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Round 5
22 Bandits West T
18 Krazok & gang
14 Bandits G
24 Fizzy
9 Torq
7 Selena
13 Wolves
23 Vik
21 Rekka
9 Klaus
6 Xantria
5 Fionn
8 Bandits East T
11 Kessel
the bandits in the trees scoff at the dragonkin and rain down arrows on them. Arrows rain back, Krazok take a mighty swing at the tree and shakes the whole thing. Scorching rays also shoot up at the bandits. The bandits quickly throw their bows over the side.
The bandit next to Vik drops his weapon, drops prone and begs for mercy.
Seeing the werecat attack and the halforc pummel his friend the bandit moves back, This is crazy, I don't want the business end of that flail, nor those claws. He is taking full defense, though not attacking.
The bandit between Torq and Xan continues to attack with his longsword,
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Selena advances on the one taking full defense, "Now you drop your weapon and lie down and I won't have to use my claws or teeth." Intimidate Check. He quickly drops his weapon and drops prone.
The wolves can be heard in the background, though not getting nearer or louder.
Fizzy & Torq
Vik will attack the dazed bandit. attack, damage. Miss.
Rekka quickly comes around the tree casts cure light wounds , then check his vitals.
Klaus
Xantria will join in on attacking the foe between her and Torq. attack with flank, damage.
Still to go: 8 Bandits East T _ and _ 11 Kressel
rd 5
Fizzy frowns at his spell failing, but continues his song.
then he moves to torq and heals him again
Round 5
Torq takes a mighty swing at the bandit between him and Xan..
Round 5
[spoiler=Free]The wizard adds his voice along with the others as he assaults the bandit with nothing more than a wave of his hand. "Submit and survive! Don't and die!"
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Torq knocks out the foe and takes a massive bite out of his shoulder.
Now that her original foe is obliterated, she turns to the woman and slices good.
Kressel takes two swings at Xan, and chops her once, getting past her defenses and armor giving her a wound in kind.
The arrows from the tree come down again, this time on Torq.
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Two of the arrows hit doing piercing damage, while the other one Torq dodges.
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Round 6
18 Krazok & gang
14 Bandits G
24 Fizzy
9 Torq
7 Selena
13 Wolves
23 Vik
21 Rekka
9 Klaus
6 Xantria
5 Fionn
8 Bandits East T
11 Kessel
Another scorching ray hits the archers above you. One of them drops from his perch.
The bandit in front of Vik drops and plays dead.
All of the bandits on the ground are out cold, poisoned to sleep, dead, or begging for mercy. Kressel has a murderous look in her eyes and does not look to be giving up any time soon. The two archers seem to be wary of their next moves.
Torq, Finish Her! Klaus make it happen. Fizzy make them sparkle. :P
You heroes are up!
rd 6
Seeing the boss in a bad way Fizzy swaps out his Inspiring one to one of mockery. He ridicules her form, and her hair, and her clothing.
He Mocks Kressel [DC 16 Will or -2 to attacks and skills until she harms Fizzy.
Then Fizzy drops prone
Round 6
Torq unleashes his furry on the one named Kressel.. "You should have surrendered!"
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Round 6
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Thanks Torq, yes you have that lovely feat which allows blunt damage to be non-lethal. Though your bite attacks are lethal. I am pretty sure I confirmed it, though I know I rolled for the % and it was just a heavy hit, no other negatives. I will try to keep on that. :)
Torq drops Kressel, the other archers in the tree recognize that they are overwhelmed and throw down their bows. Those archers also respond, "We give up, please have mercy on us." They then drop down a rope ladder.
Battle is over, the dragonkin run down the bandit that is fleeing North. Though the wolves get his scent quick and pull him to the ground. They pause for a while seeing karma and nature's justice.
Klaus' indomitable "take charge" personality, well, takes charge as the wizard immediately begins directing orders. Or perhaps requests politely disguised as orders.
"Krazok, please assist Vik and the Captain in binding these prisoners of war. Two back to back will spare us rope and make them less able to escape on their own two feet. Corral them all here," he says, gesturing to where there had apparently been a bonfire, perhaps for cooking, as well as logs to sit on.
"Torq. If any of our number are injured, let us see to them first if they require immediate aid. Then take your best eyes with you and scour this camp for plunder." He amends himself, so as not to sound too piratical. "And any insight into their operations before we start asking questions."
In the meantime, Klaus stands over, appearing to "supervise". In reality, he has another arcane bolt readied to fire at the nearest bandit who acts up violently or attempts to escape.
Fizzy rushes over to Selena
Are you alright Fuzzwiddle? Do you need healing?
If she is healing on her own Fizzy will dance over to Torq and heal him again
"Yes healing would be nice, though it looks like others may need your healing more than me. Thank you for that healing." Once Fizzy heals her she slips into the shadows and vegetation.
Fuzzhealer! You are needed!
Fizzy goes about stripping the bandits of gear and searching them, probably with help from the Sly
Torq takes a breath and starts looking for the most critically injusred, but quickly realizes he no doctor.. "Umm im not so good determining whos hurt more than others.. Maybe someone more proficient whould do that.. I dont mind looking for loot though and im also gonna retrieve there traps for future use.."
"You callith the Sly, I help!" Sly quickly darts out from under some place and joins in the looting with Fizzy.
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Rekka the rat is healing already, she got to Fionn and stabilized him, and continues to move from one ally to the next healing as necessary first, then coming back for those that need more.
Torq would have just bypassed the traps, I thought. There are about 20 traps, the only ones you can recover are the bear traps, and there are 7 of those. Roll 5 disable device checks.
Fizzy natters back and forth with Sly in Sylvan, retelling the events of the battle and the glories that he orchestrated.
As soon as Fizzy finds the apples he puts them ALL into his pack.
After a few moments, content with the pile that he and Sly are making he digs in his pack and pulls out a piece of the mediocre cake. He goes in search of Selene
Fizzy smiles at her, leaves the cake and, if she says nothing, he dances back to the looting.
"Well i think we did ok, doesn't appear that anyone on our side got killed, which is good.. So besides resting, what's next on the agenda?'
Krazok approaches Klaus, Torq, Fizzy, and the rest of the so called leaders. "My tribe will move here to support our Chosen. I will remain, though the rest of them must go and collect our kin."
Vik responds, "Would it not be better for me to return and learn more about what it means to be Chosen?"
Krazok sees Vik's logic, "Yes Chosen, we shall be off then."
Fionn comes too, though now seems to be a changed man, having almost died again. It might be taking its toll on him.
"Bye, bye, nice to meet you all, see you later! Vik we will miss you, but I understand."
"What you do now biggens?" Sly looks from one to the next.
Xantria waves goodbye to Vik, but keeps an eye on the bandits. Yes they are all tied up, but she has taken on the role of their jailer.
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There is much loot, below the tree next to the campfire. The tree where the archers perch is.
3 potion of cure light wounds
12 studded leather armor,
5 leather armor,
7 clubs,
2 horses,
4 hide armor,
6 short swords,
6 long swords,
6 longbows,
14 daggers,
85 gp
100 gp of equipment,
2 months of food,
50 lbs. firewood,
3 bear traps,
4 tents,
321 sp, 90 gp,
three crates of furs and hides worth 50 gp per crate, and
a polished wooden case of potent greenish herbal liquor. There are
still eight bottles with liquor left in them, each worth 20 gp.
2 mwk handaxe,
a pair of silver earrings worth 150 gp,
a wooden music box worth 90 gp,
MWK comp. longbow Str +2
10 silver arrows
likely grow more aggressive.
They reveal that a couple of bags of loot were stolen just yesterday by a group of filthy mites—the annoying little bastards escaped with both bags, and the bandits believe that they’ve fled to their lair under the old sycamore tree, but no one’s been eager to go try to get the stolen loot back since the majority of those bag’s contents were just copper coins and some cheap-looking trinkets.
These thugs are dissatisfied with the rule of their master, whose grip on reality seems to be slipping into the bottom of a whiskey cask.
“Our boss is a monster of a man. Calls himself the Stag Lord. He’s a deadeye with the bow, and I saw him crush a prisoner’s hand to mush in one fist. Come to think of it, I’ve never seen him without his creepy stag helmet on—some of my friends think he ain’t got no face under it, but not me—I think that creepy helm is his face!”
“It’s hard keeping track of who’s working for the boss,
so we use a master phrase as a sort of password to get in
to the fort on the northeast shore of the Tuskwater. Unless
it’s been changed recently, the current phrase is, ‘By the
Bloody Bones of St. Gilmorg, who wants to know?’ And no,
I have no idea who ‘St. Gilmorg’ is.”
“The Stag Lord is a bloody drunk. All that booze under the
platform’s for him. He's half of what he used to be, and ain’t
never been right in the head. A few weeks ago he punched
my horse for spittin' in the yard. Personally, I wouldn't care
if he dropped dead tomorrow, but even drunk out of his
mind he's still got a fair amount of fight to him.”
“The Stag Lord keeps a strange old man locked up in the
basement. I suspect the old guy might actually be running
the show, using the Stag Lord as a puppet, you know. I got
a look into the old guy’s eyes once, and it terrified me. He
ain't someone I'd want to cross.”
Camp = CR 1/3 # 15 = 135 x 12 / 6 = 270xp each
CR 1 # 1 = 400 / 6 = 66 xp each
Camp = CR 1/3 # 5 = 135 x 5 / 6 = 112xp for Fizzy and Fionn
CR 1 # 1 = 400 / 6 = 66 xp for Fizzy and Fionn
Any other encounters or experience suggestions that you should get?
Torq will approach Krazok.. "Do you have a moment to speak before you leave?"
I wouldn't mind a few xp for bypassing the traps in the woods :)
Torq will fill everyone in on his knowledge gained from the cowering bandits..
After examining all the loot.. "I wouldn't mind one of those cure potions to replace the one i just used.. And what is this green drink?" Poping the cork he'll take a smell and then a small taste..
Torq performs well when it comes to getting the bandits quaking in their boots, and Klaus claps him on the shoulder and gives him a smile. He doesn't say why, but praise for the half-orc's dominance over them is implied.
The wizard then demands locations from the bandits so that he can mark them on the map of the area provided by the charter: specifically, where is the Stag Lord's hideout and where is the old sycamore tree?
"And now I ask myself," he says to the bandits, "why I did bother to show you mercy, knowing some of you will be greedy enough to flee to this Stag Lord's hideout and warn him of our advance, hoping to carve out some position for yourself in the ranks of simple highway robbery. Hoping to be like your slain leader here," he gestures to the downed woman, "the only one of the lot of you deserving of any respect. Look at her."
He allows the silence to take over as they become aware not only of her corpse, but the corpses of any of the rest of the bandits that have been dragged here. Klaus lets the prospect of death's finality sink in.
"I have spent this time marking each and every one of your faces. If I should cross paths with you again at the Stag Lord's hideout, there will be no mercy a second time. The only thing that awaits you in the company of your drunken master is death."
He makes no move to release the bandits. As far as he is concerned, once they are gone with all the goods, they can find a way to untie and release themselves. In the meantime, Klaus gives Vik and Fionn a parting gift of one of the bottles of herbal liquor each, if they will accept.
He then offers to aid another for appraise...
...which he fails to do, being all but useless for the time being of any use to someone with actual working knowledge of these things' value, and then spends some time identifying the potions by casting Detect Magic and peering at them for a few minutes apiece. (Taking 20 since we are in no rush, so I assume that means they are identified as Cure Light Wounds pots.)
Torq listens to the Wizards question and eyes the captives.. "Better be telling my firend here what he wants to know.. Because ill bite your fingers off if you dont!"
Int Fizzy Casts haunted fey aspect on himself and walks amongst the prisoners. Fizzwiddle is not happy with you. You have been shown mercy, but it is only contingent on your telling us everything you know. You have seen what my friends can do, you have not seen what my hammer will do to your knees, hands and faces......and your other tender bits. SPILL IT!
Appraise Fizzy putters around through the loot and on occasion stops Oooooo. That is nice. He puts some things in a seperate pile, things worth more money. The second pile contains
2 mwk handaxe,
a pair of silver earrings worth 150 gp,
a wooden music box worth 90 gp,
MWK comp. longbow Str +2
10 silver arrows
CAPTAIN! Fizzy runs and hugs Vik's leg. I will miss you in the Fizz. Perhaps when you get where you are going you can send me some pie?
Fizzy looks miserable. Then he pulls out the remainder of the cake. Here take this.
Fizzy plops down next to the Sly looking as sad as can be.
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Understand that the potions are not identified yet.
Torq, Fizzy, and Selena Gain 250 xp for bypassing the traps.
Torq that should work, since you pump them for the information, and they relay what they say, to not just you. I just needed someone to be successful with one of the checks.
Torq, it is some strong alcohol.
"Yes, Torq... you have my attention." he stands waiting to hear what you have to say.
"Ive been noticing the way you swing that huge weapon of yours and i assume you learned that technique from one of your elders yes? I was curious because i am always looking to better my swing.. It would be a pleasure for you or your teacher to show me the secret of such devestating power sometime.. Well that is if thats allowed.."
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Klaus' speech has the intended purpose on the bandits. Though all bandits with the blue circle are out cold one way or another.
With Torq's threats and Fizzy going all ghosty and his threats, it makes sense why you got a 30, let alone them seeing the half-orc taking bites out of their friends earlier.
Fizzy, didn't you know. You were! No, but I would appreciate it if you would. Otherwise we get to hunt the posts!
Yup it is sad that so many have dropped. I really hope we don't lose any more.
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Well right now we are on medium track, if you guys start becoming Gestalt it will become slow track.
"I could teach you my ways of fighting, though that could take several moons. It looks like we are leaving soon."
"Well that is a shame.. I had hoped to learn some of those tree breaking skills.. You sure you can't stay around? Im sure we'll have plenty of things to bash in the coming months.."
Yes stay! Mr. Tooth needs to learn those things, and...and the Captain has to help me pick a new captain...and...I have to make a celebratory pie!
...Klaus approaches Vik, Fionn, and Krazok with an offer. "Your kin are to the south, and we travel in that direction, as well. Let us divide our camps, move south, and then break camp together one last time tomorrow night before we resume our campaign against the Stag Lord, and you move south for home. Your assistance in today's battle was critical, and I am sure the gnome would like to see you off with some kind of...baked something-or-other."
In the meantime Klaus asks the bandits where the cart is they use to transport their goods from this Camp to the Stag Lord's hideout, which he assumes must be somewhere in the vicinity. If they point out where it is, he finds it and lashes two of the horses to it, loads it up with their spoils of war and informs the assembly that they may depart.
If there is no cart to transport the goods, then he either sends a messenger back to their main camp to bring one to this site to load up the goods or loads up our horses as much as possible with the stuff to take back to camp and reorganize it appropriately.
Unless anyone objects or attempts to diplomatically employ the bandits for help in moving their equipment, Klaus is content to leave them sitting there unconscious and/or tied up.
"I can take the line of bandits up to Oleg's for work. They won't make a move against me or face the claws." Selena says plainly as a suggestion.
Will you come back?
Fizzy again is on the verge of tears, too many people have him recently.
[diplo
"We will travel with you if you choose, or just make camp with you. If the chosen is fine with it I may stay with you." He looks over at Vik, waiting for a response.
Vik replies simply, "Yes I think it would be good to have a strong arm to be with you since I will be leaving to learn the ways of the dragon. I give my blessing for you to train and protect my friends."
"Yes, I will come back in all haste, I just thought it would be best if we got the bandits some place to either to start repenting or find a block." She grins, "I do not like evil men."
Fionn speaks up now that he is awake, "I will be taking these fools with Selena to Oleg's outpost, it needs to get done, before I can continue to venture forth."
Xan joins in Fionn's sentiments as well.
"If they are heading North with the prisoners, maybe I should stay with you Fizzy. But it is up to you where I go."
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The bandits would explain where the sycamore tree is and the stag lords base, the ruined monastery.
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LOL.
The people going North with the prisoners: Alexandra and her mercs, Fionn, and Xan.
The captain of the guards from Oleg's outpost rushes up from the path from the North. "Hurry we are being waylayed at our camp, an Ogre and a band of goblins!" With that he turns his horse around and puts out a hand to help someone up, to get them quickly to the camp.
Vik grabs the captains hand and they are off quickly as well.
Fionn, jumps up onto his horse and does the same motion to Xan. She grabs him and they rush off.
What do you do?
Xan you should probably be part of the escort, they will certainly need help back at Oleg's
Come back safe Fuzzwiddle!
Fizzy goes over to Rekkla
I have been wondering Fuzzhealer. Where did you get such a wonderfully Fuzzy friend? Can you help me find one? I like Fuzzy, and I like friends!
"Good Krazok, i'm glad you decided to stay and help me train.. You will not regret it.."
Torq turns at what the captain has said.. "Never a dull moment around here.. Come we must help our allies.. To Arms!" He rushes off after the captain, beckoning the rest to follow..