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The First Stoats
What happens
- 00:00:38 Cold open: Aabria greets "invasive investigators"; a chyron says stoats are number 59 on the Global Invasive Species Database list of 100 worst invasive species (00:01:00, on-screen text); Siobhan: humans are the most invasive species (00:01:16).
- 00:01:23 Recap (recap): the first full day in Last Bast, Ava's meeting with Kiran, the scent marks, Sybil's map, the Reactor puzzle with its guard, and the human skull, wolf skull and "corium" under the water; the floor begins capsizing and Aabria calls a Dexterity saving throw, DC 17.
- 00:03:33 The saves: Ava may use Strength; the Bless from last time has run out; Tula, Lila and Viola fail and slide toward the water (00:04:31).
- 00:05:18 Jaysohn lifts Lila with his Astral arms (Athletics 11, then 19 with Izzy's inspiration); Thorn stabilizes Viola (Athletics 13).
- 00:07:44 Ava, 40 feet away, sprints down, grapples Tula (Athletics 21), throws her up (attack 17) and is lost as the floor flips (00:10:08).
- 00:10:53 New map: a circular room with a square stone floor and eight pillars (caption); spoken: a pool of Blue, a podium and pillars; the family lands among seating, a podium and pillars; Ava is gone (00:10:56); Erika leaves the Dome at the table (00:12:27).
- 00:12:43 Jaysohn's Perception ("Dirty 20") shows nothing in the pool; Tula's Divine Sense finds Ava, no longer moving, deep below (00:14:56).
- 00:15:24 Viola tries to pull Ava from the water (Arcana 10, helped by Tula and Guidance); Lila hears footsteps (Perception 14); Thorn rolls a natural one (00:17:19).
- 00:18:59 Four First Stoats enter, dragging Sybil by the scruff; Kiran welcomes the family, tells them to walk away, and the stoat with the mitre Counterspells Viola's pull (00:21:39).
- 00:22:01 Tula's Insight (14) reads that all four are spellcasters; Lila discovers she can cast and releases Fog Cloud (00:23:06, 00:24:21).
- 00:25:01 Kiran lifts Sybil; Tula rolls Insight 25 for her Empathic feat and charges; Sybil's neck is snapped (00:25:55); initiative.
- 00:26:41 Combat round one: Tula hits Kiran; Jaysohn hits and fails to stun; the Pope Dispels the fog; Thorn's Zephyr Strike is smothered by the stoat in a gas mask; Kiran brings in a giant glowing wolf (00:32:26).
- 00:33:44 Tula revives Sybil with her first Healing Word; Ava returns with glowing Blue eyes and grapples Kiran, who throws her down; the wolf bites Lila and Viola (00:39:03).
- 00:39:47 Lila's sneak attack tears the wolf (23 damage) and the wolf evolves a third attack; Speaker casts a fear; Ava's Mage Slayer forces a concentration roll (result not said) and the fear still lands; Thorn turns the fear on Speaker (00:45:10).
- 00:46:25 Viola's Sacred Weapon strikes remove the wolf's head; a dragon-like head grows; Silence casts Slow: four fail the save, Aabria says three feel it; Ava, Thorn and Jaysohn act slowed, Viola's Slow is not stated (00:50:26).
- 00:50:54 Jaysohn stuns the Pope (26 damage); Thorn learns the wolf obeys Kiran and kills Kiran, who whispers to him; the wolf attacks Lila (17 piercing, 21 poison; Lila at two hit points) (00:58:06).
- 00:58:15 Tula spends her Lay on Hands to calm the wolf; it wraps Viola and sets her beside Lila; Sybil joins the fight (01:03:51).
- 01:05:28 Ava hits for 21 necrotic and the Slow ends (01:07:17); Ava frightens Silence, who pulls off the mask: the lower jaw and tongue are gone (01:09:28); Lila hits the Pope for 29 and talks to Sybil about what to do if they kill them all (01:11:48, 01:13:21).
- 01:14:33 The wolf impales Speaker with its tail; Viola bloodies Silence with a whip hit and flips the bird, and Jaysohn flips off the Pope for one point of psychic damage; Silence tries to speak to Viola (01:22:18).
- 01:23:29 Jaysohn tears the Pope's throat out for Sybil and kills Silence with a 44-damage hit; he hugs Ava; the strawberries turn to dust (01:26:44).
- 01:27:36 Thorn parleys with Speaker (Charm Person is Counterspelled); Tula hits with a natural 20 and tears out Speaker's throat (Brennan's description; death not stated); Speaker's last gurgle: "She'll be back." (01:32:15).
- 01:32:25 Aftermath: Jaysohn finds no heartbeat in Ava; Thorn learns she is not alive and that what has happened to Ava happened long ago to Tula; end of the session (01:34:52).
- 01:34:55 "Next time" clip: [NEXT EPISODE - Episode 8: Five]; preview only.
Frames
Key quotes
- “I need all of you to make a dexterity saving throw. The DC is 17.” — Izzy 0:01:25
- “In that final moment, you push your daughter out.” — Aabria 0:10:08
- “I got a new cantrip.” — Brennan 0:16:29
- “Unfortunately, the things that go in don't always come back.” — Kiran 0:21:06
- “I would like to charge, jump, and bite their throat out.” — Brennan 0:25:35
- “You say come here?” — Aabria 0:37:38
- “they are coming. Good luck.” — Director 0:56:16
- “I love you, Mommy.” — Lila 1:12:37
- “Oh no. This is both the most romantic and horrifying thing. How old are you again?” — Aabria 1:24:18
- “You've stood here for generations. Was that on four legs or two? The humans are already here.” — Tula 1:30:11
Who and what appears
Player characters
NPCs
Locations
Items and artifacts
- Ava's strawberry candy
- Gas mask
- Mask over Silence's face
- Metal armor of Kiran
- The Pope's miter
- The bony tail spike
- Thorn's blade of grass
- Viola's blade of grass
Factions and organizations
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:04:29 | Tula (Brennan) | Dexterity saving throw | not said; "a one" (the d4) | DC 17 | fails (hands raised), slides |
| 00:04:31 | Viola (Rashawn), Lila (Izzy) | Dexterity saving throw | — | DC 17 | fail (hands raised) |
| 00:06:11 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Athletics (Wisdom +8) | 11, then 19 with Izzy's inspiration | — | holds Lila up |
| 00:07:09 | Thorn (Jasper) | Athletics | 13 | — | grabs Viola |
| 00:08:38 | Ava (Erika) | Athletics (grapple) | 21 | Tula's AC 18 | scoops Tula |
| 00:10:05 | Ava (Erika) | Attack roll | 17 | — | throws Tula out |
| 00:12:52 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Perception | "Dirty 20" | — | no sign of Ava |
| 00:16:41 | Tula / Viola | Guidance d4 / Arcana | 4 / 10 | — | begins pulling Ava |
| 00:17:19 | Thorn (Jasper) | Perception | natural one | — | — |
| 00:17:27 | Lila (Izzy) | Perception | 14 | — | hears a small herd approaching |
| 00:22:01 | Tula (Brennan) | Insight (Empathic) | 14 | the Pope's Deception | all First Stoats are casters |
| 00:25:28 | Tula (Brennan) | Insight (Empathic) | 25 | the Director's Deception | gains advantage on attacks |
| 00:25:53 | Tula (Brennan) | Luck check | 18 | — | — |
| 00:26:30 | Tula / Jaysohn / Viola / Thorn / Lila | Initiative | 16 / 22 / 7 / 18 / 14 | — | Ava joins at 15 (00:36:01) |
| 00:27:03 | Tula (Brennan) | Attack with advantage | 10, then 26 | — | second hits |
| 00:27:31 | Tula (Brennan) | Damage | 24 | — | to the Director |
| 00:28:41 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Attack (disadvantage in fog) | 14 (6 + 8) | — | hits, Director unfazed |
| 00:28:49 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Second attack | miss (value not said) | — | misses |
| 00:29:03 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Flurry of Blows attack | 23 | — | hits; Stunning Strike DC 16 resisted; 18 + 5 = 23 damage |
| 00:29:39 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Second Flurry strike | "critical failure" | — | miss |
| 00:31:18 | Thorn (Jasper) | Claw attack | 17 | — | misses |
| 00:33:52 | Tula (Brennan) | Arcana | 12 | — | Aabria whispers a result |
| 00:35:35 | Tula (Brennan) | Two attacks | nat 1 and 13 | — | both miss |
| 00:36:45 | Ava (Erika) | Reckless attack | 17, then 19 + 7 = 26 | — | second hits for 19; grapple DC 15 resisted; six more damage |
| 00:38:24 | Ava (Erika) | Strength contest (advantage) | 16 | Director's 26 (17 on the die) | suplexed, 21 bludgeoning, half by Rage |
| 00:39:03 | Wolf (Aabria) | Bite on Lila | natural 20 | — | bites and releases |
| 00:39:22 | Wolf (Aabria) | Bite on Viola | 21 | — | hits for eight piercing |
| 00:40:31 | Lila (Izzy) | Attack (sneak attack, Primal Savagery) | 25 | — | 23 damage to the wolf |
| 00:43:08 | Wisdom saves vs Speaker | Jaysohn / Lila / Viola / Tula / Thorn / Ava | one / natural one / 9 / 21 / 14 plus / 19 | DC 14 | Jaysohn, Lila, Viola frightened |
| 00:44:00 | Ava (Erika) | Mage Slayer attack | 23 | — | 13 damage to Speaker |
| 00:45:08 | Speaker (Aabria) | Wisdom saving throw | 11 | — | frightened of Thorn |
| 00:47:36 | Viola (Rashawn) | Attack (Sacred Weapon) | 14 (6 + 8), then natural 1 | — | first hits; smite 13 damage |
| 00:48:16 | Viola (Rashawn) | Luck check | 15 | — | the weapon is transformed |
| 00:50:13 | Wisdom saves vs Silence | Viola / others | 10 / — | DC 16 | four hands raised (Ava, Thorn, Viola, Jaysohn); Aabria says three feel the Slow |
| 00:51:31 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Two attacks | natural 1, then 24 | — | second hits; 26 damage; Pope stunned |
| 00:53:37 | Thorn (Jasper) | Attack | 14 and a miss (value not said); reroll of one attack 18 | — | 18 hits; 23 damage |
| 00:54:59 | Thorn (Jasper) | Survival | 15 | — | sees the wolf obeys the Director |
| 00:56:53 | Wolf (Aabria) | Three attacks on Lila (AC 23) | miss, miss, 23 | AC 23 | 17 piercing |
| 00:57:49 | Lila (Izzy) | Constitution saving throw | 11 | DC 15 | 21 poison damage; two hit points left |
| 01:00:38 | Tula (Brennan) | Animal Handling (advantage) | 16 | — | calms the wolf |
| 01:06:44 | Ava (Erika) | Attack | 13 (miss), then 23 | — | 21 necrotic damage |
| 01:07:17 | Aabria | Concentration check | 4 | — | Slow ends |
| 01:07:57 | Ava (Erika) | Dexterity saving throw | made | — | nine fire damage |
| 01:08:36 | Silence (Aabria) | Wisdom saving throw vs Menacing Attack | fail | DC 15 | frightened of Ava |
| 01:11:28 | Lila (Izzy) | Attack with advantage | 23 | — | 29 damage to the Pope |
| 01:16:59 | Viola (Rashawn) | Arcana | 5 | — | Command not cast |
| 01:18:10 | Viola (Rashawn) | Whip attacks | 18, then 12 | — | first hits; Silence bloodied |
| 01:20:18 | Viola (Rashawn) | Dexterity saving throw | 6 | — | 19 fire damage |
| 01:21:53 | Viola (Rashawn) | Wisdom saving throw | 17 | — | resists Silence |
| 01:23:41 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Attack on the Pope | 18 plus 5 = 23 | — | hits |
| 01:25:10 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Attack on Silence | natural 20 on the kept die (Brennan sees a 20 and a 1; the 1 is not counted) | — | critical; damage totals 13, 29, 32, 39, then 44 |
| 01:30:32 | Tula (Brennan) | Two attacks on Speaker | natural 20, then 17 | — | lethal damage |
| 01:32:56 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) / Thorn (Jasper) | Perception / Insight | 16 / 19 | — | Ava has no heartbeat |
Natural 20s: Tula 1 (01:30:32), Jaysohn 1 (01:25:10), Aabria's wolf 1 (00:39:03) · Natural 1s: Thorn 1 (00:17:19), Tula 1 (00:35:35), Jaysohn 3 (00:29:39, 00:43:08, 00:51:31, per Siobhan: "I've gotten three nat ones so far this episode." — 00:51:31), Lila 1 (00:43:11), Viola 1 (00:47:47). Tula's "a one" (00:04:29) is recorded as said (by context the d4), not as a natural 1; Jaysohn's natural 1s at 00:29:39 are the fourth attack.