#almost tpk

One shot. It was supposed to be more escape-room with some combat but we were DUMB AF so by the time we needed to finish we were still in the first room (Poor DM). Anyway lol

Party: Death Cleric (changeling), Death Paladin (his first game ever, bless his heart; elf or half elf, can't remember now), Dwarf Barbarian that I really can't remember the subclass, Wild Magic Sorcerer (tiefling; she had to leave before the combat so her character just teleported away lol), and Me, Blood Hunter Ghostslayer (Tiefling).

Combat starts. There's an undead mage. There's wraths. There's a book in flames we have to touch and activate another item for three rounds so the book will be teleported away. I have my Rite of Dawn activated, amazing against everything undead, right? Wrong, I fail the Wisdom ST and ends up POSSESSED. I lose some turns because I'm INTELLIGENT, not WISE.

Mage throwing insane amounts of necrotic damage and more. We all like "yeeah we're dying it will be TPK". Cleric tries to do the book thing but fire damage and more and ooops falls down Paladin brings her up.

I FINALLY pass the Saving Throw. And then the stars ALIGNED: Rite of Dawn activated (we determined that it deactivates if I will so or if someone takes my weapon away, it being in the sheath don't because it's still in my possession) equals to resistance to necrotic damage. Tiefling equals to resistance to fire damage.

I go for the book. I survive the most insane necrotic spell the mage throw by the skin of my teeth thanks to necrotic resistance. Book goes away after three rounds. Mage still there, combat too, but our mission is Complete.

If we activate this brooch from our Contractor, we are teleported away. I'll have to wait everyone's else turn to be able to do so with me. Do we try and fight or go away?

Shenanigans, Barbarian activates my brooch while screaming "TELL THEM I DIED A HERO". Cleric activates their own brooch. Paladin and Barbarian remaining. The Mage uses I don't remember what but the damage is MASSIVE.

We're all like "they're dead".

THEY BOTH HAVE LESS THAN 10 HP BUT ARE ALIVE

And then they activate the brooch and everyone miraculously survived.

Eryn died, Leroy died, navia burnt to the ground, sebastian and flora are imprisoned, phanuel is traumatized because he just watched his hometown burn into nothing, herb nearly died, and my guy; Darius.........has been kidnapped, possibly by the highbloods again.