Helga continues to dash. The second fishman uses his readied action to throw his spear at her. She's down!
Wendel moves up to Victor, places a ring on Victor's javelin, and vanishes into the ring as a cloud of sand. (and earns Inspiration for his clever thinking!)He gets motion sickness from the motion of being thrown. Make a DC 10 CON save or be poisoned (PHB 292.) (there is no "nauseated" condition, so...)  You may repeat the save at the end of each round. This replaces your normal chase complication.
Victor moves forward, leaping over the brush, and throws the javelin with the ring on it. Though he doesn't hit the fishman, the javelin does stick into the snow next to it! However he stumbles into a hunter's snare! Make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw to avoid it. On a failed save, you are caught in a net and restrained. See chapter 5 "Equipment," of the Player's Handbook for rules on escaping a net.
Carmen goes around the razorvine, and fires a blast at the second fishman, barely hurting it.
The lead fishman continues dashing, going around the razorvine. Uneven ground threatens to slow its progress. Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to
navigate the area. On a failed check, the ground counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain
The other fishman moves closer to the party and throws the other spear at Victor, missing! His path leads into more ****ing razorvine!

Initiative!
Helga 10
Wendel 7
Victor 4
Carmen 22
Fishmen 15

The lead fishman has 2 free dashes left. It has taken 12 damage
Wendel is 5 feet from the lead fishman (but in his ring) and has no free dashes left
The second fishman is 120 feet from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left. It has taken 3 damage.
Helga is 120 ft from the lead fishman (next to the second fishman) and has 4 free dashes left (but she's unconsious)
Victor is 140 ft from the lead fishman and has 3 free dashes left
Carmen is 190 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left

Helga has 0 HP!
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Seeing her newfound ally go down makes Carmen mad at the injustice of it all. Summoning more dark energies, she casts them at the fishman in an effort to scare him away as she approached. She wasn't far off....could she save her ally from death?

HP: 10/10 | AC: 18 | Spd: 30ft. | Hexblade's Curse 0/1 (SR)
Action: Eldritch Blast hits AC 15 for 5 damage| Move: 30' forwards | Bonus: N/A
07:22, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 11 using 1d20.  Chase complication. – [roll=1614208949.38357.352983]
07:22, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 5 using 1d10.  Damage. – [roll=1614208937.54235.352983]
07:22, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 15 using 1d20+5.  Attack 2nd fishman. – [roll=1614208927.17347.352983]

Victor is caught up in the hunter's snare which slows him down. He has to struggle before getting a good grip and tearing it apart.

He untangles himself and his wicked looking polearm then moves to face off against the nearer fishman, Helga's unconscious form slumped betwixt them, the glaive's blade high and right as if poised to drop and sever head from neck or limb from body.

The tiefling's face makes it clear that attacking the half-orc's unconscious form will mean certain death for his foe.

OOC: Victor failed the save and was restrained however uses his Action to make a strength check and bust out of the net, ending the restrained condition.
He moves adjacent to Helga with the second fishman within reach of his polearm while not being adjacent.+
Will use reaction to make an opportunity attack if the fishman leaves his threatened reach with the glaive.

16:34, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 18 using 1d20.  Chase complication?
16:32, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 19 using 1d20+3.  Strength Check to escape net! SUCCESS
16:32, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 14 using 1d20.  Dex Save or be netted! FAIL

Wendel feels the motion of the spear being thrown, something he hadn't expected, and his stomach does a little flip. However his mind continues racing along the possibilities of how close he might be and how much he will risk if he appears now. If he's to close to the fishmen he could be in danger of being attacked and becoming a liability to the team. He has to time this right. What could he do to prepare himself? Well there was something he could do.

He shuffles over to the walls of the beautifully decorated inner compartment of the ring steadying himself and suppressing the desire to become sick. Rest, recuperate. He could just stay here until everything blew over. He didn't have to risk his life for someone or heck something he didn't even know. But that is why he is out here after all, braving the cold, making a name for himself. Proving himself to himself.

Still the timing has to be right. The fragile little half elf takes a few seconds and breathes in deep. With more earthen speak that only he can here within his vessel he feels the connection to Radha even stronger here and what's more he brings the cold from outside the vessel in but uses it to surrounded himself in a protective sheen of the arctic cold. Now wait. Wait for the right moment.

He listens for the sound of receding footsteps.

Action: Cast Armor of Agathys- 5 temp hp for an hour and 5 cold to anyone who melees me.

 Remain in the ring for one round.

Helga fails a death save!Helga continues to dash. The second fishman uses his readied action to throw his spear at her. She's down!
The motion of the vessel flying through the air makes Wendel momentarily nauseous. He remains in the ring, casting a defensive spell. His nausea clears.
Victor gets caught up in a net, but bursts out of it, and moves to protect Helga. (Victor, the 2nd fishman, and Helga are technically no no longer in the chase, at the moment, but in combat with each other, so no chase complications at the moment. Ignore the one I posted for the fishman last round.)
Carmen Moves forward and blasts the fishman again, hoping to deter it from continuing to threaten her friends.
The lead fishman continues dashing.
The other fishman takes a few steps forward and attacks Victor. His bite does 2 damage His claws rip into Victor. Victor goes down! He runs back towards his leader.

Initiative!
Helga 10
Wendel 7
Victor 4
Carmen 22
Fishmen 15

The lead fishman has 1 free dashes left. It has taken 12 damage
Wendel is 65 feet from the lead fishman (but in his ring) and has no free dashes left
The second fishman is 155 feet from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left. It has taken 8 damage.
Helga is 180 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left (but she's unconsious)
Victor is 180 ft from the lead fishman and has 3 free dashes left (but he's unconsious)
Carmen is 220 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left

Helga has 0 HP!
Victor has 0 HP!

As the world goes dark Victor thinks about how cold he is, warmth leaking from his wounds.

He tries to open his eyes but they remain stuck closed. Despite this he sees light creeping in around the edges of the inside of eyelids... the light of the sun.

There is a presence there, is Lathandar here for him? No, the presence becomes a winged figure, a silhouette blotting out the sun behind her. She is here.

A small smile plays across the unconscious tiefling's lips as he slips into dark, undreaming unconciousness.

07:45, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 10 using 1d20.  Death Saving Throw. 1 Success

Wendel takes another deep breath and then with a thought incoporealizes and rematerializes back in the cold of the outside worl. As the sands settle into his form he reaches down to draw the javelin out of the snow and grab his ring off of it and charges after the lead fishman once more. No time to look back and see how his friends were doing. His calculation was right and the creature was a distance away but not out of reach for a few more second at least. As he runs he pulls back his hand to release yet another beam of sand and stone and force at the fleeing creature.

Bonus Action: exit bottled respite
Free action retrieve javelin/ring combo

Movement: 30ft toward lead fishman
Action: Eldritch Blast hits AC 22 for 3 force and 2 Bludgeoning damage (Genie's Wrath)

Chase: 9

Wendel rolled 22,3 using D20+5,d10.  Eldritch Blast.

Wendel rolled 9 using 1d20.  Chase

As Victor also goes down, Carmen is left in two minds. Should she dash forward and help Helga with her wounds, or blast the fishman standing over Victor and send it on its way? She chose the latter, hoping that she will be quick enough to save both of her allies. Thanking her lucky stars as the blast hits once more, she continues her move closer to Helga in the desperate hope that she has a healers kit stashed in her belongings that can be used to staunch her bleeding.

HP: 10/10 | AC: 18 | Spd: 30ft. | Hexblade's Curse 0/1 (SR)
Action: Eldritch Blast hits AC 20 for 5 damage | Move: 30' forwards towards Helga | Bonus: N/A
07:34, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 1 using 1d20.  Chase Complication. – [roll=1614296053.17555.352983]
07:33, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 5 using 1d10.  Damage. – [roll=1614296038.91992.352983]
07:33, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 20 using 1d20+5.  Attack 2nd fishman. – [roll=1614296028.70218.352983]

Helga remains unconscious (I won't be doing more Death Saves for her. If her player returns, she can pick up with 1 failed save.)
In a cloud of sand, Wendel emerges from his ring, picks up the Javelin, moves forward and blasts the lead fishman! His path takes him near a patch of razorvine. Make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or use 10 feet of movement (your choice) to avoid the razorvine. On a failed save, you take 1d10 slashing damage
Victor has a lovely little dream. He sees all his childhood pets, some grandparents, its like a Hallmark movie of the week.
Carmen Moves forward and blasts the fishman once more. Her path takes her through a rough patch of brush.
Seriously? It's all 1s and 9s with you people. Make a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (your choice) to get past the brush. On a failed check, the brush counts as 5 feet of difficult terrain.
The lead fishman continues dashing.
The other fishman dashes toward Wendel (reentering the chase)
Initiative!
Helga 10
Wendel 7
Victor 4
Carmen 22
Fishmen 15

The lead fishman has 0 free dashes left. It has taken 17 damage
Wendel is 95 feet from the lead fishman (but in his ring) and has no free dashes left
The second fishman is 155 feet from the lead fishman and has 3 free dashes left. It has taken 13 damage.
Helga is 240 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left (but she's unconsious)
Victor is 240 ft from the lead fishman and has 3 free dashes left (but he's unconsious)
Carmen is 250 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left

Helga has 0 HP!
Victor has 0 HP!

Victor's breathing approaches steadiness and his bleeding seems to slow but he is not out of danger yet.

That's two Successful Death saves for Victor, one more until stabilised.
18:38, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 13 using 1d20.  Death Saving Throw! SUCCESS!

The blast had damaged the fishman, but it still remained standing. Carmen was faced with a choice, run straight after it or help her fallen friend Helga. In the end, she chose to blast the fishman and get to her allies side.

HP: 10/10 | AC: 18 | Spd: 30ft. | Hexblade's Curse 0/1 (SR)
Action: Eldritch Blast hits AC 11 for 1 damage | Move: 10' towards Helga| Bonus: N/A
15:49, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 17 using 1d20.  Chase Complication. – [roll=1614412181.41864.352983]
15:49, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 1 using 1d10.  Damage. – [roll=1614412163.65365.352983]
15:49, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 11 using 1d20+5.  Eldritch Blast Fishman 2. – [roll=1614412152.42917.352983]

With the razorvine cropping up in his path Wendel has no choice but to take his time and valuable steps to get around it. Still at a loss for what to do other than keep trying to hit this guy he pulls back his fist, and with the tongue of the earth itself on his breath once more, releases another blast in that same odd punching motion. That moment of respite in his ring must have been all he needed.

Movement: 10ft around razorvine. 20 ft toward lead fishman.

Action: Eldritch Blast hits AC 15 for 8 force damage and 2 Bludgeoning damage (Genie's Wrath)

Chase: 14

Wendel rolled 15,8 using D20+5,d10.  Eldritch Blast.

Wendel rolled 14 using 1d20.  Chase.
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Helga remains unconscious.
Wendel wisely sidesteps the potentially deadly vines and blasts the lead fishman. It falls, dropping its bundle in the snow.
Victor clings to life. He's still not even sure whose grandparents those are, but one of them is doing cartwheels while trailing red ribbons.
Carmen runs to Helga's side, and grazes the fishman with a blast of energy.
The lead fishman is dead
The other fishman continues dashing. Its focus seems to be ahead, toward its fallen ally.

Initiative!
Helga 10
Wendel 7
Victor 4
Carmen 22
Fishmen 15

The lead fishman has 0 free dashes left. It has taken 27 damage And is dead!
Wendel is 75 feet from the lead fishman (but in his ring) and has no free dashes left
The second fishman is 95 feet from the lead fishman and has 2 free dashes left. It has taken 14 damage.
Helga is 240 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left (but she's unconsious)
Victor is 240 ft from the lead fishman and has 3 free dashes left (but he's unconsious)
Carmen is 240 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left

Helga has 0 HP!
Victor has 0 HP! Death saves 2 successes, 0 failures.

16:38, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 5 using 1d20.  Medicine on Victor. – [roll=1614587901.3727.352983]

Carmen tries to work on helping Victor back to his feet. She hopes that she can find a healers kit on him before administering her own form of bleeding prevention.

Carmen's shifting of Victor's body as she searches for healing materials seems to open up the wounds that had nearly stopped bleeding. It seems he doesn't have a healer's kit after all, perhaps he uses some magical ability to heal others?

OOC: No Healer's Kit sorry, the old Lay On Hands trick is great but only if you're conscious to use it!
19:41, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 3 using 1d20.  Death Save. FAIL

Seeing the bundle drop finally after what felt like such a long time, but must have only been less than a minute or two, Wendel lets out a little yelp of joy as his momentum carries him forward. He hazards a look back to give the good news to his companions only to realize that something back there had gone wrong. Seeing the last fishman charging at him, that little moment of joyous victory just vanishes and he lets out a little "Eep!" sound of fear. Hopefully the others don't hear that...

The adrenaline coursing through him again in that double dump one gets from elation turned fear, Wendel keeps running toward where the lead fishman dropped and in panic throws a blast of energy over his shoulder toward the one coming after him.

Move: 30ft toward lead fishman/dropped bundle
Action: Eldritch Blast AC for 3 Force damage and 2 Bludgeoning (Genie's Wrath)

Chase: 4

Wendel rolled 22,3 using D20+5,d10.  Eldritch Blast.

Wendel rolled 4 using 1d20.  Chase.

Helga remains unconscious.
Wendel runs forward and sends a blast over his shoulder at the remaining fishman. A  rock bed blocks his path. Make a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (your choice) to cross the impediment. On a failed check, the impediment counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain.
Victor clings to life. Victor notices a bright light, and begins to head toward it.
Failing to find a healer's kit on him, Carmen tries to shake Victor awake.
The other fishman dashes past Wendel.

Initiative!
Helga 10
Wendel 7
Victor 4
Carmen 22
Fishmen 15

The lead fishman has 0 free dashes left. It has taken 27 damage And is dead!
Wendel is 45 feet from the lead fishman (but in his ring) and has no free dashes left
The second fishman is 35 feet from the lead fishman and has 2 free dashes left. It has taken 19 damage.
Helga is 240 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left (but she's unconsious)
Victor is 240 ft from the lead fishman and has 3 free dashes left (but he's unconsious)
Carmen is 240 ft from the lead fishman and has 4 free dashes left

Helga has 0 HP!
Victor has 0 HP! Death saves 2 successes, 0 failures.

The light looks warm and inviting...

OOC: 2 Successes and 2 Fails now.
07:31, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 6 using 2d20, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 6,3.  Death Save with advantage using Inspiration. FAIL

Carmen was watching as the blood poured from Victor. Whatever she was doing, the wounds from the spears of the fishmen just weren't giving in. She was holding rags to the wounds to staunch the flow of blood but nothing was happening. She looked over to Helga, who was also in a dire situation. "Come on now! Hold on to life, don't give in!" she called out as the blood pulsed out of the wound in Victors shoulder.

"Come....on!" she screams out, desperately searching for answers.

05:00, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 4 using 1d20.  Medicine check for Victor. – [roll=1614891627.55277.352983] FAIL

At first Wendel flinches as the fishman comes close and then his eyes widen as the creature just continues past him. Whatever, or whoever, is in that bundle must mean something pretty important to these guys. Not one to miss an opportunity Wendel grips Victor's javelin tight in the one hand his ring in the other.

Reaction: AoO w/ javelin (if applicable) AC 21 for 4 piercing damage.

Action: Eldritch Blast AC 23 for 10 force damage and 2 bludgeoning damage (Genie's Wrath)

Movement: Across rock bed to fishman. Acrobatics 10. And if he's dead, as far as I can toward bundle.

Wendel rolled 10 using 1d20+3.  Acrobatics.

Wendel rolled 21,4 using D20+1,d6-1.  AoO w/ Javelin (if applicable).

Wendel rolled 23,10 using D20+5,d10.  Eldritch Blast.


Hearing Carmen cry out Wendel feels like there is nothing he can do. He sends the smallest of wishes out to his patron. Let him live...

Now that he's used his I'd like to give Victor my inspiration...

Helga remains unconscious.
Wendel leaps over the rock bed, barely clearing it and landing without slowing down, and blasts the fishman. A hit! The fishman falls!
Victor continues toward the light.
Carmen continues to attempt to help Victor, but she just can't slow the bleeding!


The fishmen are down! Carmen, you gain inspiration for good RP. Victor, and Carmen, if you wish, you may each roll another initiative check. If Carmen wins, she can attempt one more wis check to try to stabilize him. Failing that, Victor needs to make one more death save. He may use Wendell's inspiration if he likes.

Out of the corner of her eye, Carmen sees the final fishman go down as Wendel’s eldritch energies finally defeated the last of their enemies. One thing was for certain, without the warlock at their sides things could have been much worse. She puts all of her focus into staunching the blood spurting from Victors wounds....only time will tell if she had succeeded.

OOC: I succeeded with an initiative roll of 13. If Victor beats me on initiative and fails, sadness. If I beat him, he’s stable!

As the last fishman goes down, Wendel feels himself begin to tremble. The adrenaline dump he'd been running on has run out. The javelin in his hand, Victor's javelin, tips downward. He falls to his knees and plants the tip of it in the snow holding on with both hands to keep from falling all the way down.

The little half-elf breathes in and out trying desperately to slow his breathing. He can't look back at where Victor and Helga had both fallen. He can't. Not yet. All he can do is hope that, despite her cry, Carmen has somehow pulled off a miracle.

It's a miracle of its own that Wendel made it to this point without even a scratch. The cold pierces him in the thought and a tear rolls down his face. Swiping it away he stands up with help from the javelin. Looking down at the bodies he'd out down, something in Wendel breaks. Again. These creatures deserved it right? They were the ones that he'd heard about back at Smith's. They had some kind of sacrifice something or other going on out here right? Maybe...

Wendel trudges over to the bundle and takes out his dagger. Carefully he first looks to see if there's an easy way to unwrap it but if not he'll cut it open. If there is someone there and that someone is alive, it might be enough to make him feel that this was all worth it... His bruised hands look even worse right now after channeling all that magic and they don't stop trembling as he opens the bundle.

With Carmen's pressure on the wounds the bleeding soon stops and Victor's breathing calms from the gasping rattles to a quiet and regular puff of misty air. Oblivious to the world around him but otherwise stable for now.

OOC: That sequence of dice rolls was a rollercoaster!
15:59, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 18 using 1d20.  Death Save.
15:59, Today: Victor Iusticia rolled 20 using 1d20.  Initi.

The gods were kind! Victor appeared to have stabilised for now, so Carmen headed back to Helga to see if she could do anything to staunch her bleeding.

Since Victor self-stabilised, can I use my medicine roll for Helga instead now? :)