Hewligan's Rise of the Runelords: The Skinsaw Murders

[Fenris]

OOC: Sorry Hew, first week of classes is always crazy for me.

Jovik tries to circle around the stuffed beast to get into a flanking position with Jokad before stabbing forward with Goblin Hook.

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1d20+7=12, 1d4+1d6+2=10

14 to hit if Jovik gets a flank.

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[frostrune]

RD 2

Seeing the ferocious attack on Kael ignites a primal anger in the young Shoanti. He raises Whitefire above his head in and brings everything he can summon dwon in one mighty chop.


OOC: PWR AT FULL (try to set up flank), Init 3, Hit AC 17 for 12 sword and 5 fire dmg Roll Lookup

Hopefully it hits :erm:

 

[hewligan]

Round 2

Init order: Danth (11), manticore (8), Jokad (3), Jovik

OOC: Magic Circle is still operational.

Seeing his companion fall, Danth rushes forward to stand defensively over Kael's unconscious body. He slashes at the manticore with his flaming blade, but in his overzealousness to slay the creature, he misses badly.

In his desperation to reach and protect Kael, his precision is lost. He does, however, succeed in gaining the attention of the manticore away from his fallen friend.

The beast moves with fury, again clawing with great, swooping arcs of its arms, catching Danth with its first claw, and then clubbing the priest across the mouth with its second claw attack. Danth feels the pain surge up through his body. A broken rib, perhaps?

The best lungs forward in an attempt to bite the head from the priest, but he has enough strength left to kick backwards at the thing, buying himself some time.

OOC: Danth takes 2 hits for 18 hp damage

Seeing the ferocious attack on Kael, and then on Danth, ignites a primal anger in the young Shoanti. He raises Whitefire above his head in and brings everything he can summon dwon in one mighty chop.

He makes contact, just. His blade cuts a wedge out of the side of the beast, spilling straw and hair onto the floor.

It turns to face the barbarian, its interest in Danth diminished. It is in a bad way. Jokad can see the clumsiness of its movements, and knows that his last blow was a strong one.

OOC: Manticore at -17hp, for total of -53hp

Jovik tries to circle around the stuffed beast to get into a flanking position with Jokad before stabbing forward with Goblin Hook. He fails to make contact.

Even Mal is in on the action now, moving beside Danth, growling protectively over his master's corpse. The faithful dog thinks it sees an opening, but the speed of combat, and its own desire to stay close to Kael's body makes it miss.

OOC: Round 3 inits and actions please. Also, apologies for the short delay. Just lots on at the moment so I missed a few days. On holiday for the week (at home), so should be able to post every day going forward.

 

[Rhun]

The pain of his wounds is almost overbearing, but Danth focuses on the manticore, knowing what must be done. He repositions his feet, waits for an opening, and then thrusts the flaming blade of Crimson Dawn forward, into the undead beast's body...



HP 13/38, AC 21 (assuming MCvE is still active)
Initiative: 10
Attack: Natural 20 (26), critical threat
Critical Confirmation: 11, no critical
Damage: 8 total (6 + 2 fire)

Spells in Effect
- Magic Circle vrs Evil, 10' radius, duration 50 minutes (+2 to AC, +2 to saves, immunity to mind control/compulsion) - uknown time remaining, up to Hewligan how much time has passed.


[sblock=Current Spells Readied]
- Level 0: Detect Magic x2, Light, Guidance, Resistance
- Level 1: Command, Bless, Shield of Faith, Bless + (d) Cure Light Wounds
- Level 2: Cure Moderate Wounds, Deific Vengeance (CD), Remove Paralysis + (d) Heat Metal
- Level 3: Summon Monster III, Magic Circle vrs Evil + Searing Light
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[Fenris]

Jovik cautiously waits for the right moment to strike, as the beats turns to face Jokad though he leaves himself open and Jovik takes full advantage ripping a chunk out of the beast with Goblin Hook.


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Init
1d20+3=9

Attack

1d20+9=26, 1d4+1d6+2=10

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[frostrune]

Rd 3

Jokad steadies himself a bit more now. One well aimed strike can probably finish this thing. It is more important he hit and keep its deadly attention focused on him so that Danth can work his magic on the Kael.

Still, things aren't so easy. With the beast fully focused on him now Jokad has a tough time finding an opening to exploit.


OOC: INIT 12, AT hits AC 15 (w/ flank) for 9 sword and 1 fire damage. Probably not good enough to hit.
Roll Lookup

AC 19, 41/48 hps

 

[Friadoc]

As the others move in on the manticore, Mal stands protectively over his fallen master, his paws becoming thick with pooled blood as it bleeds from Kael. Mal is ready to attack anyone who moves to do harm on Kael.

OOC

Readied action for Mal, he'll protect Kael and only attack if someone attempts to attack Kael's fallen form. *grins*

10% Stabilization check below.

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Post #477 - 10% Stabilization Check (1d100=53) - Kael will proceed to -4 HP
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[sblock=Vitals, current]
AC 16, Touch 12, Flatfooted 14; Mal AC 22
HP -4
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[sblock=Spells Per Day, remaining]
0-level 6 of 6
1st-level 2 of 6
2nd-level 2 of 5
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[hewligan]

Round 4

Init Order: Jokad (12), Manticore (10), Danth (10), Jovik (9), Mal (readied)

Jokad steadies himself a bit more now. One well aimed strike can probably finish this thing. It is more important he hit and keep its deadly attention focused on him so that Danth can work his magic on the Kael.

Still, things aren't so easy. With the beast fully focused on him now Jokad has a tough time finding an opening to exploit. He swings forward, but the thing paws away his weapon with hideous strength, before barreling forward into him with all of its might.

Jokad, slightly off balance now as he attempts to recover his defensive poise, manages, somehow, to just catch the edge of the first attack with his elbow, turning the blow.

The second claw attack, however, finds the young Shoanti's defenses open. Jokad grunts down the pain. It is bad, but he has been dealt much worse before.

Then he sees the terrible maw of the beast bearing down on him. The teeth are yellowed, jagged needles, inches from his face. He thrusts his free hand forward, into the back of the jaw, and holds the mouth open, feeling the teeth slowly biting into his bracer.

The face bears down on him from above, some stench of age and death leaking towards him.

OOC: It hits Jokad with one claw attack for 9hp damage

The pain of his wounds is almost overbearing, but Danth focuses on the manticore, knowing what must be done. He repositions his feet, waiting for an opening, but the speed of combat catches him back a little, and suddenly the thing is upon Jokad. The two or three seconds that it takes Danth to react feel like a lifetime. He watches Jokad get hit, watches the thin tracers of blood sketch the air, and then sees his friend thrust his fist into the beast's mouth to stop it from snapping off his head.

Danth reacts. He thrusts the flaming blade of Crimson Dawn forward, into the undead beast's neck, watching it sink satisfyingly through to the hilt. The thing shudders, but remains standing on its two hind legs for a moment as if fighting the inevitable.

Jokad grunts, pushes his free hand up and slowly levers the jaw of the beast open, removing his captive hand.

Danth removes his blade, and with the last support removed, the beast falls forward, dead, on the ground.

OOC: Congrats, Danth gave it the killing blow.

 

[Rhun]

OOC: Congrats, Danth gave it the killing blow.

OOC: Team effort. Jovik would have had it if his initiative had been higher. We took some major injuries in this fight though.


As the beast drops, Danth ignored his own injuries, moving to kneel at Kael's side. He places his hands upon his companion, and prays to his goddess. "Sarenae, blessed Dawnflower, send your healing warmth into this man, and heal the hurts that were earned in defense of Light."

Drop Command for Cure Light Wounds, curing Kael 8 points

 

[hewligan]

Kael now at +4hp (-4hp + 8hp = +4hp)

Kael groans as the healing power surges through him. He opens his eyes, seeing flickering light and shadow for a moment before he realises where he is and recalls what had happened. Seeing the corpse of the manticore on the ground, he takes a few moments to compose himself.

OOC: Feel free to role-play, or move things on.