Island Empire - A Warlock Alone Part2

Scotley

Hero
As he moves to the rear of the ship for his sonic attacks he discovers a boat load of attacks hewing at the rudder with axes. They obviously intend to prevent the ship from sailing. The blast and a few well placed grenades stop the attack on the rudder, but you can't tell how much damage has been done.
 

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J. Alexander

First Post
As the attackers seem to be clear, Michael will order more oil to be poured at the stern and once again a sheet of fire created on that front. He will station a few men with gernades etc to keep up a solid wall of charges exploding in or around the water at the stern.

Turning back to the other fronts Michael will await the commitment of what he feels is the reserves of his foe on the landward attack.
 

Scotley

Hero
He doesn't have long to wait, while the seaward attack has largely been routed there is another charge from the shoreward side. A couple of massive crates are opened on the dock and a pair off massive polar bears in spiked hide armor charge the ship along with a fresh wave of men. Another figure comes out of the burning warehouse. He is tall gaunt elderly man in heavy fur adorned with fetishes. He raises a staff made of Narwhale horn and a cone of intense cold blasts the ship freezing several men aloft. Remona immediately hurls missiles of force at the new foe, but they shear off at the last instant deflected by some magic.
 

J. Alexander

First Post
End Games

Micahel senses it may be reaching the climax so he will shift 1/2 of the defending troops on the seaward side to help reinforce the people there and to give the impression he is getting all in. He will reniforce with two more squards which can easily be hidden in the shifting. He will order additional oil to be poured on the seaward side and light in addition to the stern so as to from a half cirlce.
orders will stand for the catapults to keep up their fire but switching to oil containers to increase the volume of fire at the warehouse and on the dock.

Now seeing one of his true opponets surface Michael will let go with his own eldritch cones centered on the old man.
32 points
16 points
21 points
 



Scotley

Hero
Micheal's blasts, at least two of the three, are on target to strike the old man, but he is made of sterner stuff that one might guess from his frail appearance. One of the blasts simply winks out of existence as it gets close to him suggesting some resistance to magic. He waves the staff overhead again and then makes a sharp gesture that leaves the staff pointing squarely at Michael. Fire erupts around the Warlock as the old man's fireball detonates in front of his face. (DC20 reflex save for half damage). Ropes and sailcloth go up in flames and men scream and die nearby their corpses on fire.
 

J. Alexander

First Post
Michael misses his save and takes the full force of the fireball and is stunned by the blast. Sensing he may be overwhelmed he call for Guissipee and the marksmen and directs them to take aim at the old man. Additionaly he calls out, Archers, every second volley to be lauched at the old man. Catapults contiue your fire at the archers. Ballistas reorient at the old man.. he will then lauch his own three attacks

28 to hit = 28 points

19 to hit = 23 points

32 to hit = 26 points
 

Scotley

Hero
With the seaward attack in disarray, Mangram orders a few of the defenders from that side to fire fighting and puts another squad on the landward side to fill the ranks of the fallen, though he does keep a enough steady handed keen-eyed fellows watching the sea. Nac'Losin moves to your side and Micheal feels a bracing jolt of renewed energy as many of his wounds close (24 points healed).

The bears have made more trouble, while Chandar is fiercely holding back one with a vicious attack, the other has ripped a hole in the line at the rail by mauling a group of defenders.

The old man is forces into a defensive posture by the heavy archery fire and he pulls up additional magical defenses which seem to deflect the majority of the incoming missiles. Again only one of Micheal's attacks reaches him.

The smoke is thick now in spite of Willum's efforts, but the fog is largely gone at least near the ship. Micheal realizes that perhaps the fog was not only to cover the assault, but to limit what any witnesses on other ships or in the city might see.
 

J. Alexander

First Post
Feeling it has not reached the climax, Michael will try and trip their final reserves...he will order half of his resrerves into the fight with the new archers adding their missles against the old man. What remains on the seward side and stern he will order additional oil poured into the sea to maintain the barrier....the catapults he will have continue against the archers and buildings whie the ballistas and musketters keep the old man as their target.

Michale will divert his attacks in direct blasts against the polar bear chandar is facing hoping to free the stalwart col.

28 to hit 31 damage
21 to hit 20 damage
23 to hit 13 damage
 

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