Rakdon Tripus |
Am I still assisting Sky, or is this Survival check separate?
[dice=Survival check #1]1d20+1
[dice=Survival check #2]1d20+1Well, who is a shetty guide? This guy!
Upon seeing the elven woman, Nanbu looks to Rakdon, Will wizard-friend be alright?
If he gets an affirmative, Nanbu, wary of the vines, attempts to move forward and help pull the elven woman free, blasting with eldritch blast if need be.
Yes, thanks for asking, it will wear off eventually, only minor damage and blurred vision, but I can magic missile enemies, so seeing blurs and sometimes doubles don't matter to me, even if my accuracy sucks, my magic missile doesn't.
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Survival #2: 1d20 ⇒ 10
Advantage: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Better, I think that with Sky's +5 (?) that would be a 20. Aw damn, I shoulda know'd that! (Just read the spoiler.) They were the same that was attacking my friend on the bridge, right?
Nanbu moves to help the elf lass!
Saphina Greenfoot |
Sorry for the delay in my post, the site has been down for me all day yesterday.
Saphina sees Nanbu moving to help so she stays back drawing her bow. Moving to a nearby tree she attempts to hide from any would be ambushers.
Dex Stealth: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Sir Adrian Fullbright |
Sir Adrian approaches the middle of the group.
Again, through the power of Torm, I can remove the disease from some of you who have contracted it. Does anyone require such healing?
GM Star Drake |
Yes, they were.
Nanbu hurries towards the elf woman, but the brambles covering her are too thick to remove. Sashah studies the pterafolk and realises that it's been dead for a while and not undead.
The elven woman frantically speaks. "I am from Malar's Throat... the pterafolk are using me... as an offering," she says.
Just as she finishes her sentence, she is dragged and enveloped in the thick mesh of brambles. The others hear something scurrying in the trees; small creatures made up of vines and spiked thorns are staring down at the party.
Nanbu: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Adrian: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Saphina: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Skyreaver: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Rakdon: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Sashah: 1d20 ⇒ 19
Blights: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Round 1
Party
Blights
Looks like the party, alert after encountering the tabaxi and elf, may act before the blights. The party is surrounded by four needle blights and two twig blights. They're all up in the trees about ten feet up. Let's just theatre of the mind this.
Saphina Greenfoot |
Saphina fires from her hidden location at the nearest blight.
Short Bow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Advantage: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Piercing Sneak Damage: 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + (3) + 3 = 9
if they saw me and I’m not hidden disregard the advantage and second d6
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Nanbu invokes his Armor of Agathys, giving him 10 temp hp and anyone that hits him while he still has temp hp takes 10 cold damage!
The warlock draws his club, whispering the strange words of eldritch power causing it to grow and swell! Cast shillelagh as a bonus action. Then calls for the little wood creatures to attack him!
GM Star Drake |
Adrian's handaxe strikes the needle blight and it explodes into splinters.
Skyreaver casts Shillelagh, steps foward and swings at one of the twig blights.
attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 The blow strikes a branch instead.
Blights turn
The twig blight Skyreaver attacked jumps on her.
attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
attack: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
It claws the Goliath.
Twig 2 target: 1d6 ⇒ 5
needle 1 target: 1d2 ⇒ 2
needle 3 target: 1d6 ⇒ 5
needle 4 target: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Needle 1 attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
attack: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Needle 3 attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Needle 4 attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Twig 2 attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
attack: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
The other twig blight vaults over the trees and attacks Rakdon, tearing into his flesh. He avoids the needles fired by one of the blights from the trees.
The needle blight that the mages attacked fires a long splinter at Sashah, penetrating into his lower chest. It seems to cackle in delight.
Another blight fires needles at Skyreaver but the needles are blocked by the Goliath's shield.
Needle 1 -6 hp,Needle 2 down, Needle 3/4 undamaged
Twig blight 1 on Skyreaver, Twig blight 2 on Rakdon.
Sashah has taken 2 damage, , Rakdon/Skyreaver have taken 4
Round 2
All characters may act
Sir Adrian Fullbright |
Round 2, GWF
Sir Adrian draws his Greatsword and moves in to attack the Twig Blight on Radkon.
GA Att: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
GA Dam: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 = 9
Reroll: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Nanbu looks at his left hand then whips a briar-like vine up at a needler in the trees!
thorn whip: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Pull 10 feet, out of the tree and land it by my feet.
Saphina Greenfoot |
Saphina shoots at twig blight #1 hoping to free Skyreaver from its harsssment.
Short Bow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Piercing Sneak Damage: 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + (4) + 3 = 8
Rakdon Tripus |
Rakdon will magic missile splitting dmg. dmg: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1) + 2 = 5 to the least touched twig/needles dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 to the most touched twig/needle, unless there is only 1 left.
GM Star Drake |
Rakdon's missiles tear the remaining twig blight apart, while another well placed missile shatters the fire-damaged needle blight, turning it into kindling.
Needle blight 1/2 down, Needle blight 3 -3 hp (next to Nanbu), Needle blight 4 undamaged (10' in tree)
Twig blight 1/2 down
Sashah and Skyreaver to act
Sashah |
Sashah turns to where the elf woman once was and begins to try to find her trail.
Investigation: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
GM Star Drake |
Sashah goes to investigate and spots the elf woman. Her body is twisted and she appears to be quite dead; another victim of the death curse.
He does think that the Tabaxi is still alive.
Skyreaver lifts her club and brings it down upon the Blight next to Nanbu.
Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Adv: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
The blow strikes hard, breaking through the creature's skin. It, however, refuses to die.
Blight 3 target: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Blight 4 target: 1d6 ⇒ 3
The blight strikes out at Nanbu.
Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1) + 1 = 3
As it strikes Nanbu its body freezes and fall to pieces.
Enraged, a long needle flies out from the other remaining needle blight towards Nanbu as well. Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 1 = 8
It pierces the icy armor the warlock has set up, leaving him with a scratch.
Turns out that I mistook the damage for needles blight needles, but will not retcon.
Round 2
Only one Needle Blight left, still 10' up on the tree. It's within striking distance of everyone, if they can find a way to strike at something 10' up.
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Nanbu looks up from the scratch on his arm to the needle blight up in the tree! He flings out several thorny vines once again!
thorn whip: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4
But they fly past his target! A Chultan curse escapes nanbu's lips...
GM Star Drake |
Saphina's arrow finally finds its target. It strikes the blight and the creature falls to the ground and shatters to pieces.
Combat over
The Tabaxi is stabilised after Sashah's administrations. After he is extricated from the brambles, he introduces himself.
"Greetings, I am Ashen Rock. I was -cough- part of the search party from Malar's Throat to free captives from the Pterafolk. Unfortunately, most of our group succumbed to the dangers of the jungle.
"The pterafolk don’t usually venture into the city districts. This small pack of them appear to have been drawn by something. We captured one but learned very little from the pterafolk. They appeared somewhat crazed, stealing citizens as sacrifices to the twisted plant creatures in this area.
"It seems the pterafolk are also victims. Most of the pterafolk have died anyway, their bodies slowly wasting away. I believe they may have been afflicted with the Death Curse as well," he says.
GM Star Drake |
"I still have to find out what's disturbing them. Not all are afflicted; there is something that is driving them mad. I believe the secrets are deeper in the jungle," he says.
"I am uncertain if there are more to be sacrificed. There were some other members of my search party I must set out to find," he says.
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Nanbu frowns slightly, Then Nanbu and his friends must strike out deeper in jungle...
He turns to look at the others, then at the tabaxi, Will Ashen Rock come with us? There is no dishonor in returning to the city.
*Skyreaver |
KK, I'm back up now.
After the harrowing fight, Skyreaver notices that Rakdon is seriously injured and uses her magic on him.
Cure Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
"The spirits here are sick. Something is causing this, and I must go to find the source and stop it. You may accompany me if you wish."
GM Star Drake |
"I must bring back the body of the fallen," he says, indicating the elf.
"I bid you good luck. The source of the evil is to the south; not far. This may aid you," he says, giving you a potion of poison resistance.
With that he starts extricating the corpse from the brambles, and heads north back to Malar's Throat.
Let me know if any other healing taking place, or short rest etc, else I'll post the next part.
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Nanbu will go with you, Breaker of Heavens. Ashen Rock, Nanbu is sorry for your loss. Blessings of Ubtao go with you.
I am only down 1 hp, so I am okay.
GM Star Drake |
The path winds to the south and narrows between a few sickly-looking trees.
Perception checks:
Nanbu: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Adrian: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Saphina: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Skyreaver: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Rakdon: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7
Sashah: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Nanbu and Adrian make out vines similar to the brambles that the group encountered earlier on the trees. The vines are wickedly barb and seem to move, albeit slowly.
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Actually, Nanbu's Perception check is -1, the 14 PP is because of Observant feat. So that would be a 15 for me. :) Assuming that 15 is still enough... or that Adrian warns him... Gonna try something a little off...
Cast Armor of Agathys: 10 temp hp; deal 10 hp cold damage to any creature that hits me with a melee attack while I still have temp hp.
Nanbu gestures for the others to back away, and steps forward, By the name of Nanny Pu'pu and pain of frost and death, grant us leave to pass!
As an action, you can cause each creature in a 10-foot cube originating from you to make a Wis save against your DC 13. If they fail their saves, they are all charmed or frightened by you (your choice) until the end of your next turn.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
I do not know if they are considered creatures, but I am taking the gamble. I am trying to get them to let us pass without attacking.
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Nanbu looks somewhat sheepish, Nanny Pu'pu's name carries some weight, even amongst the jungle itself. I was not certain that it would work.
Note to DM: The Armor of Agathys lasts for 1 hour. If our travel takes longer than an hour from this point, let me know. ^_^
GM Star Drake |
The path turns east again, sloping upward before reaching a hilly clearing covered in thick grass. Four small humanoids, three with bright green skin and another with red skin, gather around a small, decorated stone block in the center of a small pool of water.
It's 20 minutes since you passed the vines
These creatures are Grungs, poisonous frog-like amphibious humanoids that live in trees.
The grungs shout excitedly when they spot the party and beckon them over.
Saphina Greenfoot |
Nature: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
are they generally good or evil aligned? What alignment lense would I have learned about them through?This may influence whether Saph tries to communicate or not.
Nanbu Tchitlu |
Intelligence (Nature): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Wary, because of their reputation, morbid curiosity draws Nanbu closer.
Wisdom (Insight): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0
HAH! That is wonderful!
Nanbu approaches without a care...