Belkas crouches down and uses Minor Illusion to make himself look like a boulder while waiting for the hobgoblins to appear. "Crowley, can you see the hobgoblins from up there? If so, hover above them and shout out so everyone knows where they are. Out of their reach, of course."
It's starting to become a tenuous situation, knowing that there are four heavily armed bugbears out there, and they seem to be hiding exceptionally well under the light of the moon inside the waist high wheat stalks. Even Crowley, who's flying in circles above where they were last seen is unable to spot any of them. Miros keep his eyes peeled and his bow ready, as does Shalvus, who gets help from Elion. Still, nothing. No movement... no sound...
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Vernon drags his moonbeam back towards him, placing it between himself and the area where he thinks he saw a couple of the bugbears before they disappeared into the grass. You stand there for a few more seconds with weapons ready as you scan the field around you, your heads shifting back and forth, trying to spot even the slightest bit of movement in the wheat.
You see it!
No... it's just a slight breeze blowing a few stalks back and forth...
"There!!! Watch out!!!!
You hear Zi Liang's voice cut sharply into the still night air, just as four javelins come flying out of the grass from various positions at your left and right front flank.
The missiles are aimed at Belkas, Attack: 17 Damage: 6 Miros, Attack: 23 Damage: 9 Arisa, Attack: 13 Damage: 11 and Zi Liang, Attack: 17 Damage: 6 None of you see them coming, except for Zi Liang, who caught sight of one of them at the last second as it emerged from the grass. She's currently standing in front of Naxene in a defensive posture, obviously trying to protect the spell caster from any potential attacks.
Three of the javelins strike their targets, hitting fast and hard, their sharp points drawing blood and causing bruises at the point of impact. Miros winces with a loud gruff of pain, but he remains on his feet. Zi Liang deflects the attack on her with a quick twist of her body and a lighting fast parry with her quarterstaff.
As you're reeling from the surprise attack, that you pretty much knew was coming, the four bugbears emerge from the grass, all about 30 feet away from the main group, 20 feet behind Vernon and 60 feet behind Zyllith.
Seeing the bugbears pop up behind her, Zyllith immediately turns heel and sprints back with the same speed she used to move up so quickly, perhaps a little faster now that she's not trying to remain hidden amongst the tall grass. She streaks towards the nearest enemy, making sure to position herself so no one else can interfere with her bewildering display just as she strikes with her rapier once more.
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Movement and Cunning Action Dash to move 60ft. back to the rest of the group to the nearest bugbear, making sure to stay more then 5ft away from any other enemy.
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The javelin pierces Arisa’s side and she gasps in pain, still standing, but badly hurt.
trying to focus her attack on one that was injured, she shoots a firebolt, then she moves further away from the bugbears and drops prone into the wheat, pulling the javelin and finally healing herself with healing word (2nd level)
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Reacting quickly, Osmord calls forth another pair of ghostly spectral hands that lash out at the two closest bugbears (A and B). His first rips a number of deep gashes out of the first assailant, although the second bugbear dodges the attack that's directed at him with surprising agility.
Speeding back as fast as his little gnome legs will carry him, Vernon assaults Bugbear C with a series of forceful hammer strikes, and although the bugbear successfully defends itself from some of the blows, the stout paladin does manage to wear it down a bit with some well placed bruises.
Arisa, reeling from the pain of her wound, tries to get off a spell attack, but in the wild commotion of the moment, her concentration fails and the dim streak that flies forth from her hands dissipates into thin air before even reaching the bugbear.
As she retreats and dives prone into the grass, Zyllith sprints back with exceptional speed and delivers a fierce rapier strike on Bugbear D. The stab draws a considerable amount of blood, but not enough to kill the creature, and it remains on its feet.
Yelling with a pain-induced battle cry, Miros aims his crosswbow at Bugbear B. Attack: 20 Damage: 3 The bolt grazes off of the creature's shoulder, but still draws a thick line of blood.
From their own hidden positions, both Elion and Shalvus pop up out of the grass and fire upon bugbear D Attack: 23 Damage: 5 and Attack: 22 Damage: 8 plus 10. The arrow from Elion's short bow whizzes through the air just a couple feet in front of Zyllith and drives itself feather deep into the bugbear's ear, killing it instantly.
Belkas crouches inside his illusion, contemplating, when a javelin flies out of nowhere and slams into his side and the field explodes into a flurry of violence and blood. Bugbears. Of course. Why had he thought they were hobgoblins? Belkas throws out two Eldritch blasts at the most wounded (or if he kills one with his first shot, he will target the next most wounded for the second) and calls on Cowley to attack as well.
Belkas moves back as far as he can while still keeping the bugbears in sight.
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Eldritch Blast:
1st: To hit 18, damage 8
2nd: To hit 21, damage 10
Imp:
To hit 17 (12+5) for 7 (4+3) damage and poison 14 damage, or 7 on a successful CON 15 saving throw
Focusing his energies away from the pain and channeling into into his magic, Belkas kills the bugbear had already been injured by Osmord's own spell attack. The two Eldritch Blasts slams into the large goblinoid and explode with a brilliant flash of red light. That's two down.
Meanwhile, Crowley speeds back through the air, although having been pretty far forward, chasing goblins as they flee, he'll need two rounds to make it back to the group. (I'll save his attack rolls for next round if needed.)
Zi Liang races forward on swift feet that seem to barely touch the ground, her quarterstaff spinning like a windmill. Attack: 23 Damage: 10 and Attack: 12 Damage: 8. Unfortunately, the experienced bugbear puts up a worthy defense and deflects her blows with his Morningstar.
From behind her, Naxene conjures another fire bolt that she aims at the same bugbear. Attack: 11 Damage: 8
The two remaining bugbears attack with vicious and brutal abandon, swinging their deadly spiked Morningstars with fearful combat prowess at Vernon Attack: 6 Damage: 8 and Zi Liang: 20 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.. Vernon successfully dodges the attack, although he can feel the displaced air and hear the whoosh of the spiked weapon as it swings near his head.
Zi Liang, on the other hand takes a powerful hit to her right side that almost knocks her over. She remains on her feet, but you can tell that she's quite shaken by the blow.
Arisa stands, fires a fire bolt, and drops back prone. She targets the one on Zi Liang, as it seems to be the more dangerous fighter, or the more injured one if one is injured.
Vernon finds this large, intimidating bugbear to be a rather formidable opponent; at least it's much harder to hit than the big, stupid lumbering ogre, which was about as easy to hit as throwing stones into a lake. Using its huge Morningstar to parry and block with deft proficiency, it knocks away every one of Vernon's hammer swings this round.
However, with a volley of devastating spell attacks from Arisa, Osmord and Belkas, and deadly rapier work from Zyllith, you manage to bring down both of the remaining bugbears.
All is silent once again, although you hear the abbey bell continue to ring off in the distance. In front of you, you can see the faint paths that the goblins took as they fled west through the field. Behind you, Lifferlas the awakened tree who has been slowly moving across the field now reaches your position.
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Arisa looks around to see if there’s still battles raging elsewhere. She’s badly hurt, bleeding from several wounds, but happy this battle is over. “Again, we should check to see if there is any clues on these bodies.. I hope those goblins tell their leaders that this place is too well defended..”
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(On his turn)
Belkas crouches down and uses Minor Illusion to make himself look like a boulder while waiting for the hobgoblins to appear. "Crowley, can you see the hobgoblins from up there? If so, hover above them and shout out so everyone knows where they are. Out of their reach, of course."
(Belkas can roll a Perception check for Crowley to see if he can spot any of the bugbears.)
(Perception: 5 (4+1).. Apparently not seeing much up there)
It's starting to become a tenuous situation, knowing that there are four heavily armed bugbears out there, and they seem to be hiding exceptionally well under the light of the moon inside the waist high wheat stalks. Even Crowley, who's flying in circles above where they were last seen is unable to spot any of them. Miros keep his eyes peeled and his bow ready, as does Shalvus, who gets help from Elion. Still, nothing. No movement... no sound...
Vernon is up.
Vernon will drag his Moonbeam over to a defensive position, hoping to cut off some bugbears. (60ft closer and possibly to one side.)
Vernon drags his moonbeam back towards him, placing it between himself and the area where he thinks he saw a couple of the bugbears before they disappeared into the grass. You stand there for a few more seconds with weapons ready as you scan the field around you, your heads shifting back and forth, trying to spot even the slightest bit of movement in the wheat.
You see it!
No... it's just a slight breeze blowing a few stalks back and forth...
"There!!! Watch out!!!!
You hear Zi Liang's voice cut sharply into the still night air, just as four javelins come flying out of the grass from various positions at your left and right front flank.
The missiles are aimed at Belkas, Attack: 17 Damage: 6 Miros, Attack: 23 Damage: 9 Arisa, Attack: 13 Damage: 11 and Zi Liang, Attack: 17 Damage: 6 None of you see them coming, except for Zi Liang, who caught sight of one of them at the last second as it emerged from the grass. She's currently standing in front of Naxene in a defensive posture, obviously trying to protect the spell caster from any potential attacks.
Three of the javelins strike their targets, hitting fast and hard, their sharp points drawing blood and causing bruises at the point of impact. Miros winces with a loud gruff of pain, but he remains on his feet. Zi Liang deflects the attack on her with a quick twist of her body and a lighting fast parry with her quarterstaff.
As you're reeling from the surprise attack, that you pretty much knew was coming, the four bugbears emerge from the grass, all about 30 feet away from the main group, 20 feet behind Vernon and 60 feet behind Zyllith.
Everyone is up.
With a snarl Osmord casts chill touch on two of the charging creatures.
Attack 1 : Attack: 9 Damage: 11
Attack 2 : Attack: 10 Damage: 4
DM - Caves of the Kobold Slave Masters
Seeing the bugbears pop up behind her, Zyllith immediately turns heel and sprints back with the same speed she used to move up so quickly, perhaps a little faster now that she's not trying to remain hidden amongst the tall grass. She streaks towards the nearest enemy, making sure to position herself so no one else can interfere with her bewildering display just as she strikes with her rapier once more.
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Movement and Cunning Action Dash to move 60ft. back to the rest of the group to the nearest bugbear, making sure to stay more then 5ft away from any other enemy.
Rapier Attack: 14+8 = 22, Damage: 13+11 = 24
The javelin pierces Arisa’s side and she gasps in pain, still standing, but badly hurt.
trying to focus her attack on one that was injured, she shoots a firebolt, then she moves further away from the bugbears and drops prone into the wheat, pulling the javelin and finally healing herself with healing word (2nd level)
26 to hit
16 fire damage if hit
6 healing word
If the bugbears are in a solid formation, Vernon will throw his Moonbeam on top of them all. If not, he will run up and strike.
Warhammer Attack: 4 + 5 = 9; Damage: 8 + 2 = 10.
Warhammer Extra Attack: 13 + 5 = 18; Damage: 8 + 2 = 10.
Reacting quickly, Osmord calls forth another pair of ghostly spectral hands that lash out at the two closest bugbears (A and B). His first rips a number of deep gashes out of the first assailant, although the second bugbear dodges the attack that's directed at him with surprising agility.
Speeding back as fast as his little gnome legs will carry him, Vernon assaults Bugbear C with a series of forceful hammer strikes, and although the bugbear successfully defends itself from some of the blows, the stout paladin does manage to wear it down a bit with some well placed bruises.
Arisa, reeling from the pain of her wound, tries to get off a spell attack, but in the wild commotion of the moment, her concentration fails and the dim streak that flies forth from her hands dissipates into thin air before even reaching the bugbear.
As she retreats and dives prone into the grass, Zyllith sprints back with exceptional speed and delivers a fierce rapier strike on Bugbear D. The stab draws a considerable amount of blood, but not enough to kill the creature, and it remains on its feet.
Yelling with a pain-induced battle cry, Miros aims his crosswbow at Bugbear B. Attack: 20 Damage: 3 The bolt grazes off of the creature's shoulder, but still draws a thick line of blood.
From their own hidden positions, both Elion and Shalvus pop up out of the grass and fire upon bugbear D Attack: 23 Damage: 5 and Attack: 22 Damage: 8 plus 10. The arrow from Elion's short bow whizzes through the air just a couple feet in front of Zyllith and drives itself feather deep into the bugbear's ear, killing it instantly.
Belkas is up.
Belkas crouches inside his illusion, contemplating, when a javelin flies out of nowhere and slams into his side and the field explodes into a flurry of violence and blood. Bugbears. Of course. Why had he thought they were hobgoblins? Belkas throws out two Eldritch blasts at the most wounded (or if he kills one with his first shot, he will target the next most wounded for the second) and calls on Cowley to attack as well.
Belkas moves back as far as he can while still keeping the bugbears in sight.
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Eldritch Blast:
1st: To hit 18, damage 8
2nd: To hit 21, damage 10
Imp:
To hit 17 (12+5) for 7 (4+3) damage and poison 14 damage, or 7 on a successful CON 15 saving throw
Focusing his energies away from the pain and channeling into into his magic, Belkas kills the bugbear had already been injured by Osmord's own spell attack. The two Eldritch Blasts slams into the large goblinoid and explode with a brilliant flash of red light. That's two down.
Meanwhile, Crowley speeds back through the air, although having been pretty far forward, chasing goblins as they flee, he'll need two rounds to make it back to the group. (I'll save his attack rolls for next round if needed.)
Zi Liang races forward on swift feet that seem to barely touch the ground, her quarterstaff spinning like a windmill. Attack: 23 Damage: 10 and Attack: 12 Damage: 8. Unfortunately, the experienced bugbear puts up a worthy defense and deflects her blows with his Morningstar.
From behind her, Naxene conjures another fire bolt that she aims at the same bugbear. Attack: 11 Damage: 8
The two remaining bugbears attack with vicious and brutal abandon, swinging their deadly spiked Morningstars with fearful combat prowess at Vernon Attack: 6 Damage: 8 and Zi Liang: 20 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.. Vernon successfully dodges the attack, although he can feel the displaced air and hear the whoosh of the spiked weapon as it swings near his head.
Zi Liang, on the other hand takes a powerful hit to her right side that almost knocks her over. She remains on her feet, but you can tell that she's quite shaken by the blow.
Ok, next round. Everyone is up.
Vernon will continue the assault.
Warhammer Attack: 3 + 5 = 8; Damage: 2 + 2 = 4.
Warhammer Extra Attack: 6 + 5 = 11; Damage: 3 + 2 = 5.
Arisa stands, fires a fire bolt, and drops back prone. She targets the one on Zi Liang, as it seems to be the more dangerous fighter, or the more injured one if one is injured.
26 to hit
7 damage if hit
Osmord releases his chill touch spell toward the two bugbears fighting Vernon.
Attack 1 : Attack: 19 Damage: 9
Attack 2 : Attack: 26 Damage: 10
DM - Caves of the Kobold Slave Masters
Still in enormous pain, Belkas lashes out at the most wounded bugbear with his Eldritch Blast.
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Eldritch Blast:
1st: To hit 27, damage 18 (critical hit)
2nd: To hit 11, damage 7
Zyllith moves to the bugbear engaged with Vernon, or if it's dead the nearest enemy left, attempting another deadly strike.
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Rapier Attack: 16+8 = 24 Damage: 7+11 = 18
Vernon finds this large, intimidating bugbear to be a rather formidable opponent; at least it's much harder to hit than the big, stupid lumbering ogre, which was about as easy to hit as throwing stones into a lake. Using its huge Morningstar to parry and block with deft proficiency, it knocks away every one of Vernon's hammer swings this round.
However, with a volley of devastating spell attacks from Arisa, Osmord and Belkas, and deadly rapier work from Zyllith, you manage to bring down both of the remaining bugbears.
All is silent once again, although you hear the abbey bell continue to ring off in the distance. In front of you, you can see the faint paths that the goblins took as they fled west through the field. Behind you, Lifferlas the awakened tree who has been slowly moving across the field now reaches your position.
Arisa looks around to see if there’s still battles raging elsewhere. She’s badly hurt, bleeding from several wounds, but happy this battle is over. “Again, we should check to see if there is any clues on these bodies.. I hope those goblins tell their leaders that this place is too well defended..”
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