I scarcely hesitate before dropping my crossbow and moving in to attack. Realizing that there might be other gnolls nearby, I try to keep as quiet as possible.
"NOI!..." The words almost slip out anyway. I try and position myself across from Bandle to attack.
Flurry of Blows 1:
Flurry of Blows 2:
damage 1:
damage 2:
Bandle applies a series of intricate punches leaps and kicks at the bloodmawed gnoll priestess.
"HIII-YAA"
1d20+3=7, 1d4=3, 1d20+3=17, 1d4=4
Despite flanking the gnoll priestess, neither Bandle nor LJ land a punch on her. She spins her falchion around her in a bobbing and weaving pattern forcing you to pull your punches or lose your limbs.
Bandle, reckless as he is, comes close to doing just that.
"A little help here would be nice," I say to my bigger companions as I try to focus my attention on a single kick.
"Silent cricket!" I mutter through gritted teeth.
Kick attack:
potential damage:
Tallis strides up to the gnoll and lashes out at her legs.
"OUCH! Hey that's not fair hittin' a guy down there!"
"OUCH! Hey that's not fair hittin' a guy down there!"
Bandle leaps back gracefully, just out of range of the deadly falchion of the beastwoman. He pulls a vial from a pouch and quaffs it.
Then he whirls around and attacks attemptimg a complicated spin kick followed by an rather ineffective looking elbow smash with a deadly serious look that is almost comical given the lack of any sort of offense.
1d20+3=11, 1d4=4, 1d20+3=6, 1d4=2
Lord Flash, drops down from the tomb through which you've entered this large cavern, dusts off some bone fragments, complaining "Ashes to ashes; dust to f*@+ing dust."
He then tumbles in to a flanking position behind the gnoll cleric.
Tallis' blow takes the wind out of gnoll priestess. She stumbles around, missing with her falchion.
Tallis sends a flurry of blows at the gnoll priestess.
Another Kick
Potential Damage:
Keeping my flanking position, I try another roundhouse kick sending my small foot unerringly into her shin.
"We can do it guys!" I say, cheering enthusiastically and hoping its true.
"I can do this. I can do this. I know I can," chatters Bandle to himself as he whirls around again and executes the same complicated spin kick and elbow smash.
"Yes! I knew I could!"
Lord Flash grimly punches out with one fist that serves as a distraction for the nasty kick that follows.
"Do me a favor," he tells the gnoll. "Kill the gnome first."
The priestess of Lamashtu slices down with her falchion again at Lord Flash. The cut is deep.
"I'll kill and eat you first. The gnome can watch," she growls in common.
"Take that and that!"
Flurry of Blows 1
Potential Damage
Flurry of Blows 2
Potential Damage
Tallis wordlessly attempts to strike the gnoll.
"Doing it. Doing it. Yes, I am," chatters Bandle, sticking with the same move as if practicing in a dojeong.
Bandle's repetitions of the same move were anticipated by the b$~++ priestess. He moves towards her falchion.
Lord Flash continues to attack with kicks and punches.
"That's right. Go for the gnome."
The gnoll carries through with her falchion that Bandle avoided and attacks Lord Flash again.
"Noisy Cricket!"
Giving up on stealth I decide that I need to put all that I can into my blows
Flurry of Blows:
Potential Damage:
Flurry of Blows2:
Potential Damage2:
Tallis punches a few more times.
Bandle attacks again with spin kick and elbow smash, coming in low with the kick and high with the elbow, trying desperately to avoid the blut that is is the beasts falchion.
"Talk about biting the hand that doesn't feed! You'll have to eat through a reed when we're done you mangy cur!!" 1d20+2=21
1d20+3=17, 1d4=1, 1d20+3=21, 1d4=3
Lord Flash continues to attack with kicks and punches.
The gnoll grunts is taking a pounding but she looks like she can take it. Having identified Lord Flash as the most troublesome foe, she continues to attack him.
Flurry of Blows:
Damage:
Flurry of Blows 2:
Damage 2:
Though I am still weakened by poison, I try just a little harder to hit this gnoll priestess a little harder.
Tallis continues to attempt to strike the gnoll.
Bandle once again seeks to pummel the fiend with a rapid succession on quick moves
The martial artists recognize the signs that the gnoll is about to go down, but until she does her falchion still poses a threat.
Lord Flash is brought down by the gnoll's falchion.
"Flash!", exclaims Tallis as he attempts to hit the gnoll in retaliation.
Confirming the critical miss:
Bandle will attempt to drag Lord Flash's inert form away from the melee, if he is successful and avoids the falchion's bite he will administer a potion from his pouch.
1d20+9
Making sure to maintain a flanking position, I continue to attack.
Flurry of Blows:
Potential Damage:
Flurry of Blows2:
Potential Damage2:
The gnoll growls and leaps toward Bandle, "Leave the meat and live."
Frustrated at not actually hurting the beast, I continue to press an attack:
Flurry of Blows
potential damage:
Flurry of Blows 2
Potential damage 2:
Tallis attempts to hit the gnoll.
Bandle ignores the Gnoll priestess with a quick "talk to the hand" movement before he attempts to pour a draught of curative down the gullet ot the limp and extremely pale Lord Flash.
"My, my you look terrible" says Bandle eyeing the vile slash wound with an apparently appraising eye. "I think you've severed your epiglottus" he says professionally.