This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Xianon’s stealth: 24
Xianon, you barely manage to climb up the walls, and begin to look into the large cave above. Sacks and crates of looted provisions are piled up in the south end of this large cave. To the west, the floor slopes toward a narrow opening that descends into darkness. A larger opening leads north down a set of natural stone steps, the roar of falling water echoing from beyond. In the middle of the cavern, the coals of a large fire smolder. You see a large bugbear sitting on a small wooden ‘throne’, with a large wolf sitting beside him. He seems to be talking to himself of his glory, referring to himself in the third person, saying things like “Klarg is best King, one day King of all of world!” Off to one side, you see two goblins with spears at the ready, seemingly bored by the bugbear’s rambling but trying to seem attentive so as not to attract his ire.
Crouched near to Xianon, Serwa speaks in her normal muted tones, but even quieter than usual, counting on Xianon’s hearing. She holds up a hand to indicate he should count off. “How many?”
(The fissure isn’t too large, so there wouldn’t be much room for other people to climb up with Xianon still in there, so if the party is going up Into the room then I’ll get to all of your athletics checks then, but for now we’ll just have those rolls there for the future depending on what the party decides to do here. And sure, knowing him not to be the strongest you’ll be able to help him when we get around to that time. In the meantime, please don’t try to meta-game knowing how well some of you will do for climbing the fissure.)
Tomora watches Xianon climb the fissue and wonders if she would be able to make the climb herself. She will go to the entrance of the side cave and peer into the darkness where the stream is coming from, trying to see if she can see anything with just her darkvision.
The wood elf drops his pack - silently - and retrieves the rope. He hands it to Serwa - she'd be far more able to anchor than he would. "Two goblinth and one bugbear," he informs her, lisping so the s doesn't carry. Plenty of light from the fire, so he realizes the group will be able to see the threat, anyway. He looks around for cover so he can get out of the way.
(OOC: are there any crates or barrels near the fissure opening?)
"To be honetht, i dont bring much to thith fight. I have two big hith. After thothe it dependth on the amount of busheth in there and i dont think there are a lot of them" whispers aster mimicing Xianons speach pattern. He nods to the elf, winks and says: "Good thought, sir elf" and imediatly regrets what he said and facepalms.
(I think you might be misunderstanding Create Bonfire. It doesn't need any busheth (haha) to work, it just says "you create a bonfire on ground...". Maybe confusing it with Control Flames?)
There are no barrels or crates near the opening, but there are some stalagmites. For reference on the map, the bugbear is sitting near the barrels and crates on the bottom of the map, and is looking towards the staircase where his two goblin bodyguards are, looking inwards to the room.
Tomora, as you look outside of the cave you can see another side passage on the left wall that seems to be filled with collapsed rubble, but you can’t see anything else down the main tunnel at the moment as the tunnel bends to the right.
OOC: And to confirm, does it appear our current approach will have us coming in from the stairs at the north of the map, or another point of access to this chamber?
Serwasilently takes the rope, nodding, her training as a Soldier preparing her for tasks such as the climb, and anchoring for others who might be carrying heavier burdens, or in this case, simply less proficient climbers. She is not sure what to make of the sudden lisp that has overtaken the party at first, she was not trained extensively as a scout, but assumes they have their reasons. She avoids 's' sounds as well, taking care with her word choice. "I'll lead, anchor the rope, get you all up. We go in. I'll kill them. Do what you can to help. Good?" She avoids 'sounds good,' and simply makes the last word a question, looking for nods or other signs to the affirmative.
OOC: Also, to be clear that I understand, the climb leads to an overhand that accesses the chamber with the "king" and his guards, there is only room for one to pass through at a time, and we would be entering from the north of this map? Sorry, trying to picture in my head the terrain and the route we are taking, and where we would be entering this tactical map.
(You’re coming in from the left of the map, the fissure is the different textured piece on the left near the two stalagmites)
(The fissure leads up to ground level of this cave, so when you climb up the fissure on the left/west that’s where you come out. The stairs are a completely different access way into the cave. I’ll post a picture in a sec, with a red arrow leading out of the fissure you’re coming out of and I’ll put the enemies on the map.)
(Sorry for low image quality, using free photoshop software on my phone)
OOC: Ok, and we would all be able to make entry that way, as described, entering one at a time in looks like, behind the cover of those rocks possibly?
(OOC: hopefully the rope gives them advantage on the climb. DM?)
Xianon steps away from the fissure, keeping a stalagmite between himself and the enemy. Once the third party member is up and the fourth underway, he leans in and says, "You two take the big guy and the wolf. I'll keep the goblins occupied." He glances at the two goblins and grimaces. "But be quick," he adds.
The rope will give you all advantage on the athletics check, so Aster go ahead and reroll and Tomora roll with advantage. each of you give me a stealth check coming up to see if you can successfully get behind the stalagmites in time
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
“what order do we climb? Ath i thaid, i have a big hit that could maybe could take out one of them right away. But i fear that we wont have thuctheth going one by one. If they dithcover uth we will have trouble fighting them off.“ ooc: i missed a bit, but ill keep it as it is rp.
reroll for athletics: 10 + guidance2 stealth: 16 + guidance1 (guidance only if he can recast it quick enough. If the roll is modified, its because the tooltip for the guidance roll was incomplete. Athletics was an 11, stealth i dont know tbh.
ooc: also thanks for the clarification on create bonfire i thought i knew how the spell worked, but have confused the sideeffect of igniting objects with its main functions.
"I'll go, then help you all up, and then I'll lead the way in to go right for the king," Serwa volunteers, avoiding the word "first" with the "s" sound that seems taboo at the moment.
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Xianon’s stealth: 24
Xianon, you barely manage to climb up the walls, and begin to look into the large cave above. Sacks and crates of looted provisions are piled up in the south end of this large cave. To the west, the floor slopes toward a narrow opening that descends into darkness. A larger opening leads north down a set of natural stone steps, the roar of falling water echoing from beyond. In the middle of the cavern, the coals of a large fire smolder. You see a large bugbear sitting on a small wooden ‘throne’, with a large wolf sitting beside him. He seems to be talking to himself of his glory, referring to himself in the third person, saying things like “Klarg is best King, one day King of all of world!” Off to one side, you see two goblins with spears at the ready, seemingly bored by the bugbear’s rambling but trying to seem attentive so as not to attract his ire.
Aster is not a great climber, all he climbed was trees when he was plucking apples on the orchard when he was a child.
athletics: 0
ooc: lol i expected a bad roll, but this is beyond me
Olloray Dim - Limbo's Pit
Gunther Korroden - Nightmares in the Mist
Crouched near to Xianon, Serwa speaks in her normal muted tones, but even quieter than usual, counting on Xianon’s hearing. She holds up a hand to indicate he should count off. “How many?”
Seeing Aster struggle, if possible, Serwa will brace herself and dangle an arm, attempting to Help him.
OOC: Can she use a Help action to provide him Advantage on his check?
(The fissure isn’t too large, so there wouldn’t be much room for other people to climb up with Xianon still in there, so if the party is going up Into the room then I’ll get to all of your athletics checks then, but for now we’ll just have those rolls there for the future depending on what the party decides to do here. And sure, knowing him not to be the strongest you’ll be able to help him when we get around to that time. In the meantime, please don’t try to meta-game knowing how well some of you will do for climbing the fissure.)
OOC: Got it. Xianon has a better lay of the land, so Serwa is going to follow his directions on point of attack and means of entry.
Tomora watches Xianon climb the fissue and wonders if she would be able to make the climb herself. She will go to the entrance of the side cave and peer into the darkness where the stream is coming from, trying to see if she can see anything with just her darkvision.
Xianon Lathalas
The wood elf drops his pack - silently - and retrieves the rope. He hands it to Serwa - she'd be far more able to anchor than he would. "Two goblinth and one bugbear," he informs her, lisping so the s doesn't carry. Plenty of light from the fire, so he realizes the group will be able to see the threat, anyway. He looks around for cover so he can get out of the way.
(OOC: are there any crates or barrels near the fissure opening?)
"To be honetht, i dont bring much to thith fight. I have two big hith. After thothe it dependth on the amount of busheth in there and i dont think there are a lot of them" whispers aster mimicing Xianons speach pattern. He nods to the elf, winks and says: "Good thought, sir elf" and imediatly regrets what he said and facepalms.
Olloray Dim - Limbo's Pit
Gunther Korroden - Nightmares in the Mist
(I think you might be misunderstanding Create Bonfire. It doesn't need any busheth (haha) to work, it just says "you create a bonfire on ground...". Maybe confusing it with Control Flames?)
There are no barrels or crates near the opening, but there are some stalagmites. For reference on the map, the bugbear is sitting near the barrels and crates on the bottom of the map, and is looking towards the staircase where his two goblin bodyguards are, looking inwards to the room.
Tomora, as you look outside of the cave you can see another side passage on the left wall that seems to be filled with collapsed rubble, but you can’t see anything else down the main tunnel at the moment as the tunnel bends to the right.
OOC: And to confirm, does it appear our current approach will have us coming in from the stairs at the north of the map, or another point of access to this chamber?
Serwa silently takes the rope, nodding, her training as a Soldier preparing her for tasks such as the climb, and anchoring for others who might be carrying heavier burdens, or in this case, simply less proficient climbers. She is not sure what to make of the sudden lisp that has overtaken the party at first, she was not trained extensively as a scout, but assumes they have their reasons. She avoids 's' sounds as well, taking care with her word choice. "I'll lead, anchor the rope, get you all up. We go in. I'll kill them. Do what you can to help. Good?" She avoids 'sounds good,' and simply makes the last word a question, looking for nods or other signs to the affirmative.
OOC: Also, to be clear that I understand, the climb leads to an overhand that accesses the chamber with the "king" and his guards, there is only room for one to pass through at a time, and we would be entering from the north of this map? Sorry, trying to picture in my head the terrain and the route we are taking, and where we would be entering this tactical map.
(You’re coming in from the left of the map, the fissure is the different textured piece on the left near the two stalagmites)
(The fissure leads up to ground level of this cave, so when you climb up the fissure on the left/west that’s where you come out. The stairs are a completely different access way into the cave. I’ll post a picture in a sec, with a red arrow leading out of the fissure you’re coming out of and I’ll put the enemies on the map.)
(Sorry for low image quality, using free photoshop software on my phone)
OOC: Ok, and we would all be able to make entry that way, as described, entering one at a time in looks like, behind the cover of those rocks possibly?
Xianon Lathalas
(OOC: hopefully the rope gives them advantage on the climb. DM?)
Xianon steps away from the fissure, keeping a stalagmite between himself and the enemy. Once the third party member is up and the fourth underway, he leans in and says, "You two take the big guy and the wolf. I'll keep the goblins occupied." He glances at the two goblins and grimaces. "But be quick," he adds.
Tomora keeps watch at the entrance while waiting for the others to climb, she will then climb up last.
The rope will give you all advantage on the athletics check, so Aster go ahead and reroll and Tomora roll with advantage. each of you give me a stealth check coming up to see if you can successfully get behind the stalagmites in time
OOC: When anchoring the rope, Serwa will try to aid by pulling as well, which might also provide the Help action for Advantage to others on the climb.
Serwa will nod her agreement, to the plan, her polearm in a white knuckled grip. “I’ve never been a king slayer before. First time for everything.”
“what order do we climb? Ath i thaid, i have a big hit that could maybe could take out one of them right away. But i fear that we wont have thuctheth going one by one. If they dithcover uth we will have trouble fighting them off.“
ooc: i missed a bit, but ill keep it as it is rp.
reroll for athletics: 10 + guidance 2
stealth: 16 + guidance 1 (guidance only if he can recast it quick enough.
If the roll is modified, its because the tooltip for the guidance roll was incomplete. Athletics was an 11, stealth i dont know tbh.
ooc: also thanks for the clarification on create bonfire i thought i knew how the spell worked, but have confused the sideeffect of igniting objects with its main functions.
Olloray Dim - Limbo's Pit
Gunther Korroden - Nightmares in the Mist
"I'll go, then help you all up, and then I'll lead the way in to go right for the king," Serwa volunteers, avoiding the word "first" with the "s" sound that seems taboo at the moment.