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Connak put on his best "steel-faced resolve" look mixed with a little classic "aloof indifference" but it was completely shot down when one of the tentacles from Minsys' cloak roamed over the back of the wood elf's head and down his face.
"Hmm, looks like you've got some nice loot there greenskin...what's it do? Ah, nevermind...I'll figure it out after I peel it off your cold, dead corpse! Reavers, attack!" shouts the scar-faced woman.
Tabesha'l, seeing the situation quickly escalate and knowing what's coming, shouts out to her party:
" Do not let them gather around thee ! My magic will be less effective if we shan't manage to keep some of their group away from us !"
She then puts on a warlike expression and whispers dramatically: " Prepare To Fry Or Fly, Ô Fiendish Ones !", congratulating herself innerly for her vocal bravery as she prepares her first spell.
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' Rogues Will Be Rogues ' (Circle of Fives Admission Rules, § 6 par. IV) " Put It Down. Now. Or Be Sorry. " (D. Khar-Errendis' Reported Tips For Curing Soul Ailments And Assorted Bad Behaviours, v. LIV p.XIII) " Tween thisThy and yonThou, shall I prove to Thee that these art what thou dost see ? " (Grimoire of The Great Pananthyr) " This One has said enough. Now, we fight. This way please ?" (8th Grade Bronze Disciple Raulnar Drohjo, Way of the Open Palm)
"Whisker go help them," Tink points towards Minsys and Connak before she herself runs forward. Coming to a stop midway along the cooridor before loading a liquid filled dart into her crossbow. Taking aim at Minsys she fires the dart at him which sticks into his behind and starts pumping its contents into the half-orc barbarian.
"Do not worry Minsys. This is not friendly fire but a special concoction of my own making. I assure you this Growth Inducing Accelerating Natural Toxin is 100% safe and is only made from the finest of ingredients."
As she speaks, Minsys begins to grow, dwarfing everyone else around.
Whisker on the other hand darts forward and comes to a stop next to Connak, ready to assist either him or the now super-sized Minsys.
Tink's Turn BA: Command Whisker to Dash forward Move: 30ft forward Action: Cast Enlarge/Reduce on Minsys
Whisker's Turn Move + Action: Move + Dash forward stopping in next to Connak Reaction: Deflect attack the next attack on Connak
Minsys takes the magic and bulks up to twice his mass. He let's out a hardy laugh and hefts the maul in both hands charging forward with a mad glint of excitement in his eyes.
Bonus action Rage
Move down one left 2
Attack: 25 Damage: 10 + 2
Attack: 20 Damage: 12 + 4
If its not clear it's the one that I think is a girl that's one space towards us
The brigands' eyes go wide as Minsys swells in size and steps forward to strike. As soon as he does, Connak's arrow comes screaming past him and slams into the brutish-looking woman wearing animal pelts. The woman howls in pain which draws the others' attention for just a moment, giving Minsys an opening to strike the scar-faced woman at his left.
The brigands know they've their work cut out for them, but they are not cowed just yet. The older male in sellsword's armor grabs the hilt of his longsword with both hands and thrusts the tip of the weapon at Minsys' gut (which is now at eye-level with the man):
Attack (Longsword): 7, dealing 3.5 slashing damage on a hit.
" Granadh Edrëney'ir !"Tabesha'l takes a few quick steps around Tink to get a clear line of sight on her target as she invokes the words of her spell, pointing the flashing cobalt stone atop her trusty staff towards the woman with the scarred features, and making a grabbing motion with her other hand.
" Friend Minsys ! The proverbial ball is in thy field, Ô Fierce Maul-Splatterer !" she calls out as she wills the woman to rise irremediably into the air, having her stop about a half-dozen feet above the giant half-orc's head, just beyond melee range... but hopefully right within batting distance.
** Moves laterally on the other side of Tink and down diagonally to the south-east near that beam (maybe earning some partial cover ?), then casts Levitate on the female leader standing just south of Minsys: she would need a CON Save DC 14 but Tab will guarantee she fails by applying one of her Portents, giving her a roll of 5. **
' Rogues Will Be Rogues ' (Circle of Fives Admission Rules, § 6 par. IV) " Put It Down. Now. Or Be Sorry. " (D. Khar-Errendis' Reported Tips For Curing Soul Ailments And Assorted Bad Behaviours, v. LIV p.XIII) " Tween thisThy and yonThou, shall I prove to Thee that these art what thou dost see ? " (Grimoire of The Great Pananthyr) " This One has said enough. Now, we fight. This way please ?" (8th Grade Bronze Disciple Raulnar Drohjo, Way of the Open Palm)
The brigand leader lifts into the air at Tabesha'l's command. The other female soldier in pelts attempts to distract Minsys while her levitating leader makes another attempt to strike him with her longsword:
RUNA Uses the help action to assist Syleen's attack against Minsys
SYLEEN Attack (Longsword): 17, dealing 4.5 slashing damage on a hit.
Vaxis moves next to W.H.I.S.K.E.R, using his dash action to get there. He had felt so comfortable within the sub-freezing temperatures and "gentle breeze" of the howling winds...He had been to a clime like this but one other time in his life, that he got lost in it all....not to mention the recent events with the other dragons. But alas, the sounds of threatening shouts had riled him back once more out of his stupor.
"Great Wyrm Bahamut, Lord of the winds, shield friend Minsys from harm, so that he may drop low these heathens!"
(Casting Shield of Faith on Minsys as a bonus action. Used a move action and Dash action to get within range. He gets +2 to AC and should be able to now strike with impunity :p )
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DM - Saturday and Tuesday: Eberron
Player - PBP: (Vaxis, Dragonborn Cleric of Bahamut, DoIP), Discord: Byron Bojengles III (Dragonmarked Half-Elf Rogue/Warlock Hexblade)
The male brigand in pelts the others referred to as "Jabarl" pulls his longsword and rushes towards Minsys:
JABARL Attack (Longsword): 10, dealing 4 slashing damage on a hit.
The man swings at a space he thought contained his adversary, but thanks to Minsys magical cloak, it held nothing but the cold air of the fortress gatehouse.
Tink scoots up a little to get a view of their foes. Mindful that they have a dragon to fight ahead of them, she loads a familiar fiery orange vial into her cross bow and sends it at Jabarl where it shatters into flame.
Connak's arrow finds its mark, but Tink's fails to find hers...the tincture of fiery fluid shatters against the wall sending off a harmless spray of sparks
Minsys laughs hardly as the others mostly swing and miss at his flickering large form. One does slip through and clip him but he ignores it as he the mix and anger and joy of the fight cloak him. Seeing the floating girl proves to tempting a target and swimgs at the hapless target.
Attack: 10 Damage: 9 + 4
Miss judging the distance in his new form he swings again
Syleen, though stuck in midair from Tabesha'l's spell, weaved around both of Minsys' maul swings. Seeing that they were facing some more skilled opponents, the man in brigandine armor falls back and pulls his heavy crossbow, aims and fires at Minsys:
BRAKKIS Move: 5 down, 1 right (@Minsys: you may use your reaction to make an AO against Brakkis as he withdraws from your reach) Attack (Heavy Crossbow): 7 vs. AC 16 (Minsys), dealing 6 piercing damage on a hit.
Tabesha'l, intending to chop the head of the proverbial snake, concentrates her efforts on the rising form of the woman with the scarred face, keeping her aloft just above Minsys as she pelts her with gouts of flames... !
** Casts Fire Bolt at Syleen as she keeps her exactly 6 feet above Minsys, keeping her concentration on the Levitation effects... Attack: 13 Damage: 15 **
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' Rogues Will Be Rogues ' (Circle of Fives Admission Rules, § 6 par. IV) " Put It Down. Now. Or Be Sorry. " (D. Khar-Errendis' Reported Tips For Curing Soul Ailments And Assorted Bad Behaviours, v. LIV p.XIII) " Tween thisThy and yonThou, shall I prove to Thee that these art what thou dost see ? " (Grimoire of The Great Pananthyr) " This One has said enough. Now, we fight. This way please ?" (8th Grade Bronze Disciple Raulnar Drohjo, Way of the Open Palm)
Syleen ducks just as Tabesha'l's motes of fiery energy rocket through the brigand's headspace. The floating woman, though greviously injured lets out an amused laugh which quickly recedes into a racking cough; blood forming at her lips...the pelted woman again tries to draw Minsys' attention, hoping to aid her besieged leader land a hit on the 15-foot tall half-orc:
RUNA Uses the help action to assist Syleen's attack against Minsys
Thinking she sees her opening, the scar-faced leader swings her longsword with all her might, then stabs the tip at Minsys' face aiming for his "good" eye:
SYLEEN Multiattack (Longsword): 18 vs. AC 16 (Minsys), dealing Unable to parse dice roll. slashing damage on a hit. Multiattack (Longsword): 19 vs. AC 16 (Minsys), dealing 4 slashing damage on a hit.
(OOC: both strikes are a miss due to Minsys being outside of Syleen's reach.)
Connak shrugs at Minsys, "My goal is to get rid of the dragon. Not be a dragon-killer, or a dragon-snack."
Connak put on his best "steel-faced resolve" look mixed with a little classic "aloof indifference" but it was completely shot down when one of the tentacles from Minsys' cloak roamed over the back of the wood elf's head and down his face.
"Hmm, looks like you've got some nice loot there greenskin...what's it do? Ah, nevermind...I'll figure it out after I peel it off your cold, dead corpse! Reavers, attack!" shouts the scar-faced woman.
ROLLING INITIATIVE:
7 - CONNAK
14 - TINK
11 - TABESHA'L
8 - MINSYS
12 - VAXIS
15 - SYLEEN
2 - RUNA
11 - BRAKKIS
14 - JABARL
13 - W.H.I.S.K.E.R.
Connak will move 3 squares to the east of Minsys, and hold a longbow attack, waiting for one of them to be engaged with Minsys.
Tabesha'l, seeing the situation quickly escalate and knowing what's coming, shouts out to her party:
" Do not let them gather around thee ! My magic will be less effective if we shan't manage to keep some of their group away from us !"
She then puts on a warlike expression and whispers dramatically: " Prepare To Fry Or Fly, Ô Fiendish Ones !", congratulating herself innerly for her vocal bravery as she prepares her first spell.
' Rogues Will Be Rogues ' (Circle of Fives Admission Rules, § 6 par. IV)
" Put It Down. Now. Or Be Sorry. " (D. Khar-Errendis' Reported Tips For Curing Soul Ailments And Assorted Bad Behaviours, v. LIV p.XIII)
" Tween thisThy and yonThou, shall I prove to Thee that these art what thou dost see ? " (Grimoire of The Great Pananthyr)
" This One has said enough. Now, we fight. This way please ?" (8th Grade Bronze Disciple Raulnar Drohjo, Way of the Open Palm)
"Whisker go help them," Tink points towards Minsys and Connak before she herself runs forward. Coming to a stop midway along the cooridor before loading a liquid filled dart into her crossbow. Taking aim at Minsys she fires the dart at him which sticks into his behind and starts pumping its contents into the half-orc barbarian.
"Do not worry Minsys. This is not friendly fire but a special concoction of my own making. I assure you this Growth Inducing Accelerating Natural Toxin is 100% safe and is only made from the finest of ingredients."
As she speaks, Minsys begins to grow, dwarfing everyone else around.
Whisker on the other hand darts forward and comes to a stop next to Connak, ready to assist either him or the now super-sized Minsys.
Tink's Turn
BA: Command Whisker to Dash forward
Move: 30ft forward
Action: Cast Enlarge/Reduce on Minsys
Whisker's Turn
Move + Action: Move + Dash forward stopping in next to Connak
Reaction: Deflect attack the next attack on Connak
Active Characters
Tink - Elf Artificer Nicholas Meloncreek - Human Fighter
Thurkear - Lizardfolk Warlock Bjorn "Whitewalker" Akannathi - Goliath Ranger
Minsys takes the magic and bulks up to twice his mass. He let's out a hardy laugh and hefts the maul in both hands charging forward with a mad glint of excitement in his eyes.
Bonus action Rage
Move down one left 2
Attack: 25 Damage: 10 + 2
Attack: 20 Damage: 12 + 4
If its not clear it's the one that I think is a girl that's one space towards us
As soon as Minsys engages and distracts a target, Connak (using his reaction) initiates his held action and fires an arrow at Minsys's target:
(Force damage I think, as this is Connak's trial run with Tink's infusion)
The brigands' eyes go wide as Minsys swells in size and steps forward to strike. As soon as he does, Connak's arrow comes screaming past him and slams into the brutish-looking woman wearing animal pelts. The woman howls in pain which draws the others' attention for just a moment, giving Minsys an opening to strike the scar-faced woman at his left.
The brigands know they've their work cut out for them, but they are not cowed just yet. The older male in sellsword's armor grabs the hilt of his longsword with both hands and thrusts the tip of the weapon at Minsys' gut (which is now at eye-level with the man):
Attack (Longsword): 7, dealing 3.5 slashing damage on a hit.
" Granadh Edrëney'ir !" Tabesha'l takes a few quick steps around Tink to get a clear line of sight on her target as she invokes the words of her spell, pointing the flashing cobalt stone atop her trusty staff towards the woman with the scarred features, and making a grabbing motion with her other hand.
" Friend Minsys ! The proverbial ball is in thy field, Ô Fierce Maul-Splatterer !" she calls out as she wills the woman to rise irremediably into the air, having her stop about a half-dozen feet above the giant half-orc's head, just beyond melee range... but hopefully right within batting distance.
** Moves laterally on the other side of Tink and down diagonally to the south-east near that beam (maybe earning some partial cover ?), then casts Levitate on the female leader standing just south of Minsys: she would need a CON Save DC 14 but Tab will guarantee she fails by applying one of her Portents, giving her a roll of 5. **
' Rogues Will Be Rogues ' (Circle of Fives Admission Rules, § 6 par. IV)
" Put It Down. Now. Or Be Sorry. " (D. Khar-Errendis' Reported Tips For Curing Soul Ailments And Assorted Bad Behaviours, v. LIV p.XIII)
" Tween thisThy and yonThou, shall I prove to Thee that these art what thou dost see ? " (Grimoire of The Great Pananthyr)
" This One has said enough. Now, we fight. This way please ?" (8th Grade Bronze Disciple Raulnar Drohjo, Way of the Open Palm)
SYLEEN: Con (Save) - 9 vs. DC 14
The brigand leader lifts into the air at Tabesha'l's command. The other female soldier in pelts attempts to distract Minsys while her levitating leader makes another attempt to strike him with her longsword:
RUNA
Uses the help action to assist Syleen's attack against Minsys
SYLEEN
Attack (Longsword): 17, dealing 4.5 slashing damage on a hit.
Vaxis moves next to W.H.I.S.K.E.R, using his dash action to get there. He had felt so comfortable within the sub-freezing temperatures and "gentle breeze" of the howling winds...He had been to a clime like this but one other time in his life, that he got lost in it all....not to mention the recent events with the other dragons. But alas, the sounds of threatening shouts had riled him back once more out of his stupor.
"Great Wyrm Bahamut, Lord of the winds, shield friend Minsys from harm, so that he may drop low these heathens!"
(Casting Shield of Faith on Minsys as a bonus action. Used a move action and Dash action to get within range. He gets +2 to AC and should be able to now strike with impunity :p )
DM - Saturday and Tuesday: Eberron
Player - PBP: (Vaxis, Dragonborn Cleric of Bahamut, DoIP), Discord: Byron Bojengles III (Dragonmarked Half-Elf Rogue/Warlock Hexblade)
Other games: (Aardwolf MUD, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Pokemon, Borderlands {all})
The male brigand in pelts the others referred to as "Jabarl" pulls his longsword and rushes towards Minsys:
JABARL
Attack (Longsword): 10, dealing 4 slashing damage on a hit.
The man swings at a space he thought contained his adversary, but thanks to Minsys magical cloak, it held nothing but the cold air of the fortress gatehouse.
Connak will draw the bow's string, relying on Tink's infusion to create the arrow. He'll aim at Syleen and shoot over Minsys's shoulder.
Attack: 23 Damage: 21
Tink scoots up a little to get a view of their foes. Mindful that they have a dragon to fight ahead of them, she loads a familiar fiery orange vial into her cross bow and sends it at Jabarl where it shatters into flame.
Tink's Turn
Move: 20ft. forward
Action: Firebolt Jabaral Attack: 9 Damage: 6
Whisker on the other hand, shifts to between Tink, Vaxis and Tabesha'l, ready to protect either.
Whisker's Turn
Move: 10ft to the side
Action: Dodge
Reaction: Deflect Attack on first attack on Tink, Vaxis and Tabesha'l
Active Characters
Tink - Elf Artificer Nicholas Meloncreek - Human Fighter
Thurkear - Lizardfolk Warlock Bjorn "Whitewalker" Akannathi - Goliath Ranger
Connak's arrow finds its mark, but Tink's fails to find hers...the tincture of fiery fluid shatters against the wall sending off a harmless spray of sparks
Minsys laughs hardly as the others mostly swing and miss at his flickering large form. One does slip through and clip him but he ignores it as he the mix and anger and joy of the fight cloak him. Seeing the floating girl proves to tempting a target and swimgs at the hapless target.
Attack: 10 Damage: 9 + 4
Miss judging the distance in his new form he swings again
Attack: 11 Damage: 18 + 3
Syleen, though stuck in midair from Tabesha'l's spell, weaved around both of Minsys' maul swings. Seeing that they were facing some more skilled opponents, the man in brigandine armor falls back and pulls his heavy crossbow, aims and fires at Minsys:
BRAKKIS
Move: 5 down, 1 right (@Minsys: you may use your reaction to make an AO against Brakkis as he withdraws from your reach)
Attack (Heavy Crossbow): 7 vs. AC 16 (Minsys), dealing 6 piercing damage on a hit.
AoO Attack: 13 Damage: 14 + 1
Tabesha'l, intending to chop the head of the proverbial snake, concentrates her efforts on the rising form of the woman with the scarred face, keeping her aloft just above Minsys as she pelts her with gouts of flames... !
** Casts Fire Bolt at Syleen as she keeps her exactly 6 feet above Minsys, keeping her concentration on the Levitation effects... Attack: 13 Damage: 15 **
' Rogues Will Be Rogues ' (Circle of Fives Admission Rules, § 6 par. IV)
" Put It Down. Now. Or Be Sorry. " (D. Khar-Errendis' Reported Tips For Curing Soul Ailments And Assorted Bad Behaviours, v. LIV p.XIII)
" Tween thisThy and yonThou, shall I prove to Thee that these art what thou dost see ? " (Grimoire of The Great Pananthyr)
" This One has said enough. Now, we fight. This way please ?" (8th Grade Bronze Disciple Raulnar Drohjo, Way of the Open Palm)
Syleen ducks just as Tabesha'l's motes of fiery energy rocket through the brigand's headspace. The floating woman, though greviously injured lets out an amused laugh which quickly recedes into a racking cough; blood forming at her lips...the pelted woman again tries to draw Minsys' attention, hoping to aid her besieged leader land a hit on the 15-foot tall half-orc:
RUNA
Uses the help action to assist Syleen's attack against Minsys
Thinking she sees her opening, the scar-faced leader swings her longsword with all her might, then stabs the tip at Minsys' face aiming for his "good" eye:
SYLEEN
Multiattack (Longsword): 18 vs. AC 16 (Minsys), dealing Unable to parse dice roll. slashing damage on a hit.
Multiattack (Longsword): 19 vs. AC 16 (Minsys), dealing 4 slashing damage on a hit.
(OOC: both strikes are a miss due to Minsys being outside of Syleen's reach.)