Round 1
HP = 28/34
AC = 21/10/21
SR = 8
Weapon Equipped = Mwk Piece of Elvish Frippery
Speed = 20'
Lay on Hands/day = 3/3 (1d6)
Smite Evil/day = 1/1 (+2 hit, +3 damage, +2 deflection AC)
Status Effects = None
"Save me the trouble of gettin' to ya."
Round 1
Following the lead of his kin Tararr too launches a counter attack against the frilled beasty.
Lockjaw beats at the big lizard with his scimitar further injuring it though the blade is too light to really put his weight behind it. Tararr pounds at the lizard with his hammer, but it doesn't loosen its grip.
Karrak calls upon Torag to refortify his grappled companion.
Round 2:
Not wanting to risk another flask in the close press, Chitleen defers back to his bow - nocking an arrow and eyeing for additional visitors.
Daeron follows Chitleen's example, drawing an arrow and covering the entrance. A razorscale lizard's shard teeth grate on Lockjaw's armor. Tararr's lizard continues chewing on him as its barbed scales slash his skin.
The gnolls' continue harrying the dwarves with their longspears, but can't land an effective strike. Curses arise from the pit.
Round 2
HP = 28/34
AC = 21/10/21
SR = 8
Weapon Equipped = Mwk Piece of Elvish Frippery
Speed = 20'
Lay on Hands/day = 3/3 (1d6)
Smite Evil/day = 1/1 (+2 hit, +3 damage, +2 deflection AC)
Status Effects = None
"Tararr ye should pull back."
Round 2
"Scaly bastard!", is all Tararr says as he attempts to lever his axe head against the lizards jaws.
Lockjaw continues whacking at the lizard with the scimitar and finally the creature collapses battered and bleeding. Tararr struggles with his heavy sharp scaled beast. He pries at the powerful jaws with his axe and is unable to break away, but at least keeps it from biting him again. Unfortunately, he is cut again and again by the cruelly edged scales. Karrak manages an overhead swing of his dergar and there's a satisfying crunch of bones when the heavy metal weight impacts the lizard.
Chitleen continues his vigil - watching for the arrival of new threats and trusting the dwarves to deal with those already here.
The claws and barbed scales of the big lizard cut Tararr's skin as he forces the toothy jaws back. The gnolls don't contribute anything to the fight as they try not to fall into the pit. Daeron keeps an eye on the back end of things as the dwarves struggle up front.
Karrak swings his dorn-dergar overhead again at the lizard facing Tarrar.
Round 3
HP = 28/34
AC = 21/10/21
SR = 8
Weapon Equipped = Mwk Piece of Elvish Frippery
Speed = 20'
Lay on Hands/day = 3/3 (1d6)
Smite Evil/day = 1/1 (+2 hit, +3 damage, +2 deflection AC)
Status Effects = None
Lockjaw continues his grim task.
His vitality rekindled by his kinsman's healing ways, Tararr doubles his grip and swings hard at the filthy lizard.
Karrak and Lockjaw have a difficult time getting a clear strike in on the wrestling dwarf and lizard and it falls to Tararr to finall shift the grip on his axe and hack into the razorscale's head. Kicking the dead lizards into the conjured pit with a struggling gnoll, the way is clear to enter the courtyard and attack the longspearers.
To his kinsman "The pit halts our advance, dispel it brother" before waiting for Daeron to do so.
Round 4:
Chitleen then takes aim at one of the longspear wielding gnolls before loosing an arrow...
Shortbow: for
Daeron just nods as he casts another spell. The pit, having reached its duration, slowly disgorges the gnoll as it fades away. Chitleen's shot flies wide as the longspear armed gnolls keep sparring with the dwarves. The dwarves beat aside the spears easily and the gnolls step back to form a line with their risen companion.
Round 4
HP = 28/34
AC = 21/10/21(+2)
SR = 8
Weapon Equipped = Mwk Piece of Elvish Frippery
Speed = 20'
Lay on Hands/day = 3/3 (1d6)
Smite Evil/day = 1/1 (+2 hit, +3 damage, +2 deflection AC)
Status Effects = None
Lockjaw wastes little time pressing the attack and moves forward to engage the gnolls.
Not to be out done by some stinky beardling, Tararr charges in after him.
Round 5:
Chitleen follows in Lockjaw's wake to avoid the thrusting longspear. He circles and takes aim once more...
Shortbow: for
Lockjaw leads the offense against the savagely pierced gnolls. Two gnolls poke at the heavily armored dwarf. One spear is high and the other only grates over the stoney armor. Lockjaw continues to fight awkwardly with the light blade and misses.
Tararr follows straight up the middle dodging the last gnoll's thrust and takes down a gnoll with a furious swing of his axe. Karrak and Chitleen move out behind the dwarf frontline and grievously wound the two remaining gnolls with dergar and bow. Daeron fires at the gnoll Chitleen hit, but is less successful.
The gnolls step back and focus their attacks on the less heavily armored raging dwarf. The two gnoll archers fire from above supporting their hard pressed brethren.
Across the courtyard, five more gnolls appear from the opposite arch forty feet away.
Leaving the arrows to join the others bristling from his hide, Tararr hacks at the spear of the nearest gnoll.
Round 5
HP = 28/34
AC = 21/10/21
SR = 8
Weapon Equipped = Mwk Piece of Elvish Frippery
Speed = 20'
Lay on Hands/day = 3/3 (1d6)
Smite Evil/day = 1/1 (+2 hit, +3 damage, +2 deflection AC)
Status Effects = None
"Feel the power of stone!"
Seeing the reinforcements, Karrak prays to Torag and an ethereal warhammer appears near the new gnolls and begins smiting them.
Hammer attack
Damage
Tararr is starting to resemble the savagely pierced Spine Kings gnolls with all the arrows sticking out of his hide. Toying with his prey, he cleaves the long spear in twain leaving the gnoll unarmed.
Lockjaw rams his scimitar into a gnoll's neck ending its miserable life as Karrak completes his spell and a dimly glowing hammer appears across the courtyard and crushes a gnoll's shoulder.
"Get the shooters!", Tararr bellows to those capable of doing so.
Round 6:
Chitleen takes aim at the nearest of the gnollish archers...
Shortbow: for
Chitleen takes a step back for a better angle and fires nicking one of the archers. With a gesture and a booming arcane phrase, Daeron casts a spell on Lockjaw and the dwarf suddenly doubles in size.
The archers turn their fire on the now biggee-sized dwarf and both manage to hit the larger target. The unarmed gnoll retreats back and four fresh gnolls charge forward. Chitleen dodges an axe swing, but the scarred and barbed gnolls land a blow on each dwarf.
Suffering from the constant hammering, Tararr throws himself into an all out attack.
Round 6
HP = 13/34
AC = 19/10/19
SR = 8
Weapon Equipped = Mwk Piece of Elvish Frippery
Speed = 20'
Lay on Hands/day = 3/3 (1d6)
Smite Evil/day = 1/1 (+2 hit, +3 damage, +2 deflection AC)
Status Effects = Enlarged
"Too big, can't dodge!"
Lockjaw lashes out at one of the gnolls as it charges him.
"Look out elf."
Stepping over he takes an enlarged swing at the gnoll on Chitleen.
He will then heal some of his wounds.
Torag's hammer continues to pound on the same gnoll.
Attack
Damage:
Karrak looks around to check on his comrades and then swings furiously at the gnoll attacking him.
Attack
Damage:
The spirit hammer wings the injured gnoll who can't seem to defend himself from the wrath of Torag. Karrak backs up the heavily injured Tarrar smashing the assailant's ribs with a mighty swing of the dergar. The gnoll staggers only to be chopped in half by the frenzied berserker as he spews blood and spittle.
Lockjaw smacks a charging gnoll with his now hefty blade and nearly knocks him to the ground. Seeing Chitleen under attack however, the biggest dwarf turns from his assailants to split open the gnoll with a powerful swing of the scimitar. The gnoll barely keeps its feet as its eyes glaze over in pain.
Round 7:
Pinned to the wall and with few options, Chitleen drops his bow and brings the talwar to bear once more. The slender blade flashes out towards his foe...
Talwar: for
Chitleen frantically draws his blade to parry the wounded gnoll and Daeron steps from the doorway to shoot at Chitleen's foe, but misses in the wild melee. Laughing madly, the bleeding gnoll batters aside the talwar and chops the elf with a looted dwarven axe.
The archers continue firing at the towering dwarf, but their arrows only shatter on the stoney armor. Likewise, the two ground based gnolls cannot break through the dwarven defenses.
At the arch another gnoll appears and heals a wounded gnoll. The newcomer is bent and graying. Patches of hair have fallen out revealing yellowed scaly patches of eczema. Shards of broken metal pierce the creature's flesh and face. A razorscale lizard lurks at the old gnoll's feet.
All Tararr sees is red as turns his attention to the gnoll next to him. Launching an attack, his frenzy consumes him.
"They have a cleric!" Karrak comes alongside Tararr (F8) to cast Protection from Evil on him.
The hammer attacks a final time before vanishing.
attack
damage
Confirm crit...
attack
damage
Spellcraft:
The ghostly hammer caves in the harried gnoll's skull and winks out of existence leaving the corpse to dump its gray matter as it crumples onto the stone floor. Karrak steps behind the berserker taking his chances as he casts a warding spell on the maddened dwarf. Fortunately, Tararr takes no notice as he disembowels his enemy.
Karrak identifies a lesser healing spell cast by the newcomer though no god was petitioned for the magic.
"Not a cleric, but a healer!" Karrak yells, in case it will help anyone.
Round 8
HP = 13/34
AC = 19/10/19
SR = 8
Weapon Equipped = Mwk Piece of Elvish Frippery
Speed = 20'
Lay on Hands/day = 2/3 (1d6)
Smite Evil/day = 1/1 (+2 hit, +3 damage, +2 deflection AC)
Status Effects = Enlarged
Attempting to finish off the gnoll on Chitleen before turning to the others, Lockjaw swings again.
"Save tha' axe!"
The light curved blade works well enough in its giant form despite Lockjaw's misgivings and he finishes off the wounded gnoll leaving Chitleen unthreatened.
Round 8:
Panting with pain and exhaustion after the strike, Chitleen retrieves another of his blessed vials. He surges forward to target the rear grouping...
Bomb: for
Chitleen skirts the giant dwarf and tosses his bomb, but the gnoll ducks and the vial smashes against the ground with only a small amount of caustic chemical spraying the gnoll target. Daeron returns to targeting the archers above, but again his aim is off.
The archers turn their bows on the elf wizard yet he proves just as evasive. The gnoll before Lockjaw looks faint as the dwarf turns back after destroying another gnoll. The old gnoll spits a stream of glittering fluid at Lockjaw, but it falls short splashing on a greave. The gnoll before him waits apprehensively for the advance.
Round 8
HP = 17/34
AC = 19/10/19
SR = 8
Weapon Equipped = Mwk Piece of Elvish Frippery
Speed = 20'
Lay on Hands/day = 2/3 (1d6)
Smite Evil/day = 1/1 (+2 hit, +3 damage, +2 deflection AC)
Status Effects = Enlarged
"Ha, my axe now!"
Nodding at the newly liberated real weapon, Lockjaw nonetheless continues to profane the graceful art of scimitar wielding by hacking like a cheap butcher at the gnolls.
He will then quickly heal himself for some more.
Karrak moves to attack the gnoll across the room.
Attack
Damage
A narrow staircase up and an empty store room flank the front gate. A few steps ahead, a wide corridor bisects the way before short wide stairs lead down to the interior courtyard.
Karrak charges ahead against the gnoll champion, a brawny beast covered in shrapnel. It wields a gleaming silvery dwarven urgrosh proficiently, but is unable to block the weighted ball of the dergar which swings around the urgrosh and crashes into the gnoll.
Lockjaw clubs another gnoll to death with the scimitar and calls upon blessed spirits to mend his wounds.
RD 8
Seeing a prized urgosh in the hands of filthy dogman, Tararr charges the beast seeking to separate him from this world.
Round 9:
Seeing that the dwarves have the ground in hand, Chitleen turns to the archers. He hustles across the ground and stairs to close.
Tararr leaps over the dead gnoll in front of him and throws himself upon the gnoll champion landing a direct hit to the torso though the armor absorbs some of the impact. The champion swings and stabs with the dual weapon inflicting horrible wounds on the dwarf.
Chitleen rushes back to the foot of the narrow stairs and sees a trapdoor at the top. Above him the archers target the other elf and Daeron is struck once. The hunchback gnoll steps back into the caravanserai as he begins a spell.