You certainly can't grab Estrella, she's inside the plant thing.
You certainly can't grab Estrella, she's inside the plant thing.
You certainly can't grab Estrella, she's inside the plant thing.
She has complete cover. So she is safe.
Elisani pokes her head inside the room, scrutinizing the enemy for weak points. With a quick prayer to Zohls, she sprints inside, the elixir she just consumed adding to her already formidable acrobatic abilities.
Tarphrex moves to the door, following Elisani. Peering in, he sees Graul, fresh blood on his blade, Elisani engaging with a large pile of animated salad, and no Estella.
"Elisani will not fight two at once. Go away!" Holding a tiny shovel and making a digging motion, he calls out an arcane phrase as the floor below Graul disappears.
Tarphrex moves to the door, following Elisani. Peering in, he sees Graul, fresh blood on his blade, Elisani engaging with a large pile of animated salad, and no Estella.
"Elisani will not fight two at once. Go away!" Holding a tiny shovel and making a digging motion, he calls out an arcane phrase as the floor below Graul disappears.
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@Elisani: Yes, that passes with ease. You're already stabbing by the time the creature even reacts to your approach.
@Tarprhex: Unsurprisingly, he was not expecting a pit to appear beneath him...
...or maybe he was.
The ogre-kin deftly dodges away from the edge.
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Estella grits her teeth as the plant's stomach acid bites away at her, her wounds immediately healing from Sherman's life link.
Resisting the paralysis, she struggles to break free from the plant's stomach.
No forgiveness needed, the rules are not meant to be hidden from the players.
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Ceven turns to the plant creature and hurls a chunk of stone from across the room at it, hoping to trigger the weakness that Elisani had reported.
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@Elisani: Yes, that passes with ease. You're already stabbing by the time the creature even reacts to your approach.
@Tarprhex: Unsurprisingly, he was not expecting a pit to appear beneath him...
[dice=Reflex Save]1d20+8
...or maybe he was.
The ogre-kin deftly dodges away from the edge.
This is why I stressed for you all to remind me, because I knew that there was no way on God's green Earth that I was going to remember....
...and that's an ogre in a pit.
[ooc](If it is supposed to be more damage, go ahead and roll it.
Alright, it's been a bit, so let us recap.
The doors open to a crossbow quarrel flying at you. Another ogre-kin across the room took the shot, and Estella moves in to confront him. As she moves, the thick vegetation in the room comes alive and grabs her, swallowing her whole.
Elisani moves in to attack the plant monster, cutting into it.
Sherman debuffs the ogre-kin.
Tarphrex drops said ogre-kin into a pit.
Estella wriggles about to get herself loose to attack the stomach of the plant.
Ceven flies in and blasts the giant plant.
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Now we're at Sherman's turn once again, then the enemies.
INITIATIVE!
Sherman
Enemy
Elisani
Ceven
Tarphrex
Estella
Shaking the dust out of his eyes, the Graul stands up with a groan.
Then he stows his weapon in order to free up his hands to climb.
Oh look, another yummy morsel has put itself in range of the mouth. Chomp, chomp, chomp....
VS. ELISANI
Chance for the parry/reposte. But if it fails...
and
Which will definetly grab you.
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INITIATIVE!
.....Sherman ..... (HELD)
Enemy
Elisani
Ceven
Tarphrex
Estella
Huge.
You are parrying the tentacle, which also negates the grab. So no damage and no grappled condition. This time.
@Sherman:
Burns it through. The plant creature is looking pretty rough, but still there.
Tarphrex steps into view of the plant creature and weaves another spell. A series of his 'dragon stones' fly unerringly to crash into the creature.
Tarphrex steps into view of the plant creature and weaves another spell. A series of his 'dragon stones' fly unerringly to crash into the creature.
[dice=Force damage]4d4 + 4
After the "stones" impact the plant creature, it shudders across its entire form. Estella can feel it shaking from her place in the stomach. Then the creature falls still.
It is dead.@Estella: You are still in the stomach, still subject to the acid, but no longer grappled.
INITIATIVE!
Enemy
Sherman - gone
Elisani
Ceven
Tarphrex - gone
Estella
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While the plant is dead, the fight is not yet over. Estella is still inside the creature and the ogre-kin is pitted.
It's just dealing an amount of damage, any kind of weapon will techinically do.
Estella is inside the plant and has total cover.
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Ceven could ready an action to blow the ogre back into the hole if he climbs out. We have people with bladed weapons, including Estrella, to get her out. My two cents.
From the inside, Estella flails her spear around, trying to break the plant's insides enough to break open a hole.
Ceven could ready an action to blow the ogre back into the hole if he climbs out. We have people with bladed weapons, including Estrella, to get her out. My two cents.
THIS. Ceven does this ;)
TY sir.
With a tearing sound, Estella pierces through the body of the plant monster and gasps for air as she emerges once more into sunlight.
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INITIATIVE!
Enemy
Sherman - held action
Elisani
Ceven - held action
Tarphrex - gone
Estella - gone
Elisani turns from where she was about to try and cut Estella free from the tendriculos, only to see a deep pit instead of an ogrekin. That must be Tarphrex' work. Clever. Unfortunately, she has no ranged weapons. All she can do is wait to see if the enemy manages to climb out.
Having stowed his weapon, and unaware of the bevy of attacks waiting for him, the ogre-kin begins his climb.
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The rest of you hear scraping of hands on rocks from inside the pit. And a voice that calls out, "Doncha worry Muck, Imma comin!"
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INITIATIVE!
Enemy - gone
Sherman - held action
Elisani -
Ceven - held action
Tarphrex -
Estella -
Round 3 of 8 for the pit
It sounds like the ogrekin will take some time to climb out. Elisani takes the opportunity to move into position to flank him with Estella.
Gasping for air and quickly composing herself, she stands up by the edge of the hole. She mutters a quick spell to recover a bit from the big plant's attack.
Once done, she peers down the hole, forces herself to regain some composure, and looks down at the ogrekin, plant sap still dripping from her hair.
"I'm afraid it's too late for Muck. You may want to consider surrendering."
The words are polite, but her tone of voice belies a massive amount of frustration. She's gonna be processing this unpleasant experience for weeks.
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Having stowed his weapon, and unaware of the bevy of attacks waiting for him, the ogre-kin begins his climb.
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I was going to wait until someone (Ceven) remembered he could fly and blast at the ogre-kin at will before calling the fight.
But with 3 rounds in the pit doing absolutely nothing, and no longer having his brother, I'm going to call the fight.
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The Graul shouts in anger at Estella's words, "You killed Muck!? YOU KILLED MY BROTHER!?" His anger is short lived, however, as Ceven hovers over the pit, blasting the ogre-kin to smithereens.
After a few moments, the pit disappears, brringing the bludgeoned body back to floor level.
With the tension gone, Estella falls to her knees in exhaustion. "That was horrible."
It takes a little bit for her collect herself, once again, but eventually she gets back up and cracks her neck. "Let's finish up our investigation here and get out as soon as we can."
Estella carefully approaches the Graul, and notes that there's a door to the north.
"So the plant creature was a friend or a pet. These ogres are the strangest indeed." Sherman shakes his in sadness.
"Could these two have been the reason the door was locked?"
But better leave the pondering for later. It was a tough fight, especially for the young lady. Sherman walks closer to Estella to take a closer look to her wounds.
"You survived the literal belly of the best, my friend. How are you feeling?"
With the tension gone, Estella falls to her knees in exhaustion. "That was horrible."
It takes a little bit for her collect herself, once again, but eventually she gets back up and cracks her neck. "Let's finish up our investigation here and get out as soon as we can."
Estella carefully approaches the Graul, and notes that there's a door to the north.
You are correct on both accounts. There is a door, it was not described. It was, previously, behind the mound of plant monster.
”Ogre say plant was brother. Tarphrex think lock was to keep plant in cellar. Ogre unlock when he come down, wait for trap-attack on us.” He looks at the mound of vegetation. ”If plant eat someone, where does stuff go?”
He casts detect magic and focuses on the plant, then the ogrekin, then scans the room.
@Estella & Tarphrex: You notice several notable things on the ogre-kin body; a collection of severed noses in a wax-sealed tin, a purse of 235 gp, and various magical items...
Estella gives Sherman a grave smile. "Physically, I'm alright, but I'm afraid it'll take a few weeks before I've truly processed that." She shivers. "That was harrowing."
When Sherman offers a heal, Estella declines. "I appreciate it, but conserve your energy." With a smile, she pulls out the wand in her pack. "Let's have this little gadget pay itself back, instead."
She heals herself with a few casts of the wand.
She then offers to anyone else who might need it.
Listening to Tarphrex, she stares at the plant mound again... "You think this was the fate of the original inhabitants? Could we have been too late?"
Elisani lets out a sigh of relief as the ogrekin meets his end. "I'm glad that you are relatively intact, Estella. My heart nearly stopped when the tendriculos ate you." She hesitates for a few moments, unsure what else to do or say. Finally the detective gives up on the daunting task of Being Social in favor of examining the newly revealed door.
If she doesn't find any traps, she'll try it to see if it's locked.
Tarphrex looks thoughtful at Estella. "Aah, Tarphrex not know. But think maybe if plant eat friend Estella, magic spear stay inside plant. It not eat Estella, but maybe eat someone else. Where their stuff?"
Tarphrex lays down a small vial. "Not know what is, but magic."
It is followed by the ogrekin's hide armor, ogre hook, and an amulet/fetish that appears to be made of a animal and fur. "Small magicks, help protect you or help hurt your enemy."
@Elisani: The door is untrapped and unlocked.
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Estella flashes a smile. "You and me both, Eli. But all's well that ends well." She claps her friend on the shoulder.
Upon hearing Tarphrex's thoughts, she nods. "Very good point... Maybe behind there?" As Elisani moves to check the door, she looks on with interest to see what's behind it.