As the combat begins each of you observes there is something wrong with these automatons. Their movements seem muted and stiff. Ermren casts his spell. A flow of frost comes from his hand and strikes Armor #2. A coat of frost covers the armor but, it doesn't appear to take any damage. Dmitircasts his spell. Energy lances out from his stretched forth and strikes Armor #1, doing some damage. Tio ducks and rolls to the east wall, clear of combat. Bob draws his scimitar, attacking Armor #1 more damage to the armor. Gillian takes a combat stance and swings her spear. She strikes Armor #1 with the blade side. The Armor spins a bit but adjusts instantly. She strikes the Armor with the butt of her spear with the same effect. The Armor appears to be sturdy and does not appear to be damaged. James casts his spell. A radiant fire seems to appear from nowhere and descend upon Armor #1. The flames dance across the armor causing the armor to turn red with heat and bits of it melts. Damage: 8 Armor #1 attacks Giliian, swinging the spear it is holding. Hit: 11 Armor #2focuses on Dmitri, swinging its spear at him. Hit: 17 Both attacks connect but, do no damage. The party becomes aware that the armors seem to have little to no strength in their attacks. Armor #1 does have some damage to it. Round #2 OCC: Please roll spell damage as well when casting them.
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Gillain swings her spear... once, twice... but only achieves glancing blows. The automatons don’t move like a normal enemy. The one she’s fighting stabs at her. She braces herself for a battering blow... but there’s little-to-no strength behind the attack! Something’s not right.
She changes her stance and tries something different... She plants her spear behind the armor’s ankles and shoves with all her might, attempting to knock it down...
Frustrated with the lack of effect of his spell, Ermren will move in closer and run a hand trailing green fire across his heavy staff then take a two handed swing at the nearest one.
Green-Flame Blade: Attack: 24 Damage: 6 + 3 damage to the other one if he's within 5 feet.
At first Bob winces and closes his eyes, expecting the impotent screech of his scimitar on the curved breastplate and for the impact to jar the blade loose from his hand. And yet the blow struck true. When he could bear to look again he saw the suit of armor stagger slightly and then turn its impassive, unseeing gaze on Gillain. With a laugh of bolstered confidence he slashes with his curved sword once again at Armor #1.
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Dmitri blocks the strike from an animated suit of armor with his shield. The blow skitters across his shield like so much falling rain. Dmitri attacks with his longsword two handed in an attempt to drive the suit to the ground.
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Ermren: Casting his spell and swinging with all his might he strikes Armor #1. The Armor is struck and the chest plate caves in. The armor is bathed in a green flame as it crumbles to the ground. The armor scatters across the floor, pieces flying here and there, and is covered in green flames. Armor #1 is down. All actions are switched to Armor #2. Dmitri: Attacking Armor #2Dmitri's long sword rakes across the armor, metal v.s metal screeching as the long sword cuts into it. Tio: Tio launches a dart at Armor #2 but, the dart bounces off the armor. Bob: Bob, seeing Armor #1 go down launches his attack at Armor #2. His scimitar rakes across the metal of the armor creating the same sound as Dmitri's attack as Bob cuts a slash through the metal. Gillain: Gillain switches her attack but, her attempt to knock over the armor fails. James: James looks around real quick but, doesn't see anything that would make him believe this is a distraction. Armor #2: Armor #2 swings it's spear at Dmitri again: Attack: 22 The spear lances forward and strikes Dmitri doing: Damage:6 Round 3 actions:
Dmitri staggers as the 2nd suit of armor slashes him across the face with its shorn gauntlets drawing bloody stripes across Dmitri's cheek. Dmitri pushes the armored suit back with his shield and swipes at it once more with his longsword.
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Bob lets out a boisterous laugh as his fellow dwarf crushes the armor and he attacks the other, confidence soaring. Seeing the green flames from Ermren's strike and the fire that James wielded he didn't want to be outdone, stowing his shield so he can cast Produce Flame and toss a ball of fire at the suit of armor.
Ermren: Ermren attacks the Armor but, his attack does no visible damage to the animated suit. Dmitri: Dmitri's Longsword successfully cuts into the armor, doing damage. Dimitri's attack fells the Armor. It scatters across the ground into a heap of damaged metal and leather.
((OOC: @DM does the wreckage of these two constructs, or the other two standing suits of armor, look like plate armor? Is the wreckage just scrap now? Are the other two purely decorative? Gillain is still wondering whether there is anything here that could upgrade her chain mail))
As the combat begins each of you observes there is something wrong with these automatons. Their movements seem muted and stiff.
Ermren casts his spell. A flow of frost comes from his hand and strikes Armor #2. A coat of frost covers the armor but, it doesn't appear to take any damage.
Dmitir casts his spell. Energy lances out from his stretched forth and strikes Armor #1, doing some damage.
Tio ducks and rolls to the east wall, clear of combat.
Bob draws his scimitar, attacking Armor #1 more damage to the armor.
Gillian takes a combat stance and swings her spear. She strikes Armor #1 with the blade side. The Armor spins a bit but adjusts instantly. She strikes the Armor with the butt of her spear with the same effect. The Armor appears to be sturdy and does not appear to be damaged.
James casts his spell. A radiant fire seems to appear from nowhere and descend upon Armor #1. The flames dance across the armor causing the armor to turn red with heat and bits of it melts. Damage: 8
Armor #1 attacks Giliian, swinging the spear it is holding. Hit: 11
Armor #2 focuses on Dmitri, swinging its spear at him. Hit: 17
Both attacks connect but, do no damage. The party becomes aware that the armors seem to have little to no strength in their attacks.
Armor #1 does have some damage to it.
Round #2
OCC: Please roll spell damage as well when casting them.
Gillain swings her spear... once, twice... but only achieves glancing blows. The automatons don’t move like a normal enemy. The one she’s fighting stabs at her. She braces herself for a battering blow... but there’s little-to-no strength behind the attack! Something’s not right.
She changes her stance and tries something different... She plants her spear behind the armor’s ankles and shoves with all her might, attempting to knock it down...
Attack action (shoving Armor #1 prone): Athletics check: 4
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Frustrated with the lack of effect of his spell, Ermren will move in closer and run a hand trailing green fire across his heavy staff then take a two handed swing at the nearest one.
Green-Flame Blade: Attack: 24 Damage: 6 + 3 damage to the other one if he's within 5 feet.
At first Bob winces and closes his eyes, expecting the impotent screech of his scimitar on the curved breastplate and for the impact to jar the blade loose from his hand. And yet the blow struck true. When he could bear to look again he saw the suit of armor stagger slightly and then turn its impassive, unseeing gaze on Gillain. With a laugh of bolstered confidence he slashes with his curved sword once again at Armor #1.
Scimitar attack on Armor #1: Attack: 17 Damage: 6
James stops on seeing the armor not doing any noticeable damage and looks around to see if they’re a distraction or covering something.
perception 5
Paladin - warforged - orange
Dmitri blocks the strike from an animated suit of armor with his shield. The blow skitters across his shield like so much falling rain. Dmitri attacks with his longsword two handed in an attempt to drive the suit to the ground.
Attack: 14, Damage: 6
Extra critical damage: 10
Tio will throw darts at Armor 2, if she is in range aiming for the weak spots.
Attack: 15
Damage: 5
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAErmren: Casting his spell and swinging with all his might he strikes Armor #1. The Armor is struck and the chest plate caves in. The armor is bathed in a green flame as it crumbles to the ground. The armor scatters across the floor, pieces flying here and there, and is covered in green flames. Armor #1 is down.
All actions are switched to Armor #2.
Dmitri: Attacking Armor #2 Dmitri's long sword rakes across the armor, metal v.s metal screeching as the long sword cuts into it.
Tio: Tio launches a dart at Armor #2 but, the dart bounces off the armor.
Bob: Bob, seeing Armor #1 go down launches his attack at Armor #2. His scimitar rakes across the metal of the armor creating the same sound as Dmitri's attack as Bob cuts a slash through the metal.
Gillain: Gillain switches her attack but, her attempt to knock over the armor fails.
James: James looks around real quick but, doesn't see anything that would make him believe this is a distraction.
Armor #2: Armor #2 swings it's spear at Dmitri again: Attack: 22
The spear lances forward and strikes Dmitri doing: Damage: 6
Round 3 actions:
Seeing one suit of armor go down, and seeing the second one do damage, and take damage, makes Gillain attack again with renewed determination.
She glances first at the other two suits of armor, to make sure they’ve not moved.
Then she attempts to bash Armor #2 twice with her spear...
Attack action: Attack: 6 Damage: 8 (piercing damage)
Bonus action attack (polearm master): Attack: 21 Damage: 6 (bludgeoning damage)
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Dmitri staggers as the 2nd suit of armor slashes him across the face with its shorn gauntlets drawing bloody stripes across Dmitri's cheek. Dmitri pushes the armored suit back with his shield and swipes at it once more with his longsword.
Attack: 21, Damage: 7
Following Gillain’s example Tio will move up trying to shove the armor down.
Athletics: 16
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAErmren will make another two handed strike at the armor.
Attack: 15 Damage: 10
James casts sacred flame DC Dex 13 1 Radiant damage at the remaining armor
Paladin - warforged - orange
Bob lets out a boisterous laugh as his fellow dwarf crushes the armor and he attacks the other, confidence soaring. Seeing the green flames from Ermren's strike and the fire that James wielded he didn't want to be outdone, stowing his shield so he can cast Produce Flame and toss a ball of fire at the suit of armor.
Ranged spell attack: Attack: 11 Damage: 5
Ermren: Ermren attacks the Armor but, his attack does no visible damage to the animated suit.
Dmitri: Dmitri's Longsword successfully cuts into the armor, doing damage.
Dimitri's attack fells the Armor. It scatters across the ground into a heap of damaged metal and leather.
End of combat:
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Ermren will pause long enough to examine the armor, from a professional standpoint, looking if any of it could be salvaged.
((OOC: @DM does the wreckage of these two constructs, or the other two standing suits of armor, look like plate armor? Is the wreckage just scrap now? Are the other two purely decorative? Gillain is still wondering whether there is anything here that could upgrade her chain mail))
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
The armor is mostly scraped now. There are large holes in the armor where long sword, scimitar, and spell have damaged both of them.
((were there two more?))
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
James breathes in and out. “Anyone hurt?”
Paladin - warforged - orange