No Rest for the Dead in Avlor

A tiny creature is about 2.5' x 2.5'. The reference point given for a tiny creature is an imp or sprite. I think the only thing this buys you vs small is that if you grapple him you can drag him at full speed instead of half speed. Reduce also separately gives him disadvantage on strength checks and saves, and debuffs his attack damage by 1d4. (However, he is DEX based, so more likely to contest a disarm or grapple with acrobatics, which is unaffected)

Tying someone up in combat while they're conscious is really difficult.

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Brix is pretty well surrounded now by Balian and Jarl, who are on their feet, and Squiggles and Shale who are prone. Flynt and Celric are on the rope, 30' and 35' up respectively. Balian and Shale are up again. Squigz, where do you want Fluffy?

  Fluffy is currently an octopus and on another Plane. Will take an hour ritual time change him

Oh, right. Forgot about the octopus transformation.

However, I totally want to change my voicemail greeting now. "I am currently an octopus and on another plane. I will return your message when I find a return portal and either return to human form or learn to dial a phone with tentacles."

Balian

Seeing an opportunity now that Brix has been reduced from pint-sized to 1/2 pint-sized, the half-elf draws both his shortswords and slashes at Brix in an attempt to disarm him.  A few moths flutter out from Balian's scabbards, possibly indicating how often he uses them.

Disarm Attack 1: 10

Disarm Attack 2: 19

Brix Acrobatics 1: 15

Brix Acrobatics 2: 15

Balian deftly draws his shortsword and slashes at the hilt of Brix's rapier in a single motion, catching the metal looping around Brix's hand and pulling the sword away from him and onto the ground.

     "Brix, you sneaky little green skin, what in the hells are you doing down here?!" Shale says picking himself up off the ground. He kicks the rapier away. "Let's have a look at you," and he leans in to to get a closer look at the shrunken goblin to try to determine what condition my have him. "No more harming our friend here!"

Medicine? 12

Balian

"If he wished to harm me, he'd have to hit me first."  Balian looks at the cleric, a little put out at his assertion that he was in any danger.  With a grin he adds, "Can we tie him up and stick him in a bag?"

Jarl transforms back. “I thought Brix was dead and under the aboleth’s control,” he explains sheepishly. “If he’s not, that’s still the best way to snap someone out of it, right?” He’s going to hold Chill Touch in case the answer is yes.

Shale:

Before Jarl can revert to his human form, water surges from the pools onto the stone where the five of you (Balian, Shale, Squiggles, Jarl and Brix) are standing. It then begins to recede just as quickly, the force of it pulling you toward the pool.

The four of you who are on the ground, make a STR save (Jarl, this happens before your turn, so you're still a crag cat).

Brix STR save: 26

StrST 4

Strength save: 6

STR save: 17

STR save: 12

Balian, Squiggles and Shale are unable to resist the current, and are knocked down and pulled into the southwestern pool.

Everyone except Squiggles hears a voice in their heads, as a familiar tentacled form appears in the water next to Balian : "You promised you'd find my lair and kill me, and here you are. Very well, you've managed the first part, let's see if you are able to follow through with the second."

Before you can react it lashes at each of the three of you in the water with a tentacle.

Attack vs. Balian: Attack: 18 Damage: 14

Attack vs. Shale: Attack: 25 Damage: 14

Attack vs. Squiggles: Attack: 27 Damage: 9

 Anyone who is hit needs to make a CON save.

Updated Map (dynamic link):

Round 2 (folded initiative around):

Jarl
Celric  (35' up)
Brix
Flynt (30' up)
Squiggles (prone)
Balian (prone)
Shale (prone)
Lair
Aboleth

Moving in the water is as in difficult terrain (i.e., it costs 10 ft movement per square) unless you have a swim speed, and righting yourself from prone costs half your movement. If you stay prone you can move in the water using 15 ft of movement per square (10 if you have a swim speed).

Jarlcat is up.

Con ST 9

Jeez...these dice. :P

Balian

Con save: 6

OOC - Can I use Uncanny Dodge as a reaction next turn, or is "Before you can react it lashes at each of the three of you in the water with a tentacle." to indicate that it had a surprise round?

Jarl's still going to transform back, saying "I thought Brix was dead and under the aboleth’s control. If we snap him out of it, do you think he'll join us?" And he casts Blight at the aboleth. CON save, DC 16. Damage: 38 necrotic, half on a save.

Since he's now back to normal size, he should be in W11.

Oh, you can use your reaction here. That was just meant as flavor text. Sorry for the confusion.