Storm Lord's Wrath - RP Thread

(As it's been more than two days)

Ace rides over and, with his glaive, attacks the Archer that Tor is not grappling.

Attack 1: 7 Damage: 10

Attack 1: 21 Damage: 5

(I forgot he was blinded, so he has advantage.)

Attack 2: 24 Damage: 8

Ace strikes the archer twice; the archer pulls away from the first blow, which doesn't cut as deeply. However, that was Ace's plan, as his second blow was already moving into the space where the archer would be. Nevertheless, despite the grievous blow, the archer is still alive, though barely. However, just as he reaches for the shortsword at his hip, one of Brother Siegfried's spiritual reapers cleaves through his soul, and he coughs his last breath, sending blood from eyes, nose, and mouth.

The archer Ace has just hurt lashes out blindly with the shortsword he pulls out, aiming for Ace.
Attack: 9 Damage: 5

The archer that Tor holds, is also struck by the spirit guardians, but is still alive. However, instead of trying to break the grapple, he pulls his shortsword and strikes blindly at Tor. He growls at Tor as he does so, his gravely voice tinged with the madness of religious zealotry. "The Stormlord is coming to drown you all and cleanse the world of the unworthy!"
Attack: 23 Damage: 10

(Edit: I forgot they're still in Spirit Guardians effect) Ace's Archer Wisdom Saving throw: 20; Tor's Archer: 18; vs. DC 17 or take 21 radiant damage.)

At the end of his turn, the last living archer attempts to shake off the blindness: Constitution Saving throw: 4

Brother Siegfried will use his movement try to position himself to safely catch the archer engaged with Ace in his AoE, but give as much buffer as possible with the archer Tor has grapped.  He will remain ready to move as a reaction if the other archer should escape and run blindly into the AoE.

"Thank you, my Lady.  These wayward souls were no match for your divine might."

As Tor wrestles with the archer the reapers continue to whirl around and through them, their blades passing like smoke through his enemy, making them retch and cough blood. In desperation they take their sword in their free hand and wield it behind them, unexpectedly catching Tor in the shoulder. 

Keeping them twisted with one hand, he uses the other arm to beat his elbow into the back of their head, and again, and again, and again.

Unarmed: 8; 4 dmg

Unarmed: 13; 4 dmg

Action Surge

Unarmed: 22; 4 dmg

Unarmed: 7; 4 dmg

"Piss on your Stormlord!"

(Just realised as I was going to sleep that the archer should have DA on attacks - can't see if this was already done - and attacks against them have A because they're blinded. I'll reroll my respective unarmed attacks here.)

Unarmed: 25

Unarmed: 19

Unarmed: 18

Unarmed: 9

So best rolls were 8, 13, 26 (crit), 21.

(The attack against Tor from the archer was with disadvantage, the other roll was a nat 20)

The archer whirls in Tor's grasp like a dervish, causing the first two of Tor's blows to miss or slide off his armor. However, Tor's third hit crushes the half-orc's nose, and stuns him enough that his fourth hit also lands solidly.

Nevertheless, he laughs through the blood coming down his nose. "You will all drown in the Stormlord's wrath!"

Ace, Rawlings, and Vandeyr can act.

Vandeyr draws a rapier from his belt, and attempts to move in and will attempt to put down the archer in a non-lethal manner, striking for muscle groups

Attack: 25 Damage: 9 

Attack: 23 Damage: 8 

Rawlings comes over to where Tor is wrestling with the archer and as he screams "You will all drown in the Stormlord's wrath", she casts detect thoughts on the man, trying to discern more...

WIS save 15

 (Archer wisdom save: 5)

His surface thoughts are full of images of the rolling sea under a massive thunderstorm, with glimpses of a giant figure striding through the sea, churning it with his steps. There's maniacal laughter in the background. All kinds of creatures are drowning in the stormy sea, aside from a few riding over the waves on horses made of water. They're the ones laughing and stabbing down at the drowning people and creatures with spears and swords.

His deeper thoughts are even more chaotic:

As Rawlings tries to decipher the man’s thoughts, she understands that something is coming from the sea, a giant?  She pushes further..  then as these thoughts give her a bittersweet taste due to the man’s madness, there is a moment of clarity.

”We need to go to Leilon, NOW.  Stop messing with this creature, there is no time.” She directs most of this at Tor since they are grappling with the archer

OOC: Before I follow up, what happens with Vandeyr's attacks?

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As Rawlings tries to decipher the man’s thoughts, she understands that something is coming from the sea, a giant?  She pushes further..  then as these thoughts give her a bittersweet taste due to the man’s madness, there is a moment of clarity.

”We need to go to Leilon, NOW.  Stop messing with this creature, there is no time.” She directs most of this at Tor since they are grappling with the archer

 Just to be clear, those are two different thoughts:

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OOC: Before I follow up, what happens with Vandeyr's attacks?

 The Archer is still alive and conscious (The only damage he's taken so far is from one round of spirit guardians, your punches and Vandeyr's rapier attacks). It should be Ace's turn, but given that it's been almost two weeks since we've last heard from him, he may be out.

Ace hops off his horse and helps hold the Archer down, restraining him so you can either tie him up or do what you wish with him. 

(We'll say we're out of combat now, the Archer hasn't surrendered, but you've subdued him.)

Were any of the assembled townsfolk injured?  Siegfried will do a quick jog around to check on everyone while the others subdue the archer.

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Ace hops off his horse and helps hold the Archer down, restraining him so you can either tie him up or do what you wish with him. 

(We'll say we're out of combat now, the Archer hasn't surrendered, but you've subdued him.)

 As Tor takes the opportunity to tie up the subdued archer, he addresses Rawlings. "What the hell are you talking about? And who are you?"

Vandeyr gives a more measured answer and in a softer voice asks "No time for what?"

Now that the chaos has died down a little, you may notice the smaller details of Vandeyr. He'sa half elf man with medium length, fine brown hair brushed back from his forehead and down to his shoulders. He wears clothes of a common man, cotton pants and shirt with soft leather half boots and a wool coat that has a high collar. Beneath is the scabbard for his rapier. The rod in his hand looks like obsidian, shiny black stone, carved with runes that are barely visible now that they aren't glowing. 

He's not so much handsome as striking, made evident by piercing blue eyes, cheek bones that are almost too high, and a wide mouth. He looks like he would stand out a bit in any place, profession, or social category. 

"Are there more of these things?"

"Huh?  Oh yeah, sorry.  Name is Rawlings, I'm from around here.  No time for anything else, there is a summoning ritual going on in Leilon right now, and these creeps are just here to distract!  We gotta go!"  She seems oblivious that she is the only one that knows this information as the urgency about it is taking over more coherent thoughts.  

Tor begins hauling the bound archer in the direction of Sgt Yorrum or the nearest regular soldiers. 

"A summoning ritual? Right now? And how would you know that, huh, Rawlings?"

Rawlings looks at Tor with an annoyed look, "Yes, NOW.  Because he told me," she shrugs towards the prisoner, "I can tell you more on the way, but unless you can convince him to tell you where in Leilon as that would be helpful, we need to move."