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

[Nephtys]

ooc: Improved Trip gives him an aoo against the tripped archer.

As the arrow hits him in the shoulder Barok curses in surprise, and smiles crookedly at Silas "Hey! Thanks Mate. I owe you one."

Barok coughs out a lungful of blood and looks around, searching for a way out but not finding it. There were too many enemies and too many knives about even without inviting them to stab his back. Besides, he'd always known he would end like this; killed in a fight of his own making.
Barok, covered in the blood of half a dozen wounds, keeps fighting.

ooc: If he can take a 5ft step and flank he will, using both weapons. If he can't he will continue to trip his least wounded opponents.

ooc2: I have no healing potions, but I'm willing to buy some at whatever price the rest of you want to charge .

 

[GlassEye]

OOC: Nah, Silas just doesn't want to hurt rocks.

[sblock=OOC]Rocks do crunch pleasantly when struck but that sizzle just isn't there when bathed in fiery arcane fun.

That python needs to get his mind off his stomach and put the squeeze on some satyrs. I can't believe he missed!

MOST IMPORTANTLY: The missile that Silas fired (see the post above) was from the wand of magic missiles. I didn't think they could misfire and strike a not-so-innocent bystander.

I'm not sure what healing potions you're referring to, DT. I only vaguely remember getting any (though that may just be the power of suggestion) and I seem to think that they were being carried by characters who are no longer with us. *shrug*[/sblock]

Silas yelps in surprise as his magical missile flies wide and again as pain lances through his back. He immediately turns his attention to the gargoyle. Trusting his companions to deal with the remaining archers he tracks the gargoyle's flight and prepares to cast another spell. "Fire worked before," he mumbles as he prepares Burning Hands.

The ogre's roar draws Silas' attention and he gapes in shock as Dartis is flung from Swift. Everything seems to be spiraling quickly out of control and Silas wonders, Perhaps we've bitten off just a bit more than we can chew... Hardening his resolve he turns back to the gargoyle and waits until it begins to dive for another attack before casting his spell...

 

[Kobold Stew]

Metal shrapnel flies around the teenage girl as she reloads her crossbow and re-aims at the now-visible ogre. Pfft.

 

[Fenris]

Dartis stands slowly but deliberately, bringing his shield and sword up.

"Nice hit" he mutters to Morduk

" I thought you would have fled, being the coward that you are, third son of Krill the Kraven. This just proves that you are as stupid as you are ugly. No wonder Trieste rejected you" taunts Dartis.

"Go on order your goats to shoot me, I dare you! For I know you are too cowardly to face me!"

Then, quick as a flash the well trained cavalry man springs into action, leaping back into the saddle and slashing at Morduk even as he spurs Swift to attack the orge.

[sblock=OOC: ] Fast mount is a free action, and since neither Swift nor I need to move, we are hitting him with everything. Since he's ducking down, and I will be mounted, do I get the higher ground bonus? [/sblock]

 

[Deuce Traveler]

OOC: Nephtys and GlassEye, sorry for the mistakes. I didn't notice the feat on one character sheet, and for some reason I thought Silas was using his missile weapon (crossbow). Oh, and the python did miss. I rolled a natural 2 for it. I'll fix the mistakes now:

Barok notices the smoking flesh of the satyr in front of him and realizes that it wasn't a crossbow bolt from Silas that hit him from behind, but was instead a magic missile from the wand in the abjurer's hand. The magic of this place had twisted the arcane bolt, causing it to follow a straight path through the rogue and into the satyr in front of him. The damage wasn't from physical injury, but was caused mentally by the shock of the magic passing through him. Once he realizes this, the rogue shakes the damage off (+2 hps to Barok) and he takes the opportunity to pin his fallen satyr opponent to the ground with his blade, although the metal fails to pass through its skin.

Dartis attempts to quickly mount Swift, but the action is awkward and he has to take an additional hop to accomplish the trick (rolling badly for you guys now, sorry). This extra second makes it so that Dartis is unable to move Swift into a position for his mount to attack, but the nobleman is able to get his own shot at the ogre-mage but misses (Morduk is too big to get an attack bonus against him for being mounted).

While Silas waits to attack, his python takes advantage of Barok's work and wraps itself tightly around the satyr, causing it to scream in fear as it is completely immobilized. Danica fires a shot at Morduk, but Dartis and Swift block her vision and her bolt sticks inside the horse's saddle, but luckily does no physical harm.

Ventus moves to attack the satyr that is still fighting, and is able to use his shield to push in between the bloodied Barok and the creature, therefore protecting the rogue. His ancestral short sword is put to good use, driving itself deep into the archer's shoulder. It still stands, although it does not look long for this world. In desperation, it flails wildly with its blade, cutting Ventus' bicep (-4 hps to Ventus).

Morduk sneers at Dartis and disappears before the noble, causing the party to worry about who he will strike next.

The gargoyle dives downwards to strike once more, slashing Danica across the shoulder as she moves to reload (-5 hps to Danica). It laughs as it begins to take off, but then it hears the casting of magic behind it and turns to catch a furnace of billowing flame from Silas. Although hurt, the creature is definitely not out, and with a shriek it takes off into the air once more.

But this is when something strange happens. A cloud of crows spirals around it, and begins to peck at the blistered flesh that Silas' magic had created. The hundreds of birds each make the best of their moment, flying past the gargoyle's clawed strikes and piercing the weakened portions of its skin. The gargoyle grows desperate and attempts to fly away, but the formation easily follows it until the murder of crows disappears with it into the sky and the gargoyle's cries grow pitifully weaker and then finally cease altogether.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Danica 15/18
Silas 10/19
Dartis 8/29
Ventus 17/32
Barok 5/21

 

[Deuce Traveler]

OOC: Forgot Barok's move... oops...

Barok goes last, and takes the opportunity to circle around Ventus and flank the Imperial's weakened opponent. His strikes both hit, but unfortunately aren't able to puncture through the satyr's tough skin.

 

[hafrogman]

[sblock=ooc]Gotta start watching more on the weekends. I missed two full rounds.

Two archers left; one grappled, one injured; right? And an invisible ogre? The last gargoyle ran away?[/sblock]

Ventus continues to press his attack at the archer, focusing on the foe he can see for now. He stabs one more at the creature, hoping his aim will prove true and finish off the last of Morduk's minions. They have been pesky foes, but Barok is obviously suffering the most.

"Barok! Back off, I can handle him."

 

[Fenris]

Danica 15/18
Silas 10/19
Dartis 8/29
Ventus 17/32
Barok 5/21

OOC: How did I go from 13 to 8 hp?

 

[GlassEye]

[sblock=OOC]Thanks for the fix, DT. And I wasn't meaning to question you on the python, just exclaiming over what had to be a poor roll.[/sblock]

Silas watches in amazement as the gargoyle flies off and is quickly surrounded and brought down by the murder of crows. Shaking his head he turns back to survey the battle his friends and companions are involved in. Just in time to see Morduk vanish a second time, Silas curses loudly. "#%$@!!!" This is the second time I've been caught unprepared to deal with invisibility! I really must spend some time studying Astraulay's spellbook.

Rifling through his options, again Silas finds that he doesn't have much to penetrate invisibility beyond (hopefully) detecting the magical emanations. Sighing, he begins chanting and moving his fingers in intricate patterns. As his magical sight begins to clear, he gazes towards the party in search of Morduk...