Malvoisin's War of the Burning Sky - IC Thread

[stonegod]

Hold the line while the body retreats. Last duty of the Knights of Morrus. He may not be a knight now, but he could delay these thugs long enough for the others.

Coldan stared at the two remaining 'companions.' "Clear out! I will hold them back!" At his word, he pulled back the bow and shot at the thug bothering the priest.

 

[Erekose13]

Taren will retreat down the side of the building that Aridha is standing against. He wont go too far but will offer ranged support from a safe position rather than in charge range of a horsed rider.

 

[Malvoisin]

COMBAT ROUND 4 (CONTINUED)

Taren retreats down the side of the building that Aridha is standing against. He doesn't go too far, but stands ready to offer ranged support from a safe position rather than in charge range of a horsed rider.

Hold the line while the body retreats. Last duty of the Knights of Morrus. He may not be a knight now, but he could delay these thugs long enough for the others. Coldan stares at the two remaining 'companions.' "Clear out! I will hold them back!" At his word, he pulls back the bow and shoots at the thug bothering the priest. With acrid smoke in his eyes, not to mention being mindful not to hit Markus, Coldan's aim is poor. His arrow misses the mark.

Torent looks back in concern at the glowering horseman, then, like Taren, quickly decides the best avenue of escape lies the opposite direction. She sidles around Cassandra, and says, "We have to go. Sorry Rover, nothin' personal," as she chops at the barking dog with her battleaxe. Her blade cleaves the animal's flesh, and Sauce collapses with a sharp whine. Torrent looks as though she regrets having to do that to the dog.

OOC: Up next, Cassandra...

[sblock=Round 4 Mechanics]
Taren moves along the side of the building to the south.

Coldan attacks Black Horse scout #2 with shortbow. Attack roll 9-3 (-4 penalty for firing into melee) =6, MISS.

Torrent takes 5' step, attacks Sauce with battleaxe. Attack roll 19+4=23, HIT! Damage roll 1d8+2=10, Sauce -10 hp, dying![/sblock]

[MAP PENDING]

Initiative Order, Round 4

22: Sauce the Dog (-10 hp, dying)
18: Taren (6/7 hp)
18: 2 Bounty Hunter Thugs (Thug #1 -5 hp, 4 Nonlethal Damage, Unconscious.);(Thug #2 -9 hp, Dying)
17: Coldan (13/14 hp)(+1 Fighting Challenge vs. Thug #1)
13: Torrent
9: Cassandra (7/7 hp, 5 Nonlethal Damage)
7: Aridha (10/10 hp, 6 Nonlethal Damage)
7: Xander
6: Bounty Hunter Scout #1
6: Markus (9/10 hp)
6: Bounty Hunter Scout #2

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Question--if we go south or east from Cassandra's current position, is it a wall or does the map just cut off? If the latter, can you tell me what she sees there? She doesn't want any more 'dog suddenly appears' surprises or it could be here last I'l do Markus though)

'Fire...clearly my lord has placed this anathema to his boreal chill before me to test my mettle. I shall not abandon Xander while he yet stays.'

*If Xander drops his man, Markus sidesteps around the pub southeast and attacks the other through the flames, otherwise, he continues to aid his ally against their common target.*

 

[Malvoisin]

(OOC: Question--if we go south or east from Cassandra's current position, is it a wall or does the map just cut off? If the latter, can you tell me what she sees there? She doesn't want any more 'dog suddenly appears' surprises or it could be here last I'l do Markus though)

OOC: To the south and east, from Cassandra's current position, no hostiles can be seen (the map actually just cuts off there, although it's reasonable to assume there are other buildings too). However, from around the corner down the alleyway, it's pretty obvious there must be at least one more Black Horse mercenary...someone out of sight definitely released that dog.

Thanks for handling Markus, also.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Unlike Taren, Cassandra decides to hold hwe ground unless Torrent abandons her position defending Cassandra's back. She prepares to unleash her power on any who threaten her.*

(OOC:Cassandra readies an action to cast Colour Spray if an enemy approaches and gives her an unobstructed shot)

 

[Erekose13]

Taren will hold up once he gets to the next corner (provided there is one). Turning back to the rest of the Resistance fighters he'll offer ranged support, starting with his already loaded crossbow.

 

[Shayuri]

Aridha backs away from the burning building and looks around, alert for any hostiles outside the building.

(sorry, I'm feeling a bit lost...who else is out here and what, if anything is going on? I totally lost track of who's who here )

 

[Malvoisin]

(sorry, I'm feeling a bit lost...who else is out here and what, if anything is going on? I totally lost track of who's who here )

OOC: S'okay, here's the lowdown:

The first floor of the Poison Apple is filled with flaming debris after some kind of explosive device seems to have gone off upstairs. Coldan is covering the group's escape, while Xander and Markus have engaged a pair of roguish-type bounty hunters that made it down the stairs alive.

Taren, Cassandra, Aridha and Torrent have all escaped the pub out the front door, where they encountered a knight on horseback who advised them to surrender, but has not proven overtly hostile so far. There seem to be additional bounty hunters around the corner, down the alley, who released a dog on the group (though said dog was summarily dispatched by Torrent's axe). Whomever released the dog has not yet been seen.

Clear as mud for ya? Hopefully that helped, at least a bit.

 

[Rhun]

Xander will stand by his action as stated in post 158.

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