Pax could cast Feather Fall from her ring of spell storing, if she wanted, but she figures her whole body slamming into the beholder from above will be way more effective.
She leaps down the magical tunnel, arms and legs out wide ready to try and slam into the beholder and grab some eye stalks to hang on to its top.
(Presumably she takes falling damage. Does the Beholder take any damage, or....does the beholder count as attacking her and take cold damage from her shields? :-D Does Pax have to make any checks to hit the beholder or hold on? Let me know!)
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She leaps down the magical tunnel, arms and legs out wide ready to try and slam into the beholder and grab some eye stalks to hang on to its top.
(Presumably she takes falling damage. Does the Beholder take any damage, or....does the beholder count as attacking her and take cold damage from her shields? :-D Does Pax have to make any checks to hit the beholder or hold on? Let me know!)
There are actually rules for landing on creatures! The beholder is surprised, so doesn't get a DEX check to dodge. The falling damage (30' makes 13 bludgeoning) is split evenly between Pax and Xazax (rounded down). Any damage that Pax incurs can be absorbed by her spells and wards, but since it isn't a melee attack, no cold damage will be transferred to the beholder. (I was gonna say yes, but then I read the rules and decided no, because it is more like a shove or grapple, which apparently doesn't trigger Agathys... according to the internet).
There are no published rules for grabbing hold of a beholder's eye-stalks, so .... it can't be done. Ha! Suck it!
Let's have a DEX Acrobatics check from Pax. The beholder is Large with convenient eye-stalks to hang on, so staying on it should be fairly easy <5 Pax falls off 5-9 Pax hangs on but dangles to one side (roll a d4. If it's a 1, Pax hangs in front of the central eye. 2=left, 3=back, 4=right) 10-14 Pax hangs on with both hands (like a beholder roller coaster) 15-19 Pax hangs on with one hand (like a beholder rodeo) 20+ Pax balances on the beholder with both hands free (beholder-surfing)
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(This should be NO PROBLEM for Pax, the luckiest, highest rolling, most dextrous character I have! Also, I can't see the damage roll from above, dice rolls not yet available...)
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Kaylyn casts dimension door to take Rhayna into the cavern trying to appear in the back of the cavern. She immediately moves around to the side of the beholder yelling at the creature.
"Hey you stupid fat blob!" She yells.
Pensive dodges as he stays with Kaylyn.
She then blasts the beholder with her eldritch magic
Attack: 19 Damage: 15
Attack: 26 Damage: 9
Attack: 24 Damage: 6
Since Rhayna acts before Kaylyn she should ready her wand attacks to act after they step through the door into the cavern.
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(If Rhayna can use her action now, she will attack the beholder with her Wand of Viscid Globs)
Wand Attack: 18
(If possible, she will aim as close to the beholder's central eye as possible.)
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Xazax Athletics v Shove: 11. WIS save v Hold Monster: 21
Oh, you think darkness is your ally! The shadows betray you, because they belong to me!
- says no-one in particular, but Sekkar probably thinks it...
Sekkar doesn't leap out of the darkness... he IS the darkness! Completely invisible to the beholder, the lizardman carves chunks out of the unsuspecting globe with his axe. Then putting all his weight into his shield, he slams the creature down to the ground... only to see it float back up again!
(Sorry, but the beholder is immune to the prone condition. Ha!)
Kaylyn and Rhayna bampf into the cave together! Rhayna can't see anything in the dark cave, but focusing on the sound of Sekkar's sickening sphere-slashing, she fires the wand. Did it hit? she wonders, but those with the ability to see in the dark know that it missed and hit the back wall of the cave. Kaylyn's magical blasts on the other hand all hit, and leave darker-colored spots on the spherical body.
No sooner has Pax's hole opened than Kirin is casting an enchantment at the beholder, but the slippery-minded horror shakes off the attempt. It doesn't shake off the armored wizard however, as Pax lands perfectly on the ugly blob, smooshing it to the ground again with her momentum (only to have it once again bob back up into the air). Bracing her feet against the base of the eye-stalks, Pax stands with her hands free, ready to attack.
The slippery glove refused to go down! Sekkar had to try another tactic with that overgrown balloon. He called to the power of nature to hold the thing in place:
BA: Ensnaring Strike for 4 (Str save DC 16) then attacked with the axe again
Attack: 14 Damage: 13 Attack: 20 Damage: 9
Plus sneak attack to the successful one: 4
In case ES worked - two more rolls for advantage: Attack: 28 and 15
"Well that didn't work, time to blast," Kirin state as he points his staff, lining it up, "Let's see how tough you are," he casts Chain Lightning.
Dex Save: 18
Damage: 41 half on successful save
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Rhayna curses herself for missing the first shot, she sees that Kaylyn found her mark with a couple of her shots. Rhayna tries to aim around those same spots.
Wand Attack: 18
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Xazax STR save: 17, DEX save: 15
Sekkar's second axe-strike hits, at which point numerous dark vines spring from the point of impact and root themselves to the ground, locking the beholder in place. Rhayna still can't see the creature, but it is now easier to hit, and the blob from the wand strikes the horror and coats it in hard black goop. The goop also runs down the vines to the ground and solidifies, locking the beholder in place. Unable to move, the beholder is easy pickings for Kirin's lightning blast, which arcs around Pax and zaps the black-coated balloon.
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1, 5, 5
The beleaguered beholder is bearing up against the beating, but begins to battle back with bad-tempered bitterness.
First it's gaze turns upward at the source of the overhead attacks. Kirin gets a direct look into the great central eye a moment before the magical tunnel suddenly closes, to leave the wizard alone in the upper cave staring at solid rock. Although covered in black goo, with one of the accursed meat-bags standing on it, Xazax can't move enough to shake Pax off. The eye-stalks can still wriggle though, and several of them turn on Pax while the others scan the cave to spy the other intruders.
A ray of brown-tinged energy shoots from one of the eyes at Pax, followed by a greenish one from another. A red-toned ray also zaps Rhayna...
Pax: Please make a two successive DEX saving throws (DC 16). If the first one fails, Pax is restrained and so the second save must be made with disadvantage. If the second fails, Pax takes 64necrotic damage.
Rhayna: Please make a CON saving throw (DC 16), taking 48 necrotic damage on a fail, or half as much on a success.
Then it is back to Pax. I'll be taking the next few turns one person at a time, so just Pax for now.
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Rhayna CON save: 8
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"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
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(Reminder, Pax has Greater Invisibility on. Does that affect anything? If not: )
Pax Dex Saves vs DC 16 : 21 and 12
DC 10 Con save to keep Greater Invisibility up after taking a net 20 damage: 12 (can't fail)
The brown ray strikes Pax and she feels her body lock up, unable to move. Then the green ray strikes her and eats away through the black fog around her, sizzling against her body. She squirms in pain...while trying to somehow stay balanced on top of the equally squirming beholder...while she's been caught up in some magic restraints.
Pax, despite being restrained, mutters a few words of magic. The shadows that had so quickly been destroyed by the beholders eye ray quickly seem to gather once more around the armored girl.....
Armor of Agathys at 4th level. 20 temporary hp's, plus 8 ward shield hp's regained. aka Shields up!!
She'll take a deep breath trying to struggle off some of the pain... (2nd wind) .... for : 6 hps gained.
You're right, I forgot that Pax was invisible, which would make Pax an invalid target, even though she is literally standing among the eye stalks. I tried to think of a way around it so I don't have to change my turn... maybe since the anti-magic cone is pointing up that would also negate Pax's invisibility (and Agathys)... but then it would also negate the magical eye attacks. So it seems Pax can't be targeted either way.
So I need a new target. Kirin is now behind thirty feet of solid stone. Sekkar is also effectively invisible. I could target Kaylyn, the real damage-dealer of the party, but the beholder probably only has this round to make an impact, so let's really up the drama and go all out on ...
Rhayna !!
Please now roll two successive DEX saving throws (DC 16). If the first one fails, Rhayna is restrained and so the second save must be made with disadvantage. If the second fails, Rhayna takes 58 necrotic damage, which could potentially spell instant death for Rhayna!
duh duh DUHHHHH!!
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(Just to make sure I have this right. We received +10temp HP from Kaylyn. We received -15HP from the teleportation. Rhayna just failed a CON save and she takes -40HP from the Beholder. If that’s correct, Rhayna is at 36HP atm.)
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Pax could cast Feather Fall from her ring of spell storing, if she wanted, but she figures her whole body slamming into the beholder from above will be way more effective.
She leaps down the magical tunnel, arms and legs out wide ready to try and slam into the beholder and grab some eye stalks to hang on to its top.
(Presumably she takes falling damage. Does the Beholder take any damage, or....does the beholder count as attacking her and take cold damage from her shields? :-D Does Pax have to make any checks to hit the beholder or hold on? Let me know!)
What's the difference between a Wizard and a Sorcerer?
Class.
There are actually rules for landing on creatures! The beholder is surprised, so doesn't get a DEX check to dodge. The falling damage (30' makes 13 bludgeoning) is split evenly between Pax and Xazax (rounded down). Any damage that Pax incurs can be absorbed by her spells and wards, but since it isn't a melee attack, no cold damage will be transferred to the beholder. (I was gonna say yes, but then I read the rules and decided no, because it is more like a shove or grapple, which apparently doesn't trigger Agathys... according to the internet).
There are no published rules for grabbing hold of a beholder's eye-stalks, so .... it can't be done. Ha! Suck it!
Let's have a DEX Acrobatics check from Pax. The beholder is Large with convenient eye-stalks to hang on, so staying on it should be fairly easy
<5 Pax falls off
5-9 Pax hangs on but dangles to one side (roll a d4. If it's a 1, Pax hangs in front of the central eye. 2=left, 3=back, 4=right)
10-14 Pax hangs on with both hands (like a beholder roller coaster)
15-19 Pax hangs on with one hand (like a beholder rodeo)
20+ Pax balances on the beholder with both hands free (beholder-surfing)
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
(This should be NO PROBLEM for Pax, the luckiest, highest rolling, most dextrous character I have! Also, I can't see the damage roll from above, dice rolls not yet available...)
Dex Acrobatics Check: 7
(WOOHOO!! WE'RE SURFING BABY!!!)
What's the difference between a Wizard and a Sorcerer?
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Kaylyn casts dimension door to take Rhayna into the cavern trying to appear in the back of the cavern. She immediately moves around to the side of the beholder yelling at the creature.
"Hey you stupid fat blob!" She yells.
Pensive dodges as he stays with Kaylyn.
She then blasts the beholder with her eldritch magic
Attack: 19 Damage: 15
Attack: 26 Damage: 9
Attack: 24 Damage: 6
Since Rhayna acts before Kaylyn she should ready her wand attacks to act after they step through the door into the cavern.
(If Rhayna can use her action now, she will attack the beholder with her Wand of Viscid Globs)
Wand Attack: 18
(If possible, she will aim as close to the beholder's central eye as possible.)
Kazri - Level 10 Human Paladin (Oath of the Ancients) - The Tales of the Fellowship of the White Cloaks
Droknin Palemane - Level 4 Leonin Barbarian (Path of the Beast) - Where the Cold Winds Blow... A Lost Mines of Phandelver Story
Faelan (Cottontail) Whisperwind - Level 3 Ranger (Fey Wanderer) - Zorg's Lost Souls II
"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
Previous post fixed for falling damage. Pax and beholder each take 6 bludgeoning, before any of your freaky resistances or immunities.
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
(Hope all this acrobatics happened after the attempt to knock beholder prone from Sekkar)
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(Pax goes "last" at 1, so I presume so.)
What's the difference between a Wizard and a Sorcerer?
Class.
Xazax Athletics v Shove: 11. WIS save v Hold Monster: 21
Sekkar doesn't leap out of the darkness... he IS the darkness! Completely invisible to the beholder, the lizardman carves chunks out of the unsuspecting globe with his axe. Then putting all his weight into his shield, he slams the creature down to the ground... only to see it float back up again!
(Sorry, but the beholder is immune to the prone condition. Ha!)
Kaylyn and Rhayna bampf into the cave together! Rhayna can't see anything in the dark cave, but focusing on the sound of Sekkar's sickening sphere-slashing, she fires the wand. Did it hit? she wonders, but those with the ability to see in the dark know that it missed and hit the back wall of the cave. Kaylyn's magical blasts on the other hand all hit, and leave darker-colored spots on the spherical body.
No sooner has Pax's hole opened than Kirin is casting an enchantment at the beholder, but the slippery-minded horror shakes off the attempt. It doesn't shake off the armored wizard however, as Pax lands perfectly on the ugly blob, smooshing it to the ground again with her momentum (only to have it once again bob back up into the air). Bracing her feet against the base of the eye-stalks, Pax stands with her hands free, ready to attack.
Back to everyone except Pax.
Sekkar 26, Rhayna 24, Kirin 17, Kaylyn/Pensive14, Xazax 8, Pax 1
ROUND 1
Sekkar: hit x3 incl sneak (invisible), 49 damage. shove?
Rhayna: wand misses
Kirin: Hold Monster DC 18 WIS
Kaylyn: EB x3 20 force
Xazax: (surprised)
Pax: jump and surf
ROUND 2
Sekkar:
Rhayna:
Kirin:
Kaylyn:
Xazax:
Pax:
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
The slippery glove refused to go down! Sekkar had to try another tactic with that overgrown balloon. He called to the power of nature to hold the thing in place:
BA: Ensnaring Strike for 4 (Str save DC 16) then attacked with the axe again
Attack: 14 Damage: 13
Attack: 20 Damage: 9
Plus sneak attack to the successful one: 4
In case ES worked - two more rolls for advantage: Attack: 28 and 15
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"Well that didn't work, time to blast," Kirin state as he points his staff, lining it up, "Let's see how tough you are," he casts Chain Lightning.
Dex Save: 18
Damage: 41 half on successful save
Kirin - Level 15 High Elf Wizard (Evocation) - Zorg's Lost Souls- Overchannel Steel Wind Strike for the Win against DemogorgonSilas - Level 11 Human Cleric (War Domain) - Tomb of AnnihilationDoneRhayna curses herself for missing the first shot, she sees that Kaylyn found her mark with a couple of her shots. Rhayna tries to aim around those same spots.
Wand Attack: 18
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Droknin Palemane - Level 4 Leonin Barbarian (Path of the Beast) - Where the Cold Winds Blow... A Lost Mines of Phandelver Story
Faelan (Cottontail) Whisperwind - Level 3 Ranger (Fey Wanderer) - Zorg's Lost Souls II
"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
Xazax STR save: 17, DEX save: 15
Sekkar's second axe-strike hits, at which point numerous dark vines spring from the point of impact and root themselves to the ground, locking the beholder in place. Rhayna still can't see the creature, but it is now easier to hit, and the blob from the wand strikes the horror and coats it in hard black goop. The goop also runs down the vines to the ground and solidifies, locking the beholder in place. Unable to move, the beholder is easy pickings for Kirin's lightning blast, which arcs around Pax and zaps the black-coated balloon.
Kaylyn next. Then the beholder (with any luck)
Sekkar 26, Rhayna 24, Kirin 17, Kaylyn14, Xazax 8, Pax 1
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Targeting open spots on the Beholder that she can see she blasts the creature with her magic
Attack: 28 Damage: 11
Attack: 20 Damage: 13
Attack: 22 Damage: 10
1, 5, 5
The beleaguered beholder is bearing up against the beating, but begins to battle back with bad-tempered bitterness.
First it's gaze turns upward at the source of the overhead attacks. Kirin gets a direct look into the great central eye a moment before the magical tunnel suddenly closes, to leave the wizard alone in the upper cave staring at solid rock. Although covered in black goo, with one of the accursed meat-bags standing on it, Xazax can't move enough to shake Pax off. The eye-stalks can still wriggle though, and several of them turn on Pax while the others scan the cave to spy the other intruders.
A ray of brown-tinged energy shoots from one of the eyes at Pax, followed by a greenish one from another. A red-toned ray also zaps Rhayna...
Pax: Please make a two successive DEX saving throws (DC 16). If the first one fails, Pax is restrained and so the second save must be made with disadvantage. If the second fails, Pax takes 64necrotic damage.
Rhayna: Please make a CON saving throw (DC 16), taking 48 necrotic damage on a fail, or half as much on a success.
Then it is back to Pax. I'll be taking the next few turns one person at a time, so just Pax for now.
Sekkar 26, Rhayna 24, Kirin 17, Kaylyn/Pensive14, Xazax 8, Pax 1
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Rhayna CON save: 8
Kazri - Level 10 Human Paladin (Oath of the Ancients) - The Tales of the Fellowship of the White Cloaks
Droknin Palemane - Level 4 Leonin Barbarian (Path of the Beast) - Where the Cold Winds Blow... A Lost Mines of Phandelver Story
Faelan (Cottontail) Whisperwind - Level 3 Ranger (Fey Wanderer) - Zorg's Lost Souls II
"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
(Reminder, Pax has Greater Invisibility on. Does that affect anything? If not: )
Pax Dex Saves vs DC 16 : 21 and 12
DC 10 Con save to keep Greater Invisibility up after taking a net 20 damage: 12 (can't fail)
The brown ray strikes Pax and she feels her body lock up, unable to move. Then the green ray strikes her and eats away through the black fog around her, sizzling against her body. She squirms in pain...while trying to somehow stay balanced on top of the equally squirming beholder...while she's been caught up in some magic restraints.
Pax, despite being restrained, mutters a few words of magic. The shadows that had so quickly been destroyed by the beholders eye ray quickly seem to gather once more around the armored girl.....
Armor of Agathys at 4th level. 20 temporary hp's, plus 8 ward shield hp's regained. aka Shields up!!
She'll take a deep breath trying to struggle off some of the pain... (2nd wind) .... for : 6 hps gained.
What's the difference between a Wizard and a Sorcerer?
Class.
You're right, I forgot that Pax was invisible, which would make Pax an invalid target, even though she is literally standing among the eye stalks. I tried to think of a way around it so I don't have to change my turn... maybe since the anti-magic cone is pointing up that would also negate Pax's invisibility (and Agathys)... but then it would also negate the magical eye attacks. So it seems Pax can't be targeted either way.
So I need a new target. Kirin is now behind thirty feet of solid stone. Sekkar is also effectively invisible. I could target Kaylyn, the real damage-dealer of the party, but the beholder probably only has this round to make an impact, so let's really up the drama and go all out on ...
Rhayna !!
Please now roll two successive DEX saving throws (DC 16). If the first one fails, Rhayna is restrained and so the second save must be made with disadvantage. If the second fails, Rhayna takes 58 necrotic damage, which could potentially spell instant death for Rhayna!
duh duh DUHHHHH!!
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
(Should not only full negative HP be the instant death?)
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(Just to make sure I have this right. We received +10temp HP from Kaylyn. We received -15HP from the teleportation. Rhayna just failed a CON save and she takes -40HP from the Beholder. If that’s correct, Rhayna is at 36HP atm.)
Kazri - Level 10 Human Paladin (Oath of the Ancients) - The Tales of the Fellowship of the White Cloaks
Droknin Palemane - Level 4 Leonin Barbarian (Path of the Beast) - Where the Cold Winds Blow... A Lost Mines of Phandelver Story
Faelan (Cottontail) Whisperwind - Level 3 Ranger (Fey Wanderer) - Zorg's Lost Souls II
"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."