Forgotten Realms Tales

“Ahbut I might be able to help you there” Dr A says to Gorm.

(Roll for initiative!) 

Gorm initiative:  6

Dr A initiative = 16

How far away are the critters and will Dr A be able to get the fireball off in time before Logan gets there. As the spell has a 20’ radius and he has simultaneous initiative, I think so but can the DM confirm.

If the spell can be got away, Dr A mumbles something and a bright streak of flame flashes from the ring on his finger and hits the middle of the mass of the creatures and bursts into a flaming ball that expands outwards for a radius of 20 feet. (Damage = 23) (Not sure what the save DC [Dex] should be?) 

The valiant heroes jump into action seeing the grotesque scene. 

As Dr A. invokes the old magic within the ring, Logan, Gorm and Thandril jump off to try to rescue the captured woman for that grim fate. 

The explosion caughts everyone by surprise for its intensity and they had to stop for a moment and block their eyes. 

Along with the booming sound of the fiery explosion they begin to hear the screeching of the kruthiks as they are burnt to death. The eggs inmmediatly whiter and die, charred and destroyed by the explosion. Some hatchlings try to get out of the egg, as they burn, but they are too weak and weren't ready to hatch and die trying to escape the inferno unleashed by Dr. A. Some of the eggs are left in the far corner of the room, but the mayority of them are destroyed, as long as the larvae who were crawling out to feast on the drow and every small kruthik that is caught in the explosion. 

But the huge queen of the colony also suffers the effects of the exploding ball of fire. Roaring and screeching in pain both for the loss of her babies and the pain the fire inflicts her in her egg-laying extension. The explosion and the trembles from the pain make the quitinose filaments holding the queen to break, making her fall to the ground. 

Dr. A. could swear later that he heard a dwarvish laugh of satisfaction when he looked down to the destruction he had laid thanks to the old ring. But, of course, he had no real proof of it. 

Logan, recovering quickly from the explosion and fighting against the ocre smell that comes from the burnt eggs and creatures and reaches the prisioner. He smashes one egg with his shield and stomp upon the other hatchling, while cutting down the filaments that had the woman prisioner. She fell to the ground, grunting and moaning. 

Thandril follows Logan and his weapon cuts down one of the beasts that, even on fire, charge upon them, trying to reach Logan. But the others fall upon them.One tries to pierce the elf's body but he is too agile and his fighting style, always moving his feet, allows him to dodge the attack. The other hits Logan hard, but the brave warrior blocks the kruthiks claws with his shield. Two more, who were at the queen's side, rush into the fray, followed by the smaller, younger ones. 

The queen raises at the end of the chamber, her huge size almost filling the whole space and screeches, looking at them with hatred fury, she unleashes two spikes. One is deflected by Thandril's sword. The other flies true against Dr. A., but the tortle manages to turn himself around and his shell deflects it. Dr. A. cannot help but see the size of the spike, and he is glad his shell has whistand the impact. 

Gorm, who was taken a little bit more by surprise by the fireball for she was the one on jumping down, reaches his comrades side and get's ready to share death with the creatures.

((Every time I try to look at map I get a waiting for permission thing…  do I need to register an acct there or such?))

     Gorm heads straight for the mother, queen, giant bug sir whatever you want to call it.  The main part of her journey outside her homelands is to prove herself by defeating a legendary foe.  This isn’t legendary but it’s more than she’s seen in a while and she is eager for the fight.

     Drawing both swords, Gorm readies to head straight for the creature, fighting her way to it if need be!  Entering her sword dance, Gorm strikes out at the nearest creature (3) and grins at being in the thick of it again…

Scimitar attack:  9 for 12 damage

“Abut let’s see if we can stoke these flames a little higher” Dr A mutters to himself as he casts a [Spell[Firebolt[/Spell] back at the queen Attack: 8 Damage: 9

Logan:

”Greetings,” says Logan in Elvish to the groggy drow, “You are welcome to use my hand axe if you want to defend yourself.”

(A pair of hand axes hang at Logan’s belt.)

Dr. A. loses the firebolt among the smoke and flames that remains from his fireball but he could swear that he has missed his target. 

Meanwhile the female elf seems to wake up and look around. With a raspy voice she starts to stand up. 

"I... I have no use for that... human... " 

She doesn't seem as grateful as Logan would had expected, he would say that she is more suspicious than grateful right now, but he has no time to assess her feelings for the kruthik are surrounding them. 

( Logan can take his turn )  

Logan:

Shrugging, Logan loosens one of his hand axes and lets it fall in case she changes her mind.  He slashes at the burned Kruthik in front of him and right next to the injured elf (#2).

Longsword:  Attack: 9 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

He then tries to shove the other, uninjured one to the ground (#5).

Athletics:  22

(Kruthik #5 athletics: 13 he is now prone) 

Thandril takes a step back, both, the young and the adult kruthik tries to stab him, he ducks and avoid entirely the bigger one claw, but the little one is about to stab him in one feet but he puts the tip of his sowrd just in time and avoids it. He then makes an arc with the sword while reciting an incantation and a burst of flames engulf the three nearest creatures. The younger one and the one who was previosuly injured burn to the death, but the other manages to jump away in time, recieving only minor burns. In retaliation the beast tries to stab the elf, but he cannot penetrate the always moving blade and his defensive maneuvers. 

Meanwhile the Kruthik who Logan throw to the ground recovers and tries to stab both humans near him. Gorm dodges it but Logan feels the claw piercing his right leg, but his armor deflects the worst of it. 

One of the little ones jumps above one of the adults and jumps towards the elven woman, but she jumps away in time. Logan notices now that she had a couple of horns protuding from he forehead, much like a tiefling, but she has definetly the features of an elven from the deep, the feared drow. 

Gorm has no problem to block and evade the attacks from the beast near her but all of them see that the queen finally recovers herself and begin to approach them roaring. She stops above her burnt eggs, some of the hatclings still agonizing and she schreeches in pain. 

Gorm sees an opening and tries to finish one of the enemies that surround them. 

( Gorm's turn ) 

     Seeing the prone Kruthnik Gorm quickly swings twice to maximize her advantage against it and try to quickly take it out of the equation...

Scimitar Attack:  15 to hit for 9 damage

Bonus action Scimitar attack:  10 to hit for 3 damage...

(You have adavantage on the attacks) 

(That was with adv…  I’m not so good at the rolling…)

Despite her best efforts the nimble scimitars of the nomad cannot penetrate the hard quitinose exterior of the kruthik. 

The elven female doesn't grab the axe that Logan galantly offered her, but she take a few steps back and mutter some words in a strange language that makes Logan's neck hair to raise. 

A spectral whip, perfiled by a ghostly purple light appeared right behind the Kruthik that were hostigating the warrior and at one twist of her hand the weapon lashed out to one of the creatures, the most injured one, and entangling it by the neck she twist her hand once more and the cracking of the creatures bones can be heard. The whip remained, ready to punish more enemies of its owner. 

Dr. A, cannot help but appreciate the efectiviness and the mastercraft showed by her use of magic. but he had more pressing matters now than theorize about magical energies. 

(Who is up next?)

( Dr A. I always end the post with the next on initiative order ;) ) 

Realising that the spell had worked mostly as planned except for hitting something Dr A fumbles around in his robe before pulling out a pair of spectacles which he then places on his nose he attempts to cast the same spell Fire bolt again Attack: 14 Damage: 3

With his imprived eyesight thanks to the spectacles the spell now finds its mark but the huge creature seems more annoyed than hurt when it turns her head back to the tortle. 

Logan sees the firebolt crossing the air above him but he doesn't dare to see if that hits or don't because he knows he must keep on the pressure on the foes at hand or they will be overwhelmed by their superior numbers.