Dimir's Out of the Abyss

Caelynn Initiative: 11

Eldeth Initiative: 16

Jimjar Initiative: 16

Topsy Initiative: 17

Shushar Initiative: 21

Bone Naga Initiative: 18

The party goes first. The serpent is about ten feet away. 

Oak starts awake, confronted with this thing... He’s caught a little off guard.

If he can get into melee with the creature, on his turn he will use his movement to stand up, and move up against the creature, in front of the rest of his party.

He’ll hold his axe out in front of him, both to keep it in range and to more easily deflect an attack if one comes. He makes himself look big and growls slightly. And he’s ready to deflect any attack...

Movement: On his turn, Oak stands and moves into melee.

Action: Oak takes the dodge action.

((if he can’t get into melee for whatever reason, he’ll move up as close as he can, to try and shield the party a bit and still growl and take the dodge action)).

Shocked out of his sleep by dreams of a pirate screaming in his ear and insulting him for something he's pretty sure he can't physically do, Aimon sits bolt upright.

"I'm still dreaming, right?" he asks as he sees the giant Bone Naga swaying back and forth in front of Trill who he now sees is the source of the torrent of absolutely filthy language he heard in his head.

He does his best to get up and get ready to fight.

Stumbling up, he moves as quickly as he can to the Bone Naga, drawing out Lightbringer as he does, willing her to shine brightly as he slashes down with both hands on the hilt. Then he jumps back and retreats to the other end of their boat to give room for the others to engage the skeletal serpent.

(Assuming he can get to melee range - Action: Two handed strike with Lightbringer: Attack: 17 Damage: 13 magical slashing damage plus 6 radiant damage plus 11 Sneak Attack Damage - assuming someone else within 5' or using Rakish Audacity if someone else isn't. Then Rakish Audacity allows movement without opportunity attack and Cunning Action to dash to the other side of the boat)

Trill sings and gestures as she casts phantasmal force, on the boney snake.

((Trill knows her spells better than I do... ))

Trill sings and gestures as she casts bane on the boney snake.

((DC 14))

"I sure hope so!" Caelynn replies as she fumbles to grab her crossbow and stand up. With a brief series of gestures and muttered words, she casts hunter's mark on the skeletal snake, then fires a bolt at it, though in her haste to get up her aim is compromised slightly. She then scrambles backwards towards whichever corner of the boat is farthest from the creature.

Attack: 22 Damage: 8 non-magical piercing + 2 magical piercing

Wisdom Saving Throw: 17

Eldeth Warhammer Attack: 23 Damage: 8

Jimjar SneakAttack: 15 Damage: 15

Topsy Dagger Attack: 24 Damage: 6

Shushar wakes with a start and quickly moves away when he sees the serpent. He says a phrase in Celestial and casts bless on Eldeth, Oak, Aimon, and Caelynn. You feel an energy seep into you that drives away your tiredness and makes you alert.

The Bone Naga will attempt to bite Oak. Attack: 15 Damage: 8 with an additional 7 points of poison damage.

At your coaxing, Dawnbringer bursts into life, and a blade formed of sunlight springs from the hilt. A nimbus of light forms around the group, and the snake shies away. As Oak moves to be a meat shield, you weave into combat and deliver a powerful blow that nearly cuts it in half. As it reels away, Eldeth dives in and smashes her hammer into its side. Several bones break at the impact. A bolt from Jimjar and a thrown dagger from Topsy both carve into the beast. The rocking in the boat causes Caelynn's aim to suffer, and she narrowly missed the creature.

The party is up.

((I'm not certain that anything has failed its save vs Trill... good thing she's such a good group mascot and lookout!))

Trill pulls out her hand crossbow and fires a bolt at the bone snake.

Attack: 9 Damage: 8

((And her streak of contributing little to combat continues...))

Initially, Oak was pleased he was able to get the bone naga’s attention. But seeing it rear up, ready to strike, he’s suddenly not too sure of that strategy any more!

The bone naga strikes down at him and it’s jaws clamp onto his shoulder. He feels the pressure of the bite, but no searing pain nor any venom... He quickly realises he’s been lucky. His meaty arm, and thick leathery skin and hide, have meant its teeth didn’t penetrate, this time...

His faith renewed in his tough exterior, he twists to shrug off the huge snake. And with his friends darting in and out to hit, he stays there, making himself look big, and roaring, and hopefully monopolising the creature’s attention again...

Movement: Oak just keeps all up in the monster’s business!

Action: a roar, and the dodge action again. 

((Oak is especially interested if Trill’s bane took hold, since he may be at the sharp end of most of it’s attacks! (clutch move btw, totally contributing! Says the guy just dodging!) ))

Caelynn continues dodging away from the serpent, moving to whatever part of the boat is furthest from its head, grateful for Oak’s distraction. As she reloads her crossbow, she feels Shushar’s spell come into effect, her hands suddenly steadying. She fires another bolt, this time more confident with her aim.

Attack: 29 Damage: 11 magical piercing + 4 magical piercing from hunter’s mark + 5 psychic from dreadful strikes

Add 1 to the attack roll from bless

(My rolls have been awful this week! I don’t think I’ve gotten anything over a 10!)

Seeing the giant fangs clamp down on Oak, he’s sure the Minotaur must be in serious trouble but a wave of relief flows through him when he sees the burly warrior shrug off the attack.

Wide awake now and full of energy from whatever Shushar did, Aimon nimble runs forward again along the edge of the boat timing his movements to slash down on the Naha with Lightbringer just as his movement lets him use the extra energy to strike harder. Then he rolls to the side and behind Oak again.

(Two-handed strike with Lightbringer: Attack: 20 Damage: 10 plus 1 to hit from Bless. Plus 3 Radiant Damage plus 6 sneak attack damage then Rakish audacity to move without opportunity attack and then dash back)

((OOC: I try to RP hits and misses based on how much over 10 (a clear miss) they are. In this instance Oak’s +4 DEX wasn’t enough to dodge it, and it was his ‘4+ CON to AC’ that saved him! Kind of tricky to RP constitution-AC ;-) lol))

Shushar says another phrase and waves a hand. He casts [Tooltip Not Found] on Oak. Oak, you gain 4 temporary hit points until the end of your next turn.

Jimjar Sneak Attack: 15 Damage: 10

Eldeth Warhammer Attack: 20 Damage: 5 plus 3 to hit.

Topsy Dagger Attack: 13 Damage: 6

Eldeth Dexterity Saving Throw:18 plus 4.

Jimjar Dexterity Saving Throw: 19.

Topsy Dexterity Saving Throw: 14

Shushar Saving Throw: 11.

Acting more cautious than before, the Naga neatly dodges all attacks except for Eldeth's and Aimon's.

Under a flurry of strikes, the Bone Naga reels backwards and hisses. It then mutters a phrase under its breathe and casts misty step. It vanishes with a slight pop and appears  thirty feet away floating on the water. It rears its skeletal head and bellows another arcane phrase in its hissing voice. A lightning bolt flashes into existence and strikes everyone in the boat. Everyone needs to make a Dexterity Saving Throw of 12 or higher. You take 37 points of lightning damage on a failed saving throw. You take half damage on a successful save.

Dex Save: 9

((Trill's down.))

Dex save: 23 + 2 from bless

Caelynn dodges most of the blast, but it's hard to truly dive out of the way in such a confined space. She sees that Trill isn't so lucky and quickly rushes over to the fallen kenku. Crouching down and touching Trill's shoulder, a warm glow begins to emanate from her hands.

Cure wounds for 7 hp

Once the spell fades, she helps Trill back to her feet. "Are you okay?" She asks, worry evident in her voice as she shoots a glare towards the creature that nearly killed her friend.

Aimon Dex Save 15 plus Bless of 1 

 Aimon dives down into the bottom of the boat as he sees the Naga reappear and a bolt of lightning immediately blast outwards from it. He almost avoids it but still feels the searing pain of the bolt grazing his side.

He then kneels up, leaving Lightbringer beside him and swings his short ow around and fires an arrow off. Then he dives into the bow of the boat seeking cover from the gunwale.

Action: Attack: 13 Damage: 9 plus 4 to hit from Bless. 
Bonus: Cunning Action to Hide - Stealth - 8 

Oak’s Dex save (advantage due to Danger Sense): 23, plus 4 from bless. 

Oak just manages to dodge the worst of the lightning, but it still fries him down one side, leaving his hide singed and smoking a little, and his arm spasming somewhat from the jolt!

He tries to shake off the worst of the effect, and like Aimon, places his melee weapon down and draws his bow. Trying to compensate for the rocking boat, and his tingling arm muscles, he nocks an arrow and aims. He breathes out a long, slow breath, then between heart-beats, he fires...

Action: Oak shoots the bone naga with his shortbow, Attack: 9 Damage: 10 (non-magical piercing damage)