Clutches of Evil - IC: Chapter One

[jkason]

Byntrou, sorcerous barbarian

Destiny looks to Byntrou as he changes weapons. "You thinking something, Byntrou? Cause it doesn't look like you're going too get into that battle soon unless some people start moving over."

Byntrou grins as Keryth moves, "Hopefully, Pwent will take our good cleric's hint. If he makes room, we'll have at."

[sblock=OOC]Hold action. If Pwent moves over into the space Keryth vacated, Byntrou will take Pwent's position and attack with his scimitar. If not, he's still stuck playing cheerleader. [/sblock]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

END OF ROUND THREE:

After successfully sliding to a new position, Keryth does indeed take a mighty swing, and at first the fighter looks a bit worried now that he is flanked. however, the mornistar flashes by the fighter, catching nothing except air. The fighter chides, "Heh. You swing like that more often and I'll keep this shield longer than you think."

The goblin looks dissappointed that the party didn't even heed his last action. "Barthok!" he yells as a white energy dances off of his fingertips. The energy collects in his palm and shoots straight for Keryth. The blast, a minor hindarance at best, collides with the cleric.

Keryth:
[Sblock]The blast hits Keryth and does 3 damage[/Sblock]

The fighter retaliates against Bahruul and the longsword connects. "There, minotaur, take that!"

Bahruul:
[Sblock]Bahruul takes 9 damage[/Sblock]

As Bahruul swings again to return the blow, he connects solidly with the fighter's mithril shield and sends a loud ring through the tunnel. The fighter retorts, "Hey, this shield works pretty good!"

Pwent follows Keryth's lead in surrounding the fighter and steps to the right. As he does, he sets himself and flashes out a solid jab. The jab falls short of its mark, however.

As Keryth slides over and begins a chain of movement it opens up a space for Byntrou to enter. The bous' swing with the scimitar meets the fighter's mithril shield as well - doing no damage to the fighter.

ROUND FOUR:

Destiny pulls out her dagger and yells, "Keep slidin' around!"

Battlefield Map:
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|             D B1K|
|               bP |
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[unleashed]

Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric (20/23 hp)

Keryth does just as Destiny suggests taking a step towards the goblin to place himself opposite Byntrou. Snarling at the goblin, “Keep your pitiful magics to yourself goblin,” before striking two handed at the fighter again, hopefully letting his morningstar do his talking for him.

[SBLOCK=OOC]Keryth 5 ft. step towards goblin, two-handed strike at the fighter again...yay more flanking. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

ROUND FOUR CONTINUED:

Even though Keryth slid around and maintained his flanking stance with Byntrou, his morningstar is turned away by the fighter's sword. "You'll have to do better than that to scare off my goblin assistant, dog. The shield's mine!"

The goblin smirks at the confidence of the fighter and unleashes anoth magic strike. "Barthok!" it says, and another magical energy attack leaps of the caster's fingers and flashes straight for Keryth.

Keryth:
[Sblock]Keryth takes 2 damage[/Sblock]

As the fighter spins to deflect the blows against him, he lashes out agaist Bahruul once more with his longsword. Once more his blade strikes true, nearly knocking Bahruul to his knees.

Bahruul:
[Sblock]Bahruul takes 9 more damage. That's very dangerously close to unconscious. Also, Bahruul is next in the Init order if that information helps chose his action.[/Sblock]

Battlefield Map:
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|             D B1 |
|               bP |
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[unleashed]

Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric (18/23 hp)

Keryth annoyed with the goblin now, strikes double-handed at the fighter again, before stepping toward the goblin, his attention on the small creature.

[SBLOCK=OOC] Attack fighter with double-handed strike before taking a 5 ft. step towards the goblin, bloody annoying little bugger. [/SBLOCK]

 

[D20Dazza]

Staggered Bahruul attempts to smash his foes weapon from his hand.

OOC:
[sblock]Sunder attempt +17, no AoO, also using power attack so subtracting 3 (which will add 6 damage for the doubled BaB for 2 handed weapon) from the attack to add to the damage so sunder will in fact be at +14[/sblock]

 

[jkason]

Byntrou, sorcerous barbarian

[sblock=OOC]I believe I effectively shifted Byntrou's initiative to just after Pwent's. I'm going to assume Pwent moves. If you decide otherwise, just nix the move part of the below description[/sblock]

Byntrou follows the others' lead, taking a quick sideways step to make room for little Destiny. Watching Bahruul bear up under the onslaught, Byn reaches inside for the fire he called on long before he learned magic.

"I have had enough of you, and you will die this day for the pain you've caused my herdmate!" Byn roars. His eyes go bloodshot. His muscles seem to swell, the map of veins standing out against his skin. Hot breath chuffs from his nostrils and a growl builds in his throat. Wrapping both of his large hands around the hilt of the scimitar, Byntrou slashes ferociously at the shield-bearing human.

[sblock=OOC]Byntrou's going to rage. Attack's now +5, damage (between the rage boost and the two-handed swing) is 1d6 +4 (halves are rounded down, yes?).

Also temp 6 HP, AC -2. Lasts 7 rounds.[/sblock]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

END OF ROUND FOUR:

Bahruul's attack cleaves of the blade of the fighter's sword right above the hilt. The blade somersaults end over end down the hall to Bahruul's left and lands with a solid clank against the rock floor. The fighter curses the Bous and says, "No matter, I've still got a shield to beat you with!"

Pwent steps to Keryth's old position opposite Bahruul to allow the rest to shift over. He swings away at the fighter and connects with the shield only. Pwent's hand glances off the shield and harmlessly passes by the fighter.

Byntrou takes a viscious swing at the fighter, but the fighter is able to evade the bous' strike. The fighter smirks and adds, "See, I won't even need a sword to beat you all!"

Destiny slides forward and reaches out to simply make contact with the fighter's breastplate armor. As she makes contact, a red surge of power flows from her head down her arm and into armor. She steps back and says smuggly with a hint of the fact that she is going to enjoy the fighter's pain on account of the damage he's already done to Bahruul, "He's going to smoulder in his own armor - no more damage will be absolutely necessary unless he manages to get the armor off. Fight so that you don't get hit! Or better yet, step back and watch him smoulder! And don't touch his armor!"

ROUND FIVE:

Keryth's double handed strike misses the fighter as he begins to move awkwardly in his armor that is heating up. His irradic actions seem to help him for now, though, as Keryth is unable to land an effective blow.

As Keryth steps toward the goblin, the little one holds up his empty palms and say, "Oh, you meant me stop. Farang think big man speak to other goblin in hallway. Farang no hurt big man with pointy ball on end of stick no more. Farang loyal to big man with pointy ball on stick." He shakes his head vigorously up and down as if to try and convince Keryth he's serious. As his head shakes, his mouth falls agape, exposing his pointy teeth. There is a glint in his eye that seems to indicate that Farang is serious about his loyalty to Keryth - or at least a truce between Keryth and Farang. "Farang be good. Farang no attack big man with pointy ball on stick."

The fighter makes a half-hearted attempt to swing the shield wildly in an arc around him to keep everyone at bay. His attack seems to have not really been directed an anyone in particular as his mind currently is more occupied with the reality that his armor is quickly beginning to feel like an oven.

Battlefield Map:
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|               B1P|
|               Db |
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[jkason]

Byntrou, sorcerous barbarian

Byntrou grins menacingly, his voice more gutteral in his current state as he praises their smallest member. "Well done, Destiny." Then his attention shifts back to the slowly burning warrior.

"Looks like we'll not be needing swords to finish you, eh?" The bous regrets exhausting his primal fighting energies given how effectively Destiny has dismissed the man, but revels instead concentrates on keeping himself from being struck, trying his best to compensate for the carelessness his own heated blood tends to carry with it.

[sblock=OOC]So long as the man's trapped in burning armor, Byntrou will hold position and go for full defense to compensate for that lost AC due to rage.[/sblock]

 

[unleashed]

Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric (18/23 hp)

“Well I guess we will see about that Farang,” Keryth says as he grasps the goblins shoulder with his free hand, keeping the pointy ball on stick away from the creature...for now...as he turns to watch what has happened with the fighter that holds his shield.