Sorry I forgot to mention that my end-of summer schedule would/will be so full. The eclipse + marching band filled up this last week, and early tomorrow I leave for another vacation until Saturday. See you all then. Sorry for the long waits this summer. This was by far the busiest summer of my whole life, and school is picking up after labor day which should mean consistent schedule. Fingers crossed.
Zathan attacks, his unarmed strike dealing 9 damage to B8. Jjagir misses.
Sarah Moves.
B1, B2, B3, and B5 move.
B4 moves and attacks Zathan. , but his rapier bounces off his armor.
B7 yells and thrusts his rapier at Zathan, but his swing goes wild.
B8 stumbles back (AoO from Zathan, as your spear is leveled the wrong way it will have to be unarmed strike.)
B6 grunts and swings at Jjagir, but his swing is so wild, his grip slips and his rapier flies out of his hands and impales the post of a tent an inch or so above Sarah's head.
Using his heightened awareness and reflexes , Zathan unleashes three attacks at those around him as they move, swinging another kick at the bandit he just attacked as he moves away while he uses his spear to jab at both of the approaching bandits .
Not wanting to leave the others behind, and seeing that the strange kid ain't having any problem so far. Winst pushes toward the bandits charging straight to the camp, smacking him with a well placed but glancing blow. Maybe it will draw attention away from Billy and Sarah.
Billy will move up and send Mr. Fire to attack B3.
Continuing to attack the bandits who are near him , Jjagir steps forward and unleashes a series of bite and claw attacks on the two bandits on either side of him.
Directing Jjagir to continue his attack , Zathan looks between the two men in front of him , evaluating the damage already done, and kicks the one who looks like he's in worse shape .
Then, glancing behind him and seeing the young boy moving dangerously close to combat, Zathan moves to defend him, holding his spear out and daring the bandits he leaves behind to follow .
Sarah eeps and ducks when the rapier impacts the tent next to her. After recovering from the surprise she makes a short sprint towards the battle , finished by putting two fingers on her mark. The Mark emits a pulse of nothingness, a visible wave traveling through space, lacking color but not being transparent. When the wave hits an enemy it cringes to their skin eating away the flesh, when it would hit an ally it splashes around them likable a wave hitting an invisible rock.
Zathan hits B4 and B7, killing B7.
Winst hits.
Billy misses.
Jjagir drops B5 but misses B6
Zathan kills B4 with his kick.
Sarah, I assume you are trying to heal the living because there are no undead nearby - so everyone except Zathan heals 1 hp, and any bandits in the radius are unaffected because of Selective Channel.
B1, B2, B3, and B8 flee as several members drop. B6 roars and swings his rapier in a wild slash at the beast in front of him. but misses.
Seeing the bandits retreat, Zathan looks to the others. Though he doesn't speak, the hard, cold look on his face is unusually expressive, as if to say "I have no intention of letting them get away."
"Me neither." Winst answers Zathan's expression. "This all smells something awful, don't it? Bandits used as training dummies, than the same bandits happen to ambush where we're told to camp. If we keep following the script we're like to end up dead." Looking around to see what the others think, "I'd suggest hunting them back to their base instead of chasing them down in the woods. Taking the artifact we've been tasked with early if they've already got it. Whittling them down a bit if they don't."
"I'm good at not following scripts. Chasing someone faster than yourself rarely works" Sarah emphasises by knocking on her armor
Pointing at Jjagir she adds [/b]" he should be able to track them down easily and if some of those lying around here are still alive we might get some answers or a sacrifice, their choice."[/b]
Zathan nods, as if some decision had been reached, and charges after the bandits, whistling for Jjagir to come along. As he reaches them, he jumps up into the air and swings his elbow into the head of one of the bandits , trying to knock him out .
Jjagir runs parallel to Zathan and bites at the leg of B2.
"Mr. Fire says that he wants to burn them to ash, whatever that means." says Billy cheerfully.
Winst barks out a laugh then helps Sarah check the bandits on the living or dead status.
Despite his misgivings of leaving the others behind, the large ginger also didn't like the idea of one of them getting ganged up on by their attackers. So he charges the nearest bandit, but a root catches his foot at the last moment making his aim go wide.
Sarah takes a big breath "wait for me " and sprints towards the bandit fighting the big cats, skidding to a halt right next to them
Billy will move up and point at B8, and once again a streak of fire will shoot out at him.
Adding on to my last post...
With less people, there will be no squad leader unless you guys want to assign one.
Zathan's elbow connects, knocking B1 unconcious. Do you still want Jjagir to bite him?
Winst misses.
Billy's fire strikes true, knocking B8 unconscious.
B2 swings his rapier at Sarah. dealing , damage.
B3 swings his rapier at Zathan. dealing damage.
Jjagir continues to attack as directed, unleashing a series of attacks on B2.
Zathan meets the bandit's eyes as the sharp point of the rapier sinks into his flesh. With his gaze locked, Zathan brings up his hand, the one still clutching the spear, and jabs it into the man's jaw .
When the man's head snaps back, Zathan is gone, having moved beside him in a "stick and move" maneuver .
Winst uses the bandits distraction to slam his hammer down on the other man's shoulder. Hearing the scream and pop he knows this one is down for better or worse.
Sarah swings her hammer with a cry of both pain and anger at the bandit who wounded her
Sorry. Weather lead to extra marching band practices.
Well, B3 is the last member concious. He drops his weapon, putting his hands up.
Billy nods to Sara and asks "Ms. leader lady, Mr. fire wants to know if he can eat that bad guy. I told him I would ask first."