Crimson Sands of Time

can i get an battle map up to date map if you have time to do before my next turn 

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Gravity notices that their scars are different than she remembers them having seen the wolfbrothers around town a few times by now, she recalls that they were actually different each time.

(@DM, Will a quick investigation reveal whether the wolfbrothers are under the effect of shape altering magic or not?)

Investigation 27

Map prior to Sam's acrion (pending any changes from Chadderly's turn)

Chadderlay's action is noted but not yet represented. The guy behind Sam, the ine by himself, He's floating involuntarily in the air.

Updated link

https://www.owlbear.rodeo/game/Pm5axbjBP

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Gravity notices that their scars are different than she remembers them having seen the wolfbrothers around town a few times by now, she recalls that they were actually different each time.

 

(@DM, Will a quick investigation reveal whether the wolfbrothers are under the effect of shape altering magic or not?)

Investigation 18

 Definitely nothing arcane

Also, I meant to have something happen here, (just didn't get around to it) but feel free to proceed.  It can wait.

@Brian_Avery if you're trying to be subtle, another sleight jd hand check, if you please.  (DC is always 8 + spell level, and you can forgo thus if you're being overt.)

Dustman Str: 9  

Dustman 5 (the one behind Sam) floats in the air 30 feet, well above the pit such that he csn look right out into the crowd at eye level, even those in the farthest seats (I'd call them cheap seats, but the entrance fee is flat)

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Gravity sneakily scales the structure and finds herself upon the gabled roof of the quaint chalait.  Smoke plumes from the chimney as she looks over the edges into the alley below to see two halflings lying in the grey slush of salty ice and snow.  Two familiar figures rifle through their bags and coats, removing a few bits of gold: coins in a purse, a ring and a necklace.  They pull apart the contents of their rucksacks, finding them laden with wool sweaters of fine quality, which they toss carelessly to the ground ... soak in the filthy snowmelt....

Cryptic Gravity

"Ah, that's why you cowardly wolves told me to keep my nose out of your business!"  Gravity grimaces when she realizes the intention of the wolfbrothers. Such kind of intention doesn't seem strange to her, but she decides to take advantage of the situation. She climbs down so that she remains closer to the ground (20 ft) then swings her body back and forth before letting go of the handhold. She's trying to land on the back of the wolfbrother who has been stealing the gold items. "Gotcha!"

Acrobatics 16

<Sam is up, and Angus.  I should have mentioned that yesterday I guess>

Gravity successfully lands on the shapeshifter's back, knocking him to the ground.  (He is prone and restrained - so Gravity does not need a hand to keep him grappled if she wins initiative)

Gravity roll for initiative 

Wolfbrothers initiative 11

Random roll 1 2

Sam will attack using booming blade 

25

damage 

6 + 4 raident +13 thunder damage 

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Sam will attack using booming blade 

20

damage 

4 + 2 raident +10 thunder damage 

 Could I use my war preist abillity on this as a bouns action so I get another strike 

Cryptic Gravity: Initiative 11

Hoo-boy, the kickage of the buttage.  I came down with something yetserday, and I have barely dragged myself out of bead in the last 36 hr.  COVID test is neg x 2, but i still think it's likely.  So, it will take me a couple of days to get back to posting.  The DM may play Angus as he sees fit. Good luck, all.

@rob88scps2: Be well.  Take your time.  I won't get Angus any face tattoos while you're gone.

<Sorry guys, got busy then tired yesterday.  NPCs are up in both settings.  You have been waiting on me.>

The crowd sees a dustman start to float, then Sam attacks with a slash that roars with the impact of a thunderclap, killing the man instsntly.

(RAW, this is funny becasue in SCAG, the spell used a Verbal component, but in Tasha's it switched to Somatic, that (as I understand it) would need a free hand, not for the material but for the somatic component.  For our purposes, the difference is moot: whether by sight or by sound, a crowd of witnesses just saw Sam cast an arcane spell (most of them won't know a cantrip from a leveled spell).

Gasps and shouts feom the crowd ensue: "Arcanaist!  Kill it!  Kill it, Now"  The man who was speaking to Angus looks concerned, then shouts angrily  "Bollocks! It's merely an enchanted sword!" Looking around, he alters his tone, "Anybody want to buy a bet on the lizard?"

While the floating man screams his head off, the two men who threw their spears search a pile of junk for an improvised weapon  and try to find options for cover

Searching: D6 16, D9 3

The armed dustmen surround Sam, stabbing at him once again (two are suffering injuries from the first round, the one thst just died was at full health before the booming blade.)

D3

18 for 16,

17 for 12,

D7

21 for 14,

13 for 20,

D10

6 for 9,

12 for 6,

One man calls to the others, "On me, form a line!" and the other two mauever around Sam to position themselves defensively,  a wall of spears defending their vulnerable humanoid bodies.

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<Sorry guys, got busy then tired yesterday.  NPCs are up in both settings.  You have been waiting on me.>

The crowd sees a dustman start to float, then Sam attacks with a slash that roars with the impact of a thunderclap, killing the man instsntly.

(RAW, this is funny becasue in SCAG, the spell used a Verbal component, but in Tasha's it switched to Somatic, that (as I understand it) would need a free hand, not for the material but for the somatic component.  For our purposes, the difference is moot: whether by sight or by sound, a crowd of witnesses just saw Sam cast an arcane spell (most of them won't know a cantrip from a leveled spell).

Gasps and shouts feom the crowd ensue: "Arcanaist!  Kill it!  Kill it, Now"  The man who was speaking to Angus looks concerned, then shouts angrily  "Bollocks! It's merely an enchanted sword!" Looking around, he alters his tone, "Anybody want to buy a bet on the lizard?"

While the floating man screams his head off, the two men who threw their spears search a pile of junk for an improvised weapon  and try to find options for cover

Searching: D6 6, D9 3

The armed dustmen surround Sam, stabbing at him once again (two are suffering injuries from the first round, the one thst just died was at full health before the booming blade.)

D3

19 for 10,

11 for 16,

D7

22 for 10,

17 for 18,

D10

8 for 7,

15 for 10,

One man calls to the others, "On me, form a line!" and the other two mauever around Sam to position themselves defensively,  a wall of spears defending their vulnerable humanoid bodies.

 (18 hp and a dream) 

would I get AOO on them 

Also see my post on #519

The wolfbrother whim Gravity did not land on snarls, bestially: "I thought we had dealt with you.  You were warned not to interfere with our enterprise. Now you put us all in jeopardy.  You will learn a hard lesson this day."

The restrained shifter 

(@InkedBee: I'm trying to review this in my head.  I was picturing these two in humam form, but I somehow got the sense you might be thinking of them as wolves, since yiu want to land on one's back and you made a check regarding their shifting.  Can you confirm or correct before I proceed, please. I dont want to have to retcon human attacks made by a wolf. Sorry for the inconvenience; if tine allows I will go back and reread the relevant posts,  but if we are aligned its faster if i dont have to.)

@Legion4: I'll post the map.  I guess you can do the warpriest BA. I don't see why it wouldn't work, but I also don't know where the radiant damage came from, so unless it's from another BA, I think it's fine. We may need to retcon slightly if someone goes down.  It would just be a shuffle of one of the dustmen that did not attack this round grabbing the fallen man's spear.

<Sam can still use his BA and Angus is up. Since I'm botting him, I'll wait for Sam, but if he is available to post, @Rob can post without waiting. Chadderlay follows, and if he would like can also post already or wait for Angus at his discretion.>

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(@InkedBee: I'm trying to review this in my head.  I was picturing these two in humam form, but I somehow got the sense you might be thinking of them as wolves, since you want to land on one's back and you made a check regarding their shifting.  Can you confirm or correct before I proceed, please. I don't want to have to retcon human attacks made by a wolf. Sorry for the inconvenience; if time allows I will go back and reread the relevant posts,  but if we are aligned its faster if I dont have to.)

(@Wile_E_Coyote, I'm not picturing the wolfbrothers as 'wolves', your description regarding their form is comprehensible. Gravity is just trying to knock the wolfbrother prone. Why not use the force of gravity to negate fall damage for Gravity but let the criminal suffer?)

Well, unless you csn remember rhe mechanic I pulled out last time, I'm just going ro give the wolf 3 and Gravity is not prone.

The wolf not crushed under Gravity's weight attacks the artificer: shortsword 8 for 10 and make a DC 15 Con save for half of 24 poison damage.

The other wolfbrother, restrained under Gravity's begins to contort it's form, as it writhes about on the cold salty cobblestone, thick black fur grows from his hands, face and neck.  His clothes fit poorly as he bats them away from his lupine form.  Within seconds, Gravity is sitting upon a wolf enraged in human clothes, sized for the man the wolf once was. (That takes a full action, so no attempts to break free of restrained or make any attacks).

That attack should have had advantage 17