[LPF] Ryall's Estate

[jkason]

GM: Qik's post nudged me on a couple other environmental factors, and apologies for not having them in the previous post: 1) It's not actually daylight quite yet. Between the moon/pre-dawn and the fire, though, there aren't any vision penalties for now. 2) The orange blobby thing is your campfire. It doesn't provide concealment, though obviously moving through it would trigger fire damage. You can douse it, but at that point I would be inclined to give vision penalties to Hlaalin and Relic since they don't have low light vision.

OOC: Getting back at us for downing the boar so easily?

GM: I haven't gotten anyone yet. I fully expect the wolves' awesome stealth will now be counteracted by horrible attack rolls.

OOC: I considered listing my actions for next round as well, but figured I would hold off. jk, just for future reference, do you have a preference in that regard (acting one round at a time or queuing them up if it's doable)? Also, I've used Mage Armor in addition to the expenditures you've listed.

GM: Ah, thanks. I'd forgotten that one. As for multiple round actions: unless you think you might be unable to update for a day or so, I think I'd prefer avoiding it. It seems likely to muddle things in combination with the first-post group initiative.

 

[maquise]

Hlaalen finds wolves upon him! He pulls out a small flask and downs it. His body seems to morph, growing bulkier and more brutish in appearance. He draws his dagger.


ACTIONS:
Move: draw dagger
Standard: Imbibe CON mutagen.

 

[jbear]

Relic stands to his feet awakened rudely by the noise. There is no time to think so he raises his hand towards the wolves. He hesitates a split second. The Alchemist is caught between the beasts. Un willing to risk putting his ally to sleep and leaving the wolves to devour him he decides to target only one wolf.

[sblock=Draconic: Achlessh, Venjhts, Arrenchss e Darmach! ] Wings, Wind, Sand and Sleep! [/sblock]

The battered pewter ring on Relics hand flares to life and a ghosthly eagle surges from it and swoops down upon one of the wolves and a gentle lullaby is faintly heard on the wind.

OOC: Relic stands up and uses his bonded ring to cast Sleep on the wolf at L9. He cast it so the area doesn't affect Hlaleen. Or anyone else that moves in. [MENTION=93930]Systole[/MENTION] :4! Wohoo! Kicked your ass!

 

[Qik]

OOC: Wow - hope our attack rolls are better than our initiative.

 

[jkason]

GM: Just waiting for [MENTION=41485]InVinoVeritas[/MENTION] to see if Kazanto reacts faster than the wolves, then I can post the full round and we'll be in group-posting mode.

 

[InVinoVeritas]

Kazanto awakens, to the sound of growls... "What is that sound? It's like a 狼..."

Keeping low to the ground, she reaches out for her crossbow and the strange, heat-filled language begins to pour forth. The campfire appears to undulate a moment, as if the flames took on some kind of liquid form, and then the heat fills her companions once more, reassuring as warm morning brew.

OOC: Bless and ready crossbow. Yes, I'm still prone.

 

[jkason]

Quioan is the only one swift enough to orient himself before the wolves strike. He reaches out to his bow, muttering an arcane phrase even as he draws the string back.

But he hasn't the time to aim properly before the wolves lunge forward. The first seems agitated by the waking people, his jaws snapping nothing but thin air. The second however, takes advantage of Hlaalin's flailing to recover, sinking its teeth deep into his leg. It yanks at the alchemist's balance, but the man manages to stay standing.

Relic and Kazanto both toss more magic into the air, the latter preparing her crossbow from her position on the ground. Meanwhile, Relic invokes the power of his ring, and as the ghostly eagle lands, the southernmost wolf's eyes roll up in its head. It falls to the ground, unconscious.

Hlaalin, hissing at the wound to his leg, draws his dagger to defend himself, swiftly quaffing his mutagen. His brow grows more pronounced, but his expression makes it clear he's less bothered by the wound now than he was before.

By that time, Daylilly has run in a wide arc to come around behind the still-conscious wolf, his hammer threatening the creature as it crouches and prepares to defend itself.

[sblock=OOC]Quioan acts before wolves, but everyone else is in the free-for-all afterward. Qik, both readying a weapon and standing are move actions (Daylilly can move and draw because his BAB is +1). I didn't pay close enough attention until I was readying the round. Sorry about that. I figured you'd want the bow more than standing, so Quioan readied his bow (move action) and cast Gravity Bow (standard). You're still prone for now.

Wolves:
Attack and damage vs Hlaalin:
Bite attacks, wolf 1 & 2 (1d20+2=4, 1d6+1=3, 1d20+2=14, 1d6+1=6)
Wolf 2 hits (Hlaalin is still flat-footed at this point in the round), doing 6 points of damage
Trip attack. (1d20+2=8) Fails.

Wolf 1 Will save vs sleep:
Will Save DC 15 (1d20+1=2) Fails

Rassin' frassin sleep spell.

Quioan still gets one round's action before the wolf can act again.

Everyone remember to add Bless to your attacks, and remember the -4 penalty for shooting into melee if you choose to fire.

(I'd feel bad about all these extra factors if half the attackers hadn't fallen to the ground in the first 10 seconds. )[/sblock]

 

[Systole]

OOC: So basically Qik acts again, then wolves act, then we're free for all? I'm going to be AFK until Monday, so if stuff gets moving before that, Daylily's action will be ragesmash. Or if tripped: stand up then ragesmash. Feel free to make rolls for me. P.S. Technically, Daylily has used three rage rounds -- one for the hawks, two for the boar.

 

[jkason]

OOC: So basically Qik acts again, then wolves act, then we're free for all? I'm going to be AFK until Monday, so if stuff gets moving before that, Daylily's action will be ragesmash. Or if tripped: stand up then ragesmash. Feel free to make rolls for me. P.S. Technically, Daylily has used three rage rounds -- one for the hawks, two for the boar.

GM: You've got it right in terms of the order of things. Noted the extra round of rage. Thanks for bein' honest.

 

[Qik]

OOC: For what it's worth, I had actually intended to do things in the opposite order - stand last round and ready my bow this round. The whole mention of the bow IC was more for flavor. But it doesn't really affect things, so no biggie. jbear, Relic is a sleep ninja.

Rising from where he had slept, his bow now coursing with arcanic power, Quioan took aim and fired at the wolf north of Hlaalin just as its bite found its mark. The magic-infused arrow began to expand in size even as it left his bow, but the narrow window between the alchemist and the raging barbarian proves to be too little, and the arrow falls just short of its target.

OOC: Firing at the wolf north of Hlaalin (the one still awake). Attack (+5 Dex, +1 MW, +1 PBS, +1 Bless, -4 Melee): 1d20+4=11 Ugh - goddamn penalty for firing into melee. Can't wait until I get precise shot. Wasn't quite sure if the wolf was within 30' (not sure how to count diagonals), but it doesn't seem like it'll matter anyway.