Act 5, Episode 5, Scene 58

Morgan Lightning Bolts the Spider Pit

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+8 tags

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What Happened

Morgan misty steps into the lower cavern and fires Lightning Bolt through boosted phase spiders as the rescue becomes emergency combat.

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Main Cast

Lamia - Morgan DraxtlerLightning entrant / geometry arguer: Misty steps through the hole into the lower cavern and casts Lightning Bolt, eventually threading a line through four spiders without hitting Vic.Madcap - Hugo DriderShadowing tiefling / late entrant: Jumps down into the lower cavern after following the party and starts fighting directly with rogue-style mobility.Vic VaurrBlast-line risk / poisoned melee target: Fights from the lower spider level while boost-poisoned, is debated as a possible Lightning Bolt target, and takes repeated bites.

Supporting Cast

Vigor - Ellenthyra MewStudent ally / wounded monk: Is bitten by a boosted phase spider, healed by Jonah, and remains worried about Ash being absent from the lower cavern.

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Cardinal - Jonah Subramountian Prism - Elmyra Manticore

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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.The First FiveFounding student cohort

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Von Queef UniversityInstitution / Campus Hub New Goblin CitySubterranean City The PitSwamp Spa / Retired Hag Treatment Center

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BoostConsumable

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The boosted phase spiders did not fight like ordinary cave vermin.

They teleported.

They appeared around Vic, Morgan, Jonah, Hugo, and the goblins in sudden angles of teeth and poison. The bites hit hard enough to change the fight from rescue attempt to emergency triage. Every jaunt made the pit harder to control, and every hit reminded the party that these were boosted phase spiders, not void creatures, not normal beasts, and not something the group could safely ignore.

Morgan entered the lower fight in the most Morgan way possible.

She misty stepped down through the hole and lined up Lightning Bolt through multiple spiders while the party was still arguing over whether Vic was in the blast path. The spell gave the fight a hard answer, but it did not make her safe. Later, Morgan fought from low health as the spiders nearly dropped her.

The pit punished commitment.

It also demanded it.

If the party wanted Jonah and Elmyra out alive, someone had to jump into the poison-lit mess and start making the spiders regret being visible.

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 57Vic Breathes the Boost and Gets Only the Poison Scene 58 - CurrentMorgan 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