Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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Incantis, your magical healing seeps into Dekhan, and he seems to stir beneath Strix's feet.
Vyerith's WIS save: 6
She winces with the pain of the psychic attack, and you see a subtle change in her demeanour; the confidence is completely gone.
B: Vyerith
Seeing herself alone, and badly wounded, the drow will Disengage and back away from you all, headed for the dwarves. She stands over the one who is unmoving, now holding a dagger in her hand. Her voice is raspy, her breathing hard now. Allow me to leave, or I will kill this one.
C: Dekhan, Strix and Scupper are up. Note that Dekhan and Strix are currently occupying the same square and must end the turn on different squares. Dekhan is prone.
(can Strix use any of his movement to help Dekhan to his feet?)
Strix, Shifter Shadow Monk in Lost Mines of Phandelver ¦ Sihegiall Human Soulknife Rogue in In Search of Molly McGuffin
No, Strix can't spend his movement to help Dekhan onto his feet, he would need to spend his action.
(d'oh! Of course! Well, if Dekhan has a plan, happy to do so, cause all Strix has got is grabbing the other dwarf, shouting "deal!" and then hitting her in the face as many times as he can. Could go for a disarm roll either but I'm not well placed for an Athletics roll)
Strix, Shifter Shadow Monk in Lost Mines of Phandelver ¦ Sihegiall Human Soulknife Rogue in In Search of Molly McGuffin
Scupper moves just inside the room slowly
You want te die on this mountain, lass? Ye kill that dwarf and you'll die slow...so slow yer dark elf sisters'll wanna take notes. You'll wonder what year I started killing ye. This group has mercy and been merciful. Kill that dwarf and mercy is the one ting you won't be seeing for a long long time. Look me in the eye, lass. Killer te killer. Am I lying?
Intimidation 12
****!
Dekhan moves away from Strix and stands his eyes blaze as glowing wings extend from his back he levels Talon at Vyerith. You are undone, drow. Admit defeat, we are not without mercy. Listen to Scupper, if you harm the dwarves you will go to your demon queen an abject failure. What reward can those who fail her expect from Lloth? Avoid an eternity of torment, receive the blessing of our temperance. Rebuke us and you will find the wide oceans of our mercy dried up and we will send you to the lady of spiders stripped of all protections and favors. You will spend an eternity in her maw, her putrescent poisons racking your body and your very soul for all eternity. Drop. Your. Dagger.
Strix moves to cover the second dwarf, readying a strike against the Drow if she moves to run or finish her captive, remarking to the others "only need one. This do job!"
(Readied attack : 18 for 7 )
Strix, Shifter Shadow Monk in Lost Mines of Phandelver ¦ Sihegiall Human Soulknife Rogue in In Search of Molly McGuffin
Aye. Surrender or "To the pain."
(😉)
Sildar enters the room, keeping his distance, swapping out his bow for his sword.
Round Four:
A: Incantis and Varinth
B: Vyerith
C: Dekhan, Strix and Scupper
D: Sildar
Incantis and Varinth are up.
Ah shite! I didn't cop that she failed a Vicious Mockery roll - her next attack is at disadvantage isn't it?
But then a Disarm defence is not an attack roll, it's a skill roll... Ok, never mind.
OK, if no one has a means of commanding her to drop the blade, hows about this for a terrible idea? If we wake up her Dwarf, she has to roll to hit him, and his Prone disadvantage is cancelled by her VM disadvantage (assuming that it's a Readied strike from her previous turn, which I think still falls inside the VM expiry of "Until the end of their next turn") ? Unless someone has a Thorn Whip or Lightning Lure to hurt him a little and pull him back to you?
Strix, Shifter Shadow Monk in Lost Mines of Phandelver ¦ Sihegiall Human Soulknife Rogue in In Search of Molly McGuffin
((If we get around to Dek again I could try command... but my dc is not that high.))
OOC: I'd kinda hope she recognizes the odds here. She kills that dwarf and it's bad news for her. 6 v 1 is a boot party. We'd all be yelling "stop resisting!" and kicking the crap out of her. Real American police style. It wouldn't be pretty. I'd wanna bring myself up on charges for excessive force. Drow are really selfish and usually underhanded and double-crossy so if she fights to the death, there's a good chance she was a bit psycho anyway. If she doesn't drop the blade, I say we drop her. It's too bad a spell like shield can't be used for someone else. If she decides to slit the dwarf, there's really nothing we can do about it.
Varinth will walk into the centre of the room with his hands raised and gently put his staff on the floor. With all the casualness of telling someone the time, Vaz remarks;
Your hair is on fire.
It is not. But he is hoping that she will be unable to resist the reptilian urge to check and give someone a shot.
Varinth, the drow's eyes narrow momentarily as she looks at you.
Incantis is up.
Can psychic spell damage be nonlethal?
Incantis, half-elf warlock (great old one) 4/bard 1 ● Thorok Earthhand, hill dwarf mountain druid 6/grave cleric 2
Cragmyre Ironseed, earth genasi ancestral barbarian 3 ● Cyrus Natriallae, aquatic half-elf warlock of the deep 3
Rules as Written, no, it can't.
Incantis contacts the drow's mind, stepping forward slowly all the while. "Look Vyerith, I have no problem with seeking power, or knowledge, but you must realize there's no way out. We're here seeking knowledge, not rescue. Talk with us, or sate your bloodlust and then fall."
Persuasion: 17
Incantis, half-elf warlock (great old one) 4/bard 1 ● Thorok Earthhand, hill dwarf mountain druid 6/grave cleric 2
Cragmyre Ironseed, earth genasi ancestral barbarian 3 ● Cyrus Natriallae, aquatic half-elf warlock of the deep 3
The drow stands, the dagger at the dwarf's throat. The other dwarf's eyes are wide open, terrified, horrified at what is happening. He stares at you all, and then turns his head to look up at the drow. His brother, however, is unconscious and limp in the drow's grip.
The drow looks first at Incantis: You are not welcome in my mind, thief. You speak of bloodlust, when you have attacked me, slaughtered my allies.
To Scupper and Dekhan she says: Back away from the door. I will leave you your dwarf friends and go, but I will not surrender to you, nor let you take me alive. The Black Spider has not paid so much that I will die fruitlessly for his cause. But You. Shall. Not. Have. Me.
Still with the dagger at the dwarf's throat, she moves towards Dekhan and the door that is beyond him.
Get out of my way. Or will you see this dwarf dead because of your need to defeat me, to throw me in chains? Do you truly care so little for him?
Sildar stands silently, clearly worried but not interfering.
You are out of combat for the moment, though it could start again very quickly. Nevertheless, for the moment you are free to act out of initiative order.