Chapter 4: The Waters of Menehune

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Jul 4, 2025 11:06 am
OOC:
Advantage from the mists, disadvantage due to their dodge... sounds like a straight roll?
Regan, beginning to let his temper get the better of him after the loss of the child, perhaps overcommits against the eel hounds on the slab. A thunderclap rings out through the forest...
[ +- ] OOC
Last edited July 4, 2025 11:17 am

Rolls

Attack (Booming Blade) - (1d20+8)

(7) + 8 = 15

Damage (Bludgeoning, Magic; Thunder; Radiant) - (1d8+7+1d8+3d8+2d6)

(2) + (7) + (215) + (45) + 7 = 33

Booming Damage - (2d8)

(42) = 6

Jul 4, 2025 11:26 pm
Admiral suppresses a growl of frustration. "Alright, how’s this for a story: Once upon a time, there was a pirate travelling through the jungle with a circus troupe in search of the circus troupe’s missing ship. One night they were attacked by a pack of hounds magically controlled by a boggle in a tree so the pirate ran off to kill the boggle to stop the hounds. The pirate’s pretty sure one of his companions might have been seriously hurt or killed while he’s been gone already and more will die unless he gets to that boggle quick but a bunch of pesky fey have seen fit to delay him." He narrows his eyes at the sprite. "That’s the story. You get to decide how it ends."
Jul 5, 2025 7:05 am
OOC:
Quick rolls...

Rolls

Sprite: Wisdom - (1d20+1)

(2) + 1 = 3

Admiral: Persuasion (disadvantage) - (2d20L1+7)

(169) + 7 = 16

Jul 5, 2025 7:21 am
ADMIRAL
A hush ripples through the lattice of sprites as Admiral spins his short yarn. Dozens of bright eyes stay fixed on him, widening at words like pirate, circus, and ship. Gasps grow sharper when he speaks of friends on the brink of danger and death—then boos and hissing pops greet the naming of the antagonists: the boggle, the hounds, and pesky fey—some sprites apparently not realizing they are the menace spoken of.

When he quickly finishes, the hush bursts into a flutter of wings and cheers:

"What adventure!" "Thrilling!" "Bold whisker-runner!" "Wonderful tithe!"

The captain sweeps his porcupine-quill spear in a crisp salute.

"Sharp tale, whiskered branch-runner," affirms the sprite captain, moved by the excitement. He then once again seems to remember to keep his composure and in a forced serious tone adds the clause..."provided it fits within the legally required three breaths."

He nods to the aide hovering at his right. "Measure." he commands.

The aide—a tiny sprite in silver leaf mail—unhooks a dewdrop orb, inhales, and exhales once across its surface. He then flies his mount straight up to Admiral's mouth and holds the orb there. Motes within swirl...exactly three times, then settle into a soft blue glow.

The aide bows toward his commander: "The tale was told. Three breaths, captain. No more, no less."

The captain’s acorn helm tilts in satisfied approval.

"Debt paid," relates the captian to Admiral. "We spotted a boggle’s slime trail ten trunks mistbound and then some limbs rootward. Move swiftly traveller, and may your claws find purchase and your tale someday return to us even grander."
Jul 5, 2025 7:23 am
OOC:
I will get a post up from Regan's vantage some time later tonight, Saturday night that is.
Jul 6, 2025 3:45 am
REGAN
OOC:
Sweet play!
Regan’s fury boils over: he swings his war-hammer in a wide, forceful arc, the head blazing first with crackling thunder then flaring white-hot as divine light floods the weapon. The blow lands full on an eel-hound’s chest with a deafening boom; radiant fire rips through flesh and, as crushing force kicks in, the beast is hurled backward in a shuddering quake of sound. A second pulse detonates mid-air, blasting the hound an extra ten feet over the slab’s rim; it vanishes into the dark below, yelping as it tumbles through leaves and broken stone.

The platform shakes under the thunderclap’s echo, mist torn aside in swirling rings as Regan stands, embers of radiant energy still flickering across the hammer’s face. (Regan delivers 39 damage.)

As Regan's victim falls, the remaining three hounds jolt in perfect unison, as if jerked by an invisible chain. Their haunches skid across the moss-slick stone, claws screeching for purchase while necks snap toward the void.

For a heartbeat they teeter on the brink, bodies drawn toward the same unseen gravity that drags their pack-mate into the jungle gloom below...
OOC:
I will roll three DEX saves for the three other hounds, DC Regan's Attack Roll of 15. If all three are successful they manage to keep themselves from getting pulled off the slab. As a side effect to that success, the three will be broken from the boggle's charm and they will lose their magical mental connection, functioning as individual minded eel-hounds that are no longer under the boggle's charm.

If any one of them fail their DEX save, all three are pulled off the slab and tumble down the ledge without being able to gain footing
...
Rolls shows that one fails its Save. So they all tumble and will sustain extra damage from falling uncontrollably.
The hounds cannot hold on and the force that pushed their pack-mate off the slab pulls them off as well. They fall chaotically, their bodies crashing against the jagged rock of the ledge. (Hounds take delivers 28 damage from fall.)

The rest of the party, shocked yet galvanized by Regan’s thunderous strike, unleash a volley the instant the hounds plunge over the rim. Swirling mist trails the beasts falling bodies like ghostly spotlights, turning each tumbling shape into an easy mark—and in moments the team’s combined blows shred the beasts before they crash onto the jungle floor below, showing no movement thereafter. (The rest of the party delivers 51 damage)

No pause follows. From the shadows beneath the slab, a larger pack of eight eel-hounds emerges, claws finding stone with mechanical precision as they swarm up the ledge in perfect formation—utterly unmoved by the fate of their fallen kin, navigating around them in a synchronized form.

Rolls

Eelhound DEX Save (DC 15) - (1d20+5)

(10) + 5 = 15

Eelhound DEX Save (DC 15) - (1d20+5)

(11) + 5 = 16

Eelhound DEX Save (DC 15) - (1d20+5)

(4) + 5 = 9

Eel-hound falling damage - (10d6)

(4112315461) = 28

Cordey: Crossbow Attack, Damage - ((2d20H1+6, 1d8+3)

(2d20H1+6 : (519) + 6 = 25

1d8+3 : (8) + 3 = 11

Jin: Eldritch Blast Attacks, Damage - (2d20H1+6, 2d10+3, 2d20H1+6, 1d10+3)

2d20H1+6 : (519) + 6 = 25

2d10+3 : (94) + 3 = 16

2d20H1+6 : (313) + 6 = 19

1d10+3 : (7) + 3 = 10

Taresh: Firebolt Attack, Damage - (2d20H1+2, 2d10)

2d20H1+2 : (1516) + 2 = 18

2d10 : (82) = 10

Rowan: Arrow Attack, Damage - (2d20H1+6, 1d6+3)

2d20H1+6 : (418) + 6 = 24

1d6+3 : (1) + 3 = 4

Jul 6, 2025 4:20 am
OOC:
Who do these eight attack? (1d8)

1 Regan
2 Taresh
3 Cordey
4 Jin
5 Tasya
6 Rowan
7 Mischa
8 Hounds take the Dodge Action

They rolled a couple 8s. So they will take the dodge action.

I will update the stats and map shortly.

Rolls

Who do these eight attack? - (8d8)

(81737682) = 42

Jul 6, 2025 4:26 am
REGAN

The eight claw their way up the ledge and onto the slab. As they pack did before, they eye up the party on the slab, ready to dodge any move and lash out with ferocity.
OOC:
Finally it's your turn
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Each Square = 5 feet

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Each Square = 10 feet

Stats
Admiral--Current HP: 54, Temp HP: 15, PP: 6/6, Pact Tally: 170/400. HD: (2d8, 1d8)
Regan--Current HP: 78, Temp HP: 0, Pact Tally: 0/150, HD: (3d10, 3d8)

Cordey--Current HP: 35
Taresh--Current HP: 29
Jin--Current HP: 31
Tasya--Current HP: 36
Mischa--Current HP: 32
Khyree--HP: 32
Rowan--HP: 32
Boy--HP: 0

Eel-Hound Group 1--HP: 0
Eel-Hound Group 2--HP:0
Eel-Hound Group 3--HP: 0
Eel-Hound Group 4--HP: 156 (3 hounds 52 HP Each)
Eel-Hound Group 5--HP: 156 (3 hounds 52 HP Each)
Eel-Hound Group 6--HP: 416 (8 hounds 52 HP Each) CURRENTLY ON THE SLAB
Eel-Hound Group 7--HP: 260 (5 hounds 52 HP Each)
Jul 6, 2025 5:56 am
"Thanks!" Admiral immediately darts off in the direction the sprite indicated. Were it not for the urgency of the situation, Admiral suspects he might have enjoyed talking to the peculiar little creatures.
OOC:
Since Admiral didn’t move last round, he can use feline agility again and double his speed this round
Jul 6, 2025 7:02 pm
Seeing the sheer number of hounds swarming the platform, Regan grins. It's... perhaps a bit unsettling, all things considered.

"Eenie, meenie, miney, mo..." And suddenly, the hammer arcs through the air again, glowing with power.
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Last edited July 6, 2025 7:03 pm

Rolls

Attack (Booming Blade) - (1d20+8)

(8) + 8 = 16

Damage (Bludgeoning, Magic; Thunder; Radiant) - (1d8+7+1d8+3d8+2d6)

(8) + (6) + (488) + (14) + 7 = 46

Booming Damage - (2d8)

(24) = 6

Jul 7, 2025 4:20 am
REGAN
OOC:
Okay Ma. Let's see how it works this time.
Again Regan's hammer hit with crackling thunder on an eel-hound. The beast is hurled backward in a blast of sound followed by a second, blasting the hound over the slab’s rim.
OOC:
Now there were 8 hounds on the platform. So I have to make it more interesting.

This time, the remaining seven that were not directly hit by Regan will make a DEX Save DC 16 (Regan's Attack roll) to keep themselves from getting pulled off the slab.

If five or more hounds fail their DEX save, all seven are pulled off the slab and tumble down the ledge without being able to gain footing. (There's more strength/footing/dexterity in numbers.)

As a side effect to the hounds' success, the Boggle will have to pass a WIS Check (Also DC 16) to keep control of this hound unit and keep it magically connected. If the boggle fails, the beasts will return to being individual minded eel-hounds that are no longer under the boggle's charm.

...

Rolls show that only four fail the DEX save. So the hounds are able to hold on this time.
The seven hounds that remain on the slab are nudged by the force that pushed their pack-mate off but they dig in their claws firmly as their haunches skid across the stone. The invisible chain that pulls them toward their pack mate snaps. They remain on the slab.

The eel hound that tumbled down the ledge can be heard letting out a piercing painful whimper as is scrambles off in to the jungle at the bottom of its decent.
OOC:
Regan delivered 52 damage, which is divided between the hound unit. But the hound he knocked off the slab was broken from the spell and whimpered off in pain.

Rolls

6 Hounds: DEX Save (DC 16) - (1d20+5, 1d20+5, 1d20+5, 1d20+5, 1d20+5, 1d20+5)

1d20+5 : (8) + 5 = 13

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

1d20+5 : (12) + 5 = 17

1d20+5 : (6) + 5 = 11

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

1d20+5 : (7) + 5 = 12

1 Hound: DEX Save (DC 16) - (1d20+5)

(15) + 5 = 20

Boggle: Wisdom (if needed) - (1d20+1)

(17) + 1 = 18

Jul 7, 2025 4:48 am
REGAN

The rest of the party attacks virtually simultaneously with Regan's boom. Eldritch blasts, fire, bolts, arrows, and blades target the surrounding beasts.
OOC:
The party deals 46 damage plus Regan's 52 for a total of 98 damage. The hounds on the slab have 318 HP.

Rolls

Cordey: Crossbow Attack, Damage - (1d20+6, 1d8+3)

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

1d8+3 : (7) + 3 = 10

Jin: Eldritch Blast Attacks, Damage - (1d20+6, 2d10+3, 1d20+6, 1d10+3)

1d20+6 : (5) + 6 = 11

2d10+3 : (44) + 3 = 11

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

1d10+3 : (5) + 3 = 8

Taresh: Firebolt Attack, Damage - (1d20+2, 2d10)

1d20+2 : (17) + 2 = 19

2d10 : (35) = 8

Rowan: Arrow Attack, Damage - (1d20+6, 1d6+3)

1d20+6 : (5) + 6 = 11

1d6+3 : (1) + 3 = 4

Tasya: Daggers Attacks, Damages - (1d20+5, 1d8+3, 2d20+5, 1d8+3)

1d20+5 : (12) + 5 = 17

1d8+3 : (1) + 3 = 4

2d20+5 : (1012) + 5 = 27

1d8+3 : (5) + 3 = 8

Hound: Mischa Mind Silver (DC 14), Damage - (1d20-4, 2d6)

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

2d6 : (46) = 10

Khyree: Quarterstaff attack, damage - (1d20+5, 1d6+3)

1d20+5 : (14) + 5 = 19

1d6+3 : (3) + 3 = 6

Jul 7, 2025 5:01 am
REGAN

The hounds lunge in unison:
OOC:

Who gets attacked?

1 Regan
2 Taresh
3 Cordey
4 Jin
5 Tasya
6 Rowan
7 Mischa
8 Regan (the boggle has caught on to Regan's technique.

Looks like: Taresh, Cordey, Regan, Rowan, Regan, Jin, Regan, Taresh

OOPS there is only seven on the slab. So the last roll is not needed.

With a unified snarl the eelhounds spring, jaws snapping and tails lashing like barbed whips.

One barrels into Taresh, its fangs locking onto his shoulder before the tail clubs his ribs—driving him to a knee under the twin impact. (Taresh 23 damage)

Another crashes into Cordey, bite sinking deep and a follow-up tail strike hammering his crossbow from his grip. (Cordey 25 damage)

Regan parries the first lunging beast, then whirls to deflect a second, but a third slips past his guard—its teeth raking his thigh while the tail slams against his breastplate, bruising but not breaking him. (Regan takes 14 damage)

Rowan rolls aside as snapping jaws close on empty air, thorns of mist flying from the near miss.

Jin twists just enough to let a tail glance off his arm—yet the creature’s bite still tears a bloody groove beneath his cloak before he stumbles clear. (Jin 14 damage)

As the combat unfolds another unit of hounds claw their way onto the slab!

Rolls

Who gets attacked? - (8d8)

(23168482) = 34

Eelhound Bite/Tail Attack Attack, Damage - (1d20+5, 2d6+3, 1d20+5, 1d10+3)

1d20+5 : (18) + 5 = 23

2d6+3 : (44) + 3 = 11

1d20+5 : (9) + 5 = 14

1d10+3 : (4) + 3 = 7

Eelhound Bite/Tail Attack Attack, Damage - (1d20+5, 2d6+3, 1d20+5, 1d10+3)

1d20+5 : (19) + 5 = 24

2d6+3 : (66) + 3 = 15

1d20+5 : (18) + 5 = 23

1d10+3 : (7) + 3 = 10

Eelhound Bite/Tail Attack Attack, Damage - (1d20+5, 2d6+3, 1d20+5, 1d10+3)

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

2d6+3 : (36) + 3 = 12

1d20+5 : (6) + 5 = 11

1d10+3 : (5) + 3 = 8

Eelhound Bite/Tail Attack Attack, Damage - (1d20+5, 2d6+3, 1d20+5, 1d10+3)

1d20+5 : (6) + 5 = 11

2d6+3 : (35) + 3 = 11

1d20+5 : (1) + 5 = 6

1d10+3 : (1) + 3 = 4

Eelhound Bite/Tail Attack Attack, Damage - (1d20+5, 2d6+3, 1d20+5, 1d10+3)

1d20+5 : (7) + 5 = 12

2d6+3 : (62) + 3 = 11

1d20+5 : (2) + 5 = 7

1d10+3 : (2) + 3 = 5

Eelhound Bite/Tail Attack Attack, Damage - (1d20+5, 2d6+3, 1d20+5, 1d10+3)

1d20+5 : (10) + 5 = 15

2d6+3 : (65) + 3 = 14

1d20+5 : (7) + 5 = 12

1d10+3 : (8) + 3 = 11

Eelhound Bite/Tail Attack Attack, Damage - (1d20+5, 2d6+3, 1d20+5, 1d10+3)

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

2d6+3 : (31) + 3 = 7

1d20+5 : (14) + 5 = 19

1d10+3 : (4) + 3 = 7

Jul 7, 2025 5:27 am
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Stats
Admiral--Current HP: 54, Temp HP: 15, PP: 6/6, Pact Tally: 170/400. HD: (2d8, 1d8)
Regan--Current HP: 64, Temp HP: 0, Pact Tally: 0/150, HD: (3d10, 3d8)

Cordey--Current HP: 10
Taresh--Current HP: 4
Jin--Current HP: 17
Tasya--Current HP: 36
Mischa--Current HP: 32
Khyree--HP: 32
Rowan--HP: 32
Boy--HP: 0

Eel-Hound Group 1--HP: 0
Eel-Hound Group 2--HP:0
Eel-Hound Group 3--HP: 0
Eel-Hound Group 4--HP: 156 (3 hounds 52 HP Each)
Eel-Hound Group 5--HP: 156 (3 hounds 52 HP Each)
Eel-Hound Group 6--HP: 318 (7 hounds 45.4 HP Each) CURRENTLY ON THE SLAB
Eel-Hound Group 7--HP: 260 (5 hounds 52 HP Each)
Jul 7, 2025 5:37 am
OOC:
I'll have to get a post for Admiral's vantage tomorrow. But please roll a stealth check oopsylon, still with disadvantage.
Jul 7, 2025 6:53 am
OOC:
Stealth check!

Rolls

Stealth (disadvantage) - (2d20L1+5)

(206) + 5 = 11

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