All but two of Renn's attacks hit, tearing into the beast. Her fourth splits its stomach open, and it topples over. She then rushes to the other Hydroloth and strikes it with a mighty blow.
Helena's parents' words cut into her mind like daggers, and she takes 17 psychic damage. However, as the hydroloth that cast the spell falls, the apparitions dissipate.
Hydroloth 1 is dead! Hydroloth 2 has taken 55 damage!
Aka and Pierpont are up!
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"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Aka will start to cats a spell as 5 globes of pure energy start to swirl around his head and as he points at the last Hydroloth they shoot out to impact against its body.
“If this thing was so concerned about us being safe on the island it wouldn’t have attacked in the first place. I don’t know how much we can trust what he has to say. If you want to talk to it that’s up to you but I’m keeping my blade at the ready.”
Wary that this is leading toward a trap of some kind, Diodato allows his Ring of Mind Shielding to block any further communication from the creature. With both rapier in hand, he readies an attack, should there be any sign of aggression from it.
"Oh, good. As I was saying, we were instructed to keep guard of the island. Others from our squad went into the island. As for the curse, anyone who steps onto the island is infected by some sort of curse, which quickly changes both their body and mind. Their bodies become blocky and geometrical, and they begin serving some other, unseen force."
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"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
"No. Fool. Not turn modron. They victim too. Turn something else entirely. Ones that went on had protection suits. We instructed by commander of strike force."
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"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Wisdom Save: 6
Attack 1: 17 Damage: 9
Attack 2 (GWM): 6 Damage: 25
Action Surge:
Attack 3: 13 Damage: 11
Attack 4 (GWM): 17 Damage: 26
Bonus action: (GWM on Hydroloth 3 or WarPriest on hydroloth 2)
Attack 5: 26 Damage: 12
Liarin: Against the Cult of the Reptile God
Adewild: Shadows and Light 2
Brother Thaddeus: Rime of the Frostmaiden.
Attack 1 GWF re-roll: 9 Total Damage.
Attack 3 GWF re-roll: 14 Total Damage.
Attack 5 GWF re-roll: 13 Total Damage.
Liarin: Against the Cult of the Reptile God
Adewild: Shadows and Light 2
Brother Thaddeus: Rime of the Frostmaiden.
All but two of Renn's attacks hit, tearing into the beast. Her fourth splits its stomach open, and it topples over. She then rushes to the other Hydroloth and strikes it with a mighty blow.
Helena's parents' words cut into her mind like daggers, and she takes 17 psychic damage. However, as the hydroloth that cast the spell falls, the apparitions dissipate.
Hydroloth 1 is dead! Hydroloth 2 has taken 55 damage!
Aka and Pierpont are up!
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Pierpont runs toward the last remaining hydroloth, looking to aid Renn. Stepping around his companion, he brings both his rapier down on the beast.
OOC: First attack has sneak attack since Renn already has engaged them. Also Colossus Slayer, since the hydroloth has already been damaged.
Hopefully the roles work correctly this time.
Rapier 1 - Attack: 14 Damage: 29
Rapier 2 - Attack: 19 Damage: 8
Aka will start to cats a spell as 5 globes of pure energy start to swirl around his head and as he points at the last Hydroloth they shoot out to impact against its body.
3rd level Magic Missile: 18
The hydrology reels back as the attacks rain down upon it. It then speaks with a croaking voice, cowering.
"Please... no more... surrender. Give information. Have much information. Adventurers die without information, so no should kill. Please?"
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Renn uses prestidigitation to cause a harmless green flame to dance on her sword. "So talk, and we'll see what we can do."
Liarin: Against the Cult of the Reptile God
Adewild: Shadows and Light 2
Brother Thaddeus: Rime of the Frostmaiden.
“If this thing was so concerned about us being safe on the island it wouldn’t have attacked in the first place. I don’t know how much we can trust what he has to say. If you want to talk to it that’s up to you but I’m keeping my blade at the ready.”
Wary that this is leading toward a trap of some kind, Diodato allows his Ring of Mind Shielding to block any further communication from the creature. With both rapier in hand, he readies an attack, should there be any sign of aggression from it.
The creature continues to speak in broken common.
"We instructed to stay. Kill intruders. Prevent curse spread. Others go in. Not come out."
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
"Who instructed you and what curse are you talking about? What friends of yours were sent in and from where?" Aka asks the creature.
Insight check: 10
"If the language of the devils is easier, I speak and understand it," says Renn in Infernal.
Liarin: Against the Cult of the Reptile God
Adewild: Shadows and Light 2
Brother Thaddeus: Rime of the Frostmaiden.
(In infernal)
"Oh, good. As I was saying, we were instructed to keep guard of the island. Others from our squad went into the island. As for the curse, anyone who steps onto the island is infected by some sort of curse, which quickly changes both their body and mind. Their bodies become blocky and geometrical, and they begin serving some other, unseen force."
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Brotherhood keeps his arrow trained on the creature and asks in infernal "Instructed to guard the island by who exactly?"
Renn translates fathfully into common.
"I'm guessing we're talking about people becoming modrons... that sort of scares the crap out of me..."
Liarin: Against the Cult of the Reptile God
Adewild: Shadows and Light 2
Brother Thaddeus: Rime of the Frostmaiden.
Pierpont considers the modron on deck. Was this someone who had ventured on to the island?
Refusing to drop the shield Pierpont says to Renn, "Ask it how their squads can go inland without getting affected by the curse."
The Hydroloth chuckles.
(Common)
"No. Fool. Not turn modron. They victim too. Turn something else entirely. Ones that went on had protection suits. We instructed by commander of strike force."
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
"How long does it take for the curse to take effect? And does it only affect those on the island itself or are we in danger of it here?"
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"What are these protection suits you speak of and who is your commander?"
(Common)
"We not know. Not long. No danger here. Only island. Water prevents it. Must submerge, though."
(To Helena)
"Is Oinoloth. Suits are suits. They protect. Protection suits."
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."