[FR][PBP] Against the Storm Game Thread

[garyh]

Akharos bellows, "For the Falcon of War!!" and mercilessly engages any Drow who attempt to board the ship, swinging his falchion wildly but powerfully.

OOC: AKharos will use Power Attack this round, shifting 4 points of Attack Bonus to Damage.

 

[dead_radish]

Well hell. Don't suppose anyone has neutralize poison memorized, eh?

I'll use my defensive position to full advantage now. I'll lay here like a slug.

 

[garyh]

Well hell. Don't suppose anyone has neutralize poison memorized, eh?

I'll use my defensive position to full advantage now. I'll lay here like a slug.

OOC: It was his only defense...

 

[reapersaurus]

OOC: sorry for missing a bit there : bad board behavior + busy week with travel + Ren Fair weekend = no posts. Ubaar would have Prayed for the Strength of Uthgar to bring him victory in this battle (invoking Necklace of Prayer Beads) and casting Barkskin and Spiritual Vestment first. Other spells cast if given time (Matt, let me know how many he could have cast?) : Bull's Strength, Endurance, Greater Magic Weapon, respectively.

"Dark-Elves!
You bother someone else!
We not easy prey."

Ubaar would move to the side of the boat the drow are advancing upon, and use his Thunderstomp when their box-boat(s) are within 40 feet.
He'd call the Thunderbeast's power (Surge of Strength'ing, also) by stomping on the wood deck and causing a trail of fire to travel down the side of the boat, across the water, and into the drow boat(s) (Range is 10' radius, so hopefully multiple boats can be in range of effect)
A huge foot would impact on the water, causing a Thunderous depth-charge cascading water upward.

If successful and effective, he'd cast it again given a chance (using Pearl of Power).

When they get close in, Ubaar'd clang his Gauntlets of Rage, cast Tail of the Beast, and wade into melee with with greatsword in hand with any boat-boarding drow or sahaugin.

OOC: that's his multi-round strategy this battle, whenever it comes up.

 

[DM_Matt]

Awaiting Fenrir's action before adjudicating. The mage makes too big a difference to work in later or section off.

 

[DM_Matt]

The sector with Elone, rysian and that other boat has gone through two rounds, and is thus a round ahead of everyone else. This is because I adjudicated radish's post of the round actions in full, even though he apparently mistook Elone as being hasted.

As far of the rest of you, Akharos and the two H-Orcs are ready at the three other boarding points, but inside the boat where the snipers cannot hit them.

Frian summoned the shark but seems to be staying back.

Alex, having bad fort saves, no excellent missile attack, and no spring attack, is waiting until he can be useful.

Alcar is waiting on deck for boarders.

Frian, Alex, and Alcar, please clarify your positions as either holding back or arraying yourself against one of the boarding craft.

Ubaar does not really have time for a long powerup. I assume he casts barkskin the first round. Please clarify how much buffing he will do before the drow crest in a round or two, where on the ship he is positioned if he is not casting Thunderstomp. and if and when he plans to commence with offensive magics.

Fenrir has activated his boots and Stoneskinned himself. What does he plan to do next?

 

[Paragon Badger]

Alcar will ready himself at one of the half-orc guarded boarding points, back where the snipers can't hit him. Given time Alcar will switch the Maul for the Bow and plug any boarding Drow with some arrows before closing for melee.

 

[dead_radish]

Mainly I was doing what Ubaar did - presenting a plan for the next several rounds of combat.

Here's my plan for the rest of combat:

Lie there. Lie there. Be kicked when someone moves over me. Lie there. Roll a bit with the ship. Lie there (double move). Have a nice dream about woodchucks. Lie there.

Damned poisons.

 

[Elric]

Alexander will grab a torch and shout "lets light most of the barrels of oil on fire and toss them at the enemy!" Assuming that he can get Akharos or some of the other half orcs to help, he'll light the barrels on fire as they toss them onto the climbing drow (hopefully the arc will carry them onto the "boats" as well). He won't light all of the barrels with oil- he'll save about a third of it (if things take a turn for the worse, that oil is fair game too).

 

[reapersaurus]

Ubaar does not really have time for a long powerup. I assume he casts barkskin the first round. Please clarify how much buffing he will do before the drow crest in a round or two, where on the ship he is positioned if he is not casting Thunderstomp. and if and when he plans to commence with offensive magics.

OOC: It's really hard without a map. I don't know how far away they are, where a good spot to hang out would be, what Ubaar can target with the spell, etc. So guessing at things, and leaving a lot in your hands to edudicate, I'll say that if Ubaar could hit any of the boats the first round, he would have Thunderstomped then. He's more offensive-minded than defensive (or self-protective)-minded, so he attacks first, protects himself second. When they get within melee, he'd cast Tail of the Beast and use the tail reach to his advantage (hopefully) while swinging with his greatsword. (what does "before the drow crest" mean?)