Round 11
The man cries out in pain and drops his bow then tries to retreat, "I give up, I give up!" In his hysterics he jumps/falls out of the tower onto the sharp poles that make up the wall below, unless Quince takes him out with an AoO.
ROUND 11
Kevros climbs up on the wooden platform.
If Kevros can still move, he tries to find a position he can shoot down on Dovan. If not that is what he does for Round 12.
I can't let him run he might warn the Stag Lord and they will kill Tristan if they have not already.
Round 11
Racing along the gangway, Angeus come across one of the thugs firing arrows down up her friends.
She leaps forward with her rapier.
Round 11
Quince is able to take down the crying bandit, he does not move anymore, blood seeps from the wounds from Quince's attacks.
Kevros gets into position...
Round 12
27 Kevros*
23 Dovan* - AC 17, 8/21 hp
22 Quince
14 Angeus
7 Saren* -4/22
6 Katrina* (+4) 7/16
5 Monks* 5/18, 1/17, out of the fight
4 Nightwing* -8/23 (2nd/3rd)
1 Auches* - AC 12, -6/30 hp stable
Kevros lines up the shot but Dovan's armor protects him. Dovan strikes at the burly man that just came into combat afraid of what he could do and strikes his heart with the rapier, dealing 16 damage, dropping another of your company. Katrina misses with her bone blade.
0/5
Quince moves swiftly as he is able down the stairs and approaches Dovan.
Round 12
Hampered by the arrows sticking out of her body, Angeus nonetheless continues around the fort, trying to get back into the fray.
A man comes up and tells the others to go help with the bear traps. Once they walk a away and you can't hear their footsteps anymore the man talks to you quietly, "I am pretty sure you aint out cold, why come here, why stir up trouble?"
If you look up you notice it is... well that depends if you look up to see who it is... ;)
Round 13
27 Kevros*
23 Dovan* - AC 17, 8/21 hp
22 Quince
14 Angeus
7 Saren* -4/22 stable
6 Katrina (+4) 7/16
5 Monks* 5/18, 1/17, out of the fight
4 Nightwing -8/23 (2nd/3rd)
1 Auches - AC 12, -6/30 hp stable
Kevros takes the quarrel out of his crossbow and drops it at his feat, grabs a new one from his pack and...
Dovan does not like how things have turned out and bolts for it, tumbling as he goes, he tumbles past the group and below the horse.
club +9 (1d6+7)
Tactics
During Combat Auchs is singularly unimaginative in battle,
roaring wordlessly and wielding his club in both hands.
Morale Auchs fights to the death if Dovan is visible, but
otherwise surrenders and begs for his life if brought below 5
hp. If granted mercy, Auchs becomes the loyal companion of
whoever “saved him,” but his natural tendency toward cruelty
might make for later problems.
Dovan
Melee +1 rapier +6 (1d6+3/18–20)
Ranged dagger +5 (1d4+2/19–20)
Special Attacks sneak attack +2d6
Morale Dovan attempts to flee into the
wilds if reduced to fewer than 4 hit points,
but if cornered, he fights to the death.
Round 13
She misses her AoO on Dovan and begins to focus on what she is now as opposed what she had become.
She comes off her high and the magic starts to fade, she diminishes in size and drops her blade, she moves to heal all her allies and begins calling upon nature, she channels it's brilliance.
To all within 30 feet.
What do you care bandit. Long as you get paid right? My business is my own, but if I have my way you will need to find a new profession or die on my sword.
He looks around quickly to see if any are close by to have noticed the display.
I let myself be taken. I want to find the base of opperations. My friends will come. We will soon reunite the Stag Lord with that Kessel woman he asked about.
Quince arrives just in time to see Dovan fail to move away from the gathering foes. He makes a desperate swing hoping to stop the fleeing man in his tracks.
Quince clips Dovan as he moves obviously doing harm but not dropping the man completely. Quince sees an agitated Scram and calls out an attack command.
Scram turns nostrils flaring in frustration at the chaos that has been raging around him with no foe to strike at. He unleashes the fury of hoof and tooth.
Scrams wild kicks miss the mark but a vicious bite hits the mark.
Quince looks around to see if the fight is indeed over.
Kevros gets his crossbow loaded in time to see Dovan drop and the healing channel come from Katrina. He keeps his bow aimed at Dovan and ready to shoot if he moves.
Combat seems to be at an end, then the large oaf sits up and sees Dovan down, he mumbles and speaks in simple words, "No hurt, I no hurt!" He leaves the great club on the ground watching your group, likely hoping to stop.
Round 14
27 Kevros*
23 Dovan* - AC 17, 2/21 hp
22 Quince
14 Angeus
7 Saren 2/22
6 Katrina (+4) 13/16
5 Monks 11/18, 7/17, out of the fight
4 Nightwing* -6/23 (2nd/3rd)
1 Auches - AC 12, 0/30 hp
Dovan quickly gets up provoking Quince and Scram again as a bolt shoots down at him, which misses.
Quince squeezes out from behind Scram hoping to head Dovan off. Scram again tries to crush Dovan.
Round 14
Seeing Dovan trying to escape ,and Quince ? and his horse attempting to prevent him, Angeus runs to help her friend, her rapier seeking a hole in the brigand's defence.
Round 14
Saren looks at the scene unfolding around him now that he is concious again. He yells out to the others, "Let him go, he will be a good meal for my friend."
He gets up while collecting his weapon. Ready to defend himself if the large man decides to go hostile or worse.
Round 14
She spends her time pulling out her healer's kit and checking on Nightwing. She also looks at the large man and says, "You scoot over there and we will work on that."
To check on his condition, 0 use used.
Round 14
One of the monks gets up and approaches Dovan from the other side as he produces one of his weapons, a sai.
Round 15
27 Kevros*
23 Dovan* - AC 17, 2/21 hp
22 Quince
14 Angeus
7 Saren 2/22
6 Katrina (+4) 13/16
5 Monks 11/18, 7/17, out of the fight
4 Nightwing* -6/23 (2nd/3rd)
1 Auches - AC 12, 0/30 hp
Kevros moves over and shoots at Dovan still missing him as Dovan continues to try to flee. Dovan flying leap gets him safely past Angeus, Quince, and the monk.
4/5
PA vs. 13
The man tries to sock you as you are prone and yells out, "The prisoner is awake give me a hand with him."
Quince takes off at a run bouncing past Angeus and out the gate. If he gets away he will warn the Stag Lord and Tristan is dead if he is not already. He takes several lurching steps and brings down his mace as hard as he can. Letting loose with a grunt as swings.
The big man stays seated where he is, then listening to Katrina moves a bit a ways off leaving his club behind.
Katrina tends to the wounds of Nightwing first, calling to everyone, "Once you are done bring everyone, including the horses and the dragon inside if he will come. I will expend two channels, the last of my magical healing. Either make sure the bandits are dead or move them away from me."
He sits down beside Katrina and asks, "How bad is it?" Indicating how Nightwing is by opening his hand in the monk's direction.
Then as if he just remembered something looks to Angeus as she comes up, "You still standing I see, though get over here and just take a rest. I will start taking care of things."
With that Saren tries getting up but he is exhausted and simply falls back to his sitting position, "Well I guess I overexerted myself."
Knowing he is outnumber Tristan feels it best to escape while only the one guard is here.
Tristan takes full defense as he stands up.
Quince grabs Dovan's body and starts to drag it inside. Surveying the ground in front of the gate for blood gore and signs of a fight.
He nods in understanding to Katrina. He looks to Angeus "You okay?"
When he is standing near the others "Are trading survivors for Tristan or unleashing hell when we see the Stag Lord."
Kevros yells down,
"Quince, nice wallop on Dovan! Saved us from a swarm angry bees for the time being. Everyone ok, down there? I am going to make sure the guards up here are dead and then keep watch from the towers."
Kevros runs all the tower guards through skulls to make sure they are dead then searches them for loot. After he searches them, he throws on one of their cloaks to make it look like he is a tower guard but before he does that, he warns the others.
He also sees how many crossbow bolts he can recover.
"Kevros, you served with a military unit, any tips to prep for the Stag Lord's return other than using the towers to shoot at them and close the gate?"
PA
Round 2
The man draws his steel and sets himself to strike the man before him down. Though his sword glows at the hilt and he stops mid stroke, staring at the sword.
"Run!" He yells at you and stands in the way of the others.
The other men seem to be laughing at an unspoken joke then realize that he really was calling for them and the strange sight that is to beholden now. The Stag Lord speaks up, "Draw your bows and take him down. Akiros as well if he gets in the way."
The signs of a fight outside the gate are not too obvious and with a few more minutes of work it should have no signs except maybe to a ranger.
Kevros has a lot planned and gets to work. He recovers two bolts and sees that the guards where using bows. So there are many arrows around.
The dragon stays outside and seems to have hidden itself somewhere.
After the channels the monks feel much better and get the horses in and to the side of the ruins. They get to work moving the bodies of the bandits and the owlbear inside into the likely spot where the owlbear was being kept. Once done they return to the front weapons drawn.
Once the bodies of their foes are dragged away and the monks come near with the horses and right before Kevros goes back up to loot the guards and keep watch she expends her last two channels. She shakily sits up and holds her hands above her head, "Mother nature please be with us, grant us your healing and a blessing for the coming battle, may we be able to protect our own and make this place better for all."
27 Kevros* 19/19
23 Dovan* - AC 17, -8/21 hp
22 Quince 19/19
14 Angeus 21/22
7 Saren 13/22
6 Katrina (+4) 16/16
5 Monks 18/18, 17/17, (2nd)
4 Nightwing* 5/23 (3rd)
1 Auches - AC 12, 0/30 hp
With the help of Saren she takes Nightwing into the complex looking for a room. She does her best to treat his wounds but likely will not have the time.
"Thank you Katrina that helps much. Kevros any suggestions on where we should be waiting? Quince and Angeus either of you good at ranged combat?" He says after the channeling. "Since the other tower is much further to reach anyone not prone to melee should go to that one. I will be at the North East tower since it is closer to the front gate, unless you think otherwise."
He helps where he can, moving bodies, moving horses, he does as asked.
Angeus shuffles over to where Katrina indicated all should recieve her healing balm, grunting as she pulls the arrows from her flesh.
She favours Quince with a wan smile at his question "Doing ok...for a pin cushion."
"Thank you, Katrina" she says in heartfelt thanks as the healing magic knits her wounds.
Standing, a little stiff from the forced healing, she helps the others clean up , then climbs a tower to keep watch
Perception
but sees nothing out of the ordinary.
Tristan draws his shield and steps in front of the man taking a full defensive stance.
You were a paladin once huh. Well I must here this story and I can't let you give your life for mine. So why don't we both take off while we can?
Looking over in the stag lords direction.
Feel like wasting more arrows do you. I guess when you just take stuff from people you have no sense of value. You could send your men in to attack again, but I guess dead men are harder to replace then broken arrows.
Kevros answers Quince and Saren back,
"First of all, do we want to stay here to allow the injure to heal and Katrina to rest for both injury and to regain her spell casting strength? If yes, lets reinforce the front gate at the lock with a beam, log, or whatever to across the pull bars or handles." Then Kevros rubs his chest, "The Stag Lord is pretty strong, we should also reinforce the gate with other logs, beams, or rock making it hard to knock over and push open. If we have time, dig a small ditch in front of the door and place spent arrows or punji sticks in the pit just in case the Stag Lord army has the same idea as we do, and jump over the gate. Then look for any weakness in the wall and reinforce it! We probably do not have much time to make major preparations so doing as much as we can, will have to be good enough. We probably should also have stations of water everywhere to put out fire for the wood structure."
Kevros was busy chatting to the group to see what he may have seen.
"I'm not sure how long we have."
He quietly says, "stop antagonizing him and RUN!" The last word is much louder and he begins to run himself. He moves to get obstacles between them and the archers. He holds his shield up the best he can to defend from the arrows if they stop but for the most part he is sprinting as hard as he can.
You both take an arrow in the first round,
Next round...
Next round...
Then you are out of reach of the archers. As you run if the arrows stick in your body, they snap off and leave little if not just the head of the arrow where they fell. He does not rest until the men are far behind and they find some good cover.
He catches his breath and begins to pull out the arrow heads, he then tiredly says, "I was looking for my death, and what do I find a sign and a martyr." He smiles at you and says with a chuckle, "Sorry about the lump I gave you, but your words stung true. Maybe not as you intended but they worked, what's your name, I am Akiros."
The group looks like they will follow Kevros's lead. So Kevros please order the jobs that you want to do from 1 to 10. 1 being the first job you want done then down the line. Then depending on checks of those doing the jobs we shall see how much you can get done.
Tristan folls the man slinging his around his back to offer portection as they dart away. The arrows sink in but Tristan mangages to keep going with the pain. He falls a little behind the man and it pretty winded when they come to a stop.
My name Huffs and puffs My name is Tristan. Well Akiros well met. Do you think they will follow. Should we keep moving? I would like to circle around and pick up the trail of my friends. I doubt they went far before resting, and the monks with us were looking for an only monastary around here. Perhaps they are there resting now. One day you will have to share with me how a paladin became a bandit, but that is a story to tell with an ale in hand. Well shall we go?
"I am pretty sure they will follow, I was also given a vision of Dovan, the Stag Lord's second in command being run down by the other wardens. Since we head to the fort of the Stag Lord. Yes, lets go." He looks around the rock seeing the mass of bandits coming their way.
The bandits seem to be slowing but still follow. Akiros makes sure to stick to the path that gives them cover at your backs.
If you fail two more con checks the bandits catch up to you. Only four more checks.
Soon find yourselves looking at the fort that was in the distance only a few hundred yards away now.
Kevros shakes his head, "We don't have time to dig a pit, let's do the following starting with the most highest priority." Kevros pauses, "Priority one, is to secure the gate from breach and from being knocked over. Next, let's throw debris down on the ground so if someone is thrown over or jumps over the gate, they have obstacles to slow them down or break their neck. This is a lot faster to deploy than a ditch with punji sticks. And we can clear the debris faster if we need to open the gate or gates." Kevros pauses and looks around, "We should recognize any weaknesses in the outer defense structure and be ready to move forces to that location at a moment's notice." Kevros looks around, "Anyone who can shoot a bow, grab a bow and some arrows. Also, let's place water barrels next to the wooden structure to quickly put out any fires." Kevros looks to everyone, "Anyone have questions or suggestions to share?"
In Summary - Priority 1 and down
1. Secure the gate from breach and knocking over.
2. Throw debris to slow down anyone from being tossed or jumping over.
3. Look for outer structure weaknesses and recognize them to make sure to shift forces to that location.
4. Everyone who can use a bow, grab a bow and as many arrows recoverable.
5. Barrel of water in key locations to help out out fire.
6. Any questions and/or suggestions?
"One thing to add, those who do better in melee be ready to fight hand to hand, and those better in range, should be range. We divide the forces evenly. Range focus fire on one target and assist melee if you are precise in your shooting and they are having a problem. If that is only me, then I will assist melee and the other range focus fire targets not in melee with our melee fighters."
Kevros looks to Quince, "You probably should bring our remaining horses in, blind fold them, and calm them. Or perhaps we can use them, to separate up their forces like that stupid horse that got in our way with Dovan and Auches?"
"Scram is smarter than most folks. His but is bigger though. He was trying to kill our enemies. Normally we are teamed up but he couldn't climb the wall with me. I will bring them in."
Quince gathers the horses and collects his Crossbow. He spends some time around the outside of the gate hiding aspects of the scuffle.
Once inside he works with the others to bar the gate. He asks generally, "Did these guys have bows or crossbows?"
Kevros responds to Quince, "They had bows."
The fort is in a bit of chaos as everyone jumps to follow Kevros' plan. The horses are already in, Katrina wanted to include them in the healing just in case. Though they look like it would be good if they were calmed. Auchs the big man goes and collects pails of water and starts putting them around the fort. The monks start collecting furniture and such and bringing it to the front. The front is secured with the large log and the other items placed in a jumble at this side of the gate. Kevros and Saren look over the engineering of the outer wall for weakness.
The two monks stay near the front gate. Katrina and Nightwing are in the back room as she tends to him with her ointments and non magical healing abilities.
Before long Kevros sees in the distance two men running towards the fort, they seem to be going the long way around to the front walkway then the gate.Though before they get to the walkway the two dozen bandits that ambushed you this morning come, apparently chasing the two. The stag lord is easily seen in the bandits number.
Saren gives a hand placing the large log on the gate to secure it shut. Then he leaves the collecting of items to the others he looks over the walls quickly and comes back to say, "Kevros the walls look secure enough they might be able to squeeze an arm through but it seems secure. I will be here with you, ready to move down to melee if needed."
He has a cloak on from likely another of the bandits.
He pulls out his MW Composite (+5 str) Longbow. As he tries to string it he seems to be having some trouble but after the third try he secures it. To give a justification he says, "Still hurting from those spiders. Damn venom."
Quince leads the horses away from the gathering around Katrina and sets them off to the side speaking to them andvworking to calm them.
Tristan tries to speak as they are running but looses his wind for a moment and decides to focus on getting away.
What a vission.... Huff and puffs.
Kevros nods to Saren and smiles, "I'll have to believe you since I do not have any formal training in engineering." Kevros nods, "Glad you are up here to help me soften these guys up. In addition, I am glad that you are still with us after the spider conflict."
Kevros is good where he is in the tower for now.
Does Kevros recognize the two in front?
Surprise Round? Only if you get the check above...
Round 1
27 Kevros
23 Monks
20 Stag Lord
19 Archers (6)
17 Angeus
15 Akiros
13 Sable
9 Katrina
7 Tristan
5 Quince
4 bandit thugs
"Ah, well why not. Oh well"
Surprise Round
Range penalty, height bonus
Round 1
Range penalty, height bonus
Well Akiros we made it but they are not far behind. Takes a few deep breathes.
Looks like that vision you had was true. The wardens do seem to be in control of the place.
Tristan stands with his back against the gate holding his shield now going full defense incase the arrows come raining in.
You guys want to let us in?
After helping the others prepare the fort, Angeus grabs a spare bow and a dozen arrows puts the in the other tower.
Hearing Tristan at the gate, she grabs a length of rope and tosses one end over the top for him to climb.
"Hurry up! We've barricaded the gate, so you'll have to climb!"
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Round 1 continued
"What I meant to say was, it is good to still be with your group. Let's see how many we can drop before they get here a competition of sorts." Saren seems to be in high spirits and throws off the cloak as he continues to shoot arrows at the mass of bandits approaching.
Round 2
Range penalty, height bonus
Round 3
height bonus
Round 4
height bonus