(( Any critical ones you roll while not handling explosive gas next to my plot critical NPCs, I consider a blessing, Simmon)).
Aio, in a blur of feathers you execute your maneuver. Smoothly, you feign a dive under the vulture before, with a powerful flap of your wings you rise up behind it and reach out to seize its rump in your talons. Unfortunately, you misjudge your grab and instead of seizing its tail your outstretched talons meet its clawed feet. These scour a gouge across your hands (take 2 damage), forcing you to pull them back in agony.
Dahme'dre, you see Aio executing her maneuver and prepare a blast of eldritch power. As Aio misses her grab and the vulture spins to retaliate, you unleash a precise lance of energy which slams into the oversized bird, distracting and diverting its attention. Your power expended for the moment, you dash for the edge of the bridge. ((You end your turn a few steps behind Erdan and maybe 10 feet from wall. The bridge is a lot more stable here, not swinging nearly as wildly. ))
Kuori, having failed to throw you off the bridge with it, the vulture in your grasp changes tactics and attempts to gouge your throat out with its beak. You are able to turn its attack slightly, dodging its claws and using that motion to deflect its beak into your shoulder instead. Still, agony lances through you as the filthy mouth of the carrion eater bites into you (5 damage). What do you do?
Erdan, the edge of the wall lies just ahead while behind you, Kuori grapples with a wounded vulture and Aio faces off in the air against its twin. The latter has only been slightly singed by Dahme'dre's eldritch blast but it's the far easier target, not obscured behind the broad back of your Goliath barbarian fellow. What do you do? (( Posted at same time, sorry Erdan. Will play this out in initiative order. ))
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Kuori tries to break the vulture's legs.
Athletics (?): 14
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Horatio Hirschfeld - Squire imbued with fae powers, in the Coliseum of Conquest (W2/L1) DM for Reavers of Harkenwold, and sometimes The Fighting Grounds of the Coliseum
(( So, just warning you that this isn't something you can feasibly do. The jiu jitsu required to turn a grapple with a giant bird into a pair of broken legs while on a wildly swinging rope bridge would be beyond almost anyone.
Additionally, I don't think the dungeons and dragons rules are set up for you to grapple people and then just break their limbs with ability score/skill checks. I think it's for the same reason you can't use 'I break their neck' as an action in combat, even though in real life someone Kuori's size could probably snap a human's neck easily. Just too tough to balance around.
Kuori releases the bird, hoping that it's hurt enough to run away, then moves as far along the bridge as she can.
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Kuori, you release your grip on the gigantic vulture and it springs away from you in a flurry of wings and filthy feathers. As it flies away, you have the opportunity to lash out at it with your blade (attack of opportunity) should you wish to. Regardless, you begin moving down the bridge, maintaining your balance as it swings wildly.
Erdan, a moment after Kuori releases his grip on the vulture he faces, you send a bolt of flame directly at its companion, striking it in the side and eliciting a scream of rage. Your taunts ring out over the wall, and the vulture snaps its gaze toward you, almost as if it understands the words. Breaking off from Aio, it wings toward you, claws outstretched.
Aio, the vulture you were facing turns and begins winging away from you, directly over Dahme'dre's head and toward the taunting Erdan. You have a chance to strike at it as it wings away from you ((attack of opportunity)) before you leap into action ((take your turn)). What do you do?
Valen, two vultures remain on the field. One winging toward Erdan and the second attempting to regain equilibrium, having just been released by Kuori. Both giant birds bear several wounds, singed, frozen and blasted by you and your allies. What do you do?
Since it seems to have been the most effective method thus far, Valen will continue to the end of the bridge and call forth another Sacred Flame on Kuori's former vulture.
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
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Aio rears back at the sudden change in direction by the Vulture and strikes out instinctively with her short sword, aiming for the bird's tail. After gathering her senses, she pursues the bird and lashes out with her short sword, again aiming for the bird's tail, and slashing at it with her talons.
Kuori brings out another javelin to jab at the vulture.
Attack: 7 Damage: 7
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Horatio Hirschfeld - Squire imbued with fae powers, in the Coliseum of Conquest (W2/L1) DM for Reavers of Harkenwold, and sometimes The Fighting Grounds of the Coliseum
Since it seems to have been the most effective method thus far, Valen will continue to the end of the bridge and call forth another Sacred Flame on Kuori's former vulture.
Aio, you score a deep gash along the vulture's hind leg as it wings away from you. Launching into a pursuing flight trajectory, you manage to catch up to it long enough to unleahs a flurry of blows, and while your talon swing flies wide the arc of your sword connects with the large avian's rear in an explosion of blood and feathers. The creature is now heavily wounded and blood mad, but still barreling toward Erdan with claws outstretched.
Dahme'dre, dripping blood and with Aio hot on its heels, the large shape of the vulture blots out the morning sun above your head as it prepares to descend on the taunting Erdan, talons and beak prepared to rip him to pieces. What do you do?
Kuori, you attempt to turn your pivot toward the end of the bridge into a smooth jab with a fresh javelin but the vulture is already winging away on a perpendicular trajectory to the bridge and your stab goes wild. Moving quickly, you advance down the swaying bridge until you find yourself just behind Valen whose concentration is fixed on the departing bird, lips moving in divine prayer.
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Dahme'dre moves into the solid surface of the city wall. She points her outstretched finger at the bird descending Vulture to release an Eldritch Blast, hitting 11 for 7 force.
That first one went down quickly. She didn't think the others would be any trouble. Maybe she should have risked more to end these quickly...
She draws her dagger in case its needed and moves near Erdan.
(If Erdan is still on the bridge she will urge him to move)
Since it seems to have been the most effective method thus far, Valen will continue to the end of the bridge and call forth another Sacred Flame on Kuori's former vulture.
(( A damage roll please! :) ))
(My mistake :P 3 radiant damage)
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Valen, moving up in the giant vulture's wake you call upon the power of your god to burn it with righteous fire. Flame erupts all over the creature and it shrieks in agony, its momentum stalled. This pause in the air provides just the opportunity Dahme'dre needs to fix a bead on the badly wounded animal. A wave of force from her outstretched finger slams into the flaming bird, causing it to slam against the side of the bridge at a bone-shattering angle. Its wing broken, the still burning creature plummets downward with an agonized scream to disappear beneath the waters.
"Agreed," Valen shouts, "We can tackle the last one on solid ground if it's so bold."
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
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(I think this is the new round?)
Once Valen reaches the end of the bridge, he will charge the last vulture if it's close enough with sword and shield drawn. If the bird is too far, he will attack with holy light again.
(If Sacred Flame: DC 13 Dex save or 6 radiant damage. If sword, 17 for 4)
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
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Erdan will turn and take in the situation.
Realizing he'll be little help with the vulture on the bridge, he will look towards the one in the sky.
He will shout at the one up above "Hey you! You overgrown chicken. Why don't you try me on for size!"
He will cast fire bolt 19, damage 4. He will continue to taunt the Vulture in the sky.
(( Any critical ones you roll while not handling explosive gas next to my plot critical NPCs, I consider a blessing, Simmon)).
Aio, in a blur of feathers you execute your maneuver. Smoothly, you feign a dive under the vulture before, with a powerful flap of your wings you rise up behind it and reach out to seize its rump in your talons. Unfortunately, you misjudge your grab and instead of seizing its tail your outstretched talons meet its clawed feet. These scour a gouge across your hands (take 2 damage), forcing you to pull them back in agony.
Dahme'dre, you see Aio executing her maneuver and prepare a blast of eldritch power. As Aio misses her grab and the vulture spins to retaliate, you unleash a precise lance of energy which slams into the oversized bird, distracting and diverting its attention. Your power expended for the moment, you dash for the edge of the bridge. ((You end your turn a few steps behind Erdan and maybe 10 feet from wall. The bridge is a lot more stable here, not swinging nearly as wildly. ))
Kuori, having failed to throw you off the bridge with it, the vulture in your grasp changes tactics and attempts to gouge your throat out with its beak. You are able to turn its attack slightly, dodging its claws and using that motion to deflect its beak into your shoulder instead. Still, agony lances through you as the filthy mouth of the carrion eater bites into you (5 damage). What do you do?
Erdan, the edge of the wall lies just ahead while behind you, Kuori grapples with a wounded vulture and Aio faces off in the air against its twin. The latter has only been slightly singed by Dahme'dre's eldritch blast but it's the far easier target, not obscured behind the broad back of your Goliath barbarian fellow. What do you do? (( Posted at same time, sorry Erdan. Will play this out in initiative order. ))
(Sorry, I should have said I was posting for later, because I wasn't sure when I would be out of meetings.)
Kuori tries to break the vulture's legs.
Athletics (?): 14
Horatio Hirschfeld - Squire imbued with fae powers, in the Coliseum of Conquest (W2/L1)
DM for Reavers of Harkenwold, and sometimes The Fighting Grounds of the Coliseum
(( So, just warning you that this isn't something you can feasibly do. The jiu jitsu required to turn a grapple with a giant bird into a pair of broken legs while on a wildly swinging rope bridge would be beyond almost anyone.
Additionally, I don't think the dungeons and dragons rules are set up for you to grapple people and then just break their limbs with ability score/skill checks. I think it's for the same reason you can't use 'I break their neck' as an action in combat, even though in real life someone Kuori's size could probably snap a human's neck easily. Just too tough to balance around.
Happy for you to nominate a different action. ))
Kuori releases the bird, hoping that it's hurt enough to run away, then moves as far along the bridge as she can.
Horatio Hirschfeld - Squire imbued with fae powers, in the Coliseum of Conquest (W2/L1)
DM for Reavers of Harkenwold, and sometimes The Fighting Grounds of the Coliseum
Kuori, you release your grip on the gigantic vulture and it springs away from you in a flurry of wings and filthy feathers. As it flies away, you have the opportunity to lash out at it with your blade (attack of opportunity) should you wish to. Regardless, you begin moving down the bridge, maintaining your balance as it swings wildly.
Erdan, a moment after Kuori releases his grip on the vulture he faces, you send a bolt of flame directly at its companion, striking it in the side and eliciting a scream of rage. Your taunts ring out over the wall, and the vulture snaps its gaze toward you, almost as if it understands the words. Breaking off from Aio, it wings toward you, claws outstretched.
Aio, the vulture you were facing turns and begins winging away from you, directly over Dahme'dre's head and toward the taunting Erdan. You have a chance to strike at it as it wings away from you ((attack of opportunity)) before you leap into action ((take your turn)). What do you do?
Valen, two vultures remain on the field. One winging toward Erdan and the second attempting to regain equilibrium, having just been released by Kuori. Both giant birds bear several wounds, singed, frozen and blasted by you and your allies. What do you do?
Since it seems to have been the most effective method thus far, Valen will continue to the end of the bridge and call forth another Sacred Flame on Kuori's former vulture.
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Erdan is happy that his distraction worked and he drew the attention away from his comrades on the bridge.
"HA ha! ........ Oh, wait. "
Seeing the Vultures diving towards him, he realizes a flaw in his plan.
Aio rears back at the sudden change in direction by the Vulture and strikes out instinctively with her short sword, aiming for the bird's tail. After gathering her senses, she pursues the bird and lashes out with her short sword, again aiming for the bird's tail, and slashing at it with her talons.
Reaction:
Attack: 8 Damage: 5
Action:
Attack: 9 Damage: 8
Bonus Action:
Attack: 13 Damage: 7
After dealing with the bird, she continues on her way to the wall with the others.
Pit of Vipers: Watl Wiggins - Halfling Rogue(10)
League of Improbable Adventurers: Alan Quatermain - Human Fighter(3)
Kuori brings out another javelin to jab at the vulture.
Attack: 7 Damage: 7
Horatio Hirschfeld - Squire imbued with fae powers, in the Coliseum of Conquest (W2/L1)
DM for Reavers of Harkenwold, and sometimes The Fighting Grounds of the Coliseum
Aio, you score a deep gash along the vulture's hind leg as it wings away from you. Launching into a pursuing flight trajectory, you manage to catch up to it long enough to unleahs a flurry of blows, and while your talon swing flies wide the arc of your sword connects with the large avian's rear in an explosion of blood and feathers. The creature is now heavily wounded and blood mad, but still barreling toward Erdan with claws outstretched.
Dahme'dre, dripping blood and with Aio hot on its heels, the large shape of the vulture blots out the morning sun above your head as it prepares to descend on the taunting Erdan, talons and beak prepared to rip him to pieces. What do you do?
Kuori, you attempt to turn your pivot toward the end of the bridge into a smooth jab with a fresh javelin but the vulture is already winging away on a perpendicular trajectory to the bridge and your stab goes wild. Moving quickly, you advance down the swaying bridge until you find yourself just behind Valen whose concentration is fixed on the departing bird, lips moving in divine prayer.
Dahme'dre moves into the solid surface of the city wall. She points her outstretched finger at the bird descending Vulture to release an Eldritch Blast, hitting 11 for 7 force.
That first one went down quickly. She didn't think the others would be any trouble. Maybe she should have risked more to end these quickly...
She draws her dagger in case its needed and moves near Erdan.
(If Erdan is still on the bridge she will urge him to move)
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Valen, moving up in the giant vulture's wake you call upon the power of your god to burn it with righteous fire. Flame erupts all over the creature and it shrieks in agony, its momentum stalled. This pause in the air provides just the opportunity Dahme'dre needs to fix a bead on the badly wounded animal. A wave of force from her outstretched finger slams into the flaming bird, causing it to slam against the side of the bridge at a bone-shattering angle. Its wing broken, the still burning creature plummets downward with an agonized scream to disappear beneath the waters.
"Lets get off this bridge." Dahme'dre says glancing back at the one vulture still in the air.
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"Agreed," Valen shouts, "We can tackle the last one on solid ground if it's so bold."
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
(On Erdan's turn, if the vulture is still after him.)
Erdan will continue running towards the wall. "I guess I'll lead it to the wall! A little help would be greatly appreciated!"
After he runs 30 ft, he will cast frostbite (DC 13 Con save), damage 3, on the vulture attacking him.
(I think this is the new round?)
Once Valen reaches the end of the bridge, he will charge the last vulture if it's close enough with sword and shield drawn. If the bird is too far, he will attack with holy light again.
(If Sacred Flame: DC 13 Dex save or 6 radiant damage. If sword, 17 for 4)
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero