FYRIR HVITANHJALM! Brigid lets out an impassioned battle cry as she takes aim at the approaching bandits.
Seeing Brigid hit one of the bandits, Damen took close aim at the same target. He added nothing to her war cry, but muttered something under his breath as he added two of his own arrows in rapid succession.
"Now we go!" he called out over his shoulder as he prepared to run. He wouldn't say anything more, not here, but if they didn't get moving soon their escape might not materialize at all.
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Like Svetlana, Damen's first arrow flies wide, but the second strikes home and the wounded bandit falls to the ground dead.
Bandit #3 moves forward and attempts a shot at the duo hiding in the trees
Attack-Melee: MISS
Bandit #1 rushes forward overtaking Kessler and ending up right near Damen.
Dandit #5 breaks from his cover under the tree the blind id located in and rushes through the woods towards the invaders.
Up next, Ulryk!!
Ulryk uses the appearence of the willow-o-wisp like dancing lights as his signal to move forward, now having some idea of where the bandits were and how many of them. They are rather farther than he had anticipated, but puts his trust in Brigid and Damen to withdraw and circle around to join the fight again.
Moving forward, with his back bent low he finds position at one corner of the wagon, his bow in hand. Already he feels the tingle of magic in the air around him, though it seems that Kent's spell has yet to take effect. Pulling back the string of his bow, he aims in the open ground and holds the arrow in position as he bends the string back to the corner of his helmet. He stills his breath and waits, only releasing his arrow when the prey has been flushed out.
EDIT: Oops, should probably roll damage too.
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Ulryk moves into a position where he has a better view of a couple of the bandits and waits.
He doe not have to wait long as a rustling in the trees alerts him to someone up there. Probably firing from a hidden blind, like the one Svetlana and Brigid spoke of. Regardless you see your opportunity and take it as the bandit stands to fire his bow towards where you think Damen and Brigid are hiding.
Bandit #6 Attack-Ranged:
The bandits shot is a dismal failure, however Ulryk's is not. While not a killing blow, the arrow does lodge itself firmly in the calf of the bowman. With the yelp he spins around trying to locate where the shot came from.
Perception:
He scans the forest, unable to pinpoint the location of the attack.
Bandit #7 starts to move forward when he hears the cry of pain from his colleague in the blind. He stps and also looks back to see what is amiss...
Perception:
...and is also unable to locate an foe.
Svetlana your up...and again sorry for the delay on this round.
Like Ulryk, Svetlana saw the glowing, bobbing balls of light in camp as a chance to act. The priestess darted forward alongside the muscular warrior, but when he stopped at the cart she zipped on. The limited light made things difficult, but her movement brought her up to the ford in the stream she had seen earlier while conning the bandits in the blind.
Ulryk enlarges from my spell.
I move (carefully) up into Ulryks shadow . Then I prepare and aim my crossbow to shot at any bandit that sees us to shot him down.
I disregard fate and try a different way.
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Kessler watches as the arrows from Brigid and Damen kill one of her bandits right in front of her eyes. With a scream of rage she swings her two hand axes at...
...Damen, hoping to cleve him in twain.
Kessler Attack-Melee 1:
Damage:
Kessler Attack-Melee 2:
Damage:
In her rage, both attacks miss their intended target.
Leorn is up next!
For now I will attempt to keep up with Ulryk and stay close to him. There isn't much else I can do until we have bandits in range.
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Bandit #3 moves forward and again tried to hit Brigid or Damen...
Attack-Ranged:
...and the arrow flies wide to rattle off into the underbrush.
Bandit #1 maneuvers around Kessler and attacks Brigid with her short sword...
Attack-Melee:
...and it is deflected by her chain shirt.
Bandit #8 gurgles and bleeds on the ground.
Next up is Brigid...and here is the new map.
The daughter of Whitehelm snaps off another shot at the bandit that threatened her. She stays silent, though her eyes flash in the magic lights as she dances about, hoping to avoid the bandits' blades.
Then she runs past Damen into the woods, toward the river.
As the bandits converged on Damen and Brigid, the combat was growing warmer than he liked. He eyed the bandit woman's axe with respect as he sought to defend himself from his rapidly-increasing enemies. Finally Brigid took her parting shot and fled.
Taking a moment to snap off a final shot of his own at the bandit Brigid wounded , Damen hastened to catch Brigid up.
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Bandit #1 AoO against Brigid
Attack-Melee:
Confirm Crit:
Damage:
Crit Damage:
Kessler AoO against Damen
Attack-Melee: Miss
As Brigid turns to flee, the bandit who had engaged her take a parting stab. The short sword blade passed between the armor of the warrior and scores a critical hit.
Damen turns to fire at the bandit and wounds her, but leaves himself open to an attack by the Leader. Luckily the ax swing gets fouled by a low hanging branch, and Damen is able to extract himself from the fight without further delay.
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Bandit #1 is now dead..my bad I thought Damen shot Kessler. Brigid your shot did hit and wounded the bandit, and Damen's hit killed her. You both get away, moving 30' to the west.
At this point Kessler yells that they are heading for the stream.
Bandits #3 and #5 move towards the stream.
Ulryk your up. Do you need a new map?
1) The darkness and the chaos beyond the glow of the dancing lights made things difficult for Ulryk, but he was thankful for the assistence Svetlana and Leorns magic provided. Had he been relying on just torches like the bandits, he knew he would be floundering. Now that Kent's magic took hold, he towered at twelve feet tall and likely weighed more than his horse. Pushing aside a branch or two that now brushed his visored helm, he stowed his bow with alacrity and just as quickly drew forth his Ranseur.
Using the dancing lights as a guide, he caught the form of one of the bandits rushing toward the stream. Sucking in a deep breath, he stomped over the tiny undergrow and bounded over the piddling stream as he rushed forward from the darkness. It was likely the bandit never even saw him coming (and might still not have) as the three pronged tips of his enlarged Ranseur stabbed forward, driving deep into the man's chest and throwing him backward, leaving him punctured and bleeding. The Ranseur spun within Ulryk's hands, pivoting to face the next bandit to come into his range, the spectral light of Leorn's magic illuminating the dark crismon now coating the cruel steel points.
2)The darkness and the chaos beyond the glow of the dancing lights made things difficult for Ulryk, but he was thankful for the assistence Svetlana and Leorns magic provided. Had he been relying on just torches like the bandits, he knew he would be floundering. Now that Kent's magic took hold, he towered at twelve feet tall and likely weighed more than his horse. Pushing aside a branch or two that now brushed his visored helm, he stowed his bow with alacrity and just as quickly drew forth his Ranseur.
Using the dancing lights as a guide, he caught the form of one of the bandits rushing toward the stream. Sucking in a deep breath, he stomped over the tiny undergrow and bounded over the piddling stream as he rushed forward from the darkness. The bandits seemed to be too far for him to reach just yet, so he made for the closest position that seemed to hold some tactical advantage - the space between the two fallen logs. Halting in position, he crouched down slightly and held his pole-arm at the ready, intent to skewer any bandit who came within his considerably enhanced range.
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The first on is great. You kill the poor bandit instantly!!
Bandit #3 hears a noise off to his left and turns just in time to see a sapling-sized spear stab through his friend Bandit #5)and lift him into the dark treetops. A few seconds later the body drops from the sky, lifeless. A huge shadowy form can be seen just in the clearing by the river.
Giant!! We are being attacked by giants!" he screams, dropping his weapon and preparing to flee in terror.
Bandit #6 looks over to where his ally is screaming about a giant, and can see the shadowy figure. In a panic he gets off a shot from his bow...
Attack-Ranged:
..that come nowhere near where the creature hulks.
Bandit #7, already heading towards the river, skids to a halt beside Bandit #3. He stares up at the huge form looming in the shadows just a few yards away.
Svetlana your turn to add to the chaos!! LOL
Svetlana laughed quietly to herself as one of the bandits began screaming about giants. To be fair, Ulryk's massive form was impressive and she was happy he was an ally rather than a foe. But primarily to the priestess the pandamonium in the camp was the best effect working in the party's favor.
Refocusing on her own actions after the brief thought, Svetlana carefully crossed the stream. Her thoughts turned to how best bring Calistria's gifts to bear on the combat, trickery has already played a wonderful role here!, but decided her best bet was to move further in for the best opportunities.
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Round 3
Initiatives
Bandit 4
Kent
Kessler
Leorn
Bandit 9
Bandit 2
Brigid
Damen
Bandit 3
Bandit 1
Ulryk
Bandit 6
Bandit 7
Svetlana
Bandit #4 moves south to try and cutoff any escape (as well as get away from the 'giant')and comes out of the tickets almost right in front of Svetlana. He seems stunned to see here there and stops dead in his tracks.
Kent, your up next
I walk up to the edge of the river away from any stepping stones
I fire my crossbow at the closest bandit to Ulryk that does not have cover from him.
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Kessler seeing her quarry fleeing towards the river, takes off after them. Having lost so many bandits to this mysterious group, she would not let them escape!
Kessler runs into the underbrush after the man and woman. She can see them just in front of her, and she lashes out with her axes.
Attack-Melee:
Damage:
Attack-Melee:
Damage:
Again Brigid's armor soaks up the damage.
Leorn you are up next
I move as far as I can after ulryk
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Ok then, moving on
Bandit #9 moves forward through the brush and comes upon Damen. He jabs at him with a spear...
Attack-Melee:
Damage:
...and barely misses the ranger.
[b]Bandit #2 moves forward to where someone is yelling something, but he only sees his own people.
New map
Thorn River Combat 3a
next up...Brigid
Brigid steps away from Kessler, bringing her next to Damen, and sends two arrows at the bandit leader.
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Attack-Melee:
Dodging the flashing axes of Kessler, you almost miss the thrust sent your way by the bandit engaging Damen. Because of this your first shot is wild and the arrow wings off into the dark, however the second is on target and strikes the bandit leader squarely. This seems only to anger the woman, and she keeps coming on.
Damen your turn
At the last moment, Damen twisted away from the bandit with a spear, stumbling slightly but catching himself as Brigid let fly her arrows. He took a moment to glance over what little was in sight. They'd left the lights behind, and relying on what little was available he could only dimly see two enemy figures nearby. From what Happs had said, one seemed to be the bandit leader, a woman with axes. As good a place as any to make a stand....
He dropped his bow and took a step back slightly past Brigid, fitting his buckler to his arm and drawing his morningstar. The small shield might not stand up well to an axe, but Kessler's swings were clumsy. It would help in turning them aside.
There is was again. That rush of adrenalin, that thrill within his blood and shameful joy that filled his heart as he engaged in combat and ended lives. Ulryk did not have the time or luxury to contemplate the emotion, he merely rode it, letting his training and strength carry him forward.
As the bandit charged for him, he quickly shifted the massive three-pronged Ranseur to intercept the brave man who charged at him. The spectral glow of Leorn's lights illuminated the bandit and Ulryk could see the fear in the man's eyes even as he plunged onward into battle and certain death. Ulryk flicked his right wrist up, bring the unforgiving points of the weapon in line with the charging foe's neck - ending him in a matter of seconds.
"Fee, Fiy, foe, frum... bandits make good spice for my rum." Ulryk bellowed out, trying his best to imitate what he imagined a giant might sound like. He knew not the giant tongue and so merely gave a deep grumbling to his own common tongue.
His long legs allowed him freedom of movement across the underbrush, but he decided to stay near to the small stream to better keep his barings. Ten to fifteen feet he advanced and when he caught a glimpse of another bandit (#7) he spun his ranseur within his grasp and then thrust forward with his enhanced strength, breaking through thin branches with a spray of leaves as the pole-arm struck from the darkness in an attempt to skewer the wretched brigand.
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Ulryk's ransur dips towards the bandit; skewing the hapless man and then shaking off his dead body. As he moves forward he spies a second target, and again the great weapon jabs down, but this time it narrowly misses its target.
Bandit #6, seeing the giant Ulryk breaking through the trees, takes aim and fire..
Attack-Ranged:
...and missed badly.
Meanwhile, Bandit #7 takes a 5' step forward and attempts to run his spear into Ulryk's foot...
Attack-Melee:
...and also misses.
Svetlana your up..
Svetlana smiled at the bandit that burst out of the trees some fifteen feet from her. The large log separated them, lessening the sense of threat. As the priestess had approached her current position she had observed Ulryk's expanded form skewer a bandit and quickly realized that the man seemed capable of cutting foes down before their much smaller weapons could be brought to bare. With little desire to face any of these men in one-to-one combat, Svetlana instead blew a kiss to the thug and darted off to the north. Catch me if you can! Said playfully, she hoped the words would lure the brigand into Ulryk's ranseur.
Running past the polearmed-wielding warrior, Svetlana danced along the eastern edge of the riverbank. With Ulryk to the south, she also caught the sounds of battle to the north. That must be Damen and Brigid, she thought, but in the swirl of darkness and battle it was difficult to tell where exactly they were. Close enough for a little assistance from Calistria Taking a deep breath and gripping her holy symbol with her left hand, the priestess whisper a few brief words. At that a moment an invisible emanation burst forth in all directions. Those allied with her felt the effect sweep over them like a second wind. A wave of refocused resolve took hold that instilled an intense, yet controlled desire to see these foes laid to rest.
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Bandit #4 takes a looks at Svetlana, then Leorn and finally the giant that is Ulryk and decides it might be better to fight another day. He heads off to the south at a dead run, the bandit in the blind yelling curses after him.
new map - thorn River Combat 4
Next up is Kent
If I can reach then I cast grease under Kessler.
If I can't then I case grease under bandit number 4 he should look at little silly tripping when running away like some chick in a horror flick.