Crimson Sands of Time

As Ethan begins to cast, Piccolo plays a rhythm in time to his casting (bonus action, bardic inspiration, add1d10)

(Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature can roll the die and add the number rolled to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails.

(Forgot to say that every pact spell he casts is at the max level for a Warlock (5th level))

<I actually should have known that.  I have played a warlock before,  just never at such a high level.  Although... now I see it: the 6th snd 7th level spells are from mystic Arcanum. That makes sense, then)

Ok. Success.>

The foul mists vanish before your eyes as Ethan's dispelling spell dissipates the arcane energy powering the choking miasma, revealing an undead creature, not quite the same as the wights encountered before.

The robes, tattooed skin, and bare pate make clear that this was in life a red wizard and it seems quite likely his undead state retains at least some of the arcane proficiency it knew in life.

Sam and Tetrevess are up.

<map>

Sam gingerly moves up “let’s be careful here” 

as slowly moves at the back of the party 

Tetongro mobe Sam on the map, realizing to be at the back of theoarty he's not moving toward the hostiles at all, but actually away, though now in line-of-sight. Is this correct?

Tetrevess is up.

Yes 

<bump>

T? You're up.

Moving on..

From around the corner at the hallways end, an enormous ephemeral blue hand creeps an fingertips, scurrying with surprising speed. Weirdly, the staccato gait of the fingers seem to beat out a tune something like a pizzicato violin.

With a pounce, the hand leaps at Trisk, attempting to push him back, which will result in him falling back into the pit trap. (Str (Athletics) contest vs. 21).

...

Feom around rhe corner pops into view rhe no longer armored wizard, Thuria, who lobs a volley of magic Missiles at Picollo before retreating once again into the adjacent to hallway. 15.

PCs are up.

"GOD DAMMIT!" Randy exclaims in anger as he watches Trisk fall back down because of some stupid... hand thing. (Yeah I don't think Trisk is gonna beat a NAT 20 like that...) Feeling his frustration boil, especially when Sam just moves behind him and does nothing, he tugs the rope. "Ugh... Someone help me pull him up again! And get him to the backlines! Lizard guy what are you doing loitering behind doing nothing?! I thought Ethan said you're supposed to be at the frontlines instead!" He then sees someone hurl magic missiles at Piccolo before she ducks behind a corner. He look back to the skeleton. It's a diversion he deduces. 

"That skeleton there must be a decoy for someone deeper in there. They're trying to stall us! Don't move! I'll blast it to pieces so we can move quickly and safely!" The furious 16-year old yells out as he carefully aims at that undead looking skeleton who might have been the source of the mist. (26, 20 Fire)

If it isn't dead: 29 Damage: 11 Force and pushed back 5ft

Athletics to pull Trisk back up again: 16

Randy sets the undead arcanist ablaze, hus red robes glowing with orange flames as he stumbles forward, inky to he shoved back by a forceful blast before vanishing.

As Randy hoists Trisk back out of the hole, the ephemeral blue hand opens to reveal its palm and at the center of the palm, the line than runs across its width (the heart line) splits to reveal an opening eye. You can't help but stare at it as there emerges, from it, a plume of black-gray smoke that whooshes past you to consolidate on a spot beside Tetrevess, where it coalesces into a manifestation of the fear that lives in the deepest part of your soul.

Tetrevess, Ethan, Randy, Trisk, Picollo: DC13 Wis save or drop whatever you're holding and become frightened. (For the three near the pit trap, dropping something will have a 1 in 4 chance of it falling in the pit, so 1d4: on a 1, it falls in)

Dry mechanical details follow, for the curious:

Trisk's Athletics: 4 

Yeah I can't beat the 28 no matter what so I fall back down the pit but wouldn't I only fall a few feet before the rope becoming taunt because I was just pulled out?

Trisk's WIS: 18 

Trisk comes to the realization that either of the two red wizards could be dangerous and both need to be dealt with quickly.

(132/137 hp after Piccolo's last heal but before falling into the pit a 2nd time, do I take damage from that 2nd fall?)

Randy's WIS (With bless holy hell I forgot): 12 + 1

Sam hears the complaint of the 16 year old “your seeming just doing fine boy, don’t make me flay you please” 

Seeing the creature be hind them Sam will attack it 

attack 1 24 to hit damage 7 slashing 4 cold 

attack 2 23 to hit damage 10 slashing 6 cold 

bonus action war preist 

Attack 23 to hit damage 8 slashing 1 cold 

"What is going on?! And what is that?!" Ethan gasps as... wait... damn it! Randy's now frightened as hell! Now he's mad. (WIS Save with bless nope sorry: Non-nat 20) "I swear those wizards are the biggest pain in the buttholes yet! NEW GUY! NEED SOME HELP? Stay behind me, rather, go around the trap and I'll handle this!"

Baseball 1: 17, 7 Force

Thing is, Ethan stops midway of his attack since isn't sure if his attack would actually hit that amalgamation; If it does land, he'll follow through with the other two baseballs in his non-dominant hand.

Piccolo plays an eerie sound on her instrument, starting loud and becoming so quiet only the most perceptive can hear it.

(Dispel Magic on the hand)

<Due to her tiny size, can Piccolo use acrobatics or dexterity, or some hybrid of strength and dex for jumping, instead of strength? That stat doesn't make too much sense for a tiny person>

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Trisk comes to the realization that either of the two red wizards could be dangerous and both need to be dealt with quickly.

(132/137 hp after Piccolo's last heal but before falling into the pit a 2nd time, do I take damage from that 2nd fall?)

 yes, same damage.

7 bludgeoning damage and 13 piercing damage.