The Ancient Paths - Path I

[kirinke]

After lobbing the arrow of light, she begins to sing, her alto voice ringing clear and true.

"By the light and the flame, by the courage that cannot be tamed, let our arrows and our weapons see the battle through!"

Inspire courage +1


ooc:
Not exactly Chauncy, but tis the best I could come up with on the fly as it were.

 

[Legildur]

"Bloody kobolds!" mutters Dowkan as he starts poling the mushroom raft across to the wall. (ooc: are we standing or kneeling in the raft? Kneeling grants a +2 bonus to AC against ranged attacks)

 

[hippocrachus]

[sblock=OOC]I'm sure Dowkan has enough combat expertise to know of that extra defense, but the others might only duck out of instinct. Either way, it's up to the individual if the fighter gives them advice.[/sblock]

 

[kirinke]

Sabriel is kneeling.

 

[Legildur]

"Keep low! Hrolf you wanna swap with me!" he suggests.

(ooc: If Hrolf verbally agrees, then Dowkan will ready his shield and take over the cover role.)

 

[Dhes]

Hrolf gives a nod to Dowkan and slowly makes his way to the other side of the craft, all the time trying to stay low. ”I’ll give them something else to focus on, I don’t what to have to run a gauntlet when we get to the shore.” Closing his eyes, Hrolf empties his mind and draws forth a image of a candle, letting the flam of the candle envelop him the cleric reaches out and calls for the aid of a winged ally.
[sblock]Summon Monster II, Giant Bee After summoning Hrolf will send the Bee out to attack/distract the Archers.[/sblock]

 

[Majin]

Nae'talis curses as he crouches down behind Dowkan. He mutters the words to a protection spell as the raft floats ever closer to the shore.

[sblock]Casting Mage Armor

~

Current buffs:

Mage Armor
Inspire Courage

~

Spells Remaining:

Level 0 (4 + 1)

Detect Magic **
Ray of Frost ***

Level 1 (2 + 1 + 1 + *)

Color Spray *
Mage Armor
Magic Missle **
Sleep *

Level 2 (1 + 1 + 1)

Aganazzar's Scorcher *
Melf's Acid Arrow *
Scorching Ray *[/sblock]

 

[hippocrachus]

~ The Adventurers ~

Dowkan steers the boat over to the rocky beach while crouching in front of the others. Hrolf begins the complicated gestures and chanting required to summon a being from the heavens. Sabriel bellows a bolstering war cry, preparing the others for the beach invasion to come.
The kobolds fire a flurry of bolts to answer the bard's cry. One clangs loudly off of Dowkan's shield, the second splashes harmlessly in the water some feet behind the raft, and the third never makes it over the wall. All the adventurers can hear is one of the kobolds squeal in surprise; the diminutive dragonkin must have shot its bolt right into the stone, causing it to ricochet off and strike the creature (Critical Miss - 3 Damage).
Nae’talis casts a spell to insure himself some extra protection for the next few hours.

~ Initiative ~

Dowkan - 18
Hrolf - 14
Sabriel - 12
(3) Kobold Archers - 12
Nae'talis - 9

 

[Legildur]

Dowkan maintains his position as cover for the others whilst Hrolf (or someone) continues to pole the mushroon raft towards the shore.

 

[kirinke]

Sabriel fires off another of her precious arrows, aiming at one of the kobolds. "Try to keep one of em alive, we could use the information they may have," she tells the others and sensibly ducks down as soon as she fires her arrow.