A quick look around first: any clue from the sky or whatever what plane we are on? and (B) courtyard in an encampment - surrounded by huts or tents presumably - lets head into either the big command hut or the loneliest unguarded hut, whichever is closest. and third, innocently select a bagel from the breakfast buffet. not cinnamon-raisin. what, no buffet? what, kind of camp...never mind, just the first two.
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Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & -Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Del is annoyed to realize that they STILL appear to be on the Material plane. There is a large, ramshackle building that might be the headquarters. The entrance is guarded by four gnolls and their hyenas, so you might have to visit a little mayhem on them before simply strolling into Gnoll Central. There are also many tents that appear empty, though not abandoned. The troops are out drilling, working on chores, patrolling, and possibly killing innocent passers by in the neighborhood of the camp.
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Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) WoodElf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2 Last Tree StandingTabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1 Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
Annoyed, Del wonders and Messages the others, I wonder if they have more hoops here, these have been disappointing. He moves towards the guarded Gnoll Central and asks Ziia to Charm Person the four gnolls - DC18 WIS save. And it's not a (C) so Pass without Trace stays in effect
As they see a non-gnoll approaching, the four guards grab their spears, snarling, and preparing to unleash hyebnnas at you, when a spring breeze seems to carry the essence of the forest around you, temporarily blotting out the scent of hyena and rawhide and rotten meat. The gnolls hesitate in confusion... (Saves: 12171720)
Three of the gnolls stop, bowing and waving you past. Only one keeps snarling, and unleashes its beast at you! A slavering hyena charges at you, as the three charmed gnolls tackle the unenchanted packmate, swords drawn.
Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) WoodElf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2 Last Tree StandingTabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1 Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
Mindartis feels a tiny push as the invisible Flitterbug jumps up from his shoulder. With a flicker of pixiedust above his head, she casts Sleep at the untethered beast: 20 hp of creatures within 20 feet if it fall asleep
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Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & -Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
The hyena falls asleep in mid-jump, and one of the charmed gnolls, still bloody from killing its master, leashes it and wakes it with a kick. The hyena looks confused, but slinks to the new guard's heel. A few other gnolls may have glanced over by now, their attention attracted by the squabble, but apparently killings are not unusual in the gnoll camp, and you are all flying so casual that the three guards peacefully standing by you are enough to quell suspicions.
Ethan is able to save his arrows. Raven slips inside the headquarters. She finds eight particularly large, powerful-looking gnoll leaders bickering around a crude map of the Westwoods on a table. You can see several eastern and southern courts marked with stones, and a route between them chalked in red. It looks like they plan to cross the river east of the Fens The gnolls are arguing fiercely in Abyssal, but their argument does not seem like it has anything to do with the map...or at least, there is no pointing or changing of markers and routes.
There is a human in chains here, who seems to be a slave, roasting chunks of unidentifiable meat over the crude stone fireplace, and pouring a foul-smelling liquor into the gnolls' cups when they shout at him.
Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) WoodElf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2 Last Tree StandingTabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1 Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
Del walks past the guards towards the tent - not entering ahead of everyone else, assuming Raven will let us know when it is safe to come in (or unsafe but needful, safe really ain't our MO) he says to the guards - with gestures, in case they do not understand Thank you so much. We're gonna need some privacy. Just keep watch.
Flitterbug lands back on M's shoulder See what I did? she whispers, still invisible. She will stay with M wherever he goes, until that is into melee
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Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & -Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Raven moves up and slams her moonblade into the back of which ever of them seem to be the most important. She figures that will let the others know it is time to come inside...
To hit: 26 Damage: 16 magical piercing. Plus 11 defensive flurrish Plus 4 menacing (DC 16 Wis save or is frightened as well.) Plus 9 radiant (Smite) plus 13 sneak attack. As her bonus action she will disengage and step away from the gnoles, as she expects their wizard to be in soon with some sort of area spell.
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Mindartis Initative: 16
Althaea Initative: 14
"Get ready to fly off,"Mindartis says to Flitterbug, taking hold of his greatsword. Althaea takes her Lyre in one hand, and stows what she was holding with the other.
Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) WoodElf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2 Last Tree StandingTabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1 Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
While waiting - general layout of the room: How big? How far is the table from the door we came in? How close are those warpigs together? Any other doors?
It's a large, crude rectangular building that seems to serve no purpose except for meetings. There is a stone hearth on the east end, and some shelves of supplies and dishes, and some rough chairs and small tables. The only other exit is near the fireplace as well. The rest of the building is a big, empty box with the map table in it. There are a few windows with heavy hides fastened down over them to prevent anyone looking in, and torches in wall sconces to provide light. A small barrel has a few large, rolled parchments standing in it.
And the gnoll lord Raven greeted is face down on the map, oozing blood over the Broadleaf territories. Doesn't look like he will get up again. (Also doesn't look like he is making the first blood stain on the map, though certainly the freshest.)
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Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) WoodElf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2 Last Tree StandingTabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1 Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
((certainly most of us are before gnolls, I won't do anything that messes the wizard section up))
Sure, Mindartis FB says, and lifts off of M's shoulder, and hovers 5 feet above Althaea (to be the tallest!). She squints her invisible eyes and does a Big Magic: 2 sorcery points to Twin Phantasmal Force - two gnolls towards the near side of the table DC12 INT save or each perceive a giant muscular (2 foot tall!) Flitterbug hitting them with mallets - a d6 psych damage every turn: first rolls in case they fail: 3 and 6
Melody section, lets go left Del says to A and FB moving out of the way of the door and about halfway around (or 20 feet) - I think left would be south? - looking to see that they follow
He uses a bonus action - soon enough you will rise up rise up yeah - to give FB a bardy ins (1d8...) before picking up a song where he left off last big gnoll battle
...We insane but we on our toes...we could keep the world balanced on our nose...we just had a slumber party wit’ our foes...
And Ziia puts down some Spike Growth a 20ft radius, placed so the closest gnolls are at the edge where our bashers can reach them but the furthest have to pass though to get anywhere: 2d4 piercing every 5 feet moved through
Quentin Stealth: 20
Cup Stealth: 35
"Let's just slowly leave and try and find those in charge around hear, cut off the dragon's head so to speak." Quentin quietly suggests.
A quick look around first: any clue from the sky or whatever what plane we are on? and (B) courtyard in an encampment - surrounded by huts or tents presumably - lets head into either the big command hut or the loneliest unguarded hut, whichever is closest. and third, innocently select a bagel from the breakfast buffet. not cinnamon-raisin. what, no buffet? what, kind of camp...never mind, just the first two.
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Raven will wait to see what the others do, as their actions will tell her if they are leaving or if they are going to do something while here.
Mindartis puts one hand on his greatsword, and makes a slicing motion with his other hand, looking for approval before he does anything else.
Althaea seems to roll up onto the balls of her feet and is digging around in her bag for something.
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Del is annoyed to realize that they STILL appear to be on the Material plane. There is a large, ramshackle building that might be the headquarters. The entrance is guarded by four gnolls and their hyenas, so you might have to visit a little mayhem on them before simply strolling into Gnoll Central. There are also many tents that appear empty, though not abandoned. The troops are out drilling, working on chores, patrolling, and possibly killing innocent passers by in the neighborhood of the camp.
Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) Wood Elf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2
Last Tree Standing Tabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1
Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive
Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth
Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
Annoyed, Del wonders and Messages the others, I wonder if they have more hoops here, these have been disappointing. He moves towards the guarded Gnoll Central and asks Ziia to Charm Person the four gnolls - DC18 WIS save. And it's not a (C) so Pass without Trace stays in effect
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
As they see a non-gnoll approaching, the four guards grab their spears, snarling, and preparing to unleash hyebnnas at you, when a spring breeze seems to carry the essence of the forest around you, temporarily blotting out the scent of hyena and rawhide and rotten meat. The gnolls hesitate in confusion... (Saves: 12 17 17 20)
Three of the gnolls stop, bowing and waving you past. Only one keeps snarling, and unleashes its beast at you! A slavering hyena charges at you, as the three charmed gnolls tackle the unenchanted packmate, swords drawn.
Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) Wood Elf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2
Last Tree Standing Tabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1
Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive
Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth
Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
Mindartis feels a tiny push as the invisible Flitterbug jumps up from his shoulder. With a flicker of pixiedust above his head, she casts Sleep at the untethered beast: 20 hp of creatures within 20 feet if it fall asleep
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Raven moves on, invisible, to the now-unguarded entrance. She would move inside, letting the others deal with the hyena.
Ethan grips his bow, lifting to sight ont he hyena, nd will shoot if the hyena is not taken care off by the sleep spell...
arrow1 to hit: 17 Damage: 10
arrow2 to hit: 16 Damage: 12
The hyena falls asleep in mid-jump, and one of the charmed gnolls, still bloody from killing its master, leashes it and wakes it with a kick. The hyena looks confused, but slinks to the new guard's heel. A few other gnolls may have glanced over by now, their attention attracted by the squabble, but apparently killings are not unusual in the gnoll camp, and you are all flying so casual that the three guards peacefully standing by you are enough to quell suspicions.
Ethan is able to save his arrows. Raven slips inside the headquarters. She finds eight particularly large, powerful-looking gnoll leaders bickering around a crude map of the Westwoods on a table. You can see several eastern and southern courts marked with stones, and a route between them chalked in red. It looks like they plan to cross the river east of the Fens The gnolls are arguing fiercely in Abyssal, but their argument does not seem like it has anything to do with the map...or at least, there is no pointing or changing of markers and routes.
There is a human in chains here, who seems to be a slave, roasting chunks of unidentifiable meat over the crude stone fireplace, and pouring a foul-smelling liquor into the gnolls' cups when they shout at him.
Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) Wood Elf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2
Last Tree Standing Tabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1
Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive
Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth
Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
Del walks past the guards towards the tent - not entering ahead of everyone else, assuming Raven will let us know when it is safe to come in (or unsafe but needful, safe really ain't our MO) he says to the guards - with gestures, in case they do not understand Thank you so much. We're gonna need some privacy. Just keep watch.
Flitterbug lands back on M's shoulder See what I did? she whispers, still invisible. She will stay with M wherever he goes, until that is into melee
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Mindartis follows Del, "Good job!" He whispers to Flitterbug.
Althaea follows the group, holding something in her hands.
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Raven moves up and slams her moonblade into the back of which ever of them seem to be the most important. She figures that will let the others know it is time to come inside...
To hit: 26
Damage: 16 magical piercing.
Plus 11 defensive flurrish Plus 4 menacing (DC 16 Wis save or is frightened as well.) Plus 9 radiant (Smite) plus 13 sneak attack. As her bonus action she will disengage and step away from the gnoles, as she expects their wizard to be in soon with some sort of area spell.
I'll assume that counts as a signal - Del steps in to see the squabbling goobers. Initiative 15
Flitterbug is still on M's shoulder and will come in as he does, but might as well roll now Initiative 16
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
"Get ready to fly off," Mindartis says to Flitterbug, taking hold of his greatsword. Althaea takes her Lyre in one hand, and stows what she was holding with the other.
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Gnoll Lords initiative: 9
(What are Quentin and Cup up to?)
Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) Wood Elf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2
Last Tree Standing Tabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1
Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive
Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth
Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
While waiting - general layout of the room: How big? How far is the table from the door we came in? How close are those warpigs together? Any other doors?
And how damaged is the one Raven smacked?
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
It's a large, crude rectangular building that seems to serve no purpose except for meetings. There is a stone hearth on the east end, and some shelves of supplies and dishes, and some rough chairs and small tables. The only other exit is near the fireplace as well. The rest of the building is a big, empty box with the map table in it. There are a few windows with heavy hides fastened down over them to prevent anyone looking in, and torches in wall sconces to provide light. A small barrel has a few large, rolled parchments standing in it.
And the gnoll lord Raven greeted is face down on the map, oozing blood over the Broadleaf territories. Doesn't look like he will get up again. (Also doesn't look like he is making the first blood stain on the map, though certainly the freshest.)
Edeleth Treesong (Aldalire) Wood Elf Druid lvl 8 Talaveroth Sub 2
Last Tree Standing Tabaxi Ranger, Chef and Hoardsperson lvl 5, Company of the Dragon Team 1
Choir Kenku Cleric, Tempest Domain, lvl 11, Descent Into Avernus Test Drive
Poinki Goblin Paladin, Redemption, lvl 5, Tales from Talaveroth
Lyrika Nyx Satyr Bard lvl 1, The Six Kingdoms of Talia
((certainly most of us are before gnolls, I won't do anything that messes the wizard section up))
Sure, Mindartis FB says, and lifts off of M's shoulder, and hovers 5 feet above Althaea (to be the tallest!). She squints her invisible eyes and does a Big Magic: 2 sorcery points to Twin Phantasmal Force - two gnolls towards the near side of the table DC12 INT save or each perceive a giant muscular (2 foot tall!) Flitterbug hitting them with mallets - a d6 psych damage every turn: first rolls in case they fail: 3 and 6
Melody section, lets go left Del says to A and FB moving out of the way of the door and about halfway around (or 20 feet) - I think left would be south? - looking to see that they follow
He uses a bonus action - soon enough you will rise up rise up yeah - to give FB a bardy ins (1d8...) before picking up a song where he left off last big gnoll battle
...We insane but we on our toes...we could keep the world balanced on our nose...we just had a slumber party wit’ our foes...
And Ziia puts down some Spike Growth a 20ft radius, placed so the closest gnolls are at the edge where our bashers can reach them but the furthest have to pass though to get anywhere: 2d4 piercing every 5 feet moved through
(doing so drops the concentration on Pass without Trace )
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Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Ethen initiative: 18
Raven initiative: 16