[OOC] D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

[Hekazu]

I'm going to need opportunity attacks from @Lucius Cypher and @The Harbinger of Ferocity.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Brannor will roll a 14 to hit, with a 10 if it does for his opportunity attack, @Hekazu.

[Lucius Cypher]

@Hekazu

If I can I’ll do reckless attacks for 15/13

[Hekazu]

Barbarian: Reckless Attack
Starting at 2nd level, you can throw aside all concern for defense to attack with fierce desperation. When you make your first attack on your turn, you can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you advantage on melee weapon attack rolls using Strength during this turn, but attack rolls against you have advantage until your next turn.

I am afraid due to the underlined definition on when the ability can be used, it won't apply in this case. Either way, you do happen to miss even if your first roll was the better one @Lucius Cypher, and the same happened with Harbinger.

[Hekazu]

To rage takes a bonus action, as does making an off-hand attack. Which would you rather retain @Lucius Cypher?

[Lucius Cypher]

@Hekazu

Dammit I forgot about that. Uuuuuuugh I’ll take the off hand attack over the rage. I’d be dead in one or two good hits anyways, rage or not.

[Hekazu]

So that drops both of your attacks by two… You'll kill one stirge. Stirge #9 dies, #10 is wounded @Lucius Cypher.

It is now Kyra's turn @Norschtalen! Two stirges are on Torus, two in flight.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

It appears we are still left awaiting, at least for the time being.

[Hekazu]

I'll default the actions tomorrow evening if nothing on the contrary is heard.

[Hekazu]

Another stirge vanquished @Norschtalen. Second attack misses. I will take this chance to remind everyone that the bat swarm in its flapping and squeaking drowns out all sound, so Kyra's shout will very likely go unheard, or at least be very difficult to catch even to those near to her.

I shall be next to move, give me a bit and I'll see to it.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Is there any way to determine where the last stirge is, @Hekazu? I am presuming a Perception (Wisdom) check to try and spot it or is it within reach of the paladin to strike at the creature and hopefully clear it from the air?

[Hekazu]

He should be able to find it in the swarm within his movement reasonably likely without rolling for additional checks since he saw what way it went originally, I'm willing to rule @The Harbinger of Ferocity.

[Hekazu]

Confirming the miss @The Harbinger of Ferocity. Stirge remains in flight.

Parum is up next @Ryonara.

[Hekazu]

Attack lands, the last of the stirges going down. You are in a middle of a frantically flapping bat swarm. Do you seek to push onwards as is, or would you rather wait? I'll write my post accordingly.

@Ryonara@Lucius Cypher@Norschtalen@The Harbinger of Ferocity

[Lucius Cypher]

Get out of the bat swarm, find a safe place, and heal up. Ideally. Cuz I'm almost dead...

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Assuming we can see a plausible direction to go and attempt to take shelter, that might be for the best, @Hekazu.

[Hekazu]

Probably not see, per se, but heading back in the (approximate) direction of where you came from should serve you well enough if that is what you desire.

[Norschtalen]

I'm not sure, I'd rather not chance it at the mushroom garden and that spot were we fought the kobolds is too open and exposed to hide. I'm willing to have Kyra burn some spells to heal Orchid, but I think we also have some potions too right?

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

I know Brannor has a potion but those are the types of things best saved for combat and wasting combat resources outside of it when we have Hit Dice to heal would not be good. Everyone but the paladin took some amount of damage and the majority of it should be, in theory, covered by a short rest.

[Norschtalen]

We could find more potions in this cave, but time and spell slots aren’t going to be something we can regain in a pinch. Could we try and scout ahead for a safe room or something?