"Um, what happened to the geyser?" - A young boy returning to Tulroch, port city of KatzharakThe fringes of his armor still smoldering, Theren dashes left towards the lone salamander. His boots alight with magical energies, and he clears the distance in what looks like a single step. At the same time, his amulet washes a wave of restorative energy over him, extinguishing the flames still licking at him.
Hoping to drag it closer to the party, Theren opens his defenses slightly as he starts slicing into it. The salamander, wiser than it seems, crawled backwards, avoiding Theren's blade (
miss!).
Gideon, seeing that his allies are looking the worse for wear, shifts his strategy. He taps the small item attached to his belt and whispers an arcane phrase as Karito glows briefly. After another phrase, Chaedi begins glowing slightly, and her wounds begin closing up.
He focuses his mind, and his sword begins emitting a low psychic hum. As he pulls it back, it begins glowing red, and he then lets it loose at the closest Salamander, which is caught by surprise from the invisible blast (
hit!). When it returns to Gideon's hand, a wave of energy washes over his comrades. He then pats out the flames licking his coat, clearly annoyed.
After the dragon's attacks, Cabrio gather his will to move forward, creating a link between him, the dragon and the salamander close to the dragon. Finally, Cabrio releases a burst of arcane power on the dragon and one of the salamanders. His strikes catch the enemies off guard (
hit!).
Minharath hops back from the erupting vents and rushes back toward the chute. His cloak smokes but protects him from the full extent of the flames. Seeing new opportunities, he adjusts his plan and attacks. The dragon is resilient, but the salamanders are not (
some hits!). However, his attempts at cowing them fail, as the roar of the dragon drowns out his voice (
miss!).
As he leaps at the dragon Gorvak unleashes a whirlwind of blows with his double sword. The blades, sheathed in deadly ice, flay the dragon, and as it rears back in pain, a final blow encases it in ice (
hit! Auto-fails death saving throw for massive damage as HP damage is greater than max HP!).
It is at this precise moment that the walls begin to crack. Magma begins to slowly seep through newfound cracks. The icy wisps coming off of the hoard of treasure disappear. Distraught, the salamanders begin to frantically escape. (
Perception DC 25 or Nature DC 20.)
* A B C D E F G H I J
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6 [W][ ][ ][ ][ ][1][ ][ ][ ][W]
7 [W][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][4][ ][ ][W]
8 [W][ ][ ][8][ ][D][D][ ][ ][W]
9 [W][&][2][ ][ ][D][D][ ][ ][W]
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16[ ][ ][C][ ][C][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
6: Chaedi
7: Theren
8: Cabrio
9: Minharath
!: Gideon
$: Gorvak
%: Karito
D: Dragon [(-509 HP), Marked by Cabrio, Dazed] --> Frozen (Dead)
1, 2, 3, 4: Salamanders
&: Dead Body, difficult terrain
{}: Lava Vent
1: (-17 HP), -5 on all attacks until end of Minharath's end of next turn, dazed (save ends)
2: (-15 HP), -2 to next attack roll, Grant CA to next attacker before Minharath's end of next turn
3: Grant CA to next attacker before Minharath's end of next turn
4: (-28 HP), marked by Cabrio, -5 on all attacks until end of Minharath's end of next turn, dazed (save ends)
1d6 + 5 HP heal to all who hit an enemy with a weapon attack once until the end of Gideon's next turn[spoiler]Karito may revise his action. Chaedi may act. The dragon is mechanically dead, but it is still "alive". One hit (AC 10) will kill it. I will tell you guys when you level up.
The salamanders look like they want to retreat.
Also, congrats, you've made this into the shortest encounter I've ever run. Remind me to ramp up the level of monsters by 6 levels.
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