[IC] Evilhalfling's Dark Sun

[Leatherhead]

Plool gabs the mask chunk off the ground. At least he had some proof of his hard work.

"Unless you can move the wall itself, the only way out is the way we came in!" He vocalizes loud enough to be heard over the rising winds. "This might be the last time you see anything other than this room you know!" He chides the beast, then thinks better of himself. What would his tribe back think of him for just abandoning the creature? Plool tosses a rodent into the feeding dish. "To make your cage less miserable." he explains, before cautiously moving toward the door.

OOC: Moving to A7

 

[Evilhalfling]

Chtckh’s pressure pries the mask off the wall and sends it skittering across the floor. the smaller piece is safely in plool's hand.

The wind picks up a little more, and swirls around in 15 feet of the cage.

It picks up some stone chips and gold shavings, and the gold mask skitters across the floor banging on the bars of the cage. Chtckh is buffeted by the winds, but manages to avoid the few flying objects. If there was more particles in the air, it would be doing more damage.
But the real problem is emerging rumbling from the stone wall on the left side of the chamber.

A massive creature steps through the wall, its body made of shifting rocks and a few purple crystals. It stops and bangs its fist on the wall that it just stepped out of, three times. Then spreads its arms and steps toward you. The wall it walked through looks the same as it did before.
It is probably an Earth Elemental, a cousin of the large Air elemental that most of you saw summoned to hide the Caravan. Kel knows Elementals can slip through rock and earth, but they don’t have enough control over it to build this chamber. They are also not known for planning or cruelty.

You all notice that the wind is ripping a fine layer of dust off the elemental, it looks like cracks are created in the creatures form and more dirt is exposed between the rocks.

GM: Initiative. and announce actions, The Blue Area is difficult terrain due to the rising winds. Thri-Kreen : reflex vs winds: 1D20+3 = [20]+3 = 23 , no damage.

this last view shows the battlefield the best. elemental is still standing in the grey circle.

 

[Leatherhead]

Plool's eyes go wide as he sees the Stone Creature. "DARKEST EARTH!" He shouts, before immediately springing in to attack.

OOC: Initiative check: 1D20+3 = [12]+3 = 15 Moving to A6. Spending one KI: Attacks: Spear, Versatile attacking. Followed up by Flurry of Blows with two kicks.: 1D20+5 = [10]+5 = 15 1D20+5 = [16]+5 = 21 1D20+5 = [16]+5 = 21 Damage: Spear, Versatile attacking. Two Kicks.: 1D8+3 = [8]+3 = 11 1D4+2 = [1]+2 = 3 1D4+2 = [4]+2 = 6 Ugh, I keep messing up the damage numbers, they should be 1d8+4, and 1d4+3.

 

[JustinCase]

Blaze is startled by the earth elemental; somewhere inside he feels some sort of connection to another creature of the elements, but the former gladiator ignores that feeling to focus on the danger it poses.

Taking a few steps sideways to avoid hitting his allies in his attack, the genasi makes a fist that immediately erupts into flame, and then throws that magical fire at the elemental.

"Why are we fighting it?" Blaze whispers harshly, realizing the answer doesn't matter now that combat has already started.

OOC: Blaze initiative: 1D20+2 = [6]+2 = 8 Move to D-6, cast innate Produce Flame and attack with that: Blaze produce flame attack: 1D20+5 = [10]+5 = 15 1D8 = [6] = 6

 

[Steve Gorak]

“We need to find a way for the creature to fight the elemental!” Kel says to his companions, without an actual plan, before he concentrates.

OOC: Cast vicious mockery, wisdom save DC 13 or 1 damage, and elemental has disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

Varsk turns towards the new threat. The green shimmering blades appear in his hand and he watches confused as the thing bangs on the wall then turns towards his companions. Worried that this was some form of signal to companions Varsk throws one of the shimmering blades towards the creature. The blade streaks towards the elemental.

Varsk stands his ground waiting to see how the creature plans to act.

OOC: Initiative: 1d20+3 11 Bonus action: Summoning Psychic Blades Action: Thrown psychic blade attack w/damage: 1d20+5 22 1d6+3 8 I think I go after Plool who moved within 5 ft of the elemental so here is my Sneak Attack Damage: 2d6 7. I rolled it separately because I was not sure it would apply. Movement: None

 

[FitzTheRuke]

To Chtckh, this all seemed like a good way to break weapons and to get thumped. Firing arrows would be tricky with all this wind, as well. Perhaps the sky-ray would help them against the elemental. He supposed that the worst case scenario would be that things would get worse, naturally. Chtckh threw his shoulder down and charged into the stone bars that held the creature imprisoned, but they held fast.

OOC: Darn. Strength Check: 1D20+3 = [2]+3 = 5

 

[Evilhalfling]

Plool’s precisely aimed kicks find a weak spot on its leg, but it barely notices the impacts.
Varsk’s blade penetrates the stone creature, aimed at an especially large crack between the stones.
It shrugs off the effects of the mockery, you need to use a simpler insult.
The axe and the ball of flame both strike against its stone hide, deflecting off.

Without bothering to move the elemental just pounds on the closest person.
The elemental swings both fists at Plool, connecting with one. The massive blow nearly brings the halfling to his knees.

The broken pieces of stone bars from the entrance are dragged into the whirlwind, first bouncing off the stone bars of the cage directly, then joining the golden mask and the small pieces knocked off the elemental as the whirlwind , but none seem to hit the elemental, or the Thrikreen. The bars seem weaker, just not enough to break. The Cloud Ray also drifts against the back of the cage, moving the whirlwind slightly. (row 5 is now clear)

GM: The spear was last used by the thri-kreen, so Plool has the axe in hand. Round 2: Plool 15 Chtckh 14 Varsk 11 Kel 10 Blaze 8 Elemental 7 Cloud Ray 18 Ele wis save : 1D20 = [16] = 16 Elemental reflex vs flying objects : 1D20 = [16] = 16 thrikreen reflex save, start of turn : 1D20+3 = [20]+3 = 23 initiative Chtckh and Kel: 1D20+3 = [11]+3 = 14 ; 11 (kel) Ele attack : 1D20+8 = [13]+8 = 21 ; 1D20+5 = [3]+5+3 = 11 Ray's TK: 1D20+5 = [18]+5 = 23 vs bars. (5 damage to cage), break DC drops. Earth Elemental @-26 hp Plool @ 10/23 hp

 

[Steve Gorak]

Kel focuses his mind, and tries to disrupt the elemental’s psyche again.

OOC: Cast vicious mockery, wisdom save DC 13 or 1 damage (different rolls, same result) and elemental has disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Chtckh noticed that he still held the metal-tipped spear in his lower hands, so he thrust the point at one of the bars holding the ray prisoner. It scraped off the rounded stone to his frustration, so Chtckh threw the spear along the ground to Plool, hoping it would prove more useful to the monk.

OOC: Attack the bars: Spear: 1D20+4 = [2]+4 = 6 for 1D8+2 = [7]+2 = 9 Yuck. What terrible rolls...