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As Grin moves towards the door, there is a heavy thud against the wooden door, then, you hear it before you see it, but there is a flash of light and the heavy smell of gunpowder in the air.
The bookshelf just above Aleksei's head explodes in a mix of paper, wood and dust. As you look to the doorway, you see a tall, attractive woman with red skin and orange hair that almost looks like a flickering flame. She's dressed in studded leather armor, holding a a smoking, old-fashioned flintlock pistol in her hand.
Attack Roll: Attack: 7 Damage: 8
"Ah ah ah, dearie. Not so fast. The party's just begun. And I've brought some friends of yours to dance with you while your new friend and I have a little chat."
She steps into the room now and you see three other hooded figures behind her enter as well.
"You've been a bad little boy, Artur. Morten asked me to...punish you."
One of the other hooded figures who accompanied this strange woman pulls its hood back to reveal a Kenku.
He cocks his head in a very bird-like way as he looks at Thalion, and he says "Hello, knife-ears.
Enjoying your look of recognition, the Fire Genasi Assassin grins at you all in a coquette-ish way. "Don't look so shocked, darling. Desperate creatures are willing to do anything for the right offer. And when I told him what I would be doing to you all, Scraper here needed very little persuasion."
"I would say welcome to the party, but none of you were actually invited," Nevlav exclaims as he hefts his shield and pick. He feels a sudden rush of divine energy, one his Order had described would one day inhabit him. He pulls that thread and casts Divine Favor before moving to the Genasi to try and head her off, swiping with his war pick
War Pick Attack: 13 Piercing Damage: 6 Radiant Damage: 4
(Yup -- you get sneak attack if you attack someone already engaged)
In a flurry of movement, the Kenku manages to parry Thalion's blow with his own short sword, squawking in alarm.
Meanwhile, the Genasi moves with remarkable alacrity, stepping completely out of the way of Nevlav's war pick. She is so focused on avoiding the gnome paladin that Alden, your dagger easily finds the flesh of her hip. She winces in pain and looks at you. "Hold on, dearie, we'll get to you soon enough." She winks at you.
Meanwhile, the three Kenku start chittering to one another and they move in coordination.The lead Kenku, the one Thalion struck at, using his own shortsword to slash him across the chest.
Attack: 22 Damage: 8
His blade strikes true and Thalion, you feel a burning pain across your chest as the short sword digs into your skin.
One of his sisters draws a flintlock from within her cloak and aims at Doctor Aleksei, pulling the trigger, and squawking in alarm as the flint strikes the powder and shoots a lead ball at the druid.
Attack: 10 Damage: 6
The lead ball explodes into another bookshelf, inches away from Doctor Aleksei. The druid looks at the Kenku in shock, then yells "Leave my books alone you vulturous vandal!"
The other sister moves to protect the Assassin, trying to stick Alden right between the ribs
Attack: 17 Damage: 9
The third Kenku cackles in glee as she digs the blade into Alden's ribs, twisting the blade as she digs it in.
After receiving a wound from Alden, the Fire Genasi snaps her attention back to the druid. "Idiots! We can deal with the lackeys after we finally put to rest this relic here."
She yanks a small ball off of her belt, and tosses it to the floor in front of Dr. Aleksei. It sprays out a noxious gas that seems to engulf him for a moment.
CON Saving Throw 12
After a second, Aleksei emerges from the gas, coughing a bit, but otherwise, totally intact, apparently resisting whatever was present in the Poison Spray that emerged from the cylinder.
As a bonus action, the Genasi reloads her Flintlock.
Yoric pulls out his lute and begins to play a song that seems to be make the room quake a bit from the volume of the chords, unnaturally so. Blood starts to drip from his fingers down the strings.
”You should beware the quarry you’re after, or ‘ware the sound of your enemies’ laughter!”
He casts Bane on the Genasi Assassin, and the Kenku. DC 13 charisma save. On a fail, roll a d4 every time they attack or make a save, subtracting it from the roll.
Yoric then looks for cover to protect himself from that gun, including jumping outside if needed.
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Genasi CHA save: 8
Kenku 1 CHA save 14
Kenku 2 CHA save: 6
Yoric's spell takes root, and you see the main Kenku, who had sliced Thalion, and one of his sisters (the one with the flintlock) shudder, as your enchantment seems to work itself into their muscles, making them, for the moment to seem just a little weaker. The Assassin seems unaffected, however, and totally focused on the druid.
(Yoric, the closest cover for you would be ducking into the kitchen -- the Assassin and the Kenku are blocking the door that leads outside -- is that where you are headed?)
Meanwhile, Doctor Aleksei looks concerned seeing Alden and Thalion both taking pretty nasty slices from Kenku shortswords. He mutters a few words and casts Healing Word on Alden (recover 5 HP).
That done, he now focuses his rage on the Genasi woman and growls "Leave me alone!" You see his body start to shift, black hair sprouting all over him as he transforms into an Ape moving towards her menacingly.
Grin, you see a swirl of black energy seem to coalesce around the assassin as your Hex takes root, but your sling's aim fails you and instead your sling bullet embeds itself into the shut door on the wall opposite you.
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Thalion reels back from the sword slashing into his skin through his leather armor, hissing through his teeth in pain. He had been too eager to attack - and make witty quips. He focuses all of his attention and his fury on the kenku who attacked him, casting Hunter's Mark on it.
He then lashes out with his own shortsword, putting all of his might behind the blow.
"We fail if him die yes, but fail if us die as well oui?" Grin grabs her things and begins heading for the door.
As Grin moves towards the door, there is a heavy thud against the wooden door, then, you hear it before you see it, but there is a flash of light and the heavy smell of gunpowder in the air.
The bookshelf just above Aleksei's head explodes in a mix of paper, wood and dust. As you look to the doorway, you see a tall, attractive woman with red skin and orange hair that almost looks like a flickering flame. She's dressed in studded leather armor, holding a a smoking, old-fashioned flintlock pistol in her hand.
Attack Roll: Attack: 7 Damage: 8
"Ah ah ah, dearie. Not so fast. The party's just begun. And I've brought some friends of yours to dance with you while your new friend and I have a little chat."
She steps into the room now and you see three other hooded figures behind her enter as well.
"You've been a bad little boy, Artur. Morten asked me to...punish you."
One of the other hooded figures who accompanied this strange woman pulls its hood back to reveal a Kenku.
He cocks his head in a very bird-like way as he looks at Thalion, and he says "Hello, knife-ears.
Enjoying your look of recognition, the Fire Genasi Assassin grins at you all in a coquette-ish way. "Don't look so shocked, darling. Desperate creatures are willing to do anything for the right offer. And when I told him what I would be doing to you all, Scraper here needed very little persuasion."
(Roll dem bones for initiative).
Nevlav Initiative: 21
Initiative: 7
Grin casts hex on the fire genasi, she says "Don' be hasti crow Ami, we won' 'arm no nun don' 'arm us comprendre."
She then attacks the genasi.
Attack: 10 Damage: 5
Yoric initiative 13
(so how many do we see?)
Paladin - warforged - orange
Alden
Initiative: 17
Genasi - 13
Kenku (as a group) - 19
Doctor Aleksei - 13
(You see 4 total in the house -- 3 Kenku and the Genasi)
Initiative: 21
Alden
"I knew it! I knew it!" he yells.
"See!" he yells again as he draws his short sword.
Initiative Order:
Thalion
Nevlav
Kenku
Alden
Assassin
Yoric
Aleksei
Grin
"My ears may be sharp, but my blade is sharper!"
Thalion lunges at the kenku who called him "knife-ears" with his shortsword.
Attack: 8 Damage: 5
"I would say welcome to the party, but none of you were actually invited," Nevlav exclaims as he hefts his shield and pick. He feels a sudden rush of divine energy, one his Order had described would one day inhabit him. He pulls that thread and casts Divine Favor before moving to the Genasi to try and head her off, swiping with his war pick
War Pick Attack: 13 Piercing Damage: 6 Radiant Damage: 4
Alden
(OCC if I read this right I can attack a target one of the others have engages and use sneak attack damage)
Alden will launch one of his daggers at the Genasi Nevlav is engaging.
Attack: 18
Damage: 6
Sneak Attack: 2
(Yup -- you get sneak attack if you attack someone already engaged)
In a flurry of movement, the Kenku manages to parry Thalion's blow with his own short sword, squawking in alarm.
Meanwhile, the Genasi moves with remarkable alacrity, stepping completely out of the way of Nevlav's war pick. She is so focused on avoiding the gnome paladin that Alden, your dagger easily finds the flesh of her hip. She winces in pain and looks at you. "Hold on, dearie, we'll get to you soon enough." She winks at you.
Meanwhile, the three Kenku start chittering to one another and they move in coordination.The lead Kenku, the one Thalion struck at, using his own shortsword to slash him across the chest.
Attack: 22 Damage: 8
His blade strikes true and Thalion, you feel a burning pain across your chest as the short sword digs into your skin.
One of his sisters draws a flintlock from within her cloak and aims at Doctor Aleksei, pulling the trigger, and squawking in alarm as the flint strikes the powder and shoots a lead ball at the druid.
Attack: 10 Damage: 6
The lead ball explodes into another bookshelf, inches away from Doctor Aleksei. The druid looks at the Kenku in shock, then yells "Leave my books alone you vulturous vandal!"
The other sister moves to protect the Assassin, trying to stick Alden right between the ribs
Attack: 17 Damage: 9
The third Kenku cackles in glee as she digs the blade into Alden's ribs, twisting the blade as she digs it in.
After receiving a wound from Alden, the Fire Genasi snaps her attention back to the druid. "Idiots! We can deal with the lackeys after we finally put to rest this relic here."
She yanks a small ball off of her belt, and tosses it to the floor in front of Dr. Aleksei. It sprays out a noxious gas that seems to engulf him for a moment.
CON Saving Throw 12
After a second, Aleksei emerges from the gas, coughing a bit, but otherwise, totally intact, apparently resisting whatever was present in the Poison Spray that emerged from the cylinder.
As a bonus action, the Genasi reloads her Flintlock.
(Yoric, you are up).
Yoric pulls out his lute and begins to play a song that seems to be make the room quake a bit from the volume of the chords, unnaturally so. Blood starts to drip from his fingers down the strings.
”You should beware the quarry you’re after, or ‘ware the sound of your enemies’ laughter!”
He casts Bane on the Genasi Assassin, and the Kenku. DC 13 charisma save. On a fail, roll a d4 every time they attack or make a save, subtracting it from the roll.
Yoric then looks for cover to protect himself from that gun, including jumping outside if needed.
Paladin - warforged - orange
Genasi CHA save: 8
Kenku 1 CHA save 14
Kenku 2 CHA save: 6
Yoric's spell takes root, and you see the main Kenku, who had sliced Thalion, and one of his sisters (the one with the flintlock) shudder, as your enchantment seems to work itself into their muscles, making them, for the moment to seem just a little weaker. The Assassin seems unaffected, however, and totally focused on the druid.
(Yoric, the closest cover for you would be ducking into the kitchen -- the Assassin and the Kenku are blocking the door that leads outside -- is that where you are headed?)
Meanwhile, Doctor Aleksei looks concerned seeing Alden and Thalion both taking pretty nasty slices from Kenku shortswords. He mutters a few words and casts Healing Word on Alden (recover 5 HP).
That done, he now focuses his rage on the Genasi woman and growls "Leave me alone!" You see his body start to shift, black hair sprouting all over him as he transforms into an Ape moving towards her menacingly.
Grin, you see a swirl of black energy seem to coalesce around the assassin as your Hex takes root, but your sling's aim fails you and instead your sling bullet embeds itself into the shut door on the wall opposite you.
(Top of the order)
Thalion reels back from the sword slashing into his skin through his leather armor, hissing through his teeth in pain. He had been too eager to attack - and make witty quips. He focuses all of his attention and his fury on the kenku who attacked him, casting Hunter's Mark on it.
He then lashes out with his own shortsword, putting all of his might behind the blow.
Attack: 18 Damage: 10
(Yoric ducks into the kitchen then)
Paladin - warforged - orange
Grin casts magic stone and whirls an enchanted rock at the Genasi
Attack: 18 Damage: 6
Plus hex 2