Team Dwarf/Gnome in Elves vs Dwarves -- ELVES KEEP OUT (Inactive)

Game Master Chainmail

Each take a hit for 7. Big Mug shifts and challenges humans to fight him. "Try and take this banner."

There is a link to current map in campaign info - for future encounters an initiative order will be on the map with a star for the current player or bad guy to act.

Khazad charges and puts down a thug flanking Liri. Ninni uses a flurry of blows hitting a thug once (for 4). Neji casts mage armor.

Did Thograt really want to engage leader? If so, Ninni may hold the line with him. 2 crossbowman return fire at Brask missing badly. Att 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 51d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11 Dam 1d6 ⇒ 41d6 ⇒ 4

I moved Ninni back without 'permission'. Ninni notices the gloves fit her hands perfectly and grant +1 stunning fist per day and +1 to DC for wearer's stunning fist. Stunning fist DC save 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

On map X means downed and H means hurt for bad guys.

I'm guessing it's my turn?

I'm guessing it's my turn?

I am waiting on Thograt to decide if he engaged the leader. The leader and his bodyguard (t11) (who delayed), have yet to go.

I assume you aren't firing into melee, so you can jump ahead and keep up your job of suppressing human bushwackers with crossbows. I was also hoping you had seen the movie 'Sgt York' for interesting tactics in this situation. You will be told the Ranger York move later.

Yes Thograt engages the leader after casting bless. (he also spits on the leaders boot if he has time :) )

Okay, I don't have the right feat, so yeah no firing into melee. Oh, sorry to disappoint, but I've never seen it.

"YER GONNA HAVE TA DO BETTER THAN THAT LASSIES!"
Brask takes a five foot step towards the gates and opens fire on C5.

A:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
D:1d8 ⇒ 8

The leader is attacking with his greatsword at Liri and hoping to get a swingthrough to Thograt. AC now -2

Ninni stays up front.

Hit 1/2 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 61d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Damage 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 111d12 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Leader whiffs. Thograt forward postion limits one of the thugs movements and Thograt now has an Attak of Opportunity vs thug 11 as he attempts to move to the where the thug is that Khaz put down. Thograt gets one AoO on the thug before he can try to take a flank shot on Thograt and make it more difficult for Liri to withdraw. Brask then puts down the second crossbowman in the line.

Crossbowmen 1-3 are delaying

"Aw, what's tha matter? Li'l lassie got a tummyache? ARHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Brask is a mean ol' bugger ain't he? >:D

Thograt tries to gut the advancing Thug but misses.

AoO: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 7 (+1 bless, +1Banner)
Dmg 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Oh Poop

Attack 1=Thograt/2=Liri
1d2 ⇒ 21d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 171d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Liri is down, and the dice decided.

Neji moves Toward Ninni to give her Mage armour.

Big Mug's journal:
The fight was desparate as Brask put down two of the six crossbowmen. Thograt was wounded as one of three crossbowman hit him. Ninni took a hit from one of four attacking thugs. Liri fell after shielding Thograt by rushing to the front after Thograt was hit, when she took two hits from hand axes leaving her down and out. Luckily the large brutish leader missed both Liri and Thograt with a sweep of his greatsword.

Initiative=

Cros 1-3 w 21 - Delaying - might be waiting for a shot at Thograt out of melee - he was tough to hit last time - even tougher in a fight
Brask w 19 - gone (3shots and 3 hits)
Liriana w 16 - unconscious
Thograt (-7) w 16
Thugs w 16
Big Mug w 15
Khazad w 11
Neji (mage armored) w 10
Cros 4-6 w 8
Ninni (-7) w 3
Leader w 2

Thograt to set plans for next round and act. This is definitely a tough encounter -- the save resources for future encounters plan may be a risky one.

Current map in campaign notes. Yellow area and all adjacent squares to yellow area are not difficult terrain. Every other square counts as two squares for move purposes. Khazad had to charge to hit last round.

Neji moves up to give Mage Armour to Ninni, provoking an AoO from t10.
[+4 armour bonus to AC which stack with everything she has = AC 20]

If Khazad takes out t 10 on his turn, no AoO.

That'd be great, hinted OV. It is still worth the risk.

I think t10 is already down and t11 has taken its square?
Khazad's reverie upon seeing his target fall is changing into a raging roar as Brask falls down too, pierced by 3 bolts at once. With fury in his eyes, he attacks a new thug who has taken its fallen comrade's place.
Attack at t11 (AA5):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage:1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

am I missing something I'm not seeing where Brask was shot?

am I missing something I'm not seeing where Brask was shot?

Brask is three for three as shooter not the shootee. I track that and sometimes provide a bonus for someone 'in the zone'. He is unharmed. Sorry for confusion. gone meant acted not dead.

Khazad took a thug down to see his place taken by the thug that put Liri down. Thograt will go before thugs now.

Sorry, lost in translation :( Anyway, my action stands if AA5 still harbors a thug when my turn is up.

Thograt swings his axe at the leader

Atk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 (+1Bless Spell, +1Banner)
Dmg: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

3 crossbowman on left fire at Khazad
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 211d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 41d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
damage 1d6 ⇒ 31d6 ⇒ 31d6 ⇒ 5
Then thugs advance, thug 1 gives Khazad an AoO by moving next to him.

Possible crit on Khazad hit/damage 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 191d6 ⇒ 3

Ouch thats 11 on Khazad before his AoO

"Arrgh! It'll take more than your pathetic pins to take me down!" Khazad shouts as the bolts hit him. One of them is particularly painful as it hits a bone, but still they couldn't distract him from taking a swing at a thug who moved in to melee with him.
Khazad is at 5/16 HP now.
AOO:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Dmg:1d10 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Thugs now go in numerical order. (f)=flanking
t1-Khaz, t-2 Big Mug, t- 3,4,5(f),11(f) Thograt, t-7,8,9(f) Ninni
Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 51d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 111d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 181d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 171d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 181d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 231d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 41d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 81d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Hoping no more than five hit, damage for hits in order if needed
1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 51d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 41d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 51d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 41d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Deus Ex Machina Roll for Theograt (high is good)
1d20 ⇒ 3

Three of four thugs attacking Theograt ruthlessly strike him down. He is critically injured. All other thugs miss.

The leader of the thugs remarks "Rumor has it, dwarves fight to the last man, they do not surrender."

Khazad to act--Neji plans to mage armor Ninni unless countermanded.
Brask now the leader, may want to make 20 words of battle orders and inspiration. Thug boss looks prepared to take a cleaving shot at the downed dwarves (not a coup de grace).

I am repeating my older post, edited for discrepancies:

I think t10 is already down and t11 has taken its square?
Khazad's reverie upon seeing his target fall is changing into a raging roar as Thograt falls down too, struck by 3 blades at once. With fury in his eyes, he attacks a new thug who has taken its fallen comrade's place.
Attack at t11 (AA5):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage:1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

The prophecy was slightly off; Khazad saw Theograt go down. Khazad puts another thug down in the same spot as the last one. Ninni has another stunning fist with her new brawling gloves left for the day and a potion of healing she remembers being given by Thograt.

Neji to go and decide if she wants to cast defensively or allow the AoO from t3. If so, feel free to roll the AoO and possibe concentration checks. (thugs hand axe @ +2 (1d6+1)).

I have already cast the spell before moving. I am holding the charge till these little gnome legs can get me to Ninni. I will provoke an AoO from (checks map) no one, now. I am not moving through anyone's threatened squares.

Noted, Leader takes a swing at downed dwarves; Thograt first.

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 261d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

1d12 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d12 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Two more deus ex machina rolls for feat-- Liri first
1d20 ⇒ 151d20 ⇒ 2
The human leader brutally hits the downed dwarves. Big Mug screams in anger.

Bit behind sorry will stunning fist again on closet preffeably an unwounded one. DC 13 fort

Hit:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Dam:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Brask notes the mantle of leadership now falls to him. Two down and two badly hurt out of six, and the humans are not taking chances with the fallen.

A dwarven army under the standard has not surrendered in, well he doesn't remember how long, but then he is responsible for his charges. It is tough to be leader.

Theograt and Liri fought with every fiber in their being, and they will be remembered as long as there are dwarves to remember them.

Ninni hits leader to avoid fatal blows to friends, chance of stun

Fort 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

leader is stunned and his blade is stayed. Sorry I missed Ninni - hurray for the stunning blow.

Leader doesn't act and is -2 AC.

We are back to the top - Brask to go
Brask w 19 - (3shots and 3 hits)
Liriana w 16 - down but not dead
Thograt down but not dead w 16
Thugs w 16
Cros 1-3 w 15 (Delayed to here)
Big Mug w 15
Khazad w 11
Neji (mage armored) w 10
Cros 4-6 w 8
Ninni (-7) (mage armored) w 3
Leader w 2 (-5)

Con check DC10 to stabilize 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

EDIT: Thograt is now at -10 by my count.

Neji moves south 15', drops prone, and fires her crossbow at one of the crossbowmen on the right.
1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 - 2 = 14
Short Range penalty.
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 4

Lets hope more then one of us can get out of this alive.
When turn comes I will use flurry of blows on the leader. He is Stunned till after my next turn.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

So unlucky with rolls :(

Let us see what Brask has in mind first for the group. Consider the last crossbowman on Brask's side to have moved toward the wall and delayed his attack.

Sorry, had to go home for Christmas break and go to my cousin's college graduation, I'll have my actions up in a bit.

Brask takes a quick look at the quickly deteriorating situation and makes a snap-decision.
"Get the fallen clear an' fall back! I'll cover ye!"

He moves 20 feet towards the Boss Thug and lets fly his fury.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"S%@%!"

If these rolls keep up I don't think any a us are getting out of here alive.

Ayep. That makes two TPK's I've personally caused.

Ayep. That makes two TPK's I've personally caused.

Curse our Dwarven stubbornness. We know in our Dwarven hearts that we can't pander to the humans or back down. I hope Thograt survives.

Seeing the human leader stunned, Khazad bellows in Dwarven:
"Give us one last chance Brask! The humans only fight for the fear of their "leader". Let's at least destroy him and avenge our fallen!"
It seems everyone who acts before me is down :( My intent is to risk an AOO and move towards AC5 to attack the stunned leader at AB3. But I'll delay my post until the thugs who act before me make their moves.

"THAT'S AN ORDER! MOVE YER ASSES NOW!" Brask bellows as he readies for another shot at the leader.

Stabilize DC 10 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17 Thograt is stable at -10 HP's

The thugs hold their ground except for one who steps in front of the leader by Thograt's unconscious body.
t1 vs Khazad, t2 vs BM, t3 vs Neji, 5 thugs vs Ninni (3 w/ flanking)
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 161d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 141d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 161d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 141d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 61d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 171d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Damage in order needed 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 21d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 21d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 21d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 41d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

All thugs miss. Crossbowman C4 shoots at Brask 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 191d8 ⇒ 5