Nov 3, 2018 9:08 pm
Alalla passes her one-eyed gaze over the room. "I'll take first watch," she says, and drags a chair over to the entrance.
The Severed Hand
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Nov 3, 2018 11:16 pm
The rest of this floor of Solonor Tower seems unoccupied. As the party settles down, Sehriya flits back and forth between everyone, but always ends up slipping back to chat cheerfully with Fergy. The ghost child does not seem at all aware of her undead state. Despite the eeriness of her appearance, the most discomfort anyone feels is a numbing chill as she brushes past them.
Nov 3, 2018 11:20 pm
As the group gets comfortable for some much-needed rest, Erevain comes to sit next to Alalla. He gives a futile effort to brush the dust off of one chair, then shrugs and sits. His face is lined with exhaustion and tension, but his eyes are alert. "I am glad to see you holding up so well, sharuhk. The heart gives you strength beyond your own - which we all know is considerable in its own right!" The elf leans back in the chair. "Just... promise me you will continue to be careful."
Nov 3, 2018 11:38 pm
Alalla rests her elbows on her knees. "Yes. I'm grateful for the rest, but I could have gone a bit longer." Alalla lifts her glaive slightly and lets it fall, watching the puff of dust it raises when it taps against the floor. "Of course, sharuhk. Have I been careless?"
Nov 3, 2018 11:49 pm
Erevain smiles weakly. "Not yet. But we do not know the limits of the dragonheart. Be as wise as you would without its help, and I am sure you will be fine." He stretches, then stands. "I will meditate. This is the most awful place I have been in all of Faerûn, but perhaps with some rest we will be able to solve its mysteries and then leave it far behind us." With that, he gives Alalla a kiss and retires to one of the rooms.
Nov 3, 2018 11:50 pm
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Rolls
Mystery roll - (1d20+7)
(19) + 7 = 26
Alalla perception check - (1d20+5)
(19) + 5 = 24
Attack vs Al (adv) - (1d20+9, 1d20+9)
1d20+9 : (18) + 9 = 27
1d20+9 : (14) + 9 = 23
Attack 2 vs Al - (1d20+9)
(8) + 9 = 17
Nov 4, 2018 12:08 am
"Wait, don't go too... far." Alalla swallows down her worry. Erevain can take care of himself. She grinds her teeth, and her glaive into the ground, and pays attention to her watch.
Rolls
Dmg to Al - (3d10+5)
(298) + 5 = 24
Nov 4, 2018 12:33 am
The companions do their best to find sleep as Alalla keeps silent vigil in the common room.
Sehriya does not sleep, but continues to drift about the place, humming softly to herself. Every so often snippets of words are heard in the song, whispers of an Elvish lullaby.
::Sleep, my dear, as night-time falls::
::I'll keep you safe within these walls::
::Love's eternal shield is calm and mild::
::No harm will come to this little child::
Alalla finds her thoughts drifting as the song continues.
::Sleep, beloved, for I am near::
::Close your eyes, and know no fear::
::All through the years my love will burn::
::As long as you dream, I will always return::
It takes Alalla a moment to notice that the song has stopped. But then, the hairs on the back of her neck begin to rise, and she knows that something is wrong. Too late, she senses another presence in the room.
A bone hook pierces through Alalla's shoulder, hooking beneath her collarbone and hauling her out of her seat and into the air (Alalla takes 24 piercing damage and is grappled). A clear view of whatever has her is impaired by her vision, but still she is barely able to twist away from a second hook that cuts the air near her.
A moment later, the commotion wakes the rest of the party, and they wake to see an awful sight.
The creature... Made entirely of gnarled, twisted bone, it scrabbles along the wall just above Alalla's head, one long limb hanging low to drag Alalla ever higher to the ceiling above. With terrible speed, it pulls her up into the darkness of the rafters.
Near Fergy, Sehriya giggles to herself. "Mommy always comes back."
Sehriya does not sleep, but continues to drift about the place, humming softly to herself. Every so often snippets of words are heard in the song, whispers of an Elvish lullaby.
::Sleep, my dear, as night-time falls::
::I'll keep you safe within these walls::
::Love's eternal shield is calm and mild::
::No harm will come to this little child::
Alalla finds her thoughts drifting as the song continues.
::Sleep, beloved, for I am near::
::Close your eyes, and know no fear::
::All through the years my love will burn::
::As long as you dream, I will always return::
It takes Alalla a moment to notice that the song has stopped. But then, the hairs on the back of her neck begin to rise, and she knows that something is wrong. Too late, she senses another presence in the room.
A bone hook pierces through Alalla's shoulder, hooking beneath her collarbone and hauling her out of her seat and into the air (Alalla takes 24 piercing damage and is grappled). A clear view of whatever has her is impaired by her vision, but still she is barely able to twist away from a second hook that cuts the air near her.
A moment later, the commotion wakes the rest of the party, and they wake to see an awful sight.
The creature... Made entirely of gnarled, twisted bone, it scrabbles along the wall just above Alalla's head, one long limb hanging low to drag Alalla ever higher to the ceiling above. With terrible speed, it pulls her up into the darkness of the rafters.
Near Fergy, Sehriya giggles to herself. "Mommy always comes back."
Nov 4, 2018 12:40 am
Round 1 Player Phase!
OOC:
Alalla is grappled and up in the rafters. Mommy is there too, and has 3/4 cover against ranged attacks.
Nov 4, 2018 12:50 am
"Hello Mommy! My name is Fergy. We met your wonderful daughter. Would you like to be friends?"
Rolls
Charisma baby! - (1d20+9)
(13) + 9 = 22
Nov 4, 2018 12:56 am
Zenithral curses and scrambles to his feet, bow in hand. Several arrows fly to his hand from his quiver, still on the ground.
"Someone's mommy isn't very nice!"
Shadows swirl around his arm and he fires at the figure, hoping it would at least have some effect. (She takes 9 piercing damage and 5 psychic damage. It must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be blinded beyond 5 ft. for a round)
Used Arcane Shot
68 / 86 HP
17 AC
"Someone's mommy isn't very nice!"
Shadows swirl around his arm and he fires at the figure, hoping it would at least have some effect. (She takes 9 piercing damage and 5 psychic damage. It must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be blinded beyond 5 ft. for a round)
Used Arcane Shot
68 / 86 HP
17 AC
Last edited November 4, 2018 12:59 am
Rolls
Longbow 1, 2, & 3 - (1d20+11, 1d20+11, 1d20+11)
1d20+11 : (10) + 11 = 21
1d20+11 : (3) + 11 = 14
1d20+11 : (3) + 11 = 14
Shadow Arrow - (2d6)
(41) = 5
Damage - (1d8+5)
(4) + 5 = 9
Nov 4, 2018 1:08 am
Alalla gasps at the pain, but forces herself to breathe it away as her feet sway in the open air. It catches again when Fergy speaks.
"Bite that abyssal tongue and do something useful!" Alalla shouts.
Al drops her glaive and reaches for her sword. A bit of fumbling later and she has it gripped safely and lit. She takes her best guess of the monster's location based on the hook running her through, and stabs up into the air. A scream of pain rewards her efforts.
Mommy takes 35 slashing and 26 fire damage, 61 total.
HP: 48/124
AC: 19
"Bite that abyssal tongue and do something useful!" Alalla shouts.
Al drops her glaive and reaches for her sword. A bit of fumbling later and she has it gripped safely and lit. She takes her best guess of the monster's location based on the hook running her through, and stabs up into the air. A scream of pain rewards her efforts.
Mommy takes 35 slashing and 26 fire damage, 61 total.
HP: 48/124
AC: 19
Last edited November 4, 2018 4:56 am
Rolls
Attack 1 - (1d20+9)
(20) + 9 = 29
Attack 2 - (1d20+9)
(16) + 9 = 25
Attack 3 - (1d20+9)
(5) + 9 = 14
Attack 3 inspiration reroll - (1d20+9)
(1) + 9 = 10
Crit damage - (2d10+15, 2d6+12)
2d10+15 : (32) + 15 = 20
2d6+12 : (32) + 12 = 17
Crit damage rerolls - (1d10+18, 1d6+15)
1d10+18 : (8) + 18 = 26
1d6+15 : (3) + 15 = 18
Attack 2 damage - (1d10+5, 2d6)
1d10+5 : (4) + 5 = 9
2d6 : (53) = 8
Nov 4, 2018 2:04 am
Casting Major Image, Fergy sighs with defeated finality.
"I didn't want to do this to you Mommy, but if you don't leave now, your daughter will die. I put her in a mental prison. If she moves out of it, she is dead."
A foggy cage surrounds the little girl obstructing the vision in and out of it.
"Leave now."
HP:86/97
AC:16
"I didn't want to do this to you Mommy, but if you don't leave now, your daughter will die. I put her in a mental prison. If she moves out of it, she is dead."
A foggy cage surrounds the little girl obstructing the vision in and out of it.
"Leave now."
HP:86/97
AC:16
Last edited November 4, 2018 2:08 am
Rolls
Deception - (1d20+9)
(12) + 9 = 21
Nov 4, 2018 2:05 am
Ras stares at the monstrosity on the ceiling. "I knew this was going to happen!" he whispers to himself. But how to fight a creature like that, way up there? He'd need wings.
Suddenly, Ras has an idea. A crazy idea. Possibly a Fergy-level crazy idea. He closes his eyes, whispering, and then opens his hands up toward the monster. "Attack!" he yells, as swarms of ravens appear out of nowhere, flying straight at Big Mama.
Ras uses Conjure Animals to summon 8 swarms of ravens
HP 38/87
Suddenly, Ras has an idea. A crazy idea. Possibly a Fergy-level crazy idea. He closes his eyes, whispering, and then opens his hands up toward the monster. "Attack!" he yells, as swarms of ravens appear out of nowhere, flying straight at Big Mama.
Ras uses Conjure Animals to summon 8 swarms of ravens
HP 38/87
Last edited November 4, 2018 2:06 am
Nov 4, 2018 4:19 am
One of the doors bursts open Erevain sprints into the room. Seeing Alallams plight, the elf mutters a quick spell, then with a magically-enhanced leap lands upon a rafter near Alalla and the bone creature.
Casts Jump on self.
HP: 77/88
Casts Jump on self.
HP: 77/88
Nov 4, 2018 4:20 am
Round 1 Summary
The bone creature chatters with teeth malformed enough to look like mandibles as Alalla pounds away at it with her fire sword. It rips its clawed hook free from her and drives it down hard to separate her head from her shoulders - but suddenly Erevain is there, deflecting the blow enough with his shield that it instead scrapes along her side.
The creature moves fast, skittering about unpredictably on too many legs. With terrible strength it slams against Erevain and launches him from the rafter beam. The elf hits the ground with a thud, the wind knocked from his body (Erevain takes a total of 55 damage). A moment later Alalla's body follows, the half-orc sporting yet another gruesome slice along her stomach (Alalla takes a total of 60 damage - leaving her at 1 hp due to half-orc). Nearby lies her sword, the magical fires guttering out.
Fergy's two claims - one of friendship and one of malice - are met with sudden silence. Then Sehriya happily skips through the illusion. "See, Mommy? My friend Fergy plays the funniest games!" She zips around the room, humming happily to herself.
The creature drops from the ceiling between Fergy and Ras, glaring malevolently at first one, then the other. Then it explodes, filling the air with choking particles of bone dust (Fergy and Ras each take 17 necrotic damage). A moment later, the dust vanishes.
A creak of wood from above indicates that the creature is now up there once more, reformed. One of Zenithral's arrows finds its mark, and Zenithral knows the creature's sight has succumbed to his shadow magic.
Choking through the bone dust, Ras tries to summon swarms of birds, he feels the enchantment over the Hand stir violently, much like a guard dog roused from its slumber. Remembering Zenithral's story of trying to summon Fluphy within this terrible place, the small gnome realizes he has a choice... continue this conjuration magic with unknowable consequences, or try something else instead.
The bone creature chatters with teeth malformed enough to look like mandibles as Alalla pounds away at it with her fire sword. It rips its clawed hook free from her and drives it down hard to separate her head from her shoulders - but suddenly Erevain is there, deflecting the blow enough with his shield that it instead scrapes along her side.
The creature moves fast, skittering about unpredictably on too many legs. With terrible strength it slams against Erevain and launches him from the rafter beam. The elf hits the ground with a thud, the wind knocked from his body (Erevain takes a total of 55 damage). A moment later Alalla's body follows, the half-orc sporting yet another gruesome slice along her stomach (Alalla takes a total of 60 damage - leaving her at 1 hp due to half-orc). Nearby lies her sword, the magical fires guttering out.
Fergy's two claims - one of friendship and one of malice - are met with sudden silence. Then Sehriya happily skips through the illusion. "See, Mommy? My friend Fergy plays the funniest games!" She zips around the room, humming happily to herself.
The creature drops from the ceiling between Fergy and Ras, glaring malevolently at first one, then the other. Then it explodes, filling the air with choking particles of bone dust (Fergy and Ras each take 17 necrotic damage). A moment later, the dust vanishes.
A creak of wood from above indicates that the creature is now up there once more, reformed. One of Zenithral's arrows finds its mark, and Zenithral knows the creature's sight has succumbed to his shadow magic.
Choking through the bone dust, Ras tries to summon swarms of birds, he feels the enchantment over the Hand stir violently, much like a guard dog roused from its slumber. Remembering Zenithral's story of trying to summon Fluphy within this terrible place, the small gnome realizes he has a choice... continue this conjuration magic with unknowable consequences, or try something else instead.
Rolls
Mommy reaction vs Erevain - (1d20+9)
(12) + 9 = 21
2nd reaction vs erevain - (1d20+9)
(10) + 9 = 19
Dmg to Erevain - (6d10+10)
(296576) + 10 = 45
Mommy vs Al (disadv from Erevain) - (1d20+9, 1d20+9)
1d20+9 : (20) + 9 = 29
1d20+9 : (14) + 9 = 23
Mommy vs Al 2nd - (1d20+9)
(17) + 9 = 26
Dmg to Al - (6d10+10)
(1067836) + 10 = 50
Fall damage - (3d6)
(523) = 10
Fergy Constitution save DC 15 - (1d20+7)
(11) + 7 = 18
Ras con save DC 15 - (1d20+2)
(15) + 2 = 17
Necrotic dmg - (5d12+2)
(56498) + 2 = 34
Wisdom save vs blinding arrow - (1d20+6)
(7) + 6 = 13
Nov 4, 2018 5:21 am
Last edited November 4, 2018 5:31 am
Rolls
Second Wind - (1d10+12)
(10) + 12 = 22
Attack 1 glaive - (1d20+9)
(20) + 9 = 29
Attack 2 handaxe - (1d20+10)
(12) + 10 = 22
Attack 3 handaxe - (1d20+10)
(18) + 10 = 28
Crit damage - (2d10+15)
(46) + 15 = 25
Damage 2 & 3 - (2d6+12)
(62) + 12 = 20
Nov 4, 2018 5:28 am
Round 2 Player Phase!!
Ras kind of also gets 2 turns, depending on what he decides. If he DOES cast Conjure Animals... well, when Zen cast a level 1 spell to summon Fluphy, it broke Sehanine Tower. But it's his choice!
Mommy is blind this turn, so granting advantage for ranged attacks. But also Dodging this round, so negating that advantage ;) Still enjoying 3/4 cover from ranged attacks (which makes her AC 21 for ranged attacks.
OOC:
Ug gets 2 turns!Ras kind of also gets 2 turns, depending on what he decides. If he DOES cast Conjure Animals... well, when Zen cast a level 1 spell to summon Fluphy, it broke Sehanine Tower. But it's his choice!
Mommy is blind this turn, so granting advantage for ranged attacks. But also Dodging this round, so negating that advantage ;) Still enjoying 3/4 cover from ranged attacks (which makes her AC 21 for ranged attacks.
Nov 4, 2018 5:32 am
Alalla coughs up blood as she pulls herself to her hands and knees. She reaches for her glaive and uses it to stand, then launches it towards the monster in the rafters.
As it shrieks Alalla pulls her handaxes from her belt and sends them after her glaive. Each hits with a thud of bone, despite her blood-slick hands.
Mommy takes 45 damage.
HP: 23/124
AC: 19
As it shrieks Alalla pulls her handaxes from her belt and sends them after her glaive. Each hits with a thud of bone, despite her blood-slick hands.
Mommy takes 45 damage.
HP: 23/124
AC: 19
Last edited November 4, 2018 5:33 am
Nov 4, 2018 5:34 am
Zenithral aims his bow, jerking left and right as the creature tries to dart around and avoid attacks. The rafters certainly wouldn't help either...Zenithral fires thrice, flicking his bow to curve the shots. Two of the arrows fly between the rafters and strike. One almost hits the rafters, but Zenithral instinctively summons a portal, sending the arrow through it and into the creature. (It takes 33 damage)
Bad idea.
The minuscule teleportation works, but the place's protections protest. Zenithral's bow blasts him off his feet leaving him dazed and sputtering. (Zenithral is stunned for 1 round, meaning he's is incapacitated, can't move, can speak only falteringly, automatically fails Strength and Dexterity saving throws, and attack rolls against the creature have advantage.
HP 68/86
AC 17
Bad idea.
The minuscule teleportation works, but the place's protections protest. Zenithral's bow blasts him off his feet leaving him dazed and sputtering. (Zenithral is stunned for 1 round, meaning he's is incapacitated, can't move, can speak only falteringly, automatically fails Strength and Dexterity saving throws, and attack rolls against the creature have advantage.
HP 68/86
AC 17
Last edited November 4, 2018 5:43 am
Rolls
Longbow 1, 2, & 3 - (1d20+11, 1d20+11, 1d20+11)
1d20+11 : (7) + 11 = 18
1d20+11 : (4) + 11 = 15
1d20+11 : (9) + 11 = 20
Strain (What could possibly go wrong?) - (1d100)
(71) = 71
Damage - (3d8+15)
(783) + 15 = 33
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