[[OOC: Looks like the others are giving actions with initiative, so I'll follow.]]
Bombil speaks a command word to his broom and it hovers up to meet him. He gets up ~15 ft in the air and takes aim at the wounded ghast. He draws back a hand, utters a magical invocation, and sends a bolt of firing hurtling towards it.
[[OOC: I'm assuming this tunnel is more like the ones near the main chamber with ~20 ft roof height. Is that correct?]]
The injured ghast looked up towards Bombil as he flew up on his broom. Before it could realize what was happening it was hit by the fire bolt and fell to the ground dead.
"Move," Assarion tells the stranger, gesturing with his head. He steps aside and assumes an en guarde position, content with waiting for the ghasts to come to him.
(Initiative: 15; prepare action: attack action, triggered when a ghast comes within melee range; attack one: hit 12 dam 12, attack two: hit 14 dam 9; all rolls in log.)
(At the moment Ghast 2 is 20ft away from the party and Ghast 1 is dead.)
Then fires a shot with his hand crossbow as a bonus action
Attack: 17 Damage: 10
Ghast 2 is currently out of reach of Thorin's rapier... but the bolt fired from the hand crossbow embeds itself into it shoulder earning an angry growl in response.
As Kaliden moved closer to Ghast 2 a foul stench hit him like a wall of nasty smelling fog. As he swings his battleaxe it just barely misses it and the Spiritual Weapon attack also misses.
Ghast 2 turns it attention towards Kaliden since he was the closest of the party to it. It slashes at him with it's claws. (If the attack lands Kaliden will need to make a DC 10 Con saving throw.)
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Tagreth moves closer to the remaining ghast. He reaches out with his right hand and utters the incantation, "Saka." Lightning begins to spring from his hand, he then attempts to touch the creature with the palm of his hand to inflict a []Shocking Grasp on it.
(Shocking grasp: 26 Damage: 6 lightning damage. On a hit, the ghast can't take reactions until the start of its next turn.)
Tagreth then turns his attention back to Ratchet, "Attack, this foul creature."
Ratched moves over to the creature and attempt to make another attack on the creature.
(Force-Empowered Rend: 10 Damage: 6)
(Ratchet will also use its reaction to impose disadvantage on the ghast's attack if Ratchet is not the target.)
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[[OOC: I don't think there's something Victor can do that would change my plans for Bombil's actions this round, so I'll go ahead with that post.]]
"Let's not have this foul beast get away from us!" says Bombil as he flies past the ghast and then faces its back. "Frostrahl!" he incants. A frigid beam bursts from his hands towards the ghast's back.
(dice rolls rolled in log)
Move: 35 ft, 20 towards the ghast, 15 past it. I think that puts me 15ft behind (and above) the ghast. And still in 60ft of Kaliden.
Assarion has gone from point to rear, with a wall of people between him and the ghast. If there's room to the ghast's right, he can squeeze in and make two quick strikes with his rapier (rolls in the log): atk 18 dam 9; atk CRIT dam 11+7
If there is no room on either side of the ghast, Assarion will advance as close to the creature as he can.
Victor quietly watched as the others attacked the ghast and slowly began to back up about 15ft before pulling out a second dagger. "Looks like you guys are handling yourself quite well." He said with a soft hum.
[[OOC: I don't think there's something Victor can do that would change my plans for Bombil's actions this round, so I'll go ahead with that post.]]
"Let's not have this foul beast get away from us!" says Bombil as he flies past the ghast and then faces its back. "Frostrahl!" he incants. A frigid beam bursts from his hands towards the ghast's back.
(dice rolls rolled in log)
Move: 35 ft, 20 towards the ghast, 15 past it. I think that puts me 15ft behind (and above) the ghast. And still in 60ft of Kaliden.
On a hit, the ghast's movement is reduced by 10ft.
[[OOC: You'd be correct.]]
As the ray of frost hit Ghast 2 it shifted it's attention from Kaliden, Ratchet and Tagreth to Bombil. It looks like it's seen better days but there is still a hint of determination in it's eyes.
Assarion has gone from point to rear, with a wall of people between him and the ghast. If there's room to the ghast's right, he can squeeze in and make two quick strikes with his rapier (rolls in the log): atk 18 dam 9; atk CRIT dam 11+7
If there is no room on either side of the ghast, Assarion will advance as close to the creature as he can.
As Assarion made his way from the back of the party to the side of the ghast a foul stench hits him. Both strikes hit, the first strike earned a low and pained growl from the ghast and as the second strike hit whatever semblance of life it had had left drained from it's eyes and it slumped to the ground, dead.
"Fantastic sword-work!" calls out Bombil to Assarion as the Elf downs the ghast. He then flies down and hovers on his broom in front of Victor. "Well hello there, Victor." he says with a grin. "I suppose first things first. Was that all of them or are there any more unwanted guests that might arrive? For that matter were there others trapped in there with you?" He then dismounts and slings the broom over his shoulder. "And second things second: Why did you tell us your name was Victor Shadowward?"
He glances at the ghasts and back to Victor, "Truth to be told, I must admit curiosity as to what brought you down this way in the first place."
Assarion watches the ghast sink to the floor. "Faugh! What a foul creature!" he exclaims. Satisfied that the creature is done with, he glances up first at Tagreth and then to Bombil overhead. He raises his sword in salute. "Thank you, Master Bombil," he replies. He turns his gaze the rest of the party. "Is anyone hurt?"
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"Come back Victor, we still need some answers. If you try to run, know that you will always have to look behind you as a I will personally haunt your every step"says Thorin.
"Fantastic sword-work!" calls out Bombil to Assarion as the Elf downs the ghast. He then flies down and hovers on his broom in front of Victor. "Well hello there, Victor." he says with a grin. "I suppose first things first. Was that all of them or are there any more unwanted guests that might arrive? For that matter were there others trapped in there with you?" He then dismounts and slings the broom over his shoulder. "And second things second: Why did you tell us your name was Victor Shadowward?"
He glances at the ghasts and back to Victor, "Truth to be told, I must admit curiosity as to what brought you down this way in the first place."
Insight: 14 for Victor's truthfulness, remembering his earlier deceit
Victor freezes up as Bombil hover in front of him on a broom. After a couple seconds he took a deep breath as he ran a hand over his injured arm before looking down at one of the bites on it. "Those were the only ones down here at least that know of. There has been a surprisingly high increase of undead creatures down here as of late. It's become quite a hassle to deal with but we have found ways of luring them into hidden passages and sealing them in said passages. I didn't think that anyone else was trapped down here." He admitted with a soft sigh. Then he shifted his gaze down to the dead ghasts. "I've made my fair share of mistakes in the past and some of those mistakes would tarnish my family's name if they got out... so I thought if I cut ties and went by a different name that it would keep them from being screwed over by my mistakes."
"I was sent down here to help keep the undead from making their way into the town."
{With a 14 Bombil senses that Victor is being truthful, although he seemed to hesitate a little when talking about why he'd lied about his name. He also seemed rather surprised by the question of if there was anyone else trapped with him.}
"Come back Victor, we still need some answers. If you try to run, know that you will always have to look behind you as a I will personally haunt your every step"says Thorin.
Intimidation Check
13
Victor shifts his attention towards Thorin. "I wasn't planning on running, even if I did there are plenty of people who would want me dead... so there's nowhere for me to go."
The swordsman looks at Victor thoughtfully. "You cannot run from your name; it is who you are." He pauses. "You cannot run from your name, but you can redeem it. Take heart." He cleans the ichor from his sword and returns it to its sheath. He hangs the rag from the bottom of his baldric for future use. "What is our next step, masters?"
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Bombil finds himself nodding along as Assarion speaks. "Those are wise words." he says to the half-elf. He turns to Victor, "If I may ask: those mistakes you feel you've made. Would any of them relate to Xavdor Stoneclaw. He's been missing and, truth be told, we are looking for him. If there's anything you could tell us that might help find him and put his parents' worrying at ease, it would be most appreciated." He continues, "We may not be able to change our past, but our future is an open possibility. You say your actions would tarnish your family, but" he smiles, "I find that when we work towards a higher good, we can make news paths we never imagined possible before."
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Thorin examines the ghasts "Why are there are undead down in these tunnels and who set up the torches? Why not just purge these undead? There are some unanswered questions here" He will then watch to see how Victor responds.
Lops the feet off the corpses of the ghasts. No sense leaving these intact. Any resemblance to who they were before? investigation21
{With a 21 Kaliden has a sense that one of the ghast had likely been a member of the city guard years prior to winding up like this and the other one was likely a commoner that had gone missing around the same time...}
Bombil finds himself nodding along as Assarion speaks. "Those are wise words." he says to the half-elf. He turns to Victor, "If I may ask: those mistakes you feel you've made. Would any of them relate to Xavdor Stoneclaw. He's been missing and, truth be told, we are looking for him. If there's anything you could tell us that might help find him and put his parents' worrying at ease, it would be most appreciated." He continues, "We may not be able to change our past, but our future is an open possibility. You say your actions would tarnish your family, but" he smiles, "I find that when we work towards a higher good, we can make news paths we never imagined possible before."
Victor glanced between Assarion and Bombil before nodding ever so slightly. "The only mistake I've made involving Xavword Stoneclaw was letting him use the tunnel the night of the assassination, but he wanted to pay his 'friend' a visit and I didn't really think much of it. Wait... wait... wait, he's missing? That is unfortunate, he's a good enough guy and one hell of a fighter but hopefully he didn't end up getting lost somewhere down here or trapped down here like I was. If it wasn't for Xavword I'd have likely been executed for something that I had no connection to." He looked down at the tunnel floor before walking over towards the ghast that he'd hit with his dagger. He retrieves the dagger, wipes it off on his cloak and then puts it away. "I do wish to change for the better but I fear that I'll eventually end up falling back into the downward spiral that led me to where I am now."
Thorin examines the ghasts "Why are there are undead down in these tunnels and who set up the torches? Why not just purge these undead? There are some unanswered questions here" He will then watch to see how Victor responds.
Investigation Check
18
Victor glanced up towards Thorin and scratched the back of his neck slightly. "I'm not entirely certain how their getting into the tunnels but it's possible that someone has been doing necromancy down here without anyone taking notice. Xavword set up the 'secret door' torches and I... I set up the regular ones. Trust me, I've tried but there's only so much that one person can do." He turns his back to the party and looks towards one of the torches with a soft sigh.
{ Initiative Order:
23- Ghast 2 (Uninjured ghast)
19- Tagreth
18- Victor
16- Bombil
15- Assarion
11- Ghast 1 (Injured ghast)
7- Thorin
7- Kaliden }
The uninjured ghast moves 10ft to the right and 15ft forwards, continuing to 'study' the party from the closer distance.
Ghast 2's Int save: 16
After Ratchet's attack Ghast 1 looks worse for wear then it already did. It looks like one or two more attacks could take it out.
Victor moves out of Assarion's way before pulling out a dagger from his cloak. He took a breath before throwing the dagger at Ghast 2.
Attack: 18 Damage: 2
The injured ghast looked up towards Bombil as he flew up on his broom. Before it could realize what was happening it was hit by the fire bolt and fell to the ground dead.
(At the moment Ghast 2 is 20ft away from the party and Ghast 1 is dead.)
Ghast 2 is currently out of reach of Thorin's rapier... but the bolt fired from the hand crossbow embeds itself into it shoulder earning an angry growl in response.
As Kaliden moved closer to Ghast 2 a foul stench hit him like a wall of nasty smelling fog. As he swings his battleaxe it just barely misses it and the Spiritual Weapon attack also misses.
Initiative Order: 23- Ghast 2
19- Tagreth
18- Victor
16- Bombil
15- Assarion
7- Thorin
7- Kaliden}
Ghast 2 turns it attention towards Kaliden since he was the closest of the party to it. It slashes at him with it's claws. (If the attack lands Kaliden will need to make a DC 10 Con saving throw.)
Attack: 11 Damage: 8
Tagreth moves closer to the remaining ghast. He reaches out with his right hand and utters the incantation, "Saka." Lightning begins to spring from his hand, he then attempts to touch the creature with the palm of his hand to inflict a []Shocking Grasp on it.
(Shocking grasp: 26 Damage: 6 lightning damage.
On a hit, the ghast can't take reactions until the start of its next turn.)
Tagreth then turns his attention back to Ratchet, "Attack, this foul creature."
Ratched moves over to the creature and attempt to make another attack on the creature.
(Force-Empowered Rend: 10 Damage: 6)
(Ratchet will also use its reaction to impose disadvantage on the ghast's attack if Ratchet is not the target.)
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
[[OOC: I don't think there's something Victor can do that would change my plans for Bombil's actions this round, so I'll go ahead with that post.]]
"Let's not have this foul beast get away from us!" says Bombil as he flies past the ghast and then faces its back. "Frostrahl!" he incants. A frigid beam bursts from his hands towards the ghast's back.
(dice rolls rolled in log)
Move: 35 ft, 20 towards the ghast, 15 past it. I think that puts me 15ft behind (and above) the ghast. And still in 60ft of Kaliden.
Action: Cast Ray of Frost
To-Hit: 19
Damage: 2 cold
On a hit, the ghast's movement is reduced by 10ft.
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Thorin moves up to the last ghast and attacks with his
Rapier
Attack: 16 Damage: 7
Hand Crossbow
Attack: 19 Damage: 5
Assarion (Nicolas de Brézé)
Assarion has gone from point to rear, with a wall of people between him and the ghast. If there's room to the ghast's right, he can squeeze in and make two quick strikes with his rapier (rolls in the log): atk 18 dam 9; atk CRIT dam 11+7
If there is no room on either side of the ghast, Assarion will advance as close to the creature as he can.
Victor quietly watched as the others attacked the ghast and slowly began to back up about 15ft before pulling out a second dagger. "Looks like you guys are handling yourself quite well." He said with a soft hum.
Movement: 15ft out of 30 used.
Free Action: pulling out a second dagger
Action: Dodge {just in case}
[[OOC: You'd be correct.]]
As the ray of frost hit Ghast 2 it shifted it's attention from Kaliden, Ratchet and Tagreth to Bombil. It looks like it's seen better days but there is still a hint of determination in it's eyes.
As Assarion made his way from the back of the party to the side of the ghast a foul stench hits him. Both strikes hit, the first strike earned a low and pained growl from the ghast and as the second strike hit whatever semblance of life it had had left drained from it's eyes and it slumped to the ground, dead.
Kaliden Two-Stones
spiritual weapon attack damage 1
Kaliden attack damage 6
Bonus attack damage 1
(OOC worst rolls in a long time.)
"Fantastic sword-work!" calls out Bombil to Assarion as the Elf downs the ghast. He then flies down and hovers on his broom in front of Victor. "Well hello there, Victor." he says with a grin. "I suppose first things first. Was that all of them or are there any more unwanted guests that might arrive? For that matter were there others trapped in there with you?" He then dismounts and slings the broom over his shoulder. "And second things second: Why did you tell us your name was Victor Shadowward?"
He glances at the ghasts and back to Victor, "Truth to be told, I must admit curiosity as to what brought you down this way in the first place."
Persuasion: 26 for getting Victor to give info
Insight: 14 for Victor's truthfulness, remembering his earlier deceit
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Assarion (Nicolas de Brézé)
Assarion watches the ghast sink to the floor. "Faugh! What a foul creature!" he exclaims. Satisfied that the creature is done with, he glances up first at Tagreth and then to Bombil overhead. He raises his sword in salute. "Thank you, Master Bombil," he replies. He turns his gaze the rest of the party. "Is anyone hurt?"
"Come back Victor, we still need some answers. If you try to run, know that you will always have to look behind you as a I will personally haunt your every step" says Thorin.
Intimidation Check
5
Tagreth replies to Assarion, "No, I believe that I am all good. Ratchet too."
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
Victor freezes up as Bombil hover in front of him on a broom. After a couple seconds he took a deep breath as he ran a hand over his injured arm before looking down at one of the bites on it. "Those were the only ones down here at least that know of. There has been a surprisingly high increase of undead creatures down here as of late. It's become quite a hassle to deal with but we have found ways of luring them into hidden passages and sealing them in said passages. I didn't think that anyone else was trapped down here." He admitted with a soft sigh. Then he shifted his gaze down to the dead ghasts. "I've made my fair share of mistakes in the past and some of those mistakes would tarnish my family's name if they got out... so I thought if I cut ties and went by a different name that it would keep them from being screwed over by my mistakes."
"I was sent down here to help keep the undead from making their way into the town."
{With a 14 Bombil senses that Victor is being truthful, although he seemed to hesitate a little when talking about why he'd lied about his name. He also seemed rather surprised by the question of if there was anyone else trapped with him.}
Victor shifts his attention towards Thorin. "I wasn't planning on running, even if I did there are plenty of people who would want me dead... so there's nowhere for me to go."
Kaliden Two-Stones
Lops the feet off the corpses of the ghasts. No sense leaving these intact. Any resemblance to who they were before? investigation 5
Tagreth thinks for a moment, "Right, so it sounds like we need to help fortify the area down here against these undead creatures."
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
Assarion
The swordsman looks at Victor thoughtfully. "You cannot run from your name; it is who you are." He pauses. "You cannot run from your name, but you can redeem it. Take heart." He cleans the ichor from his sword and returns it to its sheath. He hangs the rag from the bottom of his baldric for future use. "What is our next step, masters?"
Bombil finds himself nodding along as Assarion speaks. "Those are wise words." he says to the half-elf. He turns to Victor, "If I may ask: those mistakes you feel you've made. Would any of them relate to Xavdor Stoneclaw. He's been missing and, truth be told, we are looking for him. If there's anything you could tell us that might help find him and put his parents' worrying at ease, it would be most appreciated." He continues, "We may not be able to change our past, but our future is an open possibility. You say your actions would tarnish your family, but" he smiles, "I find that when we work towards a higher good, we can make news paths we never imagined possible before."
persuasion: 28
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Thorin examines the ghasts "Why are there are undead down in these tunnels and who set up the torches? Why not just purge these undead? There are some unanswered questions here" He will then watch to see how Victor responds.
Investigation Check
15
{With a 21 Kaliden has a sense that one of the ghast had likely been a member of the city guard years prior to winding up like this and the other one was likely a commoner that had gone missing around the same time...}
Victor glanced between Assarion and Bombil before nodding ever so slightly. "The only mistake I've made involving Xavword Stoneclaw was letting him use the tunnel the night of the assassination, but he wanted to pay his 'friend' a visit and I didn't really think much of it. Wait... wait... wait, he's missing? That is unfortunate, he's a good enough guy and one hell of a fighter but hopefully he didn't end up getting lost somewhere down here or trapped down here like I was. If it wasn't for Xavword I'd have likely been executed for something that I had no connection to." He looked down at the tunnel floor before walking over towards the ghast that he'd hit with his dagger. He retrieves the dagger, wipes it off on his cloak and then puts it away. "I do wish to change for the better but I fear that I'll eventually end up falling back into the downward spiral that led me to where I am now."
Victor glanced up towards Thorin and scratched the back of his neck slightly. "I'm not entirely certain how their getting into the tunnels but it's possible that someone has been doing necromancy down here without anyone taking notice. Xavword set up the 'secret door' torches and I... I set up the regular ones. Trust me, I've tried but there's only so much that one person can do." He turns his back to the party and looks towards one of the torches with a soft sigh.
"Well lets keep on going" Thorin waits for the others before continuing on down the tunnel.