Feb 22, 2017 6:25 pm
Zangua idly wonders what kind of lazy half-brain wizard would think up such a spell. He tries to maintain a non-threatening posture.
Chapter Five: Bapdis Orjo's Gift of Reconciliation
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Feb 22, 2017 6:33 pm
Domarc looks around at the group a little defensively.
"Sometimes you just want to know what other people are saying or what they wrote down, not talk to them."
"Maybe Mordred can do his elf-coming-to-the island bit again."
"Sometimes you just want to know what other people are saying or what they wrote down, not talk to them."
"Maybe Mordred can do his elf-coming-to-the island bit again."
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Feb 22, 2017 6:45 pm
"Good idea." Vhezyen cracked wise. "Even if the child doesn't get it, it might still get a good laugh out of it. I know I did." He still couldn't believe that pantomime bit worked.
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Feb 22, 2017 7:21 pm
Mordred cracks his knuckles and stretches his neck, getting ready for another no-scope round of charades.
Feb 22, 2017 7:33 pm
The dirt monster stands up, leaning forward on its oversized arms.The dirt monster grumbles.The mud-beings burble uncertainly in response, then one of them pipes up loudly.The dirt monster groans and rumbles back at them.The dirt monster lets out what sounds like a sigh, then one final grumble.The dirt monster begins to charge toward the party.
Edit: Reaching Zangua first as he stands ready at the mouth of the east passage, the dirt monster attempts to backhand him with a mighty earthen fist, then smash him into the wall with his other hand.
Edit 2: The backhand connects, knocking Zangua sideways, but he misses with the slam, smashing his fist into the wall harmlessly. The mud-creatures remain huddled by the south exit, declining to join the melee at this point.
Party members, you may take your actions.
[ +- ] Mud-speak:
"Great Child, look! Intruders!"
"Smash them! Smash them in the Master's name!"
"Smash them! Smash them in the Master's name!"
[ +- ] Dirt-speak:
"What do they do?"
[ +- ] Mud-speak:
"Well..."
"I don't..."
"They come to rob and steal! Smash them! Smash them!"
"I don't..."
"They come to rob and steal! Smash them! Smash them!"
[ +- ] Dirt-speak:
"I think...they seek the Master."
[ +- ] Mud-speak:
"Yes! To do him harm! Smash them and let us see what stones and metals they have! This will please the Master!"
[ +- ] Dirt-speak:
"As you wish..."
Edit: Reaching Zangua first as he stands ready at the mouth of the east passage, the dirt monster attempts to backhand him with a mighty earthen fist, then smash him into the wall with his other hand.
Edit 2: The backhand connects, knocking Zangua sideways, but he misses with the slam, smashing his fist into the wall harmlessly. The mud-creatures remain huddled by the south exit, declining to join the melee at this point.
Party members, you may take your actions.
Rolls
Dirt monster initiative - (1d20-1)
(20) - 1 = 19
Mud imps' initiative - (1d20+1)
(11) + 1 = 12
Party initiative - (1d20+3)
(8) + 3 = 11
Dirt monster attack vs Zangua - (1d20+8, 1d20+8)
1d20+8 : (17) + 8 = 25
1d20+8 : (2) + 8 = 10
Damage, if applicable - (2d8+5, 2d8+5)
2d8+5 : (55) + 5 = 15
2d8+5 : (37) + 5 = 15
Feb 22, 2017 7:59 pm
Zangua reacts as the dirt monster charges, taking the opportunity as it nears to lance out with his glaive even as the backhand connects. As the impact pushes him into the wall, Zangua uses the blunt end of his polearm to vault to the monster's flank. He slashes his glaive across the creature's leg as he slides around, spinning the pole for a crack at the back of the knee. Another slash follows through as Zangua focuses his attacks on the same leg.
Reasoning that it's best to take this dirt monster down before it slams into the party, Zangua surges into action, slashing twice upon the leg he attacked previously.
Reasoning that it's best to take this dirt monster down before it slams into the party, Zangua surges into action, slashing twice upon the leg he attacked previously.
Rolls
Second Wind HP - (1d10+5)
(5) + 5 = 10
Opportunity Attack - (1d20+7, 1d10+4)
1d20+7 : (3) + 7 = 10
1d10+4 : (10) + 4 = 14
Attack, Extra Attack, Bonus Attack, Damage - (1d20+7, 1d20+7, 1d20+7, 1d10+4, 1d10+4, 1d4+4)
1d20+7 : (9) + 7 = 16
1d20+7 : (16) + 7 = 23
1d20+7 : (10) + 7 = 17
1d10+4 : (4) + 4 = 8
1d10+4 : (2) + 4 = 6
1d4+4 : (1) + 4 = 5
Action Surge! Attack, Extra Attack, Damage - (1d20+7, 1d20+7, 1d10+4, 1d10+4)
1d20+7 : (8) + 7 = 15
1d20+7 : (5) + 7 = 12
1d10+4 : (5) + 4 = 9
1d10+4 : (5) + 4 = 9
Feb 22, 2017 8:09 pm
Two of Zangua's attacks at the creature's leg connect, sending dirt and rocks flying as the wheeling glaive smashes and carves into its earthen form.
Rest of the party, you're up!
Rest of the party, you're up!
Feb 22, 2017 8:26 pm
"We mean no harm to the Master!" Domarc yells. He pulls his rapier and attempts to poke it into the side of the creature.
"Mordred! Time for another great performance!" d8 Inspiration die for Mordred
"Mordred! Time for another great performance!" d8 Inspiration die for Mordred
Rolls
Rapier attack - (1d20+6)
(13) + 6 = 19
Rapier damage - (1d8+3)
(2) + 3 = 5
Feb 22, 2017 8:37 pm
Domarc plunges his rapier into the creature's flank. Loamy soil spills out of the hole it leaves.
Felor, Leth, Mordred, Vhezyen, you're up!
Felor, Leth, Mordred, Vhezyen, you're up!
Feb 23, 2017 11:28 am
"Fjorgyn! Guide my hand!"
Felor grabs the hammer from his belt and flings it at the giant mud creature, aiming for the jewelled skull.
Assuming the range is within 20 feet so not at Disadvantage...
Felor grabs the hammer from his belt and flings it at the giant mud creature, aiming for the jewelled skull.
Assuming the range is within 20 feet so not at Disadvantage...
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Rolls
It's hammer time! (attack roll) - (1d20+6)
(10) + 6 = 16
Light warhammer damage (Bludgeoning) - (1d4+3)
(2) + 3 = 5
Feb 23, 2017 1:13 pm
As the time for party games appears to be over, Mordred leaps from hiding with his rapier slashing.
After his attack, Mordred uses the confusion of close quarter combat to conceal himself again.
After his attack, Mordred uses the confusion of close quarter combat to conceal himself again.
Rolls
Attack Roll - (1d20+6)
(12) + 6 = 18
Damage - (1d8+3)
(8) + 3 = 11
Sneak Attack - (3d6)
(563) = 14
Stealth - (1d20+6)
(8) + 6 = 14
Feb 23, 2017 3:49 pm
Vhezyen methodically speaks magical words as three identical copies of his person appear in the space around him, moving as he does on their approach to engaging the 'child'.
Casting Mirror Image, then engaging the child in an effort to give him additional targets to beat on.
2nd-level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
Three illusory duplicates of yourself appear in your space. Until the spell ends, the duplicates move with you and mimic your actions, shifting position so it’s impossible to track which image is real. You can use your action to dismiss the illusory duplicates.
Each time a creature targets you with an attack during the spell’s duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the attack instead targets one of your duplicates.
If you have three duplicates, you must roll a 6 or higher to change the attack’s target to a duplicate. With two duplicates, you must roll an 8 or higher. With one duplicate, you must roll an 11 or higher.
A duplicate’s AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier. If an attack hits a duplicate, the duplicate is destroyed. A duplicate can be destroyed only by an attack that hits it. It ignores all other damage and effects. The spell ends when all three duplicates are destroyed.
A creature is unaffected by this spell if it can’t see, if it relies on senses other than sight, such as blindsight, or if it can perceive illusions as false, as with truesight.
Casting Mirror Image, then engaging the child in an effort to give him additional targets to beat on.
[ +- ] Mirror Image
2nd-level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
Three illusory duplicates of yourself appear in your space. Until the spell ends, the duplicates move with you and mimic your actions, shifting position so it’s impossible to track which image is real. You can use your action to dismiss the illusory duplicates.
Each time a creature targets you with an attack during the spell’s duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the attack instead targets one of your duplicates.
If you have three duplicates, you must roll a 6 or higher to change the attack’s target to a duplicate. With two duplicates, you must roll an 8 or higher. With one duplicate, you must roll an 11 or higher.
A duplicate’s AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier. If an attack hits a duplicate, the duplicate is destroyed. A duplicate can be destroyed only by an attack that hits it. It ignores all other damage and effects. The spell ends when all three duplicates are destroyed.
A creature is unaffected by this spell if it can’t see, if it relies on senses other than sight, such as blindsight, or if it can perceive illusions as false, as with truesight.
Feb 23, 2017 5:48 pm
Felor's hammer bounces harmlessly off the creature's shoulder, but Mordred manages to dart in for a quick strike that loosens some dirt and pebbles from it. Vhezyen, meanwhile, appears to divide himself into three additional copies.
Leth is up!
Leth is up!
Feb 23, 2017 8:44 pm
OOC:
I'm back! And just in time, it seems.OOC:
Is there, like... a symbol of Pafthinel we can draw in the floor or something? Have we seen anything like that?Last edited February 25, 2017 7:05 pm
Rolls
Attack 1 - (1d20+8, 1d8+4)
1d20+8 : (20) + 8 = 28
1d8+4 : (7) + 4 = 11
Attack 2 - (1d20+8, 1d8+4)
1d20+8 : (19) + 8 = 27
1d8+4 : (2) + 4 = 6
Colossus Slayer - (1d8)
(7) = 7
Feb 24, 2017 4:55 pm
Pafthinel is not real big on branding apparently, you don't know of any sigil or anything that might signify him.
Leth sinks two arrows into the creature's earthy bulk. It flails its arms, swinging first at Zangua, then one of the Vhezyens.
Edit: Zangua ducks under the swing, but the creature makes a fortunate guess as to which Vhezyen is the real one, and lays him out flat with a wild haymaker.
The mud creatures remain by the door, still unwilling to join the fray. Party members, your turn.
Leth sinks two arrows into the creature's earthy bulk. It flails its arms, swinging first at Zangua, then one of the Vhezyens.
Edit: Zangua ducks under the swing, but the creature makes a fortunate guess as to which Vhezyen is the real one, and lays him out flat with a wild haymaker.
The mud creatures remain by the door, still unwilling to join the fray. Party members, your turn.
Rolls
Dirt monster attack vs Zangua - (1d20+8)
(1) + 8 = 9
Dirt monster attack vs Vhezyen - (1d20, 1d20+8)
1d20 : (4) = 4
1d20+8 : (13) + 8 = 21
Damage to Vhezyen - (2d8+5)
(35) + 5 = 13
Feb 24, 2017 5:13 pm
Felor holds his spear up, pointing the tip towards the giant mud creature. "I smite you in the name of Fjorgyn!" he proclaims as a brilliant golden bolt of energy shoots from the tip of the spear.
Cast Guiding Bolt on dirt monster.
On a hit, the target takes 4d6 radiant damage, and the next attack roll made against this target before the end of your next turn has advantage.
Cast Guiding Bolt on dirt monster.
On a hit, the target takes 4d6 radiant damage, and the next attack roll made against this target before the end of your next turn has advantage.
Last edited February 24, 2017 5:16 pm
Rolls
Guiding Bolt attack roll - (1d20+6)
(3) + 6 = 9
Guiding Bolt damage (radiant) - (4d6)
(4512) = 12
Feb 24, 2017 5:29 pm
As Zangua rights himself from avoiding the blow, he steps in further into the monster's space. He slides the glaive across the back of the knee, swings the blade back down to the ankle, and follows with a blow to the kneecap. The warrior does not even think to say anything, saving his breath for the battle.
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Rolls
Glaive vs Rock Lob- I mean Monster, Damage - (1d20+7, 1d10+4)
1d20+7 : (2) + 7 = 9
1d10+4 : (6) + 4 = 10
Extra Attack, Damage - (1d20+7, 1d10+4)
1d20+7 : (7) + 7 = 14
1d10+4 : (9) + 4 = 13
Bonus Attack, Damage - (1d10+7, 1d4+4)
1d10+7 : (2) + 7 = 9
1d4+4 : (2) + 4 = 6
Feb 24, 2017 6:00 pm
Taking advantage of Zangua's low attacks, Mordred goes high, leaping onto the back of the creature and attempting to stab it in the back of the skull.
Rolls
Acrobatics (if you want it) - (1d20+6)
(16) + 6 = 22
Attack - (1d20+6)
(18) + 6 = 24
Damage + Sneaky Damage - (1d8+3, 3d6)
1d8+3 : (1) + 3 = 4
3d6 : (315) = 9
Feb 24, 2017 6:37 pm
Domarc again pokes with his rapier into the side of the beast.
Rolls
Rapier attack - (1d20+6)
(11) + 6 = 17
Rapier Damage - (1d8+3)
(4) + 3 = 7
Feb 24, 2017 6:56 pm
A Shield spell (reaction) to temporarily raise my AC to 22 until the start of my next turn, causing the monster's last hit on Vhezyen for 13 damage to turn into a miss.
The dirt monster's wild haymaker would have connected, but at the last moment Vhezyen caught the blow, summoning an invisible barrier to deflect the attack. Positioning himself to form a front with Zangua, he calls upon Thoth's divine wisdom, imparting blessings from the Lord of Secrets to those it might benefit the most.
Meanwhile, Quggyeb flits around the skull-headed dirt monster, distracting it in an effort to create an opening.
Casting Bless on Zangua, Leth, and Mordred, to give them +1d4 to all attack rolls and saving throws.
Quggyeb will Help whoever attacks the monster next, giving them Advantage.
If necessary, I'll use my last Portent of 6 to ensure that the Dirt Monster's next attack, if against a player character with 21 HP or less, rolls a 6 (obviously I won't use this for mirror images).
HP: 35/40
Starting at 2nd level when you choose this school, glimpses of the future begin to press in on your awareness. When you finish a long rest, roll two d20s and record the numbers rolled. You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can see with one of these foretelling rolls. You must choose to do so before the roll, and you can replace a roll in this way only once per turn. Each foretelling roll can be used only once. When you finish a long rest, you lose any unused foretelling rolls.
The dirt monster's wild haymaker would have connected, but at the last moment Vhezyen caught the blow, summoning an invisible barrier to deflect the attack. Positioning himself to form a front with Zangua, he calls upon Thoth's divine wisdom, imparting blessings from the Lord of Secrets to those it might benefit the most.
Meanwhile, Quggyeb flits around the skull-headed dirt monster, distracting it in an effort to create an opening.
Casting Bless on Zangua, Leth, and Mordred, to give them +1d4 to all attack rolls and saving throws.
Quggyeb will Help whoever attacks the monster next, giving them Advantage.
If necessary, I'll use my last Portent of 6 to ensure that the Dirt Monster's next attack, if against a player character with 21 HP or less, rolls a 6 (obviously I won't use this for mirror images).
HP: 35/40
[ +- ] Shield Spell
1st-level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you are
hit by an attack or targeted by the magic missile spell
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 round
An invisible barrier of magical force appears and protects you. Until the start of your next turn, you have a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack, and you take no damage from magic missile.
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you are
hit by an attack or targeted by the magic missile spell
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 round
An invisible barrier of magical force appears and protects you. Until the start of your next turn, you have a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack, and you take no damage from magic missile.
[ +- ] 1st Level Bless Spell
1st-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You bless up to three creatures of your choice within range. Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll or saving throw.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 1st.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You bless up to three creatures of your choice within range. Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll or saving throw.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 1st.
[ +- ] Portent 6, if necessary
Starting at 2nd level when you choose this school, glimpses of the future begin to press in on your awareness. When you finish a long rest, roll two d20s and record the numbers rolled. You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can see with one of these foretelling rolls. You must choose to do so before the roll, and you can replace a roll in this way only once per turn. Each foretelling roll can be used only once. When you finish a long rest, you lose any unused foretelling rolls.
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