Alright, waited a few days so will roll with what Meresiel posted.
Meresiel fires off two arrows, each one doesn't seem to wound the ooze at all but rather splits it apart into another pair. Each one weaker looking than the last. Valeros seems to heroically stabilize, the wound closing in on itself. The oozes gather at the tunnel entrance as one lashes out at Fumbus.
Kyra will Sustain her Spiritual Weapon, directing it to Strike the ooze that's trying to eat her goblin friend associate. With her remaining actions, she'll cast Spirit Link on Valeros
Unfortunately, Valeros won't get any healing until the start of Kyra's NEXT turn, but you will heal as long as Kyra is standing or 10 minutes have lapsed.
7 rounds remaining on Spiritual Weapon
100 rounds remaining on Spirit Link w/ Valeros
@Fumbus- A grabbed creature can use the Escape action to get out of the grab, and the Grab ends for a grabbed creatures if the monster moves away from it.
@Fumbus- Keep in mind that quick alchemy is a limited resource for the day.
Fumbus concocts a new alchemist's fire and splashes it all over the ooze grabbing ahold of him. The ooze shudders and pops across teh walls into nothing, dropping Fumbus to the ground.
Kyra links her soul up with Valeros to stave off death. Her magical scimitar sending a wave of force into the yellow ooze, slashing through it with ease.
Jelly fires a ray of frost into the wounded ooze, freezing it's pulsating right side.
Fumbus | HP 40/56 | AC 2220 | resist fire 2 | Fort +11, Ref +13, Will +7 | Infused reagents remaining: 0 | Hero Points: 1/2
Thanks, yeah I need to look up how many Quick Alchemy uses I should have... it's not included anywhere on the pregen sheet, from what I can find. I've only used it twice so far, so I'm pretty sure that's okay.
@Fumbus-Quick Alchemy uses an infused reagent which is the expendable resource. The remaining ones can be found under Infused Reagent on the pregen sheet. Infused Reagents: You have 9 daily batches of infused reagents that can be used to Craft 3 alchemical bombs of a single type, 2 alchemical items of a single type, or 1 item using quick Alchemy. Fumbus has already spent 6 batches of this ability to craft his alchemical bombs and items for the day, and has 3 remaining.
Meresiel rapidly fires more arrows into the ooze. the arrows don't do any damage but neither does it split it further as it seems too unstable and wounded. Yellow one that is.
The pair of ooze's gather at the entryway and reach down the gap for Fumbus and Jelly.
Fumbus' leather armor now broken as the pair are grabbed. Valeros regains consciousness as Kyra's spell siphons off a portion of her life and sends it into him.
As Kyra sustains her spiritual weapon as it moves and attacks an ooze yellow, if it still lives, thanks to the blessings of Sarenrae Valeros feels Kyra's very life essence sustain him, quickly healing a little bit of damage.
She then pulls out her sling and loads it.
Valeros regains 2 hp, Kyra loses 2 hp
@Fumbus- Another change with 2E Crit damage is not rolled twice, it is just doubled. So 24 damage, but alas this is an ooze and immune to crits! Also assuming no splash so you don't injure the unconscious?
Fumbus tosses even more fire across the wounded ooze. It melts into a pile of melted tar. Kyra's spiritual weapon slashes across the the remaining ooze.
Jelly will shift step or whatever he can do to get out of 10 foot reach and ray of frost the red one hit:11 + 1d20 ⇒ 11 + (14) = 25dmg:3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4, 1) + 3 = 10
Meresiel pelts another pair of arrows into the beast. the arrows don't do any damage whatsoever but it does split the ooze further. Both oozes look extremely unstable and near collapsing.
The pulsating oozes slam into Valeros and Fumbus. The strange psuedopods burning into their bodies and armor.
Fumbus and Valeros are both dropped to the ground quickly as the oozes swarm right over them. Fortunately for Valeros he is brought right back from death thanks to his link with Kyra.
You guys are actually doing great. you are very nearly there. Each of these oozes are very very close to death due to the split that Meresiel just did.
Kyra continues to sustain her Spiritual Scimitar, but unfortunately Sarenrae is not smiling upon her this round as the strike goes awry. Kyra takes a moment to cast Guidance upon Valeros.
Kyra immediately Stabilizes Fumbus. Then she mover forward and ministers to both Amiri and Fumbus, carefully feeding each of them their Elixirs of Life.
Go ahead and roll those yourselves.
She'll maintain her Spirit Link with Valeros for at least a a few minutes while the party discusses how to proceed.
"I still have an elixir of life as well, which I might use on myself after healing Valeros through our Linked Spirits. But it might be best to preserve our resources and rest instead, allowing me to recuperate my own healing powers. Or we can forge ahead and see how many of you die in the next encounter. I must warn you, I'm out of ways to bring you back from the brink."
“Valeros” | Male NG Medium Human (Skilled) Fighter 5 | HP 68/78 Perception +10 (Expert) | AC 23 (25 with Shield) | F +12 R +11 W +10 | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: none
Valeros gives a look at his nearly disentegrated clothes and Amiri and Fumbus's even worse states and gives a nod. "Alright, that's it. We should have taken the wisdom of Kyra and rested up before trying to go further. I ain't got much else in the way of healing, only an elixir of life myself, and given the lack of armor and healing, I say let's make a tactical withdrawal and try again tomorrow?"
"But first did that ooze drop anything?" The man then pops out his only elixir and contemplates it for a moment.
Let's rest up! That thing nearly took out over half the party. we can't really expect to live another encounter. Maybe Merisiel could look ahead and see if there's anything waiting for us.
@Kyra- How much health are you giving Valeros before you cut it off?
The group takes some time, drinking a couple of elixir's in the process.
Jelly additional healing:2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 2 = 8
Looking around it doesn't appear that the Black Pudding seems to have dropped anything. Though the small room to the north near where the ooze originated stands vacant as Meresiel could see.
This room appears to be a combination alchemy lab and bedchamber. Two narrow beds line the north wall, partially concealed by hanging curtains. Equipment-laden tables stand against the west and east walls. The pervasive chemical tang of the sewer is absent here; this room instead smells faintly of spices and tobacco.
On the tables are several scattered notes on crafting golems and creating oozes.
DC 20 Arcana or Occultism:
You realize that the notes are all experimental dead ends. The books stolen from Nexus House aren’t in this room; in fact, the only book here is a treatise titled “Living on the Shore of the Sentient Sea.”
There is a small note left in the books like some sort of book mark.
Note:
Zaynap—
I’m dropping this off for your review. That Igrigi was offensively condescending, and his prices were much too high. I was only able to negotiate this single treatise, which I hope you find useful. If this doesn’t give us what we need, I’m of half a mind to simply take what we need from Nexus House rather than deal with that arrogant buffoon again. He acted as though my money was beneath him to even touch.
—Bijan
Two everburning torches provide light to this room. Among the alchemical equipment here are two lesser tanglefoot bags, a lesser elixir of life, and a dagger of venom. The dagger is attached to a contraption designed to harvest its magically created poison (although the design is flawed, and no poison has yet been harvested). Thievery or Occultism to remove the dagger from the contraption.
"While it is a bit...squalid down here, if we wanted to spend some time I could put my Healer's Tools and expert knowledge in the field of Medicine to use and treat each of you who are Wounded. There's a good chance I could relieve you of your wounds, but it'll take around ten minutes apiece to treat you."
The duration of the spirit link will depend depend upon whether party wants to take time for treatment. Gonna let it run for at least a minute, might be closer to two. And that'll also factor in to when Kyra will drink her elixir, i.e. she'll want to wait until just before the party ventures forth, so as to take advantage of buff to saves v disease and poison.
I would overnight rest assuming it actually is safe to overnight rest in this place. This assumes the monsters never wander and always stay in the same place.
Kyra has a Wand of Mending, which casts Mending 1/day. It cannot help with Valeros armor, because it's too bulky (limit=2 Bulk for Mending spell), and it only restores 5hp, which wouldn't get Amiri's armor past the Broken Threshold, i.e. it'd still be broken. Same for Fumbus. With rest, Kyra could take mending spell, but to fix leather armor it would use up 2nd level spells, and Amiri's would use 3rd level spell slot. Probably best to find place for Amiri and Fumbus to buy new armor and use the wand to fix up Merisiel's armor completely.
While the party is discussing plans and thoroughly searching the lair, Kyra begins to administer first aid to Amiri.
Medicine check to Treat Wounds-Amiri:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25 Heals:2d8 ⇒ (5, 7) = 12
Will use Spirit link to give Valeros half of Kyra's HP, i.e. give him 24hp total, leaving him with 22, I believe? Or was he wounded twice while the spell was ongoing?
Not going to use Kyra's Elixir for now.
If ten minutes pass without interruption, Amiri regains 12hp and removes wounded condition.
And if we're just getting this out of the way, Medicine checks for Valeros and Fumbus:
Medicine check to Treat Wounds-Valeros:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27 Heals:2d8 ⇒ (7, 5) = 12 Medicine check to Treat Wounds-Fumbus:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15 Heals:2d8 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7 that last check just barely does it...and the D8s seemed to realize it. But it works. Wound removed and heal that many hp.
Fumbus | HP 40/56 | AC 2220 | resist fire 2 | Fort +11, Ref +13, Will +7 | Infused reagents remaining: 0 | Hero Points: 1/2
Thanks in advance for the healing! Fumbus will plan to create three of each of alchimist's fire, acid flasks, frost vial and bottled lightning (same as was on his pregen sheet) and then spend three sets of his reagents to make SIX lesser elixirs of life, which he's willing to dole out to people as needed (he's still at less than half health, so he'll probably need one himself). He'll save the other 2 sets of reagents for on-the-fly quick alchemy.
The group blockades themselves in the northern room with the dagger, free from the majority of the sewer small and flowing sludge. The night passes uneventful except for the occasional rat or banging pipe keeping the one on watch on their toes.
“Valeros” | Male NG Medium Human (Skilled) Fighter 5 | HP 68/78 Perception +10 (Expert) | AC 23 (25 with Shield) | F +12 R +11 W +10 | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: none
Yay a safe night. Now to figure out hit points. Valeros is at 34 thanks to the kind efforts of Kyra. Everyone should get con mod(min 1) times level on a rest, so in Valeros' case he gets 3*5 or 15 hit points back. Leaving him at 49 hp.... I can see healing is going to be more of a premium in 2E! Time to use that lesser elixir!
Valeros gives a stretch and pops his still sore back and neck. "Cayden's holy tankard do I need a drink or two. That ooze did a number on us. I mean look at this giant bruise here, here, oop and here. And this acid wound still hasn't closed. Jeez. Time to dig out the emergency libations!" He pulls out a small flask with a badly spelled 'emirgenc drank' on the side and takes a few long draws.
Please be kind, lesser elixir of life:3d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 3, 6) + 6 = 19
He sighs as some of the worst bruises fade away. "Ah, much better!"
Not bad! That leaves him at 68 hp more than capable of living a fight (that doesn't involve scary hard hitting oozes. I'm hoping to Cayden Cailean that was the hardest fight of the scenario.
“Valeros” | Male NG Medium Human (Skilled) Fighter 5 | HP 68/78 Perception +10 (Expert) | AC 23 (25 with Shield) | F +12 R +11 W +10 | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: none
Valeros gives a stretch after everyone finishes healing up. "Alright finders of the paths! Let's get moving! Assuming we don't have to worry about anything attacking us out there, I say we get some armor or repairs done and then let's go track these deadly, outlawed, ooze-making theives down! Now where should we be going? "
