Prompocalypse is the sixteenth episode and part one of the finale of season 1, Fantasy High.
Recap[]
"We are here at the gymnasium at the Aguefort Adventuring Academy. Our heroes have just crashed the front doors. I will allow you guys to make some perception or insight checks."
Synopsis[]
The Bad Kids enter prom as Penelope Everpetal and Dayne Blayde are about to be crowned prom king and queen by the Orcish band. Goldenhoard is the only faculty chaperoning the dance. Fig grabs Gorgug and uses Dimension Door to appear on the stage. Fig then uses her skateboard to get off the stage, Gorgug grabs Penelope's crown, throws a bomb on stage and runs in Fig's direction. Dayne chases them after Penelope tells Gorgug to give the crown to Dayne, but being in a rage, he is immune to charm and the spell has no effect on him. Dayne leaps off the stage to Gorgug and tries to take the crown back.
Riz jumps on the Hangman with Fabian and readies a reaction to attack whoever goes after Fabian. Kristen is unsure about what to do and so she waits for Adaine's turn. Fabian rides the Hangman to Gorgug and notices that Dayne's left hand is bandaged, while shouting some encouragement to Ragh, who has a black eye and looks incredibly sad. Fabian leaps off the Hangman and tries to hit Dayne. From the Hangman, Riz shoots Dayne. Adaine casts Fly on Kristen, then runs up the stairs. Kristen flies to the middle of the gym and casts Banishment on Penelope who uses a counter spell. Although the counter spell does not work, Penelope is able to resist the banishment spell.
Vice Principal Goldenhoard runs to Gorgug, snatches the crown out of his hand and throws it to Penelope on stage. The Orcish band tells the students to get out of the gym and start to pack up their equipment to leave. Some students grab food before running away. Fig Reckless Shreds on Dayne and casts Dissonant Whispers which causes him to run away. Gorgug, Fabian, and Riz all attack Dayne as he is running away and give enough damage to kill him. Seeing Dayne hurt, Ragh runs to Gorgug and attacks him.
Penelope turns the crown on her head and hits Kristen with a Fireball. Riz notices Penelope is wearing the red ruby that Gorthalax was previously trapped in. Fabian rides the Hangman with Riz still on the back to the front of the stage, leaps onto the stage off the Hangman, tackles Penelope and attacks her. Riz uses The Sword of Shadows to teleport on the stage and attacks Penelope who uses a Shield spell to protect herself. Adaine comes down the stairs and cast Lightning Bolt towards Goldenhoard and Ragh. Kristen flies to the walkway near Gorgug, healing him and herself.
Goldenhoard moves toward Adaine, looks past her through the open doors of the gym to see the KVX Bank and takes out a crystal clicker. Goldenhoard presses the clicker and KVX Bank explodes, the walls crumbling down to show an enormous mountain of gold. Goldenhoard feels ecstatic and gives an evil laugh, then he turns into his true form, the dragon Kalvaxus, Emperor of the Red Waste. Gorgug sees Kalvaxus and believes him to be his father. Kalvaxus then goes on to verbally attack each of The Bad Kids, pointing out their insecurities and everything wrong with them, but Fig tells him to stop flirting with her, which he (of course) denies. He also reveals that he is the one that killed Pok Gukgak, Riz's father.
Adaine is gripped with Dragon Fear. The rest of the students leave the gym, except for one student who is still at the food table, and the band members leave their equipment to flee the gym. Fig, also frightened, rides her skateboard to the gym doors, and then breaks through the spell.
Ragh attacks Gorgug. Gorgug talks to Ragh trying to persuade him to fight with them instead of against them, asking where Ragh got the black eye. Ragh reveals that after talking with Jawbone, Ragh talked to Dayne about his feelings but Dayne punched Ragh, giving him the black eye and promised not to tell anyone so Ragh could still play on the Bloodrush team. Ragh continues, saying that he loved Dayne, obviously conflicted and hurt with his feelings. Gorgug says there are other people out there for Ragh but Ragh puts himself down saying he's not good enough. At that point, Gorgug kisses Ragh. Ragh is happy and inspired by the kiss, causing him to accept that he is gay and to help the others fight the dragon.
Gorgug gets up and attacks Kalvaxus but does no damage. Penelope uses Misty Step to teleport to the top of the balloons. Riz shoots at Kalvaxus using Fury Of The Small to deal a significant amount of damage, then hides by the stage. Kalvaxus, now in his true (dragon) form, start taking his Legendary Actions and hits Riz with his tail.
Fabian, using his sneakers of dunking and jumping off the drum set, reaches up to the balloon arch where Penelope is and pulls the balloons to the ground. Penelope is able to flip off the balloons and land on the staircase. Fabian shoots a crossbow at Penelope and sends the Hangman to Fig and Adaine at the other end of the gym. Kalvaxus hits Gorgug with his tail.
Adaine, still gripped with Dragon Fright, goes into a panic attack and sprints into the yard. Kristen uses Preserve Life to heal Gorgug, Riz, and herself, then steps away from Kalvaxus. Kalvaxus hits Gorgug again. Kalvaxus attacks Kristen and Ragh, knocking them unconscious, and gets verbally attacked by the others that he knocked out "the two gay kids" but he claims that it is not a "homophobic" thing because he is a Libertarian, fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Fig, riding the Hangman, casts Counter Charm on Adaine, grapples her onto the bike, and gives her Bardic Inspiration as well. Kalvaxus attacks and hits Riz.
Kalvaxus hits Gorgug as he sprints to the stage where he plays the drums in an attempt to free Gorthalax. Kalvaxus attacks hits Riz again. Kalvaxus tells Penelope to find out why Gorgug is playing the drums so she casts Detect Thoughts on herself. As the one remaining student in the gym reaches for the beignets on the buffet table, Kalvaxus attacks Riz and hits him as he sees him as a threat, and knocking him out. Riz fails on a death saving throw. Fabian grabs the ruby off of Penelope's neck, flips behind the stage, and uses a Second Wind.
Jawbone chases after Fig and Adaine. Catching up to them, he notices that Adaine is under Dragon Fright and asks if she has panic attacks a lot. Adaine and Jawbone talk about her panic attacks and her family. Jawbone tells a story to explain to Adaine that her panic attacks are not a character flaw but a mental illness, and that they can be treated with medications and therapy. He gives Adaine anxiety medication, which she takes, to help with her panic attacks and offers to have her stay with him and Tracker since her house burned down and her family left without her.
Fig and Adaine ride the Hangman back into the gym. Adaine, while checking Arcana on Kalvaxus, remembers that anyone who uses Detects Thoughts near her Magical Jacket will hear millions of thoughts from the civilization living inside. Adaine casts Ray Of Frost on Kalvaxus. Kristen succeeds on a death saving throw. Kalvaxus attacks Fig and Adaine with his claws and teeth. Fig and Adaine ride the Hangman to the stage where Fig heals Riz. Gorgug plays the drums again, freeing Gorthalax from his ruby. Gorgug moves to Penelope and throws a bomb at her.
Penelope attacks Fig, Gorgug, and Fabian with a fire spell then runs past Kristen. Riz moves closer to Penelope, tries to shoot her, then hides by the stage. Jawbone runs into the gym and onto Kalvaxus's back. Running on the handrail, Fabian slips and shoots a hand crossbow that hits Penelope in the stomach and knocks her unconscious. Adaine rides the Hangman to the stage and casts Lightning Bolt on Kalvaxus, which she sees in her mind right before it happens. Kristen succeeds on a second death saving throw. Gorthalax attacks Kalvaxus with a spell which Kalvaxus avoids by using a brute force innate dragon ability.
Kalvaxus hits Fig, Riz, and Adaine, knocking out Fig and Riz. Fig succeeds on a death saving throw. Gorgug runs and attacks Kalvaxus, who attacks back, causing Gorgug to use his Relentless Endurance. Riz fails on a death saving throw. Jawbone crawls into Kalvaxus's mouth in an attempt to "plug the fire up". Fabian walks along the walkway, jumps onto Kalvaxus's wing and dashes to his head.
Adaine reaches into her Jacket Of Useful Things and asks, "I need something that will beat Kalvaxus" and a figure springs out of the pocket and puts a wand in her hand, then realises he's in half-life and sinks to the ground. Adaine waves the wand at Kalvaxus, hitting him with a Ray Of Cold. Kristen succeeds on her last death saving throw, stabilizing her. Gorthalax tries to stabilize Fig but isn't able to. Kalvaxus attacks Gorgug, knocking him out, then attacks Gorthalax. Fig succeeds on a death saving throw. Kalvaxus misses a tail hit on Adaine. Riz succeeds on a death saving throw. Jawbone continues to crawl around in Kalvaxus's mouth. Kalvaxus hits Adaine, knocking her out.
Fabian stabs Kalvaxus in the head. Adaine succeeds on a death saving throw. Gorthalax attacks Kalvaxus. Fabian takes damage falling from Kalvaxus's head. Kalvaxus tried chewing on Jawbone but isn't able to as only silver can pierce through a werewolf. As a spectral memory, Fig gives her dad Bardic Inspiration and succeeds on a death saving throw. Gorgug succeeds on a death saving throw and Riz fails on a death saving throw. Kalvaxus attacks Fabian who then puts Adaine on the Hangman with him and rides near the food tables, away from Kalvaxus's attack range. Adaine fails on her death saving throw.
Ally asks to roll for a natural twenty to then be alive, which Brennan agrees to. In a remarkable turn of events, a natural twenty is rolled, giving hope that this will not be a total party kill. This cliff-hanger ending reveals that this is not the final episode of the season and a bonus episode will conclude this final battle.
Locations[]
Featured Characters[]
The Bad Kids[]
New[]
Returning[]
- The Hangman
- Ragh Barkrock
- Goldenhoard
- Penelope Everpetal
- Dayne Blayde
- Gorbag
- Jawbone O'Shaughnessey
- Gorthalax the Insatiable
Mentioned[]
- Bill Seacaster
- Sklonda Gukgak
- Pok Gukgak
- Sam Nightingale
- Angwyn Abernant
- Arianwen Abernant
- Gilear Faeth
- Basrar
- Helio
Clips[]
Trivia[]
- This was the first of several Natural 20s rolled by Ally Beardsley during a pivotal moment in the finale of a campaign in Dimension 20.
- The Gymnasium Battle Map was sold as part of the Dimension 20 Fantasy High Freshman Year Auction for $951
- The Prom Band was sold as part of the Dimension 20 Fantasy High Freshman Year Auction for $2,715