Longshot says to Orchid, "Two things: One, try to make a distraction once you're a bit away from the door to help... our mute friend sneak in... and give us a code word that'll get the rest of us rushing in.... I'll sneak up as close as the doorway and listen from there."
"I think I have heard of these mercenaries their leader calls himself Shocker. I wonder if his name gives a clue to his style of attack."
Daredevil drops into the shadows.
As the hallways lead past the main hall, Black Orchid will try to sneak past and then enter from the other side of the doors, so that it looks like she's being chased from the other direction.
"Vigilantes!" She shouts, as she runs into the room, waving her arms frantically, and pointing at the wall on the side of the room in the rough direction of where she "came from." "Three of them, really strong. Came in through the windows, took out the others, they've got some way of tunneling through the walls. We need to get out of here!"
And then she pauses and looks around the room.
After Black Orchid runs off, Cassandra tries to sneak closer, ready to back her up if her ruse doesn't work.
Cassandra is able to gleam nothing further than Daredevil did.
When Cassandra arrives, four mercenaries are pulling their swords out of the freshly made corpse of someone wearing clerical vestments, while another man tangles alone with a mage. Bodies, both of mercenaries and Pathfinders, lie strewn everywhere amidst rubble, discarded weapons, and blood.
Just as Flora bursts in, the lone man screams at the mage, rattling the rubble and the building, sending the mage tumbling to the floor. He doesn't get up. He turns to face "Alandre".
"Vigilantes? Ugh, we were told this job was going to be easier than it's been lookin' so far. Alright boys, let's pack up; we got what we came for, time to get out of there."
The mercenaries start picking up the valuable-seeming items from the corpses they've made.
And Black Orchid moves to pick up some valuables from a corpse closest to the lone man.
And then she points at the far wall, screams "My god, do you hear that? They're coming through the wall!" and whispers "Attack time!" to the group, hoping to get a surprise action against the leader before he has time to react.
And then she points at the far wall, screams "My god, do you hear that? They're coming through the wall!"
As Flora bursts into the room, Cassandra smiles slightly at her crazy story of wall-tunneling vigilantes. As she does so, she focuses on the lone man and the closest of the for thugs who had just killed a priest of some sort. She drops into a fighting stance, ready for the signal to attack.
Shocker buys all of Flora's buffs, turning to face her as she shouts out, not wanting a fight but not going to turn one down, either.
Storm - 28
Longshot - 19
Flora - 16
Catwoman - 16
Rogues - 9
Shocker - 8
Daredevil - 6
Surprise Round
From within the shadows, Longshot flicks his wrist, throwing one of the knives he recovered earlier at the person calling himself Shocker.
To Hit: +1 (Point-Blank Shot), -3 (Deadly Aim)
Damage: +1 (Point-Blank Shot), +6 (Deadly Aim), +8 Precise Strike
Launches the weighted end of his club toward the Shocker.
Black Orchid uses the surprise round to focus and then lunge at Shocker, attempting to grab him before he can act.
AC is 25.
Storm swings her arms in a wide sweeping gesture calling forth driving sleet at the group of rogues in the corner. She cries out, "Daredevil, follow my voice to escape the maelstrom. The way is treacherous, but the sleet shall not harm you."
EFFECT
Range long (720 ft.)
Area cylinder (40-ft. radius, 20 ft. high)
Duration 8 rounds
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
DESCRIPTION
Driving sleet blocks all sight (even darkvision) within it and causes the ground in the area to be icy. A creature can walk within or through the area of sleet at half normal speed with a DC 10 Acrobatics check. Failure means it can't move in that round, while failure by 5 or more means it falls (see the Acrobatics skill for details).
The sleet extinguishes torches and small fires.
Seeing the sleet storm spring up around the rogues, Cassandra focus her attention on Shocker. The world around her seems to narrow and the sounds of the storm and combat fade to a dull roar in her ears. She charges at the apparent ringleader, unleashing a spinning kick to his head.
Just as you begin launching your attacks, one of the many sets of doors leading into the room smash open, and a hulking man covered in a peculiar grey armor looks in shock. [b]"Boss!" he screams, but it's too late for the warning to come across, as you've already started your assault.
Longshot's dagger hits Shocker by surprise, digging into his back and making him howl out in pain and shock. The person wearing the disguise of one of his men is in for a bit of a nasty surprise when she tries to grab him, only to find that his armor is incredibly slippery, her arms failing to get a grip on him. He attempts to taunt the impostor, only for the swing of a Meteor Hammer to strike him in the side. Followed up by a kick to his head, making him grunt in pain as the injuries begin piling up, not at all helped by the fact he's been fighting quite hard already. Still, he's standing, and angrier than ever.
Off to the side, the Rogues are hounded by heavy ice, clouding their sight and keeping them from moving very much, keeping them from even noticing the assault on their boss.
Black Orchid makes a full attack against Shocker. The Rhino man's not a threat quite yet...
Cassandra turns as if in slow motion towards the newcomer. Her vision narrows to focus just on him as she moves to strike.
Cassandra is able to gleam nothing from the sight of the massive man. Her punches are largely shrugged off, and he retaliates with a heavy shove of the comparatively dwarfed woman.
She's shoved back by his mighty push a few feet, but thankfully avoids getting impaled the prickly spikes adorning his armor in the process.
Daredevil moves in to flank the large newcomer using the light and shadow to obscure his movements .
Longshot smiles as his knife lands, and then chuckles as Orchid reveals herself and attacks... then quickly spins his head around at the newcomer. Well, now, he's a big one.... Let's see if I can't get his attention so Orchid and DD can handle Shocker -- besides it'll be hard to miss a target that size...
His left eye begins its familiar glow as he tries to remember if he's ever heard of this large, spikey fellow. When nothing comes to mind, he shrugs and draws three throwing knives with his left hand and hurls them, then draws his longknife with the right, in case the monstrous thing comes close.
Longshot's sees his knife strike the large man and bounce off his thick armour, but whispers a word and his left eye, already glowing, flares up and the errant knife ricochets downward, striking at the man's leg instead.
Free Actions: Draw 3 throwing knives and the longknife, Knowledge Check.
Swift Action: Activate Archaelogist's Luck
Full-Round Action: Full Attack with Rapid Shot
Potentially, but not sure...
Immediate Action:[b] Cast Gallant Inspiration
[b]Hit Points: 95/96
Weapon in Hand: +1 Mithril Longknife
Panache: 5/5
Spells Used: 1 L1, 1 L2 (?).
Active Effects:
- Archaeologist's Luck (+3 luck to hit, damage and skills) [3/9 rounds used]
Storm drifts up 5 feet, cape billowing in the winds that surround her. Her eyes have gone a step beyond white and have taken on a slight glow. She makes another graceful sweeping gesture, something between a bow, and a heavy object being hurled at the floor and the storm increases in intensity inside the swirling sleet.
"This should keep you busy, while we pay attention to your superiors," She announces.
School evocation [cold]; Level druid 4, sorcerer/wizard 4
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M/DF (dust and water)
Range long (720 ft.)
Area cylinder (20-ft. radius, 40 ft. high)
Duration 8 rounds
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes
Great magical hailstones pound down upon casting this spell, dealing 3d6 points of bludgeoning damage and 2d6 points of cold damage to every creature in the area. This damage only occurs once, when the spell is cast. For the remaining duration of the spell, heavy snow and sleet rains down in the area. Creatures inside this area take a –4 penalty on Perception skill checks and the entire area is treated as difficult terrain. At the end of the duration, the snow and hail disappear, leaving no aftereffects (other than the damage dealt).
At 4th level, a storm druid can see through 10 feet of magical fog, mist, gas, wind, rain, or similar inclement weather conditions, ignoring any concealment it might grant. This distance increases by 5 feet for every 4 levels beyond 4th.