Chapter 16: Q&A / Discussion

[Jeff]

Jul 3, 2019 8:32:52 GMT -4 Elvis said:

Thul will cast darkness on the 4th square due east of Thul. He will cast the spell when the slaad moves 6 squares (columns) east along the bridge.

Do you mean....

...moves to the 6th square...east of Thul?
...moves to the 6th square...west of its current position?
...moves 6 squares east from its position (it's only moved slightly west since he first saw it on the bridge).

In any case it's not moving right now.

And I'm not sure how you're defining "columns." Usually columns on a grid are the up-and-down rows, right?

[Elvis]

Nevermind. 

It's become way too complicated.

[Jeff]

In general, please err on the side of too much detail and information. Otherwise I'm left guessing and when I place an effect wrongly on the map, I tend to get "I meant to [x, y, z]." Just trying to avoid that.

[Jeff]

An example of clear directions: If the slaad moves until it's 20 feet from the stairs, Thul will cast Darkness and he'll center it on the square where the ice meets the stairs. Or whatever.

[Elvis]

Sorry, I meant when the slaad moves west towards Thul...

[Jeff]

Dave, I'm not quite sure I understand the bolded part.

Jul 3, 2019 21:32:20 GMT -4 Dave B. said:

Action triggered by someone moving within 5 feet of her or after Adamant's turn.

Anyone moving after Adamant's turn at all, to anywhere?

Do you just mean if no one's moved adjacent by the time Adamant's finished his turn, take the shot without the sneak attack thing?

[Darren]

Kal's previously stated action will stand.

[Ken]

Nice move, Joe! I'd forgotten that you can target multiple foes for Banishment if you use a higher spell slot.

Jeff: I'll wait for the resolution of that before posting Belarin's action, since that'll impact his choice of target.

[Joe]

We shall see if it works. It only lasts a minute anyway...so it would mean getting the hell out of dodge as quickly as possible...or at least finding a way of reincorporating the circle. That would be nice.

Happy 4th everyone!!!

[Dave B.]

Jul 4, 2019 9:07:59 GMT -4 Jeff said:

Dave, I'm not quite sure I understand the bolded part.

Jul 3, 2019 21:32:20 GMT -4 Dave B. said:

Action triggered by someone moving within 5 feet of her or after Adamant's turn.

Anyone moving after Adamant's turn at all, to anywhere?

Do you just mean if no one's moved adjacent by the time Adamant's finished his turn, take the shot without the sneak attack thing?

The latter. If no one has moved adjacent by the time Adamant's gone, attack sans sneak attack.

[Jeff]

Ken: Which of the two braziers is Belarin pointing out?

[Brian]

Jeff hasn't said we are out of turn-based combat mode. Take that into consideration when you post.

[Elvis]

I assumed we are still in combat mode. Thul was only able to move and pick up the heavy plate as an action. Then yell stuff as a free action.

[Brian]

Sorry, Elvis. That was a general "you" and not meant to be directed at you specifically. Just reminding us about combat mode stuff.

[Ken]

Jul 5, 2019 8:07:18 GMT -4 Jeff said:

Ken: Which of the two braziers is Belarin pointing out?

The one that Histra was sucked into, of course.

[Darren]

Brian, is Melethos attacking the big fire elementals? I didn't think they had become hostile, yet....

[Brian]

No. Mel is attacking one of the three smaller fire elementals summoned by Alaq. Two are standing between him and the door (which no one tried to open yet; we don’t even know if it’s locked).

[Darren]

Sorry....wasn't looking at the map when I asked. Carry on! 😁

[Jeff]

Joe, worth noting:

Jul 7, 2019 17:40:29 GMT -4 Joe said:

He waves his arms at the earth elemental. "The fire djinn is free and is currently in the dragon's room, perhaps stealing from him! Do your duty and protect the dragon from the Djinn!"
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Streko releases his banishment spell and stands ten feet north of Melethos, attempting to garner the Earth Elemental's attention.

From where Streko has moved, he can't even see the earth elemental, as it's around the corner from his view.

[Jeff]

Jul 8, 2019 16:47:11 GMT -4 Darren said:

Again, if Kal can disengage from the elemental and step behind Adamant (if he hasn't already done so), he will do so.

Kal will cast Storm Sphere. This will release his previously case Protection from Energy. Sorry, Dave.

The sphere should be centered on Zafnou (who I'm assuming is now next to the brazier?). She must succeed on a Strength check or take 2d6 damage.

Kal will use his bonus action to attack her with lightning. Attack rolls are 25 and 15 (advantage because she is inside the sphere). Zafnou takes 20 Lightning Damage.

Kal can't move away from the elemental without drawing an opp attack. He can Disengage to avoid it, but then that's his action. So I'm assuming he's not moving away at all, in order to do his other action(s).

In the current map, Kal can only partially see Zafnou. She's not next to the brazier, she's behind the fountain. Refresh if you're not sure.

[Dave W.]

joe, isnt your spell attack modifier greater than +4?

[Darren]

Okay....can Kal ready the action that I posted then to say that the trigger will be after Streko has acted? If the elemental is still alive, Kal will move anyway and take the opp attack.

[Brian]

Joe, a strategy point: has you used your bonus action to strike at the fire creature you had already hit, it likely would have died and not attacked Melethos. That would have saved Mel some damage (no biggie) but also saved him from using a superiority die. Since he only has five, that is a much bigger deal. I know it wasn't intentional, but each of us needs to utilize our spells/attacks/abilities to the max if we are going to be the most effective as a party.

[Jeff]

I'll second that. Spiritual Weapon was a great idea, because it's kind of like adding one attacking ally to the battle while you get to other stuff, but you've got to follow through with it.

[Jeff]

Jul 11, 2019 23:34:54 GMT -4 Ken said:

Joe, why don't you add the SPIRITUAL WEAPON ATTACK before I post Belarin's action?

Ken, Joe did include the Spiritual Weapon attack (and rolls) in his post.

[Ken]

Ah, thanks! Sorry, Joe.

[Dave W.]

Jul 11, 2019 10:58:50 GMT -4 Jeff said:

Dave, I'm assuming you'd want to engage the Disk of Energy Resistance at this point. It's 1/day but you guys have had a long rest since you used it last, so it's usable again.

yes, thank you!

[Darren]

This battle is turning pretty godsdamn epic, and I love it!

Jeff, just a reminder that Zafnou should have been rolling for concentration on the Wall of Fire every time she got hit (if you didn't already)....

[Ken]

And we're not even halfway through with this fight!

As Lt. Worf would say, "Qa'pla!"

[Jeff]

Thanks for the reminder, Darren. You'e absolutely right. I'll post the results soon.