Crossed Paths, Part II

[Manzanita]

Round 1

As Gruk begins casting the party springs into action. Marcus charges forward & hurls his dagger, which flies unerringly to imbed in the shamen's thick skin.

Brioc whips out a small piece of red cloth & begins chanting himself, as his wolf takes position in front of him.

Tullius charges forward at the largest enemy. His axe deflects off the thick skin, but his sword rips a gash inside the open mouth of the great croc.

The lizardmen charge, hissing their strange roars. One attacks Marcus with its spiked club, striking the gypsy a hard blow in the shoulder. Another surges forward, striking Tullius a glancing blow on the head. Tullius steps back and narrowly avoids the snapping jaws of the crocodile. The last lizardman in the room charges Brioc, and smashes his club down on the wolf, ripping through fur and muscle on the back. The wolf responds, leaping forward and biting a large chunk out of the reptilian man's thigh.

In the hallway, lizardmen charge Octar and Dhormium. One swings his club at Octar, striking him in the chest. The other rakes at Dhormium with claws and teeth, but is held off by the dwarf's sheild. Octar strikes back, piercing deep into his opponent's stomach. Dhormium does even better, splitting the charging lizardman's skull with his waraxe.

Behind the front lines, Ehldannis begins his chant, Mendicus moves forward clutching his sword and torch, to cover Brioc as he casts his spell.


I'm going to see how posting the rolls goes. Let me know if you like seeing them.
Rolls: Marcus: 20 to hit, then 17 to confirm threat. 2+2=4 dmg
Tullius: 9 + 7=16 miss 11 + 6=17 hit. dmg: 3+1+2=6
Lizardman vs. Marcus: 18+2=20 hit, 3+1 dmg = 4
Lizardman vs. Tullius: 20+2=22 hit 11+2=13 threat doesn't materialize; 5+1 dmg = 6. Crocodile 7+7=miss
Lizardman vs. Wolf 16+2=18 hit, 5+1=6 dmg
Wolf vs. Lizardman 20+6=26 hit, 9+6 threat realized, 3+4+2=9 dmg. Trip fails.
Lizardman vs Octar 16+2+2(charge)=20 hit, 6+1 dmg =7 (bringing Octar to 20)
Lizardman vs. Dhormium 14+2+2 miss.
Octar vs. Lizardman 16+8=24 hit, 5+4=9 dmg
Dhormium vs. Lizardman 9+5=14 (hit, due to lizardman charge AC penalty), dmg 10+1=11

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Octar grunts as he is struck in the chest, and then smacks the club out of the way with his shield and swings again at the lizardman.

 

[Inez Hull]

Ehldannis finishes his spell and directs a wafting cloud of sparkling faerie lights into the midst of the lizard men coming up the corridor, aiming at those closest to the rear of the group first.

[Casts Sleep aimed at the lizardmen in the following preference; J12, J11, K11, J10]

 

[doghead]

Marcus uses the wall to protect his back, and his wits to protect his skin. He strikes back - a shift in position, a flicker of forward movement to distract the creature, then the real thrust.

ooc: call Dodge against the lizardman, Feint Check +7. If this is successful, then does that mean Marcus' attack is counts as a Sneak Attack? In face to face combat?

 

[Jarval]

The last syllables of Brioc's spell tumble from his lips, then he steps past Wolf and into the room. The Melnibonean scimitar slides cleanly from it's scabbard, ready to draw the blood of it's age-old foes. With a feeling of alien, savage glee, Brioc lunges at the lizardman attacking Wolf...


(Moving to I9 to help Wolf out, and to try the scimitar's enchantment.)

 

[eoghanbt]

Tulius shouts as he takes a blow from a lizardman, swinging his axe and thrusting his sword at the croc....

 

[Manzanita]

Anyone know the answer to Doghead's question? I would think Yes, if you lose dex bonus. Meanwhile, can you feint & attack in the same round?

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Unless he has improved fient, it's a standard action to fient, but it does allow him to sneak attack next round.

 

[Manzanita]

Round 2

Gruk snarls, and the observent will notice he seemed to lose his concentration when Marcus' knife hit him. He quickly whips his fingers about and casts another spell.

Marcus feints. If the battle weren't so serious, he would be tempted to laugh at the lizardman's immediate and total lunge at exactly where he feinted. (feint succesful). Unfortunately for Marcus, he is unable to recover fully from his feint and the lizardman's club grazes his chest, bruising the tender flesh under the mithral mail. (4 pts)

As Brioc finishes his incantation, a mass of spiders seems to crawl out of the ground itself around Gruk. Brioc then leaps forward beside his wolf and slashes at the wolf's opponent with his scimitar. His blow strikes true, and instead of the usual impact a blow would send down his arm, he feels the blade cut through the lizardman's armored skin like a blade though water. The lizardman is cut in twain and plops to the stone floor.

Tullius curses as neither of his weapons penetrate the crocadile's thick hide. Brioc's wolf dashes forward and lunges at the crocodile's throat, but is stopped by its wide mouth. The crocodile bites back at the already bloodied wolf, ripping a row of teethmarks in its chest before it can pull away. (9 pts)
The lizardman next to Tullius swings again, but again goes wide.

In the hallway, another lizardman steps up to take the place of the one Dhormium slew, but neither he nor the others can penetrate Octar's or Dhormium's defenses. As Ehldannis' sparkling faerie lights float by, two of the lizardmen collapse in slumber. Leaping over their bodies, Dhormium and Octar make short work of the final two, killing each in single blows.

Mendicus holds his position, keeping an eye on Brioc, and also glancing up the passage to the north.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

"Brioc! Finish the downed ones or leave them?" Octar shouts as Ehldannis' spell takes effect. He flips his grip from the normal position to one suited to stabbing downwards, in anticipation of Brioc's command. The point hovers above the sleeping lizard's chest. If he is proven wrong, though, Octar shrugs and switches his grip again, running into the room to confront the crocodile.

Coup de grace or double move to G8.