Into the Gray

Session Summary

We need water and return to the house we had previously been in to retrieve our belongings. We manage to avoid the creatures and get water refills. We split loot, including a ring, a bracelet, a diamond necklace, a coat, some paintings, and some sheets. We continue our journey and notice some movement in the sky, which we convince ourselves is a dragon. During our watch, a group of familiar creatures passes by but eventually leaves. We wake up to something burrowing in the ground towards us, and we unsuccessfully try to move away from it. We then encounter and defeat a group of sand sharks.

Log

We decide we need to search for water. We need to stop by the house. We go to look upstairs before we leave. We find the dining room we broke out of. I cannot find water.

We head back to the house and use our same tricks to distract the creatures. All our stuff is still sitting there.

We all get water refills. There is enough water. 

I pick up the insignia ring and the bracelet. Star grabs the diamond necklace. Elzira has the coat. Wash takes and paintings. Twinkletoes takes the sheets.

By 11:30am, for the first time in days, we are back to breathing regular air. 

We know it’ll take two full days of travel. 

First evening, we do not encounter anything. Twinkletoes casts the hut as a ritual. 

I take a watch for the first four hours.

Arachne joins for the first two hours. 

The bird joins. 

We see some movement up in the sky to the northeast, first towards the west then the south. Unidentified Flying Object|Wings are involved.  We convince ourselves it's a dragon. It looks like it’s circling an area. It swoops down and eventually it heads away and disappears in the distance to the east. 

During Star’s watch, cozy in the hut, very early on, there are familiar creatures that we may have forgotten once before, about eight of them. They are wandering their way north. As they walk up, one of them takes interest in the hut. 

One Umber Hulk caresses the dome and makes a clicking noise at it. Star can feel its magic gaze but it eventually wanders away to join the rest of its group.

The rest of the night passes uneventfully. 

I excitedly mention we thought we saw a dragon. 

I whip up breakfast with my new supplies. Everyone who eats it gets +1 bonus HP.

We all roll Perception. Max 20, lowest 12. Arachne, Twinkletoes, and Wash notice in the distance to the south appears to be something burrowing in the ground towards the north. 

Wash pings. He can tell it’s the burrowing creatures that combined last time (sand sharks). Currently they are going at a leisurely pace. 

It seems an encounter is unavoidable. 

Star uses his familiar to try and make large footsteps 130ft in the opposite direction of us. 

He encourages us to move quietly away from the sound and we try to do so. Unfortunately we are not great at it. 

We roll initiative.

We have reached the point where we will find out whether the creatures have taken the bait. 

INITIATIVE

#encounters/sandsharks

Elzira preps Fireball and moves 30ft away. 

Star does something similar and throws down a trap.

I move just a bit and prepare Slow for when I see 6 creatures heading towards us.

Arachne creates a clone of herself. 

Wash gets out his shield. 

The sharks move up. A shark face crests the sand. They lock eyes with us. 

They’ve seen us. 

SLOW triggers (4 effected, 15 DC). FIREBALL triggers (30 damage, 16 DC). Wash’s Baja Blasts trigger.

Twinkletoes casts Shatter for 10 Thunder damage (DC 15). 

Elzira casts Fireball (38 damage, 16 DC). 

Star shoots with his long bow at the closest one, but misses.

I take aim at the closest with Fire Bolt and hit one of the Slowed Sharks and destroy it. SLOW 2

Arachne misses Guiding Bolt. Spiritual Weapon hits a slowed creature, dealing 9 damage. DUPLICATE 2 SWORD 1

Wash takes aim at a non slowed Shark and hits twice. He deals 8+9 damage. Because of his expertise, he is able to take it down.

The sharks start heading up towards us. All of the sharks seem to burrow down and towards us.

Twinkletoes prepares to attack.

Elzira preps Fireball.

Star tries to move stealthily to be where they don’t know where he is. He fails to be sneaky. He preps an attack.

I back up and prepare a Fire Bolt for as soon as I see shark eyes. SLOW 3

Arachne preps a Sacred Flame. She also preps her Sword. DUPLICATE 3 SWORD 2

Wash preps stuff.

More burrowing. One jumps out at Wash.

My Fire Bolt fires off but misses. 

Twinkletoes hits with Fire Bolt for 10 damage.

Star misses.

Arachne’s Spiritual Weapon misses. 

The first shark hits Wash. Wash makes a 9 DEX save. Knocked prone. 12 bludgeoning damage, 13 slashing damage.

Twinkletoes aims at the one next to Wash. Casts Fire Bolt and deals 12+15 damage. This takes down the shark! She then backs up.

Elzira evaporates into the ether. 

Star does his stealth move again. 

I back up and prepare another Fire Bolt for the first shark eyes I see. SLOW 4

Arachne preps Sacred Flame and Spiritual Weapon. DUPLICATE 4 SWORD 3

Wash stands up and limps 15ft away. He preps Baja Blast.

A shark pops up and I crit for 13+18+4 fire damage. Arachne’s sword deals 11+2 damage. It is SO DEAD.

Another pops up and Star and Wash attack it. Star hits 9+7 damage. Wash hits for 8 damage, killing it.

Another shark surfaces and jumps at Arachne. It knocks her prone, it deals 13 bludgeoning damage and 14 slashing damage. 

Another jumps at Wash. Wash is able to dodge the attack. 

Another moves underground and is no longer slowed. SLOW DEACTIVATED

Twinkletoes tries a Fire Bolt and NAT 1s it twice, missing, and it fires towards Arachne. Arachne is not so dextrous, taking 10 fire damage from the wayward bolt. Twinkletoes casts 8 HP Healing Word. Arachne loses concentration.

Star aims for the one attacking Arachne, dealing 28 damage. He completely destroys it. 

I move over and absolutely kill the Shark near Wash with 17 damage. 

Arachne preps Sacred Flame and the Sword. SWORD 4

Wash preps Baja Blast.

The last shark jumps out at me. The spiritual weapon hits it for 9 damage. Sacred Flame also hits it for 11 damage. The Baja Blasts come out and destroy it before it can hit me.