"We're coming up!" yells a rough voice from below. "Don't move, and put any weapons down on the ground, and maybe we'll let you live." The sounds of chuckling from a few voices are faintly heard. Sounds like they have no intention of letting you live.
Any actions prior to whatever is coming up the stairs appears?
Rask will move to stand next to the opening, on a 90° angle to Susk (sideways from where the stairs emerge) with her weapon drawn. She will swing her weapon at the first target to emerge.
Hearing that someone is on their way up Zaerra is ready to cast Sacred Flame down upon the first enemy to emerge from the trapdoor. (Dex save will be required)
At hearing the rough language from below, Yga lets out a challenge, "That's enough of that cursing - don't make me come down there with soap and water!"
She will move out from behind Irob and stand next to him with mace drawn, and will cast a Guiding Bolt, holding it until a perceived enemy emerges from below.
There's a moment of silence, then uproarious laughter from the stairs.
"We like you little girl," says a bass voice, heavy footsteps approaching up what seems to sound like wooden stairs. "We'll err..let you go.. last!" More laughter.
"Righto! I've got the soap and water ready, but I'm not a delivery service, so you're gonna have to come up here for a nice big cup of "mind your manners"!"
"Cos I'm guessing yo momma didn't teach you no manners"
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You hear some discussion and a whiny voice, they're obviously "persuading" the youngest, smallest, newest member of their.. crew?.. gang?.. to go up first.
A smallish male human figure with missing teeth and a poor wispy beard, wearing a red headscarf comes bolting out of the trap door, ducking and weaving (taking the dodge action). He is wielding a cutlass. He rolls to the side (if he is still alive) letting the next person up.
Anyone who held their action to attack the first figure may now take their action. Attack actions are at disadvantage due to him taking the dodge action.
A second figure, also wearing a red headscarf, hulking with huge arm muscles and an evil grin comes up second, but seems he might be overconfident, expecting everyone to be attacking the first enemy out the trapdoor. He will swipe his cutlass at Rask after Irob casts his fire bolt at him.
The first enemy out of the trapdoor makes a DC13 dexterity save with advantage (because he is taking the dodge action) against Zaerra's sacred flame - 15
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Yakeerk, hearing the enemy sending up cannon fodder first decided to hold his fire from his longbow to shoot at the second person to emerge, guessing this one to be a greater threat.
Once again the glowing cogs behind Irob appear and mesh as he loses his firebolt on the second ruffian. The small trinket in his hands whirs mechanically as he does so.
Irob'sfire bolt strikes the larger man full in the chest and he falls to the side of the trapdoor, killed instantly.
The skinny man has already taken the dodge action this round, and has no bonus actions to take.
The third person, a man with a similar red scarf on his head - must be some kind of uniform for this group - sticks his head up, sees he is outnumbered and heads back down the stairs at speed, yelling "Boss! Boss! We got trouble!!" He takes the dash action.
Rask, slightly shamefaced at her previous miss and failure watches the third man retreat from the corner of her eye. She rallies herself, and returns her attention to the skinny man, swinging again.
Rask's blow was enough, knocking the skinny man across the room with the force of her blow. He tried to get up, coughed up blood on the floor, and then collapsed and lay still.
You can hear some discussion downstairs, but not make out the words. You think from the tone there is some alarm or even fear, which makes you think it is unlikely they will come running up to meet the same fate.
"I say we throw this skinny runt down the stairs and tell the rest of them they have 30 seconds to head up before they meet the same fate," says Rask to the others. "I'd like to avoid killing them all if possible, perhaps they have useful information."
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"We're coming up!" yells a rough voice from below. "Don't move, and put any weapons down on the ground, and maybe we'll let you live." The sounds of chuckling from a few voices are faintly heard. Sounds like they have no intention of letting you live.
Any actions prior to whatever is coming up the stairs appears?
Rask will move to stand next to the opening, on a 90° angle to Susk (sideways from where the stairs emerge) with her weapon drawn. She will swing her weapon at the first target to emerge.
Hearing that someone is on their way up Zaerra is ready to cast Sacred Flame down upon the first enemy to emerge from the trapdoor. (Dex save will be required)
At hearing the rough language from below, Yga lets out a challenge, "That's enough of that cursing - don't make me come down there with soap and water!"
She will move out from behind Irob and stand next to him with mace drawn, and will cast a Guiding Bolt, holding it until a perceived enemy emerges from below.
There's a moment of silence, then uproarious laughter from the stairs.
"We like you little girl," says a bass voice, heavy footsteps approaching up what seems to sound like wooden stairs. "We'll err..let you go.. last!" More laughter.
"Righto! I've got the soap and water ready, but I'm not a delivery service, so you're gonna have to come up here for a nice big cup of "mind your manners"!"
"Cos I'm guessing yo momma didn't teach you no manners"
You hear some discussion and a whiny voice, they're obviously "persuading" the youngest, smallest, newest member of their.. crew?.. gang?.. to go up first.
A smallish male human figure with missing teeth and a poor wispy beard, wearing a red headscarf comes bolting out of the trap door, ducking and weaving (taking the dodge action). He is wielding a cutlass. He rolls to the side (if he is still alive) letting the next person up.
Anyone who held their action to attack the first figure may now take their action. Attack actions are at disadvantage due to him taking the dodge action.
A second figure, also wearing a red headscarf, hulking with huge arm muscles and an evil grin comes up second, but seems he might be overconfident, expecting everyone to be attacking the first enemy out the trapdoor. He will swipe his cutlass at Rask after Irob casts his fire bolt at him.
The first enemy out of the trapdoor makes a DC13 dexterity save with advantage (because he is taking the dodge action) against Zaerra's sacred flame - 15
Yakeerk, hearing the enemy sending up cannon fodder first decided to hold his fire from his longbow to shoot at the second person to emerge, guessing this one to be a greater threat.
Longbow attack: 18 Damage: 7
Yga rolls a 7 & 9 for the Guiding Bolt with disadvantage - so a 7 to hit (or more likely, miss)
Rask rolls a 10 to hit with her maul (with disadvantage). A disappointing miss.
Yakeerk's arrow strikes the larger man in the upper chest, a serious wound but not a deadly one.
Yga's guiding bolt misses the dodging man.
Rapier Attack: 7 Damage: 10
With a flourish and a few choice words Zaerra brings down her Sacred Flame upon the first enemy she see exiting the trapdoor.
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The bright light of radiance burns the smaller man who shrieks as his flesh reddens and blackens. He is badly hurt (bloodied), but not dead.
Once again the glowing cogs behind Irob appear and mesh as he loses his firebolt on the second ruffian. The small trinket in his hands whirs mechanically as he does so.
To hit: dirty 20
Damage: 9
Irob's fire bolt strikes the larger man full in the chest and he falls to the side of the trapdoor, killed instantly.
The skinny man has already taken the dodge action this round, and has no bonus actions to take.
The third person, a man with a similar red scarf on his head - must be some kind of uniform for this group - sticks his head up, sees he is outnumbered and heads back down the stairs at speed, yelling "Boss! Boss! We got trouble!!" He takes the dash action.
Amici Noctia now get to act again.
Rask, slightly shamefaced at her previous miss and failure watches the third man retreat from the corner of her eye. She rallies herself, and returns her attention to the skinny man, swinging again.
18 to hit, 10 bludgeoning damage.
If the only man within sight does not collapse after Yga's blow Irob will launch another firebolt at him
24 to hit, 8 damage
Rask's blow was enough, knocking the skinny man across the room with the force of her blow. He tried to get up, coughed up blood on the floor, and then collapsed and lay still.
You can hear some discussion downstairs, but not make out the words. You think from the tone there is some alarm or even fear, which makes you think it is unlikely they will come running up to meet the same fate.
Actions?
"I say we throw this skinny runt down the stairs and tell the rest of them they have 30 seconds to head up before they meet the same fate," says Rask to the others. "I'd like to avoid killing them all if possible, perhaps they have useful information."