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Bone will use his BONUS ACTION to move the Hunter's Mark on to the most damaged giant (the one Grixx is attacking I presume?)). He will fire his arrows while mimicking, "Charles! I mean, Bone. I know it could have very well be me that was transformed. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. I will protect you at all costs with what life I have left!" in Grixx's voice (from when Grixx first met Bone after Charles' death.)
Nox's coins converge to a single point and continue their barrage against the hurt giant. Most bounce off the slick blood covering its skin, but three of them do manage to hit. Not happy with their performance, the tabaxi adds some damage of his own through two well-placed Eldritch Blasts. (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 191).
Grixx refuels his heroic stand by approaching the giant posing the most immediate threat and throwing an accurate javelin at it. A second thrown javelin misses its mark (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 213).
Bone refuses to let Grixx stand on his own, moving his Hunter's Mark and attacking the same foe. Two arrows fly, two arrows hit (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 260).
(@Superbad: Stalker's Flurry does not trigger this time. Also, great pull with that Grixx quote! That was some good kenku RP. Go ahead and add an Inspiration token to your character sheet.)
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Dredge checks around the corner to see what is holding his companions up, and brings down another lightning bolt on Giant 2 as he does so.
Save: Dex, DC 16, half damage on success
Damage: 25 Lightning
”Neither of you are dying! Quit fooling around and get out of there!” Dredge yells before ducking back around the corner, making space for his companions.
Realizing that he can use the last of his high powered sorcery energy and wondering what he has been waiting for Talon decides to act! He has been trying to understand how, by following a little bird, they got themselves into this crazy mess.
He decides to stop monkeying around and quickly turns himself into a Giant Ape. He quickly climbs the 10 feet out of the hole then grabs Karwin under one arm (assuming he is willing) and attempts to pick up Vigilance and move towards the door. (again assuming he is willing) and crashes out the doorway and to cover behind the wall. He tries to say "What the 'bleep' was that all about and why did we put ourselves into the hands of those monsters when they can't even chase us!!!???" All the group hears is a lot of loud shrieking and weird noises coming from the mouth of the ape.
BONUS ACTION: quicken cast Polymorph on himself then
ACTION: and run then grab then run some more (as described above.)
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(@Laserwhit: You are still missing the athletics check I asked for in the OOC chat. I'll roll that on your behalf taking into account the Giant Ape's stats and the disadvantage imposed by the Evil Eye Curse. Here's the roll: 23.)
Dredge urges the group to leave the giants behind and provides some cover lightning so they can do just that:
-> Deformed Giant#2's DEX saving throw {DC 16}: 15 - the dull-skinned giant takes another bolt to the head (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 271).
Talon shows that he agrees with the druid by transforming into a Giant Ape and making the climb he had failed earlier look trivial. The bulging muscles from the simian figure look even bigger while cursed, although they feel heavy and sluggish. Ape-Talon then approaches and grabs Vigilance, intending to move her away from danger ever so slightly. Unfortunately, even in this huge form, Ape-Talon feels tired due to the curse and is not yet quite able to move away (OOC: You used 15 feet of movement to climb and get to Vigilance and only had 5 feet left, which is not enough to move any further while carrying another character).
Vigilance in conscious but off the ground and under Ape-Talon's arm (@Ori: Please consider yourself grappled).
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The grabbing and carrying of Vigilance signal to the giants that the goataur is the weakling, the infant if you will, of the group (that's what baby gorillas are called, right?). Those two who are kept afar by their chains continue their magical assault:
-> Vigilance's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 33 - Vigilance takes 28 psychic damage (already halved to account for the successful save). The goataur goes unconscious and should start rolling DEATH saving throws.
-> Vigilance's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 28 - Vigilance takes another 31.5 psychic damage (already halved to account for the successful save). This counts as a DEATH saving throw failure (successes: 0, failures: 1)
The giant to the northeast join in his comrades' barrage:
-> Vigilance's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 25 - Vigilance takes another 23.5 psychic damage (already halved to account for the successful save). This counts as another DEATH saving throw failure (successes: 0, failures: 2)
-> Greatclub (melee weapon attack with extra reach) vs Vigilance: Attack: 17 Damage: 40 bludgeoning. (It hits even with a +2 to AC from being under Ape-Talon's arm. This counts as the third and final DEATH saving throw failure (successes: 0, failures: 3)
Vigilance body begins to fade away as soon as her last gasp is heard by those around her. Bones broken and blood smeared, Ape-Talon can tell his companion will have to soon rejoin them in a new form.
Karwin (autopilot) will use her free interaction with the environment to retrieve her rope (the piton will have to stay behind) and send another quick Healing Word towards Grixx.
-> Healing Word (2nd level): 9HP restored to Grixx.
She will then start moving out of the room while distracting the closest giant with a Sacred Flame. She ends at {BM73}, next to Dredge.
18. Bone - concentrating on Hunter's Mark (counter: 1 hour);
16. Dredge - concentrating on Call Lightning (counter: 10 minutes);
15. Talon - activated Spiritual Weapon (counter: 6), concentrating on Polymorph (counter: 1 hour), in the form of a Giant Ape, affected by Evil Eye Curse (disadvantage on anything STR- or DEX-based and halved speed);
14. Grixx - activated Rage (counter: 7), benefiting from Shield of Faith (counter: 10 minutes), affected by Evil Eye Curse (disadvantage on anything STR- or DEX-based and halved speed);
Talon-Ape will grab the coffin off Vigilance before he disappears. He continues moving to the door and hiding in the hallway to the left, out of the reach of the Evil Eyes. Again he tries to say something as he sits down on the stairs but all that is heard is a roar and a some low screaching. He instructs the Hammer to move 20 more feet north (up).
Bone will watch Vigilance fade into the ground and will just let his bow and arm go slack. He will give a loud squak and fire ONE arrow at the giant that killed her.
(With Sharpshooter, gonna go ahead and add the d6 for Hunter's Mark, I'm not sure if it's the one I've already marked.)
Attack: 19 Damage: 21
He will then use his movement to get down the stairs.
Grixx seeing Vigilance die and now knowing his attempts to be noticed are useless will use his movement to move as far toward/down the stairs as he can.
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Nox rinses and repeats his strategy one last time before making his way out of the room. Two Eldritch Blasts hit, as do seven of his animated coins. As the coins hit, one last arrow from Bone's bow also sinks into the giant. The creature slumps down to its knees, his chains rattling wildly, before falling face first on the platform it stood on for however many eons (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 375 -> DEFEATED).
Dredge once again provides cover lightning for his companions, aiming at another, still-standing giant:
-> Deformed Giant#3 DEX saving throw {DC 16}: 14 - First blood is drawn from one of the west giants (Deformed Giant#3 - CMD: 16).
Ape-Talon grabs the golden sarcophagus containing most of the group's loot and makes a run for it, as does Grixx. Before the two cursed party members can fully get out of the giant's line of sight (i.e. slowed down by the curse), they let out another mental eye blast each, both aiming at the largest target.
-> Ape-Talon's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 15 (This roll should actually be a 6) - Ape-Talon takes 34 psychic damage (It should be 47 psychic damage instead, as it was a failed save.)
-> Ape-Talon's concentration save on Polymorph {DC 23}: 23 (This roll should actually be a 19) - Talon reverts to his dwarven self.
-> Talon's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 13 (Talon uses Favored by the Gods to bump this roll up to a 22; reference) - Talon takes another 56 psychic damage (This should be 31 psychic damage instead), now as a dwarf.
-> Talon's concentration save on Polymorph {DC 31}: 11.
EDIT: I should be using the Giant Ape's CHA and CON for the first few saves. Edited rolls in red above.
Talon falls unconscious during the escape.Karwin (autopilot) uses her turn/action to help the dwarf out of the line of sight of the giants, and finds a brief moment to heal him almost immediately with a well-placed Healing Word.
-> Healing Word (3rd level): 12HP restored to Talon.
The group then successfully leaves the chain room. Grixx and Talon are still plagued by the Evil Eye Curse.
Talon will use his Divine relationship to boost himself past the last of the Evil Eye attacks. (Favored of Gods add 6 to the save, thus succeeding. No need to use the Healing Word)
Talon lays on the stairs for a while. He feels somewhat responsible for what happened after getting caught in the pit and having the team fight to distract the giants. "Well that was a boondoggle! Never saw the like. I don't feel so good. We need to find a corner somewhere and take a rest."
With the exception of Bone, and only 'just' barely, no one notices the green toned bugbear in red and black armor seated atop the steps, watching the group go back and forth about plans of rest or going forward. The high collar of her armor obscure most of her face, but not enough to hide the great deal of interest taken in the proceedings.
Whether or not due to Bone's inviting attention, or the others finally taking note, the bugbear just waves back at them before motioning talon over to her.
Nox stops panic running further down, sitting on the stairs. he summons a Peryton with Find Greater Steed He tell it to scout further down and report any findings back telepathicly.
Grixx feeling the curse once again overtake him knows he will not go down to magic without a fight.
"Save the others! Let me die a Warriors Death! For TEMPUS!" , Grixx says as he move back into the fray.
Grixx moves to BN, 69.
"COME ON THEN!"
Grixx will attack the North East Giant with two Javelin attacks.
Attack 1:
Attack: 25 Damage: 9
Attack 2:
Attack: 11 Damage: 6
Divine Fury(Radiant): 13
Bone will use his BONUS ACTION to move the Hunter's Mark on to the most damaged giant (the one Grixx is attacking I presume?)). He will fire his arrows while mimicking, "Charles! I mean, Bone. I know it could have very well be me that was transformed. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. I will protect you at all costs with what life I have left!" in Grixx's voice (from when Grixx first met Bone after Charles' death.)
All with Sharpshooter:
Attack: 11 Damage: 19
Attack: 21 Damage: 25
Stalker's Flurry: Attack: 23 Damage: 26
Sneak Attack: 8
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Edit: accedently edited old post instead copying in new post XD.
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Nox's coins converge to a single point and continue their barrage against the hurt giant. Most bounce off the slick blood covering its skin, but three of them do manage to hit. Not happy with their performance, the tabaxi adds some damage of his own through two well-placed Eldritch Blasts. (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 191).
Grixx refuels his heroic stand by approaching the giant posing the most immediate threat and throwing an accurate javelin at it. A second thrown javelin misses its mark (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 213).
Bone refuses to let Grixx stand on his own, moving his Hunter's Mark and attacking the same foe. Two arrows fly, two arrows hit (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 260).
(@Superbad: Stalker's Flurry does not trigger this time. Also, great pull with that Grixx quote! That was some good kenku RP. Go ahead and add an Inspiration token to your character sheet.)
(Dredge and Talon are still up.)
Dredge checks around the corner to see what is holding his companions up, and brings down another lightning bolt on Giant 2 as he does so.
Save: Dex, DC 16, half damage on success
Damage: 25 Lightning
”Neither of you are dying! Quit fooling around and get out of there!” Dredge yells before ducking back around the corner, making space for his companions.
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Realizing that he can use the last of his high powered sorcery energy and wondering what he has been waiting for Talon decides to act! He has been trying to understand how, by following a little bird, they got themselves into this crazy mess.
He decides to stop monkeying around and quickly turns himself into a Giant Ape. He
quicklyclimbs the 10 feet out of the holethen grabs Karwin under one arm (assuming he is willing)and attempts to pick up Vigilance and move towards the door.(again assuming he is willing) and crashes out the doorway and to cover behind the wall.He tries to say "What the 'bleep' was that all about and why did we put ourselves into the hands of those monsters when they can't even chase us!!!???" All the group hears is a lot of loud shrieking and weird noises coming from the mouth of the ape.BONUS ACTION: quicken cast Polymorph on himself then
ACTION: and run then grab then run some more (as described above.
)Lot's of stuff ...
If the ape must choose between grabbing Karwin or Vigilance, he will of course choose Vigilance (the man with the money!)Lot's of stuff ...
(@Laserwhit: You are still missing the athletics check I asked for in the OOC chat. I'll roll that on your behalf taking into account the Giant Ape's stats and the disadvantage imposed by the Evil Eye Curse. Here's the roll: 23.)
Dredge urges the group to leave the giants behind and provides some cover lightning so they can do just that:
-> Deformed Giant#2's DEX saving throw {DC 16}: 15 - the dull-skinned giant takes another bolt to the head (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 271).
Talon shows that he agrees with the druid by transforming into a Giant Ape and making the climb he had failed earlier look trivial. The bulging muscles from the simian figure look even bigger while cursed, although they feel heavy and sluggish. Ape-Talon then approaches and grabs Vigilance, intending to move her away from danger ever so slightly. Unfortunately, even in this huge form, Ape-Talon feels tired due to the curse and is not yet quite able to move away (OOC: You used 15 feet of movement to climb and get to Vigilance and only had 5 feet left, which is not enough to move any further while carrying another character).
Vigilance in conscious but off the ground and under Ape-Talon's arm (@Ori: Please consider yourself grappled).
(Giants will go next.)
The grabbing and carrying of Vigilance signal to the giants that the goataur is the weakling, the infant if you will, of the group (that's what baby gorillas are called, right?). Those two who are kept afar by their chains continue their magical assault:
-> Vigilance's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 33 - Vigilance takes 28 psychic damage (already halved to account for the successful save). The goataur goes unconscious and should start rolling DEATH saving throws.
-> Vigilance's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 28 - Vigilance takes another 31.5 psychic damage (already halved to account for the successful save). This counts as a DEATH saving throw failure (successes: 0, failures: 1)
The giant to the northeast join in his comrades' barrage:
-> Vigilance's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 25 - Vigilance takes another 23.5 psychic damage (already halved to account for the successful save). This counts as another DEATH saving throw failure (successes: 0, failures: 2)
And then brings his greatclub down with purpose:
-> Greatclub (melee weapon attack with extra reach) vs Vigilance: Attack: 17 Damage: 40 bludgeoning. (It hits even with a +2 to AC from being under Ape-Talon's arm. This counts as the third and final DEATH saving throw failure (successes: 0, failures: 3)
Vigilance body begins to fade away as soon as her last gasp is heard by those around her. Bones broken and blood smeared, Ape-Talon can tell his companion will have to soon rejoin them in a new form.
(Karwin is up next)
Karwin (autopilot) will use her free interaction with the environment to retrieve her rope (the piton will have to stay behind) and send another quick Healing Word towards Grixx.
-> Healing Word (2nd level): 9 HP restored to Grixx.
She will then start moving out of the room while distracting the closest giant with a Sacred Flame. She ends at {BM73}, next to Dredge.
-> Deformed Giant#2's DEX saving throw vs. Sacred Flame {DC 17} - 12 - Giant takes another 11 radiant damage (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 282).
END OF INITIATIVE ROUND 4
CHAIN ROOM MAP UPDATE:
(Nox, Bone, Dredge, Talon, and Grixx are up next.)
Action: Nox fires Eldritch blast at gaint 2. (all force damage)
Attack: 21 Damage: 10
Attack: 18 Damage: 10
Attack: 18 Damage: 7
BA: Nox order the coins to attack the same giant and fly back to his coin purse. (all bludgeoining damage)
Giant 2
Attack: 16 Damage: 7
Attack: 27 Damage: 6
Attack: 24 Damage: 5
Attack: 15 Damage: 6
Attack: 18 Damage: 6
Attack: 16 Damage: 6
Attack: 19 Damage: 5
Attack: 14 Damage: 5
Attack: 24 Damage: 5
Attack: 12 Damage: 6
Object interaction: seeing the coins flying back he open his coin purse until all of them inside.
Movement: After the 10th gold coin in bag the tabaxi turn 180 degree and run the hell further down using his feline agility to.
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Dredge peeks back around the corner as the tabaxi flees, bring another bolt down.
Save: Dex, DC 16, half damage on save
Damage: 16 Lightning
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Talon-Ape will grab the coffin off Vigilance before he disappears. He continues moving to the door and hiding in the hallway to the left, out of the reach of the Evil Eyes. Again he tries to say something as he sits down on the stairs but all that is heard is a roar and a some low screaching. He instructs the Hammer to move 20 more feet north (up).
Lot's of stuff ...
Bone will watch Vigilance fade into the ground and will just let his bow and arm go slack. He will give a loud squak and fire ONE arrow at the giant that killed her.
(With Sharpshooter, gonna go ahead and add the d6 for Hunter's Mark, I'm not sure if it's the one I've already marked.)
Attack: 19 Damage: 21
He will then use his movement to get down the stairs.
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Grixx seeing Vigilance die and now knowing his attempts to be noticed are useless will use his movement to move as far toward/down the stairs as he can.
Grixx will also drink one Potion of Healing 5
Nox rinses and repeats his strategy one last time before making his way out of the room. Two Eldritch Blasts hit, as do seven of his animated coins. As the coins hit, one last arrow from Bone's bow also sinks into the giant. The creature slumps down to its knees, his chains rattling wildly, before falling face first on the platform it stood on for however many eons (Deformed Giant#2 - CMD: 375 -> DEFEATED).
Dredge once again provides cover lightning for his companions, aiming at another, still-standing giant:
-> Deformed Giant#3 DEX saving throw {DC 16}: 14 - First blood is drawn from one of the west giants (Deformed Giant#3 - CMD: 16).
Ape-Talon grabs the golden sarcophagus containing most of the group's loot and makes a run for it, as does Grixx. Before the two cursed party members can fully get out of the giant's line of sight (i.e. slowed down by the curse), they let out another mental eye blast each, both aiming at the largest target.
-> Ape-Talon's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye:
15(This roll should actually be a 6) - Ape-Talon takes34 psychic damage(It should be 47 psychic damage instead, as it was a failed save.)-> Ape-Talon's concentration save on Polymorph {DC 23}:
23(This roll should actually be a 19) - Talon reverts to his dwarven self.-> Talon's CHA saving throw {DC 17} vs. Evil Eye: 13 (Talon uses Favored by the Gods to bump this roll up to a 22; reference) - Talon takes another
56 psychic damage(This should be 31 psychic damage instead), now as a dwarf.-> Talon's concentration save on Polymorph {DC 31}: 11.EDIT: I should be using the Giant Ape's CHA and CON for the first few saves. Edited rolls in red above.
Talon falls unconscious during the escape.Karwin (autopilot) uses her turn/action to help the dwarf out of the line of sight of the giants, and finds a brief moment to heal him almost immediately with a well-placed Healing Word.-> Healing Word (3rd level): 12 HP restored to Talon.The group then successfully leaves the chain room. Grixx and Talon are still plagued by the Evil Eye Curse.
YOU ARE NOW OUT OF INITIATIVE. DO AS YOU WILL.
Talon will use his Divine relationship to boost himself past the last of the Evil Eye attacks. (Favored of Gods add 6 to the save, thus succeeding. No need to use the Healing Word)
Talon lays on the stairs for a while. He feels somewhat responsible for what happened after getting caught in the pit and having the team fight to distract the giants. "Well that was a boondoggle! Never saw the like. I don't feel so good. We need to find a corner somewhere and take a rest."
Lot's of stuff ...
(For Funsies)
Stealth: 22.
With the exception of Bone, and only 'just' barely, no one notices the green toned bugbear in red and black armor seated atop the steps, watching the group go back and forth about plans of rest or going forward. The high collar of her armor obscure most of her face, but not enough to hide the great deal of interest taken in the proceedings.
Whether or not due to Bone's inviting attention, or the others finally taking note, the bugbear just waves back at them before motioning talon over to her.
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Nox stops panic running further down, sitting on the stairs. he summons a Peryton with Find Greater Steed He tell it to scout further down and report any findings back telepathicly.
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