Crimson Sands of Time

@Hambergler: The elemtal immediately follows the caster in initiative. <water. Gotcha. (sorry, missed it before.)>

@Tesservett: what would you like to do?

The elemental will attack the troll, bringing it's powerful arms down like a crashing wave.

OOC:

Action - Multi-attack (3 since it was cast at 7th level)

Attack 1: 23 Damage: 30

Attack 2: 24 Damage: 19

Attack 3: 13 Damage: 15

Chadderlay killed the half-dragon troll. post #3960-3961.

Or do you mean the one that's headed down the stairs ?

Yeah that one. Sorry should've clarified.

<Got it. The troll actually goes after Alistar in the initiative order, rhats why u didn't write anything. I just put it on the map because I was being impatient and until 2.0 mostly players didn't look at it.  That's why i was confused

But, it's fine.  Hand waving it.>

The troll is hit several times.

Tetrevess is up still

(sorry-  ok i get the crown of stars ruling).  tetrevess will, through the manifest mind, target the dragon with a radiant fireball. 33 damage, dc 22 dex save)

For an instant, Tetrevess sees through the magucal darkness surrounding the manifest mind.  Illuminated by the brilliant light, Throstelgrael and the kobold cultist are seen recoiling from the blinding light, as it blasts the flesh from the kobold's bones.

"Whenever you cast a wizard spell on your turn, you can cast it as if you were in the spectral mind’s space, instead of your own"

Fireball Duration: instantaneous 

T. : Make a dex save vs fireball

The troll self-mutilates spraying black vitriol over the water elemental and Tetrevess.

The troll slices itself with a claw, releasing a spray of poison in a 15-foot cube. The troll takes 7 slashing damage. Each creature in the area must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 18 poison damage and is poisoned for 1 minute. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t poisoned. A poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

(Continues)

Dex save DC23 21 LR on fail. 

From beyond the darkness you hear the screams of a male humanoid.  Something tells you it isn't the sound of terror or agony, but, unexpectesly, extacy.  Then silence.

PCs are up.

tetrevess natural 20 (30) on con save.   takes 9 damage.  

he launches a star (ba) from the crown of stars at the troll, hitting with a 35 for 36 damage, and follows up with a firebolt- 34 to hit for 17 damage.

all rolls in log

Sam looks to the group in the room with him “right then so the dragon in that room” point to the room with his on fire great sword “let’s go and kill it shall we” 

Sam will drop bless and cast branding smite from the necklace of prayer beads, and run into the room and attack the dragon 

attacks 

26
14
damage 

15+4 fire +7 raident 

12+6 fire 

stalker flurry of missed an attack

25 

"Hang on wait! Shouldn't we at least hold off until everyone has regrouped first before we launch a joint strike?! And what happened to the poor rabbit over there who looked like he got trashed in a fistfight? Isn't someone going to heal him first?!" Ethan yells right before he quickly scans the room to make sure nothing suspicious is left before they proceed.

Perception: 19

Action: Readies his bat on his right shoulder as he scans; if there is anything left that might attack him or his teammates at first sight, he will intercept the attack and strike back.

"My big brother is right! Some of us are looking rather unstable right now! I'd say we pause for a while before everyone is present here! I may be berserk to you all but if we all charge in without thinking, we'll all get wiped out." Randy agrees as he walks over to Oli and (3rd level) proceeds to cover up his injuries: "Stay still, fluffy ears. This may not be much, but it's better than nothing." Oli regains 17 hp

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"Hang on wait! Shouldn't we at least hold off until everyone has regrouped first before we launch a joint strike?! And what happened to the poor rabbit over there who looked like he got trashed in a fistfight? Isn't someone going to heal him first?!" Ethan yells right before he quickly scans the room to make sure nothing suspicious is left before they proceed.

Perception: 19

Action: Readies his bat on his right shoulder as he scans; if there is anything left that might attack him or his teammates at first sight, he will intercept the attack and strike back.

 A troll is actively attacking the scribes wizard, but you only have eyes in the wizard. Not sure how that works for you. You'd have to get through the wizard and a water elemental to get to it, or a brick wall.

While you're scanning, you see a number if tortured prisoners in the cages surrounding you. 

(Details forthcoming)

Sam walks past the veil kf darkness, past the illuminated area with the .anifrst mind, past the other side if said darkness and finds the room empty (30ft gets you inside the lit area, if dash, then out of the darkness and i to dim light - but dash would prexlude the attacms listed. So, what to do?).

Sam: Make a perception check.

As soon as Sam enters the lit area provided by the manifest mind, the darkness blinks out of existence, entirely.

<incidentally, for the players, darkness is an environmental effect, not cast as a spell, so not concentration and no check. The PCs would just see it as the spell they're probably, at least some of them, familiar with.>

Perception 6 

Sam, (and any other creature in thie room), on his or her turn, must succeed at a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 3 acid damage from breathing the acidic fog that permeates the room. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw suffers no damage.

Sam walks down a few stairs, through the shallow water of the cistern to find behind him and to the left, through the opening in the wall, the body of Throstelgrael, lying on the floor, half-submerged in the dark water.

Almost immediately, his flesh decomposes before your eyes; scales crumble to dust while the muscle beneath turns gray and desiccated until Velvet is little more than a skeleton littered with ragged strips of rotted flesh.

A heartbeat later, pin-points of green light flares to life in the now-empty sockets of the dragon's skull. The skeleton jerks unsteadily to its feet and attacks Sam 

Frightful Presence Each creature of the dracolich's choice that is within 120 feet of the dracolich and aware of it must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the dracolich's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.

If affected, make a DC13 Dex save, as well.

AD on attacks if the Dex save fails.

Bite. 33 to hit, for 19 piercing damage plus 7 poison damage. AD 17

Claw. 33 for 15 slashing damage. AD 33

Claw. 21 for 15 slashing damage. AD 26

<MEANWHILE, back in the torture prison...>

There are also 10 additional prisoners--most of which are human, but a few non-humans are also present. These are all captured bandits, travelers, traders, and other folk that Velvet absconded from the Phlan Path since his arrival.

They don't have much in the realm of useful information for the party, 

All of the prisoners are severely malnourished and heavily injured. They are of no help in battle and refuse to proceed further into the complex. If forced to go towards Thr room with Throstelgrael, they scream and flail in abject terror, and dig their nails and feet into the floor.

Amongst the prisoners are:

An orog warlord of Thar who came to treat with the Velvet in the hopes that the dragon would secure her rise to power in the Grey Lands. One of Larga's bodyguards inadvertently insulted the dragon, and Larga and her party have been trapped here ever since. The dragon only recently consumed the last of Larga's retinue.

Where the other cages have 2 to 3 captives inside, only one cage has a single occupant--an old human woman you'd guess were it not for her impossibly black eyes. This is Sister Deathwillow.

Treasure

The kobolds have a total of 200 gp worth of saleable equipment, coins, and gems looted from the prisoners.

Each of the kobold cult fanatics has a key that unlocks the cages and shackles.

Samogri 21     ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️

Oli 17               ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️▶️

Monster 16     ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️

Alistar 15        ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️▶️

Randy 12         ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️

Chadderlay 7  ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️

Ethan 6            ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️

Tetrevess 5     ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️

My best guess for initiative. I could be off, so please let me know if I got it wrong, but I think I need input from Oli Chadderlay and Alistar.

Chad will cast False Life on himself gaining 22 temp hp.

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Sam, (and any other creature in thie room), on his or her turn, must succeed at a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 3 acid damage from breathing the acidic fog that permeates the room. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw suffers no damage.

Sam walks down a few stairs, through the shallow water of the cistern to find behind him and to the left, through the opening in the wall, the body of Throstelgrael, lying on the floor, half-submerged in the dark water.

Almost immediately, his flesh decomposes before your eyes; scales crumble to dust while the muscle beneath turns gray and desiccated until Velvet is little more than a skeleton littered with ragged strips of rotted flesh.

A heartbeat later, pin-points of green light flares to life in the now-empty sockets of the dragon's skull. The skeleton jerks unsteadily to its feet and attacks Sam 

Frightful Presence Each creature of the dracolich's choice that is within 120 feet of the dracolich and aware of it must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the dracolich's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.

If affected, make a DC13 Dex save, as well.

AD on attacks if the Dex save fails.

Bite. 32 to hit, for 19 piercing damage plus 7 poison damage. AD 28

Claw. 25 for 15 slashing damage. AD 30

Claw. 22 for 15 slashing damage. AD 19

<MEANWHILE, back in the torture prison...>

There are also 10 additional prisoners--most of which are human, but a few non-humans are also present. These are all captured bandits, travelers, traders, and other folk that Velvet absconded from the Phlan Path since his arrival.

They don't have much in the realm of useful information for the party, 

All of the prisoners are severely malnourished and heavily injured. They are of no help in battle and refuse to proceed further into the complex. If forced to go towards Thr room with Throstelgrael, they scream and flail in abject terror, and dig their nails and feet into the floor.

Amongst the prisoners are:

An orog warlord of Thar who came to treat with the Velvet in the hopes that the dragon would secure her rise to power in the Grey Lands. One of Larga's bodyguards inadvertently insulted the dragon, and Larga and her party have been trapped here ever since. The dragon only recently consumed the last of Larga's retinue.

Where the other cages have 2 to 3 captives inside, only one cage has a single occupant--an old human woman you'd guess were it not for her impossibly black eyes. This is Sister Deathwillow.

Treasure

The kobolds have a total of 200 gp worth of saleable equipment, coins, and gems looted from the prisoners.

Each of the kobold cult fanatics has a key that unlocks the cages and shackles.

 Con save 8

wis save 14 

Dex save 25