Zelkin rushes up and strikes EXACTLY where he needs to, gutting a huge gash in the gnoll's belly. Pustules explode with the impact (doing damage to Zelkin.) The gnoll is bleeding heavily, and another perfect hit like that would likely kill it.
Round 1:
Zelkin: Crit!
Bill: Go
Baddies: TBD
Sven: TBD
Aiuda: TBD
Black: 42
Red:
Blue:
White:
Azer: 15
Bill hooks action as he waits to see the potency of his previously cast spells. "Drag them out here! " he yells in Elvish to his team.
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Bill prepares for the fight while the challenge is met. The gnolls and their leader fly into action. The don't seem to have a problem breathing the fumes, but it still makes it hard for them to focus.
Black: Grabs a longspear next to him and steps back to jab twice at Zelkin, ignoring his wounds for now. MISS and he gets the warrior in the thigh with the spear, yipping with glee in the process
Red: Moves forward, drawing his blunderbuss on the way and takes a shot at Zelkin. The gunfire is loud enough to pierce through the cacophony , but he shoots some of the machinery instead.
Blue: Rushes up next to his companion and does the same: and wings him for
White: Instead of entering the fray, runs east down a hall. Unfortunately, no one can see him after he runs.
Azer: Holds his sword aloft and moves in to Zelkin, ready for a fight.
Round 1:
Zelkin: Crit!
Baddies: ATK
Sven: Go
Aiuda: Go
Bill: Go
Black: 42
Red:
Blue:
White:
Azer: 15
Seeing nothing, Sven and Whitestripe hold their action until something is near them and seeable.
I have enemies here, come join the fun! Zelkin calls out so that others may be able to find him in the fog. He then activates a second judgment (fast healing) and tries to eliminate the wounded enemy!
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Obviously the fog is a bigger concern that he originally imagined.
Aiuda shouts, "Don't let that one get away! i'm going after him!" With a twist she disappears and reappears behind the enemy line, then keeps moving after the running one.
Zelkin's swings cut only the fog, while Aiuda steps from one place to the next with the gifts earned through a storied career.
The remaining foes all gang up on Zelkin, trying to line up the best shots for the Azer:
THREAT
+ a FORT save
MISS
MISS
MISS
and
and
MISS
The azer then yells at his comrades, "MOVE!"
Round 2
Zelkin: Miss
Baddies: TBD
Sven: TBD
Aiuda: TBD
Bill: TBD
Black: 42
Red:
Blue:
White:
Azer: 15
Zelkin tries to take out the gnoll again!
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Aiuda moves up to the hallway where the one ran away and tries to see him.
Three rectangular pools take up almost half of the area's floor space, and connect to a larger pool beneath the floor. Conveyor belts from the south submerge their cargos in the pools, then transfer the contents to another conveyor that runs east to west along the bottom of the underground pool. A complicated panel board of illuminated switches and levers takes up most of the alcove in the eastern wall. The gnoll is alerting a pair of ratfolk. It appears that they don't want to help...
As her arrow sinks into the gnoll, Aiuda calls to the ratfolk, "You'd be on the losing side if you listened to him. I'd stand down if I were you."
"I learned long ago that smoke and me are not quite friends." Bill tells to Sven as Zelkin lashes out with his curve blade.
"A few mates of mine dragged me to the pub after maths and tossed me a f&&. Took a few drags and found myself hacking on the streets. Vowed never to touch the stuff ever again." remarks Bill as he waits for something to do.
the ratfolk seem to hear your words, but they spend a moment chewing on them (make an intimidate check.)
Meanwhile you make a solid hit on the gnoll.
Round 2
Zelkin: Miss
Baddies: ATK
Sven: Go
Aiuda: Stuff
Bill: Hold
Black: 42
Red:
Blue:
White: 20
Azer: 15
I understand bill. Oh ! Now I remember something we could try !
Are you able to summon an air elemental ? I could but I don't know their language and will be unable to command it to dissipate the smoke...
Says Sven to Bill.
The ratfolk see a lone elf. They out number you 2-1 and there's a gnoll to act as fodder. They look like they're about to light you up.
Hide in plain sight
Gotcha.
Sven and Bill, anything for this round?
"Apologies, the art of summoning is not my forte." Bill informs Sven as he continues to wait. "However, I speak the flighty language of Auran if you can summon one. "
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Gotcha. Waiting on confirmation from Sven then.
I don't think it's possible. Could you make me speaks any language ?
Bill and Sven spend a few moments trying to talk out a strategy. Meanwhile the battle in the fumes rages on!
Zelkin makes two powerful swings, the second severing the gnoll's head! The pustules burst, burning Zelkin a bit ( ) but the gnoll falls dead.
Round 3
Zelkin: ATK
Baddies: ATK
Sven: Go
Aiuda: Go
Bill: Go
Red:
Blue:
White: 20
Azer: 15
Green:
Yellow:
"You can kill them, Zelkin!" Bill shouts in aid to the half-elf, thinking that his spells will only hinder the man at this point.
Bill and Sven continue to let others do the, literal, dirty work.
Round 3
Zelkin: ATK
Baddies: ATK
Sven: Hold
Aiuda: Go
Bill: Hold
Red:
Blue:
White: 20
Azer: 15
Green:
Yellow:
Aiuda steps out of the shadows and tries to take out the gnoll as quickly as possible.
She then slinks back into the shadows.
Aiuda takes the gnoll out with the last arrow, leaving two foes who haven't changed their mind, though maybe their tactics.
Round 4
Zelkin: Go
Baddies: TBD
Sven: TBD
Aiuda: TBD
Bill: TBD
Red:
Blue:
Azer: 15
Green:
Yellow:
Zelkin steps forward in an attempt to engage all of the surrounding enemies. He then attacks the azer, targeting it as his Bane!
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Unfortunately, only one of Zelkin's attacks makes it through the azer's defense. The hit is a powerful one though.
The pair of gnolls continue to harass Zelkin:
But they can't connect with the empowered hero.
The azer gives it a go with a much more practiced hand, swinging for the fences.
MISS
THREAT
Like Zelkin, only one swing makes it through.
Meanwhile:
A quartet of bombs comes your way! They don't know where to aim, so they throw blind at a variety of places, but some of it does splash on you.
10 fire damage REF DC 19 for half.
Round 4
Zelkin: ATK
Baddies: ATK
Sven: Go
Aiuda: Go
Bill: Go
Red:
Blue:
Azer: 52
Green:
Yellow:
Aiuda steps back out with only a few small burn spots. She levels her bow at the ratfolk. "I took out your leader easy enough but I'll spare your lives if you stop fighting."
If they agree to back down, Aiuda lowers her bow. If not, she fires at yellow before returning to the shadows.
It's an awesome plan. Technically using Intimidate to shaken is a standard action, but I'll give somehting in terms of their tactics.
Aiuda's arrows take one down completely. IT's hard over the din of the machines, but it sounds like the other is fleeing! Unfortunately from here there's no way to know HOW it's escaping.
Round 4
Zelkin: ATK
Baddies: ATK
Sven: Go
Aiuda: Stuff
Bill: Go
Red:
Blue:
Azer: 52
Let's try something !
Sven casts gust of wind on the room.
Following Sven's blast of air, Bill looks at him quizzically. "How long have you been holding on to that?" he asks.
He swoops in just behind Zelkin and yells to the half-elf. "Step to the side! Towards me!"
Zelkin will do as he is asked!
Sven and Bill finally enter the frackus. The wind instantly pushes the fumes away, but the machinery chugs on, and it doesn't look like it'll last.
It may not matter as Bill lets fly a riotous burst of color so intent that it persists long after in the after image of everyone's vision.
One gnoll is hit with a ray of violet. He instantly vanishes from this world. Perhaps he's luckier, perhaps he's already dead. Either way, he's not here. The other gnoll burns a bit from the ray so red that is melts flesh, but has plenty of fight left.
The azer is hit with a green ray that takes over his entire body. In a moment he too turns green and falls to the ground, limp and lifeless!
The remaining gnoll raises his hands (which are still smoking a bit.) The ratfolk have fled. The room goes still, though the machinery churns on.
Out of combat!
And you waited to do that... why? Zelkin then heals himself.
Because we have nothing against the fumes except for a few second of wind to blow away the steam.
My apologies, I was talking to our flying friend there. Zelkin fails to hide a grin as he proceeds to examine the fallen.
The gnolls have little beyond the standard equipment of blunderbusses and bullets. The Azer has more interesting gear:
potions af cure serious wounds (2), +2 full plate, +1 thundering bastard sword, belt of physical might +2 (Dex & Con), cloak of resistance + 1, ring of protection +2, necklace of Adaptation
Map is updated, though the fumes return quickly.
"I merely wanted to see what a fight would look like without me taking care of everything." the man says with a straight face back to Zelkin. A few seconds pass before he grins pretty wide.
Bill picks up the sword before availing himself of the nicer air in the previous room. "Ah, a blade befitting my excellence!" he remarks as he swings it around aimlessly. A few minor thunderclaps follow the blade.
He straps the blade to his back and decides to continue the adventuring by ushering Zelkin to the next door.
Zelkin sighs and proceeds to the door at the end of the current room. He takes the belt and ring with him and puts them on. He also pockets the two potions.
Aiuda slides back into the room and announces, "The gnoll is dead but I only took out one of the rats, the other got away. Hopefully he had the sense to fleet this place entirely rather than warn anyone else that we are here. If so, he will have earned a special place in hell."
The elven warrior slides her bow over her shoulder and waves the others down to the end of the room where Zelkin has already started examining the next door. She helps him check for traps before taking her bow back out and nodding that she is ready to continue.
Aiuda doesn't sense any traps, but the door is HOT. So hot that you think touching it might burn your hand....
Sven follows with Whitestripe.
I can casts protection from fire on another of you. Says Sven looking at the red hot door.