Pizazz's Ravenloft and Beyond

Meepo stealth: 19

Mordekai stealth: 22 

Lionel did all he could to be stealthy, but truly, in his case it was easier to be someone who distract enemies from everyone else: 8

Stealth 22 Perception 9. As usual at the rear, but close enough to the group so I could move at different angles to get a shot on whatever is up there.

(Lionel, don't forget you have an extra d4 from guidance if you want it.  Just a one-use though)

(OOC: You only need half the group to be quiet to be effective, which you've achieved. Stealth checks were to ensure they weren't aware of you prior to entering the room, and thus prepared with readied actions.)

The wood moved aside, the group crouches at the ready and push open the amber doors.  Three skulls, their heads wrapped in a dim green flame, with ruddy red glowing eyes all turn from within the center of the room turn to face the doors as they push open. 

Roll init. I'm not going to do block init for the skulls this time. 

Skull 1: 23

Skull 2: 10

Skull 3:19

Lionel's Initiative: 17

Seeing three skull again, while he was sure that two of them he destroyed, was unsettling, but first thing Lionel did was to check the floor for The Sword (and the rest of his arsenal).

("Checked" as if "looked", glanced around)

At 18 Ulthan lets loose arrows of fury at the skull that's within 5 feet of another skull.
Arrow 1 skull1 Attack: 9 Damage: 20
Arrow 2 skull1 Attack: 8 Damage: 16
Arrow 3 skull2 (only if any are within 5 feet of the original target skull) Attack: 19 Damage: 14
"Hrmpfh" escapes his lips as the last arrow is let loose bracing for the inevitable slaughter about to fall on to us.

Mordekai Initiative: 7 

meepo: 9

One of the skulls opens his mouth and a blast of fire erupts from it traveling across the room and exploding in your midst into a massive ball of fire. 

DC 13 Dex save.  Half damage on a save. 29 Fire Damage.

A moment later another opens it's mouth and another ball of flame erupts around you. 

DC 13 Dex save.  Half damage on a save. 26 Fire Damage.

Ulthan fires arrows in return, two arrows whistling wide but one slams off of a skull sending chunks of bone flying. 

Lionel, Mordekai your actions.  The skulls are 30 feet away. 

DC13 DEX save: 8

DC13 DEX save: 15 

Mordekai moves to the left wall to try to create as much space for the party to spread out, and he'll cast Eldritch Blast at the skull that Ulthan hit.

Attack: 20 Damage: 8

Attack: 18 Damage: 8 

Anyone within 10ft from Lionel gets +3 to savings.

Lionel DEX save 1. 22 , 2. 7

Bouns action - Shield of Faith

Action: attack Skull 3 Attack: 22 Damage: 10

                                      Attack: 16 Damage: 10

Meepo casts counterspell for the first fireball.

Dex save: 22

The first fireball fizzles as it emerges, Meepo waving his hands in focus as his own magic eats away at the fire until it evaporates.  Two blasts from Mordekai slam off the 2nd skull that twirls unhappily in the air.  Lionel rushes forward 30 feet, attacking the 3rd skull, slamming it twice sending chunks of bone flying.  

The 3rd skull opens its mouth and a fireball erupts amidst the party, including Lionel.  (Lionel's too far away for this 3rd fireball to help anyone's saving throw, but still gets caught in the fireball.) 

Dex Save DC 13 : 25 Fire Damage.

Meepo, your action.

(Wait, then we all get our saves? Since first fireball never happened?)

Ulthan blinks as the first fireball winks out before getting to them, even though he was backpedaling against the back wall to somehow get further away from the group but still have sight into the room.
Fireball 1 countered
Fireball 2 save 24
Fireball 3 can't get Lionel + me with 20' radius and 10' squares so I'm going to assume they hit closest person to them... (let me know if wrong and if I'm hit instead of Lionel).

At init, Ulthan pulls back on his bow and continues firing into whichever skull he has clearest shot with the nearest skull within 5'. If any attacks don't matter, just let me know drop them.
Attack 1 vs skull2 11 Damage: 21 (since I'm guessing L attacking the first skull I attacked also means he's blocking my view so attacking skull2 instead)
Attack 2 vs skull2 7 Damage: 21
Attack 3 vs skull3 10 Damage: 20

(OOC: Ignore the saving throw you threw for the first fireball.  That fireball failed to occur.  If you took damage, please reverse it.  Keep your saving throw for the 2nd fire ball.  That one happened.  Make a new saving throw for the 3rd fireball that is now occurring.  Note, for the 2nd fireball, everyone should get +3 to save, since Lionel was close. For the 3rd fireball, people do not, since Lionel charged forward to attack a skull in melee.  I think i'll continue to work spells like this that get countered....because countering always is sorta a clumsy reversal in play by post.) 

(Very difficult indeed! It had to happen before we roll saves so, the first save has to be for the second FB :)  Also - iif Lionel is in teh zone, should not the skull itself get in the zone as well?)

Saving: 22

(OOC: They're all "random", so as long as we pick a way to deal with it, and are consistent, people shouldn't feel cheated.  I prefer you roll saves per spell.  If a spell gets countered, that save was still for that spell, it just doesn't matter anymore.  Let's play that way for the time being..that way saves aren't being "moved around" from spell to spell awkwardly in some cases...

Ulthan 20' radius == 40' diameter.  The spell can reach the entire party including Lionel.  Roll a save. EDIT: I see you want to be at the BACK of the other room, so you are indeed out of range of the 3rd fireball, lucky you.)