As you all debate, Renfeld folds his arms and watches. A smile creeps across his face. The flat threats and persuasion only amuse him more.
And then you speak, Tristan. Renfeld eyes your smile and notes you malice. He believes you. He fears you.
His fear pushes him to anger. "This has gone on long enough." He spits his words in disgust. "I'm finished dealing with you." Renfeld raises a hand, about to signal his men to attack. You all recognize the movement for what it is even as it starts.
What do you do?
(I don't want to drag this on, so we will keep the fluid and freeform without initiative for the moment. You can react before he gets his signal off.)
Yes, we’ll kind of get what everyone is looking to do and resolve it together in the most favorable order. Just want to give it a little more time to make sure everyone who can acts.
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Seeing the fireball head towards the larger group of attackers. Rill turns towards the two would be attackers on the other side, drawing his warhammer and dismounting he locks eyes with one of his attackers and mutters a single word "Burn" Casting Sacred Flame.
(Hey Peachy, Thadrith has the bonus of Bless, which means you can add 1d4 to any and all attack roll or saving throw she makes while Elery is concentrating on it... It doesn't matter a lot now, since the max of 11 would probably still not be enough, but it could be important for later rolls. Rill and Lazarus too, but they also didn't have a lot of use to it)
You all have spent years apart. During that time, you've learned new things and worked with new people. But, even after all that time, together you act as one. As if part of a larger whole. Even now, with little input from each other, you're like a well-oiled machine. And the timing of your actions is near perfect with several things seeming to happen simultaneously.
Elery, you bless the group almost reflexively, starting the momentum of the exchange. Riding the back of the blessing, Lazarus, you sink your greatsword in Renfeld's shoulder. Thadrith, you fire an arrow, narrowly missing Renfeld who side-steps it by pulling off of Lazarus' greatsword. But that has put him off balance for your firebolt, Myra. He takes the full brunt and goes down hard on fire. His screams carry through the forest as he rolls around to put himself out.
Tristan, you cast your Sleep spell and the four bandits hiding on the left side of the road collapse passed out. At the same time, Rill, the two other bandits on the other side of the road are unprepared and are lit up by your sacred flame. They don't have time to scream as they instantly charred by the radiant brilliance that envelops them.
In a matter of moments, the entirety of the bandits and their leader has been neutralized. Renfeld lays writing on the ground and moaning from his burns. The lager group on the left side of the road is unconscious. The smaller group on the right side are ash statues trapped in their last motions.
Seva sits stunned her horse. She's unable to completely process what has just transpired. She scans from one side of the road to the other, trying to piece it all together.
"I think I've made the right choice," she says, her voice hoarse with awe.
There is still the issue of the sleeping bandits on the side. And what to do with Renfield.
Lazarus: (to the party) "Shall we put them out of their misery or should we continue on our journey? i think we've spent enough time with these bandits and should go onward with our quest."
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(Well, I'm still here... The only reason I didn't say anything was because there was nothing relevant that Elery would do at the moment, a character trait would make her unwilling to go down and explore the bodies among the rest of the party. But I guess I could still have participated in some way, so here's my take at it:)
"Yeah, that'd be great... I'll stay here and talk with Seva... I need to explain where such an astute perfomance came from, right?" Elery looks a bit distraught at the thought of having to go down and take the weapons from the unconscious group, and the one dead body, so that about talking with Seva was just a short appology for not leaving the cart.
And here we go again... We already have two investigation checks, and one statement asking to continue travel after those two are done, and the DM has problems to respond again...
I'll get used to it, but for now, I'll ask if maybe we could continue this?
(i'm guessing we won't get any more posts until after thanksgiving, so happy thanksgiving to those who celebrate it, and i will patiently wait for people to make their next post)
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As you all debate, Renfeld folds his arms and watches. A smile creeps across his face. The flat threats and persuasion only amuse him more.
And then you speak, Tristan. Renfeld eyes your smile and notes you malice. He believes you. He fears you.
His fear pushes him to anger. "This has gone on long enough." He spits his words in disgust. "I'm finished dealing with you." Renfeld raises a hand, about to signal his men to attack. You all recognize the movement for what it is even as it starts.
What do you do?
(I don't want to drag this on, so we will keep the fluid and freeform without initiative for the moment. You can react before he gets his signal off.)
Lazarus puts away the rapier and draws his greatsword
edit: (if i can do more than switch weapons, i'll do this:)
(did i get within melee range before this happens? [cause i was approaching him before])
Movement: i move to get into melee range.
Attack: (if in range) 17 (attack with greatsword/slashing)
Damage: (if it hits) 8 (slashing damage)
Bonus Action: none this turn
second edit: (assuming everything above is fine, i'm going to add Bless to my attack roll)
Bless: 1 attack total 18
(two natural ones in a row XD how is that possible?)
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Tristan
I'm gonna cast sleep on the biggest group I can see. 14
Well that was a let down
(I hope I can do this out of order, just to be optimal.)
Before anyone leaves to attack, Elery targets her own group, and casts Bless, giving its benefits to Lazarus, Thadrith and Rill.
(She/Her)
Velmine - Tiefling, Rogue (9), Swashbuckler - Dead in Thay
Riris Swiftwhistle - Halfling, Bard (4), College of Swords - Lost Mines of Phandelver
Rellahne Vanderboren - Half-Elf, Wizard (4), School of Abjuration - The Shackled City
Ann Hidrizo - Human, Fighter (2) - Amphail Adventures
Sha - Firbolg, Cleric (3), Twilight Domain - Hunt for the Wish Dragon
Myra drops to the ground from her horse and prepares a firebolt, to be cast at Renfeld before he can signal his men.
Attack: 18
Damage: 10 fire damage
Yes, we’ll kind of get what everyone is looking to do and resolve it together in the most favorable order. Just want to give it a little more time to make sure everyone who can acts.
Thadrith
Thadrith quickly pulls out her short bow and shoots an arrow straight for Renfeld.
Attack: 7
Damage: 9
Seeing the fireball head towards the larger group of attackers. Rill turns towards the two would be attackers on the other side, drawing his warhammer and dismounting he locks eyes with one of his attackers and mutters a single word "Burn" Casting Sacred Flame.
Dex 12
Damage if successful: 2
(Hey Peachy, Thadrith has the bonus of Bless, which means you can add 1d4 to any and all attack roll or saving throw she makes while Elery is concentrating on it... It doesn't matter a lot now, since the max of 11 would probably still not be enough, but it could be important for later rolls. Rill and Lazarus too, but they also didn't have a lot of use to it)
(She/Her)
Velmine - Tiefling, Rogue (9), Swashbuckler - Dead in Thay
Riris Swiftwhistle - Halfling, Bard (4), College of Swords - Lost Mines of Phandelver
Rellahne Vanderboren - Half-Elf, Wizard (4), School of Abjuration - The Shackled City
Ann Hidrizo - Human, Fighter (2) - Amphail Adventures
Sha - Firbolg, Cleric (3), Twilight Domain - Hunt for the Wish Dragon
Nice!
Okay. Resolutions forthcoming.
(@Pertuie: Oh, okay! Note to self, start looking up spells when they're cast on me >u> )
You all have spent years apart. During that time, you've learned new things and worked with new people. But, even after all that time, together you act as one. As if part of a larger whole. Even now, with little input from each other, you're like a well-oiled machine. And the timing of your actions is near perfect with several things seeming to happen simultaneously.
Elery, you bless the group almost reflexively, starting the momentum of the exchange. Riding the back of the blessing, Lazarus, you sink your greatsword in Renfeld's shoulder. Thadrith, you fire an arrow, narrowly missing Renfeld who side-steps it by pulling off of Lazarus' greatsword. But that has put him off balance for your firebolt, Myra. He takes the full brunt and goes down hard on fire. His screams carry through the forest as he rolls around to put himself out.
Tristan, you cast your Sleep spell and the four bandits hiding on the left side of the road collapse passed out. At the same time, Rill, the two other bandits on the other side of the road are unprepared and are lit up by your sacred flame. They don't have time to scream as they instantly charred by the radiant brilliance that envelops them.
In a matter of moments, the entirety of the bandits and their leader has been neutralized. Renfeld lays writing on the ground and moaning from his burns. The lager group on the left side of the road is unconscious. The smaller group on the right side are ash statues trapped in their last motions.
Seva sits stunned her horse. She's unable to completely process what has just transpired. She scans from one side of the road to the other, trying to piece it all together.
"I think I've made the right choice," she says, her voice hoarse with awe.
There is still the issue of the sleeping bandits on the side. And what to do with Renfield.
What do you all do?
(Nice work, guys. I'll put together XP for you.)
Lazarus: (to the party) "Shall we put them out of their misery or should we continue on our journey? i think we've spent enough time with these bandits and should go onward with our quest."
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Tristan
"I believe they've learned their lesson, lets disarm them, search them for anything useful and then resume our journey."
Investigation (If needed to search them) 19
Thadrith
"I hope by 'useful' you also mean 'valuable and interesting'," Thadrith says as she also searches for anything particular to catch her eye.
Investigation: 18
(the dm comes back and now the players are missing Xo )
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(Well, I'm still here... The only reason I didn't say anything was because there was nothing relevant that Elery would do at the moment, a character trait would make her unwilling to go down and explore the bodies among the rest of the party. But I guess I could still have participated in some way, so here's my take at it:)
"Yeah, that'd be great... I'll stay here and talk with Seva... I need to explain where such an astute perfomance came from, right?" Elery looks a bit distraught at the thought of having to go down and take the weapons from the unconscious group, and the one dead body, so that about talking with Seva was just a short appology for not leaving the cart.
(She/Her)
Velmine - Tiefling, Rogue (9), Swashbuckler - Dead in Thay
Riris Swiftwhistle - Halfling, Bard (4), College of Swords - Lost Mines of Phandelver
Rellahne Vanderboren - Half-Elf, Wizard (4), School of Abjuration - The Shackled City
Ann Hidrizo - Human, Fighter (2) - Amphail Adventures
Sha - Firbolg, Cleric (3), Twilight Domain - Hunt for the Wish Dragon
Lazarus puts away his greatsword and gets back on his horse.
Lazarus: (to the party) "I'm ready to continue on our journey."
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And here we go again... We already have two investigation checks, and one statement asking to continue travel after those two are done, and the DM has problems to respond again...
I'll get used to it, but for now, I'll ask if maybe we could continue this?
(She/Her)
Velmine - Tiefling, Rogue (9), Swashbuckler - Dead in Thay
Riris Swiftwhistle - Halfling, Bard (4), College of Swords - Lost Mines of Phandelver
Rellahne Vanderboren - Half-Elf, Wizard (4), School of Abjuration - The Shackled City
Ann Hidrizo - Human, Fighter (2) - Amphail Adventures
Sha - Firbolg, Cleric (3), Twilight Domain - Hunt for the Wish Dragon
(i'm guessing we won't get any more posts until after thanksgiving, so happy thanksgiving to those who celebrate it, and i will patiently wait for people to make their next post)
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