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Ariana comes to thanks to Wake's magic words. She quickly takes in her surroundings and, as she stands, she flicks her quarterstaff up into the first pack lord's gut. She then channels her Ki to take a defensive stance, using Patient Defense.
Quarterstaff Attack: 17 Damage: 8
It was 20 to hit and 9 dmg. I'll try to edit again to get it to show...
Kulogall sees the dire situation with Ariana, the guards, and Ruby below. He channels his sorcerous powers and two huge O shaped chaos bolt flies out of his mouth as he shouts the word "NOOOOO" towards the pack lords. ((Using twinned spell so that two chaos bolts fly out of his mouth, one toward pack lord 1 and one toward pack lord 2)).
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Assuming Gnoll 1 has washed out to sea and possibly drowned under the weight of its armor, Wake will deplete himself of his last spell slot and cast Healing Word on Taggert as a bonus action. Taggert to receive 5 hp.
For his action, he will descend off the roof and Dash to provide a new threat/target to the gnolls while intending to reach Kowalski and stabilize him in the next round.
”Selune, please help us.” He gasps out in prayer as he approaches the melee.
Shield raised and worse than bloodied, he enters the fray for Selune and for his friends.
Ariana - Your staff smashes the Pack Lord in the gut, eliciting a yelp and breaking things inside it.
Kulogall - The first two warbling masses of chaotic energy sizzle across the battlefield but fail to hit their targets. The ball of lightning suddenly crackles violently and spawns another churning globe energy, this one a deep purple color. The newborn chaos bolt engulfs a nearby Gnoll, liquifying its brain which then pours from its nose and ears like an open tap. The deep purple energy crackles again and a bolt of fiery chaotic energy splits from the mass and engulfs one of the Pack Lords. It howls in pain as it burns.
Gnoll 4 is DEAD.
Elwyn - Your eldritch blast slams into the Gnoll's neck, crushing the windpipe. It flails a bit before slipping beneath the surface of the water where it stays.
Gnoll 5 is DEAD.
Wake - Officer Taggert's wounds are limned in soft radiance and soon mend.
Gnoll 6 will try to swim for the steep embankment that lines the river.
DC 12 STR check: 20
The Gnoll manages to reach the embankment and clamber up it, its fur dripping.
All - The embankment of the river is just difficult terrain to traverse.
Ruby is up! Followed by Taggert, then Pack Lord 2.
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Ruby drops the crossbow and draws her shortsword instead. "Down here you big idiot!" She says as she stabs the big gnoll in front of her in it´s side, hoping to get it´s atention away from Ariana and the officers.
Officer Taggert will gasp and stand, clutching her spear but leaving her shield where it lays. She will then step to the left and with a fierce shout, attempt to spear Pack Lord 2.
Attack: 7 Damage: 2
Meant to roll with ADV due to flanking: 7
She skewers the beast and it howls in pain, but still stands.
Gnoll 2 will also try to swim to shore.
DC 12 STR check: 22
The gnoll can't right itself and is swept out to sea.
Ariana is up! Followed by Kulogall, then Officer Kowalski.
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Ariana regains her resolve as her friends circle the beasts. She steps to the side, standing over Kowalski's body to both protect his body and gain flanking advantage with Taggert. Ariana swings her quarterstaff hard on the remaining gnoll pack lord and follows it up with a kick to the knee.
Ruby drops the crossbow and mid-run draws the shortsword. She runs into the gnoll from it´s blind spot and stabs it below it´s ribs diagonaly up, twisting the sword to the side to do as much damage as she can. She looks at Ariana, once the gnoll falls down, making sure she´s okay, just to see her kick the other gnoll´s knee.
Elwyn quickly swims ashore and clambers up by the north side of the closest bridge. "Oh, no you don't."He says as he spots the fleeing Gnoll and swiftly places his hex on it before using his tentacle-shaped wand to blast it with blue crackling eldtritch force.
Movement: 4 squares west and 1 square north. Bonus action: Place Hex on Gnoll 6 Action: Attack Gnoll 6 Eldritch blast: 24 Force: 8 Necrotic: 4
Wake will pivot around Gnoll Pack Lord 2, shield raised (hopefully never granting it an opportunity attack) to reach Kowalski. He will then use his Healer’s Kit to stabilize Kowalski.
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Ruby will attack the last gnoll lord, hoping to buy some time for Wake to help Kowalski. She takes a few steps closer and flanks it, stabbing it in it´s leg.
Ariana comes to thanks to Wake's magic words. She quickly takes in her surroundings and, as she stands, she flicks her quarterstaff up into the first pack lord's gut. She then channels her Ki to take a defensive stance, using Patient Defense.
Quarterstaff Attack: 17 Damage: 8
It was 20 to hit and 9 dmg. I'll try to edit again to get it to show...
Kulogall sees the dire situation with Ariana, the guards, and Ruby below. He channels his sorcerous powers and two huge O shaped chaos bolt flies out of his mouth as he shouts the word "NOOOOO" towards the pack lords. ((Using twinned spell so that two chaos bolts fly out of his mouth, one toward pack lord 1 and one toward pack lord 2)).
Chaos bolt 1 : Attack: 9 Damage: 11 - lightening damage
Chaos bolt 2 : Attack: 11 Damage: 8 - force damage
The first bolt leaps and spawns a third bolt somehow, aimed at gnoll 4. (Rolled two 5s so another bolt is generated by the spell).
Chaos bolt 3 at gnoll 4. Attack: 25 Damage: 23 - psychic damage.
The bolt splits again (twin 7s), shooting back toward gnoll lord 2.
Chaos bolt 4 : Attack: 21 Damage: 9 - fire damage on gnoll lord 2.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Elwyn, still diving, keeps his focus on the gnolls in the river, following them downstream but keeping his distance.
Action: Attack Gnoll 5 with another underwater torpedo Eldritch blast: 21 Force: 13 Necrotic: 5
Assuming Gnoll 1 has washed out to sea and possibly drowned under the weight of its armor, Wake will deplete himself of his last spell slot and cast Healing Word on Taggert as a bonus action. Taggert to receive 5 hp.
For his action, he will descend off the roof and Dash to provide a new threat/target to the gnolls while intending to reach Kowalski and stabilize him in the next round.
”Selune, please help us.” He gasps out in prayer as he approaches the melee.
Shield raised and worse than bloodied, he enters the fray for Selune and for his friends.
Mana - Verdan Bard - Dragon Heist
”I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” - Douglas Adams
”I’ve suffered a great many catastrophes in my life. Most of them never happened.” - Mark Twain
”I am not young enough to know everything.” - Oscar Wilde
Ariana - Your staff smashes the Pack Lord in the gut, eliciting a yelp and breaking things inside it.
Kulogall - The first two warbling masses of chaotic energy sizzle across the battlefield but fail to hit their targets. The ball of lightning suddenly crackles violently and spawns another churning globe energy, this one a deep purple color. The newborn chaos bolt engulfs a nearby Gnoll, liquifying its brain which then pours from its nose and ears like an open tap. The deep purple energy crackles again and a bolt of fiery chaotic energy splits from the mass and engulfs one of the Pack Lords. It howls in pain as it burns.
Gnoll 4 is DEAD.
Elwyn - Your eldritch blast slams into the Gnoll's neck, crushing the windpipe. It flails a bit before slipping beneath the surface of the water where it stays.
Gnoll 5 is DEAD.
Wake - Officer Taggert's wounds are limned in soft radiance and soon mend.
Gnoll 6 will try to swim for the steep embankment that lines the river.
DC 12 STR check: 20
The Gnoll manages to reach the embankment and clamber up it, its fur dripping.
All - The embankment of the river is just difficult terrain to traverse.
Ruby is up! Followed by Taggert, then Pack Lord 2.
Ruby drops the crossbow and draws her shortsword instead. "Down here you big idiot!" She says as she stabs the big gnoll in front of her in it´s side, hoping to get it´s atention away from Ariana and the officers.
Shortsword: 16 damage: 8
Sneak attack: 9
Ruby - Your attack is enough to finish off Pack Lord 1, would you like to describe how you do it?
Gnoll Pack Lord 1 is DEAD.
All - I will get an updated map posted when possible, my preferred image hosting site was suddenly blocked by my employer's firewall this morning.
Officer Taggert will gasp and stand, clutching her spear but leaving her shield where it lays. She will then step to the left and with a fierce shout, attempt to spear Pack Lord 2.
Attack: 7 Damage: 2
Meant to roll with ADV due to flanking: 7
She skewers the beast and it howls in pain, but still stands.
Gnoll 2 will also try to swim to shore.
DC 12 STR check: 22
The gnoll can't right itself and is swept out to sea.
Ariana is up! Followed by Kulogall, then Officer Kowalski.
Link to map: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ijiiuhu9BGyQ86Aw7
Ariana regains her resolve as her friends circle the beasts. She steps to the side, standing over Kowalski's body to both protect his body and gain flanking advantage with Taggert. Ariana swings her quarterstaff hard on the remaining gnoll pack lord and follows it up with a kick to the knee.
Quarterstaff (flanking adv) Attack: 23 Damage: 7
Unarmed strike kick (flanking adv) Attack: 14 Damage: 6
(Oops, I didn't have to move to gain flanking advantage. Ariana sits tight to gain the advantage.)
Ruby drops the crossbow and mid-run draws the shortsword. She runs into the gnoll from it´s blind spot and stabs it below it´s ribs diagonaly up, twisting the sword to the side to do as much damage as she can. She looks at Ariana, once the gnoll falls down, making sure she´s okay, just to see her kick the other gnoll´s knee.
Ariana - Your quarterstaff is deflected by the Pack Lord's glaive, but your kick delivers a glancing blow to its knee.
Officer Kowalski Death Save: 13
Kowalski Death Save Successes/Failures: (1 /0)
Kulogall is up! Followed by Elwyn, then Wake.
Kulogall lets loose a bolt of fire from his arm at the gnoll lord, from his perch on high.
Fire bolt : Attack: 17 Damage: 3
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Kulogall - You scorch the Pack Lord's rump.
Elwyn is up! Followed by Wake, then Gnoll 6.
Elwyn quickly swims ashore and clambers up by the north side of the closest bridge. "Oh, no you don't." He says as he spots the fleeing Gnoll and swiftly places his hex on it before using his tentacle-shaped wand to blast it with blue crackling eldtritch force.
Movement: 4 squares west and 1 square north.
Bonus action: Place Hex on Gnoll 6
Action: Attack Gnoll 6 Eldritch blast: 24 Force: 8 Necrotic: 4
Elwyn - The Gnoll is blasted in the back and stumbles as it runs. It regains its footing, but is very hurt.
Wake is up!
Wake will pivot around Gnoll Pack Lord 2, shield raised (hopefully never granting it an opportunity attack) to reach Kowalski. He will then use his Healer’s Kit to stabilize Kowalski.
Mana - Verdan Bard - Dragon Heist
”I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” - Douglas Adams
”I’ve suffered a great many catastrophes in my life. Most of them never happened.” - Mark Twain
”I am not young enough to know everything.” - Oscar Wilde
Gnoll 6 will dash away from combat.
Ruby is up!
Ruby will attack the last gnoll lord, hoping to buy some time for Wake to help Kowalski. She takes a few steps closer and flanks it, stabbing it in it´s leg.
Shortsword: 16 damage: 8
Sneak attack: 5
Ruby - Your shortsword digs deeply in the Gnoll's leg, it still stands but it is very hurt!
Officer Taggert will try to spear the Gnoll. Even with her flanking advantage, she can't hit it.
Attack: 12 Damage: 6
With attackers all around, the Gnoll will lash out wildly.
1 - Ruby, 2 - Taggert, 3 - Ariana, 4 - Wake, 5 - Kowalski
Target: 1
Attack: 7 Damage: 8
Target: 3
Attack: 17 Damage: 8
Ruby manages to side step the blow directed at her, but Ariana isn't as swift in her wounded state. The glaive cuts her down once more...
Ariana is up! Followed by Kulogall, then Kowalski.
If the gnoll lord is still standing, Kulogall shoots another bolt of flame at his head from his current position above him.
Fire bolt : Attack: 17 Damage: 2
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.