CH. 04 - Written in Blood

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

We can see the whole area right? It is just one big room? With offshoots too tiny to do anything about

[Bishgada]

"I thought we are protecting Kianna." Chispa blushes apologetically and jumps to alert. "Here, drink a bit." she offers Ha-Yun. "If you want to try and leave, that's OK, but we must convince Kianna to come with us. Even if the evil that possessed the farmer won't harm her, she will collapse of exhaustion and eventually starve."

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(OOC: I hope Chispa have a skin of wine as any proper dwarf should. She offers either that or water to Ha-Yun.)

[Daos]

Jul 15, 2024 5:56:04 GMT -8 sarcastiksh0rtee37 said:

We can see the whole area right? It is just one big room? With offshoots too tiny to do anything about

(OOC:  Correct.)

Jul 15, 2024 7:48:32 GMT -8 Bishgada said:

(OOC: I hope Chispa have a skin of wine as any proper dwarf should. She offers either that or water to Ha-Yun.)

(OOC:  According to her character sheet, she has a waterskin, but what's in it is up to you.)

[HorizonsDream]

Ha Yun takes tue waterskin and takes a drink before she hands it back. "Kianna, could you come up to the house with us for a little bit?"

[Daos]

Kianna doesn't answer, only continues singing hoarsely, a glazed look in her eyes.

[Bishgada]

"I can try and carry her up, maybe with some help, but if her mood changes she might struggle. Also if she senses or hear Culley, maybe this goes both ways and he can feel what happens to her, so be ready for attack." Chispa puts her shoulder under Kianna's armpit and supports her, trying to stand and ready to walk with the others as a group circling Kianna, but she will wait for Ha-Yun to lead or decide how they should go about it.

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(OOC: Pity we don't have the sleep spell. )

[Daos]

When Chispa tries to move Kianna, she seems to snap out of her trance a bit and stop singing.  "What are you...no, no, you can't, I must stay here," she protests, although she seems too weak to put up much resistance.  "You'll upset him!"

Sure enough the pile of limbs begins to move, forming a grasping mass of arms that seem to move together as some kind of creature out of one's worst nightmares.  "Don't leave," whispers a child's voice in their heads.  "I still want to play more."  It crawls disturbingly toward the party, reaching out its many hands toward them.

(OOC:  Roll initiative and state actions for Round 01.)

Initiative
Culley
M6B8_63K1d20-1
1d20-1

[HorizonsDream]

Ha Yun looks like she might throw up as the crawling pile of limbs starts moving. It was absolutely horrifying. Though, she starts singing, casting bane on the creature.

ylaK_GuI1d20
1d20

[Bishgada]

Chispa gently put Kianna down and cast bless on the party. "Oh god of creation and design, please guide our actions to be accurate and fit with each other as a tuned machine."

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(OOC: Initiative: TdC3vHIc1d20+1 Chispa casts bless at 2nd level so she can target 4 people Ha-Yun Vulpi and Zencho and SeeBoe)1d20+1

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

Vulpi initiative rEbBQXcx1d20+3

Seeboe initiative 1d20+21d20+3·1d20+2

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

First Seeboe is going to try and disrupt and disturb Culley by using create water to splash and soak Culley in with 10 gallons of water hoping to cause a traumatic shut down. Seeboe then casts shillelagh and backs away.
(Ropeless)

Vulpi, feeling Quetzalcōātl's rhythm in the sloshing of now muddy feet pulls out their short swords and begins wailing:
Action
KXYkO0Z|1d20+5 | 1d6+3
Bonus action
1d20+5 | 1d6

If Vulpi gets hit, they'll use their reaction to party and negate some damage
Superiority die
1d8
1d20+5·1d6+3·1d20+5·1d6·1d8

[Igordragonian]

Zencho grow pale (pink) as Culley arrive.

"Well, if that what the universe wants me to face today, I am obliged to have a drink."
and the tiefling take a big sip from his waterskin, and he becomes wobbly.
"Well.. Culley.. you want to throw hands. Eh?"

And with unpredictable body laungauge he tipsy run his way forward and start to rain blows of staff and kicks over it-


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Intiative
qPVzMq2b1d20+2
Drunken Technique

Quarterstaff
1d20+41d4
damage

1d8+2

unarmed

1d20+41d4

damage

1d4+2



Flurry Of Blows-

unarmed

1d20+41d4

damage

1d4+2


Bonus Action- disengage

1d20+2·1d20+4·1d8+2·1d20+4·1d4+2·1d20+4·1d4+2·1d4+2·1d4·1d4+2

[Igordragonian]

(forgotten another blow on the flurry-)



RIq|0yE11d20+4


damage

1d4+21d20+4·1d4+2

[Daos]

As the multi-limbed abomination sort of cartwheels toward the party, Seeboe conjures a large amount of water over the creature, which immediately splashes down on top of it.  It seems to not have any noticeable effect, however.  "Splish-splash!" it giggles in their heads with childlike glee.  Enchanting his staff, Seeboe then backs away, a disquiet look on his face.

Chispa begins praying, calling upon her deity to bless all of the party save herself.  Feeling invigorated, Vulpi and Zencho both rush forward.  The elf stabs twice with their blades, piercing the flesh of a couple of the arms.  Zencho swings his staff and throws a punch and kick, but the creature blocks each attack with their many hands.  Unnerved, the tiefling then rolls back, out of range of the creature.

Ha-Yun begins to sing The Awakening, the true version where Culley drowns, not the fake one Kianna was singing where he lives.  The song seems to disturb Culley, as its movements become jerkier and its blows become easier to dodge.  "Play with me, play with me forever!" it laughs, grabbing hold of Vulpi and holding the elf in place.  They are able to throw up their swords in time to absorb the damage, but they remain stuck in place.  The elf then feels a strange draining sensation, as the hands holding them grow mouths and begin to try and suck the energy from Vulpi, but they are able to fight it off.

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Initiative
Seeboe:  22
Chispa:  17
Vulpi:  15
Zencho:  13
Ha-Yun:  12
Culley:  11

Round 01!

Seeboe casts Create or Destroy Water on Culley.  As a bonus action, he then casts Shillelagh.  He backs off.
Chispa casts Bless (2nd level) on Ha-Yun, Zencho, Seeboe and Vulpi.  They all receive +1d4 to all attacks and saves.
Vulpi moves forward and stabs with their short sword while blessed (+1d4) at Culley [AC 13] (1d20+5+1d4):  8+5 = 13, hit for (1d6+3):  6+3 = 9 piercing damage.  Culley is lightly damaged.  Vulpi uses a bonus action to stab with their off-hand short sword while blessed (+1d4) at Culley [AC 13] (1d20+5+1d4):  15+5 = 20, hit for (1d6):  1 piercing damage.
Zencho moves forward and swings his quarterstaff while blessed (+1d4) at Culley [AC 13] (1d20+4+1d4):  3+4+3 = 10, miss.  As a bonus action, he spends 1 ki to use Flurry of Blows and makes an unarmed strike while blessed (+1d4) at Culley [AC 13] (1d20+4+1d4):  2+4+2 = 8, miss, and another unarmed strike while blessed (+1d4) at Culley [AC 13] (1d20+4+1d4):  3+4+4 = 11, miss.  They then disengage.
Ha-Yun casts Bane (2nd level) at Culley.  Culley saves vs CHA [DC 13] (1d20+2):  10+2 = 12, fail.  Culley suffers -1d4 to all attacks and saves.
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Culley uses Crushing Grip on Vulpi [AC 15] (1d20+7-1d4):  13+7-2 = 18, hit for (2d8+5):  4+5 = 9 bludgeoning damage.  Vulpi spends a Superiority Die to parry, and reduces the damage by (1d8+3):  8+3 = 11.  Vulpi takes no damage but is grappled.  As a bonus action, Culley uses Consume Vitality on Vulpi, who makes a CON save [DC 14] (1d20+4+1d4):  17+4+2 = 23, pass.  No effect.
1d201d42d8
1d201d4

(OOC:  Just for future reference, Igordragonian , but Flurry of Blows only gives you two extra attacks, not three. 

Actions for Round 02?)1d20·1d20·1d4·2d8·1d20·1d4

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

Swinging again

|1AXee371d20+51d4 | 2d6+3

Bonus action: 1d20+51d4 | 1d61d20+5·1d4·1d6+3·1d20+5·1d4·1d6