Mike 064: The Final Battle of the Caravans, Part I Report
General Summary
DATE
Neverwinter
Recap
When last we left our heroes, they were knee-deep in shattered glass and questionable life choices at the northern breach. After
Sace casually asked a guard to babysit a severed foot (because apparently that's normal now), the party marched toward a wall breach where souls were pouring through like it was a Black Friday sale. What followed was a beautiful symphony of chaos: Nissa went full whack-a-mole on glass golems with her staff, Ziva summoned a biblical plague of mosquitoes that would make any exterminator weep, and
Omidonn sang enemies to sleep like the world's most dangerous lullaby. Oh, and he also just casually tossed a dagger to a tied-up villager with a "use this and give it back later" because apparently he runs a lending library mid-battle.
Things escalated when a fire-wielding general showed up to ruin everyone's day, trading blows with Nissa and
Sace while a mage got absolutely pummeled by thunderous energy and Ziva's pickle companion—yes, pickle—waddled around stabbing people. Between Wroxi raining magical death from above, allied forces actually being helpful for once, and
Omidonn trying to roast enemies with insults that fell flatter than the glass soldiers, the party fought until they were too exhausted to continue. Now, with sleeping enemies littering the battlefield and a nearly-defeated general still standing, our heroes are poised to deliver the final blows—assuming they can stay awake long enough to do it.
We have fought many battles to protect
Neverwinter, at the border, in now we are about to head to a hole in the city walls.
Summary
The battle raged on as Nissa, with a flurry of precise strikes, vanquished a formidable general, who dissipated into a cloud of smoke and embers. Ziva summoned a powerful ice storm, battering the enemy forces, while her spectral pickle companion engaged a nearby guard. The party methodically eliminated the remaining guards and a mage, with Wroxi unleashing a volley of magical darts that struck true, and
Sace felling another foe with a booming blade. With the immediate area secured, the adventurers took a moment to regroup and loot the fallen, discovering valuable electrum and a pair of immovable rods.
Their brief respite was interrupted by the druid
Bob, who offered healing to the weary heroes with magical berries before rallying them for the final push. From atop the city wall, they surveyed the battlefield beyond a massive breach. A horde of glass soldiers, two enemy generals, and several carts, one bearing a memorable blue banner, stood ready. As the final confrontation began, Ziva conjured a swarm of biting insects to create a deadly barrier, and Wroxi blasted a cluster of soldiers with a swarm of snowballs.
Omidonn, in a stunning display of power, polymorphed a friendly guard into a mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, which charged into the fray.
The battle was a chaotic whirlwind of magic and steel. Nissa engaged one of the enemy generals, a mage wreathed in magical flames, trading powerful blows.
Sace weaved through the battlefield, striking with his sword before vanishing into the air. The T-Rex, controlled by Nissa after
Omidonn's departure, wreaked havoc, grappling and tail-whipping enemies. A new, terrifying foe descended from the sky—a massive, winged, horned beast with a dragon tattoo, shouting commands in an unknown tongue. This new general unleashed a devastating line of lightning that disintegrated several allied guards and gravely wounded the T-Rex.
Despite the overwhelming odds, the heroes fought on. Nissa, though wounded by the fiery aura of the mage-general, finally struck him down, causing a nearby portal to deactivate. However, another general cloaked himself in flames. The party focused their efforts on the remaining threats.
Sace struck the new winged general, while the T-Rex, after landing a few more mighty blows on a mage, succumbed to its injuries and reverted to a guard who then perished. Nissa, though grievously wounded by the winged general's infected tail lash, continued her relentless assault, landing several more powerful strikes before the battle paused, leaving the heroes battered but resolute in the face of the remaining enemy commanders.
Short Summary
The party fought fiercely through waves of enemies, with Nissa vanquishing a formidable general who dissolved into smoke and embers, while Ziva's ice storm battered enemy forces and Wroxi's magical darts struck true. After securing the immediate area and looting valuable electrum and immovable rods, the druid
Bob provided healing berries before rallying the heroes for their final push. From atop the city wall, they surveyed a massive breach where a horde of glass soldiers, two enemy generals, and several carts awaited them. The battle intensified as Ziva conjured swarms of biting insects, Wroxi blasted soldiers with snowballs, and
Omidonn polymorphed a friendly guard into a mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex that charged into the fray.
The chaotic battle reached its climax when a terrifying new foe descended from the sky—a massive winged, horned beast with a dragon tattoo who unleashed devastating lightning that disintegrated allied guards and gravely wounded the T-Rex. Despite overwhelming odds, the heroes pressed on, with Nissa striking down the mage-general wreathed in flames and deactivating a nearby portal, though she suffered wounds from his fiery aura and later from the winged general's infected tail lash.
Sace weaved through the battlefield striking enemies before vanishing into air, while the T-Rex wreaked havoc with grapples and tail-whips before finally succumbing to its injuries and reverting to a guard who perished. The battle paused with the heroes battered but resolute, facing the remaining enemy commanders with unwavering determination.
Scenes
Finishing the Fight
The party finishes off the remaining forces from the previous encounter, including a general, guards, and a mage.
Nissa lands a series of powerful strikes on an enemy general, who is barely hanging on.
Using a flurry of blows, Nissa defeats the general, who vanishes in a puff of smoke and embers. She then defeats another guard and stuns a second one.
A guard shoots an arrow at Claws, wounding him.
Ziva casts a powerful ice storm on a group of enemies, creating difficult terrain.
Ziva's spectral pickle companion attacks and hits an enemy guard.
Three new enemies appear but are hampered by the difficult terrain.
A mage casts a fire spell at Wroxi, but misses.
Omidonn uses vicious words to defeat a newly summoned glass soldier.
Wroxi casts a spell, sending seven magical darts to instantly defeat five sleeping guards and damage a sorcerer.
Sace attacks a guard with a booming blade, dealing significant damage, before moving away.
Claws drinks a healing potion.
Nissa moves to attack another guard, defeating him with two powerful punches.
Ziva casts another ice storm on a new group of enemies.
A mage summons more friends to the battle.
Allied adventurers attack the remaining mage, destroying his illusory copies.
Omidonn uses a cantrip to finish off the final mage.
Looting and Rallying
After the combat ends, the party loots the bodies of their fallen foes and receives healing and a rallying speech from the druid, Bob.
The party loots the bodies of two assassins and two mages.
Nissa and Sace each find an Immovable Rod on the assassins.
Ziva and Wroxi find a large amount of electrum pieces, copper, and some junk on the mages.
The allied druid, Bob, calls the party to gather around him for healing.
Bob casts a healing spell, restoring health to the party members and Claws.
Bob offers Good Berries to fully heal anyone still injured. Nissa and Sace each take some.
Bob gives a speech, declaring that the end of the battle is in sight and rallies the troops to finish the fight.
The Final Stand
The party stands atop the city wall, overlooking the final enemy force, and begins the last major engagement of the battle.
The party surveys the battlefield from the wall: a breached section forms a bridge of rubble over a river, leading to a large force of glass soldiers, two generals, and several carts with captive civilians.
Wroxi notices one cart has a blue banner.
The final battle begins.
Ziva casts a plague of insects at the base of the rubble bridge, creating a hazardous area.
Wroxi casts a swarm of snowballs, damaging a group of enemies.
An enemy general shoots a poisoned arrow at Ziva, wounding her, but she maintains concentration on her spell.
An allied adventurer heals Ziva.
Sace throws a bolt of fire at an enemy wizard, then hides in a nearby tree.
Omidonn polymorphs a friendly guard into a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The T-Rex, controlled by Nissa, charges forward and attacks two enemies with a bite and a tail whip.
Nissa rushes forward and unleashes a flurry of attacks on a mage-general, dealing massive damage.
The mage-general she is fighting erupts in magical flames.
The T-Rex takes damage from enemy swings.
Ziva commands her pickle to attack and destroy an enemy soldier.
Wroxi flies higher and hits the flaming mage-general with a blast of cold.
Sace uses cutting words to try and protect Nissa from an attack, but it still hits. Nissa uses her monk abilities to catch an arrow, negating its damage.
A massive, winged, horned, demonic-looking general with a dragon tattoo swoops down from the sky.
The new general slashes two of his own soldiers and swings his tail at Nissa, infecting her with a burning wound.
An allied adventurer casts a healing spell on Nissa.
Sace lands, unleashes a burst of swords damaging nearby enemies, and then flies back into the air, taking an attack of opportunity.
The T-Rex, controlled by Nissa, attacks the other mage-general, destroying his mirror images and grappling him.
Nissa punches the flaming mage-general, taking fire damage in return, but defeats him. The portal he was maintaining deactivates.
Nissa defeats two more glass soldiers.
The other mage-general becomes wreathed in flames.
Four more foot soldiers pour from a different portal.
The T-Rex takes more damage from enemy attacks.
The new, winged general unleashes a line of lightning, disintegrating allied guards and severely injuring the T-Rex.
Nissa's infected wound throbs, causing her more pain and damage.
The T-Rex, having taken too much damage, reverts to its guard form and dies.
Nissa continues her assault on the winged general, landing three powerful strikes.
The session ends as the remaining foot soldiers retreat.
> Finished the battle at the wall, looted the dead. Went to final battle.
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> Started to clear the place, then went to the main caravans were and saw that there was a large master on the battlefield.
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> end in battle -- bless spell still -- big boss
Nothing of Importance
— Jamie Notes
Chat Logs:
9:24PM Wroxi:SLIPPERY WIZARD | CAST SPICY WORDS ON THE SLIPPERY WIZARD | (im just here to amuse myself)
9:34PM Omidonn:56s12g from Omidonn to each of us
9:34PM (From michael o. (GM)): 1300 cp, 60 ep, a trilobite fossil, a two-headed copper coin, some garlic
9:35PM Nissa:56sp and 12g to each
9:35PM Ziva Elymathyr:38 sp and 22gp each
9:36PM Sace:260 cp and 12 EP
9:48PM Sace:13 21.2 INITIATIVE (5.2)
10:03PM Ziva Elymathyr: Insect Plague
10:48PM Sace: Sword Burst
10:50PM Omidonn:rolling {2D8+6} i cast....spicy words!
Character(s) interacted with
NPCs
Bob
A friendly druid allied with the party. He provided significant healing after a tough fight using spells and Good Berries, and gave a rousing speech to rally the heroes for the final confrontation.
Enemy General
A commander of the opposing forces. After being defeated by Nissa, he dissipated into a cloud of smoke and embers, leaving no body to loot.
Enemy Mages/Summoners
Spellcasters among the enemy ranks. One used mirror images to protect himself, while another summoned glass soldiers. Two more, referred to as mage-generals, appeared in the final battle, one of whom could wreathe himself in damaging flames.
Glass Soldiers
Numerous but fragile foot soldiers, seemingly made of glass. They served as the main infantry for the enemy army.
Winged General
A massive, menacing, winged and horned humanoid with a dragon tattoo across his body who appeared late in the battle. He wields immense power, able to unleash devastating lightning and infect opponents with a burning wound from his tail. He appears to be a high-ranking commander.
Allied Guards and Adventurers
Soldiers and fellow heroes fighting alongside the party to defend the city. They formed blockades, fired arrows, and occasionally provided healing support to the main characters.
Notes
Locations
Neverwinter Wall
The site of a massive battle. The party fought both on top of the 30-foot-high walls and in a large breach where the wall had been destroyed, creating a rubble bridge over a river into the city's exterior.
Items
Immovable Rod
A magical rod that can be fixed in place, defying gravity. The party found two of these on the bodies of fallen assassins.
Electrum Pieces
A large quantity of coins made from a gold and silver alloy. They were found on the bodies of enemy mages.
Good Berries
Magical berries offered by the druid Bob. Each berry provides a full day's worth of nutrition and restores a small amount of health. They spoil after 24 hours.
Spells
Ice Storm
Summoned by Ziva, this spell created a cylinder of damaging hail and sleet, battering enemies and leaving the ground slick and difficult to traverse.
Magic Missile
Wroxi used this spell to fire multiple darts of magical energy, which unerringly struck and eliminated several sleeping guards and damaged a mage.
Vicious Mockery
Omidonn unleashed a string of magically potent insults, so cutting that they were enough to cause a glass soldier to perish from psychic distress.
Polymorph
Omidonn used this powerful transmutation spell to transform a friendly guard into a fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex, which then charged into the enemy ranks to wreak havoc.
Insect Plague
Cast by Ziva at a key chokepoint, this spell created a swarming sphere of biting locusts that damaged any enemy entering or starting their turn within it.
Lightning Bolt
A devastating spell cast by the winged general. It sent a 100-foot line of pure lightning streaking across the battlefield, disintegrating allied guards and severely wounding the T-Rex.
