(Casual D&D III) The Man in Black

[wings]

Hmmm

Aerda is simply standing behind the bar, leaning against the wall, as the young human gives the signal. He kneels down behind the bar, his fingertips glowing amber slightly as he begins preperation of a spell. Waiting to hear the arrow and begin the spell immediately if the orc doesn't fall.

-in the case the spell goes off- Aerda hardly moves his head to peer over the edge of the bar, just enough to see the orc. As hidden as he may be, he becomes readily apparent as he whispers arcane syllables, and an eldritch rusty glow tints the light about him as motes of the same colour light circle his hands. He raises his arm, the three wispy spell shards orbiting it for a moment before streaking towards the orc, dodging and weaving through and between villagers in their seperate flights.

(init 22, ready; magic missle- 4+1, 2+1, 1+1 = 10 force damage)

 

[dpdx]

Fendric: Init. 9, AC 16, HP 49/49. Atk (flail) +5, d8+1 (x2)
Hiritus: Init. 3, AC 17, HP 37/37. Atk (longsword) +9, d8+2 (19-20, x2)

Fendric nods from beneath his cowl when the boy passes through. Grasping his holy symbol, Fendric mutters the beginning of a new incantation (for him).

Hiritus stands, and positions himself inside the door (5' to the side opposite the hinge). As he does so, Fendric moves to Hiritus' chair to get an angle on the doorway that avoids Hiritus. (Fendric is roughly 15' from the doorway on the side opposite the hinge,

Surprise round:

If the orc is not down by Fendric's turn of the surprise round, Fendric will complete the incantation to Searing Light, targeting the orc.

[Searing Light: Ranged Touch Attack: 12. Damage (3d8): 10 (no save if attack hits).]

Fendric will then complete his turn by standing, drawing flail and shield (free) and moving as much of 15' as possible toward a position next to Hiritus.

If the orc is not down by Hiritus' turn of the surprise round, Hiritus will attack the orc with his longsword.

[Attack (longsword): 8 + 9 = 17. Damage: 8.]

 

[DrZombie]

Without a sound Raven releases 3 arrows into the back of the unsuspecting orc just as he opens the door and looks inside.

(init 4+5=9)
(attack +11/+11/+6 (within 30 ft) (flank attack? flatfooted?))
(11+15=26 dmg 4+3=7, 11+7=18 dmg 8+3=11, 6+12=18 dmg 7+3=10)
(I don't know if I can have a full attack in a surprise round, and if i can use my rapid shot if I don't have a full attack.)

(11+9=20 dmg 1+3=4, 11+16=27 dmg 6+3=9, 6+16=22 dmg 8+3=11)

 

[Festy_Dog]

[ooc: DrZombie, you could only use rapid shot during a full round action (ie. first round), but during the surprise round you could use manyshot if you have it.]

During the surprise round Nurthk brings his axe around from behind his back (drawing weapon as move-equivalent action) and takes a few steps to flank the orc in the doorway with Hiritus.

If the orc isn't dead after the surprise round he lays into it with a full round attack action.

Init: 17

Attack rolls:
17 + 8 + 2= 27 (3 + 4 = 7 dmg)
4 + 8 + 2= 14 (7 + 2 = 9 dmg)
1 + 8 + 2= 11 (2 + 4 = 6 dmg)
6 + 8 + 2= 16 (3 +2 = 5 dmg)

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Tatlock is the first to act; he steps forward with a "hunh," delivering an awkward, overhand sling throw, but catches his hip on the edge of a table. The bullet looses early, lodging itself in the doorframe in a cloud of splinters.

Shavah steps in quickly and strikes the orc, as Raven looses his arrow and Nurthk leans in with his axe. Before the patrol has a chance to react or even understand the situation he has fallen, caught between a barrage of barb and blade.

(None of the spellcasters need to burn any spells, is the important thing. Alliteration killed him first.)

"Well," Shavah says. "Things are working out well so far."

Tatlock steps forward wide-eyed to ponder the body, absently massaging his hip.

 

[Sparky]

Oliver blinks in amazement at the swift work of his allies and moves on silent feet to quietly help the door shut. He raises his eyebrows at the deep gouge in the doorframe from Tatlock's sling stone. He looks at the boy appraisingly, "We may make a warrior out of you yet. Mind the furniture though."

He turns to look at his companions standing over the fallen orc, "So do we revive him for questioning or do we let him rot?"

"And... Raven, Nurthk, if we do revive him - what do you know of the value these orcs place on their warriors... could we ransom the girl back?"

 

[dpdx]

Fendric lets his spell fade out, unspent, as Hiritus enters his backswing. Before Hiritus can shift his weight for the followthrough, the orc drops in front of him. Sheepishly, he resheathes the longsword.

"I cannot Speak with Dead today," offers Fendric, "and I doubt we have time to, anyway. What was it, five minutes before the brigands will have noticed his passing? We should go henceforth..."

 

[Festy_Dog]

"And... Raven, Nurthk, if we do revive him - what do you know of the value these orcs place on their warriors... could we ransom the girl back?"

Nurthk sniles wryly.

"A good idea if we had the right circumstances," he says, and nudges the corpse with his foot, "But they'd be willing to make sacrifices in order to get what they want this time. I doubt we'd have much sway with a hostage unless they were someone in leadership. Even then I can't be sure."

 

[DrZombie]

Raven walks over to the orc and pulls out his arrows, trying to see if any can be salvaged, and retrieving the arrowheads of the arrows that are broken.
"Nah, they won't ransom back any warrior that was beaten, I think. Let's move people."

Spoiler

" Nurthk, Oliver and me first, trying to sneak in through the window, taking out the guards at the back door, open it, let a silenced hiritus, fendric, shavah and aerda in, then assault the basement, with me peperring the orc nearest to the girl, fendric casting a hold person on him, and then, well, absolute chaos. Any last-minute changes?"

he whispers.

 

[dpdx]

Fendric gathers his pack in the corner of the bar, so as to travel much lighter during the actual assault. Leaving the black cowl on, Fendric is armored, armed (with flail, shield, sling and bullets -the range weapons not equipped-), and in possession of his holy symbol.

"

Spoiler

And I have recourse in case the target of my holding defeats the spell. I was not successful the last time I attempted this spell, so just in case... immediately after the holding, I will summon a creature next to the biggest threat to the girl.

" Fendric whispers back to Raven.

"Are the group of us then responsible for the orcs who guard the front door?" asks Hiritus.