Riding up on the scene, Gerrard sees the girl going feral and attacking Kei. Drawing his weapons, he reaches over and stabs at the girl, though as he is not sure exactly what is going on he mostly just tries to foil her attack.
”What’s going on here?!” he demands.
(Trying to use the help action to try and foil her attacks, though I am not sure if that is a thing.)
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Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
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Peri:
Peri is impressed by how quickly Kei can make a complete stranger want to kill him. Even so, I wouldn't advise puttin' your mouth on him. As his horse rears from the sudden attack Peri hurls himself from the saddle, tumbling nimbly to land behind the "girl." He pops off a series of hard punches to her -- its -- spine, hoping to incapacitate it.
Attack #1: 21 for 7 bludgeoning; Attack #2: 16 for 5 bludgeoning; BA strike: 15 for 6 bludgeoning
((Peri will spend 1 Ki on the first hit to try a Stunning Strike: DC 14 CON save. Also, his tiny Fists of Fury now count as magical.))
((Edit: Extra critical damage = 6. And the previous rolls were a miss, a hit for 5, and the crit for 8, in case the dice roller goes haywire))
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Boko the scorpion darts forward in the snow, trying to close with the undead girl and if she can, put herself between her and the party.
But claws clack and the stinger descends in a massive blur.
Claw Attack: 12 Damage: 5 (if either claw is at hit, she's grappled, DC 12 to escape) Claw Attack: 9 Damage: 8 Sting Attack: 11 Damage: 4 and on a failed DC 12 CON save, 14 poison damage, which she definitely isn't immune to
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Seeing the pale girl lunge for Kei's arm, Gerrard tries to fend her off, while Peri gives her a pair of solid punches, and Bokoscorpion goes in for the kill.
Boko is able to grapple her in a massive claw, but the girl is intent on Kei's arm. Even as Gerrard tries to interfere (giving her disadvantage), she grips Kei's arm with one slender, bony arm...
Kei and Gerrard barely manage to keep her at bay for the moment. Lankus pulls up and aims his crossbow, but holds his fire for a moment as he assures himself of what's going on here.
"No!" cries the girl. "I need it!"
Qivys and Kei are up next.
√ Peri 24 √ Bokoscorpion 22 (grappling the girl with one claw) √ Gerrard 22 √ Lankus: 16 √ Dead Girl 15 (grappled by Bokoscorpion) Qivys 11 Kei 5
Qivys will spur his horse up to within melee range.
"I'll end ya and all yer kind Devilspawn!" he yells at the creature, using his Bonus Action to use his Vow of Enmity on her, giving himself Advantage to attack rolls. (He can only use it when he gets within 10 ft. of her.)
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Kei
"Noooo!" He shrieks as Qivys' glaive cuts through the dead girl. "She might know where Bela's castle is!" He looks at the girl as she goes into a frenzy of tooth and nail against Bokorpions claw. "Well child, do you know where Lord Bela resides? You see he's invited me to a party but he never left directions on how to get to his castle. Could you help me? I'm sure we could attend together if you were to help me."
Persuasion 9
@DM
He readies a spell, waiting for her answer. Regardless of her answer he will cast Chill Touch
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Peri:
Peri recoils from the gaping wounds in what otherwise looks like a normal human girl. Seeing an opportunity in the chaos, he attempts to swipe the ring from Kei's finger under the guise of trying to fend off the undead thing's hands.
((Might not need to beat Kei unconscious after all. We still can, but we won't need to. I'll add a few rolls here and let our DM decide what applies: 2, 3, 6, 16. Peri's DEX is the same as his Sleight of Hand (+4) but goes up if Acrobatics applies (+7). His Deception is +2, if that's necessary.))
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Gerrard:
Screwing up his face in disgust as the import of the undead girl's plight becomes apparent, Gerrard nevertheless cannot bring himself to deliver the destructive blow. Is it because he is squeamish and doesn't want to kill a monster in the form of a young girl? Is it because she appears to know more about Bela and his lair? Is he just acting on instinct? Perhaps he himself does not fully know. Regardless, he targets his attacks to incapacitate, not destroy, their foe.
Elegant Noble's Rapier: Attack: 17 Damage: 8
Elegant Noble's Rapier: Attack: 11 Damage: 13
Main Gauche: Attack: 27 Damage: 6
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The scorpion keeps hold on the girl, and attacks with her other claw and her tail. If there is a way she can lift or move her out of the way of the party to keep the attacks away from them, she will. She wants nothing to do with this thing anymore.
Claw Attack: 7 Damage: 6 Sting Attack: 13 Damage: 7 and on a failed DC 12 CON save, 19 poison damage, which she definitely isn't immune to
(I'll wait for Boko's resolution to post actions, but can't resist a response to Peri's attempt at hand holding)
Kei feels a sweaty finger or two brush across the top of his hand. Although quick, he does catch a glimpse of halfling digits out of the corner of his eye. "Nows not the time to be holding hands Twinkle Toes" he shouts over the clash of sword on decaying flesh.
With the battle over, for now at least, he takes Peri aside. "I'm flattered you'd like to hold hands, but in the middle of being eaten? Perhaps your timing needs work. That might be why the ladies don't swoon over you." He grins broadly. "I can give you lessons if you like, once we return to that forsaken town". The intention of the would be jewellery thief lost on the Bard.
Wide eyed and breathing heavy Qivys slowly calms down after the battle.
"Tha thing was undead." he says between breaths. ""How do we make sure it stays dead?" he asks.
Qivys cleans the blade of the Glaive. Once cleaned he will inspect the blade and shaft.
"Ya did well in this battle." he says to the weapon. "I name ya tha Fury's Edge."
Qivys turns and speaks to Gerrard. "Tha bard's still fancy fer that bloodsucker. If'n yer dead set on continuin' then we best find them elves an' see if'n they got someone that can bring 'em back to his senses." he asks.
"Well, night falls and an undead creature, who apparently knew Bela, left nice and clear back tracks to the north. I feel the urgency of trying to rescue these children, but if we come upon the vampire unprepared we may not prevail," says Gerrard, adding quietly to Qivys, "and our odds are even worse should we not be united in purpose."
"The horse is tired and so am I. Let us make camp and see what the morning brings. Perhaps our path will be clearer with the dawn," he adds to the group at large.
As an aside to Boko, Gerrard adds quietly while keeping his distance from Kei, "If you wish to backtrack the undead girl or check along the path forward into the forest in an unobtrusive form unburdened by your companions, this may be a good opportunity Mistress Boko. In truth, I do not know if we will be able to do any good for the citizens of Saltmarsh in this errand, but I feel we must try."
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Peri is intensely embarrassed at his terrible attempt at thievery. Little pickpockets make it look so easy. At least Kei doesn't seem to have twigged to his true intentions. He huffs in mock indignation at Kei's goading. "Well if you don't want to be more than friends, stop giving me mixed signals! Always flirtin' and battin' your eyelashes... Just see if I try to rescue your damsel backside from a hungry preteen zombie-thing next time!"
He goes over to study the maybe-dead thing, prodding it with one toe. "We could burn it? Not much threat if its ashes come back to life."
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Initiative:
Boko 22
Peri 24
Gerrard 22
Dead Girl 15
Qivys 11
Kei 5
Lankus: 16
Boko, Peri, and Gerrard may act next.
Boko, Qivys, and Gerrard are still 30' away.
Gerrard:
Riding up on the scene, Gerrard sees the girl going feral and attacking Kei. Drawing his weapons, he reaches over and stabs at the girl, though as he is not sure exactly what is going on he mostly just tries to foil her attack.
”What’s going on here?!” he demands.
(Trying to use the help action to try and foil her attacks, though I am not sure if that is a thing.)
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Peri:
Peri is impressed by how quickly Kei can make a complete stranger want to kill him. Even so, I wouldn't advise puttin' your mouth on him. As his horse rears from the sudden attack Peri hurls himself from the saddle, tumbling nimbly to land behind the "girl." He pops off a series of hard punches to her -- its -- spine, hoping to incapacitate it.
Attack #1: 21 for 7 bludgeoning; Attack #2: 16 for 5 bludgeoning; BA strike: 15 for 6 bludgeoning
((Peri will spend 1 Ki on the first hit to try a Stunning Strike: DC 14 CON save. Also, his tiny Fists of Fury now count as magical.))
((Edit: Extra critical damage = 6. And the previous rolls were a miss, a hit for 5, and the crit for 8, in case the dice roller goes haywire))
Boko the scorpion darts forward in the snow, trying to close with the undead girl and if she can, put herself between her and the party.
But claws clack and the stinger descends in a massive blur.
Claw Attack: 12 Damage: 5 (if either claw is at hit, she's grappled, DC 12 to escape)
Claw Attack: 9 Damage: 8
Sting Attack: 11 Damage: 4 and on a failed DC 12 CON save, 14 poison damage, which she definitely isn't immune to
Seeing the pale girl lunge for Kei's arm, Gerrard tries to fend her off, while Peri gives her a pair of solid punches, and Bokoscorpion goes in for the kill.
Boko is able to grapple her in a massive claw, but the girl is intent on Kei's arm. Even as Gerrard tries to interfere (giving her disadvantage), she grips Kei's arm with one slender, bony arm...
Grapple Attack #1: 14. Hit: Kei is grappled
...and then another. Grapple Attack #1: 13. Hit: Kei is grappled
Kei and Gerrard barely manage to keep her at bay for the moment. Lankus pulls up and aims his crossbow, but holds his fire for a moment as he assures himself of what's going on here.
"No!" cries the girl. "I need it!"
Qivys and Kei are up next.
√ Peri 24
√ Bokoscorpion 22 (grappling the girl with one claw)
√ Gerrard 22
√ Lankus: 16
√ Dead Girl 15 (grappled by Bokoscorpion)
Qivys 11
Kei 5
Qivys will spur his horse up to within melee range.
"I'll end ya and all yer kind Devilspawn!" he yells at the creature, using his Bonus Action to use his Vow of Enmity on her, giving himself Advantage to attack rolls. (He can only use it when he gets within 10 ft. of her.)
Qivys attacks twice:
1st attack: 27
Damage, if hits: 6
2nd attack: 20
Damage, if hits: 10
(tried to Quote the above but couldn't)
To the 1's that hit, Qivys will use his Divine Smite ability (not action and burn a 3rd level slot for each)
Divine Smite 1st Damage: 22
Divine Smite 2nd Damage: 29
With two massively powerful blows from his arcane glaive, Qivys nearly beheads the young girl. The gruesome wounds would easily kill a mortal.
But impossibly, she is still animated, even if she is grievously damaged. She shrieks with rage, clawing at her captor.
Kei is up next!
Kei
"Noooo!" He shrieks as Qivys' glaive cuts through the dead girl. "She might know where Bela's castle is!" He looks at the girl as she goes into a frenzy of tooth and nail against Bokorpions claw. "Well child, do you know where Lord Bela resides? You see he's invited me to a party but he never left directions on how to get to his castle. Could you help me? I'm sure we could attend together if you were to help me."
Persuasion 9
@DM
He readies a spell, waiting for her answer. Regardless of her answer he will cast Chill Touch
Attack: 20 Damage: 6
Peri:
Peri recoils from the gaping wounds in what otherwise looks like a normal human girl. Seeing an opportunity in the chaos, he attempts to swipe the ring from Kei's finger under the guise of trying to fend off the undead thing's hands.
((Might not need to beat Kei unconscious after all. We still can, but we won't need to. I'll add a few rolls here and let our DM decide what applies: 2, 3, 6, 16. Peri's DEX is the same as his Sleight of Hand (+4) but goes up if Acrobatics applies (+7). His Deception is +2, if that's necessary.))
"Bela's castle?" the girl croaks with a hint of humor, froth foaming from her open throat. "Hahahahahaha!"
She barely dodges Kei's ghostly, skeletal hand.
Peri makes a sloppy failed attempt to swipe Kei's ring (3+4=7 sleight of hand) as he pretends to hold back the girl's attacks.
Bokoscorpion and Gerrard may act next!
Gerrard:
Screwing up his face in disgust as the import of the undead girl's plight becomes apparent, Gerrard nevertheless cannot bring himself to deliver the destructive blow. Is it because he is squeamish and doesn't want to kill a monster in the form of a young girl? Is it because she appears to know more about Bela and his lair? Is he just acting on instinct? Perhaps he himself does not fully know. Regardless, he targets his attacks to incapacitate, not destroy, their foe.
Elegant Noble's Rapier: Attack: 17 Damage: 8
Elegant Noble's Rapier: Attack: 11 Damage: 13
Main Gauche: Attack: 27 Damage: 6
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
The scorpion keeps hold on the girl, and attacks with her other claw and her tail. If there is a way she can lift or move her out of the way of the party to keep the attacks away from them, she will. She wants nothing to do with this thing anymore.
Claw Attack: 7 Damage: 6
Sting Attack: 13 Damage: 7 and on a failed DC 12 CON save, 19 poison damage, which she definitely isn't immune to
Gerrard hits the grappled undead girl, rendering it incapacitated.
Bokoscorpion, unless she is pulling her scorpion punches, renders her into pulp.
Combat is over.
Kei
(I'll wait for Boko's resolution to post actions, but can't resist a response to Peri's attempt at hand holding)
Kei feels a sweaty finger or two brush across the top of his hand. Although quick, he does catch a glimpse of halfling digits out of the corner of his eye. "Nows not the time to be holding hands Twinkle Toes" he shouts over the clash of sword on decaying flesh.
With the battle over, for now at least, he takes Peri aside. "I'm flattered you'd like to hold hands, but in the middle of being eaten? Perhaps your timing needs work. That might be why the ladies don't swoon over you." He grins broadly. "I can give you lessons if you like, once we return to that forsaken town". The intention of the would be jewellery thief lost on the Bard.
Wide eyed and breathing heavy Qivys slowly calms down after the battle.
"Tha thing was undead." he says between breaths. ""How do we make sure it stays dead?" he asks.
Qivys cleans the blade of the Glaive. Once cleaned he will inspect the blade and shaft.
"Ya did well in this battle." he says to the weapon. "I name ya tha Fury's Edge."
Qivys turns and speaks to Gerrard. "Tha bard's still fancy fer that bloodsucker. If'n yer dead set on continuin' then we best find them elves an' see if'n they got someone that can bring 'em back to his senses." he asks.
Gerrard:
"Well, night falls and an undead creature, who apparently knew Bela, left nice and clear back tracks to the north. I feel the urgency of trying to rescue these children, but if we come upon the vampire unprepared we may not prevail," says Gerrard, adding quietly to Qivys, "and our odds are even worse should we not be united in purpose."
"The horse is tired and so am I. Let us make camp and see what the morning brings. Perhaps our path will be clearer with the dawn," he adds to the group at large.
As an aside to Boko, Gerrard adds quietly while keeping his distance from Kei, "If you wish to backtrack the undead girl or check along the path forward into the forest in an unobtrusive form unburdened by your companions, this may be a good opportunity Mistress Boko. In truth, I do not know if we will be able to do any good for the citizens of Saltmarsh in this errand, but I feel we must try."
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Peri:
Peri is intensely embarrassed at his terrible attempt at thievery. Little pickpockets make it look so easy. At least Kei doesn't seem to have twigged to his true intentions. He huffs in mock indignation at Kei's goading. "Well if you don't want to be more than friends, stop giving me mixed signals! Always flirtin' and battin' your eyelashes... Just see if I try to rescue your damsel backside from a hungry preteen zombie-thing next time!"
He goes over to study the maybe-dead thing, prodding it with one toe. "We could burn it? Not much threat if its ashes come back to life."