Roryx doesn't wound the hyaenodon. Omari has mixed luck, and Khedron takes the beast on his antlers. Heshan takes the easy way as the beast is really hard to miss with a ray.
The blinded hyaenodon bites wildly at Ohrmizd, but in vain.
Ohrmizd has no idea what Omari signals mean and to his eyes all the hyenas are attacking him at the same time, but anyway he steps to attack the unblinded animal profiting the flank.
It doesn't matter much what hyaenodon they attack, as both fail at the attempt. Which means Khedron is on the menu again.
Ohrmizd argues with the hyaenodon that it should take the hit due to Roryx being there. The beast has enough of the constant demoralization and attacks and dies out of spite. Khedron is very happy about this.
Ohrmizd argues with the hyaenodon that it should take the hit due to Roryx being there. The beast has enough of the constant demoralization and attacks and dies out of spite. Khedron is very happy about this.
Roryx presses their advantage, trying to bring the fight to an end.
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The last hyaenodon just happy to see again, sees a mace coming down between its eyes and that's the last it sees.
Everything is still eerily silent. But on the plus side no one came to check what is going on.
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Roryx nods as the last hyaenodon goes down, then moves out of the silence zone, and keeps watch for sounds or movement coming from the adjacent areas.
Looking around the corner, Roryx gets a first impression of the next area. Thick pillars of stone line this oversized hall, draped in cobwebby ropes strung with tattered prayer flags. Along the north and south walls, various doors, arches, and stairwells offer exit. In the center of the room a pair of elaborately tiled, diamond-shaped columns etched with coils of twisting vermin rise up; the column to the east is hollow and contains an ancient iron staircase that spirals down into darkness. At the end of the hall in front of the double door stands another gnoll that guards that door. From the looks of it, against intruders from the other side of the door.
Heshan stretched after that to get the rust out of him. He gestured towards the door to H2 as if to ask if they should try that place next.
Omari leads Khedron back a bit and gestures for Ohrmzid to come as well. Omari tends to their wounds with the wand of CLW.
Ohrmizd helps Roryx land the last hiena through good teamwork, and nods satisfied, after finding even healing potions on them.
Observing the gnoll at the center is distracted, the man makes a gesture pointing down the central stairs, and look to the others.
As the silence finishes, he thanks Omari for the healing "Thanks Omari, those hienas hit hard. I say we go down the stairs while the gnolls are still distracted."
In case we decide to go down, Ohrmizd tries to be as silent as possible.
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"Looks like that guy over there is protecting us from The Troglodytes. We should try to leave him undisturbed."
Manuun carefully creeps forward into
"And it looks like we found some stairs going down. Heshan do you still have one of your invisibility spells available? That would allow one of us to sneak down unseen and check if it is save do go there?"
Omari shakes his head in response to Ohrmizd's proposal. "I don't want to get trapped underground with enemies overtop of us and no line of retreat. If we go down the stairs, we are presumably running directly into their defenses from the expected direction again. The guards will sound the alarm and then the top level will come in behind us. Instead, let's push out from here, taking the guards from behind..."
"If we are going to do this, I will not be able to blind anyone else today," Heshan replied. "With that said, I still have some offensive spells left."
The group quickly sneaks up the stairs. A narrow hallway circles the inside of the dome, its walls crawling with beetles. Loose chunks of plaster and bits of rubble clutter the floor, and old smears of blood stain it brown. But no gnolls are found here.
"I have barely scratched Sarenrae's blessings " Ohrmizd stares at Omari, then back at the guards "So you propose to just kill them all?"
Fortunately the group is able to reach a quick agreement on a stealthy approach and soon are on a great dome "This place is huge."
Seeing a few sets of doors, Ohrmizd runs along placing his ear on them to check for noises.
Ohrmizd comes back to the group to report "Through the western doors I hear gnoll talking. The southern doors are silent. The central doors I hear some scuttling noise."
"Shall we go to the west and face the gnolls? It seems the more promising to go further down"
"Seems reasonable to me. We can clear an exit through the western doors, then check the southern doors. Then the center - the scuttling noise suggests to me something that cannot open doors on it's own... Manuun, can you rig these doors to the central area so they cannot be opened from the inside? "
Roryx follows along with the others, nodding his agreement in silence.
"Yeah, that noise in the center is unnerving..." Ohrmizd secures the shield on his forearm and raises a guidance for himself and Roryx "Sarenrae, help us protect these free lands from a bloodshed"
And once everyone is ready, he proceeds to open the western doors "Let's the dance begin"
As Ohrmizd opens the door he looks into the face of a gnoll that just wanted to do the same. From the looks of it his battle cry didn't go unnoticed. The gnoll still look shocked that a group of humans attack from inside.
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While the others prepare for the assault, Manuun is checking out the central doors to see if he can jam them by a few strategically placed pieces of wood.
"OH sh....!" Manuun seems to be the first who conmes tohis senses and decide to buy them a bit of time. grabbing his oil flask he shouts ルツルツ and points towards the souther gnolls.
"Wait for the right moment!
Two gnolls attack Ohrmizd.
Before the other charge in, Omari steps forward and quickly unleashes a spell on the clustered gnolls.
and a DC 14 reflex vs blindness (dazzled if they make the save)
Then he sends Khedron forward to attack.
+3 bab +1 str +1 enhancement (AoMF) +1 Morale (Bless).
+1 str +1 enhancement (AoMF)
Ohrmizd avoids the attack of the gnolls by pure faith on his goddess. Avoiding the burst of light, he raises his light shedding scimitar and attacks the first gnoll "For Sarenrae! Surrender!"
It was clear that Ohrmizd has been struggling with the gnolls at the moment. To help out, Heshan moves next to Manuun and unleashes a spray of colors at most of the gnolls in front of him.
Omari softens up the gnolls with divine magic while Ohrmizd slashes at air. Heshan would have made it significantly easier for Ohrmizd, but it may help Roryx. Khedron kills a gnoll.
Hands brimming with Arcane energy, Roryx steps forward next to Ohrmizd, and swings at the gnoll in front of him.
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One less gnoll to fight left.
The other gnolls decide to shoot Roryx.
Manuun adds an arrow to the gnoll that managed to stay unharmed so far.
The gnoll next to Ohrmizd swings his curved blade at the human, but only manages to cut himself in the leg and dies.
Stunned for what just happens before his eyes, Ohrmizd switches targets and tumbles past the gnoll to gain his back.
Whether he succeeds to avoid the attack or not, he readies an action to attack the gnoll when someone engages into a flank.
Khedron steps to join Ohrmizd offer of a flank, striking at the gnoll with his antlers.
+3 bab +1 str +1 enhancement (AoMF) +1 Morale (Bless) +2 Flank
I am assuming Bless is still up
+1 str +1 enhancement (AoMF)
Meanwhile, Omari makes his bow sing, targetting the gnoll on the far side of the grease pool with a pair of shots.
+3 bab +3 dex +1 enhancement(weapon)+1 PBS -2 rapid shot +2 Divine Favor (luck) +1 Bless (morale) + Precise shot: No penalty for firing into melee, Deadeye Bowman can ignore 1 person worth of cover
+2 str +1 enhancement(weapon)+1 pbs +2 Divine Favor (Luck)
edit: 2 potential crits!
Roryx steps over the dead body, and attacks the surrounded gnoll.
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Heshan tries his best not to laugh at the gnoll slicing into his own leg before getting back to business. He raises a hand out to deliver another bolt of electricity at the previously undamaged gnoll.
As Khedron steps up, Ohrmizd cuts the gnoll down. Omari shoots another gnoll off his feet. Roryx smashes the remaining gnoll, saving heshan a spell.
"Good job" Ohrmizd kneels and picks one of the potions while the group loots the gnolls "So. We take these stairs up to the west or you want to check that central room?"
"Well, unless I've gotten confused, this door here leads out onto the main courtyard where we fought the band of gnolls with the cleric and the giant gnoll. There is the room to the south of here , which when we looked from the outside, had an outside door that was rusted shut. We may as well check it out, to make sure there are no enemies behind us..."
"Ok, let's check there then" Ohrmizd moves to the south and has a look at the outside door Omari comments.
The chamber is dusty and seems unused. And the door leading outside is rusted shut.