5e Adventure By Me. Yeah. II

[Gluteus_Maximus]

The necromancer's other yellow skull stops glowing and your axe, hitting some sort of barrier that feels like a thick stone wall, flies out of your hands and lodges in the wall.

The enemies' turn! The cultists disengage from Daar, Jutta, and Ornug, and they run away back towards the plinth, but only halfway. They form a half-circle around the plinth.
The cult fanatics on the stairs come down the rest of the way and heal their comrades with a 2nd level cure wounds from each, targeting the ones that were damaged by Jutta and Daar. (2d8+1)[8] (2d8+1)[11]
The cult fanatics by the necromancer turn and attack Zanan with their staffs.
(1d20+3)[17] hit: (1d8+1)[3] crit: (1d8)[5] HIT
(1d20+3)[18] hit: (1d8+1)[5] crit: (1d8)[2] HIT
The Minotaur Skeleton charges out with a massive axe. It holds its axe to the side and goes to gore Ornug. With its Charge ability, it does an extra 2d8 piercing.
(1d20+6)[11] hit: (4d8+4)[16] crit: (4d8)[14] If it hits, he is knocked prone into Jutta, who is knocked into Daar. HIT
The zombies wander out and get halfway towards the rest of the party.

Ox's bolt finds its target with the Minotaur Skeleton.

[Zergrinch]

Zuzu takes a moment to reassess the situation, and recognizes the biggest immediate threat in the room to be the gigantic minotaur. The boy sends a furious psionic assault at the minotaur skeleton, and quickly ducks behind the door to avoid any further scorching rays from the cultists.

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What's up with those exploding necromancer skulls? Will they protect him if Zanan grapples him to force him away from the Beholder corpse? Arcana: (1d20+7)[21]

How many of those skulls are left, and what color are they? Perception: (1d20+2)[20]

Ego Whip (3 psi). Minotaur skeleton must succeed on DC15 INT save (1d20)[1] or take (3d8)[17] psychic damage. The creature is filled with self-doubt, leaving it able to use its action on its next turn only to take the Dodge, Disengage, or Hide action. On a successful saving throw, it takes half as much damage.

[Ramsus]

Altiui Frilled Lizardfolk Circle of Dreams Druid Concentrating on: Flaming Sphere (1/10 turns) Altiui has the sphere of fire again try and harm the necromancer while she takes a bottle out of her pack, opens it, and hands it to Ternock (her familiar) and mentally communicates with it, what she wants done. Ternock then flies up over the enemies and the flaming sphere moves out of the way to allow the bat dump out the liquid onto it. Spoiler Show Flaming Sphere: Any creature that ends its turn within 5 feet of the sphere must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw. The creature takes 2d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Bonus action to attack the necromancer with it. Necromancer has to make save vs (2d6)[3] fire damage. Action used to take a bottle of holy water out of pack and "use it". Familiar then takes it, flies over above the beholder corpse, and uses the holy water on it.

[Gluteus_Maximus]

The skulls seem to be protecting him from certain kinds of damage; The red stopped when he was hit with fire, the blue when he was hit with force, and the yellow when he was hit with piercing and slashing. It is unknown thus far if these are their limits.
Two of them have shattered; It seems they have a damage limit. There are two blues, two reds and one yellow. Only 1 of each of the blue and red are glowing.
The minotaur skeleton takes zuzu's attack.

The bat can't reach "over the Beholder" this round.
The skull that was previously glowing red gets a small crack in it.

Jutta gets up from the floor and attacks the Minotaur.
(1d20+4)[23] hit: (1d10+2)[4] crit: (1d10)[3]
Ornug gets up and attacks the Minotaur skeleton with his hammer, who he knows is weak to bludgeoning weapons. Don't ask how.
(1d20+5)[17] hit: (1d8+3)[11] crit: (1d8)[1]

Top of the round. Too tired right now to make a summary post.

[Sicarius Victis]

Arkhen will continue firing at the mage, hoping to breach his defenses.

Spoiler: OoC

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(1d20+2)[3]
(1d10+13)[18]
(1d6)[2]

[Jrpergande78]

Daar continues to attack the closest cultist, as she does, she begins to wish her brother Kriv was here to help.

Spoiler: mace/flurry of Blows

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Flurry of Blows: point to make two additional unarmed strikes
Atks (1d20+4)[13] Mace hit :(1d8+2)[7] (1d20+4)[15] (1d20+4)[18] Martial Arts: (1d4+2)[6] (1d4+2)[6]

[2D8HP]

"Ossian"Ox", Half-Elf Fighter/Rogue (Swashbuckler) AC:17 (Studded leather, and shield), HP:25/12, Init:+6, Speed:30ft. Passive Perception:15

(Crossbow bolt to Wizard!)

Attack:(d20+8)[22]
Damage:(d8+4)[5]
Sneak Attack:(2d6)[5]

[Jrpergande78]

OOC: sorry for double post forgot turn undead in last post like I wanted.

Daar prays to Bahamut and Turns the undead.

[mgshamster]

With his axe ripped from his hands and lodged into the wall, Zanan tries to grab the mage and wrap him up.

Grapple
(1d20+5)[22]
Advantage (1d20+5)[8]

Meanwhile, he grabs a Handaxe and tries to attack a cultist next to him.

Bonus action attack
(1d20+5)[6]
Reckless (1d20+5)[20]
Damage (1d6+5)[10]

If he grabs the mage, he'll attempt to move the mage. [Ooc]Will look up rules in a but to see if this is possible. Edit: Yup. No action necessary. As long as I have them Grappled, when I move they move with me. I can move at half speed.

[Zergrinch]

If Zanan success in grappling and forcibly moving the wizard, Zuzu will whoop and instruct everyone to cover Zanan by targeting cultists near him. He will use a bonus action to change his psionic focus to "Mantle of Command" and then use his reaction to let Zanan move at half speed (7 feet, after accounting for grappling)

If something prevented Zanan from this course of action:

Intelligence: Why did it fail ;-; (d20+7)[9]

[Gluteus_Maximus]

I did the NPC's out of order before. Rashad's turn:
(1d20+5)[12] hit: (1d8+3)[10] crit: (1d8)[5]

Daar kills a cultist. He can't turn undead because turn undead is an action.

Arkhen's arrow misses completely.

It'll be a miracle if the necromancer doesn't get grappled. (1d20+4)[11]

The cult fanatic takes the hit and keeps on ticking.

The minotaur, who was hit with Zuzu's Ego Whip, disengages and goes to the left flank of the formation.
The cultists nearest to Daar attack with their scimitars.
(1d20+4)[16] hit: (1d6+2)[6] crit: (1d6)[1]
(1d20+4)[15] hit: (1d6+2)[8] crit: (1d6)[1]
(1d20+4)[5] hit: (1d6+2)[8] crit: (1d6)[2]
The cult fanatics in the formation cast Sacred Flame on Daar.
Daar's Dex save: (1d20+2)[12] to avoid (1d8)[4]
Daar's Dex save: (1d20+2)[7] to avoid (1d8)[5]
The zombies continue to advance. They attack Ornug and Jutta.
(1d20+3)[19] hit: (1d6+1)[6] crit: (1d6)[3]
(1d20+3)[4] hit: (1d6+1)[5] crit: (1d6)[4]
(1d20+3)[19] hit: (1d6+1)[7] crit: (1d6)[2]
(1d20+3)[18] hit: (1d6+1)[2] crit: (1d6)[1]
while the other one continues to go towards Zuzu, Ox, and Arkhen's position.
The Cult Fanatics next to Zanan attack with their staffs again.
(1d20+3)[5] hit: (1d8+1)[7] crit: (1d8)[4]
(1d20+3)[21] hit: (1d8+1)[3] crit: (1d8)[7]
The Necromancer, regardless of whether or not he is successfully grappled, says this, while looking at the flumph cage.
"25 feet over that way..."
When he does, in a puff of smoke he and the beholder corpse disappear and reappear in the cage with the Flumphs inside. He begins to continue the ritual unhindered, now assisted by the Flumphs in close detail.

Ox's bolt flies toward the Necromancer but instead of taking damage his other yellow skull simply shatters.
What Zuzu has seen can only be a Dimension Door spell. It can be cast while grappled, so many a evil wizard has used it when fighting strongmen.

[mgshamster]

I've got an idea! If he's trying to resurrect that beholder, then start ripping off it's eye stalks!

Zanan then runs over and tries to rip off the cage door, attacking a cultist on the way.

Attack
(1d20+5)[20]
Reckless (1d20+5)[7]
Damage (1d6+5)[8]

Strength (Athletics?)
(1d20+5)[10]
Advantage (1d20+5)[12]

Rage: 4/10 rounds

[Jrpergande78]

Daar, being attacked and by so many inhales greatly, the air immediately around her begin to frost, any moisture on her scales freezes and shines as she exhales she aims her draconic breath at the mass of cultists and any others she can catch in a 15 'cone.

Spoiler: Breath attack

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cold dmg type, 15 ft cone DC (12) [roll]2d6[/roll] dmg on fail 1/2 on safe.

[Zergrinch]

A wave of despair fills Zuzu as the wizard effortlessly teleports via dimension door. He knows full well it's a high level spell, something that only wizards who have reached at least seven echelons can cast.

What's more, the spell allows the caster to bring along only things within their carrying capacity. A beholder is a large creature, with a dense 8-foot spherical body that weighs hundreds of kilograms. The strongest member in the party, Zanan, can only carry up to 109 kilograms, which the beholder clearly outweighs.

There is only one awful and inescapable conclusion. Not only was the necromancer magically stronger, he was also physically stronger than the entire party. Which means that their doom is well and truly sealed.

Zuzu takes succor that at least he will have died fighting the good fight. And since the zombification process strips the corpse of all intelligence, he will be a very useless zombie.

A strange sense of serenity fills the boy. He can only hope that once the end comes, it wouldn't hurt too much. Of course, a part of him wants to live, but he doesn't see too much options at this point.

That is, until he feels the ocarina of silence in his pocket. Secret be damned, he decides to open telepathic communications with the lizardfolk.

Miss... Altiui. I have an ocarina in my pocket that shrouds a room in complete silence, preventing all speech, including magical incantations. It may disrupt whatever he's doing. But I have a problem. It must be placed in the center of that room. Do you think your familiar can help?

To cover what he's plotting, the boy sends a mental assault to the nearest approaching zombie.

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Mind Thrust targeting zombie. DC15 Intelligence Save to avoid [roll]d10+2 [/roll] damage.

Object interaction to slip ocarina of silence from pocket and hand it to Altiui.

[Ramsus]

Altiui Frilled Lizardfolk Circle of Dreams Druid Concentrating on: Flaming Sphere (1/10 turns) "Ternok is already at use. But yes, I will have him come to you soon." Altiui responds mentally. Then adds, "Does he need to play it? I don't think he can." Spoiler Show If I understand correctly, Ternok's next turn will be going over and using the holy water. I'm not sure if the GM is allowing Ternok to Dash or such, so I don't know how many turns from now this plan will wind up concluding. Though hopefully the holy water will at least disrupt, if not ruin, the necromantic ritual. So at the very least it should buy us some time. I'm hoping. We're gonna be in pretty bad shape if we're fighting a zombie beholder on top of all this other stuff.

[Gluteus_Maximus]

Zuzu damages the zombie.

Rashad turns to Zuzu and says, "I can do it. If it's going to help, I'll run in there with that ocarina, Zuzu."

[Gluteus_Maximus]

Rashad takes the ocarina and runs into the middle of the room. All of a sudden, the chanting stops. Actually, every sound stops. The necromancer's mouth moves, but no sound comes out: By reading his lips you can see he tried to say "Curses!"
Jutta turns into her wolf-woman form and attacks a cultist.
(1d20+6)[24] hit: (3d6+4)[16]

[Zergrinch]

Zuzu quickly transmits a psychic thought to Arkhen. "I need help to tell them to defend Rashad! If the ocarina is destroyed, the ritual continues!"

And thus, the boy starts by contacting his confidants.

To Zanan: Protect Rashad and the ocarina!

To Da'ar: Protect Rashad and the ocarina, but be careful! Sacred Flame will not work, and I'm not sure if you can channel divinity with a silent prayer!

[Sicarius Victis]

Arkhen will continue in her efforts to take down the biggest threat: the necromancer.

Spoiler: OoC

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(1d20+2)[14]
(1d8+13)[21]
(1d6)[2]

Also, Channel Divinity does not require a verbal component.

Mind-Meld to Jutta: "Protect Rashad and the ocarina, it's keeping the mages locked down!"

[2D8HP]

"Ossian"Ox", Half-Elf Fighter/Rogue (Swashbuckler) AC:17 (Studded leather, and shield), HP:25/12, Init:+6, Speed:30ft. Passive Perception:15 OOC thread

( Dashes from point of safety, shoots crossbow bolt at the Necromancer through the bars of the cage, then dashes back to safety)

Attack:(d20+8)[18]
Damage:(d8+4)[6]
Sneak Attack:(2d6)[4]

[mgshamster]

Since we're doing a change of actions, Zanan will instead focus on protecting Rashad, attacking whoever is most threatening first.

He draws out his maul and goes to town.

Attack
(1d20+5)[18]
Reckless: (1d20+5)[6]
(2d6+5)[14]

Bonus Attack
(1d20+5)[6]
Reckless: (1d20+5)[12]
(2d6+5)[15]

Rage: 4/10

[Jrpergande78]

Daar, being attacked and by so many inhales greatly, the air immediately around her begin to frost, any moisture on her scales freezes and shines as she exhales she aims her draconic breath at the mass of cultists and any others she can catch in a 15 'cone.

Spoiler: Breath attack

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cold dmg type, 15 ft cone DC (12) (2d6)[9] dmg on fail 1/2 on safe.

This is my action.

[Gluteus_Maximus]

Daar's breath attack kills 4 cultists.
Arkhen's arrow Pierces the gut of the Necromancer; He keels over in pain. His skull necklace seems to not be working anymore.
Ornug attacks a cultist. (1d20+5)[18] hit: (1d8+3)[9] crit: (1d8)[6]
Zanan kills a cult fanatic.

The 8 remaining cultists try to surround the party protecting Rashad, but they don't attack yet. The Minotaur does the same, keeping its face pointed at Zuzu.
The 3 remaining cult fanatics cast Sacred Flame on Ox.
Ox's dex saves: (1d20+3)[16] to avoid (1d8)[4]
(1d20+3)[15] to avoid (1d8)[8]
(1d20+3)[11] to avoid (1d8)[3]
The Necromancer tries to speak, then glances over to the ocarina. He tries to say "Dispel Magic" and his hand glows with magic, but it fails.

Ox's bolt hits the Necromancer in the eye.

[Zergrinch]

Trying his best to disguise his great fear of the Minotaur now staring daggers at him, Zuzu decides to support his comrades in concentrating on the Necromancer.

If the baneful man is incapacitated, perhaps the zombies he summoned would disincorporate, or at the very least, lose control.

It may be the very last thing he does before the Minotaur zombie breaks his frail body in two!

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Change psionic focus to MANTLE OF COMMAND. Since Zuzu did not move, any one ally may use Zuzu's reaction to move at half speed.

Action: Use 2 psi points for Commander's Sight vs. Necromancer. For the next round, all attacks against the Necromancer have advantage.

via Imgflip Meme Generator

Note: Sacred Flame requires a vocal component. The spell cannot be cast in a Zone of Silence.

[mgshamster]

Seeing Zu in danger, Zanan breaks from the ranks of Rashad to protect his friend. He rushes over to attack the minotaur.

(1d20+5)[20]
Reckless (1d20+5)[7]
Damage (2d6+5)[12]

Then he grabs a javelin and launches it at the necromancer.

Bonus attack
(1d20+5)[23]
Adv (1d20+5)[12]
Damage (1d6+5)[10]

Rage 5/10

[2D8HP]

"Ossian"Ox", Half-Elf Fighter/Rogue (Swashbuckler) AC:17 (Studded leather, and shield), HP:25/12, Init:+6, Speed:30ft. Passive Perception:15 OOC thread

( Dashes from point of safety, shoots crossbow bolt at the Necromancer through the bars of the cage, then dashes back to safety)

Attack:(d20+8)[19]
Advantage:(d20+8)[10]
Damage:(d8+4)[12]
Sneak Attack:(2d6)[11]

[Ramsus]

Altiui Frilled Lizardfolk Circle of Dreams Druid Concentrating on: Flaming Sphere (2/10 turns) The flaming sphere slams into the Necromancer again as it moves aside for Ternock to dump out the holy water into the mouth of the dead beholder. Noticing she can't speak to cast her spells, she elects to spit acid at the enemy closest to Rashad. Spoiler Show Action, Acid Spit at enemy closest to Rashad (that isn't in some way obviously acid proof): (1d20+3)[20] hit: (2d4)[7] acid damage crit: (2d4)[4] Bonus action, slam Flaming Sphere into Necromancer. DC 14 Dex save vs (2d6)[8] fire damage. Half on save. Ternock moves to beholder and "uses" holy water on it. Btw just want to check, you've been having the Necromancer and any enemies next to the flaming sphere on the end of their turns make a save for the fire damage right?

[Gluteus_Maximus]

As the bat splashes the holy water, there is a sudden gust of heat, as well as an extra-sudden rush of sound.
The roof of the room is torn off as a torrent of flames flies across the sky. The east, north, and south walls seem to have been more sturdy; They withstood the pressure the roof and west wall took. The cultists are all on the floor covered in flames. The Minotaur is on fire, but is still standing. The Necromancer seems to be fine, but both of his red skulls have shattered, leaving him with only one blue.
The sky above is blotted out by the smoke from the surrounding forest, which is completely ablaze. Every few seconds you see your mounts flying through the smoke.
In the rooms you just came through, you can hear the books roaring with flame.
The forest is burning. Through the trees you can see some large creature moving.

[2D8HP]

"Ossian"Ox", Half-Elf Fighter/Rogue (Swashbuckler) AC:17 (Studded leather, and shield), HP:25/12, Init:+6, Speed:30ft. Passive Perception:15 OOC thread

What the Johnny Abyss happened!

[Zergrinch]

Seeing an opportunity to leave, Zuzu telepathically summons his flying steed, Chichiri, while he eyes the burning minotaur warily. It's still standing, and is still a threat -- it must be destroyed before it hurts anyone else!

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Change psionic focus back to psychic assault. Effect: +2 to any damage from psychic talents.

Action: Mind Thrust vs Minotaur. DC15 INT save (1d20-2)[3] to avoid (1d10+2)[6] psychic damage. Please be lower than 17!

As the smoke clears, it becomes clear that the Holy Water has had a deleterious effect on the familiar -- there appears to be bits of bat entrails lining the walls. Realization of this fact makes the young mystic void the contents of his breakfast into the ground.