Gifted (Episode 3)

Feb 7, 2024 7:59 am

Unable to coordinate the group's individual movements verbally, Killain holds his ready position in full defense. He notices the split second appearance of the purple mist in the air to the south of their position.

Rolls

Perception - (1d20+5)

(14) + 5 = 19

Feb 7, 2024 8:02 am

annex Inactive for 1 months

[ +- ] Initiative Order: Round 1

[ +- ] Status

Keltos tosses a smoke grenade and as it obscures the area he's chosen, he sneaks into the midsts of the smoke and crouches down.

Completing his arcane step, Lucian suddenly discovers the return of sound. He points his staff and a jolt of lightning streaks forth. It only glances the bloody skull-faced fiend, but hits the armored machine-man full in the chest. The giant takes a step back from the impact and turns its focus on its attacker: Lucian.

Meanwhile, the Hound closes to its commanded target and snaps at the fiend, but misses with its bite.

Killian sees the appearance of the mist before it vanishes again. He holds his position with axe ready to meet whatever gets close enough to cleave.

The dual-wielding scorpion-man skitters quickly forth and prepares to lunge into the group to attack.

OOC:

Lucian's Staff of Power does not require a verbal command.

Natrix is up!

Rolls

Secret Roll

Natrix Xenodon

Feb 7, 2024 12:20 pm

As she rose another ten feet into the air, Natrix remembered the advice of Keltos. She wouldn't attack just yet, merely avoid confrontation for as long as possible. With the powerful and exotic magicks at play, Natrix knew merely floating invisibly wouldn't be an advantage too much longer. In addition to inspecting the monstrosities around her, Natrix also inspected the ceiling above for anything nasty.

OOC:

Action: Dodge.
Move: Another 10 feet up.
Bonus Action: Hide.

Rolls

Hide/Stealth - (1d20+7)

(20) + 7 = 27

Perception - (1d20+11)

(20) + 11 = 31

Arcana - (1d20+13)

(11) + 13 = 24

Feb 7, 2024 4:15 pm

[ +- ] Initiative Order: Round 1

[ +- ] Status

Rising higher toward the ceiling, Natrix looks around and notices a tendril of purple mist hugging the ceiling almost over the center of the chamber. As she seeing this, it forms into a vaguely humanoid shape and two small motes of shiny silver streak away from it. Even as the two motes race in opposite directions, the mist fades once more. It is with this, that Natrix suddenly realizes one of the two silver motes is headed in a direct collision course with her.

A mere moment after the two motes are launched, a purple mist swirls into existence to the south. A loud thunderous BOOM! emits from the vague humanoid form and can easily be heard by Kris, Keltos, Natrix, and Lucian. A fiery object streaks northward, veering in midair as if it has a mind of its own, headed for the cloud of smoke. And the mist disperses.

Crouching in the smoke, Keltos is shocked, literally, to discover something has breached the obscured area and stabbed him with a painful jolt. Less than a second to react and reach to find what has hit him, Keltos is knocked to the ground by the impact of something exploding into him.

OOC:

Keltos takes 2 pts of piercing damage, 4 pts of lightning damage, and 17 pts. of thunder damage.

@annex, please roll a DEX save for Natrix (DC 17), @Basil, please roll a CON save (DC 17) failure results in Keltos being deafened for 1 minute, with the ringing in his ears.

Tajuri is up!

Rolls

Secret Roll

Basil

Feb 7, 2024 5:39 pm

Thunder save!

Rolls

Constitution - Check dc 17 - (1d20+2)

(13) + 2 = 15

Tajuri Shadowmoon

RageRed

Feb 7, 2024 6:33 pm

With a silent battle cry, Taj moves and launches an attack on the scorpion man bearing down on them.

OOC:

Moving to M11. Bonus Action to activate Eldritch Claw (with naginata now has a 20ft. reach).
Making two attacks with advantage using 2 inspiration points.
If attack #1 hits: 27 Damage (with Lifedrinker and Eldritch Claw)
If attack #2 hits: 44 Danage (with Lifedrinker, Eldritch Claw, and Eldritch Smite)

Last edited February 7, 2024 6:58 pm

Rolls

Naginata +2 (Pact Weapon) - (1d20+12, 1d20+12)

1d20+12 : (4) + 12 = 16

1d20+12 : (7) + 12 = 19

Naginata +2 (Pact Weapon) - (2D20h1+12)

(29) + 12 = 21

Damage #1 (+6 necrotic, +1d6 force) - (1d12+8+6+1d6)

(10) + (3) + 14 = 27

Damage #2 (+6 necrotic, +1d6 force + 5d8 force) - (1d12+8+6+1d6+5d8)

(2) + (5) + (81725) + 14 = 44

Feb 7, 2024 7:48 pm

[ +- ] Initiative Order: Round 1

[ +- ] Status

Natrix attempts to evade the shimmering mote as it speeds unerring toward her. She feels its sting as she realizes it is a high-velocity arcane dart. It exploded on penetration of it needle into her flesh, with an electrical charge, and splatters a glowing yellow substance across her torso surrounding the point of the dart's impact.

The sound returns to Tajuri as she moves to close to the scorpion-man.

Tajuri goes after the scorpion-man. Shadowy tendrils extend from her many tattoos and bear forth her pact blade, as she cleaves into the large creature with devastating fury and beauty. Twice, she strikes the creature and both are empowered by fleshes of darkness and force; knocking the monster off its many legs. Its abdomen hits the ground and its attempts to recover its bearing.

Acting as a well-trained unit, the bloody skull-faced fiends move to engage the enemy. All save those already in melee range vanish and reappear thirty feet from their former location.

Knowing that Keltos is somewhere in that smoke, the fiend wades in sniffing for the shadow monk's life essence and an unmistakable scent. it slashes through the smoke slicing downwards into the prone monk's prone body, but fails to connect a second time, as Keltos rolls just in time. Keltos feels the horrid wound threatening to leech out his life with dark necromancy.

Lucian's Hound is the pack of fiends next target. The bloody skull-face growls back at the hound and chops twice deeply into the canine with its dark blade, sucking up its essence from the open wounds.

Next is Killian, as the Fire Goliath attempts to dodge the incoming blows, he is struck once across his shoulder. The dark blade rips into him and sucks out precious essence.

Two of the bloody skull-faced fiends attempt to blindside Tajuri, but she moves and avoids most of their attacks. The last blow strikes across her thigh, but fails to wound her as much as might be expected from the delivery.

OOC:

Natrix takes 3 pts of piercing damage, 5 pts of lightning damage
Keltos will be considered invisible but prone to this attack. Therefore cancelling out advantage/disadvantage. He takes 30 pts of damage. 5 of this is necrotic and reduces his max hps by 5 pts.
The Hound takes 32 pts of damage. 10 of which is necrotic and reduces its max hps by 10 pts.
Killian takes 15 pts of damage. 5 if which is necrotic and reduces his max hps by 5 pts.
Tajuri takes 6 pts of damage due to resistance and takes no necrotic damage from the injury.

Whew! Finally...it is Radu's turn to go!

Rolls

Secret Roll

Skullface #8 vs Keltos - (1d20+8, 1d20+8)

1d20+8 : (20) + 8 = 28

1d20+8 : (9) + 8 = 17

Damage with Critical (vs Keltos) - (2d8+16+5)

(45) + 21 = 30

Skullface #7 vs the Hound - (1d20+8)

(9) + 8 = 17

Skullface #7 vs the Hound 2 - (1d20+8)

(16) + 8 = 24

Damage (vs the Hound) - (4d8+10)

(8158) + 10 = 32

Secret Roll

Skullface #6 vs Killian - (1d20+8, 1d20+8)

1d20+8 : (13) + 8 = 21

1d20+8 : (6) + 8 = 14

Damage (vs Killian) - (2d8+5)

(82) + 5 = 15

Skullface #1 & #2 vs Tajuri - (1d20+8, 1d20+8, 1d20+8, 1d20+8)

1d20+8 : (4) + 8 = 12

1d20+8 : (6) + 8 = 14

1d20+8 : (16) + 8 = 24

Damage (vs Tajuri) - (2d8+5)

(71) + 5 = 13

Killian Maal

Feb 8, 2024 9:29 am

A fiery glowing aura surrounds Killian as he retaliates against the skull-faced fiend who has invaded his space and attacked him. With one great swush of the massive black demon greataxe his enemy receives a savage gaping wound, as its black ichor runs from it. It shrieks in pain, but no one hears.

Rolls

+3 Greater Demon Greataxe - (1d20+12)

(7) + 12 = 19

Damage + Improved Divine Smite - (1d12+8+5d8)

(10) + (84283) + 8 = 43

Tajuri Shadowmoon

RageRed

Feb 8, 2024 9:34 pm

OOC:

AoO vs M10, using Polearm Mastery Feat feature. Damage: 27 hps.

Last edited February 8, 2024 9:39 pm

Rolls

Naginata +2 (Pact Weapon) AoO - (1d20+12)

(8) + 12 = 20

Damage (+6 necrotic, +1d6 force) - (1d12+8+6+1d6)

(10) + (3) + 14 = 27

Radu Hove

C1NDER

Feb 8, 2024 11:39 pm

Radu grins, as he scans the battlefield. He wills the dark manifestation of his being into a space before some distance ahead of him, then commands it to close to a couple of the skull-faced demons. He jets to the east to engage a separate entity, bringing his sword around in a swift strike, followed by a flurry of other blows - attacks lash out from both him and his shadowy echo.

OOC:

Radu has AC +2 due to Haste; Using Great Weapon Master for -5 attack, +10 damage

Bonus Action: Manifest Echo to K12
Free Action: Move Echo to L11
Move Action: Move to O15
Attack Action: (4 Attacks - P15 until dead, then M12 via Echo)
Unleash Incarnation: Additional Echo Attack vs M12

Reactions Available: Sentinel, Mage Slayer

EDIT: Forgot to add the +10 damage, please apply for each successful hit!

Great Weapon Fighting Rerolls:
Attack 1: Keeping 1 die, rerolling 2d6, 1d8
Attack 2: Keeping 3 dice, rerolling 1d8
Attack 3: Keeping 3 dice, rerolling 1d6
Attack 4: Keeping 2 dice, rerolling 1d6, 1d8
Attack 5: Keeping 2 dice, rerolling 1d6, 1d8

EDIT 2: Totals:
Attack 1 (21): 25 dmg
Attack 2 (26): 64 dmg (crit) -> 68 dmg (crit, savage attacker re-roll)
Attack 3 (10): 38 dmg
Attack 4 (7): miss
Attack 5 (25: 26 dmg

Savage Attacker - re-rolling Attack 2's damage, taking the better of the 2, updated above totals.

Rolls

Attack 1 (2d6 Slashing, 2d8 Necrotic) - (1d20+6, 2d6+7, 2d8)

1d20+6 : (15) + 6 = 21

2d6+7 : (12) + 7 = 10

2d8 : (41) = 5

Attack 2 (2d6 Slashing, 2d8 Necrotic) - (1d20+6, 2d6+7, 2d8)

1d20+6 : (20) + 6 = 26

2d6+7 : (34) + 7 = 14

2d8 : (26) = 8

Attack 3 (2d6 Slashing, 2d8 Necrotic) - (1d20+6, 2d6+7, 2d8)

1d20+6 : (4) + 6 = 10

2d6+7 : (52) + 7 = 14

2d8 : (55) = 10

Attack 4 (2d6 Slashing, 2d8 Necrotic) - (1d20+6, 2d6+7, 2d8)

1d20+6 : (1) + 6 = 7

2d6+7 : (42) + 7 = 13

2d8 : (71) = 8

Unleash Incarnation Attack - (1d20+6, 2d6+7, 2d8)

1d20+6 : (19) + 6 = 25

2d6+7 : (61) + 7 = 14

2d8 : (16) = 7

Damage Re-rolls, as above - (2d6, 1d8, 1d8, 1d6, 1d6, 1d8, 1d6, 1d8)

2d6 : (61) = 7

1d8 : (4) = 4

1d8 : (8) = 8

1d6 : (3) = 3

1d6 : (4) = 4

1d8 : (6) = 6

1d6 : (3) = 3

1d8 : (1) = 1

Savage Attacker (Re-roll Attack 2's damage) - (2d6+17, 2d8)

2d6+17 : (42) + 17 = 23

2d8 : (56) = 11

Feb 9, 2024 8:33 am

[ +- ] Initiative Order: Round 1

[ +- ] Status

Tajuri whips her demonic pact naginata around, as the two skull-faced fiends attack her and injures one of them in return.

Radu manifests his echo twin, then moves to engage one of the fiends himself. They both find sound has returned to them as they move in to attack. His lethal attacks with the dark light sword decimate his opponent is only two hits and as it crumples to the ground. Switches his consciousness to the twin to continue the brutal assault. This fiend proved more elusive though than the first and the twin only managed to connect once of three attempts.

With a series of whirring and mechanical clanking, the large armored figure in the south of the area steadies itself after the arcane blast of lightning and stomps forward toward the battle in progress. It stops abruptly, raising its weaponized arm and unleashes a loud fury of tiny projectiles in the direction of its attacker and continuing to spray from left to right its hail of gunfire. In the cloud of bullets, Lucian, the closest skull-faced fiend, and the Hound are all hit. The hound vanishes.

OOC:

Round 2: Back to the top or the initiative order! Kris is up!

Rolls

Guardian's Gun - (1d20+9, 1d20+9, 1d20+9, 1d20+9)

1d20+9 : (15) + 9 = 24

1d20+9 : (6) + 9 = 15

1d20+9 : (11) + 9 = 20

1d20+9 : (13) + 9 = 22

Damage: Lucian, Skullface #7, The Hound - (4d6+4, 4d6+4, 4d6+4)

4d6+4 : (3651) + 4 = 19

4d6+4 : (4416) + 4 = 19

4d6+4 : (4113) + 4 = 13

Kris Amani (5e Custom)

C1NDER

Feb 9, 2024 9:07 pm

Kris continues her deadly dance, spinning her scimitar as she moves across the battlefield. She zeroes in on the armored enemy to the south that just attacked her and Lucien - points a finger at the creature and says, with a degree of fact in her voice, "You are banished!"

OOC:

First, she'd like to move - hard to tell fields of vision or where enemies are looking but if you can find a place that would be out of sight somewhere within 40ft, that works for me.

Then Casting Spell: Banishment vs the Gunnerguardian - CHA Save DC 16.

Move to F16.

Feb 9, 2024 10:02 pm

Round 2 of 8

[ +- ] Initiative Order: Round 2

[ +- ] Status

Kris attempts to banish the large armored gunner, but it simply shrugs off the arcane nuisance.

Leh'veia walks toward the scorpion-man completely naked now. She raises her hands and sinks to the floor in front of it, lying prone and face up on the floor.

OOC:

Round 2: Killian, Keltos, Lucian are up!

Rolls

Guardian's save - (1d20+4)

(18) + 4 = 22

Keltos the Seeker

Basil

Feb 11, 2024 3:33 pm

Keltos stands and slashes wildly before shadow stepping away to k4

Last edited February 11, 2024 3:34 pm

Rolls

S. Sword of Wounding - Attack ac 18 - (1d20+8)

(8) + 8 = 16

S. Sword of Wounding - Damage - (1d8+4)

(7) + 4 = 11

S. Sword of Wounding - Attack ac 18 - (1d20+8)

(5) + 8 = 13

S. Sword of Wounding - Damage - (1d8+4)

(7) + 4 = 11

Killian Maal

Feb 11, 2024 6:17 pm

Killian faces off against his attacker, cutting the fiend down with one more cleave of his demon greataxe. The Fire Goliath turns to see a naked Leh'veia apparently awaiting to be a willing sacrifice to the scorpion-man creature. He rushes over to intercept the large centaurian fiend before its too late do stop it; taking a second swing at the new foe.

OOC:

Killian moves to I13

Rolls

+3 Greater Demon Greataxe - (1d20+12)

(9) + 12 = 21

Damage + Improved Divine Smite - (1d12+8+5d8)

(7) + (75175) + 8 = 40

+3 Greater Demon Greataxe #2 - (1d20+12)

(15) + 12 = 27

Damage + Improved Divine Smite - (1d12+8+3d8)

(2) + (518) + 8 = 24

Feb 11, 2024 8:23 pm

Round 2 of 8

[ +- ] Initiative Order: Round 2

[ +- ] Status

With the temporary cloud of smoke now dissipated from the floor and spreading thinly across the ceiling, Keltos takes quick notice of the shimmering yellow substance splattered across his left side where the stabbing feeling had been. He pops into the shadows again, as everyone gets a chance view of a sparkling yellow light trail moving along to show his path, even though he physically doesn't.

Killian demolishes the skull-faced fiend in front of him and hurries to perhaps keep Leh'veia from dying upon the twin blades of the scorpion-man fiend. He slams his great axe into the large armored opponent, but fails to take it down. He realizes upon his approach of the prone bard, that somehow the silence is centered on her.

OOC:

Round 2: Lucian's still up!

Miss_Sadie

Feb 12, 2024 12:17 am

annex Inactive for 1 months

Well, that was unpleasant and that thing needed to die. Now he just needed to out live it. Lucian whistled to bring forth another hound from the shadows before he moved and cast his spell on one of the skullfaces. The lightning bounced from the first target to two others in range - another skullface and the gunnerguardian.

OOC:

Action: cast chain lightning on skullface 5, bounces to skullface 4 and gunnerguardian
- dex saving throw dc 17, half damage on save
Bonus Action: summon new hound to c16
- target c15, skullface 7
Move: to A11 (30 ft)

Hound's turn (when next occurs if not right away)
Action: bite to target
- if hits, DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone

Last edited February 12, 2024 2:54 am

Rolls

initial chain lightning target - skullface 5 - (10d8)

(5858441611) = 43

bounce chain lightning target - skullface 4 - (10d8)

(2275736552) = 44

bounce chain lightning target - gunnerguardian - (10d8)

(7216462547) = 44

hound - bite to hit - (1d20+5)

(14) + 5 = 19

hound - bite damage on hit - (2d6+3)

(46) + 3 = 13

Natrix Xenodon

Feb 12, 2024 12:41 am

"Hhhhsssssssss!"

Considering the high level and varied magicks she'd seen, Natrix wasn't surprised she'd been spotted. She was annoyed that she hadn't blocked the dart entirely, and had to settle for merely blunting its sting.

OOC:

Using Evasion to halve that 8 damage down to 4.

Last edited February 12, 2024 12:41 am

Feb 12, 2024 3:55 am