Ed steps forward to greet the mutton-chopped figure, he raises his hands away from the sword which hangs at his side. His steps forward are relaxed and his manner calm, certainly the fact that someone has announced their presence is a welcome event compared to some of the possible alternatives. "We mean no harm. We are travellers in this land, most recently having departed the village of Barovia. My name is Ed. Who stands here watching the road?"
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Allowing Ed to handle the pleasantries. In the back Zied follows suit by not grasping any weaponry. However, his prudence wins out and he takes a quick glance behind them. And above them.
Zied looks up along the road, seeing only the lone man. However, both Zied and Sezsu can hear movement in the trees, like a humanoid or large animal.
"Well met to all. I am Hans. I hunt these woods with my family, as my father did, and his father. We live on south ridge, not far. You would like trade, yes?" He points across the road to the south. He hefts his furs. "But the woods are dangerous for travelers. I hope you have strong weapon. You have good steel, yes?" He eyes Ed's sword, and looks over the others.
"Some of us do."Alessa showed she can talk too. "And some manage without".She felt a bit lost without Grano, too used to his scouting skills. Alessa watched Hans not sure what to make of him. Everyone in Borovia felt "off" but this one at least did not show any aggression so far, so she introduced herself. "I am Alessa, pleased to meet you. What dangers should we expect in the woods?"
Still feeling sullen from waking this morning and clearly having trouble shaking it, Sezsu simply asks, "And what do you hunt in these woods, Hans? We've seen some hunting but not really seen much we'd want to hunt."
At the friendly reply, Ed's expression warms and he approaches Hans, offering his hand forwards to shake. "A dangerous land to hunt in, your family must be fine hunters indeed to have passed the tradition down so many generations. My blade is strong, and this shield is servicable. What would you have for trade Hans? We are low on many things."
"On the topic of hunting. Anything frequent the tree tops in this area? Fairly large, mayhap two legged?" Zied inquires from the back, as he glances around. Raising his hand up as if to block the sun (or as much as that is), looking around. Taking the body movement oppotunity to stand at an angle, so that Alessa (And Seszu if possible) are closer to the center of their grouping. Sticking something into his mouth chewing it. "We saw some nasty bugs earlier today."
Zied is trying to be sure Alessa isn't an easy target-given how she is the least armoured. And something Zied considers as a "big gun" for the group. But he is not trying to be alarming. He's just concerning about the ruffling. He is chewing on Guidance Caffineated pills.
Sezsu shrugs. "I figured it was just Hans' friend keeping an eye on us. Can't imagine a generational hunter of these woods would be more oblivious to that racket they're making than we are."
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Ed: "Your family must be fine hunters."
"We are, indeed." Hans chuckles and offers a broad smile, a hearty smile with a full set of healthy teeth.
Sezsu: "And what do you hunt in these woods, Hans?"
"Big game, mostly. It takes great deal of meat to feed family." His grin spreads wider. So many teeth. He whistles an odd tune, a series of tones in a syncopated rhythm.
Alessa: "What dangers should we expect in the woods?"
"Funny you ask," he says. In an instant, his face transforms as huge fangs erupt from a distended mouth. His form distends with a digusting cracking noise and coarse, black hair sprouts all over his face and hands. His nails have transformed into monstrous claws. At the same time, a deep, menacing growl is heard from the trees. "Us!"
Dropping the spear, he leaps to attack!
Init (bold may act): Ed, Alessa, Sezsu, enemy, Zied
"My Hans, what big teeth you have, let me loosen a few." Ed raises his shield and backs up closer to the others, conscious that he doesn't want to get cut off from his friends. Again he invokes Lathander's name, "Morninglord, show these beasts the light!"
Action: Channel Divinity
Channel Divinity: Sacred Weapon
As an action you can imbue a weapon with positive energy. For 1 minute, the weapon is considered magical, you add +3 to attack rolls, it emits bright light for 20 ft. and dim light for 20 ft beyond that. You can end the effect as part of any other action, if you are no longer holding the weapon, or if you fall unconscious.
Bonus: None Movement: distance required to form up with party
This is exactly how people stop being polite to strangers! The nice stranger simply turned into an animal. It happened so fast, Alessa did not even have time to get scared but instinctively reacted to the threat:
Tasha's Mind Whip for 10 psychic damage. Int save 13 for half and no effects.
Sezsu groans as the lycanthropes change form. "Are there no normal people in this accursed place?!?"
He steps forward, interposing himself and his not-so-shiny new shield between the beasts and Alessandra. "Keep back," he murmurs. "I can only bolster the three of us for now."
Caressing his pendant and saying a prayer, he casts bless on himself, Edlanar, & Zied and stands his ground.
Hans has played with his meal and allowed you time to react! Ed calls upon the light of Lathander and ignites his blade, drawing the others near. Sezsu channels the grace of Sêlune to bolster himself, Ed, and Zied.
Alessa instinctively lashes out at Hans with a mental whip.
(blue) Int save DC 13: 8
Hans yelps in pain! He spins on his hind haunches and bolts back into the trees. (He moves 30ft northwest through difficult terrain).
The (red) werewolf snarls. Pale-fleshed lips pull back to reveal fangs the size of human fingers. Claws like hooks uncurl. It crouches down, then pounces away, toward a tree. It rebounds off the tree and lands ten feet away, just behind Sezsu!
Taking too long of a brief moment wondering what is in the trees, and then pondering their anatomy Zied's late to the game once again. "Ed! Help Seszu." Tracking the werewolf through the trees, Zied draws not his blade, but a stone. Clicking it on the container as he draws it arching and lobbing the stone towards center mass of the creature.
9+bless3 To Hit Hans. 10Magic B Damage.
"Seszu, I'm pretty sure you three are the only normal folks here." Zied comments as he draws his dagger. Unlike last time the party has seen it. His blade is polished reminicent of a pearl in colour and sheen. Along the blade is etchings. Pulling up his shield against the direction Hans ran off, holding his blade in a reverse grip.
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Sezsu cries out in pain and shoves the beast off of him with his shield, claws glancing off the chitin.
"So this is how it's to be, then. This hellish place refuses to let us rest," he comments, seeming almost regretful. "So be it."
He slaps his shortsword against the shield as his spectral mace appears behind the (red) werewolf and swings down at it. He slaps them together again but this time it doesn't make the same fibrous, dull thud it did a moment before. Instead the organic material rings out as if it were a huge metal bell.
Bonus action: Spiritual weapon - Attack: 11 Damage: 5 force damage Action: Toll the dead - Wis save DC 13 or take 7 necrotic damage (10 if the spiritual weapon hit) Movement: none
Ed wheels round after seeing Hans flee into the brush, hatkening to Zied's call and stepping in between Alessa and the lycanthrope. He raises his sword up high and brings it crashing down at the werewolf, attempting to decapitate the creature. "We are not chew toys, and we are not playing around."
Ed steps forward to greet the mutton-chopped figure, he raises his hands away from the sword which hangs at his side. His steps forward are relaxed and his manner calm, certainly the fact that someone has announced their presence is a welcome event compared to some of the possible alternatives. "We mean no harm. We are travellers in this land, most recently having departed the village of Barovia. My name is Ed. Who stands here watching the road?"
Bring out your inner chatacter class...
Allowing Ed to handle the pleasantries. In the back Zied follows suit by not grasping any weaponry. However, his prudence wins out and he takes a quick glance behind them. And above them.
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Zied looks up along the road, seeing only the lone man. However, both Zied and Sezsu can hear movement in the trees, like a humanoid or large animal.
"Well met to all. I am Hans. I hunt these woods with my family, as my father did, and his father. We live on south ridge, not far. You would like trade, yes?" He points across the road to the south. He hefts his furs. "But the woods are dangerous for travelers. I hope you have strong weapon. You have good steel, yes?" He eyes Ed's sword, and looks over the others.
"Some of us do." Alessa showed she can talk too. "And some manage without". She felt a bit lost without Grano, too used to his scouting skills. Alessa watched Hans not sure what to make of him. Everyone in Borovia felt "off" but this one at least did not show any aggression so far, so she introduced herself. "I am Alessa, pleased to meet you. What dangers should we expect in the woods?"
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Still feeling sullen from waking this morning and clearly having trouble shaking it, Sezsu simply asks, "And what do you hunt in these woods, Hans? We've seen some hunting but not really seen much we'd want to hunt."
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At the friendly reply, Ed's expression warms and he approaches Hans, offering his hand forwards to shake. "A dangerous land to hunt in, your family must be fine hunters indeed to have passed the tradition down so many generations. My blade is strong, and this shield is servicable. What would you have for trade Hans? We are low on many things."
Bring out your inner chatacter class...
"On the topic of hunting. Anything frequent the tree tops in this area? Fairly large, mayhap two legged?" Zied inquires from the back, as he glances around. Raising his hand up as if to block the sun (or as much as that is), looking around. Taking the body movement oppotunity to stand at an angle, so that Alessa (And Seszu if possible) are closer to the center of their grouping. Sticking something into his mouth chewing it. "We saw some nasty bugs earlier today."
Zied is trying to be sure Alessa isn't an easy target-given how she is the least armoured. And something Zied considers as a "big gun" for the group. But he is not trying to be alarming. He's just concerning about the ruffling. He is chewing on Guidance Caffineated pills.
Sezsu shrugs. "I figured it was just Hans' friend keeping an eye on us. Can't imagine a generational hunter of these woods would be more oblivious to that racket they're making than we are."
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Ed: "Your family must be fine hunters."
"We are, indeed." Hans chuckles and offers a broad smile, a hearty smile with a full set of healthy teeth.
Sezsu: "And what do you hunt in these woods, Hans?"
"Big game, mostly. It takes great deal of meat to feed family." His grin spreads wider. So many teeth. He whistles an odd tune, a series of tones in a syncopated rhythm.
Alessa: "What dangers should we expect in the woods?"
"Funny you ask," he says. In an instant, his face transforms as huge fangs erupt from a distended mouth. His form distends with a digusting cracking noise and coarse, black hair sprouts all over his face and hands. His nails have transformed into monstrous claws. At the same time, a deep, menacing growl is heard from the trees. "Us!"
Dropping the spear, he leaps to attack!
Init (bold may act): Ed, Alessa, Sezsu, enemy, Zied
GM:
Alessa initiative: 7
Edlanar initiative: 7
Sezsu initiative (advantage): 17
Zied initiative: 12
Enemy initiative: 4
"My Hans, what big teeth you have, let me loosen a few." Ed raises his shield and backs up closer to the others, conscious that he doesn't want to get cut off from his friends. Again he invokes Lathander's name, "Morninglord, show these beasts the light!"
Action: Channel Divinity
As an action you can imbue a weapon with positive energy. For 1 minute, the weapon is considered magical, you add +3![]()
to attack rolls, it emits bright light for 20 ft. and dim light for 20 ft beyond that. You can end the effect as part of any other action, if you are no longer holding the weapon, or if you fall unconscious.
Bonus: None
Movement: distance required to form up with party
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OK. That fouled up weirdly. Going to roll again. Despite wanting that 20
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This is exactly how people stop being polite to strangers! The nice stranger simply turned into an animal. It happened so fast, Alessa did not even have time to get scared but instinctively reacted to the threat:
Tasha's Mind Whip for 10 psychic damage. Int save 13 for half and no effects.
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Sezsu groans as the lycanthropes change form. "Are there no normal people in this accursed place?!?"
He steps forward, interposing himself and his not-so-shiny new shield between the beasts and Alessandra. "Keep back," he murmurs. "I can only bolster the three of us for now."
Caressing his pendant and saying a prayer, he casts bless on himself, Edlanar, & Zied and stands his ground.
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Hans has played with his meal and allowed you time to react! Ed calls upon the light of Lathander and ignites his blade, drawing the others near. Sezsu channels the grace of Sêlune to bolster himself, Ed, and Zied.
Alessa instinctively lashes out at Hans with a mental whip.
(blue) Int save DC 13: 8
Hans yelps in pain! He spins on his hind haunches and bolts back into the trees. (He moves 30ft northwest through difficult terrain).
The (red) werewolf snarls. Pale-fleshed lips pull back to reveal fangs the size of human fingers. Claws like hooks uncurl. It crouches down, then pounces away, toward a tree. It rebounds off the tree and lands ten feet away, just behind Sezsu!
Red @ Sezu bite attack: Attack: 20 Damage: 4
Red @ Sezu claw attack: Attack: 9 Damage: 6
Init (bold may act): PCs, enemy
Con save to maintain bless (plus its own bonus): 23
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Taking too long of a brief moment wondering what is in the trees, and then pondering their anatomy Zied's late to the game once again. "Ed! Help Seszu." Tracking the werewolf through the trees, Zied draws not his blade, but a stone. Clicking it on the container as he draws it arching and lobbing the stone towards center mass of the creature.
9+bless3 To Hit Hans. 10Magic B Damage.
"Seszu, I'm pretty sure you three are the only normal folks here." Zied comments as he draws his dagger. Unlike last time the party has seen it. His blade is polished reminicent of a pearl in colour and sheen. Along the blade is etchings. Pulling up his shield against the direction Hans ran off, holding his blade in a reverse grip.
Sezsu cries out in pain and shoves the beast off of him with his shield, claws glancing off the chitin.
"So this is how it's to be, then. This hellish place refuses to let us rest," he comments, seeming almost regretful. "So be it."
He slaps his shortsword against the shield as his spectral mace appears behind the (red) werewolf and swings down at it. He slaps them together again but this time it doesn't make the same fibrous, dull thud it did a moment before. Instead the organic material rings out as if it were a huge metal bell.
Bonus action: Spiritual weapon - Attack: 11 Damage: 5 force damage
Action: Toll the dead - Wis save DC 13 or take 7 necrotic damage (10 if the spiritual weapon hit)
Movement: none
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Trying to keep behind the backs of others, Alessa now concentrated her mental attacks on the werewolf attacking Sezsu:
(on red) Tasha's Mind Whip for 8 psychic damage. Int save 13 for half and no effects.
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Ed wheels round after seeing Hans flee into the brush, hatkening to Zied's call and stepping in between Alessa and the lycanthrope. He raises his sword up high and brings it crashing down at the werewolf, attempting to decapitate the creature. "We are not chew toys, and we are not playing around."
Action: Attack: 19 (flanking) +2 (Bless) Damage: Unable to parse dice roll. (magical source)
Movement: 20ft up to red
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Hans yelps again as Zied's magical stone slams into him. Sezsu's spiritual mace slams into the other's knee...
Red Wis save DC 13: 8...but it doesn't seem phased by his spell.
Alessa targets the (red) werewolf with another mental assault.
Red Int save DC 13: 14It clutches at its head with its clawed hands!
Ed's blade slices deep into the (red) werewolf's shoulder. It screams in pain as its blood splatters over Ed and Sezsu.
Not eager to attack a well-matched target, both werewolves bolt back into the trees, perhaps seeking weaker prey... (disengage, both).