First post got eaten while I was setting up init order, and I am not redoing it just to show the rolls (which all changes when reposting!)
An orc decked out in green, drinks down a potion and disappears from site.
The most vulnerable part of the caravan travels near the base of a cliff where the sounds of ever-louder chanting echo from a shadowy cave.
Yellow moves to the edge of a cliff and readies his bow.
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"Get behind cover!"
Dortlin will have Clyde use Chameleon Step to move twice his speed as a move action then have him use a regular move action.
He will then cast Stone Call dealing to everyone in the area and it is all hindering terrain.
As a swift action he'll activate Animal Focus of the Bull (+2 Str)
If an enemy attempts to target him with a ranged attack he will use an immediate action to hide behind Clyde using him as cover.
He'll have to use a move action to get back into position next turn.
Clyde moves up the path, and as he takes the first turn, he tries to cast his spell. However, as he is doing so, and arrow comes flying at him. As an immediate action, he falls beside Clyde to use the poor beast as cover.
Dortlan then uses a move action to climb back into the saddle and tries to complete his spell.
Clyde completes his movement.
When Clyde is double moving, you have to make a concentration check to cast the spell. I would argue that this is also the case if he makes a Chameleon step as his only move action, since the rules also impose a penalty for moving 4x speed. But that is murky RAW.
Vasily starts his performance, as Lance magically appears at the front of the caravan and pushes Flash to move up the path.
Daniel shoots at Yellow, who he can barely see (partial cover), but the arrow flies true and plunges into the orc's eye, killing him instantly. (Nice shot!)
The caravan plods forward.
The orcs scatter, as the red one also drinks down a potion and disappears from view.
Orange decides to move to the side and then fires off an arrow at Lance, but it glances off his well armored head.
Both arrows find their target.
More orcs appear from the edge of the map.
Green suddenly appears from above Lance, as he throws a dagger at his chest.
Grey is very dead, sliding off of Lance's lance.
Daniel's first shot kills Purple outright. The second arrow flies astray, but the third hits Pink squarely in the chest, taking him out of the picture.
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Dortlin will have Clyde double move up the cliff next to orange.
He will drop his Bardiche, pull his Nodachi, and attack.
First Broken Wing Gambit
Including: BAB +4, Str +5, Flank +5, magic weapon +1, Inspire +1
aoo from both Dortlin and Clyde due to Broken Wing Gambit + Paired Opportunists
Dortlin will try to trip.
Including: BAB +4, Str +5, Flanking +5, +1 weapon +1, Inspire +1, Improved Trip +2, Paired Opportunists +4
Clyde will claw
Including: BAB +4, Str +7, Paired Opportunists +4, Flank +4, Inspire +1
Clyde will claw as an aoo. No flank or PO bonus.
Including: BAB +4, Str +7, Inspire +1
Vasily continues to sing his praises of the valor of the group, and loads and fires his crossbow at cyan. The orc is looking pretty bad, having now taken two fatal wounds.
Cyan withdraws from Ajir and climbs down the cliff.
One blue orc double moves around Lance, giving him and his lance a wide berth. Another does the same around Clyde as more orcs appear on the edges of the map.
The red orc suddenly appears behind Dortlin and attacks him.
Orange withdraws, but draws an AoO from Clyde's long reach. It just barely clips him, but it looked painful.
Darkpaw growls at the scent of so many orcs.
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The shot kills orange.
Green downs another potion and disappears.
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As the last orcs perish or flee, the Twinhorns reassemble the caravan and gather the fallen. Night begins to fall, swallowing up the road and leaving the caravan stranded in a pool of torchlight. Medda stands atop the new lead wagon, blood dripping from her breastplate. She holds Ivvora’s hilt aloft and shouts, “Twinhorns! We are only two days from the stone circle and have two days until the winter solstice.” A nimbus of light begins to radiate from the hilt, illuminating the entire valley in bright light. “Abandon the wagons and carry with you what you need to survive. We must reach the circle in time, or darkness will consume us.”
The convoy may have repelled the orcs, but at an immense cost. More than half of the Twinhorn warriors lie dead, felled by orc axes and giants’ boulders. Should the Pathfinders encounter more trouble, few of their Kellid companions will be able to lend assistance.
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“My Pathfinder allies, thank you for bringing us much needed support,” says Medda, the Twinhorn following’s spiritual leader. She stands beside Anok, her phantom and constant companion. “After the orc ambush sapped our supplies and strength, we pushed north to our winter home. We are only hours away from the stone circle and our encampment—if we are going to make it there by midnight, we need to press on. Once there, we will use Ivvora’s hilt to perform our time-honored ritual and keep evil from our lands.” Medda produces the small hilt of a broken weapon with only a fragment of its black metal blade remaining. “Let us move. There are dangers in these ancient woods: orc raiders, bears that topple trees, and worse. Stay in groups and don’t get lost.”
As the Kellids and Pathfinders reach the top of the hill next to the Twinhorn encampment, they notice splashes of blood and the occasional corpse dotting the landscape. Medda raises her voice, calling, “My brethren, our families are under attack! Secure the camp and drive back any who oppose you. Pathfinder allies, join us in defense of our home!” The landscape opens into a burned hillside where blackened trees stand like lifeless sentinels. A crude blockade shields the entrance to a natural cavern.
For every 5 that you beat the DC, you may ask for one piece of information from this list.
For every 5 that you beat the DC, you may ask for one piece of information from this list.
+4 if heightened awareness
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Vasily's knowledge of undead creatures is more limited than the rest of his lore, but he can say that the boss here is a Ragewight, while the others are necrocraft. Just what their abilities are is beyond his ken.
Moving closer, crossbow in hand, Vasily will begin another morale-boosting battle song. this time about the defeat of the Whispering Tyrant and his forces of undead.
Ajir runs forward and brandishes his shield, now wreathed in flame. "Flame is sacred! Life is sacred! This abuse shall not go unpunished!!" He roars while the flames of his searing flesh jet forth from the pits and joints in his armor.
Ajir will spend his next turn gathering power, full action trying to do his best to contribute to the battle.