Dodging the two barriers of punji trenches, the rescue party makes its quiet way to the tree line, where they behold a horrifying sight.
You see many savage villagers crowded around a bonfire screaming at the top of their lungs in savage glee. On the far side you see a bamboo cage where the beaten crew and passengers of the Kraken are held. A wooden palanquin to either side hold what looks like the chief and his bodyguards on one side and the shaman and he acolytes on the other.
There is a screaming crewman being lowered by a couple of barbarians into a boiling cauldron front and center.
Over to your left a crewman strapped to a bamboo grating, being lightly cut and cut again slowly on the underside by a village woman. Screaming children run around underfoot lapping up the blood as it falls from the victim.
Over to the right, you can see several women being led from the cage to a bare area in front of the chief's palanquin. The Chief himself slowly stood up and allowed his feathered cloak to drop away, revealing his excited nakedness.
And a little way off to the left a huge wicker statue of a bat winged long necked two headed thing looks on at it all. It gives you a serious chill as you come into view of it.
At the sight before them, Ghirrak's body goes rigid with rage as he takes in the scene of utter savagery.
"Sunny with me, we get those women away from that bastard before he lays a hand on them! Bryson, You're our best chance against whatever their shaman has to throw against us. Devon, Burial back him up, you'll have to wade through a crowd of warriors to do it! Marius stop them from dropping that man in the pot." the monk growls, preparing to burst into action
Sunny nods to Ghirrak, deftly beginning to move along before she pauses,
And looks to the big, ugly state.
"Here.... Why dun't we give 'em somat ta be lookin' at while we go about our doin's?" She points to the big, ugly thing.
"That, Be made out'a palm fronds an' stuff. Wouldn't there be a terrible shame if'n some careless bod were ta drop somat a'fire on't it, hey?" She grins mischievously. (^_^)
"I be goin' with Ghirrak ta be helpin' them folks gettin' out'a yon cage, but light-in up that big thing-y be a real workable plan. Might even improve its looks, ta boot!"
Having spoken her mind she sneaks along after Ghirrak....
Bryson-aeromental sees his beloved Annie among the women. His scream as he rushes to save her is as the howling wind. "ANNIE!" He'll end his double move at 9F.
Are the women bound in any way?
"Uh....oh....."
Sunny looks towards the big, burnable item nearby.......
Devon's input is interrupted by Bryson's insane charge. Shrugging his shoulders, he follows so the enraged Bryson does not get swarmed under.
"Bryson! We need you to do something to split the field and get their shaman out of the fight! I will keep the women from being harmed. Keep your head or they will all die" Devon shouts to Bryson.
Bryson: The women's wrists are bound. Annie is gagged.
Everyone: I didn't ask for initiative because I hardly ever use it in PbP. Since this is Surprise, you may take a single Standard Action. You may proceed to act in order of posting.
In the surprise round Devon moves quickly to L9 (single move).
Burian sprints to the shack along Bryson's path, and yanks back his hood preparing to greet the Shaman and Acolytes.
He responds to the commands... "Aye-aye! I'll see if I can slow them down."
Sunny scoots over towards the big, ugly wood and grass statue/image thing and proceeds to set a small fire on its behind before quickly trying to carefully, craftily catch up with Ghirrak,
"That Bryson feller, all-a-ways wiff tha shoutin' an' tha' hollerin' an' tha yellin'...." Sunny mumbles as she catches up with Ghirrak.
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"I have the shaman!" Marius called, since plainly Bryson wasn't going to stick with the plan. So saying, he set about casting a rather destructive spell, so as to inflict maximum carnage upon the shaman and his followers. It might not take them all out of the fight, but it would certainly send them into disarray.
A small, brightly gleaming bead shot from his outstretched finger, flying above the crowd to detonate in a roiling mass of flame right above the acolytes' heads.
For a moment an unnatural stillness envelops Ghirrak even the breeze around him seeming to die down as he reaches deep within himself to draw upon his reservoir of ki.
Suddenly he moves, so fast even those looking in his direction are caught off-guard as he charges through the opening, racing toward the naked chieftain with ruthless aggression.
Running punch
"People's runin' an' shoutin' an' yellin' an' a'splodin' all over tha place...." Sunny grumbles as the night erupts into even more chaos and confusion. She continues to sneak around the edge of the gathering trying to get into the bushes behind the Chieftain's platform and hence get the women folks a way straight out of the entanglement and off into the jungle and into the night.
"I thought folks be havin' a plan... Or a hankerin' ta be sneakin' up on folks, like..." She sighs as she moves through the jungle on the edge of the native's clearing.
Bryson-aeromental intends to pick up Annie and fly her to safety before actually joining in the battle. If she does not want to go (ie pulls away), Bryson will change back to normal form and cut her bonds before offering her his club and then joining the fray.
Surprise_________________
Bryson Deepwinter_________
Bryson-aeromental sees his beloved Annie among the women. His scream as he rushes to save her is as the howling wind."ANNIE!" He'll end his double move at 9F.
He sees that the girls hands are bound behind them, Annie is also gagged. She starts nodding at Bryson.
Devon Hernan____________
In the surprise round Devon moves quickly to L9 (single move).
Burian Faldaeral_________________
Burian sprints to the shack along Bryson's path, and yanks back his hood preparing to greet the Shaman and Acolytes.
Moving to L,10 - South(?) of the shack.
Marius Hawk_______________
"I have the shaman!" Marius called.
Casting fireball, 20 foot radius spread centred on H16. Reflex DC 17 for half damage.
Ghirrak Ironfist___________________
Ghirrak charges to the chief and punches him hard. The chief staggered back a step, but he seems alright. It felt like punching a treetrunk.
'Sunny'________________
Quietly moved up towards 3-O.
Will we get a chance to act before the villagers?
Yes. I will roll group initiative.
They roll a three, so you guys will go first.Round 1_____________________
OK, updating map for Sunny's corrected position.
UPDATED TACTICAL MAP
Ghirrak unleashes a frenzy of violence upon the naked barbarian, a punch, a knee, another knee followed by an elbow, the brutal combination designed to begin taking the man apart.
Burian rushes into the dying flames and quickly picks his first targets.
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As he didn't have a particularly clear line of sight and preferred to hold his remaining seriously destructive spells in reserve against a pressing need, Marius opted for a cheap trick to keep the shaman occupied.
Another round of spellcasting sent a streak of light, trailing sparks, zigzagging across the village. Neatly dodging past those figures standing in its way, the streak finally reached the shaman and detonated right in his face with a flare of bright light.
Moving with supernatural speed, Devon gets next to the chieftain. He suddenly whirls in a series of movements that defy human physiology, performing impossible moves with his sword in a dazzling display of martial skill that leaves even the most dense of observers with the impression that it is sheer suicide to get within reach of Devon's sword. It is apparent to all that see it that they have no hope of besting him in combat.
Swift/immediate- activate stagger proof boots to move to H7. Full round action- Dazzling Display to demoralize all enemies within 30'.
AC-23
CMD-24 (28 vs. bull rush, 27 vs. disarm, 29 vs. grapple, 25 vs. sunder, 33 vs. trip)
Touch-16
hp-59/59
status- none
*Scamper, scamper, scamper, scamper....* (^_^)
Round 1_____________________
Ghirrak Ironfist__________
Ghirrak unleashes a frenzy of violence upon the naked barbarian, a punch, a knee, another knee followed by an elbow, the brutal combination designed to begin taking the man apart.
Burian Faldaeral___________
move to 13,I
Marius Hawk_____
Another round of spellcasting sent a streak of light, trailing sparks, zigzagging across the village. Neatly dodging past those figures standing in its way, the streak finally reached the shaman and detonated right in his face with a flare of bright light.
Devon Hernan_____
Swift/immediate- activate stagger proof boots to move to H7. Full round action- Dazzling Display to demoralize all enemies within 30'.
'Sunny'_____
Moving rapidly, Sunny skirts around the edge of the crowd.
Bryson Deepwinter_____
Bryson will change back to normal form and cut Annie’s bonds before offering her his club and then joining the fray.
Enemies______________
Only Marius can see the fire on the wicker statue start to spread. Smoke starts to become visible and a reddish glow starts to show in the mouths of the monstrous heads.
The acolytes surround the Shaman protectively, and the sounds of chanting rise above the sound of combat.
Incredibly, nobody noticed Marius as the source of the fireball. All the warriors around the Acolytes rush Burian.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Crowded near the cage, Bryson is attacked by a couple of howling tribesmen.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Rushing through the crowd, two attack Devon.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Some of the tribesmen attack the girls who were with Annie, and she engages with them using Brysons club.
Ghirrak is attacked by two tribesmen unaffected by Devon’s intimidating display.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
The chief shook off the surprise of Ghirrak’s assault, grabbed an obsidian spiked club and attacked Ghirrak.
for a possible damage.
Round 2_____________________
Players act in order of posting. Enemies will go last.
After Annie joins the fray, Bryson changes into a tiger and moves to assist her.
As the commotion begins to grow around her companions Sunny changes tack. Slipping out of the bushes she attempts to reduce the amount of bad guys if not quickly at least quietly. Her wooden sticks swinging rapidly.
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"Ghirrak, let me give you a hand with that one. Perhaps if he falls the rest will lose heart."
Taking a more defensive posture, Devon lays into the chief.
Full attack chief using Combat Expertise and Power Attack
damage
damage
AC-25
Touch- 18
CMD-26 (30 vs. bull rush, 29 vs. disarm, 31 vs. grapple, 27 vs. sunder, 35 vs. trip)
hp-59/59
status-none
Well, he couldn't have the shaman getting back up again after his efforts to lay him low, Marius reflected, before regretfully cutting loose with his remaining highly destructive spell - a lightning bolt.
Distracted as they were, the tribesmen would likely be able to track this one back to him. Still, the loss of his anonymity was an acceptable price to pay for making sure the shaman stayed out of the fight, and the others seemed to have the warriors thoroughly occupied for the moment.
For good measure, just in case, Marius also sent another firework flying at the shaman.
His feet firmly rooted to the ground, Ghirrak becomes a living mountain of defense as he hammers away at the chieftain.
With his cutlass held to defend blows from foes up in his face, Burian slashes at two nearby cannibals.
Round 2_____________________
Bryson Deepwinter_____
After Annie joins the fray, Bryson changes into a tiger and moves to assist her.
'Sunny'_____
Move to M-3 and attempt to subdue the native there. They should be 'Flat footed' against Sunny's surprise, since they're looking the completely other way?
Devon_____
"Ghirrak, let me give you a hand with that one. Perhaps if he falls the rest will lose heart."
Taking a more defensive posture, Devon lays into the chief.
Marius Hawk_____
Lightning bolt, cast along a line directly at the shaman, which ought to hit 5 people plus the shaman.
Snapdragon fireworks,
Ghirrak Ironfist_____
His feet firmly rooted to the ground, Ghirrak becomes a living mountain of defense as he hammers away at the chieftain.
Burian Faldaeral_____
With his cutlass held to defend blows from foes up in his face, Burian slashes at two nearby cannibals.
Annie_____
(npc) Bryson-Tiger_____
Roared and went to town on the barbarians.
for a possible slashing damage.
for a possible slashing damage.
for a possible slashing damage.
ENEMIES__________
Flames start leaping up over the back of the wicker statue. The eyes gleam with hellish light.
Devons intimidation seems to dissipate with the shock of the Chief going down. The barbarians all scream with rage as they swarm in to attack.
auto hit for damage.
for a possible extra damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Crowded near the cage, Bryson-tiger is attacked by a crowd of howling tribesmen.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
auto hit for damage.
for a possible extra damage.
Rushing through the crowd, three attack Devon.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Ghirrak is attacked by five howling barbarians.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
A bunch rush out to attack Marius.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
auto hit for damage.
No.
for a possible damage.
And five turn on Sunny.
for a possible damage.
auto hit for damage.
No.
for a possible damage.
auto hit for damage.
for a possible damage.
Round 3_____________________
Players act in order of posting. Enemies will go last.
Bryson-Tiger HP 59| AC 16 FF 15 Touch 11| Fort +7 Ref +3 Will +8| LLV, Scent| Str 20 Dex 12 Con 14| CMB +10 CMD 22| Spd 40
Claw: pounce
Claw: pounce
Bite: pounce
Ghirrak explosed in a flurry of strikes, each directed at a different opponent.
"Ghirrak, are you good here? Marius is in trouble!"
Devon lashes out at the two tribesmen between him and a clear route to Marius.
damage
If that drops him, then second att vs I7.
damage
AC-25
hp-59/59
status- fighting defensively
With a sudden mob of axe wielding maniacs flailing away at the plucky young Elf, the tanned lass does the only thing she can to escape the mauling.
Then, using her stealth/acrobatics/invisibility to try and get to Marius and get him help against flanking/getting swarmed.
Sunny will also draw her tonfas and also fight defensively. AC going to 24
"Go! I've got this!"
Burian drops in the swarm of barbarian warriors.
Round 3_____________________
Bryson Deepwinter_____
Ghirrak Ironfist_____
Ghirrak explosed in a flurry of strikes, each directed at a different opponent.
Devon Hernan_____
"Ghirrak, are you good here? Marius is in trouble!"
Devon lashes out at the two tribesmen between him and a clear route to Marius.
'Sunny'_____
With a sudden mob of axe wielding maniacs flailing away at the plucky young Elf, the tanned lass does the only thing she can to escape the mauling.
Sunny uses a Ki point to disappear, acrobatically cat roll out of combat and attempt to get clear of the mob again so as not to be swarmed and stomped into the ground.
Then, using her stealth/acrobatics/invisibility to try and get to Marius and get him help against flanking/getting swarmed.
Burian Faldaeral_____
Burian drops in the swarm of barbarian warriors.
(npc) Annie_____
Annie snatched up a Spear and attacked.
Hit! for piercing damage
(npc) Marius_____
Seeing that casting a spell in this mob would be suicide, Marius shifted to the Defensive, took a diagonal step to put him in line, then unleashed his Ring of the Ram (1 charge) against the Western line of barbarians for .
ENEMIES__________
Flames fully engulf the statue, the flames leaping up into treetop level.
The barbarians around Burian scream with victory. One of the sole remaining acolytes gives an order and they bear up Burian and start taking him towards the burning statue.
He starts chanting an ugly summoning spell.
Crowded near the cage, Bryson-tiger is attacked by fewer howling tribesmen.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Ghirrak is attacked by five more barbarians as they surround him again.
for a possible damage.
Auto hit for damage.
for a possible extra damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
A mob continued to attack Marius.
Hit! for damage.
Miss..
Miss..
Miss..
Round 4_____________________
Players act in order of posting. Enemies will go last.