Silver will just look at everyone "Get them down and then I'll go back and open the door and help Kestrell and Elon out."with that he just turns to the door and draws his blade in case anyone or anything tries to come at the group.
Silver will just look at everyone "Get them down and then I'll go back and open the door and help Kestrell and Elon out."with that he just turns to the door and draws his blade in case anyone or anything tries to come at the group.
Yalah looks to her bodyguard, "You should go down first Hrabbaz. Then we'll send the children down." The half orc nods in agreement and approaches Bason who starts to help him over. About that time they see another Zhent run out of the house heading for the gate.
The battle in the hall continues to rage on. As some Zhents fall, the others continue to press in. The house guard seems to have found a second wind after getting a little outside help. Kestrell and Elon continue to whittle down Zhents in the hall. "Let 'em have it, Elon!" yells the ranger as he puts an arrow into another mercenary. "Do you think the others are ok?! Should we check on them?!" Elon replies as hit hits another mercenary.
"Theres a dwarf out there called Bason. I want you to go through the hole I made and repeat to him exactly what you just said to me. It wasn't just Zhents that were killed but children, innocent children...like your own."
"Through the hole, repeat exactly no matter who is there....or I will find you and pull your lungs out through your mouth....now, I'm going to go have a chat with the gentleman outside that door."
"Go now!"
Orond Gralhund nods to Selinae, "Yes, yes, of course." and hurries (dashes) through the hole she put in the wall. Making it to Silver he says, "Sir, your goliath friend is about to attempt to fight Urstul on her own. You may want to go help her."
After giving Lord Gralhund his orders, Selinae walks over to the door, draws both her blades and kicks the wardrobe aside, waiting on the door to open. [OOC: correct on actions, no ready action]
Vassa crosses the kitchen and opens the door to the north. On the other side he finds a laundry room containing scrub buckets, wash basins, soap, mops, and chamber pots. As he continues around the corner he finds the door he expected on the west wall. He also finds a servants staircase and another corpse, this one appearing to be a maid.
"Come on Vassa, we need to go and help the others. There is a staircase here which leads up, I think we should take it."
"I found a servants staircase here. And another dead servant. I'm heading back your way." the bard replies.
Looking down at the wounded Zhent. "This is your one chance to leave here alive or remain as a dead man. I suggest you run towards to door and leave this estate without looking back and pray that Mystra showed you mercy on this day."
Knowing how weak he feels, the man is sure than this woman could kill him. He starts to crawl away from Phaedra before rising to his feet. After a couple shaky steps he's running out the door and to the gate.
Maps
That's round 9! What's everyone have planned for 10?
Seeing the last mercenary fall, Kestrell shouts to the guards: "Anyone know what is going on?" then advances two or 3 spaces forward until he can see around the corner and through the doorway towards the bottom.
If he sees any more mercenaries he will Attack with his drawn longbow the first one he sees: 26, damage: 5. Horde Breaker [action]Attack/[action] if there is another target within 5 feet of the original: 13, damage: 6.
Silver just sighs "Thanks mate..." he says as he begins to run towards where Selinae is "Planning on trying to fight someone alone huh?"
Selinae turned as she heard Silvers voice and yelled back to him, " I'm just minding the door. Did Gralhund tell you? The two of them and Urstul were behind the 'bombing'."
Seeing the last mercenary fall, Kestrell shouts to the guards: "Anyone know what is going on?" then advances two or 3 spaces forward until he can see around the corner and through the doorway towards the bottom.
Never fear! You still have three mercs to fight. The back rows just stepped forward as the others fell. I should have described that better, my bad.
" Lying piece of shit.........ok. Manshoon and Gralhunds teamed up to find a hidden treasure. House Gralhund has been bankrolling Black Network operations in Waterdeep. Theres some other stuff.Wife gave a necklace of fireballs to Nimblewright to kill gnome. Zhents in the fireball by mistake. Now Urstul killing Gralhunds in revenge."
" Basons alone with them. Kids not involved.", Selinae finished urgently.
Silver just sighs "Thanks mate..." he says as he begins to run towards where Selinae is (dash so he can make it to the room she's in) "Planning on trying to fight someone alone huh?"
Selinae turned as she heard Silvers voice and yelled back to him, " I'm just minding the door. Did Gralhund tell you? The two of them and Urstul were behind the 'bombing'."
Silver just looks at Selinae "No, just that you where about to try and fight someone alone."
"Lying piece of shit.........ok. Manshoon and Gralhunds teamed up to find a hidden treasure. House Gralhund has been bankrolling Black Network operations in Waterdeep. There's some other stuff. Wife gave a necklace of fireballs to Nimblewright to kill gnome. Zhents in the fireball by mistake. Now Urstul killing Gralhunds in revenge."
"Bason's alone with them. Kids not involved.", Selinae finished urgently.
Just as Selinae finishes speaking the door is kicked open and a man with burn scars on his face stands in the doorway. "Where's that cowardly sack of..." Looking over and seeing Selinae right next to him and Silver across the room, "Who the hell are you two? Where's Orond? Tell me and I'll give you a quick death."
Assuming this was Urstul, Selinae moved immediately she reached behind her snatching up the cage of flying snakes and jammed it down over Urstul's head so that his head came up through the bottom of the cage. Immediately the 3 flying snakes inside start attacking him. 2 of them manage to successfully bit the mercenary and poison him.
Hrabbaz looks to the kids and grabs the older one. "Come hold on to my back like you used to do as a kid while I climb down the rope." Once the boy is in place the half orc lowers them without issue. About that time Orond Gralhund steps onto the balcony, "Good idea Hrabbaz. I'll come carry my other son." Looking to the dwarf, "Bason, was it? Your goliath friend is about to try to fight Urstul and some of his ilk. I would have stayed but she ordered me to help my family escape. Can you go make sure she's ok, please? I am worried about her."
Chuckling Bason replies, "I don't blame ye for listening to her. She's not one I'd want to cross either. And because of that I'll stay here and help your family down like she ordered me to do."
The fight in the hallway continues to rage but it doesn't look like the Zhents nor the house guards are landing any solid blows.
"First we must eliminate the threat here, Elon!" yelled the ranger as he fires another arrow hitting a Zhent about 10 feet from him. As he nocks another arrow he shouts to the guards: "Anyone know what is going on?" Before anyone can reply Kestrell looses another another arrow, this one killing another Zhent.
The house guard next to him answers, "We only know that they've been living with us for some weeks now, coming and going via magic portal. Recently, their leader Urstul go into an argument with the lady of the house and she had us confine him to a room without his men knowing. A couple hours ago he managed to kill his guards and alert his men. Most our guard has fallen. Had you not showed up when you had, we would have all fell."
As the guard is talking Elon reloads his crossbow and puts another bolt into the Zent a bit in front of him.
OOC: only two zhents left, the ones 10 feet in front of each of you
"Hurry up Vassa. They are all upstairs and with all these dead servents, I bet they did not find a happy welcoming."
Opening the door back to the main hall, "Right you are dear Phae, let us go check on our friends."
The pair make their way to the stair case and slowly climb up. As they go the sounds of battle draws nearer. They see a door to the north at the top of the staircase but aren't quite far enough to see around the corner.
(OOC: yay, everyone's on the same map. Also, Vassa had to dash to get up the stairs with Phae)
Map
Added the Sel's addition to round 10. Moving on to round 11
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Reaching the top of the stairs, Vassa notices that Kestrell and Elon appear to have plenty of aid against the two Zhent's they're facing. Taking the time to sing his little healing chant as he focuses on the wounded ranger, the purple-eyed bard then notices another of Manshoon's goons through the open door ahead. Carefully circumventing the two remaining enemies near the top of the stairs, the half-drow enters the next room and with a distasteful grimace, draws and thrusts one of his daggers at that Zhent's back.
[OOC] The above assumes that the door between the room at the top of the stair and the room with the Zhent in it that is next to Urstul is open? If so, Vassa should just be able to use his 30' feet of movement to go around the closest enemy to him (thereby not taking an AoO) and get into position to use his action to attack the enemy in the adjacent room: Attack: 12 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.
Because DDB is telling me that it was unable to parse the roll on my dagger attack's damage: 5
If the door is shut and Vassa can't see the other Zhent, he'll just get into position behind the closest enemy and attack him. Regardless, he'll use his bonus action to cast healing word at second level on Kestrell, giving the ranger 7 hitpoints.
[OOG] Sorry, DM. Inserting the 2nd damage roll messed up the other dice rolls. Pretty sure both dagger attack rolls were 17 though, and the 1st healing word roll was for 10HP.
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Assuming this was Urstul, Selinae moved immediately she reached behind her snatching up the cage of flying snakes and jammed it down over Urstuls head so that his head came up through the bottom of the cage.
Strength check: 20
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Next Round
Selinae yelled to Silver, " I don't matter. Don't let them get away with it."
Then she stabbed rapidly at Urstul with her shortsword and dagger.
Figuring the guards can take care of the last Zhents, Elon will move back through the door behind him and looks around at what's going on. Seeing the hole in the wall he will use his full movement toward it.
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Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
Figuring the guards can take care of the last Zhents, Elon will move back through the door behind him and looks around at what's going on. Seeing the hole in the wall he will use his full movement toward it.
Figuring the guards can take care of the last Zhents, Elon will move back through the door behind him and looks around at what's going on. Seeing the hole in the wall he will use his full movement toward it.
It's crowbarred shut. Don't leave me!
Didn't realize that was the door that got the crowbar.
DM- scratch that last post of mine. I guess I will keep killing my fellow Zhents.
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Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
Phaedra follows the bard towards the commotion. On seeing the death and destruction in the room before her she gasps.
"By Mystra's, this is no little band of thugs, they are murderers. You foul Zhent scum, I will see justice done, for those that have fallen before you here as well as the servants you murdered downstairs. In the name of My Holy Mother Mystra and the Harpers."
Seeing Vassa run towards the other opening, the cleric guards the top of the stairs, casting Shocking Grasp on the Zhents near her.
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Silver just waits to see what Selinae does as she grabs the cage he's a bit surprised. He just moves towards the man slashing at him with his short swords.
Silver will just look at everyone "Get them down and then I'll go back and open the door and help Kestrell and Elon out." with that he just turns to the door and draws his blade in case anyone or anything tries to come at the group.
Campaigns:
Wildemount: The Felderwin Irregulars (2020) - Balassar Silverstone - Dragonborn Fighter (Rune Knight) Lv. 5 | Rise of TIamat - Aiwin Aralana - Wood Elf Fighter/Ranger (Arcane Archer/Gloom Stalker) Lv. 9
Round 9
Boting: Bason, Vassa
Silver will just look at everyone "Get them down and then I'll go back and open the door and help Kestrell and Elon out." with that he just turns to the door and draws his blade in case anyone or anything tries to come at the group.
Yalah looks to her bodyguard, "You should go down first Hrabbaz. Then we'll send the children down." The half orc nods in agreement and approaches Bason who starts to help him over. About that time they see another Zhent run out of the house heading for the gate.
The battle in the hall continues to rage on. As some Zhents fall, the others continue to press in. The house guard seems to have found a second wind after getting a little outside help. Kestrell and Elon continue to whittle down Zhents in the hall. "Let 'em have it, Elon!" yells the ranger as he puts an arrow into another mercenary. "Do you think the others are ok?! Should we check on them?!" Elon replies as hit hits another mercenary.
"Theres a dwarf out there called Bason. I want you to go through the hole I made and repeat to him exactly what you just said to me. It wasn't just Zhents that were killed but children, innocent children...like your own."
"Through the hole, repeat exactly no matter who is there....or I will find you and pull your lungs out through your mouth....now, I'm going to go have a chat with the gentleman outside that door."
"Go now!"
Orond Gralhund nods to Selinae, "Yes, yes, of course." and hurries (dashes) through the hole she put in the wall. Making it to Silver he says, "Sir, your goliath friend is about to attempt to fight Urstul on her own. You may want to go help her."
After giving Lord Gralhund his orders, Selinae walks over to the door, draws both her blades and kicks the wardrobe aside, waiting on the door to open. [OOC: correct on actions, no ready action]
Vassa crosses the kitchen and opens the door to the north. On the other side he finds a laundry room containing scrub buckets, wash basins, soap, mops, and chamber pots. As he continues around the corner he finds the door he expected on the west wall. He also finds a servants staircase and another corpse, this one appearing to be a maid.
"Come on Vassa, we need to go and help the others. There is a staircase here which leads up, I think we should take it."
"I found a servants staircase here. And another dead servant. I'm heading back your way." the bard replies.
Looking down at the wounded Zhent. "This is your one chance to leave here alive or remain as a dead man. I suggest you run towards to door and leave this estate without looking back and pray that Mystra showed you mercy on this day."
Knowing how weak he feels, the man is sure than this woman could kill him. He starts to crawl away from Phaedra before rising to his feet. After a couple shaky steps he's running out the door and to the gate.
Maps
That's round 9! What's everyone have planned for 10?
Campaigns:
DM - Waterdeep Dragon Heist PbP
Silver just sighs "Thanks mate..." he says as he begins to run towards where Selinae is "Planning on trying to fight someone alone huh?"
Campaigns:
Wildemount: The Felderwin Irregulars (2020) - Balassar Silverstone - Dragonborn Fighter (Rune Knight) Lv. 5 | Rise of TIamat - Aiwin Aralana - Wood Elf Fighter/Ranger (Arcane Archer/Gloom Stalker) Lv. 9
"First we must eliminate the threat here, Elon!"
Seeing the last mercenary fall, Kestrell shouts to the guards: "Anyone know what is going on?" then advances two or 3 spaces forward until he can see around the corner and through the doorway towards the bottom.
If he sees any more mercenaries he will Attack with his drawn longbow the first one he sees: 26, damage: 5.
Horde Breaker [action]Attack/[action] if there is another target within 5 feet of the original: 13, damage: 6.
Selinae turned as she heard Silvers voice and yelled back to him, " I'm just minding the door. Did Gralhund tell you? The two of them and Urstul were behind the 'bombing'."
Never fear! You still have three mercs to fight. The back rows just stepped forward as the others fell. I should have described that better, my bad.
Campaigns:
DM - Waterdeep Dragon Heist PbP
Oh! Got it! OK, my first target is the one two spaces in front of me, with the horde breaker attack going to the one below the first target.
Silver just looks at Selinae "No, just that you where about to try and fight someone alone."
Campaigns:
Wildemount: The Felderwin Irregulars (2020) - Balassar Silverstone - Dragonborn Fighter (Rune Knight) Lv. 5 | Rise of TIamat - Aiwin Aralana - Wood Elf Fighter/Ranger (Arcane Archer/Gloom Stalker) Lv. 9
" Lying piece of shit.........ok. Manshoon and Gralhunds teamed up to find a hidden treasure. House Gralhund has been bankrolling Black Network operations in Waterdeep. Theres some other stuff.Wife gave a necklace of fireballs to Nimblewright to kill gnome. Zhents in the fireball by mistake. Now Urstul killing Gralhunds in revenge."
" Basons alone with them. Kids not involved.", Selinae finished urgently.
"There's a few more left!" Elon yells out as he takes another shot
Attack: 21 Damage: 4
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
Remaining unaware of what is going on upstairs, Phaedra watches the last Zhent leave and then heads towards the stairs.
"Hurry up Vassa. They are all upstairs and with all these dead servents, I bet they did not find a happy welcoming."
OCC:
Does Phaedra see anyone as she starts to go up the stairs? She still has her action depending on what happens.
Yevna Galanodel - Wood Elf | Level 8 | Druid/Circle of Spores 6 - Ranger 2 - Ravnica
Nyx - Satyr | Level 9 | Rouge/Swashbuckler 5 - Bard/Collage of Lore 4 - Lost Mine of Phandelver/Storm King's Thunder
OOC: Negative, unless you dash you won't have enough movement to get to where you can see anything.
Campaigns:
DM - Waterdeep Dragon Heist PbP
Round 10
Boting Bason & Vassa
Silver just sighs "Thanks mate..." he says as he begins to run towards where Selinae is (dash so he can make it to the room she's in) "Planning on trying to fight someone alone huh?"
Selinae turned as she heard Silvers voice and yelled back to him, " I'm just minding the door. Did Gralhund tell you? The two of them and Urstul were behind the 'bombing'."
Silver just looks at Selinae "No, just that you where about to try and fight someone alone."
"Lying piece of shit.........ok. Manshoon and Gralhunds teamed up to find a hidden treasure. House Gralhund has been bankrolling Black Network operations in Waterdeep. There's some other stuff. Wife gave a necklace of fireballs to Nimblewright to kill gnome. Zhents in the fireball by mistake. Now Urstul killing Gralhunds in revenge."
"Bason's alone with them. Kids not involved.", Selinae finished urgently.
Just as Selinae finishes speaking the door is kicked open and a man with burn scars on his face stands in the doorway. "Where's that cowardly sack of..." Looking over and seeing Selinae right next to him and Silver across the room, "Who the hell are you two? Where's Orond? Tell me and I'll give you a quick death."
Assuming this was Urstul, Selinae moved immediately she reached behind her snatching up the cage of flying snakes and jammed it down over Urstul's head so that his head came up through the bottom of the cage. Immediately the 3 flying snakes inside start attacking him. 2 of them manage to successfully bit the mercenary and poison him.
Hrabbaz looks to the kids and grabs the older one. "Come hold on to my back like you used to do as a kid while I climb down the rope." Once the boy is in place the half orc lowers them without issue. About that time Orond Gralhund steps onto the balcony, "Good idea Hrabbaz. I'll come carry my other son." Looking to the dwarf, "Bason, was it? Your goliath friend is about to try to fight Urstul and some of his ilk. I would have stayed but she ordered me to help my family escape. Can you go make sure she's ok, please? I am worried about her."
Chuckling Bason replies, "I don't blame ye for listening to her. She's not one I'd want to cross either. And because of that I'll stay here and help your family down like she ordered me to do."
The fight in the hallway continues to rage but it doesn't look like the Zhents nor the house guards are landing any solid blows.
"First we must eliminate the threat here, Elon!" yelled the ranger as he fires another arrow hitting a Zhent about 10 feet from him. As he nocks another arrow he shouts to the guards: "Anyone know what is going on?" Before anyone can reply Kestrell looses another another arrow, this one killing another Zhent.
The house guard next to him answers, "We only know that they've been living with us for some weeks now, coming and going via magic portal. Recently, their leader Urstul go into an argument with the lady of the house and she had us confine him to a room without his men knowing. A couple hours ago he managed to kill his guards and alert his men. Most our guard has fallen. Had you not showed up when you had, we would have all fell."
As the guard is talking Elon reloads his crossbow and puts another bolt into the Zent a bit in front of him.
OOC: only two zhents left, the ones 10 feet in front of each of you
"Hurry up Vassa. They are all upstairs and with all these dead servents, I bet they did not find a happy welcoming."
Opening the door back to the main hall, "Right you are dear Phae, let us go check on our friends."
The pair make their way to the stair case and slowly climb up. As they go the sounds of battle draws nearer. They see a door to the north at the top of the staircase but aren't quite far enough to see around the corner.
(OOC: yay, everyone's on the same map. Also, Vassa had to dash to get up the stairs with Phae)
Map
Added the Sel's addition to round 10. Moving on to round 11
Campaigns:
DM - Waterdeep Dragon Heist PbP
Reaching the top of the stairs, Vassa notices that Kestrell and Elon appear to have plenty of aid against the two Zhent's they're facing. Taking the time to sing his little healing chant as he focuses on the wounded ranger, the purple-eyed bard then notices another of Manshoon's goons through the open door ahead. Carefully circumventing the two remaining enemies near the top of the stairs, the half-drow enters the next room and with a distasteful grimace, draws and thrusts one of his daggers at that Zhent's back.
[OOC] The above assumes that the door between the room at the top of the stair and the room with the Zhent in it that is next to Urstul is open? If so, Vassa should just be able to use his 30' feet of movement to go around the closest enemy to him (thereby not taking an AoO) and get into position to use his action to attack the enemy in the adjacent room: Attack: 12 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.
Because DDB is telling me that it was unable to parse the roll on my dagger attack's damage: 5
If the door is shut and Vassa can't see the other Zhent, he'll just get into position behind the closest enemy and attack him. Regardless, he'll use his bonus action to cast healing word at second level on Kestrell, giving the ranger 7 hitpoints.
[OOG] Sorry, DM. Inserting the 2nd damage roll messed up the other dice rolls. Pretty sure both dagger attack rolls were 17 though, and the 1st healing word roll was for 10HP.
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Assuming this was Urstul, Selinae moved immediately she reached behind her snatching up the cage of flying snakes and jammed it down over Urstuls head so that his head came up through the bottom of the cage.
Strength check: 20
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Next Round
Selinae yelled to Silver, " I don't matter. Don't let them get away with it."
Then she stabbed rapidly at Urstul with her shortsword and dagger.
Attack: 8 Damage: 6
Bonus Action: Attack: 18 Damage: 3
Figuring the guards can take care of the last Zhents, Elon will move back through the door behind him and looks around at what's going on. Seeing the hole in the wall he will use his full movement toward it.
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
It's crowbarred shut. Don't leave me!
Didn't realize that was the door that got the crowbar.
DM- scratch that last post of mine. I guess I will keep killing my fellow Zhents.
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
Phaedra follows the bard towards the commotion. On seeing the death and destruction in the room before her she gasps.
"By Mystra's, this is no little band of thugs, they are murderers. You foul Zhent scum, I will see justice done, for those that have fallen before you here as well as the servants you murdered downstairs. In the name of My Holy Mother Mystra and the Harpers."
Seeing Vassa run towards the other opening, the cleric guards the top of the stairs, casting Shocking Grasp on the Zhents near her.
OCC:
Attack: 20 Damage: 6
Yevna Galanodel - Wood Elf | Level 8 | Druid/Circle of Spores 6 - Ranger 2 - Ravnica
Nyx - Satyr | Level 9 | Rouge/Swashbuckler 5 - Bard/Collage of Lore 4 - Lost Mine of Phandelver/Storm King's Thunder
Silver just waits to see what Selinae does as she grabs the cage he's a bit surprised. He just moves towards the man slashing at him with his short swords.
OOC:
If he can move to flank he will
Attack: 22 Damage: 9
Sneak Attack since Selinae is within 5ft: 11
Attack: 11 Damage: 9
Campaigns:
Wildemount: The Felderwin Irregulars (2020) - Balassar Silverstone - Dragonborn Fighter (Rune Knight) Lv. 5 | Rise of TIamat - Aiwin Aralana - Wood Elf Fighter/Ranger (Arcane Archer/Gloom Stalker) Lv. 9