[IC] The Crucible

[Armored Walrus]

Clang! Atas' attacks sounds against the rusty robes this figure is wearing, but other than bloody knuckles, it doesn't seem to have any effect.

Meanwhile, Issy recovers from the attacks on her and connects with a full roundhouse swing of her flail. The eldritch life of the construct in front of her seems to sever from its metal body, and it drops into the dust with a dull thud.

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Advantage from inspiration, Issy? One down. Mo, Shaena, Kyra still up. Issy still has movement if you want to use it.

[miinstrel]

Mohan He was mid reload as the thing approached - thankfully Atas and Shaena where there as well, but a glance to his left showed Kyra may be in trouble one on one. Dropping his crossbow he lunges at the metal monstrosity nearest him trying to sever whatever force is holding the blasted thing together. Spoiler: OOC Show Drop xbow, draw dagger. Attack: (1d20+6)[11] Damage: (1d4+4)[6] + sneak (1d6)[1] No BA/move this round.

[Armored Walrus]

Mo's attack screeches off the statue, much like Atas' attacks did. He leaves a bright metal trail in the rust, but has no further impact.

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Mo still has bonus and movement if you want to use it. Issy still has movement, if you want to use it. Shaena and Kyra are up.

[kladams707]

Shaena's eye's widen as she finds herself suddenly next to one of these constructs. Not wanting to find out just how hard these things hit, she tumbles away, avoiding any attack from this iron monstrosity.

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Action: disengage
Move: back south

[Armored Walrus]

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Mo still has bonus action and movement, if you care to use it. Kyra is up.

[Armored Walrus]

Going into a primal rage, Kyra swipes one-handed at the statue in front of her, connecting with a hard chunk! It, in turn slams into her with one of its arms, cracking a rib and knocking the breath out of her.

Mo and Atas stand up to their foe, and it thrashes at them, but the nimble elves have no trouble evading it's wild attacks.

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Kyra used bonus action to rage, rolled a 19 to attack and did 9 damage to her target. 4 damage to Kyra (reduced to 2 due to rage, already deducted from your token in Roll20) Two attacks on Mo, both missed.
Everyone is up.

[Theoboldi]

Atas

Atas finds this whole combat frustrating. It was entirely too risky and badly thought out. Whoever these iron men are, they are strong, and now the party is on their bad side.

Distracted by his own brooding mood, Atas stabs and jabs with his staff, using it in a spearlike fashion to hit the creatures weak points.

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Gonna claim disadvantage on my attacks due to Atas ideal being 'Reserved'.

Quarterstaff: (1d20+4)[19] or (1d20+4)[8] for (1d8+2)[6] damage.
Martial Arts: (1d20+4)[10] or (1d20+4)[7] for (1d4+2)[6] damage.

[Armored Walrus]

Atas manages to get his staff lodged into the fold of an iron robe. Throwing his weight behind it, he hears the squeal of metal, and the robe bends and splits. It would have been a useless move on a flesh and blood opponent, but it appears to cause this construct some kind of pain. He spins and jabs his heel at the same section, but fails to impact squarely.

[Fishybugs]

Iselshera Elkian 1st Level Paladin Issy, still dazed from her previous hit, advances toward the closest construct. She brings her flail around and attempts to make contact. Spoiler: OOC Show I'm guessing I'll probably go down this turn. I thought about putting the other four points of health from Lay on Hands into her, but I don't think it'll make a difference and then those points are just wasted. Anyway..... Attack: (d20+6)[8] for (d8+4)[7] damage.

[miinstrel]

Mohan Stepping under the club of an arm, Mohander dodges to the side and lunges forward as the iron squeals beneath the pressure Atas created. Drawing a second dagger he reaches for a chink in the armor, but a returning club hand forces him to draw back before making contact. Spoiler: OOC Show Attack: (1d20+6)[12] Damage: (1d4+4)[8] + sneak (1d6)[6] Draw second dagger. BA attack (from OOC) (1d20+6)[14] (1d4)[2] + sneak (1d6)[4] Awww wasted max damage!

[kladams707]

Shaena, still not enjoying her position, notices Kyra taking on one of the iron men on her own. Not sure how the warrior could last, strong though she might be, the halfling unleashes another blast at that construct. She then takes up a spot a little further, trying to put the iron statue between her and these metal men.

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Move: slightly behind and to the east of that figure

Standard: Eldritch blast

attack: (1d20+6)[22]
damage: (1d10)[2]

[Armored Walrus]

Once again Shaena connects with her target, but it doesn't seem to phase this one much this time.

[Armored Walrus]

Kyra bulls into her target with her shield, knocking it to its knees, and follows up with a strong overhead swing directly into its torso. She leaves a long, deep groove in the contruct's body.

It grips the axe as she attempts to pull it back, and pulls itself up, swinging wildly again at the barbarian, but Kyra twists and keeps any blows from connecting squarely enough to cause harm.

Meanwhile Mohander finds himself beset, dodging directly into the line of one blow and getting caught again on the back swing.

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Kyra shoved her target prone, then crit for 11 damage. That one looks pretty rough. Mohander got hit twice (one a crit) for a total of 9 damage (already deducted from your Roll20token). Not sure why these damage rolls keep ending up exactly 1 short of dropping you guys, but your luck is holding so far.
Everyone is up.

[miinstrel]

Mohan Sandwiched between the two blows Mohander finds himself gasping for air. He staggers back to catch his breath leaving Atas alone to deal with the animated armor. Spoiler: OOC Show Action: disengage Move: Away

[Armored Walrus]

Kyra knocks the creature on the ground again with a well-placed shield bash, but her follow up this time just clangs off its metal hide.

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Iron man engaged with Kyra is prone. Issy, Shaena, and Atas are still up.

[Fishybugs]

Iselshera Elkian 1st Level Paladin Dazed, bruised, and bleeding a bit from her temple, Issy is about to retreat when she sees Kyra knock an opponent to the ground. The opportunity is too great to pass up. She moves forward and brings her flail down on the creature. Spoiler: OOC Show I believe advantage due to him being prone? Attack: (d20+6)[12] or (d20+6)[18] for (d8+4)[9] damage.

[Armored Walrus]

Issy's flail smashes into the creature, breaking a chunk off its face. It glares at the two women with deep hatred and fury; only rage seems to be holding its life force within the statue.

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Shaena and Atas are up.

[Theoboldi]

Atas

Noting his enemy's odd reaction to his attack, Atas decides to focus his attacks on the cloth hanging off the metal man rather than his nigh-impenetrable skin. Instead of striking, he now attempts to tear the robe away, hoping that undressing his foe will somehow result in its death.

"This battle is far too odd...."

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Not sure if I should roll an attack or make a skill check for this, but I'll just roll both. Attempting to go for the robe, since it seemed to hurt the metal man.

Quarterstaff Attack: (1d20+4)[16] for (1d8+2)[10] damage.
Martial Arts Bonus Action Attack: (1d20+4)[20] for (1d4+2)[6] damage.

(1d20)[17] indeterminate skill check.

[Armored Walrus]

Atas shrugs and stabs his staff at the thin metal of the bottom hem of the creature's robe, but gets the angle just a smidgen off, and the staff clatters harmlessly to the side. His follow up kick to the same section, though, bends the dusty metal and, at the same time, unbalances the creature.

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Unarmed strike inflicted 6 damage, but the foe still seems relatively strong. Shaena is up.

[kladams707]

Seeing her previous target knocked to the ground and engaged now with both Issy and Kyra, Shaena turns her attention back to the enemy Atas is facing down. She repositions herself before aiming at the creature with another blast.

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Move action
Action: eldritch blast

attack: (1d20+6)[14]
damage: (1d10)[1]

[Armored Walrus]

Shaena's bolt goes astray, blasting grit and dust into the air a few feet behind her target. Kyra's target once again climbs to its feet and swings at the barbarian, but she again dodges easily out of the way. However, it has another trick up its sleeve, as a noxious gas emanates from its form. The corrosive orange cloud burns her eyes and lungs, but doesn't seem to harm her in anyway. When she glances at her battleaxe, however, she sees with dismay that it is now covered in a pocked layer of rust.

Atas is not so lucky, taking a hit square in the jaw, his head spins. The ringing in his ears is not enough to mask another sound, though, and shortly you all hear it. The heavy tread of metal on metal; footsteps are echoing up the spiral stair from below!

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These things aren't terribly fast, but they aren't slow either. You can tell from the sound that you're about to have more playmates, in probably another round or two.
Kyra, your battleaxe is rusted and dulled, -1 to damage with that weapon.
Atas took 6 damage from one hit. Already deducted from your token.
Everyone is up.

[Azktor]

Kyra

Kyra start smashing furiosly toward the enemy, even more now that her Axe is damage her tattoos start getting brighter and brighter as she swing another time, she needs to kill this one in order to save Issy "DIE CREATURE! THAT IS FOR WHAT YOU DID WITH MY AXE!!"

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Shield Bash: (1d20+5)[9] A (due rage) (1d20+5)[6] vs his own [/roll]1d20[/roll]
Attack:(1d20+5)[7] A (1d20+5)[19]
Damage: (1d8+2)[8] (already with -1)

If he dies, I will move 30 feet away from him, start running. If not I will save those 30 feet to see if someone kills it until end of turn.

[miinstrel]

Mohan "Atas! Grab my crossbow." Mohan shouts stepping forward and throwing his pair of daggers at the one near Atas as they withdraw. Spoiler: OOC Show Moving 10' up so within first range increment then... Attack: (1d20+6)[16] Damage: (1d4+4)[5] BA: (1d20+6)[9] Damage: (1d4)[3] Sneak damage (1d6)[5] If the first dagger hits he holds his second one. Move back 15' again as we retreat.

[kladams707]

She takes one more arcange pot shot at the one engaged with atas. She then backpedals further as she hears more enemies coming from the steps. [color=green]I think we've learned enough for now. Time to go! she yells at the others.

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attack: eldritch blast
(1d20+6)[8]
(1d10)[10]

then move

[Theoboldi]

Atas

With a swift movement and a kick, Atas steps away from the metal man and flings Mohander's crossbow into the air, where he catches it easily. His eyes linger on the weapon with a slight hint of disdain for a moment, then hangs it from his belt.

"Foolish." he mutters, before suddenly surging forward, making a quick flurry of weak attacks aimed at using the creature's weight against it and throwing it onto its feet. Now is not the time to run and give orders anymore. It's time to make sure the creature will not follow his allies, even at risk to himself.

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Trying to trip the metal man instead of damaging him with my normal attack, and using inspiration on it to gain Advantage.

Quarterstaff Trip: (1d20)[19] or (1d20)[18] Athletics.
Martial Arts Bonus Action Attack: (1d20+4)[21] for (1d4+2)[5] damage.

Should I succeed, Atas will run and hope the metal man's disadvantaged attacks won't hit him.

[Armored Walrus]

Shaena's bolt again sputters ineffectually into the dirt. In desperation, Atas trips up his opponent, and then follows it with a sharp downward kick, again doing some damage to his foe.

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Atas knocked his target prone and did 5 damage. It is... bloodied? I guess. Issy is up.

[Fishybugs]

Iselshera Elkian 1st Level Paladin Issy contemplates bolting, but doesn't want to leave Kyra alone against the creature. She winds up and swings her flail overhead and down upon the creature. Spoiler: OOC Show Attack: (d20+6)[16] for (d8+4)[6] damage.

[Armored Walrus]

With the party split between fleeing and standing their ground, chaos ensues. Atas' attempt to retreat is foiled when the statue, face down in the dirt, reaches out and hooks his ankle, and crushes it in its metal grip. The pain is too much for the monk, and he passes out.

The construct staggers to its feet and pursues Mohander.

Meanwhile, Issy's blow goes astray, and she and Kyra still face their opponent, and the stairs are vibrating loudly with approaching metallic foot falls.

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Atas got hit even with disadvantage. I had also put Mohander down, but then realized that after getting up from prone the iron man wouldn't have enough movement to reach him, so he's just threatening Mo now. The one engaged with Kyra and Issy (just to help you guys out) will fall if anyone manages to hit it. Everyone is up, but I need a death save from Atas.

[Theoboldi]

Atas

Atas groans with pain as his ankle is crushed by the vice-like grip. The world going black before his eyes, he barks “Run, you idiots!“ It's all he can hope that at least his passing won't be for nothing.

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[Theoboldi]

Atas is in mortal danger.

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