Ghosts of Saltmarsh OOC

[CaoimhinTheCape]

I suppose I should have elaborated about how someone belays down a cliff in greater detail before rolls were made.

The climber ties the rope around their waist or to their belt.
The tree is used as a friction break to help the people holding the rope arrest the fall of whoever is climbing if they slip.

I hope that this is not straying too far into metagaming.

Nah, it's not metagaming but I do want this to be a difficult series of checks since y'all are scaling a cliff face near the ocean. Even if it's not a free fall, the damage might come from slipping 5 feet and cutting yourself on a jagged rock partway down before continuing, or stuff like that.

In fiction it can be flavored however you want but mechanically I'm keeping it as two checks as DC 15 athletics, where your guidance gives and additional 1d4 on each. Failing a single check does 2d6 damage, failing both is 4d6 damage.

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Next is stealth/perception checks from Caspian/Yue.

[Lioslaith]

One could always take the quick way down like I did too. Lol

[Snarkhunter]

If Byrok is braced with the rope at the tree, can he assist the others on those checks?

[CaoimhinTheCape]

If Byrok is braced with the rope at the tree, can he assist the others on those checks?

For the sake of people suriving this, sure: Byrok and help the other two climb down, giving advantage on the checks (plus the guidance still).

[Awful]

I'm sorry, but with how busy things currently are with me, I can't (as you might have noticed, heh) maintain any sort of posting schedule, so I suppose I should formally drop this.

[paradox26]

I made my checks in the IC thread, and failed one. I thought Guidance offered a styatic +1, so I took that into account, instead of the 1d4. It wouldn't have made any difference to my checks though, so it doesn't matter.

Just need to roll here for damage on the first roll I failed: (2d6)[8]

[CaoimhinTheCape]

I'm sorry, but with how busy things currently are with me, I can't (as you might have noticed, heh) maintain any sort of posting schedule, so I suppose I should formally drop this.

Thanks for letting us know, if you end up with free time you're always welcome back!

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For everyone else, just let me know what you wanna do regarding the person. It would be hard to sneak past without a distraction, given the limited space.

[Izzarra]

For everyone else, just let me know what you wanna do regarding the person. It would be hard to sneak past without a distraction, given the limited space.

Some possible non-evil options:
- We try talking.
- Try to KO him quickly with nonlethal damage.

[paradox26]

Wouldn't our botched attempts to climb down the well have made enough noise to have alerted him?

[CaoimhinTheCape]

Gonna say no - there's enough distance and the sound of the waves hid it enough.

[CaoimhinTheCape]

Any decision on what you want to do here?

[CaoimhinTheCape]

Wow, OK, so this guy crits on both Initiative and the attack. You're in combat, Caspian is actually hit and takes a total of 10 damage

(1d6)[5]

[Lioslaith]

If that attack hits I'll pump a smite into it (2d8)[2]

well pffffft...

[Izzarra]

Reminder: Yue cast Bless on Caspian and Eldryn

[paradox26]

Seems there are lots of maximums being rolled. I just rolled a crit plus a 4 on the Bless bonus. Then rolled really well on the damage too.

[Lioslaith]

Bless is a d4 on attacks and saves (1d4)[3] bless bonus

So a total of a 19 to hit and 9 damage

[paradox26]

Bless is a d4 on attacks and saves [roll0] bless bonus

So a total of a 19 to hit and 9 damage

According to Hero Labs, I had a +4 to my attack roll. I rolled a natural 20 on top of that, and added the 1d4 to my attack as well for the Bless. Then I rolled a 9 for my damage roll, because I get a +2 to damage rolls with my eldritch blasts and firebolts.

[Lioslaith]

According to Hero Labs, I had a +4 to my attack roll. I rolled a natural 20 on top of that, and added the 1d4 to my attack as well for the Bless. Then I rolled a 9 for my damage roll, because I get a +2 to damage rolls with my eldritch blasts and firebolts.

Yep! I was just clarifying for my rolls.

[Snarkhunter]

According to Hero Labs, I had a +4 to my attack roll. I rolled a natural 20 on top of that, and added the 1d4 to my attack as well for the Bless. Then I rolled a 9 for my damage roll, because I get a +2 to damage rolls with my eldritch blasts and firebolts.

I don't think agonizing blast works on firebolt. That aside, it should be a crit and you're due another 1d10 damage for that?

[CaoimhinTheCape]

Sorry, was busy most of the weekend, will catch up today.

[CaoimhinTheCape]

Agonizing Blast should only work on Eldritch Blast, but you would have killed him anyway.

On that note, are you all going for non-lethal damage or lethal damage here? If it makes a difference, he was trying to kill you.

Yue's turn.

[CaoimhinTheCape]

You get a couple more sentences to explain yourselves. If it's not something they would believe, then combat continues and your hit goes through.

Your good roll (at disadvantage even) is why you're getting this opportunity, though I'm not sure you guys will be able to come up with a convincing story.

[CaoimhinTheCape]

7 damage to Yue, 5 to Caspian.

They're definitely still ready to fight, but if anyone wants to insight their reaction you're welcome to (not as an action, just as an extra check).

[Snarkhunter]

Is Byrok close enough to move into melee? Or would that require a move and a dash?

Byrok Insight +4 ... (1d20+4)[18]

[Izzarra]

Hopefully the brief chat bought some time for Byrok to arrive. Please pull aggro of Yue.

Yue Insight: (1d20+3)[10]

[CaoimhinTheCape]

Yeah, you're close enough to melee.

On a 10 insight, they don't seem to react much to the idea of the house being haunted.

On an 18 insight, they're near enough the house (assuming this connects) that they would be aware of any ghosts around here and these guys don't seem particularly worried about any ghosts. Remembering back, the only witness who claimed to see the ghosts (rather than hear them) was the guy who liked telling impressive stories.

[Lioslaith]

Of course I messed up the attack roll

(1d20+5)[18]

[CaoimhinTheCape]

I believe that's 5 damage halved to 2 against Byrok and a miss on Caspian. I know Yue should have gone ahead of the Human but I figured to save time I'd do all of those attacks at once.

Yue, Eldryn, and Byrok have turns. If you can take out the goblin, Caspian will get to go as well.

[Snarkhunter]

It seems likely that we took out the injured goblin? So then Caspian may be able to go ahead with his turn as well?

[CaoimhinTheCape]

Wasn't around to confirm yesterday but yeah, Caspian's turn.

Sorry this is a bit of a long combat but, to be fair, their won't be too much combat left after this fight is over.