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Post by GravityEmblem on May 2, 2022 17:45:12 GMT -8
"Did he ever tell you why?" Meine wonders aloud. "Nobody hates anything for no reason."
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Post by Daos on May 2, 2022 18:24:40 GMT -8
"Oh, yes, it was his favorite subject," Daos answers. "He felt it was a cheat, a shortcut. 'A real man fights with his blade, not by wiggling his fingers,' he'd say. He wanted an athletic son, a great warrior to follow in his footsteps. I was not it."
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 2, 2022 20:42:49 GMT -8
"We wouldn't be able to take it down with just the two of us, so we need to go back to the others," Caelynn whispers back to Valerie. With that said, she heads back to where Daos and the others are. After briefly scouting ahead with Valrie, Caelynn returns to Daos and the others. "We found another door beating on a door," she explains. "It was so absorbed in what it was doing, it didn't notice us, but I felt it best to tell everyone first so we can come up with a plan of attack."
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Post by Daos on May 3, 2022 14:22:28 GMT -8
"I wonder what could be behind that door that the troll would be so fixated on it?" Daos wonders. "Perhaps we can get the jump on it, though."
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 4, 2022 3:59:05 GMT -8
"So, what's our plan of attack?" Meine asks. "Val and Caelynn stick it with some arrows, then the rest of us hit it while it's still surprised?"
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Post by Daos on May 4, 2022 14:39:19 GMT -8
Daos nods. "We move into position and hit them with everything we can before they can react. It's our best chance."
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 5, 2022 1:45:35 GMT -8
"Alright, then let's get going," Caelynn says.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 5, 2022 5:06:34 GMT -8
Caelynn and Valerie lead the party back to the troll, who actually seems to be making some progress on the door. Its metal is dented, and the creature is focusing its blows on the damaged part.
"You make the first attack, Caelynn," Valerie whispers. "We'll follow your lead."
[Everyone (except Horizons) roll initiative, and state actions for round 1]
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Post by Daos on May 5, 2022 11:46:17 GMT -8
Daos conjures a ghostly, skeletal hand glowing with blue-white light that reaches out to touch the distracted troll.
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Initiative 6h3HwlB|1d20+2 Attack (Chill Touch) 1d20+6 Damage 1d8
(OOC: Troll can't regenerate until my next turn if it hits.) 1d20+2·1d20+6·1d8
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 6, 2022 1:36:04 GMT -8
Caelynn pulls out her bow, and fires an arrow at the troll.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 6, 2022 6:03:39 GMT -8
Caelynn strikes first, as was the plan, but her arrow sails over the troll's head. However, it's too shocked to react when Daos summons a spectral hand to claw at it. Miss Serpentine, meanwhile, hurls a ball of acid at the creature, but it splashes harmlessly off of its skin.
"Zhark!" she curses. "Whatever made the last one resistant to acid must have made this one immune!" However, while the acid fails to impede the troll's regeneration, the new skin shrivels and rots as soon as it grows back. Suddenly, Daos and Caelynn hear a shrill gasp from the other side of the door.
"Of course! Chill Touch! How did I not think of that?!" it squeals as Meine and Valerie miss the troll. "You keep casting that spell, lad! I'll get the Archmage!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Caelynn sneak attacks the troll, but misses. Daos casts Chill Touch, dealing 3 necrotic damage to the troll. Selena casts Acid Splash on the troll, but it is immune to acid damage. Troll cannot regenerate. It is surprised and cannot act. Valerie attacks the troll, missing. Meine attacks the troll, missing.
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Post by Daos on May 6, 2022 14:49:33 GMT -8
Not one to question the mysterious voice, Daos tries to cast the same cantrip again. ============ Attack (Chill Touch) odjIIpn31d20+6Damage 1d8(OOC: Oh, man, I was literally the only one to actually hurt it last round. This isn't going well .) 1d20+6·1d8
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 7, 2022 21:50:38 GMT -8
Caelynn tries again to hit the troll with one of her arrows. For the life of her, she can't figure out how she could miss such a big target.
OOC: Would she get sneak attack dmg in this case? I think I'm kind of confused as to the positions of everyone to know if they are actually flanking the troll or not.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 8, 2022 7:42:34 GMT -8
Thankfully for Caelynn, her next arrow actually manages to hit the troll. Unfortunately, it bounces off the creature's tough skin, dealing no damage. Daos, as the voice recommended, attacks the troll with a spectral, skeletal hand. It does even less harm than last time, but he can see that it's stopping the troll's regeneration. Miss Serpentine takes the opportunity to rush forward and blast a cloud of poison at the troll, which writhes in pain as it breathes in the toxins.
In a blind rage, it claws at the closest living creature--Meine--and cuts a nasty gash in her face. She grits her teeth and narrowly blocks its next blow, but its bite attack knocks her to the ground, bleeding heavily. Valerie cries out in shock and looses an arrow at the beast, but it just grazes it.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Caelynn sneak attacks the Troll, but misses. Daos casts Chill Touch on the Troll, dealing 1 necrotic damage. Selena moves 20 ft towards the Troll, then casts Poison Spray. The Troll fails its Con save and takes 34 poison damage. Troll cannot regenerate. It crits Meine with a claw attack, dealing 23 slashing damage. It makes another claw attack, which misses, then it hits a bite attack for 9 piercing damage. Meine falls! Valerie attacks the Troll, missing. Meine makes a Death Save, succeeding.
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Post by Daos on May 8, 2022 11:33:24 GMT -8
Daos realizes this strategy will not work if nobody else can harm the troll; it regenerating isn't much of a concern then. He switches tactics, and blasts it with the strongest spell he has, creating a flurry of flying snowballs to strike at the troll, sculpting the spell to avoid allies. "Caelynn, Val, bows aren't working. Switch to your swords and keep it from rushing us! Serpentine, do you have anything more potent than cantrips?" he asks, recalling her bragging about how powerful she was just before they arrived in the academy.
He can't do anything for Meine right now, as much as he wants to. All he can do is hold out hope they can finish this creature off before it's too late to save her.
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Snilloc's Snowball Swarm K5GOZkMO3d6 3d6
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