Urza offers the 'safety' of the Rope Trick to the group.
"You can climb up on my shoulders," Mahjik offers.
Not entirely trusting the dwarf, Douena volunteers for one of the spots sleeping on the floor of his room. If she has time before starrise, she'll poke around his bedroom to see if she can find anything interesting or something that provides some insight into his life and background. She'll climb to the roof to commune with Desna at the right time and take advantage of the view and her low-light vision when she's done to get a sense of what's going on in this neighborhood of Kalabuto.
Unless she spies or overhears something interesting, she'll climb back down to the window and take the opportunity then to search Cheiton's room if she didn't have time before speaking with Desna; either way, she'll use her newly-learned detect magic. Finally, she'll steal a blanket and pillow from his bed, since she has no bedroll or blanket of her own, and go to sleep on the floor.
If Urza casts his rope trick before starrise, she'll be sure to climb up and see what it looks like "inside," never having been in one before.
[ooc]Actually I had planned on spending the first 4 hours at rest before casting the rope trick. I believe the attack will not come at the beginning of the night.[/b]
Cheiton's room is large, but quite simple and functional. The east wall is alcoved and lined with several tall windows providing a wide view of Kalabuto in that direction. It's clear that the building was designed for someone with more aesthetic sense than Cheiton, as he hasn't really done much to decorate the room. He has a large bed, positioned so that the head is in the alcove. In the northwest corner, there is a large wardrobe.
Galina's search through the wardrobe finds a number of plain, practical outfits along with a couple of utility belts, several belt pouches of different sizes, a couple of backpacks, work gloves, and two pairs of goggles. She finds little else in the room other than a bedpan under the bed.
From the roof, she sees the activity along the riverfront slowly calm down as darkness settles into Kalabuto. In the other direction, up the hill, she can still see light coming from many of the buildings, but no one moving about outside (of course, the trees hamper vision a fair amount). Nearby the tavern is clearly still quite active, as evidenced by the sound of boisterous patrons within.
Guest room. I still want a comfortable bed while I can.
Mahjik is happy with his gear and some floor space. And takes on the first watch to boot.
You gradually settle yourselves down to rest for the night. Mahjik remains on watch for the first part of the night along with Shokambe. The two of them wander the halls together. Early on, not long after Douena returns from the roof, you hear some shuffling about coming from the roof, but it turns out to just be Alton, who is finding his own place to lie down and sleep. After that, the only sounds come from Sasha and Lorenz's room.
Just as Mahjik and Shokambe are finishing their watch, Shokambe takes one last look out a window. "There's movement above the window!" he hisses.
Order: Other, Urza, Douena, Assailants, Makoa, Lorenz, Sasha, Ishirou, Pezock, Jask, Alton, Mahjik, Shokambe.
Everyone is suddenly awakened by the sound of shattering glass as hooded figures smash through the windows. Some of you in beds near the window are showered by small fragments of glass. In the hall with Shokambe and Mahjik, the hooded figure lands beside Shokambe, a hand crossbow in one hand. In the room with Makoa and Urza, a similar figure also holding a hand crossbow lands on the end of the bed Urza was sleeping in. In Cheiton's room, three figures crash through the windows, startling Pezock and Douena awake. In the southwest room, a figure comes through the south window and lands on the floor just beside the foot of the bed. All the figures have silk ropes attached to them, having obviously used them to swing down with.
Next Up: Shokambe, Other, Urza, Douena, Assailants, Makoa, Lorenz, Sasha, Ishirou, Pezock, Jask, Alton.
Shokambe barely has the time to pull his head out of harms way as the hooded figure lands. Mahjik quickly steps up and delivers a ringing punch to the side of the enemy's temple. His attack is designed to stun and harm, but not kill.
-- fail
Mahjik steps up to #2 and hits him hard. The assailant's crossbow clatters to the floor as he wobbles uncertainly. Shokambe takes the opportunity to grab hold of the man while he's stunned.
-- fail
Unfortunately, despite the man's disoriented state, Shokambe is unable to get a secure grip on him.
-- hit
-- fail
Suddenly, Mahjik feels a prick in his neck as a needle pierces it. He has just enough time to turn his head slightly and notice a small figure holding a blowgun has emerged at the top of the stairs. Then he feels his muscles tightening and he finds himself unable to move.
Next Up: Douena, Assailants, Makoa, Lorenz, Sasha, Ishirou, Pezock, Jask, Alton, Mahjik (paralysed), Shokambe, Other.
Urza activates his claws. "This was my last chance to get a good night's rest in a comfortable bed and you woke me. That does not bode well for you."
Intimidate
Urza stands up.
Douena points at the candle and asks, "Lights out, Desna," creating 6 gallons of water above the flame that splash down and douse it. Hope they aren't half-orcs, she thinks, or that awful dwarf's dwarf friends. Noting the tiny crossbows, she stays on the floor where she knows she'll be harder to hit at range and draws her starknife. "Wake, up, Pezock!" she calls. "I think this 'boring' town just got too interesting!"
#3's face is just visible under his hood, and he goes noticeably paler at the sight of Urza's angry face.
At Douena's words, water splashes down and douses the candle in her room, dropping the lighting to dim moonlight coming through the windows, and resulting in a couple areas of the room being in darker shadow.
The assailants raise their crossbows to fire. In Urza and Makoa's room, #3 drops his crossbow and draws a shortsword, its blade dripping with vile slime.
-- miss dye to prone
-- hit
-- fail
-- miss
-- hit
-- fail
; -- miss due to prone
; -- miss due to cover from the bed and prone
; -- miss due to cover from the bed and prone
The bolts from the various crossbows shoot out over their very short distances, but most fail to find their mark. The assailants then drop their crossbows and draw short swords dripping with venom.
With a yell of terror, #3 stabs his sword at Urza who feels it pierce his leg. Then his muscles start to tighten and he finds himself unable to move.
Next Up: Lorenz, Sasha, Ishirou (paralysed), Pezock, Jask, Alton, Mahjik (paralysed), Shokambe, Other, Urza (paralysed), Douena, Assailants.
With a short cry of surprise at the shards of glass showering over him, Lorenz rolls out of bed quite naked, with no weapons at hand. Seeing the intruder, he gives a wordless shout and launches himself at the man in an effort to keep him away from Sasha.
With a low growl, Makoa gets to his feet and snaps at the intruder while Urza is speaking, hoping to catch him or her off-guard and end this quickly.
As Makoa rises to his feet, #3 stabs frantically at him.
-- hit
The sword jabs Makoa's arm, producing a fairly superficial wound. Luckily, the venom on it was expended on Urza. Unfortunately, the assailant manages to pull back out of the way of Makoa's attack just in time.
-- miss
As Lorenz rises, the assailant in his room stabs at him, but Lorenz is able to duck beneath the blade and make an attempt to grab hold of the assailant. Unfortunately, #4 is a little too quick for him and avoids his grasp.
With a groan, Sasha jumps out of bed and grabs for her rapier, which is lying on the floor. "Alton! Here!" she calls.
In Douena's room, Pezock sneers and grabs his sabre (which he was sleeping with, so it's right there), then swipes at the assailant looming over him.
-- miss
#6 steps back away from the attack.
-- miss
Out of sight, in Jask and Ishirou's room, Jask rises to his feet and #1 stabs at him clumsily. Jask then calls out to Nethys as he casts a spell .
There's a loud squawking sound and Alton appears at the south window of Lorenz and Sasha's room. Sticking his head through the broken window, the flappybite bites at #4.
-- miss
Although #4 is startled by the flappybite's sudden appearance, he manages to duck aside in time to avoid the attack.
Shokambe glances over to the appearance of the "other", but notices that #2 is regaining his senses . He pulls out his heavy mace and attacks.
-- miss
Unfortunately, #2 has regained enough of his senses to dodge the blow.
-- success
The newly arrived figure smiles, sticks another dart in the blowgun while walking up a little closer, and blows at Shokambe.
-- hit
-- pass
Shokambe instinctively raises his hand and it works. The dart only grazes the back of his hand as he swats it aside. The poison on does not manage to get in his bloodstream.
Next Up: [b] Assailants, Makoa, Lorenz, Sasha, Ishirou (paralysed), Pezock, Jask, Alton, Mahjik (paralysed), Shokambe, Other, Urza (paralysed).
Seeing the poisoned blades come out, Douena gets to her feet. Reaching around the corner of the wardrobe, she slaps Pezock with luck. "Desna protect us!" she prays quickly as she waits for the assailants to approach.
-- pass
--fail
Con
#2 draws his short sword while the other assailants each draw punching daggers to go along with their short swords (the daggers do not appear to have venom on them) and move in to attack. #7 climbs onto Cheiton's bed as he draws the dagger in order to stab down at Pezock.
-- hit
-- pass
-- hit
-- fail
-- hit
-- hit
-- fail
-- miss
; -- miss
; -- hit
-- fail
-- pass
; -- hit
-- fail
#2 deals a nasty blow to Shokambe, who stumbles back and freezes up. #3 stabs again at Makoa, dealing him another cut. #4 stabs Sasha, paralysing her. #6 misses Pezock, but #7 catches the tengu as he avoids #6's attack. Desna's luck is with him, however, and the poison does not take root. Unfortunately, Desna's luck is not with Douena, as #8 stabs her in the shoulder and she finds her muscles not responding.
Next Up: Lorenz, Sasha (paralysed), Ishirou (paralysed), Pezock, Jask, Alton, Mahjik (paralysed), Shokambe (paralysed), Other, Urza (paralysed), Douena (paralysed), Assailants.
"Sasha!" Lorenz shouts as she is struck by the fiend's blade. He looks desperately about for a weapon and sees the pile or equipment he'd left beside the bed earlier. Reaching for the one unsheathed weapon at hand, Lorenz grabs a flail and turns back to their attacker.
"Back off, you bastard!"
-- miss
-- miss
-- hit
With a louder growl, Makoa lashes at #3. The assailant pulls back, narrowly avoiding Makoa's sharp teeth and one of his newly emerged claws. However, Makoa catches him with his other claw.
-- hit
As Lorenz reaches for his flail, #4 stabs at him, catching him in the arm. The flash of pain distracts Lorenz just enough that his own attack is off and misses #4.
With a yell, Pezock risks the attacks on him and jumps to his feet.
; -- miss
; -- miss
With a laugh at the assailants' feeble attempts to hit him, he attacks.
-- miss
His laughter is short-lived, however, when he only manages to hit air in the dimly lit room.
-- success
In the north room, Jask calls out to Nethys again, asking the god to strike his enemies.
-- miss
-- fail
In the southwest room, Alton is unable to maintain his position by the window, so pulls back away and circles round to come in next time.
-- success
The other nods in satisfaction at the sight of Mahjik and Shokambe both paralysed, reaches for the door to the north room, and opens it . Only then does the other notice that Mahjik is relaxing and once again mobile. With a sneer, the other steps through the door , then slams the door .
-- success
-- fail
Con
-- fail
Con
-- pass
-- fail
Con
The assailants continue their attacks. #2 draws his punching dagger. #8 moves onto the bed beside #7 to attack Pezock.
-- hit, critical threat
-- not confirmed
-- miss
-- miss
-- miss
-- hit
-- hit
-- miss
-- hit, critical threat
-- not confirmed
-- hit, critical threat
-- confirmed
; -- miss
; -- miss
; -- miss
; -- miss
; -- miss
Most of the attacks miss, but #3 and #4 get hits in on Lorenz and Makoa respectively. From the north room comes a cry from Jask.
Next Up: Lorenz, Sasha (paralysed), Ishirou (paralysed), Pezock, Jask, Alton, Mahjik, Shokambe (paralysed), Other, Urza (paralysed), Douena (paralysed), Assailants.
Biting his lip to keep from crying out at the pain of his injuries, Lorenz strikes again with his flail. Unfortunately, he stumbles over the pile of his armor lying on the floor and almost falls, striking the mattress uselessly with the flail's head.
Dammit!"
Mahjik tries to recover from the poison and come out fighting - but the lingering paralysis throws off his rhythm and all attacks are telegraphed.
-- hit
-- hit
-- hit
Makoa leaps upon #3, tearing at him with his claws and biting into his shoulder. The man screams in pain and terror, and is barely left standing afterwards.
Bad luck continues to plague Lorenz as #4 laughs at his stumbles.
"Douena," Pezock says as he swings his sabre at #6, "don't just stand there. Do something!"
; -- hit
; -- hit, critical threat
-- not confirmed
The tengu's sabre slices across #6's side. As the man tries to turn to avoid the worst of the attack, Pezock leans in and bites his arm.
-- hit
-- miss
In the south room, Lorenz sees Alton suddenly reappear, his mouth wide and biting at #4's side. #4 pulls away with a gasp just in time to avoid damage. He does stop laughing at Lorenz, though.
Mahjik, who is still only coming back to his senses, attempts to attack #2, but the man easily dodges his weakened blows.
The door the other ducked behind opens a crack again and the other peers out, blowgun raised.
-- hit
-- pass
The dart grazes the back of Mahjik's hand, but the poison doesn't take hold again. The other frowns.
-- pass
-- fail
Con
-- pass
-- pass
-- pass
"I've got this one," Mahjik hears a voice in the northern room say. "You take care of out there."
-- hit
-- miss
-- miss
-- hit
-- hit
-- miss
; -- miss
; -- hit, critical threat
-- confirm
; -- hit
; -- hit
; -- miss
; -- miss
The assailants continue their assault. #2 gets in a fairly strong blow at Mahjik, while #3 manages to stab Makoa's arm lightly. #4 gets a mild blow on Lorenz. In Cheiton's room, the assailants get lucky, penetrating Pezock's defences. #6 stabs him in the gut with his punching dagger, while #7 gets him twice from the side. the tengu cries.
Next Up: Lorenz, Sasha, Ishirou (paralysed), Pezock, Jask, Alton, Mahjik, Shokambe (paralysed), Other, Urza (paralysed), Douena, Assailants.
Lorenz bites his lip with frustration as he attacks again. "Die, damn you!"
"It's that little girl that was selling that rubbish! She's here too!" Despite Mahjik's best effort, his attacks are still fragile. "They got Shokambe!"
-- hit
Makoa bites into #3's shoulder again, this time tearing out part of the man's neck. With a scream, the man drops onto the end of the bed. With a growl, Makoa pulls open the door of the room. "I'll be back," he tells the paralysed Urza, then steps through the door .
Lorenz tries again to hit the assailant in this room. Although he misses again, #4 doesn't laugh at him this time. The man is clearly starting to worry a bit by the fact that he is surrounded by three mobile opponents. As Sasha reaches for her rapier again, he strikes out at her in panic.
-- miss
-- hit
Sasha easily ducks beneath his blow, then comes up with a stab into his thigh.
-- miss
-- miss
Grumbling angrily, Pezock strikes out at #6 again, but his annoyance at the lack of assistance coming his way impairs his judgements, and he strikes too far to the side.
-- hit critical threat
-- confirmed
There's a yell from the north room. "Aaah! Damn thing!"
-- success
-- hit
Managing to hover by the window, Alton reaches in and bites at #4, taking a chunk out of his backside.
Mahjik tries again to get #2, but the man continues to dodge his blows.
"You should have bought more fetishes," the girl says in response to Mahjik's warning. Seeing Makoa coming into the hall, she raises her blowgun again.
-- hit
-- pass
The dart hits the half-orc in the arm, but he barely notices it. When the poison doesn't paralyse him, the girl says, "Uh oh." She hurries out the door and starts down the stairs.
Next Up: Assailants, Makoa, Lorenz, Sasha, Ishirou (paralysed), Pezock, Jask, Alton, Mahjik, Shokambe (paralysed), Young Girl, Urza (paralysed).
As the poison begins to release its hold on her muscles, Douena's fingers inch toward her butterfly, but if she calls on Desna's healing energy for Pezock, she'll also heal the attacker with whom Pezock has been struggling. Instead, she fixes the assailant directly opposite her with a hard glare, as if daring him to try to stab her, and her hand quickly darts into her pack for the wand she bought in Eleder. Reaching around the corner of the wardrobe, she taps it against Pezock's leg. "Try to get to the window," she urges him. "It's an easy climb anyway, and those ropes are tied to something!"
You didn't roll for Urza's save against poison.
Fort
Do I take Con damage again?
Con Dmg
You didn't roll for Urza's save against poison.
Fort 1d20+4
Do I take Con damage again?
Con Dmg 1d2