Chapter 02e: Shadow of War (Battle at Steel Springs)

[Kamishiro_Rin]

Date

On This Kirinor, the 2nd Day of Yurthgreen,
in the 351st Year After the Cataclysm
(Sunday, March 27, 351 AC)

★The 12th Day of the Campaign - About 3:00 PM★

• Solinari: 1st Quarter
• Lunitari: FULL (advantage to cast Illusion and Transmutation spells & disadvantage against such spells)
• Nuitari: Waning Gibbous

Battle at Steel Springs

Castle Kalaman

   You set off bright and early in the morning on the 12th day of the campaign (2nd day of Yurthgreen)—about an hour after sunrise. The walk back to Kalaman is 24 miles—eight hours at a normal pace, getting you back to Kalaman around 3 hours after noon.

   The trip from Wheelwatch back to Kalaman is uneventful. On your return to Castle Kalaman, Merituuli notices that the castle is unusually quiet. When you all report to Marshal Vendri’s office, an aide informs you that the marshal is away from Kalaman and shares the following facts:

• After the characters left Kalaman, the city council got word that a contingent of Dragon Army troops had broken away from the larger force.
• Tired of measured steps, members of Kalaman’s leadership—spurred by Lord Bakaris—demanded Kalaman’s military ride out to seize a victory.
• With Marshal Vendri away leading troops further west, Governor Miat approved the strike.
• Lord Bakaris and his son are leading the attack. Darrett is serving under them.
• They plan to ambush the Red Dragon Army near a crossing of the Inkwater called Steel Springs, thirty miles west of Kalaman.

   The aide knows nothing more, but before the characters leave, the aide discreetly slips them a sealed note signed by Darrett that reads as follows:

Note from Darrett

   Come at once. Bakaris is leading us to ruin at Steel Springs. He’s the commander of this mission, and I can’t disobey. I’ll do what I can, but I need your help.

—Darrett

   If you all seek out Governor Miat, he’s busy conducting other business with the city’s guild leaders and won’t be available for hours. Even if you do end up finding him, he isn’t a military leader; he doesn’t understand your concern, and can do little now that the troops have already been sent.

OOC

   As this is technically the beginning of the next chapter section, I’ve copied it over from the previous thread.

    The aide in Marshal Vendri’s office does at least lead you over to a table where a very large map is glued to the surface. She hands you a parchment, some ink, and a quill and shows you where Steel Springs is. She points out the most efficient route.

   That’s when it sets in. The journey is 30 miles!

   You just spent the last 8 hours traveling 24 miles. If you don’t take a long rest, you’ll be taking levels of exhaustion.

   On your way out, as you make your way through a hallway one level down to get to the main staircase, behind you, you all hear a familiar woman’s voice shout, “Modri!” followed by two men’s voices of “Miss! Come back here!” and “You dare run!?”

   Before Modri can barely turn around, he’s veritably glomped by Lady Michelle—and despite her size, the strength of the knight she used to be is still definitely present. “Modri! You’re back!”

   She’s dressed very nicely—a dress that a former colleague of yours bought for her. “I was just turning in some paperwork—mounds of it, really—”

   “Miss! You’re coming with us!”

   “Oh, do shut up and know your place!!” Lady Michelle says, turning to the guards and giving them guards a death-glare that means she means business. They back off but keep their hands on the hilts of their swords, grumbling about ‘entitled nobility’.

   Lady Michelle’s death-glare instantly melts and turns into a bright, happy smile when she turns back to Modri. She gives him a much more civil hug, welcoming him ‘home’, so to speak. “I knew you’d come back to me! Let me look at you! Oh, my! That shield! How impressive! If I weren’t mistaken, I’d say those are the scales of a dragonelle—you must have met a captain or higher! How exciting! You killed them, right? You ground them into the dus—ahem . . . I mean, you vanquished your dishonorable foe! You simply must to tell me all about it!”

   She backs off and looks him up and down, making sure he’s not injured. Satisfied, she turns to the rest of the party. “Sir Artanis,” she says, giving him a curtsy, “Ms. Hunni, Mr. Merituuli, Apprentice Coltan, I’m glad to see you all safe and returned to us as well. I don’t believe I’ve met your friends . . .”

Map

Steel Springs is a crossing 30 miles west of Kalaman

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Wyhan’s

   When Hunni checks in with Wyhan about her membership in the Mages of High Sorcery, Wyhan informs you that her contacts have not gotten back to her, yet, and that she will send you a message as soon as word arrives.

   As for Arlo, she raises an eyebrow at the idea that he’s been denied permission to join. “Great changes are in motion,” she says, “and those that cling to incorrect beliefs and ‘rules’ do not only themselves a disservice, but perhaps doom us all. If you are interested in membership, I shall ensure you are tested just the same as any other. Pass the test—if you can—and any who refuse your membership shall find themselves . . . disciplined. Their appeals to ‘rules’ shall not so much fall upon deaf ears, as . . . fall dead at the feet of those who really rule.”

   “We cannot afford to discriminate—especially in light of the current climate—than we could afford to let some half-cocked human wizard walk around casting spells willy-nilly without membership. Kender you might be, but a mage you are nonetheless. Refusing you membership is tacit permission for you to perform magic without the yoke of rules that weighs upon all of us.”

   “. . . Just to be sure, kender, I did not drop, lose, or discard anything in this shop, so for your own sake, make sure that you didn’t accidentally . . . ‘find’ . . . anything of mine you haven’t paid for. Now, if neither of you wants to buy anything, stop wasting my time and get out.”

   Wyhan is, if nothing else, a snooty and condescending asshole.

   As Arlo begins walking out the door, he finds himself unable to leave. An object in the breast pocket of his vest seems to be immovable past the lintel. He turns around to find Wyhan’s amused, if cold visage staring him down.
   Rolling her eyes, she snaps her fingers and a potion vial full of a shimmering blue, effervescent liquid flies up, out of his pocket. It rockets back towards a display table; and just when you think it will explode upon impact, it instead dexterously whips up and settles gently back down to where it originally was.
   “Off you go,” she says, making a shooing motion. Both Arlo and Hunni find some unseen force seemingly pick them up and deposit them outside her shop and the door shut behind them.

Statblocks

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Edited April 25 by Kamishiro_Rin (see edit history)

[JubalBreakbottle]

 Coltan Bluetemper

Level 5 Neidar Folk Hero Forge Cleric

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AC17 Splint armor, lieutenant dragonarmy uniform
+2 Shield, dragonarmy
+1 Cloak of Protection 20 | HP 51/51 (5d8+15+5) | HD 5/5 | Speed 30 ft.
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 17, Insight 14, Investigation 13
StrSave: +3

Athletics: +6

Carrying Capacity: 210 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 420 lb. 14 (+2) | DexInitiative: −1
Save: +0

Acrobatics: −1
Slight-of-Hand: −1
Stealth: −1☆

☆ Splint mail gives disadvantage 8 (–1) | ConSave: +4 16 (+3) | IntSave: +1

Arcana: +0
History: +0
Investigation: +3
Nature: +0
Religion: +3 10 (+0) | WisSave: +8 (+Cloak)

Animal Handling: +7
Insight: +4
Medicine: +4
Perception: +7
Survival: +7 18 (+4) | ChaSave: +4 (+Cloak)

Deception: +0
Intimidation: +0
Performance: +0
Persuasion: +3 10 (+0)
Magic +7 DC 15 | ChannelTurn Undead

Harness Divine Power 0 / 1 per Long

Artisan's Blessing 1/1 | Cantrips1. Sacred Flame VS
2. Word of Radiance VM
3. Light VM
4. Mending VSM minute | 1stD. Identify VSM Ritual
D. Searing Smite V Bonus

1. Bless VSM
2. Detect Magic VS Concentration, Ritual
3. Healing Word V Bonus
4. Cure Wounds VS
5. Guiding Bolt VS 4/4 | 2ndD. Heat Metal VSM Concentration
D. Magic Weapon VS Concentration

6. Lesser Restoration VS
7. Spiritual Weapon VS Bonus
8. Silence VS Concentration, Ritual; 3/3 | 3rdD. Elemental Weapon VS Concentration
D. Protection from Energy VS Concentration

9. Spirit Guardians VSM Concentration 2/2
Languages Speak, read, and write Common and Dwarvish

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Coltan appreciates the long walk to Kalaman. Many fond memories were made along trails with his parents traveling from one settlement to the next bringing smithing skills to those without.

Pouring over the map, Coltan asks the aide, "is there an available wagon or mounts to carry us faster or at least get us further without exhausting ourselves?" Whatever the answer, he suggests to his companions, "let's rest and recover ourselves now, and leave as soon as possible. Lunitari is full, so we should have moonlight to guide us. And, I suggest we gear up in dragonarmy uniforms, in case we run into the enemy. I can always deliver some prisoners to their commanders, if you know what I mean."

On their way out, he greets Lady Michelle with a respectful nod understanding he is not the dwarf with her attention. With a bolt of inspiration, he coughs to politely break into the conversation between Michelle and Modri. "Lady Michelle, would you have some time in the next few hours to train me how to act like a lieutenant in the dragonarmy? I'm thinking to put your old armor to work, and I bet there's a lot that I don't know." He fishes from his pack and shows her the lieutenant insignia that Reorx created for him to install on his armor and his shouldered dragonarmy shield.

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OOC

Bonus Action: —

Movement: —

Action: —

Reaction: —

Concentration:

Actions and Resources

Actions

+1 Holy Warhammer (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d8 + 3 magic, fire damage.
Versatile damage: 1d10 + 3 magic, fire damage.

Warhammer (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d8 + 2 bludgeoning damage.
Versatile damage: 1d10 + 2 bludgeoning damage.

Handaxe (light, thrown). Melee & Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, ranged 20/60 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d6 + 2 slashing damage.

Dagger (light, thrown). Melee & Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, ranged 20/60 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d4 + 2 piercing damage.

Spell-casting: +7 or DC 15 | 1st 4/4 | 2nd 3/3 | 3rd 2/2

Cantrips

1. Sacred Flame (V, S). Spell Attack: Dex DC 13, ranged 60 ft., one target.  Fail: 1d8 radiant damage.
2. Word of Radiance (V, M). Spell Attack: Con DC 13, ranged 5 ft., each creature of your choice. Fail: 1d6 radiant damage.
3. Light (V,M).  You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. Until the spell ends, the object sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet. The light can be colored as you like. Completely covering the object with something opaque blocks the light. The spell ends if you cast it again or dismiss it as an action.  If you target an object held or worn by a hostile creature, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw to avoid the spell.

4. Mending (V,S,M). This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the former damage. This spell can physically repair a magic item or construct, but the spell can't restore magic to such an object.

1st level spells prepared

• Forge Domain: Identify (V,S,M) Ritual. You choose one object that you must touch throughout the casting of the spell. If it is a magic item or some other magic-imbued object, you learn its properties and how to use them, whether it requires attunement to use, and how many charges it has, if any. You learn whether any spells are affecting the item and what they are. If the item was created by a spell, you learn which spell created it. If you instead touch a creature throughout the casting, you learn what spells, if any, are currently affecting it.
• Forge Domain: Searing Smite (V). The next time you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your weapon flares with white-hot intensity, and the attack deals an extra 1d6 fire damage to the target and causes the target to ignite in flames. At the start of each of its turns until the spell ends, the target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 1d6 fire damage. On a successful save, the spell ends. If the target or a creature within 5 feet of it uses an action to put out the flames, or if some other effect douses the flames (such as the target being submerged in water), the spell ends.

1. Bless (V,S,M).  You bless up to three creatures of your choice within 30 ft. Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll or saving throw.  Concentration up to 1 minute.
2. Cure Wounds (V,S).  A creature you touch regains a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
3. Detect Magic (V,S) Concentration, Ritual. For the duration, you sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you. If you sense magic in this way, you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn its school of magic, if any.  The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.  Concentration up to 10 minutes.
4. Healing Word (V) Bonus.  A creature of your choice that you can see within range regains hit points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
5. Guiding Bolt (V,S).  Make a ranged spell attack against the target within 120 feet. On a hit, the target takes 4d6 radiant damage, and the next attack roll made against this target before the end of your next turn has advantage

2nd-Level Spells Prepared

• Forge Domain: Heat Metal (V,S,M) Concentration. Choose a manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of heavy or medium metal armor, that you can see within range. You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell. Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on each of your subsequent turns to cause this damage again. If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If it doesn't drop the object, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the start of your next turn.
• Forge Domain: Magic Weapon (V,S) Concentration. You touch a nonmagical weapon. Until the spell ends, that weapon becomes a magic weapon with a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls.
• 6. Spiritual Weapon (V,S) Bonus. When you cast the spell, you can make a melee spell attack against a creature within 5 feet of the weapon. On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the weapon up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a creature within 5 feet of it.
• 7. Lesser Restoration (V,S). You touch a creature and can end either one disease or one condition afflicting it. The condition can be blinded, deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned.
• 8. Silence (V,S) Concentration, Ritual. For the duration, no sound can be created within or pass through a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point you choose within range. Any creature or object entirely inside the sphere is immune to thunder damage, and creatures are deafened while entirely inside it. Casting a spell that includes a verbal component is impossible there.

3rd-Level Spells Prepared

• Forge Domain: Elemental Weapon (V,S) Concentration. A nonmagical weapon you touch becomes a magic weapon. Choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. For the duration, the weapon has a +1 bonus to attack rolls and deals an extra 1d4 damage of the chosen type when it hits.
• Forge Domain: Protection from Energy (V,S) Concentration. For the duration, the willing creature you touch has resistance to one damage type of your choice: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
• 9. Spirit Guardians: (V,S,M) Concentration. You call forth angelic spirits to protect you. They flit around you to a distance of 15 feet for the duration. When you cast this spell, you can designate any number of creatures you can see to be unaffected by it. An affected creature's speed is halved in the area, and when the creature enters the area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d8 radiant damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage.

Channel Divinity: 1/1 short rest

Turn Undead.  Expend a use of your Channel Divinity as an action to make each undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you to make a Wisdom DC 13. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage. Starting at 5th level, when an undead of CR 1/2 or lower fails its saving throw against your Turn Undead feature, the creature is instantly destroyed.

Harness Divine Power.  As a bonus action, expend a use of your Channel Divinity to regain one expended spell slot, the level of which can be no higher than half your proficiency bonus (rounded up).

Artisan's Blessing. You conduct an hour-long ritual that crafts a nonmagical item that must include some metal: a simple or martial weapon, a suit of armor, ten pieces of ammunition, a set of tools, or another metal object (see chapter 5, "Equipment," in the Player's Handbook for examples of these items). The creation is completed at the end of the hour, coalescing in an unoccupied space of your choice on a surface within 5 feet of you.  The thing you create can be something that is worth no more than 100 gp. As part of this ritual, you must lay out metal, which can include coins, with a value equal to the creation. The metal irretrievably coalesces and transforms into the creation at the ritual's end, magically forming even nonmetal parts of the creation. The ritual can create a duplicate of a nonmagical item that contains metal, such as a key, if you possess the original during the ritual.

War Caster

• You have advantage on Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain your concentration on a spell when you take damage.
• You can perform the somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a shield in one or both hands.
• When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action and must target only that creature

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Edited April 25 by JubalBreakbottle (see edit history)

[Peacemonger]

Modri

Hill Dwarf Outlander Wild Magic Barbarian

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AC: 18 (+1Dex + 4Con + 3Shield ) | HP: 75/75 (5d12+20Con Modifier 4*Level+10Tough Feat: 2*Level+5Dwarven Toughness: 1*Level) | Speed: 25'
Senses: passive Perception 11, Insight 11, Investigation 10
StrSave: +6
Athletics: +6
Carrying Capacity: 240 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 480 lb.: 16 (+3) | DexSave: +1
Acrobatics: +1
Slight-of-Hand: +1
Stealth: +1: 13 (+1) | ConSave: +7: 18 (+4) | IntSave: +0
Arcana: +0
History: +0
Investigation: +0
Nature: +3
Religion: +0: 10 (+0) | WisSave: +1
Animal Handling: +4
Insight: +1
Medicine: +1
Perception: +1
Survival: +4: 12 (+1) | ChaSave: -1
Deception: -1
Intimidation: +2
Performance: -1
Persuasion: -1: 8 (-1)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Dwarvish, Elvish

Wild Surge Rages: 3/3 | Magic Awareness: 2/2

Darkvision 60' | Dwarven ResilienceYou have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage. | StonecunningWhenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus. | Unarmored DefenseWhile you are not wearing any armor, your armor class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit. | Danger SenseAt 2nd level, you gain an uncanny sense of when things nearby aren't as they should be, giving you an edge when you dodge away from danger. You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that you can see, such as traps and spells. To gain this benefit, you can't be blinded, deafened, or incapacitated. | Reckless AttackStarting at 2nd level, you can throw aside all concern for defense to attack with fierce desperation. When you make your first attack on your turn, you can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you advantage on melee weapon attack rolls using Strength during this turn, but attack rolls against you have advantage until your next turn. | Extra Attack | Fast MovementStarting at 5th level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you aren't wearing heavy armor.

+1 Red Dragonnel Shield+1 shield that offers resistance to fire damage

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“My words,” Modri said. | ‘My thoughts,’ Modri thought. | My actions . . .

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"Ahar! Lioness!" Modri matches Michele's enthusiasm and doesn't mind a bit being glomped. As Coltan speaks Modri nods in agreement. "As Coltan says, got some extra armor and uniforms to go around, likely a few of us could use some lessons just in case. But honestly, was a lot less of a fight than we thought. With the help of those three, was one of the easier fights of this conflict. I'm sure that Dragonnel would've been mighty fierce against one or two of us, but not over half-a-dozen capable warriors focusing it down."

He points to their likely newest members. "Fairla Sunnybank, Arlo Thistleknot, Vigdan Luchen, this is the Lady Michelle Folketh. I'll let you all say what you feel is worth saying. As to Michelle, we uh... ah heck, I'll just say it. She spent some time with the Red Dragon Army. It's all right now. Now she runs the land we're keeping the refugees at. Ah, which reminds me, don't let me leave without er... providing a donation to the people." In truth, Modri had planned not to give the money he planned to be donated to the refugees to Michelle, not wanting to make a big deal or fuss. However, chances are they wouldn't have time to return to her barony, and what mattered was giving the gold to the people.

 

OOC

Movement: -

Bonus Action: -

Action: -

Reaction: SentinelYou have mastered techniques to take advantage of every drop in any enemy's guard, gaining the following benefits.

When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the creature's speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn.
Creatures provoke opportunity attacks from you even if they take the Disengage action before leaving your reach.
When a creature within 5 feet of you makes an attack against a target other than you (and that target doesn't have this feat), you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against the attacking creature. in effect

 

 

 

[RagallachMC]

Vigdan 'The Dog' Luchen

Variant Human Smuggler Scout Rogue

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AC: 16 (Studded Leather, +4 Dex) | HP: 43/43 | Speed: 30 ft.

Senses: passive Perception 15, Insight 15, Investigation 12
Str: 8 (-1) | Dex: 18 (+4) | Con: 12 (+1) | Int: 14 (+2) | Wis: 14 (+2) | Cha: 10 (+0)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Solamnic and Thieves' Cant

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“My words,” Vigdan said. | ‘My thoughts’ Vigdan thought. | My actions . . .

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Vigdan curses quietly when he hears that Lord Bakaris has left the city. Speaking to Artanis, "I'm no military man, Sir Knight. But I do know how to turn someone's attention when I want them focused somewhere else. Lord Bakaris and those men are meant to hold Kalaman while Marshall Vendri is away to the west. Now they're going to Steel Springs and so are we. The whole thing stinks like a trap if you ask me."

He studies the map, looking at the route that's been drawn in and nods slowly.

In the hallway, he bows awkwardly, "My Lady" Listening as Modri recounts her past misdeeds and current duties, he interjects with hesitation, casting a glance at the others. "Well, uh.., I know my past is a little, uh..less than perfect, my lady. But it's what you're doing now that matters. I knew a lot of them folks from Vogler well and it's good that you're taking care of them. If there's anything I can do to help. Money or supplies or whatever, I'd be happy to help." He looks slightly embarrassed at the last.

OOC

Action:

Bonus Action:

Movement:

Reaction:

Arrows: 17/20

OOC:

 

 

[codexgigas]

Arlo Thistleknott

Kender Entertainer Arcane Trickster Rogue

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AC: 16 (Studded Leather) | HP: 48/48 | Speed: 40 ft.
Senses: passive Perception 18, Insight 15, Investigation 16
Str: 8 (-1) | Dex: 18 (+4) | Con: 14 (+2) | Int: 14 (+2) | Wis: 12 (+1) | Cha: 10 (+0)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Kenderspeak, and Thieves' Cant

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Arlo is delighted by all of his new friends, but Hunni is currently his favorite for teaching him the song. He likes that Coltan's hammer can flame, and thinks that if he's very good perhaps Coltan will let him turn the flames on. Merituuli has an osprey, which Arlo feels is a sterling character reference. Since the bird likes the sea elf, Arlo does too. He feels a little intimidated by Artanis because none of the knights he's met have appreciated having a Kender around. Still, Artanis seems nice. Arlo is a little scared of Modri after seeing how ferociously the dwarf fights, but he's reassured by how friendly Modri is after the battle.

All goes well until Hunni mentions eating one of his new rat friends. Arlo stops blowing on the pipes and gives her a horrified look. "Hunni," he says with complete sincereity, "rats are friends, not food."

 

Back in Kalaman, Arlo feels a little overawed by the palace, which he'd never been allowed in before. His eyes go wide as Lady Michelle introduces himself and then wider still when Modri mentions that she "spent time" with the Red Dragonarmy. "I'm Arlo Thistlenott," he says when she turns her attention to him. "I'm from Kendermore, and I'm looking for my Uncle Trapspringer. Did you know that he once ended up in an ogre's stewpot? He convinced the ogre that Kender taste better when they're in a salad, rather than a stew, and it turned out the ogre didn't like salad, so he let Uncle Trapspringer go. But I'm not sure where he's gone since then. Do you?"

 

When Hunni takes him to Wyhan's shop, Arlo realizes that this is the first time he's ever actually been allowed in a mageware shop. He mostly listens to Wyhan as she gives a good speech about why Kender should be mages, but there are too many wonderful things around him to really pay attention to her. He sees a cuckoo-clock that is running backwards, a jade toad that actually hops, and so many other marvelous things. Something clinks against his foot, and he looks down to find a potion vial filled with blue liquid. Someone must have dropped this, he thinks to himself and bends down to pick it up. Before he can give it back to Wyhan, he gets distracted by rows and rows of spellbooks on a bookcase. While he's paying attention to them, his hand absentmindedly puts the vial in one of his pouches for safe keeping. And then Wyhan's speech is over, and she's hurrying them out of the shop, which is a shame because Arlo was really interested in buying something, and then the door, which is open, does something an open door has never done before and refuses to let him leave. Before he can do anything, Wyhan magics the potion that he forgot about out of his pocket and back onto a shelf. As the magical force helps him leave the shop in style, Arlo calls out behind his shoulder, "You must have dropped that! I'm glad I helped you find it!"

Outside the store, he smiles at Hunni. "That was amazing. Wyhan may be even more awesome than Par-Salian, which I didn't know was possible. Do you think she'd let me join the Black Robes? I'd like to be able to see Nuitari, and I hear that only Black Robes can. It's odd that there's a moon that most people can't see, don't you think? Can we study for the Test of High Sorcery together?"

OOC

Action: 
Move: 
Bonus Action:

Taunt: 3/3
Spell Slots: 3/3 1st Level
Pipes of the Sewers: 3/3 charges

[morgan_]

Fairla Sunnybank

Human Mage of High Sorcery Abjuration Wizard

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AC: 12 (Mage Armor AC: 15) | HP: 32/32 (5d6+2) | Speed: 30 ft.
Senses (passive): Perception 9, Insight 9, Investigation 17
StrStrength Save: +0
Athletics: +0: 10 (+0) | DexDexterity Save: +2
Acrobatics: +2
Sleight of Hand: +2
Stealth: +2: 14 (+2) | ConConstitution Save: +2
Constitution Checks: +2: 14 (+2) | IntIntelligence Save: +7
Arcana: +7
History: +7
Investigation: +7
Nature: +4
Religion: +7: 18 (+4) | WisWisdom Save: +2
Animal Handling: -1
Insight: -1
Medicine: +2
Perception: -1
Survival: -1: 8 (-1) | ChaCharisma Save: +1
Deception: +1
Intimidation: +1
Performance: +1
Persuasion: +1: 12 (+1)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, Gnomish, Kenderspeak, Primordial, and Solamnic
Arcane RecoveryYou have learned to regain some of your magical energy by studying your spellbook. Once per day when you finish a short rest, you can choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than half your wizard level (rounded up), and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher.
For example, if you're a 4th-level wizard, you can recover up to two levels worth of spell slots. You can recover either a 2nd-level spell slot or two 1st-level spell slots. : 2 spell levels per LR | Arcane WardStarting at 2nd level, you can weave magic around yourself for protection. When you cast an abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, you can simultaneously use a strand of the spell’s magic to create a magical ward on yourself that lasts until you finish a long rest. The ward has hit points equal to twice your wizard level + your Intelligence modifier. Whenever you take damage, the ward takes the damage instead. If this damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, you take any remaining damage.
While the ward has 0 hit points, it can’t absorb damage, but its magic remains. Whenever you cast an abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, the ward regains a number of hit points equal to twice the level of the spell.
Once you create the ward, you can't create it again until you finish a long rest. : 14/14 HP

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“My words,” | ‘My thoughts,’ | My actions...

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Looking over the map, Fairla says, "I agree, Vigdan. A river crossing may be a good place to stop the Dragon Army's advance, but it does seem like an awfully big risk to leave the city without its military. If we are to travel to Steel Springs, I second the notion that a wagon would be best, if we can get one." She shifts her weight to ease the stiffness of legs already sore from hours of walking. "To that end, I do have a horse here in town I can bring." Inwardly, Fairla adds, 'and I'm going to have to pay additional stabling fees if I don't pick her up soon.'

Fairla bows to the noblewoman when introduced. "Lady Michelle, it is an honor to meet you. To host refugees during these times... If there be anything I can do as well to support your work, please just say the word."

Fairla would be in favor of leaving for Steel Spring as quickly as possible after a few hours of rest. During the afternoon, she visits a magic shop (one not run by a black-robed mage, if she can find it) to purchase the inks and materials required to add Sleep to her spellbook and finds a quiet place to copy the spell over.

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Spells Spellcasting Modifier (Int): +4 Spell Attack: +7 Save DC: 15 Cantrips Fire BoltEvocation cantrip Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or object within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 fire damage. A flammable object hit by this spell ignites if it isn't being worn or carried. This spell’s damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10). LightEvocation cantrip Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, M (a firefly or phosphorescent moss) Duration: 1 hour You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. Until the spell ends, the object sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet. The light can be colored as you like. Completely covering the object with something opaque blocks the light. The spell ends if you cast it again or dismiss it as an action. If you target an object held or worn by a hostile creature, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw to avoid the spell. *Initiate of High Sorcery feat Mage HandConjuration cantrip Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60* feet Components: N/A* Duration: 1 minute A spectral, floating, invisible* hand appears at a point you choose within range. The hand lasts for the duration or until you dismiss it as an action. The hand vanishes if it is ever more than 60* feet away from you or if you cast this spell again. You can use your action to control the hand. You can use the hand to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an open container, or pour the contents out of a vial. You can move the hand up to 30 feet each time you use it. The hand can’t attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 10 pounds. *Telekinetic Feat MendingTransmutation cantrip Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (two lodestones) Duration: Instantaneous This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as a broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, you mend it. leaving no trace of the former damage. This spell can physically repair a magic item or construct, but the spell can’t restore magic to such an object. PrestidigitationTransmutation cantrip Casting Time: 1 action Range: 10 feet Components: V, S Duration: Up to 1 hour This spell is a minor magical trick that novice spellcasters use for practice. You create one of the following magical effects within range: • You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor. • You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire. • You instantaneously clean or soil an object no larger than 1 cubic foot. • You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour. • You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour. • You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of your next turn. If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to three of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action. 1st-Level 3/4 Spell Slots ( ) Absorb Elements1st Level Abjuration Casting Time: 1 Reaction, which you take when you take acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage Range: Self Components: S Duration: 1 Round The spell captures some of the incoming energy, lessening its effect on you and storing it for your next melee attack. You have resistance to the triggering damage type until the start of your next turn. Also, the first time you hit with a melee attack on your next turn, the target takes an extra 1d6 damage of the triggering type, and the spell ends. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the extra damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st. ( ) Alarm1st-level abjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a tiny bell and a piece of fine silver wire) Duration: 8 hours You set an alarm against unwanted intrusion. Choose a door, a window, or an area within range that is no larger than a 20-foot cube. Until the spell ends, an alarm alerts you whenever a Tiny or larger creature touches or enters the warded area. When you cast the spell, you can designate creatures that won’t set off the alarm. You also choose whether the alarm is mental or audible. A mental alarm alerts you with a ping in your mind if you are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping awakens you if you are sleeping. An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell for 10 seconds within 60 feet. [R] (P) Comprehend Languages1st-level divination (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a pinch of soot and salt) Duration: 1 hour For the duration, you understand the literal meaning of any spoken language that you hear. You also understand any written language that you see, but you must be touching the surface on which the words are written. It takes about 1 minute to read one page of text. This spell doesn’t decode secret messages in a text or a glyph, such as an arcane sigil, that isn’t part of a written language. *Initiate of High Sorcery feat [R] ( ) Detect Magic1st-level divination (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes For the duration, you sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you. If you sense magic in this way, you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn its school of magic, if any. The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. [R] ( ) Feather Fall1st-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you or a creature within 60 feet of you falls Range: 60 feet Components: V, M (a small feather or piece of down) Duration: 1 minute Choose up to five falling creatures within range. A falling creature's rate of descent slows to 60 feet per round until the spell ends. If the creature lands before the spell ends, it takes no falling damage and can land on its feet, and the spell ends for that creature. ( ) Floating Disk1st-level conjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury) Duration: 1 hour This spell creates a circular,horizontal plane of force, 3 feet in diameter and 1 inch thick, that floats 3 feet above the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within range. The disk remains for the duration, and can hold up to 500 pounds. If more weight is placed on it, the spell ends, and everything on the disk falls to the ground. The disk is immobile while you are within 20 feet of it. If you move more than 20 feet away from it, the disk follows you so that it remains within 20 feet of you. It can move across uneven terrain, up or down stairs, slopes and the like, but it can’t cross an elevation change of 10 feet or more. For example, the disk can’t move across a 10-foot-deep pit, nor could it leave such a pit if it was created at the bottom. If you move more than 100 feet from the disk (typically because it can’t move around an obstacle to follow you), the spell ends. [R] (p) Grease1st-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a bit of pork rind or butter) Duration: 1 minute Slick grease covers the ground in a 10-foot square centered on a point within range and turns it into difficult terrain for the duration. When the grease appears, each creature standing in its area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. A creature that enters the area or ends its turn there must also succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. (p) Mage Armor1st-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a piece of cured leather) Duration: 8 hours You touch a willing creature who isn’t wearing armor, and a protective magical force surrounds it until the spell ends.The target’s base AC becomes 13+its Dexterity modifier. The spell ends if the target dons armor or if you dismiss the spell as an action. (p) Magic Missile1st-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous You create three glowing darts of magical force. Each dart hits a creature of your choice that you can see within range. A dart deals 1d4 + 1 force damage to its target. The darts all strike simultaneously, and you can direct them to hit one creature or several. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the spell creates one more dart for each slot level above 1st. (P) Shield1st-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you are hit by an attack or targeted by the magic missile spell Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: 1 round An invisible barrier of magical force appears and protects you. Until the start of your next turn, you have a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack, and you take no damage from magic missile. *Initiate of High Sorcery feat ( ) Unseen Servant1st-level conjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a piece of string and a bit of wood) Duration: 1 hour This spell creates an invisible, mindless, shapeless force that performs simple tasks at your command until the spell ends. The servant springs into existence in an unoccupied space on the ground within range. It has AC 10, 1 hit point, and a Strength of 2, and it can’t attack. If it drops to 0 hit points, the spell ends. Once on each of your turns as a bonus action, you can mentally command the servant to move up to 15 feet and interact with an object. The servant can perform simple tasks that a human servant could do, such as fetching things, cleaning, mending, folding clothes, lighting fires, serving food, and pouring wine. Once you give the command, the servant performs the task to the best of its ability until it completes the task, then waits for your next command. If you command the servant to perform a task that would move it more than 60 feet away from you, the spell ends. [R] 2nd-Level 3/3 Spell Slots (p) Detect Thoughts2nd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a copper piece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute For the duration, you can read the thoughts of certain creatures. When you cast the spell and as your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can focus your mind on any one creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. If the creature you choose has an Intelligence of 3 or lower or doesn’t speak any language, the creature is unaffected. You initially learn the surface thoughts of the creature—what is most on its mind in that moment. As an action, you can either shift your attention to another creature’s thoughts or attempt to probe deeper into the same creature’s mind. Ifyou probe deeper, the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, and something that looms large in its mind (such as something it worries over, loves, or hates). If it succeeds, the spell ends. Either way, the target knows that you are probing into its mind, and unless you shift your attention to another creature’s thoughts, the creature can use its action on its turn to make an Intelligence check contested by your Intelligence check; if it succeeds, the spell ends. Questions verbally directed at the target creature naturally shape the course of its thoughts, so this spell is particularly effective as part of an interrogation. You can also use this spell to detect the presence of thinking creatures you can’t see. When you cast the spell or as your action during the duration, you can search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 2 feet of rock, 2 inches of any metal other than lead, or a thin sheet of lead blocks you. You can’t detect a creature with an Intelligence of 3 or lower or one that doesn’t speak any language. Once you detect the presence of a creature in this way, you can read its thoughts for the rest of the duration as described above, even if you can’t see it, but it must still be within range. [c] (p) Hold Person2nd-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a small, straight piece of iron) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Choose a humanoid that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be paralyzed for the duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another Wisdom saving throw. On a success, the spell ends on the target. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one additional humanoid for each slot level above 2nd. The humanoids must be within 30 feet of each other when you target them. [c] (p) Invisibility2nd-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (an eyelash encased in gum arabic) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour A creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target’s person. The spell ends for a target that attacks or casts a spell. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 2nd. [c] (P) Lesser Restoration2nd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous You touch a creature and can end either one disease or one condition afflicting it. The condition can be blinded, deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned. (p) Misty Step2nd-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 bonus action Range: Self Components: V Duration: Instantaneous Briefly surrounded by silvery mist, you teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see. 3rd-Level 2/2 Spell Slots (p) Counterspell3rd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you see a creature within 60 feet of you casting a spell Range: 60 feet Components: S Duration: Instantaneous You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell. If the creature is casting a spell of 3rd level or lower, its spell fails and has no effect. If it is casting a spell of 4th level or higher, make an ability check using your spellcasting ability. The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a success, the creature’s spell fails and has no effect. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the interrupted spell has no effect if its level is less than or equal to the level of the spell slot you used. (p) Dispel Magic3rd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous Choose one creature, object, or magical effect within range. Any spell of 3rd level or lower on the target ends. For each spell of 4th level or higher on the target, make an ability check using your spellcasting ability. The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a successful check, the spell ends. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you automatically end the effects of a spell on the target if the spell’s level is equal to or less than the level of the spell slot you used. ( ) Tiny Hut3rd-level evocation (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self (10-foot-radius hemisphere) Components: V, S, M (a small crystal bead) Duration: 8 hours A 10-foot-radius immobile dome of force springs into existence around and above you and remains stationary for the duration. The spell ends if you leave its area. Nine creatures of Medium size or smaller can fit inside the dome with you. The spell fails if its area includes a larger creature or more than nine creatures. Creatures and objects within the dome when you cast this spell can move through it freely. All other creatures and objects are barred from passing through it. Spells and other magical effects can’t extend through the dome or be cast through it. The atmosphere inside the space is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside. Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent from the inside. [R]

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Inventory Gp: 52 Sp: 4 Cp: 4 Equipped Bag of Holding Clothes, Common Healer's Kit Orb Quarterstaff Robes Spellbook Bag of Holding Abacus Backpack Ball Bearings (bag of 1000) Bedroll Bell Blanket Block and Tackle Book Bottle, Glass Bucket Candle Case, Map or Scroll Spell Scroll of Sleep Clothes, Fine Clothes, Traveler's Crowbar Fishing Tackle Flask Grappling Hook Hammer Hammer, Sledge Healer's Kit Ink Pen Ink, Black Ink, Blue Lantern, Hooded Little Bag of Sand Manacles Mess Kit Oil (flask) Parchment (sheet) Perfume (vial) Pick, Miner's Piton Pouch Rations (1 day) Rope, Hempen (50 ft.) Rope, Silk (50 ft.) Sack Scale Mail, Red Dragon Army Scale, Merchant's Sealing Wax Shovel Signal Whistle Small Knife Soap Spikes, Iron String (10 ft.) Tent, Two-Person Tinderbox Vial Waterskin Wine, Common (pitcher) + pitcher Wine, Fine (bottle) Riding Horse Bit and Bridle Riding Saddle Saddlebags Feed (10 days)

[KingGoblin]

Hunni Ravenwing, of clan Collic

Gully Dwarf Mage of High Sorcery Hexblade Warlock

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AC: 18 (Scale Mail+2 Shield +2 Dex) | HP: 40/40 (hd 5d8) | Speed: 30 ft.
Senses: Darkvision, passive Perception 11, Insight 11, Investigation 9
StrSave: -1
Athletics: -1
Carrying Capacity: 120 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 240 lb.: 8 (-1) | DexSave: +2
Acrobatics: +2
Slight-of-Hand: +2
Stealth: +2☆
☆ disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks from Scale Mail Armor.

Initiative: +2: 14 (+2) | ConSave: +2: 15 (+2) | IntSave: -1
Arcana: +2
History: +2
Investigation: -1
Nature: +2
Religion: -1: 8 (-1) | WisSave: +4
Animal Handling: +1
Insight: +1
Medicine: +1
Perception: +1
Survival: +4: 12 (+1) | ChaSave: +7
Deception: +7
Intimidation: +4
Performance: +4
Persuasion: +4: 19 (+4)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Gullytalk, Elven, and Dwarven

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With a strenuous disagreement, Hunni informs Arlo, "Rats are food. Rats are not friends. Name two rats you are friends with! Besides, rats will eat us if given half a chance, so fair is fair. Rats eat rats, too, so no problems there." She continues walking with him.

 

After taking him to the store, she nods at his words. "Black robes are your best chance. White robes are all stuck on only using magic for things that aren't fun, and red robes want to be respectable and stuff. My master told me there is an old prophesy, that when a kender gets to join the Mages of High Sorcery, there will be another cataclysm. We did fine the last time, though, so I don't know why they get all stuffy about it. White and Red Robes won't tell you that's why they won't let you in, but that's why they won't let you in. Us black robes aren't so prejudice." She frowns a little. "I'm... Not the best at reading or studying, and I don't know that I can teach you anything that will help with the test. But the tests are different for everyone, and are supposed to be hard, so I don't know how I could help you study even if I were the most well-read mage out there. We can practice magic together, though! That could be fun."

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At the meeting with Lady Michelle, Hunni reverts back to her less thoughtful persona, playing with her toys rather than paying as much attention. The new members might notice that she doesn't seem to fully trust the Lady, although she has always supported Modri, and wouldn't say as much. She just seems to show less of herself when the other, less-familiar 'talls' are around. "We will find Lord Barakis, and Modri will spank him and his son. It will be fun!" she comments, and continues humming the Lord Barakis song.

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Eldritch Blast (cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: + 7 to hit, range 120 ft, one target.
Hit: (1d10 + cha) force damage.

Infestation (cantrip). Spell: Constitution Save DC 15, range 30 ft, one target.
On failed save: (1d6) poison damage, and target must move 5' in a random direction (d4; 1-North, 2-South, 3-East, 4-West). 

☆ Improved Pact Weapon varies, usually whip (+1 to hit, damage, spell focus)

☆Whip (finesse, reach). Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: (1d4 + 5) slashing damage.

Battleaxe (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: (1d8 - 1) slashing damage.
Versatile: (1d10 - 1) slashing damage.

☆Staff of the Python (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: (1d6 +4) bludgeoning damage.
Versatile: (1d8 +4) bludgeoning damage.

☆ Note:  With Hex Warrior, can set one weapon to use Charisma instead of Strength or Dexterity for to-hit and damage.  Normally Staff of the Python, but also always Pact Weapon.

Bonus Actions

Hexblade's Curse.

Starting at 1st level, you gain the ability to place a baleful curse on someone. As a bonus action, choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target is cursed for 1 minute. The curse ends early if the target dies, you die, or you are incapacitated. Until the curse ends, you gain the following benefits:

• You gain a bonus to damage rolls against the cursed target. The bonus equals your proficiency bonus.
• Any attack roll you make against the cursed target is a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.
• If the cursed target dies, you regain hit points equal to your warlock level + your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1 hit point).

You can’t use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Grovel, Cower, and Beg (Reskinned Draconic Cry).

As a bonus action, you let out a cry at your enemies within 10 feet of you. Until the start of your next turn, you and your allies have advantage on attack rolls against any of those enemies who could hear you. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Spellcasting

Spell Slots:  2 / 2, cast at 3rd level, refreshed at short rest

Free Spells from Feats: 1/long rest - Hex, Dissonant Whispers, Suggestion

Hunni is a spellcaster.  Her spell slots are at 3rd level.  She has 2 spell slots.  Her spellcasting attribute is Charisma.  Spell Save DC 15.  Spell Attack Modifier +7.  She can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus.

• Cantrips:  Eldritch Blast, Infestation, Prestidigitation, Minor Illusion
• Spells Known:  Armor of Agathys, Wrathful Smite ©, Hex © (feat), Dissonant Whispers (feat), Unseen Servant, Blur ©, Misty Step, Suggestion © (feat), Hunger of Hadar ©
• Invocations:  Improved Pact Weapon, Agonizing Blast, Thirsting Blade

Life Channel. You can channel your life force into the power of your magic. When a creature you can see within 60 feet of you fails a saving throw against a spell that deals damage that you cast, you can expend a number of Hit Dice equal to the level of the spell. Roll the expended Hit Dice and add them together. The damage that the creature takes increases by an amount equal to that total.

Amulet of Proof against Detection and Location. While wearing this amulet, you are hidden from divination magic. You can't be targeted by such magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors.

 

[PhoenixSlayer]

Merituuli Kaiutin
Level 5 Sea Elf Far Traveler Beast Master Ranger

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AC: 18 (Breastplate, +2 Shield) | HP: 58/58 (5d10+10+10) | HD: 5/5 | Speed: 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
Senses: passive Perception 20 (Expertise, Darkvision 60 ft.), Insight 17, Investigation 10
Str:Save: +4
Athletics: +4

Carrying Capacity: 180 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 360 lb. 12 (+1) | Dex:Initiative: +7 (Alert)
Save: +5
Acrobatics: +2
Sleight of Hand: +2
Stealth: +2*

*Cloak of Elvenkind grants Advantage 14 (+2) | Con:Save: +2 14 (+2) | Int:Save: +0
Arcana: +0
History: +0
Investigation: +0
Nature: +3
Religion: +0 10 (+0) | Wis:Save: +4
Animal Handling: +7
Insight: +7
Medicine: +4
Perception: +10★
Survival: +7

★Expertise in Perception (Deft Explorer - Canny) 18 (+4) | Cha:Save: -1
Deception: -1
Intimidation: -1
Performance: -1
Persuasion: -1 8 (-1)
Languages: Common, Elvish, Kenderspeak, Kharolian, Khur

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“My words” | ‘My thoughts’  | My actions . . .

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Merituuli is thankful that the walk back to Kalaman is safe and uneventful. Though the assault on Wheelwatch went rather smoothly, all things considered, it was still an exhausting endeavor, and it was nice to have a quiet moment on the way back to home base. He grows concerned when that quiet continues into Castle Kalaman - Where is everyone? There should be some soldiers here, at the very least...

As it becomes clear why the Castle was so quiet, Merituuli grimaces and shakes his head in clear frustration. "Bakaris... that damnable idiot has done it again. Neither father nor son deserve the power nobility brings them. I agree, this sounds like a distraction ploy by the Red Dragon Army, and even if it wasn't, I'd expect both Bakarises to flee at the first sign of danger." His grimace remains as the others suggest taking some time to rest, and he lets his concerns known - "Darrett's request seems urgent, and I haven't known him to blow things out of proportion... I'm not sure if we have time to rest up, unfortunately. With how overconfident Bakaris is I'd expect him to fall into a trap quickly, so the faster we get there, the better. Wagon's a good idea, some of us would be able to rest on the way, at the very least."

At Lady Michelle's arrival, he greets the former enemy knight warmly with a, "Good to see you again, Lady Michelle!" and his grimace finally shifts into a wide smile as he observes the interactions between her and Modri. He had noticed the dwarf seemed rather fond of her from the get-go... but this was clear confirmation of the fact! He backs up Coltan's idea, stating, "Right, we've gathered enough armor to disguise all of us, actually. Anything you can share that would let us blend in better would be really appreciated, Lady Michelle. Although I don't know how much I can do about my particular shade of skin color or webbed fingers..."

OOC

Alert: Other creatures don't gain advantage on attack rolls against you as a result of being unseen by you.

Concentration: —

Bonus Action: —

Action: —

Movement: —

Reaction: —

Actions & Resources

Actions:

Attacks Per Action: 2

Baculite Shell (Shillelagh). Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d8+4 bludgeoning damage.

Thorn Whip. Melee Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 30 ft., one target.
Hit: 2d6 piercing damage.

Heavy Crossbow (heavy, loading, two-handed). Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d10+2 piercing damage.

Dagger (finesse, light, thrown). Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d4+2 piercing damage.

Baculite Shell (Quarterstaff) (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d6+1 bludgeoning damage.
Versatile damage: 1d8+1 bludgeoning damage.

Net (thrown, special). Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 5/15 ft., one target.
Hit: A Large or smaller creature hit by a net is restrained until it is freed. A net has no effect on creatures that are formless, or creatures that are Huge or larger. A creature can use its action to make a DC 10 Strength check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach on a success. Dealing 5 slashing damage to the net (AC 10) also frees the creature without harming it, ending the effect and destroying the net.

Bonus Actions:

Primal Companion: Take Action. As a bonus action on your turn you command your Primal Companion to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. You can also sacrifice one of your attacks when you take the Attack action to command the beast to take the Attack action. If you are incapacitated, the beast can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.

Other:

Favored Foe. When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can call on your mystical bond with nature to mark the target as your favored enemy for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell).

The first time on each of your turns that you hit the favored enemy and deal damage to it, including when you mark it, you can increase that damage by 1d4.

You can use this feature to mark a favored enemy a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

This feature’s extra damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d6 at 6th level and to 1d8 at 14th level.

Friend of the Sea. You can communicate simple ideas to any Beast with a swimming speed. It can understand your words but you cannot understand it in return.

 

Ammunition:

19/20 Crossbow Bolts

 

Class Features:

• 3/3 Favored Foe Marks
• 4/4 1st Level Spells
• 2/2 2nd Level Spells

[Kamishiro_Rin]

Date

On This Kirinor, the 2nd Day of Yurthgreen,
in the 351st Year After the Cataclysm
(Sunday, March 27, 351 AC)

★The 12th Day of the Campaign - About 3:00 PM★

• Solinari: 1st Quarter
• Lunitari: FULL (advantage to cast Illusion and Transmutation spells & disadvantage against such spells)
• Nuitari: Waning Gibbous

Battle at Steel Springs

Castle Kalaman

   Pouring over the map, Coltan asks the aide, "is there an available wagon or mounts to carry us faster or at least get us further without exhausting ourselves?" Whatever the answer, he suggests to his companions, "let's rest and recover ourselves now, and leave as soon as possible. Lunitari is full, so we should have moonlight to guide us. And, I suggest we gear up in dragonarmy uniforms, in case we run into the enemy. I can always deliver some prisoners to their commanders, if you know what I mean."

    “I can’t imagine that the local wainwrights and cartwrights have run out! They’re easily found, especially around the city gates. Of course, their cost will vary depending on what you’re looking to purchase . . .” the aide informs Coltan.

   Looking over the map, Fairla says, "I agree, Vigdan. A river crossing may be a good place to stop the Dragon Army's advance, but it does seem like an awfully big risk to leave the city without its military. If we are to travel to Steel Springs, I second the notion that a wagon would be best, if we can get one." She shifts her weight to ease the stiffness of legs already sore from hours of walking. "To that end, I do have a horse here in town I can bring." Inwardly, Fairla adds, 'and I'm going to have to pay additional stabling fees if I don't pick her up soon.'

   “Oh! Wonderful!” the aide says, smiling. “If you’ve already got a horse, that saves you the trouble of buying one to pull the wagon! I’d warn that if it’s a riding horse or a warhorse, it’s probably not best suited to the job of a draft-horse, though—not that they can’t be used to pull a wagon—well, I suppose the warhorse wouldn’t have any issues, but the riding horse might definitely be at a disadvantage . . .”

   Vigdan curses quietly when he hears that Lord Bakaris has left the city. Speaking to Artanis, "I'm no military man, Sir Knight. But I do know how to turn someone's attention when I want them focused somewhere else. Lord Bakaris and those men are meant to hold Kalaman while Marshall Vendri is away to the west. Now they're going to Steel Springs and so are we. The whole thing stinks like a trap if you ask me."

   The aide sighs. “Sadly, it most likely is,” he concedes. “Unfortunately for all of us, Lord Bakaris is not only entitled to the rank of Captain, but by law, he is duty-bound and obligated to fill that role. Fortunately, the city is still well defended, but that—well, I shan’t break the law besmirching a noble—that . . . person . . . has taken three whole platoons with him.”

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With Lady Michelle

   On their way out, he greets Lady Michelle with a respectful nod understanding he is not the dwarf with her attention. With a bolt of inspiration, he coughs to politely break into the conversation between Michelle and Modri. "Lady Michelle, would you have some time in the next few hours to train me how to act like a lieutenant in the dragonarmy? I'm thinking to put your old armor to work, and I bet there's a lot that I don't know." He fishes from his pack and shows her the lieutenant insignia that Reorx created for him to install on his armor and his shouldered dragonarmy shield.

   “Apprentice of Reorx Coltan, I would be honored to lend my aid!” Lady Michelle say when one of the guards butts in. “I can—”

   “Now hold on just a minute!” one of the guards says. “We don’t have time to let this . . .”

   Something comes over Lady Michelle and her visage seems to change. That cold commander you met at Vogler’s gates seems to return and she barks in a tone that brooks absolutely no disobedience, “Stand at attention and be silent, you honorless shitbags! You gormless fools dare speak in our presence without being spoken to first!?”

   As if possessed by the hand of Takhisis, the two guards seem to automatically stand at attention before they even realize what they’ve done.

   “Hold on—” the other guard manages to say before a look from Lady Michelle that probably could cut him in half where he stands shuts him up.

   “Now, as I was saying, I can give you a crash course on how the various ranks speak, but even I can’t really tell you much beyond a captain—they’re brass and we don’t interact with them all that much. I must say, though, securing a captain’s insignia and uniform armor—that’s impressive. It’ll be useful, certainly.” She pauses a moment, chewing on her lip before finally adding, “But to be honest, I, personally, would not commit perfidy, but given the nature of the enemy, I’m not entirely sure that they don’t deserve whatever tactic you need to use. The Dragon Queen demands submission or she delivers death . . . I’ll teach you what I can in the time we have.”

   "Ahar! Lioness!" Modri matches Michele's enthusiasm and doesn't mind a bit being glomped. As Coltan speaks Modri nods in agreement. "As Coltan says, got some extra armor and uniforms to go around, likely a few of us could use some lessons just in case. But honestly, was a lot less of a fight than we thought. With the help of those three, was one of the easier fights of this conflict. I'm sure that Dragonnel would've been mighty fierce against one or two of us, but not over half-a-dozen capable warriors focusing it down."

   “Yes, well,” Lady Michelle admits, “The dragonarmies rely far more on quantity than on quality.”

   He points to their likely newest members. "Fairla Sunnybank, Arlo Thistleknot, Vigdan Luchen, this is the Lady Michelle Folketh. I'll let you all say what you feel is worth saying. As to Michelle, we uh... ah heck, I'll just say it. She spent some time with the Red Dragon Army. It's all right now. Now she runs the land we're keeping the refugees at. Ah, which reminds me, don't let me leave without er... providing a donation to the people." In truth, Modri had planned not to give the money he planned to be donated to the refugees to Michelle, not wanting to make a big deal or fuss. However, chances are they wouldn't have time to return to her barony, and what mattered was giving the gold to the people.

   At Modri’s offer of a donation, she smiles again, “I’ll make sure that the people of Vogler receive whatever it is you wish to give. Rest assured that they shall be given every last copper piece.”

   In the hallway, he bows awkwardly, "My Lady" Listening as Modri recounts her past misdeeds and current duties, he interjects with hesitation, casting a glance at the others. "Well, uh.., I know my past is a little, uh..less than perfect, my lady. But it's what you're doing now that matters. I knew a lot of them folks from Vogler well and it's good that you're taking care of them. If there's anything I can do to help. Money or supplies or whatever, I'd be happy to help." He looks slightly embarrassed at the last.

   “Please do not bow to me, Mr. Luchen,” Lady Michelle says with equal, if not more awkwardness. “I do not deserve it. And if anyone here has a past they’re not proud of, it is I. I wish I could take pride in the honor with which I fought in the past, but my fight was poisoned wine—not matter how sweet or what the vintage, it is poisoned nonetheless. For what value can be found in a single ounce of my honor on the battlefield when those battles have done nothing but help Takhisis take over half of Ansalon? Either way, it’s an honor to meet you.”

   Back in Kalaman, Arlo feels a little overawed by the palace, which he'd never been allowed in before. His eyes go wide as Lady Michelle introduces himself and then wider still when Modri mentions that she "spent time" with the Red Dragonarmy. "I'm Arlo Thistlenott," he says when she turns her attention to him. "I'm from Kendermore, and I'm looking for my Uncle Trapspringer. Did you know that he once ended up in an ogre's stewpot? He convinced the ogre that Kender taste better when they're in a salad, rather than a stew, and it turned out the ogre didn't like salad, so he let Uncle Trapspringer go. But I'm not sure where he's gone since then. Do you?"

   “Ah, Kendermore?” Lady Michelle says, “Well, at the very least, there’s one place whose blood isn’t on my hands. The white and black dragonarmies are the ones that attacked Kendermore. The closest to Goodlund I ever got was some leave I took and ended up in some coastal tribal village in Khur called Ak-Chat. I’m sorry I know nothing of your uncle. It’s lovely to meet you, though, Mr. Thistlenott, and I wish you luck in reuniting with your kin.”

   Fairla bows to the noblewoman when introduced. "Lady Michelle, it is an honor to meet you. To host refugees during these times... If there be anything I can do as well to support your work, please just say the word."

   “As I told Mr. Vigdan, please don’t bow to me,” Lady Michelle says, reaching out to pull Fairla up, but hesitating. “The honor is all mine. And hosting the refugees of Vogler is only one item on a very long and seemingly never-ending list of things I shall gladly do in penance. The fact that I can host them is a happy coincidence.”

   At Lady Michelle's arrival, he greets the former enemy knight warmly with a, "Good to see you again, Lady Michelle!" and his grimace finally shifts into a wide smile as he observes the interactions between her and Modri. He had noticed the dwarf seemed rather fond of her from the get-go... but this was clear confirmation of the fact! He backs up Coltan's idea, stating, "Right, we've gathered enough armor to disguise all of us, actually. Anything you can share that would let us blend in better would be really appreciated, Lady Michelle. Although I don't know how much I can do about my particular shade of skin color or webbed fingers..."

   “It’s wonderful to see you, too, Mr. Merituuli!” Lady Michelle smiles. “As for the issue of your skin, you’ll find that Takhisis, evil as she is, is oddly egalitarian with regards to who she lets serve her. As long as one obeys, one is welcome in the dragonarmies. Wherever we went, we absorbed many varied peoples into the dragonarmies and moved on to conquer more. You won’t likely soon meet a sea elf in that accursed uniform, but if you do, be not surprised.”

Statblocks

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Edited April 29 by Kamishiro_Rin (see edit history)

[Peacemonger]

Modri

Hill Dwarf Outlander Wild Magic Barbarian

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AC: 18 (+1Dex + 4Con + 3Shield ) | HP: 75/75 (5d12+20Con Modifier 4*Level+10Tough Feat: 2*Level+5Dwarven Toughness: 1*Level) | Speed: 25'
Senses: passive Perception 11, Insight 11, Investigation 10
StrSave: +6
Athletics: +6
Carrying Capacity: 240 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 480 lb.: 16 (+3) | DexSave: +1
Acrobatics: +1
Slight-of-Hand: +1
Stealth: +1: 13 (+1) | ConSave: +7: 18 (+4) | IntSave: +0
Arcana: +0
History: +0
Investigation: +0
Nature: +3
Religion: +0: 10 (+0) | WisSave: +1
Animal Handling: +4
Insight: +1
Medicine: +1
Perception: +1
Survival: +4: 12 (+1) | ChaSave: -1
Deception: -1
Intimidation: +2
Performance: -1
Persuasion: -1: 8 (-1)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Dwarvish, Elvish

Wild Surge Rages: 3/3 | Magic Awareness: 2/2

Darkvision 60' | Dwarven ResilienceYou have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage. | StonecunningWhenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus. | Unarmored DefenseWhile you are not wearing any armor, your armor class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit. | Danger SenseAt 2nd level, you gain an uncanny sense of when things nearby aren't as they should be, giving you an edge when you dodge away from danger. You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that you can see, such as traps and spells. To gain this benefit, you can't be blinded, deafened, or incapacitated. | Reckless AttackStarting at 2nd level, you can throw aside all concern for defense to attack with fierce desperation. When you make your first attack on your turn, you can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you advantage on melee weapon attack rolls using Strength during this turn, but attack rolls against you have advantage until your next turn. | Extra Attack | Fast MovementStarting at 5th level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you aren't wearing heavy armor.

+1 Red Dragonnel Shield+1 shield that offers resistance to fire damage

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“My words,” Modri said. | ‘My thoughts,’ Modri thought. | My actions . . .

---

Modri can't help but smirk as Michelle puts the guards in their place. He'd be worried if there wasn't some grit, some fire, some danger to her. After all, that's why...

"Right then." Modri already has a sack ready. It's not small amount. "I'm a simple man, of simple means, and I've no idea how to spend all this we've been getting from these fights. I still more than I've ever had in my pockets, so no worrying I'm starving myself."

In all the bag has 2,000 gold worth of coins and gems.

He steps over to the guards. "Now, I get you have your jobs, but there's a time for following the rules by the book, and there's a time to do what's right. Right now the Lady Michelle's helping us out with the war effort. Your superiors will understand, or they're idiots."

Modri never thought he'd see the day where he placed the 'nice one'. It's less that he's trying to protect Michelle, and more he's trying to quiet down the nuisance.

 

 

OOC

Movement: -

Bonus Action: -

Action: -

Reaction: SentinelYou have mastered techniques to take advantage of every drop in any enemy's guard, gaining the following benefits.

When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the creature's speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn.
Creatures provoke opportunity attacks from you even if they take the Disengage action before leaving your reach.
When a creature within 5 feet of you makes an attack against a target other than you (and that target doesn't have this feat), you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against the attacking creature. in effect

 

 

 

[JubalBreakbottle]

 Coltan Bluetemper

Level 5 Neidar Folk Hero Forge Cleric

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AC17 Splint armor, lieutenant dragonarmy uniform
+2 Shield, dragonarmy
+1 Cloak of Protection 20 | HP 51/51 (5d8+15+5) | HD 5/5 | Speed 30 ft.
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 17, Insight 14, Investigation 13
StrSave: +3

Athletics: +6

Carrying Capacity: 210 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 420 lb. 14 (+2) | DexInitiative: −1
Save: +0

Acrobatics: −1
Slight-of-Hand: −1
Stealth: −1☆

☆ Splint mail gives disadvantage 8 (–1) | ConSave: +4 16 (+3) | IntSave: +1

Arcana: +0
History: +0
Investigation: +3
Nature: +0
Religion: +3 10 (+0) | WisSave: +8 (+Cloak)

Animal Handling: +7
Insight: +4
Medicine: +4
Perception: +7
Survival: +7 18 (+4) | ChaSave: +4 (+Cloak)

Deception: +0
Intimidation: +0
Performance: +0
Persuasion: +3 10 (+0)
Magic +7 DC 15 | ChannelTurn Undead

Harness Divine Power 0 / 1 per Long

Artisan's Blessing 1/1 | Cantrips1. Sacred Flame VS
2. Word of Radiance VM
3. Light VM
4. Mending VSM minute | 1stD. Identify VSM Ritual
D. Searing Smite V Bonus

1. Bless VSM
2. Detect Magic VS Concentration, Ritual
3. Healing Word V Bonus
4. Cure Wounds VS
5. Guiding Bolt VS 4/4 | 2ndD. Heat Metal VSM Concentration
D. Magic Weapon VS Concentration

6. Lesser Restoration VS
7. Spiritual Weapon VS Bonus
8. Silence VS Concentration, Ritual; 3/3 | 3rdD. Elemental Weapon VS Concentration
D. Protection from Energy VS Concentration

9. Spirit Guardians VSM Concentration 2/2
Languages Speak, read, and write Common and Dwarvish

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Coltan's eyes furrow at Lady Michelle's outburst to her guards. It's the noble behavior of disrespect that cuts right through him. He collects his thoughts and settles his emotions while the conversation continues.

When there is a suitable pause, Coltan gets all serious with her, "Lady Michelle, while I need your advice on how to pretend to be a dragonarmy lieutenant, I cannot accept your treatment of your guards. They deserve your respect, because they are just doing their duty. Please apologize to them and treat them with respect going forward."

"If you still want to help us, we can do it within the constraints of your situation, as defined by your guards." He stares for her reply.

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OOC

Bonus Action: —

Movement: —

Action: —

Reaction: —

Concentration:

Actions and Resources

Actions

+1 Holy Warhammer (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d8 + 3 magic, fire damage.
Versatile damage: 1d10 + 3 magic, fire damage.

Warhammer (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d8 + 2 bludgeoning damage.
Versatile damage: 1d10 + 2 bludgeoning damage.

Handaxe (light, thrown). Melee & Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, ranged 20/60 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d6 + 2 slashing damage.

Dagger (light, thrown). Melee & Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, ranged 20/60 ft., one target.
Hit: 1d4 + 2 piercing damage.

Spell-casting: +7 or DC 15 | 1st 4/4 | 2nd 3/3 | 3rd 2/2

Cantrips

1. Sacred Flame (V, S). Spell Attack: Dex DC 13, ranged 60 ft., one target.  Fail: 1d8 radiant damage.
2. Word of Radiance (V, M). Spell Attack: Con DC 13, ranged 5 ft., each creature of your choice. Fail: 1d6 radiant damage.
3. Light (V,M).  You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. Until the spell ends, the object sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet. The light can be colored as you like. Completely covering the object with something opaque blocks the light. The spell ends if you cast it again or dismiss it as an action.  If you target an object held or worn by a hostile creature, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw to avoid the spell.

4. Mending (V,S,M). This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the former damage. This spell can physically repair a magic item or construct, but the spell can't restore magic to such an object.

1st level spells prepared

• Forge Domain: Identify (V,S,M) Ritual. You choose one object that you must touch throughout the casting of the spell. If it is a magic item or some other magic-imbued object, you learn its properties and how to use them, whether it requires attunement to use, and how many charges it has, if any. You learn whether any spells are affecting the item and what they are. If the item was created by a spell, you learn which spell created it. If you instead touch a creature throughout the casting, you learn what spells, if any, are currently affecting it.
• Forge Domain: Searing Smite (V). The next time you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your weapon flares with white-hot intensity, and the attack deals an extra 1d6 fire damage to the target and causes the target to ignite in flames. At the start of each of its turns until the spell ends, the target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 1d6 fire damage. On a successful save, the spell ends. If the target or a creature within 5 feet of it uses an action to put out the flames, or if some other effect douses the flames (such as the target being submerged in water), the spell ends.

1. Bless (V,S,M).  You bless up to three creatures of your choice within 30 ft. Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll or saving throw.  Concentration up to 1 minute.
2. Cure Wounds (V,S).  A creature you touch regains a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
3. Detect Magic (V,S) Concentration, Ritual. For the duration, you sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you. If you sense magic in this way, you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn its school of magic, if any.  The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.  Concentration up to 10 minutes.
4. Healing Word (V) Bonus.  A creature of your choice that you can see within range regains hit points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
5. Guiding Bolt (V,S).  Make a ranged spell attack against the target within 120 feet. On a hit, the target takes 4d6 radiant damage, and the next attack roll made against this target before the end of your next turn has advantage

2nd-Level Spells Prepared

• Forge Domain: Heat Metal (V,S,M) Concentration. Choose a manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of heavy or medium metal armor, that you can see within range. You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell. Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on each of your subsequent turns to cause this damage again. If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If it doesn't drop the object, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the start of your next turn.
• Forge Domain: Magic Weapon (V,S) Concentration. You touch a nonmagical weapon. Until the spell ends, that weapon becomes a magic weapon with a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls.
• 6. Spiritual Weapon (V,S) Bonus. When you cast the spell, you can make a melee spell attack against a creature within 5 feet of the weapon. On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the weapon up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a creature within 5 feet of it.
• 7. Lesser Restoration (V,S). You touch a creature and can end either one disease or one condition afflicting it. The condition can be blinded, deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned.
• 8. Silence (V,S) Concentration, Ritual. For the duration, no sound can be created within or pass through a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point you choose within range. Any creature or object entirely inside the sphere is immune to thunder damage, and creatures are deafened while entirely inside it. Casting a spell that includes a verbal component is impossible there.

3rd-Level Spells Prepared

• Forge Domain: Elemental Weapon (V,S) Concentration. A nonmagical weapon you touch becomes a magic weapon. Choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. For the duration, the weapon has a +1 bonus to attack rolls and deals an extra 1d4 damage of the chosen type when it hits.
• Forge Domain: Protection from Energy (V,S) Concentration. For the duration, the willing creature you touch has resistance to one damage type of your choice: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
• 9. Spirit Guardians: (V,S,M) Concentration. You call forth angelic spirits to protect you. They flit around you to a distance of 15 feet for the duration. When you cast this spell, you can designate any number of creatures you can see to be unaffected by it. An affected creature's speed is halved in the area, and when the creature enters the area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d8 radiant damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage.

Channel Divinity: 1/1 short rest

Turn Undead.  Expend a use of your Channel Divinity as an action to make each undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you to make a Wisdom DC 13. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage. Starting at 5th level, when an undead of CR 1/2 or lower fails its saving throw against your Turn Undead feature, the creature is instantly destroyed.

Harness Divine Power.  As a bonus action, expend a use of your Channel Divinity to regain one expended spell slot, the level of which can be no higher than half your proficiency bonus (rounded up).

Artisan's Blessing. You conduct an hour-long ritual that crafts a nonmagical item that must include some metal: a simple or martial weapon, a suit of armor, ten pieces of ammunition, a set of tools, or another metal object (see chapter 5, "Equipment," in the Player's Handbook for examples of these items). The creation is completed at the end of the hour, coalescing in an unoccupied space of your choice on a surface within 5 feet of you.  The thing you create can be something that is worth no more than 100 gp. As part of this ritual, you must lay out metal, which can include coins, with a value equal to the creation. The metal irretrievably coalesces and transforms into the creation at the ritual's end, magically forming even nonmetal parts of the creation. The ritual can create a duplicate of a nonmagical item that contains metal, such as a key, if you possess the original during the ritual.

War Caster

• You have advantage on Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain your concentration on a spell when you take damage.
• You can perform the somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a shield in one or both hands.
• When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action and must target only that creature

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[KingGoblin]

Hunni Ravenwing, of clan Collic

Gully Dwarf Mage of High Sorcery Hexblade Warlock

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AC: 18 (Scale Mail+2 Shield +2 Dex) | HP: 40/40 (hd 5d8) | Speed: 30 ft.
Senses: Darkvision, passive Perception 11, Insight 11, Investigation 9
StrSave: -1
Athletics: -1
Carrying Capacity: 120 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 240 lb.: 8 (-1) | DexSave: +2
Acrobatics: +2
Slight-of-Hand: +2
Stealth: +2☆
☆ disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks from Scale Mail Armor.

Initiative: +2: 14 (+2) | ConSave: +2: 15 (+2) | IntSave: -1
Arcana: +2
History: +2
Investigation: -1
Nature: +2
Religion: -1: 8 (-1) | WisSave: +4
Animal Handling: +1
Insight: +1
Medicine: +1
Perception: +1
Survival: +4: 12 (+1) | ChaSave: +7
Deception: +7
Intimidation: +4
Performance: +4
Persuasion: +4: 19 (+4)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Gullytalk, Elven, and Dwarven

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Hunni continues playing with her toys as Lady Michelle speaks, for the world appearing not to hear a word the woman says. At Coltan's words, however, she snorts quietly, and glances over at Meri, as though to catch his eye. She then goes back to playing with her toys. "Hi, Kettle, my name is Pot!" she says, under her breath, as she play-talks with a turquoise gorilla and giraffe. She knocks the giraffe over. The gorilla then jumps up and down on the giraffe. Seemingly losing interest in that game, she takes a bit of her string and starts tying knots on a little lizard figurine.

OOC

Action: —

Bonus Action: —

Movement: —

Reaction: —

Actions and Resources

Actions

Eldritch Blast (cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: + 7 to hit, range 120 ft, one target.
Hit: (1d10 + cha) force damage.

Infestation (cantrip). Spell: Constitution Save DC 15, range 30 ft, one target.
On failed save: (1d6) poison damage, and target must move 5' in a random direction (d4; 1-North, 2-South, 3-East, 4-West). 

☆ Improved Pact Weapon varies, usually whip (+1 to hit, damage, spell focus)

☆Whip (finesse, reach). Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: (1d4 + 5) slashing damage.

Battleaxe (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: (1d8 - 1) slashing damage.
Versatile: (1d10 - 1) slashing damage.

☆Staff of the Python (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: (1d6 +4) bludgeoning damage.
Versatile: (1d8 +4) bludgeoning damage.

☆ Note:  With Hex Warrior, can set one weapon to use Charisma instead of Strength or Dexterity for to-hit and damage.  Normally Staff of the Python, but also always Pact Weapon.

Bonus Actions

Hexblade's Curse.

Starting at 1st level, you gain the ability to place a baleful curse on someone. As a bonus action, choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target is cursed for 1 minute. The curse ends early if the target dies, you die, or you are incapacitated. Until the curse ends, you gain the following benefits:

• You gain a bonus to damage rolls against the cursed target. The bonus equals your proficiency bonus.
• Any attack roll you make against the cursed target is a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.
• If the cursed target dies, you regain hit points equal to your warlock level + your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1 hit point).

You can’t use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Grovel, Cower, and Beg (Reskinned Draconic Cry).

As a bonus action, you let out a cry at your enemies within 10 feet of you. Until the start of your next turn, you and your allies have advantage on attack rolls against any of those enemies who could hear you. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Spellcasting

Spell Slots:  2 / 2, cast at 3rd level, refreshed at short rest

Free Spells from Feats: 1/long rest - Hex, Dissonant Whispers, Suggestion

Hunni is a spellcaster.  Her spell slots are at 3rd level.  She has 2 spell slots.  Her spellcasting attribute is Charisma.  Spell Save DC 15.  Spell Attack Modifier +7.  She can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus.

• Cantrips:  Eldritch Blast, Infestation, Prestidigitation, Minor Illusion
• Spells Known:  Armor of Agathys, Wrathful Smite ©, Hex © (feat), Dissonant Whispers (feat), Unseen Servant, Blur ©, Misty Step, Suggestion © (feat), Hunger of Hadar ©
• Invocations:  Improved Pact Weapon, Agonizing Blast, Thirsting Blade

Life Channel. You can channel your life force into the power of your magic. When a creature you can see within 60 feet of you fails a saving throw against a spell that deals damage that you cast, you can expend a number of Hit Dice equal to the level of the spell. Roll the expended Hit Dice and add them together. The damage that the creature takes increases by an amount equal to that total.

Amulet of Proof against Detection and Location. While wearing this amulet, you are hidden from divination magic. You can't be targeted by such magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors.

 

[Peacemonger]

Modri

Hill Dwarf Outlander Wild Magic Barbarian

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AC: 18 (+1Dex + 4Con + 3Shield ) | HP: 75/75 (5d12+20Con Modifier 4*Level+10Tough Feat: 2*Level+5Dwarven Toughness: 1*Level) | Speed: 25'
Senses: passive Perception 11, Insight 11, Investigation 10
StrSave: +6
Athletics: +6
Carrying Capacity: 240 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 480 lb.: 16 (+3) | DexSave: +1
Acrobatics: +1
Slight-of-Hand: +1
Stealth: +1: 13 (+1) | ConSave: +7: 18 (+4) | IntSave: +0
Arcana: +0
History: +0
Investigation: +0
Nature: +3
Religion: +0: 10 (+0) | WisSave: +1
Animal Handling: +4
Insight: +1
Medicine: +1
Perception: +1
Survival: +4: 12 (+1) | ChaSave: -1
Deception: -1
Intimidation: +2
Performance: -1
Persuasion: -1: 8 (-1)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Dwarvish, Elvish

Wild Surge Rages: 3/3 | Magic Awareness: 2/2

Darkvision 60' | Dwarven ResilienceYou have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage. | StonecunningWhenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus. | Unarmored DefenseWhile you are not wearing any armor, your armor class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit. | Danger SenseAt 2nd level, you gain an uncanny sense of when things nearby aren't as they should be, giving you an edge when you dodge away from danger. You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that you can see, such as traps and spells. To gain this benefit, you can't be blinded, deafened, or incapacitated. | Reckless AttackStarting at 2nd level, you can throw aside all concern for defense to attack with fierce desperation. When you make your first attack on your turn, you can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you advantage on melee weapon attack rolls using Strength during this turn, but attack rolls against you have advantage until your next turn. | Extra Attack | Fast MovementStarting at 5th level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you aren't wearing heavy armor.

+1 Red Dragonnel Shield+1 shield that offers resistance to fire damage

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“My words,” Modri said. | ‘My thoughts,’ Modri thought. | My actions . . .

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Modri also turns, hearing Coltan admonish Michelle just after Modri had basically told the guards to knock it off. He looks at Coltan for a few long seconds before offering his own snort, but otherwise says nothing more.

He'd already made a promise to himself that short of protecting her life and safety, he wasn't going to fight Michelle's fights for her. She was a victim of circumstance, but that didn't change what she'd done and who she'd done it for. She could decide to accept or resist Coltan's ask of her. She didn't need him acting like some chivalrous fop.

No, he'd stay near the guards instead.

 

OOC

Movement: -

Bonus Action: -

Action: -

Reaction: SentinelYou have mastered techniques to take advantage of every drop in any enemy's guard, gaining the following benefits.

When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the creature's speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn.
Creatures provoke opportunity attacks from you even if they take the Disengage action before leaving your reach.
When a creature within 5 feet of you makes an attack against a target other than you (and that target doesn't have this feat), you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against the attacking creature. in effect

 

 

 

[PureChance]

Artanis Brightblade

Human Knight of Solamnia 

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AC: 21 (Plate, Shield +1) | HP: 38/38 (0 THP) | HD: 5/5 | Speed: 30 ft.
Senses: passive Perception 11, Insight 13, Investigation 9
StrSave: +4
Athletics: +6

Carrying Capacity: 270 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 540 lb.: 18 (+4) | DexInitiative: +2★
Save: −1
Acrobatics: −1
Slight-of-Hand: −1
Stealth: −1☆
★ Add Cha to Initiative (class feature)
☆ disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks from Plate Armor.: 8 (–1) | ConSave: +1: 13 (+1) | IntSave: -1
Arcana: -1
History: -1
Investigation: -1
Nature: -1
Religion: -1: 8 (-1) | WisSave: +3
Animal Handling: +3
Insight: +3
Medicine: +1
Perception: +1
Survival: +3: 12 (+1) | ChaSave: +5
Deception: +3
Intimidation: +5
Performance: +3
Persuasion: +7*: 16 (+3)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Solamnic

DR3 vs nonmagical bludgeoning, slashing, piercing. Brooch of ShieldingWhile wearing this brooch, you have resistance to force damage, and you have immunity to damage from the magic missile spell.. Force all attacks targeted at mount to target Artanis instead. Mount has EvasionIf your mount is subjected to an effect that allows it to make Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.

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“My words,”  | ‘My thoughts,’  | My actions . . .

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Vigdan's suggestion of a trap is a sound one, as is his judgment of Lord Barakis, though if the man was a Vogler native this was perhaps not his first interaction with the family. For a moment he's torn, having previously been all too ready to answer Darrett's call for aid, and a frown furrows his otherwise youthful brow. He remembers how the Army had used distraction to soften and sweep through Vogler. If they leave as well now are they opening Kalaman to the same fate? The aide reassures him that the city still have enough defences though, and he figures such a military outpost would be better equipped than Vogler as well. He nods in agreement of the plan to travel by wagon, and through strategy had never been his particular strongpoint, a river crossing is a classic choke point. "Perhaps Lord Barakis' assault can yet be rescued and made successful. If we're a 'special taskforce', then I suppose any orders issued to that extent from someone who outranks Captain Barakis would supersede his own, especially if there was certain leeway in them," he doesn't quite suggest, stretching the limits of his Oath. It was an Oath to the Solamnic Order though, he thinks doubtfully.

 

Artanis stands awkwardly to the side as tension grows between the guards, Michelle and Coltan, nervously gripping the worn hilt of Ser Brightblade's old longsword as if for inspiration. He's not quite sure where he stands on the matter - sure the guards are only doing their job, but doing it a little more overzealously than needed he'd say. Equally it's clear Ser Michelle is chafing at the restrictions. He's just grateful it's no longer his problem to deal with. "I'll go, uh, secure some draft horses then," he volunteers to escape the situation. "I'm sure Tiergan can manage it, but his pride might not. I can pick up your horse as well if you like Lady Fairla if you share where it was stabled? Ser Michelle was kind enough to lend stabling at the Folketh estate for the rest of us," he offers.

"I'd rather not be dressing up as the enemy even if just in pretence, so I'll skip those lessons. I'm sure there's workarounds if need be like Coltan - I mean the Apprentice - suggested." Before he departs in a wake of sliding plate mail, he questions "Perhaps we should wait to be a little closer before we change though, given we're coming up behind our own troops. If there's anyone likely to charge first and ask questions later it's Lord Barakis. I'm not sure he's much of one for subtlety in a plan."

 

 

OOC

Action: Artanis is off to secure the draft horses - if he can - and a wagon. He'll only be buying from reputable dealers unless he sees some really abused animal to rescue, in which case he'll likely cause a scene.

Bonus Action: —

Movement: —

Reaction: —

Object Interaction: —

Mount Action: —

Mount Movement: —

Actions & Resources

Actions:

   Longsword (versatile). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) slashing damage. Versatile damage: 9 (1d10 + 4) slashing damage.

   Javelin (range, thrown) [0]. Thrown Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, ranged 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage.

  RDA Javelin (range, thrown) [12]. Thrown Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, ranged 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage, 1d4 fire damage.

  Lance (special). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (1d12 + 6) piercing damage, 1d4 Fire damage.

  Battlefield Presence.When you take the Attack action, in place of making an attack, you can use your Battlefield Presence to grant a friendly creature that can see or hear you an additional attack the next time they take the Attack action during their turn. Any additional attacks granted that are unused at the start of your next turn are lost. A friendly creature can only gain one additional attack from this feature per round from this feature.

Bonus Actions:

   Rallying Mark As a bonus action, you can expend a number of Leadership Dice (up to your per turn limit) to rally your allies to attack a hostile creature within 60 feet of you.

The next time damage is rolled against that target by an allied creature before the start of your next turn, they can add the Leadership Dice to the damage roll, and the attacking creature regains hit points equal to the amount rolled on the Leadership Dice.

   Urgent Orders As a bonus action, you can expend a number of Leadership Dice (up to your per turn limit) to guide your allies in expeditious action.

Target an allied creature within 60 feet of you that can see or hear you, that creature can immediately use its reaction to move up to its movement speed (up to a maximum of 30 feet) without provoking opportunity attacks. Roll the leadership dice expended, the target gains temporary hit points equal to the value rolled. 

   Helpful Word As a bonus action, you can spend a Leadership Die to take the Help action. When you use the Help action to aid an ally in attacking a creature, the target of that attack can be within 30 feet of you, rather than within 5 feet of you, if your ally can see or hear you.

   Commanding Rally As a bonus action, you can command one ally within 30 feet of yourself to attack. If that ally can see or hear you, they can immediately make one weapon attack as a reaction. If the attack hits, the ally can roll a d8 and add the number rolled as a bonus to the attack's damage roll. You can use this bonus action a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. 3/3 (Long Rest)

Class Features:

  Precise StrikeOnce per turn, when you make a weapon attack roll against a creature, you can cause the attack roll to have advantage. If the attack hits, you roll a d8 and add the number rolled as a bonus to the attack’s damage roll. You can use this benefit a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, but a use is expended only if the attack hits. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.. 3/3 (Long Rest)

  Leadership Dice (d6). 5/5 (Short Rest, 1/turn)

  Lead the Charge. When you roll initiative you gain temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus (6 THP).

[codexgigas]

Arlo Thistleknott

Kender Entertainer Arcane Trickster Rogue

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AC: 16 (Studded Leather) | HP: 48/48 | Speed: 40 ft.
Senses: passive Perception 18, Insight 15, Investigation 16
Str: 8 (-1) | Dex: 18 (+4) | Con: 14 (+2) | Int: 14 (+2) | Wis: 12 (+1) | Cha: 10 (+0)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Kenderspeak, and Thieves' Cant

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Arlo quickly loses interest as the conversation with Lady Michelle grows serious. He sits on the ground by Hunni, watching as she plays with her toys. When she begins to comment on the situation, he loudly whispers to her, "Do you know of kettles that can talk? Are they part of the Test of High Sorcery? Will you show them to me?"

Arlo then begins to sort through the contents of his pouches. He produces an impressive collection of buttons, seashells, small pieces of twine, and lots and lots of lint. It also appears that there are several pieces of silverware bearing the seal of Castle Kalaman. Arlo carefully sets those aside. He finally finds what he is looking for, a very dusty carved wooden figurine of a bear. It is misshapen and inexpertly carved. He hands it out to Hunni. "Would you like this? I carved it myself. I think he could use a friend, and your animals look friendly. Well, except for the gorilla. He really should be nicer to the giraffe if they're friends."

OOC

Action: 
Move: 
Bonus Action:

Taunt: 3/3
Spell Slots: 3/3 1st Level
Pipes of the Sewers: 3/3 charges