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[[Image: Dnd_cover240.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2|<center>[[Rowan Gray]], wielding a Lightning Arrow!</center>]]

<big>'''"Is it a Concentration spell? No, it doesn't say it is. It just says 'Tim's fucked'." ~ Michael'''</big></div>

==[https://geeklyinc.com/episode-240-the-diary-of-sinu-the-red/ Episode 240 - The Battle for the Books]==

Finding the diary of a crazed wizard is a tough thing. Do you read it? Do you read it extra carefully because the wizard may have put strange arcane spells within the dusty pages? You have to read it, of course. There is just too much potential knowledge that you just have to ignore the danger and barrel forward. Libraries and Books are the true dangers of our world, not those pesky dragons or dank dungeons.

*Air Date: November 27, 2017
*Duration: 57:01
*Previous Episode: [[Episode 239 - Into the Crypt Yet Again]]
*Next Episode: [[Episode 241 - The Actual Diary of Sinu the Red, Seriously This Time]]

== '''Cast and Player Characters'''==

* [[Michael DiMauro]] - ''Dungeon Master''
* [[Tim Lanning]] - [[Toby Treacletart]]
* [[Jennifer Cheek]] - [[Rowan Gray]]
* [[Mike Bachmann]] - [[Steve Meloncamp]]
* [[Nika Howard]] - [[Jaela]]

== '''Non-Player Characters'''==

*[[Denton Glenchester]]
*[[Sofina Gadreel]]

== '''Locations'''==

*[[The Crypt of Sinu the Red]]

== '''Story'''==

The [[Ätlän-tã Fælcons]] are facing off against the risen corpse of [[Denton Glenchester|Denton's]] old mentor, and love, [[Sofina Gadreel]]. She pissed. She banishes Toby to another plane, and Jerry is almost killed (again), but Jaela is able to knock her around enough to bring Toby back, and Rowan slays the foul beast.

The episode ends.

== '''Trivia'''==

*Steve has a spear that he never uses
*This episode's title was accidentally switched with the title of the [[Episode 241 - The Actual Diary of Sinu the Red, Seriously This Time|next episode]], so they had to be switched back after publishing.

== '''Quest Log Updates'''==

*[Active] - [[Curse of the Raven Queen]] / Destroy Sinu the Red
*[Active] - Find [[Teddy]]

=='''Rolls'''==
*'''Recap'''
**Nika - 8
**Tim - 6
**Jennifer - 13
**Bachmann - 14
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''Combat Begins vs Sofina Gadreel''
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*'''Initiative'''
**Rowan - [[Nat20]]+4 - 24
**Steve - [[Nat20]]+2 - 22
**Sofina Gadreel
**Jaela - 9
**Denton - 6
**Toby - 6
**Jerry - 5
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''Round One''
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*'''Rowan'''
**Range Attack (x2) - 30, 25
***Hit, Hit - 13, 10 damage
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*'''Steve'''
**Casts ''Reduce'' requiring a DC 17 CON saving throw - 23
***Success - Not reduced
**Hides behind a pillar
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*'''Sofina'''
**Casts [https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Banishment#content Banishment] on ''Toby'', requiring a CHA saving throw - 14
***Fails - Toby vanishes to a demi-plane.
**Attacks Steve with a Flying Sword - 17
***<s>Miss</s> Hit - 5 damage
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*'''Jaela'''
**Melee Attack (Halberd) (x3) - 13, 25, 15
***Miss, Hit, Miss - 9 "regular" damage, and 6 radiant damage
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*'''Denton'''
**Melee Attack (Mace) - ??
***Miss - Mutters under his breath about how they are all doomed
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*'''Jerry'''
**Sticky Leg grapples - 7
***Miss
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''Round Two''
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*'''Rowan'''
**Casts [http://engl393-dnd5th.wikia.com/wiki/Ensnaring_Strike Ensnaring Strike], the next attack will force a STR saving throw, then Range Attacks - 30, 22
***Hit, Hit - 21 piercing damage, the the saving throw - [[Nat1]]
****Fail - she is restrained
*****Sofina has to try to keep concentration - She succeeds, Toby is still banished
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*'''Steve'''
**Uses [http://engl393-dnd5th.wikia.com/wiki/Shield_of_Faith Shield of Faith on himself
**Melee Attack (spear) - 25
***Hit - 15 damage
***She passes her saving throw for concentration again
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*'''Sofina'''
**Flying Sword attacks Steve - 19
***Hit - 4 damage
**Takes 5 piercing damage from the vines, and passes the concentration saving throw
**Throws a ball of fire, requiring everyone (except banished Toby) to make a DC 18 DEX saving throw
***Jaela - 13 - Fail - 35 fire damage, 35 necrotic damage (actually only half that, 17) - 52 total damage
***Rowan - 23 - Success - 36 damage
***Steve - 16 - Fail - 70 damage
***Jerry - 19 - Success - 36 damage
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*'''Jaela'''
**Melee Attack (Halberd) (x3) - 24, 23, 20
***Hit, Hit, Hit - 18 total radiant damage, and 40 "other" damage
***Finally knocks Sofina out of concentration, so Toby reappears
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*'''Denton'''
**Casts [http://engl393-dnd5th.wikia.com/wiki/Mass_Cure_Wounds Mass Cure Wounds] on everyone for 24 hp
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*'''Jerry''' ''now alive, because of Denton''
**Sticky Leg grapples - 8
***Miss
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*'''Toby'''
**Casts [https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Major%20Image#content Major Image] to make a dragon mask made out of <s>steel</s> <s>adamantium</s> mithril, makes it real with fey Magic so she is blinded.
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''Round Three''
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*'''Rowan'''
**Lighting Arrow attacks - 23
***Hit - 26 - kills her

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