CH. 04 - Thundertree Ruins

[Daos]

Weapons drawn, Balasar approaches the shrubs...and nothing happens.  They remain perfectly still.  However, from his vantage point, he can now see inside the cottage--or what is left of it.  There's little inside other than overgrown weeds.

[HorizonsDream]

"Hmm, nothing is happening," Orianna says as she lowers her bow. "Maybe we should just continue on. We need to find that druid. At this point, he is our only hope at finding that castle."

[GreyWolfVT]

Balasar nods "Very well lets move on but be alert."

[HorizonsDream]

Orianna moves forward to inspect the building to the south of the one they are currently near.

uYVtU5bc1d20+4Stealth
1d20Perception1d20+4·1d20

[Daos]

While the others stay behind, Orianna scouts ahead to the next area.  She finds ruined, side-by-side cottages that look as though they might have been the homes of prosperous shopkeepers or well-off farmers in their time. All that remains are collapsed walls and piles of debris. Several young trees have grown up in the midst of the ruins.

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[GreyWolfVT]

Balasar moves up to where Orianna is and tries to keep on the alert looking around waiting to either move on or enter the building.

Stealth ONAeS9bh1d20+3
Perception 1d20+11d20+3·1d20+1

[HorizonsDream]

"Nothing but more trees and ruins," Orianna says softly.

[Daos]

As Orianna circles the buildings, Balasar moves up to join her and steps on a very loud piece of dried wood, making a very audible snapping sound.  As soon as he does, six of the dried up shrubs in the yard suddenly jump into action and start moving toward the party.  Three on the east side, heading for Orianna and Balasar, and three on the west side, going for Zoya and the others.



These 'shrubs' are in fact some kind of plant creature with a vaguely humanoid shape, but they looked like perfectly normal shrubs when holding perfectly still.

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(OOC: Click the map to enlarge; please note your character's location.  Initiative and actions for Round 1?)

[HorizonsDream]

Orianna quickly pulls out her bow and shoots at plant creature 1. Afterwards, she tries to find a place to hide.

JNHNmgRo1d20 Initiative
1d20+4 Attack
1d6 DMG
1d20+4 Stealth1d20·1d20+4·1d6·1d20+4

[GreyWolfVT]

Balasar takes up his bow fires at one of the living shrubs and does the same as Orianna, tries to hide.

Initiative RRLg4zHM1d20+1

Longbow 1d20+3 Damage 1d8+1

Stealth 1d20+31d20+1·1d20+3·1d8+1·1d20+3

[Daos]

(OOC:  While we're waiting on Gravity, I'll go ahead and roll initiative for NPCs to save time.)

Initiative
Zoya (1d20+1):  12+1 = 13
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Klaxon (1d20+3):  1+3 = 4
1d20
Plant Man 01 (1d20+1):  16+1 = 17
1d20
Plant Man 02 (1d20+1): 18+1 = 19
1d20
Plant Man 03 (1d20+1): 15+1 = 16
1d20
Plant Man 04 (1d20+1): 9+1 = 10
1d20
Plant Man 05 (1d20+1): 18+1 = 19
1d20
Plant Man 06 (1d20+1): 12+1 = 13
1d20
1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20

[GravityEmblem]

Fosco rolls over and casts Faerie Fire on shrubs 4 and 5.
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1d20+4

[Daos]

The plant men, or whatever they are, are fast.  One rushes at Orianna, its sharp looking claws missing her.  Balasar puts an arrow into the head of another, killing it.  But the third one avoids her own arrow, and she fails to hide from it in time.  It claws at her, but it's a fairly light wound, thankfully.

Meanwhile, on the other side, all three of the creatures rush at Zoya, but her shield protects her (and Fosco and Klaxon) from harm.  She is unable to counter, but Fosco lights one up in faerie fire, making it easier to hit.  Klaxon tosses a firebolt at one, and it instantly is incinerated.  "Well, they hate fire!" the elf calls out, although it's uncertain how useful that knowledge is for anyone else.

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Initiative
Plant Man 02 (1d20+1): 18+1 = 19
Plant Man 05 (1d20+1): 18+1 = 19
Balasar (1d20+1):  18+1 = 19
Orianna (1d20+2):  16+2 = 18
Plant Man 01 (1d20+1): 16+1 = 17
Plant Man 03 (1d20+1): 15+1 = 16
Plant Man 06 (1d20+1): 12+1 = 13
Zoya (1d20+1):  12+1 = 13
Plant Man 04 (1d20+1): 9+1 = 10
Fosco (1d20+4):  2+4 = 6
Klaxon (1d20+3):  1+3 = 4

Round 1!

Plant Man 02 moves 20 feet northwest, then slashes its claws at Orianna [AC 13] (1d20+3):  5+3 = 8, miss.
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Plant Man 05 moves 15 feet north, then slashes its claws at Zoya [AC 18] (1d20+3):  14+3 = 17, bare miss.
1d20
Balasar fires an arrow from his longbow at Plant Man 01 [AC 13] (1d20+3):  20+3 = 23, critical hit! for (2d8+1):  1,5+1 = 7 piercing damage.  Plant Man 01 dies.
1d8
Orianna fires an arrow from her short bow with disadvantage at Plant Man 02 [AC 13] (1d20+4):  6+4 = 10, miss.  She then attempts to go into stealth as a bonus action (1d20+4):  3+4 = 7, fail.
Plant Man 01 is dead.
Plant Man 03 moves 20 feet northwest, then slashes its claws at Orianna [AC 13] (1d20+3):  15, hit for (1d4+1):  2+1 = 3 piercing damage.  Orianna becomes lightly wounded.
1d201d4
Plant Man 06 moves 15 feet north, then 5 feet northwest, then slashes its claws at Zoya [AC 18] (1d20+3):  11+3 = 14, miss.
1d20
Zoya slashes her long sword at Plant Man 05 [AC 13] (1d20+4):  3+4 = 7, miss.
1d20
Plant Man 04 moves 10 feet north and then slashes its claws at Zoya [AC 18] (1d20+3):  11+3 = 14, miss.
1d20
Fosco casts Faerie Fire on Plant Men 04, 05 and 06.
----Plant Man 04 makes a DEX saving throw [DC 13] (1d20+1):  17+1 = 18, pass.  No effect.
1d20
----Plant Man 05 makes a DEX saving throw [DC 13] (1d20+1): 20+1 = 21, pass.  No effect.
1d20
----Plant Man 06 makes a DEX saving throw [DC 13] (1d20+1): 9+1 = 10, fail.  All attacks on it are at advantage for 1 minute.
1d20
Klaxon casts Firebolt at Plant Man 05 who is vulnerable to fire [AC 13] (1d20+5):  8+5 = 13, hit for (1d10):  7x2 = 14 burning damage.  Plant Man 05 dies.
1d201d10



(OOC:  Just a head's up for the future, but going into stealth takes up your action unless you're a rogue.  Rogues can do so as a bonus action.  Actions for Round 2?)
1d20·1d20·1d8·1d20·1d4·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d10

[GreyWolfVT]

Balasar steps over next to Orianna in front of one of the shrub beasts and uses his breath weapon.

Breath Weapon (Blue) kw4n4eWf2d62d6

[HorizonsDream]

Orianna uses Hellish Rebuke on the plant man that attacked her.