Fortune’s Founders:An Eberron Tale

The light on Jax's face would immediately switch to red as he pulls out his revolver and quickly begins firing on one of the lizardfolk manning the controls of the cage while attempting to race towards the edge of the lava. "I think I made a mistake" The wargorged would add as his arcane revolver erupts in his hand, sending bolts of energy towards the enemy in rapid succession. 

(OOC: Will Jax take AOO if he moves away from the SWARM of bad guys? If he will then I guess he will just stand there and fire at the lizardfolk)

Attack: 17 Damage: 8

Saralyssa slips off of Moxley  and moves to where she can hit a mass of the lizardmen at once.  (She is trying to knock some of them into the lava if possible, so put her where it works for that, but where she can hit a mass of the enemy at once as well...)

She then casts thunderwave hitting the fifteen foot cube of area directly in front of her.

It is a DC 14 Con save.  If they fail they take 6 thunder damage and are knocked 10 feet away from her.  If they do not fail they take half damage and are not knocked away.

Lucky shifts, his feline features showing through more clearly, and he gains 4 HP and 10 feet of movement.  Are the lizardfolk nearby already hostile?  If so, he will disengage and move forty feet, which takes him as far as the controls for the cage. 

If he doesn't need to disengage, then he'll still have an action when he gets there.

Tara lets the careful mask she's been holding in place ever since they first found the lizardfolk fall away, leaving true fury in its place, directed at Raksa. Unnoticed by her, the mark on her left hand writhes and twists, the flames moving even more enthusiastically than they did a moment ago as she falls into Draconic in her anger.

Draconic:

As she roars the last words, a mass of golden energy forms in her hands before launching straight at the priestess.

OOC: If this misses, that's gonna be really sad. But if it comes up doubles, it will be AWESOME.

Attack: 11 Damage: 11

OOC: I choose force damage for the damage type, using the 4 rolled on the second d8.

Lucky gets to the wheel, rapier drawn, and stabs at whichever lizardman is pulling on the controls: 

Attack: 19 Damage: 4

Yeah, this thing?  This thing right here with the sacrifice and the lava?  Not.  Happening.

Moxely - Before the scene gets any more helpless.  A large rampaging Minotaur busts through into the cavern and begins charging and goring its horns through the large crowd.  Sending several bodies flying in his wake. 

Saralyssa - A small Gnome in robes can be seen jumping off the back.  In the chaos of the crowd running away, he splits off and casts a spell of his own, sending some flying, some stand steadfast.  But the energy is too much for anyone in the area.  The Lizardfolk cultists begin to scatter as the guards stick around.

Tara - A bolt of warbling intensity spirals through the air as it slams into Raksa.  The charred black stain on her ceremonial robes.  Her headdress goes flying off her head as she shakes off the damage.  Bearing her teeth she reaches out towards Tara and casts hold person DC - 14

Tara save - 9

Tara is now [condition]paralyzed[/spell] under Raksa’s spell and is unable to resist the cultists locking her in the cage.  Open spot big enough for someone or something to reach in towards her chest.

As Tara struggles against the grasps of all the Lizardfolk cultists, Virnen’s arrow soars through the air.  It lands right below the collar bone as the cultist cries out in pain.  It looks seriously hurt, but is still standing.

The cultists manning some of the controls runs down to engage Lucky in combat hand to hand.  Lucky ducks out of the way and whole spinning around, stabs Him in the back.  The cultist falls down on the floor, dead.

Jax fires his weapon his as he charges toward Tara, the gun burning bright in his hands after the shot rings out.  The beam of energy rockets towards the remaining Lizardfolk controlling the gear wheel for the cage.  It’s chest exploding on impact. Before it collapses onto the ground, dead.

Their job done for now, the other cultists begin to run down the steps to meet the intruders head on and fight.  It takes all their movement to get into position as they used their action to lock Tara up.  

Except the Lizardfolk that was holding onto the controls, throws an axe towards Lucky, while he keeps his position.

Attack: 14 Damage: 5

Lucky, light on his toes, easily dodges out of the way.

Party’s initiative - new map in spoiler 

Lucky bounds up onto the platform where the controls are, and faces off against the other lizardman who is attempting to lower his strange new friend to a lava-based death.  Unable to think of a good quip, he just swears under his breath and tries to stab the jerk:

Attack: 7 Damage: 10

Moxeley would look around growling in anger and then see that Tara is in trouble, he would then move towards her and attempt to skewer Raksa with his Javelin.

Javelin (disadvantage due to distance): Attack: 6 Damage: 7

[OOC: Ending up at x-8/y-20 - Damn wasted 20)

 (ooc: Why is my revolver busted? I got a good attack roll? Did I miss something?)

Seeing Moxley targeting the one near the cage, Saralyssa will send a fire bolt at that same one.

To hit:  20

Damage:  2

(OOC:  I saw where what I wrote was kind of confusing. I reworded it a bit after the fact)

Jax would race towards the edge of the lava, running as quickly as he can while firing round after round towards the queen. Once at the edge of the lava, he would attempt to leap across the stream and land on the other side as his heavy black leather whipping around behind him. 

Attack: 16 Damage: 14

Books came to the realization that I was supposed to roll a d6 when I used my mark.

5

A random creature within 30 feet of Tara when she cast the spell takes 1 force damage.

Trapped in the cage and spell, Tara tries to overcome the magic pinning her limbs in place.

Wis ST: 19

She breaks free of the spell, the molten fury in her eyes promising terrible retaliation to Raksa (if the lizard woman is still alive after Jax's badass shot, damn).

Virnen draws  a bead on the cultist he shot at before and fires again.

Attack: 25 Damage: 10

Certain that he won't be able to jump the lava safely, and not for the first time regretting his lack of any ranged weapon, Lucky curses under his breath and rushes near to the controls, looks across the cavern, and stands guard.  He'll ready an attack with his rapier on any cultist who attempts to come near the controls.  He also looks around to see if there's a nice light crossbow just lying around in a helpful fashion, ready to be snatched.

Lucky runs up and prepares himself for battle.  While no one is in the immediate area, he sees some of the guards are on their way.  Looking around he doesn’t happen to find any crossbows laying around. He does take a peek at the controls.  It does appear to be able to lift the cage, lower it, a swinging arm to push it back Ofer the lava. It’s simply made and could be easily jammed with something clogging the gears.

Moxley charges forward, throwing a javelin at one of the Lizardfolk, it ducks out of the way as he had time to watch it sail over the long distance.  However once he pops his head up it is slammed with Saralyssa’s fire bolt.  However it doesn’t appear to do as much damage as she would’ve expected.

Virnen lands another shot as the arrow lodged itself in the lizard folk’s throat.  Falling backwards into the stone floor

Jax leaps over the lava as he shoots.  Raksa puts up her hands to block the blow, but it’s too powerful and rips through her.  Shaking off the damage she realizes Her spell on Tara has worn off.  But she smiles and sneers in delight of her prize trapped in a cage.

Two Lizardfolk rush through the left side of the table, one gets within melee of Jax and swings his sword at the automation.

The second one, not far behind throws a dagger at Jax as well.

sword Attack: 6 Damage: 4

dagger Attack: 13 Damage: 7

The dagger ricochetsoff the metal form as spark go flying as Jax parties the sword attack with his arm blade.

The other two Lizardfolk use their actions to dash and jump across the lava pit.  Going after the others; one stays behind to help protect Raksa.

Raksa looks to continue the ritual, placing her hand over Tara’s chest and continuing her draconic incantations.

The claws begin to dig deeply into Tara’s chest as she feels the nails begin to scrape against her ribs and muscle walls around her heart.  Her pace quickens as the panic sets in.

Attack: 15 Damage: 26

With that, Tara goes unconscious.  Raksa has begun the ritual and the group can see the talons lodged inside the chest of Tara as the lizard queen begins to cackle with her spell.

Party’s initiative 

map:  

https://www.mipui.net/app/index.html?

red cultists are the ones that have taken damage 

Saralyssa casts toll the dead on Raska.

DC14 Wis save or take 1 necrotic damage.

(Above assumes she can get within 60 feet of the cult leader.  If not, then she will do the below instead...)

Cast fire bolt at Raska instead.  Range is 120 feet on this one.

To hit:  11

Damage: 2