Murder Mansion (2019-2020) - Game Thread

Renny, your fire bolt smashes into the Specter's face with precise accuracy. It doesn't explore though like your other ones did... It just jars her head sideways, tilted a bit, and then with a loud cracking noise she contorts her head back to normal and looks at you and smiles as you run away back out the hallway. The Specter takes 2 damage, and you now learn that the Specter has resistance to fire (among other things...). Resistance of course halving the damage. 

The Specter of the nursemaid now starts to laugh in a high pitched manner.

...and then also swings her arm directly at Flynt's head as he seemed to be the larger of the two targets who have disturbed her. Attack: 11 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

... and JUST barely misses. You see, without the protection of his shield which he is used to, Flynt felt off balance and evades the Specter's lifeless arm by mere inches. He still has his torch in his hand... luckily. 

The Specter is now shrieking loudly in the same high pitch. She is PISSED.

Ignatia - you make the trace of holy water in the next moment right when Flynt dodges the Specter's arm. Flynt now has Protection from Evil and Good activated!

Flynt, Shae (rd 1) and Renny (rd 2) are up!!!

Map:

Shae steps back, but immediately launches into an offensive strike, whipping her staff upward toward the chin of the spectre, and then spinning into a low kick.

Attack (Staff): 8

Damage: 7

Attack (Kick): 24

Damage: 4 

Flynt is going to attack with his sword.

Attack: 7 Damage: 6

Renny can nullify fire resistance! She is an Elemental Adept (Fire).

Renny looks through the door at the others, noting Flynt .. she takes out a dagger and cast light on it. She steps back into the room and jams the dagger into the wall by the door, which should very much help illuminate the room and free Flynt up to use his shield. She'll slip back out again, but watching around the edge of the door.

(Renny - yes I'm sorry, can't believe I forgot about that! I have added the 1 extra damage. Thanks for the reminder.)

You would've all still uncovered from this that the Specter is resistant to fire, and likely other things given it's partially opaque body. And also how Renny's fire bolt didn't explode like it normally does.

Shae, your first upward strike with the staff cracks the Specter directly where you were aiming... the chin. It's weird because the Specter is partially opaque, so the staff doesn't connect like normal to a solid surface... more like a firm but movable surface. It cracks it nevertheless and the Specter's head tilts up as she lets out a shriek. The second kick actually passes right through the Specter, seemingly doing nothing. (3 damage taken, Specter is resistant to Bludgeoning damage).

Flynt, immediately after Shae's kick passes through the Specter's body, you attempt to bring down your longsword on to the Specter's head. You are still off balance with the torch in hand, so the blade doesn't hit the Specter at all and you quite possibly curse after missing.

Renny, you do exactly what you've described with the light spell and the dagger (very cool). You are correct in saying that this room is now lit up big time. Given the 5ft block map and the spell goes 40 feet... it's now super bright in the room. (thanks for ruining the scary ambiance hahaha!). You take your spot back out in the hallway and watch on. 

The Specter now continues to attack Flynt. It raises its arm like before and tries to basically smother Flynt with its arms... giving Flynt a Specter-hug. (disadvantage due to Ignatia's spell)

Attack: 7 Damage: 10

... and the Specter's hug attempt misses because she seems to fumble her semi-legs in the trunk when trying to reach out to hug Flynt. She now starts to shreik horribly now, seemingly getting angrier that she missed that snuggle attempt. 

Flynt, Ignatia, Shae (rd2) are up, and Renny (rd3) can also go but the turn will be slotted last. Flynt feel free to equip your shield, snuff your torch and make an attack all in one turn, that's no problem. 

Woah... that was a lot. Let me know if I missed anything. Map unchanged. 

Flynt is going to attack the specter once more. "I enjoy a nice hug as much as the next person, but not in this situation."

Attack: 20 Damage: 8

Ignatia took a deep breath and whispered under her breath, those close may have heard the words ...Please forgive me...but once a nursemaid always a nursemaid...

Then the sound of a baby crying emerged from the trunk the spectre had risen from...

OOC: 

Cast Minor Illusion Audio within the trunk.

Flynt, the moment you snuff your torch and equip your shield, you feel more comfortable in battle. You raise up your long sword and bring it down on to the Specter, and it makes an odd sound as it passes through the half opaque Specter form. It hits on her clavicle and passes diagonally through her body coming out near her hip. You see the Specter writhe in pain as the blade passes through her body and she shrieks again loudly although seems resistant to this type of attack as well. (4 damage)

Ignatia, you cast your illusion spell once more and the sound of a baby crying emerges, just like you've described. Please roll a Persuasion check, with advantage. The reason for the advantage has not been uncovered yet in the game... although I think you might be on to it. 

Shae (rd2) and Renny (rd3) are up!

Persuasion:20

Ignatia, the Specter, after just taking the slash from Flynt's sword, now turns her attention to the sound of the baby crying. You can see that she is visibly affected by this and becomes extremely frantic... much more so than she already is. The shrieking is almost unbearable as she is now ruffling around in the trunk, getting all caught up in the old bloody sheet, trying so hard to find the crying baby that doesn't exist. She looks like the Tazmanian Devil from Looney Tunes (Taz) but in half specter half zombie form, just a spinning mess. (this will technically take effect on the specters next turn, but it's all happening now. You will roll the same way as your earlier illusion of the Spectator, each turn. With advantage each time. The illusion will last for 3 rnds. The 20 roll is for the first round)

Shae (rd2) and Renny (rd3) are up!

Shae continues her assault on the specter while its distracted. (I’m on mobile do the dice roller doesn’t work, I have to actually type it all out so it’s gonna be individual rolls for the advantage)

Attack (Staff):12

Attack (Staff- Advantage):9

Damage:8

Attack (Kick):13

Attack (Kick-Advantage):9

Damage:7

(So the advantage was originally just meant for Ignatia's Persuasion roll each time to not have the Specter attack the party, but you make a good point in that the Specter will also be completely distracted and not see attacks coming, so yes, please for everyone going forward, please make any attack rolls with advantage)

Shae, both your Staff and Kick attacks just nail the Specter directly where you were aiming. It's a bit different this time as the Specter is frantically looking for a baby so she is hunched down in the trunk, so you likely brought the staff down across her back, then round kicked her face... or something to that effect. (2 + 3 = 5 damage, she's resistant to bludgeon)

The Specter is now becoming more opaque and actually is starting to moan in agony now more than shrieking in anger. 

Renny (rd3) is up! (advantage on any attack roll)

Renny's eyes widen at the shrieking as she looks back through the door. Seeing the spectre looks rather distracted she hurls another fire bolt.

Attack: 22 Damage: 3

(bleh)

Ignatia shook her head at the tortured spirit, someone had loved the babe even if the mother hadn't......or......she smiled sadly as another thought wormed its way in...

" Go to sleep, you poor scrap."

She took a silver coin from her pocket and let it fly from her sling...

Attack: 22 Damage: 3

Persuasion:6

Renny, the bolt of fire hits the Specter in the torso as she's currently a bit hunched down looking for the baby. It kind of absorbs into her again and you see her form looking even more fragile as she continues to look for the baby. (2 damage)

The Specter frantically continues to look for the baby in the trunk and she's also starting to cry. (she does not attack anyone this round. This is the result of Ignatia's first roll of 20 persuasion)

Ignatia, your silver coin flies just past the crouched Specter, bounces of the far wall and clinks on to the ground. Your 16 persuasion roll (success) will be for the next Specter round, if she makes it.... She will not be attacking anyone again due to that 16, and will continue to look for the baby.

Flynt and Shae (Round 3) and Renny (Round 4) are up!

Flynt attacks the specter once more. "I'm sorry for your loss mam, but perhaps you will be reunited with this baby in the next life."

Attack: 16 Damage: 10

Flynt, your longsword comes crashing down on the Specter's crying figure. It hits her directly and she continues to sob.... her form is becoming more and more opaque now. You can tell she's almost dead. er... deader. (3 damage, resistant to slashing damage)

Shae (Round 3) and Renny (Round 4) are up!

Renny watches from the doorway and if necessary will try to throw another fire bolt at the ghost. It's all she's got left!

Attack: 22 Damage: 5