EEK!! EEK!! BATTLE OF BLOOD-LAPPER HILL!! DING!! DING!!
ROUND 2!!
GIOVANNA!
MWIKALI!
LORD PERPIREEN!
WULFGAR!
VOLREG!
ALTIN! (got tripped and is now prone)
SULAYMAN!
HYENAS!
GNOLLS! (Holding actions until the enemy enters their lair)
OOH! OOH! AHH!!
Vanna drops her bow and draws and slashes at the closest hyena in one fluid motion. She then readies a defensive strike if attacked.
Altin, trying not to panic, sings a weird, wordless Traveller's tune, moving a hand back and forth in front of the slavering hyena that looms over him.
Altin manages to hold his nerve and release the magic upon the hyena.
Vanna drops her bow and draws and slashes at the closest hyena in one fluid motion. She then readies a defensive strike if attacked.
[dice=attack]1d20+5; 1d6+3[dice=p/r]1d20+5; 1d20+5; 1d6+3
Vanna’s blade cuts deep into a hyena that already has one of Altin’s arrows sticking in it, and the beast seems to lose the will to fight, squeaking and whimpering...
Altin, trying not to panic, sings a weird, wordless Traveller's tune, moving a hand back and forth in front of the slavering hyena that looms over him.
Altin manages to hold his nerve and release the magic upon the hyena.
The hyena drools stupidly over Altin, a glazed look in its eyes...
Reloading his crossbow, the farmer attempts to shoot once more, this time at the dazed creature.
"I'll draw this one's attention!"
Reloading his crossbow, the farmer attempts to shoot once more, this time at the dazed creature.
"I'll draw this one's attention!"
[Dice=Attack+Point Blank Shot-Cover]d20+4+1-4
[Dice=Damage+Point Blank Shot]d8+1
YARPP!!
Volreg definitely gets its attention, sinking a bolt into its back!
'Blasted, beasts, this should set them running.' Bleeding from the bite in his leg, Wulfgar limps toward the nearest hyena, raising his greatsword he slashes at the beast. Burying the tip of his sword in the dirt, he kicks at the mangy beast with his good leg, "Blasted fur-bag"
[dice=attack: greatsword]1d20 + 6 [dice=damage] 2d6 + 6
Despite ganging up on the hyena with Giovanna, Wulfgar’s sword swing misses the cringing beast...
Clearly intimidated by the superior numbers and puissance of the adventurers, the three remaining hyenas flee the battle, withdrawing carefully to avoid attacks of opportunity...
They run over the hard pan, yelping in fear...
Mwikali Moves up Next to her companions."I believe that was just a warm-up. Let us take our fight to these Gnolls" She says gripping her spear shaft as she offers a hand to Altin
"It looks like those dogs bite pretty hard. It does seem that whoever is controlling the dogs don't want to come out. We could come back later, after everyone has healed up, but then they will be expecting us," lowering his crossbow, he looks at Wulfgar and offers it to the man. "I may not be needing this for a bit, as it seems you need it more than I. We just need to be careful so no one dies." Pointing at the three injured adventurers, the farmer shakes his head, "Just be ready to run if we do this."
"So who is hurt, I have 2 last uses of a heal wand."
Then he flies over to the Cave entrance, and in all the languages he knows he calls out while under cover from the Gnolls.
"Gnolls, stay and we burn you out, GO and never comeback and we will not kill you"
he waits to see if they have the wit to understand.
"I prepared for combat, not to heal. Unlike a priest or cleric, I do not pray for the spells or change them to heal.I am more of what many Christians call a Witch" She says as she watches the tiny Lord heal the others.
"I have prepared spells of fire, to burn our foes! Let us get into the cave and kill these gnolls!!" Mwikali says as she smiles gripping her spear and heading into the breach.
"Besides I am more than just a spear Northman"
Altin thanks Mwikali as she helps him up, then looks at his torn leg. "I don't think I can go on without some healing," he gasps in pain.
"True that legs has seen better days." She says offering him a chance to lean on her.
"The cave looks dark, so if I can get some light on me, I can try to scout ahead, and hopefully lure the critters to come to me." Slinging the crossbow onto his shoulders, the farmer steps out front while focusing on himself for a bit. Touching Altin, Mwikali, Sulayman and Wulfgar, a wind of fresher air seems to flow about their bodies. "That should help with the dogs, and make it a little harder for them to know where you are." Pulling out his dagger, the farmer frowns slightly while stepping forward carefully.
Looks at them all. He takes a stick and in the sand makes a map showing them what is inside.
"You really like to do things the hard way. They'er in an enclosed space. Hiding. So we smoke them out, we have a means to make fire, and we should dos so at the entrance. A burning bed roll or cloak will do the job, just need smoke and lots of it. Once the cave starts filling up they will come out and then you can deal with them"
As the adventurers are gathered around discussing the possibility of smoking the gnolls out of their cave, McGibel drawing a floor plan and marking the gnolls’ positions with a stick in the sand, one of the gnolls emerges from the darkness to peer out the cave entrance and have a look around...
Yuk-yuk?
Looking up from the plans, he sees the gnoll. Sparks begin to pop around the group for a moment before converging into the man's palm. Raising his hand towards the creature, a bolt of energy flies from his outstretched hand!
"It's rude to listen to others without their permission!"
"I think we need to act a bit quicker!"
Giovanna advances and tries to run the gnoll through and readies a response if she doesn't.
Volreg’s electric blast and Vanna’s thrust bring the gnoll down!
YEERRRKK!!
As the adventurers are igniting a bedroll to smoke the gnolls out, a second gnoll appears in the threshold of the cave entrance to see what’s going on...
Once again, Volreg blasts at a creature emerging from the smoke. "I do say, that was a grand idea little Lord!"
Once again, Volreg blasts at a creature emerging from the smoke. "I do say, that was a grand idea little Lord!"
[dice=Electric Blast+Point Blank Shot: Touch]d20+3+1
[dice=Electric Blast+Point Blank Shot]d6+2+1
Volreg’s lightning blasts the gnoll! It yelps in pain! NARF!!
Stabs it with a spear
Lord Perpireen see the second Gnoll as well and flicks his hand, A large stone close by flies up and hit it in the forehead.
Then goes back to his map.
Between Volreg’s electricity, Mwikali’s spear, and Lord P’s telekinetic stone, the beast is undone! It falls next to the other gnoll’s carcass...
Once a smoky fire has been lit in the cave entrance, the sounds of anxious barking and yapping can be heard from within, followed shortly by choking and coughing...
A moment later, two more gnolls emerge from the cave, gagging, choking and drooling!
She steps up and utters arcane syllables thrusting her hands out to burn the pair.
Altin fires an arrow at the nearest gnoll.
He curses as the shot goes wide, and backs away as he draws another arrow.
The adventurers form a line in front of the gnoll cave, cutting the monsters down as they emerge coughing and choking from the smoke!
She steps up and utters arcane syllables thrusting her hands out to burn the pair.
The gnolls are singed by the witch's fire!
YARP!
YARP!
One gnoll thrusts its spear at Sulayman , piercing him for damage!
The other thrusts at Mwikali , piercing her for damage!
Taking a vicious stab in the side from a gnoll's spear, Mwikali falls senseless in the sand!