Into the Gray

Session Summary

On Tuesday morning, we continue our journey along the road from New Flavem when one of our group, Arachne, is taken by a bright light. Our friend Star's patron informs us that the gods are interested in our group and may whisk us away, but Wash has not experienced this phenomenon. Soon after, we spot a group of Umber Hulks in the distance, and we prepare for battle. Elzira, Elzara, and Twinkletoes launch a series of magical attacks, while I use my Slow spell to affect multiple enemies. Despite some missteps, including my failed saving throw, we are able to defeat the group of Umber Hulks, and Elzira's powerful Fireball is especially effective.

Log

Monday evening (22nd)/Tuesday morning (23rd) - either the dates or the weekdays here are incorrect and I'm inclined to say the dates are wrong

TRAVEL RETCON FROM MONDAY

• +4 rations (5sp per day) +1 waterskin (2sp) 
• 7sp to store clothes (Fine, Chefs), pan flute, & flask while we travel
• 4 pints water per day requirement

Meta note: 4 pints of water per day i.e. one waterskin.

STORYLINE

We’re on the road. I heat up the rations using my Cook’s Utensils, they’re now warm and better but not amazing. (-1 rations)

Arachne is taken by a bright light, evoking the power of a god spiriting away a person.

We learn through Star’s patron that the gods are interested in our group and may whisk us away. We learn that Wash has not had this happen. #clues

In the distance, there is a group of what some remember as the Umber Hulk. There are 10 Umber Hulk.

#encounters/umberhulk

Initiative

I prepare to cast Slow as soon as I see 6 Umber Hulk in range.

Elzira runs up next to me and preps a Fire Bolt, as soon as an Umber Hulk comes in range. 

Elzara runs ahead, and uses her bonus action to take a defensive stance.

Twinkletoes also runs up next to me and preps Fire Bolt as well. 

Star calls his sidekick mouse and prepares to cast Darkness on it. The mouse has 4 health.

The Umber Hulks begin to move. Twinkletoes and Elzira both fire their Fire Bolt. Elzira lands his and hits for 5 damage.

My Slow activates. It looks as if 4 Umber Hulk have been affected. 10 ROUNDS STARTING ON THE NEXT ROUND.

I cast Chromatic Orb at Level 2. I hit and deal 18 damage. I use 2 sorcery points to cast Chromatic Orb again. I hit for 15 damage. (32 total damage to the Umber Hulk closest to me.) 10 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira casts Fire Bolt again. 

Elzara runs up and continues staying prepped.

Twinkletoes runs over and casts Shatter on the center of the Umber Hulk. She gives me Bardic Inspiration.

The mouse moves up to the Umber Hulk and Darkness activates.

Star shoots at an Umber Hulk. He hits for 5 damage.

The Umber Hulk runs forward and Elzara uses her attack of opportunity to smash it with a hammer. Unfortunately, it doesn’t hit.

The rest of the Umber Hulk run around. One runs up to me.

I smash it with Green Flame Blade (9 damage) and run away 40 feet. 9 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira suddenly remembers he has Fire Ball . He shouts out that the mouse should hide himself. The mouse digs into the dirt, smothering the darkness as he does so. Elzira casts Fire Ball and deals 29 damage to the Umber Hulk who were still in the Darkness.

Elzara smacks an Umber Hulk nearby and deals 5 damage.

Twinkletoes has a critical mishap trying to cast Fire Bolt and almost hits Elzara, who manages to duck out of the way. She then gives Star Bardic Inspiration.

Star steps back and crits a shot at an Umber Hulk near Elzara. It’s near death. The mouse gets hit and goes away.

The Umber Hulks swarm Elzara. Elzira has an Umber Hulk nearby as well. 

The Umber Hulk bites Elzira for 11 slashing damage.

The 6 Umber Hulk and Elzara: Ezlara uses her Rune to force an Umber Hulk to attack another Umber Hulk, which kills the other one. 

My turn is lost because I lose a CHA saving throw. I run down on the map. 8 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira is fine, and hurls a Fire Ball towards Elzara and her Umber Hulk gang. She deals 31 damage to six of them and one of them dies. He uses Misty Step to get away from the Umber Hulk near him.

Elzara nat 20s a CHA saving throw. She smashes the unslowed Umber Hulk in front of her and deals 7 damage.

Twinkletoes casts Shatter and manages to hit four Umber Hulk near Elzara. It kills one of the Umber Hulk after dealing 19 thunder damage. She gives Elzara Bardic Inspiration.

Star casts Hex on the healthy unslowed Umber Hulk alone between Star, Elzira and me. Then he attacks one of the least healthy Umber Hulk near Elzara. 

The Umber Hulk with Hex sprints towards Star. 

The other Umber Hulk crowd around Elzara and begin their attacks. She takes 24 damage total. The other two come up and attack as well, dealing an additional 22 damage.

I use Twinned Spell (1 sorcery point) to cast two Chromatic Orbs. I deal 17 damage to one of the Umber Hulk. 7 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira waits to cast Sleep to wait until Elzara fights.

Elzara uses Second Wind to gain 14 health. She strikes a weak unslowed Umber Hulk for 8 damage. She takes Action Surge and deals 4 more damage. She strikes one last time and kills it with 10 damage. 

Elzira’s sleep puts a couple of Umber Hulks asleep. 

Twinkletoes uses Fire Bolt and deals 14 fire damage. She casts healing word for 5 healing on Elzara.

Star survives his CHA check. He uses Fey Presence to intimidate the Umber Hulk. Unfortunately Elzara will be affected. Two Umber Hulk are also afraid. 

The group of Umber Hulk deliver 14 damage to Elzara.

The unafraid Umber Hulk attacks Star. Star uses Hellish Rebuke for 3 damage, but takes 37 damage. The Hex delivers 4 damage.

I fey step up to two of the Umber Hulk and kill one using my 4 CHA damage and Green Flame Blade. As I run away, I take 23 damage from an attack of opportunity.  6 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira fails to throw a Fire Bolt. 

Elzara uses Bardic Inspiration to survive a CHA saving throw. She prepares her action for after Star’s turn. 

Twinkletoes fails to throw a Fire Bolt. She gives Elzara 6 healing.

The Umber Hulk tries to attack Star but fails, and then Elzara blocks its future attacks. She smashes the Umber Hulk next to her for 8 damage. 

I move sideways keeping a safe distance and land 5 damage on the Umber Hulk near Star. 5 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira does similar and deals 10 damage.

Twinkletoes casts Fire Bolt on the healthiest slowed Umber Hulk for 13 damage. She gives 8 health to Star. 

Star disengages and runs around the group of Umber Hulk. He then attacks the Runed Umber Hulk and deals 18 damage. He kills it!

Slowed Umber Hulk misses. The Hex’d Umber Hulk follows Star. Elzara imposes disadvantage on its first attack. Star takes 4 damage.

I move to the side and deal 12 damage on the Hex’d Umber Hulk. It shrieks in pain. 4 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira misses with a Fire Bolt.

Elzara fails a CHA saving throw. She swings at Star but misses. 

Twinkletoes deals 15 damage to the healthy slowed Umber Hulk.

Star survives a CHA save and deals 18 damage to the Hex’d Umber Hulk. It looks like it’s almost dead. 

The Umber Hulk attacks Star and deals 6+(19/2) damage.

I miss with a Fire Bolt. 3 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira kills it with a Fire Bolt.

Elzara deals 6 damage to the remaining awake Umber Hulk. 

Twinkletoes deals 16 fire damage to the remaining awake Umber Hulk.

The Umber Hulk deals 7 damage.

I hurl a fire bolt again, dealing 15 damage. 2 ROUNDS SLOW

Elzira lands a final blow with 13 damage.

Elzara kills one of the sleeping Umber Hulks in one strike.

Twinkletoes wakes up the Umber Hulk with a 9 damage fire bolt.

Star deals the final blow on the last Umber Hulk. 

Reminder: Roll CHA saving throw next week to see whether we remember the encounter.

Fight Recap

• 10 enemies; Umber Hulk [UH]

Umber Hulk

• -5 damage (Twinkletoes, Fire Bolt)

• Slow activates (4 UH affected)

• -18 damage (Pharèl, Chromatic Orb)

• -15 damage (Pharèl, Chromatic Orb)

• -15 damage (Twinkletoes, Shatter, AOE)

• -5 damage (Star, Light Crossbow)

• -9 damage (Pharèl, Green Flame Blade)

• -29  damage (Elzira, Fire Ball, AOE)

• -5 damage (Elzara, Warhammer)

• 1 UH Death (Elzara, Rune)

• -42 damage (Star, Light Crossbow, Critical Hit)

• -31 damage (Elzira, Fire Ball, AOE), 1 UH Death

• -7 damage (Elzara, Warhammer)

• -19 damage (Twinkletoes, Shatter, AOE), 1 UH Death

• Hex (1 UH affected)

• -17 damage (Pharèl, Chromatic Orb)

• -22 damage (Elzara, Warhammer), 1 UH Death

• Sleep activates (2 UH affected)

• -14 damage (Twinkletoes, Fire Bolt)

• Afraid of Star for 1 round (Star, Fey Presence, 2 UH affected)

• -3 damage (Star, Hellish Rebuke)

• -4 damage (Star, Hex)

• -4 damage (Pharèl, Fey Step Summer, 2 UH affected)

• -10 damage, -8 damage (Pharèl, Green Flame Blade), 1 UH Death

• -8 damage (Elzara, Warhammer)

• -5 damage (Pharèl, Fire Bolt)

• -10 damage (Elzira, Fire Bolt)

• -13 damage (Twinkletoes, Fire Bolt)

• -18 damage (Star, Rapier), 1 UH Death

• -12 damage (Pharèl, Fire Bolt)

• -15 damage (Twinkletoes, Fire Bolt)

• -18 damage (Star, Rapier)

• -12 damage (Elzira, Fire Bolt), 1 UH Death

• -6 damage (Elzara, Warhammer)

• -16 damage (Twinkletoes, Fire Bolt)

• -15 damage (Pharèl, Fire Bolt)

• -13 damage (Elzara, Fire Bolt), 1 UH Death

• 1 UH Death (Elzara, Warhammer)

• -9 damage (Twinkletoes, Fire Bolt), 1 UH awakes

• 1 UH Death (Star, Rapier)

Pharèl

• Prepares Slow upon seeing 6 UH in range

• 2 sorcery points to Twin Chromatic Orb (Level 2)

• Loses CHA saving throw, runs in a random direction

• 1 sorcery points to Twin Chromatic Orb (Level 1)

• -23 damage UH (Opportunity attack)

Elzira

• Prepares Fire Bolt as soon as UH comes in range

• -11 damage UH

• Survives CHA saving throw

• Misty Steps to safety after 2nd Fire Ball

• Prepares Sleep for when Elzara finishes her turn

Elzara

• Runs ahead, takes defensive stance

• Activates rune to force UH to attack and kill another UH

• Nat20 CHA saving throw

• -46 damage UH

• +14 health (Second Wind)

• +5 health (Twinkletoes, Healing Word)

• Afraid of Star for 1 round

• -14 damage UH

• Uses Bardic Inspiration to survive CHA saving throw

• +6 health (Twinkletoes, Healing Word)

• Invokes 2nd rune to shackle 1 UH

• Fails CHA saving throw, swings and misses Star

• -7 damage UH

Twinkletoes

• Prepares Fire Bolt as soon as UH comes in range

• Gives Pharèl Bardic Inspiration

• Nearly hits Elzara with Fire Bolt

• Gives Star Bardic Inspiration

• Gives Elzara Bardic Inspiration

• Heals Elzara

Star

• Prepares Darkness for his mouse

• Darkness activates

• Mouse dies (Unrelated, but after Star makes a crit hit)

• Survives CHA check

• Fey Presence

• -37 damage UH

• +8 health (Twinkletoes, Healing Word)

• Disengages to run around the other side of Elzara

• -4 damage UH

• -6+(19/2) damage UH (Death)

• +1 Health, Nat20 saving throw

Arachne

• Not present