Tempus Session 44
🗺 Scenes Overview#
- 🎭 Strong Start - Undead encounter in leyline crystal chamber w/Faela Mossheart
🔑 Secrets & Clues#
- Cult of the Eclipse placed a Bodak inside the leyline crystal chamber of the Spring Temple, causing disruption to the barrier in the area.
- Mocking note from Manus hidden in Bodak’s robes: Bodak Note
- Skreek’s royal egg is being used as a Hollow Threshold anchor for a plane of air themed threshold.
- The Ashen Shrine is a location where the Chained Library can be accessed - north side of Mount Vesithar
🗡 Monsters (Spring Temple)#
Bodak x1 (CR 6)#
AC/DC 15 | HP 58 (44-72) | Atk/Prof +5 | DPR 35 | # Atks 1 | Dmg 13
- Death Gaze: Creatures starting their turn within 30 feet must make DC 13 Con save or take 16 (3d10) psychic damage. If they fail by 5+, they drop to 0 HP (unless immune to frightened). Creatures can avert eyes for disadvantage on attacks against the Bodak.
- Aura of Annihilation: Creatures ending their turn within 30ft take 5 necrotic damage.
- Withering Gaze: Target must make a DC 13 Con save, taking 22 (4d10) necrotic damage on a fail; half on success.
- Sunlight Hypersensitivity: Takes 5 radiant damage per turn in sunlight and has disadvantage on attacks/checks.
Wraith x2 (CR 5)#
AC/DC 12 | HP 58 (44-72) | Atk/Prof +6 | DPR 29 | # Atks 2 | Dmg 14 (4d6)
- Agonizing Phasing: Can move through creatures/objects as difficult terrain. Deals 5 (1d10) necrotic damage to creatures it passes through.
- Agonizing Touch: Target must make DC 14 Wis save or be dazed (save ends). Each failed save to end dazed condition halves hit point max (restored on rest). Humanoids killed within 1 minute rise as specters.
- Psychic Enervation: Target must make a DC 14 Wis save or fall prone & frightened of Wraith for 1 minute (can’t stand; save ends).
- Denied Vitality (Reaction): When creature within 30 feet regains HP, target makes DC 14 Con save or only regains half the HP.
- 💀 Throes of Oblivion: When wraith dies, creatures within 20 feet make DC 14 Con save or take 18 (4d8) necrotic damage (half on success).
Shadow x3 (CR 1/2)#
AC/DC 12 | HP 13 (10-16) | Atk/Prof +4 | DPR 6 | # Atks 1 | Dmg 6 (1d8+2)
- Chilling Grasp: Attack reduces target’s Dexterity by 2. Target dies if Dex reaches 0, otherwise reduction lasts until short/long rest.
- Chilling Phasing: Can move through creatures/objects as difficult terrain. Deals 1 cold damage to creatures it passes through.
- Freezing Dark (1/Day): 15-foot cone of magical darkness that even darkvision can’t penetrate. Creatures in area make DC 12 Con save or take 7 (2d6) cold damage. Darkness lasts 1 minute.
- Shadow Bind (Bonus Action): Target in bright/dim light within 15 feet makes DC 12 Str save or be grappled by their own shadow (escape DC 12).
💰 Treasure#
- 3700 GP, including 7 x 50 GP gemstones
- Oil of Etherealness => Etherealness spell , Potion of Healing (Superior)
- Figurine of caged bird that casts Private Sanctum once (4th level, DC 15, +7 Spell Attack)
📝 Session Notes#
- Defeated the Bodak encounter
- Found note from Manus detailing the Weaver’s plan to execute his ritual at the next new moon (~10 days time) → Bodak Note
- Went back to the Spring court and rested.
- Planned to meet Vael in the morning to travel to the entrance to the Chained Library