Constables of the 14th Ward Part 2

[pathfinderq1]

"Constable Sentran?" Thea's first response was quite nearly a squawk of surprise- but as usual, she brought her voice under control very quickly. "If you are quite through with taking the easy way here, and done frolicking with your pets, we could use your assistance with that swarm of bugs." She was enough of a mage to wonder just what was going on with his precipitous arrival- but for the moment her survival instinct trumped her curiousity.

 

[Scotley]

OOC:

As per post 734 SoulFetter continues his progress toward the Mill. If the bug swarm gets in range he'll smack them with his fists but I'm not familiar with the rules for fighting swarms - do I roll TH/Damage as normal? Let me know when I'm supposed to do so and I'll take care of it.

OOC: Sorry, regular attacks will do little good. Having faced a swarm previously, Soulfetter would know a little about them if not about this particular one:

Swarm :: d20srd.org

 

[Leif]

[sblock=Swarm]You guys might not remember this far back, and at least one of you wasn't even here then, but the very first combat encounter of this campaign was with a swarm of assorted vermin in a dirty alley of Lauralie Summerhome. So there is ample precedent for our Constables serving as exterminators.[/sblock]

 

[xedr]

As the swarm begins to form in front of Thea and Soulfetter, Darius moves in their direction to engage the swarm while reaching for his torches. Discovering that he's discarded all of his torches for sunrods, Darius swears never to rely on new technology again. Darius is hastily wrapping dry swamp grass around a couple of sunrods to create makeshift torches when the centripedal apparition crosses overhead and evaporates, leaving behind a muddy wizard. Having dropped his 'torches' to draw a bead on the new arrival, Darius's angry challenge is barely stopped by Thea's startled identification of Sentran. Again putting away his bow, he kneels to light his makeshift torches and, once they're lit, he moves to engage the swarm. (Darius should be able to engage next round.)

 

[Leif]

[sblock=Attacking the Swarm]To answer Mowgli's question about attacking the swarm, yes, just roll to hit and damage as usual. Now where did Scotley scamper off to, anyway?[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Alarion 23
Soulfetter 23
Thea 18
Sentran the Violet 15
Raul 10
Jonas 10
Archer 9
Swarm 8
Darius 5
Brae 1

"By Morwyn and Meda! What devilry is this!" Alarion stops, drops his javelin, and takes a torch from his pack. He quickly lights it by striking a piece of flint 'gainst his shield, and prepares to meet the oncoming beasties. "My friends, if one of you has some oil flasks, I believe this is the time to use them!"

"Oh, crap."

With no way to retreat and unable to see any other options, SoulFetter mentally rolls up his sleeves and resigns himself to the pain that is surely coming his way. He continues his steady slogging through the muck toward the mill, and prepares to slap and smack some beetles. He keeps an eye peeled for the archer's return. The hulking Urgant skirts the edge of the swarm and after a tentative swing or two quickly discovers that his mundane attacks are useless against the great mass of bugs.

Thea was quite nearly caught off guard by the sudden approach of the swarming beetle-like creatures. She knew almost none of her spells worked on that sort of thing, and mundane weapons weren't much use either- so it was time to get away from them. Taking advantage of the mobility provided by her spell, she moved back towards some of her other compatriots.

Sentran the Violet makes his startling entrance and begins to clean himself up with a minor spell.

Raul continues on his way towards the barn (towards O54) at top speed. I need to get that archer out of commission, thinks Raul. Hearing Brae's warning he looks towards the window but sees nothing.

Jonas spends a moment calming Bruno who is more than a little disturbed by Sentran's method of transportation.

The swarm advances on the largest group of Constables.

As the swarm begins to form in front of Thea and Soulfetter, Darius moves in their direction to engage the swarm while reaching for his torches. Discovering that he's discarded all of his torches for sunrods, Darius swears never to rely on new technology again. Darius is hastily wrapping dry swamp grass around a couple of sunrods to create makeshift torches when the centripedal apparition crosses overhead and evaporates, leaving behind a muddy wizard. Having dropped his 'torches' to draw a bead on the new arrival, Darius's angry challenge is barely stopped by Thea's startled identification of Sentran. Again putting away his bow, he kneels to light his makeshift torches and, once they're lit, he moves to engage the swarm.

"Raul!" calls Brae, trying to keep up with the quick monk as the man runs gracefully across the swampy ground. Ware the archer in the barn window!"

 

[Nightbreeze]

Sentran cackles, saying "A warm of beetles", waving his hands and detonating a roaring fireball that scorches the swarm and a tree. Warm beetles... he chuckles again. Lalalala...By the way, you would be well advised to know that although I am one of the best diviners in the city, I am hardly a "blaster"
-he mouths the world with distaste. So don't expect more fireballs from me. Today, that is.



ooc: kn(nature) 18
fireball: 18dmg, relex 18 halves.

 

[xedr]

"Woohoo Sentran!" Darius decides he likes the newcomer already as the fireball blasts into the swarm, crisping most of them(?). Darius quickly closes the distance and starts slapping at the rest of the singed bugs with his improvised torches, adding 2hp of fire damage. (1d20+10=23, 1d3=2)

 

[Leif]

Darius is hard pressed to find anything moving that he can smack with his "torch." And some of the critters he does hit crumble into powdery ash as soon as he touches them.

The archer still ominously fails to pincushion you for yet another round. (CLUNK!! Ok, that's one shoe dropping....)

[sblock=Darius]"Woohoo"?? I mean, REALLY! [/SBLOCK]

 

[pathfinderq1]

"Indeed, well done Constable Sentran," Thea called out, pausing in her escape now that the swarm had been dealt with. "I see you have decided to join us in our orc-hunting- you are just in time. We have left quite a bit of swamp for you to trudge through, and some orcs up ahead, as well." She paused, and took another despairing look around the wet and muddy terrain, then addressed the group as a whole. "Well, shall we continue? We wouldn't want to leave that archer fellow all alone- and I'm sure there are other miscreants about..." Even as she finished speaking, she started towards the barn once again, now eschewing the paltry cover in favor of speed.

OOC: Continue towards barn after soliloquy; base move still 60 with Expeditious Retreat (120 double move), in as straight a line as the terrain will allow.