As Lupus sees the front of the group stop he wonders what the creatures are. He readies his bow in case the animals attack.
Leaning towards Vanion Are these dangerous they look like some sort of pig?
Bellis has been keeping out of the whole situation and arguments, she finds this conflict needless and unneccessary but too gets extremely angry when Ellaria mentions the prospect of slavery.
When Eadric and Ellaria finally reach a compromise Bellis cant help herself and shouts up at the sky "Finally!! Thankyou!!" as she lets out an exasperated sigh
As Bellis spots the boars she knows immediattly what they are and the threat they pose.
I am not hungry, nor do we need the hassle or delay... just let them pass...
"I agree eadric there is no need in killing these animals. They are feral wild boars and yes Lupus they are very dangerous, not to mention temperemental. I suggest we hold back, stay still and let them be on their way. I also have a spell or two that could calm them, if they seem aggitated, but whatever you do don't threaten them!" Bellis looks at everyone her eyes indicating the seriousness of this request.
Initiative: 1d20+7
The answer wasn't quite as expected Well there was no reason to kill em, we could ave just taken their stuff and be on our way. In the river kingdoms we ave a sayin, you only own what ye can keep
It was more along the lines of everyone's arguement just piling up on him, Ellaria's was just the last, most effective one. Plus I saw her post about going to Svetlana next and figured it would end up this way eventually :)
You see 3 boar piglets just at the edge of O10, Bellis and Durn know that there is no turning back now. Durn: We are in their territory and there is young, they will charge!
Init (remember you gave me 5 a little while ago except for Obi, so I rolled his, he won't be disappointed):
Obi 22
Vanion 18
Ellaria 14
Durn 13
Lupus 13
Eadric 11
Bellis 11
Remember you don't know when the feral hogs will go.
Obi goes first, and yes it is a lot of hogs. Just think of the Bar-B-Que pork you can have after this!
Bellis and Durn know that there is no turning back now
Since that failed he will draw his bow and shoot from horseback.
d20+atk-mounted+favored+PBS
Damage
Vanion was prepared to leap into battle and attack the pigs, until he heard Bellis's comments. Very well then, we'll follow your lead. Instead of attacking, he instead simply moves to a better position and raises his guard.
Ellaria stands still, ready to act if the boars will attack.
Round 1
Map updated to account for the horses. You are all on horseback at this point. Vanion if you want to shift slightly differently just let me know based upon the new map.
Obi starts to delay.
Boar #4 charges Eadric's horse to K8 setting of the readied action from Bellis. She casts the calm animals spell, her initiative changes to 20. It doesn't seem to affect #4 as it slams into his horse. DC 5 Ride check to stay in the saddle.
The horse rears up from the goring it just got.
Vanion goes to full defense (you can change your action based on these events though).
Obi comes off delay and launches a fire bolt at the big pig and it squeels as it roasts a little.
Boar #2 seems to just stand there in a daze.
Boar #1 comes streaking out of the woods to H6 and slams into Bellis' horse hitting it as well. DC 5 ride check to stay in the saddle.
Ellaria to go. EDIT: Ellaria starts to cast a sleep spell, it is a casting time 1 round spell BTW.
Lupus to go. Eadric, since Lupus is you buddy, do you want to play him when it goes too long without a post?
As the boars rush in for attack, Ellaria quickly starts casting a sleep spell, trying to catch as many of them as possible in range.
Round 1, modified a bit:
Bellis shouts and curses as she only just manages to remain in her saddle! Damn! That should have worked! thinks bellis to herself maybe my faith is not as strong as I thought, still hopefully no one will have to die today
"Don't kill them!" she shouts above the mayhem "They're just defending their young!" with that she utters a quick prayer to Erastil asking for aid. A moment later she shouts out something that sounds like a gutteral snorting noise.
Standard action: Activate domain ability to speak with animals (1 round used, can maintain for a maximum of 4 rounds)
1d20+2
Bellis shouts and curses as she only just manages to remain in her saddle! Damn! That should have worked! thinks bellis to herself maybe my faith is not as strong as I thought, still hopefully no one will have to die today
"Don't kill them!" she shouts above the mayhem "They're just defending their young!" with that she utters a quick prayer to Erastil asking for aid. A moment later she shouts out something that sounds like a gutteral snorting noise.
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You know as part of your knowledge nature that diplomacy does't work against animals, only intelligent creatures. Once the feral boars attack, which is most of the time when confronted in their territory, that you will have to put them down.
Speak with animals is a standard action so you could take it as your round 2 action if you still wish? Jus not in round 1.
Great, just great. We've gone from big bugs to big pigs.. though big to me isn't big to everyone else. Obi thinks as he throws his fire bolt.
Obi slides from the saddle of his horse to get a better veiw of the boar attakin Bellis and her horse, and waits, dagger in hand, for a chance to throw it.
You did target all 4 but you only affect 2d4+1HD and they still get a saving throw.
You know as part of your knowledge nature that diplomacy does't work against animals, only intelligent creatures.
Speak with animals is a standard action so you could take it as your round 2 action if you still wish? Jus not in round 1.
Only 3 have gone, so far 2 appear to be unaffected Boars 1&4, 2 is affected, 2 haven't gone yet. Boar 3 you are not sure about due to the ensuing conflict, but you know you will find out shortly if it was affected.
Boar 5 is definitely not affected.
One other thing with you knowledge nature check, Boars are ferocious and fight until dead. So unless you can attack them, the will continue to gore the horses until they are dead.
Lupus wonders if wandering in the woods is always this dangerous. "I would rather be walking the alleys back home in the darkest of nights it is probably safer!" he mutters under his breath.
save dc13
save dc13
Seeing the battle inevitably beginning despite everyone's best efforts, Vanion decides to throw himself into the fray and starts attacking the beasts.
Swift Action: Arcane Strike on Rapier
Full Action: Charge to H5 to attack Boar #1.
Attack: (base + charge)
Damage: (base + strength + arcane strike)
Durns dismounts (you can't attempt to take the swift dismount and then if you don't make it decide to stay in the saddle. If you fail it just becomes a move action) and fires an arrow at #4 but it goes wide, mainly because he is shooting into combat between the Boar and Eadric.
Lupus readies to take a shot at another incoming Boar.
Eadric to go. Your horse was hit pretty hard. Don't forget to make the DC 5 Ride check to control mount.
Its combat, your supposed to be a little confused in the mayhem.
I made an assumption you were all waiting to see what the boars would do with Beliis' statement that she could calm the animals and you could bypass them. She tried, it failed on some of them, so you couldn't charge because the first one to go beat everyone else's initiative.
Not perfect DnD mechanics, but I am not going to get hung up on it. Lets just say she got the edge on them, otherwise there would be no spell until after all of them attacked.
Yes be sure to include armor check penalties into your skills on your characters.
Didn't know you wanted Ula up front with you. Maybe I missed a post. I figured just behind you. We can clarify the marching order after this combat just to be sure. Seems strange to keep your ranger more in the back. Lets just say you let go of his rope so you could fight unhindered and he backed off just behind Ellaria.
Let not get too hung up in the rules, if it was tabletop I would probably work out everything per PF rules, but I am playing a few things loose.
Yes you are healed, Bellis mentioned in an earlier post that if anyone is hurt she uses her remaining channels to cure folks up to max every evening.
The lance strike misses and Boar #3 seems to be just standing there as well.
Boar #5 comes streaking out of the trail and Lupus' readied action goes off firing his bow and strikes a hit! The Big Boars keeps moving though and spens a double move to get to L7.
Summary:
Bellis 20
Boar #4 Small burn
Obi 18
Vanion 18
Boar #2 Dazed...
Boar#1
Ellaria 14
Durn 13
Lupus 13
Eadric 11
Boar #3 Dazed...
Boar #5
Bellis and Durn both know that you shouldn't pull out any stops with these creatures now, they could kill the entire party!
Round 2 Starts:
Beliis goes, and suddenly makes a bunch of pig noises, which would be funny except for the fact that these boars are tearing you mounts apart!!!
Boar #4 attacks the horse again but it rears up and the boars misses.
Vanion runs in and swipes wide on the Big Boar.
Obi dismounts and draws a weapon.
Boar #2 stands there some more
Boar #1 attacks Bellis mount who also misses.
Ellaria's sleep goes off and then she has another action. See map but best course to catch 3 of them is #4,5,3.
4 & 5 Suddenly slump to the ground, asleep.
Only #1 appears to be moving normally.
New Map up!
Ellaria to start.
Retaining control over his wounded mount, Eadric circles his horse around behind, and into a flanking position opposite Vanion, to attack the boar that is attacking Bellis. Eadric strikes at it with his lance.
Eadric 5' steps (still mounted) to J-9 and attacks Boar #1 with his lance from a flanking position.[/ooc]
Keeping from being unhorsed by his frightened and wounded mount, Eadric drops his lance. Drawing his sword as he dismounts, Eadric drops into a flanking position opposite Vanion, attacking the boar between them.
The only horse in the bunch that is trained for mounted combat is the one that was Happs'.
By random chance that is the one that Bellis is currently on...She probably just figured that out since it didn't startle as bad as the others. No one asked about it during the look over of the animals.
Durn, is your mount combat trained?
Just after Ellaria's spell goes off, she loads her crossbow and fires at the only boar which seems like acting normally. Meanwhile, she calls to the fighters: "Take the sleeping ones out so we won't need to fight them!"
Round 2
No one asked about it during the look over of the animals.
and
Eadric seems completely unconcerned with the "loot" other than the horses. (But will take the bow if Vanion doesn't want it.) At his first opportunity, Eadric tries to examine the horses, looking for a suitable mount for himself.
No one asked about it during the look over of the animals.and
Eadric seems completely unconcerned with the "loot" other than the horses. (But will take the bow if Vanion doesn't want it.) At his first opportunity, Eadric tries to examine the horses, looking for a suitable mount for himself.
Unfortunately, looking over the horses doesn't tell you if any of them are combat trained. Of course now you have been in combat with them, you know they are not :) Bellis can tell you a little more about that horse after the battle.
Just need Durn and Lupus' action for this round.
Unfortunately, looking over the horses doesn't tell you if any of them are combat trained. Of course now you have been in combat with them, you know they are not :) Bellis can tell you a little more about that horse after the battle.
If you had handle animal as a skill you might have had a shot...they are not getting free skill checks, I am assuming that they are taking 10's which is enough.
Lupus did go, just need Durns action, I will take his for him if we don't hear from him this morning.
Durn fires at the boar, in the middle of combat with several foes and cover and the arrow goes wide.
Lupus hits the boar with an arrow.
Eadric slices it with his sword.
You are starting to realize that these things are big and tough!
Bellis 20
Boar #4 Several Injuries/Sleeping
Obi 18
Vanion 18
Boar #2 Dazed...
Boar#1 Several injuries
Ellaria 14
Durn 13
Lupus 13
Eadric 11
Boar #3 Dazed...
Boar #5 Sleeping
Round 3 starts
Bellis to go
Drops his bow, draws his kukri while moving to engage the nearest, non-sleeping boar.
Confirm Critical
critical dmg
Surround it! Work together to keep it off balance! Eadric shouts at his comrades as he moves to keep the boar between himself and a comrade as he hacks away.
Ellaria! Bellis! How long do we have before the other pigs are back in the fight?
You are starting to realize that these things are big and tough!
Ellaria did hit. Energizer Boar, it keeps going and going and going...
Now that his vision of the boar isn't as obscured by Belli's horse as much as it was, Obi tosses another small ball of flame at it's face.
Damage:
Dammit! Stubborn boars! We have no choice then...
The horse bearing the halfing rears up as she attempts to turn it around, away from the savage boar.
She gallops straight past Obi just before his hands erupt with another blast of fire. As she turns about to face the boars again she clasps her hands together above her head and releases them in a wave of energy. This time the energy feels primal and animalistic and some of the party see the flash of an image of a stag rearing on its hind legs.
Channel Energy - selective channeling to exclude boars 1 and 4
Map updated for the start of Round 3.
The Boar lashes out at the horse as you move away and narrowly misses.
Obi strikes the boar again with flame, smells like Bacon...
Vanion to go in Round 3.
Realizing that he cannot draw his rapier and get into the melee in enough time to help out this round, Lupus instead lets fly another arrow into the fray before drawing his rapier in anticipation of a charge.
Standard action attacks boar #1
save dc13
and draws rapier (move action)
They just won't go down, will they?
Swift Action: Arcane Strike
Standard Action: Attack Boar #1 again
Attack (base + str + flank)
Damage (base + str + arcane strike)
"We have less than a minute before they start to wake up...", Ellaria answers, fires another bolt at another boar but misses completely, then moves closer to the two sleeping boars intending to coup de grace them.