%% date:: [[2023-06-17]] %% # [[042_20230617 The Thing of Worms and Leeches]] ## Session Summary > [!tldr] [[042_20230617 The Thing of Worms and Leeches]] > The party continued exploring The Gauntlight's diorama room, discovering silvery threads on the ceiling that [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] destroyed with his lightning breath. They then ventured to Level 4 where they encountered a mysterious 8-foot tall humanoid creature with a face filled with thousands of wriggling worms. After a challenging combat where the creature demonstrated the ability to discorporate into a swarm and reform, the party emerged victorious, discovering it was a Level 7 creature. They found useful maps of the top three levels and heard mysterious screams from beyond an eastern door. ^summary %% ## Video [Video]() %% --- ## Recap ![[041_20230429 Diorama Lighthouse Destruction#^summary]] --- ## Log We're in [[The Gauntlight Level 2 - Morlocks]], in the diorama room. We've destroyed the fire and tsunami dioramas. Next: - Left: earthquake - Right/straight: Undead uprising We go to the ghoul level to heal and we see [[Galiath Banderdash|Gunther]] reading books and putting them on [[Dahak]]. [[Augrael]] is there too, and he looks a bit different. [[Zuhri]] and [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] notice that some of his proportions have changed. His morlock eyes are a bit smaller, and his claws are more pronounced. We ask him about it and he says he's feeling better than before... [[Ashnefrotty|Ash]] says that the most common way of becoming a ghouls is by eating the flesh of live things. He's been suspecting it for a while that the ghouls, while they were alive, were eating each other. When they died, their punishment was to become a ghoul. Maybe Augrael is changing because he's eating dead things. We go back to the diorama. [[Rogun]] tells us there are silvery threads on the ceiling! They're almost invisible and are visible only from a certain angle. [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] destroys the silvery threads using his lightning kobold breath. Level 1 ![[uu-gauntlight-level1.png]] Level 2 ![[uu-gauntlight-level2.png]] Level 4 ![[uu-gauntlight-level4.png]] We go to [[The Gauntlight Level 4]], where the banquet hall is. Dining room: there's a pair of brightly glowing chandeliers. It's still set as if for a grand meal. The four skeletons here were already destroyed by us. We go south of the banquet, where I sense the thoughts of something disjointed. Sometimes one big one and sometimes many minds. - large chamber hung with grisly paintings of spectral beings over swamps and ruined neighborhoods - small table upon which sits an empty wine glass - south: cluttered writing desk and chair - humanoid-shaped mass wearing a robe - west: large iron tub and privacy screen - east: door Humanoid thing stands up and goes towards us. I understand why it was hard to sense its thoughts. Its face is filled with thousands of wriggling worms. - "Don't bother me. I'm busy working." - "...OH... It's you. I've heard of you. You have one opportunity to leave as I'm so busy." - He stands up to his full height of 8 feet. - "very well... I shall have to deal with you. Perhaps we can use you later. We are missing a few live bodies these days..." - Thing - 31 Bond - 23 Ash and Zuhri - 21 [[Vayle]] - Round 1 - Thing - Recalls knowledge on Zuhri - Casts a spell: something that deals 16 piercing damage to Zuhri as worms try to burrow into her. - Bond - Recall knowledge: he's an elf? - Shoot! - Demoralize. - Vayle - Stride - Divine Lance, 19. Misses. - Me - A1: Tandem Move - A1: Grapple. It's restrained until the end of the next turn. - Z1: Boost Eidolon - Round 2 - Thing - Automatic: Heals 7 damage! What. - *Swarm shape*: Discorporates, and Ash is left holding what used to be its clothes. - Moves 10 feet - Crawls towards where Bond is. - Bond - Hits it. AC 25. - Vayle - Casts *Fear*, but it's immune because it has multiple minds. - - Me - A1: Tandem Move - Z2: Forbidding Ward - A1: Dragonstance. 18 damage. - Round 3 - Thing - Fast Heal: 7 damage. - Reforms into humanoid shape. - Casts a spell: shroud of darkness appears in a 20 foot burst. DC 5 flat check to target them. - Vayle - Casts *Guidance* on Zuhri. - Bond - Quickdraw - *Raconteur's Reload* - *Create a diversion*. - Two shots. Resisted all damage. - Me - Z1: Sustain FW - A1: Grapple. Restrained. - A1: Dragonstance. Crit! *Doomed*: Slowed 1 for 1 round. 26 sonic damage. Bloodied! - Z1: Shield - Round 4 - Thing - Fast Heal: 7 damage - Discorporates and spreads to all corners of the room. - Bond - Tries to hit it - Vayle - Me - Z1: Tandem Movement - Z1: Attack, hits - A1: Dragonstance , doesn't hit. - A1: Tandem movement - Round 5 - Thing - All actions to move through everyone. - Vayle - Divine Lance - Me - Z2: Phase Bolt - A1: Dragonstance. HDYWTDT! - It was a Level 7 creature! Monster parts! 60 gp worth. 1/3 bulk each. *piercing, perception, chaotic, light armor, charisma, intimidate, stealth, acrobatics, crafting, evil, occultism* Every 10 minutes or so, we hear a scream from the other side of the door to the east. Grisly painting, three overstuffed chairs and table with wine glass, door with painting on it, large iron tub to west. ON the desk is an empty lantern. There are also some useful papers including detailed maps of the top three levels.