"The wine!" Lando gasped when Zrakrud cast aspell dangerously close to the precious cargo.  But he soon regained his focus on the task at hand. He fired his crossbow at the last stick figure, but his aim was off and it struck a barrel.  "Oh no! the wine!" he gasped again.  fortunately his shot didn't penetrate.

20:21, Today: Lando rolled 9 using 1d20+5.  attack.

 Rabid, now focused on the twig beast, snarled as his daggered hands swung upwards in a fissions bladed uppercut.

<OOC: Action - attack with dagger

Brankx rolled 20 using 1d20+4.  Attack - Brankx rolled 4 using 1d4+2.  Damage - dagger.
Brankx rolled 7 using 2d6.  Sneak attack.

Bonus action: Attack with off hand

Brankx rolled 15 using 1d20+4.  Attack - dagger.
Brankx rolled 5 using 1d4+2.  Damage - dagger.>

(Brankx I don't see that you made a con save so I'm ignoring the aoo you made on Druid)

The last twiggy splinters for good.

Ireena rushes to the door to go in and stops. "What's the plan? We have no idea how many more are in there."

Skuldja rushes in after the druid to cut him down. At Ireena's question, Skuldja yells running past her, "Skuldja kill!"

Inside, Skuldja goes for the druid if she sees him and attacks him recklessly.

04:11, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 15 using 2d6+5.  Damage.
04:10, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 22 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Reckless Attack on Druid.

Lando was about to answer Ireena when Skuldja, still in the throws of battle rage, charged in, so he said, "alright then, I suppose Skuldja will take the lead.  Brankx, if you would help cover her from being surrounded by twig monsters, the rest of us will follow with ranged support."

Action: holding an crossbow attack if we see and enemies.

Movement: he will follow Brankx through the door
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Brankx, breathing hard, looks as the barbarian runs in screaming. “Yeah….great tactics dragon. Announce ter everyone we’re here” The dwarf looked at Lando and nodded with a dour expression. “Ye lucky I like ye girl, but I miss out on th’ fun, I’m gonna be pissed!”

<OOC: movement- leading the way>

The chant and beat of his steps continue for Zrakrud as he moves rapidly towards the door the druid went through. Unlike the Dragon, he wanted to at least get an idea of what he was heading into before entering the room and stopped at the door to examine his options.

Skuldja finds the druid didn't make it too far for her to catch up. WHAM!!!

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This large room (55x20) is filled with 4 vats twice the size of a man. There are stairs in the center leading to a balcony so one could get to the tops of these vats. Skuldja and Druid 1 are to the northeast of the stairs, there are 3 druids spread out at the top of the stairs (south of vat 1, 3 and 4).

The stairs writhe with vines. STR DC12 to get up the stairs or be restrained.



DRUID AC15 HP30 (w9)
1 hp-25
2
3
4

Zrakrud looks at the three Druid's across the top of the stairs well protected from the vines, his movements graceful in form as he writhes and weaves his way into the room, a quick chant sends another mental spike towards one of the druids at the top of the stairs.

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OOC:

Bladesong (3rd round) -- +3 AC, +10 Speed

Cast Tasha's Mindwhip: Int Save DC 13 or take 8 damage


17:37, Today: Zrakrud rolled 8 using 3d6 with rolls of 2,1,5.  Tasha's Mind Whip.

quote:

You psychically lash out at one creature you can see within range. The target must make an Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 3d6 psychic damage, and it can't take a reaction until the end of its next turn. Moreover, on its next turn, it must choose whether it gets a move, an action, or a bonus action; it gets only one of the three. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and suffers none of the spell's other effects.

Skuldja recklessly brings her great sword down on the druid, cutting him in half vertically and causing blood to splatter everywhere. She then looks up to a druid, let's out a loud roar, and throws a handaxe at him.

02:10, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 36 using 2d20+5 ((13,18)).
02:11, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 17 using 2d6+5.  Damage.

Sorry forgot to put a 1 in the spot to drop the lowest d20 that time. Got 23 to hit. Reckless attacking again.

Also going into a Frenzy.

02:22, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 25 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Reckless Handaxe Attack on Druid.
02:23, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 10 using 2d6+5.  Crit Damage Yay!

Brank, following the others, comes into the room as the warrior attacks. "Typical....hoggin' th' fun" He muttered as he made his way closer

Lando ran through the door and saw three more druids on the catwalk.  Being prepared for more potential enemies, he shot the farthest one, then moved behind the nearest vat to gain some cover.

Action: attack the farthest druid with my crossbow

Movement: to the north wall just above the empty vat (vat 4?) to the eastern of the 2 squares above the vat

07:14, Today: Lando rolled 17 using 1d20+5.  attack.

07:15, Today: Lando rolled 5 using 1d8+3.  damage.

Ireena stays behind everyone, but her magic blasts over your heads and up into the stairway, missing.

2 and 3 move halfway down the stairs, 10' away from everyone BUT Lando, and send thunderwaves different directions in order to target everyone. Ireena is slammed into the wall.

EVERYONE (But Lando) DC12 CON SAVE or take 15dmg and pushed 10' away. 7dmg if you save.

The 4th druid says upstairs, 60' away, concentrating on the vines on the stairs.

The stairs writhe with vines. STR DC12 to get up the stairs or be restrained.

DRUID AC15 HP30 (w9)
1 dead
2 hp-18
3
4 hp-5

Brankx saw tbe tactics as the Druid's cast their spell, hitting  him, he grimaced through the spell, but managed to stay standing. With tbe stubbornness born of a dwarf, he looked at tbe druids and made up the stairs - even the pesky weeds wouldn't stop him.

He made it to the first druid and plunged his daggers in, one hitting armor, but the other finding flesh with some satisfaction from the dwarf.



<OOC: Brankx rolled 16 using 1d20+2.  con save.

Movement: Move up the stairs to closest druid

Brankx rolled 20 using 1d20+1.  Str save

Action: Attack with dagger

Brankx rolled 12 using 1d20+4.  Attack - dagger.

Bonus action: Attack with off hand dagger.

Brankx rolled 15 using 1d20+4.  Attack - dagger.

Brankx rolled 3 using 1d4.  damage - dagger.
Brankx rolled 6 using 2d6.  Sneak attack - dagger(if applicable)>

Skuldja ran up the stairs behind Brankx, resisting the thunderwave and the vines. She then recklessly swung her greatsword twice at the druid Brankx wasn't attacking. She connected twice and really messed him up.


00:49, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 12 using 2d6+5.  Damage 2.
00:49, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 11 using 2d6+5.  Damage 1.
00:48, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 20 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Reckless Attack on Druid #2.
00:48, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 19 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Reckless Attack on Druid.
00:45, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 20 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Run Up Stairs.

Lando poked his head out from behind the vat to shoot the druid again, but his shot went wide and struck the wall harmlessly.  He called to Brankx, "you're doing great! keep it up!" then he ducked back behind the vat.

action: shoot druid 4
20:39, Today: Lando rolled 11 using 1d20+5.  attack.

Bonus action: bardic inspiration 1d6 to Brankx

Move: move <15' to get a clear shot at druid 4, then move back to original position.

Zrakrud dances about the wave of destruction that crashed through their lines, each step in cadence with his chant as he flings his hand towards druid at the top of the stairs as the others engaged those on the stairs, a dagger of pure ice flew towards the druid striking him before exploding into shards of ice all about him. Without missing a beat he weaved his way through the vats of wine ending beneath the stairs.

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OOC: Ice Knife 5 Piercing Damage, 9 Cold Damage DC 13 Dexterity save to avoid the Cold damage.

Move up to 45' along the southern edge of the map and the barrels to end beneath the stairs.

19:06, Today: Zrakrud rolled 5,9 using 1d10,2d6 with rolls of 5,3,6.  Ice Knife Damage.

19:06, Today: Zrakrud rolled 24 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 19.  <b>Ice Knife</b>.

19:01, Today: Zrakrud rolled 15 using 1d20+2 with rolls of 13.  <b>CON Save</b>.

"Skuldja you're a friggin' animal and I love you!" Ireena grinned as she wiped the blood from her lip, smiling as the dragonborn tore into the druid. Eldritch energy sparkled between her red painted nails and suddenly the druid's eyes went dull.

He plopped to the ground in front of Skuldja.

Branx's dagger digs deeply into the druid's back, but the man gargles a spell, clinging to his last breath, turns and hits Branx point blank with another thunderwave. (I'll give ya the sneak attack bc theater of the mind).
Branx and Skuldja CON SAV DC12 for 4 dmg, or take 9dmg and you're pushed off the stairs back into the first floor. Then you'll have to make a str check dc12 to get back up the stairs or be restrained.

Druid 4 ducks behind the railing of the balcony and continues to concentrate on the vines keeping you downstairs. Suprisingly, she speaks, in broken common you understand her: "You may defeat us, but Baba Lysaga's will is already in motion. We will not be stopped. The wereravens will be destroyed. We will purge the Raven Queen from Barovia."

DRUID AC15 HP30 (w9)
1 dead
2 hp-29 on stairs
3 dead
4 hp-5 UP Stairs 60' away from anyone downstairs, half cover AC17

Lando called back to the druid then he shot at her the last one on the stairs, "look here, I don't give a damn about any wereravens, and I don't even know who this Bella  Lugosi is, but you're in between me and a decent drink, and I really need a drink, so you've left me no options."  He ducked back into his hiding spot, and looked over at Ireena.  She hadn't done anything since the thunder wave.  If she was down, he'd use she seemed to be hit hard by that spell so he cast healing word by saying, "Ireena! come to me, it's safe here!"  He held out his hand to her.

Action: shoot druid 2 4 so the others can get up the stairs
18:07, Today: Lando rolled 19 using 1d20+5.  attack.
18:07, Today: Lando rolled 8 using 1d8+3.  damage.

Movement: move <15' to get a clear shot at druid 2, then move back to original position.

Bonus action: healing word on Ireena
18:21, Today: Lando rolled 6 using 1d4+3.  healing word.
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Skuldja got blasted back, through the railing, and down to the first floor. She was happy to see the druid that blasted her go down as she got back up. She started her way back up the stairs towards the last druid, snapping vines with little effort on her way up. 30ft away, and making sure none of her allies would get hit, she unleashed her breath weapon on the last druid. Then for good measure, she recklessly threw her second hand axe at them, but it hit and stuck into the railing they were taking cover behind.

23:36, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 5 using 1d20+4.  Con Save.
23:41, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 22 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Vines DC12.

Dex Save DC 14 for the druid. Save for half of Acid Breath damage
23:45, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 8 using 2d6.  Acid Breath.
23:47, Today: Skuldja Blackrazor rolled 12 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Throw Hand axe.

Middle of the round recap: skuldja kills druid 2, everyone else can focus on 4.

Zrakrud dances out from behind the vat of vines he was hiding behind, as he weaves his way through his dance, his staff points towards the Druid at the top of the stairs and sends a ray of blue-white light towards the druid. Just missing as it struck the wall behind the druid, freezing it solid for a moment before the ice begins to melt.

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OOC: Cast Ray of Frost, Hit AC 12 6 Dam


16:33, Today: Zrakrud rolled 12,6 using d20+5,d8 with rolls of 7,6.  Ray of Frost.

STILL MID ROUND RECAP:
druid 4 hp-19

brankx and ireena still have turns then it will be next round.