Vibenia advances calmly, preparing to fire on the first of the fallen barbarians to try standing.
Dusk returns the Barbarians attack by ripping his leg of completely. He dies a bloody mess.
Orange, Green, White & Dark green try to move through the Blade barrier.
Green is agile enough to get through with light damage. Orange, White & Dark green come out looking blended.
Red is bright enough to move around the Blade barrier to reach the other side of camp.
Purple struggles to his feet, Blue is less able and slips back with a groan.
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The party can act, Mouse has an attack from last round to come as well.
Marten squeezes Tracer through the tents; with haste the horse can make it to the other side with time to spare. He leans sideways in the saddle to lash at the prone barbarian.
Gorman advances and reloads.
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Now her turn, as the barbarian's struggle to stand, Mouse wordlessly slides her rapier in rather painful parts, letting their last moments be spent in regret for kidnapping young girls.
And THEN she unleashes to make SURE those moments are their last.
Mouse casually stabs the prone Purple to death with slightly precision. And then does the same to Blue in a flurry of stabs.
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Everyone else?
Niadroub Kliip moves to where he can better see the action and keep an eye on the tunnel.
Mouse casually stabs the prone Purple to death with slightly precision. And then does the same to Blue in a flurry of stabs.
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Everyone else?
Marten arrives just in time to give Mouse a flanking solution that lets her cut the two fallen barbarians to pieces. He beats Falling Leaf against his shield and then points the blade at the next nearest barbarian (red).
"Are you as weak as your brethren?" he taunts.
(DC is 10 + target's Hit Dice + target's Wis mod.)
Watching as Mouse annihilates the two barbarians that didn't stand a chance, Vibenia advances, taking a shot at one of the fleeing barbarians as she whistles for Dusk to hunt the fleeing enemies.
With Marten's words driving him wild with fury Red snaps out of the Suggestion spell and howls as he charges.
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Vibenia puts a bolt deep into Green.
What next for the party? The remaining Barbarians have reached the edge of the camp and will be returning next. :)
As the raging barbarian charges Marten, Dusk rips a chunk out of his thigh, leaving a gushing wound sizzling with acid.
Who's next?
Mouse will rush toward the remaining barbarian with a bleeding thigh and hope to put him down before the others rush back.
But her blade is off, barely nicking him.
Niadroub Kliip will continue keeping an eye on the tunnel, trusting his allies to continue taking out the barbarians outside.
"Zelera, drop the cage of blades!" Vibenia calls out as she advances, taking another shot that sparks off of one of the whirling blades.
Dusk continues to give chase to the fleeing barbarians.
Loot:
MW armor and weapons if anyone wants any?
Potion of Cure moderate wounds (24)
Potion of Barkskin (1).
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Zelera nodded and dropped the cage of blades so they could deal with the remaining barbarians. They went down quickly and she began to tend tot eh injuries of the party. "Well, that went well."
Marten dismounts from Tracer and signals Mouse.
"Apologies for going over you in the heat of battle. I would imagine it is unnerving without advance notice."
"What do we need to do to make sure that our rescued ladies are safely returned home? An arduous overland trek for them without assistance seems unlikely."
After showing Ms. Zelera that the blood covering her small frame was not her own, Mouse looks up at Tracer, nodding at the unnerving comment from its master "He is a fearsome creature." horses might common above ground but not under it. So she gives the beast the respect it deserves and tries to stay away from its iron banded mace feet. "While you were scouting, Mr. Niadroub used impressive magic to return the young women to their homes. Now we go into the tunnel? Seek out the leader of these kidnappers?" there is a steel in her voice that says while she has pledged herself to aid these lords and ladies, she will probably go into that tunnel on her own if they say they are done.
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Vibenia points out the minor wound on Dusk when Zelera asks, telling her to save her magic, as she administers a potion, before proceeding to collect the potions from the bodies of the fallen.
"Yes. Now that the girls are safe, we hunt the monsters that left them here with these." she says looking at the dead barbarians with disgust.
After showing Ms. Zelera that the blood covering her small frame was not her own, Mouse looks up at Tracer, nodding at the unnerving comment from its master "He is a fearsome creature." horses might common above ground but not under it. So she gives the beast the respect it deserves and tries to stay away from its iron banded mace feet. "While you were scouting, Mr. Niadroub used impressive magic to return the young women to their homes. Now we go into the tunnel? Seek out the leader of these kidnappers?" there is a steel in her voice that says while she has pledged herself to aid these lords and ladies, she will probably go into that tunnel on her own if they say they are done.
"Quite right. We must put an end to this perfidy," says Marten agreeably. He pats Tracer at the withers, then rubs the horse affectionately. The horse dips his head and then shakes it, then turns and watches Mouse a bit uncannily, like he knows that he's being talked about.
"Incidentally, Tracer is quite intelligent, and though he cannot speak, he certainly understands us."
Tracer punctuates that statement with two stomps of one forehoof.
Gorman, meanwhile, takes the opportunity to clean his pistol barrel before reloading it. "Who's carrying the light source?" he asks pragmatically.
Mouse's face says the fact Tracer the giant war beast understands her does not make her wariness dissipate. "Our adopted swarm is strengthened with every revealed addition." she says with her eyes on Tracer and nods with respect. ESPECIALLY at the earth's mini shudder at the stomp.
"I can see in the dark" Mouse answers Gorman while she slips her dark goggles over her eyes "At least with aid" there is a little regret in that last part, since unlike her people she does not naturally.
"Incidentally, Tracer is quite intelligent, and though he cannot speak, he certainly understands us."
"I can talk with him!" Waffles butts in.
"Equine telepathy! Equinathy!"
[ooc]So what are you doing now? Plans, buffing and so on[/b].
Marten suggests, "A light spell on my shield should take care of the problem for those of us who can't see in the dark. If you want to sneak ahead into the darkness, Mouse, just don't get so far away that we can't catch up to you in a hurry if something bad happens!"
He pats Tracer's neck and says, "Why don't you get some grass and stay out here."
Mouse nods, stretches a little, then moves toward the tunnel ready to slip in when the others are ready.
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Mouse slips forward like a ghost and easily spots the three females waiting somewhat impatiently in the first chamber. They do not detect her.
All three are dressed alike, faces concealed and wearing a holy symbol.
What now?
Mouse slips back to her companions and tells them in the smallest of whispers what she has seen including "not prisoners, suggest I hide in room, you attack, then you attack" using her fingers to show attacking from opposite directions.
Vibenia nods, her crossbow loaded as she readies for the attack. "Anyone want to go first, or just hit hard and fast all at once?"
If nobody says anything contrary to Mouse and Vibenia's suggestion, Niadroub Kliip indicates that he likes that plan.
He'll ready a dispel magic spell to counterspell the first spell that he sees one of the three ladies cast.
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The new girl... oh the tiny little squirrel? I won't squash her! Even my tail would go over her head!
Marten advances to take up a guard position and waits for the command to engage.
Mouse waits silently in the shadows, studying the farthest woman. When her companions attacks, the little avenger slips behind her and without a word slides her blade into her stomach.
Marten waits for Mouse to get into position (meaning about twenty seconds after he can't see her any more), then moves to anchor the fight against the nearest priestess in the entryway.
"For the Republic!"
Gorman moves up behind the paladin and fires from a crouch just past Marten's side. (Same target.)
Dusk dashes into the chamber running wide to circle around and attack Mouse's enemy from behind.
Taking a step into the room, Vibenia unleashes a volley at the third woman in the room, reloading and firing with remarkable speed.
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Mouse stabs Orange expertly, the woman shrieks as she feels a holy weapon damage her.
Dusk rushes in and adds to her woes by reading her leg.
Marten & Gorman harry Red
Vibenia puts 4 bolts deep into a shocked Yellow.
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Zelera & Niadroub to act.
If nobody says anything contrary to Mouse and Vibenia's suggestion, Niadroub Kliip indicates that he likes that plan.
He'll ready a dispel magic spell to counterspell the first spell that he sees one of the three ladies cast.
[dice=Dispel check]1d20+12
Zelera, with Gunoke atop her head, moved into the room when the order was given and slipped in to flank the enemy Marten was fighting, stabbing with her dagger.
Gunoke flew slightly way from Zelera, staying up high enough to not be easily hit , and unleashed a blast of force wrapped around a pebble he was carrying at one of the goon who was unengaged. The blast lanced out with enough force to knock a man over and flew at his target, even as Gunoke suffered the backlash for reaching further than he could easily handle.
Yellow gets knocked onto her bony butt by Gunoke.
Red & Orange activate their Auras of madness.
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Red & Orange both begin casting a spell, Red fails with Marten & Zelera in her face.
They're trying to cast Summon monster V
Niadroub's dispel magic goes off on Orange.
Orange finds her casting disrupted.
Yellow doesn't bother standing and casts Cure serious wounds on herself.
The party can now act!
Marten shrugs off the priestess' spell and brings his blade around to hammer home on the witch that he faces .
Gorman reloads, levels his pistol, and fires at one of the witches.
... but misses.
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Mouse blinks as a feeling like a thousand ants crawling on her brain comes... and then goes with that blink. It might be gone, but the fire that blazes in her blue eyes tells anyone who cares that she is ANGRY at the attempt.
While Dusk worries her leg, Mouse angles up with her rapier, entering her back with the intention of getting to her heart and ending this quickly.
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Marten keeps wounding Red.
Mouse finds Orange's heart and kills her.
Yellow is nearly dead, Red lightly wounded. Next?