Pizazz's Ravenloft and Beyond

Meepo stirs on the ground, after Ketch's healing, his eyes blinking open as the rain of arrows continues to hit the central crystal.  Ketch's axe slams into the shadowy dragon.  Then Lionel leaps forward, his sword shining with bright holy light against the blackness of the dragon. He hits once, sending blood flying, then twice, then a third time.  Only then does the blade slash into the dragon which "pops" away forming the shape of Zikram the wizard with a flash, the last slice cutting into the wizard who grunts and looks about a bit panicked. 

On the ground, Mordekai's body lays....bleeding. 

Zikram stumbles a bit from the blow.  He looks about, and casts a spell...Greater Invisibility....vanishing.  Meepo on the ground looks up and attempts to counterspell, but Zikram unleashes his own counterspell and fades away.  He is now Invisible.  The pitter patter of his feet can be heard as he moves away, but it's difficult to tell where to exactly. 

Everyone's actions!

(Oh, ya, and the disadvantage against Mordekai I forgot to roll..... please don't be a 1 and make me retcon everything... 14)  *whew*

Ulthan rushes forward to stab Mordekai. Cure wounds 11.

Meepo moves so he is 65+ feet from where he believes the wizard to be. As they did not take a hide action it should mean everyone knows where he is exactly, but up to the DM there. Just trying to get out of counterspell range.

Then he casts fireball targetting the area with the wizard, prior to having his skeletons move their attacks to the invisible wizard...

DC 16 dex save for half, or take 32 fire damage.

Skeleton attacks...

1 ... to hit: 23 Damage: 7
2 ... to hit: 8 Damage: 9
3 ... to hit: 11 Damage: 10
4 ... to hit: 20 Damage: 7
5 ... to hit: 8 Damage: 6
6 ... to hit: 6 Damage: 8
7 ... to hit: 21 Damage: 10
8 ... to hit: 12 Damage: 8
9 ... to hit: 9 Damage: 10
10 ... to hit: 6 Damage: 6
11 ... to hit: 11 Damage: 6
12 ... to hit: 8 Damage: 9
13 ... to hit: 10 Damage: 9
14 ... to hit: 15 Damage: 6
15 ... to hit: 14 Damage: 11
16 ... to hit: 14 Damage: 8
17 ... to hit: 13 Damage: 8

With Mordekai and Meep up, ketch would feel free to follow the sound of Zikram footsteps and give it his all... Two swings of his axe vs the invisible foe. His movement takes him to wherever he believes he hears the footsteps of his foe...

Action Attack: 10 Damage: 7 

War Priest Bonus Action 17 Damage: 12 

Divine Strike feature gives an additional 2 damage to one of the above if at least one hit...

 And I will use Channel Divinity: Guided Strike to give a +10 to hit to the second swing of the axe...

Mordekai, in a last effort to provoke Zikram into revealing his location, will cast Minor Illusion to create the image of Laffa on the stairs out of the basement. Mordekai will also shout, "Turns out your plans weren't so hard to thwart after all! You're as pitiful as he was!"

Most annoying enemy ever!

Lionel glanced at the battlefield, and reassured that everyone is up and fighting tried to fly after Zikram's footsteps and drops of blue blood the wizard was supposed to leave behind. When he thought he got the location, he added his attack to Ketch's:

Attack: Bardic Inspiration: 2 + 11 Damage: 14 +10
Attack: 13 Damage: 10
Attack: 14 Damage: 12

Smite to the first attack (2nd lvl): 23

Meepo backs away and a plume of bright orange fire lights the room up as the invisible wizard is blasted by the spell. A rain of arrows pepper down around the wizard, two sticking in and vanishes as the Zirkam grunts.  Then Ketch is there, his first blow missing, the next striking true sending. a spray of blue blood across the floor.

Mordekai's illusion appears, and you hear a strangled growl from the air where everyone is attacking.

Lastly Lionel shows up and with his glowing sword he sweeps it across the air, a flash of radiant energy blasting through and the blue skinned wizard appears, a stunned looked of bafflement on his face, as he's clutching his throat, blue ichor gurgling out.  He stumbles back and collapses on the ground with a heavy wet thud.

Suddenly Lionel's backpack begins to twist, and distort, and bend, and the top flops open a blue smoke pours from the top, forming into the shape of a floating Djinn who hovers in the air, his powerful muscles stretching to the sky.  "I AM FREEEEE!"  he shouts.

Roll initiative.   Just kidding.

Beaten, bruised, sliced and generally feeling quite bad, except for Ulthan and his cat who seem remarkably unharmed, the group looks about, the battle suddenly over. 

Gazre-Azam hovers there, and looks about...very pleased.  "Well.....little Meepo, you have come through in most amazing color."  He touches Meepo and healing energy flows through him. (+50 hps Meepo).   "Well...I find....how is this...that I am impatient to return home."  He pauses and looks up above, the strange storm outside above still thrashing and slamming loudly. "What IS that racket?!?  Anyway, yes..what was I saying?  I believe I owe you a Wish.  I suppose I don't need to explain all the provisions regarding said wish?"  

Ketch bends down and uses his axe to behead the Zirkam...  Never can be too careful.  But listening while he looks he pipes up loudly "A thorough explanation would be wise!"

Ulthan looks around, mage dead book thing escapes book, job done as expected. He wouldn't mind some good cake though, but thinks better of saying anything. Unless they don't... in which case...cake... definitely cake.

Lionel landed by the now visible corpse. The dead body of a blue fat man, with no weapon or armor, slain by his hand was not what any knight can be proud of. Sure, it was a wizard and a powerful enemy (if Lionel was still somewhat standing, it's all because of the magic from others) but... no, there is no valor in such victory. The paladin sighed and sheathed his rapier - too elegant weapon for such a gruesome work.

"I am glad we were able to fulfill our obligation and free you. The man was a truly cruel master." Lionel did not say anything about "the wish" yet, but walked to Mordekai and touched his shoulder, whispering a prayer: 10 HP from Healing Hands + 10 from Cure Wounds

Ketch suggests perhaps we take a short rest and consider things before making a hasty decision…  ((use hit dice to heal instead of spells in case wish goes awry and more fighting ensues?))

((Good point about short rest. We might also want Meepo to be here for the decision.))

So putting aside wish, let's say we get what we asked for... kind of... so afterwards.... what next plan...
"hrmpfh go storm town now hrmpfh" He says scratching the cat's head...

"You, my friend, is the last person I would expect to rush into any city, yet alone a completely alien one. Sigil has the most strange influence on people."

"hrmpfh new mountains new place all new place to Ulthan new storm learn storm city we go city or other home hrmpfh"

As the group sits about to chat, considering their options, Gazre-Azam hovers in one corner. He appears to be lounging on a non-existent couch, head back, hands behind his head, casually relaxing.  You rest wounds and take a breath as a couple hours pass. (Short rest achieved) Above the storm clatters. You hear the impact of massive rocks smashing down in the area. At one point a wall above is struck and rocks can be heard crumbling down.  Eventually though the rage of the black storm seems to die. The small wobbling pattern stuck to Mordekai seems to calm and eventually looks normal, at it slithers around his leg.  Mordekai hears its child like voice in his head, "Storm father's anger is very distressing."

The sound of rain pattering down above replaces the violent banging.  Heading upstairs, the two giant spirits seem calm once again, moving about the space unperturbed. Rain splatters down through the open ceiling. Rocks and rubble cover the floor and several walls seem to have taken damage. You realize now that for this place to exist, the wizard must have been repairing damage to the walls after each storm to keep this place standing. His sections of magically created wall are obviously built over the ancient giant castle in order to offer a layer of protection from head sized rocks that the black storm has lifted and sent crashing to the ground. 

The rain is steady and calming. Water pools in a corner upstairs and runs down a wall here in the basement to also pool in a corner. Chunks of the strange crystal lay scattered across the floor and the large cannon thing sits, slumped at the end. The wand doesn't seem to do anything anymore. 

Lionel kicked the big piece of crystal and then grabbed a small one from the floor. "I wonder if those crystals can catch the energy of the storm. Like the one that son-of-a-prince showed us before. Though, that one was a sapphire, and this... can not say what kind of pressure stone is that. Not sure it is even. Yet, it was holding energy..."

HD spent (6): 7 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 11 + 9

Ulthan collects some pieces of the crystal. He thinks back of the pictures he saw trying to remember if pictures showed anything about if non-responsive cannon then put crystals here. Failing that he feeds himself and the cat while searching around for anything of value and secret doors. He feels like he's had two days to do it in. Beyond that he says ready to go when everyone is ready.

Meepo HD spent: 16

And ... 12

Meepo grimaces as the battle finally ends. He hobbles over to stand over the dead wizard, shaking his head at the fool. He would check the wizard to see if they have any spellbooks on them, if not, that would be his first item of interest, to search the place for the wizard's library/study.

As the being from his book comes out, freed, Meepo would smile warmly up at it. As the healing is given his wounds close and he straightens up a bit, glad to be restored to a large extent.

He would rest a bit though, letting the rest of his wounds heal fully, before holding up that other book. "Sad wizard said need powerful magic to fix this book." He informs the others in the room. "Meepo no know if Meepo infected by book, but Meepo not know what do with book either."