"It's hungry and angry and of course pain. Most things are not evil just hungry As the saying goes."
She waits to see what the others do, as she regains focus.
"Again, if this is the man-eater we will need to put it down. There's no reason for it to stop once it has killed a man. Generally speaking we are an easy target." Alexio throws in. "If we captured him or kept him drugged for a couple of days we could see if the attacks stop. If so, we have our lion. If not, back to hunting."
"Again, if this is the man-eater we will need to put it down. There's no reason for it to stop once it has killed a man. Generally speaking we are an easy target." Alexio throws in. "If we captured him or kept him drugged for a couple of days we could see if the attacks stop. If so, we have our lion. If not, back to hunting."
"Is he worth more alive? Can we up the ante here? I'm not saying it's more humane, I really am wondering."
Ulthak looked skeptical. ”I’m just muscle here. But a man eating lion is damn animal. Hungry? In pain? So what? It’s a predator that has a taste for people. And we are being paid to kill it.” He scoffed. ”Every bandit, every soldier, every freaking person has a sob story. It won’t stop them from sticking you in the gut with a blade. Just like it won’t stop this lion from turning on us if we try to domesticate it.”
Let's kill it and move along.Deros comments laxidasically.
Yes
She lets her arrow fly.
But annoyingly something inside just her just will not let her harm it.
The shot goes wide.
"Hells Balls! Blasted this Character flaw of mine"
She turns around and huffs off a wase, seemingly really angry at something,
"So be it,"
"You know Roz, you're basically a horrible person, like, professionally ... is there any other way to capitalize on this kill? Don't drow chicks use lion wieners to make their drow men who hate them want to have sex or something? Grind up some lion balls for Underdark Mating Stew ... something?"
She smiles at Kendryl says this.
"Really Kendryl! Do you think so? Because I was getting worried there for a moment"
now perked, she says to the others.
"Alright we can't wait here all day, put the blasted thing out of their misery, and let's go get paid."
Then she addresses Kendryl comment on Drow males.
"and you're barking up the wrong tree there, Kendryl, I'm the kind of lady who likes to play with the home team"
She chuckles to herself.
"But you have at its male lion parts, they could give you a peck up you never know"
"So be it,"
its helpless.
The lion's helpless before you.
"O for crying out loud, Ulthak be a dear and smash its head in for me"
As a full-round action, an enemy can use a melee weapon to deliver a coup de grace to a helpless foe. An enemy can also use a bow or crossbow, provided he is adjacent to the target. The attacker automatically hits and scores a critical hit. (A rogue also gets his sneak attack damage bonus against a helpless foe when delivering a coup de grace.) If the defender survives, he must make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + damage dealt) or die. Delivering a coup de grace provokes attacks of opportunity.
Creatures that are immune to critical hits do not take critical damage, nor do they need to make Fortitude saves to avoid being killed by a coup de grace.
Alexio steps up to slit the things throat to put it out of its misery if nothing else.
FOR save DC 10+10=20 or die
It dies. Anyone want to skin it?
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"There, it is done. Let us collect the bounty on this thing. I think after this we need to make a plan for moving forward. Do we merely become a mercenary band in the desert working for pitiful bounties or do we make our own way? But, let us talk over food and drink not in the sweltering sun." Alexio says wiping his kukri on the beast's hide before sheathing it.
Alexio was turning out to have been a good pick, smart and on the ball.
Roz decided to keep him close, here was a man who would go far.
"Thank you Alexio, nicely done, and yes, let's bring that thing to whoever is paying and get the hells out of this bloody bright light"
She shades her eyes, and even with smocked glasses, finds it hard to check her notebook to see where they need to deliver the beast.
Deros watches this all transpire without much to say. Once the comment of getting out of the sun is made he swiftly moves back the way they came in agreement.
”Right. No use for anything but proof of the deed. A paw will do. I don’t have the skill to skin it, would probably ruin it if I tried.” With a gnollish grin he continued ”Time to get paid! We can hire someone to skin and tan it’s hide if nobody here has the skill. We’ll look professional like that.” Turning to the Paladin, he looked the man in the eyes and said ”Everyone is a horrible person when they’re hungry. The only question is how much hunger it takes.”
”Right. No use for anything but proof of the deed. A paw will do. I don’t have the skill to skin it, would probably ruin it if I tried.” With a gnollish grin he continued ”Time to get paid! We can hire someone to skin and tan it’s hide if nobody here has the skill. We’ll look professional like that.” Turning to the Paladin, he looked the man in the eyes and said ”Everyone is a horrible person when they’re hungry. The only question is how much hunger it takes.”
"With all the love that I have for you sir, I am pretty sure my FRIEND understood what I meant, although I added the word "professionally" for the rest of you, and to be super super clear, I do not think that Roz has been hungry a day in her life that her mother wasn't being a punative witch with her. Certainly, the lion was in no way horrible, other than its hunger, which we have now ended."
Kendryl thinks for a minute while he takes off his shirt ...
"But I will not joke with my friend any more. That is clearly not something this group can handle. I will make sure she & I converse privately when we want to have a good time."
Ulthak looked at the Paladin with a raised eyebrow. He thought about arguing but then decided that there was no point in doing so. It wasn’t like he was going to get paid for it, so why put in the effort. ”Lets go then.”
Cutting off the paw of the creature is certainly easier than skinning it.
"I can skin it if you want but it would take time. The paw would definitely be easier." Alexio offers.
Let's just get what is required and leave the rest for the carrion eaters. Deros says and moves back to let others dirty their hands.
"Take the paw and let's move on." Alexio says and follows Deros.
She huss to herself and take the paw, and heads off to the village, she does not look back to see if the others follow.