The brief, warm touch on his face from the fire genasi, wounded but still fighting by his side, snaps Joren out of his mire of dread.
These shadows are shadows and Ashley is Ashley, and the real lass is still standing next to me. It was not her I was beheading - get a grip on yourself Joren!
Before his turn, as the one-winged bat shadow attacks Ashley, Joren reacts from training as a Sentinel, slicing at the bat's exposed flank.
Attack: 19 Damage: 12
On his turn, Joren summons his echo once more as a bonus action and while he remains standing next to Ashley, he moves his echo forward. He makes an attack from his echo's position against any surviving shadow, starting with the cultist, his silly fear that he might hurt Ashley now gone.
Attack: 13 Damage: 11
"I think Marion is finally destroying the shadow bear. She was doing something earlier with her blue radiance... and then it was not healing itself like the others..." He trails off... then looks to the others to confirm what he thinks he has seen.
Just before the bat sinks its fangs into Ashley's ankle, Joren catches it with the flat of his greatsword and flings it against the wall where it splats like an ink blot before dissolving into smoke.
The cultist shadow, however, ducks the blow from his echo, and seems to ignore it. The roots eyes likewise seem to have been ignoring Joren's echo since they witnessed it vanishing and being resummoned when last it was hit. As if they have learned that they should prioritize other targets.
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Samir steps to the side as the bat snaps at him, jerking away, only to get caught up a root winds its way around his ankle. Eyes wide, he glances down for a brief second, then reconsiders. The bat seemed far more of a threat at the moment. At least the shadowy fangs of the monster made it seem that way. Electricity sparkles across his glove as he reaches for the shadowy figure, struggling against the insistent pull of the roots.
Shocking Grasp attack on the bat at disadvantage: 7 to hit and 1 electrical damage.
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Ashley lights up as Joren's words sink in, "Of course! Joren! Great observation, I'll give that a try." Looking between the approaching cultist and the bats around them, she decides to attack the bat that Samir is dealing with, hoping to reduce the amount of enemies..
As she watches Samir, she sees that he has been held by the ominous roots as well, "Joren, can you help release Samir?" and as she says this, she raises her arms in the air and lets the radiant light of sacred flame rain down upon the bat
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Seeing the bear disperse Infront of him, Vilus gives a calm nod to Marion before doing a 180 and moving toward the shadow cultist, he fires one blast of purple eldritch energy toward it as he goes.
Malachi frowns as his mental spike of energy doesn’t seem to have the usual effect on the cultist, it is almost as if there is no mind there, that it is just a shadow of its former self. But he has little time to consider anything as the cultist runs towards him with an attack. Malachi’s mage armor still held from the tunnel earlier and easily absorbs the cultist’s blow, but he left an opening for the bat which sank its claws into his shoulder.
Evading the roots clutching towards him, Malachi strikes back at the cultist shadow with his curved dagger. Attack: 6 Damage: 7.
Malachi times his dodge from the roots perfectly, slipping right out from their grasp as they suddenly tighten. Instead of snaring Malachi, they tangle with one another, giving him a temporary reprieve. (Malachi won't have to make a dex save next round)
But as he swings at the cultist, wincing from the fresh wound on his shoulder, his attack goes wide and sorely misses its mark. Malachi suddenly feels like all eyes are on him. Like the roots are taking note of his display and judging him to be a weak link. The shadows seem emboldened by this.
(The cultist and the two bats each gain a 1d6 inspiration die that they can use once during this combat.)
One bat, having just avoided Ashley's spell, ducks and weaves through the melee to put some distance between it and her, and then swoops at the preoccupied Samir.
Attack: 5 Damage: 4 + 4 to the attacks roll
Joren can make an AoO. If he hits and the bat's speed is reduced to 0, Joren will receive the attack instead.
Or he can use his echo's AoO on the cultist in the hopes of finishing it off before the attack lands.
The bat and the cultist repeat their twin assault on Malachi, seemingly eager to finish him off quickly.
Bat: Attack: 12 Damage: 2 + 2 to the attacks roll
Heal:6
Cultist: Attack: 11 Damage: 9 + 1 to the attacks roll
With a bonus action, in what is getting to be a familiar routine, the ensnared Joren again switches places with his echo and then moves his echo out of the roots towards the last remaining shadow bat. Joren himself remains standing next to Ashley and Samir to try to protect them with reaction Sentinel-style attacks.
"Don't stop with the magic and especially the radiant light I am thinking? They cannot keep dodging it."
Joren's attack on the last shadow bat from his echo's position:
Vilus realises something as he gets face to face with the shadow cultist, in his calm smoothed out voice affected by the proximity to the power leaking out from above he states "if they won't attack me I can act as a shield, I think I can direct a blast forceful enough to collapse the tunnel on them if we all get back far enough away from them, those who don't get tangled, help those who do, just stay behind me, I don't want you guys taking any more hits... Thoughts?" As he states this in a rather 'matter of fact' manner, casts a flat look back toward the group, lingering slightly longer on Joren.
For his action this turn he will try to block the cultist from attacking anyone, I'm not sure if mechanically that would translate as just imposing disadvantage to the cultists attack, or somehow giving others advantage to defend themselves?
Emboldened by Joren's words and actions on the other bat, Ashley tries again to finish off the last one. Damn dexterous things! she thinks as she raises her arms to the sky again and casts sacred flame on the remaining bat, hoping to do some damage.
Malachi fumbles his dagger strike badly, dragging the blade against the rocky wall of the tunnel and pulling himself off balance in the process. He feels embarrassment flush his cheeks with redness as all of the enemy's eyes appear to be on him. Thankfully, the shadows were unable to take advantage of his stumble to land a strike. Undeterred by his clumsy attack, Malachi draws a second cultist dagger from his belt and attacks the shadow cultist twice, quick darting strikes to the center of the creature.
Attack: 18 Damage: 8
Bonus Action: Attack: 18 Damage: 3.
After his attacks, Malachi allows Vilus to push through the tunnel in front of him against the shadow creature.
(Cultist dagger also reduces enemy max hp by half of the damage. Maybe it will help reduce the healing effect.)
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The brief, warm touch on his face from the fire genasi, wounded but still fighting by his side, snaps Joren out of his mire of dread.
These shadows are shadows and Ashley is Ashley, and the real lass is still standing next to me. It was not her I was beheading - get a grip on yourself Joren!
Before his turn, as the one-winged bat shadow attacks Ashley, Joren reacts from training as a Sentinel, slicing at the bat's exposed flank.
Attack: 19 Damage: 12
On his turn, Joren summons his echo once more as a bonus action and while he remains standing next to Ashley, he moves his echo forward. He makes an attack from his echo's position against any surviving shadow, starting with the cultist, his silly fear that he might hurt Ashley now gone.
Attack: 13 Damage: 11
"I think Marion is finally destroying the shadow bear. She was doing something earlier with her blue radiance... and then it was not healing itself like the others..." He trails off... then looks to the others to confirm what he thinks he has seen.
Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5): Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic): ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1): Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian(Fighter3): Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia(Sorcerer2): BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1): Culuril's Strixhaven
Just before the bat sinks its fangs into Ashley's ankle, Joren catches it with the flat of his greatsword and flings it against the wall where it splats like an ink blot before dissolving into smoke.
The cultist shadow, however, ducks the blow from his echo, and seems to ignore it. The roots eyes likewise seem to have been ignoring Joren's echo since they witnessed it vanishing and being resummoned when last it was hit. As if they have learned that they should prioritize other targets.
Samir Dex Save: 5
Samir steps to the side as the bat snaps at him, jerking away, only to get caught up a root winds its way around his ankle. Eyes wide, he glances down for a brief second, then reconsiders. The bat seemed far more of a threat at the moment. At least the shadowy fangs of the monster made it seem that way. Electricity sparkles across his glove as he reaches for the shadowy figure, struggling against the insistent pull of the roots.
Shocking Grasp attack on the bat at disadvantage: 7 to hit and 1 electrical damage.
Ashley lights up as Joren's words sink in, "Of course! Joren! Great observation, I'll give that a try." Looking between the approaching cultist and the bats around them, she decides to attack the bat that Samir is dealing with, hoping to reduce the amount of enemies..
As she watches Samir, she sees that he has been held by the ominous roots as well, "Joren, can you help release Samir?" and as she says this, she raises her arms in the air and lets the radiant light of sacred flame rain down upon the bat
DEX save of 12 or 1 radiant damage
As Samir reaches for the bat, his arm gets pulled wide by the root and he just misses his mark.
Dex Save: 16
The bat desperately avoids the sacred flame, having learned from the bear's fate
Seeing the bear disperse Infront of him, Vilus gives a calm nod to Marion before doing a 180 and moving toward the shadow cultist, he fires one blast of purple eldritch energy toward it as he goes.
8 to hit.
7 force damage
Malachi Dex Save: 23.
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Malachi frowns as his mental spike of energy doesn’t seem to have the usual effect on the cultist, it is almost as if there is no mind there, that it is just a shadow of its former self. But he has little time to consider anything as the cultist runs towards him with an attack. Malachi’s mage armor still held from the tunnel earlier and easily absorbs the cultist’s blow, but he left an opening for the bat which sank its claws into his shoulder.
Evading the roots clutching towards him, Malachi strikes back at the cultist shadow with his curved dagger. Attack: 6 Damage: 7.
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Fumble: 26
Malachi times his dodge from the roots perfectly, slipping right out from their grasp as they suddenly tighten. Instead of snaring Malachi, they tangle with one another, giving him a temporary reprieve. (Malachi won't have to make a dex save next round)
But as he swings at the cultist, wincing from the fresh wound on his shoulder, his attack goes wide and sorely misses its mark. Malachi suddenly feels like all eyes are on him. Like the roots are taking note of his display and judging him to be a weak link. The shadows seem emboldened by this.
(The cultist and the two bats each gain a 1d6 inspiration die that they can use once during this combat.)
One bat, having just avoided Ashley's spell, ducks and weaves through the melee to put some distance between it and her, and then swoops at the preoccupied Samir.
Attack: 5 Damage: 4 + 4 to the attacks roll
Joren can make an AoO. If he hits and the bat's speed is reduced to 0, Joren will receive the attack instead.
Or he can use his echo's AoO on the cultist in the hopes of finishing it off before the attack lands.
The bat and the cultist repeat their twin assault on Malachi, seemingly eager to finish him off quickly.
Bat: Attack: 12 Damage: 2 + 2 to the attacks roll
Heal:6
Cultist: Attack: 11 Damage: 9 + 1 to the attacks roll
Heal:6
Joren AoO against bat: Attack: 14 Damage: 13
Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5): Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic): ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1): Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian(Fighter3): Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia(Sorcerer2): BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1): Culuril's Strixhaven
Joren DEX Save: 9
Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5): Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic): ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1): Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian(Fighter3): Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia(Sorcerer2): BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1): Culuril's Strixhaven
Before the bat can reach Samir, Joren dashes it to nothing more than mist with a reflexive swing, but doing so gives the roots a chance to close in
With a bonus action, in what is getting to be a familiar routine, the ensnared Joren again switches places with his echo and then moves his echo out of the roots towards the last remaining shadow bat. Joren himself remains standing next to Ashley and Samir to try to protect them with reaction Sentinel-style attacks.
"Don't stop with the magic and especially the radiant light I am thinking? They cannot keep dodging it."
Joren's attack on the last shadow bat from his echo's position:
Attack: 9 Damage: 14
Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5): Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic): ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1): Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian(Fighter3): Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia(Sorcerer2): BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1): Culuril's Strixhaven
Vilus realises something as he gets face to face with the shadow cultist, in his calm smoothed out voice affected by the proximity to the power leaking out from above he states "if they won't attack me I can act as a shield, I think I can direct a blast forceful enough to collapse the tunnel on them if we all get back far enough away from them, those who don't get tangled, help those who do, just stay behind me, I don't want you guys taking any more hits... Thoughts?" As he states this in a rather 'matter of fact' manner, casts a flat look back toward the group, lingering slightly longer on Joren.
For his action this turn he will try to block the cultist from attacking anyone, I'm not sure if mechanically that would translate as just imposing disadvantage to the cultists attack, or somehow giving others advantage to defend themselves?
Emboldened by Joren's words and actions on the other bat, Ashley tries again to finish off the last one. Damn dexterous things! she thinks as she raises her arms to the sky again and casts sacred flame on the remaining bat, hoping to do some damage.
DEX save 12 or 6 radiant damage
Dex Save: 21
Malachi fumbles his dagger strike badly, dragging the blade against the rocky wall of the tunnel and pulling himself off balance in the process. He feels embarrassment flush his cheeks with redness as all of the enemy's eyes appear to be on him. Thankfully, the shadows were unable to take advantage of his stumble to land a strike. Undeterred by his clumsy attack, Malachi draws a second cultist dagger from his belt and attacks the shadow cultist twice, quick darting strikes to the center of the creature.
Attack: 18 Damage: 8
Bonus Action: Attack: 18 Damage: 3.
After his attacks, Malachi allows Vilus to push through the tunnel in front of him against the shadow creature.
(Cultist dagger also reduces enemy max hp by half of the damage. Maybe it will help reduce the healing effect.)