The day started as uneventful as his watch on the night before. Stallock was, like his other companions, completely recovered and the druid allowed himself to enjoy the nature. The forest was colder and darker so far north, but for a cursed wood land it was still a lot close to home. This can be bad, he reflected. If I think like that, I will drop my guard. It was the silence that brought him back to reality. The very absence of sound communicated, sometimes with more eloquence than anyone words could hope to have.
No animals close by, in a forest. That could only mean that someone or something had made them run. A predator? Llwyd ponders smelling the air. The fragrance of cave earth fills his nostrils and before he could share his suspicions with his friends, battle started. What in the Nine Hells were elves of the underground making there? Darkness surrounded the satyr before he could think of an answer.
Not seeing Stallock being defeat, the druid calls upon the forces of nature itself, making them course through his body as if blood in his veins. His eyes glow emerald, although in the umbra only devils could see, and his mind mark the enemies as prey. His form blurs as the beast inside is brought to the outside. Brown fur became gray, teeth turned into fangs and his voice echoed on the form of a feral howl. He had became a dire wolf and advanced on the direction where Kris had started her onslaught.
“We are too far ahead.”He said to her forgetting that while transformed his friends would not understand. To them his ‘words’ were mere growling. A warn before the attack, Kris could think, for as soon as the drow was on reach Llwyd tried to attack.
Notes: Through Combat Wild Shape Llwyd uses his bonus action to transform into a dire wolf (50ft speed) and then moves on the direction he saw Kris fighting before the Darkness was cast. After using diagonal move to reach D5, he would make a Bite attack (on hit, besides taking damage, D5 will need to make a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone). Advantage because of Pack Tactics.
A snarling growling and massive wolf comes charging out of the darkness, lunging at the injured drow standing before Kris. The bite to the leg holds tight and the elf is dragged to the ground as the wolf pulls....however a moment later Llwyd realizes, with the salty tang of blood in his mouth, that the body he's dragged to the ground is no longer struggling, the elves eyes rolled up into the back of his head.
Kris gasps as the blade cuts through her leathers. She can feel the warm flow of her blood beneath. In the next instant, threads of silvery energy from Irmiel slip over the ground and up Kris's frame, sheathing her blade with silvery moonlight. She dashes forward to the next drow, feinting with a jab before slashing upward in a surprise maneuver against them.
Attack with booming blade and advantage: Attack: 15 Damage: 10
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"Now, that's better!" Irmiele always believed that 95% of all problems could be solved with magic. The rest - with high magic. Anyway, some of the problems were still on the field and needed a good solution. She stepped out of the dark cloud towards those shooting at her before, localized one of the now exposed shooters, with the twist of the wrist ripped the curse from a now dead attacker and threw it at the shooter, then added on top another Fire Bolt Attack: 21 Damage: 5 (+ 1 if hit).
Before the drow could return fire, she jumped back into the darkness.
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(Oh yes, it certainly did, oops!)
Sistri hurls her javelin which skewers a Drow. It stumbles but, clutching the shaft now hanging limply from it's body and coughs a bit of blood up.
Kris meanwhile rushes away from the fallen drow in front of her, and leaps with her blade thrumming with magic, slamming it into the next nearest drow. Blood sprays across the forest as her weapon slashes through the elves thigh. Irmiel steps forward out of the darkness and hurls magic at the same drow, the fire splashing just past Kris and spraying across the drow who collapses, a smoking dead body.
The next nearest drow watches his ally fall and looks apalled, but fires at Kris anyway.
Attack on Kris: 21 Damage: 4
Meanwhile, to the south, the two drow nearest to Sistri both take a chance to fire some bolts at her...and then withdraw further into the woods....
Attack on Sistri: 7 Damage: 3
Attack on Sistri: 6 Damage: 5
Then another drow up on a rocky incline drops down, and moves closer to get a good shot at Kris as well.
Attack on Kris: 24 Damage: 11
(As before if hit by a bolt, target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also unconsciouswhile poisoned in this way.)
Lastly, the drow up on the incline scans the battle field, and then weaves magic, unleashing several magical darts that zoom in and slam into Sistri. (unless she's fallen unconscious, in which case he targets Kris, unless she's unconscious, in which case he targets Llwyd.)
Kris brandishes her weapon and utters a word of power, conjuring a magical shield(AC 24) that deflects the bolt and sends it skittering harmlessly into the woods. She peers at the drow who shot it with narrowed eyes as another bolt flies by well over her head.
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Sistri takes three blows but fortunately is able to shrug off the effects of the poison. She grabs another javelin and hurls it at the same drow (D7 - I'm assuming 30 ft range, I can't quite see all the grid lines.)
(Javelin Attack: 12 Damage: 11)
She then moves back toward the magical darkness, stepping just within it then stopping. (So basically towards Kris but then side-stepping to end in the darkness. Probably by Irmiel, though she can't see her.)
She then casts Shield of Faith, invoking Mielikki to protect her. (AC 20)
As he sank his fangs on the dark elf’s flesh Llwyd was transported to the past. One of the first lessons druids like him, who specialized in Wild Shape, are given, is to be careful of the best whose form they assume. With might and sense comes instinct and nature. That was especially true for predators and doubly so when their essence is tied in combat. The field of battle brings out what exists of worst and more violent in every animal, even and maybe principally in humanoids, Coch used to say. The memory of the words was enough to make the satyr question if the killings he had on the last few day weren’t part of a savage instinct. Not the moment to think about that, he said to himself with voice of his mind, noticing his prey was slaughtered.
Kris moved forward and only then he realized she didn’t understand what he tried to say. And why. Silvanus, I’m an idiot, the fay realized a little too late. His friend was now too far away for him to use her presence to his advantage. A fact that made him stop and think for a moment. Seeing no better course of action, the transformed satyr ran into the direction of the closest drow, and attacked.
Notes: Edited post to correct misreading of the map. In case the DDB editor accuses manipulated dice, the roll had no advantage and was a miss.
Sistri hurdles her javelin. The spear whistles through the thick forest, bouncing off a branch just before reaching the drow who is crouched partially behind a tree...and then shanks off of his chain mail armor with little effect. She withdraws back into the darkness.
Llwyd meanwhile looks to and fro, considering his options but seeing only downed enemies anywhere near Kris. The nearest enemy is not close enough to her unfortunately to afford Llwyd any of his predatory advantages...so he briefly considers his options.
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Llywd the Dire Wolf bounds through the woods and chomps at the nearest Drow. The drow flinches back at the chomping teeth that grate along his chain mail armor, failing to get purchase.
Irmiel liked her little safe spot (and to think of it, she did not even need to create it! The enemies did it themselves!) but the fight was not over yet and the supply line of close targets seemed to dry up. She had to move.
The goal is to attack D2. Ideally - repetition of the previous move: step out, move the Hex, fire, step back. But if for some reason she can not do it, she gets on the open.
Irmiel steps out of the shadows, seeing a drow moving through the underbrush and firing at her allies. She flings a bolt of fire that flies across the space and slams into him. The drow drops with a scream of pain...his body flickering with flame and smoking as it lands heavily on the ground.
Kris!
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Kris takes a few quick leaps through the underbrush to where Llwyd is growling and lunging at a nearby foe. Distracted, the Drow notices Kris too late and her blade slips under his chain mail and then slides back out before he can react. With wide disbelieving eyes...he slumps backwards and falls to the ground clutching his wound.
And suddenly there are only two Drow left of the ambushing group. The see only a single of their prey fallen and the two drow turn and flee...rushing through the forest and into cover.
(they run 60 feet, which is enough to get full cover.)
The entire group can go. If you don't give chase, we're out of initiative.
The day started as uneventful as his watch on the night before. Stallock was, like his other companions, completely recovered and the druid allowed himself to enjoy the nature. The forest was colder and darker so far north, but for a cursed wood land it was still a lot close to home. This can be bad, he reflected. If I think like that, I will drop my guard. It was the silence that brought him back to reality. The very absence of sound communicated, sometimes with more eloquence than anyone words could hope to have.
No animals close by, in a forest. That could only mean that someone or something had made them run. A predator? Llwyd ponders smelling the air. The fragrance of cave earth fills his nostrils and before he could share his suspicions with his friends, battle started. What in the Nine Hells were elves of the underground making there? Darkness surrounded the satyr before he could think of an answer.
Not seeing Stallock being defeat, the druid calls upon the forces of nature itself, making them course through his body as if blood in his veins. His eyes glow emerald, although in the umbra only devils could see, and his mind mark the enemies as prey. His form blurs as the beast inside is brought to the outside. Brown fur became gray, teeth turned into fangs and his voice echoed on the form of a feral howl. He had became a dire wolf and advanced on the direction where Kris had started her onslaught.
“We are too far ahead.” He said to her forgetting that while transformed his friends would not understand. To them his ‘words’ were mere growling. A warn before the attack, Kris could think, for as soon as the drow was on reach Llwyd tried to attack.
Notes: Through Combat Wild Shape Llwyd uses his bonus action to transform into a dire wolf (50ft speed) and then moves on the direction he saw Kris fighting before the Darkness was cast. After using diagonal move to reach D5, he would make a Bite attack (on hit, besides taking damage, D5 will need to make a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone). Advantage because of Pack Tactics.
Bite Attack: 15
[Forgot to roll the damage.
Apologies.]Damage: 9
Silvery barbs 2nd attack on Irmiel : 13
A snarling growling and massive wolf comes charging out of the darkness, lunging at the injured drow standing before Kris. The bite to the leg holds tight and the elf is dragged to the ground as the wolf pulls....however a moment later Llwyd realizes, with the salty tang of blood in his mouth, that the body he's dragged to the ground is no longer struggling, the elves eyes rolled up into the back of his head.
Irmiel's and Kris can go.
Initiative: Irmiel 28 | Kris 21 | Drow2 20 | Drow3 16 | Stallock 9 | Drow1 8 | Llwyd 7 | Sistri 6
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Kris gasps as the blade cuts through her leathers. She can feel the warm flow of her blood beneath. In the next instant, threads of silvery energy from Irmiel slip over the ground and up Kris's frame, sheathing her blade with silvery moonlight. She dashes forward to the next drow, feinting with a jab before slashing upward in a surprise maneuver against them.
Attack with booming blade and advantage: Attack: 15 Damage: 10
"Now, that's better!" Irmiele always believed that 95% of all problems could be solved with magic. The rest - with high magic. Anyway, some of the problems were still on the field and needed a good solution. She stepped out of the dark cloud towards those shooting at her before, localized one of the now exposed shooters, with the twist of the wrist ripped the curse from a now dead attacker and threw it at the shooter, then added on top another Fire Bolt Attack: 21 Damage: 5 (+ 1 if hit).
Before the drow could return fire, she jumped back into the darkness.
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All of this at D3, sorry.
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(I'm presuming Sistri's attack hit, but didn't see any mention of it?)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
(Oh yes, it certainly did, oops!)
Sistri hurls her javelin which skewers a Drow. It stumbles but, clutching the shaft now hanging limply from it's body and coughs a bit of blood up.
Kris meanwhile rushes away from the fallen drow in front of her, and leaps with her blade thrumming with magic, slamming it into the next nearest drow. Blood sprays across the forest as her weapon slashes through the elves thigh. Irmiel steps forward out of the darkness and hurls magic at the same drow, the fire splashing just past Kris and spraying across the drow who collapses, a smoking dead body.
The next nearest drow watches his ally fall and looks apalled, but fires at Kris anyway.
Attack on Kris: 21 Damage: 4
Meanwhile, to the south, the two drow nearest to Sistri both take a chance to fire some bolts at her...and then withdraw further into the woods....
Attack on Sistri: 7 Damage: 3
Attack on Sistri: 6 Damage: 5
Then another drow up on a rocky incline drops down, and moves closer to get a good shot at Kris as well.
Attack on Kris: 24 Damage: 11
(As before if hit by a bolt, target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also unconsciouswhile poisoned in this way.)
Lastly, the drow up on the incline scans the battle field, and then weaves magic, unleashing several magical darts that zoom in and slam into Sistri. (unless she's fallen unconscious, in which case he targets Kris, unless she's unconscious, in which case he targets Llwyd.)
Force damage: 10
Llwyd and Sistri are up!
Initiative: Irmiel 28 | Kris 21 | Drow2 20 | Drow3 16 | Stallock 9 | Drow1 8 | Llwyd 7 | Sistri 6
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Kris brandishes her weapon and utters a word of power, conjuring a magical shield (AC 24) that deflects the bolt and sends it skittering harmlessly into the woods. She peers at the drow who shot it with narrowed eyes as another bolt flies by well over her head.
(Sistri CON Saves: 14, 23)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
Sistri takes three blows but fortunately is able to shrug off the effects of the poison. She grabs another javelin and hurls it at the same drow (D7 - I'm assuming 30 ft range, I can't quite see all the grid lines.)
(Javelin Attack: 12 Damage: 11)
She then moves back toward the magical darkness, stepping just within it then stopping. (So basically towards Kris but then side-stepping to end in the darkness. Probably by Irmiel, though she can't see her.)
She then casts Shield of Faith, invoking Mielikki to protect her. (AC 20)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
As he sank his fangs on the dark elf’s flesh Llwyd was transported to the past. One of the first lessons druids like him, who specialized in Wild Shape, are given, is to be careful of the best whose form they assume. With might and sense comes instinct and nature. That was especially true for predators and doubly so when their essence is tied in combat. The field of battle brings out what exists of worst and more violent in every animal, even and maybe principally in humanoids, Coch used to say. The memory of the words was enough to make the satyr question if the killings he had on the last few day weren’t part of a savage instinct. Not the moment to think about that, he said to himself with voice of his mind, noticing his prey was slaughtered.
Kris moved forward and only then he realized she didn’t understand what he tried to say. And why. Silvanus, I’m an idiot, the fay realized a little too late. His friend was now too far away for him to use her presence to his advantage. A fact that made him stop and think for a moment. Seeing no better course of action, the transformed satyr ran into the direction of the closest drow, and attacked.
Notes: Edited post to correct misreading of the map. In case the DDB editor accuses manipulated dice, the roll had no advantage and was a miss.
Attack: 21
Damage: 14
Sistri hurdles her javelin. The spear whistles through the thick forest, bouncing off a branch just before reaching the drow who is crouched partially behind a tree...and then shanks off of his chain mail armor with little effect. She withdraws back into the darkness.
Llwyd meanwhile looks to and fro, considering his options but seeing only downed enemies anywhere near Kris. The nearest enemy is not close enough to her unfortunately to afford Llwyd any of his predatory advantages...so he briefly considers his options.
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Llywd the Dire Wolf bounds through the woods and chomps at the nearest Drow. The drow flinches back at the chomping teeth that grate along his chain mail armor, failing to get purchase.
Irmiel and Kris can go!
Initiative: Irmiel 28 | Kris 21 | Drow2 20 | Drow3 16 | Stallock 9 | Drow1 8 | Llwyd 7 | Sistri 6
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Irmiel liked her little safe spot (and to think of it, she did not even need to create it! The enemies did it themselves!) but the fight was not over yet and the supply line of close targets seemed to dry up. She had to move.
The goal is to attack D2. Ideally - repetition of the previous move: step out, move the Hex, fire, step back. But if for some reason she can not do it, she gets on the open.
Fire Bolt Attack: 18 Damage: 8 (+ 6 if hit).
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Irmiel steps out of the shadows, seeing a drow moving through the underbrush and firing at her allies. She flings a bolt of fire that flies across the space and slams into him. The drow drops with a scream of pain...his body flickering with flame and smoking as it lands heavily on the ground.
Kris!
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Kris runs to the nearest assailant and jabs it with her rapier!
Attack with booming blade: Attack: 9 Damage: 12
Kris takes a few quick leaps through the underbrush to where Llwyd is growling and lunging at a nearby foe. Distracted, the Drow notices Kris too late and her blade slips under his chain mail and then slides back out before he can react. With wide disbelieving eyes...he slumps backwards and falls to the ground clutching his wound.
And suddenly there are only two Drow left of the ambushing group. The see only a single of their prey fallen and the two drow turn and flee...rushing through the forest and into cover.
(they run 60 feet, which is enough to get full cover.)
The entire group can go. If you don't give chase, we're out of initiative.
Initiative: Irmiel 28 | Kris 21 | Drow2 20 | Drow3 16 | Stallock 9 | Drow1 8 | Llwyd 7 | Sistri 6
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(To clarify - It looked like Irmiel and Kris took out D2 and D6. Leaving D1, D7, and D8. Were there 3? Did all the drow flee in the same direction?)
With the drow fleeing, Sisri moves forward to where Stallock lies on the ground. She takes a moment to check out his condition. (Medicine check: 9)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
(Oh right, 7 didn't die, Sistri missed him. There were three, thanks for the correction, and the fled generally in the same direction, yes.)
Sistri checks Stallock. It would appear he has succumbed to the poison. His dead body lays unmoving in the thick bush of the forest.
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