And yes, this is exciting. I'm just glad Korrin decided to tag along. with Hollister.
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
I'm just trying to convey how forceful Liiros is talking. He can't do anything to help Rashelle as long as she stays put in the line of fire. I don't even know if he'd be able to hit the half-orc from where Torrent was standing, since the stairway wall may give the half-orc cover or full cover. I don't presume to control anyone else's character, but I am trying to convey Liiros' forcefulness in the current situation.
Do whatever you want with Rashelle, I'm just doing what Liiros would, which is trying to get her out of harm's way and out of his way so he can do something about her attacker. He's an elf, and some degree of arrogance/self-importance is normal in an elven personality. And Corellon didn't give him his combat abilities so he could squander them, as he sees it; he has a duty to fulfill.
If Rashelle just ignores the elf, he'll leave her to her own devices and go outside to help the others. He just isn't as aware of their danger yet.
Staring at the enemies before him, Korrin allows a smile to cross his face as the flames erupt behind them. He switches his defensive stance and a thin red glow emits from his skin momentarily and then disappears.
"Yes, let's see how much you like the flame's" Korrin agrees with the mage, his falchion trailing a flame as he strikes at the foe, but the narrow confines of the alley hamper his more open fighting style.
The two thugs at the end of alley smile as another unarmored individual enters the alley. They look confused when Hollister makes his comment about fire. Then the fiery burst explodes in front of them. It singes the dog and one of the thugs, but both remain up and ready to fight. Korrin's flaming blade does even less, missing both thugs and their big dog, too.
All the fiery attacks heat the air. When the attacks are over, the hot air rises. Cold air rushes in behind it. The PCs all shift further back into the alleyway.
OOC
That's everyone but Rashelle and Liiros, who are still inside the Poison Apple with Torrent.
Liiros turns away after waiting a few moments and seeing that it's pointless. He hustles over towards the front door that the first attackers came in through, and he steps outside to see what the situation is out there.
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Double-move to the front door and just outside it, moving 5 feet out from there towards the open plaza or whatever. He's just going to assume the Heironean has her own tactics in mind and will cede the stairs to her.
So wasting my last turn and going outside now to get out of the burning building. Not my preference, but oh well, Liiros is slow-moving in his armor and has limited options, since he's no caster. Just a tank that heals with violence.
Changing stance to Martial Spirit.
Maneuver rolls: 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1. End of my turn resets my granted maneuvers, to numbers 3, 4, and 5, so Leading the Attack, Stone Bones, and Vanguard Strike. 10d5=30
Status: HP 13 / 18, Nonlethal 0, AC 19, Touch 11, Flat-Footed 18 Active Stance: Martial Spirit Granted Maneuvers: Vanguard Strike, Leading the Attack, Stone Bones Other Ready Maneuvers: Charging Minotaur (option 1), Crusader's Strike (option 2) Expended Maneuvers: None
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'He's right' Rashelle thought to herself as Torrent left too. With a glance upwards at the Orc, she feinted an attack and then dove past him, heading for the exit.
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My fancy way of saying Rashelle takes a withdraw action. Now that I understand the layout a bit better, I see that If I move down to F6 with my first 5 feet he can no longer attack me and thus no AoO, then finish my move by heading to the door (Preferably avoiding fire if possible)
AC 19, HP 5(3 subdual)
As Liiros and Rashelle head out the broken front door of the building, they do their best to navigate the burning debris, but no safe route can be found.
The half-orc at the bottom of the stairs {M4} starts to chase after Rashelle, but is stopped short by Torrent as she hacks at him with her battleaxe. The half-orc drops unconscious, bleeding on the floor.
Outside in the alleyway, the unscorched thug {M6} drops his sap, draws a light crossbow, and shoots at Korrin. The scorched thug {M5} kicks his (also scorched) dog {D1} into the alley and follows close behind. The dog snaps at Korrin. The thug tries to hit Korrin with his sap but can't get close enough.
Realizing she's the last person in the pub, Torrent hustles after Liiros and Rashelle. She can't avoid the burning debris, though, and gets singed.
The man in grey plate outside backs his horse up. Though armed and armored, he doesn't appear to preparing to attack anyone.
OOC: That's another round. Everyone can go again.
OOC
There's no way for Liiros and Rashelle to reach either door without going through one square of burning debris. Both of you need to make a DC 10 reflex save or take 3 (Liiros) or 1 (Rashelle) hp of fire damage.
M6 rolled 18 to-hit Korrin for 6 points of damage from the crossbow. He attacked after Korrin backed down the alleyway but before D1 moved, so it should be an attack without cover and not firing into melee.
I'm having trouble copy-pasting over the second floor map with outside ground grid. If I can get it working tonight I'll post another map, but for now just assume 11-15:A-J is open street.
Now that Korrin was in his desired location he calls back over his shoulder. "You keep hitting them, I'll hold them off" he says, grimacing at the bolt sticking out of his thigh.
He turns to the dog and focuses on the strength and durability of a mountain as Korrin swings the falchion at the poor mutt.
OOC
Standard: Stone Bones on Dog Atk; Dmg (1d20+4=18, 2d4+1=7) Hits AC 18, if it hits, gain DR 5/adamantine for 1 round.
Move: n/a
Hollister laughs aloud, a haughty, arrogant laugh...the laugh of someone who sees something that his foes apparently don't. "That's right," he says under his breath. "Bunch up." With a grim smile on his lips, he let's loose another blast of flame...he doesn't care so much about the nearby building, as long as it takes down his foes.
AC16 (w/mage armor), Hit Points 10/11
Fiery Burst centered on the intersection of squares O9/10, P9/10 (should catch D1, M5 and M6)
Fiery Burst
2nd level fire spell ready: Fiery Burst has a 5' radius, range of 30', and causes 2d6 damage. Reflex save vrs DC 15 for 1/2 damage.
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
The elven warrior sees some thugs blocking the alley, so he realizes that those he sent outside may be in trouble. Liiros moves in to rectify that, by clanking over to the nearest thug in his heavy armor and bringing his sword down upon the troublemaker! Unfortunately, he just grazes the thug.
However, Liiros draws upon Corellon's insight to strike just so, drawing up some earthen forces to gird him against retaliation for a few moments. He also feels some of his pain from the burns subside.
As he does all this, Liiros glances at the horseman and calls out "Who are you, and are you responsible for this?! We won't let you burn Gate Pass and assault her citizens!"
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Liiros should actually be in J-10 at the start of this round. AFAIK the baddies already bust open the front door, and he only had to pass through one burning square before making a diagonal, and then going around the next burning square to go out the door and step a bit closer to the thugs threatening the alley.
I'll edit in his Reflex save after my question in the OOC thread is answered regarding the frequency of saves.
Liiros moves to N-10 and attacks M(5) with Stone Bones, applying the +1 from Torrent's Guidance spell to his attack roll. If Liiros hits, he gains DR 5/adamantine for 1 round. First roll is the attack, second is damage to M5, third through fifth are for determining his next maneuver granted. 1d20+5+1=24, 1d8+2=3, 5d5=14
I rolled a 24 to hit, so I'm going to assume that hits......for a measely 3 damage to M(5). But, Liiros gets his DR 5/adamantine for 1 round, and his Martial Spirit stance heals him of 2 damage, bringing Liiros to 15 HP. Rolled 2, 2, 5, 3, and 2 for granted maneuver, so he's granted Crusader's Strike.
Status: HP 15 / 18, Nonlethal 0, AC 19, Touch 11, Flat-Footed 18 Active Stance: Martial Spirit Granted Maneuvers: Vanguard Strike, Leading the Attack, Crusader's Strike Other Ready Maneuvers: Charging Minotaur (option 1) Expended Maneuvers: Stone Bones
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Korrin's vicious attack kills the dog. It's dying whimper fades just as Hollister's fiery burst ROARS behind the thugs at the end of the alley. They're unprepared to dodge an explosion behind them. They're engulfed in fire and die screaming. While good for the group as a whole, it does interfere with Liiros' plan.
After Liiros shouts at the man in grey plate, he replies, "Don't think I had anything to do with the destruction of Gate Pass. The Ragesians pay good money for live spellcasters. I had assumed that with the City Council ready to capitulate to the Scourge, the city would be spared. I was wrong. I'm not willing to deal with anyone who would destroy the city I'm currently in. I told my men by the alley to stand down once the Ragesians started bombing the city, but your sudden appearance," he points at Hollister, "was too tempting."
"I don't know what your plans are," he continues, "but I would encourage you to leave the city if you can." With that, he spurs his horse into a gallop and heads off down the street.
The pub everyone just left crackles and pops as it continues to burn. Around the city, flames reach into the sky from other burning buildings. People continue to pour into the street. You can also see soldiers trying to reach their posts, but mass of people in the street are making it difficult for them to hurry anywhere. Above it all, a cacophony of bells rings out from all about the mountain pass.
Hollister claps Korrin on the back. "Well done, warrior." Then, he pushes past, exiting the narrow confines of the alley for the openness of the street. He turns his face to regard his companions. "I suppose this changes our exit plans?"
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Liiros glares at the man as he rides away, trying to memorize his face or at least the look of his armor in case he ever faces that one someday. 'Mercenary,' he thinks with scorn.
The elf sheathes his sword for now and checks out the alley, gesturing for the others to come out after he sees that they're alright. "We need to get moving. This doesn't look good, and what that rider just said bodes ill for Gate Pass. We should find the one Torrent needed us to find, and get out of Gate Pass as soon as we can, while the city's still in chaos. Ragesia is probably using burning debris in its catapults or something. So keep your eyes out for falling projectiles," he says to the group, turning about.
Rashelle gets singed a bit as she makes her way out, just in time to see the man galloping away. She leans heavily against a nearby wall, calling upon her faith to renew her body. After a moment she stands tall once again, the only signs that she was just in a battle being the soot in her hair and a small spattering of blood on her armour. "Before we move, are any others badly injured? I can heal your wounds before we venture off into this chaos."
"Nothing major," says Hollister, looking at a burn on his hand where the flaming oil had landed. "To tell the truth, I rather like the sting of the fire." The wizard smiles a bit. "Someday I hope to have enough mastery of my element that these types of things won't bother me in the least."
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
"Wait," Torrent says. "Before anyone casts any more spells, let me use my wand." She pulls out a wooden wand and taps it on her burns. They heal almost instantly. "If the night doesn't get better, we're going to need this."
After everyone is healed up, she says, "I hope you're all still up for meeting Badgerface at the depository. It's one gate further to the east, so we'll be heading away from the Scourge." Torrent looks towards the main western gate, about a mile to the west of you. You can barely hear the sounds of fighting floating on the cold mountain air.
OOC
Torrent has a wand of cure light wounds. It heals 1d8+1 hps. Roll the dice yourself and tally up how many charges you use. The wand is full, so don't worry about it running out before everyone's healed.
Hollister claps Korrin on the back. "Well done, warrior." Then, he pushes past, exiting the narrow confines of the alley for the openness of the street. He turns his face to regard his companions. "I suppose this changes our exit plans?"
"Thank you, that was also an impressive display sir mage." Korrin replies, stabbing each of the men in the alley to ensure they won't be returning. "Criminals and murderers shall not be tolerated." he says coldly.
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"Wait," Torrent says. "Before anyone casts any more spells, let me use my wand." She pulls out a wooden wand and taps it on her burns. They heal almost instantly. "If the night doesn't get better, we're going to need this."
After everyone is healed up, she says, "I hope you're all still up for meeting Badgerface at the depository. It's one gate further to the east, so we'll be heading away from the Scourge." Torrent looks towards the main western gate, about a mile to the west of you. You can barely hear the sounds of fighting floating on the cold mountain air.
OOC
Torrent has a wand of cure light wounds. It heals 1d8+1 hps. Roll the dice yourself and tally up how many charges you use. The wand is full, so don't worry about it running out before everyone's healed.
"My thanks m'lady. So we'll continue on, yes? This chaos should aid our escape" Korrin replies, requiring 2 charges to recover most of his strength.
OOC
Well... recovered 5 hp on 2 chareges of the wand... good ol' IC
Hollister smiles and offers Korrin a half bow. "Fire is an effective means of crowd control, I have found."
At Torrent's words, the fire mage nods. "Indeed, let us get on with this meeting. And if luck holds, then perhaps this chaos will aid in our escape. If the town is indeed being attacked, then it should at least reduce the number of guards we have to deal with while leaving."
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Liiros agrees "We should get moving. Hopefully the gnome will be there early, but if not, we'll just have to wait for this Badgerface fellow...." He gestures for Torrent to lead the way to the meeting place, then falls into step behind her. Luckily, he's brought along all of his gear.
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