The one-eyed orc's spear headed directly for the fleshy-part of Tommi's thigh, but the quick-footed young man danced back, and the spear buried its head into the gravel of the flood-plain.
Encounter: Doughty Daggerfordians & Sir Darfin vs Orc Encampment on the River
(General Features) Difficult Terrain: the trees & bushes; Elevation: Cliffs (20 foot drops, each); Visibility: Bright (daytime)
(General Features) Difficult Terrain: the trees, bushes, & rocks; Cover: trees & rocks; Visibility: Bright (daytime)
Name * AC * HP * Hit Dice * PasPrc * Spells * (Notes)
(PCs) Angis AC14(15) HP 35/40 HD 0/4 PP14* SS 0/3 Dandin AC14 HP 23/23 HD 3/4 PP14 SS 1/4 1/3 BI 0/3 Escella AC14 HP 20/24 HD 1/4 PP 14 SS 3/4 1/2 SP 0/3 Titus AC19* HP 30/30 THP 6/6 HD 4/4 PP11 SS 2/2 Tommi AC14 HP 26/28 HD 2/4 PP14 Vairar AC18*(20*) HP 12/31 HD 0/4 PP13* SS 3/4 2/3
(NPCs) Sir Darfin AC18 HP 52/60 PP 15* (cold shield) SunElf Guard1 AC16 HP 2/16 PP12* SunElf Guard2 AC16 HP 4/16 PP12* Morwin (Tressym) AC12 HP 5/5 PP15* ORB5 AC13(18) HP 10/10 PP14* Shock+4,1d8; SS 0/3 Bear AC12 HP 8/45 PP13*(18 smell) Bite+7,1d8+5 & Claw+7,2d6+5
Name * Damage Taken * (Notes)
(BGs) OrcEye AC16; HP 8/45; Spear +5;2d8+3; Spell +3(dc11); SS 3/4 1/2 OrcBlade AC18 HP 37/60; 2xSword +5;2d8+3; 2xJavelin+5,1d6+3 Orcs AC15 HP (see below); Axe +5,1d12+3; Javelin+5,1d6+3
-O1 0/15 (dead); O2 5/15; O3 15/15;
-O4 15/15; O5 15/15; O6 15/15;O7 15/15; Wolves AC13 HP (see below); Bite +4,2d4+2,prone(dc11)
-W1 0/11 (dead); W2 0/11 (dead)
Escella decides to cut down the distance between her and the orc.
(dash, move, bonus dash, 90 feet west to AY62)
How did that orc run from O34/59 to AR63, 120 feet away? Last round the orc and Escella were 30 ft apart, she was in difficult terrain. He should only be 60 feet away from O34. Am I missing something? His current location on the map is where he probably ends up at the end of this round? He should be on the C column at the moment.
Seeing that the bear, 'Ol' Sooty' he decided on the fly, be effectively surrounded, dandin stepped up to the nearest orc, hoping to end at least one threat.
Unfortunately, he was off his game and his sword glanced off of the brute's armor. Still, he offered a few words of encouragement, healing Sooty's resolve.
Titus hurt the orc badly and took the opportunity to strike again when an opening appeared. The orc went down and Titus moved back a few paces. It was not comfortable to stand too close to the bear. Titus sheathed his sword and prepared his hand crossbow. The orc on the rock would be a good target next.
Tommi laughs as he dodges the one-eyed orc's spear. The laugh isn't his, though -- it's gutteral and chokes, sounding like a hobgoblin. Spinning on his toes to pin his opponent against the cliff looming above them, he slashes again with Gutter. He's not sure if Orb 5 is still about.
OOC:
Move: to X31.
Attack with Gutter: 1d20+5=19 Damage =1d6+3=9 slashing. If Orb5 is about, add Sneak attack damage of 2d6=4.
Bonus: Dodge (disadvantage on attack)
Reaction if one-eye seeks to run, will be opportunity attack. If not, and someone else comes close: Skirmisher (Scout): If someone ends their turn w/in 5' of me use reaction to move up to half speed, w/ no opportunity attack.
Short version: lord misty steps to AC 33 and does 9 damage to orc blade (add 14 damage if AC 14 or less)
cold shield damage in the actions block rolled per orc
Guards retreat into the trees
"Guards, fall back. Take cover! That is an order! You did your part." shouts the lord in elven
His flickering form wavers and disappears only to appear in a puff of mist right in the middle of the orcs. He slashes quickly at the flank of the Orc Blade threatening Vairar cutting through its skins.
Guards set their shields and grudgingly retreat back to the cover of the trees.
Angis Honack
Floshin Estates/South road
Late Afternoon
Round 5
With the wolf dead, and the elven guards retreating -- figures, cowardly elves! -- the way was clear for Angis to advance on his quarry, the orc blademaster. The dwarven ranger slotted into the gap between Vairar and the bear, his battle axes slicing into the orc blademaster, and for good measure taking a slice at the orc to Angis’ side, just to keep him at bay.
Marauding gnolls (Ardeep Forest, noble hunting party hostage)
Orcs in the north (Harpshield Castle, Floshin Estate, Newfield)
Lizardfolk with steel weapons and armor (Rock Tower, Crom’s Hold)
Spells
1) 0/3 Absorb Elements, Cure Wounds, Hunter’s Mark
4/4 Boon of the Elk. Can cast Knock four times (without the loud sound) as an Action. Until he uses the last one, non-good aligned Fey count among his Favoured Enemies.
Vairar - elven cleric
Tommi - human rogue urban bounty hunter
Dandin - halfling bard guild merchant
Enseth - warforged war cleric shield guardian
Angis Honack - dwarven ranger outlander merchant
Titus - human Waterdhavian noble fighter
Lionel - halfling rogue folk hero
Escella - Human sorcerer
So, I don't think I hit once this fight! I should have Word of radiance, at least there would be a chance to hit SOMEONE
Vairar reels under accumulated wounds. His comrades are coming. And even the lord appears behind the big orc...but...he was in the middle!!
The priest thrusts forward hastily trying to keep the blades focus even if one more attack could likely finish him. But the strain proves too much and while the pike plinks into opponents armor, Vairars hands just slide along the shaft on the bloody spear haft. The point remains on the enemy for the moment and Vairars grip is shortened.
He adjusts quickly, but the opportunity to finish this is lost.
Down behind the cliff, Tommi had just narrowly avoided being stabbed by the one-eyed orc's spear. He gritted his teeth and wondered where ORB5 had gone. But there was Morwen, Titus' flying cat, and it pounced out of the air onto the back of the orc's head. Tommi lunged, and Gutter got its name, as Tommi slashed the orc across the abdomen, spilling his insides onto the rocky floodplain.
ORB5 buzzed across the river and flew over Escella's shoulder as she ran. She didn't know much about the little brass orb, but she knew it would help her. She came through some trees to see the fleeing orc crossing a light clearing, heading south-west.
Back on the steep hill, things were not going quite as well for the others. Dandin stabbed at an orc, who kicked his sword away, but the halfling had distracted the brute long enough for Titus to slay him. The halfling patted his new pet's haunch while the nobleman moved away, loading his hand crossbow.
The bear lunged forward, catching an orc by the leg with its jaws. The orc roared out, but was determined to live, and buried his axe into the bear's back, a powerful blow that caused the bear to stumble, letting the orc free.
Angis moved forward, swinging his axe furiously at the sword-wielding orc. So furious was the dwarf's attacks, that he saved Vairar, who was on his last legs, with his grip loose on his bloody pike.
Sir Darfin had been content to hang back, mostly observing his new allies so as not to step on any toes. However, he did not want to see any of his people die, so he ordered his guards (who were becoming overwhelmed) to retreat to the trees and walked between worlds, arriving again in the midst of the battle. He stepped out and managed to scratch the sword-wielding orc with his blade, but the orc was very quick and managed to parry his second thrust.
The sword-wielding orc barked out to nearby orcs, and they began a furious assault. One turned from the injured bear to swing wild axe-blows at Angis, while another came at Sir Darfin (receiving a burst of ice shards that tore up his face from the elf's protective magic). The one up on the rock threw two javelins down at the elf lord, grazing him with one while he parried another. The battle was more dire than anyone had hoped.
GM:
Resolutions
(PCs) Angis did 8 & 12 (axe) to OrcBlade
Dandin missed (sword) & healed Ol'Sooty 10 Escella dashed (exp.) Titus did 9 (sword) to Orc2 (dead) Tommi did 13 (sword) to OrcEye (dead) Vairar missed (spear)
(NPCs) Ol'Sooty(Bear) did 9 (bite) to O4
Darfin did 9 (sword) to OBlade & 8 (cold) to O5
SunElf Guard1 dodged SunElf Guard2 dodged ORB5 dashed (flying) Morwen helped Tommi
OrcEye died OrcBlade missed (sword) Vairar & command Orc2 died Orc3 did 7 & 6 (axe) to Angis
Orc4 did 16 (axe crit) to Bear
Orc5 did 4 & 7 (axe) to Darfin
Orc6 did 8 (javelin) to Darfin
Orc7 dashed
Encounter: Doughty Daggerfordians & Sir Darfin vs Orc Encampment on the River
(General Features) Difficult Terrain: the trees & bushes; Elevation: Cliffs (20 foot drops, each); Visibility: Bright (daytime)
(General Features) Difficult Terrain: the trees, bushes, & rocks;
Cover: trees & rocks; Visibility: Bright (daytime)
Name * AC * HP * Hit Dice * PasPrc * Spells * (Notes)
(PCs) Angis AC14(15) HP 22/40 HD 0/4 PP14* SS 0/3 Dandin AC14 HP 23/23 HD 3/4 PP14 SS 1/4 1/3 BI 0/3 Escella AC14 HP 20/24 HD 1/4 PP 14 SS 3/4 1/2 SP 0/3 Titus AC19* HP 30/30 THP 6/6 HD 4/4 PP11 SS 2/2 Tommi AC14 HP 26/28 HD 2/4 PP14 Vairar AC18*(20*) HP 12/31 HD 0/4 PP13* SS 3/4 2/3
(NPCs) Sir Darfin AC18 HP 33/60 PP 15* (cold shield) SunElf Guard1 AC16 HP 2/16 PP12* SunElf Guard2 AC16 HP 4/16 PP12* Morwin (Tressym) AC12 HP 5/5 PP15* ORB5 AC13(18) HP 10/10 PP14* Shock+4,1d8; SS 0/3 Ol' Sooty AC12 HP 2/45 PP13*(adv smell)
Name * Damage Taken * (Notes)
(BGs) OrcEye AC16; HP 0/45 PP11* (dead) OrcBlade AC18 HP 8/60 PP13* Orcs AC15 HP (see below) PP10*
-O1 0/15 (dead); O2 0/15 (dead); O3 15/15;
-O4 6/15; O5 7/15; O6 15/15;O7 15/15; Wolves AC13 HP (see below) PP11*(adv smell)
-W1 0/11 (dead); W2 0/11 (dead)
No more time for fooling around. I don't want to run into a scouting party, Escella thinks. She hurls a chaos bolt at the fleeing orc. She runs up to his position as he stumbles and falls to the ground. He sputters his last breath as she arrives. (AS63)
Tommi glories for a moment as the orc's blood splatters onto him, surprised at his own delight. He lets out a howl -- "Ooooooh" -- and then runs around to where his colleagues are fighting, making his way up the beginning of the slope. As he runs, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out three stones. He blows into them, loads one into the sling hanging from his wrist, and whips it at the orc fighting Darfin.
OOC:
Move: 30' (to AA28: via Y29, 28, Z27, AA27, 28).
Drop Gutter. Blood on the grass.
Bonus action: Cast Magic Stone.
Attack vs Orc 5 (vs. AB33): 1d20+6=25, damage = 2d6+4=10 (incl. SA).
Ol' sooty was looking bad now, and Dandin felt bad for putting him at risk. So he called the bear back, hoping to get him safely out of harm's way.
Once the way was clear, he stepped forward, eyeing the orc who'd dealt that last blow. "Bet you think you're tough! Well now you're up against lil' ol' me! HAH!!! Give me your best shot!"
Handle Animal: 1d20+415 Ordering Ol' sooty to disengage, preferably back up to the trees as well.
Meanwhile, Dandin will step in to back up the line. And if not wasting his action on handling Ol' Sooty will use Viscious Mockery (DC 13): 1d44
Lord looks at the orcs around him, his shield flickering. "You will rue the day you attacked my lands."
With that, he slashes across the big orc, but he recognized the true threat and was ready. Steel rings on steel as warblade parries the first attack. Overconfident lord parries his own second attack with deflected blade almost losing both in the process.
Barely standing himself, surrounded by elves, orc blademaster laughs aloud.
