Crimson Sands of Time

<I know it might seem like the combat is stacked against you, but it's really not.  You're just missing the point. You're 7 checks away from success; 2 closer than when you entered the room, but not any closer than when you started combat. This should be clear after the first success. If it's not, it's my fault foe not communicating it clearly, so I'm doing that here.>

Random thought:

(That being said, if we have someone "help" the arcana check of another, we would get advantage, so even though Piccolo sucks at Arcana, if she helped Trisk, he gets advantage, unless I'm mistaken).

Help action prerequisite is proficiency, plus now you're using two PCs actions instead of one. Math is actually better if you borj just try the check. (I think. I didn't do the math, but the DC isnt very high)

Ethan's DEX Save: 12

Though Ethan does hold, he suddenly trips over thanks to that stupid earthquake. Annoyed, he doesn't hesitate to get back up again; He ain't moving anywhere anytime soon but still... eyeing his brother, the next thing he sees are the gargoyles . Glancing back to Piccolo, Trisk and the new guy, he figures they might need help at some point... but he decides to help his big brother first.

And so that's what he'll attack for this round, especially the one that hit him just now. Before he then turns on the tyrant again. But... right now he's also seriously injured; Any hit that lands on him will be enough to knock him out until the room is clear.

Baseball 1 (Gargoyle 1): Nat 1, missed

Baseball 2: (Tyrant): 13 (I also assumed that missed... Ok fine, 12 total)

Baseball 3: (Tyrant): ANOTHER NAT 1?! BRO!

Already missing all of his moves due to pain, he then gestures to Piccolo and Trisk saying he needs help in staying conscious.

The Tyrant Shadow retorts with a Mind Spike directed at Ethan 26 for 23  psychic damage. 

Players are up.

Cha!jil Con Save 2- 16

( Having trouble making out who is next to Cha on the map.)

https://www.owlbear.rodeo/room/V64TuMcUPJi8/TheAridCatch

I know it kicks players whenever it reloads. Major hassle, but maybe if I just repost the link daily, then yii still have to wait for me to let you in. It's A major downside of owlbear.

Cha!jil is on a white stone pillar surrounded by dark water, with Valindra Shadowmantle, a lich loyal to Szazz Tam 10ft away on the shore.

If you call out a target, the seahag will attempt an attack on behalf of Eira. The Tyrant is stuck here, but doesnt really care who you ate. Valindra is hard to sway. Kazit Gul serves under Tam but resents him. They're all pretty powerful, but some are heartier than others and their desire to kill you varies widely.

The hag can reach any of these targets and her attack is save dependent,as Eira eluded to.

(OOC: Is Ethan unconscious?...either way, we need to keep opening the vaults with the arcana rolls, so whoever is best at that get cracking!)

With lightning speed, the 3-foot tall tiny girl moves out of the area of effect of the noxious cloud. All the while, she plays her little instrument, she casts (Bonus Action: Healing Word: 8 healing Ethan) (Ethan has already been healed by her via the feat so can't get that one again.....),

Somehow, almost at the same time (fast hands), she pulls two thorny daggers from her sleeve and tosses them with expert precision at Kazit Gul 
To hit 1:29, Damage: 9 magic piercing

To hit 2: Crit Nat 20 (33 to hit): Damage: 14 magic piercing. (If any of our party is within 5 feet of Kazit Gul, she can add Sneak attack for an additional +8 Damage)

To clarify, opening the sepulchers is easy. The doors turn into gargoyles.  Disrupting the vaults requires checks.

I have Gul mapped above a sepukcher, so not within 5ft of anyone.

Kazit Gul, enraged, curses the Chosen. "I should have eliminated yoi ahea ago, when I had the chance." He hisses, telepathically.

Energy Drain. Each creature within 30 feet of the demilich must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature's hit point maximum is magically reduced by 10. If a creature's hit point maximum is reduced to 0 by this effect, the creature dies. A creature's hit point maximum can be restored with the greater restoration spell or similar magic.

Trisk's CON: 10 

Piccolo con save: 19

As Kazit Gul seems to respond to Piccolo's attacks, she plays back a horribly out-of-tune discordant melody in response, as she fends off his attack.

Trisk and Kazit Gul (Musical Telepathy)

<All the players are still up, probably might want to try and shut down one of those sepulchers about now, maybe. One has 2 out of 3 strikes already.>

Cha!jil shook off the paralysis and narrowed her increasingly feline eyes at the dead woman, she ground her too-sharp teeth and leapt off the pillar aiming at the back of the dead things neck.

BA- Rage.

Attack: 25 Damage: 9 Magical Slashing

Attack: 24 Damage: 7 Magical Slashing

Valindra responds with an off the cuff cantrip, firing a wild ray if ftoat at Cha!jil 15 for 18 cold damage and speed reduced until start of Cha!'s next turn (so not at all)

Before the Tyrant can ko Ethan, he instantly uses his last spell to try and cancel his attack (5th level)

If a save is needed: 15, If the save fails, Ethan is knocked down

Ignoring the gargoyle attacks, Randy turns on the sepulcher and attempts to smash it again to destroy it without thinking twice, seeing that he actually got somewhere.

Arcana: 10

Turning back to the Gargoyle, he wants to save Ethan from falling, but finds that he can't; The first gargoyle immediately finds itself targeted by a furious ballista to the face...

22 Damage: 29, pushed back 5ft

Probably not casting it like a spell, but 5e doesn't make the distinction between spells, SA and psionics (of which there are virtually none, instead becoming a metamagic feature for the sorcerer), so sure, Ethan can counterspell mind Spike. 

Randy is now at an untouched sepulcher, pretty distant feom the one that took the two successful checks, but in the interest of moving things along...

Fountains of shadowy energy burst from the dark pools to form an inky vortex in the open air at the vault’s center, sending rays out to each of the 12 sepulchers throughout the vault.

Randy's Ballista crushes the gargoyle it targets 

So.e players are still up, I think

Trisk's Arcana: 18