For the group present and especially Malachi facing the Ratman, they see Silas' vigour and strength easily countered..
As the Ratman slips away from Silas' large arms he stumbles against the wall to keep balance, the normal grey tones of his Goliath face growing paler and paler by the second.
His face for the first time since meeting the group becomes an expression of fear, not worry or concern, actual deathly fear creaks it's across Silas' face as he looks toward the group.
Malachi reaches out with his magic. The rat-man is moving quickly and Malachi struggles to pull of such a precise maneuver, but after a few seconds he manages to anticipate a moment when the rat-man will be still, and he manages to pluck out a single staple entirely. The rat-man twitches as it comes free. (Anyone but Asley and Joren can make an insight check to learn more. DC 19)
Down the cave, Joren gets near the bend just in time to see someone disappearing down the left path, and can hear another set of footsteps from even further down that same path.
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Joren charges past the downed man continuing to echo-dash after the other two down the left fork where he heard them fleeing. He leaves the trailing man for Ashley and any others.
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With how erratic the rat-men's movements already are, it's hard to tell if removing the staple has had any effect on them beyond the initial twitch, but Malachi recognizes that he has still established something important. The staples can be removed.
The fallen man sees Joren continuing to thunder towards him and desperately tries to load another bolt, but fumbles in his haste, dropping it to the ground. He flinches and covers his head with his arms, only for the heavy footsteps to continue past him. In disbelief that he is still alive, he holds his position for a few seconds and then peers out from between his arms, only to see Ashley's silhouette coming up on him now. He scrambles to his feet and pulls out a wicked looking knife, like the one found on Jon, and then turns to look over his shoulder. But he realizes he was too slow to rise for fleeing to be an immediate option, so he grits his teeth, squints into the poor lighting, brandishes his dagger, and prepares to fight off the fiery opponent running toward him.
If Ashley gets near him, he is holding an attack action and will strike with disadvantage. (Attack: 6 Damage: 3 ) Whether he hits or misses, I will let kqstark narrate how it goes down if she would like ;)
Joren, continuing down the left path, rounds another bend and sees one of the fleeing men, a small, younger looking one, just 15 feet away, stumbling now and running in almost complete darkness. Only the faintest of outlines could be made out without Joren's keen attunement to darkness, as it seems the one who still has a torch is making an incredible pace, and has already vanished around the next corner, his passing only marked by the barest of firelight reflecting off the damp stone walls of the cave.
Joren, make a perception check, DC 14, to notice something. If you don't make the DC, just describe what Joren is going to try to do as normal.
Ashley watches as Joren pulls out away from her as they run down the dark and claustrophobic tunnel. His methodic sound of armor echoes down towards her and reignites her charge towards the others.I am not letting my friends down, these men cannot get away with this! and her hair’s flames creep up to her crown as she runs.
Breathing hard she encounters one of the three adversaries, apparently left for her by Joren she smirks. She stops a couple feet in front of him, judging the situation and She can see the fear in his eyes and the shape he is in and she shakes her head. She is torn inside knowing the atrocities these men have done and also how Marion and Joren would want her to handle this situation. As she considers, she gets a bit too close the man actually tries and swipe one of those ugly daggers at her! She easily sidesteps the attack and as the man falls forward with the momentum of his sneak attack, she draws her dagger, flips it briefly in the air, and uses the butt to conk him hard on the head. “Not a way to treat a lady! Marion will be so disappointed in you.”
This has gotten Joren in trouble on occasion. In the field, back on the Dalmodh plains. His blood gets up in battle and he develops tunnel vision. In this case literally as well as figuratively. He charges onward.
He really can't see much other than the tunnel ahead and the 2nd man, stumbling, falling without enough light. Clearly lacking darkvision or blindsight.
This one is compromised. I think? I have to gamble that I can take care of him on the way back. The lead escapee is the key.
Joren plows past the 2nd man. Dead set on reaching the final cultist with the torch. Hoping the he does not sustain an attack in passing - trying to time it so that an echo-swap bypasses the stumbling man so that Joren is never in melee with him.
Ashley's dagger strikes the man just as he starts trying to lift his head, and his bloody face collapses back down to the ground. Ashley can see slung around his neck is a necklace with 6 rat ears that look the right size for the large rats they had just fought back at the lab.
Joren times his echo-swap to give the second runner a wide berth. The man turns around at the approaching sound and brings up a crossbow to fire desperately into the darkness, but Joren is already past him. Just before making the jump, however, Joren did notice a sharp acidic smell, though it seems to be well behind him now. Up ahead, the torchlight goes out, but in its place seems to be a gentler blue glow. As Joren rounds the corner, he sees small clusters of luminescent blur moss lining the walls here and there. Up a ways ahead he can see his quarry. (Joren can make another athletics check and a perception check. Ashley can also make another athletics check if she chooses to leave the unconscious man and continue after Joren.)
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As the one rat-man faces down a harried-looking Silas, the other one turns and begins to sprint down the passage after Ashley. The remaining one, missing a staple from its neck, takes a swing at Silas's neck with its pick.
Athletics: 21
Attack: 17 Damage: 4
(Misrolled damage. Add 2 to what Silas takes if he gets hit)
Ashley sees a fire-limned rat-man rapidly approaching from the fight behind her. She realizes she either needs to keep running or fight, because it will soon be upon her if she stays where she is
Silas sees the pick axe coming, his reactions slowing from bloodloss he knows he cannot dodge, he tenses up.
His muscles and skin tense up to a rock like surface all over his body as the pick directly hits him in the throat, with Stone's Endurance he negates 4
“Silas!” Malachi watches the goliath crumple down to the stone and dirt floor of the tunnel. Realizing that there is no time to experiment with additional staples, surely the rat man would turn toward him next, he lashes out with evil whispers, filling the mind of the rat man with a jumble of terrified thoughts.
( 11 . psychic damage and it moves away as far as its speed allows. Half damage and no movement away on a DC 14 Wis Save)
Joren Perception at advantage to determine who went which way: 15
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest
Dyson/Eleo(Cleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(Druid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(Sorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(Monk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(Cleric3/Sorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
((Did not manipulate - and this time, 15 was indeed the result I first saw before the DDB gremlins started peeing in Joren's breakfast cereal again.))
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest
Dyson/Eleo(Cleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(Druid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(Sorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(Monk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(Cleric3/Sorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
For the group present and especially Malachi facing the Ratman, they see Silas' vigour and strength easily countered..
As the Ratman slips away from Silas' large arms he stumbles against the wall to keep balance, the normal grey tones of his Goliath face growing paler and paler by the second.
His face for the first time since meeting the group becomes an expression of fear, not worry or concern, actual deathly fear creaks it's across Silas' face as he looks toward the group.
Malachi reaches out with his magic. The rat-man is moving quickly and Malachi struggles to pull of such a precise maneuver, but after a few seconds he manages to anticipate a moment when the rat-man will be still, and he manages to pluck out a single staple entirely. The rat-man twitches as it comes free. (Anyone but Asley and Joren can make an insight check to learn more. DC 19)
Down the cave, Joren gets near the bend just in time to see someone disappearing down the left path, and can hear another set of footsteps from even further down that same path.
Samir insight 3
Insight Silas 21
Joren charges past the downed man continuing to echo-dash after the other two down the left fork where he heard them fleeing. He leaves the trailing man for Ashley and any others.
Athletics at advantage due to echo: 16
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest
Dyson/Eleo(Cleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(Druid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(Sorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(Monk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(Cleric3/Sorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
Malachi grins in triumph as he manages to pull a single staple free and watches as the rat man twitches. Insight: 6.
With how erratic the rat-men's movements already are, it's hard to tell if removing the staple has had any effect on them beyond the initial twitch, but Malachi recognizes that he has still established something important. The staples can be removed.
The fallen man sees Joren continuing to thunder towards him and desperately tries to load another bolt, but fumbles in his haste, dropping it to the ground. He flinches and covers his head with his arms, only for the heavy footsteps to continue past him. In disbelief that he is still alive, he holds his position for a few seconds and then peers out from between his arms, only to see Ashley's silhouette coming up on him now. He scrambles to his feet and pulls out a wicked looking knife, like the one found on Jon, and then turns to look over his shoulder. But he realizes he was too slow to rise for fleeing to be an immediate option, so he grits his teeth, squints into the poor lighting, brandishes his dagger, and prepares to fight off the fiery opponent running toward him.
If Ashley gets near him, he is holding an attack action and will strike with disadvantage. (Attack: 6 Damage: 3 ) Whether he hits or misses, I will let kqstark narrate how it goes down if she would like ;)
Joren, continuing down the left path, rounds another bend and sees one of the fleeing men, a small, younger looking one, just 15 feet away, stumbling now and running in almost complete darkness. Only the faintest of outlines could be made out without Joren's keen attunement to darkness, as it seems the one who still has a torch is making an incredible pace, and has already vanished around the next corner, his passing only marked by the barest of firelight reflecting off the damp stone walls of the cave.
Joren, make a perception check, DC 14, to notice something. If you don't make the DC, just describe what Joren is going to try to do as normal.
DM:
Joren Perception: 5
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest
Dyson/Eleo(Cleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(Druid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(Sorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(Monk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(Cleric3/Sorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
Ashley watches as Joren pulls out away from her as they run down the dark and claustrophobic tunnel. His methodic sound of armor echoes down towards her and reignites her charge towards the others. I am not letting my friends down, these men cannot get away with this! and her hair’s flames creep up to her crown as she runs.
Breathing hard she encounters one of the three adversaries, apparently left for her by Joren she smirks. She stops a couple feet in front of him, judging the situation and She can see the fear in his eyes and the shape he is in and she shakes her head. She is torn inside knowing the atrocities these men have done and also how Marion and Joren would want her to handle this situation. As she considers, she gets a bit too close the man actually tries and swipe one of those ugly daggers at her! She easily sidesteps the attack and as the man falls forward with the momentum of his sneak attack, she draws her dagger, flips it briefly in the air, and uses the butt to conk him hard on the head. “Not a way to treat a lady! Marion will be so disappointed in you.”
Attack: 15 Damage: 6
This has gotten Joren in trouble on occasion. In the field, back on the Dalmodh plains. His blood gets up in battle and he develops tunnel vision. In this case literally as well as figuratively. He charges onward.
He really can't see much other than the tunnel ahead and the 2nd man, stumbling, falling without enough light. Clearly lacking darkvision or blindsight.
This one is compromised. I think? I have to gamble that I can take care of him on the way back. The lead escapee is the key.
Joren plows past the 2nd man. Dead set on reaching the final cultist with the torch. Hoping the he does not sustain an attack in passing - trying to time it so that an echo-swap bypasses the stumbling man so that Joren is never in melee with him.
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest
Dyson/Eleo(Cleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(Druid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(Sorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(Monk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(Cleric3/Sorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
As he passes the 2nd man, Joren skips a spare bonus action to gain a Second Wind to heal himself: 11
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest
Dyson/Eleo(Cleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(Druid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(Sorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(Monk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(Cleric3/Sorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
Ashley's dagger strikes the man just as he starts trying to lift his head, and his bloody face collapses back down to the ground. Ashley can see slung around his neck is a necklace with 6 rat ears that look the right size for the large rats they had just fought back at the lab.
Joren times his echo-swap to give the second runner a wide berth. The man turns around at the approaching sound and brings up a crossbow to fire desperately into the darkness, but Joren is already past him. Just before making the jump, however, Joren did notice a sharp acidic smell, though it seems to be well behind him now. Up ahead, the torchlight goes out, but in its place seems to be a gentler blue glow. As Joren rounds the corner, he sees small clusters of luminescent blur moss lining the walls here and there. Up a ways ahead he can see his quarry. (Joren can make another athletics check and a perception check. Ashley can also make another athletics check if she chooses to leave the unconscious man and continue after Joren.)
As the one rat-man faces down a harried-looking Silas, the other one turns and begins to sprint down the passage after Ashley. The remaining one, missing a staple from its neck, takes a swing at Silas's neck with its pick.
Athletics: 21
Attack: 17 Damage: 4
(Misrolled damage. Add 2 to what Silas takes if he gets hit)
Ashley sees a fire-limned rat-man rapidly approaching from the fight behind her. She realizes she either needs to keep running or fight, because it will soon be upon her if she stays where she is
In blue moss cave:
Joren Athletics at advantage: 24
Joren Perception: 6
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest
Dyson/Eleo(Cleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(Druid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(Sorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(Monk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(Cleric3/Sorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
Silas sees the pick axe coming, his reactions slowing from bloodloss he knows he cannot dodge, he tenses up.
His muscles and skin tense up to a rock like surface all over his body as the pick directly hits him in the throat, with Stone's Endurance he negates 4
...and promptly falls to the ground unconscious, the thundering slam of his heavy body hitting the dirt floor echoes along the tunnels.
“Silas!” Malachi watches the goliath crumple down to the stone and dirt floor of the tunnel. Realizing that there is no time to experiment with additional staples, surely the rat man would turn toward him next, he lashes out with evil whispers, filling the mind of the rat man with a jumble of terrified thoughts.
( 11 . psychic damage and it moves away as far as its speed allows. Half damage and no movement away on a DC 14 Wis Save)
“Marion, Samir! Come quick, Silas is hurt badly!”
Rat-man wisdom save: -1
Running man athletics: 6