Yuno would try to be on the frontlines when the giants attack so she would be pacing the castle trying to follow the sound so she can be the first line of defense.
Will you be using either of your dragons in this combat? If so, then please roll initiatives for the one(s) you plan on using. You will need to control them in the battle if you wish them to participate. If they don't participate directly, then I will narrate things they are doing during the fight, but those might not be directly related to your main combat. They will help against other threats.
Maril is astride Undoth, the amethyst dragon, and flying above the front part of the castle. She’s cast aid (on herself and dragons, 3rd level) and freedom of movement on herself.
She uses Thaumaturgy to make her voice boom and calls out “Halt your charge, or we will be forced to defend ourselves”.
Undoth prepares to fly forward and use her breath weapon (singularity breath) on the charging creatures.
Ethiem is circling around the clouds in front of the castle, will swoop down if combat starts to target the leader and as many wolves as possible.
On the first appearance of combat, Ethiem the Amber dragon casts Blink on himself and moves into position to use his Amber breath weapon (spark shell) as well.
Announcement... Don't worry about rolling initiative for dragons going forward. They will have the same initiative as their dragonlord. I am doing this to make things easier on us all.
Announcement... Don't worry about rolling initiative for dragons going forward. They will have the same initiative as their dragonlord. I am doing this to make things easier on us all.
Ok- yes good idea. Would be really hard to keep track otherwise!
Second announcement... The map does not seem to like something about what I did, and it took a lot, a lot of a lot,of work to get it set up to begin with. I have it on Discord, if you wish to see it, but I cannot get it to come up in Chrome. I am going to continue onward, without posting it here, but have everyone positioned somewhat as described. If you are on my discord server, then you can see the map there if you wish. If you are not there,then post in the OOC here on discord and I can repost the invite there.
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The massive form running with the wolves sprints forward. In his hands are three massive weapons. A greatsword, a War Pick, and a Maule. He holds each with two of his six arms. He sprints directly forward, running straight for Undoth and Maril riding the dragon. He cannot strike this round, as he dashed to get into range. He does not seem to be willing to talk as Maril calls out to him.
Emmy, Honor, and Higgul
Honor, you saw the giant run to threaten the dragon Maril is riding. He is a bit South of you right now, 85 feet straight South to be exact. The wolves are all still out to the East, but approaching fast. It is your turn to act, with Emmy and Higgul.
Map
I am including the spreadsheet map here. Hopefully it helps...
(DM Note: I forgot to mention. Anyone within 60 feet of the giant, you will need to make a DC 17 Wis save if you start your turn within 60 feet of them, or enter that area on your turn. If you fail you are frightened of the giant and must use your turn doing nothing but moving away from him. You can make another save at the end of your turn, if you are not able to see the giant any longer. This fear affect does override any fear immunity you may have gotten from your Divine shards, as this giant has a higher divine rank than you do.)
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Emmy will use her Starfire Breath. With a 90' line that should just hit the giant. DC 19 Dex save or it takes 23 fire and 17 radiant damage, half of each if it succeeds.
Honor will cast Spiritual Weapon - it can't reach the giant this turn, but she sets it out 60' due south of her, to reach it in another round or two. For her action, she'll shoot twice with her enchanged longbow. Attack 1: 29 Damage: 11. Attack 2: 24 Damage: 12
Higgul is manning the ballista, but I don't need to run him.
Emmy sends a blast out from her jaws, the line hitting the giant square-on. It does not seem even to try to dodge, taking it directly in the chest. The fire does not seem to harm the giant as much as it should though, while the radiant leaves red blisters over the his broad bare chest. As a note the giant is only wearing a pair of britches and a cape, nothing else for clothes.
Honor
Honor sends two arrows streaking towards the giant. The first lands directly in the giant's shoulder, while the second goes wide, plummeting towards the clouds below. A spiritual weapon appears, floating in the air some 60 feet South of Emmy.
Higgul
Higgul, having no good shot with his balista, holds the weapon loaded and ready.
Wolves Group 1
The first line of wolves rush forward, four encircling Emmy and Honor, while the other four move on towards the castle and Kyrian's new force dragon. They all have to dash to get into melee, so cannot attack this round. Higgul sends his readied bolt at one of the wolves, but it goes wide, missing the target.
Latrius, Kyrian, Fraty, and Deorvontem
Latrius stands back on the southern tower of the keep, with Naivara, plus her dragons, close by. Directly ahead of them four of the massive wolves have rushed forward and are threatening Kyrian's force dragon, as well as Kyrian himself. Further afield Latrius can see the giant facing off with Maril and her amethyst dragon, while, far to the north, Emmy and honor have gotten surrounded by wolves. The main group of wolves is still far to the East. Kyrian sees four wolves directly in front of him and Deorvontem, while Fraty stands behind Kyrian currently. It is your turns to act...
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Deorvontem looses a bloodcurdling roar, which seems to come from everywhere at once. There is a whooshing sound that follows it as a current of air explodes at the center of the pack. The wolves that are in range must make a DC 20 dex save or take 60 bludgeoning damage (Half as much on a success)
(Can Kyrian and Fraty attack in Melee or are the wolves off the edge of the castle?)
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(Is Latrius in range of the giant or able to be? Can't quite find myself on the map lol.)
The giant is about 170 feet from Latrius. It has 3/4 cover from you though, as you have a dragon facing off with the giant, plus several huge wolves between you and the giant to boot.
Deorvontem looses a bloodcurdling roar, which seems to come from everywhere at once. There is a whooshing sound that follows it as a current of air explodes at the center of the pack. The wolves that are in range must make a DC 20 dex save or take 56 bludgeoning damage (Half as much on a success)
(Can Kyrian and Fraty attack in Melee or are the wolves off the edge of the castle?)
The wolves are in the air still, they did not land, and are likely more above you than straight ahead. Think of them as swooping down towards you. If Kyrian steps to the edge of the cloud, then he could strike at #3 in melee. It would be up above him, but still within melee reach. Fraty would have to go around the force dragon, but she could then strike at #4 from the edge of the cloud there.
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Kyrian leaps forward, swinging his swords at the third wolf above before turning fully in the air and landing back on his feet. The blades leave glowing purple trails in their wake and his mouth is twisted into a grin that is more ominous than it is humorous.
Attack 1: 26 Damage: 14 + 17 Radiant damage on a hit Attack 2: 20 Damage: 17 + 17 Radiant damage on a hit BA Attack: 20 Damage: 9 + 12 Radiant damage on a hit
Fraty also springs into the fray, drawing an arrow from her quiver and loosing it from her shortbow towards the fourth wolf.
BA: Hex (looks like Deor is within 5ft of the wolf so I am adding SA. Disregard if wrong. ) Attack: 25 Damage: 10 + 13
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(You are no where near close enough to cast Hunter's Mark on any of the wolves. Ignoring that damage.) All three arrows slam into wolf#4, leaving it sorely wounded as it wimpers in pain.
Kyrian
Kyrian slashes at wolf#3 three times, cleaving deep wounds into the wolf, and sending it falling out of the sky as its life blood rains down into the storm below.
Fraty
Fraty ends the life of the wolf Latrius wounded, sending an arrow into it in turn.
Deorvontem
(I am a bit unclear as to what the force dragon is doing, as this would be the first round of him gaining charges for his breath weapon. If he uses it this round, then it is a needle-force attack in a cone area. I will use that this time, instead of the 3rd-level charge, which would be the larger explosion of force area.) Needles of force slam into wolves 5 and 6, leaving them barely flying, pierced by many painful needles of pure force.
wolves2
A second wave of wolves rush forward, threatening Undoth, with Maril atop the dragon, Etheim, and a couple moving on towards the castle proper. None of them can attack this round.
Maril, Undoth, Etheim, Leto, Morgan, and Yrsaintinth
Wolves have swarmed around Maril and her two dragons, while others are still waiting to move forward. The giant is also in melee range of Maril and her mount. It is your turns to act.
Initiative: 12
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Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Will you be using either of your dragons in this combat? If so, then please roll initiatives for the one(s) you plan on using. You will need to control them in the battle if you wish them to participate. If they don't participate directly, then I will narrate things they are doing during the fight, but those might not be directly related to your main combat. They will help against other threats.
Please roll initiative for your dragons.
Announcement... Don't worry about rolling initiative for dragons going forward. They will have the same initiative as their dragonlord. I am doing this to make things easier on us all.
(Completely forgot about initiative lol)
Initiative: 24
“I will take responsibility for what I have done. [...] If must fall, I will rise each time a better man.” ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer.
Ok- yes good idea. Would be really hard to keep track otherwise!
Second announcement... The map does not seem to like something about what I did, and it took a lot, a lot of a lot,of work to get it set up to begin with. I have it on Discord, if you wish to see it, but I cannot get it to come up in Chrome. I am going to continue onward, without posting it here, but have everyone positioned somewhat as described. If you are on my discord server, then you can see the map there if you wish. If you are not there,then post in the OOC here on discord and I can repost the invite there.
When I follow the links on the Discord server I get an error message and no image displayed. If there's a post on there that you know works, could you link to it?
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Shayone | Hobgoblin | Sorcerer | Netherdeep
Initiative order is...
Garagos > emmy > Honor > Higgul > wolves 1 > Latrius > Kyrian > Fraty > Deorvontem > wolves2 > Maril > Undoth > Etheim > Leto > Morgan > yrsaintinth > Naivara > Palvin > Ymephis > Grivryn > wolves4 > Yuno > fesyss > Torreneg > wolves3 >
Giant
The massive form running with the wolves sprints forward. In his hands are three massive weapons. A greatsword, a War Pick, and a Maule. He holds each with two of his six arms. He sprints directly forward, running straight for Undoth and Maril riding the dragon. He cannot strike this round, as he dashed to get into range. He does not seem to be willing to talk as Maril calls out to him.
Emmy, Honor, and Higgul
Honor, you saw the giant run to threaten the dragon Maril is riding. He is a bit South of you right now, 85 feet straight South to be exact. The wolves are all still out to the East, but approaching fast. It is your turn to act, with Emmy and Higgul.
Map
I am including the spreadsheet map here. Hopefully it helps...
Map
(DM Note: I forgot to mention. Anyone within 60 feet of the giant, you will need to make a DC 17 Wis save if you start your turn within 60 feet of them, or enter that area on your turn. If you fail you are frightened of the giant and must use your turn doing nothing but moving away from him. You can make another save at the end of your turn, if you are not able to see the giant any longer. This fear affect does override any fear immunity you may have gotten from your Divine shards, as this giant has a higher divine rank than you do.)
Emmy will use her Starfire Breath. With a 90' line that should just hit the giant. DC 19 Dex save or it takes 23 fire and 17 radiant damage, half of each if it succeeds.
Honor will cast Spiritual Weapon - it can't reach the giant this turn, but she sets it out 60' due south of her, to reach it in another round or two. For her action, she'll shoot twice with her enchanged longbow. Attack 1: 29 Damage: 11. Attack 2: 24 Damage: 12
Higgul is manning the ballista, but I don't need to run him.
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Shayone | Hobgoblin | Sorcerer | Netherdeep
Emmy
Emmy sends a blast out from her jaws, the line hitting the giant square-on. It does not seem even to try to dodge, taking it directly in the chest. The fire does not seem to harm the giant as much as it should though, while the radiant leaves red blisters over the his broad bare chest. As a note the giant is only wearing a pair of britches and a cape, nothing else for clothes.
Honor
Honor sends two arrows streaking towards the giant. The first lands directly in the giant's shoulder, while the second goes wide, plummeting towards the clouds below. A spiritual weapon appears, floating in the air some 60 feet South of Emmy.
Higgul
Higgul, having no good shot with his balista, holds the weapon loaded and ready.
Wolves Group 1
The first line of wolves rush forward, four encircling Emmy and Honor, while the other four move on towards the castle and Kyrian's new force dragon. They all have to dash to get into melee, so cannot attack this round.
Higgul sends his readied bolt at one of the wolves, but it goes wide, missing the target.
Latrius, Kyrian, Fraty, and Deorvontem
Latrius stands back on the southern tower of the keep, with Naivara, plus her dragons, close by. Directly ahead of them four of the massive wolves have rushed forward and are threatening Kyrian's force dragon, as well as Kyrian himself. Further afield Latrius can see the giant facing off with Maril and her amethyst dragon, while, far to the north, Emmy and honor have gotten surrounded by wolves. The main group of wolves is still far to the East. Kyrian sees four wolves directly in front of him and Deorvontem, while Fraty stands behind Kyrian currently. It is your turns to act...
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(Is Latrius in range of the giant or able to be? Can't quite find myself on the map lol.)
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Deorvontem looses a bloodcurdling roar, which seems to come from everywhere at once. There is a whooshing sound that follows it as a current of air explodes at the center of the pack. The wolves that are in range must make a DC 20 dex save or take 60 bludgeoning damage (Half as much on a success)
(Can Kyrian and Fraty attack in Melee or are the wolves off the edge of the castle?)
“I will take responsibility for what I have done. [...] If must fall, I will rise each time a better man.” ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer.
The giant is about 170 feet from Latrius. It has 3/4 cover from you though, as you have a dragon facing off with the giant, plus several huge wolves between you and the giant to boot.
The wolves are in the air still, they did not land, and are likely more above you than straight ahead. Think of them as swooping down towards you. If Kyrian steps to the edge of the cloud, then he could strike at #3 in melee. It would be up above him, but still within melee reach. Fraty would have to go around the force dragon, but she could then strike at #4 from the edge of the cloud there.
Latrius sighs in exasperation, and lets loose with a flurry of arrows at whatever wolf is closest, casting hunter's mark on it as a bonus action.
Attack: 28 Damage: 15 Sneak attack: 4
Attack: 26 Damage: 19
Dread Ambusher: 24 Damage: 20
(Hunter's mark included)
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Kyrian leaps forward, swinging his swords at the third wolf above before turning fully in the air and landing back on his feet. The blades leave glowing purple trails in their wake and his mouth is twisted into a grin that is more ominous than it is humorous.
Attack 1: 26 Damage: 14 + 17 Radiant damage on a hit
Attack 2: 20 Damage: 17 + 17 Radiant damage on a hit
BA Attack: 20 Damage: 9 + 12 Radiant damage on a hit
Fraty also springs into the fray, drawing an arrow from her quiver and loosing it from her shortbow towards the fourth wolf.
BA: Hex
(looks like Deor is within 5ft of the wolf so I am adding SA. Disregard if wrong. )
Attack: 25 Damage: 10 + 13
“I will take responsibility for what I have done. [...] If must fall, I will rise each time a better man.” ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer.
Latrius
(You are no where near close enough to cast Hunter's Mark on any of the wolves. Ignoring that damage.)
All three arrows slam into wolf#4, leaving it sorely wounded as it wimpers in pain.
Kyrian
Kyrian slashes at wolf#3 three times, cleaving deep wounds into the wolf, and sending it falling out of the sky as its life blood rains down into the storm below.
Fraty
Fraty ends the life of the wolf Latrius wounded, sending an arrow into it in turn.
Deorvontem
(I am a bit unclear as to what the force dragon is doing, as this would be the first round of him gaining charges for his breath weapon. If he uses it this round, then it is a needle-force attack in a cone area. I will use that this time, instead of the 3rd-level charge, which would be the larger explosion of force area.)
Needles of force slam into wolves 5 and 6, leaving them barely flying, pierced by many painful needles of pure force.
wolves2
A second wave of wolves rush forward, threatening Undoth, with Maril atop the dragon, Etheim, and a couple moving on towards the castle proper. None of them can attack this round.
Maril, Undoth, Etheim, Leto, Morgan, and Yrsaintinth
Wolves have swarmed around Maril and her two dragons, while others are still waiting to move forward. The giant is also in melee range of Maril and her mount. It is your turns to act.
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