Blood from Stone Chapter #1: A Simple Message

[green slime]

Eldrago slides off his mount, and draws his bow,

The colour disappears from Eldrago's face, as the bowman shoots at the advancing dwarf. The relief is clear as it glances harmlessly off. An inward sigh, and an expression of exasperation crosses his face. If anyone were to read his thoughts they might hear "Discretion... Somewhere, I distinctly remember being told discretion was the better part of valour. Why is it those who get the most lumps never seem to learn?"

Holding on to his hat Eldrago leans towards Leona "Perhaps we should try and get the beasts out of arrow-shot? Now that we have declared war on this collection of raggamuffins?"

 

[TeleriMage]

Moravec pulled a small strip of hardened leather out of a pouch at his belt, muttering a few words while brushing it against his wrists, shins, and chest. A slight feeling of pressure followed the touch of the material, and he began to steal closer to the cave entrance, seeking a position from which to aim sling bullets or spells at the bandits.

OOC: Casting Mage Armor and moving 30' towards the cave entrance, making Hide/Move Silently rolls as needed.

 

[SecondTime]

As Eldrago and Leona dismount, Morevac ascends up the hill, stopping at a piece of rubble to the bandit's right (hide check), as the dwarf struggles to keep up (double move), the bandit taking another shot as Massif that richocets off the rocky earth at the warrior's feet.

Behind the bandit, three more figures emerge from the darkness of the cave, covered in scail male, their faces obscured by rusty scaled helms. They draw longswords from sheaths once they notice the approaching party.

Leona is up. Morevac and Massif are now 10ft away from the bandit at top of the incline. Leona and Eldrago are 40ft from that bandit with the mounts. 20ft behind that first bandit are his three fellows. Let me know if any of this is confusing.

 

[TwistedMindInc]

Leona chuckled at the comment about lumps, then shooed her horse out of the way before taking off towards the cave enterance. The femme did love to fight, and just wait until the bandits see what she has up her sleeve. Not yet; let us not be to hasty in our actions. Rapier was shifted comfortably within her grasp as she closed the distance.

(Double moving to get there. )

 

[green slime]

Shuffling forward and to the left, Eldrago lets loose an arrow at the first bandit.

(OoC: move 15 feet, fire arrow)

 

[DEFCON 1]

HP: 15/15 AC: 16 (18-2 charge)

Having seen two arrows not even come close to hurting him, Massif grins wickedly and says to the bandit as he advances with his axe... "No wonder yer out here! All the ones who have talent are inside where it's safe!" He then charges straight at the bowman and swings his axe!

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OOC: Charge attack at bandit [3+2 for charge = +5 to hit / damage 1d10+3 + 1d8 for Powerful Charge.]

 

[SecondTime]

Leona rushes past Massif and the bandit towards the three bandits at the cave entrance as Eldrago lets loose an arrow that shoots past the dwarf and first bandit, breaking against the nearby rubble.

Moravec is up. Leona is now at the cave entrance, the three bandits in the back adjecent. Eldrago is now 25ft away from the first bandit. No one else's position has changed, through the round is only half over.

 

[TeleriMage]

The three bandits came out of the cave, and Moravec smiled slightly. Now that we're all here... Three on one wasn't the best set of odds, though, and he knew it. Three on two, on the other hand...
Licking his lips, Moravec rose and took a few steps forward, weaving his hands together and muttering an incantation that ended with his leveling a finger at the man nearest him.

OOC: Moving 5' forward and casting Ray of Enfeeblement at the longsword-wielding bandit closest to me [ranged touch +1, 1d6 penalty to Strength for the next minute]

 

[TwistedMindInc]

( So, is it my turn..? I got confused. )

 

[SecondTime]

Massif struggles up the slope, his axe finally filling its thirst on the unlike bandit as the blade crashes through his leather and flesh to shatter his shoulder blade. The knave is flung back on the ground, the blood that now paints Massif's axe spreading over the brown/grey earth.

Meanwhile, a perverse flow of blackness erupts from Moravec's finger, hitting one of the bandits now ciricling around Leona. The targetted rogue stumbles just a bit under the fey one's mystical attentions, but he and his comrades quickly attempt to bring their swords to bear on the shifter. Leona feels a scrape along her arm from one that erupts in pain.

Leona takes 6 damage. 4/10

Leona is up. She is now flanked to her front (facing the cave) and both her sides by the three bandits. Massif is now 20ft away from her and two of the three bandits (the two on her sides). Moravec is 25ft. Eldrago is 25ft away. One down, three to go.

OOC: Sorry for the confusion, Twisted. Updated half-turn. It's your go.