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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5501791" data-attributes="member: 11437"><p>[ooc]The combat continues...[/ooc]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Initiative Order]</p><p>27 - Goblin Bowmen</p><p>25 - Ettins</p><p>17 - Dergrenche</p><p>14 - Zindra</p><p>11 - Keldok</p><p>10 - Grimgal</p><p>10 - Ettins</p><p>6 - Billy</p><p>6 - Jordi</p><p>6 - Goblin Skullcleavers</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Situation at Present]Keldok, Zindra, and Billy are near each other at the top of the ridge. Nearby is the remaining Ettin. Two Bowmen lurk in the distance. At the base of the ridge, Jordi and Grimgal face off against the remaining Skullcleaver and the bandit leader, Dergrenche.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p><span style="color: lightblue">"Look, cousin,"</span> Billy whispered to Zindra. <span style="color: lightblue">"These goblin archers are real pests. I'm going to see if I can get rid of them. And maybe save Revv and the wagons at the same time."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: lightgreen">"Wait,"</span> Zindra replied. <span style="color: lightgreen">"What's the plan?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: lightblue">"Who said I had a plan?"</span></p><p></p><p>Zindra smirked.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: lightblue">"Fine. My plan is to convince the goblins that their leader has ordered a retreat and to tell the others. I assume that there are more bandits than just these."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: lightgreen">"There's a hole in your idea, gnome,"</span> Zindra said.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: lightblue">"I don't speak Goblin."</span> Billy looked at the archer, who were closing in. <span style="color: lightblue">"I know a few words. Let's give this a try."</span></p><p></p><p>Before Zindra could say anything else, and she had her hands full already, the gnome in the form of a goblin archer strode quickly towards the archers. He yelled the few words in the Goblin language that he knew, hoping to sway the archers not only to flee, but to tell the others that a retreat had been ordered and to hurry. Billy could only pray that this gambit would work.</p><p></p><p>Sure enough, the goblin archers turned to each other and fled into the woods. Billy could not tell if the goblins were heading towards other groups of bandits or not. In any event, they were gone and the ploy had worked.</p><p></p><p>Billy removed the illusion disguising him as a goblin archer and watched as the rest of the battle played out.</p><p></p><p>Nearby, the two-headed giant menacing Keldok and Zindra lurched forward. Still under the throes of Billy's spell, the ettin ineffectively swung its club at the half-orc and missed. Keldok jumped aside the creature and bounded behind it slightly, bashing the ettin in its side with a mighty hew of his mace. The ettin cried out with both mouths.</p><p></p><p>Keldok looked the Zindra. <span style="color: orange">"We must end this before more bandits arrive,"</span> Keldok said. <span style="color: orange">"You finish this thing."</span> Keldok turned towards the edge of the ridge. Unfortunately for the half-orc, taking his attention off the ettin was a foolish maneuver and the two-headed giant hacked at Keldok, smashing him in the back.</p><p></p><p>His balance failing from the attack, Keldok took a dive off the ridge, bounding to the soft dirt below and adjacent to the pond. Keldok landed with a thud, but on his feet and near the bandit leader, Dergrenche.</p><p></p><p>The dwarf priest's mouth was slackened wide. <span style="color: slategray">"You are either brave or a fool, Keldok!"</span></p><p></p><p>Keldok turned towards the bandit leader. <span style="color: orange">"I am injured, priest. Heal me, if you would. Then, we can finish this."</span></p><p></p><p>Grimgal grimaced. Keldok was possibly brave <em>and</em> a fool, but perhaps with Dergrenche down, defeating the rest of the bandits would be an easier proposition. In fact, they might just split and run. The dwarf surged forward, ignoring the axe-wielding goblin at his back. Grimgal uttered a prayer to Moradin and added something extra for healing the son of an orc. Grimgal took Keldok's wounds as his own, but the half-orc was fully healed in the process. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: slategray">"Don't make me regret this, half-orc."</span></p><p></p><p>Jordi, the warrior, bashed at Dergrenche using his magical shield. This caused the bandit leader to step back, but caused no great harm. Seeing the half-orc jump down, Jordi smiled. He knew exactly what Keldok intended. The warrior repositioned himself, allowing for Keldok to move in.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: royalblue">"Your time is nigh, bandit!"</span></p><p></p><p>Atop the ridge, Zindra realized that the distance was short between herself and the two-headed giant. Everyone else was below - or, in Billy's case, had run off on an errand of questionable motive. The elf archer drew a magic arrow to her bowstring. The giant lurched forward, intent on ending the ranger's life. With determination, Zindra fired off her arrow, which transformed mid-flight into a bolt of lightning. The ettin was fried and fell, sliding across the ridge and ending a few feet from the elf.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: lightgreen">"One less thing to worry about."</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Round Seven]<strong>Goblin Bowmen</strong>: One of the Bowmen moves 4 squares to gain <em>Great Position</em> and to get a shot at Keldok. The attack misses. The other, with no obvious target, double moves to set up a shot at either Zindra or Keldok next round.</p><p><strong>Ettin</strong>: Takes 5 psychic damage at the start of his turn. Shifts 1 square towards Keldok and attacks using his Club. This misses. Fails saving throw versus Billy's effect and continues to grant combat advantage and take the ongoing psychic damage.</p><p><strong>Dergrenche</strong>: Uses <span style="color: red">Stand the Fallen</span> as an attack against Jordi. Hits, doing 24 damage. Jordi is <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>. The Ettin and Skullcleaver regain 20 and 13 hit points, respectively. The Bowmen gain 7 temporary hit points.</p><p><strong>Zindra</strong>: Uses <span style="color: green">Twin Strike</span> to attack the Ettin and hits once for 11 damage.</p><p><strong>Keldok</strong>: Attacks the Ettin using <span style="color: red">Blade Vault</span>. This allows Keldok to shift 2 squares before the attack. He also gains Sneak Attack since the Ettin is granting combat advantage. Keldok hits for 23 damage. The Ettin is <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span> again. Keldok leaps from the ridge, provoking an opportunity attack from the Ettin. This crits for 16 damage. Keldok is now <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>. Makes an Athletics check to clear 2 squares. He must also attempt an Acrobatics check to ignore the falling damage (it is only 2 squares, so he can do this untrained). This is successful. The DM awards Keldok with a bonus <strong>action point</strong> for his heroics. This must be spent during the encounter*.</p><p><strong>Grimgal</strong>: Moves 3 squares, provoking an opportunity attack from the Skullcleaver. This misses. Grimgal uses <span style="color: slategray">Life Transference</span> on Keldok. Grimgal takes 14 damage and is now <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>. Keldok regains 35 hit points and is full up. Grimgal is no longer <em>weakened</em>.</p><p><strong>Ettin</strong>: Moves 2 squares closer to Zindra, which gives Zindra a ranged basic attack from her <span style="color: slategray">Spitting Cobra Stance</span>. She uses a <span style="color: sienna">+1 Lightning Arrow</span> on the attack and hits for a total of 25 damage. This kills the Ettin.</p><p><strong>Billy</strong>: Makes a Bluff check against the Bowmen. He gets a total of 34 (rolled a nat 20), which is easily enough to overcome the Goblins' passive Insight, plus any penalties applied to the attempt. He also moves 5 squares away from the combat to sell the Bluff attempt. The DM awards Billy with a bonus <strong>action point</strong>, which must be spent during this encounter (see below).</p><p><strong>Jordi</strong>: Attacks Dergrenche using <span style="color: green">Resolute Shield</span>. Hits for 16 damage. Dergrenche is <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span> and <em>marked</em>. Jordi gains resist 3 all until the end of his next turn. He moves 3 squares, which provokes an opportunity attack from Dergrenche. This hits Jordi for 6 damage. Jordi is now set up in a flank with Keldok on Dergrenche.</p><p><strong>Goblin Skullcleaver</strong>: Shifts 1 square. Attacks Grimgal with his Battleaxe and misses.</p><p></p><p></p><p>* Note that this is a house rule that I use in my campaigns.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5501791, member: 11437"] [ooc]The combat continues...[/ooc] [sblock=Initiative Order] 27 - Goblin Bowmen 25 - Ettins 17 - Dergrenche 14 - Zindra 11 - Keldok 10 - Grimgal 10 - Ettins 6 - Billy 6 - Jordi 6 - Goblin Skullcleavers [/sblock] [sblock=The Situation at Present]Keldok, Zindra, and Billy are near each other at the top of the ridge. Nearby is the remaining Ettin. Two Bowmen lurk in the distance. At the base of the ridge, Jordi and Grimgal face off against the remaining Skullcleaver and the bandit leader, Dergrenche.[/sblock] [color=lightblue]"Look, cousin,"[/color] Billy whispered to Zindra. [color=lightblue]"These goblin archers are real pests. I'm going to see if I can get rid of them. And maybe save Revv and the wagons at the same time."[/color] [color=lightgreen]"Wait,"[/color] Zindra replied. [color=lightgreen]"What's the plan?"[/color] [color=lightblue]"Who said I had a plan?"[/color] Zindra smirked. [color=lightblue]"Fine. My plan is to convince the goblins that their leader has ordered a retreat and to tell the others. I assume that there are more bandits than just these."[/color] [color=lightgreen]"There's a hole in your idea, gnome,"[/color] Zindra said. [color=lightblue]"I don't speak Goblin."[/color] Billy looked at the archer, who were closing in. [color=lightblue]"I know a few words. Let's give this a try."[/color] Before Zindra could say anything else, and she had her hands full already, the gnome in the form of a goblin archer strode quickly towards the archers. He yelled the few words in the Goblin language that he knew, hoping to sway the archers not only to flee, but to tell the others that a retreat had been ordered and to hurry. Billy could only pray that this gambit would work. Sure enough, the goblin archers turned to each other and fled into the woods. Billy could not tell if the goblins were heading towards other groups of bandits or not. In any event, they were gone and the ploy had worked. Billy removed the illusion disguising him as a goblin archer and watched as the rest of the battle played out. Nearby, the two-headed giant menacing Keldok and Zindra lurched forward. Still under the throes of Billy's spell, the ettin ineffectively swung its club at the half-orc and missed. Keldok jumped aside the creature and bounded behind it slightly, bashing the ettin in its side with a mighty hew of his mace. The ettin cried out with both mouths. Keldok looked the Zindra. [color=orange]"We must end this before more bandits arrive,"[/color] Keldok said. [color=orange]"You finish this thing."[/color] Keldok turned towards the edge of the ridge. Unfortunately for the half-orc, taking his attention off the ettin was a foolish maneuver and the two-headed giant hacked at Keldok, smashing him in the back. His balance failing from the attack, Keldok took a dive off the ridge, bounding to the soft dirt below and adjacent to the pond. Keldok landed with a thud, but on his feet and near the bandit leader, Dergrenche. The dwarf priest's mouth was slackened wide. [color=slategray]"You are either brave or a fool, Keldok!"[/color] Keldok turned towards the bandit leader. [color=orange]"I am injured, priest. Heal me, if you would. Then, we can finish this."[/color] Grimgal grimaced. Keldok was possibly brave [i]and[/i] a fool, but perhaps with Dergrenche down, defeating the rest of the bandits would be an easier proposition. In fact, they might just split and run. The dwarf surged forward, ignoring the axe-wielding goblin at his back. Grimgal uttered a prayer to Moradin and added something extra for healing the son of an orc. Grimgal took Keldok's wounds as his own, but the half-orc was fully healed in the process. [color=slategray]"Don't make me regret this, half-orc."[/color] Jordi, the warrior, bashed at Dergrenche using his magical shield. This caused the bandit leader to step back, but caused no great harm. Seeing the half-orc jump down, Jordi smiled. He knew exactly what Keldok intended. The warrior repositioned himself, allowing for Keldok to move in. [color=royalblue]"Your time is nigh, bandit!"[/color] Atop the ridge, Zindra realized that the distance was short between herself and the two-headed giant. Everyone else was below - or, in Billy's case, had run off on an errand of questionable motive. The elf archer drew a magic arrow to her bowstring. The giant lurched forward, intent on ending the ranger's life. With determination, Zindra fired off her arrow, which transformed mid-flight into a bolt of lightning. The ettin was fried and fell, sliding across the ridge and ending a few feet from the elf. [color=lightgreen]"One less thing to worry about."[/color] [sblock=Round Seven][b]Goblin Bowmen[/b]: One of the Bowmen moves 4 squares to gain [i]Great Position[/i] and to get a shot at Keldok. The attack misses. The other, with no obvious target, double moves to set up a shot at either Zindra or Keldok next round. [b]Ettin[/b]: Takes 5 psychic damage at the start of his turn. Shifts 1 square towards Keldok and attacks using his Club. This misses. Fails saving throw versus Billy's effect and continues to grant combat advantage and take the ongoing psychic damage. [b]Dergrenche[/b]: Uses [color=red]Stand the Fallen[/color] as an attack against Jordi. Hits, doing 24 damage. Jordi is [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]. The Ettin and Skullcleaver regain 20 and 13 hit points, respectively. The Bowmen gain 7 temporary hit points. [b]Zindra[/b]: Uses [color=green]Twin Strike[/color] to attack the Ettin and hits once for 11 damage. [b]Keldok[/b]: Attacks the Ettin using [color=red]Blade Vault[/color]. This allows Keldok to shift 2 squares before the attack. He also gains Sneak Attack since the Ettin is granting combat advantage. Keldok hits for 23 damage. The Ettin is [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color] again. Keldok leaps from the ridge, provoking an opportunity attack from the Ettin. This crits for 16 damage. Keldok is now [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]. Makes an Athletics check to clear 2 squares. He must also attempt an Acrobatics check to ignore the falling damage (it is only 2 squares, so he can do this untrained). This is successful. The DM awards Keldok with a bonus [b]action point[/b] for his heroics. This must be spent during the encounter*. [b]Grimgal[/b]: Moves 3 squares, provoking an opportunity attack from the Skullcleaver. This misses. Grimgal uses [color=slategray]Life Transference[/color] on Keldok. Grimgal takes 14 damage and is now [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]. Keldok regains 35 hit points and is full up. Grimgal is no longer [i]weakened[/i]. [b]Ettin[/b]: Moves 2 squares closer to Zindra, which gives Zindra a ranged basic attack from her [color=slategray]Spitting Cobra Stance[/color]. She uses a [color=sienna]+1 Lightning Arrow[/color] on the attack and hits for a total of 25 damage. This kills the Ettin. [b]Billy[/b]: Makes a Bluff check against the Bowmen. He gets a total of 34 (rolled a nat 20), which is easily enough to overcome the Goblins' passive Insight, plus any penalties applied to the attempt. He also moves 5 squares away from the combat to sell the Bluff attempt. The DM awards Billy with a bonus [b]action point[/b], which must be spent during this encounter (see below). [b]Jordi[/b]: Attacks Dergrenche using [color=green]Resolute Shield[/color]. Hits for 16 damage. Dergrenche is [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color] and [i]marked[/i]. Jordi gains resist 3 all until the end of his next turn. He moves 3 squares, which provokes an opportunity attack from Dergrenche. This hits Jordi for 6 damage. Jordi is now set up in a flank with Keldok on Dergrenche. [b]Goblin Skullcleaver[/b]: Shifts 1 square. Attacks Grimgal with his Battleaxe and misses. * Note that this is a house rule that I use in my campaigns.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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