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<blockquote data-quote="SuperZero" data-source="post: 6852205" data-attributes="member: 6690219"><p>"<strong>You killed Sauce!</strong>" the thug with the broken tooth yelled indignantly at Kyrrie, seeing where the dog lay. She rounded on him and swung her sap wide--but caught him hard on the shoulder, narrowly missing his face, on the back swing.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Thump</span></p><p></p><p>The door burst open under a second blow. Two more humans, similarly armed and armored to the first, stepped through and dropped their small ram. Each had a large crossbow hanging at the belt, but drew saps instead.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Thump</span></p><p></p><p>With an aggravated whinny, a horse barded in splint mail stepped in front of the alley. Sitting atop was a human who also wore splint armor along with an elegant emerald cloak. He was fairly young, possibly in his late 20s. He was fair with dark eyes, hair, and beard. His expression was impassive, and while he had a longsword in his right hand, he made no aggressive move towards Kyrrie, Toby, or Torrent. The sword wasn't even raised to strike. He simply looked at them, the broken-toothed thug, and the slain canine.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Thump</span></p><p></p><p>Were those screams in the distance? Who would be screaming?</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Thump</span></p><p></p><p>A half-orc with a scar across his right eye suddenly darted down the stairs from where he'd been hiding on the landing. "<strong>If you drop your weapons and come easy,</strong>" he said, "<strong>we won't have to damage your valuable little heads!</strong>" He was wearing leather armor and had a shortsword at his hip. In his hands was a heavy crossbow loaded with a blunted bolt; a quiver of similar bolts hung over his shoulder.</p><p>Despite his warning, he didn't actually wait for an answer before loosing a bolt at Caleb. The first glanced off of his armored shoulder, but the scarred half-orc reloaded the weapon lightning-quick and fired a second. It struck the man hard enough in the abdomen to hurt slightly despite his steel scales.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Thump</span></p><p></p><p>Two other similarly-armed half-orcs were quick on the heels of the first. Torrent ducked behind her shield and two of the blunted bolts clanged against it. Davaros wasn't so quick; one caught him in the shoulder and a second smacked into the side of his head.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>BOOM</strong></span></p><p></p><p>The entire bar shuddered.</p><p></p><p>A fourth half-orc had started down the stairs, raising her own crossbow, when the ceiling above her caved in. Her scream mingled with several others--there had evidently been more of them creeping on the second floor--but was quickly cut off.</p><p>A chunk of the ceiling above the table where the adventurers' repast had been laid also fell in, sending cheese and various types of booze from broken bottles spraying in all directions as the table buckled.</p><p>Burning oil sprayed down through the hole and splashed around the table, as smaller rivulets sprayed all over from smaller, brand-new holes in the ceiling.</p><p>It was fairly easy to avoid, although the scarred half-orc grunted in pain as burning oil splashed his leg.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Outside, Kyrrie, Toby, and Torrent were treated to the sight of a dark draconic shape the size of a horse swooping away through the darkness.</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: green">That was a dragonbomb...</span>" said the man on the horse, his attention entirely diverted from the adventurers as he glared after the wyvern.</p><p></p><p></p><p>One of the dusty cloths thrown over the tables in the corner began to burn. The badly-damaged Poison Apple was probably a goner, but at least the danger of collapse wasn't imminent.</p><p></p><p>[ooc]Torrent misses.</p><p>The thug makes her Wis save with a natural 20.</p><p></p><p>She attacks Kyrrie twice. The first attack misses, but the second hits and deals 6 bludgeoning damage.</p><p></p><p>Two additional Black Horse Thugs succeed in breaking in the door, enter, and draw saps.</p><p></p><p>The man on the horse approaches the alley, but does not attack or apparently do anything else.</p><p></p><p>Black Horse Scout 1 attacks Caleb twice. The first misses, the second hits for 3 bludgeoning damage.</p><p>Scout 2 attacks Torrent twice, and misses twice.</p><p>Scout 3 attacks Davaros twice. The first hits for 3 bludgeoning damage and the second hits for 11 bludgeoning damage.</p><p></p><p>The bar is hit with a bomb. The second floor is largely destroyed, killing other scouts. There is flaming rubble in the center of the room; it's difficult terrain and crossing it requires a Dex save to avoid damage.</p><p>Everyone inside the bar (Thugs 2 and 3, all Scouts, Caleb, Davaros, and Kincaid by my count) must make a Dex save or be burned by the spray of flaming oil (DC 10 or take 1 fire damage... there's not <em>much</em> of it below the second floor).</p><p>Scout 1 is burned. The other Black Horses make their saves.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The inn <em>will</em> eventually burn down and is already badly damaged enough to eventually collapse, but it's not immediately dangerous.</p><p></p><p>Initiative order:</p><p>PCs</p><p>Torrent</p><p>Enemies</p><p></p><p><strong>All players'</strong> turns.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Minor Note]You may have noticed that when I single out one of the nondistinct enemies (Thug 1, Scout 1), I'm giving them a gender and a distinguishing characteristic (female with broken tooth, male with scar over right eye) to give us a way to describe them.</p><p>If you single one out who hasn't had these traits assigned yet--targeting them for an attack, for instance--feel free to establish them yourself.[/sblock][/ooc]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuperZero, post: 6852205, member: 6690219"] "[b]You killed Sauce![/b]" the thug with the broken tooth yelled indignantly at Kyrrie, seeing where the dog lay. She rounded on him and swung her sap wide--but caught him hard on the shoulder, narrowly missing his face, on the back swing. [SIZE=1]Thump[/SIZE] The door burst open under a second blow. Two more humans, similarly armed and armored to the first, stepped through and dropped their small ram. Each had a large crossbow hanging at the belt, but drew saps instead. [SIZE=2]Thump[/SIZE] With an aggravated whinny, a horse barded in splint mail stepped in front of the alley. Sitting atop was a human who also wore splint armor along with an elegant emerald cloak. He was fairly young, possibly in his late 20s. He was fair with dark eyes, hair, and beard. His expression was impassive, and while he had a longsword in his right hand, he made no aggressive move towards Kyrrie, Toby, or Torrent. The sword wasn't even raised to strike. He simply looked at them, the broken-toothed thug, and the slain canine. [SIZE=3]Thump[/SIZE] Were those screams in the distance? Who would be screaming? [size=4]Thump[/size] A half-orc with a scar across his right eye suddenly darted down the stairs from where he'd been hiding on the landing. "[b]If you drop your weapons and come easy,[/b]" he said, "[b]we won't have to damage your valuable little heads![/b]" He was wearing leather armor and had a shortsword at his hip. In his hands was a heavy crossbow loaded with a blunted bolt; a quiver of similar bolts hung over his shoulder. Despite his warning, he didn't actually wait for an answer before loosing a bolt at Caleb. The first glanced off of his armored shoulder, but the scarred half-orc reloaded the weapon lightning-quick and fired a second. It struck the man hard enough in the abdomen to hurt slightly despite his steel scales. [SIZE=5]Thump[/SIZE] Two other similarly-armed half-orcs were quick on the heels of the first. Torrent ducked behind her shield and two of the blunted bolts clanged against it. Davaros wasn't so quick; one caught him in the shoulder and a second smacked into the side of his head. [size=6][b]BOOM[/b][/size] The entire bar shuddered. A fourth half-orc had started down the stairs, raising her own crossbow, when the ceiling above her caved in. Her scream mingled with several others--there had evidently been more of them creeping on the second floor--but was quickly cut off. A chunk of the ceiling above the table where the adventurers' repast had been laid also fell in, sending cheese and various types of booze from broken bottles spraying in all directions as the table buckled. Burning oil sprayed down through the hole and splashed around the table, as smaller rivulets sprayed all over from smaller, brand-new holes in the ceiling. It was fairly easy to avoid, although the scarred half-orc grunted in pain as burning oil splashed his leg. Outside, Kyrrie, Toby, and Torrent were treated to the sight of a dark draconic shape the size of a horse swooping away through the darkness. "[color=green]That was a dragonbomb...[/color]" said the man on the horse, his attention entirely diverted from the adventurers as he glared after the wyvern. One of the dusty cloths thrown over the tables in the corner began to burn. The badly-damaged Poison Apple was probably a goner, but at least the danger of collapse wasn't imminent. [ooc]Torrent misses. The thug makes her Wis save with a natural 20. She attacks Kyrrie twice. The first attack misses, but the second hits and deals 6 bludgeoning damage. Two additional Black Horse Thugs succeed in breaking in the door, enter, and draw saps. The man on the horse approaches the alley, but does not attack or apparently do anything else. Black Horse Scout 1 attacks Caleb twice. The first misses, the second hits for 3 bludgeoning damage. Scout 2 attacks Torrent twice, and misses twice. Scout 3 attacks Davaros twice. The first hits for 3 bludgeoning damage and the second hits for 11 bludgeoning damage. The bar is hit with a bomb. The second floor is largely destroyed, killing other scouts. There is flaming rubble in the center of the room; it's difficult terrain and crossing it requires a Dex save to avoid damage. Everyone inside the bar (Thugs 2 and 3, all Scouts, Caleb, Davaros, and Kincaid by my count) must make a Dex save or be burned by the spray of flaming oil (DC 10 or take 1 fire damage... there's not [i]much[/i] of it below the second floor). Scout 1 is burned. The other Black Horses make their saves. The inn [i]will[/i] eventually burn down and is already badly damaged enough to eventually collapse, but it's not immediately dangerous. Initiative order: PCs Torrent Enemies [b]All players'[/b] turns. [sblock=Minor Note]You may have noticed that when I single out one of the nondistinct enemies (Thug 1, Scout 1), I'm giving them a gender and a distinguishing characteristic (female with broken tooth, male with scar over right eye) to give us a way to describe them. If you single one out who hasn't had these traits assigned yet--targeting them for an attack, for instance--feel free to establish them yourself.[/sblock][/ooc] [/QUOTE]
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