K holds out his palms and a rope made of water whips out to pull and push the bugbear, shaking him such that he loses his balance and becomes prone. He takes 16 bludgeoning damage and is pulled to within melee of K, who the punches down at the prone bugbear (23 to hit (+prone), 4 bludgeoning)
Grol stands and bellows, "You attack me? King of Cragmaw? You die here and now." He swings his morningstar at K (17 to hit, 14 piercing)
Kristofferson is Unconscious.
His wolf, not knowing that Ash is an enemy yet, confused by the ruse, runs around to Badger and bites from the north (17 to hit (+flank)) but can't find a vulnerable place to bite through the armor.
Ash, you have an opportunity attack on the wolf.
You all hear a rumble in the castle, like furniture is being smashed.
Ash takes the opportunity to literally backstab the wolf (9 to hit). He then moves east and south to box in the bugbear and takes two swings (24 & 6 (nat 1!), 5 piercing) "Badger! Get him up!"
Before Grol can act, the door busts open as the owlbear breaks into the room. He sees it's captors and bites at the wolf (13 to hit, 10 piercing), chomping the wolf dead in one bite. He then steps north and east, just north of the small, prone Kristofferson, to claw at Grol (24 to hit, 18 slashing).
Grol returns the attack, swinging his morningstar at the owl monster (11 to hit), but the monster blocks the brunt of the hit with its natural hide armor.
Kristofferson stands and wipes blood from his mouth. He spins and whips his quarterstaff into the elf (15 to hit, 6 bludgeoning) then kicks her (8 to hit) but is too woozy from the blood loss to connect.
From Ash's vicious sneak attack slashing, Grol falls dead.
Before K's attacks, the elf slams Badger (15 & 18 to hit, miss). The owlbear bites Grol's dead body and flees with it.
After K's attack, the elf falls to a knee, then stands. Her face contorts as if in immense pain, then as if nothing you've seen before. Her elven ears retract a bit and her skin goes a purplish gray. Her eyes go pink. Standing before you is a doppelganger, convulsing, unable to maintain her shapechange.
Badger rushes to Gundren. Is there anything he can do to revive him? Medicine: 4 (nat 1!)
Kristofferson watches Badger and shakes his head. "That coward," he says, looking at the where the dead bugbear lay before he was taken away by the owlbear.
Ash puts a hand on Badger's shoulder, then checks the doppelganger's body for anything valuable. Investigation: 14
Kwill start searching for Gundren's map. Investigation: 8
Badger: no roll would have saved Gundren. He is dead.
Ash: You find 14 gp.
K: You find a stitched leather sack hidden under Grol's bed. The sack itself is filthy and smells like rotting meat, but inside is 8 gp, three potions of healing, and a map.
Kristofferson also puts a hand on Badger's shoulder. "We've taken a beating. It's a small blessing that we haven't suffered the same fate as Gundren. Perhaps your Tyr has blessed us today." He waits a beat. "We should rest. I recommend we hole up in the back room there, rest, and then head back to Phandy." He waits longer. "Badger?"
Badger moves, looks at K, staring for a moment. "Yes. Let's." He gets to his feet and heads to the room. He kneels in a corner and prays to Tyr for further blessings and guidance.
Ash follows and plays a little on his flute, quietly as he can, but gives up quickly hoping not to disturb Badger.
K yells, "No!" He channels his Ki to unleash a Water Whip at the bugbear. (Dex 12 save)
King Grol dex save: 10 (fail)
K: Describe what we see happen.
K holds out his palms and a rope made of water whips out to pull and push the bugbear, shaking him such that he loses his balance and becomes prone. He takes 16 bludgeoning damage and is pulled to within melee of K, who the punches down at the prone bugbear (23 to hit (+prone), 4 bludgeoning)
The wolf's readied bite attack is triggered against K (18 to hit, 9 piercing)
K: Make a DC 11 strength save
K strength save: 14
Badger takes another hack at the elf with his Sacred battleaxe (12 to hit) but is too shaken by the bugbear's brutal murder of Gundren to hit.
The wolf is unable to pull K off his feet.
Grol stands and bellows, "You attack me? King of Cragmaw? You die here and now." He swings his morningstar at K (17 to hit, 14 piercing)
Kristofferson is Unconscious.
His wolf, not knowing that Ash is an enemy yet, confused by the ruse, runs around to Badger and bites from the north (17 to hit (+flank)) but can't find a vulnerable place to bite through the armor.
Ash, you have an opportunity attack on the wolf.
You all hear a rumble in the castle, like furniture is being smashed.
Updated map:
Ash takes the opportunity to literally backstab the wolf (9 to hit). He then moves east and south to box in the bugbear and takes two swings (24 & 6 (nat 1!), 5 piercing) "Badger! Get him up!"
Kristofferson death save: 5 (fail)
The elf slams at Badger again (24 & 26 (crit!) (+flank), 17 bludgeoning)
Badger is Unconscious, unless he uses his Relentless Endurance.
The rumbling in the castle gets closer, and King Grol gets a look of confusion on his face.
Badger uses his Relentless Endurance. He stands and casts cure wounds on K, who heals for 7 HP.
Before Grol can act, the door busts open as the owlbear breaks into the room. He sees it's captors and bites at the wolf (13 to hit, 10 piercing), chomping the wolf dead in one bite. He then steps north and east, just north of the small, prone Kristofferson, to claw at Grol (24 to hit, 18 slashing).
Grol returns the attack, swinging his morningstar at the owl monster (11 to hit), but the monster blocks the brunt of the hit with its natural hide armor.
The wolf is dead.
Ash attacks the bugbear (24 & 20 (+flank), 23 piercing (+sneak)). "Hells yes, owlbear!"
Kristofferson stands and wipes blood from his mouth. He spins and whips his quarterstaff into the elf (15 to hit, 6 bludgeoning) then kicks her (8 to hit) but is too woozy from the blood loss to connect.
From Ash's vicious sneak attack slashing, Grol falls dead.
Before K's attacks, the elf slams Badger (15 & 18 to hit, miss). The owlbear bites Grol's dead body and flees with it.
After K's attack, the elf falls to a knee, then stands. Her face contorts as if in immense pain, then as if nothing you've seen before. Her elven ears retract a bit and her skin goes a purplish gray. Her eyes go pink. Standing before you is a doppelganger, convulsing, unable to maintain her shapechange.
Badger slashes with his Sacred battleaxe (17 to hit, 4 slashing)
Ash rushes around the table to get south of the doppelganger. He slashes at her (17 to hit (+flank), 14 piercing (+sneak))
The doppelganger is dead.
Combat is over.
Badger rushes to Gundren. Is there anything he can do to revive him? Medicine: 4 (nat 1!)
Kristofferson watches Badger and shakes his head. "That coward," he says, looking at the where the dead bugbear lay before he was taken away by the owlbear.
Ash puts a hand on Badger's shoulder, then checks the doppelganger's body for anything valuable. Investigation: 14
K will start searching for Gundren's map. Investigation: 8
Badger: no roll would have saved Gundren. He is dead.
Ash: You find 14 gp.
K: You find a stitched leather sack hidden under Grol's bed. The sack itself is filthy and smells like rotting meat, but inside is 8 gp, three potions of healing, and a map.
Kristofferson also puts a hand on Badger's shoulder. "We've taken a beating. It's a small blessing that we haven't suffered the same fate as Gundren. Perhaps your Tyr has blessed us today." He waits a beat. "We should rest. I recommend we hole up in the back room there, rest, and then head back to Phandy." He waits longer. "Badger?"
Badger moves, looks at K, staring for a moment. "Yes. Let's." He gets to his feet and heads to the room. He kneels in a corner and prays to Tyr for further blessings and guidance.
Ash follows and plays a little on his flute, quietly as he can, but gives up quickly hoping not to disturb Badger.
K meditates.
You each achieve a short rest.