Your group moves closer and readies itself for the incoming assault. Van Helsing fires a deadly bolt at the snake whose tough skin is the only thing that allows it to survive. He quickly goes towards 1 Aiden, 2 Archon:1d2 ⇒ 2 and tries to attack him! However, as he enters the aasimar's reach, it's crushed before anything happens.
A stirge chooses to follow the snake but dies at the end of the cleric's spear as well.
The other two come towards Aiden and try to attach themselves on his skin! The slayer fails to slice the first that enters into his reach. Both attach to his skin and pump some blood!
2 constitution damages for Aiden
Dice:
AoO Aiden:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Blue vs touch Aiden, 11:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 Yellow vs touch Aiden, 11:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
ROUND TWO - The Arena - FIGHT! - Everyone's up!
Archon [31/31]: ?
Van Helsing [40/40]: ?
Nemis [23/23]: ?
Aiden [22/22, 2 constitution damage]: ?
Varuna [21/33]: ?
Fimbir [43/43]: ?
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STIRGES [blue@ ; green@]
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I wasn't sure exactly which square the Stirge was occupying, so I placed my mini between two lines just in case to be within appropriate reach.
Stepping a little closer, Archon levels his spear at the nearest of the two enemies assaulting his friend, doing what he can. Unfortunately, he seems to get into his own way, nearly skewering his own ally, but is able to recover partially.
Longspear vs Blue (not including Flank):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 Damage:1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Male Gnome Kineticist 5 HP: 46/53, 10nl (burn) | AC: 19 (21 in cities)| T: 14 (16 in citites) | FF: 16 (18 in cities) | CMD: 15 | Fort: +8| Ref: +9 | Will: +0 (+1 vs enchantment) | Init: +4| Perc: +5
Gross! You spit that back! Fimbir yells at the overgrown bugs as he fires a blast, hoping to cook the sucker and not the bloodbag it's draining from (Aiden).
The stirge are attached on Aiden's skin. They're in his square.
Varuna and Archon both fail to attack the annoying and painful mosquito-like creatures but Fimbir burns one to the... chitin and Van Helsing touches another one.
Sure that there will be more challenges to come, Nemis keeps his wand out and fires another missile at the stirge (blue): Magic Missile:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Between the missile and Aiden's blow, the last stirge dies in a splatter of blood.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the arena you see a bunch of stirges latch on to one of the guys in the Green and Black aspis uniforms. Other adventuring parties are either slaughtering their monsters, or running from them in terror.
However, you notice some tengus in robes that are advancing towards you, swords raised.
How close are they? If they're beyond 60' I won't do anything, but if they are....
Within 60':
Nemis reaches into his mind and begins focusing. He extends his psychic powers forth, navigating the crowd, seeking, searching. He focuses on one of the tengu, and thrusts his mind within, seeking and sifting through the tengu's thoughts. Will DC to resist
Well then, I'll take a more immediate option, and save the mind thrust, since Magic Missile reaches anywhere in the arena practically...
Nemis mentally prepares for a close quarters engagement, but for now keeps the long distance fight up, using his wand against any tengu within 110'. DMG:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Male Gnome Kineticist 5 HP: 46/53, 10nl (burn) | AC: 19 (21 in cities)| T: 14 (16 in citites) | FF: 16 (18 in cities) | CMD: 15 | Fort: +8| Ref: +9 | Will: +0 (+1 vs enchantment) | Init: +4| Perc: +5
Dont see any tengu on the map, so assume they're still coming.
Fimbir moves forward so that the injured Varuna and Aiden are behind him, then yells out to the encroaching tengu.
We'd rather fight monsters, not people. Just a warning!
If they do not listen and try to attack, Finbir will ready to shoot off a fire boat at the first to near him.
43/43 HP, AC: 19[25] (+1 vs traps), T: 15[17], FF: 15[19], CMD: 16,F: +5 , R: +11[13] (+1 vs traps), W: +5[4] (+2 vs Illusions), Init +5, Perception +15 (+17 Traps),NG Male Wayang Swashbuckler 1/Investigator 4,Rapier +11 (1d4+5, 18-20 x2)
@ Archon: Varuna is fully healed already, he did it at the inn before the arena. GM just didn't update on his list.
Varuna quaffs another vial from his stash, though nothing appears to happen at the moment. He stands at the ready, rapier drawn waiting for what may come next.
Sorry once again, folks. I wasn't clear enough in my last posts: the tengus are all around the arena and come towards all of the people fighting in it. Think of it as a wall of tengus slowly approaching you but also everyone else in the arena. The tengus you wanna aim might attack you afterwards but also might not. Since we don't have much time, let's not waste anymore on this round :) The round between the end of the attack and the tengus' arrival was more a buff/heal/ready kind of round. ^^
Nemis fires a magic missile at a tengu approaching, Fimbir readies a BOAT of fire, Varuna drinks an extract and readies himself to parry any incoming attack. Aiden tries to use a wand but fails and I assume Archon heals Varuna a bit using his previous roll. The aasimar cleric clearly senses the tengu as hostile.
Suddenly, four tengus come towards you in a whirling of feet and sand. As they come forward, Fimbir burns one of them. Another one tries to attack Varuna but finds himself parried and takes a dire hit. He drops his sword and raises his hands in submission. The last one comes lands a slash on Nemis. 3 damages
Male Human Bounty Hunter Slayer 5 / Rake URogue 2 (HP: 63/63 | AC: 17/12/16 | F+7 R+9 W+5| Init +1 | Percep +10 SM +10) Speed: 40
Acrobatics:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Aiden runs and slides under one of the Tengu's blades to flank him with Varuna. Then the Chelaxian stabs under his arm, meanwhile flinging sand at his face when he turns to react.
Seeing the Tengu attacking, his hopes for a peaceful encounter, or even the chance of the other team joining fall away. Archon steps closer to get into an advantageous spot between two foes, and attacks with his longspear.
Male Gnome Kineticist 5 HP: 46/53, 10nl (burn) | AC: 19 (21 in cities)| T: 14 (16 in citites) | FF: 16 (18 in cities) | CMD: 15 | Fort: +8| Ref: +9 | Will: +0 (+1 vs enchantment) | Init: +4| Perc: +5
Fimbir lets out some small claps as Aiden's stick flashes.
Then, realizing there's not much to do for the moment, the gnome closes his eyes. A fox seemingly made out of fire emerges before him, as Fimbir goes to one of the fallen stirges, snaps off the proboscis, and starts playing fetch.
As the once raging battle begins to slow, a strange cloud of translucent smoke appears in the center of the arena, coalescing into the demonic form of Kiang Zhen. The oni raises her hand, and the remaining creatures suddenly fall back and drop to their knees as if to acknowledge defeat.
”Well done, well done!”
”My minions accept your victory, and you have adequately the Emissary. Please, lower your weapons. I congratulate those of you still alive, for you have grown that much closer to qualifying for the Ruby Phoenix Tournament!”
The oni pauses for a minute to study the crowd before continuing, ”Beneath the trapdoors lies a series of subterranean passages. Scattered within the passages I have secured a collection of small, but nearly priceless porcelain vases. Your challenge is to locate one of these vases and return it to me. However, there is a catch – there are fewer vases than competitors. Only those who present me with a vase shall pass on to the next part of the competition.”
