Barty's "Lost Mine of Phandelver"

"I love bats," Cinis said to himself with a smile, not bothering to look up. 

I guess I won't have to worry about mosquitos this morning. That's a plus. Then I can die a horrible death at the hands of a banshee without being all itchy.

Initiative:

Turn Order:
Stirges
Cinis

Blood Drain Attack: 22
Blood Drain Attack: 15
Blood Drain Attack: 6
18

To Cinis's surprise, the "bats" flying overhead are actually stirges, slightly larger winged pests with a large proboscis and hooked claws. They dive into the camp, hungry for blood. Three suddenly lodge within Cinis, digging into his body with their claws and driving their proboscises into him, dealing 7, 5, and 6 piercing damage. More stirges fly above, screeching, looking for more creatures to strike.

Round 1 Order:
Stirges
Cinis <=====

Tracking:
Three stirges have lodged themselves within Cinis. A creature, including the target, can use its action to dislodge a stirge.
Cinis can see six additional stirges flying in the air above camp.
The others are sleeping, but a simple shout added to the noise of the stirges should be more than enough to wake them.

"GAAAAAAHHH!" Cinis shouted when the stirges embedded themselves in him.

I'm probably going to regret this...

Panicked and not entirely thinking things through, Cinis did the first thing that came to mind. Cast an Ice Knife right on himself and the stirges embedded in his body.

Ice Knife: 18  Initial Damage: 8   AOE Damage:  9

DM Screen:

Cinis DEX Save: 12
Stirge DEX Save: 16
Stirge DEX Save: 15
Stirge DEX Save: 10

OOC: What a clutch move!

Cinis thrusts a shard of ice at the ground between his feet. It explodes on impact, throwing shrapnel into the air. The chunks of ice tear through two of the stirges, killing them, rip through the third stirge's wing, and graze Cinis as well.

The wounded stirge feeds, drawing 5 points of blood loss from Cinis's body. His vision begins to swim as he feels himself weakening and growing light in the head. He falls unconscious, the stirge still attached.

Argos, Nemean and Tarok awake to the sound of Cinis's scream and ice shattering.

Round 2 Order:
Stirges
Players <=====

Tracking:
Cinis is unconscious and dying in the middle of camp.
Argos, Nemean and Tarok are lying prone in the middle of camp.
One stirge is attached to Cinis and drawing blood, heavily wounded.
Six stirges are flying above the camp, ready to strike. 

Argos stands up and grabs one of his shortswords from his pile of gear. "What in the nine hells is going on?!" Argos looks around and notices the remnants of the ice shards, then the stirges, and realizes what's going on. He then runs over to Cinis, slicing at the blood sucker on him. "Stirges! Damned pests and blood suckers. Keep'em off you."

If Argos cannot make it to Cinis, he will instead run as far as he can towards him and dodge.

Movement

Stand up. Run over to Cinis.

Free Action

Grab shortsword while standing up.

Standard Action

Attack the stirge attached to Cinis.

Shortsword Attack: Attack: 5 Damage: 7

Or, if Argos cannot make it to Cinis, he will run as far as he can and dodge instead.

Dodge

(Ooc: DeX save DC was 13)

OOC: Yep, got it. All three stirges failed the save and took damage, but I roll monster health rather than use the average, so they don't all have the exact same hit points.

Nemean jolts out of a light sleep, and instinctively leaps to his feet as he hears Cinis scream, his fur standing on end. He turns to witness the Stirges tear into him. His jaw drops and he feels his stomach turns as he sees his friend bravely conjures an icy explosion upon himself. He then springs into action and his feline reflexes take over. He grabs his longbow in and in a flash of action, the lean Tabaxi sprints across the dimly lit dirt, shadows danced on his face from the campfire illuminating through his mane. He slides in next to Cinis and Argos, and rapidly draws two arrows, firing them at the two nearest in the hoard of flying monsters, hissing slightly as each arrow releases.  

Free Action: 

Equips longbow while standing up. 

Movement

Stands up, runs over to Cinis. (Feline Agility = 60ft) 

Standard Action:

Attacks the Stirges flying in the area. 

Longbow Attack: Attack: 7 Damage: 6

Action Surge:

Second Longbow Attack: 20 Damage: 5

OOC: Botting Tarok for this turn while he's away.

DM Screen:

Cinis Death Save: 14

Argos is unable to stab the stirge as it flaps about on Cinis's neck. Two stirges fall from the sky as both of Nemean's arrows find their mark. Tarok rushes over to Cinis, pulling the stirge free of his neck and throwing it. It instead dives at Tarok, and seeing new meat, the remaining stirges follow suit.

Enemy Attack Rolls:

Tarok, Argos and Nemean are each able to swat a stirge away, but one finds its way into Tarok's leg, dealing 5 piercing damage, and another stabs its proboscis into Nemean's arm, dealing 6 piercing damage.

Round 3 Order:
Stirges
Players <=====

Tracking:
Cinis is unconscious and dying (1 success, 0 failures).
Argos is engaged in melee with a stirge.
Nemean is engaged in melee with a stirge, and another stirge is attached to him.
Tarok is engaged in melee with a stirge, and another wounded stirge is attached to him.
Ammunition - Nemean (2 arrows) 

Argos grunts uncomfortably as the stirge gets within his reach. "Ahhgg, get back you abomination of a mosquito!" Argos then jabs at the stirge with his shortsword.

Standard Action

Shortsword Attack: 9 Damage: 4

OOC: is it possible to switch to using a Scimitar, or is Nemean now limited to unarmed attacks while the Stirge is attached to his arm?

OOC: Nemean - there is no penalty to drawing/stowing weapons while the stirge is attached, so same rules apply there. An action can also be taken to detach a stirge.

DM Screen:

Argos skewers the nearby stirge. It flaps once more before falling dead.

Round 3 Order:
Stirges
Players <===== Cinis, Nemean and Tarok still to act

Tracking:
Cinis is unconscious and dying (1 success, 0 failures), in reach of all characters.
Nemean is engaged in melee with a stirge, and another stirge is attached to him.
Tarok is engaged in melee with a stirge, and another wounded stirge is attached to him.
Argos is 10 feet away from Nemean, Tarok, and the remaining stirges.
Ammunition - Nemean (2 arrows) 

Nemean drops his longbow as he is set upon by the Stirges. He sees one has latched itself to his arm, so he draws his Scimitar with his free hand and tries to use it to stab them one currently attached to him.

Scimitar Attack: 10 Damage: 5

Cinis Death Save: 16
Tarok Greatsword Attack: 25 for 10 slashing damage

Nemean is unable to slash the stirge as it writhes around on his arm. Tarok grabs at the stirge in him and wrenches it out. Bringing his greatsword overhead, he slices the creature in half (Action: Action Surge).

Enemy Attack Rolls:

Nemean loses 7 hit points from blood loss as the stirge feeds from him, but he is able to dodge away from the second stirge nearby. Tarok smacks the other stirge away with his shield.

Round 4 Order:
Stirges
Players <=====

Tracking:
Cinis is unconscious and dying (2 successes, 0 failures), in reach of all characters.
Three stirges remain.
Nemean is engaged in melee with a stirge, and another stirge is attached to him.
Tarok is engaged in melee with a stirge.
Argos is 10 feet away from Nemean, Tarok, and the remaining stirges.
Ammunition - Nemean (2 arrows)

Nemean will attempt to rip the stirge from his arm before making another strike at the creature once its dislodged. 

Scimitar Attack: 21 Damage: 6

OOC: It takes a full action to detach a stirge. Did you want to use Action Surge to make the attack as well?

OOC: pretty sure I need to rest to use action surge again. I’ll use the full move to detach the stirge. 

Argos runs up to Nemean and jabs at the stirge flying around him.

Movement

Run up to Nemean, within 5 ft of the stirge flying around him.

Standard Action

Shortsword Attack: 9 Damage: 7

DM Screen:

Tarok Greatsword Attack: 10
Damage: 13

Argos stabs and kills the flying creature as Nemean removes the stirge from his arm. Tarok turns, swinging sideways, and cuts another stirge apart.

Enemy Attack Rolls:

The final stirge flies right back at Nemean, this time attaching just above his chest, dealing 5 piercing damage.

Cinis Death Save: 6

Round 5 Order:
Stirge
Players <=====

Tracking:
Cinis is unconscious and dying (2 successes, 1 failure), in reach of all characters.
One stirges remains, attached to Nemean.
Ammunition - Nemean (2 arrows)

OOC: I have returned! Appreciate the assist during my absence.

Tarok makes his way over to Cinis and tries to help him to not die, using what little knowledge of medicine he possesses.

Medicine: 18