The Old Lands - Session 23 - 11/24/2025
The God Complex & The Rebirth
Location: Central Operating Theater, Delverhm
The Transformation
The battle with Thaddeus Revile escalated into Phase 2. No longer confined to his mechanical suit, Thaddeus ascended into a floating, demigod-like form, wielding a staff topped with the Book of Vile Darkness . He unleashed a terrifying "Entropy Pulse," a wave of raw chaos that disintegrated armor and dealt massive force damage to Oberyn and Grim .
Boss Fight: Thaddeus Revile (Phase 2)
The party faced a foe who could bend reality and time.
Tim Patty attempted to turn the tide with the Wand of Wonder, causing leaves to sprout from Thaddeus—a confusing but ultimately harmless effect .
Thaddeus’s Power: The boss utilized legendary actions to slam Tim Patty into the ceiling repeatedly (dealing 28 damage) and fired "Mind Lances" that stunned Grim .
The Wish: With the party battered and broken, Stevia made a desperate play. She used a Scroll of Wish to replicate a mass heal, instantly restoring 70 HP to every party member and regrowing lost body parts .
The Death of Grim
Despite the healing, the battle took a tragic turn. Thaddeus, bored by Grim’s attempts to damage him, cast Power Word Kill.
The Moment: Thaddeus simply uttered the word. Grim, having fewer than 100 hit points, died instantly, turning into a "pile of mush" or simply dropping dead without a save .
Counterspell? Tim Patty tried to bluff a Counterspell, but lacking the actual spell, could do nothing but watch his friend fall .
The Fall of Thaddeus
Enraged by the death of their companion, the party rallied.
Basil delivered the killing blow. Using a simple Level 1 Magic Missile, he targeted Thaddeus’s "chakra points" (energy centers). The unavoidable force damage finished off the weakened demigod
Thaddeus’s End: As he died, Thaddeus lamented that he would simply be replaced by another "monster" like the party, before his neural connection was severed .
The Reincarnation
With the battle over, the party looted the room but found they lacked the diamonds for a True Resurrection. However, they discovered a Scroll of Reincarnate written in binary code .
The Ritual: Stevia performed the ritual. Grim’s soul returned, but his body was gone.
The Result: The dice were rolled. Grim was reincarnated from a male Dwarf into a Female Drow . The new Grim awoke, annoyed that her "better than sex" sleep of death had been interrupted .
The Neural Core
The party destroyed the Neural Core (a brain-like entity in a vat), causing the entire city of Delverhm to shut down and go dark .
Notable Loot & Items
42,069 GP: Found in the loot pile.
Scroll of Reincarnate: Used to save Grim.
Thaddeus’s Staff: Basil attuned to it immediately. It contains pages from the Book of Vile Darkness and grants powerful magical abilities .
Canister of Pogs: An unopened tube of vintage Pogs found in the treasure hoard.
Quote of the Night
"Have you ever taken a sleep that was like, 'better than sex' level sleep? ...Now imagine somebody just starts violently shaking you in the middle of said sleep. That's how Grim feels." — Grim’s player, describing the trauma of being resurrected.