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Pinned by the Xun Strangler, Kahwen struggles in vain to break free.
Aaftaab comes to Kahwen’s aid striking the Strangler with a blade of pure negative energy as his young Roc bites the invader taking a chunk of flesh.
Feybella stabs the foe with her longspear complaining about all the blood he is spilling on Kahwen’s new outfit.
Daedîn moves and fires two arrows into the foe that drive deeply into vital areas.
Starling fires a bolt from her crossbow that adds to the other deadly wounds the foe has already suffered.
From all the sudden attacks, the Xun strangler goes limp as his body can no longer contain his soul much less all the vital fluids from all the many deadly wounds. He is dead!
While all of the first wave of intruders are dead you can’t help but think the invaders were only testing your defenses with this first group. There are more foes out there and you are sure they will be coming at you again soon! Amazingly none of you are injured. The front door is broken. There are several bodies of the invaders littering the house, front door and outside.
What do you do in the next few minutes?
Aaftaab:
Starling:
Daedîn:
Kahwen:
Feybella:
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"They can fly. They can fly!" Kahwen says, looking around at his fellow Pathfinders in wonder and shock.
Much as he likes searching other people for shiny things he can claim as his own, he's much more worried about the next wave of attackers and the possibility they will fly in through the window at him.
The first thing he does is go get the bear trap from in front of the secret door and plants it next to the, now broken, window. Then, he remembers there's another one and puts it next to the first on.
"We should probably move some of the barricades to the front door, now that it's broken. The longer we can keep people there, the more Daedin can deal with them," he says.
He pauses in the middling of his bustling to look at everyone. "Thank you all, Companions. That man had me at his mercy. If you had not helped me, he would, no doubt, have killed me."
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After calming his Roc, Aaftaab searches the bodies finding
On the invaders Aaftaab finds:
5x potions of cure light wounds
10 x alchemist’s fire
5x leather lamellar
5x mwk battleaxes
5x portable rams
On the Xun Strangler he finds:
1x +1 brawling leather lamellar
1x dagger
100 feet of rope cut in 20-ft. Sections
Kahwen moves and sets up the two bear traps to just inside each of the two windows in the room he is watching from.
Aaftaab agrees to move the barricades is important. In the few minutes left he can get half of the needed barricades moved to the front door.
Daedîn stacks the dead bodies in the entranceway creating a difficult area to move through before he hides and waits for the next attack.
Aaftaab:
Starling:
Daedîn:
Kahwen:
Feybella:
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Starling suggest reloading the catapult
Feybella helps Aaftaab move a barricade to reinforce the front entrance.
Three minutes later, the drizzling rain and fog show no sign of letting up as the second wave of attackers approach the house. Stopping at far range 100ft they ignite pitch-tipped arrows and fire them at the house.
One arrow hits the lower-left window barricade setting it on fire. Another three arrows fly into each of the upper-level front windows setting the house’s interior on fire. The other arrows miss hitting the stone wall of the house.
location front windows 1st floor left to right, then 2nd floor left to right reroll duplicates.
Aaftaab:
Starling:
Daedîn:
Kahwen:
Feybella:
6 x Fire starting archers:
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Daedîn fires a volley of arrows at the archers. One arrow hit wounding the purple archer.
Aaftaab moves forward and extinguishes the fire in the center window opening.
Kahwen puts out the fire in the left upper window then moves to the interior door and barrier trying to make his way to the other fire on the second floor.
Feybell moves to the barricade that’s on fire on the first floor and puts it out.
Starling holds her position at the front doors.
The fire in the upper right window continues to burn without spreading.
With a crash, five invaders break through the three large windows over the cliff. Three downstairs in the main hall and two upstairs in the master bedroom
One saboteur falls in the master bedroom pit trap crashing down into the main hall. The other avoids the trap as he throws a bomb a barricaded door, which is damaged by not destroyed. The fallen Saboteur stands up.
The Brown Saboteur quickly moves to throw a bomb at Feybella hitting her and catching her on fire. Wolfie is caught in the splash area
The pink Saboteur moves into the hallway and throws a bomb at Starling hitting her and catching her on fire.
The Orange Saboteur moves up and opens the door into the dinning room.
The blue Xun strangler flies into the center second-floor window threatening Aaftab and Daedîn.
Their distraction mission complete, the archers move back into the mist and rain out of sight.
Yellow Saboteur vs door
Brown Saboteur vs Feybella &
Pink Saboteur vs Starling
Aaftaab:
Starling: +10 dam (on Fire)
Daedîn:
Kahwen:
Feybella: +9 dam (on Fire)
Wolfie: (Roll a Reflex vs D14 for Wolfie or take 3pt fire.)
6 x Fire starting archers: (Purple: +12 dam) *retreated*
Saboteur Green: +6 dam
Saboteur Yellow:
Saboteur Brown:
Saboteur Orange:
Saboteur Pink:
Xun Strangler Blue: (flying)
Parvaaz screeches and now uses his claws and bites!
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Aaftaab suddenly attacks the flying strangler hitting him with the void blade and sucking critical amount of life from the foe.
Parvaaz claws and bites at the foe hitting once each with both attacks. The attacker is left bloody but still standing.
Daedîn steps back and fires two arrows into the flying strangler each deeply wounding the intruder and killing him before he can attack.
Kahwen moves downstairs to attack the Saboteur with his deadly elven curved blade. The weapon connects leaving a deep wound.
Starling ignores the flames on her and begins inspiring courage in the others.
Feybella directs her mount Wolfie to attack the brown saboteur, as she herself tries to put out the flames on her. Wolfie jaws close on empty air as the saboteur dodges. Feybella manages to put her flames out.
The Yellow Saboteur throws another bomb at the master bedroom door destroying it with the blast.
The Brown Saboteur steps back and throws a normal bomb at Feybella hitting her. Wolfie dodges the splashing fire.
The pink Saboteur laughs maniacally as he steps back and throws a normal bomb at Kahwen hitting the bird-person with the fire.
The Orange bomber steps into the dining room and opens the door into the hallway.
The green foe moves over and throws a normal bomb at Feybella hitting her again. Wolfie fails to dodge the splashing fire.
to hit
Yellow Saboteur vs door
Brown Saboteur vs Feybella &
Pink Saboteur vs Kahwen
Brown Saboteur vs Feybella &
(+2 inspire courage 1r)
Aaftaab:
Starling: 10+2 = 12 dam (on Fire)
Daedîn:
Kahwen: +13 dam
Feybella: 9+10+8 = 27 dam
Wolfie: +4 dam
Saboteur Green: +6 dam
Saboteur Yellow:
Saboteur Brown:
Saboteur Orange:
Saboteur Pink: +13 dam
Xun Strangler Blue: +20+14+9+14+13 = 70 dam *dead*
Parvaaz screeches and bites!
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Daedîn shifts and fires two arrows hitting the Saboteur both times and wounding him deeply.
Riding Parvaaz up to the foe, Aaftaab strikes at the Saboteur with his void blade but misses.
Parvaaz takes a bite out of the Saboteur with his deadly beak killing the intruder!
Feybella stabs at the saboteur with her long spear but misses as he dodges out of the way.
Kahwen steps up to the bomber and slashes him with his deadly elven blade. The foe staggers from the wound but keeps standing.
Starling continues to inspire courage as she moves next to Kahwen and cast grease on the Orange Saboteur. He doesn't fall for her magic trick.
The house fire continues to burn without spreading.
The fire on Starling burns more.
The brown Saboteur shifts back and throws an explosive bomb at Feybella and Wolfie. Hitting Feybella and catching her on fire, but missing Wolfie as he evades the splash.
The green Saboteur throws another explosive bomb at Feybella and wolfie. Again Feybella is hit while Wolfie evades the splash
The pink Saboteur pulls out a dagger dipped in poison and tries to stab Kahwen, but misses.
The Orange Saboteur moves through the grease and throws a normal bomb at Starling hitting her and splashing on Kahwen.
Brown Saboteur vs Feybella &
Brown Saboteur vs Feybella &
Pink Saboteur vs Kahwen
to hit
plus poison
Orange Saboteur vs Starling
(+2 inspire courage 2r)[/ooc]
Aaftaab:
Starling: 12+5+12 = 29 dam (on Fire)
Daedîn:
Kahwen: 13+splash? dam (reflex DC14 or take 4 splash)
Feybella: 27+9+10 = 46 dam (on Fire)
Wolfie: +4 dam
Saboteur Green: 6 dam
Saboteur Yellow: +14+18+8 = 40 *dying*
Saboteur Brown:
Saboteur Orange:
Saboteur Pink: 13+11 = 24 dam
Xun Strangler Blue: +20+14+9+14+13 = 70 dam *dead*
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Kahwen can't see what's happening to Fey, but he knows a lot...A LOT of explosive flasks have been sent her way. Just like one just came at Starling.
He manages to avoid the burst of fire from it and rushes into the next room, hurling himself at the green garbed man in hopes of at least distracting him.
Parvaaz screeches and bites!
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Moving downstairs Daedîn fires a deadly arrow at the pink Saboteur dropping him silently where he stands.
Avoiding the splash of fire Kahwen steps over the dead Saboteur and closes on the green one, but misses with the charging slash.
Taking a different path, Aaftaab flies Parvaaz down through the pit trap to close with the orange invader, unfortunately, his void blade misses the Saboteur, but Pavaaz beak doesn't as he takes a bite out of the foe.
Feybella directs Wolfie to move out of the line of sight as she puts out the fire on herself.
Starling continues to inspire courage as she too puts herself out.
The house fire continues to burn without spreading.
Green pulls out a poison dagger and attacks the charging Kahwen missing due to his magical protection.
Brown moves around his Allie to attack Kahwen with a second poison dagger but also misses.
The Orange attacker pulls out third poison dagger to stab Aaftaab then shifts back a step. He has no better luck than his brothers and also misses.
Brown Saboteur vs Kahwen
to hit vs charge
plus poison
Green Saboteur vs Kahwen
to hit vs charge
plus poison
Orange Saboteur vs Asftaab
to hit
plus poison
(+2 inspire courage 3r)
Aaftaab:
Starling: 29 dam
Daedîn:
Kahwen: 13 dam
Feybella: 46 dam
Wolfie: +4 dam
Saboteur Green: 6 dam
Saboteur Yellow: 40 *dying*
Saboteur Brown:
Saboteur Orange: +14 dam
Saboteur Pink: 24+15 = 39 dam *dying*
Xun Strangler Blue: +20+14+9+14+13 = 70 dam *dead*
Parvaaz screeches and now uses his claws and bites with Starlings’s inspiration!
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Mounted on Parvaaz, Aaftaab directs the bird onto the grease where the Grippli’s void blade cuts the foe deeply followed by the razor-sharp beak and claws of Parvaaz. There’s not much left of the human Saboteur laying in a blood and gore splatter.
Shrugging off the dagger attacks, Kahwen slashes with his curved blade cutting deeply into the green Saboteur. The foe’s eyes glass over as he crumples to the floor dropping his useless dagger.
Moving into the room Daedîn fires a deadly arrow at the remaining Saboteur wounding him severely.
The lone remaining attacker seeing all his brothers in arms cut down, he throws something to the ground that burst into a large cloud of smoke obscuring his getaway.
You have just enough time to put out the remaining house fire and heal the injured with wands before the first fireball detonates against the outside of the house followed by a barrage of a few more all hitting the outside. Standing near open windows could prove hazardous to your health.
After another volley of explosive magic rattles barricades and scorches the stonework a seagull with a note attached to its leg flies in through one of the broken bay windows. It lands on a broken table and flaps its wings to shake off the rain.
Aaftaab:
Starling: 29 dam
Daedîn:
Kahwen: 13 dam
Feybella: 46 dam
Wolfie: 4 dam
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"I need to learn that trick," Kahwen says as the last attacker disappears.
He waits his turn to get healed up but is eager to get out of this house when the explosions start. Though he looks ready, if reluctant, to continue to defend it, he is clearly relieved when the note asking them to come to Amara Li's rescue is found.
"This way, Companions!" he declares, hurrying to the secret tunnel.
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Using his wand, Kahwen heals his wounds before the magical blasting starts.
Feybella quickly gets to work using her wand to partially heal Starling and herself.
Daedîn offers his wand for healing, which Starling takes him up on the offer using 4 charges total to finish healing the remaining injures on Feybella, Wolfie and herself.
After the blasting starts and the seagull arrives, Kahwen leads the way down the secret staircase down into the islands old lava tube network. Following the way that Amara Li and Iko Tsuneo went to summon help.
Daedîn, Aaftaab, Feybella and Starling follow after Kahwen. Both Daedîn and Aaftaab keeping alert for traps and tracks. The Lava tube path is easy to follow, with plenty of indications show the group they are following the correct path.
Eventually the narrow lava tube leads to a larger cavern with a sand-floor cave of igneous rock to the south. Natural stone columns support a ceiling fifteen feet above, and the uneven walls irregularly bulge outward, creating small alcoves. The cave rises in elevation to the south, and the smell of seawater and a fresh breeze suggests the outside is close by.
Your group comes upon the scene of a recent battle to find an enlarged armored warrior standing and gloating over Tsuneo’s unmoving, but still breathing body. Amara and her two servants are crumpled nearby in similar condition. Of the invaders’ attack force only two subordinates survive to support their lord, there are many bodies of the fallen strewn about the cave a testament to Tsuneo’s still-keen blade.
The large man leans over the body of Tsuneo, speaking with burning hate ”Today is your day of reckoning and the end of the Way of the Kirin! The Golden League has finally defeated your dying clan and the killing blow was delivered by my hand Mikogu Shimazi! To think I once worked for your pathetic organization, I was on the verge of handing you a victory over the Golden league, but no the leaders of the Kirin rebuked by actions and turn their backs on me! They probably though I had died when my trading company and all of its warehouses were burned to the ground by the Golden League. I lived, a prisoner of the Golden League subjected to years of abuse and torture before I realized the truth! The Way of the Kirin had betrayed and abandoned me. I swore my vengeance and joined the Golden League worked for years to as their enforcer to earn a place where I could revenge myself against the Way!”
The Xun subordinate calls out ”Lord Shimazi, the Pathfinders!”
Daedîn:
Feybella:
Wolfie:
Kahwen:
Aaftaab:
Starling:
Shimazi (Cyan):
Xun Strangler (Green):
Saboteur (Purple):
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"Tsuneo! Amara!" Kahwen shouts in dismay when he sees the two people he came to protect lying prostrate at the feet of an opponent.
Yet, he does not rush into the fray. Sizing up the threat, he takes a few moments to move his body and sword in very deliberate ways, taking on a pose more reminiscent of a wading bird than the crow that he resembles. When he finishes, he has shifted positions somewhat.
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Calling out Kahwen shifts and enters a very defensive stance reminiscences of a crane.
Daedîn wastes no time in firing a volley of arrows at Shimazi hitting him twice with deadly accuracy, unfortunately it's not enough and he is still standing.
Feybella uses her magic to call a blessing down on her allies before she tells Mikogu he is confused.
Eyeing Daedîn he calls out ”I have clarity of vision, It is you who are but cattle being led to slaughter. Guards kill them focus on the one with the bow!”
The Saboteur moves forward and throws an explosive bomb at Daedîn, it just barely hits the archer. The resulting explosion catches him on fire and splashes everyone around with fire.
The Xun Strangler moves up and grapples Daedîn in hands that feel like an iron grip.
Shimazi moves closer as he conjures an opaque wall of flame across the front of the heros catching Daedîn in the wall and cutting Kahwen off from his allies.
Purple Saboteur vs Daedîn
to hit touch w/ 10ft splash and creatures taking a direct hit catches fire.
with 4 pt splash damage
Green Xus Strangler vs Daedîn to grapple
to grapple no AoO.
(everyone: Bless +1 to hit)
Daedîn: +5+15 = 20 dam (grappled, on fire 1d6 per round)
Feybella: +3+? dam (? reflex DC14 or take 4pt fire)
Wolfie: +3+? Dam (? reflex DC14 or take 4pt fire)
Kahwen: +3+? dam (? reflex DC14 or take 4pt fire)
Aaftaab: +3+? dam (? reflex DC14 or take 4pt fire)
Parvaaz: +3+? Dam (? reflex DC14 or take 4pt fire)
Starling: +3+? Dam (? reflex DC14 or take 4pt fire)
Shimazi (Cyan): +24+28 = 52
Xun Strangler (Green): (grappling)
Saboteur (Purple):
Creatures that take a direct hit from an explosive bomb catch fire, taking 1d6 points of fire damage each round until the fire is extinguished. Extinguishing the flames is a full-round action that requires a Reflex save. Rolling on the ground provides the target with a +2 to the save. Dousing the target with at least 2 gallons of water automatically extinguishes the flames.
Parvaaz screeches and now uses his claws and bites!