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With a powerful swing and a flash of divine radiant magic, Vernon attacks the strange, slimy pseudopod. He definitely feels the impact of the blow against its wet, oozing form, and although he doesn’t seem to destroy it, he gets the sense that he indeed dealt damage to the organism.
However, it comes at a price, as he watches the metal on the head of his hammer begin to corrode, as if it were splashed with acid. (It is now partially and permanently damaged, and has a -1 penalty to damage rolls.)
In retaliation, the slimy tentacle lashes out at Vernon Attack: 5 Damage: 2
Fortunately, he is able to twist his body and avoid being hit by the slugdy thing.
Zyllith is up. She sees two more of the nearby goopy, brackish puddles begin to burble as well.
"Bloody 'ells, whot is tha' shite?!" Zyllith calls out as she points to the sludge creature Vernon attacked. As she does so, she notices some kind of sparkling magic leave her hand and attack itself to her target. It happened again, it seems, but Zyllith doesn't give it much more thought then that as she strikes at the creature with her rapier.
Bonus Action: casting <spell>Hunter's Mark</spell> on the enemy that Vernon just hit.
I'll be using my movement to get into position to attack the enemy as needed.
Attacking the same enemy: 19+8 = 27 Damage: 13+16+1 = 30
Deftly stepping in between two of the other puddles, Zyllith moves up behind and to the left side of Arisa, in order to get right next to the strange “lifelike” pile of oily, grayish ooze that just lashed out at Vernon.
Drawing her weapon, she stabs with deadly precision and a flash of magic at the amorphous organism, and seemingly neutralizes it, however at a similar price as her companion. As she draws her rapier back, she can see the end of it starting to corrode. (It’s now permanently damaged, with a -1 damage penalty.)
At the same time, the puddle that’s directly to the left of the one she just attacked (at her 10 o’clock), suddenly burbles up and strikes at her with a similar, slimy, snake-like pseudopod, while the one that’s directly behind Arisa rises up and lashes at her.
Zyllith: Attack: 9 Damage: 4
Arisa: 23 Damage: 5
Zyllith’s quick reflexes allow her to recoil and avoid being hit, but Arisa is caught nearly flat footed by the unexpected attack. The oily tentacle slaps hard at her waist and she feels the slight pain of bludgeoning damage.
Unfortunately, that’s the least of her worries. She watches in horror as the corrosive secretions from the strange ooze begin to dissolve part of her armor, and then she feels a terrible burning sensation as some of the acid seeps onto her skin.
Arisa takes an additional 4 of acid damage, and her armor becomes partially and permanently damaged, with a -1 to her AC.
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Arisa calls out in pain and shock at watching her armor corrode before her eyes.. with a desperate prayer, she uses her shillelagh staff and casts booming blade as she attempts to whack the strange oozing creature that attacked her.
17 to hit
if this hits: 8 bludgeoning (staff is treated as magical)
plus 4 thunder - and the ooze is encased in booming energy and will take additional damage if it moves 11
Belkas feels a wave of nausea as the viscous, fetid creatures attack his companions. He had seen the drow use similar monsters in the Pit to torture and dispose of unruly prisoners. He remembers the screams as the acid slowly ate away their flesh.
He calls out, "Attack them from a distance! Their acid will destroy your weapons and armor."
The warlock moves back to give the others room and casts a quick glance at the ceiling and walls to make sure there aren't more of the creatures preparing to drop on them.
Striking out at the strange oily life form, Arisa definitely feels her magical enhanced staff connect, and with the thunder of her booming blade spell, she causes at least some damage. Fortunately, her staff remains intact and shows no sign of corrosion or dissolving after smashing into the thing.
Belkas steps back away from the ooze that was directly in front of him. Looking up, he doesn't see any more on the ceiling or on he walls. Turning his eyes forwards he focus his spell attack on the one that Arisa is currently engaged with, and sends a pair of arcane blasts forth from his hands. The two bolts of energy slam into the organism, destroying it.
Siobhan is up. There's one directly to her left, and she can see the one that's in front of Zyllith, about 15 feet up and to her left. The last one is in front of Vernon up ahead.
(I'll continue to post for Siobhan until they're caught up and ready to jump in again)
Having not encountered these kinds of organisms before, listens to the advice from Belkas. However, with her Barkskin spell activated, and and a magically enhanced wooden weapon, she is fairly certain that she is in less danger of having hear gear compromised by the acid these oozes secrete.
She slams down upon the ooze that's directly to her left, using her Shillelagh. (Damage 6.)
Next Round.
Vernon and Zyllith are up. There are three left. One directly in front of Zyllith, one in front of Vernon, and one directly to the left of Siobhan.
There isn't enough room to totally maneuver around the puddle, but Vernon does skirt around to the side a bit before shouting his command and sending a force of burning radiance out from his body. However, he is dismayed to see that the slimy pool of grayish oil doesn't seem to be affected by his spell.
Zyllith is up. Arisa, Belkas and Siobhan can go ahead and state their actions as well.
Sweat pours off Belkas. He wipes it from his eyes, gasping in ragged breaths. The heavy darkness presses in around him, filled with the acidic stench of dying oozes, and the weight of stone above them. He can almost hear the beating Menzoberranzian drums in the distance.
"Crowley! Keep watch for Drow! This could be a trap."
A trap in the darkness. They need to move fast and keep on moving.
Belkas slashes out viciously with his hands, sending two more Eldritch Blasts against the wounded creatures.
Zyllith curses loudly at the damage her weapon is taking. Still there is little else she can do at the moment as her ranged options are very limited. With an annoyed grumble she shifts her attention to the next creature, and whatever mystical mark follows it, as she attacks the ooze creature in front of Vernon with the hope to take it down quickly.
Move: trying to position herself to flank Vernon's target if she can.
Bonus action: moving her Hunter's Mark to her current target
Rapier attack: 10,15 if flanking Damage: 8+8+3-1 = 18
Moving into position, Zyllith repeats the motion she took last time and deals a swift and potentially deadly attack, at least one that would surely be deadly against a “normal” creature. It’s hard to know how much damage she actually causes against the ooze, but in response, it begins to slither away in the opposite direction, obviously heeding its own instincts for survival. It slides 10 feet towards the other side of the chamber.
And as with before, Zyllith watches as the metal on her rapier corrodes and dissolves even more. (It’s now permanently -2 on damage rolls.)
Directing his arcane energy at one of the other two oozes, Belkas pummels it with two more magical blasts. The thing instinctively recoils from the excessive force that’s slammed upon it from his spell, and it also begins to move across the floor in an attempt to escape more damage.
Siobhan crouches down and within moments takes on a far more ursine form.The brown bear that is Siobhan lets out a bellow of warning before directing her ire at that nearby ooze. She looms with the cavern, a reminder of who is predator and who is prey.
One mighty swipe of her claws rakes down as she lunges to sink her teeth into the gelatinous creature.The acid might burn but this is far more satisfying.
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Now in bear form, Siobhan viciously assails the ooze that's closest to her with savage aggression, tearing apart the organism with her claws and razor sharp jaws. She reduces it to a scattered mess of dark gray bits of oily sludge, and in the process takes 10 hp of acid damage.
The one that is currently engaged with Arisa continues to "stand" its ground, and lashes out at her with a quick strike of its slimy, acidic pseudopod. Attack: 6 Damage: 6 She also takes 7 acid damage.
Back to the top. Everyone can go. The injured ooze that's near Vernon is slithering away towards the wall. The one near Arisa is injured, but still intact.
Vernon will try to keep an eye on his ooze, but also avoid getting hit if it changes its mind about leaving. "Does it even have a mind?" (Dodge action.)
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Siobhan pauses from savaging the ooze remains to sniff the air. There are two left but there might be more dangers ahead. The bear lumbers forward to flank the ooze facing Arisa; it will not be going anywhere.
Vernon keeps an eye on the ooze, and watches it reach the edge of the chamber, where it begins slowing climbing the rock wall.
With her keen animal senses, Siobhan sniff at the air, but the only things she detects besides the acidic odor of the oozes, is the pungent smell of general mildew and rot that has been present ever since you entered the cave.
The last remaining ooze is still engaged with Arisa.
With a powerful swing and a flash of divine radiant magic, Vernon attacks the strange, slimy pseudopod. He definitely feels the impact of the blow against its wet, oozing form, and although he doesn’t seem to destroy it, he gets the sense that he indeed dealt damage to the organism.
However, it comes at a price, as he watches the metal on the head of his hammer begin to corrode, as if it were splashed with acid. (It is now partially and permanently damaged, and has a -1 penalty to damage rolls.)
In retaliation, the slimy tentacle lashes out at Vernon Attack: 5 Damage: 2
Fortunately, he is able to twist his body and avoid being hit by the slugdy thing.
Zyllith is up. She sees two more of the nearby goopy, brackish puddles begin to burble as well.
"Bloody 'ells, whot is tha' shite?!" Zyllith calls out as she points to the sludge creature Vernon attacked. As she does so, she notices some kind of sparkling magic leave her hand and attack itself to her target. It happened again, it seems, but Zyllith doesn't give it much more thought then that as she strikes at the creature with her rapier.
Bonus Action: casting <spell>Hunter's Mark</spell> on the enemy that Vernon just hit.
I'll be using my movement to get into position to attack the enemy as needed.
Attacking the same enemy: 19+8 = 27 Damage: 13+16+1 = 30
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Deftly stepping in between two of the other puddles, Zyllith moves up behind and to the left side of Arisa, in order to get right next to the strange “lifelike” pile of oily, grayish ooze that just lashed out at Vernon.
Drawing her weapon, she stabs with deadly precision and a flash of magic at the amorphous organism, and seemingly neutralizes it, however at a similar price as her companion. As she draws her rapier back, she can see the end of it starting to corrode. (It’s now permanently damaged, with a -1 damage penalty.)
At the same time, the puddle that’s directly to the left of the one she just attacked (at her 10 o’clock), suddenly burbles up and strikes at her with a similar, slimy, snake-like pseudopod, while the one that’s directly behind Arisa rises up and lashes at her.
Zyllith: Attack: 9 Damage: 4
Arisa: 23 Damage: 5
Zyllith’s quick reflexes allow her to recoil and avoid being hit, but Arisa is caught nearly flat footed by the unexpected attack. The oily tentacle slaps hard at her waist and she feels the slight pain of bludgeoning damage.
Unfortunately, that’s the least of her worries. She watches in horror as the corrosive secretions from the strange ooze begin to dissolve part of her armor, and then she feels a terrible burning sensation as some of the acid seeps onto her skin.
Arisa takes an additional 4 of acid damage, and her armor becomes partially and permanently damaged, with a -1 to her AC.
Arisa, Belkas and Siobhan are now up.
Arisa calls out in pain and shock at watching her armor corrode before her eyes.. with a desperate prayer, she uses her shillelagh staff and casts booming blade as she attempts to whack the strange oozing creature that attacked her.
17 to hit
if this hits:
8 bludgeoning (staff is treated as magical)
plus 4 thunder - and the ooze is encased in booming energy and will take additional damage if it moves 11
Belkas feels a wave of nausea as the viscous, fetid creatures attack his companions. He had seen the drow use similar monsters in the Pit to torture and dispose of unruly prisoners. He remembers the screams as the acid slowly ate away their flesh.
He calls out, "Attack them from a distance! Their acid will destroy your weapons and armor."
The warlock moves back to give the others room and casts a quick glance at the ceiling and walls to make sure there aren't more of the creatures preparing to drop on them.
He casts Eldritch Blast at the most wounded.
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Eldritch Blast:
To hit: 17, damage: 8
To hit: 16, damage:12
Striking out at the strange oily life form, Arisa definitely feels her magical enhanced staff connect, and with the thunder of her booming blade spell, she causes at least some damage. Fortunately, her staff remains intact and shows no sign of corrosion or dissolving after smashing into the thing.
Belkas steps back away from the ooze that was directly in front of him. Looking up, he doesn't see any more on the ceiling or on he walls. Turning his eyes forwards he focus his spell attack on the one that Arisa is currently engaged with, and sends a pair of arcane blasts forth from his hands. The two bolts of energy slam into the organism, destroying it.
Siobhan is up. There's one directly to her left, and she can see the one that's in front of Zyllith, about 15 feet up and to her left. The last one is in front of Vernon up ahead.
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Having not encountered these kinds of organisms before, listens to the advice from Belkas. However, with her Barkskin spell activated, and and a magically enhanced wooden weapon, she is fairly certain that she is in less danger of having hear gear compromised by the acid these oozes secrete.
She slams down upon the ooze that's directly to her left, using her Shillelagh. (Damage 6.)
Next Round.
Vernon and Zyllith are up. There are three left. One directly in front of Zyllith, one in front of Vernon, and one directly to the left of Siobhan.
With a quick "Ladnalf!", Vernon will circle to the other side of the puddle, hoping to throw off its tracking.
Word of Radiance: CON 13 or (5 + 3) = 8 Radiant for the puddle.
There isn't enough room to totally maneuver around the puddle, but Vernon does skirt around to the side a bit before shouting his command and sending a force of burning radiance out from his body. However, he is dismayed to see that the slimy pool of grayish oil doesn't seem to be affected by his spell.
Zyllith is up. Arisa, Belkas and Siobhan can go ahead and state their actions as well.
Sweat pours off Belkas. He wipes it from his eyes, gasping in ragged breaths. The heavy darkness presses in around him, filled with the acidic stench of dying oozes, and the weight of stone above them. He can almost hear the beating Menzoberranzian drums in the distance.
"Crowley! Keep watch for Drow! This could be a trap."
A trap in the darkness. They need to move fast and keep on moving.
Belkas slashes out viciously with his hands, sending two more Eldritch Blasts against the wounded creatures.
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Eldritch Blast:
1st: To hit 25, damage 14
2nd: To hit 11, damage 6
Zyllith curses loudly at the damage her weapon is taking. Still there is little else she can do at the moment as her ranged options are very limited. With an annoyed grumble she shifts her attention to the next creature, and whatever mystical mark follows it, as she attacks the ooze creature in front of Vernon with the hope to take it down quickly.
Move: trying to position herself to flank Vernon's target if she can.
Bonus action: moving her Hunter's Mark to her current target
Rapier attack: 10, 15 if flanking Damage: 8+8+3-1 = 18
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Moving into position, Zyllith repeats the motion she took last time and deals a swift and potentially deadly attack, at least one that would surely be deadly against a “normal” creature. It’s hard to know how much damage she actually causes against the ooze, but in response, it begins to slither away in the opposite direction, obviously heeding its own instincts for survival. It slides 10 feet towards the other side of the chamber.
And as with before, Zyllith watches as the metal on her rapier corrodes and dissolves even more. (It’s now permanently -2 on damage rolls.)
Directing his arcane energy at one of the other two oozes, Belkas pummels it with two more magical blasts. The thing instinctively recoils from the excessive force that’s slammed upon it from his spell, and it also begins to move across the floor in an attempt to escape more damage.
Arisa is up.
Arisa bashes with her quarterstaff and booming blade.
8 to hit
8 shillelagh staff if hit
2 booming blade
Striking out at the ooze with her shillelagh staff, she drives the weapon in hard and definitely causes it some damage, based on how it recoils a bit.
Siobhan next.
Siobhan crouches down and within moments takes on a far more ursine form. The brown bear that is Siobhan lets out a bellow of warning before directing her ire at that nearby ooze. She looms with the cavern, a reminder of who is predator and who is prey.
One mighty swipe of her claws rakes down as she lunges to sink her teeth into the gelatinous creature. The acid might burn but this is far more satisfying.
claw attack: 8 +6 = 14, damage if hits: 9+4=13
bite attack: 12+6 =18, damage if hits: 8+4=12
Now in bear form, Siobhan viciously assails the ooze that's closest to her with savage aggression, tearing apart the organism with her claws and razor sharp jaws. She reduces it to a scattered mess of dark gray bits of oily sludge, and in the process takes 10 hp of acid damage.
The one that is currently engaged with Arisa continues to "stand" its ground, and lashes out at her with a quick strike of its slimy, acidic pseudopod. Attack: 6 Damage: 6 She also takes 7 acid damage.
Back to the top. Everyone can go. The injured ooze that's near Vernon is slithering away towards the wall. The one near Arisa is injured, but still intact.
Vernon will try to keep an eye on his ooze, but also avoid getting hit if it changes its mind about leaving. "Does it even have a mind?" (Dodge action.)
Siobhan pauses from savaging the ooze remains to sniff the air. There are two left but there might be more dangers ahead. The bear lumbers forward to flank the ooze facing Arisa; it will not be going anywhere.
Perception (smell, with advantage): 28
Vernon keeps an eye on the ooze, and watches it reach the edge of the chamber, where it begins slowing climbing the rock wall.
With her keen animal senses, Siobhan sniff at the air, but the only things she detects besides the acidic odor of the oozes, is the pungent smell of general mildew and rot that has been present ever since you entered the cave.
The last remaining ooze is still engaged with Arisa.
Zyllith, Arisa and Belkas can go.
Arisa again attacks “her” ooze..
14 to hit
7 bludgeoning magical and 1 booming blade damage if hit