Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Frozen Sick
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Kei
"Seems like you have the fish heads well in hand Blue. I'll leave you to them." Kei focuses his attention on his captive. Squirming as she may the assassin is stuck fast. But, since he let one go already with a poor result, Kei is not about to make the same mistake twice. "Sorry guys, but I think this one's about cooked". He narrows his eyes as he flicks his wrist at the woman. Four translucent darts streak across the room and strike the old lady square in the chest.
18 Force damage
((Upcsst to second level for the extra missile))
Kei blasts arcane darts into the paralyzed old woman. She gasps inaudibly, but remains standing. She's clearly tougher than she looks.
Rue and Peri may act next.
Peri:
Peri scurries through the doorway and drops down behind Gerrard. "You were supposed t'be bailin' me outta trouble, not the other way around! Careful now -- I hear this knife might be poisoned!" he says as he hacks at the net. (19 for 5 damage) "Are we stickin' around to fight all the fishheads or can we run away now?"
((Peri is directly SE of Gerrard))
Stepping forward into the slimy room and righting himself right-way-up, Peri succeeds in hacking through Gerrard's net with the poisoned knife. The net drops to the ground, destroyed.
The kuo-toa surge forward, as more enter the room.
One races up to Boko, grabs a net, and flings it at her. Another flings one at her from afar.
Net Attack #1 vs. Boko: 19 Hit: Boko is restrained.
Net Attack #2 vs. Boko: 6 Hit: Boko is restrained.
Another attempts to grab her with its very long pincer-staff.
Pincer Staff Attack vs. Boko: 19. Hit: 7 piercing damage and Boko is grappled.
A third throws another net at Gerrard.
Net Attack #3 vs. Gerrard: 12 Hit: Gerrard is restrained.
None find their mark.
Two of the sleeping kuo-toa take [roll]2d6[/roll] fire damage from the flaming orb.
(Let's try that last line again in a fresh post.)
Two of the sleeping kuo-toa take 2 fire damage from the flaming orb.
They both awaken, shrieking with pain from the flames. They are in very poor shape.
The rats go unseen.
Gerrard is up next! (Rue may also act at any time.)
Gerrard:
”Thanks for the assist, Master Fenwader,” says Gerrard, adding, “Unfortunately these Kuo-Toa are in thrall to an ancient evil and must be eliminated for the safety of the populace,” as he spins into action with flashing blades.
Gerrard is attacking the foes to his north and trying to work his way into a choke point between the pools (north of Boko), stepping forward and continuing to attack as a given foe falls before him. He will also prepare to parry any attack that might land against him in melee.
Elegant Rapier Attack 1: Attack: 19 Damage: 11
Elegant Rapier Attack 2: Attack: 15 Damage: 6
Main Gauche: Attack: 17 Damage: 7
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Three consecutive hits from Gerrard's blades manage to badly injure the burly, foul-smelling kuo-toa in front of him. It is barely standing.
The charred old woman, the flames starting to catch her robes alight, strains against her arcane paralysis. DC15 Wisdom Save: 15
The flames continue to sear her body. DC15 DEX save: 5 or take 6 fire damage.
Gasping and coughing, she manages to overcome her paralysis and twist (mostly) away from the firey ball, clapping out the flames running up her side.
Everyone but Gerrard may act
√ Gerrard: 25
√ Old Woman: 22
Boko: 21
Rue: 20
Kei: 17
Peri: 15
Dwal: 15
Kuo-Toa: 15
Giant rats: 9
Fat Man: 7Update: Hmph. The addition of the last lines set off the manipulation banner and rerolled everything. Summary of what went down: The old woman made both her save vs. Hold Person to free herself, and the save vs. flaming sphere resulting in only minor damage. She is in bad shape, but free and alive.
Kei
"Damn it!" He spits his frustration at the fact the old woman has escaped his magical hold. "You maybe broken free you wretch, but I don't think you'll be getting very far!" Weaving his hands in an intricate manner he slows the movements right down just as a shimmering force speeds across the room and visibly strikes the three closest Kua-Toa, the old woman and the two Kua-Toa standing near the Flaming Sphere.
((Wis 15 save))
You alter time around up to six creatures of your choice in a 40-foot cube within range. Each target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be affected by this spell for the duration.
An affected target's speed is halved, it takes a −2 penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, and it can't use reactions. On its turn, it can use either an action or a bonus action, not both. Regardless of the creature's abilities or magic items, it can't make more than one melee or ranged attack during its turn.
If the creature attempts to cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action, roll a d20. On an 11 or higher, the spell doesn't take effect until the creature's next turn, and the creature must use its action on that turn to complete the spell. If it can't, the spell is wasted.
A creature affected by this spell makes another Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a successful save, the effect ends for it.
A strange temporal squall passes through:
Kuo Toa 1 WIS Save: 7
Kuo Toa 2 WIS Save: 14
Kuo Toa 5 WIS Save: 19
Kuo Toa 7 WIS Save: 13
Kuo Toa 8 WIS Save: 8
Old woman WIS Save: 12
All of Kei's targets slow down except one (the one closest to Gerrard), as if underwater. (I have marked them with a blue shimmering glow on the map.)
Boko, Rue, Peri, and Dwal may act next.
Dwal will cast Magic Missile at second level, having 2 darts per two targets. He will target the most injured or, if all are about equal, then the 2 closest.
Dart 1& 2: 4
Dart 3 & 4: 6
As a Bonus Action, Dwal will expend Channel Divinity and regain the 2 level spell slot he just used.
Peri:
He's not gonna leave until this assassin goes down, is he? he thinks. He scales the wall behind him to get a clear view of the woman, then points and mutters a fey curse of clumsiness (disadvantage on DEX checks) on her. He follows up with a blast of purple energy (22 for 10 force + 5 necrotic) and drops back down to shelter behind Gerrard again.
((If the shooter drops before Peri's turn he'll target the nearest upright kuo toa and give it Disadvantage on STR checks instead.))
Edit for 2nd Eldritch Blast beam: 9 for 2 force + 1 necrotic
Reroll that 1: 9
Dwal's arcane darts take down two of the badly wounded kuo-toa - the one next to Gerrard, and another slowed one near the pool. The latter falls partly into the murky pool where one of its comrades floats unconscious. But many more remain.
Boko, Rue, and Peri may act next (in any order.)
Peri fires a pair of sideways beams from the wall, one singeing the slowed, hexed old woman, the other disappearing into the gloom behind her.
Boko and Rue may act next!
Boko swings at the closest kuo toa with her staff with her action:
Attack: 16 Damage: 12
With her bonus action, instead of spending ki points, she clenches her fist and her flaming sphere slams into the woman again for 8 fire damage on a failed DEX 15 save. (Have the baddies ending their turns right next to the sphere been taking damage? Let me know if you want me to roll but also go ahead!)
"Are we pursuing this woman?" she says to the others, without looking at them.
Gerrard:
”She is too dangerous to let escape again, though taking her captive is an option,” responds Gerrard as he prepares to advance on the remaining foes as he can reach them.
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Boko clobbers the nearest kuo-toa with her staff, nearly taking it down with a single blow.
The old woman tries to dodge, in her unnaturally slowed state, Boko's flaming sphere: DC DEX Save (at -2): 14
She fails, and continues to burn up. She is in very bad shape. "Get them!" she slurs angrily.
The kuo-toa continue to march forward.
Kuo Toa #1 (slowed) vs. Dwal – Net Attack: 20 Hit: Restrained.
Kuo Toa #9 vs. Boko (at disadvantage)– Net Attack: 18 Hit: Restrained.
Kuo Toa Pincer #1 vs. Boko – Pincer Staff Attack: 19 Hit: 8 piercing damage and Grappled.
Kuo Toa #6 vs. Boko – Net Attack: 12 Hit: Restrained.
Kuo Toa #8 (slowed) vs Gerrard – Net Attack: 12 Hit: Restrained.
Kup Toa Pincer #2 vs Gerrard – Pincer Staff Attack: 17 Hit: 4 piercing damage and Grappled.
Kuo Toa #11 (at disadvantage) vs Gerrard – Net Attack: 15 Hit: Restrained.
Kuo Toa #7 (slowed) vs. Peri – Net Attack: 21 Hit: Restrained.
Extra crit damage vs. Gerrard: 3
(Unless you can successfully argue otherwise, Gerrard and Peri are restrained, and Gerrard Grappled as well, with a pincer staff gripping his neck.)
(Gerrard, remind me what mitigating fighter stuff you will use to counter any of this...)
The three affected kuo-toa attempt to break free of their arcane time paralysis: DC 15 WIS Saves: 9, 20, 20.
Two succeed.
A trio of rat-headed humanoids race out of the door to the bedpan room, and tear toward Kei and Rue, their sights set on the former.
Bite Attack #1 vs Kei: 13 Hit: 5 piercing damage, and must succeed on a DC 11 CON save throw or else...
Shortsword #1 vs Kei: 23 Hit: 6 piercing damage.
Bite Attack #2 vs Kei: 9 Hit: 3 piercing damage, and must succeed on a DC 11 CON save throw or else...
Shortsword #2 vs Kei: 22 Hit: 8 piercing damage.
Hand Crossbow #3 Attack vs Kei: 20 Hit: 8 piercing damage.
Hand Crossbow #3 Attack vs Kei: 6 Hit: 4 piercing damage.
Gerrard (restrained by a net and grappled by a pincer staff) may act next.
Gerrard: 25
Old Woman: 22
Boko: 21
Rue: 20
Kei: 17
Peri: 15
Dwal: 15
Kuo-Toa: 15
Rat-headed baddies: 9
Fat Man: 7