(Casual D&D IV) A Knight for a Pawn

[doghead]

Xiao Yu, male human monk.

Xiao glances around. There are still a few down at shore level, but the elementals seem a more pressing threat. And there is little Xiao can do against flying creatures.

"Xiao will deal with rock monsters."

Xiao moves around to put himself between the elementals and the others.

- ooc -
* Movement 50 ft. * melee +7 (unarmed strike, 1d8+3) * Ki Strike * AC 16 * hp 48/48

 

[Sparky]

Oliver clambers up the rope, grumbling at Nurthk as he does and a stroke of memory strikes like... "Lightning," he states, "When they get close they will cast bolts." There is little doubt who 'they' are - Oliver's eyes are riveted on the flying creatures. An unholy screaming turns him around at the top of the slope - the Horses! Whistler was fine, but Gale and Vespers! . He makes for them without thought, scrambling across the slope when he sees the creature climbing up at them, its movements grating like the breath of a mountain. He freezes. Leg hurts... bad... won't make it. There is a flash of fire behind him, and heat. Dry, crackling heat.

Another flash of flame, and the earth creature drops. Three more move in behind it. Oliver limps as fast as he can toward Whistler... and his blades.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

(Just a couple non-crucial ooc things:

Xiao can reach the nearest elemental in one move; am I correct that he will take that position (O11) and attack?

Which target is Raven attacking? Also, are those attacks modified for bless?

Finally, sorry I didn't take the time to label the horses. Whistler is the horse directly adjacent to Oliver, having run up the slope himself. Which gives you time to grab some gear, and still take another action if you have one.)

 

[Festy_Dog]

Guilt Puppy, just felt I had to mention how good a job these maps is. Many thanks

Nurthk takes a split second to weigh up where he'd be of more use before, then walks over to the closest elemental.

"We can handle these," he says to Xiao, and brings his doubleaxe over his head into the earth elemental with the power of both arms behind it.

attack: 30
slashing damage: 10
fire damage: 2

 

[DrZombie]

Which target is Raven attacking? Also, are those attacks modified for bless?

OOC : the biggest, or the nearest if they all look equally mean Attack not modified for bless or range. Also, if you look at invisible castle, i rolled again, but had to pretend to be working when the boss came in, so i lost those rolls, and reused the old ones .

 

[doghead]

Xiao can reach the nearest elemental in one move; am I correct that he will take that position (O11) and attack?

- ooc -
Yeah, try for a flank attack if possible, or open the elemental's flank to Nurthk if Xiao gets there first.

Hiii Ya! Judo Chop!

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Xiao moves quickly down the path and then back down the slope, kicking down at the emerging elemental. Unfortunately he is only able to deal a glancing blow across the enemy's hard surface. It appears unbothered.

(I'll resolve Fendric's action for this round once I have one; I'll treat it somewhat like a held initiative, but without permanently changing his place in the initiative order..)

Raven lets loose three arrows at the largest of the three hawks. It spins and glides around the first and the last, but the second pierces deep into the meat where wing meets torso. Tatlock follows with a sling-bullet of his own at the same target, but misses completely.

Nurthk jogs up beside Xiao, keeping his balance across the loose rock (which, he finds, is not too difficult if you're not trying to move up or down). The head of his axe cleaves this thing in two as cleanly as Hiritus' strike on the other; the crumbling of rock echoed down these chasms is becoming a familiar sound quickly.

Oliver gathers his weapons from Whistler's pack, and turns to determine what exactly he wishes to use them on. (Unless you object or have different intentions, I'll treat this as a full-round action, getting both his blades in hand as well as any ranged weapon he might have.)

There is another flash, this time smaller, and three glowing streaks curl through the air, then embed into the flesh of the arrowhawk on the other side of the large from Cylantro. (#2, determined randomly.) It issues a distraught vocalization, clearly at least as much in pain as in anger.


Round 3
5 Xiao
3 Fendric

Round 4
24 Raven
23 Tatlock
22 Nurthk
21 Oliver
20 Cylantro
17 Hiritus
12 Arrowhawks
5 Xiao
3 Fendric

(Thanks for the map appreciation, Festy -- I have fun making 'em, so it's good to know that you like using 'em. In the interest of saving bandwidth, more than anything else, I'll hold off on the next update until there's more information -- as it is the only change is that Nurhtk and Xiao are now just below the nearest elemental, which is now no longer there because Nurthk destroyed it.)

 

[dpdx]

Sorry! No 'Net last night! Damn Time Warner!

[Round 3]

Fendric again draws upon the power of the Light: in front of Hiritus, a large flying beast appears in the air directly in front of the largest of the arrowhawks, and attacks it.

Full attack: Claws - 1st hits AC 20 for 5; 2nd hits AC18 for 5. Bite (Smite Evil) - hits AC20 for 9 (6 if not smiteable).

[Fendric casts Summon Monster III: Celestial Hippogriff to S/T 16/17. It lasts for seven rounds or until it is dead. I'll put stats in the OOC thread.]

[Round 4]

Hiritus, having luck with the earth elementals, rides toward the remaining elementals to engage them. In doing so, this exposes Fendric, who seems too intent on the fight to notice.

[Hiritus (mounted) moves toward the nearest earth elemental still upright, and if he has time, will attack.]

Attack roll (if possible within this action) hits AC 19 for 10.

Otherwise, I'd like to make it Hiritus' readied attack roll if he doesn't reach an elemental.

 

[DrZombie]

Attack

Raven keeps the air filled with arrows, attacking the largest of the hawks, and shifting his aim to the nearest of the smaller ones when it falls to the ground.

OOC:
Attack 23,21,16
Damage 4,8,7
Bless bonus added

 

[Guilt Puppy]

The appearance of Fendric's hippogriff catches the large arrowhawk off guard, and its enemy is wounded by both beak and talons. Fendric finishes casting his spell in a cloud of fresh hoof-dust, as Justice climbs and charges toward the nearest elemental. (Not quite close enough for an attack)

The arrowhawk responds to the new, airborne combatant with a sharp bite of its own (Celestial Hippogriff: Attack 24, Damage 19) before retreating slightly back, and about fifty feet upward. (No AoO; fly-by attack.)

The other three swoop down, and display the electric bolts Oliver anticipated. The first is the one Cylantro hit with her magic missile (#2); it returns the favor, making nearly a straight line for her before stopping in midair and curling its hind section toward her. Tail feathers spark, and a flashing bolt races through the air toward the caster. (Cylantro: Attack 29 touch, Damage 9)

Another (#3) comes forward and fires its bolt, surprisingly, at the struggling Vespers. The horse issues a loud cry as the bolt connects, and there is no silence that follows: If perhaps this bird meant to mercifully end the animal's suffering, it has failed terribly.

The final arrowhawk (#4) makes a fast line toward Fendric, sending its electric charge down through the dust at the caster. (Fendric: Attack 25 touch, Damage 6)

The two remaining elementals both focus on Hiritus. The first reaches up, extending its arm toward the paladin (Hiritus: Attack 12, Damage 5). The second targets the paladin's mount. (Justice: Attack 8, Damage 6)

Meanwhile, back along the path you can see a number of yellow scarves in the distance, most apparently still in a panic about the earthquake. Four, however, are running in your direction, with weapons in hand (crossbows, you'd wager). They are about 480 feet away, but running at full speed.

Also visible approaching: A great wave out in the distance. It is hard to measure the size; the combined effect of its rapid growth and extremely fast speed over the water make it hard to gauge much of any quantity; for the fact that it will be upon you extremely soon. As it blocks out the horizon, it becomes clear that it is at least as high as the cliff on which you stand.


Round 4
24 Raven
23 Tatlock
22 Nurthk
21 Oliver
20 Cylantro
17 Hiritus
12 Arrowhawks
5 Xiao
3 Fendric

(Updated map, and also there's now a side view, to help with the distances to the birds.

Not visible on sideview, heights (relative to the numbers listed for heights on that map):

Large Arrowhawk at -11/-10
Hippogriff at -1/0)