Pent opens his eyes wide, turning them from the scrawl to the Mahdi. "'Tongue of dragons'? That's a new one to me, but it's not to you, and for your learning, we've now learned not only what that scratch means, but also that we're likely also dealing with more geckomen! Only lizard crew around these parts, just didn't think they were so bold as to venture forth from their crack to fight the dogmen."
The gnome looks about, wondering if there is more geckosign. "Maddie, you really gotta teach me the draconic tongue waggle. Never made my tongue fork before."
The gnoll seems unaffected by the spell, but nearly taken to the ground by Aldebert's hammer.
Round 4
Ami and Yeen tear into the gnoll.
Yeen:
to hit; (bite)
damage.
to hit; (claw)
damage.
to hit; (claw)
damage.
Ami:
to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
damage.
ACs: 19 Ami; 20+3+4=27 Yeen. (Barkskin, mage armor)
HP: 39/39 Ami; 42/42 Yeen.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (bite)
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, ranged)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/7 used
Lvl 2: 3/6 used (barkskin @ Aldebert/Yeen, CMW)
Lvl 3: 0/4 used
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin
Ami:
As the gnoll falls to the ground dead, what appears to be a humanoid head flies through the doorway toward Ami.
, .
"Brother! Look out!" Ami and Yeen recoil from the stink.
Fort (Ami)
Fort (Yeen)
Aldebert ducks and pulls Gretiem's tongue from the stink. "Thanks!" he calls back to Ami.
An arrow flies toward and wide of Aldebert.
Round 5: All PCs now acting.
Round 5, Initiative 20
"I've never had the opportunity to write dragon fighting tactics in my journal before." the dwarf chimes in as he steps forward.
"Who throws heads? You beasts!"
He drives his horsechopper through the air just above Aldebert.
Nearly cut down in one swing, the gnoll looks leaning back toward the doors behind it.
Round 5
"OOO-tah!! Good!" Ami cheers as they move up to attack.
Yeen:
to hit; (bite)
damage.
Ami:
to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
damage.
ACs: 19 Ami; 20+3+4=27 Yeen. (Barkskin, mage armor)
HP: 35/39 Ami; 42/42 Yeen.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (bite)
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, ranged)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/7 used
Lvl 2: 3/6 used (barkskin @ Aldebert/Yeen, CMW)
Lvl 3: 0/4 used
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin
Ami:
Just after Yeen and Ami move beyond the doorway, two gnolls hiding in the hallway unleash attacks as Yeen finishes what Otah began.
(miss)
(miss)
Round 5, Init 17
AC = 13
HP = 41/41
Weapon Equipped = MW Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Longstrider(6hr)
Spell Preparations
Oth Level-Create Water, Guidance, Resistance, Stabilize
1st Level-Shield of Faith(x2)
2nd Level-Aid, Hold Person, Sound Burst
3rd Level-Prayer, Summon Monster III, Fly[D]
Channels: 6/8
Pent moves up, poking Aldebert on the back, bringing Sarah's support, if only briefly.
"Cleaning out the kennels, dogging the mongrels, neutering from the neck up..." The gnome watches the carnage continue to unfold, and waits.
Round 5
"...heads? Oh, lovely," Mahdi tsks from his safe position in the back. "Ash bind your actions, fools!"
Round: 5, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped: Hammer
Conditions: Barkskin (3/??m)
Summon Mount: 1/1 (full round)
Smite Evil: 2/2 (+2 attack, +6 damage, +2 AC)
Lay on Hands: 3/5 (2d6 healing +1d6 if not fatigued or diseased)
Guisarme Attack BAB +5, Str +2, MW +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Guisarme Damage Str +2, Two handed +1, (Power Attack +6)
Hammer Attack BAB +5, Str +2, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Hammer Damage Str +2, Magic +1, (Power Attack +4)
Spells (caster level 3, concentration +5)
1) Hero’s Defiance,
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 48/48 AC: 22 (F20/T12) (+4 mage armor included)
Fort: 7 Reflex: 7 Will: 4 BAB: +3 CMB: 6 CMD: 18
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/60m), Blessed (?/?m)
Tricks: Aid, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heal, Hunt, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +3, Str +3 Damage Str +4 (1.5x)
Gretiem 5’ steps next to Yeen, and both Gretiem and Aldebert swing!
”Oh boy, what have you found here brother!” he grins as he attacks the evil gnolls with gusto.
Aldebert and Gretiem take down another gnoll and begin clobbering away on another. The remaining gnolls know they are out matched and do their best to withdraw. One manages to move past Ami and Yeen, but the other is engaged with Aldebert.
⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 (miss)
Round: 6, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped: Hammer
Conditions: Barkskin (3/??m)
Summon Mount: 1/1 (full round)
Smite Evil: 2/2 (+2 attack, +6 damage, +2 AC)
Lay on Hands: 3/5 (2d6 healing +1d6 if not fatigued or diseased)
Guisarme Attack BAB +5, Str +2, MW +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Guisarme Damage Str +2, Two handed +1, (Power Attack +6)
Hammer Attack BAB +5, Str +2, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Hammer Damage Str +2, Magic +1, (Power Attack +4)
Spells (caster level 3, concentration +5)
1) Hero’s Defiance,
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 48/48 AC: 22 (F20/T12) (+4 mage armor included)
Fort: 7 Reflex: 7 Will: 4 BAB: +3 CMB: 6 CMD: 18
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/60m), Blessed (?/?m)
Tricks: Aid, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heal, Hunt, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +3, Str +3 Damage Str +4 (1.5x)
Hoping to take out the opposition quickly, Gretiem and Aldebert hammer away…
Ami watchs Yeen gnash his teeth, waiting to kill more gnolls.
The remaining gnoll falls to Aldebert's hammer.
Round Seven: Actions remaining for PCs other than Aldebert / Gretiem.
Round 6
Ami and Yeen tear into the gnoll from around the corner.
Yeen:
to hit; (bite)
damage.
to hit; (claw)
damage.
to hit; (claw)
damage.
Ami:
to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
damage.
ACs: 19 Ami; 20+3+4=27 Yeen. (Barkskin, mage armor)
HP: 35/39 Ami; 42/42 Yeen.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (bite)
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, ranged)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/7 used
Lvl 2: 3/6 used (barkskin @ Aldebert/Yeen, CMW)
Lvl 3: 0/4 used
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin
Ami:
Round 6, Initiative 20
Otah runs after the gnolls, the length of his horsechopper making up for stride of his short legs.
Round 6, Init 17
AC = 13
HP = 41/41
Weapon Equipped = MW Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Longstrider(6hr)
Spell Preparations
Oth Level-Create Water, Guidance, Resistance, Stabilize
1st Level-Shield of Faith(x2)
2nd Level-Aid, Hold Person, Sound Burst
3rd Level-Prayer, Summon Monster III, Fly[D]
Channels: 6/8
Pent looks over his shoulder, keeping an eye on Mahdi at the rear, and the folk at the front. He pats Otah on the back, keeping pace with the punchpackers.
"Alright, Odie, show 'em what you've got, make way with your chopper, herd the dogs like a sheep who's had enough."
Mahdi pushes into the hall as he can no longer see any gnolls. Again he points and gestures.
Although Ami and Yeen don't seem able to finish the gnoll, Otah draws blood. As the last of the gnoll's falter a bellowing roar can be heard from the behind.
The gnoll seems unaffected by Mahdi's spell. The bellowing roar from behind seems to be growing louder.
Round 7: All PCs acting.
Round 7
Ami and Yeen step up to fight the new gnoll.
"Brother, this is a good start on dead gnolls!" Ami hisses to his brother, an unseen smile on his lips.
Yeen:
to hit; (bite)
damage.
to hit; (claw)
damage.
to hit; (claw)
damage.
Ami:
to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
damage.
ACs: 19 Ami; 20+3+4=27 Yeen. (Barkskin, mage armor)
HP: 35/39 Ami; 42/42 Yeen.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (bite)
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, ranged)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/7 used
Lvl 2: 3/6 used (barkskin @ Aldebert/Yeen, CMW)
Lvl 3: 0/4 used
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin
Ami:
Round 7, Init 17
AC = 13
HP = 41/41
Weapon Equipped = MW Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Longstrider(6hr)
Spell Preparations
Oth Level-Create Water, Guidance, Resistance, Stabilize
1st Level-Shield of Faith(x2)
2nd Level-Aid, Hold Person, Sound Burst
3rd Level-Prayer, Summon Monster III, Fly[D]
Channels: 6/8
Pent starts to fidget, what with the roaring coming from his behind. He moves through the doors, and past Mahdi, hoping to avoid direct confrontation with whatever is working its way through the bowels of the House of the Beast. He smacks Otah on the way by, granting him a small grace before the bellower arrives.
Ami and Yeen easily halt the gnoll's breathing.
Round: 7, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped: Hammer
Conditions: Barkskin (3/??m), Guidance (3/10r)
Summon Mount: 1/1 (full round)
Smite Evil: 2/2 (+2 attack, +6 damage, +2 AC)
Lay on Hands: 3/5 (2d6 healing +1d6 if not fatigued or diseased)
Guisarme Attack BAB +5, Str +2, MW +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Guisarme Damage Str +2, Two handed +1, (Power Attack +6)
Hammer Attack BAB +5, Str +2, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Hammer Damage Str +2, Magic +1, (Power Attack +4)
Spells (caster level 3, concentration +5)
1) Hero’s Defiance,
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 48/48 AC: 22 (F20/T12) (+4 mage armor included)
Fort: 7 Reflex: 7 Will: 4 BAB: +3 CMB: 6 CMD: 18
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/60m), Blessed (?/?m)
Tricks: Aid, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heal, Hunt, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +3, Str +3 Damage Str +4 (1.5x)
"Brother, this is a good start on dead gnolls!" Ami hisses to his brother, an unseen smile on his lips.
Aldebert grins back to his brother and nods, before turning around.
”Whatever it is, let’s hold it here and whittle that roar to a wimper.” Aldebert faces back the way they came and readies an attack on anything hostile.
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Aldebert slays the remaining gnoll.
Ami listens while Yeen sniffs dead gnolls, tearing the throats out of those Ami will let him.
"Brother! What is that noise coming from the backside of Pent!?" Ami wrinkles his nose. "It sounds different than the usual sounds. OOOO-tah? Do you hear it?"
Ami thinks for a moment and decides to drag bodies over to block the door (between C4 & C5) with bodies. There are lots of bodies to use. He will start with the bodies that are unsearched, then the others are they are searched. He will only take the ears for his necklace from the gnolls that he and Yeen slew.
Mahdi looks less assured than Aldebert. "Yes, a great place to make our stand," he mutters. "Our back exposed to any gnolls that might come on us from these many unopened doors, as we turn to face whatever's roaring at us from behind.... Perhaps we can bar these double doors from the other side, make that roarer fight its way to us?"
He hurriedly helps look over the gnolls as he speaks, caring nothing for their crude armors and weapons, but keeping an eye out for potions and the like.
Round 7
"What is... that?" Otah questions the sound in his ears as Amiamble moves towards the doors they came through. As the halfling sets to barricade the door, the dwarf sets his horsechopper on top of it, ready to lance anything that attempts to come through.
A large gnoll bursts it's way through the door near the end of the narrow hall. The sound of it's roar confirms that this is the creature that has been approaching.
Round: ?, Initiative: ?
Weapon Equipped: Hammer
Conditions: Barkskin (3/??m), Guidance (3/10r)
Summon Mount: 1/1 (full round)
Smite Evil: 2/2 (+2 attack, +6 damage, +2 AC)
Lay on Hands: 3/5 (2d6 healing +1d6 if not fatigued or diseased)
Guisarme Attack BAB +5, Str +2, MW +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Guisarme Damage Str +2, Two handed +1, (Power Attack +6)
Hammer Attack BAB +5, Str +2, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Hammer Damage Str +2, Magic +1, (Power Attack +4)
Spells (caster level 3, concentration +5)
1) Hero’s Defiance,
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 48/48 AC: 22 (F20/T12) (+4 mage armor included)
Fort: 7 Reflex: 7 Will: 4 BAB: +3 CMB: 6 CMD: 18
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/60m), Blessed (?/?m)
Tricks: Aid, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heal, Hunt, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +3, Str +3 Damage Str +4 (1.5x)
Aldebert hears, and finally sees, a giant gnoll coming at the party. He moves up next to his brother, and readies an attack should it close all the way (no 5’ step available sadly).
Round ?
Ami looks at the big gnoll and wonders why such beastly horrors exist. Then he remembers that Sarenrae gave him gifts, like Yeen, so that he might battle the Rough Beast in all his forms.
And Ami grips his sling staff more tightly, waiting for the monster to come closer. He casts a spell to help Yeen fight.
Round ??, Init 17
AC = 13
HP = 41/41
Weapon Equipped = MW Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Longstrider(6hr)
Spell Preparations
Oth Level-Create Water, Guidance, Resistance, Stabilize
1st Level-Shield of Faith
2nd Level-Aid, Hold Person, Sound Burst
3rd Level-Prayer, Summon Monster III, Fly[D]
Channels: 6/8
Pent hears the bellowing, watches his mates retreat back the way they came to greet the new beast. He shuffles up behind Otah, and palms his arm, bringing a shimmer around the dwarf.
"Be careful now, Odie. The bigger they are, the harder they hit. The harder they hit, the bigger the split in your lip. The bigger the split in your lip, the deeper the sip from my gifts.... The deeper... ah, you get my drift..."
"Ah! Now THAT might be a threat!" Mahdi says, sounding almost pleased. He gestures and speaks, and sparks fly from his fingertips to settle on his friends and speed their feet.
Initiative
Mahdi: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Aldebert: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Pent: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Amiamble: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 (with Yeenoghu)
Otah: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
The gnoll charges into Aldebert, slicing into him.
,
Round 8: All PCs now acting
Round: 8, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped: Hammer
Conditions: Barkskin (3/??m), Haste (1/6r), Smiting giant gnoll
Summon Mount: 1/1 (full round)
Smite Evil: 1/2 (+2 attack, +6 damage, +2 AC)
Lay on Hands: 3/5 (2d6 healing +1d6 if not fatigued or diseased)
Guisarme Attack BAB +5, Str +2, MW +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Guisarme Damage Str +2, Two handed +1, (Power Attack +6)
Hammer Attack BAB +5, Str +2, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -2)
Hammer Damage Str +2, Magic +1, (Power Attack +4)
Spells (caster level 3, concentration +5)
1) Hero’s Defiance,
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 48/48 AC: 23 (F20/T13) (+4 mage armor included, +1 haste included)
Fort: 7 Reflex: 7 Will: 4 BAB: +3 CMB: 6 CMD: 18
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/60m), Blessed (?/?m)
Tricks: Aid, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heal, Hunt, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +3, Str +3 Damage Str +4 (1.5x)
Gretiem 5’ steps into the hallway and he attacks!
Aldebert eyes the giant, and examining the wound in his side, challenges him… Smite Evil He uses the guidance he's been carrying of Pent's on his first swing.
(haste, smite, guidance) (smite)
(haste, smite) (smite)
(haste, smite) (smite)
”Aaaarrgh!”
Round 8
Ami and Yeen move up to join his brother in tearing apart the beast.
Yeen:
to hit; (bite,divfav,haste)
damage.
to hit; (claw,divfav,haste)
damage.
to hit; (claw,divfav,haste)
damage.
Hasted Yeen:
to hit; (bite,divfav,haste)
damage.
Ami:
to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
damage.
Pot Crit Ami:
to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
damage.
Haste Ami:
to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
damage.
ACs: 19 Ami; 20+3+4=27 Yeen. (Barkskin, mage armor)
HP: 35/39 Ami; 42/42 Yeen.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (bite)
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (claw)
[ dice]1d4+4[/dice] damage.
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee)
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, ranged)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/7 used
Lvl 2: 3/6 used (barkskin @ Aldebert/Yeen, CMW)
Lvl 3: 0/4 used
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin
Ami:
Round 8, Initiative 20
"Be careful now, Odie. The bigger they are, the harder they hit. The harder they hit, the bigger the split in your lip. The bigger the split in your lip, the deeper the sip from my gifts.... The deeper... ah, you get my drift..."
"Would you rather get the split lip and sip from my gifts?"
Otah moves forward and lunges at the beast of a gnoll.
Round 8, Init 17
AC = 13
HP = 41/41
Weapon Equipped = MW Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Longstrider(6hr), Hasted
Spell Preparations
Oth Level-Create Water, Guidance, Resistance, Stabilize
1st Level-Shield of Faith
2nd Level-Aid, Hold Person, Sound Burst
3rd Level-Prayer, Summon Monster III, Fly[D]
Channels: 6/8
Pent moves up behind Aldebert, and slaps him on the back.
"Keep swinging that hammer, you halfer with the hefter!!"
Though Gretiem's initial bite snaps into the gnoll, all of Aldebert's strikes miss - that last brushing the hairs of the creature. Yeen and Ami have much more success, each drawing blood twice. Not to be outdone Otah bellows, lashing out at the creature only to be left with bits of dust from the stony wall grinding at the heft of his weapon's tip. The creature roars, begins to falter and as dust and rock falls from the ceiling and walls covering it's gushing wounds as its hands pound against the bare stone - poof - the menace is no where to be seen.
Ami and Yeen looks around, wondering what happened to the gnoll they were happily slaying.
"Brother?! Where did it go!? We were doing the Sun's work!!? WHERE DID IT GO!?" Ami asks, then focuses on solutions.
"Yeen! Hunt! Where'd it go, boy?!" Ami asks Yeen to scent out the gnoll if it's invisible.
"Hoo, nannygoat by the throat, where indeed! Didn't know grand gnolls can roll out that kind of show." Pent stands upright, and looks over his shoulder, half-expecting the gnoll to have reappeared behind them the moment it disappeared in front of them.
"Maddie!! Did you see it go? Was it magic or mischief?!"
The gnome rubs his eyes, keeping the debris from finding its way past his lids. He waits as the halfs hunt around.
The blood on the ground seems real enough as does the sound of gnolls, distant, but growing louder. The ruckus they are causing seems to sound especially loud.
Mahdi scowls. "I've no idea what happened... either the brute turned invisible, or teleported, or something. Watch for blood-- we hit it fairly solidly; if it's moving about, the blood should drip and show us a path.
"Listen to that noise, though-- a bunch of gnolls must be coming... we still need to find a way OUT of this damned place."
Irritably, Mahdi gestures and shouts, and a ball of flame erupts where the big gnoll had previously stood.