(Casual D&D II) The Fellowship of the White Dove

[Guilt Puppy]

(Sorry, should have mentioned it's Fendric's initiative -- after delaying your initiative, the order is Niccolo, Orbril, Nurthk, Raven, Fendric, Orcs, then Hiritus, Shavah, and Oliver)

Niccolo: Your song fills the clearing, lifting the hearts of your allies. (+1 morale bonus to attack and damage; I'll assume you've all included this in your rolls henceforth, unless specified otherwise.)

Orbril: Your thrashing roots capture another: The scythe-wielder already held entranced by Niccolo's hypnotic pattern. The big fellow with the greatsword manages to keep his legs up enough to keep moving, however. (Your action this round is still available.)

Nurthk: As you slip around Shavah and Hiritus, your target takes a poorly-timed swing at you. (Attack 14 Damage 13 respectively) Though your the path of your own axe looks little better, your target is so intent on aggression that he does little to avoid it -- as he regains his balance, he looks to be severely injured, but definitely still in fighting form.

Raven: "Fighting form," however, is not a term one could use to describe your adversary: Striking just under his leather armor, your swing continues cleanly through to the other side, leaving him in two parts at your feet.

Fendric: Your nearest adversary is dead, and Niccolo's song seems that it will provide as much aid as your blessing (meta: both give a morale bonus, which won't stack)... Change of action?

(Battle status: After Orbril and Fendric have chosen actions, it'll be the orcs' turn.)

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[Guilt Puppy]

(Double-post, go boards go.)

 

[dpdx]

Fendric: AC 18, Init: 1, HP 33/33

[Erm, crap, okay, then.]

Fendric moves around to the other side of the tree (Y12, X13), and awaits the doubleaxe-wielder with Raven.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

(Autopilotting Orbril on full defense, and fixing the map to account for his requested move... Feel free to backtrack if it doesn't confuse the course of events.)

Fendric moves around the tree from Raven as the orcs advance.

The orc flanked by Nurthk and Hiritus steps away, out of flanking (now flanking Nurthk), and takes another shaky swing (Attack 15, Damage 13). His partner-in-flanking's blade follows a much crueler path toward the half-orc (Attack 29, Damage 14), and he grins with twisted glee.

The first of the entangled battleaxe wielders fails to escape his bonds, but the other wrenches himself out violently, and advances beyond the edge of the twisting roots. The big swordsman shakes the scythewielder to his left out of his enthrallment, then continues to make his way out of the area. The others struggle against the hard roots, but fail to tear free.

The orc with the double-axe takes a step inward, turning through one strike and Raven and bringing around another. (Attack 21, Damage 16; and Attack 16, Damage 10)

Clutching his hip, Hiritus moves to keep pace with the scythe-bearer behind Nurthk, stabbing weakly into only leather. Shavah, seeing that this orc is wounded, does not want to give him time to swing again: Quickly, she steps into Hiritus' fresh footprints and slides her sword across the orc's side, drawing blood, but not much.

(Autopilot) Oliver takes a shot at the axeman who just emerged from the entanglement, tagging his shoulder with a mean crossbow bolt.

(Niccolo's initiative up next, although everyone has an action before any enemies/NPCs do.)

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[color=SandyBrown]Entangled[/color], [color=Lime]Fascinated[/color], [color=YellowGreen]Both[/color][/size]

 

[Uriel]

Abandoning his thoughts of Inspiration, Niccolo moves to Murthk and casts Cure light Wounds on his friend < rolled a '1'. ack...5 HP total>.

 

[dpdx]

[I'm presuming the first attack got him. If not, obviously, I'll save the spell and take a swing.]

Fendric's instincts get the better of him, and before he can swing around to bring his flail to bear on the other side of the double-axe, he clutches his holy symbol with his shield hand and touches Raven with the flail hand, entreating Pelor for healing aid on the woodsman's behalf.

[Cure Moderate Wounds on Raven, for 15 points healing. (Sorry, almost got all of it. )]

 

[Festy_Dog]

Nurthk growls as a falchion leaves its mark on him. His double axe twirl above his head as he moves to finish the orc with a scythe.

Attacks scythe-wielder, if he falls after first attack second is on falchion wielder:

1st: attack 25, damage 6
2nd: attack 16, damage 6

 

[DrZombie]

AC 17 hp 29/36

Raven staggers back from the attack, a grubt of pain escaping his lips. Moments later he can feel the blessing of the gods running through his veins, the severe wound on his chest closing before his very eyes. With renewed vigor he takes a swing at his opponent, whirling his twohander high above his head, then striking down with all his might (power attack -2/+2 +1 song, +20, dmg 12)

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Niccolo: You get to Nurthk and provide him healing with no difficulty (technically it's out of your movement range, but it would have made sense to have started the previous round, when you were on auto-pilot.)

Orbril's on full defense. (again, backtrack if it's sensical) The big swordsman is, again, not entangled.

Nurthk: Your first opponent does indeed fall to the first hit; before he's hit the ground your second attack connects well with the falchion-wielder behind you.

Raven: Your attack is too well-placed for your adversary to step to safety: Tearing through studded leather, you leave a deep gash along his chest.

Fendric: As Raven carries the swing through, you have ample opportunity to lean over and deliver some needed healing... After only moments he looks to be in much better shape.

Nurthk's new target strikes back, sweeping his blade fast through the air toward Nurthk's body. (Attack 18, damage 16)

The axeman in the brush breaks free at last, and takes a few steps out into the unentangled. His companion, who escaped just seconds before, finishes surveying the situation, and decides to side-charge Raven, sweeping his axe as he assumes position behind the hunter. (Attack 27, Damage 6)

The other scythe-wielder struggles among the roots; his companion begins to come out of his daze on his own, and the heavy swordsman who stands beside him makes his way to the edge of the overgrowth...

Raven's double-axed opponent brings another pair of jerkily turning attacks at him, taking advantage of his comrade's distraction. (Attack 30, Damage 14; Attack 17, Damage 7)

The two others trapped by Orbril's brushwork again fail to escape. The one in plate calls out in Orcish, across the clearing: "Healers! Kill the healers first!"

Hiritus makes a turn around Nurthk to attack the falchion-wielder, but again misses. Shavah moves to flank with the young devotee of Pelor, but her sword also fails to find its mark.

(autopilot) Oliver let's his crossbow fall, drawing instead his shortswords, and moving to flank the orc who charged Raven this round. He attacks, and though the wound is on the wrong side for anyone nearby to see it, it's clear by the orc's expression that it is not minor.

(Back up to Niccolo again. I'm correct about the expiration of Hypnotic Pattern on your initiative, correct?)

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[color=SandyBrown]Entangled[/color]

 

[Festy_Dog]

Nurthk is left staggering from the second attack, a trickle of blood runs from the corners of his mouth. Regardless, he straightens himself up, and attacks the falchion wielder with the last of his strength.

1st: attack (d20+7) 16, damage (d8+5) 13
2nd: attack (d20+7) 15, damage (d8+3) 5

"They're after the healers!" he yells before collapsing.

[ooc: He's at exactly 0 when his turn comes up, unless he's healed before his initiative.]