Crimson Sands of Time

not sure who won the counterspell fight, :) but tet failed the save 14, but he casts absorb elements (if needed) to take some damage off. 

tetrevess mentally says “do we have faerie fire, perchance?” .   He casts see invisibility, and then summons forth his manifest mind to point out where the invisible one is.

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Sorry I missed 'upcast' (I am usually just glancing at my phone when I have a minite or two. Its not an excuse, but I do know what my issue is. Well, rolling dice boosts engagement, double for playong facing rolls, so thsts my preference,  but i guess this will jave to be a DM roll.)

The Invisible Inquisitor casts counterspell on Trisk's counterspell as a reaction (on the inquisitors' turn, before Trisk casts slow on his turn) at 3rd level, so she will need to beat a DC of 16, to allow the cone of cold spell to go off

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 Ethan still has his reaction so he tosses a harmless eldritch baseball into the inquisitor's face.

(OOC: The baseball is actually 5th level Counterspell, like you know when you hit someone on the head to interrupt their focus; Since it's 5th level, if the spell is 4th level or lower, it instantly fails)

At Higher Levels. When Ethan cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the interrupted spell has no effect if its level is less than or equal to the level of the spell slot he used.

The target is invisible.  Conditions for casting counterspell (under casting time) require seeing the creature within 60ft casting the spell.

<Thanks to T for keeping the play going.  If the outcome of CoC would change anything I might have stopped to resolve it, but it just does damage and everyone has full health aside from that. So I'm assuming no mechanical effect beyond reducing hp.>

<I never mentioned it, but Whisper was outside the AoE for CoC, but actually uses Owlbear.rodeo, so I assume he knows this. Just wanted to say it here to be thorough.>

Tetrevess sees:

(ooc: when the invisible inquisitor cast counterspell didn't he become visible?... which would make him a legal target for Ethan's counterspell?)

Not with greater invisibility, I thought.  Checking, I see it does need concentration but is not interrupted by casting or attacking, as invisibility is.

Waiting on Sam, btw.

Barring anything Sam might do...

Tetrevess sees:

 Tbe scorpion dropped by the incapacitated inquisitor shakes as it stares at Ethan, brandishing its venom tipped stinging tail (make a DC10 Wis save or become frightened for 1 minute). It then walks toward the party, weaving left around Trisk, coming to rest between Sam, Tetrevess and Triskellion.

...

The other inquisitor shifts slightly to the left (no AoO) casts fireball, targeting Samogri, Teisk and Ethan, but because of the effects of the slow spell, it takes unusually long to cast.

DC 14 Dex save for ½ of 31 damage

DC11 to cast this turn: 10

<Actually, I misread/  misapplied rukes from slow. Turns out it's not a DC, (meet or beat) it's a roll-under, a thing which I don't think happens anywhere else in 5e DnD)

<The relevant part:>

 End of NPC turn, Wis saves vs. SLOW

rat (invisible): 15

Inquisitior 1 (out of line of sight atop the landing between the two flights if stairs, also still invisible): 

inquisitor 2: 16

<Forgot inquisitor 1 roll 8>

Also, DC was 18, iirc. Both the rat and inquisitor 1 are still slowed.

<How bad are these saves v slow? Seriously? A 2, with AD?>

PCs are up. 

Sam 26 ✅️▶️▶️

Tetrevess 20 ✅️✅️▶️

Ethan 18 ✅️✅️▶️

NPCs 16 ✅️✅️⏸️

CW 8 ✅️✅️▶️

Trisk 5 ✅️✅️▶️

Randy 5 ✅️✅️▶️

Also,  Jigor Raxia just died in a fireball. 

<Technically, the inquisitors failed and you have achieved a win state. Congratulations.>

CW finally drops the blade he was given and pulls out his staff as he moves to his left to flank inquisitor 4 (I assume with advantage) while saying, 'You're going to pay for casting that spell." He quickly starts wailing on her, attacking twice and then spends a ki point to attack twice more with Flurry of Blows, focusing all attacks at her head. He will spend ki points to use Stunning Strike to stun his target.

<ooc: he can spend one ki point per hit, so she needs to roll DC 18 CON saves up to 3 times>

Attack 1: 25, 25
Damage: 10 (I don't know why it rolled twice)

Attack 2: 10, 11
Damage: (assume I didn't hit)

Attack 3: 11, 16
Damage: 6 (again rolled twice)

Attack 4: 24, 23
Damage: 10

NO! I WON'T LET YOU! Randy yells in his thoughts before it's his turn to unleash a Psychic Bolt at the inquisitor who conjured the fireball

Action: 22 to hit, 11 Fire (Rolled a 3 on the d8)

BA: 28, 9 Force, same target

WIS Save: 22, DEX Save: 21 

Since it didn't work last time, Ethan just ignores the scorpion and will just twirl his bat and stop fooling around on the inquisitor who tried to scorch him as he goes insane...

Strike 1: 13 (I take it that misses)

Strike 2 (With Banishing Smite this time): 26, 15 Bludgeoning plus unnecessary what the heck 34 Force

(OOC: If CW kills the inquisitor who casted the fireball, Ethan will move to the one near the rat and strike her instead)

Trisk's CON save for cone of cold: 18 

Trisk's DEX save for fireball: 21 

Trisk will cast Chill Touch at inquisitor 4.

Attack: 25 Damage: 6 necrotic damage.

A ghostly, skeletal hand appears inches in front of inquisitor 4 and if hit the ghostly, skeletal hand will cling to the front of the inquisitor's clothes, and it can't regain hp until the start of my next turn.

"You are going to pay for that! Pay with your very life!"

Dex save 23 already have fire resistant due to the frostbrand weapon 

attacks the nearest hostile 

25 

16

stalker flurry 25 

damage 

13 +4 cold 

12 + 1 cold 

As Triskellion casts a spell upon the battered inquisitor, he attempts to summon an ephemeral arcane shield. Unfortunately for him, still feeling the effects of Trisk's slow spell, he is unable to react in time. The grim hand seizes the inquisitor and a pall sets over his flesh as he crumbles to the floor. 

I thought that one was the most narratively satisfying so I went with it, even though it posted last.  I don't regard the initiative as a set order; it's just before or after NPCs.

So, with that in mind, the attacks from everyone else are targeting a dead guy.  If you want to just change the target, that's fine. Or just rewrite it.

You can hear footsteps and shouting from uostairs as armored Troopers mobilize a response, evidently alerted to tbe commotion in the cellar.