Round 1______________
"Right with you Tessai!" Grinned Orlando, flattening himself beside the tower door until it opened, then moving in to attack.
Move: one right and five down on the grid to attack the lower left target.
Standard: attack super cultist.
for a possible magic, cold iron and piercing damage
Still need a post from Tessai, Alderic and Othello.
Othello hasn't posted in a while so if he becomes the only one left I will NPC him for now.
Tessai moves north to guard the passage - "You shall not pass" - she warns the warriors in front of her, standing before them, and launching an attack on the one to the left, Radiance shining.
Othello moves to get a clear line of shot and aims at the cultist at the bottom right. "You picked the wrong god," he mutters to himself and fires his arrow.
Adalric quietly moves 10ft to his right so he can watch both the north and the south. Drawing from his magical reserves, he attempts to wrest one of the cultist's weapons from his grasp.
Aeron struck a cultist and Tessai also lands a devastating blow.
Orlando moves up and strikes but the cultist avoids his attack.
Adalric manages to make one drop his dual bladed sword.
Othello shoots one with an arrow.
The cultist attack the two in the north tower moving to flank Tessai and the one wounded by Aeron attacking Aeron.
The one disarmed by Adalric attempts a spell. Murderous command on Aeron, dc 15 will save to resist. If you fail you spend your round attack your closest ally.
Varn can post round 1 and everyone else post round 2.
Irabeth for the moment continues watching the flow of the battle ordering the paladins to hold on crossing the bridge until the towers are secured.
There are still arrows being fire from above but shields raised the paladins aren't too bothered by it.
Aeron growls in pain as the cultist's blade tears through the steel of his armour, but despite the pain of his injuries he still manages to shake off the murderous whisperings that try to worm their way into his mind.
With a defiant shout, Aeron's blade whistles in once more:
Blood and gore spray the room. Not pausing, Aeron uses the momentum of his swing to carry him next to the weaponless cultist and his blade flashes once more.
Round 1
Varn continues to ascend towards the top of the tower, climbing an additional 90 feet (to a total of 130 feet).
Fly 69/70 rounds.
"You do not seem to understand that we stand in the Goddess Light" - she roars - "And will not be stopped by the likes of you, or your ilk!"
With astonishing speed, as bestowed by Varn's magical powers, she shifts her position and swings once, then twice against the enemy she has wounded before.
Finding his hand being much quicker, Othello quickly shoots as many arrows as he can at his target.
However your counter attack for the sudden block takes down the NW cultist. Tessai then lands two more hits on the cultist at C5.
Aeron takes down the cultist to the south-west. Haste doesn't let you take a 5 between attacks it only give you an extra attack on a full round attack without moving.
Varn -the tower is 80 feet high once you can see the top each tower has 8 archer at the top and the north tower also has a very old looking woman there in black robes and carrying a tome and a staff.
Still need a post from Adalric and Orlando for round 2 and Varn can modify his round since he can reach the top of the tower this round.
Round 1
Varn ascends up towards the top of the tower, and spots the nearby archers as well as what he believes to be the caster who threw fireballs down into their forces. He would deal with her momentarily... right now he had archers to deal with!
Varn draws from his well of mythic power and let's loose with a fireball amidst the closest archers before ascending even higher in an attempt to get an even higher vantage point!
Fly 69/70 rounds.
Round 2_____________
Move:
Orlando improved Feints the enemy next to him with his cape, success allows attack vs. Flat footed AC.
Standard:
for a possible cold iron, magic, piercing and precision damage.
Adalric's earlier efforts to heal Orlando had taken quite a toll on him. Seeing his allies were in no immediate danger, he takes a moment to patch himself up.
Assuming reflex dc 18 for the fireball.
Half the archers on the north tower are killed by Varn's fireball and the other half are badly injured. The caster was badly burned but still stands as well.
The remaining cultist who can still stand aim up and fire at varn and the cultist mage sends a fireball right back at him shooting it from her staff.
Reflex dc 14.
The remaining cultist in the bottom of the north tower attacks Tessai.
The other takes a step back to H15 and will begin casting another spell.
Casting Confusion on Aeron dc 16 will save.
You can all post again.
With defenses enhanced by Varn's magic, her own, and her armor, Tessai stands unscathed against the cultist attack - "Do you understand now?" - she asks honestly - "You have chosen a misshapen path, and it has led you here, where you have no possible chance of victory. Pray for a chance at redemption in the Afterlife, and the Goddess may listen" - the tiefling adds, swinging again.
Round 3_____________
Move:
Orlando improved Feints the enemy next to him with his cape again, success allows attack vs. Flat footed AC.
Standard:
for a possible cold iron, magic, piercing and precision damage.
Shaking off another attempt to wrest his will from him Aeron steps in and continues to press the attack:
Round 2
Varn grits his teeth as one of the remaining archers puts an arrow into his thigh. He suddenly sees the robed woman sending a fireball in his direction is just barely able to avoid most of the explosion as it rips through the air. He casts a dark look back at her... "Let me reply in kind, foul minions!"
The elven wizard once again draws upon his newly acquired powers, pulling the heat out of the air around him and sends yet another fireball screaming down to explode amongst the archers and the woman!
He watches his handiwork with a grim smile, waiting for the smoke and fire to clear to see if anyone remains alive, specifically the cultist...
Fly - 68/70 rounds.
The cultist fighting Orlando and Aeron is down.
Varn's fireball eliminates all the archers on the tower but the old woman is still alive. Her hood is blown back revealing small horns on her head. She has some fiendish heritage with some resistance to fire it seems.
Varn follows up with a magic missile and while she is hurt she still isn't down. Still rather than attack again she yells at the archers on the other tower to take down the caster and opens a dimension door that she uses to escape.
Still need Adalric and Othello.
Adalric will attempt to wrest one of the remaining cultist's weapon away.
The only remaining cultist downstairs is the one fighting Tessai. Adalric attempts to disarm him but he manages to keep his weapon.
Othello fires at the last cultist.
He misses twice and lands on shot hitting him in the hip.
The archers on the roof fire at Varn trying to take him down before he launches a fireball at them too.
The remaining cultist continues to attack Tessai. "Your words mean nothing and your minor victory here means nothing. In death I go to serve my lord and will in time return and you will all perish here. Even as I speak your numbers dwindle while ours are limitless!"
Your go again.
Round 4______
Orlando double moves up the stairway.
Tessai is barely able to avoid the cultist's attacks, but the preternatural speed offered by Varn's spell allows her to stay safe - "Very well then" - she snarls at the cultist - "If that is your choice, than Iomedae's will is that I send you to it as soon as possible" - the tiefling adds, swinging twice.
Othello follows Orlando to the stairway.
Round 3
Varn let's out a grunt as yet another arrow breaks through his defenses and sticks into his thigh. He looks at the archers, debating for a moment, then yanks a potion from his belt pouch and drinks the bitter tasting fluid. Immediately he disappears from view!
Aeron hustles after Orlando (60ft).
You go up the stairs and find the second floor of each tower holds a small stash of supplies but no guards. You press on. The tower Tessai and Othello have climbed has no more guards and Orlando and Aeron manage to eliminate the remainder of the archers in close combat. (In 3 rounds I'd say)
Technically no longer in combat but do keep track of how many rounds you spend doing stuff.
Adalric takes a moment to cast a Healing Surge on his companions.
Both attacks miss and you manage to finish him off. The rest goes as above.
Orlando walks back down to the ground floor to recover his crossbow.
He waives his appreciation to 'Adalric.
Varn lands atop the tower with Orlando and Aeron, still invisible. "Worry not, friends. It is me, Varn. I was able to take care of the archers on the other tower, as well as a pesky spellcaster. Unfortunately the caster ported away before I could take her down." Varn will follow Orlando down the stairs to rejoin with the others.
Once regrouped, Varn will make the suggestion of manning the towers as quickly as possible. "We need to place our own contingent of archers upon the tower. Perhaps we could even find some debris to lay across the bridge as a sort of barricade?"
"This side is secure and what remains of the enemy is hold up on the other side. Most of the cultist rabble seems to have kept running rather than stay to defend but there will likely be more elite guards and archers on the other side. That caster might be there too apparently."
"Well done all, and good to see you are safe Varn - your magic has played a very important part in our victorious skirmish" - Tessai congratulates her companions - "You are absolutely right, we need to man these towers, and this is the chance for the army to secure the southbank, up until the Drezen cemetery, but I want no one to go further than the last street before that dreaded place" - she nods at Irabeth.
"Waiting here may prove too dangerous with that caster running around free on the other end, so I want to rout the rest of the cultists from the other side of the bridge, but I am not sure what forces we will be facing - what do you think friends? Shall we scout the area for a second round?" - the tiefling turns to her companions.
"Let's continue to press our advantage. If we can clear out those other towers, we can hold the bridge against a counter attack. Varn, you got any magics handy to give us cover from those archers?"
Varn contemplates for a moment before responding to Aeron's inquiry. "Yes, I believe I have a few ideas which might work out quite well."
[/ooc]Just a question were are you standing currently?[/ooc]
"Get some archer atop these towers says Irabeth
some soldiers dismount and draw their bows heading up the towers.
"Absolutely! We should press the advantage while we have it."
He looked intently at the other fortifications.
Varn studies the remaining towers to be conquered and the path towards them. "I believe I have an idea. I know of a spell that will create of sphere of magical invisibility around me and on those who are nearby when I cast the spell. If you still close, the spell will conceal all of us to allow our approach to the towers unnoticed. We can then assault the towers as we did before. Once you leave the area of the spell, it will wear off you. I believe our best chance for you all to assault the towers from the ground while I attack again from above. I can wrap a wall of air around each of the towers to disrupt their archers without breaking my invisibility. I can then either rejoin you all, or have a little fun of mine own."