From your point-of-view, you see something not visible from the front of the bridge. There appears to be a rope doubled over and wrapped around the NE wheel of the wagon. Two lengths of rope, about 10' apart, run over the edge of the bridge and down the side. There are large knots about every foot, and you count ten of these down the bridge's side. The two lengths of rope disappear underneath the bridge, but are being pulled taught by something (...or someone?) down there.
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As soon as she sees it she whispers to her party, alerting them.
Look at those two knotted ropes down there, coming off the bridge. Someone, or something is holding onto both of them and pulling them near each other, just out of site... maybe that is who is controlling her and causing this odd behavior.
She peers over the edge for a closer look...
It’s over on this side.
Jon
Graves
Ela
H2 Ready
Kaepora
NPC Moves/Speaks/Readies
Shi (delay)
H1 Ready
E2 Ready
E1 Ready
Katswiri
--Round 4--
Jon
Graves
Ela
H2 ready
Kaepora
NPC
Shi
H1
E2
E1
Katswiri
She seems to encourage, or even taunt, any individual to approach closer, but reacts melodramatically and sows confusion if the party advances in unison.
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"I would like to inform you all that she is in fact evil. Right now, she is just trying to sow confusion and react melodramatically if we advance in unison. If an individual approaches, then that is what she wants. I say we all go ahead and end this together. Or we can end her from here with ranged weapons. Either way, we are wasting time with this liar and foul woman."
Still having a staring contest with Jon, she first replies,
She then approaches Jon and speaks softly, "You wanna cross the bridge? Is that all? Then go ahead. Don't let my suffering delay you."
--Round 4--
Jon
Graves
Ela
H2 ready
Kaepora
NPC 5'/ready
Shi
H1
E2
E1
Katswiri
"Aaah! They're attacking! " (She points at Shi.) "Everyone, go, Go, GO!!" She also flips back her cloak and is now somehow holding two daggers. She seems much faster and more nimble than she first appeared.
The archers' readied actions were both trained on Jon however. Two arrows streak out from somewhere on the other side:
(+circumstance)
(-4 Opp|Snd=fail)
(+2 Trap)
With Jon intently staring at the old woman, he's the only one who doesn't see the arrows come from within the cavernous eyes of the statue on the opposite bank.
'Hazzard1 & 2' look to be human bandits whose readied actions are to climb up the ropes hanging over the edge of the bridge. The wagon debris will be for them to climb over. Maybe not the smartest ambush ever.
--Round 4--
Jon
Graves
Ela
(H2) Red Bandit
Kaepora
(NPC) White Rogue
Shi
(H1)Blue Bandit
(E2)Brown Archer
(E1)Green Archer
Katswiri
Blue double move.
Brown fires an arrow at Boris
Green fires an arrow at Shi
--Round 4--
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Katswiri
--Round 5--
Jon
Graves
Ela
(H2) Red Bandit
Kaepora
(NPC) White Rogue
Shi
(H1)Blue Bandit
(E2)Brown Archer
(E1)Green Archer
Katswiri
(* Insp)
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Ela rolls her eyes, gives a withering look and sighs audibly like a teenager being asked to wash the dishes.
Well then, I guess there's no good deed to dispense here then, except for dispensing of these bandits!
Ela quickly rushes around Katswiri and steps onto the edge of the bridge, to get a shot around Jon.
Cover your ears Jon, incoming!
[dice=pistol attack vs. blue, B/P damage]1d20+4; 1d8
Sparks and a few links go flying as the bandit's chain shirt does nothing to stop a bullet.
Graves, glad that everyone is finally done dancing around each other, marches purposefully towards the nearest enemy, shovel held at his side... only to bring it up in a sweeping arc as he arrives, trying to clip the man under the chin.
[dice=melee vs blue, studied target]1d20+8+2, for 1d6+5+2 damage.
Graves sizes up the competition, finding exactly what he needs to land a solid uppercut.
Blue looks badly bruised but still on his feet.
Katswiri, and Jon are active...
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Jon, barely standing but keeping his gaze on the woman, steps back and tries to insert his mind in hers, twisting it into confusion over who are her real foes.
You give the target a mental urge to kill its nearest ally, which it obeys to the best of its ability. The target attacks its nearest ally on its next turn with a melee weapon or natural weapon. If necessary, it moves to or charges to the nearest ally in order to make this attack. If it is unable to reach its closest ally on its next turn, the target uses its turn to get as close as possible to the ally.
red=15/19
white=44/48
Red doubles over, clutching his ears.
White remains focused on death and destruction.
--Round 5--
Jon
Graves
Ela
Red Bandit (stun 1/1)
Kaepora
(NPC) White Rogue
Shi
(H1)Blue Bandit
(E2)Brown Archer
(E1)Green Archer
Katswiri
The shadow slams into the dwarf woman!
[Dice=Shadow Slam Vs: Blue]1d20+7
[Dice=Damage]1d8+1
The 'dwarf woman' is the White icon. Everyone else appears human.
Blue drops unconscious after Kaepora's attack.If your Shadow has movement you can apply that attack to White if you wish. Unless your Shadow intends to kill outright the helpless bandit.
In a maddened desire to paint this bridge red, the woman clamors over her own debris, barely able to climb the 20ft pile on her stubby dwarven legs. Luckily, Red is too stunned to even see what's about to hit him:
+3 Bleed
Red drops, and is on a course for Pharasma's Boneyard.
On second glance you don't have enough movement. Nevermind.
--Round 5--
Jon
Graves
Ela
Red Bandit
Kaepora
White Rogue
Shi
Blue Bandit
Brown Archer
Green Archer
Katswiri
Moving down to get a better view of the archers in the cave, Shi sent a blinding blast of light at them.
rounds.
rounds.
both scream "Ah, it burns...it BURNS!"
Green=6/20
Brown=6/20
Brown fires an arrow at Boris
Green fires an arrow at Shi
--Round 5--
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Katswiri
--Round 6--
Jon
Graves
Ela
Kaepora
Shi
White Rogue
Brown Archer
Green Archer
Katswiri
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Ela glides through the crowd of her party, popping out at a corner of the bridge where she has a clear shot at the woman, but still keeping a safe distance.
She pops the cap on her black powder horn and deftly drops a pinch into the upright barrel of her pistol, and a metal pellet falls out of her palm chasing it down. In the same motion her other hand detaches a ramrod from the side of the barrel which then immediately follows the bullet and powder into the barrel.
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Noticing the arrows sticking out of Jon's body, Katswiri gestures and reaches over to touch him gently. Warm white light suffuses him, almost completely closing over the wounds as the arrows are forced out by the healing magic. Her companion healed, Katswiri then strides forward, stepping over the fallen bandit.
Graves moves up to the dwarven woman, shovel in hand, studying her cautiously as he approaches, and tries to knock her off her perch in the debris.
melee, 16
She raises her arm just in time to deflect the blow. To your discerned ear you detect the presence of chainmail beneath her robes.
The woman deftly avoids Kaepora's swing only to get slammed by the Shadow instead.
Shi punctuates this with the 'gift' of an arrow.
White=36/48,Str-2(0/1)
Green=6/20
Brown=6/20
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Jon is active.
White=35/48,Str-2(0/1)
Green=6/20
Brown=6/20
I'll check back in a few hrs and prolly bot Jon to keep things moving.
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Jon keeps his gaze on the white woman, pushing forward to keep her in range of his hypnotic and painful stare, while moving closer to the archers that cause such difficulty. He nods, though, in gratitude for the healing Katswiri provided, absentmindedly playing with the holes in his tunic left by the arrows as he moves.
He suddenly calls into being an aura of ill will that flows out from him in a wide range, bringing misfortune to all of their enemies.
Finding herself in a predicament surrounded by debris and unable to step away she lashes out like a cornered animal.
once at Graves
once at Kaepora