The Back Room: Live Tabletop Games

2:00 AM

Sorry for being late. I thought we were cancelling >_<

@Papayaman1000 you don't remember that Jor got landed on by a zombie that woke up on the wrong side of the bed?

naw, sorry about that -- it was mostly my fault -- I didn't see your chat replies due to how busy RPG General Chat was at the time

daze413

@Shalvenay by... some math theory, a long rest should net us 8 zombies that wake up after 8 hours of rest

Papayaman1000

Besides, we have enough material for three barricades (that we had to clear), and reside in a dungeon with a reputation for spooky undead.

And, worst case scenario, round up the corpses and make a funeral pyre before the rest.

Shalvenay

@daze413 almost, but that's not quite how it works ;)

doubling back and tackling the locked door is an option as well...

NautArch

so we cleared that barricade and came upon a T-intersection that we got caught in the middle of?

Papayaman1000

2:02 AM

What I do know is that my massive pool of Illusion spells aren't helping when we're dealing with hordes of undead

NautArch

So we can either go L/R or head back to the locked door @Shalvenay?

Shalvenay

you cleared the barricade leading over to the next cluster and came upon a T intersection you got caught in the middle of, yes

exactly

daze413

@Shalvenay barring what we talked about in your spoil-lair, I think it makes sense to move forward here, in character.

NautArch

1-3 L / 4-6 R

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Shalvenay

2:03 AM

or actually, one end of the T is a dead-end sorry about that

NautArch

Well shit.

so...the other way?

Papayaman1000

Sure

Shalvenay

you head the one way that you haven't gone yet, and move into the next room, which looks to be a small 15x15 sort of corridor-junction with four zombies in it, two of them bigger than the other two

Papayaman1000

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Shalvenay

2:04 AM

it is dimly lit and empty

NautArch

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Shalvenay

4d20 two big zombies and two smaller zombies

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8

10

16

Papayaman1000

I think that's the worst init roll I've made yet

And at a -1 I presume?

NautArch

2:05 AM

11 for Gabriel

indeed

13 for Lath

16 for Lath

uh

oh right

NautArch

did anyone need healing?

little late for that, but thought i'd ask.

Papayaman1000

2:06 AM

The druid needed it badly

Shalvenay

@daze413 -- init time

daze413

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daze413

oh dang

5 due to *bloodied tiger form

Shalvenay

Lath > Z2 > Gabe > T1 > Z1 > T2 > Jor

NautArch

2:09 AM

are the T's the beefy or the Zs?

Papayaman1000

"I'm getting REAL SICK of these things! I can't even use illusions on 'em!"

Shalvenay

T's are beefy

Papayaman1000

firebolt at T1

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Papayaman1000

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2:11 AM

4

6

Shalvenay

The first of the beefy zombies gets scorched by the bolt

T1 @ 42HP

daze413

they're all of equal distance from us?

Shalvenay

pretty much, yeah -- there just isn't that much room in the room :)

Papayaman1000

There is WAY too much HP on those tanks for me to be comfortable

daze413

@Papayaman1000 meh, they're easy to hit. In theory :D

Shalvenay

2:14 AM

a zombie lurches up to Lath and tries to headbutt him

daze413

Gabe should make quick work of em. He'd be our go to for damage, as long as he's not in melee with them

NautArch

@Papayaman1000 why do you think illusion magic won't work?

Shalvenay

(at +3)

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Shalvenay

The zombie can't even headbutt Lath and headbutts the wall instead

Gabe's turn

Papayaman1000

2:15 AM

@NautArch Shal's been very clear that they're mindless zombies without any reaction to their surroundings whatsoever

NautArch

@Shalvenay cani back up into the corridor?

daze413

NautArch

@Papayaman1000 that's a good point :)

Papayaman1000

I mean, if I get no advantage for my familiar pestering them and they trip over coffins in their way, what's an imaginary spike pit gonna do?

Shalvenay

@NautArch sure thing

NautArch

2:16 AM

okay, i do so and fire up Hunter's Mark again on the zombie that's hurt.

sharpshootin'

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NautArch

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4

NautArch

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NautArch

2:17 AM

27

Shalvenay

*Gabe's first shot strikes home, hitting the injured beefy-zombie

NautArch

second shot, sharpshootin' same zombie

Shalvenay

T1 @ 15HP so far

NautArch

actually, i'm going to take a shot at the next beefy

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NautArch

2:18 AM

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2

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13

wah-wah

Papayaman1000

Plus, they're not casters and are immune to poison. My biggest decision in these combats is "do I use Firebolt or Ray of Frost?"

daze413

2:18 AM

you should actually be the finisher because of sharpshooting... I mean- <grrrrr...>

Shalvenay

T2 @ 39 HP

*Gabe's second shot hits the other beefy zombie solidly

Papayaman1000

Plus Zombies are usually portrayed as having a strong sense of smell, so Invisibility will do jack shit for us

Shalvenay

The first thug lumbers up to Lath and tries to give him a bearhug...

NautArch

was thinking of colossus slayer and needing them below max HP to use it

Shalvenay

(at +5)

daze413

2:20 AM

@Papayaman1000 I think they have blindsight in this ed? forgot...

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9

(Lath's AC?)

12

I'm hit

daze413

mage armor?

NautArch

2:20 AM

uhoh

(at +3)

barkskin went down

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Didn't cast it

2:21 AM

that's 7 damage to Lath and a DC 13 check (either STR or DEX your option)

Papayaman1000

@ 44 now

And doing a dex check

(with +3)

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Papayaman1000

Well

daze413

@Papayaman1000 :x I forgot you had a lot of HP

Papayaman1000

If I can, jump over the zombie to hit it from behind on my next round

Shalvenay

2:22 AM

*Lath is able to get away from the zombie's grab, but still feels the body-blow that that attempt inflicted

Papayaman1000

or can I not do that

Shalvenay

on your turn, sure

A zombie lurches up to tigerJor and tries to slam him....(at +3)

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daze413

hits

Shalvenay

*The zombie bodyslams the dire-tiger...

daze413

2:23 AM

AC 12 btw

Shalvenay

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Shalvenay

*and makes solid contact (6 damage)

daze413

this is Z1?

Shalvenay

@daze413 yes, that was Z1

The other beefy zombie joins in the attack on the tiger....

(at +5)

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2:24 AM

8

daze413

hits :x

Shalvenay

(dmg at +3)

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Shalvenay

(DC 13 STR or DEX your choice)

daze413

6HP left on the tiger

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2:24 AM

7

daze413

i think I fail no matter what

yeah. I fail

Shalvenay

*The beefy zombie gets a piece of the tiger too, and manages to get a good hold on the big cat's leg in the process...

Jor's turn

NautArch

KILL IT WITH FIRE, JOR

Papayaman1000

"Shit."

daze413

sec. forgot if I could transform directly into another animal or have to really go back to druid form

Shalvenay

2:26 AM

cross-shaping works for me

daze413

then Bonus Action to transform into Cave Bear form

and I wanna claw at the T grappling me

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that was 13 to hit, sorry forgot that it might not it

and thats 14 damage if it hits

and then I wanna bite the other zombie thats not damaged so Gabe can get colossus

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2:28 AM

7

daze413

14 to hit

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daze413

7 damage

Shalvenay

*You shift from tiger into bear....and strike home with your claws, raking the thug that's attached to you, and your bite strikes home as well on the remaining zombie attacking you

T2 at 25HP

daze413

14 damage on grappling tzombie, 7 damage on reglar zombie

Shalvenay

2:29 AM

Z1 at 15HP

Lath's turn

Papayaman1000

Could I try to sever grappleT's wrist if I firebolted it at point-blank?

Shalvenay

hrm...that'd be at disadvantage

Papayaman1000

Fine.

Shalvenay

which grappler are you after?

daze413

ok, just re-read the rules, cross shaping is a thing

Shalvenay

2:31 AM

you eluded the grapple from the one after you

Papayaman1000

Bonus Action to Misty Step to grappleT, then firebolt to sever its wrist.

(The one that has our badly injured Druid by the leg.)

Anyways

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Papayaman1000

well

disadvantage didn't do much there

daze413

i think that hits?

+7 rite?

Shalvenay

*Lath fades out and and pops back in right on top of T2, then tries to blow the zombie's hand off with a bolt of flame...and barely hits!

NautArch

2:32 AM

woohoo! <drinks>

Papayaman1000

/pass init/

Shalvenay

that hits!

roll damage @Papayaman1000

Papayaman1000

oh

it was more "sever wrist" than "go for the core and do damage"

but

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Papayaman1000

11

Shalvenay

2:34 AM

*The hand burns up and sort of...disconnects from the arm, leaving a disconnected, scorched zombie hand attached to Jor's leg

NautArch

eewwwww

Shalvenay

T2 at 14HP now

(and short one hand -- advantage on resisting its grapples)

daze413

< bear ewww..>

Papayaman1000

"Well, kid, this thing's probably gonna punch me in the face now. Get out of here and heal yourself, if you can. We've got this fine in the meantime."

Shalvenay

Z2 goes for Gabe now....

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2:35 AM

8

daze413

Shalvenay

(at a +3, Gabe's AC?)

NautArch

15

daze413

am at full 42 HP with bear form, dont worry about me :)

Shalvenay

*The zombie's slam bounces off the corridor entrance instead and misses Gabe altogether

Gabe's turn

Papayaman1000

2:37 AM

@daze413 If I knew that I woulda just kept bashing the one in front of me with a stick!

Time to read up on Druids more.

daze413

@Papayaman1000 might be your character doesnt know that, the way he understands polymorph

NautArch

I'm shooting at disadvantage now, right?

Shalvenay

@NautArch you are indeed since you have someone atop you

daze413

@NautArch but, really, only a 1 will miss- I mean, <agggrawwll>

NautArch

okay, might as well deal with that guy first. how it looking?

sharpshootin'

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2:38 AM

13

Papayaman1000

@daze413 I thought Wild Shaping was different

Shalvenay

*Gabe scores a point-blank hit on the zombie in front of him

(roll damage :) he's at full btw)

NautArch

how does that zombie look?

dang

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NautArch

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2:39 AM

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NautArch

26 damage

daze413

please be dead lol

Shalvenay

*...and kills the zombie outright in one go.

NautArch

con save?

daze413

the two on me and near Lath are at <full

Shalvenay

2:40 AM

(impossible undead fort save)

NautArch

nice

daze413

impossible save

NautArch

next shot at the one near Lath

sharp

Papayaman1000

"Ha! Looks like that walkin' corpse is a pincushion now!"

NautArch

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2:41 AM

14

NautArch

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8

NautArch

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NautArch

29 piercing

"huzzah!"

Shalvenay

2:42 AM

*Gabe's second arrow strikes home as well, killing the beefy zombie that was on Lath and Jor...(T2 and Z2 both down)

Papayaman1000

"Great shot! Kehehehe!"

Shalvenay

*The other beefy zombie goes for Gabe, trying to bearhug *him* this time...

Papayaman1000

God, this is going so much better than that whole T-intersection fiasco

NautArch

Shalvenay

(at +5)

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2:43 AM

17

daze413

@NautArch wat

Papayaman1000

Ooph.

Shalvenay

(at +3)

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Papayaman1000

pfft

NautArch

2:43 AM

@daze413 snort from my flask...want some?

Shalvenay

(DC 13 either STR or DEX to avoid the grapple)

NautArch

@daze413 well, when you're not a bear. I might have some mead somewhere, though.

daze413

@NautArch through the nose?

NautArch

@daze413 slang for a drink :)

Papayaman1000

@NautArch Honey mead, I hope.

Shalvenay

2:45 AM

waiting for the check from @NautArch

NautArch

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Papayaman1000

Well

Time for more limb-severing, no?

Shalvenay

*The zombie wraps up Gabe and bounces him off a wall

(4 damage and grappled)

NautArch

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2:46 AM

16

NautArch

hunter's mark still up

Shalvenay

(also known as "good luck sharpshootin' with a zombie attached...")

The remaining regular zombie tries to whack Lath....

(at +3)

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NautArch

@Shalvenay I'll take my disadvantage again thankyouverymuch :D

Papayaman1000

(it misses)

Shalvenay

2:47 AM

@NautArch a bit beyond disadvantage here m8

Papayaman1000

@NautArch Hope ya have a dagger

daze413

@Shalvenay The zombie has the grappler feat! haha :D

Shalvenay

*The regular zombie slaps dead air instead of elf

@daze413 actually, no -- it's more of a ruling thing here -- how the heck are you supposed to use a bow with a zombie bearhugging you face-on?

and it's Jor's turn now

NautArch

@Shalvenay if it's a ruling thing, you probably should consider something besides "grappled" it's a condition with specific rules.

Papayaman1000

@Shalvenay It's called you tie an arrow to your head and headbutt it.

Shalvenay

2:48 AM

@Papayaman1000 hahaha

NautArch

@Shalvenay or give them teh grappler feat

Shalvenay

@NautArch hrm, will have to revisit this one in a bit :)

daze413

but, yeah, grappling is less bear hug and more "has a hand on you"

are there stil lzombies near the bear?

NautArch

right, could be on my leg

daze413

and can I hit the guy grappling Gabe?

NautArch

2:50 AM

@Shalvenay was this one that had attacked Jor earlier (and lost a hand?)

Shalvenay

there is a zombie at the bear and you can go after the guy grappling Gabe

@NautArch answer is no, the one that grappled Jor is dead :)

NautArch

ah

daze413

OK, so I'll provoke an OA to attack the one grappling Gabe

resolve the OA first?

Shalvenay

@daze413 ok. sorry -- got thrown off by my own internal visualization engine -- I think I've got it worked out that you can go for ranged at disadv even with a zombie bearhugging you... @NautArch

sure

(OA from zombie at +3)

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daze413

2:51 AM

oof

Shalvenay

*The zombie takes advantage of the bear turning his back to knee the bear in the ribs

daze413

but... totally... worth it

Shalvenay

(at +1)

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Papayaman1000

@Shalvenay We'll just say it's around the waist. Like a rotting, muscly belt.

NautArch

2:51 AM

@Shalvenay it's not a bad thing :) But if you do want to step up the zombie's game, give them the grappler feat :)

Shalvenay

7 damage to bearJor

daze413

35 HP now

I attack the grappler of Gabes

Shalvenay

*The remaining regular zombie drives a knee in to bearJor's ribs, hard

daze413

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daze413

2:52 AM

11 to hit

Shalvenay

@NautArch that is a point -- I'll have to see how that impacts CR

daze413

do I have advantage due to flanking? :D

Shalvenay

no need for advantage, that hits

daze413

@Shalvenay it doesn't :D

Shalvenay

@daze413 nifty

daze413

2:53 AM

ok so with a claw

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daze413

16 damage

did it dieded?

NautArch

@Shalvenay or maybe not. that feat is horrible. you need to spend another action to restrain it.

Shalvenay

@NautArch ah, oh.

(undead fort DC 21 at +3)

daze413

coz if not, bearJor will bite it... disdainfully. He will take a swig of that flask if he does

Shalvenay

2:54 AM

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daze413

it dieded!

are there any more zombies grappling and/or on my allies?

Shalvenay

*bearJor's claws take the beefy-zombie's legs out from under it, causing it to go limp and drape over Gabe for a bit before collapsing

@daze413 and negatory

Papayaman1000

Firebolt the last Zed standing.

daze413

ok, so one more.. the one who OA me

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2:55 AM

12

that hits

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2

7 damage

oh, that's a bite... <blech>

Shalvenay

Z1 at 8 HP

go for your firebolt @Papayaman1000

daze413

2:56 AM

FINISH HIM!

Shalvenay

Lath's turn now

Papayaman1000

Lath has a gleeful look in his eyes. A grin stretches across his wrinkled complexion. He holds his staff, pointed at the Zed.

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Papayaman1000

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Papayaman1000

2:56 AM

FUCK

Shalvenay

*bearJor's bite rips open the zombie right before the firebolt slams into him, but it's not quite enough as the zombie lurches but stays upright

NautArch

:(

Shalvenay

Z1 at 1HP

Gabe's turn

Papayaman1000

"Get 'im, Gabe!"

NautArch

sharpshootin', 'cause.

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2:57 AM

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Papayaman1000

Aaaaand

daze413

.... prolly misses

NautArch

miss

6

Shalvenay

*Gabe somehow manages to send an arrow off the back wall of the room this time around...

NautArch

2nd attack, same.

Shalvenay

2:57 AM

(2nd shot now)

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1

NautArch

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2:58 AM

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Papayaman1000

thhk

Shalvenay

*Gabe lands his 2nd shot solidly though....

NautArch

21 piercing

daze413

impossible save! yeah

Shalvenay

*...and the zombie collapses! (impossible save)

Papayaman1000

2:58 AM

OOF. It won't make that save.

daze413

Gabe MVP

Shalvenay

(end of init)

NautArch

Sharpshooter is saving our butts.

daze413

The bear saunters up to Lath and tries to nag him for ale

Papayaman1000

Lath prestidigitates a flask. The fluid inside tastes like a fine honey mead.

daze413

2:59 AM

poke poke, claw claw, <grrr>

Shalvenay

there is a door and an archway, in addition to the archway that you came into this room through

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