GM Jiggy's The Order of the Griffon (5e) (Inactive)

Game Master Jiggy

Spidre kills one orc and wounds another, while Thyra kills another two!
WIS: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7
Mirrel finishes off the orc that Spidre wounded!

One orc left for Pietro and Halsere.

Pietro swings at the orc.

Maul: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4) + 3 = 11

Pietro swings, but misses.

Halsere's turn.

Halsere fires off another bolt of ... Well... er... fire.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 for 2d10 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7.

Halsere injures the last orc, who then makes one last desperate attack against 1d3 ⇒ 3 Thyra!

Club: 1d20 + 5 - 1d4 ⇒ (6) + 5 - (2) = 9, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

He misses, and is then promptly focus-fired into the ground.

Out of combat! Resting? Other things?

I vote short rest. Presumably after someone (else) deals with the dwarf.

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Checking that the party is fine, Mirrel heads over to assist the dwarf.

I'll try and get him free of the chains first, if I can (searching the orcs for keys if he seems locked up) and then see what I can do for his wounds.

Medicine: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

I vote short rest. Presumably after someone (else) deals with the dwarf.

If I can spend my short rest tending to the other prisoners can they benefit from my song of rest at all?

Thyra will rush to the aid of the dwarven prisoner and attempt to break the chains holding him.

Strength check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

"Ya're safe now, we're clearin' this den of scum and evil out."

Before taking a short rest, Thyra will use her second wind.

Pietro checks the other prisoners to see if they're dead or unconscious.

If there are more alive, I'll use Prayer of Healing.

Mirrel runs to examine the dwarf, while the others have a look at the other chained prisoners and Thyra takes a second to badass some of her wounds into submission.

Mirrel instantly recognizes the dwarf's condition: he's been tortured and drained of blood, just like the prisoners you found in the wolves' den all those days ago. The dwarf grabs Mirrel's arm and stares wild-eyed at him, choking out the words "Kill... me... please..."

Meanwhile, Pietro finds himself a bit puzzled as he looks at the other prisoners. They are unnaturally emaciated, to the point that their sickeningly discolored wrists could easily slip out of their shackles. Suddenly, their heads all snap up to look at Pietro as a greenish light fills their eyes. They've been raised as undead creatures!

Halsere: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Mirrel: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Pietro: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Spidre: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Thyra: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Undead: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Pietro first, then the five undead, then the rest of the party. The five undead are lined up along the wall. Pietro is the most in "front", then Mirrel and Thyra who are over by the dwarf, while Spidre and Halsere are a bit further away.

Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Startled, Pietro backs up and blasts one ghoul with holy light, and warns his companions.

Guiding Bolt: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 5, 3) = 19 radiant

If it's still up, the next attack against it has advantage.

Pietro blasts one of the ghouls, injuring it severely!

The ghouls slip their unnaturally slender arms from their shackles and advance! Three on Pietro, one each on Thyra and Mirrel. I'll assume Thyra will defend Mirrel.

Slam vs Pietro: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26, Bldgn/Necro: 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (1) = 8
Slam vs Pietro: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21, Bldgn/Necro: 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (4) = 10
Slam vs Pietro: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20, Bldgn/Necro: 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (4) = 9
Slam vs Thyra: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16, Bldgn/Necro: 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (5) = 12
Slam vs Mirrel (DIS+7): 2d20 ⇒ (17, 9) = 26(16), Bldgn/Necro: 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (2) = 9
Yikes.
Pietro CON DC12: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Pietro CON DC12: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Pietro CON DC12: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Mirrel CON DC12: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

The abominations lash out viciously, heavily wounding Pietro and draining a bit of the vigor from Mirrel!
So, 27 damage to Pietro, and 9 damage to Mirrel. Mirrel also takes one level of exhaustion (the chart is in the campaign description if you need it).

Party up! If it matters, the one Pietro hit with his spell is one of the three engage him.

The Wrath of storms lashes out at one of the attacking ghouls, and Pietro swings his maul at the ghoul he tagged.

Maul: 2d20 ⇒ (11, 13) = 24 So 19 total.
Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2) + 3 = 8

Wrath: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5 Lightning damage on a different ghoul that attacked Pietro. DC 16 Dex for half.

"Stay back, dwarven friend, we'll protect you"

Thyra will try to vicously cut at the two ghouls threatening her and Mirrel.

Goading Attack vs the one that target Mirrel: 1d20 + 10 + 1d8 ⇒ (14) + 10 + (2) = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
If that hits, the Ghoul has to make a Wisdom save, DC 16 or suffer disadvantage on all attacks that don't target me. Basically he either attacks me or has disadvantage.

Second attack vs the one that attacked me: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

DEX: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Pietro's wrath mildly inconveniences one of the ghouls, while his maul finishes off the one he previously injured.

WIS: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Thyra cuts into the two ghouls within reach, injuring both. BTW, the SupDie from Goading Attack goes onto the damage roll, not the attack roll.

Spidre, Halsere, and Mirrel, you're up!

Damage tally:
P1: Dead
P2: 5
P3: 0
T1: 9
M1 T2: 15

I thought so too, went to check it and read "attacks damage roll" and just read it as attack roll! Gahh I'm playing the easiest class ever and having a hell of a time doing it

Can I get there in 25ft?

Religion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6;Religion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Mirrel's face goes pale as the ghoul's attack drains him. Leaving the dwarven prisoner for now, he draws his sword to strike back.

Magic Longsword (2H): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25,Damage: 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (10, 5) + 3 = 18

Can I get there in 25ft?

Yes, you're all still in the same room together. No real range issues.

In a startling display of force, Mirrel cuts his target nearly in half! T2 is down.

Spidre moves in to finish the job started by his semi-competent teammates.
Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26, Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 2) + 3 = 11
Shortsword: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Spidre moves up to Pietro and all but finishes the ghoul that was injured by the cleric's flicker or storminess!

Halsere's turn.
Damage tally:
P2: 23
P3: 0
T1: 9

Wonder where Halsere went? Hope he's okay. In the meantime, let's just assume a fire bolt and move things forwards.

Halsere's Fire Bolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21, Damage: 2d10 ⇒ (1, 9) = 10

Halsere finishes off one of the ghouls fighting Pietro!

The two remaining ghouls attack!
Slam vs Pietro: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18, Damage: 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (6) = 14
Slam vs Thyra: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9, Damage: 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (6) = 14
Pietro CON DC 12: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Pietro falls! (That is, if I did my math right and his stats were up to date.)

Party up!

Spidre laughs at Pietro's weakness, perhaps a bit too zestfully, as he tries to return the ghouls to death.
Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Shortsword: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Minimum damage woop woop!
That's like that one time I rolled for my Charisma.

Spidre begins accumulating minor wounds on one of the ghouls!

I suppose ghoul P3 is now S1?
Damage tally:
S1: 8
T1: 9

Wrath of Storms again. Going down swinging!

Wrath: 2d8 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4
DC 16 Dex for half.

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Thyra rages in anger at the ghouls that felled her companion, she'll shout words of encouragement trying to rouse that fighting viking!

"Pietro, ya slack jaw, limp hammer , get o' tha ground and fight!"

Rally(Temp hitpoint): 1d8 ⇒ 7
I'm not sure if this counts as healing, or if I can even give a dying creature temp hitpoints, I don't have my book on me at work, but I am hoping it works!

Thyra'll then slash viciously at the ghouls.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Attack 2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

I hope that doesn't come off as too harsh on ya RainyDay! I really do like Pietro!"

Unfortunately, he has to be able to see or hear you in order to benefit from Rally.

DEX vs Wrath: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Your final two damage is noted, Pietro.

Thyra's call falls on deaf ears, but her axe shreds her last opponent, leaving only the ghoul currently engaging Spidre!

Mirrel and Halsere, you're up. One ghoul remains, currently engaging Spidre, with 10 damage on it.

Yeah, wasn't sure how you'd rule being unconscious, whether he can hear while dying still or what, but I wanted to give it a try, I don't want him to die!

Mirrel surrounds the remaining ghoul with his companions, speaking a word of magic as he also heals Pietro.

Magic Longsword (2H): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18,Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Healing Word: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 = 9 hit points healed.

Casting healing word with a second level spell slot on Pietro as a bonus action

Mirrel injures the ghoul and revives Pietro!

Halsere and Pietro, you're up.

Halsere fires fire into the ghoul - Attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 for 2d10 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

Pietro fires a bolt of heavenly fire at the ghoul from the ground.

Sacred Flame: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

DEX: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Halsere and Pietro manage to finish off the last ghoul before it can strike again!

Out of combat.

The dwarven survivor begins trembling and shaking. "Please..." he rasps in a voice that's mostly a wheeze, "Kill... me... please..."

"If you can hold on for a moment, I have magic to heal you."

I suggest a short rest, but at the very least 10 minutes for a Prayer of Healing.

"Ya'd, that'd be good Peitro, please save him"

Thyra will pull out her waterskin and try to give the dwarf a few sips of water.

Spidre shrugs and approaches the dwarf, blades drawn, leaning forward as he draws them back.

That's 2d8+5 healing for everybody. I assume you're agreeing to the short rest too, so I'll roll some HD.

Pietro begins the slow casting of his healing spell. Thyra tries to shoo away Spidre and offer the dwarf some water, but the dwarf shakes his head weakly, coughing up blood and continuing to mutter about killing him. No more than a minute (if that) has passed when all of a sudden, his skin goes dark and shrivels inward onto his bones, almost as though all the muscles had been teleported right out of his body and left a vacuum behind. His eyes flash with a purple light, and he reaches for Thyra's face!

Halsere: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Mirrel: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Pietro: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Spidre: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Thyra: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Undead: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Before Thyra even has time to drop her waterskin in surprise, the foul creature reaches out at her!

Grab: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24, Necrotic: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 3) = 8
CON DC 15: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Congrats, you only take one level of exhaustion alongside that necro damage. And you're grappled.

The undead creature grabs Thyra's face, one hand on either side, and visibly drains energy from her, darkening all the veins in her face into a sickly purplish-brown.

Party up! Note that this is before Pietro's healing went off and before a rest.

Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

"Wight! Don't... well, don't do what Thyra's doing right now."

Pietro attacks it with holy fire.

Sacred Flame: 2d8 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

Mirrel casts bane on the wight, calling out to Thyra and urging her to resist its attack.

Wight must make DC16 Charisma save or suffer -1d4 on attacks and saves. First round of concentration on bane.

Thyra has 1d8 bardic inspiration die to use in the next ten minutes, can add it to an attack, save or ability check after seeing the roll.

DEX: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
CHA: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Frighteningly, the wight shrugs off Pietro's and Mirrel's spells entirely!

Religion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Mirrel pales as he remembers the lore he's read about wights.

"We need to kill this thing quickly. Once it grabs someone, it won't take long to drain them completely!"

Spidre, no longer held back by the annoying Thyra and her apparent moral compass, continues his good work. The arcs formed by his slashing swords almost seem to spell out words in the air.
TOLD Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
YOU Shortsword: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
SO Scimitar: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15, Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

That made me chuckle

Thyra, fighting for her very life and soul will attempt to break out of this foul creature's hold.

"Ya'll never take me withoutta fight!"

Opposed Athletic checks to break Grapple: 1d20 + 8 + 1d8 ⇒ (14) + 8 + (2) = 24

Remember, Thyra: that exhaustion means disadvantage on things like Athletics. I'll roll your other d20 for you:
1d20 ⇒ 9

Though it takes all the effort she can muster, Thyra manages to pry the wight's arms away from her face and free herself from its grasp!

Spidre then moves in, blades whirling, and cuts the abomination twice!

Halsere's turn. Damage tally: 12

Halsere tries to burn it down.

firebolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 for 2d10 ⇒ (2, 8) = 10.

Halsere roasts the wight, but it's still fighting!

Not liking Spidre's sword-work, it reaches for him next!

Grab: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12, Necrotic: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 6) = 12
Wow, have you noticed that you have terrible Athletics, Spidre?
CON DC 15: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
The wight grabs Spidre the same as it did with Thyra, draining the life out of him!
For the failed save, you take 2 levels of exhaustion instead of one.

Party up! Wight's got 22 damage.

Pietro tries another blast!

Sacred Flame: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 1) = 8

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DIE!!!

Firebolt 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 for 2d10 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6