Quickly glancing around he should see that Lia/Emma are still on the pathway (unless counterspell failed) and seeing both Zogar and Aerdeth descend in their own way. Also if Lia didnt get grabbed due to counterspell i would think Zogar would not of canceled the wall of fire.
Just for clarity in everyone's posts, he will counterspell back. He's pissed and not taking any BS right now.
Quickly glancing around he should see that Lia/Emma are still on the pathway (unless counterspell failed) and seeing both Zogar and Aerdeth descend in their own way. Also if Lia didnt get grabbed due to counterspell i would think Zogar would not of canceled the wall of fire.
Just for clarity in everyone's posts, he will counterspell back. He's pissed and not taking any BS right now.
(At 6th level? That's a win!)
Indeed! :)
Then he has to make an ability check with his spellcasting ability and beat DC12 from lia's Str check, otherwise she doesn't move.
Quickly glancing around he should see that Lia/Emma are still on the pathway (unless counterspell failed) and seeing both Zogar and Aerdeth descend in their own way. Also if Lia didnt get grabbed due to counterspell i would think Zogar would not of canceled the wall of fire.
Just for clarity in everyone's posts, he will counterspell back. He's pissed and not taking any BS right now.
(At 6th level? That's a win!)
Indeed! :)
Then he has to make an ability check with his spellcasting ability and beat DC12 from lia's Str check, otherwise she doesn't move.
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Lia's magic missiles slam into the lich while Emma creates a ghostly skeletal hand that latches onto him. Hastings' and Aerdeth's arrows come streaking in to strike the lich in the chest and skull, knocking the lich down to the floor. Hrothgar lands and sends his griffin back towards Hastings, as above the doorway to enter slams shut and the mist wisps up into the air and turns into a couple of bats that fly towards the other two groups and Hastings. Zogar casts dispel magic at the lich who seems to shimmer for a moment.
You recognize three of the previously assembled minions from your fight above, the undead casters. They reach out and shadowy bolts of energy fly out at Lia, Emma and Hrothgar and attempt to pull them to the ground and bind them.
Hrothgar Strength Save: 20 Lia Strength Save: 8 Emma Strength Save: 18
Hrothgar fights fiercely and breaks free from the shadowy fibers, but Lia and Emma are pulled to the ground and restrained. All of the skeletons that had been assembled were piles of bones from the damage of the radiant light, but the zombies still stood and three move towards Lia, 3 towards Emma and four towards Hrothgar at a shamble. The ones headed to Emma and Hrothgar will make it to them next round but the ones on Lia attack. One missing, but the other two hitting.
Legendary actions: After Lia's turn: Ray of frost at Lia - Attack: 19 Damage: 20 After Emma's Turn: Ray of Frost at Emma - Attack: 22 Damage: 18 After Aerdeth's Turn: Ray of Frost at Aerdeth - Attack: 14 Damage: 25
Lair Action: The lich calls out, "Join me brothers and sisters, attack those that took your life!" The spirits of the fallen captives drag themselves out of their bodies and rush at Aerdeth attacking him before dissipating into nothing. Aerdeth's Con Saving Throw: 12 DC 18 - DMG: 54 Necrotic, take 1/4 (necrotic resistance) on save.
Lastly, the Lich calls out, "Vargath, I have need of your services again!" Before waving a hand and disappearing.
With a blast of flame, the black knight from the courtyard appears, cackling maniacally as he draws his sword.
Zogar continues to hustle down the wall. This round of movement should put him within 30' of the platform, including the undead attacking Lia and Emma. Once he's within range of them, he'll Channel Divinity and Turn Undead.
(Note: Any CR2 or lower undead within range of my effect who fail their DC 18 Wis save are instantly destroyed.)
"No!"Aerdeth shouts in frustration as the Lich slips away. The bow in his hand practically roars in rage as their quarry slips away.
Seeing the dark knight reappear, Aerdeth reaches into a pouch, producing a pinch of ruby dust. He flings it downwards. As the dust travels, it coalesces and multiplies into translucent bars of crimson light that rain down and surround the knight, hopefully buying enough time for the others to rally.
Aerdeth is casting Forcecage, trapping the knight and blocking him off from the rest of the fight. He is using the barred cage as he wants to subject the knight to Sickening Radiance.
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As Hrothgar breaks free of the shadowy fibers that pull on his limbs he takes a few steps forward from the force he put into pulling himself free.
Seeing Lia in danger Hrothgar will move towards her first and run towards the 4 zombies assuming they are rougly in the path towards Lia. He sprints towards them the zombies as fast he can and bash into one of them trying to knock it back onto the ground using Shove (from shield master shove). (Athletics 26 vs the zombies Athletics or Acrobatics. I think shove is ment to be used after i attack, i wont attack this target during this turn so mostly rp purpose to do this at start)
With a bash into the first zombie Hrothgar positions himself to thrust the Sun Blade forward jabbing to the 2nd zombie. First sword Attack: 24 Damage: 12 (radiant dmg incl bonus vs undead)
As he pulls back his sword he uses the momentum of the movement to spin around clockwise and backhand slash his sword diagonally into the 3rd zombie, trying to slash it from neck diagonally down through its body.
Second sword Attack: 25 Damage: 20 (radiant dmg incl bonus vs undead)
If one of those 2 zombies are not destroyed yet he will attack one of them again (otherwise attacks the 4th one leaving only the shoved zombie untouched). Hrothgar brings his sword up and in a chopping motion tries to slash into the zombie.
Third sword Attack: 22 Damage: 16 (radiant dmg incl bonus vs undead)
(how far would Lia be from me at this point and how far till i would the Sickening Radiance be from me. Im assuming all the casters are at least inside the fog as well as the knight. )
And what of all of that is Lia and Emma able to counterspell? What of it was actual spellcasting and which was not? I'll need that information before I can respond to the actions done and decide on Lia and Emma's actions. Also, due to her school of magic, Lia and Emma can both redirect attacks against them at another target, so I sort of need to know whom is close to them as those attacks are made against them.
Instinctive Charm When a creature you can see within 30 ft. of you attacks you, you can use your reaction to divert it if another creature is within the attack’s range. The attacker must make a WIS saving throw (DC 18). On failure, the attacker must target the creature that is closest to it, not including you or itself. On success, you can’t use this feature on the attacker again until you finish a long rest.
As Hastings rides the griffon down he will curse as he sees all of this happening, readying his bow once more and firing it at the lich once more if it is in range of him.
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Lia tries to counter the spell the mage cast as their last action. Casting counterspell at level 6.
If needed Emma will cast a counterspell to counter the mage's counter of Lia's... Cast at level 5.
On their actual turns both women will cast misty step appearing outside of the force holding them, and back towards the edg eof the platform. If either can appear ont he stairs they would go there, but I believe Lia is far enough that she can only reach the edge of the platform.
Emma will then send a chill touch at one of the closest mages from outside.
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(Previously) As Kor'Zakal went to cast his spell, Lia attempts to counterspell but one of the undead casters that had stepped forward earlier counterspells her with a flick of it's wrist. Emma counters the caster in return but another caster readily counters back and the lich disappears with a gleeful laugh.
Lia and Emma disappear from the shadowy bolts restraining them, Emma appearing on the stairs near to where the other two parties are headed down, Lia appearing nearby Hrothgar and Aerdeth, Zogar sprinting down the wall towards them. Emma casts chill touch on one of the undead mages and Lia turns, brandishing her staff and casting fireball into the midst of them, away from Hrothgar and the zombies on him. The blast rips through the undead creatures setting them ablaze as they cry out angrily. One of the undead mages explodes in flames and falls to the ground.
Lair Action: Kor'Zakal's voice echos through the chamber, "Brothers and sisters, i call on you again to attack the vermin that killed you!" The souls of the villagers again rise up from below and rush at Hrothgar, attacking him from all sides before fading away.
Hrothgar's Con Saving throw: 25 DMG: 42 DC: 18, half damage on save success.
As the Death Knight steps to move toward Hrothgar, Aerdeth traps him in a cage of pure force. Vargath pounds at the sides of the cage in frustration.
Sickening Radiance effect: 30
Con Saves: Death Knight 23 Robed Henchman 1 4 Robed Henchman 2 15 Robed Henchman 3 12 Robed Henchman 4 17 Robed Henchman 5 19 Undead Mage 1 18 Undead Mage 2 8 Undead Mage 3 5 Hrothgar 23 (OOC: Forgot he hasn't moved yet, and Lia is near him so he wouldn't enter the radiance.)
Hrothgar began to tear through the zombies with his sun blade, stabbing straight through the first, then diagonally segmenting the next before turning to the third and chopping it in half from head to feet. He turns to the last zombie to see an arrow blast right into it's eye as Hastings rides the griffon back towards the group. All four zombies fall, the sunlight from the sun blade making sure they stay down. (OOC: Since the lich had disappeared, i just changed Hastings aim that time.)
As Zogar makes it to the group he attempts to turn undead:
The first UM turns and begins running away from Zogar, the second steps forward and fires shadowy bolts from it's hands at Aerdeth.
Aerdeth's Str save: 12 DC 16, restrained on failure.
Legendary Actions: After Lia's turn: Ray of frost at Lia - Attack: 24 Damage: 29 After Zogar's turn: ?? - Attack: 24 Damage: 14 Zogar's Con Save: 19 Zogar feels his body clench up and become stiff as he falls over on the ground helpless.
Above you in the air, you see the air beginning to spark before a large bolt of lightning cascades down, striking Zogar and then branching out at Hrothgar, Lia, and Aerdeth as well.
Lia's dex save: 24 Hrothgar's dex save: 19 (OOC: I'm assuming Shield Master Evasion?) Aerdeth's dex save: 12 Zogar's dex save: 14 Reroll on Zogar's Dex Save due to Mantle of Spell Resistance: 5
Above on the stairs coming down, the sounds of battle ensue as the 2 bats catch up the the two other parties and change into their normal Vampire shape.
Hit by the mage's binding bolts, Aerdeth feels his skin start to crack and his muscles seize up. Knowing he was in for a rough landing, he calls upon the coldest hearts of the Shadowfell.
He activates Tomb of Levistus as his reaction!
The Tomb grants him 130 temporary hit points, 10 of which are lost when he falls 30 feet to the platform below. He can only watch as the electricity of Chain Lightning strikes down, ice sizzling and hissing as chunks of his frozen ward melt away!
Starting his turn in the Sickening Radiance, the light threatens to filter through his own defenses - but he stubbornly holds out, maintaining Concentration even as the last of the ice begins to melt.
Constitution Saving Throw against Sickening Radiance. 13 versus DC 18. On a failure, he loses 18 hit points from the Tomb and gains a level of exhaustion.
Aerdeth is prone and restrained but should still be at 131 HP at the end of his turn, when the ice melts.
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Hrothgar looks around as he hears the lich's voice but does not yet see him. Then his attention turns to the souls of the villagers who now rush towards himself. He readies himself and curls up a bit behind his shield as he is pelted with the souls crashing into him from all sides into greenish puffs of smoke as they collide. Getting knocked around he takes a step to the right and then left as the force of the impact forces him to reset his footing. When it stops he looks up from behind his shield to see Zogar fall to the ground.
Hrothgar hurries towards his friend unsure as to what happened. Only to see the lightning bolt strike at Zogar and branch off heading towards Hrothgar. He raises his shield tilting it diagonally and ducks beneath it making the lightning ricochet off of his shield to avoid the impact.
Looking around quickly assessing the situation he sees Aerdeth in an icy prison of his own making, Lia just escaping after being assaulted, Zogar on the ground and the two other parties attacked. It was in moments such as these the decisions were the hardest.
Hrothgar looks towards Helios (griffon) who had just dropped off Hastings and instructs Helios to fly out towards Aden and Edwards group giving Helios the sunblade in one of its talons to take to them for aid against the vampires, knowing the light of the blade would help them more then it could do for Hrothgar at this moment. Helios will fly out at full speed looking like he abandons the fight but goes towards Aden and Edward to give them the sunblade hopefully turning the tide of their battle (i assume its like sunlight to dmg the vampires and cancel out their regeneration on top of doing bonus dmg to them).
Hrothgar will then kneel next to Zogar putting a hand on him to try and shake him out of it and to let him know he is not alone. Fight it Zogar! We need you now. Trying to Help Zogar with a check to break out of of whatever spell is on him.
Staying near Zogar he will try and cover him to stand in the way of any projectile attack to become the focus of it instead of Zogar.
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(Sorry I am kind of lost as to where Hastings is since last I know he was on the griffon firing another shot from his bow and I didn't see any mention of him in the last post made my the dm.)
Once Hastings is off the griffon he will should his bow and draw his rapier and dagger, moving to engage with the Deathknight as quickly as he can, wanting to let those that could effect the lich handle that until he could be of more help.
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With her Familiar's direction, Lia aims up and casts her spell, psychic energy exploding in a 40 foot sphere above the party's heads where the lightning had come from. A curse comes from the area, "Foul wretch, I'll peel off your skin for that while you watch!"
Emma's spikes fly out and across the platform the tear and shred the undead mages who appear to be barely holding themselves up.
Aerdeth falls out of the sky becoming a block of ice as he falls, the lightning and radiance burning it away slowly. Aerdeth's STR Save - DC 16: 16 Aerdeth struggles against his restraints but can't seem to break out of them.
Having avoided the lightning with his shield, Hrothgar runs to Zogar, shaking him and trying to snap him out of his paralysis while his griffin flies back with the sun blade clutched in it's claws. Before it even makes it there fully, the blade begins to work as the vampires begin to hiss and turn from the radiance, their skin already beginning to steam. The others take advantage and press the attack against them as they weaken.
Hastings runs over to the death knight's cage and stabs it through the bars with his rapier and dagger, the knight banging on the cage and screaming with rage.
Zogar slowly begins to move as his muscles unlock and move with a terrible soreness.
Lair Actions: Kor'Zakal's voice echos through the chamber, "Brothers and sisters, kill these intruders!" The souls of the villagers again rise up from below and rush at Lia, attacking her from all sides before fading away. Lia's Con Saving Throw DC 18: 16 DMG: 46 - half damage on save success.
Legendary Actions: After Lia's Turn: Ray of Frost attack at Tressym - Attack: 26 Damage: 24 The familiar disappears in a small burst of light. After Emma's Turn: Ray of Frost attack at Emma - Attack: 28 Damage: 22 After Hrothgar's Turn: Ray of Frost attack at Hastings - Attack: 26 Damage: 12
Thirty feet to the left of where the lightning had come from, a thin green beam of light flashes down and strikes the forcecage, which disintegrates in a large explosion of sparks.
The Death Knight cackles and swings it's sword at Hastings over and over as it pushes forward at him. First swing: Attack: 13 Damage: 10 Also If it hits: 16 Second swing: Attack: 14 Damage: 7 Also If it hits: 22 Third swing: Attack: 16 Damage: 8 Also If it hits: 13
(OOC: Forgot the cloak of displacement, redoing with advantage.
First swing: Attack: 28 Damage: 6 Also If it hits: 26 Second swing: Attack: 31 Damage: 16 Also If it hits: 11 Third swing: Attack: 24 Damage: 10 Also If it hits: 11
(OOC: Would probably be nicer if I gave disadvantage instead of advantage.)
First swing: Attack: 12 Damage: 13 Also If it hits: 15 (12 w/uncanny dodge) Second swing: Attack: 17 Damage: 12 Also If it hits: 11 Third swing: Attack: 19 Damage: 8 Also If it hits: 23
Just before his turn starts, Aerdeth drops concentration on Sickening Radiance - any Exhaustion caused by the spell fades with it. He couldn't risk weakening Hastings any further in such a situation. Hastings could handle himself - but Lia and Emma wouldn't be able to handle the brunt of the lich's assault.
As he ascends 30 feet into the air towards the top of the chamber, he focuses on his ring of spell storing, casting from it armor of agathys, gaining 25 temporary hit points.
"I don't have anything to break his invisibility. Any ideas?!" He had an option, but he didn't like it.
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Indeed! :)
Then he has to make an ability check with his spellcasting ability and beat DC12 from lia's Str check, otherwise she doesn't move.
(OOC: This was already done in the first post.)
Lia's magic missiles slam into the lich while Emma creates a ghostly skeletal hand that latches onto him. Hastings' and Aerdeth's arrows come streaking in to strike the lich in the chest and skull, knocking the lich down to the floor. Hrothgar lands and sends his griffin back towards Hastings, as above the doorway to enter slams shut and the mist wisps up into the air and turns into a couple of bats that fly towards the other two groups and Hastings. Zogar casts dispel magic at the lich who seems to shimmer for a moment.
You recognize three of the previously assembled minions from your fight above, the undead casters. They reach out and shadowy bolts of energy fly out at Lia, Emma and Hrothgar and attempt to pull them to the ground and bind them.
Hrothgar Strength Save: 20
Lia Strength Save: 8
Emma Strength Save: 18
Hrothgar fights fiercely and breaks free from the shadowy fibers, but Lia and Emma are pulled to the ground and restrained. All of the skeletons that had been assembled were piles of bones from the damage of the radiant light, but the zombies still stood and three move towards Lia, 3 towards Emma and four towards Hrothgar at a shamble. The ones headed to Emma and Hrothgar will make it to them next round but the ones on Lia attack. One missing, but the other two hitting.
Zombie 1: Attack: 7 Damage: 3
Zombie 2: Attack: 8 Damage: 4
Zombie 3: Attack: 4 Damage: 6
Legendary actions:
After Lia's turn: Ray of frost at Lia - Attack: 19 Damage: 20
After Emma's Turn: Ray of Frost at Emma - Attack: 22 Damage: 18
After Aerdeth's Turn: Ray of Frost at Aerdeth - Attack: 14 Damage: 25
Lair Action: The lich calls out, "Join me brothers and sisters, attack those that took your life!"
The spirits of the fallen captives drag themselves out of their bodies and rush at Aerdeth attacking him before dissipating into nothing.
Aerdeth's Con Saving Throw: 12 DC 18 - DMG: 54 Necrotic, take 1/4 (necrotic resistance) on save.
Lastly, the Lich calls out, "Vargath, I have need of your services again!" Before waving a hand and disappearing.
With a blast of flame, the black knight from the courtyard appears, cackling maniacally as he draws his sword.
Lia's Con check against sickening radiance: 25
Zogar continues to hustle down the wall. This round of movement should put him within 30' of the platform, including the undead attacking Lia and Emma. Once he's within range of them, he'll Channel Divinity and Turn Undead.
(Note: Any CR2 or lower undead within range of my effect who fail their DC 18 Wis save are instantly destroyed.)
((Aerdeth's Concentration Saving Throws
Ray of Frost DC 10: 18
Spirit Rush DC 10: 20 ))
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"No!" Aerdeth shouts in frustration as the Lich slips away. The bow in his hand practically roars in rage as their quarry slips away.
Seeing the dark knight reappear, Aerdeth reaches into a pouch, producing a pinch of ruby dust. He flings it downwards. As the dust travels, it coalesces and multiplies into translucent bars of crimson light that rain down and surround the knight, hopefully buying enough time for the others to rally.
Aerdeth is casting Forcecage, trapping the knight and blocking him off from the rest of the fight. He is using the barred cage as he wants to subject the knight to Sickening Radiance.
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As Hrothgar breaks free of the shadowy fibers that pull on his limbs he takes a few steps forward from the force he put into pulling himself free.
Seeing Lia in danger Hrothgar will move towards her first and run towards the 4 zombies assuming they are rougly in the path towards Lia. He sprints towards them the zombies as fast he can and bash into one of them trying to knock it back onto the ground using Shove (from shield master shove).
(Athletics 26 vs the zombies Athletics or Acrobatics. I think shove is ment to be used after i attack, i wont attack this target during this turn so mostly rp purpose to do this at start)
With a bash into the first zombie Hrothgar positions himself to thrust the Sun Blade forward jabbing to the 2nd zombie.
First sword Attack: 24 Damage: 12 (radiant dmg incl bonus vs undead)
As he pulls back his sword he uses the momentum of the movement to spin around clockwise and backhand slash his sword diagonally into the 3rd zombie, trying to slash it from neck diagonally down through its body.
Second sword Attack: 25 Damage: 20 (radiant dmg incl bonus vs undead)
If one of those 2 zombies are not destroyed yet he will attack one of them again (otherwise attacks the 4th one leaving only the shoved zombie untouched). Hrothgar brings his sword up and in a chopping motion tries to slash into the zombie.
Third sword Attack: 22 Damage: 16 (radiant dmg incl bonus vs undead)
(how far would Lia be from me at this point and how far till i would the Sickening Radiance be from me. Im assuming all the casters are at least inside the fog as well as the knight. )
And what of all of that is Lia and Emma able to counterspell? What of it was actual spellcasting and which was not? I'll need that information before I can respond to the actions done and decide on Lia and Emma's actions. Also, due to her school of magic, Lia and Emma can both redirect attacks against them at another target, so I sort of need to know whom is close to them as those attacks are made against them.
Instinctive Charm
When a creature you can see within 30 ft. of you attacks you, you can use your reaction to divert it if another creature is within the attack’s range. The attacker must make a WIS saving throw (DC 18). On failure, the attacker must target the creature that is closest to it, not including you or itself. On success, you can’t use this feature on the attacker again until you finish a long rest.
As Hastings rides the griffon down he will curse as he sees all of this happening, readying his bow once more and firing it at the lich once more if it is in range of him.
Attack: 22 Damage: 9
Lia tries to counter the spell the mage cast as their last action. Casting counterspell at level 6.
If needed Emma will cast a counterspell to counter the mage's counter of Lia's... Cast at level 5.
On their actual turns both women will cast misty step appearing outside of the force holding them, and back towards the edg eof the platform. If either can appear ont he stairs they would go there, but I believe Lia is far enough that she can only reach the edge of the platform.
Emma will then send a chill touch at one of the closest mages from outside.
Attack: 16 Damage: 15
Lia will use her staff of power to cast fireball
DC 18 dex save for half, doing 34 fire.
She will try to get as many of the enemy minions in the area, but not any of her allies. She will do less enemies if it means not hitting an ally.
(Previously) As Kor'Zakal went to cast his spell, Lia attempts to counterspell but one of the undead casters that had stepped forward earlier counterspells her with a flick of it's wrist. Emma counters the caster in return but another caster readily counters back and the lich disappears with a gleeful laugh.
Lia and Emma disappear from the shadowy bolts restraining them, Emma appearing on the stairs near to where the other two parties are headed down, Lia appearing nearby Hrothgar and Aerdeth, Zogar sprinting down the wall towards them. Emma casts chill touch on one of the undead mages and Lia turns, brandishing her staff and casting fireball into the midst of them, away from Hrothgar and the zombies on him. The blast rips through the undead creatures setting them ablaze as they cry out angrily. One of the undead mages explodes in flames and falls to the ground.
Dex Saves:
Death Knight 10
Robed Henchman 1 9
Robed Henchman 2 22
Robed Henchman 3 21
Robed Henchman 4 24
Robed Henchman 5 19
Undead Mage 1 19
Undead Mage 2 23
Undead Mage 3 4
Lair Action:
Kor'Zakal's voice echos through the chamber, "Brothers and sisters, i call on you again to attack the vermin that killed you!"
The souls of the villagers again rise up from below and rush at Hrothgar, attacking him from all sides before fading away.
Hrothgar's Con Saving throw: 25 DMG: 42 DC: 18, half damage on save success.
As the Death Knight steps to move toward Hrothgar, Aerdeth traps him in a cage of pure force. Vargath pounds at the sides of the cage in frustration.
Sickening Radiance effect: 30
Con Saves:
Death Knight 23
Robed Henchman 1 4
Robed Henchman 2 15
Robed Henchman 3 12
Robed Henchman 4 17
Robed Henchman 5 19
Undead Mage 1 18
Undead Mage 2 8
Undead Mage 3 5
Hrothgar 23(OOC: Forgot he hasn't moved yet, and Lia is near him so he wouldn't enter the radiance.)Hrothgar began to tear through the zombies with his sun blade, stabbing straight through the first, then diagonally segmenting the next before turning to the third and chopping it in half from head to feet. He turns to the last zombie to see an arrow blast right into it's eye as Hastings rides the griffon back towards the group. All four zombies fall, the sunlight from the sun blade making sure they stay down. (OOC: Since the lich had disappeared, i just changed Hastings aim that time.)
As Zogar makes it to the group he attempts to turn undead:
Undead Mage 1 saving throw: 16
Undead Mage 2 saving throw: 10
The first UM turns and begins running away from Zogar, the second steps forward and fires shadowy bolts from it's hands at Aerdeth.
Aerdeth's Str save: 12 DC 16, restrained on failure.
Legendary Actions:
After Lia's turn: Ray of frost at Lia - Attack: 24 Damage: 29
After Zogar's turn: ?? - Attack: 24 Damage: 14
Zogar's Con Save: 19
Zogar feels his body clench up and become stiff as he falls over on the ground helpless.
Above you in the air, you see the air beginning to spark before a large bolt of lightning cascades down, striking Zogar and then branching out at Hrothgar, Lia, and Aerdeth as well.
Chain Lightning damage: 40 DC: 17 Dex Save for half.
Lia's dex save: 24
Hrothgar's dex save: 19 (OOC: I'm assuming Shield Master Evasion?)
Aerdeth's dex save: 12
Zogar's dex save: 14Reroll on Zogar's Dex Save due to Mantle of Spell Resistance: 5
Above on the stairs coming down, the sounds of battle ensue as the 2 bats catch up the the two other parties and change into their normal Vampire shape.
Hit by the mage's binding bolts, Aerdeth feels his skin start to crack and his muscles seize up. Knowing he was in for a rough landing, he calls upon the coldest hearts of the Shadowfell.
He activates Tomb of Levistus as his reaction!
The Tomb grants him 130 temporary hit points, 10 of which are lost when he falls 30 feet to the platform below. He can only watch as the electricity of Chain Lightning strikes down, ice sizzling and hissing as chunks of his frozen ward melt away!
Starting his turn in the Sickening Radiance, the light threatens to filter through his own defenses - but he stubbornly holds out, maintaining Concentration even as the last of the ice begins to melt.
Constitution Saving Throw against Sickening Radiance. 13 versus DC 18. On a failure, he loses 18 hit points from the Tomb and gains a level of exhaustion.
Aerdeth is prone and restrained but should still be at 131 HP at the end of his turn, when the ice melts.
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Emma casts hold monster on the two undead mages (twinned thanks to split enchantment. Both need to make DC 18 wis saves.
Using her tressyms ability to see invisible things, Lia casts
Synaptic Static
on the space the liche is in above them.
DC 18 int save for half, taking 20 damage.
Emma will instead cast animate objects sending ten spikes from her pocket flying out to strike at the two mage undead. 5 will attack each one.
1...Attack: 26 Damage: 8
2...Attack: 15 Damage: 8
3...Attack: 19 Damage: 7
4...Attack: 18 Damage: 5
5...Attack: 23 Damage: 5
1...Attack: 22 Damage: 6
2...Attack: 15 Damage: 7
3...Attack: 23 Damage: 6
4...Attack: 22 Damage: 5
5...Attack: 25 Damage: 8
Hrothgar looks around as he hears the lich's voice but does not yet see him. Then his attention turns to the souls of the villagers who now rush towards himself.
He readies himself and curls up a bit behind his shield as he is pelted with the souls crashing into him from all sides into greenish puffs of smoke as they collide. Getting knocked around he takes a step to the right and then left as the force of the impact forces him to reset his footing. When it stops he looks up from behind his shield to see Zogar fall to the ground.
Hrothgar hurries towards his friend unsure as to what happened. Only to see the lightning bolt strike at Zogar and branch off heading towards Hrothgar. He raises his shield tilting it diagonally and ducks beneath it making the lightning ricochet off of his shield to avoid the impact.
Looking around quickly assessing the situation he sees Aerdeth in an icy prison of his own making, Lia just escaping after being assaulted, Zogar on the ground and the two other parties attacked. It was in moments such as these the decisions were the hardest.
Hrothgar looks towards Helios (griffon) who had just dropped off Hastings and instructs Helios to fly out towards Aden and Edwards group giving Helios the sunblade in one of its talons to take to them for aid against the vampires, knowing the light of the blade would help them more then it could do for Hrothgar at this moment. Helios will fly out at full speed looking like he abandons the fight but goes towards Aden and Edward to give them the sunblade hopefully turning the tide of their battle (i assume its like sunlight to dmg the vampires and cancel out their regeneration on top of doing bonus dmg to them).
Hrothgar will then kneel next to Zogar putting a hand on him to try and shake him out of it and to let him know he is not alone. Fight it Zogar! We need you now. Trying to Help Zogar with a check to break out of of whatever spell is on him.
Staying near Zogar he will try and cover him to stand in the way of any projectile attack to become the focus of it instead of Zogar.
(Sorry I am kind of lost as to where Hastings is since last I know he was on the griffon firing another shot from his bow and I didn't see any mention of him in the last post made my the dm.)
Once Hastings is off the griffon he will should his bow and draw his rapier and dagger, moving to engage with the Deathknight as quickly as he can, wanting to let those that could effect the lich handle that until he could be of more help.
Rapier: Attack: 32 Damage: 12
Dagger: Attack: 24 Damage: 10
Zogar con save vs. paralysis: 11
With her Familiar's direction, Lia aims up and casts her spell, psychic energy exploding in a 40 foot sphere above the party's heads where the lightning had come from. A curse comes from the area, "Foul wretch, I'll peel off your skin for that while you watch!"
Emma's spikes fly out and across the platform the tear and shred the undead mages who appear to be barely holding themselves up.
Aerdeth falls out of the sky becoming a block of ice as he falls, the lightning and radiance burning it away slowly.
Aerdeth's STR Save - DC 16: 16
Aerdeth struggles against his restraints but can't seem to break out of them.
Having avoided the lightning with his shield, Hrothgar runs to Zogar, shaking him and trying to snap him out of his paralysis while his griffin flies back with the sun blade clutched in it's claws. Before it even makes it there fully, the blade begins to work as the vampires begin to hiss and turn from the radiance, their skin already beginning to steam. The others take advantage and press the attack against them as they weaken.
Hastings runs over to the death knight's cage and stabs it through the bars with his rapier and dagger, the knight banging on the cage and screaming with rage.
Zogar slowly begins to move as his muscles unlock and move with a terrible soreness.
Lair Actions:
Kor'Zakal's voice echos through the chamber, "Brothers and sisters, kill these intruders!"
The souls of the villagers again rise up from below and rush at Lia, attacking her from all sides before fading away.
Lia's Con Saving Throw DC 18: 16 DMG: 46 - half damage on save success.
Legendary Actions:
After Lia's Turn: Ray of Frost attack at Tressym - Attack: 26 Damage: 24
The familiar disappears in a small burst of light.
After Emma's Turn: Ray of Frost attack at Emma - Attack: 28 Damage: 22
After Hrothgar's Turn: Ray of Frost attack at Hastings - Attack: 26 Damage: 12
Thirty feet to the left of where the lightning had come from, a thin green beam of light flashes down and strikes the forcecage, which disintegrates in a large explosion of sparks.
The Death Knight cackles and swings it's sword at Hastings over and over as it pushes forward at him.
First swing: Attack: 13 Damage: 10 Also If it hits: 16Second swing: Attack: 14 Damage: 7 Also If it hits: 22Third swing: Attack: 16 Damage: 8 Also If it hits: 13(OOC: Forgot the cloak of displacement, redoing with advantage.
First swing: Attack: 28 Damage: 6 Also If it hits: 26Second swing: Attack: 31 Damage: 16 Also If it hits: 11Third swing: Attack: 24 Damage: 10 Also If it hits: 11(OOC: Would probably be nicer if I gave disadvantage instead of advantage.)
First swing: Attack: 12 Damage: 13 Also If it hits: 15
(12 w/uncanny dodge)
Second swing: Attack: 17 Damage: 12 Also If it hits: 11
Third swing: Attack: 19 Damage: 8 Also If it hits: 23
Sickening Radiance effect: 17
Death Knight: 6
Undead Mage 2: 17
Undead Mage 3: 6
Both of the undead mages stagger and fall to the ground, motionless.
Just before his turn starts, Aerdeth drops concentration on Sickening Radiance - any Exhaustion caused by the spell fades with it. He couldn't risk weakening Hastings any further in such a situation. Hastings could handle himself - but Lia and Emma wouldn't be able to handle the brunt of the lich's assault.
As he ascends 30 feet into the air towards the top of the chamber, he focuses on his ring of spell storing, casting from it armor of agathys, gaining 25 temporary hit points.
"I don't have anything to break his invisibility. Any ideas?!" He had an option, but he didn't like it.
Another medical problem. Indefinite hiatus. Sorry, all.