Dungeons & Drogans: Session XXIX

Session XXIX Summary

Win'tyr, who has still not joined--or been offered to join--the Order of the Drogans--interrogates Autumn, asking why she killed the hobgoblin when he was so vehemently against it.

The issue is ignored, and the Drogans search for loot. They find coins and a magic short sword.

Coltaine takes the sword, then talks Win'tyr into returning to the first level of the keep for Round 2 with the jelly monster that nearly killed the entire party. He tells the elf that there is a body up there that may be his cousin, valiantly lying to his face for his own devices.

The Drogans navigate back to the double doors on which has been written, "Stay out. Really."

Brimming with a lack of confidence, they open the doors.

Coltaine briefs the Drogans on a plan of action, which immediately falls apart as the slime erupts from the water and strikes Coltaine. Kinda like in that movie, Deep Blue Sea, when Samuel L Jackson gives that rising speech during their darkest hour, only to be gobbled up by the shark just as he's finishing.

Coltaine manages to chop into the slime once before he falls in combat on the second round of battle.

Autumn is next to fall at the start of Round 4.

Rekoj sends the slime flying against the back wall, permitting the Drogans a momentary reprieve from its devastating attacks, while Zook stabilizes Autumn and Win'tyr drags Coltaine out of the room and stabilizes him.

Zook is taken down to 5 HP before he manages to flee, and on Round 7, Rekoj drags Autumn out of the room. Win'tyr closes the doors on the slime.

Session XXIX - Part 1 Summary

With John absent, Nick agrees to control Zook, while Doug wants to control Rekoj--much to Dave's protests.

Win'tyr interrogates Autumn, asking why she killed the hobgoblin when he was so vehemently against it.

The issue is ignored, and the Drogans take a short rest, then search for loot. They find a smattering of gold and silver pieces, a chest containing 380 gold pieces, and a magic short sword.

Coltaine takes the sword, then talks Win'tyr into returning to the first level of the keep for Round 2 with the jelly monster that nearly killed the entire party. He tells the elf that there is a body up there that may be his cousin.

Session XXIX - Part 2 Summary

The Drogans once again stand before the double doors on which has been written, "Stay out. Really."

Brimming with a lack of confidence, they open the doors.

Coltaine briefs the Drogans on a plan of action, which immediately falls apart as bubbles erupt from the water's surface, emitting a horrid stench. Autumn, Win'tyr, and Zook are weakened and dazed with nausea.

The Drogans roll initiative.

The slime erupts from the water and strikes Coltaine down to 18/35 HP, leaving an acidic residue on him.

Rekoj swims to circle the slime with his weapon in hand and shield equipped, because in 4th edition, swimming doesn't make any kind of sense in order to avoid having valiant paladins drown in 5 feet of water.

Win'tyr pelts the slime with two arrows.

Zook shifts out of lynx form and fires a flame seed at the slime, barely singing it.

Round 2 begins.

Acid burns Coltaine down to 13/35 HP. He chops into the slime.

The slime erupts like a volcano, splashing Rekoj in the face for 11 damage, then chases after Coltaine and knocks him out with 16 damage.

Rekoj swims back to land.

Win'tyr misses with his daily power.

Zook tries to administer first aid to Coltaine, but fails.

Round 3 begins.

Coltaine is burned down to -8 hp.

Session XXIX - Part 3 Summary

The slime slaps Autumn down to 4 hp.

Win'tyr grabs Coltaine and starts dragging him out of the room.

Round 4 begins. Coltaine is down, and will die in 2 rounds unless the acid stops burning him.

Acid burns Autumn down to -1 HP. She fails her first death save.

Coltaine is burned down to -13; one more round and he's dead. Coltaine saves against the acid, but fails his first death save.

Rekoj knocks the slime back against the far wall with his Thundering Ram Assault.

Win'tyr drags Coltaine out of the room.

Zook stabilizes Autumn.

Round 5 begins.

The slime slaps Zook down to 18/35 HP.

Rekoj starts dragging Autumn out of the room.

Win'tyr stabilizes Coltaine.

Acid burns Zook down to 13 HP.

Zook calls upon his second wind, healing to 21/35 HP.

Round 6 begins.

Zook is slapped down to 10 HP.

Rekoj keeps dragging Autumn to safety.

Win'tyr closes one of the two doors.

Acid burns Zook down to 5 hp.

Zook flees the room and saves versus the acid.

Round 7 begins.

The slime is climbing the stairs, approaching the doorway.

Rekoj pulls Autumn out of the room.

Win'tyr closes the door, with the slime just 5 feet away, then hears it thud against the double-doors. The bronze doors shake, and clumps of moss that were attached to the door drop to the ground.

The session ends.