((Thank you Barty, I wasn’t clear on location in the room, that will change what Arkun does.))
Arkun looks down the room and sees the human and the skeletons in the distance, but leaves them alone. He backpedals 15-20 feet and casts entangle to snare / slow the closer crawling hands and the zombie, hopefully restraining them.
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Crawling Claw STR Saves vs. Entangle:21, 2, 20, 3 Slam vs. Rylan:13, Miss Claw vs. Aldric: 7, Miss Claw vs. Rumble: 12, Miss
Crawling Claw Athletics to escape Entangle: 5, 16
The decaying hands skitter across the cavern floor like scarabs, sloughing off bits of flesh as they crawl toward you. Small and quick, they prove difficult to strike; by the time that Aldric and Rumble's weapons reach two them, they are near their feet, crawling over armor in an attempt to find flesh.
Rylan's whip lashes out toward one of the hands, striking nothing but the air near it, as the paladin moves along the wall of the chamber near the stairway. Much to his chagrin, the robed zombie follows, swinging a heavy arm toward the back of his neck that misses by a few inches. The sound of the whip seems to startle the human at the workbench, if his high pitched shout is any indication. His head snaps toward the sounds of combat, and he backpedals behind the line of skeletons at the far end of the chamber, who remain standing stoically without movement.
Arkun chants the incantation of a spell, and thick vines suddenly sprout from the ground, engulfing four of the crawling claws within them. Two of the severed hands can be seen using their claws to clamber up and down the vines while another is caught firmly within them.
Round 2 Order: Players <===== Enemies
Placement: Aldric is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw. Rumble is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw. Rylan is engaged in melee combat with the zombie, 30 feet away from the claws. Arkun is 15 feet behind the claws and 45 feet away from Rylan. The skeletons and the human are currently non-combatants and 90 feet away from Rylan.
Aldric half notices the hooded man scramble away as his axe misses its target. He is forced to attempt to not only scrape the hand off his armored leg, but also slice it in two.
As Rumble felt the blessings of the earth fade from his being, his heart began to hammer in his chest as a more primal one stirred within him. He would go on to grit his teeth in defiance of it, as the beating carried an all too familiar and frightening rhythm to it. But, as blood began to boil undeterred by his will, the conflict led to a moment's hesitation, and his swing at the crawling claw nearest him is one so wide that only by a miracle would the axe blade bite rotten flesh over stone floor upon completion of the strike! Hit or miss, Rumble found himself nevertheless growling out, "Hold... Sssstilll!"
Bonus Action: Enter a Rage.
Action: Attack with Handaxe to Crawling Claw(closest to Rumble) (Melee, Lethal, Vex)Handaxe - Attack #1 - To Hit: 7 For: 7slashing damage.
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Rylan drops his whip and quickly draws his blade slashing it at the zombie in the same motion he uses to draw it from its scabbard... Elegant in concept but sloppy in execution.
(To Hit: 7, Damage: 4)
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Rylan - L1 Human Paladin - Barty's "Princes of the Apocalypse"
Slam vs. Rylan: 10, Miss Claw vs. Aldric: 18, Miss Claw vs. Rumble: 4, Miss Claw vs. Arkun: 15, Miss
Aldric's blade slices cleanly through the hand gripping his leg, and it falls to pieces as another of the crawling claws clambers right over it to follow suit. Rumble's axe slams into the stone at the sides of the claw that continues to crawl toward him, giving chase across the chamber. Arkun's wisp slams into the back of the zombie that Rylan is tangled with, the creature too close for the paladin to fully draw his blade, but one of the claws within the entanglement skitters across the floor toward Arkun, drawing his attention closer. The last claw wriggles free of the vines holding it, clambering over vines to escape.
Round 3 Order: Players <===== Enemies
Placement: Aldric is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw. Arkun is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw. Rumble is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw. Rylan is engaged in melee combat with the zombie, 30 feet away from the claws. Arkun is 20 feet behind the other claws and 45 feet away from Rylan. The skeletons and the human are currently non-combatants and 90 feet away from Rylan.
"I. Said. Hold. STILL!"Rumble barks out as he lashed out with far more ferocity than before, likely splitting both the hand the ground beneath it in twain by a few inches. He hardly waits to check his work. So long as the claw appeared even remotely incapacitated, the earth genasi is on the move again, doubling if need be, but ultimately lunging at the claw near Arkun, as whatever echoes of Aldric's request provided some semblance of focus. But if any were to dare look at him closely enough, they'd see a man walking a fine line between fury and focused purpose.
Action: Attack with Handaxe to Crawling Claw(closest to Rumble) (Melee, Lethal, Vex)Handaxe - Attack #1 - To Hit: (Nat 20)25For: 12slashing damage.
Movement: Move into melee with Crawling Claw(near Arkun).
Bonus Action: Offhand Attack with Handaxe to Crawling Claw(near Arkun). (Melee,Lethal,Vex)Handaxe - Attack #2 - To Hit: 11For: 8 slashing damage.
((Thank you Barty, I wasn’t clear on location in the room, that will change what Arkun does.))
Arkun looks down the room and sees the human and the skeletons in the distance, but leaves them alone. He backpedals 15-20 feet and casts entangle to snare / slow the closer crawling hands and the zombie, hopefully restraining them.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
The decaying hands skitter across the cavern floor like scarabs, sloughing off bits of flesh as they crawl toward you. Small and quick, they prove difficult to strike; by the time that Aldric and Rumble's weapons reach two them, they are near their feet, crawling over armor in an attempt to find flesh.
Rylan's whip lashes out toward one of the hands, striking nothing but the air near it, as the paladin moves along the wall of the chamber near the stairway. Much to his chagrin, the robed zombie follows, swinging a heavy arm toward the back of his neck that misses by a few inches. The sound of the whip seems to startle the human at the workbench, if his high pitched shout is any indication. His head snaps toward the sounds of combat, and he backpedals behind the line of skeletons at the far end of the chamber, who remain standing stoically without movement.
Arkun chants the incantation of a spell, and thick vines suddenly sprout from the ground, engulfing four of the crawling claws within them. Two of the severed hands can be seen using their claws to clamber up and down the vines while another is caught firmly within them.
Round 2 Order:
Players <=====
Enemies
Placement:
Aldric is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw.
Rumble is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw.
Rylan is engaged in melee combat with the zombie, 30 feet away from the claws.
Arkun is 15 feet behind the claws and 45 feet away from Rylan.
The skeletons and the human are currently non-combatants and 90 feet away from Rylan.
Health:
Rumble is lightly wounded.
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Arkun turns his focus to the Zombie engaged with Rylan, shooting a radiant wisp of energy at it. He backs up another 5 feet if possible.
Casts : Starry wisp toward the Zombie : 20 to hit, for 7 points of radiant damage.
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Aldric half notices the hooded man scramble away as his axe misses its target. He is forced to attempt to not only scrape the hand off his armored leg, but also slice it in two.
Attack: 12; damage: 3
As Rumble felt the blessings of the earth fade from his being, his heart began to hammer in his chest as a more primal one stirred within him. He would go on to grit his teeth in defiance of it, as the beating carried an all too familiar and frightening rhythm to it. But, as blood began to boil undeterred by his will, the conflict led to a moment's hesitation, and his swing at the crawling claw nearest him is one so wide that only by a miracle would the axe blade bite rotten flesh over stone floor upon completion of the strike! Hit or miss, Rumble found himself nevertheless growling out, "Hold... Sssstilll!"
Bonus Action: Enter a Rage.
Action: Attack with Handaxe to Crawling Claw(closest to Rumble)
(Melee, Lethal, Vex)Handaxe - Attack #1 - To Hit: 7 For: 7 slashing damage.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
Rylan drops his whip and quickly draws his blade slashing it at the zombie in the same motion he uses to draw it from its scabbard... Elegant in concept but sloppy in execution.
(To Hit: 7, Damage: 4)
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Rylan - L1 Human Paladin - Barty's "Princes of the Apocalypse"
OOC: What is with all these 7 attack rolls!?
DM Screen:
20/27
Aldric's blade slices cleanly through the hand gripping his leg, and it falls to pieces as another of the crawling claws clambers right over it to follow suit. Rumble's axe slams into the stone at the sides of the claw that continues to crawl toward him, giving chase across the chamber. Arkun's wisp slams into the back of the zombie that Rylan is tangled with, the creature too close for the paladin to fully draw his blade, but one of the claws within the entanglement skitters across the floor toward Arkun, drawing his attention closer. The last claw wriggles free of the vines holding it, clambering over vines to escape.
Round 3 Order:
Players <=====
Enemies
Placement:
Aldric is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw.
Arkun is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw.
Rumble is engaged in melee combat with one crawling claw.
Rylan is engaged in melee combat with the zombie, 30 feet away from the claws.
Arkun is 20 feet behind the other claws and 45 feet away from Rylan.
The skeletons and the human are currently non-combatants and 90 feet away from Rylan.
Health:
The zombie is lightly wounded.
Rumble is lightly wounded.
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"I. Said. Hold. STILL!" Rumble barks out as he lashed out with far more ferocity than before, likely splitting both the hand the ground beneath it in twain by a few inches. He hardly waits to check his work. So long as the claw appeared even remotely incapacitated, the earth genasi is on the move again, doubling if need be, but ultimately lunging at the claw near Arkun, as whatever echoes of Aldric's request provided some semblance of focus. But if any were to dare look at him closely enough, they'd see a man walking a fine line between fury and focused purpose.
Action: Attack with Handaxe to Crawling Claw(closest to Rumble)
(Melee, Lethal, Vex)Handaxe - Attack #1 - To Hit: (Nat 20)25 For: 12 slashing damage.
Movement: Move into melee with Crawling Claw(near Arkun).
Bonus Action: Offhand Attack with Handaxe to Crawling Claw(near Arkun).
(Melee,Lethal,Vex)Handaxe - Attack #2 - To Hit: 11 For: 8 slashing damage.
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