(OOC - I feel you pain, just put my cat down the other day)

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(Sorry all, it's been a week. We had to put our dog done Monday afternoon, and I had three days worth of dental work done. Finally back to thinking clearly.)

Most of the group makes their way from the chamber, leaving Creak on the dais with the apparitions staring darkly at him.

Ongoing Map:

 

If we're ready to leave and explore other rooms, I'd like to go into the unexplored section next to this one,

OOC: Huh. What’s that pile of gook in the alcove? I don’t think I saw that before. Can Creak take a peek?

Rynna notices that Creak's attention is caught by the strange alcove.  She decides she'll follow a little behind.

OOC:  Sorry to hear the bad news about your dog.  Terrible holiday timing.  Take what time you need!

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OOC: Huh. What’s that pile of gook in the alcove? I don’t think I saw that before. Can Creak take a peek?

(OoC: That was the pile of refuse i had Gralwynn tear through)

Gralwynn takes up a position next to the door of the unexplored room beside the one thy just exited, and raises her hand, channeling Guidance for whoever wants to attempt to open the door.

OOC: Creak and Rynna are still blessed by the way. 

(OOC - yeah I think either the pile is insignificant or the DM missed Gralwynn pawing through it)

(OOC: Yup, that was me totally missing that Gralwynn was going through that pile. Using your roll from earlier....)

Gralwynn, as you get close to the refuse pile and start to prod it slightly, looking more for vermin and the like, you discover that it isn't just refuse after all. Quiet the opposite, it appears to be living plant material, which is made more clear when two glowing yellowish eyes flicker open and peer back into your eyes for a moment before the creature rises to it's nearly 9 foot height.

As it rises, the chanting apparitions change their message, their disembodied voices now chanting "The end comes! Death, be praised!"

COMBAT! PCs may act!

Adric moves towards the giant plant creature and takes a swing at it.

Attack: 24 Damage: 8

Bless:2

That should hit.

Balmaris will move in around Adric with his sickle and swing at the creature

[Sickle: 11 Damage: Damage: 7]

Then focus his energy and unleash a flurry of blows against it, a swift punch followed by a kick...

[Unarmed Strike: 7 Damage: Damage: 4]
[Unarmed Strike: 13 Damage: Damage: 5]

Seeing the creature move, Creak let’s out a silent shocked expression and stabs the creature in the eye with his rapier, Attack: 15 Damage: 10 piercing + 6 sneak attack damage! Creak then back handsprings back 30ft with Disengage.

 Heart pounding at the sight of the creature rising from the midden, Rynna's hands flash through the signs for fire bolt and as she speaks the trigger word, fire bursts from her hands.

Fire bolt Attack: 21 Damage: 10

Gralwynn, disengages from the creature, not wanting to be too close, and gets behind Aldric. "Not the life I was looking for!" 

She then gathers her focus and calls on an spirit totem, but this one... it's twisted and ragged. It appears to be... a rat!?

(OoC: You want to explain Drama, or should I?)

(Rat Spirit. The rat spirit lurks in the shadows weaving silently without detection. When a creature makes an attack roll against you or an ally in the spirit's aura, you can use your reaction to grant disadvantage to that attack roll. In addition, you and your allies have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks while in the aura. Aura is a 30 ft radius.)

Adric, Creak, and Balmaris move into range of the creature and let loose with a barrage of physical strikes, each making wet thwacking sounds as their assault connects with the moist plant matter. A mote of flame weaves through combat, splashing against the middle of the creature, causing a little scorch mark to appear, though not nearly as well as it normally would, due to the damp nature of the beast. As this happens, behind the trio of attacker, a warped skeletal rat appears, broken and purpley. You all feel a slight twinge as an aura of magic settles over you, giving you that feeling of nimbleness over you. Gralwynn, how do you want to use your reaction for the disadvantage? Should I assume with one enemy you use it every round it attacks?

The creature takes aim at Adric as Creak bounds out of the way.

13 for 15 bludgeoning damage.
14 for 8 bludgeoning damage.

PCs are up!

Were those two rolls for one attack with disadvantage or two separate attacks? Because Adric will use luck for the first attack roll if those were for two separate attacks.

Luck: 18

Sorry, those were two separate attacks made against you. I apologize for not being clearer. :)

And then Adric will take his actual turn by disengaging from the creature and moving 30 feet away .

(OOC - is our tank running away? crap!)

Balmaris will watch Adric running away and shake his head a bit before swinging his sickle once more at the trash pile

[Sickle: 13 Damage: Damage: 5]

and then punch it with his offhand

[Unarmed Strike: 17 Damage: Damage: 6]

OOC:The tank isn't feeling too tanky with7HP .

Gralwynn, seeing her meatshield start to waver, desides to deign him with a little blessing

She follows him and casts Cure Wounds healing for 5 hp.

"This thing is big, but how fast is it? Can we get it to the altar?"

(OoC: yeah, use the reaction for his attack, since he gets two, the pecking order on who i want it to affect should the situation arise is:

Gralwynn > Aldric > Balmaris > Rynna > Creak > the missing guy)