Move to P13 , Ready to fire at any foe appearing
In case of one
Attack 17 Damage 8
Eventual modifiers
Favored enemy human: + 2 / +2
Point blank : + 1/+1
In combat : -4
What kind of armor are they wearing . Do they all have shields ?
What kind of armor are they wearing . Do they all have shields ?
The acolytes wear scale mail, Kanto wears a chain shirt and the fighter has a breast plate. All except Kanto have shields.
Hessiah is up, and I wonder who Juliare will be firing at.
Hessiah moves near Brock.
If Hessiah can still act and there is an enemy within range he fires off a fire dart.
I wonder who Juliare will be firing at.
As stated , the first foe with a weapon who'll come in my line of sight . If there is none , I'll have wasted my action
While Hessiah hustles closer to the action Juliare nocks an arrow and waits for an enemy to come within sight. As the warrior steps to M17 and takes a swing at Quick (who ducks behind the doorpost) he lets fly his arrow and hits the warrior in the shoulder for 11 points of damage. He winces but does not fall.
Waren, Brock and Quick are up.
Waren places a healing hand on Brock.
He sends Po' chattering and chomping toward the closest enemy. The Diseased Rat fails to strike well enough, however.
"We've got you now, your four-flusher! You won't be the big bug of no one after we're through with you!", Quick curses, firing a blast from her fingers at Kanto. The lightning arcs across her body. Quick ducks behind the closest pillar, her one hand up, pointed like a pistol.
"Go on, Spark! Get the other one!"
Gnashing his teeth, the current manifestation of Spark takes a bite out of the acolyte beside Kanto. He gets a face full of shield, instead.
Brock smiles as Waren as he feels his life force strengthen and then runs to the aid of the Giant rat to attack the man who looks very much like he could harm the others.
Brock once near enough to his foe brings his Great Axe above his head and taking a big breath as he pulls hard down with all his might!
Quick's lightning strikes the priestess, who looks more annoyed than hurt. Brock steps into the fray but the warrior parries his mighty blow with his shield.
The acolyte fighting Spark conjures a double of himself out of thin air. The two figures weave in and out of each other, so that it is impossible to tell which is the true one, until he touches Spark, causing him to bleed . His female partner clambers over the pew to L18 and speaks a magic word, touching the warrior gently. His wound partially closes.
At the same time Kanto tries to entrap Brock with her vile magic, forcing a Will save. She also conjures an illusory double, and the two Kantos leer at you.
Hessiah and Juliare are up.
Juliare move to O16 and tries to fire at the fighter without success
attack 6 damage 11
for those who speak elf
Hessiah moves to O17 and fires off an arcane bolt at the warrior that hits him in the face and has him screaming with pain as his own helmet sears his flesh. Juliare fires again but to no avail.
I need a Will save from Brock (DC 15). If it fails, he is paralyzed and the fighter is going for his throat (9 damage and a Fortitude save (DC 19). His attempted Coup de Grace will also provoke an AoO from Po.
After that it is Waren, Brock, Quick and Spark.
Unable to get a good attack through the door, Waren moves forward, and casts Virtue on himself, sharing it with his animal friend.
Po strikes out at the guard again, a flurry of claws, fur, and teeth. The small rat clashes against the armed warrior.
Quick sidesteps the bodies and the flurrying melee. Channeling some power inside her, she releases it as a crackling energy. It flows from her, and dances along the bodies of her allies. Everyone feels a renewed sense of vigour and determination.
Spark uses this vigour to lash out at one of his enemies. Chomping wildly, he can't seem to land a blow.
Brock Fights off the vile magic as it tries to trap his mind and when the man slices for his neck, and he hears the sound of battle around him, he lets himself go... his vision turns red as he goes into a berserk Rage! Then Brock brings his Axe up once again, Rage boiling from every pore of his body!
DIEEEE!!!!! Brock roars, spit flying from his mouth, face contorted in the same fashion as a snarling bear!
Brock casts off the vile magic. The fighter snorts in disappointment and tries to get a blow in, but is distracted by Po and loses his grip. That's all Brock needs and with a ferocious roar he cleaves the warrior's head from his body.
That sight does even more than Quick's magic to fortify your spirit. But the priests have even more tricks up their sleeve. The priestess that just healed the warrior conjures an image of herself to confound you and desperately tries to break Brock's spirit.
Meanwhile Spark bites one of the priests only to see him vanish into thin air. The priest draws his mace and deals Spark a blow for 4 points of damage. Spark also bleeds for 6 points from the open wound.
Kanto seems shocked to see her champion fall. With a frightened gesture she conjures a shimmering field around herself (both of her).
Hessiah and Juliare are up, then Waren, Brock and Quick.
Juliare is in O16 , Quick , he moved last round .
He fires an arrow which goes astray at the priest not in close combat
Attack 13 ; Damage 6
Might be sufficient to hit a double though
Hessiah moves to get cover and also to get a clear view of the enemy. He again hurls an arcane bolt at one of the enemies.
Hessiah has cover where he stands (because of Po. Unfortunately, so does the enemy (except Kanto, and she is out of range), so his ray of fire goes wide. Juliare's arrow is more lucky and manages to eliminate the copy of the female priest on the floor.
Waren, Brock and Quick (I suspect that Spark is gone for now) are up.
I won't be there this week end so play me if necesssary
Chittering excitedly at seeing the warrior fall, Po advances to the next combatant. A storm of teeth, the rat leaps toward the priest.
Waren lunges out with his shortspear to attack the priest, but connects only with air.
Bloody and growling, Spark lunges at the priest's face, missing widely.
"There she is, fellas. We'll take her down."
Quick can only get a clear shot at Kanto, which she takes, sending arcs of electricity curling around the priestess.
If Brock can still act, he runs up to the lady throwing spells around in the center and uses a charge attack.
Waren and Po engage the priest lady and Po delivers a nasty bite. Brock can't charge because of the many obstructions, but runs up the stairs and manages to strike Kanto a fierce blow. Quick's lightning misses on account of Brock being in the way. Spark is no more lucky, but at least he stops bleeding.
The priestess on the floor is getting desperate. Will a shrill voice she cries "Die, you vermin! Why won't you just die?" . She steps backwards to L19 and summons her illusory double again. Meanwhile her male colleague touches Spark again, and he dissolves into a flash.
The enraged Kanto spurts a string of curses at Brock and backs off to G16, healing herself fully.
Hessiah is up.
Hessiah moves to N16 and shoots a fire bolt at the priest who is now a clear target. Anyway he misses.
Juliare, Brock, Waren and Quick are up, preferably in order.
Juliare snarls behind his mask when he see Kanto healing herself
He move to L15 and shoots
Will save 14 , Attack 22 , Damage 7
Juliare's arrow seems to hit the real Kanto, for she groans with pain.
Waren, Brock and Quick are up, in any order.
Both Waren and Po seem able to fight off the evil wave of energy. They lash out with strikes of their own.
Waren lunges awkwardly with his shortspear, while Po gnashes wildly.
Quick dashes about the room, trying to get a clear shot. Angry at the priest that struck Spark down, Quick instead focuses her next blast at them.
Brock lets out a mighty roar of anger when the evil witch hag heals herself, and lunches forward axe pulled back over his head for a mighty over hand chop!
Waren and Po claw away at their adversary, while Brock follows Kanto to H16 and aims a heavy blow at her, but it is deflected by the shimmering force field around her. Quick's lightning sears the priest on the floor.
The priests retaliate. The evil witch hag curses Brock, deftly weaving her spell so as not to leave an opening. "Cursed be you, meddling vermin!" she hisses, stretching out her hand to touch Brock. Fortunately he manages to duck away in time.
The priest advances on Quick (to K14) and tries to touch her, but alas, he also fails to connect. The priestess backs away to K20 and cries: "I said, die, maggots!", again calling upon the power of death and causing 6 points of damage to everyone (including Kanto and the male priest because of her misjudgment). The priest manages to shrug it off but Kanto takes the full blast and looks rather annoyed.
Hessiah, Juliare, Brock, Waren and Quick are up.
Juliare is aghast thinking that if Kanto does the same thing as the priestress , we are all dead.
We need to down her quickly , he thinks . Taking a long inspiration :
Attack 29, Damage 5
Possible critic! confirmation roll !
Attack 20 ; damage 17
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Oh and Will save
will 14
but ouch nevertheless !
Brock clenches his teeth as the magic washes over him, he knows he cant keep this rage up for much longer before his body gives out.
Brock again follows the Ugly Evil Witch Hag and makes for another swing of his mighty Axe!
Hessiah glances backwards toward the exit, but anyway half-heartedly he fires off a magic bolt in the direction of the priest, but it misses badly.
Juliare, on the other hand, fires a perfectly aimed arrow that hits Kanto straight in the eye... and pops the double. On the other hand, that leaves only one opponent for Brock and he strikes true, making the priestess wince.
Waren and Quick are up (and Po, if he lives).
Waren manages to resist most of the damage, but Po takes the full attack of death energy. In response to the vile energy, Waren sidesteps, and infuses Po and himself with a little more power.
That boost is all the little critter needs before he's hopping up and down on the priest again. Po's bites and scratches quickly start to add up against the evil priest,
Quick is unable to resist the waves of negative energy as they assail her body.
"You're real dead now!" she cries, sidestepping and curing herself of the damage.
Kanto backs down the opposite side of the ziggurat to F16, giving up the attempt to curse Brock in order to heal herself again and to summon back her double. "Kill them! Kill them now!" she screams, frantic with excitement.
Obediently the priest separate in order not to hurt each other and each release a wave of negative energy. Brock, Juliare and Quick are hit for 2 points while Waren and Po take 3 points (Will save 13 for half). Both reactivate their doubles.
Hessiah pokes his head in (moving to M16) and hits the priest fighting Quick for 3 points.
Juliare, Brock, then Waren, Po and Quick.
Memo to self : 4 HP damage
Move to K16
Will save 13 , attack 27,Damage 9
Has Kanto healed herself completely ?
Has Kanto healed herself completely ?
Juliare's arrow again eliminates her double.
Brock is up then Waren and Quick.
Once again, Waren resists the magic, but Po takes the full blast, knocking the poor critter unconscious.
Screaming and with little heed for his own safety, Waren advances upon his foe and thrusts his spear between the priest's ribs. For added pain, he tries to twist the spear, but ends up losing his grip.
Quick dodges out of the way of the horrible priest, and aims another blast at them, hoping to stop them. Kanto's screams do nothing but bolster her as she resists the evil magic.
Brock virtually hurls himself at Kanto from the top of the ziggurat, and the axe blow proves too much for the evil priestess, who collapses like a ton of bricks. Waren spears the other priestess, but she fights on, touching Waren and making him bleed for 2 points. Quick's lighthning hits her male colleague, and he teeters at the verge of consciousness. He manages to stagger to M12 and heal himself somewhat.
Hessiah's fire bolt goes wide again.
Juliare, Brock, Waren and Quick have a chance to finish this before the guards get here (you hear the commotion outside).