Whirtlestaff's Wizards' Academy Revisited, IC01

[Leif]

Intimidating Brownie?

Ok I'll check that, too, when I get home and post the result here.

Let me just say that I fully expect the size differential between Manny and the hobgoblin to come into play in one way or another.....

Manny takes a -4 to his intimidate skill check for each size category that he is smaller than the hobgoblin, so, unless my memory fails me, that's a total of -8, right? 21-8=13, so the hobgoblin needs 13+ to win this contest. And, as luck would have it, he rolled exactly 13. Hobgoblin's level check to oppose Manny's Intimidate Check. (1d20+1=13) My ruling is that, while he is not fully Shaken, He is a bit startled by Manny's actions and kinda thinks "Damn, what are they feeding that little shrimpy dude, anyway?" Manny has combat advantage (ooops, sorry, that's a 4e term, isn't it?) and initiative.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

He's Got Juice, Man!

OOC:

It most likely will - I would expect you to modify either his roll or the target's (six one way half dozen the other) based on size differential. Still, it would be super cool if the 15" tall brownie scared hell out of the big bad hobgoblin.

 

[Scotley]

Tylara

Seeing the hobgoblin approach, Tylara switches bow for sword and makes ready to poke the fellow.

 

[Leif]

Manny, see post 781 for result and my ruling.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Manny (AC: 22; HP: 12/12)

OOC: A totally fair and equitable ruling . . . I completely missed the specific minuses for size differential but it makes perfect sense!

IC: Manny steps up to his startled foe and proceeds to put the tip of his tiny rapier as close to the original dart wound as possible, scoring a hit on the poor HG's thigh.

[sblock=Combat Rolls]To Hit (1d20+8=19)
Damage (1d3=1)[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

The hobgoblin reaches Tylara, but he isn't scared of the elven maiden's sword, so he grins evilly and attacks. The other hobgoblin shrieks as Manny re-opens his recent dart wound and tries to take-out the troublesome brownie. Both attacks miss! attack at Tylara; attack at Manny; damage to tylara; damage to manny (1d20+1=9, 1d20+1=3, 1d8=1, 1d8=6)

The last of the hobgoblins emerge from the door in the south of the keep. Where oh where has my Thugler gone, oh where, oh where can he be......

Manny, please note in your next post that the hobgoblin you face is now -3hp before any damage done in said post.

Wizards to Act.

 

[Scotley]

Tylara

Dodging the hobgoblin's blow, Tylara swings her own sword (1d20+4=20) around catching the enemy in the shoulder (1d8+1=7).

 

[Leif]

We interrupt this combat round to bring you a special bulletin

Tylara didn't just hit the hobgoblin in the shoulder, she chopped his whole bloody arm off! He emits a great gout of blood and dies painfully.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Manny (AC: 22; HP: 12/12)

Manny doesn't even bother to duck the blow - plainly this Hobgoblin was used to picking on people his own size . . .

If it's not broken don't fix it . . . or is that 'If it's not broken yet hit it again?' I can never remember . . .

He extends forward in a long lunge, driving the point of his rapier again into his enemy's vitals.

[sblock=Die Rolls]To Hit (1d20+8=17)
Damage (1d3=3)

So that's a total of 6 HP.[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

Just waiting for Kerlan now.


But, while I'm thinking about it, Manny's opponent side-stepped just as the brownie lunged forward, with the result being that the blade of Manny's rapier just caught the hobgoblins abdomen, and opened his skin rather like a zipper, handily disemboweling him. And the hobgoblin sits down in the courtyard and seems quite stunned and amazed as he tries in vain to poke his entrails back into their proper place.

OOC: It would almost be amusing if it wasn't so sad and gross.