Thisobald Thorm

	Accursed Master Brewer
Thisobald Thorm
	Stats
	Level 6
Race	[[Undead, formerly an Elf\|Undead, formerly an Elf]]
Type	Undead
HP	288
AC	16
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Large
Weight	600kg / ?lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+3
Initiative	+2
	Passive features
	Darkvision Extra Attack Immune To Control Undead Opportunity Attack Turn Resistance
Character information
Location	The Waning Moon
Faction	Cult of the Absolute
Family	Ketheric Thorm; Malus Thorm; Gerringothe Thorm
Model

Thisobald Thorm is a unique intelligent Undead, the master brewer of the The Waning Moon. He is the son of Ketheric Thorm.

“	Go on. Drink, make it drank, be drunk. You and I both, to our good health.	„
	— Thisobald offering a drink to an adventurer.

He stands near the bar in The Waning Moon and upon getting close a dialogue with him will automatically start. The currently played character will seat themselves at the bar and he will offer them a drink and ask them to tell a story.

Dialogue

When approached, the closest party member will sit down at the bar. Thisobald will tend the bar, and insist that you drink with him, and is docile unless refused, wherein he will immediately attack. Should you accept, you must succeed on a variety of Ability Saves and Skill Checks. The ultimate goal is to "outdrink" him so he may perhaps burst through over-indulgence.

There are three phases to each round of drinking, which is the Drinking phase, the Story phase and the Questions phase. While drinking, you can choose to either drink the brew by passing a Constitution Saving Throw, or to avoid drinking entirely by using Sleight of Hand. Should you fail a Constitution Saving Throw if you choose to drink, you will immediately become drunk, and have Disadvantage on all the following saving throws, which is not ideal for this interaction if you do not wish to, or are not prepared for a fight. If you choose to use Sleight of Hand, the consequences for failure, however, are more dire, as he will notice you are not drinking, and will attack.

After successfully drinking, he will then ask you to tell a story, which is based on what actions you have taken up to this point. Each story requires a Performance skill check. Should you fail a Performance check to tell a story, you will be given one final chance by Thisobald to weave a better story, this time using Deception. Should you fail again, he becomes hostile.

If you succeed in either circumstance, you will be able to ask Thisobald several questions pertaining to himself, and Ketheric Thorm.

After drinking, or faking it, he will then request that you tell him a story. Each of these require Performance skill checks, and you will very likely always have a great number to choose from depending on what major events you have encountered. Some examples are the following, and often come from the events of Act One. The more you explored and completed in the previous Act, the more choices are available.

(The following stories can be told during the first drink (Not all listed))

Player: From aboard a mind flayer vessel, I witnessed the Hells themselves.
Player: I gazed upon nature's bounties in a verdant grove of druids.
Player: I've seen the goblins' vile rituals with my own eyes.
Player: A silver-tongued devil bade me feast in his lavishly appointed banquet hall.
Player: I ascended a great tower infused with the most powerful of magic.
Player: I explored a lost fortress buried deep in the Underdark's bowels.
Player: [WARLOCK] I made a deal with a creature of purest sin, and took its power as my own.
(He reveals the following Information on the first drink)
- Player: Who placed the curse on this land?
  - Thisobald: Father Ketheric created. Father Ketheric sustains.
- Player: How did you become... What you are now?
  - Thisobald: Father Ketheric's laughter. Not joy, not ever-never. Only laughter.
  - (The following stories can be told during the second drink (Not all listed))
    - Player: I ripped apart winged Imps spawned from the fires of Avernus.
    - Player: An owlbear mother lunged at me. I slaughtered it in reply.
    - Player: I conquered infamous hobgoblin Dror Ragzlin and his minions.
    - Player: I slayed a hideous, pustule-ridden hag. She died a gruesome death.
    - Player: I challenged a daunting Phase Spider. Its corpse is all that remains.
    - Player: A Bulette made me its prey, but proved no match for me.
    - Player: A towering creature rose from molten lava. I felled it with great wit and might.
    - Player: I bested an inquisitor - a dreaded champion of the Lich Queen, Vlaakith.
    - (He reveals the following Information on the second drink)
    - Player: How do the Thorms sustain the shadows?
      - Thisobald: The spirit of the land.
    - Player: What can you tell me about Ketheric?
      - Thisobald: Father. Father is father. Eternal, invincible, forever, except not.
    - Player: What do you mean? How can I defeat Ketheric?
      - Thisobald: No. You must not, can not, will not mention her. The customer is always right, but also wrong.
      - (Once you complete the third drink, you will not need to tell another story, and will not be able to ask more questions. Before his stomach bursts open, killing him, he will say one final thing, adding one more piece to the puzzle)
        
        Thisobald: I - I know you. I knew, I know, I am knowing. You want father's personal mysterious - (secret) - secret. No, not, never! Talk and... perish, die, buried. Buried in Thorm tomb. Father told me. I can't perish - no, nay, neither. Too strong, too...
        
        (End of dialogue)

Attacks and Abilities

Conditions

Numb - Initially
Blacked Out - Replaces Numb after Thisobald regurgitates three times.
Gaseous Reflux - which is replaced with a different type of reflux after receiving elemental damage (Psychic damage will not change his reflux type)
- Burning Reflux - After being hit with Fire or Radiant damage
- Acid Reflux - After being hit with Acid damage
- Cold Reflux After being hit with Cold damage
- Electrified Reflux After being hit with Lightning damage
- Toxic Reflux After being hit with Poison damage
- Rotten Reflux - After dealing two different types of damage in the same round, or Necrotic damage

Attacks

Notable Loot

All he has of interest on his body is a worn key that opens the door behind him.

Notes

Thisobald's kinship with Ketheric is not quite clear. Though Thisobald refers to Ketheric as "father", neither Ketheric nor Isobel ever acknowledge him in dialogue or otherwise. Given that Ketheric and Balthazar have desecrated the Thorm mausoleum and resurrected Isobel, it's possible that Thisobald is another resurrected relative and refers to Ketheric as father not in the paternal sense, but as "creator".

Trivia

While he mostly has the same general shape of a humanoid - albeit extremely bloated - Thisobald Thorm has four legs total, and has a tail. It is unknown whether this deformity occured before his transformation as an undead, or afterwards.

Gallery

Dead

External links

Thisobald Thorm on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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