B'Reh lifts her amulet, the etched holy symbol catching the dim light as she channels the Rhythm's restorative power. A warm, golden glow radiates from her hand, surging toward Aric and infusing him with healing energy. "Stand strong, Aric," she says firmly, her gaze unwavering.

Action: Divine Spark (Channel Divinity) healing 4 HP

Vira gives a smirk as the slime in front of her is dispatched by Brynlee's magic, though it is quickly replaced by another one, not to mention the large slime. Well, all the better for her. She swings at the large one first, then again at the smaller one.

Action: Greataxe on large slime to hit 21 + 1 bless= 22, damage 9. Strength save if needed: 16+2 bless= 18

cleave: Greataxe on slime blue to hit 6+3 bless=9, damage 6. Strength save to keep weapon: 12+4bless= 16

Aric tries to strike out at the slime (Yellow) but in his care not to get it stuck, misses. 

He follows up with a kick (19 to hit for 6 damage)

As B'Reh channels healing energy toward Aric, he swings at one of the slimes in front of him. Worried about losing his staff, he instead kicks it, but the kick doesn't seem to deal as much damage as he'd expected. Vira has a similar experience, hitting the large iridescent slime dead on, but not dealing as much damage to the second slime with her follow-through as she might normally.

Brynlee sees Aric and Vira both facing two enemies at once, she decides to help Aric, as he is more injured. Taking aim, she fires a burst of lightning towards the one he just kicked (23 to hit for 2 lightning damage), but it remains standing.

The two slimes in front of Aric swing at him again, but are distracted by Brynlee's magic and both miss. The smaller slime by Vira misses as well, but the large slime strikes out with its pseudopod (16 to hit for 5 acid damage). As it strikes her, the strange slimy limb quickly envelops her arms, grappling her close to its body and restraining her arms.

[[ Vira may choose to use an action to make an athletics or acrobatics check to escape the grapple. ]]

Combat Round 3

[[ No new map but also no changes to map! Players' turn. Concentration: B'Reh (Aric, Vira, Kenna). ]]

Vira will attempt to escape the grapple.

Action: Athletics 19 + 1 bless= 20

Bonus Action: extend rage

B'Reh steps slightly closer to Aric, her amulet held high as its faint golden glow intensifies. "Let the Rhythm pass judgment," she intones, her voice calm yet commanding. She points toward the yellow slime, and a deep, resonant chime echoes through the chamber. Dark energy ripples outward, targeting the creature with the tolling force of divine magic. 

As the sound fades, she calls out to Kenna, her voice steady but urgent, "Kenna, are you hurt? Can you assist us or get to safety?"

Action: @yellow slime, cast Toll the Dead for 6 necrotic damage unless DC 13 Wis save is met.

Aric focuses on the (yellow) slim and hits it (22 to hit for 5 damage)

Through his focus he is able to deliver a quick one-two kicks to the slime (18 to hit on both with 5 and 8 damage)

"Hang in there everyone, we can do it."

 As Vira struggles free from the slime's grip, B'Reh and Aric together take out one of the sticky slimes in front of the jerbeen before he follows up with two more kicks at the other one beside him.

Seeing Vira's struggle, Brynlee cries out and reaches a hand toward the strig. With the thrum of the Rhythm loud in her ears, she presses outward with her mind, locating where it beats around the slimes, and pressing mentally, tries to calm the Rhythm around them. Unfortunately, the slimes don't seem to respond to her efforts.

Responding to B'Reh's call, Kenna shouts back, "I'm okay but I can't move! Please be careful with the big one, I need to study it for my research!"

The slimes all strike out once more, but again, only one connects. This time it is the smaller one by Vira, taking advantage of her momentary focus shift to escaping from the large, iridescent ooze that had grappled her (17 to hit for 5 bludgeoning damage halved to 2).

Combat Round 4

[[ Players' turn. ]]

Freed from the large slime's grasp, Vira swings at the smaller slime near her and then the large one again. Kenna may need it, but they also need to survive.

Action: Greataxe on blue slime to hit 11, damage 14

Strength save: 16+1bless= 17

cleave on large slime to hit 21, damage 7

Strength save: 13+3bless= 16

B'Reh steadies herself, amulet raised, as she once again calls upon the divine resonance of the Rhythm. "Feel its toll," she murmurs, directing the reverberating necrotic energy toward the yellow slime threatening Aric. The chime echoes through the cavern, hopefully weakening the creature further.

Turning her head slightly, she calls out to Kenna, her tone urgent yet uncertain. "Kenna, are you saying we shouldn’t destroy it entirely? Its remains should be enough for your research, shouldn’t they? We can’t leave it as it is—it’s attacking us and will do worse if it’s not stopped!" Her gaze flickers back to the fight, clearly prioritizing the group's survival but eager to understand Kenna’s intentions fully.

Action: cast Toll the Dead DC 13 @GreenSlime for 5 necrotic damage. 

Aric changes focus on the green slime in front of him and continues his attacks.

Staff: 23 to hit for 4 damage and a kick: 15 to hit for 6 damage

Vira's swing connects with both slimes before her once more, and she's familiar enough now with the stickiness of the smaller slime to prepare herself for the jerk of pulling her weapon free from its body.

B'Reh looses another burst of necrotic energy that connects with the final slime before Aric, and he follows up with two swift blows that send it melting to the ground.

"Ugh, I know it's attacking! But this is important! Can you at least hit it with some fire first before killing it completely?" Kenna calls from where she is stuck against the wall. Hearing this, Brynlee quickly switches gears and lets a burst of flame fly towards the large multicolored slime (19 to hit for 3 fire damage).

As the burst meets the slime's body, something strange happens. The shifting colors across its body suddenly flare a bright crimson, and then stay that way. The flames seem to damage the slime, but it's unclear what other effects they've had. "Now that is interesting! See? It's important research!"

Recoiling slightly from the fire, its body remaining the same crimson shade of red, the large slime seems to lose some of its interest in Vira, moving instead towards the source of the flames that just wracked its body. It swipes at Brynlee (23 to hit), connecting and leaving a small streak of burning acid on her upper arm (4 points of acid damage) before grabbing her the same way it grabbed Vira only moments before (Brynlee is grappled and restrained). While this is happening, the smaller slime by Vira is still standing and swipes stubbornly at her once more, but finds no purchase as the strig swiftly dodges the strike.

Combat Round 5

[[ Players' turn. ]]

Aric attacks the slime 16 to hit for 11 damage with his staff and kicks 11 to hit for 9 damage. 

Vira swings her axe, hoping to take out the small slime so she can focus on freeing Brynlee from the large one.

Action: Greataxe to hit 8, damage 10

Strength save: 11+1bless= 12

cleave on large slime to hit 22, damage 5 (unless she loses her axe -.-)

B'Reh raises her voice firmly, though not unkindly, "Kenna, your research is important, I understand, but our safety must come first. Your uncle tasked us with returning you to Winnowing Reach in one piece—not delivering you back with a dissertation on slimes!" She steps closer to Brynlee's side, keeping an eye on the crimson slime's movements, and reaches out to try and assist in freeing her. "We can't let it hold you—who knows what it might do next!" she adds.

Action: help Brynlee to break free from the grapple.

Aric quickly switches targets to the larger slime, finding his attacks much more effective against this new target. Vira swings her axe once more, catching the smaller slime and finally dispatching it once and for all. However, with the large crimson slime's new location next to Brynlee, she's unable to catch both with a single swing.

[[ 12 was the DC to keep the axe so you're fine there, but cleave only works when the targets are within 5 ft. of each other. ]]

As Brynlee struggles against the grapple, B'Reh reaches out to help her (17 and 18 athletics from the sorcerer!), and the two are able to wrestle the hedge's arms free.

With only the color-shifting slime remaining, Aric becomes the next target for its strange pseudopod appendages (17 to hit for 4 acid damage, grappled and restrained).

Combat Round 6

[[ Players' turn. ]]

Aric focusing on his attacks is himself attacked, grappled and restrained. He struggles against the creature to free himslef.

Action: Free himself - Athletics: 8

BA: Help on the creature. (Next person now has advantage to hit.)

Vira barely pauses to take a breath before moving to attack the only remaining target, switching to her spear.

Action: spear to hit 18 w advantage, damage 13 + sap

B'Reh leaps over the edge of the puddle with precision, but her talons land in the sticky residue on the far side, causing her to stumble slightly as she lands beside Aric. "Hold on, Aric!" she calls out, bracing her feet and grabbing onto his arm. She shoves with all her might, determined to free him from the slime's grip. "You won't stay stuck for long—let's get you out of this mess!"

Action: shove Aric 5 feet backwards to break the grapple (DC 12). Athletics check if needed in the spoiler.

As Aric struggles to free himself, Vira stabs her spear deep into the slime, finally sending it melting to the ground in a viscous puddle.

[[ Combat over. ]]

At that moment, a miserable wail comes from the far wall of the cave. "Nooooo! I needed to see how it reacted to other elements! One of the other researchers in town said that it turned red when he jabbed it with a torch to escape and then it wasn't affected by the flames anymore. I thought it could help the wood!" Kenna looks as though she would collapse to the ground in disappointment if she wasn't firmly stuck to the wall in a tacky blue and purple slime residue.