Star Metal Marauders- Highway Harvest

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“Let’s just burn it,” Vars says impatiently, pulling out his torch and preparing to light it on fire. 

 “ ahhhhhhh fire! Fire! They burn the master’s house!”

what was a trickle of oil becomes a stream as 10 small beings come barreling out of the pipe and move to attack you.

initiative ( rolled in encounter builder)

Little guys 19.  
Reginald 13.   
Vars 12.   
Sparhawk 8.  
Bjorn 7

(Told ya we should have left them alone, shucks!)

Sparhawk speaks calmly after hearing the voices, "We are sorry to harm you, we don't want to harm your masters home. We are trapped here. Can you help us?"

As the small guys pop put of the pipe they grow just a tad. They are charcoal black skinned and sort of resemble pudgy goblins, but they are coated in this oily substance.  One of them has a bump on his head, possibly from the pole. They are in no mood to listen to reason and they quickly spread around the room.

(Will continue when I finish my Landry)

Four of these guy go after Vars. 3 will pummel his legs and one will grapple his arm to take his torch

Attack: 15 Damage: 1

Attack: 14 Damage: 5

Attack: 15 Damage: 1

grapple 7

All of the punching attacks to Var’s legs have no effect and just sort of slip off. The area around Vars is saturated with slippery oil from these guys and so needs to make a dc11 dex check or slip and fall prone. The one grappling his arm secretes a sticky oil and Is latched on pretty tight, so Vars will need to beat 17 to not be grappled.

One will run up to the mural and disappear through it.

The one with the lump on his head sees Bjorn with the pole and will attack with 2 of his friends

Attack: 10 Damage: 1

Attack: 14 Damage: 1

Attack: 15 Damage: 1

The one with a lump lands a blow on Bjorns thigh that smarts a little, the other twos punches glance off. The space around Bjorn is now covered with slick oil so Bjorn needs to make a dex save as well.

the last two will shimmy up a different statue for a better vantage point drenching the statues in oil

(lol, ...oops. Vars hadn't lit the torch yet...)

"Hey now..." Vars was going to try reasoning with them, but since he's got the torch in his hand he realizes how difficult that might be. 

Upon being assaulted, Vars says, "I wasn't going to burn the place down! We just want to get out of here." He shakes his arm a little in attempt to rid himself of the sticky creature.

I'm assuming these are both dex checks right? (I'm going to try my luck with the game log)

Dex to avoid slipping: 17 

Dex to avoid grapple: 8 

He deftly avoids slipping as the slimy creatures attack him, but is unable to drop the torch, "Hey, you can have it.... We won't hurt you if you don't hurt us. Maybe we can help each other? Why didn't you speak up earlier this could have been avoided!"

Persuasion to at least try to get them to listen, (If applicable...I know they aren't in the mood to listen...but I thought I'd give it a try anyways lol): 7

(...well that's not helping anything lol.) 

Reginald is up

Reginald touches his owl familiar to cast Dragon Breath on it, which then leaps from his shoulder to do a flyby attack on the group of them using the breath attack on the little buggers with lightning beath, then with cuircle about the room in preparation for the next round.

Damage (3d6) : 8, 14 Dex Save for 1/2 damage

Bjorn also casts Firebolt at one the Owl was unable to get in the AOE or the closest one that looks like it made it's saving thrown Attack (+6) : 11 Damage (1d10) : 4

Sparhawk, usually taking more of a direct combat approach  will cast Bless on Reginald, Bjorn, and Vars and will go full dodge (If allowed How many of these guys are there?)

You bless up to three creatures of your choice within range. Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll or saving throw. (Pretty sure that would include dex saves).

Quote from Bjorn_Stahle >>

Reginald touches his owl familiar to cast Dragon Breath on it, which then leaps from his shoulder to do a flyby attack on the group of them using the breath attack on the little buggers with lightning beath, then with cuircle about the room in preparation for the next round.

Damage (3d6) : 10, 14 Dex Save for 1/2 damage

Quote from Bjorn_Stahle >>

Reginald touches his owl familiar to cast Dragon Breath on it, which then leaps from his shoulder to do a flyby attack on the group of them using the breath attack on the little buggers with lightning beath, then with cuircle about the room in preparation for the next round.

Damage (3d6) : 10, 14 Dex Save for 1/2 damage

 ( the room you are in is 15x25’ choose where and which direction of the cone, being mindful of the aquarium overhead, 

Lir lets most of the copper scatter and float in the water - then follows Frangipani. 

This is approximately what the layout looks like. Red is the bad, green are you with your letter

The 2 South of Var (V) and the 2 North of Bjorn (B) will be in Cone effect.  The one South of me (R) will get the Firebolt.

Frangipani swims up...

Firing from that corner will look like this , you will be able to get 6 of them with that shot and as a bonus you get to light up Bjorn as well.