Against the Storm Part II: Luskan

[DM_Matt]

OOC: I feel terrible that I haven't been able to post yet. Work overload + Wife bday + Valentine's = 2 busy. Hopefully (I'm sure) this weekend, cause I'm excited about being able to play in a map!

thanks for checking in/ Elric IMed me this week and said he'd be returning to the game this weekend as well. I will wait a bit longer before just having you guys go do what Rana suggested.

To the rest: checking in would be nice...at least dec that you are around and what buffs to cast,lest I have to assume.

To Leopold: Bat!Emcat sees what is on the map, imparting it to everyone else. (including guard positions)

 

[dead_radish]

I'm here too, and excited - I'm still enjoying this game, though I'm hoping there are others involved....

Elone's buff spells will be cast _right_ before combat - they last about a minute, so....

 

[garyh]

Akharos has no buffs and will use his falchion against any foe handy when combat is engaged. He'll follow along with the suggested plan.

 

[Elric]

I'm back!

Alex will break/cut several chair legs into stakes

"These stakes will be useful in wounding the vampires. I will try to remain near Rana so that the two of us can attack the enemies in tandem when it will be harder for them to defend against our attack. I will also be ready to stake any of the vampires that Ubaar pins. Emcat- if you, in some feline form, restrain one of the vampires, I will stake him as well. Kelnar, some form of magical armor would be greatly appreciated- I do not don traditional armor because it interferes with my nimble fighting style."


I assume that Ubaar or Akharos will probably break down the door. In this case, I'll just stick near Rana so that both characters can benefit from the flanking position that the other provides. Alex will also keep on the watch for any vampires that are pinned (by Ubaar or maybe by Emcat in Cat form or something). If a strong enemy is pinned, he'll try to stake them. For this reason, if we engage a clearly superior vampire enemy, he'll try to maneuver near anyone who can pin that enemy). Hopefully this will only apply to the leader...

(Hopefully I can get Mage Armor cast on me, since it gives me a very good AC and the potential to actually survive a flank attack)

(Elone and Ubaar especially would be very good targets of a Haste spell).

 

[Elric]

"By the way, we should take great caution in this attack. Jaina seems like excellent bait.

"There seem to be several reasons why Jaina could have been captured.

1. Information
2. Bait
3. Ransom/Blackmail
4. To turn her into a vampire (or otherwise recruit her)

If the answer is 3, then we would never be making this attack without some way to prevent them from killing Jaina

If the answer is 4, she might already be a vampire. They would probably only do this if she had some extraordinary talent that they wanted to harness- what is it?

If the answer is 1 and they went to the length of capturing her, why haven't they gotten the information from her yet. If they have the information, she's no use to them alive.

I really do not like my conclusions. Rana, why do you think they captured her?"

 

[DM_Matt]

Rana answers "I am acting on Irusyl's orders. She seemed confident that they will not kill Jaina, but she did not reveal why. However, Jaina is like a daughter to Irusyl. There is no way that Irusyl will knowingly sacrifice her to a bunch of Sharran holligans.

If it was about bait, I am not sure why they did not fully press the attck in the initial raid. They did not seem concerned with killing the defenders, just with taking Jaina. In fact, the used poison gas. Its almost like they went out of their way NOT to kill anyone. UNless, of course, their mission is to flush you guys out...to see what assets Irusyl has in Luskan and move them into action and peril. But nah, that can't be the case...I dont think...."

 

[dead_radish]

Elone grins wolfishly. "If that is the case, I suspect we will prove more than they expected, eh?" She seems quite excited.

"Are we ready to take this fight to them?"

In combat, Elone will shoot people, as appropriate. She'll try to get a good shot on the vampire when she can stake him through the heart, and will cast true strike before taking the shot. She'll also use Searing Light and Flame Strike as appropriate. And a haste is always appreciated. I need to get the celerity doman so I can cast that m'self....

 

[DM_Matt]

I propose that I interpret your posts so far to indicate the formation/positioning below. Unless there are any complaints, this is how it is. Kelnar has hasted Ubaar and Elone. Post actions, including potentially breaking down the door.

 

[DM_Matt]

The door is made of very thick wood, reenforced with iron, as apparently is the building, including the roof. ALthough they are made of wood, there is little danger of them catching fire, as they are soggy and littered with globs of snow.

Action begins when someone opens the door.

 

[dead_radish]

Elone has cast the following spells in the few seconds before the door is opened: Guidance, Resistance, Entropic Shield, Shield of Faith, Magic Circle vs Evil, Divine Power, Summon Monster II (for a distraction - the monster can go in the door first, taking any readied attacks or traps on the door frame). She has her Bow of True Striking drawn and ready, and her GMW'ed bow ready to switch to immediately from the Quiver of Mielikki If a clustered target presents itself, she will drop a sound burst, then a flame strike. If the vampire is obvious, a searing light, then a full round of attacks. The first arrow will be a GMW'ed arrow, then an alchemists arrow, then the GMW'ed arrows from then on.