Zeke and Tarja continue to duel with the drow in the darkness. This time Zeke is the one to land a hit. The spider hisses as Zeke's blade slashes his arm open but his darkness spell does not falter and he responds with a blast of three bolts of arcane energy for 9 force damage to the mighty tiefling.
Arvel and Ethan continue to struggle to hit their targets in the chaos of the spider swarm, but Ethan at least grazes one with a bit of fire. Fae's magic is always true however and blasts one of the large spiders causing it to falter for a moment. The goblins make more half hearted attempts with their daggers but fail, the fear or the much larger spiders continuing to hinder them the most.
The large spiders continue to push forward at the group, one finally grazing Ethan for 7 piercing damage. The other two follow Arvel once again, but one now also goes after Fae. Arvel just barely dodges a strike but Fae is not as lucky, taking 5 piercing damage from a spider bite.
***Ethan must also make a DC11 CON save versus 8 poison damage, taking half (4) on a save. (Note that the 'Poisoned' condition does not come into play on this attack, just poison damage.)
***Fae must also make a DC11 CON save versus 12 poison damage, taking half (6) on a save. (Note that the 'Poisoned' condition does not come into play on this attack, just poison damage.)
(Boy you could use some good rolls, team! Even your extra help in the goblins keep rolling in the single digits!)
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"Gah!" Fae will try to block the spiders attack with her bracers only for it to land its bite onto her arm. She'd grit her teeth and stare hard back into the eyes of the spider, using her will to fight back against it's poison, refusing to loose concentration on her location of the drow cowarding in his darkness.
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Channeling the power of the temple guardians who came before him, Zeke presses his assault on the Spider, swinging his glaive in a wide arc through the darkness.
Elra takes a couple more steps backwards before launching a bolt of radiant energy at the spider attacking Fae. Vincent swoops down to distract the spider Ethan is attacking before flying out of reach again.
Action: Cast Guiding Bolt at BS1 Attack: 23 Damage: 17
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Fae hated not knowing what was going on in that darkness. Although she could sense the drow, she couldn't see Zeke or Tarja, and it bothered her. She could feel frustration setting in, like spiders beneath her skin. Not only did the Spider successfully split the party, but he's affecting her mental state.
Elra's beautiful blast of radiant energy would pull Fae's focus back to the attacker in front of her. Focus Fae. With one gesture, she'd send Edgar to swoop down to get her attackers attention just long enough to blast it at point blank range.
Attack: 9 Casting: Fire Bolt Damage: 1 Edgar: Help
Tarja and Zeke both struggle to mount accurate attacks against the spider in the darkness. In response the dark elf taunts "I'm enjoying watching your friends fall to my spiders while you chase a shadow in the dark." "Did they expect you to abandon them so quickly, I wonder? No matter, I'll make sure you don't have to hear their screams." At that another ear piercing explosion erupts just behind Zeke and Tarja. 16 thunder damage to each of them (half on a successful DC15 CON saving throw).
Meanwhile, thanks to a bit of divine intervention Arvel and the others begin to turn the tide against the actual spiders. After the warlock hits one spider with a spell Ethan's cannon blasts the adjacent spider for significant damage while Ethan is busy holding off more of the Spider's spiders. Elra steps up and blasts a hole right through the center of the same spider with holy radiance. It drops dead in front of Fae and Arvel.
Inspired by the party's sudden success in killing one spider quickly the goblins shout and get a bit more aggressive and at least stick their daggers into the spider they were tangling with. The spiders continue their assault but Ethan's stout armor holds up well against even their strongest attacks once again. Arvel is not so lucky however, another bite tearing at his flesh for 5 piercing damage and risking much worse from the spider's poison. Arvel must also make a DC11 CON save versus 6 poison damage, taking half (3) on a save. (Note that the 'Poisoned' condition does not come into play on this attack, just poison damage, unless he falls to zero HP.)
(I think we need a Concentration check from Fae after taking damage last round to see if she can still track the Spider from her initial Mind Spike.)
Maybe it's a dream. Maybe it's the poison coursing through his body. Maybe it's something else.
Arvel finds himself sitting at a table in his favorite bar back in Waterdeep. Cards have been dealt to him and all his chips have been pushed into the pot. His opponent is obscured not just by shadow but by the stacks of chips in front of them.
The charlatan checks his hole cards. At first he is excited as it appears to be a pair. On further examination, the first card is a blonde half-elven woman. Beautiful but plainly dressed. She sits on a stone bench with red ink staining her white dress. Arvelgrows paler as he pulls his fingers back from the card, tacky with the...ink?
The other hole card is an impossibly beautiful elven women. She stares directly out of the card at Arveland he notices that she is holding a fine gold chain in her hands that loops around and runs out of the edge of the card and around Arvel'swrist.
A voice comes from the shadow behind the stacks of chips.
"That's a helluva hand you've been dealt there, handsome. You got the guts to see how it plays out, or are you going to let the game end?"
The buzz of Krikket'swings begin to fill Arvel'sears and he smiles.
"Looks like the game's not over. I thought ahead."
His opponent leans forward into the light and the red-haired halfling women smiles at him.
"Thought so. Clever play. I could use someone like you. Give me a call if you ever feel like changing the game."
She flicks her empty hand in the air and Arvel reflexively reaches up to catch whatever it is just as he wakes.
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Con save 22.
Regardless of the result of the roll, this is going to knock Tarja out of her wildshape and go through her bonus Aid HP, but won't get her much further down than that.
This is gonna be bloody.
The concussive wave of force crashes into Tarja's ragged form. Excess flesh is sloughed off by the blast, leaving a gore-covered druid, holding her shield and mistletoe, where the animal used to be. The [spell]aid[/aid] she received from Elra prior to the battle does its part to shield her some.
She catches her bearings, recovering her wits and her magic. She takes several steps away from the Black Spider and rubs the mistletoe between her bloody fingers - causing a magical spark to lift out from it and race towards the spiders harassing her Ethan. As the spark travels further away, it grows bigger and bigger, resolving into a giant sphere of fire that rams into a spider.
Movement: move 20 feet to the right, away from Zeke and the black spider. Action: cast Flaming Sphere on the square that's to the bottom right of BS3 and diagonally up/to the right of BS4. Bonus action - ram the sphere into BS3. BS3 needs to make a DC13 Dex save or take 6 fire damage, half that on a pass. This effect will be repeated (dex save, and new roll for damage) any time someone ends turn within 5 ft of the sphere; right now it's within 5 ft of BS3 and BS4..
Hearing another thunderous boom erupt from the darkness, Fae would feel worry pulse through her body with it. Her emotions would amplify when the charlatan drops beside her, though it wouldn’t take long before Krikket come to his aid. Some relief would leave her shoulder.
Seeing a fire sphere erupt from the darkness and head for a spider, Fae felt renewed hope seeing evidence that Tarja’s okay. She had no evidence of Zeke, but she believed in the strength of their protector.
With spider(s) dead at her feet, Fae will zero in on the Spider again while she still has concentration on his location. He’s been too cozy in his darkness.
The wizard will gesture for Edgar to swoop down in front of the spider to look as if it’s going for his staff before flying away. Taking that moment, Fae would launch another fire bolt.
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Elra snaps her fingers, and radiant flames fall from the sky, forcing the spider in front of the goblins to try and dodge out of the way of them, while Vincent once again keeps trying to distract the spider in front of Ethan to give him some help.
Action: Cast Sacred Flame against BS4 Dex save vs 13 spell save dc or it takes 7 radiant damage Vincent Action: Help Ethan
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Staggering from the thunderwave, the tiefling's wings flare out behind him as his legs dig for purchase. The shockwave tears through this body, but the cold focus of his trance helps him shrug off the worst of the pain. Spinning the blade overhead, Zeke brings the heavy glaive down in a two handed overhead strike, desperate to focus the wizard's attacks on him and give Tarja and the others the time they need.
Round 3 resolution
Zeke and Tarja continue to duel with the drow in the darkness. This time Zeke is the one to land a hit. The spider hisses as Zeke's blade slashes his arm open but his darkness spell does not falter and he responds with a blast of three bolts of arcane energy for 9 force damage to the mighty tiefling.
Arvel and Ethan continue to struggle to hit their targets in the chaos of the spider swarm, but Ethan at least grazes one with a bit of fire. Fae's magic is always true however and blasts one of the large spiders causing it to falter for a moment. The goblins make more half hearted attempts with their daggers but fail, the fear or the much larger spiders continuing to hinder them the most.
The large spiders continue to push forward at the group, one finally grazing Ethan for 7 piercing damage. The other two follow Arvel once again, but one now also goes after Fae. Arvel just barely dodges a strike but Fae is not as lucky, taking 5 piercing damage from a spider bite.
***Ethan must also make a DC11 CON save versus 8 poison damage, taking half (4) on a save. (Note that the 'Poisoned' condition does not come into play on this attack, just poison damage.)
***Fae must also make a DC11 CON save versus 12 poison damage, taking half (6) on a save. (Note that the 'Poisoned' condition does not come into play on this attack, just poison damage.)
(Boy you could use some good rolls, team! Even your extra help in the goblins keep rolling in the single digits!)
"Gah!" Fae will try to block the spiders attack with her bracers only for it to land its bite onto her arm. She'd grit her teeth and stare hard back into the eyes of the spider, using her will to fight back against it's poison, refusing to loose concentration on her location of the drow cowarding in his darkness.
Con save with inspiration advantage: 12
just an unstable unicorn.
Sorry guys, its been heavy at work and I haven't been feeling very well over the weekend.
Thanks Hexblade, yeah that's what I would have done anyway.
Ethan CON Save (DC11): 22
Ethan shrugs off most of the poison of the spider bite, his body having become more resistant to toxic substances from his time at the university.
Ethan continues to take shots at the spiders in front of him, while his Eldritch Canon shoots at those behind.
Action: Cast Fire Bolt at BS3: Attack: 1 (Bless) + 11 (Disadvantage for ranged in melee) - Damage: 4 fire damage.
Bonus Action: Activate Eldritch Cannon: Force Ballista:
Shoot BS1: Attack: 4 (Bless) + 10 - Damage: 12 force damage.
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Tarja continues her barrage: Attack: 8 Damage: 10
[edit] And bless 2
Channeling the power of the temple guardians who came before him, Zeke presses his assault on the Spider, swinging his glaive in a wide arc through the darkness.
Perception: 3
Attack: 14 Damage: 9 Bless: 1
Elra takes a couple more steps backwards before launching a bolt of radiant energy at the spider attacking Fae. Vincent swoops down to distract the spider Ethan is attacking before flying out of reach again.
Action: Cast Guiding Bolt at BS1 Attack: 23 Damage: 17
Vincent Action: Help Ethan attack
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
"Keihäs!"
Arvel fires a blast at the spider in front of him.
Attack: 8 Damage: 8
Bless: 3
DCI: 3319125026
Fae hated not knowing what was going on in that darkness. Although she could sense the drow, she couldn't see Zeke or Tarja, and it bothered her. She could feel frustration setting in, like spiders beneath her skin. Not only did the Spider successfully split the party, but he's affecting her mental state.
Elra's beautiful blast of radiant energy would pull Fae's focus back to the attacker in front of her. Focus Fae. With one gesture, she'd send Edgar to swoop down to get her attackers attention just long enough to blast it at point blank range.
Attack: 9 Casting: Fire Bolt Damage: 1
Edgar: Help
just an unstable unicorn.
Round 4 resolution
Tarja and Zeke both struggle to mount accurate attacks against the spider in the darkness. In response the dark elf taunts "I'm enjoying watching your friends fall to my spiders while you chase a shadow in the dark." "Did they expect you to abandon them so quickly, I wonder? No matter, I'll make sure you don't have to hear their screams." At that another ear piercing explosion erupts just behind Zeke and Tarja. 16 thunder damage to each of them (half on a successful DC15 CON saving throw).
Meanwhile, thanks to a bit of divine intervention Arvel and the others begin to turn the tide against the actual spiders. After the warlock hits one spider with a spell Ethan's cannon blasts the adjacent spider for significant damage while Ethan is busy holding off more of the Spider's spiders. Elra steps up and blasts a hole right through the center of the same spider with holy radiance. It drops dead in front of Fae and Arvel.
Inspired by the party's sudden success in killing one spider quickly the goblins shout and get a bit more aggressive and at least stick their daggers into the spider they were tangling with. The spiders continue their assault but Ethan's stout armor holds up well against even their strongest attacks once again. Arvel is not so lucky however, another bite tearing at his flesh for 5 piercing damage and risking much worse from the spider's poison. Arvel must also make a DC11 CON save versus 6 poison damage, taking half (3) on a save. (Note that the 'Poisoned' condition does not come into play on this attack, just poison damage, unless he falls to zero HP.)
(I think we need a Concentration check from Fae after taking damage last round to see if she can still track the Spider from her initial Mind Spike.)
Initiative:
Tarja 18
Arvel 18
Ethan 15
Elra 12
Fae & Edgar 10
Zeke 10
Spider / Spiders / Goblins 9
CON Save: 5
Arvel falls.
DCI: 3319125026
Con save 13
So close!
Maybe it's a dream. Maybe it's the poison coursing through his body. Maybe it's something else.
Arvel finds himself sitting at a table in his favorite bar back in Waterdeep. Cards have been dealt to him and all his chips have been pushed into the pot. His opponent is obscured not just by shadow but by the stacks of chips in front of them.
The charlatan checks his hole cards. At first he is excited as it appears to be a pair. On further examination, the first card is a blonde half-elven woman. Beautiful but plainly dressed. She sits on a stone bench with red ink staining her white dress. Arvel grows paler as he pulls his fingers back from the card, tacky with the...ink?
The other hole card is an impossibly beautiful elven women. She stares directly out of the card at Arvel and he notices that she is holding a fine gold chain in her hands that loops around and runs out of the edge of the card and around Arvel's wrist.
A voice comes from the shadow behind the stacks of chips.
"That's a helluva hand you've been dealt there, handsome. You got the guts to see how it plays out, or are you going to let the game end?"
The buzz of Krikket's wings begin to fill Arvel's ears and he smiles.
"Looks like the game's not over. I thought ahead."
His opponent leans forward into the light and the red-haired halfling women smiles at him.
"Thought so. Clever play. I could use someone like you. Give me a call if you ever feel like changing the game."
She flicks her empty hand in the air and Arvel reflexively reaches up to catch whatever it is just as he wakes.
DCI: 3319125026
Con save 22.
Regardless of the result of the roll, this is going to knock Tarja out of her wildshape and go through her bonus Aid HP, but won't get her much further down than that.
This is gonna be bloody.
The concussive wave of force crashes into Tarja's ragged form. Excess flesh is sloughed off by the blast, leaving a gore-covered druid, holding her shield and mistletoe, where the animal used to be. The [spell]aid[/aid] she received from Elra prior to the battle does its part to shield her some.
She catches her bearings, recovering her wits and her magic. She takes several steps away from the Black Spider and rubs the mistletoe between her bloody fingers - causing a magical spark to lift out from it and race towards the spiders harassing her Ethan. As the spark travels further away, it grows bigger and bigger, resolving into a giant sphere of fire that rams into a spider.
Movement: move 20 feet to the right, away from Zeke and the black spider. Action: cast Flaming Sphere on the square that's to the bottom right of BS3 and diagonally up/to the right of BS4. Bonus action - ram the sphere into BS3. BS3 needs to make a DC13 Dex save or take 6 fire damage, half that on a pass. This effect will be repeated (dex save, and new roll for damage) any time someone ends turn within 5 ft of the sphere; right now it's within 5 ft of BS3 and BS4..
Krikket zooms towards his master, uncorking the vial of the healing potion as he does so.
Pouring it down Arvel's throat, the charlatan jerks awake.
"Luala! *cough* *cough* *cough*. Krikket? I'm doubling your salary!"
"You don't pay me a salary, Master."
"Then I'm tripling it! Keihäs!"
The charlatan lets loose with a bolt of force at the nearby spider.
Attack: 14 Damage: 9
Healing Potion: 6
DCI: 3319125026
Adjusting for Poisoned.
Attack: 14 Damage: 3
Bless: 1
DCI: 3319125026
Fae con save: 21
just an unstable unicorn.
Hearing another thunderous boom erupt from the darkness, Fae would feel worry pulse through her body with it. Her emotions would amplify when the charlatan drops beside her, though it wouldn’t take long before Krikket come to his aid. Some relief would leave her shoulder.
Seeing a fire sphere erupt from the darkness and head for a spider, Fae felt renewed hope seeing evidence that Tarja’s okay. She had no evidence of Zeke, but she believed in the strength of their protector.
With spider(s) dead at her feet, Fae will zero in on the Spider again while she still has concentration on his location. He’s been too cozy in his darkness.
The wizard will gesture for Edgar to swoop down in front of the spider to look as if it’s going for his staff before flying away. Taking that moment, Fae would launch another fire bolt.
Attack: 8 Damage: 3
Edgar: Help
just an unstable unicorn.
Elra snaps her fingers, and radiant flames fall from the sky, forcing the spider in front of the goblins to try and dodge out of the way of them, while Vincent once again keeps trying to distract the spider in front of Ethan to give him some help.
Action: Cast Sacred Flame against BS4 Dex save vs 13 spell save dc or it takes 7 radiant damage
Vincent Action: Help Ethan
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Staggering from the thunderwave, the tiefling's wings flare out behind him as his legs dig for purchase. The shockwave tears through this body, but the cold focus of his trance helps him shrug off the worst of the pain. Spinning the blade overhead, Zeke brings the heavy glaive down in a two handed overhead strike, desperate to focus the wizard's attacks on him and give Tarja and the others the time they need.
Attack: 12 Damage: 13 Bless 3
Ethan, looking through his viewfinder, can see Arvel go down, from the perspective of the Eldritch Canon.
Before he can even think to say anything, Krikket appears and brings Arvel back up.
Focusing his efforts, Ethan has his Eldritch Canon step south and turn to fire at one of the spiders before him.
Taking aim with his Fire Caster again there is a synchronised whine and womp and a crackly of fire, as Ethan and the Canon release their magic.
Action: Cast Fire Bolt at BS3: Attack: 4 (Bless) + 16 - Damage: 9 fire damage.
Bonus Action: Activate Eldritch Cannon: Force Ballista:
Move: South 5ft, to be diagonally down and left of Ethan.
Shoot BS4: Attack: 4 (Bless) + 9 - Damage: 19 force damage.
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