(and he wouldn't have opened a door or we would've seen the door open, yes? So he must've went north... I wonder if he got as far as the larger opening to the room?)
(Would it seem obvious that he wouldn't have had the time and distance to go too far past where Soar was on the last map, given he cast a spell?)
You heard movement, so you know he's running and not teleporting for example. You would know that he's unlikely to be too far away, yes. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say she's certain he's within 30 feet.
(OOC: For Dispel Magic, the issue is still that you need to target a creature, I think. It refers to there being a 'target' in the spell description. So you would need to tell me the square where you cast it, and it will work if Jos is there, but have no effect otherwise. There's some sage advice on this which I honestly don't find very illuminating. I think for this situation, the fairest thing is to ask you to make a Perception check at disadvantage which represents Nate's attempts to detect the wizard using sound alone. Depending on the result, you'll either get a clear sense of where Jos is, a vaguer sense, or no sense at all. You still get to cast the spell this turn - I won't make you use an action for the skill check.)
A 14 is a miss, I'm afraid. The cold ray zips past the wizard's ear but speeds on into the distance where it impacts against a far wall of ice without effect.
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Jalt immediately seeing Jos appear by him casts Spirit Guardians and the fey like angelic dragons appear surrounding ready to do their work. WIS 14 save for 13 half on save.
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Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
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Soar, hearing her friends in combat, darts back out to the hallway and then sees Jos. She narrows her eyes and mutters a hex at him (retargets the hex to Jos with her bonus action).
She just closes the distance and Talon flashes in a blur.
Attack: 24 Damage: 10 plus 5 necrotic from hex
Extra Attack: 14 Damage: 10 plus 4 necrotic from hex
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He raises his hand in a panic and casts a spell. A magical shield shimmers in the air and blocks the first strike, but not the second - he takes 15 points of damage and is looking very rough.
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Round Three Jos Nate Nub Jalt Soar
Jos winces from the attacks of the Spirit Guardians (technically this is the first time he takes damage from them, so we'll use the rolls from above.) He looks in alarm at the towering figure of Jalt, and the other enemies he faces, and he casts another spell. He vanishes, but immediately reappears near the desk in the hallway to the north-west. Gathering his robes, he takes off at a surprising speed, running and dashing away from you.
At the same moment, the door nearest to Nub crashes open, and you see a figure you have seen before, a tall and furious black half-dragon, Rezmir, the leader of this part of the cult. Her face is obscured by a strange-looking black mask that allows you to see only her eyes, but there's no doubt about her intent. Behind her, in the room that is probably her main study, you see two drakes, snarling and about to leap towards you.
Revised order for Round Three: Jos Rezmir Nate Guard Drakes 1 and 2 Nub Jalt Soar
Rezmir runs unhesitatingly into the cloud of dragons that surrounds Jalt:
WIS save: 12
One lucky dragon gets a solid nip at her neck, but she bats it away with her greatsword and it pops into nothingness as it is driven back to the feywild.
I will decorate my study with your skull, Rezmir says to Jalt, follower of Bahamut. I can smell your falseness, but I will cleanse it from the world! As she shouts these last words, gas and acid begin to spit from her mouth, and she breathes a line of putrid green acid which engulfs Jalt, Nate and Nub. Can you all please make DEX saves. The DC is 14, and you take 28 acid damage on a failed save, and half on a success.
(Would it seem obvious that he wouldn't have had the time and distance to go too far past where Soar was on the last map, given he cast a spell?)
(awaiting answer to all of this as before I make a move, because Nate would have the same questions!)
(and he wouldn't have opened a door or we would've seen the door open, yes? So he must've went north... I wonder if he got as far as the larger opening to the room?)
You heard movement, so you know he's running and not teleporting for example. You would know that he's unlikely to be too far away, yes. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say she's certain he's within 30 feet.
DM Steve - would you allow the below interpretation of Dispel Magic to be used here?
Choose one creature, object, or magical effect within range.
We know he went invisible because of the foot sounds, and we know roughly where he is.
Would Nate be able to choose Jos's invisibility as the magical effect to dispel?
If so, then that's what Nate will do. He waves his hands around trying to move the air to wipe away Jos's invisibility.
Cast Dispel Magic to void the invisibility.
(OOC: For Dispel Magic, the issue is still that you need to target a creature, I think. It refers to there being a 'target' in the spell description. So you would need to tell me the square where you cast it, and it will work if Jos is there, but have no effect otherwise. There's some sage advice on this which I honestly don't find very illuminating. I think for this situation, the fairest thing is to ask you to make a Perception check at disadvantage which represents Nate's attempts to detect the wizard using sound alone. Depending on the result, you'll either get a clear sense of where Jos is, a vaguer sense, or no sense at all. You still get to cast the spell this turn - I won't make you use an action for the skill check.)
Thanks Steve that all makes perfect sense. The result of this check will also determine if Nate casts the spell, or does something else.
Apologies to all for taking so long with this!
Perception, disadvantage: 14
That's a medium success. You would guess he's in one of the three squares here: up-and-left, or left, or below Jalt.
(ok this is really fun)
Nate will go ahead and cast the spell. He will try for the square up-and-left of Jalt.
Nate waves his hands in that direction, in an erasing sort of manner like you'd do on a chalkboard to clean it.
When there were chalkboards, that is.
Dispel Magic
And a startled and bloodied Azbara Jos appears.
Nate still has movement and a bonus action if you wish.
Otherwise, Nub is up.
(Yes!)
Nate would just yell "Ah! There he is!"
Nub reaches a hand out and says, "oh, there you are, why such a hurry?" and casts ray of frost on Jos
Attack: 20 Damage: 8 cold damage and 10 feet of movement slower on a hit
A 14 is a miss, I'm afraid. The cold ray zips past the wizard's ear but speeds on into the distance where it impacts against a far wall of ice without effect.
Jalt is up.
Jalt immediately seeing Jos appear by him casts Spirit Guardians and the fey like angelic dragons appear surrounding ready to do their work. WIS 14 save for 13 half on save.
Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
"Ive heard it both ways."
Jos WIS save: 21
The angelic dragons get in a few good nips, but not as much as you'd hoped for.
Soar is up.
Soar, hearing her friends in combat, darts back out to the hallway and then sees Jos. She narrows her eyes and mutters a hex at him (retargets the hex to Jos with her bonus action).
She just closes the distance and Talon flashes in a blur.
Attack: 24 Damage: 10 plus 5 necrotic from hex
Extra Attack: 14 Damage: 10 plus 4 necrotic from hex
He raises his hand in a panic and casts a spell. A magical shield shimmers in the air and blocks the first strike, but not the second - he takes 15 points of damage and is looking very rough.
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Round Three
Jos
Nate
Nub
Jalt
Soar
Jos winces from the attacks of the Spirit Guardians (technically this is the first time he takes damage from them, so we'll use the rolls from above.) He looks in alarm at the towering figure of Jalt, and the other enemies he faces, and he casts another spell. He vanishes, but immediately reappears near the desk in the hallway to the north-west. Gathering his robes, he takes off at a surprising speed, running and dashing away from you.
At the same moment, the door nearest to Nub crashes open, and you see a figure you have seen before, a tall and furious black half-dragon, Rezmir, the leader of this part of the cult. Her face is obscured by a strange-looking black mask that allows you to see only her eyes, but there's no doubt about her intent. Behind her, in the room that is probably her main study, you see two drakes, snarling and about to leap towards you.
Revised order for Round Three:
Jos
Rezmir
Nate
Guard Drakes 1 and 2
Nub
Jalt
Soar
Rezmir runs unhesitatingly into the cloud of dragons that surrounds Jalt:
WIS save: 12
One lucky dragon gets a solid nip at her neck, but she bats it away with her greatsword and it pops into nothingness as it is driven back to the feywild.
I will decorate my study with your skull, Rezmir says to Jalt, follower of Bahamut. I can smell your falseness, but I will cleanse it from the world! As she shouts these last words, gas and acid begin to spit from her mouth, and she breathes a line of putrid green acid which engulfs Jalt, Nate and Nub. Can you all please make DEX saves. The DC is 14, and you take 28 acid damage on a failed save, and half on a success.
Map with Jos's position:
Closer view:
