Gnome's OOTA Story Thread [CLOSED]

Readied Infantrymen's Corssbow shots:

Sylrien: Attack: 14 Damage: 9 (piercing)

Olaf: Attack: 18 Damage: 2 (piercing)

Elias: Attack: 14 Damage: 6 (piercing)

Horkas is not surprised that the statues animate - he just takes a moment to look at them as he heads back down the ladder. Are they gargoyles - creatures that look like statues - or animated items - statues that magically act like creatures?

"Make a hole - comin' down hot!" Horkas yells as he quickly climbs back down, then readies his warhammer for battle!

They are gargoyles. 

Lured down they begin to drop down the trap door...

Sylrien and Elias miss, but Olaf manages to nick the first one, but the arrow doesn't seem to bother it much. (Olaf hits, resistance)

A: 51/52, B (undamanged), C (undamaged), D (undamaged)

Lulu blasts the gargoyle though! (A: 36/52)

Once on the floor, Horkas prepares to engage any gargoyles that come down after him...with Skitter at his side, ready to attack the creatures and defend its creator.
- Horkas Attack: 27 Magical bludgeoning damage: 9
- Skitter attack: Attack: 23 Force damage: 6
 - - Skitter reaction: Deflect Attack. The defender imposes disadvantage on the attack roll of one creature it can see that is within 5 feet of it, provided the attack roll is against a creature other than the defender.

Horkas and Skitter easily smash into the gargoyle as it descends to the second floor! (both hit! 21/52)

(The gargoyles are still trying to get down the trap door, so feel free to keep attacking.)

With the winged creatures gathered by the trap door on the roof of the obsidian tower, the noble drow points his black rod up at them and unleashes a ball of green demon fire that explodes with a low roar right above them to incinerate them all.

Cast Fireball 34 dex save 17 for half, placing it so it barely reaches down right by the trap door and should reasonably catch all gargoyles not already inside the tower.

The noble drow the hides behind the massive earth elemental servant.

A: 9

B: 18

C: 5

D: 6

A: Success: 4/52

B: Success: 35/52

C: Failure: 18/32

D: Failure: 18/32

Khessa, now that she is Blurry, confidently wields Dawn and the magical light traces rapid flashes while slashes and thrusts alternate.

The blonde arcane warrior focuses her offensive efforts on the gargoyles as they descend.

Meanwhile, she urges the Gauntlet's infantry to join her in melee as the gargoyles descend, to prevent them from swarming and reaching the less defended members of the party.

[[ OOC: Khessa keeps herself below the trapdoor, so that garoyles coming down should end up in melle with her. Attacks against her have Disadvantage. As soon as a gargoyle comes down (and survives) a Gauntlet infantryman must attack it from the opposite side from which Khessa is located, so that the creature (if it survives) cannot then move freely from there). ]]

Khessa:

Multiattack with Dawn:

Attack 1: 19 Damage: 7 (radiant)

Attack 2: 28 Damage: 9 (radiant)

Gauntlet infantrymen attacks (as they become necessary, in order):

Sylrien:

+1 Dagger 1st Attack: 26 Damage: 9 (magical piercing)

+1 Dagger 2nd Attack: 14 Damage: 8 (magical piercing)

Shortsword Attack: 24 Damage: 4 (piercing)

Olaf:

+1 Dagger 1st Attack: 25 Damage: 6 (magical piercing)

+1 Dagger 2nd Attack: 24 Damage: 5 (magical piercing)

Shortsword Attack: 21 Damage: 7 (piercing)

Elias:

Longsword 1st Attack: 23 Damage: 10 (slashing)

Longsword 2st Attack: 13 Damage: 6 (slashing)

Shortsword Attack: 22 Damage: 5 (piercing)

“Well done, bad4sses!” Khessa compliments the trio, thrilled at seeing various enemies fall rather quickly under the blows "From range, sometimes you give me the impression that you would lose to a child armed with a slingshot, but in melee you are the most deadly and efficient soldiers I have ever seen!"

The blonde arcane warrior keeps fighting, hoping that her friends will quickly be able to close the matter with the weakened monsters.

Horkas completes the circle of death at the bottom of the ladder, swinging his warhammer alongside Skitter, which uses its front legs to stab at the gargoyles! "Great job, everyone! Keep up the pressure!"
 - Horkas Attack: 14 Magical Bludgeoning Damage: 9
 - Skitter Attack: 10 Force Damage: 6
- - Skitter reaction: Deflect Attack. The defender imposes disadvantage on the attack roll of one creature it can see that is within 5 feet of it, provided the attack roll is against a creature other than the defender.

C: 14/32 -11 from Skitter's forceful blow, 3/52 (unfortunately the creature just manages to dodge Horkas's attack)

D: 18/32 (no changes)

((If Horkas still has Bless on him too he can add a d4 to that attack @Rhanloi! Wasn't sure how much time had passed.))

Lulu lobs another Guiding Bolt at the descending gargoyles.

To hit: 15 | 15 radiant dmg and, if that hits, the next attack on it has advantage. 

Katryl will hold her position (Steady Aim) then fires at one of the Gargoyles (C).  
(Shortbow Attack: 27, Damage: 11 + 16 sneak attack) 

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I'd allow for that d4 roll to aid Horkas, meaning Gargoyle C goes down, and between Lulu and Katryl they take down the last gargoyle!

(Combat over)

As the sounds of battle up in the tower silences, the noble drow orders his earth elemental servant back into sentry mode to watch for incoming threats as the team finishes up with investating the tower. Traydark would then make his way up to the parapet to examine it for anything of value as Horkas analyzes the magical tower itself.

Investigation if needed: 12