Aurix "BattleAxe" Rhogar's page

Aurix bows his head once to the mother of his apaprent new biggest fan and he waves away the mother's worries with one huge hand. "Your little one caused no trouble. Pleasure to meet you marm"
He stomps off towards the barracks then, where he acquires a new set of armor to replace his battered suit of scale. His new armor, crafted in dwarven fashion yet big enough for his bulk, was a magically enchanted suit of plate armor which made him seem even bigger than usual, complete with a visored helm. He shrugged comfortably into the armor and grinned slightly to himself, this was finer gear than he had ever worn and he was glad to claim it as his reward for the adventure. He patted his now heavy money pouch and set out for the nearest weapon merchant to also see about obtaining a new axe to compliment his new armor.

Afterwards he settles himself into the background, leaning against a wall in one huge chair to watch the festivities and even taking pity on the little ones and allowing them to run about him shrieking loudly, all claiming they were the "dragonman warrior". He even allowed one tiny girl-child to fall asleep on his lap, although the proximity to one human so small and fragile made him a little uncomfortable. He was not used to such kindness and joyful times but he was quickly growing, if not fond, than accepting of his new surroundings. Maybe being this little backwater town's protector was a good mission after all. He lets Tiberious handle the commander until he is needed, instead looking after the party goers and the children.

It still made him confused. Why would such playful things prefer to have their play around someone so vastly different? Was he a freakshow? He only hoped he would meet another of his race soon, it might have been the only reason he would settle down permenatly here, if but for some like company. For now, he was content to watch teh humans and halflings at their dancing and laughing, wondering when he would have to take up the axe again.

Aurix, taciturn as always, receieves quite the welcome from the children yet again as they scamper all about and around him. He snorts once and glances at Tiberious before the two of them, the Dragonborn having to dislodge a child every now and then from his powerful leg, march back off to the military post to report again for duty.

Using my coinage reward to buy my +1 Battle-Axe and my Lvl 2 Magic Item reward to posibbly get a suit of +1 Dwarven Plate Armor (Lvl 2 Magic Armor) is that what you had in mind for the magical reward DM? if not I'll just buy the +1 Plate with my reward and think of something else to use my lvl 2 reward for.

Aurix rumbles and crosses his arms with a grin on his draconic visage as he watches the farm-girl finally rise up enough and take charge without rushing out ahead alone. He chuckles. "Somehow I highly doubt that your father is much bigger than me...LUCE" he throws his head back and laughs heartily for one of the few times ever in his life and he turns back to go back to patroling now that the sheep have gone.

He chuckles to himself, these farm folk were full of surprises. First teh mob of children he had no way to defend himself against, and now the girl. Somehow he was starting to like this plain country life...if only if he knew if it could last.

Tiberious may like that one but I'm not sure I'll ask him when he gets off work

"Girl I have not been nor ever will be a Shepherd in this life or any other. If you know a way to move these foul little bags of fluff, do so. Herd them your way or I will herd them with mine." Puffs of smoke trail from his nostrils and he flashes the girl a look before he turns back to the herd. He clashes his arms again loudly, beginning to become annoyed at the stubbornness of these simple farm animals.

Aurix snorts at all of this talk of dangerous sheep and he rumbles deep in his throat. He stalks forwards and clangs his axe on his shield several times more in hopes of making the sheep all turn away and leave him in peace.
"Away with you walking lamblocks!" he snarls, not liking the idea that mere sheep were getting everyone in such a bother. It was the countryside after all for the love of Kord, sheep were common here weren't they?

Aurix marches forwards cautiously, axe and shield drawn and puffs of smoke trailing from his nostrils and he rumbles threatningly at the approaching flock of sheep.

"What's this? Attacking sheep?" he rumbles to Tiberious and then takes a step forwards and bangs his axe on his shield challengingly, loudly enough to alert the rest of the party from their sleep and he calls out in a deep basso challenge. "Who goes there with this flock of sheep?! Answer quick before I decide to feast on mutton this morning!"

Sounds good and I agree. That should be it for my share though it really depends on if the town of Lockeholme actually sells magical plate armor ;D

That works for me but I would need to borrow a little from it to afford the armor :/

however you guys want to place our loot is fine as long as equal shares are in order XD GM Rosey? How easy or hard would it be to put some of my new found coin into buying a suit of these when we get back to the town:
Plate Armor +1
and Possibly some better weapons and shield?

Aurix helps pack up the spoils of the adventure with a small amount of satisfaction. He coudln't help but stare at the vast mounds of treasure they all had found, more coin than he had ever seen before in his life! He grins despite himself but then glances aside, feeling abashed and ashamed. Was this money really theirs? Or did it belong to the good people around this place? Aurix could not just take the gold without knowing, but he did his best to ignore the gnawing in his gut as he helped the others put all of the spoils into a bag, aside from the dark amulet, and hoist it up then onto his broad shoulders.

He glances then around the party, and then at Luce and her brother at the news of a storm. His nostrils flare and he glances up at the skies then shrugs "Would be best if we keep moving regardless, I'll not stay in this foul place an hour longer. Captain what do you want to do about all this gold?"

He shrugs a shoulder, indicating the vast amount of coinage he has tied to his back to be dispensed equally later on, if the coin really was for the adventurer's taking. It was a vast sum to his meager experience, more than he had ever made as a Gladiator or Mercenary, but he still felt equal shares were due to each of them for their deeds here.

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[spoiler = Luce] actually weapon focus doesn't give+1 attack bonus in 4e just damage and I believe that the waraxe is a superior weapon or "exotic" so I can't use it without a feat and I'd prefer to not try and use stuff I don't have the book for. Thanks anyways Luce [/spoiler ]

Aurix rumbles and follows the girl down with the Captain Tiberious in tow (?) to help gather up the prisoners. He cocks a frilled ear at the farmgirl shifter and he snorts, small streams of vapor going up from his nose.

"Here and there..." He said finally, reluctant and hesitant to divulge his years as a Gladiator of the Red Pit to anyone yet. These people might be good companions but he could not be sure if they would not just sell him out to those who were looking for him. Kill five guards and the whole world suddenly feels like a tra just waiting to spring...

He gloomily patted his axe-handle and glanced again at Luce. "Suffice to say it is why my nickname is 'BattleAxe'"

Aurix rumbles and stows his axe after cleaning it and goes about making an assessment of the bodies. He glances back at the dwarf Vondal whose insistence to hold onto the Witch's rock had started all of this.

"Whatever the thing is, it's caused naught but trouble." the Dragonborn notes loudly, casting the Wizard another look. "Brought down the Mushroom men onto us and obviously gives off a lot of dark energy, or at least that is what it feels like to me. Get rid of it, say I. Dump it down the deepest hole we can find and let's get back to the village with the survivors."

He checks on his weapons and armor then stands nearby to the Captain for his orders.

In that case, thank you Varis, I am changing my level two utility from unstoppable to the one that grants me Bloodied Regeneration :D because that would be very useful I think in deathly situations.

Didn't know what Feat or Utility Power to go for, so I went basic (Plate Armor and More Temp Hit Points) until I can ask a very nagging question.

What is a Stance power?

I have come across multiple STANCE powerss looking through Martial Prowess and the Player's Handbook and I have no idea what a Stance is. Is a stance something you take an action to adopt and then sustain as a minor every turn? (What I suspect it is but cannot be sure yet) Anyways, done leveling other than that, will we get enough money to afford my new armor or find a place that is able to forge it?

Aurix sees the Captain fall and roars a battle-cry of defiance. He strides forwards powerfully and stands over the fallen Captain protectively, snarling at the fungus-men before he slashes out with his battle-axe at the foul Rot Priest.

Move to T18

Standard Action, Cleave on Rot Priest with -3 Defenses
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Damage 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 and Myconid 2 Takes 4 Damage from Cleave

Spending Action Point
Standard Action, Second Wind
Healing Surge and +2 to All Defenses until EOMNT

Is it possible to Move into Tiberious' Square? just wondering?

Now bloodied, +1 To attack Rolls on my end, so I don't forget

shrugs, im just used to Pathfinder rules, apparently no -4 this time.

as far as i know, minus 4 attack penalty with a d4 damage.

Also Remember Vondal, when you use an Action Point near Tiberious, you gain his INT modifier to your damage :)

Aurix bellows finally having his nose free of the foul pollen and he eyes the rot priest in front of him with sudden vindictive fury.

Crushing Surge, Standard Action
1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15
Damage 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 and gain 3 Temporary Hitpoints

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 So probably miss the Rotpriest as well

Aurix's eyes cloud at the foul smell of the spores but the amulet at his throat staves off the worst of the poisonous stench. Instead however, it does something much worse, it causes the Dragonborn's senstive nose to inflame, and the insuing explosion of sneezes are enough to make anyone laugh as his draconian head jerks back and forth continually.

His sneezes prevent him from attacking however but he holds his ground alongside Tiberious and glaring pure venom at the mushroom-men for so afflicting his nostrils. These things would be in for a world of hurt when his nose cleared, by Kord they would!

Just pass then, no need to move, no other minor action attacks.

Aurix powers fowards and hacks with his Battle-Axe before loosing a blast of Dragon fire at the Myconid in front of him. The less allies the fungus-men had the fewer targets they would have to redirect damage to.

Move action to t19

Standard Action, At-Will power, Crushing Surge
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 VS AC
Damage 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 and Gain 3 Temporary Hit Points

Minor Action, Encounter Power, Dragon Breath
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13VS Reflex
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 Fire

Just as a question DM have we gotten close to leveling, Tiberious keeps mentioning it to me but I can't seem to find it on the PBP maybe I'm just not looking hard enough. :)

Aurix grunts once at Varis as he passes by, shield and axe raised still, meaning to cut down any opponent that attacks them now. He is still not in the best of moods and this business with dark gods, abducted and altered prisoners and black magic having put him into a foul temperment. Still, it was nothing to interfere with his work here, but he would much rather be fighting an orc in the open than a cult in the shadows.

Perception 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Move to M6
Aurix cleans off the blade of his axe and glances behind him to nod once at Varis for helping him dispatch the bloody creature then he steps over the piled lump of stuff left from it and continues on into the room, shield and axe held ready. He snorts once at the news the Eladrin in gone.

"Pity that, she knew the right way to hurt those things." He shrugs then and keeps walking.

i'm in as well.

Aurix grunts in surprise and before the thing can react, draws in a huge breath and with a roar, looses another Dragon-like roar and slashes powerfully with his axe!

Steel Serpent Strike
Encounter Power, Standard Action
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 VS AC
2d10 + 5 ⇒ (7, 5) + 5 = 17 And Target is Slowed and Cannot Shift until the end of next turn

That's the plan

Aurix bolsters himself then sets off after the others, grumbling darkly and hefting his axe, intent on rooting out this foul cult to the very roots. His temper was not helping and he rumbled deep in his throat when he sees the party assembled before a door.

Spending a Healing Surge. Moving up with the others.

Aurix snarls in satisfaction as the witch falls, then he turns his attention to the flustered Luce. With a growl and a snort, he stomps over and brushes her out of the way, raises his battleaxe in his hands and begins hacking at the cell door, finesse be damned. His body was sore and in pain and he wasn't in the best of moods.

The Dragonborn, once forcing the door open, backs away so the girl can be reunited with her brother. He then begins doing the same to each cell door to release the others.

F10 or any Square Where I have line of sight to her, doesn't matter much since I blew an AP for nothing. In any case Aurix is heading to free the prisoners or catch and maul Morgana, either way.

Well this kind of situation doesn't have much for me to do so...I guess I will just move and maybe chuck my handaxe at Morgana, spending an AP if necessary

Move to F10, Draw Handaxe, Spend Action Point and Throw Handaxe

Handaxe Attack 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Aurix thunders forwards, snarling an oath in Dragon-speech that the Witch is escaping his axe and he whips out his handaxe and hurls it after the woman, missing by a wide mark.

Save vs. Slow 1d20 ⇒ 5

O.O...Trollface... Thank you Varis XD

Dragon Breath vs. Reflex
B1: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8
E3: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 21

Heh...ONE!! Haha!

Forgot to add I would have marked the B2 in front of me. Thank you Luce.

Woooow 21 damage before I can even move...Bloodied anyone? How much is Second Wind again? So a standard action to do that, after I use a Minor for Dragon Breath.

Aurix roars as he misses and grunts in sudden pain as the necrotic energy washes over him. A fire builds within his barrel-like chest and he as he opens his maw he unleashes a wave of roiling flame His bloodrage slows and he reaches deep within himself to bolster himself.

Dragon Breath vs Reflex: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Second Wind. 10+11=21HP +2 to All Defenses.

So -.- I miss with that yet again. Also Vondal I have no AP left.

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4+2 if lower than Varis'

So...bottom of the rung with the Witch at 6 XD

Aurix follows close behind, axe held ready and shield across his body to deflect any incoming missiles just in case.

Aurix grunts once at the girl and shoulders his axe while keeping the weapons drawn, already expecting another attack. "There's a fine line between rushing of to secure a position girl, and running off alone because of fear for your family. I believe your intentions, we all do methinks. But you're of no use to your brother or family dead. You'd do well to remember that."

The Dragonborn advances a little and squats down with his eyes kept forwards in case of attack, axe still held in his fist as he joins in others in a short rest.

Personally I think Warden just sounds cool, but I have no idea what it is. Anyways not here to hawk my distaste for stat dumping, just eager to see this continue on.

The one thing I do wish I had changed about the character was the statblock since everyone seems to take advantage of minuses and putting extra points into other things. Charisma is sort of a useless stat for Fighters but I always felt bad by taking a minus just to make my other abilities a little better:/ sorry just thinking out loud.

The singularly most balanced group i've played in YEARS!

Aurix blinks down at the huge cat that was previously Luce the farmgirl rubs against his greaves and then changes back and he cocks a ridged eyebrow at the girl in puzzlement. Ordinarily he might have asked, in a much gruffer tone the question he voiced, but right now, she had stood beside him in combat, so she had earned at least a little grudging respect.

"Pardon me asking Girl...Luce. But what exactly in the Nine Hells was that, I've fought people of your race, what with the fuzzy skin and longer canines, but I've never seen one of them turn into a bloody cat before."

Move to S19

Feeling somewhat impressed by the Captain's show of confidence and leadership, the Dragonborn surges forwards and swings his axe brutally at the last standing foe, roaring out another challenge in his basso voice.

Crushing Surge Attack 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Crushing Surge Damage, Critical: 1d10=10+5=15

Aurix's axe smashes powerfully right on target and he roars into the contructs 'face', his heart pounding and blood racing as he proceeds to begin to hack the Scout into pieces.

Pretty sure he means C1 since his spear isn't a reach weapon

Aurix marches straight into Melee range of the stone contruct and looses a blast of ravening Dragon-like fire breath, then snarls and cleaves his axe at the thing, meaning to chop it down to size, aiming straight at its mishapen legs.

Move action to R16. Minor Action: Encounter Power Dragon Breath aimed at Stonefist Defender

Dragon Breath, Close Blast 3
1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7 Fire Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Standard Action, Steel Serpent Strike on Stonefist Defender
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Damage: 2d10 + 5 ⇒ (7, 1) + 5 = 13 and Target is slowed until the end of Aurix's next turn and Cannot shift.

Aurix thunders straight forward across the bridge and aims his wrath at the bloodied stone contruct flanking the farmgirl, roaring out a challenge.

Move to R16, is there anyway I can position myself to use Dragon Breath and not roast Luce in the process?

Ahh Sorry DM, he left for St. Louis this morning. He should be on later on, I would safely assume he would rather just use his Inspiring word ability and say he Inspired himself to save against the daze after that then move on. :( sorry