Blonde hair lady(On her turn she also enters the Ethereal plane. Albanus can see this happen, to everyone else she appears to just vanish, she moves closer to Manfred, within 10ft, looking like shes moving towards Ashtear.)
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"H-huh...? Did she?" Aura sees the blonde vanishing and that just makes it all the more clear to her she was fighting exactly what she thought she was. She looks around to see Manfred just done with casting a spell against Ashtear and she's able to piece things together really quickly. For her action, she throws a dagger against Manfred just to try and shake off the spell from him.
(So, Aura has 18 Dex and 18 Wis, could we use that as a way to justify not needing to roll full damage for the attack? Like, she's so precise and has such a good perception she knows how to give less damage than 1d6+4? My objective was to make it be 1 point of piercing damage, but I'll take whatever the DM accepts.)
Attack:26 (If the DM doesn't accept my idea, here's the damage as well.) Damage:7 Piercing
And then, she moves towards the only succubus she can see. She'll use her bonus action to use Step of the Wind if she can't get to the Succubus True-Form by Survivor. (80ft. of movement) If she's close enough she uses her second and last attack to hit the succubus and try to Stunning Strike her. (DC 15 Con Save)
"H-huh...? Did she?" Aura sees the blonde vanishing and that just makes it all the more clear to her she was fighting exactly what she thought she was. She looks around to see Manfred just done with casting a spell against Ashtear and she's able to piece things together really quickly. For her action, she throws a dagger against Manfred just to try and shake off the spell from him.
(So, Aura has 18 Dex and 18 Wis, could we use that as a way to justify not needing to roll full damage for the attack? Like, she's so precise and has such a good perception she knows how to give less damage than 1d6+4? My objective was to make it be 1 point of piercing damage, but I'll take whatever the DM accepts.)
Attack:23 (If the DM doesn't accept my idea, here's the damage as well.) Damage:6 Piercing
And then, she moves towards the only succubus she can see. She'll use her bonus action to use Step of the Wind if she can't get to the Succubus True-Form by Survivor. (80ft. of movement) If she's close enough she uses her second and last attack to hit the succubus and try to Stunning Strike her. (DC 15 Con Save)
Attack:22Damage:9 Bludgeoning
(I'll have to say no, if you were hitting him with a melee attack I'd be more inclined to say yea.)
(With step of the wind you make it there no problem, hits, Con save for stunning strike: 12
((Pretty sure thats everyone, new round of combat!))
Manfred feels the dagger sink into the fleshy part of his shoulder and grimaces in pain, looking at Aura in shock and surprise. As he does so, he feels the whisper disappear from a split second.
WIS saving throw: 3
It only lasts a moment, as he feels the blond woman's soft voice curl around his brain once more.
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(Init: 18. For track keeping).
Upon seeing hte knife move, as well as her targets becoming obscure or lost, Ashtear decides to go for broke and attempts to open-hand slap Manfred. "Why do I keep having to slap people in this town!?"
Move to Manfred (should be about 25) Action: 16 Unarmed Strike to Hit. 1 Damage if hit. No bonus action. Also of note, bag of holding is where the journal is. (although I do not know if they would know that given what we were doing before we left the house)
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Seeing Ashtear coming and hearing her threat to slap him, Manfred will sigh and say "A slap? How gauche." Throwing up his hands in protest, he yells "There is no need for violence. I am okay. I AM OKAY."
As a Reaction, he will use a d8 for Cutting Words:
6 subtracted from the attack.
Not confusing her enough to avoid the slap, Manfred winces as Ashtear's hand smacks his chops, it jars him again.
Vulgrom feels an anger, a need for just surge through him. Demons and devils, feeding off the misfortunes of the innocent. Swaying or stealing from the people, the truth that everyone is forging their own path to wholesome happiness.
With a cry devotion in Dwarvish to the All-Father, Moradin, a beam of light opens up over the womanly shape. A streak of flame screeches from the heavens and sets ablaze the figure and all is left is an inhuman cry as a figure exposed to the divine is all that remains...
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Manfred will watch the succubus disappear. "That's not something you see everyday." After speaking, he winces and touches touch his jaw tenderly. "I swear to the nine hells, Ashtear, if you chipped one of my teeth. Next time, maybe punch me in my stomach? This is how I make my living, after all."
He will look at everyone and nod his head. "I'm fine. I am better now. Pretty sure it was this dagger in the shoulder that snapped me out of...whatever curse those fiends had placed upon me."
He gingerly removes the dagger from his shoulder and offers it to Aura. "Shall we find exactly what our predecessor was searching for here."
He looks at everyone expectantly, seemingly impatient to get back into it.
Aura moves to Manfred and accepts her dagger back, looking at him, she keeps frowning. "I'm not sure I trust you... Anyways, I knew this was going to happen, we can't fight these devils if they can just snap out to another plane and we can't do anything about it." For the first time, she seems a bit angry or annoyed because she couldn't catch them.
Then, as the thought of concern for the problems they had so far, she sighs and asks. "What are we gonna do next? They may have fled, or they may still be here, regardless, we can't attack them because we can't see nor interact with them..."
As the fiend withers out of existence, Albanus you see the two others turn and glide towards Manfred, Aura, and Vulgrom. They appear almostly ghostly, and are constantly covered in a deep fog as you peer into this other plane of existence.
Manfred, you hear the same whispers in your mind, and you repeat everything that follows. No, but we can see you. What about a fair trade? Something we want for something you might want? Were sure you'd want the little brats family back no? Only we can allow that now. We will even lead you to the bodies, if you give us the journal.
The girl, Winter, who is still on the horse, seemingly stuck in place as you all fought literal demons around her, looks a little distraught and hopeful at once upon hearing this. Her eyes start swelling up before tears start flowing down her face as the realization that her family really is dead sets in, and she collapses into the horses make, and sobs uncontrollably.
"I no be thinking so." Dain says with a amused grunt. "Seeming like we be getting da best of them every time so far." he nods to the ashes that remain of the third one. "Seeming ta me thinking that they need ta fear us more than we be needing ta fear them."
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Survivor will watch as his ancestor's spirits fade yet again, lowering his greataxe gently. Then hearing the succubus's words from Manfred's mouth, he'll chuckle while walking over to him, "We will find them, or not, on our own. And it seems you have cause to fear us, rather than us fearing you. But for now, we need our friend back..." and he'll haul off and slug Manfred in the gut, watching closely to see if he snaps out of it.
Attack: 27 Damage: 6
Insight: 13
(Edit, I don't know if Survivor should believe him or fail to notice he snapped out of it with that roll. Lol)
He taps Vulgrom's arms around his chest. "Now...if you can unhand me friend Vulgrom, I have to do something to heal my shoulder, jaw, and ribs. I am fairly sore, as you can surely imagine."
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Albanus peers through the item at the succubi and sneers. "Your kind cannot help but lie. As long as you hold one of us hostage, fiend, a trade seems unlikely."
Talking to any companions near him, he motions to Manfred, "Those words were not his own words." Looking at both succubi Albanus adds, "We would want her parents and we want our guild member back. You know the one. What is the book to you? It's full of gibberish."
Looking to the other succubus (not Janice) Albanus says, "Perhaps you can see the writing on the wall? Force her," pointing at Janice, "to us. We - I - have unfinished business with her. Perhaps you're just caught in her schemes? We know about the house already."
Albanus peers through the item at the succubi and sneers. "Your kind cannot help but lie. As long as you hold one of us hostage, fiend, a trade seems unlikely."
Talking to any companions near him, he motions to Manfred, "Those words were not his own words." Looking at both succubi Albanus adds, "We would want her parents and we want our guild member back. You know the one. What is the book to you? It's full of gibberish."
Looking to the other succubus (not Janice) Albanus says, "Perhaps you can see the writing on the wall? Force her," pointing at Janice, "to us. We - I - have unfinished business with her. Perhaps you're just caught in her schemes? We know about the house already."
Persuasion - 22
(As soon as youre done speaking, the two look at each other, back to you, then slowly they glide over to you.) ((Despit the fact they are ethereal, for brevity I'm having them communicate with all of you telepathically.))
You all sound so confident. We dont want to fight, you're all too mean and scary. But only we can give what you want. And dont worry about the journal, just hand it over to us and no tricks, the girl gets her family back.
Of course if you dont take them back soon, they will wither away and no amount of magic or prayer will bring them back. If you're so mad at me, dear sweet Albanus, let me show all how kind i can be. If we have a deal, we will return to the material plane. If not, well, you all shall live with those consequences.
Winter stops shaking juzt long enough to pull herself off the horse and rushs over to you all, her face still puffy and red from sobbing. Please get momma and poppa and my brother back! Please! They said only they can! Are they lying? Tell me they're lying Mr. Albanus please! As she finally gets closer she grabs a hold of your leg, still pleading, but more often incoherently.
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Since the true form one did not move last round it takes an additional 4 fire damage DC 15 for half.
On Dain's turn...
Dain casts booming blade and slashes at the true-form one with his battle axe again.
To hit: 12
Damage: 9 slashing and 4 thunder. If the attack hits the creature takes an extra 7 thunder damage if it moves from the spot.
He then uses his bonus action to ram the sphere into the same one again.
DC15 Dex save or take 8 fire damage, half on a save.
Advantage attack roll: 22
Survivor will take two more heavy swings at the true form one.
Reckless attacks: Attack: 22 Damage: 11
Attack: 23 Damage: 11
Intiative order:
Blonde hair lady(On her turn she also enters the Ethereal plane. Albanus can see this happen, to everyone else she appears to just vanish, she moves closer to Manfred, within 10ft, looking like shes moving towards Ashtear.)
Aura
Albanus
"H-huh...? Did she?" Aura sees the blonde vanishing and that just makes it all the more clear to her she was fighting exactly what she thought she was. She looks around to see Manfred just done with casting a spell against Ashtear and she's able to piece things together really quickly. For her action, she throws a dagger against Manfred just to try and shake off the spell from him.
(So, Aura has 18 Dex and 18 Wis, could we use that as a way to justify not needing to roll full damage for the attack? Like, she's so precise and has such a good perception she knows how to give less damage than 1d6+4? My objective was to make it be 1 point of piercing damage, but I'll take whatever the DM accepts.)
Attack: 26 (If the DM doesn't accept my idea, here's the damage as well.) Damage: 7 Piercing
And then, she moves towards the only succubus she can see. She'll use her bonus action to use Step of the Wind if she can't get to the Succubus True-Form by Survivor. (80ft. of movement) If she's close enough she uses her second and last attack to hit the succubus and try to Stunning Strike her. (DC 15 Con Save)
Attack: 11 Damage: 11 Bludgeoning
(She/Her)
Velmine - Tiefling, Rogue (9), Swashbuckler - Dead in Thay
Riris Swiftwhistle - Halfling, Bard (4), College of Swords - Lost Mines of Phandelver
Rellahne Vanderboren - Half-Elf, Wizard (4), School of Abjuration - The Shackled City
Ann Hidrizo - Human, Fighter (2) - Amphail Adventures
Sha - Firbolg, Cleric (3), Twilight Domain - Hunt for the Wish Dragon
(I'll have to say no, if you were hitting him with a melee attack I'd be more inclined to say yea.)
(With step of the wind you make it there no problem, hits, Con save for stunning strike: 12
((Pretty sure thats everyone, new round of combat!))
Intiative order: Ashtear
Vulgrom
Succubus-true form
Manfred
Survivor
Red hair lady
Dain
Blonde hair lady
Aura
Albanus
Manfred feels the dagger sink into the fleshy part of his shoulder and grimaces in pain, looking at Aura in shock and surprise. As he does so, he feels the whisper disappear from a split second.
WIS saving throw: 3
It only lasts a moment, as he feels the blond woman's soft voice curl around his brain once more.
Again, if the true-form one did not move this round it takes 5 fire damage, DC 15 Dex save for half.
On Dain's turn...
booming blade
To hit: 12
Damage: 3 slashing and 4 thunder. If the creature is hit it takes an extra 15 thunder if it moves before Dain's next turn.
As a bonus action Dain hits it again with the flaming sphere...
4 fire damage, DC 15 dex save for half.
(Init: 18. For track keeping).
Upon seeing hte knife move, as well as her targets becoming obscure or lost, Ashtear decides to go for broke and attempts to open-hand slap Manfred. "Why do I keep having to slap people in this town!?"
Move to Manfred (should be about 25)
Action: 16 Unarmed Strike to Hit. 1 Damage if hit.
No bonus action. Also of note, bag of holding is where the journal is. (although I do not know if they would know that given what we were doing before we left the house)
Seeing Ashtear coming and hearing her threat to slap him, Manfred will sigh and say "A slap? How gauche." Throwing up his hands in protest, he yells "There is no need for violence. I am okay. I AM OKAY."
As a Reaction, he will use a d8 for Cutting Words:
6 subtracted from the attack.
Not confusing her enough to avoid the slap, Manfred winces as Ashtear's hand smacks his chops, it jars him again.
WIS Saving Throw: 4
Vulgrom feels an anger, a need for just surge through him. Demons and devils, feeding off the misfortunes of the innocent. Swaying or stealing from the people, the truth that everyone is forging their own path to wholesome happiness.
With a cry devotion in Dwarvish to the All-Father, Moradin, a beam of light opens up over the womanly shape. A streak of flame screeches from the heavens and sets ablaze the figure and all is left is an inhuman cry as a figure exposed to the divine is all that remains...
Manfred will watch the succubus disappear. "That's not something you see everyday." After speaking, he winces and touches touch his jaw tenderly. "I swear to the nine hells, Ashtear, if you chipped one of my teeth. Next time, maybe punch me in my stomach? This is how I make my living, after all."
He will look at everyone and nod his head. "I'm fine. I am better now. Pretty sure it was this dagger in the shoulder that snapped me out of...whatever curse those fiends had placed upon me."
He gingerly removes the dagger from his shoulder and offers it to Aura. "Shall we find exactly what our predecessor was searching for here."
He looks at everyone expectantly, seemingly impatient to get back into it.
Deception check: 16
As Manfred's eyes meet Vulgrom's. he sees something slight; the open too wide, a small twitch of resistance.
The dwarf whispers a prayer wastes no time and grapples Manfred, "Manfred's still under the blasted spell! C'mon, lad!"
Grapple attempt - Athletics: 13
Plus Guidance: 1
Aura moves to Manfred and accepts her dagger back, looking at him, she keeps frowning. "I'm not sure I trust you... Anyways, I knew this was going to happen, we can't fight these devils if they can just snap out to another plane and we can't do anything about it." For the first time, she seems a bit angry or annoyed because she couldn't catch them.
Then, as the thought of concern for the problems they had so far, she sighs and asks. "What are we gonna do next? They may have fled, or they may still be here, regardless, we can't attack them because we can't see nor interact with them..."
(She/Her)
Velmine - Tiefling, Rogue (9), Swashbuckler - Dead in Thay
Riris Swiftwhistle - Halfling, Bard (4), College of Swords - Lost Mines of Phandelver
Rellahne Vanderboren - Half-Elf, Wizard (4), School of Abjuration - The Shackled City
Ann Hidrizo - Human, Fighter (2) - Amphail Adventures
Sha - Firbolg, Cleric (3), Twilight Domain - Hunt for the Wish Dragon
As the fiend withers out of existence, Albanus you see the two others turn and glide towards Manfred, Aura, and Vulgrom. They appear almostly ghostly, and are constantly covered in a deep fog as you peer into this other plane of existence.
Manfred, you hear the same whispers in your mind, and you repeat everything that follows. No, but we can see you. What about a fair trade? Something we want for something you might want? Were sure you'd want the little brats family back no? Only we can allow that now. We will even lead you to the bodies, if you give us the journal.
The girl, Winter, who is still on the horse, seemingly stuck in place as you all fought literal demons around her, looks a little distraught and hopeful at once upon hearing this. Her eyes start swelling up before tears start flowing down her face as the realization that her family really is dead sets in, and she collapses into the horses make, and sobs uncontrollably.
"I no be thinking so." Dain says with a amused grunt. "Seeming like we be getting da best of them every time so far." he nods to the ashes that remain of the third one. "Seeming ta me thinking that they need ta fear us more than we be needing ta fear them."
Survivor will watch as his ancestor's spirits fade yet again, lowering his greataxe gently. Then hearing the succubus's words from Manfred's mouth, he'll chuckle while walking over to him, "We will find them, or not, on our own. And it seems you have cause to fear us, rather than us fearing you. But for now, we need our friend back..." and he'll haul off and slug Manfred in the gut, watching closely to see if he snaps out of it.
Attack: 27 Damage: 6
Insight: 13
(Edit, I don't know if Survivor should believe him or fail to notice he snapped out of it with that roll. Lol)
Manfred coughs as he takes the punch from the Goliath full in the stomach, gasping for air, as Vulgrom still has him restrained.
"Augh....don't...know if that was any better." He wheezes, the wind knocked out from him.
WIS Saving Throw: 6
After he catches his breath after almost a full minute, he looks at everyone, almost pleadingly.
"Please just...don't hit me again. I'm okay now. I think I have shaken off whatever hold that blond...thing had over me."
Deception check: 8
He taps Vulgrom's arms around his chest. "Now...if you can unhand me friend Vulgrom, I have to do something to heal my shoulder, jaw, and ribs. I am fairly sore, as you can surely imagine."
Survivor will stand, fist still at the ready and look over his shoulder, "What do you all think?"
Albanus peers through the item at the succubi and sneers. "Your kind cannot help but lie. As long as you hold one of us hostage, fiend, a trade seems unlikely."
Talking to any companions near him, he motions to Manfred, "Those words were not his own words." Looking at both succubi Albanus adds, "We would want her parents and we want our guild member back. You know the one. What is the book to you? It's full of gibberish."
Looking to the other succubus (not Janice) Albanus says, "Perhaps you can see the writing on the wall? Force her," pointing at Janice, "to us. We - I - have unfinished business with her. Perhaps you're just caught in her schemes? We know about the house already."
Persuasion - 18
DM - And In The Darkness, Rot: The Sunless Citadel
DM - Our Little Lives Kept In Equipoise: Curse of Strahd
DM - Misprize Thou Not These Shadows That Belong: The Lost Mines of Phandelver
PC - Azzure - Tyranny of Dragons
(As soon as youre done speaking, the two look at each other, back to you, then slowly they glide over to you.) ((Despit the fact they are ethereal, for brevity I'm having them communicate with all of you telepathically.))
You all sound so confident. We dont want to fight, you're all too mean and scary. But only we can give what you want. And dont worry about the journal, just hand it over to us and no tricks, the girl gets her family back.
Of course if you dont take them back soon, they will wither away and no amount of magic or prayer will bring them back. If you're so mad at me, dear sweet Albanus, let me show all how kind i can be. If we have a deal, we will return to the material plane. If not, well, you all shall live with those consequences.
Winter stops shaking juzt long enough to pull herself off the horse and rushs over to you all, her face still puffy and red from sobbing. Please get momma and poppa and my brother back! Please! They said only they can! Are they lying? Tell me they're lying Mr. Albanus please! As she finally gets closer she grabs a hold of your leg, still pleading, but more often incoherently.