It will take a few rounds to get Thuradin back to the barricade, but meanwhile let's see if the others want to finish off the last orc.
Torith waits to see what Ulark and Gundar do while he prepares to raise a defensive wall to defend his allies.
Ulark shifts to retreat a step back and provide the wounded Thuradin cover. He then lashes out for one more - hopefully final - thrust.
"Should have stayed in the waste, you and your men!"
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The orc barely registers Ulark's words as his face gets destroyed.
With the final orc fallen, you finally have a chance to breath.
Thuradin shrugs off the hand on his shoulder "No time for that now. We have a village to save." With that he uses the final charge on his wand, rendering it a useless stick.
"Damn, that was a good fight! Well done dwarves. Let's heal up and charge the beacon!"
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"I got myself a little distracted by burning trees and then chased by hounds, but you guys had my back and we defeated everything. These orcs attacked the wrong place at the wrong time! If you're all doing OK, let's go save this town!"
Thozar determines that the potion is cure moderate wounds, and that the wand is cure light wounds (24 charges).
The scrolls just need a read magic spell, and they are:
scrolls of cause fear (2), scroll of charm person, scrolls of grease (2), scroll of remove fear, scrolls of summon monster I (2)
Gundar finishes wrapping his last open wound - unworthy of the expenditure of healing magic as of yet - and hefts his crossbow, slotting another bolt into the weapon. He speaks as he heads back to the main road through town.
"'e looks fine enough to put down some more orcs to me! C'mon, lads, let's be about it."
Thozar follows suit, eager for more glory. "To arms!" As he runs up, he grasps the necklace around his neck and draws the energy stored within.
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Ulark marches forwards with the rest, towards the path between the blazes. He looks concerned at Thuradin. "Nasty cut there. You still in fighting shape?"
Thuradin nods the affirmative "You should see the other guy" he says with a grin.
It sounds like you are all headed through the center. Is that correct?
Torith tries on the well made chain shirt before heading off with the rest of the dwarves.
As you run through the flames, choking with your eyes burning from the burning chemicals, you find yourself approaching a barricade. Another barricade is constructed not far in front of it, and a familiar face seems to be holding the fort down single handed.
Omast Frum turns and sees you. "Thank the gods! The orcs are coming! Get behind the defenses and help me fend them off."
You see further up that Omast has also closed two portcullis, but the orcs have already breached one with a battering ram. The second is clearly about to fall, but you have a round or two to prepare.
Omast has managed to stockpile an arsenal of weapons and supplies at the two barricades facing the gate. Omast has gathered a glaive (which has the reach special weapon feature), a guisarme (reach and trip), a halberd (brace and trip), two longspears (brace and reach), and a ranseur (disarm and reach). The weapons are standing upright in a barrel near the westernmost barricade. You, along with Omast, can utilize these supplies to lay waste to the orc hordes coming through the gate.
Thozar picks up a Longspear and tests it's weight. "Not my favorite, but should stick an orc just like any other."
He turns to his companions. "To arms brothers, this will be a fight to remember!"
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"I don't really need weapons to fight so i'll leave these for others to use." says Torith as he clambers over the first barricade and moves up next to Thozar.
"The first one through is getting a rock in his face!" he says with a grin.
"Careful Belir! It's a fool that doesn't take advantage of the terrain offered." Ulark says as he moved up to the barricade, politely declining the offered weapons as he readies his own longaxe.
The first group got to this point on Aug 16 - they are on round 8. As of my last post, I am sort of expecting a TPK. Choose your tactics wisely.
Are we allowed to take pot shots at the orcs while they try to bash the portcullis?
Taking potshots is fine, but I don't know that it will have any game effect. The number coming through is basically the same. I would allow it to delay the gate breaking by a round or two, if you want though.
What is the function of the log piles? Would they crush orcs if cut free?
Whatever purpose you like, but yes, that would work. Also, the large boulder behind you could be rolled and even lit on fire, since you are curious.
This tilted compass on the map is a little obnoxious!
I agree - although I hadn't noticed it before.
The gate is coming down in 2 rounds, and the orcs are coming.
Seeing the orcs make head way, Thozar readies himself. He mutters some words and his skin stiffens dramatically, taking on the texture and appearance of a tree.
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Flaming Boulder: A large boulder that came crashing into Trunau not long after the raid began sits in the middle of the hill between the two barricades (area L11a). The boulder is nearly 10 feet across, and the PCs can roll the stone down the hill (toward the gates) at almost any angle. Additionally, the boulder picked up some of the same alchemical reagent that set fire to the trees in area L8, and can be ignited with a
torch. Starting the boulder on its journey downhill requires a move action and a successful DC 13 Strength check. The boulder travels in a 10-foot-wide line, attacking all creatures in its path. The boulder has a melee attack bonus of +10; on a successful hit, it deals 3d6 points of bludgeoning damage (plus 1d6 points of fire damage if it’s on fire). In addition, any creature struck by the boulder must succeed at a DC 10 Reflex save or be knocked prone. The boulder crashes through any
barricades in its path, but comes to a halt when it hits a sturdy solid object such as the inner quarter’s wall.
Rolling Logs: Two bundles of logs have been lashed to the western side of the westernmost barricade, one on each side of the road (areas L11b). This timber can be cut loose to roll downhill with devastating effect. Releasing the lashings of one of the log bundles requires two full-round actions (thus, releasing a bundle takes one character 2 rounds, and two characters 1 round; four characters could release both bundles in 1 round). Alternatively, a bundle can be released as a standard action by dealing at least 2 points of damage to the lashings with a slashing weapon. When unleashed, a bundle of logs tumbles down the hill in a 20-foot-wide line, attacking all creatures in its path. A bundle of rolling logs has a melee attack bonus of +15; on a successful hit, it deals 3d6 points of bludgeoning damage. In addition, any creature struck by the logs must succeed at a DC 15 Ref lex save or be knocked prone. The rolling logs stop when they reach the western curtain wall.
Party Status:
Belir: (lead blades through round 28, aegis through round 9)
Gundar (5 dmg)
Thozar: (barkskin through round 299)
Thuradin: (10 dmg)
Torith:
Ulark:
"Anyone have a torch? A flaming boulder rolling into the orcs might be well worth the trouble!" he remarks, enjoying the thought of rolling it down the hill.
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"That sounds like a great idea, Thozar. Use their own rock against them! It's a shame it's much heavier than i can move, though i should be able to help guide it by cutting a furrow in the dirt."
(Sp); Level 1; Burn 0
You can move up to 5 pounds per kineticist level of rocks, loose earth, sand, clay, and other similar materials up to 15 feet as a move action. You can search earthen and stone areas from a distance as if using the sift cantrip.
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"Anyone have a torch? A flaming boulder rolling into the orcs might be well worth the trouble!" he remarks, enjoying the thought of rolling it down the hill.
Ulark winces for a moment. "No, I'll admit to getting over confident in dwarven eyes. I forget there's more to fire than just a light."
"Lo, there do I see my father,
His mail split by orc axe.
Lo, there do I see my mother,
Her blade and bodice stained red.
My sisters and my brothers,
Taken before their time.
Lo, there do I see the line of my people,
Dead, defending hearth and home.
Lo, they do call to me,
They bid me take my place among them
In the Halls of our Ancestors.
Where the brave shall live forever,
Where thine enemies have been vanquished,
Nor shall we mourn but avenge,
For those who have died
The glorious death."
As he says this he will put his bloodied hammer on his back. Holding his hands out there will appear a spectral hammer and axe, both translucent.
"Our ancestors are with us! See now brothers, that kith die, kin die, but a good name lives forever!" As he says this beads of sweat appear on his brow, at the concentration it takes to keep the weapons in his hands.
The second gate falls, and the orcs come pouring in.
Thuradin will move to the pile of lumber on the opposite side from Belir and ready an action to cut the logs loose once the orcs break through.
Red, green and yellow surge forth.
Omast has a readied spear waiting, but fails to hit the orc.
Thuradin's readied action also kicks in.
The logs are cut free, and start tumbling at the orcs.
Knocked prone
Gundar watches with a disapproving eye as Belir spurns the fortifications, however poor they may be. That is not the way our ancestors held their own, Gundar thought. He imagined the haranguing a dwarven soldier in his long-left home would have gotten from his mother if they dared show such lack of discipline. But Gundar held his tongue. In this group he was neither captain nor sergeant, and had no place giving orders. He put his thoughts to the battle ahead, hefting his crossbow and looking for a good target.
Kragmyr begins shouting his war chant.
Torith focuses his earth gathering powers and gets ready to send the rock hurtling at the orc in front of him. Each time he does it seems to get a little easier, and this time the rocky batter seems even denser and harder than before.
"Hey toothy! Trunau don't want you here. Sod off!" he says as the rock hurtles towards the orc from point blank range.
Torith takes a step back from the barricade to give his dwarven allies more room to maneuver.
The green orc, lying on the ground bleeding from the log roll, suddenly bursts into pieces as shard of earth shred him.
Purple charges Thuradin, but slips at the last second and fails to land a blow.
Orange double moves and climbs over the log pile (so no cover at present, but is ready to jump over the baricade.)