upon Coal! Coal, Rolls: 4 Needs ≥ 11, failing his saving throw vs spell! He is also told to "Turn around and go back!" Grax, using his magical gauntlets of fencing with his broad sword, hits Yuan-Ti Half Blood #02 for 9 damage! Xilicien, cast the Melf's Minute Meteors spell at Yaun-Ti Half-Blood #01, who rolls a saving throw vs spell: Rolls: 2 Needs ≥ 13 Failing the save he takes 4 damage! Yuan-Ti Half-Blood #01, cast the Suggestion spell upon, Xilicien, who Rolls: 19 Needs ≥ 9, and succeeds against the spell for no effect! Sheila, continues to head for the passage that opened onto the path that leads to the amphitheater. Phicenta, hits Yuan-Ti Pureblood with his/her two-handed sword for 7 damage! Maevis, fires an arrow with the magical +1 composite bow for 4 damage to Yaun-Ti HB #01! Camlin, fires an arrow at YT HB #02 at point blank range 6-30ft and hits for 8 damage! Balen, uses his bardic rallying while playing the panpipes to increase saving throws by +1, takes effect in round 3 if not disrupted! Balen The Human Bard Says, "Using magic they will try to turn back Sheila, and others, alas and alack But they can't sway us all and they surely will fall when our fighters just give them no slack" Coal, does as the Yuan-Ti suggested and heads back for the passage! Rowan, stays put. [a correction as I got it mixed up from the first time we tried this fight.] 2nd Attacks for Round #01: Grax, swings his broad sword at YT HB #02 but missed! Round #02 of Combat: Yuan-Ti Half Blood #02, hits Grax for 3 damage with his footman's mace! Yuan-Ti Female Abomination, cast the Cause Fear Spell upon Xilicien, who rolls his saving throw vs spells: Rolls: 6 Needs ≥ 10 and is unsuccessful, so he runs to the passage! Yaun-Ti Half Blood #01, cast the Polymorph Other spell upon Balen who rolls his saving throw vs polymorph: Rolls: 11 Needs ≥ 10 and is successful, so no change! Because Balen still had to fight off the polymorph, this interrupted his rallying so now it takes effect during round 4! Sheila, has walked into the passage due to suggestion spell. Phicenta, missed the Yuan-Ti Pureblood with his two-handed sword! Maevis, fires an arrow but missed YT HB #01! Camlin, fires an arrow at YT HB #02 but missed! Coal, has retreated into the passage due to the Suggestion spell. Balen, continues to rally troops, which takes effect in round #04 if no interruption. Balen says, Says, "Gird your loins, all, don’t run from the fight; It is they who should suffer from fright; Just LOOKING at Grax; Should make them turn back; And give us all vict’ry this night!" 2nd Attacks for Round #02: Maevis, fires an arrow at YT HB #01 but missed! Camlin, fires an arrow at YT HB #02 and hits for 10 damage at Point blank range of 6-30ft! Grax, hits YT HB #02 for 9 damage with his broad sword! 3rd Attacks for for Round #02: Camlin, fires an arrow at YT HB #02 and hits for 8 damage! Round #03 of Combat: Cassandra, stays invisible and stays put. YT HB #02, hits Grax for 3 damage with his footman's mace! YT Female Abomination #01, hits Balen for 8 damage with her scimitar! Balen's rallying now takes effect during round 5 if not interrupted. Grax, hits YT HB #02 with his broad sword for 10 damage! Xilicien, ran away back into the passage due to Cause Fear spell, which last for 6 hours! The YT Female Abomination attack should not have happened but was a miss anyways! YT HB #01, missed Camlin with the footman's mace! YT Pureblood, tries to grapple for constriction and acid damage of Phicenta but fails to! Phicenta, hits the YT Pureblood with his two-handed sword for 8 damage! Maevis, cast the Magic Missiles spell at YT HB #01, dealing 4, 4, 3 & 3 = 14 force damage to him! Camlin, fires and arrow at YT HB #02 for 12 damage at PBR, defeating him! Balen, continues to rally allies' Says, "If they don’t like my rhymes, that’s okay; They don’t have to, yes, that’s what I say; But My rhymes, they aren’t wrong; And my team they keep strong; So our battle will be won this day!" Coal, continues his way back down the passage. 2nd Attacks for Round #03: Camlin, fires an arrow at YT Pureblood, hitting for 14 damage at PBR! Maevis, fires an arrow at YT HB #01 but missed! 3rd Attacks for Round #03: Camlin, fires an arrow at YT Pureblood, hitting for 6 damage at PBR! Round #04 of Combat: YT Female Abomination, hits Balen for 4 damage, Balen's rallying will now not take affect until round 6! Grax, hit the YT Pureblood for 10 damage with his broad sword, defeating him! Xilicien, still runs away in Fear down the passage! [an opps here when he cast another Melf's Minute Meteor] YT HB #01, hits Maevis with a critical roll of 20 for 12 double damage, with his footman's mace! Phicenta, missed YT HB #01, with his two-handed sword! Maevis, missed YT HB #01, with his magical +1 long sword! Camlin, fires an arrow at YT HB #01 but missed! Balin Says, "Bah! Damned "scalies" have no taste for good poetry. If all they understand is force, then..." Balin, attacks with the magical +1 Calenyanda long sword at YT HB #01 but missed! YT Female Abomination, hits Balen for 6 damage with her scimitar! Coal, continues down the passage, retreating due to suggestion spell. 2nd Attacks for Round #04: Maevis, missed YT HB #01 with his magical +1 long sword! Camlin, missed his arrow attack on YT HB #01 3rd Attacks for Round #04: Camlin, missed his arrow attack on YT HB #01 Round #05 of Combat: [Heal back 8 hp on Xilicien as he ran away in fear and was not attacked!] Grax, moves into a position to fire his bow! YT HB #01, hits Maevis for 3 damage with his footman's mace! Sheila, continues to move down the passage. Phicenta, missed YT HB #01 with his/her two-handed sword! Maevis, missed YT HB #01, with his magical +1 long sword! Camlin, missed YT HB #01 with an arrow! Balen, steps back and activates side 6 of the magical Cube of Force, putting Mavis, Grax and himself inside of it! YT Female Abomination, hits Phicenta for 4 damage and he/she is down to 7 hp's! Round #06 of Combat: Grax, throws a hand axe at YT Female Abominato hitting her for 4 damage! YT HB #01, swings at Balen, only to strike the Cube of Force! Phicenta, missed YT HB #01 with his/her two-handed sword! Camlin, missed the YT Female Abomination with his halberd! Balen, moves forward, and the Cube of Force's force field moves as well knocking back the YT HB #01! Round #07 of Combat! Cassandra, cast a Fireball spell, at the YT Female Abomination, and she fails her saving throw vs spell Rolling: 9 Needs ≥ 13 and takes the full 24 damage! YT HB #01, Rolls: 5 Needs ≥ 11, and takes 24 damage, defeating him! YT Female Abomination goes for Grax but hits the Cube of Force instead! Grax, missed the YT Female Abomination with his broad sword! Phicenta, cast the Magic Missiles spell at the YT Female Abomination for 2, 2, 4, 4 = 12 total damage! Camlin, fires an arrow at YT Female Abomination but missed! Balin, stays put inside the Cube of Force. 2nd Attack Rolls for Round #07: Camlin, missed the YT Female Abomination with an arrow shot! Grax, missed the YT Female Abomination with his broad sword! 3rd Attacks for Round #07: Camlin, fires an arrow but missed the YT Female Abomination! Round #08 of Combat: YT Female Abomination tries to attack Grax but the Cube of Force prevents her! Grax, missed the YT F Abomination with his broad sword! Phicenta, cast the Fire Web spell at the YT F Abomination, Rolls: 11 Needs ≥ 11 for the save vs spells and dodged the fire web! Camlin, fires an arrow at the YT F Abomination but missed! Balen, is rallying on his panpipes to gain a +1 'To Hit' for the party! Which starts next round. Balen Says, "Light the fires, let that scaly thing bake! About now, we want crispy fried snake! No, it can’t take the heat It must know it’s been beat Let’s go haul its carcass to the lake!" YT F Abomination, missed Grax with her scimitar, due to the Cube of Force! 2nd Attacks for Round #08: Grax, missed the YT F Abomination with his broad sword! Camlin, missed the YT F Abomination, with an arrow shot! 3rd Attacks for Round #08: Camlin, hits the YT F Abomination for 14 damage with an arrow at PBR! Round #09 of Combat! Grax, missed the YT F Abomination with his broad sword! Phicenta(?), cast a Polymorph Other spell upon the YT F Abomination who Rolls: 17 Needs ≥ 11, for the save vs spell and successfully fights it off! Maevis, also starts singing now! Camlin, fires an arrow at the YT F Abomination, hitting for 10 damage at PBR, defeating her! End of Combat! Balen de-activates the Cube of Force, and the party searches the Yaun-Ti bodies but nothing of value is upon them. Having a look at the throne, they see there is a circular ring set into it with 8 gems. Maevis, sits on the throne and nothing happens. An attempt to remove the ring can be made. But, now the party goes to find the others that were magically suggested to "Turn around and go back" and ran away in fear. They find them and regroup, then go back to hide the Yuan-Ti bodies and look for a place to rest, on the north side of the path that leads to the amphitheater from it's east side. And that Ends today's Adventure Gaming Session! Number of Sessions for current Adventure Module: 20th Session for I1: Dwellers of the Forbidden City 02/09/2020 104 Sessions for “Isle of the Dread: Parts 1-4”: 10/11/2017 – 02/09/2020
Thank You For Playing today's game 02/16/2020 - From 8:15 pm EDT, until 11:00 pm EDT, and our 242nd Gaming Session, goes out to:  Bard – Human - Maevis Silverleaf & Cleric / Magic-User – Half Elf - Quintolos - Roxxifarius  Bard Jester – Human – Balen - Christopher G. Fighter / Thief – Shield Dwarf - Grax Ironcloak - GreyWolfVT (Ed) Magic-User - Elf - Xilicien - Devin M. Ranger – Half Elf - Camlin - DM Ranger - Human - Coal Blackburn & Cleric – Human Female - Sheila - Jack J. Witch – Human – Cassandra - Phoenix Whom Could Not Make It Today! Guardian (Paladin) – Halfling - Rowan  Root  – Nick R.  (Arriving later in February?)  Ranger - Human - Coal Blackburn & Cleric – Human Female - Sheila - Shadowfox (Steve) Ranger – Half Elf - Camlin - Freeman3294 / Hermit Legend       Warlock (AS&SoH2E) – Human Hermaphrodite -Doña Phicenta Thragiella De Thrul - The Fictionaut Game Summary for Sunday Evening (02/16/2020): It is now 28 days into the adventure (since setting off in the Belle Venture), and 3:45 am on day 22 on the isle. It is now August 21st. Open Scene: The party had just dealt with 3 Yaun-Ti's, a female abomination, pureblood & half-blood and had a look at the throne the pureblood looked on seeing that it had a circular ring  embedded with 8 gems in it. Then they went looking for the party members that were either magically suggested or feared into returning back to the passage that opens out onto  the amphitheater area. After regrouping, the party returns to hide the yuan-ti bodies among the bushes and trees to the north and south of the path between the amphitheater and a temple. The party then finds a place to hide and rest, along the north side of the path. On the 4th watch, about 6.5 hours into the rest, with Phicenta and Sheila on watch, they spot a Yuan-Ti Pureblood and Half-Blood approach the camp. Sheila, hollers for the others to wake up and initiative rolls are made when the Yuan-Ti realized they have been spotted. A Silence 15ft radius spell was cast upon the YT Pureblood, prior to combat. Combat Round #01: Coal, hits YT Pureblood for 7 damage with an arrow from the magical +1 Foeseeker bow! Camlin, missed the YT Pureblood with an arrow shot from his long bow! Yuan-Ti Pureblood, tries to cast the Suggestion spell, and to him, it appears Sheila fought it off! Maevis, cast the Magic Missiles spell at the YT Pureblood causing 5, 4, 5, 3 = 9 damage to the Pureblood and 8 damage to the Half-Blood. Rowan, fires an arrow with the short bow at short range 31 to 50 ft and hits for 2 damage! Balen, rallies the party with his panpipe, to raise the adventurer's saving throw bonus to +1. Grax, fires an arrow with the short bow at YT Pureblood but missed! Cassandra, cast the Fireball spell upon the two Yuan-Tis's, with 25 hit points of damage rolled possible. YT Pureblood fails the saving throw vs spell and take full damage while the Half-blood saved for 13 half damage! Phicenta, hits the YT Pureblood for 6 damage with his 2-handed sword, defeating him! 2nd Attacks for Round 1: Coal, fires an arrow at YT Half-blood but missed! Grax, fires an arrow at YT Half-blood and hits for 6 damage! Camlin, fires an arrow but missed the YT Half-blood! 3rd Attacks for Round 1: Coal, fires an arrow at YT Half-blood and missed! Combat Round #02: YT Half-blood, tries to cast a Fear spell and sees it has no effect on Phicenta. Coal, fires an arrow but missed the YT Half-blood! Camlin, fires an arrow but missed the YT Half-blood! Maevis, fires an arrow but missed the YT Half-blood! Rowan, fires an arrow but missed the YT Half-blood! Balen Says, "When you interrupt our Phi’s sleep; You just know that you’re in trouble deep; She’ll split you in two with her sword; Dealing death, I give you may word; While you’re quiet and can’t scream a peep!" Grax, hits YT Half-blood with an arrow for 1 damage! Sheila, hits the YT Half-blood for 10 damage with her magical +1 footman's mace! Cassandra, just moves a bit. Phicenta, hits the YT Half-blood for 7 damage with the 2-handed sword! 2nd Attacks for Round #02: Coal, fires an arrow at YT Half-blood but missed! Grax, fires an arrow at YT Half-blood hitting for 6 damage! Camlin, fires an arrow at YT Half-blood hitting for 4 damage, defeating the YT Half-blood! End of Combat! Nothing of value is found upon the two Yuan-Ti's. Sheila cast Cure Serious Wounds upon Maevis, healing back 6 hit points. Then upon Balen for 5 hp restored. Sheila cast Cure Light Wounds upon Balen healing 3 hit points and Maevis, healing 6 hit points. The adventurers decide to head for the temple they see to the east. Area Description: The path leads to a large stone building. The stones are crumbling and overgrown with vines. The main entrance consists of a large set of double doors covered with bronze plates. These plates depict scenes of snakes coiling about men in postures of great agony. A bas-relief of a large cobra-headed man overlooks all this. Balen says, "Well, now, there's art, and then there's this mess. YIKES!" Grax, checks the double doors for a trap and does not find : FIND/REMOVE TRAP: 27% Needs ≤ 55% Grax, looks for a lock to pick but does not find one, so he tries to slam it open: Open Doors: Rolls: 13 Needs ≤ 9, but it does not open! Maevis and Grax, knocks on the door, then Maevis, simply turns a handle and it opens. Balen Says, "So, front door to pain is open? Welcome to all wishing a free HUG?" Inside they see a passage that curves up ahead with murder holes to either side about 5 ft inside. The adventurers, move up the curvy passage which curves a few times until they reach a chamber with two large snake statues to either side of a set of double doors. Grax, rolls a FIND/REMOVE TRAP: 52% Needs ≤ 55% and does not find a trap on the doors. Opening the doors reveals what appears to be a man, tied between two snake sculptures, with a rock python coiled around him! As Maevis, cautiously enters the next room, an altar room, a rock python drops upon him from the ceiling above which is 20 ft high. Maevis suffers a bite wound for 4 damage and starts getting constricted for 4 more damage! Sheila, hits the Rock Python with her magical +2 footman's mace for 8 damage! Initiative rolls are now made and Round #01 of Combat Begins Maevis, missed Rock Python #02 with his magical +1 Eoluzim Dagger! Rock Python #03, continues to constrict the native (Zura) for 7 constriction damage! Xilicien, cast the Melf's Minute Meteors spell at Rock Python #02 and a meteor hits for 3 damage after a failed saving throw vs spell: Rolls: 6 Needs ≥ 16 Cassandra, turns invisible using her magical ring of invisibility. Rock Python #02, continues to constrict Maevis for 6 constriction damage! Sheila, hits Rock Python #02 for 7 damage with her magical +2 footman's mace! Coal, fires an arrow with the magical +1 Foeseeker bow but missed Rock Python #02! Balen says, "Hey! Snake food. Any others in there? You want help? Help us!" Planning to check ceilings and the other "strange marks on the map" to make sure we aren't surprised by anything more. The native (Zura) just looks at Balen, while in agony from the pyton's constriction. Grax, using his magical Gauntlets of Fencing, hits Rock Python #02 with his broad sword for 8 damage! Camlin, just moves closer to the altar room door, as does Phicenta and Rowan. 2nd Attacks for Round #01: Coal, fires an arrow but missed Rock Python #02! Grax, hits Rock Python #02 with his broad sword for 10 damage, defeating the python! Maevis, unwraps the dead Rock Python #02 from him. 3rd Attacks for Round #01: Coal, fires an arrow at Rock Python #03 but missed! Round #02 of Combat: Maevis, missed Rock Python #03 with his magical +1 long sword! Rock Python #03, constricts Native (Zura) for 3 damage! Xilicien, cast 2nd Melf Minute Meteor at Rock Python #03 who Rolls: 7 Needs ≥ 16 for a saving throw vs spells and fails. The meteor hits for 8 damage! Cassandra, stays invisible and doesn't move. Sheila, moves dead Rock Python #03 away from Maevis. Coal, hits Rock Python #03 with an arrow shot for 7 damage! Balen says, "Ok, team, move in or move out. Blocking the door is no help!"d Grax, rolls a wisdom check to observe the altar room ceiling for any more possible falling snakes, Rolls: 8 Needs ≤ 11. The successful check indicates, he did not see a snake so he moves to his new current position and nothing comes down upon him. Camlin, Phicenta and Rowan either move a bit closer to get into the altar room or stays where he is. 2nd Attacks for Round #02: Coal, hits Rock Python #03 with an arrow shot for 7 damage! Round #03 of Combat: Maevis, missed Rock Python #03 with is magical +1 long sword! Rock Python #03, constricts the native (Zura) for 3 constriction damage! Coal, hits Rock Python #03 with an arrow shot for 13, defeating the python! Xilicien, moves into the altar room, doing a wisdom check to spot any snakes on the ceiling above, Rolls: 12 Needs ≤ 13.  Xilicien does spot a rock python and uses 3rd Melf's Minute Meteor. The Rock Python #01, Rolls: 11 Needs ≥ 16, falling the saving throw vs spell.  The minute meteor caused 5 damage! The snake does not drop down to the floor, it stays up on the ceiling rafters. Coal, fires an arrow at Rocky Python #01 but missed! Balen:Watching the crowd, I guess. Looking for an opening to move forward, checking down the hallway to make sure nothing sneaks up behind us Grax, fires an arrow with his short bow at Rock Python #01 for 1 damage! Camlin, fires an arrow, with the long bow for 8 damage to Rock Python #01! Rowan, fires an arrow with the short bow at point blank range 6-30ft for 10 damage to Rock Python #01! 2nd Attacks for Round #03: Grax, fires an arrow at Rock Python #01 but missed! Camlin, fires an arrow at Rock Python #01 and hits for 14 damage at point blank range, defeating the creature, as it tumbles from the ceiling! End of Combat! The party cuts down the native (Zura) from his bonds, holding him between the two snake statues. Zura, goes limp from exhaustion and pain, but manages to utter a "Thanks." Looking around the altar room, two sacks are found, resting on the altar's left side, along with a finely made coil of rope. Inside the sacks are found: 100 gold coins, 6 gold disks (50 gp each), and 1,000 silver coins! And that Ends today's Adventure Gaming Session! Number of Sessions for current Adventure Module: 21st Session for I1: Dwellers of the Forbidden City 02/16/2020 105 Sessions for “Isle of the Dread: Parts 1-4”: 10/11/2017 – 02/16/2020