Into the Light 1.4: Behind the Screen

 

The players had wrung their leads dry at this stage, and they’ve done fairly well I think. Ivth Nanright is the coolest antagonist of this section so I can’t not use him. And throwing Jason Scott in as the damsel in distress also seemed fun. Here’s the rough encounter notes:

Ivth vs Jason: The players are alerted by a cry for help in an alleyway. Ivth uses the priest statistics from the MM, but has lots of wind-themed domain spells prepared in addition. I used this spell set:

1st: Fog cloud, zephyr strike, command, cure wounds, inflict wounds, shield of faith;

2nd: Warding wind, levitate, silence, locate object;

3rd: Thunder step, fly, dispel magic, spirit guardians.

Two barghests is more than enough for three PCs given they’re CR4 in 5e, so I reduce the HP a bit. Ivth has already cast fog cloud if/when the players join in. In the first round of initiative, Jason Scott is on 1HP. If healed from unconsciousness, he throws himself back into the battle. I used the Knight statblock for Jason, swapping the greatsword for a mundane longsword. In the map I used, the alleyway was parallel to the main road, allowing two potential escape routes.

Also note that in 5e, a wand of magic missile is an awesome piece of loot for a party with a wizard.

I had also prepared that Gremmith Mi had been alerted, and would attack the players in their own beds the next night they slept there. More on that next session.

The fight went down well. There was a great feeling of satisfaction upon breaking Ivth’s fog cloud, Ragados got to tank like a boss, and Jason Scott was a funny complicating factor.

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