Round 2
Badguys --> Acted and killed one rider
Elenzar : Looking around, waking people that aren't awake yet
Taliesin : Cast Light, and gave pursuit to the fleeing goblin (20feet behind him[/ooc]
Forfax : Charged the fleeing goblin for 5 damage
NPCs : Scout out the attackers and in panic.
David --> We're here
Nathaniel : Double moves closer
The scouts jump on their horses as soon as they can and some ride after the goblin riding past him and slahing at him with their swords.
Two riders cut the goblin, but he still stands but now his way is blocked from any further retreat by the riders.
Nathan and the other scout leader ride on towards David to check out what's amiss, but when they come up to him, the scout leader a torch in hand, they and David can clearly see the small beady eyes of 5 goblins looking at them and one big sole eye staring them down. The massive hulking arms have grabbed another boulder and is in the motion of heaving it above its head again.
"Oh my God..." Their voices sound in unison.
Ciril stands and fights, but Mariel and the children now seeing the monstrous one-eyed humanoid in the distance run away scared.
Ciril hits the cornered goblin and he falls down on the ground, unconscious.
The average cyclops stands 9 feet tall and weighs 600 pounds. Both males and females are almost completely bald, with stringy patches of dark hair occasionally hanging down from above the ears. A bushy, expressive brow couples with a cyclops's massive eye to make the creature's attitude easily known.
Cyclopes are thought of to know their own future and demise, usually they choose to go out fighting.
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David wonder what is causing all the ruckus. When the other riders come up to him and he sees what is staring back at him. The blood drains from his face. His legs visibly start to shake and he wonders what he has gotten himself into. He wonder why he had to be so damn curious about the noise instead of running like the others AWAY from it. Well, if it was his time to go, at least he could give his friends time to escape.
He turns around to where the others are, yelling at the top of his lungs hoping they hear him.
The same goes for you guys, get out of here NOW he screams looking at the few guys on horseback. He hopes they can save themselves from their friends' fate of being crushed.
David turns back to the 5 goblins, and whatever the monstrosity is in front of him. He wonder what he could even do to them. Out of instinct, he raises his hands and utters a spell. After a few moments, a blast of beautiful purples and greens and yellows shoot forth from his hands, enveloping the goblins in their hues. He hopes this sudden sensory overload will cause the goblins fits, giving some time.
The front three goblins fall to the ground and don't move, the other two goblins look dumbstruck as they see their kinsmen fall down. David wastes no time to sprint back as far away of the group as he can.
As he goes, the giant creature bellows and roars from further away, a low grunting sound that almost shakes the earth where David fled from.
Nathaniel listens to the firm warning of his friend.
"YOU GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE TOO!"
The next boulder the one-eyed giant throws lands close to the horsemen and David, too close actually. A low grunt again as the large humanoid pciks up another boulder, but this seems to be the last.
The horses reared and bucked at the sudden appearance of the boulder and are spooked to no end.
The two goblins still standing aim for the group of three men that stand so close to them. Their axes rise and pulled back in a throwing motion.
The axes sail past Nathan and his horse, he turns her away as quickly as he can.
No stay and Fight Everyone. If we let that creature live imagine what it can do to the wall of the city with these boulders of his, or other scouting units. We are a full party and he is alone if we focus on only him.
round 3
Cast Shield Move toward Huge One Eye
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I'm with you, Taliesin. If we don't defeat these beasts now and they attack the city there will be nowhere safe for the innocent to run."
Inspired by his own words and Taliesin's actions Forfax feels an energy build up inside of himself. As he holds his bill above his head it starts to glow as he kicks Scout into a run toward the one-eyed beast.
"Fools." Elenzar mutters.
Elenzar moves to one of the boulders for cover and takes aim at the goblins. Hoping to thin their numbers before facing the giant.
Elenzar's bolt hits true, hitting the goblin in his chest.
The scouts move up to the west side of the goblins and the giant creature, lining up in a loose formation, two of them loose an arrow at the goblins.
Ciril looks terrified at the one-eyed giant but looses an arrow at him all the same.
He aims for the giant's eye, but when the arrow approaches the giant blocks it with the boulder in its hands and bellows back in rage.
Nathan fires one arrow as well, then moves to pick up David before he gets too much in harm's way.
Nathan wants to move too quickly and his aim is worse because of that. The arrow sails past the giant and lands in the grass behind it.
Damnit....David is right but the others head over regardless. Can't say they've got no point.
"Ugh.."
Nathaniel will move closer so he will be ready to do a move & lay hands if need b on the next turn.
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David sees the others closing in on his position. Why don't they listen? Ugh, fine but if we ALL die I blame them
David sees Nathaniel offer a helping hand up on his horse. Right before he takes it he pulls out his newly acquired wand. While riding away, he channels a minor bit of his arcane energy into the wand. Out from its tip, a ball of force goes hurtling at the giant.
The small arcane missile slams into the shin of the giant, but seems to do not much to him. He doesn't even react to the sting it gives him.
Nathaniel moves further up, but stays a healthy distance of the giant.
The giant bellows in rage and throws the last boulder he has with him at the group of humans that approached.
He heaves the boulder above his head and throws it at Nathaniel with a roar.
Nathaniel looks up at the sky and sees just too late that the boulder comes soaring at him. The boulder crushes into him, but he manages to keep his balance and not be knocked over immediately, however his stomach and ribs were not as fortunate.
The goblins take their aim and throw their axes at the two fighting men that are near them.
Both Nathaniel and Nathan get hit by a throwing axe, Nathaniel is hit in the shoulder, Nathan is hit squarely in the chest, drawing blood, but not knocking him out.
The hulking giant seems out of boulders but he picks up what it seems like a crude club, though it looks more like a tree log.
Round 4
Taliesin will run in order to get in hand to hand combat with the large creature
Current AC 22
Forfax charges home on the one-eyed giant and both he and Scout wound him, though the deep wound of the bill and bite have not phased him whatsoever.
Nathaniel feels a sharp sting after the impact of the boulder.
"By the father....."
Recatching his breath he shouts out to his friends.
"Seriously, get away from that thing. If throwing boulders is what he does from a distance, imagine what he can do up close, he could crush you on the spot."
Feeling a head-on attack would be foolish, Nathaniel does keep his distance.
The scouts line up and charge , two at the goblins, the other two at the giant.
The scouts cut at the first goblin they meet, but he manages to dodge one blow, but gets hit by the other and is slain by the powerful blow to its head. The other two manage to cut gashes across the cyclop's back, it groans in pain and anger and seems distracted by them for now.
The hulking cyclops looks down upon the lot gathered around him and suddenly begins laughing.
With that he swings his greatclub at the two scouts that have cut him.
The cylcops swings his greatclub or tree log through the two riders that gathered around him, smashing through them like a knife through butter. The first hit smashes through both horse and rider, leaving only a bloody print on the ground, the second blow knocks the rider right off of his horse and he falls to the ground struggling for air. By now the one-eyed giant's swing has lost momentum and hits Forfax on the side, bruising him with the impact but not enough to do any damage.
He then steps back as he sees the others swarming around him as well.
The last goblin tries to surrender, throwing down his axe and weapons and holding up his hands.
"I surrender, I surrender. Don't kill me!"
Round 5
This is your end creature
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or shaken
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or shaken
Damaged target is: Fatigued (takes a –2 penalty to Strength and Dexterity until healed), Entangled (1rd) (takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity) and possibly shaken (–2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks)
Taliesin hits with sword and spell and delivers the cyclops icy cuts. He feels the pain but is not impressed with your threats.
The groveling goblin manages to udck aside as he hears the twang of a crossbow several feet from him. Elenzar's shot goes wide because of it.
Forfax and Scout fight in unison to bring down the cyclops, but only Scout's right hoof finds a bone he could crack on the cyclops's arm. Forfax gets his bill wedged inside the tree log for a moment, but wrenches it free before it gets thrown away.
The riders of Heartham look to Nathan for what to do with the lone goblin. Nathan looks to the two slain riders and his wounded friend, then makes a gesture to the others that the goblin should die.
Their knocked down friend stands up, struggling, taking up his bow as he does so.
The goblin ducks away from both swords and squels for mercy.
The squeals don't last long as Nathan drives his sword through the goblin, killing him. He then makes a move to try and flank the cyclops next round.
Micah and Raff join in with their crossbows again, seeing the goblins have gone down and the cyclops swinging his mighty club; fear has been replaced with valour.
The cyclops looks bloodied and hurt, but he still seems ferocious, he clutches his club tightly and already looks for his next target.
David stands wherehe is and waves his hands in an arcane gesture until two small missiles pop up and bound towards the cyclops.
Nathaniel decides to throw his hammer at the brute, provided nothing is hindering him, if so he will move to a clear spot.
Nathaniel misses, his hammer throw falling short of its target.
The cyclops looks down in anger at taliesin, feeling his bloody demise is near, his eye suddenly turns pale-white and he stares for a moment into the distance, when it's eye returns he grins at Taiesin a menacingly way and laughs.
Elenzar takes off at a run toward the cyclops. Stopping about 20 feet away.
Round 6
The blow having almost crushed him taliesin knew that this combat would finish shortly one way or an other, but that didn't stop him from keeping the now familiar rhythm of spell and sword.
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or shaken
Current AC 22
Damaged target is: Fatigued (takes a –2 penalty to Strength and Dexterity until healed), Entangled (1rd) (takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity) and possibly shaken (–2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks)
Taliesin attacks the cyclops but the pain in his chest and side is too much to keep him focused on his first strike, after concentrating hard enough, his second strike manages to hit.
The blade cuts deep and the cyclops stumbles for a moment, appearing unstable but he still keeps his feet, his one eye looking dazed and wild, but somehow the creature stands.
Scout's first hoof hits nothing, the second hits the cylcops just above his groin, he grunts, bends over in pain then Forfax stabs him in the neck and he falls to the ground lifeless.
Nathan and his friends look to their wounded friend and gather up the two dead scouts while Mariel and the children huddle together. Ciril goes over to search the goblin you killed first.
8 throwing axes
4 mwrk heavy maces
1 good-looking dagger (needs identification]
1 Large Greatclub
5 Studded Leather Armour
1 mwrk half-plate that looks scavenged, it needs some repairs
1 mwrk Studded leather barding for a horse, also scavenged and in bad repair.
1 good-looking long sword that needs identification
2 potions that are white and green layered
1 potion that is black and red layered
1 little pearl that glistens a light blue
Lets take the bodies of the scout with us so that they can be buried in the city.
taliesin will turn toward the scouts left Do you feel you can make it back to town with the refugees on your own or do you need an escort?
Casting a detect magic:
for the dagger
for the longsword
for the white and green potion
for the black and red potion
for the pearl
"Don't waste all the charges."
How..sorcerer can't. Are u talking about my adept side?
Nathan rides back to the group and talks to the riders then with you.
"We need to either bury the fallen soldiers, burn them or take them with us. The goblins we need to question. The others are already tying them up so they can't escape. They won't travel as fast or fight as well when they're not encumbered by the bodies."
He frowns as he thinks about the options.
"Well I don't like them to go with one weakened fighter and two more with burdened mounts. I'd feel safer if I saw them off to Heartham. Then again, I don't want to keep you from your mission to the south. Else we'd lose two days when we perhaps have no time to lose at all. I can catch up with you easily enough when I've brought the refugees back. The way south is easy terrain, when it turns more mountainous you're likely in Krewlod territory or very close."
He turns to ride away, but then looks back.
"Mariel seems to be a novice healer with some talent, but I'd appreciate some more assistance if you could lend it."