Drusk casts Cure Wounds on himself, healing 11

OOC: Hildigrim wouldn't have fought the grapple.

OOC > Next post incoming, just giving Neo a chance.

Round 2 - Party vs. the headache monster(s)
Resolution phase (part 2)

Resolution: After seeing all that went down, and that Hildi is not grievously injured, Drusk heals himself. Vanja (NPC) backs into the hallway, joining Drusk.

Next: On to Round 3!

Party vs. the headache monster(s)
Round 3
Declaration phase

Starting map: 

Sitrep: Drusk (feeling much better!) and Vanja have backed into the hallway (towards the blood room), and Jorin is still carrying Hildigrim as he runs out of the room as fast as he can.

Drusk - AC 18 - 10/10 hp
Hildigrim - AC 14 - 6/9 hp and grappled by Jorin and in Jorin's square
Jorin - AC 17 - 12 hp and carrying Hildigrim under one arm
Vanja - AC 12 - 10 hp

Monsters declare! The monster or monsters still have not revealed themselves (I do keep rolling!) so you don't know what it/they are/is doing.

Next: Everyone please declare.

• Declare Delay or as many of Action, Move, Bonus Action and/or Reaction as you want
• Roll initiative, then also roll for your declared actions (to hit, damage, etc.)
• Concurrent Initiative explainer: https://www.dndbeyond.com/campaigns/277586

Drusk will hold his position for now. "If this thing tries to come after us, it will have to leave its hiding spot and be exposed as it comes out of the room." He readies a Sacred Flame if he sees any movement coming out of the room (except for Jorin and Hildigrim!!).

"I'd feel better if we dealt with this thing now, so it doesn't attack us from behind later. But it may be wiser to retreat. What do you all suggest as a plan?

"I might have an idea, but lemme think about it for another... oh... six seconds."

OOC > To be clear, Quasimodal, is Drusk Readying Sacred Flame as his action, or is he Delaying to think things over? If the former, could you give me an Initiative(Dex) roll? In case I need to make an initiative contest between Drusk and the creature(s) to see if he Readies his spell before it/they act.

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OOC > To be clear, Quasimodal, is Drusk Readying Sacred Flame as his action, or is he Delaying to think things over? If the former, could you give me an Initiative(Dex) roll? In case I need to make an initiative contest between Drusk and the creature(s) to see if he Readies his spell before it/they act.

 (Doh! I forgot the Init roll. I was careful to say that he "readies" the cantrip. Any more thinking/talking will be next round, after feedback from the others.)

Drusk Init roll: 6

Jorin continues his movement from the last round, carrying Hildigrim another 10 feet before stopping to put his friend down.

Then he turns to face the passage into the room, draws his second axe, and takes up a defensive stance with axes at the ready.  He nods at Drusk's words saying, "Aye, best not to leave an enemy to slay tomorrow that can be slayed today."

• Move: 10 feet further out, then turn around
• Action: Ready attack for when an enemy enters my reach. Attack: 11 Damage: 6
• Initiative: 6

"Ouch," Hildigrim comments thoughtfully. He looks up at Jorin the best he can in his awkard position. "Many thanks for my rescue," he says to the human.

Action: Hildigrim allows himself to be rescued

(Since NeoMagus is still offline, I suggest that Vanja moves east 5', casts Produce Flame, and readies to throw it (as part of the same Action) if something shows up around the corner.)

Vanja throw if something appears within 30' range- Attack: 21 fire damage: 7

Vanja Init: 20

DMz lost track of the sekrit rollz... too sekrit

Party vs. the headache monster(s)
Round 3
Resolution phase

Starting map: 

Resolution: Vanja hoists her ball of flame higher as she retreats a little towards the blood room behind her, ready for anything. Drusk holds position, saying, "If this thing tries to come after us, it will have to leave its hiding spot and be exposed as it comes out of the room." Jorin rushes towards him, carrying Hildigrim, "Aye! Best not to leave an enemy to slay tomor..." and then howls, drops Hildigrim and clutches his head (edit: save failed, 9 psychic dmg).

Hildigrim bounces as he hits the floor. "Ouch." Jorin shakes it off and draws his second axe, turning to face the room.

Next: Round 4 coming up!

Notes: The re-rolled DM rolls didn't change anything substantial, I don't think, but labelling them will help me moving forward. Jorin lost an initiative contest with something, so it got him before he moved out of sight. In the interest of putting a post up sooner rather than later, I've asked Guiltysparc for an Int save roll, but it won't make a substantial difference in the outcome, so I've moved ahead. I'll edit and make a note when I have that in hand.

Party vs. the headache monster(s)
Round 4
Declaration phase

Map: 

Sitrep: The party continues to retreat from the storage room into the blood room. At this point, everyone is finally out of the room and most of the sightlines. Hildigrim and Jorin are injured, their brains hurting. Vanja and Drusk are Ready (Produce Flame and Sacred Flame, respectively) for anything coming out of the room.

Drusk - AC 18 - 10/10 hp
Hildigrim - AC 14 - 6/9 hp
Jorin - AC 17 - edit: 3/12 hp
Vanja - AC 12 - 10 hp

Monsters declare! Still no clue where your assailant(s) is/are.

Next: Everyone please declare.

• Declare Delay or as many of Action, Move, Bonus Action and/or Reaction as you want
• Roll initiative, then also roll for your declared actions (to hit, damage, etc.)
• Concurrent Initiative explainer: https://www.dndbeyond.com/campaigns/277586

Hildigrim will grab Jorin's pant leg and pull him toward the blood room. "We can't fight what we can't see," the halfling says. He moves toward the blood room, pulling Jorin if he is hesitant or distracted and needs encouragement.

Strength if needed: 8

Initiative: 21

Intelligence save:8

OoC - these headache monsters are no joke, lol

Drusk Init: 8

Moves to swap spaces with Jorin (map in post 334). Still ready-ing a Sacred Flame.

Makes the following suggestions, using comic-book reality, where all of this could be said in 6 seconds. "If this thing is actually invisible, and we keep getting hurt, let's retreat to the surface to heal up.

"Otherwise... If it is a special ooze creature, we need to lure it out of its hiding place. They usually feed on metal or meat. We could get one of Hidigrim's arrows (metal arrow head), skewer some jerky on it (from rations). I cast Light on the arrow head. Shoot it just inside the room. When the Light fluctuates or fades, something is feeding on the metal or meat, and we can attack it then."

OOC > Jorin fails his save, is injured in his brainz, has 3/12 hp left. Go ahead and declare Jorin's actions, Guiltysparc.

Jorin looks around at his companions as Drusk speaks, and with a heavy sigh, nods.

"Aye Drusk, that's a good plan.  I cannot chop what I cannot see.  Let's fall back to the blood room at least and recover ourselves." he says, before shaking off his mental anguish and rolling his shoulders back to square, recovering 2 hp from second wind.

• Move:  30 feet back into the central room
• Action: .Ready attack for an enmy entering his reach.  Attack: 23 Damage: 8
• Bonus action:. Second wind for a measly 2hp!
• Initiative: 14
• Intelligence save if needed: 12

Okay DM rolling...

Vanja will use the earlier rolls Quasimodal made (in #331)