You continue to progress through the thick swamp on the trail of these bullywug raiders. Still unsure of how much farther is left to travel. Several party members keep a careful watch on their surroundings, but cannot really see much beyond the dense vines and brush of the swamp plant life surrounding them. Moira's summoned hawks fly above the group trying to pick out any unusual details but even their keen eyesight can only see more of the heavy foliage that makes up the canopy above the swamp.
Only Rusty, however, manages to detect something. A scent in the air that triggers her instincts. She bolts up straight on her feet, puffing her pelt out as her tail stands stiffly straight up in a threatening manner. She glares into the thick bush where something is hiding.
Sorawas already looking for a possible ambush, and Rusty's reactions immediately put her on edge. Without a second thought she pulled out both her swords and took up a defensive position. She looked over in the direction Rusty was looking at, though she tried to remain aware of any attack coming from any direction. In a thick swamp like this, you could be surrounded without even knowing.
Once it was obvious that their ambushed had been detected, the attackers wasted no time. From out of the brush several Bullywugs which had been laying in wait, hiding expertly within the brush, suddenly leapt out into view. All of them were ready to launch their attacks, but having been warned the party was ready to react in kind.
COMBAT START
Soragoes first in Initiative
( Nemeiawill still get her single reaction if you wanted to do something just prior to combat starting )
In typical Sorafashion, she doesn't bother waiting for whatever these ambushers might have planned, instead going directly after them with a fierce yell. Pushing herself as fast as she can through the swamp muck, she moves around the dense brush and right up to two of the nearby Bullywugs, swinging at them hard with her swords.
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Witt draws his shortbow and gets ready to fire. There's so many of them,he mutters, alarmed. He shoots an arrow at the bullywug that seems closest to him (three down, two right):
As the frog men rush out from their hiding spots Sora rushes out to meet them. Moira unleashes the magic she had prepared, blasting away her magical energy but the aim is off and instead strikes a distant swamp tree, splintering the wood into thousands of pieces.
Sora, however, manages to get right up to the first Bullywug in her sights and drives her sword almost entirely through the creature's body before giving it any opportunity to attack. As she slides her sword out of the dying frogman she swings around to hit the other one nearby, but her sword gets stuck in the tangling vines surrounding them and instead she's forced to spend some time pulling her sword free.
Witt sees a nearby Bullywug approaching from the opposite side and shoots it with his bow. The shot lands right into the creature's shoulder past its armor, but it's not enough to take it out. Instead it just yells back with a strange and angry croaking sound.
9 approaches the fallen tree that connects to river sides, and rustles her feathers once more, feeling the graceful, yet merciless, touch of the Lady on her soul, and so do Sora and Nemeia. Bless on Sora and Nemeia, and 9, you get a d4 to your attacks and saving throws. She prepares to unleash her whip at the two bullywugs in front of her, some of the fog in the swamp slowly drifting in her direction and sparkling with lightning.
"I think I've got her insulated well enough, but it's always a learning opportunity," Nemeia chuckles. When Rusty perks up, Nemeia is a bit confused and slow to react. She draws her crossbow looking for what spooked the little creature. "Oh my," she says as the bullywugs start appearing around them.
"Go!," she shouts as she points at the two bullywugs closest to 9. Nemeia levels her cross bow at the bullywug closest to her (bottom left).
Attack: 9 Damage: 8
Bless: 4
Cali then rushes to engage the two bullywugs nearest 9 (in the bottom right). With a snarl, she attempts to bite the one closer to the group.
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As 9 steps forward, holding the line while drawing upon the power of the Lady of Death, the very air of the once warm and humid swamp immediately cools as the power draws towards 9's form. Faint wisps of black smoke seem to trail from 9 to both Nemeia and Sora as well, allowing the blessing of Fate's Guardian to flow through all three of them.
Nemeia is already reacting to the Bullywug's approach sending Cali off to help 9 while she brings her crossbow up to one behind them. She fires quickly, and for a moment it seems her troubled accuracy would continue to haunt her as the arrow flew at just the wrong angle. But in that moment it seemed as if black raven fathers appeared out of nowhere and twirled around the bolt mid-flight like a wind swept dance, adjusting the bolt's trajectory so it would reach the Bullywug as intended. The magical bolt strikes the creature in the chest, causing it to grunt hard as it placed a hand against the wound.
Meanwhile Cali was moving just as her master had instructed, rushing past Witt it moved with unusual gracefulness for such a mechanical creature. It quickly reached the Bullywug nearest 9, the same one Witt had struck moments before, pouncing on it with all its weight as it dug the large combat fangs into the bullywug's neck killing it almost instantly.
Bullywug Turn:
All at once the remaining Bullywugs began to rush the group in a ferocious charge. The other Bullywug closest to 9 charged directly at her to try to stab her twice with its spear. But Cali was vigilant against it and lept at it every time it tried to attack, making it more difficult for him to hit his target.
MultiAttack on 9 ( First attack with disadvantage from Cali's Defensive Pounce ) Attack: 17 Damage: 2 Attack: 16 Damage: 3
Only one of the creatures attacks manage to hit flesh, and even then it is merely a scratch.
As this is happening the other Bullywug that Nemeia shot charges forward, enraged by the strike. It leaps through the swamp that it is clearly accustomed to, easily reaching Nemeia and Moira's position. In its mad dash towards the one who hurt it, it lashes out with a swing of its spear followed up by a vicious bite.
Much like his ally, this Bullywug's mindless attacks find little purchase but manage to scratch their target as well.
On the opposite end of the battle the one Bullywug farthest away from the fight abandons it hiding spot behind a bush and leaps forward, moving quickly up closer to the action, getting just in range to throw its spear at Witt.
Spear Throw on Witt: Spear Attack: 13 Damage: 3
The spear throw proves somewhat weak and fails to hit anything, sticking into the mud at Witt's feet.
Nearby this opponent however the action gets even more intense as the last two bullywugs move up close to Sora. Unfortunately the same viney brush that hampered Sora's attacks also make it hard for them to flank her properly but their attacks remain vicious nonetheless.
First Multiattack on Sora: Bite Attack: 18 Damage: 3 Spear Attack: 7 Damage: 3
Second Multiattack on Sora: Bite Attack: 16 Damage: 2 Spear Attack: 4 Damage: 4
The attacks are vicious but Sora manages to defend herself skillfully from the brunt of their attacks, coming out of it with only a few scrapes for their trouble.
As the bullywug’s spear barely connects with 9’s skin, she glares at him with intent anger, as some of the cool air and dark smoke begins to concentrate into dark sparks, unleashing a streak of black lightning onto the bullywugs that hit her. Reaction Wrath of the Storm, dex save dc 14 or take 9 lighting, half on success.
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Moira
Seeing Sora getting teamed up on Moira directs to the two hawks over to help against them. At the same time Rust reaches out of the pack doing the same with the beast who just lept next to his master. Moira reaches her hand toward the frog man before her. "Mudnerroh atcepsrep"
Attack: 10 Damage: 4
(If the shocking grasp hits Moira will back away from the creature trying to find a spot in the middle of her allies.)
(Also if these things are wearing metal armor Moira will attack before Rusty uses Help. And he will do so just before They move away.)
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As the Bullywugs attack the group is more then prepared for them. Immediately 9 unleashes a spark of the Death Mistress's judgement onto the creature that attacked her. While Moira commands her familiars to assist in their attacks.
Dex save on 9's attacker: 14
A sharp bolt of lightning reaches out against 9's attacker, but that Bullywug just barely manages to leap back before the retribution can land.
Meanwhile Sora unleashes her brutal assault on the two bullywugs next to her, using the guidance of 9's blessing along with the assistance of Moira's familiars, there is flash after flash of sharpened blade as her strikes hit true. One of the Bullywugs is unable to defend himself at all against her assualt and drops to the ground from its injuries, the other remains standing but is clearly gravely injured.
Seeing that they now have the bullywugs outnumbered, Witt feels a little better and fires another arrow - this time aiming for the last creature engaged with 9:
9 snaps her whip at the bullywug near her, if it survived. If not she approaches within 10 feet of another bullywug and does the same. Attack: 25 + 3 Damage: 6 and 3 thunder if it moves
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Nemeia lets out a small welp as the bullywug gets near her. When it bites her, she gasps and then does her best to remain confident. She sets her feet into the swamp and yells, "Cali! Help!" The panther then abandons what it was tasked with before and charges to Nemeia's aid.
Attack: 24 Damage: 22
Nemia's Action: Dodge. Bonus Action: Pet Attack.
Cali moves and attempts to flank the bullywug engaged with Nemeia and tries to bite it.
You continue to progress through the thick swamp on the trail of these bullywug raiders. Still unsure of how much farther is left to travel. Several party members keep a careful watch on their surroundings, but cannot really see much beyond the dense vines and brush of the swamp plant life surrounding them. Moira's summoned hawks fly above the group trying to pick out any unusual details but even their keen eyesight can only see more of the heavy foliage that makes up the canopy above the swamp.
Only Rusty, however, manages to detect something. A scent in the air that triggers her instincts. She bolts up straight on her feet, puffing her pelt out as her tail stands stiffly straight up in a threatening manner. She glares into the thick bush where something is hiding.
Rolling Initiative:
9 - 21
Moira - 2
Nemeia - 20
Sora - 23
Witt - 23
(Everyone can take a single reaction in response to Rusty's warning before combat starts.)
Sora was already looking for a possible ambush, and Rusty's reactions immediately put her on edge. Without a second thought she pulled out both her swords and took up a defensive position. She looked over in the direction Rusty was looking at, though she tried to remain aware of any attack coming from any direction. In a thick swamp like this, you could be surrounded without even knowing.
Taking a Dodge as her reaction.
Witt glances in alarm at the menacing bush, but has no reaction to take, unless he's allowed just to back off a little.
Moira
Moira turns toward the bushes that Rusty is growling at and readies an Eldritch Blast. The hawks both dodge and Rusty hides in Moira’s pack.
Rusty stealth to hide : 23
9 prepares her whip and Booming Blade, and is ready to snap at the bush.
Once it was obvious that their ambushed had been detected, the attackers wasted no time. From out of the brush several Bullywugs which had been laying in wait, hiding expertly within the brush, suddenly leapt out into view. All of them were ready to launch their attacks, but having been warned the party was ready to react in kind.
COMBAT START
Sora goes first in Initiative
( Nemeia will still get her single reaction if you wanted to do something just prior to combat starting )
Moira
Moira releases the held arcane energy as the ambushers emerge.
Attack: 9 Damage: 5 force
(directed at the on by which ever bush Rusty had been looking at)
In typical Sora fashion, she doesn't bother waiting for whatever these ambushers might have planned, instead going directly after them with a fierce yell. Pushing herself as fast as she can through the swamp muck, she moves around the dense brush and right up to two of the nearby Bullywugs, swinging at them hard with her swords.
Main Attack: 24 Damage: 14
Bonus Attack: 7 Damage: 11
Witt draws his shortbow and gets ready to fire. There's so many of them, he mutters, alarmed. He shoots an arrow at the bullywug that seems closest to him (three down, two right):
Attack: 16 Damage: 6
(Switching to orange for Witt's dialogue)
As the frog men rush out from their hiding spots Sora rushes out to meet them. Moira unleashes the magic she had prepared, blasting away her magical energy but the aim is off and instead strikes a distant swamp tree, splintering the wood into thousands of pieces.
Sora, however, manages to get right up to the first Bullywug in her sights and drives her sword almost entirely through the creature's body before giving it any opportunity to attack. As she slides her sword out of the dying frogman she swings around to hit the other one nearby, but her sword gets stuck in the tangling vines surrounding them and instead she's forced to spend some time pulling her sword free.
Witt sees a nearby Bullywug approaching from the opposite side and shoots it with his bow. The shot lands right into the creature's shoulder past its armor, but it's not enough to take it out. Instead it just yells back with a strange and angry croaking sound.
9 is up next!
9 approaches the fallen tree that connects to river sides, and rustles her feathers once more, feeling the graceful, yet merciless, touch of the Lady on her soul, and so do Sora and Nemeia. Bless on Sora and Nemeia, and 9, you get a d4 to your attacks and saving throws. She prepares to unleash her whip at the two bullywugs in front of her, some of the fog in the swamp slowly drifting in her direction and sparkling with lightning.
"I think I've got her insulated well enough, but it's always a learning opportunity," Nemeia chuckles. When Rusty perks up, Nemeia is a bit confused and slow to react. She draws her crossbow looking for what spooked the little creature. "Oh my," she says as the bullywugs start appearing around them.
"Go!," she shouts as she points at the two bullywugs closest to 9. Nemeia levels her cross bow at the bullywug closest to her (bottom left).
Attack: 9 Damage: 8
Bless: 4
Cali then rushes to engage the two bullywugs nearest 9 (in the bottom right). With a snarl, she attempts to bite the one closer to the group.
Attack: 14 Damage: 9
As 9 steps forward, holding the line while drawing upon the power of the Lady of Death, the very air of the once warm and humid swamp immediately cools as the power draws towards 9's form. Faint wisps of black smoke seem to trail from 9 to both Nemeia and Sora as well, allowing the blessing of Fate's Guardian to flow through all three of them.
Nemeia is already reacting to the Bullywug's approach sending Cali off to help 9 while she brings her crossbow up to one behind them. She fires quickly, and for a moment it seems her troubled accuracy would continue to haunt her as the arrow flew at just the wrong angle. But in that moment it seemed as if black raven fathers appeared out of nowhere and twirled around the bolt mid-flight like a wind swept dance, adjusting the bolt's trajectory so it would reach the Bullywug as intended. The magical bolt strikes the creature in the chest, causing it to grunt hard as it placed a hand against the wound.
Meanwhile Cali was moving just as her master had instructed, rushing past Witt it moved with unusual gracefulness for such a mechanical creature. It quickly reached the Bullywug nearest 9, the same one Witt had struck moments before, pouncing on it with all its weight as it dug the large combat fangs into the bullywug's neck killing it almost instantly.
Bullywug Turn:
All at once the remaining Bullywugs began to rush the group in a ferocious charge. The other Bullywug closest to 9 charged directly at her to try to stab her twice with its spear. But Cali was vigilant against it and lept at it every time it tried to attack, making it more difficult for him to hit his target.
MultiAttack on 9 ( First attack with disadvantage from Cali's Defensive Pounce )
Attack: 17 Damage: 2
Attack: 16 Damage: 3
Only one of the creatures attacks manage to hit flesh, and even then it is merely a scratch.
As this is happening the other Bullywug that Nemeia shot charges forward, enraged by the strike. It leaps through the swamp that it is clearly accustomed to, easily reaching Nemeia and Moira's position. In its mad dash towards the one who hurt it, it lashes out with a swing of its spear followed up by a vicious bite.
Multiattack on Nemeia:
Bite Attack: 9 Damage: 5
Spear Attack: 8 Damage: 3
Much like his ally, this Bullywug's mindless attacks find little purchase but manage to scratch their target as well.
On the opposite end of the battle the one Bullywug farthest away from the fight abandons it hiding spot behind a bush and leaps forward, moving quickly up closer to the action, getting just in range to throw its spear at Witt.
Spear Throw on Witt:
Spear Attack: 13 Damage: 3
The spear throw proves somewhat weak and fails to hit anything, sticking into the mud at Witt's feet.
Nearby this opponent however the action gets even more intense as the last two bullywugs move up close to Sora. Unfortunately the same viney brush that hampered Sora's attacks also make it hard for them to flank her properly but their attacks remain vicious nonetheless.
First Multiattack on Sora:
Bite Attack: 18 Damage: 3
Spear Attack: 7 Damage: 3
Second Multiattack on Sora:
Bite Attack: 16 Damage: 2
Spear Attack: 4 Damage: 4
The attacks are vicious but Sora manages to defend herself skillfully from the brunt of their attacks, coming out of it with only a few scrapes for their trouble.
Moira's Turn
As the bullywug’s spear barely connects with 9’s skin, she glares at him with intent anger, as some of the cool air and dark smoke begins to concentrate into dark sparks, unleashing a streak of black lightning onto the bullywugs that hit her. Reaction Wrath of the Storm, dex save dc 14 or take 9 lighting, half on success.
Concentration on Bless: 21 + 2
Moira
Seeing Sora getting teamed up on Moira directs to the two hawks over to help against them. At the same time Rust reaches out of the pack doing the same with the beast who just lept next to his master. Moira reaches her hand toward the frog man before her. "Mudnerroh atcepsrep"
Attack: 10 Damage: 4
(If the shocking grasp hits Moira will back away from the creature trying to find a spot in the middle of her allies.)
(Also if these things are wearing metal armor Moira will attack before Rusty uses Help. And he will do so just before They move away.)
With Moira's eagles distracting the Bullywugs next to her, Sora takes full advantage and goes on a full on assault against them.
Main Attack: 18 Damage: 8
Bonus Attack: 25 Damage: 11
Bless bonuses: 4, 3
With a flurry of feathers and steel, Sora tears into the toady flesh around her with vicious efficiency.
As the Bullywugs attack the group is more then prepared for them. Immediately 9 unleashes a spark of the Death Mistress's judgement onto the creature that attacked her. While Moira commands her familiars to assist in their attacks.
Dex save on 9's attacker: 14
A sharp bolt of lightning reaches out against 9's attacker, but that Bullywug just barely manages to leap back before the retribution can land.
Meanwhile Sora unleashes her brutal assault on the two bullywugs next to her, using the guidance of 9's blessing along with the assistance of Moira's familiars, there is flash after flash of sharpened blade as her strikes hit true. One of the Bullywugs is unable to defend himself at all against her assualt and drops to the ground from its injuries, the other remains standing but is clearly gravely injured.
Witt's Turn
Seeing that they now have the bullywugs outnumbered, Witt feels a little better and fires another arrow - this time aiming for the last creature engaged with 9:
Attack: 18 Damage: 10
9 snaps her whip at the bullywug near her, if it survived. If not she approaches within 10 feet of another bullywug and does the same. Attack: 25 + 3 Damage: 6 and 3 thunder if it moves
Nemeia lets out a small welp as the bullywug gets near her. When it bites her, she gasps and then does her best to remain confident. She sets her feet into the swamp and yells, "Cali! Help!" The panther then abandons what it was tasked with before and charges to Nemeia's aid.
Attack: 24 Damage: 22