MistBusters - A Curse of Strahd PbP

OOC: Got it now.

Bry saw the rope snap taut, maybe a little too taut, he looked down the hole, "Everything ok down there El?"

"Erk! Ow......... Yeah, I'm fine.  You won't believe this, but I found more amber down here."

As Elwarith says that, the skulls catch flame. Pale, green flame envelopes them as they rise and all focus upon Elwarith. They cackle as they declare that “You shall not steal the gifts!” in unison. Meanwhile, Kasimir calls down, “What kind of amber?”

"The kind with flaming green skulls......"

The skulls’ jaws crack and creak as they open and each of the flames focus into single points. It seems that they are about to fire something, something that you have seen Bry reduce hordes of blights to ashes with.

Elwarith Only, roll initiative to see if you can act before the Flameskulls.

Flameskull 1: 20

Flameskull 2: 21

Flameskull 3: 20

Meanwhile, Kasimir looks down the hole, “Flaming green skulls?” A look of terror crosses his face, “We need to pull him up!”

[Initiative: 20]

Elwarith grabs the rope and starts to climb "Pull my ass up......NOW!"

Unfortunately, Initiative is an ability check, which means disadvantage with your exhaustion. Please roll once more (though you don’t need to add disadvantage cause you just rolled)

(OOC - Boo! :P)

[Intiative: 25]

"El!" Bry yelled, as he grabbed the rope and started struggling with all his very minimal strength to pull the full grown man up the hole.

((Great! You keep the twenty! So, you’re climbing the rope 30 feet, yes?))

(OOC - yes I am starting to climb hoping that those up above heard me and start pulling to facilitate the speed in which I ascend)

Thankfully, with your climb speed of 15 feet and dashing, you can just make it out of the hole. You climb up and scramble to the surface. A wave of relief passes through you. Kasimir pulls his wand out, “There’s no time to relax! Those are flameskulls! Height won’t stop them because they can-“ Kasimir is cut off as the hole is filled with cackling and green light. The three flameskulls rise from the hole. “... float.” Everyone, roll initiative, except for Elwarith.

Kasimir: 4

Davmorn: 7

Initiative: 13 (Arcana for knowledge on flame skulls? 21)

Largely being a pyromancer yourself, you know a few things. They are immune to fire, cold, and poison. They are resistant to magical effects. They cannot be permanently killed without splashing holy water, or similar magic, upon them. Also, they are on fire.

Adanmar Initiative: 22

Time to Bash Some Sugar Skulls!

Initiative:

Elwarith: 20

FS3: 19

George: 17

FS2: 15

Adanmar/Grim: 11

FS1: 10

Bry: 9

Davmorn: 7

Kasimir: 4

As Elwarith climbed to safety, the flame skulls have emerged from the hole. The third skull cackles madly as it spins around in various directions, “It looks like there’s even more intruders! Grave robber flambé it is!” The flame once again focuses into a single point as it releases a 3rd level Fireball at you all. Dex Saves(Bry: 11, Adan: 11, Grim: 10, Geo: 17, El: 22, Dav: 17, Kas: 9) for 25 fire damage.

As the room erupts into a blossom of flame, Kasimir, George, and Elwarith manage to dive out of the way of most of the flame, taking only half.  Adanmar and a Bry are caught fully by the explosion, but Bry resists a large amount of the flames due to his infernal heritage. For a moment, it looks like Grim has vanished, however he has actually leaped over the explosion and lands safely unharmed due to his evasion.

George is up next!

George no like flying head.  George rage.  George stab flying head.  16 and 30 to hit; 13 and 11 damage. 

Both hit! The skull seems shaken as it’s back half is stabbed through repeatedly. It looks heavily wounded.  The second flame skull will also release a Fireball. The beam streaks out, but fades as Kasimir seems to mimic the same motion, but in reverse by using Counterspell.  The flameskull lets out a scream of rage as its turn ends.