# Bad Worms > [!Summary]+ > **Location**: `= this.location` > **Characters**: `= this.attendees` > **Setting**: `= this.setting` ## Session Summary The party explored the icy caverns, discovering a massive chute that led them into a hidden chamber with a steaming pool surrounded by gnawed bones. After summoning a shark to investigate—only for it to be swiftly devoured—two monstrous blue frost worms erupted from the water and beneath the ice, launching a brutal battle. Through a combination of tactical spellcasting and melee prowess, the party defeated the creatures, but as the final worm fell, a deep rumble shook the cavern, hinting that something even more dangerous lay ahead. ^session-summary ![[session_badworms.webp]] ## Last Session Recap ![[250310 - Phil's a Bitch#^session-summary]] ## Session Log #### Exploring the Cave The gang continues navigating the icy caverns, moving through familiar locations, including a room with a massive frost giant skeleton and another chamber filled with human skulls and a pungent stench. - Broski scouts ahead into a new cavern, flying among large icicles. Despite some initial difficulties, he confirms that the room appears to be empty. - Zeno remains skeptical, wary of hidden dangers beneath the snow. Not to say he told us so, but hark, ambush! #### Ambushed by Snow Golems As Galath enters the cavern, the snow piles began shifting, forming into humanoid figures with sinister smiles. A battle ensues, with the party quickly engaging the snow golems. - Go figure, fire-based attacks prove super effective against the icy foes, as demonstrated by [[Broski]]'s *Burning Hands*. - [[Galath]] and [[Broski]] take the brunt of the attacks fighting aggressively. - [[Strath]] and [[Brutus]] joined the fray, while [[Gray]] unleashed _Scorching Ray_, further melting the enemies. - The battle ended as the last snow golem was obliterated, leaving the party suspicious of other dangers hidden within the cavern. #### What's in the PIT We continue poking around rooms that we've already seen, and ultimately decide it's time to take a look at that big ol pit. - [[Zeno]] suggests sending someone who can fly down first - Just for shits, [[Galath]], with an offer from [[Strath]], gained _Spider Climb_ to scale the walls and provide muscle. - [[Galath]] and [[Brosef]] take the lead, descending the ice chute into a lower chamber. Oh yeah, turns out it's a chute and *Spider Climb* was a TOTAL waste. It's a smooth slide 80 feet down to an eerie warm chamber. #### The Horror Beneath the Surface At the bottom of the chute [[Galath]] and [[Brosef]] discover a steaming pool of water, surrounded by gnawed bones. Suspicious of its source, [[Galath]] uses a _Charm of Animal Conjuring_ to summon a hunter shark (nicknamed Samuel L. Jackson) and sends it into the water to investigate. - Moments after the shark enters the water, disturbing movements begin. - [[Brosef]], realizing something was lurking below, quickly flies back up the tunnel to warn the others. Meanwhile, [[Galath]] observes ominous bubbles rising from the pool. #### Brief Interlude for a Slide party - [[Gray]] takes a controlled, feet-first approach, treating it like a lazy river ride—but with far more existential dread. - [[Zeno]], aims for maximum style points, envisioning the legendary _Akira_ motorcycle slide executed a flawless, in a sideways descent. - [[Strath]], proving himself the sensible one, sends the big fuckin' metal dog down first. Despite his weight, [[Brutus]] _gracefully skates down_ like an Olympic champion, sending a spray of ice shavings into the faces of [[Galath]] and [[Gray]]. - Suitably impressed, [[Strath]] opts for a “corn sack at the state fair” method, sitting on his ass, bracing himself, and letting gravity do the work. #### Big Worm Bads Just as everyone reaches the bottom, the steaming pool erupts. Two massive, blue, aquatic worms with fiery properties attack, devouring Samuel L. Jackson. May he rest in aquatic peace. - [[Galath]] and [[Broski]] take the frontline, engaging one of the creatures. - [[Strath]], [[Gray]] and [[Zeno]] coordinate spell attacks, stacking multiple effects (_Fairy Fire_, _Blinded_, and _Frightened_) on one of the worms, severely debilitating it. - [[Zeno]] narrowly avoids getting megadeathed by instinctively casting _Shield_. - [[Brosef]], in a rare act of aggression not involving puns, unleashes _Cone of Cold_, dealing heavy damage to both creatures. - Galath attacks with devastating precision, cutting down one worm and [[Broski]] follows up, striking the other with a _Menacing Attack_, leaving it panicked. - [[Strath]] wangs all three of his _Magic Stones_ to kill the second worm wit his unstoppable enchanted projectiles. #### We did it! Or did we... As the last worm collapses, its massive body hits the ground with a thunderous impact and a deep rumble echoes throughout the chamber. Icicles begin to fall, and the gang realizes something larger might be shifting within the depths of the cave...