"Molo," Katernin warns, holding up her shield. "We just want to talk. Forgive my friend. Though im not really sure what you mean by what did we bring."
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Molo leaps on the burly spearman: Contesting strength check: 18
This guy is pure muscle, but Molo takes him off-guard. (Was that a grapple or a shove? He is either grappled or prone or knocked back - your choice.)
The man in the yellow ropes steps forward and raises one hand. You can see a chain shirt under his robes, and a large golden medallion hangs around his neck. "Ogmund! Hold your spear a moment! You - strangers - you said you have a ship? Where are you from?"
The woman at the table drops her cards and mutters an incantation, her fingers touching something in her pocket.
Dain moves forward, right into the centre of the room if possible, but not physically trying to push people aside if they stand in the way. Once he’s as far in as he can get, he will plant his feet and heft his maul, ready to strike out at whoever next attacks one of his friends.
The ground harmlessly shudders, there’s a low thudding heartbeat like noise coming from the ceiling of the room and Fianna’s voice has an echoing, ethereal quality to it as she says “It’s ok to be scared. We can be very scary people. But if you stay cool we can negotiate… if instead you try something foolish, we’ll then we unleash the scary.”
And a second later, the invisible Fi’Finella who is hovering somewhere inside the room, just shouts out “Boo!” at the top of their impish lungs then giggles and changes location…
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Dain steps past Molo and into the middle of the dim room. He gets a good look around as he readies his maul. Ogmund is flat on his back with Molo standing above him.
From the back of the party, near the top of the old stairs, Kelnan casts his spell: Old guy: DC 15 WIS save: 3 Woman: DC 15 WIS save: 3
Both freeze in place; only their labored, distressed breathing suggests that something is wrong.
Fianna may make an Intimidation check.
Four more figures emerge from various doors. Three have crossbows loaded and raised, aiming at Dain. Crossbowmen initiative: 15
Initiative (reordered): √ Older guy with greasy hair at table: 20 Katernin: 18 Ogmund: 17 Molo: 13 Yellow Robe guy: 12 Cards Woman and new arrival: 10 Dain: 8 Kelnan: 7 Three crossbowmen: 7 Fianna: 4
Ogmund stands up, his face bright red, sweating profusely. "We kill 'em all, Ozymandias! More pirates! We kill 'em all! Now!" He draws his spear arm back, taking aim at Molo, but somehow manages to control himself, glancing back at the man in the yellow robes, waiting for affirmation from the robed man, or for Molo to try something else. (Action: Ready)
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As Ogmund (the angry spearman who was just jumped) stands and shouts to Ozymandias (the man in the yellow robes), Molo steps around him and deeper into the room to hold his scimitar to the neck of the greasy-looking older man, currently paralyzed.
"Surrender?" Ozymandias says, genuinely surprised, but stunned enough by this mouthy kobold to choose his words carefully. "How about we all just lay our weapons down and talk this through?" He unclips a hidden, heavy mace from his hip, and lays it gingerly by his feet.
The young unarmed man who entered from the southwest door chants something arcane. The paralyzed woman struggles against her arcane paralysis: DC15 WIS Save: 5
The situation is dicey. Ozymandius appears to want to parley, but Ogmund is ready to go berserk, should Ozymandius give the nod (and maybe even if he doesn't.)
Two of them are paralyzed, but six are not. Three have crossbows leveled at Dain.
The main feature of the room is a makeshift table made of burned planks supported at either end by upended barrels. Beneath the table are several small kegs that serve as chairs. Scraps of food are strewn across the table and on the floor nearby. Many doors lead into adjoining rooms.
Katernin, Dain, and Kelnan are up next!
√ Older guy with greasy hair (paralyzed): 20 Katernin: 18 √ Ogmund: 17 √ Molo: 13 √ Ozymandius (Yellow Robe guy): 12 √ Cards Woman (paralyzed) and new arrival: 10 Dain: 8 Kelnan: 7 Three crossbowmen: 7 Fianna: 4
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Kelnan pulls a wobbling green orb from the ether and readies an Acid Splash, aimed at Ogmund and the fellow next to him if we are attacked.
"A little help is all we ask. Perhaps we can make an arrangement rather than see this turn nasty. We've had a difficult voyage and I'd hate to make it worse."
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Ozymandius, his mace at his feet, responds to Kelnan. "Exactly. Let's not fight. Let's all put our weapons down. What is it you folks need, exactly?"
One of the crossbowmen, an older woman with close-cropped white hair, releases a bolt at Dain. Heavy Crossbow Attack: 14 Hit: 5 piercing damage.
"Oops" she says. It hits him square in the neck. (Crit damage vs Dain: +7.) The other two hold their fire but continue to point their crossbows as Dain. The young man who had emerged from the southwest doorway produces a small club or baton from his robes and dutifully lowers it to the floor.
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Fianna sends to crackling, sizzling blasts of Eldritch energy at the older crossbow-woman...
First Eldritch Blast Attack: 23 Damage: 9
Second Eldritch Blast Attack: 27 Damage: 11
"Did I do that?" Fianna asks in a whiney, nasal and totally insincere voice. "Oops..."
Glancing away from that woman for a moment glares at the person at the direct bottom of the stairs and (bonus action'ly) telekinetically shoves them - Strength save VS DC 15 or they are shoved 5 feet away from her.
Fianna will use her Favored by the Gods feature to add 2d4 to the first attack roll to hopefully make it a hit. (Should do second since would almost assuredly make that a hit... but 13 *might* hit anyway.). So the first attack roll of 10 has 4 added to it...
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Fianna descends the stairs far enough to lay eyes on Dain's accidental(?) attacker and accidentally(?) fire a pair of blistering beams of crackling purple plasma back at her. Neither beam strikes her, but instead sears a pair of burn marks into her sturdy splint mail (15 doesn't hit...)
Next, she magically shoves the spearman from a distance. (Contesting DC15 Strength check: 14 )
The spearman is extremely strong, but he is caught off-guard. He barrels back into the paralyzed woman, knocking her to the floor.
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This, in turn, sets off Ogmund and his readied spear: Spear Attack (melee) vs. Molo: 8 Hit: 11 piercing damage Spear Attack (ranged) vs. Fianna: 16 Hit: 12 piercing damage
...as well as the other two crossbowmen, both greying-haired men with straggly beards: Heavy Crossbow #1 vs Dain: 18 Hit: 2 piercing damage. Heavy Crossbow #2 vs Fianna: 4 Hit: 8 piercing damage.
"Wait! Wait! Wait!" shouts Ozymandius, a little too late.
Katernin and Dain may act next. Also, Kelnan may react with his readied acid attack if he chooses.
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"Molo," Katernin warns, holding up her shield. "We just want to talk. Forgive my friend. Though im not really sure what you mean by what did we bring."
((Bonus action Shield of faith on Molo))
Persuasion: 5
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Katernin's words are ignored, but her shimmering arcane field of energy surrounds the mouthy kobold (+2 AC)
"Offerings!" answers the dense spearman, gruffly. "Coins!"
To emphasize his point, Ogmund attempts to skewer Molo with a pair of rude spear thrusts:
Spear Attack #1 vs. Molo: 27 Hit: 12 piercing damage.
Spear Attack #2 vs. Molo: 14 Hit: 8 piercing damage.
And a third attack against Dain, for good measure, standing close behind him:
Spear Attack #3 vs. Dain: 21 Hit: 8 piercing damage.
Molo dodges the sloppy blows, but Dain (unless I'm mistaken) does not.
Molo is up next!
Initiative (reordered):
√ Older guy with greasy hair at table: 20
√ Katernin: 18
√ Ogmund: 17
Molo: 13
Yellow Robe guy: 12
Woman at table holding cards: 10
Dain: 8
Kelnan: 7
Fianna: 4
Molo tries to tackle this would be thief
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Molo leaps on the burly spearman: Contesting strength check: 18
This guy is pure muscle, but Molo takes him off-guard. (Was that a grapple or a shove? He is either grappled or prone or knocked back - your choice.)
The man in the yellow ropes steps forward and raises one hand. You can see a chain shirt under his robes, and a large golden medallion hangs around his neck. "Ogmund! Hold your spear a moment! You - strangers - you said you have a ship? Where are you from?"
The woman at the table drops her cards and mutters an incantation, her fingers touching something in her pocket.
Dain, Kelnan, and Fianna may act next.
Dain moves forward, right into the centre of the room if possible, but not physically trying to push people aside if they stand in the way. Once he’s as far in as he can get, he will plant his feet and heft his maul, ready to strike out at whoever next attacks one of his friends.
Move: Get as far into the room as he can
Action: Ready an attack
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It’s a push to knock him prone
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The ground harmlessly shudders, there’s a low thudding heartbeat like noise coming from the ceiling of the room and Fianna’s voice has an echoing, ethereal quality to it as she says “It’s ok to be scared. We can be very scary people. But if you stay cool we can negotiate… if instead you try something foolish, we’ll then we unleash the scary.”
And a second later, the invisible Fi’Finella who is hovering somewhere inside the room, just shouts out “Boo!” at the top of their impish lungs then giggles and changes location…
Kelnan raises his rod and traces a pattern in the air toward the older man and the woman, attempting to lock them in place.
(Hold Person, cast at 3rd level. DC 15 WIS save to avoid)
Dain steps past Molo and into the middle of the dim room. He gets a good look around as he readies his maul.
Ogmund is flat on his back with Molo standing above him.
From the back of the party, near the top of the old stairs, Kelnan casts his spell:
Old guy: DC 15 WIS save: 3
Woman: DC 15 WIS save: 3
Both freeze in place; only their labored, distressed breathing suggests that something is wrong.
Fianna may make an Intimidation check.
Four more figures emerge from various doors. Three have crossbows loaded and raised, aiming at Dain.
Crossbowmen initiative: 15
Initiative (reordered):
√ Older guy with greasy hair at table: 20
Katernin: 18
Ogmund: 17
Molo: 13
Yellow Robe guy: 12
Cards Woman and new arrival: 10
Dain: 8
Kelnan: 7
Three crossbowmen: 7
Fianna: 4
Katernin is up next!
Intimidation: 12
but I think they’re held now?
Ogmund stands up, his face bright red, sweating profusely. "We kill 'em all, Ozymandias! More pirates! We kill 'em all! Now!" He draws his spear arm back, taking aim at Molo, but somehow manages to control himself, glancing back at the man in the yellow robes, waiting for affirmation from the robed man, or for Molo to try something else. (Action: Ready)
Molo and Katernin may act.
Molo stands atop the paralyzed man and draws his scimitar, holding it to the man’s neck and screeching. He looks to those still able.
“Surrender! Or I make a necktie out of this guy’s… neck.”
intimidation 26
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As Ogmund (the angry spearman who was just jumped) stands and shouts to Ozymandias (the man in the yellow robes), Molo steps around him and deeper into the room to hold his scimitar to the neck of the greasy-looking older man, currently paralyzed.
"Surrender?" Ozymandias says, genuinely surprised, but stunned enough by this mouthy kobold to choose his words carefully. "How about we all just lay our weapons down and talk this through?" He unclips a hidden, heavy mace from his hip, and lays it gingerly by his feet.
The young unarmed man who entered from the southwest door chants something arcane. The paralyzed woman struggles against her arcane paralysis: DC15 WIS Save: 5
Katernin, Dain, and Kelnan may act next.
The situation is dicey. Ozymandius appears to want to parley, but Ogmund is ready to go berserk, should Ozymandius give the nod (and maybe even if he doesn't.)
Two of them are paralyzed, but six are not. Three have crossbows leveled at Dain.
The main feature of the room is a makeshift table made of burned planks supported at either end by upended barrels. Beneath the table are several small kegs that serve as chairs. Scraps of food are strewn across the table and on the floor nearby. Many doors lead into adjoining rooms.
Katernin, Dain, and Kelnan are up next!
Katernin: 18
√ Ogmund: 17
√ Molo: 13
√ Ozymandius (Yellow Robe guy): 12
√ Cards Woman (paralyzed) and new arrival: 10
Dain: 8
Kelnan: 7
Three crossbowmen: 7
Fianna: 4
Kelnan pulls a wobbling green orb from the ether and readies an Acid Splash, aimed at Ogmund and the fellow next to him if we are attacked.
"A little help is all we ask. Perhaps we can make an arrangement rather than see this turn nasty. We've had a difficult voyage and I'd hate to make it worse."
(if necessary) Persuasion: 14
Ozymandius, his mace at his feet, responds to Kelnan. "Exactly. Let's not fight. Let's all put our weapons down. What is it you folks need, exactly?"
One of the crossbowmen, an older woman with close-cropped white hair, releases a bolt at Dain.
Heavy Crossbow Attack: 14 Hit: 5 piercing damage.
"Oops" she says. It hits him square in the neck. (Crit damage vs Dain: +7.) The other two hold their fire but continue to point their crossbows as Dain. The young man who had emerged from the southwest doorway produces a small club or baton from his robes and dutifully lowers it to the floor.
Katernin, Dain, and Fianna may act next.
Fianna sends to crackling, sizzling blasts of Eldritch energy at the older crossbow-woman...
First Eldritch Blast Attack: 23 Damage: 9
Second Eldritch Blast Attack: 27 Damage: 11
"Did I do that?" Fianna asks in a whiney, nasal and totally insincere voice. "Oops..."
Glancing away from that woman for a moment glares at the person at the direct bottom of the stairs and (bonus action'ly) telekinetically shoves them - Strength save VS DC 15 or they are shoved 5 feet away from her.
Fianna will use her Favored by the Gods feature to add 2d4 to the first attack roll to hopefully make it a hit. (Should do second since would almost assuredly make that a hit... but 13 *might* hit anyway.). So the first attack roll of 10 has 4 added to it...
Fianna descends the stairs far enough to lay eyes on Dain's accidental(?) attacker and accidentally(?) fire a pair of blistering beams of crackling purple plasma back at her. Neither beam strikes her, but instead sears a pair of burn marks into her sturdy splint mail (15 doesn't hit...)
Next, she magically shoves the spearman from a distance. (Contesting DC15 Strength check: 14 )
The spearman is extremely strong, but he is caught off-guard. He barrels back into the paralyzed woman, knocking her to the floor.
This, in turn, sets off Ogmund and his readied spear:
Spear Attack (melee) vs. Molo: 8 Hit: 11 piercing damage
Spear Attack (ranged) vs. Fianna: 16 Hit: 12 piercing damage
...as well as the other two crossbowmen, both greying-haired men with straggly beards:
Heavy Crossbow #1 vs Dain: 18 Hit: 2 piercing damage.
Heavy Crossbow #2 vs Fianna: 4 Hit: 8 piercing damage.
"Wait! Wait! Wait!" shouts Ozymandius, a little too late.
Katernin and Dain may act next. Also, Kelnan may react with his readied acid attack if he chooses.