Kvothe makes sure his lute is safely in its case and puts it over his shoulder to get it out of the way. He then turns to watch the brawl, chanting as he watches and drinks.
Yagra still hoisting the man with eye tattoos, walks over the the well. The 40 feet diameter well dominates the center of this iconic tavern.
She places one foot on the rim of the well as she grabs the rope from the pulley. She makes a loop and ties it around the man's feet. The tavern still erupting in chants of
Dip, Dip, Dip!
She glances at the dwarf Karl and he picks up the end of the pulley. She holds up three fingers up in the air. The bar counts down.
3
2
1
DIP
She nods at Karl as the man begins to get lowered into the well. The bar breaks out into song, arm in arm clanking mugs.
Deep and dark down below, where only fools and braggarts go, where monster roam and dangers mortal, few survive the Yawning Portal, stand your ground or ring the bell, and hope you make it up the well!
At the end of the song Yagra cuts the rope. A human jumps onto a table on the second level. "Taking all bets! How long will he stay before he rings the bell!?!"
The man on the second floor is eagerly taking any and all bets. Bar patrons are surrounding the table holding up pouches of coins. Meanwhile an employee of the Yawning portal reattaches a new rope to the pulley and lowers it down so the man with the eye shaped tattoos can be lifted up in the event he rings the bell.
It takes over 5 minutes for the bell to finally ring out. Shouts of frustrating, and cursing are heard. While others celebrate their victory with a bar room jig. Yagra begins to pull the rope. She slowly raises him up, obviously in no hurry. Eventually the man with the eye shaped tattoos places both hands on the edge of the well to lift himself. She spits in his face as he climbs up.
Those near the edge of the well, blink and no longer see the man there, save his arm that is no longer attached to his body. Yagra peers over the side, perplexed. Suddenly a hulking creature climbs up out of the shaft in the middle of the taproom — a monster with warty green skin, a tangled nest of wiry black hair, a long, carrot-shaped nose, and bloodshot eyes. As it bares its yellow teeth and howls, you can see that a half-dozen bat-like creatures are attached to its body, with three more circling above it like flies. Everyone in the tavern reacts in fear except for the barkeep, Durnan, who shouts, “Troll!”
Durnan grabs his greatsword off the wall and Bo Dukes over the counter top. "Take care of the stirges, I'll hold the troll off!" Everyone begins to flee out the tavern. Yagra and Durnan stand side-by-side staring down the troll.
"OK, now there's a little too much hype" Geoff thinks to himself. Geoff casts Sleep at the group of bats, careful not to include the people by the portal in the area of effect.
Karl's Warhammer bludgeons a strige as it explodes all over his body. The remaining two combative striges and the 6 non-combative stirges all fall asleep to the meoldy of Geoff.
Karl feels emboldened as he is reinforced from Kvothe near the bar.
Yagara takes a direct hit from the gruesome troll and begins to slump over, fading into unconsciousness.
Durnan shouts "Quick douse him in lamp oil" while he deflects a blow and slashes into the underarm of the troll.
Karl searches in the room finding some oil from a nearby lamp hanging in the tavern.
Durnan shouts "Douse him I'll set it ablaze", as he lights a torch.
Geoff unleashes a bolt of white energy that streaks to the side of the large troll missing him. It collides with stage of the tavern, scuffing the floor.
The troll attacks Durnan with its claws. Durnan dodges the first claw, knocks away the second, but is unable to avoid the troll as it bites Durnan while he is mid parry.
Durnan winces in pain, but manages to light his torch.
Geoff, slightly embarrassed everyone saw him miss his first attempt, (especially with his favorite mask on) casts another bolt of Eldritch Blast from his fingertips towards the troll.
Kvothe moves over to a fading Yagara, and with a palm of his hand applies a healing energy. Yagra coughs up blood. Life flowing back into her eyes.
Geoff musters his strength again and lets loose a bolt of white energy that streaks right of the troll striking a window in the back of the bar, shattering it.
Wiki from his hidden spot under the table, lets loose a dagger with swift precision. striking a sleeping stirge. It explodes as the dagger hits it in the stomach, the blood it drained from the troll covers the floor around the well.
Durnan, inspired by the tune of Kvothe, tosses his torch at the oiled side of the troll. The troll begins to be engulfed in flames. Now grabbing the greatsword with both of his hands he charges the troll. Making a leaping attack with his sword, he lops the head of the troll clean off. He tosses the head on the ground and kicks the body of the troll down the well.
"I trust you all can finish off the sleeping stirges." as Durnan heads back to the bar to clean off his blade.
Kvothe makes sure his lute is safely in its case and puts it over his shoulder to get it out of the way. He then turns to watch the brawl, chanting as he watches and drinks.
"DIP, DIP, DIP, DIP"
Yagra still hoisting the man with eye tattoos, walks over the the well. The 40 feet diameter well dominates the center of this iconic tavern.
She places one foot on the rim of the well as she grabs the rope from the pulley. She makes a loop and ties it around the man's feet. The tavern still erupting in chants of
She glances at the dwarf Karl and he picks up the end of the pulley. She holds up three fingers up in the air. The bar counts down.
She nods at Karl as the man begins to get lowered into the well. The bar breaks out into song, arm in arm clanking mugs.
At the end of the song Yagra cuts the rope. A human jumps onto a table on the second level. "Taking all bets! How long will he stay before he rings the bell!?!"
Wiki is still hiding under the table.
"2 silver he doesn't make it 4 minutes."
"4 sp says the lad dun't last 2 min"
[Hype Intensifies]
What do you do?
Karl steps up yells "Aye, ge back n' there ye ugly beast!" and swings his warhammer at the Troll.
Attack Roll: 18
Dmg Bludgeoning: 4
He then glances around briefly trying to find the little lad who warned Yargra of the man.
"OK, now there's a little too much hype" Geoff thinks to himself. Geoff casts Sleep at the group of bats, careful not to include the people by the portal in the area of effect.
(20 hp of creatures affected)
Seeing Karl running towards the troll, Kvothe quickly pulls his lute and and strums a quick tune.
"Looks closely, watch them leap,
Count them with me, 1..2..sheep,
Move in quick, it's time to reap,
Get those stirges, while they sleep."
Casting Bardic Inspiration on Karl
Karl disengages away from the troll looks for a flask of oil, he finds one by one of the lamps and places it in his hand.
Geoff lets rip an Eldritch Blast at the troll from atop the table.
[9 Attack] [7 Damage]
Karl steps up towards the Troll and splashes the oil on him.
TURN 1
Kvothe steps up to Yagra and lays a hand on her shoulder, casting Cure Wounds
Cure Wounds - 5
TURN 2
Strumming a few, quick notes on my lute, Kvothe casts Bardic Inspiration on Durnan.
Geoff, slightly embarrassed everyone saw him miss his first attempt, (especially with his favorite mask on) casts another bolt of Eldritch Blast from his fingertips towards the troll.
[9 Attack] [10 Damage]
Wiki pulls out his dagger and levels it at one of the sleeping stirges. He weighs the heft for a moment, then lets it fly from under his table.
[21 Attack] [6 damage]
Wiki slaps a stirge to death and then recovers his dagger.