Phillip moves over to the west and and strikes at the tiefling through the window
Kethaera lay there bleeding after getting shot with a crossbow bolt.
Tarnagius is unhappy.
Oh, I am going to BURN this place down. Then I'm going to have all of these half-fiends shipped to the Mwangi! Enjoy being eaten by gorillas, you horn-headed, goblin-ugly, dirty-blooded mongrels!
He grunts and clears out to fight another day.
Now's clearly not the time to ask if you've heard the news. he mutters under his breath.
Appearing next to Phillip, the little blue faerie dragon appears to help save his friends. Using his magical powers, he launches sparkling sand into the eyes of the 4 Tieflings. Although each gets a little woozy, only one falls asleep.
Meanwhile, an unsettling tune emanates from above. Dozens of squeaks start being heard, and Phillip can see swarms of rats darting from the waste to the upstairs.
Much obliged, I'll see about getting you some booze and candy
Jules continued into the compound, trying to make his way up to the teiflings on the second floor.
"Booze and candy? That sounds like a splendid time! Don't you worry, Mr. Phillip, I'll protect you!" Says the silly little Vendalfek.
At that moment, the three Tieflings rush out the door to swarm Phillip. Vendalfek tries his best to stop them, but the poor faerie dragon doesn't even manage to latch on with his teeth. From up top, the speaker leaps down to behind Phillip, however he messes up the landing and falls hard on his face.
Meanwhile, Jules easily leaps through the broken window without drawing any attention. He hides behind a ridiculous pink couch made to look like a pig. The rat swarm either doesn't notice him, or don't seem to care.
The crossbowman reloads the crossbow, but does not fire. Instead, he takes out a vial of some sort and applies it to his bolt.
The music continues to play.
Phillip lashes out at the south tiefling
Phillip slashes down at the prone Tiefling with both axe and dagger. While he is bleeding, the Tiefling is not dead yet.
Kethaera's bleeding stopped as she woke up behind the cover of the tree where Pylos had dragged her.
"Ugh...damn. How...did I get here? Someone must have dragged me here. But who?"
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Seeing that Kethaera's bleeding was slowing down on its own, Pylos released a sigh of relief. Spotting the injured Tarnagius, he yelled over, "Tarn, get over here and watch over Kethaera! I'm gonna try to get Phillip out of there!" Not waiting for a reply but giving a reassuring pat on Kethaera's shoulder, he stood up and charged forward, drawing his whip and snapping it at the first tiefling he came across.
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Jules continued to sneak upstairs to attempt to ambush their ambushers.
Tarnagius moves into position next to Kethaera and assumes a defensive stance.
Dammit dammit dammit!
Pylos charges forwards to Phillip's aid by unleashing a snap from Kyda's Nine Lashes. Although it snaps at the prone Tiefling, it doesn't kill him. Meanwhile Tarnagius dashes over to protect Kethaera, while Jules continues his stealthy approach.
To the side, Vendalfek hurriedly conjures the spitting image of Kethaera swinging away with a longsword. However, the Tieflings easily spot the flaws of his illusion and just ignore it.
Again, the music continues to play. The rats all leap off the roof of the building to swarm the Tieflings.
All attacks against Phillip miss as he swiftly dodges and parries them. Pylos however isn't quite as lucky, as he takes a slice into his side. The prone Tiefling stands up to continue the attack, and even though Phillip and Pylos swipe at him, they both strike his armor. The last Tiefling on the roof fails to notice the sneaky Jules, so he shoots down at the faerie dragon. However, the tiny critter is just too nimble for the crossbowman to possibly hit.
Phillip keeps stabbing at the downed tiefling
Jules drew his shortsword as he approached the Tiefling. He crept close and tried to land a crippling blow.
Trying to get a clear path here.
Tarnagius sighs, puts his weapons away, and grabs Kethaera by the shoulders.
Off the streets, somewhere we can move or somewhere we can bunker down.
BACK TO THE NEST! SCATTER!
Tarnagius then moves down the road back the way they came, dragging Kethaera.
- Church of Shelyn, the Songbird Hall, directly west, mid distance
- Temple of Asmodeus, north-west, short distance
- Church of Abadar, the House of Golden Veils, directly north, mid distance
- Devil's Nursery, Tiefling slums, directly south, mid distance
- Cloven Hoof Society, south-east, long distance
- Redroof Market and Devil's Threads, directly east, very long distance
- The Wasp Nest, east, then north, then north-west, extremely long distance
Got jumped by a gang. Abadar's people won't sympathize with them, and worst case scenario, any medical treatment can be paid for at Market Value.
The Temple of Abadar was a fairly consistent ally in his days in the capitol; since their loyalties were with the legitimate authorities virtually constantly nobody was ever their enemy, so if you could pay for their services they were available regardless of your allegiance.
Jules draws his shortsword and stabs the Tiefling in the back, resulting in a loud cry of pain. Although he didn't die from the attack, Jules' sword is coated red with blood.
Pylos gives a wicked lash across the Tiefling's face, knocking him right off his feet and into unconsciousness. The Tiefling that Phillip targets, which is no longer down, dodges away from Phillip's axe although didn't expect the incoming dagger afterwards. He clutches his side and staggers around.
Vendalfek becomes desperate, and flies over to Phillip and exhales a breath that smells like extra-strong flayleaf. All 4 people (Phillip included) get... really really high. In fact, you barely even notice the rats tear down one of the tieflings beside you. Yes, the music is still playing.
Now it was Phillip's turn to lay on the ground. With surprising skill, the Tiefling knocks Phillip's legs out from under him. Despite the advantage, the other Tiefling is simply to high to make an accurate attack. Up top, the crossbowman drops his weapon and draws a short sword. Then, he fakes out Jules, hoping to land a good strike after.
Tarnagius hauls Kethaera towards the church of Abadar, no one seems to be following yet.
Colors!
Phillip attempts to stand and move west as fast as he can.
Jules didn't catch the feint and pressed his attack.
not confirmed
Phillip lazily stands before getting sliced by the nearly dead Tiefling. Normally Phillip would run west, but he's just too high to grasp the situation right now. (staggered)
The roguish Tiefling nimbly dodges around Jules' strike.
Ouch! What you do?
As Phillip starts regaining his senses, Vendalfek panics and races around to bite the armored Tiefling, but his teeth only sink into the hide. The armored Tiefling is heavily wounded, and staggers back a step to try to avoid Phillip. This ally, however is not as bright. He panics at the sight of the rats and starts slashing at them, doing absolutely nothing. They start biting wildly along his legs.
Up above, the Tiefling nimbly dodges Jules' strike and counters with a lunge forward, slicing a long gash by Jules' neck.
Phillip staggers west as staggerly as he can.
Seeing that he may be a bit outmatched and hearing the retreat called, Jules decided to withdraw for now.
With a resounding snap, Pylos whips the armored Tiefling down to the ground. Meanwhile, Phillip dashes away from the intoxicated Tiefling, drawing a lazy attack in the process that catches nothing but the air (For Phillip is the wind). Phillip feels much better now, and comes back into reality.
Above, Jules makes a retreat to the west along with everyone else. Unfortunately, he hasn't made it off the wall yet and can't afford to hide.
The roguish Tiefling laughs aloud and picks up his crossbow. Drawing a bolt, his smears a round of poison over it. "Oi! Boss, there's a slip trying to make a run for it!"
On the top of the belltower, the giant raven caws...
- Tarnagius and Kethaera
○ Movement +6
○ Endurance 7
○ Fort +6 (DC15)
- Phillip
○ Movement +8
○ Endurance 7
○ Fort +5 (DC15)
- Pylos
○ Movement +12
○ Endurance 5
○ Fort +0 (DC15)
- Jules
○ Movement +8
○ Endurance 6
○ Fort +2 (DC15)
- Vendalfek
○ Movement +24
○ Endurance 6
○ Fort +4 (DC15)
- Blosodriette
○ Movement +20
○ Endurance 6
○ Fort +4 (DC15)
- Giant Raven
○ Movement +20
○ Endurance 7
○ Fort +5 (DC15)
- Tiefling Rogue
○ Movement +12
○ Endurance 7
○ Fort +2 (DC15)
1. Tiefling Rogue
2. Phillip, Pylos
3. Giant Raven
4. Tarnagius, Jules
Round 1 everyone begins with just getting as far away from the Humbright as possible. For most of you, this is treated as "No Obstacle". However, Jules and the Tiefling Rogue must each make DC15 Acrobatics checks to jump off the roof without injury. This won't cost an action to make, but failure results in damage and 0 progress.
The Tiefling Rogue spent his action loading and poisoning his crossbow. Treated as Full Round Action. Vendalfek prepares to cast grease when the raven takes off. Blosodriette's actions are unseen, but you notice that the music has stopped playing.
Pylos and Phillip are up.
Objective: The House of Golden Veils
Current Leader: Tarnagius and Kethaera
Others:
- Pylos (Medium)
- Phillip (Short)
- Jules (Short)
- Vendalfek (Medium)
- Blosodriette (Medium)
- Giant Raven (Medium)
- Tiefling Rogue (Long)
Given the fact that he has a passenger, and his enemies have crossbows that have already nearly killed him, Tarnagius holds nothing back as he moves with the unconscious diva slung over his shoulder.
Phillip runs at top speed away
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With strange music running through his head, Pylos took off like his last one-night-stand was behind him.
Jules didn't bother with a quip and tried again to find a place to disappear.
Phillip keeps running
As Tarnagius hobbles along, everyone either keeps pace or gets closer. Vendalfek is already right next to him, despite casting a spell moments ago. The grease spell in question... didn't work. It would seem that the raven is much faster than expected. In fact, it sets it's eyes on Jules, closing in to melee range right behind him.
Leader: Tarnagius and Kethaera
2nd: Vendalfek (close contact)
3rd: Jules, Pylos, Phillip, Giant Raven (short)
4th: Tiefling Rogue (long)
Phillip will cover Jules and whack the raven when it gets close to them
Tarnagius turns into an alley and notices that at the end of it is a wooden cart blocking the exit.
- DC15 Acrobatics to high jump
- DC15 Escape Artist (DC10 for Halflings) to squeeze through
- CMB20 Bull Rush