pneumatik's WotBS 2 - The Indomitable Fire Forest of Innenotdar

[Antithetist]

Arshen takes the dagger gratefully, though the small blade sits rather uncomfortably in his hand. He sizes up the stag in front of him, his face set with the resolve to drop it before it can cause any more harm to his companions. His clumsy grip on the dagger works against him, though, and his lunge misses its mark.

[sblock=OOC]Designate f1 as Dodge target (+1 dodge AC against its attacks)

Designate f1 as Blade of the Resistance target (+2 to damage rolls against it until the end of the encounter)

Attack f1. -2 for using a small weapon, +2 for flanking cancel each other out. 1d20+5=9, certainly a miss.[/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

Hollister circles around the combat, cautiously staying away from the melee. As he moves, he draws a scroll from the arm of his robe and unfurls it, preparing to cast whatever spells might be written upon the vellum.


AC16 (mage armor), HP 16/16

Initiative: 21
Move to S7, draw scroll

Resist Energy (fire) in effect (299/300 rounds remaning)

[sblock=Spells Prepared]
Spells Prepared
- Level 0: Detect Magic x2, Light x2 + (d) Flare
- Level 1: Mage Armor, Grease, Magic Missile + (d) Burning Hands
- Level 2: Web, Resist Energy, Flaming Sphere + (d) Scorching Ray[/sblock]

 

[pneumatik]

Shaylir passes a daggger to Arshen, then steps away from the stags but towards the flames of the fire forest. They try to engulf her but she deftly avoids them (ref save: 19). She then creates a handful of magic stones.

Liiros steps into the thick of the stags and shouts a challenge at them. He strikes the one that dropped Lytha {F2} for 8 damage and channels the healing energy it releases to Lytha.

Lytha opens her eyes but remains otherwise motionless. Everyone hear's a quite *chime* in their heads. The stags are suddenly all confused (saves). They stand still, staring into space. Seeing she's no longer threatened, she stands and steps away from the stags.

Arshen takes the dagger from Shaylir and swings at a stag. He misses, the unfamiliar weapon too difficult for him to wield.

Hollister edges around the combat, drawing a scroll in case he needs it.

The stags continue to stand idly by.

The wall of fire advances another 20 feet. Lytha, Arshen, and Shaylir can feel its intense heat, but Torrent's potions of stand the heat appear to be able to protect you from it so far.

Torrent continues to wield her battleaxe against the stags. She connects, but for little damage (25 to hit for 3 damage)

[sblock=OOC]The stags spent this round dazed, so everyone goes again now.

New map is attached. I think it's updated with everyone's movement.[/sblock]

 

[Thanee]

Lytha

“That worked better than expected...” Lytha says, seeing that she could take some heat off herself and her companions, quite literally. “Thanks for the healing!” she adds to noone in particular, not quite knowing who healed her.

Moving further away from the burning stags, Lytha activates her own healing belt to keep herself conscious.


OOC: Move to K10, use Healing Belt to heal 6.

 

[HolyMan]

"Whoa! that was close," Shaylir says as the flames from the forest lick at her heels. "Come on Fritz! Let's get out of here!" She says skirting the forest to get away from the wall of flames.

As she gets past the combatants in melee she tosses a stone at a stag, "Take that, you."

[sblock=actions]
Move: Move across the top of row 6 to Q6, hopeful Fritz follows and goes to R6
Standard: Range attack vs. F3 with stone = 1d20+3 = 16, dmg = 2
Free action: Sweating [/sblock]

[sblock=Stats]
HP: 21/21
AC: 19
Init: +3
Fort: +7
Reflex: +4
Will: +8(+9)

Spells:
Druid
0- Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Read Magic
1- Magic Stone, Stand the Heat, Cure Light Wounds(1/2)- 1d8+3

Cleric
0- Mending, Resistance, Light
1- Bless, Sanctuary, Cure Light Wounds(d)- 1d8+2

Pearl of power (1st lvl): used
Turn undead: 4/4
Speak with Animals: 1/1
Vow of Healing: 3/3
[/sblock]

 

[Antithetist]

Arshen looks on with some concern as Lytha manoeuvres closer to the advancing wall of flame. "If we stand and fight here, those flames will make an end of us," he calls out. "We must keep moving."

Taking his own advice, he makes another clumsy stab at the burning stag and then slips past the dazed beasts, away from the encroaching flames. He stops short, though, unwilling to cut and run before his companions have begun their own retreats.


[sblock=OOC]Attack on f1 - 1d20+5=11, surely another miss

Move to Q8

Designate f3 as dodge target.[/sblock]


[sblock=Quick Stats]HP: 26/26

AC: 15*, Touch 14*, Flat-footed 13
* - +1 vs. F3, +4 vs. attacks of opportunity provoked by movement

Speed: 40'
Saves:
Fortitude: +6
Reflex: +6*
Will: +6**

*- Evasion
**- +2 vs. enchantment spells and effects

Attacks:
Unarmed Strike +6 melee (1d6+3, 20/x2)
Unarmed Strike +4/+4 melee (1d6 +3, 20/x2)

Small Dagger +3 melee (1d3+3, 19-20/x2)

Shuriken +4 ranged (1d2+3, 20/x2)
Shuriken +2/+2 ranged (1d2+3, 20/x2)

Abilities:
Stunning Fist 2/3 /day

Expendables:
685.4gp[/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

Hollister reads arcane words from the scroll in his hands. As the magic begins to take effect, swirling motes of orange light surround Liiros...and the knight suddenly finds himself towering over the fire stags.


AC16 (mage armor), HP 16/16

Initiative: 21
5' step to T8, cast Enlarge Person from scroll on Liiros

Resist Energy (fire) in effect (298/300 rounds remaning)

[sblock=Spells Prepared]
Spells Prepared
- Level 0: Detect Magic x2, Light x2 + (d) Flare
- Level 1: Mage Armor, Grease, Magic Missile + (d) Burning Hands
- Level 2: Web, Resist Energy, Flaming Sphere + (d) Scorching Ray[/sblock]

 

[Arkhandus]

Liiros Tivaniel

Liiros shifts his footing for a moment and draws on strength from the earth, bringing the blade of his longsword down like a hammer on the same stag once again. But his attack comes a bit slowly..... He continues glaring at the stags and challenging them to face him, declaring "Face me, beasts! Face Corellon's wrath!"
[sblock=ooc]Ack! Sorry I went inactive for a few days. And AFAIK Hollister's Scroll of Enlarge Person will take 1 full round to invoke, as the spell does, so Liiros won't grow until the start of Hollister's next turn.

Liiros stays put and initiates the Mountain Hammer strike on the same stag as last time, the one that wounded Lytha earlier. Got a lousy 14 to-hit, for 14 damage.
1d20+8=14, 1d8+2+2d6=14

Granted Vanguard Strike this round, as his last readied maneuver. Remaining in Iron Guard's Glare to protect the others.

Liiros' Status:
HP 25 / 25
AC 19, touch 11, flat-footed 18
Active Stance: Iron Guard's Glare
Granted Maneuvers: Charging Minotaur, Crusader's Strike*EXPENDED, Stone Bones*EXPENDED, Mountain's Hammer
Ready Maneuvers: Crusader's Strike (2), Vanguard Strike (5), Charging Minotaur (1), Stone Bones (4), Mountain Hammer (3)
* Maneuvers are numbered alphabetically for rolling granted inspiration
Other Class Features: Furious Counterstrike (1-9: +1), Steely Resolve 5, Indomitable Soul, Zealous Surge 1/day[/sblock]

 

[pneumatik]

Lytha steps away from the stags and the advancing wall of fire, taking advantage of the stags' inactivity to move past them. She then heals herself with her magical belt.

Shaylir skirts along the edge of the fire forest, again deftly avoiding the flames (ref save: 17). She chucks a magic stone at one of the stags, striking it.

Fritz seems to have other ideas. Not willing to stay near the aggressive flames of the fire forest, he darts through the thick of the fray past the distracted stags and helps Liiros attack the stag between him and Torrent {F2} (attack roll to aid another: 18)

Arshen stabs at on the stags again and again misses. He then moves away from the advancing wall of fire.

Hollister completes a spell of enlarge person from his scroll. He targets Liiros, who doubles in size. Surrounded by the stags on three sides, he's forced to squeeze between two of them.

Liiros steps back from the stags to give himself more room. This exposes him to the flames of the fire forest. He can't avoid them and they burn him for 4 points of fire damage (rolls). Liiros strikes at the stag between him and Torrent {F2}. With Torrent's flank and Fritz's help he connects. His mighty blow is too much for the elemental creature, and it dissipates.

When the stag disappears the wall of fire wavers and pauses in its advance, saving Lytha from being engulfed by it.

The two remaining stags snap out of their daze. Both attack Liiros, trying to gore him with their antlers. One succeeds, doing 2 gore and 3 fire damage (rolls).

Torrent steps forward and swings at on the stags {F3}. She hits for 6 damage. "Lytha, get away from that wall before it cooks you," she says.

[sblock=OOC]A busy round. I took some liberties with PCs to be able to get a post in. If anyone strenuously objects to what I did let me know. I tried to make choices that would be best for the party. Except for Fritz: if his actions seem odd please address them IC.

I looked up casting spells from scrolls. It's just a standard. I also looked up enlarge person and learned it's range close, not touch.

Updated map attached.[/sblock]

 

[Thanee]

Lytha

Having been unconscious earlier, Lytha had not quite realized, that the wall of fire was actually moving towards them, but with Torrent's warning, the elf quickly moves into the other direction of the road.


OOC: Double Move towards the east (W10).