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Episode 120: The Red End
Bell’s Hells, after trekking deep into the depths of the red moon of ill omen, Ruidus, you found yourself at the very core. After sending Ludinus’ form scattering into some oily bubbling substance, you stepped into the central chamber, where the two Ruidusborn accepted a meeting. As you watched it swell and grow to a monstrous size, and begin to step towards its exit, you all rallied around this terrifying entity. Trying to beseech your friend who seemed beyond your reach as Imogen (somewhere within the consciousness of Predathos) sought to engage with the shreds that remain of the two gods it once swallowed and forgot in history. As you battled it, trying to peel back its hardened carapace (and the blue-green crystals that armor its torso and body) you began to see opportunities to reach for your friend where you managed to free one of the two lost entities.
In a moment of crisis and panic, Laudna placed the (bequeathed) legendary mask of The Matron upon her face, discovered it was a fake (crafted by one of her own companions, Braius) and through some rapid fenagling with your terrifying Form of Dread
you placed your face into it and briefly transported the consciousness of you and the rest of your troop into the Matron’s realm to have a discussion with her. There in that stretched moment of time, you came up with a very curious possibility on how to deal with the current Predathos-God situation on Exandria. After expressing this possibility in a bit of banter, your moment came to a close and you had to choose two from a number of boons that the Matron could provide.
As you stepped back out of her realm and into your conscious selves back here on the moon, you chose the recovery of some of the arcane knowledge that your group had expended as well as a brief swell of lively experience (temporarily gaining two levels from 15 to 17). Finishing destroying this entity (as it crumbled, it’s form shattering across the room in innumerable shards of broken Ruidian glass) you had a moment to breathe in the silence and process what had happened before the room itself began to shake. As (erupting from across the chamber) a massive kaiju-head Predathos (currently furious) began to burst through the ground where two of its massive claws reached out to claim vengeance and possibly reclaim its vessel. To ride out and beyond, to feast upon the quaking gods beyond the divine gate.
As these massive claws come streaking through the air (their fingers reaching, the scythe-like claws cracking in the air as it expands),
the gargantuan crested head of Predathos roars.
It’s mouth lighting up with a bright glowing-blue light, and you see a flicker of black energy inside that seems to pulse.
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Highlights
Foresight
from DorianMatt:“It’s always been there. Upside down? ‘boob’.”
Fearne:“I got this one!”
Brand of Castigation
is still on the headTravis:“No! Don’t say that! He probly wasn’t thinking it until you said it.”
Marisha:“$18 on these acrylics.”
Matt:“You should see this bitch try and type.”
Travis:“Are Lee Press-Ons still a thing?”
Mind Sliver
Shriek of Oblivion
All the crystals and its eyes go jet black, and that small void at the back of its throat gets larger and larger and the surrounding area becomes suddenly quiet before it fires an absolute shrieking beam of black energy. 62 damage on a failed save.Meteoric Slam
attack with one of the handsSecret of the Shadow Shard
Liam:“It’s real dark in this crack.”
Ruinous Claw
misses Orym as he lands on Predathos’ head thanks to Truthbearer, fabled plate of Uther VendrockCondense Glass
provides 20 temporary hit pointsMaw of the Red End
completely devours Orym…until he usesMisty Step
Scorching Blast
shotAshley:“I am, I am, I promise…I’m not using any of my teeth.”
Telekinetic Vacuum
Crown of Stars
Screech of the Ravaged Mind
Travis:“I have a wood chisel.”
Matt:“You’re stalling.”
Sam:“That’s what she said.”
Travis:“That’s NOT what she said!”
Matt:“Very clinical.”
Laura:(imitating)“I’m coming, I’m coming.”
Matt:“Almost, almost.”
Laudna:“We’ll talk later. You’re not off the hook.”
Shriek of Oblivion
and moves its toothy maw to another positionSilvery Barbs
away, “So sorry.”Sam:”For my bonus action I will…”
Matt:”Rub one out? Just turn this into the End of Evangelion”
Matt:“I’m gonna tell you an old WoW joke when we get to break.”
Marisha:“He’s doing it for the boobies.”
Blink
on Imogen, phasing her out of combat between turns while he maintains concentrationMarisha:“I have that feat!”
Travis and Robbie mime some “sniper stuff”
Sam:“That’s what she said.”
Robbie:“How many can you do?”
Sam:“That’s what she said.”
Sam:(choosing not to make another “thats what she said” gag):“No…low hanging fruit.”
Eldritch Blast
does great for a cantrip; 50 damage.Sam:“Do you have a Quatto?”
Fearne:“I have a ‘Tummy’ too!”
Travis and Laura:♪(pitiful trumpets)♪
Screech of the Ravaged Mind
Laura:“Ru! Fi! Ohhh!!”
Flame Blade
Matt:“Holy shit! You can read that dice!”
Sneak Attack
on the boss battle. I love it.”Silvery Barbs
tooMarisha and Ashley:”Witches be bitches!”