Kysdiane settles down into a defensive stance as he watches around him warily for the earth creature to re-emerge. Thinking for a second, he decides against flying up as he is probably one of the party members that would be better served on the frontlines compared to the other spellcasters.
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Players' turns
Unsure of where their stony foe may be, everyone prepares for its emergence in their own way.
Kysdiane, Gulgus and Renata keep their eyes open, in case the creature resufaces near them.
Lia charges up a mass of cold energy in anticipation.
Avia conjures a caustic mass as Stata stands at the ready.
Gulgus' animal gather closer to him, but the baboon isn't quite near him, blocked by the elk. Nevertheless, they all poise to strike as soon as the elemental reveals itself.
Renata' python follows Stata's example.
Monster's turn/Reactions
Almost as seamlessly as it disappeared, the earth elemental starts rising out of the ground behind the humanoid vanguard (now at L-7,8/M-7,8). As it rises, Lia, Avia, Stata, and Gulgus' Elk and Axe Beak, all launch their attacks at it.
Lia, startled by the creature sudden near-proximity, fires at the ground prematurely, only making a layer frost on the ground, that quickly melts (miss).
Stata is too far away from the creature to launch its attack.
Dex Save: 3
Somehow, the elemental is able to avoid Avia's cantrip as it continues rising from the floor (made the save).
Gulgus' elk's antlers are unexpectedly deflected by some of the monsters structure as it emerges. But his axe beak finds itself on top of it as it strikes it with its bladed beak (5 slashing damage halved by resistance, Elk missed).
Now at its full height, it starst swinging its arms at the animals' masters.
Slam vs Renata Attack: 15 Damage: 14
Slam vs Gulgus Attack: 13 Damage: 15
Heavy impacts strike the ground near Renata, but Gulgus' gets a sample of what the the poor dwarf from ages past experienced (13 bludgeoning damage).
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Renata will cast Misty Step on herself and move to K14, while sounding the death bell. Her spiritual weapon doesn't have enough movement to get close to the earth element this round. Her python dashes over to engage with the reemerged elemental.
Kysdiane activates his boots as he flies up and over the menagerie and the earth elemental, coming to a stop above the axe beak and swinging his flail in a vicious arc towards the elemental.
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Gulgus
"By tha beard of Reorx!", Gulgus cries out in surprise. "I liked it better when ye observed social distancin'!" He then retreats back (to O-2) and lobs another flame.
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Players' turns
Kysdiane takes to the air as he strikes at the elemental, swinging upwards as he does so. His strike starts taking off significant chunks off of it (11 magical bludgeoning damage).
Lia brings her dagger back into the fray, but its momentum is not enough to get a solid strike. However, its master is able to strike it, some of the frost causes some more of its mass to crumble away (7 cold damage, spiritual weapon missed).
Dex save: 14
Stata returns to Avia's side while she sends another mass of acid. It bursts early causing some etching on the elemental's surface (1 acid damage).
Gulgus retreats to a safer distance as his menagerie strike at the rocky creature. The monster sees an oppotunity to strike at Gulgus as he retreats.
(Opportunity) Slam Attack: 9 Damage: 13
Gulgus feels as heavy slam to his back.His pain throws off his aim at the elemental (miss).
His menagerie strikes at the elemental, but only the axe beak makes some visible damage (3 slashing damage, halved by resistances).
Renata teleports out of danger's way and sounds a dread bell.
Wis save: 10
However, the elemental doesn't even seem to notice. At the same time, the python closes the distance.
Monsters' turn
In the middle of the party and animals, the elemental strikes around it.
Slam vs Lia Attack: 18 Damage: 11
Slam vs Elk Attack: 22 Damage: 17
A slow lumbering swing still catches Lia by surprise (12 bludgeoning damage). The large elk is also catches a stony backswing to the muzzle (14bludgeoning damage).
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"Gulgus! Could you make your monkey move a bit? Otherwise Stata won't be able to make it to a place where she can attack!" Avia yells, then shoots a bit more acid at the elemental.
Action: Acid Splash, the elemental must make a dc 13 dex saving throw or take 4 acid damage.
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Gulgus
Gulgus, still wincing from the blow, motions for the Baboon to come over beside him. He then mutters a few words and casts Faerie Fire in a 20' area catching the Elemental only. (Dex save or attacks against get advantage).
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Resolving reaction
Lia quickly throws up a short-lived barrier that makes the elemental's rocky appendage bounce off of her (no damage).
Players' turns
Kysdiane, up in the air, swings his flail at the rocky creature in the center of everyone. But, he misjudges and his swing catches only air (miss).
Lia makes a quick retreat, quicker than the creature could react in any meaningful way. This makes it distracted enough for her conjured dagger to land a damaging blow (8 force damage).
Dex save: 16
Avia requests that Gulgus move his baboon to a different position as she sends more acid at their foe. The corroding concoction dissolves some of the creatures structure, visibly (4 acid damage).
Wis save: 14
Renata sounds another dire bell on the elemental, which is eroding away at a more rapid rate. While her constrictor coils around it and with one last powerful squeeze, causes the creature form to buckle and collapse into a pile of stone and dust (9 necrotic damage, 7 bludgeoning damage halved by resistance and dead).
With the the flail snail still turned, you are effectively out of combat, if you want.
Kysdiane looks to the others as he flies over to the snail. "It isn't going to stay like this forever right? Better deal with it before it can come back and attack us?" If the others agree, Kysdiane will ready his action to attack the snail at the end of its next turn.
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"Yes," Renata says, "It will only be turned for one minute. Time is almost up, we should take care of it now." She will sound another bell, while directing her python and her tomb at the snail.
Kysdiane settles down into a defensive stance as he watches around him warily for the earth creature to re-emerge. Thinking for a second, he decides against flying up as he is probably one of the party members that would be better served on the frontlines compared to the other spellcasters.
Move: None
Bonus Action: None
Action: Dodge
“The mark of a successful DM is when you have caused more player deaths with doors than dragons, demons, or devils.”
Players' turns
Unsure of where their stony foe may be, everyone prepares for its emergence in their own way.
Kysdiane, Gulgus and Renata keep their eyes open, in case the creature resufaces near them.
Lia charges up a mass of cold energy in anticipation.
Avia conjures a caustic mass as Stata stands at the ready.
Gulgus' animal gather closer to him, but the baboon isn't quite near him, blocked by the elk. Nevertheless, they all poise to strike as soon as the elemental reveals itself.
Renata' python follows Stata's example.
Monster's turn/Reactions
Almost as seamlessly as it disappeared, the earth elemental starts rising out of the ground behind the humanoid vanguard (now at L-7,8/M-7,8). As it rises, Lia, Avia, Stata, and Gulgus' Elk and Axe Beak, all launch their attacks at it.
Lia, startled by the creature sudden near-proximity, fires at the ground prematurely, only making a layer frost on the ground, that quickly melts (miss).
Stata is too far away from the creature to launch its attack.
Dex Save: 3
Somehow, the elemental is able to avoid Avia's cantrip as it continues rising from the floor (made the save).
Gulgus' elk's antlers are unexpectedly deflected by some of the monsters structure as it emerges. But his axe beak finds itself on top of it as it strikes it with its bladed beak (5 slashing damage halved by resistance, Elk missed).
Now at its full height, it starst swinging its arms at the animals' masters.
Slam vs Renata Attack: 15 Damage: 14
Slam vs Gulgus Attack: 13 Damage: 15
Heavy impacts strike the ground near Renata, but Gulgus' gets a sample of what the the poor dwarf from ages past experienced (13 bludgeoning damage).
The snail keeps doing its thing.
End of round 8
Extended Signature
Begin round 9:
Initiative order:
Hook Horror - prone, grappled and retrained(Lia and Avia are initiative tied, as are Renata and Gulgus)
Map:
The dwarven skeleton is at L-14
Everyone can post their turns.
Extended Signature
Renata will cast Misty Step on herself and move to K14, while sounding the death bell. Her spiritual weapon doesn't have enough movement to get close to the earth element this round. Her python dashes over to engage with the reemerged elemental.
Action: Toll the Dead: Wisdom Save 15 or 6 necrotic
Bonus Action: Misty Step: To K14. She moves to J19 from there.
Giant Constrictor Snake: Dash to the elemental
Avia has Stata move to L10-L11-M10-M11, then Avia moves back 10 feet to K12 and shoots acid at the elemental
Bonus Action: Stata moves to L10-L11 M10-M11.
Action: Acid Splash, The elemental must make a DC 13 dex save. or take 1 acid damage.
When players get creative.
Kysdiane activates his boots as he flies up and over the menagerie and the earth elemental, coming to a stop above the axe beak and swinging his flail in a vicious arc towards the elemental.
Move: 10 Feet (Vertical
Move: 20 Feet (Over Baboon and Axebeak to L9)
Bonus Action: None
Action: Attack (Flail)
(Against Earth Elemental) Attack: 22 Damage: 6
“The mark of a successful DM is when you have caused more player deaths with doors than dragons, demons, or devils.”
Lia strikes back as well...
Spiritual dagger Attack: 18 Damage: 10
Bless: 4
Ray of Frost Attack: 13 Damage: 1
Bless: 1
Reminder of Gulgus’ turn
Extended Signature
Gulgus
"By tha beard of Reorx!", Gulgus cries out in surprise. "I liked it better when ye observed social distancin'!" He then retreats back (to O-2) and lobs another flame.
Spell Attack Produce Flame: 16
Fire Damage: 7
Giant Elk
Ram Attack: 15
Bludgeoning Damage: 12
Axe Beak
Beak Attack: 6
Slashing Damage: 4
Baboon attack if he can reach the elemental. Else he tries to get between the elemental and Gulgus.
Bite Attack: 7
Piercing Damage: 2
Gulgus Stormbrew - Dwarf, Druid (5), Circle of the Shepherd - Dreams Into Journey
Players' turns
Kysdiane takes to the air as he strikes at the elemental, swinging upwards as he does so. His strike starts taking off significant chunks off of it (11 magical bludgeoning damage).
Lia brings her dagger back into the fray, but its momentum is not enough to get a solid strike. However, its master is able to strike it, some of the frost causes some more of its mass to crumble away (7 cold damage, spiritual weapon missed).
Dex save: 14
Stata returns to Avia's side while she sends another mass of acid. It bursts early causing some etching on the elemental's surface (1 acid damage).
Gulgus retreats to a safer distance as his menagerie strike at the rocky creature. The monster sees an oppotunity to strike at Gulgus as he retreats.
(Opportunity) Slam Attack: 9 Damage: 13
Gulgus feels as heavy slam to his back.His pain throws off his aim at the elemental (miss).
His menagerie strikes at the elemental, but only the axe beak makes some visible damage (3 slashing damage, halved by resistances).
Renata teleports out of danger's way and sounds a dread bell.
Wis save: 10
However, the elemental doesn't even seem to notice. At the same time, the python closes the distance.
Monsters' turn
In the middle of the party and animals, the elemental strikes around it.
Slam vs Lia Attack: 18 Damage: 11
Slam vs Elk Attack: 22 Damage: 17
A slow lumbering swing still catches Lia by surprise (12 bludgeoning damage). The large elk is also catches a stony backswing to the muzzle (14 bludgeoning damage).
The snail makes itself comfy in its shell.
End of round 9
Extended Signature
Begin round 10:
Initiative order:
Hook Horror - prone, grappled and retrained(Lia and Avia are initiative tied, as are Renata and Gulgus)
Map:
The dwarven skeleton is at L-14
Everyone can post their turns.
Extended Signature
Lia casts shield to block the attack.
She will then use her action to disengage and move away from the elemental.
Her spiritual dagger still strikes though...
To hit: 24 Damage: 8
Kysdiane just swings his flail back upwards, aiming to knock another chunk of the elemental loose.
Move: None
Bonus Action: None
Action: Attack (Flail)
(Against Earth Elemental) Attack: 10 Damage: 6
“The mark of a successful DM is when you have caused more player deaths with doors than dragons, demons, or devils.”
Reminder of Avia, Gulgus and Renata’s turns
Extended Signature
"Gulgus! Could you make your monkey move a bit? Otherwise Stata won't be able to make it to a place where she can attack!" Avia yells, then shoots a bit more acid at the elemental.
Action: Acid Splash, the elemental must make a dc 13 dex saving throw or take 4 acid damage.
When players get creative.
Renata will ring her bell again and bring her spiritual encyclopedia closer. Her python goes to strangle the earth elemental again.
Toll The Dead: Wisdom Save 15 or 9 necrotic
Spiritual Weapon: move 20 feet closer to the earth elemental
Giant Constrictor Snake: Attack: 18 Damage: 15 bludgeoning. If hits the target is grappled and restrained (escape DC 16).
Gulgus
Gulgus, still wincing from the blow, motions for the Baboon to come over beside him. He then mutters a few words and casts Faerie Fire in a 20' area catching the Elemental only. (Dex save or attacks against get advantage).
Giant Elk
Ram Attack: 13
Advantage Attack if Save fails: 12
Bludgeoning Damage: 13
Axe Beak
Beak Attack: 21
Advantage Attack if Save fails: 19
Slashing Damage: 4
Gulgus Stormbrew - Dwarf, Druid (5), Circle of the Shepherd - Dreams Into Journey
Resolving reaction
Lia quickly throws up a short-lived barrier that makes the elemental's rocky appendage bounce off of her (no damage).
Players' turns
Kysdiane, up in the air, swings his flail at the rocky creature in the center of everyone. But, he misjudges and his swing catches only air (miss).
Lia makes a quick retreat, quicker than the creature could react in any meaningful way. This makes it distracted enough for her conjured dagger to land a damaging blow (8 force damage).
Dex save: 16
Avia requests that Gulgus move his baboon to a different position as she sends more acid at their foe. The corroding concoction dissolves some of the creatures structure, visibly (4 acid damage).
Wis save: 14
Renata sounds another dire bell on the elemental, which is eroding away at a more rapid rate. While her constrictor coils around it and with one last powerful squeeze, causes the creature form to buckle and collapse into a pile of stone and dust (9 necrotic damage, 7 bludgeoning damage halved by resistance and dead).
With the the flail snail still turned, you are effectively out of combat, if you want.
Extended Signature
Kysdiane looks to the others as he flies over to the snail. "It isn't going to stay like this forever right? Better deal with it before it can come back and attack us?" If the others agree, Kysdiane will ready his action to attack the snail at the end of its next turn.
“The mark of a successful DM is when you have caused more player deaths with doors than dragons, demons, or devils.”
"Yes," Renata says, "It will only be turned for one minute. Time is almost up, we should take care of it now." She will sound another bell, while directing her python and her tomb at the snail.
Toll the Dead: Wisdom Save 15 or 10 necrotic
Spiritual Weapon: Attack: 24 Damage: 13 force.
Giant Constrictor Snake: Attack: 11 Damage: 17 bludgeoning. If hits the target is grappled and restrained (escape DC 16).
If the snail is dodging, then disadvantage: 16; 21