Cadmael will ready himself to assist when Brask makes his first melee attack (granting Brask advantage on the attack roll).
Effort will use her bonus action to hex one of the ghouls, giving it disadvantage to strength checks, and then subsequently cast eldritch blast on her hexed target.
Attack: 19 Damage: 12 force Hex damage: 5 necrotic
She will then back away as far as possible behind cover, hoping to make herself a difficult target for the ghouls.
Cadmael will do the same at the start of the next round, using his Flyby both times to immediately withdraw from range after assisting Brask.
As the ghouls start moving in a pack toward the two dwarf clerics, Cadmael swoops by the one on the far right. It's distracted, and takes a swipe at the owl as Cadmael veers back into the darkness. From it comes a heavy maul as Brask steps in front of the ghoul, swinging down onto its head.
From behind a pile of rocks, Effort hexes the ghoul on the left and sends a blast of energy at it. It strikes, and the ghoul's chest is blown partly open. A dark, oily blood spills down its mid-section. The wound looks like it should kill any living thing...but the ghoul marches forward at Effort, angrier than before.
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The maul cracks into the ghoul's skull, and bits of flesh and brain splatter back onto Brask. The creature staggers back for a moment, before turning it's bloody head toward Brask and making a half-shriek, half-growl at the minotaur.
"Aw, shit. This is a lot of 'em." Thurnar takes a step back as the mass of undead reach out toward him. He closes his eyes for a moment, channeling his power, and points his hammer at the ghoul in the middle of the pack. Green energy shoots in a continuous stream as Thurnar casts Inflict Wounds
Attack: 15 Damage: 20
The ghoul's skin peels off the entire front half of its body as the energy rushes around it. The sinewy flesh below is exposed and starts to bubble and break apart. Finally, the spell ends and whats left of the ghoul is hunched over...but after a second its head snaps back up, and it starts crawling toward Thurnar once again.
The ghouls finally start to reach you, with two each attacking the dwarven clerics and the ones on the end attacking Brask and Effort, who already did some damage.
Effort reels back as one of the ghouls swings its claw at her. Attack: 20 Damage: 6
Effort - Roll a DC10 CON saving throw or be paralyzed.
Another does the same to Brask, its razor-sharp fingers going at his exposed face. Attack: 19 Damage: 6
Brask - Roll a DC10 CON saving throw or be paralyzed.
Two of them swarm over Burik, biting at him. Attack: 11 Damage: 6
Attack: 14 Damage: 6
Burik is able to push one away, but the other chomps down on his forearm, tearing off a small piece of skin. The final two ghouls grab at Thrunar, trying to bite him on his arms. Attack: 11 Damage: 9
Attack: 16 Damage: 7
The more experienced warrior turns to the side and throws one to the ground, positioning himself so the second ghoul bites into his armor, missing any exposed flesh.
Brask is up. If you pass your CON save, take your turn as normal. If you fail, you may roll again at the end of your turn (still DC10).
Brask swings wildly at the ghoul, but ends up smashing his maul against the rock wall of the tunnel. Cadmael loops back around and perches on a small ledge.
Effort staggers back as the ghoul scratches her. She drops to the tunnel floor as her muscles seize up, and the ghoul crawls over her, ready to dig in.
Effort, you may make another CON save roll now that it's your turn. After that, Burik is up.
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Concentration check 13
Burik drops the Greataxe, a negative spectral version of it flying out of it as he does so (Spiritual Weapon) that retaliates at the one that just hit him. 216
He then hefts the shield from his back, drawing his warhammer at the same time.
Burik's weapon cuts through one of the ghouls attacking him, sending it staggering back for a brief moment before it starts lunging at him again. Thurnar surveys the scene with a worried look on his face, watching as Effort scrambles away after being paralyzed and Brask recovering his maul after thwacking the tunnel wall.
He steps a step to his right, centering himself among all the chaos and ghouls, and closes his eyes as he brings his hammer down. As it strikes the earth, Thurnar casts Spirit Guardians. A green light flashes in the tunnel, and six spectral dwarves emerge from the hammer. They are outlined in glowing green energy and move like mist toward the ghouls. Like shadows, you see them all bring back their respective weapons - hammers, axes, and so on - and strike at the ghouls. More flashes of green light are emitted as they connect. The ghouls make a DC16 Wisdom saving throw or take 12 damage - half on a successful save.
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Three of the ghouls are severed in half by the guardians, including those attacking Brask and Effort. Their lifeless body parts fall to the tunnel floor in heaps of blood and pale skin. Thurnar opens his eyes, letting out a deep exhale and drops to a knee before regaining his composure and standing back up.
The three remaining ghouls do not seem bothered by the decimation of their allies, as they continue to attack. Two of them continue attacking Burik, this time going in with their claws.
Attack: 8 Damage: 5
Burik - Roll a DC10 CON saving throw or be paralyzed.
Attack: 13 Damage: 8
The third lunges over the hammer, which is still lying on the ground, and grabs onto Thurnar, scratching at his face.
Attack: 8 Damage: 4
Two of the three miss, but one is able to connect and makes a long, deep scratch down Burik's forearm. The dwarf staggers back as the paralysis attempts to set in...
Cadmael is up, then Brask. I took the ghouls' turn slightly out of order. :)
Brask's initiative: 8
Cadmael Initiative: 18
Effort Initiative: 7
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(DM: Thurnar didn't roll initiative)
Cadmael will ready himself to assist when Brask makes his first melee attack (granting Brask advantage on the attack roll).
Effort will use her bonus action to hex one of the ghouls, giving it disadvantage to strength checks, and then subsequently cast eldritch blast on her hexed target.
Attack: 19 Damage: 12 force
Hex damage: 5 necrotic
She will then back away as far as possible behind cover, hoping to make herself a difficult target for the ghouls.
Cadmael will do the same at the start of the next round, using his Flyby both times to immediately withdraw from range after assisting Brask.
Thurnar's initiative: 19
Brask gets a surprise round (with ADV) and then we'll get into initiative order.
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As the ghouls start moving in a pack toward the two dwarf clerics, Cadmael swoops by the one on the far right. It's distracted, and takes a swipe at the owl as Cadmael veers back into the darkness. From it comes a heavy maul as Brask steps in front of the ghoul, swinging down onto its head.
From behind a pile of rocks, Effort hexes the ghoul on the left and sends a blast of energy at it. It strikes, and the ghoul's chest is blown partly open. A dark, oily blood spills down its mid-section. The wound looks like it should kill any living thing...but the ghoul marches forward at Effort, angrier than before.
Rd 1 (after Brask's surprise round): Thurnar > Cadmael > Ghouls (6) > Brask > Effort > Burik
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At whichever one is in the lead:
Attack: 24 Damage: 15
The maul cracks into the ghoul's skull, and bits of flesh and brain splatter back onto Brask. The creature staggers back for a moment, before turning it's bloody head toward Brask and making a half-shriek, half-growl at the minotaur.
"Aw, shit. This is a lot of 'em." Thurnar takes a step back as the mass of undead reach out toward him. He closes his eyes for a moment, channeling his power, and points his hammer at the ghoul in the middle of the pack. Green energy shoots in a continuous stream as Thurnar casts Inflict Wounds
Attack: 15 Damage: 20
The ghoul's skin peels off the entire front half of its body as the energy rushes around it. The sinewy flesh below is exposed and starts to bubble and break apart. Finally, the spell ends and whats left of the ghoul is hunched over...but after a second its head snaps back up, and it starts crawling toward Thurnar once again.
"Oh, you've got to be shittin' me."
Cadmael is up, then the ghouls.
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Cadmael repeats readying to help Brask, granting advantage for Brask's next melee attack.
The ghouls finally start to reach you, with two each attacking the dwarven clerics and the ones on the end attacking Brask and Effort, who already did some damage.
Effort reels back as one of the ghouls swings its claw at her. Attack: 20 Damage: 6
Effort - Roll a DC10 CON saving throw or be paralyzed.
Another does the same to Brask, its razor-sharp fingers going at his exposed face. Attack: 19 Damage: 6
Brask - Roll a DC10 CON saving throw or be paralyzed.
Two of them swarm over Burik, biting at him. Attack: 11 Damage: 6
Attack: 14 Damage: 6
Burik is able to push one away, but the other chomps down on his forearm, tearing off a small piece of skin. The final two ghouls grab at Thrunar, trying to bite him on his arms. Attack: 11 Damage: 9
Attack: 16 Damage: 7
The more experienced warrior turns to the side and throws one to the ground, positioning himself so the second ghoul bites into his armor, missing any exposed flesh.
Brask is up. If you pass your CON save, take your turn as normal. If you fail, you may roll again at the end of your turn (still DC10).
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Brask's CON save: 10
Undead, says Brask grimly. Not even good for eating. He swings his maul, relying on Cadmael to claw at the thing and distract it, giving advantage.
Attack: 7 Damage: 13
(OOC: Wow)
He also uses second wind to regain 13 HP.
Effort CON save: 9
(Damn!)
Brask swings wildly at the ghoul, but ends up smashing his maul against the rock wall of the tunnel. Cadmael loops back around and perches on a small ledge.
Effort staggers back as the ghoul scratches her. She drops to the tunnel floor as her muscles seize up, and the ghoul crawls over her, ready to dig in.
Effort, you may make another CON save roll now that it's your turn. After that, Burik is up.
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Effort CON Save: 16
Effort somehow shakes free of the effects after a moment, pushing back against the ghoul that's reaching out for her.
Burik, you're up.
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Concentration check 13
Burik drops the Greataxe, a negative spectral version of it flying out of it as he does so (Spiritual Weapon) that retaliates at the one that just hit him. 21 6
He then hefts the shield from his back, drawing his warhammer at the same time.
Right... Effort Concentration check for Hex: 7
Actually nevermind, paralysis is incapacitation, so she lost her concentration anyhow. Darn !
Rd 2: Thurnar > Cadmael > Ghouls (6) > Brask > Effort > Burik
Burik's weapon cuts through one of the ghouls attacking him, sending it staggering back for a brief moment before it starts lunging at him again. Thurnar surveys the scene with a worried look on his face, watching as Effort scrambles away after being paralyzed and Brask recovering his maul after thwacking the tunnel wall.
He steps a step to his right, centering himself among all the chaos and ghouls, and closes his eyes as he brings his hammer down. As it strikes the earth, Thurnar casts Spirit Guardians. A green light flashes in the tunnel, and six spectral dwarves emerge from the hammer. They are outlined in glowing green energy and move like mist toward the ghouls. Like shadows, you see them all bring back their respective weapons - hammers, axes, and so on - and strike at the ghouls. More flashes of green light are emitted as they connect. The ghouls make a DC16 Wisdom saving throw or take 12 damage - half on a successful save.
Ghoul 1: 3 Ghoul 2: 20 Ghoul 3: 16 Ghoul 4: 1 Ghoul 5: 5 Ghoul 6: 8
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Three of the ghouls are severed in half by the guardians, including those attacking Brask and Effort. Their lifeless body parts fall to the tunnel floor in heaps of blood and pale skin. Thurnar opens his eyes, letting out a deep exhale and drops to a knee before regaining his composure and standing back up.
The three remaining ghouls do not seem bothered by the decimation of their allies, as they continue to attack. Two of them continue attacking Burik, this time going in with their claws.
Attack: 8 Damage: 5
Burik - Roll a DC10 CON saving throw or be paralyzed.
Attack: 13 Damage: 8
The third lunges over the hammer, which is still lying on the ground, and grabs onto Thurnar, scratching at his face.
Attack: 8 Damage: 4
Two of the three miss, but one is able to connect and makes a long, deep scratch down Burik's forearm. The dwarf staggers back as the paralysis attempts to set in...
Cadmael is up, then Brask. I took the ghouls' turn slightly out of order. :)
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Cadmael dives off the ledge to assist Brask with his next attack once again, being sure to circle back to safety as soon as his job is done.
Damn stupid f... Brask grapples with his maul, and brings it round again to swing at the nearest ghoul:
Attack: 18 Damage: 13