The Bugbear, surprised and angered by Sledge's bold knock-down pulls himself together, stands up, and delivers a crushing blow back to the dwarf. The Orc archer closest to them turns and fires his mighty longbow, sinking an arrow deep into his armor.
The second Orc archer looses his arrow at the Paladin, but his shot goes wide.
The last archer, obviously trying to impress, notches two arrows intended for the softer targets at the rear of the party. The first arrow hits Brocc squarely, but the second arrow narrowly misses the cleric.
The kobold rushes forward to engage the Paladin - it seems he is not a "lead from behind" type. However, instead of a direct assault, he tries to use his lack of height as an advantage, and swings his axe below Nicodemus' shield. He connects with a knee, and throws Nicodemus off a bit, which allows the kobold to get in another cheap shot, causing a bit more damage.
"I like that ssshiny sssword, Paladin. I think it will be the firssst thing I pluck from your dead bodiesss!"
Heartened by his leader's actions, the Orc nearest Nicodemus swings at him and hits with his axe as well.
The other three orcs charge blindly into battle - two of them try to strike at Mallick, but he manages to block one of them with his sword. The final orc hits Brocc hard, almost bringing him down.
The kobold taunts once again:
"You should have paid the toll, Paladin. Now you and your friendsss will pay with your livesss!"
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[/sblock][sblock=Enemy Actions/Rolls]
Bugbear's "Bushwack" attack against Sledge (1d20+10+4=34, 1d10+6=7) Crit! for 16 damage! (Sledge)
Orc Archer 3 Longbow attack vs. Sledge (1d20+11=24, 1d10+6=7) Hit for 7 damage (Sledge)
Orc Archer 2 Longbow attack vs. Nicodemus (1d20+11=17, 1d10+6=8) Miss (Nicodemus)
Orc Archer 1 Longbow burst attack vs. Brocc (1d20+9=24, 1d10+6=12) Hit for 12 damage (Brocc)
Orc Archer 1 Longbow burst attack vs. Alain (1d20+9=12) Miss (Alain)
Kobold Chieftan's "Knee-Splitter" attack vs. Nicodemus (1d20+12=25, 2d8+5=20) Hit for 20 damage! (Nicodemus)
Kobold Chieftan's "Cheap Shot" attack vs. Nicodemus (1d20+12=23, 1d8=7) Hit for 7 damage (Nicodemus)
Orc Savage 2 vs. Nicodemus (1d20+11=28) Hit for 8 damage (Nicodemus)
Orc Savage 1 vs. Mallick (1d20+11=20) Hit for 12 damage (Mallick)
Orc Savage 4 vs. Mallick (1d20+11=14) Miss (Mallick)
Orc Savage 3 vs. Brocc (1d20+10=25) Hit for 12 damage (Brocc)[/sblock][sblock=Status]Nicodemus:
20/55 hp, AP 1,
bloodied
Alain:42/42 hp, AP 1
Sledge:38/61 hp, AP
0, used:
Bull Charge,
Bedeviling Assault
Mallick:35/47 hp, AP 1
Brocc:
14/38 hp, AP 1,
bloodied
Bugbear:27 damage taken, marked by Sledge
Kobold Chieftain: no damage taken
Orc Archer 1: no damage taken
Orc Archer 2: no damage taken
Orc Archer 3: no damage taken
Orc Savage 1: no damage taken
Orc Savage 2: no damage taken
Orc Savage 3: no damage taken
Orc Savage 4: no damage taken[/sblock]