[IC] The Sheep on the Borderlands

[Bounty Hunter]

Encounter 2 : Round 1

Auridan's Estate

Saias retreats further into the woods and summons a magical shell around himself; it would hopefully stand well to keep any more rocks from slamming into him. Additionally, as his allies began to rush forward he hoped he'd quickly fall to the bottom of the apes' priority list. Alastair rushes forward and lands a solid hit on the leading creature and lines of energy wrack around the beast, ready to crackle and spring into action if the thing should dare move.


Ruth calls upon her powers to summon a pair of orbs that roll past Alastair rumbling with crashes of thunder and buffet the first two apes. Sensing a chance to strike, Torinn emerges from behind a large tree and looses the arrow that would fell the lead foe.

The ape in the back audibly grunts a response in the direction of the outhouse.

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Spoiler: Summary

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Alastair hits Ape 1 with Booming Blade: 12 Damage
Saias gains Mage Armor : +4 AC
Ruth hits Ape 1 with Chromatic Orb: 18 Damage
Ruth hits Ape 2 with Chromatic Orb: 9 Damage
Torinn hits Ape 1 with Longbow: 13 Damage ((Defeat))

Spoiler: Turn Order

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Steph, Alden
Ape 2 & 3
???
Ape 1
Saias, Alastair
Ruth, Torinn

Saias, Alastair, Ruth, and Torinn may post in any order on their turn but Saias and Alastair actions will occur first.

End of Round 1

It is now Steph and Alden's turn.

[Majin]

Alden Beckett, HP: 31/31 AC: 17, PPerception: 10, Concentrating on:

Alden unsheathes his sword and moves to engage the ape that was throwing rocks at him. "Ey, that's neat trick. You got a cursed sword too?" Alden says to Alastair, and starts swinging.

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Attack ape 2: (d20+7)[10]
Damage: (d8+5)[13]

[Valmark]

Steph Carnel

"That... Could have gone better. Guys, I hope he didn't call the student! One sheep is more then enough" he says, standing up and rushing the ape near him.
"By the way, got almost discovered. Luckily you've got a monkey brain!"

Spoiler: rolls

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(1d20)[16] for attack
(1d8+3)[5] and (2d6)[11]

(1d20+3)[21] Charisma check to look awesome while ridiculizing the apeman

[Bounty Hunter]

Encounter 2 : Round 2

Auridan's Estate

Alden rushes forward and enters the fray as the first ape collapses nearby. He swings with his sword but the blade is met by that of the ape, backed by a growling snarl and bared fangs--the ape certainly was not pleased with the situation. Steph springs up from the underbrush nearby and joins the fray, while his companion and the ape trade attacks and parries, he's able to land a solid blow through the creatures defenses.

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Spoiler: Summary

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Alden misses Ape 2 : 0 Damage
Steph hits Ape 2: 16 Damage

Spoiler: Turn Order

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Steph, Alden
Ape 2 & 3
???
Ape 1
Saias, Alastair
Ruth, Torinn

Saias, Alastair, Ruth, and Torinn may post in any order on their turn but Saias and Alastair actions will occur first.

It is now Ape 2 & Ape 3's turn.

[Bounty Hunter]

Encounter 2 : Round 2

Auridan's Estate

Ape 2 squares off against Alden alone decently enough, but once Steph suddenly joins the opposing side the creature begins to fear the odds were quickly stacking against it. Blades clang together once more and the creature pushes off of the swordsman while one foot kicks dirt in the direction of the rogue. Using this momentary distraction, the creature bounds away, quickly moving across the grass and heading between the tree trunks of the middle and tallest platforms.

Ape 3 scoots the final few feet to the outhouse and beats its fist against the side in two solid, thumping, knocks. It grunts a quick noise to whatever was inside before picking up a rock from nearby and hurling it into the group of invaders. Noting it's friend was retreating it opted to do likewise and quickly put some distance between itself and the party, heading between trunks of the lowest level and the middle level.

In the outhouse, something shuffles and bumps into the side then the door but does not yet emerge.

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Spoiler: Summary

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Ape 2 uses Disengage and moves 30ft north.
Ape 3 hits Steph with Rock Throw: 8 Damage
Ape 3 moves 15 ft to the outhouse, then 15 ft to the North East.

Spoiler: Turn Order

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Steph, Alden
Ape 2 & 3
???
Ape 1
Saias, Alastair
Ruth, Torinn

Saias, Alastair, Ruth, and Torinn may post in any order on their turn but Saias and Alastair actions will occur first.

It is now Saias & Alastair then Ruth & Torinn's turn.

[Suicune]

Saias

Saias moved back to rejoin the fray, only to discover that their opponents had started fleeing already. Well, at the very least, the threat was gone, for now, at least. The thought of being a farm animal appealed little to him, after all. Yet, the door to the 'facilities'...Maybe, just to be safe, he could duck behind somewhere.

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Movement: Anywhere from 20-30ft forward, behind a tree, if possible.
Action: Hide (1d20+2)[10]

[Dr.Samurai]

Alastair

Alastair gestures at the outhouse and motions for the others to quiet down as the apes seem to flee the area. He prepares to attack whoever comes out if they appear hostile.

Spoiler: Turn 2

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Action - Ready an action to attack if the person exiting attacks us.
Firebolt - (1d20+4)[9]
Damage - (1d10)[9]

[Mr. E]

Ruth

Noticing the apes retreat, Ruth moves back, aware that the outhouse possibly contains an enraged apprentice. She joins the others in finding a nearby tree to take cover behind, then stands ready for any potential threat.

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Sorry for the spotty posting, I've been doing quite poorly recently.

Was thinking about using friends, but it looks a little late for that, so I'm going to ready an action as Saias has done (to hit it if it looks hostile) to cast Frostbite instead.

Con save or (1d6)[5] damage.

[Sirithhyando]

Torinn

Torinn decide to do as the others and hide behind a tree waiting to shoot whatever get out of the outhouse.

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Torinn will shoot as soon as he sees a target (and apologize later if he was wrong to do so )

Bonus action : Hide
Stealth : (1d20+4)[7]
Action : Ready action : Attack as soon as the outhouse occupent is visible to Torinn
Attack : (1d20+6)[24]
If advantage : (1d20+4)[7]
Damage : (1d6+2)[8]
If advantage : SA : (2d6)[8]

[Bounty Hunter]

Encounter 2 : Round 2

Auridan's Estate

As the noise emates from the outhouse and the apes begin to retreat, the party begins to take up positions and be ready. The apes each have retreated and put some distance between themselves and the party frontliners, now about 30 feet away. The woods around the estate are otherwise quiet in the afternoon sun.

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Spoiler: Turn Order

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Steph, Alden
Ape 2 & 3
???
Ape 1
Saias, Alastair
Ruth, Torinn

Saias, Alastair, Ruth, and Torinn may post in any order on their turn but Saias and Alastair actions will occur first.

End of Round 2

It is now Steph and Alden's turn.

[Majin]

Alden Beckett, HP: 31/31 AC: 17, PPerception: 10, Concentrating on:

"'ey! You get back here, and keep fighting like a man-ape you are!" Alden shouts and chases after the ape, swinging his sword.

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Chase and attack Ape 2: (d20+7)[19]
Damage: (d8+5)[13]

[Valmark]

Steph Carnel

"Be sure to not fall on the bananas..." he says, following up on Alden's attack.

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to hit (1d20+5)[21]
Damage (1d8+3)[10]
(2d6)[6]

[Bounty Hunter]

Encounter 2 : Round 2

Auridan's Estate

As the rest of the party begins to hunker down and make preparations for whatever was about to emerge from the outhouse, Alden and Steph opt to chase after the fleeing apes and charge forward onto the estate grounds proper. Alden lands a solid blow and, not even a moment later, Steph is there to finish the job--the ape's momentum sends it tumbling to the ground. The pair of adventures find themselves standing in the shadow of the bridge from the garden to the main house above.

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Spoiler: Summary

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Alden hits Ape 2: 13 Damage
Steph hits Ape 2: 16 Damage

Spoiler: Turn Order

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Steph, Alden
Ape 1
Ape 3
???
Ape 1
Saias, Alastair
Ruth, Torinn

Saias, Alastair, Ruth, and Torinn may post in any order on their turn but Saias and Alastair actions will occur first.

It is now Ape 3's turn.

[Bounty Hunter]

Encounter 2 : Round 3

Auridan's Estate

As the second ape falls, the final one scoops up another fist sized rock and hurls it through the air. It slams into the back of Alden's shoulder before tumbling into the soft grasses nearby.

Suddenly, the outhouse door is kicked open forcibly and out steps a massive brown bear who quickly surveys the scene and begins to turn toward the two heroes who'd rushed past. A bolt of flame erupts along the timbers of the outhouse as Alastair's attack washes over the door rather than its intended target. Ruth summons a blast of freezing cold on the creature who seems to shrug it off with barely a notice. What it does notice however is the arrow Torinn fires which sinks into its side.

The bear roars loudly in anger and drops to all fours before rushing around the outhouse and toward the two adventurers standing over the fallen ape. At the end of its charge it raises a large paw and brings it down hard on Steph.

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Spoiler: Summary

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Ape 3 hits Alden with Throw Rock: 7 Damage
Alastair misses Bear with Firebolt: 0 Damage
Ruth misses Bear with Frostbite: 0 Damage
Torinn hits Bear with Shortbow: 7 Damage
Bear moves 20ft and stops adjacent to Steph
Bear hits Steph with Claws : 13 Damage

Spoiler: Turn Order

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Steph, Alden
Ape 2
Ape 3
Bear
Ape 1
Saias, Alastair
Ruth, Torinn

Saias, Alastair, Ruth, and Torinn may post in any order on their turn but Saias and Alastair actions will occur first.

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It is now Saias and Alastair then Ruth and Torinn's turn.

[Dr.Samurai]

Alastair

Alastair lets out an exclamation when the bear appears, but fires off his spell. It goes wide. The bear turns the corner and charges at the others. Alastair lines up another shot, Fajro!

Spoiler: Turn 3

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Action - Firebolt vs Bear
Attack - (1d20+4)[10]
Damage - (1d10)[2]
Move - Move 30ft closer to combat.

[Suicune]

Saias

Saias peeks from beyond the tree, finding only a bear now ripping into one of them. It wasn't a bear that could turn him into a pig, he hoped. Either way, he had to assist. A bit quieter than usual, he called out, "Frigus!"

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Movement: 5ft right of where he is (If not within 60 ft of the bear, move upwards to that point, as well)
Action: Cast Ray of Frost on Bear

Attack Roll: (1d20+6)[20]
Damage: (1d8)[1]

Extra effect: -10 ft of speed on his next turn if a hit.

[Mr. E]

Ruth

Seeing the bear attack the others, Ruth swears, then gathers a surge of her power. Small droplets of power rise from the surrounding foliage, and a sudden wind lifts her off the ground. Gesturing with both hands, twin orbs of water leap out to strike at both the bear and the ape. At the same time, she rises into a nearby tree, settling on one of the lower branches.

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My subscriptions seem to be on the fritz, but I am still here, I just don't always get told about new posts. Alright, this feels like overkill, but I'm going to burn a second level spell slot + sorcery point to twin Chromatic Orb (damage type thunder).

On a hit, 3d8 damage +1d8 for second level slot.

Attack Roll against Ape 3: (1d20+6)[8]
Damage Roll against Ape 3: (4d8)[28]
Attack Roll against the Bear: (1d20+6)[18]
Damage Roll against the Bear: (4d8)[17]

Gah

That damage roll, but no hit...

[Sirithhyando]

Torinn

Torinn move to place himself to shoot the bear then move back behind cover.

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Action : Attack : (1d20+6)[14]
Damage : (1d6+2)[8]
Move : Split movement to have line of sight to shoot then back behind cover
Bonus action : Hide : Stealth : (1d20+4)[5]

[Bounty Hunter]

Encounter 2 : Round 3

Auridan's Estate


Alastair hurls another bolt of fire toward the bear but this one is likewise ineffective; sparks and embers shower the grasses nearby and fizzle into nothingness.

Sias flings a piercing bolt of freezing energy at the creature which clearly makes contact. The bear hardly seems to notice the cold though as it continues to bear down on the adventurers.

Ruth rises into the lower branches of one of the nearby towering oak trees as she unleashes a pair of thundering orbs of magic; rumbling thunder rolls across the estate grounds as the orbs buffet the creature.

Torinn fires another arrow from the treeline and scores a solid hit on the creature. He tries to scamper to a new hiding spot but it doesn't seem to be as effective of a vantage point as he'd had hoped.

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Spoiler: Summary

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Alastair misses Bear with Firebolt: 0 Damage
Siais hits Bear with Ray of Frost: 1 Damage
Ruth misses Bear with Chormatic Orb: 0 Damage
Ruth hits Bear with Chromatic Orb: 17 Damage
Torinn hits Bear with Shortbow: 8 Damage

Spoiler: Turn Order

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Steph, Alden
Ape 2
Ape 3
Bear
Ape 1
Saias, Alastair
Ruth, Torinn

Saias, Alastair, Ruth, and Torinn may post in any order on their turn but Saias and Alastair actions will occur first.

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End of Round 3

It is now Steph and Alden's turn.

[Majin]

Alden Beckett, HP: 24/31 AC: 17, PPerception: 10, Concentrating on:

Alden grunts as the rock hits him. "Well, the rocks ain't the worst thing it might fling..."

Still, the tiefling decides to finish the bear problem in front of him first. "Using the privy, eh? Guess we got an answer to that age-old question." Having somewhat taunted his foe, Alden moves to finish off the bear.

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Attack the bear: (d20+7)[11]
Damage: (d8+5)[12]

If the attack kills the bear, Alden uses the rest of his movement (20 feet I think) to move closer to the remaining ape.

[Valmark]

Steph Carnel

"Uuuurgh... he says, clutching the shoulder from where blood was spilling copiously.
"May I ask for a breather? A switch? Anyone got a white cloth to throw down? No? Oh well, I guess I'll jump in the bushes" he said, using the fact that the bear was dead to run for cover.

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Dashing if needed to run where I can hide (probably where the rest of the group is)

Bonus action to hide (1d20+5)[13]

[Bounty Hunter]

Encounter 2 : Round 4

Auridan's Estate

Alden charges the bear and brings his blade to...bear...hacking into the creature and rending fur and flesh alike as the thing swipes at Steph. The large beast roars out it's dying breath and collapses on the ground near the downed ape beneath the towering estate above. The warrior then quickly turns and begins to close the distance to the final ape guard. Steph takes this chance to slink off to the south and hope that the remaining guard would be too caught up to remember him.


The ape, who had picked up another rock, sees the warrior charging toward it and decides to put some distance between them. It drops the rock and scoots along the ground on its knuckles and feet, heading north toward the tree line.

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Spoiler: Summary

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Alden hits Bear with Melee Attack: 12 Damage (Defeat)
Steph retreats to the south.
Ape 3 retreats to the north.

Spoiler: Turn Order

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Steph, Alden
Ape 2
Ape 3
Bear
Ape 1
Saias, Alastair
Ruth, Torinn

Saias, Alastair, Ruth, and Torinn may post in any order on their turn but Saias and Alastair actions will occur first.

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It is now Saias and Alastair then Ruth and Torinn 's turn.

[Suicune]

Saias

Saias rushed forward, keeping his eyes forward aside from the occasional look upward. Meeting the group, he whispered between rushed breaths, "Have any of you seen the apprentice? I find it slightly odd that he's yet to show himself - Auridan did say he was arrogant, so why would he not be out here? Is that not strange?

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Action: Dash north and end adjacent to the group.

[Dr.Samurai]

Alastair

I suspect his arrogance is tempered by his paranoia Saias. Alastair moves toward the final remaining ape, letting off another bolt of fire.

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Move closer to remaining ape by 30ft (should put Alastair at the bottom left corner of the square shelter)
Action- Firebolt vs Remaining Ape
Attack - (1d20+4)[23]
Damage - (1d10)[10]

[Sirithhyando]

Torinn

Torinn place himself to have the ape in sight and let loose an arrow.

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Attack :Shortbow vs Ape
(1d20+6)[11]
Damage : (1d6+2)[8]
Move : Moves back toward the group as much as he can while getting a shot at the ape (the shot at the ape comes first even if he stop at a place where he'd be at a disadvantage)
Bonus : Dash to help with the movement to get the shot and back to the others

[Mr. E]

Ruth

In the tree, Ruth raises her hand and gestures. A swirl of icy water descends on the ape, aiming to crush him to the ground.

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I cast frostbite.

DC 14 CON save or (1d6)[6] damage and disadvantage on its next attack roll.

[Bounty Hunter]

Auridan's Estate

The final ape continues its efforts to skirt north and make for the treeline, putting the trunk of the treehouse between itself and the party for cover. Unless the group makes effort to pursue, it disappears into the underbrush after a quick moment and after another the sound of rustling leaves and snapping twigs fades away. It seemed to whole-heartedly be heading north not attempting to loop around the glade toward the group.

End Encounter Two

[Dr.Samurai]

Alastair

Alastair watches the remaining ape run off after a couple of their spells found their mark against it. His hand remains up, gesturing towards it, tracking its movement in case it circles back toward them. But the sounds of it crashing through the woods only grow more quiet as it appears the ape has abandoned the estate for safer grounds. Alastair lets his hand down, and lets out a held breath, It appears we have driven off the last ape. He keeps looking in its direction, though he cannot see it, I rue the thought of that beast becoming someone else's misfortune. It would take the combined efforts of several strong and brave men to take down that creature, as powerful as it is and with its cunning. He looks up toward the top level of the estate, But we have given the apprentice time enough to prepare for us. I see no fair choice here. It would be negligent to let the ape roam the countryside, and negligent to allow the apprentice to hunker in further for our inevitable arrival.

He looks to the others, Let us resolve to chase down this ape once we have dealt with the apprentice, for we have forced it on hapless folk by trespassing here. With some fortune, it will go to ground and treat the wounds we have dealt it before it can do any real harm to others. Agreed?

[Majin]

Alden cleans and sheathes his blade. "Aye, the apprentice's gonna be a bigger problem, an' I don't think one monkey's gonna be much of an issue alone. If it tries somethin', I'm sure some ambitious hunter will take care of it."

Alden eyes the structure. "So what's the plan now? Rush through the front door? Guess we could try to climb the trees too."

[Mr. E]

Ruth nods, pauses to think, then nods again as an answer comes to her. Descending from the tree, she pads over to the rest of the group, looking at the apprentice's hut. "Seems to me that going inside the man's house is a quick way to get ambushed. We'd be better finding a way to lure him outside. Also," she looks at the hut thoughtfully, "seems to me that a building like that, being made of wood, ought to burn very well..."

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We're possibly risking burning the entire forest down, but what's a minor ecological disaster to one round's tactical advantage