DnD Monday #55(282) played 2019 04 08 - Rescue? (Tarsakh 1st, 1490)

INTRODUCTION

Well met, Team Food For Cloakers!

When last we left your hale and hearty band, 

you seem to have stumbled upon a nasty monster 

in Room 4 of level 1

of the dungeons beneath MIRABAR.

And it seems that an "innocent female dwarf" 

has fallen prey to this dreaded beast.

Such good fortune that your team has to come to the rescue ...

Right?

ROOM 4

DM NOTES: The CLOAKER is injured and not at full strength, so feel free to let it die at less than 78(132)hp. The Duergar are at full strength. 

Vorga: Female Duergar Warlord; Vorga is "tall", with thick gray hair and light blue eyes. She wears a chain shirt and wields a greatsword. Vorga seeks to fulfill an ancient prophecy of evil.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/cloaker
https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/duergar-warlord
https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/duergar

ROUND 1

E'SSL [23]:  detect magic - nothing - going through the wall into the room to attack
>>  Runs through the wall and CRITS with his magic long sword for 26, with a kick for 7

SHAMIRA [18]:  hold action, then eldritch blasts the monster for 16 damage 

ANDREA [15]:  sneak attack with short bow
>>  hits for 38
DUERGAR 26(40) [14]: pass
DUERGAR W 75(110) [9]: swings at E'ssl and misses, and then enlarges.
JEDEVES [9]: pass and hang back
JETTISYN [7]: casts lightning bolt at DW and C for points of lightning damage 28
CARATACUS [4]: charges the DW (traitorous dwarf) misses her plate (damn!)
CLOAKER 78(132) [2]:  misses CARATACUS with both bite and tail
GRUMBLEBELLY [2]: barrels through the lightning hole in the portcullis - breaks out of the frost bite spell

ROUND 2

E'SSL [23]: uses the rod of alertness - protective aura

SHAMIRA [18]: attacks the CLOAKER for 14 hp of damage 

ANDREA [15]: hits the CLOAKER on a sneak attack for 24 damage DEAD
DUERGAR1 26(40) [14]:  misses C with a javelin + enlarge
DUERGAR2 26(40) [14]:  misses E with javelin + enlarge
DUERGAR3 26(40) [14]:  misses E with javelin + enlarge
DUERGAR4 26(40) [14]:  hits G for 6 points + enlarge
DUERGAR5 26(40) [14]:  hits E for 0 hp, as E'SSL catches it and tosses it at DW
DUERGAR W 75(110) [9]: hits E for both bludgeoning and psychic damage (12:44)
JEDEVES [9]: blesses the three in the room after running up 30'
JETTISYN [7]: throw's an ice knife at D4, who fails his save taking , spends 2 sorcerer poitns to quicken a spell (tidal wave) @ D5, targeting D3, D4, D5
>>   knocks D3, D4, D5 prone, D4 takes 7 points of damage, D3/D5 take 2 points of damage
CARATACUS [4]: drops his shield, hand axe in hand, 2 weapon attack at DW
>>  hits with 27 for 10 hp
CLOAKER 78(132) [2]:  DEAD ALREADY
GRUMBLEBELLY [2]: shakes off the javelin hit, and uses spirit totem utters words the rest of the party don't understand and a glowing shaggy cave bear - all get 11 temporary HP
>>  Continues changing, puts his hands on the ground and a couple of random spiders drop down and become giant spiders right in front of D2 and D3, attacking on initiative 19

ROUND 3

E'SSL [23]:  Takes the long sword in both hands, and attacks DW and hits for and elbows her for 10 damage (dodges)

FEY GIANT SPIDER [19]: @D2, fails his saving throw (at ADV) taking 9 poison damage

FEY GIANT SPIDER [19]: @D3, takes 7 points of damage and dies, now looking at D5

SHAMIRA [18]: targets DW with eldritch blast for 6 damage and she dies !!! 

ANDREA [15]: sneak attack D2, which misses
DUERGAR1 26(40) [14]:  attacks CARATACUS for 6 points of damage, which are reduced to 3 points of piercing damage from a war pick
DUERGAR2 26(40) [14]:  damages GRUMBLEBELLY's Giant Spider#1 for 5
DUERGAR5 26(40) [14]: prone
DUERGAR W 75(110) [9]: gets up and takes a swing at E'SSL but misses
JEDEVES [9]: pass
JETTISYN [7]: casts ice knife at D1 who takes 11 points of damage, D2 takes 8 points of cold damage
CARATACUS [4]:  swings at D5 for 12 points of slashing

and we'll pick up here, GRUMBLEBELLY at the bottom of round 3

GRUMBLEBELLY [2]: