Tyrian Conspiracy (Inactive)

Game Master Cronax

Cratek took 17 damage from your readied action, he had 15 damage at the start of the battle. (You couldn't ready both the attack and the brand)

Rennoc will move out of the storm and to 8H, 7H, G8, G7, holding standard action for the moment.

Will post tonight - in about 4 or 5 hours...

Lucian will guide his kank with his knees to the left of Rennoc, flinging a barrage of cards at Asher as he does.

Automatically pass ride check to guide with knees to H5 G6, full-attack.

+1 Shock Mind Dagger: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d4 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (2) + 6 = 11
+1 Shock Mind Dagger: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 261d4 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (1) + 6 = 10
+1 Shock Mind Dagger: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d4 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (1) + 6 = 10
+1 Shock Mind Dagger: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 141d4 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (4) + 6 = 13

Three hits if bless is still active, I'm not quite sure. I didn't factor it in just in case.

Dai is pelted by lumps of ice, the like of which she has never seen in her entire life. Momentarily shocked, as well as incredibly sore, she summons a burst of courage and divine power and singles out Cratek for incredible pain. She moves toward him and makes two quick swings with her mighty gouge.

Hero Point for Double Standard Action

Swift Action Enact bane designation - Humanoid - subtype Mul - on Gouge.

Move Action(s): Move to N13

Standard Action: Attack Cratek:

Shong!!: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 16 [+4 BAB, +1 Str, +1 Weapon Focus, +1 Masterwork, -2 Power Attack, +1 bless, +2 bane, -2 broken]

Shanke!!: 1d10 + 1 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 6 + (5, 6) = 21 [+1 Str, +6 PA, +2d6 bane]

Standard Action: Attack Cratek again

Zhwarr!!: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 9 [+4 BAB, +1 Str, +1 Weapon Focus, +1 Masterwork, -2 Power Attack, +1 bless, +2 bane, -2 broken]

Kopff!!: 1d10 + 1 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 6 + (5, 6) = 21 [+1 Str, +6 PA, +2d6 bane]

Concentration Check DC 26: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Chumani grits his teeth and keeps his mind focused as the ice pounds him.

As his earth breaker appears he starts to move forward seeking a target and deciding to join Dai in beating on Cratek.

His first swing goes wide and Chumani swears in giant, "FRAK!" He the steadies his self and swings again, smiling at the audible crack of the weapon hitting its target.

Move action to P13, Standard Action - Attack, Hero Point Standard Action - Attack

Power Attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 16 Normal + Bless + Flank + Magical Earth Breaker

Power Attack (Hero Point): 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 29 Normal + Bless + Flank + Magical Earth Breaker

Damage: 3d6 + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2, 6, 6) + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 32

Current Stats: HP: 19; AC: 16; DR: 3/- PP: 11/29 Hero Points: 1

Surprised by the sudden ice, Gideon attempts to escape it's grasp and position himself to better target Asher.

Gideon will guide the kank to k9, sheath his dagger, and draw his bow.

Lucian’s psionic cards slice into Asher, the latter’s body seems to resist some of the attack, but he is still quite cut up by them. He takes a step forward and takes a psionically charged swing at Chumani. Simultaneous to his strike, a skin of ectoplasm forms around his body and a cloying smell emanates from him.

The mul takes a massive beating. While it is impressive he was able to take so much punishment, the last blow is enough to fell Cratek Skullsplitter.

Borras concentrates, a loud whoosh can be heard as a thirty foot high curtain of swirling air is made manifest.

Crakos makes another arcane invocation. Both he and the dwarf vanish from sight. You last saw them around Z12 and Y13.

Rahger continues to weather thri-kreen blows. Despite their losses, the elves do seem to be gaining the upper hand in the conflict.

Daishata, Broken does also apply to damage rolls, I’ve accounted for it on my end.
The white line is the swirling air Borras summoned. You can freely walk through it and as long as you aren’t trying to handle delicate items, are tiny sized, or are flying. There are no penalties for being adjacent to it.

Asher vs Chumani: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26damage: 1d10 + 8 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 8 + (2, 5) = 19
Backup vs Chumani: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28damage: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
gythka vs Rahger: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9damage: 1d10 ⇒ 4
gythka vs Rahger: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11damage: 1d10 ⇒ 6
gythka vs Rahger: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7damage: 1d10 ⇒ 2
gythka vs Rahger: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8damage: 1d10 ⇒ 1

Chumani takes 31 damage after DR.

The Map

Enemy status:
Asher (AC 19, Touch 13, CMD 20) 20 damage, temporary hp
Nadar of Mericles (AC 22 Touch 17, CMD 23)
Thaxos Vordon (AC 21, Touch 17, CMD 20)
Thri-Kreen [green dots] (AC 13, Touch 12, CMD 14)
Elves [brown dots] (AC 14, Touch 12, CMD 16*)
Your Kanks [black dots] (AC 15, Touch 8, CMD 15)

Cronax - What is the Backup attack against me? Second how are you getting 31 damage? The DR should apply to each physical hit.
Also to add to the confusion I will manifest Sidestep to avoid the first attack. I will wait to post my action since I may not be standing depending on how things work out.

Chumani, The backup is for Asher's critical threat. Sidestep negates it all (and is a bit overpowered now that I see it in practice. Less so against foes who can make multiple attacks I suppose).

Ah that clears up all of it. Thanks.

Chumani quickly manifests a bit of extra speed to slip out of what would have been a painful strike by his new opponent and responds in kind.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 29

Damage: 3d6 + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2, 6) + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 32

Current Stats: HP: 19; AC: 16; DR: 3/- PP: 8/29 Hero Points: 1

Unsure if Bless is still active. If so, all 3 strikes hit.

spellcraft 11d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
spellcraft 21d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
spellcraft 31d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Rennoc examines the enemy and calmly moves his kank to flank the warrior Psion... (O6, N6, O5, N5)

Rennoc calmly takes out his lens and unleashes a stream of lightning from it to annihilate hie foe...

Scorching Ray (lightning style), attack1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19, damage4d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 5) = 13

Will post in 4-5 hrs...

Daishata breathes heavily, shifting in her gouge's harness as Skullsplitter expires. She moves up to heal Chumani again.

Move Action: Move to 013

Standard Action: Cast cure medium wounds on Chumani.

CMW: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (7, 6) + 5 = 18

Gideon? Lucian? Hamailii?

Hamailii targets Asher with her ray.

Brand: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 104 = 4
Disrupt Pattern: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 133d6 + 8 ⇒ (6, 6, 3) + 8 = 23

Gideon will guide his kank to Y6 and not even bother wasting an arrow on Asher, because the odds of hitting are slim

-4 from firing into melee and -4 from making a rnaged attack on mount that double moved, and no matter what the wind does, it's almost always a bad idea to fire into something like that.

Not sure if this is relevant for the earlier Ice Storm:

Knowledgeable Defence: At 2nd level, a nganga who identifies a spell with Spellcraft gains a bonus against its effects, either a +1 bonus on saving throws or a +1 dodge bonus to AC against this spell. This bonus increases every four levels (to a maximum of +5 at 18th level).

Dai's Spellcraft is +14.

Seeing the powerful winds, Lucian guides his kank to N16/M15 in an attempt to flank the bugs and find a better shot.

Can't remember the speed of the kanks off the top of my head, if I can't get all the way down there just put me close. Sorry haven't had much time to post the last few days.

Asher makes a grunt as Chumani avoids his strike. The noise is somewhere between irritation and acknowledgement. The half giant’s blow eliminates most of the ectoplasm surrounding him, but causes no actual wounds. The beam of lightning however, does wound him and only the press of battle allows him to avoid Hamailii’s disruption. The hard pressed human takes a step up to try his luck against the Gulgite instead. Her armor however, proves more than a match. A couple seconds later, the curtain of air shifts to follow him and curls to cover his flanks. Once again, ectoplasm forms around him as he strikes, though considerably less than last time.

In the north, the battle rages on. One missed blow snaps a gythka in half. The remaining kreen dance around Rahger's position towards their real enemy.

In the south, another dark circle of ash marks further defiling, but no immediate spell effects are visible.

Asher vs Daishata: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17damage: 1d10 + 8 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 8 + (3, 4) = 18
gythka vs Rahger: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3damage: 1d10 ⇒ 10

The Map

Enemy status:
Asher (AC 19, Touch 13, CMD 20) 29 damage, bloodied, temporary hp
Nadar of Mericles (AC 22 Touch 17, CMD 23)
Thaxos Vordon (AC 21, Touch 17, CMD 20)
Thri-Kreen [green dots] (AC 13, Touch 12, CMD 14)
Elves [brown dots] (AC 14, Touch 12, CMD 16*)
Your Kanks [black dots] (AC 15, Touch 8, CMD 15)

Rahger, the bless has worn off by now.
Daishata, noted. The storm spell (which you can try to spellcraft in the post it was cast) has no attack rolls or saving throw.
Lucian, the kanks have a move speed of 40’
Gideon, as stated in my last major post, your kank suffered damage from the storm and is currently at 0 hp and only capable of one move or standard action per round. You’ve been moved up as far as your kank will go.

Rennoc moves his kank back and sideways (squares 7L, 8L, 7M, 8M) and begins to channel what must be a terrifying spell... In truth he is just making lightning encircle his fingers as he moves his hands in a vague, circular motion.

Foolish Psion you dare to engage us, yet you can still save yourself: Turn against Thaxos and you will be spared.

As Rennoc says these words the lightning that dances across his fingers seems to grow more ominous...

demoralize1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

Rennoc isn't really expecting to turn Asher against Thaxos, he is however planting doubt in his mind so that he might fumble at the critical moment.

@Why is bless finished? It is now Dai's 10th round action - the bless she cast in round 1 lasts for 1 minute/level so that should be 50 rounds?!?

Dai grimaces as the human misses her - she attempts to reply in kind, similarly missing.

Shangg!!!: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 17 [+4 BAB, +1 Str, +1 Weapon Focus, +1 Masterwork, -2 Power Attack, +2 bane, +1 bless, -2 broken]

Chopk!!!: 1d10 + 1 + 6 + 2d6 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 6 + (1, 6) - 2 = 13 [+1 Strength, +6 two handed Power Attack, 2d6 bane, -2 broken]

My apologies, must have overlooked that by accident

Gideon will guide the kank to u11 and take a shot at Asher

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 (+8 normally, -4 firing into melee, +1 point blank shot)
damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

The arrow lands solidly,

Chumani gives Dai a quick nod as she heals him, "Thanks, again."

Then focuses on the job at hand and brings the earth breaker around for another swing, which impacts with another solid thunk.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 23

Damage: 3d6 + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3, 5) + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 29

As the blow hits Chumani calls out to his companions, "Keep your eyes out for the other two!"

Current Stats: HP: 37/51 AC: 16 DR: 3/- PP: 8/29 Hero Points: 1

The half giant's second lays Asher low,

Is it possible to side-step with a mount ?

Rahger, you can take a 5' step or a withdraw action on a mount. Is that what you mean?

With thri-kreen no longer in his path, Rahger spurs his kank into action.
Ride: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2
He spends his time moving to Aa 19.

@Cronax - Yes, I meant 5'step. I changed my decision to press that fight though.

Ha forgot bless too, but didn´make a difference.

Hamailii takes an orienting look around at all the defiled spots and the suspiciously missing enemies.
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

As Asher falls, Crakos and Borras reappear close at hand. The dwarf concentrates. The curtain of air dissipates and a massive wave of fire rushes forward to engulf you. The mage finishes defiling for another spell and a caustic yellow glob flies from his fingers toward Rahger. On impact, the glob sticks onto the halfling’s body.

fire: 6d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2) + 6 = 23
Gideon Mount Reflex: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18
Rennoc Mount Reflex: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5
Lucian Mount Reflex: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (9) - 1 = 8
falling: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Crakos vs Rahger: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22acid: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3

Everyone except Rahger takes 23 fire damage. You may attempt a DC 16 reflex to reduce this damage by half.
Rahger takes 3 acid damage.
Gideon, Rennoc and Lucian, your kank mounts are now unconscious and quickly bleeding out. You may attempt a DC 15 Ride check to Soft Fall. Failure means you take another point of damage (1) and are prone at the start of your turn.
Daishata, sorry. For some reason my brain kept confusing it with Prayer which is 1 round/lvl. Bless is still up and will likely remain for the rest of the battle.

The Map

Enemy status:
Crakos (AC 21, Touch 13, CMD 16) 1 damage
Borras (AC 18 Touch 10, CMD 15) 28 damage, bloodied
Nadar of Mericles (AC 22 Touch 17, CMD 23)
Thaxos Vordon (AC 21, Touch 17, CMD 20)
Thri-Kreen [green dots] (AC 13, Touch 12, CMD 14)
Elves [brown dots] (AC 14, Touch 12, CMD 16*)
Your Kanks [black dots] (AC 15, Touch 8, CMD 15)

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 2 = 19 Base+Fire Bonus

Chumani rolls with the fire, preventing it from being as effective but it still hurts.

Looking at the remaining targets he tries to determine where to focus assault next. Realizing Borras will continue to pound them with his powers Chumani makes a wild charge, jumping wildly and barely clearing the corner of Gideon's kank but landing just in front of Borras. Bringing his earth breaker straight down on his head and not stopping till it hits the now gooey sand below.

Charge to V11, Attack Borras

Power Attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 32
Damage: 3d6 + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2, 4) + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 30

Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 23
Damage: 3d6 + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3d6 + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2, 4) + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 + (5, 5, 5) + 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 63

Total Damage: 93

Current Stats: HP: 25/51 AC: 16 DR: 3/- PP: 8/29 Hero Points: 1

Edited the details but not rolls of my post based on conversation below.

Seeing as those two are casters and avoid melee like the plague, it's unlikely. I'll think about it.

Any chance I could have charged Borras? I was looking at it but thought the kank might be in the way. So to keep it simple and moving forward I opted to Ready.

How about this: if you can succeed at a DC 5 acrobatics check to jump over the kank, then yes you can charge. If it fails then you'll be next to Borras but the attack (and the roll above) will be wasted. If you do succeed (and bypass the dwarf's 20% miss chance) then Borras will be paste.

Works for me, here goes nothing. Thanks for working with me.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 87

See edited post above.

If it does impact the smaller skirmish, then Bless would have allowed my previous Flurry to hit all targets. I think that would have killed one additional thri-kreen and put another at 1 HP.

reflex1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
ride1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
spellcraft 11d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
spellcraft 21d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Rennoc falls from the saddle, burns interlacing with the scarring across his flesh... Yet it seems that the storm mage is not quite defeated, he recovers quickly and moves behind his bleeding kank.

HP would be 18/49 at this point, Rennoc is moving behind his kank to use it as cover. I am assuming a large chunk of flesh between you and the enemy would provide some form of cover... Moving to M5.

Ride: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Rahger moves his kank to AC. Swiftly, he uses Martial Maneuvers to replace Dazzling Display with Improved Grapple. +9 total CMB for grapple

Grapple: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 12 +4 Hero Point

The defiler almost manages to escape his grasp, but a quick alteration to the movement allows Rahger to barely hold him down.

Rahger temporarily has 17 AC due to grappled condition.

Rahger, those kreen kills are being credited you.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Reflex Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

You can see a silvery shine glowing over Hamailiis body as she manifests something on herself.

She then moves with astonishing speed just in front of Gideon and his kank (V11).

reflex save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
soft fall: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Gideon miraculously avoided being scorched by the fire, but in the process his mount collapses and he cannot catch himself, landing hard(ish) on the ground.

Gideon will use his move action to stand, and his standard to shoot at Crakos.

attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
missing

Unable to post for another 6 - 8 or so hours...

Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

Ride: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Lucian leaps from his mount as soon as the spell takes effect, dodging the brunt of the fire's power. He lands steadily, immediately targeting Borras with a barrage of cards.

Card 1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 261d4 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + (6) + 6 = 13
Card 2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 251d4 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + (1) + 6 = 11
Card 3: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 221d4 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (2) + 6 = 11
Card 4: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 201d4 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + (1) + 6 = 11

Holy attack rolls! Bless is factored in here, but it didn't even matter! Thats 46 cold damage, completely bypassing any DR. If it doesn't kill him he also must make a DC 15 Fort save or be slowed for one round

Spellcraft on fire spell DC 17 or 18(?): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

Daishata is unable to completely categorise the flame spell hurtling toward her...

Reflex DC 16: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

She screams a hideous shriek, burning in abject pain as the searing flames strip her flesh from her frame.

Dai strives to master her pain, calling on her goddess to aid her so far from Gulg. Whether her goddess hears her or not, there is no denying the immediate effect...

Swift Action: Enact Judgement: Healing. Fast healing 2.

Standard Action: Cast cure moderate wounds on self.

CMW: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (7, 7) + 5 = 19

As the hammer comes down to end the dwarf’s life, the flames that had shrouded Borras’s body coalesce to lash out in one last retaliatory strike against her killer.

Shortly after Rahger tackles the Crakos, the mage begins to utter an arcane word. Before he finishes even a single syllable, his body is positively shredded by psionic cards. He falls limp in the halfling’s grasp.

Ichor seeps out of your fallen mounts.

Rahger's body continues to melt under the glob of acid stuck to him.

fire: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4, 5, 1) + 4 = 17
acid: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5
Rennoc’s kank stabilization: 1d20 + 2 - 11 ⇒ (7) + 2 - 11 = -2
Lucian’s kank stabilization: 1d20 + 2 - 11 ⇒ (4) + 2 - 11 = -5
Gideon’s kank stabilization: 1d20 + 2 - 12 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 12 = -4

To the north, the sand dunes have turned into a slaughter ground of elves and thri-kreen warriors. Finally the last kreen falls as a dozen elven arrows pierce its chitin, and the mantis warrior sinks to its knees before collapsing in the red-tainted sands. The elves cry out in triumph. They now turn their attention to you. As more crest the dune, you find yourselves surrounded. Eager elven voices whisper on top of the dunes of what ways would be more interesting to kill you. Others comment that perhaps the halfling should be spared.

Nadar steps forward, whispering to Thaxos “I’ll get us out of this mess”. He then addresses the elven leader. “Santhaal Wind Dancer. We meet again.” Nadar calls out. “Congratulations on your victory and thank you for saving us from the barbaric thri-kreen.”
The elven chief shakes her head. “Nadar. I have lost many good warriors today and you congratulate me? You have a lot to learn. Tell me then, of your business out here.”
Nadar bows. “I apologize. I spoke without thinking. I am thankful you came to our aid.”
“Do not flatter yourself, even if we owe you a favor, we fought the kreen for our own reasons, not for you.”
“Charming as always, Santhaal” says Nadar and smiles. “Now about that favor.”
“Yes?” asks the elven chief.
Nadar turns to you then looks at Thaxos before he smilingly says “Kill them all.”
“Very well.” replies Santhaal. Thaxos scowls at his traitorous lieutenant.

Chumani takes 17 fire damage from the flames that were around Borras’s body. Once again a DC 16 reflex save will reduce this by half.
Rahger takes 5 acid damage.
While we are still in rounds for a few purposes, there is currently a lull in the fighting. As long as you don’t do anything hostile, feel free to say what you will and take as many non-attack actions as you like when you post. They will be resolved in the order you list them. If someone does attack, we'll go back into initiative proper.

Rennoc stumbles out from behind his kank as he hears Thaxos and Nadar speak with the elven leader and he calmly offers the one thing which could possibly ensure their survival and success. Rennoc calls out in a voice seemingly amplified by the storm itself...

Hold elf, Thaxos has nothing to offer you but deceit and treachery. I however am a mage, the great storm that engulfed the Thri-kreen was my handiwork. The time has come for me to take an apprentice, if you ally with us and assist us in bringing back Thaxos to Tyr alive I shall make one of your tribe my apprentice.

And that is not all I can offer, for the winds are shifting across this blighted land and we have powerful friends who can help us exploit the changing times. Ally with us and you too can enjoy the fruits of change, why walk this blighted desert when you accompany us to the green paradise beyond the mountains?

diplomacy1d20 ⇒ 20

CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 on self

CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 on Chumani

Dai adds to Rennoc's assertion:

"Look to the 'kreen corpses and find a jewel they bought the 'kreen with. They may have bought you the same way. We seek no power here in the sands - your sands. We seek only to bring Thaxos and Nadar, Nadar who slew your tribesmen at the caravan massacre, back to Tyr's justice. It need not have any more to do with you. We have spilled 'kreen blood today with you - can Thaxos say the same?"

Aid Another: Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

As the others attempt to win over the elves, Lucian prepares himself for battle. He concentrates deeply, charging his weapon with Psionic energy.