Paldo Casts Grease on the front steps and adds 1 from the arcane reservoir pool to add +1 DC. Reflex DC = 15
"Mighty Iomedae; lend me your armor for this coming fight." Garran calls on his goddess for protection.
As their cover is blown and the sentry calls out for reinforcements, Sigrun shouts, "Nope, no intruders! False alarm!", hoping to at least confuse someone inside the building. She stays put where she is, ready to pop out and strike should anyone approach her position.
Glim steps out from cover and fires his crossbow at the bandit fighting with Horn
Horn slashes at the bandit but misses. Paldo throws some grease on the stairs.
that bandit falls on his back
Sigrun calls out to the bandits, but the rest of the party attacking with spells and a polar bear makes her words less than believable.
the bandit on the stairs crawls to the side through the grease, then stands up once out of the slick area.
the one in front of Horn slashes with a short sword
three more bandits appear in the doorway. two try to cross the grease, the last one takes cover in the doorway
one bandit falls, the other one fires a bow at Paldo
the last bandit in the doorway shoots at Glim
the whole party may act
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Garran HP: 10/10 - AC: 16/11/15 Status:
Glim HP: 8/8 - AC: 19/16/14 Status:
Linge: HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Horn: HP: 11/17 - AC: 17/15/13 Status:
Paldo HP: 3/7 - AC: 14/14/11 Status:
Sigrun HP: 10/10 - AC: 17/11/16 Status:NPCS:
Red: HP: | AC: ?? |
yellow: HP: | AC:?? |
Green: HP: -5| AC:13 |
Blue: HP: | AC: ?? |
Purple: HP: | AC ??: |
Enraged and in pain, Horn attempts to lacerate the bandit.
His jaws close on the bandit's arm, and he manages to open a nasty gash on his chest.
Linge leaves her hideout, flashing light at nearest bandit standing.
Garran begins making his way through the deep snow toward the lodge.
Paldo Casts Enlarge on Sigrun watching her double in size.
A humanoid creature whose size increases to Large has a space of 10 feet and a natural reach of 10 feet. This spell does not change the target’s speed.
If insufficient room is available for the desired growth, the creature attains the maximum possible size and may make a Strength check (using its increased Strength) to burst any enclosures in the process. If it fails, it is constrained without harm by the materials enclosing it–the spell cannot be used to crush a creature by increasing its size.
All equipment worn or carried by a creature is similarly enlarged by the spell. Melee weapons affected by this spell deal more damage (see Table: Medium/Large Weapon Damage). Other magical properties are not affected by this spell. Any enlarged item that leaves an enlarged creature’s possession (including a projectile or thrown weapon) instantly returns to its normal size. This means that thrown and projectile weapons deal their normal damage. Magical properties of enlarged items are not increased by this spell.
In short +2 STR, -2 Dex, -1 Att & AC, Battle Axe = 2d6, Reach = 10ft
"Hah, you puny runts!" Sigrun can't hide now, as she's as big as the tree she'd been behind. Instead, she moves out to draw the bandits' attention, swinging at one of them with her now-comically-oversized shield. Unfortunately, she isn't quite used to the size increase just yet, and misses badly.
Glim moves up and throws a bomb at the cluster of bandits on the steps
Horn slashes through the man in front of him, reducing him to bloody meat.
Linge flares a bandit
Garran advances, and Paldo make Sigrun big
Sigrun walks forward
unfortunately she doesn't see the trip wire on the ground and triggers a trap! a crossbow hidden partially under the wood of the porch fires, launching a bolt at the enlarged woman.
she takes damage, and a string of cans connected to the crossbow fall and clatter making a loud noise.
the blue bandit charges Glim
the other two fire their bows
The party is up
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Garran HP: 10/10 - AC: 16/11/15 Status:
Glim HP: 6/8 - AC: 19/16/14 Status:
Linge: HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Horn: HP: 6/17 - AC: 17/15/13 Status:
Paldo HP: 3/7 - AC: 14/14/11 Status:
Sigrun HP: 1/10 - AC: 17/11/16 Status:NPCS:
Red: HP: -4| AC: ?? |
yellow: HP: -9| AC:?? | dead
Green: HP: -16| AC:13 | dead
Blue: HP: -4| AC: ?? | dazzled
Purple: HP: | AC ??: |
Horn grunts in pain, and runs to the nearest bandit.
Linge takes out her sling, and aims at the bandit attacking Glim.
With her bravado gone and badly hurt, Sigrun staggers back to the treeline and lays her enlargened body down, hopefully out of sight.
Paldo casts Flare on red. Fortitude DC (13)
Garran steps up with his sword, to attack the bowman on the porch with a vertical upcut.
horn mauls a second bandit. Linge is able to attack another one but misses.
Glim throws another bomb at red
the bandit dies a firey death as the bomb hits right in his face.
the last bandit is hit by Garran, taking significant damage. he switches to a sword and swings back, but misses badly.
Garran swings again, killing the last bandit. the clearing is quiet again.
what do you do next?
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Garran HP: 10/10 - AC: 16/11/15 Status:
Glim HP: 6/8 - AC: 19/16/14 Status:
Linge: HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Horn: HP: 6/17 - AC: 17/15/13 Status:
Paldo HP: 3/7 - AC: 14/14/11 Status:
Sigrun HP: 1/10 - AC: 17/11/16 Status:NPCS:
Red: HP: -11| AC: ?? | dead
yellow: HP: -9| AC:?? | dead
Green: HP: -16| AC:13 | dead
Blue: HP: -14| AC: ?? | dead
Purple: HP: -5 | AC ??: |
"Ugh...a little help here, please?" Sigrun staggers back up and out into the clearing, once again dripping blood everywhere.
Linge calls back Horn, inspecting the wound on his flank.
"Garran, can you heal him too?"
Putting pressure on his wound Paldo said ”I think a few of us could use some help.”
Garran moves away from the downed hooligans. "Gather round everyone. The is the last time I'll be able to channel the holy might of Iomedae." He sighs. "My faith is not as strong as it could be."
He raises his holy symbol high and calls on his goddess.
"I have one prayer left. One that might let me attack those wicked fey... Or I can call for healing for one person." Garran's piercing blue-green eyes fix on Sigrun. "What do you think?"
Glim moves to join his companions, fingers tapping restlessly at the empty loops where bombs but moments ago hung.
"A doughty fight, my friends. Well done. Bravery is not lacking in this group. Perhaps we might find healing potions within the house. A group this size would have collected a few items of such worth."
He eyes Sigrun's wounds, his lips pursing into a thin line. "Then again, caution begets longevity. Those fae may return at a moment's notice. I bow to Garran's wisdom."
That said, he links his hands behind his back and turns to consider the house once more, eyeing its doors and windows, trying to detect any lingering sign of movement.
"If anyone remained inside, they should be waiting for us right now," Linge adds. She is looking tense.
"I'm fine. I'll live. Just have to be more careful", she says as she looks down. "And...I don't think I need to be big anymore."
Glim pats Sigrun's knee, wiping off as he does so the mixture of bloody slushy snow that's caught in her armor. "I have found that being of small size has its advantageous, my dear Sigrun. Do not feel despondent. Fate has not been kind to you thus far. But when she turns her fickle favor upon you at last, I shudder for your foes."
Drawing himself up, tugging at his deep delving costume, he scowls at the home. "I shall take a look within the windows and see if anything else awaits us."
Horn spots something in the window, and at his prompting Linge sees it too. it looks like someone peeked out of the window directly in line with Linge then pulled their head back into the room.
Glim hears someone yelling inside.
"Ten-Penny! what are you doing? get out there and help them!
as Glim approaches the porch, he gets a view into the front door. he goes very quietly and has not been spotted by anyone yet. he looks in to see a cozy looking common room of the lodge, with a crackling fireplace, a large dining table for 15 or more people, and a large bearskin rug.
he also sees two skeletons slowly walking towards the doors. the skeletons are coated in frost and ice, despite the warmth inside the house. in the back of the room he also spots the half-orc female.
Linge beckons her companions to get closer to the door.
"There's someone else in this room," she explains, pointing to the window where she spotted a silhouette.
Glim fades back against the wall beside the front door, easing a bomb into his palm.
Then, looking to the others, he holds up two fingers, then mimics walking, indicating that they're coming out the door. That done, he fades even further back, to another window that will give him a line of sight on the half orc, drinking a formula as he goes.
Still breathing hard from the pain, Sigrun moves up carefully behind Linge, shield up and at the ready.
Paldo stays hidden in the treeline and readies an action to cast flare on anything that comes out of the main door.
Sword and shield at the ready, Garran moves back toward the lodge.
the group soon sees what Glim was indicating. not bandits this time, but skeletons! skeletons covered in a rime of frost. they walk towards the group, holding no weapons but with sharp icy claws extended.
behind them walks a half-orc female, short sword in one hand, hand crossbow in the other.
having already seen enemies coming, both Linge and Glim are ready to get the jump on the creatures.
bold may act:
Glim, Linge and Horn, Skeletons, Ten-Penny, ???, Garran, Sigrun, Paldo
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Garran HP: 10/10 - AC: 16/11/15 Status:
Glim HP: 8/8 - AC: 19/16/14 Status:
Linge: HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Horn: HP: 11/17 - AC: 17/15/13 Status:
Paldo HP: 7/7 - AC: 14/14/11 Status:
Sigrun HP: 6/10 - AC: 17/11/16 Status:NPCS:
Red skeleton: HP: ??| AC: ?? |
Purple Skeleton : HP: ??| AC:?? |
Half orc: HP: ?? | AC:?? |
Glim, unnerved by the skeleton's horrific appearance, changes his mind; rather than try for a difficult shot through the window, he simply steps back onto the snow as he lobs his bomb underhand at the first skeleton to emerge through the door.
Linge fires a shot at the skeleton that Glim is not attacking yet.
The first undead that comes stumbling through the door soon finds itself facing a feisty little bear.
the second skeleton avoids some of the bomb's damage. but the one in front take a bomb and then a polar bear's bite and is destroyed. however, when it is destroyed, shards of sharp ice fly out from it, several of the pieces embedding themselves in Horn
the second skeleton moves towards glim, slashing with a rimed claw
Glim is hit even through his impressive defenses and is hit hard, falling to the snow
the half orc yells in surprise seeing a bear attacking. she fires her hand crossbow at it
she reloads her crossbow and steps back
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Garran HP: 10/10 - AC: 16/11/15 Status:
Glim HP: -4/8 - AC: 19/16/14 Status: dying
Linge: HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Horn: HP: 8/17 - AC: 17/15/13 Status:
Paldo HP: 7/7 - AC: 14/14/11 Status:
Sigrun HP: 6/10 - AC: 17/11/16 Status:NPCS:
Red skeleton: HP: -2 AC: ?? |
Purple Skeleton : HP: -8 | AC 16 | dead
Half orc: HP: ?? | AC:?? |
Horn shakes his head, and moves on to the other skeleton.
Linge gets slightly closer to the door, and starts an incantation. Seconds later, a ball of feathers flies inside the house, and immediately attacks the half-orc woman.
Garran strides up and slashes at the frozen skeleton.
Meanwhile, Sigrun, still enlargened, moves up and smashes at the popsicle skeleton with her shield from a safer distance, but she still doesn't find much success.
Paldo casts Flare on the skeleton. (Purple) Fortitude DC (13)
the group moves in on the icy skeleton, but can't seem to do anything to it. Sigrun and Garran miss with their attacks, while Horn's claws and teeth don't seem to actually do any damage to the frosted bones. Paldo tries a spell but the skeleton shrugs it off without even noticing
Linge starts casting a spell.
Glim lies on the ground, blood freezing as it leaves his body.
the air around the skeleton is almost unbearably cold.
everyone standing around the undead monster take 3 damage. it then attacks Garran with its claws
Garran takes a deep cut in his arm and feels the cold seeping into his blood.
the half orc seems hesitant to engage in the melee outside and slowly backs up, firing another hand crossbow bolt at Horn
the air suddenly feels... off. it's like the air got colder but not quite. Garran recognizes the effects of evil magic being used. the scorch marks on the skeleton from Glim's bomb vanish as the bone grows back into place.
The party is up!
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Garran HP: 4/10 - AC: 16/11/15 Status:
Glim HP: -5/8 - AC: 19/16/14 Status: dying
Linge: HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Horn: HP: 3/17 - AC: 17/15/13 Status:
Paldo HP: 7/7 - AC: 14/14/11 Status:
Sigrun HP: 3/10 - AC: 17/11/16 Status:NPCS:
purple skeleton: HP: ??| AC: ?? |
red Skeleton : HP: -8 | AC 16 | dead
Half orc: HP: ?? | AC:?? |
Wincing from the cold, Sigrun tries again, putting both hands into her shield smash.
Seeing poor Glim's blood on the white snow as his body lay their slumped over Paldo felt both anger and desperation flow through him. He put a bullet in his sling taking careful aim.
Again, Garran slashes at the frozen skeleton with his sword.
;
Then he ducks behind Sigrun. Glim will need some help soon or he will die.
As soon as the skeleton is dead, Horn dashes within the house to attack the half-orc.
"I can take care of Glim!" Linge tells Garran. "Someone gets Horn some help!"
Linge rushes forward and stabilizes glim. Horn runs afetr the half orc but can't connect. Sigrun misses the skeleton.
the skeleton is about to claw at Sigrun again when a stone strikes it squarely in the center of the forhead. ice cracks along its face, then the skull itself cracks and shatters into many pieces. the skeleton falls to the ground and lies still.
Haha, very good! I see you are stronger than i gave you credit for! A voice speaks in common, coming from what appears to be thin air. Now please, kill this holy man for me, would you?
Sigrun feels something pushing at her mind, willing her to act against her wishes.
she fights off the spell, and as she does the spell-caster becomes visible. A man is standing just to the north of the porch, dressed in nicely kept furs with symbols of skulls and bones sewn into his cloak. it takes a second for your eyes to realize it, but it appears that two identical men are standing together, moving in perfect unison.
meanwhile, inside, the half orc yelps in surprise as she is chased down by a bear, and slashes at it with her sword.
she is not able to do any damage through the thick fur around horn's shoulders.
The whole party may act!
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Garran HP: 4/10 - AC: 16/11/15 Status:
Glim HP: -5/8 - AC: 19/16/14 Status: dying
Linge: HP: 9/9 - AC: 15/13/12 Status:
Horn: HP: 3/17 - AC: 17/15/13 Status:
Paldo HP: 7/7 - AC: 14/14/11 Status:
Sigrun HP: 3/10 - AC: 17/11/16 Status:NPCS:
purple skeleton: HP: -9 | AC: ?? | dead
red Skeleton : HP: -8 | AC 16 | dead
Half orc: HP: ?? | AC:?? |
Bandit leader: HP: ?? | AC: ?? |
Sigrun narrows her eyes as she feels the pull of magic on her, but she's able to shake it off. "No, thanks. I think I'll kill you instead." She turns and advances on the robed man, taking a heavy swing at one of his two copies.
Paldo again tries aiming his staff sling hoping to match the skill on his last shot. He aims at the caster that has suddenly appeared.
"Holy man?" Garran mutters. He had never really thought of himself in those terms. It was an accurate description, he supposed. These thoughts passed through his mind as he quickly moved in to attack the robed man.
Horn dodges the half-orc's weapon, and counterattacks.
Linge moves behind Sigrun, and shoots a bullet at the half-orc.