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<blockquote data-quote="covaithe" data-source="post: 4632686" data-attributes="member: 46559"><p><em>Round 5, continued</em></p><p></p><p>Kilbeth hauls himself off of the floor and glares at Hoofchew with murderous intent. He leaps the bar, charging, and with a seemingly impossible stretch, sends Kristen snaking up, past the stairs, past Hoofchew's guard, and deep into the orc's inner thigh. A fountain of bright red arterial blood erupts. <em><span style="color: gray">(ooc: Kilbeth starts prone, so I've adjusted his actions slightly: Move: stand. Minor: HQ. Standard: charge to Z15, crit for 18 damage, since HQ is maxed, too.)</span></em></p><p></p><p>Hoofchew stares at the blood, disbelieving. He drops his weapon and clutches his leg, screaming. <span style="color: darkred">"So... So cold. No! Noooo! Not like this! You promised, dark masters! It was not to be like this! Have I not served you? Have I not sacrificed for you who have no hands? Devoured, for you who have no mouths? Have I not burned my flesh and scarred my soul, for you who have neither? All because you said you could prevent this, keep me from the hands of the Cold One! And now he comes! He comes, despite your empty promises! Curse you, false ones! Curse you! So cold..."</span> With that, he falls lifeless, and tumbles from the stairs to lie at Kilbeth's feet. </p><p></p><p>Besides the dead orc, Kilbeth notices three strange things. First, along Kristen's blade, where moments ago was only smooth, unmarked steel, there are etched designs in dizzying spiral patterns much like Hoofchew's tattoos. Second, clinging to the blade are several droplets of frozen blood. Third, Kristen feels slightly lighter, and, though you would have sworn it was impossible, slightly better balanced than just moments ago. <em><span style="color: gray">(ooc: Hoofchew dies. Kristen is now a +1 Frost bastard sword)</span></em></p><p></p><p>The last guard stares in shock at Hoofchew's death. It is so distracted that when Raiyek springs forward, it makes only a token effort to defend itself, and Raiyek's masterful stroke easily finds its throat. Its death is both swifter and less verbose than its master's. <em><span style="color: gray">(ooc: 11 damage from valiant strike, G3 dies.)</span></em></p><p></p><p>Balth, Larinza, Vashik, and Kruk are next...</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Initiative and status]</p><p></p><p>Les <em><span style="color: Red">16/24</span>, +2 to defenses 'tsnt</em></p><p>Merenwen <em>unharmed, +6 temp hp, +1 to defenses</em></p><p>Kilbeth <em><span style="color: red">30/31</span>, +1 to defenses</em></p><p>Raiyek <em><span style="color: Red">26/27 +1 temp hp</span>, +1 to defenses, -4 AC (save ends)</em></p><p><s>Orc grunts, all dead</s></p><p>Balth <em><span style="color: Red">19/22</span>, +1 to defenses</em> <span style="color: Lime"><== you're next</span></p><p>Larinza <em><span style="color: Red">17/24</span>, +1 to defenses, prone</em></p><p>Vashik <em><span style="color: Red">10/20 +1 temp hp</span>, bloodied, 5 ongoing poison damage and slowed (save ends), +1 to defenses</em></p><p><s>Orc Guard G3 <em>dead</em></s></p><p><s>Hoofchew <em>dead</em></s></p><p><s>Orc Guard G1 <em>dead</em></s></p><p><s>Orc Guard G2 <em>[dead</em></s></p><p>Kruk <em>unharmed, +1 to defenses</em> </p><p>Orc Sniper <em><span style="color: Red">35 damage</span>, bloodied</em></p><p>Cross <em><span style="color: Red">14/25, +4 temp hp</span>, +1 to defenses</em></p><p></p><p>Resources used: </p><p>* Vashik: Acid Arrow, 1 surge</p><p>* Cross: Flaming sphere, AP, 1 surge</p><p>* Larinza: Bulwark of Defense, Inspiring word x2, 3 surges, second wind, AP</p><p>* Raiyek: AP, Channel Divinity, Hunter's Quarry, Lay on Hands x1, 1 surge</p><p>* Merenwen: Evasive Strike, AP</p><p>* Les: Inspiring Word x2, AP, Bulwark of Defense, second wind</p><p>* Balth: Two-fanged strike, AP, Second Wind, 1 surge, Elven Accuracy</p><p>* Kruk: Brute Strike, AP</p><p>* Kilbeth: Goring charge, Evasive Strike, AP</p><p></p><p>* Hoofchew: AP, Warrior's Surge, Chaos Hammer</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=map]</p><p>[code]</p><p> 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[QUOTE="covaithe, post: 4632686, member: 46559"] [i]Round 5, continued[/i] Kilbeth hauls himself off of the floor and glares at Hoofchew with murderous intent. He leaps the bar, charging, and with a seemingly impossible stretch, sends Kristen snaking up, past the stairs, past Hoofchew's guard, and deep into the orc's inner thigh. A fountain of bright red arterial blood erupts. [i][color=gray](ooc: Kilbeth starts prone, so I've adjusted his actions slightly: Move: stand. Minor: HQ. Standard: charge to Z15, crit for 18 damage, since HQ is maxed, too.)[/color][/i] Hoofchew stares at the blood, disbelieving. He drops his weapon and clutches his leg, screaming. [color=darkred]"So... So cold. No! Noooo! Not like this! You promised, dark masters! It was not to be like this! Have I not served you? Have I not sacrificed for you who have no hands? Devoured, for you who have no mouths? Have I not burned my flesh and scarred my soul, for you who have neither? All because you said you could prevent this, keep me from the hands of the Cold One! And now he comes! He comes, despite your empty promises! Curse you, false ones! Curse you! So cold..."[/color] With that, he falls lifeless, and tumbles from the stairs to lie at Kilbeth's feet. Besides the dead orc, Kilbeth notices three strange things. First, along Kristen's blade, where moments ago was only smooth, unmarked steel, there are etched designs in dizzying spiral patterns much like Hoofchew's tattoos. Second, clinging to the blade are several droplets of frozen blood. Third, Kristen feels slightly lighter, and, though you would have sworn it was impossible, slightly better balanced than just moments ago. [i][color=gray](ooc: Hoofchew dies. Kristen is now a +1 Frost bastard sword)[/color][/i] The last guard stares in shock at Hoofchew's death. It is so distracted that when Raiyek springs forward, it makes only a token effort to defend itself, and Raiyek's masterful stroke easily finds its throat. Its death is both swifter and less verbose than its master's. [i][color=gray](ooc: 11 damage from valiant strike, G3 dies.)[/color][/i] Balth, Larinza, Vashik, and Kruk are next... [sblock=Initiative and status] Les [i][COLOR="Red"]16/24[/COLOR], +2 to defenses 'tsnt[/i] Merenwen [i]unharmed, +6 temp hp, +1 to defenses[/i] Kilbeth [i][color=red]30/31[/color], +1 to defenses[/i] Raiyek [i][COLOR="Red"]26/27 +1 temp hp[/COLOR], +1 to defenses, -4 AC (save ends)[/i] [s]Orc grunts, all dead[/s] Balth [i][COLOR="Red"]19/22[/COLOR], +1 to defenses[/i] [COLOR="Lime"]<== you're next[/COLOR] Larinza [i][COLOR="Red"]17/24[/COLOR], +1 to defenses, prone[/i] Vashik [i][COLOR="Red"]10/20 +1 temp hp[/COLOR], bloodied, 5 ongoing poison damage and slowed (save ends), +1 to defenses[/i] [s]Orc Guard G3 [i]dead[/i][/s] [s]Hoofchew [i]dead[/i][/s] [s]Orc Guard G1 [i]dead[/i][/s] [s]Orc Guard G2 [i][dead[/i][/s] Kruk [i]unharmed, +1 to defenses[/i] Orc Sniper [i][COLOR="Red"]35 damage[/COLOR], bloodied[/i] Cross [i][COLOR="Red"]14/25, +4 temp hp[/COLOR], +1 to defenses[/i] Resources used: * Vashik: Acid Arrow, 1 surge * Cross: Flaming sphere, AP, 1 surge * Larinza: Bulwark of Defense, Inspiring word x2, 3 surges, second wind, AP * Raiyek: AP, Channel Divinity, Hunter's Quarry, Lay on Hands x1, 1 surge * Merenwen: Evasive Strike, AP * Les: Inspiring Word x2, AP, Bulwark of Defense, second wind * Balth: Two-fanged strike, AP, Second Wind, 1 surge, Elven Accuracy * Kruk: Brute Strike, AP * Kilbeth: Goring charge, Evasive Strike, AP * Hoofchew: AP, Warrior's Surge, Chaos Hammer [/sblock] [sblock=map] [code] A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKK ============================================================================== 01| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| 02| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| 03| . . . .W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W. . . . . . . . . . .| 04| . . . .W. .T. . . . .T. . . . .T. . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . .| 05| . . . .W. .T. . . . .T. . . . .T. . . . .x. . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . .| 06| . . . .D. . 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