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The drake recoils and flees away from Savra and out the door, triggering a potential opportunity attack from Savra.
Savra follows the children out the window and finds them hiding behind a haystack, holding each other and crying. Their tears glisten in the light of the fires, and one points to behind Savra.
Savra hears footsteps from behind her and sees the cultist from before, now broken free of the suggestion spell. His face is contorted with rage and he charges at Savra with his scimitar.
Attack: 18 Damage: 6
A few seconds later, the drake crawls back into view, scraping its claws on the ground. It readies to lunge at Savra on its next turn.
(Assuming the drake is still alive after the opportunity attack)
Savra is up!
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DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
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Looks like this game will end sooner than later then... I either have to use all my spell slots, as these encounters are too difficult for a character of 4th level to go solo, or I have to attack and, likely, be taken out. I really don't see how the drake and cultist could find her so quickly after her going out the window, as they would likely go back into the house, and would be using their movement to do that, prior to going anywhere else. So it does not make sense they are coming straight after her, and the kids, again, on their very next turn. Regardless, I can do nothing here but attack, as, if I use spells, I will have nothing for the rest of this phase of the adventure...
Grimacing as she holds her sword-arm to her side, blood flowing from the bite marks on her forearm, Savra glances to the door, knowing the cultist is going to return at any moment. She growls at the drake, speaking in Dracconic.
"Foolish Beast..." She snaps out, then casts a spell... Dissonant Whispers
DC 14 Wis save for half and no need to move away, or take 8 damage and need to use its reaction to flee from Savra.
(We are hopping back to this point and rewinding a bit)
Savra leaps out the window to find the brothers huddled behind a haystack. Meanwhile, she hears some loud footsteps stomping throughout the house.
She hears someone yell, "Damn enchantress! I'm going to cut her throat out!"
There's an equally angry roar as the drake enters the house as well. Savra knows that she and the kids can't stay here- it'll only be a matter of time before the cultist and the drake finds her again.
Savra is up!
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DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Sabra ushers the kids back to where the warrior woman and her family are waiting. "We can't leave these kids to be taken out by that beast and the cultist." Savra tells the warrior woman. She pushes the brothers to her. "Their parents were killed inside." She explains to the other woman. "That cultist and drake will be out here hsortly. will you aid me in taking care of them?"
When the brothers see Linan and her family, there's a flicker of recognition in their eyes, and the children from both families embrace. Sara realizes that Greenest is a smaller town, and it's likely that the village children would know each other.
There's a burning vengeance in Linan's eyes as she listens to Savra's explanation. She raises her spear and shield.
"Yes. We have to make them pay."
As she says that, the cultist and the drake appear around the corner. Seeing Savra and Linan, they ready to finish this fight.
(Rerolling Initiative)
Drake: 16
Cultist: 2
Savra: 22
Linan: 3
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DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Savra is able to dodge the drake's attack, then nods grimly as the warrior woman finishes off the cultist. Squaring herself against the drake then, Savra drives her rapier in, attempting to skewer the beast.
Attack: 7 Damage: 7 If sneak attack is valid, damage is: 6
Linan circles around the drake, feinting at it with her spear and yelling at it to gain its attention. She uses the Help action, granting Savra advantage on her next attack.
Savra is up!
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DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Savra buries her rapier into the drake, which struggles and roars as the rapier sinks deeper. Finally, it stops moving and lays lifeless on the ground.
Linan wipes her spear and kneels down next to the kids. "We're almost at the keep, and we'll be safe there. I just need you all to run as fast as you can. We won't be able to hide as we get up there."
Turning to Savra, she says, "Thank you again for saving these young boys. I'm sorry, but I have one more thing to ask of you. The raiders have begun to form a perimeter around the keep, and from the look of things, we won't be able to just walk up to the gate. If we want to get the children inside safely, we'll need a...distraction. Could you draw the raiders' attention?"
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DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
"I'll do what I can, but I need to get into the keep as well." Savra points out. "There has to be someone in charge in there, who can put up some sort of resistance to these invaders." She considers things. "I don't see why we can't get both things though... You make your way towards the keep, and I'll sneak around to a point I can distract the invaders. Once you are through I will sneak through the lines and meet up with you inside." As she speaks she is stripping the cultist of their clothes and gear. "I might need to disguise myself to get through their lines." She offers in way of explanation for her actions.
The cultist has a scimitar, bloodied cult robes, and was carrying an assortment of looted treasures amounting to 15 gp.
Linan nods. "Anything you do will help. Let's get moving."
The family follows Savra towards the keep on the hill. Savra spots several small winged figures, dark shapes in the night sky, flying around the keep. She can hear shouting as well.
"No one gets past us into the keep, understood! You, you, form up over there and get your bows ready. You, keep those kobolds under control dammit!"
LInan stops and looks to Savra, knowing that the group can go no further without being detected.
Savra nods. She removes her own cloak, stuffing it into her pack. She then slips on the bloodied robes of the cultist and then pulls the hood up over her head. "Be ready." She tells the warrior woman, then steps away. She moves around to come at the intersection from a different direction (if that is possible) and then would get the attention of the invaders blocking the way to the keep. While getting into position she is looking for a place to hide as she runs, a place she can use to shapeshift into the form of the cultist she killed and stole the clothes from. The plan is for her to get the attention of the invaders, in her Savra form, then run away. In running away she would hide in that spot she found, and transform into the cultist.
Perception: 25 ( - to find a hiding spot she can use when it is time to change
Stealth: 13 to get into position without getting caught first.
"Hey you big, stupid, fools!" She would call out as she steps out into the open. she waves her hands, getting the attention of those guarding the path to the keep. Once she has their attention she would step back away, getting them to chase her. (Not sure if you need/want a roll to see how good she is at getting them upset enough at her to chase her and disregard previous orders.)
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Savra easily finds a spot to change her disguise and her form. Emerging out, she approaches the raiders guarding the keep's perimeter and yells at them.
One of the raiders yell back, "Initiate? What are you doing over there? How dare you insult your superiors!"
The raider points her finger at Savra and signals to the kobolds.
"Get that man in cuffs and bring him to me."
Savra can hear the telltale scurry of kobolds chasing her as the winged shape in the sky begins to dive down on her. Meanwhile, out of the corner of her eye, she can see Linan and her family use the distraction to pass the opening created by Savra.
(The distracted raiders have a -5 to Passive Perception, bringing the stealth DC down to 5)
Linan:7
Children: 3,8,14,1
Husband: 2
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DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
(The amount of success and failures are tied. So, the cultists will spot the group but only when they are pretty close to the keep)
Linan and her family sneak past the opening for a good while, but a group of six people can only stay hidden for so long. As they near the keep, one of the raider guards spots them.
"They're getting past us! Stop them!"
At this point, Savra has led the kobolds on a wild chase, but the discovery of the family has dampened their energy as they are ordered to return back to the keep.
Linan and her family are now sprinting towards the welcoming torch-lit keep gate, with the cultists fast behind. They might be able to get in unharmed, but Savra can't be sure...
What do you do?
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Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
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The drake recoils and flees away from Savra and out the door, triggering a potential opportunity attack from Savra.
Savra follows the children out the window and finds them hiding behind a haystack, holding each other and crying. Their tears glisten in the light of the fires, and one points to behind Savra.
Savra hears footsteps from behind her and sees the cultist from before, now broken free of the suggestion spell. His face is contorted with rage and he charges at Savra with his scimitar.
Attack: 18 Damage: 6
A few seconds later, the drake crawls back into view, scraping its claws on the ground. It readies to lunge at Savra on its next turn.
(Assuming the drake is still alive after the opportunity attack)
Savra is up!
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Savra opportunity attack...
Attack: 24 Damage: 8
Looks like this game will end sooner than later then... I either have to use all my spell slots, as these encounters are too difficult for a character of 4th level to go solo, or I have to attack and, likely, be taken out. I really don't see how the drake and cultist could find her so quickly after her going out the window, as they would likely go back into the house, and would be using their movement to do that, prior to going anywhere else. So it does not make sense they are coming straight after her, and the kids, again, on their very next turn. Regardless, I can do nothing here but attack, as, if I use spells, I will have nothing for the rest of this phase of the adventure...
Attack: 20 Damage: 10
(We are hopping back to this point and rewinding a bit)
Savra leaps out the window to find the brothers huddled behind a haystack. Meanwhile, she hears some loud footsteps stomping throughout the house.
She hears someone yell, "Damn enchantress! I'm going to cut her throat out!"
There's an equally angry roar as the drake enters the house as well. Savra knows that she and the kids can't stay here- it'll only be a matter of time before the cultist and the drake finds her again.
Savra is up!
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Sabra ushers the kids back to where the warrior woman and her family are waiting. "We can't leave these kids to be taken out by that beast and the cultist." Savra tells the warrior woman. She pushes the brothers to her. "Their parents were killed inside." She explains to the other woman. "That cultist and drake will be out here hsortly. will you aid me in taking care of them?"
Persuasion: 15
When the brothers see Linan and her family, there's a flicker of recognition in their eyes, and the children from both families embrace. Sara realizes that Greenest is a smaller town, and it's likely that the village children would know each other.
There's a burning vengeance in Linan's eyes as she listens to Savra's explanation. She raises her spear and shield.
"Yes. We have to make them pay."
As she says that, the cultist and the drake appear around the corner. Seeing Savra and Linan, they ready to finish this fight.
(Rerolling Initiative)
Drake: 16
Cultist: 2
Savra: 22
Linan: 3
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Order: Savra/Drake/Linan/Cultist
Savra is up!
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Savra, her arm still-bloody from the drake's bite, steps forward to meet the cultist and drake. She strikes at the cultist first...
To hit: 19 Damage: 6
The cultist withers under the rapier strike, but he still clings on.
The drake growls and leaps at Savra, coordinating with its handler to try to gain an opening.
Pact Tactics Attack: 11 Damage: 6
Linan runs up and stabs at the cultist with her spear.
Attack: 14 Damage: 4
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Linan finishes off the cultist, saying “Scum, that’s you get for murdering innocent people.”
Savra is up!
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Savra is able to dodge the drake's attack, then nods grimly as the warrior woman finishes off the cultist. Squaring herself against the drake then, Savra drives her rapier in, attempting to skewer the beast.
Attack: 7 Damage: 7
If sneak attack is valid, damage is: 6
Sava's rapier ricochets off the drake's tough scales. It jumps and tries to tear at her with its teeth.
Bite Attack: 8 Damage: 5
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Linan circles around the drake, feinting at it with her spear and yelling at it to gain its attention. She uses the Help action, granting Savra advantage on her next attack.
Savra is up!
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Moving to take advantage of the distraction, Savra gives a grim smile, then stabs at the beast another time...
Attack: 18 Damage: 7 sneak Damage: 6
Savra buries her rapier into the drake, which struggles and roars as the rapier sinks deeper. Finally, it stops moving and lays lifeless on the ground.
Linan wipes her spear and kneels down next to the kids. "We're almost at the keep, and we'll be safe there. I just need you all to run as fast as you can. We won't be able to hide as we get up there."
Turning to Savra, she says, "Thank you again for saving these young boys. I'm sorry, but I have one more thing to ask of you. The raiders have begun to form a perimeter around the keep, and from the look of things, we won't be able to just walk up to the gate. If we want to get the children inside safely, we'll need a...distraction. Could you draw the raiders' attention?"
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
"I'll do what I can, but I need to get into the keep as well." Savra points out. "There has to be someone in charge in there, who can put up some sort of resistance to these invaders." She considers things. "I don't see why we can't get both things though... You make your way towards the keep, and I'll sneak around to a point I can distract the invaders. Once you are through I will sneak through the lines and meet up with you inside." As she speaks she is stripping the cultist of their clothes and gear. "I might need to disguise myself to get through their lines." She offers in way of explanation for her actions.
The cultist has a scimitar, bloodied cult robes, and was carrying an assortment of looted treasures amounting to 15 gp.
Linan nods. "Anything you do will help. Let's get moving."
The family follows Savra towards the keep on the hill. Savra spots several small winged figures, dark shapes in the night sky, flying around the keep. She can hear shouting as well.
"No one gets past us into the keep, understood! You, you, form up over there and get your bows ready. You, keep those kobolds under control dammit!"
LInan stops and looks to Savra, knowing that the group can go no further without being detected.
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Savra nods. She removes her own cloak, stuffing it into her pack. She then slips on the bloodied robes of the cultist and then pulls the hood up over her head. "Be ready." She tells the warrior woman, then steps away. She moves around to come at the intersection from a different direction (if that is possible) and then would get the attention of the invaders blocking the way to the keep. While getting into position she is looking for a place to hide as she runs, a place she can use to shapeshift into the form of the cultist she killed and stole the clothes from. The plan is for her to get the attention of the invaders, in her Savra form, then run away. In running away she would hide in that spot she found, and transform into the cultist.
Perception: 25 ( - to find a hiding spot she can use when it is time to change
Stealth: 13 to get into position without getting caught first.
"Hey you big, stupid, fools!" She would call out as she steps out into the open. she waves her hands, getting the attention of those guarding the path to the keep. Once she has their attention she would step back away, getting them to chase her. (Not sure if you need/want a roll to see how good she is at getting them upset enough at her to chase her and disregard previous orders.)
Savra easily finds a spot to change her disguise and her form. Emerging out, she approaches the raiders guarding the keep's perimeter and yells at them.
One of the raiders yell back, "Initiate? What are you doing over there? How dare you insult your superiors!"
The raider points her finger at Savra and signals to the kobolds.
"Get that man in cuffs and bring him to me."
Savra can hear the telltale scurry of kobolds chasing her as the winged shape in the sky begins to dive down on her. Meanwhile, out of the corner of her eye, she can see Linan and her family use the distraction to pass the opening created by Savra.
(The distracted raiders have a -5 to Passive Perception, bringing the stealth DC down to 5)
Linan:7
Children: 3,8,14,1
Husband: 2
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
(The amount of success and failures are tied. So, the cultists will spot the group but only when they are pretty close to the keep)
Linan and her family sneak past the opening for a good while, but a group of six people can only stay hidden for so long. As they near the keep, one of the raider guards spots them.
"They're getting past us! Stop them!"
At this point, Savra has led the kobolds on a wild chase, but the discovery of the family has dampened their energy as they are ordered to return back to the keep.
Linan and her family are now sprinting towards the welcoming torch-lit keep gate, with the cultists fast behind. They might be able to get in unharmed, but Savra can't be sure...
What do you do?
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd