[[ I believe it gets advantage on saving throws against magic, so should get a second d20 against Necyra's Toll the Dead. Given the rest of our party that can still go I don't expect that to change the result though. ]]
[[ For the loot, looks like the Circle of Death scroll is on both Sorcerer and Warlock spell lists. With Talorin and Bridgette both having multi-classed I'm not 100% sure how the spell scroll rules work since technically neither of us have 6th level spells that we can cast. Though Talorin does have a 6th level slot. So would that be enough to bypass the "if it's of a higher level than you can normally cast" clause? ]]
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As you finish searching the room, you hear a woman's voice coming from the North hallway. As you approach, you hear several women speaking, "...so our plan is to assault the svirfneblin mining operation. We will kidnap the most powerful miners... and feedthem to Ker-arach." Cheers and cackles come from seven women. Another woman's voice speaks up, "Yes, and any remaining miners who don’t bow down and worship Lolth, we kill them. Ha ha ha. We will kill them all." Loud chuckles and howls sound as the women work into a frenzy. A third woman's voice says, "Once we have summoned more demons, we can begin the assault." The chatter and howling is very noisy now. You think that you can take them by surprise.
As the voices echo from the hallway, Trystane's amber eyes narrow with intent. Silently, he melds into the shadows, his body half-transformed into his trollish form. Muscles tensed, claws glinting, he moves with precision, positioning himself at the edge of the doorway. The frenzy of the women’s voices fuels his determination. Hidden in the darkness, he waits, every instinct ready to strike. The moment they enter his view, he'll pounce—silent, swift, and deadly—ready to disrupt their twisted plans.
Relief carvings of spiders in webs decorate this chamber’s walls, which are papered over with tactical maps and schematics. Gathered around a paperwork-covered table in the room’s center are several cloaked figures as well as a horned, winged devil with a whip on her belt.
The adventure says seven women, but I only count six. Mysleen is afk so I'm not going to scale this encounter. Players win initiative and gain a surprise round. The leaders of this Lloth chapter are drunk on power, planning to invade the svirfneblin mining operation. The players sneak into their meeting, having dealt with the demon guards, and catch them unaware and potentially vulnerable.
[[ With surprise, believe that negates the possible counterspells otherwise would've used 1 sorcery point to subtle spell. Might use a Silvery Barbs reaction, will see. ]]
Talorin casts Slow to catch them all in its AoE. Save DC WIS 19
[[ With surprise, believe that negates the possible counterspells otherwise would've used 1 sorcery point to subtle spell. Might use a Silvery Barbs reaction, will see. ]]
Yes, since we are still hybrid 5e vs 5R surprised means no reactions. I'll have to double check what surprise means in the new Revision, I'm not sure.
EA1 Wisdom Save 3 OM1 Wisdom Save 16 OM2 Wisdom Save 15 GL1 Wisdom Save 0 GL2 Wisdom Save 10 ED1 Wisdom Save 21
[[ I believe the Erinyes gets advantage on the save (magical resistance) so it can roll another d20+6 to see if it's higher than the 8. Though as a query if Silvery Barbs is cast against something that has advantage, how would you say that works? Does it roll a second advantage-set or does it roll just one die? ]]
Necyra's eyes widen as she takes in the scene before her. Six figures, their forms cloaked in shadows, huddle around a table, their voices raised in a frenzy of evil intent. A powerful Erinyes, her form radiating with demonic energy, stands at the head of the group, her whip coiled menacingly at her side.
A flicker of recognition crosses Necyra's face as she gazes at the Erinyes. There's a strange familiarity about the creature, a resemblance that sends a shiver down her spine. "We kind of look alike," she mutters under her breath, a wry smile tugging at her lips. However, the resemblance ends there. The Erinyes' eyes, filled with a cold, calculating malice, are a stark contrast to Necyra's own compassionate gaze. A cold fury courses through Necyra...these creatures, followers of the dark goddess Lolth, threaten to unleash chaos upon the world. She must act swiftly, decisively!
With a focused concentration, Necyra channels her divine energy. A chilling aura emanates from her, a spectral presence that reaches out towards the Erinyes, as she casts Toll the Dead towards ED1.
The she-devil must now succeed on a DC17 Wisdom saving throw to avoid taking 10 necrotic damage.
[[ I believe the Erinyes gets advantage on the save (magical resistance) so it can roll another d20+6 to see if it's higher than the 8. Though as a query if Silvery Barbs is cast against something that has advantage, how would you say that works? Does it roll a second advantage-set or does it roll just one die? ]]
ED1 advantage second roll, Wisdom Save (8, 20)
If you cast Silvery Barbs, ED1 just rolls 1d20 one time, without advantage. Magic Resistance. The erinyes has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
With a focused concentration, Necyra channels her divine energy. A chilling aura emanates from her, a spectral presence that reaches out towards the Erinyes, as she casts Toll the Dead towards ED1. The she-devil must now succeed on a DC17 Wisdom saving throw to avoid taking 10 necrotic damage.
ED1 with adv, Wisdom Save 12
Magic Resistance. The erinyes has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
As Necyra channels her divine energy, Trystane’s eyes lock onto the nearest cloaked figure, his instincts screaming for action. His body tenses, claws extending, and in a heartbeat, he springs from the shadows. The mage never had a chance to react as Trystane pounces, closing the distance in an instant. With a guttural growl, he slashes at the first mage, claws cutting through the air with lethal precision. His trollish form looms over the target, fierce and unrelenting as he strikes, determined to cut down the dark forces before they can act.
Action: 1) Unarmed Strike @OM1, hit 29 for 12 magical slashing damage and 3 lightning damage 2) Unarmed Strike @OM1, hit 29 for 13 magical slashing damage and 5 lightning damage Bonus: 3) Unarmed Strike @OM1, hit 18 for 13 magical slashing damage and 2 lightning damage
Following Trystane's lead, Yurgojin follows him into the Frey any uses the former as a quick distraction to place his blade just right into OM1, activating his flame tongue as he pops out (BA activating flames on flame tongue)
Attack 1: 10 (nat 1) to hit, not bothering damage
Attack 2: 14 to hit, 12 piercing damage plus 9 fire damage and 12 sneak.
Bridgette's nostrils flare as she hears these bastards talking... she hates Lolth's followers with a burning passion, both because of her history as a slave to the Dark Elves and because she knows what they did to her master when the old lich was still a living man... the first order of business for her is to destroy the devil who is apparently leading them. She uses her bonus action to move her hex over to ED1 before launching three eldritch blast beams at the devil from her unseen position.
G1 takes 19 and half of 4 (2), total 21. G1 (60/157)
G1 takes 9 and half of 10 (5), total 14. G1 (46/157)
Lucky crit deals 33 necrotic damage. G1 (13/157)
G1 attempts a Wisdom Save DC 17 vs 27
Wow. The glabrezu G1 takes 22 necrotic damage and dies.
Mage, Hezrou, and Glabrezu Rewards
1866 XP each
Treasure. Grottenelle’s table holds a Spell Scroll of Circle of Death, an ornate +2 Dagger, and an assortment of unguents and oils worth 500 gp.
[[ I believe it gets advantage on saving throws against magic, so should get a second d20 against Necyra's Toll the Dead. Given the rest of our party that can still go I don't expect that to change the result though. ]]
[[ For the loot, looks like the Circle of Death scroll is on both Sorcerer and Warlock spell lists. With Talorin and Bridgette both having multi-classed I'm not 100% sure how the spell scroll rules work since technically neither of us have 6th level spells that we can cast. Though Talorin does have a 6th level slot. So would that be enough to bypass the "if it's of a higher level than you can normally cast" clause? ]]
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As you finish searching the room, you hear a woman's voice coming from the North hallway. As you approach, you hear several women speaking, "...so our plan is to assault the svirfneblin mining operation. We will kidnap the most powerful miners... and feed them to Ker-arach." Cheers and cackles come from seven women. Another woman's voice speaks up, "Yes, and any remaining miners who don’t bow down and worship Lolth, we kill them. Ha ha ha. We will kill them all." Loud chuckles and howls sound as the women work into a frenzy. A third woman's voice says, "Once we have summoned more demons, we can begin the assault." The chatter and howling is very noisy now. You think that you can take them by surprise.
Roll Stealth
Roll Initiative
elf assassin EA1 15
orc mage OM1 14
orc mage OM2 6
grimlock GL1 19
grimlock GL2 12
erinyes devil ED1 5
Talorin
Stealth: min(13,6) + 1 = 7
Initiative: 19+1 = 20
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Bridgette
Stealth: 15
Initiative: 23
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Stealth: 25
Initiative: 24
As the voices echo from the hallway, Trystane's amber eyes narrow with intent. Silently, he melds into the shadows, his body half-transformed into his trollish form. Muscles tensed, claws glinting, he moves with precision, positioning himself at the edge of the doorway. The frenzy of the women’s voices fuels his determination. Hidden in the darkness, he waits, every instinct ready to strike. The moment they enter his view, he'll pounce—silent, swift, and deadly—ready to disrupt their twisted plans.
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Necyra:
Stealth = 9
Initiative = 21
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
Yurgojin:
Init - 3
Stealth - 14
Relief carvings of spiders in webs decorate this chamber’s walls, which are papered over with tactical maps and schematics. Gathered around a paperwork-covered table in the room’s center are several cloaked figures as well as a horned, winged devil with a whip on her belt.
The adventure says seven women, but I only count six. Mysleen is afk so I'm not going to scale this encounter. Players win initiative and gain a surprise round. The leaders of this Lloth chapter are drunk on power, planning to invade the svirfneblin mining operation. The players sneak into their meeting, having dealt with the demon guards, and catch them unaware and potentially vulnerable.
Round 0 (surprise round)
Bridgette, Necyra, Talorin, Trystane, Yurgojin << your turn
elf assassin EA1
orc mage OM1
orc mage OM2
grimlock GL1
grimlock GL2
erinyes devil ED1
Note: @AgateElk8337, will add Mysleen when init is rolled
Talorin casts Slow to catch them all in its AoE.
Save DC WIS 19
[[ With surprise, believe that negates the possible counterspells otherwise would've used 1 sorcery point to subtle spell. Might use a Silvery Barbs reaction, will see. ]]
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Yes, since we are still hybrid 5e vs 5R surprised means no reactions. I'll have to double check what surprise means in the new Revision, I'm not sure.
EA1 Wisdom Save 3
OM1 Wisdom Save 16
OM2 Wisdom Save 15
GL1 Wisdom Save 0
GL2 Wisdom Save 10
ED1 Wisdom Save 21
[[
I believe the Erinyes gets advantage on the save (magical resistance) so it can roll another d20+6 to see if it's higher than the 8.
Though as a query if Silvery Barbs is cast against something that has advantage, how would you say that works? Does it roll a second advantage-set or does it roll just one die?
]]
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Necyra's eyes widen as she takes in the scene before her. Six figures, their forms cloaked in shadows, huddle around a table, their voices raised in a frenzy of evil intent. A powerful Erinyes, her form radiating with demonic energy, stands at the head of the group, her whip coiled menacingly at her side.
A flicker of recognition crosses Necyra's face as she gazes at the Erinyes. There's a strange familiarity about the creature, a resemblance that sends a shiver down her spine. "We kind of look alike," she mutters under her breath, a wry smile tugging at her lips. However, the resemblance ends there. The Erinyes' eyes, filled with a cold, calculating malice, are a stark contrast to Necyra's own compassionate gaze. A cold fury courses through Necyra...these creatures, followers of the dark goddess Lolth, threaten to unleash chaos upon the world. She must act swiftly, decisively!
With a focused concentration, Necyra channels her divine energy. A chilling aura emanates from her, a spectral presence that reaches out towards the Erinyes, as she casts Toll the Dead towards ED1.
The she-devil must now succeed on a DC17 Wisdom saving throw to avoid taking 10 necrotic damage.
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
ED1 advantage second roll, Wisdom Save (8, 20)
If you cast Silvery Barbs, ED1 just rolls 1d20 one time, without advantage.
Magic Resistance. The erinyes has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
ED1 with adv, Wisdom Save 12
Magic Resistance. The erinyes has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
As Necyra channels her divine energy, Trystane’s eyes lock onto the nearest cloaked figure, his instincts screaming for action. His body tenses, claws extending, and in a heartbeat, he springs from the shadows. The mage never had a chance to react as Trystane pounces, closing the distance in an instant. With a guttural growl, he slashes at the first mage, claws cutting through the air with lethal precision. His trollish form looms over the target, fierce and unrelenting as he strikes, determined to cut down the dark forces before they can act.
Action:
1) Unarmed Strike @OM1, hit 29 for 12 magical slashing damage and 3 lightning damage
2) Unarmed Strike @OM1, hit 29 for 13 magical slashing damage and 5 lightning damage
Bonus:
3) Unarmed Strike @OM1, hit 18 for 13 magical slashing damage and 2 lightning damage
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Talorin will use Silvery Barbs on ED1 to see if we can get it to fail the save for slow.
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We Are Modron
Get rickrolled here. Awesome music here. Track 48, 5/23/25, Immaculate Mary
Following Trystane's lead, Yurgojin follows him into the Frey any uses the former as a quick distraction to place his blade just right into OM1, activating his flame tongue as he pops out (BA activating flames on flame tongue)
Attack 1: 10 (nat 1) to hit, not bothering damage
Attack 2: 14 to hit, 12 piercing damage plus 9 fire damage and 12 sneak.
Bridgette's nostrils flare as she hears these bastards talking... she hates Lolth's followers with a burning passion, both because of her history as a slave to the Dark Elves and because she knows what they did to her master when the old lich was still a living man... the first order of business for her is to destroy the devil who is apparently leading them. She uses her bonus action to move her hex over to ED1 before launching three eldritch blast beams at the devil from her unseen position.
Eldritch Blast vs. ED 1:
Attack: 22 (22, 13 w/advantage from being unseen); Damage: 13 (force) + 1 (necrotic)
Attack: 30 (25, 30 w/advantage); Damage: 6 (force) + 2 (necrotic)
Attack: 29 (29, 22 w/advantage); Damage: 12 (force) + 1 (necrotic)
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