[IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness
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				Title: <strong>[IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>17-12-2020, 20:16:26</strong>
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				You are alive! <br><br>Whether through luck, trickery or just plain skill, you’ve managed to survive to see the sun rise. That’s the good news. <br><br>At the moment of the master’s death, you all found yourself teleported, in what must have been some kind of triggered spell--perhaps some last kindness of the Dark Lord himself?--to an unused basement storeroom. The only things in the room with you are dust, spiders and a collection of empty barrels, including one that looks suspiciously dust-free and larger than the others, with the seal of the Dark Lord’s forge on its side. <br><br>The bad news is that, if you went upstairs, you could literally see the sun rise, because the castle of your former master is a crumbling ruin, the site of a great magic battle that punched holes in the walls and somehow transmuted some of the furniture into very confused but probably temporary sheep. <br><br>&nbsp;The worse news is there is an army encamped outside the ruins of your front door, though perhaps they are having a raucous celebration and singing variations on ‘Thank goodness that guy is dead’ instead of raiding the castle, hopefully motivated by not dying in a castle collapse moments after killing a Dark Lord. <br><br>Speaking of raiding, the castle is probably full of interesting things. The armory door, once spelled and warded and with a goblin that ran a very tight ship on inventory management, is blown open. The master’s private laboratory, at the very top of the castle, where he performed unspeakable experiments (so unspeakable you don’t know what they are), is potentially unguarded. <br><br>But there is the matter of the increasingly disturbing groan the tower is making and the army business and the unfortunate possibility that one or more parties of soldiers may get up the courage to explore, plus one or more heroes, plus the remains of the master’s personal guard, some of which mostly guarded by eating anything that got too close to him. <br><br>From where you are now, you could sneak out through the sewers under the castle, which might allow you to bypass the army entirely. Of course, there is a wyvern caged up in the basement, a surprise for any hero who dared sneak in, but as long as it's still caged, you should be able to walk right past it…<br><br>Most of all, though, you are very aware that the castle is without its king and that whatever the future holds for you, it looks very different than it did mere moments ago.<br><br>What do you do?<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br>Feel free to make any skill checks that sound like fun, reminisce on where you were just moments ago, of course talk among each other, etc! Yes, the barrel is Meris. <br><br>Iridis - You're familiar enough with the Lord's magic that it would surprise you if that teleportation spell was his--the magical energy from it was very different than what you would normally expect from him.&nbsp; <br><br>Irethe - You do know what was in the Dark Lord's experiments, as you were one of them and you know his latest project was a device that he hoped would allow him to breach the barriers between realms, including the barriers into the afterlife. You stole an artifact meant to power on one of your recent missions and were told to assassinate the head of the cleric's guild that held it (did you?). No one else, to your knowledge, knows this. <br><br>Betty - A few days before his death, the Lord approached you, his expression darker than you had ever seen on him and told you to trust no one, "especially those who wish to help at no cost" and you must not let yourself be corrupted. He gave you a ring and swore to you that if you were ever in danger, to place it on your finger and you would be protected, but that it would only work once (please mark one mysterious ring down on your character sheet). <br><br>Sawm - The day before the attack, you arrived to the war room a little early to help plan the defenses and heard the lord arguing with someone, saying that he was 'still of use' and that 'this was a betrayal of our agreement'. But when you entered, there was no one there. The Lord refused to speak further of it. <br><br>Meris - When you were in that barrel, you overheard two people talking near you. 'Can't believe we're supposed to kill this bastard, then immediately turn around and attack the Spice Isles. Boss has really gone crazy this time.' 'Well, most of their army is here anyway and they've had a pretty good rate of attrition. Should be easy pickings'. They both laughed and then went to go stab someone else. <br><br>Joshua - As you were helping the palace staff escape, one of them, an elven housemaid named Lydia that you couldn't remember ever speaking to, paused to shove something into your hand. "You are a good man, Lord Reinhart. I have family in Horizon. If you...if you escape this place alive, take this letter to them and they will see you treated well and justly rewarded. Take it to the Loth'an clan in Horizon." The letter looked as though it was written in the Elvish script, but when you first glanced at it, seemed to be nothing more than gibberish--no real words at all. Before you could ask or think much more of it, the spell took you (Mark down one mysterious letter on your character sheet). <br><br></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>17-12-2020, 22:19:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/788133838836596778/788215007485231104/1dadfc_7247875_2.png)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Meris Searhammer (https://ddb.ac/characters/35944902/ZaPbJ7)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Black leather pants, smithing apron -&gt; Changing in to Edgy Cleric Armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Yes<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 12<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 15<br><strong>Passive Investigation: 9</strong><br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Fire Resistance<br><strong>Actions:</strong> Donning Armor<br><br><hr><br>Horns appearing first, then the rest of the tiefling's head popped over the top of the large tempering barrel, hands wrapping along the upper lip. "What happened? Eh? You lot got shifted here too? Wonder why it took this thing with me," Meris asked aloud, knocking on the inside of her barrel. The tiefling climbs up and out of the barrel, then kicks it over with a leather boot to the tune of metal and chain clattering together. The remaining contents of Meris' hidey-hole spill out, on to the stone tile floor. Her armor, a hammer and her shield. Shameless, Meris tosses her apron off and starts putting on a shirt and armor. A black steel chain shirt and a few pieces of plate in vital places. The bottom half and arms of her armor is more akin to a robe of black and red cloth. Metal and leather gloves. Upon her chest and her kite shield, both are emblazoned with a symbol, a Black Greatsword, blade pointed downwards and wreathed in flame. Meris looks to the other four in the room with her. "Well, my friends. Whatever shall we do? I heard word as I spied upon some of our illustrious intruders; the army is in a rush to be elsewhere." Meris wished that the army would leave straight away. The Dark Lords armory always intrigued her, such treasures stored away that she would love nothing more than to get her greedy red hands on. Meris felt uncertain, a mess of feelings inside over the death of her employer and Lord. Mostly, worry over what would become of her home. A crumbling wreck was all that remained of the building, but some of the people she had grown familiar with remained. A gaggle of vagabonds, could that really be called a home?
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>18-12-2020, 00:01:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://ddb.ac/characters/41019974/VKXCxR)<br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar active<br><strong>Actions:</strong> N/A<br><hr><br>"Speaking of this 'shift,'" Iridis murmured, his tone dry as ever and voice matching in its rasp, "this was not the Dark Lord's magic. Someone else--or some<em>thing</em> else--moved us out of harm's way. The questions are who and why." He seemed fit to ponder that mystery, but even his infamous ability to get lost in thought didn't extend to life or death situations. Conversations, though, of course. Many were the time he would drift off into thought while someone still talked at him; sometimes he did on purpose so that they would go away--even pretending to fall asleep like a tired old man. The Dark Lord had been one of the few to see through that act, and yet he never called him out publicly. Good times.<br><br>But, that was enough reminiscing about the good sides to a now-dead mass murderer. Now was the time for action. For escape. For... <br><br>"There are a number of key places now left unguarded. We must visit them before our enemies get the chance to take the power and knowledge within for their own benefit. He would have wanted the findings in his laboratory saved at the very least. And to be frank, I may need them for my own life's work."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bibliophilia</strong> on <strong>18-12-2020, 03:03:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1b/BettyPost.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Eri'Beta 'Betty' Vayne (https://ddb.ac/characters/41026022/5dmnRd)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Shown<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 27/27 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 14 | Investigation - 13 | Insight - 11<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> N/A<br><br><hr><br>Betty arrived in the barrel room on her knees, as she had been when she'd witnessed her uncle draw his last breath.&nbsp; Tears streamed down her cheeks as she stared at the new floor beneath her and hitched in shaky breaths, attempting to quell the tumult of emotions within.&nbsp; The tears shamed her, revealed her weakness, which she knew her uncle would disapprove of.&nbsp; He didn't weep for all the loved ones he had lost, he got angry...he fought back and he turned his grief into power.<br><br>Biting her lower lip, she forced her shoulders to stiffen and quit their shaking, and armed the wetness from her face with a grunt.&nbsp; It was time to be tough now, to do work and find a way to get back at those who had betrayed him.&nbsp; She couldn't trust anyone, just as he'd warned her, and that didn't exclude those who had been teleported to the room alongside her.&nbsp; Lifting her head, she thrust her chin out and rose to her feet, arms folding across her chest beneath the modest swell of her breasts.<br><br>"Mr. Preta is right.&nbsp; We can't allow my uncle's work to be pilfered by those who destroyed him.&nbsp; There may be knowledge among his things that can help..."&nbsp; A thought occurred to her and she brightened considerably, turning to Iridis with wide, shining eyes.&nbsp; "Perhaps even something which could resurrect both him <em>and</em> my aunt!&nbsp; And...maybe even my mother and father.&nbsp; Yes, we absolutely <em>must</em> get to his tower."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>18-12-2020, 03:48:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/j64q9KC.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Joshua Reinhart (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41019429)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Armor shown, with a black rose emblazoned on his shoulder guard<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 36/36 - <strong>AC:</strong> 17<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 12 | Investigation - 9 | Insight - 10<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> N/A<br><br><hr><br>'Hold the line, damnit!' He could hear that phrase from one of the senior knights as the invaders broke in, the Iron Rose did not wither, and the thorns never faded… Yet, there was a different priority for the young knight. He did not know the intentions of these would be conquerors other than they were here to usurp the lord. Yet, did they all have such loft intentions? What was the average servant or peasant to an armed invader? He could feel the seething gaze of his knight-commander as Joshua broke ranks, rushing off to ensure that the people who had done nothing wrong could escape. A foolish choice should these invaders be dealt with – he knew his head would roll for such a choice yet it was the right thing to do, if not the correct thing to do.&nbsp; His halberd was held firmly in both hands as he saw the servants fleeing, going through what methods of escape they could.<br><br>It was almost to a point that he was caught completely by surprise by the Elven maid who ushered him a missive, her words frantic but seemingly the truth. He’d never seen this Elf before, yet she called him a good man. Was he? Good men weren’t suppose to turn and flee from their supposed fate. As the din of battle faded around him for just a moment, he sought to read the words, yet they held no meaning, these were not real words… Magic? Or perhaps, a cipher?<br><br>Whatever the reason, he felt himself teleported to a room that looked like any other storeroom in the castle. “Ah.” Not so much a word as it was a sound of surprise, a letter in one hand and his halberd in the other. There were others in the room, some of them familiar faces, others strangers. “It… Seems we’re here for some reason.” Of course there was a reason, there had to be. Their lord was dead, and they would soon follow if they stayed, it seemed.<br><br>“We’ve no idea of what lays above us now. There could be remnants of those who fell him, or any manner of beast unchained and hungry.” There was a brief pause as he folded the letter, putting it somewhere safe on his person. “Whatever we do we need to use caution. We’ll not survive if we don’t work together at any rate." Hypocritical words from one who had acted so rashly earlier, but he had a letter to deliver, and would see it through one way or the other.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>John Birch</strong> on <strong>19-12-2020, 04:20:00</strong>
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				<div align="center">Name: Sawm Sorban<br>Class/Level: Fighter 3<br>Wearing: Chainmail and shield.<br>Location: Mystery Barrel Room<br>Tagging: All<br><br>HP: 39/39 - AC: 19<br>Passives:&nbsp; Perception: 13 | Insight: 10 | Investigation: 11<br>Effects: None<br>Actions: N/A</div><br>Grief was not a soldier’s luxury.<br><br>Neither, for that matter, was indecision. And so, unburdened by sorrow for a fallen lord-- a fallen friend, even-- and for soldiers that were like children to her, unburdened by uncertainty, Sawm Sorban took stock of her surroundings. She took a quick tally of what was, for better or worse, now her unit, glanced around the room they’d been so unceremoniously shunted to as the others fell to talking. She caught bits and pieces worth following up on later-- what Meris had overheard of their assailants’ intentions, and the intriguing possibility that some third party had intervened to deliver them to safety-- but the words were punctuated now and again by a deep, cavernous rumbling. It was the sound of stonemasonry coming undone, sandstone and limestone and wooden partitions grinding against one another in a desperate-- and failing-- bid to stay intact. The tower was collapsing around them.<br><br>She turned to face the others, sliding her longsword-- she’d had it drawn at the moment she and the others had been whisked away from the dark lord’s chamber-- back into its scabbard. That face, so accustomed to smiles as warm as summer sunshine and eyes as kindly as a grandmother doling out sweets, was drawn tight and solemn, the lines of age etched deeper and darker than ever. Just now, softness wasn’t a soldier’s luxury, either.<br><br>“This tower’s not gonna be upright for long,” she said, and the words-- Common words, familiar to all-- emerged in the languid drawl of the Spice Isles, emerged like molasses, an accent linked more in the popular imagination with backwater fishermen and drunken poets than with warriors. “We don’t have time to go exploring. We get up to the laboratory, we take what we can, and then we get the hell out of here.” Get out of here, and regroup, reflect, consider how things had managed to go so wrong, and consider what lay ahead.<br><br>Because at the moment, Sorban didn't have a damn clue.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>28-12-2020, 11:21:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHC9lYtXkAEhS3T?format=jpg&amp;name=large)</div> <strong>Name:</strong> Irethe (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41018784/V9YpDt)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Off-white woolen cloak &amp; hood over blackened leather armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> all; Iridris, Betty<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 12 / 14<br><strong>Passive Investigation: </strong> 15<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> <br><strong>Actions:</strong> <br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As the swords and fire raged through the keep, Irethe had known that whatever her role in this event, she would not be spared if she were found. There was a part of her that didn't mind that prospect so much; the things she'd done, the people she'd sent the boots after... and here now, hypocrite she was, hiding after committing the same treason as they had. It would be perfectly fair... but then there was another part, <em>that</em> part, that warned her. Gave her the sense there was more left to do; if only to clear her own soul. Sparing that priest's life had just been a single step on that path. <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So she had skulked her way through corridors and passageways, somehow not getting caught in any arcane blasts; if it made the stools into sheep, what might happen to her? At least, that's what she thought until she apparated into another part of the castle entirely. <em>That</em> wasn't supposed to happen! Seeing shapes and hearing voices around her, Irethe's hands immediately fell to the pair of daggers at her hips... before she recognized them.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"Good to see you all made it,"</strong> she offered with a note of caution. As ever the other voice warned her in the back of her mind what... <em>no who</em> these people were. Irethe's hands relaxed from her weapons regardless.<strong> "From the sound of things, this keep is about to become a heap, with us in it. It'd be a shame to waste someone's teleportation magic - and our lives - over some... books?"</strong> She left it as a question, looking to Iridris. <strong>"I know a few ways out, depending on where, exactly we are... I guess... I guess I can't <em>guarantee</em> they're safe or even still there, with. Everything."</strong> There was a glance to Betty and her tears, and Irethe shifted stance uncomfortably. <strong>"We could reclaim whatever is taken easily enough I think. But we need to be alive to do it."</strong> <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Korosa, can you tell me a little bit about this artifact and cleric situation?</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>03-01-2021, 08:04:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/788133838836596778/788215007485231104/1dadfc_7247875_2.png)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Meris Searhammer (https://ddb.ac/characters/35944902/ZaPbJ7)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Cleric of Surtur Armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Yes<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 15<br><strong>Passive Investigation:</strong> 9<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Fire Resistance<br><strong>Actions:</strong> Checking the hallway outside<br><br><hr><br>"It ought not fall so swiftly, lest our invaders would lose their invading force in the rubble with us. Come along, it would seem we're... mostly of the same mind to ransack what we might. A mere two floors up is the armory. We might save some of it's stock from the invaders... How much further up is the laboratory? That may be out of our reach, alas." <br><br>Discussion was all well and good, but it could be done on the move to Meris' mind. She said her piece, but steps needed to be taken now. Whittling time away with talk would weaken their chances of survival. She makes for the barrel room's door, shoving it open with her shield, and holding it up at her chest and neck height protectively as she peers out in to the hallway beyond, checking in both directions. Her hammer waits in hand, ready to give what's known as a Dwarven Handshake in some parts, to any less-than-friendly visitors.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>03-01-2021, 08:28:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://ddb.ac/characters/41019974/VKXCxR)<br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar active<br><strong>Actions:</strong> N/A<br><hr><br>"Excellent, off we shall go then," Iridis would say, stepping towards the door, his height looming even as he stepped slightly stooped with his staff. As he neared the door, however, he slowed. "I will follow behind, last in our little marching order. I am a tad too noticeable to be anyplace near the front, if we are taking the stealthier route." With a tiny smile, noticeable only by the lift of his white mustache, he pressed a hand to his chest and cast Guidance on himself--aid for whatever came next.<br><br>"Are we ready, my young friends?" Some of the people here were close enough to be considered as such. Others, if he were honest, were but tenuous allies. He only hoped that the unknowns were friendly and skilled enough to be more than humanoid shields. Seeing as they were transported along with himself and the Dark Lord's own niece, he had little doubt that they would be valuable, however. And that value might well soon be shown.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>03-01-2021, 19:39:20</strong>
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				As if to agree with Meris' assertion that they should be on the move, the castle rumbled around them, bits of ceiling plaster and some slightly confused rats falling into the room with them, skittering away like rats leaving a sinking...castle. As she opened the door, Meris and anyone peering out behind her could see that the hallway leading to the undercroft that would lead them up to the castle was missing parts of, well, floor, leaving gaps where the foundation had begun to break apart, bits of stone falling into the catacombs below. Whose idea it was to build a castle immediately above catacombs was anyone's guess, but it had been a ready source of capturable monsters and magical experiments before the fall of the Dark Lord. From where the party was standing, though, it was now just a long drop into a cave full of spikes. <br><br>They could see the door to the undercroft was hanging on its hinges, splintered by some force, but not into the room itself. Getting to it, though, would require getting across the pit in front of them. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">If anyone wants to make a heroic leap across the pit, that's a DC 12 athletics check. <br><br>Marching order is currently Iridis in back and Meris in front. <br></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bibliophilia</strong> on <strong>05-01-2021, 03:05:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1b/BettyPost.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Eri'Beta 'Betty' Vayne (https://ddb.ac/characters/41026022/5dmnRd)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Shown<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 27/27 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 14 | Investigation - 13 | Insight - 11<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> N/A<br><br><hr><br>Betty pouted a touch at Irethe, but the backing of several others helped her to feel a bit less put out by the rogue's poo-pooing of her desire to attend the items in the tower.&nbsp; "How will it be easier to reclaim my uncle's stolen life's work from an army of his enemies, than it would be to fetch them now, exactly?&nbsp; Look, we can go now and do our best to get them, and if it becomes too treacherous to go on, we can always turn back!"&nbsp; She was clearly determined to get up to that lab, come hell or high water, and she proved it when the door opened on a pit.<br><br>Glowering down into the dark, she drew a slender, silver flute from a pocket inside her cloak and lifted it to her lips.&nbsp; The notes she pulled from the instrument were stodgy and flat as if she were trying to play a dirge on an instrument far more suited to a lighter, happier tune.&nbsp; As the notes thudded out, a broad, sturdy plank of hard wood began to form its self across the gap in front of them.&nbsp; Each end was supported by the edges of the hole, and it spanned the empty space, wide enough to allow for even the broadest of their party to cross it reasonably soundly.&nbsp; Once the final, leaden note was sounded, she returned her flute to her jacket and peered down at the softly glimmering bridge.&nbsp; "Remember...when you trod on it, you'll hear the music that formed it...so don't go getting startled by it and falling off into the pit."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>06-01-2021, 04:29:53</strong>
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				As the group walked across the bridge, each footfall sounding out a dull musical note as accompaniment to their travels and headed toward the undercroft, they picked up on the sound of a dull moaning. All that should have been in the undercroft were the Dark Lord's barrels of aged wine and perhaps some hard cheeses, still wrapped in rind, waiting for a dinner party celebrating the latest land conquered or enemy army destroyed. But the first person to get close enough to peer into the door would find, staggering between the party and the stairs, a collection of the undead, 2 wights and 2 skeletons, pacing in uncertain circles as they moaned eternal, pitiable moans. <br><br>Last any of you knew of it, any undead in the castle were servants of the Dark Lord, sworn to his eternal service by dark necromantic rituals. But with his death, who knew whether these undead were still tame? They hadn't noticed the party yet, but it was only a matter of time. Two of them were clustered near the stairs, a wight and a skeleton inexplicably standing at the base of the staircase looking up. A skeleton swayed near the doorway, but facing the wrong way to see anyone peering in, staring at the wall with mindless disinterest. A second wight stood with a long sword in hand in the middle of the room, pacing back and forth, wall to wall, swiveling its head to and fro. <br><br>In order to continue on its journey, the party would need to find a way past. There was only one way up to the ground floor from here and it was through the stairs with several undead in the way. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Wight x2</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(https://media-waterdeep.cursecdn.com/avatars/thumbnails/0/56/233/315/636252726349692861.jpeg)</td></tr><tr><td>AC: 14</td></tr><tr><td>HP: 45</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Skeleton x2</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(https://media-waterdeep.cursecdn.com/avatars/thumbnails/16/472/227/315/636376294573239565.jpeg)</td></tr><tr><td>AC: 13</td></tr><tr><td>HP: 13</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>06-01-2021, 22:20:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://ddb.ac/characters/41019974/VKXCxR)<br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar active<br><strong>Actions:</strong> N/A<br><hr><br>Once Iridis was able to peer through the doorway--a simpler feat given his height--he took notice of the strange manner in which these undead stood. They seemed to be guarding this place, or perhaps waiting. Were these simple commands lingering after the death of their master, was it the form their mindlessness took, or was there something more to this?<br><br>After carefully scrutinizing the wight and skeleton who stood staring up at the staircase, the mage decided it was time to take a closer look. "In, Chaya," he called through the mental link binding himself and his feline familiar, and the latter obeyed. After receiving Guidance from her master, she would stalk into the room, careful to remain out of the line of sight of the undead as she attempted to get a better look at what the two at the staircase were staring at. <br><br>Meanwhile, the firbolg would give the cat a bit of aid in the form of a small knife retrieved from his pack and thrown across the room to draw attention away from the stairs and the feline's path. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Roll: 24 (unless Help action is denied)</div><div class="spoiler_body">Result: 1d20 (2) + 4<br>Total: 6<br><br>Advantage? <br>Result: 1d20 (16) + 4<br>Total: 20<br><br>Result: 1d4 (4)<br>Total: 4<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>07-01-2021, 04:38:25</strong>
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				The cat slunk stealthily across the room, and the thrown dagger clinked into the wall, drawing the attention of the skeletion and the wight who were not looking up the stairs. The wight immediately lunged at the noise, slashing its sword through the air where the knife had been a moment again, a hissing sound coming through the remains of its teeth. It wildly slashed for a moment, ignoring the cat gliding past it. The cat trotted up the stairs, resisting its innate desire to stretch up and dig its claw into the pants of the nearest wight, and through its eyes, Iridis could see the top of the stairs. <br><br>At the top of the stairs, there was a blazing wall of light covering the area from the top of the final step to just below the ceiling. To the wizard's eyes, if not the cat's, it was clearly magical in nature, if only because giant walls of light were not, generally speaking, naturally manifesting. Just below the wall of light were the charred corpses of several undead, little more than a pile of bones and ash in sad heaps. <br><br>The cat sat down and began to wash one paw with her tongue, awaiting further instruction. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>07-01-2021, 08:49:08</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://ddb.ac/characters/41019974/VKXCxR) <br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar (https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/zSp7FEDyf92p5m-NW6h9BYynPuA/w_700/prints/~artwork/s6-original-art-uploads/society6/uploads/misc/78bf6f482d574bed8382bf7fc48a6904/~~/friday-the-13th-cat-prints.jpg) active; Guidance reactivated<br><strong>Actions:</strong> N/A<br><hr><br>Iridis' brows furrowed as he stared through his familiar's eyes. This wall of light was clearly magical and clearly dangerous. The wonder was: did it threaten the living as well as the dead? And if so, how to get past?<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Arcana: 25</div><div class="spoiler_body">@Rummy | Iridis Preta&nbsp; :game_die:<br>Result: 1d20 (15) + 7<br>Total: 22<br>@Rummy | Iridis Preta&nbsp; :game_die:<br>Result: 1d4 (3)<br>Total: 3</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>07-01-2021, 19:09:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/j64q9KC.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Joshua Reinhart (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41019429)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Armor shown, with a black rose emblazoned on his shoulder guard<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 36/36 - <strong>AC:</strong> 17<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 12 | Investigation - 9 | Insight - 10<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> N/A<br><br><hr><br>As Joshua moved across the wood, he did so as carefully as a heavily armored and armed man could. Using his weapon as something of a balancing tool, he spared no expense at the cost of personal safety. Moments later, upon seeing the undead Joshua hardened himself and edged closer to the front of the group, his halberd at the ready to intercept any of the undead that began to meander their way. If he could cut one down, then perhaps the rest could be taken down before they were a threat to his companions. He'd never trusted the undead anyway, and there would be no remorse in putting the corpses back to rest.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>11-01-2021, 02:46:48</strong>
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				Iridis' recalled an esoteric text he'd once read describing variant spells on the Wall of Fire that talked specifically about a Wall of Light, able to be cast only by those who were pure of heart (though it was always hard to tell if that was true or if the author had taken some liberties). His memory, almost perfect when it came to spells, recalled that the wall would only harm the undead or infernal beings. <br><br>If this a Wall of Light, such as he was familiar with, it must be finite in length and would presumably end on its, unless a spellcaster was actively sustaining the spell or had an object that kept the wall in place. There was also a small gap between the wall and ceiling, where a particular dexterous individual might be able to get over the top of it, though the stairwell was cramped enough that it would take an impressive feat of athleticism, with little room for run up. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>11-01-2021, 03:42:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://ddb.ac/characters/41019974/VKXCxR) <br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar (https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/zSp7FEDyf92p5m-NW6h9BYynPuA/w_700/prints/~artwork/s6-original-art-uploads/society6/uploads/misc/78bf6f482d574bed8382bf7fc48a6904/~~/friday-the-13th-cat-prints.jpg) active; Guidance reactivated<br><strong>Actions:</strong> N/A<br><hr><br>"There is a magical wall at the top of the stairs," he whispered as he drew himself back to his own senses. "It has culled the foolish undead who strove to pass it. We would be able to easily pass through, however. Perhaps even lead them into certain death without breaking a sweat." He did not bother to note that a tiefling's infernal nature may or may not harm it, mostly because he was sure that weakened link would be enough. Partially because he wanted to see what might happen. If she were hurt, he'd simply heal her.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bibliophilia</strong> on <strong>11-01-2021, 04:01:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1b/BettyPost.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Eri'Beta 'Betty' Vayne (https://ddb.ac/characters/41026022/5dmnRd)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Shown<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 27/27 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 14 | Investigation - 13 | Insight - 11<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Init (19)<br><br><hr><br>Betty walked across her conjured bridge last and then stopped in her tracks behind the others, leaning to try and peek around the larger bodies to see what lay ahead.&nbsp; A hand rose to cover her mouth as she muffled a gasp, peering at the undead beings staring up the stairs as if transfixed.&nbsp; Glancing to Iridis, she shuffled a bit and chewed her lower lip, gaze flicking from him to the others curiously.&nbsp; Truth was, Betty was accustomed to others making her decisions, and beyond her absolute insistence that they fetch her beloved uncles things...she had no idea what to do.<br><br>Dropping her voice, she whispered to the elder Firbolg wizard, who served quite handily as a stand-in for her late guardian.&nbsp; "What do you think we ought to do, Iridis?&nbsp; Can we not fight them?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>15-01-2021, 04:01:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://ddb.ac/characters/41019974/VKXCxR) <br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar (https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/zSp7FEDyf92p5m-NW6h9BYynPuA/w_700/prints/~artwork/s6-original-art-uploads/society6/uploads/misc/78bf6f482d574bed8382bf7fc48a6904/~~/friday-the-13th-cat-prints.jpg) active; Guidance reactivated<br><strong>Actions:</strong> N/A<br><hr><br>"We can," he said to Betty with a soft smile. "We can crush them all, if that is what we wish to do." He would also look to others as he said this, looking to read their intent or to hear their preference. "Run past or kill. What shall it be?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>24-01-2021, 13:01:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHC9lYtXkAEhS3T?format=jpg&amp;name=large)</div> <strong>Name:</strong> Irethe (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41018784/V9YpDt)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Off-white woolen cloak &amp; hood over blackened leather armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> all; Iridris, Betty<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 12 / 14<br><strong>Passive Investigation: </strong> 15<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> <br><strong>Actions:</strong> <br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Despite her misgivings about plumbing deeper into the castle, Irethe knew her chances were better with this group than on her own, and so she came with them, crossing hte conjured bridge and waiting from the report from ahead. <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"You said the wall of light would destroy the undead, without harming us hmmm?"</strong> She asked the Firbolg in a quiet, husky voice. <strong>"Then let's hustle up and through; if they follow, the barrier should do the work just fine."</strong> She looked to Joshua then. <strong>"You and Searhammer should take the rear guard, put that armor to use just in case." </strong><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She rested a hand on the plain wooden handle of the small sword she wore at her hip, then pressed a finger to her lips and pointed for Iridis to go.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>24-01-2021, 19:56:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/788133838836596778/788215007485231104/1dadfc_7247875_2.png)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Meris Searhammer (https://ddb.ac/characters/35944902/ZaPbJ7)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Cleric of Surtur Armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Yes<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 19<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 15<br><strong>Passive Investigation:</strong> 9<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Fire Resistance<br><strong>Actions:</strong> Ready Action: At a sign of hostility, Meris shall cast Sacred Flame on one of the Skeletons.<br><br><hr><br>Plank-bridge crossed, Meris moved her way to the front of the group. Discussion of running away from potentially hostile undead, swiftly growing grating, indecision mounting. "A test of loyalty!" Meris declares, and strides forward, making no effort to hide or be quiet. And for good measure, she bangs her weapon against the flat of her shield. "Constructs of bone and magic, raise a weapon against your master's Forge Cleric, and I shall bring wrath and fire upon ye!" A sensation of mounting magic wafts from the short cleric, a spell ready at her lips and finger tips.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>24-01-2021, 20:08:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/j64q9KC.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Joshua Reinhart (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41019429)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Armor shown, with a black rose emblazoned on his shoulder guard<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 36/36 - <strong>AC:</strong> 17<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 12 | Investigation - 9 | Insight - 10<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Moving behind Meris, readying an action to skewer the first undead that approaches within my attack reach. (10 feet)<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> N/A<br><br><hr><br>Well, with Meris moving ahead, it was time for Joshua to do the same. his weapon was kept in a defensive position, ready to skewer and stab anything that got close to Mera or himself as he moved upm behind her, ready to engage at a moments notice.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>24-01-2021, 22:49:56</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://ddb.ac/characters/41019974/VKXCxR) <br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar (https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/zSp7FEDyf92p5m-NW6h9BYynPuA/w_700/prints/~artwork/s6-original-art-uploads/society6/uploads/misc/78bf6f482d574bed8382bf7fc48a6904/~~/friday-the-13th-cat-prints.jpg) active; Guidance reactivated<br><strong>Actions:</strong> N/A<br><hr><br>As the others held up defenses, Iridis would begin his stride towards the stairway, aiming to keep the heavily armed and armored of his allies between himself and the undead. He could pass through the wall of light, undoubtedly, and cast from beyond its safety if need be. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>26-01-2021, 02:55:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				At Meris' words, the inhabitants of the room whipped around, turning to face her and tossing their heads back to scream, the skeletons only making a gentle clicking noise, the wights managing a more impressive, feral sound. They charged towards the intruders. Meris' flame crackled toward one of the skeletons, but it sprung adroitly to one side, faster than a pile of bones should have been, its eternal grin seeming to get a little wider as it closed with them, bringing up a rusted short sword to try and bash their heads in. The wight behind it had slowed, possessed of a little more intelligence than its counterpart, pacing a little as it waited for one of the party to get closer. <br><br>Further behind them, the skeleton and the wight near the stairs were still crossing the room, eager to join their comrades in, presumably, stabbing you all to death. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Joshua, the skeleton is close enough to you to use your readied action and stab him. <br><br>Initiative order: <br><br>Betty - 19 <br>CLOSE WIGHT - 17<br>Meris - 17<br>Sawm - 17<br>Joshua - 16<br>SKELETONS - 12 <br>FAR WIGHT - 11 <br>Iridis - 9 <br>Irethe - 4<br><br><br>I'm assuming your general formation atm is something like: <br>Meris-Joshua<br>Iridis<br>Irethe<br>Sawm and Betty bringing up the rear <br><br>All of you could reach the skeleton and wight nearest you on a move action and the stairs on a dash action (though you'd have to run through past several undead so). <br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>26-01-2021, 03:03:56</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/j64q9KC.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Joshua Reinhart (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41019429)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Armor shown, with a black rose emblazoned on his shoulder guard<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 36/36 - <strong>AC:</strong> 17<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 12 | Investigation - 9 | Insight - 10<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> readied action pops off<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> 24 to hit, 12 slashing damage.<br><br><hr><br>As the skeleton lurches forward, Joshua remembers his training even in a more tense moment and thrusts his weapon forward, delivering a harsh blow against the undead!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bibliophilia</strong> on <strong>28-01-2021, 01:54:57</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1b/BettyPost.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Eri'Beta 'Betty' Vayne (https://ddb.ac/characters/41026022/5dmnRd)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Shown<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 27/27 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 14 | Investigation - 13 | Insight - 11<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Init (19) | Attack (13 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151577))<br><br><hr><br>A frisson of excitement coursed through Betty's veins as the undead creatures turned their way.&nbsp; She'd longed to fight those who had so cruelly struck down her beloved guardian, and now here was a suitable target for her thwarted vengeance.&nbsp; Stepping forward, she first gestured elegantly toward their fighter, trusting he would prove most effective against their rotting foes and, thus, was the most beneficial target for her inspirational credo.&nbsp; "May your training and strong spirit guide your heart and mind to rid the earth of these foul monstrosities!"<br><br>Words spoken, she drew her rapier with a flourish and danced forward to meet one of the oncoming horrors with a cry of high adventure.&nbsp; "Aiy!"<br><br>[Bardic Inspiration on Sawm - And an attack on the close wight.]
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>29-01-2021, 03:35:52</strong>
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				The skeleton Joshua stabbed took the full force of the blow, bits of bone shattering and flying through the air. For a moment, it stumbled and seemed ready to fall--but then slowly pulled itself back up, most of its ribcage missing, but still moving. <br><br>The wight seemed to sneer as Betty struck at him with her rapier, sidestepping the thin blade to swing his longsword straight toward the bard's neck. The blade missed its destination, but sliced open her arm instead. The creature's eyes glowed with a hollow light and its companions behind it seemed to increase their speed, their eyes fixed on the party, hellbent on their destruction. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Wight rolled 17, hits for 9 damage on poor Betty<br><br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>29-01-2021, 03:55:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/788133838836596778/788215007485231104/1dadfc_7247875_2.png)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Meris Searhammer (https://ddb.ac/characters/35944902/ZaPbJ7)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Cleric of Surtur Armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Yes<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 19<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 15<br><strong>Passive Investigation:</strong> 9<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Fire Resistance<br><strong>Actions:</strong> Smash skeleton[7 damage], heal friend[7 healing to Betty]<br><br><hr><br>Meris trots over, ready too smash. "Hyah!" She shouts with effort, warhammer starting low at the side of her waist, then being brought up swiftly in an arc, taking taking the skeleton's head from it's shoulders, a skull broken in on the side and sent flying off. It clatters on the stone floor for a few feet before it stops. Then, the rest of the skeleton warrior falls after it, the binding magic failing and its unlife ended in a heap on the ground. Having spied Lady Eri'Beta taking a nasty slash mere moments before, Meris raises her hammer proudly, and radiance shines from it. "Helande ord!" she chants, the light bringing soothing warmth to the wound she took, nearly stitching the whole slash up neatly. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>01-02-2021, 03:38:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://ddb.ac/characters/41019974/VKXCxR) <br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar (https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/zSp7FEDyf92p5m-NW6h9BYynPuA/w_700/prints/~artwork/s6-original-art-uploads/society6/uploads/misc/78bf6f482d574bed8382bf7fc48a6904/~~/friday-the-13th-cat-prints.jpg) active<br><strong>Actions:</strong> N/A<br><hr><br>With a raspy sigh, Iridis would lift his staff and from its tip burst four iridescent rays of purple, magical missiles, that would crash into the nearest Wight.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Magic Missile: 11 force damage</div><div class="spoiler_body">@Rummy | Iridis Preta&nbsp; :game_die:<br>Result: 4d4 (2, 2, 1, 2) + 4<br>Total: 11</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>01-02-2021, 03:59:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHC9lYtXkAEhS3T?format=jpg&amp;name=large)</div> <strong>Name:</strong> Irethe (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41018784/V9YpDt)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Off-white woolen cloak &amp; hood over blackened leather armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> all; Betty; Betty Wight<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 12 / 14<br><strong>Passive Investigation: </strong> 15<hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Irethe bared her teeth. it could have been so easy... but apparently the others wanted to take out some frustrations on these dead things. Well... fair enough. Using her elbows, she threw her cloak back, and slipped her glades from their scabbards; they barely made a whisper against the oiled felt within. <strong>"Watch that blade, Eri'beta."</strong><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She darted forward, to the wight assailing Betty; Her first swing with the dagger caught in the monster's armor, but the second, an upward stab with her small sword, slid neatly through the creature. <strong>"Should have remained in the grave, foul one,"</strong> she whispered with a note of pity. Wisps of black fog seep out of the wound she dealt, shrouding the nearby skeleton with wailing, foggy faces, pitting and cracking a few of its bones before dissipating.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Missed with dagger attack.<br>Hit sword attack with a 19, dealing sneak attack damage, for a total of 13<br><br>Used Wails From the Grave (1/2) to deal a whopping 1 necrotic damage to the nearby skeleton</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>10-02-2021, 03:20:42</strong>
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				The wight who had attacked Betty suddenly found itself assailed from all sides as the missiles seared into its undead flesh. It stumbled back, opening its mouth to give another fearsome cry, when Irethe's sword slid home, finding purchase in undead flesh. It snarled, swinging its sword toward the rogue, clipping the aasimar's side. <br><br>The skeleton and the wight from across the room had reached the party by this point and the skeleton walked forward, swinging its sword in a long, sweeping attack that Joshua might have remembered from his training, a sword stroke taught among the Iron Rose, though this one was executed with mindless fervor. It struck at Meris at a bad angle, the sword sliding over the chainmail but doing no damage to the tiefling within, though it made a terrible metal scraping noise.<br><br>The last wight paused, watching the fight with some grim intelligence in its eyes. When its fellows had struck, it engaged Joshua, trying to stab the young swordsman with an evil smile, lunging forward with its sword grasped in both hands. Joshua's training held, though, and he was able to avoid the blow. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Irethe wounded for 8 by a wight. <br><br>Meris and Joshua are fine.<br><br>We are down to two wights, one at full health, one at 21 health and one skeleton, full health. <br>Injured wight is attacking Irethe<br>Skeleton is attacking Meris<br>Full health wight is attacking Joshua<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>10-02-2021, 03:38:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/j64q9KC.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Joshua Reinhart (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41019429)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Armor shown, with a black rose emblazoned on his shoulder guard<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 36/36 - <strong>AC:</strong> 17<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 12 | Investigation - 9 | Insight - 10<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Attacking the full health wight with a slash and a bonus action bonk attack. 12 to hit for 12 damage (I assume a miss) , 16 to hti with the 2nd attack for 7 bludgeoning damage and 14 radiant damage.<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> 24 to hit, 12 slashing damage.<br><br><hr><br>Finding himself face to face with one of the wights, Joshua lashes out with his halberd - first with a strike from the edged blade, following with a quick bludgeoning bash as he pulled the weapon back, silvery motes of energy briefly dancing along the halberd!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>11-02-2021, 02:51:12</strong>
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				The wight let out a hideous scream as the young paladin's halberd struck the side of its head, caving in part of its face and momentarily sending it reeling. It raised its blade after only a moment, though, and begin to approach for the attack again. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">1 wight at 24 health attacking Joshua<br>1 wight at 21 health Irethe <br>1 full health skeleton attacking Meris <br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>11-02-2021, 03:01:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/788133838836596778/788215007485231104/1dadfc_7247875_2.png)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Meris Searhammer (https://ddb.ac/characters/35944902/ZaPbJ7)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Cleric of Surtur Armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Yes<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 19<br><strong>Slots:</strong> 1 - 2/4<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 15<br><strong>Passive Investigation:</strong> 9<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Fire Resistance<br><strong>Actions:</strong> Heal Irethe for [6], Smash Skeleton for [9]<br><br><hr><br>Her voice beckoning for divine, warm healing is called forth once again, directing her divine fire to Irethe, healing the most of her wounds. "Carry on the fight! Fret not, if you're not-so-armored, you can hide behind me!" Meris directs, then brings down a forceful warhammer smash on to the next skeleton to challenger her might and tempt her wrath. "Fall, dead bones! Your master has fallen, follow suit!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>11-02-2021, 03:08:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/j64q9KC.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Joshua Reinhart (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41019429)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Armor shown, with a black rose emblazoned on his shoulder guard<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 36/36 - <strong>AC:</strong> 17<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 12 | Investigation - 9 | Insight - 10<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Attacking the same wight as before<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> 19 to hit with halberd, 8 slashing damage.&nbsp; Bonus action attack is 19 to hit for 6 bludgeoning damage.<br><br><hr><br>There was more where that came form for the Wight, as it approached once again it found itself harried by both the edged blade of his halberd, and the shaft as he seeks to strike with that as well!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>11-02-2021, 03:50:53</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/Namey/characters/41019974) <br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar (https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/zSp7FEDyf92p5m-NW6h9BYynPuA/w_700/prints/~artwork/s6-original-art-uploads/society6/uploads/misc/78bf6f482d574bed8382bf7fc48a6904/~~/friday-the-13th-cat-prints.jpg) active<br><strong>Actions:</strong> Casting Bless<br><hr><br>Noting that these wights seemed hardier than he'd hoped, Iridis would lift his staff into the air, waving its head in glowing trace of arcane sigils that briefly flashed then dissipated as he chanted the proper words. Joshua, Irethe and Betty would feel as if a light sprinkling of water hit the tops of their heads before vanishing instantly, and in that moment they were Blessed.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bibliophilia</strong> on <strong>21-02-2021, 10:18:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1b/BettyPost.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Eri'Beta 'Betty' Vayne (https://ddb.ac/characters/41026022/5dmnRd)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Shown<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 25/27 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 14 | Investigation - 13 | Insight - 11<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Init (19) | Attack (13 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=151577))<br><br><hr><br>Betty's eyes widened with first anger over her failure to strike true, then pain as the wight proved not so unlucky.&nbsp; Only a moment passed, however, before the tiefling's magic all but eliminated the agony that had brought tears springing to the corners of the bard's pale eyes.&nbsp; Betty shot her a grateful look and danced to the side, calling to their deft rogue as she slipped behind the nearest well-armored member of their group, deciding that perhaps her role was best served not drawing attacks.<br><br>Instead, she let a song of unknowable origin slip through lips that seemed never to move, the whispers of the abyss rising through her throat to assail the mind of the wight that attacked Irethe.&nbsp; Discordant sounds that almost resembled voices, filtered through the mind of a creature that had never set foot nor flipper on anything so logical as solid ground, trickled into the undead meat animating the abomination and worked to rend the last bare spark of sanity that animated it.<br><br>"Look at this photograph...every time I do it makes me laugh...."<br><br>[Casting Dissonant Whispers on the Wight with 21 HP<br><br>A whole 6 damage, and a Wis DC of 13 halves.]
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>23-02-2021, 09:54:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHC9lYtXkAEhS3T?format=jpg&amp;name=large)</div> <strong>Name:</strong> Irethe (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41018784/V9YpDt)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Off-white woolen cloak &amp; hood over blackened leather armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> all; Meris; Betty Wight<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 28/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 12 / 14<br><strong>Passive Investigation: </strong> 15<hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Irethe sucked in a sharp breath between her teeth when the wight's blade cut through the leather armor at her sides. Meris got no regard for her healing; Irethe didn't want to take her eyes off the foe before her, after all.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That <em>and</em> the tiefling had been the one to start this fight, after all.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"Lucky hit,"</strong> she whispered to the undead creature, circling with it, before dipping in again with her blades<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Attacks and damage</div><div class="spoiler_body">@Chulanowa&nbsp; <br>Result: 2d20 (11, 14)<br>Both at +4<br><br>DAGGER: 15+1 (Bless)<br>Damage: Result: 1d4 (3) + 2 = 5<br>SHORTSWORD: 18+4 (Bless)<br>Damage: Result: 3d6 (6, 1, 6) + 2 = 15 (7 from sneak attack if applicable)</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Korosa</strong> on <strong>25-02-2021, 04:29:04</strong>
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				Afflicted by Betty's song, the wight attacking Irethe stumbled back, pallid dead eyes roving the room, mouth gaping open in an expression of terror. It seemed to search the corners of the room, not noticing the Aasimar rogue at all as her sword and dagger gracefully pierced its chest and side. It went limp, but as it crumpled to its knees, Irethe was close enough to see the wight's lips turn up in a terrible smile and it gurgled something from between its lips that might have been the words, "...well..done." And then it collapsed, the spark of life animating it gone. <br><br>Further back in the room, Meris' warhammer struck the side of the skeleton like the sound a bowling ball would make hitting pins, in the far future when bowling balls were invented. Its chest smashed in, the creature staggered, off balance, but managed a swing for the tiefling's throat, missing tragically as the sword swung through the air, a soft breeze the only effect Meris felt as the sword cleaved--nothing. <br><br>The wight, similarly, struck at Joshua, but its sword was deflected easily by the young knight as his halberd slashed and struck at the creature with such ferocity that it seemed to retreat a little, before baring its teeth and dashing forward again, moved by some malign energy. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">The remaining foes are:<br><br>Wight - 10 hp<br>Skeleton - 3 hp<br><br>No one is injured. <br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>25-02-2021, 04:33:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/788133838836596778/788215007485231104/1dadfc_7247875_2.png)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Meris Searhammer (https://ddb.ac/characters/35944902/ZaPbJ7)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Cleric of Surtur Armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Yes<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 30/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 19<br><strong>Slots:</strong> 1 - 2/4<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 15<br><strong>Passive Investigation:</strong> 9<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Fire Resistance<br><strong>Actions:</strong> Swing and miss Skeleton [10]<br><br><hr><br>"Finish the fight!" Meris urges her party on, leading it off with a hammer strike to the skeleton she's been locked in battle with. And to hammer the point home, she misses the swing, a blow glancing off bone to no real effect, besides making the short cleric pout.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>25-02-2021, 04:40:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/j64q9KC.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Joshua Reinhart (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41019429)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Armor shown, with a black rose emblazoned on his shoulder guard<br><strong>Location:</strong> Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 36/36 - <strong>AC:</strong> 17<br><strong>Passives:</strong> Perception - 12 | Investigation - 9 | Insight - 10<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Attacking the same wight as before<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> 12 &amp; 13 to hit the Wight, I assume these are misses<br><hr><br><br>As Joshua finds the wight to be more pressing than he initially thought, his strikes are wary but perhaps a bit weak handed.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>27-02-2021, 22:21:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHC9lYtXkAEhS3T?format=jpg&amp;name=large)</div> <strong>Name:</strong> Irethe (https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/41018784/V9YpDt)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Off-white woolen cloak &amp; hood over blackened leather armor<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> all; Betty <br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 28/30 - <strong>AC:</strong> 13<br><strong>Passive Perception/Insight:</strong> 12 / 14<br><strong>Passive Investigation: </strong> 15<br><br><strong>Effects:</strong> Bless (+1d4 to attack rolls / saving throws<br><strong>Actions &amp; Rolls:</strong> Attempting to "disarm" the barrier of light<hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Irethe watched the dead thing slump to the ground, lifeless once again. Eyes that were not entirely hers noted the human features behind the warping of undeath, and she felt sadness. This thing was a <em>creation</em>, made of a person and made something less, somehow. She grimaced lightly and used the dead thing's rags to clean her blades.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A quick glance over her shoulder told her that between everyone else, the remaining wight and skeleton didn't stand much of a chance. Irethe sheathed her dagger, but kept the sword out just in case, and started for the stairs, and the blinding wall of light. it wasn't that she didn't trust iridis' assessment of the barrier... it was that she didn't trust anyone, particularly.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"Eri'beta, maybe you can help me open this pathway,"</strong> She called to the elvish bard. Irethe might not <em>trust</em>, but she knew magic wasn't her own strong point.<strong> "I'd rather not fry my eyes out trying to walk through this, if I can help it; I use them every now and then,"</strong> She chuckled softly, and drew a roll of leather containing an assortment of tools, wires, brushes and hte like from her cloak. She began looking for the means to drop the wall... luckily everything was well-illuminated, at least!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [IC Thread] (Ex?)-Minions of Darkness</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rummy Tum Tum</strong> on <strong>28-02-2021, 00:44:09</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788133838836596778/788230174776885318/b7c207fc046de9d6f6233fb58182c063.jpg)</div> <br><strong>Name:</strong> Iridis Preta (https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/Namey/characters/41019974) <br><strong>Class/Level:</strong> Cleric 1/Wizard 2<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Robes of elegance and fancy scale mail.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Mystery Barrel Room<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br><strong>HP:</strong> 26/26 - <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Passives:</strong>&nbsp; Perception: 11 | Insight: 13 | Investigation: 15<br><strong>Effects:</strong> Cat Familiar (https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/zSp7FEDyf92p5m-NW6h9BYynPuA/w_700/prints/~artwork/s6-original-art-uploads/society6/uploads/misc/78bf6f482d574bed8382bf7fc48a6904/~~/friday-the-13th-cat-prints.jpg) active<br><strong>Actions:</strong> Casting Toll of the Dead<br><hr><br>The last skeleton was weakened, fragments of bone chipped and fallen from its form and jaw rattling uncontrollably. Iridis focused on it, lifting hs staff and summoning the chime of a deathly bell for only it to hear.
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