Alaric, in the darkness, will ask Boff "What is going on? We are too far from Gooterat for me to see anymore?"
Init 16. Being unable to see the threat and not knowing what is going on, Alaric will (with his blade summoned in his hand), dodge (unless light appears before his turn)
Gooterat fumbles with the lock, glancing up as he hears the sound of boots leaving the library. "What the?!?" he exclaimed with a wide eyed look at the empty doorway. His task all but forgotten the little Gnome muttered a few swear words and ran as fast as his little legs would carry him towards his companions, snatching the torch from his mage hand as he raced by.
***OoC: INI: 5 - dash action to the team - imagine the Roadrunner with the blur of whirling feet and smoke trail behind him. ***
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“Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.” — Elrond
Boff's answer to Alaric's question is "Aargh!" Startled, but not one to flee from a fight, Boff lashes out instinctively with his handaxe, chopping at the bed-ridden corpse.
Attack (with advantage): 14 to hit, 5 slashing damage.
He then backs up toward the door. Not because he's scared. No, it's a strategic withdrawal. Bring the enemy to the other combatants. That's what it is.
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How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Boff didn’t hesitate. With a grunt, he brought his handaxe down into the figure still tangled in bedclothes. The blade bit deep into rotted flesh, and the corpse let out a wet, gurgling moan. Not waiting, the dwarf backed toward the doorway.
The zombie lashed out, its fist swinging clumsily, but Boff slipped past the blow. The creature then lurched upright, the heavy comforter sloughing off its shoulders in a cloud of dust and sickly stench. Wheezing violently, it staggered after him, each step leaving streaks of foul residue on the warped floorboards.
Down the hall, Gooterat came sprinting with his torch held high, the gnome’s quick feet pattering over the creaking boards. The light stretched long shadows down the horseshoe corridor, reaching toward the master bedroom where the fight was already underway.
Init - Character [HP]; Conditions & Effects; Actions 16 — Alaric [21/21 hp, 12 temp hp]; Dodge 09 — Boff [24/24 hp]; Handaxe vs SZ, a hit! [5 hp slashing damage & Vex applies], move --> This move prompts an opportunity attack (w/ disadv) from SZ, a miss! 05 — Gooterat [12/12 hp]; get torch, move + dash, mage hand drops 04 — Sick Zombie [5 hp inflicted]; AC10; rise from prone, move + dash
Round 1 complete, round 2 begins
Alaric must roll a Con save [DC12] or become poisoned Boff is immune to this effect for 24 hrs due to his passed saving throw last round.
Realising that he'll be blocking the door if he tries to back out of it, and with the foul undead right on him, Boff grunts and swings his handaxe again. He hopes the creature's lurching and staggering is a result of his disorienting blow by the beside, but perhaps that's just normal zombie behavior...
Attack (with advantage from Vex): 23 to hit, 9 slashing
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Gooterat continues towards his friends, stopping a few feet behind behind Aleric. With no clear shot the little Gnome wasted no time in bolstering his defenses. Muttering a few arcane words and tracing a warding sign in the air before him Gooterat casts blade ward.
***OoC: magic action blade ward- 1 min concentration - minus a d4 on attack rolls against him***
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“Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.” — Elrond
Boff likewise has a good stomach for foul tastes and smells, but seeing an obviously dead corpse rise up and attack is unnerving. Can the dead even be killed? Maintaining his military discipline as best he can, he trusts his training and continues to hack at the corpse, back to the wall.
Handaxe (with advantage from Vex): 23/17 to hit, 7 slashing damage (+Vex)
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How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Gooterat moves up, finding a shooting lane between Boff and Aleric. He arrives in time to see Aleric's blade land a mighty blow! As Boff follows the devastating slash, Gooterat times his shot. Momentum (assuming Boff is right handed) pulls him slightly left as his axe slices through putrid flesh. Feeling the bile rise in his throat, the little Gnome draws on that horror and revulsion. Opening his hand and uttering arcane words a small ball of flame appears in his palm. With a quick flip of the wrist the flaming ball flies towards the wretched undead.
The fear of throwing wild and hurting his friends proved a self fulfilling prophecy. The burst of fire magic flew wide; his throwing motion resembled a small seizure that culminated with all of the fingers of his throwing hand all falling off simultaneously as he released the magic.
***OoC: sorcerous burst: natty 1 flame damage: I wish***
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“Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.” — Elrond
Alaric's pact blade blazed crimson as it carved deep into the zombie’s chest! The steel flared with radiant power, burning away rot and corruption as it split the creature open. The critical blow left the zombie staggering, its body barely held together by its own diseased tenacity.
Boff pressed in beside him, handaxe chopping hard into the zombie’s side, the dwarf’s strike adding to the ruin of its body.
Gooterat fired a sorcerous burst, but his magic went wide, cracking into the mildew-stained wall.
The creature reeled, its chest heaving with a convulsive rattle. With a grotesque cough, it expelled a cloud of foul vapor. The room quickly filled with a choking, green-black gas, heavy with the stench of bile and rot.
The heroes were swallowed in the miasma! Their lungs burned as the air itself turned poisonous!
Init - Character [HP]; Conditions & Effects; Actions 16 — Alaric [21/21 hp, 12 temp hp]; Longsword vs SZ, critical hit! (19 hp radiant damage) 09 — Boff [24/24 hp]; handaxe vs SZ, a hit! (7 hp slashing damage & Vex applies) 05 — Gooterat [12/12 hp]; Move, Sorcerous Burst vs SZ, a miss! 04 — Sick Zombie [40 hp inflicted]; AC10, Bloodied; Virulent Miasma --> Alaric, Boff*, and Gooterat each must make a Con save [DC12] or take 14 hp poison damage (7 hp poison damage if save is passed)
*Please note, Boff is resistant to poison damage, so he risks 7hp/3hp poison damage on a pass/fail. (He also should have had advantage on his last Con save. He passed without needing it, but I did miss it.)
Round 3 complete, round 4 begins
At the start of Gooterat's next turn, he must make a Con save [DC12] or become poisoned.‡ Alaric & Boff are immune to the Viral Aura effect for 24 hrs due to passing their saving throws.
‡Two Con saves are required of Gooterat, both DC12. The order in which they are thrown matters here as they have very different results for passing/failing. The first save rolled will be vs Virulent Miasma and occur during round 3, the second save rolled will be vs Viral Aura and occur at the beginning of Gooterat's turn during round 4.
This level is dark save for the light sources the heroes have.
Light sources — Gooterat; torch (via mage hand)
Alaric, in the darkness, will ask Boff "What is going on? We are too far from Gooterat for me to see anymore?"
Init 16. Being unable to see the threat and not knowing what is going on, Alaric will (with his blade summoned in his hand), dodge (unless light appears before his turn)
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Gooterat
Gooterat fumbles with the lock, glancing up as he hears the sound of boots leaving the library. "What the?!?" he exclaimed with a wide eyed look at the empty doorway. His task all but forgotten the little Gnome muttered a few swear words and ran as fast as his little legs would carry him towards his companions, snatching the torch from his mage hand as he raced by.
***OoC: INI: 5 - dash action to the team - imagine the Roadrunner with the blur of whirling feet and smoke trail behind him. ***
“Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.” — Elrond
Boff Initiative: 9
Boff CON save: 21
Boff's answer to Alaric's question is "Aargh!" Startled, but not one to flee from a fight, Boff lashes out instinctively with his handaxe, chopping at the bed-ridden corpse.
Attack (with advantage): 14 to hit, 5 slashing damage.
He then backs up toward the door. Not because he's scared. No, it's a strategic withdrawal. Bring the enemy to the other combatants. That's what it is.
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Boff didn’t hesitate. With a grunt, he brought his handaxe down into the figure still tangled in bedclothes. The blade bit deep into rotted flesh, and the corpse let out a wet, gurgling moan. Not waiting, the dwarf backed toward the doorway.
The zombie lashed out, its fist swinging clumsily, but Boff slipped past the blow. The creature then lurched upright, the heavy comforter sloughing off its shoulders in a cloud of dust and sickly stench. Wheezing violently, it staggered after him, each step leaving streaks of foul residue on the warped floorboards.
Down the hall, Gooterat came sprinting with his torch held high, the gnome’s quick feet pattering over the creaking boards. The light stretched long shadows down the horseshoe corridor, reaching toward the master bedroom where the fight was already underway.
This level is dark save for the light sources the heroes have.
Light sources — Gooterat; torch (20' radius bright, then another 20' radius dim) The area by Alaric, Boff and the Sick Zombie is now dimly lit.
Realising that he'll be blocking the door if he tries to back out of it, and with the foul undead right on him, Boff grunts and swings his handaxe again. He hopes the creature's lurching and staggering is a result of his disorienting blow by the beside, but perhaps that's just normal zombie behavior...
Attack (with advantage from Vex): 23 to hit, 9 slashing
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Alaric has a surprisingly good stomach/immune system (depending on exactly what is causing the poisoned effect), with a 21 save.
Unfortunately his aim is not quite as good with a 9 to hit.
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Gooterat
Gooterat continues towards his friends, stopping a few feet behind behind Aleric. With no clear shot the little Gnome wasted no time in bolstering his defenses. Muttering a few arcane words and tracing a warding sign in the air before him Gooterat casts blade ward.
***OoC: magic action blade ward- 1 min concentration - minus a d4 on attack rolls against him***
“Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.” — Elrond
Boff’s axe struck true, biting into the zombie’s side with a heavy chop. Alaric closed in, but his pact blade swung wide.
Gooterat hurried, torch in hand, murmuring the words to a defensive charm.
The plague zombie swung twice, but both blows went wide.
This level is dark save for the light sources the heroes have.
Light sources — Gooterat; torch (20' radius bright, then another 20' radius dim) The area by Alaric, Boff and the Sick Zombie is now brightly lit.
Yes, Alaric would have moved (forgot to mention it)
Alaric takes another swing (annoyingly decided not to cast hex first to save spell slots) and gets a devestating hit. Crit! For 19 radiant damage
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Boff likewise has a good stomach for foul tastes and smells, but seeing an obviously dead corpse rise up and attack is unnerving. Can the dead even be killed? Maintaining his military discipline as best he can, he trusts his training and continues to hack at the corpse, back to the wall.
Handaxe (with advantage from Vex): 23/17 to hit, 7 slashing damage (+Vex)
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Gooterat
Gooterat moves up, finding a shooting lane between Boff and Aleric. He arrives in time to see Aleric's blade land a mighty blow! As Boff follows the devastating slash, Gooterat times his shot. Momentum (assuming Boff is right handed) pulls him slightly left as his axe slices through putrid flesh. Feeling the bile rise in his throat, the little Gnome draws on that horror and revulsion. Opening his hand and uttering arcane words a small ball of flame appears in his palm. With a quick flip of the wrist the flaming ball flies towards the wretched undead.
The fear of throwing wild and hurting his friends proved a self fulfilling prophecy. The burst of fire magic flew wide; his throwing motion resembled a small seizure that culminated with all of the fingers of his throwing hand all falling off simultaneously as he released the magic.
***OoC: sorcerous burst: natty 1 flame damage: I wish***
“Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.” — Elrond
Alaric's pact blade blazed crimson as it carved deep into the zombie’s chest! The steel flared with radiant power, burning away rot and corruption as it split the creature open. The critical blow left the zombie staggering, its body barely held together by its own diseased tenacity.
Boff pressed in beside him, handaxe chopping hard into the zombie’s side, the dwarf’s strike adding to the ruin of its body.
Gooterat fired a sorcerous burst, but his magic went wide, cracking into the mildew-stained wall.
The creature reeled, its chest heaving with a convulsive rattle. With a grotesque cough, it expelled a cloud of foul vapor. The room quickly filled with a choking, green-black gas, heavy with the stench of bile and rot.
The heroes were swallowed in the miasma! Their lungs burned as the air itself turned poisonous!
This level is dark save for the light sources the heroes have.
Light sources — Gooterat; torch (20' radius bright, then another 20' radius dim) The area by Alaric, Boff and the Sick Zombie is now brightly lit.