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KD initiative: 13
The artificer listens to Fae and moves to take her robe until she finds it is not necessary. When Hansel has his revolted outburst, her armored gauntlet rises to point at the back of his head involuntarily, a disgusted look on her face. When the three open fire with fire on the tree, she moves her arm and points the gauntlet down and a fire bolt instead fires at the tree, adding her own fury to this Gulthias Tree (has she heard of it?).
Attack: 16 Damage: 1
She asks Hal to move closer to one of the patio entries close to the room the orcs seem to be in, so he gets ready to rend at ankles and calves. She finds a good place to take cover, maybe peeking out of the door in W5?
If that’s her surprise round, that’s it. If not she might cast Sanctuary.
Onu sheathes his blade and pulls out his bolt thrower, taking a slow deep breath and aiming towards where he expects the Orcs to surge.
Surprise round Action: Crossbow Attack: 20 Damage: 12 Bonus Action: Kensei Shot: 4 extra damage Free action: Swap back to blade Movement: close with nearest orc to keep them off Fae and KD
KD and Auric have to think on it, however they would be familiar with the Gulthias tree. It is a Huge plant with blood for sap and is vulnerable to fire. Like an ordinary tree, it’s immobile. Unless it’s completely uprooted, it regrows from its roots. A Gulthias tree left unchecked could infect the surrounding forest and cause blights to emerge from nearby corrupted plant life. The tree and its associated blights could turn a lush forest into a toxic, bramble-filled wasteland, growing with supernatural speed to overwhelm nearby roadways and settlements.
Initiative O | KD | X | Han | F | A | GT | VB (x5) (Surprise Round)
Loud, crackling, agonizing screeches echo from the well shaft as necrotic mixed flames rage through. The masses of slithering creepers Hansel had recently spotted are now wailing in their torment, making every effort to scamper out of their hell hole where they're being burned alive. An inferno erupts from the centre and flaming masses leave a trails of fire, engulfing all they touch as they attempt to climb their way out. Five blazing masses emerge to meet their makers before their final end at the edges of the opening.
Vine blights.
Vine Blights x 6 (masses of slithering creepers)
Status: Death by necrotic fire (combined efforts of Flaming F.A.X.)
Hansel gathers himself enough to bless the beautiful Onu, Hamish and Xenophon while Onu, KD and her loyal defender Hal, prepare for the incoming.
Initiative O | KD | X | Han | F | A | GT (Surprise Round Cont.)
The vine blights' vocal demise is met by a few confused grunts prior to being immediately met by a leader's war cry. A wild hulking half-orc lumbers into the courtyard with six awakened plants that resemble a woody shrub. Its branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs. Several orcish howls echo through the rooms to the south in response to this wildling's leading roar. Thumps and thunderous footsteps begin clamouring towards the courtyard.
Thuck! Swoosh...
Onu releases a strategically timed shot, striking the leading half-orc marching his way towards Fae with his twiggies in toe. Meanwhile KD's protective emotions get the better of her causing her to shoot far and wide.
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed)| Orcs(x10) | Gc | F | A | TB(x6) | GT (Stuck Hamish in the initiative to note his bless. 1 Half Orc and 6 Twiggies have arrived in the courtyard. 10 orcs will arrive in the courtyard on their turn.)
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Hansel is almost lost in awe of the blazing tree in the center of the courtyard, but comes back to the present in order to call down the power of the goddess of beauty upon the ugly orcs.
Action: Sacred Flame against half-orc leader. DEX 14 save or 8 radiant damage
Bonus Action: Spiritual Ugly-Spanker to summon spectral leather thong, then use to attack same target. Attack: 16 Damage: 7
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Onu deftly swaps his bolt thrower for his gleaming blade and moves in to engage the Orc leader, looking to finish him off before the rest can swarm them.
Move: Close to Orc Leader - angling to keep everyone bottled up at the door if possible Action: Rapier Attack: 8 Damage: 7 bless 1 Bonus Action: Flurry of blows: Unarmed Attack 1: 9 Damage: 8 bless 3 Unarmed Attack 2: 12 Damage: 5 bless 2
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | Gc | F | A | TB(x6) | GT
Onu steps in. He successfully sinks his blade through the flesh of the half-orc leader. However, his punches looked no more than petting of his armour.
Hansel’s spectral spanking was not much more effective, but it had great form. He calls forth his goddess to try her hand at heating things up.
Gc ST vs DC14: 1
Ham finally steps up, calling forth the power of his god to accompany the battle field. He opens up with a haunting bell toll while a spectral scale swipes, and almost misses it’s target, until one of the scales, as if by a blessing, wings back and thwacks the man in the head.
Gc ST vs DC14: 1
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | Gc | F | A | TB(x6) | GT
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | Gc | F | A | TB(x6) | GT (Results)
The half-orc leader grumbles, growls and howls as he's seared with sacred flame and rotted by the toll of death. The six twig blights behind him echo his screams at a much higher pitch. The man stands his ground before Onu. Wild eyes meet his.
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10)| Gc(S) | F | A | TB(x6) | GT (KD and Xeno still have an action when they have an opportunity to post. I'm going to treat it as a 'readied' action for now, while I prepare the next actions.)
While the tense stand off feels as though it's standing still in time, the orcs begin to spill into the courtyard through the south east
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | Gc(S)| F| A | TB(x6) | GT
Feeling the roaring heat of the flame against her flesh, Fae's fight or flight instincts forces focus. Her breathing quickens. Despite her fears creeping forth, she pushes herself. "Auric, the twig blights." The wizard adjusts herself, as if calculating a safe and appropriate angle. The accuracy of her(their) spells could blanket the blights while blasting the bark of the tree.
Roll call: KD and X (Spoiler: You(KD/X) have the opportunity to kill the half-orc leader(Gc) before his turn. He will focus his attack on those in front of him (Onu). So I am taking the liberty to allow an option to allow Auric to play out his turn should it not interfere with the orcs pouring in and/or the half-orc(Gc))
Optional: Auric (Fae's encouraging Auric to join her in focusing fire on the tree/twig blights while the others focus on the half-orc. Should he ignore the Orcs/Half-orc(Gc) then I can run their attacks)
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Auric:
”Indubitably,” the golden dragonborn responds somewhat cryptically, though his meaning becomes clear as he joins Fae in blanketing the twig blights with focused fire!
DC 14 Dexterity Save, Burning Hands: 13
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Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
KD shakes her head, coming out of a daze, and focuses on the fight in front of her. She nearly redoubles on the burning tree, but Fae's hint to focus on the orc leader shifts her gaze, and her aim. She directs Hal to rend, and she fires a bolt...
Attack: 16 Damage: 11 Rend Hal Attack: 7 Damage: 10
She moves to block Fae from the oncoming orcs, while staying out of the firing range. She really did have to find some better spells one of these days...
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | Gc(S)| F| A | TB(x6) | GT
It's as if all slows down for days as Xenophon comes round, swinging his massive maul. It smashes into the side of the wild half-orc with such an impact, those close by can hear the sound of bones cracking under it's mass. Before the receiver could complete his cry of pain, it's cut shot by KD's bolt through the neck. The body falls back with a thump.
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | F| A | TB(x6) | GT
In tandem, Auric and Fae shoot flames from their palms which further fuels the raging well inferno. Cones of fire blast along the courtyard, blanketing the trees roots and erupt amongst the blights. Gurgling squeals of terror and agony echo through the space as they burn.
Casting: Burning Hands lvl 1 (Dex ST DC14) Damage: 16
Blights Burning:
TB1 ST1 vs DC14: 14 | TB1 ST2 vs DC14: 8 TB2 ST1 vs DC14: 8 | TB2 ST2 vs DC14: 9 TB3 ST1 vs DC14: 8 | TB3 ST2 vs DC14: 19 TB4 ST1 vs DC14: 6 | TB4 ST2 vs DC14: 20 TB5 ST1 vs DC14: 14 | TB5 ST2 vs DC14: 6 TB6 ST1 vs DC14: 14 | TB6 ST2 vs DC14: 3
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Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | F| A | TB(x6) | GT
"Let them burn." Intense flames reflect in Fae's void black pupils.
The blights set ablaze, scramble. Some manage to survive the initial burst of fire. One was not so lucky. However, they weren't out of the firey woods yet as they continue to burn.
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | F | A | TB(x5)(c) | GT
Their high pitched wailing drone on as their worst fears continue to play out. Bark ablaze and burnt, the blights bond together to bat and swat at each other in their panic, trying to put out the flames. Three of them manage to smother some of the flames, but continue to smolder. It was one thing to battle the force of one source, but a complete other to have two flamethrowers to contend with.
Quick as a whip, a burning vine from the base of the tree lashes out!
VS 2 1 = Onu | 2 = Xeno | 3 = Hansel | 4 = Ham | 5 = Fae | 6 = A
Attack: 9 Damage: 2 + Fire Damage: 3
Initiative O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | F | A | TB(x5)(c) | GT
Hey! Stop that!Hansel squeals at the swatting vine. He swats back at it with his Ugly Stick, while the Spiritual Weapon finds the next-closest ugly thing to spank.
Club v Vine? Attack: 19 Damage: 3
Spiritual Weapon v nearest orc/blight: Attack: 14 Damage: 6
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Onu moves forward to close with the Orcs streaming into the room. The slender monk is silent and focused, his blade down and low until it flicks out towards one of the brutes.
Auric Initiative: 5
(Also Invisibility goes away with that spell)
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
KD initiative: 13
The artificer listens to Fae and moves to take her robe until she finds it is not necessary. When Hansel has his revolted outburst, her armored gauntlet rises to point at the back of his head involuntarily, a disgusted look on her face. When the three open fire with fire on the tree, she moves her arm and points the gauntlet down and a fire bolt instead fires at the tree, adding her own fury to this Gulthias Tree (has she heard of it?).
Attack: 16 Damage: 1
She asks Hal to move closer to one of the patio entries close to the room the orcs seem to be in, so he gets ready to rend at ankles and calves. She finds a good place to take cover, maybe peeking out of the door in W5?
If that’s her surprise round, that’s it. If not she might cast Sanctuary.
Onu sheathes his blade and pulls out his bolt thrower, taking a slow deep breath and aiming towards where he expects the Orcs to surge.
Surprise round
Action: Crossbow Attack: 20 Damage: 12
Bonus Action: Kensei Shot: 4 extra damage
Free action: Swap back to blade
Movement: close with nearest orc to keep them off Fae and KD
Initiative 20
Xenophon lets out a breath weapon of his own, sending necrotic energy down the well.
6 DC13 Dex for half
Initiative: 17
Xenophon: Topaz Dragonborn Fighter (ixi's Dragon of Icespire Peak)
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KD and Auric have to think on it, however they would be familiar with the Gulthias tree. It is a Huge plant with blood for sap and is vulnerable to fire. Like an ordinary tree, it’s immobile. Unless it’s completely uprooted, it regrows from its roots. A Gulthias tree left unchecked could infect the surrounding forest and cause blights to emerge from nearby corrupted plant life. The tree and its associated blights could turn a lush forest into a toxic, bramble-filled wasteland, growing with supernatural speed to overwhelm nearby roadways and settlements.
Initiative
O | KD | X | Han | F | A | GT | VB (x5)
(Surprise Round)
Loud, crackling, agonizing screeches echo from the well shaft as necrotic mixed flames rage through. The masses of slithering creepers Hansel had recently spotted are now wailing in their torment, making every effort to scamper out of their hell hole where they're being burned alive. An inferno erupts from the centre and flaming masses leave a trails of fire, engulfing all they touch as they attempt to climb their way out. Five blazing masses emerge to meet their makers before their final end at the edges of the opening.
Vine blights.
Vine Blights x 6

(masses of slithering creepers)
Status: Death by necrotic fire (combined efforts of Flaming F.A.X.)
Hansel gathers himself enough to bless the beautiful Onu, Hamish and Xenophon while Onu, KD and her loyal defender Hal, prepare for the incoming.
Initiative
O | KD | X | Han | F | A | GT
(Surprise Round Cont.)
The vine blights' vocal demise is met by a few confused grunts prior to being immediately met by a leader's war cry. A wild hulking half-orc lumbers into the courtyard with six awakened plants that resemble a woody shrub. Its branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs. Several orcish howls echo through the rooms to the south in response to this wildling's leading roar. Thumps and thunderous footsteps begin clamouring towards the courtyard.
Thuck! Swoosh...
Onu releases a strategically timed shot, striking the leading half-orc marching his way towards Fae with his twiggies in toe. Meanwhile KD's protective emotions get the better of her causing her to shoot far and wide.
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) |
Orcs(x10)| Gc | F | A | TB(x6) | GT(Stuck Hamish in the initiative to note his bless. 1 Half Orc and 6 Twiggies have arrived in the courtyard. 10 orcs will arrive in the courtyard on their turn.)
Roll Call: Everyone! Except Fae and Auric.
just an unstable unicorn.
Hansel is almost lost in awe of the blazing tree in the center of the courtyard, but comes back to the present in order to call down the power of the goddess of beauty upon the ugly orcs.
Action: Sacred Flame against half-orc leader. DEX 14 save or 8 radiant damage
Bonus Action: Spiritual Ugly-Spanker to summon spectral leather thong, then use to attack same target. Attack: 16 Damage: 7
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Onu deftly swaps his bolt thrower for his gleaming blade and moves in to engage the Orc leader, looking to finish him off before the rest can swarm them.
Move: Close to Orc Leader - angling to keep everyone bottled up at the door if possible
Action: Rapier Attack: 8 Damage: 7 bless 1
Bonus Action: Flurry of blows:
Unarmed Attack 1: 9 Damage: 8 bless 3
Unarmed Attack 2: 12 Damage: 5 bless 2
Agile Parry - AC 18 until next turn
Sorry for the delay.
Hamish will point his finger at the Orc Leader and cast Toll the Dead Wis 14 or 1
Bonus Action - casts Spiritual Weapon and a spectral hand swinging scales like a double headed flail takes aim at the Orc Leader Attack: 21 Damage: 11
Forgot to add Bless to attack - 2
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) |
Orcs(x10)| Gc | F | A | TB(x6) | GTOnu steps in. He successfully sinks his blade through the flesh of the half-orc leader. However, his punches looked no more than petting of his armour.
Hansel’s spectral spanking was not much more effective, but it had great form. He calls forth his goddess to try her hand at heating things up.
Gc ST vs DC14: 1
Ham finally steps up, calling forth the power of his god to accompany the battle field. He opens up with a haunting bell toll while a spectral scale swipes, and almost misses it’s target, until one of the scales, as if by a blessing, wings back and thwacks the man in the head.
Gc ST vs DC14: 1
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) |
Orcs(x10)| Gc | F | A | TB(x6) | GTRoll call: KD and X
just an unstable unicorn.
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) |
Orcs(x10)| Gc | F | A | TB(x6) | GT(Results)
The half-orc leader grumbles, growls and howls as he's seared with sacred flame and rotted by the toll of death. The six twig blights behind him echo his screams at a much higher pitch. The man stands his ground before Onu. Wild eyes meet his.
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) |
Orcs(x10)| Gc(S) | F | A | TB(x6) | GT(KD and Xeno still have an action when they have an opportunity to post. I'm going to treat it as a 'readied' action for now, while I prepare the next actions.)
While the tense stand off feels as though it's standing still in time, the orcs begin to spill into the courtyard through the south east
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | Gc(S) | F | A | TB(x6) | GT
Feeling the roaring heat of the flame against her flesh, Fae's fight or flight instincts forces focus. Her breathing quickens. Despite her fears creeping forth, she pushes herself. "Auric, the twig blights." The wizard adjusts herself, as if calculating a safe and appropriate angle. The accuracy of her(their) spells could blanket the blights while blasting the bark of the tree.
Roll call: KD and X
(Spoiler: You(KD/X) have the opportunity to kill the half-orc leader(Gc) before his turn. He will focus his attack on those in front of him (Onu). So I am taking the liberty to allow an option to allow Auric to play out his turn should it not interfere with the orcs pouring in and/or the half-orc(Gc))
Optional: Auric
(Fae's encouraging Auric to join her in focusing fire on the tree/twig blights while the others focus on the half-orc. Should he ignore the Orcs/Half-orc(Gc) then I can run their attacks)
just an unstable unicorn.
(Jeez, I am so bad at this)
Attack: 21 Damage: 9
Bless: 1
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Auric:
”Indubitably,” the golden dragonborn responds somewhat cryptically, though his meaning becomes clear as he joins Fae in blanketing the twig blights with focused fire!
DC 14 Dexterity Save, Burning Hands: 13
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
KD shakes her head, coming out of a daze, and focuses on the fight in front of her. She nearly redoubles on the burning tree, but Fae's hint to focus on the orc leader shifts her gaze, and her aim. She directs Hal to rend, and she fires a bolt...
Attack: 16 Damage: 11
Rend Hal Attack: 7 Damage: 10
She moves to block Fae from the oncoming orcs, while staying out of the firing range. She really did have to find some better spells one of these days...
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | Gc(S) | F | A | TB(x6) | GT
It's as if all slows down for days as Xenophon comes round, swinging his massive maul. It smashes into the side of the wild half-orc with such an impact, those close by can hear the sound of bones cracking under it's mass. Before the receiver could complete his cry of pain, it's cut shot by KD's bolt through the neck. The body falls back with a thump.
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | F | A | TB(x6) | GT
In tandem, Auric and Fae shoot flames from their palms which further fuels the raging well inferno. Cones of fire blast along the courtyard, blanketing the trees roots and erupt amongst the blights. Gurgling squeals of terror and agony echo through the space as they burn.
Casting: Burning Hands lvl 1 (Dex ST DC14) Damage: 16
Blights Burning:
TB1 ST1 vs DC14: 14 | TB1 ST2 vs DC14: 8
TB2 ST1 vs DC14: 8 | TB2 ST2 vs DC14: 9
TB3 ST1 vs DC14: 8 | TB3 ST2 vs DC14: 19
TB4 ST1 vs DC14: 6 | TB4 ST2 vs DC14: 20
TB5 ST1 vs DC14: 14 | TB5 ST2 vs DC14: 6
TB6 ST1 vs DC14: 14 | TB6 ST2 vs DC14: 3
[Calculating...]
just an unstable unicorn.
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | F | A | TB(x6) | GT
"Let them burn." Intense flames reflect in Fae's void black pupils.
The blights set ablaze, scramble. Some manage to survive the initial burst of fire. One was not so lucky. However, they weren't out of the firey woods yet as they continue to burn.
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | F | A | TB(x5)(c) | GT
Their high pitched wailing drone on as their worst fears continue to play out. Bark ablaze and burnt, the blights bond together to bat and swat at each other in their panic, trying to put out the flames. Three of them manage to smother some of the flames, but continue to smolder. It was one thing to battle the force of one source, but a complete other to have two flamethrowers to contend with.
Quick as a whip, a burning vine from the base of the tree lashes out!
VS 2
1 = Onu | 2 = Xeno | 3 = Hansel | 4 = Ham | 5 = Fae | 6 = A
Attack: 9 Damage: 2 + Fire Damage: 3
Initiative
O(blessed) | KD | X(blessed) | Han | Ham(Blessed) | Orcs(x10) | F | A | TB(x5)(c) | GT
Roll call: Onu, KD, Xeno, Hansel and Ham!
just an unstable unicorn.
Hey! Stop that! Hansel squeals at the swatting vine. He swats back at it with his Ugly Stick, while the Spiritual Weapon finds the next-closest ugly thing to spank.
Club v Vine? Attack: 19 Damage: 3
Spiritual Weapon v nearest orc/blight: Attack: 14 Damage: 6
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Hamish will again cast Toll the Dead on the orc DC14 WIS or take 7 necrotic damage
The phantom scales come swinging over Hammy's head and crash down into the same creature that he targeted with the spell.
Spiritual Weapon - Attack: 10 Damage: 12
Onu moves forward to close with the Orcs streaming into the room. The slender monk is silent and focused, his blade down and low until it flicks out towards one of the brutes.
Attack: 11 Damage: 7
Bonus Action: Flurry of blows
Unarmed Attack 1: 26 Damage: 12
Unarmed Attack 2: 14 Damage: 8
Agile Parry - AC18 for next turn for melee attacks
oh bless for all 3 2 2 3