"Talvek! Look out!", Lubella shouted. She sprinted towards the young Tiefling, drawing her blade as she ran, the brilliant steel lighting up the street. As she reached the street corner, she spun into the whirling dance of the desert dervishes of her native land.
"They're so pretty..." mumbles Talvek, not turning towards the halfling as she charges towards him.
Talvek never heard Lubella as his eyelids close and he slumps to the ground snoring heavily. There is a high-pitched giggle from the pair until they see Lubella charge forward with her blazing blade. Definitely not what they expected.
Aldren hears Lubella's shouted warning and... someone giggling!? What in the Nine Hells is this madness? He stands and throws off the blanket in a single action, then moves south as he draws his morningstar. When he reaches the street, he looks about and sees the tiny winged things, his jaw slightly agape. Definitely not a serial killer. This is... worse?
Arcos and Julessa are able to hear the conflict
Julessa jolts awake at the sound of Lubella's distant shout, and with a muttered curse climbs to her feet, her knees gone stiff, and races out into the street. Nothing. She's on the wrong block.
Cursing quietly beneath her breath, she puts on speed, hiking up her skirts and racing over the cobblestones, praying to Milani that she won't be too late as she takes the long way round.
Lubella shouts a warning as she rushes to aid Talvek, but she sees the tiefling fall to the ground.
Julessa hears the sound of Lubella's cry and likewise dashes to the location of the sounds.
Arcos delays as he is a bit groggy himself.
The small flying creatures are not used to seeing more than one lone victim. Two more pop into view as they decided to hit their new foes simultaneously.
Yipeee, fler tänder för oss! - which sounds like high-pitched
Two more of the creatures pop into view just before Aldren come down the alley. They try to stab/grab at him with a pair of wicked looking pliers.
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=== Round 2 (bold may act) ===
17+Talvek (sleeping), Aldren(-3), Arcos(delayed)
12-Julessa(save?), Lubella(+30' move, save?)
12+Creatures-group A (flying 10') red(),orange(),yellow(),pink()
10-Creatures-group B (flying 5') blue(),green(), purple(invis), teal(invis)
Lubella's faith helped her shake off the enchantment. "Tooth fairies: wicked fey!", she shouted to the others. "They're resistant to regular weapons; use cold iron if you can!"
Lubella shakes off the numbing spell effects.
Aldren felt the tugs of slumber as well, but his elven blood saves him.
Aldren isn't entirely sure what's going on, not having any knowledge of these creatures, but he knows they are not friendly. "Get your stinking claws off me!" He takes a step towards Talvek and Lubella while swinging at the closest of the little beasties.
Lubella danced across the street, spinning as she went, and lashed out with her scimitar. "Your sick, murderous game stops now!"
Aldren tries to smash one of the lower flying ones harassing him, but the heavy weapon misses the nimble fey.
Lubella starts her spinning dash across, and with a swift flash of her blade, cleaves the green faerie; its lifeless body dropping to the ground, motionless.
=== Round 2 con't (bold may act) ===
17+Talvek (sleeping), Aldren(-3), Arcos(delayed)
12-Julessa(save?), Lubella(+30' move)
12+Creatures-group A (flying 10') red(),orange(),yellow(),pink()
10-Creatures-group B (flying 5') blue(),green(dead), purple(invis), teal(invis)
Julessa doesn't even notice the fae's attempt to ensorcel her, and instead races around the corner and almost trips on Talvek.
For a moment she simply gapes down at the sleeping tiefling, and then she gives him a firm shake of the shoulder to rouse him from his slumber.
Julessa is able to shake the sleeping tiefling awake, but it takes several seconds of effort before he regains his composure (normal noise will not awaken from sleep).
Arcos rushes onto the street and announces in his vigilante voice, full of pomp and bravado, "Wicked beasts, your terrorising is at an end! A cordial message from the Blue Warlock, ready yourselves, you're in for a shock!" He points a finger at the best closest to him and fires a small bolt of lightning.
Arcos hears the commotion and bursts onto the scene with a jolt, literally.
The lightning hits the blue tinted fey near Lubella (the invisible ones he did not yet know about, even though they are closer).
Two more of the fey pop into view on the newcomer, and try to grab him with their pliers.
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The injured blue one flutters 5' closer to Lubella and tries to pinch and bite her
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Two more swoop down to swarm Aldren (Aoo with your mace as they move into your space).
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And finally, the last two swoop down to the prone Talvek and his guardian Julessa (she gets an Aoo as they move into her space, Talvek dropped his weapon, but if he has claws etc, Aoo).
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=== Round 3 (bold may act) ===
17+Talvek (prone), Aldren(-3)
12-Julessa(), Lubella(+30' ), Arcos()
12+Creatures-group A (flying 10') red(),orange(),yellow(),pink()
10-Creatures-group B (flying 5') blue(-3),green(dead), purple( ), teal()
Talvek groans as he is shaken awake, then yelps as the fey swoop in with their wicked pliers. Trying to fend them off with one arm, he unsheathes his rapier and attempts to skewer the flying pests.
Julessa scowls and hisses as the pliers twist at her flesh, and fires her crossbow at the fae.
She then raises both hands and her eyes being to glow as she summons Milani's power. "Wreath us in blooms, my sacred lady, roses of the deepest hue, and let our weapons become your thorns as we strike down our enemies."
Arcos is hit twice by the tiny pliers as the two fey pop into view near him.
Unable to fend it off, Lubella is hit by the injured blue one, twice as well. and narrowly misses hitting her in the eye as it goes for one of her teeth.
It chomps its toothy maw on her shoulder and she starts to feel her muscles tighten to the point she cannot move (paralysis for rounds)
Aldren is able to bat one of the two fey as it approaches, but he does not deter it and both score wounds with their pliers as well.
Finally,Talvek is raked by a set of pliers as he lays prone and Julessa, tries to bring her crossbow to bear (no Aoo with a range weapon unfortunately). She is able to call the blessing of Milani upon the party however. Talvek draws his blade and pierces it but does not quite drop it.
=== Round 4 (bold may act , PARTY BLESSED +1) ===
17+Talvek (prone, -1), Aldren(-6)
12-Julessa(-2), Lubella(+30' -2, paralyzed), Arcos(-2)
12+Creatures-group A (flying 10') red(-3),orange(),yellow(-4),pink()
10-Creatures-group B (flying 5') blue(-3),green(dead), purple( ), teal()
Aldren curses as he sees the halfling dervish go stiff with paralysis. Wounds are bad enough. Worse still if they manage to get me like that. He takes a careful step back, drops his shield to free up a hand, then draws his holy symbol and prays to Calistria for her protection.
5' to the S
Free Action to Drop Shield
Move action to draw holy symbol
Standard to cast Protection from Evil (the subject gains a +2 deflection bonus to AC and a +2 resistance bonus on saves).
Armor Class will be the same due to loss of shield, but bonus to saves should stack with the +1 morale bonus from bless.
Assuming they're evil. Hard to tell with Fey sometimes but this doesn't seem like even a neutral fey's idea of mischief.
Lubella's muscles failed her as the poison took hold. She stopped moving and stood motionless; helpless and at the killer's mercy.
Arcos grunts as the fey attack him. He steps back and fires another boot of electricity at the one flying above him.
Aldren steps back and bolsters his defenses with a divine aura of protection.
Arcos goes on offense, and stepping back unleashes another bolt of electric energy, which drops one of the pair of fey nearest him.
When killed, the tooth fairy explodes into a cloud of sparkling white fairy dust that clings to creatures within 5 feet.
Two of the eight have dropped and a few others injured but they continue the fight.
The remaining one on Arcos plies its pliers
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but fumbles badly with bite and tool alike.
Two continue to press Aldren despite his aura.
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Only the first drawing another drop of blood with its pinchers
Yippeee!
One tries to extract a tooth from the helpless Lubella
vs CMD 13 - yanking out a tooth with glee (causes 1pt CHA loss, 1pt bleed)
Bonzai!
The final pair on Talvek
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Again, the bite misses but the tool draws blood.
And Julessa
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=== Round 5 (bold may act , PARTY BLESSED +1) ===
17+Talvek (prone, -2), Aldren(-7)
12-Julessa(-3), Arcos(-2), Lubella(+30' -3, bleed, paralyzedx2)
12+Creatures-group A (flying 5') red(-3),orange(),yellow(-4),pink()
10-Creatures-group B (flying 5') blue(-3),green(dead), purple( ), teal(dead)
Lubella felt a searing pain in her mouth as the evil creature ripped out one of her teeth; she tried to scream but couldn't make a sound.
Aldren grimaces under the pain of the feys' attacks but sees one of the demonic sprites going at Lubella's mouth. He takes another tactical step back, circling the halfling's form, then swings his morningstar at the beastie attacking her.
Gritting her teeth as the pliers tear into her flesh, Julessa steps back around the corner of the building, keeping the evil fae in view, and squeezes off a shot from her crossbow right at one of the ones attacking Aldren.
Aldren bats the orange approaching fairies down as it tries to get closer for a pinch, smashing the creature, but its natural resistance to normal steel reduce some of the damage.
Unfortunately, his main attack swishes only through the air.
Julessa steps back and fires at her attacker, and the bolt strikes true and drops the creature to the ground, twitching.
=== Round 5 (bold may act , PARTY BLESSED +1) ===
17+Talvek (prone, -2), Aldren(-7)
12-Julessa(-3), Arcos(-2, save?), Lubella(+30' -3, bleed, paralyzedx2)
12+Creatures-group A (flying 5') red(-3),orange(-3),yellow(-4),pink(dead)
10-Creatures-group B (flying 5') blue(-3),green(dead), purple( ), teal(dead)
Arcos gags at the dust and orates, "The beasts have stench as foul as their temprament! Nonetheless, the Blue Warlock soldiers one for the good of the people!" He then walks back and fires a bolt of electricity. However, he heaves and the bolt flies off in the distance, missing entirely.
Arcos succumbs to the smelly gas cloud left behind and is weakened from the stench as well as his eyes watered so his aim is off with his bolt.
Lying on the ground and flailing about wasn't the most dignified of things, so Talvek drags himself to his feet, falling into a dueling stance and lunging with his rapier at the closest flying pest.
Talvek stands but is unable to align his rapier to the flying pests nearest him.
The remaining creatures press their attacks.
Purple flies closer to Arcos (Aoo as it moves into his space)
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Red and Orange continue to press Aldren (Aoo as they move into space)
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Blue tries to extract another tooth from Lubella
vs CMD 13 - causes 1pt CHA loss, 1pt bleed.
Yippee!
Then Yellow tries to get the now standing Talvek
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=== Round 6 (bold may act , PARTY BLESSED +1) ===
17+Talvek (-2), Aldren(-7)
12-Julessa(-3), Arcos(-2), Lubella(+30' -3, bleed, paralyzed x1)
12+Creatures-group A (flying 5') red(-3),orange(-3),yellow(-4),pink(dead)
10-Creatures-group B (flying 5') blue(-3),green(dead), purple( ), teal(dead)
Lubella stood helpless as the wicked fey creature stole another one of her teeth. Goddess, give me strength to endure this pain!
Seeing Lubella being savaged by the fae that flits about her face, Julessa extends her hand and calls out to that fae, "Attend me, creature of pain! I forbid you from attacking our party again, and for as long as my will is upon you, stay your pliers!"
Lubella loses another tooth to the wicked fey.
Aldren suffers three more punctures to the two facing him, but wards off the venom of the nasty bite.
Julessa calls forth a divine prayer to stop the creature from further harassing Lubella.
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The fey stops and snarls at Julessa, unable to pluck another tooth.
Arcos waves his dagger feebly at the one approaching him, trying to fend it off.
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=== Round 6 con't (bold may act , PARTY BLESSED +1) ===
17+Talvek (-2), Aldren(-10)
12-Julessa(-3), Arcos(-3), Lubella(+30' -4, bleed, paralyzed x1)
12+Creatures-group A (flying 5') red(-3),orange(-3),yellow(-4),pink(dead)
10-Creatures-group B (flying 5') blue(-3, FORBIDDEN),green(dead), purple( ), teal(dead)