Against the Cult: Entering Orlane (1.7)

ROUND ONE, continued

As the two villagers throw open the barn doors, the fighter and the monk perform their prepared attacks.
Myrtha's axe bounces off of the villager in the doorway, who has wisely come wearing armor. But Aanbo's dart catches the villager in the neck. Villager 1 takes 6 piercing damage. He sways but does not fall, looking daggers at the monk.
Another form, further back, rushed through the weeds towards the doors, but it is not quite able to make it even with a dash. That figure runs off to one side, so that the barn walls obscure view of it as it gets close.

Theran is up next, then the final villager, and we'll be done with round one.

Reptile enters his Rage.
Theran casts a spell (Chill Touch) and a glowing, disembodied hand forms in the air and grabs Villager 1. The nighttime visitor staggers but does not...quite...fall.
Villager 1 takes 4 necrotic damage.

The final villager, "Six," still partially hidden in the weeds back from the barn door, reaches into a pouch and pulls out an object that glows as bright as a lantern, which she then flings into the barn. It lands 10' from the barrel barricade, and illuminates the interior of the ground floor around it with bright light.What do you do for round two?

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23 - Joseph (4/13)
18 - Myrtha (12/12)
18 - Villagers Three and Four
17 - Aanbo (19/19)
15 - Chase (11/11)
12 - Reptile (15/15)
12 - Villagers One and Two
11 - Villager Seven
7 - Theran (13/13)
7 - Villagers Five and Six

ROUND TWO

Joseph, groaning in pain, nocks, draws, and looses another arrow, this time at Villager 3. Villager 3 takes 8 piercing damage. Then the halfling rogue scoots back on the roof and tries to Hide as a bonus action.

Myrtha vaults the barrels and runs toward the armored and injured villager. He raises his spear but she ducks under the point and drives her shoulder up into the man's ribs; with the wound in his neck and the spectral hand draining his vigor, he is in no shape to withstand this irresistible force. Villager 1 is shoved back, and Myrtha closes the northern barn door in his face.

Villager 3 recocks his crossbow and walks toward the barn, grateful for the Light stone that illuminates the interior of the barn. The closed door blocks his view of Myrtha, so he triggers his weapon, loosing a quarrel toward the first PC he can see: Reptile. Reptile is hit with a crossbow bolt, but he barely feels it.
Reptile takes 1 point of piercing damage (reduced from 2 from Rage).
Villager 4 trots toward the house and out of view of everyone except Chase, who is still above them, watching out of the open hay loft door.

Then Aanbo leaps the barrels, scooping up the stone emitting Light, and throws it back out into the farmyard, far enough that the light doesn't penetrate into the barn. The interior of the barn is plunged back into darkness.

Chase, in the loft, sees the person who threw the stone suddenly backlit and an easy target. His arrow flies true and strikes that target - villager 6 - in the chest. Then Chase ducks behind the haybales again.

Shield in one hand and battleaxe in the other, enraged Reptile leaps the barrels just behind Myrtha, intending to mirror her action and shove Villager 2 out of the way to close the doors. But the split-second the barbarian is behind the fighter gives Villager 2 time to brace himself, and he resists the push. Reptile (still enraged) and Villager 2 are in close quarters combat (melee)! Chain shirt jangling, Villager 2 tries to whack Reptile with his spear...but flailing with one hand, he's unable to land a solid blow. Villager 1 comes to his senses and rushes to stab Reptile in the doorway! The speartip gouges into the barbarian's side, but the hapless villager's eyes widen with horror as Reptile feels no effect!But then, Reptile smells something foul. A green, scaly humanoid creature steps around the corner and through the open doorway into the darkness of the barn, its flat, noseless face parting to reveal a lipless mouth full of jagged teeth pointing in many different directions. This is what the party briefly saw in the darkness as Villager 7. As the reptilian attacker nears Reptile, it raises long arms that end with webbed hands with sharp claws instead of nails. Due to the stench, Reptile is overcome with nausea and is POISONED. However, Villager 7 finds itself still unable to savage the barbarian with its claws or tear him with its teeth (it missed with all 3 attacks).

Theran leaps into motion as soon as he sees the green monster step into view, hurdling the barrels and drawing upon the power of the land itself. There is a concussive blast of force as he shouts; dust and hay sprinkle down from the loft above him, and the whole barn shudders with the impact. The monstrous "villager" is flung backward by the detonation. Villager 7 takes 3 thunder damage.

With an arrow in his chest, Villager 6 stumbles and staggers backwards to where the Light stone was thrown. With trembling fingers, he picks it up, but then, belying his obvious injury, his shout booms over the barnyard, his voice echoing off of the buildings "ORLANE FOOLS! YOU CANNOT STOP US! WE WILL DESTROY YOUR TOWN AND STEAL AWAY YOUR CHILDREN!" Then he weakly tosses the shining rock back toward the barn. It lands just short of the open door, in front of Villager 7. Still, the illumination shines through the open doorway; Reptile, Myrtha, Theran, and Villagers 1, 2, and 7 are in bright light, Aanbo, Villager 3, and Villager 6 are in dim light. Chase remains in darkness in the loft.

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23 - Joseph (4/13)
18 - Myrtha (12/12)
18 - Villagers 3 & 4
17 - Aanbo (19/19)
15 - Chase (11/11)
12 - Reptile (14/15) RAGING
12 - Villagers 1 & 2
11 - Villager 7 (stinky monstrous humanoid)
7 - Theran (13/13)
7 - Villagers 5 & 6

Myrtha vaults the barrels and runs toward the armored and injured villager. He raises his spear but she ducks under the point and drives her shoulder up into the man's ribs; with the wound in his neck and the spectral hand draining his vigor, he is in no shape to withstand this irresistible force. Villager 1 is shoved back, and Myrtha closes the northern barn door in his face.

Villager 3 recocks his crossbow and walks toward the barn, grateful for the Light stone that illuminates the interior of the barn. The closed door blocks his view of Myrtha, so he triggers his weapon, loosing a quarrel toward the first PC he can see: Reptile. Reptile is hit with a crossbow bolt, but he barely feels it.
Reptile takes 1 point of piercing damage (reduced from 2 from Rage).
Villager 4 trots toward the house and out of view of everyone except Chase, who is still above them, watching out of the open hay loft door.

Then Aanbo leaps the barrels, scooping up the stone emitting Light, and throws it back out into the farmyard, far enough that the light doesn't penetrate into the barn. The interior of the barn is plunged back into darkness.

Chase, in the loft, sees the person who threw the stone suddenly backlit and an easy target. His arrow flies true and strikes that target - villager 6 - in the chest. Then Chase ducks behind the haybales again.

Reptile, you're enraged and have been attacked with a crossbow (by Villager 3), and there is another man, Villager 2, standing in the doorway effectively 30' in front of you. What do you do now?

Shield in one hand and battleaxe in the other, enraged Reptile leaps the barrels just behind Myrtha, intending to mirror her action and shove Villager 2 out of the way to close the doors. But the split-second the barbarian is behind the fighter gives Villager 2 time to brace himself, and he resists the push. Reptile (still enraged) and Villager 2 are in close quarters combat (melee)! Chain shirt jangling, Villager 2 tries to whack Reptile with his spear...but flailing with one hand, he's unable to land a solid blow. Villager 1 comes to his senses and rushes to stab Reptile in the doorway! The speartip gouges into the barbarian's side, but the hapless villager's eyes widen with horror as Reptile feels no effect!But then, Reptile smells something foul. A green, scaly humanoid creature steps around the corner and through the open doorway into the darkness of the barn, its flat, noseless face parting to reveal a lipless mouth full of jagged teeth pointing in many different directions. This is what the party briefly saw in the darkness as Villager 7. As the reptilian attacker nears Reptile, it raises long arms that end with webbed hands with sharp claws instead of nails. Due to the stench, Reptile needs to roll a DC12 CON saving throw.

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23 - Joseph (4/13)
18 - Myrtha (12/12)
18 - Villagers 3 & 4
17 - Aanbo (19/19)
15 - Chase (11/11)
12 - Reptile (14/15) RAGING
12 - Villagers 1 & 2
11 - Villager 7 (stinky monstrous humanoid)
7 - Theran (13/13)
7 - Villagers 5 & 6

Reptile is POISONED until the start of Villager 7's next turn.
Villager 7 lashes out at Reptile with both clawed hands AND tries to bite him!It is Theran's turn. What is Theran doing now? Theran can see Villager 7 just fine.