"I will give you one chance to leave before any needless violence occur. The moment you strike another, however, I will have no choice but to let my friend loose. He's been quite restless lately, and desires to sink his claws into something."
Sentine snarls, opening his mouth wide to reveal his sharp teeth to the men.
this is my battle, so long as Justicar Trius's friends do not enter this combat you will not be needed. But know this Trius when I am done with you the rest of your order will cower or they will burn.
Hopefully these thugs realize they're outnumbered and won't interfere. I don't want to fight, but if things turn ugly, I'll do what needs to be done.
Etienne remains alert, one eye on Malice and his opponent, the other eye on the other three goons.
have I done the roll correctly?
Initative:
10 str, 12 (10+2) dex, 16 con, int 18 (16+2), wisdom 10, cha 8
base attack 0,CMB 0,CMD 11
Feats: Weapon Focus (quartstaff), spell focus (conjuration)
Traits:Theoretical Magician,Natural-Born Leader
Favored class: Wizard
Skills: Knowledge (the planes)+5, knowledge (nobility)+5, knowledge (arcana)+5, knowledge (history)+5, knowledge (religion)+5, spellcraft +5
Languages: Common, Infernal, Abyssal, Draconic, Dwarven & Elven
Equipment: Quarterstaff, Scholar's oufit, backpack, Spell component pouch,Spellbook, wizard's (blank), Rations, trail (per day) 10, Waterskin 3, bedroll
Cash:114 gp,silvers
Racial and wizard class abilities
Native Outsider: Tieflings are outsiders with the native subtype.
Medium: Tieflings are Medium creatures and receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Normal Speed: Tieflings have a base speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision: Tieflings see in the dark for up to 60 feet.
Beguiling Liar: Many tieflings find that the best way to get along in the world is to tell others what they want to hear. These tieflings' practice of telling habitual falsehoods grants them a +4 racial bonus on Bluff checks to convince an opponent that what they are saying is true when they tell a lie. This racial trait replaces skilled.
Spell-Like Ability: Tieflings can use darkness once per day as a spell-like ability. The caster level for this ability equals the tiefling's class level.
Fiendish Resistance: Tieflings have cold resistance 5, electricity resistance 5, and fire resistance 5.
Prehensile Tail: Many tieflings have tails, but some have long, flexible tails that can be used to carry items. While they cannot wield weapons with their tails, they can use them to retrieve small, stowed objects carried on their persons as a swift action. This racial trait replaces fiendish sorcery.
Arcane bond (Viper master receives 3+ to bluff checks), arcane school (conjuration),cantrips, Scribe Scroll
Acid Dart (Sp): As a standard action you can unleash an acid dart targeting any foe within 30 feet as a ranged touch attack. The acid dart deals 1d6 points of acid damage + 1 for every two wizard levels you possess. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Intelligence modifier. This attack ignores spell resistance.
Summoner's Charm (Su): Whenever you cast a conjuration (summoning) spell, increase the duration by a number of rounds equal to 1/2 your wizard level (minimum 1). At 20th level, you can change the duration of all summon monster spells to permanent. You can have no more than one summon monster spell made permanent in this way at one time. If you designate another summon monster spell as permanent, the previous spell immediately ends.]
Spells, Color spray, Reduce Person and Grease
@Viluki:
kk, for all others the spoiler is my stats.
Ready for you to roll Trius's init GM.
Ready
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Guys, get your graph paper ready. I had no way to put my grid with names up on the post, so i'll try to make this as simple as possible. Two squares by two squares is a good sized five foot square for graph paper. I'd suggest using initials for names, doors, and such.
The room is 25 feet (5 five ft sq) wide by 50 (10 five ft sq) feet long.
A1: EMPTY
A2: KITCHEN DOOR/BARTENDER
A3: EMPTY
A4: DOOR LEADING UPSTAIRS
A5: EMPTY
B1-B3: BARTABLE
B4-B5: EMPTY
C1: EMPTY
C2: TRIUS (CRUSADER SERGEANT)
C3-C5: EMPTY
D1-D3: EMPTY
D4: MALICE
D5: EMPTY
E1: CRUSADER
E2: TABLE
E3: RUFON
E4: TABLE
E5: LETHE
F1: FIREPLACE
F2: CRUSADER
F3: EMPTY
F4: ETIENNE
F5: SYLAS
G1-G5: EMPTY
H1: EMPTY
H2: TABLE
H3: EMPTY
H4: TABLE
H5: EMPTY
I1-I5: EMPTY
J1-J2: EMPTY
J3: MAIN ENTRANCE
J4: CRUSADER
J5: EMPTY
ETIENNE IS 1ST, THEN TRIUS. YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE. THE CRUSADERS GOT A 5 ON THEIR ROLL, SO IF SOMEONE COULD PROCURE A LIST OF WHO GOES WHEN THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR YOUR TURN TO COME AROUND. KEEP TELLING ME WHAT YOU AE GOING TO DO, AND IF YOU MOVE AND AN ENEMY MOVES, I'LL FIX YOUR DECISION ON WHERE TO MOVE FOR YOU, JUST TAKING YOUR ROLLS YOU ALREADY MADE INTO ACCOUNT..
Readied Action to cast Shillelagh on my club, seeing Etienne knock an arrow onto his bow, same stats as Lethe described, 2d6 weapon +1 att & damage, should not provoke AOO.
I'll be waiting on Lethe and Trius to act before I move and attack
Readied Action is cast Grease wherever Trius is.
As asked, Lethe remains back, unwilling to engage and interrupt the duel unless the others standing around act as well.
"I will not stand for you pushing this poor man around. Four against one you can handle, but what if you faced... A REAL CHALLENGE!!" Rufon bellowed out as hard as he could, swinging his club at the nearest bully/soldier.
the +1 coming from Shillelagh if I'm right
He misses the thug squarely as he put too much power into that attack, almost hitting and breaking the table in front of him with the power in that swing.
An annoyance, but a minor one.
Xei-gru!
Malice grinned as the disgusting,slick slime rose up underneath Trius's feet.
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Trius moves to D3. The grease spell fires off and now covers squares C2-3 AND D2-3. He makes his save to avoid falling.
Seeing Rufon draw his weapon, "All bets are off!", he yells, unsheathing his greatsword to defend his subordinate.
Attack vs Rufon: 1d20 + 2 => (7) + 2 = 9 MISS!
Because he was so eager to decapitate the off-balanced druid Trius threw all his power into his swing, and (partially because of the grease) could barely recover from the tremendous miss in time to ready himself for any incoming attacks.
The cocky Crusader smirks as Rufon pulls his club back to block the incoming swing.
Attack vs Rufon (Crusader #1): 1d20 + 5 => (14) + 5 = 18 HIT!
Damage: 1d8 + 4 => (2) + 4 = 6 damage.
His heavy mace gets just inside the druid's guard, enough for a decent hit, though not the best because of the angle at which the mace came in.
Crusader #2 (the one originally at the door with the longsword moves to G5 and slashes at Sylas.
Attack: 1d20 + 3 => (11) +3 = 14 MISS!
He thinks he has a clear shot, but the man whirled around to block at the last second.
Crusader #3 (originally at E1) 5-foot steps to D2, but slips as soon as his foot hits the grease all over the floor. He falls in it and wisely decides against attacking while on the ground.
I'm fairly sure that's an AOO for Rufon, so go ahead and make it.
Finally Sylas starts up inspire courage to bolster his allies.
Everyone tell me what you're doing for round 2.
Malice pointed his hand at the first crusader and murmered Si-Xo-Deike
As Crusader #1 moves to attack Rufon, Etienne's readied action goes triggers.
Attack
Damage
Edit: forgot to add Point Blank Shot
Oh my roll for acid darts sorry about that.
Acid dart (spell like ability) 1d6 acid damage+1 for every two wizard levels
Seeing that there will be no peaceful resolution and that it has come to blows, she and Sentine wade into combat. They both make a beeline for Crusader #3, with Lethe situated opposite her companion to flank.
I take it he is prone as I take my AOO, so Power Attack = -1/+3
Rufon infuriated by the crusaders ganging up on him swings at the fallen crusader, aiming to at least incapacitate one before going down himself.
He let out an howl as the club swings down at the 'helpless' man on the ground, which is covering his face against the incoming impact.
Gilgamesh roars as well, pounding his chest as he gets ready to fight.
incorporated prone
On his turn, Etienne will 5ft away from Crusader#2 (preferably so his back's to a wall. He'll then shoot again at Crusader#1.
Attack
Damage
And (probably) miss.
Trius was always a coward, now though we have an intriguing thing to decide: What happens to his cohorts? I could burn the...no! A better idea, in my studies of the hell's and other lower planes I have come across several rituals that require sacrifice. This town has a salt mine to boot. Barkeep!
"Yes si.r, the barkeep croaked with obvious terror in his eyes."
"As these men unlawfully attempted to detain and send me to the Great Port to no doubt be executed, I demand that they suffer. Tell the sherrif that these mens are to be put to work in the salt mines, after being flogged with the lash sixty times each. Also make sure to tell him that if the prisoners escape that he will take their place in the salt mines."
"What kind of trickery or magic was that? Hiding is one thing disappearing without us seeing him is another"
Rufon shakes his head, and spits on the ground.
"No matter, he will not bother us again soon I guess, he has to lick his wounds"
Sylas looks around at the remaining Crusaders.
"Well, that was a bit unexpected," he muses, then looks over toward Malice. "Who exactly are these men, and what sort of relation have you with their leader? You seemed to recognize him quickly enough."
Once the Crusaders fall and Trius disappears, Etienne stays alert for a few minutes with an arrow nocked. Perception
When it's clear that Trius is gone, Etienne whistles, and Isabeau flies out of the rafters and lands on his shoulder.
"Hey girl, are you all right? That's good; you're safe now."
He then looks to Malice. "That's right, Malice, what's going on? Does this sort of thing happen often when you're around?"
It's simple: Religion given form. For religion is the ultimate corruption of the soul. The hells, the abyss, heaven and other realms where the "gods" lurk are merely processing stations for the gods. Some realms such as the hells and the abyss are not subtle about this processing. Others such as heaven and other "goodly" realms process the soul with considerably more "grace". In the form of Justicar Trius and his cohorts you have witnessed this world's greatest disease.
A disease few our willing to purge, even when they clearly see the need for it. The gods have by their designs have waylayed souls who should be left to wander the planes without end. The gods, archdevils, demon lords and countless others have upset the balance and deprived mortals of their free will. The various religious sects will always stab you in the back and in their thirst for "Justice" never honor an agreement. Excepting one forced by magic.
Know that they will never stop hunting me...until I put them within the ground and seal their spirits in eternal death.
"So, you've upset a religious institution of some sort, and they're sending people to kill you. I see.... And this bunch's leader got away, so I wouldn't be surprised if this happens again soon. Wonderful. So much for this being an easy job."
There's a faint hint of anger in Etienne's voice as he addresses his companions. "What about the rest of you? Does anyone else harbor a dark secret that could get us all killed? If so, now's the time to tell me. I have no desire to die because of someone else's misdeeds."
It was no misdeed on my part that earned the wrath of those religious zealots. Unless you consider being born a tiefling to be a "dark secret".
Sylas inclines his head slightly towards Etienne. "If it makes you feel better, I at least am simply a traveling musician and sword for hire," he says.
"I suppose it's possible someone wants me dead, but if so, I can't think of who that might be. Does that help?" He finishes with a one-handed shrug and a sheepish grin.
"Nothing with me I guess, only people I had a run in with are from my hometown. Can't imagine they coming after me though"
Rufon kneels besides the slain crusaders and searches them for clues and strange equipment.
"I have no interest for their armor or weapons. Can't blame you if you want them. It's about the same as in the wilds actually. We do what we can to stay alive, even scavenging"
If I cannot have them in life then in death they shall be made an example of. One for certain way of detering religious zealots is to make an example of the slain. I will need a knife, for they shall be hung, naked and with their organs collected in a pile below them. Do not look so squeamish Etienne, these men would have drawn and quarted you for association with a tiefling. Know that certain grim and bloody things must be done, like the amputation of a diseased limb.
"I don't stay anywhere long enough to impress upon someone the desire to kill me." She returns to her seat and resumes eating nonchalantly.
"Actually, Malice, what you suggest may cause more problems. We have to stay here until this guard job's finished, and I know more of these 'zealots' will be coming at some point. Wouldn't it be better to get into this community's good graces? If we can make the people here like and trust us, they'll help us in the future. Showing a little kindness, mercy, and humility if, in fact, you possess any would be more beneficial than making an example of these poor souls. After all, I have yet to see a religious zealot who was deterred by the gruesome fates of his predecessors."
Etienne then returns to his seat, calling over his shoulder, "Do what you must, but consider what I have said. You will have few friends if you maintain your present course, and the jungle is a hard place to challenge alone."
The people here have no temples to Gorum nor his clergy, indeed Gorum is completely unknown to them. If these three are used as examples of worshippers of Gorum it will make them that much resistant to conversion. If they convert they will show no mercy, for Gorum posseses none, neither do his clergy. More to the point Etienne if you wish to be a powerful lord you must reckonize two things, one be generous to your allies and punish your enemies as if you were a pitfiend from the heart of the hells. These are clearly our enemies, so follow my advice and punish them even in death. As for the people of the community there is only one way to make them our allies, by showing them that we and only we can defend them and their interests.
"I have no desire to be a 'powerful lord' as you say. It isn't all it's cracked up to be." Etienne smiles knowingly to the bird on his shoulder. "Of course, what does someone like me know about that? Do what you think is best; I could continue to argue, but it's obvious your mind is made up." He grins sardonically, "Do what your great intelligence tells you is right, I will not stop you."