LEEROY JENKINS!
Or
extreme measure to cure oneself of a slaad egg
Meet Bendix, a goblin adorned with a Duck on his tabard.
After defeating the giant octopi, the Anti-Saturday Squad encounters a goblin who points out the bell towers — one destroyed, on more or less in tact — are used to signal the sea monsters to not attack.
Maeglin and the Goblin get into a disagreement, where the goblin proves to be both a formidable archer and has an unusual (unnatural) ability to swim.
The goblin seems to know quite a bit about the island. Claiming he was ship wrecked and the only survivor, the goblin will trade knowledge for survival. The party forms a weary partnership.
Inside the cave entrance at the east end of the Bay of Cliché, the party encounters a magical barrier blocking the eastern passage. There are open passages to the north and south.
Bruni attempts two empirical tests. One is the toss an object through the barrier, which seems to go okay. The other is to toss herself through the barrier, which doesn’t go so well.
Bruni takes enough damage not only to be insta-deathed, but to be gooified. The party experiences its first death.
Through the mercy of the “no one at or under 5th level perm-dies and a successful revivify spell, Bruni is re-incorporated — with an unhealthy dose of death sickness to recover from.
It is revealed at this point, that Bruni had been infected with a Slaad egg when attacked in the Shadowfell. The egg was not revived when Bruni was revived. A strangely luck break, of sorts.
Anyway…
The passage to the south had been previously cleared. It seemed that there had been some sort of puzzle or trap that had been defeated by someone.
To the north, the party investigated until they came to a room with an illusion trap.
The party believed themselves to be back in the Vulgar Prawn in Ur-et-Scatia. Around a long table were a set of foes that seemed to be personalized to each of the players.
Although well equipped with arms and spells, in the illusion, the party found themselves unwilling or unable to use the.
Fistfight!
It’s a knockdown, drag-out brawl.
Bruni ties a rope to a chair for an improvised weapon, and causes quite a stir.
Maeglin discovers a crowbar is not technically a weapon, but also that he is not proficient in “crowbar.” Also, “crowbar” is not a finesse weapon. Still, it’s crowbar. It gets the job done.
Celaena goes for the high ground, heading up the wall with spider climb. There is a chandelier hanging from the ceiling — because bar fight. However, she doesn’t get a change to use it to any great effect.
Dani jumps on the back her foe, and basically rides the rest of the fight out like a rodeo start, wailing away with her free fists.
Kahseer discovers that transformation into wildshape isn’t in and of itself offensive magic. Crowbars are good in a bar fight. Brown bears are better in a bar fight.
What is useless in a bar fight? Flex. Flex is useless in a bar fight. Wisely, he runs for his life.
As they work their way through the fight, Meagan, Flex, and Celaena begin to look for a way out of the trap.
They find and kill a modified intellect devourer (ick!).
With the intellect devourer dead, the illusion ends…
… And the goblin is no where to be seen.