Ptolus: 165 Vock Row - "Rat-catchers"
- Thread starter Whizbang Dustyboots
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Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
The moments creep by in silence, with Aeshen unseen and unheard by the group.
Until ...
"LOOK OUT!"
He bursts from the shadows of a southern alcove, running back toward the group. From a space in the northern wall that appeared to be another alcove from the chamber's entrance pour a group of ratlings, having apparently spotted Aeshen during his investigations.
A total of eight ratlings pour into the chamber. The first four charge at the group with their filthy spears, while the second four begin loading their slings.
[SBLOCK=ooc]Actions?[/sblock]
Until ...
"LOOK OUT!"
He bursts from the shadows of a southern alcove, running back toward the group. From a space in the northern wall that appeared to be another alcove from the chamber's entrance pour a group of ratlings, having apparently spotted Aeshen during his investigations.
A total of eight ratlings pour into the chamber. The first four charge at the group with their filthy spears, while the second four begin loading their slings.
[SBLOCK=ooc]Actions?[/sblock]
Knowing that a single arrow isn't likely to turn back the number of ratlings pursuing Aeshen, Valana instead dips her hand into a pouch at her waist. Withdrawing her hand from the pouch, she flings a handful of sand into the air and invokes one of the spells taught to her by Erac Kunstler.
[sblock=ooc]Casting Sleep, DC 14, targeted to catch as many of the ratlings as possible before they can spread out too much.[/sblock]
[sblock=ooc]Casting Sleep, DC 14, targeted to catch as many of the ratlings as possible before they can spread out too much.[/sblock]
Sticking close to the casting Valana, Mata raises the crossbow again and waits.
[sblock=ooc]Assuming I can indeed recognize what spell Valana is casting -- I can't remember the rules but it is a spell I know and we are apprentices to the same master, surely that counts for something! -- I will wait to see which ratlings are affected by the sleep spell and then fire at the closest unaffected one at which I have a clean shot.[/sblock]
[sblock=ooc]Assuming I can indeed recognize what spell Valana is casting -- I can't remember the rules but it is a spell I know and we are apprentices to the same master, surely that counts for something! -- I will wait to see which ratlings are affected by the sleep spell and then fire at the closest unaffected one at which I have a clean shot.[/sblock]
Upon seeing the ratlings, Thurst lets out a hearty laugh, as if a great tension had been released. "Is that all? Rats, I can handle rats!"
Raising his Dragon Pistol to fire, he pauses for a moment, "Ach, but there are alut of them arn they?" Cursing, he instead moves into a defensive position against the oncoming spear wielders.
[sblock=ooc]Defensive fighting, or fight defensively, whatever it is called. I get like 100 AC and you have to tap two of your swamp cards.[/sblock]
Raising his Dragon Pistol to fire, he pauses for a moment, "Ach, but there are alut of them arn they?" Cursing, he instead moves into a defensive position against the oncoming spear wielders.
[sblock=ooc]Defensive fighting, or fight defensively, whatever it is called. I get like 100 AC and you have to tap two of your swamp cards.[/sblock]
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Two of the ratlings in the first rank of four tumble to the ground as Valana's magically charged grains of sand strike them, and they immediately and loudly begin to snore. Their two fellows leap over the fallen ratlings, and keep coming.
Mata's crossbow bolt strikes one of the two charging ratlings, but the bolt slides across the filthy hide armor it wears, and tumbles harmlessly over the ratling's shoulder.
Thurst drops into a crouch, exposing as few delicate areas to the approaching ratlings' spears, then squeezes off a shot, but the shot goes wild, booming impressively but doing no damage. Behind him, Ella winces at the roar of sound in these close quarters.
As the ratlings arrive -- preceded by Aeshen leaping over Thurst and past Ella -- Mairan calmly swings her borrowed longsword, slicing a ratling cleanly in two.
The surviving ratling's spearpoint cannot penetrate Mairan's scalemail, but the creature seems undeterred, and snarls at her in defiance.
At the far end of the crypt, the group can see the four remaining ratlings ducking into two different alcoves, cackling with glee.
[sblock=ooc]Valana knocks out two of the first four ratlings with sleep.
Mairan does 9 points of damage to Ratling #1, killing it dead, dead, dead.
ROUND ONE ENDS.
Sorry for the delay, guys. Work has been kicking my ass.[/sblock]
Mata's crossbow bolt strikes one of the two charging ratlings, but the bolt slides across the filthy hide armor it wears, and tumbles harmlessly over the ratling's shoulder.
Thurst drops into a crouch, exposing as few delicate areas to the approaching ratlings' spears, then squeezes off a shot, but the shot goes wild, booming impressively but doing no damage. Behind him, Ella winces at the roar of sound in these close quarters.
As the ratlings arrive -- preceded by Aeshen leaping over Thurst and past Ella -- Mairan calmly swings her borrowed longsword, slicing a ratling cleanly in two.
The surviving ratling's spearpoint cannot penetrate Mairan's scalemail, but the creature seems undeterred, and snarls at her in defiance.
At the far end of the crypt, the group can see the four remaining ratlings ducking into two different alcoves, cackling with glee.
[sblock=ooc]Valana knocks out two of the first four ratlings with sleep.
Mairan does 9 points of damage to Ratling #1, killing it dead, dead, dead.
ROUND ONE ENDS.
Sorry for the delay, guys. Work has been kicking my ass.[/sblock]
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
[sblock=Ratlings!]They're out of line of sight ... for the moment.[/sblock]
