Princes of the Apocalypse, Game Thread

Randall keeps up the pressure on the enemies, attacking the entangled enemy who had called out the alarm.  As he stabs with his shortsword, he looks for a gap between the vines wrapped around the monk.

Attack: 22 Damage: 9

Ankita pulls a shamrock out of her pocket, whispers a few words and the quarterstaff she is carrying grows a bit thicker with hardened twisted vines that embrace the staff.  casts shillelagh

She then whirls the staff around and using her height to her advantage brings the staff down on the head of the monk that cried out for help.

Attack: 13 Damage: 5

The restrained monk who shouted the warning goes lifeless amid the vines as Randall finishes him.

Melchor casts Chill Touch on the injured monk: Attack: 20 Damage: 1

Ankita tries to smash down on the injured monks head, but clumsily hits a vine instead.

The remaining two monks, realizing the peril of the vines, try and break free:

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One monk frees itself and sneers at Olaerys. "How dare you! Leave now, or die. You may kill me but I promise you will not leave her alive unless you go now"

You can see the forms of 6 more monks bursting into the dining hall, pausing in confusion as the room is still cloudy from Shrek's flour bomb

(One monk in the kitchen, engaged with Olaerys. 6 in the dining room. You have clear sight to those monks, and I'll give any ranged attacks this round advantage due to the flour cloud)

Olaerys replies back, growling “We just wanted to talk, you are the ones who attacked us, we are just defending ourselves!  Makes me wonder what you are hiding!”

Battle axe :  Attack: 11 Damage: 10 

Shrek hurls a javelin into the powder room (ha! pun intended…) at one of the six murky monks coming this way:

Attack: 25 Damage: 16

Ankita, worried they will become outnumbered, also faces the incoming assailants.  She flicks her wrist to cast produce flame and hurls it at either then one Shrek hit or if he is down, the next one.

Attack: 25 Damage: 13

Seeing the next wave of monks approaching, Randall sheathes his shortsword (action) and grabs his spear, wrenching it free from the corpse of the first monk slain.  He then (bonus action) Quick Tosses it at one of the six incoming monks.

Attack: 20 Damage: 9

Superiority bonus damage: 8

Olaerys' angry strike misses the remaining entangled monk.

Shrek and Ankita quickly down the first incoming monk, with Shrek's javelin nearly decapitating the poor bastard as Ankita lights him up.

Melchor flicks his wand of Magic Missiles and six darts fire into the room, exploding into the chest of an uninjured female monk, dropping her.

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The entangled monk launches 2 blows at Olaerys, clearly frustrated but also undeterred.

Attack: 6 Damage: 5

Attack: 5 Damage: 4

The monk hit by Randall pulls out the embedded spear and snarls, but let's her three companions run past her into the room.

2 engage Shrek head on and a third tries to flank Olaerys and attacks with kicks to the head.

Shrek:

Attack: 17 Damage: 6

Attack: 10 Damage: 6

Attack: 10 Damage: 5

Attack: 23 Damage: 3

Olaerys:

Attack: 21 Damage: 4

Attack: 24 Damage: 9

Randall gets an attack of opportunity on the one trying to flank Olaerys

With so many new foes rushing in, launching fists and feet at his allies, Randall can’t pick a target to try and block with his Protection style.  Instead he redraws his short sword and uses his reaction to try and stab the monk flanking Olaerys.

Attack: 18 Damage: 9

Olaerys angles his movement to hopefully avoid being flanked and to avoid opportunity attacks.  He is significantly hurt by the attacks and puts his hand on his chest, calling on Helm to protect him.  “They don’t listen, these evil monks.  Helm, protect me!”  

Olaerys uses lay on hands to heal for 13 points of damage, preparing himself for the next round.  

Only a single monk's flurry of blows manages to strike Shrek true in the chest, but due to his copious amounts of stinky sweat and swampy demeanor (aka Rage), the monk's kick slips and slides glancing off of him, causing half damage.  Grinning from the pleasure of the nerve tingling, Shrek wheels around and swings his halberd back at the semi-successful monk:

Raging halberd Attack: 23 Damage: 8

And for good measure, continues his halberd swinging a full 360 degrees around his body, and attacking a second time on the same monk:

Raging Barbarian Frenzied Attack: 25 Damage: 23

Ankita, seeing the one monk still entangled in her vines, steps up and attempts to clock him in the head with her club

Attack: 24 Damage: 9

[Randall back up?]

Seeing the monks continue to swarm Olaerys and Shrek, Randall targets one who appears to be wounded already, trying to thin their ranks.  

Attack: 12 Damage: 4

"Courage, Olaerys!  We'll make it through this!"  He uses a bonus action to rally Olaerys, who receives 4 temp HP.

Melchor uses Chill Touch on the entangled monk:

Attack: 20 Damage: 6

 The ghostly hand only grazes him, but it is enough to crumple him after taking Anita's well placed blow to the head.

Shrek's furious attacks visibly terrify the monks fighting him but they don't back down. 

The injured monk in the dining room is blocked by the two fighting Shrek, but attempts to 'help' one by distracting Shrek. "Your mother was a foul smelling Duergar! You will regret breaching our doors!". The other two continue their attacks (one with advantage)

Attack: 22 Damage: 4

Attack: 23 Damage: 7

Attack: 11 Damage: 3

Attack: 5 Damage: 4

The other continues to fight Olaerys, but appears concerned by their thin ranks.

Attack: 7 Damage: 3

Attack: 11 Damage: 5

Still in a frothing rage, the barbed 'insult' thrown at Shrek doesn't really connect, as the handful of braincells that weren't distracted by his raging demeanor merely agreed with the 'insult' (why yes, thank you, me mum was foul smelling!).

The four attacks all easily glance off of Shrek's sweat-glistening skin.  "Sticks-n-stones....Shrek break bones!" he roars in response, while attempting to clobber the monks attacking him-

Raging Halberd Attack on first monk: 23 Damage: 10

Bonus Action: Frenzied Raging Halberd Attack on second monk: 8 Damage: 6

Olaerys feels bolstered by Randall, nods and smiles at him.  He weathers the monks attacks and begins to swing his battle axe again at the one facing him.  

Battle axe :  Attack: 22 Damage: 10 

Ankita steps up to one of the monks attacking Olaerys and swings her club again.

Attack: 18 Damage: 7

Randall will once again target the most injured-looking monk within reach with his short sword.

Attack: 18 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

Now that their number me have thinned, he will also dedicate his reaction to his Protection style, using his shield to ally disadvantage on the first attack against one of his Allie’s within 5 ft of him.