No, I'm letting you take a free 5' step. Besides, there's no AoO from people who haven't acted yet.
Also, feel free to change your spell list now that you know a little more about the mission (but just this once).
Game on!
Hearing the smack across Elsbeth's face Rizolla turned to face Lacius and gestured with a few words calling up another batch of electricity. With it wreathing her hand she moved quickly at Lacius and said, "As I told Your friend, I'm far worse than any devil, I'm a dragon baby, and don't you forget it." With Elsbeth on the opposite side from him Rizolla reached out to deliver a jolt of electricity into Lacius body.
I'm OK with most of it but I don't think you could have guessed that your weapons would be taken away so only keep one of the following: blessed fist, instant weapon, or desperate weapon.
Of course, replace whatever two spells you discard.
Game on!
Hearing the smack across Elsbeth's face Rizolla turned to face Lacius and gestured with a few words calling up another batch of electricity. With it wreathing her hand she moved quickly at Lacius and said, "As I told Your friend, I'm far worse than any devil, I'm a dragon baby, and don't you forget it." With Elsbeth on the opposite side from him Rizolla reached out to deliver a jolt of electricity into Lacius body.
[dice=shocking grasp flank]1d20+5+2; 5d6+10
Lacius is almost done for so any hit will put him under...
The backhand to her face brought back many memories and feelings that Elsbeth had tried to suppress. As she wiped the blood from her lip all she could see was her husband Yan's face. She snarled, "You'll have to do better than that this time." She responded with an unexpected left hook that was so filled with anger that it shattered Lacius' cheekbone. As he crumpled to the ground, Elsbeth continued to kick him in the abdomen until Rizolla pulled her off.
Eirik could not help worrying about the ladies and how they'd deal with their gentlemen callers. But there was very little they could do about it, since he doubted there was any reason the guards outside would accept for them going over to check on them.
"Well, unless you see something I'm missing, we are not going to infiltrate the keep by stealth, not before quite a few of the guards outside are dealth with. So we should prepare for that. The food we were promised should arrive shortly, if for no other reason then because the people in cooking duty would want to turn in for the night. If we could subdue the people bringing us our meals without alerting the guards outside, then got them in on some pretext and took them down as well... at least it'd be a start."
"Perhaps I should try to take the guards inside the guard posts. I can cast a spell to let you climb the wall, Eirik, and you can carry Hawthorne with you."
"Perhaps I should try to take the guards inside the guard posts. I can cast a spell to let you climb the wall, Eirik, and you can carry Hawthorne with you."
Brother Hawthorne looks at Eirik, "we need to decide now, are we attacker the food delivery guards, or not? If we are, then I am going to put some gear on quickly before the time comes."
You 'could' move around but give me a good non-threatening description of your move; otherwise the guards will become suspicious.
Questions?
Game on!
There was no reason to close the door so it was not closed but I will give you a good chance not to be seen if you get creative. Think grappling, bull rush, stunning, that sort of thing.
Game on!
With their would be paramours dealt with Rizolla looked at Elsbeth and then seemed to realize something. Her face drained slightly and she said, "Look, I..." She took a deep breath to calm her panic and said, "Don't tell anyone what I said, that I'm not a tiefling...please." She seemed quite upset as she spoke, something that would likely seem odd since most people who weren't tieflings would be happy they weren't yet here was this beautiful sorceress who was upset that she wasn't a tiefling and had been found out. She seemed worried about what Elsbeth thought of the revelation and quite vulnerable at the moment.
Action 1
"Very well," Hawthorne said as he started pulling his armor out of his backpack to put it on, "when the guards bring food, we hammer them hard. As the one guard said earlier, they are just guys doing their jobs. I will use the sap, no need to kill unnecessarily. Let me try and get in first licks please."
Action 3
to bluff my peaceful intent as I move.
Hawthorne took a moment to study the first guard. When complete, he began moving to retrieve the dropped boots, his saps in hand. This action brought him closer to the guard that was speaking. Luckily, the saps, being leather bags filled with sand appeared simply as the rags with which he would clean the boots themselves. When the guard asked about the ladies, Hawthorne was right next to him and reaching for the boots. He looked up and responded, "we thought they were with you," as he proceeded to beat down the guard without any further comment...
Hawthorne's twin saps lashed out in a devastating assault against the guard, who dropped to the ground without a further word.
You only get to execute either a standard or a move action in the surprise round so you only attack once unless I'm not aware of some ability you may have.
Game on!
Eirik took a step closer and knelt on the floor with an exaggerated grunt of effort as if eager to explore the possibilities of free bread and jerky. From the corner of his eye he spied the Hawthorne moving over to the man by the door. The monk rummaged in the sack while waiting for the right moment...
When the halfling put his hand to a pocket Eirik acted. Rising from his deep crouch, the monk's open palm impacted with the surprised guard's chin with stunning force, snapping the man's head back.
waiting on Hob's action but don't want to wait too long...
Action 2:
Elsbeth took a few deep breaths, shocked that she had responded the way that she had and more than a little embarrassed. Fighting for the oppressed was one thing, losing control and beating someone to death was not exactly how a Milanite cleric should act - even if it was understandable based on her past. She began to drag the bodies to the back corner so they wouldn't readily be spotted if someone entered. Just as she was going to ask Rizolla to keep her violent secret, she was asked by the sorceress to keep hers. Honestly it hadn't really registered with Elsbeth what had been said until that moment, nor did it make any difference to the cleric but she could tell it meant a lot to Rizolla. Giving her a conspiratorial look she says, "I won't tell anyone about anything that happened here if you don't. If anyone asks, they're dead, end of story. No one said anything and no one did anything that was out of character."
Action 3:
Elsbeth stepped closer to the door to listen to what was happening. "That must be the food that was promised," she whispers to Rizolla. "And one of them is asking about us. I wonder if the boys are going to try anything."
Action 1:
"Alright. Well, even if they are looking for magic, they're unlikely to look when they bring dinner." Hob shrugged, then started to prepare.
"No reason to kill men just doing their job." Hob agreed.
Action 2:
Hob came out of nowhere, his uppercut starting at the floor, with enough power to knock the man into next week.
Turn 321 - The Boys Join the Fun
Read the OOC.
Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?
Game on!
, pass
them's the dice...
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, miss
, Eirik
, hit
Eirik ignored the bruise from the butt of a halberd and launched a flurry of blows at the guard, this time with the intention of incapacitating the man; the need to try and deal with the guards silently was past, after all.
Hob flinched for a second as Eirik stepped up to deal with his opponent, and looked over to see Hawthorne comfortable with the second man.
He stepped back a few feet, then reached into his pouch for a trinket he'd made from the tooth of a Hag who'd nearly killed him. The Hag had disguised herself as a fellow smith, and it seemed only fitting that he return the favour. Snapping the carved icon in half, he felt the tiny runes that covered it release their power.
Hob shimmered for a second, and where a man had stood now stood a monster. Eight feet tall, with skin like cast iron, claws like blades, and teeth like chisels, the Annis Hag threw back her head and cackled. Hob moved in line of sight of the door, apparently ready to rend and tear any survivors. As he moved it became clearer that there was something wrong with his shape; Annis Hags were exclusively female, whereas Hob's spell had created something male.
Yes, Eirik did take out the guard. We'll have to see how Hawthorne does.
BTW, please note that the gals are killing guards while the guys are knocking them out.
Hob: please post an abbreviated stat block fro your new form as it looks like you'll be using it.
Questions?
Game on!
Action 3:
Elsbeth was just about to get her scroll out when she heard guards begin to shout an alarm. Not having enough time to get out the scroll, she casts the spell she had prayed for that morning instead. As soon as the words left her lips, an unnatural silence descended in the area outside their door.
Action 1
With a sight of relief Rizolla said, "Thanks Elsbeth, I prefer to forget what I really am. I was raised by tieflings and as far as I am concerned I am one." She grinned slightly, "I certainly have the look down anyway."
Action 3
Hearing the sudden alarm being raised Rizolla said, "Well, at least we took two out before things got interes..." She was startled when her words suddenly cut out and silence descended on the pair. Realizing that Elsbeth must have done something Rizolla stepped back to where she could hear once again and cast a spell causing armor of magical force to overlay itself on her in a carapace of blue scales from head to toe.
Brother Hawthorne could not help but worry. Surprise was gone, and no partner to flank with, but he knew the job was to drop those guards as rapidly as possible. He kept swinging the saps and working on the guards...
+2 more if not dual wielding
+2 more if not dual wielding
... but despite his best efforts, the guard stayed in the fight.
Eirik moved forward to help Hawthorne deal with the last guard, realizing midstep that he had stepped into a sphere of enchanted silence. So the girls were on top of their own game and had dealt with their gentlemen callers, he assumed. Unnoticed too. Too bad the three of them hadn't been as lucky. Though it had never been more than a matter of time before their ruse failed.
Eirik ended his rush in a spinning high kick, the heel of his boot striking the guard behind his right ear. The man's eyes rolled up and he fell down in eerie silence, already ignored by the monk who was busy peering through the doorway into the yard, looking for other immediate threats coming their way.
A moment of disturbance came over Hob. A sudden dizziness. He feared a spell, only to realise it was that his right ear had gone deaf. His new instincts called on him to tear this threat to shreds, but he noted the man was using the butt of his weapon - rather than the razor sharp tip. Desperately he held down his instinctive response.
Hob stepped back, away from the silence. Murmuring in a voice so low it was felt in the stomach as much as heard in the ears, he activated armourer's runes carefully sewn onto his clothing.
Hob stooped, long hands draping, and grabbed the bag of shoes. Flailing it overhead two handed he bought it down on the guard
- only to have it catch on the ceiling and tear, as a rain of boots fell on everyone.
Hob Smith
CG Medium Humanoid (Human) Wizard (Instructor) of Enhancement School 8
Init -1; Senses Perception +12 darkvision 60ft
----- Defense -----
AC 14, touch 9, flat-footed 15 (+4 Armor from Mage Armour +2 natural armour -1 dex -1 size)
hp 62 (8d6+8 favoured+24 con);
Fort +5 (+2 base, +3 con), Ref +1 (+2 base), Will +6 (+6 base)
----- Offense -----
Speed 40 ft.
Melee +12 claw 1d6+9, +12 claw 1d6+9, +12 bite 1d6+9
OR (power attack) +10 claw 1d6+13, +10 claw 1d6+13, +10 bite 1d6+13
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
----- Statistics -----
Str 28, Dex 8, Con 14(16), Int 16(18), Wis 10, Cha 10
Base Atk +4; CMB +21 (+1 size +4 bab +9 str +1 trait +4 int +2 morale); CMD 25 (+2 morale +4 bab +9 str -1 dex +1 size)
I like that we're disorganised enough one group is killing, and one is being careful not to.
Also; I've always heard melee focused wizards suck. Guess I'm about to find out.
Answers:
The climb to C16 from the courtyard is 30'.
The guards that I posted are the guards visible. Probably other guards in the northern guardhouses C3a and C3b but they are not 'out'. Look at Turn 318 for a partial 1st floor layout (and partial 2nd floor layout)
More questions?
Game on!
No, actually that did NOT drop the guard in the stables.
I'd like to move things along tonight...
In a good place for casting spells Rizolla cast yet another one on herself, this one to give her the power of flight. When the spell was finished she began to hover just off of the ground.
so... pushing this off until tomorrow...
Elsbeth jogs back to join Rizolla so they can talk. Her eyes widen slightly as the sorceress levitated off the ground. "That's handy. You feel like taking on the guards on the second floor? I have a potion of invisibility and can probably air walk my way up there. You obviously can fly. Can you also go invisible? That way we can get up there and take them by surprise."
Rizolla nodded, "I can make myself invisible, but if you're willing to give me the potion and open that door it'll save me a spell and time. Once I get out there I'm going to find a nice group of targets and start electrocuting them."
Elsbeth hesitated, "I wouldn't be able to help you then. They'd be able to see me and I'd be a sitting duck. But if you're ok with that, here." The cleric holds out her potion for Rizolla.
Rizolla shook her head after considering further, "No, go ahead and use it for yourself, just open the door for me after you have, I can cast it myself and then fly through the open door. Probably take me long enough to sight my targets that it won't really make any difference."
Hawthorne started swinging himself around the guard, to get himself into a better position for his next attacks. As he did so, he swung twice...
Brother Hawthorne was quite enjoying himself, as could be told by the grin on his face. "So this got sporty kind of quickly, don't you say guys?"