Seeing Tallis rush forward and throw the incendiary, Lord draws both his Kama and moves forward to stand beside the hat wearing fire bug.
Bandle arches one eyebrow quizzically "I think you're overreacting for just a starving pup, I'll keep an eye out for Beastmen!"
Then he moves behind the others scanning the scrub and bushes as well as the dirt road with one hand, palm down over his eyes, trying to look scoutish. His right hand however flicks once again to the shuriken at his chest.
As the smoke begins to spread into the barn, the whimpers turn into startled yelps -- yelps that sound nothing like a cute little puppy dog's.
Although there are doors on the side of the barn facing you and an open loft above them, the yelping gnoll rushes across the barn. You can hear a wooden door slam on that side and then there is silence.
Lord Flash and LJ:
You hear some creature still inside the bark giggling a bit and the sound of something moving about near the side of the barn close to you.
I stop about thirty feet from the barn, tensed to charge anything that might still come out.
"They're trying to draw us off our guard," I say.
Sneering at Jackie's obvious weakness in his hesitation, Lord Flash moves up to the side of the Barn, Kama at the ready and prepared to kill anything that comes out towards him.
Sneering at Jackie's obvious weakness in his hesitation, Lord Flash moves up to the side of the Barn, Kama at the ready and prepared to kill anything that comes out towards him.
As Lord Flash gets close to the side of the building and waits for the doors to open, a gnoll attempts to climb up and jump down on him from the open loft above. None of you are fooled by this. The sleek, golden-haired gnoll is quick, but you know he's coming. He leaps down slashing at Lord Flash with two swords but misses with both. As he leaps he lets out a bark that cues the other one to run around the side of the barn and try to flank you.
Flurry of Blows with Masterwork Kama. (1d20+6=7, 1d20+6=23)
Confirm Critical Fumble. (1d20+6=17)
Damage from Kama. (1d6=3)
Seeing the Gnoll jump down on him, Lord Flash steps to the side and the Gnoll narrowly misses him.
He returns the attack, but his fisrt blow goes wide of the mark, although his second opens up a cut on the Gnoll's side.
I move into a flanking position on the gnoll attacking Flash.
"NOISY CRICKET!"
Tallis simply runs to the gnoll and slams his staff squarely into its chin.
Bandle readies a shuriken to throw at the other gnoll as soon as he is in range.
The golden haired gnoll slashes at Lord Flash again with his twin short swords but gets nowhere close to hitting him.
His partner in this botched ambush comes around the corner and is momentarily startled not to see any dead humans. He wisely decides to keep his distance and attack with a shortbow. His arrow, unfortunately, catches on the corner and remains on the broad side of the barn.
Tallis jabs his staff at the gnoll again, trying to hit.
"NOISY CRICKET SPINNING DOUBLE KICK!"
Flurry of blows (flanking): (1d20+8=15, 1d20+8=23)
Damage: (1d4=3, 1d4=1)
Edit: I'm also dodging, just in case, making my AC 19
Confident that the Gnolls seem to be wary of them, Lord Flash weighs in with two more swings of his Kamas, both scoring hits on the beast and opening up clean slices on it's hide..
Flurry of Blows with Masterwork Kamas. (1d20+6=22, 1d20+6=23)
Damage from both Kama hits. (1d6=5, 1d6=4)
The first gnoll falls to the attacks from the monks. The second gnoll, who had been cautiously attacking with cover from the corner of the barn, turns bushy tail and runs around the corner when he sees his partner fall. Bandel's shurikens stick in the side of the barn where they can be easily retrieved.
"I have short legs," I say, "I'm not chasing him."
A complete stranger pops his head out of haystack and makes a cryptic comment before going back into hiding.
"I have short legs," I say, "I'm not chasing him."
Bandle moves to retrieve his shuriken from the broad side of the barn.
"It's not that my legs are to short, they're just the right size, that beastman? His legs are freakishly long if you ask me. He is certainly scoffing off a a fast pace is he not?"
Though he isn't giving chase immediatly he is marking carefully which way the fellow went and what he looked like for future reference.
"I wonder if his name was Gruff? He certainly looked gruff....then again maybe his name was chicken-legs"
Lord sees the fleeing Gnolla nd races off in pursuit, a menacing smile on his face.
Tallis watches Flash run after the gnoll. "Well, there he goes. Might as well leave before he gets back. *Glances around* Yeah, yeah, we can't let the gnoll get away. Jackie, hold my staff." With that, he drops his staff and runs after the gnoll.
"Oooh, I believe that's gnomish technology! I want to see this!" squeaks Bandle as he follows the 2 large folk.
"Maybe he'll consider changing his name to something a bit more orthodox like Sticky!"
I pause a moment and then realize I'm about to be left behind.
"Hey! Wait a moment."
I begin to follow.
The gnoll heads straight towards an orchard of dwarf apple trees. The low hanging trees and gloom will make it difficult to follow him if you lose sight of him. The ground is rough and bumpy and the branches hang low. The gnoll is using his front paws to run on all fours and avoid the low branches.
Lord Flash trips near the start as he gets used to running through the Orchard, but then gets his pace and despite a few close calls manages to keep up with the fleeing Gnoll.
Nimbly, I run through the orchard, trying to keep even with the faster monks.
Lord Flash, true to his name, catches up to the gnoll first.
Lord Flash, true to his name, catches up to the gnoll first.
Lord Flash finally catches up to the Gnoll, but as the others are behind him, he decides to hinder the creature to the best of his abilities. He pulls even with it and attempts to jab his elbow into the creatures side, but his foot catches an outstretched root and throws him horribly off balance.
Scorpion Strike (DC 16 Fort Save to resist having movement slowed to 5'). (1d20+5=6)