Mina and Cadmus have identified a way to reach the Underpipes, hidden beneath the gladiatorial Blood Pits of Kyras. Surely their attempt to sneak in unnoticed will go smoothly, and if they do make it down there, there’ll be nothing awful waiting for them. Right?

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Mechanics
SCENE 28: Beneath the Blood Pits

Chaos Factor 6

Altered Scene: No

FATE Healing potions (Very Unlikely) No, Event

EVENT Introduce New NPC Intolerance the Innocent (Pit Master)

FATE Human? (50/50) No (Cave Ogre)

FATE Hostile to Cadmus? (50/50) Yes

FATE Does he attack? (Very Likely) No

Persuasion/ Deception at DIS vs WIS 10 (-1) 10 success

Deception -1 vs WIS 10 (-1) 4 failure

Cave Ogre (Pit Master Glugark) (2 x CR 2)

AC12

HP 119 (14d10+42, bloodied 59)

Speed 40 ft. 

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 

19 (+4) 8 (–1) 16 (+3) v 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 8 (–1) 

Proficiency +2; Maneuver DC 14 

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 

Languages Common, Giant

Traits

Elite Recovery. At the end of each of its turns while bloodied, the ogre can end one condition or effect on itself. It can do this even when unconscious or incapacitated.

Actions

Greatclub. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage, and if the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it makes a DC 14 Strength saving throw, falling prone on a failure. 

Sweeping Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., all creatures within 5 feet. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage, and if the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it makes a DC 14 Strength saving throw. On a failure, it is pushed 10 feet away from the ogre. 

Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage.

Rock (Only when Bloodied). Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage, and if the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it makes a DC 14 Strength saving throw, falling prone on a failure.

Reactions (only when Bloodied)

Reflexive Swat. When a creature the ogre can see within 5 feet hits it with a melee attack, the ogre makes a greatclub attack against it. 

Furious Smash (1/Day). When it takes damage or is targeted by a spell, the cave ogre roars and smashes the ground, a tree, or another object, sending debris flying in a 30-foot radius around the ogre. Each creature in the area makes a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half damage on a success. Until the debris is cleared, the area becomes difficult terrain, which the cave ogre ignores.

Combat tactics

 Against foes it deems small and weak, the ogre charges into a group and uses its Sweeping Strike. It attacks a lone foe, or one that has proven itself to be a threat, with its greatclub.

Initiative: 

Mina  20

Glugark  17

Cadmus 5

ROUND 1

Mina (54/54) Sharpshooter (-5/ +10): +2 vs AC 12: 8 Miss, Move away, Bonus: Barbican attack

Barbican (21/21) Move forward, Rend +6 vs AC 12: 9 miss

Glugark (119/ 119): Move forward, Greatclub vs Barbican: +6 vs AC 15: 25 hit 13 hp (8/21), Prone

Cadmus (28/28) Bless Mina, Barbican, Cadmus (+1d4 attacks/ saves)

 

ROUND 2

Mina (54/54) Sharpshooter (-5/ +10): +2 +1 (Bless) vs AC 12: 15 Hit, 38hp (81/119) Bonus: Barbican repair

Barbican (8/21) Repair (⅓) 9hp (17/21) Stand from prone

Glugark (81/119) Move, Sweeping Strike (Mina, Barbican), DIS vs Mina 17 (Miss), 14 vs Barbican (Miss)

Cadmus (28/28) Sacred Flame DEX save DC 12: 15 miss, move out of reach

 

ROUND 3

Mina (54/54) Sharpshooter (-5/ +10): +2 +3 vs AC 12: 19 Hit, 48hp (33/119 bloodied) Reaction: Furious Smash: Dex save DC 14 Mina: 16 5hp (49/54), Barbican 7 10hp (7/21), Cadmus 22 5hp (23/28), 30ft radius is Difficult Terrain

Bonus Barbican repair 

Barbican (7/21) Repair (⅔) 7 hp (14/21)

Glugark (33/119) Sweeping Strike (Mina, Barbican, Cadmus) DIS vs Mina 12 miss, 9 vs Barbican miss, 21 vs Cadmus, hit 8hp (20/28), fail STR save, pushed 10ft

Cadmus (20/28): move to distract, Help action (Mina)

 

FATE: Attract attention? (50/50) Yes

Rounds until reinforcements? 1d4+2: 5

 

ROUND 4

Mina (49/54) Sharpshooter (-5/ +10): +2 +2 vs AC 12 ADV: 22 hit 46hp Glugark DEAD

Bonus: Barbican Help Cadmus (clear rubble) - cancels DIS 

Barbican (14/21) Help

Cadmus (20/28): Perception vs DC 13: 20 success

 

FATE Do the reinforcements spot the secret entrance? (Unlikely) No

 

SCENE 29 Pipe Crawl

Chaos Factor 5

Altered Scene: Altered (Punish Benefits) Goodberries lost

Mina: Mending (Barbican at full HP)

Cadmus: Goodberry

FATE: Tunnels clear? (Likely) No, Danger: Creature looking for food

Monster (rare) construct, hostile, group (Medium encounter)

FATE From in front? (50/50) yes

 

Xanka x 4 (Tome of Beasts)

Bronze Scout  (Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes)

 

BRONZE SCOUT 

Medium construct, unaligned 

Armor Class 13 

Hit Points 18 (4d8) Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft. 

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 

10 (+0) 16 (+3) 11 (+O) 3 (-4) 14 (+2) l (-5) 

Skills Perception +6, Stealth +7

Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't adamantine 

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16

Languages understands one language of its creator but can't speak 

Challenge l (200 XP) 

Earth Armor. The bronze scout doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it burrows. 

Magic Resistance. The bronze scout has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. 

ACTIONS 

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +S to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (ld4 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (ld6) lightning damage. 

Lightning Flare (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Each creature in contact with the ground within 15 feet of the bronze scout must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 

 

XANKA

Small construct, unaligned

Armor Class 15 (natural armor)

Hit Points 18 (4d6 + 4), Speed 25 ft., climb 15 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

10 (+0) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 4 (–3) 10 (+0) 7 (–2)

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned

Senses blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages Understands the languages of its creator but can’t speak

Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)

Constructed Nature. Xanka do not require air, food, drink, or Sleep.

Ingest Weapons. When the xanka is hit by a melee weapon and the final, adjusted attack roll is 19 or less, the weapon gains a permanent –1 penalty to damage rolls, after inflicting

damage for this attack. If the penalty reaches –5, the weapon is destroyed. Even magic weapons are subject to this effect.

Magic Weapons. The xanka’s weapon attacks are magical.

ACTIONS

Absorb. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) force damage, and the xanka regains hit points equal to the damage caused by its attack. In addition, a living creature hit by this attack must make a successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or suffer a gaping wound that causes 2 (1d4) necrotic damage at the end of each of the creature’s turns until the wound is treated with magical healing or with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Medicine) check. If a creature who fails this saving throw is wearing armor or using a shield, the creature can choose to prevent the necrotic damage by permanently reducing the AC of its armor or shield by 1 instead.