Thalion, as you slash at the male Kenku, he steps out of the way, cackling as your blade cuts through the bottom of his cloak. Then, you hear in your own voice, the kenku. "My blade is sharper," he says, then chittering in a horrible voice.
(Nevlav, you, Alden and Aleksei are flanking the Genasi so you have advantage on your attacks. Alden - if you move away from the Genasi you may take an attack of opportunity.)
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The Genasi sees Nevlav swing his war pick and raises her hand to intercept it -- too late in fact, and her arm goes up to protect herself, the sharp end of the pick embeds itself in her arm, sparking with the divine energy that the gnome paladin imbued into his attack. The Genasi screams in pain, her eyes going fully red, her hair now fully crackling with flames.
At the same time, Alden aims his short sword right at her ribs. The Assassin will use her reaction to Uncanny Dodge, backing away so the blade only scrapes across her stomach (damage reduced to 4).
The Kenku watch these events with growing alarm, chittering to each other. The main Kenku seems to be the most aggressive, and after clearly rebuking his sisters, he swings wildly with his short sword at Thalion again, seemingly determined to bring the ranger down.
Kenku 1: Attack: 17 Damage: 4MINUS BANE - 1 for total of 12 to hit
The second Kenku, with the flintlock, will spend her turn reloading her pistol, her feathery hands fumbling with the flint mechanism, unable to achieve the smooth action that the Assassin was able to do.
The third Kenku, unaffected by the Bane, will swing her sword at the Ape/Aleksei, trying to force him back into his half-elf form.
Attack: Attack: 23 Damage: 6
The Assassin, perhaps conscious of how the battle is going so far, does not speak this time, instead, eyes and hair blazing with anger, simply raises her flintlock, aiming right at the ape's chest and firing.
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The ape reels from both blows, looking incredibly bloody and woozy, its blackish-gray fur slowly darkening as blood pours out of two wounds. It bellows with fury and swings its fists out, first at the Kenku, then, at the Assassin.
1st Attack on Kenku - Attack: 9 Damage: 8
2nd Attack on Fire Genasi - Attack: 23 Damage: 7
It strikes both of them, the Kenku, taking the blow into the stomach, squawking in fear. The Genasi though, takes the full brunt of the ape's fist into her face, a blow so fierce that everyone in the room hears the impact. She staggers back a step, and spits, a mixture of blood, and, for those of you close enough to see, at least one tooth.
"Alright, darling. You're lucky I like it rough. Let's play."
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WIS saving Throw: 18
The assassin turns and glares at you Yoric, the fire blazing almost out of control from your insult. "Hello, sweetie. I didn't see you there. That's an awfully naughty thing to do, to cast a spell on a girl without telling her. Care to join the party?" Her voice is a barely contained fire, burning with fury. It seems as though she's almost completely forgotten Aleksei's presence.
Meanwhile, Grin's Magic Stone strikes the side of the Genasi's head, as that telltale ripple of black energy follows the impact, she rubs her temple, apparently, starting to show the toll of the combined efforts of the party's attacks, the fire on the top of her head perhaps sputtering ever so slightly.
(Top of the Order -- Thalion and Nevlav -- y'all are up again)
This time, Thalion's shortsword finds its mark, passing through the cloak of the bird creature and into flesh. As you withdraw your blade, a puff of feathers floats into the air between the two of you. He cocks his head and his eyes widen, and then he screams, in a deep, booming voice that was clearly borrowed from some Giant-kin, and by all rights should not have come from this Kenku.
Seeing the source of his mission getting himself in to dire straights the Gnome paladin tucks his pick under his shield arm and thrusts his hand out to the ape and exclaims, "For King and country!"
The ape looks at you Nevlav and grunts and nods its head at you, and you reckon you see gratitude in its eyes, as you lay your hands on Aleksei's ape form. Suddenly, he appears restored and full of vitality once more and hoots at the Genasi, pointing a long simian finger at the ape.
Meanwhile, two of the Kenku, having suffered wounds of their own chitter at each other in uncertainty. Seeing this, the Genasi's anger flames even greater as you see sparks shoot from the top of her head. "I plucked the three of you from the gutter. If you ever want to see your families again, KILL THEM! ALL OF THEM!"
Bolstered (or perhaps intimidated), the three birds start to make their attacks.
Kenku 1
The main Kenku, still engaged with Thalion, slashes wildly at the elf, hoping to connect with his shortsword once more, even though, with the Bane it seems to take a tremendous effort for him to even pick up the shortsword.
Attack: 9 Damage: 4Minus Bane - 1
Thalion, you watch, as if in slow motion, as the Kenku's wild swing comes nowhere near you,though you feel a pleasant breeze from the arc ofthe blade.
Kenku 2
Her gun now reloaded, she looks at alarm with at the ape. Seeing it as the biggest threat to her sister., she fires at it again, the flint sparking and shooting smoke into the room.
Attack: 13 Damage: 8Minus Bane - 3
The kenku's inexperience with the gun shows, and the recoil jerks her aim -- instead of shooting Aleksei, she shoots the lead ball into the dirt at the ape's feet.
Kenku 3
Clutching at the ribs which Ape Aleksei smashed, she seems less inclined to challenge him again. Instead, she tries to stab Nevlav now, trying to stick her blade through his plate armor.
Attack: 10 Damage: 9
The kenku is able to stick her blade right at the point where two plates come together at the waist, the blade piercing Nevlav's belly, right above the waist -- not enough to cause serious damage, but you do feel warmth as blood starts to spill from the gut wound.
(Alden is up, Yoric, the Genasi, and Apeleksi are on deck)
Yoric calls out to the Genasi “I once knew an ugly Genasi; he kept ugly birds as his posse; and when he showed up to fight, with his little fire light, he showed he wasn’t real strong now, was he?”
(Nevlav, you're fine -- you maintain Divine Favor)
The Genasi moves fluidly, flickering like a flame as she nimbly dodges the strike from Alden's short sword, then she ducks out of the way of the magic stone flung from Grin's sling. Hearing another insult from the halfling bard in the kitchen doorway, she uses her bonus action to Cunning Action Disengage from the melee in front of the ape, and she turns her attention to Yoric.
WIS Saving Throw: 7
The Genasi assassin pauses as she hear Yoric's rhyme. Her eye twitches and you see a puff of smoke emerge from her head as you surmise the insult found its mark on her psyche. For some reason, she is really bothered by the bard's words.
She comes to the doorway of the kitchen, and smiles the fakest, cruelest smile you've ever seen. Her voice sounds less like the crackling fire you heard before and more like a raging inferno she is struggling to keep under control.
"Well, sweetie -- I once knew a bard from Valance -- his survival, there never was a chance. I poisoned his face, and put him in his place, and hung his corpse by its pants."
Pulling a little ball from her belt, she tosses it into the kitchen and immediately, a noxious green cloud emerges.
(Yoric -- make a DC 12 CON saving throw or take 22 poison damage.
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(Nope! Poison spray is an all or nothing kind of spell -- no damage).
Seeing Yoric emerge from the poison cloud more or less unharmed, the Genasi curses under her breath.
Meanwhile, the ape turns to face Kenku # 3, now the only enemy in its vicinity. It swings both of its fists towards the Kenku.
Attack #1: 18 Damage: 8
Attack #2: Attack: 20 Damage: 8
She dodges out of the way of the ape's right fist, right into the path of its left fist. She steps back, woozy from the impact, and after a second, sinks to the floor dead -- or at the very least, unconscious.
Alden
Alden will attack the Genasi with his short sword.
Hit: 16
Damage 6
Sneak Attack: 3
(OCC Ok I'll make my attack towards the Genasi)
Thalion, as you slash at the male Kenku, he steps out of the way, cackling as your blade cuts through the bottom of his cloak. Then, you hear in your own voice, the kenku. "My blade is sharper," he says, then chittering in a horrible voice.
(Nevlav, you, Alden and Aleksei are flanking the Genasi so you have advantage on your attacks. Alden - if you move away from the Genasi you may take an attack of opportunity.)
Nevlav presses his attack on the Genasi, embolden by his allies near him.
War pick Attack: 11 Piercing Damage: 9 Radiant Damage: 2
The Genasi sees Nevlav swing his war pick and raises her hand to intercept it -- too late in fact, and her arm goes up to protect herself, the sharp end of the pick embeds itself in her arm, sparking with the divine energy that the gnome paladin imbued into his attack. The Genasi screams in pain, her eyes going fully red, her hair now fully crackling with flames.
At the same time, Alden aims his short sword right at her ribs. The Assassin will use her reaction to Uncanny Dodge, backing away so the blade only scrapes across her stomach (damage reduced to 4).
The Kenku watch these events with growing alarm, chittering to each other. The main Kenku seems to be the most aggressive, and after clearly rebuking his sisters, he swings wildly with his short sword at Thalion again, seemingly determined to bring the ranger down.
Kenku 1: Attack: 17 Damage: 4 MINUS BANE - 1 for total of 12 to hit
The second Kenku, with the flintlock, will spend her turn reloading her pistol, her feathery hands fumbling with the flint mechanism, unable to achieve the smooth action that the Assassin was able to do.
The third Kenku, unaffected by the Bane, will swing her sword at the Ape/Aleksei, trying to force him back into his half-elf form.
Attack: Attack: 23 Damage: 6
The Assassin, perhaps conscious of how the battle is going so far, does not speak this time, instead, eyes and hair blazing with anger, simply raises her flintlock, aiming right at the ape's chest and firing.
Attack: 23 Damage: 17
The ape reels from both blows, looking incredibly bloody and woozy, its blackish-gray fur slowly darkening as blood pours out of two wounds. It bellows with fury and swings its fists out, first at the Kenku, then, at the Assassin.
1st Attack on Kenku - Attack: 9 Damage: 8
2nd Attack on Fire Genasi - Attack: 23 Damage: 7
It strikes both of them, the Kenku, taking the blow into the stomach, squawking in fear. The Genasi though, takes the full brunt of the ape's fist into her face, a blow so fierce that everyone in the room hears the impact. She staggers back a step, and spits, a mixture of blood, and, for those of you close enough to see, at least one tooth.
"Alright, darling. You're lucky I like it rough. Let's play."
(Yoric, you're up)
Yoric peaks out to see the Fire Genasi. “I’ve seen your mother, you should be used to getting slapped by a giant ape!”
vicious mockery DC 13 Wis save 4
Paladin - warforged - orange
WIS saving Throw: 18
The assassin turns and glares at you Yoric, the fire blazing almost out of control from your insult. "Hello, sweetie. I didn't see you there. That's an awfully naughty thing to do, to cast a spell on a girl without telling her. Care to join the party?" Her voice is a barely contained fire, burning with fury. It seems as though she's almost completely forgotten Aleksei's presence.
Meanwhile, Grin's Magic Stone strikes the side of the Genasi's head, as that telltale ripple of black energy follows the impact, she rubs her temple, apparently, starting to show the toll of the combined efforts of the party's attacks, the fire on the top of her head perhaps sputtering ever so slightly.
(Top of the Order -- Thalion and Nevlav -- y'all are up again)
Managing to narrowly avoid another wound from the kenku's sword, Thalion strikes back.
Attack: 15 Damage: 8
This time, Thalion's shortsword finds its mark, passing through the cloak of the bird creature and into flesh. As you withdraw your blade, a puff of feathers floats into the air between the two of you. He cocks his head and his eyes widen, and then he screams, in a deep, booming voice that was clearly borrowed from some Giant-kin, and by all rights should not have come from this Kenku.
Seeing the source of his mission getting himself in to dire straights the Gnome paladin tucks his pick under his shield arm and thrusts his hand out to the ape and exclaims, "For King and country!"
(Lay of Hands healing 10)
The ape looks at you Nevlav and grunts and nods its head at you, and you reckon you see gratitude in its eyes, as you lay your hands on Aleksei's ape form. Suddenly, he appears restored and full of vitality once more and hoots at the Genasi, pointing a long simian finger at the ape.
Meanwhile, two of the Kenku, having suffered wounds of their own chitter at each other in uncertainty. Seeing this, the Genasi's anger flames even greater as you see sparks shoot from the top of her head. "I plucked the three of you from the gutter. If you ever want to see your families again, KILL THEM! ALL OF THEM!"
Bolstered (or perhaps intimidated), the three birds start to make their attacks.
Kenku 1
The main Kenku, still engaged with Thalion, slashes wildly at the elf, hoping to connect with his shortsword once more, even though, with the Bane it seems to take a tremendous effort for him to even pick up the shortsword.
Attack: 9 Damage: 4 Minus Bane - 1
Thalion, you watch, as if in slow motion, as the Kenku's wild swing comes nowhere near you,though you feel a pleasant breeze from the arc ofthe blade.
Kenku 2
Her gun now reloaded, she looks at alarm with at the ape. Seeing it as the biggest threat to her sister., she fires at it again, the flint sparking and shooting smoke into the room.
Attack: 13 Damage: 8 Minus Bane - 3
The kenku's inexperience with the gun shows, and the recoil jerks her aim -- instead of shooting Aleksei, she shoots the lead ball into the dirt at the ape's feet.
Kenku 3
Clutching at the ribs which Ape Aleksei smashed, she seems less inclined to challenge him again. Instead, she tries to stab Nevlav now, trying to stick her blade through his plate armor.
Attack: 10 Damage: 9
The kenku is able to stick her blade right at the point where two plates come together at the waist, the blade piercing Nevlav's belly, right above the waist -- not enough to cause serious damage, but you do feel warmth as blood starts to spill from the gut wound.
(Alden is up, Yoric, the Genasi, and Apeleksi are on deck)
(Also, Nevlav, make a concentration roll to maintain Divine Favor).
Nevlav Concentration: 22
11
Gonna drop in now with another attack at the Genasi from Grin.
Attack: 8 Damage: 7
And hex 1
Alden
Alden will strike at the Genasi again:
Hit: 9
Damage: 8
Sneak attack: 4
Yoric calls out to the Genasi “I once knew an ugly Genasi; he kept ugly birds as his posse; and when he showed up to fight, with his little fire light, he showed he wasn’t real strong now, was he?”
casting vicious mockery again DC 13 Wisdom 1
Paladin - warforged - orange
(Nevlav, you're fine -- you maintain Divine Favor)
The Genasi moves fluidly, flickering like a flame as she nimbly dodges the strike from Alden's short sword, then she ducks out of the way of the magic stone flung from Grin's sling. Hearing another insult from the halfling bard in the kitchen doorway, she uses her bonus action to Cunning Action Disengage from the melee in front of the ape, and she turns her attention to Yoric.
WIS Saving Throw: 7
The Genasi assassin pauses as she hear Yoric's rhyme. Her eye twitches and you see a puff of smoke emerge from her head as you surmise the insult found its mark on her psyche. For some reason, she is really bothered by the bard's words.
She comes to the doorway of the kitchen, and smiles the fakest, cruelest smile you've ever seen. Her voice sounds less like the crackling fire you heard before and more like a raging inferno she is struggling to keep under control.
"Well, sweetie -- I once knew a bard from Valance -- his survival, there never was a chance. I poisoned his face, and put him in his place, and hung his corpse by its pants."
Pulling a little ball from her belt, she tosses it into the kitchen and immediately, a noxious green cloud emerges.
(Yoric -- make a DC 12 CON saving throw or take 22 poison damage.
“Oh sh-“ Yoric manages to get out before trying to cover his face.
Con Save 6
(by the seat of his pants! Half damage then?)
Paladin - warforged - orange
(Nope! Poison spray is an all or nothing kind of spell -- no damage).
Seeing Yoric emerge from the poison cloud more or less unharmed, the Genasi curses under her breath.
Meanwhile, the ape turns to face Kenku # 3, now the only enemy in its vicinity. It swings both of its fists towards the Kenku.
Attack #1: 18 Damage: 8
Attack #2: Attack: 20 Damage: 8
She dodges out of the way of the ape's right fist, right into the path of its left fist. She steps back, woozy from the impact, and after a second, sinks to the floor dead -- or at the very least, unconscious.
Top of the Order
Thalion
Nevlav
Kenku 1 - looking the worse for wear
Kenku 2 - Untouched
Alden
Genasi Assassin - starting to look bloodied
Doctor Aleksei
Grin
The Assassin is currently engaged with Yoric in the kitchen and Thalion is engaged with Kenku # 1 in the main area of the living room
Kenku 2 is immediately in the front doorway blocking the way out,