Pluck looks down on the situation from his perch next to Kwava, "Maybe they need our help after all. Things just got a little dicey down there. Kwava, keep after that crossbowman, I've got something for Nel's friend. The wizard speaks an incantation and two pale blue orbs fly from his hands. They weave through the dummies and slam into the wererat next to Nel.
Cursing in Tien as he is glued to the saddle of the horse, he yells in rage, as the swarm crawls over him and Kino, distracting them both completely.
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Kwava's face pales as the cockroaches swarm out of the ground, shouting out to Pluck, "I've got the swarm - you focus on those rats! Nel, you too!"
He jumps from his perch, drawing a flask of alchemist fire as he moves. He tosses it at the swarm, hitting a dense collection of the bugs.
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That's how I've always ruled it.
Knocking the cockroaches off of her face, Nel moves outside of the swarm with a step. "We'll deal with Saul's betrayal, later. Right now, focus on surviving this fight!" Taking a slash at the wererat, Nel winds up missing the assassin as the man flails about trying to remove the bugs in his hair.
Vark will urge Allegro down around to the south to ensure both Nef and Mazra maintain a solid front line between himself and the wererats. He continues his song and takes comfort in the strength of his allies. All of a sudden a vile screeching scream reverberates off the crumbling terrain all around them. Vark turns sheet white as he looks back to see what could have caused such a terrifying sound.
"What was that!?"
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Inspire courage and Flagbearer combine to grant a +2 bonus to atk/dmg and a +1 bonus to save against charm/fear to all allies that can see/hear Vark. Vara, Pluck, and Kwava only get a +1 due to being more than 30' away.
Vara rides toward the rat man in square K1. As she draws near, she attempts to drop off the horse and attack the rat with her magically enchanted fist.
Should the swamp slow her approach, Vara calls out to the ratman standing in square K1 in the attempt to get his attention.
"Over here you wretch!"
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The wererat next to Tamiro pales as the cockroaches run over his body. He swats at them, trying to shake them off.
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The wererat next to Nel yells at his friend, "Stop casting up your accounts and get back to swinging!
He concentrates to take a stab at Nel, but is unable to get through her armor.
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The cockroaches continue to swarm over Tamiro, his mount and the wererat. They bite incessantly, and cover most everything not completely sealed.
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The wererat near Vara starts as he hears the sound, but quickly shouts out, "We've got a right jack-in-the-box over here! Don't trust anything!"
He then drops his crossbow and draws out a short sword as he goes to attack Vara. While his form is imperfect, he manages to strike true on Vara .
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Kwava's face pales as the cockroaches swarm out of the ground, shouting out to Pluck, "I've got the swarm - you focus on those rats! Nel, you too!"
He jumps from his perch, drawing a flask of alchemist fire as he moves. He tosses it at the swarm, hitting a dense collection of the bugs.
Pluck looks down on the situation from his perch next to Kwava,"Maybe they need our help after all. Things just got a little dicey down there. Kwava, keep after that crossbowman, I've got something for Nel's friend. The wizard speaks an incantation and two pale blue orbs fly from his hands. They weave through the dummies and slam into the wererat next to Nel.
Knocking the cockroaches off of her face, Nel moves outside of the swarm with a step. "We'll deal with Saul's betrayal, later. Right now, focus on surviving this fight!" Taking a slash at the wererat, Nel winds up missing the assassin as the man flails about trying to remove the bugs in his hair.
Vara rides toward the rat man in square K1. As she draws near, she attempts to drop off the horse and attack the rat with her magically enchanted fist.
The wererat, however, manages to duck out of the way before her fist makes contact.
Mazra will move forty feet up next to Nel on her right. He will attack the ratman (#3), but will miss his thrust.
Cursing in Tien as he is glued to the saddle of the horse, he yells in rage, as the swarm crawls over him and Kino, distracting them both completely.
The wererat next to Tamiro pales as the cockroaches run over his body. He swats at them, trying to shake them off.
The wererat next to Nel yells at his friend, "Stop casting up your accounts and get back to swinging!
He concentrates to take a stab at Nel, but is unable to get through her armor.
The cockroaches continue to swarm over Tamiro, his mount and the wererat. They bite incessantly, and cover most everything not completely sealed.
Vark will urge Allegro down around to the south to ensure both Nef and Mazra maintain a solid front line between himself and the wererats. He continues his song and takes comfort in the strength of his allies. All of a sudden a vile screeching scream reverberates off the crumbling terrain all around them. Vark turns sheet white as he looks back to see what could have caused such a terrifying sound.
"What was that!?"
The wererat near Vara starts as he hears the sound, but quickly shouts out, "We've got a right jack-in-the-box over here! Don't trust anything!"
He then drops his crossbow and draws out a short sword as he goes to attack Vara. While his form is imperfect, he manages to strike true on Vara .
Kwava draws and lobbies another alchemist fire as he stands about waist deep in the swamp and muck. He misses the swarm completely, though some of the fire does splash onto the Wererat and the swarm.
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Spitting the last of the bugs out of his mouth, Tamiro digs his heels into Kino, urging him out of the swarm. Finally leaving the swarm, he yells at the Wererat in L10, slashing down at the wererat angrily, his blade biting deeply.
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Gritting her teeth as everything has gone to hell in a hand-basket, Nel hears the roar of a large beast. Paling, the cavalier weighs her chances of being able to defend herself from such a large animal. Gabraltar, her horse, having been given no commands bolts deeper into the swamp. "Tar! No!" Nel screams after her horse as it vanishes from view.
Taking a swing at the wererat, Nel is clearly distracted scanning the swamp for whatever made that sound. As such, her swing goes wide and meets nothing but air.
Pluck dryly observes, "I think the swarm is a little to your right Kwava." He continues scanning the battlefield. "Tamiro, perhaps you'd be so kind as to move about 10 to 15 feet east. Everyone else might want to get away from those bugs, I'm going to slow them down until Kwava can get his arm warmed up." Different arcane words ring out from Pluck's perch. As he finishes, a gaping hole appears in the swamp right where the swarm and wererat once stood.
Realizing the error of his ways, Vark ceases his performance with a flourish, attempting to soothe Gabraltar.
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You know this is a cockroach swarm (N Diminutive Swarm). It has both swarm and vermin traits. They also have light sensitivity and are immune to weapon damage.
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The wererat stuck at the bottom of the pit with a pile of burning, clicking roaches and feeling quite ill, begins to scrape his hands against the side of the pit, looking for any sort of handhold. In his panic, however, he forgets most of his climbing training and cannot make any progress.
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As the ground beneath the rat's feet drops into a slope, he steps away from Nel and past Tamiro.
He cracks his neck and lunges forward with his short sword, attempting to slide his blade through Tamiro's armor and past his ribs. However, Tamiro manages to catch the swing with his blade and deflect it.
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The swarm crawls over the wererat feasting on its flesh, though any wounds it makes instantly heal and fade away to slight silvery lines.
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Tamiro swings for the were-rat as it moves away, his blade knicking it.
As the ground begins to sink he moves over to Nel to aid her in her attacks.
"Korera no akuma ga sonshō suru koto wa kon'nandearu yō ni mieru!", Tamiro says.
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Vark will hold his position, keeping up his performance. An idea strikes him, and, dropping Allegro's reins for a moment, he begins murmuring and waggling his finger's. The wererat in front of Tamiro finds that the hilt of his blade has suddenly become extremely slick and difficult to hold on to.
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Inspire courage and Flagbearer combine to grant a +2 bonus to atk/dmg and a +1 bonus to save against charm/fear to all allies that can see/hear Vark. Vara, Pluck, and Kwava only get a +1 due to being more than 30' away.
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Round 2 Overview
Kwava draws and lobbies another alchemist fire as he stands about waist deep in the swamp and muck. He misses the swarm completely, though some of the fire does splash onto the Wererat and the swarm.
Pluck dryly observes, "I think the swarm is a little to your right Kwava." He continues scanning the battlefield. "Tamiro, perhaps you'd be so kind as to move about 10 to 15 feet east. Everyone else might want to get away from those bugs, I'm going to slow them down until Kwava can get his arm warmed up."
Vara swings her fist in a right hook to the wererat's jaw. It gives a loud crack and pops out of place. However, the wererat slowly moves it back into place with a loud pop.
Mazra will thrust again his Rapier at the Ratman. But struggles with his footing in the loose soil missing again his thrust. He takes a step back looking for firmer ground.
Spitting the last of the bugs out of his mouth, Tamiro digs his heels into Kino, urging him out of the swarm. Finally leaving the swarm, he yells at the Wererat in L10, slashing down at the wererat angrily, his blade biting deeply.
The wererat takes a wild swing at Tamiro as he runs by. He manages to catch Tamiro off guard and deliver a mighty blow to his leg.
Different arcane words ring out from Pluck's perch. As he finishes, a gaping hole appears in the swamp right where the swarm and wererat once stood.
The wererat stuck at the bottom of the pit with a pile of burning, clicking roaches and feeling quite ill, begins to scrape his hands against the side of the pit, looking for any sort of handhold. In his panic, however, he forgets most of his climbing training and cannot make any progress.
As the ground beneath the rat's feet drops into a slope, he steps away from Nel and past Tamiro.
He cracks his neck and lunges forward with his short sword, attempting to slide his blade through Tamiro's armor and past his ribs. However, Tamiro manages to catch the swing with his blade and deflect it.
The swarm crawls over the wererat feasting on its flesh, though any wounds it makes instantly heal and fade away to slight silvery lines.
Looking angrily at Vara, the wererat yells out, "I'll gut you like a pig, you dirty half-breed!" Vara's leather armor doesn't even begin to break under the pressure of his weak jab.
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Vark will hold his position, keeping up his performance. An idea strikes him, and, dropping Allegro's reins for a moment, he begins murmuring and waggling his finger's. The wererat in front of Tamiro finds that the hilt of his blade has suddenly become extremely slick and difficult to hold on to.
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The wererat's weapon goes slick under his fingers, and it begins to slide. However, he manages to catch it and glares at the bard. "We gotta take care of that fancy boy."
Taking a swing at the rat as it moves out of her reach, Nel is too distracted by the pit to connect to the lycanthrope. Following the monster, the tall half-elf grits her teeth as takes another swing at the beast. Letting out a cry of victory as the weapon finally finds its mark, the cavalier manages to make a deep cut in the monster's arm, causing a brief spray of blood to emerge. "You can say that again, Tamiro! What a pain in the îmbinare."
"Of course they're difficult to damage. Nel can use the silver. Everyone else needs to help her hit or hit really hard yourself. Oh. And magic. Magic will work too. Like this." Pluck runs a finger over the familiar silver band on his middle finger and is rewarded as two more of the missiles fly toward the wererat engaged with Nel, slamming hard into its swamp-befouled fur.
Kwava grumbles as he goes to grab another flask, "I should've stocked up earlier. Let's get that one rat while the other's in time out."
He returns to shooting the wererats with his bow, shooting quickly with little regard to his accuracy. One silvery arrow pincushions the wererat near Vara.
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Vark will urge Allegro forward until he has a clear view of the pit containing the struggling wererat. Maintaining his performance, he mumbles a few words and points to the pit. The walls of the pit instantly become slick and hard to grasp. "He will have a hard time getting out of there now. Maybe we can interrogate this one to find out exactly what is going on here!"
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Inspire courage and Flagbearer combine to grant a +2 bonus to atk/dmg and a +1 bonus to save against charm/fear to all allies that can see/hear Vark. Vara, Pluck, and Kwava only get a +1 due to being more than 30' away.
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Water rushes into the pit with the wererat, and he begins to panic, swimming frantically to the edge of the pit.
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The cockroach swarm dissipates under the force of the water rushing into the pit, unable to fly as their wings soak with water.
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The wererat by Vara glares at her and once more rushes forward with a blow, but fumbles with his blade.
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Round Recap
Kwava grumbles as he goes to grab another flask, "I should've stocked up earlier. Let's get that one rat while the other's in time out."
He returns to shooting the wererats with his bow, shooting quickly with little regard to his accuracy. One silvery arrow pincushions the wererat near Vara.
Taking a swing at the rat as it moves out of her reach, Nel is too
distracted by the pit to connect to the lycanthrope. Following the monster, the tall half-elf grits her teeth as takes another swing at the beast. Letting out a cry of victory as the weapon finally finds its mark, the cavalier manages to make a deep cut in the monster's arm, causing a brief spray of blood to emerge. "You can say that again, Tamiro! What a pain in the îmbinare."
Vara pales a little as the wererat heals from her first, effective punch. She studies him for a moment, and then attempts to deliver a knockout blow to his skull. However, her movement is predictable and he ducks out of the way.
Mazra calls upon Cailean, " We could use your Rapier Cayden."
Tamiro swings for the were-rat as it moves away, his blade knicking it.
As the ground begins to sink he moves over to Nel to aid her in her attacks.
"Korera no akuma ga sonshō suru koto wa kon'nandearu yō ni mieru!", Tamiro says.
"Of course they're difficult to damage. Nel can use the silver. Everyone else needs to help her hit or hit really hard yourself. Oh. And magic. Magic will work too. Like this." Pluck runs a finger over the familiar silver band on his middle finger and is rewarded as two more of the missiles fly toward the wererat engaged with Nel, slamming hard into its swamp-befouled fur.
Water rushes into the pit with the wererat, and he begins to panic, swimming frantically to the edge of the pit.
The cockroach swarm dissipates under the force of the water rushing into the pit, unable to fly as their wings soak with water.
Vark maintains his performance.
The wererat by Vara glares at her and once more rushes forward with a blow, but fumbles with his blade.
Pluck laughs again from his dry perch and then calls out in mock horror, "Ouch! That looked like it really hurt. I don't imagine the swamp water tastes too good, does it? You can't hear me? Oh, he's dead too. Only one of you left? What a shame. I don't suppose you're ready to surrender now are you?"
Pluck waves a hand and dismisses the pit, raising the wererat back up to lay in the swamp water. "Good choice. What don't you start by confirming for our friends here that you are working for Saul and Ziphras."
Sighing with relief as the last rat-fiend surrendered, Vark urged Allegro up to the edge of the pit, but stopped well short of the hairy half-man. Turning to Pluck as he started firing off questions, Vark gasped as his fears were finally confirmed. It was one thing to suspect the man, but as the reality of the situation set in, it became quite clear to him. Saul really had set them up. "I can't say I'm surprised Saul was behind all of this. But this Ziphras, who is he?"
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"I've never seen this Saul, but Ziphras, well, I'm working on working for him, if you catch my drift. We were supposed to prove our worth by taking you guys out." The man lets out a scoff. "I don't know how much you want to know. We were supposed to give you all a taste of our knives, leave you behind and become full members in the gang."