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@Guardian Angel Haruki

That's a Persuasion roll of 4 and an Animal Handling roll of 20.

Does Brutrumukk have Inspiration by any chance?

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Brutrumukk

Brutrumukk sighed in relief along with the scarecrow as the bugbear gnome managed to prevent Jub from casting the spell.

That relief did not last long though.

"STOP! By order of King Gullop the Nineteenth, you are under arrest! Stop running!"

"Oh bugger!" Brutrumukk cursed as he watched the knights approach.

"Oh dear, well that simply won't do!"
"You'd best take a swamp gas balloon out of Downfall!"
"Unless you wanna end up like us! We can chat forever!"

"As much as I'd enjoy a trip down to Acheron, I'd much rather go on that trip as more'n just an 'ead." Brutrumukk commented. "Where can we get one o' these gas balloons?"

"You can grab a balloon and escape over there! Hurry!" The scarecrow answered while pointing out a nearby building.

"Cheers." Brutrumukk said before turning to Jub. "You 'eard the scarecrow, booyagh! 'Urry!"

As Jub got moving, the sound of birdsong met Brutrumukk's ears, giving the bugbear gnome an idea. Calling upon his newfound gift for speaking with small beasts, Brutrumukk began making sounds and performing gestures that would communicate to the birds that he would give them food if they helped him and Jub escape the knights and make it to the gas balloon.

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Just small birds

@Guardian Angel Haruki

That is precisely what I wanted to hear.

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If horrific stuff can exist in Domains of Delight, who's to say goofy things and fun Musical Numbers like Barnaby's aren't possible in Domains of Dread?

@Guardian Angel Haruki

You make a fair point.

Either way, I have a question. Can Brutrumukk hear any birds nearby?

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Got a little inspiration for the Chase from this fun song I stumbled upon last night. XD

@Guardian Angel Haruki

And now I know what Mordent would be like if it were a Domain of Delight rather than a Domain of Dread.

Adventure (A D&D 5E Game)

Given how child enemies are off the menu now, Max is never coming back so he may as well be retconned out of existence.

And as for Gorgash, he was never even meant to be in this encounter. Hell, his name was never even meant to be Gorgash. He was an unfinished NPC that I hastily finished to fill the role that the new arrivals to the party would have filled back when I though there weren't going to be any new arrivals after all, only to be proven wrong once I had already set things in motion.

Honestly, this whole encounter is a mistake I would rather just erase all together.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

@Guardian Angel Haruki

Adventure (A D&D 5E Game)

After going through several drafts of a simple fast forward, I was unable to do so in a way that would both make sense and not cause further discomfort. That, plus the facts that I never plan on using Max again and that I never even intended for Gorgash to be a part of this encounter, has brought me to the decision to do what I have done instead.

I'm willing to admit that this solution isn't much better, but I've been holding things up for over nine days at this point.

Either way, Initiative order is no longer in effect.

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Retracted!

Adventure (A D&D 5E Game)

It was at this point in time that time slowed to a crawl and the party's surroundings became blurred beyond recognition. Moments that felt like days passed as the blurry world slowly but surely shaped itself into an androgynous humanoid figure with icosahedral eyes. After what seemed like both an eternity and an instant, the figure spoke.

"Enough of dreary gloom and dull repose,
I bid that this display now come to end.
The Master will not brook these bitter shows,
Nor let monotony these moments bend.

Rise, thou wilt, to joyous and vibrant hues,
Transform this dismal day with splendid light.
Let laughter bloom where silence did infuse,
And banish every shadow from the night.

O world, obey my sovereign, mighty call!
For I, with boundless power, now decree,
That mirth and merriment shall conquer all,
And every heart be filled with jubilee.

By my command, the tedium shall cease,
Thus, let this realm rejoice in boundless peace."

Then everything went black.

When the party regained their awareness, they did so slumped over a long line of tables and surrounded by a cheering crowd of tavern goers with Max, Gorgash, and his dire wolf nowhere to be found. Apparently, they had just participated in a drinking contest. And for holding their own for as long as they did, they had earned a night's room and board on the house.