Aesh's HC-Waterdeep: Dragon Heist [5e Adventurers League] - Spring Table (Inactive)

Game Master Aeshuura

Int History: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Int History, Adv: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Wis Insight: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

At first Reu mistook the eyeballs tattoos for cabbages tattoos "Hmm...just who are these cabbage men..." but peering closer it clicked and his own 2 eyeballs nearly popped out at the realization "Xanathar!"

Yagra stands up, looking menacing at the ruffians surrounding her and kicks the bald man in the ribs. The bald man groans in response as his mates pull him away...

You barely have time to respond when the small brass bell at the winch over the large well. You notice Durnan move to the lever near the bar and begin reeling the half-barrel back up.

The bell keeps ringing, which is unusual, and Durnan calls out, Keep yer pants on, I'm pullin' ya up!

insight: 1d20 ⇒ 11

"Oh hey does that mean someone is returning from the pit?"

so did I not filch any gold?

insight: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Why's he climbing the thing? Amelia asks a loud curiosity gets the better of her and she hops over to take a look down it.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Bhoors looks shocked at Amelia with realization, "CLIMBING?!?" He looks at Durnan, "Climbing . . . like they are chased or like its a monster coming out of the hole. That's not good right?" He moves to the edge.

@Amelia, You got a few coin purses, but you know that the longer you have them, the more likely you will be found out. Normally, when you are filching, you are long gone by now... Remember to check the code legal on the Campaign Info tab too. If you get caught, you will be subject to the fines and will have to spend DT for imprisonment. So be careful... ;)

As Amelia hops up on the ledge and peeks in, she sees a large form climbing up the rope, hand over hand, emerging from the darkness... As it comes into the light, she just manages to make out the shape as a HUGE troll!

Flapping out of the darkness, about a dozen stirges burst out and flap around in a swarm!

"Oh...no, no, no! That won't do!" Reu holds up his pinky to the rope and with the other hand pulls a small sphere of force from under his cloak that seems to be filled with a black, viscous, alchemical mix. The sphere loops and leaps in a crazy spiral down the hole...

Casting Grease on the rope just above the troll.

...before jumping for cover under a nearby footstool.

Sensing danger, Damine brings out her glowing sword, energy flowing through it in one, swift motion.

”Everyone! Get down!”

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Her focus is completely on making sure other people start hiding under tables and is ready to go! Deep breaths. Don’t choke this time. These people need you.

Does the rope look like it would be easy to cut or is it really thick.

Marquez turns at Damine's call to cease and desist, and is impressed at her forcefulness. His attention is only drawn away when the bell on the portal rings. Putting the glass of wine down on a nearby table, he rests his hand comfortably on the pommel of his rapier and watches Durnan. His eyes glance to Bhoors for a moment and then back to the well. Back to Bhoors again, and then back to the well.

As soon as the stirges fly out of the well, Marquez draws his rapier. Full or not, he does intend to let any of them near him.
readied action to attack if a stirge comes within five feet.

Insight: 1d20 ⇒ 19
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Rapier Readied Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 for Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Bah! with all the commotion, they wont know its gone till afterwards, and I doubt with all the bumping and bustle they'll be keen on trying to blame lil Ole halfling. If they even ever noticed me She also would have just slipped the coins out and into her own purse if that makes sense (from their purse after lifting if need be).

Amelia jumps off the lip as the troll clambers up. Instinctively Drawing her Rapier. But before she leaps down and readies a strike, she takes a moment to try and better understand the situation.

Bloody 'ell! What's all this then? Durnan! ye be raisin' trolls in yer well again?
perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 is troll Hurt?
insight: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19 is troll Hostile?

Perhaps, if you slip the purses back, they may think that they spent it all in their drunken stupors? Now a smart little thief would just skim a few coins off the top and return their purses, leaving them none-the-wiser...

Oh, the troll is hostile alright. But your passive perception is enough to tell that the troll is hurt. It currently has two stirges still attached...

Blast it, girl! You all know the portal leads to Undermountain! It's why you come here! Hazards of the Yawning Portal! Grab that oil lamp! Durnan yells, pointing to a nearby oil lamp hanging from the ceiling. At its height, Amelia would have to move a chair to reach.

As a stirge flies near Marquez, his blade flashes and the little beast bounces on the ale-soaked floor, blood oozing into a puddle...

How close to the top is the Troll if I missed it? Also I had asked earlier but did not see an answer. How thick is the rope as in can it be cut quickly?

Sorry, I missed that one. The rope is pretty thick, since it holds a giant half-barrel that lowers adventurers into the Undermountain. The troll is probably about 20 feet down, and the rope directly above it is coated in grease at the moment... Thanks to Reuleaux's grease bomb... Think of one of those ship ropes, maybe 2 inches in diameter...

How far down the rope is the grease.

We'll say it spreads 20 feet down, because Reu said he was placing it just above the troll...

Bhoors draws his rapier and waits. He is going to wait. He looks around at the stirges. They are nuisances the Troll is the real trouble.

If an opportunity attack comes up he will strike a stirge other wise he is going to see how the Troll fares climbing with the grease. If the troll is able to keep climbing despite the grease he will let the troll get a few feet into the grease and then cast Dissonant Whispers. Dissonant Whispers Wisdom DC 14: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 3) = 11 If it fails it takes the damage and tries to flee. Hopefully frantically changing direction will make it loose its grip. If I need to engage something else I will otherwise my next action is going to be casting the spell.

Bhoors looks at the gnome. "Can you light the grease on fire? He grins evily.

When I first envisioned it, it was mostly for fun, not look for "easy gold" or the like. So I'm fine with her having spent some time to snag a purse or two and slip some gold out before placing it back or, more likely, just setting it down near them.

Aye, but ye normally aren't pullin' em up! she shouts back while keeping out of the way of the stirges.

I reckon these bugs are ta' full o' troll blood ta' be much of a botha to us.

Works for me, you can make a Sleight of Hand later, or Stealth to place it near their chairs on the floor, whichever works better for you. :)

Durnan shrugs, Enough lip, girl! Just be gettin' the lamp and douse the bastard!

From under the footstool Reu's pair of lips emerges from the darkness. The lips point at Bhoors and say "I lost my eyebrows like that once! I shant lose them again!" before retreating back to the darkness.

Marquez looks down at the gnomes lips and shakes his head. ”IF YOU WISH TO FIGHT, YOU MAY CONSIDER WHAT IS CLIMBING THE ROPE!” He says very loudly.
He points at the rope with his rapier and crosses his foot over other foot.

The troll grasps at the rope, but cannot find purchase. It looks to the wall of the portal and leaps to the wall, its greasy hand slipping, but other hand holding tight!

You have essentially a surprise round to act as it is trying to make it up the wall.

Initiative Surprise Round
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Trolls -> Reuleaux -> Stirges -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

Surprise Round

When the troll leaps from the slippery rope Bhoors unleashes a spell he had been waiting to cast.

Dissonant Whispers Wisdom DC 14: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 3) = 11 (from the previous post) Hopefully he will flee.

Wis save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7

The troll shakes its head, then screams! The echoes ring up from the well and Bhoors watches the creature begin climbing down as fast as it can!

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

It slips a few times, due to its greasy hand, but manages to avoid falling too far!

Hearing Marquez, the little rock gnome summons his courage and quickly crawls across the floor to the edge of the pit, peeking over just enough to get a look with his eyes.

To his surprise, the fat piece of garbage known as a troll is quickly descending. "For extra measure!" he convinces himself as his ears twiddle to and fro and he blinks rapidly, as a tiny orb of aqueous nitric acid gushes down the pipe...

Acid Splash: 1d6 ⇒ 2 or Dex save 13 for none, splashes creatures within 5 ft.

Marquez leans over to the gnome ”Thankyou amigo but I was hoping to use the troll for a distraction to the others. It seems between you and...” he pauses for a moment as recognition flows over him. ”¡Qué fuerte! If it isn’t Bhoors Thisledown. Jhou and I need to talk my friend. I’ll buy a drink after.” he says comfortably, almost as if he had no concern for the fight in the corner or the troll in the well.

Bhoors looks away from the troll, toward the thick Amnish accent. He looks a moment his characteristic smirk returning, Seems friendly . . . that can't be right. Does he know? "Stay breathing then. I love free drinks."

He looks about to make sure the stirges are not near him and then he looks again toward the troll.

Troll Dex save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
Disadvantage: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

The troll tries to move out of the way, but slips!

Troll Dex save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

The troll catches itself again, but it has slipped another 30 feet!

You have given yourselves another round!

Initiative Surprise Round
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Troll -> Reuleaux -> Stirges -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

Amelia hops onto the lip of the well with her shortbow in hand, trying to stay relatively stealthy and out of the trolls view and fires off an arrow at the troll as she shouts.

Get back down there ye hear! Go on ye oversized goblin!

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
attack adv?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 adv due to it climbing/my stealth?

damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + (6) = 11 if no adv. ignore the SA die

Amelia's arrow thuds into its side, and it does not seem to react other than look straight at her...

Initiative Surprise Round
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Troll -> Reuleaux -> Stirges -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

Marquez, you going to do anything? If not, I will pass you by and have the critters go. The troll is just climbing, but the stirges still pose a threat.

Marquez is trying to use the troll as a distraction of the other fight. Either to have them pay attention to the real fight and watch as heroes defeat it or to generally help the bartender out of a tricky predicament.

Damine, seeing the others shoot down the troll, tries to deal with the stirge problem and goes to cut one down that flies near her!

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Yagra stands and the thugs pull their buddy out from under her and use the troll distraction to try to make an exit, You guys are crazy!

Damine swings, but the little creature flutters out of the way!

Three of the stirges seem to still be hungry, while the others are hanging near the ceiling...

Stirge 1 on Marquez: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Stirge 2 on Bhoors: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Stirge 1 on Damine: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Wow.

Almost as if looking in a mirror, a pair of stirges attach themselves to Marquez' and Bhoors' necks! 8 hp to each of you!

Damine ducks as the little stirge flaps overhead.

Durnan tosses a hunk of flint to Yagra and heads out from behind the bar, pulling a shimmering greatsword from behind it.

Initiative Round 1
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Troll -> Reuleaux -> Stirges -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

Durnan comes out of retirement to face down a troll climbing into his bar and I am stuck dancing with a big misquito.

Is the stirge a stick an run creature or is it stuck in Bhoors trying to feed.

Bhoors stabs at the stirge with his rapier.

Rapier Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Rapier Damage a 1/2 elf can hope: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Dagger Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Dagger Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

The mosquito-like creature slips out of the way of Bhoors' rapier, but anticipating this, the blade skewers it on his dagger!

Bhoors, remember that both weapons need to be light weapons in order to make use of two-weapon fighting. I'll let it go this time, but you may want to look into the Dual Wielder feat next level. Scimitar or shortsword will do in the interim.

Initiative Round 1
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Troll -> Reuleaux -> Stirges -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

The mosquito-like creature slips out of the way of Bhoors' rapier, but anticipating this, the blade skewers it on his dagger!

Bhoors, remember that both weapons need to be light weapons in order to make use of two-weapon fighting. I'll let it go this time, but you may want to look into the Dual Wielder feat next level. Scimitar or shortsword will do in the interim.

Initiative Round 1
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Troll -> Reuleaux -> Stirges -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

Sorry I totally forgot that point rapiers aren't light any more. I thought I had fully updated to level 3. Otherwise I would have a pair of scimitars. I have a second dagger. Would it be best to Retcon that I have 2 daggers out and scimitars are on my shopping list.

Sounds like a plan! Go all Drizzt on them! ;) Actually, I see scimitars as being any light sword with a single slashing edge... ^_^

Seemingly annoyed by the Stirges interuption, Marquez decides to deal with the pests with magical force. Gesturing quickly with his free hand and speaking an ancient word of command, three bolts of energy fly out of his hand. One flies forward then reverses to strike the Stirge attached to his own shoulder. The second reaches out and strikes Damine’s aggressor. The third looks as if to strike the Stirge on Bhoors before it vears off course and onto a secondary target, for the troll down the well.

Marq’s Stirge: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Damine’s: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Troll: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The bolts of silvery force zip around the room, instantly killing the two stirges! The troll takes the hit... 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15 but continues to climb, unperturbed.

EDIT: Nice new avatar, by the way!

Initiative Round 1
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Troll -> Reuleaux -> Stirges -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

Thanks. I think they fixed the issue I was having with the avatars today.

Reu raises his left eyebrow, then his right, then his left even higher somehow before fiddling around in his pack a moment. He produces a few sprockets of varying sizes and hefts each in his hand a moment, gauging their densities and specific gravities before "Aha! Oh yes, this will do quite nicely!"

Holding the sprocket in his fingertips he shouts a stupid gnome rhyme that seems to echo throughout the tavern supernaturally "Ally oop! Stinkle doop! Wheee!" and the sprocket bursts alight like a rocket in flight, streaming forth at ludicrous speed straight into the troll's face...

Catapult: 3d8 ⇒ (8, 7, 6) = 21 or Dex save none.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
disadvantage: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

The troll ducks behind a crag in the wall that manages to give him just enough cover to block the sprocket! Bad luck, man! I was rooting for ya!

Damine is ready to swing her sword once more at the stirge attacking her until a bolt of magic hits it and it falls dead. She looks over at the source of the bolt and grins at Marquez, waving at him. "Hey thanks for the assist! I, uh, weakened it though!"

Seeing one stirge left attacking Bhoors, she moves forward and swings her sword at that one to help out the bard.

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Welp, this is overkill.

Crit Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Amelia uses the troll being distracted by climbing to let off another arrow.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
attack adv?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 I'm assuming I get advantage due to it climbing as you did not correct my assumption. If not, ignore the 2nd roll and sneak attack.
damage: 1d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (1) = 8

No! Ye get back down there ye hear! Or there'll be more Stirges on ye than there be fish in the sea! She shouts at the troll before moving away from the edge of the well

How close to the lip is the troll now?

When Damine strikes the stirge Bhoors regards her, "Well thank you. Glad you were here."

Damine's blade flashes severing the stirge's head from its body! The creature splat's on the ale-soaked floor at her feet.

Amelia peeks back over the edge, taking a pot shot at the troll, the arrow thudding into its back. It roars, looking at the little halfling over its shoulder, eyes narrowing...

@Amelia, it is 20 feet from the top, but not for long...

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Disadvantage: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

The troll covers the remaining distance with frightening speed and comes up right in front of Amelia! It reaches back ready to tear the little halfling limb from limb! It used the Dash action. Death will have to wait! ^_^

Initiative Round 1
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Troll -> Reuleaux -> Stirges -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

good news is the hurricane didn't hit my area too bad. Also, Amelia moved away from the lip of the well (her full move if possible) So she isn't in melee range of the troll just yet :P

Reu shatters a fragile crystal in his hands, rubbing the calx over them in a deep green hue before blowing it towards the troll...

Acid Splash: 1d6 ⇒ 5 or dex save 13 none, splashes enemies within 5 ft

Ah, I missed that. Okay, he goes to 1d3 ⇒ 3 Damine...

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Reuleaux's spray of acid catches the troll dead-on in the face!

Durnan looks at the troll, Blast it, did no one grab the lamp?

The barkeep rushes to an oil lamp hanging over one of the tables, yanking it off its chain, accidentally spilling on himself! Torm's hairy arse! he swears, before he tosses the lamp at the troll, Light him up, Yagra!

The half-orc moves up and strikes the head of her mace on the flint that Durnan had tossed her. The first hit showered sparks on the troll, but it failed to catch fire. Yagra cursed and struck again! This time the troll went up like a wicker effigy on Trolltide!

Initiative Round 2
Marquez -> Bhoors -> Amelia / Troll -> Reuleaux -> Damine -> Yagra / Durnan

The troll, ablaze in the tavern is flailing and screaming!

Marquez, Bhoors, and Amelia, you are up!

Bhoors strikes at the creature with his daggers darting in and back away from the flames.

Dagger Attack 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Dagger Attack 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Dagger Damage 1: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Dagger Damage 2: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 = 9