Tests and Trials Game Thread

Jaq will continue to head back up to the rest, (Not sure how far from the topside he is.) and when he gets close he'll say, "Back, very wet, but back." and when he has the movement, will fly up out of the hole.

Lurn puts up Spirit Guardians.  "Try to stay in the area, the beasts will wear away inside it."

As a swirling mass of angelic (?) figures leaps into existence around Lurn the West Snowdrifts charge forward, skidding to a stop just short of the wall of angels. The trio of troll sized creatures snarl as the flashing, winged creatures but seem unsure.

Down in the flooded basement Jaq remains blissfully unaware of what is going on topside as he begins making his way back.

((At the pace Jaq went in it will take five rounds to get out, dashing (with Jaq's super dash) two rounds. This round he is moving at a normal, cautious pace. Eula can help speed things along, potentially.))

Initiative

Jaq
East Snowdrifts
Eula<-----
Cladmir <-----
Lurn <-----
Kroshav <-----
West Snowdrifts
Library Golem

"Ealu, can you be a real brave girl and give them a chase to get Jaq up here? I love you."

Kroshav will unsling his shield and equip it, drawing Sword.

((Ealu dashing, but not full fast, medium fast, so 90 ft, away from anyone that can catch her, not sure how much slack is in the line, but hoping Jaq has been mindful of the possibility of being hauled back rapidly. If he doesn't like it, he can always cut the line...))

Eula gives a determined,

Sword immediately calls out,

 Eula lowers her head and takes off, the slack in the rope quickly evaporating. Down below, Jaq finds his departure rapidly accelerated as he whips around a corner into a wall and is dragged skimming across the water. He sees the door to the room he entered the flooded basement rapidly approaching and it doesn't take much effort to see that he is going to hit more door frame than door.

((No damage, yet.))

Jaq
East Snowdrifts
Eula
Cladmir <-----
Lurn <-----
Kroshav
West Snowdrifts
Library Golem

((And Map, my best work yet. Jaq is still underground but that where he will be popping up.

 ))

Lurn steps forward just enough to put the nearby trio of snow-beasts inside the ring of angelic(?) spirits.  Giving them a snarl of his own, the firbolg raises his arm and swings it down to point at the frontmost one, casting Toll the Dead on it.

Toll damage: 22
Toll alternate damage: 15

(So, Spirit Guardians says that it deals damage the first time they "enter the area for the the first time on a turn, or start their turn inside it."  Which should mean that if the aoe moves - say, by the caster moving - it should cause damage, yes?  So, each of the three takes a wisdom save; 3d8 radiant damage, half on save.  DC16.  After that damage is Toll the Dead, making it 2d12 unless they can somehow negate the damage completely.  I'm gonna roll the 2d8 that happens for an undamaged target, just in case I've misunderstood Spirit Guardians.)

((Also, I say "angelic(?)" because honestly...  Kelemvor's angel equivalent is probably like...  Just straight up ghostly souls or grim reapers?))

The snowdrifts blink as they enter the area of Lurn's grim reapers and swat at those that approach, but appear unharmed.

Wisdom save: 18

Seeing that these are clearly enemies now Cladmir would pelt them with arrows before closing for a melee combat.  With Eula moved south Cladmir will first move to be closer to Kroshav and shoot at whatever enemy is closest to the Dragonborn (so bottom left it seems).

Shooting attack #1: Attack: 14 Damage: 12\

Shooting attack #2: Attack: 27 Damage: 18

(When it is Jaq's turn again) He sees that he is quickly getting pulled towards the door frame and tries to use the magic of the flying belt to get him to move enough in the right direction to miss hitting in and slide through unscathed!

The West Snowdrifts roar, bringing all attention to them before they move to close the distance. Cladmir, Kroshav and Lurn's eyes are drawn to the depths creatures' own fathomless gaze.

((Con saves from the three above ground!))

Kroshav CON: 17

Con:  15

Con: 7

The snowdrift howls in pain as Cladmir's arrows strike deep, but it doesn't seem to deter them as much as the glowing reapers dancing around.

Kroshav and Cladmir both shiver as a wave of...something passes over them. Lurn, on the other hand, filled with a deep, paralyzing terror of the cold and that very cold floods him. The reapers wink out. The snowdrifts descend on the trio.

Lurn cold damage: 11

SDW1 (at Lurn):

Attack: 13 Damage: 8 + 7

Attack: 23 Damage: 9 + 5

SDW2 (at Lurn):

Attack: 19 Damage: 11 + 12

Attack: 15 Damage: 13 + 9

SDW3 (at Cladmir):

Attack: 20 Damage: 10 + 2

Attack: 26 Damage: 7 + 2

The stone golem seems to finally realize something is happening and turns and swings with its stone hand at the nearest drift.

Attack: 7 Damage: 5

Jaq, using the magic of the belt, is able to zoom ahead, dive under the water again and (with a dash) emerge from the hole. Streaming water after him the elf shoots up into the sun and cold, cold wind to see some the rest of the party have gotten themselves into trouble. Again. Flying up 15' he sees the situation below him.

((Doing anything with your bonus action?))

As the elf leaves the hole the eastern snowdrifts close on the party, but one's eyes find Jaq's before it tears into the others it can reach.

((Con save please Jaq!))

SDE2 (at Cladmir):

Attack: 12 Damage: 9 + 1

Attack: 16 Damage: 10 + 1

The one that didn't glare at Jaq, howls at the two attacking Lurn before grabbing the frozen firbolg and turning and moving 45', taking an opportunity attack from the golem.

Attack: 6 Damage: 6

Initiative:

Jaq (Con save please!)
East Snowdrifts
Eula<----
Cladmir <----
Lurn (Paralyzed, roll another con)<----
Kroshav <----
West Snowdrifts
Library Golem

((I see that I messed up the map, the West drifts were at 30' not 15 and the east were at 15' not 30. Cladmir can adjust his prior target if he'd like? That one he shot is currently trying to kill him, but the East drifts just closed in too so maybe no matter?))

(Well.)

The eastern snowdrift gathers the limp body of the fallen firbolg and moves 65' to the northeast.

Initiative:

Jaq (Con save please!)
East Snowdrifts
Eula<----
Cladmir  (-28 hp)<----
Lurn (Paralyzed, roll another con dying, send me a death save via PM)<----
Kroshav <----
West Snowdrifts
Library Golem

((And now that everyone has gotten a good look, can I get a nature or history to see what people (not Lurn) know about them!))

I would say that since Cladmir was looking in the direction on Kroshav he would have missed the nearer target that was sort of behind him.

Positionally Cladmir would have moved up next to Kroshav after Eula ran off, so now he would be sandwiched on both sides by whatever these things are.  Trusting that Kroshav could cover his back Cladmir will drop his bow and pull out the magic warhammer and strike twice to try and finish the creature he already shot at (SDW3).

Attack #1:  Attack: 25 Damage: 8.  Acid: 5

Attack #2:  Attack: 15 Damage: 11.  Acid: 5

As he swung he also tried hard to recall if he has seen these creatures in any of his readings.  History:  23

Kroshav History: 4

Con save:  18