The Mage's Manse
Doredan's fast movement draw's the beast's attention, and when he tries to slice along it's side the monster lizard nimbly dodges out of the way. Bil's hop keeps him ahead of the angry bite that follows his retreat, but escape he does, sending back a minor spell at the hat wearing lizard that causes scales to fall of it's body, weathered and withered. The wave of undead hands sent by the Magus nearly bury the large lizard in grasping, pinching, punching, and slapping hands infused with necromantic energy, and her spell, empowered by the bleeding cuts and worn flesh of Bil's previous cantrip, causes the frilled lizard to shriek and pain, frantically shaking itself to try to shed the swarm of hands. Keeping up with Bil, Kunian launches a vicious insult- "You look like a velociwizard with that stupid hat on!" Though the beast is not intelligent, the psychic attack stirs it to a rage that sends hands flying off of it's body.
The creature sheds the cascade of hands, pushing southward and an unstable lope that draws a blade from the Prince. This time his dagger cuts deep, sending a splash of blood to the stones. The beast doesn't move far, but it's movements are ungainly and forced compared to it's earlier grace, possibly due to the massive damage the party is pouring on. Then something surprising happens- the lizard opens it's maw and a wave of fire flows out of it, washing over Felicity and the gorelings in a tide of burning energy. Felicity leaps out of the way, as do some of the gorelings, but the rest are incinerated by the blast of flames. Then the creature sets about destroying more of the offending hands with claw and tail, fully eating a goreling with a snapping bite and crushing another with a tail. It gives a primal hiss of pain and aggression as the fight moves into it's next stage with many less players on the field.
Spoiler: Perception DC 14 (passives are ok)
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The fire attack didn't originate from the lizard's mouth. It came from the brim of the dark hat on the creature's head.
Spoiler: Combat Log
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Doredan misses with his dagger attack.
Bil leaps away, gets some distance, and Tolls the lizard for 3 damage.
Hylusi's hoard deals tons of damage (41 to be exact) and her Toll deals 18.
Felicity dodges. Both her and Bil save on their second attempt at the end of their turns, ending the fear affect.
Kunnian deals 3 with a vicious mockery and provides disadvantage on the lizard's next attack.
The lizard's fire attack deals 5 fire to Felicity, as well as 2 gorelings from each swarm. I'm going to rule that most elemental damage doesn't cause the gorelings to split (doesn't make sense to me, and we're already on unsteady balance with this homebrew). 2 gorelings from each swarm take 11 fire damage, which reduces them to ash.
If you would have spent your reaction differently let me know, Cyclist, but if you take the AoO you deal 10 with your dagger. Felicity misses with an Opp. Attack.
The lizard would crit bite a goreling, but Kunian's disadvantage makes it a regular hit. Still does enough damage to finish that goreling with 7 piercing and 9 poison. A tail smash deals 10 bludgeoning to another goreling, finishing it.
That leaves 2 gorelings (one from each swarm) still in operational. The frilled lizard is in Orange on it's health bar and is definitely not happy. Party's turn.
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