Orogs saving... 15 2 21

The two orogs in the front of the marching order are hit with a devastating lighting bolt! The electricity seems to surge up the armor of the third one, mitigating its effectiveness.  

The axe beak under the storm cloud is scared, and moves to find shelter. Meanwhile, the two axe beaks near Alus and Othovir seem to dislike their proximity, and move to assault the two while their backs are turned! 

Attacking Alus: 5 Damage: 4 slashing

Attacking Othovir: 15 Damage: 8 slashing 

The axe beak near Nirzeg keeps a distance from the gith, but eyes him warily. 

The orogs, undaunted by the suddenly unfortunate weather, charge forward. Two rush to engage Genny and Darz, busting through the rickety fence with ease. Two move run down towards Alus and Othovir, shouting something in orcish. And the final orog moves to engage Derrikoth, trying to cut his horse out from under him with a massive greataxe!

Attacking D's Horse 1: 20 Damage: 15 slashing
Attacking D's Horse 2: 8 Damage: 10 slashing

// Players up! //

The four Astras run around Genevieve (see movement in Roll20) and bring their swords down upon the Orog that's in front of them.

Attack: 24 Damage: 12

Attack: 15 Damage: 7

Urgala sees the Fire Giants running towards her and decides to stand her ground against the monsters who attacked her home.

"You bastards aren't getting off that easily."

Attack: 9 Damage: 19

Attack: 17 Damage: 18

Working by herself to try and bring the giant down is ineffective, and Urgala knows it even as her second swing bites into the soft spots of the 20-foot-tall fire giant's armor. 

Astra, on the other hand, seems to be fighting effectively, striking a nearly fatal blow to the orog in front of her. It blocked the first strike, but then seemed to be overwhelmed with the confusing illusion that Astra was propagating. 

Genevieve’s eye twitches seeing how fast the enemy reinforcements managed to get up close and personal  to her and her group. “How irritating,” She grumbled and in one fluid motion, she unsheathes her rapier from her belt and slashes at the enemy in front of her.

Attack: 19 Damage: 9

Darz follows with the attack, moving to get into range to slash at the orog that Genny just swung at with his sword.

Attack: 15 Damage: 8

Snork attuck damage: 7

Genny's rapier bites against the orog's armor, and he grunts in surprise as he realizes that the creature attacking him is some kind of construct. Meanwhile, Darz's effort to attack is curtailed by the orog's tactical movement. 

// Alus & Derrikoth now! //

Alus brushes off the attack from the Axe Beaks, disappointed in his former friend. "Wetbeak...not cool dude." The he circles the Axe Beaks and releases a blast of thunderous energy in their direction, hoping to push them out of range.

PARTIAL MOVEMENT: 5ft northwest

ACTION: Thunderwave at second level. DC14 CON Save for both birds, 11 thunder damage and pushed 10ft south on a fail, half damage and no push if success.

Seeing the bird still in his face, Alus commands his Spiritual Weapon to slam down on it's head. "Sorry big guy."

BONUS ACTION: Spiritual Weapon to attack the axe beak that saved. Attack: 13 Damage: 8. The weapons will remain where it is.

Seeing the bird is still hanging on, Alus will circle the bird with 10 more feet of movement, but staying in its range, and will end his turn there.

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Seeing the Orogs close far quicker than he expected, Othovir knows there is no more time for caution. He reaches into the inside pocket of his vest and produces a burned twig, which he uses to trace a small sigil in the air as he mutters an incantation. Then, with a flick of his wrist, a beam of crackling blue energy zooms in the direction of the nearest Orog.

ACTION: Witch Bolt at the closest Orog. Attack: 10 Damage: 4

Othovir then runs away from the Orog, trying to stick close to the strange Elf who he now realizes is far more powerful than he expected.

MOVEMENT: see Roll20

The storm cloud still looms in the sky, temporarily dormant, but a threatening presence. 

Othovir's spell strikes out, but coruscates harmlessly over the orcish warrior's armor. 

Alus seriously messes up both axe beaks with his divine magic, but they remain standing, for now.

// Derrikoth & Darathra time! //

Derrikoth lowers his shield, blocking both of the attacks from hitting his beloved horse, as it disengages from the Orog and backs away. Once he's 10 ft away, Derrikoth strikes twice with his lance, "Die, you filthy brute! How dare you attempt to lay your hands on Josephus!"

Attack: 13 Damage: 8

Attack: 18 Damage: 13

Darathra rushes towards the two Orogs along the path, pausing to heft her crossbow and fire it at the one nearest to her.

Attack: 17 Damage: 5

Urgala Strength: 8

The female giant dodges any incoming attacks, but the male, seeing Urgala trying to attack, gleefully responds in kind, first tackling her to the ground and then bringing his sword down upon her head.

Sword Attack against Urgala: 25 Damage: 28 slashing

Sword Attack against Urgala: 22 Damage: 32 slashing

The orogs continue to attack with wicked abandon. Unlike the orcs, which you dispatched with ease, these brutes are obviously trained and equipped to be a formidable fighting unit.

The orog attacking Derrikoth changes tactics, and goes straight for the rider instead.

Attack against Derrikoth: 25 Damage: 11 slashing

Attack against Derrikoth: 20 Damage: 5 slashing

The orog facing Darz and Genny attacks both of them, swinging his axe despite the massive wound in his neck...

Greataxe Attack against Darz: 20 Damage: 16 slashing

Greataxe Attack against Genevieve: 9 Damage: 16 slashing

The orog Astra attacked is confused by the multiple images, and starts swinging at random, hoping to connect with something.

Attack against Astra: 24 Damage: 9 slashing

Attack against Astra: 25 Damage: 12 slashing

The last two orogs, seeing that Alus is having his own trouble with the axe beaks, laugh and say something in orcish before breaking through the fence at and charging Othovir and Nirzeg! The orog chasing down Nirzeg is still in the process of bringing his axe to bear when the other orog is laying into the poor leatherworker.

Attack against Othovir: 17 Damage: 5 slashing

Attack against Othovir: 21 Damage: 11 slashing

The axe beak, meanwhile, continues to slash his beak at Alus.

Attack against Alus: 12 Damage: 8 slashing

 // Players Up! //

Mirror Image: 18

Mirror Image: 16

Both attacks hit illusory Astras.

Alus Bonus Action: Attack: 17 Damage: 7 Spiritual Weapon against Axe Beak

Genevieve groans seeing the dragonborn fall, wishing she had optimized herself for support rather than fighting. In the meantime, she tries to take out her frustrations on the orog who was still alive in front of her. "Just die already!"

Attack: 18 Damage: 10

"I'd listen to the robot if I were you," Darz encourages with a snicker as he follows up with an attack of his own.

Attack: 19 Damage: 8

"My name is Genevieve!"

"Yes, ma'am."

((forgot sneak attack damage! 4))

Urgala disengages and runs back closer to the others, letting the giants get away. (Movement in Roll20)

Astra moves out of melee range and fires at the Orog attacking Derrikoth, hoping to kill it.

Attack: 24 Damage: 13

Attack: 22 Damage: 7

Darathra strides forward, dropping her crossbow and drawing her greatsword before swinging at the nearest Orog.

Attack: 14 Damage: 9

Attack: 6 Damage: 12

Derrikoth groans softly as the Orog cuts him down, crumpling off his horse.

def sev: 6

Alus Action: call lightning on the two orogs by Astra and Genny. dc 14 dex save, 19 lightning damage.

Othovir Action: thunderwave on orog in melee with him. dc13 con save, 12 damage.

Alus' lighting zaps the Orogs that were engaged with Darz and Genny, taking both of them down with one final strike, even as the pair of defenders were wearing them down. At the same time, his spiritual weapon kills the axe beak that was attacking him.

Astra hits the orog twice with her ranged magic, nearly bowling him over. He looks over to the shifting mage, and roars in anger.

Nirzeg misses the orog with his attack. It will take more effort than that to penetrate its defenses! It says as much in orcish. 

Darathra, meanwhile, engages the orog that is picking on Othovir. The Lord Protector is certainly living up to her name, though it is clear that her ferocity is matched by the orog's sheer strength. It rebuffs her attacks, and prepares to swing in response, before getting slammed with Othovir's spell. Standing firm against the thunderwave, the orog prepares a devasting retort with his greataxe.

Attacking Othovir: 26 Damage: 15 
Attacking Darathra: 20 Damage: 14 

Astra is targeted, and the orog that had just taken down Derrikoth nows sprints over to the mage, greataxe raised high above his head.

Attacking Astra: 13 Damage: 12 
Attack Astra again: 24 Damage: 9 

Meanwhile, Nirzeg's orog unleashes with attacks of his own.

Attack:ing Nirzeg... 18 Damage: 13 
and again!: 21 Damage: 12 

The fire giants continue their retreat, dodging any incoming attacks as they head north.

Screams and smoke rise from the east of Triboar—the little fire elementals are doing an excellent job of creating chaos!

// Players up! //

Reaction: Nirzeg Cast Shield. 

"I don't speak, punk ass." Nirzeg replies coolly as much as a barrier of force intercepts the axe blows. Each one biting inches closer until the shield fades from existence. "My turn!" Again, arcane energy dance at the palm of a gauntlet hand... but nothing happens before the magic seems to just fizzle out. Derrikoth, on the otherhand, feels a tiny sting in his snout from something hitting him alongside a jolt of revitalizing energy.

"Huh... So much for that, I suppose." Nirzeg jests in the face of any confusion as he picks sword. "Guess we do this the old fashion way huh?" He taunts, circling about the Orog. 

Action: Nirzeg Casts (1st level)Pads of Life on Derrikoth(through familiar), restoring 9 Hp!

Foehammer: 

Incensead at being ignored by the Orog, Foehammer lays into the Orog attack Astra mercilessly with his battle axe. Each one aimed at cutting it literally down for size. As soon as it falls he doesn't mince words, and just goes barreling off to see to the creatures of fire reeking havoc further in town. 

Action: Battleaxe Multiattack!
One-handed Battleaxe Attack#1: 10 Damage: 10.
One-handed Battleaxe Attack#2: 8 Damage: 12.