S2: War in Vastermarch - Completed

[Rae ArdGaoth]

Rasereit Vundinn, Dwarven Fighter/Barbarian (HP: 56/61, AC: 22)

Round 1, 10:35:00am

Rasereit roars in glee as the skeletons and zombies crumple before Eusebius' divine might. "Who needs hammers when ye got the gods on yer side!" He laughs at the massive ogre standing before him. He slides dexterously beneath the monster, skipping around its legs in a crazy, erratic dance. Somehow, his dance confuses the ogre and makes the dwarf a difficult target. (AC is 26 vs. all giants) He swipes at the ogre with his dwarven waraxe, but misses (14) as the ogre yanks its feet upwards to avoid the dancing dwarf. Then Rasereit slams his spiked shield upward, and pierces the giant's massive thigh (20, 8 damage).

OOC: Have a good trip, rln, I'll keep Ogrin kicking.

Also, I forgot about dwarves' racial +1 bonus to attack rolls vs. goblinoids and orcs. Don't let me forget again!

 

[Manzanita]

10:35:00 am. Soft wind from the West. Overcast.
Round 1 (con't)

Juliana gives as good as she gets, striking back at the ettin.

Eusebius calls upon the powers of his god, blasting four zombies and 3 skeletons into crumbling dust with a flash of light.

Razh stands his ground and fights the ogre.

The 'merchant' known as Lothar, who is partly maimed on his left side, fires off his masterwork heavy crossbow over Razh's head at the ogre. His bolt goes much too high, sailing over the ogre's head and past even the orcs behind it.

Another man seems to appear out of the woods in the north end of the battle. He goes unnoticed by everyone except Banion. He seems to be wearing some sort of battle paint. Half his face if white, the other half black. He has partial cover behind a tree, and seems to be casting a spell.

Hugh and his soldier fight bravely. against the orcs and skeletons, holdling their ground, but not injuring their opponents.

10:35:06 Round 2
Ogrin snaps orders at his warriors, some of whom stand taller than he does. He then makes the other halflings proud by nearly gutting his huge opponent.

Banion slings another mindblade. It strikes Validus again, harder, though the monster's chainmail prevent it from cutting deeper.

Character Status in initiative order:
Ogrin (38/40 HPs orc count 2.5)
Banion (50/50 HPs)
Beamer (21/21 HPs, mage armor, protection from evil) <--
Validus (36 dmg)
Nodis (31/31 HPs 23/35 PP orc count 9)
Skeletons(4)
Zombies(2)
Soldiers(2) (1&2/8 HPs; AC 15; longswords)
Sangster (fled)
Torvin (?/? HPs. full plate, heavy shield, MW heavy mace)
Ogres(2) (21 pts to solid one; still on fire; 8 to other)
Orcs (29)
Commoners
Talbin (23/23 HPs orc count 1.5; sling) Can still act in round 1
Juliana (43/61 HPs 11/15 PP guisarme, thicken skin - AC 21)
Eusebius (44/44 HPs, mage armor,bulls strength, spiked chain)
Razh (55/61 HPs orc count 6)
Lothar
Tharok
Hugh (10/10 HPs; AC 15; longsword)

Spells cast
Beamer: Mage armor on self & on Eusebius (@ approx 10:34 am)
Eusebius: Protection from evil on Beamer at 10:34:48)
-Bulls Strength on self @10:34:54
Juliana: Thicken skin @10:34
-Personal Chain of Superiority at 10:35:00 (lasts till 10:36:00)

 

[Someone]

ooc: Nodis' actions stand unchanged as described in post #335

 

[Boddynock]

Father Eusebius moves closer to his allies and calls upon the blessing of the Shining One.

[sblock=OOC]Move to G15 and cast Bless. That'll cover all his allies. +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and saving throws against fear effects to all allies within a 50 foot burst.[/sblock]

 

[B4cchus]

After seeing those undead crmble, Talbib moves to I19 and hides there.
Then he advances to J22 while hiding and moving silently.
Hide: 21
Move Silently: 23
rolls are here

edit: that should be 22 & 24. I used his 3th level skill modifiers instead of lvl 4

 

[Bront]

OOC: Add Juliana's Personal Chain of Superiority at 10:35:00 (lasts till 10:36:00) to the list of spells and effects. Check my title of my last action for the corrected hitpoints durring the effect And yes, please use the correct level or a higher one next time

 

[SlagMortar]

With his glitterdust spell thinning the ranks somewhat, Beamer concentrates on taking down the biggest opponent. He speaks more arcane words and he is momentarily surprised as three darts spring from his hand and strike the giant.

OOC:
magic missles (3d4+3=8) at Validus. Note, I think he has another 7 damage prior to Beamer's missles. Banion hit for 7, Juliana for 18, then Banion for 11 = 36 damage.
Spells remaining: 5/4/4

 

[Patlin]

Another man seems to appear out of the woods in the north end of the battle. He goes unnoticed by everyone except Banion. He seems to be wearing some sort of battle paint. Half his face if white, the other half black. He has partial cover behind a tree, and seems to be casting a spell.

ooc: Can Banion tell if he's an Orc, a human, or some other specific thing? If he's an Orc, he'll yell out his location to Beamer. If he's human, he'll wait to see what he and/or whatever he might be summoning will attack.

 

[SlagMortar]

OOC: If Beamer is able to see Tharok after Banion points him out, Beamer will direct his magic missle Tharok instead. Beamer will try to move west some of that helps bring Tharok into view. Otherwise, just direct the missles at Validus.

 

[Manzanita]

10:35:06 am. Soft wind from the West. Overcast.

Banion can't tell the race of the humanoid with the painted face. As such, he doesn't yet say anything. Beamer lets fly his magic missiles at Validus, spilling more blood.

Validus is clearly weakened, but he stands his ground and concentrates his anger on the mounted warrior in front of him. Juliana evades his first two swings, but she is then hit, hard, by both the axe and the mace (15 dmg). The axe very nearly severs her head, but her strong armor and martial skill protect her.

Nodis steps back and begins summoning a second (fourth) construct, as his weird astral creature appears behind the ogre fighting Razh, and breaks the necks of two orcs.

One zombie, still glowing, appears to be blinded. The other stays close to the man with the painted face. The skeletons attack the living, cutting down one soldier and one commoner. The surviving soldier manages to break a bone with his warhammer, but that's it.

Torvin Arkenthrasher charges past the commoners into the skeletons, shattering another with his heavy silver mace. "Lothar, to me!" he shouts at the maimed man.

The ogres continue to fight, despite their damage. Ogrin easily avoids his clumsy foe, but Rasereit, despite his training, is struck a solid blow to the head with the ogre's greatclub. (dmg = 14 - IC modifier wrong). Fortunately, his helmet prevents any brain damage.

The orcs to the north are mostly blinded. One, however, pushes through the trees to reach Beamer,though it can't attack yet. To the south, Hugh survives the orc attacks. One leaps up on the wagon and strikes down one of Ogrin's boys. Otherwise, the push forward through the trees.

The commoners have mostly lost their nerve. As the skeletons fall, the men retreat towards Eusebius and Banion for protection. Of the two boys left in the wagon, one screams and falls into a fetal position. The other, safely behind Ogrin, lobs another flask, blowing up an orc and showering several others with flaming oil. Meanwhile the flaming oil consumes the ogre ogrin was fighting. It collapses in pain and dies.

Talbin has moved and is well-hidden in the woods.

Character Status in initiative order:
Ogrin (38/40 HPs orc count 3.5; used 5 flasks of alchemical fire)
Banion (50/50 HPs)
Beamer (21/21 HPs, mage armor, protection from evil)
Validus (44 dmg)
Nodis (31/31 HPs 23/35 PP orc count 11)
Skeletons(4)
Zombies(2)
Soldiers(1) (1/8 HPs; AC 15; warhammer)
Sangster (fled)
Torvin (?/? HPs. full plate, heavy shield, MW heavy mace)
Ogres(1) (dead;8 to other)
Orcs (26)
Commoners
Juliana (28/61 HPs 11/15 PP guisarme, thicken skin - AC 21)<--
Eusebius (44/44 HPs, mage armor,bulls strength, spiked chain)
Talbin (23/23 HPs orc count 1.5; sling)
Razh (41/61 HPs orc count 6)
Lothar
Tharok
Hugh (10/10 HPs; AC 15; longsword)

Spells cast
Beamer: Mage armor on self & on Eusebius (@ approx 10:34 am)
Eusebius: Protection from evil on Beamer at 10:34:48)
-Bulls Strength on self @10:34:54
Juliana: Thicken skin @10:34
-Personal Chain of Superiority at 10:35:00 (lasts till 10:36:00)