One of the stirges gives a squawk and its wings halt for a moment, it dipping below the swarm before it regains itself and continues flying.
Sarith lifts his hand crossbow, holding for when one comes in range. Stool just huddles deep in Lex's backpack, and Buppido draws a scimitar and holds it ready.
Galingal moves to the front of the party, on the other side of Shuushar, holding his rapier at the ready.
The stirges descend on the party, Galingal just missing a thrust at one of them.
Lex swings her greatsword, Sarith takes a shot, and Buppido swings his scimitar.
Stena pulls her hand from a freely bleeding head wound and squints up at the stirges and grits her teeth against the pain but is too slow to react in time to fire her bow before the first wave arrives.
Lex hacks one out of the air, and Buppido puts his blade to good use, but Sarith's bolt flies wide, vanishing into the dark.
((The stirges still had to dash to close to melee, Thom has a shot to take before they do, otherwise everyone has at least one on them, Galingal, Sarith, Thom and Derendil each having two.))
((Stena will be at disadvantage on a ranged attack as she has an enemy within 5ft. Said enemy would also be able to take an opportunity attack if she moves.))
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Stena sends an arrow far out into the Darklake, while Eldeth swings her warhammer at one on her, Jimjar gets hard to see, and Shuushar cowers warily.
Eldeth Attack: 21 Damage: 4
More stirges swarm up on the party as well, everyone now having multiple of the creatures flapping around them, some landing on your heads and shoulders, but none able to bite just yet after their steep dives to reach you.
Lia is concerned the party seem to be getting swarmed. “Oh hells!”, she hisses, as she holds her arms, trying to fend the creatures off.
She stays where she is and uses her action again to cast vicious mockery on the nearest one, saying, “Aaagh! Just drop DEAD!!…”. ((WIS save DC13 or take 2 (psychic damage) and disadvantage on next attack)).
Ok, I think Thom had a readied attack from the start to use (for the creatures initial swoop down):
Longbow: 24 Damage: 3
And here's Thom's regular turn action. He's going to action surge and fire two arrows. I will roll both at disadvantage incase the creatures are within 5ft of Thom!
Longbow: 11 Damage: 7
Longbow: 15 Damage: 4
(-3 arrows)
Thom yells, responding to Lia "Oh hells is right, yeah!?"and he lets his arrows loose.
He sees Stena hold position and does the same, even though inside he just wants to run. And go home.
Sarith's sword skewers the one on him, Stool wraps his tendril around a neck, snapping it and dragging the pieces into the pack. Meanwhile Buppido manages to kill one on his second swing.
Not seeing anywhere to run to and not being able to call on the Queen's power to help destroy several of these creatures at once, Galingal slashes and stabs out with his rapier.
Many of the party manage to fend off the attacks, but Thom, Lex and Derendil each have one land on them and the questing mouthparts probing at them find flesh and puncture them, starting to feed.
WIS Save: 19 (7)
Lia moves up past Buppy, falling in behind Eldeth and Stena.
Sarith > Galingal > Stool > Buppy > Stirges (11) > Stena > Eldeth > Jimjar > Shuushar > || Stirges (22) > Lex > Thom > Lia >
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
((Oh, perfect! Full HP it is then!))
Hmmm... on second thought, Thom just stays put and readies his attack and wait to see what Stena does.
Galingal watches the stirges approach and then looks down at the way the group are spread out in a line.
”Keep moving forward,” Galingal calls to the others.
He raises his shield and readies his rapier, anticipating the stirges will dive in to attack.
Readied Attack w/ rapier if stirge comes within range: Attack: 13 Damage: 6
One of the stirges gives a squawk and its wings halt for a moment, it dipping below the swarm before it regains itself and continues flying.
Sarith lifts his hand crossbow, holding for when one comes in range. Stool just huddles deep in Lex's backpack, and Buppido draws a scimitar and holds it ready.
Galingal moves to the front of the party, on the other side of Shuushar, holding his rapier at the ready.
The stirges descend on the party, Galingal just missing a thrust at one of them.
Lex swings her greatsword, Sarith takes a shot, and Buppido swings his scimitar.
Lex: Attack: 22 Damage: 8
Sarith: Attack: 8 Damage: 5
Buppido: Attack: 15 Damage: 6
Stena > Eldeth > Jimjar > Shuushar > || Stirges (22) > Lex > Thom > Lia > Sarith > Stool > Buppy > Galingal > Stirges (11) >
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Stena pulls her hand from a freely bleeding head wound and squints up at the stirges and grits her teeth against the pain but is too slow to react in time to fire her bow before the first wave arrives.
She targets one of those not in melee and fires.
Attack: 17 Damage: 4
She then follows behind Galingal as best she can.
Lex hacks one out of the air, and Buppido puts his blade to good use, but Sarith's bolt flies wide, vanishing into the dark.
((The stirges still had to dash to close to melee, Thom has a shot to take before they do, otherwise everyone has at least one on them, Galingal, Sarith, Thom and Derendil each having two.))
Stena > Eldeth > Jimjar > Shuushar > || Stirges (22) > Lex > Thom > Lia > Sarith > Stool > Buppy > Galingal > Stirges (11) >
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
((Cross post above your's Spider))
((Stena will be at disadvantage on a ranged attack as she has an enemy within 5ft. Said enemy would also be able to take an opportunity attack if she moves.))
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
((Disadvantage roll: 11
Missed that Stena had one after her.))
Stena will hold position.
Stena sends an arrow far out into the Darklake, while Eldeth swings her warhammer at one on her, Jimjar gets hard to see, and Shuushar cowers warily.
Eldeth Attack: 21 Damage: 4
More stirges swarm up on the party as well, everyone now having multiple of the creatures flapping around them, some landing on your heads and shoulders, but none able to bite just yet after their steep dives to reach you.
Lex tries to bat another one out of the air.
Attack: 9 Damage: 12
Thom > Lia > Sarith > Stool > Buppy > Galingal > Stirges (11) > Stena > Eldeth > Jimjar > Shuushar > || Stirges (22) > Lex >
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Eldeth spatters one, but Lex misses. There appear to be at least another two dozen on or flying around the party.
((You won't get me again, Dice Police!))
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Lia is concerned the party seem to be getting swarmed. “Oh hells!”, she hisses, as she holds her arms, trying to fend the creatures off.
She stays where she is and uses her action again to cast vicious mockery on the nearest one, saying, “Aaagh! Just drop DEAD!!…”. ((WIS save DC13 or take 2 (psychic damage) and disadvantage on next attack)).
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Wis save: 2
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
One of them follows Lia's suggestion, dropping into the water with a splash.
Thom > Sarith > Stool > Buppy > Galingal > Stirges (11) > Stena > Eldeth > Jimjar > Shuushar > || Stirges (22) > Lex > Lia >
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Ok, I think Thom had a readied attack from the start to use (for the creatures initial swoop down):
Longbow: 24 Damage: 3
And here's Thom's regular turn action. He's going to action surge and fire two arrows. I will roll both at disadvantage incase the creatures are within 5ft of Thom!
Longbow: 11 Damage: 7
Longbow: 15 Damage: 4
(-3 arrows)
Thom yells, responding to Lia "Oh hells is right, yeah!?" and he lets his arrows loose.
He sees Stena hold position and does the same, even though inside he just wants to run. And go home.
Thom shoots one on the wing as they sweep down, then fires two more arrows at ones flitting around him, hitting on the second shot.
((I assumed you were targeting the ones on you to try to clear the disadvantage.))
Sarith swipes at one that landed on his thigh with his short sword, dropping his crossbow for now.
Attack: 6 Damage: 7
Stool snakes a tendril out of Lex's pack and tries grabbing one of the creatures.
Attack: 16 Damage: 4
Buppido swings both scimitars at the stirges on his position.
Attack: 24 Damage: 7
Attack: 15 Damage: 8
Galingal > Stirges (11) > Stena > Eldeth > Jimjar > Shuushar > || Stirges (22) > Lex > Lia > Thom > Sarith > Stool > Buppy >
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Sarith's sword skewers the one on him, Stool wraps his tendril around a neck, snapping it and dragging the pieces into the pack. Meanwhile Buppido manages to kill one on his second swing.
Galingal > Stirges (11) > Stena > Eldeth > Jimjar > Shuushar > || Stirges (22) > Lex > Lia > Thom > Sarith > Stool > Buppy >
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Not seeing anywhere to run to and not being able to call on the Queen's power to help destroy several of these creatures at once, Galingal slashes and stabs out with his rapier.
Action: Rapier - Attack: 7 Damage: 10
Bonus Action: War Priest - Rapier - Attack: 14 Damage: 11
Galingal misses one, but redirects his thrust to pierce a second one.
The first stirges to arrive on scene attempt to bite the party.
Attack on Galingal: 18 Damage: 6
Attack on Shuushar: 9 Damage: 5
Attack on Thom: 8 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.
Attack on Thom: 18 Damage: 7
Attack on Lia: 15 Damage: 6
Attack on Lex: 9 Damage: 4
Attack on Jimjar: 18 Damage: 4
Attack on Derendil: 24 Damage: 4
Attack on Derendil: 11 Damage: 5
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Many of the party manage to fend off the attacks, but Thom, Lex and Derendil each have one land on them and the questing mouthparts probing at them find flesh and puncture them, starting to feed.
Stena > Eldeth > Jimjar > Shuushar > || Stirges (22) > Lex > Lia > Thom > Sarith > Stool > Buppy > Galingal > Stirges (11) >
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock