Random Encounters: Norhall Academy for Adventurers and Heroes - Episode 12

Norhall "Zin feels some sort of strange kinship with this Necro-dancer. They both enjoy the curiousities of the dark. So Zin wants to return in kind these curiosities, and send an Eldritch Blast her way." ~ Matt Spurlin Norhall Academy for Adventurers and Heroes: Episode 12 Air Date: September 22, 2019 Duration: 1:15:41 Previous Episode: Random Encounters: Norhall Academy for Adventurers and Heroes - Episode 11 Next Episode: Random Encounters: Norhall Academy for Adventurers and Heroes - Episode 13 Cast and Player Characters Tim Lanning - Dungeon Master Nika Howard - Bek Matthew Morris - Smash Larson Matt Spurlin - Zin Siannodel Courtney Spurlin - Valwin Galanodel Josh Scalf - Isaac Valcain Non-Player Characters Leon Sig Locations Norhall Proper Horsk Story Long Story The Daring Dragoons, having just helped defend the town of Horsk from a Barbarian attack, now head toward the cemetary, where they learned there's some necromancy afoot. Smash heads into town first, and sees five Horskian guards, standing over the bodies of other Horskians villagers. They are also surrounded by evil mysterious fog, the trail of which leads to a nearby door of a nearby house. From this and other houses, Smash can hear screams of villagers, and he decides to go help some of them by running into a building that's on fire. Back outside of town, the captain of the guard tells them to run in and go help, but our heroes decide to stand there and discuss things first. They mention that the barbarians they fought last episode were not vampires, which is some weird timing that they would attack right now, unless they were working together. So that's weird, BUT they need to get Smash, so they run into town after him. Smash, meanwhile has entered one of the homes in town, and found a family in hiding. It seems the father of the house has died, and the killer is also dead, laying on the ground at the feet of a young girl, who's holding a knife. She yells to Smash to stay away. He tries to stop her before she swings at him, but gets a cut on his hand. He is, however, able to pick her up, whereupon a bunch of other kids try to tackle Smash. They grab his legs, so he just walks out of the burning building with them, meeting up with the others outside. After regrouping, they see the Horskian guards approaching, but now, they can see that the guards are wounded, maybe even undead. The Dragoons are able to skirt around them, but the guards are following them. Slowly. As they go, they see more fog, and more undead soldiers, eventually coming across a woman, dancing and moving strangely. She dances on top of some corpses, causing them to stir and begin walking around! The fog follows them, seeming to be the cause of their resurrection. 7 such corpse creatures attack them. The party destroys the creatures, thanks to Leon and Sig appearing and slaying the necromancer. After the battle, they all debrief, revealing Jessga to be well and properly missing. The two also remind our heroes about Father Breio, and that he, too needs to be stopped. And all around them, the city burns. Short The adventurers from Norhall head into the city, only to discover that a horde of necromancers has infiltrated, and are causing the dead to fight against the living. They are eventually able to run into Sig and Leon, who tell them that Jessga is still missing. Quest Log Updates [Backburner] - Find out what's going on at Norhall Academy for Adventurers and Heroes [Active] - Stop the assault on Horsk [Active] - Find and stop Father Breio [Backburner] - Investigate The Gedgora Rolls Recap Josh Smash rolls Perception to look around the crime scene - 10 He sees the trail of fog come from a nearby door Smash rolls Persuasion to calm down the scared child - 4 She is very much not calm Smash rolls Athletics to grab the child before she stab - 8 She rolls against it - 8 She cuts him for 1 damage Smash rolls Athletics again to pick her up - 22 He picks her up Combat begins vs 7 corpses + 1 necromancer Initiative Smash - Nat20 Isaac - 18 Val - 17 Necromancer Zin - 7 Bek - Nat1 Round One Smash Melee Attack vs corpse 1 - 8 Hit - 9 damage Isaac Casts Sacred Flame on necromancer, requiring a DEX saving throw - 19 Success Melee Attack vs corpse 1 - 22 Hit - 10 damage Val Casts Bane against the necromancer and corpses 6 and 7, requiring a DC 12 CHA saving throw, all fail They are now bad at doing damage Necromancer Casts Sacred Flame at Val, requiring a DEX saving throw - 13 Fail - 2 radiant damage Zin Casts Fire Bolt on Corpse 7 - 23 Hit - 3 damage Corpse 7 Attacks Bek - 13 Miss Corpse Attacks Miss Corpse Attacks Smash Miss Corpse Attacks Smash - 17 Hit - 4 damage Corpse Attacks Bek Miss Bek (trust me) Attacks - 7 Miss Round Two Smash rolls Religion or Nature to know about the zombies - 7 Fail Bek also rolls Religion or Nature to know about the zombies - 11 She knows nothing, Bek Smash Attacks corpse - 16 Hit - 10 damage - kills it Isaac Casts Sacred Flame on Necromancer, requiring a DEX saving throw Fails - 8 radiant damage Uses bonus action to cast Healing Word on Smash, granting 6 hp Val Casts Vicious Mockery on necromancer, requiring a DC 12 WIS saving throw - 13 Success Necromancer Throws a dagger at Val Miss Zin Eldritch Blasts the necromancer - 10 Miss Corpse Attacks Isaac - 15 Miss Corpse Attacks Zin Miss Corpse Attacks Val - 21 Hit - 4 damage Corpse Attacks Bek - 15 Hit - 4 damage Bek Attacks the corpse - 13 Hit - 10 damage Round Three Smash Melee Attack - 11 Hit - 13 damage - kills it Isaac Casts Cure Wounds on Val, for 12 hp Melee Attacks corpse - Nat20 Hit - 15 damage - kills it Val Ranged Attack vs Necromancer - 11 Miss Grants Bardic Inspiration to Isaac Necromancer Creates a Fog Wall around her Zin Casts Fire Bolt on Corpse 7 - 23 Hit - 8 fire damage - kills it Corpse Punches Bek - 19 Hit - 4 damage Corpse Attacks Isaac - 10 Miss Corpse Attacks Smash - 18 Hit - 4 damage Bek Ranged Attack vs Corpse - 18 Hit - 9 damage Round Four Smash Attacks corpse - 16 Hit - 9 damage Isaac Casts Sacred Flame on corpse, requiring a DEX saving throw - 12 Success Val Melee Attacks a corpse with a dagger - 8 Hit - 5 damage Zin Fire Bolt corpse - 21 Hit - 3 damage - kills it Last Corpse Fucking dies Combat Ends