Appario will at the skelly wolf in F7.
Theron pins the wolf skeleton to the ground, while Appario scores a nice hit; unfortunately his sword slides ineffectually off the thick bones.
The pinned skeleton attempts to break free of its predicament, but fails miserably as the big cat puts all of its weight on it.
The other skeleton tries to bite Appario from around the corner, which goes pretty much as it must; the jaws strike dust from the wall.
The big Tiefling moves forward past the skeletons to savage Derek with one of its claws.
The claw gouges Derek's flesh, dealing 3 damage.
Current Initiative order:
23 - Appario
22 - Theron, Semenya, Derek
22 - Wolf Skeletons, Dravano, other enemies
14 - Tiefling #1 and #2
9 - Eklektos
Eklektos lobs a handful of fire at the nearer wolf skeleton, trying to avoid scorching Theron's fur. Another handful of fire springs into being in Eklektos's hand after the first leaves it.
Appario will swing again at the wolf in F7.
"To hell with ye again!"
Eklektos's fire melts the remaining bones from the skeleton, causing it to fall apart.
"Oh do go get a manicure, your nails are like claws...oh wait, they ARE claws arn't they? guess it would be unfair to blame your grooming habits then...but I'm still going to do that."
Derek swings back at the tiefling with the bad grooming.
Derek's mace connects nicely with the clawed Tiefling. Derek notices that the Tiefling is wearing metal armor, unlike the studded leather most of the other Tieflings down here have worn.
"How about a quick two-step Appario? We really should switch dance partners, yours seems a little...limp, and I bet mine bleeds better."
"You want to dance? With ME?! I thought you'd never ask!!!"
Derek grins at Appario.
"Never let it be said that Derek Keegan isn't up for a Cheliaxan shuffle."
Semenya lobs a sizzling ball of acid twards the Tiefling as Derek and Appario dance, leaving a nice clear path...which closes and her shot spatters against the wall.
Ranged Touch
Acid Damage
Theron hangs back to protect his foolish friend, not sure if he wants to get in the middle of the dancing men.
Derek's dancing with Appario comes to an abrupt end as he receives a brand-new dancing partner in the form of the second wolf skeleton taking its fallen companion's place. Both the skeleton and the Tiefling attack Derek, the former with a bite and the latter with dual claws.
The second claw hits, dealing 6 damage.
Theron batters the offending skeleton with his teeth, trying to knock its bones apart.
Eklektos lobs another handful of fire at the remaining skeleton, seeing if the same trick works again.
The skeleton barely manages to avoid Theron's bite, but can't escape the clutches of Eklektos's fire as it goes up in flames.
Appario smiles as the dancing floor parts for him. Jealous that Derek is hogging his beloved dance partner, Appario does his version of the Cheliaxan Shuffle to get between Derek and his man.
Move: Detect Evil on the direction of the tiefling, 5' dance step to F7
"Mind if I take this dance, Derek? Do you have any more of that lovely punch you gave me earlier?"
Stnd Action: Attack tiefling (with smite, if evil):
Edit:
AC: 19 (22 vs Tiefling)
HP: 8/16
Weapon: Bastard sword and shield
Status:
Effects:
Lay on Hands: 3 of 3 used
Smitten today? Maybe
Appario detects a moderate evil aura around the Tiefling, which causes him so much anguish that he drives his blade into the stone floor.
Theron will step around behind Appario, then give a mighty bellow to try and distract the Tiefling and make him wonder what else is down here.
"Just a dram left, and I'm looking like I'll be needing that myself, if mister fancy pants dancer can keep his hands off me. Really, I'm a LADIES man you know."
Semenya smiles, and cues up another ball of acid. She lets it roll over her fingers, then smiles, and blows it in a puff of vapor.
"You truly have no idea what you're facing, do you? It's almost amusing."
Intimidate as Standard Action against the Tiefling. If she exceeds 10+HD+WIS mod, he's Shaken. Effect persists for 1 additional round per 5 I exceed that target by.
Appario listens to Semenya's speech, sees the wounds on Derek and the cat, feels his own deep wounds as he stands a pool of his own blood and wonder if she has lost her mind.
The big Tiefling is visibly shaken by Theron's and Semenya's combined efforts, but continues to dance with Derek.
Despite his fear of the half-orc, one claw finds its mark and deals another 6 damage to Derek.
Then, two crossbow-wielding Tieflings step out into the end of the corridor, one after the other. Both of them fire a bolt at Appario, then they each reload their crossbows.
Both bolts miss,
"Whoops, excuse me while I find my entrails. Oh! What luck, they are at my feet."
Derek backs up carefully, fumbles around for his last potion, and then gulps it down.
"Let me try a different move so I can invite your friends over to join me for the next dance."
Appario does the Taldan TwoStep on the big Tiefling.
"grunt"
Appario's powerful strike unfortunately doesn't manage to bypass the Tiefling's armor, and a loud metallic clang is the result.
Semenya says, as she gathers up the next Acid Orb,
Ranged Touch Attack on Tiefling with Crossbow
Acid damage
"You've lost much today. Is it prudent to risk losing it all?"
"I really wish Arodio was here, he would have used those little claws of yours as toothpicks...after removing your hands first of course."
The Tiefling cries out in pain as Semenya's acid burns its flesh, but it defiantly responds. "You're the ones invading, not us. Should we just stand here and let you kill us?"
The other Tiefling also speaks up. "We have lost much, but you must have used many resources, too. We fight for what we have left."
Derek chuckles with good humour. "What a marvelous idea! Do you want to cut your own neck or should I help?"
Eklektos steps into the space vacated by Derek and gives a stab at the large Tiefling.
Theron squeezes past Appario and darts for the crossbow-wielding Tieflings, snapping at the nearer one.
Both Eklektos and Theron miss with their attacks. Theron notices another two crossbow-wielding Tieflings standing ready a little further down the tunnel.
The big Tiefling sneers after the departing Derek, then switches targets and goes after Appario.
The still-unnerved Tiefling misses with both claws.
The two Tieflings from down the tunnel both move closer and take a shot at Theron.
Both bolts miss, although one grazes Theron's fur.
Then, the Tiefling Theron attacked steps away, before both that Tiefling and the remaining Tiefling fire their crossbows at the big cat and then reload.
The last bolt hits Theron, but Gozreh blesses his follower with luck, causing the bolt to only deal 1 damage to the heavily injured cat.
Dereks jocular tone and humorous remarks suddenly disappears and he gets a hard look in his eyes.
"Let me get this straight, a bunch of no good killers and robbers are lecturing us about the morality of "invading" someone’s home and killing them? Where do you get off? You haven't got a leg to stand on, and I'll bloody well make it literal, not just figurative."
Derek puts away the mace and draws his rapier again, waiting for a shift in the placment of allies and foes.
"Stand still so I can prune ye! Fear my shears you overgrown devilspawn!"
Striking again at the big tiefling.
Appario's divinely-inspired strike gives the big Tiefling a nasty cut, but it doesn't appear to be more injured than Appario is himself.
Semenya pulls up her crossbow steps to E5, and shoots at the big tiefling.
Crossbow (He should be at +4 AC due to firing into melee, but I should be able to shoot without full soft cover mods.)
Crossbow Damage
I'll do that.
Acid damage
The Tiefling's skin burns with Semenya's acid, but his injuries still don't seem to be more extensive than those of Appario, Derek, or Eklektos.
Eklektos stabs at the big Tiefling, then moves back to give Derek a better angle to attack the thing.
Theron doesn't like what he sees and steps back. As he comes within range of the Tiefling, he'll see what help he can offer in taking it down.
Both Eklektos and Theron miss with all of their attacks. Then, the big Tiefling continues his attacks on Appario, while the crossbow-wielders all take shots at their easiest-to-see target; Theron. They all then reload.
The second claw hits, dealing 6 damage to Appario.
All four bolts miss, as Gozreh continues to bless his animal follower with luck.
Appario continues his dance with the big tiefling.
Appario's blade once again strikes the Tiefling's armor without injuring it further.
Eklektos stays where he is, seeking assistance from Gozreh to guide his next thrust against this unnatural foe.
Theron shifts to try and get a better angle on the Tiefling, lunging with his teeth to try and grind the nearer arm to a pulp.
Theron's teeth gouge the Tiefling's arm, and causes a painful cry to escape his lips, but he's still standing.
Derek advances upon the tiefling that he suspect might be the one they call "digger" and strikes out.
Derek suspects correctly, but misses with his rapier's thrust.
Theron's well-placed claw strikes something vital, and the big Tiefling's movement slows considerably as he staggers back from the attack, clamping a hand over the bleeding wound. While obviously very injured, the Tiefling is still able to stand with his back resting against the wall.
Derek looks on with cold eyes before speaking with an even colder voice.
"All yours milady Semenya, please spare this "upstanding" citizen the indignity of dealing with the likes of us, we who would invade and despoil those who cannot defend themselves."