Ward sees the reinforcements and sighs a bit in relief. "Bull likes fire, hates cold, don't let it near the fires, one arsonist that way. I've got Rum." Ward yells, beginning to find a path through the rubble to get to Rum.
Johnathan lands after holding this cape to gets his sense of direction. He notices the fires but doesn’t have much time before he needed to act. He looks over to Ward. Good to know. He pauses a moment as he gives a quick glance to the dark sky. The unicorn was slain and the undead are still in the castle. We won’t have long before we’re surrounded. Johnathan continues to fly towards the direction of the bull. When he is a bit closer he shoots two beams of energy at the bull. You shall obey.Johnathan says this last line in the exact voice of the dearly departed king, testing to see if it responds in any way.
Lelith did notice the girl's suspicion and decided to gracefully allow it. Trust could not and should not be earned so easily, she approved of the young girl's caution. It was a healthy habit to develop. Lelith carried the princess in a... princess carry down to the village below. "I hope you are not afraid of heights. If you flail or tense up too much, I may accidentally drop you. Your death would be... quite a shame."
She was supposed to keep them alive, after all, and Greko would be consterned to have another Twilight Ember die under her watch. After gently letting the princess down into the ground to stand on her two feet, Lelith quickly drew out her bow and aimed at the most obvious threat within her sight.
King Lir looks around at the carnage, at the devastation of the village. He looks absolutely crushed by what he sees. His people fleeing their homes.
He looks around, finding his resolve...and then the sky shatters.
No, not the sky. The hill that Hagskeep sits upon.
One moment the castle is there, the cliff it is sitting on battered by a huge wall of water as the army of the undead takes a nasty blow...and then there's an earthquake. The cliff sloughs away first, and the castle begins to collapse. The smoking tower. The high walls. It goes to pieces, coming down on the cored army with an ear splitting roar.
There is a small green flash in the rubble...
Updated Post Order
Ereni Rum Amitola Nodjeim The Red Bull Lelith Johnathan Godshell Dungeon Master Ward Dungeon Master Lady Kaede Dungeon Master
Slightly annoyed that Lelith dropped her down so far away from the bull, Lady Kaede unlatches her bow, and quickly unleashes two arrows at the bull in rapid succession:
One of the Samurai's arrows goes wide and explodes harmlessly in the flames behind the bull. The other strikes it and explodes just as the mammoth charges up and hits the bull. The Red Bull stumbles a little, then turns as flames sweep up the mammoths face. The Red Bulls horns dig into the mammoth as it puts its full might behind the attack and sends the mammoth sprawling on its side. It screams in pain as flames lick its body; the mammoth looks to be in very bad shape.
Three more Wisps peel off and head to the farthest western section of the village, no doubt looking to start lighting the farms on fire.
Updated Post Order
Ereni Rum Amitola Nodjeim The Red Bull Lelith Johnathan Godshell Dungeon Master Ward Dungeon Master Lady Kaede Dungeon Master
It is Ereni's turn! Followed by Rum, Amitola, and Nodjeim!
Flying far to the east of the Red Bull, Ereni's free hand strays briefly to find Joy, Prince Lir's old and neglected, yet loyal dog with whom she shares the Carpet of Flying. Above them in the apocalyptic sky and north where the keep once stood, she witnesses what may be the end of the world, for all she knows. For the first time that she can remember in her tortured life, Ereni feels awe.
She forces herself to relax her shoulders. "I won't lie, old girl. It's like corporal Burnside told us past the Dragontail Narrows when Vader flanked us. 'Things may look rough now, but think how bad you'd feel if I told you I'd pissed in the mess hall stew pot.' Cheerful bloke, old Burnside."
She raises her bow. Too many wisps. Have to target the Bull if that bastard is in the open, then worry about the rest.
Attack 1: (on Red Bull, -5 to hit / +10 damage from Sharpshooter feat, also providing no penalty for range up to 600' and no enemy benefit from half or three-quarters cover... also the Bull is currently the target of her Hunter's Mark). To hit: 20 (25 - 5) Damage: 1d8 + 9 + 1d6 + 10 = 4 + 9 + 5 + 10 = 28 magical piercing
Total damage from both attacks: 56 (all magical piercing).
Ereni and Joy skirt around the fires, flying further east, trying to keep distance between themselves and all potential attackers. Now several hundred feet east of the Red Bull.
Rum’s eyes flick open as the earth beneath him shifts, the memory of the Red Bull backing away fresh in his mind as he also sees himself from a distance. He is sending a cold infused inky tendril straight into it’s snout, and it is freezing in place, unable to move. He sees again it’s eyes flash yellow, and feels the terror wash over him, one that he cannot force from his mind.
And then the Red Bull had exploded, flames washing over him. He had dived to the ground and avoided the brunt of the flames themselves, but the heat had completely overwhelmed him and he had collapsed.
Reaction (from Red Bull’s Previous Turn in case DM hadn’t applied damage): Draconic Strike against Red Bull: 14+9=23 Damage: 2+6 =8x2=16 (cold - x2 as vulnerable) +5 (force), Total: 21 - Sentinel: When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the creature's speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn
Rum, not for the first time, feels the healing energies infuse his body, soothing the burns slightly. He struggles to a knee whilst the aftershocks rattle him and looks about, his eyes widening as he spots the Red Bull exactly where he left it. The flames licking around the body of the creature appeared ominous now, making his breath quicken and heart beat faster. He follows the Bulls gaze, as it was no longer focussed on himself, and has to shake his head in disbelief.
He rubs his eyes to make sure they weren’t tricking him and looks again. It was…Lelith! His foggy mind is racing. She had been exonerated?! And Lady Kaede was there! And other’s had joined the fray. He spots Ward out of the corner of his eye, seeing the former mammoth rider reaching out towards him. He gives them a nod and tired grin, assuming perhaps it was they who had healed him.
He looks back to the Red Bull just as the mammoth collides with it but gets toppled itself in the ensuing melee. Finding he didn’t have the mental strength right now to engage. Instead he focusses inward, drawing on the power of his Dragonhide Belt to rejuvenate his Ki.
He then moves around, not daring to get closer to the bull and trying not to draw attention, but wanting to ensure that if the Bull tries to escape into the flames, he would have a chance of stopping it again.
“It mustn’t go into the flames, from within it can heal itself, disappear and reappear in other flames!”, he calls as loud as he can, his voice cracking a bit, less confident and sure of himself than usual.
His mind turns back to Lelith. He was still in shock at her presence here, but he had considered her useful as a weapon before, why not now?
Because of how it ended last time! Rings around in his head.
He doesn’t really register that the castle is no longer present.
Rum Special: Eldritch Claw Tattoo - Eldritch Maul - Round 5/10 Frightened of Red Bull - 1/10 Action: Use Dragonhide Belt to restore Ki - 2 Movement: Circle around to ensure Red Bull cannot get into any flames without leaving his reach Defense: Until he takes damage any attacks are at disadvantage against him Reaction: He does have reactions, will post again if applicable
Taking a deep breath, Amitola does her best to look at all ways she can move toward the beast before her. Having tried to calm herself before moving closer to the beast, with a deep breath, she takes off, running toward the bull, needing to be closer to get a solid point of attack. Breathing heavily as she makes ground, not out of tiredness, but out of her own... stress. Even still, she makes ground toward the Bull.
Having danced upon the air over to the cluster of houses, Nodjeim briefly interacted with the arsonist before letting her leave towards the keep. Nodjeim looks quickly at the buildings she had already set aflame and wonders what he could do… but quickly realizes he is helpless in regards to putting the flames out. Instead Nodjeim turns around and heads full out towards the bill once more…
((Nodjeim does nothing effective, I think he basically wasted a couple turns going for arsonist and now must waste more returning to bill…))
The Bull continues to dim as the attacks land and another Wisp drips free from its body. Flames flare on its back. Anyone that has been near it when it radiates heat in all directions would recognize what it's trying to do, but the attack doesn't come this time. It eyeballs the mammoth and Rum, and seems to have trouble deciding which threat to engage with first. It settles on the mammoth, ramming it again with its horns and giving the poor beast a hard shake. Flames crawl across the wound and the mammoth is almost dead when the Red Bull lets up and begins backing into the flames...
The Red Bull intends to move, but I'm anticipating Rum's reaction so I'm going to see what happens with that. If his Reaction fails to lock it down with Sentinel, it's going into the flaming house. If he fails to lock it down it'll almost certainly disappear for the moment.
No pressure...
Updated Post Order
Ereni Rum Amitola Nodjeim The Red Bull Lelith Johnathan Godshell Dungeon Master Ward Dungeon Master Lady Kaede Dungeon Master
It is Lelith's turn, followed by Johnathan and Godshell!
As the Red Bull once again tries to back away into the flames, Rum instinctively jabs his right paw towards it, sending the inky cold tendril speeding across the distance between them. His hope is to once again root the Red Bull in place, and if he gets a solid hit to disrupt the Red Bull’s nervous system by channeling his Ki to stun it.
He is distracted as he still cannot look upon the Red Bull without a wave of fear threatening to overwhelm him, but hopes the Red Bull is too focussed on the Mammoth to realise the attack was coming.
Reaction (Disadvantage from Frightened, offset by flanking with Mammoth): Draconic Strike against Red Bull: 18+9=27 Damage: 2+6 =8x2=16 (cold - x2 as vulnerable) +3 (force), Total: 19 - Sentinel: When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the creature's speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn, will also spend 1 Ki point - Stunning Strike - DC 19 Con save or be stunned)
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
The shadows underneath the Red Bull start to swirl. Suddenly a shadowy hand comes out and attempts to grab onto the Red Bull's throat.
From the distance you hear "HEY, YOU STUPID RED.... COW! LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR YOU, HUH! THE LAST UNICORN! COME AND GET IT! Damn it, I should have come up with a better insult on the run over here."
You see, a bit over 100ft away, Jek and Thea running towards you. But Thea looks different. From that distance, you can just make out an Alicorn protruding from her forehead.
Ward sees the reinforcements and sighs a bit in relief. "Bull likes fire, hates cold, don't let it near the fires, one arsonist that way. I've got Rum." Ward yells, beginning to find a path through the rubble to get to Rum.
P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
DM:
Updated Post Order
Ereni
Rum
Amitola
Nodjeim
The Red Bull
Lelith
Johnathan
Godshell
Dungeon Master
Ward
Dungeon Master
Lady Kaede
It is Lelith, Johnathan, and Godshell's turn! (See Discord for further details)
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
Johnathan lands after holding this cape to gets his sense of direction. He notices the fires but doesn’t have much time before he needed to act. He looks over to Ward. Good to know. He pauses a moment as he gives a quick glance to the dark sky. The unicorn was slain and the undead are still in the castle. We won’t have long before we’re surrounded. Johnathan continues to fly towards the direction of the bull. When he is a bit closer he shoots two beams of energy at the bull. You shall obey. Johnathan says this last line in the exact voice of the dearly departed king, testing to see if it responds in any way.
Action: Eldritch blast:
Beam 1: To hit 23, damage 2
Beam 2: To hit 25, damage 10
Movement: 40 feet to bull
Lelith did notice the girl's suspicion and decided to gracefully allow it. Trust could not and should not be earned so easily, she approved of the young girl's caution. It was a healthy habit to develop. Lelith carried the princess in a... princess carry down to the village below. "I hope you are not afraid of heights. If you flail or tense up too much, I may accidentally drop you. Your death would be... quite a shame."
She was supposed to keep them alive, after all, and Greko would be consterned to have another Twilight Ember die under her watch. After gently letting the princess down into the ground to stand on her two feet, Lelith quickly drew out her bow and aimed at the most obvious threat within her sight.
To Hit: 1d20 (17) + 9 = 26
Damage: 1d8 (7) + 6 + 1d4 (4) + 1d6 (5) [piercing] = 22
To Hit: 1d20 (12) + 9 = 21
Damage: 1d8 (5) + 6 + 1d6 (5) [piercing] = 16
The Red Bull roars as the arrows and the Eldritch Blast batter it, and then focuses its gaze on Lelith and Johnathan, its eyes flashing yellow...
One of the Wisps hit a house on the south side of the town and exploded into flames.
Wisps, these made out of smoke, spread out from the smoldering rubble of the temple...
Updated Post Order
Ereni
Rum
Amitola
Nodjeim
The Red Bull
Lelith
Johnathan
Godshell
Dungeon Master
Ward
Dungeon Master
Lady Kaede
It is Ward's turn!
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
Ward bolts towards the spot where Rum falls, holding out his hand and casting healing word at 3rd level the second he gets into range.
Heal Amount: 11
P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
DM:
King Lir looks around at the carnage, at the devastation of the village. He looks absolutely crushed by what he sees. His people fleeing their homes.
He looks around, finding his resolve...and then the sky shatters.
No, not the sky. The hill that Hagskeep sits upon.
One moment the castle is there, the cliff it is sitting on battered by a huge wall of water as the army of the undead takes a nasty blow...and then there's an earthquake. The cliff sloughs away first, and the castle begins to collapse. The smoking tower. The high walls. It goes to pieces, coming down on the cored army with an ear splitting roar.
There is a small green flash in the rubble...
Updated Post Order
Ereni
Rum
Amitola
Nodjeim
The Red Bull
Lelith
Johnathan
Godshell
Dungeon Master
Ward
Dungeon Master
Lady Kaede
Dungeon Master
It is Lady Kaede's turn!
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
Slightly annoyed that Lelith dropped her down so far away from the bull, Lady Kaede unlatches her bow, and quickly unleashes two arrows at the bull in rapid succession:
She'll then scream at the bull "Come here you foul beast! You might as well stand and fight because if you run, you will only die tired!"
Movement: Kaede will move a whopping 30 feet towards the bull.
EDIT: Crap, didn't put those extra 'splosive damage roll in properly. Here are their two associated rolls:
- Arrow attack #1 extra explosive damage = 6
- Arrow attack #2 extra explosive damage = 2
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
As Kaede shoots at the Bull the Mammoth charges into its side, goreing it’s side again.
Attack: 21 Damage: 28
P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
DM:
One of the Samurai's arrows goes wide and explodes harmlessly in the flames behind the bull. The other strikes it and explodes just as the mammoth charges up and hits the bull. The Red Bull stumbles a little, then turns as flames sweep up the mammoths face. The Red Bulls horns dig into the mammoth as it puts its full might behind the attack and sends the mammoth sprawling on its side. It screams in pain as flames lick its body; the mammoth looks to be in very bad shape.
Three more Wisps peel off and head to the farthest western section of the village, no doubt looking to start lighting the farms on fire.
Updated Post Order
Ereni
Rum
Amitola
Nodjeim
The Red Bull
Lelith
Johnathan
Godshell
Dungeon Master
Ward
Dungeon Master
Lady Kaede
Dungeon Master
It is Ereni's turn! Followed by Rum, Amitola, and Nodjeim!
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
Flying far to the east of the Red Bull, Ereni's free hand strays briefly to find Joy, Prince Lir's old and neglected, yet loyal dog with whom she shares the Carpet of Flying. Above them in the apocalyptic sky and north where the keep once stood, she witnesses what may be the end of the world, for all she knows. For the first time that she can remember in her tortured life, Ereni feels awe.
She forces herself to relax her shoulders. "I won't lie, old girl. It's like corporal Burnside told us past the Dragontail Narrows when Vader flanked us. 'Things may look rough now, but think how bad you'd feel if I told you I'd pissed in the mess hall stew pot.' Cheerful bloke, old Burnside."
She raises her bow. Too many wisps. Have to target the Bull if that bastard is in the open, then worry about the rest.
Attack 1: (on Red Bull, -5 to hit / +10 damage from Sharpshooter feat, also providing no penalty for range up to 600' and no enemy benefit from half or three-quarters cover... also the Bull is currently the target of her Hunter's Mark).
To hit: 20 (25 - 5)
Damage: 1d8 + 9 + 1d6 + 10 = 4 + 9 + 5 + 10 = 28 magical piercing
Attack 2: (Same)
To hit: 22 (27 - 5)
Damage: 1d8 + 9 + 1d6 + 10 = 3 + 9 + 6 + 10 = 28 magical piercing
Total damage from both attacks: 56 (all magical piercing).
Ereni and Joy skirt around the fires, flying further east, trying to keep distance between themselves and all potential attackers. Now several hundred feet east of the Red Bull.
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Xarian(Fighter2): NioNSwiper's Tyranny of Dragons
Dyson/Eleo(TwilightCleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(ShepherdDruid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(WildMagicSorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(EchoKnightFighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(MercyMonk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(NatureCleric3/DivineSoulSorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
Rum’s eyes flick open as the earth beneath him shifts, the memory of the Red Bull backing away fresh in his mind as he also sees himself from a distance. He is sending a cold infused inky tendril straight into it’s snout, and it is freezing in place, unable to move. He sees again it’s eyes flash yellow, and feels the terror wash over him, one that he cannot force from his mind.
And then the Red Bull had exploded, flames washing over him. He had dived to the ground and avoided the brunt of the flames themselves, but the heat had completely overwhelmed him and he had collapsed.
Reaction (from Red Bull’s Previous Turn in case DM hadn’t applied damage):
Draconic Strike against Red Bull: 14+9=23 Damage: 2+6 =8x2=16 (cold - x2 as vulnerable) +5 (force), Total: 21 - Sentinel: When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the creature's speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn
Rum, not for the first time, feels the healing energies infuse his body, soothing the burns slightly. He struggles to a knee whilst the aftershocks rattle him and looks about, his eyes widening as he spots the Red Bull exactly where he left it. The flames licking around the body of the creature appeared ominous now, making his breath quicken and heart beat faster. He follows the Bulls gaze, as it was no longer focussed on himself, and has to shake his head in disbelief.
He rubs his eyes to make sure they weren’t tricking him and looks again. It was…Lelith! His foggy mind is racing. She had been exonerated?! And Lady Kaede was there! And other’s had joined the fray. He spots Ward out of the corner of his eye, seeing the former mammoth rider reaching out towards him. He gives them a nod and tired grin, assuming perhaps it was they who had healed him.
He looks back to the Red Bull just as the mammoth collides with it but gets toppled itself in the ensuing melee. Finding he didn’t have the mental strength right now to engage. Instead he focusses inward, drawing on the power of his Dragonhide Belt to rejuvenate his Ki.
He then moves around, not daring to get closer to the bull and trying not to draw attention, but wanting to ensure that if the Bull tries to escape into the flames, he would have a chance of stopping it again.
“It mustn’t go into the flames, from within it can heal itself, disappear and reappear in other flames!”, he calls as loud as he can, his voice cracking a bit, less confident and sure of himself than usual.
His mind turns back to Lelith. He was still in shock at her presence here, but he had considered her useful as a weapon before, why not now?
Because of how it ended last time! Rings around in his head.
He doesn’t really register that the castle is no longer present.
Rum
Special:
Eldritch Claw Tattoo - Eldritch Maul - Round 5/10
Frightened of Red Bull - 1/10
Action: Use Dragonhide Belt to restore Ki - 2
Movement: Circle around to ensure Red Bull cannot get into any flames without leaving his reach
Defense: Until he takes damage any attacks are at disadvantage against him
Reaction: He does have reactions, will post again if applicable
Taking a deep breath, Amitola does her best to look at all ways she can move toward the beast before her. Having tried to calm herself before moving closer to the beast, with a deep breath, she takes off, running toward the bull, needing to be closer to get a solid point of attack. Breathing heavily as she makes ground, not out of tiredness, but out of her own... stress. Even still, she makes ground toward the Bull.
Action: Dash (60 feet)
Bonus Action: Cast Hunters Mark
Having danced upon the air over to the cluster of houses, Nodjeim briefly interacted with the arsonist before letting her leave towards the keep. Nodjeim looks quickly at the buildings she had already set aflame and wonders what he could do… but quickly realizes he is helpless in regards to putting the flames out. Instead Nodjeim turns around and heads full out towards the bill once more…
((Nodjeim does nothing effective, I think he basically wasted a couple turns going for arsonist and now must waste more returning to bill…))
The Bull continues to dim as the attacks land and another Wisp drips free from its body. Flames flare on its back. Anyone that has been near it when it radiates heat in all directions would recognize what it's trying to do, but the attack doesn't come this time. It eyeballs the mammoth and Rum, and seems to have trouble deciding which threat to engage with first. It settles on the mammoth, ramming it again with its horns and giving the poor beast a hard shake. Flames crawl across the wound and the mammoth is almost dead when the Red Bull lets up and begins backing into the flames...
The Red Bull intends to move, but I'm anticipating Rum's reaction so I'm going to see what happens with that. If his Reaction fails to lock it down with Sentinel, it's going into the flaming house. If he fails to lock it down it'll almost certainly disappear for the moment.
No pressure...
Updated Post Order
Ereni
Rum
Amitola
Nodjeim
The Red Bull
Lelith
Johnathan
Godshell
Dungeon Master
Ward
Dungeon Master
Lady Kaede
Dungeon Master
It is Lelith's turn, followed by Johnathan and Godshell!
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
As the Red Bull once again tries to back away into the flames, Rum instinctively jabs his right paw towards it, sending the inky cold tendril speeding across the distance between them. His hope is to once again root the Red Bull in place, and if he gets a solid hit to disrupt the Red Bull’s nervous system by channeling his Ki to stun it.
He is distracted as he still cannot look upon the Red Bull without a wave of fear threatening to overwhelm him, but hopes the Red Bull is too focussed on the Mammoth to realise the attack was coming.
Reaction (Disadvantage from Frightened, offset by flanking with Mammoth):
Draconic Strike against Red Bull: 18+9=27 Damage: 2+6 =8x2=16 (cold - x2 as vulnerable) +3 (force), Total: 19 - Sentinel: When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the creature's speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn, will also spend 1 Ki point - Stunning Strike - DC 19 Con save or be stunned)
The Red Bull takes the hit and roars, but doesn't move, unable to get backed into the flames because its cornered...for the moment...
The Red Bull's speed has been reduced to 0 but it resists being stunned!
Updated Post Order
Ereni
Rum
Amitola
Nodjeim
The Red Bull
Lelith
Johnathan
Godshell
Dungeon Master
Ward
Dungeon Master
Lady Kaede
Dungeon Master
It is Lelith's turn, followed by Johnathan and Godshell!
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
The shadows underneath the Red Bull start to swirl. Suddenly a shadowy hand comes out and attempts to grab onto the Red Bull's throat.
From the distance you hear "HEY, YOU STUPID RED.... COW! LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR YOU, HUH! THE LAST UNICORN! COME AND GET IT! Damn it, I should have come up with a better insult on the run over here."
You see, a bit over 100ft away, Jek and Thea running towards you. But Thea looks different. From that distance, you can just make out an Alicorn protruding from her forehead.
Casting chill touch
Attack: 16 Damage: 6 Necrotic
Going to add bardic inspiration to that attack roll. 6