As Aldebert get's pulled off Gretiem by the strong wind, he lashes out with his hammer - hitting the elemental. Though his strongest swing hits, it doesn't seem to do as much damage a expected. Meanwhile, Pent's bolt flies wide of the wind.
Round 2: Actions remaining for Otah.
vs DC 18
Aldebert is pulled up and around, into the the whirlwind as his hammer fall hits.
Round 2: Actions remaining for Otah.
Round 2, Initiative 7
Otah quickly moves up and around the column to join into the fight. Smashing against the column, he grabs his horsechopper at the shaft's end, and pushes it forward in an elongated jab.
Though Otah avoids the miniature cyclone, his attack is off center and misses the creature. The creature moves away from the dwarf, subjecting the rest of the party to the strong winds.
Round 3: All PCs now acting.
Round 3, Init 14
Ami reflex
Yeen reflex
Ami reflex - Ami swirls with his brother.
Ami and Yeen hold on...and continue to fight.
Yeen:
to hit; (bite, bless)
damage.
to hit; (claw, bless)
damage.
to hit; (claw, bless)
damage.
Ami:
to hit; (slingstaff, melee, bless,whirl)
damage.
ACs: 19 Ami; 20+3+4=27 Yeen. (Barkskin, mage armor)
HP: 29/39 Ami; 42/42 Yeen.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (bite)
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, ranged)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/7 used
Lvl 2: 3/6 used (barkskin @ Aldebert/Yeen, CMW)
Lvl 3: 0/4 used
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin
Ami:
Round 3, Init 7
AC = 13
HP = 31/41
Weapon Equipped = MW Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Longstrider(6hr), Bless?, Haste
Oth Level-Create Water, Guidance, Resistance, Stabilize
1st Level-Bless, Shield of Faith(x2)
2nd Level-Aid, Hold Person, Sound Burst
3rd Level-Prayer, Summon Monster III, Fly[D]
Pent gets slammed about, his hand shooting immediately to his hat to secure it, while he clutches madly at his crossbow.
He steams as he retreats, not at all thrilled with his treatment at the winds of the air elemental. "Are you serious?! You're gonna try and throw me about like corn chaff and grape pomace?! I could get dirt in my eyes, for all you care!! You already got some between my toes, but you wouldn't understand the vex in the matter for your lack of body parts that can trap debris!!"
The gnome blisters across the room, arriving behind Otah, and slapping him with his own encouragement. "Get in there and end the damn blowing. And be careful of the two halfs bobbing up and down in there..."
Round 3
"Oh, shi--" Mahdi says as the whirlwind whips over him.
"Ow!" Mahdi shouts as the winds batter him. He pulls into a ball in mid-air, hissing at the pain. "Burn, you stupid ball of wind--"
Round: 3, Initiative: 5
Weapon Equipped: Hammer
Conditions: Barkskin (1/??m), Blessed (?/?m)
Summon Mount: 1/1 (full round)
Smite Evil: 2/2 (+2 attack, +6 damage, +2 AC)
Lay on Hands: 3/5 (2d6 healing +1d6 if not fatigued or diseased)
Guisarme Attack BAB +5, Str +2, MW +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Guisarme Damage Str +2, Two handed +1, (Power Attack +6)
Hammer Attack BAB +5, Str +2, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Hammer Damage Str +2, Magic +1, (Power Attack +4)
Spells (caster level 3, concentration +5)
1) Hero’s Defiance,
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 35/48 AC: 22 (F20/T12) (+4 mage armor included)
Fort: 7 Reflex: 7 Will: 4 BAB: +3 CMB: 6 CMD: 18
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/60m), Blessed (?/?m)
Tricks: Aid, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heal, Hunt, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +3, Str +3 Damage Str +4 (1.5x)
(haste) vs DC 18
(haste) vs DC 18
(haste) vs DC 18
Gretiem takes some damage from the buffeting but still manages to keep his feet, stuck as they are to the surface. He attacks with a vengeance that which he cannot properly bite.
(bless, haste)
(bless, haste)
Aldebert continues to fly and strike the wind from above.
(bless, haste, whirlwind)
(bless, haste, whirlwind)
(bless, haste, whirlwind)
At the end, he also lays on hands to try and keep the worst of the damage at bay.
Yeen's teeth sink into the creature as Ami is swooped up into the wind. As the wind slams the gnome about, Mahdi is taken up into the wind with the others. Gretiem remains on the ground, though slammed about a bit, at least one of its bites clearly getting to the creature, likewise Aldebert manages to land a hammer strike as only a small portion of the fire hits the creature.
Round 3: Actions remaining for Otah.
Round 3, Initiative 7
Otah pauses for a second to look over, and then under his shoulder to find what made contact on him, then nods in affirmation to the gnome.
He moves forward, careful to stay out of the wind and stabs at the elemental again.
Otah's strike hits, but as with the attacks other than Mahdi's fire it doesn't seem to do as much damage as it should. The creatures form seems to be losing its stability all the same as its whirlwind form collapses, dropping all those caught in the wind to the ground.
Ami tucks his feet in as he falls, trying to roll as he hits to minimize damage.
Acrobatics
Ami falls prone, hurting.
falling damage
Mahdi starts plummeting earthward, only to abruptly start a much more sedate drift down. He lands on his feet, looking momentarily confused before he remembers the tiny silver ring that's been on his pinky for months.
"--I'm suddenly very glad I kept that," he mutters as he tries to catch his breath.
The creature lashes out with its slamming attacks at the bringer of fire.
(miss)
,
Round 4: All PCs now acting.
Round: 4, Initiative: 5
Weapon Equipped: Hammer
Conditions: Barkskin (1/??m), Blessed (?/?m)
Summon Mount: 1/1 (full round)
Smite Evil: 2/2 (+2 attack, +6 damage, +2 AC)
Lay on Hands: 3/5 (2d6 healing +1d6 if not fatigued or diseased)
Guisarme Attack BAB +5, Str +2, MW +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Guisarme Damage Str +2, Two handed +1, (Power Attack +6)
Hammer Attack BAB +5, Str +2, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Hammer Damage Str +2, Magic +1, (Power Attack +4)
Spells (caster level 3, concentration +5)
1) Hero’s Defiance,
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 35/48 AC: 22 (F20/T12) (+4 mage armor included)
Fort: 7 Reflex: 7 Will: 4 BAB: +3 CMB: 6 CMD: 18
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/60m), Blessed (?/?m)
Tricks: Aid, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heal, Hunt, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +3, Str +3 Damage Str +4 (1.5x)
Aldebert drifts down the few feet thanks to his ring of feather falling.
Gretiem redoubles his efforts now that the wind is not howling in his ears.
(bless, haste, flank)
(bless, haste, flank)
Aldebert, happy to feel the ground beneath his feet yet again, lashes out as well!
(bless, haste, flank)
(bless, haste, flank)
(bless, haste, flank)
(bless, haste, flank)
As Gretiem and Aldebert redouble their efforts they are rewarded, the elemental is clearly becoming more of a wispy shape with each landed attack. Among them a slight bite and a solid hammer strike lands against the airy attacker.
Round 4: Actions remaining for everyone but Aldebert.
Round 2, Init 14
Yeen barely stops to sniff if Ami is alright before attacking the puff again.
Yeen:
to hit; (bite, bless)
damage.
to hit; (claw, bless)
damage.
to hit; (claw, bless)
damage.
Ami rises from the ground, casting angry glances at the puff. He mounts Yeen again.
ACs: 19 Ami; 20+3+4=27 Yeen. (Barkskin, mage armor)
HP: 20/39 Ami; 42/42 Yeen.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (bite)
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, ranged)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/7 used
Lvl 2: 3/6 used (barkskin @ Aldebert/Yeen, CMW)
Lvl 3: 0/4 used
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin
Ami:
Round 4, Initiative 7
Otah, relieved to see the whirlwind slow, shifts his grip on his weapon as he steps forward to strike.
Although Yeen's teeth sink into the creature; though damage is minimal, it is clear that Otah is inspired by the animal's perseverance. The dwarf's attacks strike not once, but three times. As the creature's airy form blows into naught but wisps that quickly disappear, it is clear that it has returned to its home plane.
Aldebert stops, breathing heavily. Once he catches his breath, he says, "If every one of 'em has toys like this guy, we're going to be in trouble."
He remounts Gretiem and turns to his brother, "See if you can find anything on the body. Maybe he had some other toys you can use." He grins at the though of one of those air-demons fighting for them instead of the opposition. "Potions of healing would be nice too. It's going to be a long day."
Gretiem pads over to the door, where Aldebert places his ear to see if he can hear anything on the other side.
Ami looks at his wounds as he checks to see if Yeen has taken any wounds.
"That was the strangest fight yet! Brother! Did you see me fly? I flew, I did!" Ami says excitedly. "But then, I fell." Ami frowns under his scarf.
"Mahdi, did you see me fly? Did you?"
"See if you can find anything on the body. Maybe he had some other toys you can use."
Ami leans over off Yeen to search the body while Yeen tears the gnoll's neck out.
"That was the strangest fight yet! Brother! Did you see me fly? I few, I did!" Ami says excitedly. "But then, I fell." Ami frowns under his scarf.
"Not even birds fly forever my brother, but yes, we should find a way for you to fall more softly." he grins back.
Pent bounds up to Otah, clapping him on the back. "That was some fine work, Odie. Got that thing under control as fast as could be. Perhaps you should be leading, eh? Much rather be behind you than in front. I'll even relent in my speed to see such things come to pass." The gnome grins widely.
Ami asks for the wand so that he might tend to his wounds.
healing
healing
healing
healing
Ami looks ready to move on. He will carry the wand unless Pent wants it back.
Pent turns to Ami, raising his eyebrows, and crossing his arms. "What was that? You want what? The wand? The wand of healing? The wand of healing that only has so much energy to heal the lot of us as we trudge our ways up and out of this dangerous den of dentally-boosted denizens? You know what could have just happened now? I could have snuck up on the sole gnoll, and clapped him with Sarah's strictures, and he wouldn't have dropped the gem that brought the breeze that wrought the damage that makes you ask for the wand. And, we would have had a gem at our disposal, not theirs. So, what's it gonna take both you and Aldi to stop running off into danger without any thought of assistance from Maddie or I, or for that matter, without any thought at all, other than another ear on your chain?"
The gnome grumps, and doesn't cough up the healing wand.
Aldebert steps in between Yeen and his brother, and Pent.
"I understand you had a plan Pent, but you cannot withhold healing because we didn't follow your plan. Hindsight is superior to foresight, and it looked for all the world like we had one simple gnoll on our hands. And we did."
"That he had a magic item of great power was not clear to any of us. So back down dear Pent. There will be opportunities yet for you to utilize your powers to their fullest in due time. And we may need that power against much tougher foes than this."
"We must take risks and try to save our greater powers for the hoards above us and the tougher foes. There was no way to know this one held such magics, and we cannot use your strictures on every creature we come across."
He gently holds out his hand for the wand...
Mahdi groans in pain as the elemental batters him once more, before Otah's attack dissolves the thing into nothing.
He sits down for a moment, heavily, on some rubble, one hand rubbing at his aching ribs and many bruises from the battle. The sound of the arguing over healing reaches him and he glowers at... well, everyone, as Mahdi is indiscriminate in his glowering.
"Ugh. Stop yapping, all of you. Several of us are injured. Pent, can you call on... 'Sarah' for collective healing, today?"
Pent isn't wrong, though-- if we work together instead of the first person charging any foe we see.... we will be far more effective, and less likely to end up with shattered ribs."
Ami growls at Pent, a move that Yeen soon copies. The pair begin circling the gnome, ready to take what the gnome was hoarding, something that was not his to hoard.
"You do not tell *me* how to hunt gnolls, Gnome," Ami hisses, preparing to pounce. "We hunt the servants of the Rough Beast as Sarenrae instructs. There are risks in what we do, but we do it gladly to make the world better under the sun. If you do not like hunting, continue to hide in the back...in our shadow. We give them the tooth and claw...something you will soon be learning more about."
Aldebert steps in between Yeen and his brother, and Pent.
Ami snarls under his scarf, his eyes still narrowed on the heretic beast lover. But he keeps Yeen from pouncing while he waits for his brother to be answered.
"I understand you had a plan Pent, but you cannot withhold healing because we didn't follow your plan. Hindsight is superior to foresight, and it looked for all the world like we had one simple gnoll on our hands. And we did. That he had a magic item of great power was not clear to any of us. So back down dear Pent. There will be opportunities yet for you to utilize your powers to their fullest in due time. And we may need that power against much tougher foes than this. We must take risks and try to save our greater powers for the hoards above us and the tougher foes. There was no way to know this one held such magics, and we cannot use your strictures on every creature we come across."
Pent steps back as the noble half steps between he and Ami to defend his little brother. From what, the gnome looks confused.
"Bah, I'm not withholding anything, Aldi. But it sure seems I've got your attention, in a moment in which seems best to have it."
"If you want to play the game of 'shaded eyes see no prize', then you can claim your ignorance of any situation you blindly stumble into, since you do no due diligence to perform your duty. My powers? I have none, save for Sarah's Gifts. And I'm tasked to use them, given the chance to do so. If I wait for a 'better' chance, I lose the one that past us by. The future is full of better chances, as you can foresee. As for not knowing, how does anyone get to know, if not for a little nip and tuck on the shirttail of scouting and sniffing?"
" Pent, can you call on... 'Sarah' for collective healing, today?"
"Another wave, coming up, yep."
The gnome clenches again.
"Pent. Come now. We are a team. Surely you're not suggesting I cease my attacks anytime we don't do what I want? No, I fight for the group, whatever we do, as long as the cause is just - and in this case we're in agreement that the gnoll be neutralized, we just differ as to how."
"You think I'm trailing behind you two because I'm selfish? You yapping about hypotheticals that never were, never will be grows very little in our garden, Aldi. Yeah, our garden. Not mine, not yours, ours. We all water it the best way we can, with the hoes we have. I'm not holding my bladder to be pissy. I'm holding it so I know where the stream is best directed."
"You do not tell *me* how to hunt gnolls, Gnome. We hunt the servants of the Rough Beast as Sarenrae instructs. There are risks in what we do, but we do it gladly to make the world better under the sun. If you do not like hunting, continue to hide in the back...in our shadow. We give them the tooth and claw...something you will soon be learning more about."
Pent steps aside of Aldebert, protector of brothers. He looks to Ami, sadly. "And you do not demand Sarah's healing like a spoiled child, Ami. If it were up to you, you'd have taken this wand of precious healing, and squandered it away selfishly on healing your cat, ignoring the opportunity to heal, as a team. Now," the gnome produces the wand, and hands it to the halfling, "you can hold onto the wand, with its greater stores, for a time when you may need it the most."
"...shaded eyes see no prize'"
"...The future is full of better chances"
"...shirttail of scouting and sniffing?"
"...never will be grows very little in our garden"
Aldebert tries to follow Pent's logic, but he just can't manage it. He feels the healing flowing through him though, and he sees Pent's sadness.
He pats him on the back, "Buck up Pent! We'll do better next time - right? Thanks for Sarenrae's Gifts - as channeled by you. And we'll try to pay more attention to, er, shirttails and things OK?"
He looks to the group. "Where now? Through this door, or up these stairs? I think we check the door first, then the stairs, but I'm open to suggestions." he looks directly at Pent, hoping for a suggestion.
"And you do not demand Sarah's healing like a spoiled child, Ami. "
Ami looks at his brother, trying to see if his brother takes any of the gnome's words for reality. He seemingly does not, thankfully.
I demanded none of Sarenrae's healing. Only the wand that was our shared finding.
Ami looks the gnome up and down.
"If it were up to you, you'd have taken this wand of precious healing, and squandered it away selfishly on healing your cat, ignoring the opportunity to heal, as a team."
Ami pauses his annoyed rage as the gnome twice toots, healing all. He looks again at the gnome, mollified.
I won't even mention that Yeen was not injured and wasn't to use it on him. It would have been for me.
Ami turns away, again having more important things to do, like hunt gnolls. He declines to mention that the gnome was wrong about everything.
He instead gives the gnome a nod of thanks.
H4
A wide archway opens into a large square room. Along the room’s outer walls, statues of robed, morbidly obese humans sit cross-legged, perhaps in some sort of praying position. The heads of all the statues have been smashed off. In their place rest small piles of humanoid skulls. In the center of the room four iron braziers surround a marble font half full of brownish, stagnant-looking water.
H8
Piles of broken stone partially block this archway. Several hideous scarecrows made from the headless corpses of slain troglodytes stand propped against the walls here.
Perception:
(normal)
(low-light)
(normal)
(low-light)
(darkvision)
Mahdi lets out a little whuff of a sigh as Pent's healing (and thankfully nothing else) washes over him. "That's better. Ow. Whatever else, I cannot fault you as a medic."
He wriggles a little, testing that his ribs have knit themselves back together. Mahdi helps gather the gear from the fallen gnolls-- useful potions, ah yes-- the arrows look nastily painful, noted-- and then he peers through the rubble of the next room.
"...are those butchered bodies... fresh?"
Ami holds up his hands, indicating silence. His tiny halfling head tilts gently to the west.
"I hear footsteps approatching," Ami hisses from under his scarf, looking for a place to hide so that he might pounce whomever rushes forward. "They come through the doors."
Ami pads Yeen out of sight of the doors should they be opened.
"Brother. Oooo-TAH, get ready." Ami says, casting Divine Favor on Yeen.
Otah pulls out his journal and jots down some notes on the effective tactics of stabbing an air elemental with a horse-chopper and how best to avoid it's windy snare. He glances up a few times during the exchange between the small members of the party. After hashing out a quick sketch of the elemental and the party's positioning, he puts the journal away.
"You do not tell *me* how to hunt gnolls, Gnome," Ami hisses, preparing to pounce. "We hunt the servants of the Rough Beast as Sarenrae instructs. There are risks in what we do, but we do it gladly to make the world better under the sun. If you do not like hunting, continue to hide in the back...in our shadow. We give them the tooth and claw...something you will soon be learning more about."
"The gnome has the right of it Ami, you should not lecture him about hiding in the back when you and Yeen spring so far forward." he chides, although it's fairly evident that he's projecting his own dissatisfaction with his own speed.
Ami snarls under his scarf, his eyes still narrowed on the heretic beast lover.
Otah watches as Ami turns and moves off, then moves next to Aldebert. He clasps him on the shoulder gently and bends to whisper in his ear. "As your brother's conscience you should know that he brooks no favor by treating the rest of us as his foes."
He steps into the next room to examine it's contents more closely.
Otah watches as Ami turns and moves off, then moves next to Aldebert. He clasps him on the shoulder gently and bends to whisper in his ear. "As your brother's conscience you should know that he brooks no favor by treating the rest of us as his foes."
"He does get excited, but he's a good guy surely you can see that." he murmurs back grinning hopefully. Louder he says, "Sounds like we have company Otah, come join me and let's take them."
He then nudges Gretiem forward and takes up a position near the double doors, also just out of sight peering around a pillar.
Otah quickly scans the room he was investigating and moves off to join Aldebert.
"Where?"
As the halflings take positions, he nods to them, and scurries to the side of the door, ready to thrust his reach weapon into anything that comes hostile through it.
"Keep one of them alive. They mutter about a gutter of gnolls. And they're looking for intruders on orders..." Pent keeps somewhat close by, whispering at the beartrap forming at the door...
Swinging open, the doors reveal a trio of gnolls who look to be heading right pass the nearest doors.
Stealth
Ami crouches on Yeen, who also crouches, ready to spring. The cat can almost taste gnoll blood on his lips.
Mahdi tries to sidle behind a pillar for cover as the others whisper that there's more gnolls coming. This tactic is of poor effectiveness.
He makes a mental note to investigate that brackish fountain once the current mutts have been dispatched.