Adding divine smite to main action critical: 23radiant damage (plus an extra 12radiant damage if the creature is undead or a fiend).
((I think divine smite can only trigger on a successful ‘hit’, so if all her hits ‘miss’ then I’m not sure if she can smite?! Let me know. Do they hit and do no damage or just plain miss?))
Gillain strikes with her spear but the spear passes through the Specter, doing no damage. Bob: Bob's wolf attacks pass through the Specter, snapping only in the air. Ermren casts his spell and 3 darts of force leap from his outstretched hand and strike the Specter, causing the creature to cry out in pain. Dmitri stretches forth his hand and a bolt of eldritch energy flies from it, striking the Specter. Again the Specter screams in pain. Toi, understanding her attacks cannot strike the Specter steps back a moment and studies the situation. The Specter screams with such rage it seems to shake the room. It swings its phased claw at Gillain. The attack passes through Gillain's armor but tears at the flesh underneath doing 10 H.P. damage to her. James casts his spell. The creature fails its saving throw (8). The creature is suddenly filled with Radiant energy that lights up the room. The Specter wails are present at first then seem to fade as the creature fades itself into nothingness.
The creature has been defeated. End of combat. Actions?
Gillain slashes through the spectral form with no effect. Then the spectre slashed out at her with its claws. They seem to pass right through her armour, and slash at her very soul. She staggers back and clatters into companions, off balance, and reeling from the pain.
She clutches her chest where the spectral-strike hit her, and the same radiant energy that’s been flowing through her weapon suddenly flows forth from her fingers and into her chest. It spreads out from her hand and a soft glow fills the room for a second...
Gillain uses her paladin trait Lay on Hands to heal herself for 8hp ((back up to 14/20hp)).
Ermren catches Gillain and supports her for a moment til she gets her balance back, “You alright there miss? Well, we found a ghost of some kind, and animated armor, what next before we find this child we’re looking for? Anyway, that all for this floor, ready to work our way down?”
Bob very nearly eschews his wolf form to heal Gillain but she heals herself and he's left sniffing suspiciously at the place where the specter once was. His jaws and her spear had passed right through, leaving him feeling shaken and confused. He looks up at the rest of the group and tilts his head to the side, ears flopping.
Recovery from this new ordeal is slow. Each of the party seems to reflect on their situation and the circumstances that have brought them to where they are now. As a few brief moments of rest passes, the party collects their thoughts and finds themselves standing in an empty room that appeared to have been once occupied by a nursemaid. The party collectively comes to believe the spirit that attacked them was that of the long-dead nursemaid.
There are several places to search in here, for the treasure minded adventurer, and each of you does recall a glint of something shiny that reflected James' light spell when the group first entered. Each of you also remembers there was a door along the north wall of this room that was closed.
There is a chill in the air but, not the same unnatural chill each of you felt when you entered the room. The darkness of this room and the house itself seems to enfold each of you. After a few moments of standing in that darkness, there is a sudden feeling that you are being watched by something but the feeling goes as you hear running footsteps coming from the floor above.
Suddenly the faint cry of an infant can be heard from behind the door on the north wall.
Gillain thanks Ermren, “Thank you... I’m okay, truly...”. Then everyone hears the the footsteps upstairs and the baby crying from the next room.
Gillain is still reeling a little from the last fight, and the savage attack, but she pulls herself together and, like Tio, is compelled to check on the crying child.
Reaching the door maybe a little after Tio, she’ll stand by her friend, as they head into the smaller room...
Ermren hangs back to the rear of the group, alert to the possibility of something else in this house using that as a distraction to sneak up from behind.
Bob holds a flame in his palm, having shifted back into his regular ol' dwarven form and casting Produce Flame. He smiles at the rest of the group, trying not to eye the shiny things in the corner of his eye, following along as the others headed into the next room.
Ermren focuses briefly and launches three small darts of pure magic to strike the specter.
Magic Missile 14
DM: Magic Missiles auto hit, just have to roll damage for all 3 missiles. Each do 1d4+1
( That was the damage, 3d4+3)
As the phantom nursemaid approaches Gillain, she takes an attack of opportunity against it with her spear...
Attack of opportunity (polearm master): Attack: 15 Damage: 11 (piercing damage)
On her actual turn she’ll attempt to stab and bash the phantom:
Attack action: Attack: 8 Damage: 8 (piercing damage)
Bonus action (polearm master): Attack: 13 Damage: 9 (bludgeoning damage)
Adding divine smite to main action critical: 23 radiant damage (plus an extra 12 radiant damage if the creature is undead or a fiend).
((I think divine smite can only trigger on a successful ‘hit’, so if all her hits ‘miss’ then I’m not sure if she can smite?! Let me know. Do they hit and do no damage or just plain miss?))
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
James holds up his faded cloth emblem, channeling the divine light
Radiance of the Dawn DC 13 con save for half damage 5 radiant damage
Paladin - warforged - orange
Bob sees the others valiantly fighting off the apparition and feels a surge of bravery, stepping out from behind Gillain to lash out with his jaws.
Attack: 18 Damage: 5
Bob: 19
Ermren: 19
Dmitri: 17
Toi: 8
Specter: 6
James: 2
Gillain strikes with her spear but the spear passes through the Specter, doing no damage.
Bob: Bob's wolf attacks pass through the Specter, snapping only in the air.
Ermren casts his spell and 3 darts of force leap from his outstretched hand and strike the Specter, causing the creature to cry out in pain.
Dmitri stretches forth his hand and a bolt of eldritch energy flies from it, striking the Specter. Again the Specter screams in pain.
Toi, understanding her attacks cannot strike the Specter steps back a moment and studies the situation.
The Specter screams with such rage it seems to shake the room. It swings its phased claw at Gillain. The attack passes through Gillain's armor but tears at the flesh underneath doing 10 H.P. damage to her.
James casts his spell. The creature fails its saving throw (8). The creature is suddenly filled with Radiant energy that lights up the room. The Specter wails are present at first then seem to fade as the creature fades itself into nothingness.
The creature has been defeated. End of combat.
Actions?
Gillain slashes through the spectral form with no effect. Then the spectre slashed out at her with its claws. They seem to pass right through her armour, and slash at her very soul. She staggers back and clatters into companions, off balance, and reeling from the pain.
She clutches her chest where the spectral-strike hit her, and the same radiant energy that’s been flowing through her weapon suddenly flows forth from her fingers and into her chest. It spreads out from her hand and a soft glow fills the room for a second...
Gillain uses her paladin trait Lay on Hands to heal herself for 8hp ((back up to 14/20hp)).
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Ermren catches Gillain and supports her for a moment til she gets her balance back, “You alright there miss? Well, we found a ghost of some kind, and animated armor, what next before we find this child we’re looking for? Anyway, that all for this floor, ready to work our way down?”
James smirks at the empty space where the specter disappeared
Paladin - warforged - orange
Bob very nearly eschews his wolf form to heal Gillain but she heals herself and he's left sniffing suspiciously at the place where the specter once was. His jaws and her spear had passed right through, leaving him feeling shaken and confused. He looks up at the rest of the group and tilts his head to the side, ears flopping.
Recovery from this new ordeal is slow. Each of the party seems to reflect on their situation and the circumstances that have brought them to where they are now.
As a few brief moments of rest passes, the party collects their thoughts and finds themselves standing in an empty room that appeared to have been once occupied by a nursemaid. The party collectively comes to believe the spirit that attacked them was that of the long-dead nursemaid.
There are several places to search in here, for the treasure minded adventurer, and each of you does recall a glint of something shiny that reflected James' light spell when the group first entered. Each of you also remembers there was a door along the north wall of this room that was closed.
There is a chill in the air but, not the same unnatural chill each of you felt when you entered the room. The darkness of this room and the house itself seems to enfold each of you. After a few moments of standing in that darkness, there is a sudden feeling that you are being watched by something but the feeling goes as you hear running footsteps coming from the floor above.
Suddenly the faint cry of an infant can be heard from behind the door on the north wall.
Tio will head towards the crying as her maternal programming kicks in "Allow me to lead the way as i was quite useless in that last encounter."
Perception: 23
Investigation: 4
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAGillain thanks Ermren, “Thank you... I’m okay, truly...”. Then everyone hears the the footsteps upstairs and the baby crying from the next room.
Gillain is still reeling a little from the last fight, and the savage attack, but she pulls herself together and, like Tio, is compelled to check on the crying child.
Reaching the door maybe a little after Tio, she’ll stand by her friend, as they head into the smaller room...
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Ermren hangs back to the rear of the group, alert to the possibility of something else in this house using that as a distraction to sneak up from behind.
OCC: Everyone is still in total darkness.
Bob holds a flame in his palm, having shifted back into his regular ol' dwarven form and casting Produce Flame. He smiles at the rest of the group, trying not to eye the shiny things in the corner of his eye, following along as the others headed into the next room.
(James has been keeping his light spell going, did that fail or just run out or what?)
Paladin - warforged - orange
Sorry if I wasn't clear. The spell seemed to fade upon entering the room and fully faded with the death of the Specter. James is not sure why.
“Interesting...” James says upon noticing the encroaching darkness. “Be wary.
Paladin - warforged - orange