"Aww ****ity ****! Dang it Young Blue!They ain't talking, magic birds for Gond's sake!"Hun yelled, as he'd been what felt like moments away from deploying one of his latest contraptions! And not wishing to risk his special ammunition being wasted or worse, he'd settle for groping his way forward to where he'd last saw Yulimiath. "Ah hah! There's the toned ass of the crew! Hold still a sec!"
Hun utters a curt word in draconic while seeming to fishing in his bag of holding, causing it to jiggle and green light to flash from the opening just moments before pulling out some kind of patch. Then with his teeth his teeth he peels off a layer on the patch before slapping it onto's Yulmiath's thigh. "You're powered up, so get in there!" He barked out. It's at that point the patch seems to dig even past the dragonborn's clothing, leaving him strangely only a little itchy before the equivalent of a Hardcore Harry's adrenaline shot hits him, suppressing all doubt and dimming pain reception!
Movement(Hun): To IA-16.
Action(Hun): Cast Stim Patch on Yulmiath, granting 4 Temp HP that regenerates at the top of his turn if depleted.
(@Ori: Mr. Thicc needs to be able to see his target in order to perform his Deflect Attack reaction. He wouldn't be able to do so within the fog.)
Not a big fan of the foggy defense, Hun stumbles forward to give Yulmiath a boost and then steps back once more. The dragonborn feels a sudden surge of courage, not that he was lacking any beforehand. Meanwhile, Mr. Thiccprepares for impact should the birds continue trampling through the fog.
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"Aww, Grandpa!" Kairus, invisible in the fog, sounded positively impressed. "Have not heard you curse like this for... I think forever! The fog was worth it for this music alone." (And if Hun did not become inspired by Kairus's enthusiasm after this display of admiration, nothing could ever touch his heart)
The triton listened intently to the movements inside the cloud and the soft murmur of the waves outside it. He stepped out of the cloud to get the full picture. The IG/IH-17/18 bird was too nice of a target to ignore and his first arrow in the battle was shot at this overgrown turkey. He did not bother to return into the fog for now.
(@Drache: Indeed you have disadvantage, but the bird can't see you either, so it should be a straight roll. Using the first die in there, your attack roll becomes a 10, which still misses. The good news is that you don't waste one of your staff's charges, since you only spend it on a hit.)
Rhogal tries to blindly retaliate against one of the presumably nearby birds after imbuing his weapon with further power. It is too hard to see the enemy, though, and the swing hits only fog.
Kwilgok fears he'll get trampled. He tells his dinosaur to brace and finds shelter within his own shell (Shell Defense: +4 AC, advantage on STR and CON saves, prone, speed is zero, disadvantage on DEX saves, no actions or reactions until he reemerges from the shell.)
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Despite feeling somewhat emboldened, Yulmiath has to admit: he can't see for shit in all this fog!
He was standing beside Krodhen, so he knows the half-orc is nearby and he assumes that Hun is nearby too having felt the touch of the little Kobold earlier. Kairus is presumably around here somewhere and something that seemed large enough to be an Axe Beak certainly seemed like it was nearby...
Thinking back to their surroudings before they were obscured, Yulmaith knows that the Axe Beaks were mostly at the far end of the spur of sand the Pack were trying to cross. He also knows that while water flanks them on both sides (so his wet feet will let him know if he's gone too far either way) on one side it complete with rocks and likely precarious footing, on the other is smooth beach. Thinking it pretty much a toss up, the Dragonborn mentally flips a coin, surely his sailor's sense of direction won't let him down?
Which way does Yully go? 2 (3) 1/2/3 - Between Kairus and Krodhen towards the surf (ID,14). 4/5/6 - Away from his companions and towards the surf (IB,20).
Stumbling out of the fog cloud and onto some rocks, Yulmiath takes a moment to take in his surroudnings, spotting an unobscured Axe Beak. Heading over the next rock, he takes up position next to Rhogal at IF,16 and swings at the Axe Beak at IG/IH,17/18.
(@MB & @Blue: Even with all of that movement, Yulmiath is still within the fog as of the end of his turn. Also, {ID-14} is still within the cloud.)
Yulmiath zigzags through the fog, eventually finding himself next to Rhogal, or at least he thinks it is Rhogal. Swinging at whatever mass is right in front of the dwarf, the dragonborn delivers a significant blow to another avian foe, albeit only because he was feeling especially inspired by some encouraging words previously shared by Kairus. (Axe Beak#1 takes 10 magical slashing damage.)
Speaking of the bard and his magical words, Kairus pokes some fun into a brief conversation with Hun, hoping the kobold will use his frustration against the enemies (Bardic Inspiration).
Kairus then steps forward cautiously, using the sound around him to shoot a crossbow bolt through the fog. Now atop some rocks, the triton hopes the angle of attack will prevent the bolt from hitting his allies and instead find its way to a large birdy mass he "sees" shifting in the fog. As far as he can tell, it works. (Axe Beak#1 takes 8 piercing damage.)
One Axe Beak hits Krodhen's armor, but the half-orc is none the wiser. The same can be said about Hun and his precious shield and Mr. Thicc and his metal plating. Rhogal is not so lucky. The druid manages to avoid the first attack by shear luck, but a second sharp beak finds its way to the dwarf's skin. (Rhogal takes 10 slashing damage.)
Kwilgok's defensive retreat into his own shell pays off. His enhanced defenses prevent him from being significantly damaged. Deadly Treasure's tough hide absorbs the two attacks aimed at the beast.
Creatures continue moving as they attack, but no one gets attacks of opportunity due to the fog.
(Hun is up next. He is currently not in melee with any enemy, but he can see Mr. Thicc's silhouette to his right and Kwilgok's immediately behind him. They are both engaged with an enemy.)
Though unable to see the hiss of warning from Mr. Thicc is enough to spur the warily looking about kobold to act. First by commanding the construct to strike at the left, while Hun himself continued to mutter curses until finally reaching his breaking point. "Ah, fudge it! Young Blue! Drop this bloody fog right now! All it's doing is making it harder to focus fire, and is just working to their advantage! Everyone else, try not to overextend any further!"He called out, as he himself fished out and primed a volatile cocktail to fling at a birb near Rhogal, figuring the dwarf to be the most vulnerable of the group.
Action(Hun): Ready to cast Frostfire Bomb on any Axe Beak still near Rhogal. Con Save(DC 14) or take 6 Cold Damage. (Bardic die included in damage if Con Save is failed)
Bonus Action: Command Mr. Thicc to Strike Out!
Action(Mr. Thicc): Strike with Disruptor Fist upon left most(right most on map) Axebeak(aka if occupying HZ/H7-17)! (Melee)Force Rend - Attack: 11 Damage: 5 of Force. (21, 6)
Future Reaction(Mr. Thicc): Same as before, prioritizing attacks vs a non-dodging ally(if fog is dropped).
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When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
(@Ori: Were Mr. Thicc's original rolls 21 and 6? I don't see a manipulation warning, so I am just checking to be sure whether the 11 and 5 I see are right or not.)
Hun orders Mr. Thicc to strike blindly to his left before turning around and not-so-kindly asking Kairus to drop his fog cloud spell. Whether the bard obliges still remains to be seen, but the construct certainly does. A nearby Axe Beak earns a new bruise. (Axe Beak#4 {HY-17/HZ-18} takes 5 force damage.)
The kobold then prepares to launch an attack of his own should the fog dissipate within the next few seconds.
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"You sure, grandpa?" Kairus sounded a bit skeptical but when the old kobold wanted something it was easier to agree. So he stopped "thinking fog" not without some curiosity - one thing is to hear all the "thuds" and foot steps, and another to see the battlefield as it is.
"Good job, man!" Not exactly a man but a half-orc looked quite imposing above the giant bird he just dropped. "You sure showed them who is the boss here!"
While talking, Kairus directed his crossbow at another flightless menace and shot.
Movement: IC-14
Action: Crossbow at IA/AB - 17/18: Attack: 16 Damage: 8
BA: Bardic Inspiration to Krodhen.
Cutting words for 5 on the ready in case of a successful attack on anyone (minus the construct)
Following Hun's request, Kairus drops the fog cloud so the rest of the party can have a better look around.
Before the fog completely dissipates, a frustrated Rhogal turns to catch up with a passing bird {IE-18} and to strike it down with his new staff. This time, the druid finds his mark and watches as a completely healthy Axe Beak withers into a dry, atrophied version of itself within mere seconds. (Axe Beak#8 takes 21 magical bludgeoning and necrotic damage and is DEFEATED.)
Very much still surrounded by stampeding chocobos Axe Beaks, Kwilgok actively chooses to remain within his shell. He can do little from this position other than focus on defense.
The birds are now too close to Deadly Treasure for the dinosaur's fight instinct not to kick in. The ankylosaurus swings the natural mace sprouting from the tip of her tail at one of the nearby targets:
-> Tail vs. Axe Beak#9 {HU-16/HV-17}: Attack: 27 Damage: 33
-> If attack hits and Axe Beak survives, it needs to roll a STR saving throw {DC 14}: 15 (rolling this out in the open, why not?)
Deadly Treasure pulverizes the leading bird! (Axe Beak#9 takes 33 bludgeoning damage and is DEFEATED.)
(Krodhen's and Yulmiath's turns are still up. Please recall that the fog is no longer in place despite the most recent map still showing it. I'll resolve Kairus's turn after that.)
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Much happier to hear, then see the fog cloud drop away, he looks at the crushed skull of the bird he just dropped, then looks to his left and sizes it up. Hefting his new favourite weapon, he leaps at it with a shout "Yer next!" and brings his flail done hard at its back
"Aww ****ity ****! Dang it Young Blue!They ain't talking, magic birds for Gond's sake!" Hun yelled, as he'd been what felt like moments away from deploying one of his latest contraptions! And not wishing to risk his special ammunition being wasted or worse, he'd settle for groping his way forward to where he'd last saw Yulimiath. "Ah hah! There's the toned ass of the crew! Hold still a sec!"
Hun utters a curt word in draconic while seeming to fishing in his bag of holding, causing it to jiggle and green light to flash from the opening just moments before pulling out some kind of patch. Then with his teeth his teeth he peels off a layer on the patch before slapping it onto's Yulmiath's thigh. "You're powered up, so get in there!" He barked out. It's at that point the patch seems to dig even past the dragonborn's clothing, leaving him strangely only a little itchy before the equivalent of a Hardcore Harry's adrenaline shot hits him, suppressing all doubt and dimming pain reception!
Movement(Hun): To IA-16.
Action(Hun): Cast Stim Patch on Yulmiath, granting 4 Temp HP that regenerates at the top of his turn if depleted.
Movement(Hun): To HZ-15.
Action(Mr. Thicc): Defensive Programming.
Future Reaction(Mr. Thicc): Deflect attack if Ally is attacked by creature within 5ft of Mr. Thicc.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
(@Ori: Mr. Thicc needs to be able to see his target in order to perform his Deflect Attack reaction. He wouldn't be able to do so within the fog.)
Not a big fan of the foggy defense, Hun stumbles forward to give Yulmiath a boost and then steps back once more. The dragonborn feels a sudden surge of courage, not that he was lacking any beforehand. Meanwhile, Mr. Thicc prepares for impact should the birds continue trampling through the fog.
END OF INITIATIVE ROUND 1
(Rhogal, Krodhen, Yulmiath, and Kairus can all take their turns.)
"Aww, Grandpa!" Kairus, invisible in the fog, sounded positively impressed. "Have not heard you curse like this for... I think forever! The fog was worth it for this music alone." (And if Hun did not become inspired by Kairus's enthusiasm after this display of admiration, nothing could ever touch his heart)
The triton listened intently to the movements inside the cloud and the soft murmur of the waves outside it. He stepped out of the cloud to get the full picture. The IG/IH-17/18 bird was too nice of a target to ignore and his first arrow in the battle was shot at this overgrown turkey. He did not bother to return into the fog for now.
Move to ID-14
Action: Crossbow: Attack: 16 Damage: 12
BA: Bardic Inspiration to Hun.
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Rhogal takes out his new staff and imbues it with fungal power. He retaliates against the one that attacked him.
Attack: 17 Damage: 11 (10/9, 12)
Using 1 charge for extra damage: 12 (7)
(Pretty sure he's enough in the fog cloud for DA to apply)
Extended Signature
(@Drache: Indeed you have disadvantage, but the bird can't see you either, so it should be a straight roll. Using the first die in there, your attack roll becomes a 10, which still misses. The good news is that you don't waste one of your staff's charges, since you only spend it on a hit.)
Rhogal tries to blindly retaliate against one of the presumably nearby birds after imbuing his weapon with further power. It is too hard to see the enemy, though, and the swing hits only fog.
Kwilgok fears he'll get trampled. He tells his dinosaur to brace and finds shelter within his own shell (Shell Defense: +4 AC, advantage on STR and CON saves, prone, speed is zero, disadvantage on DEX saves, no actions or reactions until he reemerges from the shell.)
Deadly Treasure continues to act defensively.
(Krodhen's and Yulmiath's turns are still up. I'll resolve Kairus's turn after that.)
Despite feeling somewhat emboldened, Yulmiath has to admit: he can't see for shit in all this fog!
He was standing beside Krodhen, so he knows the half-orc is nearby and he assumes that Hun is nearby too having felt the touch of the little Kobold earlier. Kairus is presumably around here somewhere and something that seemed large enough to be an Axe Beak certainly seemed like it was nearby...
Thinking back to their surroudings before they were obscured, Yulmaith knows that the Axe Beaks were mostly at the far end of the spur of sand the Pack were trying to cross. He also knows that while water flanks them on both sides (so his wet feet will let him know if he's gone too far either way) on one side it complete with rocks and likely precarious footing, on the other is smooth beach. Thinking it pretty much a toss up, the Dragonborn mentally flips a coin, surely his sailor's sense of direction won't let him down?
Which way does Yully go? 2 (3) 1/2/3 - Between Kairus and Krodhen towards the surf (ID,14). 4/5/6 - Away from his companions and towards the surf (IB,20).
Stumbling out of the fog cloud and onto some rocks, Yulmiath takes a moment to take in his surroudnings, spotting an unobscured Axe Beak. Heading over the next rock, he takes up position next to Rhogal at IF,16 and swings at the Axe Beak at IG/IH,17/18.
Attack: 26 Damage: 13
OOC: Spending Yully's BI - 6
(OOC: I'm invoking out auto-pilot rule to make sure things keep moving forward. Krodhen is on auto-pilot this turn.)
Without moving, and sensing a big bird just to his left, Krodhen swings his now loosened flail at what can only be one of the Axe Beaks:
-> Flail, +1 vs. Axe Beak#7 {IC-17/ID-18}: Attack: 14 Damage: 9 (14,9)
The bird stumbles to the ground, still surrounded by fog. (Axe Beak#7 takes 9 magical bludgeoning damage and is DEFEATED.)
(@MB & @Blue: Even with all of that movement, Yulmiath is still within the fog as of the end of his turn. Also, {ID-14} is still within the cloud.)
Yulmiath zigzags through the fog, eventually finding himself next to Rhogal, or at least he thinks it is Rhogal. Swinging at whatever mass is right in front of the dwarf, the dragonborn delivers a significant blow to another avian foe, albeit only because he was feeling especially inspired by some encouraging words previously shared by Kairus. (Axe Beak#1 takes 10 magical slashing damage.)
Speaking of the bard and his magical words, Kairus pokes some fun into a brief conversation with Hun, hoping the kobold will use his frustration against the enemies (Bardic Inspiration).
Kairus then steps forward cautiously, using the sound around him to shoot a crossbow bolt through the fog. Now atop some rocks, the triton hopes the angle of attack will prevent the bolt from hitting his allies and instead find its way to a large birdy mass he "sees" shifting in the fog. As far as he can tell, it works. (Axe Beak#1 takes 8 piercing damage.)
The birds continue to trample through and past the fog, swinging their sharp beaks indiscriminately as they go:
-> Beak vs. Krodhen: Attack: 13 Damage: 3
-> Beak vs. Rhogal: Attack: 24 Damage: 3
-> Beak vs. Rhogal: Attack: 7 Damage: 8
-> Beak vs. Mr. Thicc (dodged but still within fog): Attack: 18 Damage: 9
-> Beak vs. Hun: Attack: 5 Damage: 10
-> Beak vs. Kwilgok: Attack: 21 Damage: 6
-> Beak vs. Deadly Treasure (dodge): Attack: 5 Damage: 6
-> Beak vs. Deadly Treasure (dodge): Attack: 6 Damage: 7
One Axe Beak hits Krodhen's armor, but the half-orc is none the wiser. The same can be said about Hun and his precious shield and Mr. Thicc and his metal plating. Rhogal is not so lucky. The druid manages to avoid the first attack by shear luck, but a second sharp beak finds its way to the dwarf's skin. (Rhogal takes 10 slashing damage.)
Kwilgok's defensive retreat into his own shell pays off. His enhanced defenses prevent him from being significantly damaged. Deadly Treasure's tough hide absorbs the two attacks aimed at the beast.
Creatures continue moving as they attack, but no one gets attacks of opportunity due to the fog.
(Hun is up next. He is currently not in melee with any enemy, but he can see Mr. Thicc's silhouette to his right and Kwilgok's immediately behind him. They are both engaged with an enemy.)
Though unable to see the hiss of warning from Mr. Thicc is enough to spur the warily looking about kobold to act. First by commanding the construct to strike at the left, while Hun himself continued to mutter curses until finally reaching his breaking point. "Ah, fudge it! Young Blue! Drop this bloody fog right now! All it's doing is making it harder to focus fire, and is just working to their advantage! Everyone else, try not to overextend any further!" He called out, as he himself fished out and primed a volatile cocktail to fling at a birb near Rhogal, figuring the dwarf to be the most vulnerable of the group.
Action(Hun): Ready to cast Frostfire Bomb on any Axe Beak still near Rhogal. Con Save(DC 14) or take 6 Cold Damage.
(Bardic die included in damage if Con Save is failed)
Bonus Action: Command Mr. Thicc to Strike Out!
Action(Mr. Thicc): Strike with Disruptor Fist upon left most(right most on map) Axebeak(aka if occupying HZ/H7-17)!
(Melee)Force Rend - Attack: 11 Damage: 5 of Force. (21, 6)
Future Reaction(Mr. Thicc): Same as before, prioritizing attacks vs a non-dodging ally(if fog is dropped).
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
(@Ori: Were Mr. Thicc's original rolls 21 and 6? I don't see a manipulation warning, so I am just checking to be sure whether the 11 and 5 I see are right or not.)
Hun orders Mr. Thicc to strike blindly to his left before turning around and not-so-kindly asking Kairus to drop his fog cloud spell. Whether the bard obliges still remains to be seen, but the construct certainly does. A nearby Axe Beak earns a new bruise. (Axe Beak#4 {HY-17/HZ-18} takes 5 force damage.)
The kobold then prepares to launch an attack of his own should the fog dissipate within the next few seconds.
END OF INITIATIVE ROUND 2
(Rhogal, Krodhen, Yulmiath, and Kairus can all take their turns.)
"You sure, grandpa?" Kairus sounded a bit skeptical but when the old kobold wanted something it was easier to agree. So he stopped "thinking fog" not without some curiosity - one thing is to hear all the "thuds" and foot steps, and another to see the battlefield as it is.
"Good job, man!" Not exactly a man but a half-orc looked quite imposing above the giant bird he just dropped. "You sure showed them who is the boss here!"
While talking, Kairus directed his crossbow at another flightless menace and shot.
Movement: IC-14
Action: Crossbow at IA/AB - 17/18: Attack: 16 Damage: 8
BA: Bardic Inspiration to Krodhen.
Cutting words for 5 on the ready in case of a successful attack on anyone (minus the construct)
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Getting frustrated with the fog as it disapates around him, Rhogal strikes out around him again from where the last beak got him.
"C'mon, ya old mole... Surely, you ken strike the broadside of a storehouse!" He grumbles to himself.
Withered Shroomstaff Attack: 14 Damage: 5 (16/13, 110)
Using a charge if he hits: 12 (11)
(Ignore the second roll. Did DA out of habit there. Use the 16 it actually is.)
Extended Signature
Following Hun's request, Kairus drops the fog cloud so the rest of the party can have a better look around.
Before the fog completely dissipates, a frustrated Rhogal turns to catch up with a passing bird {IE-18} and to strike it down with his new staff. This time, the druid finds his mark and watches as a completely healthy Axe Beak withers into a dry, atrophied version of itself within mere seconds. (Axe Beak#8 takes 21 magical bludgeoning and necrotic damage and is DEFEATED.)
Very much still surrounded by stampeding
chocobosAxe Beaks, Kwilgok actively chooses to remain within his shell. He can do little from this position other than focus on defense.The birds are now too close to Deadly Treasure for the dinosaur's fight instinct not to kick in. The ankylosaurus swings the natural mace sprouting from the tip of her tail at one of the nearby targets:
-> Tail vs. Axe Beak#9 {HU-16/HV-17}: Attack: 27 Damage: 33
-> If attack hits and Axe Beak survives, it needs to roll a STR saving throw {DC 14}: 15 (rolling this out in the open, why not?)
Deadly Treasure pulverizes the leading bird! (Axe Beak#9 takes 33 bludgeoning damage and is DEFEATED.)
(Krodhen's and Yulmiath's turns are still up. Please recall that the fog is no longer in place despite the most recent map still showing it. I'll resolve Kairus's turn after that.)
Much happier to hear, then see the fog cloud drop away, he looks at the crushed skull of the bird he just dropped, then looks to his left and sizes it up. Hefting his new favourite weapon, he leaps at it with a shout "Yer next!" and brings his flail done hard at its back
Flail+1 Attack: 26 Damage: 11
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