MTG: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

The sharpshooters rain arrows on Walks  7 for 9, 21 for 10  (on hit, add 4 for martial advantage (1/turn))

And Tabaqui 20 for 8, 13 for 12 (on hit, add 6 for martial advantage (1/turn))

Hamish continues his stride south another 40ft.

Angus relieves his allows fear, watching Tauzen come to his senses (Currently Unarmed- to retrieve the weapon in the plant growth and tall grass mid combat would have to get to where it was dropped and search for it, DC17)

The lioness vanishes in a haze from under the giant toad and appears 30ft overhead. She holds her sword pointed below her as she falls. (Frog gets a dex save to avoid fall damage DC (tbd, hair to look in the link above) for damage (also tbd). "The bog or the frog" She wonders, as the shadowblade pierces something soft underfoot.  The fighter attacks the creature with 2 slashes if the dark sword 26 for 10  26 for 9.

Everyone (PCs) but Angus is up.

DARKBLADE FALL:

less than 3 seconds fall time DA on perception to avoid damage entirely. (If I said passive perception, it would fail by a lot) DC=20

On failure, 🐸 takes full damage 🦁 ½.

Damage: 5.25

🦁  Dex save for 1/2 damage (DC15): 27

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Warchsnter Damage x Walks reroll 17

 War Chanter

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At what level does Angus cast dispel magic?

 Level 3 spell slot

Tabaqui

WIS Save (vicious mockery ) : 23

-10 hp from Captain's attack

Uncanny Dodge to halve damage from sharpshooter to -8

Being close to unconsciousness, Tabaqui will fall to the ground as if mortally wounded, and attempt to hide in the tall grass.

Stealth : 30

Walks get knocked out from the repeated blows.

Death save 16

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Is it possible to call for a truce at this point? Marlyth is actually trying to re-consider the local guides' proposal for an alliance. Nice ruling regarding the fall damage issue, by the way.

 I thought the special rule was complicated but not unreasonable.  DC20 or take 6.

I actually think the hobgiblins might accept the surrender.  That is unmistakably how they would see it.  But, that is subject to how they perceive you.  PCs would need some insight to garner this, but the surrender would be most successful if the party were middlingly tough.  Too soft: go for the underbelly.  Too hard: it's a trap! Its a real Goldilocks dilemma.  It's pretty clear the elite captain with the scar is in charge.  He's the one you'd have to convince.  Ignore, then, the earlier flavor text  "Give no quarter" statement. Or don't, use it and twist it to make it part of your narrative if you'd rather.  My point is, it's a rallying cry, not their sacred motto.>

Calner and Marlyth are up.

Giant Toad: Perception (18, 27)

Dexterity Saving Throw: 19

Tauzen, having recovered from his fear, tries to take stock of the situation.  It seems a few of his companions may be down (One of his own accord but he doesn't know that!)  He decides to advance on Warlock 1 (At least, I think that is the number and that it's still near!)  He uses his Attack to make 2 unarmed strikes and Bonus Action to take another unarmed strike:
Attack: 16 Damage: 6 
Attack: 12 Damage: 10 
Attack: 14 Damage: 11 

Toadlyth will soak up most of the damage from the repeated assault while silently watching the Lioness with gaping mouth. Then she attempts to make a bite attack against the woman in order to grapple and swallow the creature later. Finally she leaps out of the plant growth area and move towards the body of water... she's abducting the fighter under broad daylight.

Action: Giant Toad: Bite Attack: 12 Damage: 9 Piercing Damage + 1 Poison Damage

Since plan A didn't work out, she will use a bonus action to assume her fiendish form and calls out:

"It was a mistake, we didn't want to get involved in a deadly battle. We can offer your master something pp...precious."

Marlyth stares at Calner as if she's been asking for confirmation of her claim.

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Round 7

Tabaqui 24✅

Walks 22 ✅😷

Tauzen 19✅

Marlyth 16 ✅

Calner 14 ▶️

Hobgoblins 14⏸

Angus 11⏸

Hamish 10⏸

Lioness 10⏸

 

Static map from earlier round, fir reference only 

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(ooc: are we going to recreate a map or continue theatre of the mind?

how many of them have we killed so far?

since the DM knows the overall situation but not a single one of the enemies does (hp, AC, levels etc.) and we have control of the battlefield... how close to surrender are they?)

 

 How close to surrender are you? They have two casters able to cast freedom of movement at will and two sharpshooters out of range for most of your attacks and your (theoretically primary) healer just went down.  The effect placed by your side has effectively limited your mobility and the PCs would see this by now.  Still, they could be open to some sort of agreement, truce cease fire.  That possibility being raised has me not top eager to draw the map over, though it is oretty simple to do.  The act of doing so suggests combat will likely continue for sometime, and I am conscious of that.

Tauzen knocks the warlock out cold. (This is the first nonstandard hobgoblin to fall. Iirc, there were 5 standard hg ko already)

Marlyrh just misses biting her shadowy assailant.  As she hears Marlyrh, the blond-haired woman stops and listens.

<@Inkedbee, at your discretion, you can spend an action now, applied to next round if it occurs, to make an Int (investigation) check. DC14.>

(@Wile_E_Coyote, Does the Passive Investigation score (17) apply here? I was depending on Brian_Avery to continue rest of the conversation (high charisma score). And I'm optimistic about the current situation, there's a plan C.)

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(@Wile_E_Coyote, Does the Passive Investigation score (17) apply here? I was depending on Brian_Avery to continue rest of the conversation (high charisma score). And I'm optimistic about the current situation, there's a plan C.)

 RAW specifies it requires an action, therefore active investigation.  You can do this any round as can anyone reasonably close to her, but I thought I'd give you the possible benefit of succeeding before engaging in conversation.

Investigation 18

Marlyth notices the woman appearance to be a half elf.

She replies to Marlyth, "You are not of the Banner of Blades? Mean you to stop the cobalt mage?"  

The captain hears Calner's plea and shouts "Hold!" and his troops ctop what they are doing. Even the war chanter drops fear releasing Hamish from the grip of terror.  "Nobody moves a muscle."

He strides through the thick vines toward Calner.  They seem to part before him allowing easy passage, enveloping the space behind him as he moves ahead, zipping the dense growth back into place behind him.

He points to Calner, then to the ground before him.  He carefully wipes the blade of his greatsword and sheathed it with practiced ease. He stands 

The sharpshooters have lost sight of Tabaqui. But if he shows himself before any further command is given. They will fire. <this is a held action and understood by them ad a standing order. This is their role and they have rehearsed it.> 

<combat is hard paused until someone says or does something to resume hostilities. Everyone can speak freely; this is not initiative based>

Angus slowly raises both (empty) hands above his head and says loudly, "I simply want to assist my wounded friend while you negotiate.  On my honor as a warrior, I will not attack without further provocation."

He will then move slowly toward where Walks fell, and cast cure wounds for 4 hp on the unconscious cleric.

Marlyth has been flinching nervously as a response to the piercing gaze of the half-elf woman. Anyway, she continues to reply:

"Nevermore! We're just a group of adventurers looking for trouble or resolving such kind of thing... that depends on the situation. We wanted to rescue you from the assault of the hobgoblins, but everything happened so fast and I couldn't figure out how to deal with it. Umm.."

Can Marlyth determine the distance between the Highstar Lake and the current location?

Investigation/ Perception/ Survival 19