K needs a ref 20 save
to halve 7 from spears
to halve 2 from spears & stop dazzled. entangled.
She takes 4 damage from Simon’s gun.
She takes 10 damage from Caillus!
As the first hatchett hits Caillus he strikes back - only once, but powerfully enough to set the woman back on her feet.
A crackling spear of ice errupts beneath her feet - but she dodges the spear, only to be stuck to the ice by a blast of cold by Simon.
A second blast - this time from Simon's Kindness - punches through her left leg, and red blood pours onto the ice and freezes.
Grey swooped towards the cries for help, whispering into his mask. "Take these to Hagren. Help him."
The elaborate raised rune on Grey's mask disconnects from his face leaving the mask smooth and bare. It flies forward, the two potions in Grey's hands levitating and moving with it.
The flaming sphere winks out of existence leaving burning and charred swaths as evidence of it's passing.
The Blink Dog attacks an archer, then blinks behind Kressle, harrying her before it returns to it's home plane.
AC 27, touch 27, flat-footed 24
Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +1
CMB +7, CMD 21
HP 14/32
Effects: Prayer, inspire courage+2, mage armor, shield
Thkrull looks around, trying to find any threats. Not willing to separate himself from Taerine, he takes up a guard position between her and the fort.
The servant suddenly kneels with Hargran and starts trying to help . Given a useful task to do he seems to come back to the himself and is surprisingly competent.
When Legion appears with the potion he holds Hargran's head up and keeps his throat clear. Taerine helps him a little - but he seems to know what he's doing.
"Save the others - I've got this."
Meanwhile the Blink dog materialises behind the frozen woman, giving her a target other than Caillus.
Quickly taking in the new surroundings, Arioch nods as the surviving servant attends to Master Hargran. Loosing his Ransuer Arioch unfurls his whip as he strides towards the altercation at the gate.
Fixated to the ice the hatchet-woman glares death at Denat as he scampers along the wall.
The leader barks out commands at her force and the remaining archers form up in a rough - but impressive - formation. Holes are obvious where fallen troops would normally stand. They aim as one - and fire at Denat!
The leader herself lashes out at the Blink - but her attack passes harmlessly through its space as it vanishes.
Other location round ten
He summons another small dragon shaped energy bolt that lands on Kressles square and explodes. (Move action). Dc 15 ref or be dazzled and take cold damage. Half dmg on successful save. Also entangled for one round should she take any cold dmg.
Then Simon fires Kindness (the revolver)
Ranged touch
"Lissala Wills It!"
Having flown to and landed on Hargran Molly speaks to those around her.
"If any I you are casters use this on him. Ill tell you the command word. "
She lifts the wand with her foot slightly.
Anglon countinus his move forward. As he clears the strange cloud, he can now see into this structure and the chaotic fighting inside. He still seems a little disoriented, but is ready to spring into action.
Round 11, other location
Denat bleeds on the wall-walk.
AC 20, touch 16, flat-footed 18
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +6
CMD 15
HP 38/38
Effects: mage armor, shield, prayer, inspire courage+2
Spells cast: 5 1st-level, 1 2nd-level
Taerine grabs the wand and tries to figure out if she can activate it. "Bre-NA!" she calls out the command word.
AC 25, touch 25, flat-footed 22
Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +1
CMB +7, CMD 21
HP 14/32
Effects: Prayer, inspire courage+2, mage armor, shield, charge (+2 to hit, -2 to AC)
Thkrull, realizing nothing threatening Taerine at the moment, charges forward, and claws at the woman seemingly in charge.
Move action to AC-23
Claw:
Damage:
10' reach; Critical: x2; Type: S
Claw:
Damage:
10' reach; Critical: x2; Type: S
[ooc)Did someone inspire courage? Should Caillus have included that?[/ooc]
Legion continued to aid resuscitating Harrigan.
Grey pursed his lips behind his mask. This had taken far too long and they had made too many tactical errors. He threw another handful of sand streaking into the air and floated back behind the cover of his cloud.
Cannonballs plummeted from the sky seconds later.
Other location round ten
/QUOTE]
Other location round ten
Suddenly everything happens at once.
Hargran gasps and starts breathing - though is far enough gone now it is not even sure magic can get him to his feet quickly.
Kressle attempts to move but is stuck fast as another bolt of cold, a bullet and Thkrull's claws impact into her.
Her warriors cheers when Denat goes down. Their mistaken belief that he was responsible for all the magic that had hurt them was proven tragically wrong when once again cannonball sized rocks fall from the sky.
All of them are down.
Kressle looks out furiously at her foes "Oh come on! How many damn mages do you have Lisa?"
Quietly to her right the man she was hanging reappears and falls to the ground as the blink dog disappears.
Kressle looks out furiously at her foes "Oh come on! How many damn mages do you have Lisa?"
"Enough." He says as he casts a quick spell
Acid arrow
Edit: changed my action
As Simon talks the woman snarls at him - and throws her hatchets, drawing two plainer looking ones that she also throws, then drawing more. It is a marvellous exhibition of martial prowess, especially given she is obviously snow-blinded and cannot pivot properly.
As Simon talks the woman snarls at him - and throws her hatchets, drawing two plainer looking ones that she also throws, then drawing more. It is a marvellous exhibition of martial prowess, especially given she is obviously snow-blinded and cannot pivot properly.
[dice=attack+favored-entangled-dazzled]1d20+5+4-2-1 [dice = damage]1d6+3+4
[dice=attack+favored-entangled-dazzled]1d20+5+4-2-1 [dice = damage]1d6+1+4
[dice=attack+favored-entangled-dazzled]1d20-1+4-2-1 [dice = damage]1d6+3+4
[dice=attack+favored-entangled-dazzled]1d20-1+4-2-1 [dice = damage]1d6+1+4
As the first axe passes through simon the woman grinds her teeth.
As the first axe passes through simon the woman grinds her teeth.
"You're outmanned and out gunned. Surrender is your best hope. "
Anglon closes in far enough to see that some of his friends have seen better days. He draws his power inward and unleashes a burst of positive energy for his friends.
Round 12, other location
Denat continues his slow way to the gate of the afterworld.
Lashing out with his Goddess' chosen symbol at those blind to her truths, Arioch shows them the arror of thier ways.
AC 20, touch 16, flat-footed 18
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +6
CMD 15
HP 38/38
Effects: mage armor, shield, prayer, inspire courage+2
Spells cast: 5 1st-level, 2 2nd-level
Seeing Hargran starting to recover but another of her companions needing help at the top of the wall, Taerine quickly casts another spell and -- her arms seeming to grow as she moves -- races with her wand toward the wall.
"Stay with the Master," she tells the servant before rushing off.
"Hold on, Denat!"
Cast lesser evolution surge to give herself reach.
Move to AC-21
AC 27, touch 27, flat-footed 24
Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +1
CMB +7, CMD 21
HP 14/32
Effects: Prayer, inspire courage+2, mage armor, shield
Thkrull roars, again reaching up to slash the axe-wielding woman. "Come down here, little girl, I hunger!" he cries as one of his claws draws blood.
Full attack, using reach:
Claw:
Damage:
Claw:
Damage:
AC: 16
Hp: 5 --> 15/33
Actions: 5' adjust away from Kressle, cast cure moderate wounds, move action to stand
The last axe strike inflicts a dizzying amount of pain as loss of blood finally takes its toll on Caillus. As his muscles go lax and the floor rushes near, he sees a brief outline of himself - one possible future where he dies on the floor. Somewhere in the translation of possibilities, his bardiche leaves his hand and joins with the lifeless form on the ground, left to itself when the other Caillus winks back out of existence.
Darkness closes in around him.
The pain when his eyes re-open is immense. He still suffers from several bruises, and the axe-woman stands over him triumphantly. When the summoned beast Thkrull slices at her from behind, Caillus takes his opportunity. He rolls backwards, ignoring the awkwardness in his legs, and intones a brief prayer, restoring his body to some of its former health. Rejuvenated, he stands, surveying the new positions of his allies and enemies. He notes the Hanged Man's confused expression.
Fight if you can. Get clear if you can't. Your rescue will be explained in a moment.
Grey fumed beneath his mask. The fog faded and the cannonballs shrunk back town to harmless sand. The woman with the axes was still standing.
Bringing his hands together, a swirling ball of shadows began to coalesce, causing mist to form in the air around it. He thrust forward sending it streaking towards the woman with the axes leaving a crackling trail of frozen vapors behind it.
The hatchet wielding woman is widely believed to be a bandit known as Kressle.
Kressle was devastated by the onslaught. There is some doubt as to whether she was already dead when frozen solid by the Master in Grey, but no doubt as to her state afterwards.
Astute readers will note this battle bears little resemblance to the famous "Battle of Oleg Keep" portrayed in Heroes of the Empire. This is because the battle portrayed there is assembled from anecdotal evidence of the few servants to survive into the later empire, whereas the battle portrayed here is based on evidence from the recently discovery of Hargran's own account from after the battle, while he was unable to travel.
Grey floated down to to stand near Hargran, watching quietly.
To his familiar he said "Gather the bodies. Strip them and stack them in the barracks. Search the grounds for anything useful or valuable. Lay out everything you find here in the courtyard for us to appraise."
The floating rune spun once in the air and drifted off, copies of itself seeming to split from it and fade from sight as it went.
The bodies began dragging themselves away, their clothes peeling off as they went. Potentially useful items began drifting out of windows to arrange themselves neatly in the yard. Soon the entire fort was a bustle with activity.
"Where are we," Taerine asks, looking around. "What's going on?"
Thkrull, hungry as usual, pulls off one of the axe woman's legs, and starts eating unconcernedly.
"Anglon." Grey's deep, hollow voice intones, "Tomorrow, I would appreciate your help in animating the fallen bandits as appropriate servants."
"Taerine, leave the bones intact, if you would."
"Where are we," Taerine asks, looking around. "What's going on?"
Peering closely at the surrounding area as he loops his Whip to hand it back upon his belt, "Judging from the temperature, the flora & weather...
I would say quite a ways North of Cheliax & well away from any Sea or Ocean. Should still be in Avistan, however. Teleport Scrolls that can take us as far as Casmeron or Arcadia aren't the sorts of things even Master Hargran would be able to come across in the kind of numbers he used."
"Speaking of...
How fares the Master, Anglon?" As Arioch returns to retrieve his ransuer from where he dropped it in his haste.
Well, Grey, it's not my specialty, but I will see what I can do. More importantly right now, is everyone accounted for? Is anyone hurt? Anglon said as he caught his breath and looked around.
"Of ours, some still wounded. None dead. All accounted for. The Master is our primary concern now. Can he be moved?"