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[OOC: I just went back and double checked, Zeim, and found, unfortunately, that she had cast nine spells since the last complete rest, one over her maximum for the day. I edited my last post to make that last spell fizzle out. Sorry, I must have missed something - either that or I was pretending to be a B-movie cowboy hero from the 1930's who never needed to reload. ]

Davroar

Not wanting to get stuck again he steps free of the vines while he has the chance and will cast his Faerie fire spell to try and level the playing field to prevent these goblins from hiding on them again.

[centering the spell in the square just to Kriv's left ]

(OOC - Dugan - Two things with Faerie Fire. First, it affects all creatures in the AOE, which means it will also affect Kriv and Luminmorn if they fail their Dex saves, not just the Goblins. So, yes, it would prevent the Goblins from hiding, but anyone affected by it is attacked w/Advantage.

Second, it covers a 20 foot cube, which means 4 squares by 4 squares. Can you specify exactly which 4x4 area you want to cover? To be precise you'd really need to center it on the intersection '+' of 4 squares, but just tell me the 4x4 area you want. It doesn't overlap like a Fireball so if part of the AOE is in a solid wall space it just doesn't do anything in that square.

You could also choose to center it far to the left so it only potentially affects Acolyte 3 & 4, and none of your own party.)

Will give Dugan until tomorrow then we'll move ahead.

[Thanks Zeim, keep forgetting squares are only 5'. Knowing that it will also affect friendlies too, I'll change my mind on doing this spell. Instead I will cast Shillelagh cantrip on my quarterstaff and attack the goblin in front of him. ]

Davroar Attack on goblin in front of him
Dugan rolled 1d20+4,1d8+4 and got 23, 10

DM

Both Luminmorn and Davroar successfully attack nearby Goblins, Davroar pausing to enchant his staff. Davroar's attack crushes in the side of the Goblin's head. Luminmorn cuts deeply into the side of his opponent, staggering it. However it remains fighting.

Ryssa and Jaliera go. (Ex - Ryssa would know she was out of spells so I won't penalize you by having her waste her turn. She can step out of the Entangle and attack physically (melee or range), or she can cast a Cantrip.)

Jaliera

She does not want to get entangled, aware she may have to run back and help Chandan if the need arises. Adjusting her position slightly at the door she can see goblins. She draws back her arrow and lets fly.

Gypsy rolled 1d20+5,1d6+3,1d20+8 and got 11, 6, 27

[OOC: Thanks, Zeim]

Ryssa


Out of healing spells, Ryssa stepped outside the range of the entanglement spell and cast a minor spell of flame at the nearest goblin.

Ryssa Cast Sacred Flame: 1d8 = 3

DM

The flickering field of force around Kriv drops after his last attack.

Jaliera steps close to the entrance, avoiding entering the entanglement. From there she can only see one of the Acolyte, but that is enough. She targets him and fires an arrow, but it sails wide.

Ryssa, realizing she is out of her main spells, steps free from the entangling vines and uses a Fire Cantrip at the closest Goblin.

The two remaining Acolytes fanatically attack, one against Kriv and one against Luminmorn. Even without the added protection of his magic, the Acolyte on Kriv misses. However the one attacking Luminmorn hits.

Acolytes Attack Kriv. Luminmorn
Zeim rolled d20+4,d6+2,d20+4,d6+2 and got 13, 7, 18, 5

The shaman, now that the Acolyte between him and the Dragonborn is no more, steps backwards thru the curtain and out of sight. As he does, the entanglement near the doorway vanishes.

Chandan can hear the door in front of him beginning to splinter as it is shoved from the other side.

Chandan and Kriv go.

Kriv

Looking at the last two acolytes with unabashed contempt, Kriv shaped his claws into an arcane mudra and uttered a single word of his native tongue, expending his final non-cantrip of the day to purge the acolytes from the room, once he was sure none of his allies would get caught in the blast.

Kriv Burning Hands
AJ rolled 3d6 and got 13

Without even waiting for the screams to be silenced, he moved on past the curtain, summoning the staff back to his hand as he went with a click of his fingers.

Bonus action, recall the staff again prior to going through the curtain. (Might continue move once what is past is clear.)

DM

(MikeD - To answer your question, yes, you can ready an action to "fire my bow at the first target I see". However your move would just reach the curtain and doesn't allow you to move past it, so the odds are you wouldn't get an attack this turn. But it's not Bern's turn, and Kriv may not choose to end his turn where he is on the map so I moved Bern back. Once Kriv finishes his turn Bern can go.)

Kriv puts his hands together, fingers outspread, and jets of flame shoot from them to engulf the two remaining Acolytes. They both try to dodge out of the way, but only one is successful. However, as both had been previously damaged neither of them can withstand the damage from the flames and they drop to the ground.

Acolytes Dex Saves
Zeim rolled d20+4,d20+4 and got 7, 18

Without waiting for the Acolytes death throes to finish, Kriv charges ahead through the curtain and into the room beyond....., stepping into a Cloud of spinning daggers concealed behind the curtain!

Kriv Damage from Cloud of Daggers
Zeim rolled 4d4 and got 11

Kriv (only Kriv) can see the room beyond the curtain. This chamber occupies the northern tower of the castle. A stone altasr stands in the middle of the room, covered with a bloodstained black cloth. Golden ritual implements - a chalice, a knife, and a censer - are carefully arranged on top of the altar. Two archways to the south are covered with heavy curtains. A closed wooden door leads to the west. Kriv cannot spot the Shaman, but he is experienced enough fighting Goblins by now that he knows that does not mean he is not in the room. It is just as like that he is hiding somewhere here as it is that he's fled.

(AJ - I need to know where Kriv finishes his move. He can continue into the room, stepping out of the square with the spinning daggers, he can stop where he is (and will take more damage next turn if he does so), or he can step back into the room with the party.)

Now that Ryssa has spent some time in the room, and the Acolytes have died, she can take in the room itself. It is a high, narrow hall that looks like it might have been a chapel at one time. Angelic figures are sculpted along the room's upper reaches, looking down on the floor. Between the two curtains leading north there is a cracked, but ornately carved stone brazier. (Ex - Please make a Religion Check, DC10)

Chandan goes, then Bern.

[[ oh well <g> ]]

Kriv

He continued through, hissing as the blades sliced his flesh, advancing to stand beside the altar, his back to the wall, getting a look in behind. He scented the blood for the tang of dwarf, on the offchance that they had failed, and called back loudly,

"Magical floating daggers behind that curtain, use the other one, they both go through to here! At least one goblin filth probably hiding!"

Ryssa


Having cast her minor spell, Ryssa's attention was drawn to the decorations of the room in which she stood. It looked much like an old chapel. She looked carefully at the walls around her and searched her memory for what she might remember.

It looked familiar, but...

[OOC: I thought she'd get a WIS boost but apparently Religion checks are strictly related to INT.]

Ryssa Religion Check: 1d20 = 11

(OOC - Yeah, in prior versions you'd be correct. In 5e Wisdom is tied to Perception and Intuition. Knowledge related checks are tied to Intelligence.)

Ryssa notes that she can identify the deities this chapel had been dedicated to before it was overrun by Goblins. She can see representations for Oghma, God of Knowledge, Mystra, Goddess of Magic, Tymore, Goddess of Luck, and even her own god, Lathander, is represented.

As she examines the elements of the room more closely, Ryssa should make a Perception check.

Ryssa


Ryssa felt awed and more than a little humbled to be in the presence of these representations of the gods, especially of Lathander, her own chosen deity. She knelt briefly before his sculpted figure.

Then she stood, looking around to see if there was anything else she could discern from the old chapel.

Ryssa Active Perception Roll: 1d20+6 = 24

Chandan

Chandan shuffles to square himself in front of the shivering door, leaving enough space for it to swing.

A quick practice drill with the spear--- He nearly drops it, catching it at the last moment. With a shrug, he prepares to blockade to the doorway.

He won't alert his companions quite yet, staying quiet to hopefully surprise the door-attackers, but as soon as the surprise is sprung, he will shout a warning.

<Bern>

Taking Kriv's advice, he moves over to the other curtain ...

[[ that is 30' to the curtain ... can he get through it? ]]

Jaliera

She is alerted by Whisper that there is activity at Chandan's door.

As soon as she is able (initiative?) she will call softly to her group in the temple room.

"Trouble other door."

And run to back up Chandan.

(OOC - MikeD - He can't step thru, but he can use his action to pull it aside so he can see into the room beyond. i.e. meaning he can't also ready an action.)

[[ go ahead and assume he pushed the curtain aside. if nothing else, that may distract the opponents inside <g> ]]

DM

(OOC - Gypsy - Speaking is a Free Action so you can call out. Please move Jaliera to where you want her to be in Roll20. She can move 30 feet and Ready an Action, or she can move 60 feet by using her action to "Dash", but no Readied Action then.)

Ryssa examines the contents of the room more closely and she spots the glint of metal from the brazier near the north wall.

Luminmorn, Ryssa, and Davroar only can go.

Luminmorn

Hearing Jaliera's cry for assistance, the dragon born ran towards where he had last seen the drunk monk. It wasn't terribly quiet, and certainly he couldn't get to the monk, but he would be near sooner rather than later.

OOC: Used Dash

Ryssa


The cleric cocked her head slightly to one side as she caught a flash - more like a mere glint - of metal. She moved over toward the north wall and examined the brazier where she thought she'd seen the shiny article and examined the brazier as well as she could without actually touching it.

Davroar

He looks to Jaliera before she is about to leave and says, “Should catch up to Kriv first. He might need some healing, then I’ll join you over there with Chandan.”

He bites his tongue in not cursing at their bad timing with the group split up as it is now.

Heeding Kriv’s warning, he will move pass Bern as he holds open the other curtain to look into the room to see where Kriv is at. Davroar will have his staff in hand and at the ready in case another sneaky goblin attempts to attack him.

Seeing Kriv still standing but at the opposite side of the room he asks, “You ok? Where are they?”