Dragon of Icespire Peak - Campaign 2

Onu exhales as he gets to the top of the ladder, feeling the magic flow through his body.  He drives his blade into the dead Orc at the top of the wall, ensuring it's entirely dead.

'Well.....we need to cleanse this temple don't we?  Seems getting rid of the Ogre's is cleansing.'  He twirls his blade, flicking dark blood through the air. 'Should we take a breath or push on?'

Nova happily inhales some fresh air, feeling the healing prayers administered by Hamish wash over her. She remains close to Fae, checking in on the wizard quite frequently. While she wasn't as physically beat up as Onu or Hamish, she had expended a lot of her magic reserves. However, Fae wouldn't complain, nor would she break her focus on the shrine. "Yes." She'd agree with Onu about the cleansing of the temple as she'd stand there, hugging her book to her chest. Fae was determined to get inside the shrine. This has been the closest she's been able to get. The altar is almost within reach...

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KD looks at Fae. "Fae, is there something inside that we should get to, before those ogres see us? Would it help us take them out? Hal and I have seen better days. I'm running out of tricks of my sleeve. But I'm with you, tricks or no tricks."

How high up are we in the tower? Compared to the heights of the ogres? Can they reach us?

“While there’s said to be great treasure hidden within the Shrine,” Fae says a matter-of-factly, “I seek to access the altar before these defilers see to it’s demise, if they haven’t already…” The wizard trails off. “To cleanse the temple indeed means to rid it of these Ogres.” She then adds, “While they may not see us yet, we could take advantage of bottle necking them at the base of the tower and picking them off.”

“anyone have any tricks up their sleeve to hit them by surprise? I like the idea of us being up here and being able to hit them and them staying down there and not being able to hit us. At least for a while,” KD says, tucked away against a wall and slowly casting mending and healing up Hal to full.

"Like I said, I have a spell that will make it harder for them to hit us and also make it harder for them to withstand some additional attacks."  Hamish thinks for a moment.  "I don't know much about this but, since we're up here and they're down there, should we get rid of the ladder so that they can't climb it?"

KD snaps and says, "I could have sworn I'd already done that, but that's an excellent reminder." She goes to the ladder and slowly pulls it up, unless someone else wanted to do it.

KD indeed secures the ladder up in the tower. It's a bit of a squeeze, but she manages.

"Nova and I have fire power." Fae says with a hint of a shy guilty smirk for her pun.

Should the group manage to coordinate their efforts together, it was more than possible for them to get the jump on the ogres.

(Should you wish to coordinate a surprise attack from the tower, go ahead and launch your attacks and initiatives :) )

Hammy initiative 13

On his turn Hamish will cast Bane CHA 13 on all three ogres

Onu carefully pulls out KD's cleverly made bolt thrower, adjusting the sights and tinkering a bit with the settings before drawing a bead on the largest and ugliest of the Ogres.

Initiative  22

Stealth 21 if needed

Attack: 25 Damage: 12 Kensei shot 3

Attack with advantage (if hidden) Attack: 14 Damage: 9 Kensei Shot 2

KD initiative: 7

"Okay, on three, keep cover as best you can and stay out of reach, they look pretty big. Hal, keep them away from us if they get close," she whispers.

She joins Onu in targeting the largest ogre with her own forearm mounted crossbow.

Stealth: 7

Attack: 25 Damage: 10

Initiative (so far)
(Surprise Round)
H | O | K

Nova nudges forward with Fae close by, and on KD’s count down the pair prepare their elemental magics. Nova pops up and down on the balls of her feet, licking her lips to prep for a whistle while Fae pulls her hood up to shadow her eyes.

Novanitiative: 22  
Faenitiative: 7 

On three, they focus their attacks against an Ogre standing within range.

Nova’s Frostbite: Con DC13 or take 4 + disadvantage on next attack
Fae’s [Tooltip Not Found] Attack: 10 Damage: 7 

ST vs Hammish DC13
O1: 1 
O2: 4 
O3: 0 

ST vs Nova’s DC 13
O1: 16 

[Calculating… will resolve in next post when I get home…]

Initiative - Surprise Round
F | N | H | O1(b) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)

Almost as if she foresaw KD’s final countdown, Fae’s fire bolt shot in perfect timing with hers. Together they streak through the sky and pierce the first Ogre below. He wails in pain, joined by his brother from Hammish’s bane. 

Initiative 
F | N | H | O1(b) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)

“Again!” Fae prompts.

Nova’s Frostbite: Con DC13 or take 1 + disadvantage on next attack
Fae’s Fire bolt Attack: 7 Damage: 10 

Initiative 
F | N | H | O1(b) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)

Roll call: Hamish

(what about me :) - I think I'm after KD?)

Hamish points at the first ogre who has been hit the most and casts Toll the Dead Wis 13 or 12

(Whoopsies! Sleepy DM forgot to RP Onu's surprise round attack. Will do so now while I roll their STs :) )

Onu's dexterity was swift and almost unseen. His trusty bolt 'slinger' slung, piercing the first Ogre directly in the chest, causing a skip in his wails.

Initiative 
F | N | H | O1(s)(b)(f) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)

Fae's hasty shot narrowly skids along the front Ogre's head, causing his trio of hairs to erupt in a surprisingly intense blaze. The hooded wizard brings herself to the towers edge watching over the flames of battle they triggered with conviction.

"Oh hohoho! Didjya see that? Did ya see me?" Bubbly Nova bounces and bobs in pride, nudging at the wizard and playfully bumping KD. She looked up to them. The young eager apprentice was practically a complete energy contrast to Fae's current intensity. "Freeze dried Ogre pea brains baby!" She chimes with a wiggle of her hips as she waits to see if she succeeds with her second frostbite.

O2 ST vs DC13: 7 - 4 (bane)

Initiative 
F | N | H | O1(s)(b)(f) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)

Hamish continues to be the bane of the Ogres existence. Without skipping a beat he calls upon the full power of the bell nearby and tolls for the dead. Necrotic forces threaten to grip the Ogre and have death crawl upon his skin, rotting it from the inside out.

O1 ST vs DC13: 12 - 3 (bane)

[Calculating...]

Initiative 
F | N | H | O1(c)(b)(f) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)(f)
(Note: 1/2 cover from the tower walls)

Bumbling, stumbling, fumbling and mumbling, the first Ogre steams, wreaking of still burning and actively decaying flesh. He feels for a javelin as he looks up at the source of the barrage. Managing to grip a weapon with what's left of his limbs, he hurls it towards his attackers.

VS Fae
Attack: 10 Damage: 15 - 2 (bane)

Initiative 
F | N | H | O1(c)(b) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)
(Note: 1/2 cover from the tower walls)

Roll Call: Onu!

Despite all of the disadvantages, the ogres raw power is reflected by it's determination to wreak havoc in it's wake. The javelin catches the edge of the tower between two stones. The wall bursts before Fae, crumbling in front of her and down the towers side, exposing her.

Initiative 
F | N | H | O1(c)(b) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)
(Note: 1/2 cover from the tower walls, except the section in front of Fae [0 cover].)

Roll Call: Onu!

Onu calmly reloads the finicky machine, all of KD's cunning and grace and ingenuity bent towards inflicting as much damage as possible.  He leans in across the tower wall, ignoring the nearby burst of stone and drawing a bead on the injured Ogre once more.

Attack: 16 Damage: 7 Kensei shot 1

Initiative 
F | N | H | O1(c)(b) | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)

Onu’s trust in KD’s engineering is not misplaced. His bolt soars through the air, striking the Ogre with lethal precision. The bloodied foe snarls as he staggers from the impact. Looking as though he was still ready to fight, the first Ogre finally topples. He collapses face first into the dirt. 

Initiative 
F | N | H | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)

The Ogre furthest as the back roars in frustration, then lumbers his way closer to the tower. Grabbing hold of a javelin, he rears up and hurls it towards the man who shot his buddy.

VS Onu
Attack: 25 Damage: 10 

[boop to force rolls]

Initiative 
F | N | H | O | O3 | KD | O2(b)

Roll Call: KD!