Barundar begins whirling the ball of his weapon, standing in front of the others and preparing to run interference against anything that would get within range.
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Falric drinks his extract and moves into melee range and dares the orcs to attach him.
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Round 1: Orcs
Orc 1 is Dazed. The two Orcs see the brave halfling move adjacent to them and they smile wickedly at each other, as they bring their double axes down on Falric! However, their smiles turn to frustration, as they cannot strike the elusive halfling.
Round 2: Kagak
The orc skald looks down at the cluster of party members, pulls out a scroll and begins casting, confident the crenelation will protect him while he casts.
Pic of Kagak
[Dice= spell craft to identify spell]1d20+4
"'ead's up, 'e's summonin' aught!" Morti warns his companions, drawing a bead on Kagak and loosing another bolt at him.
Frustrated with his lack of efficacy, the half-orc witch continued to call on his innate magic to fuel his rage.
He once more tried to put to sleep one of the orcs.
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Eli tires to daze the other orc on the ground.
D.C. 15 Will to resist.
Falric waits to see outcome of the spell casters' saves before acting.
Falric tires of the drum-beating orc and he rolls between the Orc's (#2) leg to rush into the tower and up the stairs to reach Kagak.
Barundar moves forward, keeping his weapon chain at its full length and staying ten feet away from the nearest orc to him when he strikes back.
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Falric tumbles between the Orc #2's legs to his surprise. He is about to give chase when Barundar's ball of steel crushes his rib cage! He looks to his friend and says in Orc, "Let's kill the dwarf!" They move forward and unload vicious blows on Barundar, as dwarf blood flies everywhere!
Inside the tower, Falric sees the corpses of dead human guards and rushes up to the second floor. On the stairs above him, he sees 3 orcs moving toward the roof. One stays behind to deal with him while the other two continue climbing.
Round 3: Kagak
Two more orcs appear on the roof with Kagak, wielding javelins. The blue-faced orc skald pulls Morti's bolt from his chest, grimacing in pain. He then pulls out a wand and touches it against his skin and you see a portion of his wounds close. He snarls at Morti.
Morti smirks at Kagak for a moment before seeing the orcs on the ground lay into Barundar. Dropping his crossbow, he draws his greataxe while moving in to support Barundar.
Anticipating another fierce fight, he invokes his judgment - "Trudd wrap me in yer armor!"
Barundar gives a yell as both orcs swing and gash him deeply, undoing most of the healing that he had received only a short while earlier. Stepping backward and letting Morti step up so he can increase the gap between them again, he attacks Morti's target (if he's still standing after that hit; otherwise, he attacks the other orc)
Eli pulls her staff again and moves to help the boys with the orcs.
Seeing both orcs down, Ugun follows the halfling up the stairs to try and get close to the drum-beating orc.
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HP 23/23
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 10
Conditions: mage armor (AC=16)
Melee (greataxe): +1 = +1 (base)
Melee Damage (greataxe): 1d12, x3
Melee (MW dagger): +2 = +1 (base) +1(MW)
Melee Damage (knife): 1d4, 19-20, x2
Spells used: snowball, chill touch
Falric moves up the stairs and attacks the orc who stayed behind:
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Round 3: Orcs
Orc #1 attacks Barundar, trying to drop the wounded dwarf, but misses!
Two more orcs appear on the roof next to Kagak and throw javelins at Morti, but the inquisitor's armor deflects them without harm!
The wounded Orc on the stairs attacks Falric, but the halfling's defense is impenetrable!
Round 4: Kagak
The orc skald begins beating his drums and begins casting another full-round spell, which you can identify as Sleep.
Eli moves to flank the remaining outside orc with Barundarand swings away
Attack with flank
Damage
Morti takes another swing at orc #1, hoping to still its axe before it can attack Barundar again.
Falric swings again at the wounded orc.
Ugun recognized the casting by the lead orc with the drum; he raced up to the top of the tower.
"Your drum will be your lullaby. Drop to your deep nightmare!"
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HP 23/23
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 10
Conditions: mage armor (AC=16)
Melee (greataxe): +1 = +1 (base)
Melee Damage (greataxe): 1d12, x3
Melee (MW dagger): +2 = +1 (base) +1(MW)
Melee Damage (knife): 1d4, 19-20, x2
Spells used: snowball, chill touch
Barundar does his level best to make sure the last foe in front of them doesn't keep fighting!
Morti, Elisen, and Barundar combine to kill the orc on the ground floor. Falric kills the orc on the stairs, allowing Ugun the opportunity to move up and put the skald to sleep.
Round 4: Orcs
Only 3 orcs remains (all on the rook), the two orcs and the sleeping skald.
One of the orcs uses his standard action to wake the skald, while the second orc grips his greataxe and moves to swing on Ugun, cursing in Orc, "Damn you and your magic!" The orc strikes a serious blow to Ugun!
Round 5: Kagak
Kagak rises from the ground, tosses his drum to the side, and draws his greataxe. "Do not falter, my brothers, time to kill these bastards fast and bloody!"
Eli delays until the dwarves head up the steps. Once they do, she follows them up towards the remaining orcs.
Morti heads into the tower and starts up the stairs towards the melee. Seeing the fray above him, he attempts to demoralize the orc threatening Ugun, calling in dwarven-accented orcish, "Tha's no' a greataxe -- THIS is a greataxe...an' it's comin' for ye!" while gesturing with his weapon.
Ugun cursed his lack of luck; once his magic worked there was no one to take advantage of it.
And it only brought the ire of an orc raider that almost split him in two.
That just made him mad, [b]"Not sure if he could stand toe-to-toe with the orc raider, the witch really wanted to bloody his axe.
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HP 12/23
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 10
Conditions: mage armor (AC=16)
Melee (greataxe): +1 = +1 (base)
Melee Damage (greataxe): 1d12, x3
Melee (MW dagger): +2 = +1 (base) +1(MW)
Melee Damage (knife): 1d4, 19-20, x2
Spells used: snowball, chill touch
Barundar rushes after the others, taking the fastest path he can to get into the tower and up to Kagak and the other orcs. If he meets any on the way, he is ready to meet them with his weapon!
Falric flanks the orc engaged with Ugun.
Ugun wounds the threatening orc, who is then demoralized by Morti and distracted enough so he does not see the leaping Halfling, who beheads him with a critical slash from his scimitar!
Round 4: Orc
Urged on by Kagak, the last surviving orc warrior leaps down the short stairs leading to the roof and attacks Falric! But as he swings, he realizes he has no chance to strike the defending Halfling!
Round 5: Kagak
Kagak leaps down as well and tries to bury his greataxe in Ugun!
Morti pounds up the stairs to the upper landing, attempting to set up a flank for one of his allies if possible.
"Ha, I think I liked you better playing drums much better. Or did you enjoy your brief nightmares more?"
Knowing, he won't be able to send him to sleep again, the witch steps back and taunts the orc leader on as he waits for his new companions to arrive. He quickly infuses his body in healing energy to stave off some of the sting from the last axe.
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HP 17/23
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 10
Conditions: mage armor (AC=16)
Melee (greataxe): +1 = +1 (base)
Melee Damage (greataxe): 1d12, x3
Melee (MW dagger): +2 = +1 (base) +1(MW)
Melee Damage (knife): 1d4, 19-20, x2
Spells used: snowball, chill touch
Barundar follows hard in their heels, trying to reach the top of the staircase before the fight is over.
Falric slashes at the new orc who just attacked him!
Eli keeps heading up the stairs.
Round 5: Orc
The orc screams in pain as the Halfling buries his scimitar in his leg. He tries to chop the Halfling and lands a near perfect swing and still misses! He cries out in frustration.
Round 6: Kagak
The orc skald is worried now, as the heroes reach the top. He sees Barundar step in front of Ugun and crying out to Gruumsh for aid, he swings his axe at the dwarf! Gruumsh is listening and the blow strikes the dwarf in the shoulder, nearly severing it from the socket and the collapses to the ground!
Assuming Eli can get line of sight, she casts Daze on the orc fighting the halfling, as that is the only susceptible foe remaining.
D.C. 15 Will to resist.
Hearing the skald's call to his orc god makes Ugun's blood boil.
He calls upon his own magic and starts cackling like a madman. Suddenly, shadows appear in front of the skald's eyes distracting him from the task at hand.
He calls out for help, "Dwarf down. Dwarf down."
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"Ready, when you are Morti, let's make Kagak pay for what he did to Barundar!"
Morti enthusiastically joins the halfling in cutting down Kagak!
One aims high and the other aims low, as halfling and dwarf meet at Kagan's chest! The skald mumbles, "Gruumsh....how???", right before falling dead to the floor. The remaining orc, when he recovers from the daze, collapses to his knees and surrenders meekly.
Ugun drops his battleaxe and kneels in front of the dwarf. His scarification flares as he passes his magic to heal the dwarf.
"Come back. Come back. Lots of orcs still standing. C'mon."
Seeing his magic was not enough, the half-orc takes out his healing stick and passes it over the most dire wounds.
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