Talien checks the torch over and leaves it in the location to provide light. He pills out his sword and remembering the chair incident he swings at the locks trying to break them with Shatterspike. Once the party joins he will will ask for help to open the lid. Maybe the hammer is in here. Alten help me with these locks, and not like you did the last time. Real help. He looks directly at you, his eyes turn from his 'normal' orange to purple as he stares at you motionless as a statue.
(Locks are "objects" so they are crits as bludgeoning damage)
Indeed they are... Talien your strength (16) is high enough to open the lids by yourself. So, no checks sorry about that...
You open the lid and find what looks like the corpse of an ancient elf. It’s dressed in rotted finery, but its jewelry and rings adorned with tiny silver dragons still sparkle. The elves body is shrunken and elongated, and its flesh is a rubbery. Its black hair is long, thick, and ropy. As you stand over the corpse and examine it.. its eyes suddenly flash open revealing black orbs. It slowly opens its mouth and sucks in a breath of air. As it exhales you are assaulted by the smell of years of rot and decay...
The deathlock's arms suddenly stretch out and grap the corners of the coffin and it begins to push itself upright into a sitting position..
Talien.. I'll give you one free action... EVERYONE please roll INITIATIVE
Talien checks the torch over and leaves it in the location to provide light. He pills out his sword and remembering the chair incident he swings at the locks trying to break them with Shatterspike. Once the party joins he will will ask for help to open the lid. Maybe the hammer is in here. Alten help me with these locks, and not like you did the last time. Real help. He looks directly at you, his eyes turn from his 'normal' orange to purple as he stares at you motionless as a statue.
(Locks are "objects" so they are crits as bludgeoning damage)
BTW Alten just stared right back at Talien until he turned and opened the lid.
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"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Grom won't roll initiative as he is no where near this...
He would have been in the original room past 1st trap still looking around as grom and all went down the hole... grom definitely isn't following talien anywhere
Grom won't roll initiative as he is no where near this...
He would have been in the original room past 1st trap still looking around as grom and all went down the hole... grom definitely isn't following talien anywhere
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DM Note: Going to give pref to the crit here.
Talien pushes the lid back down, but the deathlock catches it and the two struggle back and forth for a few seconds before the wight finally gives one hard shove and knocks the lid back towards Talien.
The deathlock is up first..
The deathlock sits up and gasps in a leathery decaying voice, "You have disturbed my templeee... You will payyy for such insolenceee.." it then mutters some arcane words under its breath and you watch horrified as tendrils of dark energy erupt from its chest and back...
Everyone please make a strength saving throw (the deathlock casts arms of hadar at 3rd level... On a failed save [DC 13] you take 18 necrotic damage and you cannot take reactions until your next turn.. half damage on saves and the other effect doesn't apply
Talien drops the lid and tries to fight the tendrils, but they hit him before he can put up an effective defense.
Deathlock [Init 16, Ac 13, Hp 36/36] Shake [Init 15, Ac 15, Hp 10/18] Arxius [Init 12, Ac 15, Hp 22/22] Rees [Init 8, Ac 14, Hp 15/18] Talien [Init 8, Ac 18, Hp 14/31] *no reaction til turn Alten [Init 3, Ac 17, Hp 19/19]
(Let me know if your health is incorrect, I grabbed them from your sheets.)
Grom won't roll initiative as he is no where near this...
He would have been in the original room past 1st trap still looking around as grom and all went down the hole... grom definitely isn't following talien anywhere
Anything you'd like to do with your time? lol
Grom would be investigating the room just to see if there is anything magical or that catches his eye as interesting. Investigation: 5
Would i notice any crazy sounds coming from the tunnel they crawled down
Grom won't roll initiative as he is no where near this...
He would have been in the original room past 1st trap still looking around as grom and all went down the hole... grom definitely isn't following talien anywhere
Anything you'd like to do with your time? lol
Grom would be investigating the room just to see if there is anything magical or that catches his eye as interesting. Investigation: 5
Would i notice any crazy sounds coming from the tunnel they crawled down
Nothing interesting left in here... you do certainly hear Alten yell something though! Probably, "*inaudible* NINE HELLS *inaudible*!" from your distance.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Yikes.. those were not good rolls..
Shake 19
Deathlock [Init 16, Ac 13, Hp 36/36] Shake [Init 15, Ac 15, Hp 5/18] Arxius [Init 12, Ac 15, Hp 18/22] Rees [Init 8, Ac 14, Hp 5/18] Talien [Init 8, Ac 18, Hp 14/31] *no reaction til turn Alten [Init 3, Ac 17, Hp 9/19]
Edit: Haha saved shake with my roll there and he's up! Followed by Arxius.
Indeed they are... Talien your strength (16) is high enough to open the lids by yourself. So, no checks sorry about that...
You open the lid and find what looks like the corpse of an ancient elf. It’s dressed in rotted finery, but its jewelry and rings adorned with tiny silver dragons still sparkle. The elves body is shrunken and elongated, and its flesh is a rubbery. Its black hair is long, thick, and ropy. As you stand over the corpse and examine it.. its eyes suddenly flash open revealing black orbs. It slowly opens its mouth and sucks in a breath of air. As it exhales you are assaulted by the smell of years of rot and decay...
The deathlock's arms suddenly stretch out and grap the corners of the coffin and it begins to push itself upright into a sitting position..
Talien.. I'll give you one free action... EVERYONE please roll INITIATIVE
Deathlock: 16
Shake's initiative = 15
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"The deathlock's arms suddenly stretch out and grap the corners of the coffin and it begins to push itself upright into a sitting position.."
Aww shit
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
BTW Alten just stared right back at Talien until he turned and opened the lid.
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Grom won't roll initiative as he is no where near this...
He would have been in the original room past 1st trap still looking around as grom and all went down the hole... grom definitely isn't following talien anywhere
Grombrindal "The White Dwarf" (Dwarf - Wizard) - Fenris_Worldsbane's Tales from the Yawning Portal

Talien will place the lid back on and stand on it. Possibly crushing hands of the elf.
Warforged Fighter Talien
Always curious about other elves, Arxius would have stepped closer to get a good look before it woke up.
Init: 12
Arxius, Elven Simic Hybrid Ranger in Tales from the Yawning Portal
Grumbling in annoyance at Talien's continued recklessness and disregard for the safety of the group, Rees readies her bow.
Initiative: 8
Rees Changeling Rogue in Tales From the Yawning Portal: Sunless Citadel
Nikya Centaur Blood Hunter in Death House Halloween Oneshot
Anything you'd like to do with your time? lol
Sure, make a strength check as the Deathlock pushes back on the lid to prevent you from trapping it again...
Deathlock 20
Talien Init: 7
Talien strength: 18
DM Note: Going to give pref to the crit here.
Talien pushes the lid back down, but the deathlock catches it and the two struggle back and forth for a few seconds before the wight finally gives one hard shove and knocks the lid back towards Talien.
The deathlock is up first..
The deathlock sits up and gasps in a leathery decaying voice, "You have disturbed my templeee... You will payyy for such insolenceee.." it then mutters some arcane words under its breath and you watch horrified as tendrils of dark energy erupt from its chest and back...
Everyone please make a strength saving throw (the deathlock casts arms of hadar at 3rd level... On a failed save [DC 13] you take 18 necrotic damage and you cannot take reactions until your next turn.. half damage on saves and the other effect doesn't apply
Talien 10
Talien drops the lid and tries to fight the tendrils, but they hit him before he can put up an effective defense.
Deathlock [Init 16, Ac 13, Hp 36/36]
Shake [Init 15, Ac 15, Hp 10/18]
Arxius [Init 12, Ac 15, Hp 22/22]
Rees [Init 8, Ac 14, Hp 15/18]
Talien [Init 8, Ac 18, Hp 14/31] *no reaction til turn
Alten [Init 3, Ac 17, Hp 19/19]
(Let me know if your health is incorrect, I grabbed them from your sheets.)
STR save11
2nd try 20
edit 3: LOL. First post says "roll not available" then they both show up on the 2nd edit. I'll take the first one.
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Strength Save: 15
Arxius, Elven Simic Hybrid Ranger in Tales from the Yawning Portal
strength save: 7
Rees Changeling Rogue in Tales From the Yawning Portal: Sunless Citadel
Nikya Centaur Blood Hunter in Death House Halloween Oneshot
Grom would be investigating the room just to see if there is anything magical or that catches his eye as interesting.
Investigation: 5
Would i notice any crazy sounds coming from the tunnel they crawled down
Grombrindal "The White Dwarf" (Dwarf - Wizard) - Fenris_Worldsbane's Tales from the Yawning Portal

You likely hear Alten yelling
Arrrr! What in the nine hells is that?
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Nothing interesting left in here... you do certainly hear Alten yell something though! Probably, "*inaudible* NINE HELLS *inaudible*!" from your distance.
Yikes.. those were not good rolls..
Shake 19
Deathlock [Init 16, Ac 13, Hp 36/36]
Shake [Init 15, Ac 15, Hp 5/18]
Arxius [Init 12, Ac 15, Hp 18/22]
Rees [Init 8, Ac 14, Hp 5/18]
Talien [Init 8, Ac 18, Hp 14/31] *no reaction til turn
Alten [Init 3, Ac 17, Hp 9/19]
Edit: Haha saved shake with my roll there and he's up! Followed by Arxius.