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Zashier had been readying to correct Thistle about his particular persons, and how it should not reflect upon the at the time more official defenders of fallcrest. But alas, he cannot get a word out before Yokini's call and the subsequently opening of the porticulis. Just like that, all thoughts of concern regarding either statue and then some disappear from mind, leaving but one thought in mind. So, he waited a moment, giving the porticulis just enough time to stop prior to his charging around the bend and through the opening, trumpeting only at the last as he (hopefully) is able to get through the gap.
Between his large bodied frame and the light of his axe casting shifting shadows about him, he made for all the more intimidating figure, or so others might see it. Another concern he gave little thought of as he came bursting through intent on smiting the first foe to come in view, though the trolls takes priority, if only to knock them out.
Immediately afterwards, he lets out a raucous trumpeting meant to instill bolster the courage of those nearby.
Movement: Through or up to Porticulis(the former preferred).
Action: Lay on Axe upon Troll. (Nonlethal)Battleaxe - Attack: 16 Damage: 9 non-magical slashing. If Hit successful, using Divine Smite to inflict 7 radiant more damage.
Bonus Action: Channel Divinity - Inspiring Smite, creating a pool of 12 Temp HP to distribute. Lem and Thistle get 3 Temp HP and Yeshiera will get 2.
Lem moves north, staying invisible, getting out of the flood troll's range, walking 25 feet to where he initially saw them. From there, he casts alter self to look a bit taller, and an exact replica of the plainfaced human that was seen checking into the Ramblehouse, the prime suspect of Romero's murder. He leans casually against the wall.
He says, in a higher-pitched, but still a little rumbly, voice, "Where were you going? Have you failed? Are you fleeing? Why?"
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Thistle (followed by Yashiera) will follow on Zashier's heels as quickly as she can, Thistle will go left of him in the room, and point Yashiera right. (If Zashier doesn't make it into the room, per his post, then I guess we all bunch up behind him and do nothing).
The troll easily being the most impressive thing here, Thistle will move to attack it with her blade.
Move: Follow Z into the room and split to the left side. Bonus Action: Insightful Fighting (20) vs trolls' Deception. Action: Attack troll with saber. 17 to hit, for 9 slashing damage. If IF hits, add 3 damage.
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ey/em/eirs, or they/them works, too (just not he). Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands. I love it so.
Yokini, feel free to post twice if you want for this round and the upcoming round, or we can say that you were so overtaken by your fear, that you couldnt move. Up to you.
Lem moves back up the tunnel that the flood troll and the half orc had been trying to escape down, and becomes visible, then alters his appearance to look like the description Grubet gave of Romero's murderer.
No one else is aware of this.
He steps back out into the room, calling to the two "Where were you going? Have you failed? Are you fleeing? Why?"
DM Rolls: 15
The troll looks between the newcomer (Lem) and the half-orc, and says "aa;lsd aslkd klsdl? la;kdsld lks lsd fuop" (you dont understand the troll. It speaks giant)
The half-orc motions to shush the troll, and peers at Lem. Then says, in orc (which you do understand) "Who are you? What are you doing here?" then moves to swing at you with his morningstar (11), but his swing is wide, then swings back the other direction (20), catching you on his backswing for 8 damage.
The troll, confused at what is going on, isnt sure what is going on. It is at this point that Zashier's axe connects with the trolls shoulder, causing 23 damage, and cutting off its right leg. It is still standing, but moves very slowly!
As Zashier takes a moment to channel his diety (those of you that got temp HP, please note it on your character sheets) the troll turns to strike, knowing exactly who to hit now. The troll reaches out to claw at you with both claws, then leans in to take a bite (262418) and every single strike is true. The troll rakes claws across one side, then the other side, and bites down on your shoulder, all for a total of 20 damage.
Thistle burst into the room behind Zashier, and splits left while Yashiera splits right. Thistle the troll has a -2 CHA, not even gonna roll. You definitely have Insightful Fighting against the Troll. Thistle, you swing with your saber, dealing a total of 21 damage. Secret roll (15)
Yashiera splits right, and also swings at the troll with her morningstar, twice! (1015) Yashiera connects with her back swing, dealing 5 damage.
Thistle, as you draw your saber through the troll's flesh, your saber goes deep, cutting off the troll's arm. It now loses that claw attack.
Zashier, Thistle, and Yasheira all see the half-orc and the flood troll (I will put pictures on Discord, this is your first good look at them), but you also see this human, that looks just like the illusion Lem showed to your this morning. The three of you roll either perception or insight to see if you can tell that this is actually Lem, or if it is just an illusion. DC is going to be his deception roll from earlier, so DC 17! If you fail, you think this is Romero's assassin!
The troll is missing its left leg and its right arm.
Seeing the troll not understand him, and the half-orc not recognize him, Lem realizes things aren't going as planned. To the extent there was a plan.
His expression, in his new form, crumbles (think the way that Indy reacts to the swordsman in Raiders, before he pulls the gun). "This could have gone better. Trying to solve a murder! What are you doing here! Tell us or this will not end well for you or your friend." The first sentence is sort of mumbled.
He raises his hand at the troll and shoots a fire bolt at its body.
WIth every strike that finds purchase even thick hided Zashier grunts or cries out in pain. Yet no matter how much he faltered, he stayed standing, teeth gritted and eyes narrowed in righteous determination. While keeping the human well in his periphery, different smelling though they were, the majority of his focus stays on the troll. Even one arm and leg short, he refused to underestimate it. Thinking became hazy the longer he stared at it, however as something else tried to assert itself.
The troll and anyone attentive enough would notice the wounds bled more like tree sap, and what got stuck collases congealed and clung like molsases.Zashier didn't seem to mind or notice as thoughts narrowed even further to 'Protect. Crush. Kill. Maim'. Words he thoughtless tried to oblige in another sipe at a leg or neck.
Thistle will focus on the troll, the most strategically important target, but she'll keep an eye on the murderer (Insight to recognize him as Lem vs DC 17: 12) in case he tries to get away before we're done with the troll.
Action: Attack troll with saber (with IF). 13 to hit, for 13 slashing damage. Bonus Action: She will Disengage (per Cunning Action) to... Move: ...step back, outside of the troll's long-armed range, max 15' if possible (not sure exactly how big this room is)
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ey/em/eirs, or they/them works, too (just not he). Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands. I love it so.
Yokini isn't moving. All she wants to do is run to help Lem, and she doesn't know that the stairs behind her would do that. If "combat began" at three minutes, that means she won't be able to move toward the trap door for 42 rounds.
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Lem mumbles This could have gone better. Then says louder Trying to solve a murder! What are you doing here! Tell us or this will not end well for you or your friend."
Lem, the half-orc responds as he slashes at you with his morningstar "I dont know who you are, human, but you are meddling in things you shouldnt be meddling". He swings one way, and then the other ( 1912 ), both of them connecting with your body, pushing you first to the right, then back to the left for 10 damage.
Lem, your firebolt goes off, and it looks like your aim is off, but as the morningstar pushes you back the other direction, the magical fire leaves your hand and finds its mark exploding on the back of the troll, burning him with magical fire for 9 damage.
Zashier, seeing the troll get hit by the fire, you try to remember anything you may have learned about trolls, but you cant remember ever fighting one before. You may have faught one, but you cant remember at this moment, in the middle of the fight.
Taking advantage of the trolls momentary distraction, you swing your axe at the troll, but it bends down at the last second, and your attack misses.
The troll arches its back, feeling the pain of the fire. It turns its head at Lem and growls, menacingly, as it bends over (and Zashier's axe misses). Why is it bending down? The troll is picking up its severed arm. The troll holds the arm's bloody stump against the gaping wound in its shoulder, and all of you see its sickly flesh fuse back together. It flexes its finger/claws, then swipes one claw at Thistle, the other at Yashiera, then attempts to bite down at Zashier yet again. ( T 16, Y 11, Z 26 ). Thistle moves to the side, and Yashiera ducks, and the claws both miss, but Zashier, you smell the stinking troll breath as it reaches down and bites into you again, this time for 6 damage.
Thistle, you swipe at the troll again, but because you had to move to avoid being clawed, your swing just barely misses the hulking mass in front of you. Thistle, you disengage, and move back to the previous room you were in (back out the hallway with the portcullis. (If you dont mind, I will take add to your post with a free action to call Yokini down to the action. If your character would not do this, let me know and I will edit it out). Once back out in that room, you yell up the stairwell "Yokini, get down here! Zashier is hurt! Can you heal elephants?"
Yashiera also swings twice with her morningstar at the troll ( 1125 ). her first swing misses, because she was avoiding getting clawed, but she finds her footing, and from her re-steadied base swings (like she is swinging for the fences, and connects with a brutal strike! for 15 damage. (Secret Roll: 4) The hit was big, and rattled the trolls body. The arm that was severed before must not have attached as well as the troll thought, and it falls to the ground again.
Lem is in Melee with the half-orc
The troll (minus one arm and leg) is facing off with Zashier and Yashiera, and it looks really bloody.
Thistle has backed off into the other room, and has called Yokini down.
Having called for backup, Thistle wastes no time rushing back into the fight with the troll, slicing at it as she draws near, then dancing away again!
Action: Attack troll with saber (with IF). 17 to hit, for 8 slashing damage. Bonus Action: She will Disengage (per Cunning Action) to... Move: ...step back, this time just a bit back, hopefully out of melee, but not into the hallway where she hopes Yokini will appear.
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ey/em/eirs, or they/them works, too (just not he). Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands. I love it so.
Zashier eyes go wide, and in his shock, cannot react in time to put up much defense against the bite. As more syrupy blood begins to poor, so too did an acrid sent become more prevalent in the air. And the more it happened, the harder the elephantine man seemed to sniffle and have trouble keeping his eyes open. Eventually, he would try to shuffle around the troll if there's room for it, hoping as much to find an opening in its guard as it was to walk off the disturbance.
But no, it only grew worse in time. "Now I'm.. only... only gonna... higgit...haggit... Haaaaaa-chooo!" He sneezes, but what comes out a mixture of snot, blood, and a crap ton of some caustic black material. And all of it would wash over the troll and wall behind it, melting flesh and bone alike in its ravenous consumption.
Action: Acid Sneeze from Kyrzin's Ooze, inflicting 38 acid damage onto troll. Dexterity Save(DC 15) for half damage.
After seeing his handiwork, regardless of whether the troll yet survived the deluge, a surprised Zashier just stares for a moment. "Ah sorry about that Missus. Seems I made a bit of mess there, much to both our surprises, and should probably see a doctor regarding that." He states, recovering just enough from shell shock to fish out a potion to guzzle down in hopes of at least curing what clearly ailed him.
Bonus Action: Drink Potion of Greater Healing, restoring 13 HP.
Regardless, if downed for the count, he finally looks back over to the half-orc and human(if Lem still disguised?), and marches his way over looking determined still, if a little less so after the sneeze.
Yokini's head jerks back toward the stairs at Thistle's yell. She looks forward again at the trap door, makes an anxious humming noise, and bears her teeth before turning and hurrying to the stairs.
Not sure how far she gets in one round without using an action to dash. I'm sure it's too much to hope that she can get within five feet of Zashier with her short gnome legs (25 feet). Perhaps she needs to dash this round in order to be close enough to get to him without dashing the next.
I'm assuming the "can’t willingly move closer to the source of its fear" portion of being frightened doesn't extend to another floor.
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(Realized Lem should have made two concentration checks to keep alter self up: 914)
Lem's definitely Lem again! Spell fades, or maybe faded before. "Jig's up! You murdered Romero, right?"
He casts misty step as his bonus action, appearing, hopefully back with the group, on the other side of the troll, out of melee with the half orc. He fires of another fire bolt at the half orc.
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Yokini, you are drawn towards the stairs, after hearing Yashiera call for you, and you hustle down the stairs, following the sound of the commotion, and you are in the hallway behind Zashier.
Thistle bounces back into the fight. You move up, slash at the troll, and your saber slashes through the thick hide of his “in-tact” leg for 8 damage.
Yashiera moves up on the opposite side, swiping with her morningstar. 21 and just barely connects for 4
Zashier, reeling from getting bitten, you let loose with such a powerful sneeze, it coats the troll, the wall, and the half-orc was actually behind him, (who probably has half cover, so logically, he would have to get some overspray, but most of it would hit the troll. Here is what I am going to do. Im gonna give him a dex save for quarter damage, since he was mostly behind the troll, and if he fails, he gets half damage)
Flood troll dex save: 13 Half-orc dex save: 21
Forget what I said. The troll somehow manages an inhuman dodge to the side after getting hit by Yashiera, and he only takes half the damage, but this leaves the half orc wide open, and he takes all that damage, and suddenly, he is NOT looking so good!
The troll looks at you, grunts something in giant (probably "Bless you"), then slumps to the floor, falling over to the side that Yashiera is on (where he lost his leg).
Zashier then whips out a potion, and guzzles it down.
Lem phases out of the illusion and back to Lem, shrinking a bit and his complexion changing...and probably growing a full beard in just a second or two...then asks "Jig's up! You murdered Romero, right?" and Misty steps to the other side of the room, next to Yashiera, and casting a fireball that hits him for 1 damage, so basically a warning shot across the bow of a ship. it singes him, but not too bad.
The half orc, his back to you where Lem just singed him with a fireball, slowly turns. He sees the downed troll. He looks at you all and says "I didnt kill Romero. He killed himself. (he smirks to himself) He stuck his nose in something that wasnt his business. The same thing will happen to you." and he turns and disappears down the NorthWest hallway.
You, the heroes of Fallcrest, are all in. a line (with Yokini peeking out from behind Zashier) facing this half orc as he dashes down the hall, and through the door at the end, the body of a troll laying on the ground in front of you.
If you choose to give chase to the half orc, we will still be in round-based (6-sec) time.
I will restate the room's description, since Lem was the only one in the room when it was described earlier.
Embedded into the floor of this chamber is a ten-foot-diameter granite emblem of a faded gold and white longsword. Four passages lead out of the chamber in different directions. A portcullis is open in the southern exit where you all stand (there is a lever in the wall next to the portcullis), and a sturdy wooden door leads west. Lem came down the ladder in the southern corner of the room, and a small chest and decrepit bookshelf face one another from opposite walls.
Zashier had been readying to correct Thistle about his particular persons, and how it should not reflect upon the at the time more official defenders of fallcrest. But alas, he cannot get a word out before Yokini's call and the subsequently opening of the porticulis. Just like that, all thoughts of concern regarding either statue and then some disappear from mind, leaving but one thought in mind. So, he waited a moment, giving the porticulis just enough time to stop prior to his charging around the bend and through the opening, trumpeting only at the last as he (hopefully) is able to get through the gap.
Between his large bodied frame and the light of his axe casting shifting shadows about him, he made for all the more intimidating figure, or so others might see it. Another concern he gave little thought of as he came bursting through intent on smiting the first foe to come in view, though the trolls takes priority, if only to knock them out.
Immediately afterwards, he lets out a raucous trumpeting meant to instill bolster the courage of those nearby.
Movement: Through or up to Porticulis(the former preferred).
Action: Lay on Axe upon Troll.
(Nonlethal)Battleaxe - Attack: 16 Damage: 9 non-magical slashing.
If Hit successful, using Divine Smite to inflict 7 radiant more damage.
Bonus Action: Channel Divinity - Inspiring Smite, creating a pool of 12 Temp HP to distribute.
Lem and Thistle get 3 Temp HP and Yeshiera will get 2.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
Lem moves north, staying invisible, getting out of the flood troll's range, walking 25 feet to where he initially saw them. From there, he casts alter self to look a bit taller, and an exact replica of the plainfaced human that was seen checking into the Ramblehouse, the prime suspect of Romero's murder. He leans casually against the wall.
He says, in a higher-pitched, but still a little rumbly, voice, "Where were you going? Have you failed? Are you fleeing? Why?"
Lem deception: 17
Thistle, for simplicity (and to keep the spotlight on the players), Yashiera will be taking her cues from you.
Thistle (followed by Yashiera) will follow on Zashier's heels as quickly as she can, Thistle will go left of him in the room, and point Yashiera right. (If Zashier doesn't make it into the room, per his post, then I guess we all bunch up behind him and do nothing).
The troll easily being the most impressive thing here, Thistle will move to attack it with her blade.
Move: Follow Z into the room and split to the left side.
Bonus Action: Insightful Fighting (20) vs trolls' Deception.
Action: Attack troll with saber. 17 to hit, for 9 slashing damage. If IF hits, add 3 damage.
ey/em/eirs, or they/them works, too (just not he).
Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands. I love it so.
Yokini, feel free to post twice if you want for this round and the upcoming round, or we can say that you were so overtaken by your fear, that you couldnt move. Up to you.
Lem moves back up the tunnel that the flood troll and the half orc had been trying to escape down, and becomes visible, then alters his appearance to look like the description Grubet gave of Romero's murderer.
No one else is aware of this.
He steps back out into the room, calling to the two "Where were you going? Have you failed? Are you fleeing? Why?"
DM Rolls: 15
The troll looks between the newcomer (Lem) and the half-orc, and says "aa;lsd aslkd klsdl? la;kdsld lks lsd fuop" (you dont understand the troll. It speaks giant)
The half-orc motions to shush the troll, and peers at Lem. Then says, in orc (which you do understand) "Who are you? What are you doing here?" then moves to swing at you with his morningstar (11), but his swing is wide, then swings back the other direction (20), catching you on his backswing for 8 damage.
The troll, confused at what is going on, isnt sure what is going on. It is at this point that Zashier's axe connects with the trolls shoulder, causing 23 damage, and cutting off its right leg. It is still standing, but moves very slowly!
As Zashier takes a moment to channel his diety (those of you that got temp HP, please note it on your character sheets) the troll turns to strike, knowing exactly who to hit now. The troll reaches out to claw at you with both claws, then leans in to take a bite (26 24 18) and every single strike is true. The troll rakes claws across one side, then the other side, and bites down on your shoulder, all for a total of 20 damage.
Thistle burst into the room behind Zashier, and splits left while Yashiera splits right. Thistle the troll has a -2 CHA, not even gonna roll. You definitely have Insightful Fighting against the Troll. Thistle, you swing with your saber, dealing a total of 21 damage. Secret roll (15)
Yashiera splits right, and also swings at the troll with her morningstar, twice! (10 15) Yashiera connects with her back swing, dealing 5 damage.
Thistle, as you draw your saber through the troll's flesh, your saber goes deep, cutting off the troll's arm. It now loses that claw attack.
Zashier, Thistle, and Yasheira all see the half-orc and the flood troll (I will put pictures on Discord, this is your first good look at them), but you also see this human, that looks just like the illusion Lem showed to your this morning. The three of you roll either perception or insight to see if you can tell that this is actually Lem, or if it is just an illusion. DC is going to be his deception roll from earlier, so DC 17! If you fail, you think this is Romero's assassin!
The troll is missing its left leg and its right arm.
Seeing the troll not understand him, and the half-orc not recognize him, Lem realizes things aren't going as planned. To the extent there was a plan.
His expression, in his new form, crumbles (think the way that Indy reacts to the swordsman in Raiders, before he pulls the gun). "This could have gone better. Trying to solve a murder! What are you doing here! Tell us or this will not end well for you or your friend." The first sentence is sort of mumbled.
He raises his hand at the troll and shoots a fire bolt at its body.
Attack: 11 Damage: 9
If allowed, inspiration roll: 20
WIth every strike that finds purchase even thick hided Zashier grunts or cries out in pain. Yet no matter how much he faltered, he stayed standing, teeth gritted and eyes narrowed in righteous determination. While keeping the human well in his periphery, different smelling though they were, the majority of his focus stays on the troll. Even one arm and leg short, he refused to underestimate it. Thinking became hazy the longer he stared at it, however as something else tried to assert itself.
The troll and anyone attentive enough would notice the wounds bled more like tree sap, and what got stuck collases congealed and clung like molsases.Zashier didn't seem to mind or notice as thoughts narrowed even further to 'Protect. Crush. Kill. Maim'. Words he thoughtless tried to oblige in another sipe at a leg or neck.
Bonus Action: Symbiot's Troll Knowledge: 1.
(if allowed to spend inspiration on a re-roll: 17.)Action: Lay on Axe upon Troll.
(Nonlethal)Battleaxe - Attack: 11 Damage: 9 non-magical slashing.
(Nevermind the second roll. Be a waste of inspiration.)
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When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
Thistle will focus on the troll, the most strategically important target, but she'll keep an eye on the murderer (Insight to recognize him as Lem vs DC 17: 12) in case he tries to get away before we're done with the troll.
Action: Attack troll with saber (with IF). 13 to hit, for 13 slashing damage.
Bonus Action: She will Disengage (per Cunning Action) to...
Move: ...step back, outside of the troll's long-armed range, max 15' if possible (not sure exactly how big this room is)
ey/em/eirs, or they/them works, too (just not he).
Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands. I love it so.
Yokini isn't moving. All she wants to do is run to help Lem, and she doesn't know that the stairs behind her would do that. If "combat began" at three minutes, that means she won't be able to move toward the trap door for 42 rounds.
Lem mumbles This could have gone better. Then says louder Trying to solve a murder! What are you doing here! Tell us or this will not end well for you or your friend."
Lem, the half-orc responds as he slashes at you with his morningstar "I dont know who you are, human, but you are meddling in things you shouldnt be meddling". He swings one way, and then the other ( 19 12 ), both of them connecting with your body, pushing you first to the right, then back to the left for 10 damage.
Lem, your firebolt goes off, and it looks like your aim is off, but as the morningstar pushes you back the other direction, the magical fire leaves your hand and finds its mark exploding on the back of the troll, burning him with magical fire for 9 damage.
Zashier, seeing the troll get hit by the fire, you try to remember anything you may have learned about trolls, but you cant remember ever fighting one before. You may have faught one, but you cant remember at this moment, in the middle of the fight.
Taking advantage of the trolls momentary distraction, you swing your axe at the troll, but it bends down at the last second, and your attack misses.
The troll arches its back, feeling the pain of the fire. It turns its head at Lem and growls, menacingly, as it bends over (and Zashier's axe misses). Why is it bending down? The troll is picking up its severed arm. The troll holds the arm's bloody stump against the gaping wound in its shoulder, and all of you see its sickly flesh fuse back together. It flexes its finger/claws, then swipes one claw at Thistle, the other at Yashiera, then attempts to bite down at Zashier yet again. ( T 16, Y 11, Z 26 ). Thistle moves to the side, and Yashiera ducks, and the claws both miss, but Zashier, you smell the stinking troll breath as it reaches down and bites into you again, this time for 6 damage.
Thistle, you swipe at the troll again, but because you had to move to avoid being clawed, your swing just barely misses the hulking mass in front of you. Thistle, you disengage, and move back to the previous room you were in (back out the hallway with the portcullis. (If you dont mind, I will take add to your post with a free action to call Yokini down to the action. If your character would not do this, let me know and I will edit it out). Once back out in that room, you yell up the stairwell "Yokini, get down here! Zashier is hurt! Can you heal elephants?"
Yashiera also swings twice with her morningstar at the troll ( 11 25 ). her first swing misses, because she was avoiding getting clawed, but she finds her footing, and from her re-steadied base swings (like she is swinging for the fences, and connects with a brutal strike! for 15 damage. (Secret Roll: 4) The hit was big, and rattled the trolls body. The arm that was severed before must not have attached as well as the troll thought, and it falls to the ground again.
Lem is in Melee with the half-orc
The troll (minus one arm and leg) is facing off with Zashier and Yashiera, and it looks really bloody.
Thistle has backed off into the other room, and has called Yokini down.
Having called for backup, Thistle wastes no time rushing back into the fight with the troll, slicing at it as she draws near, then dancing away again!
Action: Attack troll with saber (with IF). 17 to hit, for 8 slashing damage.
Bonus Action: She will Disengage (per Cunning Action) to...
Move: ...step back, this time just a bit back, hopefully out of melee, but not into the hallway where she hopes Yokini will appear.
ey/em/eirs, or they/them works, too (just not he).
Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands. I love it so.
Zashier eyes go wide, and in his shock, cannot react in time to put up much defense against the bite. As more syrupy blood begins to poor, so too did an acrid sent become more prevalent in the air. And the more it happened, the harder the elephantine man seemed to sniffle and have trouble keeping his eyes open. Eventually, he would try to shuffle around the troll if there's room for it, hoping as much to find an opening in its guard as it was to walk off the disturbance.
But no, it only grew worse in time. "Now I'm.. only... only gonna... higgit...haggit... Haaaaaa-chooo!" He sneezes, but what comes out a mixture of snot, blood, and a crap ton of some caustic black material. And all of it would wash over the troll and wall behind it, melting flesh and bone alike in its ravenous consumption.
Action: Acid Sneeze from Kyrzin's Ooze, inflicting 38 acid damage onto troll. Dexterity Save(DC 15) for half damage.
After seeing his handiwork, regardless of whether the troll yet survived the deluge, a surprised Zashier just stares for a moment. "Ah sorry about that Missus. Seems I made a bit of mess there, much to both our surprises, and should probably see a doctor regarding that." He states, recovering just enough from shell shock to fish out a potion to guzzle down in hopes of at least curing what clearly ailed him.
Bonus Action: Drink Potion of Greater Healing, restoring 13 HP.
Regardless, if downed for the count, he finally looks back over to the half-orc and human(if Lem still disguised?), and marches his way over looking determined still, if a little less so after the sneeze.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
Yokini's head jerks back toward the stairs at Thistle's yell. She looks forward again at the trap door, makes an anxious humming noise, and bears her teeth before turning and hurrying to the stairs.
Not sure how far she gets in one round without using an action to dash. I'm sure it's too much to hope that she can get within five feet of Zashier with her short gnome legs (25 feet). Perhaps she needs to dash this round in order to be close enough to get to him without dashing the next.
I'm assuming the "can’t willingly move closer to the source of its fear" portion of being frightened doesn't extend to another floor.
(Realized Lem should have made two concentration checks to keep alter self up: 9 14)
Lem's definitely Lem again! Spell fades, or maybe faded before. "Jig's up! You murdered Romero, right?"
He casts misty step as his bonus action, appearing, hopefully back with the group, on the other side of the troll, out of melee with the half orc. He fires of another fire bolt at the half orc.
Attack: 20 Damage: 3
Yokini, you can dash and get to Zashier. And you are correct, the source of your fear was in that room upstairs. It does not extend beyond that.
Yokini, you are drawn towards the stairs, after hearing Yashiera call for you, and you hustle down the stairs, following the sound of the commotion, and you are in the hallway behind Zashier.
Thistle bounces back into the fight. You move up, slash at the troll, and your saber slashes through the thick hide of his “in-tact” leg for 8 damage.
Yashiera moves up on the opposite side, swiping with her morningstar. 21 and just barely connects for 4
Zashier, reeling from getting bitten, you let loose with such a powerful sneeze, it coats the troll, the wall, and the half-orc was actually behind him, (who probably has half cover, so logically, he would have to get some overspray, but most of it would hit the troll. Here is what I am going to do. Im gonna give him a dex save for quarter damage, since he was mostly behind the troll, and if he fails, he gets half damage)
Flood troll dex save: 13
Half-orc dex save: 21
Forget what I said. The troll somehow manages an inhuman dodge to the side after getting hit by Yashiera, and he only takes half the damage, but this leaves the half orc wide open, and he takes all that damage, and suddenly, he is NOT looking so good!
The troll looks at you, grunts something in giant (probably "Bless you"), then slumps to the floor, falling over to the side that Yashiera is on (where he lost his leg).
Zashier then whips out a potion, and guzzles it down.
Lem phases out of the illusion and back to Lem, shrinking a bit and his complexion changing...and probably growing a full beard in just a second or two...then asks "Jig's up! You murdered Romero, right?" and Misty steps to the other side of the room, next to Yashiera, and casting a fireball that hits him for 1 damage, so basically a warning shot across the bow of a ship. it singes him, but not too bad.
The half orc, his back to you where Lem just singed him with a fireball, slowly turns. He sees the downed troll. He looks at you all and says "I didnt kill Romero. He killed himself. (he smirks to himself) He stuck his nose in something that wasnt his business. The same thing will happen to you." and he turns and disappears down the NorthWest hallway.
You, the heroes of Fallcrest, are all in. a line (with Yokini peeking out from behind Zashier) facing this half orc as he dashes down the hall, and through the door at the end, the body of a troll laying on the ground in front of you.
If you choose to give chase to the half orc, we will still be in round-based (6-sec) time.
I will restate the room's description, since Lem was the only one in the room when it was described earlier.
Embedded into the floor of this chamber is a ten-foot-diameter granite emblem of a faded gold and white longsword. Four passages lead out of the chamber in different directions. A portcullis is open in the southern exit where you all stand (there is a lever in the wall next to the portcullis), and a sturdy wooden door leads west. Lem came down the ladder in the southern corner of the room, and a small chest and decrepit bookshelf face one another from opposite walls.
Can Lem get cast sleep on the half-orc as he's running?
Of course we are chasing! Thistle will use her Bonus Action Dash to try to catch up (so 60' of movement) and have her Action remaining.
ey/em/eirs, or they/them works, too (just not he).
Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands. I love it so.
Lem, do you have to have line of sight to cast Sleep?