Shades of Netheril (Forgotten Realms) (268)

[Uriel]

OOC:I assume I would be close to the front, as I am a Ranger and on Pony as well. Do I have much of a shot at the Orc if so? I assume he has some cover.I will casually raise my (loaded) crossbow and be ready should the Orc give me an opportunity to shoot.

 

[Felvon Tavor]

Bloody Bloody Combat

Round 1:
Arcanra casts his silent image, and "elven warriors" pour out of wagon
Sul'Dan moves behind the wagon and begins casting mage armor.
Tores casts mage armor on himself.
Alexander draws his bow, and knocks an arrow, preparing to puncture the first Orc that exposes itself.
Jasper readies his crossbow.
The Old Man begins chanting and waving his arms.
6 Orcs rush out from behind various boulders and knolls and begin charging the "elves"
From the general direction of the Orcs, a voice begins chanting.

Round 2:
Arcanra's elves rush closer to the Orcs.
Sul'Dan finishes casting mage armor and draws and loads his longbow
Tores shoots an arrow at one of the charging Orcs (15+5=20), and (6+1=7) catches the Orc in the breastbone, dropping it in it's tracks.
Alexander fires an arrow (15+5=20), and (2+0=2) strikes the Orc in the thigh slowing it, but leaving it otherwise unaffected.
Jasper fires his crossbow (2+4=6), and sends his bolt careening into a tree.
The Old Man's chanting reaches a crescendo, and the Orcs' movements slow down to a snails crawl.
The Orc's engage in slow motion combat with the elves, "cleaving" one's chest open.
The unidentified chanting suddenly cuts off, and with it, all sounds vanish.

 

[EvilMountainDew]

Kombat! Rd. 3

After realize in impossibility to cast spells without being able to talk, I quickly resort to my only other option. But rethink loading my bow and throw a bag of caltrops around the area of the fray of combat

" [I try to say something witty, but no noise comes out] "

 

[Uriel]

'Bah, damned thing" Jasper growls at his crossbow.
OOC: I dismount and draw my melee weapons, ready for the coming round (where I will intercept and obliterate any Orcs foolish enough to get near me. If I have to, I'll charge one (hopefully avoiding Attacks of Op), then melee as normal. Otherwise, I'll use a standard (20') move and take my 2 shots...)'Kill and Repeat'

 

[National Acrobat]

"Illusions aren't needed now, with the Orcs slowed." Arcanra will cease the illusion and grab his bow, nocking an arrow to fire at the slowed orcs.

 

[Felvon Tavor]

3rd round: Sul'Dan

Sul'Dan's third round actions:

"I take another look behind us to make sure we aren't
gettting surrounded. If all seems clear, I'll then
turn back and nail one of the orcs with a shot from
the longbow. (I hope!) I'll only move if I need to
for a clear shot (ie no chance of hitting a friend).

If there are enemies behind us, I'll shout a
warning and take a shot at one of those, instead."
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DM: We have two thirds of the people, but I will wait a little longer for any final responses

 

[Felvon Tavor]

Bloody Bloody Orc Bits

Arcanra's elves fade into nothingness as he draws his long bow and looses an arrow at the charging Orcs (8+4=12), imbedding itself (4+2=6) in the brute's gut. The Orc stumbles onward for another second before crumbling to the ground.
Sul'Dan glances behind him, and seeing nothing, fires an arrow at the remaining Orcs (13+4=17), striking (7+2=9) his victim in the eye.
Tores opens a bag of caltrops, and flings it's contents into the path of the Orcs.
Alexander stows his bow, and draws his bastard sword and shield
Jasper quickly dismount his pony, and charges the Orcs, barely avoiding the caltrops. An Orc makes a slow-motion half hearted swing at him, but Jasper easily dodges it. Jasper retaliates with a swing from his dwarven waraxe (17+5+1=23), (8+4=12) opening the Orc up from groin to throat. Jasper then stabs (17+5+1=23) out with his short sword, piercing (4+4=8) the previously injured Orc through the heart.
The Old Man begins cursing silently, and draws an exquisitely crafted (heavy) mace.
The remaining Orc soils itself, glances behind it, and with a cry (only Jasper can hear it), makes a rather pathetic attempt at beheading Jasper.
A rather large chunk of the landscape from where the Orcs originated is blotted out by a sphere of complete darkness.

 

[EvilMountainDew]

Kombat Rd. 4

Noticing the big ball of blackness, I feel Caltrops wont do much. Quickly drawing my bow again and take aim at the large black bally thingy, I seem this would be a larger threat, and Jasper has utterly destroyed the other orcs...

"[more witty, silent comments]"

 

[Uriel]

OOC:In Goblin, I'm sure the Orc might know a bit.
"Say Hello to Grummsh the Short-Sighted, my clumsy friend."
Jasper (when his turn comes) slices and dices the last Orc.

 

[Felvon Tavor]

Sul'Dan - 4th Round

Sul'Dan's fourth round actions

"Realising that we face a magic user of some kind -
doubtless one who trafficks with foul demons - I will
load my bow again and move across to the left/right
(whichever gives me a better veiw of the ball),
widening a little bit of space between myself and the
others. Mages often use spells that can affect wide
areas, and I don't want to present our enemy with a
nice, bunched up group of targets.

Then, I'll aim for more-or-less the centre of the
black ball and lob an arrow in. I realise there is a
good chance of missing, but I don't want out enemy to
feel too secure."