Chapter 8: The Wormwrithings

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Jan 15, 2019 7:35 am
Mai'ngor helps haul Hunter out. "No exits from this chamber. I suppose that means we backtrack?"
OOC:
Is this pit natural, or worked stone?
Jan 16, 2019 6:51 pm
OOC:
It's definitely natural
As you enter the previous, bone-fill chamber, there is a deep rumbling and you can feel the chamber vibrating. It seems to be getting stronger by the moment.
Jan 16, 2019 7:04 pm
Hunter looks at Hanne. "That sounds like something big coming right for us," she says. "What do we do?"
Jan 16, 2019 7:20 pm
"I'm guessing that is one of the fabled purple worms. Any chance we can outrun it?"
Jan 17, 2019 2:22 pm
Hanne shakes her head, eyes wide in fear, "I don't know! My family usually tries to avoid the worms," she says, fear clear in her voice.

As she turns to Mai'ngor to reply, the east wall of the bone-filled chamber bursts open, rocks and dust filling the room. Looking through the dust, you see the massive creature right before you, its maw large enough to swallow a horse and its wagon whole.

Taken by surprise at the messy entrance, you don't have a chance to react before two of the dwarves you rescued are scooped up and swallowed whole by the monstrous worm.
[ +- ] Purple Worm
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Your turn!
Jan 17, 2019 7:36 pm
Hunter growls, flicking open her hand to bring a circle of light in front of her. She twists the circle to the right, brightening its effects, before pushing against it with her palm. "Any advice is welcome!" she says over the din, "even if it's to run away!"
OOC:
Using Empowered Spell if necessary.
[ +- ] Erupting Earth
[ +- ] [url=https://gamersplane.com/characters/dnd5/1194/

Rolls

Erupting Earth, Dex Save DC 17 for half - (3d12)

(1110) = 12

Empowered Magic, 2 dice - (2d12)

(610) = 16

Jan 17, 2019 7:38 pm
OOC:
Don't forget wild magic roll :P
Jan 17, 2019 7:42 pm
OOC:
Wild Magic!

Rolls

Wild Magic - (1d20)

(14) = 14

Jan 24, 2019 4:11 pm
Xeliss moves toward creature, raising her hands and chanting. She pulls back, ripping away its life force like one might pluck a weed from a garden.

Rolls

Blight- CON Save 15 takes half damage - (8d8)

(37377424) = 37

Jan 25, 2019 2:46 pm
"Let's dance, worm!"
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Bonus action: War Dance
Move to melee
Action: Attack two-handed with Sinag

EDIT: Oops, rolled the wrong damage die, and forgo to add the damage bonus from war dance.
Last edited January 25, 2019 2:47 pm

Rolls

Sinag - (1d20+11, 1d8+7)

1d20+11 : (17) + 11 = 28

1d8+7 : (2) + 7 = 9

Extra attack - (1d20+11, 1d10+9)

1d20+11 : (19) + 11 = 30

1d10+9 : (10) + 9 = 19

Crit damage - (1d10)

(3) = 3

Jan 26, 2019 12:16 am
Hunter's spell erupts from the ground, shattering stone and battering the gigantic worm.

Xeliss' spell pulls from the life force of the worm and it's flesh sags slightly from its huge body.

Mai'ngor fearlessly charges the great beast, slashing it twice with his light-forged blade. The flesh melts away beneath his furious attacks.

The dwarves, angered by the loss of their companions, roar and charge the monster heedless of the danger. Neither of them seem to be able to get through the creature's powerful hide.

Sarith looks at his short blades and sighs before rushing the beast from the side, staying out of the radius of Sinag's light. He gets two good slashes in, spraying the creature's blood across the bone-filled floor.

Purple Worm: 134/247, AC 18
Jan 26, 2019 12:28 am
The worm, enraged, thrashes wildly, crushing both of the dwarves under its bulk. It then bites at Mai'ngor before stabbing at Sarith with a huge stinger on its tail.

It grabs hold of Mai'ngor in its mouth and begins to swallow the tikbalang (29 vs AC. Damage: 25)
OOC:
@Mai'ngor: You have to make a DC 19 Dexterity save or be swallowed. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the worm, and it takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at the start of each of the worm's turns.
It's tail stinger plunges straight into stomach of Sarith. He staggers back and falls to the ground, a large hole in his gut. (27 vs AC. Damage: 19 piercing, 42 poison)

Purple Worm: 134/247, AC 18
Sarith: 10/71, AC 17
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Your turn!
Jan 26, 2019 1:21 am
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Spending 1 Luck point to force reroll of worm's bite attack. DEX save below in case it still hits. 25 damage is before damage reduction?
Last edited January 26, 2019 2:50 am

Rolls

DEX save DC19 (Advantage from War Dance) - (1d20+5, 1d20+5)

1d20+5 : (15) + 5 = 20

1d20+5 : (3) + 5 = 8

Jan 26, 2019 2:06 am
OOC:
Correct. That damage is before resistance.

Also, you can choose to use a Luck point after the roll if you choose :)
Jan 26, 2019 2:30 am
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Naatkinson says:
Also, you can choose to use a Luck point after the roll if you choose :)
Yes, that is my intention. Here's the reroll. Pretty sure I prefer the original. Anyway, I made my save.
Mai'ngor tries to dance out of the way of the monster's gaping maw. The tikbalang takes a gash on the shoulder as spins away, but manages to avoid being swallowed.
Last edited January 26, 2019 2:52 am

Rolls

Lucky reroll - (1d20)

(19) = 19

Jan 26, 2019 3:08 am
Maintaining the glowing circle of light, Hunter practically thrusts her fist through the arcane glyph. "Son of a marilith!" she curses to no one in particular as she sends rock and stone erupting underneath the worm.
OOC:
Casting Erupting Earth again, using Empowered Spell if necessary.
[ +- ] Erupting Earth
[ +- ] [url=https://gamersplane.com/characters/dnd5/1194/
Last edited January 26, 2019 3:09 am

Rolls

Wild Magic - (1d20)

(12) = 12

Erupting Earth, Dex Save DC 17 for half - (3d12)

(753) = 15

Empowered Spell - (2d12)

(39) = 12

Jan 26, 2019 3:36 am
OOC:
I'm guessing Sarith & I are caught in the eruption too? Unless there's some way to put the AoE on the other side of the worm or something. Rolling DEX save, just in case.

Rolls

DEX save (advantage) - (1d20+5, 1d20+5)

1d20+5 : (5) + 5 = 10

1d20+5 : (20) + 5 = 25

Jan 26, 2019 5:34 am
Seeing Hunter concentrate on the area around the worm, Xeliss follows suit. A plague of locusts descends upon the slug.
[ +- ] Plague of Insects

Rolls

Insect Plague- CON Save 15 for half damage - (4d10)

(6656) = 23

Jan 26, 2019 6:53 am
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Not my intention to catch friends in the blast.
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