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<blockquote data-quote="s@squ@tch" data-source="post: 4255584" data-attributes="member: 42885"><p><strong>Round 2 - Partial</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>Initiative:</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>22 - Scorrow #1 - Detaches bead and hurls at party for 32 damage (reflex 1/2) (fire)</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>22 - Scorrow #2 -Throws <em>Javelin of Lightning</em> for 9 dmg </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>19 - Aeranduil - Fires 3 arrows at Scorrow #1, 2 HIT for 23 damage</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>19 - Morika - Cast <em>Master Air</em> Defensively, fly down pit</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>19 - Yoggrith - Cast <em>Spikes</em> on staff</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>18 - Sanne - Attack Scorpion #4, #1 - 2 HIT for 24 and 23 damage</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>17 - Thanor - Swim check FAIL</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>13 - Voadam - Fly 30' higher (60' total elevation currently)</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>10 - Ipshivi - 5' step to (10,14), Eldritch Blast Scorpion #3 HIT for 15 damage</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>8 - Scorpion #1 - Full Attack Sanne - all MISS</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>8 - Scorpion #3 - Move to (11,12) AoO on Morika HIT for 6 damage, Attack Aeranduil MISS</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>8 - Scorpion #4 - Dead</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p>A serpentine clicking noise can be heard behind the party as two forms emerge from shadowy hiding places.</p><p></p><p>Dark-skinned elf torso's, atop monstrously large scorpion bodies appear from behind rocks and leaves, one on each side to the rear of the group. Leather straps hold fast various blades and boomerangs upon their bodies. Ipshivi, after glancing them in the open, finally puts together the various figments she has been seeing over the past day -- and realizes that these two have probably been following the group.</p><p></p><p>The second has a javelin in its hand -- as it brings it forward, the javelin transforms into an arc of lightning as it speeds across the marsh -- catching the visible halfling and druid in its wake -- Morika is able to duck under the majority of the bolt, while the halfling evades it altogether. <span style="color: Gray"><span style="font-size: 9px">[Reflex save for both PASS]</span></span></p><p></p><p>While the second reaches its left hand to its neck and detaches something from a necklace and hurls it towards the main group, the bead blooms into a massive fireball over the heads of those on the ground, burning all within the blast radius, though the Khoravar, busy with her infusion work, is a step slow and takes the full brunt of the blast. Once again the nimble halfling comes out of the fiery cloud unscathed.<span style="color: Gray"><span style="font-size: 9px">[Reflex save PASS for all but Sanne]</span></span></p><p></p><p>Trusting his companions to guard his back, the archer from the Towering Wood turns his attention to the scorrow. <span style="color: SeaGreen">"Thyr eirdystolarol!"</span> cries Aeranduil as he lets arrows fly toward the nearest of the creatures.</p><p></p><p>Morika yells at the fire and lightning, though luck was with her for once, and she was actually able to dodge the worst of the muck. Gathering up the words of the air, she concentrated fiercely upon them even as she ducked the swipe of the scorpion's claws, bringing wings of wind into existance upon her back. Flying backward, hoping to avoid the creature's stinger, Morika dove for the pit and Thanor. Although she avoided the stinger, the creatures claw closed down on her thigh, causing a rivulet of blood to begin to stream forth. </p><p></p><p>She'd been the one to bring the dwarf with the group, and she'd be damned if she let him die out here!</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">"Thanor, I'm coming!"</span> she yells as she swoops down the pit. Her eyes adjust quickly to the darkness down the pit and she quickly comes to hover above the waters edge, scanning the bottom for the dwarf. Somewhat panicked when she initially does not see Thanor, the sees some bubbles on the murky waters surface and reaches a hand underneath the surface, feeling a cold piece of metal. Her preternatural strength is able to pull the dwarf back to the surface of the water. <span style="font-size: 9px">[Next round you can fly out with Thanor]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Gray">"Beware the Shadow"</span> growls the half-ork as he mutters a prayer to his dark god. His staff quickly flashes and grows gruesome stone spikes.</p><p></p><p>Thinking to finish off at least one of the scorpions, if not both, Sanne shakes off the lightning bolt's effect and lets her rapier fly high over her head as she leans towards both of the vermin and spins. Her blade strikes both of the creatures, finishing off the first, and opening up a large hole in its carapace on the second.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Thanor]</p><p>Meanwhile, in the bottom of the water filled pit, Thanor struggles against the weight of his armor and his head dips below the surface.</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Seeing Morrika enter Thanor's pit Voadam breaks off his rescue attempt and simply flies higher so as to get out of range of another fireball that would engulf his allies as well.</p><p></p><p>Ipshivi clucked and muttered in the halfling tongue- their real foes had made their appearance, and with a bang... She scanned the area quickly, and was more than a bit dismayed to realize that Thanor had vanished into a gaping pit. She sighed and shook her head in respect at the Traveler's mischief, drawing away their heaviest fighter in the midst of a vicious ambush. That momentary distraction was all she could afford- there was work to be done. Not sensing any other threats in the near vicinity, she scampered a few steps before unleashing another bolt of arcane energy at one of the scorpions.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange">OOC:</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Condition Summary:</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Voadam: (27/43)</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Yoggrith: (68/74) </span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Aeranduil: (48/64)</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Sanne: (33/65)</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Morika: (42/66)</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Ipshivi: (46/46)</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Scorpion #1: Lightly Wounded</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Scorpion #2: Dead</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Scorpion #3: Heavily Wounded</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Scorpion #4: Dead</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Scorrow #1: Lightly Wounded</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Scorrow #2: </span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Red square is the pit.</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Yellow box is the the <em>Javelin of Lightning</em> AoE</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">Red box is the blast radius of the <em>Fireball</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s@squ@tch, post: 4255584, member: 42885"] [b]Round 2 - Partial[/b] [COLOR=Orange][B]Initiative: 22 - Scorrow #1 - Detaches bead and hurls at party for 32 damage (reflex 1/2) (fire) 22 - Scorrow #2 -Throws [I]Javelin of Lightning[/I] for 9 dmg 19 - Aeranduil - Fires 3 arrows at Scorrow #1, 2 HIT for 23 damage 19 - Morika - Cast [I]Master Air[/I] Defensively, fly down pit 19 - Yoggrith - Cast [I]Spikes[/I] on staff 18 - Sanne - Attack Scorpion #4, #1 - 2 HIT for 24 and 23 damage 17 - Thanor - Swim check FAIL 13 - Voadam - Fly 30' higher (60' total elevation currently) 10 - Ipshivi - 5' step to (10,14), Eldritch Blast Scorpion #3 HIT for 15 damage 8 - Scorpion #1 - Full Attack Sanne - all MISS 8 - Scorpion #3 - Move to (11,12) AoO on Morika HIT for 6 damage, Attack Aeranduil MISS 8 - Scorpion #4 - Dead [/B][/COLOR] A serpentine clicking noise can be heard behind the party as two forms emerge from shadowy hiding places. Dark-skinned elf torso's, atop monstrously large scorpion bodies appear from behind rocks and leaves, one on each side to the rear of the group. Leather straps hold fast various blades and boomerangs upon their bodies. Ipshivi, after glancing them in the open, finally puts together the various figments she has been seeing over the past day -- and realizes that these two have probably been following the group. The second has a javelin in its hand -- as it brings it forward, the javelin transforms into an arc of lightning as it speeds across the marsh -- catching the visible halfling and druid in its wake -- Morika is able to duck under the majority of the bolt, while the halfling evades it altogether. [COLOR=Gray][SIZE=1][Reflex save for both PASS][/SIZE][/COLOR] While the second reaches its left hand to its neck and detaches something from a necklace and hurls it towards the main group, the bead blooms into a massive fireball over the heads of those on the ground, burning all within the blast radius, though the Khoravar, busy with her infusion work, is a step slow and takes the full brunt of the blast. Once again the nimble halfling comes out of the fiery cloud unscathed.[COLOR=Gray][SIZE=1][Reflex save PASS for all but Sanne][/SIZE][/COLOR] Trusting his companions to guard his back, the archer from the Towering Wood turns his attention to the scorrow. [COLOR=SeaGreen]"Thyr eirdystolarol!"[/COLOR] cries Aeranduil as he lets arrows fly toward the nearest of the creatures. Morika yells at the fire and lightning, though luck was with her for once, and she was actually able to dodge the worst of the muck. Gathering up the words of the air, she concentrated fiercely upon them even as she ducked the swipe of the scorpion's claws, bringing wings of wind into existance upon her back. Flying backward, hoping to avoid the creature's stinger, Morika dove for the pit and Thanor. Although she avoided the stinger, the creatures claw closed down on her thigh, causing a rivulet of blood to begin to stream forth. She'd been the one to bring the dwarf with the group, and she'd be damned if she let him die out here! [COLOR=Sienna]"Thanor, I'm coming!"[/COLOR] she yells as she swoops down the pit. Her eyes adjust quickly to the darkness down the pit and she quickly comes to hover above the waters edge, scanning the bottom for the dwarf. Somewhat panicked when she initially does not see Thanor, the sees some bubbles on the murky waters surface and reaches a hand underneath the surface, feeling a cold piece of metal. Her preternatural strength is able to pull the dwarf back to the surface of the water. [SIZE=1][Next round you can fly out with Thanor][/SIZE] [COLOR=Gray]"Beware the Shadow"[/COLOR] growls the half-ork as he mutters a prayer to his dark god. His staff quickly flashes and grows gruesome stone spikes. Thinking to finish off at least one of the scorpions, if not both, Sanne shakes off the lightning bolt's effect and lets her rapier fly high over her head as she leans towards both of the vermin and spins. Her blade strikes both of the creatures, finishing off the first, and opening up a large hole in its carapace on the second. [sblock=Thanor] Meanwhile, in the bottom of the water filled pit, Thanor struggles against the weight of his armor and his head dips below the surface. [/sblock] Seeing Morrika enter Thanor's pit Voadam breaks off his rescue attempt and simply flies higher so as to get out of range of another fireball that would engulf his allies as well. Ipshivi clucked and muttered in the halfling tongue- their real foes had made their appearance, and with a bang... She scanned the area quickly, and was more than a bit dismayed to realize that Thanor had vanished into a gaping pit. She sighed and shook her head in respect at the Traveler's mischief, drawing away their heaviest fighter in the midst of a vicious ambush. That momentary distraction was all she could afford- there was work to be done. Not sensing any other threats in the near vicinity, she scampered a few steps before unleashing another bolt of arcane energy at one of the scorpions. [COLOR=Orange]OOC: Condition Summary: Voadam: (27/43) Yoggrith: (68/74) Aeranduil: (48/64) Sanne: (33/65) Morika: (42/66) Ipshivi: (46/46) Scorpion #1: Lightly Wounded Scorpion #2: Dead Scorpion #3: Heavily Wounded Scorpion #4: Dead Scorrow #1: Lightly Wounded Scorrow #2: Red square is the pit. Yellow box is the the [I]Javelin of Lightning[/I] AoE Red box is the blast radius of the [I]Fireball[/I] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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