Gorgug was so important in this battle but not bc he did a shit ton of damage but just bc he did not stay down, Porter wasted soooo many attacks on putting him down again and again but guess what oh he's down? Relentless endurance. Oh down again? Kristen will heal him. Down again? Healing word from squeem. Down again? Nat 20 on a death save
And Porter hates him so much, he absolutely cannot take this student having been right about his stupid multiclass, he just really really wants to kill him when like. Mechanically? Maybe should've focused some more on Adaine and her brain worm
And then when Adaine does use the brain worm it only works because Gorgug is conscious, Porter spends the entire time trying to kill Gorgug and the moment where it matters, the moment Gorgug does have a crucial reaction that he couldn't do if he was down, he's in fact awake and can throw a flashbang in Porter's face
Porter tried to do one thing this entire battle and he couldn't even do that right
the rat grinders getting whomped because they don't know how actual combat works is exactly what I've been waiting for all season. fabian taking down ivy in one turn bc they have no hp, them grouping up bc they don't know they're not supposed to and getting immediately shit on by adaine, riz's attack of opportunity doing more damage to kipperlilly than her actual attack did to him, gorgug taking down oisin by the end of round 1 bc they didn't protect their wizard, kristen and k2 both bringing all their friends up while keeping themselves strategically hidden bc they know better, riz diving into the lava like it's nothing bc he's a badass, adaine slapping jace's counterspell out of the air, fig tanking that hit from porter and casting that clutch fireball. just. beautiful. iconic. poetic. exactly what the rat grinders deserve after xp grinding for three years instead of actually adventuring. you fucking suck at this game kipperlilly!! you might be high level but you're shit at pvp!!!!!
“So, you want to apply to be a hero?” “Yup” “You saved your world?” “Yep” “But you didnt get the girl?” “She said no” “Couldnt you have, I dont know, tried harder?” “Dude…She said no”