Authion recognizes a dire-tiger that seems to have been touched by the fey. He also recognizes a Bogeyman, a dangerous and evil fey bred to create fear in others.
A loud roar from the far side of the tunnel indicates that, yes, the Linnorm is still out there.
Jensel through a mixture of cries and clacks tries to speak with the immense dire bear; the silver-eyed creature opens its jaw and the word LEAVE emanates forth in a haunting pitch.
There isn't much for Tathlan to do than to begin backing out of the cave with his group. He certainly can't take on a small zoo of giant animals himself.
Hopefully the others realize that if they turn to leave and face the dragon-creature, this strange man and his pets will be able to attack them from behind.
Authion hustles back towards the entrance to the cave, ”Once outside, split up. Make it work for its kills on us.”
Dwin continues to mirror Senna’s movements, growling menacingly as it protects her.
Senna sprints for the cave entrance, opting to avoid being caught in a murder-hole between two enemies.
"I'll try and buy you a bit more time"
Haldern double moves towards the cave entrance. As soon as he sees the Linnorn he will declare smite on it (so he will have 2 smites active, one against the Linnorn and one against crazy dude)
Tathlan heads for the cave exit at a double-timed march.
"Any chance of a haste before we go outside?"
The linnorm roars.
Senna quickly incants a spell to invigorate the team and then moves into the open toward the nearest large rock. She scans the skies for the linnorm as she moves. "If this thing is anything like a red dragon, my spells will be of limited effect, but I'll do my best."
1st Spells (8): x
2nd Spells (8):
3rd Spells (7): xx
4th Spells (6):
5th Spells (4):
Dancing Light (3):
Dragon Breath (1):
Rod of Max (3):
Fire Claws (9):
Stun Fist (3):
Jingasa (1):
Spell Effects:
Mage Armor - 10 hours
Haste - Extra Attack on FULL ATTACK ACTION; +1 ATT Rolls; +1 Reflex Saves; +1 Dodge AC; +30' Move - 1 of 10 rnds
Senna's haste spell provides the boost needed for Tathlan to dodge out of the cave. Having seen the breath of the dragon in action, he tries to put a good bit of distance between himself and the sorceress.
Haldern and Jensal head outside, moving to just below the top of the outcropping.
Dwin continues to follow its ward as Authion rushes to the cave mouth. He nocks a tangeshot arrow, pulling it taut and waiting for the dragon to come into view.
With a titanic roar, the mighty Linnorm comes into view. Authion fires a shot but the dragon-creature scornfully laughs smoke as the adhesive scrapes off of its scales . It whips through the air before falling to the ground gracefully, whipping its way around Senna. Mouth raised, it launches a line of red-hot magma straight at Tathlan and Authion, scorching them.
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It turns a green eye to Senna, shining with a challenge.
”Dwin!” Authion yells through the fiery pain, ”Flank!”
His bow hits the ground as he draws out his blade and utters a quick word of power. The linnorm becomes as familiar to him as the hated giants, and after delaying the few heartbeats necessary for Dwin to get into position and attack, the hunter retaliates.
The elf fights through the pain, knowing the next attack from the linnorm will likely kill him.
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Haldern and Jensal both declare smite on it.
"Authion, get back into the tunnel. First rule of combat, don't die"
If the geography and charge rules allow it, we'll charge so as to flank with Dwim or Authion. Numbers below do NOT include a +2
Haldern and Jensal both charge in. Note, due to Knights charge this does NOT provoke.
Haldern attempts a ride check to avoid one of the giants blows at Jensal
Power attack, charge, haste, smite, divine favor (I think this is up for 2 more rounds)
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x3 should be 114 points of damage
Jensal charges with haste, smite (no power attack)
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Buffs: Haste, Divine Favour (1 or 2 rounds remaining)
Lay on hands - 10 of 10 remaining
About 15 feet in air
114/114 HP
AC 28+1(Haste)+4(Smite)-2(Charge)=31
+1 to hit
Reflex +1 = +12
Buffs: Haste
77/77 HP
AC 31+1-2+2(Shield bonus from War Lance)=32
Reflex +1 = +11
Seeing Authion's plight, Senna realises the importance of giving the linnorm more targets rather than fewer... and the challenge in the monster's eyes just rankles her. Rebuffing the challenge, she deftly casts a spell right beneath the creature's nose. Suddenly, there are six Senna's in place of one. Then she draws the rod from her bandolier and waggles it at the dragon-kin as if it were a deadly weapon and issues her own challenge in draconic. "Fly off, cousin. This meal will be harder to eat than you imagine."
1st Spells (8): x
2nd Spells (8): x
3rd Spells (7): xx
4th Spells (6):
5th Spells (4):
Dancing Light (3):
Dragon Breath (1):
Rod of Max (3):
Fire Claws (9):
Stun Fist (3):
Jingasa (1):
Spell Effects:
Mage Armor - 10 hours
Mirror Image - 10 mins
Haste - Extra Attack on FULL ATTACK ACTION; +1 ATT Rolls; +1 Reflex Saves; +1 Dodge AC; +30' Move - 2 of 10 rnds
Senna recognizes this creature as a Crag Linnorm, but fails to remember any more about it.
Tathlan fails to scurry out of the way, and the Linnorm's fiery breath scorches him severely.
Acting on instinct, Tathlan moves aside to get a better shot at the creature. There's little he can do to help Authion other than try to hurt the monster as badly as possible.
The linnorm's eye raises in a smirk at Senna; any threat from the gesture is obliterated as Haldern descends upon the creature like the wrath of his god, shattering its scales with his lance as he penetrates deep. Jensal similarly claws and bites deep into its hide. Tathlan's bolts similarly dig deep, nearly tearing the great dragon's guts out with each meaty collision. The creature lives on however, barely.
Suddenly, Tathlan feels a chill behind him as two invisible creatures stab him with frozen blades.
The great linnorm's breath, still clinging to Tathlan and Authion, smolders and burns them.
Authion, still standing atop the red-hot line of magma, suffers further burns.
The fire building quicker than expected, the linnorm regardless decides to lash out with teeth, claw and tail at the heroic knight.
Swift Action :
Jensal will full attack, this time remembering the Haste I forgot last round :-)
Haste, height advantage
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"Well done Jensal. You are credit to your noble sires. They would be proud of you this day"
Buffs: Haste, Divine Favour (1 or 2 rounds remaining)
Lay on hands - 9 of 10 remaining
About 15 feet in air
96/114 HP
AC 28+1(Haste)+4(Smite)=33
+1 to hit
Reflex +1 = +12
The Linnorm survives the griffins blows, teeth curling as its flesh slowly knits together .
The flame blasts over Authion—who’d spent every last bit of his energy trying to kill the hated foe—and the elf crumples, a charred, ashen corpse completely devoid of life.
Dwin howls at his master’s destruction, then rushes around the slaying creature’s flank, trying to kill it while maintaining his master’s final command.
"Die, you foul beast from hell. I will avenge my friend!"
Haldern continues to beat the creature down.
Power attack, haste, smite, divine favor (I think this is the last round).
Since it has regeneration and I am rather angry at it I continue to attack it even AFTER it goes down.
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The linnorm grins a scaly grin as it manages to burn the elven archer to ashes; its face is shattered by Haldern's lance, digging deep into the creature's skull and chest. With a horrible wracking scream, its spirit departs this plane.
With a last explosion of anger and fury, the creatures seeks to press its death-curse over the knight who slew it, but Haldern proves too strong for its grasp.
"Praise be to Ioemdae."
At the senseless loss of her ally, the sorceress is a cauldron of rage. "Praise?! Only if Authion were alive. Now, I'll settle for killing every bastard out here - no Gods required."
Unsure where all the invisible creatures are, Senna cautiously invokes a spell. Her eyes glow green revealing all that was formally hidden. She slowly spins around identifying every unseen creature in the area. She sends a flurry of force blades into the one that struck Tathlan as an hors d'oeuvre for the pain she plans to unleash.
1st Spells (8): x
2nd Spells (8): xx
3rd Spells (7): xx
4th Spells (6):
5th Spells (4): x
Dancing Light (3):
Dragon Breath (1):
Rod of Max (3):
Fire Claws (9):
Stun Fist (3):
Jingasa (1):
Spell Effects:
Mage Armor - 10 hours
Mirror Image - 10 mins
Haste - Extra Attack on FULL ATTACK ACTION; +1 ATT Rolls; +1 Reflex Saves; +1 Dodge AC; +30' Move - 2 of 10 rnds
See Invisible - 100 mins
Senna spots two strange humanoid creatures; their hairless, black-skinned elf-like faces are utterly expressionless as they each grasp a longsword, even as Senna's bolts smash into one of them.
"There are only two of them, right there."
Still smoking and covered in liquid hot magma from the Linnorm, Senna's spell of quickness is the only thing that saves Tathlan from being stabbed to death by invisible assailants.
With decidedly un-elf like grace, Tathlan awkwardly scrambles away from the foes he cannot see. Focusing his attention on the spot Senna pointed out, he trains his crossbow and lets a swarm of quarrels fly into the space with a Hail Iomedae shot.
[spoiler=Combat Rolls]
Two of Tathlan's arrows find their mark; yet from the *THUNK* as they collide he knows that not all of their power passed through to their foes.
Tathlan feels the creatures move up and descend upon him again.
If he is not downed by that blow, the other aims his own.
Otherwise, it fires a ray at Haldern.
Waiting until I hear about Tathlans state before deciding. I kinda hope that first blow puts him down because that second is likely to kill him. That is a NASTY attack.
So, Fatigued it is. If I was targeted.
How does that affect a mounted characters charge? I think that, RAW, it means that neither Jensal nor I can charge. But he can move and I can take a full attack. Is that how you interpret it?
Still howling in fury, Dwin rushes to the defense of the other two-legs-long-ears, biting at whatever unseen hunters savage him.
With her clear view of the creatures, Senna has no problem conjuring a cloud of golden motes over them, revealing them for her allies. "Go gut them boys."
1st Spells (8): x
2nd Spells (8): xxx
3rd Spells (7): xx
4th Spells (6):
5th Spells (4): x
Dancing Light (3):
Dragon Breath (1):
Rod of Max (3):
Fire Claws (9):
Stun Fist (3):
Jingasa (1):
Spell Effects:
Mage Armor - 10 hours
Mirror Image - 10 mins
Haste - Extra Attack on FULL ATTACK ACTION; +1 ATT Rolls; +1 Reflex Saves; +1 Dodge AC; +30' Move - 3 of 10 rnds
See Invisible - 100 mins
The strange dark fey creature runs over to Tathlan. Still distracted by the lava covering his head and shoulders, even Senna's magic cannot save him this time. The retired guard captain is gutted by the creature's longsword, and Tathlan falls over, stone cold dead.
Haldern and Jensal will move to engage the uninjured one.
Not sure if either or both of us can charge. So, will give damage for Jensal assuming he can charge (just take first if he cannot).
Haste, height advantage, power attack
All are at +2 if Jensal can charge.
Jensal:
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Sir Haldern: (power attack, haste, higher ground)
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+2 to hit, x3 damage if charging
Doh. Sir Haldern is +19 to that attack roll (his base +20, -1 for being fatigued). -1 to his damage as well. So
hits AC 22 for 23 points of damage
His AC is currently 28 (Base 28, -1 for Fatigue, +1 for haste)
The creatures successfully beat off Senna's enchantments, but their invisibility is shattered by her glittering dust.
No longer protected by their invisibility, Haldern's lance and many of Jensel's claws land; however, not all of their damage goes through.
The dark creatures move up, and work to bring their blades down upon Jensel, seeking to unseat the mounted rider.