The Closed Eye (DM: Halford, Judge: garyh)

[Dunamin]

. o O (Playful giggling echoes in Woe’s ears. She’s teasing him, putting on a show. He still couldn’t remember her name.

Not the lewdest elf broad he’d met, but close. Her corset goes flying through the bedroom. An even better view than the already scant outfit she wears when serving drinks at Myrod’s Taphouse.

Woe pulls the sheets aside to expose her full beauty… and finds her pointing a bow at his heart.

“Die heathen! The Clan commands it!” she shouts and hisses with a serpentine tongue.)

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Woe groggily opens his eyes to see Tander standing above him with blood trickling all over his robes. Out of the corner of his eye he catches sight of Palindrome’s frame collapsing behind the wall as the mage’s rant is abruptly silenced by another arrow. Finally, Woe looks down to see two arrows sticking out of his chest and a javelin nailed in the left side of his abdomen.

“ … So it’s one of those days.”

The warrior closes his eyes and groans in pain. With a quick yank he pulls the javelin out of his side and flings it casually away.

“You pointy-eared pricks are going to learn breathing through your foreheads!” Woe hears two dull thuds in the distance and opens his eyes. Half his foes suddenly lie dead. “... Uh… I guess it worked!”

All too stubborn for his own good, he pulls himself from the ground, shaking off the worst of the throbbing pain.

“Thanks Tander. Better get to cover or stay behind me now before anymore toothpicks come flying this way.”

With grim determination, he rushes the nearby goblin to plant his spear in unprotected flesh.

“Here, gob-job, I think you dropped this! Oh wait - that's mine, and it's bigger!”

[sblock=Actions]Stand up as move action, Second Wind as standard action, Action Point to charge goblin and mark. Woe hits AC 21 and deals 7 damage[/sblock]

[sblock=Woe stats]Woe Chinua - Human Fighter 1
Passive Perception 11, Passive Insight 11
AC 21, Fort 20, Reflex 18, Will 15 (Due to Second Wind)
HP 20/29, Bloodied 14, Surge Value 7, Surges 9/11
Speed 5, Initiative +2
Action Points 0, Second Wind: Used
Powers: Cleave, Sure Strike, Tide of Iron,
Steel Serpent Strike, Comeback Strike, Inspiring Word[/sblock]

 

[nerdytenor]

Tander tries to focus despite his injuries. He swoons briefly, and his mind is filled with images of the girl of his dream.

[sblock=In Tander's Head]
The girl is on an altar - she can't be more than nine years old. There are men on all sides of the altar, their faces inscrutable in the darkness. Only sparse candlelight illuminates the scene - the girl's eyes are wide with terror. Tander watches from a distance.

A knife emerges from one of the men's robes, and the girl screams. Just as the knife is about to be plunged into the girl, everyone in the scene stops and turns to face Tander, as if waiting.

The girl speaks, and her voice sounds like a thousand waterfalls crashing.

"Will you watch them die, Tander? Will you watch them die too?"
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Tander let's out a scream, at first filled with fear, then turning to anger and outrage. He turns to face the nearest enemy, and flares out his hands. His usual white energy does not appear - instead, an inky black cloud appears. Shocked, Tander tries to regain his composure. He heads for the cover of the bushes, hoping to help Palindrome at his next opportunity.

OOC: Sacred Flame hits Reflex 11 for 7 damage. In the unlikely event that that hits, Woe gains 3 tmp hp. Move to AE-12.

 

[covaithe]

Round 4, continued

Woe pulls various pointy objects out of his body, stands, and steadies himself before charging the last goblin, inflicting a deep cut with his spear. (ooc: Woe heals 7 and gains +2 to defenses. Charge hits, 7 damage)

Palindrome regains consciousness only long enough to torment Neera, before slipping further towards oblivion.

Round 5

Tander's prayer fizzles. Shocked, he moves towards the sound of Neera's voice.

The remaining archer backs away from the bushes that keep spouting sharp rocks. He fires an arrow into the bushes toward the last place Atreus was seen, and is rewarded with a cry of pain as the arrow strikes home. (ooc: hit despite -5 from total concealment. 7 damage.)

Atreus...

[sblock=initiative and status]

Tander 2/24 bloodied
Archer 1 dead
Archer 2 unharmed
Atreus 17/24, total concealment <== You're up
Goblin 1 dead
Goblin 2 7 damage
Woe 20/29 +2 to defenses tsnt
Goblin 3 dead
Neera unharmed
Palindrome -2/23, dying, one failed death save

Resources used:
* Tander: Healing Word x2, second wind
* Atreus: Surge x2, healing potion, AP
* Palindrome: Surge x1, healing potion, Force Orb, AP
* Woe: Surge x2, AP, second wind

* Archer 2: Elven Accuracy
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[Atriden]

Atreus looks at the arrow buried in his skin. He exchanges looks with Tander and is clearly annoyed by the arrow in his body. He whispers to Tander while silently pulling the arrow out with a low cry of pain " I hate elves ".
Now, he is not sure of what the best course of action is but decides to take care of the goblin before going after the elf. He loads his sling and fires at the goblin with incredible force and hitting the goblin right in the groin.

[sblock=Actions]
Move Action - Uses Stealth to hide in the bushes from the goblin, so he can gain combat advantage over it but doesn't move.

Standard Action - Uses Sly Flourish and sneak attack against the last goblin ( And I got a Critical again , so thats 25 damage )

Minor Action - Does nothing with his minor action

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[sblock=Atreus Stats] Atreus D’torian - Human Rogue 1
Passive Perception 15, Passive Insight 16
AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 17, Will 14
HP 17/24, Bloodied 12, Surge Value 6, Surges 5/7
Speed 6, Initiative +6
Action Points: 0 Second Wind: Not Used Yet
Powers: Deft Strike, Piercing Strike, Sly Flourish,
Positioning Strike, Blinding Barrage, [/sblock]

 

[covaithe]

ooc: quick results: goblin 2 dies. Neera's heal check succeeds, Palindrome spends his second wind and is prone and bloodied with 5 HP. Suggestions for his action? Woe and Tander can act.

 

[Dunamin]

With an overconfident smirk, Woe points a finger accusingly at the goblin he’s just stabbed and utters a tsk-tsk.

“You do realize you’re dead, right? The mere proximity to my manly presence is already starting to degrade your spinal cord.”

Something whisks past him and strikes the goblin right where his finger is pointing, dealing a killing blow.

“There it goes again! My latent magic potential is finally blooming!”

Woe turns to the last surviving enemy and waves enthusiastically from far off, before setting into a sprint that brings him almost within reach to strike.

“Hey! Hey leaf-lover! You’ll never guess what my finger can do! Don’t worry, I’ll show you its ultimate powers!”

[sblock=Actions]Woe uses his Move and Standard Action to run to X7 and his Minor Action to unsettle the elf with suggestive use of his finger.

Neera's heal check succeeds, Palindrome spends his second wind and is prone and bloodied with 5 HP. Suggestions for his action?

How about… Move: Stand up. Free: Rant (letting allies know he’s alive). Standard: Run along wall towards action (following Woe’s voice).[/sblock]

 

[nerdytenor]

[sblock=Palindrome's Actions]
I like Dunamin's plan.
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Tander is momentarily relieved to hear Palindrome ranting once more. With only one enemy left on the field of battle, Tander closes ranks with his allies.

OOC: Double move to X-1

[sblock=Tander Stat Block]
Tander Oaksmith, Human Cleric 1
Passive Perception 14, Passive Insight 19
AC 16, Fort 13, Reflex 14, Will 18
Resist 5 poison
HP 2/24, Bloodied 12, Surge Value 6, Surges 7/8
Speed 5, Initiative +6
Action Points: 1

Current Effects
bloodied

Encounter Powers
Divine Glow
Used - Healing Word One
Used - Healing Word Two
Channel Divinity (Turn Undead or Divine Fortune)
Used - Second Wind
Use Action Point

Daily Powers
Beacon of hope
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[KenHood]

[OOC: I'm back! Are we second level yet?]​

 

[covaithe]

Round 5, continued

Atreus hurls another perfect sling bullet into the last goblin's forehead, sending it crashing dead to the ground.

Woe mocks the dying goblin, then sprints after the retreating archer, yet somehow still retains the breath to taunt him. (ooc: double run, Woe grants CA tsnt)

Neera gives up on pulling arrows out of Palindrome, and instead proceeds to kick and punch him repeatedly. Strangely, this seems to shake the wizard out of his deathward journey. His bleeding slows, and he opens his eyes. And his mouth, to the relief of his comrades on the other side of the wall, who are ironically much cheered by the resulting string of profanities. Palindrome stands and moves eastward, beckoning Neera to follow him. (ooc: KenHood, since you're back you can change this action if you like and I'll retcon as needed.)

Round 6

Tander follows Woe towards the last foe. (ooc: X-1 is 11 squares; are you running? I assume not or you'd go farther east; I've put you at X-2. Please correct me if I've got that wrong.)

The archer doesn't react to Woe's gesture... or does he? He continues his retreat, firing another arrow into Woe as he backs away. (ooc: hit, 13 damage. Woe is bloodied again.)

Atreus...

[sblock=initiative and status]

Tander 2/24 bloodied
Archer 1 dead
Archer 2 unharmed
Atreus 17/24, total concealment <== You're up
Goblin 1 dead
Goblin 2 dead
Woe 7/29 grants CA tsnt
Goblin 3 dead
Neera unharmed
Palindrome 5/23, one failed death save

Resources used:
* Tander: Healing Word x2, second wind
* Atreus: Surge x2, healing potion, AP
* Palindrome: Surge x1, healing potion, Force Orb, AP, second wind
* Woe: Surge x2, AP, second wind

* Archer 2: Elven Accuracy
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[KenHood]

I'm cool. I'm about to have my character hop the fence and zing the baddie.

What does 'tsnt' mean?

However, Palindrome is going to tell short-stuff to sprint around the wall and head off any runners.