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Spicy Gardening (S19 - 21/07/2024)

  • path across the gnomes
    • Paracelsus feels a searing pain in his stomach
      • skin starts to itch and burn
      • Paracelsus finishes his ration
      • starts removing hi shirt
      • after a while a hungry and toothy maw ripples on his stomach
      • it i very hungry
      • it is the effect of contamination
    • Paracelsus after a moment throws a ration in its mouth
    • it calms down
    • Paracelsus places back his armor after feeding it again
    • it can be used to do a bite attack
  • in the garden
    • the place is hard to navigate to find what we need
      • Paracelsus uses his knowledge about plants to go towards the right sections (nature, 26)
      • Herton uses the map to navigate towards the core of the garden (survival, 24)
      • Quake goes further with the clues given by Paracelsus and Herton (investigation, 22)
      • Baz is paranoid about the plants and try to see if the come alive (insight, nat 1)
    • party is near a bridge over a small waterfall
      • there is a big sad willow tree
      • bridge is covered in vines
      • Baz is intensely paranoid about it
      • after a quick discussion Quake tries to cross the bridge
        • at the end of the bridge the willow tree animates
        • the treant asks why the party should be let through
        • Quake tries to negotiate with it but it gets angry with the words she used (nat 1)
        • fighting script
          • Quest misses cynical treat with both blasts
          • cynical treat
            • animates deluded treant
            • moves and blocks the end of the bridge
          • deluded treant misses Quest with uts slam
          • Quake misses a chilly slap
          • Baz
            • tries to convince cynical treant we mean no harm to no avail
            • moves to deluded treant
            • uses the scroll of inflict wound but misses
          • Paracelsus
            • moves a bit
            • plants the mizzium mortar in the ground

            fire in the hole !

            • blasts 3 charges on cynical treant
          • Herton slashes at deluded treant
          • Quest
            • uses her scepter and plants a flaming sphere atop deluded treant
            • moves the sphere on it for full effect
          • cynical treant
            • asks to stop the fire
            • slams on Quake
          • deluded treant
            • slams on Quest
            • she maintains concentration
            • gets burnt by the flaming sphere
          • Quake
            • casts darkness on cynical treant
            • moves towards Quest
          • Baz
            • asks the treant to stop and we'll stop the fire
            • holds an action
          • Paracelsus
            • moves behind the party
            • holds a needle if the treants continue
          • Herton holds his attack
          • Quest
            • drinks full a potion of greater healing
            • slam the sphere on deluded treant
          • cynical treant
            • asks to stop fire and darkness and they'll consider options
            • the twins drop their spells
            • asks the party to swear an oath about protecting trees
            • party needs to show they are genuine
            • Quake and Baz convince the intentions of the party are good
            • the party is to plant a sprout in a well gardened area
        • Quake crosses again and takes the sprout
        • rest of the party crosses
        • party looks for a spot to plant it
          • Paracelsus looks for the optimal planting spot
          • Herton molds the terrain to be suitable
          • Baz and Quake dig the earth with their claws
          • Quest brings water
      • party finishes another hour in the deep haze
        • Herton, Baz and Quake are affected
        • Quake is contaminated
          • ears, eyes and nose blacken
          • seem to begin to decay
          • Iris is also blackened on the surface
      • Baz asks the treant where the eldritch lilly is
        • we are nearly there
        • they are in teh center of the park
        • living in contaminated water
        • they emit a ringing sound
    • end of the path
      • desc
        • garden
        • stairs separate the basin sections
        • floating in glistening water
        • pulsing with an eldritch blow
        • cheery trees are blooming with neon colors
        • fountain
        • statues of tall statues of a woman
          • the faces were chiseled off
          • one of the statues has a stone lilly in her hand
          • they are statue of Linel von Kessel, the "current" queen
      • party starts moving through the stairs
      • a bush animate and slams Paracelsus
      • fighting script
        • Baz aims and shoots at placid shambling mound near Paracelsus
        • callous shambling mound starts moving to the party
        • Quest blasts back placid shambling mound
        • Quake chilly slaps placid shambling mound
        • Paracelsus
          • fails to shocking grasp placid shambling mound
          • tries to move away but gets critted unconscious
        • Herton
          • moves to Paracelsus
          • feeds him a potion
          • quicken spell vortex warp Paracelsus up on te stairs
        • placid shambling mound slams twice at Herton who gets grappled
        • callous shambling mound moves and cuts a retreat path
        • Quest
          • blasts back placid shambling mound twice
          • Herton frees himself thanks to the shove
        • Quake
          • crit chilly slaps callous shambling mound
          • moves up the stairs
        • Paracelsus
          • misses chill touch on callous shambling mound
          • moves up the stairs
        • Herton
          • jumps up over the railing up the stairs
          • action dodge
        • placid shambling mound moves back from the shove
        • Baz
          • steady aims crits placid shambling mound
          • wails from the grave callous shambling mound
        • callous shambling mound
          • is not moving up the stairs
          • flails around helplessly
        • Quest
          • blasts into the pond dead placid shambling mound
          • a plant awakens
          • misses callous shambling mound
        • Quake misses chilly slap
        • Paracelsus chill touch
        • Herton consumes a greater healing potion
        • after a while the last mound is killed
      • Paracelsus uses a transfusion
      • Quake covers her ears
      • Baz goes down the stairs
      • nestled between the staircases is a big brass door with floral patterns
      • Paracelsus feels very hungry and tired
        • second lvl of exhaustion because went down
        • eat another couple rations
      • Quake, Paracelsus, Herton and Baz approache the lilly
        • the lilly puffs pollen in the air charming Herton
        • Herton starts moving to the water
        • Baz and Quake move to stop him
        • Paracelsus coats some rags in the bad rose perfume
          • places on Herton's mouth and nose
          • the smell in strong enough to move out the pollen out of his system
        • Quake tries mage hand the lilly but it bounces off
        • Herton uses shape water to move it closer
          • it puffs pollen but Herton resists contamination
          • Herton moves it again to the border of the pond
          • it puffs but Baz resists
        • Baz and Paracelsus snip i and place it in a bag and then in the delerium chest
        • it is not the right one
      • Baz and Paracelsus see the new flower
      • Baz, Herton and Paracelsus moves towards it
        • it puffs
        • Baz is hypnotized
          • moves in the water
          • gets contaminated
        • Herton vortex warps Baz out of the water
        • Baz shoots it down
          • when Quest blasted it it bounced to Paracelsus
          • it looks like magic cannot affect it directly
      • there is another lilly on the left ponds
        • Herton and Paracelsus move towards it with a rope for safety
        • once close enough Paracelsus uses the immovable rod in case of a charm
        • Quake proposes to use Lump to scout instead
        • all the lillies on the outside ponds are not the good ones
        • Paracelsus resists a charm
      • Baz moves back towards the door
        • fancy
        • unlocked
        • has a carving of lillies
      • party goes in
  • Queen's park grotto
    • desc
      • fountain
      • crystal clear water
      • nymph statue holding a trident
      • mosaics
      • paths going left and right
      • coins left on the border of the fountain
      • the place is not deep haze so short rest is possble
    • it is a private respite for the queen to chill
      • she loved gardens and especially lillies a lot
    • Quake sends Lumb to scout
      • both corridors end in iron barred doors
      • stepped carvernous passages that twist south can be seen behind the doors
    • Quake offers to go scout in gaseous form
    • as it is dangerous Baz offers to instead pick the lock
    • Quest pipes up and mentions that the party is in rough
      • the party takes a short rest as the haze is less bad here
      • party is 4h deep in the day
    • party takes a short rest
      • Paracelsus' stomach mouth chewed through his shirt under his armor
      • Paracelsus fed it some rations
      • Baz hands Paracelsus 3 more rations
    • Baz and Lump go to scout ahead
      • the corridor merges with a rectangular chamber
        • carved stone
        • statues
        • 2 doors on the south wall
    • party go to the rectangular chamber
      • there statues are like upstairs
        • same queen
        • also the king Elvrick
        • 2 daughters
        • 1 son
      • only the queen's statue has been defaced
      • roots around the chamber start to take the form of humanoid figures of made of moss
      • fighting script
        • Baz
          • seps in front of the twins
          • holds an attack if they are offensive
        • randy handmaiden
          • casts entangle
          • Paracelsus, Quake and Quest are affected
        • apprehensive handmaiden
          • shillelagh Paracelsus
          • Baz attacks in return and hits brave handmaiden
        • cowardly handmaiden
          • casts entagles
          • Baz is affected
          • Lump saves
        • Paracelsus is surprised
        • imperial handmaiden casts barkskin
        • receptive handmaiden shillelagh Paracelsus
        • brave handmaiden shillelagh Baz
        • inconsistent handmaiden shillelagh Baz
        • reckless handmaiden misses Paracelsus
        • Quest is surprised
        • Quake is surprised
        • Herton booming blade reckless handmaiden
        • Baz hits brave handmaiden
        • brave handmaiden misses Baz
        • apprehensive handmaiden shillelagh Paracelsus
        • pleased handmaiden shillelagh Herton
        • cowardly handmaiden duck back to cover
        • Paracelsus
          • casts hypnotic pattern on 5 of them and Herton
          • Herton saves
          • the handmaidens are immune
        • imperial handmaiden misses
        • receptive handmaiden misses
        • randy handmaiden misses an invisible lump
        • superficial handmaiden shillelagh Baz
        • reckless handmaiden fails to shove Herton in the entangle
        • Quest
          • casts spirit guardian
          • superficial, brave, imperial, randy and inconsistent handmaiden fail
          • randy handmaiden loses entangle on Paracelsus
          • Lump is also hit by it being invisible when it is casted but survives
        • Quake misses a chilly slap
        • Herton shoves pleased handmaiden in the spirit guardian
        • Baz kills imperial handmaiden
        • apprehensive handmaiden entangles Paracelsus and moves away
        • pleased handmaiden
          • gets itself out of the entangle
          • dies to spirit guardians
        • Paracelsus aims the mizzium mortar killing 2 handmaidens
        • one handmaiden dies from spirit guardian
        • receptive handmaiden crits Paracelsus
        • Quest blasts back receptive handmaiden
        • Quake slaps and kills receptive handmaiden
        • crits and kills a handmaiden
        • Baz
          • frees himself from the entangle
          • moves to see the rest of the handmaidens
        • apprehensive handmaiden misses Baz
        • Paracelsus fails to get out of the entangle with a nat 1
        • Quest
          • blasts apprehensive handmaiden
          • it loses concentration freeing Paracelsus
        • Herton
          • runs to apprehensive handmaiden
          • finishes it of
        • Baz
          • chases after cowardly handmaiden
          • hits it
          • it loses concentration freeing the twins
        • cowardly handmaiden casts entangle on Baz
        • Paracelsus dashes after Baz
        • Quest dashes after Baz
        • Quake dashes after Baz
        • Herton dashes after Baz
        • Baz hits cowardly handmaiden
        • cowardly handmaiden misses Baz
        • Paracelsus
          • poison needles down cowardly handmaiden
          • it is unconscious stable on the ground
          • note to self experiment at the start of next session