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Sarya asked locals "Are there any carts that we can grab around? We'll need as much provision as we can and carts surely makes that task easier."
As they sneaked through the town, a change could be seen on Sarya. It was like she was a younger version of herself.
Sarya looked about and whispered "We should try to bring that wolf down from afar. If our aim is true, it will die before it reaches us."
A. Oreld’s Fine Shop
B. Phaendar Trading Company (smithy)C. Riverwood Shrine
D. Taproot Inn
E. Phaendar Bridge
And remember that these are just suggestions so feel free to make up other areas keeping in mind that Phaendar is a small town.
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OOC: PHB states, "Any character or monster that doesn’t notice a threat is surprised at the start of the encounter. If you’re surprised, you can’t move or take an action on your first turn of the combat, and you can’t take a reaction until that turn ends."
So basically, the PCs would get to act in Round 1 while the wolf would not.
However, there is no advantage on the attack roll.
And as soon as the shot is fired, I would roll for initiatives.
I could allow more than one person to make a ranged attack if described properly.
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Kudvathalas looked at the growing group, turned to Aubrin and asked
"If we are trying to avoid notice, maybe we should keep the group small. Sarya mentioned there was a place near the bridge that we could gather. Do you think you could bring the villagers there, and watch them? Also, I ask a lot, but my Dwarven ally, Gazul, is injured. Has your god given you any more magic to help him?"
Kudvathalas looks to the more experienced Elf and nods silently. He pulls his totem from his belt and prepares to call forth the winds of winter.
"Take your hands off me and start carrying food." shouted Katra, then gestured towards the cellar where they were passing up crates.
She then grabbed a metal frying pan and put it in her pack, making sure it wouldn't make any noise.
Katra doesn't say anything, but nods. She turns and gesticulates towards the corner of the building while pointing at the refugees.
She then prepares to charge, moving as quietly towards the front as she can get.
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However, there is no advantage on the attack roll.
OOC: Sadly, I don't have my books where I'm staying during quarantine, but a quick google search confirms that attacking an unsuspecting foe or from an unseen position provides advantage on the roll. That's how Rogues get sneak attacks without another melee.
"Combatants often try to escape their foes' notice by hiding, casting the invisibility spell, or lurking in darkness.
When you attack a target that you can't see, you have disadvantage on the attack roll. This is true whether you're guessing the target's location or you're targeting a creature you can hear but not see. If the target isn't in the location you targeted, you automatically miss, but the DM typically just says that the attack missed, not whether you guessed the target's location correctly.
When a creature can't see you, you have advantage on attack rolls against it.
If you are hidden — both unseen and unheard — when you make an attack, you give away your location when the attack hits or misses."
Not sure of the page, but here's the D&D Beyond Link
[ooc]Here's what's in the PHB about Unseen Targets:
When a creature can't see you, you have advantage on attack rolls against it.
If you are hidden — both unseen and unheard — when you make an attack, you give away your location when the attack hits or misses."
OOC: I think the above is the gist of it. If the enemy 'can't' (incapable of) see you then yes, you have advantage.
But if you are 'hidden' then you lose your 'hidden' status as soon as you make an attack and thus don't have an advantage on that attack.
I would not allow rogues to get sneak attack that way.
In fact, I think I read somewhere that they made it like that to avoid a rogue from attacking from hiding (get sneak attack) and hiding with his cunning action and then be 'hidden' again.
But I could be wrong so feel free to show me where I am mistaken. And, don't worry, I don't this as a personal affront to my authority or anything like that. This is a game and many of us are playing with more than one system so we are all always learning.
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PS: I'll wait for Gazul to post. I 'may' be able to update later today. If not, then tomorrow.
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OOC: Well, the beautiful thing about 5e is that much of the ruling is done by the DM according to what makes sense. I will certainly continue to give advantage to hiding attackers in my games, but you're free to rule as you feel it's right.
My only argument for allowing advantage (both for ourselves and enemies) is that attacking from a hiding place should somehow give a mechanical boon. I mean, surprising someone should make it a lot easier to hurt them.
So you give yourself away when it hits or misses but the initial attack roll is made with advantage. Thus it can't be continual advantage but the opening salvo would be with advantage.
Not a big deal without a rogue. I am find with whatever ruling.
Cheshire looks around the kitchen stores. "Grab the essentials I guess. Plenty of hunting in the Fang. Staples might be best." The gnome grabs a bag of potatoes and drops it into a satchel.
Cheshire nods along with the plan. "My dad is out there somewhere. Hopefully we will cross close to my home. If he is not already among the fallen."
"If we attack . . .it might be trained to signal. Howl or bark that might draw more hobgoblins. Don't you think we could sneak in. There is a rear entrance." He sees the set of the other's jaws and their preparations and he makes ready himself.
I’ve read some more and I think you guys are right. The first attack from a hidden attacker is made with advantage.
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Sarya answered the gnome shaking her head. She said "Sneaking in is ever more difficult with as many people in our party. Besides, it will probably pick the dwarves' smell before we can even get to the house. I would think that, malnourished as it seems to be, it hardly has a sense of duty towards the hobgoblins. Elves with deeper connection to the forest than me could even try to charm it to help us, but I'm afraid we lack this skill for now. That's why I recommend the attack."
"we should kill it regardless. It'll be one more wolf at our back as we escape."
”Aye, best to kill it if possible. And we should move on it fast.” He grimaced was he adjusted his armor, cursing himself for being wounded twice already while nobody else was bloodied. His pride stopped him from asking for aid when Aubrin had been asked already. If the man was tapped out then that was that.
”I hate rushing. But the more we talk, the more wolves there will be to deal with.”
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"I said you could come with us. I never said anything about protecting you. Now carry food or you can starve."
"We should go check on the Gnome's father. No sense in leaving a hostage here if we can help it."
In the moments before the creature charged, Katra focused her hate on it, it's life aura reveled before her eyes. She knew where she had to strike.
As the Wolf began charging, Katra met it's charge, the two creatures clashing somewhere in the middle (although closer to the others, as the wolf was faster than the Dwarf).
Katra swung her hammer as the Wolf slammed into her shield.
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Sarya agrees with Katra saying "We should even try to gather as many villagers as possible before going."
Seeing that the wolf was still in fighting condition and willing to charge, Sarya put her bow away, drew her sword and stood next to Katra to meet the wolf halfway. She put the point of her sword up to stab the wolf once it came.
"I hope we can find your father, Cheshire."
Looking around at the destruction, Kudvathalas adds
"Nobody deserves this fate."
Watching the sickly creature make it's way towards the party, Kudvathalas called upon the winter winds.
"May Desna help you find rest"
[ooc]DC 13 Con Save, cold damage and disadvantage on fail, no effect on save[/dice]
Cheshire moves to a place where he has a clear shot and takes aim with this wand and waits for those whose attacks are quieter before he starts to chant. Once the opening salvo occurs his wand seems to bend in the waves of heat generated by the wand before a small bolt of fire launches toward the wolf.
Still injured, Gazul could just barely keep up with his sister. Shield in hand he stood next to her, forming an impromptu shield wall. Actually attacking though was beyond him, as raising his arm to strike sent a jolt of pain through his body. In surprise at the sensation, his axe did not come down at the foe.
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Gazul tried to shake the Wolf off his shield, but to no avail. And with it pressed so close against him he couldn’t swing at it with his axe. A sword, spear or dagger would have been perfect for such a situation...
"Stupid dog, that's a Dwarf you're trying to eat. Your teeth will only shatter on his skin." commented Katra, even as she swung her hammer again.
"Desna, lay this poor creature to rest, it has suffered enough."
Kudvathalas calls upon the winds of winter once more, and unleashes them upon the sickly wolf.
Cheshire rushed diagonally around his allies, between the deck and the side building. Hopefully this will give me a better shot at the wolf's flank. He restarts his spellcasting with the now familiar heat waves dancing in the air above the strange dark colored bone-like wand giving birth to a bolt of searing fire.
[ooc]So glad that Wolf was hit hard. Came really close to having a lvl1 character death!
Cheshire looks around for any other assailants. "Seems a waste to leave a perfectly good wolf pelt. Lets to go the supplies. " He moves off toward the front of the main building. He notes the dead woman on the deck. "Erastil look this way may your arrows find the hearts of those who wickedness stain the land." He looks up after his grim prayer and follows Sarya to the front door.
Gazul nodded towards his sister in acknowledgment of her hammer-work. With everyone moving towards the shrine, he followed suit. ”Chances there’s more hobgoblins looting the place. Let’s get after the long-legs ‘fore they fill the choke points.”
Kudvathalas looked between the buildings, making sure there weren't any more foes.
Content that there weren't any immediate threats, the elf moved next to Sarya.
Read the OOC.
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Sarya was too impressed with the mess in the temple to actually dodge the recruit's attack. The pain in her leg immediately made her regain her focus. She stepped sideways around the recruit while keeping him in attack range, so that Katra could attack him. After she finished her movement, she struck with her sword.
Katra ignores the recruit and moves next to the Soldier.
Gazul raised his axe to attack, but paused as Katra ran past. Torn between holding the line and joining the charge, he hesitated...by the time he swung it was far too late.
Kudvathalas looked through the doorway, and saw the horror within. He understood battle, but was disgusted by the disrespect to the people as well as the gods within the shrine.
Hoping to clear the entrance, Kudvathalas took a step back and once again called upon Desna's aid to send icy winds towards his foe.
"These creatures care not for life, nor the gods. Desna, lend me your strength to stop them from committing any more atrocities."
Cheshire sees the foe and his companions rushing to meet the hobgoblin. He slinks low and moves in to the left he dives behind the pew. From the relative safety of cover. He again he starts a now familiar chant with the wand heating up the air around it. He takes aim under the pew at the hobgoblin's feet.
OOC:
@Sarya: No, he led the slaughter of those who had gathered in the temple to pray.
@Katra: you'll incur an opportunity attack.
@Cheshire: you're attacking the hobgoblin at the front or back by the altar?
I'll move things along later today.
And you all better start praying to the Dice Gods for some better rolls. :)
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OOC: @Cheshire: you're attacking the hobgoblin at the front or back by the altar?
Read the OOC.
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, Gazul
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Ducking beneath the recruit’s wild swing, Gazul lashed out with his axe. The blade took the hobgoblin in the bicep, digging deep into muscle until it hit the bone, and even then it kept going. While not quite cutting the arm off, it did leave it useless. With a grunt Gazul pulled the axe free. With the brachial artery well and truly severed, the blood flowed all the more free. Gazul was glad that it was the left arm that he had hit, as the spray of blood was going to prove to be quite messy.
[dice=Hit Recruit]1d20+5
[dice=Damage]1d8+5Ducking beneath the recruit’s wild swing, Gazul lashed out with his axe. The blade took the hobgoblin in the bicep, digging deep into muscle until it hit the bone, and even then it kept going. While not quite cutting the arm off, it did leave it useless. With a grunt Gazul pulled the axe free. With the brachial artery well and truly severed, the blood flowed all the more free. Gazul was glad that it was the left arm that he had hit, as the spray of blood was going to prove to be quite messy.
OOC: that was a kill, BTW so the rest of you can concentrate on the soldier with Katra. She'll need help.
I'll detail the armor worn by your kills.
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Kudvathalas moved into the shrine, sparing a glance at the recruit as he stepped over the body. He made his way towards the defaced statue of Desna, assailing the leader with winter winds on his way.
Cheshire pops up from under the pew. He notes Katra up at the altar with the soldier, "We should . . . Bah." Whatever he would have said fades into an angry utterance and he moves to aim at the recruit but Gazul's chop drained any fight from the recruit. "One more. Let's move." The gnome burst off at a run crosses the isle to move into the second row on the other side of the sanctuary.
He clutches the bony wand and frantically mutters. A small bolt of flame shoots toward the remaining soldier.