!!Lost Mine of Phandelver Campaign Thread!!

Once everyone is aboard the ship, Umbriel tosses his vial of Keoghtom's ointment to Lyngheid. "It's got a use or two left in it -- hide, we'll draw them away from you and then circle back around to pick you both up. I have one trick left up my sleeve," he says, as he gives her a salute with a spell scroll. 

(For tracking purposes, the jar started with 5 doses, and Umbriel used 1, as far as I can remember.)

As the giants close in, once everyone is aboard, Umbriel yells at Delsephine, "Take off and circle around! Get ready for incoming fire!"  If the lead giant looks like a Duke, and is within range, Umbriel will stand tall at the prow of the ship and cast Message, whispering "That couldn't have been your whelp, could it? Such a little whiner as soon as the lights went out!"

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Lyngheid planted her feet and refused to move, " I'm not abandoning Nyx down there."

" Get everyone aboard and to safety."

She nodded to the other dwarves, " Lyngheid Rockbreaker.  Make sure they spell it right."

She gritted her teeth and waited for the giants to arrive.

 The dwarves nod grimly.

Are you going to hide like Umbriel suggests, or face the fire giants?

Keoghtom's Ointment

Baeshra shakes his head, "Nyx is smart and quiet and not here, they won't know to look for her if they're chasing us. Better to live to come back for her, yes?

Nyx curses under her breath.

"How did I get lost, it seemed so simple. Just up and round and up. I hope the other have made it to the ship, does not look like anyone come this way, well at least the giants don't seem to have followed. I really must be lost."

OCC: Nyx continues on but she slows down and start to move slower and look for places to hide.

Whistler bursts out of the entrance.

"NYX!"

Lyngheid stared at Baeshra...perhaps he had not heard of the stubborness of dwarves but she did not to Umbriel and move to hide her short form among the field crops.

She said a prayer of guidance then ran off to hide and watch.

Stealth: 5 + Guidance 2

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Whistler bursts out of the entrance.

"NYX!"

 Whistler, are you staying behind or boarding the airship?

The party and the group of dwarves board the ship, with Ireniana leaping aboard just as it begins to lift off.

Several of the fire giants stop and lob boulders while the rest rush toward the departing air ship.

Attack on Ireniana: 17

Attack on the ship: 12

Attack on Baeshra as he ducks behind the gunnel (3/4 cover): 14

Attack on the ship (1-2 on the ballon, 3-4 on the hull): 4: 18

 The boulder misses Ireniana, falling short and smashing into the dirt.

The first attack on the ship smashes into the hull doing 30 bludgeoning damage. 

The attack on Baeshra plows into the gunnel right in front of him: 32 bludgeoning damage to the ship, but none to Baeshra.

 And the ship makes a sudden lurch as the last boulder crashes into the bottom of it for 37 bludgeoning damage.

 Deselphine has the Harpoon gun loaded and readied and the crew fires at the lead giant: 9

The harpoon sails straight toward the fire giant, piercing through his thick breastplate for Unable to parse dice roll. piercing damage.  19 piercing damage.

 Umbriel is holding a message spell for when Duke Zalto gets within range, the ship is about 10 feet off the ground, 4 fire giants are ~240 feet away launching boulders and a handful more including Duke Zalto are ~200 feet away, racing for the ship.

What's everyone doing?  Umbriel are you still holding your message?  Lyngheid is trying to hide behind a small pile of hay.

Meanwhile, Nyx, there are lots of places to hide in the dark tunnel, make a Stealth check.

As the airship moves away, Baeshra begins calling out taunts in Draconic, "Silly little earth-bound slugs will never conquer the skies! This war of yours will finally let the dragons finish what was started so long ago and end your weakness!"

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As the airship moves away, Baeshra begins calling out taunts in Draconic, "Silly little earth-bound slugs will never conquer the skies! This war of yours will finally let the dragons finish what was started so long ago and end your weakness!"

 Duke Zalto roars back in common: "I can't understand you, little lizard man!  Give me a minute to catch up and I'll teach you how to howl in Giant."

Baeshra shouts back a laugh and in common, "You war against the might of dragons, and yet cannot even understand the simplest of their tongue? Greater fools than I thought! Iymrith will devour you whole!"

"I don't intend to speak to them, I intend to kill them!"

OCC: Stealth at Disadvantage 16

As she hides and ducks from craves to craves, Nyx keeps on talking up the tunnel.

Lyngheid Stealth: Stealth: 21 + Guidance 1

If he's close enough to yell at, Umbriel will drop the message spell and just yell out so all can hear - 

Whistler zooms around the airship, looking for Nyx.

Duke Zalto and the closer fire giants roar and charge forward, closing the distance to 140 feet from the air ship.

The distant fire giants move 30 feet closer and lob more boulders.  The first flies toward the hull: 21

 And the second as well: 13.  The third goes towards the crew manning the Harpoon gun: 14.  And the last one goes toward the balloon: 15

 The ship rocks and trembles as the boulders smash into it, taking 64 bludgeoning damage.  The balloon takes 31 bludgeoning damage.

Deselphine looks up and shouts: "If the balloon takes another hit, we're done for, she'll drop back to the ground!"

Umbriel and Baeshra, both make Intimidation checks, or one of you at advantage().

Lyngheid takes advantage of the giant's attention being on the ship and manages to hide a little better. 

The ship lifts off another 10 feet.  Deselphine looks around and shouts again: "We should be climbing faster than this, we're overloaded!  Dump everything that can go over!" and the crew start tossing water barrels and supplies of food over the side.

Everyone on the ship is up, what are you going to do?

Nyx wanders around the tunnels some more.  Are you hiding or trying to get out of the tunnels?  If still trying to find your way out, make a Survival check.

Lyngheid summons her Rings directly above Zaltos head to orbit him and interfere with the other giants rock throwing.

( Not sure what roll to make as she's going more for annoyance/distraction than damage. 

Attack Roll just in case needed: Attack: 13 Damage: 11 )

Baeshra will help push excess things over board.

(Go ahead and take the advantage Umbriel.)

Intimidation for Umbriel: 25