A Push of the Fates.... Zakhara... You Jewel!

Game Master Insnare

"The hyenas first, they are the bigger threat! If we're fortunate, the lion might sense what we are doing and not turn on us."

Paritosh grins at Nura’s plan, though the thought of facing off against hyenas and lions does bring a twinge of nervousness. He laughs, the sound filled with a mix of amusement and fond memory.

"Ah, hyenas first, eh?" he says, shaking his head. "Reminds me of the time I thought I could outwit a pack of wild dogs back in the desert. My brilliant idea? Throwing them a ‘delicious’ feast of dates—what could go wrong?"

He gestures to the group with a wry grin. "Turns out, dogs are *much* faster than I gave them credit for. Not to mention, I learned that dates are a *terrible* distraction when you’re trying to avoid being eaten alive!"

With a chuckle, he shrugs. "But I suppose this is a bit different, eh? We’ve got a lion on our side, and I’m hoping this one won’t have a taste for elf."

Zairiah moves closer and shoots again at the hyenas.

Attack (+3 Shortbow): 12 - 1d20 ⇒ 12 - (20) = -8
Damage (Sheaf Arrow): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

"Range eh, okay then." he says switching to his sling and lets loose at a Hyena.

THAC0: 18 - 1d20 ⇒ 18 - (8) = 10
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Zairiah moves closer and shoots again at the hyenas.

[dice=Attack (+3 Shortbow)]12-1d20
[dice=Damage (Sheaf Arrow)]1d8+3

That's a crit!

Am I supposed to do something special for crits in this version?

I think the damage just doubles.

Damage doubles.

Frackit

I slung a sling bullet

Zairiah impales a hyena with her arrow. Frackit's sling you cannot really tell if it hit or not at such a distance. You move closer to the group.

GM Rolls

Initiative Party 1d10 ⇒ 3, Lion 1d10 ⇒ 7, Hyenas 1d10 ⇒ 6

Round 3

The lion attacks another hyena 15 - 1d20 ⇒ 15 - (11) = 4 hit 2d12 ⇒ (11, 9) = 20 mauling another hyena and moves towards its next victim.

Hyena 1 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (17) = 0 hit 2d4 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

Hyena 2 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (11) = 6 hit 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Hyena 3 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (11) = 6 hit 2d4 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6

Hyena 4 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (9) = 8 miss

Hyena 5 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (20) = -3 hit 4d4 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 1) = 8 and locks its jaw on the lion.

Party

”That lion doesn’t appear to be winning this.”

Why don't you DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT then? Zairiah replies.

Zairiah moves closer and shoots at the hyena that has its jaw locked on the lion.

Attack (+3 Shortbow): 12 - 1d20 ⇒ 12 - (3) = 9
Damage (Sheaf Arrow): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Sadly missing.

"I am trying!"

Vandomir keeps running towards the combatants.

What do the rest of you do?

Nura continues the fight, if she has reached the combatants.

Frackit will put away his sling and grab a dagger as he then begins to move towards the fray.

Waitin' on spell.

This round you can move to attack a hyena or lion for that matter

Paritosh will move to strike a hyena, keeping himself as far from the deadly lion as possible.

Khopesh: 16 - 2 - 1 - 1d20 ⇒ 16 - 2 - 1 - (10) = 3
DMG: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 + 2 = 13

Nura and Frackit

Still not sure Nura has reached the combat, but in case she has...

THAC0 13 against a hyena: 13 - 1d20 ⇒ 13 - (16) = -3 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Frackit if close will attack a Hyena.

THAC0 18: 1d20 - 18 ⇒ (5) - 18 = -13
dagger: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Either Paritosh or Vandomir (lol) attacks and kills a hyena and Nura hits one and Frackit and Zairiah miss.

Round 4

Initiative: Party 1d10 ⇒ 9, Lion 1d10 ⇒ 2, Hyenas 1d10 ⇒ 10

Hyena 1 after being hit by Nura attacks her 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (9) = 8 miss

Hyena 2 feels Frackit and attacks him 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (10) = 7 miss
Hyena 3 attacks the lion17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (9) = 8 miss
Hyena 4 attacks the lion 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (19) = -2 hit 2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5

The lion looks severely wounded.

Party

Nura continues to assault the hyenas.

THAC0 13: 13 - 1d20 ⇒ 13 - (6) = 7 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
THAC0 13: 13 - 1d20 ⇒ 13 - (15) = -2 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Either Paritosh or Vandomir (lol) attacks and kills a hyena

Holiday induced psychosis!

Paritosh swings twice more at hyenas...

Khopesh: 16 - 2 - 1 - 1d20 ⇒ 16 - 2 - 1 - (5) = 8
DMG: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 + 2 = 10

Khopesh: 16 - 2 - 1 - 1d20 ⇒ 16 - 2 - 1 - (15) = -2
DMG: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 + 2 = 12

Zairiah shoots again at one of the hyenas near the lion, trying to help the lion (so it can also continue to attack).

Attack (+3 Shortbow): 12 - 1d20 ⇒ 12 - (19) = -7
Damage (Sheaf Arrow): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Frackit will stab at the Hynea before him

Dagger: 18 - 1d20 ⇒ 18 - (12) = 6
Dagger: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Nura, Zairiah and Paritosh are able to kill a hyena each whereas Frackit is only able to wound the one he had been attacking.

GM Rolls

The lion shimmies its forward shoulders to attack the hyena left attacking Frackit 15 - 1d20 ⇒ 15 - (19) = -4 hitting 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4, only getting its jaws into the fray.

Initiative: Party 1d10 ⇒ 2, Lion 1d10 ⇒ 3, Hyena 1d10 ⇒ 4

Round 5

GM Rolls

The last Hyena tries to run away.

Party

You can still try and kill it if you want

Zairiah shoots at the last hyena.

Attack (+3 Shortbow): 12 - 1d20 ⇒ 12 - (2) = 10
Damage (Sheaf Arrow): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Paritosh declines to attack a parting enemy while another may still be in their midst. He instead turns his attention to the lion.

Nura turns to the lion and holds her arms in a pacifying gesture (though she does not sheath her scimitar). "Easy, mighty one. We are on your side." She is not foolish enough to believe that the lion can understand her words but hopes that by speaking calmly to it, it won't decide to attack her.

The lion bares his teeth at you and then runs back in the direction from whence he came.

Combat Over

Nura sighs with obvious relief. "Glad that didn't go south on me."

Zairiah thanks everyone for the help, and apologizes for kicking them awake.

Paritosh flashes a grin as he dusts himself off, his eyes glinting with a mix of appreciation and teasing.

"Apologies? There is no need for that, Zairiah," he says, giving her a charming look. "I’d say you did just right. There was no time to brew a drink and cook breakfast first—hyenas to deal with, lions to pacify, and here we are, still standing."

He gives her a wink, his tone light-hearted. "If you’d waited any longer, we might have been the ones needing a wake-up call of a more permanent sort!"

With a laugh, he adds, "So I say, next time, feel free to kick us awake anytime. I’m sure we’ll all survive it, especially if there’s a lion around to scare off the worst of it!"

'I HOPE YOU CHOKE ON IT" Frackit says as he wipes off the dagger and then puts it away.

Frackit clutches his shoulder and walks over to the lion.

"Is he alive?" Assessing the Lion he then winces as he looks to the others.

"I am gonna cast a spell to speak with our friend here."

Frackit looks to the others and than his shoulder.

"Okay I may bleed all over the place so give me a second"

Frackit begins to set out the nessecary peperations for speak with animals

Frackit casts Speak with Animals and he can understand what the lion means when he growls.

Frackit

He awaits the Lions reply. As he does he readies himself to place a minor healing on himself and major upon the Lion.

I always love how animals don't seem remotely surprised when they can suddenly speak with humanoids. And they always have coherent thoughts, the likes of which I'm pretty sure they don't have when we're not around and using some spell on them.

I thought it was about gist but yeah I have been thinking about that.

The Lion says, "Huh, what you can understand me? Are you a Djinn? Strange. Bizarre, Macabre. Heal that takes time. Days, weeks... What? Family... My wives..."

The lion sniffs the air.

"Watch" He says as he begins to chant and puts the gold nugget symbol to his wound and lets the spells powers flow.

Cure Moderate Wounds
CMW: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

It fully knits his arm as he then sighs in relief.

"My god has blessed me with more spells of healing, so I can heal you too. I know not how much but we can use magic to heal some damage today and maybe more tomorrow. Then you can return to your wives" Frackit says with a smile. He a gnome far smaller than the beast before him did not really mind aiding him as even animals are sacred to the Sparkling Wit.

The lion watches Frackit with wonder and then as he sees the spell work its magic the lion jumps back in fear and he sees the results and Frackit's joviality.

The lion says, "Please, I would like to feel better."

Zairiah is pleased at the attempt to heal the lion, and smiles as she returns to her watch.

"Okay Here we go, I may have to do a couple." Frackit says as he begins to place the holysymbol over the most greivous of wounds.

CMW: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"Well seems I'll need to call on more power"He says as he starts a lesser spell

CLW: 1d8 ⇒ 1

The lion says, "Thank you. I feel a little better."

"I can exhaust more spells for you, if you wish. I do not want such a mighty lion, or Golden Maw leave and be accosted by the horrible hyenas. I doubt they would leave a bevy of potential food easily. Maybe you, if you wish can accompany us back ot camp and rest. I can heal you more there now and in the morning. Then you can be on your way."Frackit says hoping the mighty lion will take him up on his offer.

The lion says, "I must go back to my wives and children. I thank you for the offer and your hospitality but they need to know I am safe. The hyenas saw me alone and I led them away from my pride. I must return to them... to my children...my... May what do you humanoids say... may the Loregiver be nice to you. I must go back to my wives especially Kreesha. Farewell."

A religious lion at that!