Q'Barra: Into the Emerald Forest - Part II

[doghead]

he has no name, warforged warrior

Urko: [sblock]The warforged considers the scarred man's words for a moment. Losing his gear is not such a big deal, he can fight without it. But he is not so sure that he can calm the dog. It always has had a mind of its own.

The real question is, does he want to. Each time he agrees to the scarred man's demands, he puts himself more firmly under the control of the other. The warforged considers simply going on the offfensive. Its possible, even encumbered as he is, that he could do enough damage to scare the Riedrans off. But the warforged is tired of blood and bloodshed. He saw enough of it in Cyre to last him a lifetime.

"Agreed," he says finally.

The warforged drops his spear and shrugs off his shield. Reaching down, he attempts to calm the dog.

ooc: Handle animal +2[/sblock]

 

[Yeoman]

Matilda curses loudly and takes chase after the bug, swinging her sword fiercely as soon as she is within range.

attack roll: 21
Damage: 11
Sneak attack: 5

Matilda will move to M17 to attack. I'm pretty certain her movement will get her there without issue.

 

[Pebele]

Seeing that Erin and Matilda seem to have the the first bug under control, Sanae focuses on trying to locate the second.

Listen check: 11

 

[Urko]

Bug Patrol Skirmish, round one conclusion (Erin, Matilda, Sanae)

Matilda's fighting instincts send her towards the fallen bug almost before it hits the ground. Her longsword bites deeply into a weak spot in its carapace just behind the wings, releasing a jet of blackish ichor. Meanwhile, Sanae pinpoints the location of the bug's companion, circling in from the north.

 

[Urko]

Speaking to your captor ('he has no name')

[sblock]'He has no name' manages to get a grip on the enraged canine and speak soothingly enough that the animal calms down. The figure in the camouflage cloak nods approvingly then speaks a word in Riedran to his soldiers. Carefully, two of the archers who are not holding the corners of the net retrieve the spear, which they hand to their leader. They stand back long enough for the four at the corners to pull the net aside, then rush in to grab the rest of 'he has no name's' equipment. While they go through the leather case and tool pouch, the leader sheathes his sword and regards the warforged with a twisted smile.

"I ahm Shikariketh. You ahr Spear, yes?" The two soldiers finish their, casually dumping 'he has no name's' gear on the ground. They return to the circle and renock their arrows like the others. Shikariketh glances at the jumbled tools and paraphrenalia, then smiles again at the warforged. "I ah-syoom you ahr not styu-pit, so you know wat we ahr looking for. Where is de Emerald Key? I must wahrn you, your friends ahr in great danger as long as dey ka-rhee it."[/sblock]

 

[doghead]

he has no name, warforged warrior

Urko: [sblock]Spear. Then this one is in communication with the other Reidan we met. Are they really just puppets for spirit beings from the dream world? Minharath said as much, but ...

The warforged takes a moment to ensure that the dog is securely held, before returning his attention to the scarred man.

ooc: Urko, as I understand it, there are about a half dozen archers and the scarred man. The archers are in a circle around the warforged, 20 feet or so, and the scarred man close enough to talk, say 10-15 feet?[/sblock]

 

[Urko]

Clarification for 'he has no name'

[sblock]You have their positions essentially correct, but there are eight archers. Here's a quick ASCII map:


|_|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R
01|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
02|_|_|@|_|_|@|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
03|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|@|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|
04|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|
05|_|@|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
06|_|_|_|@|_|@|_|_|_|@|_|@|_|_|_|_|@|_|
07|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|
08|_|_|@|_|@|_|_|_|A|_|_|@|A|_|@|_|_|_|
09|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|A|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
10|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|A|_|_|_|d|_|_|_|_|_|_|
11|_|_|@|_|@|_|_|_|_|S|_|H|@|_|_|_|_|_|
12|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|
13|_|_|_|@|_|@|_|A|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
14|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|A|_|A|@|A|_|_|_|_|_|
15|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|
16|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|@|_|_|@|_|_|_|_|

@ = tree
d = dog
H = ‘he has no name’
S = Shikariketh
A = archer[/sblock]

 

[Yeoman]

Urko, is Erin considered armed when using the thunderstaff? Also are we onto round 2? Thanks!

 

[Urko]

Bug Patrol Skirmish, round two - bug's move (Erin, Matilda, Sanae)

Yeoman: yes on both counts.

Just as Sanae figures out where the drone of beating wings originates, the monster crashes through the canopy. The air displaced by its wings hits her like a slap in the face as it flits past. The oversized insect makes straight for Erin. Hovering just over her head, it reaches out with one articulated claw, attempting to get hold of the Thunder Staff.

I'll update the map at the end of this round. Bug 2 is currently at J14, 5' off the ground. It's attempt to grab her weapon provokes an attack of opportunity from Erin. For the disarm attempt, she will need to make an opposed melee attack roll (BAB + STR bonus + 4).

 

[Pebele]

Sanae sees Erin's plight and moves to attack the bug. Muttering a quick prayer to the Silver Flame, Sanae adjusts her stance and throws her weight into a heavy blow, hoping to ground the bug permanently.

Sanae will take a 5' step to J13. Sanae will use Power Attack for 1. I accidentally hit enter before typing Sanae's name in the die roller, I'm very sorry!

Attack Roll - 25
Damage - 16