Round 2, initiative 18
Linah gasps as she sees one of the arrows penetrate Nuverils armor. "Khalid, help Nuveril!", Linah cries out to Khalid. She then takes a deep breath and asks for the dawnflowers protection before moving out in the open towards the tied down prisioner hoping to draw the attention of the gnoll archers.
Crossing the battlefield in long loping strides, Sajan's somewhat confused demeanour disappears as he faces the Gnolls- and he instantly seems to move like hes been hunting these things all his life. His charge ending, his face held in restrained anger, he unleashes his wrath on the Gnoll, his fist crackling with his flowing ki- manifesting as lightning sparks. He slams it into the Gnoll's head with one heavy, massive punch.
The gnoll, axe in hand, is intent on the badly wounded Nuveril and never sees Sajan coming. The massive blow sends it spinning backwards and down to the dirt. Its body still spasms from the electrical strike but it is no longer conscious to feel it.
Attack (-2 for range) vs AC 5
Targets at Q29, R29, and Q31 take 5 cold splash damage.
Arjun's thrown vial bombards three gnolls, including Sajan's fallen foe, with stinging icicles. The bow wielder is struck full on while the axe wielder manages to avoid the worst of it with his shield. The fallen gnoll is clearly brutalised, large tears showing in its skin.
Save bow
Save axe
For their ferocity, the gnolls seem shocked at their sudden losses.
Grall's opponent yips at the others.
Take down the false brother and the fist fighter brothers!
The gnoll with the greatclub goes into a frenzy, smashing the club once more onto the ground before charging across the field at Grall. The greatclub whines as it swings through the air and for all his defensive posture Grall cannot quite react in time taking a heavy blow to the chest.
hit
Round 2
Ordered Initiative
Grall
Nuveril
Khalid
Linah
Gnolls
Sajan
Arjun
Greatclub Gnoll
Notes
- The dead tree will provide cover from ranged attacks as will the rocky outcrop you are next to.
- The fallen logs are difficult terrain and will prevent charges.
- Can those with the gnoll killer trait factor that into their rolls. I will forget for sure.
- Man is currently unmoving on the ground. Whether he is capable of moving unassisted is unclear.
Round 2 Action
Grall looks up at the Gnoll brute, he knows the Gnoll heard Gralls ribs crack on the massive blow, but instead of grimacing in pain he smiles,
Goes into rage and full attacks the Gnoll with the greatclub slashing and trying to clamp his teeth into the Gnolls neck to rip his windpipe out.
Grall slashes fiercely into the gnoll his falchion driving deeply into its leg, arm and then chest. Even fortified with its rage, the gnoll wobbles on its feet, staggered and then Gralls teeth sink deeply into its throat and it falls to the dirt limply, life blood spurting from the wound.
With a growl, Nuveril reaches up and snaps off the arrow still protruding from her chest. As she drops the shaft, she looks up, murder in her eyes, at the nearest gnoll she sees with a bow in its paws. Despite the blood soaking her clothing, she makes a beeline for the gnoll, drawing her hammer to attack.
The gnoll who shot Nuveril desperately tries to block the angry halfling's blows with its bow but she knocks its arm aside and deals it a powerful blow just above its heart. It staggers on its feet seemingly about to fall over.
Khalid charges in, forming a neat line with his colleagues. His suddenly outnumbered target manages to take the inquisitor's strike on his shield.
Linah chants a quick spell of protection and ventures back out into the open. This close she can see that the man appears to be sobbing, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding battle.
With half the gnolls either down or critically wounded in the first few seconds of the fight, the morale of the remainder appears to waver. One of the bowman risks a glance to the west, then back at you blocking the way to town and purses its lips. The gnolls fight on even if their yips sound a bit hoarser.
Nuveril's opponent staggers back five feet, roaring at her and fires another arrow with the last of its strength. Again it is on target skipping past her madu and sinking into her chest. The gnoll, a smile on its lips, then promptly falls over.
The axe gnoll adjacent to Grall launches a series of desperate attack at the gnoll trying to take advantage of his wound. The southern bow wielder runs in to help dropping its bow and drawing its axe. Grall, standing strong, manages to resist all of their attacks.
(two-hand)
The last bowman also drops his bow and draws his axe, running in to prop up the gnoll's faltering line. Looking between the off-balance Khalid and the clearly about to fall halfling, he swings his axe at the inquisitor but tempest is a floating wall of steel and the gnoll cannot find an opening.
(two-hand)
Sajan, Round 2-
Sajan moves to flank the central gnoll with Grall, moving 30 feet as he circles the melee. Once in position, his brass knuckles slam cruelly into the Gnoll's back.
Edit:
Round 3 Action
Grall spits the windpipe of his foe at the one flanking with Sajan,
He says to the one he is not flanking with Sajan and them tears into the one that he is flanking.
As that one falls to the ground he step 5' over to flank with the next one, I am a little confused with the map at the moment but this should work? is that T30?
Round 3 Action
Grall spits the windpipe of his foe at the one flanking with Sajan,
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He says to the one he is not flanking with Sajan and them tears into the one that he is flanking.
As that one falls to the ground he step 5' over to flank with the next one, I am a little confused with the map at the moment but this should work? is that T30?
Round 3, initiative 18
Linah rushes up to the prisioner kneels and starts to loosen his bonds (). "Are you hurt badly? Can you stand?", she asks the man.
SRD: A disabled character may take a single move action or standard action each round (but not both, nor can he take full-round actions, but he can still take swift, immediate, and free actions). He moves at half speed.
Attack
SRD: Benefit: You get a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at ranges of up to 30 feet.
SRD: A disabled character may take a single move action or standard action each round (but not both, nor can he take full-round actions, but he can still take swift, immediate, and free actions). He moves at half speed.
Attack 1d20+4
SRD: Benefit: You get a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at ranges of up to 30 feet.
Edit:
Sajan's cruel blow nearly drives the northernmost gnoll from its feet.
Arjun's bomb then pounds it and the wounded central gnoll. The first takes the blast full on dropping it to the ground. The second manages to dodge the worst of it but has been slowed by its several wounds and it barely standing.
save 1
save 2
Round 3
Ordered Initiative
Grall
Nuveril
Khalid
Linah
Gnolls
Sajan
Arjun
Grall spits the windpipe between his teeth at the gnoll that initially challenged him. The gnoll just grips its axe in response to Grall's words and a moment later Grall beats it aside and nearly decapitates it with his falchion. His bite on the last gnoll misses.
A dull throbbing in her ears, which conscious thought, if she were capable of it, would identify as her heartbeat, Nuveril reaches up to snap off the shaft of the second arrow. Everything seems to be moving very slowly around her, and the perimeter of her vision registers a dull red. She still sees the tawny fur of gnoll before her, though, and raises her hammer once again to attack.
Then, she collapses in a heap on the sandy ground.
A dull throbbing in her ears, which conscious thought, if she were capable of it, would identify as her heartbeat, Nuveril reaches up to snap off the shaft of the second arrow. Everything seems to be moving very slowly around her, and the perimeter of her vision registers a dull red. She still sees the tawny fur of gnoll before her, though, and raises her hammer once again to attack. 1d20+9 1d6+6
Then, she collapses in a heap on the sandy ground.
Nuveril's eyes flutter open; then she starts up, lunging for the weapon beside her. The sudden movement shoots pain through her twice-pierced body; she winces but retrieves her hammer before pushing herself to her feet and going to try and pull her javelin out of the fallen gnoll.
Grall finishes the southern gnoll with several brutal strikes with his falchion while Nuveril hits hers in the knee and then the head, cracking its skull and dropping it, seconds before falling to the ground herself.
Khalid quickly heals her and she regains consciousness although she is clearly exhausted.
In the interim, Linah hurries over to the prisoner, cutting his bonds and helping him to his feet. He doesn't resist. In fact he barely seems to register what is going on, babbling away in what seems to Linah to be the common Avistan language although he clearly says the word "Abadar" several times. She quickly leads him back to the main group.
A quick loot will turn up: 1 greatclub, 5 battleaxes, 3 longbows, 22 arrows, 4 heavy wooden shields and a small red gem the clubwielder was carrying in a leather pocket.
"We need to get this man back to camp. He is in a state of chock", Linah says while she supports the prisioner on her shoulder. "Does anyone understand what he is saying? He seems to be a devotee of Abadar"Then she sees that Nuveril is still suffering from her injuries.
"You are hurt.", she says in a worried tone and lays her hand on the halfling to channel her healing magic into her wounds.
"We need to get this man back to camp. He is in a state of chock", Linah says while she supports the prisioner on her shoulder. "Does anyone understand what he is saying? He seems to be a devotee of Abadar"Then she sees that Nuveril is still suffering from her injuries.
"You are hurt.", she says in a worried tone and lays her hand on the halfling to channel her healing magic into her wounds.
1d8+2
1d8+2
Linahrrr, please check the Gnolls to see if any yet live, we need one of them alive to question. We also need at least one set of theirrrr cloths, weapons, and arrrmorrr as well. We need to dispose of the bodies if possible? The rrrest we need to make surrre arrre dead.
Arjun examines the small red gem.
Appraise
"We must leave quickly. The absence of their return is sure to be noticed."
Linah looks around at the carnage left in the wake of Grall. "I will try but it does not seem to be much life left in them.", she replies to the gnoll and turns to Sajan. "Can you look after him", she continues and points to the newly freed slave.
"You could start to head for the monestary with him. We should be done here soon"
Linah examines the defeated gnolls to see if anyone is still breathing.
Nuveril begins to shy away from Linah's outstretched hand, but her exhaustion and injuries have taken their toll and her movement is half-hearted. She closes her eyes and breathes deeply as the healing magic knits her innards back together. "It would have been a good death, to fall surrounded by the bodies of my enemies. Still," she says, glancing up at Kelmarane on the horizon, "there are many more gnolls to die yet. That is two to my account, I believe."
She shows no interest in any of the loot other than to retrieve her Small javelin, if possible.
Nuveril begins to shy away from Linah's outstretched hand, but her exhaustion and injuries have taken their toll and her movement is half-hearted. She closes her eyes and breathes deeply as the healing magic knits her innards back together. "It would have been a good death, to fall surrounded by the bodies of my enemies. Still," she says, glancing up at Kelmarane on the horizon, "there are many more gnolls to die yet. That is two to my account, I believe."
She shows no interest in any of the loot other than to retrieve her Small javelin, if possible.
Arjun examines the small red gem.
Appraise 1d20+9
"We must leave quickly. The absence of their return is sure to be noticed."
It is worth 150gp.
"Do not be afraid, little one", Linah says in her warmest tone of voice as Nuveril shys away from her palm.
Linah closes her eyes and starts to pray. A small breeze picks up and the sand starts swirling around her as a light emanates from the girl and those standing near her are ingulfed in a pleasant warmth.
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He kills the other laying there unconscious before anyone can say anything.
If the Gnoll that Linah heals starts to awaken, Grall switfy punches him in the nose to knock him unconscious for the ride home and then throws him over his shoulder and carries him back to the monastery.
Linah keeps her head down and avoids eye contact with the rest of the group. She knows that healing both the gnolls did not sit well with the rest of the group and Linah does not want to talk about it. The young cleric twitches slightly as Grall drives his falchion through the superfluous creature.
Laying a huge palm upon Linah's shoulder and standing behind her, Sajan says to her quietly-
The small one may bark some more, but it is good to show mercy to a fallen foe. Gruhastha would approve of your actions this day.