Phyrric Legacy - Shackled City IC Thread

Seeing Arak fall, Flannad licks his lips and briefly considers exiting the encounter. Instead, he decides to stick it out, and maintains a flanking position as best he can, not so much to aid his own meagre skills, but to help someone else land a telling blow on these cursed rags.
 

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Seeing Sir Arak fall, Jon gnashes his teeth. Seeing no way to get to Sir Arak without putting himself in danger, he almost moves in to assist. Be realizing his his still defenseless, he concentrates a moment before moving in.

OOC: Forgot I need to put up my internal armor. Will do this round.
 


(OOC: I hope I'm not overstepping my bounds in NPC-ing some of the characters, but I just want to keep things going. In this case, I figured Dowlee would be willing to assume the risk of an AOO in order to get to Arak and heal him. Unfortunately, it didn't work out too well. I also made an assumption for Flannad, based on the events of the round. I hope that's okay.)

COMBAT ROUND 5

Liracor's long sword swing at the first rag pile once more, but finds only empty air. The rags lash out in return at the duskblade, but he blocks the assault with his shield. From the other side, Remen, howls savagely as he chops into the rags with his scimitar. The blow is a mighty one, cutting through several strands of the rags, but the construct still has life left in it.

Dowlee, realizing the party needs Arak's blade in this fight, grits her teeth and rushes past the other rag pile to reach the fallen paladin's side. But, the rags whip out at the halfling as she runs past, striking her right in the chest! She feels her ribs crack from the force of the blow, and she keels over in pain, desperately trying to catch her breath. Next to her, Arak's lifeblood continues to trickle forth from the gash on his head.

The same rag pile then reorients itself in Flannad's direction, getting past his guard and slamming into him forcefully. It then begins to wrap itself around his arms, legs, and chest. Flannad tries to wriggle free of the entangling rags, but is unable to do so.

A hum fills the air briefly as the familiar shimmer of Jon's inertial armor comes into existence around him.

END ROUND 5

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ROUND 6 INITIATIVE

1. Liracor
2. Dowlee (Disabled)
3. Arak (Dying)
4. Ragamoffyn #2 (entangling Flannad)
5. Flannad
6. Ragamoffyn #1
7. Jon
8. Remen

STATUS UPDATE

Jon 2/8 hp, Liracor 5/10 hp, Remen 11/15(9/13) hp, Arak -2/12 hp (Dying), Flannad 3/8 hp (Grappled by Ragamoffyn #2), Dowlee 0/9 hp (Disabled).
Skulk -10 hp, dead; Raggamoffyn #2 -16 hp (Grappling Flannad); Raggamoffyn #1 -24 hp.
Remen - Raging (4 Rounds remain)
Jon - Inertial Armor


ROUND 5 SUMMARY
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1. Liracor attacks Ragamoffyn #1 w/Longsword (Flanking), Rolls 7, Misses.

2. Dowlee moves 10' to get adjacent to Arak. She incurs an AOO from Ragamoffyn #2, which hits with a slam attack for 9 damage, reducing Dowlee to zero hit points. Dowlee is disabled, and her turn ends.

3. Arak fails to stabilize, loses one hit point.

4. Ragamoffyn #2 makes a slam attack vs. Flannad, hitting for 5 damage. The ragamoffyn initiates a grapple vs. Flannad, succeeding on the touch attack, and winning the opposed grapple check (Flannad's roll was 8), so Flannad is grappled by the ragamoffyn.

5. Flannad tries to make an escape artist check to get free of the grapple. (I hope that's okay, Legildur, it seemed like the most likely thing he would do under the circumstances). Flannad rolls 14, but loses the opposed check (the ragamoffyn rolled 18) He's still grappled.

6. Ragamoffyn #1 makes a slam attack vs. Liracor, misses.

7. Jon manifests his inertial armor (2 pp remaining for the day).

8. Remen (raging, flanking) attacks Ragamoffyn #1 w/Scimitar, Rolls 18, Hitting for 11 damage![/sblock]
ACTIONS FOR ROUND 6?
 

With Flannad's greatest fear realised, he struggles to escape the grasp of the rags (ooc: escape artist check - and yes, that was exactly what I would have had him do last round).
 

Jon's heart racing, the Voices screaming in his head, the yells of his companion all continue to disorient the scholar. He was not meant for this chaos. Seeing Flanad caught, he cries, "Liracor! Can you help Flanad?!" However, Jon knows that he himself cannot help his new friend; his muscles are weak and his coordination poor. Instead, he tries to assist the raging one by distracting the rags that almost claimed him previosly.

OOC: 5' step diagonally to Aid Remen to hit the rags.
 


Liracor once again sheathes his sword and tries to get the rags off of Flaanad. "This seems oddly familiar somehow.......minus the bleeding and screaming part." he mutters.

(5 ft step north, grapple check to try and get it off Flaanad)
 

COMBAT ROUND 6

Liracor hears Jon's call to assist Flannad; he turns about, putting away his sword in the process. Grabbing ahold of the rag creature as it entangles the gnome, Liracor begins tugging on it. Despite this, the rags begin to wrap completely around the struggling Flannad, nearly mummifying him as they enshroud his body and face. Flannad, fearful of what may happen next, begins to twist and turn, and somehow he manages to wriggle free of the thing! He skitters away from the horrid rag thing, leaving Liracor in its grasp.

Dowlee, on her last legs, quickly mutters a prayer to Ehlonna, and she feels her internal wounds mend somewhat. She looks at Arak, whose life blood continues to ebb, hoping that her last healing spell of the day will be enough to revive the fallen paladin.

The other rag creature whips its mass at Remen, catching him hard in the shoulder! It tries to wrap up the barbarian's limbs, but the raging Remen frantically beats away the filthy cloth. Jon approaches from the other side, lunging at the strands of rags with his club, hoping to help Remen make another successful strike. His efforts pay off, as Remen's rage-fueled scimitar stroke cuts through yet more strands of the rags! This rag creature looks very torn and tattered now, but it still whirls in the air, ready to keep fighting.

END ROUND 6

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ROUND 7 INITIATIVE

1. Liracor
2. Dowlee
3. Arak (Dying)
4. Ragamoffyn #2 (grappling with Liracor)
5. Flannad
6. Ragamoffyn #1
7. Jon
8. Remen

STATUS UPDATE

Liracor 5/10 hp, Dowlee 4/9 hp, Arak -3/12 hp (Dying), Flannad 3/8 hp, Jon 2/8 hp, Remen 6/15(4/13) hp.
Skulk -10 hp, dead; Raggamoffyn #2 -16 hp; Raggamoffyn #1 -31 hp.
Liracor and Raggamoffyn #2 are grappling.
Remen - Raging (3 Rounds remain)
Jon - Inertial Armor

ROUND 6 SUMMARY
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1. Liracor takes a 5' step (sheathes sword) to move next to Rag.#2, initiates a grapple. Grab automatically succeeds, Liracor wins the opposed check (Rolls 8, vs. Rag's roll of 5), successfully joins the grapple.

2. Dowlee casts CLW on herself, heals five damage (but loses one hp for casting while disabled), so she is left at 4/9 hp. Dowlee has one more level 1 spell to use for the day.

3. Arak fails to stabilize, loses another hp. Now at -3.

4. Rag.#2 wraps completely around Flannad as a standard action. (Note that in this wrapped state, half of all damage dealt to the raggamoffyn will go to Flannad).

5. Flannad makes an Escape Artist check to get free of the grapple. Rolls 16. Rag's opposed roll is 15. Flannad wins, and escapes the grapple. Very fortunate! Flannad then moves 5'. (Legildur, if I'm not mistaken, Flannad should also be able to move after the escape, which was a standard action. Just let me know if you want him to do so, and I will update the map before the next turn.)

6. Rag.#1 makes a slam attack vs. Remen, hits for 5 damage. Gets a free grapple attempt, rolls 14. Remen opposes with a roll of 17. Remen wins, the grapple attempt fails.

7. Jon moves 10', to flank with Remen. Successfully uses aid another to help Remen's attack roll.

8. Remen attacks Rag.#1 with scimitar (with rage, flanking, and aid another bonuses). Rolls 18, hits for 7 damage.[/sblock]

ACTIONS FOR ROUND 7?
 
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Ducking under a stray bit of rags, Jon lets out a sigh of relief when he notices Flannad escape the rags. Still seeing the halfling crouched over the paladin, he makes a small prayer to St. Cuthbert to restore his champion and give them aid. Gritting his teeth, he continues to try to distract the rags to aid Remen.
 

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