Troubles in Paradise

Yusko initiative 11

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The dead simply hovered in the water in front of the group, slightly swaying in the invisible and barely felt water currents.Their heads were turned toward the livings, the blades redied but none of the rotten corpses advanced yet. They were waiting.

The creature and whoever else she had with her - there was enough time to raise an army - still kept away from the sight but now you could see that the dead corpses, previously accurately arranged along the walls, now were covering the bottom of the cave as if ready to stand up and attack.

Round 1

Trudie and Nameless!

"Oh ho ho ho!" Trudie breaks the silence with a big belly laugh. "How many do we have here..." She squints and counts. "This first shift?" The tort muses. "I suppose we'll see who's naughty and who's nice." She'd shrug then take her time to reach for her staff. "What do you think, Sugar and Spice?" Her mouth would pull into her grin. "Time to roll the dice?"

The old tort taps her crest above her chest then adjusts her stance. Feet apart, she'd square up her her posture and align herself. Crack. Pop. She'd bend at the knees as bring her arms up with staff in hand, regripping it's shaft. "I'm ready to knock these chum buckets into next year!" Trudie hoots, swinging like a batter.

Bonus action: Animated Shield
Action: Tidal Wave across M3, M2 and M1
     Dex DC16 for half damage and not be knocked prone
     Damage: 9
     (Silly Question: Inspiration rolls can't be used on damage rolls like this eh? Specifically an "Attack Roll, Saving Throw or Ability check?")
     (I did not apply adv. just checking.)

Nameless looks at the chortling turtle with only the briefest of glances, before jetting through the water. Up and over the closest enemies she sweeps to the north west trying to get a look into the holes in the ships on the right, and also a look around the stone pillar on the far side.  Looking for any enemy but these grunts. 

(Moves 45 feet, up and over M1 keeping out of AoO range.) 

If she sees one, she fires at it, otherwise, she fires at M4...then continuing to M5 if M4 falls.  Her Hunter's Mark seeks out her target. 

Attack: 18 Damage: 16 + 6 Hunter's Mark

Attack: 20 Damage: 16 + 4 Hunter's Mark

Attack: 22 Damage: 20 + 5 extra damage + 4 Hunter's Mark

+8 sneak attack damage to the first attack that hits. 

(No, no re-rolling damage. But re-roll of attack or save might come handy)

Extra rolls: https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/play-by-post/2985-rolling-dice?comment=1939

The subtle oscillations of the three corpses to the right suddenly changed to the swinging of the trees under the hurricane and two of the corpses were smashed against the rough cavern's floor where they were scrambling to get on their feet. The third one resisted the pull but a few pieces of rotten meat were beaten out of it.

The Nameless girl darted above the fallen enemy to the corner, scanning the surroundings for the enemy she knew was there, yet, nothing came to view. The enemy - the real one - was still hiding and watching.

The girl turned around and one of the corpses not affected by the internal wave suddenly flickered with the light - just for a split second - but that was enough for two bolts to obliterate the drowner. Meat, bones and rusty sword slowly descended to the ground and got lost among the copses covering it. (M4 is out)

The third bolt tore off the hand of the next corpse, though the dead did not seem to notice the loss and - raised sword in the remaining hand - slowly moved toward the line of living.

The livings at this time found themselves entangled in another problem - literally entangled. Around each of them (except Nameless One) grew a thin stone-hard coral net, restraining every move and making an easy target for the slowly advancing undead.

"Oh, this can not be good," thoughtfully informed everyone Vadok from his coral web and chanted something most of you recognized as an attempt to dispel the effect. Nothing happens, though and the old turtle remained in the rocky prison.

Before we continue - EVERYONE (but Nameless) DC 18 Strength saving throw or become restrained.

"It appears some of us may get stuck between a rock and a hard place..." Says Trudie.

Strength ST: 16

Davis str save: 29

Yusko strength save 9

Hansel STR save: 17

The stone net around Davis and Hansel proved to be no match to their strength, the coral cracked and small pieces fell to the ground. Trudie almost made it, but the threads of living stone were faster and overcame her, Yusko and Vadok, fastening all three in place, helpless to escape the attack of slowly advancing drowners.

Slowly but inevitably the dead reached the group choosing the closest target. At close range, they looked even more disturbing with rotting meat barely holding on to the bones. The rusty swords, each of them carried, seemed to be covered with something disgusting and gooey, you would definitely prefer not to get in contact with your skin.

The good thing was that the two knocked down undead lost their momentum while trying to stand back up and only one of the three could reach Trudie. But that one attacked:

M1 vs Trudie: Attack: 10 Damage: 4 (if it hits, make DC 12 Constitution saving throw)

Meanwhile one-armed drowner limped to Davis and tried to hit him:

M5 vs Davis: Attack: 13 Damage: 8

Yusko, Davis and Hansel!

Davis: you can make AoO against drowner that is attacking you (he is also the one seriously wounded and in immediate reach. Others will require movement)

Yusko: make a DC 18 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to free yourself.

Map:

As the drowned moves towards Davis, he strikes at it when it is still ten feet away...
To hit: 13 Damage: 15
If it hits he activates his pushing attack maneuver, doing an extra 4 damage and knocking the undead 15 feet back away from him. DC 17 STR save to not get knocked away from Davis.

On his turn, he becomes large-sized, using his bonus action, then attempts to break Trudie free of her prisoning stone...
Athletics check: 12

Drowner save: 5

The drowner did not even reach Davis, not destroyed but pushed away with such a force he dropped to the seafloor.

Now enormous Davis broke Trudie out of her stone prison and the turtle could fully defend herself.

(Still would have to do that Con 12 save)

Go away, uglies! Hansel cries as he raises his shield, and the face of Sune emblazoned on the front begins to smile. At the same time, the now-familiar spiritual riding-crop appears and attempts to spank any remaining zombies...

Action: Channel Divinity: Turn Undead. DC 15 WIS save or turned for 1 minute.

 Bonus Action: Spiritual Weapon, then attack any zombie that didn't turn. If they all turned, then attack the one furthest away.

Attack: 15 Damage: 7

Wis saves: 7 81415

Hansel said just a few words - and raised swords fell, while the dead turned around and with the same determination tried to walk away from the group (the decimated M5 did his best to crawl).

The uneven jerky moves made the spiritual copy of the hammer miss, but every corps was an easy target now regardless.

Yusko struggles against the confines of the rock.  

28 athletics

With a mighty effort the bits shatter and he is free.  He stared over at the dead.  With trepidation, he pulls out a blade.  "I dislike using blades in an aggressive manner but sometimes you need to cut out the rot for healing to begin.

Draws magic dagger, ends turn 

Round 2

Math

Yusko got free all on his own and the only one stuck (fortunately behind the lines) was old Vadok.

All drowners were now facing away from the group, trying their best to avoid the shiny servant of Sune. It was Trudie's and Nameless One's time to act!

Map

 Trudie and Nameless One!

With no other enemies in site, Nameless one puts some bolts into M1. 

Attack: 16 Damage: 9 + 1 hunter's mark.

Attack: 13 Damage: 7+ 2 hunter's mark.

Otherwise she keeps her eyes and ears peeled. 

M1 flashed with the same light of the mark Nameless girl used for her prey - and two bolts destroyed another undead. (M1 is no more!)

“What a gentleman.” Trudie muses in appreciation for Davis’ assistance out of her hard place. Her attacker would just make it through her defences, kicking up her spore counter. “How rude.” The Old Tort would give herself a little shimmy, shaking up some more spores and shining up her shell. “Need to teach you some manners.” 

Con ST: 19 

Reaction: Halo of spores - Con DC 16 or takes 2 

Action: Wild Shape - Activating Symbiotic Entity + 32temp HP and bolstered spores

BA: Shield of Faith on self +2ac

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Only three undead were still struggling and even they were trying to leave rather than attack. However, the new, though not unexpected participants joined the fight now. The creature saw enough to justify her presence, appearing not far from the group in the plain view, and not alone. The tentacled woman that you fought before accompanied her. Whether or not the shimmering seals were nearby - remained to be seen but it looked like a full-out assault.

Davis, standing like a rock in front of the group became... well a testing stone. The barrage of fast forceful attacks from invisible creatures proved that the seals were indeed there.

Invisible seals vs Davis

Attack: 18 Damage: 27
Attack: 24 Damage: 18
Attack: 25 Damage: 13
Attack: 19 Damage: 15

And then the tentacled woman sent her blue magical lightning, that did not dissipate in the weather but instead hit the target and everyone on the way to it. "Everyone" happened to be undead M3, Trudie and Hansel.

Trudie and Hansel, get 20 or half as much on Dex save DC 13

M3 save: 10

"Oh, Eldath!" Vadok tried again to free himself from the stone prison: Athletics 9

The "mermaid" observed the battlefield with her unblinking fisheyes and then, proving that nothing escaped her gaze, pointed her rod with the glowing stone on the top towards the Nameless girl. The word that filled the girl's ears rang like a bell "Hold!" (Nameless One - DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or be paralyzed )

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