Gerran whispers, hoping that Aerynne's magic is doing its job. "There are five persons in the camp, and an additional one on a platform above. If we're going to do this, we should do it quickly - you all should come down the main road. Try to be quiet to give them as little warning as possible, but be aware of traps - we were almost caught by a bear trap. When and if they react to your presence, I will let you know. We can attack from behind while you attack from the front, and we'll hopefully be done with this quickly."
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Aerynne quickly relays Gerran's message back to the rest of the group. Assuming nobody protests to the catfolk's plan, she'll gesture in his general direction and whisper a reply:
"Got it. We're on the way."
The half-elf takes out her crossbow and loads it with a bolt before mumbling a quick prayer for luck over everyone that remained behind. She then follows down the main trail with the others, keeping an eye out for that bear trap.
Cadeyrn creeps closer to the bandits, trying to remain hidden behind the trees and readying himself to attack.
Scraps will pause in the camp to load her rifle, allowing the others to move ahead of her.
She will then follow the group as they move out. She will enter the underbrush beside the trail, such that she has a view of the platform, when the others move to rush the camp.
Stealth
She will target the man on the platform when it is her turn to shoot, whenever that is.
Her rifle has a range increment of 40'. She will do her best to get within that distance. If she does, her shot is vs touch AC, if she doesn't, it is vs normal ac.
Ack, Scraps' first miss of the campaign and almost a misfire. I will await turn 2 for my next post.
Marius loads his crossbow and follows behind the others. He looks tense. He casts a spell, resulting in a pale matrix of force surrounding him before it fades from sight. He casts a second spell, and the amorphous shape you may have seen back at the trading post appears before it fades from sight as well.
Wallop hefts his greataxe and moves into position ahead of the ranged attackers and waits for the signal to rush in.
Stealth:
The group of you begin to walk down the road. It is not long before you come to the river ford, an area of shallow water, rocks, and above-water soil that allows crossing from one side to the other of the Thorn River. It seems easy enough to cross, but battle upon the stones seems like it could be arduous .
You see down the road a fallen tree, split in two and hollowed by animals and the elements. A second crossing lies just beyond the tree, after which an unattended wagon lies on the road.
Morgrym will also cross, still trying to stay to the front of the group.
Wallop out front.
Cagnazzo whistles and trills something in Marius' ear.
Marius holds out a hand and hisses, pointing at the hollowed out log and signalling that there's one enemy there.
At Cagnazzo's notification, Marius now sees the slight signs of movement from behind the log. Wallop also sees the movement after Marius's hiss and point.
Scraps Perception:
Scraps will conversationally say, "My ma used ta make the best raw rat and mud pie. We lived under a bridge in de city next to a river jes like this one, only with more trash...an it was green and smelt kinda funny. Ours dint have no bandits hidin behind logs or ups in trees on our rights like they be out heres. I kinda likes the smell, but dem bandits probly needs ta go."
Gerran nocks an arrow and continues to hide, waiting for the bandits to intercept the group so he can swing around behind them.
Perception check to see if the behavior of the guy behind the log indicates we are seen: possibly +5 more?
If Wallop feels they are unnoticed, he gestures to Morgrym to stay put for a second and then follow quickly at the signal.
Stealth to sneak up on the guy behind the log:
If I can get there quietly enough, Wallop rages and then attacks
Attack bandit behind log (flat footed?) with my great axe:
Damage if that hits:
**NOTE: if we are seen forget the sneak, Wallop just rushes up and attacks the guy behind the log. In that case, can I use a 'charge' attack? I'd guess not because its not quite a straight line and the log is kind of in the way ... but Wallop is short and can run under the branches!! 8)
Well, if we're moving, then Scraps is going to hustle within 40' of the man in the tree. If she can get there with one move she will fire. If she can't, she's going to get within 40' and seek cover, ready to fire next turn.
And her gun jams! So either this turn or next she has to take a full round action to clear her gun.
This guy up in the tree is very lucky!
Scraps sees that the man in the tree is poised with some sort of small object in his hand, as though he's ready to throw it. The other bandit also appears to be alerted, but seems to be waiting for some sort of signal. The bandits in the camp seem completely unawares of an intrusion.
Scraps runs up to within 40', misfires, and prepares to free her breech.
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Seeing Scraps rush out into the open, Aerynne takes aim at the bandit in the crude watchtower and fires a bolt. She clucks her tongue in dissatisfaction almost immediately after pulling the trigger, noting that she did not take full account of the effect of wind on her shot, but hopes that the unexpected attack would catch the bandit off guard.
Cadeyrn! Go!
With a howl and bloodthirsty snarl, the fey-wolf springs forth from behind the trees, leaping across the battleground like a rushing shadow. He leaps at the nearest bandit and tears through armor and flesh alike, blood cresting his muzzle and the ground around the man. Hackles and fur raised as he snarls frighteningly, Cadeyrn then turns his attention to the others, silver eyes glowing unnaturally brightly like two small stars hung in his face.
Marius aims and fires at the man behind the log before Wallop gets to him.
Gerran, seeing Cadeyrn running for the bandit camp, looses an arrow at the nearest human bandit not engaged in melee.
The battle begins! Unfortunately the cover that the two bandits have taken cause Marius's and Aerynne's crossbow bolts to fly harmlessly into the thick wooden barriers. Scraps's misfire also puts her in the open trying to fix her weapon.
The others are far more successful. Wallop is able to find footing enough to run atop the log and bring his axe down upon the head of the bandit . The blow all but kills the man as he reels backward, blood dripping from his scalp.
Cadeyrn takes the first kill of the battle. Rushing toward the closest bandit, the fey wolf leaps to take a bite-sized chunk out of the man's neck. He falls. Hard. Gerran's arrow is close behind, but barely misses its mark as it bounces of a metal stud in the bandit's leather armor.
The bandits are quick to react. The one in the first tower throws a stone at the ground in between Scraps and Wallop. Upon contact, the stone explodes, releasing a violent and deafening crack of noise!
The bandit facing Wallop, his dagger already drawn, slashes at the halfling. He catches the back of Wallop's hand, drawing blood .
Meanwhile, Cadeyrn becomes the center of attention in the campsite. The bandit immediately next to the corpse draws a rapier and stabs at the wolf to no avail, but he is not alone. Two more bandits join him by Cadeyrn's side, one slashing him with a longsword and another stabs him deep with a dagger .
Steel rains from the female member of the ensemble as well, as she throws a dagger into the fray, but it instead imbeds itself in the dirt next to Cadeyrn.
Meanwhile, Gerran deftly dodges the dart (actually an arrow) directed toward him.
Your initiative order:
[ooc]The order is Gerran, Marius, Scraps, Morgrym, Aerynne, Wallop.
Fort save vs Deafness:
Scraps seeks cover in the tree below the bandit as her move action and clears the jam with Quick Clear. This does not take her Grit point as she is using a standard action.
Scraps fails her fort save and is deaf for the next hour.
fort save
Wallop is able to focus past the ringing tinitis in his ears at the other aspects of the battle, especially the bandit still standing before him.
Scraps is not so lucky. What you now recognize as a thunderstone landed far closer to her, taking advantage of her acute senses and overriding her hearing.
its a bit of a moot point but I forgot I was raged so that is +2 more. Can I loan a few points to Scraps? 8)
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Visibly bloodied by the assault, but still standing, Cadeyrn snarls at the three bandits surrounding him and retreats back to Aerynne. She gasps at his injured state, and immediately begins chanting in the Sylvan tongue as soothing, watery-blue energy gathers at her fingertips. The magic drips from her fingertips like slow and steady raindrops, each droplet sealing away the stab wounds as if they were never there. Two clear scars remain however, right in the very centre of the previous wounds where the attack was the deepest.
Satisfied with her efforts, Aerynne sets a bolt in her crossbow and readies to fire again. "Try to be more careful next time!" She chides the fey-wolf as she looks around the brushes, seeking out a target.
Marius steps forward and reloads his crossbow. He turns his attention to his right and lets a bolt fly at the bandit in the far tower.
Gerran looses an arrow at the bandits once more, shooting at any that look to be lesser-armored.
Then, realizing that this is not going as well as he'd hoped, he moves closer to his companions, dropping his bow and drawing his greatsword, to provide them some defense when the bandits retaliate.
Startled by the seemingly spontaneous eruption of violence, it takes Morgrym only seconds to assess the battle. Unfortunately, every second is precious in battle and Morgrym starts cursing himself for being caught so unaware. Thinking quickly, he hustles across the river and takes up position next to Gerran, raising his shield against any would-be attackers.
Wallop attacks the same bandit as before to finish him off. Attacking raged with great axe and power attack.
Attack
Damage
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Wallop, glances down at the wound on the back of his hand, his expression shows more detached curiosity than of pain, then with a menacing grimace, he reverses the blade on the halfling sized great axe and cuts viciously for the bandit's head ...
Cadeyrn quickly and gracefully leaps out of the nest of thieves between bandits, and almost escapes completely without trouble when he stumbles on a rock. The bandit's longsword is just able to catch Caderyn's flank as he flees, leaving an incision behind.
Meanwhile, Wallop buries his axe so deep in the head of the bandit he's facing that he almost can't pull it out again. The man is not a pretty sight, to say the least.
Morgrym's second bolt has about as much luck as the first, hitting wood instead of man as the bandit takes cover against his crossbow.
Gerran has similar results as his arrow shoots wide of his target. The decision to switch to melee was a wise one.
Then the bandits advance. Because Scraps has sought cover, the bandit on platform K3 draws his bow and instead fires at Aerynne, though misses by a wide margin. The bandit at platform K2 does the same, although he aims for Wallop. The shot harmlessly glances off of Wallop's armor as the halfling draws his bloody axe from the bandit corpse.
The other three bandits and their female counterpart advance on Morgrym and Gerran. Two of the men simply run into places to get into position to attack, their movement hindered by the stumps in their way, but the third is able to lash out with his longsword toward Morgrym. The dwarf skillfully deflects the blow away with his shield, however.
The female bandit again throws a knife, this time at Gerran. The blade, however, simply sticks in a nearby bush rather than the Catfolk's flesh.
Marius steps forward, drawing a pinch of wool from a pouch at his belt, and points two fingers at the northernmost bandit behind Gerran. A wisp of smoke coils from the wool in his hand as he speaks an arcane word, which wafts into the face of the bandit.
Wallop ungently places his booted foot on the head of the fallen bandit and uses it to kick the limp body off the end of his blade. Then he turns and rushes the bandits facing Morgrymm and Gerran.
Round 2:
To Hit (Rage, greateaxe, power atk):
Damage:
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To Confirm Crit:
Extra Damage if applicable:
Morgrym barely flinches as he deflects the bandit's blow.
"Weak faith, weak arms...
"...Father Torag guides my blows. Surrender to his will and you may yet receive his mercy." Morgrym finishes as he strikes at the bandit.
Scraps rushes her shot after clearing her breach. The musketball barely nicks the bandit and she whispers a quiet curse,
Gerran sticks close by Morgrym, thankful for his presence, and swings at the northernmost bandit.
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Cadeyrn loops back around the nearby cluster of trees to tear a chunk out of the northernmost bandit's side.
Aerynne tries to help out with artillery fire from the sidelines, but her crossbow locks up when she pulls the trigger and snaps the bolt in two. She grumbles to herself and clears away the debris before reloading her weapon again.