[IC] Halfling Quest - Rooting Around

[hafrogman]

Still unable to see the boar, Jerran holds his crossbow ready and begins to recite, in a loud clear voice, a rather silly verse about bacon and pork and all the lovely things that can be done with a dead pig. The boar isn't anything more than a snack, and as longs as everyone remembers that, it will all work out okay.

[ooc - Standard action - Inspire Courage +1, all allies that can hear Jerran gain a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls. Kill some bacon for me!]

 

[Boddynock]

Jerran ... begins to recite, in a loud clear voice, a rather silly verse about bacon and pork and all the lovely things that can be done with a dead pig. The boar isn't anything more than a snack, and as longs as everyone remembers that, it will all work out okay.

Despite himself, Alton chuckles at Jerran's doggerel, and finds that he is heartened by his confident tone. "Well, he may not be the most reliable of allies - but he certainly has surprising talents. Once this is done, I might just cook him that bacon butty myself."

 

[Tarlonniel]

Kiylea pulls the bowstring back and watches carefully. If it bolts, I'll give it something to remember us by; if it goes for the trap, I better wait until it's almost on top of them to get an arrow off.

 

[Ferrix]

Near Midnight

Round 1 - Fight!

Eddie swings his sling once and then fires at the boar, with a snort the little bullet glances off of the creatures snout with a crack. Hearing the snort reminds Jerran of a short verse he once made up while being "forced" to work on a farm for short while, he begins rhyming about the work required to get pork, but quickly ad libs the end to fit the situation. It is oddly inspiring.

As the others wait or ready their weapons, Alton springs into action lighting his lantern and stepping up next to Bubbles ready for the creature to charge. Ringly getting a good outline of the boar from the bullseye lantern swings his sling releasing the bullet, but it digs into the soft earth with muffled whump.

The boar startled by the light finally reacts, spinning away from the sweet potatoes it barrels towards the forest, Kiylea however is swift to react, releasing her drawn arrow, it clips the creature along the underside meriting a little squeal but fails to slow it as it barrels towards her. She screams as the boar charges her, her bow comes up defensively and in that last moment she sees a hint of awful hatred, unnatural in the creature. But her world is cut short as it's tusks find her ribcage and hurl her to the ground. Jerran watches all of this in slow motion as she is nearly right below him.

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OOC: Round 1: Eddie hits with his sling (17) for (5), Jerran starts reciting odd pork based poetry, Bubbles readies against a charge, Kiylea readies a shot, Ringly loads his sling and readies to fire it, Alton lights the lamp shedding light in a large cone draws his sword and moves to defend Bubbles, Ringly misses with his sling (13), Kiylea hits with an arrow (22) for (2), Boar charges Kiylea critting for (14) damage Kiylea falls unconscious at -5hp, Bubbles loses her readied action. Inspire Courage bonuses added in post dice roll.

OOC:

OOC: Initiative: Eddie (22), Jerran (21), Bubbles (13), Ringly (drops to 11), Alton (11), Kiylea (unconscious), Boar (2)

 

[Evilhalfling]

Nooo ! Kiylea !
Eddie fires the already moving sling and rushes forward not towards the boar but for Kiylea, not entirely sure of what he is planning to do.

[Ooc: straight diagonal move, 20 ft]

 

[Slippshade]

Bubbles Greenbottle

"Oh Gods! Kiylea!"

Bubbles drops the trap mechanism and scoops up her shortswords.

"Alton, protect Kiylea!" Bubbles yells as she runs the line of trees where the boar had charged Kiylea.

Please be ok, Please be ok...

Bubbles lets loose a screaming challenge in hopes of getting its attention.



(ooc) I will sprint if I have to just to get to the boar this round, even if all I can do is make myself a target. (/ooc)

 

[ender_wiggin]

Ringly cannot believe what his eyes just told him. Even being on the opposite side of the action didn't really water down the sight of Kiylea getting gored into the ground.

What the -- ? This isn't supposed to happen! What in hell was Mero thinking? What are we getting ourselves into?

Not enough time to contemplate, Ringly swings into action, dropping to the ground with only a split second of hesitation, and dashing up to the animal in hopes of catching it with a successful daze.

I can't believe this...she's going to die...

 

[Boddynock]

"What have I done?"

As Bubbles sprints screaming towards the beast, Alton stumbles along behind her, desperately trying to reach Kiylea before the boar's tusks can violate her flesh any further. Weighed down by his armour and the weapons he has no time to jettison, he manages to come up just behind it. Sobbing in his desperation to reach her in time, he prays brokenly, "Lady, help her, save her, don't let her die. Oh Lady, help her!"

OOC: Double move this round. Alton's new position would be: xxxxKxxxxxx xxxxxCJRxxx .....A.....

 

[hafrogman]

Jerran swallows heavily as he watches the boar tear into Kiylea. He keeps his head however, and levels his crossbow straight down towards their prey, knowing that removing the boar is the best way to help their fallen friend.

[ooc - attack +4 light crossbow (1d6 dmg, criticial 19-20/x2, 80' range increment, piercing)]

 

[Ferrix]

Eddie having already loaded his sling, lets the stone loose prematurely in his horror, it ricochets off of a tree trunk and disappears into the woods. Jerran swings his loaded crossbow down, firing off the bolt but his shift in weight causes the bolt to miss the boar and embed itself to the fletchings in the soft ground.

Bubbles, however, has better luck, abandoning the trap and charging the boar she stabs her leading shortsword at the boar cutting into it's shoulder muscles. Ringly attempts to drop from the tree, but misjudges and misses a branch falling uncomfortably on his ankle.

Alton advances as briskly as his armor allows, moving up beside Bubbles. The boar bucks its head at Bubbles, hoping to catch her with it's tusks but misses quite widely, letting out a slight squeal from the pain her stab caused.

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OOC: Round 2: Eddie misses with a (7), Jerran misses with a (10), Bubbles charge hits (24) dealing (3), Ringly tumbles from the tree (jump check 3, 2 falling damage) and does X, Alton moves up next to Bubbles, Boar misses against Bubbles (5).

OOC:

OOC: Initiative: Eddie (22), Jerran (21), Bubbles (13), Ringly (drops to 11), Alton (11), Kiylea (unconscious), Boar (2)