"I can't rightly say if a prism was strictly developed for use on a ship," Krivath offers, "But it seems like something a Dwarf might have thought of for use in a mine."

"I don't think the Orcs put that here, though. Nor the wyverns, Means someone else has been here before them."

He follows behind Theirastra.

As Willem approaches the tunnel, the light from the deck prism is enough to let him see that there is a flight of stone stairs leading upward about 10 feet in. They head up into darkness.

He does spot some food scraps on the stairs... a bone of some animal that has had most of the meat chewed off of it... recently.

The stairs go up only one flight before they stop at the entrance to a room. It's pretty dim light this far up, but there's just enough to tell the size of the room... about 50 feet square. It does seem to be a room rather than a cave, but it could have started out as a cave and was then finished off as a room.

Willem doesn't hear it, but Theirastra does--there are at least two Orcs at the top of the stairs just around the corner... one on each side.
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Willem, not hearing the Orcs, proceeded cautiously up the stairs, keeping an eye out for potential threats. His feet moved silently, picking out spots between discarded bones. He kept his sword ready, just in case.


10:53, Today: Grey Willem rolled 22 using 1d20+2 with rolls of 20.  Stealth.

Theirastra continues to listen to try and determine if there are more than just the two Orcs. As Willem begins to go up the stairs, she taps him on the shoulder and holds up two fingers silently and indicates up ahead, then holds up one finger and points left, and then points right.

She turns back to Krivath and repeats her gestures to him.

If Willem charges through the opening, she expects one of the Orcs to attempt to attack him from behind. Instead, he'll be the one to get hit from behind!

Willem paused and nodded to indicate he understood, then proceeded cautiously. Hopefully he would catch any would-be assailant before they spotted him.

Theirastra ensured her long sword was ready, and continued behind him as he went up the stairs. When everything starts, she will ensure to go the opposite way that Willem does so as to catch the other orc unawares.

Willem reaches the top step... and nothing happens. If there are Orcs waiting for them, he doesn't see them or hear them.

Apparently they are waiting for someone to show themselves.

Krivath has been hanging back since he didn't have any useful spells left for the current situation. However, when Willem gets to the top and nothing happens, it occurs to Krivath that the Orcs (if there are any) are waiting, too.

It was sort of a stand-off... until someone took the first step.

He suddenly had an idea!

"Hey! There's more Orcs coming up the stairs behind us!" he yells to the others as he charges up the stairs past them and then dives into the room with a tumbling roll.

"No." he whispers to the others as he runs by.

He'll attempt to tumble back to his feet so he can at least make an attempt to defend himself against any Orc attacks.

22:19, Today: Krivath Sparkfyre rolled 20 using 1d20+2 ((18)).

Woo-hoo! The Dice Roller likes me! It really likes me!

As Krivath surged past him, Willem was somewhat confused as to the plan. But he went with it, seeing as any surprise was now lost. He charged behind him, greatsword at the ready to cover Krivath’s back.

Charging into the room  behind Krivath, Willem now sees what Krivath had guessed as Willem practically runs into two Orcs that had been flattened against the wall to either side of the doorway and now were moving to attack Krivath.

The two Orcs aren't able to react quickly enough to avoid Willem and run into him. They are now too close to attack with their long swords, as is Willem.

As he assesses the situation, he sees that there were two more Orcs against the wall that are moving towards the opening to the stairs... and Theirastra.

The first two Orcs were too close so Willem decided to ignore them for now. Instead he charge across the chamber towards the stairs where the two other Orcs had appeared. He swung his heavy blade hard and felt it bite deep into the creature's exposed flank.

Willem
AC-15
HP-48/48

Move - Run towards second pair of Orcs
Action - Attack first Orc, hit for 11hp Slashing damage

10:34, Today: Grey Willem rolled 11 using 2d6+5 with rolls of 3,3.  Damage.
10:34, Today: Grey Willem rolled 17 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 10.  Attack 1st Orc near stairs.
10:33, Today: Grey Willem rolled 16 using 1d20+2 with rolls of 14.  Initiative.
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Sorry I didn't make it clear enough. The stairs are the ones you just came up. The second pair of Orcs are the ones behind you to the side of those stairs and moving to attack Theirastra.

He has no problem attacking and hitting one of the two Orcs he ran into, mainly because their backs were turned when he ran into them. Now they turn around, and when they see that there's only Willem, one of them turns back to Krivath.

Although Willem hits the Orc, it isn't enough to take it down. He's learned from the previous battles that it takes two hits... unless he lands a really good one!

It attacks back!

17:48, Today: StarMaster rolled 10,8 using 1d20+5,1d12+3 ((5,5)).

And misses! ...Perhaps due to the closeness or the surprise or the confusion...


Having detected the two Orcs that Krivath lured out, Theirastra wasn't naive enough to think that those two were the only ones. It was a minor case of Chicken with her venturing out into the room or the Orcs moving into the opening.

A good feint by Theirastra lured the two Orcs out into the open. The Orcs don't get to attack because she is slightly out of reach and they are undecided whether to step down the stairs to get to her.


Meanwhile, Krivath is barely holding his own against the other Orc. His ploy to draw them out kind of worked, only now one as engaged Willem while the other one is after him. He dodges a lot!


Just then, someone else comes running up the stairs behind Theirastra.

Alecks follows the sounds of the battle, then bursts into the room. He takes a moment to assess the situation, seeing the two orcs closest to him on the stairs.  His voice rises clearly above the sounds of melee as he calls upon the power of Selune.

OOC Alecks Casts Guiding Bolt



17:53, Today: Alecks Senechal rolled 22 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 15.
17:53, Today: Alecks Senechal rolled 18 using 4d6 with rolls of 5,5,4,4.

As a bonus action he casts spiritual hammer and strikes at the most injured orc that is still standing.
18:17, Today: Alecks Senechal rolled 24 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 17.
18:17, Today: Alecks Senechal rolled 13 using 1d8+5 with rolls of 8.


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Alecks runs up the stairs, but things don't quite go as planned. First of all, he has to run past Theirastra. The two Orcs at the top of the stairs and he would have to run through them to get into the room.

However, he is able to cast his spell on the run. It strikes one of the Orcs and kills it.

His bonus action is casting a second spell. He hits the second Orc, but it isn't quite enough to kill him.

He's now standing right next to Theirastra on the stairs, with one wounded Orc standing between them and the action in the room.

Theirastra casts Booming Blade on her longsword and then slashes out at the orc in front of her.

[OOC: Move upto Orc.
Cast Booming Blade, which gives free attack with sword, if I hit the orc takes my sword damage, and spell goes off.

http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:booming-blade

23:42, Today: Theirastra Nailo rolled 24,7 using 1d20+5,1d8+4 with rolls of 19,3.  Longsword - Booming Blade.
Hit AC: 24
Damage: 7

If I hit, and he moves 5' or more, he will take another 1d8 in damage.]

Not much chance of the Orc moving 5 feet because Theirastra's hit kills it before it gets a chance of attacking back.

Things had gone just as he'd hoped! When he dashed into the room, he'd drawn the two known Orcs into pursuing him to attack... whether they believed there were other Orcs coming up the stairs or not.

Fortunately, with Willem crashing into the two Orcs that had started after Krivath, neither of them got to attack him. Until now! Apparently not considering Willem much of a threat, one of the Orcs turned back to Krivath.

He'd intended to attack with his dagger while the Orc was battling Willem. Alas, it wasn't to be. Instead, he cast another Eldritch Blast at the Orc.

01:32, Today: Krivath Sparkfyre rolled 18,7 using 1d20+2,1d10 ((16,7)).

Alrighty! The crackling beam of energy strikes the Orc for 7 points of force damage.

Hoping it at least slows the Orc for a moment, Krivath will back pedal to try and stay out of reach.

Bit confused - are there just 2 Orcs in the room, and if so are they now both dead?

No, there were 4 Orcs in the room. There were two on each side of the stairwell waiting to ambush whoever came through the doorway.

Theirastra had only heard that there was one on each side.

When Krivath ran up the stairs and through the opening, the first two Orcs charged after him. Those were the ones that Willem ran into when he charged after Krivath.

The other two Orcs waited for the next person, got impatient, and stepped into the opening and immediately got attacked by Alecks.

So, Willem and Krivath are fighting two Orcs more or less in the center of the room.

Theirastra and Alecks are on the stairs fighting two Orcs standing in the opening.

So, 2 dead ors at doorway. 1 injured orc in room closing with Krivath, 1 healthy orc near Willem, Alecks and Theirastra ok at doorway? Is there a turn order?

Willem closed on the uninjured Orc and swung his greatsword. The mighty blade beat through the creature's defences and bit into exposed flesh.

Willem
AC-15
HP-48/48

Move - Move towards uninjured Orc
Action - Attack Orc, hit for 12hp Slashing damage

11:43, Today: Grey Willem rolled 12 using 2d6+5 with rolls of 6,1.  Reroll both damage die - Great Weapon Fighting.
11:42, Today: Grey Willem rolled 9 using 2d6+5 with rolls of 2,2.  Damage.
11:42, Today: Grey Willem rolled 22 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 15.  Attack vs uninjured Orc.
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Alecks stayed in the doorway as the fight continued. The robed figure looked to be trying to avoid melee and had an orc bearing down on him. The Selunite called forth the power of his Godess and pointed at the orc that was closing. A radient flash of light burst into the room. With a circular wave of both hands he directed his spititual mace to attack the same orc.


18:11, Today: Alecks Senechal rolled 3 using 1d8 with rolls of 3.  sacred flame. DC 15 Dex
18:11, Today: Alecks Senechal rolled 14 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 7. Bonus Action Attack
8:12, Today: Alecks Senechal rolled 13 using 1d8+5 with rolls of 8. Bonus Attack Damage

Theirastra had no issues with rushing into combat as she moved into the room and assaulted the uninjured Orc!

[OOC: Move upto Uninjured Orc.
Cast Green Flame Blade, which gives free attack with sword, if I hit the orc takes my sword damage, and spell goes off causing fire damage to an enemy of my choice in 5'.

http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:green-flame-blade

21:28, Today: Theirastra Nailo rolled 22,5 using 1d20+5,1d8+4 with rolls of 17,1.  Longsword - Green Flame Blade.
Hit AC: 22
Damage: 5 (To orc hit with Long Sword)
Damage: 4 (Fire damage to the other orc)

If I hit the other orc will take 4 fire damage.]
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The multiple attacks easily finish off the last two Orcs. Willem's attack on the one Orc followed by Theirastra's attack finishes him. Krivath's spell, followed by Alecks's spell and spiritual hammer attack and the fire from Theirastra's spell finishes off the last Orc.


The various spells momentarily lit up the room so that you got glimpses of what was in it. It's clearly been worked by people to form the 50-foot cube. There are a number of crystals in the ceiling. There is art on the walls.

There is the remnants of furniture along both walls and a table with six chairs around it at the far end of the room.

Otherwise, the room is dark.
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"Perhaps I should have used that spell the first time." She said with a simple nod to herself as she ends her blade dancing.