Limbos Pit

Are you in the mood to fight side by side with fellow adventurers against any and all kind of foe. Then this is the right place for you!  Have you ever thought to practice your skills of combat against a ravenous pack of wolves, or go fist to fist with an Ogre, or shield yourself against the terrible quills of a Manticore, just be careful danger is around every corner.

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What stands in front of you is a large crimson canvas tent, not just any tent no no! A circus tent that stands 60 feet tall and at least three times as long, surrounded by the noise of animal calls and chatter. The smell of hot food and honey wine fills the air from the market. 

A couple of other tents scatter around the area, but what keeps pulling you forward is the sound of cheers and screaming. Just as you would hear a loud cheer absolute silence falls upon the tent, the atmosphere is thick enough to cut with a knife, and then all over again a great cheer comes forth. Victory has fallen onto the shoulders of the party, but not all is bright news, a member has fallen and is taken aside. You notice that though there is a chance for a great reward, there is a great risk that comes with it, fight for your life to reign victorious! 

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Now the board is open to most, there has to be a few rules just to keep everyone safe of course!

• Starting level 1.

• Use Standard Array for abilities.

• All published content is allowed, message me about using UA before building your character.

• Begin with starting equipment but remove any gold so you start with no money.

• A short background to explain what brought you to the Pit if you wish.

• Spell casters will require spell components for the campaign but any level 1 spells that you chose to start I will allow you the gp component.(ie. chromatic orbs 50gp diamond.)

• PM me your characters to join.

• After each fight you will be given a long rest ready for the next fight.

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You will be fighting as part of a team against an enemy that you must defeat, though you may start off put together as a rag tag team, you are more then welcome to find a friend or two and build your team for the Pit. The fights are a mystery until you take your first step into the Pit, unless you have the means of getting information. 

Do you care what levels we are starting at? 

All starting level 1, but levelling will be fast due to frequency of fights.

Do you want us to PM you our character sheets to join, show how they come to the tent, or post the class and name, or something else to join?

PM me your character, and you can give your showy introduction when they enter the pit.

Need one more player and the first fight can begin!

I sent a pm. Posting here because notifications seem to be messed up currently

A horn blares from the main tent! The next fight is called for Level 1.

Any one wanting to join choose a space anywhere on the map, roll your initiative and any one action of choice(mage armour etc.) ready for the enemy to enter the southern gate.

=    1      2       3      4       5      6       7      8      9     10     11   12    13    14    15

A  .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . 

B  .     . .   + . .   +. .   + . .   #. .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     .

C  .     . .      . .     . .    +. .   #. .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     .

D  .     . .      . .   +. .    #. .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .    +. .     . .      . .     . .      . .     .

E  .     . .    +. .   #. .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .     #. .   +. .      . .     . .      . .     .

F  .     . .    #. .   #. .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .      . .    #. .    +. .     . .      . .     .

G  .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .       . .     . .      . .     . .      . .     . .    #. .   +. .      . .     .

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I  .     . .      . .     . .      . .      . .       . .       . .      . .     . .    #. .   +. .      . .   #. .      . .     .

J .     . .      . .     . .      . .   +. . Ta#. .     . .      . .     . .  Sh#. .   #. .      . .     . .      . .     .

K .     . .      . .   +. .    #. .Yu#. .  ~. .     . .      . .     . .    ~. .   ~. .      . .     . .      . .     .

L .     . .    +. .   #. .    ~. .   ~. .      . .     . .      . .     . .    ~. .   #. .    +. .     . . Ol  . .     .

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N.     . .   ~. .   ~. .      . .GR1. .      . .      . .      . . e     . .eGR5r. .   ~. .    #. .   #. .    #. .     .

O.     . .      . .     . .      . .GR2. .      . .GR3. .    . .eGR4. . eGR6r. .     . .      . .     . .      . .     .

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Tree +(Three-Quarter cover), Bush #(Half cover), Thick grass ~(Difficult terrain)

The Pit is edged by a 20ft wall to stop any creatures getting to the audience. The top of the tent is a total of 80 feet up.

 Initiative:

Taiga: 20

Yuno: 19

Shieriani: 8

Saltstrider: 7

Olloray: 6

Giant Rat x6

? x1

Shieriani starts at J10. Initiative: 8 She will ready herself to cast Entangle around the gate the moment she sees an enemy exit from it. She will cast it so the enemy is in the middle east west, and at the very southern end.

A female water genasi, dressed in leather armor, with a shield in one hand and a scimitar by her side, calmly walks into the arena. She looks around and consideringly places herself near the middle of the field. The audience gets the feeling she's done something like this before, though this is the first time they've seen her in this arena. She doesn't play to the crowd at all, like she doesn't care, or doesn't notice they are there. Once in her place, she stares toward the gate and starts muttering something while clutching at something near her neck.

Initiative: 19

Starting Position: K5

First Action: Hide. Stealth: 16

A 5ft 6in tall fair skinned human girl steps out in to the pit, her long brown hair tied in a simple braid that rests on her shoulder. She has softer, almost kind facial features. Were it not for her gaudy armor that consists of a golden metal plate covering her chest; full leg armor made of padding, silvery chain and plate sabatons, a golden belt and golden gauntlets. Her stomach is left bare. Purple, a color that matches her light purple eyes, seems to be a prominent color in her attire. The sleeves covering her arms and going into the golden gauntlets are dark purple. She wears a short bright purple skirt over her fully armored legs. Under her golden armor and forming a border between the golden metal covering her chest and the bare skin of her midriff is a bright soft purple clothing. She wears a faded and worn short purple shawl that rests on her shoulders but and hangs slightly off her back, not unlike the type that many common village women wear. This is Yuno Sunforge, friendly neighborhood serial killer.

Upon entering the pit she draws her twin bastard swords and spins them in her hands before running to take her spot hiding behind some trees and waiting to jump out and attack the monsters when they come out.

Taiga crouched low behind the thick bush, her lean, athletic frame almost melting into the foliage. Her long, dark hair was tied back in a loose braid, with a few stray strands framing her sharp, determined face. Her amber eyes were focused, scanning the southern gate with a mix of caution and anticipation. Her skin, tanned from days spent under harsh suns, glistened slightly with sweat, but her grip on her weapons was steady.

Dressed in simple but sturdy leather armor, Taiga looked every bit the seasoned survivor. The armor was worn and scarred, a testament to the battles she had fought and won. Her rapier, slender and deadly, was held loosely in one hand, while the longbow in her other hand rested lightly against her thigh, ready to be drawn at a moment’s notice.

Her build was wiry but strong, built for speed and agility rather than brute strength. The light armor allowed her to move quickly and quietly, and she knew how to use the terrain to her advantage. There was a quiet confidence in the way she held herself, the knowledge that she was prepared for whatever came next.

As the gate began to creak open, Taiga's breath slowed, her entire body tensing in anticipation. She was ready, every sense honed and focused on the challenge ahead. The moment was hers, and she intended to seize it.

Start at J6 slightly behind the bush with Longbow and Rapier in her hands
Initiative: 20
Action: Stealth with 7

Saltstrider stands tall and broad draped in a full set of chainmail a tower shield strapped to her left, a spiked ball and chain flail in her right.  She raises both to the crowd feeling the energy, she scuffs her feet preparing to hold her ground come what may. 

 M7 readied dodge initiative 7 (4+3 from Ambush.)

Initiative: 9
Starting Position: L14
1st Action: Hide (Stealth: 18
Olloray would have casted mage armor and recovered the spell slot through arcane recovery as the spell has a long duration.

Olloray is a tall lanky human. He has seen better days, which is apparent through his clothing. he wears a wild combination of farmers clothes, sturdy clothes of a new adventurer and a poncho which seems to be fashiones out of a overcoat of some towns city guard. When he enters he brandishes a dagger and claps his hands above his head

After the first horn is blown everyone gets into position in the arena ready for a fight! A halfling male standing 3ft tall and pot bellied in a red suit and black hat walks forward to a podium above the southern gate his voice booming.

"Welcome future champions to my pit of wonders! Today you will put on a show for our wonderful audience and I! Fight well and they will remember your names!"

"Shieriani seems focused on the task does she even know we are watching and what is she muttering!"

"Yuno gets behind some brush ready to pounce, but she's wearing some rather bright colours of purple and gold hope she knows its going to be a mess!

"Taiga gets low in the bush with a hand on each weapon, is that preparation for what's to come or indecision?"

"Saltstrider takes a spot right by the gate! She will be the first to the action best watch her closely!"

"Olloray has... gone? I'm sure I just saw 5 of them into the pit! Where has that tattered man gone!"

With that the gate opens and the crowd goes silent in anticipation.

6 Giant rats jump out of the gate immediately screeching angrily!

Yuno and Olloray succeeded stealth and they may attack with advantage on their next turn. Taiga did not.

For Saltstrider:

 Rats 4,5 and 6 are entangled if they score lower then 12 are considered restrained and may be attacked with advantage.

4: 9 Succeeded

5: 8 Failed

6: 2 Failed

rolls botched will note on the map who is restrained.

Your team beat their initiative so you may all post your actions, if any attacks would kill the same creature I will move them to the next appropriate enemy so they are not wasted. Any questions please PM.

 ((Also since everyone posted pics of their character, posting a pic of Yuno. It's kinda big so putting it in a spoiler to not be intrusive. Also, going forward I'm going to be posting my rolls in the campaign log since I am worried the Forum will botch the rolls))

((Yuno:

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Yuno from the bushes smiles at the giant rats that came out. She launches from her hiding spot behind the bushes and seemingly flies across the arena, swords, trailing behind her as she moves at an angle instead of going straight for the rat, mostly to put distance between herself and the other rats that she isn't actively fighting. She loves fighting but doesn't quite want to be surrounded this soon. She says as she moves to attack, her voice while still very girly, has a slight harsh nasally edge to it. "It's Killing Time!"

Move: M4
Bastard Sword Attack vs GR1: 9 (Adv: 10) Damage:  5 Slashing
BA Bastard Sword Attack vs GR1: 24 Damage: 11 Slashing

If Rat1 is killed, Yuno will move back to K4

Yuno swings the sword in her left hand in a wide arc from the side at the rat. She then follows up with second slash from her other sword, this one aimed at its neck. She stands straight now, leaning back a bit as she prepares to leap back into the bushes on the first opportunity. She seems to be going for some kind of Hit-and-run tactics.

As the gate creaked open and the crowd fell into a hushed anticipation, Taiga's sharp eyes scanned the arena, expecting a fearsome beast or some other terrifying creature to emerge. But when six giant rats scurried out, screeching angrily, she blinked in disbelief. "Rats?!" she muttered, incredulous. Quickly, she sheathed her rapier and drew an arrow, aiming at one of the tangled rats. With a steady breath, she loosed the arrow, sending it flying straight toward the creature.

Action: attack @GR6 with longbow, hit 15 or 17 for 9 piercing damage (assuming advantage on the restrained target)
Move: none

As the gates open and rats come out, viewers here the word "Tangle" suddenly as Shieriani points at the rats. Vines grow from the grow and try to restrained the rats closet to her. Then, seeing as they are surprised, she quickly grabs her totem focus again, and now the viewers can hear her words "Freeze to white, form Frostbite!" It is quickly apparent that this is a spell as a streak of white shoots across the field towards the rat in the middle of the opening.

Reaction(from last round): None

Movement: None

Action: Cast Frostbite at GR3. GR3 must succeed a Con Save of 13. If it fails, it takes 2 of cold damage, and has disadvantage on the next weapon attack roll on its next turn.

Bonus Action: None

Saltstrider moves right into the group of rats 1,2 & 3;  with a huge arcing swing she attempts to splatter #3.

Move into position to n6.  
Action attack 10 for 7 bludgeoning.  
Bonus action none.  
Free action “Give us a fight!”

end of turn

Olloray will move towards rat #5 and try and strike it with his charged dagger: 18 + 1 thunder damage
On a hit it will take 5 piercing damage and an additional 7 thunder damage if it chooses to move.
It will also have to succeed on a DC12 wisdom saving throw. On a failure Olloray is invisible for rat #5.

i messed up the formatting a bit. it takes the dagger damage (4) + the giant's strike damage (2) plus the booming blade damage if it moves.
Olloray becomes invisible to it if it fails the save

Also forgot i had advantage on the attack, so here is the second roll in case its a natty: 11
and because it turned out to be here is the extra damage: dagger(4), giant's strike(3)

Rolls changed for some reason... second roll actually was a natural 20

‘Rats died what’s the surprise?