Grimnir, the battle is raging closer now, pinning you all in against the lake. You can’t see through the chaos to really understand what’s happening. Glabbagool begins to take the black pudding into the water, submerging themselves, and telling you all to make a run for it, not to waste time with these lesser creatures.
Suddenly the rock wall to the North bursts open, and the largest Earth Elemental you have ever seen crashes through into the tunnel, obliterating several oozes. Atop it you see Gurnik Tapfinger with a large grin on his face! “Not to worry! I will forge a path!” And with that the elemental of Entemoch’s Boon rages, tossing oozes left and right, smothering them, and clearing the way for everyone to run ahead on the Northernmost path.
(Follow Gurnik while the path is clear? Or stay to help Glabbagool?)
You decide to follow Gurnik, hoping Glabbagool can deal with the black pudding himself. Hopefully the time you save by rushing ahead will get you to the pudding king more quickly.
You push through the next tunnels until you enter into an area with several off shooting areas. Oozes continue to clog the hallways, but thankfully Gurnik and his extra tough elemental are able to clear a path. At the crossroads you notice several things happening all at once.
Behind you, Eldeth and her battalion of ranged fighters have followed your path, keeping the oozes from blocking you completely out. But now they seem to be cut off themselves, green slime dripping all around them. Several gnomes succumb to the acidic pseudopod attacks from black and yellow puddles of goo, weakening their defenses,
Down another tunnel, off to your left, you see Derendil in a rage. It seems the Elf turned Quaggoth could not completely keep his anger in check, and must have been attacked sending him into a frenzy. You see him rip through a gelatinous cube, but he is covered in green slime, and seems to be faltering, with more oozes closing in.
Ahead of you is a group of miners from Kazook Pickshines guild. You see Jimjar with them, clearing debris as well as oozes to prepare a hallway. It seems something is wrong though. Some of the charges they set didn’t explode correctly. The path is cleared, but they are being flanked by gelatinous cubes. You see Jimjar leap in the way as one approaches Kazook, and suddenly the lucky deep gnome’s luck runs out, and he’s engulfed.
Gurnik shouts, “I can go to the aid of one of them! Just tell me who. Ol’ rocky here can move quick when he has to.” He pats the earth elemental almost affectionately.
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Now, how can I save them all and still have enough magic left to kill the Pudding King? I ponder that for a moment, reach a conclusion, and start barking orders. "Gurnik, help the gnomes! You two, help Derendil!" I knock on Brox' kneecap to get her attention, point her towards Eldeth, and cast a 9-damage flaming sphere on one or two of the oozes near Eldeth.
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
"Belwar ! I am not leaving Oorr alone... We made it so far by having our back, we'll continue..." Grimnir is running behind Oorr, towards his fellow dwarf in dire need of help
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Gurnik nods at Belwar, looks briefly at the rest of you, and then rumbles off to help Jimjar and the miner’s guild. Oorr and Grimnir ignore Belwar’s orders, instead rushing off to help Eldeth, where a large flaming sphere has just appeared centered on the oozes attacking her. Brox, confused briefly as the team seems to be slightly frazzled, awaits to see what Belwar does next, nervously looking towards where Derendil is still fighting for his life.
Oorr, you arrive first and when you do, Eldeth and several gnomes appear to have run into a patch of green slime and are covered in the stuff, slowly burning away at their armor and skin. Several gnomes have fallen to the oozes, but a few others seem to have the upper hand. Of immediate concern are 1 gray ooze and 1 ochre jelly, both attacking Eldeth. They appear singed by fire as a flaming sphere bears down on them.
Eldeth Round 3: 19 Oorr/Zippy 15 Gray Ooze/Ochre Jelly/Green Slime 13 Grimnir 11 Belwar 07 Brox 7 (initiative roll for oozes, now inserted above)
Oorr and Zippy down the gray ooze. Eldeth had managed a solid hit with an axe, but the axe head dissolved as it slid through the slimy creature. The combine hits were enough to destroy it.
The Ochre Jelly, having its full form, turns on Oorr as he attacks: Pseudopod Attack on Oorr: 10 Damage: 7 Acid Damage: 3
Eldeth whirls about, surprised to see you backtrack. “Don’t worry about me! Ye need to get to the pudding king! We..” but her words are stopped short as she suffers from the burning green slim covering her skin, and she falls to a knee on the ground.
"All right, fine!" I slam the sphere into another ooze (10 damage), then turn and frostbite one of the oozes attacking Derendil for 7.
CON Save: 22 DEX Save: 16
The Ochre Jelly is seared by the flaming sphere for half damage as it manages to ooze just out of the direct impact. Meanwhile a gray ooze near Derendil takes on a slightly frosty sheen.
Grimnir darts in to the fray with Oorr, Eldeth, and the Ochre Jelly, then backs out quickly to avoid retaliation. Amanita Attack 1: 19 Damage: 7 Amanita Attack 2: 17 Damage: 5 (Crit Fail) Unarmed Attack: 14 Damage: 7
Brox follows Belwar's attack, now aimed at the oozes where Derendil is fighting, and rushes down the hallway to attack. (Will take full turn to get down cavern)
Belwar finds himself precariously focused on two fights at once, with a flaming sphere near Eldeth and the gray ooze attacking Derendil.
Eldeth (8/16): (Prone and injured from green slime on skin) 19 Oorr/Zippy 15 Ochre Jelly (HP 23/45) 13 Grimnir 11 Belwar
Derendil (10/45): (Fighting in a rage, large pits of fur and skin burned from acid) 16 Gray Ooze (HP 1: 19/22; 2: 22/22; 3: 22/22) 11 Gelatinous Cube: (HP 42/84) 11 Belwar 07 Brox
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The gray oozes near Derendil turn to face the new threat approaching down the hallway, namely Brox brandishing a longsword as bright as day. they fill the hallway, making a slimy barrier between the half-orc her goal. Derendil continues his enraged assault on the Gelatinous Cube that is attempting to engulf the Quaggoth.
Derendil's attacks are savage, further depleting the cube's integrity. It starts to look less like a box, and more like a misshapen ball. Be that as it may, the gelatinous ooze seeks to swallow up Derendil hole.
Engulf DC 12 Derendil Dex Save: 9 Derendil appears to resist the pull of the jelly tendrils, giving him the opportunity to step aside, but in his rage, he continues clawing at the creature, and is engulfed (OOG He chooses not to be pushed and is engulfed instead) taking 16 acid damage.
Brox and Belwar, you are able to see Derendil go limp inside of the damaged gelatinous cube. Most of his fur is burned away by the acid inside the cube. The cube then retreats to the West, with Derendil inside. (OOG It's now approximately 75 feet away from Belwar, and 10 feet away from Brox, and there are three gray oozes blocking the tunnel directly in front of Brox.)
Eldeth (8/16): (Prone and injured from green slime on skin) 19 Oorr/Zippy 15 Ochre Jelly (HP 23/45) 13 Grimnir 11 Belwar
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Green slime drops from the ceiling on to Oorr, Zippy, and Grimnir. The dwarven monk had focused so much on the ochre jelly and saving Eldeth, that he failed to see the danger just above him, and winces as greenish goo burns into his shoulders. (3 Acid Damage)
Eldeth (8/16): (Prone and injured from green slime on skin) 19 Oorr/Zippy 15 Ochre Jelly (HP 1/45) 13 Grimnir 11 Belwar
You and Zippy both manage to avoid the green slime dripping down, but in that moment, the Ochre Jelly attacks Oorr again.
Pseudopod Attack: 8 Damage: 9 Acid Damage: 6 The hardened jelly arm of the ooze slams into Oorr, just as Belwar sends the flaming sphere into the center of the creature, burning away any last remnant of the ooze.
Eldeth scrapes away the green slime from her body, panting. "I might 'ave been dead if not fer you lot, but that's no excuse. If ye don' stop the pudding king, it'll be all for naught." She urges you to push forward. Several dead oozes and deep gnomes lie about, but a few reinforcements from the Diggermattocks arrive to help defend this location. They begin to burn away the green slime on the cavern ceiling and walls. It seems secure for now.
I curse, slam the sphere into the ochre jelly again for 9, and unleash a shatter on the cube and grays for 8.
Down the hall, a loud noise erupts just behind the gray oozes. (Con Saves: 62110) The gelatinous cube also feels the shatter, and the sound wave ripples through it, turning it to water. It splashes to the cave floor dropping Derendil, who suffers damage from the spell as well. The now hairless quaggoth's breath turns weak and wheezing.
Brox feels a heat rising inside her. She has to help that creature that just fell out of the cube. But the path is blocked. Her wish intensifies and all of a sudden she stands next to him ( misty step )
without clear knowledge about what just happened, Brox takes this chance, places her hand on Derendil's shoulder and lets some of her energy pour into him (lay on hands for 10 HP). Then she turns to fight agains any oozes that make a move towards her.
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Oorr tries to finish the pudding...
Attack: 22 Damage: 6
Attack: 15 Damage: 5
As Oorr finishes the pudding, Grimnir goes ahead and scouts for new possible dangers
Perception: 3
Currently Playing: Regdus Ironfist (Greyhawk) Lvl 1 Storm Sorcerer ; Goraseth Drerjoxian (Icespeak) Lvl 3 Paladin Oath of Glory; Lerak (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) Lvl 3 Barbarian Wild Magic
In Pause: Grimnir " Shadow-Feet", Lv 11 Owner of "The Basilisk & the Monk" (OotA) - Kurma Kappa, Lv 8 Priest of Oghma (ToA)
Currently DM'ing: Princes of Apocalypse >> Tomb of Annihilation
Grimnir, the battle is raging closer now, pinning you all in against the lake. You can’t see through the chaos to really understand what’s happening. Glabbagool begins to take the black pudding into the water, submerging themselves, and telling you all to make a run for it, not to waste time with these lesser creatures.
Suddenly the rock wall to the North bursts open, and the largest Earth Elemental you have ever seen crashes through into the tunnel, obliterating several oozes. Atop it you see Gurnik Tapfinger with a large grin on his face! “Not to worry! I will forge a path!” And with that the elemental of Entemoch’s Boon rages, tossing oozes left and right, smothering them, and clearing the way for everyone to run ahead on the Northernmost path.
(Follow Gurnik while the path is clear? Or stay to help Glabbagool?)
You decide to follow Gurnik, hoping Glabbagool can deal with the black pudding himself. Hopefully the time you save by rushing ahead will get you to the pudding king more quickly.
You push through the next tunnels until you enter into an area with several off shooting areas. Oozes continue to clog the hallways, but thankfully Gurnik and his extra tough elemental are able to clear a path. At the crossroads you notice several things happening all at once.
Behind you, Eldeth and her battalion of ranged fighters have followed your path, keeping the oozes from blocking you completely out. But now they seem to be cut off themselves, green slime dripping all around them. Several gnomes succumb to the acidic pseudopod attacks from black and yellow puddles of goo, weakening their defenses,
Down another tunnel, off to your left, you see Derendil in a rage. It seems the Elf turned Quaggoth could not completely keep his anger in check, and must have been attacked sending him into a frenzy. You see him rip through a gelatinous cube, but he is covered in green slime, and seems to be faltering, with more oozes closing in.
Ahead of you is a group of miners from Kazook Pickshines guild. You see Jimjar with them, clearing debris as well as oozes to prepare a hallway. It seems something is wrong though. Some of the charges they set didn’t explode correctly. The path is cleared, but they are being flanked by gelatinous cubes. You see Jimjar leap in the way as one approaches Kazook, and suddenly the lucky deep gnome’s luck runs out, and he’s engulfed.
Gurnik shouts, “I can go to the aid of one of them! Just tell me who. Ol’ rocky here can move quick when he has to.” He pats the earth elemental almost affectionately.
Now, how can I save them all and still have enough magic left to kill the Pudding King? I ponder that for a moment, reach a conclusion, and start barking orders. "Gurnik, help the gnomes! You two, help Derendil!" I knock on Brox' kneecap to get her attention, point her towards Eldeth, and cast a 9-damage flaming sphere on one or two of the oozes near Eldeth.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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Oorr will fly up to Eldeth's location, as she and her battalion seem in most need for help.
"Belwar ! I am not leaving Oorr alone... We made it so far by having our back, we'll continue..."
Grimnir is running behind Oorr, towards his fellow dwarf in dire need of help
Currently Playing: Regdus Ironfist (Greyhawk) Lvl 1 Storm Sorcerer ; Goraseth Drerjoxian (Icespeak) Lvl 3 Paladin Oath of Glory; Lerak (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) Lvl 3 Barbarian Wild Magic
In Pause: Grimnir " Shadow-Feet", Lv 11 Owner of "The Basilisk & the Monk" (OotA) - Kurma Kappa, Lv 8 Priest of Oghma (ToA)
Currently DM'ing: Princes of Apocalypse >> Tomb of Annihilation
Gurnik nods at Belwar, looks briefly at the rest of you, and then rumbles off to help Jimjar and the miner’s guild. Oorr and Grimnir ignore Belwar’s orders, instead rushing off to help Eldeth, where a large flaming sphere has just appeared centered on the oozes attacking her. Brox, confused briefly as the team seems to be slightly frazzled, awaits to see what Belwar does next, nervously looking towards where Derendil is still fighting for his life.
Oorr, you arrive first and when you do, Eldeth and several gnomes appear to have run into a patch of green slime and are covered in the stuff, slowly burning away at their armor and skin. Several gnomes have fallen to the oozes, but a few others seem to have the upper hand. Of immediate concern are 1 gray ooze and 1 ochre jelly, both attacking Eldeth. They appear singed by fire as a flaming sphere bears down on them.
Eldeth
Round 3:
19 Oorr/Zippy
15 Gray Ooze/Ochre Jelly/Green Slime
13 Grimnir
11 Belwar
07 Brox
7 (initiative roll for oozes, now inserted above)
Oorr and Zippy will jump over the gray ooze, hoping to finish it in a single blow of dagger and bite.
Dagger Attack: 27 Damage: 8
Bite Attack: 19 Damage: 15
Oorr and Zippy down the gray ooze. Eldeth had managed a solid hit with an axe, but the axe head dissolved as it slid through the slimy creature. The combine hits were enough to destroy it.
The Ochre Jelly, having its full form, turns on Oorr as he attacks:
Pseudopod Attack on Oorr: 10 Damage: 7 Acid Damage: 3
Eldeth whirls about, surprised to see you backtrack. “Don’t worry about me! Ye need to get to the pudding king! We..” but her words are stopped short as she suffers from the burning green slim covering her skin, and she falls to a knee on the ground.
"All right, fine!" I slam the sphere into another ooze (7 damage), then turn and frostbite one of the oozes attacking Derendil for 7.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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CON Save: 22
DEX Save: 16
The Ochre Jelly is seared by the flaming sphere for half damage as it manages to ooze just out of the direct impact. Meanwhile a gray ooze near Derendil takes on a slightly frosty sheen.
Grimnir darts in to the fray with Oorr, Eldeth, and the Ochre Jelly, then backs out quickly to avoid retaliation.
Amanita Attack 1: 19 Damage: 7
Amanita Attack 2: 17 Damage: 5 (Crit Fail)
Unarmed Attack: 14 Damage: 7
Brox follows Belwar's attack, now aimed at the oozes where Derendil is fighting, and rushes down the hallway to attack. (Will take full turn to get down cavern)
Belwar finds himself precariously focused on two fights at once, with a flaming sphere near Eldeth and the gray ooze attacking Derendil.
Eldeth (8/16): (Prone and injured from green slime on skin)
19 Oorr/Zippy
15 Ochre Jelly (HP 23/45)
13 Grimnir
11 Belwar
Derendil (10/45): (Fighting in a rage, large pits of fur and skin burned from acid)
16 Gray Ooze (HP 1: 19/22; 2: 22/22; 3: 22/22)
11 Gelatinous Cube: (HP 42/84)
11 Belwar
07 Brox
The gray oozes near Derendil turn to face the new threat approaching down the hallway, namely Brox brandishing a longsword as bright as day. they fill the hallway, making a slimy barrier between the half-orc her goal. Derendil continues his enraged assault on the Gelatinous Cube that is attempting to engulf the Quaggoth.
Derendil Claw Attack 1: 25 Damage: 29
Derendil Claw Attack 2: 19 Damage: 14
Derendil's attacks are savage, further depleting the cube's integrity. It starts to look less like a box, and more like a misshapen ball. Be that as it may, the gelatinous ooze seeks to swallow up Derendil hole.
Engulf DC 12
Derendil Dex Save: 9
Derendil appears to resist the pull of the jelly tendrils, giving him the opportunity to step aside, but in his rage, he continues clawing at the creature, and is engulfed (OOG He chooses not to be pushed and is engulfed instead) taking 16 acid damage.
Brox and Belwar, you are able to see Derendil go limp inside of the damaged gelatinous cube. Most of his fur is burned away by the acid inside the cube. The cube then retreats to the West, with Derendil inside. (OOG It's now approximately 75 feet away from Belwar, and 10 feet away from Brox, and there are three gray oozes blocking the tunnel directly in front of Brox.)
Eldeth (8/16): (Prone and injured from green slime on skin)
19 Oorr/Zippy
15 Ochre Jelly (HP 23/45)
13 Grimnir
11 Belwar
Derendil (0/45): (Engulfed in a fleeing Gelatinous Cube)
16 Gray Ooze (HP 1: 19/22; 2: 22/22; 3: 22/22)
11 Gelatinous Cube: (HP 4/84)
11 Belwar
07 Brox
Oorr and Zippy will go fighting the ochre jelly, putting themselves between it and Eldeth's.
Dagger Attack: 17 Damage: 8
Bite Attack: 17 Damage: 14
Green slime drops from the ceiling on to Oorr, Zippy, and Grimnir. The dwarven monk had focused so much on the ochre jelly and saving Eldeth, that he failed to see the danger just above him, and winces as greenish goo burns into his shoulders. (3 Acid Damage)
Eldeth (8/16): (Prone and injured from green slime on skin)
19 Oorr/Zippy
15 Ochre Jelly (HP 1/45)
13 Grimnir
11 Belwar
Derendil (0/45): (Engulfed in a fleeing Gelatinous Cube)
16 Gray Ooze (HP 1: 19/22; 2: 22/22; 3: 22/22)
11 Gelatinous Cube: (HP 4/84)
11 Belwar
07 Brox
Oorr DEX save: 18
Zippy DEX save: 12
I curse, slam the sphere into the ochre jelly again for 9, and unleash a shatter on the cube and grays for 15.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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You and Zippy both manage to avoid the green slime dripping down, but in that moment, the Ochre Jelly attacks Oorr again.
Pseudopod Attack: 8 Damage: 9 Acid Damage: 6
The hardened jelly arm of the ooze slams into Oorr, just as Belwar sends the flaming sphere into the center of the creature, burning away any last remnant of the ooze.
Eldeth scrapes away the green slime from her body, panting. "I might 'ave been dead if not fer you lot, but that's no excuse. If ye don' stop the pudding king, it'll be all for naught." She urges you to push forward. Several dead oozes and deep gnomes lie about, but a few reinforcements from the Diggermattocks arrive to help defend this location. They begin to burn away the green slime on the cavern ceiling and walls. It seems secure for now.
Down the hall, a loud noise erupts just behind the gray oozes. (Con Saves: 6 21 10)
The gelatinous cube also feels the shatter, and the sound wave ripples through it, turning it to water. It splashes to the cave floor dropping Derendil, who suffers damage from the spell as well. The now hairless quaggoth's breath turns weak and wheezing.
Derendil (0/45): (Unconscious, hairless, wet)
19 Oorr/Zippy
16 Gray Ooze (HP 1: 11/22; 2: 14/22; 3: 14/22)
13 Grimnir
11 Belwar
07 Brox
Brox feels a heat rising inside her. She has to help that creature that just fell out of the cube. But the path is blocked. Her wish intensifies and all of a sudden she stands next to him ( misty step )
without clear knowledge about what just happened, Brox takes this chance, places her hand on Derendil's shoulder and lets some of her energy pour into him (lay on hands for 10 HP). Then she turns to fight agains any oozes that make a move towards her.