Villains Gallery: The Chroma Conclave

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Villains Gallery: The Chroma Conclave

Thanks to @blacksalander for the art piece!

We had an anonymous critter request a while back for us to create a list of villains and information about their intentions and deeds. There have been a lot of big bads over the course of 99 episodes, so many that we can't do them justice in one post. We're breaking them up by story arc, continuing with the dragons of the Chroma Conclave.

The Chroma Conclave

Thordak, The Cinder King

  • Ancient red dragon
  • Head of the Chroma Conclave
  • Originally from the Shifting Sands, was defeated by Devo’ssa after attacking Ank’harel and thought dead.
  • Washed up on the Opash’s island.
  • Was tortured and experimented on by Opash for years before overpowering the necromancer.
  • Found the knowledge of the rituals to become a dracolich, and set out for Tal’Dorei to gain more power and find arcane users powerful enough to perform the ritual.
  • Invaded Raishan’s territory, and made a deal to help her cure her Soul Curse in exchange for her allegiance
  • Invaded Tal’Dorei, razing the Verdant Expanse before being defeated by Kima of Vord, Allura Vysoren, Drake Thunderbrand, and their compatriots, and banished to the Fire Plane.
    • Destroyed Byroden, killing Vax’ildan and Vex’ahlia’s mother.
  • Spotted by VM on their trip to the Fire Plane during Keyleth’s AraMente
  • Grew larger and more insane during his 15 years in the Fire Plane before breaking out with Raishan’s help and destroying Pyrah.
    • Returned with a Heartstone implanted with an Ember Seed buried in his chest.
    • Raishan broke him out earlier than expected due to her concerns about his increasing insanity- Winter’s Crest rather than the summer solstice.
  • Razed the city of Emon and began turning the Cloudtop District into his lair, forcing the surviving citizens to serve him.
    • Was slowly turning the city into a volcano
    • Laid several elemental dragon eggs beneath the former castle, having reproduced asexually
  • Killed by Vax’ildan in a tunnel leading to his main lair.

Brimscythe, The Iron Storm

  • Young adult blue dragon
  • Served on the Council of Emon as a human with the name General Krieg Tristan.
  • Member of the Chroma Conclave.
  • Lair located somewhere in the Cliffkeep Mountains. Can be entered via a portal in the basement of his home in the Cloudtop District.
  • Killed by Vax’ildan after VM’s discovery of the portal to his lair.
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Monster Analysis: Raishan, The Diseased Deceiver, Part II

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Monster Analysis: Raishan, The Diseased Deceiver, Part II

Thanks to @Viktormon for this art piece!

  • First Appearance: 39 Omens
  • Encounter Appearance: 83 The Deceiver’s Stand
  • Armor Class 22 (suggested 21)
  • Speed 40 ft, 80 ft flying
  • Immune to poison and poisoned
  • 3 Legendary Resistances per day
  • 4 Legendary Actions per round
  • Suggested Average, Max HP: 385, 594
  • 520 HP, 541 taken, 28 HDYWTDT by Kerrek
    • 314 taken invisible, pre-Feeblemind
    • 227 taken while Feebleminded
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If Vax gets surprise with all those nice assassin bonuses, how much damage (on average), can we expect him to do?

For the sake of this, we’ll say that Vax attacked immediately in order to get a surprise attack, and didn’t have time to cast Hunter’s Mark.

  • 42 (Sneak Attack) + 4 Slashing + 8 Psychic + 8 + 16 Divine Smite  = 78 Average Crit Damage
  • 42 (Sneak Attack) + 4 Piercing + 8 Psychic + 8 + 10 (Sharpshooter) = 72 Average Crit Damage

What is the max damage Vax has done?

Vax’s most damaging single attack was in Episode 79 (2:12:09), dealing 102 damage against Thordak. For any damage related questions, check out either our All Rolls chart, Average/Total Damage Dealt chart, or Damage Taken chart over on our Running Stats page!

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What Does Vox Machina Have Left? Raishan Edition, Part II

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Coming off of an intense struggle against a weave of undead, Vox Machina stands ready to face Raishan!

Thanks to @amandammcclain (All graphics), artworkofolivia (Keyleth), daranthaart (Grog), dearhadrian (Raishan-card), ioana-muresan (Kerrek), kupieckorzenny (Vax), Megzilla87 (Allura), naddya (Pike and Scanlan), naomi-makes-art (Percy), offbeatworlds (Vox Machina), pencilpixie (Vex and Trinket), ryanismynamee (Raishan-group graphic), and vivikv (Kima) for use of their artistic talents!

Raishan Reminder!

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Given recent events, we thought it might be a good idea to remind everyone of our Raishan Compendium. This contains every single bit of information we’ve been given about the Diseased Deceiver up through episode 81. There’s also our Raishan Fact-Check (only updated through episode 70), and for a sense of what she’s capable of in a fight, check out last week’s Monster Analysis. 

Monster Analysis: Raishan, The Diseased Deceiver

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Monster Analysis: Raishan, The Diseased Deceiver

Thanks to @pettyartist for the art!

  • First Appearance: 39 Omens
  • Encounter Appearance: 80 Raishan
  • Armor Class 22 (suggested 21)
  • Speed 80 ft flying (160 ft flying, hasted)
  • Blindsight 60 ft, darkvision 120 ft, passive 27
  • Immune to Poison
  • Three Legendary Resistances
  • Four Legendary Actions per round
  • Suggested Average, Max HP: 385, 594
  • 389 damage taken before fleeing
  • 233 damage taken before Contingency, 48 blow by Grog

“You’ve got a few surprises, I see. But you’re not the only ones.” 

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What Does Vox Machina Have Left? Raishan Edition

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Here we are, fresh into 2017 and fresh out of the fire into the frying pan! Wait, that’s not how it goes… Regardless, this is how we enter tonight’s episode 80!

Thanks to @amandammcclain, @DNShraider, @TobilTop, @sketchingsprw, @doodlebugarts, @kiwiwola, @strayliger, @TheRequiemMan, @PettyArtist, @iorverth, @KirbishArt, @impishcomics, and @tresselorner for use of their artistic talents!

What We Know About Thordak and Raishan: Updated!

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What We Know About Thordak and Raishan: Updated!

Thanks to Mel (@MonarchFisher) for the art!

We’ve learned quite a bit about both Raishan and Thordak since the initial compendium posts, so before the final battle, here’s a quick summary of what we’ve learned about both dragons in the last several weeks. The initial summaries for both dragons can be found here (Raishan) and here (Thordak). Since some of the information from Raishan is of questionable veracity, here’s her Fact-Check.

We’ve also included a quick primer on MM-standard ancient red dragons and their lairs, but be warned: Thordak appears to be far from a “standard” dragon, so there are no guarantees that these abilities will be exactly what we see tonight.

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Is it listed anywhere how Matt goes about giving his players feats?

Matt goes by the D&D 5e PHB, which allows a player to choose a feat or ability score increase at levels 4, 8, 12, and 16.

How much damage could Percy have done to Raishan if she really was there during the meeting?

Had Percy hit Raishan, he would have dealt 1d8+ 1 + 6 DEX Slashing Damage + 3d6 additional damage (because she’s a dragon) per hit. So, anywhere between 11 and 59 damage per strike.

Did anyone write down what the Sultan’s full name and titles were?

Fortunately for us, the name and title comes straight out of lore from the Forgotten Realms:

The Grand Sultan of All the Efreet, The Lord of the Flame, The Potentate Incandescent, The Tempering and Eternal Flame of Truth, The Most Puissant of Hunters, Marshall of the Order of the Fiery Heart, The Smoldering Dictator, The Crimson Firebrand, Marrake al-Sidaan al-Hariq ben Lazan

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Hey I just wanted to know if there was any way for those of us without Twitter to enter the giveaway? Thanks!

Alas, no. Tumblr is a logistical nightmare for trying to run a giveaway for us. Good news, though! Creating a Twitter account is free and pretty simple!

Hey! I couldn’t seem to find any secret santa for critters that is exclusively done online, so I made one myself, and would really appreciate it if you could boost it to anyone who wants to join! <3 the url is @critrolesecretsanta.

There you go!

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Please check our FAQ, Rankings, Running Stats, Character Sheets, and Works in Progress before Asking!

What’s the likelihood that Raishan is Keyleth’s mother?

Zero. While it is possible for a dragon in humanoid form to mate with a humanoid, the offspring would be a Half-Dragon, which is a specific monster in the Monster Manual. Keyleth, a half-elf/half-human, looks and acts nothing like a Half-Dragon, thankfully.

What’s the likelihood that Yenk the Goristro ate Keyleth’s mother, who wielded the Spire of Conflux?

Zero. We know the name of the individual that Yenk ate, Joran the Sea-Speaker, who was hero of the Verdant Expanse. Keyleth’s mother is named Vilya. Furthermore, Joran was consumed by the goristro 400 years ago, long before Keyleth’s half-elf mother lived.

What’s the likelihood that Keyleth’s mother is the one who cursed Raishan with her last dying breath?

Zero. Raishan was cursed (if she was cursed…) by the dying druid between 50-100 years ago, and Keyleth’s mother was still alive about 20 years ago.

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