Behind the Scenes: Ballroom Blitz

The Show-runner

Oh, hey look. Another die rolling section. Also, our first instance of some PvP. If you have checked out the other die rolling behind the scenes, you get what’s going on here.

Since Josie doesn’t have a class transformation (spoilers: yet), a brief aside to present her stats, then on with the dice data:

Josie:

Str +3 (magically enhanced strength)

Dex +1 (good conditioning)

End +1 (good conditioning)

Int +1 (mildly above average intelligence)

Cha +0 (on the one hand, kind of tactless, on the other, very charming)

Lib -2 (doubly magically enhanced libido)

HP 6

Ballroom Blitz – Tina (see character sheet here), plus 20 Ax wielding yakuza bunny girls (2 HP each, attack: 1 damage)

Setup Phase

Tina – cast Mage Armor, SP remains: 14

Francis – Unequip most of his dress clothes for being magic ready (fishnets w/ garters and boots remain). Boots clicked to Field Mode.

Surprise Round

Tina – crash in from ceiling via rope to lower floor dance floor area w/ 5 yakuza bunny girls. Other bunny girls crash in as well, with 5 of them in travel distance (3 on left, 2 on right) to Josie & Francis. Tina uses surprise round in villian monologue. Cha check: 10, both impressed by how she hams it up.

Round 1

Francis – (Bonus action: activate bladesong, movement used to jump to ground, using Earth Tremor to break fall) – 5, Francis HP left: 9, knocked prone, bladesong off SP left: 10. Tina had advantage on Dex save. 2 yakuzas downed despite fail. Francis has 2 points.

Tina – (Dex save w/ advantage: 12, avoid all damage. Magic Missile. Run away) – No need for roll

Francis (reaction: Shield, disadvantage to get up in time) – 5 (again) – Francis HP left: 7 (one bolt hits leg armor) SP left: 9

Josie – (grab with claws attack) – 11, bunny girl grabbed and takes 1 damage.

Bunny Girl – (ax attack) – Str check to shove grabbed bunny girl in way 10, Bunny girl takes other damage, Josie has 1 point.

Round 2

Francis – (Get up, Bonus action: activate bladesong, longsword attack at nearest bunny girl) – 11, dead bunny girl. Francis has 3 points.

2 bunny girls by Tina – (attack) Francis reaction shields (12 on roll). SP left: 8

Tina (magic missile. Run more away) – No need for roll. Shield negates magic missiles.

Josie – (use dead bunny girl as improvised weapon against living one) – 10, bunny girl takes 1 damage

Bunny Girl – (ax attack) – 11 to block with corpse.

3 other bunny girls upstairs – 4 on Int check to avoid attacks, Josie HP remaining: 3

Round 3

Francis (Bonus action: Zephyr Strike, rush Tina, whack with sword) – 8, Francis SP left: 7, Tina HP left: 5, Tina advantage on counter attack

Tina (Dust Devil, Run away) – 14 on positioning, Francis HP Str save: 4, Francis knocked out of bladesong (again), Francis HP left: 8., flung towards bunny girls

Bunny Girls – (attack) – Francis shield reaction – 9 to get it up, Francis HP left: 7.

Josie – (chomp on lone bunny girl, turn around to attempt to block the others) – 11 on bite, dead bunny. Josie has 2 points

Bunny Girls (attack) – Str check to avoid axes with corpse again 9, Josie HP left: 2

Round 4

Francis (Bonus action: Bladesong again, position himself where bunnies are between him and the Dust Devil, whack a bunny with his sword) – 13, dead bunny. Francis has 4 points.

Bunny Girl (attack) – 10 to block for Francis, swing and a miss

Tina (bonus action: move Dust Devil to Francis, action: fire bolt on Francis, run away) - 8 to avoid her bunny, dead bunny. Tina gets 1 point. 6 to hit Francis, miss.

5 more bunnies move to assist Tina

Josie – (swing corpse like a baseball bat in an attempt to knock some of the nearby bunnies off the ledge) – Str check, disadvantage. 9 on roll. Knock 1 bunny off. Dead bunny. Josie has 3 points. Josie loses corpse in process.

Bunny girls (attack) – Dex check to dodge 6 on roll. Josie HP left: 0 [knocked out]

Round 5

Francis (Bonus Action: Zephyr Strike, position himself behind Tina, whack with sword) – 10, Francis SP left: 6, Tina HP left: 2, Concentration check on Tina: 13

Tina (bonus action: reposition Dust Devil, action: Disengage, run away)

Bunny Girls (attack) – Shield reaction. Francis SP left: 5

Round 6

Francis (Earth Tremor, bonus action: attempt to generate an SP) 9 on Earth Tremor, 3 bunnies fail. 2 bunnies succeed. 3 dead bunnies, 2 living bunnies. Francis has 7 points. SP left: 4, Cha check for SP generation: 5 failed.

Bunny girls (attack) – Shield reaction. Francis SP left: 3

Tina (bonus action: move Dust Devil on Francis, action: fire bolt on Francis, run away) – not bothering to save bunny girls. 2 dead bunnies. Tina has 3 points. 7 to hit Francis. Advantage on Str save for Francis. 7 to save. Francis HP left: 6. 7 to hit w/ Fire Bolt. Between armor and shield, no damage.

Round 7

Francis (Chromatic Orb on Tina) – 9 to hit. Tina HP left: 0 [knocked out]. Francis has 10 points.

Final XP:

Francis: Killed 7 Level 1 monsters (2 XP after 0.33x penalty), Knocked Out 1 Level 3 Player (3 XP). Total XP gain: 5

Josie: Killed 3 Level 1 monsters (3 XP)

Tina: Killed 3 Level 1 monsters (1 XP after 0.33x penalty)