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Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

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Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

More screams from the trogs as your sun bolt blasted one of the trogs onto the ground, writhing in pain. The others didn't seem too perturbed however as they threw their javelins en mass once more. None managed to break through your cover though with all of the spears sticking out, it's doubtful that your barricades could withstand another barrage. And to make matters worse, the first wave ran out of spears, and then they began to charge, swarming your position. They roared and shouted as they where upon the party, four against you and Pylia, and another four against Shortfang and Buddy.

Upon seeing the trogs overrun his position, Shortfang dropped his crossbow and took out his shortsword, piercing one trog in the knee before stabbing the crossbow bolt in his hand into the trog's ribcage, breaking it in half while it was still in the trog. Buddy took a swing at one of the trogs who leapt back to avoid the attack, but took the opportunity to plunge the spiked end of his urgrosh into the back of the trog that Shortfang was fighting, slaying it. Meanwhile Pylia got back onto her feet and spoke a word of prayer as her eyes lite up once more and blinded some of the trogs with radiant light, causing a few to even start burning from the brightness. However things weren't looking any better as more trogs just arrived, pulling javelins out from their bags and getting ready to throw. It didn't seem to concern them that their own warriors were in the melee; if you don't act now, a lot of attacks were going to head in your direction.

"Boss! Now!?"

Rolls and info

Trog 1 (A Dead) (B Dead) (C 13/13) (D 13/13) (E 13/13) (F 13/13) (G 13/13) (H 13/13) (I 13/13) (J Dead) = 20
Shortfang (28/28) | Syfr (1/1) = 19
Buddy (27/31) = 17
Pylia (24/24) = 12
Sylvia (21/21) = 6

Trog 1C javelin vs Sylvia = 17
Trog 1D javelin vs Sylvia = 6
Trog 1E javelin vs Pylia = 18
Trog 1F javelin vs Pylia = 16
Trog 1G javelin vs Buddy = 13
Trog 1H javelin vs Buddy = 14
Trog 1I javelin vs Buddy = 17
Trog 1J javelin vs Buddy = 15

Shortfang's Shortsword vs Trog 1J = 14/11
Shortsword Damage = 7
Shortfang's Bolt Dagger vs Trob 1J = 18/12
Bolt Damage = 2

Buddy's Urgrosh vs Trog 1I = 8
BUddy's Urgrosh Stab vs Trog IJ = 15
Stab Damage = 4

Trog 1C Con Save vs Pylia's Word of Radiance = 20
Trog 1D Con Save vs Pylia's Word of Radiance = 14
Trog 1E Con Save vs Pylia's Word of Radiance = 8
Trog 1F Con Save vs Pylia's Word of Radiance = 8
Radiant Damage = 3

Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

The trogs charged, however unlike the ones before they didn't bother to go all the way. Instead they ran about thirty feet towards you; close enough for you to get your shot in, striking one of the trogs as he came up. It wounded him heavily, but he stood his ground as he hurled a javelin right towards you. Fortunately, the dirt cover was able to foil the shot, causing the javelin to land into the dirt but fail to actually do any harm. But what wasn't so great was when all the trogs proceeded to take out their javelins from their bags, hurling them em mass towards the party. "Take cover!" Shortfang shouted as the javelins rained onto the party. Thanks to the cover they made, most either overshot or were buried into the dirt, though one did manage to bounce off Buddy's head and cause a notable cut. He didn't seem too bodied however you could see a smear of greenish-brown where he was wounded; that javelin was poisoned!

But now it was time for the counter attack. "Focus fire!" Shortfang popped out from cover and shot one of the trogs right in the chest, just inches away from his heart. Buddy picked up the javelin that smacked his head and threw it back, however his aim was off and it went sailing over the trog as it was heaving from the bolt in it's chest. Meanwhile Pylia gave a quick, frantic prayer as she also stood out from cover and tossed one of her flame orbs at the trog you had blasted, hitting exactly the same spot you did and sending him sprawling to the ground in pain, and shortly dying. Pylia ducked behind cover while her breathing was heavy and frantic. "W-We should send the signal now! That's a lot of trogs!" You can see beyond the first line of trogs another wave that was preparing to come in, likely to swarm or otherwise assist the first wave.

Rolls and Info

Trog 1 (A Dead) (B 2/13) (C 13/13) (D 13/13) (E 13/13) (F 13/13) (G 13/13) (H 13/13) (I 13/13) (J 13/13) = 20
Shortfang (28/28) | Syfr (1/1) = 19
Buddy (27/31) = 17
Pylia (24/24) = 12
Sylvia (21/21) = 6

Trog 1A Javelin vs Sylvia = 9
Trog 1B Javelin vs Sylvia = 16
Trog 1C Javelin vs Sylvia = 10
Trog 1D Javelin vs Pylia = 19
Trog 1E Javelin vs Pylia = 7
Trog 1F Javelin vs Shortfang = 18
Trog 1G Javelin vs Buddy = 13
Trog 1H Javelin vs Buddy = 15
Trog 1I Javelin vs Buddy = 16
Trog 1J Javelin vs Buddy = 22
Javelin Damage = 4

Buddy’s Con Save Vs Poison DC 10 = 6/14

Shortfang Light Crossbow vs Trog 1B = 13
Crossbow Damage = 11

Buddy’s Javelin vs Trog 1B = 10

Pylia’s Fire Orb vs Trog 1A = 23
Fire Orb Damage = 7

Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

Cool, I was actually gunna ask for that. Been busy as of late but hopefully I'll get a post up ASAP!

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

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Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

You and your allies continued to chip away at the stone above you, causing rubble and scraps to fall down from the ceiling. Though try as he might, Buddy was just having no luck getting his javelins to strike the stone; either he didn't throw them with enough strength, or even if he did, they ended up clattering against the stone above and failing to do any damage. He was lucky the javelins didn't simply fall back onto him. With a combination of Pylia's scared flames, Shortfang's heavy crossbow bolts, and your sun bolts, you were able to do a considerably amount of damage. Pylia raises her hand to signal for everyone. "I think that's good enough! I'll shoot another flame bolt at it when we get the trogs here, if we do this too early they might turn around."

And as if Pylia's warning summoned them, you could see the first of the trogs just rounding the corner. "They come! Behind dirt wall!" Shortfang shouted out as he dove behind the makeshift walls. They were little more than large mounds of dirt that you'll need to kneel behind to get full cover for, but they would have to do for barriers. It was at least big enough to provide half cover for you and Pylia, though Shortfang was small enough to hide behind a considerably smaller one that only Buddy could barely fit behind. The trogs could easily see you up ahead and screamed their vicious warcry, getting ready to attack. They didn't charge immediately however; it seemed like their shouting was some sort of signal or message, and before long a distant echo shouted another bestial scream back.

Next to you, Pylia was breathing heavily. She was scared. But she was trying to look strong. "Alright... Here we go!"

Rolls and Info

Trog 1 (A 13/13) (B 13/13) (C 13/13) (D 13/13) (E 13/13) (F 13/13) (G 13/13) (H 13/13) (I 13/13) (J 13/13) = 20
Shortfang (28/28) | Syfr (1/1) = 19
Buddy (31/31) = 17
Pylia (24/24) = 12
Sylvia (21/21) = Roll Initiative!

Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

Cool, you do hit so roll damage. I'll tell you right now that there's notable damage being done, but not quite enough. You're team certainly needs to keep trying if they want to cause enough meaningful damage to brighten up the room.

Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

Cool, roll an attack at disadvantage since it's certainly out of the Sunbolt's 30ft range. The AC you're trying to hit is a 13.

Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

"Sunlight? Uuuuuh..." Shortfang wasn't really sure how to produce sunlight until he looked up. There was a small sewer grate up there, however it was at least fifty feet towards the ceiling and frankly not large enough to cause any meaningful amount of light to come through. "Light up there? Maybe we attack it?" There were precious few minutes left. Every second was going to count. Pylia gritted her teeth and aimed her club towards the ceiling. "Let's do some damage to it! Maybe if we destroy enough of it, it'll draw in more light." Pylia called for sacred fire to strike at the stonework, doing some damage to it and causing dust to fall from the ceiling. Shortfang aimed his crossbow towards the ceiling, but instead of an arrow, magical bolts fired from his crossbow and into the ceiling as well, taking out more notable chunks. Buddy took out one of the javelins and tried to throw it towards the ceiling, however it was just a bit too far and lost momentum, clattering onto the ground in front of you.

Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

”Troglodytes are weak in direct sunlight.”

That was the message that the statue told you as it glowed, but afterwards the glow stopped and it went inert as it always does. Pylia waited for you to tell her what you heard as Buddy managed to dig into dirt, breaking through the stone wall. This allowed Shortfang to pull the dirt behind the wall out in large piles as Buddy took some bricks to try and set them up to help keep the dirt piles more secure. Further away, you could hear the echoes of many footsteps coming towards the bridge. Shortfang gulped as he pulled out more dirt. “Hurry! They come!”