[5e AL] Elvenflow [Completed!] (Inactive)

Game Master mishima

Shae tries to quickly finish off her down so she can help with the redcap.
Staff: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Thrust Kick: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Thorny G vs Mender: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Thorny B vs Mender: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

Another burst of divine wrath echoes throughout the trees, sending the vegepygmies cowering like land urchins. Sha'lea focuses her ki pummels one with her staff, before a powerful scissor kick lifts the thing from its feet, sending it crashing into the tree trunk behind...and exploding in a viscous goo of thorns and fungal slime...

Thorny G: dead

Then, just as the Redcap was about to start another rhyme with its annoying 'click, click' chant, the lantern light seemed to dim as a new radiance entered the Realms...the edge of Gorum's axe was alive with holy fire...and brought the creature pain as was ordained from on high.

Redcap 13 ac, 26/45 hp

Giuseppe, your original plan was to attack blue. But that will require a Disengage now that the Redcap has moved up (see map). Would you like to direct that to the Redcap instead? Yellow also possible without disengage.

Quen and Io to go as well.

After that display, I would turn my attention to to the redcap... Clenching a little bit after that display...

Struggling to stand after avoiding three nasty swipes at his jugular, Giuseppe drops to a knee. Taking a deep breath and centering himself, the swordsman surges up with an upward thrust at the dark fae's face!

Bonus action, Second Wind: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Longsword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Inspiration: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Grabbing his medallion of faith, the cleric will plead with Mishakel to grant life to the half orc. The medallion glows a soft blue. That same soft blue light envelops the half orc.

As an action, you can use Channel Divinity and present your holy symbol to restore up to 10 HP divided among any creatures within 30 ft. up to half a creature's HP max.

Quen, let's say you did that last round so Gorum gets the full 10 hp (with Menders 4 coming just after to push up to 14).

Go ahead and take another action for this round.

Giuseppe stood before the perverse creature, his warrior spirit boiling over the edge...he cut a reckless arc across the throat of the creature, but it was only a feint...the true strike followed unseen by the Redcap, just above the belt in the softness of its stomach...

Redcap 13 ac, 17/45 hp

Quen and Io up.

Quen, let's say you did that last round so Gorum gets the full 10 hp (with Menders 4 coming just after to push up to 14).

Sir Gorum likes this plan. 14/22 hps

Io follows Giuseppe's thrust with a rapier to the gut, slashing in to the fey's side before spinning around to defend himself against the thorny dog.

Rapier attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (6) = 12

Using disengage if need be to turn around. Woo hoo on that attack!

With Giuseppe keeping the little fey busy on his feet, Ionnis sees a fast opportunity and stabs quick as a snake...surely penetrating the things kidney, or whatever equivalent fuels its bizarre physiology.

Redcap 13 ac, 5/45 hp

Will give Quen a bit longer, but will post enemy actions today for sure.

Nice hit!!!

Ah, the joys of rogue...

The redcap, heavily bloodied and nearly defeated, seems more insane than ever talking to himself as if to decide which intruder into his domain to kill "Blanket-head...no...Sir Tusk...click...Slim Stabby..." In the final analysis, the only thing that makes sense to his fungal brain is to try and kill everyone...his boots squeal as he steadies a final battle stance...

Attack 1 Giu: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Slashing: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 = 10

Attack 2 Gor: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Slashing: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10

Attack 3 Io: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Slashing: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 = 9

The Athkatlan is struck first, but in his agony somehow seems to try and use the Redcap's own attack against him: turning the sickle just so such that it misses his other two companions. But in what can only be some supernatural strength, the crusty old gnomish murderer wrestles back his weapon, vengefully striking all...fresh blood for the pits.

The thorny dogs quickly regrow their lost and shredded portions, and attack with pure abandon...

Thorny Y Target Alpha Giu/Gor/Io: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Thorny Y Bite Gor: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Piercing: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 1) + 1 = 5

Thorny B Bite Mender: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Piercing: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 2) + 1 = 6

...but the bright light of the lantern seems to be throwing off their night adjusted vision.

Party up. Map also up to date, but no real change since last turn.

Mender moved around blue until he was adj. to both blue and yellow and then unleashes thunderclap again.

Thunderclap: Con Save DC 13: 1d6 ⇒ 5 Thunder damage on a failed save.

B Con vs Mend: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
Y Con vs Mend: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

The freshly regenerated wounds on the thorny near Ionnis rupture again, spilling their pus and ichor from the aasimar's call to the heavens.

Thorny Y 10/27, ac 14

Giuseppe, on unsteady legs, sweeps his worn blade in a wide arc at the red capped gnome!

Longsword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

The redcap would never know the story of Giuseppe di Firenze and the way he clawed himself out of the gutter. Would never know the painstaking attention to detail it required to create a convincing forgery. Simply could not ever hope to replicate the way the charlatan of the Sword Coast copied the posture of richer men, down to even the way they held a sword...

Would never know, because its head detached from its spine and rolled into a mole hole.

Redcap down. Repeat, we have a redcap down.

...and I completely forgot about Alberto...next time.

No worries. I would have commanded him to stay... I do like "the charlatan of the Sword Coast, though...

Gorum sees the point of Giuseppes blade explode through the fey remove the fey’s head and knows the fight is done with that one. Still seeing the bramble creatures as threatening, the Paladin congratulates Gio the best way he knows how.

Ignoring his own wounds ”Helm has witnessed our work this night and he approves. Good kill.” Gorum places a hand on Giuseppe’s shoulder, and the holy power of the paladin’s faith closes some of the fighters wounds. ”Our fight is not finished yet though.”

move through Io and Gio’s square staying in base with yellow and moving adjacent to Giuseppe. LoH to Gio for 6 hit points.

Rapier attack against thorny dog: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Inspiration?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
sadface

Io swipes at the thorned menace but the slash to his back throws his balance off, and he can't quite connect.

As Gio takes a deep breath, and turns to face the thorny dog threatening them, he nods thanks to the big paladin.

Quen and Sha up.

The cleric will cast word of radiance in such a manner as to hit the redcap
1d6 ⇒ 5 Con 13

Quen steps into the fray to capture both creatures in a burst of his gods divine quintessence...

ThornB vs Word: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
ThornY vs Word: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

...but the energies fail to penetrate the alien husks.

Sha'Lea catapults across the field, forward flipping through the air and landing on the wounded pygmy in an explosion of martial skill...

Staff: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Blunt: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
MA: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Blunt: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

...nearly crumbling the fungal creature apart like hot moist cake, yet it still stands...immediately regenerating some of the wounds before her eyes. +5 at the start of its turn

Thorny Y 9/26 hp

Enemies up.

Target ThornyB Mender/Quen: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Piercing: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 3) + 1 = 9

The fearless monster dares munch Mender, bringing the aasimar within inches of mortal peril.

Meanwhile the nearly destroyed shop of horrors counterattacks Sha'lea's deft probings, trying to work its maw through the flurry...

Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Piercing: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 4) + 1 = 6

...at last using its thorns to prevent what would have been a simple blow to deflect unarmed (had it not been covered with thorns).

Party up. Map updated.

Current hp:
Mender 1 /17
Giuseppe 7 /20
Ionnis 6 /15
Gorum'drek 4 /22
Quen 7 /17
Sha 6 /17
Yellow 9/26
Blue Full health

Rapier attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
sigh

Io swings wildly at the thorn-doggy, utterly missing, you're not sure what's going on.

Shae responds to the thorny attack with a quick shot between the creature’s eyes with the butt of her staff, and then a quick kick to the underside of its chin!
Staff: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Kick: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Gio looks out at the situation, fishes out a gourd of oil and splashes it on the thorny dog-like creature before him and calls out, Light it up!

Owww! Quit it!

Mender moves around blue to the spot directly South of it. He then calls down fire from the sky on the yellow.

Sacred Flame: DC 13 Dex Save: 1d8 ⇒ 3

He repeats his prayer and spell focusing on the same creatures.

DC 13 con
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The monk and the rogue are frustrated in their attempts to bring the beasts down, as if the creatures have eyes in the back of their heads seeing every move coming a second before.

Giuseppe employs riot tactics, dumping the viscous paraffin all about the thorny...We'll say you dumped it in the square, otherwise it would be a disadvantage ranged attack with no +proficiency which you probably dont want

Dex vs Mender: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Divine radiance is called from above, and though the creature attempts to dodge and weave out of the way, it seems to come from an impossible angle biting into its rubbery flesh. The searing radiance ignites the paraffin with a *whoosh* and the flames crackle throughout the forest. Its radiant damage not fire but meh

Con vs Quen: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
Con vs Quen: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Quen's word of power again fails to find its inflections carry the weight they might once have.

Thorny Y 6/26 hp, 14 ac. Will take 5 fire damage at end of next turn if still in same square.

Gorum up.

I moved adjacent to Gio last turn to heal him. So I’m actually adjacent to blue and yellow.

Gorum lends his axe to any clean up of the brambles letting someone else with access to fire take care of the one dowsed.

@Blue Greataxe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Slashing: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 Great Weapon Fighting: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Looking over his shoulder at the flash of radiance that seems to have set Gio’s plan in motion, the half orc nods his approval to Mender.

Probably should have finished off yellow but I didn’t want to ruin Gio’s idea.

Alrighty, sorry for missing that detail. Adjusted.

The two creatures seem to be communicating with each other in an alien clicking and whistling sort of language, almost arguing...a debate cut short by the paladin's axe.

Thorny B 15/26 hp

Enemies up...

As the flames rise, the thorny's flesh rejuvenates (with vitamin E)...but clearly the creature is panicked with the blaze. It tries to leap out of the flames before it is scorched...

Mender, Gorum, Giu, Io, and Sha may take an Opportunity Attack on yellow as it attempts to leave the oil fire square.

Meanwhile the other one hisses, and lashes out stupidly...

Target Gorum, Mender, Quen: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Piercing: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6) + 1 = 8

...at Mender, and the fire behind his divine eyes seems to dim as he collapses on the mossy trail. Christ dude, sorry.

Take your OAs on yellow (including Mender), then Party Up.

Thorny B: 20/26 hp, 14 AC
Thorny Y: 11/26 hp, 14 AC

Map Updated.

OA
Greataxe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Sir Gorum tries to catch the retreating kindling with a back swing that would have surely struck if the creature hadn’t moved.

opp att: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

I wish these were real dice so that I could burn them in fire

Opportunity Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage?: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

It’s down to Mender and Gio. Drop that thing!

Opportunity Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 Wow.

I think Thorny Yellow should take damage at the start of its turn. I mean ongoing effect, such as spells or alchemist fire use that rather than end of its turn... Just sat sayin... ^_^ It just bums me out that it doesn't even stop its regen for a round... :(

Well, I was trying to give you a break...I figured 5 OAs would do more than 5 damage. But then every single one of you missed... XD Well there's still Mender...OA was before he was dropped.

Also you still have your normal turns.

Even with the 5 damage, he still would have been up with 1 hp and still could have taken that move. My aim was to stop the regen, more than kill it. ;)

Come back here, you rat! Giuseppe curses, exasperated.

Where did the Thorny Yellow move to?

If you wanted the oil to splash right on the creature, its a ranged attack with disadvantage (since you are 5 ft) and without your proficiency bonus (since oil flask is improvised) vs ac 14. We can retcon that if you want, I made the assumption it wasnt since you didnt roll.

It moves straight south.

Ha ha, I think there is a miscommunication. This was my internal logic when trying that action: When you are in an area of continuing effect, usually damage is dealt at the start of their turn. (see Alchemist Fire, Moonbeam, Spirit Guardians, etc.) Even if it were just 1 hp of fire damage, since it is obviously not as powerful as alchemist fire (which is 1d4). I figured I was just splashing it in the area, hoping that I could catch at least the area, if I couldn't catch any of the creature... I figure the improvised weapon was if I was throwing the flask at the creature, but that was not what I was doing, which is why I didn't roll. :)

EDIT: Gio moves around to Blue and swings at the thorny beast!

Longsword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 Welp, again, the dice winds shift their direction against me...;)

Ah. Sure, lets retcon it did 5 ongoing fire damage and halted its regen, so its sitting at 1 hp. Not trying to play gotcha with the rules, I see your intent. I was just reading the oil flask where it said end of turn, didnt think to look elsewhere.

Oil flask? Let me look. I am so used to interpreting the rules as a DM, I sometimes make assumptions that don't always hold true. Sorry, not trying to fight you on this. Just, it sucks when combats drag on, especially when no one can hit worth a damn... ^_^

EDIT: Oh damn, you are right! That is some backwards stuff. Sometimes I don't understand why they do things one way all the time, the turn it on its head for one case. I am fine with it. I just think that it should at least take damage at least once, despite it neither entering nor ending its turn there. Unless, you can see any reason it wouldn't have been burned. I think 5 ongoing might be a little much though... Eh. I trust you. I am constantly learning more and more about this game as I play. Moreso than when I DM! Thank you for indulging me on these discussions! I think I would have been kicked from the table by now! >.<

Its no biggie at all man, lets just go with what you thought would happen. Because it makes zero sense you would do something you didn't want to have happen, right? :) Besides, I'm chomping at the bit for next few scenes...I was really hoping the 5 OAs would just obliterate it. XD

Mender still has an OA (triggered before he fell), then all but Giu have their normal turns. Yellow is 1 hp and 1 square south of current map location. Blue is 20 hp positioned correct. Let's do this!

Also a reminder everyone except Ionnis and Giu have inspiration, it refreshed from the village RP.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
damage?: 1d8 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 3 + (2) = 10

Io elects to scream at the thing in rage, his weapon just isn't having any effect and he doesn't have anything flammable.

If this continues, I have an idea for a non-rolling action next round. Sheesh.

That was my thought too, and why I opted for the oil thing...