Always Ascending

[darlingng01]

Oric:
[save: 13+3=16]
[rolling to flop on her: 19+?=??]

Struggling against my tiny, sweet and delicious prison I manage to return to my full bodied form... right in her hand. With a startled yelp I flop on top of her, knocking her to the floor and landing on top.

[Alice]

The queen yelps as she falls to the ground hand full of dwarf. She frowns and snaps at the cleric.

(10 damage, crit!)

She bites down on Oric's neck as she quickly dwindles away into a tiny chocolate drop.. the queen tosses Oric into her mouth chews a moment then swallows.

Her rear seems to plump and jiggle as she calms slightly. From that expanded rear you can see a hand struggling to push out and an impression of Oric's face that sinks in.. Seems she's not fully gone.. yet..

(Oric has disadvantage on  death saves.)

(Naethra, Duran, Lou's turn)

[Ryuforce]

She wasn't fast enough. With a bite and a gulp the gnoll queen swallowed her friend whole. But seeing her face and hand made it clear it wasn't too late. She needs to get Oric out, and she needs to get Oric out now. But is a swing enough? What if the gnoll vanishes into smoke along with Oric? But... she might be free afterwards. There isn't time to think this out as every moment is another second of losing the dwarf! Without any remaining hesitation, she made a swing, but rather then go for the big gut, she tries to strike the gnoll's slide. Hoping to miss the dwarf inside if she manages to cut on through or something similar. "You just made your biggest mistake!"

[Duran tries to cut Oric free!]
[Hit: 10 + 5 + 4 = 19]
[DMG: 6 + 3 + 2(duel passive) = 11 piercing damage]

[HP:20/28] [HD: 3/3] [AC: 18] [Lay on Hands: 15/15]

[Spell Slots: 1/3 Uses / Divine Sense: 4 Uses / Channel Divinity: Available / Inspiration: Available]

[Prepared Spells - Shield, Protection from Evil and Good, Cure Wounds, Bless, Divine Favor, and Heroism]

[Effects: MultiAx Torch Mode. Blessed! Concentration - Bless]

Bless - Add 1d4 to saving throw or attack roll. Wears off in one minute or Duran loses Concentration

[Alice]

She moans as the swing strikes true.. 'Oh... you'll be a tasty one!"

Oric jiggles as pleasure floods the queens body even her jiggly ass.

[Ryuforce]

Duran retorts as she growls. "I'll make you eat those words!!"

[darlingng01]

Oric:

Being a part of her ass is... terrifying. and thrilling. I know I need to get out. I'm doing my best to escape, pushing on her skin as I try and escape. The surge of pleasure causes me to wriggle briefly, sending my mind swimming briefly before I return to my attempts at escape.

[Nihtgenga]

((FYI for those of you who might have missed it in the chat, Alice said we can go out of order seeing as we all get a turn before the queen.))

"Hah, I knew you could beat it! Now let's kickher a-Shit, Oric!" Retiaria yelled, grimacing as the dwarf regained her form only to get turned back into candy a moment later- and immediately disappear into the gnoll queen's mouth.
"Damn it." she cursed, shaking her head. Oric was gone. She was still struggling, inside the queen's body, but would defeating the queen bring Oric back or cause her to suffer the same fate as the queen? No way of knowing. What she did know was that sometimes people went down, and they'd all go the same way if they stopped fighting. No other option. Jabbing at the queen's belly, she then stepped in close, spinning her trident around to hook its shaft behind the queen's leg in an attempt to topple her.

[SD spent: Trip attack. DC 12 STR save to avoid going prone.
Hit: 10+4+4= 18
Damage: 5+1+4= 10]

[Alice]

The strike lands true and she is knocked off balance falling backwards her entire weight landing on her rear.

[Dichotomy]

Still, as I struggle to figure out just what is going on and how I fit into all of this, something occurs to me. Something commonly pronounced 'Eureka!'

I may not understand the rules of this place entirely, but it /does/ appear to have rules. Rules just as definite and exploitable as those I am familiar with, and what sort of wizard would I be if I pouted at not understanding the rules rather than trying to codify them? Let's see, how best to do this...

"You." I say, gesturing to the gnoll, leaning forward with my hands clasped and elbows touching in front of me. That was an... acutely odd sensation, making attempts to show off my, erm, 'assets' rather than downplaying the, but I understand the concept of a somatic component enhancing a spell, and that's all this is, really.

I continue my taunt "You are a glutton. You were always going to bite off more than you could chew one of these days. Still, you look cute down there, on your ass, and if you manage to stay down for once, I think we can make it worth your while." I wink, and blow more kisses. Likely the strangest incantation I've ever uttered, but we all make sacrifices to further the cause of arcane study.

((magic missiles and my last spell slot, 1+2+4+3 = 10 damage))

[Alice]

The Queen shudders in orgasm as the blown kisses strike.. Then pink smoke flows away revealing not a gnoll, but rather a humanoid domestic dog. She is nowhere near the level of fat that the queen was, but she is clearly plump, wearing Oric's misfitting clothing and seemingly unconscious.

The smoke starts to flow to the trap door when Eve bends down and takes a deep breath of it.

"Use that key.. Escape through the upper floor windows while they are all pounding on the door! Feel free to help yourself to some of her treasure too" She takes another deep breath as her body starts to fatten, "Thanks for everything."

She presses her hands to her body as she sinks to her knees over the trap door, "Who's magic is useless now?" She plumps and grows, but her body also starts to turn grey. She smiles, one of her eyes reflecting fear as she becomes a statue, an idol of gluttony completely covering the trap door to the lower level.

There is a jeweled lock that matches the key. There are no windows on this level and the pounding is getting more instant and can be heard even through the statue.

[Dichotomy]

My manner reverts quite suddenly "Well-" I clear my throat, brushing myself off and channeling the energy of my alter self spell to re-take the form I had when I arrived in this world, while it lasts. I hold it for a moment then sigh, letting this spell dissipate altogether. Now's likely not the time to pick that fight. Not until I have better weapons. "We should likely leave, you heard the woman... this way she said?" I head off in the direction she indicated, preferring not to fight the whole pack of guards, I'm exhausted.

[Nihtgenga]

"Well, shit." Retiaria muttered as she watched Eve bloat out and then petrify herself. Laying a hand on the stone gnoll's arm, she said "Thanks Eve. We won't forget this."
She gave her a kiss on the cheek before turning away and collecting her net. Taking the key she'd picked up, she offered it to the group. "No idea what this is for, but we might need it to get out of here. Duran! Grab Oric, make sure she's okay. I didn't take any hits in that fight, so I'll be the rear guard. Move!"

While she waited for the others to get moving, she gave the room a quick scan for useful items, or failing that, valuable ones, and grabbed what she could.

[Perception 8+1= 9]

[Ordos]

Naethra had never seen anything quite like this before.  She hesitated once Oric was eaten, unsure if she was dead, or if pressing the attack against the gnoll queen would kill her.  But, it seemed, Red, Duran, and Lou responded faster to uncertainty than she did.  She had just made up her mind to kill the gnoll, with fire, when Lou landed the killing blow.

And then she was about to fire her spell at the canine thing left behind before realization dawned.

"Oric?"

She shook her head.  No one incapacitated Eve, and she had turned herself to stone after... well, absorbing the queen's essence, she supposed.  Clever, if a tad dramatic.  There had to have been a better way, but... well, an acceptable casualty.

She nodded at Red's words and began moving.

"I'm still in good shape.  And I still have some spells in me.  I'll cover the front."

She took an examination of the room, looking for anything worth grabbing before snatching it and going in the direction Eve suggested.

(Perception = 19 + 0)

"Take off the head and the rest won't bother us," she muttered grimly as the banging intensified.

[Nihtgenga]

As Naethra gave the room a quick check, Retiaria passed her the key.

[Alice]

Red doesn't see much aside from the queens first dinner tossed aside in favor of ultra violence and adventurer snacks.

Naethra recognizes the wooden tray and goblet of being extremely well crafted and of rare wood, thus may have some treasure value.

The key from the first queen fits the lock on the door in the ceiling perfectly and it drops open along with a set of very very stout stairs that slide down with a cord to draw them up once you are inside.