Monster Mash Battle Royale (D&D 5e) Match 3

[thinkslogically]

((noooooo! Oh well! At least I wasn't first to go!))

[SuperVaderMan]

Not seeing anything or even having any self-awareness whatsoever, the Gray Ooze continues schlorping along the wall, 4 spaces SE.

[spiderwrangler]

((noooooo! Oh well! At least I wasn't first to go!))

Actually... you were... I forgot to give the Satyr a saving throw, so he's at 1 HP...

Skeletal Warhorse is up!

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Elk (Thinks) 19
Warhorse Skeleton (Lurks) 16.1 <----------------
Animated Armor (Burns) 16
Satyr (Dlover) 15
Thri-Kreen (Badge) 14
Thri-Kreen (Theis2) 13
Brown Bear (LAYF) 10
Gray Ooze (SVM) 5

[thinkslogically]

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Hahahah! Oh well. I do feel like the power creep (or lack of it) is starting to show though. By next round, I doubt I'll be able to do anything much against the other players unless I get lucky and get something that can just wait out the majority of the round and hide until everyone else kills each other. I appreciate that this is a test game, and I intend to keep playing, but it is starting to feel a bit hopeless that I'll be able to actually compete effectively in future rounds if I'm stuck in the forest creatures monster set while everyone else is getting into decent CR scores. ...and yes, I fully accept that most of this is bad play choices on my part

Anyway, I'm sure you're aware of this already and probably have ideas for dealing with it but that's my perspective so far from the bottom of the heap

[BadgeAddict]

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Well, I think there are two ways to solve the CR creep. Some thoughts of my own
1. If you are behind enough (set number of points) you have the an increasingly higher chance of spawning a flying creature.
2. Have a map that has features in it small enough to allow "small/tiny" creatures into places that bigger creatures have a more difficult time getting into.
3. (Favorite option) include a bonus lottery for a "known" high CR creature. (a creature which matches 2x the highest CR creature). So, how this would work would be, everyone has an extra bonus roll at startup, that Spider does, like 1d100, and depending on a range or random number that he defines, if you roll it, you win the lotto and win that creature. Additionally, the further away from the creatures CR you are, the more "chances/rolls" you have at winning the creature.

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

Skeletal horse wheels and charges the satyr and bear.

[spiderwrangler]

((Warhorse gets there within its 60ft movement. Doing anything else?))

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

Warhorse attacks the satyr (shoot out my rib, will you?)

Hooves: 1D20+6 = [9]+6 = 15

Hooves (damage): 2D6+4 = [4, 1]+4 = 9

[spiderwrangler]

The hooves dash in the Satyr's skull as it slumps back into death and vanishes.

Animated Armor is up!


BATTLE ROYALE ARENA!

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Elk (Thinks) 19
Warhorse Skeleton (Lurks) 16.1
Animated Armor (Burns) 16 <----------------
Satyr (Dlover) 15
Thri-Kreen (Badge) 14
Thri-Kreen (Theis2) 13
Brown Bear (LAYF) 10
Gray Ooze (SVM) 5

.[tabs: LAYF ]Current Form: Brown Bear
AC: 11
HP: 34 > 26>19>16
Challenge Rating Points = 8/8 = CR = 1

[tabs: Dlover]Current Form: Spirit
AC:
HP:
Challenge Rating Points = 14/8 + 2/8 = 14/8 = CR = 2

[tabs: Burns ]Current Form: Animated Armor
AC: 18
HP: 33>25
Challenge Rating Points = 9/8 = CR = 1

[tabs: Theis2]Current Form: Thri-Kreen
AC: 15
HP: 33
Challenge Rating Points = 1 + 0/8 = CR = 1

[tabs:Lurks ]Current Form: Warhorse Skeleton
AC: 13
HP: 22>18>10
Challenge Rating Points = 7/8 = CR = 1/2

[tabs:Thinks ]Current Form: Spirit
AC: 10
HP: 13>8>2>0
Challenge Rating Points = 3/8 + Ôàø = 4/8 = CR = 1/2

[tabs: Badge]Current Form: Thri-Kreen
AC: 15
HP: 33
Challenge Rating Points = 9/8 = CR = 1

[tabs:SuperVaderMan ]Current Form: Gray Ooze
AC: 8
HP: 22
Challenge Rating Points = 6/8 = CR = 1/2[/tabs]

[Arch Lich Burns]

Multipunch bear!
Multipunch: 1D20+4 = [20]+4 = 24
1D6+2 = [2]+2 = 4
1D20+4 = [14]+4 = 18
1D6+2 = [6]+2 = 8
Multipunch crit: 1D6 = [1] = 1

[Dlover]

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Hahahah! Oh well. I do feel like the power creep (or lack of it) is starting to show though. By next round, I doubt I'll be able to do anything much against the other players unless I get lucky and get something that can just wait out the majority of the round and hide until everyone else kills each other. I appreciate that this is a test game, and I intend to keep playing, but it is starting to feel a bit hopeless that I'll be able to actually compete effectively in future rounds if I'm stuck in the forest creatures monster set while everyone else is getting into decent CR scores. ...and yes, I fully accept that most of this is bad play choices on my part

Anyway, I'm sure you're aware of this already and probably have ideas for dealing with it but that's my perspective so far from the bottom of the heap

Well, not dying first gives me CR2, so hopefully I'll be able to provide actual aid next round.

3. (Favorite option) include a bonus lottery for a "known" high CR creature. (a creature which matches 2x the highest CR creature). So, how this would work would be, everyone has an extra bonus roll at startup, that Spider does, like 1d100, and depending on a range or random number that he defines, if you roll it, you win the lotto and win that creature. Additionally, the further away from the creatures CR you are, the more "chances/rolls" you have at winning the creature.

Twice the highest CR would probably be a bit much. When that's just a CR 2 monster it's manageable, but now it's CR4, and soon it'd be CR6, exponentially getting more impossible to beat, so actually getting that creature would effectively just give the person max points.

[BadgeAddict]

As it is my turn next. I will go into stealth mode and then move my 40 ft.

[spiderwrangler]

The Animated Armor clobbers the Brown Bear, who finally looks up with something other than confusion in its eyes... rage.


BATTLE ROYALE ARENA!

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Elk (Thinks) 19
Warhorse Skeleton (Lurks) 16.1
Animated Armor (Burns) 16
Satyr (Dlover) 15
Thri-Kreen (Badge) 14 <----------------
Thri-Kreen (Theis2) 13
Brown Bear (LAYF) 10
Gray Ooze (SVM) 5

.[tabs: LAYF ]Current Form: Brown Bear
AC: 11
HP: 34 > 26>19>16>3
Challenge Rating Points = 8/8 = CR = 1

[tabs: Dlover]Current Form: Spirit
AC:
HP:
Challenge Rating Points = 14/8 + 2/8 = 14/8 = CR = 2

[tabs: Burns ]Current Form: Animated Armor
AC: 18
HP: 33>25
Challenge Rating Points = 9/8 = CR = 1

[tabs: Theis2]Current Form: Thri-Kreen
AC: 15
HP: 33
Challenge Rating Points = 1 + 0/8 = CR = 1

[tabs:Lurks ]Current Form: Warhorse Skeleton
AC: 13
HP: 22>18>10
Challenge Rating Points = 7/8 = CR = 1/2

[tabs:Thinks ]Current Form: Spirit
AC: 10
HP: 13>8>2>0
Challenge Rating Points = 3/8 + Ôàø = 4/8 = CR = 1/2

[tabs: Badge]Current Form: Thri-Kreen
AC: 15
HP: 33
Challenge Rating Points = 9/8 = CR = 1

[tabs:SuperVaderMan ]Current Form: Gray Ooze
AC: 8
HP: 22
Challenge Rating Points = 6/8 = CR = 1/2[/tabs]


((Let me know where that 40 is being spent, and give me a Stealth roll.))

[BadgeAddict]

Sneak/Hide with advantage: 2D20.HIGH(1)+4 = [13, 8]+4 = 17

[spiderwrangler]

One of the Thri-Kreen goes camo again, and the other one is up.

[Theis2]

Sorry, totally missed it was my turn.

I will move 15 ft to the left and push the button as I start to once again shift colours to match my surroundings and stealth away.

Thri-kreen stealth: 2D20.HIGH(1)+4 = [3, 18]+4 = 22

[spiderwrangler]

The other Thri-Kreen does just that, the blue panel lighting up as it steps on it.

The Brown Bear turns on the Animated Armor, trying in vain bite or claw it, its teeth and claws just scraping on the armored surface without catching hold.

Bite:Claws: 1D20+5 = [10]+5 = 15
1D20+5 = [8]+5 = 13


BATTLE ROYALE ARENA!

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Elk (Thinks) 19
Warhorse Skeleton (Lurks) 16.1
Animated Armor (Burns) 16
Satyr (Dlover) 15
Thri-Kreen (Badge) 14
Thri-Kreen (Theis2) 13
Brown Bear (LAYF) 10
Gray Ooze (SVM) 5 <----------------

.[tabs: LAYF ]Current Form: Brown Bear
AC: 11
HP: 34 > 26>19>16>3
Challenge Rating Points = 8/8 = CR = 1

[tabs: Dlover]Current Form: Spirit
AC:
HP:
Challenge Rating Points = 14/8 + 2/8 = 14/8 = CR = 2

[tabs: Burns ]Current Form: Animated Armor
AC: 18
HP: 33>25
Challenge Rating Points = 9/8 = CR = 1

[tabs: Theis2]Current Form: Thri-Kreen
AC: 15
HP: 33
Challenge Rating Points = 1 + 0/8 = CR = 1

[tabs:Lurks ]Current Form: Warhorse Skeleton
AC: 13
HP: 22>18>10
Challenge Rating Points = 7/8 = CR = 1/2

[tabs:Thinks ]Current Form: Spirit
AC: 10
HP: 13>8>2>0
Challenge Rating Points = 3/8 + Ôàø = 4/8 = CR = 1/2

[tabs: Badge]Current Form: Thri-Kreen
AC: 15
HP: 33
Challenge Rating Points = 9/8 = CR = 1

[tabs:SuperVaderMan ]Current Form: Gray Ooze
AC: 8
HP: 22
Challenge Rating Points = 6/8 = CR = 1/2[/tabs]

[SuperVaderMan]

The ooze just keeps on oozing along the wall, 20 feet SE.

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

((Ah. Guess it's my turn then.))

The War Horse Skele glares at the bear trying to claw the armor from its back.

War Horse hooves: 1D20+6 = [12]+6 = 18

Hooves damage: 2D6+4 = [1, 3]+4 = 8

It turns and promptly tramples the poor bear into the dirt.

If movement is still available, the skelehorse will start moving in a line to wind up just west of the center post in the pink zone.

[spiderwrangler]

The Ooze schlorps along, activating the purple panel as it glides over it.

The Warhorse finishes off the bear, and as it puffs into smoke, heads west, though it isn't able to get around the central obelisk just yet.

The Animated Armor is up, but senses nothing within its blindsight radius.


BATTLE ROYALE ARENA!

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Elk (Thinks) 19
Warhorse Skeleton (Lurks) 16.1
Animated Armor (Burns) 16 <----------------
Satyr (Dlover) 15
Thri-Kreen (Badge) 14
Thri-Kreen (Theis2) 13
Brown Bear (LAYF) 10
Gray Ooze (SVM) 5

.[tabs: LAYF ]Current Form: Spirit
AC:
HP:
Challenge Rating Points = 8/8 + 3/8 = 11/8= CR = 1

[tabs: Dlover]Current Form: Spirit
AC:
HP:
Challenge Rating Points = 14/8 + 2/8 = 14/8 = CR = 2

[tabs: Burns ]Current Form: Animated Armor
AC: 18
HP: 33>25
Challenge Rating Points = 9/8 = CR = 1

[tabs: Theis2]Current Form: Thri-Kreen
AC: 15
HP: 33
Challenge Rating Points = 1 + 0/8 = CR = 1

[tabs:Lurks ]Current Form: Warhorse Skeleton
AC: 13
HP: 22>18>10
Challenge Rating Points = 7/8 = CR = 1/2

[tabs:Thinks ]Current Form: Spirit
AC: 10
HP: 13>8>2>0
Challenge Rating Points = 3/8 + Ôàø = 4/8 = CR = 1/2

[tabs: Badge]Current Form: Thri-Kreen
AC: 15
HP: 33
Challenge Rating Points = 9/8 = CR = 1

[tabs:SuperVaderMan ]Current Form: Gray Ooze
AC: 8
HP: 22
Challenge Rating Points = 6/8 = CR = 1/2[/tabs]

[Arch Lich Burns]

Hold action to punch something nearby.

[spiderwrangler]

((Lurks, since you didn't have movement to get to where you stated, let me know if you're good there or want to be somewhere else.))

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

How about passing on the north side?

[spiderwrangler]

((Where you are indicated is where my count got you by going directly west then moving up to work your way around. Alternate would be heading NW sooner?))

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

Yes.