She likes North, William, and Ashley, but she still is going to miss the others. Especially Anrah! Imagine if someone gave you an adorable puppy and when you woke up the next day, she was gone!??

They will also wonder if they need to go to Myth Drannor...Tabby needed to go -near- the old city, and Ashley didn't need to go there...Did North need to head to the old city?

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 10:25 PM Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:

You still got us!

On Monday, June 22, 2020, 9:51 PM, Tabby (Forever Running) <tabbythetabaxi@...> wrote:

Thanks!

Poor Tabby's little heart is going to be crushed once she finds out they had abandoned her!

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 9:37 PM John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:

Loved that post Tabby! That really helped me put my head back in the game. Where are our traveling companions!?! They should be showing up any moment now... Unless... Unless they were EATEN ALREADY!?!?

You still got us!

On Monday, June 22, 2020, 9:51 PM, Tabby (Forever Running) <tabbythetabaxi@...> wrote:

Thanks!

Poor Tabby's little heart is going to be crushed once she finds out they had abandoned her!

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 9:37 PM John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:

Loved that post Tabby! That really helped me put my head back in the game. Where are our traveling companions!?! They should be showing up any moment now... Unless... Unless they were EATEN ALREADY!?!?

Loved that post Tabby! That really helped me put my head back in the game. Where are our traveling companions!?! They should be showing up any moment now... Unless... Unless they were EATEN ALREADY!?!?

With the two beasts (SW and Manticore) intertwined in a heated battle and Tabby close by swinging and juking like a world champion boxer, North chooses to use a more precise spell - Magic Missile (1st level spell slot) to send 3 glowing darts of force energy toward the Manticore's injured wing!

North does not want this creature to get away again.

(OOC/ I believe there is no roll for this spell beside 1 D4 + 1 force damage per dart. Rolls 2 +1, 3 +1, 4+1 = 12 force damage.)

(OOC2/ I like to see the numbers as well. I'm honest with my rolls so don't worry but if you want to roll the dice for my actions I'm fine with that. There will be times that I won't have dice around but I keep a large d20 on my desk at all times lol.)

(OOC3/ I never rolled damage for Acid Arrow, 4D4 Immediate acid damage, and 2D4 acid damage at the end of it's next turn. Rolled a 1, 2, 3, and 4 = 10 damage plus 3 and 1 = 4 damage at the end of it's next turn.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020, 11:50 AM Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:

OOC: I like seeing the numbers.

IC:?Sweet William’s body registers the massive impact and pain, but it melts away in the soul fire before it reaches his awareness. Spitting, screaming, straining forward, he pounces on the overturned creature, his axe a gleaming blur as he chops it down twice on its heaving chest.

Using all the same feats and abilities as last round.

On Monday, June 22, 2020, 11:17 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:

DM/ Night Of the Manticore (Round 2)

Like a ball of furry fury, Tabby strikes repeatedly at the monster’s flank. If she is scared, she shows no signs of it. Her fists open to allow the heel of her palms to pummel the creature repeatedly. The distraction draws the monster’s attention from the Half-Orc momentary as the tail swats at the smaller cat woman! Tabby keeps her footing but sways back, shoulders brushing the grass near her feet as the beast’s appendage passage over her, just above her nose.

(OOC: Tabby rolled a 15, easily hitting the manticore. It made its save (13 + (Dex +3)=16). Its Attack Roll was a 7 +5 (using the Claw Attack stats instead of ranged tail spikes).?Do you guys like the numbers being shown or just want the outcomes described?

Ashley uses his prayer to stop the Orc’s bleeding and watches as several of the smaller wounds stitch back together with a faint blue glow. Lord Brandywine nods and darts out of the longhouse, cutlass gripped firmly in his left hand.

A bright green glowing line streaks through the air, slamming into the monster’s left shoulder and exploding into a shower of pale green sparks. The beast howls again in rage and pain-

(OOC: The honor system. I trust your roll.)

-and then the blade of the Half-Orc comes down with a sickening chop, biting deep into the monster’s right wing, then snapping up through the creatures mane at its jaw. The blade slices across the beasts human-looking face, slashing a long gouge in its cheek from ear to nose.

(OOC: first roll with Advantage; 4 and 19. The 19 is a crit. Second roll with Advantage; 7 and 12, with your +4 bonus that’s another hit.)

The Manticore lunges forward toward Sweet William, leaping as if attempting to trample the Barbarian on its way to fly. It’s front paws strike the warrior with a massive force, but the injured wing prevents its escape and it rolls over struggling to get its footing.

(OOC: Attack Roll against SW with Advantage 15 and 7, the 15 (+5 Claw) = 20, so it deals damage, 6 points slashing damage).

And what do you do?

/DM

On Jun 21, 2020, at 9:12 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:

? The cage door swings open and the beast bursts forth. Sweet William roars in primal fury as he chops the keen crescent blade of his war axe down hard at the manticore’s wing in an effort to keep it from flying away. Fighting in frantic frenzy, he slashes the axe back at the monster’s thick, maned throat.

Rage - +2 proficiency bonus, +2 damage. Reckless Attack - Advantage on mele weapon attack but attack rolls against him also get advantage.

Frenzy - make a single mele weapon attack as a bonus action on each of your turns.

The fight, he dedicates to Pyr’in.

On Saturday, June 20, 2020, 11:20 PM, John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:

North hears the scream of the beast ripple through the darkness of the night as it is struck in combat. It was struck good by the sounds of it.

He knows this animal - he's fought this animal before! It's the Manticore! North picks up the pace toward the scene of the action. Running now, he knows what must be done. It's unfortunate but he thinks it must be slain. North had originally tried to speak to this animal and persuade it to be leave it peace. But it has shown that it is out for blood! And blood it shall have!!!?

Sweet William is now in sight! "Of course!" North says to himself - "he's right in the middle of it!" and a positive thumbs up forms in North's right hand....

With surprising finesse, North slides in to a stop right up against a tree at the forest break line and begins to cast Acid Arrow (OOC/ 2nd level spell slot.)

He lifts his left arm and closes his fist as if he were holding a bow. With his other hand, he plucks a vertical line from the air up and down that begins to float and glow a crystal white. The shimmering light of the magical bow string now sprinkles across his face like snow in the night.

He moves his right hand forward now and then back horizontally drawing an ornately forged iron arrow out of the air that burns bright in green.

"That's right... nice and steady..." he recites to himself for confidence?as he begins to narrow his vision and steady his aim on the target.?

With a quick snap of? tension the arrow releases twirling and rifling the air around it leaving a lime-cucumber colored streamline in it's wake as it races toward the Manticore. (OOC/ Rolled natural 17 + bonuses)?

OOC: I like seeing the numbers.

IC:?Sweet William’s body registers the massive impact and pain, but it melts away in the soul fire before it reaches his awareness. Spitting, screaming, straining forward, he pounces on the overturned creature, his axe a gleaming blur as he chops it down twice on its heaving chest.

Using all the same feats and abilities as last round.

On Monday, June 22, 2020, 11:17 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:

DM/ Night Of the Manticore (Round 2)

Like a ball of furry fury, Tabby strikes repeatedly at the monster’s flank. If she is scared, she shows no signs of it. Her fists open to allow the heel of her palms to pummel the creature repeatedly. The distraction draws the monster’s attention from the Half-Orc momentary as the tail swats at the smaller cat woman! Tabby keeps her footing but sways back, shoulders brushing the grass near her feet as the beast’s appendage passage over her, just above her nose.

(OOC: Tabby rolled a 15, easily hitting the manticore. It made its save (13 + (Dex +3)=16). Its Attack Roll was a 7 +5 (using the Claw Attack stats instead of ranged tail spikes).?Do you guys like the numbers being shown or just want the outcomes described?

Ashley uses his prayer to stop the Orc’s bleeding and watches as several of the smaller wounds stitch back together with a faint blue glow. Lord Brandywine nods and darts out of the longhouse, cutlass gripped firmly in his left hand.

A bright green glowing line streaks through the air, slamming into the monster’s left shoulder and exploding into a shower of pale green sparks. The beast howls again in rage and pain-

(OOC: The honor system. I trust your roll.)

-and then the blade of the Half-Orc comes down with a sickening chop, biting deep into the monster’s right wing, then snapping up through the creatures mane at its jaw. The blade slices across the beasts human-looking face, slashing a long gouge in its cheek from ear to nose.

(OOC: first roll with Advantage; 4 and 19. The 19 is a crit. Second roll with Advantage; 7 and 12, with your +4 bonus that’s another hit.)

The Manticore lunges forward toward Sweet William, leaping as if attempting to trample the Barbarian on its way to fly. It’s front paws strike the warrior with a massive force, but the injured wing prevents its escape and it rolls over struggling to get its footing.

(OOC: Attack Roll against SW with Advantage 15 and 7, the 15 (+5 Claw) = 20, so it deals damage, 6 points slashing damage).

And what do you do?

/DM

On Jun 21, 2020, at 9:12 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:

? The cage door swings open and the beast bursts forth. Sweet William roars in primal fury as he chops the keen crescent blade of his war axe down hard at the manticore’s wing in an effort to keep it from flying away. Fighting in frantic frenzy, he slashes the axe back at the monster’s thick, maned throat.

Rage - +2 proficiency bonus, +2 damage. Reckless Attack - Advantage on mele weapon attack but attack rolls against him also get advantage.

Frenzy - make a single mele weapon attack as a bonus action on each of your turns.

The fight, he dedicates to Pyr’in.

On Saturday, June 20, 2020, 11:20 PM, John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:

North hears the scream of the beast ripple through the darkness of the night as it is struck in combat. It was struck good by the sounds of it.

He knows this animal - he's fought this animal before! It's the Manticore! North picks up the pace toward the scene of the action. Running now, he knows what must be done. It's unfortunate but he thinks it must be slain. North had originally tried to speak to this animal and persuade it to be leave it peace. But it has shown that it is out for blood! And blood it shall have!!!?

Sweet William is now in sight! "Of course!" North says to himself - "he's right in the middle of it!" and a positive thumbs up forms in North's right hand....

With surprising finesse, North slides in to a stop right up against a tree at the forest break line and begins to cast Acid Arrow (OOC/ 2nd level spell slot.)

He lifts his left arm and closes his fist as if he were holding a bow. With his other hand, he plucks a vertical line from the air up and down that begins to float and glow a crystal white. The shimmering light of the magical bow string now sprinkles across his face like snow in the night.

He moves his right hand forward now and then back horizontally drawing an ornately forged iron arrow out of the air that burns bright in green.

"That's right... nice and steady..." he recites to himself for confidence?as he begins to narrow his vision and steady his aim on the target.?

With a quick snap of? tension the arrow releases twirling and rifling the air around it leaving a lime-cucumber colored streamline in it's wake as it races toward the Manticore. (OOC/ Rolled natural 17 + bonuses)?

DM/ Night of the Manticore!

The Half-Orc hurled his javelin with a might, but being unable to see the beast through the foliage, he was at a disadvantage.?

OOC: Disadvantage means I roll two d20’s and use the lower result as your Attack Roll.?From PHB pg 183 “A heavily obscured area—such as darkness, opaque fog, or dense foliage—blocks vision entirely. A creature in a heavily obscured area effectively suffers from the blinded condition (see appendix A).”

From appendix A, PHB pg 290

“叠濒颈苍诲别诲

? A blinded creature can’t see and automatically fails any ability check that requires sight.

? Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature’s attack rolls have disadvantage.”?

In this encounter, the creature being Sweet William. I?rolled 12 and 17.? I’ll still apply your Dex bonus (+2).

From the dark canopy high above you hear a ‘thuk’ and a roar of pain and rage as the missile finds its mark. A frenzy of commotion comes from the tree tops as the beast dives toward a victim far below, raking with claws at the Half-Orc, who deftly rolls aside.

OOC: the Manticore Attack Roll was a 7. Even with its +5 to Attack, it missed.

The Manticore turns, preparing to claw at Sweet William again. . .?

Meanwhile, Ashley helps carry the wounded Orc to the center longhouse, while Lord Brandywine draws a wicked looking cutlass from the sheath at his hip.

And what do you do?

/DM

On Jun 20, 2020, at 11:41 AM, John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:

?North/

The ruckus in the nearby stables wakes North up. He sneezes and coughs as his eyes open... Catching his nose when he sneezes it feels gritty. The smell and feel of the debris on him gives him the clues he needs to realize that he's covered in dirt. He coughs out the words, "Glad - I didn't join - that epic bath party last night. That would of really been pointless now." as he stands and brushes himself off and shaking out what little hair he has.?

Where he was sleeping is worn down into a small gnome sized divot. He inquisitively stops and ponders... "I must of tossed and turned all night?"?

Upon that thought, a few flashes of his dreams cross his mind again - visions of the Wardnorn's Crystalline Skull but there's more now, at least a dozen more of them starring at him, deep into him! The skulls fade and dark figures and light ones appear and move toward each other - they clash and when they do they swirl and swirl into a grey blob! The visions are accompanied by the faint voice that transcended through each of the group members after the box was open and simply repeat the promise made to fulfill a favor. He has a pain in his head.

This moment is interrupted by a rustle in the trees above - his stomach drops as he jumps and turns up frantically toward the unknown. He hears a faint "Heeyuah!" in the distance before a large javelin storms through the canopy breaking branches like twigs and causing him to dip his head as it cruises by like a homing missile locked onto a target. North notices Sweet William is not in the immediate area as he once was.?

His senses are coming back to him now as he realizes there is something wrong. Grasping his head, again from the pain, he think "is this from Sweet William's ale?" He is now recognizing that there are and have been loud voices coming from the village center. He begins to move toward them in hopes of finding his group and to find out what's going on.

Yeah, Esther we got your messages. Moving forward now though I would appreciate it if you let us play the campaign that we are all still playing in.

Truly sorry to see all of you go, but all the best - hugs.

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 10:08 AM Esther <esther.lauren.77@...> wrote:

Actually John, our five characters are currently setting up shop on a different group, so if you could please spare us the continuity problems (and the indignity) of making our characters die in this one after we already withdrew them, it would be appreciated.? (I think the more strongly worded way to put it though might be, we would take offense if you did kill them off - they are not yours, and it would be petty.? Being treated to indignity like this is a big part of why we ended up leaving in the first?place.)

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 3:59 PM John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:

Just going to throw it out there, and feel free to disagree, but it would be an interesting character development opportunity for those of us who are here, if perhaps our dearly departed group members did not survive this Manticore fight... instead of just disappearing... ? of course this is just 2 cents and open to Tabby/SW/DM to tune in on.

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 9:55 AM John DeMaio via <mrjdemaio=[email protected]> wrote:

I'll post today!

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 9:48 AM Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:

DM/ OOC- re: moving forward in the campaign

Ok gang. We’re currently at:

Tabby, female, Tabaxi monk
Ashley, male, Human, cleric
North, male, Gnome, wizard
Sweet William, male, Half-Orc, barbarian

Bre’tah, female, Orc, ranger NPC

There is a manticore high in the trees up above the Blue Moss Orc village.

Sweet William has posted his action. Once the others have posted I’ll follow up there.

Is everyone ready to continue?

/DM

Actually John, our five characters are currently setting up shop on a different group, so if you could please spare us the continuity problems (and the indignity) of making our characters die in this one after we already withdrew them, it would be appreciated.? (I think the more strongly worded way to put it though might be, we would take offense if you did kill them off - they are not yours, and it would be petty.? Being treated to indignity like this is a big part of why we ended up leaving in the first?place.)

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 3:59 PM John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:

Just going to throw it out there, and feel free to disagree, but it would be an interesting character development opportunity for those of us who are here, if perhaps our dearly departed group members did not survive this Manticore fight... instead of just disappearing... ? of course this is just 2 cents and open to Tabby/SW/DM to tune in on.

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 9:55 AM John DeMaio via <mrjdemaio=[email protected]> wrote:

I'll post today!

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 9:48 AM Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:

DM/ OOC- re: moving forward in the campaign

Ok gang. We’re currently at:

Tabby, female, Tabaxi monk
Ashley, male, Human, cleric
North, male, Gnome, wizard
Sweet William, male, Half-Orc, barbarian

Bre’tah, female, Orc, ranger NPC

There is a manticore high in the trees up above the Blue Moss Orc village.

Sweet William has posted his action. Once the others have posted I’ll follow up there.

Is everyone ready to continue?

/DM

Just going to throw it out there, and feel free to disagree, but it would be an interesting character development opportunity for those of us who are here, if perhaps our dearly departed group members did not survive this Manticore fight... instead of just disappearing... ? of course this is just 2 cents and open to Tabby/SW/DM to tune in on.

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 9:55 AM John DeMaio via <mrjdemaio=[email protected]> wrote:

I'll post today!

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 9:48 AM Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:

DM/ OOC- re: moving forward in the campaign

Ok gang. We’re currently at:

Tabby, female, Tabaxi monk
Ashley, male, Human, cleric
North, male, Gnome, wizard
Sweet William, male, Half-Orc, barbarian

Bre’tah, female, Orc, ranger NPC

There is a manticore high in the trees up above the Blue Moss Orc village.

Sweet William has posted his action. Once the others have posted I’ll follow up there.

Is everyone ready to continue?

/DM