Tyrla wasted little time- almost immediately, she reached into her satchel and pulled out a sunrod. As soon as it lit up, she dropped it, so the humans would have light to fight effectively. A heartbeat later she was in the air, rising straight up above the encampment and scanning the eerie landscape...
OOC: Starting in J 10. Draw and activate sunrod, leaving it on the ground there. All remaining action is spent moving straight up with Fell Flight (30 foot move, so 15 feet straight up.
Pender wakes up, his leather armour feeling suddenly less than appropriate given the circumstances. He grabs his greatsword and prepares for whatever threat shows itself, staying close to Siobhan
Siobhan bolsters the party with a shield of faith, Larian with a haste spell, and Tyrla takes to the skies. Avril begins casting a call lightning.
Initiatives:
Small Undead 20
Pender 16
Larian 14
Avril 11
Siobhan 11
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Warren 8
Tyrla 7
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Out of the forest of bone-white thorns, four small-sized goblinoid creatures leap out from their playground. The gaunt creatres are humanoid in shape, except for two long, writhing, pale tentacles that sprout from beneath its arms. Although its features are somewhat goblinoid in appearance, wicked talons cap its long, spindly fingers, and its wide maw opens to reveal many sharp teeth, including six 3-inch-long fangs. Its hairless, gray-skinned body is covered in oozing sores that weep a pale white fluid.
Like this guy, except shorter.
The four creatures come out from different directions, leaping into action with their tentacles.
All attackers except for the one in the South-East by Warren hit with the tentacle attacks. Warren would have been hit as well without his defensive stance.
Pender takes 3 points of damage, and the creature attempts to start a grapple but fails.
Mandla takes 4 points of damage, and also fights off the grapple.
Avril takes 7 points of damage, and also fights off the grapple.
Pender, Warren, Avril, and Siobhan are up.
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Avril - Human Druid - AC 22 - hp 48/55 - Spot +15 - Listen +15 Mandla - Riding Dog - AC 29 - hp 41/45 - Spot +5 - Listen +5
Avril completes her spell, feeling the energy in the air and ready to throw down sparks of lightning at their stealthy assailants. She briefly looks at Mandla before commanding the dog to attack the enemy that had attempted to grapple it. She suspected that being grappled would not be something that they'd like to avoid, but she had no idea what these creatures were. Best to end this battle as quickly as possible. Mandla leapt at the assailant, biting at the creature and attempting to trip it.
Avril concentrates on the creature facing her, and pulls a bolt of lightning from the sky. The bolt strikes the creature, searing its skin and Avril hopes it hasn't avoided the worst of the blast. She pulls her shield in front of her, preparing for another attack.
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OOC: Make a Knowledge (Nature) check to see if she can identify what these creatures are and if she knows anything about them. Knowledge (Nature): +10. Avril commands Mandla to attack the creature at N7 with Haste and Full Attack. Mandla Bite Attacks: +10/+10. Damage: 1d6+5 hp/1d6+5 hp. Trip: +3/+3. Avril uses Call Lightning on the creature at G7. Damage: 3d6. Reflex DC 17 for half damage. Avril readies her shield.
Seeing that more of the creatures were pouring into the camp, Siobhan turns to Pender. "With Kord's might you will be a mighty engine of destruction." She touches him on the shoulder and calls out an entreaty to her deity to empower him. He immediately begins to grow in size until he towers over the rest of the group.
Pender waits until his allies finish their spells, he smiles as he grows to gigantic proportions, the greatsword in his hands enlarging as well. The warrior swings his weapon with a battlecry and slams it down on the enemy in front of him.
Warren lowers his blade from its defensive position as he fends off the goblinoid beastie. Then he lunges forward while swinging the short sword around in a brief pattern, followed by quick strikes. "Guh!! Die, ya sick gobbo freak!" he snarls. Glancing back at the others after his strike, he says "Ya think they got some wicked parasites?"
ooc
Taking a 5-foot step to reach the goblinoid.
Are these things Medium-sized like hobgoblins, or Small like goblins?
If Small, Warren attacks with Death Mark and changes stances to Assassin's Stance (though it doesn't help just yet). Short sword +14 melee for 1d4+6 piercing damage and 6d6+3 fire damage, 5-foot spread, Reflex DC 16 halves the fire damage.
If Medium, Warren wouldn't want to catch Larian in the larger blast, so he'd initiate Burning Blade and just make a full-attack. Short sword +14 melee and +14 melee, for 1d4+6 piercing damage and 1d6+6 fire damage each.
Haste and Shield of Faith factored in (SoF mostly overlaps his Ring).
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Initiatives:
Small Undead 20
Larian 14
Avril 11
Siobhan 11
Pender 11
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Warren 8
Tyrla 7
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Larian is the first to react, using his scorching ray spell against Avril's target. Both rays strike their targets dealing slightly reduced damage (2 and 5) for a total of 7.
Avril sends Mandla to attack the nearby foe, his bites hitting twice but failing to trip the creature. He deals 20 points of damage in all. Simultaneously, Avril calls down a bolt of lightning against the nearer target, but it avoids the brunt of the bolt taking only 7 points of damage. Avril does not recognize these creatures.
Siobhan's prayer enlarges Pender, who then makes a full attack against his target. Pender, with the enhanced speed and increased size, is able to attack and destroy his target in short order. (I believe you didn't factor in your haste attack, I rolled that for 18 damage.) Siobhan realizes that the creatures are undead, though more specifics are beyond her.
Leaping from the thorny bone-white jungle, a creature of bugbear proportions and a similarly disgusting appearance to the creatures already visible appears.
It leaps out with ferocity and speed to Pounce Larian, it's tentacles inflicting a horrible laceration on the wizard for 21 points of damage. This larger bonedrinker has no problem grappling the wizard. As Larian is quickly entangled, the horrible appendages try to force him to the ground.
Warren: Sorry, I asked for your action but that was before the other attacker joined the fight. If you want to keep that action, that's fine. The new creature (D) is medium, while the four creatures marked as B are small.
Warren and Tyrla act next.
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Tyrla continued to rise into the air (another move, so now 30 feet up). While she tried to remain alert for the approach of further foes, most of her attention was on the battle unfolding below. She hurled an arcane bolt at one of the smaller creatures...
OOC: Ranged touch +12 against the creature fighting Mandia (10 base, 1 Haste, 1 Point blank); for 5d6+1 damage. Are these creatures grappling at reach distance?
Warren prepares to strike down a small, ugly critter, until an even bigger one shows up.....and grabs Larian! The halfling curses and spins about to lunge at the new arrival and try distracting it from Larian with some quick jabs at its gut and thigh.
OOC: 5-foot step and full-attack vs. big monster as described above, then.
Initiatives:
Small Undead 20
Larian 14
Avril 11
Siobhan 11
Pender 11
Medium Undead 10
Warren 8
Tyrla 7
Ghost Dire Lion 6
Warren steps up and attacks the creature, his strikes dealing reduced damage, both physical and fire. The first strike deals 2 points of physical damage and no fire damage and the second attack doesn't land at all (2 rolled).
Tyrla, in turn, scores a solid hit on her target and inflicts 20 points of damage. The creature fighting Mandla looks badly injured at this point.
A horrible roar sounds from the thistle, the branches of white thorned foliage rustling in the wind that follows. A massive hulking creature leaps from the forest - both there and not there. The creature stands ten feet high to it's shoulders and has the appearance of a lion - but distorted and pale - it's figure seeming to only mirror life. The creature's form is incorporeal and translucent, clearly not a mortal beast.
The creature lunges for Pender who has an opportunity to strike back. His blade is just too slow however (3 rolled) and the attack fails to hit the figure.
It's pouncing attack strikes against the fighter, passing through his armor and sapping his strength (quite literally, Pender takes 1 point of strength drain). All on the battlefield are immediately subject to it's corrupting gaze.
Saving Throws Against DC 18
Larian 9
Tyrla 16 (need +2 to pass, if something is effecting you that I didn't take into account)
Avril (natural 1)
Mandla 11
Warren 23
Pender (natural 20)
Siobhan 18
Corrupting Gaze Damage
Larian suffers 3 hit points of damage and 2 Charisma damage.
Tyrla (if she doesn't save) suffers 17 points of hit point damage and 1 Charisma damage.
Avril suffers 16 hit points of damage and 1 point of Charisma damage.
Mandla suffers 3 hit points of damage and 3 points of Charisma damage.
The lesser undead attack next, selectively grouping up their attacks on Siobhan. Each attacks a single time. One fails to damage the cleric while the other lands a hit for 4 points of damage, but fails to start the grapple.
The remaining creature attacks Mandla directly hitting twice for a combined 13 points of damage. Mandla fights off being grappled.
Next up are:
Larian 14
Avril 11
Siobhan 11
Pender 11
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OOC: Can't think of anything specific that would give a +2 on saves; even the Haste is just a +1 to Reflex. I'm guessing this was a FORT save, and Tyrla's mods for that are as listed on her sheet. Going to have to open the range on this one a bit...
Siobhan takes a step back so that she is no longer between the two disgusting creatures. Now that she can turn and face both of them, she clutches at the silver holy symbol of Kord she wears. She beseeches her deity for the power to strike down these unholy beasts and to drive them back into the darkness. An intangible wave of strength pours out from her, cresting over the undead surrounding them.
Turning Results:
Spoiler:
Can turn up to an 11 HD Undead creature. A total of 16 HD worth of creatures are affected, starting with the two nearest and radiating out 60'
Avril - Human Druid - AC 22 - hp 32/55 - Spot +15 - Listen +15 Mandla - Riding Dog - AC 29 - hp 25/45 - Spot +5 - Listen +5
She should've come to expect this. Almost inevitably when they fought battles things seemed more than they were. Further creatures burst from the forest, more dangerous and more powerful, and Avril heart leapt at the sight of the ghostly lion. Siobhan's power over the undead would hopefully keep these creatures at bay, as they power was quickly showing some dangerous wounds on all her allies. Calling to Mandla to press the battle, the courageous male dog attempted to finish of its foe, while Avril aimed at helping Siobhan who's power would help them all.
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OOC: Avril commands Mandla to continue attacking the creature at N7 with Haste and Full Attack. Mandla Bite Attacks: +10/+10. Damage: 1d6+5 hp/1d6+5 hp. Trip: +3/+3. Avril uses Call Lightning on the creature at N7 if Mandla doesn't drop it, otherwise on H11, one of those flanking Siobhan (if not turned). Damage: 3d6. Reflex DC 17 for half damage.
Initiatives
Small Undead 20
Larian 14 (17/38 hp)
Avril 11
Siobhan 11
Pender 11 <-Here
Medium Undead 10
Warren 8
Tyrla 7
Ghost Dire Lion 6
Larian tries to break free and surprisingly manages to spring away from the creature. He moves back a step, closer to Warren.
Avril keeps Mandla on the attack, his bite dealing 15 points of damage and killing the target. Avril's lightning bolt deals 8 points of damage to the creature as it avoids the brunt of the blast.
Siobhan sends the two lesser creatures adjacent to her into a cowering panic, but the larger beast and the ghostly lion remain dangerous.
Pender is up.
Siobhan's targets don't move, but they are turned and will flee as soon as possible.
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Turning towards the lion that has sapped his strength, the giant-Pender stabs forward once, hoping to draw the lion into a defensive retreat, then quickly brings the blade back and swings horizontally at the creature.
Turning towards the lion that has sapped his strength, the giant-Pender stabs forward once, hoping to draw the lion into a defensive retreat, then quickly brings the blade back and swings horizontally at the creature.
Pender's strikes land, amazingly damaging the ghostly creature with each swing. Also, I believe you neglected your haste bonus attack which also hit and dealed another 18 points of damage. In rapid succession, the three strikes shatter the ghost. It is destroyed.
The medium-sized undead howls and tries to assault Siobhan. It takes a 5 ft. step to L11 and attacks twice. Both tentacles hit, dealing 7 and 11 points of damage to the cleric despite her respectable defenses. It does not start a grapple.
Warren and Tyrla are next, followed by the two turned undead, then the rest of the group (so I can take everyone's actions now). The only change on the grid before the turned undead run is the medium creature ('D') has moved to L11.
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