S@squ@tch's Against the Giants - Team Black

HP: 90/90 | AC: 26 | Spells: 6/7/5/5/3

"I am behind you, dwarf. Right behind you as a matter of fact." Yoggrith follows behind the dwarf as he rushes into combat, fully expecting to put his Shadow infusions to work in keeping the warrior healthy.

(Move action or two to follow behind Thanor and keep the dwarf within touch attack range for potential healing.)

Initiative:
23 – Morika - Shift, Cast Mass Lessor Vigor, move to (19,15)
22 – Ipshivi - Move to (15,8), Listen and Spot
20 – Giant Humanoid - move to (18/19/20,15) attack Morika - MISS
19 – Sanne - Infuse rapier with Giant Bane property
18 - Voadam - Cast Confusion on Creature
13 – Yoggrith - delay to follow Thanor, move to (17,17) -- closest he could get at this time
12 – Aeranduil - fire 3 arrows - 2 hits for 21 damage
8 – Thanor - Move to (15,16),


Morika's whole frame seems to bulge and swell with muscle, ram's horns emerging from her skull even as her skin thickens like the hide of a bear. Roaring, energy bursts out from her in every direction, and those around her can feel their flesh tingle with earth energy. Grinning savagely, knowing now that her and hers are going to be that much harder to kill, Morika puts her head down and begins to charge for the massive brute!

Ipshivi breathed a soft curse as she saw the tops of the trees waver- over the blockade of the tent. She couldn't really see the creature from her vantage point, but it had to be big- maybe they had found their first giant. Still, there was no sense getting all caught up in fighting one target, when there might be other threats lurking about. Using her newly enhanced speed, she scampered across the open ground of the campsite, scanning for other potential problems. Listen/Spot: She does not see nor hear any other threats in the vicinity other than the giant humanoid that is behind her.

The giant creature walks heavily footed towards the campfire, all three arms swinging their morningstars. Branches and limbs crunch under the onslaught from the moving creature and you can feel the ground begin to tremble slightly under your own feet. The creature looks at the shifting druid and brings a morningstar slamming down from above, but he newly thickened hide of Morika deflects the blow, sending it slamming onto the ground.

"If you say so, dwarf." Sanne says, "But don't expect that I'll stay here. I just have one thing to finish before I try my blade against something three times my height..." Due to the creatures size and roughly humanoid appearance, you would think it is of the giant subtype, but you can't be 100% sure

Voadam withdraws down and to the side then unleashes a potent mind magic upon the three-armed monstrosity to confuse its hopefully primitive brain. The creature falters for a moment, then begins to mumble something.

[sblock=Those who speak giant]
The muttering is more like babble, but every once in a while, you can catch a snippet of something said in the giant tongue.
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The elf quickly looses three arrows at the creature, the first one's aim was off, but he compensates and sends the other two unerringly into the creatures shoulder and the bicep on the torso. The wounds created by his arrows don't appear particularly grevious though.

Get behind me, Thanor growls as he moves to attack the giant. He willingly trades blows, accepting a swing of the gigantic club as he moves within the creatures range -- but no blow comes from the creature, the look upon its face speaks to some confusion in its mind as to what it should do. Unfortunately, Thanor's small legs are unable to get close enough to use his sparking axe.

"I am behind you, dwarf. Right behind you as a matter of fact." Yoggrith follows behind the dwarf as he rushes into combat, fully expecting to put his Shadow infusions to work in keeping the warrior healthy.


Spells Active:

Yoggrith -- Bears Endurance (80 rounds)
Voadam -- Mage Armor (7 hours)
Ipshivi -- Expeditious Retreat (10 rounds)
Thanor -- (110/110 hp)

Giant Creature -- Confusion (7 rounds)

Aeranduil, elven archer (AC 23, HP 64/64)

Although the elven archer realizes he would be more effective at a somewhat closer range, he wanted to avoid garnering the giant beast's attention as much as possible. Nodding in satisfaction as two of his first three arros find their target, Aeranduil continues the assault, sending another barrage of arrows toward the foe.



If Giant: Rapid Shot vrs Giant +16/+11/+16 (1d8+10+2d6 bane)
If NOT Giant Rapid Shot +14/+9/+14 (1d8+6)

Adjust for Range from Woodland Archer feat: If you miss a foe with a projectile weapon, all subsequent attacks in same round gain a +4 attack bonus to hit the same foe.

Momentarily satisfied that there were no other threats in the immediate area, Ipshivi resigned herself to the brute labor of chopping down this enormous foe. She moved around the large cover of the rock, attempting to strike the creature from behind.

OOC: Move to 20,6; invoke a point-blank eldritch blast. +13 ranged touch, 3d6+1 damage (+1d6 if sneak attack applies)

Thanor, AC 27 (31 if giant), HP 91/110, F+9, R+4, W+7

Ye'd need a fourth arm to be a match fer me, ya big ugly beast! Try those pathetic sticks against me armor why dontcha. Thanor shouts at the creature before him, then steps in and swings his axe at its kneecap.

[sblock=ooc] Issue Test of Mettle knight's challenge against the thing. It gets a will save vs DC 15. If it fails it can only attack Thanor. This doesn't make it mindless, it can do anything but ignore Thanor in an attack (thus an area attack would be fine as long as Thanor was in the targetted area.)
He will then 5' step in to 14,17 and swing with his axe, +11 to hit, 1d10+2+1d6 shock damage.
It still has his dodge and shield block, hence the 27/31 AC.[/sblock]

Voadam withdraws down and to the side then unleashes a potent mind magic upon the three-armed monstrosity to confuse its hopefully primitive brain.


ooc cast confusion upon it and move diagonally down and to the side so a couple of squares behind Morika. row 18 colum 20.

Sanne dances out from behind the dwarf and into striking position behind the giant-like creature, flanking with Morika. And then her blade flashes.

[sblock]
DC 25 tumble check to make a single move without provoking AoOs (1d20+14=30) to move to 11x19.

Assuming the creature is of the giant subtype and Sanne can tumble into flanking position...
+15 to hit, 3d6+7+d6 electricity dmg (+1 str, +3 int, +1 enh, +2 flanking, bane, shock)

attack; base damage; electricity damage (1d20+15=21, 3d6+7=20, 1d6=2)

Also, Sanne will use her bracers to riposte after the first two attacks against her.
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s@squ@tch said:

@Thanor - (17,14) on the map is a small cart, do you want to jump up on it?[/COLOR]

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If it weren't for the full plate he'd probably try it. As it is, he'll move through 15,17 to 14,18, once again opening himself up to an AoO if the confusion has worn off. As a result, he'll have to use a move action, and thus couldn't use the test of mettle anyway.

Morika, AC: 23, HP: 66

Morika dances to the side to get just enough room in between her and the ugly creature, and then puts her head down and charges forward. Unfortunately, her intent on not getting swatted by the creature while moving into position makes her ignore her feet, and she trips ignomiously on a stone, plowing into the ground in front of the creature and pulverizing a rock to dust with her horns. Mouth full of dirt and grass and now as angry as a hornet's nest at her blunder, Morika makes ready to try something a little more effective!

OOC: Morika rolled a 1 on her attack. Morika's gore charge attack (1d20+13=14). So I guess she falls prone or something, eh? Also, she cast mass lesser vigor last round, and she would have affected herself and three other fighter/melee types within 30 feet of her. So probably Thanor, Yoggrith, and Sanne would be the lucky recipients.