Surprise Round Action
Davlamin hops up onto Moonchaser's back, and whistles for Moonchaser to attack. The two of them move towards the nearest goon together.
Vesara forms a protective barrier about herself.
Skeith smirks as he pulls his rapier, closing the gap between him and the brute as best he could. Sure, he could handle it a few different ways but in the end it always came down to the fight. The fight was what drove them all - most of the time, the fight to survive.
Skeith smirks as he pulls his rapier, closing the gap between him and the brute as best he could. Sure, he could handle it a few different ways but in the end it always came down to the fight. The fight was what drove them all - most of the time, the fight to survive.
Barnabus retains his position stringing his longbow and setting his spear on the edge of the table.......
Skeith smirks as he pulls his rapier, closing the gap between him and the brute as best he could. Sure, he could handle it a few different ways but in the end it always came down to the fight. The fight was what drove them all - most of the time, the fight to survive.
Edit: Skeith smirks as he pulls his rapier, beckoning the brute to him. He couldn't help but think of the various things that he could have chosen to do instead but in the end it was all about the fight..
So, to describe what happens:
The two thugs closest to the center of the room move toward the bouncers who can be seen to still be functional. One bouncer is near your table, one is on the opposite side of the room.
Vesara murmurs an incantation and moves her hands in a complex pattern, and the air ripples around her body momentarily.
Skorabor flinches at the explosion and then opens his eyes. He shakes his head and grunts. "By the halls of Torag...", he says, hopping off his chair and drawing a large axe. "What is the meaning of this?!", he roars.
A tall, robed man steps out of the public privies and takes a few steps toward the center of the room. As he walks he drops the remains of a scroll.
Skeith/Dias draws a rapier and smirks as he gestures the nearest goon to come closer.
The one-eyed woman repeats her demand that everybody drop to the ground and pulls out a rapier.
The bouncer across the room shakes his head, sees a drawn sword in front of him, and swings a club at the man holding it. It strikes the man a solid blow, but doesn't drop him.
The second pair of goons take steps to help their companions deal with the bouncers. None of them seem to have noticed the activity at your table yet.
Barnabus leans his tall spear against the wall behind him and begins to methodically string his bow.
Moonchaser, having stood at the sound of the explosion, is prepared when Davlamin hops onto his back and whistles. He begins to wind his way toward the nearest goon, ending up right behind the near bouncer with the drawn rapier.
Vesara:
Skorabor:
Round Counter: 1
Initiative Counts:
Goons 1,3 - 24
Vesara - 22
Skorabor - 21
Angvar - 18
Skeith - 17
Thuvalia - 17
Bouncer - 14
Goons 2,4 - 10
Barnabus II - 7
Davlamin, Moonchaser - 5
Current BattlePlot.
The first pair of goons engage the two armed bouncers. Although they have their short-swords drawn, they don't use them, preferring to slam their targets with their fists. Their aim is slightly thrown off by the fact that their short-swords are still in hand, though, and they both miss their targets.
Vesara smiles and casts a coating of slippery substance onto the chest.
With a determined stride and blackened eyes Skorabor makes his way towards the thugs, pushing people out of the way as he goes[i]. "Out of my way, oafs! There's a Boulderback comin' through!", [i]he yells as he makes his way through the crowd. "You there!". pointing at the closest thug. "Bring it", Skorabor says with a grin
Vesara:
Skorabor:
Vesara:
Skorabor:
With the smirk still on his face Skeith takes a swipe at the nearby goon. "You know what your first mistake was? Coming into my hall with the intent to wreck it and not even include me in the cut." With that comment lingering in the goon's ears, Skeith let his rapier do the rest of the talking.
Waiting for the thugs.....
Vesara steps around the table over various people and stops near the dealer, who is crouched low with her hands over her head. She pulls out and loads her sling.
Skorabor, moving rather quickly for his size, manages to hope over various prone figures, scoot past Moonchaser, and clamber onto the table next to Skeith/Dias. All the while, he is yelling, "Out of my way, oafs! There's a Boulderback comin' through!" He brandishes his axe at the goon, and growls, "You there. Bring it."
The tall man continues to step over people as he withdraws another scroll from inside his robes.
Skeith/Dias, smirk on face, says, "You know what your first mistake was? Coming into my hall with the intent to wreck it and not even include me in the cut." He swings a lazy cut at the goon's face, leaving a streak of scarlet across the man's cheek.
The one-eyed woman takes a step toward the chest, then yells a few words and throws her hand toward the far bouncer. His head snaps back as if he has been hit with something, and he reels momentarily.
The two remaining goons step up to help their companions. The one nearer the far bouncer moves around behind him, preparing to take him from behind while he's distracted. The near one steps up to Skeith/Dias and takes a swing at him with his fist. It whistles by Skeith/Dias's head.
Evil Eye hex on the goon with the blood across his face
will Save DC 16
-2 to his attack rolls......
As the goon's head comes around from being slash, he makes brief eye contact with Barnabus. In that instant, a sensation of power passes from one to the other, and the goon's head jerks ever so slightly back as it continues to turn back toward his attacker.
Davlamin:
Round 1 Action
Moonchaser double moves to move around the table, ending up two squares west of Skorabor. During Moonchaser's movement, Davlamin draws a hefty mace and swings it at the thug upon his arrival.
Moonchaser carefully picks his way over prone figures, carrying Davlamin around the table. Davlamin, meanwhile, draws a mace and then slams it into the goon's head as soon as he's in range. It connects with a crunch.
Round Counter: 2
Initiative Counts:
Goons 1,3 - 24
Vesara - 22
Skorabor - 21
Angvar - 18
Skeith - 17
Thuvalia - 17
Bouncer - 14
Goons 2,4 - 10
Barnabus II - 7
Davlamin, Moonchaser - 5
The thug attacking the far bouncer draws a sap and swings it at the bouncer. He connects, and the bouncer drops like a stone.
The goon near to you shakes off the effects of the mace hit, and realizing what he's up against seems to cause him to choose discretion as the better part of valor. He backs toward the front door, apparently attempting to escape.
Davlamin grins as the man turns to run.
That'll learn you not to interrupt a happy gambling session ye piker! he taunts.
Vesara causes a greasy substance to coat the chest.
"That's right, when a Boulderback comes rollin' you best run!", Skorabor growls at the goon who turned and ran for the exit. With his waraxe gripped in his two hands he jumps of the table besides the remaining goon and takes a swing.
Round 1 Action-
Davlamin invokes the favour of the spirits, sharing the blessing with Moonchaser as the wolf surges forward and bites at the nearest foe.
Watch out, watch out! Wolf's about! Davlamin quips gleefully while Moonchaser's jaws snap threateningly.
As the man moves past you, you take a lazy swipe at him. He parries with his short-sword, though, and continues on out the door.
Vesara takes two steps toward the platform around the huddling figure of the dealer, and with a word and a wave, the chest on the platform is moderately coated in something slimy.
Skorabor leaps off the table, swinging his axe in a two-handed slash. The axe connects with the goon, carving a broad stroke through the man's armor. He drops, bleeding heavily.
The tall man steps up onto the platform and reads a number of words off the scroll, and places his hand and the scroll on the chest. The chest shrinks drastically.
BattlePlot for Round 2.5
As the thug hits the floor Skorabor turns to Davlamin and shouts with a smile: "Did you see that, Dav? That's why i keep tellin' you to get a sturdy axe of dwarven craftmanship instead of that stick you insist of carryin' around!"
Skeith/Dias strides up to the platform and takes a swipe at the tall man who just shrank the chest as he steps up. Unfortunately, the act of stepping up onto the platform manages to throw off his attack, and he misses cleanly. The tall man starts, realizing that he's no longer alone. He calls out, "Thuvalia, to me!"
The one-eyed woman, Thuvalia, hears the tall man's cry. She responds, "Angvar!" and runs to the platform to help him.
The goon who was moving to flank the now-unconscious bouncer sees what's about to happen and continues past the bouncer. He moves around the table and ends up behind Angvar, the tall man. His friend who just took an axe blow continues to bleed on the floor.
Selecting another goon....
The partner of the goon last time
Evil Eye hex
will Save DC 16
-2 to his attack rolls......
Barnabus gets a bit of a start, brushing past Vesara, and hops onto the table. The tall man, his head already turning in that direction, locks eyes with him for a brief instant. A pulse passes between the two, and Angvar's head recoils.
Skorabor pushes his way through to the woman the tall man called "Thuvalia", cursing at the people who block his way.
"You can't bet me in a game of wits so you try to beat me in a game of strength?", he yells to the one eyed womam. His luck with playing Golem has clearly gone to his head.
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