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[[ I like the 2 truths and a lie game. And love the Twinkles familiar! Plus Salamander's quirkiness with the game. ]] 

 ((ahaha thank you!!! Twinkles was indeed such a great touch. both as the original name idea and also the fact that it's canon she had a pet Twinkles omg))

Salamander groans loudly. 

"I did. I did. I did," he purses his lips, "I did not." 

"I planted the first Salamander T. Pie's patented peanut! It was the peanut I had in mind, and therefore, I am truthful."

He sticks out his tongue a little.  "It was two truths and lie because I changed the game in the middle! Two lies and one truth!" He doesn't offer any more explanation than this and just walks away. Gathering everyone back into the dorm rooms, he hops on one bed and starts bouncing on it. He claps to get everyone's attention. "Okay I want Bluey, Hugh-y, Ivory, and Louie," he points to the air at the last one, "to go form a conga line." 

"You there!" he points to Graelor, "play some music!" He tosses the human cleric his birdpipes. "Musical chairs!" 

"We're planning a party people!" he laughs wickedly then claps, "So chop chop."

He mechanically swivels his head over to Eggo Lass. He stops bouncing. A wide toothy grin forms upon his face.

"I am going to speak with my interior designer," the goblin chuckles. He jumps off the bed and grabs her hand. 

Once they get out of earshot and into the next room, he hands her a piece of paper with this written in Elvish:

After Eggo Lass has read this, he snatches the paper out her hand and eats it. Yep.

He whispers in her ear, "I'm digging the biggest hole tonight!" Then he scurries off into the cabbage patch to do just that.

Bilyur writes on a piece of paper. "Let's do it tonight at dinner." And walks around, discreetly showing it to everyone who is part of the plan. He adds to the bottom, "Use hold monster, she's a fey," before showing it to Ivory. He then burns the paper with a candle. 

Ivory, Graelor and Hugh are less than enthusiastic to take part in Salamander's party, but Bluey seems to be ecstatic and starts to organise a game of musical chairs whilst Graelor tries to figure out the birdpipes. Although the 'party' isn't great, it does provide a distraction for Salamander and Eggo Lass to leave to see the note, and then return to see what Bilyur has written as Bluey squabbles with a highly irritated Hugh over getting him to wear an origami party hat, and Graelor attempts a rendition of Mary Had A Little Lamb. Ivory, in her little paper party hat, looks like she wants to die. Salamander then leaves to dig a hole, and Lisa doesn't question this at all, she seems to have had enough of him for one day and is now working on preparing dinner. 

If everyone's happy with the plan, I can skip ahead to dinner so you guys can start the combat whenever you feel ready, just say!

Guys, to be honest, I have no idea what is going on right now. I will follow your lead and engage in combat when you are ready and support you.

[That's completely understandable, a lot has gone on at once and in a short space of time so I'll break it down.

The party is planning to attack Lisa at dinner, which I will start when everyone is caught up and ready. They'll get a surprise attack on her and then do the following: Ivory will restrain Lisa with hold monster and then Xarkris, Sly and Eggo Lass will attack with any fire magic they have since she is likely vulnerable to it, or just attack regularly if that's not an option. Salamander will then cover her with the slugs Sly previously collected with unseen servant, which will hopefully damage her further as she is mainly plant matter and it could also potentially deafen her if they eat her ears. Bilyur, Graelor and Bluey will then attack her with regular attacks, and then the process will repeat until she dies.

There has been a lot of events as well but none of them matter too much: Bilyur and Salamander played a game of 2 Truths, 1 Lie with Lisa, and there is currently a party going on in the dorms as a cover to share the final plan. Also, Hugh has been possessed by an oinoloth called Bhereg, an old associate of Lisa's, and is planning to leave under Lisa's permission at 3 AM tonight, but only Salamander and Eggo Lass are currently aware of this and Hugh currently seems to be placid, so this is of no concern right now.

Okay, hope that sums things up easier, all you really need to worry about is engaging in combat when it comes round to it! As a party, please let me know when you're ready and I'll skip to dinner!]

Thank you for the clarification. I assume I have my armor on and my axe nearby. I will be ready when the party is ready to act. I will also take a short rest so I can use my Breath Weapon again. 

[No problem, sounds good, you've got your weapons and armour on and at hand, and you are fully welcome to take a short rest before dinner as everything leading up to it is light activity.]

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[No problem, sounds good, you've got your weapons and armour on and at hand, and you are fully welcome to take a short rest before dinner as everything leading up to it is light activity.]

 I also took a short rest to get some ki points back. I also find a way to discreetly ask Ivory to cast haste on me as soon as possible.

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[No problem, sounds good, you've got your weapons and armour on and at hand, and you are fully welcome to take a short rest before dinner as everything leading up to it is light activity.]

 I also took a short rest to get some ki points back. I also find a way to discreetly ask Ivory to cast haste on me as soon as possible.

 You go over to Ivory during a round of Musical Chairs, and manage to ask her over Graelor's racket. She writes a note saying I'll cast it just before she comes in, before we jump her. I've also got counterspell prepared in case she casts anything

I write a note back - "I meant after hold monster has expired - you need your concentration for that." 

She writes back Oh of course, sure, but let's hope she's dead before it gets to that point.

((Please warn me when we are about to attack....I want to cast Hunter's Mark))

[Alright, will do! Waiting for the go ahead from the rest of the party just in case they have any last minute preparations too, then I'll start!]

Once notified about Hugh's condition, Eggo Lass begins using her telepathy to warn the other party members.

Though 20 + relevant-skill-mod to see if she thinks Hugh could possibly read her telepathy.

She's excited for the plan and casts Flock of Familiars for owls before coming to dinner.  The hag may be blind, but a few owls could always flyby-help.

[We'll go Insight for the mod but you rolled high enough anyway lol]

You analyse Hugh and think that he wouldn't be able to detect any telepathy or tap into any psychic signals at all. He seems oddly content to just sit and watch you all rather than, y'know, do something so you don't expect he's got any mal intent towards you at the moment, he seems to just be waiting it out until 3 AM when he can leave.

You successfully conjure a flock of owls, ready for the attack.

[All good from my side, Sly will be watching things from the background and is ready to start slinging spells. Her combat spells are quite mediocre at this point, so she'll mainly try not to be in the way and to possibly detect if the hag is planning anything.]

Sly will prepare detect magic just in case. She tries to time the 10 minute duration with when the fight will start.

[Alright, I know Sundial is gonna be mainly offline this weekend, so I can potentially bot Salamander if we get round to his turn quickly since it's just gonna be dumping the slugs and commanding them to eat Lisa, but I'm gonna hold off on starting the combat for now simply because it's late where I am and I'm pretty much free all tomorrow so I can write it up properly then. Good job gang, looking forward to it!]

The party winds down to a close, and eventually Lisa comes in with the trolley for dinner. You're all briefed on the plan, and almost as soon as Lisa comes through the door, Ivory jumps to her feet and shouts 'Freeze!' , hitting Lisa with a hold monster spell.

Wisdom Save: 19

Wisdom Save: 18

Lisa, despite being surprised, manages quite effortless to dismantle the weave of invisible, paralyzing magical threads encroaching around her and looks around, surprised and bewildered but unrestrained. Hugh sees this and doesn't seem too surprised. He just leans back into his bed and watches the chaos unfold.

Initiative has begun! You get advantage on attack rolls for this first round since it's a surprise attack. I don't think initiative order matters too much if I remember the plan but I'll hold off on the NPCs turns for a while. Everyone is up!