To Prove D&D Exists for Echolon

DM, am I reading correctly that the cube is like within our escape lines like between Ily and Tommary on end and Toots and Ely on the other?

OOC: From a moral standpoint, Toots do whatever she do and the rest a'us hafta deal with the fallout.  Hueh.  Unless Toots-the-character is asking for permission, I say she'll do whatever she feels like doing and Ilyara will react however she reacts.

I think Sposta is asking whether the players are cool with Toots chumming to the not aquamantacores the wrong way (some folks have boundaries about animal cruelty and I've seen it x carded in games).  I'm ok with that.  As for Tommary, whatever he's about to witness he'll just add to his "horror, the horror" apocalypse now experience of this whole mountain, complete with river ride.

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DM, am I reading correctly that the cube is like within our escape lines like between Ily and Tommary on end and Toots and Ely on the other?

 The cube occupies the entirety of the bottom section - 10 feet by 20 feet. There is a clear barrier between it and the sea lion level. 

The party floating in kayaks on the top, Ilyara hanging over the edge on a barrier wall, the cube below that reach upward.

It is Tommary's turn, GOGO

Ilyara

Cube

Toots

Elyona

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I think Sposta is asking whether the players are cool with Toots chumming to the not aquamantacores the wrong way (some folks have boundaries about animal cruelty and I've seen it x carded in games).  I'm ok with that.  As for Tommary, whatever he's about to witness he'll just add to his "horror, the horror" apocalypse now experience of this whole mountain, complete with river ride.

 OOC: Fair cop.  Rei-the-player has no issue with such actions.  IRL animal cruelty is one thing; siccing D&D monsters on other D&D monsters is no issue.  
Hehe...'sides.  Have you seen the kinda shit actual sea lions get up to?  Go search "Casual Geographic Sea Lion" on YouTube, and brace your butts.

OOC: I live near a tourist trap with congregation of sea lions ... there's lots of counter cultural tourist traps in the same area that a draw a sort of type who "connects" with the earth through certain substances, about every other year or so I hear about some counter cultural type high on their connection with earth diving off a pier into the sea lion congregation for communion, and subsequently given the bum rush by the sea lions ... I guess the human survival instinct kicks in against the buzz.  I only hear about it every other year, I'm told it happens more often.  

OOC edit: would this transgression alter the vibe Toots has with the otter pops, I mean do they read his aura or something?

OOC Whoa in full on Keanu Reeves mode, maybe these are some sort of kin of the otter pups but instead of ice they poop gelatinous substance and responsibly store it in cube form for whatever sanitation department this theme park's got.  Tommary would almost say that, but it's unclear whether he's ingesting the mummy dust or not.

OOC: You all understand that D&D Sea Lions are not contemporary sea lions right?

OOC: I do, yes, they’re CR 5 ******* Monstrosities. sea lion.

OOC: I actually try to avoid looking up the stat blocks of monsters I'm likely to fight.  Heh, the MM is something I haven't looked much through, because I'm mostly a player rather than a DM.  If I DM, I create the monsters I need or I hunt them down in the encounter tool.  But all right, these are un-nice critters.  Hueh.  Do what floats your boat*, Toots







*totally intentional.  Not sorry.

Tommary believes he is swimming among aquamanticores who shizzit green slime and cube it for communal sanitation.

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OOC: I actually try to avoid looking up the stat blocks of monsters I'm likely to fight.  Heh, the MM is something I haven't looked much through, because I'm mostly a player rather than a DM.  If I DM, I create the monsters I need or I hunt them down in the encounter tool.  But all right, these are un-nice critters.  Hueh.  Do what floats your boat*, Toots



*totally intentional.  Not sorry.

 OOC: Thanks for that =) In some cases though due to your PCs experience they might be well aware of creature strengths and weaknesses. So if I feel the party will know the critter, I'll link it; If not, I'll give a description and hopefully a picture, like the scrotum heads.

OOC:  I (the player) have no qualms about Sposta/Toots’ idea.  Elyona might be a bit uncomfortable with it, though.

Ok, I'm a bit spatially/imaginatively challenged.  I am doing either of these depending on which orientation is correct.  Presuming Tommary was treading water waiting for Illy's descent when the attack happened:

A. If Ily is only on the wall between the bisqued lobster and the scorp corpses, Tommary will simply dash to the party's lobster shelled tier, if possibly throwing his skirmisher reaction into the mix, I don't know if I'd make it all in a turn but we'll see.  Since this is all swimming and climbing for the most part, Tommary's got 30 feet of movement.  

B. If Ily was attacked by the stealthy super fun sized jolly rancher on the wall between the aquamanticores and the scorp corpses, Tommary will attempt with MAXIMUM EFFORT a if possible skirmisher reaction to help position, climb the rope to striking distance of the rancher jelly extension menacing Ily, using his rope to one handed wall walk if he has to, and then bring the  wind breaker down on it, adding sneak attack damage on account of it engaging Illy (and yay dueling fighting style).  Sabre Attack:  Attack: 19 Damage: 16 and if possible if he's still got his cunning action available disengage along the wall (if he needed dash to get into striking position, that's fine he'll just take his acidic lumps).  With blade flourish*, Tommary's got 20' of movement, 35' if he works dash into it (which I'm starting to feel is the most likely with no disengagement).  

Blade flourish adds 10 to walking speed, so may not be applicable here, but he is trying to wall walk this.  For all that unconventional rope work he'll athletics 14

I'll leave it to DM if Tommary's audible is "ungh" from climbing exertion, "wooooo!" for gravity showboating tactics or "whoah!" for landing back in the aquamaticore drink or managing to hang himself.

OOC: Question as I ponder Elyona's options when her turn arrives:  Is there a way for her to aim moonbeam so that the gelatinous cube(-esque creature) is targeted but not Ilyara?  Also, if it's not too much trouble a map/diagram of where everyone is would be helpful for me: I don't handle 3 dimensional space (or sometimes even two dimensional0 in my brain well, and I'm not sure where everyone is.  I did go back and look this one, which helps with the general layout, but I'd like to be clear about where all the PCs are, the sea lions, and the ropes.

OOC:  Will wait for Wisp's call, but I believe the cube itself is actually in the well at the bottom/center of this ... I believe (if it's possible) that I'm attacking a sort of tendril extension of the cube, it's a gotta reach I think.

Yurei's Rapid Low-Quality Mockup of What-All She Thinks is Going Down Rightabouts Nyeow

Tommary grips a rope, leaps off the edge of the barrier and does a sweeping glide through the air shouting "WOOOO!" **

Extending his hand filled with razor sharp steel, he slices a deep gash in the quivering Gel-o and continues his arc landing with a splash in the lion pool.

Ilyara, what you gonna do?

OOC: Wait, we didn’t leave the boats on the top level? Shoot, when did I miss that?

OOC: My mistake, I thought you were moving the boats. No problem really. I just wasn't sure you wanted to swim with the sea lions instead of boat with the sea lions.