North by Northwest, Chapter 3: The Winter of Our Discontent


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Herev

My hammer !!
Calls Herev angrily as it falls down the steepy stairs, he draws the bastard sword that he took from the big Hooved creature back in the ruined tower.
Die, you stinking insect.
He shouts and tries to land the sword on the spider.

[sblock=ooc]
I don't know the statistics of that sword, it could be even magical.
So roll it for me with this bonus – attack +6 , Dmg +3 [/sblock]
 

Fearful of becoming the next item to skid down th stairs, Ghur holds tight to the rope and threatens the spider with his sword.

OOC:[sblock] Full Defense! Does that require a balance roll?[/sblock]
 

[sblock=OOC for Fenris]Nope.[/sblock][sblock=OOC for Strahd]You'll have to stand up from "prone" to draw the bastard sword (the way you're leaning back on the stairs will make it a bit awkward), so it's a move action and a move action.[/sblock]Initiative
Ghur 23
Cian 22a
Keita 22b
Spiders 21
Zeegra 18a
Zottel 18b
Herev 16
Cole 13
Manakar 11
Small Earth Elemental 7
Cellan 6

Round 4
Ghur focuses on keeping his wits about him, as Cian reaches out to heal him [+7 hp for Ghur]. The spiders attack, but both Herev and Ghur are able to defend themselves adequately. Meanwhile, from the middle rank, Zeegra is able to load her crossbow and attacks, sinking a bolt into the spider in front of Ghur [5 hp damage].

Herev stands and draws the big svirfneblin's bastard sword, while Cole tries to move up the line towards the melee combat. Cellan's earth elemental attacks one spider, unsuccessfully, before disappearing in a cloud of dust, and the druid begins chanting once again.

Conditions
Party: Inspire Courage (+1 morale bonus on attack, damage, saves against fear/charm), 3 rounds left
Cellan 17/25 hp, Dex 14/15
Ghur 9/17 hp
Spider A, dead
Spider B, wounded
17/26 hp
Spider C, uninjured
21/26 hp
[sblock=OOC]Next round, please. :)[/sblock]
 




Damn, I hoped the elemental would do more, Cellan thinks. Maybe this one will do the trick.

Manakar continues to stay by his master's side. The druid fires a bullet from his sling at one of the spiders. The air elemental attacks the other.
 


Initiative
Ghur 23
Cian 22a
Keita 22b
Spiders 21
Zeegra 18a
Zottel 18b
Herev 16
Cole 13
Manakar 11
Small Air Elemental 7
Cellan 6

Round 5
Ghur, somewhat heartened by Cian's healing but still cautious, continues to fend off the spider with his sword. Cian loads his crossbow and fires at the spider in front of Ghur. He misses wide, but misses harmlessly, slipping a bit on the stairs. The spiders chitter and gibber before lunging at their prey again, Herev dodges again, but Ghur nearly loses his off-hand forearm as he tries to ward off the spider's bite [7 damage]. His earlier luck has seemed to turn from bad to worse, and he feels sick almost instantly [3 Dex Damage].

Zeegra's attack this round is also successful, and the spider fighting Ghur shrieks with pain. Herev and Cole are stymied by the conditions this round, as is Cellan, but the druid's air elemental's attack connects with the spider attacking Ghur, and the tide of the battle might be turning slowly.

Conditions
Party: Inspire Courage (+1 morale bonus on attack, damage, saves against fear/charm), 2 rounds left
Cellan 17/25 hp, Dex 14/15
Ghur 2/17 hp, Dex 14/17
Spider A, dead
Spider B, wounded
17/26 hp
Spider C, heavily wounded
9/26 hp
 

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