Following Lionel's lead, Todor steps up to K,5 and swings hard at the priestess. I hope this works.
Turning to the princess, "I'm here to rescue you."
As bones cracked and crunhced satisfactorily Penance ducked under the counter blow. If the victim did not fall it was pretty obvious you either didn't stomp hard enough or you just needed to hurt them in more permanent ways. With your victim doubled over it's jsut a matter of putting your hand to the back of their head dn placing your knee into the back of the skull through their face.
Standard:
Attack
Damage
Move: 5ft shift to H10
HP: 8
AC: 14
Once again, Elric finds himself on the ground, with a sword-wielding enemy looming above him.
"This again?..."
As before, he twists his wrist to bring out his dagger, slashing out with it to provide enough space to get safely to his feet.
The sound of the waves pounding in her head, Serry will step up and take a swing at the abomination in front of them.
Attack:
Damage:
As she swings, she spits out something that, while incomprehensibly Aquan, is almost certainly a curse worthy of her fellow sailors, judging by the tone of voice!
As before, he twists his wrist to bring out his dagger, slashing out with it to provide enough space to get safely to his feet.
As Elric tries to get up, the skeletal warrior brings his sword down on the marine's shoulder, puncturing through the bone to the other side and nearly severing his jugular. Elric goes limp, as the dagger hits the floor.
Following Lionel's lead, Todor steps up to K,5 and swings hard at the priestess. I hope this works.
1d20+3
1d8+3
Turning to the princess, "I'm here to rescue you."
The princess screams out, Save yourself first and Lionel too! Be careful!
Round 3:
Pleased by his attack on Elric, the skeletal warrior tries another sweeping attack, this time focusing on the halfling first. He realized his mistake from the previous round and starts his swing low, appropriately on Serry and then brings it higher for Penance. His tactic is brilliant, as the first sword slash topples the halfling in a bloody heap of pain and screams and then proceeds to slice through the monk's ribs, leaving him barely standing. The red pinpoints of light in his eye sockets seem to twinkle at the results of his swing.
Though he failed, Tristain will try again to help take down the skeletal cleaver.
aid another, +2 to the next attack vs. DC 10
"C'mon Penance, take it down!
AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +3 Dex)
HP = 9
Weapon = 'Scythe
Effects = none
Status = wondering what the hell he is thinking
Penance, knocked out of his calculating bloodlust blinks as blood pours from him profusely. LEaping briefly into the air he spins and twists putting his entire body and his remainging strength into a devastating roundhouse kick.
5ft shift back to I11
Attack
Damage
AC: 14
HP:1
Assuming nothing happens that gets Serry back on her feet before her turn, here's a stabilization roll.
Samantha continues to bleed from Todor’s blow, as she lays unconscious on the floor.
Lionel attempts to slash Ulric, screaming, Die, traitorous dog! His sword connects, slashing a terrible wound across his chest!
A bleeding Ulric spits out blood. Good shot, young blood, you learned well. But you are not taking me out! He pulls his greataxe back, putting all his power behind it, swinging in a rather reckless fashion. The blow is too strong and sparks fly as it collides off of Lionel's shield, but proceeds to hit the young guard in the shoulder. The pain is excruciating and Lionel passes out!
The princess screams out, [b[Noooo![/b]
Ulric smiles, his own blood staining his lips. He looks down at his gaping wound, then looks at his sister, then at Gravestone and Tristain, and finally looks at Todor. He moves to I5. You should go help your friend, before he dies!
Round 3
AC 19, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +2 shield, +2 Dex)
hp 12 (1d8+3)
Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +6
Wielding - Large hammer (heavy mace)
4 channels left
Spells left - Longstrider
Ulric smiles, his own blood staining his lips. He looks down at his gaping wound, then looks at his sister, then at Gravestone and Tristain, and finally looks at Todor. He moves to I5. You should go help your friend, before he dies!
Todor steps over the bleeding Lionel to protect him from Ulric. Having accepted Abadar's path for him, Todor swings confidently. "You have it wrong. You'll be dead."
5' to J6 and attack Ulric.
Round 4:
The black energy surrounding the skeleton disappears. The skeletal warrior sees the skill and power of the hammer-wielding warrior and realizes it must take him out now! He ignores Penance and Tristain and moves to I7. The priest's defense is tough, but the warrior manages to thrust his sword through, puncturing Todor's ribs.
Seeing the skeletal warrior moving towards the Princess, Tristain does anything he can to slow his departure.
Tristain tries to trip the leg of the Skeleton as it walks by.
CMB to trip vs. skelly's CMD
Seeing the creature slash successfully at Todor, Tristain will pray that not too much blood splatter hits his Princess.
"No, abomination! You'll not take another life this day...or any other!!"
Tristain will move to J7 and try to distract the creature.
aid another, +2 to the next attack vs. DC 10
AOO:
Move to H8 to Flank
HP: 1
AC: 14
Round 4
AC 19, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +2 shield, +2 Dex)
HP 6/12 (6 from skeleton)
Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +6
Wielding - Large hammer (heavy mace)
4 channels left
Spells left - Longstrider
Todor grins to see the silent tatooed man on the other side of the skeleton and remembers somberly how well such flanking worked on him earlier in the day. He swings hard with his hammer at the bones.
+2:Flank
Having seen Serry cut down and Penance horribly wounded as they stood next to each other, Todor wonders what Tristian is doing standing next to him. Todor takes a step to I-6. Hopefully he can't spin and get all three of us.
Tristain tries to trip the leg of the Skeleton as it walks by.
Round 5:
Skeletal warrior spins his sword in a sweeping fashion and tries to take out 2 of his 3 enemies, but again, Tristain deflects the blow with his scythe!
"Die again, won't you?!"
Tristain swings again to distract the creature.
aid another, +2 to the next attack vs. DC 10
Tristain will then 5' step back to K8 and pull out a Magic Stone.
Round 5
AC 19, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +2 shield, +2 Dex)
HP 6/12 (6 from skeleton)
Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +6
Wielding - Large hammer (heavy mace)
4 channels left (3 after Round 6)
Spells left - Longstrider
Todor steps back over Lionel's body to resume the flank with Penance and swings harder. Just focus! It's no different than demolishing a stubborn old building.
The skeletal warrior is still up, though barely, as Todor's blow nearly knocked its skull off.
Penance roundhouses hoping to take the skull right off the creature.
This time, Penance's petitions are heard by the gods, and the skeletal warrior reacts too slowly to the monk's attack only to find its head seconds later flying into the wall, while the rest of its body collapses in a heap!
Lionel, Lionel, wake up please! You see the princess struggling to crawl to the fallen guardsman.
With the skeleton down, Tristain will tend to Lionel, then move to help Serry, & Elric.
Heal Lionel
Heal Serry
Heal Elric
C'mon guys...don't die on me!
Penance slowly makes his way across the room. Collapsing into a corner he spends some time tearing the bolts from his flesh hardly letting out a grunt as he does so.
Todor will place himself in the center of the room and channel (exluding the enemies). 1d6 ⇒ 6
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Todor will then untie the princess if it has not been done yet."Princess Natasha. I am Todor Orban. I'm glad the Church of Abadar of Korvosa could be of service to you."
Serry rolls over, spits out some blood, groans, and curses in Aquan before standing up and looking around. Noting that the marine still looks badly hurt, she'll heal him once again.
She'll check to see if Todor's channeling was enough to get Lionel on his feet. If not, she'll cast one more cure on him.
Then she'll move over to join Todor next to the princess. Bowing awkwardly, she'll say, "Your Highness, it's a pleasure to meet you, though not in these circumstances. Are there any more of these people -- or things -- around, do you know?"
"Princess, Lionel, are you okay?"
Tristain will cast Create Water and, while offering the water to others, will begin to wash away the blood, sweat, and combat filth from his hands and face.
When that is done, he will check on the possession of Ulric and the Priestess...laying them out for everyone to see.
Once freed of her bonds, the Princess thanks Todor and rushes to Lionel, putting his head on her lap. Todor’s healing stirs the guard but he is still not conscious. Serry’s healing wakes him up, and with tears in her eyes, she thanks the Halfling. She helps Lionel to his feet and says, Thank you all for your help. I am indebted to you and I owe you my life. I cannot imagine being covered in all those maggots! She shudders, as she looks at the jar. I will make sure that you are well compensated for your efforts here today. I see you are all very tired and it is near dawn. I am very eager to get back home. Thankfully, that scum over there never found this. The Princess reaches into the folds of her hair and produces a very small vial of amber-colored liquid. But it is probably best if we rest. Other than the scary looking half-orc who left, this was the extent of the group I believe.
Lionel grunts, I can walk. Ulric is dead? Great! Was it you, Abadaran? He holds out his hand in friendship. May he rot in the Abyss for his treachery! So many good men, who died..
Lionel grunts, I can walk. Ulric is dead? Great! Was it you, Abadaran? He holds out his hand in friendship. May he rot in the Abyss for his treachery! So many good men, who died..
Todor accepts the hand and shakes it heartily. "I am just glad you survived. You fought bravely and I learned much from you in this short time."
"If we are to remain here, we should ensure the rest of the cave is empty and check down the passageway by which the half-orc left."
Todor examines the altar and maggots and tries to understand what ritual was going to be performed.
- Perception
- Knowledge religion
Penance watches acceptgn the water offered by tristain and washes the blood from himself.
Tristain will create as much water is necessary for Penance and others.
When finished with that, we will begin to search the room, taking 20.
Perception: 20+9=29
Serry will gratefully accept some water from Tristain, muttering quietly, "Thanks to the waves for all their gifts."
She'll then look carefully around the room, and also investigate the priestess's and Ulric's bodies to see if they carried any notes or other items that might give more information about what they were up to.
"Resting might not be a bad idea. I don't think I can do much more tonight. This morning. Whatever it is by now."
Your search of the bodies reveals the following:
Greataxe
Splint mail decorated with royal insignia (masterwork)
Breastplate (off skeleton)
Heavy steel shield
Beautiful longsword decorated with elven calligraphy (masterwork)
Chain mail (off priestess)
Scythe
2 Vials (off priestess)
100 gp in total
Tristain will take a look and a sniff of the vials. Are they known potions?
Perception to identify #1
Perception to identify #2
Tristain will grimly wash the blood and dirt off of the armor and swords.
Tristain will take a look and a sniff of the vials. Are they known potions?
If others need healing, Todor will channel again. He is happy to take the first or last watch so he can get his 8 hours of sleep. Kodor will sleep without his armor on to avoid the fatigue.
"Perhaps in the morning we can discuss how we will return to Korvosa. I would also like to try on the breastplate the skeleton wore. It seem more effective than this armor I have on."
"Sure Todor, let me help you try that breastplate on. See...there you go...that's a good fit."
Tristain will then pick up the fancy steel metal shield.
"You know Todor, this pure metal shield would work great with that new breastplate you got there. Maybe you want to ditch that crummy wooden shield and upgrade to pure steel? Nothing protects you quite like steel."
Tristain will bang on the steel shield, as if to show how strong and sturdy it is.
Tristain looks longingly at the Todor's bloody, bent, and battered wooden shield.
As they finish stripping the bodies, a grisly task by his standards, he begins the task of wordlessly dragging the bodie, both hobgoblin and human, out of the cave. As before he lays them side by side, crossing their arms and closing their eyes. He pays particular attention to those he's personally killed with the exception of the skeleton whom he unceremoniously dumps outside the cave. Seeing the skeleton though he makes sure that each of them are dead, seriously dead.
"Abadar. Heal our wounds so that we may travel swiftly tomorrow back to the safety of your most blessed city of Korvosa."
Todor channels
Once again, Elric is awakened by healing energy. He stands, and takes in the scene around him.
"The princess is free and safe, and none of us dead - no thanks to me."
He looks down his slashed and bloody leather armor. "Hmmm...this did not serve me well. I'll have to mend those cuts. Perhaps it would be wise to don some heavier armor while we are on land at least.
He moves over to the others.
"Thank you for the healing, Todor. You put that hammer to good use as well, I see."
Turning to the princess, he gives a slight bow, then stands straight to attention to introduce himself. "You highness, Elric Rivers of the Sable Company, at your service. I agree with my companions assesment of our current situation. Our best option seems to be to secure the perimeter of these caves, and continue on once the storm has broken."
When the talk turns to distribution of the armor and weapons.
These are good weapons and solid armor. We should use them if we can. I would like to replace my leathers with the breastplate. A leather armor is better on a boat, since metal can be certain death if you go over, but as you have seen, it is not as effective to stop blades and bolts. The other armors would slow me down too much, but perhaps the chain mail of the priestess would fit you, Todor. And as Tristain suggests, the steel shield would serve you better than your wooden.
I am well armed, but I can carry the greataxe on my back next to my hammer. And I would not mind holding on to one of those healing potions."
Once the first introductions and healing is over, Elric will don the new armor and do a brief patrol of the cave complex, making sure there are no other enemies.
"We should be safe to stay here. I'll take first watch."
Looking over the goods taken from the bodies, Serry shrugs. "The only things there I could use are the chainmail and the breastplate, and --" she looks at the bodies -- "neither of them is going to fit, and they'd be more use on one of you. Same for the shield. The sword's gorgeous, though, someone should keep it. I'm happy to carry a healing potion if that makes sense."
When the party gets ready to rest, Serry will offer her bedroll to the princess. "I'm sure it's less comfortable than you're used to, Your Highness, but it'll be better than nothing." She'll then find a corner to curl up in, and will take whatever watch makes the most sense.
*drag drag drag*
Elric has both a bedroll and a hammock, so the princess (or Lionel) can have his bedroll. In any case, there is always going to be one person on watch.
*drag drag drag*
Elric helps Penance in his grim task, taking care to adequately cover the bodies so they will not attract predators and alert others to their presence.
"You fought well, my silent friend. I may owe you my life, with you keeping that undead horror at bay while I lay bleeding under its blade."