Rodan slashes at the druid and the druid, who is restrained and unable to avoid the blow due to being caught in the gaps of.the earthen claw (you did roll with advantage, didn't you? Impossible to see on mobile). But just as the blade is about to connect, the Druids skin and clothes thickens and turns into thick bark around the area towards which the blade is moving. The blade connects, but glances off harmlessly from the thick bark skin. (The druid wisely used his first turn to cast Bark Skin to get his AC to 16)
[Rodan forgot, even after it was pointed out on the map, and it was also updated narratively already by DM, so Rodan was prepared to just take the L.]
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PC - Ethel - Human - Lvl 4 Necromancer - Undying Dragons * Serge Marshblade - Human - Lvl 5 Eldritch Knight - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
DM -(Homebrew) Heroes of Bardstown *Red Dead Annihilation: ToA *Where the Cold Winds Blow : DoIP * Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts: HotDQ * Red Wine, Black Rose: CoS * Greyhawk: Tides of War
Attack: 9 Damage: 11 plus 6 piercing damage (Colossus Slayer damage). Second attack roll from advantage: 22
The druid tries to dodge but is held firm by the giant earthen claw, allowing Thulewyn to land an impressive hit the Druid right in the centre of the chest - going straight through the heart. Blood runs to squirt out, rhythmically with the heartbeat at first but rapidly slowing rapidly, and starts bubbling from the Druid's mouth. His body jerks for a few more seconds before going still as he dies .
This leaves three sleeping Blights, and two live ones. The ones alive squeal in anguish and anger at the death of the Druid.
The blight had hit Janek firmly, but he holds his ground. He again attacks the creature with his longswords. (Longsword Attack: 20, Damage: 4) (Longsword Attack: 12, Damage: 4)
The blight had hit Janek firmly, but he holds his ground. He again attacks the creature with his longswords. (Longsword Attack: 20, Damage: 4) (Longsword Attack: 12, Damage: 4)
Both Janek and Celeste slash and cut away on the creatures and land a number of hits. Celeste's manages to slash through the vines and roots which make up the creature, and as more and more are cut and snapped the creature starts falling apart. (This one is dead) Janek lands two solid hits, but the creature is just about still held together by a few last roots and looks close to collapsing.
One Blight (the one by Janek) is severely wounded, but still standing.
(Just to speed things along: Assuming you can kill the last one that's still up without waking the unconscious ones, we will just narrate finish off the rest. I think we can safely assume that you can pick off the unconscious ones one at a time, teaming up 5-on-1 for each one)
Alcazar looks on with grim satisfaction as Thulewyn cuts the druid down.
Almost immediately the clawed hand starts an unnatural march towards the blight attacking Janek, it's fingers seeming to drag it laboriously across the surface of the ground.
Alcazar looks on with grim satisfaction as Thulewyn cuts the druid down.
Almost immediately the clawed hand starts an unnatural march towards the blight attacking Janek, it's fingers seeming to drag it laboriously across the surface of the ground.
Action: Move hand next to Blight.
The earthen claw crawls across the ground like some sort of misshapen spider, dragging itself across the ground, and makes its way to the heavily injured Blight.
Eager to end the battle, Rodan charges the last belligerent Twig Blight and slashes with his longsword... but perhaps he was a little too eager. His strike fails to connect.
Attack: 10
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PC - Ethel - Human - Lvl 4 Necromancer - Undying Dragons * Serge Marshblade - Human - Lvl 5 Eldritch Knight - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
DM -(Homebrew) Heroes of Bardstown *Red Dead Annihilation: ToA *Where the Cold Winds Blow : DoIP * Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts: HotDQ * Red Wine, Black Rose: CoS * Greyhawk: Tides of War
Eager to end the battle, Rodan charges the last belligerent Twig Blight and slashes with his longsword... but perhaps he was a little too eager. His strike fails to connect.
Attack: 10
(Was that at advantage since the hand has that blight now?)
[Ugh... Is that what the hand was doing? Whoosh. Right over my head.]
But wait! On closer inspection, Rodan's expert slash merely seemed to miss. In reality, it cut the devilish twig beast in twain.
Attack: 15 Slashing Damage: 4
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PC - Ethel - Human - Lvl 4 Necromancer - Undying Dragons * Serge Marshblade - Human - Lvl 5 Eldritch Knight - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
DM -(Homebrew) Heroes of Bardstown *Red Dead Annihilation: ToA *Where the Cold Winds Blow : DoIP * Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts: HotDQ * Red Wine, Black Rose: CoS * Greyhawk: Tides of War
(Technically, the hand/claw moved this turn, and could try to grasps it next turn with another action - and with another STR save. But as we accidentally missed Advantage earlier let's just count it this time)
The injured Blight is sliced in half and falls apart leaving behind a heap of leaves and root that looks more like a compost heap than a corpse.
The remaining three Blights are still unconscious, and you manage to overpower them one at a time.
(Combat over, all enemies dead.)
You're left behind standing at the edge of the forest, piles of twigs, roots and leaves all around you - as well as the corpse of a dead druid at your feet.
You stay still and listen for a few seconds but you hear no one else approaching. Far in the distance, there is some noise and shouting - which you assume to be the distraction the winemaker's family offered. It seems to this has worked well enough to keep the attention of who or whatever is still around the vineyard away from your fight.
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Wincing from the pain of her wound, Celeste calls upon the power of her Lord Milil to heal herself.
Cast Cure Wounds: 4
Noticing both Janek and Rodan too was wounded during the fight, the blonde elven maiden offers to lay her hands on them to share the divine light of her Lord. If allowed to heal.
Janek: 5 Rodan: 10
She would then motion for Janek to continue to lead the team onwards.
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As Thulewyn starts to collect what arrows he can find still in usable condition, he looks over at Alcazar, "I assume that ground claw was your handy work, worked pretty well." Without waiting for a reply, Thulewyn starts to prepare to start the stealth march again, bow out at the ready. "We know of atleast one other druid, anyone catch were the blasted thing could have roamed off too?"
Janek looks about as Celeste motions to him but is not really certain where she's suggesting they go. The family should not be far, but the other Druid was likely back they way they had just come from. It would be helpful to find some sign of which direction they should go. (Perception: 6)
"I'd suggest tracking down the other druid. Or we could come back to where we'd left the family I suppose."
Rodan slashes at the druid and the druid, who is restrained and unable to avoid the blow due to being caught in the gaps of.the earthen claw (you did roll with advantage, didn't you? Impossible to see on mobile). But just as the blade is about to connect, the Druids skin and clothes thickens and turns into thick bark around the area towards which the blade is moving. The blade connects, but glances off harmlessly from the thick bark skin. (The druid wisely used his first turn to cast Bark Skin to get his AC to 16)
Three Blights remain unconscious asleep from Alcazar's spell, while the other two continue to attack Celeste and Janek.
Blight attacking Celeste: Attack: 13 Damage: 4
Blight attacking Janek: Attack: 17 Damage: 8
(Thulewyn next)
Thulewyn goes to hit the druid while taking hits:
Attack: 13 Damage: 8 plus 5 piercing damage (Colossus Slayer damage)
((Thulewyn did not attack with advantage, and pretty sure that Rodan did not either ))
(Good call, that was the reason I changed targets for him and still missed it!
Second attack roll from advantage: 12
[Rodan forgot, even after it was pointed out on the map, and it was also updated narratively already by DM, so Rodan was prepared to just take the L.]
PC - Ethel - Human - Lvl 4 Necromancer - Undying Dragons * Serge Marshblade - Human - Lvl 5 Eldritch Knight - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
DM - (Homebrew) Heroes of Bardstown * Red Dead Annihilation: ToA * Where the Cold Winds Blow : DoIP * Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts: HotDQ * Red Wine, Black Rose: CoS * Greyhawk: Tides of War
The druid tries to dodge but is held firm by the giant earthen claw, allowing Thulewyn to land an impressive hit the Druid right in the centre of the chest - going straight through the heart. Blood runs to squirt out, rhythmically with the heartbeat at first but rapidly slowing rapidly, and starts bubbling from the Druid's mouth. His body jerks for a few more seconds before going still as he dies .
This leaves three sleeping Blights, and two live ones. The ones alive squeal in anguish and anger at the death of the Druid.
(Janek next.
Initiative order:
Rodan 22
Blights 19
Thulewyn 14
Janek 8 <====== we're here
Celeste 7
Druid 7Alcazar 3 )
The blight had hit Janek firmly, but he holds his ground. He again attacks the creature with his longswords.
(Longsword Attack: 20, Damage: 4)
(Longsword Attack: 12, Damage: 4)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
Celeste continues to use her curved blades to prune the agressive plant.
Elven curved blade: 9 Slashing: 6
Elven curved blade: 19 Slashing: 6
Both Janek and Celeste slash and cut away on the creatures and land a number of hits. Celeste's manages to slash through the vines and roots which make up the creature, and as more and more are cut and snapped the creature starts falling apart. (This one is dead) Janek lands two solid hits, but the creature is just about still held together by a few last roots and looks close to collapsing.
(Alcazar, then Rodan)
Just to provide the status:
(Just to speed things along: Assuming you can kill the last one that's still up without waking the unconscious ones, we will just narrate finish off the rest. I think we can safely assume that you can pick off the unconscious ones one at a time, teaming up 5-on-1 for each one)
Alcazar looks on with grim satisfaction as Thulewyn cuts the druid down.
Almost immediately the clawed hand starts an unnatural march towards the blight attacking Janek, it's fingers seeming to drag it laboriously across the surface of the ground.
Action: Move hand next to Blight.
The earthen claw crawls across the ground like some sort of misshapen spider, dragging itself across the ground, and makes its way to the heavily injured Blight.
(Rodan next; then the Blight)
Eager to end the battle, Rodan charges the last belligerent Twig Blight and slashes with his longsword... but perhaps he was a little too eager. His strike fails to connect.
Attack: 10
PC - Ethel - Human - Lvl 4 Necromancer - Undying Dragons * Serge Marshblade - Human - Lvl 5 Eldritch Knight - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
DM - (Homebrew) Heroes of Bardstown * Red Dead Annihilation: ToA * Where the Cold Winds Blow : DoIP * Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts: HotDQ * Red Wine, Black Rose: CoS * Greyhawk: Tides of War
(Was that at advantage since the hand has that blight now?)
[Ugh... Is that what the hand was doing? Whoosh. Right over my head.]
But wait! On closer inspection, Rodan's expert slash merely seemed to miss. In reality, it cut the devilish twig beast in twain.
Attack: 15 Slashing Damage: 4
PC - Ethel - Human - Lvl 4 Necromancer - Undying Dragons * Serge Marshblade - Human - Lvl 5 Eldritch Knight - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
DM - (Homebrew) Heroes of Bardstown * Red Dead Annihilation: ToA * Where the Cold Winds Blow : DoIP * Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts: HotDQ * Red Wine, Black Rose: CoS * Greyhawk: Tides of War
(Technically, the hand/claw moved this turn, and could try to grasps it next turn with another action - and with another STR save. But as we accidentally missed Advantage earlier let's just count it this time)
The injured Blight is sliced in half and falls apart leaving behind a heap of leaves and root that looks more like a compost heap than a corpse.
The remaining three Blights are still unconscious, and you manage to overpower them one at a time.
(Combat over, all enemies dead.)
You're left behind standing at the edge of the forest, piles of twigs, roots and leaves all around you - as well as the corpse of a dead druid at your feet.
You stay still and listen for a few seconds but you hear no one else approaching. Far in the distance, there is some noise and shouting - which you assume to be the distraction the winemaker's family offered. It seems to this has worked well enough to keep the attention of who or whatever is still around the vineyard away from your fight.
Wincing from the pain of her wound, Celeste calls upon the power of her Lord Milil to heal herself.
Cast Cure Wounds: 4
Noticing both Janek and Rodan too was wounded during the fight, the blonde elven maiden offers to lay her hands on them to share the divine light of her Lord.
If allowed to heal.
Janek: 5
Rodan: 10
She would then motion for Janek to continue to lead the team onwards.
Stealth: 15
Perception: 14
As Thulewyn starts to collect what arrows he can find still in usable condition, he looks over at Alcazar, "I assume that ground claw was your handy work, worked pretty well." Without waiting for a reply, Thulewyn starts to prepare to start the stealth march again, bow out at the ready. "We know of atleast one other druid, anyone catch were the blasted thing could have roamed off too?"
Stealth: 10
Perception: 9
Janek looks about as Celeste motions to him but is not really certain where she's suggesting they go. The family should not be far, but the other Druid was likely back they way they had just come from. It would be helpful to find some sign of which direction they should go. (Perception: 6)
"I'd suggest tracking down the other druid. Or we could come back to where we'd left the family I suppose."
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer