Dreams Into Journey

The peppers are noticeably pungent to the taste and almost immediately, Oswin and Jororic start to perspire. However, the dry heat of the desert evaporates the sweat at around the same rate as it comes out cooling them quite considerably compared to before they ate the peppers.

"Looks like I got some good ones! It looks like yer handlin' 'em pretty well, too! Not too many folks can handle their heat." Cree says as she sees the peppers' effects (for comparison's sake, the peppers have the pungency of habaneros).

Long after The Garden disappeared from view, they come to a some rocky outcroppings. As they get to the middle of rocks, an unsettling, laugh-like cry is heard. Scath comes to a stop, gives a deep hiss and moves his limbs into a defensive position.

"Of all th' rotten luck. Where are ya, ya mangy bastard..." Cree says as she takes a bow out of the wagon, and loosens Scath's reins.

As she does so, three large hyenas appear to surround the expedition. An on top of the largest rock a gnoll stands and barks an order at the hyenas. They start to close in.

Roll for initiative

Oswin: 24

Lia initiative: 22

(@ Pertuie and Meekros: is has been more than 48 hors since initiative has been called. For the time being, I willhave them under my control until you are able to return.)

Jororic: 16

Valentia: 14

Initiative:

 Map:

 Oswin and Lia can take their turns.

Lia casts ray of frost at the gnoll.

Attack: 8 Damage: 5

Oswin will engage the wester hyena and send SD around to flank it both striking at once.

Oswin: Attack: 23 Damage: 10
SD: Attack: 22 Damage: 4

Player turn

Lia takes aim at the obvious leader of this pack and lets loose a jet of cold air. Howver, the gnoll sees it coming and dodges out of the way (miss).

On the other side, Oswin and his mechanical creation maneuver to flank one of the oversized hyenas and both strike true with a kinetic blast and a spear skewer (12 magical piercing and force damage).

Cree's turn

Cree stands on her seat and draws a bead on the leader of the hyenas and looses and arrow at it.

Attack: 11 Damage: 3

The gnoll leader dodges the arrow in a similar fashion.

Valentia and Jororic can take their turns.

With the view of the scene in mind, Valentia turns toward the agile gnoll who was capable of doing a couple of blows and summons her Spiritual Weapon to make another attempt. The weapon appears at N4 and swings at the gnoll.

Attack: 23 Damage: 6 Radiant

Regardless of the success or not of that attempt, what the cleric really want to do was take one of the threats out, and so with her spiritual power, a loud bell resonates close to the already beat up hyena, as Valentia casts Toll the Dead on it.

DC 15 Wisdom Save or 9 Necrotic Damage

Valentia and (auto-)Jororic's turn.

Jororic moves to the nearest hyena (the same as Oswin and his SD, he started at F9, goes to E11. Dunno why he doesn't appear) and drives both of his handaxes into it.

Attack: 18 Damage: 10

Bonus Attack: 26 Damage: 6

Both axes sink into their target and the hyena screeches  as it wheels to turn all of its attention to Jororic

Distracting strike damage: 7

(Hyena takes a total of 23 slashing damage and next attack against it will have advantage)

The gnoll continues its stubborn efforts from being struck by evading a blow from a sudden mace to its side (miss).

Then, conjured from Valentia, a dolorous bong is heard around the gnoll.

Wisdom save: 8

The gnoll grabs its chest as if its heart stopped for a moment (The gnoll hasn't been damaged, so it will take 4 necrotic damage)

Hyenas will go next.

Hyenas' turn:

The furthest west hyena stays where it is and strikes at the dwarf that grievously injured it.

Bite Attack: 12 Damage: 12

The awkward position of Jororic right by a rock is more than enough to deflect the hyena's jaws (miss).

Next, the northern most Hyena approaches and snaps at Lia.

Bite Attack: 9 Damage: 7

Lia is quick to move out of the way of the oversized beast's muzzle (miss).

Finally, the southern hyena attempts to bite at the cleric that harmed its master.

Bite Attack: 7 Damage: 8

The glint of the setting sun throws off the creature's jaws(miss).

Scath's turn is next.

Scath's turn

The Kruthik seizes its opportunity to attack the beast nearest to its master with its sharp forelimbs (the one accosting Valentia, activating its pack tactics).

Stab Attack: 19 Damage: 8

Stab Attack: 18 Damage: 4

One of his scythe-like limbs sink deep into the massive hyena, while the other, delivers a glancing blow (12 piercing damage).

Gnoll goes next.

Gnoll's turn

Keeping a safe distance, perhaps thinking that being among  a number of increasingly agitated hyenas would not be safe option, the knoll uses its own bow to fire at the genasi guide and her Kruthik.

Longbow vs. Cree Attack: 9 Damage: 5

Longbow vs. Scath Attack: 21 Damage: 6

Cree is able to quickly move out of the arrow's path, but Scath takes his in his side (6 piercing damage to scath.

Then it barks an order, which spur the hyena right next to Lia to try biting again.

Bite Attack: 24 Damage: 9

Lia isn't so lucky to avoid this bite as its jaws snap into her arm (9 piercing damage)

End of initiative round 1

Begin initiative round 2

Initiative:

 Map:

 Oswin and Lia can take their turns.

Oswin and SD will continue their assault of the hyena.

Oswin: Attack: 18 Damage: 6
SD: Attack: 24 Damage: 13

Lia uses her lucky feat to force the hyena t reroll the attack.  Here is the new d20: 5

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Lia uses her lucky feat to force the hyena t reroll the attack.  Here is the new d20: 5

 

 assuming that misses.

Lia casts [spiritual weapon[/spell] a spiritual dagger forming in the air nad attacking he hyena near her.

Attack: 26 Damage: 14

She then disengages and moves away from it, behind the creature that was pulling their wagon if possible.  (Not sure how she keeps getting into melee range, she would always move behind the others as she is not a melee character at all.)

(I think it's mostly because most of my encounters involve enemies surrounding the party. Just a trend I noticed.)

Resolving reaction

As the hyena reaches Lia, it misjudges her position and bites down only on air, much to its surprise (hit goes to miss, no damage)

Players' turn.

Oswin and his creation use their combined efforts to put down the the hyena (15 piercing and force damage and dead).

Needing a quick distraction, Lia conjures a spectral dagger that jabs at the large beast. Though no damage was done, it was enough of a diversion for her to reposition by Scath (J-6).

Cree's Turn

"That's quite enough outta you!" She yells as she releases another arrow at the gnoll.

Attack: 8 Damage: 7

As soon as the arrow strikes the gnoll, a burst of shadowy energy erupts from its point of impact and settles around its eyes.

Gnoll wisdom save [DC 12]: 11

Arcane arrow damage: 4

The gnoll flails around wildly trying to get rid of the shadowy energy, but to no avail (Gnoll takes a total of 18 piercing and psychic damage and cannot see beyond 5 feet until the beginning of Cree's next turn).

Jororic and Valentia can take their turns.

(Auto) Valentia's and (Auto) Jororic's turns (Hopefully, you will be able to rejoin soon.)

With the first hyena down, he makes his way to the next closest one and thank's to Scath's positioning, he is now flanking it. He strikes at this new hyena with his handaxes.

Handaxe Attack: 22 Damage: 9

Handaxe Attack: 23 Damage: 6

 Both axes bite into the beast, drawing a large amount of blood (18 slashing damage).

Valentia's spectral mace strikes at the now-sight-deficient gnoll. Though, it is not entirely out of its sight.

Attack: 8 Damage: 10

The mace slams on the gnoll's foot.

She sounds off another bell in the gnoll's vicinity (DC 15 Damage: 12

Gnoll wisdom save: 20

It ignores it this time around (6 force damage).

Hyenas go next.