Mikhail charges at the troll moving past the sleeping trolls.
Aristu switches to a new target, following Mikhail's lead. Another scorching beam of sacred light strikes downward.
Mikhail and Aristu both land devastating blows against Purple, but the giant still stands, reeling on its feet and roaring its fury.
STATUS]
Kernithar - 39/136 hp, Hastened
Alister -
YELLOW - 80 damage - prone, unconscious, Frightened 1
Mikhail - 68/136 hp, Cloak of Colors
Aristu - 98/98 -
GREEN - 39 damage - prone, unconscious, Frightened 1
Piotr - 73/108 hp - Shield
ORANGE - 52 damage, Frightened 1
PURPLE - 140 damage, Frightened 1, Deafened 1 minute, regeneration deactivated 1 rd.
Anyone, give me orders for Piotr.
Piotr summons a dragon.
Perception +12; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet, smoke vision
Languages Draconic
Skills Acrobatics +10, Athletics +12, Stealth +9, Survival +10
Str +5, Dex +1, Con +3, Int -1, Wis +3, Cha +0
Smoke Vision Smoke doesn’t impair a flame drake’s vision; it ignores concealment from smoke.
AC 22; Fort +12, Ref +10, Will +10
HP 75; Immunities fire, paralyzed, unconscious; Weaknesses cold 10
Attack of Opportunity Fangs only.
Speed 20 feet, fly 50 feet
Melee fangs +14 [+9/+4], Damage 2d8+5 piercing plus 1d6 fire
Melee tail +14 [+9/+4] (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d6+5 bludgeoning
Draconic Frenzy The flame drake makes two Fangs Strikes and one Tail Strike in any order.
Fireball Breath (arcane, evocation, fire) The flame drake expels a ball of flame to a range of 180 feet that explodes in a 20-foot burst. Creatures in the burst take 6d6 fire damage (DC 22 basic Reflex save). The flame drake can't use Fireball Breath again for 1d6 rounds.
Speed Surge (move) The fire drake moves up to twice its Speed. It can do this three times per day.
Piotr summons a flame drake and it immediately enters a draconic frenzy, tearing at the ORANGE troll.
The flame drake claws and bites at the giant troll, which it turn claws and bites at the drake. Another troll bites Piotr, leaving him badly bruised and bleeding.
STATUS
Kernithar - 39/136 hp, Hastened
Alister -
YELLOW - 80 damage - prone, unconscious, Frightened 1
Mikhail - 68/136 hp, Cloak of Colors
Aristu - 98/98 -
GREEN - 39 damage - prone, unconscious, Frightened 1
Piotr - 44/108 hp - Mage Armor
...Flame Drake - 33/75 hp
ORANGE - 80 damage, Frightened 1, regeneration deactivated 1 rd.
PURPLE - 140 damage, Frightened 1, Deafened 1 minute, regeneration deactivated 1 rd.
Alister continues flying and reaches out with his arm. The tattoos flare again and lightning arcs between the two fighting trolls.
Kernithar continues to pincushion the trolls.
Mikhail tries to destroy the giant next to him!
Aristu turns and launches another sizzling beam of light at the troll harassing Piotr.
Between then, Kern, Mikhail and Aristu destroy the remaining giant trolls. The battle has ebbed away from you and you have a few moments before some other foe comes upon you. What do you do?
Alister casts a healing spell on Kern. "See if that big troll had anything on him, but we need to keep moving and burn as many more trolls as we can find."
Kern quickly investigates the large troll for anything of value.
"Thank you" He says to Alister.
Aristu swoops down and lands next to the corpse of the largest troll. He slowly makes a circuit around the remains, examining details. "Hmmmm."
Piotr staggers to his feet, wincing at the pain. He then looks up, wondering where Corb has gone.
"Give me a moment," he asks his companions. "I might be able to put something together to help patch our wounds."
Yes you can. Just narrate what you want to do and I'll tell you when you run out of time.
About 17 feet tall.
Kern quickly investigates the large troll for anything of value.
"Thank you" He says to Alister.
He had nothing on him but a large and somewhat greasy loincloth.
Piotr staggers to his feet, wincing at the pain. He then looks up, wondering where Corb has gone.
Corb caws from a nearby tree and comes when Piotr wants him.
"Give me a moment," he asks his companions. "I might be able to put something together to help patch our wounds."
So what're you doing?
Mikhail begins working with those who are most injured before the next bout of fighting.
Aristu turns to Piotr and his familiar. "Corb, can you fly up and see if any forces are headed this way? And if not, see where the nearest battle is being fought?"
Corb looks at Piotr. Upon receiving permission, the bird wings its way into the sky.
A few minutes later, he returns and alights on Piotr's shoulder.
"Corn!" Piotr rolls his eyes and feeds the bird a treat.
"Men are fighting to the west," the bird croaks. "Barbarians and Riverlanders against our men. But I also saw the commander. A human. He is with two of those huge trolls. Just the three of them, alone, some way off from the battle."
"Should we go for the leadership or aid our men? I think removing the leader might stop the attack." Mikhail says.
Alister hands his potions to Mikhail. "Drink up. We're going to cut the head off this attack."
"Agreed," states Piotr. "Better to remove the head of the monster, rather than sawing away at the arms and legs."
Mikhail will drink the two lesser elixirs.
As you approach the position Corb spotted, you find the enemy leader atop a tall hill, flanked by two huge trolls.
The two trolls hurl rocks down at you from above! One small boulder clips Mikhail's shoulder, but another hits Alister squarely in the chest with a crunch!
Initiative checks
+2 for Initiative
STATUS
GREEN
YELLOW
Mikhail - 116/136 hp
Aristu
Kernithar
LEADER
Alister - 82/128 hp
Piotr
Mikhail decides to try his hand at climbing.
Aristu moves away from the others, and towards the cliff wall. With his back to the stone wall, he casts a spell on himself.
Anyone, give me orders for Kern!
Kern eyes up the leader as he distances himself to get a shot.
Unable to see the leader, Kern sprints ahead with elvish speed.
The leader waits patiently and does not appear.
Piotr casts a minor spell to possibly hinder the trolls and discover if they have any protective magics.
He then moves closer to the wall where he might have cover from thrown rocks.
Piotr's spell blasts the unready eyes of the two massive trolls. They hurl many stones down the mountainside, but Our Heroes dodge each of the massive boulders with superhuman reflexes and speed!
STATUS
GREEN - dazzled
YELLOW - dazzled
Mikhail - 116/136 hp
Aristu
Kernithar
LEADER
Alister - 82/128 hp
Piotr
Mikhail climbs!
With a flourish, Aristu draws on his fey heritage and disappears. Under the cover of his illusion, then flies up the side of the cliff.
Meanwhile, Kern continues to run like the wind.
Seeing Mikhail crest the ridge, the human leader acts. He is invisible by this time and Mikhail does not spot him until the wily general attacks! However, Mikhail's mighty armor turns both vicious stabs and the general stands revealed before him.
Having spent much of his flying spell power on the previous troll fight, Alister hustles up the mountain, hoping to dash up quickly.
Piotr summons a Living Whirlwind which swiftly moves to flank the Commander, but its buffeting winds do not harm him.
STATUS
GREEN - dazzled
YELLOW - dazzled
Mikhail - 116/136 hp
Aristu
Kernithar
LEADER
Alister - 82/128 hp
Piotr
One troll moves to flank the whirlwind, attacking it with its savage bite and claws, injuring the summoned elemental. Meanwhile the other, having spotted Alister's end run, he climbs the ridge between them and attacks, devastating the Baron of the Sword Marches!
STATUS
GREEN - dazzled
YELLOW - dazzled
Mikhail - 116/136 hp
Aristu
Kernithar
LEADER
Alister - 46/128 hp
Piotr
...Living Whirlwind - 14/50 hp
Mikhail climbs!
Mikhail reaches the top and attacks the man there drawing his blade and attacking him!
Aristu continues to float up invisibly. When he crests the top of the cliff, he draws energy from his fey source and uses it to summon a polar bear. As the bear appears next to the human commander, Aristu's invisiblity ends, and the sorcerer reappears.
plus grab on a hit.
plus grab on a hit.
Piotr focuses on his elemental attacking the troll.
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GM FIAT:
COMBAT OVER
The team overwhelms the enemy commander, Ameon Trask, and his two giant troll bodyguards. The defenders of Tatzlford route the last of the attackers from Drelev. They flee back into the forest or the swamp and are effectively done as a fighting force.
Among the defenders who most distinguished themselves were the cavalier Sir Esteban, the monk Evindyl and the mysterious halfling oracle Fizz Moonberry. These worthies are now gathered at Mayor Rezbin's house along with Baron Alister and his companions, Aristu, Mikhail, Piotr and Kernithar.
"And so, Your Grace," says Loy Rezbin to Alister, "These men were the reason we did not lose more men today. I commend them to your notice."
A dust trodden Halfling, with dirty black hair that has a few whisps of white streaks stands there beaming before the Baron, looking around at the others, shifting his weight from one foot to the other waiting anxiously for someone to speak up.
Finally the silence breaks him, "So, M'names Fizz, pleasure to meet you, your lordfulship, I've heard there was a new country springin' up out here and figured I'd pop on over to see what new roads were worth traveling!" Looking at his recent traveling companion, Evindyl, "We were just wanderin' through, see and ended up walking up this town under attack and figured they needed help and just jumped right in there! 'Fore ya know it, all the trolls were dead,"
The Cavalier pointed out as Sir Esteban stood head and shoulders above the others and built like a steel clad brick wall. He wore an older style of baroque style of articulated plate armor burnished bright and unstained, and wore a surcoat with the longsword on white field, the device of the goddess Iomedae.
Sir Esteban took his greathelm off and knelt gracefully. Revealed was a handsome face with unkempt hair and beard. And really young, late teens at best.
”I am Sir Esteban Liborius, Paladin of Iomedae. I am honored to meet you my lords and ladies.”
He stood up again and looked around, as if puzzled.
”Ah, my apologies. I had been given an Oracle when I won my arms and armor, that my Destiny lay In this direction. Riding along the way I had been expecting the armies of an evil demon lord, or the devastation of a fire breathing dragon. But until we came here I have not encountering anything like that. Just miles of mostly empty wilderness. Oh, and I met Fizz and Evindyl along the way.” He said, indicating his companions.