Pizazz's Ravenloft and Beyond

(If it was about the time to leave - can Lionel be already fully dressed up?)

(Sure)

Lionel was just about to put on the "tabard" when hunters suddenly returned in a bit faster pace than they left. The relaxing rest seemed to be over and the paladin with much relief threw the yellow jacket aside (there is something positive even in the worst of the situations), assuming a combat stance. Unless Dart was about to evacuate the party on this instant, Lionel was ready to fight whatever strange creature that world was about to throw at them.

"hrmfph steel thing and flying spirits chase so fight hrmpfh" Ulthan pipes up as he pulls out his bow and arrows after he puts on his camp backpack just in case not coming back to camp. "hrmpfh spirits fast but no leave steel thing far hrmpfh".

Roll initiative. 

Spirits : 6 15 11 14 19

Steel thing : 21 

At 19 Ulthan starts releasing arrows into the closest spirit, and cat is hiding in the grass behind a tree ready to pounce on whatever spirit is focused on me.
Arrow 1: 22 Damage: 18
Arrow 2: 15 Damage: 20
Cat will pounce on the spirit if it gets within melee.
Attack: 23 Damage: 7 If it hits, it has to make Str DC 12 or be prone under panther, cause you know... it's easy to knock down spirits. That said, due to level, it has exceptional training since we had so much time together, and its attacks are considered magical.

Mordekai, who has spent the entire time lying in his back, basking in the oddly sourceless "sun"shine, gets up as they return in a hurry. He's feeling more relaxed than he has in a long time, and can't hold in a hearty chuckle despite recognising a very real threat. 

"When you said you were going on a hunt, I assumed you'd be the hunters, not the hunted."

And with a jovial quip completed, Mordekai is on his feet and battle-ready. 

Initiative: 15

(Has it been more than 24 hours since the start of the Beholder fight? And what effect does a long rest have on concentration spells?)

Lionel Initiative: 8

Ketch initiative: 12

((We slept at the inn so long rest is a given. After beholder had walked back to inn, slept, ate, walked to tour guide, listen to instructional videos, and portables then sat at beach a few hours.  Must be close to 24…))

     Ketch grunts and takes up the shield and axe he had ready.  A day at the beach was never going to be a day at the beach, he knew.

Meepo initiative: 17

From out of the trees, floating 10 feet in the air, come four translucent spirits of different creatures. They appear to be screaming in rage and pain as they fly out at high speed and attack the nearest people. 

Ulthan : Attack: 19 Damage: 13.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Ketch : Attack: 20 Damage: 12.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Dart : Attack: 18 Damage: 6.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Lionel : Attack: 20 Damage: 8.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

(wow, look at those terrible terrible attack rolls...the group feels suddenly very confident about their chances...seeing how feebly these things attack....)

You see the movement of other spirits still within the tree line approaching, though they are quite spread out....and the stomping metallic thing seems to be about 100 feet back in the woods.

Meepo, Mordekai, Lionel, you're up.

[ Round 1: Spirit 21, 18;  Meepo: 17, Mordekai: 15, Lionel 15, Spirit: 13, Ketch: 12, Spirit: 9, 6, Ulthan : 6 ]

It seemed the hunters spent all those two hours collecting the enemies in the woods but the first wave was already here ready to be slaughtered (or kill, of course, but Lionel felt optimistic).

Action: Haste on himself.

Action from Haste: Javelin of Lightning at the metallic thing in the woods with a hope to catch at least one spirit in line: Attack: 14 Damage: 7  + 10 lightning damage on Hit or DC 13 Dexterity Save for Half Damage  (those caught in line get their 15 lightning damage or half on save)

Lionel throws his javelin and a blast of electricity rips through the air, tearing through a spirit and lancing into the woods striking some big metallic thing smashing through the woods. 

Mordekai casts Hex at the nearest spirit, and unleashes his customary Eldritch Blasts, beams of purple force energy screaming from his hands.

Attack: 11 Damage: 11 plus 5 hex (necrotic) damage.

Attack: 15 Damage: 6 plus 6 hex (necrotic) damage.

Lionel's lightning blast seems to have little effect on the spirit 16, and he's unsure how effective it was against the metallic thing, since you haven't got a good look at it through the forest yet.  21. 

Meanwhile Mordekai unleashes two blasts of purple energy that tear through the spirit.  It vanishes in a wailing shriek. 

Meepo sends 3 magical darts flashing into one of the spirits...

Force damage: 10

Meepo's magical darts come flying in and strike the same spirit that Lionel hit with his lightning...the magical darts striking it several times.  It just seems to make it more angry as it growls towards the kobold. 

Two more spirits come rushing out of the forest.  One flies over the battle and down to Meepo, while another flies to Mordekai.

Meepo : Attack: 11 Damage: 4.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Mordekai : Attack: 9 Damage: 13.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Ketch? 

(Map, 5 foot squares. Meepo, feel free to ask questions regarding targeting....but in addition to the 5 spirits in amongst the group, there are 8 more spread out with 20 feet between each of them roughly, in a wide area in the forest, with the metal dude 100 feet back from the edge of the forest.)

Ketch assumes he's marked as Dart upon the map....?

     Ketch gives out a half orcin yawp and swings his battle-ax at the closest spirit (S3) and as a War Priest he'll take a second swing as a Bonus Action.  (If by some chance kills it in one swing, will move and attack S4 with second.)

     While attacking, Ketch will be eyeing these things and trying to assess if they are likely undead spirits or just spirit like creatures...

Battle Axe Attack: 12 Damage: 8

Battle Axe Bonus Attack: 9 Damage: 11

Divine Strike: 4 extra damage on the first of the strikes to hit...

(I think Ketch is marked as one of the two Mordekai!  Most likely the one further forward, nearer to Dart, given both Mordekai and Ketch's combat tendencies?

(Ooops!! Yes, Ketch is the Mordekai next to S4.  I'll fix in the next map.  Ketch, they look like undead.  Most likely Specters.) 

Several more spirits coming pouring out of the forest and descend onto the group.  Three land at Ulthan, surrounding him (but only 2 can attack this round).

Ulthan : Attack: 9 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll..   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Ulthan : Attack: 10 Damage: 11.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

One more flies up to Lionel: 

Lionel : Attack: 10 Damage: 9.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Mordekai, another flies up to you, but can't attack this round.

Ketch, another arrives at you and swings at you in spiritual anger...

Ketch : Attack: 12 Damage: 11.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Another flies up to Dart:

Dart : Attack: 12 Damage: 15.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Meanwhile the big metal creature can be heard still approaching in the forest but you can't get a good glimpse of it from here.  6

New Spirits init: 19 

Ulthan pulls out his bow, and shoots point blank at the spirit in front of him.  The arrow rips through it.  Then his cat leaps out from the bushes and it's teeth grab onto the spirits leg, somehow grabbing a hold of the spiritual thing, and it dissipates into nothingness. 

Then the initial spirits continued their attack at the group. 

Lionel : Attack: 24 Damage: 21.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Dart : Attack: 19 Damage: 11.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Ketch : Attack: 19 Damage: 7.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Mordekai : Attack: 7 Damage: 9.   DC 10 Con save or HP max reduced by same amount. 

Dart Con save 1: 5

Dart swings his axe at an enemy: Attack: 12 Damage: 4 missing badly. 

Meepo, Mordekai, Lionel, you're up.

[ Round 2: Spirit 21, 18;  Meepo: 17, Mordekai: 15, Lionel 15, Spirit: 13, Ketch: 12, MG,Spirit: 9, 6, Ulthan,Dart : 6 ]