Necromancer's Delusion-Homebrew

Initiative:  14

Stealth:   16

Initiative:   14           Stealth:     20     

(Retcon hopefully) As we approach our positions, Jinara would cast Clairvoyance in the window/balcony where light is coming out of (if no such light,  then highest window is fine). He would take hearing and listen for any information that can be gleaned. 

Initiative 7

Stealth 7

• Initiative:     17
• Stealth:     19

(We should all drop to 300 ft together then drop the bundles at the same time.  @Xtra- how quickly can we descend?  Since our mounts can fly could we fall then flap their wings to slow our descent around 300ft or so within one round?)

(@Jinara- no windows on the tower.  All the light is coming from a large pink crystal stationed at the top of the tower.)

(@Aryn- you fall up to 500 feet per round so technically the griffons/ Valeera could drop and catch themselves at a somewhat desired height as their movement and bonus action. )

Initiative: 8

You each fly higher into the sky using the snow fall to cover your movements and settle into your desired positions.  The wind swirls and beats against you rocking you side to side as the griffons fight to hold their positions.  You pause and look down to see if you've been noticed.  No uproar or errant bolts pierce the sky and you assume you've gone unnoticed.  You all take a deep breath as one of you goes over the plan and begins to count down... 3...2...1!  You rapidly enter a free fall as the griffons and Valeera tuck their wings in.  Your stomachs lurch upward into your chests.  You match then exceed the descent of the snowflakes around you and they appear to float upward as you descend.  Wings unfurl and you brace yourself as your organs sink back down and your descent comes to a halt hovering 280 ft above your previous locations.  

Initiative Order:
Group 1: Aryn & Jinara
Group 2: Horde
Group 3: Gaelin, Mucor & Torq

Lightbringers! (After this surprise round we will enter initiative order.)

map: Black Tower

Gaelin and Valeera will drop their four bundles onto the gate and courtyard below shouting telepathically,  "Now!"

(Thank you lenient DM!)

Torq and the Alexandria will each drop one bundle onto the towers below them and peer down.  If the ballistas and ogres survive they'll drop the second bundle.

Aryn will drop one bundle onto the tower (bonus) below her and prepare to drop a second.  (held action)

(If Doomtail has a surprise action, then our descent would be at an angle so that one bundle would hit the northern giant closest to the black tower.) Jinara will use his surprise action to drop a bundle on the southern giant closest to the black tower. 

Mucor would drop his bundle on top of the ballista. 

A deathly silence falls over the air as the bundles drop in quick succession.  A split second passes before the ground below becomes an explosive choral inferno.  The four tower bundles explode first sending large chunks of flesh and wooden debri from the ogres and ballistas flying through the air as flaming oil rain down onto the surrounding area killing nearby skeletons and zombies too close to the blast.  The six bundles from Jinara and Gaelin shake the ground and immediately incinerates nearly everything caught in the blast radius.  The gate buckles and collapses in on itself creating a large pile of rubble. Only the two giants closest to the tower manage to survive.  Their flesh is badly burned and they look ragged but they still stand. The horde immediately turns up towards these new foes and releases a loud emsemble of roars.

Bundles remaining:  Mucor, Aryn, Torq, Weretwins: 1    Gaelin: 4 in reserve (It will take an action to loosen 2)   Jinara: 0

Aryn & Jinara!   

Map:  Black Tower:

"Take out those giants!"  Aryn says telepathically to the group.  Then instructs Calypso to spin around once.  As Calypso spins she'll release the second bundle flinging it southeast into the skeletons, zombies and orcs within the courtyard. (Held action.  Hoping the momentum will send it out at least to the closest southeast skeleton from the tower.)  Then she'll have Calypso head northeast and turn sharp south and fly south between the skeletons and orcs.  She'll pull out the extra bag of holding full of casks and tip it upside down, turning it inside out as she flies south. 

(Hoping to carpet bomb them since everything in the bag will fall out.  Theoretically at once but realistically it would spill out in droves say over a 160 foot area.  ;)  )

Jinara will tell Doomtail "dive to 180 ft. I will roll off. when I do, stay above the fray but out of range and keep watch. If I fall come collect me." (assuming he does what is asked) Jinara will reach over to his hand, rub his ring and cast Greater Invisibility from it. As he does he will free fall to the 150 ft mark and activate his boots. Bonus action will be to convert a 1st level slot for SP.

(@Jinara- Assuming Doom Tail will take the dodge action)

(@Aryn- you sly little fox.  It's too clever not to reward it...  Aryn Acrobatics:  29   Of course it would roll well.)

Aryn slings the bundle out into the courtyard as Calypso deftly spins before turning north.  Aryn nimbly grips the bag of holding tightly in one hand and with the other turns the bag upside down and pulls it inside out as they traverse the snowy sky above the horde.   The original bundle impacts the ground exploding with a loud BOOM as casks of oil and alchemist fire pour out of the bag of holding.  The alchemist fire casks slam into the ground breaking open in small plumes of flame with the oil casks shatter and cause a myriad of secondary explosions.  A 60 foot wide swath of debri and corpses lie in a flaming wake beneath the duo.  

Jinara and Doom Tail dive and roll.  The giants watch eagerly as they see Jinara appear to fall off and approach the ground before he disappears into thin air.  They look around for a split second before turning to look back up at the next closest target.  They raise their miniature ballistas into the air and release two bolts towards the griffon. The first bolt pierces through Doom Tail's wing ripping a small 6 inch hole and causes the griffon to drop 10 feet as the second bolt flies just over the griffon's head.  The rest of the horde looks up into the sky and releases a volley of arrows that fly harmlessly around most of you.  Mucor, Alexandria and Bronze Claw each feel an arrow pierce into their skin.

Giant-> Doom Tail- Attacks:  14   15     Damage:   17     18

Damage:  Mucor- 3   Alexandria-   7   Bronze Claw-   4

(@Mucor- Yes... yes you do.  Yours is short however many Aryn, Torq and Gaelin took out of it.  You would still have plenty if you wanted to make the same maneuver you'll just have to make an Athletics or Acrobatics roll.)

 Gaelin, Mucor & Torq!

Map:  Black Tower

(OOC: Mucor has a bag of holding full of casks as well right? I thought I had grabbed one)

"Focus on the ones inside the courtyard.  Valeera and I can do a few sweeps around the outside." Gaelin thinks to the group and points to the horde on the eastern side of the gate/wall.   Valeera will free fall glide down heading southeast then turn to the south once they pass the gate stopping 20 feet from the ground and continue south. As they move she'll breathe a line of flame pointed southward through the orcs while Gaelin climbs out to loosen two bundles and drops one bundle over the front of the gate. (where the gap between the skellys and 2nd row of orcs are.)

(Would like Valeera to be 4-5 rows deep into the orcs if possible depending on how far 80 will get us.)

(OOC: What happens if I bomb the crystal on the top of the tower?)

(I may not be the smartest DM but at least I know not to answer that question before you decide.  Nice try though...  ; )   )

(lol go for it.)

Alexandria and Juliana will fly northeast and drop their last bundle in the middle of the skeletons and zombies then fly east  towards Torq with any remaining movement.  Torq will fly west and slightly north and drop his last bundle in the open space between the zombies and skeletons NW of him.  Both he and the twins would rage and prepare to dive to attack on the ground.