Working for the Baron - The Adventure

[AmorFati]

Nyra/Phoenix8008: Just realized that you have listed Combat Experise both as your Level 1 feat and your Fighter 1 feat.


Utilizing the power of the Silver Song, Zyrial summons forth a magical burst of sound in the middle of the charging orcs. With a clash that only some of the orcs hear, their ears burst, and the sound pierce their brains, harming them all. They continue on though

This time it is Balin who use the wand and put some orcs to sleep. Another group of orcs fall to the ground, sleeping.

Now the orcs are running among the houses all around. Several of them close on the party and the townsfolk, while some continue into the village proper. Several orcs close on Nyra, Hargrim, Brin, Niko and the townsfolk. A couple of them are quickly cut down before they are able to attack. They then procede to attack the defenders. Nyra, Hargrim, Brin and Niko are all somewhat experienced with combat, so they are able to hold their own - for a while at least. The poor townsfolk are not so lucky though. A few fall to the ground rather quickly, blood bursting from busted veins and opened throats. The remaining men and women roars in defiance and stand ground, eager to defend their homes and loved ones.

Nyra drops her bow, draws her scimitar and slashes at the closest orc in one, fluid motion. The orcs throat is slashed open, and it falls to the ground, twitching.

"Come on, you ugly, vicious bastards," hargrim spits. He howls again, in orcish, "Come on!" as he swings his axe, beheading yet another of the smelly beasts. Blood and gore spreading quickly on the ground, the dwarfs abilities in combat seems to lift the spirit of the townsfolk as well.

Seeing Hargrim downing one orc after the other, Brin, Niko and the townsfolk attacks viciously, downing yet more of the filty orcs, adding to the slaughter-in-progress.

[sblock]Assuming Balin and Zyrial is staying close to, if not in, the doorway to the Inn. The rest are in the street, facing lots and lots of orcs.
9 Attacks of Oportunity was made, 1 from Hargrim, 1 from Brin, 1 from Niko and 6 from the townsfolk. Hargrim, Brin and Niko all killed one orc with the AoOs. The townspeople killed 1 with their AoOs. Nyra did not get an AoO, since she was armed with her bow. Hargrim also had a readied action, and killed 1 orc with that as well.

Active Effects:
Bless: +1 morale on attack rolls and saves against fear. Active on all party members, Brin, two of his five deputies, and about 15 villagers.
Protection from Arrows: Gives Zyrial damage reduction 10/magic against ranged attacks. Prevents a total of 40 damage before ending.

Initiative:
Round 4:
14 - Zyrial
10 - Balin
10 - Orcs
7 - Nyra
5 - Hargrim
Round 5:
19 - Brin
18 - Townsfolk
16 - Deputies

Damage etc:
Hargim: 26/32 HP.
Nyra: 18/28 HP.
Brin: 2 damage.
Niko: 1 damage.
Townsfolk: 3 of 17 dead.
Orcs:
12 orcs got 1 damage from Sound Burst. They are behind the orcs now in Melee.
2 orc on the Townspeople got 1 damage.
Orcs killed: 12.
Orcs asleep: 8.

Actions:
Zyrial: Cast Sound Burst. Hit 12 orcs. Did 1 damage. The orcs rolled a total of 16 on the Fortitude check, so they were not stunned.
Balin: Cast sleep from wand. 4 more orcs sleeping.
Nyra: Rolled a natural 18, then a 20, a critical hit. Did 14 damage, killing the orc.
Hargrim: AoO: 14 on attack roll, a hit. Did 9 damage, killing the orc. Readied action: Rolled a 13, a hit. Did 7 damage, killing another orc. Regular attack: Rolled 16, a hit. Did 9 damage, killing yet another orc. YaY!
Brin: AoO: Rolled a 15, a hit. Did 5 damage, killing the orc. Regular attack: Rolled a 13, a hit. Did 4 damage, killing the orc.
Niko: AoO: Rolled a natural 20, then a 22, a hit. Did 25 damage, killing the orc quite good. Regular attack: Rolled 23, a hit. Did 9 damage, killing the orc.
Townspeople: AoO: Rolled a 5, 7, 4, 13, 9 and 20, 2 hits. Did 1 and 5 damage, killing one orc. Regular attacks: A total of 8 attacks was made. Rolled a 16, 10, 18, 4, 13, 2, 8 and 4. 3 hits. Did 2, 1 and 2 damage, killing one orc.
Orcs: Moved into the village proper. 2 was downed by AoO.
4 attacked Nyra: Rolled 23, 10, 21 and 12, 2 hits. Did 10 damage.
3 attacked Hargim: Rolled 13, 19 and 11, 1 hit. Did 6 damage.
2 attacked Brin: Rolled 11 and 16, 1 hit. Did 2 damage.
2 attacked Niko: Rolled 20 and 7, 1 hit. Did 1 damage.
6 attacked the group of townsfolk: Rolled 12, 16, 6, 4, 9 and 17, 3 hits. Did 3, 2 and 3 damage, Killing 3 of the townspeople.

Status: Nyra got 4 orcs attacking her, Hargrim got 2 orcs attacking him, Brin and Niko got 2 orcs attacking them and the group of townspeople got 4 orcs attacking them. About 13-17 orcs will engage melee in next round as well.
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[Verbatim]

As the orcs closed in on Balin and the townsfolk, Balin saw only the promise of his death in the eyes of the orcs and knew that the most he could hope to do was buy them as much time as possible.

Turning to face the villagers who had answered the call for battle, Balin pointed the wand at the group of orcs attacking them and once again summoned the magic of the wand to their aide.

~While they may not be able to strike one awake, perhaps they can drop those who slumber...~

"Strike them as they fall, and brace yourself."

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Zyrial

The Elven cleric glances around and steps out of the doorway and over to the townspeople and braces himself for the coming battle.

 

[wgreen]

Hargrim tries to keep the orcs from surrounding him and lashes out with both axes, tasting blood.

[sblock]Tries to 5-foot step his way out of being flanked, if possible/necessary. In any case, full-attacks the orcs surrounding him.

HP: 26
AC: 18
+1 handaxe and masterwork handaxe (full attack): +6/+6 (+3 base, +2 Str, +1 enhancement, -2 Two-Weapon Fighting, +1 racial, +1 morale from bless), 1d6+3/1d6+2 damage, threat 20/x3
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[Phoenix8008]

Nyra

Nyra cries out in pain as she is bloodied by the Orcs. Twisting and turning to avoid more attacks, she steps from in between the Orcs if she can while seeking an opening for her counter attacks.

[sblock]HP: 18/28
AC: 20 (+3 dodges bonus from Combat Expertise)
Actions:
-She uses Combat Expertise for -3 to attack rolls and +3 to AC until her action next round.
-She uses a 5-foot step to get out of being flanked (if she needs to and can) while still staying within reach of two different Orcs which she attacks
- Full Attack part 1 at one Orc: w/ +1 Scimitar: +4 (+4 base, +3 Str, +1 enhancement, +1 Weapon Focus, - 2 Two Weapon fighting, -3 Combat Expertise), 1d6+6 damage (+3 Str, +1 enhancement, +2 Wpn Specialization), threat 18+/x2
- Full Attack part 2 at a second Orc: w/ dagger: +2 (+4 base, + 3 Str, -2 Two Weapon Fighting, -3 Combat Expertise), 1d4+3 damage (+3 Str), threat 19+/x2

AmorFati: I edited my feats to make them correct. I should have had Mobility in place of the first Combat Expertise feat. Thanks for catching that![/sblock]

 

[AmorFati]

Glancing around, the priest of the Silver Song turns to the townspeople and join them against the orcs.

Seeing the townspeople fall at the end of the orcs weapons, the old mage once again brin forth the power of the wand and send yet more orcs to slumber. Or so he hoped. This time the orcs seems to be unaffected by the spell!

Now the orcs continue to attack the party and the townspeople, and at the same time a whole bunch of new orcs join in the fray as well. As before, several orcs fall dead before they are able to attack the party. Still, there is many of them - too many! Several more villagers fall to the ground, and both Brin and Niko seems to be hard pressed. They continue to swarm into the village, as if looking for something.

Nyra springs to action with both her weapons, slashing and stabbing at the filthy orcs, killing two of them. At the same time, Hargrim takes a small step backwards, and swings both his axes.

Brin and Niko is obviously in danger now, and just as Brin kill one orc, and Niko falls to the ground, the four other deputies come runing up the street to join the battle, as well as with about fifteen more of the villagers who will soon join the few standing villagers from the Inn.

The newly arrived deputies run to the rescue of their fallen comrades, and start slashing at the orcs, killing them where they stand around the fallen Brin and Niko.

There is now lots and lots of dead orcs lying spread around. The remaining orcs seems to be more and more dishearted, their spirit rapidly falling through the floor.

[sblock]This should be everything. If you detect any errors, please tell me!

Active Effects:
Bless: +1 morale on attack rolls and saves against fear. Active on all party members, Brin, two of his five deputies, and about 15 villagers.
Protection from Arrows: Gives Zyrial damage reduction 10/magic against ranged attacks. Prevents a total of 40 damage before ending.

Initiative:
Round 5:
14 - Zyrial
10 - Balin
10 - Orcs
7 - Nyra
5 - Hargrim
Round 6:
19 - Brin - Unconcious
18 - Townsfolk
16 - Deputies - Niko is uncouncious.

Damage etc:
Hargim: 16/32 HP.
Nyra: 11/28 HP.
Zyrial: 13/27 HP.
Brin: 18 damage. Uncouncious.
Niko: 10 damage. Uncouncious.
Blessed Townsfolk: 8 of 17 dead.
Non-blessed Townsfolk: 16 unhurt.
Orcs:
Orcs x8: 1 damage.
Orc x1: 3 damage.
Orcs killed: 26.
Orcs asleep: 8.

Actions:
Zyrial: Moved to the group of Townspeople. AoO: Rolled a 14, a hit. Did 2 damage.
Balin: Used Wand of Sleep. Orcs rolled a 17 on Will save, and were not put to sleep.
Nyra: AoO: Rolled a natural 20, followed by a 27, a critical hit. Did 14 damage, killing one orc. Regular attacks: Rolled a 20 and a 21, 2 hits. Did 10 and 7 damage, killing 2 orcs.
Hargrim: AoO: Rolled 18, a hit. Did 9 damage, killing one orc. Regular attacks: Rolled a 12 and a 10, both misses. He is no longer flanked though.
Brin: AoO: Rolled a 14, a hit. Did 11 damage, killing one orc. Regular attack: Rolled 17, a hit. Did 10 damage, killing one orc, before he falls unconcious to the ground.
Niko: AoO: Rolled a 13, a hit. Did 7 damage, killing one orc. Regular attack: Rolled a 15, a hit. Did 6 damage, killing one orc, before he falls unconcious to the ground.
Rolen: Rolled a 8, a miss.
Perra: Rolled a 18, a hit. Did 6 damage, killing one orc.
Nolim: Rolled a 12, a miss.
Sherk: Rolled a natural 20 followed by 3, a non-critical hit. Did 4 damage, killing one orc.
Townspeople: 2 AoOs: Rolled 7 and 5, 2 misses. 9 regular attacks: Rolled 17, 6, 18, 20, 8, 18, 13, 5, 21, 5 hits. Did 3, 4, 5, 2 and 3 damage. Killing 4 orcs.
Orcs: 4 more orcs attacked Hargrim, for a total of 6. 1 more attacked Nyra, for a total of 5. 6 more attacked Brin and Niko, for a total of 8, 6 more attacked attacked the townspeople, 2 of them attacked Zyrial.
4 attacked Nyra: Rolled 10, 11, a natural 20 followed by a 16, and a 7. One non-critical hit. Did 7 damage.
5 attacked Hargim: Rolled 21, 15, 11, 16 and 19, two hits. Did 10 damage.
3 attacked Zyrial: Rolled 18, 14 and 18, 2 hits. Did 14 damage.
3 attacked Brin: Rolled 16, 14 and 16, 2 hits. Did 16 damage.
3 attacked Niko: Rolled a natural 20 followed by a 10, a 7 and a 14, two hits. Did 9 damage.
7 attacked the group of townsfolk: Rolled a 3, 12, 20, 11, 9, 18 and a 22, 5 hits. Did 9, 6, 3, 6 and 6 damage, killing 5 more villagers.
1 got AoO against one of the deputies: AoO: Rolled a 9, a miss.

Status: Nyra got 2 orcs attacking her, Hargrim got 5 orcs attacking him, Zyrial got 3 orcs attacking him, Brin and the deputies got 4 orcs attacking them and the group of townspeople got 3 orcs attacking them.
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[wgreen]

Hargrim of Clan Joterhun is a wild hurricane of whirling axes. Blood flies all about as he howls in rage at the cruelty of the orcs and lays into his enemies. He may not live through the night -- perhaps none of them will -- but, by the great Muamman Duathal, if he is to die this night, he will take these beasts with him.

[sblock]We may be in biiig trouble here, guys...[/sblock]

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Zyrial

Hard pressed Zyrial yells out "BALIN! Use the wand centered on me!" He uses all out defense.

 

[Verbatim]

"Cast it on you!!! You damned fool elf, you'll..."

Balin's retort stopped suddenly as his mind crushed the emotion away from the battle that raged around them. Zyrial might act and talk more like a human after being away from his people for so long, but the priest of the Silver Song was at heart still an elf, and elves had no need of sleep.

Turning his outstretched hand towards his long time friend, Balin willed the magic to surge forth once more and prayed to any god that would listen that while he had lived long enough, he did not wish to see his friend die this night.

 

[Phoenix8008]

Nyra

Nyra sees blood everywhere and good innocent people falling to the ground with wounds too horrible to think about. She continues weaving a stepping nimbly to make herself a more difficult target for the two remaining Orcs attacking her. Suddenly, despite the screams and regardless of the overpowering stench of death around her, Nyra finds herself smiling. Unconsciosly, she has been dodging the Orcs using a pattern of steps taught to her by her mother! The Dance of Aramithias has guided her feet into it's intracate patterns even amongst this bloodshed and slaughter. Moving conciously with her inner music now, Nyra gracefully spins to parry a blow here and twirls to slice her scimitar and dagger at her foes.

[sblock]HP: 11/28
AC: 20 (+3 dodges bonus from Combat Expertise)
Actions:
-She continues to use Combat Expertise for -3 to attack rolls and +3 to AC until her action next round.
-She uses a 5-foot step to get out of being flanked (if she needs to and can) while still staying within reach of two different Orcs which she attacks
- Full Attack part 1 at one Orc: w/ +1 Scimitar: +5 (+1 bless,+4 base, +3 Str, +1 enhancement, +1 Weapon Focus, - 2 Two Weapon fighting, -3 Combat Expertise), 1d6+6 damage (+3 Str, +1 enhancement, +2 Wpn Specialization), threat 18+/x2
- Full Attack part 2 at a second Orc: w/ dagger: +3 (+1 bless, +4 base, + 3 Str, -2 Two Weapon Fighting, -3 Combat Expertise), 1d4+3 damage (+3 Str), threat 19+/x2[/sblock]