You lead the cultists into a small market place with only two ways in and out. Feeling that this is a good ambush site you shout out the code word to begin the ambush.
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Isari, Galvan and Jonas tell me where you want your characters to start on the map. a-z on top 1-26 down
R6
Initiave:
Sunaj
Tiefling
Galvan
Human 1
Human 3
Jonas
Elf 2
Dwarf
Human 2
Isari
Human 4
Elf 1
Thewl
Sunaj it's your turn.
"Thewl, back me up."
<Minor action Marks the tiefling with Darkfire>
"You are coming with us!" Sunaj tells the tiefling.
<Ready an action - if the tiefling makes any threatening gesture Sunaj attacks; Sunaj is not waiting to be attacked.>
Initiative:
Sunaj
Tiefling (darkfire)
Galvan
Human 1
Human 3
Jonas
Elf 2
Dwarf
Human 2
Isari
Human 4
Elf 1
Thewl
The tiefling spins around to face Sunaj as a stunned look crosses his face. "I only do what the Master wishes and the Master wishes you dead." She raises her hand and throws balefire at Sunaj hitting him in the left leg doing 4 damage and 5 ongoing fire damage. Sunaj reacts to the balefire attacks and let looses his spiteful glamor on the female tiefling even before the balefire reaches him stiking her with it.
Galvan is up.
Galvan rushes forward and swings his axe in a wide arc, looking to hit both elves.
Cleave Attack: 22, Damage: 6, Adjacent elf Damage: 4
"Surrender ta tha Watch!" Galvan bellows.
Initiative:
Sunaj
Tiefling (darkfire)
Galvan
Human 1
Human 3
Jonas
Elf 2 (bloodied)
Dwarf
Human 2
Isari
Human 4
Elf 1
Thewl
Galvan lopes up the elves swings his great axe in a wide arc cleaving through the defenses of both elves and crippling the arm of one. (I had to move you to w-14 for that maneuver to work.)
Human 2 rushes Sunaj swings and misses.
Human 1 rushes Isari but is unable to reach.
Jonas is up.
The fountain's splash helped to cover the party's movements as the ambush begins in earnest, with Sunaj and Galvan making their moves against the cultists.
Jonas, making certain to stay behind Galvan, raises his staff to launch his Grasping Shadows attack on the cultists, some still not prepared for the attack.
Initiative:
Sunaj
Tiefling (darkfire)
Galvan
Human 1
Human 3
Jonas
Elf 2 (bloodied)
Dwarf
Human 2
Isari
Human 4
Elf 1
Thewl
Jonas' spell fizzles having no effect on any of the cultists.
Elf 2 pulls out a rapier and dirk and slashes at Galvan. The rapier catching on Glavan's right thigh causing 9 hp damage.
The dwarf charges Isari swinging his battleaxe in a high arc that Isari dodges with just a step to the left.
Human 2 pulls out a light flail and swings at Sunaj clipping his shoulder causing 6hp damage.
Isari is up.
Isari steps to the side and deals a thunderous blow to the dwarf.
Initiative:
Sunaj
Tiefling (darkfire)
Galvan
Human 1
Human 3
Jonas
Elf 2 (bloodied)
Dwarf
Human 2
Isari
Human 4
Elf 1
Thewl
Isari's booming strike solidly hits the dwarf staggering him slightly.
human 4 charges Galvan and swings a light striking Galvan causing 6hp damage
Elf 1 disappears in a bamf of smoke and reappears at AB15.
Thewl and Sunaj's turn is up.
Jonas' spell fizzles having no effect on any of the cultists.
One of the things that Jonas was taught during his time learning the arcane arts was to have a fresh focus and not dwell upon failures of the past. Too bad that he had forgotten that little bit of advice when he attempted to cast his illusory spell a second time- a brief, fearful thought of "What if my spell fizzles out again like it did at the manse where we captured the cultist?" made certain that history repeated itself once again during the ambush.
Jonas supposes that it could be chalked up to stress during a combat situation, the second one that he's gone into, but it would be a small cold comfort if it earned him a belly full of steel- which the ambushed cultists have in spades, even if they were initially caught off guard.
"No sense in crying over spilt milk, even if that milk just happened to be a useful spell that could help tip the balance in favor of the ambushers- namely us..." Jonas thought to himself, as a momentary lull in the midst of combat affords him the ability to think back upon the events happening as the combat began in earnest.
Galvan shouts, "BREE-YARK!"
It all started when the minotaur sergeant gave the signal to begin the ambush.
"You are coming with us!" Sunaj tells the tiefling.
The tiefling spins around to face Sunaj as a stunned look crosses his face. "I only do what the Master wishes and the Master wishes you dead." She raises her hand and throws balefire at Sunaj hitting him in the left leg doing 4 damage and 5 ongoing
fire damage. Sunaj reacts to the balefire attacks and let looses his spiteful glamor on the female tiefling even before the balefire reaches him stiking her with it.
Sunaj did his shadowy bit, as befitting of the darkness steeped within his drow heritage; it certainly surprised the tiefling female cultist- and his spiteful glamour certainly would be something that she wouldn't forget anytime soon.
Galvan rushes forward and swings his axe in a wide arc, looking to hit both elves.
"Surrender ta tha Watch!" Galvan bellows.
Not to be outdone, the Minotaur sargeant comes barrelling into the fray, swinging his axe at two unlucky elves close by.
Galvan lopes up the elves swings his great axe in a wide arc cleaving through the defenses of both elves and crippling the arm of one.Human 2 rushes Sunaj swings and misses.
Human 1 rushes Isari but is unable to reach.
One of the two unlucky elves was unlucky enough to be crippled in the arm by the swing. The human cultists act, but due to the surprise, was unable to do more than to waste their efforts. "And I wonder why I have this sudden sense of deja-vu..." Jonas dryly notes to himself as he considered how "useful" he was with his own spellcasting during the past minute or so.
Elf 2 pulls out a rapier and dirk and slashes at Galvan. The rapier catching on Glavan's right thigh causing 9 hp damage.
The dwarf charges Isari swinging his battleaxe in a high arc that Isari dodges with just a step to the left.
Human 2 pulls out a light flail and swings at Sunaj clipping his shoulder causing 6hp damage.
The other elf, more luckier than his fellow elf, manages to strike back at the minotaur sergeant with his own rapier slash. Jonas registers that tidbit in the back of his mind as a dwarf tries to strike Isari with a swing of his battleaxe, but is unsuccessful in the attempt- the mercenary swordsman deftly avoiding the charge. Having come to their bearings at last, the human cultist nearest to the drow assemblyman finally is able to connect and Sunaj is struck on his shoulder by a swing of the human cultist's flail.
Isari steps to the side and deals a thunderous blow to the dwarf.
Isari's booming strike solidly hits the dwarf staggering him slightly.
human 4 charges Galvan and swings a light striking Galvan causing 6hp damage
Elf 1 disappears in a bamf of smoke and reappears at AB15.
The mercenary swordsman's silent but steely "reply" stops the dwarf briefly in his tracks. By now, another human rushes up to Galvan and lands a strike- a human that Jonas sourly notes was among the ones targeted by his spell- a spell that failed yet once again in the heat of battle.
Half wondering if he should stick to something more basic- something that he was able to cast successfully in the past, such as magic missle, Jonas' thoughts go back to the present- just in time to witness the crippled elf dissappear in cloud of smoke and reappear some distance away. "And here I thought only the Elves' elder cousins, the Eladrins were able to do that...".
With that, Jonas decides that once the battle is finished, he'll see if he should end up making a change or two to his spellbook- but only if he and his illustrious fellows survive the ambush attempt.
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