Round 1 : HP 25/25 : Lay on Hands 2/2 : Smite Evil 1/1
Alset moves next to Odie and the creature.
If Ood kills the second creature, Alset will heal Odie with the Wand of CLW. Alset tells Stonewall, "Grab the cat," while pointing at it. To Odie, Hold still while I heal you."
If Ood does not kill the second creature, Alset will attack with his longsword, then use this CLW on Odie after the creature is dispatched.
Round 1
20/20 hp
"I'm not sure how a sword killed water, but lets try my fist!"
Ood heads toward the monster with fist swinging...
Ood stumbles in the stream and misses the mark.
Round 1
HP 20/20
Stonewall charges forward and swings his terbutje at the remaining elemental.
Round 2
HP: 14/25
RRR 9/9
"Waaaaaaarrrgh!"
Ood misses, his feet slipping in the rushing waters. Alset and Stonewall slice and dice the elemental into nothing, like cutting frogs eggs with a guillotine.
The cat continues mewling under the cart, but should prove no trouble to extract.
Odie extracts the cat from under the cart, and brings her back to her person.
Over his shoulder, he says to the group:
"Can one of you check the water for loot? Maybe they left us something good, but I don't want to lose this cat again."
"I'm not wandering around the water during this, it was a water elemental, what would it be carrying. Let's just get this ugly thing back to the bard and be done."
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The cat is as described: heavy and floppy, ginger with stripes, and with a look on her face more sour than a lemon and lime mix. She claws at Odie until he puts her under his poncho. The rain is so strong you have trouble thinking of new adjectives to describe it. Under the cart is nothing but rotted fish; everything else in the street has been washed away by the flood.
Maso lights up with joy upon seeing his cat. "Oh there you are precious, your majesty, yes yes I love you too." he says as Pharaoh Mafdet brushes against him, purring. "Thank you so much. I don't know what I would have done if she'd gotten lost."
He takes off his boots and hands them to whoever is closest. "Here, take these as my thanks. I won't really be needing them, ha ha. They're Boots of the Cat."
Maso Wangoma stands up, with the help of his crutches, wobbling uneasily with the added weight of the cat. With your help he makes way through the storm to the Countinghouse of Abadar, where a dozen other cats and half the town sit huddled in the temple.
Lightning seems to be flashing very close on your way, the thunder booming the same instant as the lightning strikes. Sheriff Adaela awaits at the Stone Hall.
Alset, wary from his last bad experience at drying off, attempts to dry off again.
Alset is dry and happy that he has survived the dreaded towel. He speaks to his new companions who are fast becoming friends, "This storm ought to give our halfling plenty of time to learn common. What else will he have to do in this miserable storm?
Alset takes out his pipe, fills it with crushed tobacco leaves, and lights it. He lifts he bare feet up on the fireplace hearth and asks Adaela, "So, Sheriff Adaela, what else might you be needing from us to help prepare Pridon Heath for the rest of the coming deluge? Do we have time for our clothes and gear to dry a little?" he says with a warm, smokey smile.
Alset whips the towel around his body like a master dryer-offer. Muhdzuzi finds the party in the crowded Stone Hall and comes over with a tired smile on his face.
"Hello," Mud says in heavily accented Common. He puts his hand over his heart and bows his head, saying "Thank you."
You can tell he has spent a lot of time trying to learn the correct pronunciation of those three words. He relaxes his shoulders after speaking and moves on to another conversation with other halflings in Polyglot.
As Alset relaxes in front of the fire, the guard Farad from the troll attack earlier says, "Sheriff's not here."
Ood wonders over to the fire to dry as able, not particularly uncomfortable in his tunic and pants. "Where has she gone?"
Ood glances around the room what is the mood in this room with the sheriff gone...
Stonewall leans against the wall and rests his tower shield against his leg as he waits for a response.
The mood is antsy and concerned. The citizens are glad the four of you are back, as well as the stragglers, but there seems to be something more than just this storm bothering them. Cracks of thunder echo across the settlement. Through the windows you can plainly see these strikes of lightning touching down around the northern barricades of Island Town.
"There's some kind of unnatural force directing the lightning," Farad says, his face grave. "The sheriff went to investigate, but she hasn't come back since you left."
The citizens gathered in the Stone Hall are nervous and worried. The few children inside are crying with each successive lightning strike. Everyone is wet and bedraggled, exhausted from a day of preparation and a night of chaos.
"Alright boys, looks like we'll have to save the day again! Who's with me?!"
Alset jumps up and begins to put on his still damp clothes, armor, and weapons.
"Odie, I'm with you. Saving the day is what Paladins do. Did Adaela take anyone with her?"
"Does anyone know which way she went?"
"She went that way!"
Odie points in the direction of the increased lightning.
The lightning strikes with startling regularity. Out in the storm the winds and the rain lash against you as you head back to Island Town, heads down and cloaks pulled tight against the weather. Bright flashes of white make the way easy to see.
Atop the barricades stands a lizardfolk with arms outstretched towards the heavens, lightning flashing around her. Her cloak swirls with each blast, the raindrops flying outward as the lightning arcs through the sky, illuminating dark clouds above. Her belt is lined with severed heads, pruned and contorted into horrified expressions. Three other lizardfolk stand at the base of the barricade armed with morningstars and javelins. At their feet is a figure in a red jacket, unconscious or possibly dead.
Round 1
1-Alset
2-Stonewall
3-Reszavass
4-Lizardfolk
5-Ood
6-Odie
Round 1 | HP 25/25 | Bolts 10/10 | Acid Bolts 4/4 | Smite Evil 1/1 | Layon Hands (heal) 2/2
Alset will detect evil, and apparently knows that there is great evil emanating from Reszavass. "Let's take out one of the two side guards and then, I'll Smite Evil on the arrogant, evil lizardfolk on the barricades. Shall we go south through easier terrain or east where the jungle trees and shrubs are thicker?" After thinking for a moment, he suggests, "Odie, why don't you use your speed and take out the east lizardfold minion. While, the dwarves and I take out the south minion. We'll meet you in the middle on top. First one there gets to take out the third minion and the big bad boss lady. I am ready to call on the power of Iomeade against this one."
Alset moves south and fires a crossbow bolt at the southern most lizardfolk.
Alset drops the crossbow and pulls out his longsword. He's unsure why he keeps trying to use the crossbow. Up close and personal is his way when it comes to bringing people religion and death to evil creatures.
Round 1
HP 20/20
Stonewall charges toward the southern Lizardfolk drawing his terbutje and swinging as he approaches.
In his hurry, the Lizardfolk sees the swing coming and handily dodges
Round 1, Reszavass and Lizardfolk
The southern lizardfolk dodges the bolt and the terbutje easily. He is at home in the rain and the swamps as anywhere else, though the use of a terbutje surprises him. He draws his own terbutje, tongue slithering out of his toothy smile. He shouts in harsh Draconic,
The four lizardfolk laugh, the sound of sand on a tin roof.
Reszavass points to the ground behind the party and speaks softly, and as she does the roots and vines of the jungle burst from the soil, tendrils clinging to the party's legs and wrapping around their feet.
Entangle: Reflex Save DC 13
The westernmost lizardfolk attacks Stonewall in melee. The middle and topmost lizardfolk throw a javelins at Alset and Ood, respectively.
All three lizardfolk miss. Reszavass shouts in Draconic angrily at them.
5-Ood
6-Odie
Round 2
1-Alset
2-Stonewall
3-Reszavass
4-Lizardfolk
Round 1
hp 14/20
A sound plan from Alset. I hope it is enough against these guys!
Ood rushes the southward lizardman and positions himself for a punch opposite Stonewall.
"We can do this!"
Round 2
HP 20/20
Stonewall sees the recognition in their eyes when they see the terbutje and says something in Polyglot that the others don't understand,
Stonewall takes a swing at the Lizardfolk after he deflects the attacks with his shield.
The jaggedy bits of the terbutje bite into the Lizardfolk warrior as it connects.
Round 1 | HP: 25/25 | RRR 9/9
"Ugh! These guys are so far away! I need to get further faster!"
I'd give anything to not have to wait another second to hit this guy!
Round 2 | HP 25/25 | Bolts 9/10 | Acid Bolts 4/4 | Smite Evil 1/1 | Layon Hands (heal) 2/2
Alset attempts to break free from the entanglement.
Alset remains entangled, and immediately regrets dropping the crossbow.
Round 2
3-Reszavass
4-Lizardfolk
5-Ood
6-Odie
Alset rips the roots from his boots.
Reszavass hears the dwarf through the thunder and rain, her yellow eyes widening their vertical pupils slightly.
A wave of cold shoots from Reszavass's outstretched hand and weaves its way to Stonewall's tower shield.
His shield feels chilly and uncomfortable, but Stonewall shakes it off easily.
Deep roots curl around Odie and Stonewall, entangling their boots up to their knees in lush tropical vines.
The two easternmost lizardfolk move into flanking positions, the southernmost one moving into the entanglement.
He is tripped up by the thick foliage as well and is entangled. The two now flank Odie and swing their morningstars and chomp their teeth at the barbarian. Their teeth snap menacingly but ineffectively, while their morningstars clap against him simultaneously like a pair of mallets on a drum.
The west lizardfolk strikes at Stonewall and misses, fear showing in his face now that he is surrounded and bleeding. He shoots a glance at Reszavass for help but receives no sympathy from the druid.
Round 2
5-Ood
6-Odie - Entangled - Str/Escape Artist DC 13 (-2 attack, -4 Dex)
Round 3
1-Alset
2-Stonewall - Entangled - Str/Escape Artist DC 13 (-2 attack, -4 Dex)
3-Reszavass
4-Lizardfolk
Round 3
HP 20/20
Stonewall bursts free of the clinging root and vines and swings his terbutje at the Lizardfolk.
Stonewall says, "Ood, go for the caster!" and readies an action to aid him up the crates/wagons.
Round 2 | AC: 12 | HP: 20/29 | RRR 8/9
Furious that the lizards were able to entangle him and hit him before he could do more than walk to them, Odie flies into a rage of anger.
Bursting from his viney bonds Odie screams:
"YOU THOUGHT THOSE PUNY WEEDS COULD HOLD ME BACK?! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DEALING WITH HERE!? I WILL SPLIT THESE TWO INTO FOUR AND THEN I'M COMING FOR YOU!!!"
Odie swings his greatsword at the one who damaged him.
Round 2
HP 20/20
Ood punches the Lizard near him with a 1-2 combo.
Round 3 | HP 25/25 | Bolts 9/10 | Acid Bolts 4/4 | Smite Evil 1/1 | Lay on Hands (heal) 2/2
Alset moves forward and swings the sword dedicated to Iomeade at the W Lizard [assuming it isn't already dead].
If the W Lizzard is dead, Alset will move east to the middle (south) Lizard to assist Odie.
If the W Lizard is still breathing . . .
Alset hits the WL and prepares to move to aid Odie, either by healing or attacking the nearest LF.
Ood calmly kills the lizardfolk nearest to him, and with a shout of rage Odie does the same.
Alset moves to flank the S lizardfolk with Odie. Stonewall plants his shield as a boost to Ood on Ood's next turn.
"Odie! I've got this one flanked. Let's finish this one then on to the evil one," said Alset pointing to the RRRReszava.
Round 3
3-Reszavass
4-Lizardfolk
"Metal conducts electricty," Reszavass says and shoots a small arc of lightning from her fingertips at Stonewall. The bolt zaps through his armor, shocking him for 2 lightning damage.
The lizardfolk rages against Odie for killing his ally and hits the wild-eyed half-orc for 5 damage.
The vines quicken again, wrapping around Stonewall, Alset, and Odie.
Round 3-4
The party is up.
Round 3
HP 20/20
Ood uses Stonewalls boost to get onto the crates and...
doesn't fall
Round 3 | AC: 12 | HP: 15/29 | RRR 7/9
Still angry, but unable to break his bonds, Odie attacks the only lizard he can.
"THESE STUPID VINES! THIS IS YOUR FAULT SCALY!"
Odie continues swing his greatsword.
Round 4 | AC 19 + 1 | HP 25/25 | Smite Evil 0/1 | Lay on Hands (heal) 2/2
With the last of the grunt lizardfolk cut in two by Odie, Alset calls Iomedae to grant him the blessing of smiting evil on Rendezvous.
Alset attempts to break free:
Alset breaks free and moves to climb up to attack Razamataz by the fastest way visible.
Alset is on top and advancing on the evil one, longsword ready to deal leathal damage. "Iomedae, bless my sword and smite this evil creature through me."
Seeing Adaela lying motionless, Alset tells himself, "by Iomedae I will avenge you Adaela the paladin."
Round 4
HP 18/20
Stonewall strains against the vines again.
Stonewall bursts from the entanglement against and moves toward the others.
Round 4
Reszavass sees her friends falling and her foes advancing. She laughs at in the rain, undeterred by their determination. She casts a spell, and a wave of water ten feet high washes over Ood, attempting to push him over the edge. But his dwarven stability keeps him on top of the barriers.
"Come to me, fools! Let the Duchess of All Winds consume you as a willing sacrifice to her!"
Round 4-5
Round 4 | AC: 12 | HP: 15/29 | RRR 6/9
Odie burst free of the ensnaring vines again with a roar.
Odie climbs up the boxes, with more effort than expected due to his distracting rage.
As Odie crest the boxes and sprints toward the big bad, he yells "THAT REALLY HURTS! I'VE CUT DOWN TWO OF YOUR KIND THIS BATTLE AND I KEEP HAVING TO WALK TO YOU COWARDS TO KILL YOU! I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THIS! YOU KEEP GETTING ME WET! I'M SOAKED TO THE BONE! NOW I WILL MAKE SURE YOUR BONES ARE SOAKING IN THE RAIN BEFORE THIS DAY IS DONE! MY SWORD WILL BE SOAKED IN YOUR BLOOD! I'M GLAD I'M WEARING THIS PONCHO BECAUSE GETTING BLOOD OUT OF MY CLOTHES IS BECOMING A HASSLE! MAYBE I'LL WEAR THIS ALL THE TIME FROM NOW ON!"
AAAAHHHHHAHAHAHAHHHHHAHAHAHAH!
Odie slices, dices, and rolls sad damage dice.
Round 4
HP 20/20
Ood stumbles and makes no progress.
"Why did I climb these crates again?!" I should be moving along them more easily than this
Round 5
HP 18/20
Stonewall runs over to Adaela and checks her over.
Round 5 | AC: 12 | HP: 15/29 | RRR 5/9
Odie slashes into Reszavass again.
"AT LEAST YOU ARE A DECENT TARGET! ALL YOUR CHILDREN BELOW FELL BEFORE ME LIKE THE CHAFF THEY WERE! YOU SPEAK OF THIS DUCHESS OF ALL WINDS? THIS IS MY SWORD WIND'S END! SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU! SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WORDS, ONLY BLOOD! SHE HAS ALREADY HAD A TASTE! NOW SHE WILL TAKE THE REST!"
Odie slices into Reszavass, her cloak falling away. Orbs of lightning dance in her eyes as she locks gazes with the raging barbarian.
Ood can make another check to move closer, but won't get an attack this turn.
Stonewall finds Adaela bloodied and bruised, but alive. She is in need of magical healing or a few good nights' rest. She is stable.
Alset is up. Then Reszavass. Then Odie's post right above this one.
Round 5 | AC 19 + 1 | HP 25/25 | Smite Evil 0/1 | Lay on Hands (heal) 2/2
Alset steps forward and swings his mighty evil-smiting sword down on Rastafarian.
The sword . . .
I'm going to assume that I did hit because I didn't roll another 1. The sword hits and cleaves through her damaging her further.
round 4.1
Ood tries again to catch his balance
Ood regained his footing but makes no progress.
Alset hits the dreadlocked lizardfolk.
Round 5
Reszavass bites and claws at Odie.
She hisses in frustration as one claw connects for 3 damage.
Round 5-6
Odie yells at Reszavass and cuts her in half. As she falls off the back of the shed in slow motion, she says, "End's Wind? Is that a reference to f-" and splats onto the ground.
The druid's belt of severed heads and few other possesions are scattered on top of the rain-slicked shed. There is a Brooch of Shielding, a wand of cure moderate wounds (8 charges), and masterwork leather armor. The other lizardfolk have only their weapons.
If you check on Adaela, she quickly recovers with a casting from a wand of cure or a paladin's lay on hands.
She looks up at the sky. The lightning is no longer striking in one location, their flashes now far off and more regular. The stormclouds are still pouring down rain, however, and likely will for the rest of the night.
"What happened?" she asks, still groggy. "The lightning was gathering at this point, but before I could get close three lizardfolk rushed me from the shadows and beat me unconscious."