Round 10
• Kouzin Zaka moves to AM3 and tends to the wounds of the Brindol Lion. He is still alive and now stabilized but still unconscious.
Round 11
• Barnacle maintains his grapple on the Giant and chops down harder, trying to chew off the dragon's leg.
• Shar’ka Fire Eye fires off two shots from her longbow at the grappled hobgoblin and knocks it down into an inch of his life.
• Shiri Fizzbubble fires off a shot from her sling, and hits the bladebearer, killing it.
• Simon Drake (unresolved)
• Kouzin Zaka (unresolved)
• Thordak fires off at the Hill Giant when its head appears out of the water. The shot hits the giant and lodges itself into its thick skull.
• Tirion casts shocking grasp through his spectral hand (at AI-12) and Zap! The bladebearer begins smoking and dies from the electrical charge.
• Bofus takes advantage of the blinded state of the giant, slides over to AO -12 and stabs the mighty creature. The stab is deadly and to the unsuspecting giant and you turns deathly pale as he nearly dies.
• Rebel Red (unresolved)
• Poppy (unresolved)
• Hobgoblins (unresolved)
• Hill Giants (unresolved)
"Flee then, but go to your homes, do not die for a battle that isn't yours, tell your friends to do the same... know my mercy and my savagery! au reviour!" he waves them goodbye.
Seeing the hated hobgoblin fall to the ground with smoke pouring from its ears, Tirion once more calls upon the draconic blood flowing through his veins and once more casts Shocking Grasp at the fleeing hobgoblin hoping to keep it from reporting on the nature of the defenses in the city.
Attack(ranged touch) @ AH/-11:
Damage:
Tirion then begins to move toward Bofus and Red to make sure that the giant goes down.
Move to AT/-2
"Move out to the dock and draw your bows!" Lars Ulverth commands as he limps along behind his elite troops. "Do not let that giant come upon land!"
He then steps over to Kouzin and helps with the fallen Lion.
"Thanks for your help, Fella! Your assistance is most appreciated! Where did you come from?"
Round 11
The Brindol Lions follow Ulverth's orders and move onto the dock and by the shore and draw their longbows, preparing to fire.
AR-10 attacks the Hill Giant.
Round 11
Sergeant Sura strikes at the blinded Hill Giant as well, but is unable to penetrate the thick hide armor of the giant.
"Die you Giant! Will you not just die!"
Round 11
AC-11 paddles out into the river.
AR-12 attacks Red (AS-12)
The bladebearer in front of Red attacks wildly, mostly trying to hit Red, but being unable to see around him due to the glitterdust.
Round 11
Z/AA -2/-1 attempts to break Barnacle's grapple
The wounded giant manages to pull his foot out of the great turtle's jaw and then move slowly through the water closer to the shore.
AP/AQ -11/-12 would have attacked Bofus
The blinded Hill giant is struck dead by Rebel Red in the following post.
Round 11
AC-11 paddles out into the river.
I cast Shocking Grasp for 19 damage at AH/-11 which I assume is the same hobgoblin.
"Seems you have changed your minds, very well"
Red strikes for the giant.
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Poppy snipes at the Giant too.
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Round 11
Barnacle maintains his grapple on the Giant and chops down harder, trying to chew off the dragon's leg.
• Shar’ka Fire Eye fires off two shots from her longbow at the grappled hobgoblin and knocks it down into an inch of his life.
• Shiri Fizzbubble fires off a shot from her sling, and hits the bladebearer, killing it. Normally Shiri would have missed, but since True Strike has a range of Personal, I applied it to her own shot. It was enough to knock him unconscious.
• Simon Drake (unresolved)
• Kouzin Zaka (unresolved)
• Thordak fires off at the Hill Giant when its head appears out of the water. The shot hits the giant and lodges itself into its thick skull.
• Tirion fires off a shocking grasp with his rod of reach (at AI-12) and it kills the bladebearer.
• Bofus takes advantage of the blinded state of the giant, slides over to AO -12 and stabs the mighty creature. The stab is deadly and to the unsuspecting giant and you turns deathly pale as he nearly dies.
• Rebel Red attacks the blinded Hill Giant who keeps swinging his club and puts the creature out of his misery.
• Poppy gracefully fires a shot at the giant as well to express her own feelings about the matter.
• Hobgoblins. The bladebearers are nearly all dead. One flees in a boat will likely be killed in the near future by a shocking grasp, and a blinded one attacks Red, but misses.
• Hill Giants. One breaks Barnacle's grapple and races to shore slowly as he is able to stand in the water and move through the difficult terrain.
Fly on Bofus - 48 rounds remaining
Inspire Courage (+2 Attack, +2 Damage)
Enlarge on Red (73 rounds remaining)
Enlarge on Thordak (74 rounds remaining)
Black Tentacles - 2 rounds remaining
Spectral Hand - 77 rounds remaining
Round 12
• Barnacle (unresolved)
• Shar’ka Fire Eye (unresolved)
• Shiri Fizzbubble (unresolved)
• Simon Drake (unresolved)
• Kouzin Zaka (unresolved)
• Thordak (unresolved)
• Tirion casts shocking grasp at the hobgoblin bladebearer in the boat and kills him as he paddles out into the Elsir.
• Bofus (unresolved)
• Rebel Red (unresolved)
• Poppy (unresolved)
• Hobgoblin (unresolved)
• Hill Giant (unresolved)
Round 12
Thordak takes two shots at the giant in the water (AB/AC 0/1) with his crossbow, Shocker.
"Oi don't like yer sort, Giant! Prepare te die!"
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ROUND 12
HA! You can take this last blinded little git out, can't you my laddies?!
Bofus flies off to AI -2, stowing his rapier and drawing his bow on the way, to hide in the corner and wait for the wet giant to close in enough so he can shoot him in the eyeball. HE gives the Lions in the AK-AM area a big grin and fistpump on the way...
Round 11
Captain Simon empties his last shot from the ships gun into the giant in the water
Kouzin will start chanting and swaying, then slap his hand down upon the fallen lions face casting cure moderate wounds.
Round 11
• Simon Drake fires his last shot into the giant and hits it with a deadly blast. Although the giant is badly wounde, it still moves and makes it way toward the shoreline.
• Kouzin Zaka casts Cure Moderate Wounds on the Brindol Lion healing many of the wounds of the fallen Brindol Lion.
Round 12
• Thordak fires two shots from his crossbow. The first shot hits and the hill giant falls back into the water with a great splash.
One blinded hobgoblin bladebearer fumbles around trying to find a way to flee.
Kouzin will start chanting and swaying, then slap his hand down upon the fallen lions face casting cure moderate wounds.
The wounded Brindol Lion opens his eyes and tries to get back on his feet just after Kouzin Zaka heals his wounds."Thank you, good sir! I am in your debt. May I have the honor of your good name, my friend?"
Lars Ulverth approaches Bofus and declares, "That was a close one! I'm not sure how you took down all of those giants, but the City of Brindol is once again in your debt. Mind you, we are not through with this rabble yet! I've gotten word that the army of the Red Hand has reached the western edge of Brindol. The siege has now begun."
"They will be at it for hours, perhaps a nap is in order. Any proper siege begins with lengthy discourse, dialogue, and no doubt champions from wither side boring us all with puffed up self aggrandising displays. I'd prefer a nice Pinot, is there a fromagerie in town?"
"They will be at it for hours, perhaps a nap is in order. Any proper siege begins with lengthy discourse, dialogue, and no doubt champions from wither side boring us all with puffed up self aggrandising displays. I'd prefer a nice Pinot, is there a fromagerie in town?"
"A Pinot and a nap? I swear, Mr. Red, you must have nerves of steel. You exhibit no fear and you are more interested in the fromagerie than the armory. Do you know there is a real red dragon out there?! And we are not talking about some little lizard with red skin. I mean the whole fire breathing draconic sort! You still value your own life don't you?!"
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Well done, everyone! I'd have preferred all staying together and fighting together, but that still worked. Hey, any of you clerical types have any healing magic available? one of those giants got lucky and tagged me...
Then maybe we should go talk to those nice folks who shot the bejezus out of the bad guys, shall we?
Bofus looks expectantly for some healing magic, then boldly flies out to the incoming ship where the Giant Thordak went.
Kouzin gathers up a poultice of herbs and beings blowing on it until a thick acrid bluish smoke emerges.
"Bred dis innna ya lungs and dem wounds will be no mo'
Kouzin channels to heal all who gather around and partake in his herbs.
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ssssnnniffffff....that's good stuff!!
Still injured, but not nearly as badly, the Halfling gathers his weapons and stows them appropriately. He uses the remaining duration of the Fly spell to hover about 3 feet off the ground, allowing him the rare opportunity to look folks eye to eye. He extends a hand to the shaman who just healed him.
Well met, my scraggly friend! I'm Bofus, very pleased to meecha! And who are your salty friends on the ships, and what brings you all to our beleaguered little town?
"Mah nayum little woun is Kouzin Zaka, I makeadah herbs, and dah potions and dah healing and mahgic tattoos and dah food. I follow dah greaht man Captaine Simaan Drake. He looking for the Dragon Slayas.
He motions up to the ship. Where A cloaked tattooed man holding a mystical sword stands grinning and speaking to a serious looking half orc female and a snapping turtle the size of a toolshed.
"Ima gonna go staht dinna. Ima dah best cook you evah dun seen. Get yah friends and come eat."
"I mean the whole fire breathing draconic sort! You still value your own life don't you?!"
"When a Dragon comes then it is time to deal with a Dragon, I draw my courage from the great people of Galt and Andoran, what is a Dragon to face when such brave libertarians threw off the shackles of Cheliax? Let them send what they will, until then, it's brie and brioche"
"Bad time to be sailing into town" Red remarks to the new arrivals.
"When a Dragon comes then it is time to deal with a Dragon, I draw my courage from the great people of Galt and Andoran, what is a Dragon to face when such brave libertarians threw off the shackles of Cheliax? Let them send what they will, until then, it's brie and brioche"
"Well, All I can say is that I am pleased to have you on our side. I just hope our supply of cheese does not run low for you while we are under siege."
"Bad time to be sailing into town" Red remarks to the new arrivals.
Lars Ulverth chimes in and introduces himself.
"Red speaks the truth. We are being invaded by the Red Hand Horde and you and your ship are in grave danger being here. Unfortunately, following the Elsir west will only lead you into conquered territory. Brindol is the last resistance to stand up to this Hoard. You may want to hold up here and simply hope for the best."
"What's your name, Fella? I'm Captain Lars Ulverth, Commander of the Brindol Lions."
"Captain, these are men and women of action!! If they remain here, I'd bet three kegs of my pappy's best ale that they will NOT simply "hope for the best!"
"Perhaps you are right. I must admit, I have not seen a weapon that made such an awful din and at the same time delivered such devastating results. I wonder if such a device could be used against that dragon. These folks may prove to be valuable against such a creature. So what do you say, folks? Are yae here to fight the Red Hand or are you trying to find a way to sail away?"
Shar'ka, seeing the giant disappear under the water, calls for Barnacle to return to the ship.
"Nice shooting, Captain," she says to Simon, stowing and readjusting her bow and arrows. "Good thing we were here to help out. Let's help clean up these bodies." She looks over at the dwarf next to her. "Shar'ka," she states curtly, as a way to introduce herself.
Barnacle climbs up onto the ship's deck and makes a sound like a low honk. "And this is Barnacle."
Shar'ka scans the shore and begins to walk towards the group of folks chatting casually amidst the leftover gore of battle.
Shiri inhales the smoke that Kouzin scatters. "Woo!" she shouts, then looks around the deck. "Yuck, gotta get this mess cleaned up." She begins casting spells to push the bodies overboard, then fills a bucket to prepare to mop.
She looks over at the dwarf next to her. "Shar'ka," she states curtly, as a way to introduce herself.
Barnacle climbs up onto the ship's deck and makes a sound like a low honk. "And this is Barnacle."
"Oi'm pleased tae meecha, m'lady!" the giant dwarf (at least for the moment) says with a great bow. "Thordak, son of Throtgar at yer service and yer turtle's." Thordak then looks around the ship and remarks, "Noice boat."
A bloodied and wounded Sergeant Teyani Sura approaches Captain Ulverth and speaks up.
"Captain, I want to report that the docks have been cleared of enemy. We have secured the area for the moment. At least a half dozen giants were killed, numerous hobgoblins including bladebearers were killed and we had only one casualty."
"Well met, Sergeant. I am pleased to see you alive. Post a small garrison here at the docks and get yourself and the other wounded back to the Cathedral for healing. I'll take care of our fallen Lion. But we are going to need you at full strength for as long as possible."
"What a shame they didn't surrender when offered the chance. Well disciplined for giants and hobgoblins, but now well disciplined and dead"
"I wonder if they shall come again sooner rather than later? Never mind, a ship, perhaps from Alkenstar?" Red wonders aloud, half questioningly to its crew as he cleans off his blade.
I'd like to offer my ship to those who wish to celebrate once the business after the battle is done. Drink, food, and talk of adventures and challenges."
He bows gently and disappears behind a large door on the ship.
"Oi'm pleased tae meecha, m'lady!" the giant dwarf (at least for the moment) says with a great bow. "Thordak, son of Throtgar at yer service and yer turtle's." Thordak then looks around the ship and remarks, "Noice boat."
"You and your companions are welcome to join us for a meal. We will help clean up this rotten mess as well." Shar'ka says, motioning towards the shore.
Tirion walks over to the ship.
Pleased to meet you all. That is one heck of a loud contraption you have there. Looking at the gun.
As far as cleaning up goes, we can burn them. I could simply dissolve them with acid, but it would likely take quite a while.
""You and your companions are welcome to join us for a meal. We will help clean up this rotten mess as well." Shar'ka says, motioning towards the shore."
"Oi don't like te turn down the offer o'good meal." Thordak replies. Glancing at his companions and then back to the Captain, he continues, "Are ye sure you have enough te feed this crew? We have a mighty fine hunger Oi'd say!"
"They've got food fer us all!" Thordak yells to his companions. "They want us te bring our appetites! Are you ready to take them up on their offer?!"
You rise up and look around the night sky surrounding the city of Brindol. To the west you see the flames of torch light of a vast army stretching out for miles. Hovering above the army, various winged creature flying about. At the moment, the army does not appear to have breached the walls.
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Bofus reports back to the ship, and waits for his friends to join him. Looks like we're out of action for now--there aren't any other hot spots that I can see. I'm guessing the Hand won't strike again until morning--but that's a guess, not a promise! So, you salty types have anything to drink in your stores? Saving a town from threats internal, and external, is thirsty work!
The Heroes climb aboard the boat and descend below deck to a dimly lit officer's quarters where you are welcomed and invited to sit around a long table. Captains Simon Drake and Shar'ka Fire-eye sit at either end of the table as a meal of smoked dried pork and, baked beans and rolls are brought out.
Thordak sits down and begins dishing himself out a large helping of meat. After he starts eating, he asks"So does this boat o' yers have a name? Which o' the two o' yae are exactly captains o' this vessel?"
Shar'ka gnaws on the meat after dipping it in beans. She eyes the dwarf but answers calmly, "Can a ship not have two captains? We both lead on the Drake's Revenge."
She drops some of the meat onto a dish on the floor by her feet, and Barnacle makes a happy snort and digs in.
"The Hand may not strike, but I believe I may yet have a midnight rendezvous with a strange and mysterious woman"