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Mairan steadies herself after the blow and focuses on attacking the creature.
Ptolus: 165 Vock Row - "Rat-catchers"
- Thread starter Whizbang Dustyboots
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Thurst grits his teeth at seeing Valana go down. Knowing he doesn't have time to reload his weapon or go to her aid, he settles himself in to withstand the two ratlings' attacks.
Thurst yells at the second ratling, hoping to distract it from Valana's fallen body. "Hey whiskers, your mother smells like swamp cheese!"[sblock=ooc]
If his shield isn't out, have him use the move command to ready it. If it is already out, have him move to shield Valana and avoid flanking.
Total defense. If I understand this correctly I should live, hopefully, maybe.
I don't know what consequences there will be for not chasing after that other rat, but these two have done enough damage already!
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Thurst yells at the second ratling, hoping to distract it from Valana's fallen body. "Hey whiskers, your mother smells like swamp cheese!"[sblock=ooc]
If his shield isn't out, have him use the move command to ready it. If it is already out, have him move to shield Valana and avoid flanking.
Total defense. If I understand this correctly I should live, hopefully, maybe.
I don't know what consequences there will be for not chasing after that other rat, but these two have done enough damage already!
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Mata cringes at seeing Valana drop, but knowing that the ratling running for the door could well bring more she reaches for the component bag again and starts to mutter.
[sblock=ooc]Going to cast Sleep centered on the ratling running for the door, hoping that I have time to finish the cast before he makes it.[/sblock]
[sblock=ooc]Going to cast Sleep centered on the ratling running for the door, hoping that I have time to finish the cast before he makes it.[/sblock]
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Cursing and breaking from cover, Aeshen charges after the ratling headed for the gong. He catches up to him, but his attempted thrust between the creature's shoulder blades goes awry, the point of his rapier skidding across the greasy leather rags the creature is wearing.
Mairan slashes again, but the ratling, gravely wounded as he is, parries the sword. The creature squeals something in Rattish, and it sounds like gloating to her.
Ella's magical hand grasps and tosses the torch into the middle of the greasy patch on the floor, but she's still an apprentice, and the conjured grease is vanishing even as the torch drops to the floor.
Valana slips to the floor, her blood leaking out at an alarming rate. She's not awake to see it, but Thurst steps over her, unslinging his shield and taunting the ratlings into attacking him, not her.
Mata is sure her sleep spell is cast perfectly -- Kunstler would likely have given her one of his rare words of praise, had he seen it -- but the escaping ratling shakes off the effect and slams his way out of the room, into the darkened corridor beyond. Nearby, the ratling that Aeshen is attacking similarly shakes off the effect, although it was seemingly a close thing there for a moment.
Everything seems to move in slow motion for Aeshen for a moment, as the fleeing ratling takes his spear and swings it at the gong. He braces himself for an unholy clamor, but the blow sounds muted and the dented disk just swings idly back and forth, hardly making any sound at all.
The ratling leader swings his mace at Mairan's face, but she parries the blow away.
Thurst gets what he wanted: The full attention of both remaining ratlings, and both find their spears harmlessly thunking into his shield.
[sblock=ooc]Ouch, both ratlings in the area of effect for the sleep spell made their saving throw to resist. One barely, one hugely.
Valana is now at -2 hit points and bleeding out. She will die in 8 rounds.
ROUND ENDS. Ratlings take their next actions after tomorrow night's school board meeting, so any time before 11 p.m. PST.[/sblock]
Mairan slashes again, but the ratling, gravely wounded as he is, parries the sword. The creature squeals something in Rattish, and it sounds like gloating to her.
Ella's magical hand grasps and tosses the torch into the middle of the greasy patch on the floor, but she's still an apprentice, and the conjured grease is vanishing even as the torch drops to the floor.
Valana slips to the floor, her blood leaking out at an alarming rate. She's not awake to see it, but Thurst steps over her, unslinging his shield and taunting the ratlings into attacking him, not her.
Mata is sure her sleep spell is cast perfectly -- Kunstler would likely have given her one of his rare words of praise, had he seen it -- but the escaping ratling shakes off the effect and slams his way out of the room, into the darkened corridor beyond. Nearby, the ratling that Aeshen is attacking similarly shakes off the effect, although it was seemingly a close thing there for a moment.
Everything seems to move in slow motion for Aeshen for a moment, as the fleeing ratling takes his spear and swings it at the gong. He braces himself for an unholy clamor, but the blow sounds muted and the dented disk just swings idly back and forth, hardly making any sound at all.
The ratling leader swings his mace at Mairan's face, but she parries the blow away.
Thurst gets what he wanted: The full attention of both remaining ratlings, and both find their spears harmlessly thunking into his shield.
[sblock=ooc]Ouch, both ratlings in the area of effect for the sleep spell made their saving throw to resist. One barely, one hugely.
Valana is now at -2 hit points and bleeding out. She will die in 8 rounds.
ROUND ENDS. Ratlings take their next actions after tomorrow night's school board meeting, so any time before 11 p.m. PST.[/sblock]
Aeshen hopes the less-than-impressive noise from the gong is a result of the object hitting it and not an indication of some sort of enchantment.
Now allowing the Ratling time to ponder the lack of response for the gong Aeshen springs at the foul creature, his movements a blur as he strives to distract the creature.... not that hitting it would be all that bad either.
Now allowing the Ratling time to ponder the lack of response for the gong Aeshen springs at the foul creature, his movements a blur as he strives to distract the creature.... not that hitting it would be all that bad either.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
[sblock=ooc]Is Aeshen attacking normally or attempting a feint, using the Bluff skill? The description could read either way.[/sblock]
Ella holds fast behind Thurst's shield offering a second body in front or Valana. Firmly gripping her staff, Ella attempts to fend off the ratlings as best as her position will allow.
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Ella will hold back with Thurst and defensively attack the closest ratling to Valana.[/sblock]
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Ella will hold back with Thurst and defensively attack the closest ratling to Valana.[/sblock]
