"Ruh... not sure if I'll be needing that drink anymore" 'Wazzock says, groggily pulling herself to her feet, and raising her shield. Watching the little insects swarm Alwin, and seeing that there's a second cluster so near, Wazzock decides it best to heal herself. Clanging on her shield with her warhammer, she chants some words in Orcish and with a short prayer to Luthic, her wound starts to sew itself shut.' 

cure wounds : 7

initiative : 15

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"Ruh... not sure if I'll be needing that drink anymore" 'Wazzock says, groggily pulling herself to her feet, and raising her shield. Watching the little insects swarm Alwin, and seeing that there's a second cluster so near, Wazzock decides it best to heal herself. Clanging on her shield with her warhammer, she chants some words in Orcish and with a short prayer to Luthic, her wound starts to sew itself shut.' 

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cure wounds : 8

initiative : 10

 
'As she staggers to her feet, uttering a guttural call in Orcish for Grummsh to grant her the vitality to withstand her foes, Wazzock sees the half-elf Alwin nearby using his shield to frantically deflect the attacks of the swarm. The tall goblin-like creature Gibbs calls out,'

"Ahh good, you're up! Glad I didn't waste my valuable time and expertise on you. Get in there, tusk-blood and KILL those things! KILL them, YESSS!"

Alwin shoves his shield against the wasps - knowing that if not for the other half-elfs magic he would be having a more difficult time. His teacher always told him that real combat was not the same as training and now he knew why.

He just focused on the barrel - even if he fell there was still a chance to stop these things from hurting anyone else. He held out his hand again and muttered some more in elven as a bolt of fire shot from his hand at the barrel of alcohol.

[OOC]

fire bolt

Attack: 8 Damage: 8 fire

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Alwin shoves his shield against the wasps - knowing that if not for the other half-elfs magic he would be having a more difficult time. His teacher always told him that real combat was not the same as training and now he knew why.

He just focused on the barrel - even if he fell there was still a chance to stop these things from hurting anyone else. He held out his hand again and muttered some more in elven as a bolt of fire shot from his hand at the barrel of alcohol.

[OOC]

fire bolt

Attack: 8 Damage: 8 fire

 
'Beset by the angry swarm, Alwin throws a hand out towards the three nearby barrels in calculated desperation, blasting the largest of the three with a gout of arcane flame. The magic fire does scorch the outside of the stout oak container, but apart from causing Pyro to pull her head back in alarm, the attack does nothing.'

[OOC] Back to top of the initiative order in rnd 3: Kestrell is up, then Pyro, then WS, then Gibbs, then Alwin and finally Wazzock.

'Now with some breathing room, Kestrell prepares another Frostbite, hoping to further slow down the swarm and give the others time to react.'

[OOC]: Constitution saving throw of 13 for the Wasps, or they take 5 cold damage and have disadvantage.

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'Now with some breathing room, Kestrell prepares another Frostbite, hoping to further slow down the swarm and give the others time to react.'

[OOC]: Constitution saving throw of 13 for the Wasps, or they take 5 cold damage and have disadvantage.

 
'As the swarm shifts its agressive focus to the armoured half-elf Alwin, Kestrell reaches out and again summons the elemental power of cold and ice, again with noticeable and desirable effect. More than a quarter of the remaining swarm, which is now halved in size, falls frozen and dead around the still engulfed warrior. The remaining wasps, while still very much trying to jab their stingers into Alwin's flesh, seem to move more slowly and sluggishly.'

[OOC] WS constitution save 4

The swarm is now only medium sized (5'x5', concurrently occupying the square of the character that it is attacking). It is currently only in Alwin's square.

Pyro will try to shoot the remaining wasps with her short bow.

Attack: 18 Damage: 5

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Pyro will try to shoot the remaining wasps with her short bow.

Attack: 19 Damage: 7

 
'The frustrated rogue's latest arrow blasts into the swarm above Alwin's head, knocking two or three of the wasps from the air, leaving their dead partially frozen insectile bodies upon the cellar floor. 

Th swarm, reduced now in size but no less determined to slay these invaders, swirls in a *droning* killing cloud around Alwin's head and torso, seeking to overwhelm the fighter with its fury. The resolute fighter, now emboldened by allies coming to his aid, manages to evade and deflect the now slower insects, keeping them at bay from his vulnerable flesh.

Seeing the swarm's continuing efforts to kill them all, the still incanting Gibbs maintains his occult hand-gestures, increasing further the cadence of his fell spirit-groping phrases, raising in turn the stomach churing tolling of the netherworld gongs, though again the near-mindless insects seem largely unaffected by the snarling yellow-green being's efforts.'

[OOC] Reduced Wasp Swarm attack vs Alwin: Attack: 7 Damage: 1

Wasp Swarms widsom save vs Gibbs's toll the dead : 20

Alwin is up, then Wazzock, then top of the initiative order.

Alwin seeing the numbers dwindle just holds his hand out at the swarm hoping his fire bolt will finish them off.

[OOC] Attack: 22 Damage: 7 fire

'Wazzock clangs on her shield with her fist and a dolorous sound fills the air.'

action : toll the dead dc 14 wisdom or take damage : 7 

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'Wazzock clangs on her shield with her fist and a dolorous sound fills the air.'

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action : toll the dead dc 14 wisdom or take damage : 7 

 
'Suddenly the air is filled with rougher, harsher notes, as though a primitive iron and bone bell were being wrung in counterpoint to the corruptive fiendish tones that Gibbs's magic had summoned forth. Though centered on the monstrous wasp swarm, the discordant cacophany causes all in the cellar to glance around in concern, those gazes catching sight of the clearly furious Wazzock who is smashing one green glowing fist against the tempered metal of her shield, the half-orcs burning stare fixed on the wasp swarm. Again, as with the fell tolling summoned by Gibbs, the swarm seems indifferent to the sound which almost drives the others present to nausea.'

[OOC] Reduced Wasp Swarms wisdom save vs Wazzock's spell: 20

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Alwin seeing the numbers dwindle just holds his hand out at the swarm hoping his fire bolt will finish them off.

[OOC] Attack: 22 Damage: 7 fire

 
'Still being harried by the lessened though still persistant and dangerous swarm, Alwin's firebolt flies wide, slamming into the mighty tree's roots, burning away more of the webbing and moss, though again doing little discernable damage.'

[OOC] *Rolled again for Hambergler/Alwin re disadvantage on ranged attack in melee so that we can move to the next round: Attack: 11 Damage: 3

Top of round 4, Kestrell is up, then Pyro, then the Reduced Wasp Swarm

'Kestrell, sensing the end is near for these wasps, and perhaps getting a little too excited, shouts:"

"Here, watch this, I'll show you how to cast that spell!":

'And casts Fire Bolt at the swarm.'

Attack: 19 Damage: 8.

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'Kestrell, sensing the end is near for these wasps, and perhaps getting a little too excited, shouts:"

"Here, watch this, I'll show you how to cast that spell!":

'And casts Fire Bolt at the swarm.'

Attack: 19 Damage: 8.

 

 

 
'The excited spell-casters searing bolt of fire scatters the vast majority of the enlarged insects like desicated leaves in a burning wind, almost freeing the somewhat jumpy half-elven warrior from the threat of the swarm. Less than a dozen of the dagger sized insects continue to menace Alwin... but continue to meance the fighter they do.'

Pyro will smile at finally hitting them and shoot another arrow.

Attack: 18 Damage: 6

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Pyro will smile at finally hitting them and shoot another arrow.

Attack: 13 Damage: 5

 

 
'The steadying nerves of the genasi rogue allow her to hold her shot, breathing calmly, until... at the last minute, as the few remaining insects *buzz* around Alwin's head seeking the half-elf's death, Pyro releases her arrow, the missile flying ever so close to the fighter's neck, parting a single lock of hair as it skewers four, five, SIX of the creatures in one shot, pinning the mass of dying critters to a large root of the massive tree.

As the reverberation of the arrow and the *drone* of the wasps fades out, the silence in the cellar is broken only by the panting and coughing of the tired and wounded adventurers.'

[OOC] Combat has concluded and you are out of initiative order.

Alwin just took deep breaths “That is nothing like what master said.” He just grabbed a barrel and cut open the top “Let’s torch this and get out.” With that he began to dump the alcohol around the root.

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Alwin just took deep breaths “That is nothing like what master said.” He just grabbed a barrel and cut open the top “Let’s torch this and get out.” With that he began to dump the alcohol around the root.

 
'Gibbs lets the mystical forces that he has been weaving fade away, but looking over as Alwin cuts open one of the alcohol barrels and begins pouring it on the ground near where some of the massive tree roots are hanging goes on to ask in a curious voice,'

"Err, why are you doing that? I think the bugs, at least the noisy dangerous killer ones, are all dead."

Pyro eyes widen with shock when she realises what Alwin is doing  and shouts,

"What do you think you're doing! Gibbs is right, and this whole Tavern is based around this tree and look around, these walls are wooden and so is partially the building above us. If you can think at all you'll figure out that if this goes up in flames so will the whole tree, so will the building, so will the room, and so will us!"

She runs over and grabs the barrel out of his hands and sets it down on the ground.

Alwin just looks at him "C...can never be to safe s...sir" he says as he opens another barrel dumping it all over the roots.

As Pyro grabs the barrel he just stares at her 'Of course, you idiot no good nothing' he just slumps his head"You're right - I'm just an idiot. I...I'm s...s...sorry. Pr...probably better if they had just finished me off her. N...no good half breed like me."

With that Alwin just begins to walk up the stairs.