Reflex- (Is there a squeezing penalty? I believe I pass anyway)
Sajan moves up the stairs at a jog approaching the flames- as he is about to reach them he puts on a burst of speed, running along the wall for a brief moment and leaping clear of the flames without being harmed.
Zeladiel heads for the steps firing an arrow which clinks of the wall behind one of the archers.
Linah follows Haleen, catching up to her at the base of the steps.
Sajan dashes up the steps, kicking off one wall to the other and back again to avoid the flames.
Grall moves off the step, taking just a little further singing, and moving around the walkway surrounding the hole in the floor. His hurled javelin takes the nearest archer in the ribs.
The archers fire, two at Grall and the third at Sajan before hastily retreating toward the south eastern steps (which you'd assume are both blocked). All of the shots go well wide.
Longbow vs Grall miss
Longbow vs Grall miss
Longbow vs Sajan miss
Grall will double move 80' to end up at or near 28, 29, P, Q.
Screaming at the Gnolls, a smoking giant Gnoll Demon, covered with blood, gore, and a huge Falchion, almost calling for their lives...
Drop to your knees now and beg or I will eat the marrow from your bones and our healer will keep you just alive so you can live for days in pain!
Khalid and Nuveril head counter clockwise around the walkway. On their right they pass an open doorway to a room holding a large apparatus comprising a maze of glass beakers connected by rubber tubes. Seven
of these tubes project from the apparatus, ending in syringelike
needles.
Haleen runs up the steps straight through the burning oil. She appears to be at least partly protected from the heat and doesn't suffer anything worse than singes to her robes.
Fire
Reflex
Assault on the Battle Market!
Round 9
Initiative
Zeladiel 21
Linah 17
Sajan 16a
Grall 16b
Gnoll Archers 12
Nuveril 7
Khalid 6
Haleen 1
Effects
- Bless (All)
- Mage Armour (Zeladiel, Sajan)
- Bulls Strength (Grall, Sajan)
- Weapon of Awe (Khalid)
- Shield of Faith (Khalid)
- Enlarge (Grall, Sajan)
- Judgement healing (Khalid)
- Endless rage (Grall)
Notes
- 2d6 damage, DC 15 reflex save for half to move through a flaming square (one check per round).
Sajan double moves as far as he can towards the Gnoll's, into full melee with one if possible to cut off retreat.
As the blackened blood drips from his Falchion, Grall awaits their answer jogging closer to them, his muscles prepared to charge and finish the Gnolls if they don't surrender followed closely by the giant Sajan and the other two slayers preparing to trap the remaining Gnolls in their pincers...
Zeladiel races to the bottom of the steps and looks warily at the flames. He hesitates, waiting for them to die down.
Round 9, initiative 17
An out of breath Linah catches up with Haleen on the edge of the flames. "You can not go through! Wait until the fire dies down", the cleric pleads and puts a hand on the witches shoulder. "Let me look at your wounds", she says.
Round 9, initiative 17
An out of breath Linah catches up with Haleen on the edge of the flames. "You can not go through! Wait until the fire dies down", the cleric pleads and puts a hand on the witches shoulder. "Let me look at your wounds", she says.
Zeladiel waits at the bottom of the steps for the fire to recede (it looks like that won't be long).
Sajan runs past Grall and using his size and speed makes it adjacent to the northern archer which Grall wounded (P,Q,28,29).
Grall himself moves in behind screaming at the gnolls.
Whether its the proximity, the javelin hit, Grall's intimidation or a combination of all three, the archers break and break hard, throwing down their bows and heading toward the eastern steps adjacent to where you came in on the first level.
The middle one makes it to the top of the steps while the southern attempts to frantically climb over the barricade but ends up slipping in its haste and falls in a heap amongst the debris.
Acrobatics fail
Perception checks after your move please.
Knowing the Gnoll's will only be slaughtered later, Sajan sighs inwardly with regret as his massive palm snakes out and slams into the Gnoll fleeing, dropping it to the ground as the beast crumples from the blow.
1d20+14
2d6+9Knowing the Gnoll's will only be slaughtered later, Sajan sighs inwardly with regret as his massive palm snakes out and slams into the Gnoll fleeing, dropping it to the ground as the beast crumples from the blow.
"Which of these doors leads upstairs?!" Nuveril shouts to Khalid as they race.
Linah has given up the thought that words could stop Haleen and seeing the woman run through the flames at the stairs without hesitation only strengthened that notion. Asking Sarenrae to carry her through the flames the cleric runs after. Linah can feel the flames swirling around her but as she reaches the top of the stairs she can see that the dawnflower has delivered her almost unscathed. .
Linah ignores her minor burns for now and waves the smoke from her eyes to see the scene in front of her. She catches Nuveril shouting something to Khalid. "The stairs are in the guard room. Over the southern door!" she calls out and points across the platform.
Grall has seen the maps, but says little this round. He moves over and grabs his Javelin off the floor from where it had landed after striking the Gnoll.
Next round he will move over to Haleen and confront her trying not to sound too angry with her, Why arrre you following me, it is my destiny to destrrroy Karrrdswann, if you arrre therrre you can be used against us? You arrre frrree, I can't stand the thought that you might be hurrrt furrrther...
Grall is a horribly mangled site, blood pores from several wounds, arrows sitck out of him at various places, burns that look horrible cover many parts of him, and his short breaths are an obvious indicator of someone who is nearing the end of their ability to go on...
Nuveril and Khalid continue around the edge. Nuveril dashing ahead and making it to the corridor adjacent to the 2nd level guard room with its stairs up.
Khalid follows. His only warning of imminent attack is a woosh of air as an axe carves through his armor like parchment and smashes into his ribs breaking at least one. Only a split second pivot stops the cut from continuing into his lungs.
Greataxe (invisibility, power attack) hit
His invisibility foiled by the attack, Kardswann appears floating in the air just next to the edge.
YOU. ARE. NOT. VARDISHAL.
Haleen moves forward. She looks horrified.
Kardswann! You don't need to do this! You can fight him!
Kardswann grins at her.
Perhaps I don't want to. 500 years of blood and death. Believe me thats all there is child. Once I finish these fools I'll show you.
Haleen's response is to cast a spell. A flaming scimitar appears behind the floating warrior and slashes at him. Kardswann turns it aside contemptiously.
Spiritual Weapon miss
His invisibility foiled by the attack, Kardswann appears floating in the air just next to the edge.
Assault on the Battle Market!
Round 10
Initiative
Zeladiel 21
Linah 17
Sajan 16a
Grall 16b
Gnoll Archers 12
Nuveril 7
Kardswann 6a
Khalid 6b
Haleen 1
Effects
- Bless (All)
- Mage Armour (Zeladiel, Sajan)
- Bulls Strength (Grall, Sajan)
- Weapon of Awe (Khalid)
- Shield of Faith (Khalid)
- Enlarge (Grall, Sajan)
- Judgement healing (Khalid)
- Endless rage (Grall)
Edit: The flames blocking Zeladiel's passage have banked. He is OK to pass.
His invisibility foiled by the attack, Kardswann appears floating in the air just next to the edge.
Round 10, initiative 17
Linah can hardly belive her eyes as Kardswann materialize with his great axe sunk into Khalid. "Khalid, no!", she cries out and rushes towards the injured inquisitor drawing her scimitar on the way . "Sarenrae, watch over your champion", she prays during her run.
Grall roars in frustration that Kardswann is on the other side of the room...and double moves to N,O 15,16 assuming that Sajan moves the south loop while Grall takes the north one.
Khalid stops and heals himself, closing the worst of his injury but he can still feel blood running down his leg.
Edit:
Hearing the commotion, Zeladiel races up the stairs as the flames die down.
Seeing Kardswann, he throws some dust forward and suddenly Kardswann is surrounded by a cloud of glittering gold particles, flashing and blinking over his skin and filling his eyes.
Glitterdust (Will DC16)
Nuveril spins around, a bit of excitement in her eyes that her enemy has come down to her rather than forcing her to go up to him. "I don't know who any of you think you are, but you're about to die!" she shouts, running to Khalid's side.
Nuveril spins around, a bit of excitement in her eyes that her enemy has come down to her rather than forcing her to go up to him. "I don't know who any of you think you are, but you're about to die!" she shouts, running to Khalid's side.
Hearing the commotion, Zeladiel races up the stairs as the flames die down.
Seeing Kardswann, he throws some dust forward and suddenly Kardswann is surrounded by a cloud of glittering gold particles, flashing and blinking over his skin and filling his eyes.Glitterdust (Will DC16)
Zeladiel casts his spell and Kardswann blinks rapidly at the glowing motes covering his face. He is covered in the dust but seems to resist being blinded.
Will pass!
Linah dashes toward the battle.
Grall and Sajan do likewise.
The two remaining archers, thankfully forgotten, start to clear the debris on the steps to clear a path.
Nuveril attacks the Kuldis leader but a low sweep of his axe nearly steals her balance and Kardswann parries each blow with the haft.
Kardswann launches a series of blistering attack routines at Khalid, the heavy axe a blur in his hands. This time Kardswann concentrates more on accuracy as he probes Khalid's defenses. It is all the inquisitor can do to keep the axe from his body but somehow, from somewhere, he finds the reserves to match Kardswann blow for blow, Tempest a feather in his hands. It is obvious that the axeman can barely believe it. He floats backward out of reach, clearly frustrated.
Greataxe vs Khalid miss!
Greataxe vs Khalid miss!
Bah! Sarenrae! She did nothing for me when I was mortal, why would I care for her mercy now? Vardishal was the sun worshipper not I.
Haleen turns to Grall and shakes her head at the sight of his many wounds.
Oh my poor Grall!
She raises her right hand, chanting, and Grall can feel the heat radiating from it.
This is going to hurt...
She rests the hand on the gnoll's chest and its as if his veins are suddenly flowing lava. Some of his wounds close as if seared by flame.
Cure Moderate Wounds
Assault on the Battle Market!
Round 11
Initiative
Zeladiel 21
Linah 17
Sajan 16a
Grall 16b
Gnoll Archers 12
Nuveril 7
Kardswann 6a
Khalid 6b (readied action)
Haleen 1
Effects
- Bless (All)
- Mage Armour (Zeladiel, Sajan)
- Bulls Strength (Grall, Sajan)
- Weapon of Awe (Khalid)
- Shield of Faith (Khalid)
- Enlarge (Grall, Sajan - 3 rounds remaining)
- Judgement healing (Khalid)
- Endless rage (Grall)
Zeladiel rushes around the corner behind Grall and Haleen.
"Khalid, he's beyond reason. There's only one way to save him."
Zeladiel points and a missile of force flies unerringly into Kardswann.
Force missile damage:
Zeladiel's force missile strikes Kardswann although he only grunts at the impact.
Sajan moves to AA/AB 17/8 to stand protectively behind Nuveril and Khalid, readying an action to grab Kardswann if he moves into range.
Round 11, initiative 17
Linah ends her dash forward near the edge of the platform . She glances over her shoulder before spreading her arms like wings and emits another burst of soothing energy . The glow is reflected in her scimitar and scales causing her blade and mail to gleam in a golden color.