I'll be effectively offline for a while - will try to come back in time for a late D&D session. Please make sure PSE doesn't burn down while I'm out.

Okay

o/

\o

I'm on the way home, will need a quick bath before I'm ready to go

Okay

Hello!! I am here

Hello? This is cat.

I am reading my spell list -.-;

No rush <3 i need a few minutes to get pajamas on anyway

(will be working on physics hw)

Had a great time with partner's parents, it was so nice to have a day together. They are total sweethearts

Aww

That's great

(smiles) yay \o/

We made homemade pizza <3

That's awesome

i'm all warm and fuzzy

when we first met them i was so worried about how they would react to me but we've totally hit it off

nice!

Awr nice :) I am never sure how I come across to people ^^;

You come across as a great floofball :D

You're amazing Gray

You are a wonderful fluffer

I was mostly worried about the whole "are they cool with the gays" part but literally his mom hugs me every time she sees me and keeps bugging us about grandkids and moving in together

aww <3

awr so nice :)

> "Get married already" - 'borg's partner's parents

"so have you guys got an apartment together yet???" "MOM"

(Also thank you for the affirmation :) You are both awesome too)

@Sciborg I always fear this one. I found it also weird with my mum's new partner and the whole not-quite-family group ^^;

Home!

It's that whole "coming out isn't a one-time deal" thing.

Yeah

@bobble yay! another awesome friend :)

> Borg: stressing "Are they cool with rainbows??" Them: "WHERE ARE MY GRANDKIDS MICK"

bobble has returned! :D

@PrinceNorthLæraðr literally 100% accurate

We could "start" now if you're okay with me being on my phone (so I can't get to my character sheet) and slower response times

Didn't you say you had to take a bath or smthing?

Sounds good, let me pull up my notes

Okey dokey

Sister is hogging tub

(wait can I finish my Physics HW real quick? Couple minutes)

sure! no rush

no rush for TPK!

(also I can totally D&D while taking a bath. prop phone up on the water-handles and have a towel nearby so I can dry hands and type messages)

I'm was just worrying about being the one holding everyone up

@bobble That is hella impressive

we can wait until after bath, i don't want your phone in danger

I am ready

@Sciborg I second this

in the meantime i will plot how i am going to kill you, i mean uhhh plot this combat encounter

I think your phone is more important :)

Would y'all like to help me pick which shirt to put out for tomorrow

Sure!

I have the amaizing variety of a SHIELD shirt, a SHIELD shirt, an Avengers shirt, and a koala shirt

@PrinceNorthLæraðr We just have to hope that they are actually lower level than they could be and were stocked up by their hiring person with a bunch of anti-dragon stuff that won't work on us...

@Graylocke ;-;

@bobble while I love superheroes you mention an Oz animal ;p

Avengers :D

Koala shirt it is

Oh okay lol

@PrinceNorthLæraðr and that they sustained a bunch of damage ... ;p

Koala shirt is the objective best choice

@Sciborg You think we could start and get all the boring stuff out of the way, and pause when something interesting happens until bobble comes?

@bobble <3 drop bears ftw ;p

We're pretty much set up for battle, what boring stuff do you mean?

My sister is still hogging the tub, on her phone

Ah okay

Just like

Oh lol

Shall we start then?

is quietly offended at being called boring :p

is part of the 'Borg Is Not Boring club

'borg isn't boring ;-;

:O I don't think anyone thinks you are boring, 'borgborg ;p

Sorry I meant like

Any idk if any logistical/technical stuff needs to get taken care of

I think we covered all the battle effects you set up last session, so we're ready to Fight unless you want to set up anything else or yell at them or something :p

I think we're trying to hide. We'll wait to see what they're planning to do once entering the temple

Lae might try to yell at them while invisible to scare them away

Then we'll jump in here, we left off as you had set up the spike traps and were hiding in your places.

Yup

(Map please?)

As a reminder, I'll post the current map -

(suddenly wonders if Astrid's thorns are flammable)

(oof)

Hm, actually one last change

You do not currently hear anything from beyond the fog. It is quiet.

And Astrid is still half-sleeping, but is trying to keep their ears open and the spell up

Can Lae be in the pillar across from Astrid? Basically one pillar over

(did these guys cast silence or something in the fog? geez)

Thank you :)

It is still deathly quiet. The birds are not singing.

It's natural darkness, right?

Late at night, so yes, it is dark. You extinguished the braziers as well so it's hard to see without darkvision.

(also Astrid has magical cloak thingy on, as a reminder)

the torches in the area are dimmed by control flames so they aren't casting as much light as normal.

or that >.>;

I figured you had put the flames out but did you just dim them a bit?

yeah, I remember we extinguished them so Lae is invisible

(pls keep them extinguished thank you)

but elves, dwarves and tabaxi all have non-magical darkvision?

Yup

(I also have darkvision of 90 feet)

Yup, so you're good. But if they don't have darkvision is what I mean.

right

okay ^^;

Okay, so we wait until something interesting happens. I presume they may have cast Silence, because I would hear some sort of sound

(either of them yelping or metals slightly creaking)

You suddenly hear a faint voice call out to you from the bushes, in Draconic. "𝔸𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕦𝕤, 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕤?"

So only Ink can understand them?

Yup, you have no idea what they're saying - it sounds like garbled speech.

(one sec)

(Can Lae cast primeval awareness while casting fog cloud?)

"𝕎𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕟𝕠 𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤, 𝕜𝕟𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕤. ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜."

(Can Ink use message to communicate what they're saying?"

(Fog Cloud is Concentration, Primeval Awareness isn't, so you can cast one after the other.)

(okay, I will use primeval awareness. I have one more spell slot left after primeval awareness)

You sense an undead.

(And this is within 6 miles since I'm in the forest?)

"Mᴜʀᴅᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴋɪɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇ. Tʜᴇ ʜᴏʀsᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ." Ink tries to project his voice. (can I use Performance to do that?)

(Also singular undead or like "I sense undead, could be more than 1"?)

(sure, Performance works)

(you sense one undead.)

(14+3 = 17?)

(okay. That didn't really help, considering this is within a 6 mile radius :/)

"𝕎𝕖 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕒 𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕖𝕥. 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕚𝕥? 𝕀𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕝 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖."

(Ink, tell me what they're saying pls)

:(

(Like through message?)

Ink's paw clenches, having his suspicion confirmed and he sends a Message to Lae in Sylvan: "They are the murderers." I can't send another until a round passes, but I can send another to Astrid after that.

(okay)

Lae keeps an eye out on the fog

"𝕎𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕧𝕚𝕠𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖, 𝕜𝕟𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕤. 𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕥. 𝕎𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕕𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡𝕤."

(Can I use Insight pls? I feel like one is keeping me talking and the other is stealthing.)

(Yup, Insight.)

(also - Lae can respond to the message and Ink will hear it and no one else will)

(Lae will cast Insight too, even though he doesn't know what he's saying)

(as per spell desc)

@Graylocke (ah, okay)

(And everyone roll initiative.)

@Graylocke Lae sends message back in Sylvan: "I don't trust what's going on. I know there are two of them. But there is only one entrance"

(yikes - I hope I am not using all my good rolls - 19 + 2 = 21 insight

(Ah shoot)

(wait for Lae's insight!)

You perceive that you are absolutely being distracted. There is a flicker of motion in the fog. Something is about to attack.

d20+Dex, right?

Yup.

12-1=11

(okay, Lae will not use insight. I get wisdom too my initiatives too)

also, I'm on my computer now

18+3+3=24

(Lae is invisible and still hidden, right?)

(hopefully the other person failed their insight on my lie about where I am)

Also, Ink, you saw the motion from over here:

6 + 3 = 9 init

(ah, they completely avoided the spikes? drat)

(applauds the DM's circle skills)

(they do get a roll to figure out that there are spikies)

Lae, you're invisible and still hidden, and you are up first in initiative. You have no idea where either of them are.

(hm, let me read Gloomstalker's stuff real quick)

(they are within 60'?)

> At the start of your first turn of each combat, your walking speed increases by 10 feet, which lasts until the end of that turn. If you take the Attack action on that turn, you can make one additional weapon attack as part of that action. If that attack hits, the target takes an extra 1d8 damage of the weapon's damage type.

The motion you saw was over there, but you can't place where they are through the fog and with the stealthing.

Does that mean I have to attack this round in order to get this bonus?

right but the motion is in an area that could include a spot within 60'?

Only applies for first turn of combat, so yes

Do I need to use my action to dismiss the fog cloud?

Yes, they are plausibly within 60 feet

Err let me check fog cloud

dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:fog-cloud

There's no wording about dismissing so..... i think it just stays there until dispersed by wind

Right, but say what happens if I try to cast another spell with concentration?

i would let you use an action to dismiss it though

Ugh, but I can't attack

(duration is concentration? does dropping concentration take an action?)

oh wait, i guess concentration - releasing concentration would dismiss it

forgot

Oh, so no action required

yup, you can just decide to stop concentrating

you can hold an action triggered on something?

i forgot it was a concentration spell

Okay, Lae decides to just stop concentrating on the spell

The fog dissipates....

Okay, now where are these idiots

(if you hold an action you only get half an action though - either move or attack or cast a spell...)

(I'm confused now)

how far is scary guy from where I am?

As the fog dissipates, a huge hulking dragonborn in plate armor becomes visible, crouching by the steps.

Realizing he is no longer covered, he snarls and readies his battleaxe.

Can the scary guy see through invisibility? Otherwise he's surprised when I attack and I also get advantage on my attack rolls

You can just barely see his eyes through his plate helmet; they are milky and fogged over, and one of them is bright, piercing yellow. He is staring right at you.

(oh noes!)

Okay, so I assume I don't get advantage?

(or I don't roll twice? That sucks)

He sees you.

(how far?)

Map.

No I mean in feet

Pretend each cell is 5 feet by 5 feet

From my count it looks like 40 feet diagonally

Can I get there with 35 feet of movement by going diagonally?

Shoot

Wait no, 35. that will get you there, sorry

Perfect

i am bad at counting

Lae uses bonus action to cast Hunter's Mark

Lae mutters in Sylvan: "I see you too, asshole."

(gasp language)

(Lae is a bit ticked :P)

The dragonborn cracks open its toothy maw a bit and rasps, in a much different voice than the one you heard from the trees: "ᴍᴇᴀᴛ."

(Okay, pray Lae doesn't die please.)

Lae move forward towards the dragonborn, rapier swinging. Okay I need to make two attack rolls

Ha! 20 for my first roll

16+5=21 for second roll. Hopefully the luck stays...

(These Google dices btw are great)