Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Chapter 3 - The Imperials)

Dartis moves first, and he holds Swift steady with a leg grip, while firing two arrows towards the ogre. One misses, but the other not only hits, but catches Morduk in his lung (critical hit).

Silas moves next and takes a few steps forwards before placing his staff onto the ground. As he speaks his command, the staff becomes a deadly python and races towards one of the satyr archers. The creature grapples onto its victim, and coils around him with enough pressure to cause him to yelp in pain and drop his bow for a dagger.

Danica then moves, her spell bursting from her crossbow and contacting Morduk, but he resists her magic's affect. At the same time, the mountain lion strikes at the ogre, but also misses. One of the satyrs close to Barok levels his bow and shoots the rogue, grazing him (-3 hps to Barok. Ventus rushes forward and attacks the closest archer that is unengaged, but misses.

Morduk swings his huge sword, connecting with the dryad's mountain lion and cleaving it in two. The creature never even has a chance to scream.

The second archer that is close to Barok also fires his bow, and leaves another gash across the rogue's body (-4 more hps to Barok. The rogue is unfazed and somehow manages to duck underneath the ogre-mages arm and drive his rapier upwards into Morduk's lowered throat. The ogre lets out a gargled howl of pain before stumbling backwards and onto his back, seemingly dead.

The satyr that Ventus attacked lowers its head and butts at the fighter, but the ex-soldier easily knocks his horns away with a quick move of his shield. The constricted satyr attempts to stab at the python with a dagger, but only manages to fit himself, though the blade does it no harm.

Suddenly you hear a screaching from above, as the two grotesque statues come to life from off the pillars and dive towards the party. One swoops down and attacks Dartis, but misses before launching itself back up into the sky. The second one dives down at Silas, and manages to scratch the abjurer with a deep gash despite his protective magics (-5 hps to Silas. This gargoyle also flies back up into the air.
 

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Seeing the ogre fall, Ventus continues his confrontation with the Satyr archer. He keeps one eye on the skies and the other on his foe as he stabs once more.

[sblock=ooc]Attack +8
1d6+4
AC: 16[/sblock]
 

At the appearance of the stone gargoyles, Danica shifts her attention from the satyr [not "ogre" as in previous post] archer to them. Can she, from her now prone position, get one in her sights? If so she fires a crossbow bolt, and reloads.
 

Barok casts one last glance at the dying ogre, something sadistic gleaming in his eyes for a moment, before moving around the crumbled body to flank the archer fighting Ventus.
 

Kobold Stew said:
At the appearance of the stone gargoyles, Danica shifts her attention from the satyr [not "ogre" as in previous post] archer to them. Can she, from her now prone position, get one in her sights? If so she fires a crossbow bolt, and reloads.

OOC: She can.
 


Silas 19/24; AC 14

Silas stumbles back from the slashing attacks of the diving statue. How can such beasts of stone fly! he silently wonders. With a bit of worry, and feeling that his protections aren't quite enough, he cast Shield.

[sblock=OOC]Shield will make his AC 18.
Also, I'm assuming that since the proper conditions were never filled that Silas never cast his Protection from Arrows spell. If that's wrong, please let me know.[/sblock]
 

Dartis lers out a whoop as his second arrow fly true. The Rider was with him today. Mounted on Swift with a bow in hand gave him a thrill that countered any anxiety over this battle.

As he ducks out of the way of the gargoyles claws he thinks "Great, flying rocks, Silas will want to spend a few days studying at the peebles we leave"

Still there were archers and Barok and Ventus were outnumbered on the steps of the temple. Two arrows again shoot forth towards an archer this time.
 


Silas casts his spell, and feels the magical shield protect him. Next to him, Dartis moves Swift forward a few feet before shooting two arrows at the satyr that engaged Ventus. The first misses, but the second bounces off the creature's shoulder blade. It's as if the satyr has a resistance to normal weapons.

Danica fires at the same target, and catches the satyr in the thigh. The sorceress almost jumps up in fear when she hears a horrible shriek of pain, and she sees that the other nearby archer is crushed to death by Silas' python.

One of the satyrs near Barok attacks the rogue, but he nimbly spins out of the way.

Ventus attacks the satyr that is beginning to look like a pincushion because of Dartis and Danica. He uses his shield to get in close to his opponent, then flicks the wrist of his sword arm upwards, gutting the creature badly, although it still stands.

The other satyr near Barok tries to butt the rogue, but he nimbly dodges away and moves towards Ventus' opponent. As Barok tries to slip away, one of the satyrs catches him with a dagger (-1 hp to Barok). Barok is able to flank Ventus' critically wounded opponent and stab it with his rapier. Unfortunately, the satyr's skin deflects the blow.

The two gargoyles attack once more. This time Danica is a target, and she cries out in surprise as a claw rakes her shoulder, slashing both skin and the blouse she paid 2 gold pieces for (-3 hps to Danica and you'll never get that stain out). Ventus is the target of the second gargoyle, which does get through his armor (-5 hps to Ventus).
 

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