Tarphrex repositions himself to see into the battle and monitor the stairs and the doorway, then casts haste on his allies.
Tarphrex repositions himself to see into the battle and monitor the stairs and the doorway, then casts haste on his allies.
Hastened by Tarphrex, Estealla wastes no time and charges ahead, flag billowing. She lines up behind Vale and expertly thrusts her spear past him, into the ogre.
Tarphrex repositions himself to see into the battle and monitor the stairs and the doorway, then casts haste on his allies. He lacks the power to aid them all, unfortunately, and Vale is just out of reach. Knowing Ceven's mysterious powers give him much the same ability for himself, the tiny dragon doesn't include the kineticist with his spell.
When she feels Tarphrex' spell rush into her, Elisani sprints for the tower door, right on Estella's heels. She pauses for a split second to take in her enemy, looking for weak points. Big enough to be able to hit me before I can hit him. I'd best be careful. The detective moves forward once more, poised to dodge any attacks as she lunges at the ogre.
Tarphrex waves his scaly hand, sending his magic into (most of) his allies, charging their muscles to greater limits.
Estella moves in, thrusting into the ogre, stabbing deep into its flesh before it can get out of the chair.
Sherman cuts off its yell of pain before it becomes more than a "A" sound, cloaking the combat so as not to alert anyone else in the fort.
Elisnai slides in next, thrusting with her rapier, putting a new hole in its side to match Estella's. The ogre drops, its body falling off the chair before it could even stand.
One ogre down, one to go. Ceven is up before the Black Arrows.
TURN ORDER:
Elisani
Estella/Tarphrex
Sherman
Ceven
Black Arrows
Enemy
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Ceven flies into the room and fires a blast at the remaining ogre...
...dealing a huge blow to it.
Jakardros moves in first and fires while using the table as a barrier between himself and the giant....
...which brings the ogre down, making it easy for Vale to step up to it and finish it off.
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Less than one round and both enemies dropped, the silence spell is still in place, combat is over.
Sherman starts to say something, but his words are silenced by his own magic. After taking a little time to dispel the spell, he tries again: "That was short fight. And brutal. Good job, friends - I hope we'll be able to avoid most of their kind here."
Then he'll proceed to check the corpses for anything interesting. And he casts detect magic to see if there's anything magical and interesting.
Each of the corpses carries a greatclub, 4 javelins, and wears hide armor, all sized for a large creature.
The one nearest the door has 20 gp. The other has an uncut emerald on a gold chain (100 gp).
Elisani cleans the blood off her rapier, then sheathes it and starts combing the room for anything interesting.
Tarphrex stays at his self-assigned post, listening for anyone approaching now that he can hear again.
"Should we check what's behind the smaller door, first?" Sherman points at the door far end of the room.
@Elisani: You find a nude corpse hung from a butcher's hook in the far corner. It is human, and hanging over a large basin. Several cuts have been made in strategic places, wrists, inner thigh, neck, etc; the blood drips slowly down into the basin at its feet. As expected, a Black Arrow tattoo is on the left arm.
Jakardros and Vale look with grim expressions, while Kaven looks like he will vomit. "We'll get Felix down when we're done," Jakardros says.
@Sherman:
Elisani bows her head, a brief moment of silence for the deceased Black Arrow before she enters the next room.
"Maps, but all of them are fouled. What a waste." Quality maps don't come cheap. Maybe the ogres didn't ruin all of them?
"Jakardos, I can get your comrade down with a thought. We can continue on with the image of a righted wrong in our heads, not ... this."
Cev was ANGGRY, and most of the group knew, Cev didn't smolder well. (This was almost as angry as the time he suspended Lord Kaijitsu over Junker's Edge for hitting Ameiko)
"We should fix this."
@Elisani: If you want to seach this room for useful things, you will need another Perception check. It will, obviously, take more time.
Jakardros looks miffed. He speaks angirly, but quietly, "We could have a patrol up our backsides any second. We need to find the chief, then we fix things."
"It was meant to be a kindness, nothing more. Where we kill ogres, our frontside or our backside, is almost as irrelevant as whether they are on patrol. We can find the chief, we can find the minions, we can find their parents. None of that matters more than killing them. Let's be about it then."
Jakardros speaks in a low voice, "Same plan. Kaven, check the hall. If it's clear,Vale will lead us to the next room."
Kaven crouches at the door, cracking it open just wide enough to look out of....
...then nods to Vale before throwing open the door. Vale takes the opening, moving swiftly with axes gripped tight. He gets near the door, checking the hall, waiting for Kaven as the Black Arrows reposition to cover the door and hall.
Kaven steps up, counts down from three on his fingers, then throws open the door to the commander's quarters. Vale rushes through the doorframe, axes raised. He immediately engages with an enemy, and the fight is on...
...Vale draws first blood in this combat.
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INITIATIVE!
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
Ceven has first initiative, then the enemy, then half the party at 12.
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Ceven flies into the room, and from up near the ceiling, unleashes a blast at the same ogre attacked by Vale.
"Die scum!"
Ceven flies in, blasting the ogre that Vale sliced, sending it to the ground dead.
The other ogre yells in panic, standing to her feet with a shout of alarm. Eyes wide with panic, she waves her hands and disappears...
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INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
Estella, Sherman, and Tarphrex are up next. Combat is still on.
"Everyone! Be extremely careful! One of them just vanished, as though it became invisible! I'm not sure if there's enough debris in here for me to create a windstorm or anything ... but if it's an ogre mage, it may even be able to fly."
Tarphrex hears Ceven and recognizes the threat. He gulps and rushes forward, "Where? Where go ogre?"
He runs into the room and doesn't wait for an answer. He casts a shower of sparkling motes into the room hoping to catch them by chance.
You can all see the glittering outline of an ogre in the back part of the room....
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Tarphrex squeals - in excitement for success or fear for same, it's unclear - and tries to shrink behind the Black Arrow beside him.
Hearing Tarphrex's excited squeal, Sherman follows up into the room. With Ceven's forewarning, he knows this enemy has some tricks of magic up his sleeve. But since the Reverend did not hear any words of incantation uttered, he wonders if his silence spell would do any good.
Instead, he taps into the unthinkable void between the stars, and shares this vision with the enemy, shattering it's mind.
The ogre shakes on the spell shockingly well.
INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
Estella is still to go before Elisani.
Estella rushes in with the others putting herself between the ogre and the rest. When she gets in position, she quickly claps Vale on the shoulder and says "You've got this.", an arcane glow in her hands.
Elisani moves quickly to get into the room, swinging to the outside edge to widen the group's threatened area.
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Vale has a simple charge lane, now buffed by heroism, he does not hesitate to attack all out against a giant...
...he brings his main axe down on the giatn, cleaving into it. But he shouts back, "The Chief isn't in here!"
Kaven follows him in, regardless of this new information, drawing rapier and dagger as he goes. Kaven stabs out at the caster...
...the blade missing the target. But his cocky smile never wavers.
Jakardros waves Shalelu to follow him as he also moves in, knowing not to get seperated from the group. He swiftly takes aim and fires....
and
...the arrow slamming home.
Shalelu, of course, follows her mentor's lead and takes cover within the commander's quarters. She also fires at the glittering monstrosity before her...
...but her arrow also misses.
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INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
That's it for the Black Arrows. Overall, a successful turn.
Ceven, you are up.
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"DIE, FOUL ABOMINATION!" Ceven yells as he blasts at the glittering ogre....
...the force smashes into the far wall, cracking the stones.
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Backed into a corner, the ogre clearly knows that she can be seen. Her head swivels wildly as she tries to figure out what is going on. Regardless, she looks to her magic to defend herself...
...and fails to do so. However....
...she manages to blink the dust from her eyes and see again.
The rest of you hear a door open from back in the hallway.
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INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
The 12's are up.
Estella steps forward, placing herself tactically behind the Black Arrows before thrusting her spear between them, into the ogre.
This creature seems to resisting Sherman's mind tricks, perhaps due to the magic in it's veins. So anything targeting the enemy's willpower might not be worth the effort. The Reverend has little to offer in terms of physical offensive, but shooting out streams of flame are always an option. He is not much of a sharpshooter, but on the other hand the target is big as the proverbial broad side of a barn.
So Sherman moves into the room, prays for a fiery judgement upon the enemy, and flames shoot out of his hands.
@Estella: The spear thrusts in, but deflects of the creature's thick hide.
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@Sherman: The ogress takes those gouts of flame straight to the face, burning her badly. Desna is well known for her fire.
However, the ogre caster is still up and moving.
Tarphrex is still to go, then Elisani.
INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
Tarphrex turns his back to the battle. Hearing a door in the hall, he readies his pit spell to cast it under any threats that appear at the party’s back.
@Tarphrex: Prepared.
@Ceven: There is not. But the other ogre is already covered in a glitterdust spell.
@Elisani: You are up before the Black Arrows.
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INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
Attacking the glittering ogre ...
Attacking the glittering ogre ...
[dice=TK BLast]1d20 +8; 4d6 +9
Did you want this saved for your next turn?
Elisani will draw a dagger with their off hand (move action), throw it (standard), then 5 foot step...
...but misses. And Elisani picks up the dagger at the end of the combat.
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Kaven attacks with rapier and dagger....
...both of which bounce off this creature's thick hide.
Vale attacks with his axes...
...and somehow only hits once. But for max damage.
Jakardros unleashes a flurry of arrows...
and
and
and Shalelu also sends some arrows....
...both of which miss their mark.
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The ogre is wavering, big spotches of blood hitting the floor around it. But it is tough. It has already taken a beating, and is still standing.
INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
Ceven is up. Did you want your previous post to be your action this turn?
@Ceven: Sadly, the blast goes wide, once again shattering stone behind the ogre.
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Unnamed Caster, heavily injured and panicked, will lash out magically...
electricity damage.
Kaven saves, and evades.
Tarphrex fails and takes full damage.
Ceven saves for half damage.
While your ears ring from the crack of lightning in the room, a New Ogre bursts into the hallway at a sprint....
....leaping Tarphrex's pit and coming down on the other side, swinging through the doorway at the little lizard man....
...even with the +4 to AC for cover from the doorway, that is exactly a hit. I don't see anything on my end that would make it a miss. If anyone has anything, any immediate actions, or if Tarphrex has a bonus (literaly any bonus) to AC, let me know. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure I just killed Tarphrex.
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INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
Slight pause to see if anyone can save the group mascot and mage.
Substiuting bull rush for the attack...
...he pushes Tarphrex and gets to make an immediate Intimidate check against him...
...then keeps pushing....
...forcing his way into the room and giving Tarphrex the shaken condition for 2 rounds.
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Also, the spell casting ogre seems to be able to see again.
Also, also, the movement would provoke an AoO from Estella.
INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
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That resolves the enemy's turn. Now we're onto the 12s.
...he pushes Tarphrex and gets to make an immediate Intimidate check against him...
..forcing his way into the room and giving Tarphrex the shaken condition for 2 rounds.
The kobold screams out something incomprehensible as he is struck by lightning and then by a meaty ogre's thigh in quick succession and he is shoved much of the way across the room. What's clear in his voice is pain and panic.
He instinctively attempts a spell, rushing through the words and gestures as he watches the newcomer.
Eyes wide, he disappears from view. Sherman feels a presence push between he and Shalelu as the tiny dragon retreats invisibly.
The new enemy resembles more what one thinks ogres are like. Big, ugly and stupid. Hoping this one has less willpower than its spellcasting brethren, Sherman casts a spell to turn the ogre’s aggression towards the spellcaster.
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Sensing the fight escalate, and realizing that with the thunder crashes and the reinforcements, the time for quick-and-silent is probably out the door, Estella makes a decision.
"Ah, to hell with it."
She suddenly calls out to her allies.
"COMRADES! Let not these wretches hinder us! The Black Arrows deserve justice for the cruelties performed here!"
Controlled Inspired Rage: +2 Morale Bonus to strength.
Lesser Spirit Totem: Small spirits surround every party member and make one slam attack (+9 to hit, 1d4+4 damage, these modifiers are static and can't be buffed) every round against a living foe adjacent to a party member.
Spirit Totem: Any ranged attacks and melee attacks made by non-adjacent enemies (reach for example) have a 20% miss chance
The following boost only applies if the party member is within 30ft and can see the banner.
Flagbearer: +1 Morale Bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects. Only within a range of 30ft and if you can see the banner.
@Sherman:
...The ogre, in its fury, shakes off your words.
@Estella: That hits, but the ogre seems to shrug it off.
@Tarphrex moves quickly, ducking out of instinct rather than need.
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INITIATIVE!
Ceven Initiative: 19
Enemy Initiative: 16
Estella Initiative: 12
Sherman Initiative: 12
Tarphrex Initiative: 12
Elisani Initiative: 10
Black Arrows Initiative = 10
Elsiani is up, then the Black Arrows.