Arcanis: The Spear of the Lohgin

[Argent Silvermage]

Gideon in just a pair of breeches and boots storms out of the hostel. His shield, sword and holy symbol his only equipment. Those who can see him see a massive scar running from his collarbone to his naval in the shape of a jagged sword. He also has a gold nipple-ring in his left nipple

"Father of the Storm. Grant your chosen victory." He will attack the closest rider.

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

Surprise Round

Visha's speech gives the nearest riders pause- the sight of an inhuman-looking man threatening doom clearly gets their attention. Solonir also gets a few cautious looks; it is obvious that these men have little experience with elves.

(Visha: 14 roll + 4 Intimidate + 2 circumstance bonus = 20)

The momentary pause is broken by the twang of Solonir's bow. An arrow flies into the shoulder of one of the riders; unfortunately, his grimy chain cuirass deflects much of the force.

(Solonir: 17 to hit, 5 points damge)

Gideon advances toward the wounded rider and prepares to strike him with his longsword.

Initiatives:
Gideon - 15
Solonir - 11
Visha - 10
horsemen - 8

First Round

Gideon's sword cuts into the wounded rider, leaving a blood gash in his side. The rider growls in pain and sways in his saddle.

(Gideon: 16 to hit, 6 points of damage)

Seeing that Gideon has the horseman engaged, Solonir unleashes another arrow against one of the incoming bandits.
The arrow strikes deep into the rider's side.

(note- I extrapolated this action based on what the others were doing, let me know if you want to change it).

(Solonir: 14 to hit, 7 points of damage)

Knowing that he must avoid entangling Gideon within his spell, Visha aims at the central group of riders. Vines, creepers, and even grass leap toward the riders. Of the central four horses within the spell's area, three become entangled. The fourth spends a moment disentagling itself, preventing the rider from advancing- for now.

The rider in melee with Gideon swings a longsword at him, but misses. The rider shot by Solonir rides toward him and attacks with a battle axe, but also misses.

The riders are now dispersed as follows: one each is in melee combat with Gideon and Solonir. One has just gotten out of the entangled area, and there is another nearby who was not in the spell's area. Three are entangled. The other five are engaged with the town guards further down the street.

 

[Zerth]

Solonir's actions for the second round:

Drop the bow (free action), draw longsword & swing at the rider, who attacked. I'm using Combat Expertise to boost my AC by 2, taking -2 penalty to the attack roll. My AC should be 10 + 4 dex + 2 items + 4 mage armor +2 expertise +1 dodge = 23. Attack 8 - 2 = +6.

OOC: Looks like the DM forgot Apropos...

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Gideon will take the 1st bandit out. he will then move to intercept any one trying to harm Visha.

 

[GnomeWorks]

"..."

Visha is silent as he observes his work for a small moment, before he begins casting another spell, all the while looking intently at the guard who managed to unentangle himself from his spell.

Casting Summon Swarm, bats, at the rider who freed himself.


Apropos will attack the guard who wasn't in the spell's effect.

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

Round Two

Initiatives:
Apropos - 18
Gideon - 15
Solonir - 11
Visha - 10
horsemen - 8

Apropos swoops down on the rider heading toward Visha. He hits with both claws, pulling away chunks of the rider's shoulders.

(Apropos: 14 and 16 to hit, damage 4 and 5)

Gideon swings at his opponent, but narrowly misses.

(Gideon: rolled 10 to hit)

Solonir deftly changes weapons and just manages to strike a glancing blow to the horseman before him.

(Solonir: rolled 14 to hit, 5 points damage)

Visha summons a swarm of bats upon the horseman who escaped entanglement, but the spell takes extra time to complete. In the meantime he steels himself for incoming attacks.

(Visha: casting a full-round spell, and I just now noticed that there is no "casting defensively" in 3.5. Also, the spell's duration is based on how long you wish to concentrate, so be sure to state that next round when it is completed.)

The three riders who are entangled are still unable to free their mounts. The rider who freed himself from the plants attacks Visha with his longsword, slashing one of his arms. Fortunately, Visha is able to maintain concentration during the spell.

(Visha takes 4 points of damage, but rolled a 14 on Concentration vs. a DC of 12)

The rider who had not yet advanced now rides up to Solonir to assist his companion, taking a flanking position. Both riders miss with their weapons.

Gideon's opponent hits with his longsword this time, but succeeds in little more than drawing blood.

(Gideon takes 3 points of damage)

 

[Zerth]

Solonir strikes the same rider again with his longsword (again using 2 points BA to Expertise). After attacking, Solonir tumbles (tumble +9) away from the two riders moving close to Gideon and Visha. If possible, he tries to pick a position, that would prevent the riders from flanking any of us.

OOC: Casting defensively is still possible in 3.5. PHB page 140, under "Casting on the Defensive".

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Gideon looks at the scratch and remarks "Nice hit. Good thing it's your last." He slashes down with his longsword.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Just a few more moments...

Continuing casting, defensively if possible, and concentrating on maintaining the swarm once completed.

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

OOC: Casting defensively is still possible in 3.5. PHB page 140, under "Casting on the Defensive".

(OOC So it does, thanks! I didn't see the DC listed on the Concentration skill description & assumed that the listing was correct. I'm glad I traded in my old, error-ridden books for a set of books with completely different errors...)

Round Three

Apropos - 18
Gideon - 15
Solonir - 11
Visha - 10
horsemen - 8

Apropos scratches the same rider (the one attacking Visha) across the cheek.

(Apropos: 10 and 19 to hit, 4 points damage)

Gideon thrusts his sword through his opponent's chest, knocking the man off his horse. He is bleeding profusely and appears to be unconcious.

(Gideon: 14 to hit, 9 points of damage)

Solonir leaps to the side of the horsemen and swings his blade at his primary opponent. He catches the man off-guard and the sword bites deeply into the rider's neck, all but severing the head. The rider slumps back on his horse, dead. Solonir then leaps backward again, landing between Gideon and Visha.

(Solonir: 27 to hit, natural 19 w/ confirmed critical, 18 points damage)

From near the overgrown vegetation a black cloud appears, approaching the bandit attacking Visha. Hundreds of bats swarm over both horse and rider, scratching and distracting them. The rider, for his part, vainly swings his sword at the swarm.

The remaining rider, who had been next to Solonir, grimly looks at the bodies of his comrades. He then spurs his horse south along the road, riding out of town.

The three riders who have been entangled continue to struggle to free themselves.