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D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Yah, Cyanwrath may be fooled to believing there is a cloud, but that's the effect of your spell. You don't get to make the cloud sing songs/play violin for you, not to the levels of the Deafened condition anyway @Ryonara.

Now then, Orchid (@Lucius Cypher) gets an opportunity to deal one Opportunity Attack. Same goes for Torus (@Zverda). Lastly, Brannor (@The Harbinger of Ferocity) gets two chances, one for the one with Orchid (if said target remains standing after the first opportunity attack) and then the scar eyed and decorated weapon wielding man. All three are obviously aiming for either Kyra or Parum.

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Cyanwrath fails his save with a roll of 10 @Ryonara. I can't promise that you could use both effects of the Blindness/Deafness spell with this one though. Feel free to explain the image you are creating in more detail so that I can assess what you are actually trying to achieve. You'll have time, since I won't have the chance to provide an IC reply until Monday rolls around, as my weekend is booked full.

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You land your attack @Lucius Cypher. It draws further blood, nicking the armour at the outer edge of the axe wielder's shoulder, but it does not strike him down quite yet. Sturdy lot, these guys. Effect of the guiding bolt recedes.

Parum is up next @Ryonara.

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Your Guiding Bolt hits @Norschtalen. It's a rather nasty blow at that, burning a gap into the man's armour and leaving a glowing patch of skin behind, from whence it spreads to the rest of the man's body for the spell effect. Yet that spot will remain battered, and even softly haemorrhaging as time goes by.

Next up is @Lucius Cypher with Orchid.

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Not looking promising for the next round, is it? My tolerance for the delays dragging on is growing thin, I won't hide it from you good people. You do deserve to know, since it isn't a game without you taking part just as well. If either side cracks, the DM or the players, well then a game of D&D isn't really working well is it?

I hope we can keep this rolling. It would be a shame to put the closing notice after all the hardships we have already endured as a group. But there's only so much I'm able to take on the whole "no communication, sparse posting" front.

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The tiger's ferocious assault was met not only with a dodge from his opponent, but the handle of the axe pushed the clutch of the jaws further from the combatant. The weapon was being turned into another strike, but there would still be time to react, not to mention the many other things that would have the time to take place just as well. For as much as the three adversaries may have been, their number was now joined by one more name. It wouldn't be a surprise to any to see the gleaming scales of blue on approach, but the fierceness in the half-dragon's gaze as it met with that of Brannor was much stronger. It was not simply a feral impulse. He was here with a purpose.

The half-dragon locked eyes with the transformed paladin, huffing sparks of electricity through his nostrils as he hefted his greatsword into a battle ready position after his exit from the tunnel, still pushing his way past Orchid while his orders cut through the air in the common tongue. "If it comes to this, then it will! Slay everyone but the champion! He is mine!" Cyanwrath roared. "I hope you have learnt how to fight properly since our last encounter…" the booming voice lowering to something more of a growl as the man's scale covered digits opened one at a time, grasping the hilt of the blade again afterwards. He had a target. And he would not let anyone stand between him and it. Not even the target himself.

Mechanics&Rolls

Enter Langderosa Cyanwrath, a blue half-dragon wielding a greatsword and two spears on his back, dressed in splint mail. Having taken the Dash action to arrive to the scene of the battle and made it to the edge of Orchid's threat range just outside of that of Torus's. He has issued orders for everyone but Brannor to be killed, though he seems rather intent on handling that himself.

Next in turn is Kyra Shepard @Norschtalen.

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The foe just barely does not make the save with a roll of 12. Given it makes no sense for him to have the time to run back the full distance in the timeframe of a turn and still make it forward, since no further opportunity attacks are plausible I will describe it as him halting in place for a moment. Last post will be edited to reflect this.

It will be Brannor's turn next @The Harbinger of Ferocity.

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Your attack lands, @Lucius Cypher. No blood is drawn, but you give their armour a good memento of your offence.

Would you like to react to your trigger condition being fulfilled, or leave it for later @Ryonara?

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The immediate aggression from the adventurers certainly was not unexpected, for the opposition was already on the move the moment the first arrow was let loose. Yet them being ready had not been something the adventurers would have forgotten either, and so the first arrow that was let loose would find purchase at the hip of the hide armour of their opponent, sticking out from his side while he bared his teeth and begun to slip the large shape of his axe down his right shoulder, preparing to strike back at the first opportunity. The free one was used to blunt the worst of the half-orc's vicious strike, the wrathful blade thunking against the thick protection of the axe-wielder's shoulder. The man released a grunt, but that was all. His axe was swinging through the air in a retaliatory strike before any other form of harm came from the adventurers.

And if the machete of the half-orc had delivered a firm blow, the adversary was no stranger to bloodletting either. The wicked blade scraped a long slice of skin off of the half-orc's side, it being a small miracle it had not sunken deeper and delivered him unto death's door. "Ignore the summons! So be it!" the man bellowed from the bottom of his lungs, another two sets of steps rushing from behind him, up the stone staircase. The two other arrivals, dressed and armed largely the same were differentiated by one carrying a lantern with its hood up on his belt, and the other to follow with a grimy tassel at the end of the axe and a scar over his left eye, barely leaving him with both eyes functional still.

"Cyanwrath!" a single call behind the last one to arrive should already tell plenty. Had these people accepted, there would have been no need to call for the boss. And so the group begun to turn to the fallback plan immediately. Both warriors pushed past Orchid, the scar faced one carrying their axe high, but even before him the other approached the tiger behind the green skinned male. The weapon of the lantern carrier was brought down with terrifying force, and the shape of the beast would be subjected to a fearsome blow. It wasn't wholly clear if the Druid's magic could hold against the slash of the axe, but even if it could not much would remain for protection.

The last one to enter had taken the risk of being struck as he advanced, and that risk wpukd be realised as Orchid's machete cut at his waistguard, trimming fur and hacking off the topmost layer. Yet the man beneath would not bleed as a result. He did stop dead in his tracks with his eyes flitting about in a fit of near paranoia, trying to make sense of what he was hearing. What threat was out there? But with a shake of his head, he would soon resume his rush, even if it was left shorter than intended, much further than his weapon's length from the archer cleric.

Mechanics&Rolls

There are three axe-wielders. The turns of each will be detailed in order. #1 is the one that has been speaking to the party. #2 has the lantern. #3 features the scar and tassel.

#1 stands his ground, taking a swing at Orchid with 17 to hit, dealing a whopping 14 slashing damage on the hit before reductions. Since Orchid is not raging, the wound looks rather nasty. @Lucius Cypher

#2 rushes past Orchid to meet with Torus. He needs not leave Orchid's threat range for this which allows him to go for a strike, likely landing it with a 23 to hit. The strike will deal 7 slashing damage upon connection, before reductions. @Zverda

#3 has to take the Dash action to reach his target from his previous position, his aim being to park himself next to Kyra. However, this opens him up for an Opportunity Attack from Orchid (@Lucius Cypher) were he to take one. If he does, this can serve as a trigger for Parum's (@Ryonara) reaction, which may further alter things.

EDIT:
Orchid strikes the advancing opponent with his reaction for 10 damage. Parum resolves her spell trigger against which #3 fails to save, and has his movement cut shorter than intended, only 10 feet away from Orchid and Torus, and a full twenty from Kyra.

We move on to the turn of Ashkar Brannor @The Harbinger of Ferocity.