Long Jump. When you make a long jump, you cover a number of feet up to your Strength score if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately before the jump. When you make a standing long jump, you can leap only half that distance. Either way, each foot you clear on the jump costs a foot of movement.
Derendil can clear 17 feet when jumping if moving at least 10 feet before doing so.
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Derendil dashes down the stairs, easily leaping over the excrement covered steps and lands on the lower landing.
Tozer takes the opportunity to dash across the bridge (to N7).
The quaggoth, struck by Beegred's crossbow bolt, feels the prison cell is not safe enough and moves up to the closed gate. From there it thrusts its arms through and slashes at Buppido (disadvantage for attacking thru the bars, but advantage for Wounded Fury)…
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Xilyrah moves swiftly across the bridge and stops short of the platform (L9). Using her dark vision, she peers down into the water to see if she can catch a glimpse of Topsy or Turvy.
Free action: points at the last 2 occupants of the guard tower, grunts, and points towards the east bridge
Movement: Goes to L9 (still on the bridge)
Readies an Action: If M11 or N11 become vacant, he will Dash off the bridge to that space
Ront: moves to M9, picks up the dead quaggoth, says "carpet for the bottom of the stairs", then moves to O6. (10' M9 + 10' N8 + O7 + O6 = 30' movement)
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Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Eldeth shoulders her longbow and draws both shortswords before descending the stairs and walking across the slain quaggoth, joining Ferriman on the lower deck to the north.
Sarith begins to cross the bridge (to K9), anticipating the platform to clear as everyone rushes down the stairs to escape. (ready action: dash)
Ront grabs a leg from the quaggoth corpse below Narstin's feet and begins to drag it down the stairs (Unless someone finds RAW rules otherwise, this doubles movement cost) and makes it part way down the stairs (to O6). (As far as I'm concerned, Ront still has an action.)
Eldeth slings her longbow (free action), draws one short sword (action) and moves down the stairs (to O5, still has 5 ft of movement... next step is greased).
After Eldeth moves, Sarith dashes off the bridge, to the platform (to M10).
Derendil, seeing the injured quaggoth hesitating in their lair, rushes them and launches his claw attacks. The first misses, the second hits but his target (@Q1) still stands.
(Ront still has an action, but no movement. Eldeth has 5 ft. of movement left, one sword drawn. Beegred and one Quaggoth have the same initiative, but I've been allowing PC's to play first, so Beegred should have had a turn as well. IE: now waiting on Ront, Eldeth and Beegred.)
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Ront: will Dodge this round (and make a quaggoth carpet across the slick stairs next round).
Beegred: will use Movement + Dash (50' total) to get to the platform in the north. He can do a running jump of 12', so crosses over the slick stairs without stepping on them. (Does the jump require an Athletics/Acrobatics check? Roll: 18 ) If there is space in the guard doorway at O-zero, then he goes there. Otherwise, N1 (since Derendil moved to the P column).
Beegred bonus action: transfer Hunter's Mark to the quaggoth that Derendil slashed this round.
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Eldeth steps to the side, pressing herself against the stone wall. She wishes to leave as much room as possible for others to make their way down the stairs to the landing.
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Beegred dashes down the stairs, casually leaping over the slick parts of the stairs and placing himself in the doorway to what appears to be a small observation post with a good view of the north and west... if it wasn't so dark. To the east is a long cave littered with hair, bone, refuse and food scraps; very likely the living quarters for the quaggoth. In the cave are two quaggoth that battled fiercely with Topsy and Turvy. They are covered in slashes and wounds, looking very rough. Derendil has attacked and they both now look wildly from Derendil to Ferriman to Beegred.
To the south west the spider webs form a carpet that is about even with the northern landing. Three spiders are hunkered around a freshly woven cocoon. The northernmost spider seems to be aware of the occupants of the landing and is turning to face them (will join initiative next round).
The quaggoth that Derendil struck lashes out in retaliation...
Claw Attack: 23 Damage: 12
… fatally injuring Derendil, who falls prone on the ground. It then moves (to P0) and launches another claw attack at Ferriman...
Claw Attack: 19 Damage: 18
… who is not able to sustain that kind of assault, also falling to the ground prone.
(Jimjar, Tozer, Buppido, Narstin, Ferriman, Xilyrah and Valthana can now act.)
Tozer grits his teeth as he watches Derendil and Ferriman fall. "By Uthgardt's beard! Is there any reason to continue the battle?!" he cries out. "Should we not make the jump into the water below?"
Knowing that he is by far the slowest of the group, Jimjar yells, "I'll descend the stairs last. Run for it!"
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Xilyrah seeing her companions fall mutters to herself, Upon the Traveler, I will not be one of them. I have unfinished business. Threading her way through the group she makes for the stairs, pinning herself against the eastern-most edge and descending as quickly as she can (N5). Stopping to get her bearings she sees the injured quaggoths below and launches an Eldritch Blast to the beast nearest her:
Eldritch Blast: 25 If successful, force damage: 10
(Not sure if Buppido can do anything. He started with 12 hp and I believe he's taken 20 damage total. Post #528: 8 damage. Post #544: 12 damage. If I'm mistaken let me know.)
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Narstin steps forward and lays a hand on Buppido, casting Cure Wounds to heal him for 6 then moves down the stairs, leaving himself enough room to get a running start to jump over it next round (N7 or O7 probably?). "Time to wake up. You can sleep when we're out safely."
Tozer does so with reckless abandon. The dwarf is still suffering from the gash left in his arm by the quaggoth, but he cannot bear the thought of being the first in the group to jump into the water. He reaches the bottom of the stairs (N2), grips his maul in both hands, and prepares for the worst.
Jimjar weaves his way through the others and travels as far as he can down the stairs, where he will press himself against the stone wall to create space for the others. (Unsure how far he makes it down the stairs; will leave that to DM's discretion)
At the cleric's touch, Buppido's skin begins to warm and a blueish hue returns to his cheeks. Hearing the words of Narstin, he opens his eyes and with a tired grin says, "Sleep???? Bite yer tongue, friend. I was merely catching my breath, but I'm much obliged all the same."
Seeing the others focused on making it to the northern landing, he steadies his crossbow and shouts, "Go on! I've got your backs!"
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Xilyrah pushes through her allies and makes her way down the stairs next to Eldeth, where she sees a quaggoth standing over the forms of Derendil and Ferriman. Given the opportunity, she fires her eldritch blast and hits the heaving beast square in the chest, felling it.
Narstin kneels down and touches Buppido, who becomes infused with divine magics and his wounds close. Buppido responds to Narstin's jest, "Sleep? Hardly. I was struck and continue to live to complete my divine purpose. See.. the beast lies dead and I yet live. All to plan."
Tozer takes a running jump, threading the needle between Xilyrah and Eldeth (still costs you 10 ft for that 1 square) and leaps over the foul steps, landing on the last steps (at N2).
Jimjar squeezes past Buppido and Sarith to stand at the top of the stairs (to N8) saying, "I wager anyone 10 gold pieces that they can't jump off the platform to the water below while doing backflips!"
Buppido stands up and prepares his crossbow, ready to fire at any foe he sees from the top of the stairs (to N9).
Valthana moves up as well (to M9) and readies her longbow to fire at any foe threatening the escaped prisoners.
Ferriman is unconscious. (rolls a death saving throw... 3 … and fails.)
You can jump over it.
Will check the rules for jumping later.Jumping:
Long Jump. When you make a long jump, you cover a number of feet up to your Strength score if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately before the jump. When you make a standing long jump, you can leap only half that distance. Either way, each foot you clear on the jump costs a foot of movement.
Derendil can clear 17 feet when jumping if moving at least 10 feet before doing so.
Derendil dashes down the stairs, easily leaping over the excrement covered steps and lands on the lower landing.
Tozer takes the opportunity to dash across the bridge (to N7).
The quaggoth, struck by Beegred's crossbow bolt, feels the prison cell is not safe enough and moves up to the closed gate. From there it thrusts its arms through and slashes at Buppido (disadvantage for attacking thru the bars, but advantage for Wounded Fury)…
Claw Attack: 8 Damage: 16 … striking Buppido down.
With the other arm, it strikes at Jimjar...
Claw Attack: 7 Damage: 16
… gravely wounding him.
(Narstin, Ferriman, Xilyrah and Valthana can act.)
(Forgot I'm in the tower still so I can't heal anyway this round)
Seeing Buppido fall to the quaggoth's claws, Narstin darts across the bridge towards his fallen ally (ending in the square Derendil vacated)
Xilyrah moves swiftly across the bridge and stops short of the platform (L9). Using her dark vision, she peers down into the water to see if she can catch a glimpse of Topsy or Turvy.
Perception Check: 11
‘The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.’ - Buffy Summers
Narstin dashes across the bridge (to M9).
Ferriman weaves through his allies and heads down the stairs. With no other choice, he steps onto the slick steps...
Ferriman Dex saving throw: 18
… and maintains his footing, continuing down the stairs to the platform (to O1) where he sees two very injured quaggoth watching Derendil hesitantly.
Xilyrah crosses the bridge (to L10) and tries to peer down to the waters below, but she can't see beyond 60ft or so.
Valthana sees Buppido mauled by the angry quaggoth and elects to shoot it from range...
Longbow Attack: 13 Damage: 10
… and kills it.
(Happy new year! I'll update with a map later.
Eldeth, Derendil, Sarith and Ront can act.... 2 quaggoth added to initiative order.)
Sarith:
Ront: moves to M9, picks up the dead quaggoth, says "carpet for the bottom of the stairs", then moves to O6. (10' M9 + 10' N8 + O7 + O6 = 30' movement)
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Eldeth shoulders her longbow and draws both shortswords before descending the stairs and walking across the slain quaggoth, joining Ferriman on the lower deck to the north.
Seeing two more quaggoth as he reaches the bottom of the stairs, Derendil moves over and slashes out at the most injured looking one with his claws.
Attack: 12 Damage: 7
Attack: 6 Damage: 7
Sarith begins to cross the bridge (to K9), anticipating the platform to clear as everyone rushes down the stairs to escape. (ready action: dash)
Ront grabs a leg from the quaggoth corpse below Narstin's feet and begins to drag it down the stairs (Unless someone finds RAW rules otherwise, this doubles movement cost) and makes it part way down the stairs (to O6). (As far as I'm concerned, Ront still has an action.)
Eldeth slings her longbow (free action), draws one short sword (action) and moves down the stairs (to O5, still has 5 ft of movement... next step is greased).
After Eldeth moves, Sarith dashes off the bridge, to the platform (to M10).
Derendil, seeing the injured quaggoth hesitating in their lair, rushes them and launches his claw attacks. The first misses, the second hits but his target (@Q1) still stands.
(Ront still has an action, but no movement. Eldeth has 5 ft. of movement left, one sword drawn. Beegred and one Quaggoth have the same initiative, but I've been allowing PC's to play first, so Beegred should have had a turn as well. IE: now waiting on Ront, Eldeth and Beegred.)
Ront: will Dodge this round (and make a quaggoth carpet across the slick stairs next round).
Beegred: will use Movement + Dash (50' total) to get to the platform in the north. He can do a running jump of 12', so crosses over the slick stairs without stepping on them. (Does the jump require an Athletics/Acrobatics check? Roll: 18 ) If there is space in the guard doorway at O-zero, then he goes there. Otherwise, N1 (since Derendil moved to the P column).
Beegred bonus action: transfer Hunter's Mark to the quaggoth that Derendil slashed this round.
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Eldeth steps to the side, pressing herself against the stone wall. She wishes to leave as much room as possible for others to make their way down the stairs to the landing.
Beegred dashes down the stairs, casually leaping over the slick parts of the stairs and placing himself in the doorway to what appears to be a small observation post with a good view of the north and west... if it wasn't so dark. To the east is a long cave littered with hair, bone, refuse and food scraps; very likely the living quarters for the quaggoth. In the cave are two quaggoth that battled fiercely with Topsy and Turvy. They are covered in slashes and wounds, looking very rough. Derendil has attacked and they both now look wildly from Derendil to Ferriman to Beegred.
To the south west the spider webs form a carpet that is about even with the northern landing. Three spiders are hunkered around a freshly woven cocoon. The northernmost spider seems to be aware of the occupants of the landing and is turning to face them (will join initiative next round).
The quaggoth that Derendil struck lashes out in retaliation...
Claw Attack: 23 Damage: 12
… fatally injuring Derendil, who falls prone on the ground. It then moves (to P0) and launches another claw attack at Ferriman...
Claw Attack: 19 Damage: 18
… who is not able to sustain that kind of assault, also falling to the ground prone.
(Jimjar, Tozer, Buppido, Narstin, Ferriman, Xilyrah and Valthana can now act.)
Tozer grits his teeth as he watches Derendil and Ferriman fall. "By Uthgardt's beard! Is there any reason to continue the battle?!" he cries out. "Should we not make the jump into the water below?"
Knowing that he is by far the slowest of the group, Jimjar yells, "I'll descend the stairs last. Run for it!"
Xilyrah seeing her companions fall mutters to herself, Upon the Traveler, I will not be one of them. I have unfinished business. Threading her way through the group she makes for the stairs, pinning herself against the eastern-most edge and descending as quickly as she can (N5). Stopping to get her bearings she sees the injured quaggoths below and launches an Eldritch Blast to the beast nearest her:
Eldritch Blast: 25 If successful, force damage: 10
(Not sure if Buppido can do anything. He started with 12 hp and I believe he's taken 20 damage total. Post #528: 8 damage. Post #544: 12 damage. If I'm mistaken let me know.)‘The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.’ - Buffy Summers
Narstin steps forward and lays a hand on Buppido, casting Cure Wounds to heal him for 6 then moves down the stairs, leaving himself enough room to get a running start to jump over it next round (N7 or O7 probably?). "Time to wake up. You can sleep when we're out safely."
Tozer and Jimjar charge down the stairs.
Tozer does so with reckless abandon. The dwarf is still suffering from the gash left in his arm by the quaggoth, but he cannot bear the thought of being the first in the group to jump into the water. He reaches the bottom of the stairs (N2), grips his maul in both hands, and prepares for the worst.
Jimjar weaves his way through the others and travels as far as he can down the stairs, where he will press himself against the stone wall to create space for the others. (Unsure how far he makes it down the stairs; will leave that to DM's discretion)
At the cleric's touch, Buppido's skin begins to warm and a blueish hue returns to his cheeks. Hearing the words of Narstin, he opens his eyes and with a tired grin says, "Sleep???? Bite yer tongue, friend. I was merely catching my breath, but I'm much obliged all the same."
Seeing the others focused on making it to the northern landing, he steadies his crossbow and shouts, "Go on! I've got your backs!"
‘The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.’ - Buffy Summers
Xilyrah pushes through her allies and makes her way down the stairs next to Eldeth, where she sees a quaggoth standing over the forms of Derendil and Ferriman. Given the opportunity, she fires her eldritch blast and hits the heaving beast square in the chest, felling it.
Narstin kneels down and touches Buppido, who becomes infused with divine magics and his wounds close. Buppido responds to Narstin's jest, "Sleep? Hardly. I was struck and continue to live to complete my divine purpose. See.. the beast lies dead and I yet live. All to plan."
Tozer takes a running jump, threading the needle between Xilyrah and Eldeth (still costs you 10 ft for that 1 square) and leaps over the foul steps, landing on the last steps (at N2).
Jimjar squeezes past Buppido and Sarith to stand at the top of the stairs (to N8) saying, "I wager anyone 10 gold pieces that they can't jump off the platform to the water below while doing backflips!"
Buppido stands up and prepares his crossbow, ready to fire at any foe he sees from the top of the stairs (to N9).
Valthana moves up as well (to M9) and readies her longbow to fire at any foe threatening the escaped prisoners.
Ferriman is unconscious. (rolls a death saving throw... 3 … and fails.)