Chronicles of the Accursed (Group 2)

Quote from Mister_Whisker >>

((You would be correct, the dragon is safe))

Looks like you can maybe get the cultist and Kobold 3 (if you can push it into your line of fire)

Strength save: 14

The kobold fails its save and is pushed into place. 

Dex saves:
KDS 3 - 18
Cultist - 12
Firion - 18

Firion and KDS 3 succeed on the saves, but are still singed by the lightning. The remaining cultist, however, is completely fried.

Meanwhile, Whiskers blasts the two kobolds with even more lightning. Dex saves:

5
21

Temphalic

Adult Green Dragon: 23

     Damage - 6, UNTETHERED!!

Remnant of Sserah: 22

    Damage -

Ruby: 19

Korba: 18

Adult Red Dragon - 18

    Damage - 10, UNTETHERED!!

Firion: 17

    Damage - 37

Zolgu: 16

    Damage - 57, bloodied

Hew-Bear: 15

Nickeline: 15

Hildegard: 15

Jodie: 15

Sserah Cultists (x5): 12

    Cultist 1 - 77 damage (Dead)

    Cultist 2 -  Dead

    Cultist 3 - Dead

    Cultist 4 - Dead

    Cultist 5 - Dead

Kobold Dragonshields (x4): 12

    Kobold 1 dead

    Kobold 2 dead

    Kobold 3 - 41 damage, Confusion

    Kobold 4 - 50 damage, Confusion

Astral Lich: 11

Gorash: 8

Selarial: 6

Smiler: 6

The green dragon is free... and angry. With a mighty roar, it spews it flies towards Firion, completely ignoring everything else on the battlefield. Unable to reach the wizard this turn, the dragon casts mind spike at Firion, forcing him to make a Wis save or take 16 psychic damage (half on success). DC 17 Wis save: 13

Within the cave, dark energy condenses into a form... a black, shadowy dragon, its fangs dripping green acid, stands in the midst of you. Its eyes lock on Jodie, and the Ruinstone.

Give... me... my soul, the draconic presence rasps, its voice both a rumbling thunder and a threatening whisper.

Then... it pounces at her, its claws flexing as it slashes at her flesh!

Rend vs. Jodie
Attack: 25 Damage: 10
Attack: 11 Damage: 13

Then it opens its mouth, spewing acid at the unfortunate Bard as it does everything in its power to take back the Ruinstone! Jodie must make a DC 16 Dex save or take 11 Acid damage (half-damage on success).

Temphalic

Adult Green Dragon: 23

     Damage - 6, UNTETHERED!!

Remnant of Sserah: 22

    Damage -

Ruby: 19

Korba: 18

Adult Red Dragon - 18

    Damage - 10, UNTETHERED!!

Firion: 17

    Damage - 53

Zolgu: 16

    Damage - 57, bloodied

Hew-Bear: 15

Nickeline: 15

Hildegard: 15

Jodie: 15

Sserah Cultists (x5): 12

    Cultist 1 - 77 damage (Dead)

    Cultist 2 -  Dead

    Cultist 3 - Dead

    Cultist 4 - Dead

    Cultist 5 - Dead

Kobold Dragonshields (x4): 12

    Kobold 1 dead

    Kobold 2 dead

    Kobold 3 - 41 damage, Confusion

    Kobold 4 - 50 damage, Confusion

Astral Lich: 11

Gorash: 8

Selarial: 6

Smiler: 6

Jodie takes a slash from one claw and the acidic blast from the spectral dragon.  She holds onto her luck a little longer...

She thinks the the Remnant is like any caster, Can I disrupt its concentration targeting the Ruinstone with a power chord? 

Ruby is torn between helping Jodie and her and trying to defeat Zolgu.  With other allies nearby, she locks in on Zolgu and his betrayal of dragonkind.  She musters what courage she has and four shifting Rubies move out to see Nickeline standing and Hildegard fallen.

Ruby shoves one of Hew's Goodberry down Hildegard's throat and looks up at the great green dragon.  Suddenly, the small kobold vanishes and appears holding onto the green dragon's neck.  The near unconscious kobold speaks in draconic

Quote from Secretfool >>

 

Gorash meanwhile...cast a firebolt fireball at the remaining kobolds and cultist: DC12 dex save or take 23 fire damage, half on success. 

(OOC: I don't think that Gorash is an evoker, so he doesn't have a way to protect allies from his spell.  To hit the Cultist and both Kobolds, I think that the AoE necessarily includes Smiler.  See the AoE effects that I added to the map, but I think that you'll hit Sir Stephen or Smiler, so I assumed Smiler.)

Smiler - DC 12 DEX save: 21, advantage from Magic Resistance feature

Smiler - DC 10 CON save: 16 to maintain concentration on Confusion

((If I cast it like on the map now im pretty sure I hit all three but not any allies; and yes meant Fireball of course))

(OOC: @Secretfool - Sounds good.  I'll leave it to @Mister_Whisker.  If the fireball needs to be centered a little farther south to catch cultist 4, that's fine.  Smiler can clearly absorb the damage, but I guess it's better for Gorash if he doesn't anger such an uncertain ally.  Best case - Gorash would probably be afflicted by a silly or embarrassing Suggestion for the next 8 hours after the fight is over!)

If Zolgu moves adjacent to the lich, it takes the reaction:

Event Horizon. When a creature moves adjacent to the lich, it can force them to make a DC 17 Strength save or be pushed 10 ft. away and take 14 force damage.

Quote from Mister_Whisker >>

Give... me... my soul, the draconic presence rasps, its voice both a rumbling thunder and a threatening whisper.

Round 3: Korba

While getting ready to charge out of the cave to help the others defeat the cultists and at least drive off Firion, Korba is surprised to hear the thundering voice coming from behind him inside the cave.  "What now?!"  He looks back and sees a large dragon spraying acid at Jodie as it tears at her with its claws.  He immediately decides that he'll have to trust that the Astral Lich can handle Firion.  He and Hewelathan are the only ones who are close enough to help Jodie.  He says, "Hewelathan!  It's after Jodie's stone!"  Korba doesn't think that he could kill this dragon in one blast, so he sprints across the cave toward Jodie. 

As he approaches, Korba senses a presence that's reminiscent of what he used to feel whenever he drew his Moonblade, at least until Jodie's wish pulled Sserah's soul shards into the ruinstone.  He recognizes that this dragon is somehow controlled or even possessed by Sserah's soul shards.  He shouts a challenge, "Leave her alone, Nightbane, or I will strike you down just as the Seven Heroes once did!"  He moves into position next to the dragon, Moonblade in his hands, trying to position himself so that the Remnant of Sserah cannot catch both him and Jodie with is acidic breath.  He hopes that it turns its attention, however briefly to him, so that Jodie can get away.

Movement: 60-ft, dashing
Action: Dash
Free Action: Talking

Red Dragon breath recharge: 2

The dragon doesn't get it's flame breath back... but that doesn't stop it.

Bastard! Worm upon this earth! Creature who will rot in filth! You dared to enslave me to your accursed thing! Now die like the dirt you are! the Red Dragon roars at Firion in Draconic as it descends upon him, swiping at him with massive claws three times.

Rend vs Firion
Attack: 27 Damage: 12 (Slashing) + 4 (Fire) = 16
Attack: 15 Damage: 18 (Slashing) + 7 (Fire) = 25
Attack: 27 Damage: 16 (Slashing) + 4 (Fire) = 20

Firion lets out a scream as the claws rake across him twice. The item he was holding falls out of his hands and lands with a sickening "thump" on the rotting flesh of the dead god.

"This... this is impossible" Firion exclaims. "Zolgu... use the Gateway that we can escape!"

He then raises his hand towards the Astral Lich, his eyes blazing with hate as he looks at what he thinks is his greatest enemy.

"Lord Akkron, you have made a grave mistake! As you stand here upon this cursed husk, my armies are now upon the Shaded Isle!"

He hurls four bolts of raw force at the Astral Lich then, and uses a misty step to move away from the dragons, towards Zolgu, whom he hopes will rescue him.

Arcane Burst vs. Astral Lich
Attack: 20 Damage: 27
Attack: 14 Damage: 33
Attack: 13 Damage: 36
Attack: 22 Damage: 22

Zolgu... looks at Firion... and a wicked smile forms on his face.

"It seems your ambitions have gotten away from you again, my friend," Zolgu hisses in Draconic. "You are destined to perish here for the glory of Sserah, if you cannot recover her soul here. But for me, I am afraid it is time to take my leave..."

With his action, Zolgu pulls out the cube that he used to escape once before. Without a second thought, he casts plane shift and disappears, leaving a shocked Firion behind...

The Lich is struck twice by two arcane bursts (49 damage; current 103)

After Zolgu's flees, the deep the astral lich's frigid and flame glare turns to Firion (last legendary lair action before his turn). It may be this moment Firion realizes this is not Lord Akkron.

Starfire Chill DC 18 Con or 6 fire 5 cold

Round 3: Hewelathan

Hearing that Jodie is in trouble, Hewelathan Wild Shapes back into his bear form, still wearing his magical belt and cloak.  He charges across the cave, hoping that the Remnant of Sserah can be harmed like a normal dragon.  As he moves, he roars as loudly as he can, "A new foe!  New foe within the cave!" 

Once Hewelathan reaches the Remnant of Sserah, he warns, "Jodie, fall back!"  Then he immediately attacks the dragon. 

Bonus Action: Wild Shape into Brown Bear form
Movement: Hew-Bear moves 40-ft to enter melee with the Remnant of Sserah.  (Hewelathan was starting a little closer than Korba was, and his bear form is fast enough to get into melee with the Remnant of Sserah this round.) 
Action: Multiattack (one bite and one with claws)
  Melee Weapon Attack, Claws: 24 + 1 (Bless) = 25, Damage: Unable to parse dice roll. (slashing)
    On a hit, the Remnant of Sserah also has the Prone condition because it's Large or smaller.
  Melee Weapon Attack, Bite: 32 (or, with advantage, 32) + 4 (Bless), Damage: 12 (piercing)
Free Action: Talking

Conditions / Effects:
  Bless from Nickeline
  Bardic Inspiration from Jodie