TAG. The Adventurers Guild. IC

[The Outsider]

Elphas shook his head as the wound only closed partially. "Think nothing of it. Xelenos teaches that kindness is the greatest light one can give to the world. I was right, though, it's a nasty wound. I couldn't quite close it, so you'll want to get some rest before-" He was cut off as the carriage jerked wildly, throwing his small frame around just a bit more than he was comfortable with. "By the Saints, what's going on out there?" He quickly finished his healing, then grabbed his new leather light and tried to see what the issue was.

[Holy-hunter]

Lanius notices the absence of Bok.
Elphas gets a stammered reply from a clearly frightened driver.
“M,m... monsters in the field.” the words finally escape his pale face as he stares solely at the farmstead taking more shape as the wild bouncing carriage rounds a small hill.

Perception check 15 to see the monster
Vehicle or relevant knowledge check DC 10/15 to assess the carriage condition

[Pyrophilios]

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Perception
(1d20)[20]+7
Vehicle (Land)
(1d20)[14]+6

"Stop the carriage man - we can't leave him behind." Lanius called out, now furious
"At that pace our axles will break anyhow."

Lanius climbed up to engage the breaks if necessary, but mainly to ready his bow again.

[Pyrophilios]

Finally, Lanius had time to look behind for Bok and immediately did a double take - there was a kind of scarecrow shadow closing in on the fallen.
"Bok's in trouble, watch my back, I'm going to get him."

Lanius jumped and rolled, readying his bow as he moved toward Bok, firing as he went.

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Acrobatics
(1d20)[13]+6

Attack
(1d20)[3]+6, damage (1d6)[4]+4 ((1d6)[5] Sneak Attack), if crit (1d6)[4] ((1d6)[3] Sneak Attack)

Moving 35 ft. towards Bok

The roll was smooth, but the firing suffered from the rapid movement, as Lanius closed in

[Ramsus]

Aelia Smith Human Artificer AC: 18 HP: 24/24 PP: 11 PIv: 16 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Concentration: -- For a moment Aelia is briefly overwhelmed by the barrage of questions from Lenna that she's not immediately sure how to answer. And then they're slammed together and in another emergency. As Lanius leaps out of the carriage, Aelia threw a bolt of fire ahead of him at the things swarming Bok. Spoiler Show Fire Bolt: (1d20+6)[18], 13 on disadvantage damage: (1d10)[1] if crit: (1d10)[2]

[Holy-hunter]

Surprise round.
Carriage started racing - Bok fell off. 60ft away.

1st round
Lanius spotted the enemy at Bok.
Jumped off moving carriage and missed shot.

Aelia threw a fire bolt into the shadows. (2dmg)

Lenna leapt out and fired an arrow successfully (2dmg)
Elphas?

Scarecrow swiped twice at Bok.
Bok retreats across the floor and stands
Driver/carriage will move another 60ft before stopping.

[oaken]

Lenna Tanglírë Wood Elf Warlock AC: 13 HP: 18/21 HD: 0/1d8 PP: 12 PIv: 10 PIs: 12 Quiver: 13 arrows Conditions: -- Concentration: --

Still in shock due to her shadowlessness, Lenna took an extra second to grasp the commotion around her.

When she finally took it all in, Lanius was already running and firing arrows at something, and Aelia stood at the door of the carriage shooting fire bolts. Lenna had seen battles before, but this was her first time seeing actual spells being flung around like that, and she was captivated.

She felt a pull on her arm, as if her bow was calling her to action, and it reminded her of her promise to Lanius. She quickly stood and squeezed through the door of the carriage past Aelia, and jumped off the car while reading an arrow, and shot at the scarecrow-looking creature that the others were attacking.

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Attack: (1d20+5)[13]
Damage: (1d8+3)[4]

[Pyrophilios]

Lanius continued forward, firing as he went

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Attack
(1d20)[3]+6, damage (1d6)[2]+4 ((1d6)[3]Sneak Attack), if crit (1d6)[4]((1d6)[4] Sneak Attack)

Moving 35 ft. towards Bok
Dropping bow and drawing rapier at end of movement.

Still, his arrows did little more than distract the monster, while he hurried closer, ready to draw his rapier.

[Ramsus]

Aelia Smith Human Artificer AC: 18 HP: 24/24 PP: 11 PIv: 16 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Concentration: -- Before the cart got too far away, Aelia leapt off, barely managing to stay on her feet. Which honestly was a surprise to her as she hadn't expected it to work out as well as it did. Then as she throws another bolt of fire at the mass of shadowlings, Aelia calls out, "Bok! If you're still conscious please shout to us!" Spoiler Show Leapt out of the cart when it was 60 feet away, so still in darkvision range. Fire Bolt: (1d20+6)[11] damage: (1d10)[10] if crit: (1d10)[9]

[oaken]

Lenna Tanglírë Wood Elf Warlock AC: 13 HP: 18/21 HD: 0/1d8 PP: 12 PIv: 10 PIs: 12 Quiver: 12 arrows Conditions: -- Concentration: --

Aelia's fire bolts flew over Lenna's head, hitting the shadow creature ahead and lighting the target. The elf took the opportunity and quickly shot another arrow.
She had the impression that the first arrow she fired hit the monster with a dry thump that didn't sound convincingly effective, but Lenna decided it was still worth to keep shooting, even if all the arrows did was distract the shadowling for her new friends to bring it down.

Spoiler: Attack roll

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Attack: (1d20+5)[25]
Damage: (1d8+3)[5]

[oaken]

((OOC: forgot to roll for critical))

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(1d8)[5]

[Holy-hunter]

2nd round.

Lanius missed and moved closer
Aelia threw a fire bolt . (20dmg)
Lenna fired another arrow (5dmg)


The Scarecrow smoulders, singed by the flames and lets out a dry raspy screech as it continues to swipe at Bok who is now standing and dodging the creature as best he can. A groan lets you know he is alive but hit.

Driver/carriage stops.

[Pyrophilios]

When Lanius finally reached Bok's side, he went into a duellist's stance, ready to face the creature.

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(1d20)[10]+6, damage (1d8)[6]+4+(1d6)[4] Sneak attack, if crit (1d8)[2]+(1d6)[2]

"No one gets left behind!" Lanius wasn't sure if he was talking to Bok or to himself as he slashed his rapier over the thing's face.

[Ramsus]

Aelia Smith Human Artificer AC: 18 HP: 24/24 PP: 11 PIv: 16 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Concentration: -- Aelia, despite the intensity of the fight, notices the intensity of how damaging her flame was to the scarecrow. She'd certainly managed to produce a strong flame that time, but it was still noticeable that it seemed quite damaged by it. She made a mental note to be put in the bestiary later that these creatures were vulnerable to fire. And then she remembered to actually throw another bolt of fire at it. Spoiler Show Fire Bolt: (1d20+6)[19] damage: (1d10)[1] if crit: (1d10)[4]

[Holy-hunter]

As Lanius and Aelia’s attacks hit the creature almost simultaneously, it crumpled into a heap of torn clothes and tattered smouldering straw. There was no blood, no cries, no shadow muck, just a sudden absence of foe that made it feel surreal. Loose straw that was torn out by Lanius’s blade got quickly picked up by the wind and scattered about.

The carriage had stopped and all onboard were looking towards you. A few calls came as they questioned what was happening. Suddenly a loud scream of panic came from the driver and a horse neighed loudly.

[oaken]

Lenna Tanglírë Wood Elf Warlock AC: 13 HP: 18/21 HD: 0/1d8 PP: 12 PIv: 10 PIs: 12 Quiver: 11 arrows Conditions: -- Concentration: --

Another of Aelia's fire bolts flew over Lenna's head, and for a moment she was distracted trying to see if the light shed by the fire would make her body cast a shadow on the rocky ground.

When she looked ahead again, the scarecrow was no longer. Lenna started walking towards Lanius and the other individual that had been in trouble, to check if they needed any help, and to try to recover at least one her arrows - her quiver was getting empty. That's when she heard the scream coming from carriage.

"Will this night ever come to an end?", she thought with a sigh, and started walking back, circling the carriage, trying to see what was ahead. "Could it be the swarm?"

[Pyrophilios]

Lanius looked at Bok to ascertain if his injuries were life threatening, before taking a closer look at the fallen scarecrow.
"If those shadows can animate objects, we are in for a rough time."
"Come on Bok, let's get you back to the carriage."

[Ramsus]

Aelia Smith Human Artificer AC: 18 HP: 24/24 PP: 11 PIv: 16 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Concentration: -- Hearing the screams, Aelia spins around with an, "Again? Sheesh!" and runs to the carriage as fast as she can. Spoiler Show I know that carriage is a good distance away by this point, so just Dashing to hopefully get eyes on the situation.

[Holy-hunter]

Arriving back at the carriage it was easy to see there were two more scarecrows. They showed absolutely no concern for the lights.

Corey and Elphas had flanked one at the carriages entrance.
”Help the driver!” shouted the blonde haired half elf, trapped in the doorway of the carriage.

Accentuating the urgency, the driver leapt from his seat and hit the ground hard. The second scarecrow stalked toward him. Similar in fashion to the first only this one had an old scyth blade in place of his right hand and forearm.

Attack on driver(1d20+3)[15](2d4+1)[9]

[oaken]

Lenna Tanglírë Wood Elf Warlock AC: 13 HP: 18/21 HD: 0/1d8 PP: 12 PIv: 10 PIs: 12 Quiver: 11 arrows Conditions: -- Concentration: --

"That must have hurt!", thought Lenna when she saw the scarecrow attacking the carriage driver.
"So these are not shadowlings... What are these monsters doing attacking a group of adventurers, outnumbered like this then? Could they be protecting something? But what?", the elf thought as she fired an arrow at the driver's assailant.

Lenna then took a quick look around, surveying the area, trying to see if there was anything that could be under the protection of the scarecrows.

Spoiler: Dice roll

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Attack: (1d20+5)[18]
Damage: (1d8+3)[5] piercing damage
If crit: (1d8)[2]

[Pyrophilios]

"Move it Bok, double time."
Lanius told the large man while he began sprinting back towards the carriage with his drawn rapier, ready to help the striken driver.

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Double move for 70ft to get beside the driver.

[Ramsus]

Aelia Smith Human Artificer AC: 18 HP: 24/24 PP: 11 PIv: 16 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Concentration: -- "Are you ok?" Aelia calls out, though instead of rushing over she maintains her distance. It was apparent these scarecrows are weak to fire and- she pauses at that thought, realizing to share it with the others, and calls out, "They're weak to fire!" and then hurls a bolt of fire at one of them. Spoiler Show Fire Bolt: (1d20+6)[11] damage: (1d10)[3] if crit: (1d10)[2]

[Holy-hunter]

Lenna’s arrow sunk deep into the scarecrows straw body but did little to hamper its pursuit of the driver. Only when Lanius came charging up towards it did the monster raise its haunting surreal face and change its target.
This scarecrow, slightly different to the other was slightly more elusive than its counterparts and managed to avoid Aelia’s fire bolt before swiping its large scythe hand at Lanius twice.


Attack 19
Damage 7

Attack 14
Damage 4

[oaken]

Lenna Tanglírë Wood Elf Warlock AC: 13 HP: 18/21 HD: 0/1d8 PP: 12 PIv: 10 PIs: 12 Quiver: 10 arrows Conditions: -- Concentration: --

"Wish that this bow could shoot fire arrows...", Lenna mumbled when she heard Aelia shouting. She even closed her eyes for a second, as if wishing that her mysterious bow would respond to her immediate need.

"These arrows are almost good as nothing, wood on wood, it's like I am shooting a board shield... I'm just wasting them at this point, and it's not like I have many left."

She put away her bow, pulled a torch out of her pack, and took a step to the side, slightly startled by Lanius as he ran past her on his rush towards the driver. She then lit up the torch and set after the other elf.

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Object interaction: Put away bow.
Action: get a torch and light it up.
Move 35ft towards the driver and the scarecrow.

[Pyrophilios]

Lanius cried out as the rusty steel managed to draw blood. He had been too slow to evade and now he was in trouble. But at least the thing had stopped killing their driver, so there was that.

Without hessitation, he returned the favor and sliced his rapier across the creature's face

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Attack
(1d20)[14]+6, damage (1d8)[8]+4, if crit (1d8)[2]

Should Sneak Attack apply (Driver close by and still a threat)
(1d6)[3], if crit (1d6)[6]

9/14 HP remaining

[Ramsus]

Aelia Smith Human Artificer AC: 18 HP: 24/24 PP: 11 PIv: 16 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Concentration: -- Aelia steps a bit away, just to maintain her distance, and throws another bolt of fire at the Scarecrow. As at this point she's certainly determined that's the name of these things. Spoiler Show Fire Bolt: (1d20+6)[17] damage: (1d10)[3] if crit: (1d10)[9]

[Holy-hunter]

The scarecrow took the attacks, the blade tearing at its tattered cloth while the fire smouldered on many straw ends.
The monster swung again at Lanius, returning his attack.
Attack(1d20+3)[16] Damage(2d4+1)[5]
Attack(1d20+3)[9] Damage(2d4+1)[6]

After swiping its blade at Lanius the scarecrow turned its attention away to a more irritating foe, Aelia. It began stalking towards her.
(Moves 20 foot towards Aelia, Lanius gets AOO)

[oaken]

Lenna Tanglírë Wood Elf Warlock AC: 13 HP: 18/21 HD: 0/1d8 PP: 12 PIv: 10 PIs: 12 Quiver: 10 arrows Conditions: -- Concentration: --

Lenna is horrified to see the scarecrow slashing at Lanius like that. As the creature moves away past her, she swings her torch wildly at it.
"BURN!!!"

Spoiler: OOC

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Attack: (1d20+4)[23]
Damage: (1d4)[2] fire damage

[Pyrophilios]

Lanius reeled from the blow, still, he didn't see a reason to let up here. As the thing turned around, he struck at the thing's legs. But blood got in his eyes and he missed.0

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Down to 3/16 HP
AoO:
(1d20)[2]+6, damage (1d8)[6]+4, if crit (1d8)[4]

if Sneak attack applies: (1d6)[6], if crit (1d6)[3]

On my turn:
(1d20)[15]+6, damage (1d8)[7]+4, if crit (1d8)[1]

if Sneak attack applies: (1d6)[1], if crit (1d6)[3]

Undeterred from his profusely bleeding wounds, Lanius followed the thing and struck true this time.

[Ramsus]

Aelia Smith Human Artificer AC: 18 HP: 24/24 PP: 11 PIv: 16 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Concentration: -- Seeing the Scarecrow move towards her Aelia throws another bolt of fire at it while saying, "No no. Stay away. You've got at least two other people happy enough to approach you." and then she backs off as quickly as possible. Spoiler Show Fire Bolt: (1d20+6)[9] damage: (1d10)[10] if crit: (1d10)[2] Moving away 30 feet.