Storms of Change IC Part 4

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Zook focuses on a point behind the gnolls, and brings into being the shouting of a pair of warriors.*

"Stop now or we'll fill you full of arrows!" the voices shout.

OOC - Using ghost sound racial ability.

 

[Someone]

When Dunathar stands up, everything seems to have ended, but he shoots anyway if he can see any of the gnolls [ooc: can score a sneak attack; the Web spell provides concealment, so it can prevent him from getting the extra dice]

If not, he´ll drop the crossbow, wield the short sword and mace, and team with the warriors.

 

[silentspace]

-- Round 1 (cont) --

Goven trains his bow on the fleeing gnoll, but misses. Discarding the bow he picks up his axe and shield, calling for Lucan to attack.

Lucan follows up with a crossbow bolt at the same fleeing gnoll, which also misses. He reloads as the gnolls trapped in the web struggle.

Dunathar drops his crossbow, and with shortsword and mace in hand, he advances towards the trapped gnolls.

The gnolls struggle to free themselves.

-- Round 2 --

Gnoll 1 continues to flee.

Suddenly you hear the voices of a pair of warriors behind the gnolls, shouting "Stop now or we'll fill you full of arrows!" You spot Zook smirking.

The gnolls look desperately about, first at the human warriors and the advancing dwarf, then at the forests behind them. They drop their weapons, which fall a bit and then hang in the webs.

Gnoll 1 continues to run.

Goven's attack roll: 7+6 misses
Lucan: 6+5 misses

 

[doghead]

Lucan, human male pit fighter

When Lucan realises what Zook has done, he abandons the reloading.

"Going to help Govan."

With that he sets off after the fleeing gnoll as fast as he is able.

ooc: speed 40 ft. Won't bother with pulling weapons, he will just grapple
* Grapple +9.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Get on the ground, now!" Zook says to the dis-armed gnolls, gesturing at the same time. "And don't move or you'll get an arrow in the backside!"

*Taking out a coil of rope from his pack, Zook turns to the others.*

"Someone can cover me while I tie them up, or I can do the same for someone else," he offers.

 

[Sado]

Goven

Axe in hand, Goven runs after the fleeing gnoll along with Lucan. Wouldn't want him to get stuck facing that one alone, he thinks.

 

[Someone]

Dunathar watches just behind Zook, ready to bash the gnolls if they give him the minimal reason.

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita

"Don't bother tying them up." Manzanita snaps. "We only need one alive. Kill the rest. And we must hurry. The hobgoblins could be here any minute."

With that, she shoots an arrow into the nearest trapped gnoll. (+4 1d8)

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Zook stares at Manzanita as if she had grown two heads. Tricking two murderers to kill each other is one thing, but to kill a surrendered foe in cold blood was something else entirely.*

"Manzanita! We don't have to sink to their level! Killing them in cold blood accomplishes nothing. We can strip them of supplies and let them wander, but we don't have to kill them," Zook exclaims, sounding shocked.

 

[silentspace]

Lucan takes off after the fleeing gnoll. He uses a fallen tree trunk to launch himself up into the air. He lands elbow-first on the powerful gnoll's back, driving him into the ground and gripping him around the arm in a half-nelson.

Goven follows, chopping at the grappled gnoll with his axe.

The gnoll grunts and wheezes, flexing his thick muscles, and manages to break Lucan's hold, and continues to scramble away.

Lucan grapples gnoll 1, dealing 5 damage.
Lucan thinks the gnoll might be just a bit stronger than him.
Goven deals 7 damage.
Lucan and Goven may take AoOs against the fleeing gnoll.