Gnome's OOTA Story Thread [CLOSED]

The earth elemental servant is still ready to face the purple worm, ready to hold it's ground and slam the worm with it's mighty fists, still buried half-way into the floor to hopefully not be gobbled up by the massive worm.
(Ready slam attacks)

Growling over the rockfall, the noble drow again takes aim with his black rod and unleashes two purple beams towards the purple worm.
Eldritch Blast: 16  Force: 10
Eldritch Blast: 13  Force: 8
Eldritch Blast: 27  Force: 7

Behind him the zhentarim mercenaries calmly fire their heavy crossbows again.
Heavy Crossbow: 18 Piercing: 6
Heavy Crossbow: 12 Piercing: 4
Heavy Crossbow: 10 Piercing: 4

Traydark and the zhents would then fall further back with the others.

(Oops, ignore the third eldritch blast, extra crit damage for the first crit: 10 )

Khessa and the infantry continue to pepper the massive target with magical fire and crossbow bolts.

'We hurled a storm of steel and magic at him that could have blown a hole in a stone wall...' the blonde arcane warrior thinks 'I hope it can't hold out much longer. Though mom, anyway, Hanne's mother, if she hunts preys like this one'.

Khessa (-10) - Fire Bolt Attack: 25 Damage: 11 (fire)
Thora Nabal (-10) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 14 Damage: 8 (piercing)
Sylrien Havennor (-10) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 16 Damage: 8 (piercing)
Olaf Renghyi (-5) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 6 Damage: 1 (piercing)
Elias Drako (-5) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 16 Damage: 6 (piercing)
Tamryn Tharke (-10) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 5 Damage: 5 (piercing)

The shield guardian will stay with the elemental, ready to slam the worm with its fists!
Attack 1: 25 Damage: 11
Attack 2: 12 Damage: 14

The Earth elemental servant too will let loose on the massive purple worm.
Slam: 9 Bludgeoining: 16
Slam: 17 Bludgeoining: 10

(Sorry, guess I should have posted more actions back with my Save!) 

Katryl again fires a shot at the worm as she urges the rest of the scouts to do the same. 
(Shortbow Attack: 13, Damage: 12 + 16 sneak attack - assuming the Insightful Fighting worked last time) 

(Scout 1 - Crossbow: Attack: 10 Damage: 10; Attack: 13 Damage: 2)
(Scout 2 - Crossbow: Attack: 7 Damage: 7; Attack: 23 Damage: 14)
(Scout 3 - Crossbow: Attack: 10 Damage: 4; Attack: 12 Damage: 3)

The group then continues to retreat away from the worm with the others. 

Leaving the elemental and guardian behind still, running for safety and taking potshots at the rampaging worm as best you can, many attacks simply glancing off its tough skin, you watch as the worms enormous mouth begins to open, right at the elemental and guardian as they swing at the worm as it closes in on them!

Worm to hit the guardian: 17 to hit, 25 piercing damage and needs to make a DC 19 Dex save

Worm to sting the elemental: 26 to hit, 18 piercing damage and needs to make a DC 19 Con save or take 41 poison damage, 20 on a successful save

The worm has slowed down enough to not shake the tunnel at the moment, but the resistance is temporary as long as your units can hold the line!

The earth elemental servant again slams the worm with it's mighty fists, still buried half-way into the ground to hopefully not be gobbled up by the massive worm.
Slam: 23 14
Slam: 24 11

The noble drow again takes aim with his black rod and unleashes two purple beams towards the purple worm.
Eldritch Blast: 15  Force: 11
Eldritch Blast: 12  Force: 11

Behind him the zhentarim mercenaries fire their heavy crossbows again.
Heavy Crossbow: 15 Piercing: 9
Heavy Crossbow: 9 Piercing: 8
Heavy Crossbow: 7 Piercing: 2

Traydark and the zhents would then fall further back with the others.

Khessa tries to estimate how wounded the monster seems... also trying to take into account whether it moves more slowly, or with more discomfort, or how much blood it is losing.

[[ OOC: @DM: I don't know the AC of the monster, but if it's not > 20, we should have done much more than 150 damage to it by now (about 159 damage, if it has AC 20 and no damage resistance - even more, of course, if it has worse AC)... Can we get a rough idea of ​​how much longer it could hold? Like, if it takes just as many to bring him down, or if he's practically dying, or if it's just minor damage and he's still almost completely healthy... ]]

However, for now, the blonde arcane warrior proposes the same hit and run tactics, keeping a careful eye on the conditions of the Elemental and the Guardian. If they were both to fall, it's clear that the monster would be free to advance again... and then it would be up to her to try to stop it.

The only change that the tall adventuress adopts is that this time she uses a more powerful spell and hurls four bolts of pure magical energy at the monster, which hit him unerringly.

Khessa (-10) - Magic Missile (using a 2nd level spell slot): Damage: 14 (force)
Thora Nabal (-10) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 23 Damage: 7 (piercing)
Sylrien Havennor (-10) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 12 Damage: 9 (piercing)
Olaf Renghyi (-5) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 9 Damage: 10 (piercing)
Elias Drako (-5) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 9 Damage: 10 (piercing)
Tamryn Tharke (-10) - Heavy Crossbow Attack: 13 Damage: 7 (piercing)

"Thora, Olaf, Elias..." Khessa sighs "I understand that you must be very eager to see how I manage to keep that colossal annelid away from you... but I assure you that, if your aim does not improve instantly, tomorrow I will force you to do no less than an hour of target practice!"

(Before it attacks, the worm needs to maks a DC 15 CHA save for the Bane spell Lulu was holding for when it was within 30ft. If it fails, it has -1d4 on those attacks it made and saving throws 🤞)

Guardian DC 19 Dex save: 11

Next Round:
Horkas fires off another [Tooltip Not Found] at the worm. "Hold fast and fire at will! The Guardian will slow it down!" (Attack: 8) =(
Skitter stands ready to deflect any blows at its master.
The Shield Guardian's magical nano-particles swarm to the area where the worm damaged the exoskeletal armor, rebuilding and reconnecting the edges of the construct! (142 - 25 +10 regeneration= 127 HP) It slams the worm again with both fists (depending on what the Dex save was for...)  <> Attack 1: 12 Damage: 11 >< Attack 2: 9 Damage: 16

Katryl and the scouts will try to keep at range with the worm. (Not sure distances but not wanting to get too far away.)  She again has them fire a volley at the creature. 
(Shortbow Attack: 17, Damage: 8 + 16 sneak attack) 

(Scout 1 Crossbow - Attack: 7 Damage: 4; Attack: 7 Damage: 7)
(Scout 2 Crossbow - Attack: 20 Damage: 10; Attack: 17 Damage: 4)
(Scout 3 Crossbow - Attack: 4 Damage: 6; Attack: 22 Damage: 10)

Lulu's held spell goes off when the monstrosity is within range (DC 15 CHA save from the worm, -1d4 from its previous attacks if it fails).

Realizing Lord Duskryn does not plan to Banish the creature as more eldritch beams zip past, she falls back over the difficult terrain from the open maw and sends a word of healing towards the group.


(Action to dash, moves 30 feet back. BA heals 8hp for Thora, Sylvien, Tamryn, Traydark, Khessa, and herself.)

The worm has taken some significant damage to be sure, it's face clearly well battered from the numerous strikes from weapons and magic, but it doesn't quite look like its ready to stop dead anytime soon. However, unfortunately the shield guardian isn't quite quick enough to evade the gorging mouth of the worm, and you who can see, watching the mouth close down around the guardian...and swallow it whole. (Yes, that attack was made at disadvantage thanks to bane, it has a pretty decent hit modifier and it rolled well)

After the guardian disappears into the belly of the beast, it makes a thunderous groan and begins burrowing into the floor of the tunnel...unless someone has a way to stop it, the worm will disappear into the earth in a matter of moments.

The shield guardian will continue to attack from the inside, regenerating 10 hp every round. It is immune to poison, and has several condition resistance or immunities =) It may end up killing the thing from the inside... like a python swallowing a porcupine!!

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The shield guardian will continue to attack from the inside, regenerating 10 hp every round. It is immune to poison, and has several condition resistance or immunities =) It may end up killing the thing from the inside... like a python swallowing a porcupine!!

 What spell is the guardian holding? Make an attack roll for the guardian. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the worm, and it takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at the start of each of the worm's turns.

Charisma save: 16

Bite: 23 - 2