Barty's "Beyond Fire" (Rikirta Part 1)

Jove is going to hold his action until the others hit. If there is any nagas left standing, he will fire two eldritch blasts into the weakest looking one.

Attack 1: 7 Damage 1: 5
Attack 2: 5 Damage 2: 6

OOC: Botting Abraxas this round with a ray of frost.

For Aisha, I don't mind making the rolls at all. I'm already making rolls every turn for the enemy, so one or two more doesn't hurt in the least. T'savi has her own bonus action, and since a beast master's companion follows their command as best they can, I don't see why a companion wouldn't be able to use their bonus action to do so as well.

DM Screen:

Naga STR Save: 10

T'savi Bite (advantage because the naga is prone): Higher of 25 or 8
Abraxas Ray of Frost: 19
Aisha Longbow: 19
Ray of Frost Damage: 9
Longbow Damage: 4

Bite vs. T'savi: 15
Bow vs. Aisha: 22

T'savi CON Save: 2

The party feels strengthened as Harmony shouts her words of encouragement, carrying their magical fortitude. T'savi leads the charge, barreling into a naga before it is able to even nock an arrow. The naga falls beneath the weight of the panther's paws, feeling T'savi's teeth tearing into one of its arms. Still clutching its bow in one hand, the snake-like creature tears into the side of the panther's muscular neck with a bite of its own, dealing 5 piercing damage as it pulls itself back to a standing position. Aisha's follow-up arrow grazes it among the fray, and two blasts of magic pepper the wall as Jove fires them above the tangling duo.

Abraxas launches a ray of frost at the second naga on the opposite side of the room, striking it in its torso. As the frost begins to spread, slowing its limbs, the naga lets an arrow fly at Aisha, dealing 6 piercing damage. A shower of arrows send it reeling to the corner of the room, two of them landing hard into its form. Just as quickly, Olive darts back to the base of the steps, where a series of painful cries is heard. Holding their heads in clear pain, the kobolds from before are advancing on the stairs.

T'savi's knees begin to shake, feeling weaker and weary. Her Constitution score has lowered by 4 points.

Round 2 Order:
Players <=====
Naga
Kobolds

Placement:
One naga is engaged in melee combat with T'savi on one side of the room, 20 feet from Aisha, Abraxas, and Jove.
One naga is in the corner of the other side of the room, 30 feet from Aisha, Abraxas, and Jove.
Harmony and Olive are 30 feet further behind at the base of the stairs.
Eleven kobolds are advancing on the base of the stairs. The closest is 30 feet away from Harmony and Olive.

Tracking:
The naga in combat with T'savi has taken 25 damage.
The naga in the corner has taken 29 damage.

Aisha has taken 6 temporary damage.
T'savi has taken 5 damage.

Olive has used 3 arrows.
Aisha has used 1 arrow.

OOC: Thanks for botting Abraxas, Barty.

Abraxas will target the most wounded looking naga with a Ray of Frost: 23 Damage: 8

Olive will move forward 10 feet and fire another volley at the naga she previously targeted.

Attack: 23 Damage: 10

Attack: 28 Damage: 5

Attack: 25 Damage: 6

Harmony is shocked as she looked behind, seeing the Kobolds come approaching and going to attack them. "Not so fast!" she will say as she then casts Hypnotic Pattern in the middle of the group of Kobolds, trying to keep them all distracted and incapacitated before moving 60 feet back closer up to the rest of party

Action: 3rd Level Hypnotic Pattern, aiming it in the middle of the Kobold group trying to get as many if not all of the Kobolds, WIS Save 15

Jove yells, "sound like those Kobolds are about to attack. I'll run interference. You all help Aisha." 

Bonus action: Bardic inspiration to Aisha (1d6)
Action/movement: Run behind the party, back down the stairs. He grunts as if straining with a massive weight and motions to pull down an collapse the ceiling above them. He casts silent image to simulate the bricks falling and blocking the kobolds from coming up.

He speaks telepathically to Harmony. "I know bards are all about sound. If you could spare some power, maybe prestidigitate the sound of rocks falling?" (OOC: Totally don't have to do this btw. Just might make it more convincing.)

OOC: Botting Aisha and T'savi for this round with similar attacks.

T'savi Bite: 19 Damage: 6

The nagas fall under the flurry of attacks. Olive peppers two arrows into the corner naga alongside a ray of frost from Abraxas, and before the creature has even fallen, another arrow strikes the second naga in the chest. Falling to the ground, its last sight is that of T'savi tearing into its face.

The stairs below seem to have been closed off by rocks and rubble, the effect of a spell from Jove.

For Harmony:

For Jove:

Room Description:

The third floor shrinks to a 60 foot square, with another set of stairs above you leading to a fourth floor. This room has also been kept clear of debris, but one wall has a large hole in its side, displaying the red land of Vandyr beyond.

Abraxas maintains his concentration on his Haste spell. He investigates the room, including the hole in the wall and both stairs, for other threats: 10

The hole in the wall leads outside, displaying the view of Vandyr you've seen on your approach to the ziggurat. No threats are in view. The kobolds from below have not rushed through the Jove-formed barricade, though shuffling and whimpering can be heard from that direction.

A glow can be seen from the floor above, and Abraxas sees no sign of a threat or trap on the stairs. His haste fades, a minute having passed between the party's entrance into the ziggurat.

Jove will concentrate on the illusion as he follows the others. "They don't seem to be deterred by the illusion. But perhaps that was just the Naga's thrall. I will keep it up just in case."

(OOC - Thats odd, I DID post... Oh well sorry, and thanks!)

Aisha Sighs, glad that the fight is over, and attempts to retrieve her arrows from the corpses of the Naga. Aisha examines her friend, seeing that T'savi had taken some damage and petting her friend. The damage wasn't so great as to be alarming, so Aisha let it be for now. But she does Inspect the wound, tryign to discern  if it's any worse than it looks, making a medicine check:  10 Purrhaps it is best for half to go up one staircase, and the other half the other?

Re entering stealth (A:  16, T:  18)

As Olive marches up, everything spins as the spell wears off. "Abraxas, does your spell always do this?"

Inspecting T'savi's wound, Aisha notices that while the wound itself is not bad, T'savi has been significantly weakened by the bite, more than it seems she should from such a small wound.

"Indeed, Olive," Abraxas says. "An effect of the additional speed is deep fatigue for a moment after. Does that change the way you feel about having it cast upon you?"

He assess the glow from above. He wonders if it has an arcane source: 10

Harmony was so confused, all the Kobolds not having been affected by her spell at all. Then she heard Jove in her mind, watching rocks and rubble fall, blocking the stairs as he cast a spell. "You did it! That was amazing. My spell didn't affect them at all for some reason." she had said to him, following the others onto the third floor. She saw the two dead nagas and a hole in the wall, looking out at Vandyr. There were also stairs, seeing a glow come from the floor above. "That must be coming from the orb! We should go check it out!" Harmony had commented, thinking that the orb must be glowing right now. 

(OCC: I think that there is only one staircase going up from third to fourth floor Rai.)

Jove would like to clutch his pendant to see if there is any sign that his deity gives. He thinks "is this the orb?" Religion check? [Roll]1d20+6[/roll]

 ((OOC - Ah apologies, I could have sworn I read two sets... Ignore that then.))

Aisha is concerned about this but does not feel it pressing enough to bother someone in the middle of this situation. After Casting Tsavi another worried glance. The Panther showing much less concern for it though it did seem to make her feel more.. lethargic? Aisha then saying Apologies, Aisha had a moment...  However....  As cautious as Aisha was that there could be some trap, and not wishing to trigger it, the sense of wanderlust was beginning to overwhelm her. Slinking away from the group, with Tsavi 10 feet behind, Aisha begins to ascend the stairs as the party stands around attempting to determine things.  Normally Aisha would too.. but there was something there, she believed it.. it had to be, right?

Aisha will slowly, and stealthily go up the stairs, with both herself and Tsavi readying *Dodge*

If she makes up up with no issue, she will then carefully begin to make her way towards the glowing 'thing' her eyes on the prize but her ears on the swivel.

Aisha will think back as she approaches, about any potential dangers of such magical force from her limited knowledge of such things, she assumed Arcana: 14

If either she cannot determine anything, or she deems it safe based on what she knows.. she will attempt to make contact with it, if it is tangible.

((OOC - Sorry guys, hopefully this wont be bad >.>))

Olive stays back with her hand on her bow, just in case something goes wrong as her more magically inclined companions examine the orb.

For Jove:

Aisha leads the way up the final set of stairs, reaching the top of the ziggurat. The fourth floor shrinks to a 40 foot cube, with 15 feet on each side of the staircase. Directly ahead of the stairs is a pedestal, atop which is a glowing, blue orb, about the side of an outstretched hand.

A large creature guards the orb, standing between it and the stairway. You have seen or heard of a hydra before, a huge dragon-sized creature with 5 heads. This hydra, however, is smaller, about 10 feet high and wide, with 7 heads and 2 tails. The creature's heads glare at you as you ascend.

He alerts everyone as quiet as possible. If anyone is up the stairs too far for Jove's voice to reach, he speaks telepathically. "Okay okay wait. Everyone stop. I think this may be the wrong place. I think we need to go north. I feel like this is a trap or something."