Act 5, Episode 5, Scene 57

Vic Breathes the Boost and Gets Only the Poison

2026-05-07 / Lower cavern / boost pit

Recap StoryCurrent Campaign2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-05-072100 M.B.

Session LogAdapted RecapAct 5Episode 5Lower CavernBoost Pit+6 tags

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What Happened

Vic jumps down to help Jonah and Elmyra, inhales boost vapor, and suffers only the poisoning side of the drug's tradeoff.

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Cardinal - Jonah SubramountianTrapped lower-cavern ally / healer in danger: Remains below with Elmyra as Vic drops into the boost-poisoned spider level and the spiders begin jaunting around them.Prism - Elmyra ManticoreTrapped lower-cavern ally / chaos blaster: Remains below with Jonah after her previous Thaumaturgy command drew the boosted phase spiders' attention.Vic VaurrBoost-poisoned rescuer / impaired frontline: Jumps down to the spider level, braces himself, inhales boost vapors, and becomes poisoned by boost without receiving its normal benefits.

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Lamia - Morgan Draxtler Rubber - Zetch Slip - Nell Quiv Vigor - Ellenthyra Mew

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My Alchemical RomanceThe primary adventuring orbit of the current campaign. My Alchemical Romance is the adventuring name people use for the party; officially, the team operates as Q.U.E.S.T. under Von Queef University.Von Queef UniversityVon Queef University currently has 76 linked character entries in the World of Jericha archive.

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New Goblin CitySubterranean City

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BoostConsumable

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Boost Contraband and Public HealthItem Reference BestiaryCreature Reference Field Guide to Public LeadsWorld Reference

Vic went down into the spider level because Jonah and Elmyra were already below.

That was the heroic version.

The environmental version was worse.

The lower cavern was saturated with boost vapors, and Vic inhaled them almost immediately. Boost was supposed to have a tradeoff when used under control: heightened physical and social edge at the cost of sharper thought and bodily resilience. In clean terms, it could raise Strength, Dexterity, and Charisma while lowering Intelligence, Wisdom, and Constitution.

Vic did not get the benefits.

He got the poisoning.

His Intelligence, Wisdom, and Constitution dropped by two while he was already fighting in a pit full of teleporting spiders. The lower cavern became a combatant before the spiders even bit him. It proved that boost was not just a substance people used. It was an atmosphere, a hazard, and a way for a place to punish anyone who breathed wrong.

Vic jumped down to help.

The cave answered by making him easier to kill.

Episode / Arc

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Episode Scenes

Scene 1Enemy Offers Peace in Bones's Crypt Scene 15Elmyra Inherits the Problem Scene 16Elmyra Manticore Refuses the Smelly Labs Scene 17Oskar Comes Home Duller Than His Armor Scene 18Gemma Delivers More Than Mail Scene 19Jonah Interrupts the Big Project Scene 20Nick Kremp Is Seen Alive Scene 21The Trap Is Not for Jonah Scene 22The Mystery Machine Pays Out Scene 23Ash Refuses the Path Oskar Still Offers Scene 24The Farm Becomes More Important Than the Quota Scene 25The Mail They Missed Still Matters Scene 26Hexnames Become the Identity Check Scene 27The Death Mask Leaves the Party Scene 28Judah Brings the Crown of Thorns Scene 29I.J. Answers Where Nick Does Not Scene 30The Troll Under the Bridge Possesses Morgan Scene 31Katrine Draxler Fines Her Sister Scene 32The Road Is Lit by Petrified People Scene 33Root Barrel Farm Is Open Again Scene 34Orval Finkus Offers Hospitality Before Nick Appears Scene 35Elmyra Asks How This Team Crosses Anything Scene 36No One Knows Which Ring Maine Has Scene 37Orval Finkus Wants His Dragonborn Returned Scene 38Nick Fails the Nick Tests Scene 39Blue Wingkin Says the Farm Is Better Than Prison Scene 40The Party Decides Not to Confront Nick Yet Scene 41Black Wingkin Hides Above the Dead Necromancer Scene 42The Chapel Belongs to the Vayne Family's Old Rot Scene 43Hugo Keeps the Gloves Vic Throws Away Scene 44Black Wingkin Goes Back With Jonah's Warhammer Scene 45The Cave Lead Has VQU Students in the Way Scene 46Jonah Suggests Breaking the Legendary Wand Scene 47Hugo Keeps Following From the Trees Scene 48The Students Guide the Party Back Into the Cave Scene 49The Cave Is Still Full of Gnolls Scene 50Elmyra Clears the Cave With Fireball Scene 51Vic Throws Zetch Like a Murderball Scene 52Jonah Falls Through the Owlbear Nest Scene 53New Goblin City Waits Under the Cave Scene 54Elmyra's Command Wakes the Boosted Spiders Scene 55Madame Batdorf Starts Talking From the Loot Scene 56The Students Accidentally Hand Over Better Loot Scene 57 - CurrentVic Breathes the Boost and Gets Only the Poison Scene 58Morgan Lightning Bolts the Spider Pit Scene 59Zetch Jumps After Vic Scene 60Hugo Stops Shadowing and Starts Fighting Scene 61Jonah and Elmyra Hold the Pit Together Scene 62The Ledger Goblin Explains New Goblin City Scene 63The Collectors Try to Stop the Leak Scene 64The Three-Lock Box Remains on the Bridge Scene 65Jonah Worries What the Students Are Learning

Episodes In This Act

Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12

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Current Campaign / 2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-05-07

Story Type: Recap Story
Timeline Bucket: Current Campaign
Chronology: 2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-05-07
In-World Date: 2100 M.B. exact day TBD
Campaign Year: 2100 M.B.
Recorded Date: 2026-05-07