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Cezars: WIS save—13
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"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
The hand axe sails past the Cambion's forehead, and he looks at it in confusion. "Huh?"
The ice ray and the electric blade hit Cezars square in the chest, but he doesn't seem that hurt by it, he just grits his teeth... then, he laughs. "Hahaha... fine, I'll come closer and give you a taste of your own medicine!" He takes a step forward and taps Alex in the forehead with two fingers, a black clown appears above the young Paladin's head, then it digs into his scalp. "Crown of Madness!" From Alex's perspective, his edge of vision starts to turn red. His deepest, darkest desire starts to surface from inside him.
"Yikes... I usually don't like casting a mind-controlling spell, can lead to some unfortunate circumstances."The Cambion cringes, "Anyways, I have a job to do, so... time to get serious!" He unfurls his wings and flies over a rock, landing next to Venet and Maya. He winks at the ladies, before summoning a spear of flame and stabs the duo.
Cezars: Crown of Madness (DC14); Alex WIS Save—13
Cambion: Spear: Venet—22 to hit, 5 piercing and 1 fire damage; Maya—10 to hit, 9 piercing and 3 fire damage;
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
(Remember the effects of Maya's sphere will happen everytime if her allies end their turn inside, but they can only choose one or the other each round; Renar, Alex, herself and Venet would have gotten 6 Temp hp last round since they ended their turn there and no tried to charm or frighten them; Temp Hp doesn't stack)
Unlike the unexpected fire blast to her half-singed hair, the kitsune was ready for the melee strike as she grabs the Cambion's arm with her sharp claws before throwing him off course, though she kind of wished he had tried to strike her first, considering that Venet got struck.
First Action: Snarling even louder in response despite her weakened state, especially when she witnesses Venet getting struck, she readies an attack of her own; Her claws extend and glow white as she delivers a Razor-hot slash to his face in retaliation (DC 15 DEX or 5 Radiant).
Bonus Action (Two Weapon Fighting), unfurling one of her fans, she then attempts to at least scrape a dent in the same person she attacks. But finds out her tiny weapon did nothing... (8, miss) she moves back 5ft in case someone decides to reshift their positions on this fiend, but also she notices the Fire Genasi homing in on someone else...
She's also wondering: What is that elf up to? And where did he even go?
Whilst she's at it though, she'll make Cezar's attempt to control Alex in vain; If he's still in the sphere by the end of this turn, he won't be charmed anymore.
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod) Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic) Maya Kurosaki- Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time Shijiro Otsune- Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan) Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian) Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
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*Uh... not that it matters as of this post but Alex was targeting the Cambion, not Cezars*
Mira
Shocked that Cezars has suddenly turned away from her and towards Alex, Mira grits her teeth before she chases back after him and towards Alex. "HEY! YOU COWARD! GET BACK HERE!" She screams... only to witness the cambion go straight for the other two ladies whilst she hangs in the back helpless... yikes this has escalated quickly... she thinks as she faces... hang on... where did the Cambion go... Oh no...
Speaking of which, Mira gestures to Renar to take care of the Cambion, who seems to be preoccupied of the girls. "Go! I'll watch over him! Deal with the other guy!" She yells before she hops into the sphere herself and stay 25ft away from Cezar's position, thinking the hooded guy would be able to better handle him.
Action: Again Mira does another waving motion as the spectral clock she conjured suddenly disappears; A crossbow then appears in one of her paws in order to mess with Cezars for a while."Treat others how you want to be treated, bozo!" she hisses as she fires... 18 Damage: 9 Piercing (Nat 20, 9 Piercing)
Reaction: Because Cezars didn't target last round, her shield doesn't come up, but if he ends up targeting her again with a weapon attack, it will come back.
Renar
As I strike him clean in the shin, I was expecting him to turn on either the bunny girl or me but instead... he's targeting Alex?! What is he doing...?! Damn it... Okaa-san's trick had better work on him! Speaking of which... why is the bunny girl now waving to me...? And where did that winged baka... go... Oh right...
This is bad... Seems like the two have swarmed him...! Time to face that demon head on! "Alex... You want to deal justice? Snap out of it! I'm leaving this guy to you!"Then again... ifOkaa-san's sphere would do something to him... this guy's got nothing on him right...?!
I then zoom and target the winged devil out of fury, flanking besides him and Alex...
*10, 16 if using flank advantage, 3 Slashing and 2 Thunder if it hits and he moves next turn; Alex help us...*
The Wildland Shifters Daisy Ethalena- Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer) Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade); Crimson Sands of Time Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger); Lancea Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance); Path Of Blood Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars) Yurime Hanasaki- Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation) Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer(Clockwork Soul); Lancea
Alex's eyes grow wide as Cezars taps his forehead, then even wider when he realizes what the oathbreaker just did. He trembles for a moment, hand going to his head as he tries to pull at the twisted iron digging into his scalp. He clenches his teeth, turning an angered expression towards Cezars but suddenly realizing that he can do nothing against the former paladin.
Tears start forming in his eyes as he tries futilely to fight the crown of madness, and he grips his glowing sword tightly. Everything in him wants to attack Cezars, but right now he has to turn his anger elsewhere. He doesn't know much about this spell, but... from what he does know and what Cambion just said... he fears the worst.
"R...Renar,"his voice comes as a hiss, and his eyes glow with enraged madness. "Forgive me... if I fail."He takes a swing at Cambion (if the devil is close enough, otherwise he will HOLD his action until Cambion comes to him as a result of his Command).
Action: Attack: 8 Damage: 3
Once his strike lands (or doesn't), he runs past Renar, heedless of the fact that Cezars and Cambion could both attack him while his back is turned... but they won't right? Cause Cezars wants to use him. He can't let that happen, so he's doing the only thing he can think of to make it harder for the paladin. "S...sorry Renar," he growls, cringing against the spell. "I just... don't want this to end up three against one." Oh Lord, his attempt to bring Cambion closer might have backfired. If he looses it, and is in range of Renar, this could end really really badly.
Part of him wants to throw his sword aside too, but then that would end the spell he'd put on it before the fight. So he keeps it. It's not like it would matter much since he still has a Warhammer on him that Cezars could make him use. Hopefully Renar understands. As much as he hates retreating, he would hate it even more if this madness forced him to hurt his friends.
Shugo continues rushing away from the battle, though he's now questioning if his just grabbing the egg was a good idea. Right now, he could do one of two things. Hide the egg and join the fight, or simply keep running. Either one could end badly, but by the sounds of it the others might need help. The question is, should he hide the egg and hope the Demon and his master fail to find it, or should he hold onto it and hope he doesn't drop it during the battle. Weighing the options in his head, he decides to take off his pack and wrap the egg in his bedroll hopefully help keep it safe. For now he will continue to hide behind the fallen pillar and rocks, but if the battle continues to swing out of their favor, he will join the fray carrying the unborn child.
(Moving 40ft, then using action to wrap up the egg and put it in his pack. Hopefully this will conceal it as well)
The battle in front of her unfolds in rapid succession, she curses under her breath as her spell does nothing to the enemies as they approach, the twinkle of fae lights being out maneuvered by Cezars and Cambion. The sphere of twilight gives her a momentary boon before she's struck by the Cambion.
She moves slightly closer to Maya, in hopes that they can face the devil together more or less despite Venet's squishy nature. "We got this, Maya."
Then she goes to strike at the devil with her rapier: 4 to hit (a miss if I have ever seen one lol)
BA: Bardic/Magical Inspiration to Maya (1d6)
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. Once the Bardic Inspiration die is rolled, it is lost. A creature can have only one Bardic Inspiration die at a time.
If a creature has a Bardic Inspiration die from you and casts a spell that restores hit points or deals damage, the creature can roll that die and choose a target affected by the spell. Add the number rolled as a bonus to the hit points regained or the damage dealt. The Bardic Inspiration die is then lost.
AOO—Venet on Cambion: Rapier; 13 to hit, 4 damage.
AOO—Maya on Cambion: Fan; 6 to hit, 5 damage.
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"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
"ARGH!" Mira and Renar's hits finally do something, Mira's crossbow bolt hits his neck and falls to the side, and blood starts to seep from his wounds. Cezars glare at the rabbit again, "I'll deal with you later, bunny, but for now, take this!" He whips back and slashes at Renar two times, well, that's the distraction the party needs. As Alex leaves, he also gives him another slash in the back as he turns and runs.
Because the two adversaries are so focused on the battle, they don't even take a glance at the ritual circle where the dragon egg is... or rather, was.
"Whoa!" The Cambion's legs move on their own, and they bring him to Alex... and he somehow avoided the two attacks from the girls too. But again, his grin seems to grow bigger. "Find, you want to play, let's play!" He says... and just stares awkwardly at the Paladin. It seems the spell Alex cast prevents him from attacking the caster immediately.
Cezars: Scimitar at Renar—8 to hit, 4 damage, 7 to hit, 6 damage.
AOO Scimitar at Alex— 13 to hit, 7 damage.
Cambion: Skip (Due to effects of Alex's spell)
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Renar
"Alex wait!" I tried to call out, but he had already ran off... damn it. I wanted to reassure him to keep fighting even if... argh whatever. We haven't switched targets ironically, but I've lost my flank position unless if someone moves in closer to me...! Then again...
Heh. Guess the bunny girl's attack must have done something to him, because with the way he swung his devilish sword, parrying them with an unsheathed katana felt like second nature. Time to do what I must... I then reshift my position between the rocks as I aim for his head and slash as swift as the wind!
*17, 7 Slashing and 4 Thunder if he moves on his next turn*
Mira
Feeling satisfied that her shot finally did something and the fact that this hoodie guy parried his attacks like they were nothing, Mira follows her instincts next once Cezars jeers at her and moves 15ft further, seeing that Maya's sphere had long blessed her already. Well then, time to let Mr-Oddball-who-somehow-knows-her-poem take the reigns again (Though she needs to give him a piece of his mind when the battle ends). Waving her hands again, the spectral clock that had been with her turning from ice blue to blood red as she makes an attempt to mess with Cezar's mind. "I did warn you didn't, I, you jerk?" She sneers, hiding the conjuration of her next spell within these words.
Mira drives a disorienting spike of psychic energy into the mind of one creature she can see within range. The target (Cezars) must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw or take 6 psychic damage and subtract 1d4 from the next saving throw he makes before the end of her next turn.
The Wildland Shifters Daisy Ethalena- Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer) Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade); Crimson Sands of Time Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger); Lancea Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance); Path Of Blood Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars) Yurime Hanasaki- Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation) Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer(Clockwork Soul); Lancea
Seeing that her previous attacks got nowhere, the disguised kitsune gestures to Venet to keep a distance and play defensive, seeing that she won't understand a single thing she'll say. She then shifts her attention towards Mira and her son battling Cezars, before her tail suddenly pops out from her disguise as it holds another white Fox Fire orb and she flicks it towards her new target. (DC 13 DEX or be blasted with 2 Radiant)
Grabbing one of her many stashed war fans again as she withdraws her large tail, she changes targets, seeing that Alex has run away, before throwing it at the cambion like a boomerang; Hit or miss, the fan should return close to Maya for her to pick it up again.
BA Fan (With BI): 17 (13 + 4 from BI), 5Slashing/Piercing
Once again though, since Alex got damaged, his 6 Temp HP returns on the end of his next turn. Other than that nothing else happens to anyone else... unless if Shugo returns to the battlefield.
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Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod) Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic) Maya Kurosaki- Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time Shijiro Otsune- Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan) Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian) Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
Finding that the cursed crown disappeared thanks to Maya's spell, Alex lets himself take a breath while Cambion is unable to attack back due to Alex's spell from earlier. Well, at least he got the devil away from the girls... and Shugo, wherever he is.
He gives a slightly guilty look to Renar, who's now fighting Cezars alone. Alex hopes he didn't just ruin whatever strategy they could have had due to his stupid move of running of... man, his head still hurts from that spell. He shakes his head, trying to rid himself of the aftereffects from the curse.
"Mind control sucks," he says under his breath. "Sorry for subjecting you to it." At least Command doesn't come with any additional pain. Whatever that crown spell was was anything but pleasant.
Then he swings his sword again, hoping to make up for the last attack that failed miserably.
Attack: Attack: 19 Damage: 10
"Sorry Renar! I think I'm fine now..." He shouts to his friend, "I kinda lost it for a moment there, but I'll regroup when I can!" As soon as he has an opening, he'll move back over to Renar, but for now he's going to keep Cambion busy.
EDIT: In case the rolls change due to my edit, the original was: To hit (22) damage (5)
Gives a nod towards Maya and backs up a bit, moving back. She doesnt want to be in the mix anyway due to being rather squishy. She pulls her lyre, playing a discordant tune towards Cezars. ------------- Casting: Discordant Whispers (Wis Save: 15) Damage on fail: 5 (1+3+1 pretty rude dice) half on success.
Still unsure if he should join the battle or not, Shugo, now with the egg secured in his pack, decides to see what would happen if he messes up the circle Cezars used to summon the Demon. Quick as the wind, the elf races across the battlefield once again. Once to the circle, he scuffs up the marks with his feet.
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
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Cezars: DEX Save—12, WIS Save—19
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"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
The barrage of attacks hit Cezars—first Renar's blade, then Maya's holy flame, and Venet's spell which forces him to move away. Things are clearly not in his favour... but he has another trick in his sleeve.
The red summoning circle begins to glow again and a small figure starts to emerge from the ground, but somehow, the circle begins deleting itself, and the glowing disappears, along with whatever Cezars was about to summon. He also notices the dragon egg disappearing too."No, no no no, NO! Everything is falling apart!" He panics, gripping the temple of his head.
But then, he has one last trick up his sleeve... for real this time. "Hold them out, Cambion." He holds out his hand to the sky and activates his stolen ring of invisibility. And just like Shugo earlier, he disappears... or so he thinks because there is still one member of the party who can see him.
Back to the Cambion, the attacks don't seem to be effective. He blocks Alex's blade with his arm, he flinches, but it doesn't even draw blood. Maya's fan bonks him in the back of the head and drops to the floor beside him. He says nothing as he spins his spear around and hits Alex just like before.
Cambion: Spear—19 to hit, 5 piercing and 4 fire damage; 7 to hit, 3 piercing and 1 fire damage.
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"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
Maya notices everyone going into a panic and a question mark spawns over her head. What for? Aren't they supposed to be attacking the stupid fire guy? Why are they looking around? Huh? He turned invisible? I guess that could explain why they're so...
Wait... he's not invisible. At least, to her that is. She can still see him in her line of (shut) vision. "Renar-kun!" She yells out as she points to the stairs. "Kaidan de! Kare wa nigete ikimasu! (階段で!彼は逃げていきます!, At the stairs! He's getting away!)"
Action: Seeing that she cannot reach him at close range unless she dashes, she moves 5ft up and [action]Ready;holds her attack[/spell] so that her son and any others focusing on him can try to hit him first, seeing that she doesn't want to harm her own allies.
Trigger: Hit or miss, once her son moves out of the way, she'll use her last spell slot to conjure A larger fox fire before flinging it with her massive white tail from a distance. If anyone manages to knock out Cezars before she can though, she'll turn on the Cambion instead (17, 20 Radiant)
(Alex also regains his 6 Temp HP; Nothing else happens to the others yet especially for Shugo since he's still not in range)
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod) Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic) Maya Kurosaki- Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time Shijiro Otsune- Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan) Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian) Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
"What?! He disappeared!"Mira yelps, holding her attack when he does so. At least... until she hears Maya talking in... that's not Lancean. What? She turns to the hoodie guy, who probably seems like he can understand her seeing that she called out his name. "Wait... what did she say- He's at the staircase?! Dang it! Also can she see him still?!"
Waving her hands, she's determined to get him back to square one as she conjures a wispy tornado to blow him back in front of the one who had him at melee range (Shugo and Renar)
Vortex Warp: Mira magically twist space around another creature she can see within range. The target (Cezars) must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (the target can choose to fail), or the target is teleported to an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within range. (DC 13 CON or teleport right in between Renar or Shugo so either of them can deal the finishing blow)
Renar
i flinch when Stupid Rixi disappears. Great. He's trying to leave us behind isn't he? Because now I can't see him either. Even as Alex yells out to apologize, I just can't stop thinking about what he might do next if he escapes. Speaking of which, what is he apologizing for? We've already separated them from the egg. I'm satisfied that my plan has gone to fruition. At least... until Okaa-san tells me that he's... over at the stairs?! Crap... even the bunny girl is wondering what Okaa-san just yelled out. I need to stop him before he gets away!
"He's at the stairs! That what she said!" I yell when the bunny girl asks him, though I notice she's trying to twist something... I thought this place was peaceful. Why is this guy so hell-bent on destroying this place with whatever Go-ra-rion stuff he wants to find? I need to know one way or another eventually. With this kind of attitude, he won't even survive a full day in Toril, seeing that no one except the Cult of Dragons would admire his current attitude.
As I try to impale him with Inazuma, I then snarl to him. "That's so un-Lancea-like of you, trying to summon demons to ravage this place! What's your valid excuse for doing so?! You're not even actually from Lancea, are you?! ANSWER ME WHEN YOU WAKE UP!"
(18, 5 Slashing + 5 Thunder if he's even conscious next turn)
*Depending if Mira's Vortex Warp works or not, if it does, he won't move 20ft to the staircase and vice-versa if it fails*
The Wildland Shifters Daisy Ethalena- Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer) Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade); Crimson Sands of Time Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger); Lancea Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance); Path Of Blood Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars) Yurime Hanasaki- Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation) Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer(Clockwork Soul); Lancea
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Alex grits his teeth when his solid attack seems to barely scathe the demon. Was this some sort of ruse? Or is Alex just weak? Either way, he can't afford to let up. Hopefully Renar, Maya, and Mira, can handle Cezars together.
"Your tough aren't you," he says as he takes another swing at the fiend. Hopefully, thanks to Maya's spell, he can hold out against Cambion's double attacks.
Attack: 24 Damage: 5
"Let's see which of us can outlast the other, shall we?"
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Cezars: WIS save—13
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
The hand axe sails past the Cambion's forehead, and he looks at it in confusion. "Huh?"
The ice ray and the electric blade hit Cezars square in the chest, but he doesn't seem that hurt by it, he just grits his teeth... then, he laughs. "Hahaha... fine, I'll come closer and give you a taste of your own medicine!" He takes a step forward and taps Alex in the forehead with two fingers, a black clown appears above the young Paladin's head, then it digs into his scalp. "Crown of Madness!" From Alex's perspective, his edge of vision starts to turn red. His deepest, darkest desire starts to surface from inside him.
"Yikes... I usually don't like casting a mind-controlling spell, can lead to some unfortunate circumstances." The Cambion cringes, "Anyways, I have a job to do, so... time to get serious!" He unfurls his wings and flies over a rock, landing next to Venet and Maya. He winks at the ladies, before summoning a spear of flame and stabs the duo.
Cezars: Crown of Madness (DC14); Alex WIS Save—13
Cambion: Spear: Venet—22 to hit, 5 piercing and 1 fire damage; Maya—10 to hit, 9 piercing and 3 fire damage;
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Everyone:
(Remember the effects of Maya's sphere will happen everytime if her allies end their turn inside, but they can only choose one or the other each round; Renar, Alex, herself and Venet would have gotten 6 Temp hp last round since they ended their turn there and no tried to charm or frighten them; Temp Hp doesn't stack)
Unlike the unexpected fire blast to her half-singed hair, the kitsune was ready for the melee strike as she grabs the Cambion's arm with her sharp claws before throwing him off course, though she kind of wished he had tried to strike her first, considering that Venet got struck.
First Action: Snarling even louder in response despite her weakened state, especially when she witnesses Venet getting struck, she readies an attack of her own; Her claws extend and glow white as she delivers a Razor-hot slash to his face in retaliation (DC 15 DEX or 5 Radiant).
Bonus Action (Two Weapon Fighting), unfurling one of her fans, she then attempts to at least scrape a dent in the same person she attacks. But finds out her tiny weapon did nothing... (8, miss) she moves back 5ft in case someone decides to reshift their positions on this fiend, but also she notices the Fire Genasi homing in on someone else...
She's also wondering: What is that elf up to? And where did he even go?
Whilst she's at it though, she'll make Cezar's attempt to control Alex in vain; If he's still in the sphere by the end of this turn, he won't be charmed anymore.
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod)
Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic)
Maya Kurosaki - Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea
Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time
Shijiro Otsune - Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan)
Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
*Uh... not that it matters as of this post but Alex was targeting the Cambion, not Cezars*Mira
Shocked that Cezars has suddenly turned away from her and towards Alex, Mira grits her teeth before she chases back after him and towards Alex. "HEY! YOU COWARD! GET BACK HERE!" She screams... only to witness the cambion go straight for the other two ladies whilst she hangs in the back helpless... yikes this has escalated quickly... she thinks as she faces... hang on... where did the Cambion go... Oh no...
Speaking of which, Mira gestures to Renar to take care of the Cambion, who seems to be preoccupied of the girls. "Go! I'll watch over him! Deal with the other guy!" She yells before she hops into the sphere herself and stay 25ft away from Cezar's position, thinking the hooded guy would be able to better handle him.
Action: Again Mira does another waving motion as the spectral clock she conjured suddenly disappears; A crossbow then appears in one of her paws in order to mess with Cezars for a while."Treat others how you want to be treated, bozo!" she hisses as she fires... 18 Damage: 9 Piercing (Nat 20, 9 Piercing)
Reaction: Because Cezars didn't target last round, her shield doesn't come up, but if he ends up targeting her again with a weapon attack, it will come back.
Renar
As I strike him clean in the shin, I was expecting him to turn on either the bunny girl or me but instead... he's targeting Alex?! What is he doing...?! Damn it... Okaa-san's trick had better work on him! Speaking of which... why is the bunny girl now waving to me...? And where did that winged baka... go... Oh right...
This is bad... Seems like the two have swarmed him...! Time to face that demon head on! "Alex... You want to deal justice? Snap out of it! I'm leaving this guy to you!" Then again... if Okaa-san's sphere would do something to him... this guy's got nothing on him right...?!
I then zoom and target the winged devil out of fury, flanking besides him and Alex...
*10, 16 if using flank advantage, 3 Slashing and 2 Thunder if it hits and he moves next turn; Alex help us...*
The Wildland Shifters
Daisy Ethalena - Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer)
Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade); Crimson Sands of Time
Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger); Lancea
Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance); Path Of Blood
Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars)
Yurime Hanasaki - Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation)
Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer (Clockwork Soul); Lancea
Alex's eyes grow wide as Cezars taps his forehead, then even wider when he realizes what the oathbreaker just did. He trembles for a moment, hand going to his head as he tries to pull at the twisted iron digging into his scalp. He clenches his teeth, turning an angered expression towards Cezars but suddenly realizing that he can do nothing against the former paladin.
Tears start forming in his eyes as he tries futilely to fight the crown of madness, and he grips his glowing sword tightly. Everything in him wants to attack Cezars, but right now he has to turn his anger elsewhere. He doesn't know much about this spell, but... from what he does know and what Cambion just said... he fears the worst.
"R...Renar," his voice comes as a hiss, and his eyes glow with enraged madness. "Forgive me... if I fail." He takes a swing at Cambion (if the devil is close enough, otherwise he will HOLD his action until Cambion comes to him as a result of his Command).
Action: Attack: 8 Damage: 3
Once his strike lands (or doesn't), he runs past Renar, heedless of the fact that Cezars and Cambion could both attack him while his back is turned... but they won't right? Cause Cezars wants to use him. He can't let that happen, so he's doing the only thing he can think of to make it harder for the paladin. "S...sorry Renar," he growls, cringing against the spell. "I just... don't want this to end up three against one." Oh Lord, his attempt to bring Cambion closer might have backfired. If he looses it, and is in range of Renar, this could end really really badly.
Part of him wants to throw his sword aside too, but then that would end the spell he'd put on it before the fight. So he keeps it. It's not like it would matter much since he still has a Warhammer on him that Cezars could make him use. Hopefully Renar understands. As much as he hates retreating, he would hate it even more if this madness forced him to hurt his friends.
Shugo continues rushing away from the battle, though he's now questioning if his just grabbing the egg was a good idea. Right now, he could do one of two things. Hide the egg and join the fight, or simply keep running. Either one could end badly, but by the sounds of it the others might need help. The question is, should he hide the egg and hope the Demon and his master fail to find it, or should he hold onto it and hope he doesn't drop it during the battle. Weighing the options in his head, he decides to take off his pack and wrap the egg in his bedroll hopefully help keep it safe. For now he will continue to hide behind the fallen pillar and rocks, but if the battle continues to swing out of their favor, he will join the fray carrying the unborn child.
(Moving 40ft, then using action to wrap up the egg and put it in his pack. Hopefully this will conceal it as well)
The battle in front of her unfolds in rapid succession, she curses under her breath as her spell does nothing to the enemies as they approach, the twinkle of fae lights being out maneuvered by Cezars and Cambion. The sphere of twilight gives her a momentary boon before she's struck by the Cambion.
She moves slightly closer to Maya, in hopes that they can face the devil together more or less despite Venet's squishy nature. "We got this, Maya."
Then she goes to strike at the devil with her rapier: 4 to hit (a miss if I have ever seen one lol)
BA: Bardic/Magical Inspiration to Maya (1d6)
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. Once the Bardic Inspiration die is rolled, it is lost. A creature can have only one Bardic Inspiration die at a time.
If a creature has a Bardic Inspiration die from you and casts a spell that restores hit points or deals damage, the creature can roll that die and choose a target affected by the spell. Add the number rolled as a bonus to the hit points regained or the damage dealt. The Bardic Inspiration die is then lost.
Cezars: Concentration—16
AOO—Venet on Cambion: Rapier; 13 to hit, 4 damage.
AOO—Maya on Cambion: Fan; 6 to hit, 5 damage.
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Round 3
"ARGH!" Mira and Renar's hits finally do something, Mira's crossbow bolt hits his neck and falls to the side, and blood starts to seep from his wounds. Cezars glare at the rabbit again, "I'll deal with you later, bunny, but for now, take this!" He whips back and slashes at Renar two times, well, that's the distraction the party needs. As Alex leaves, he also gives him another slash in the back as he turns and runs.
Because the two adversaries are so focused on the battle, they don't even take a glance at the ritual circle where the dragon egg is... or rather, was.
"Whoa!" The Cambion's legs move on their own, and they bring him to Alex... and he somehow avoided the two attacks from the girls too. But again, his grin seems to grow bigger. "Find, you want to play, let's play!" He says... and just stares awkwardly at the Paladin. It seems the spell Alex cast prevents him from attacking the caster immediately.
Cezars: Scimitar at Renar—8 to hit, 4 damage, 7 to hit, 6 damage.
AOO Scimitar at Alex— 13 to hit, 7 damage.
Cambion: Skip (Due to effects of Alex's spell)
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Renar
"Alex wait!" I tried to call out, but he had already ran off... damn it. I wanted to reassure him to keep fighting even if... argh whatever. We haven't switched targets ironically, but I've lost my flank position unless if someone moves in closer to me...! Then again...
Heh. Guess the bunny girl's attack must have done something to him, because with the way he swung his devilish sword, parrying them with an unsheathed katana felt like second nature. Time to do what I must... I then reshift my position between the rocks as I aim for his head and slash as swift as the wind!
*17, 7 Slashing and 4 Thunder if he moves on his next turn*
Mira
Feeling satisfied that her shot finally did something and the fact that this hoodie guy parried his attacks like they were nothing, Mira follows her instincts next once Cezars jeers at her and moves 15ft further, seeing that Maya's sphere had long blessed her already. Well then, time to let Mr-Oddball-who-somehow-knows-her-poem take the reigns again (Though she needs to give him a piece of his mind when the battle ends). Waving her hands again, the spectral clock that had been with her turning from ice blue to blood red as she makes an attempt to mess with Cezar's mind. "I did warn you didn't, I, you jerk?" She sneers, hiding the conjuration of her next spell within these words.
Mira drives a disorienting spike of psychic energy into the mind of one creature she can see within range. The target (Cezars) must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw or take 6 psychic damage and subtract 1d4 from the next saving throw he makes before the end of her next turn.
The Wildland Shifters
Daisy Ethalena - Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer)
Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade); Crimson Sands of Time
Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger); Lancea
Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance); Path Of Blood
Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars)
Yurime Hanasaki - Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation)
Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer (Clockwork Soul); Lancea
Seeing that her previous attacks got nowhere, the disguised kitsune gestures to Venet to keep a distance and play defensive, seeing that she won't understand a single thing she'll say. She then shifts her attention towards Mira and her son battling Cezars, before her tail suddenly pops out from her disguise as it holds another white Fox Fire orb and she flicks it towards her new target. (DC 13 DEX or be blasted with 2 Radiant)
Grabbing one of her many stashed war fans again as she withdraws her large tail, she changes targets, seeing that Alex has run away, before throwing it at the cambion like a boomerang; Hit or miss, the fan should return close to Maya for her to pick it up again.
BA Fan (With BI): 17 (13 + 4 from BI), 5
Slashing/PiercingOnce again though, since Alex got damaged, his 6 Temp HP returns on the end of his next turn. Other than that nothing else happens to anyone else... unless if Shugo returns to the battlefield.
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod)
Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic)
Maya Kurosaki - Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea
Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time
Shijiro Otsune - Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan)
Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
Finding that the cursed crown disappeared thanks to Maya's spell, Alex lets himself take a breath while Cambion is unable to attack back due to Alex's spell from earlier. Well, at least he got the devil away from the girls... and Shugo, wherever he is.
He gives a slightly guilty look to Renar, who's now fighting Cezars alone. Alex hopes he didn't just ruin whatever strategy they could have had due to his stupid move of running of... man, his head still hurts from that spell. He shakes his head, trying to rid himself of the aftereffects from the curse.
"Mind control sucks," he says under his breath. "Sorry for subjecting you to it." At least Command doesn't come with any additional pain. Whatever that crown spell was was anything but pleasant.
Then he swings his sword again, hoping to make up for the last attack that failed miserably.
Attack: Attack: 19 Damage: 10
"Sorry Renar! I think I'm fine now..." He shouts to his friend, "I kinda lost it for a moment there, but I'll regroup when I can!" As soon as he has an opening, he'll move back over to Renar, but for now he's going to keep Cambion busy.
EDIT: In case the rolls change due to my edit, the original was: To hit (22) damage (5)
Gives a nod towards Maya and backs up a bit, moving back. She doesnt want to be in the mix anyway due to being rather squishy. She pulls her lyre, playing a discordant tune towards Cezars.
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Casting: Discordant Whispers (Wis Save: 15)
Damage on fail: 5 (1+3+1 pretty rude dice) half on success.
Still unsure if he should join the battle or not, Shugo, now with the egg secured in his pack, decides to see what would happen if he messes up the circle Cezars used to summon the Demon. Quick as the wind, the elf races across the battlefield once again. Once to the circle, he scuffs up the marks with his feet.
(Dash action plus free item interaction)
Cezars: INT save—19
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Cezars: DEX Save—12, WIS Save—19
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Round 4
Renar: AOO—21 to hit, 8 damage.
The barrage of attacks hit Cezars—first Renar's blade, then Maya's holy flame, and Venet's spell which forces him to move away. Things are clearly not in his favour... but he has another trick in his sleeve.
The red summoning circle begins to glow again and a small figure starts to emerge from the ground, but somehow, the circle begins deleting itself, and the glowing disappears, along with whatever Cezars was about to summon. He also notices the dragon egg disappearing too. "No, no no no, NO! Everything is falling apart!" He panics, gripping the temple of his head.
But then, he has one last trick up his sleeve... for real this time. "Hold them out, Cambion." He holds out his hand to the sky and activates his stolen ring of invisibility. And just like Shugo earlier, he disappears... or so he thinks because there is still one member of the party who can see him.
Back to the Cambion, the attacks don't seem to be effective. He blocks Alex's blade with his arm, he flinches, but it doesn't even draw blood. Maya's fan bonks him in the back of the head and drops to the floor beside him. He says nothing as he spins his spear around and hits Alex just like before.
Cezars: Activate Ring of Invisibility
Cambion: Spear—19 to hit, 5 piercing and 4 fire damage; 7 to hit, 3 piercing and 1 fire damage.
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Maya notices everyone going into a panic and a question mark spawns over her head. What for? Aren't they supposed to be attacking the stupid fire guy? Why are they looking around? Huh? He turned invisible? I guess that could explain why they're so...
Wait... he's not invisible. At least, to her that is. She can still see him in her line of (shut) vision. "Renar-kun!" She yells out as she points to the stairs. "Kaidan de! Kare wa nigete ikimasu! (階段で!彼は逃げていきます!, At the stairs! He's getting away!)"
Action: Seeing that she cannot reach him at close range unless she dashes, she moves 5ft up and [action]Ready;holds her attack[/spell] so that her son and any others focusing on him can try to hit him first, seeing that she doesn't want to harm her own allies.
Trigger: Hit or miss, once her son moves out of the way, she'll use her last spell slot to conjure A larger fox fire before flinging it with her massive white tail from a distance. If anyone manages to knock out Cezars before she can though, she'll turn on the Cambion instead (17, 20 Radiant)
(Alex also regains his 6 Temp HP; Nothing else happens to the others yet especially for Shugo since he's still not in range)
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod)
Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic)
Maya Kurosaki - Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea
Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time
Shijiro Otsune - Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan)
Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
Mira
"What?! He disappeared!" Mira yelps, holding her attack when he does so. At least... until she hears Maya talking in... that's not Lancean. What? She turns to the hoodie guy, who probably seems like he can understand her seeing that she called out his name. "Wait... what did she say- He's at the staircase?! Dang it! Also can she see him still?!"
Waving her hands, she's determined to get him back to square one as she conjures a wispy tornado to blow him back in front of the one who had him at melee range (Shugo and Renar)
Vortex Warp: Mira magically twist space around another creature she can see within range. The target (Cezars) must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (the target can choose to fail), or the target is teleported to an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within range. (DC 13 CON or teleport right in between Renar or Shugo so either of them can deal the finishing blow)
Renar
i flinch when Stupid Rixi disappears. Great. He's trying to leave us behind isn't he? Because now I can't see him either. Even as Alex yells out to apologize, I just can't stop thinking about what he might do next if he escapes. Speaking of which, what is he apologizing for? We've already separated them from the egg. I'm satisfied that my plan has gone to fruition. At least... until Okaa-san tells me that he's... over at the stairs?! Crap... even the bunny girl is wondering what Okaa-san just yelled out. I need to stop him before he gets away!
"He's at the stairs! That what she said!" I yell when the bunny girl asks him, though I notice she's trying to twist something... I thought this place was peaceful. Why is this guy so hell-bent on destroying this place with whatever Go-ra-rion stuff he wants to find? I need to know one way or another eventually. With this kind of attitude, he won't even survive a full day in Toril, seeing that no one except the Cult of Dragons would admire his current attitude.
As I try to impale him with Inazuma, I then snarl to him. "That's so un-Lancea-like of you, trying to summon demons to ravage this place! What's your valid excuse for doing so?! You're not even actually from Lancea, are you?! ANSWER ME WHEN YOU WAKE UP!"
(18, 5 Slashing + 5 Thunder if he's even conscious next turn)
*Depending if Mira's Vortex Warp works or not, if it does, he won't move 20ft to the staircase and vice-versa if it fails*
The Wildland Shifters
Daisy Ethalena - Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer)
Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade); Crimson Sands of Time
Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger); Lancea
Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance); Path Of Blood
Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars)
Yurime Hanasaki - Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation)
Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer (Clockwork Soul); Lancea
Alex grits his teeth when his solid attack seems to barely scathe the demon. Was this some sort of ruse? Or is Alex just weak? Either way, he can't afford to let up. Hopefully Renar, Maya, and Mira, can handle Cezars together.
"Your tough aren't you," he says as he takes another swing at the fiend. Hopefully, thanks to Maya's spell, he can hold out against Cambion's double attacks.
Attack: 24 Damage: 5
"Let's see which of us can outlast the other, shall we?"