Ptolus: 165 Vock Row - "Rat-catchers"

[Filthy]

Trusting Mairan and Aeshen to take care of the surviving spear wielder, Valana puts an arrow to string but holds her fire.

Instead, she eyes the alcoves where the other ratlings disappeared , ready to fire should one expose itself.

[sblock=Combat Actions]Ready a standard attack. When a ratling comes out from the alcove, Valana will fire.[/sblock]

 

[Wool]

Counting on the innate stupidity of the creature, Thurst encourages it to stay within Mairan's reach by threatening to shoot it with his now empty pistol. With an impish grin, the dwarf chuckles at the ratling and asks, "BOOM?"

[sblock=ooc]Assist other on Mairan. I hope you enjoy this tricky setup. It's not an attack, but he is pretending to attack with it, so does it trigger an attack of opportunity or not? Haha.

For the record, I made a mistake last round. I forgot that fighting defensively is still an attack. I think Total Defense is what I meant to do. Although neither one were apparently needed. It's okay though, but if ratlings are smarter than I am assuming maybe have him reload instead of assist other. I mean, they know to reload a sling, but do they know that it takes an entire round to reload a stick that makes loud noises?
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[Voca]

Mata glances at the two halves of ratling at Mairan's feet, grunts and lifts the crossbow again, looking down the passage.

[sblock=combat actions]Also readying a standard action in preparation to fire at any ratling who sticks so much as a whisker out, or one of the sleepers should they wake up.[/sblock]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

[sblock=Vdou?]Hit me with an action, Vdou![/sblock]

 

[Vdou]

[sblock=ooc]
Still maintaining defensive position, waiting for an opportunity. I should have bought a sling, but god knows I'd probably just hit Thurst in the back of the head with it.
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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The four ratlings that have previously ducked into the two alcoves burst out, all of them visibly changed.

Two of them put away their weapons, and the air ripples and blurs around their claws.

The other two are covered in a strange purple slime. They charge the Kunstler's apprentices and staff, while the other two hang back, raising their claws as though preparing to throw something down the crypt at the group.

Valana's arrow misses the charging ratlings, but Mata's crossbow bolt does not. One of the slimy ratlings is lifted up and drops to the ground, dead.

As Thurst mock-fires his gun to distract the ratling, Mairan slashes through the ratling spearman, killing the creature. A moment later, the slimy ratling slams into her, the ooze covering it causing everyone's eyes to water at the acidic smell, but Mairan's armor is sufficient to protect from the creature's strange coating.

The two ratlings at the far end of the crypt throw something invisible at the group, and there's a sound like something flying through the air, but whatever it was, it either misses everyone, or was harmless.

Ella and Aeshen crouch near the rear of the group, biding their time.

[sblock=ooc]Mata does 5 points of damage to Ratling #3, killing it.

Mairan does 6 points of damage to Ratling #2, killing it.

ROUND TWO ENDS.[/sblock]

 

[Filthy]

Hoping that distance will help clear her eyes, Valana stumbles away from the twisted ratling. As she does, she coughs out, "Aeshen! Help Mairan!"

Knowing she may not have time for her vision to clear completely, Valana fumbles in her quiver for an another arrow. Squinting through her tears, she takes aim and fires at the blurry outline of one of the far ratlings.

[sblock=Actions]5' Step away from the slime coated ratling. Shooting at one of the ratlings at the far end of the crypt.[/sblock]

 

[Vdou]

[sblock=ooc]
How far away are the living ratlings?
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[Voca]

Mata glances at Mairan to make sure she is ok, blinks her eyes, and raises the crossbow to fire at one of the ratlings in the distance.

[sblock=ooc]I am assuming I can get a clear shot with at most a quick step to the side, but if not I'll ret con and club the nearby ratling instead. Also, damn I wish they would fix the new post notification.[/sblock]

 

[Wool]

Grunting in distaste, Thurst reloads his pistol and moves a short distance ahead of the group.