Equivalent Exchange--Episode 2: Blood is Thicker

[Rystil Arden]

*Laura begins drawing a transmutation circle.*

*The creatures regroup and recoup the fallen assailant, pressing the attack on Selim and Elysia. However, this time they are ready, and they both dodge, leap, jump, duck, and manage to avoid all of their assailants at once, in Selim's case by the skin of his teeth.*

*Just then, Laura's transmutation circle flashes and she transmutes the floor into a minor crushing explosion of earth around Selim, Elysia, and their eight assailants. Elysia and Selim dodge the attack unscathed, but four of the eight attackers are destroyed by the violent alchemy. The others manage to endure the effects of the minor explosion.*

(OOC: Selim, Elysia, and Laura's turn

Total Kill count--Fleshx1, Fatx2,Bone3)

 

[Festy_Dog]

With sword now in hand Selim engages the golem-like entities in melee.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Selim carefully tucks away his pistol and then draws his sword with a mere flick of his wrist, indicating his great comfort with the weapon.*

(OOC: Taking 10? Without the -4, it seems like it will surely hit. Of course, then it can't crit either, so I do have to ask)

 

[Festy_Dog]

(ooc: Rolling works.)

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Awww, rolled a 4 You were more likely to crit than miss, but bad luck Too bad, too--Selim has infinite Takedown Attack against minions)

*Selim's attack clangs against the bone of one of the bone puppets.*

 

[Raylis]

Elysia lashes out at the nearest creature "Selim, if you can handle these things I'm going to catch that thing that made these"

(OOC: power attack for +4/-4)

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: I'm assuming rolling because that's what you wanted last time--plus Power Attack 4 might make taking 10 miss anyways. Fortunately for you, you rolled 18, followed by rolling a 16 on confirmation. Give Selim some of your luck!)

*With a step back to distance herself from her two remaining assailants, Elysia tosses a dagger into a fat puppet with a deadly and devastating aim that causes the whole beast to roil and explode, reminding Laura painfully of Maes Hughes's dagger thrown at her on the night of his death.*

(OOC: Laura, then the bad guys)

 

[stonegod]

Laura sneers behind the girl's back at her knife throwing, but kept if from being seen. Instead, she drew another circle. Time to finish this.

OOC: Same sort of thing as before. Whatever works best.

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: There's only three enemy targets in range of such an attack--if she moves closer, she can probably hit eight or more (but she'd spend a move action, so she would need to spend an extra action next round to finish the full-round alchemy). Of course, by the time this is done, if the enemies advance mindlessly like they've been doing, there will be eight in range just in time to get crushed...so I guess she can do that)

*Laura starts another quick transmutation, as more of the animated creatures advance to attack, as she predicted. Selim takes a minor blow from a flesh puppet, but he rolls with the blow and merely takes a minor bruise. Elysia, on the other hand, is staggered to her knees by a powerful punch.*

*Unfortunately, this is not good news when combined with Laura's alchemy, which sends stone pounding down upon the area. Selim avoids it completely, but Elysia can't move out of the way. Fortunately, she weathers the attack unscathed. Two of the puppets are not so lucky, but the rest are very lucky in their feeble but somehow-successful attempts to escape Laura's attack.*



(OOC: Selim takes just 1 Bruise, Elysia is Staggered, Stunned, and Bruised

1 Fat and 1 Bone destroyed

Total: Fleshx1, Fatx4, Bonex4

Selim and Laura's turns)

 

[stonegod]

Laura says in an appologetic voice, "I said it is unpredictable!"

But internally, she thinks, Clumsy waif.

Laura judges her best next move.

OOC: If she needs to move to get them, she shall. Otherwise, rinse and repeat seems to work for now.