Perception:
Initiative:
only a fool is clumsy with magic...I've met many more fools with a balde than I care to remember.....
Perception:
Initiative:
"Buffing? What an odd way of putting it. As I said I can ward one person for a short time to avoid missiles or any close fight. Aside from Erastil's blessing that's it." Maksim chews the tough jerky of his meal, then says, "Who will call the shots in battle then, or do we look for those engaged or wounded and fire on them as the bandits present themselves?"
At the byplay on the topic of swords vs. magic, Maksim mildly says, "Everyone has their own talents, what matters is its use and the results, all else is philosophy."
Alert to threats Egan hears the movements of a group of hunters around 100 ft away through the underbrush. They are not as stealthy in their movements as you would expect a Stolen Lands hunter to be but you only really have Anza as an example...
They seem to be travelling in a group of five or six, their numbers obscured by trees and brush due to the distance. Dressed in winter clothes and boiled leathers with longbows in hand they are talking to each other in hushed tones which you cannot make out at this distance.
Egan still mounted on Sparky, quickly raises his hand indicating quiet. He holds up all 5 fingers on that hand and points in the direction of the movement. He mouths the question Bandits? as he moves to take cover behind a tree.
Catfoot dismounts and leads his horse off the path.
The hunters advance through the woods loudly, you can overhear some of their conversation as they close to around 70ft away. "Happs still isn't back..." "He probably ran off..." "From Kessle? Never..." "I bet he got caught..."
Silva begins detecting evil. Erastil guide me.
Egan, seeing the "hunters" with their bows, and hearing them mention Happs 5'steps to G14 and casts Obscuring Mist.
As soon as Egan motions vael dismounts, tying his horse to the enarest tree. Witht he bandits about 70' away, Vael moves behind a tree, and begins to speak the Language of magic. As he chants, you get a breif gimpse of a field of force forming around him.
Maksim hears the warning and sees Andrej take his horse of the field of combat and follows him to do the same. If there is time he then takes his bow and moves toward the fog now gathering around Egan, advancing past Egan's right to the edge of the mist.
When passing Egan, Maksim whispers, "However unlikely, is there any chance these are innocent hunters?" Maksim's tone indicates that he doesn't think it reasonable that hunters would be so close to a nest of bandits and not be in league. He sets up when he stops and prepares to fire on the hunters at need. He does not cast any magic at this time because of its short duration.
Egan calls quietly They are bandits. I know it.
Andrej, seeing Silva and Maksim with their bows, readies his own and nocks an arrow.
Say when he tells Silva quietly then leans slightly around the tree and lines up a shot on one of the bandits.
The bandits stop and grow quiet, they search around from where they stand. You get the impression that they heard something but do not know where you are, like prey they are frozen but look ready to fight or flee depending on the group response.
Andrej gives a mental shrug then lets fly.
Not sure if other modifiers apply.
Maksim just nods at Egan's reply and stands, bow ready, to fire on available targets. As Andrej fires, Maksim steps forward to see his targets clearly, and fires on the first bandit he sees, likely the one in H-12 as well.
Begin: Round:0 ?
Status: Standing
AC: 14
HP:8
obscuring mist running from Egan.
Channel positive energy:0 of 4 used.
Expendable spells:
Cleric Level 1
•Bless(D)
•Obscuring Mist
•Shield of Faith
All bandits are within 100' no range penalty.
Attack with bow:
if hit does
if Threat confirm:
if confirmed does: additional damage. (If you want this done differently, just tell me, I'l change.)
End: Round:0
Maksim after shooting waits for developments.
Andrej's arrow causes one to duck in surprise as Maksim strikes another a solid blow in the chest. As the bandits begin to react Egans mist begins to billow out around the group hiding you from reprisal.
Silva unfortunately none of them detect as evil, weather they are not powerful enough to be worth your notice or they truely are just doing banditry to get along you could not say for sure.
[Ooc]Order
Andrej
Vael
Bandits
Egan
Maksim
Silva
Andrej lines up another arrow, lets fly then ducks behind the tree taking cover.
Vael moves behind Andrej "let's see if this will give them pause"
Andrej's arrow catches in the bandits leather armour and causes no injury but Vael's magic missile drops the bandit which Maksim grievously wounded. The bandits send back a shower of arrows at Silva and Maksim in return before taking cover behind the nearby trees.
Silva dodges the two arrows launched in his direction.
One arrows flys by Maskim but one slams into the tree next to him, missing by inches. Unshaken, Maksim draws for another shot.
Begin: Round:1
Status: Standing
AC: 14
HP:8
Obscure Mist behind Maksim cast by Egan.
Channel positive energy:0 of 4 used.
Expendable spells:
Cleric Level 1
•Bless(D)
•Obscuring Mist
•Shield of Faith
Find another bandit, to shoot and shoot him. I'm not sure which one went down, so pick the nearest to that one.
All bandits are within 60', no range penalty, greater than 30' no damage bonus.
Attack with bow:
if hit does
if Threat confirm:
if confirmed does: additional damage.
"They seem to be good shots with their bows, keep to cover."
End: Round one.
Same as begin except 2 of 20 arrows used.
Maksims return shot sticks into the tree the bandit is using as cover, you hear a round of cursing at the lack of effect from their volley...
Andrej follows Maksims example, re-nocks an arrow and tries again.
And curses as his shot flies wide.
Silva readies an action from behind the tree to advance to melee if any of the bandits attempt to close the distance.
Egan readies his crossbow and lets fly.
Egans bolt flies wide as Andrej's arrow gets caught in some low branches...
The bandits all focus their arrows on the least difficult target...
Egan, rides over to where Maksim is and casts a touch spell on the down cleric.
Begin: Round:2
Status: Prone/Dying.
AC: 14
HP:-2 of 8 - Dying, dies at -10.
Obscure Mist behind Maksim.
Channel positive energy:0 of 4 used.
Expendable spells:
Cleric Level 1
•Bless(D)
•Obscuring Mist
•Shield of Faith
Maksim reels from hit, attempting to grasp his Sigil of Erastil, when another arrow strikes; he collapses to the ground, bleeding out.
Bleed while unconcious.
All bandits are within 60', no range penalty, greater than 30' no damge bonus.
Stablization check when Maksim's turn come around.
Con Check: Con Bonus:0 -2 hits for -2 two to roll, figured in.
End: Round two.
2 of 20 arrows expended.
Get into the mist Maksim.
Retcon,
Status Prone,
HP:3 of 8 after healing.
Maksim comes to with Egan over him, telling him to get in the mist. Maksim grabs his bow and crawls into the mist.
Maksim is heading to the mist, he should be only 5' from it, he's still prone but will go as far inside it as he can while crawling.
Seeing his priest drop, Silva is filled with a holy vengeance. He drops his sword and pulls his composite shortbow firing it at a bandit.
Silva's arrow strikes true and sticks deeply in the bandits leg as he tries to take cover behind his tree, his comrade sharing the cover pushing him out into the arrows path in his eagerness to avoid injury.
Andrej lines up a shot on the lone archer to the far right of their group and trusts the tree to protect him from the arrows of his targets friends.
The bandits split their fire between the two combatants they can still see...
Before hugging close to their trees trying to avoid the return fire.
Egan moves back into his mist. Once there he casts Produce Flame and cast fire at the enemy he can see the best.
Silva fires another shot at the bandits.
Begin: Round:3
Status: Prone
AC: 14 +4 = 18 for prone.
HP:3 of 8
Obscure Mist around Maksim. Total concealment.
Channel positive energy:0 of 4 used.
2 of 20 arrows expended.
Expendable spells:
Cleric Level 1
•Bless(D)
•Obscuring Mist
•Shield of Faith
Maksim in the center of the mist, sacrifices his favor of calling mist for Erastil's healing power. "Oh, Wise and Mercyful Lord of Forests, lend me your gift of health."
Cast Cure Light Wounds, full round action, completes at beginning of next round.
All bandits are within 100', no range penalty, greater than 30' no damge bonus. Cannot see them well now.
End: Round 3.
Expendable spells:
Cleric Level 1
•Bless(D)
•Obscuring Mist - Converted to CLW. Used.
•Shield of Faith
HP:8 of 8
Maskim sighs in relief as Erastil restores his servent.
Egans flame strikes the injured bandit in the chest, drawing a scream as he flails madly to put the fire out before falling to the floor smouldering. The rest of the bandits seem to lose their composure as arrows fly at different targets...