... continued.

"This a strange puzzle indeed. On the one hand we have a virtual army of Zombies attack us. On the other this arrangement of sundry stolen items, hardly the fare a necromantic cult would desire. Are these deranged cultists or a band of brigands?" Gnorlin says while rubbing his head.

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Ready to proceed down Northern hallway when the rest are ready.
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"Maybe they used to be brigands," Bhelmyr muses, "then the cult made zombies of them."

North passage is fine with me. Ready when you guys are.

With the illusory Gnorlin ahead of the real Gnorlin, the adventurers continue.

Both T7 caverns are empty.
The ground in both T7 areas has large areas that are dirt and dust free.
The smell of undead is here. Perhaps many undead stood around here, shuffling their feet.

T8 is a forgotten tomb.
This small chamber contains a stone sarcophagus inlaid with silver. The lid lies on its side before the now empty sarcophagus.
The face carved into the stone of the lid depicts an imperious nobleman.
A symbol of a skull in a halo of flame is carved at the head and foot of the sarcophagus.

The curious illusory Gnorlin and real Gnorlin venture a short distance further through the narrow passageways beyond these chambers.
The passageways all contain rough old stone stairs, leading downwards as the chambers wind their way around the central blood-pit-waterfall. (see maps)

Maps !
https://drive.google.com/open?...K_TeEj2UA6XbRbTgkbPQ
and
https://drive.google.com/open?...z9pqgbF_A-VS-Y9DmwIj

Gnorlin spots a few skinny rats scratching and sniffing in the passageway nearby ...
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Gnorlin takes a quick look around the abandoned tomb...


"If this were a tavern and I had an ale that would be really cool, but here I would say that's just terrifying. I shant touch it in any way!" he whispers to himself and anyone else who can hear.

He then continues to venture forward following his illusionary self.

---

Continue to wind down and south...

MATRIM still has advantage on stealth rolls (1 hour duration)

06:35, Today: Gnorlin Parkputter rolled 22 using 1d20+4.  Stealth.
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Matrim will follow behind Gnorlin.

Stealth (w/ advantage): Matrim Rogthor rolled 20 using 1d20+2

Kvanlanir stayed back a bit and kept his eyes on to the ceiling and any other place that a potential ambush could come from, "This does not bode well, whatsoever."



Bleh
19:40, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 8 using 1d20+4.  Perception.

Xander whispers
should we edge out to the waterfall? Maybe we can see a potential threat

how is the Gnorlin copy placement, should I move him anywhere?

Keep him moving down the passage please.

Xander directs the copy of Gnorlin to continue down the passageway. The copy looks concerned, tip toeing south.

The adventurers continue south, pushing illusory Gnorlin ahead of the group.

Xander takes a quick look over the edge of the blood pit-lake.
He sees that the route southward, beyond area T9, will lead to a narrow downward staircase, which then leads to a small platform to stand on at the south-side of the lake of gently-rippling blood.

As illusory Gnorlin is pushed forward, tip-toeing south, he appears to swat at something on his leg.
A small skinny rat scurries away.

Illusory Gnorlin swats another rat away, and this one runs past Gnorlin and Matrim before disappearing into a tiny hole in the wall.
Gnorlin, Matrim  and Xander notice that the rats bones could be seen ! It was a small undead rat !

Illusory Gnorlin swats at more and more small undead rats as he continues to obey orders and tiptoe south.

Maps !
https://drive.google.com/open?...e6-DlS3xjLADGfeM0Sad
and
https://drive.google.com/open?...qX_XZXvAm-2V5-Uzj1mT

In a whisper
did any one else see the undead rat nip at the illusuon? Hope they don't carry the plague

Gritting his teeth with disgusted surprise at seeing undead rats Gnorlin peers down the hallway.

"Definitely DO NOT drink the water! Something here is turning everything into zombies, even the rats!"

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18:29, Today: Gnorlin Parkputter rolled 22 using 1d20+4.  perception .

Crossbow Bolts: 21
Inspiration Dice 0 of 2
Spell Slots; LVL 1: 1 of 4
                 LVL 2: 0 of 2
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Gnorlin peers down the passageway, watching illusory Gnorlin tip-toe south.

Illusory Gnorlin is not injured in any way by the small undead rats,
although the rats do attempt to bite and scratch the illusion.

Gnorlin notices a few more tiny holes at the bottom of the stone walls,
where the small undead rats scurry to or from.

The tiny holes become more numerous in the south-ward passageway.

Illusory Gnorlin has between four and six small undead rats climbing on him at any moment.
The small undead rats are becoming more numerous, too.

Turning to the group, "If we go down here we will be faced with a swarm of undead rats! Does anyone have fire spells?"

---

Crossbow Bolts: 21
Inspiration Dice 0 of 2
Spell Slots; LVL 1: 1 of 4
                 LVL 2: 0 of 2
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"Not me. Have a few small group spells, though. Seems to me those'd come in handy against closely clustered rodents"

A sleep spell but i have no idea if it works on undead.  We could try the oil? I could draw the rats to a pool of oil and we could light it?

"Let's try this then. Xander could you help me with some sound. I shall create an illusionary fire and move it towards them. Let's see if we can scare them off." Gnorlin says and he waves his hand in front of him. A noiseless fire springs up in front of him and he moves it slowly down the hallway.

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Minor Illusion (racial trait) of a bonfire. (I forgot I had this ability....)

Crossbow Bolts: 21
Inspiration Dice 0 of 2
Spell Slots; LVL 1: 1 of 4
                 LVL 2: 0 of 2
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Xander gives a nod, he thinks for a second, the smell of burning fire fills the area.

Maybe rats respond better to smell than sound

"I would really prefer not to sit up here for five minutes firing arrows on a pack of rats, so good luck."

The adventurers continue south.

Gnorlin and Xander are up front, behind illusory-Gnorlin (is he still here ?)
and the illusory-bonfire.

Gnorlin's bonfire is visual, with Xander's added smell, but emits no heat or light.

The narrow passageway opens into a chamber where there are many tiny holes near the bottom of the old stone walls,
where small undead rats scurry to and from.

The illusory-bonfire moves into the room, illusory-Gnorlin (?) and the adventurers behind it.

Although the illusory-bonfire is not a true bonfire, the small undead rats seem entranced by it.
They scurry from their holes and begin piling atop each other, soon converging into two distinct shapes.

Two undead rat swarms !
Entranced by your illusory-bonfire.

Map !
https://drive.google.com/file/...O80HZMojn-9cMB-/view
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Cricket chirps a bit, looking at the rats curiously. Mmmm rats. Good eating. Cricket quietly makes the sound of sizzling meat while looking the swarms over, just so his group can hear him. But then again, someone said something about zombie rats, and zombies aren't good. At least, he assumes so. He doesn't really see the problem with them. They could make excellent menial laborers. Hmmm...maybe zombie rats could serve a purpose too. Used in larger societies to...hunt...bugs? Cricket shook his head and looked at the swarms again, pulling an small rod from his belt, and keeping his spear ready in his other hand. He had little to say, and simply imitated the sounds around him idly. Rats, breathing noises from his companions, the light clatter of gear. Gotta keep that mimic ability finely honed.

Matrim quietly says to his companions

"It might be best for you who can affect larger groups at once. I could wade into a swarm, but it would take me a while to get all of them with my hammer. Opinions?"

Taking a large sigh Gnorlin nods his head as he draws his daggers, "I agree, I feel wading in there may be our only option. If they were normal rats I could simply cause them to slumber, but zombies don't sleep."

---

Initiative for when we go...
06:46, Today: Gnorlin Parkputter rolled 21 using 1d20+2.  Initiative.

Crossbow Bolts: 21
Inspiration Dice 0 of 2
Spell Slots; LVL 1: 1 of 4
                 LVL 2: 0 of 2
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If they are entranced enough to the bonfire, maybe we can lure them back to that cliff?

Xander test this by having the illusuon of Gnorlin move past the rats.

09:29, Today: Xander rolled 18 using 1d20+3 ((15))

Xander moves illusory-Gnorlin past the undead rats,
towards the opposite side of the chamber.

A few undead rats leap and scratch at illusory-Gnorlin, before returning to one of the two undead rat swarms,
which remain in almost the same position, still entranced by the illusory bonfire.

"Now might be a good time to try that whole 'throw some lantern oil and set it ablaze' thing."

Gnorlin acts on a hunch and moves the fire to the far south-east corner.

Ok, I'm not really sure what I want these rats to do,
so I'll leave it up to the dice roller.

On a d6:
1-2 = rats swarm together into mega-zombie-rat-swarm (shaped like a rat) and attack pc's
3-4 = as above, but rat-swarm attacks illusions
5 = rat swarm disperses, rats swarm over adventurers, rats run back through the holes in the walls
6 = rat swarms disperse and rats run back through the holes in the walls

DM rolled 4 using 1d6.  rat actions.

Gnorlin moves the illusion of the bonfire towards the south-east corner of the chamber.

The undead rats swarm together into one large mass.
A mass of writhing undead rats, now one creature, shaped like a rat,
known as mega-zombie-rat-swarm.
It moves towards the illusion of the bonfire and thrashes about in a wild manner.

"Enough of this!" Gnorlin exclaims as he steps into the room and to the left (his left so that would be east) to allow the others to also enter. He hoists his crossbow and fires.

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ACTION: 06:53, Today: Gnorlin Parkputter rolled 15,9 using 1d20+4,1d8+2.  Crossbow to-hit/ Damage.

I also rolled this previously...

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Initiative: Matrim Rogthor rolled 9 using 1d20+2

Matrim will move into the room, making himself known to the rats, but does not approach. He will hold his action, so that when the rats get into melee range, he will attack two handed.

Gnorlin will hit with the crossbow, hurt the Mega-zombie-rat-swarm, and draw its attention towards the adventurers.

Xander can keep that 18 initiative he rolled earlier, and declare an action for round one of combat with the Mega-zombie-rat-swarm.

DM rolled 15 using 1d20+4.  Mega-zombie-rat-swarm Initiative (DEX)

Initiative
Gnorlin 21 - crossbow
Xander 18
Mega-zombie-rat-swarm 15
Matrim 9

Matrim may as well make attack rolls now.

Xander will cast Faerie Fire, Dex save DC 13. If failed all attacks against super Mega-zombie-rat-swarm will be made with advantage.

Just going to hold off on the roll to see if I have advantage.

Round One

Initiative
Gnorlin 21
Xander 18
Mega-zombie-rat-swarm 15
Matrim 9

Gnorlin shoots and hits the rat-swarm, skewering multiple rats,
and drawing the rat-swarms attention towards himself.

Xander casts Faerie Fire !
DM rolled 14 using 1d20+4.  Mega-zombie-rat-swarm (DEX)
Each object in a 20-foot cube within range is outlined in blue, green, or violet light,
except for the rat-swarm who managed to contort its shape in a unique way to avoid the spell.

Gnorlin and Matrim have stepped into the room,
while Xander and the other adventurers are at the entrance.
The illusory-Gnorlin and illusory-bonfire stand idle in the room.

The rat-swarm shambles forwards to between Gnorlin and Matrim,
then pushes in against Gnorlin (entering Gnorlins 'space' if we were using a grid-map and miniatures),
and attacks Gnorlin with a multitude of tiny bites and scratches.
DM rolled 22 using 1d20+6.  Mega-zombie-rat-swarm attack
DM rolled 12 using 3d6.  Mega-zombie-rat-swarm damage

Gnorlin is shredded (but lives!),
by a multitude of tiny bites and scratches.

Matrim ...

Kvanlanir moved into action as the rats swelled and shifted, sending an arrow into the thick of them.

Init: 18
Action: Attack with Longbow
Result: Crit AC 27, for 10+7=17 Piercing + 3+2=5 (22 total)
Special: Pushing Maneuver, Str DC 14 vs being pushed 15 ft

11:37, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 7,2 using d8,d8.  Crit Damage.
11:36, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 3 using 1d8.  Pushing Longbow,  Dmg. Str 14 vs 15' Push.
11:36, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 27,10 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.
11:36, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 18 using 1d20+3.  Initiative.

Gritting his teeth Gnorlin ignores the pain in his legs and counter attacks. Well.. he tries to ignore the pain as his attack is much less accurate than he hoped.

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MOVE.. none
ACTION.. attack with daggers handed (hit AC 10 for 3 dam), Off-handed (miss for sure)


11:46, Today: Gnorlin Parkputter rolled 3,1 using 1d4+2,1d4.  dagger damage (Handed/ off-handed).
11:46, Today: Gnorlin Parkputter rolled 10,5 using 1d20+4,1d20+4.  Dagger to hit (handed/ off-handed).

[Private to GM: I'm fine if Gnorlin doesn't make it. I've really struggled finding my stride with this character. I have a replacement in mind that would provide very good healing potential for the party.. druid..Circle of dreams.. human variant with the healer war caster feat. Anyway don't alter dice but don't feel like you need to protect him either.]
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Round 1 - If they are within melee range:

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 12 using 1d20+4

Damage: Matrim Rogthor rolled 5 using 1d10+4

Round 2 - Matrim will move closer if the rat swarm is not in range

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 9 using 1d20+4

Damage: Matrim Rogthor rolled 8 using 1d10+4

Xander will stifle a curse. How did the agile buggers do that? Xander drops his dagger and draws old reliable. He fires.

  crit! 13 damage

01:09, Today: Xander rolled 25,11 using 1d20+5,1d8+3 ((20,8)).
01:12, Today: Xander rolled 2 using 1d8 ((2)). Crit damage

Initiative
Gnorlin 21
Kvanlanir 18
Xander 18
Mega-zombie-rat-swarm 15
Matrim 9

Round One, continued

Matrim swings his warhammer, but misses the rat-swarm.
The writhing mass of undead vermin twists its shape around,
making it a hard target.

Round Two

Gnorlin and Matrim have entered the room and are fighting the rat-swarm.
Xander is just inside the room, near the entrance.
Kvanlanir and the other adventurers are at the room entrance.
The illusory-Gnorlin has vanished, but the illusory-bonfire remains (i think).

Gnorlin grits his teeth and slashes at the rat-swarm with his daggers.
He slashes at just thin air as the rat-swarm twists here and there.

[Secret to Gnorlin Parkputter: We could co-ordinate to have Gnorlin spectacularly die in a soon-to-be fight with the big-bad-evil-guy. Your new character could be tied up in the corner.]

Kvanlanir moved into action as the rats swelled and shifted,
sending an arrow into the thick of them !
The arrow thud! squelch!  thud!  eek! squelch! thud! squelch! eek! goes through the rat-swarm skewering many rats on its way through the mass of undead vermin.
Bards for years to come will write tales of Kvanlanirs arrow that held more skewered undead rats than thought possible.

Xander fires his crossbow into the rat-swarm.
thud!  eek! squelch! as even more undead rats are skewered.

The piercing onslaught from Gnorlin, Kvanlanir and Xander has left the rat-swarm very hurt and weakened.
Many undead vermin have been skewered by arrow and bolt and litter the floor on the far side of the chamber.

Nevertheless, the weakened rat-swarm continues to bite-and-scratch at Gnorlin.
DM rolled 17 using 1d20+4.  Mega-zombie-rat-swarm attack
DM rolled 12 using 2d6.  Mega-zombie-rat-swarm damage
Gnorlin slashes here-and-there with his twin-daggers,
but he cannot fight off the rat-swarm engulfing him,
and is again shredded by many small undead scratches and bites.

The gnome is bleeding in a hundred places.
Blood pours from many wounds on Gnorlin,
as he slumps over in a growing pool of his own blood.
Blood Blood Blooooood ! ! !
Gnorlin is dying !

[Secret to Gnorlin Parkputter: ... or Gnorlin could die here unless healed !]

Illusory-bonfire vanishes !

Matrim again swings his warhammer,
and frustratingly again misses the rat-swarm.

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...-qjmdLX2yH42phHXJjuC

Gnorlin falls to the ground coughing blood.

[Private to GM: He could die here... work my new guy in when you can... Bandish Bay. thanks for understanding. Can he start at lvl 2?]

Seeing the pries go down, Kvanlanir sent another arrow flying. Not having access to healing magics was going to make things a bit more challenging. He had known the man for only a matter of days, personally, so the loss to him on a personal level was minimal, but the loss of the benefits would be felt.

Action: Precision Attack with Longbow
Result: Hit AC 15 for 8 Piercing damage

11:21, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 5 using 1d8.  Precision.
11:21, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 10,8 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.

Xander stashes his crossbow and raises his wand. He rushes to where Gnorlin fell and gives a command in sylvan. A deep mist obscures Gnorlin and Xander.

move to Gnorlin, action use silent image to create mist to conceal Gnorlin and myself.

Matrim roars in anger at seeing a friend fall. He continues to swing at the swarm, determined to make them feel his wrath. He wants to do this as clear as he can, and will not let the bloodthirsty rage take over his mind. More satisfying this way.

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 13 using 1d20+4

Daamge: Matrim Rogthor rolled 14 using 1d10+4

Cricket stops staring at the ridiculousness of the rats forming into one and hastily fires a bolt of silvery energy in the form of a raven skull at the rat. He also mutters an incantation in the voice of a woman and points at Matrim.

Cricket rolls a 3 on Initiative.
Cricket casts Eldritch Blast (9 to hit, 13 damage)
Cricket uses a bonus action to cast Sanctuary on Matrim. (Enemies must succeed a Wis save DC 13 to attack Matrim. If they fail, they must attack the next target in range, or give up their attack if they can't.)

Round Three

Initiative
Gnorlin 21
Kvanlanir 18
Xander 18
Mega-zombie-rat-swarm 15
Matrim 9
Cricket 3

Gnorlin, brave gnomish cleric, adventurer, friend and comrade for the past few days (and many months in real-time) feels his life slowly ... slipping ... away. Oddly, it doesn't hurt. Is that your mother's face, Gnorlin ? Relax ... your time to rest has arrived ...

Seeing Gnorlin go down, Kvanlanir sends another arrow flying,
again skewering multiple undead rats.

Xander rushes to where Gnorlin fell and gives a command in sylvan.
A deep mist obscures Gnorlin and Xander.

The mega-zombie-rat-swarm is much smaller and weaker than before.
Many pierced and smashed undead rats lay on the floor of the chamber.

The mega-zombie-rat-swarm, disappointed by the gnomes lack of dagger-swinging and decision to lay-down on the ground, combined with the confusion caused by Xander's sudden mist, changes its focus to Matrim and pushes up against the goliath, causing many bites and claws to lash out at the new target.
DM rolled 6 using 1d20+4.  Mega-zombie-rat-swarm attack.

Matrim is in no mood for tolerating the biting-scratching thing and avoids the attack of the mega-zombie-rat-swarm, retaliating with his own devastating warhammer blow, smashing through the mega-zombie-rat-swarm, sending undead rats pieces flying in all directions, destroying the foul mega-zombie-rat-swarm. It is dead.

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+100 XP each for surviving characters.

Bandish 840 (who is this? you don't know yet!)
Bhelmyr 2200
Cricket 840
Kvanlanir 2050
Matrim 2250
Xander 1910
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When the dust clears from the battle, the surviving adventurers survey the scene.
Gnorlin the gnome is dead, lying in a growing pool of blood.
Many undead rat corpses litter the chamber. (half-ammunition can be recovered again).

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Gnorlin had equipment !

Padded Armor
Sling + 60 bullets
2 Daggers

Caltrops (bag of 20)

Burgler's Pack: (Backpack, bag of 1000 ball bearings, 10 ft. of string, a bell, 5 candles, a crowbar, a hammer, 10 pitons, a hooded lantern, 2 flasks of oil, 5 days rations, a tinderbox, a waterskin, 50 ft of hempen rope.)

A set of lockpicks

Signal whistle

Other Items :
Fix (Pet Mouse)

Money : 7 CP, 9 SP, 7 GP, 0 PP

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Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...5njOKF-b1SzjqTMgkPwE
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Cricket looks over the dead friend, tilting his head.

"Fanganlan bless your-" Spoken in Gnorlin's voice. A cricket chirp, the shuffling of gear. Noises the bird was making from wherever he does that (he doesn't exactly have lips).

"Where in the blazes-Good fellow." more Gnorlin chatter as he looks over the fallen Gnome. The bird falls silent, then makes the sound of a church bell ringing once. He returns to being silent, staring at the body of the Gnome, unable to express how he feels or what he thinks. Stuck inside his own head. He shakes his head, then, and decides it's best to move on.

If he's allowed, he'll go to the gnome and begin rifling through his things. He's only interested in shiny baubles, really. And perhaps that mouse if he finds it. A good thing to remember his companion by, provided no one else lays claim to it.
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Matrim allows his comrades to go through the items first, and will grab what no one lays claim to. He bows his head in respect, and mutters a soft prayer, in that Gnorlin may find adventures in the afterlife, and enjoy his ethereal hunt.

Bhelmyr caught up too late to save Gnorlin, but picked up his holy symbol. "Farewell little friend. Ffarlaghn watch over your soul on its eternal journey."

Xander will clean his now old friend with prestidigitation. Cleaning the body does little to ease things. The thousands of bites and tears in the little gnomes body is sickening. Xander then silent images Gnorlin whole again, almost as if he were sleeping soundly.

Xander will take a couple of daggers from Gnorlinn's possessions and his bolts.

Sorry friend, I'll put them to good use hopefully. Farewell on your travels

He'll look to the others

can we cremate him

Ignoring the man's armor, Kvanlanir threw the man's other possessions into Gnorlin's pack and hefted it onto his shoulder. Supplies may not be needed now, but it could come in handy later.

The adventurers take from Gnorlin whatever items they need/want, and Xander cleans the gnomes body.

Xander suggests cremation of Gnorlins body.
(Alternatively, you could take the body top-side when you leave and bury him, or leave him here in the tomb somewhere ...)

Once all is said and done, the adventurers continue, deeper into the Tomb of Everflowing Blood. Heading down the stairs, through the narrow passageway, the adventurers find themselves on a rocky platform at the southern end of the blood-lake. Broken columns protrude from the lake. The sound of splashing blood falling from above echoes throughout this vast space.

Looking across the lake (and near the limits of dark-vision) a broad hall can be seen. A two-foot wide river of blood runs down the center of this broad hall, between rows of tall black columns. Each column in the hall bears a painted-and-glowing red symbol of an open hand with an eye in the palm. The glowing symbols bathe everything in deep crimson. Faint eerie whispers fill the air of the hall and blood-lake.

As the adventurers survey the scene before them, the sound of scraping stone can be heard through the hall, as though a stone door is being opened and closed. Before long, a red-robed torch-bearing humanoid can be seen moving through the hall towards the blood-lake, dragging a smaller humanoid behind them with their non-torch-bearing hand.

The red-robed figure pulls the smaller humanoid figure to the edge of the blood-lake.
The adventurers can see that the red-robed figure is a middle-aged human male, though he does not match Veltargos description.

The smaller figure is also a human male, clad in furry-leather armor.
The smaller figure seems bruised, beaten, and dazed.

The red-robed cultist then places the torch on the floor nearby, and while the smaller figure lies on the floor, the cultist produces a ceremonial dagger from within the folds of his robe, raises it above his head, and begins chanting some ancient evil ritualistic words "abra cadabra..."

The cultist is so engrossed in the ritual that he has failed to yet notice the adventurers witnessing these events from the other side of the blood-lake. Perhaps because he has no dark-vision.

If the adventurers hurry, they may be able to save the furry-leather-clad man from whatever wicked fate the cultist has planned for him ...

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Roll Initiative do determine the order of events.
For the first round, Isalnarr (the cultist) is deemed surprised as he is engrossed in his chanting.

The smaller man (Bandish, the new character) has been beaten and is not on full HP.
He will remain dazed for two rounds, and if he is still alive,
will be fully-active in round three.

On the map Is is Isalnarr the cultist, while Ba is the dazed smaller man (Bandish).

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Isalnarr, cultist !
https://drive.google.com/open?...mPUQkpqdfTc_Ll4HHXfW

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...JfIYeFLqWcSS_Issq6Se
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Seeing a cultist about to sacrifice a man caused Kvanlanir to stop and stare in shock for a moment. As he realized that yeah, this was real, he was filled with the clarity of white hot rage and he fired not one, but two arrows.

Init: 4
Action: Attack w/ Longbow - Pushing Maneuver
Result: Hit AC 17 for 8+5=13 Piercing damage
Special: Pushing Maneuver, Str DC 14 vs 15 ft Pushback

Special: Action Surge!
Action: Attack w/ Longbow - Menacing Maneuver
Result: Hit AC 22 for 11+7=18 Piercing damage
Special: Menacing Maneuver, Wis DC 14 vs Frighten (cannot move closer to me, disadv. on attacks)

22:22, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 7 using 1d8.  Menacing Longbow,  Dmg. Wis 14 vs Disadv.
22:22, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 22,11 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.
22:20, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 5 using 1d8.  Pushing Longbow,  Dmg. Str 14 vs 15' Push.
22:20, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 17,8 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.
22:20, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 4 using 1d20+3.  Initiative.

Round One

Initiative
Isalnarr 20
Kvanlanir 4

(DM rolled 20 using 1d20+2.  Isalnarr initiative)

Isalnarr, with his ceremonial dagger above his head, begins chanting louder and louder.
"Abrac ... adabra ... superca ... lafraga ... listic ... expi ... ala ... "

While the adventurers take in the scene, Kvanlanir fires two arrows in quick succession.
Both arrows strike Isalnarr, one through his arm holding aloft the dagger, the other deep into his chest.

Isalnarr is hurled backwards by Kvanlanirs attack, letting go of the dagger as he falls back onto the ground of the hall.
The dagger spins in the air ... and plops! into the deep red of the blood-lake.

As the ceremonial dagger disappears into the blood, the eerie whispers in the chamber grow louder and more disturbing.
Slowly, six horrible skeletal warriors stand up in the waist-deep blood of the lake.
Each wears tattered-and-torn leather armor and carries an old rusted-broken shortsword, suitable for undead.

Isalnarr, meanwhile, begins to crawl northwards, through the hall.
He is very badly injured by Kvanlanirs arrow attack, and is bleeding heavily
(although everything here is red-coloured by those weird glowing symbols painted on the hall columns).
The cowardly cultist cries out "Veltargo ! Veltargo !" as he crawls north.

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...TVAm1p3zzfb47KzZDfHP

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Adventurers can still opt to do something in Round One,
but as Kvanlanirs action was so effective and rather extraordinary, I had to reply !
If there's no objections, we'll move onto Round Two ...

(DM rolled 13 using 1d20+2.  Skeleton initiative.)

Initiative
Isalnarr 20
Skeletons 13
Kvanlanir 4

For next turn when I can act.


06:58, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 20 using 1d20+2.  Initiative.

[Private to GM: So I'm down a few HP..what else should I modify? Do I still have a few spell slots? Do I have any wild shapes remaining? Let me know please...great introduction! Gnorlin had 1 1st level slot left so I'd be fine with that].
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Xander will silent image an illusion of Butterbell, his once familiar somewhere distracting to the enemy.

Initiative 4
08:27, Today: Xander rolled 4 using 1d20+3 ((1)).

Initiative conflicts !

We need to roll some initiative tie-breakers !

Skeletons and Bandish both got 20 initiative and have +2 initiative mod (dex).
DM rolled 5 using 1d20.  skeleton initiative tie-breaker
Skeleton tie-breaker : 5
Bandish tie-breaker : ?

Kvanlanir and Xander both got 4 initiative and have +3 initiative mod (dex).
Kvanlanir tie-breaker : ?
Xander tie-breaker : ?

Tie-breaker rolls, please !

EDIT : oops, I meant Isalnarr, not skeletons.
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10:56, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 2 using 1d20.  tie breaker.

12:37, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 15 using 1d20+3.  Initiative.

got a 2 on the tie breaker

Bhelmyr sees the skeletons, but decides to focus on the robed man first.

Action: L1 Magic Missile on cultist for 14 force damage.

13:26, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 14,14 using 1d20+2,3d4+3.  Initiative, Magic Missile .
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Seeing the scene unfold, and seeing his companions react, Cricket joins the soon-to-begin fray and unleashes a whispy bolt of eldritch energy.

20:19, Today: Cricket rolled 9 Force damage using 1d10+3. Eldritch Blast Damage.
20:19, Today: Cricket rolled 8 using 1d20+5. Eldritch Blast to hit.
18:29, Today: Cricket rolled 16 using 1d20+2. Initiative.

Cricket casts Eldritch Blast at the cultist.
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Matrim will jump into the lake in front of the group, and hold his action until a skeleton comes into melee range. The following rolls are for if that happens:

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 21 using 1d20+4

Damage: Matrim Rogthor rolled 13 using 1d10+4 (Bludgeoning)

Round Two

Initiative
Isalnarr 20
Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Skeletons 13
Matrim holding action ...
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

Isalnarr, the cowardly cultist cries out "Veltargo ! Veltargo !" as he crawls northwards through the great hall.
He leaves a trail of his own blood as he crawls.

Bandish shakes his head and comes to his senses.
Looking around, Bandish takes in the scene before him.
(Bandish can act normally in round three.)

Cricket unleashes a whispy bolt of eldritch energy which streaks toward the cultist,
who manages to duck his head just in time to avoid the eldritch energy.

Bhelmyr decides to focus on the cultist, casting magic missile.
The missiles strike Isalnarr in the back of the head, blasting his head apart.
Brains and blood splatter onto the floor of the great hall. Isalnarr is dead.

The skeletons slowly amble forward through the blood-lake, towards the adventurers.
S3 comes within range of Matrim and attacks the goliath with its old rusted shortsword, but slices only the air.
DM rolled 9 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack

Matrim retaliates, smashing the skeleton to pieces with his warhammer !
S3 is destroyed!

Kvanlanir can take an action now, for round two ...
(and then also declare an action for round three ...)

Xander silent images an illusion of Butterbell, the sprite.
(Do you still have a familiar, Xander ? I forget what happened to Butterbell, sorry ...)

From the north, the sound of scraping stone once again echoes through the area.
The scraping stone sound is followed by solid footsteps, as a creature begins making its way southwards through the great hall.
Alas, the creature is not visible yet, due to being beyond to range of dark-vision and the torch-light (of the torch laying on the floor near Bandish).

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...1lqDVU_IWzD9sKt8cY65

Blinking his eyes a few times helps him clear his head. Something had attacked him in the woods and now he finds himself here? He was investigating the area after several mysterious happenings had taken place. He though it might be a group of Orcish hunters but never had he been so wrong.

Lying here looking around he feels the abhorrent nature of this place. Rank with sticky blood and it's brazen display of necromantic energy everything about it was an insult to the natural order.

He reaches down to a small slit in his armor, he feels around and to his surprise its still there. He pulls it from the pocket and wraps his fist around the totem. It's just a small piece of bone carved with intricate designs but it immediately grounds him and he feels his lady's power once again, even here deep in this place. Shaking his head at their stupidity for not taking it he feels the stir of power begin again and he draws on it.

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looking forward to next round!

Spell Slots: 1st 3 of 3
Wild Shape: 2 of 2
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Round 2
Kvanlanir considered his options between the more immediate threat of the skeletons, and that of the crawling cultist. He had companions to deal with the bones, and the man was calling for aid it seemed, so his mind was set. He loosed another arrow at the crawling man.

Action: Attack
Result: Hit AC 11 for 9 Piercing damage

08:25, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 11,9,23 using d20+7,d8+3,d20+7.  Attack w/ Longbow, disadv.


Round 3
Kvanlanir continued the ranged assault, trying to ensure the cultist was no more before he worried about the skeletons.

Action: Attack with Longbow
Result: Hit AC 22 (or AC 8 if disadvantage) for 8 Piercing

08:27, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 22,8,8 using d20+7,d8+3,d20+7.  Attack w/ Longbow, disadv.

Bandish, you can act fully in the upcoming round (round three).
Kvanlanir, the cultist is dead, killed by Bhelmyr in round two.
Do you guys want to edit your round three actions ?

Huh, alright I missed that. I would just redirect the attacks to the skeletons.

Butterbell died in the blast when the bloated zombie exploded, will use silent image as a target for the skeletons to attack.

Xander drops his knife and draws his crossbow, he fires at the closest enemy.

17:56, Today: Xander rolled 9,11 using 1d20+5,1d8+3 ((4,8)).

Matrim will move to S4, then attack.

Initiative: Matrim Rogthor rolled 7 using 1d20+2

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 6 using 1d20+4

Seeing the hammer miss, Matrim will begin to RAGE at his own shortcomings. his screams of anger carry an eerie feeling in the cavern.

Kvanlanir, are those disadvantage attack rolls you're rolling there ?
Why's that ? What's causing disadvantage ?

Oh! What's a Warlock to do when surrounded by Skeletons? Probably Eldritch blast. All day. Every day. Cricket mutters something he parroted from somewhere, an incantation, and fires off another blast of energy at Skeleton 6.

Cricket rolled 10 using 1d20+5. Eldritch Blast to hit.
Cricket rolled 5 using 1d10+3. Eldritch Blast damage.

Target Skeleton 6 for Eldritch Blast. If the target is dead already, or otherwise unavailable for targeting, Cricket will aim for S5, or S4 if that is also impossible.

Q: Undead?
A: Sacred flame!

DC 12 Dex save or nearest skelly takes 8 radiant damage

13:34, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 8 using 1d8.  Sacred Flame damage .

Round Three

DM rolled 5 using 1d20+1.  undead owlbear initiative
DM rolled 21 using 1d20+1.  Veltargo initiative

Initiative

Veltargo 21
Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Skeletons 13
Matrim 7
Undead Owlbear 5
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

"Intruders !" The voice is high-pitched and piercing.
It belongs to Veltargo, devotee of ??? and your nemesis.
He is a thin balding man in black robes adorned with the open-palm-and-eye symbol.

He comes riding southwards atop the back of a large undead owlbear.
Veltargo jumps from the owlbears back, while the owlbear leaps over the blood river in the centre of the great hall.
"You dare defile this sacred place ?!" Veltargo screams !

Veltargo casts web, creating a mass of thick sticky magical webs between the two southern-most columns in the great hall.
(check out the map)

Bandish comes to his senses and can act now, if you want to declare an action.

Cricket fires an eldritch blast, but misses a skeleton.

Bhelmyr casts sacred flame at the nearerst skeleton, but misses.
DM rolled 14 using 1d20+2.  skeleton dex save

The skeletons swarm forward and attack.
S1, S2, S4 attack Matrim.
S5 and S6 swing their short-swords at the Butterbell illusion.

DM rolled 8 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack
DM rolled 5 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack.
DM rolled 16 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack.
DM rolled 6 using 1d6+2.  skeleton damage

Matrim is pierced for 6 HP damage.
Matrim is looking hurt !

Matrim attacks S4, misses, begins RAGING !

The undead owlbear looks to Veltargo for orders.
Veltargo remains silent, surveying the scene before him.

Kvanlanir shoots at S4, hitting the skeletons ribcage.

Xander fires at S1, but misses.
Butterbell illusion flutters around near S5 and S6.

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Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...VplIyBK3XIqqhcEei18b

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Bandish can declare an action for the round above (round three).
Matrim is hurt !

With his head clear again Bandish surveys the scene. The group across the lake seem to be attacking this place. Acting on impulse he points a finger at the huge man knee deep in bloody water and focuses healing energy into him. Bandish hopes that isn't a mistake as he then turns to face the high priest of this place.

"You use the word HOLY to refer to something very much the opposite. Your days of vile wretchedness are over." As he utters the last words his body changes and in his place a giant spider faces off against his foe.

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BONUS ACTION: Cast HEALING WORD on Matrim. (7 points healed)
ACTION: WILD SHAPE into a Giant Wolf Spider.
MOVE: none

09:20, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 7 using 1d4+4.  Healing Word Healing.

[Private to GM: If you click on my name you will see the stats for the shape. I updated them into my character description. This will always be the case.]

Spell Slots: 1st 2 of 3
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
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Kvanlanir fires on the nearest skeleton (S4) and calls out to the man across the pool. "Oy! That undead beast is coming after you. Get across that blood lake!"

Action: Attack S4 with Longbow
Result: Hit AC 16 for 8 piercing
Move: if S4 is alive, fall back to the stairs. if not, stay put

08:41, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 16,8 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.

Cricket sees his second arcane bolt miss and glares daggers at the rod in his hand for a moment. As if it was all the fault of this inanimate object. He hops up and down and mutters some curses before firing again. Seeing his friend so surrounded, and not wanting to lose another friend in these hellish caves, Cricket will mutter a protective ward around Matrim. Hopefully that'll keep him safe for a moment.

Eldritch Blast: 19 to hit vs S4, 13 Force damage.
Bonus Action: Sanctuary on Matrim (Targets must succeed a Will save to even attack him. Lasts until he attacks or deals damage, or for 1 minute. No concentration needed.)

Same action as before, Eldritch blast with a different target. S4, then S1 and S6 as priority if S4 isn't available.

Bhelmyr recognizes Veltargo from his description and fires three golden darts at him.

15:38, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 10 using 3d4+3.  Magic Missile on Veltargo.

Xander will fire on the man responsible for his friends suffering. Veltargo will be stopped.

crit! 15 damage illusion will continue to flutter around and distract skeletons
23:25, Today: Xander rolled 7 using 1d8.  Crit damage.

23:24, Today: Xander rolled 25,8 using 1d20+5,1d8+3.

Matrim will continue swinging at S4 in front of him.

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 14 using 1d20+6

Damage: Matrim Rogthor rolled 10 using 1d10+6 bludgeoning.

Round Four

Initiative

Veltargo 21
Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Skeletons 13
Matrim 7
Undead Owlbear 5
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

Veltargo laughs at Bandish before casting Mage Armor upon himself.
Veltargo then gestures for the undead owlbear to step in front of him as protection.

Bandish casts Healing Word on Matrim,
before Wildshaping into a Giant Wolf Spider !

Cricket hops up and down, sending an Eldritch Blast smashing through a skeleton (S4). It is destroyed !
Cricket then casts Sanctuary on Matrim.

Bhelmyr recognizes Veltargo from his description and fires three golden magic missiles at him.
The missiles smash into Veltargo, knocking him against a nearby column.
Veltargo screams at the adventurers "You'll not leave here alive ! You'll not leave here at all ! Ahahahahaha !"

The skeletons continue the assault on the adventurers.
S1 and S2 attack Matrim.
S5 continues to swing its short-sword at the Butterbell illusion.
S6 gives up swinging its short-sword at the Butterbell illusion, and steps through the illusion towards Bhelmyr.
It takes one step out of the blood-lake onto the rocky platform and attacks Bhelmyr.
DM rolled 6 using 1d20+4. skeleton attack - miss Matrim
DM rolled 23 using 1d20+4. skeleton attack - hit Matrim
DM rolled 11 using 1d20+4. skeleton attack - miss Bhelmyr
DM rolled 7 using 1d6+2.  skeleton damage
One skeleton slashes Matrim for 3 HP damage (Rage-reduced).

Matrim continues swinging his warhammer,
smashing into S2, breaking the ribcage apart and sending bones flying.
S2 crumples to the blood-lake, destroyed !

The undead owlbear moves and stands between two columns.
It is also positioned in-front of Veltargo.
The undead owlbear awaits orders from its master.

Kvanlanir fires on the nearest skeleton,
smashing the skull from atop S1's shoulders.
The skeleton remains standing, swinging its short-sword in-front of it.
Kvanlanir also calls out a warning to Bandish across the blood-lake.

While Xander's illusion of Butterbell the sprite continues to flutter nearby and confuse skeletons,
Xander takes careful aim at Veltargo with his crossbow ... and fires !
The bolt flies straight and true, thudding! deep into Veltargo's side !
Veltargo screams and points directly at Xander "Aaaaarrrgh ! You ! You I'll skin alive !"

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...IL_MRDxTHI6oekefPUZu

"You'll not leave here alive ! You'll not leave here at all ! Ahahahahaha !"

Cricket parrots back to Veltargo. He then fires an Eldritch Blast at him, confidence restored after blowing a skeleton to dust.

Eldritch Blast at Veltargo. To Hit: 9
Damage: 10
If it hits (unlikely) Cricket will use Grasp of Hadar to pull Veltargo back 10 feet towards Cricket.

Kvanlanir falls back to the stairs and looses another arrow, but this time his vision is blocked by allies and the aimed shot goes wide.

Move to the stairs, then miss

21:35, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 8,10 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.

The spider crawls quickly around the web to the opposite side as the owlbear. It pounces on Veltargo biting deeply. Bandish feels the poison from his fangs enter his opponent. If he could smile he would.

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NOTE: If Bandish is hit in combat he will use one LUCK POINT to force a re-roll.
MOVE: 32 feet (8' squares....lol...) around left side to reach Veltargo.
ACTION: Bite (hit AC 23 CRIT!!!  for 7 damage...and... CON save DC 11 or take 7 damage or 3 with a save.)


22:02, Today: Bandish Wildshape rolled 23 using 1d20+3.  Bite to-hit .
22:03, Today: Bandish Wildshape rolled 7 using 2d6+1.  Bite Damage + CRIT.
22:05, Today: Bandish Wildshape rolled 7 using 2d6.  Poison.

Spell Slots: 1st 2 of 3
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Bhelmyr grips his axe tightly in both hands, and swings it at the skeleton next to him.

Action: Hit s6 AC 13 for 4 Slashing.

05:09, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 13,4 using 1d20+4,1d10+2.  Battleaxe Attack, Damage (two-handed) .

Matrim will swing at S1, then regardless if he hits or not, will yell "BIG! BIG WILL DIE!" and start moving towards the undead owlbear.

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 25 using 1d20+6

Damage: Matrim Rogthor rolled 7 using 1d10+6 bludgeoning.

Will use all movement to begin crossing the lake.

Xander will fire on whatever skeleton remains that is injured.

03:39, Today: Xander rolled 24,7 damage using 1d20+5,1d8+3 ((19,4)).
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Round FIVE

Veltargo 21
Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Skeletons 13
Matrim 7
Undead Owlbear 5
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

Veltargo laughs and screams like a maniac.
He raises his hands above his head, speaks some mystic mumbo-jumbo,
and casts Stinking Cloud over the rocky platform at the edge of the blood-lake.
As the cloud grows, the thick sticky webs hanging between the columns of the great hall fall to the ground and begin to quickly dissolve.
Veltargo then points towards the adventurers beyond the blood-lake and speaks a command to the Undead Owlbear.
Lastly, Veltargo begins to move back through the great hall, northwards.

Bandish, in his wild-shape giant-wolf-spider form, chases after Veltargo, easily catching up to him. Bandish pounces on Veltargo and bites deeply !
DM rolled 16 using 1d20.  veltargo con save
Veltargo screams in agony, as he takes piercing-fang damage, laced with poison !
Veltargo is very badly hurt !

Cricket sends an Eldritch Blast towards Veltargo,
but the blast strikes a nearby column, sending pieces of stone and dust flying.

Bhelmyr grips his axe tightly in both hands, and swings it at S6, knocking some bones from the skeleton into the blood-lake.

The skeletons continue to assault to adventurers on the rocky platform.
S1 will attack Matrim.
S5 continues to attack Bhelmyr.
S6 stops swinging wildly at Butterbell-illusion, steps forward, and attacks Bhelmyr.
DM rolled 12 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack.
DM rolled 10 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack.
DM rolled 13 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack.
All three remaining skeletons slash the air with their short-swords.

Matrim smashes S1 to pieces ! The skeleton is destroyed !
Matrim then starts moving towards the Undead Owlbear.

The Undead Owlbear roars silently, then stomps forwards,
entering the blood-lake and meeting Matrim amidst the waist-deep churning redness.
The undead owlbear makes two attacks.
One with its bony beak, another with its bony claws.
DM rolled 21 using 1d20+7.  owlbear attack.
DM rolled 11 using 1d10+5.  owlbear beak damage
DM rolled 19 using 1d20+7.  owlbear attack.
DM rolled 14 using 2d8+5.  owlbear claw damage.
Matrim takes two savage wounds from the undead owlbear, for 12 HP damage !
The other adventurers can only watch in horror as the goliath drops his warhammer into the blood-lake,
then crumples into a large goliath-shaped heap, face-down in the blood-lake.
Matrim is on 0 HP !

Kvanlanir falls back to the stairs and looses another arrow, but this time his vision is blocked by allies and the aimed shot goes wide.

Last, but certainly not least, Xander fires at S6 with his crossbow, splintering bone. The skeleton is badly injured, but remains standing.

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...DiZG0KoHrU5fVE-vBakI

Notes:
- Veltargo is approximately 80' away from the adventurers on the rocky platform.
- Veltargo is badly injured !
- Matrim is on 0 HP, face-down in the blood-lake !
- Immediate threats are : two skeletons, undead owlbear, Veltargo.
- Adventurers on the rocky platform are inside a Stinking Cloud !
Each creature that is completely within the c1oud at the start af its turn must make a Constitutian saving throw against poison. On a failed save, the creature spends its actian that turn retching and reeling. (spell save DC 14). I realise these poison-saves should be made by adventurers this round, but we'll bend the rules for rpol.net and have the adventurers inside the cloud make saves versus poison at the start of the their turns next round.
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Cricket, missing another blast, is starting to wonder if they make glasses that fit around beaks. Still, he sees melee combat getting a little close to him and considers joining the fray, but Matrim needs help! Cricket will move West and slightly North into the blood pool, moving to 30 feet from the Owl Bear. Cricket mutters an incantation and the feathers on his head start to stand as purple lightning arcs over him and then lunges in a bolt towards the Owl Bear.

The cloud conjured up stung Cricket's lungs, burned at his eyes, but he shook it off and continued fighting. He had to save his oversized friend.

Cricket will move to be 30 feet away from the Owlbear.
Cricket will use his action to cast Witch Bolt (19 to hit, 10 lightning damage) if this spell lands, Cricket can use his action to deal 1d12 lightning damage to the target each turn without needing to roll an attack.

Cricket rolled a Con save 17 vs poison
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Bandish sees the goliath fall. ~I will not allow him to die,~ he thinks to himself. ~But I can't allow this one to live!~ His multi-faceted gaze rests firmly on Veltargo. The giant spider leaps onto the back of the cultist and he digs his fang in deeply.

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>NOTE: If bandish is hit he will use one luck point and use this roll instead... 9..
ACTION: Attack the bad guy. (Hit AC 18 for 4 piercing. Save DC 11 or take 9 poison 1/2 on a save)
MOVE: as much as is necessary.


10:45, Today: Bandish Wildshape rolled 9 using 2d6.  Poison Damage .
10:45, Today: Bandish Wildshape rolled 4 using 1d6+1.  Bite Damage.
10:44, Today: Bandish Wildshape rolled 18 using 1d20+3.  Bite to-hit .
10:51, Today: Bandish Wildshape rolled 9 using 1d20.  Luck die.

Spell Slots: 1st 2 of 3
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Just so everyone knows for declaring actions :
- Bandish will defeat Veltargo with his attack !
- Those inside the Stinking Cloud need to make a save vs poison DC 14.

Kvanlanir doubles over, vomiting all over the floor at the smells assaulting his nostrils. Pushing off of the ground, he rushes to the side hoping to escape the smell. He vomits again as he moves away, head spinning.

Action: vomit, save failed
Move: 30 ft west

14:19, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 7 using 1d20+4.  Con Save.

Matrim goes down! Xander drops his crossbow and draws his wand. In mid incantation the cloud hits his sinus and lungs. Choking and heaving, Xander flees to the blood lake, exiting the cloud.


14:01, Today: Xander rolled 6 using 1d20+2 with rolls of 4.  Con save

Bhelmyr struggles to shake off the noxious fumes, disengages from the skeletons,
moves out of the cloud towards Matrim, and speaks a word of healing for Matrim.

Action: Disengage
Move: As close to Matrim as possible without provoking OA.
Bonus action: Healing word on Matrim for 6 hp.

23:00, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 6 using 1d4+2.  Healing word on Matrim.
22:58, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 17 using 1d20+5.  Inspiration reroll.
22:54, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 11 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Poison save.

Feeling warm again, Matrim will rise, grab his Warhammer, and swing at the creature that dropped him. He grins in anticipation. It has been a long while since he has had a fight this good.

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 11 using 1d20+4

Damage: Matrim Rogthor rolled 7 using 1d10+4

It seems being knocked unconscious has made his arms less cooperative.

Round SIX

Veltargo 21
Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Skeletons 13
Matrim 7
Undead Owlbear 5
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

Veltargo uses a bonus action to use Benign Transportation,
to teleport north (approx 25'), through the great hall to a large stone door.
Veltargo then casts Stone Skin upon himself.
The stone door remains open from earlier.
Veltargo moves north, through the doorway and beyond ...

...awaiting message from Bandish as to his action.
Does he pursue Veltargo to the north ?

I will edit this and complete the round once I know what Bandish is doing.
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I just asked a question..once i have the info I'll edit this post.

SEE BELOW
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The giant spider begins to chase down its foe but mid-way it once again changes shape and the small man is left in it's place. Running forward he launches a shard of ice at Veltargro.

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BONUS ACTION: change back to human form
MOVE: 30 feet towards the bad guy
ACTION: ICE KNIFE (range = 60 feet. Hit AC 20 for 9 piercing damage. sav v DEX DC 14 or take 7 more cold damage.


11:26, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 9,7 using 1d10,2d6.  Ice Knife Damage.
11:26, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 20 using 1d20+6.  Ice Knife to-hit.

Spell Slots: 1st 1 of 3
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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(My apologies for changing Veltargos action, causing him to flee.
It only made sense. As you'll see, Bandish catches up to him ...)

Round SIX

Veltargo 21
Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Skeletons 13
Matrim 7
Undead Owlbear 5
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

Veltargo uses a bonus action to use Benign Transportation,
to teleport north (approx 25'), through the great hall to a large stone door.
Veltargo then casts Stone Skin upon himself.
The stone door remains open from earlier.
Veltargo moves north, through the doorway and beyond ...

Bandish, in giant spider form, begins to chase down his foe but mid-way he once again changes shape and the small man is left in it's place.
Running forward, Bandish launches a shard of ice at Veltargo.
DM rolled 7 using 1d20+2.  Veltargo dex save
The ice knife hits Veltargo in the back, then explodes in icy shards, blasting out large chunks of cultist flesh !
Veltargo slumps to the floor as the remainder of his torso freezes up !
Veltargo is dead, slain by Bandish !

Upon Veltargo's death, the Stinking Cloud begins to dissipate (and is no longer a threat).
Bandish has entered the next chamber, a Shrine.

The vast chamber rises up to a great vaulted ceiling forty feet above the black marble floor. Two silver braziers flank a large pool of blood, both emitting thick red smoke. A black basalt statue stands in the center of the pool. At 20' tall, the statue depicts a rotting corpse wearing fine robes, and is missing an eye and a hand. Each wound pours forth blood to fill the pool below.

An ornate bookstand before the statue contains a single large tome,
its pages open and on display.

Cricket moves out of the Stinking Cloud, towards the Undead Owlbear, and casts Witchbolt at the Owlbear.
The lightning crackles around the creature, blasting pieces of bone and flesh apart.

Bhelmyr stumbles out of the Stining Cloud, towards Matrim.
Bhelmyr speaks a Healing Word, restoring vigor and consciousness to the goliath !

The two remaining skeletons, unaffected by the Stinking Cloud,
move forward and attack Xander !
DM rolled 24 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack CRIT !
DM rolled 8 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack.
DM rolled 9 using 2d6+2.  skeleton damage
S5 slashes Xander for 9 HP damage !

Matrim rises, finds his warhammer, and swings wildly at the Undead Owlbear.
It seems being knocked unconscious has made his arms less cooperative.

Seeing its foe standing once more,
the Undead Owlbear viciously attacks Matrim yet again !
DM rolled 17 using 1d20+7.  owlbear attack.
DM rolled 12 using 1d20+7.  owlbear attack.
DM rolled 13 using 1d10+5.  owlbear beak damage
The Undead Owlbear tears into Matrims chest with its bony beak,
again knocking the goliath unconscious.
Dropping his warhammer, Matrim again slumps face-down into the blood-lake.
What a day ! sigh

Kvanlanir doubles over, vomiting all over the floor at the smells assaulting his nostrils.
He vomits again as he moves away from the Stinking Cloud, head spinning.

Xander drops his crossbow and draws his wand. In mid incantation the cloud hits his sinus and lungs.
Choking and heaving, Xander flees to the blood lake, exiting the cloud.
(I will also allow/assume Xander to use the Disengage action to avoid
Opportunity Attacks from the two skeletons who moved up next to him.)

Butterbell-illusion stays floating above the blood-lake,
no longer able to distract the skeletons.

Map !
https://drive.google.com/file/...J1GuD5rSJnfv4r-/view

Notes :
- Veltargo is dead !
- Bandish has moved into the next northern chamber.
- The Undead Owlbear is slightly injured.
- Matrim is again face-down, unconscious in the blood-lake.
- There are still two skeletons roaming around, swinging their shortswords.

Tethered to the Owlbear by arcing lightning, Cricket uses his action to surge power through him and arc another bolt into the Owlbear. He also intends to keep his 30 foot distance from the creature, so he doesn't move any closer.

Cricket rolled 11 lightning damage for Witch bolt. No attack roll needed.

OOC technically failing the save V stink cloud ate up his action and Xander couldn't disengage. Xander wouldn't run twords the skeletons if he could help it but up to you

Xander HP 13/22 will cast an illusion to interfere with whatever hostile creature still stands.
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Bhelmyr speaks another Healing Word for Matrim, and calls down a sacred flame upon the owlbear.

03:09, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 4 using 1d4+2.  Healing word on Matrim.
03:13, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 1 using 1d8.  Sacred Flame damage .

With his stomach now under control, Kvanlanir quickly scanned the battlefield. Seeing Matrim's body floating in the blood, the owlbear became his primary target and knocked another arrow. He spat out the remnants of vomit that were still in his mouth, then took aim and loosed.

Action: Attack Owlbear, hits AC 23 for 10 Piercing damage

07:37, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 23,10 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.

Seeing the profane prophet fall Bandish turns and runs back toward the strange group that showed up. Their appearance in the cavern had saved his life and he wasn't about to abandon them.

---

ACTION: Dash south... (this should put me about 3 hexes north of the blood lake.)
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Up and down, up and down, this is getting my squats in Matrim thinks.

Matrim will swing again at the undead Owlbear.

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 24 using 1d20+4 ((20)). CRIT

Damage: 16 Matrim Rogthor rolled 10 using 1d10+4 ((6))

Round SEVEN

Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Skeletons 13
Matrim 7
Undead Owlbear 5
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

After the defeat of Veltargo,
Bandish turns and dashes back towards the other adventurers.

Cricket uses his action to surge power through him and arc another bolt into the Owlbear.
The Undead Owlbear shakes with electricity as the bolt jolts through its body.
Bones splinter and snap !

Bhelmyr speaks another Healing Word for Matrim.
The goliath grunts and again stands, finding his warhammer.
Bhelmyr then calls a Sacred Flame to descend upon the Undead Owlbear.
DM rolled 6 using 1d20+1.  undead owlbear dex save
The Sacred Flame mildly scorches the Undead Owlbear.

The skeletons follow the adventurers from the rocky platform, into the blood-lake.
S5 moves to Xander and attacks with its shortsword.
DM rolled 22 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack
DM rolled 6 using 1d6+2.  skeleton damage
S6 moves to Cricket and attacks with its shortsword.
DM rolled 23 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack
DM rolled 6 using 1d6+2.  skeleton damage
Both Xander and Cricket are slashed by the skeletons shortswords,
each for 6 HP damage !

Matrim swings again at the Undead Owlbear,
this time smashing his warhammer into the beasts bony head,
splintering bone and causing a terrible undead headache !
The Undead Owlbear is looking hurt !

The Undead Owlbear is beginning to find the goliath annoying,
especially since the goliath keeps getting up again and again.
The Undead Owlbear savagely attacks Matrim with beak and claw !
DM rolled 11 using 1d20+7.  owlbear beak attack
DM rolled 27 using 1d20+7.  owlbear claw attack - CRIT !
DM rolled 19 using 4d8+5.  owlbear claw damage critical hit !
The savage claw attack from the Undead Owlbear tears into Matrims guts.
The Undead Owlbear grabs hold of Matrims guts,
and pulls, tearing intestines and organs from the goliaths body.
Matrim feels the incredible pain of the brutal attack,
and once again drops his warhammer, slumping face-down into the blood-lake.

Kvanlanir surveys the battlefield before loosing an arrow at the Undead Owlbear.
The arrow thuds! into the skull of the Undead Owlbear, lodging itself there.
The Undead Owlbear is looking very hurt !

Xander casts Silent Image, creating an illusion of a stone wall between the Undead Owlbear and the slumped-over Matrim.
Butterbell-illusion disappears ! Pop !

(Xander, there's a skeleton next to you. If you'd like to alter your action above to attack the skeleton instead of casting Silent Image,
we can do that now, before the next round. Otherwise, the wall-illusion has been created.)

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...5waEGc34l0CGQUHn5H0J

Notes :
- Veltargo is dead.
- The Undead Owlbear is very hurt !
- Skeletons are next to Xander and Cricket.
- Matrim is ... almost dead, again.
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Action: Attack S5, hit AC 22 for 4 Piercing

00:22, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 22,4 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.

7/22hp

if possible I would like to simply attack for round seven, difficult to foresee events at low initiative. No wall please.

Round seven attack 23 to hit 7 damage. Free action draw Gnorlin's dagger.

Round eight: attack with dagger any remaining enemies, 16 to hit, 6 damage.

00:13, Today: Xander rolled 23,16,10 using 1d20+5,1d20+5,2d4+3 with rolls of 18,11,4,3.  Attack/dagger damage.

In reply to DM (msg # 106):

Barbs gotta Barb

UNLIMITED POWAAAAH!

Well, almost anyways.

Cricket winces at the slashing skeleton. That bony bastard. He'd get Rebuked so hard if Cricket wasn't already out of spell slots. He's got nothing to say now. No parroted quips that barely fit the narrative of the scene, no nonsensical non-sequiturs stolen from his friends and used without context. And now, thanks to the very distracting sensation of a poorly cared for blade perforating his body, he's even lost his lightning. His blood and feathers fall into the already sanguine pool below him as he turns to the skeleton and thrusts his spear at it.

Cricket thrusts his spear, two-handed, at the skeleton beside him.
15 to hit, 4 piercing damage.

IF given healing:

Matrim will rise, and swing at the now respectable enemy in front of him.

To Hit: Matrim Rogthor rolled 23 using 1d20+4

Damage: Matrim Rogthor rolled 10 using 1d10+4

IF not given healing

Death Saving Throw: Matrim Rogthor rolled 2 using 1d20

1/3 Fails
0/3 Saves

Round Seven, edit !

Xander does not summon an illusory-wall,
but instead focuses on the skeleton that has come close and attacked him.
Xander slashes at the skeleton for 7 HP damage.
The blow knocks bones from the skeletons ribcage.

(Xander feels confidant that he can destroy this skeleton with his next attack
next round (Round Eight), if Xander remains standing, that is.)

Butterbell-illusion remains active,
and moves towards the Undead Owlbear to attempt to distract it !

------
Updated map, round Seven :
https://drive.google.com/open?...0uIVuR6Jl9XlRcuM-l3O
------
- Kvanlanir, Xander , Cricket and Matrim have declared actions for next round (Round Eight).
- The two skeletons and the Undead Owlbear all look very hurt !
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Bandish steps into the blood lake and because of his short stature the water rises past his waist. ~Yuck!~. He extends his hand and harnesses the spirit of the spider sending forth a puff of poison towards the owlbear.

---

MOVE: to within 10 feet of the owlbear to the north.
ACTION: cast POISON SPRAY. Owlbear save vs CON DC 14 or take 10 poison damage.

07:34, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 10 using 1d12.  Poison Spray Damage.

Spell Slots: 1st 1 of 3
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Bhelmyr will move toward the nearest skeleton and swing his axe with all his might.

14:50, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 10,6 using 1d20+4,1d10+2.  Battleaxe Attack, Damage (two-handed) .

bump

Round EIGHT

Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Skeletons 13
Matrim 7
Undead Owlbear 5
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

Bandish moves closer to the Undead Owlbear,
extends his hand and casts Poison Spray.
DM rolled 17 using 1d20+3.  owlbear con save
The Undead Owlbear is not bothered at all by the poison.

Cricket thrusts his spear, two-handed, at the skeleton beside him.
Cricket smashes the skeleton apart ! It is destroyed !

Bhelmyr moves up to the last remaining skeleton,
swings his axe, and misses.

The skeleton continues to attack Xander.
DM rolled 16 using 1d20+4.  skeleton attack
DM rolled 6 using 1d6+2.  skeleton damage
Xander is savagely slashed for 6 HP damage.
Xander has only 1 HP left !

Matrim slips closer to death.

The Undead Owlbear slashes at the Butterbell-illusion with its claws.

Kvanlanir shoots an arrow towards the last remaining skeleton !
The arrow flies over Xanders shoulder on its way to the skeletons skull ! thud !

Xander swings his dagger as Kvanlanirs arrow thuds ! into the skeleton skull.
The dagger smashes ribs apart !
The last skeleton crumples into the blood-lake.
It is destroyed !

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...0TnNSozP-sIy5N6OfnqY

Notes :
- The Undead Owlbear is the only visible threat.
- The Undead Owlbear is very badly hurt.
- Matrim is dying.
- Xander is badly hurt.

Kvanlanir shifts his focus toward the owlbear, moving north across the blood lake.

Action: Attack hits AC 13 for 11 Piercing
Move: 30 ft north

08:40, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 13,11 using d20+7,d8+3.  Attack w/ Longbow.

Bandish lets another puff of poison loose in the owlbear's face. he then turns at Matrim amd utters a short prayer of healing.

---

ACTION; Poison Spray. COM save v. DC 14 or take 10 damage.
BONUS ACTION: Healing word to Matrim (5 hp healed)
MOVE; none.

11:00, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 5 using 1d4+4.  Healing Word Healing.
11:03, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 10 using 1d12.  Poison Spray Damage.
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Bhelmyr takes careful aim at the undead owlbear and swings away.

 14:51, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 20,4 using 1d20+4,1d10+2.  Battleaxe Attack, Damage (two-handed) .

Cricket watches the skeleton crumble, then looks down to his wound. At least it was only one hit. Poor Matrim is in really rough shape. Cricket then decides to blast the Owl Bear with the only thing he really has left: Eldritch Blast.

Eldritch Blast to Owlbear. 14 to hit, 9 Force damage.

Round NINE !

Bandish 20
Cricket 16
Bhelmyr 14
Matrim 7
Undead Owlbear 5
Kvanlanir 4
Xander 4

Bandish lets another puff of poison loose in the owlbear's face.
DM rolled 12 using 1d20+3.  owlbear con save
Cricket blasts the Undead Owlbear with  Eldritch Blast.
Bhelmyr takes careful aim at the Undead Owlbear and swings away,
hacking into the beast.

The three attacks from the adventurers happen in quick succession.
Nobody can be sure who was responsible for finally defeating the Undead Owlbear,
but it crumples into a heap, spilling its loose bones into the blood-lake.
The Undead Owlbear is destroyed !

All that remains is the sound of blood ever-flowing from the evil necrotic blood-falls into the morbid blood-lake.

Bandish heals Matrim for 5 HP.
Matrim wakes and stands.

The great hall of columns is to the north.

Bandish ventured even further north earlier, in his pursuit of Veltargo, and found a Shrine.

----------
+ 800 XP !
----------

Bandish Bay 1640 – level up !
Bhelmyr 3000 – level up !
Cricket 1640 – level up !
Kvanlanir 2850 – level up !
Matrim 3050 – level up !
Xander 2710 – level up !

Grimacing, Xander will drag himself out of the bloody pool and collect his dagger and crossbow and then Magicks away the blood from his and anyone else's clothes.

Thank the gods we had Matrim with us. Might we rest a moment? I hate to ask after all the punishment Matrim endured but I'm afraid I'm at my limit.

You think that spider fellow would like to join us for a break? I imagine he has a story to tell

Flicks his hand, dispersing the remaining eldritch power from his blast. He looks down to his wound again and clicks his beak a little. He then looks at everyone else. No one else died today? Good. The Raven Queen has no designs for his friends to fall...yet.

"Rest a moment. Spider fellow-join us. Matrim alright?"

Well look at that. He's almost formed an actual, complete sentence. Hard to do when you can only nick other people's words.

Bandish climbs out of the bloody water on the north side of the lake. He looks back at the group, "Thank you. If you hadn't arrived I would have been sacrificed. My name's Bandish but most people just call me 'Bug'."

Spell Slots: (1st 1 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Pleased to meet you, Bug. Say, friends, think we could find some place less exposed to catch our breath? Might want to search Veltargo's body, first, of course.

"You live to fight another day, Bug. Name's Kvanlanir. I'll go have a look around at the corpses. If you've got anything important to share about this place and its inhabitants, that would be helpful."

Kvan goes to search the bodies. Veltargo first since he was alive, then the others.

I know nothing of this place. I was merely investigating some strange happenings in the woods near here. I was rendered unconscious and awoke moments before you arrived. I wish to return to the surface but will join you as you search this place. I am indebted to you all. What is it that brings you to such a forsaken hole anyway?

Spell Slots: (1st 1 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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The adventurers take a moment to gather their thoughts and remember where they are and why they are here.

Theldrat, who runs a locksmith shop opposite the Blue Dragon Inn, in the Foreign Quarter of the City of Greyhawk,
had a family heirloom special key stolen.
The adventurers tracked down the thief, Irontusk the half-orc.
Irontusk told the adventurers he was employed by the Green Dagger Gang to steal the key.
Irontusk was set free, and left, traveling north.
The Green Dagger Gang was afflicted by a terrible illness.
A cure to the illness was offered to the Green Dagger Gang by a cleric-in-disguise,
in return for the theft of Theldrat's key.

Veltargo, the cleric-in-disguise, in addition to deceiving the Green Dagger Gang to get Theldrat's key,
was also the thief of a book from the Great Library of Greyhawk,
and now lays dead in the Shrine to the north.

-----

As the adventurers were traveling to the Tomb of Everflowing Blood,
they fought some manticores who had slain some halflings.

The adventurers found a map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...gnZTfRH_-o2u9pyPKBD7

Map of City Surroundings.
https://drive.google.com/open?...Crpbs3kXvpCuxtSrLUTx

-----

Kvanlanir checks the bodies.
There are two once-living corpses.
Veltargo and Isalnarr (who you only met briefly before he was slain).

Veltargos body is in the Shrine to the north.
Tomb Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...vwyVvmz1004OJwnMKFor

The vast chamber rises up to a great vaulted ceiling forty feet above the black marble floor.
Two silver braziers flank a large pool of blood, both emitting thick red smoke. A black basalt statue stands in the center of the pool.
At 20' tall, the statue depicts a rotting corpse wearing fine robes, and is missing an eye and a hand.
Each wound pours forth blood to fill the pool below.

An ornate bookstand before the statue contains a single large tome,
its pages open and on display.
Half of the pages have been torn from the book !

Sitting next to the book is Theldrat's key !
It is ornate in design, but made of plain copper.

-----

A stone door leads from the Shrine to a
final chamber in the Tomb of Everflowing Blood.
This chamber contains nearly a dozen dirty mats that look recently used.
A long table sits at the far end of the room,
near the entrance to a long, winding passageway.

Bhelmyr can discern that the passageway most likely
leads to the surface a half-mile from the tomb entrance.

A search of the final room reveals signs that many people lived here recently,
including half-eaten food scraps, dirty robes, and a large pile of chicken bones.
It also looks like the room was hastily packed up and emptied.

Sitting in the center of the table is Veltargos Spellbook,
as well as a small scrap of parchment with a message in Common :

"Veltargo, remain here and guard the temple.
We shall return as soon as we gather the necessary components required by the book.
Soon, all of the unholy secrets will be within our grasp."

-----

Veltargos Spellbook contains :

(1) mage armor, magic missile, unseen servant
(2) cloud of daggers, misty step, web
(3) fireball, stinking cloud
(4) Evards black tentacles, stoneskin
(5) cloudkill, conjure elemental

Veltargo's loot :
- robes, dagger, leather boots, spell components, 65 gp
- potion of animal friendship
- 2x potion of acid resistance
- 2x potion of cold resistance
- 2x potion of fire resistance
- rope of climbing

Isalnarr's loot :
- robes, leather boots, (dropped ceremonial dagger)

-----

Tomb Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...vwyVvmz1004OJwnMKFor

The adventurers found a map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...gnZTfRH_-o2u9pyPKBD7

Map of City Surroundings.
https://drive.google.com/open?...Crpbs3kXvpCuxtSrLUTx

Bandish picks up the note and shakes his head. "Just when you think it couldn't get any worse than what we see here... you find out it can." He holds the note up in front of him.

"They have terrible plans for this place. What they are who can know."

Kvanlanir tucked the wizard's spellbook into his backpack, and tossed the pouch of coins to Cricket, "Tuck those away for now, we'll split the gold when we get out of here."

He looked toward the others as they gathered. "We've an interesting rope that looks good for climbing, and a sack full of potions, here. Anyone feel like holding on to these?"

"Climbing's never been a problem for me. It's one of the reasons people call me 'Bug'. You saw my preferred form a while ago. I also don't think it would be wise to have me carry the potions. When I change form they'd be unaccessible."

Spell Slots: (1st 1 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Cricket follows the group and tries to find a place to rest. He nods to the newcomer "Bug" he says in the man's own voice, then makes the sound of crickets chirping. When given the bag of coins, he rattles it in his hand a moment, copies the sound, then stowes them away.

I can hold the potions, I may have to rely on that rope, im not feeling too well. Aside from that, a pleasre to meet you Mister Bug... Might that bag of components have any incense in it? I could put it to good use.

04:10, Today: Xander rolled 7 using 2d8+4 ((2,1)).
04:11, Today: Xander rolled 3 using 1d8+2 ((1)).


11/31 hp

Bandish turns and walks into the main temple room to the north.

"Let's see what's in here."



19:16, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 7 using 1d20+6.  perception .

Spell Slots: (1st 1 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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The adventurers gather up the loot.

Bandish takes a close look around the Shrine room to the north.

The vast chamber rises up to a great vaulted ceiling forty feet above the black marble floor.
Two silver braziers flank a large pool of blood, both emitting thick red smoke. A black basalt statue stands in the center of the pool.
At 20' tall, the statue depicts a rotting corpse wearing fine robes, and is missing an eye and a hand.
Each wound pours forth blood to fill the pool below.

An ornate bookstand before the statue contains a single large tome,
its pages open and on display.
Half of the pages have been torn from the book !

Sitting next to the book is Theldrat's key !
It is ornate in design, but made of plain copper.

--------

The adventurers have found Theldrat's key !
Bandish can notice that the key was sitting next to the large tome,
a book which has a clasp-and-lock to keep it secure.

Theldrat's key had been used to unlock and open the tome,
which contains instructions concerning dark evil rituals.

With their time at the Tomb of Everflowing Blood almost over,
the adventurers could :
- begin the journey back to Greyhawk City
- journey east through the Cairn Hills towards locations indicated by the Treasure Map
- set up base inside the Tomb and start a new cult !
- something altogether different

The adventurers should take Theldrat's key with them.
( Will anyone also take the evil tome ?
Perhaps the tome can be destroyed or given to a Temple for safe-keeping. )

-----

Tomb Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...vwyVvmz1004OJwnMKFor

Treasure map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...gnZTfRH_-o2u9pyPKBD7

Map of City Surroundings.
https://drive.google.com/open?...Crpbs3kXvpCuxtSrLUTx

Bhelmyr will lock the tome back up, and stow it in his pack, next to Gnorlin's holy symbol.

Bandish nods as Bhelmyr picks up the book. "Yes, this needs to go far away from here."

Looking at the key, "I'll keep this safe. I think we should transport and dispose of these two items separately."

Looking around the room, "There is likely very little here I would wish to have, I'm ready for the freshness of the forest air. Shall we move out?"

---

NOTE: Bandish has no idea who Theldrat is or that we were here to find the key.

Xander will fill in bug on the details of events

Do we just leave? Sure we have the key and possibly the stolen book back. I assume they took the key to open a sealed door here and they needed the book for a ritual. The missing pages make it difficult to determine what they are up to. I say they because the note says more will be back with the final elements of the ritual. Is taking the book and key and the death of even Veltargo a minor setback?

Bhelmyr shakes his head slowly, and says, "I'm pretty sure they used the key to open the book. But they already got what they needed from it. If we have time to rest before they get back, we may be able to prevent the ritual. Perhaps we could even do something while we wait that may make this chamber unsuitable for the ritual. Consecrate it or something. Anyone here know how to consecrate?"

"I know nothing of consecration, but I feel we should fully explore this place and remove whatever other evil elements still reside within."

Bandish looks about the room. ”Hmm..... There’s nothing directly I can do to change the nature of this place. If you all wish to remain in ambush I’m with you.”

Spell Slots: (1st 1 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Bandish looks about the room. His new companions seem to be moving slow and were unfocused. He had heard them talk about loosing a comrade in this forsaken place and then their largest member simply wandered away. They seemed to be at a moment of change.

"My good people I know you have suffered great losses in here. I can only offer my condolences and aid. Shall we finish this task together?"

---

...what's the next move?

Spell Slots: (1st 1 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 1 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
This message was last edited by the player at 22:21, Fri 10 May 2019.

I think it might be time to vote on the next course of action.

Do adventurers want to :

1) leave the Tomb ?
  1a) return to Greyhawk ?
  1b) investigate the Treasure Map locations ?
2) stay at the Tomb ?
  2a) prepare for cultist arrival ?

The adventurers do not know how long they would be waiting at the Tomb.

3) desecrate the Tomb before leaving ?
  (go to 1a, 1b, above)
4) something altogether different ?

The adventurers decide to gather up Theldrat's key,
the unholy Ritual Tome, and anything else they feel like taking.

Leaving the Tomb of Everflowing Blood is easiest via the long passageway,
which Bhelmyr is confidant will surface about half-a-mile from the Tomb entrance.

Reaching the surface,
exiting via a crude cave in the side of a barren rocky hill,
the adventurers discover that it is dark, evening.

There is a rough rocky track leading south-west towards the main road through the Cairn Hills.
You know that you are not far from Grossettgrottell, the gnomish warrens-village settlement.

It is evening of 23rd Readying.

Do the adventurers wish to make camp here, for a long rest ?
Or perhaps journey through the night ?
 - towards the main road, then Stone Bridge to the south-east ?
 - towards the main road, then Grossettgrottell to visit some gnomes ?

Area Map :
https://drive.google.com/open?...Crpbs3kXvpCuxtSrLUTx
The X is the location of the Tomb you just left.

"Well we might as well get started then." Bandish says as he re-enters the tomb.

He bows his head for a moment and concentrates. He once again transforms into a large spider. Crawling back into the main room he makes his way towards the statue in the center of the room he begins winding web around it. Once he has it well secured he crawls towards the center of the room trailing some web like a rope.

He then turns around and grasps as best he can and pulls. The statue comes crashing to the ground.

---

17:43, Today: Bandish Wildshape rolled 21 using 1d20+1.  STR Check. CRIT!!!

Spell Slots: (1st 1 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 0 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Xander is glad a long rest is decided, he takes his watch


3/4 HD 00:21, Today: Xander rolled 7 using 1d20+3 ((4)).


In the morning he will help anyone who wants to set up traps.
He is a little Leary of spiting up in a blood temple and makes sure no one out of sight of anyone else.

Bandish continues his work in the temple room wrapping web around every possible item. Once he's sufficiency wrapped the place the large spider crawls to the center of the room and 'kneels' on eight legs.

The spider prays, "My lady, this place has been an abomination and has ushered in many foul works. May the spirit of the earth, the freshness of the sky and the cleansing nature of the flame fill these walls making the foul power impotent and weak."

Following this he makes his way to the surface once again assumes a normal form and joins his companions. He finds them resting and sits near by taking a watch as needed.

---

I'll take second watch.

07:38, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 13 using 1d20+6.  Perception roll.
07:38, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 13 using 1d20+4.  Wisdom Check - Prayer .
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Kvan takes his place in the watch order as well.

09:47, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 15 using 1d20+4.  Perception.

Bhelmyr says quietly, "Ancestor, I don't know you, I don't know if you can hear me, and I don't know if you can help, but since the gods don't answer my prayers, you're my only option. If you can aid in the cleaning of this place in any way, you would be dealing a blow against the servants of evil."

(sorry for my delay. its been one-of-those-crazy-weeks)

The adventurers desecrate the Tomb.
The statues come crashing to the ground !
(you piss in the unholy water/blood !)

The night passes without major incident,
except for those on watch hearing the sound of creatures flying by, high above.

Using night vision does not give a clear image of what the creatures are,
but the sounds indicate a pack of between 4 and 6 creatures with large-flapping wings,
circling the area above the adventurers camp, before moving swiftly away to the south-east.

It is morning of 24th Readying.

Where to journey ?
 - towards the main road, then Stone Bridge to the south-east ?
 - towards the main road, then Grossettgrottell to visit some gnomes ?

Area Map :
https://drive.google.com/open?...Crpbs3kXvpCuxtSrLUTx
The X is the location of the Tomb you just left.
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With dawn Bandish readies a fire and looks for a rustic breakfast in the surrounding foliage.

"My new friends I am with you. From what I have been told this key is of great value to a man in Greyhawk city. While I am unaccustomed to city life I will gladly accompany you to the end of your contract."

---

18:22, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 14 using 1d20+4.  Survival roll.

Spell Slots: (1st 4 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 2 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Bandish is able to hunt two rabbits, as well as collect some herbivorous food (berries, fruit, nuts, etc) to fill the adventurers stomachs.

The morning is somewhat cold ; the sky overcast. It may rain later today.

Bhelmyr asks, "Something flew in the direction of Stone Bridge. Be on guard."

Perhaps they had scouts of their own. Bug might get a chance to even the score! Well... Maybe not. You don't plan to ambush anyone and drag them underground do you Bug? I won't judge.

You know I joined this group to even the score with Veltargo and I have to tell you, I still feel the same way as I did when I was blinded. The world is full of people who lie and hurt to get their way. Sure there is now one less in the world but we discover a whole cabal of like minded murderers. That and we lost Gnorlin, trading a good man for a bad one new gets us nowhere fast.

"I appreciate the sentiment and understand where the comment comes from Xander. Revenge is a term reserved to 'civilized' society. In nature you simple survive or you don't. I don't seek revenge but instead I wish to protect the natural order from them. As for ambush... that's perfectly fine and all the best predators use the technique."

Bandish speaks to the group as a whole, "Shall we press onward then?"

He then takes his position at the front of the party and begins walking towards Stone Bridge.

---

08:00, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 19,14 using 1d20+2,1d20+6.  Nature/ Perception check.

Spell Slots: (1st 4 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 2 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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"Bug, you seem to be well equipped for scouting. People like to assume that since I'm an archer, I'm good at such things, but the fact is I'm a city boy and know next to nothing about things in the wild. If you want to take point, you're welcome to it."

Bandish nods at Kvanlanir and heads off in front.

"..and having an archer at my back is welcome indeed!"

---

Spell Slots: (1st 4 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 2 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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The adventurers set out towards Greyhawk City ! (finally !)

The key and unholy ritual book has been taken from the Tomb of Everflowing Blood.
Veltargo, his cultist assistant, and their undead minions defeated.
The Tomb desecrated, and prayers to deities and ancestors spoken.

The weather clears during your travels.
The sun shines through dotted clouds in the sky.
The Cairn Hills are not heavily forested, but rather it is rough, rocky terrain with scattered shrubbery and trees.
Hunting for food (goat, deer, rabbits, etc) is relatively easy.
If the adventurers wish to stop near mid-day for lunch, you may, and the time passes uneventfully.

The adventurers feel that they have recently performed great deeds of good !
Although, the looming threat of the surviving members of the Cult remains.
Were there many more members, or only a few ?
What were their goals in performing dark rituals in such an unholy place ?

Such questions may be swirling around in the adventurers minds
as they continue their journey towards Greyhawk City, via Stone Bridge.

-----

It is mid-afternoon, approximately a few more hours travel to go before reaching Stone Bridge,
when Bandish (in front) notices something on the road ahead.

Stopping and peering forward (roll perception to improve results),
Bandish believes there may be a pony and two bodies lying on the ground at the edge of the road ahead.

EDIT : Bandish rolled a 14 perception earlier. With that result, he believes that it is a pony and two gnomes lying nearby.
A spear can be seen protruding from the back of one gnome. It looks to be a ghastly scene.

You have stopped well back from the pony and bodies,
perhaps 50 metres (160' for the Americans here) away.

There has been no sign of weird flying creatures or anything else unusual in your travels so far today.

-----

Map of area.
https://drive.google.com/open?...Crpbs3kXvpCuxtSrLUTx
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Bandish stops suddenly and waves to the others to get down and halt their progress. He kneels in front (Though he doesn't really have to because he barely comes past Kvanlanir's waist) and peers ahead.

He describes what he can see to the others. "It appears to be some Gnomes with spears sticking out of their backs! Possibly an ambush or thieves? Shall we approach?" He asks.

---

20:02, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 8 using 1d20+6.  Perception roll.

Spell Slots: (1st 4 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 2 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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"Careful, might be an ambush," Bhelmyr says, warily.

Moving forward, the adventurers investigate the scene.

The gnomes are both male, and dead. The pony is also dead.
One gnome has a crude wooden spear through its corpse, impaling it to the ground.
The three dead creatures have all been torn apart and partially eaten.

The most horrificly grisly part of the scene is that their
faces, including the horses face, has been torn into and also
partially eaten. Truly horrific.

Searching the bodies reveals that they were probably hunters from Grossettgrottell.
Two torn sacks are nearby. One has a partially-eaten rabbit resting atop it.

Whoever / Whatever killed the two gnomes and pony were not
interested in taking treasure from their corpses.

The adventurers can find :
- 2x potion of water breathing
- bag of beans containing 9 beans
- 35 gold pieces
- crude wooden spear
- 2x common clothes and boots, damaged, gnomish size

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DM rolled 9 using 3d4.  how many beans ?

Potion of Water Breathing
http://gdnd.wikidot.com/item:potion-of-water-breathing

Bag of Beans
http://gdnd.wikidot.com/item:bag-of-beans

Bandish finds some sweetgrass nearby. He bundles it up and lights the end causing it to smolder. Praying to the spirits of nature he blesses the bodies and commits their spirits onward.

---

I've saved the loot to my scratchpad. So bury? move on?

Spell Slots: (1st 4 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 2 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Xander will read from his collection of Pelor scriptures.

first the halflings now gnomes. The world is not kind to travelers. Only a single spear and half eaten. What does that? A tight watch tonight.

I'm fine with moving on.

The adventurers take what they want from the gnome corpses,
(lay the gnome corpses to rest, somehow ?)
and continue journeying towards Stone Bridge.

Lo! Who is that up ahead, sitting on a tree-stump at the side of the road,
smoking his pipe ? It's the mighty form of Matrim, goliath and friend !

Matrim and the adventurers can chit-chat here if they like ...

----------

... and continue journeying towards Stone Bridge ...
with the possible intention of making camp near the bridge,
as it will be early evening when you arrive there.

But wait !
The adventurers believe they are coming very close to Stone Bridge,
when they round a bend and in the distant air can be seen multiple flying shapes.

Three, perhaps four, as they move around up-and-down-and-circling it is hard to tell ... Large, with large wings.

An adventurer with decent direction sense could be relatively
confidant that the creatures are flying near and above Stone Bridge itself.

The creatures are over 500metres (~1500') away,
and have not seen the adventurers.

The creatures are a strange shape.

Roll a good perception to really squint and take a good look ...

"Hello friends! I am sorry for wandering away from the tomb as I did. I was shaken to the core after the fight with the beast, and had a moment of fear. An emotion that I am not used to. If I caused any worry, I am deeply sorry. Please, allow me to continue on with you all on this fair evening."

Matrim bows deeply with his right hand clenched as a fist to his chest at the end of his small speech.

Bandish returns the bow to the large man thankful to have someone of his size acting as an ally. He then turns and peers into the distance at the strange shapes.

---

06:47, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 19 using 1d20+6.  perception .

"Glad to have you back, friend!" Bhelmyr says, cheerfully. "Fret not, fear grips us all from time to time".

Xander was concerned about the flyers up ahead, that was untill he saw Matrim. all smiles, Xander bounds over to the big man.
Nevermind that! Great to see you! We were worried for a bit but you look great! I'm overjoyed we are all traveling together.

"It's good to have you back, but I fear we need to cut the conversation short. Look, there."

09:28, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 19 using 1d20+4.  Perception.

Bandish and Kvanlanir peer into the distant sky.

Bandish and Kvanlanir believe that the large flying creatures are ...
https://drive.google.com/open?...T0wCY_yQpgkLqz18lXBh

... Winged Apes !
Bandish and Kvanlanir count probably 4 winged apes.
At least, that is how many can be seen over the rocky terrain
between the adventurers and Stone Bridge, and above the bridge itself.

There may be more creatures at Stone Bridge,
as the road between the adventurers and Stone Bridge will take another turn-or-two,
before Stone Bridge comes into view.

At least one winged ape carries a great sword,
and two carry spears.
Bandish and Kvanlanir can also see the winged apes
carrying and unfurling lengths of rope !

Perception: Matrim Rogthor rolled 5 using 1d20

"Ill have to trust your eyesight friend. Whatever has you this concerned should be dealt with. Are they in the sky or on the ground?"

"They're in THE SKY!!" Bandish exclaims.

The small man quickly reaches down to the ground and slaps some earth on his hands while saying a short prayer to ground himself in natures presence. He then stand ready to meet this foe.

---

ACTION: Dodge

08:11, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 17 using 1d20+2.  Initiative.
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The winged apes that Bandish and Kvanlanir have spotted are still
over 500metres (~1500') away, and have not seen the adventurers.

They can be seen beyond the rocky terrain, in the distance.
They are probably flying around and above Stone Bridge.

There could be more creatures near them, on ground-level,
but you cannot see due to the rocky terrain.

To get to Stone Bridge requires navigating
another one or two bends in the road,
and would take a few rounds of combat.

Do the adventurers wish to make plans for a careful approach to Stone Bridge ?
Or run loudly around the bends in the road towards Stone Bridge ?

"It seems they're just circling. Let's make our way closer to see what's going on." Bandish suggests as he crouches near a tree.

---

I'm for a slow quiet approach.

"I agree. Slow and quiet until we are close."

The adventurers follow the windy road the short distance to Stone Bridge.

Upon making the final turn in the road,
the adventurers are met with an astounding scene !

Stone Bridge stretches ahead,
large and majestic, it spans an extremely deep gorge with the river below.

In the air are four winged apes !
They carry long lengths of sturdy rope !

Two more are upon Stone Bridge itself.

Also upon Stone Bridge,
infront of the winged apes and mounted upon a sturdy horse,
is the half-orc Irontusk !

Irontusk is clad in armor of furs and chainmail,
and has a greatsword strapped to his back.

Irontusk is pre-occupied, and directing the winged apes,
pointing and barking orders.

-----

The winged apes will notice the adventurers any second !
They will then alert the pre-occupied Irontusk.

The adventurers can have one round of time now,
as well as then rolling initiative,
and declaring actions for the first round of combat,
which is imminent ...

Map ! (each square is approx 5')
https://drive.google.com/open?...I5uzEkkSBTe8bp3cbaj4

Winged Ape
https://drive.google.com/open?...T0wCY_yQpgkLqz18lXBh

In a hushed tone, Matrim will say

"Any chance any of you magic users could spook the horse enough it would run off the bridge? Also The ones in the sky are out of my reach, but if they start to gang up on me, then we might have a problem."

Matrim will move half his walking distance (15ft.) forward and hold his ground with the DODGE Action.

Initiative: Matrim Rogthor rolled 21 using 1d20+2
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"I'm afraid at this distance I have nothing to spook a horse. I'll try to get those pesky monkeys on the ground." Bandish answers. He moves forward and stands next to his new companion.

---

NOTE: If Bandish is hit in combat he will use one luck point to force the result of the hit die to be... 1
MOVE: beside Matrim (North of the big guy.)
ACTION: Dodge.

06:01, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 15 using 1d20+2.  Initiative.
06:02, Today: Bandish the Bug rolled 1 using 1d20.  Luck Dice Roll.

Spell Slots: (1st 4 of 4)(2nd 2 of 2)
Wild Shape: 2 of 2
Luck Points 3 of 3
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Xander is pale and wide eyed

The apes are working as mercenaries?! You remember the manticores we encountered? I could summon up an illusion of the beast to draw the apes attack or mimic it's roar to startle the horse.

unless told otherwise Xander will use Minor illusuon to create the roar of a manticore 30 feet ahead of the party, investigation check DC 14 to determine to be a fake.

19:09, Today: Xander rolled 15 using 1d20+3 ((12)).

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Spoiler text: (Highlight or hover over the text to view)
Minor Illusion
cantrip illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S M (A bit of fleece)
Duration: 1 minute
Classes: Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the duration. The illusion also ends if you dismiss it as an action or cast this spell again.
If you create a sound, its volume can range from a whisper to a scream. It can be your voice, someone else’s voice, a lion’s roar, a beating of drums, or any other sound you choose. The sound continues unabated throughout the duration, or you can make discrete sounds at different times before the spell ends.
If you create an image of an object—such as a chair, muddy footprints, or a small chest—it must be no larger than a 5-foot cube. The image can’t create sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it.
If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or image, the creature can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the illusion becomes faint to the creature.

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"I can get a shot or two off before they reach us. Not sure about spooking a horse, though," Bhelmyr says. He then, with a word and a gesture, creates three rays of fire, and sends them streaking towards either Irontusk, or a winged ape, whichever is closer.

Move: within 120 feet of nearest target.
Action: Cast Scorching Ray on nearest target. Hit AC 18 for 6 fire damage, hit AC 14 for 6 fire damage, hit AC 14 for 7 fire damage.

11:45, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 20 using 1d20+2.  Initiative .

11:44, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 18,6 using 1d20+5,2d6.  Scorching Ray attack, damage .

11:44, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 14,6 using 1d20+5,2d6.  Scorching Ray attack, damage .

11:44, Today: Bhelmyr Godstouched rolled 14,8 using 1d20+5,2d6.  Scorching Ray attack, damage .

"Best I can do is start killing. I made Irontusk a promise, and I aim to keep it, so he'll be the first to die today."

If there's a surprise round, I'll attack Irontusk
Action: Longbow hits AC 22 for 6 Piercing damage
09:46, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 22,6 using d20+8,d8+4.  Attack w/ Longbow.

Initiative: 21
09:46, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 21 using 1d20+4.  Initiative.

Round 1: Attack Irontusk again
Action: Longbow crits AC 28, Menacing Strike, 23 Piercing damage and Wis DC 14 vs Frighten

09:48, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 8 using 2d8.  Crit Damage.
09:48, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 7 using 1d8.  Menacing,  Dmg. Wis 14 vs Disadv.
09:48, Today: Kvanlanir rolled 28,9 using d20+8,d8+4.  Attack w/ Longbow.

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Bandish and Matrim move forward 15' while talking strategy.
Bandish and Matrim adopt a pose, ready to DODGE.

Kvanlanir fires an arrow into Irontusks shoulder.

Irontusk is momentarily stunned and shocked,
before snarling and peering forward across Stone Bridge towards
Kvanlanir and the adventurers.

Irontusk grabs his greatsword,
and holds it with one hand, pointing it towards the adventurers.
He screams something in orcish as he reaches to his shoulder with
his free hand and snaps the protruding arrow in half.

The four flying, circling winged apes look to where Irontusk is
pointing, and notice the adventurers.

The four flying winged apes begin flying forward, towards the adventurers.
They drop their ropes. The adventurers notice the ropes are attached at one
end to blocks under the bridge. Perhaps a sabotage attempt was underway !

Suddenly a great ROAR ! erupts from near the end of the bridge,
causing the winged apes to pause in their advance,
and circle in the air near the western end of Stone Bridge.

Irontusk and two more winged apes remain on Stone Bridge.
Itontusk again screams some orders at the four flying winged apes.

(Irontusk and the winged apes roll initiative)

DM rolled 4 using 1d20+2.  Irontusk initiative
DM rolled 7 using 1d20+2.  Winged Ape initiative
DM rolled 15 using 1d20.  bandish/matrim initiative decider : odd = bandish

Initiative
Kvanlanir 21
Bandish 21
Matrim 21
Bhelmyr 20
Xander 15
Winged Apes 7
Irontusk 4

Kvanlanir again shoots at Irontusk.
The arrow strikes fast and hard, thudding deep into Irontusks chest,
knocking the half-orc from the horse.
Irontusk lands with a thud! onto Stone Bridge.
DM rolled 20 using 1d20+1.  irontusk wis save

Bandish and Matrim continue to pose in an adventurous way,
ready to DODGE.

Bhelmyr steps into position for a clear view of the scene,
and unleashes three scorching rays at winged ape 1,
causing the apes fur and wings to burn and flame up !
The winged ape is burnt, hurt and starts panicking !

Xander again allows the ROAR! to sound !

The winged apes continue circling in the air,
confused and alarmed by the ROAR!
Winged Ape 1 flies to the ground (on the adventurers side of the bridge)
and starts rolling in the dirt to extinguish his flames.

(The three winged apes in the air make Investigation checks vs the Illusion sound)
DM rolled 6 using 1d20.  winged ape investigation
DM rolled 9 using 1d20.  winged ape investigation
DM rolled 1 using 1d20.  winged ape investigation

* sigh *
None of the winged apes can figure out what the hell is going on !
They continue circling in the air.

Irontusk get to his feet.
Standing behind his horse, he peers towards the adventurers.
His two winged ape companions stand ready at his side.
Irontusk speaks some quiet orders to the two winged apes.
The winged apes listen and nod their heads,
before beginning to walk west across the bridge, towards the adventurers.
Irontusk begins climbing onto his horse.
He is clearly hurt !

Map !
https://drive.google.com/open?...9lzqfDoor6EOi1_qHV3e