Mountain 15, 5044
walking
Mountain 17, 5044
(midday)
We find the Not Here Cocooners Node
-- Val says closest Pocket is 3 hours back
-- Arden will go in with Dreamer Box for 15 minutes – will hide and see if the box reacts – will hopefully come back out.
Arden goes in and immediately starts to float away – successful Fort save keeps him from experiencing Space Sickness. He sees tons of cocoons – uses an Immovable Rod to stop floating – Dreamer’s Box is glowing with arrow pointing in the same direction no matter where the box points.
The cocoons are floating and drifting. 1 minute in, cocoon starts sending strings out. Arden comes out and gives a recounting.
We go back to the closest Here pocket to plan and get spells.
The Plan:
(1) Beari casts Fly on everyone;
(1.5) Ben casts Shield of Faith on everyone;
(2) Beari and Ben rework spells for Cocoon combat (lots of Fireballs and Lesser Restorations so we don’t turn into Zombies);
(3) new spell in Arden’s weapon;
(4) Beari will carry Dreamer’s Box;
(5) Arden gives everyone 1 Immovable Rod in case of needing to stop;
(6) We will fly where the box tells us to go. We will have a blade handy for cutting encroaching threads;
(7) Val will stay in her pocket;
(8) Beari has the Key in case we find the portal;
(9) We can Conga and Serpentine if we want to.
Mountain 18, 5044
(11:00am)
Round 1:
We go in.
Round 2:
We fly at 60’ – 120’ per round with double moves – avoiding cocoons
Round 3:
Arrow moves direction: NW a bit. We follow – there is a cocoon ahead – we fly over.
Round 4:
Arrow moves and we follow – Beari watches arrow and whispers to Arden.
Cocoons around us are sending out threads. We ready weapons. Miss Zora, Beari, Ben. Hit Arden but he slashes them away.
Round 5:
Arrow moves NW – Left. Cocoons are all around us as we follow the arrow.
Threads miss Ben, Zora, Arden, Ben, Zora, Beari; hit Zora, Arden.
Zora and Arden slash threads away.
Round 6:
Arrow moves left more: NNW from the at-the-landing heading. We follow
Round 7:
Arrow 10º counterclockwise. We follow.
Round 8:
Spot check. Arden sees a much larger cocoon drifting 180’-200’ ahead of us; moves 120’ ahead after telling Beari to move to the side to check direction. Beari does, and arrow continues to point to large cocoon.
Threads hit Arden, Arden, Arden, Ben.
Arden clears 1 thread; Ben clears 1 thread.
Round 9:
Arden loses 2 wisdom;
Arden clears 1 thread;
Zora charges Arden’s last thread and severs;
Beari casts Empowered, Sculpted, Maximized Fireball for 90hp on the large cocoon. The cocoon burns away, leaving a large rock.
Threads hit Arden, Arden, Zora, Ben, Ben, Ben
Round 10:
Arden calls Beari over to the group, cuts a thread;
Zora clears her thread, clears Arden’s last thread, Cleaves Ben + Ben + Ben
Beari flies to group, examines rock, points compass at it – arrow always points to the rock.
Round 11:
Arden tells us to fly around rock. Rock is roughly 20’ long vaguely cylinder shaped. Arrow points to the middle of the rock.
Threads: Beari, Beari, Zora, Ben, Ben, Ben.
Round 12:
Arden does a closer inspection of the rock but finds nothing.
Zora cuts her thread, cleaves Beari + Beari + Ben + Ben + Ben.
Beari casts Empowered, Sculpted, Maximized Fireball for 90hp on 7 clumped cocoons, turns them completely into ash.
Ben casts Chained, Maximized Searing Light for 40hp on 3 clumped cocoons, turning them completely into ash.
Threads: Zora, Zora, Zora, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben.
Round 13:
Arden says, “Get on the rook and look for stuff,” moves to rock;
Zora clears her 1st thread, cleaves: Zora + Zora + Ben + Ben + Ben + Ben, moves to rock.
Beari moves to rock (1 thread), casts Empowered, Sculpted, Maximized Fireball for 90hp on a clump of four cocoons.
Ben moves to rock, casts Chained, Maximized Searing Light for 40 hp on 2 clumped cocoons.
Threads: Zora, Zora, Beari, Ben.
Round 14:
Arden takes box – arrow always points at the center of the rock;
Zora removes all threads;
Beari casts Empowered, Maximized Fireball for 90hp on a clump of five cocoons;
Ben casts Maximized Searing Light for 40hp on a single cocoon.
Threads: Arden, Zora, Ben.
Round 15:
Arden removes his thread;
Zora removes all other threads;
Beari casts Empowered Maximized Fireball for 90hp on a clump of three cocoons;
Ben casts Maximized Searing Light for 40 hp on a single cocoon.
Threads: Beari, Ben, Ben.
Round 16:
Arden asks Beari to Fireball an end of the rock; slashes thread on Beari;
Zora slashes threads on Ben;
Beari casts Fireball on the far end of the rock – no change;
Ben casts Maximized Searing Light on the far end of the rock for 40hp;
Threads: Arden, Ben.
Round 17:
Arden clears his thread, asks Beari to try Magic Missile;
Zora clears Ben’s thread;
Beari casts Magic Missile on the rock for 18hp;
Ben casts Maximized Searing Light on the rock for 40hp;
Threads: Arden, Zora, Ben.
Round 18:
Arden cuts his thread, moves around rock looking for damage and/or openings, finds none;
Zora cuts threads;
Beari casts Fireball on five cocoons;
Ben casts Searing Light on rock but does not overcome its Magic Resistance: no effect;
Threads: Arden, Zora, Zora, Beari, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben
Round 19:
Arden cuts thread, moves to other end of rock, sees nothing;
Zora cuts threads on everyone;
Beari Fireballs eleven cocoons;
Ben casts Chained, Maximized Searing Light on three cocoons;
Threads: Zora, Beari, Ben, Ben, Ben.
Round 20:
Arden gets Key from Beari, carries it around to see if rock or Key reacts – no;
Zora cuts threads;
Beari Fireballs six cocoons;
Ben casts Maximized Searing Light on Rock for 40hp – it splits open – there is a portal inside – Ben yells, “I’m through!”
Threads: Beari, Beari, Beari.
Round 21:
Arden moves around rock (1 thread), sees portal, gives Key to Beari;
Zora cuts threads;
Beari, “hold hands” applies Key to Portal
And we go through!
XP: 15,240
End of Run.