14, @Norschtalen. A good roll on their part, but at least not all that much was lost.
We move on to Parum @Ryonara.
We move on to Parum @Ryonara.
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5 yrs ago
And back I am. Exhausted, certainly, and may need a while for that to wear off, but I'm once more here to read and even write!
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5 yrs ago
Won't be replying for a while. Am hiking.
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5 yrs ago
My congratulations to the winners of TI9! Well played gentlemen, well played.
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6 yrs ago
Should have been writing posts. Took part in D&D shenaniganry instead. Got to fix that tomorrow.
6 yrs ago
There's a lot of backlog here on my end. I'm trying my best to lessen it, but replies might be less frequent for a time. A welcome change from the nothing doing I went through though! Thanks partners!
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I suppose it is about time for me to copypaste fill in some information about myself over here just as well. Only took me a few years to getting around to do it.
I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...
Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!
I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...
- I like being nice to people. If one needs to ask why, well that alone is reason enough.
- I play and Dungeon Master Dungeons and Dragons, both offline and in the past also over here.
- I enjoy OOC chatter, be it planning the RP or a more casual exchange (not that RP'ing is that serious). I can make do without, but don't be afraid to talk to me.
- Whatever the case, I'm here to have fun and hone my writing abilities!
Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!
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That I understand but is Brannor permitted to choose what he is escaping, @Hekazu? For example, choosing to break the restraining effect imposed by the kobolds without attempting to break the holding creature? He has not real quarrel with the monster they are speaking with. Is it random? Is it a choice? Does it go from the most recent effect working back to the oldest?
I'll say that it is a choice. Mind that the creature's grappling does impose disadvantage upon Strength based escapes, and the glue bombs aren't exactly something one would dance their way out of, sadly.
Am I able to see the kobolds from where I'm at? Also I'm guessing it'll be an action if I want to try and not be restrained anymore?
You are able to see two in three-quarters cover, almost below the ledge again. And yes, you would have to take an action to try and escape.
Is it possible to break that effect without it being considered a challenge to the other restraint, @Hekazu?
I am afraid both of the effects causing the condition need to be escaped from as an action. By you or a nearby ally.
Looks like Kyra kicking things off to me. Remember your current condition as restrained and even somewhat weakened @Norschtalen.
As for the failed DEX save by Brannor, he is now Restrained by a second effect, namely the glue bomb. Good to know, I suppose.
As for the failed DEX save by Brannor, he is now Restrained by a second effect, namely the glue bomb. Good to know, I suppose.
I'm not sure if I can make any attacks while grappled/restrained by the monster.
RestrainedYou are not forbidden from attacking. You just are worse at it.
- A restrained creature's speed becomes 0, and it can't benefit from any bonus to its speed.
- Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature's attack rolls have disadvantage.
- The creature has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws.
The creature had been made an offer, but for it Kyra would only find herself dragged closer to the edge of the plateau. "Bad meat. Meat eaters. Stringy, terrible. Noting to the grass eaters they brought me. I will need more than a few dirty fighter corpses to abandon a meal like you", they revealed, though did not yet pull anyone into the pit. "All they brought me was close to spoiling. If you find me fresh, then I will move." A motive was a motive. Waiting for the adventurers to confirm whether they would take the deal or not, the monster did not yet release anyone from its grip.
Yet by now something else entirely would take place. From the Eastern end of the room, the shout "Jaka!" could be heard from a small maw as a pair of clay pots flew through the air towards Orchid and Brannor. On impact to the ground, each of the containers shattered with a bang, showering the front line with a sticky liquid that soon begun to harden. It seemed a few opponents had decided to remain in hiding, and ready to act on an opportune moment.
Yet there was another uncertainty factor here. One in form of a large tentacular monster. "Hey! I am in the middle of something here!" the monster protested, diverting a tentacle to shoo away the kobolds, delaying the next attack by a precious few seconds.
Yet by now something else entirely would take place. From the Eastern end of the room, the shout "Jaka!" could be heard from a small maw as a pair of clay pots flew through the air towards Orchid and Brannor. On impact to the ground, each of the containers shattered with a bang, showering the front line with a sticky liquid that soon begun to harden. It seemed a few opponents had decided to remain in hiding, and ready to act on an opportune moment.
Yet there was another uncertainty factor here. One in form of a large tentacular monster. "Hey! I am in the middle of something here!" the monster protested, diverting a tentacle to shoo away the kobolds, delaying the next attack by a precious few seconds.
DM post tomorrow, I suppose. Been a hectic week.
The creature let not go of one of the people it had already caught, and one of its many tentacles even slapped itself on top of the sling that had been dropped to the floor. "Haaaaarh?" it voiced its confusion. "No more? So what you are saying is that they won't be feeding me any longer?" The creature seemed to consider this for a moment, the one eye on its body turning between Parum and the people it had actually caught in its grasp. Then it tugged again, not with enough power to have anyone topple over the edge, but with enough force to reel them all closer to it still.
"I will eat. And if you have killed all that fed me…" it let the thought hang in the air for a moment. It didn't seem like it was truly getting anywhere, more like it just needed the time to make sense of this new detail that it had now suddenly come across. It would not be fed any longer. "The meat was never the freshest, but it was all prepared. All I had to do was look after the eggs. And now you broke some". the monster resumed, its piercing gaze drilling into each member of the party in turn. But on the good side, it didn't seem that eager to drag everyone down with itself.
@Zverda@Ryonara@Lucius Cypher@Norschtalen@The Harbinger of Ferocity
"I will eat. And if you have killed all that fed me…" it let the thought hang in the air for a moment. It didn't seem like it was truly getting anywhere, more like it just needed the time to make sense of this new detail that it had now suddenly come across. It would not be fed any longer. "The meat was never the freshest, but it was all prepared. All I had to do was look after the eggs. And now you broke some". the monster resumed, its piercing gaze drilling into each member of the party in turn. But on the good side, it didn't seem that eager to drag everyone down with itself.
@Zverda@Ryonara@Lucius Cypher@Norschtalen@The Harbinger of Ferocity
DM post to come tomorrow. Poke me if there is something you want to say prior to that.
The group was almost evenly split in two, the two larger bipedal figures making their stand at the front, whereas towards the back the smallest and the oldest drew back, observing the situation unfolding before them. Kyra, in turn, made an attempt to do both of these things at once, taking the crucial two seconds to aim and let loose another arrow, avoidance of which might have saved her from being targeted in the way she ended up in. As she rushed for safety, two tendrils shot out from the dark after her, the first slapping against the cavern floor behind her, but the other managed to wrap itself around her torso and soon begun curling around one arm, stopping her dash short as she soon found herself reeled backwards, though she yet managed to resist the effect. As for her arrow, she was quite sure she had heard quite the satisfying splat from down there, but she didn't really have time to double check it right now.
Brannor and Orchid were attacked from multiple directions, each of the pair managing to fend off one of their attackers but neither of them could avoid the fate of ending up in the embrace of these nearly stone coloured and rough surfaced tendrils coming out from the dark. They were both pulled towards the edge of the pit due South, at first nothing showing itself as the clear source of these grasping appendages… until one of the stalagmites opened its eye, noticeable even in the greyscale version of the world those with darkvision were granted, with a sharp toothed mouth opening below it. "Who is making a mess out there?" came a high-pitched voice from behind those teeth. "Come closer or I'll drag you down!"
Having noticed what was taking place, Torus had once more taken on the form of a tiger and was rushing towards the tendril trying to pull Kyra back into the room, but the combination of the threat of another coming his way and the fact the creature was talking stalled him to nervous inaction. It would perhaps be best to encourage his actions one way or the other.
@Zverda@Ryonara@Lucius Cypher@Norschtalen@The Harbinger of Ferocity
Brannor and Orchid were attacked from multiple directions, each of the pair managing to fend off one of their attackers but neither of them could avoid the fate of ending up in the embrace of these nearly stone coloured and rough surfaced tendrils coming out from the dark. They were both pulled towards the edge of the pit due South, at first nothing showing itself as the clear source of these grasping appendages… until one of the stalagmites opened its eye, noticeable even in the greyscale version of the world those with darkvision were granted, with a sharp toothed mouth opening below it. "Who is making a mess out there?" came a high-pitched voice from behind those teeth. "Come closer or I'll drag you down!"
Having noticed what was taking place, Torus had once more taken on the form of a tiger and was rushing towards the tendril trying to pull Kyra back into the room, but the combination of the threat of another coming his way and the fact the creature was talking stalled him to nervous inaction. It would perhaps be best to encourage his actions one way or the other.
@Zverda@Ryonara@Lucius Cypher@Norschtalen@The Harbinger of Ferocity
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