Eberron ala Fabian (Inactive)

Game Master Fabian Benavente

"Provisional companion Fendir. This one doubts the tactical validity of your advance," Palisade said as it hunkered down behind its shield and summoned more of the Creator-Goddess' holy fire to cast at the otherworldly menaces. "Admiring. Unless your intent is to tie the enemies in melee, and allow ranged attacks to be used upon them at our leisure. Thoughtful. This tactic does have merit, although it come at a considerable risk to your continued well-being."

Still, such eagerness to offer one's own body to keep Lady d'Deneith from harm was commendable. The 'forged just hoped their combined firepower would bring down the enemies before Fendir expired.

Sacred Flame time, Ref DC 13 to avoid the Radiant damage

shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 3 + 3d6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + (2, 2, 4) = 13

At least I get SA with Fendir engaged in melee...

Releasing her arrow, Vi watched with pleasure as it flew unerringly into the creature's mouth, and lodged in between the rows of teeth. To Dusk, she said, "I don't know if he's local or not. We found him with another gal, who scarpered out of here when things got hairy. We don't know anything about him. He's a right nutter, though, that's for sure."

She watched as he tried the same tactic with the conyugouglies as he did with the statues - push into lava. "Please come back here!"

Casting Magic Missile

OOC: You forget that you a cut a above your 'regular fire wizard'.

You have the feat:

Elemental Adept (Fire): Fire spells ignore resistance to damage. Rolled damage – treat all 1’s rolled as 2’s.

I'll give squeak some time before recapping later today.

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Bronwyn d'Deneith wrote:

Casting Magic Missile

OOC: You forget that you a cut a above your 'regular fire wizard'.

You have the feat:

Elemental Adept (Fire): Fire spells ignore resistance to damage. Rolled damage – treat all 1’s rolled as 2’s.

I'll give squeak some time before recapping later today.

Questions?

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I totally forgot about the ignoring fire resistance thing from the feat so thanks very much for the reminder! I'll leave her actions as is and she'll have an epiphany for next turn and then send fire their way :)

Squeak considered his options 'Fire is likely useless. Acid might damage the chains... Perhaps simple bolts are the way to go.'
Lacking other instructions he loaded bolts he had yet to put an incendiary head on and started shooting.
attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 = 14 damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Turn 087 - Canoloths

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Always so damn loud. Fendir thought as the creature slid forward of the platform. Then came PAIN. the kind of searing torment that told Fendir his life was in danger.

Instead, he drew his blade and shield, then stabbed at the monster that had nearly bitten his shoulder off. Knowing better than to look at the wound, he instead focused on the creature.

Attack Rolls: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 231d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Damage Rolls: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 41d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

As he struck the creature twice, Fendir bellowed out "I love it when amateurs tell a professional how to fight!"

AC is up to 19.

So is the chain that the canoloth grabbed the ones above the platforms that Bronwyn noticed or one of the chains supporting the platform? And is the platform actually moving or just swinging in place?

Bronwyn thought something didn't feel right about not using fire. Surely she was no ordinary wizard that occasionally cast fire spells. Fire came naturally to her and she was certain in the core of her being that her fire would hurt the canoloths.

The one canoloth was now a tempting target swinging below the platform with only its tongue supporting its entire weight.

Is there any advantage in hitting it because it's dangling and can't really defend itself?

Bronwyn spoke the arcane words to send a firebolt hurtling towards the dangling canoloth.

Firebolt!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
damage: 2d10 ⇒ (10, 6) = 16

shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 3 + 3d6 ⇒ (5) + 3 + (4, 6, 5) = 23

"Professional idiot, maybe." Vi muttered as she shot a second arrow at the uglydog. This one took the beast in the...shoulder? Chest? Hard to tell. But her arrow stuck out, quivering, and the beast made a strange howl that she hoped was one of mortal pain.

'Why is it moving?'
Carefully Squeak strode out onto the platform, staying as close to the middle as he could. Drawing a vial he flung it in an arc towards the dangling demon dog.
acid spash dog and chain ref half: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 3) + 3 = 8

So is the chain that the canoloth grabbed the ones above the platforms that Bronwyn noticed or one of the chains supporting the platform? And is the platform actually moving or just swinging in place?

Is there any advantage in hitting it because it's dangling and can't really defend itself?

It's one of the small chains that dangle from the ceiling and the platform is actually moving as in sliding on invisible rails.

It's AC is from hardness and not from 'dodging' so no advantage in this case.

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Ok, holy heck the damage again! Glad it isn’t Palisade in the front lines ;^) Anyway, I’m not trying to bash at Fendir, but this professional soldier dialogue brought to mind the “Cybermen meet Daleks” encounter from Doctor Who for some reason ;^)

Also, Sacred Flame is a Ref save… if the critter is dangling from its tongue, will it automatically fail a Ref save? If so, then let’s target it, please. Perhaps some Radiant punishment would make it let loose and fall ;^)

”Excellent,” Palisade said as it saw Fendir knocking one of the creatures off the platform. And while the fighter was taking a beating from the other, his sacrifice had, at least for the moment, removed half the enemy forces from the calculation. Thus the ‘forged saw no reason to change a tactic that worked, and patiently summoned more divine fire to rain upon the otherworldly horrors.

Dusk snickered at Vi's comment

"Beat me to it, I was going to say 'Professional chew toy'!"

She flashed a sharp-toothed grin at the elven explorer that swiftly vanished as Fendir took a horrific wound.

Glancing around at the dangling chains and realising what must have happened when the falling Canolith grabbed the far side chain, Dusk stood and ran to the platform on their side.

"He won't survive long on his own, come on..."

She yanked the chain hoping it would start moving the platform, then shouted

"Oi! Your breath stinks worse than a Q'Barra'n restaurant 'special'..."

She punctuated her words with more bolts of twisting shadow

eldritch blast: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
force: 1d10 ⇒ 9

eldritch blast: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
force: 1d10 ⇒ 10

"Come and have a go if you think you're nasty enough!!!"

Turn 088 – Hanging by its Tongue

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Deaf Save: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Bronwyn watched the platform move away from them, "I guess they don't want our help after all," she mused to Palisade and Vi. She waved briefly, "Since you're taking the platform I guess we'll just wait here while you find the artifacts. Good luck!"

But then she saw Squeak practically freeze in place as he looked down at the lava. A moving platform without railings over lava was enough to scare anyone let alone someone with a fear of heights. Not having any other way to help him, she hoped that his training as a soldier would cause him to follow her orders. "Squeak, I order you not to look down! Focus on helping to finish off the canoloth."

At least she could still throw fire at the hanging canoloth to help eliminate that additional threat.. Summoning more fire, she sent it jetting towards the canoloth's tongue hoping to knock the creature loose into the lava. But the tongue proved to be too narrow of a target or else her concern for Squeak distracted her. Either way, her bolt missed horribly.

Firebolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
damage: 2d10 ⇒ (10, 9) = 19

Squeak stood frozen as the platform moved. He rallied at Bronwyn's words, glad to have the simplicity of an order to follow. "Yes ma'am"
Quickly he noted the lack of damage to the creature from his acid, and Bronwyn's comparative success with fire, and shot once more at the dangling creature.

attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13damage: 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (4, 10) + 3 = 17
Does anyone know IC what we actually need to do to kill these things?

Does anyone know IC what we actually need to do to kill these things?

OOC: Yes, I determined that Bronwyn's knowledge roll was enough to know everything about these things.

See here.

Pretty sure shoving them into lava will work!

Well hell, I wish I had a magical weapon about now!!

So the middle platform is staying still, but the two other ones are both headed north?

Seeing that her arrows were doing little to actually damage the horrid beast, Vi took careful aim at the tongue clinging to the overhead chain. [i]If I can just slice its tongue, maybe it'll let go.[/ooc] However, the thrashing uglydog proved too hard a target, and her arrow sizzled into the lava.

shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

The fire enveloped the dangling canoloth, but the fire did not do as much damage as Palisade expected.

It does say “flame” on the box, but Sacred Flame doesn’t actually do fire damage ;^)

Palisade kept up its efforts to damage and distract the helplessly dangling enemy, if nothing else then to make it harder for it to get back up to join the battle. It was unfortunate provisional companion Fendir was laid low by the latest furious assault, but companion Vi Olaro and unit Squeak were already on their way to reinforce the front. Surely, they would still prevail.

Pursing her lips, Dusk drew her shadowblade from the sheath on her back, the glowing disk of energy on her gauntlet disappearing as she moved towards the canoloth.

Without breaking eye contact with it she reached back and tugged the chain again as she moved forward, breaking in to a sprint.

Hoping that pulling the chain sends it back, and also that Squeak gets a chance to move off it first!

She murmered a dark command and then using the momentum of her run, slid past the beast and dragged her blade along its side, before spinning in place and ducking to swipe once more, at its legs this time.

It's been less than 8 hours since the fight with the dragons so hex is still active and she'll use a bonus action to re-target it at the canoloth (targeting dex again)

shadowblade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 + 1 = 15
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 5

shadowblade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 3) + 4 + 1 = 14
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Due to her improved pact weapon invocation, the Shadowblade counts as magical...

Quote:

The fire enveloped the dangling canoloth, but the fire did not do as much damage as Palisade expected.

It does say “flame” on the box, but Sacred Flame doesn’t actually do fire damage ;^)

OOC: Oops, right you are. I'll correct that in the next turn recap.

BTW, it's Dusk and Squeak that went on the platform. Vi is on the southern ledge.

And yes, the middle platform is staying still and the other two have moved north.

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Hoping that pulling the chain sends it back, and also that Squeak gets a chance to move off it first!

OOC: Unless I hear from Squeak otherwise, I think I will leave Squeak on the moving platform. He will just move back as the platform moves south.

The image is just too funny. :)

I intend to recap later today.

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Oh, so Squeak's original 'dead plain magic crossbow' was the way to go?

Turn 089 – Don’t Look Down

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Derp save: 1d20 ⇒ 20 Take that Causality!

Fendir's eyes opened, and he mmediately moved to act. Springing to his feet, he snatched up his blade and stabbed the Cannolith remaining on the platform.

Attack Rolls: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 151d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Damage Rolls: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 101d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

@Fabian: She hasn't used her hexblade curse, nor cast hex now, she used her bonus action to re-target the hex spell she cast earlier during the dragon fight (it has an 8 hour duration, during which the caster can re-target the spell with a bonus action if the target existing target dies). I *think* that's the way it seems to work? If i've misunderstood the spell then apologies and please remove the necrotic damage!

Dusk took a moment to silently thank her Patron for the provenance in finding the pauldron when she did.

Realising she was obscuring the canoloth from her companions, Dusk pirouetted away whilst lashing out at the beast twice with wide scything arcs of her blade.

Moving one square NE on the map so Dusk doesn't serve as cover for the canoloth!

shadowblade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 + 1 = 13
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 6

shadowblade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 1) + 4 + 1 = 8
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 3

@Fabian: She hasn't used her hexblade curse, nor cast hex now, she used her bonus action to re-target the hex spell she cast earlier during the dragon fight (it has an 8 hour duration, during which the caster can re-target the spell with a bonus action if the target existing target dies). I *think* that's the way it seems to work? If i've misunderstood the spell then apologies and please remove the necrotic damage!

OOC: the duration of the hex spell is 'Concentration, up to 1 hour', not 8 hours.

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[dice=Derp save]1d20 Take that Causality!

Fendir's eyes opened, and he mmediately moved to act. Springing to his feet, he snatched up his blade and stabbed the Cannolith remaining on the platform.

OOC: Good roll but I don't let PCs act in the same round they are 'brought back', too much disorientation. :)

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OOC: the duration of the hex spell is 'Concentration, up to 1 hour', not 8 hours.

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When cast with a 3rd level spell slot, the duration increases to 8 hours.

Fabian Benavente wrote:

OOC: the duration of the hex spell is 'Concentration, up to 1 hour', not 8 hours.

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When cast with a 3rd level spell slot, the duration increases to 8 hours.

OOC: You're right!

However, you sort of need another enemy visible to use your bonus action to direct the spell to it.

Also, drawing your pact weapon requires an action (not a bonus action), right?

I haven't looked at your action economy (nor will I for this battle) but let's keep that in mind for next time.

We'll keep the necrotic damage for this fight.

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Well, since the critter keeps making its saves this isn't working... and with the platform so conveniently close by, let's step on it and see if it can deliver Palisade to the front without need to jump...

As the nearest platform swung back towards them, Palisade abandoned its less-than-stellarly-successful attempts to sear the beats with divine flames and instead decided to join the front lines with individual Dusk, trusting on the more able ranged combatant to keep up the pressure. The 'forged reached out with his shield-honding hand for the chain it had seen individual Dusk to control the platform with, hoping it had seen well enough how the female had manipulated it to be able to replicate the result.

There was really very little she could do other than stay where she was and shoot. The more of them on the platform just increased the risk of somebody falling in, and Vi wasn't strong enough to be much help pushing the creature in. She couldn't even rush in and drag the idiot Fendir to safety, as there was nowhere to drag him.

Instead, she kept shooting arrows, hoping eventually the uglydog would succumb to its many wounds. Her arrow found purchase in what would have been an eye, if it had one, and she prayed that it penetrated into what was hopefully the brain beneath it.

shortbow on one on platform: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
damage: 1d6 + 3 + 3d6 ⇒ (6) + 3 + (2, 5, 4) = 20

Dang I miss those 19s being criticals

OOC: Good roll but I don't let PCs act in the same round they are 'brought back', too much disorientation. :)

Fair enough. I checked the PHB before posting that looking for just such a rule.

Turn 090 – The Idiot is Up Again

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[spoiler=rolls]

canoloth 1 STR check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17, pass

canoloth 2 bite to hit Dusk: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
damage: 6d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 6, 2, 3) + 4 = 24
canoloth 2 claws to hit Dusk: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 = 13

Round 4:

Bronwyn was in no hurry to get onto the platform to take her closer to the canoloths and so she stayed where she was. "Be careful you guys," she called after the 'forged as they moved away.

With a flourish, she conjured another firebolt and threw it at the suspended canoloth.

Firebolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
damage: 2d10 ⇒ (2, 8) = 10

Round 5:

The wizard watched as the canoloth looked like it was going to climb back onto the platform. That did not bode well for those on the platform with the one canoloth. Two canoloths may mean certain death.

Bronwyn fired another bolt towards the canoloth with the intent of causing it to finally fall into the lava rather than get back onto the platform. "Might as well give up, Ugly! I can do this all day."

Firebolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
damage: 2d10 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

It had been a long time since Mei'Vi felt this helpless. Her arrows were little use against such a tough enemy, and she was loathe to get onto the moving platform and join the melee. She sent another arrow at the uglydog on the platform, but the Warforged were in her way and her arrow glanced off one of the dangling chains and vanished in a puff of flame in the lava below.

Fendir stood and grabbed his blade, then turned said blade on the creature that had nearly killed him.

Attack Rolls: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 71d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Damage Rolls: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 61d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

"Declaration. Please desist in harming provisional companion Fendir any further," Palisade said calmly as it stepped into the melee and struck the beast over the shoulders with its heavy mace. "He has been chewed on quite enough."

Mace, attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Mace, damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Action 4
Squeak lost his balance as the platform switched direction again. Quickly he infused his infrastructure with his experimental potion, and as anticipated it significantly lightened his load. 'In fact' he mused 'I believe it has altered the way my mass falls. I appear to be falling... up.' Quickly he scrabbled for a handhold, lest he fall into the sky.

Action 5
Squeak moved himself handhold by handhold over to the main platform. Still upside down he desperately struggled to load and fire an incendiary bolt at the dangling demon-dog; for whom he was beginning to feel a strange kinship.
rather than make an attack roll, is there a way for Squeak to swoop in and save anyone who might fall? I feel like moving blood-slicked platforms over lava might be an OH&S violation.

Ah whoops that's not how I thought hex worked! Figured because of the ever extending duration (24 hours at 5th level!) that a new target could keep bein picked whilst it was running. No drama, will swap out next time she levels!

Regarding action economy: The pact weapon stays summoned unless dismissed, Dusk is unconscious or if it's further than 5 ft away for more than a minute. So when exploring a dungeon she'd either have it in hand or else sheathed across her back. So drawing it was just a part of her movement/attack, just like a normal weapon, as it doesn't need summoning.

Dusk breathed a sigh of relief as she dodged away from the things' claws. Taking two quick steps she weaved back and forth, her blade sweeping a circle to the left then right of her body, fending away the Canoloth and drawing the blade across its reaching limbs...

shadowblade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 + 1 = 10
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 5

shadowblade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5, 5) + 4 + 1 = 15
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 4

...but this time it was too quick, pulling its claws back just before her blade swept through.

Ah whoops that's not how I thought hex worked! Figured because of the ever extending duration (24 hours at 5th level!) that a new target could keep bein picked whilst it was running. No drama, will swap out next time she levels!

Regarding action economy: The pact weapon stays summoned unless dismissed, Dusk is unconscious or if it's further than 5 ft away for more than a minute. So when exploring a dungeon she'd either have it in hand or else sheathed across her back. So drawing it was just a part of her movement/attack, just like a normal weapon, as it doesn't need summoning.

I'm OK with hex lasting 8 or 24 hours. However, you do need a visible target and to use your bonus action to target an enemy.

Thanks for the clarification on the shadowblade. I have no problems with it being 'already summoned' and sheathed.

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rather than make an attack roll, is there a way for Squeak to swoop in and save anyone who might fall? I feel like moving blood-slicked platforms over lava might be an OH&S violation.

Squeak: your flight speed is only 10' so you better be hovering below the platform or you won't catch anyone. :)

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Turn 091 - Please Desist

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Come out to the coast. We'll get together! Have a few laughs!

Death Save: 1d20 ⇒ 18

insight vs deception on hanging canodog: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
damage: 1d6 + 6 + 3d6 ⇒ (6) + 6 + (6, 4, 2) = 24

Vi could see that the dangling uglydog was about to become the more dangerous threat. Taking a moment to really study its strange movement upwards, she then aimed carefully and shot again for its tongue.

This time she was successful, and her arrow severed the tongue clean in two. With a short-lived howl, it fell down into the lava, where it thrashed only for a second before burning and melting before their eyes. Mei'Vi crowed in triumph, even as she prepared for another shot.

Seeing that Vi's arrow severed the canoloth's tongue and sent it plummeting into the lava, Bronwyn turned her focus to the remaining canoloth on the platform. There were a lot of bodies on that platform but the wizard was confident that she could find a path through with her magic.

Bronwyn aimed but just as she was finishing the incantation, Palisade moved into her line of sight and she had to quickly change the trajectory of her magic to keep from hitting him instead. Sadly, her firebolt sailed harmlessly past the platform.

Firebolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
damage: 2d10 ⇒ (2, 8) = 10

@Fendir: The canoloth can't hold a candle to Hans but appreciate the visual :p Best Xmas movie ever!!!

"Nice shot Vi!" shouted Dusk, as she brought her blade up high over the remaining beast as it bore down on Fendir.

"Chew on this!"

She tried to stab down and then rip her blade free of its hide...

shadowblade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 + 1 = 10
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 4

shadowblade: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
slashing: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 + 1 = 12
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 2

...however it proved impossible to stab it without risking hitting Fendir.

Really dice? Really!?

Marvelling as Fendir once again seemed to cheat death, Squeak took courage. He let go of the railing, floating gently upwards, upside down. Desperately he fumbled another incendiary bolt into his crossbow and let fly - from five feet to the right and ten feet up.
'It'll see me as a threat and latch on, preventing me from floating away and stopping it killing Fendir. Again.' he reasoned.
firebolt: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 damage: 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (8, 5) + 3 = 16
Much to Squeak's annoyance the formerly invulnerable devil dog stumbled backward from the flame, slipped in Fendir's blood, and fell howling from the platform. The lashing tongue missed anything and the Canoloth joined its friend as Squeak floated free.