All but Dolgrym and Yarask are prepared for the arrival of the last waves as Dolgrym and Yarask remove their weapon from the orc. Even Dolgrym's hammer was stuck in the corpse.
Actions for all but Yarask and Dolgrym--it looks like they will not be in range if you stay behind the last barricade.
Omast asks: "Any more potions left, or are we giving our last full measure in blood?"
If no healing is available, he swigs from his flask as he steps to take the first assault. He seems barely able to keep his feet.
I have two healing potions remaining! Augier pulls them out and will give them to those that need them as his action.
Omast chooses a potion over his flask after some quick thought.
Yarask recovers his sword and grabs a longspear again then he nods to Augier:"I'd like the other one... these things have the bad habit of hitting on me..." he chuckles, but it's clear he's still pretty badly wounded.
Then Yarask points at the dead orcs bodies:"I think I saw one of the beasts snatch a warbow. We could use it considering these bastards have ground to cover before reaching us..."
Augier hands over the potion
After Omast drinks the potion, and Agghhh hands over the potions, the orcs advance with a rush (map updated).
Dwarves and Omast up
Omast moves to a spot behind the barricade, and readies his greatsword. "Come on you mangy curs. You attack my town and I send you to die."
He turns to Yarask. "Don't charge them till they engage me."
He points to Dolgrym and Tegnar then to the right of the grease. "You two hold over there." He points to Aargh. "Back me up, and we'll hold a fifth as a mobile reserve." He nods to Yarask.
Augier gets his spear ready if any orc comes over the barricade.
Dolgrym moves to the barricade and readies an attack for the first orc to approach. "We'll hold this side!"
Yarask drinks the potion and nods to Omas:"Fine, we'll do it your way old man. I sure hope you know what you are doing", so saying Yarask prepares to sprint once the orcs reach Omast.
After the group finishes off the wave, another group of orcs comes through the gate. Tegnar moves back to the northeast while slinging his axe and retrieves his longspear. Seeing the orcs advance, he prepares to attack the first orc that moves into his reach. "Well the orcs seem to have plenty of reinforcements. Where's ours?" he says jokingly while glancing around quickly.
Two orc shieldbeakers rush the left, and Dolgrym gets two hits with his hammer. The second hit staggers the attacker as he closes.
Omast uses a nasty swing of his sword to hit the lizard as it closes.
The two orcs hit Dolgrym and he falls to the ground (19 hp of damage0.
The beastmaster and shieldbreaker miss Omast, but the lizard bites and grabs him in its nasty jaws. Trapped he is seconds from death has he still has some fight in him.
Yarask charges in to hit one of the attackers.
Dwarves up but for Yarask (acted) and Dolgrym (unconscious)
Dolgrym falls to the ground under the attacks of the orcs.
The lizard is badly wounded by Omast, one shield breaker expires from Dolgrym's blows and one still is next to Tegnar.
The lizard, tamer, and breaker still fight the three on the left.
Yarask hits the lizard, but it barely clings to life. Struggling in the jaws of the lizard Omast pushes it back as his sword drips to the ground.
As it moves, it opens itself up to attacks from Yarask and Aaarggh.
Aoo for Yarask and Aaarggh as lizard leaves threatened square + Tegnar and Aaarggh action.
As the Lizard tries to get better positioning Yarask seizes the chance for another attack:"Die you damned lizard thing!"
The lizard dies from Yarask as the beast tamer gets angry. Omast slips from its jaws.
HP 18/18
AC 12T12FF10 (15/15/13 with made armor)
Weapon:Longspear
Special effects: +1 hitvs. orcs/goblins,+4 AC vs. giants
Spells in effect: Mage Armor(+4 ac)
Debuffs:-1 AC due to sickness
Augier casts daze at the orc w of Omast.
Tegnar yells as when he sees Dolgrym go down. He drops his longspear and pulls out his dwarven waraxe to attack the orc.
"Hold on Dolgrym."
Dolgryms wounds stop flowing quite so much.
Dolgrym stops bleeding as Aaarghh cast a spell.
The beastmistress yells at Yarask and swings two blows with her double bladed orcish weapon. She resists Aargh's spell.
The first blade cuts into Yarask for
The shieldbreaker attacks Yarask and slices deep with a shotel.
Omast, still unarmed, grabs the female orc and hurls her past Yarask and Aargh, drawing an attack of opportunity.
Tegnar faces off drawing blood on his opponent who swings back.
Dwarves up with Aargh and Yarask getting AoO vs beastmistress before their regular action.
Catching up to the orcs is a smaller orc, looking like a runt, in ill fitting armor. The small orc curses and grunts, but says little of intelligence besides yips and bestial growls.
HP 18/18
AC 12T12FF10 (15/15/13 with made armor)
Weapon:Longspear
Special effects: +1 hitvs. orcs/goblins,+4 AC vs. giants
Spells in effect: Mage Armor(+4 ac)
Debuffs:-1 AC due to sickness
Augier decides to forgoe spells and starts stabbing wildly.
and stabs again
Aggghhh stabs the beastmistress twice, she is badly hurt and standing.
Thanks to Omast's intervention Yarask is able to strike back at the orc beast tamerand he does so with barely kept in check anger!
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Not satisfied the dwarf switches his attention to the beast tamer who attacked him and sends his sword whistling for his head before stepping back to catch his breath!
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Both the orcs Yarask hit are staggered.
Tegnar tries to finish off the orc while positioning himself the best he can to protect Dolgrym. Despite the strange weapon the orc is using, he also grabs his shield to give himself more protection.
Tegnar misses. The small orc runs to join the combat with Tegnar, and surprisingly tries to jam a hopeknife in his back. The orc grins, and Tegnar recognizes the boy they rescued from the locked forge.
The last orc tries to hit Tegnar before collapsing.
Tegnar takes a blow dodging a critical, and the dwarves and Omast hold the field.
Combat over
The small orc runs to join the combat with Tegnar, and surprisingly tries to jam a hopeknife in his back.
Ok, I'm a bit confused by his in this sentence should refer to Tegnar. So is the boy attacking Tegnar or the orc?
The boy jammed the dagger in the orc. Should have been more clear.
Searching the bodies turns up six potions, all of which are potion of healing (CLW).
Augier pants and starts distributing potions to everyone. Dolgrym first!
Dolgrym sputters a bit and sits up. "What ran over me? I don't feel so good." Dolgrym shakily gets to his feet and begins retrieving his weapons.
Yarask nods to Dolgrym:"Drink another couple, you need them" and limps towards the fallen orcs searching to salvage something useful from their belongings.
I'm out of spells except for cantrips. Augier checks for a crossbow as a replacement ranged weapon.
"Thank you. This will help alot. I hate to use so many of these though. What is next?"
Augie rnods to the boy. Thanks for your help
Tegnar looks at the boy and smiles. "Thank you, you have great timing. Othdan, is it? Were you outside of this gate? Yarask, I think you need to be healed next. I still have a potion from before I can use if needed."
Othdan shrugs, "I followed the last of the orcs. There seems to be a big catapult massed at the Barterstones. Where too next??"
Some of the town folk come out and start cheering: "Omast!! Dwarves!! Omast!! Dwarves!! Omast!! Dwarves!!"
The townsfolks come up to Omast and say: "Where do we go? Where do we go?" Omast looks around, "I haven't heard from the town leaders yet."
Omast seems to be covered in blood, much of it his own. The damage the orcs dished out to him would have felled three warhorses.
This beast tamer also had a scabbard of honing, and two more healing potions are found on her person.
There is one more beacon to be lit.
We have 4 potions remaining. Omast, you should heal yourself as well, we need to get to the last beacan.
Having seen the war bow previously Yarask asks the townspeople to help finding it:"Much as it pains to admit it, we could use some ranged support. Search for bows, crossbows, bolts, arrows and the like please!"
When finished he looks at Othdan, almost... proud!
"Good job with that orc Othdan. You may not be of age but your deeds make you a warrior nontheless!" says Yarask smiling widely.
"Yarask, you need the healing more than I do at the moment. I still have a potion I bought earlier if needed," Tegnar says before searching for the crossbow and bolts he gave to Auggie at the beginning of the fight.
There continues to be general confusion about where the townfolk should go. Omast seems to be unsure where to send them. He has them grab up the weapons and the armor of the fallen. The orc with the bomb had a very nice bow (+3 STR bonus compound), 2 alchemists fire, and a tanglefoot bag that Omast motions for you to have.
Omast mentions "That fortified tower is mostly a nuisance, have the beacons been lit?"
Othdan adds: "Can you take out the tower, light the beacon, take out the catapult AND kill the massive giant with the resources you have? Ruby wants the catapult taken out and the giant killed after you light the beacon."
"GIANT??? WHERE??!?!?" Yarask roars rage burning in his eyes, but then he regains control of himself.
We need to get rid of the orcs inside town first. Then we'll see about a sortie against the catapult and lighting the beacon. Unfortunately we can't always get what we want first. Having with the enemies in our midst could very well prove fatal. So let's deal with them, then we'll deal with the beacon and the giant" continues the dwarf before gulping down a potion and grabbing the bow.
Well lightning the beacon seems to be pretty important so we should do that.
After reflecting more about it the dwarven barbarian asks Augier for a second potion considering how he doesn't feel particularly well yet.
As all his other clansmates express the desire of reaching the last beacon and lit it Yarask relents:"Very well. Since it seems I'm outnumbered I relent. Let's get to this beacon then"
Augier grips his weapon and heads out with the others.
Having forced yourselves through the gate, Othdan says: "I will lead the way to the Hopespring beacon, it is just right there." Othdan points to the temple to the right. "Do we want to go and see if the Sanctuary has more healing potions for sale, or are you good?"
Omast nods to you. "Ye dwarves gave a good account of yerself. Even that fancy magic stuff came in useful. I was honored to fight by your side, and thank you for serving my town. I will take the townsfolks to clean out the tower. May your beards grow ever long."
He motions to his enchanted two-hander: "If any of you wanna buy Betsy, she comes at a steep price, but is worth it. I found it in a small dragon horde. About 800 platinum."
As you arrive at the Hopespring Beacon, it is ready to be lit in a nice wooden pile. Othdan states: "If you allow me the honor, I will help you light the beacon."
I can buy 4 more potions of light healing at the temple.
Augier will give the honors of lighting the wood to another. He just has this feeling ya know.
"I don't have enough to buy more potions. But I'll contribute what I have if someone else doesn't have enough and whomever needs it can use it."