Birds! (Round 3)
The remaining "razor crow" swoops in to attack Gordon, who attempts to drive it back with the point of his longspear, but to no avail. The fierce avian claws and buffets the warmage.
"Pull Dacen toward the gate!" Gordon says.
Xenon uses his superior speed to retreat, pulling Dacen in the direction indicated by Gordon. Norim quickly puts his sword away and grabs one end of Dacen while Xenon grabs the other. Between the two of them, they carry the unconscious Dacen to (relative) safety. Norim switches his attention back and forth from the birds to the stranger while trying to keep an eye on where they are headed. Gordon falls back, words of magic on his lips, arcane gestures causing his fingers to dance. A bolt of force flies from his hands, striking the last of the birds. The feathered menace almost bursts under the impact. Blood and dark plumage fly, and the animal falls to the ground in a broken heap.
The stranger jumps lightly from the wall to near the gate entrance, landing not too far from Xenon, Norim, and the unconscious Dacen. He has an arrow nocked, aiming toward the broken door atop the steps on the opposite side of the courtyard.
"By Ehlonna's quiver," he swears. "I thought I heard the frogs attack croaks. 'Tis a good thing I came this way, it seems."
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This'll be my last post until Sunday afternoon/evening at the earliest. I'm going on retreat in a few hours.
Also, XP = 75 each! Huzzah!
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Initiative Order: birds, Dacen, Norim, Gordon (delayed), Xenon, Stranger
Dacen: 10 nonlethal; KOd
Gordon: 3 nonlethal
Norim: 8 nonlethal
Xenon: 7 nonlethal
Birds (3): 2 dead, 1 disabled
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[sblock=DM's Dice Rolls]
Gordon's AoO:
1d20+1=8, 1d6=4.
Bird vs. Gordon:
1d20+5=23, 1d4-2=1.
Gordon's
magic missile:
1d4+3=4.
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