<strong>Inspiration:</strong>1 (everyone)<br/><br/>Try as they might, the foreboding surroundings made the women uneasy. Even Syrrak, who was born within the depths of the earth, instinctively shied away from the cell bars as though fearful of something within.<br/><br/>A slight plopping sound emanated from behind Kayna, sounding thicker and heavier than water. Lioran had barely any time to scream before her lantern was doused and the world plunged into monochrome. The human already dropped to the floor, covered in a thick black goop that was eating through her armor and clothes at a frightening speed.<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/BgW2k6D.jpeg)</div><br/>“Ma!” Anezka shrieked as she charged forward, slashing at the ebon form rising up from the floor. Her blow struck true, sending a decently-sized glob of goo rolling over to the side...only to wriggle to life on its own.<br/><br/>“Squash, stab, don’t slash!” Syrrak exclaimed as she took a defensive leap back, arm outstretched as a lance-shaped gout of magical energy burst forth from her hand at the new ooze.<br/><br/>“This entire journey was a stupid idea!” Fresh Quill exclaimed as she threw a dart at the blob Syrrak hit before rushing into the fray with Anezka. Heeding the drows advice she delivered a series of stomps and kicks to the one stuck on Lioran, making little progress save for caustic sprays on both herself and Anezka...with both of their garments quickly dissolving.<br/><br/><strong>Initiative</strong><br/><br/>Anezka 21 (forgot Dread Ambusher bonus) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151431)<br/>Syrrak 15 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151429)<br/><del>Lioran 10 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151432)</del><br/>Fresh Quill 9 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151430)<br/>Kayna 9 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151428)<br/>Black Pudding 5 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151433)<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Resources</div><div class="spoiler_body">Anezka 24/28 HP, 1st Lvl Slots: 1/3 <br/>Fresh Quill 17/21 HP<br/>Kayna 24/24 HP, 1st Lvl Slots: 4/4, 2nd Lvl Slots: 2/2<br/>Lioran 0/25 HP<br/>Syrrak 21/21 HP, Slots 2/2<br/><br/>Black Pudding 1 37/42<br/>Black Pudding 2 30/42</div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC Combat</div><div class="spoiler_body">Everyone fails the ooze identification/perception check. As such the surprise round has the Black Pudding go. (https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Combat#toc_3) Afterwards initiative order is determined as normal. You tied with Fresh Quill for initiative, but I’ll have her go first so I can run all the DMPCs in one post.<br/><br/>Fresh Quill Perception 7 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151434)<br/>Anezka Nature 13 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151435)<br/>Lioran Perception 8 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151436)<br/>Syrrak 4 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151437)<br/><br/>For ease of play I will provide some relevant stats of enemies to you, both now and in the future. The Black Pudding has a 7 AC and 85 hit points. I will incorporate Damage Immunities and Resistances on my end, so you don’t have to track Hit Points.<br/><br/>Black Pudding Attack vs <del>Kayna</del> Lioran 23. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151438)<br/>Combined Damage 25. Lioran is down, her armor (and clothes) ruined!<br/><br/>It wouldn’t be very fun if you dropped in your first combat in a new system, so I figured to retcon the ooze targeting a DMPC instead. Apologies if you’re not a fan of this; if you want to stay “true to the dice” then Kayna can drop unconscious and I can narrate how the ooze strips and molests her while the battle goes on around her. ;)<br/><br/>Anezka casts Hunter’s Mark on the Black Budding as a bonus action, then moves and attacks with her double-bladed sword once. Unfortunately the pudding takes no damage, instead splitting into 2 smaller ones!<br/><br/>Anezkatack 22 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151441)<br/><br/>Syrrak casts Eldritch Blast on one of the split puddings, the one farther from Lioran’s body.<br/><br/>Attack 19 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151442)<br/>7 Force Damage (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151443)<br/><br/>Fresh Quill throws a dart at the split pudding Syrrak hit and moves into melee with the one by Lioran, spending a ki point and bonus action to use flurry of blows on it.<br/>Dart 22 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151444)<br/>1st Flurry 6 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151445)<br/>2nd Flurry 22 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151446)<br/><br/>Dart Damage 5 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151447)<br/>2nd Flurry Damage 5 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151448)<br/><br/>Unfortunately the black pudding’s corrosive form deals damage to the heroines who engaged it in melee. 4 acid damage each to Anezka and Fresh Quill.</div></div>