Sea of Death Campaign Thread

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It doesn't seem that there are any undead within 60' of Sayyida (and, by extension, no thoughts within 30' of Sae besides her companions... though Sae can concentrate on detect thoughts for a whole minute, so you could still get advance warning as you move forward)

Continuing on, what is your marching order?

She's doing so, then.  Won't reactivate after that though unless something makes her suspicious or Emrys/Sayyida think its a good idea; she'll switch to visual scanning of the route ahead as far as she can see (PER 11 / INV 22 )

Agreed, Wadi can go 2nd.

As you continue through the musty caves, the undead seemingly are avoiding you... or perhaps preparing an ambush.

Rounding a corner, you can see a glimmer of light in the distance... it appears to be a treasure room, the gold coins littering the floor catching the light from a lantern hanging by a chain from the ceiling... it isn't close enough to see clearly yet, but you get the distinct impression that there is something otherworldly about the light and perhaps the room itself.

Sayyida feels ahead with her Divine Sense once more...

Sayyida... you sense the presence of 3 undead creatures somewhere in the treasure room.

" Dead things ahead...three of them."

Areleo will nod. 

Hearing Sayyida's warning, Sae draws a fire arrow from her quiver and gets out her tinderbox, but does not light the little bundle of pitch-soaked tow wrapped around the tip.  "Hold here a moment.," she whispers.  "I'll creep forward and see what I can see."  She loosely nocks the arrow to her bow and flattens herself along the shadowier wall of the corridor the group is in.  Then she slowly creeps forward until she can see more details, chief among them being where the undead are and if they are intelligent enough to even have a formation.  If so, of course, then what that formation is would also be a nice bonus to learn.

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Stealth 12   [Mask of the Wild (Special): You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured.]

Perception 24

Investigation 13

Sae sneaks closer to the treasure room... and as she pokes her head into the cavern, she sees the creatures... three wraiths drifting listlessly around the massive cavern.

Instantly freezing into immobility, Sae watches the translucent forms drifting about the cavern.  After watching long enough to see if there is any pattern to their movements and gather enough information to try and guess the nature of the undead (Arcana 18), she quietly attempts to withdraw back to her friends ((Stealth 15)).

Once Sae returns and informs her Sayyida nods, " Once they are distracted hit them with everything you've got......holy magic is best but arcane and fire should hurt them."

Sayyida stood and charged at the nearest shade, her blade swinging.

" Hey, you. Face full of steel!"

Attack: 20 Damage: 6 + 12 Radiant

Attack: 20 Damage: 8 + 16 Radiant

( Hoping its a suprise round but if not, Initiative- 4 )

Areleo will follow in with two attacks with his flame blade, he will also Rage

Attack: 19 

Attack: 10

Damage Magic weapon: 18

Damage for Attack #2: 20

Wade will use his Channel and Turn Undead

WIS 15. Or be turned 

if less than 1/2 CR it is destroyed

Bonus action Spirtual Weapon 

As her companions charge forward, Sae lights an arrow and steps forward into the cavern.  She fires the flaming arrow from her longbow at the nearest wraith, hoping to get its attention and divert it from a comrade.

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Longbow attack: 7

Damage if successful: 11 piercing, plus fire (will add in new post; lost notes, need to track down in thread

Distracting Strike (Special)
When you hit with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die (d6: 3 to add the total to the damage roll and the next attack roll against the target by an attacker other than you has advantage if the attack is made before the start of your next turn.

Emrys couldn’t quite decide if the things Sae described were undead, ghosts of a sort, or an illusion projected. Taking in consideration what they had see of the place the latter was more likely, Sayyida seemed to think as much as she explained what should work against the new enemies.

“We should be able to get a melee strike or two with the element of surprise, right?” He asked almost rhetorically. The most viable plan was the simplest. At least then and there. “Let’s ready our strikes, fire the moment the vanguard hits. It should give us whole seconds of advantage.”

Saying it like that, it didn’t sound like much but anyone with some battle experience knew how much of an edge that much leeway truly meant. Goldenleaf could not help but wish it was enough to seal the battle before it could properly begin. After all, only the gods knew what expected them deeper in the cave. With the energy to call the Tentacle of the Deeps but one time, the halfling decided to take the rear this time. From as far behind as he could see the enemy, he conjured two crackling beams of energy. Eldritch Blast crossed the air the moment Arleo rained fire and steel against the first enemy.

Notes: Emrys take position as far as possible and casts Eldritch Blast on the same enemy attacked by Arleo (Beam 1 = 19 to hit, 5 force damage. Beam 2 = 20 to hit, 5 force damage). Nice two Nat 1 on damage. 3 Nat 1 today. Maybe I should've waited until tomorrow to start posting again.

Maira peeks into the room but doesn't quite enter it yet, hovering in the doorway in case the Wraiths attack her. You see her take a deep breath and gather herself, then she projects her voice as she laughs eerily and shouts verses of poetry she's made up on the spot, "Pickles, Parsley, and Pheasant Stew, you three will all fade like the morning dew, with nary a soul to remember you, pickles, parsley, and pheasant stew!" She also shouts to her companions, "just tell me what to do and I'll do it! I haven't had much experience with these things myself!"

She casts Vicious Mockery, of course. Damage : 5 if it hits

She also pulls out her lyre and readies it to inspire her companions with magical music in the next few rounds. She watches her companions closely to see whether any of them need aid.

Alright, I'll start with the Wis saves vs. Turn Undead:

Wraith 1: 19

Wraith 2: 18

Wraith Commander: 19

Wis save vs. Vicious Mockery: 14

(Also... is everyone attacking one wraith?)

Yes and it would be the Wraith Commander

( Biggun)