Bonus action invisibility, Bite with adv, Attack: 23 Damage: 7, if hit make a Strength Check DC 13 or fall prone Round 4 Levi << your turn Cultists Shadow Mastiff 8/33
Gralden uses a healers kit (9/10) to stabilize Levi Round 6 Levi (r4O, r5O, need r6 ds) Gralden moves in with a medicine check. Cultists (ritual is edging to completion) Shadow Mastiff (dead)
Levi will pull out another magic missile scroll and cast it on C1. 10 force damage. End turn.
The cultists put up no resistance and chant until each one of the falls. You can choose to stabilize them or kill them, that's up to you.
Cultists Ritual Rewards (shared) 4x 12.5 XP = 50 XP each 1x 225 XP each 4x scimitar (sell for 50 gp, split for 25 gp each) One corrupted statue of Lascer (artifact) Four Ritual Scrolls (requires identify or Arcana Check with time) One Journal and various notes (written in code)
The ritual site has another trans magic rune, this one is dissipating on it's own.
* Collect loot and report back * Search for the Cultist's headquarters * Do something else
Is the 225 XP in addition to the shadow mastiff? Levi will collect loot and search for the Cultist's headquarters.
my bad, it's the same, just bundled as a single encounter, but you could say that there was two encounters. 450 for one Mastiff is 225 XP each. (Don't worry, I've got more Shadow Mastiff monsters if you like)
Is the 225 XP in addition to the shadow mastiff? Levi will collect loot and search for the Cultist's headquarters.
After several survival checks, you are able to locate some guards in front of old stone ruins. A collapsed building, hundreds of years old, partially submerged into the forest floor, peeks above ground, just enough to enter the structure.
Catching the guards by surprise, you can act first and have a surprise round, anywhere between 90-200 feet starting distance.
Levi Is knocked prone, will get back up, and use another scroll to cast magic missile on the Shadow Mastiff. 6 force damage. End turn.
Yrading blows, Shadow Mastiff takes 6 damage. Shadow Mastiff (8/33)
Bonus action invisibility, Bite with adv, Attack: 23 Damage: 7, if hit make a Strength Check DC 13 or fall prone
Round 4
Levi << your turn
Cultists
Shadow Mastiff 8/33
In case of silvery barbs reroll 17
I'm down. 10 on death save.
Gralden takes a pot shot at the shadow dog
Gralden heavy crossbow, Attack: 9 Damage: 4
"Levi hang in there, I followed you out into these damned trees. What the hells is that dog thing."
The cultists continue to chant and the symbol beneath their feet start to glow.
The shadow mastiff dashes towards Gralden.
Gralden heavy crossbow, Attack: 17 Damage: 9
Round 5
Levi (r4O, need r5 ds)
Gralden
Cultists
Shadow Mastiff 8/33
Death save 16.
Gralden uses a healers kit (9/10) to stabilize Levi
Round 6
Levi (r4O, r5O, need r6 ds)
Gralden moves in with a medicine check.
Cultists (ritual is edging to completion)
Shadow Mastiff (dead)
Groans "Cultists... stop... them..." 17 death save.
Gralden decides to use a potion of healing instead, heals 7
Levi comes back with 7 hp. He's 70 feet away from the cultist and they continue to chant, seemingly ignoring you and Gralden.
Shadow Mastiff Rewards (shared)
225 XP each
Round 7
Levi << your turn
Gralden
Cultists (chanting 7 rounds)
Levi will move 30 feet up and cast Hold person on one of the cultists. Wisdom Save DC 14.
C1 attempts a Wisdom Save DC 14 vs 3
The rest of the cultist chant faster and louder.
Gralden shoots at C2, Attack: 16 Damage: 5
Round 8
Levi << your turn
Gralden
C1, C3, C4 (disrupted)
C2 (dead)
C1 says, "Keep chanting."
Levi will pull out another magic missile scroll and cast it on C1. 10 force damage. End turn.
The cultists put up no resistance and chant until each one of the falls. You can choose to stabilize them or kill them, that's up to you.
Cultists Ritual Rewards (shared)
4x 12.5 XP = 50 XP each
1x 225 XP each
4x scimitar (sell for 50 gp, split for 25 gp each)
One corrupted statue of Lascer (artifact)
Four Ritual Scrolls (requires identify or Arcana Check with time)
One Journal and various notes (written in code)
The ritual site has another trans magic rune, this one is dissipating on it's own.
* Collect loot and report back
* Search for the Cultist's headquarters
* Do something else
Is the 225 XP in addition to the shadow mastiff? Levi will collect loot and search for the Cultist's headquarters.
my bad, it's the same, just bundled as a single encounter, but you could say that there was two encounters. 450 for one Mastiff is 225 XP each. (Don't worry, I've got more Shadow Mastiff monsters if you like)
Levi will search for the Cultist's headquarters once he's done collecting the loot.
After several survival checks, you are able to locate some guards in front of old stone ruins. A collapsed building, hundreds of years old, partially submerged into the forest floor, peeks above ground, just enough to enter the structure.

Catching the guards by surprise, you can act first and have a surprise round, anywhere between 90-200 feet starting distance.
BC1, bandit captain init 20
B1, bandit init 7
B2, bandit init 20