"How Counterspells Work: To use a counterspell, you must select an opponent as the target of the counterspell. You do this by choosing to ready an action. In doing so, you elect to wait to complete your action until your opponent tries to cast a spell. You may still move at your normal speed, since ready is a standard action.
If the target of your counterspell tries to cast a spell, make a Spellcraft check (DC 15 + the spell's level). This check is a free action. If the check succeeds, you correctly identify the opponent's spell and can attempt to counter it. If the check fails, you can't do either of these things.
To complete the action, you must then cast an appropriate spell. As a general rule, a spell can only counter itself. If you are able to cast the same spell and you have it prepared (or have a slot of the appropriate level available), you cast it, creating a counterspell effect. If the target is within range, both spells automatically negate each other with no other results."
Round 1 Action
Drelsh scowls in fury at the friendly fire. "Think boy!" He ignores the pain in his leg and steps forward, stabbing with this spear.
Here, here!! lol
I don't mind posting out of order - I will take your action and put it in the right place when it occurs. If previous actions obviate it, I'll give you a chance to reconsider. If you miss your turn by a fair amount of time then its gone. =) So for you who go before the snake...go ahead. I'll post the snake's action in the morning (if it lives!)
"By Nethis!"Mike shouts as he feels the familiar tingle that magic makes as Ulan drops to the floor and the girl the snake has stops all attempts to free herself. Not sure what spell was just cast and only concerned with ending the threat that is moving in the opposite direction Mike Charges in at the sake dagger raised.
*edit*
Lambert glowered at the scene before him. That was not how he had expected things to unfold. With no weapon in hand, he decided to hold back for the moment. No use getting himself involved any more than he had to...
Zzzzzzzz.
Round 2
Lambert - passes
Ulan - Asleep
Mike - tries to time his attack on the snake and misses badly!
[I]Snake (-22 hp) - grieviously wounded, the snake lets go of its potential meal and moves full speed away from the campsite to escape!
Drelsh -
Bryn -
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As the snake tries to escape Bryn stabs it with his shortspear again.
Bryn stabs the snake again as it tries to escape, this time putting an end to its life!
Delora, now awake and bleeding from the bite around her leg, comes limping up to Bryn and throws her arms around his neck. "Oh thank you for saving me from that horrid snake! It was going to eat me, wasn't it?!!"
Drelsh pokes the snake again through the spine, making sure it's dead. Then he turns to Delora. "Hold still girl."
Yes, miss I do believe it was trying to eat you. he says blushing. Nothing to worry about now though it is quite dead.
Breggel rushes over to his brother and shakes him awake.
"Ulan! Get up the snake is dead! "
He looks over at Lambert and growls, "Next time make sure you know what yer spells can do and where they will land! We would be having a different talk if any harm had come to my brother!"
Once Delora is healed Drelsh stands, limping his way over to Lambert. He stands next to him for a moment, staring at him. "So. What exactly happened back there?"
Mike, not quite sure what happened after his trip over Ulan. Rolling over he watches as breggal prodes his brother and shoutes over at Lambert and after sitting up sees that the snake is indeed dead. "Breggel, you like snake?" Mike asks the dwarf after he is done berating Lambert.
Picking up his dagger Mike stands up eyeing the recent kill wondering what on earth a snake would be doing so active in the cold weather.
"Well..I would not say no to a bit of BBQ snake, now that you mention it!"
He helps his brother up and dusts him off.
"Glad we are on the same page." Mike heads over with the dwarfs and starts gutting and skinning the animal. Handing the meat over to Breggal and ulan as it becomes available. I will be over in a minute. I'm going to take a minute to wash up."
"Aye aye, thanks brother. I'm fine."
Ulan says as he rises and wipes the dust from his shirt.
He glances at Lambert for a moment, but noticing Drelsh is with him already he simply frowns before helping Mike cook up the snake meat.
Lambert could only glower in response. He was not surprised to encounter this degree of fallout from the fight's aftermath-- he himself knew well enough that he had mucked things up without getting yelled at by half the traveling party. But was he ever going to openly admit it, with such hostile stares and demands for an explanation?
Never.
It was an old defense of his, just to stare back at his accusers sullenly. Eventually the others would lose interest, and thoroughly ignore him. That was what he was hoping for.
Drelsh stares at him in silence for another moment. "I suggest you start talking boy. This is your chance to explain yourself. Otherwise I'm going to charge you with attacking your comrades and bring you back in chains to await the king's justice. I wouldn't see treason as far fetched. So, right now you have the chance, why exactly did you deem to knock half of your comrades out?"
Bryn untangles himself from Delora saying "forgive me miss but I need to go and check on the animals."He turns the now healed girl over to her fathers care and goes to make sure the horses are okay and properly secured.
The animals are quickly settled by the three handlers. Mike skins the snake and prepares the meat - although since everyone has already eaten, and you just fought the thing, not many are hungry...Mike saves the skin and head for potential future use.
Delora refuses to leave Bryn's side. She has recovered a bit and is no longer the helpless little girl, but she won't get too far from him...
Soon it is time to get some sleep, and everyone sets up their bedrolls and drifts off, leaving the watch to keep an eye out for any more critters.
Bryn is embarassed by the girls attention and points out to her that he wasn't the only one fighting the snake. He doesn't object too much to her staying nearby, but is relieved when it is time for everyone to retire for the night and for him to take his turn on watch.
After recovering from a deep slumber mike starts to get ready for his shift. He heads over to the always silent Lambert sitting by the fire. Good a place as any for Mike considering he is a little stiff from the cold and could use some thawing. "You doing ok after that little altracation?" He asks while noticing some of the cooked snake still lying around. He starts to heat some of it up for breakfast as he waits for a response.
Drelsh's comment finally broke Lambert's silence. It came as a sardonic bark of laughter, as incredulous as it was derisive. "Treason for a spell that went wild and people ran into? Like to see them try and hang me for that one."
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Lambert's watch was spent in his usual dour silence, where he seemed more interested in prodding the fire than he was in actually keeping a serious watch. He raises an eyebrow when Mike rises to join him at the fire. "...Fine," he responded, a bit too sharply.
Drelsh leans back, seeming satisfied. "So it was simply idiocy on your part. That's all I needed to know." He sharply raps Lambert over the head with his quarterstaff. "Do it again and I'll drag you back, mistake or not."
Mike laughs repeating Lambert's words and takes a big bite of his breakfast. "My dad said that before setting off from Kyonin to leave me hear in the river kingdoms. Mike sat up stretching his legs and taking a deep breath. He savored the smell of the fire and the crisp air as they danced through his nose. "So why don't you elaborate "fine" for me?"
Lambert finally stopped pretending to be busy with caring for the fire, in which he sat back and finally stared Mike flatly in the eye. "Why." It was more of a statement than a question, and delivered in his usual ever-so-charming manner.
"No reason, i'm not going to force words from your mouth like Drelsh did. You just have something on your mind and I thought you would of wanted to talk about it."
"Mm," came the response. It wasn't much of a reply, but it was less sharp than his previous brief instances of communication. He didn't linger for much longer by the fire after that. One had to get what sleep they could, after all.
Mike just shook his head as Lambert walked away not beleiving that there was someone who hated the malitia more then he does. Saying a quick good night to Breggal Mike goes to wake up the others on the 3rd watch. Maybe this will be the last day on the road and he can get back to Two Creek.
Ulan stays alert, his warhammer at the ready, during the first watch.
"Don't forget, we're on duty lad."
He says, grinning, to Bryn during their watch. He subtly indicates Delora.
"Try not to get too distracted."
He continues his patrol of the campsite.
An hour or so before dawn, when Mike, Drelsh, and Aldras are on watch, Aldras hears something unusual in the darkness, and alerts his companions of the noise. Mike looks out, but was unfortunately staring into the fire and thinking of home so his night-vision is not as keen as it could be...as they come to their feet, a hideous avian creature with the body of an emaciated rooster, the wings of a bat, and a long, scaly tail rushes out of the darkness at Drelsh!
1=Aldras, 2=Drelsh, 3=Mike
Round 1
>Aldras<
Cockatrice
Drelsh
Mike
Round 1
Aldras: Lands a vicious blow to the beast with his short spear!
Cockatrice : Moves and attacks Drelsh ( )
>Drelsh< - Make a DC 12 Fortitude save or take points of Dexterity damage as your flesh and bones stiffen and harden...
Mike