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Well, from that perspective it is definitely better than 4e and 3.5e, both of which have a rule for everything, and other rules that contradict the first set of rules, but there was definitely more room for DM flexibility in 1, 2 & 3.

Chandan

Frowning in interest (and possibly myopia), the old monk watches intently as the work gets underway. How to help?

The dwarf's advice about the loose rocks gives Chandan an idea though.

"Hm. Maybe they just need a little shake." He wonders aloud, then to his friends, "Mind your toes."

Concentrating, he attunes himself to the Five Elements. Earth, yes. He makes a sign with his hand and focuses through it, humming slightly.

[Chandan will use Elemental Attunement to induce a gentle rumbling of stone where Nundro has indicated.]

[[ yeah, saw that. Dugan is better at this than I am these days <sigh> And, gotta say that ... the things I don't like about 5e aside ... I do love how you GM and am enjoying the game (rules frustrations not withstanding) <chuckle> ]]

Davroar

He will help as best as he can as a bear. What he lacks in dexterity he will use his strength shoving larger rocks to either side to start the base for a narrow passage as the others clear the rocks from the front.

DM

The party is poised to pull down the barrier and confront the large guard and those he was talking to. They have worked hard to make the entryway difficult for the ogres to navigate with each rock and bolder removed from the pile. Now they're ready for Chandan to let the floodgates open and they all get into place for the confrontation. Whisper, the valiant scout, had to fly back or become a stain on the wall so Jaliera only gets a glimpse of what's beyond. But it's not a mystery any more. You expect a few big baddies. As the blood-lust builds in the ogres, they are now the opposite of steathy. They roar in anticipation of the confrontation, eager to eat bear, owl, dwarf and man-flesh this night.

You realize that the final rumbling of rocks that encounter is going to happen immediately as the earth beneath your feet starts to vibrate as Chandan channels elemental earth forces. Pebbles and dust start to tumble to the ground.


OOC - Mike, the compliment appreciated. You guys really are fun to play with too.

I moved Whisper to a place where she wouldn't have died. We don't want something like this happening to her (warning, graphic violence)

To make things easy, I placed rocks on the ground under you. They are symbolically now areas of difficult terrain for large beings. It will take an action for an ogre to clear an area. Their movement will be halved in that area. I also drew a red line. You should place yourselves anywhere you like behind that line, representing where you will be when the wall comes tumbling down.

You might as well all roll for initiative too.

Finally, I posted about my absence for the next week or two in in the Members Availability thread. I'm not going to grind to a halt, but I can't imagine that I'll be posting much. Timing isn't great, but c'est la vie.

Jaliera

She has her bow readied, hoping to get in a shot as the wall goes down. She sens Whisper back to the bend behind her so that she can act as rear guard.

Jaliera, Whisper Initiative
Gypsy rolled 1d20+4,1d20+1 and got 16, 17

Chandan

When the rocks tumble down, Chandan widens his feet and lowers the tip of his spear.

[Init 20 total]

Ryssa


Her short bow at the ready, Ryssa uttered a quick prayer to the Morninglord.

Ryssa Initiative Roll: 1d20+2 = 3

Now, isn't that impressive?

DM
The barrier comes down and the ogre force is revealed. There are six of the big oafs and they look fierce. They are pumped up by the loud booming sound that comes from behind them. You've been here before. You know that behind the the ogres is a ledge fifteen feet above a large lake. The booming sound comes from the waters crashing against the walls below. If the drow found a way to navigate the lake, he would be very difficult to track down if there was a way into the Underdark.

But the drow was not visible. Six ogres were, and the heros get the first blows in since the ogres are large, clumsy and not really good at planning their attacks.

Initiative order

Status:

Code

            Init  AC    MaxHP  HDU Dam   Spell-Slots(Ki)/Used  Senses/Conditions                              
Chandan      20   17     38         0              6/3             
Davroar      19   12     36     1   0              9/3 
Kriv         17   16     36     2   0              3/1    
Whisper      17   11      1         0       
Jaliera      16   14     28         0              3/0          
Luminmorn    16   18     37     1   0              4/2          Has light 20/20    
Ryssa        15  16/18*  43         0              10/10        Has light 20/20
Bern         11   15     49     1   0              4/1          Has light 20/20
Ogre1         1   11     59         0
Ogre2         1   11     59         0
Ogre3         1   11     59         0
Ogre4         1   11     59         0
Ogre5         1   11     59         0
Ogre6         1   11     59         0

lumi Initiative
Neptune rolled 1d20-1 and got 16.

Note that you are fully healed thanks to Ryssa casting prayer of mass healing. It also means that Rysaa is completely out of spells other than cantrips.

Chandan is up first...

Chandan

It's the classic story of spear stabs throat, spear withdraws from throat, spear stabs throat again.

The monk follows up his swift strikes with a roundhouse kick.

But after all that, Chandan can see that the ogre is less than impressed.

[22 damage total]
Chandan Attack w/ spear+1, spear+1, kick
nemarsde rolled 1d20+8,1d20+8,1d20+7 and got 14, 26, 25
Chandan Damage
nemarsde rolled 1d8+5,1d8+5,1d6+5 and got 10, 6, 6

[ooc: without any ranged attack in his current form Davroar will just have to hang back given the narrow confines of the passage that they are in, but will be ready to replace their front line fighters in case they get badly injured.]

[OOC I'll see what Kriv is doing first And be great to have Pande back! )

Kriv

Alongside Chandan, the Dragonborn attacked with force and gusto, trading precision for impact as He collaborated with the monk to try and eliminate their first foe. His maul impacted brutally and then fatally, and he got to work on the next one as well.


Kriv Maul injured ogre (-5 GWM)
AJ rolled 1d20+2 and got 20
Kriv damage (gwf)
AJ rolled 1d6,1d6 and got 5, 6
+3 for strength, +10 for GWM, +1 for magic, 25 damage
Kriv extra attack injured ogre (-5 GWM)
AJ rolled 1d20+2 and got 12
Kriv damage (gwf)
AJ rolled 1d6,1d6 and got 1, 2
Kriv damage reroll (gwf)
AJ rolled 1d6,1d6 and got 3, 4
+3 for strength, +10 for GWM, +1 for magic, 21 damage

46 Damage total to injured ogre, ogre reduced to zero, Great Weapon Mastery Bonus Attack

Kriv Bonus action attack next nearest ogre (-5 GWM)
AJ rolled 1d20+2 and got 11
Kriv damage (gwf)
AJ rolled 1d6,1d6 and got 3, 3
+3 for strength, +10 for GWM, +1 for magic, 20 damage

Hold the line beside Chandan.

Whisper

She repositions so that she can watch over Nundro as well as the party's rear.

[OOC Is the dwarf meant to be that far back? Also need Kriv to move before Jaliera's action. Ta. ]

OOC: Nundro will inch closer but he prefers to stay far away from combat and hides in the darkness as he's a commoner. I moved him closer and even though it appears that there's light where he is, he'll be pressed against the wall in the shadows. You can also take his action as a DM hint that Whisper has better things to do.

Nundro
He sees the owl and shoo's her away indicating that he neither needs or wants supervision.

[[ before Bern goes can you let me/him know which of the ogres are damaged ... and as much as I would love to know actual numbers ... relative damage is good enough.

By the way, you have Bern's init wrong. He got 11 ... not 22 ( unless I missed something <g> ) and so should be after Ryssa ]]