[IC] The Trouble at Durbenford

[Lazlow]

"YEAH, Padriag! Press the attack! We've got 'em now!"

Gil takes a 5' step directly west (effectively swapping places with Padraig) and tries his best to finish off the now-morningstarless bugbear.

"Konstantine! Can you get to Jasper? I'll be right behind you!"

[sblock=OOC]Attack +12/+12/+7 (includes +2 for Inspire, +1 and extra attack from Haste), damage 1d6+2[/sblock]

 

[michael_noah]

Gil steps in to skewer the defenseless bugbear and draws blood. The thing looks gravely wounded, but has little time to live in any case. The same is true for Zagnak's prey, as he crushes its skull with his greatclub, then moves to protect Jasper.

The bugbears rush about the cave wildly, Gil's foe unsure of himself and Padraig's blindly fleeing. Unable to defend himself without a weapon, Padraig cuts him mightily as he runs. The thing barely disappears around a bend in the tunnel. The reinforcements called for by the fleeing one finally arrive, and move out into the cave. Two of them engage Padraig and Ruathen, and with uncanny luck manage to strike the more skilled warriors with morningstars. The third newcomer rushes into the open and pulls from his neck a glowing orb. He throws it against the wall of the cavern and an explosion rocks the tunnels, fire enveloping the party, and one unwitting bugbear.

Ruathen, badly burned, drops to the ground, and the beams above, before barely able to hold the rock above, now creak precariously in the northeastern portion of the cavern, threatening to give way after the blast.


[sblock=ooc]
Note the order here is the correct one, the post above is just a mish-mash of what happened.
Gil 5'W and attacks: 18, 23, 14. 2nd hits. 8+2 damage.
#4 moves away.
#1 attacks Gil: 3+ misses.
Padraig AoO: 28 hits. 20+2 + 4cold damage.
#5 moves, throws an orb - fireball (at red dot) does 29 damage (14 to those that succeed). Saves (w/+1 from haste):
P: 15 Success \
R: 1! fail
K: 14 success
G: 9 fail
Z: 20 success
3: doesn't matter, he dies.
#6: moves, attacks Padraig: 20!, 10 damage.
#7: moves, attacks Ruathen: 20!, 6 damage.
Zagnak attacks: 24. 14+2 +4shock. Dead. Zagnak moves to help kill things and protect Jasper.

Init and Status:
Ruathen: 16 - 41hp, Haste, unconscious, bleeding
Konstantine: 15 - 14hp, inspire[10r], Haste[8r]
Padraig: 4 - 24hp, Barskin(+3)[1h], Haste
Gil: 29 - 51hp, Haste
Jasper: 17 - 63hp, Magic Weapon (+1), light, unconscious(bleeding)
Bugbear: 17 - 4(66, no axe), 1(0), 5(0), 6(0), 7(0)
Zagnak: 8 (before #2)- 14hp, Endure Elements, Haste
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[Lazlow]

"SON OF A...!!!" Gil yelps as the flames engulf him. Barely standing, Gil staggers backward, pulls a vial out of his haversack and quickly downs the contents.

"Konstantine, if you still got one o' those wands, now would be a great time..."

[sblock=OOC]Taking a 5' step NE, away from bugbear #1 and right next to Konstantine; retrieving and drinking his potion of CMW.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

Without a word, Konstantine grabs his wand, steps toward Ruathen, and heals him.

 

[Bloodcookie]

*crackle, crackle*

*smolder*

:\

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

Padraig, Male Human Fighter

"Not Ruathen, too!"

Padraig spares a quick glance upward at the ceiling, hoping they can move out of this area before the cave gives way. Feeling the need to protect Ruathen while he is helpless, though, Padraig attempts to neuter the 2 bugbears near him before moving off to deal with the orb-thrower.

[sblock=OOC]Padraig will attempt to sunder the weapons of 6 and 7, with 7 first.
If both weapons are destroyed, Padraig will move 15' SE to take on 5.
If he has an attack left, he will make a normal attack against 5.[/sblock]

 

[michael_noah]

Konstantine heals Ruathen with a wand, bringing him to the edge of consciousness, and Gil does what he can to manage his own wounds.

Padraig meanwhile continues his assault in a whirlwind of blade strikes, destroying the weapons of three bugbears in quick succession.

Zagnak, seeing the danger of the creature with what appears to be a magical necklace, steps up to him and drives his club into the things back with enough force to snap his spine.
Having dropped his bow, and now without his morningstar, the bugbear facing Padraig makes what a more civilized creature might call a strategic withdrawal toward the exit to the mountainside.

Another calls after him in goblin, "Bloodless coward!", and fires an arrow at Padraig, but to no effect. The last weaponless bugbear sees his companion's failed attack and flees down the tunnel, taking a cut from Padraig on the way.


[sblock=ooc]Full disclosure, I think I messed up and had Zagnak going after the bugbears, when he should have gone before (since he interupted one of them with a readied action). I'm fixing it this round.

Ruathen bleeds
Konstantine heals him. 5hp.
Padraig sunders: 26, 28 vs 18+ and 19+, both hit. Both morningstars shattered. (full attack is required to attack both, so you can only 5' step, and I think you meant SW. You can reach #1 from here, though, and I'm going to guess you want to sunder, let me know if this is really bad)
Attacks #1: 28 vs 16+. Succeeds, broke another one
Gil drinks CMW. 11hp
Zagnak attacks #5 (PA 5): 12+11 hits. 22 + 2 + 4shock = 28 damage.
#1 flees toward the entry room NW.
#4 you can't see.
#6 steps back, draws bow, fires at Padraig: 12+ misses.
#7 flees after #4 down the tunnel.- Padraig AoO: 20, hits. 15+2 + 5 cold.


Init and Status:
Ruathen: 16 - 37hp, Haste, disabled
Konstantine: 15 - 14hp, inspire[9r], Haste[7r]
Padraig: 4 - 24hp, Barskin(+3)[1h], Haste
Gil: 29 - 40hp, Haste
Jasper: 17 - 63hp, Magic Weapon (+1), light, unconscious(stable)
Zagnak: 8 (before #2)- 14hp, Endure Elements, Haste
Bugbear: 17 - 4(66, no axe), 1(0, no morn), 6(0, no morn), 7(22, no morn)
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[Lazlow]

"Wow, Padraig must really hate morningstars," Gil wonders aloud. Feeling the warmth of the potion spreading through his body, he steadies himself and readies for another attack - but seeing the bugbears flee and hearing the creaking of the rafters above, he quickly shouts, "Zagnak! Grab Jasper and get him back out to the hallway!" He retrieves his bow from the ground, and, barring a collapse of the cavern, searches the bodies of the fallen bugbears, starting with the one that threw the explosive, keeping his rapier in hand in case any of their opponents find some courage and return.

 

[michael_noah]

Battle map:

 

[Bloodcookie]

Ruathen looks up at Konstantine and smiles weakly. "Handy little thing, that. My thanks."

With that, he - very gingerly - slips off his pack and retrieves a small vial, downing the contents.

[sblock=ooc]drinking a potion of Cure Moderate Wounds[/sblock]