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

[dpdx]

[Concentration: 23. whew.]

Hiritus looks around just long enough to see Fendric exposed behind him, and looks on helplessly as the cleric is wracked with electrical damage.

"Not YOU, Fendric! Get behind me!"

However, Fendric manages to complete the spell, and as two more hippogriffs surround the largest arrowhawk, and rip into it, Fendric completes his movement the rest of the way behind Hiritus, talking excitedly.

"I saw Cylantro and Oliver fall, Hiritus! We must save them! Move with me!"

[Hiritus will delay to and act on Fendric's initiative, since he's doing nothing more than to act as a shield. Together, with their eyes on #1 and #3, they will move toward first Cylantro (who is closest), then Oliver.

The two griffs attack as before in the previous post.]

 

[doghead]

Xiao Yu, male human monk

--- ROUND 9 ---

Xiao sets his feet and hefts the rock in his hand. The monk grins happily. The next time that bird gets close, Xiao is going to give it something to think about.

"Here bird.bird. Xiao has rock for you!"

- ooc -
Round 7: 4 wounds taken.
Round 8: 14 wounds taken.
Round 9: readied attack, if bird gets within 10 ft., range attack, -4 improvised weapon, -8 wind (1d20-6=12), rock damage, cos I'm an optimist (1d3+3=5)

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Round 9 completed

Xiao tosses a rock up at the bird above him, but comes nowhere near striking it.

Fendric's hippogriffs appear, and immediately tear into the surprised arrowhawk. When the flurry of beaks and claws is over, the hawk falls crashing to the rocks.

Round 10
24 Raven
23 Tatlock
22 Nurthk
21 Oliver
20 Cylantro
17 Hiritus
12 Arrowhawks
5 Xiao
3 Fendric

(Not much new mapwise. Hippogriffs to either side of where #1 was in flight.)

 

[Festy_Dog]

With conditions as they are, and two friendly hippogriffs in the air, Nurthk decides he'd be more useful elsewhere. He shoulders his bow and picks his way down towards Oliver, intent on carrying his colleague up to the healers.

 

[DrZombie]

Rvaen tries to carefully aim at the nearest remaining arrowhawk, but the winds are too fierce.

OOC : attack 14

He curses, and looks around, trying to see if he can find the spellcaster responsible for this wind and the elementals, but fails to find him.

OOC : failing miserably on search and spot 12,13

 

[Guilt Puppy]

The men in the yellow scarves continue their approach, firing another empty volley through the wild air at the last remaining arrowhawk. (Forgot that part of Round 9.)

Raven approaches the edge of the cliff, firing off, but his own arrow does no better. Tatlock at this point is merely hanging back, cringing with some awe at the frame of the large beast which now lies on the rocks not far from him.

Nurthk heads down to begin looking after the wounded. Hiritus holds back for a moment.

The last arrowhawk takes one more shot at Xiao (Xiao: Attack 19 touch, Damage 6) and then flies backward, retreating over the ocean. (To h13... Out of range for the hippogriffs to move and attack, but within distance to charge.)

Round 10
24 Raven
23 Tatlock
22 Nurthk
21 Oliver
20 Cylantro
12 Arrowhawks
5 Xiao
3 Hiritus (delayed)
3 Fendric

 

[doghead]

Xiao Yu, male human monk

Xiao sqeeks with pain as he gets another re-charge. He leaps back to his feet with another rock in hand and hurls it at the bird thing.

A futile gesture at best. But better than doing nothing.

- ooc -
attack, damage (1d20-6=14, 1d3+1=3). Natural 20. Well, if that doesn't do it, nothing will Xiao's AC sucks, so now hp 24/48

Edit: damage bonus should be +3, so 5 damage.

 

[DrZombie]

raven takes another shot at tha remaining arrowhawk, but the shot goes wide again 14

 

[dpdx]

The hippogriffs tread air as the last arrowhawk retreats, moving to a protective position between the party and the arrowhawk as befits their orders ("Protect us as if we were your own children."). If the last arrowhawk loops back within range of normal movement, the hippogriffs will close the distance and flank again.

In the meantime, Hiritus and Fendric move to stabilize the two fallen comrades: Hiritus using the remainder of his lay on hands (2 hp) to help Cylantro, and Fendric moving over to Oliver, who seemed to have gotten the worst of it. When Fendric gets there, he touches the holy symbol and Oliver, and channels into the old warrior the bracing, healing power of Pelor:

[Cure Critical Wounds to Oliver for 39 hp. -Yikes - that's one short of the max Fendric can heal!]

Fendric stands up, a little wobbly at first, but nonetheless braced for any return of the arrowhawk. If the arrowhawk continues to retreat, Fendric will then move to Cylantro.

 

[Guest 11456]

Cylantro : Female Human

As Hiritus channels the power of Pelor into her body, she opens her eyes and looks up at him weakly. "Wha... What happened? Di... Did we win?" Glancing around she sees the one arrowhawk, nearby, that she brought down and smiles a weak smile.