[LPF] Distant Relations

[Artur Hawkwing]

The blood from Audra's dog caused wound wells a little, but the arm Quioan ripped from her robe and fashioned into a very quick and makeshift bandage does the job. She would probably be very glad at this point to be unconscious as the Herald's foot hovers mere inches from her neck. Blissfully unaware of the possible end of her life in a gore causing stomp, she lays there, her breathing, shallow though it is, slow and rhythmic.

[sblock=ooc]Sorry guys, I got nothin' that can help you. I told ya, she was nicknamed 'Bait' in her last adventure for a reason [/sblock]

 

[deisenhut]

Yoshiki Akita (Human Monk 4)

Yo steps back up the stairs a bit, but keeps his guard up. "Surrender, and you'll live to answer for your crimes. Kill her, and you die right here, right now!" he threatens.

[sblock=Actions]
Free Action: 5-foot away from Garthia
Readied Action: Will attack Garthia if he moves away from Audra and enters his threat range.
[/sblock]
[sblock=Ministats]Initiative: +4
AC: 23 Touch 19 Flatfooted 18
HP: 20/28
CMB: +8 CMD: 23 Fort: +4 Reflex: +8 Will: +7 (+2 vs. Enchantment)
Defensive Abilities: Evasion, Deflect Arrows
Speed: 40 ft

Conditions in Effect: Mage Armor (+4 Armor bonus to AC)
Elemental Fist: 0/4 remaining
Ki Pool: 0/5 remaining
Expenditures: 50 gp
Additional Equipment: 2 flasks alchemist's fire, 10 silver holy symbols, 2 ledgers, 22 PP.
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[Qik]

Quioan grits his teeth in anger at not having tried to finish Garthia before administering to Audra. But I had no other choice...

For a moment, the elf's mind whirs as he tries to discern a way to prevent Garthia from escaping alive; he's unable to see one, however. Silently, the elf lowers his bow, stepping over the motionless body of one of the priests, and makes way for Garthia to make his escape. His eyes shoot daggers at the man.

[sblock=Actions/OOC]Tried to find a place to move where I could ready a clear shot, but couldn't. Move to J8.

This really sucks.[/sblock][sblock=Stats]Quioan Scorchsong HP: 19/24
AC: 15 (Touch: 13, Flat-footed: 12)
CMD: 19
Fort: +3, Ref: +8, Will: +3
Perception: +9
Spells:
- 0: Light, Detect Magic, Prestidigitation
- 1: Mage Armor (*cast*), Vanish, Shield
Bonded Item: Used
Consumables: Wand of CLW (23 charges)
Active Magic: Gravity Bow (0/3 minutes)[/sblock]

 

[Artur Hawkwing]

[sblock=ooc]Yeah, sorry guys. didn't mean for this to happen. If the stupid die roller hadn't taken a sudden fetish to rolls lower than 6 yesterday, maybe this could have been avoided. Should Audra live through this and get another shot at him...Together she and Yo would tear him apart, I bet. The one thing that worries me, is what if he still squishes her and bails for it once everyone gives him enough room? I guess we'll find out. An excellent, suspenseful cliffhanger moment, JK. [/sblock]

 

[deisenhut]

OOC: It's not over yet...

 

[jkason]

[sblock=ooc]

This really sucks.

I apologize if this is more frustrating than challenging. My intent is certainly more "crazy cinematic standoff" than "screw you guys, my NPC's getting out of here no matter what." I don't know if it helps, but a couple of things:

1) An enemy who flees is still defeated, and grants full XP.

2) IC, Quioan heard Garthia order the courtyard priests into the battle (and saw them go), meaning the closed front gates are unmanned. Likewise, the doors to either stairway are closed. Opening a regular door is a move action; getting the gates open is even more involved without help. As deisenhunt points out, getting out of the middle of you guys doesn't necessarily guarantee Garthia gets away.[/sblock]

 

[GlassEye]

Elenka's hand twitches as the impulse to reach down and grab her terbutje and lunge forward at Garthia is almost too strong to resist. She does resist, however, and raises her hands palms facing Garthia to show that she intends no action. She can't resist a smile and a jab...

"You may get away, but you've still lost..."



[sblock=Actions/OOC]Np, JK. Challenges like this are what makes the game exciting and fun. We are gnashing our teeth and plotting our revenge against Garthia... As much as I would like to ready an action to do something as soon as he is clear of Audra, since the act of readying is a standard action, I presume it is noticeable that the character is doing something and that Garthia would take that as an action and attack Audra. So Elenka doesn't do anything except delay, I guess.

Metagame request to my fellow players, if I'm allowed: let Elenka act first when it is our time to act again.

Elenka
Delaying
Standard: --
Move: --
[/sblock][sblock=MiniStats][size=+1]Elenka[/size] Human Summoner 4
Initiative: +2 Perception: +6

AC: 15 (12 touch; 13 flat-footed) [19 w/Shield]
HP: 30 Current: 1
CMB: +4 CMD: 16 Fort: +1 Ref: +3 Will: +6

In Hand: terbutje (on the floor)
Spells:
1st level: 2/4 remaining.
2nd level: 1/2 remaining.
Special: Summon Monster 2 5/6

[size=+1]Drevezh'Korol[/size] Eidolon
Initiative: +1 Perception: +0; Darkvision 60 ft.

AC: 15 (11 touch; 14 flat-footed)
HP: 29 Current: 28
CMB: +7 CMD: 18 Fort: +4 Ref: +2 Will: +3

In Hand:
Conditions: In the Other World[/sblock]

 

[Artur Hawkwing]

[sblock=ooc]I dunno, GE..might be hard to hold Audra back but...I'll try. (LOL)[/sblock]

 

[jkason]

"Owbej take your souls, heretics," Garthia growls in response to the threats and insults. He assesses the others quickly, and when he's determined none of them will be an immediate threat, he bolts through the worship hall doors and for the courtyard, apparently deciding he values extra distance over one final blow against his enemies.

[sblock=actions and status]Garthia: Run, up to 4x move in a straight line. He has no Dex bonus on his AC, but he does lose Dodge for the same reason.

Garthia (AC 20): No Dodge to AC, 52 damage (Severely Damaged) Shield (5/10 rds)

Quioan: 19/24, 5 nonlethal damage, Gravity Bow (2/10 rounds remaining)
Audra: -6/23, Unconscious (Stable), Prone, Mage Armor
Elenka: 1/30, Shield (4 minutes)
Yoshiki: 20/28, Mage Armor[/sblock]

GM: Note: there's a few more squares to the left on the courtyard, but I don't have the full map with me to update and didn't want to keep you guys waiting any longer than you had to. I think you should have enough to act this round, at least, and I'll fix when I get home. PCs up.

 

[GlassEye]

Elenka is ready for that moment when Garthia bolts away from Audra. Her fingers quickly pluck a sliver of some sort of root from her spell pouch, while her other hand sketches out some arcane symbol in the air. She intones words of power from her homeland far to the south and the air briefly glimmers as her magics inciting quickness of action settles on Yoshiki, Quioan, herself, and though she can't use it at the moment, Audra.

"Get him! I'll take care of Audra."

She is almost snarling when she points in the direction of Garthia.



[sblock=Actions/OOC]
Elenka
Standard: caste Haste. Target Quioan, Yoshiki, Elenka, Audra
Haste (4 round duration): +1 to hit; +1 dodge; +1 Reflex; +30 ft move; +1 attack w/full attack action
Move: draw potion from pouch
[/sblock][sblock=MiniStats][size=+1]Elenka[/size] Human Summoner 4
Initiative: +2 Perception: +6

AC: 15 (12 touch; 13 flat-footed) [19 w/Shield]
HP: 30 Current: 1
CMB: +4 CMD: 16 Fort: +1 Ref: +3 Will: +6

In Hand: terbutje (on the floor)
Spells:
1st level: 2/4 remaining.
2nd level: 0/2 remaining.
Special: Summon Monster 2 5/6

[size=+1]Drevezh'Korol[/size] Eidolon
Initiative: +1 Perception: +0; Darkvision 60 ft.

AC: 15 (11 touch; 14 flat-footed)
HP: 29 Current: 28
CMB: +7 CMD: 18 Fort: +4 Ref: +2 Will: +3

In Hand:
Conditions: In the Other World[/sblock]