Init:
Vaclav turns to face the opening door. His hands are full with his drawn bow. Seeing the bugbear so close, he turns, steps back and releases the arrow.
Longbow ...
"Why those sneaky little devils..." Gornak comments as he looks at all of the familiar junk. "They've been swimming around down there the whole time!"
He turns around at the noise behind him. "Eh? What's that?"
init:
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Initiative
Surprised from the Bug Bear, it takes Thanadros a moment to ready himself for the attack. He turns from his location and faces the Bugbear, notching two arrows and firing.
Mwk Composite Longbow(+2) ; | Damage ; | Crit: 20/x3 }Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Psionic Shot Rapid Shot
Aylmora whirls about in surprise as a door on the other side of the room opens.
Quietly following the party, Albrecht spins at the sound of a fully armored, and readies himself, both mentally as well as falling into a well-practiced martial stance.
Bruthazmus Initiative:
Order:
Gob 18 / Bruthazmus 18
Gornak 16
Aylmora 13
Albrecht 12+
Vaclav 12-
Thanadros 6
The bugbear and Gob act simultaneously. The big goblinoid surges through the door and across in front of the middle door . As he moves he tugs a massive heavy flail from his back and swings a crushing blow at Vaclav even as the latter struggles to raise his bow.
Attack: Damage:
"Orik! Lyrie!" he bellows in a voice like thunder. "Intruders! Fight!"
Even as Vaclav spins to fire, the flail causes him to step awkwardly back. He loses his firing posture and his bow drags his hand across his chest before finally ripping the arrow from between his fingers. The arrow skips off the floor.
Gornak comes rushing back out of the small passage (to M09) and swings his mighty hammer at the bugbear. "Finally, someone closer to my own size to fight!"
The bugbear presumably has soft cover from Gornak as well (+4 AC) since Vaclav is in the way.
Vaclav -- the bugbear is already in M07, so it might get a bit cozy...
Gob shoots at the bugbear with his crossbow, then reloads, keeping a wary eye on the new goblins following him. "Keep behind that shield. Watch and learn."
Bruthuzmus snarls angrily as the crossbow bolt stings him, then looms up in surprise as Gornak surges into the room. He has never run into anyone bigger than him before, clearly. The big hammer crashes into his ribs, driving air out of his ribcage in a coughing grunt. His stiff leather armour absorbs some of the impact, but not all of it by a very long way.
"Orlik!" he bellows again, and whirls up his massive flail.
From the door he left open come goblin cries of fear and alarm.
Gob looks to his new 'tribe' and says, "You help us bring that big lug down, and you'll be heroes to the ladies in that room. We are starting a new tribe, right...?" Gob tries to motivate them into heroic action with desire.
The goblins are cowering in terror at Bruthuzmus, one swing of that flail would send any of them to Pharasma's embrace.
Round One:
Aylmora fixes the bugbear with an angry glare and unleashes a massive mental assault upon the creature's thought pathways.
Bruthuzmus Will Save:
The bugbear groans as his head pounds, but Aylmora's power has problems finding a vital part of his mind to strike at...
Albrecht darts forwards:
Attack: Damage:
Crit Confirm: Damage:
Even as the bugbear reels before the assault he shifts to one side and into the path of the other half-giant's blade. With one sweep he takes the bugbear's head clean off.
You can hear footsteps approaching from North and South.
Perception
Still bug-eyed from the decapitated bugbear, Gob becomes a bit more alert, looking to his companions. "Shhh... Did you hear that? Sounded like footsteps to the north and south." Gob readies his crossbow and motions for the goblins to stay put.
Percept:
Vaclav shakes his head in response to Gob, but trusting the goblin's senses, trades bow for mace.
"I'm ready for anything, Mister Gob!" Gornak takes a quick peek at what equipment the bugbear has, but keeps his hammer ready as well.
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Thanadros Readies an action to shoot the first new enemy that enters combat that he can shoot. Using his focus he will guide his arrow for a potentially lethal shot.
Focused Close Mwk Composite Longbow(+2) | Damage | Crit: 20/x3 }Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Psionic Shot Psionic shot.
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New Initiative:
The centre door to the south bursts open even as the bugbear falls. A big human in heavy armour bearing a massive shield and a huge sword stands ready-to-arms in the doorway. Thanadros shoots, and the man barely gets the edge of his shield in the way. The arrow slams into it, drilling through steel and wood until fully half the arrow has speared through the shield and stops short an inch from his eyeball.
Taking in the arrow and the fallen bugbear the man calls out:
"Parley!"
New initiative:
"Renegade!" Vaclav readies a swing.
Gob holds his action, crossbow trained on the newcomer, waiting for the others to decide the course of action.
"Hey, what's going on here? Why are you hanging around with a bunch of goblins and sending them to attack Sandpoint?"
Gornak shakes his hammer a bit, pretending to be menacing.
As the others confront the newcomer from the southern door, Aylmora keeps her eyes on the door to the north, ready to fire her crossbow if anyone hostile emerges.
Another Initiative:
Gob 18
Person #1 17
Gornak 16
Aylmora 13
Albrecht 12+
Vaclav 12-
Thanadros 6
Person #2 4
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Thanadros spends his turn re-focusing as he waits to see what happens with this parley
Even as the party pause, the door to the north flies open and a dark-skinned woman skids to a halt just inside the room. Make that several dark-skinned women, all identical, all shifting in and out around a central point.
Her eyes widen as she takes in the fallen Brathuzmus, and her face contorts in fury.
"Tsuto's murderers!" she snarls and with a few words and a gesture flames erupt from, her fingertips, fanning out in a wide cone-shape that embraces everyone but Aylmora.
Damage: Reflex save DC13 for half
Reflex (incl +2 bonus vs. fire)
"Owooowoo!" Gornak howls in pain. "Are you crazy, lady? Tsuto attacked us, and your friend wanted to talk instead of fight!"
...
... Vaclav shakes his head in response to Gob, but trusting the goblin's senses, trades bow for mace.
Refl save :
Ref
Gob grits his teeth and lets out an "Ahrggh!"
His eyes glow a little and the air is filled with static as the center of the room becomes filled with a slick, slippery liquid.
"STOP! Everyone just calm down! We can fight after we sort this all out..."
Ectoplasmic Sheen
Discipline: Metacreativity (Creation)
Level: Psion/wilder 1
Display: Visual and olfactory
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target or Area: One object or a 10-ft. square
Duration: 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw: See power text; Power Resistance: No
Power Points: 1
You draw forth ectoplasm in an area, causing the surface to become slick. Any creature in the area when the power is manifested must make a successful Reflex save or fall. A creature can walk within or through the area of ectoplasm at half normal speed with a DC 10 Acrobatics check. Failure means it can’t move that round (and must then make a Reflex save or fall), while failure by 5 or more means it falls (see the Acrobatics skill for details). Creatures that do not move on their turn do not need to make this check and are not considered flat- footed.
The power can also be used to create a greasy coating on an item. Material objects not in use are always affected by this power, while an object wielded or employed by a creature requires its bearer to make a Reflex saving throw to avoid the effect. If the initial saving throw fails, the creature immediately drops the item. A saving throw must be made in each round that
the creature attempts to pick up or use the affected item. A creature wearing affected armor or clothing gains a +10 circumstance bonus on Escape Artist checks and combat maneuver checks made to escape a grapple, and to their CMD to avoid being grappled.
Augment: If you spend 6 additional power points, each target that fails a Reflex save to remain standing and falls must first make a Strength check (with the same DC as the Reflex save) to stand.
In addition, for every two additional power points you spend augmenting this power, the power’s save DC increases by 1.
Reflex Save:
The woman lands hard on her rump, but casts the spell regardless.
Vaclav sees the woman begin to weave the motions of a spell. Not imagining that it might be a blessing he drives his mace toward her midrift.
Mace ... damage
Edit: +2 more for prone? Ouch. Not quite Gornak like, and of course Vaclav hit a girl .....
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Ref
Thnadros spends 1 power point to lower the damage from 3 to 1.
Instead of focusing, Thanadros will Draw two arrows and point them at the man who asked for Parley. "Drop your weapons! Now."
Close Ranged Mwk Composite Longbow(+2) ; | Damage ; | Crit: 20/x3 }Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot
Normal order:
Gornak 16
Aylmora 13
Albrecht 12+
Vaclav 12-
Thanadros 6
Armed Man 4
Seeing that Vaclav has the woman covered, Aylmora shifts her attention to the man who called for parley. The young woman keeps her crossbow trained on the man, ready to fire if he takes any hostile actions.
Gornak delays, giving the woman and the man a chance to talk.
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Albrecht holds his action.
"Lyrie, give it up," the man calls, lowering his blade. "Burthuzmus is dead, and we can't fight this many without him - and frankly, I've no mind to. This is our chance to get out of this situation alive. Let Nualia take her cards as they've fallen, the only thing good about her was the gold she paid us."
The woman glares at the ranks of the party, but she's unable to stand and at a great disadvantage.
"Very well," she mutters as if the words stick in her throat. "Let us go and we won't fight or hinder you."