“Don’t worry about the oil, I can take care of that. Someone get ready with that torch. Just before they reach Uther I am going to cast Grease. As soon as you see them slipping throw the torch.”
Peshley is going to ready a grease spell to be cat on the stairs so that the edge is 2 steps below Uther. She is going to cast it when the lead gnoll is 3 steps below Uther.
Uther grabs the torch and signals everyone to stand back. He waits until the first Gnoll is 5 feet away (or just out of attack range) then throws the torch down the stairs and yells at Peshley " Now Peshley cast oil on the torch!"
"No need to throw anything - we can be precise". If plan is accepted, we all gather behind Uther and Peshley is ready to cast Greas, Laievis will use Mage Hand to pick up the torch an flame the grease. After that, I guess, we all will attack the leading gnoll in hope to make him fall and take others with him.
In case we do that and attack is needed - Attack: 17 Damage: 8
As You finish off the Gnoll guard, you all hear a crowd of Gnolls growling, and start to rush upstairs...you have one round before they make it to your current position!
Saerirra clenches her fists tightly as she hears the herd of gnolls coming their way.
"Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. What are we going to do now? I have something that could hit most if not all of them, but I can only do it once. And it would not kill them. But it would give us all a head start in the battle. I could do it if you all wish to take the time to prepare something."
Uther looks at Saerrira " once the fire is lit, use your attack right after" he then nods to Laievis and readies himself to cast 'Chromatic Orb' on the closest living Gnoll right after the fire and Saerriras attack.
The flickering shadows of 8 Gnolls scrambling up the stairs get bigger and bigger, until you see them!
All of them are actually wearing dark, blood stained Cultist outfits, and carry curved serrated longsword, with no shields (they were interrupted in their ritual).
The stairs are only 5 feet wide, so they have to "funnel in" one at a time...
Peshley casts Grease on two steps (10ft area), and right as the first Gnoll Cultist steps on it, Laievis magehands the torch right into it, igniting it. The first two Gnolls both take 7 fire damage, and start catching fire! (2d6).
I'm keeping the same Initiative order as earlier. Which means everyone may now take their actions, and then the Gnolls will go. Laeivis may keep his attack roll/damage for this round, since they would be a hit.
The Gnolls are now 10 feet down the stairs from the Party. Uther and Cade are still at the Front
As You finish off the Gnoll guard, you all hear a crowd of Gnolls growling, and start to rush upstairs...you have one round before they make it to your current position!
Saerirra clenches her fists tightly as she hears the herd of gnolls coming their way.
"Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. What are we going to do now? I have something that could hit most if not all of them, but I can only do it once. And it would not kill them. But it would give us all a head start in the battle. I could do it if you all wish to take the time to prepare something."
Uther looks at Saerrira " once the fire is lit, use your attack right after" he then nods to Laievis and readies himself to cast 'Chromatic Orb' on the closest living Gnoll right after the fire and Saerriras attack.
Attack 7
Acid Damage 12
"Um...well, there's two problems with my attack I mentioned. Firstly, you all need to be behind me and out of the way, which I don't see happening, and secindly, my attack will likely extinguish the flames, so I will refrain. Instead, I have another idea. Keep away from the closest gnoll highest on the staircase."
Saerirra will keep up at her place 5ft from the top of the stairs, so no movement this round.
Main Action: Cast Crown of Madness on the gnoll highest up the stairs, Wisdom saving throw of 14. If it fails, like the giant hyena before, the gnoll must make a melee attack against a target before it moves. It can act normally if no targets are in range.
Cade – Not wanting to put away the figurine, but seeing the danger just on the other side of the fire he will reluctantly put it in his pocket and will bring his sling out and put a steel ball bearing into it readying it for an attack. He will give Bardic Inspiration to Uther by saying, “Uther, don't hold your fury back!” He will then cast Vicious Mockery at the first Gnoll that he sees by saying, “Burn you flea ridden demonic abomination!”.
"No need to throw anything - we can be precise". If plan is accepted, we all gather behind Uther and Peshley is ready to cast Greas, Laievis will use Mage Hand to pick up the torch an flame the grease. After that, I guess, we all will attack the leading gnoll in hope to make him fall and take others with him.
In case we do that and attack is needed - Attack: 17 Damage: 8
Peshley, seeing the lead gnolls burning takes hope. We can do this. She takes aim at the second gnoll on the stairs and casts Fire Bolt. Uther can deal with the one in front.
The flaming Gnoll charges up the stairs, but is stopped by Laeivis and Uther. With an acid Chromatic orb, Uther melts the Gnoll Cultist's face off! Everyone else missed, but Saerrira casts her Crown of Madness on the next flaming Gnoll (7 left charging up the stairs). He rolls...and gets a 12. Fail! He turns around facing his fellow Gnoll Cultists, as it is now his turn, and a jagged iron crown appears on his head...Still on fire, he stabbs at his closest ally....and misses....but creates a mass confusion and bottleneck, right in the middle of the stairs and fire, effectively blocking the mob of Gnolls, and preventing them from getting to the group.. He takes another 7 fire damage, and the next two behind him take 7 as well.
Peshley curses under her breath in frustration as her fireb bolt skims past the gnoll, leaving it unharmed. Refusing to give up she tries again, avoid the one with the crown above its head and aiming instead for one of the two that is currently on fire.
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Laievis attacked with crossbow. But now he is switching to Spiritual Weapon. Angrier than ever, he creates a giant suff, aimed at the Gnoll behind the now mad leader.
Attack: 12 Damage: 11 and as a bonus action - next gnoll after that.
If the fire is still burning Uther yells to Peshley "Cast grease again! further down this time." He then hurls another 'Chromatic Orb' on the farthest visible Gnoll.
Laeivis's spiritual weapon dives into the crowd of Gnolls but unfortunately misses...(sorry)
Peshley, Uther and Cade all focus their attacks on one of the two flaming Cultists: Peshley launches a firebolt at him, roasting him even harder, Cade hits him with a steel ball bearing in the skull, and finally Uther splashes an orb of acid in his face, melting it again (that's 2 facemelts for Uther already...)
6 more Gnolls left, including the one under Saerrira's spell.
The one with the Crown of madness and the one still in the fire both take another 7 fire damage, and one more Gnoll steps into the fire.
The Maddened Gnoll stabbs at the closest flaming Cultist and attacks him with his spear, and rolls a 17! He utterly impales his buddy...
But the next two Gnolls get up and attack him. One misses, and one hits, spearing him through the head as he was already almost dead from the fire (3 rounds of being on fire).
That's 3 more down this round. That leaves 4 Gnoll Cultists charging up the stairs. Two of which are on fire (the first two). Since there was melee fighting blocking the other Gnolls, they do not make it up the stairs this round...
NEW ROUND! THAT'S HALF OF THEM DOWN, GOOD BATTLE SO FAR!
With her Crown of Madness fading due to the target perishing, Saerirra looks to the two gnoll cultists that are not currently set aflame. Of the two, she glares at the one that looks healthier.
Main Action/Movement: Cast Vicious Mockery of the healthier looking not on fire gnoll while taking slow steps down another 5ft to look menacing. "Your numbers are down. You will fall to us. You cannot stop us from rescuing the Dwarves who have suffered through your hell." Wisdon saving throw, DC 14, on fail it takes 4 psychic damage and has disadvantage on its next attack roll.
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Well, Spiritual weapon supposed to work for a minute, so, 9 more rounds? Another attack against a gnoll right after the mad one, attempting to push him down with the Spiritual Weapon
“Don’t worry about the oil, I can take care of that. Someone get ready with that torch. Just before they reach Uther I am going to cast Grease. As soon as you see them slipping throw the torch.”
Peshley is going to ready a grease spell to be cat on the stairs so that the edge is 2 steps below Uther. She is going to cast it when the lead gnoll is 3 steps below Uther.
Uther grabs the torch and signals everyone to stand back. He waits until the first Gnoll is 5 feet away (or just out of attack range) then throws the torch down the stairs and yells at Peshley " Now Peshley cast oil on the torch!"
"No need to throw anything - we can be precise". If plan is accepted, we all gather behind Uther and Peshley is ready to cast Greas, Laievis will use Mage Hand to pick up the torch an flame the grease. After that, I guess, we all will attack the leading gnoll in hope to make him fall and take others with him.
In case we do that and attack is needed - Attack: 17 Damage: 8
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Uther looks at Saerrira " once the fire is lit, use your attack right after" he then nods to Laievis and readies himself to cast 'Chromatic Orb' on the closest living Gnoll right after the fire and Saerriras attack.
Attack 20
Acid Damage 12
The flickering shadows of 8 Gnolls scrambling up the stairs get bigger and bigger, until you see them!
All of them are actually wearing dark, blood stained Cultist outfits, and carry curved serrated longsword, with no shields (they were interrupted in their ritual).
The stairs are only 5 feet wide, so they have to "funnel in" one at a time...
Peshley casts Grease on two steps (10ft area), and right as the first Gnoll Cultist steps on it, Laievis magehands the torch right into it, igniting it. The first two Gnolls both take 7 fire damage, and start catching fire! (2d6).
I'm keeping the same Initiative order as earlier. Which means everyone may now take their actions, and then the Gnolls will go. Laeivis may keep his attack roll/damage for this round, since they would be a hit.
The Gnolls are now 10 feet down the stairs from the Party. Uther and Cade are still at the Front
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"Um...well, there's two problems with my attack I mentioned. Firstly, you all need to be behind me and out of the way, which I don't see happening, and secindly, my attack will likely extinguish the flames, so I will refrain. Instead, I have another idea. Keep away from the closest gnoll highest on the staircase."
Saerirra will keep up at her place 5ft from the top of the stairs, so no movement this round.
Main Action: Cast Crown of Madness on the gnoll highest up the stairs, Wisdom saving throw of 14. If it fails, like the giant hyena before, the gnoll must make a melee attack against a target before it moves. It can act normally if no targets are in range.
Bonus Action: Inspire Peshley
Uther casts 'Chromatic Orb' again on the last visible Gnoll praying that this time he does not miss.
Attack 22
Acid Damage 18
Cade – Not wanting to put away the figurine, but seeing the danger just on the other side of the fire he will reluctantly put it in his pocket and will bring his sling out and put a steel ball bearing into it readying it for an attack. He will give Bardic Inspiration to Uther by saying, “Uther, don't hold your fury back!” He will then cast Vicious Mockery at the first Gnoll that he sees by saying, “Burn you flea ridden demonic abomination!”.
Bonus Action: Bardic Inspiration for Uther
Main Action: Vicious Mockery
Attack:7
Damage: 8
Cade Overhill/ Level 3 / Halfling / Bard - Talaveroth (sub-campaign 1)
Manneo "Bear Killer" Thuliaga / Level 1 / Goliath / Monk - Curse of Strahd
How does Laeivis attack?
Peshley, seeing the lead gnolls burning takes hope. We can do this. She takes aim at the second gnoll on the stairs and casts Fire Bolt. Uther can deal with the one in front.
Attack: 5 Damage: 10
The flaming Gnoll charges up the stairs, but is stopped by Laeivis and Uther. With an acid Chromatic orb, Uther melts the Gnoll Cultist's face off! Everyone else missed, but Saerrira casts her Crown of Madness on the next flaming Gnoll (7 left charging up the stairs). He rolls...and gets a 12. Fail! He turns around facing his fellow Gnoll Cultists, as it is now his turn, and a jagged iron crown appears on his head...Still on fire, he stabbs at his closest ally....and misses....but creates a mass confusion and bottleneck, right in the middle of the stairs and fire, effectively blocking the mob of Gnolls, and preventing them from getting to the group.. He takes another 7 fire damage, and the next two behind him take 7 as well.
NEW TURN! GOOD JOB
Everyone may take their actions
Peshley curses under her breath in frustration as her fireb bolt skims past the gnoll, leaving it unharmed. Refusing to give up she tries again, avoid the one with the crown above its head and aiming instead for one of the two that is currently on fire.
Attack: 20 Damage: 6
Laievis attacked with crossbow. But now he is switching to Spiritual Weapon. Angrier than ever, he creates a giant suff, aimed at the Gnoll behind the now mad leader.
Attack: 12 Damage: 11 and as a bonus action - next gnoll after that.
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(Saerirra will only maintain Crown of Madness during her next turn, relying on the spell and her allies to handle the lower gnolls.)
While keeping a look of intense concentration, Saerirra has her thoughts on the Dwarves captured below, silently praying to Merryn to keep them safe.
If the fire is still burning Uther yells to Peshley "Cast grease again! further down this time." He then hurls another 'Chromatic Orb' on the farthest visible Gnoll.
attack: 22
acid damage: 15
Cade - Will take aim at a Gnoll that is lower than the one that Saerirra had cast Crown of Madness on and will let loose a stell ball bearing.
Attack:13
Damage: 5
Cade Overhill/ Level 3 / Halfling / Bard - Talaveroth (sub-campaign 1)
Manneo "Bear Killer" Thuliaga / Level 1 / Goliath / Monk - Curse of Strahd
Laeivis's spiritual weapon dives into the crowd of Gnolls but unfortunately misses...(sorry)
Peshley, Uther and Cade all focus their attacks on one of the two flaming Cultists: Peshley launches a firebolt at him, roasting him even harder, Cade hits him with a steel ball bearing in the skull, and finally Uther splashes an orb of acid in his face, melting it again (that's 2 facemelts for Uther already...)
6 more Gnolls left, including the one under Saerrira's spell.
The one with the Crown of madness and the one still in the fire both take another 7 fire damage, and one more Gnoll steps into the fire.
The Maddened Gnoll stabbs at the closest flaming Cultist and attacks him with his spear, and rolls a 17! He utterly impales his buddy...
But the next two Gnolls get up and attack him. One misses, and one hits, spearing him through the head as he was already almost dead from the fire (3 rounds of being on fire).
That's 3 more down this round. That leaves 4 Gnoll Cultists charging up the stairs. Two of which are on fire (the first two). Since there was melee fighting blocking the other Gnolls, they do not make it up the stairs this round...
NEW ROUND! THAT'S HALF OF THEM DOWN, GOOD BATTLE SO FAR!
With her Crown of Madness fading due to the target perishing, Saerirra looks to the two gnoll cultists that are not currently set aflame. Of the two, she glares at the one that looks healthier.
Main Action/Movement: Cast Vicious Mockery of the healthier looking not on fire gnoll while taking slow steps down another 5ft to look menacing.
"Your numbers are down. You will fall to us. You cannot stop us from rescuing the Dwarves who have suffered through your hell."
Wisdon saving throw, DC 14, on fail it takes 4 psychic damage and has disadvantage on its next attack roll.
Well, Spiritual weapon supposed to work for a minute, so, 9 more rounds? Another attack against a gnoll right after the mad one, attempting to push him down with the Spiritual Weapon
Attack: 25 Damage: 5
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