[Bear]

I was somehow at the palace of the king or sultan or something it looked fancy and this was before electricity. The headmaiden, or whatever you call someone who handles the women of the harem or slaves, was talking about a girl they've been training but she was too small to accommodate her position in the breeding program. So they were going to kill her.

I had the feeling that I was a well respected artisan or smith. Before I left I said, "let me take her."

They looked at me like I didn't know what I was talking about. "I'll take her and register her as my daughter. I can do that."

The headmaiden said, "One choice that will bring a lifetime of commitment."

I didn't care.

They let me have her, she was basically Summer.

I took her to the registrar and someone right before me was registering his daughter, about the same age. They didn't ask questions just, "okay, here's the paperwork or whatever."

So I took her home and she was quiet for days, I fed her and treated her like a daughter.

Weird.

 

[Bear] Every few years I have sleep paralysis and since I know what it is, they don't really scare me, but this last one was just silly.

I felt someone patting my legs lightly, it was a girl that looked like this:



Wasn't scared, actually felt relaxed. She looked like Mashly, the merge of Ashley and Misha. Cuter than the picture, I fell right asleep.

The bulette resists piercing and bludgeoning. I don't know about slashing, I could attack it with my shortsword after disengaging.

Everyone knows that the earth is flat and that space doesn't exist!

[Round 6][Ghoul will recover in 36 seconds]

[2d4+2=8]

Overpriced as they are, at least they're effective; Cat wakes refreshed and hops to her feet. Though still severely reduced in vitality and still injured, she quickly regains rage and moves quickly, aiming and firing her crossbow.

[Cat gains 4 THP]

[Note: Jagged has no effect on zombies as they don't bleed, zombies are magical constructs made out of a corpse, they're not alive and do not have a heartbeat. Rage bonus only adds to melee.]

[HIT vs AC10 1d20+1+2+1d4=CM][DMG 1d10+2+1]

Cat's bolt jams and she wastes her turn to unjam it safely.

Yulya casts Sacred Flame on the zombie amplified with the goblin staff and her celestial revelation and moves 30ft around the throne. She keeps a safe distance from the sparks and hopes the zombie continues to charge her - running into the electrical arcs.

[DEX vs DC15 1d20-2=11][DMG 1d8+2+3=7]

A zombie is not nimble by any means regardless of the original creature's ability, so Yulya's magic easily hits the undead creature and burns the unholy creation with divine light. Though she shrugs it off, she's still somewhat injured by the magic, a few more hits and she'll be downed.



Shambling along, the zombie moves unerringly toward Cat and Yulya, taking a straight line to you, the arcs jump to her but she's unaffected by them, something she's wearing is directing the energy into the ground. However, zombies are also somewhat slow and she doesn't manage to reach you. Her current position is within the range of the throne; the arcs show an unreal display of power. By the looks of it, a melee strike from this creature could conduct the lightning to her target.



The tunnel heading West extends 120ft and in the dim light of wall lamps you see a bulette attempting to buck a black shape offm its back.

[Meanwhile...]

M3gan, help the bulette friend enter the room, don't attack it. We need him here!

Alice receives only primal feelings, mostly indifferent to her plea, if understanding is even possible.

First you attack me who's trying to save your lives and now you are you hitting each other? Can't you be reasonable for once?

[PERSUASION vs DC16 1d20-1=(16,8)]

To even her own surprise, one of the bugbears hesitate.

Nezzner barks, "Worthless heathens! Know your place!"

[INTIMIDATION vs DC16 1d20+5=(16,N/A)]

His glint of clarity fades quickly.

Out of options (by design of course!) Alice hears battle sounds from the other side of the large doors to the south and spends her last Ki point on Step of the Wind (Disengage+Dash) and makes a run for the door. Busting through the double doors, she sees the bulette with the large cat she's seen before riding it's back holding fast. She looks every bit an electrified, demonized machine in action.



Alice tries to ride on top of it and grapple it.

[Grapple(A) vs DC18 1d20+3+2+1d4=(12,10)]

Even with advantage, given its wild flailing, she can't manage to mount the beast. Though it's very much still active, it's looking haggard and scratched badly by the efforts of the panther.

The bugbears chase have to dash to keep up with Alice's speed. They barely catch up to her.



[Make your moves]