Rage of Demons

Game Master DaWay

Aten 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14 is able to tread water and manages to get off an ice knife on the manta ray attacking him, spitting out the water that found its way into his mouth.
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 171d10 ⇒ 2
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 142d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12

Kingsley 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 takes a deep breath and begins to go under.

Ixitxachitl attacks on
Aten 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 151d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 HIT
Bryn 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 232d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 4) + 1 = 9 HIT
Kingsley 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 111d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 MISS
Lenthus 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 81d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 MISS
Ril 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 232d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 2) + 1 = 6 HIT

Shuushar makes headway to you and will be able to get to you next round. The boat will get to you in two rounds.

Aten 13 damage
Ixitxachitl 8 damage
Bryn 15 damage
Ixitxachitl 17 damage
Kingsley 7 damage
Ixitxachitl 12 damage
Lenthus 6 damage
Ixitxachitl dead
Ril 10 damage
Ixitxachitl 0 damage
Vothe 9 damage

EDIT:

The Ixitxachitl on Lenthus goes belly up as it receives and ice shard through the head.

You guys are up.

Swim Check: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Just when Aten manages to pull his head above water a sense of vertigo grips him again, dizziness piercing his thoughts as he slip under the surface.

Is this my punishment for enjoying thanksgiving!? Curse you lake!

Kingsley tries his best to keep himself afloat.

Swim Check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

He then lets out a grunt as he makes a swing with his war pick at the ray's surrounding them.

Attack Roll: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Damage Roll: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

So, no resurfacing?
Lenthus moves his hands underwater, trying to fool the Ixitxachitl with the illusion of a disturbing fish, the kind that used to swim in his parents pond. The fish moves slowly and threateningly towards the Ixitxachitl, opening its flapping jaws wide.
Minor illusion to create an illusion of a creepy fish. No verbal components. for the fish, think one of these, but 5 feet long.
http://www.keepbusy.net/pic.php?id=5645
(Sorry, I can't post links.)

You can resurface

Swim: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6
Lenthus tries his hardest to swim up.

On phone, making this quick. Same as before. I can't believe I got critters again.
Athletics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Bryn concentrates his energy on surviving.
Heal for 5

Ril tries swimming again.

Disadvantage 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 or 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15.

He manages to get get a lungful of sweet sweet air as he surfaces!

He frees up his short sword and attempts to stab the one trying to eat him.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

I'm pretty sure I am a deadman

As he starts sinking, what little light is available quickly vanishes. Vothe is exhausted, but still tries to kick out towards the raft.

Athletics Check with Disadvantage: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 211d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Vothe is meet by the rafters and pulled to safety.

Aten feels arms grab him and drag him to the surface.

Opportunity Attack on Shuushar 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 171d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 HIT
Attack on Bryn 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 232d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 5) + 1 = 9 HIT
Attack on Bryn 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 161d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 HIT
Attack on Kingsley 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 161d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 HIT
Attack on Ril 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 101d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 MISS

Aten 13 damage
Ixitxachitl 8 damage
Bryn 20 damage (Death Saves)
Ixitxachitl 17 damage
Kingsley 14 damage
Ixitxachitl 12 damage
Lenthus 6 damage
Ixitxachitl dead
Ril 10 damage
Ixitxachitl 0 damage
Vothe 9 damage

WHAT!? WHAT!? That's two crits in a row!
Death Save: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Lenthus kicks towards the surface.
Athletics: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13

Get me out of the water!

Ril sheaths his sword and tries to stay afloat.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 or 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

But goes back under.

After being hauled out of the water, Vothe will assess and treat the injured people.

Cure Wounds on Bryn: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Cure Wounds on Kingsley: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Cure Wounds on Aten: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

It would be nice, but I'm pretty sure there is no way to do that from the raft or in a single round.

Thought we were out of combat. I'll just heal Bryn first, assuming I can reach him. If not, I'll try to help fish him out and then heal him.

I'm underwater and dying. I think I'm at the mercy of saving throws and that's the only hope I have.

Even if you succeed at the saving throws, you're still unconscious. If Kingsley or Shuushar can save you, that could work. Too bad my fish illusion didn't work.

I think I'm dead unless someone drags me to the surface very, very fast. Since I'm also in the center of the enemies this might be a cut and run, especially with the drow having gained on us. Don't overextend yourselves just to save em and turn a player death into a TPK.

Aten does his best to kick for the raft, knowing that he is nearly useless now.

Swim Check: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11

This time he manages to stay afloat.

Retconning my action from above, since I was unaware of what exactly was going on:

Intelligence check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

After having been pulled up, Vothe will take stock of the situation and will shout "Where's Bryn? did he go down as well?" Noticing Aten, Vothe will shout to be heard "Help me find Bryn. I think he's drowning." I will give Aten Inspiration

Vothe will then heal Ril Cure Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Doing my best to make sense of this choatic situation please bear with me if there are any mistakes.

Next round Shuushar delivers Bryn to the boat, the boat closes in on the rest of the party. Aten is at the boat.

Ril is under and will take damage as water is filling his lungs 1d6 ⇒ 4

Vothe is on the boat.

Kingsley
athletics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 is up and will attack the creatures 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 161d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 HIT

Ixitxachil move to attack those still in the water
Aten 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 41d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 MISS
Shuushar 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 221d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 HIT
Kingsley 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 151d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 HIT

Aten 13 damage
Ixitxachitl 8 damage
Bryn 20 damage (Death Saves)
Ixitxachitl 17 damage
Kingsley 17 damage
Ixitxachitl (DEAD)
Lenthus 6 damage
Ixitxachitl (DEAD)
Ril 13 damage
Ixitxachitl 0 damage
Vothe 9 damage

I believe I was still underwater, unless a 13 lets me resurface.
Lenthus tries up.
Swim: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9
And fails.
Damn it! Axthres, take over for a while, I'm running out of breath.
yes Lenthus.
Lenthus's eyes glow with a foul yellow light. His hands burn with power as they carve arcane symbols into the water as an unseen hand carves symbols into his staff. Above, the others hear one thing. A series of words, rumbling with eldritch might.
"Help! I'm drowning!"
Casting minor illusion

Death Save: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Are you sure I am taking drowning damage? I managed a sucessful swim the round before...

@Ril, while I agree it is not fair I also don't think you would be able to get your full lung capacity, So lets say for every round from this point that you are above water you can get your con modifier in rounds under water until you can spend a minute above water.

Aten struggles into the boat and turns to cast a dangerous bite of frost at the frustrating creatures of the lake.

Frostbite on the Ixitxachil attacking Kingsley, if I need to roll anything to get in the boat let me know.

Swim 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 or 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 whichever is worse.

*glub*

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 141d6 ⇒ 5 Success.

With Bryne, Aten and Vothe safely on the boat that leaves Ril, Kingsley and Lenthus at the whim of the Ixaxtichatl.

Lenthus resurfaces for a moment and then goes under again. His illusion is effective and it calls some of the beasts off who attack relentlessly.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 231d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 221d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 and are now pissed as they relize he isnt even there...and you made the DM waste a crit. Gain an Inspiration.

Kingsley continues swimming..1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 but goes under, without being able to get the proper momentum he elects to grab the manta ray and bite him.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 131d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
1 + 3 + 2 = 6 But the manta ray quickly slips out and he retaliates against the poor cobbler.
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 101d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 miss.

Aten 13 damage
Bryn 20 damage (Death Saves)
Kingsley 17 damage
Lenthus 6 damage
Ril 13 damage
Vothe 9 damage

Ixitxachitl 8 damage
Ixitxachitl 17 damage
Ixitxachitl (DEAD)
Ixitxachitl (DEAD)
Ixitxachitl 0 damage

Swim: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5
Axthres realized he doesn't know much about how to swim in a human body.

Swim 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 or 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Yay

Ha-ha! Take that you fiend! he yells in his head as he bites onto the manta ray. Quickly letting go and once again making a climb for the surface.

Swim: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

King gasps with air as he returns to the surface, making another swing with his war pick at one of the rays.

Attack Roll: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

(if hits: Damage Roll: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9)

How far away am I from the manta rays? I also realized that swimming is a move, so I can do this stuff.
Axthres uses Lenthus's body to create another illusion, this time of a young cow, splashing in the water.
I hope these aren't too intelligent. he thinks, drawing Lenthus's dagger
Action to use minor illusion, draw dagger as no action. The illusion probably wont work.

"Kingsley! Go find Bryn! He hasn't surfaced yet!"

Inspiration on Kingsley and then healing for whoever is closest out of Kingsley, Ril, or Aten

Cure Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Ril swims for the boat

1d20 ⇒ 18

Shuusar actually brought Bryn to the raft, so someone should stabilize him.

"Kingsley, Ril to the boat!" Aten swirls his staff and a beam of frost crashes into the Ixitxachitl still fighting Kingsley.

Ray of Frost: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

I missed that. Change my bonus action to healing word

Healing Word on Bryn: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Alright I am going to say that everyone is pulled to safety, and is on one raft. Though you are unable to rest comfortably due to the close proximity to one another.

Ghiv you may be shape shifted into a spider or something resting on the make shift raft.

COMBAT OVER.

That was deadly

Ril curses silently at the events of the day and over his stinging wounds but he balances this in his mind At least no one died today and I've had worse wounds before.

"Hello people!" Axthres looks around happily, finally focusing on Vothe "Do you know how great it feels to have a body again? I'll only be here for a few minutes of course, but its nice all the same. Oh, sorry, I don't think any of you have actually talked to me. I'm Axthres," he holds out his hand, not to anyone in particular. "And the swimming! It was invigorating. We don't have proper swimming places in hell. They're all too cold or too hot."

While I appreciate you wanting me to get into the game really quickly, I think that might break immersion a bit to have a druid suddenly pop into being on the raft they just swam to....I mean the first thing I would think would be Why didn't you help when we were all drowning! I might hold off on introducing Ghiv until the group makes landfall, or sometime else soon.

Hours 28-31: 1d20 ⇒ 15 Encounter 1d10 ⇒ 9
Hours 32-36: 1d20 ⇒ 5

After narrowly escaping the jaws of death from the rather intelligent Ixitxachitl, the group encounters an extremely tight passage requiring some expert navigation.

I need someone to be the navigator and roll A Dex check to navigate the boat through the passage safely. If you have proficiency in Water Vehicles you may add you bonus to the check.

No one has water vehicles, and Ril has the highest Dexterity, so it should probably be him.
Lenthus uses his knowledge of boats and water from his childhood, to point out things to help.
Use the Help action to give whoever is navigating advantage.

I was thinking Vothe would be the best choice with Jack of All Trades. If anyone was Guidance now would be a great time to use it. Techincally it is a group check so I am not sure if help would apply here or not.

EDIT: PHB 175. To make a group check, eveyone in the group makes the ability check. If at least half the group succeeds, the whole group succeeds. Otherwise, the group fails.

So everyone Dex Check.

Dexterity: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Dex Check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Dex Check 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Dexterity Check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16