Ruhk steps up to his new foe and swings his axe towards his neck.
Ruhk lands a solid blow on the brigand; but the feral eyed young man, his knotted arm muscles looking like whipcord, still stands.
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Reminder of initiative order:
Melee Brigand C (down, bleeding out)
Evenor
Ruhk
Melee Brigand D
Scarfaced Brute
Lockjaw Stoneshield
Bowman A (down, bleeding out)
Melee Brigand B
Kathai Lli
Alendrethala
Inwe
Vestilet
Bowman B
Melee Brigand A
Melee brigand D is up! He puts all his force into swinging his battleaxe at Ruhk.
Attack roll (with power attack):
Damage roll (with power attack):
He lands a solid blow, but Ruhk is way too tough to fall.
Scarfaced Brute is up! He takes a 5 foot step, directly in front of Lockjaw, and swings his greatclub with all his might at the stout dwarf!
Attack roll (with power attack):
Damage roll (with power attack):
Fortunately, his mighty swing misses wildly; it had enough power to fell a small house!
Lockjaw Stoneshield is up!
@ Kathai ** spoiler omitted **...
Round 2 Init 11
HP = 13/17
AC = 17
+6 Fort, +1 Ref, -1 Will
Weapon Equipped = Dwarven Waraxe
Speed = 20'
Rage/Day = 8/8
Status Effects = None
"Think yer hard enough?"
Stonefists' blow lands true, bringing a howl of pain from the scarfaced brute, who somehow is still standing.
Melee brigand B is up! He continues fleeing to the north, leaving the map.
Kathai Lli is up!
HP = 9/9
AC = 19 (plus cover depending on attacker)
+2 Fort, +7 Ref, +1 Will
Weapon Equipped = Crossbow, light
Speed = 20'
Status Effects = None
Crossbow:
Damage:
Kathai's bolt strikes the bowman right in the chest. He slumps back against Chauntea's shrine, looking down at the bolt sticking out from him, no doubt questioning his life choices.
He now has 0 hit points, and is staggered. He can take only a single move or standard action (after which, he drops to -1 hp and is dying).
Alendrethala is up next!
Alendrethala blasts the scarfaced brute with an evocation force missile, which unerringly strikes its target!
Force missile damage:
The scarfaced brute is now at 0 hit points and is staggered.
Her sister, Inwe, is up!
"Stay back sister". "We have wounded companions".
Inwe moves to I23 to flank the brute, moving to avoid AoO.
Flanking Quarterstaff attack
damage
Deftly moving to flank the scarfaced brute, Inwe brings her quarterstaff down on the back of his head, sending him in a heap to the ground.
Scarfaced Brute is down and dying.
Vestilet is up next!
Vestilet takes a step to stand near Ruhk before moving his blade to swing at the bandit.
Vestilet closes quickly with Melee Brigand D and, with a skillful lateral slash, hews through armor and flesh and drops his foe to the ground, bleeding out.
Melee brigand D is down and dying.
Bowman B is up.
With his last ounce of strength, the bowman targets Evenor.
Attack roll (w/ deadly aim):
Damage roll 9w/ deadly aim):
His arrow misses, but just narrowly. His last strength spent, the bowman falls and begins to bleed to death.
Bowman B is down.
Melee Brigand A is up!
Melee brigand A targets Lockjaw Stoneshield and swings his battleaxe with all his force.
Attack roll (power attack):
Damage roll (power attack):
He misses wildly, however!
Evenor is up!
Ruhk swings his axe, takes a firm grip he spits a mouthful of blood on the bandit at his feet before moving over to the last bandit that is a threat and swings at his neck.
"Lets leave at least one's head connected so we can get some answers".
Evenor moves towards the standing bandit and shouts as he aims at his head
Intimidate
Evenor Hp are in the profile under the Status spoiler, I thought they were there already but seems like I forgot them. Currently they are 11 (Max. first level + 1 Con
The bandit laughs maniacally. You think I'm scared of you? We're just the vanguard of Garagos' tide of blood - it shall wash all of you away!
Evenor moves closer and attempts to intimidate the bandit, but his attempt is laughed off by the mad reaver.
Ruhks action, as per his previous instruction:
Move to K21, Attacking Brigand A
Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
His attack misses, as the madman backs just away from a swift slash from Ruhks battleaxe.
Lockjaw Stoneshield's action is up!
Round 3 Init 11
HP = 13/17 + 2
AC = 15
STR 22 CON 22
+8 Fort, +1 Ref, +1 Will
Weapon Equipped = None
Speed = 20'
Rage/Day = 7/8
Status Effects = Raging
Lockjaw continues to froth at the mouth as he attempts to cut the bandits head off.
Lockjaw's well aimed blow almost decapitates the Reaver! He's down and bleeding out fast, his blood staining the trampled ground where he fell.
That's all the enemies in the immediate vicinity! Congratulations on your first victory as a team. However, one of the brigands escaped to the north, past the houses, where there appears to be a great fire burning......
Everyone gets 182 XP!
What would you like to do now?
Lockjaws rage subsides as the last visible foe goes down, and he begins to decapitate the fallen bandits, starting with the scarred one.
Alendrethala turns her eyes as the dwarf begins hacking at the corpes' heads revolting display of unuseful savagery
"Shouldn't we search for survivors of both factions, or generally do something that imply having to use one's brain?"
Evenor turns towards Kathai Little shadow, you want to come with me to investigate what is going on in that bonfire while the rest search the village?
"I'ld like to join. Everywhere will be better than here"
Alendrethala points toward Lockjaw
"I'll lose all the meals of the last week if he keeps like this"
"We need a prisoner..."
Ruhk moves over to Bowman B and kneels down to check him out.
"Can anybody staunch his bloodloss?"
"He'll no be bleeding when I'm done with 'em."
Lockjaw looks up from the two bandits next to him, searching for the next victim.
Eh heheh, finally some fun!
""
"Or i'm the only one to think that no one deserves this ? They should be buried"
Nekat eagerly trots out from his hiding spot, chirruping and purring as he headbutts Alendrethala, and does circles around her legs.
I'm going to assume that Lockjaw has decapitated the two closest targets so far - scarfaced brute and melee brigand A - that leaves four dead or dying - melee brigands C and D, and bowmen A and B. Melee brigand D appears to have bled out in the interim, so three dying targets remain, though they have only moments of life left themselves. A successful heal roll (DC 15), cure wounds spell or positive energy channel can stabilize them.
Though the burning houses are producing much smoke, you can still see the large plume of smoke from the bonfire, perhaps 50 feet past the northernmost house.
Evenor turns towards Kathai Little shadow, you want to come with me to investigate what is going on in that bonfire while the rest search the village?
Kathai finishes sliding a replacement bolt into her crossbow and aims at an empty wall to see if it needs any adjustement from wear. Satisfied, she clicks the safety (her own carpentry based design) and throws it over her shoulder. She smiles a childish, yet wickedly impish grin.
"Why... are we still... standing here? There's work to be done."
She slips off into the shadows, working her way towards the bonfire. Like before, she works to angle her movements to be more visible from the rear, so that Evenor doesn't lose sight of her.
Inwe rushes towards Ruhk and Prisoner B. "If we can make sure that none of the other savages are close by, we could all gather around this prisoner, and I could call for some of the divine light of my moonlit goddess to provide healing for us all". "Please if you are injured gather around for a healing prayer"!
CPE
Lockjaw finishes his blood work then moves near enough to Inwë to be healed.
"What's that fire over there? More bandits?"
After his wounds close he rushes off towards the bonfire, looking for more scum to slay.
Vestilet listens and watches the others as they speak. He shakes his head before rushing after Lockjaw thinking to himself "This dwarf is a little to battle happy."
Is everyone moving north to investigate the bonfire, then? If so, place yourselves on THIS MAP no higher than row 32.
Leaving the hamlet behind you, you proceed towards what appears to be a giant bonfire beyond. When it comes into sight, a horrid sight awaits you. A huge fire burns unnaturally scarlet, fuelled by the bodies of the villagers, whose remains are being fed into the flames by six skeletons with charred black bones.
To the east of the fire stands a tall, starkly handsome woman in chain mail, enamelled a deep, blood red. On her black tabard is the same, 5 tentacled symbol each of the brigands in the village wore - the signet of Garagos. At her feat, his skull crushed, lies the brigand who had fled north.
Were you looking for this coward? Garagos tolerates no weakness in his followers, no respite from battle. He has paid with his life. She sneers, seeing Vestilet and Inwe. Followers of weak Gods! Know that all Tethyr will be consecrated in the name of the Reaver, and there shall be no place for those who protect weaklings and fools!
She regards you all with a sneering smile, arrogant and without fear. Have any of you some last words, before I sacrifice your still beating hearts to the God of Battle?
Ruhk's face twitches a lot as he gazes at Inwe, it is almost like he is trying to smile, and eventually he gives up and instead gives her a nod in gratitude.
"Let's tie the prisoner up and move on, we can claim him on the return path."
Ruhk regards the woman right back, scratches his chin and then spits on the ground.
"Just this, as Gargaros fell to Tempus, so shall you fall to me."
S32
*twang* comes the response as Kathai's bolt fires from the shadows
Crossbow:
Damage:
Sneak Attack:
Crit confirm:
Okay, with Kathai's crossbow attack we have entered combat!
Kathai lets her crossbow do the talking with the evil cleric, unfortunately, while it hits, it fails to confirm the crit and falls to the ground, doing only 2 points of damage, and blowing her cover.
No surprise round! Initiative rolls:
Alendrethala:
Inwe:
Evenor:
Lockjaw:
Ruhk:
Vestilet:
Kathai:
Evil Cleric:
Skeleton A:
Skeleton B:
Skeleton C:
Skeleton D:
Skeleton E:
Skeleton F:
Unknown Form A:
Unknown Form B:
"I like her, let's kill her first."
Order of Initiative:
Skeleton D
Unknown Form A
Kathai Lli
Inwe
Skeleton B
Skeleton E
Skeleton F
Unknown Form B
Evenor
Evil Cleric
Ruhk
Vestilet
Skeleton C
Skeleton A
Alendrethala
Lockjaw
Link to map is HERE and on the Campaign Info page
I'll wait for all the PCs to be placed before the fun begins.
Option A: If there is an enemy in melee with her, she will draw her short sword, taking a 5' step to put her in flanking with Evenor. It won't do her much good against skeletons, but it should at least help him. She will forego an attack for total defense
Option B: 5' step back to Evenors right, reload crossbow, and fire at the cleric.
Crossbow:
Damage:
Sneak Attack:
HP = 9/9
AC = 19 (23 Total Defense)
+2 Fort, +7 Ref, +1 Will
Weapon Equipped = Light Crossbow, +5 (1d6)
Speed = 20'
Option A: Cast True strike and move into melee.
Option B: If in melee already, 5' step back and cast True strike.
Option C: If in melee and unable to take a 5' step, just plain attack.