I assume Morgana relays what the stranger says to Gremryl, along with some choice words in response
"Bah!! I'll be a moradins pimple if that lad thinks i'll be standing by while a battle be raging!!"
With Elmo out the way, its full on charge and double attack
1st attack with Benny (the mace) : Attack: 19 Damage: 10 + 1 fire damage
bonus attack with stella: Attack: 24 Damage: 12
and after that, I'll back up into the aclove to the side so Morgana has a clear line of sight and say "Lass!! Burn this dirty tentacled whore to the ground!!"
In a Dwarven fury, and with Moradin's Benevolence (AKA Benny) alit with a holy, green flame, the magical mace comes down hard on the thickest part of one of the Rocktopus' tentacles. It ruptures with a satisfying sound and green blood pumps out of the wound. Without hesitation, and doubling the effort to land a mortal blow, Gremryl brings his morning star, Stella around with a mighty swing! It also connects and impales another tentacle, again where it's thickest. Both tentacles appear lifeless and recede into the ground where the rest of the creature remains hidden.
Gremryl attempts to back away from the Rocktopus and provide a line of sight for Morgana to unleash her fury. Taking advantage of an opportunity to attack, the Giant Rocktopus flails one of its tentacles around but glances off of Gremryl's armor with little more than a clanging sound and minor annoyance. Gremryl almost thought he was being praised for his well-landed attacks with a hearty pat on the back.
Step 2: cast ray of frost because I don't know where Elmo and the other guy are and I don't want to cause any collateral damage (damn close quarters). Attack= 26 Damage=3
Step 3: I'll use my minor illusion cantrip to create an image of Elmo lunging at the creature with his rapier right in front of the creature. I'm hoping it'll lose sight of the real Elmo, see my illusion, and then attack it in the confusion.
Step 4: To Elmo Psychically: "Damn it, little guy, stay in communication! If you see something call it out and if you disappear I need to know where to so I don't accidently immolate you!"
Morgana's Ray of Frost does minor damage to the beast but causes no splash damage to her companions, or the unknown stranger. Then, casting Minor Illusion, she assists Elmo’s next stealth attempt. Her Mage Hand floats in the air over to congratulate Gremryl's accomplishments.
Stool attempts to use his friendship spores to confuse the enemy and temporarily befriend the stranger. Both the Giant Rocktopus and the stranger shrug off the effects and are unaffected!
Hemeth calls out to Morgana - "Duck!" and sends a javelin soaring through the cave directly at the enemy. It strikes into one of the tentacles and gets lodged, causing green blood to spurt from the wound.
Elmo, ready to take action again, considers his next move carefully now that he's next to the stranger that's neither ally nor enemy at this point...
Elmo dashes out of the Giant Rocktopus' sight and then strikes quickly with his Drow Dagger +1 and follows up with his short sword lopping off two of the Giant Rocktopus' tentacles. Green blood sprays everywhere, but mostly on the stranger, who looks at the now dead creature lying before him and the oddly short group of adventurers that now cross his path.
Wipes the green sludge from his face as he contiplates his next move. He checks his surroundings for a possible quick escape whilst sizing up the group of strangers before him. " If the drow have contracted you to hunt me down I assure you they have not paid you enough to take me on. If they haven't paid you in advance then you are fools who would end up just as dead as I if you were even capable of vanquishing me in combat." He sniffs the air and winces in disgust. " Who are you then and why does your dwarf smell like a sewer?"
Gremryl sniffs his armpits.. "Eh? a sewer.. more like what i call 'Underdark joop'... you know back in me days, the dwarven ladies enjoyed me musky scent! They couldn't keep they hands off me! And don't let me tell ye bout me gutbusting days! We are no friends of those Moradins blasted darkies..What ye be doing here eh? Seems like we came in the knick of time.." He motions at the creature as He rambles on while moving fowards.. while he acts friendly his weapons are still up...
"I suppose if you aimed to kill me you could of let this tentacled abomination wear me down a bit instead of dispatching it first. Then again maybe I'm wanted alive. Why don't you tell me what you're doing down here first? You look like surface dwellers... ( Looks over the group) for the most part."
Morgana rushes up to the group and sees the new addition to the group. It looks to be a dark elf of some kind and she makes an assumption and squeals with girlish glee.
"EEEEEEEEE!!!!! We captured another drow!!! Now look here, fellas! I know I didn't do the best work torturing the last one that we captured, but I feel that I learned a hell of allot from the last one I ****ed up and can do much better this time! Give me another shot, hold him down, and spread his legs!! (pulls out a dagger and begins to sharpen it)"
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Insight check to see if the stranger is telling falsehoods
Insight check: 5
"For the most part ye be right! We be surface dwellers. The names Elmo Lightpocket (the short halfling puts his hand out for a hand shake). The demon lass over there is Morgana, careful with her mate. The druegar over there is Hemeth. The we mushroom lad is Stool. And I believe that you have already met our musky and lovable dwarven friend Gremyrl. Whats your name mate? Whats your story? we are trying to get our arse to the surface."
"Why are you speaking with the drow? We don't negotiate with the darkies, we eat them! Now, I'm interested in looking to see if the drow have souls. I'm thinking if they do, it's probably located somewhere behind the gall bladder..."
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to morgana "Lass, he's no drow.. close.. but no. I think I may have seen his kind before during my campaigning days"
To the stranger: "Gremryl Stonebreaker be me name. By Moradins blessing, he put ye in our path.. what brings ye here? You mentioned being hunted by them. Aye we are too.. mayhaps we have more in common than ye think!"
history check on my lore of his kind from experience: 15
Gremryl's History check - Gremryl searches the farthest recesses of his memory and comes up wanting. All he can remember is leaving Neverlight Grove and then finding this strange Elf while making their way to..ummm...nope! Gremryl doesn't remember where they're going or why right now. Sleep is all he can think about.
Gremryl's Charisma check - As Gremryl begins to introduce himself, he feels a sudden wave of nausea wash over him and instantly wretches to the side but sadly, much of it remains caught in what's left of his beard as he then outstretches his hand to the Elf.
To the party: "Wait a second...I've killed drow in any way you'd care to imagine. There was the one I impaled on a stalactite, the one I fed his own entrails, the baby drow that I gutted and used as a puppet for a week that I named 'professor wiggles'...anyway, the point is I know a dirty ******* drow when I see one and this aint a drow. So yeah, what's your story?"
With Elmo out the way, its full on charge and double attack
1st attack with Benny (the mace) : Attack: 19 Damage: 10 + 1 fire damage
bonus attack with stella: Attack: 24 Damage: 12
and after that, I'll back up into the aclove to the side so Morgana has a clear line of sight and say "Lass!! Burn this dirty tentacled whore to the ground!!"
Here is my turn...
Step 1: enable quickened casting.
Step 2: cast ray of frost because I don't know where Elmo and the other guy are and I don't want to cause any collateral damage (damn close quarters). Attack= 26 Damage=3
Step 3: I'll use my minor illusion cantrip to create an image of Elmo lunging at the creature with his rapier right in front of the creature. I'm hoping it'll lose sight of the real Elmo, see my illusion, and then attack it in the confusion.
Step 4: To Elmo Psychically: "Damn it, little guy, stay in communication! If you see something call it out and if you disappear I need to know where to so I don't accidently immolate you!"
Step 5: Send mage hand over to high five Grem.
Gremryl as he feels the tentacles rupture beneath his fury has a feeling of deja vu... good, bad, not sure.. "again with the dam tentacles..."
He High Fives the Mage hand!
Ill use my cunning action to stealth and then Ill attack the Roctopus.
Stealth: 28
dagger attack: 21
dmg: 9
short sword attack: 26
dmg: 8
Wipes the green sludge from his face as he contiplates his next move. He checks his surroundings for a possible quick escape whilst sizing up the group of strangers before him. " If the drow have contracted you to hunt me down I assure you they have not paid you enough to take me on. If they haven't paid you in advance then you are fools who would end up just as dead as I if you were even capable of vanquishing me in combat." He sniffs the air and winces in disgust. " Who are you then and why does your dwarf smell like a sewer?"
"I suppose if you aimed to kill me you could of let this tentacled abomination wear me down a bit instead of dispatching it first. Then again maybe I'm wanted alive. Why don't you tell me what you're doing down here first? You look like surface dwellers... ( Looks over the group) for the most part."
Morgana rushes up to the group and sees the new addition to the group. It looks to be a dark elf of some kind and she makes an assumption and squeals with girlish glee.
"EEEEEEEEE!!!!! We captured another drow!!! Now look here, fellas! I know I didn't do the best work torturing the last one that we captured, but I feel that I learned a hell of allot from the last one I ****ed up and can do much better this time! Give me another shot, hold him down, and spread his legs!! (pulls out a dagger and begins to sharpen it)"
Insight check to see if the stranger is telling falsehoods
Insight check: 5
"For the most part ye be right! We be surface dwellers. The names Elmo Lightpocket (the short halfling puts his hand out for a hand shake). The demon lass over there is Morgana, careful with her mate. The druegar over there is Hemeth. The we mushroom lad is Stool. And I believe that you have already met our musky and lovable dwarven friend Gremyrl. Whats your name mate? Whats your story? we are trying to get our arse to the surface."
"Why are you speaking with the drow? We don't negotiate with the darkies, we eat them! Now, I'm interested in looking to see if the drow have souls. I'm thinking if they do, it's probably located somewhere behind the gall bladder..."
history check on my lore of his kind from experience: 15
charisma check as i introduce myself: 6
I'll do an investigation check to see about where I want to stick my knife, and if I happen to figure out that he isn't a drow, all the better!20
I'll assume that worked.
To the party: "Wait a second...I've killed drow in any way you'd care to imagine. There was the one I impaled on a stalactite, the one I fed his own entrails, the baby drow that I gutted and used as a puppet for a week that I named 'professor wiggles'...anyway, the point is I know a dirty ******* drow when I see one and this aint a drow. So yeah, what's your story?"
Elmo would like to do a perception check to see if Grem got erect when he dry heaved and said "tentacle"
Perception: 10
deception check to hide his erection
6