Sounds like the Vanish spell failed. Sorry Tony - really not your day.
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Gilda steps up to prevent Seir from getting flanked, her scimitar flashing in the light from Reynaud's ioun torch. But the hobgoblin is too dodgy for her. Brodin takes a step and shoots two arrows at the wounded sergeant, striking once, dropping the creature to the ground.
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One hobgoblin blade strikes Gilda, drawing blood. Another strikes Tony, carving deep into his shoulder. The two that Belle had roused, seeing a solo opponent being double-teamed by their own team, charge the rogue, but their clumsy swings are ineffective.
The hobgoblin archers across the way draw their bows, but at a grunt from a newcomer, they hold their fire, taking aim. The newcomer is a huge half-orc dressed in a shiny chain shirt, with a shield slung across his back. In his left hand he carries a heavy composite bow.
Belle tucks herself back in with the others and tries to hit the sergeant and his squad with a Burst of Radiance (centered in the corner southwest of the sergeant), using an arcane reservoir to boost the DC.
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"I did a little scouting. It doesn't look like there is any way out to the south of here except back where we came from."
Holding his breath, Tony throws the smoke pellet in his hand between his feet and steps back. The dagger curves down toward an exposed neck.
Hobgoblin attacks Tony AC21: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Tony's AC is still 23! He's still fighting defensively.
Standard Action: Dagger, +3 Attack Roll": 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13, +2 Flanking, -4 Fight Defensively
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Move Action: Deploy Smoke Pellet in his square5-foot Step North
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Reynaud moves along the outside of the melee and comes in flanking with Tony.
Seir continues to swing.
Between Tony and Reynaud, they take out one of the humanoids. Seir's scimitar flashes twice, but this time is all show.
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There is a gasp of surprise at the burst of light in the midst of the archers. The half-orc growls over the sounds of battle, "You die, witch!" and then says sommething in a language only Brodin understands.
Garrosh finishes tying up the first hobgoblin. Brodin moves to the other side of Belle to get a clean shot, striking the near one. Gilda's scimitar lashes out but misses.
Gilda cries out in pain as the hobgoblin returns her attack, striking her across the thigh. Seir's opponent's blow is clumsy and doesn't even come close to the priest. Reynaud deflects his opponent's blade easily with his shield. However, one of the hobgoblins on Tony manages to land a blow in a vital area. Thankfully, the rogue's quick dodge deflected the brunt of the damage.
The archers on the ledge across the chasm fall back into the darkness. "They're retreating!" calls out Brodin. "Come back and fight, you scum!
Probably thought I had a few more of those. Time to pull out a scroll I guess.
Belle pulls out a scroll of CLW, uses an Arcane Reservoir to be able to cast it, and casts on Seir.
"Yeah," Tony drawls, "Somehow, I doubt that, Brodin."
He flips backwards between the goblins to get behind the goblin in front of Gilda. When he's upright again, he holds another knife in his hand. With the goblin distracted by Seir, he thrusts his main knife toward its exposed kidneys.
Move Action: Move 15 ft. north at half speed for 3 squares and Draw Cold Iron Dagger
Standard Action: , +2 flanking, -4 fighting defensively
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Confirming Critical: , +2 flanking, -4 fighting defensively
Seir continues to swing, this time lading two solid hits.
Reynaud moves down between Brodin and the nearest hobgoblin.
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Belle pulls out a scroll, casting a healing spell on the lightly-woulded priest. Tony moves up to flank with Gilda and carves out the kidneys of the hobgoblin between them.Seir lands two bloes on the opponent in front of him, but still the creature stands. Reynaud striles the hobgoblin closes to Brodin, but also fails to drop him. These guys are not one-hit mooks! Garrosh continues to tie up the second hobgoblin. Gilda's blade lashes out, and another hobgoblin falls. Brodin's bowstring twangs twice and another one drops.
From out of the darkness on the other side of the chasm steps another half-orc dressed in blood-colored vestments and bearing a crude silver symbol on a chain around his neck. Grasping the holy symbol in one hand, the orc priest points his long spear at Tony and a searing ray of light lances out striking the rogue in the back. Emboldened by the arrival of the warpriest, the two hobgoblins on your side of the chasm, attack. The clumsy blow swung at Tony is easily avoided, while the one meant for Reynaud clangs loudly off his shield.
Move Action: Move 30 ft.
Standard Action: , +2 flanking, -4 Fighting Defensively
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"Wow. did you see the intensity on that spell. This guy is pretty powerful!"
Tony deftly cartwheels past the one hobgoblin between him and the others, driving his blade into it's back. The creature gasps in pain, sinks to the ground, dropping it's blade. It's mouth opens and closes, and it attempts to reach the blade in it's back. While it is still alive, he does not look like he poses a treat.
Seir chants a prayer and points a finger at the half-orc, from which flies a spear of golden light.
Seir's golden spear flies true, but only does glancing damage to the evil priest.
Belle is leery of being caught in an area affect spell and decides to slip back a bit, retrieving a scroll of color spray (2 move actions).
Reynaud moves to cover Garrosh.
Reynaud cuts at the fool between himself and Tony.
Tony looks down at the pool of blood growing around the goblin. With a wry look on his face, he looks around Reynaud at Garrosh but does not say anything to the half-orc.
Jerking his thumb over his back, Tony growls.
"I'm no wizard, but even I could feel the power in that magic. If he has more of those in 'im, that'll lay any of us out quick. If we're gonna finish this, we'll all have to rush him."
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Tony deftly cartwheels past the one hobgoblin between him and the others, driving his blade into it's back. The creature gasps in pain, sinks to the ground, dropping it's blade. It's mouth opens and closes, and it attempts to reach the blade in it's back. While it is still alive, he does not look like he poses a treat. Even so, Reynaud swings his blade and severs the unarmed hobgoblin's head. Seir lets loose a spear of golden light which glances off the priest's shoulder. Belle steps back a couple feet and retrieves a scroll. Gilda steps back, glancing at the others to see what their plans are, clutching her wounded arm. Brodin, seeing one lone hobgoblin still armed, takes aim and fires two well-placed arrows in the humanoid's chest. Garrosh takes a step forward, pointing his gore-covered weapon at the hobgoblin. "Surrender, or your head will be added to the pile!"
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The bhobgoblin looks around at the slaughter, looks up at Garrosh, unable to comprehend the words, but very clear on the intent. At the moment he looks like he is going to drop his weapon, a bark in an unknown language comes from across the chasm to the east, followed by a string of arcane words. As the words ring out, you can all feel the power growing, until the last word.
And a pillar of crimson and black fire slams down from above.
When the bright spots in your vision clear, you see the lone hobgoblin has turned and takes a running lunge to jump the chasm. However, in his injured state, he doesn't quite clear it, but manages to grab the edge on the opposite side. You also see the ledge across the chasm now filled with more hobgoblin archers. Their arrows rain down on Tony, Seir and Garrosh, but the three are untouched, from the arrows.
Brodin, back up against the wall, has no place to dive to avoid the blast of unholy fire. The smell of charred meat and burned hair assaults your nostrils. "I cannae take another like dat!!!
Reynaud agrees.
I'm inclined to agree. Tactical retreat!
The knight moves around Garrosh to break line of sight from the spellcaster.
Tony rolls forward, avoiding the flames.
When he's upright, he snaps, "Go."
Winding up, he hurls one of his cold iron daggers at the struggling goblin's back but with its cursing and wiggling at the edge of the cliffside, his blade bounces off the stone.
He can see the goblin archers, bows drawn before him and behind them, the spellcaster...
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the lone hobgoblin has turned and takes a running lunge to jump the chasm. However, in his injured state, he doesn't quite clear it, but manages to grab the edge on the opposite side.
While climbing, you can’t move to avoid a blow, so you lose your Dexterity bonus to AC (if any).
*******Move Action: 30 ft.
Standard Action: , +3 base, +5 Dexterity Modifier, +1 enhancement bonus 'cold iron', -4 fighting defensively
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Standard Action: Ranged Cold Iron Dagger Attack Roll: 1d20 ⇒ 1, +3 base, +5 Dexterity Modifier, +1 enhancement bonus 'cold iron', -4 fighting defensively
WHY!?!?!?!
Tony's dagger clatters down into the chasm.
Brodin looks around as his companions fall back. "Are we retreatin' OUT of here, or just back out 'a sight where y'are?"
"I doubt very much he has another of those pillars of flame, but it shows that he will have a whole bunch of other heavy duty spells. We really need to get out of here now."
Unless we can patch up everyone who was hit real quick.
Gilda looks panicked as she sees Seir seared well done. I used my last healing prayer to summon the elemental! This isn't what I expected! We need reinforcements!" With that, she turned and headed back out.
"We may be able to get to them from the back if we head over there."
She points to where she scouted to the southeast.
Seir staggers back and places a hand on his holy symbol, and a wave of soothing golden light washes over the group, mending wounds.
Garrosh grabs hold of the two captured hobgoblins, ready to drag them along, as he stares at the archers and caster - "Let us get out of here then. Tony! We move!" - he grunts.
Belle double moves up behind Gilda, sending her dancing lights on ahead.
"I guess we don't have much of a choice!"
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Belle knows the passage to the southeast doubles back to the ledge 10 feet above, to the south of where the archers are now, and that it does not connect to where they stand. She instead follows after Gilda, and Brodin follows after her.
A great roar of rage echoes from the other side of the chasm, and the hobgoblin archers make a path. From the darkness behind the orc priest emerges the savage, dredlocked half-orc from before, wearing a chain shirt and bearing a heavy steel shield and a shortspear, who takes a running leap and easily clears the chasm, and steps up, toe-to-toe with the Rogue. Landing on his feet, he turns toward his nearest foe, Tony, and growls. The priest closes ranks, moving closer to the chasm and speaks a prayer. Tony feels suddenly less capable as all opponents suddenly look more capable.
The hobgoblin closest to the one hanging off the cliff assists his comrade, but only manages in assisting to send his comrade to the bottom of the chasm. The other four let loose into the new melee with Tony and the savage half-orc warrior, but do not manage to strike anyone. Two more hobgoblin archers appear from the darkened back of the ledge.
Tony sniffs and shifts, blinking beads of sweat out of his eyes.
Where did that come from, he thinks.
He looks back toward the passage way where his friends had entered and bolts, running at full-tilt across the cavern. As he passes Garrosh and Raynaud, he yells, "Flank 'im and waste 'im!"
When he comes to a sliding stop, Tony spins on his feet, looking back at the hobgoblin with his blade raised. He's not so sure anymore, still blinking sweat from his eyes.
If Tony IS due an attack of opportunity...
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Tony, -1 luck penanty on attack, weapon damage, saves and skill checks. And yes, there is no save.
Dang.
Full-round Action: Withdraw 60 ft.
Seir channels another burst of healing energy from his holy symbol.
Full-round Action: Withdraw 60 ft.
Immediately as Tony moves to withdraw, the predator moves to follow him.
As their enemy chases Tony, Garrosh takes advantage of the fact he simply passes too close to him, and tries to trip him.
"Not so fast"
Reynaud follows after Tony, maneuvering to be able to protect Tony from attacks.
Both the warpriest's and fighter's attacks miss the raging barbarian.
"Ok then" - Garrosh growls - "We see this through" - his words are punctuated by divine power, as Ragathiel bestows him with massive strength.