Vigwyn the Unruly
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Hardin?
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Nac Mac Feegle
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If he can, he'll charge the beast. (+7 1d8+3)
Otherwise he'll move to get next to it hoping to get an AoO next round.
Otherwise he'll move to get next to it hoping to get an AoO next round.
Vigwyn the Unruly
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Ankheg Attack 4
The dwarf priest chases down the monster, but is not as lucky with this swing as he was with the last. The ankheg is terrified and desperate, and its jerky, unpredictable movements make it a difficult target.
The life of the unconscious, severely wounded celestial beetle continues to flow from its body, its brilliant golden shell standing in stark contrast to the beast whose mouth it now occupies.
Belisha, fearing for her loyal dog, moves closer to him and attempts to call him off from battle. This time the dog obeys. He stops chasing the ankheg, but adjusts his position to keep his body between the beast and his master.
Round 4
The elf, seeking to keep the ankheg overwhelmed in battle, slides across the road around to the back of the creature.
Seemingly in the blink of an eye, the warrior drops gracefully from the back of his mount, divests himself of his sword and shield, and draws his heavy crossbow. Steadying his aim in the chaos of battle, he sets a heavy bolt on a lethal course. Finding its target, the bolt passes all the way into the side of the great insect, doing massive damage.
The ankheg, in a desperate bid to save its own life, attempts to move away to the north. However, this desperate movement leaves it open to the twin attacks of elf and dwarf. Both hit! As the elf’s rapier slides into the vulnerable thorax, finding a wildly beating heart, the dwarf’s warhammer smashes the great beast to the ground with a terrible crunch.
The ruined beetle tumbles forth from the ankheg’s mouth and rolls to an undignified stop on the surface of the dusty road, an ill portent for the challenges that lie ahead. Several seconds later, it vanishes into the midmorning heat.
OOC Notes:
Hardin
Moves 20’ (can’t charge because you’d have to move through an occupied space)
Warhammer misses (AC 18, Atk roll 2 + 5 = 7)
Limited concealment (10% miss chance)
Celestial Giant Bombardier Beetle
2nd round of 3
Does not become stable (10% chance, die result 42)
Loses 1 hp, reduced to -5 hp
Belisha
Moves 20’
Handle Animal succeeds (perform Down DC 10, check result 14 + 0 = 14)
Rufus will perform Down trick
Rufus
Performs Down
5’ step
Slyfen
Moves 35’
Gains limited concealment (10% miss chance)
Eolan
Fast dismount succeeds (DC 22, Ride check result 16 + 6 = 22)
Drops sword and shield as free action
Draws crossbow as move action
Crossbow shooting into melee hits (AC 18, Atk roll 18 + 5 - 4 = 19)
9 damage (Dmg roll [1d10] 9) ankheg reduced to 0 hp and is disabled
Ankheg
Disabled
Attempts to move 30’
Provoking AoO from Slyfen and Hardin
Slyfen
Rapier flanking sneak attack (AC 18, Atk roll 15 + 6 + 2 = 23)
12 damage (Dmg roll [1d6 + 2d6] 3 + 6 + 3 = 12)
Hardin
Warhammer flanking (AC 18, Atk roll 14 + 5 + 2 = 21)
10 damage (Dmg roll [1d8+3] 7 + 3 = 10)
ankheg is dead
The dwarf priest chases down the monster, but is not as lucky with this swing as he was with the last. The ankheg is terrified and desperate, and its jerky, unpredictable movements make it a difficult target.
The life of the unconscious, severely wounded celestial beetle continues to flow from its body, its brilliant golden shell standing in stark contrast to the beast whose mouth it now occupies.
Belisha, fearing for her loyal dog, moves closer to him and attempts to call him off from battle. This time the dog obeys. He stops chasing the ankheg, but adjusts his position to keep his body between the beast and his master.
Round 4
The elf, seeking to keep the ankheg overwhelmed in battle, slides across the road around to the back of the creature.
Seemingly in the blink of an eye, the warrior drops gracefully from the back of his mount, divests himself of his sword and shield, and draws his heavy crossbow. Steadying his aim in the chaos of battle, he sets a heavy bolt on a lethal course. Finding its target, the bolt passes all the way into the side of the great insect, doing massive damage.
The ankheg, in a desperate bid to save its own life, attempts to move away to the north. However, this desperate movement leaves it open to the twin attacks of elf and dwarf. Both hit! As the elf’s rapier slides into the vulnerable thorax, finding a wildly beating heart, the dwarf’s warhammer smashes the great beast to the ground with a terrible crunch.
The ruined beetle tumbles forth from the ankheg’s mouth and rolls to an undignified stop on the surface of the dusty road, an ill portent for the challenges that lie ahead. Several seconds later, it vanishes into the midmorning heat.
OOC Notes:
Hardin
Moves 20’ (can’t charge because you’d have to move through an occupied space)
Warhammer misses (AC 18, Atk roll 2 + 5 = 7)
Limited concealment (10% miss chance)
Celestial Giant Bombardier Beetle
2nd round of 3
Does not become stable (10% chance, die result 42)
Loses 1 hp, reduced to -5 hp
Belisha
Moves 20’
Handle Animal succeeds (perform Down DC 10, check result 14 + 0 = 14)
Rufus will perform Down trick
Rufus
Performs Down
5’ step
Slyfen
Moves 35’
Gains limited concealment (10% miss chance)
Eolan
Fast dismount succeeds (DC 22, Ride check result 16 + 6 = 22)
Drops sword and shield as free action
Draws crossbow as move action
Crossbow shooting into melee hits (AC 18, Atk roll 18 + 5 - 4 = 19)
9 damage (Dmg roll [1d10] 9) ankheg reduced to 0 hp and is disabled
Ankheg
Disabled
Attempts to move 30’
Provoking AoO from Slyfen and Hardin
Slyfen
Rapier flanking sneak attack (AC 18, Atk roll 15 + 6 + 2 = 23)
12 damage (Dmg roll [1d6 + 2d6] 3 + 6 + 3 = 12)
Hardin
Warhammer flanking (AC 18, Atk roll 14 + 5 + 2 = 21)
10 damage (Dmg roll [1d8+3] 7 + 3 = 10)
ankheg is dead
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Krug
Newshound
Belisha sighs. "A pity, but it was in it's nature." She pats Rufus on the head and wipes the gunk of the anhkeg away form it's mouth. "Good dog, though you should not be charging and battling creatures larger than you. Especially vile, acid-spewing beasts. Fortunately it made a meal of the beetle and not you."
Brain
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Slyfen breathes out a sigh of relief. He then collects his bow and any arrows that are still serviceable. He will briefly search the beast, and assuming he finds nothing on its body, suggest that perhaps it has something interesting in its burrow. He then follows his own advice and approaches the disturbed earth carefully, rapier in hand.
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Vigwyn the Unruly
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Slyfen searches the area for about half an hour (taking 20). You discover that the burrowing ankheg did not make any kind of usable tunnel anywhere near. The only thing that you find is disturbed ground.
It is now about an hour and a half until noon, and the recently dried lake is still about two hours of travel away.
It is now about an hour and a half until noon, and the recently dried lake is still about two hours of travel away.
Nac Mac Feegle
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OOC: How much damage did the horse take?
Vigwyn the Unruly
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OOC:
The horse started with 30 hp, and lost 16. He has 14 left.
The horse started with 30 hp, and lost 16. He has 14 left.
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