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<blockquote data-quote="Myth and Legend" data-source="post: 5203881" data-attributes="member: 82679"><p>Chaos ensues in an instant - the patrons scatter, and the inkeepr pulls the golden haired Paladin female on the side, and subsequently her two male escorts follow. Merry shrieks but has no time for explanations, and simply storms off towards the innkeeper as well. In a few short seconds only Thok and Kye are left facing the band of Dwarves. For some reason however, the short men do not attack, but rather laugh and hail each other.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, what appears to be the leader dwarfs jumps up, spilling his tankard of amber coloured ale across the littered table. He screams at the top of his lungs, his face growing red with rage, as he pulls out a viscous looking single-edged greataxe, and leaps across the table, stomping several plates and tankards in the process.</p><p></p><p>The other Dwarves laugh and start beating their fists on the table, *pound* *pound* *pound* noises overcoming the patrons and the screams of the innkeeper, while the Dwarves begin singing with loud voices, raspy and sluggish after all the ale and wine they have had. </p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange"><span style="color: White">"GLORY AND FAME, </span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange"><span style="color: White">BLOOD IS OUR NAME,</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange"><span style="color: White">SOULS FULL OF THUNDER,</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange"><span style="color: White">HEARTS OF STEEL!"</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p>*pound* *pound* *pound*</p><p><strong><span style="color: White"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: White"></span><span style="color: White">"KILLERS OF MEN,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: White">OF WARRIORS FRIEND</span></strong><span style="color: White"> -</span><strong><span style="color: White"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: White">SWORN TO AVENGE OUR FALLEN BROTHERS,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: White">'TILL THE END!"</span></strong></p><p></p><p>The song sounds awe inspiring as the raging dwarf growls with inhuman ferocity and grins wickedly, bashing his massive fist against his forehead in a primitive taunt, while holding the menacing axe in his left hand and pointing towards Thok with it. However, the Half-Orc had already reacted to the movement, and is not ought off-guard, but rather is faster than the dwarf seemed to expect. Kye is distracted for only a fraction of a moment, as Merry scuttles away behind him, but that still loses him the edge on the enemy.</p><p></p><p>[sblock]It's Thok and Kye vs. Bolgrim Bloodaxe. Good luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550297/" target="_blank">Thok's Initiative: 1d20+3=23</a> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> he is just a beast!</p><p><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550268/" target="_blank">Bolgrim's Initiative: 1d20+1=19</a></p><p><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550291/" target="_blank">Kye's Intiative: 1d20+1=19</a></p><p></p><p>Initative modifiers for both Kye and Bolgrim are +1, so i rolled a 10d10 tiebreaker. <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550302/" target="_blank">Bolgrim came on top</a>.</p><p></p><p>Thok can act first, they are around 20 feet apart, distance is not clear enough for a charge on either side (people in the middle). Bolgrim has Uncanny Dodge so he is not flatfooted. For this round only (Thok's initial one), his AC is 16. I am giving you this just so you know when you hit or miss and post accordingly.</p><p></p><p><strong>Actions:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Bolgrim uses: <strong>Rage</strong>, <strong>Frenzy</strong> and then <strong>Intimidating Rage</strong> vs. Thok. <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550270/" target="_blank">DC 25</a> - Thok must succeed vs a demoralizing <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/intimidate.htm" target="_blank">Intimidate</a> check or become <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/conditionSummary.htm#shaken" target="_blank">shaken</a> until Bolgrim stops raging (this is for round 2 and onward though). These are all free actions used on his turn regardless. VV has to post Thok's action so i can do the rest.</p><p>[sblock=secret DM screen][sblock=Do not look please!]Bolgrim Bloodaxe</p><p>HP 192, dmg reduction 2/-, AC 16</p><p></p><p>Rage/Frenzy: HP: 216, dmg reduction 2/-, AC: 10, takes 2 points of NLDMG per round</p><p>Total full attack: +25/+20/+15</p><p>Damage: 1d12+15 (str) + 3 enchantment</p><p> </p><p>Loot: Adamantine Breastplate, Greataxe +3, 1000 gp.</p><p>[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock]</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">***</p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">For a moment it seems that the Halfling is alone, huddled against a barrel under the drenching cold rain, and all the dark and grey world around him is completely uncaring. It is then he hears a voice, overpowering the splashing of water and rain pools. <strong>"You can cease the beggar act dear." </strong></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">The voice is smooth and alluring, and belongs to a female, who much to Herriman's surprise, is perched atop a two story building on his left, casually grabbing the edge of the roof with her hands between her widely spread legs and looking out towards him with her face hidden beneath a crimson hooded cloak. <strong><span style="color: White">"It seems you have alerted our greedy Wizard friend. No matter, I can still track him. This town is dreadfully small."</span></strong> the last bit came out with a sigh which trailed off in to the noise of the rainy night.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: center">***</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Latham appears out of thin air in the middle of the temple square, and finds himself staring directly at the surprised face of a large carriage horse. The animal whinnies and attempts to rear, while the other horse turns around and looks at the mage and his companion with a calm apathy. The rain is thick, the night almost upon the city, and the square is thus completely void of people, save for a short chubby man in a white gown with muddied edges and a servant holding a piece of cloth over his head to protect him from the downpour. </p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">The man is surprised and jumps back with a gasp, but quickly regains his composure and gestures towards Latham. <strong>"You there, Wizard! Perhaps you will provide service in exchange for coin? Come now, even if those fool Paladins won't budge I am sure you can make use of a few thousand gold? Right? RIGHT?"</strong> The man seems overly anxious and points Latham towards his carriage.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">[sblock] LOL Latham just manages to attract every mercenary job there is in this town. I don't force encounters, but rather always know what the major NPCs are doing when. And this guy was at the square just now lol, good choice for your DD spell ethandrew![/sblock]</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Myth and Legend, post: 5203881, member: 82679"] Chaos ensues in an instant - the patrons scatter, and the inkeepr pulls the golden haired Paladin female on the side, and subsequently her two male escorts follow. Merry shrieks but has no time for explanations, and simply storms off towards the innkeeper as well. In a few short seconds only Thok and Kye are left facing the band of Dwarves. For some reason however, the short men do not attack, but rather laugh and hail each other. Suddenly, what appears to be the leader dwarfs jumps up, spilling his tankard of amber coloured ale across the littered table. He screams at the top of his lungs, his face growing red with rage, as he pulls out a viscous looking single-edged greataxe, and leaps across the table, stomping several plates and tankards in the process. The other Dwarves laugh and start beating their fists on the table, *pound* *pound* *pound* noises overcoming the patrons and the screams of the innkeeper, while the Dwarves begin singing with loud voices, raspy and sluggish after all the ale and wine they have had. [B][COLOR=DarkOrange] [COLOR=White]"GLORY AND FAME, BLOOD IS OUR NAME, SOULS FULL OF THUNDER, HEARTS OF STEEL!"[/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] *pound* *pound* *pound* [B][COLOR=White] [/COLOR][COLOR=White]"KILLERS OF MEN, OF WARRIORS FRIEND[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=White] -[/COLOR][B][COLOR=White] SWORN TO AVENGE OUR FALLEN BROTHERS, 'TILL THE END!"[/COLOR][/B] The song sounds awe inspiring as the raging dwarf growls with inhuman ferocity and grins wickedly, bashing his massive fist against his forehead in a primitive taunt, while holding the menacing axe in his left hand and pointing towards Thok with it. However, the Half-Orc had already reacted to the movement, and is not ought off-guard, but rather is faster than the dwarf seemed to expect. Kye is distracted for only a fraction of a moment, as Merry scuttles away behind him, but that still loses him the edge on the enemy. [sblock]It's Thok and Kye vs. Bolgrim Bloodaxe. Good luck :) [URL="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550297/"]Thok's Initiative: 1d20+3=23[/URL] - :confused: he is just a beast! [URL="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550268/"]Bolgrim's Initiative: 1d20+1=19[/URL] [URL="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550291/"]Kye's Intiative: 1d20+1=19[/URL] Initative modifiers for both Kye and Bolgrim are +1, so i rolled a 10d10 tiebreaker. [URL="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550302/"]Bolgrim came on top[/URL]. Thok can act first, they are around 20 feet apart, distance is not clear enough for a charge on either side (people in the middle). Bolgrim has Uncanny Dodge so he is not flatfooted. For this round only (Thok's initial one), his AC is 16. I am giving you this just so you know when you hit or miss and post accordingly. [B]Actions: [/B] Bolgrim uses: [B]Rage[/B], [B]Frenzy[/B] and then [B]Intimidating Rage[/B] vs. Thok. [URL="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2550270/"]DC 25[/URL] - Thok must succeed vs a demoralizing [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/intimidate.htm"]Intimidate[/URL] check or become [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/conditionSummary.htm#shaken"]shaken[/URL] until Bolgrim stops raging (this is for round 2 and onward though). These are all free actions used on his turn regardless. VV has to post Thok's action so i can do the rest. [sblock=secret DM screen][sblock=Do not look please!]Bolgrim Bloodaxe HP 192, dmg reduction 2/-, AC 16 Rage/Frenzy: HP: 216, dmg reduction 2/-, AC: 10, takes 2 points of NLDMG per round Total full attack: +25/+20/+15 Damage: 1d12+15 (str) + 3 enchantment Loot: Adamantine Breastplate, Greataxe +3, 1000 gp. [/sblock][/sblock][/sblock] [CENTER]*** [LEFT] For a moment it seems that the Halfling is alone, huddled against a barrel under the drenching cold rain, and all the dark and grey world around him is completely uncaring. It is then he hears a voice, overpowering the splashing of water and rain pools. [B]"You can cease the beggar act dear." [/B] The voice is smooth and alluring, and belongs to a female, who much to Herriman's surprise, is perched atop a two story building on his left, casually grabbing the edge of the roof with her hands between her widely spread legs and looking out towards him with her face hidden beneath a crimson hooded cloak. [B][COLOR=White]"It seems you have alerted our greedy Wizard friend. No matter, I can still track him. This town is dreadfully small."[/COLOR][/B] the last bit came out with a sigh which trailed off in to the noise of the rainy night. [CENTER]*** [/CENTER] Latham appears out of thin air in the middle of the temple square, and finds himself staring directly at the surprised face of a large carriage horse. The animal whinnies and attempts to rear, while the other horse turns around and looks at the mage and his companion with a calm apathy. The rain is thick, the night almost upon the city, and the square is thus completely void of people, save for a short chubby man in a white gown with muddied edges and a servant holding a piece of cloth over his head to protect him from the downpour. The man is surprised and jumps back with a gasp, but quickly regains his composure and gestures towards Latham. [B]"You there, Wizard! Perhaps you will provide service in exchange for coin? Come now, even if those fool Paladins won't budge I am sure you can make use of a few thousand gold? Right? RIGHT?"[/B] The man seems overly anxious and points Latham towards his carriage. [sblock] LOL Latham just manages to attract every mercenary job there is in this town. I don't force encounters, but rather always know what the major NPCs are doing when. And this guy was at the square just now lol, good choice for your DD spell ethandrew![/sblock] [/LEFT] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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