In the Wake of War - Game Thread

The minotaur snarls as it is struck twice. As it is so near to Crannoc, he sees that while he thought its fur was just black, it is in fact just slick with a viscous liquid.

Some of that substance sloughs off of its body and lands in two piles on the floor. The two piles rise as chattering creatures with matted grey fur and a massive mouth that is nearly on top of their body. (Using the minotaur's two legendary actions.)

Order: Crannoc, Maggwyn, Miesha, Jasper, Minotaur, Summoned Creatures

"A map you say?  What do you think I am?"  Maggwyn responds annoyed.

Before she can say anymore, the minotaur comes from around the corner and gores Crannoc, "I..!  What is going on??"

If one of those summoned creatures come to being within 5' of Maggwyn, she jabs them with her glaive

Attack: 25 Damage: 10

Maggwyn grips her polearm as she feels her body surge... a rage coming on, that Jasper is all too familiar with.  What he is not though, is the purple crackling energy that is barely there as she enters her rage.  Immediately, a flumph appears right next to the minotaur, violet in color, with its multitude of arms a dark purple, it waves with a couple arms to Maggwyn.

A bit surprised herself, she refocuses and lunges towards the minotaur, using Crannoc to flank the creature.

Attack: 27 Damage: 13

Once she has finished attacking, the flumph explodes and the minotaur needs to make a DEX save of 12 or take 6 force damage.

Distracted by the flumph, the minotaur is susceptible to a very precise strike from your glaive just before the flumph explodes.

Dex Save - 2

     Miesha curses and moves into the best position she can to attack the minotaur.  These tunnels are proving much more crowded than she would have ever suspected.  With shield up and speak poised, Miesha closes in and attacks...

First Spear Attack: 12 Damage: 8

Second Spear Attack: 24 Damage: 10

Bonus Action Polearm Master Attack: 10 Damage: 8

The minotaur grits its teeth as it sustains another three attacks. Its  focus is now divided between the three people that have hit it.

(For now, turns will continue and Jasper's turn will be taken whenever they post.)

The minotaur scowls at the puny creatures before it and raises its pick in each hand. It strikes down at Miesha and Crannoc (attacking Recklessly, granting it advantage, but attacks against it have advantage for this round).

Attack against Miesha - Attack: 22 Damage: 9

Attack against Crannoc - Attack: 24 Damage: 10

A creaky voice comes from the left tunnel. "Slax-Ulgyd!" Looking over, you see a hunched old woman with deep purple skin and knotted hair that is filled with morbid trinkets. She is dressed in a haphazard, black robe. She looks at the scene before her with disdain before her eyes land on Crannoc. A sharp-toothed smile crosses her lips as she says "So you're that little, prying Temuth-spawn. Slax-Ulgyd, uddule!" The last word is in a language that none of you know, but the message is clear: "attack."

She points her finger at your group and an inky black beam strike all four of you. She casts Slow. Everyone make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 14). If you fail, you suffer the effects of the slow spell, linked previosuly (which will effect the results of my next post).

She also turns her gaze to Crannoc and narrows her eyes. Crannoc, you start to feel as though you are watched by more eyes than there are in the room.

Order: Crannoc, Maggwyn, Miesha, Jasper, Slax-Ulgyd, Hag, Summoned Creatures

Both of the smaller creatures start to wretch. They each disgorge an unhealthy amount of their innards into the space before them. The black ooze that they produced sizzles caustically. All four of you must make two Dexterity saving throws (DC 11) to avoid the acid. If you succeed either save, you take no damage from that instance. If you fail either save, you fall prone and take full damage from that instance.

First Dexterity saving throw - Damage: 9

Second Dexterity saving throw - Damage: 16

At the end of the summoned creature's turns, the Slax-Ulgyd swings its pick once more at Crannoc (as a legendary action).

Attack against Crannoc - Attack: 28 Damage: 13

Next Up: Crannoc (and Jasper whenever he acts)

Miesha saves:

Wis vs DC 14:  16

Dex vs DC 11:  17

Dex vs DC 11:  16

Crannoc's saving throws:
WIS DC 14:  15
DEX DC 11:  5 (but Crannoc touches his wooden rabbit charm to succeed the save instead, managing to avoid the risk of a curse - 3)
DEX DC 11:  13

Crannoc reels as the acid from one of the summoned creatures starts to burn him, but he touches the wooden rabbit charm from Aoswell and somehow he remains unscalded.  Still, the minotaur's attack slams home for a second time (after missing once in between), staggering him.  Somehow, he is able to avoid the hag's Slow magic and the acid from the other caustic ooze entirely.

(No saves to maintain concentration necessary as Spiritual Weapon is a non-concentration spell.)

Crannoc's voice is weak, and blood leaks profusely from his mouth from the minotaur's blows, even though the wooden rabbit Charm saves him from having his side blackened and burned by acid from one of the summoned creatures.  The sycamore seedling spins in a slow circle around his shoulders, as if performing last rites.  And yet, when he speaks, Crannoc's words are firm, though quiet.

"You and your unnatural minions may well slay me, hag, but Temuth sees you as you see me.  Knows your soul.  Your time here nears an end."

He takes no defensive action, continuing to attack all out.  As a bonus action, his spectral pine needle Spiritual Weapon slashes at the minotaur:
To hit (advantage due to minotaur's reckless attack):  23
Damage on hit:  11 (force)

As an action, his thorny green vine whips out at the minotaur:
To hit (advantage due to minotaur rage):  13 (ugh rolled 2 3s at advantage)
Damage on hit:  7 and minotaur is drawn 10' towards Crannoc, who tries to drag the minotaur through the acid from the summoned creatures.

The pine needle sinks into the minotaur, its bloodied body showing signs of immense damage. The minotaur then begins to back up into the tunnel that it came from, preparing to charge once more. (Using its second legendary action. This incurs attacks of opportunity from Crannoc, Miesha, and Maggwyn. These attacks would be made with advantage.)

When Maggwyn asks 'what do you think I am?' Jasper replies "according to one of my recent readings you potential would be a 'cartographer' to be precise." "Given that you have yet to undertake the task let us call you an aspiring cartographer for now, young one. Don't get ahead of yourself now."

After the initial attack by the minotaur on Crannoc Jasper's eyes grew wide as he had never seen such a creature before. He then sees Maggwyn display some unusual magic and is, for a rare moment, speechless. Trying not to panic the cat man gestures as if making some invisible sigils in the air and swings a foot out in front of him in a graceful motion mimicking the elven movements he has learned from his 'borrowed' spell book.

Soon he leapt into action striking at the large foe with a flourish of steal and magic.

Booming Blade Attack: 13
Weapon Damage: 9
Sneak Attack: 2
Thunder Damage: 4
Thunder Damage if the enemy moves: 6

(Bladesong: +4AC, etc.)

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Post 1st turn:

Wis save: 20
Dex Save 1: 16
Dex Save 2: 17

(Forgot to say that Jasper would then move away from the minotaur (Mobile feat) to one of the more empty corners of the chamber so he has room to defend himself.)

Going to burn a Luck point (from Feat) to try that Wis save: 20

Spear Opportunity Attack: 18 Damage: 9

"Cartographer? Ha, do I look like a damn cartographer to you?  Better find yourself another one." Maggwyn shakes her head as Jasper tries to put yet another title upon her.  

WIS save  6

(Danger sense - adv on DEX saves)

DEX save  22

DEX save  15

Using her luck charm, so counter the WIS save and rolling a d10 for the possibility of being cursed..  4

She stabs at the minotaur as it retreats

Attack: 12 Damage: 14

Then follows the beast to attack again..

Attack: 19 Damage: 12

Attack: 13 Damage: 10