Condition: None
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Baghotir removes the ballista bolt from his sternum. "Nope, I'm fine. It missed all the vital organs."
Blood oozes badly from the wound until he applies much needed healing. Not wanting to slow things down, he burns three spells on his accumulated injuries.
Belwick makes his way to the intersection. He looks around, thinking about what they might have missed. His eyes fix on the doors to the west. "Perhaps I've gotten turned around. Have we looked over the doors to the west? It feels like we might need to investigate that still. For... traps?"
"Agreed. Assume even the traps are trapped."
Embers...
Embers looks over both doors and proclaims, confidently, that neither is trapped.
"Good. Now I just need a few minutes to work through a bit of magic..."
Belwick consults his spellbook, left hand tracing sigils in the air as he conjures an invisible servant to help him.
"Open the southern door please," he commands the servant getting the group to all stand back a safe distance.
The door opens, annnnnnd...
...There is a *gasp* and a *thud* as a balista bolt streaks through the air, and stops suddenly as it hits the unseen servant. The unseen servant is slain. Both it and the balista bolt clatter to the ground.
Each Adventurer earns 250 Experience Points!
"Hey now...." Venn stares at the ballista bolt, wondering what drives a person to engineer traps this intense. After taking it in, he points at the wall behind the empty strongbox. "See here. It doesn't look like the rest of the stonework in this room. The color is slightly off and the masonry looks newer."
He motions to Embers to check it out for a door.... or a trap.
As Boghotir, Belwick, and Embers search ahead, Alisanne lingers in the room with the jade statue a bit longer. Scanning the room, she pauses at the peculiarity of the back wall. She examines it closer and then calls out to the others.
Hey, Baron! Want to come back in here? I think I found something. This wall looks like it's been mortarted more recently than the rest of this room. It might be hiding something.
Embers floats back in and, ashamed at her missing the balista door, really takes her time. There are no traps here, but gently pushing the wall... Opens it up.
Secret Door discovered!
The party discovers a short hallway. At the end there are two doors. One leads forward (east) and the other turns south.
"Well done, Alisanne. Let's make sure those two doors in the chamber aren't trapped. That the floor isn't trapped. That the ceiling isn't trapped... you get the idea."
Let's ease things a litte.
Embers and company make a thorough search of this hallway. The Hallway is free of traps. Both doors are also free of traps.
From here, pick a direction... East or South.
Baghotir, after hearing the hallway is clear, will line up at the east door and open it when everyone is ready.
Caelius lines up on the eastern door with Baghotir. "You sure this one doesn't have another bolt behind it?" Caelius asks nervously as he opens the door.
This room is a large cube. The ceiling is suspended by two enormous granite pillars. The walls, floor, and ceiling are made of shiny black iron. Scattered about the room are bags, chests, and urns. As you open the door you see a shimmer, like heat rising from a fire, pulse backward and pass between the pillars.
You see two humanoid forms, each one made of the same shiny black iron as the room. Their heads are featureless iron balls. Their bodies are squat and powerful, supported by stumpy legs. In the place of hands, each as a gleaming blade that looks razor-sharp, and a a wicked-looking hammer.
They move to intercept the party.
What do you do?
ROUND 1
1. Alisanne GO
2. Belwick GO
3. Embers GO
4. Iron Construct (Blue) TBD
5. Baghotir TBD
6. Iron Construct (Red) TBD
7. Venn TBD
8. Caelius TBD
Alisanne begins playing a whimsical tune. As she does, chrysanthemum blooms dance around Belwick, Embers, and Baghotir.
"To battle we go," Belwick says with a sigh.
The nobleman takes a few steps forward, spotting one of the statues. His hands begin the series of gestures nor familiar with the group. He's conjuring fire. "Let's see if we can heat this metal to a breaking point."
Alisanne blesses the party and Belwick scores a hit! The firebolt is not resisted.
Embers?
Roberts darts into the room, and scores a brutal critical hit! The [Red] construct pops and whirs, sparks flying and small bits of gears and machinery are shed.
The southern most construct moves on squat little legs to intercept the party. When it gets to the doorway, it starts to transform, extending its arms and the torso spins violently.
Roberts, Belwick, Baghotir and Caelius... All of you take points of damage, DC 13 Dexterity Save for Half.
Condition: Bless (d4)
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vs DC 13
Unable to take more of that, he presses his attacks back on blue.
(bless)
He then prays to god for another swing!
(bless)
Belwick avoids the worst the construct has to offer, but it still leaves him battered and bruised. "Owww..."
Baghotir hammers into the construct, striking it with punishing blows not once but twice!
The other recovers from the critical hit and heads for the closest target... Embers. It ambles over and it brings down the hammer...
, Embers is HIT for Points of Damage.
Botting Embers' Dexterity Save from last round...
Since she failed the save, she took full damage from the Whirl attack last round. With the hammer blow she is DYING. It's target down, the construct moves south as fast as it can go to intercept the rest of the party.
ROUND 1
1. Alisanne BLESS
2. Belwick FIREBOLT HIT
3. Embers CRITICAL SNEAK ATTACK, DYING
4. Iron Construct (Blue) WHIRL
5. Baghotir 2 HITS
6. Iron Construct (Red) HIT, MOVE
7. Venn TBD
8. Caelius TBD
ROUND 2
1. Alisanne GO
2. Belwick GO
3. Embers DEATH SAVE?
The arms extending out catches Caelius off guard as his body gets shredded. "We shoud retreat but Embers is trapped in there!" He steps in and swings his balde across the pair.
HP 9/49
AC 17 (+2 (19) w/ Shield) (14 w/o armor)
Short Rest Die 4/4
Action Surge 0/1
Superiority Die (D8; Disarming Attack, Sweeping Attack, Menacing Attack): 3/4
Norebo, don't fail me now.
Alisanne rushes into the room, doing her best to avoid any blade or hammer contact.
Hey, Embers! Now's not the time for a nap!
Venn runs into the fray, heedless of the danger. Ember has repeatedly put her safety on the line for him, it's the least Venn can do for her.
I award Venn heroic inspiration for heroic heroism!
HIT for
"Bastard! You'll pay for all of this!"
Not once, not twice, but thrice Venn swings his blade.
for
for
for
"I've got you Embers. I've got you."
Venn attacks, landing two powerful blows!
Belwick?
Belwick repeats his spellcasting from before, hurling a bolt of flame at the more damaged statue.
He then takes several steps back, making sure he's got distance enough to not get caught out like before.
... No.
Belwick's fire blows metal plating off of the construct--[Red] is now very clearly damaged, and nearing the end.
But it's companion... Seems to be confused, unable to tell which foe is the primary threat. It brings the hammer down on Caelius...
and the warrior deftly steps aside. MISS. It then turns towards Alisanne and tries to slash her with its blade...
or ... The bard, prepared to dodge, does just that. She narrowly avoids a slash that would have cut her from nose to nethers. MISS.
Baghotir!
Condition: Bless (d4)
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Baghotir can't get to red in any reasonable way, so he keeps pounding on blue.
(bless)
He then prays to god for another swing!
(bless)
"C'mon you tin-man, crumble!" he bellows as he swings.
Baghotir batters blue with big bludgeon energy. Two Hits.
The heavily damaged construct [Red] starts to transform, arms extending and torso spinning in a circle, hacking and bashing all enemies within reach.
points of damage to everyone except Belwick. DC13 Dexterity Save for Half.
ROUND 2
1. Alisanne Dodge, Healing word
2. Belwick FIREBOLT HIT
3. Embers Second Wind and (dodge? Withdraw? Unclear)
4. Iron Construct (Blue) MISS x 2
5. Baghotir 2 HITS
6. Iron Construct (Red) WHIRL!
7. Venn DEX SAVE, GO
8. Caelius DEX SAVE, GO
ROUND 3
1. Alisanne DEX SAVE, GO
2. Belwick GO
3. Embers DEX SAVE, GO
(bless) vs DC 13
Baghotir drops in the traces... though please double check it can reach me 10' away. I'm not adjacent if it helps me or I'd have attacked red first. :)
Not satisfied with an incomplete job, Belwick creates yet another bolt of flame that he hurls at the weakened construct.
"My friends! Please get back if you are able!"
Venn ducks down and immediately turns his attention to the morphing monstrosity and tries to cut it apart at the joints
for
for
Venn nearly destroys it[Red]. It looks as though one might breathe on it and knock it over.
Caelius isn't able to avoid this whirlwind storm as it cuts throuh his tossing his body limply to the floor.
HP -9/49
AC 17 (+2 (19) w/ Shield) (14 w/o armor)
Short Rest Die 4/4
Action Surge 0/1
Superiority Die (D8; Disarming Attack, Sweeping Attack, Menacing Attack): 3/4
Alisanne falls backwards into table pose, avoiding the brunt of the whirlwind.
She pushes herself back up to standing, and calls out to Caelius to rejoin the fight.
She then deftly extricates herself from the reach of the statues.
It is Belwick's firebolt that destroys the construct, it tumbles to pieces. Embers attacks the [Blue]Construct and finds a dangling plate. She rips into the mechanism with her rapier and bits of gears and servos scatter over the floor. But it still has fight in it...
You hear a sound as mechanisms hum and prime themselves for activation. Sparks fly--this construct is heavily damaged but still capable of dealing out death.
It swings it's hammer at Venn... and HITS for an Venn is knocked prone. Following it's programming, it slices down at the ranger...
or Venn is HIT for
Baghotir... Death Save.
Then if Venn is unconscious, he needs to death save.
ROUND 2
1. Alisanne Disengage, Healing word
2. Belwick FIREBOLT HIT
3. Embers Second Wind and SNEAK ATTACK HIT
4. Iron Construct (Blue) HIT x2, Whirl has recharged
5. Baghotir Death Save? GO
7. Venn DEATH SAVE? GO
8. Caelius GO
ROUND 3
1. Alisanne GO
2. Belwick GO
3. Embers GO
I ain't dead yet.
Caelius should also take an Opportunity Attack (at disadvantage for being prone).
"Oh, I'd say Ralishaz is having a laugh right now," Belwick says as the situation becomes even more dire. He moves up so that he can see the lone construct, certain that he needs to throw everything he's got at it.
OR
The bolt of flame he levels at the iron monstrosity is the strongest he's yet made. And though he hopes it's enough, he steps back before he can find out.
Caelius shakily gets to his feet grabbing his blade in both hands. Blood drips into his eyes. "One down huh, seems we are doing good." He steps in and attacks!
HP 6/49
AC 17 (+2 (19) w/ Shield) (14 w/o armor)
Short Rest Die 4/4
Action Surge 0/1
Superiority Die (D8; Disarming Attack, Sweeping Attack, Menacing Attack): 3/4
Point of Order... Caelius had Disadvantage on that Opportunity Attack. The first two die rolls go to that attack. (The 3 and the 7).
Next Die roll is Attack Action #1... Hit. And I've added Attack #2 Hit.
Caelius also says he's using two hands, so the Damage roll should be a D10.
First attack is the same
I'll take the better roll, 2nd attack is 11.
Caelius Hits for 20 Damage.