Taka is able to come up on his prey unawares. He is perched behind two men whispering at one another. One facing the ford the other looking through the brush. "It was just a deer or something I'm telling you. No pay attention it looks like we have our pay day lining up for us." As he points out the party on the road making their way into the crossing.
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I will wait a second or two before casting a spell and see what Taka is doing. I will target the area under the two we have come upon with a Grease spell. The area is only a 1-foot square so if they are more than that I will cover one entirely and extend it outward towards the party by 5 feet in case the guy tries to move forward, too. DC 15.
Taka slips forward and as he does, he pulls his blade and drives it into one of the two.
Tulsino continues into what he suspects is an ambush, ever wary of impending danger with his sword drawn.
Brennyn waits for the battle proper to join so that she can make use of her divine magic to aid her allies before joining the fray.
As Taka takes out one of the two bandits, the other jumps in suprise slipping on the now slick boards of the stand and falling forward and out of the stand to the ground below.
As the sound of a muffled thump resound through the trees it seems to set off the waiting bandits.
The Bandits pop up with a shout of "Now!" as several burst from the bushes as other loose arrows from the trees.
The sheer number of arrows virtually guarantees a hit unless the heroes can dodge them.
Taka dives out of the way of the arrows, pinning himself back against the tree.
Tulsino dismounts his horse and stands ready to defend himself.
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I will stand and begin yelling a tale of heroic courage, making it up as I go due to poor memory. This will impart a bonus to those companions within hearing distance.
I will use my Inspire Courage ability to provide a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Jeremiah whips the end of his armored jacket up, hoping to weather the worst of the storm of arrows. When the rattle of projectiles starts to dim, he rises back up from beneath his coat, crossbow at the ready.
"Oye! Didn't you lads ever hear about quality against quantity?" He sights the nearest bandit and his crossbow begins to glow a with a rich red hue. "No? Let us demonstrate then!"
[ooc]Edit: Forgot to add Cato's bonuses.
Brennyn weathers the hail of arrows and moves up towards Cato, then touches her holy symbol, invoking the blessing of Abadar on the party.
"Lord of Vaults, please guide and watch over my compatriots as we reclaim these lands in the name of civilisation!"
Holding her holy symbol high, there is a sudden flash of light that brings warmth to her colleagues.
Garr'ak would attempt to get his mount under control as the barrage of arrows come flying in.
While his master does such, Geoffrey will run off to attack the nearest bandit.
The heroes manage to avoid most of the arrows although Garr'ak and Jeremiah are still caught by them.
Thaleles Arrow strikes true as one of the nearest bandits reels from the blow. Jeremiah's bolt lances through a bandit in a flash of crimson, doing much more damage than expected as he crumples to the ground only to be trampled by his fellows.
Taka takes cover hoping to avoid the arrows before realizing that the other bandits apparently haven't noticed him, he is still free to act. Cato's improvised song bolsters his allies and sows confusion amongst the bandits as they weren't expecting him in their midst.
Garr'ak and Tulsino wait for their opportunity to strike at the charging bandits.
As the bandits charge the volley staggers to a halt as the archers must pick their targets with care. No less than six bandits make their way into striking range, including the one struck by Thaleles bow, who seems quite focused on Thaleles.
At Tulsino
At Tulsino
At Garr'ak
At Garr'ak
At Brennyn
At Thaleles
As two of the bandits strike at Tulsino only one lands his mark. Both bandits attacking Garr'ak are more fortunate. The bandit slashing at Brennyn merely strikes her shield. Lastly the bandit injured by Thaleles returns the favor.
Geoffrey dashes and weaves between the bandits before tackling one of the slower bandits. As he takes down the bandit it becomes clear Geoffrey is growing by the day as the man disappears beneath Geoffrey's form. When the fight at the trading post is compared to now Geoffrey has at least doubled in size.
From the looks of things it seems another six bandits will soon enter the melee.
Vanira enraged by the bandit who dared to strike at Brennyn attacks viciously.
Her gleaming sword strikes true.
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Thaleles steps back from his attacker and cries out, Burn in Hell for that!
He draws the string on his bow back and mutters an incantaion. An arrow of pure flame forms from his finger tips and extends to the grip of the bow. He lets go of the arrow and as it passes the stock of his bow, it transforms into a blistering hot ray of pure fire. (Scorching ray)
nasty bush wacking bandit.
Tulsino Looks at the scratch and laughs. Is that all you can do? My turn.
As Tulsinos blade tears into the bandits, what usually is a smile gets replaced with a solemn frown when he beholds what his actions have caused.
"Hey, take it easy Tulsino! Keep going through them like that, and I'll be outta work!" Glancing at the bandit charging at Brennyn, he grins and calls out, "Take it easier mate, or you'll be dead before you're forty!" The bandit staggers slightly, his grip on his weapon going slack. Jeremiah then flips another bolt into his crossbow and fires at another nearby bandit. "Unrepentant banditry is a key cause of an untimely death. Four out of five lawmen agree."
Garr'ak would try once more to get his horse under control so that he could enter into the fray.
Forcing his mount to calm itself, Garr'ak lashes out at the nearest bandit with Old Rusty.
Tulsinos rampage tears through the bandits in a bloody maelstrom. The man attacking Brennyn recovers quickly only to flinch away from, Thaleles blast of flame which sends his bandit to a fiery end. Jeremiahs shot quickly ends the bandits concerns.
Garr'ak staves in the skull of the nearest bandit as Geoffrey takes out his legs. Even Garr'ak's horse contributes as it kicks out the legs of the other bandit attacking Garr'ak.
The next wave of bandits comes running in although their morale is cearly shaken by the rapid deaths of their fellows.
The archers deprived of easy targets focus their efforts on Garr'ak as his mounted position makes him the best target.
Only half of the shots make their mark however.
Taka takes the opportunity to dive onto one of the archers.
Upon landing near/on one of them, he drives his wakazashi home to end the fellow.
Sneak for Diving from Above?
Brennyn moves so she can cover as many of the party as possible in her channel and invokes the healing energies of Abadar to close the wounds of her allies.
"Lord of Vaults, I entreat you to heal my allies of their wounds," she says before she channels.
Tulsino watches as the appendages of the men he just slain fall to the ground separated from their body. The blood flying off the edge of his sword as it comes around to strike it's new targets.
Tulsino feels energized as the attackers are slain before him.
Having calmed his horse, Garr'ak would quickly wrap his left hand in the animal's reigns to help him keep his balance as he strike out with Old Rusty. He would start with a powerful swing to the right before quickly reversing the wrenches momentum and bringing it back to the left.
As Garr'ak lashes out with his wrench, Geoffrey would swiftly move about to try and harry the bandits' defenses so to give him a better chance at landing his blows before trying to bite an trip any bandit that still remained standing.
After Brennyn's energy heals all allies save for Cato and Taka, Thaleles flaming palms scatter several enemies trying to avoid his wrath.
Two fail to stumble backwards and are caught fully by the flame.
Tulsino's blade is a thing of terror and death, as he cleaves through one foe the next has no chance to scream before his head is parted from his shoulders.
Geoffrey and Garr'ak attack three bandits. Garr'ak kills two and Geoffrey kills the third.
Wave 2
#1 7 damage
#2 3 damage
#3 7 damage
#4 dead
#5 dead decapitated
#6 dead
#7 dead
#8 dead
Garr'ak would yell at the remaining foes, "Surrender now. If you choose not to, Geoffrey and I will hunt you down and see justice administered."
Brennyn raises her crossbow and presses the trigger, aiming at a nearby bandit.
Tulsino watches for how the bandits react to the commands given to them. He readies an attack should any approach him with harmful intent.
Three of the next wave scatter, the other half slows. They seem to be waiting for the fourth wave to catch up so they can attack en masse'.
The incoming arrows seem to be fading in frequency.
At Garr'ak
Thaleles hits one of the slowing bandits, while Brennyn misses.
The last two waves are coming as one with a tall dark skinned woman wielding to axes leading the charge. The last wave consists of 9 regular bandits, 2 orc bandits, 1 ogre bandit and Kressle the axe wielder.
Last wave:
Bandit #1 10 damage
"Well. So much for that. Let the good times roll." As the bandits rush forward, he mutters, "Gods protect us from outlaws and fools." as a shield briefly glimmers into existence about him. He then swings his crossbow over a shoulder and draw a morningstar, the red light shifting to the new weapon.
"Let's just hope they ain't asking for favors too."
Tulsino will try to move into a position to engage them and keep all allies out of range of his channel. He will try and get the attention of the Ogre and the Leader.
Led by a woman? No wonder they fell so easily! I bet she's sleeping with the Big stupid Ogre too, probably can't get a real man with a face like that!
Seeing the approaching force, Garr'ak would try to quickly swing out of his saddle...
...and with the skill of what might seem like an expert rider, Garr'ak would swing down from his saddle to land an his feet. Readying himself for the approaching onslaught, he would grasp Old Rusty in both hands.
"You know what to do boy," he would say simply to Geoffrey as the wolf stood next to him.
Taka will dash into the brush and attempt to hide himself from the oncoming force.
As the last wave approaches Kressle and the Ogre focus on Tulsino. Thaleles arrow flies wide but Cato's strikes true. The group comes into the fray in a rush.
At Garr'ak
At Jeremiah
At Brennyn
At Brennyn
At Thaleles
At Tulsino
At Geoffrey
At Geoffrey
At Vanira
The bandits strike first. One lands a brutal blow on Tulsino and another strikes well on Jeremiah. One more lands a minor strike on Brennyn.
One of the bandits stumbles on the bodies of his fallen fellows and impales himself on his own sword.
The two orc bandits focus on Garr'ak. Each swinging a vicious barbed mace.
One hits while the other stumbles and falls prone.
Kressle and the Ogre strike at Tulsino. The ogre swinging his club Kressle wielding her axes.
Kressle is unable to sink her blades into Tulsino however the ogre does beat him with his club.
Tulsino sees that this bandit might be more of a challenge and strikes at him first.
As his enemy moved within striking distance, Garr'ak would lash out with Old Rusty with as much force as he could.
As his Garr'ak attempts to crush the head of their opponent, Geoffrey would attempt to bite and pull the legs out from underneath him/her.
As the enemies start to lash out at Garr'ak, Geoffrey would start to push him out of the way. As the second attack comes in, Geoffrey will move into the barbed mace's path and take the damage.
As the barbed mace is withdrawn from Geoffrey's flank, the sight of blood drives Garr'ak and Geoffrey into a rage.
Muscles bulging with the sudden wave of adrenaline, Garr'ak would lash out at the Orc Bandit with Old Rusty.
As Garr'ak lashed out, Geoffrey's furr would start to stand on end as the wolf's muscles started to bulge. With a ferocious growl, he would snap at the bandit with bone crushing strength before trying to pull his legs out from beneath him.