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For GM: Besides the Gates to the Cradle, Turngut stands up quickly as he sees his friends begin to bicker. No! No! Come and say good-bye, Hoppo. Come Hoppo, my friend. I want to see you. Once more, maybe the last time? Come see me.. He waits, bobbing on the balls of his feet to see what they do. Will they want him back or will they let him go in peace?
For GM only:
Turngut is confused by the setting and the big words, but when the images of his 3 friends appear, his face lights up and he smiles as he watches them continue the fight. When Ib is mentioned, Turngut spins around and sees the hobgoblin sitting there. Throwing his hands up, he calls out, Ib!! You here with Turngut! You go back and fight or you go to, uh, Cradle?
Then, looking back to Eroned, he looks uncertain again. Turngut not know. Turngut never get to make choice for what Turngut want. Always do what others say.... Turngut is tired. Turngut tired of killing. Turngut tired of hurting. But if Eron-dead say Turngut should go help friends, then Turngut will fight. Turngut will hurt. Turngut will help friends.[/b]
For GM only: Turngut looks around, confused. Uhhh. Eron? Eron-ded? You Wrinklebutt's friend? Uh, Turngut mean... The orc struggles to come up with BobE's actual name. Uhhh. Old-man's friend? Turngut feel happy for first time. Body not hurt, not feel broken in here. He taps his chest over his heart. B-but Hoppo! Hoppo need Turngut? Or is Hoppo OK? Turngut see Hoppo flying like bird. Hoppo free now too. Will Hoppo come to Cr-cradle too? Or maybe Turngut wait for Hoppo here? What Turngut do, Eron-ded?!
Turngut feels fully at peace and likely for the first time in his life. He genuinely wants to move on to rest, but the only thing keeping him from walking right through the gates, is his love for his friends. If he can find out that they are OK without him, he'll move on to the afterlife. Otherwise, he will delay his eternal rest until he can be sure!
Before the dwarves arrive, Turngut charges at the building and vaults onto the first floor, growling and fixed on the queen. To his surprise, the bodyguards morph into the very things that nearly killed his friend so recently. Shocked, he pauses a bit to long as he looks around for Poppo, to make sure he's not in danger. As he does, he feels the dazzling pain as his arm is nearly cut off from the first swipe of the doppelgängers. Pivoting quickly to face the first, he misses the second lunging in and painfully tearing out the tendon from his leg. With nearly no strength left as blood pours freely from his multiple wounds, Turngut's body begins to fail, but his eyes dart around for his first real friend. Perhaps the only friend he's truly ever had.
H-hoppo? He barely manages to choke out, flecks of blood spewing from his mouth. Hoppo? Hoppo..OK. Hoppo..safe. A small smile crosses Tungut's battered face even as the light in his eyes begins to fade. Realizing this is his last chance to speak with his friend, Turngut rallies enough to bark out, Hoppo! Turngut is.... But his final words are cut off by the vicious slice of the doppelgänger through his throat and with a final gurgle, Turngut lays still, the first peaceful look on his face he's had in his sad, tortured life, his lifeless eyes open staring up at Poppo.
Turngut's stats for Round “6”:
AC 18, T 12, FF 15 | CMD 23 (26 vTrip, 25 vDirty Trick/Disarm/Reposition) | Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +2 (+1 v Charm/Fear)| Rage 6/8 | Effects: RAGING, 2 Negative Levels (temp), Warmind, Shield of Faith, Inspire Courage (+1), | Perc +3 Staring down the queen, while still standing over the body of The Butcher, Turngut doesn't notice the approaching dwarf gang or even Nalia going down. He does notice his halfling friend suddenly take flight! Snapping out of it, Turngut rushes up the wall to get past the Queen's bodyguards.
Dashing the 50' across the battlefield, the massive, nearly 12' tall Turngut moves with supernatural speed thanks to the Warmind blessing. Leaping into the air, he delivers a devastating flying kick, each of his 24" feet slamming into The Butcher's face. Knocking the bearded man to the ground, his top hat flying a dozen feet behind him, Turngut lands crouched on his old foe. One knee presses into the man's sternum with only part of his 1688 pound body weight bearing down. Leaning down with his tusked face millimeters from the bloody remnants of The Butcher's nose, hot, fetid orc-breath gagging the man as he struggles to breath. Turngut remember you, Butcher. He whispers, barely restraining his rage. Butcher bad man. When Turngut first see Butcher, Turngut big and Butcher run away. Now Butcher no run. With that, Turngut sits up and allows the weight of his body to lean on The Butcher's chest. With sickening, hollow pops, multiple ribs slowly crack in succession and the man's chest is visibly compresses as he gasps for air. Looking over to Ib and then back into the bruised and swollen eyes of his once nefarious enemy and yells, He slams a fist as big as ham hock into The Butcher's temple. A blow to the other temple, this time sending a spray of crimson across the dirt. Taking both hands into a fist over his head, he drives down on The Butcher's head which smashes into the earth like an overripe melon. Standing up from the body, Turngut faces Queen Vatrya, blood dripping from his clenched fists.
Turngut's stats for Round “5”:
AC 18, T 12, FF 15 | CMD 23 (26 vTrip, 25 vDirty Trick/Disarm/Reposition) | Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +2 (+1 v Charm/Fear)| Rage 5/8 | Effects: RAGING, 2 Negative Levels (temp), Warmind, Shield of Faith, Inspire Courage (+1), | Perc +3 Spinning from the heap that was Ogald, Turngut stares daggers at The Butcher and lets out a terrifying, deep-throated roar. Clenching his teeth, with the gold tusk-ring glinting in the light, Turngut bolts across the battlefield (utilizing Warmind for +10' of movement) and delivers a flying kick to The Butcher.
Turngut's stats for Round “4”:
AC 18, T 12, FF 15 | CMD 23 (26 vTrip, 25 vDirty Trick/Disarm/Reposition) | Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +2 (+1 v Charm/Fear)| Rage 4/8 | Effects: RAGING, 2 Negative Levels (temp), Warmind, Shield of Faith, Inspire Courage (+1), | Perc +3
Feeling the slicing of both daggers into his flesh, Turngut's eyes flash. He sends a massive fist into Ogald's gut, doubling the dog-master over. He quickly follows with a swift uppercut elbow to the man's face and finishes with a solid roundhouse sending the limp form flying back to crumple in a heap.
Turngut's stats for Round “3”:
AC 18, T 12, FF 15 | CMD 23 (26 vTrip, 25 vDirty Trick/Disarm/Reposition) | Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +2 (+1 v Charm/Fear)| Rage 3/8 | Effects: RAGING, 2 Negative Levels (temp), Warmind, Shield of Faith, Inspire Courage (+1), | Perc +3 Staunching the flow of blood from the dagger wound, Turngut doesn't see the fireball and gets smacked with the searing flames for full damage. Snarling, he looks over to The Butcher, but is able to remember BobE's words and stay focused. As he looks back at Ogald, Poppo's spell takes affect and (to Turngut), Ogald shrinks down before the orc's eyes. No longer caring about safety or containing the threat, Turngut stomps at the man wildly.
Turngut's stats for Round “2”:
AC 20, T 14, FF 16 | CMD 22 (25 vTrip, 24 vDirty Trick/Disarm/Reposition) | Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2 (+1 v Charm/Fear)| Rage 2/8 | Effects: RAGING, 2 Negative Levels (temp), Warmind (+1 attack), Shield of Faith, Inspire Courage (+1) | Perc +3 Tossing the limp dog's body to the side, Turngut glances across the battlefield for his next target. Seeing the Butcher, he sighs, resigned that he'll need to kill that man, but will likely die in the process. However, when BobE gives him the advice, Turngut blinks and seems to lose his unhealthy focus on The Butcher. Then, when BobE charges him with protecting Poppo, the resigned and flat look in his eyes disappears and the fire of true rage rekindles. Looking back at BobE, he gives him a triumphant grin and then looks to Nalia and Poppo. Woman! Hoppo! Let's go!! he calls with a grin. With a final glare to the Butcher, he looks to Ogald and charges, roaring a blood thirsty scream. Now kill you!! He leaps on the dog-master and wraps him up in a massive bear-hug while sinking his tusks into the man's shoulders.
As Nalia scans the battlefield, she can see that Turngut doesn't look quite right. The green skin of his face has a tinge of sickliness to it and she can see that, although he fights, he seems to move just a fraction slower than normal. His howling face superficially has the look of wanton rage, but Nalia (knowing him as well as she does) can see that his eyes are flat and, perhaps, resigned to this being his last fight.
Turngut's stats for Round “1”:
AC 20 T 14, FF 16 | CMD 22 (25 vTrip, 24 vDirty Trick/Disarm/Reposition) | Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2| Rage 1/8 | Effects: RAGING,2 Negative Levels (temp), Warmind, Shield of Faith | Perc +3
Already on the verge of snapping, Turngut is able to twist to avoid the brunt of the fireball, however the heat of it sets him off into a RAGE. Nalia's Warmind spell infuses him with supernatural sight to see a few seconds into the future to gauge how to strike best (+1 insight bonus to attack) and then he 5-foot steps to get into range of the Blue and Yellow dog. Trusting Poppo to take down Yellow, he will launch all attacks at Blue and if it goes down will swivel to Yellow with any remaining.
As soon as The Butcher steps out, and before the man can say anything about his dagger, Turngut slowly draws it from his belt. Staring directly into William's eyes, Turngut takes a huge throat-clearing snort and hocks a thick, disgusting loogie onto the blade before dismissively dropping it into the dirt. His eyes still locked on The Butcher, he takes up a fighting stance and would have already started running if it weren't for Nalia's touch.
Turngut doesn't respond, but loudly cracks his knuckles and grins a tusky grin.
Turngut fight in many pit-fights. Many styles. Dance fight have rules? Or Turngut can fight anyway Turngut want to fight?
Turngut is dazzled by all of the talking and referencing. He looks concerned when Nalia and Poppo talk about being injured, but after looking them over is confused that they seem unharmed. When Francis sets down the paper, he looks at it very hard. Uhhhh. Nope!. Then, staring at it a little longer, he puts a massive finger on it and looks to the others. We get Queen Gotcha?
Turngut pokes the waste water dripping from the rocks tentatively. He gives it a gentle sniff and then, when he thinks no one is looking, takes a quick taste. Mmm. Salty...
Turngut ready to fight. Hoppo, you hold Woman's hand. No running away!
Feeling like Poppo might do something rash, Turngut rushes over to the door as Poppo unlocks the door. No, Hoppo! Stay to-gether!!
Nothing Hoppo. Go to quiet room? Go to bosses? Maybe see Peggy-gast?
Taken aback by BobE's tender words and tone, Turngu keeps his eyes downcast for a moment and then nods. Yeah. Oh-kay. He looks into the kind face of the old man. Turngut do that. Once everyone is ready, Turngut moves up as quietly as possible to the well and takes a look down it with his dark vision.
Turngut sits slumped against the cool stone wall, his lethargy from his raging fight and the emotional rollercoaster of losing little Poppo overwhelming him. As his powerful friends knit Poppo back together, Turngut's eyes dart to either end of the hall, but keep returning to the little man lying unconscious in his arms. The orc is ready for action, but too tired to do anything but look and hope. Once Poppo hops out of his grasp, Turngut gasps. Hoppo? HOPPO!! Bad monster try and claw at Hoppo's neck. Turngut scared and punched man hard. Then, realizing the odd taste in his mouth, he spits out doppelgänger blood. Oh! And Turngut bite him too. Blech! After the party rests a few moment, Turngut climbs to his feet. Turngut ready too!
Turnout moves up to the door quietly and ....
<In perfect Kool-Aid Man voice>
Turngut will lead the way into the hole once Poppo clears it of traps and/or alarms.
Turngut looks up from his teaching when BobE starts complaining. Initially, he rolls his eyes towards Poppo, but when the old man accuses him of losing the prisoner, his eyes go wide and he looks around frantically. Uh. Uhhh. Turngut not know, Wrinklebutt. Bad Man was right here. Then, uh, he was over there. Then, uhhh... Turngut sees the patch of dried blood behind the desk. Oh! Uhhh. Not knowing what to say or how BobE will react to their execution, he looks over pleadingly to Poppo and Nalia to bail him out. Looking around the room:
Wordlessly, Turngut collects the remains of the doppelgänger. He looks between Poppo and Nalia, unsure why there is tension and not understanding why Nalia seems upset. Woman kill bad man. Why Woman seem sad? Turngut not understand woman. He drags the body to the warehouse and stashes it in the corner. Before returning to the room, he checks the outer doors and bolts/barricades any that are not already secure.
Turngut cocks a fist back when Hobson asks for a quick death, but holds when Poppo continues to question him. He glares at the doppelgänger, growling an emphasis occasionally, When Nalia comes bursting in, Turngut looks up to her, still clutching the prone creature by its chest skin. Seeing the look on her face, he quickly loses his gruff demeanor, drops Hobson unceremoniously, and stands up looking sheepishly at Nalia's stern gaze.
Turngut grips the thing's neck tighter and with his other hand grabs a handful of the skin of its chest. Lifting the creature slightly from the chair, he puts his face close to its and growls deeply. Talk now, die quick. Talk later...die slow. He then squeezes the chest skin until he sees its face reacts in some way.
Seeing the look on Poppo's face and having endured "enhanced interrogation" himself, Turngut drags Hobson into the other room and nods solemnly at Poppo after the door closes. Shoving the creature into a chair, he kicks it back over a stool so that the doppelgänger lies on its back, head down. Grabbing the still tied-up creature by the neck, he looks at Poppo and gruffly says, Ready, Hoppo.
Boo-yah! Natural 20 knowledge check for the orc barbarian!! lol
Upon hearing the plan to rest, Turngut looks questioningly at Hobson. Will Changy-Man get out of Turngut's ropes? Maybe tie him up VERY tightly! Or get manacles. Listening at hole:
Determining if doppelgängers can escape by shape shifting from ropes
As the healing of Malphas washes over him, Turngut stirs and finally wakes up after a couple of minutes' power-nap.
Hearing the plan to question Hobson, Turngut waits to go into the room and drags the still tied up creature bodily up and holds it in a readied sleeper hold before any magic healing is applied.
Spitting chunks of flesh out of his mouth, Turngut can barely be stopped from attacking the surrendered guards before BobE calms him down. Breathing heavily, Turngut slumps over and, only after seeing his 3 friends all safe, falls asleep.
Turngut's stats for Round “7:
AC 18, T 12, FF 14 | CMD 22 (25 vTrip, 24 vDisarm/Grapple/Reposition) | Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +4| Rage 0/8 | Effects: RAGING, Imp Grapple, Bone Fists | Perc +5 Using his Daredevil Boots again, Turngut does a tumble to get ready to flank Green with the weird zombie wolf and grab the man while he's distracted
Turngut's stats for Round “6”:
AC 19, T 12, FF 15 | CMD 22 (25 vTrip, 24 vDisarm/Grapple/Reposition) | Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +4| Rage 5/8 | Effects: RAGING, Imp Grapple, Bone Fists | Perc +5
Turngut smashes the door to splinters and bursts into the room, blood streaming from the wounds on his chest and arms, as well as (disturbingly) from his mouth and tusks. He looks widely around the room when suddenly he writhes in pain as boney spurs rip from his joints, back and chest. His rage fueled by pain, he sees BobE wounded and his eyes then lock on the guard facing him (purple). Rumbling deep in his chest, he skirts around the battlefield on hands and boney knuckles, coming up behind Purple preparing to lock the man up in a deadly grapple.
Turngut's stats for Round “5”:
AC 18, T 12, FF 14 | CMD 22 (25 vTrip, 24 vDisarm/Grapple/Reposition) | Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +4| Rage 4/8 | Effects: RAGING, Improved Grapple | Perc +5 Feeling Hobson go limp beneath him, Turngut quickly ties him up and doesn't even seem to see the transformation due to his rage clouding his mind. Dropping the limp form to the ground, Turngut charges through the room and attempts to smash through the door.
Turngut's stats for Round “1”:
AC 17, T 11, FF 14 | CMD 21 (24 vGrapple) | Fort +9, Ref +6, Will +4| Rage 3/8 | Effects: RAGING, Grappled, Improved Grapple | Perc +5 Turngut is momentarily distracted when Poppo's face suddenly appears before him. Distracted enough for Hobson to land 2 brutal attacks to his abdomen! Blood now pouring freely from his wounds, Turngut stoically continues to sink his teeth into the man's shoulders and then twists his body so that he is now behind his foe and wrenches him to the ground for a pin. Once on the ground, Turngut uses his weight to hold the man's hands behind him and with his free hand, pulls out a length of rope.
Grappled condition: Turngut’s AC while grappling:
Not Raging: AC19 | T13 | F16 Raging: AC17 | T11 | F14 Turngut gets a +5 to CMB to maintain grapple. CMB to maintain grapple = +18 (+20 with dan bong). As part of a grapple or escape from grapple check, Turngut gets a free bite if raging. If maintains grapple can: 1) pin, 2) damage, or 3) move Armor spikes do additional damage on successful grapple check. If both hands are not free, take -4 to CMB check. Neither can move (outside of the grapple) Target: - Takes -4 to Dex - Takes -2 to all attack and CMB checks except to grapple or escape a grapple - Can’t take any action that requires two hands - Can't take AoOs, can't use stealth (but if they do become invisible, they gain +2 to CMD against the grapple) Turngut (Savage Grapple): - Takes -2 to Dex - Takes -1 to all attack and CMB checks except to grapple or escape a grapple - Can’t take any action that requires two hands - Can't take AoOs, can't use stealth (but if they do become invisible, they gain +2 to CMD against the grapple) Magic: - Must succeed at a concentration check in order to cast the spell (DC 10+grappler's CMB+spell level), failure means they have lost the spell Pinned: - Can’t move - Denied Dex bonus and takes additional -4 AC - Can’t cast spells with a S component. Conc check as above.
Turngut's stats for Round “2”:
AC 18, T 12, FF 14 | CMD 22 (23 vTrip, 24 vDisarm/Grapple/Reposition) | Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +4| Rage 2/8 | Effects: RAGING, Improved Grapple | Perc +5 Turngut looks down at the slashes on his bare chest, blood seeping from the wounds. Looking back up to Hobson with hooded eyes, he cocks a half smile with tusks jutting. That all? Claws OK, but Turngut like to BITE! With that, he reaches out and grabs the man by his shirt front and pulls him in tight before sinking his tusks into the screaming man's shoulders.
Grappled condition: Turngut’s AC while grappling:
Not Raging: AC19 | T13 | F16 Raging: AC17 | T11 | F14 Turngut gets a +5 to CMB to maintain grapple. CMB to maintain grapple = +18 (+20 with dan bong). As part of a grapple or escape from grapple check, Turngut gets a free bite if raging. If maintains grapple can: 1) pin, 2) damage, or 3) move Armor spikes do additional damage on successful grapple check. If both hands are not free, take -4 to CMB check. Neither can move (outside of the grapple) Target: - Takes -4 to Dex - Takes -2 to all attack and CMB checks except to grapple or escape a grapple - Can’t take any action that requires two hands - Can't take AoOs, can't use stealth (but if they do become invisible, they gain +2 to CMD against the grapple) Turngut (Savage Grapple): - Takes -2 to Dex - Takes -1 to all attack and CMB checks except to grapple or escape a grapple - Can’t take any action that requires two hands - Can't take AoOs, can't use stealth (but if they do become invisible, they gain +2 to CMD against the grapple) Magic: - Must succeed at a concentration check in order to cast the spell (DC 10+grappler's CMB+spell level), failure means they have lost the spell Pinned: - Can’t move - Denied Dex bonus and takes additional -4 AC - Can’t cast spells with a S component. Conc check as above.
Turngut's stats for Round “1”:
AC 18, T 12, FF 14 | CMD 22 (25 vTrip, 24 vDisarm/Reposition) | Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +4| Rage 0/8 | Effects: RAGING | Perc +5 Turngut's eyes widen momentarily as Tolstock's hands mutate, but the pain of the slash snaps him back to the present. Brawl? BRAWL?!? No! Turngut !!
Turngut's stats for Round “1”:
AC 18, T 12, FF 14 | CMD 22 (25 vTrip, 24 vDirty Trick/Disarm/Reposition) | Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +4| Rage 1/8 | Effects: None | Perc +5 As soon as Poppo's tone of voice changes, Turngut's instincts take over. Although Tolstock was able to get off a quick spell, Turngut quickly leaps into action. Throwing his undrunk glass aside, he runs at Tolstock, drawing his Dan bong as he leaps over the desk. Landing besides the portly spell caster, Turngut growls and tries to grab him by the arm, but finds his hand passing through thin air.
Turngut takes up a bodyguard-like position by the door and keeps an ear out for trouble. Despite his desire to remain alert, he can't keep his eyes from drifting to the white lion rug. Pretty!
When the door squeaks and alerts the man, Turngut winces and squeezes his eyes shut. Slightly surprised, and really more embarrassed, he opens one eye and gives a goofy, sheepish grin at the mercenary. The five fingers on his right hand splayed wide he gives a silly wave. Uhhhhh.... ‘Pointment? Mr uh Tolstoy? He looks down at Poppo, standing below him and shrugs. Looking back to the man, Uh me Turngut....uh, uhm.....uhhhh.....hello??
Turngut readies himself by the back door as Poppo scouts out the building. Once the party is gathered and Poppo clears the door, Turngut lays his hand on the halfling's shoulder and communicates with his eyes that he will go in first.
Turngut listens, frowns in thought, but then nods as Greirat speaks. Hmmmm. Turngut not understand, but can help find devil-man with friends. When Greirat winds up, Turngut reacts in surprise: Nobebody? Nobebody!!! Hoppo not no Nobebody. Hoppo powerful wizard and holy order man!! So, rat-man, what wrong with arm? And with that last question, Turngut's hand flashes out and grabs Greirat by the wrist and pulls at the bandage. |
