Materia Book 1: A Survivalist's Guide

Azadeen burned a precious 3rd-level spell slot on a near-impossible DC21 Wild Magic Dispel Magic check — and rolled a 22, shattering the magical binding on Henry the pseudo-dragon and handing Steve a new familiar in one clutch moment.

While the party slept, a red dragon silently dropped from the sky and stole Steve's entire backpack — every gathered material, every hard-won resource — vanishing into the dark on beating wings before anyone could react.

Swashbuckler Inigo Montoya dropped Adora in a single round with three hits totaling 31 damage, claiming Fort Goblin at the gates — only for Adora to reclaim the town the next morning by staying perfectly sober through a rigged moonshine contest while Inigo passed out cold.

Adora traded Darlene the baker and Hans's mother into eternal hag servitude for magical protection, then looked Darlene's grieving husband Alfred in the eye and sent him chasing fairies rather than admit what she had done.

Three direwolves hit the camp in the dead of night with most of the party prone and sleeping — Gearforge's tridrones erased one wolf in a single turn with 38 combined damage, Adora's Dissonant Whispers sent a second screaming into the dark, and an invisible Steve finished the last one before it could wake anyone else.