Sven opens with a deadly rain of his own. The first arrow takes on in the eye. The next drops another, leaving a lone foe, who definitely looks like retreating to sound an alarm is the best plan.
Round 2:
Bill: Go
Zelkin: Go
Aiuda: Go
Baddies: TBD
Sven: TBD
White: 40
Zelkin will try his best to take down the creature with his limited bow skills!
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Indeed (don't forget arrows have a -4 due to wind right now.) Zelkin's attacks go wide, very wide.
Round 2:
Bill: Go
Zelkin: Miss
Aiuda: Go
Baddies: TBD
Sven: TBD
White: 40
Before the last Batman can retreat, Aiuda tries to put him down with a volley of arrows, although the wind is starting to get to her.
Following Aidua attacks, Sven shoots at the same creature.
Sven and Aiuda pepper the remaining guard before he can do anything with the alarm. Because of the booming of the mana storm, it's impossible to tell if anyone has noticed your presence.
Out of combat.
"Let's get in quickly!" Aiuda shouts over the storm as she slings her bow onto her shoulder.
Agreed! Let's move! Zelkin will follow Aiuda inside, however they decide to get in, that is.
The gate is shut and barred tight from the inside. Looks like you've got to go over the top.
"Never mind, I'll open it from the inside."
Aiuda uses dimension door to step right through the gate an open it for everyone else!
"Well, well, well. Where have you been hiding that particular skill, Miss Aiuda?" Bill says as the elf disappears in a flash.
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Aiuda appears on the other side of the door.
The hustle and bustle of this fortified bailey is palpable in the midst of the raging storm. A large building to the north appears to be the center of activity, while a smaller, more ramshackle building to the southeast barely remains standing. Gates to the east and west appear to be the only exits, while stairs to the north and south lead up to the fort's curtain wall. Upon arriving on this side, you don't see any means of opening the door. About the yard are a half dozen ogrekin and additional sabosans. Because of the storm, it looks like they haven't seen you, but will if you don't go back immediately.
Once up in the tower above the gate, Aiuda will peek her head out and lower a rope for the others, waving them to follow quickly.
You quickly scurry up to the corner (I've moved you on the map) where you're least likely to be seen. So long as you stay here, you think you'll be okay. It takes 2 rounds to get there.
After Aiuda slides through the dimension to get to the other side she's gone for a few moments. Then, to your left, a rope is lowered. The door remains shut.
Bill, did you have casts message on us ? Because I would prefer to be sure it's Aiuda who sends us this rope rather than someone who capture her.
Says Sven to Bill.
Graouh !
Confirms Whitestripe.
I can't imagine who else would be throwing down a rope but yes, the message spell would be quite useful.
Zelkin will climb up the rope and then assist Aiuda as needed.
Aiuda tries her best to stay in the corner while peeking her head up above the wall. She waves her hand for everyone to follow quickly.
Sven makes understand Whitestripe to use the rope to climb towards Aiuda.
With the party inside the walls, the situation becomes much more intense. Somewhere here is likely the key to the erstwhile guardians. The question is, where?
Perhaps we should strike quickly while we still have an advantage. Does anyone have a suggested attack plan they'd like to offer?
Bill just floats up and sees Aiuda's refreshing face. He looks down and gives a thumbs up to the rest.
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"Want me to drop a few magicks on them?" Bill asks as he thumbs through his spellbook. The venerable tome floating in the air as he uses his finger to idly flip through the page.
The ogrekin move about. As you're actually hidden from one another, it's hard to see what they're doing, but whatever it is, they're working hard at it.
Then you hear someone shout over the storm. "GET THE NAILS"
Looking around, you realize there's a barrel of nails right in the midst of you.
Probably a good idea, Bill. Preferably before they get the nails.
"Indeed, let's be ready." Despite her warning Aiuda does not reach for her weapons, not having decided yet whether her bow or kukris will be most useful. "Do you have something to work against large crowds? I am better against single foes."
Bill shrugs. "I'm sure that I can do something." he says with a flick of his wrist as the book slams shut and slides into his pack.
He floats into view of the ogrekin and sabosans and smiles. "Et adducam inimicos suos deserti Succurre mihi genua flectunt."
As this happens, the sands and heat of the area coalesce into a giant swirling gale around the closest ogrekin. The heavy downdraft seems to force the ogrekin to their knees as the sands seem to leave burns on their skin.
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At first the ogrekin think it part of the storm, but they quickly figure out that it's not and cry out in pain and alarm.
FORT:
PASS
FAIL
FAIL
PASS
The battle begins!
Round 1:
Sven: Go
Zelkin: Go
Bill: Go
Aiuda: Go
Baddies: TBD
OGRES:
Black: 15 (Fatigue)
Red: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Green: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Yellow: 15 (Fatigue)
Blue:
White:
SABOSAN:
Black:
Blue:
Red:
White:
Sven casts protection from energy fire, on Whitestripe
And asks his friend to attack the creature. Could you please kill all these creatures my friend ?
The feline growls, ready to get in the fight.
Round 1:
Sven: Protection from Fire
Zelkin: Go
Bill: Go
Aiuda: Go
Baddies: TBD
OGRES:
Black: 15 (Fatigue)
Red: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Green: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Yellow: 15 (Fatigue)
Blue:
White:
SABOSAN:
Black:
Blue:
Red:
White:
Graouh ! responds Whitestripe who happily leaps in the frey !
The cat runs up to an ogrekin (a particularly malformed one to boot) and takes a massive bite out of its leg, spraying blood into the storm of the sirocco!
Round 1:
Sven: Protection from Fire
Zelkin: Go
Bill: Go
Aiuda: Go
Baddies: TBD
OGRES:
Black: 40 (Fatigue)
Red: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Green: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Yellow: 15 (Fatigue)
Blue:
White:
SABOSAN:
Black:
Blue:
Red:
White:
Zelkin moves up next to Whitestripe and attacks the enemy there!
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Zelkin gets VERY close to the hot wind, but stops short in time to deal a blow against the flat footed ogrekin! The monster bleeds freely into the storm, ready to exact his revenge.
Round 1:
Sven: Protection from Fire
Zelkin: ATK
Bill: Go
Aiuda: Go
Baddies: TBD
OGRES:
Black: 66 (Fatigue)
Red: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Green: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Yellow: 15 (Fatigue)
Blue:
White:
SABOSAN:
Black:
Blue:
Red:
White:
Aiuda pulls out her bow and takes up a better position on top of the wall from which to pick off ogres. She fires a single arrow at the furthest one.
Aiuda tries to shoot through the sirocco, changing her aim wildly before loosing an arrow that looks like it's aiming for the clouds. She hits him!
Round 1:
Sven: Protection from Fire
Zelkin: ATK
Bill: Go
Aiuda: ATK
Baddies: TBD
OGRES:
Black: 66 (Fatigue)
Red: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Green: 30 (Prone, Fatigue)
Yellow: 15 (Fatigue)
Blue:
White: 14
SABOSAN:
Black:
Blue:
Red:
White:
Aiuda hitting her target, Sven shoots it in concert !
The slow ogrekin, as the other adventurers attack, suffer another blast of desert-like winds, slamming the fiery winds into the prone ogrekin and trying to force the other two into the ground like their brethren.
Bill floats closer to his spell, raising himself up 20' in the air to avoid any unwanted attacks from below and placing the sabosans on the far side of the fiery cylinder. "I think this should be fairly easy." the academic remarks.
Bill bides his time for the moment, believing that the brute force of his team is enough to win with his expertly placed spell.
Sven's accompanying arrow also lands a solid hit!
The hot wind continues to burn and melt flesh as the ogrekin crumble in the spell's power!
The two ogrekin on the far side of the spell run for cover, while the sabosan guards take flight and fly around the spell. The ogrekin closest to Zelkin and White stripe tries to stand, despite the likely death sentence (AoO from both). The remaining try to get out of the spell, but it doesn't look good for them.
Round 2:
Sven: Go
Zelkin: Go
Bill: Go
Aiuda: Go
Baddies: TBD
OGRES:
Black: 91 (Ex, prone)
Red: 67 (Ex, Prone)
Green: 55 (Ex, Prone)
Yellow: 40 (Ex, Prone)
Blue:
White: 30
SABOSAN:
Black:
Blue:
Red:
White:
"I'll work on the sabosans!" Aiuda says to her allies as she turns her bow to the skies.
Aiuda shakes her head as her accuracy starts to fail her. "Must be the storm." she tells herself.
Aiuda only scores a pair of hits, but they're good ones!
Round 2:
Sven: Go
Zelkin: Go
Bill: Go
Aiuda: ATK
Baddies: TBD
OGRES:
Black: 91 (Ex, prone)
Red: 67 (Ex, Prone)
Green: 55 (Ex, Prone)
Yellow: 40 (Ex, Prone)
Blue:
White: 30
SABOSAN:
Black:
Blue:
Red: 35
White:
Sven follows Aidua lead and shoots at the flying creatures
He calls for the Spirit of the Tiger and the Bull before shooting.
Erastil, give me the strength of the Bull and the Dexterity of the Tiger !
Meanwhile, Whitestripe continue to tears appart his target.
Grrrr !
Sven quickly puts down the sabosan that Aiuda attacked. The onslaught continues, as he sinks an arrow into another! (Black)
Whitestripe should have taken an AoO and would have killed the ogrekin. I'm going to say that he did. This would allow him to move to the next foe without going through the Sirocco. The tiger then takes down a second Ogrekin!
Round 2:
Sven: ATK
Zelkin: Go
Bill: Go
Aiuda: ATK
Baddies: TBD
OGRES:
Green: 55 (Ex, Prone)
Yellow: 40 (Ex, Prone)
Blue:
White: 30
SABOSAN:
Black: 16
Blue:
White:
Zelkin scampers around his friends and attacks the closest enemy!
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However, he forgot how to wield his weapon during the trip.