initiative
Bandle flings a fleet flittering shuriken at the nearest flaming furball.
As the gnolls pour out of the tent, the smell of burning fur assaults the party. It is almost as unpleasant as the cacophony of whining yaps.
Bandle, Jakie, and Lord Flash score hits on the gnolls as they emerge. Lord Flash taking his to the ground where the fire finishes him off.
The gnolls' attacks are pathetic and easily dodged. They howl as they burn.
Bandle's shurikens pierce the throat of another gnoll as it raises its mouth to cry out in pain. He joins Lord Flash's kill on the ground in front of the burning tent.
Tallis steps forward and rapidly strikes at the gnolls.
Tallis steps forward and rapidly strikes at the gnolls.
1d20+5;1d6+2;1d20+5;1d6+2
One gnoll starts to panic from the flames and fighting and begins to spin around as if the wind will blow the flames out. Tallis hits him so hard in the spine that you hear a "tok" and the gnoll collapses and quivers on the ground.
"NOISY CRICKET DOUBLE KICK!"
Figuring that stealth is out at the moment, I gladly let fly with my battle cry.
Flurry of Blows 1:
Flurry of Blows 2:
Damage 1:
Damage 2:
The last of the gnolls collapses. The tent burns thick, black smoke. (If the gnolls had been more hygenic, their tent might have burnt cleaner.)
"Come on, let's go scare some cattle while the gnolls are distracted."
"I guess they won't be biting the hand that feeds or be bad dogs anymore" Bandle burbles softly with a bit of a crease in his brow.
"phew!" he says pinching his nose. he then gets in a strange sort of crouch and starts making his way down towards the abandoned village. He seems to creep from brush to rock and gully to outcrop.
"Maybe we should go back by a different route," I suggest.
Lord looks around at the burning bodies and smiles.
"Should we go back to the bell tower and wait for them to send up a party to see what happened first? That way we could take out some more of them before they become too suspicious and send up a whole bunch. Of course, they could just send a whole bunch to start with..."
"I suspect that Gnolls make good trackers. Whatever we do, let us do it quickly."
"I suspect that Gnolls make good trackers. Whatever we do, let us do it quickly."
The yapping and yelping of gnolls makes it clear they have noticed the smoke. It comes from both down the trail and from the encampment.
"Right lets se if we can make it back to the tower then before they investigate."
You can make it back to the bell tower before they investigate.
Bandle scans the scene below for pursuit.
"Funny, the smoke looks kind of like an Ogre's cook fire from here...all it needs is a big stew pot"
Bandle examines the bell as if he thinks it might make a good stew pot.
I'll load my crossbow and join Bandle in keeping a lookout for investigative gnolls coming our way.
"If there are just a few, don't attack till they are inside. If there are too many, I say we attack and then scoot down the bell chain."
"I'll be waiting until they get inside here before I close ranks behind them and cut off their escape from our slaughter of those lawless dogs," Lord says as he grips both his Kama tightly.
Four gnolls arrive and investigate the slaughter yipping loudly. They easily trace your path back to the bell tower but seem reticent to make a move on the tower. They wait.
[whisper]"Can anyone do Gnoll impressions - maybe an injured gnoll?"
Lord looks down a t Jackie and shrugs. "I can't say that I've ever had reason to try... I don't know maybe just whimper like a dog?"
Lord looks down a t Jackie and shrugs. "I can't say that I've ever had reason to try... I don't know maybe just whimper like a dog?"
Lord looks down a t Jackie and shrugs. "I can't say that I've ever had reason to try... I don't know maybe just whimper like a dog?"
"Bandle, make a sound like a hurt gnoll - without using a whistle."
"I make that sound very time Flash talks to me, but mostly we gomes hold it inside. I think it would be more practical if I made a sound like th burning beastmen did."
"YOIP! YOIP! YEEEARP!"
"You sound like a sick goblin."
The gnolls entering the bell chamber above mutter to one another in gnoll.
They remain up in the bell chamber, peering down into the doom and gloom occasionally.
I will continue to wait quietly I guess.
The gnolls continue to wait quietly as well.
Time passes. The gnolls yap and whine, trying to demoralize you, for a quarter of an hour. Suddenly, their barking turns to excited growls and yips as reinforcements arrive. The deep, growling yaps of one gnoll urge the others forward. They climb the ladder, clamber on the bell tower roof, and prepare to drop in through the hole.
"They brought a ladder. Great." Tallis reaches into his pack and drinks a potion as the gnolls scramble onto the roof, then looks at the vial appraisingly.
"They brought a ladder. Great." Tallis reaches into his pack and drinks a potion as the gnolls scramble onto the roof, then looks at the vial appraisingly.
Initiative:
Initiative: 1d20 + 3
Lord looks up at the hole and drops one of his Kama, reaching into one of the sacks tied to his legs and drawing out a Tanglefoot Bag. He lines up the hole and throws the bag upwards at the edge, hoping to gum up the entrance.
Throw Tanglefoot Bag at the edge of the hole in the roof (Ranged Touch Attack):
Initiative:
I gulp down a potion of mage armor and pull out my crossbow.
Lord looks up at the hole and drops one of his Kama, reaching into one of the sacks tied to his legs and drawing out a Tanglefoot Bag. He lines up the hole and throws the bag upwards at the edge, hoping to gum up the entrance.
Throw Tanglefoot Bag at the edge of the hole in the roof (Ranged Touch Attack): 1d20 + 5 - 2
Initiative: 1d20+4
I gulp down a potion of mage armor and pull out my crossbow.
The first gnoll sees the mess Lord Flash has made of LJ and decides to drag the ball of squirming, sticky goo and throw it down the hole. He leaps on Jakie but finds himself somewhat stuck as well.
Tallis unceremoniously drops the empty flask and tosses one full of acid at the incoming gnolls.
Tallis unceremoniously drops the empty flask and tosses one full of acid at the incoming gnolls.
1d20+5;1d6
1d20+5
The gnoll at the hole bats the flask of acid back at Tallis.
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"Aargghh!"