Iskander gets within 10' of the remaining snail, trying to flank it to restrict its movements. His first hit destroys another "flail", but the second strike deflects off the shell.

Trimyrai to go, then top of the round. (Froskan, Reverie (smash!), and Jack go after Trim is done. And whatever spooked the snails will arrive very soon.)

Trimyrai is going to attack the Snail attacking Reverie

Attack 1: 24

Damage 1(if it hits): 12

Attack 2: 14

Damage 2(if it hits): 13

Trim's attacks are like Isk's: first attack destroys a "flail" (it has 2 left), but the second arrow is deflected by the shell. (The snail has less than half its health left.)

Froskan, Reverie (smash!), and Jack are up. (If Jack wants to try something unusual, you can ask me before deciding on a course of action.)

(Alright, I had a cool idea and I wanna see if it’s plausible. This beast thing seems to be attracted by Sound. Could I potentially send a Mage Hand out there and use it to distract/lure away the beast by making noise with it, such as by knocking on the walls and stuff?)

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(Alright, I had a cool idea and I wanna see if it’s plausible. This beast thing seems to be attracted by Sound. Could I potentially send a Mage Hand out there and use it to distract/lure away the beast by making noise with it, such as by knocking on the walls and stuff?)

(Hmm... In this case, there is also a slime trail from the snails, and the snail wail of alarm is fairly obvious.

I make these 2 different counter-offers. Each one will require a check roll:

1. With a successful Deception check (versus its passive Perception), Jack prepares a Mage Hand distraction, so when this thing shows up, it responds to a false alarm. The thing will know the party is there, but it won't have an Action on the turn it arrives. (It can still React.) Everyone in the party will get a chance to act before it attacks.
2. With a successful Stealth roll, Jack hides and distracts it slightly with Mage Hand. The creature won't notice Jack. Next round only, Jack is invisible to it.

If either one of them appeal to you, you may chose to do that one. Or you can chose to try something completely different.)

(Reverie is up for this smash! action...)

As the anger rises up from her mind, a smile erupts on her lips briefly until she would attack the snail with a cry of anger, swinging two scimitars fiercely.

Attack, Berserker Scimitar - 20 Damage - 10
Attack, Berserker Scimitar - 25 Damage - 5
Bonus Action, attack, scimitar - 26 Damage - 3

(Edit: Just a curiosity... How far is she from her friends at the moment?)

Reverie smashes puny (ogre-sized) snail, the 3 attacks chopping its body apart. After a few more gratuitous slashes, she looks around for another target. Iskander and Jack are a short distance away (a bit over 5', so not in current melee range)... unless a new foe shows up soon...

(All snails dead. Jack and Froskan should decide where they want to move, or what actions to prepare.)

Jack is going to step about, say 10ft or so, away from Reverie. If he can take a small dip behind a column or inside a side passage and still be able to do what he’s about to do, he’d happily do that. Meanwhile, he begins a soft, light drumming sound to accompany his Distraction as he conjures up a Magical Hand to serve as a chopping block. Meanwhile, he speaks softly to his teammates. “Isk, can ye do something about Reverie? She seems out of it. Meanwhile, everyone, prepare for someone new coming up, somethings coming...”

Deception: 23 (Asking a bard to do a Deception check. Easy Peasy, lemon squeezey.)

(I'll have Froskan prepare a Frostbite for when the new foe appears, and have Jack's distraction go after the attack.)

Bursting out of a nearby passage is the creature you've been told to hunt. Link for image of the 2-headed, hooked armed Shadowfell creature: thumbnail image

Although man-sized, you can feel the strength and power radiating from this being. Kind of like current Reverie, its 2 heads are looking around for more enemies to attack, growling in rage. It is another of the Sorrowsworn-type of creatures, but The Angry is far more of a threat than The Lost (which is the 3-armed creature you fought during the Shadowfell trip). This creature is covered with gore on its jaws, hooks and body, with the freshest being flail snail spattering.

CON save vs. Frostbite DC 15 or take 7 cold damage: 12

The 2-heads of The Angry allow it very high Perception of its surroundings. It sees the whole party, and steps towards Isk and Reverie. (Jack is behind enough rocks that the creature is going for the easiest prey.) Jack is expert enough with his Mage Hand (23) that The Angry turns around, both heads looking for whatever was disturbing the rocks behind it. Not finding anything has made it angrier (if that is possible), and it turns its attention back to the party.

(The Angry is just out of melee range of Isk, Reverie, and Jack, so let's say 6'.)

Iskander and Trimyrai are up. (Then the top of the next round.)

 Isk will use the reach of his glaive to strike from a bit further away.  He takes a step back, says a word in celestial, and his eyes dissolve in whirling pools of green energy!

• Movement - 4 ft away, making the gap between him and The Angry 10 ft
• Bonus Action - Hexblade's Curse!  (+3 dmg to attacks, crit on 19 or 20, +10hp when the creature dies)
• Action - Glaive Strikes!
  • First Attack: 19 Damage: 15
  • Second Attack: 25 Damage: 16

Note to self - transfer hex next turn

Trimyrai seeing their target will do his best to try to take it down. Trimyrai will try to fill the Angry with arrows.

Action: Action Surge: attacking with both actions

Attack 1: 14

Damage 1: 8

Attack 2: 25

Damage 2: 11

Attack 3: 10

Damage 3: 12

Attack 4: 21

Damage 4: 12

Trim is a bit frustrated to see 2 of his arrows deflect off The Angry's hide. It's flesh and muscle are like thick plate armor (AC 18). The 2 arrows that penetrate do 23 damage.

Both of Isk's strikes connect for 31 damage.

The Angry is finding new reasons to be angrier. It seems to be surprised at the pain from the attacks. (In dim light, it gains resistance to weapon attacks, but Froskan's lantern is shining bright light on it.)

Top of the new round...

Reverie looks at Iskander and Jack with bloodlust. But her cursed scimitar lets out its own hum of anger, in challenge to the Shadowfell monster. (She can target The Angry instead of party members.)

Jack and Reverie are 6' away from The Angry. (Jack has partial cover behind some rocks, from both The Angry and Reverie.) Isk is 10' west. Froskan 25' west (to keep The Angry in bright light). Trimyrai is 40' west.

Froskan, Reverie, and Jack are up.

After gazing at her friends once, Reverie would force her gaze towards the Anger. Looking at the way of the Shadowfell monster's anger, it angers her even more; she runs towards the Angry in a melee range (moves 6' towards the Angry) and shouts out with swinging her scimitars.

Attack, Berserker Scimitar - 15  Damage - 5
Attack, Berserker Scimitar - 19 Damage - 10
Bonus Action, attack, scimitar - 20 Damage - 2

Reverie connects for 2 of the 3 attacks, for 9 damage. The vibration of her magic scimitar almost sounds like a sigh of joy at the bloodletting (which is creepy for an inanimate object).

Froskan and Jack are up. (Then The Angry.)

Froskan retreats from the Agry as he launches a frozen chromatic orb at the creature.

Attack: 25 Damage: 17

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Froskan retreats from the Agry as he launches a frozen chromatic orb at the creature.

 (OOC: I put Froskan close to the edge of his lantern's bright light. If he wants to back up more, let me know. Froskan knows that these kinds of Shadow creature gain resistances in dim light, and it doesn't look happy about how bright the cavern is... If your next question is "what would make it happy?", I've got nothing. It is always The Angry.")

The cold chromatic orb strikes dead center, chips of frozen monster blasting off. It still doesn't look overly wounded, but you know the barrage of attacks will eventually wear it down.

Jack is up. (Then The Angry.)

Jack proceeds to sheath Leroy, and proceeds to beat his drum as he insults The Angry . “Hey! You! The Shadow-land creature guy! Over here!” He shouts to get The Angry’s attention. ”Did ye think that having two heads would split the Ugliness in half? I think ye just multiplied it instead!”

(DC 15 Wisdom save or 5 Psychic Damage, and Disadvantage for his next attack from that absolutely stunning insult, lol.)

While Jack’s at it, Isk’s inspired by his words, healing his wounds by 7. (Could’ve sworn Isk got knocked on the gnoggin a few times, correct me if I’m wrong.)

Yep, Isk was town to 23 of 45h, so a 7hp boost is much appreciated.

WIS save vs DC 15 : 14  (Although Jack's insult was pretty good, he suspects that even his lamer material would be enough to provoke this Shadowfell oaf.)

The Angry has taken damage, so its attack rolls are with advantage, and its first hit in a round does another 19 psychic damage.

The creature moves so it is in melee range of Jack and Reverie. (It is between them, as Jack wanted to keep his distance from the madden paladin.) One head glares at Jack, and swings a hook at him (normal roll, adv. and dis. cancel). The other head glares at Reverie and swings at her (w/adv.).

• Hook at Jack Attack: 17 Damage: 8   damage is 27 including psychic
• Hook at Reverie Attack: 21 Damage: 18  hit on Reverie

The Angry finished its turn. You've done 89 damage since it first appeared, but it still has a lot of health to go.
Iskander and Trimyrai are up.  (OOC: Isk: "Note to self - transfer hex next turn")

Isk keeps his 10 ft of distance from the creature.  He says a few words in celestial and the shadows around the creature darken before he strikes out with his glaive.

• Bonus Action - Transfer Hex cursing the creature's  strength
• Action - Glaive Attacjs!
  • First Attack: 14 Damage: 26 + 1 necrotic damage
  • Second Attack: 13 Damage: 25 + 4 necrotic damage