Ushari pulls a dark green cloack, torn with several holes and stained with dry blood. You readily recognize it as belonging to Larus.
While UShari does this, Cal bashes the door open with a loud crack of splintering wood, stepping into a shadowy room. The floor seems to be covered in straw and a strong animal smell invades his nostrils. A shadow, bigger than a man moves on the darkest corner and you all hear a deep and loud growl.
Cal's eyes, keener than a normal human's quickly adjust to the darkness and he sees a mean looking, 8ft tall dark Gorilla. It bares some BIG fangs at the intruders.
Initiative:
uh-oh, wasn't expecting that Cal grunts in surprise as he halts his advance desperately.
Init
"Oh please. Is this your best?"
The huge ape pounds his fists to his chest and roars menancingly at the intruders.
Lecian waits until after Calinder moves from the doorway, then moves into the room (3 spaces south) and casts True Strike on himself.
"Let me in! I got him!"Urza summons forth the power in his blood in preparation for defeating this monster.
Cal moves cautiously into the room while drawing his scimitar and hoping to Sarenrae that the thing is chained to the floor. Taking cover at the door he readies an attack if it comes any closer. Nice an easy now, please, please, please don't be loose!!!! Cal says almost pleading.
Calinder and Lecian move cautiously into the shadowy room. Lecian mumbles some arcane words to grant him supernatural precision. The ape stops pounding his chest, it seems read to lunge at the humans intruding on its territory
My plan is to hit him with a Color Spray, unless one of the other characters is in the area of effect. If they are in the way, I'll go with Shield instead, while griping a bit about them being in my way.
Ushari has no intention of getting in Urza's way.
Urza casts his trustful Color Spray and a shower of colors spew forth envolving the ape. Even before the colors dissipate, Nalia is jumping at the creature with a vicious sword slash.
Will DC 13:
The angry creature shrugs off the effects of the spell and Nalia gets interrupted by a long muscled arm driving a fist to her midsection.
Immediately, the animal follows up with another devastating punch at the girl and advances towards the intruders, giving calinder the opportunity for a slash before the ape swings at him. Calinder's blade flashes, everybody hears the sound of sliced flesh and the gorilla roars in angry. His badly wounded arm misses the cleric by a wide margin.
AoO vs Nalia: Damage:
Attack Nalia: Damage:
Attack Calinder: Damage:
Calinder Ready attack: Damage: Misses on 1:
Critical Confirm:
Cal steps forward to slash at the gorilla and checking to see if it's tied. If so he says let's just get out of this things way, it's not why we're here.
Ushari's heart is in her throat now, facing the angry gorilla. She did not want to provoke it any more than it already was, so she decides to try distracting it again.
Attack vs. AC 10
Lecian lets his crossbow bolt fly at the ape, then takes a step to the side.
Attack: (includes penalty for firing into melee and ignores concealment due to spell)
Damage:
Urza sidesteps to get behind Nalia.
"I've a spell that will help protect you." He then casts Shield
Spitting blood from some heinous internal wound, Nalia slashes fiercely but with little effect.
Lecian aims his crossbow, but that leaves him open to the gorilla's attack. The big ape clouts him on the side of the head even reaching behind Calinder. The bolt flies true but seems to get stuck on the black and bloodstained fur, only making the creature angrier.
Ushari is holding back in a defensive posture but she tries bravely to distract the ape to give Cal an opening. The cleric's scimitar slash is also deflected to little effect and he gets pounded by the ape's attacks, sidestepping one and blocking the other with his shield, pain shooting up his arm.
Urza seems to realize that if he had cast his last spell correctly, the tables would have been turned now. Taking advantage of the beast's distraction he casts a powerful ward to protect the hurting Nalia.
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AoO vs Lecian
Attack Cal:
Attack Cal:
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Cal thinks he sees an opening and lunges at the gorillas flank. Unfortunately Nalias move hasn't attracted enough of the creatures attention but he strikes as well as he can.
Ushari sees her good friend Nails in trouble, and once again moves to assist her. Seeing the magical shield on her, she decides to help Nails connect with the beastly gorilla.
Attack vs. AC 10
Cast Shield on myself then move to where the square that Nalia just left.
Cast Defensively
I just noticed that it is harder to cast defensively than before. I'm really gonna have to consider that later.
"Ow!" Lecian reacts, touching the side of his head. He then draws his wand of Missiles and fires off a shot at the beast.
Damage:
Confused by the many foes around him, the gorilla swings wildly without connecting a single punch. Almost at the same time, two slashes from Nalia and Calinder open deep wounds in its sides. The beast dying roar is cut short by an exploding magic missile. The concussion jus enough to topple it on its back. The ape lies still, a leg still twitching.
From the second floor you hear a high pitched scream.
Dont hurt Lucy yo bastards!
And the "twang" of a crossbow as someone half hidden by the stairs lets loose a bolt at Lecian.
The bolt flies true, embedding on the wizards left shoulder.
Attack vs Lecian: Damage:
Urza calls back, "We just wanted to ask about Larus. We didn't want to hurt anyone."
Lecian, take cover. I'll be back to help soon, Calinder calls as he goes past him.
Ushari sees the haldf hidden form at the top of the stairs, and seeing he has the tactical advantage, decides to try to snipe hm off.
Attack shortbow , damage
"AWRG!" Lecian staggers to the other side of the room, behind the wall.
Lecian runs up the stairs until he's standing in front of a fat and greasy man.
Lecian staggers for cover while nalia, even severely wounded as she is, covers them both with her shield.
The man screams with bulging eyes I know you! You are Vancaskerkin's thugs! I'll show you to mess with Lymas Smeed! while he drops the heavy crossbow and reaches for another one that's standing ready.
Calinder's sword flashes tearing cloth and moneylender with the same ease. Smeed staggers up the stairs until a bolt shot from Ushari's crossbow strikes him in the side. He stumbles and falls back, lying sprawled on the top floor.
If smeeds still alive cal menaces him at sword point. We've got some questions for you Smeed, so don't try anything and we'll get along fine. If he's dying Cal will stay to cast stabilize on him before casting a glance back down the stairs. Can someone please get up here and watch over Smeed, Lecian needs my help. If someone comes up Calinder heads straight back to Lecian and casts cure lt wounds
If smeeds still alive cal menaces him at sword point. We've got some questions for you Smeed, so don't try anything and we'll get along fine. If he's dying Cal will stay to cast stabilize on him before casting a glance back down the stairs. Can someone please get up here and watch over Smeed, Lecian needs my help. If someone comes up Calinder heads straight back to Lecian and casts cure lt wounds 1d8+1
Ushari will move up to guard the gangster Smeed, so Calinder can take care of Lecian
I'll go up the stairs, claws out, and investigates the next level.
Lecian regains his equilibrium at Calinder's touch. "Thank you, friend." Putting away his wand, Lecian pulls out a bolt and reloads his crossbow.
While Calinder tends to Lecian, Urza steps over the moneylender into the upper room. It takes little time for the sorcerer to check that there is no one else on the dirty and unkempt apartment. A small bedroom, a study and an overflowing privy are all he finds.
Ushari is guarding the moneylender, suddenly he stirs, groans and tries to get up. He gives up and falls back, coughing blood. Wh-what d-do you want.?
Ushari wishes Urza was doing this instead of herself, he is better at it.
"We want to know what happened to Larus, he has something that belongs to us."
Standing within sight as Nalia decapitates the gorilla Calinder says thats disgusting Nails, please tell me your not keeping that, anyway just keep it away from my room at least. He then heads upstairs shaking his head and joins everyone else gathered around Smeed
Urza finally comes back to the stairs.
"Looks like it's just us."
He comes to stand over Smeed.
"We really did come to ask after our co-worker. We did not want to do things this way. Just tell us what happened to Larus... or else."
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