Terdisass dislikes grabby tentacles, because it was hard to even joke about them without the ratings board readying the pitchforks and torches.

  "Right, that's enough of that."  Step one, LOUD.  D10s do not go to 11, but that's okay because his Damage mod goes to 13, a crack of thunder sending the tentacles slinking back to a further crack.

  "quick boss, overreact!"  Is that sound advice?  Either way, Terdisas snaps off a trio of ice drills down the hall, the first digging into the nearest choker while the other two fly wide, until the last makes a U turn and drives down the crevice after the tentacvles.

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Standard:  Thunder Slam vs Tentacles: hits (24 Fort).  27 Thunder DMG, pushes 3 (and cancels grab on party).
Action Point:  Ice Javelins vs Chocker 1, 2, and Tentacles:  Hits 1 (29 Ref), Miss 2, Miss Tentacles.
Daily Utility: Good Timing; Reroll vs Tentacles, Hits (22 Ref).
DMG:  22 Cold DMG.  Ongoing 5 Cold (save Ends) vs Choker 1, and Tentacles.  11 Cold DMG vs Choker 2.

Effects: Tentacles pushed back, so it's grab on party broken before it's freebie damage.  Ongoing Cold 5 (save ends) to Choker 1, Tentacles.

Choker 1 HP: 42-22= 22(-5=17)/42 (Bloodied).  Ongoing 5 Cold
Choker 2 HP: 42-11= 31/42
Tentacle HP: 142-27-22 = 93(-5=88)/142 Ongoing 5 cold

Terdisas HP: 31/42 S 6 V 10 AP 0
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"Slaughter those ceiling monsters!" Dido yells as he throws his hammer at the more hurt of the two. It just clips the monster, seemingly doing nothing before returning to Dido's hand. He rushes forward and yells something draconic as he turns to face the chokers from behind them.

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Standard: Throw hammer at Choker 1. Hit(17)
 dmg: 8
Move: Southbound juuuust out of choker reach.
Minor: Call of Challenge

Choker 1, Choker 2, and Phalagar are marked by dido.

Choker 1 HP: 22 - 8 = 14
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The ghoul charges Dido and digs in with it's claws!

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Dido HP: 32 - 7 = 25 immobilized, SE.

Mits rushes around the corner to hide from the ceiling chokers then sneak attack fire magic attack!

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Choker 1 HP: 14-12=2
Choker 2 HP: 31-12=19
Ghoul HP: 63-12=51
Phalagar HP: 93-12=81
All taking ongoing 5 fire!
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Kitau steps forward, tossing her javelin upward to skewer the burning, freezing choker overhead.  The javelin returns her hand.

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Choker 2 HP: 19-11=8
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Callie shoots white fire from her symbol at one of the chokers, steps forward and says, "Be healed, everyone!" even as the choker falls from the ceiling to the floor unconscious, Callie glows and heals everyone. This is different from the one she can only do once per day, though.

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Move: forward 2
Minor: Moon Touched.
 Everyone heals for 6 hp.
Standard: Sacred Flame v Choker 2. Hit(16)!
 dmg: 8
 Dido granted a save throw. Save: 16!

DIDO IS NO LONGER IMMOBILIZED!

Choker 2 HP: 8 - 8 = KO!
Callie HP: 31 + 6 = 37
Dido HP: 25 + 6 = 31
Kitau HP: 45 + 6 = Unchanged
Mittens HP: 30 + 6 = 36
Terdisas HP: 31 + 6 = 37

The two burning chokers fall from the ceiling and hit the ground, shattering into thousands of burning frozen pieces.  The phalagar then answers Dido's challenge with several tentacles bursting up from under him that attack, but the nimble paladin manages to evade them!  Several other tentacles burst up from beneath each of the heroes, threatening to attack should they be careless!  The tentacles are still fogging from Terdisas' ice, but apparently Mittens' fire went out.

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This is my way of explaining threatening reach for a monster that's underground.  I ignored threatening reach earlier because Ter forced the monster back into into it's tunnel, tentacles and all.  Saved from ongoing fire
Choker 1 HP: 2-10=dead
Phalagar HP: 81-10=71
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  "Thank you Callie, for keeping us all alive long enough to get things done."

  Terdisas considers his options for targets, now that his friends have ensured the climbing and grabby sorts (as opposed to the digging and grabby sort) were dealt with.  In the end, he decides to help kill faster what can probably be killed faster, who knows how many tentacles had to be slashed, frozen, burnt, etc.  Meanwhile, just one ghoul standing right there.

  ...Just one ghoul smoking slightly on it's back right there.  "Down, but unfortunately not out."

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Move: Shift.
Standard: Pinning Bolt Vs Ghoul. Hits (27 Ref). 22 Lightning DMG, Knock prone, Slowed until End Of My next turn.

Effects: Ghoul Knocked Prone,  Ghoul Slowed Until End Of My Next Turn.

Ghoul HP: 51-22=  29(-5= 24)/63 (Bloodied)
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"Good job!" Dido commends his team. He swings his hammer at the ghoul and whiffs.

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Valorous Smite v Ghoul. Miss(13)
Rolled a 3. XD

The ghoul rolls back and forth a bit to put out the fire, springs back to it's feet, and claws Dido, once again immobilizing the paladin!

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Ghoul HP: 29-5=24
Dido HP: 31-6=25 Immobilized, SE
Ghoul saves from ongoing damage

Kitau steps forward, carefully evading the tentacles, and uppercuts the ghoul with her axe!  It staggers back!

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Thundertusk Boar Strike
Ghoul Hp: 24-18=6

"Super accurate Magic Missile!" Mittens exclaims, finishing off the ghoul before she takes a careful step away from the tentacle near her.

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2+INT(4)+implement bonus(2)
Ghoul HP: 8-8=bonk

Another wave of healing flows out from Callie like an aftershock and she shoots more holy fire at the Phalagar. "Could you evil types stop nailing Dido to the floor? It's not like he's gonna run away!" She then turns and blows a kiss which heals Dido good as new!

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Moon Touched d8 Roll: 2
 Evens. So everyone heals for 2 and Moon Touched effect ends.
Standard: Sacred Flame v Phalagar. Hit(21)!
 dmg: 10
 Dido gets a save throw: 16 saves!
Minor: Healing Word on Dido (2d6): 7 (2+5) + 3 (healer's lore) = 10
 Dido spends a surge and gains 10 + his surge value (12) HP back. (22)

Dido is not immobilized

Phalagar HP: 71 - 10 = 61
Callie HP: 37 + 2 = 39
Dido HP: 25 + 2 + 22 = 49 exactly full*
Kitau HP: 45 + 2 = Unchanged
Mittens HP: 36 + 2 = 38
Terdisas HP: 37 + 2 = 39

* 49 was full HP at lvl 5. Taking this moment to update Dido's HP to his lvl 6 hp. He has 55 HP.

More tentacle thrashing!  Dido manages to barely deflect one with his shield, but Kitau and Callie get grabbed and crushed!

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Callie HP: 39-10=29 and grabbed
Kitau HP: 45-10=35 and grabbed

  Terdisas's lucky streak (well, he did miss 2.5/3 of his daily spell) ends, as his attempt to discourage the tentacles from being all grabby on his friends harmlessly clips the things.

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Move: Shift.
Standard: Dragon Frost, Rolled a 3 (13 fort).

Dido steps over to the Phalagar. "Thanks for loosening me up, Callie! Take THIS, fiendish tentacles!" Dido hits it with his hammer. Doesn't seem to do much, but at least Dido seems emboldened.

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Move: Shift to Phalagar
Minor: Divine Challenge on Phalagar
Standard: Strength from Valor v Phalagar. Hit(26)!
 dmg: 5
 Dido gains 5 thp.

Phalagar HP: 71 - 5 = 66

Hack!  Slash!  Kitau severs the tentacle holding her!

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Phalagar HP: 66-28=38

"Mittens tries to use beguiling strands to force the tentacle monster to let go of Callie, but it seems getting at the monster's brain through it's extremities proves too difficult for the wizard at the moment."

Callie grabs the tentacle and yanks it off of her before rolling forward and holding her holy symbol out. "Fall before the might of those blessed by the gods!"

Kitau and Mittens feel awash with extra stamina while the monster seems to make a few openings as it cringes slightly.

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Escape from grasp: 24 success!
Standard: Hymn of Resurgence v Phalagar. Hit(25)!
 Target takes a -2 to all defenses. Whenever an ally hits the target before the end of your next turn, the target is knocked prone.
 Each ally in blast can choose to either gain 5 temporary HP, or make a saving throw.
(Dido already has 5 thp and doesn't need a save, so this has no effect on him)

Kitau and Mittens gain 5 thp!

The tentacle monster manages to grab hold of Dido and begins squeezing!

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Dido HP: 55+5thp-8=52
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  Terdisas takes a safer bet shot of lightning at the Tentacles, and even then he would have missed if not for Callie's efforts.  Still, even a weaker hit from a sorcerer was definitely painful.  Not to mention the oddities of status effects, as the tentacles flop to the ground (if still holding onto Dido).  But then, it was still less confusing than trying to figure out when a Snake was prone or not.  "Thank you for the setup Callie, hopefully we can finish this before Dido get's knocked around more."

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<small>Standard: Lightning Strike vs Tentacles: Hits (17 Ref) thanks to Callie.  18 DMG.

Effects: Tentacles knocked prone.

Tentacle HP: 38-18 = 20

"I know you love me and all, but you're hugging just a BIT too tight!" Dido says as he smacks the monster with his hammer.

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Standard: Valiant Strike v Phalagar. Hit(22)!
 dmg: 9

Phalagar HP: 20 - 9 = 11
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The ground above the main body collapses revealing a nasty maw lined with teeth!

"Super accurate Magic..."

"Rraaaargh!"

Kitau leaps down on top of the beast and cleaves it's head in three, spraying gore everywhere!  Yes, three.  Mittens relaxes and her interrupted spell just kinda berzaps one of the tentacles of the now dead monster.

"Is it just me, or is overkill the theme of this entrance?  Not that I'd want Terdisas to have done any different.  That was good timing with that spell in my estimation.  I mean more along the lines of...   wait...  did that voice really say, 'Mask, bell, blade, and tome?'  As in...  Minotaur...  Cow bell?"

Kitau just wipes the gore from her axes and armor.

Callie cures herself and then sits for a rest. "Rest up, everyone. If this was the welcoming committee, chances are we have a few more fights ahead. And chances are we were heard."

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Callie HP: 29 + 9 + 5(d6) + 3 + (d6) = Full
Surges: 3/7 - 1 = 2/7

Kitau takes a breather

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HP: 45/45 surges 7/8