#encounter-combat

Enemy: The Wasp Queen

Initiative: Wasp Queen, Ai, Ikki, Taras, Balasar, Lyrica, Lenna, Marsque, Specters, Elodie, Charra

The Queen took her first round to call two specters to her aid, former subjects in their lives.  Ai was able to attack the one that spawned near Ikki and myself, though it was slightly resistant.  Ikki passed her a silver short sword, before attacking that same ghost.  Taras used a Spiritual weapon to attack, and another spell.  I'm unsure if he hit, however.  Balasar and Charra teamed up to do some nasty damage to the Wasp Queen, dropping Charra into a Rage.  I reminded Elodie about her wand, before killing the specter near me and inspiring Charra.  Lenna Sacred Flamed on the queen, before Marque attacked the other ghost.  He also ordered the other rats to get clear of the fight.  One of the Spectre’s made a run for it for some reason, taking damage from Marsque before dispersing into the queen and healing her.  Elodie was able to Hex the Queen, before she had her fireball dispelled.  Shit.  Charra was unable to do any damage, but did prevent the queen from being able to effectively attack anyone but her.

The queen poisoned Charra with her attack, before Ai tossed a pot of oil at the Queen that missed.  Ikki got close enough to toss a dart, before Taras’s Guiding Bolt missed her.  His Spiritual weapon, which seemed to just be a pair of crashing waves did.  Balasar did manage to do some damage with their weapons, and another specter appeared.  I dropped a Cloud of Daggers on the queen, before inspiring Taras.  Lenna sent the spectre running, and Marsque moved into attack.  ELodie’s Fireball did hit, but not as strongly as it did against us.  The Chamberlain’s Ghost tried to run, but took some damage from Balasar.  Another Specter rose, and Charra hit the queen.

With that, she turned into a bunch of blobs like the Viscount once had done.  Ai was able to hit one of them, before Ikki went after another.  Taras’ Turn Undead sent one specter running, before his spiritual weapon missed a different one.  Balasar damaged yet another one, while my Dissonant Whispers killed another.  Lenna was able to aid us, before Marsque made a blob explode.  The specter ran from Taras, but turned back upon being hit.  Another attacked Taras, causing some nasty damage.  Elodie missed one of the blobs, and the Chamberlain hit Taras as well.  The blobs moved, but none attacked.  Charra was able to hit the Chamberlain.

Ai was able to heal Taras with a potion, before Ikki attacked the Chamberlain.  Taras cast another spell before healing himself.  Balasar killed another blob because of some spell, before using their mace to attack another blob.  I healed Taras a bit more, before attacking the Specter.  Lenna killed the Chamberlain with Guiding Bolt, before Marsque killed a specter.  Another reunited with two of the blobs, before causing damage to a large portion of the party.  She then cast some bastardized version of magic missile.  Elodie downed two health potions to heal up, before Charra closed in to heal with a potion as well.

Enemies: Several Giant Wasps, Rat Swarms, Werewasps, Giant Rats, 1 Wasp Swarm, Wererats, and Chancellor Ervlid

Initial Initiative: Ai, Ikki, Balasar, Taras, Giant Wasps, Rat Swarms, Giant Rats, Lyrica, Lenna, Wasp Swarms, Elodie, Werewasps, Wererats, Charra

Ai was able to do a little damage to one of the werewasps, but their resistance kept her from being as powerful.  Ikki attacked a wererat non-lethally, but still did a decent amount of damage.  Balasar went after the same werewasp that Ai attacked, before Taras cast a fog cloud over a portion of the battlefield.  The giant wasps attacked various rats, and the rat swarms went after various rats and wasps.  The Giant Rats decided to attack Giant Wasps and nests as well.  I was able to insult the same werewasp Balasar and Ai attacked, before flying up.  Lenna, keeping to the wall, ended up casting a spell on me I didn’t recognize.  The single wasp swarm attacked one of the other rat swarms, before Elodie Blasted one of the wererats to end its life.  One of the werewasps attacked Balasar, but the other failed to do anything to anyone.  The remaining wererat attacked a hive, before Charra attacked it.

Ai killed one of the Giant Wasps, before disappearing, the body disappearing with her.  Ikki realized we’d stopped trying to be nonlethal, and killed one of the giant rats before missing the swarm.  Balasar killed another Giant Wasp, before Taras killed four enemies in a single Shatter: a giant wasp, a wasp swarm, and two of the rat swarms as well as the hive they were near.  The other giant wasps attacked a wererat, before a rat swarm attacked Ikki.  A Giant rat also failed to attack a werewasp.  I moved closer and cast a healing spell at Ikki.  Lenna switched spells, casting something else I didn’t recognize.  One of the wasps screwed up attacking a rat, setting itself on fire before Elodie did her best to limit the fire’s spread.  One of the werewasps also tried to attack a giant rat, and a wererat kept attacking the hives.  Charra, well she missed her attack.

Enemy: The Viscount Polheimen

Initiative: Ikki, Lyrica, Elodie, Taras, The Viscount, Charra

Ikki began the fight by flying into the air, tossing her vial of alchemist’s fire at the Viscount.  It caught him on fire, and I flew up as well to Mock him.  I then turned to Elodie, offering her inspiration.  She Hexed the beast, before Blasting him.  Taras tried to Shatter him, but it withstood the worst of the damage.  It began to move closer to us, and a puslating started beneath its hide.  A series of swarms escaped its skin, and its wings began to beat causing an eerie noise.  Ikki was able to withstand it, but Charra found herself unable to do anything.

Initiative Change:  Ikki, Lyrica, Elodie, The Viscount, Taras, Charra

Ikki managed to withstand the whispers and ramblings coming from its many mouths, disengaging it to get further away before tossing a dart at its back.  I cast Cloud of Daggers on it, and passed Ikki inspiration.  One of the swarms attempted to attack Charra, but missed, while the other struck Ikki.  Elodie was able to use a spell I’ve never seen to destroy the swarm that attacked Ikki.  The Viscount took damage from both the Alchemist’s Fire and my Cloud, before trying to shoot stingers at Charra and Taras.  She knocked them into the ground, and he dodged to let them hit the door behind him.  Taras was able to cast Guiding Bolt on the beast, breaking it into six pieces.  The swarms faded as it happened.  No longer affected by the buzzing, Charra was able to attack one of the blobs.

Initiative Change:  Ikki, Lyrica, The Viscount’s Body Pieces, Elodie, Taras, Charra

Ikki was able to attack another blob, while I went after the same one that Charra had attacked and inspiring Taras.  I am out for the day now.  I need to learn how to recover them more easily, and use them more often.  I also stopped concentrating on Cloud of Daggers, as it was only a danger to us.  One blob was killed by Ikki when trying to escape, while the one Charra and I have attacked missed her.  The other four all began to close in.  Elodie kills one, and Taras another, though Charra missed the one she went after.

Ikki was able to damage one of the remaining blobs, then I went after another.  I also tossed some healing Ikki’s way, seeing she was getting hurt.  The remaining blobs reconvened, showing us the Viscount.  He speaks in Elvish, and while I don’t know most of he and Elodie’s conversation, I did hear the insult he cast at Charra’s mother before casting a spell at Taras.  Elodie recognized it as Crown of Madness, letting us know that we need to break his concentration even as he broke her Eldritch Blast apart.  Taras failed to hit Charra and broke free of the crown, though Charra’s attempt to grapple the Viscount failed.

Ikki somehow laid a Silence around the Viscount, and I stepped far enough away I was able to cast Cloud of Daggers again on him.  Of course, something on his belt was a charm that allowed him to Misty Step away before casting a fucking fireball at us.  I was sent unconscious, and don’t know what else happened before Taras revived me with a spell.  I was able to see Charra grapple the Viscount.

Ikki attacked him with her spear after using a healing potion, then I took one as well.  Sadly, my Mockery failed me again.  Ikki was able to knock the wand away from him, and Elodie destroyed him with Eldritch Blast before something strange happens because of her bond to her patron.

Kills:

Enemies: 4 Ghosts

Initiative: Ghosts, Ikki, Lyrica, Charra, Elodie, Taras

As combat began, the ghosts began to make their way towards us.  Ikki, flying up as always, was able to slam Ghost 1 with her quarterstaff and talons but her weapons didn’t seem to do as much damage as they normally would.  I managed to Mock the same one, before passing Charra inspiration.  She came forward to attack the same ghost, standing directly below Ikki.  Ghost 2 was Hexed by Elodie, but her attack missed.  Taras also failed to hit it with his spell.

The Peasants move a bit closer, and Charra’s intervention kept the third one from hitting me.  The first and fourth both missed Charra, but the second did hit Taras.  Ikki managed to force the first back into its ghostly form, before I attacked the third with my shortswords.  Note to self: learn more combat spells.  Charra took an opportunity attack from Green trying to attack Purple, but missed.  Elodie Blasted the second one, before Taras forces three of them to run away.

The one ghost who didn’t run took opportunity attacks from Ikki and Charra that reverted it back into its spectral form.  I hit the fourth, removing its fear.  Ikki went after the one she had already hit this round doing even more damage, while I Mocked the one I’d already attacked.  Charra turns that same one into its spectral form with her attack, before Elodie and Taras attack the third so Taras can kill it.

The second one took an opportunity attack that turned it into a ghost, while the first kept running.  The fourth attacked me but missed.  Ikki attacked and killed the second, before flanking the one attacking me.  I was able to deal some damage to it, before Charra’s attack went so bad she accidentally hit Ikki in the shin.  Elodie shifted her Hex to blast the last remaining ghost, before Taras killed it with Toll the Dead.  The last escaped us entirely.

Kill Count

Ikki: 1 Ghost

Enemies: 2 wererats

Initiative: Charra, Taras, Lyrica, Ikki, Wererats, Elodie

As always, Charra is the first in the combat.  She attacked one of the wererats, slamming it with her hammer, before Taras’ Toll the Dead failed to damage the other.  I and Ikki took the the air, deciding to take advantage of the higher ceiling in the room to give ourselves some height advantage.  My Vicious Mockery hit the wererat Charra had attacked, while Ikki attacked the other.  The first failed to harm Charra, though the other managed to harm Taras.  Elodie brought out a new spell on the second of the beings, before throwing an Eldritch Blast in its face.

Charra never seems to have much luck hitting her opponents?  She once again missed, though this time Taras did injure his opponent.  I tossed Charra some inspiration before attacking my target with my shortsword.  Ikki manages to get the other, and both fail to hit either of us.  Once again, Elodie blasted the same monster. This time, it died!

Charra did manage to hit her target, then shifted around it to stand closer to me.  Taras’s Toll the Dead proved successful, especially when it seemed my one shortsword that hit caused absolutely no damage.  Ikki did harm it, however.  It went after me, though Charra’s shield got between us to prevent its attack.  Elodie missed her attack, sadly, though Charra then brought her hammer down one last time to kill the beast.

Kills

Ikki: 1 Wererat

Enemies: 2 Wasp Swarms, 2 Giant Wasps, the Wasp Duchess

Initiative: Charra, Giant Wasp, Wasp Swarms, Lyrica, Elodie, Ikki, Taras

At the beginning of combat, Charra placed herself in the doorway to try to limit how much room they have to come through, before preparing herself to attack it when it comes within her range.  She damaged it when it closed in, but dodged its retaliation even as another giant wasp appears.  I Viciously Mock the first Giant Wasp, while Ikki tosses a dart at the new one.  Elodie and Taras both attempt to attack, but are dodged.  None of the swarms or the other Giant Wasp were able to get close enough to attack us.

Charra was then able to slam her weapon into the first Giant Wasp again, once again dodging its retaliation.  One of the swarms also miss her, while the other giant wasp fails to hit Taras.  I mock the same giant wasp again, and Elodie blasts the other.  Ikki’s next dark kills the second giant wasp, while Taras’s Sacred Flame does a bit of damage to the second swarm.  The swarms are still stuck behind the giant wasps, and unable to attack.

Charra sadly is unable to make her third attack, but neither does she get hit.  One of the swarms manages to get a good hit in on Taras, and he does something even as he goes unconscious.  Having the cleric go down?  Never a good thing.  Seeing a party member go down, I brought out both my shortsword and attacked the swarm.  Elodie and Ikki attack it as well.  Ikki killed the swarm, before she killed the other giant wasp as well.

Charra does damage the remaining wasp swarm, and it can’t seem to get through her armor.  My Vicious Mockery fails me, before Elodie apparently decided to trust in Charra’s armor to blast both her and the swarm.  The swarm was hurt, but Charra’s armor help up.  Ikki used that potion we’d found to heal Taras, who was able to cast a spell from his position.

I had inspired Charra when she was trying to open the door, but even that apparently wasn’t enough for her to hit the swarm, who does damage her this time.  My mocking was once again ineffective, though Elodie managed to kill the swarm with her own spell.  However, before we could celebrate finishing combat another, truly massive wasp appeared.

Charra prepares herself to dodge, which allowed her to get out of the way of whatever it spit at her.  I did manage to hit it with Vicious Mockery, and it spoke in Infernal.  It told me “The Queen take you, intruders!”.  Elodie and Ikki once again landed attacks, while Taras’ spell failed.  He did get up and hide in the corner.

I’m not sure what Charra did, but I could tell she had gained her second wind before attacking.  The wasp failed to hit in in response, before my cry of “The Queen is nothing to us!” was apparently enough to surprise it, before passing Ikki inspiration.  Elodie blasted it, while Ikki’s dart was enough to kill it.

Kills:

Ikki:  2 Giant Wasps, 1 Wasp Swarm, Wasp Duchess

Enemies: 3 swarms of rats

Initial Initiative: Ikki, Charra, Taras, Elodie, Lyrica, Rats

As battle began, Ikki took to the air before she tossed one of her darts at one of the swarms and caused some minor damage, though Charra’s attempt to intimidate them failed on account of how stupid they are.  Taras, casting Toll the Dead via hitting his shield with his weapon, caused some more damage to Ikki’s target.  Elodie targeted the same rats with her Eldritch Blast, wiping out a fair number of them.  Sadly, my own attempts to mock them were about as successful as Charra’s intimidation attempts.  One swarm went after Ikki and managed to reach her, though the other two failed to make contact with Charra or myself

Ikki’s quarterstaff swung through the same rats that attacked her, causing more damage to them.  Charra damaged the ones that attempted to attack me, while Taras also caused some with his trident.  Elodie once again blasted some of the rats, before I killed the last of the swarm that attempted to harm Charra.  Of course, two more rats appeared.  The remaining swarms failed to hit Taras or myself, though one of the new rats blasted me with flames.  The other new rat missed me as well.

Ikki proved how deadly she can be by killing one swarm with her quarter staff before killing the giant rat with her claws.  Charra damaged the remaining swarm, before Taras’ spell destroyed the magical rat.  Elodie missed with her attack, before I destroyed the remaining swarm.

Kills:

Ikki: 1 rat swarm, 1 giant rat

Taras: magical rat