Ptolus- Palace of the Silver Princess (Campy)


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Thorg looks confusedly at his companions. Maybe they're just looking for the cookie jar, Thorg thinks. I like cookies.

As his friends rush to the attack, Thorg shrugs. "Oh, well. Now is not a good time for cookies," he observes, "They ruin your appetite." He pulls out his mace and joins the fray.
 

Renard is the first to act, moving into the room and to the side of the door before loosing two arrows at the closest bugbear. The first arrow strikes the lead goblinoid, but the foxman's bowstring breaks and casts the second arrow harmlessly over its head. The bugbears now turn in surprise as the rest of the party charges in and Renard tries to restring his weapon.

Carl's sling stone bounces off the forearm of the large creature, further injuring it as he takes his place next to Renard. In the next few seconds he sends another shot that hits the same creature again along the arm, cutting a thin trail of blood.

Samuel tries his own sling while moving to the side of the doorway opposite that of Renard and Carl. His first shot goes wide, but the second bounces off the creature's forehead and knocks off a little pointed hat with badly painted red eyes.

Before the bugbear's can act, the other party members get a shot in despite their slower speed. Thorg's attack is blocked by the lead bugbear, who raises his shield in protection in time. Guy takes advantage of the half-orc's distracting move and flanks the lead bugbear, then slices him with his rapier as his witty banter adds to his strike to the creature's calf, though he misses with his second blade. The goblinoid is in bad shape, but a strong blast from Thym's mystical spear that strikes its skull finishes it off.

A second bugbear moves up and tries its luck with an overhead smash from a spiked mace against Guy, who blocks much of the blow with his second blade but still feels the air rush out of him as he absorbs the rest of the impact (-6 hps to Guy). Another bugbear takes on Thorg, but the priest is able to raise his shield in time. Thorg's return strike just misses the creature who blocks the shot in return. Guy attacks his opponent, cutting him badly along the ribs with his rapier, although missing once more with his second thrust.

A fourth bugbear tries to flank Thorg, but barely misses as the half-orc's armor absorbs most of the blow. Renard isn't as lucky. The fifth bugbear circles around and closes with the foxman archer, nearly bringing the lightweight humanoid down with one solid blow (-9 hps to Renard).
 


Thorg lifts up his shield and cowers behind it, just to make sure he can stand closer to Guy, and not between the two bugbears. Under the shield, he put his mace back at his side and prays, "O Pelor, we could use an extra hand right about now. There are big ugly mean guys all around us. Thank you."

[sblock=ooc]Thorg switches to full cover underneath the tower shield, takes a 5' step by Guy, sheathes his mace, and casts Spiritual Weapon.[/sblock]
 


Renard fires two shots at point blank range at his assailant after taking a slight step back, but his arrows barely pierce the leather armor of the bugbear. Carl attacks next, but his stone hits the badly painted hat of the creature next to Renard, which does little to slow it. Samuel aims at the injured bugbear near Thorg, but misses as Petey flies off his shoulder and upwards into the overhead beams yelling, "Maybe that direct approach wasn't the best, eh?"

The goblinoid in front of Thorg's shield has his strike deflected by the half-orc's defense, but another flanks him from the side and snears in pleasure as his morningstar strikes the priest sharply in the ribs (-10 hps to Thorg). Perhaps it was the desperate situation, or maybe it was Thorg's way of prayer, but the priest still managed to get his spell off and a magical sword appears and strikes the already injured bugbear with a nasty wound across his cheek.

A magical spear bursts forth from Thym's hand, striking the bugbear attacking Renard with surprising force, although with no additional affects. The third goblinoid attempts to pummel Guy with its mace, but the nimble swordsman barely gets out of the way and is somehow able to strike back and connecting with both blades, badly injuring the creature. The bugbear attacking Renard moves last, his hat bobbing crazily as he makes a strong swing at the foxman, just barely missing the archer.
 



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