May 3, 1106 CR, Morning
beneath Stonegate
Broderick thinks for a moment, then decides to make a stand just inside the door, hoping to force the opponents to come in singly, rather then stand in the doorway himself and face multiple opponents. The decision made, the group waits, poised, as the sound of footsteps comes closer. Johanna draws her blade and stands beside him, with Jillian on his other flank.
When the footsteps are nearly at the doorway, torchlight approaching with them, Jillian lights off the sunrod, the brightness a sharp contrast to the dim, flickering light of the torches. It doesn't quite seem to have the shock effect the rogue hoped for, but it does reveal a hallway full of foes. Four men in breastplates and bucklers, carrying halberds and shortswords. Four more men follow them, wearing chain shirts and bucklers, carrying heavy crossbows and longswords. Following this cavalcade of soldiers is a large, imposing figure, wearing black lacquered full plate and heavy shield, a wicked looking flail in a gauntleted hand. With him is a smaller man in a breastplate and buckler, longspear in hand, a light of fanaticism in his eyes.
After the flash of light, it is Pauly who reacts fastest. His crossbow snaps to his shoulder, and he fires at the fanatic, remembering the last priest they faced down here. Unfortunately the bolt strikes an invisible barrier protecting the man, bouncing away in a shower of black sparks. (Att 7 misses)
Broderick and Redbeard wait, patiently, for someone to come through the door.
Larren, not seeing another good plan right now, fires a crossbow bolt through the door at a halberdier. His very badly aimed bolt, however, comes nearer to hitting the back of Broderick's helmet then any of the enemies. (Att 4 misses)
Jillian, too, waits for a chance at the first person through the door.
A moment later, the first of the halberdiers comes through the door, only to meet a spear thrown by Redbeard, which flies harmlessly over him. The halberdier sneers, then realizes that a huge axe, an even larger greatsword, and a flickering elven longsword are all waiting for him. In a somewhat bizarre race, Broderick's axe wins, shattering the charging man's helmet, and skull. (Att 17 hits, 11 dmg) As the first man falls, a second follows him, Jillian's longsword skittering off his breastplate harmlessly (Att 13 misses) The man swings his halberd at the elven rogue, but she easily avoids the blow.
Out in the hallway, following the bellowed orders of the man in black plate, the remaining two halberdiers flank the doorway, and three of the crossbowmen move into position behind them. Three crossbow bolts snap, the bolts zipping in to clatter against the back wall of the room the party is in. The dark priest chants, calling on the power of the Lord of the Ebon Flame to bless the fight. (casting Bless on evildoers.)
With a disgusted snort, the big armored figure forces his way forward, to stand just behind the halberdier in the doorway. "All of you are going to die screaming on the altar of rebirth...I swear it."
Then finally, Johanna's blade comes around, heavy length of steel biting deep into the halberdier's leg. (Att 16 hits 9 dmg) The man collapses with a groan and a clatter to the floor.
OOC
The four alchemist fires were recoverable.
Order of Initiative: Pauly(P), Larren(L), Redbeard(R), Broderick(B), Jillian(I), halberdiers(h), dark priest(p), crossbowman(c), Captain(C), Johanna(J)
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