BE7s Frozen Sick (IC)

Kitsune arrives at the door with surgical silence, her gaze flitting between the wood and Mr. Torvil the Snow Plow, now positioned to breach it.  Though the specifics of the whispers elude her, the rhythm of the noise suggests a systematic search rather than a casual looting.

"The subjects inside are prioritizing concealment over speed" she breathes, her eyes darting to Torvil.  "A calculated search.  Vayne is braced...we should not wait for the subjects to find whatever they are seeking."

She shifts her weight, preparing to follow the dwarf’s lead the moment the threshold is crossed.  "On your mark, Torvil.  Let’s provide these ruffians with a formal introduction."

((Torvil did take the dagger, in a sack, he did not touch it or examine it.  He is holding the sack as far away from him as he can.  If Kitsune gives him the stink eye about this, he will leave it with Tulgi))

"Les have a looksee what's going on inside, whaddya think?"  Torvil sneaks up close to the door, trying to locate by sound the direction and number of voices inside, and options about going in undetected.  

Stealth : 14.  

(Cross post)

When he hears that... "Right.. les go."  And he moves in the door, trying to remain undetected until he can find out where and whether he needs to swing his war pick.  

***Can I have a stealth check for Torvil?***

***The party has passed a group stealth check.  Your next post will be the first round of combat if you initiate it.  The bandits are not aware of your presence.  The party may act, attack, etc. then it will be the bandit's turn.  The room is considered difficult terrain due to the piles of broken shelves, drawers, stock, furniture, etc.  Movement costs double.  There is no light in the room.***

Five cloaked elves appear to have ransacked the shop and are searching through the broken debris on the floor. The furniture, shelves, and front counter have been smashed, and the shop’s wares now litter the floor.

***map to follow, or look at the VTT

Vayne is just 2 squares back on the path, just off the map, but close.***

 For ID purposes, going left to right Bandit 1, B2, B3, B4, and B5 is up in the NE part of the room. 

Torvil steps into the shop and moves just to the right of the door.  He hefts a javelin and hurls it at the first bandit to the left, then pulls out his trusty war pick.  He starts to hyperventilate, raging against the destruction here and the insolence of these elven bandits.  

Movement : just inside to the left of the door opening

Javelin : 10 to hit, for 5 points of piercing damage

Enters Rage.  

Akira follows Torvil into the shop and crouches down to the right of him just behind a table. She aims her short bow at B4

Short bow: 19 to hit Damage: 6 Piercing

Torvil's javelin whistled as it split the air in the dark shop.  As the dwarf stepped into the throw, his foot slipped just an inch on a lose piece of paper, causing his throw to miss. 

***There is no light inside the room, the area right by the door is brightly lit, and a 25 ft circle from the door is dimly lit.  The bandits' AC is 12.**

Akira's arrow flies true, slamming into the elf's shoulder.  He winces in pain, even as he reaches for a scimitar at his waist.  

***B4 is bloodied.  I still have the VTT going.  It can be accessed through the campaign online.  Not sure if it works on the app like that.***

Vayne trots to the door, peeks in around Kitsune and sees that one of the would be thieves has already received a special delivery from Akira.  Digging deeply into his very essence, the tiefling draws on the simmering arcane force that is born of raw magic.  Eyes narrowing in concentration, he utters an arcane chant, drawing out the last s, like a long hissssssssssssssssssssssss.   A creeping, slithering finger of noxious black and green energy sprang from his outstretched finger, erupting in the face of B4 as a poisonous spray.  The wounded elf breathed in in shock, pulling the arcane poison deep into his lungs.  He choaked, gagged, and collapsed into a convulsing heap of blood and vomit before going very still.

With a small smirk of satisfaction, the sorcerer drops back and stays out of the building.  He stops out of the way to the left so Kitsune has a clear look into the room. 

*****Innate sorcery / crit on poisons spray for 20 points of poison damage.  Overkill by the umpteenth degree.***

Current encounter map:  Kitsune is up then the bandits.  B4 is very, very dead.

Kitsune’s pupils dilate as she crosses the threshold, her elven heritage rendering the dark gloom of the shop into a crisp, if monochromatic, landscape of tactical data.  While the humans and halflings might struggle in the dark, her darkvision maps every splinter of debris and the panicked heartbeats of the remaining four targets.

She pokes her head past the doorframe, watching B4’s convulsing remains with a cold, analytical tilt of her head.  "A pity" she mutters, her voice a dry rasp behind her filter.  "None of you will be around long enough for a proper interrogation."

With a sharp flick of her fingers, she weaves a strand of predatory magic, tethering her focus to the bandit in the far northeast corner (B5).  (Bonus Action: Kitsune casts Hunter's Mark at B5, marking him for the attack!)

Ignoring the difficult terrain with calculated strides, she weaves through the wreckage of smashed cabinets to close the distance.  Her shortsword clears its scabbard with a hiss, the blade catching the dim light from the doorway as she drives it toward the marked elf's ribs.

Shortsword Attack on B5: 25 Damage: 10 + 4 force damage

***Merlin, is Kitsune using Blessing of the Raven Queen to bypass the difficult terrain?***

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***Merlin, is Kitsune using Blessing of the Raven Queen to bypass the difficult terrain?

 OOC: Wasn't planning on that, but if the terrain is difficult and Kitsune couldn't feasibly get there with her regular speed in one round, then yeah, I'll burn that so I can get her <failed> attack in!  DOH!  :-)

Due to the difficult terrain caused by smashed boxes, shelves. counters, stock, and furniture, Kitsune calls on her magic to bypass the disaster that once was Pelc's Curiosities.  Her blade flashes in the dim light, but the bandit, while backing away, slipped on a bottle.  He nearly fell, narrowly avoiding the ranger's attack.  ***B/A for BotRQ - attack miss - Hunter's Mark is unused due to conflicting B/A***

Bandit 1 levels his crossbow and fires at Torvil.  ***attack 18 hit! 5 piercing damage ***  The bolt flies true, clicking off the edge of his shield but finding it's mark in his thigh.  His rage carries him on, the hit barely a scratch. 

Bandit 2 follows his buddies lead, firing again at Torvil.  ***attack 8 miss! ***  His shot was considerably less steady.  His hands trembling slightly, he fires wide of his mark; the bolt flew out the door and sailed harmlessly into the snow. 

Bandit 3 takes aim at Akira, the broken fragments of a table offer a little cover, but not much.  ***attack 23 critical hit  9 piercing damage ***  Bandit 3 was clearly the marksman of the group.  His shot found it's mark with brutal efficiency, the arrow slamming into Akira's shoulder.  The arrow passed partially through, fletchings poking out of her leather armor in the front, and a crimson stained arrowhead and shaft poking out the back.  

Bandit 5 draws his scimitar and attacks Kitsune.  ***attack 19 hit!  6 slashing damage***  Recovering quickly from his stumble, Bandit 5 slashes across with his scimitar, opening a deep gash across her arm and shoulder.

***OoC:  Ongoing effects:  Vayne: mage armor     Ooooooooooo my, those Bandits rolled really well.  I am using the VTT, so I think it tracks those rolls in the app too.  The party is up...  Please keep track of your health on your character sheet, please and thank you!***

The scimitar bites, but the Raven Queen's shadow dulls the blow to a mere sting (OOC: halving that 6 damage to 3).  With a sharp exhale, she weaves the spectral Hunter's Mark onto the elf before her whilst attacking it again:

Shortsword Attack on B5: 15 Damage: 10 + 1 force damage

Hearing Akira's sharp cry of pain, Vayne knew that she was hit hard.  Creeping slightly closer to the doorway, he called to her, "Akira, get to the doorway.  Attack from there, I can help you!"

Torvil sees the third bandit directly across from him, he pulls out his war pick and has enough movement to cross the cluttered floor, he swings into the elf, growling as he does so.  

War pick : 17 to hit, for 8 points of piercing damage.  The third bandit is sapped if it is hit.  It has disadvantage on its next attack roll.