Ardwynn's heart was beating in her chest like it wanted to escape as she prepared to fire Eldritch Blast at the wolf directly before her.
The air around her twists, and a low-pitched humming resonanted about her - high-pitched... similar to bees buzzing in a field... as the beam sprang forth from her hands. A vivid black-violet ray of sparkling energies tears through the air, moving so fast it seems to create a tunnel between Ardwynn and the wolf. That raw force hits the wolf with the impact of ....
a butterfly. :(
The execution was near flawless. To Hit: 24 (18+6)
but the result... her internal stresses pewed the pooch.... for ONE hp of force damage!
She could FEEL how weak the beam was for all it's focus and intent. A scream of frustration and rage tore from her throat.
Barn cries out in wordless anguish as he sees that Smiling Jack has advanced past him and been torn to shreds by these... wolves? The big man thinks they are wolves, and yet... he is not certain. He hears the remaining Jack, who has also advanced speak of them not looking fluffy?
As before, in battle, Barn's stutter is gone. He sees that the Jacks have been outflanked and his instincts make him instinctively realize that neither of them (nor Barn) are long for this world unless the wolves' ranks are thinned as soon as possible. With the rest of the party possibly soon to follow in Smiling Jack's fate if that were to happen. Finding no wolf in melee with him at the moment, he sidesteps, selecting the most injured targets.
"Have to get as many of them down as quick as we can." The big man watches in further dismay as Wynn's beam only slightly grazes one and pockmarked Jack strikes another. It's not going to be enough... "Reg, can you knock a couple of the ones in the back out somehow?"
Movement: With no wolf in melee with him, Barn moves 10' west, then attacks with his 10' reach, then 5' north, hoping at least one wolf gives chase.
Action: Barn attacks the most injured of the northernmost wolves with the 10' reach of his halberd: Halberd to hit the most injured wolf within 10' reach: 13 Halberd damage on the most injured wolf within 10' reach: 7 (slashing)
Bonus Action: Barn flips his Halberd and jabs the (now) most injured surviving northernmost wolves with his 10' reach: Halberd to hit the most injured surviving wolf within 10' reach: 15 Halberd damage on the most injured surviving wolf within 10' reach: 7 (bludgeoning)
Free Action: Barn holds his halberd and roars at the wolves to draw at least one away from Jack, hopefully into his 10' reach for an opportunistic attack. "COME GET ME. MOST MEAT ON MY BONES." Though he knows full well that neither he nor Jack will likely survive the full onslaught, should it come.
Possible Reaction: With Barn now 15' north from the nearest wolf, if one gives chase and enters his 10' reach, he tries to make a Polearm Master attack of opportunity, but trips over his own feet when swinging his heavy weapon, overbalancing himself. Polearm Master AoO if a wolf enters his 10' reach, to hit: 8 Polearm Master AoO if a wolf enters his 10' reach, damage: 12 (slashing)
Seeing Jack fall and the other Jack badly mauled Caelan ran forward drawing his two short blades and stood near the flame Reg had somehow conjured hoping to block the creatures in....obviously unnatural Barn was still able to slay one....
( Barn should be one square further north but it doesn't change current sitch.)
Smiling Jack says "ouch."
Ardwynn's heart was beating in her chest like it wanted to escape as she prepared to fire Eldritch Blast at the wolf directly before her.
The air around her twists, and a low-pitched humming resonanted about her - high-pitched... similar to bees buzzing in a field... as the beam sprang forth from her hands. A vivid black-violet ray of sparkling energies tears through the air, moving so fast it seems to create a tunnel between Ardwynn and the wolf. That raw force hits the wolf with the impact of ....
a butterfly. :(
The execution was near flawless. To Hit: 24 (18+6)
but the result... her internal stresses pewed the pooch.... for ONE hp of force damage!
She could FEEL how weak the beam was for all it's focus and intent. A scream of frustration and rage tore from her throat.
Jack engages the nearest wolf with a punch and a kick! No yelling or fierce battle cry, just violence.
punch! Attack: 16 Damage: 5 DC 12 CON save vs Poisoned on a hit.
kick! Attack: 8 Damage: 5 DC 12 CON save vs Poisoned on a hit.
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
Barn cries out in wordless anguish as he sees that Smiling Jack has advanced past him and been torn to shreds by these... wolves? The big man thinks they are wolves, and yet... he is not certain. He hears the remaining Jack, who has also advanced speak of them not looking fluffy?
As before, in battle, Barn's stutter is gone. He sees that the Jacks have been outflanked and his instincts make him instinctively realize that neither of them (nor Barn) are long for this world unless the wolves' ranks are thinned as soon as possible. With the rest of the party possibly soon to follow in Smiling Jack's fate if that were to happen. Finding no wolf in melee with him at the moment, he sidesteps, selecting the most injured targets.
"Have to get as many of them down as quick as we can." The big man watches in further dismay as Wynn's beam only slightly grazes one and pockmarked Jack strikes another. It's not going to be enough... "Reg, can you knock a couple of the ones in the back out somehow?"
Movement: With no wolf in melee with him, Barn moves 10' west, then attacks with his 10' reach, then 5' north, hoping at least one wolf gives chase.
Action: Barn attacks the most injured of the northernmost wolves with the 10' reach of his halberd:
Halberd to hit the most injured wolf within 10' reach: 13
Halberd damage on the most injured wolf within 10' reach: 7 (slashing)
Bonus Action: Barn flips his Halberd and jabs the (now) most injured surviving northernmost wolves with his 10' reach:
Halberd to hit the most injured surviving wolf within 10' reach: 15
Halberd damage on the most injured surviving wolf within 10' reach: 7 (bludgeoning)
Free Action: Barn holds his halberd and roars at the wolves to draw at least one away from Jack, hopefully into his 10' reach for an opportunistic attack.
"COME GET ME. MOST MEAT ON MY BONES." Though he knows full well that neither he nor Jack will likely survive the full onslaught, should it come.
Possible Reaction: With Barn now 15' north from the nearest wolf, if one gives chase and enters his 10' reach, he tries to make a Polearm Master attack of opportunity, but trips over his own feet when swinging his heavy weapon, overbalancing himself.
Polearm Master AoO if a wolf enters his 10' reach, to hit: 8
Polearm Master AoO if a wolf enters his 10' reach, damage: 12 (slashing)
Barn(Paladin1): Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4): VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5): Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic): ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1): Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian(Fighter3): Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia(Sorcerer2): BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1): Culuril's Strixhaven
Seeing Jack fall and the other Jack badly mauled Caelan ran forward drawing his two short blades and stood near the flame Reg had somehow conjured hoping to block the creatures in....obviously unnatural Barn was still able to slay one....
Attack: 18 Damage: 8
Attack: 21 Damage: 6
Heroic Inspiration if needed- 11
Wolf Con Save- 13
Caelan advances and cuts another wolf into mist with efficient use of his saex.
The pockmarked Jack smashes a fist into the wolf who bit him staggering it as Barns halberd destroys it, scattering it to mist.
With no more wolves in range of his weapon he reconsiders and moves back to Jacks side to defend him and strikes at another, injuring it badly.
( Reg is up and Smiling Jack needs to make a Death Save. There are three wolves remaining, one wounded all within 25' of Reg.)