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==Summary== === Episode 31: Let There Be Light === ==== The Party ==== ([[Anna Prosser Robinson|Anna]]) [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] - Human Paladin of Lathander ([[Commander Holly|Holly]]) [[Strix]] - Tiefling Sorcerer ([[ProJared]]) [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] - Human Rogue ([[Nathan Sharp|Nathan]]) [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] - Human Bard ([[Mark Hulmes|Mark]]) [[Ezmerelda]] - Vistani/vampire ==== The Sunsword ==== This is the final episode of [[season 1]] of [[Dice, Camera, Action]]. The adventurers come to a room with furnishings made of bones. Seated in a chair at the table is [[Ezmerelda]]. She is holding a hilt of a sword. It's [[the Sunsword]]! She hands it over. This is the last item they need to use against [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]]. The heroes talk about the little [[Strahd doll|Strahd dol]]<nowiki/>l they have. It is empowered to defeat [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]]. [[Strix]] is using to use it. The group takes a short rest. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] attunes to the Sunsword. Once the rest is over, the castle shakes. The group thinks that the mad mage has destroyed the Heart of Sorrow, which means that [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] has lost some of his magical protection (the heart absorbs the first 50 points of damage that Strahd takes). [[Ezmerelda]] says the group might have to knock her out, as she is a vampire spawn and [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] can control her. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] hugs her and [[Ezmerelda]] barely stops herself from biting her neck. [[Ezmerelda]] gives [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] a silvered short sword. The group is going back to where they heard the organ music. They think that is where Strahd is. ==== Dinner With Strahd ==== There's a table with rotting food. The pipe organ is there, but no [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]]. [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] is not here, but [[Gertruda]] is. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] notices a tiny emaciated man crawling on the underside of the table. He yells "Evelyn, look out!" [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] stabs him through the table. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] hits the creature with [[Lightfall|Lightfall.]] It does +2d6 radiant damage to undead. She does 28 damage to it. She sees that it is [[Doru]], the vampire spawn from the church.<ref>[[Episode 2]]</ref> He fails his saving throw and turns to ashes. [[Gertruda]] says that [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] told her that if she wants to go to him, she has to play dead. [[Strix]] suddenly has a great idea. Play "dead" on the organ. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] hits the notes D, E, A, and D and a secret door opens. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] uses his charm to win over [[Gertruda]]. The group convinces her that he's a prince. ==== Paultin's Shadow ==== The adventurers go down a set of stairs past the secret door. Suddenly, [[Paultin's shadow]] steals the [[Strahd doll]] and flees up the stairs. It closes the secret door, which can't be opened from the inside. There's little holes in the wall. [[Strix]] casts ''gaseous form'' and passes through them. She sees that the shadow is whispering to [[Gertruda]]. The shadow looks like [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] with bat-like wings. It gives [[Gertruda]] the doll and tells her to guard it with her life. She runs as the shadow attacks [[Strix]]. The shadow hits [[Strix]] and drains 4 points of her strength. She now has a strength of 6. If the shadow drops her to 0 strength, she becomes a shadow. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] shouts instructions and [[Strix]] plays the notes on the organ. The secret door opens. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] attacks his shadow with [[the Sunsword]]. He misses, but it recoils from the light. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] attacks the shadow. She rolls a natural 20. It is completely destroyed. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] no longer has a shadow of any kind. The group catches up to [[Gertruda]]. [[Strix]] takes off [[Gertruda]]'s scarf and sees many bite marks on her neck. [[Gertruda]] drops the [[Strahd doll|doll]]. They leave [[Gertruda]] here and go back into the secret stairwell. ==== Mother's Tomb ==== The stairwell connects to one of the crypts down below. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] sees that the door at the bottom of the stairs is trapped - it has a ''glyph of warding'' on it. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] disarms it, rolling a 24 on his check. They find the mother's crypt. There's a landing with two statues and a shimmering blue curtain blocking the way down further. The group messes with the blue curtain. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] touches it and is teleported back to the top of the stairs. Cyrus Belview, the [[mongrelfolk]] lackey, is walking through the crypts. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] casts ''suggestion'' on him and makes friends. Cyrus tells the group that only people good of heart can pass through the curtain of energy. Cyrus thinks [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] isn't good-hearted, which makes [[Strix]] laugh heartily. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] is able to squeeze through the gap in the side of the curtain. [[Strix]] ''dimension doors'' herself and [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] past the curtain. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] tries to go through the curtain, but he's teleported back. So it's just [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]], [[Strix]] and [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] down there. They see [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]].. he has thrown himself on his mother's sarcophagus and he is distraught. His weeping is interrupted by [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] and [[Strix]] arguing about trying to get [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] and [[Ezmerelda]] past the curtain. ==== The Final Encounter ==== Everyone rolls initiative. Initiative Order: * 22 [[Ezmerelda]] * 20 [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] * Β [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] * 18 [[Strix]] * 15 [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] * 12 [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] [[Ezmerelda]]: She wants to help [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] get in to the room, but there seems to be no way to do so. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]]: He tries to make [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] talk, so that he can buy time for the others to get in here. "These tombs. Your parents?" [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] explains that the spirits of his parents don't approve of the pact he made with the dark powers. [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]]: He's just talking, not using his legendary actions (which allow him to do things at the end of other people's turns). [[Strix]]: Continues the conversation. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]]: She pulls out the [[The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind|Holy Symbol of Ravenkind]]. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] compels him in the name of the [[Lathander|Morninglord]]. She uses the icon to try to paralyze him. He fails his save. He can auto-make this saving throw with his legendary resistance, but he doesn't. [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] is perhaps so distraught that he can't shake it off just yet. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]]: He casts ''invisibility'' and is able to squeeze through the side of the curtain. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]]: He casually walks around to the front of the tomb. He condemns [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] for bringing pain to all of the people of [[Barovia]]. [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] can't respond because he is paralyzed. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] senses no remorse at all. [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]]: Is paralyzed. [[Strix]]: Pulls out the doll and sticks it in [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]]'s face. Opposed charisma check. [[Strix]] rolls a 22. She wins! [[Chris Perkins|Chris]] is surprised that she rolled so high. The doll's mouth opens and sucks [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] inside of it! [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]]: She tries to use moonbeam on the doll. No effect. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]]: He is about to stab the doll with [[The Sunsword|the sunsword]], but [[Ezmerelda]] stops him. [[Ezmerelda]] knows that if [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] destroys the doll, [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] will be free and he'll reappear somewhere else. [[Ezmerelda]]: She thinks maybe the best bet is to take the doll out of [[Barovia]]. [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]] is imprisoned! ==== Aftermath ==== [[Ezmerelda]] can never leave [[Barovia]]. She puts her stuff on the ground. She wants to be slain. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]]'s going to do it with [[The Sunsword|the sunsword]]. [[Strix]] insists on watching. [[Ezmerelda]] tries to console [[Strix]] and [[Ezmerelda]] can't resist the bloodlust. She tries to bite her, but misses. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] tries to cast ''sleep'' on her, but vampires are immune. [[Ezmerelda]] pretends to fall asleep to make it easier on them. He stabs her. She turns to ash. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] breaks the hag pin and throws it on the floor. They leave the castle and they see that the rain has turned to snow. The clouds actually clear and the group can see the sky for the first time. Then they see a glimmer of sunlight. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] hugs everybody and says how proud she is. [[Strix]] points out that everyone's dead. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]]: "I just love your realism." [[Strix]] thinks the group needs to give this doll containing [[Count Strahd von Zarovich|Strahd]]'s soul to someone powerful in [[Waterdeep]]. The group gets in the coach. The drawbridge is down. Light strikes [[Castle Ravenloft|Castle Ravenlof]]<nowiki/>t for the first time in centuries. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] wants to get [[Dee]], whose fate is still unknown. They're not going to get her. On the far side of the drawbridge is a large elk. It's [[Mordenkainen]]. He nods to the group and runs off into the forest. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] summons [[Mourning Glory]], who is no longer an undead horse. Now she is a majestic magic steed. [[Evelyn Marthain|Evelyn]] asks [[Strix]] to get on. She says no. She asks [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]]. He declines. She asks [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]]. [[Diath Woodrow|Diath]] gets on. [[Strix]] puts a note on a hag potion that says "For [[Izek Strazni|Izek]]." She leaves it in the snow. She hopes it will kill him somehow. The others walk through the mist and leave [[Barovia]] at last. [[Paultin Seppa|Paultin]] looks back at the castle. Takes his last swig of wine. Then he goes through the mist, too. Back in the black carriage, something emerges from underneath. It's [[Murderbot]]. He gives an evil grin right into the camera. He is going through the mists, too. End of Session. Chris asks the players to name their favorite moments from season one: * [[ProJared|Jared]]: Taking the dark pact. * [[Anna Prosser Robinson|Anna]]: When the group fought the tree monster. * [[Nathan Sharp|Nate]]: When he was Batman. * [[Strix]]: Everything involving [[Izek Strazni|Izek]]. {{Episode nav|state=expanded}} [[Category:Episodes]]
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