Ark'al chugged down his mead, he looked into the mug...Well, I can't really speak for all of us....but how about a trade?.....you give us some food and drink, and I'm in....This Maximus guy sounds like a prick anyways...
-Suzuro
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Ark'al chugged down his mead, he looked into the mug...Well, I can't really speak for all of us....but how about a trade?.....you give us some food and drink, and I'm in....This Maximus guy sounds like a prick anyways...
-Suzuro
"Why is it valuable? Is it a gem? Has it magic?"
"I wish I could tell you it's purpose but I can not take that risk, let me simply say that if Durran discovers the crystal's power and uses it then everyone and everything you know will be irreparably damaged. I promise to pay for your shelter along with any food and water you require. As well as any funeral expenses that may arise in the course of your mission if you choose to accept it," the odd man told the 'Outsiders' sincerely.
"Stop doing that!" That bartender scowled frustratedly.
"Doing what?"
"Scaring them you crazy fool," he roared in reply a bit too loudly.
- What a pair you two are... You, bartender, you seem to know this man a bit - tell me is he trustwothy enough to belive him, despite the fact that he leaves out enough information to hide a dragon behind them?
"That's a question I'm not sure I can answer, if you're asking me do I think he wants you to beat Durran, then yeah, if you're asking me do I think he is setting a trap then no but if you're asking me do I think it will be as easy or safe as he says than I have to say no but I'll tell you this if I listened to his warnings once my family would... I would be a much happier man."
Kiiya glances at her companions. "Well... I'm willing to go take a look at these tunnels. What about the rest of you?"
She looks over at the odd man. "What does this crystal look like? How large? What color?"
"Certainly. Just let me finish my mead."
"The last time I saw the crystal it was slightly thinner than a fist and about twice the length, it is light blue and glows in the nightlight." With a smile the odd man rose a mid the adventurers and made is way towards the entrance of the tavern; he motioned to the door with a smile and a wave of his hand "I believe it is time for us to depart. We are due to arrange a meeting of Durran and his maker. Maximus to if the Raven Queen is feeling peckish. I will guide you to the tunnels and assist you from there in as best I can."
What do you do?
Kiiya waits for Dhavaer to finish her mead, then waves for their guide to precede them out the door. She takes a quick look out the window if there is one, checking for ambushers, and then goes to stand next to - not in front of - the door as it is opened, her hand gripping her dagger beneath her cloak. Can't be too careful, especially in a town like this.
The odd man opens the door in front of him at an angle so that none of adventurers including Kiiya can see the outside of the windowless tavern; he turns to Kiiya with a grin noticing her readying her blade"I like a girl who's justifiably paranoid."
He was cut off by a large rough looking man goring him, knocking him away from the door in front of Kiiya's eyes. "FOR DURRAN!" Roared the overly imposing and hygienically uninformed man as he barreled through the open door.
His friends burst through the door with slightly less vigor as every other patron rushed to vacate the tavern through the back entrance save for the odd man and the 'Outsiders'.
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w[ ][ ][b][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][b]w A= Ark'al
w[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][b][ ][b][ ]w R= Roghar
w[ ][b][ ][b][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]w N= Nemeia
w[ ][b][ ][A][R][ ][ ][ ][ ]w K= Kiiya
w[ ][b][N][ ][ ][O][H][ ][ ]w O= The Odd Man
w[ ][b][ ][ ][K][H][H][ ][ ]w H= Human rabble
wwwwwww__/[H]wwwwww w= bar wall
[ ][ ][ ][ ][H][H][H][H][ ][ ] b= bar stools, tables, etc...
[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][H][H][ ][ ][ ] __=closed door
[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] /=open door
[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ]= empty grid square
You get the feeling that the mob of angry hairy drunken men aren't here to celebrate a bachelor's party.
The odd man is aware that if you are justifiably paranoid then you are not paranoid.
The odd man is prone.
As you ready yourselves a slightly dazed Odd Man says "anybody catch the name of that caravan that just hit me."
ROLL INITIATIVE.:smallbiggrin:
Initiative for Kiiya:Spoiler[roll0]
First of all Kiiya has 11 initiative - you forgot I give you all +2 bonus if you stay within 10 squares of me ;P
Second thing - my own initiative:
[roll0]
Third thing - I think code tags would make the map clearer (I suspect that one 'human rabble' was supposed to fill the same space as open door - if so tell me I'll adjust the map ;P):
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Legend:
A= Ark'al
R= Roghar
N= Nemeia
K= Kiiya
O= The Odd Man
H= Human rabble
w= bar wall
b= bar stools, tables, etc...
__=closed door
/=open door
[ ]= empty grid square
Nemeia climbs up onto the bar and walks along it to the end, the light around her dimming. She flicks her tail in the direction of one of the mobbing humans and a shadow wraps around his face.
SpoilerInitiative: [roll0]
Move 1 square left, 2 squares up, activate Shadow Walk (-2 to attack rolls against her).
Spiteful Glamour:
Attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]
SpoilerDamn, forgot her curse. She curses and attacks the nearest rabble. Extra damage: [roll0]. Damage if she's attacked and activates her Darkspiral Aura: [roll1]
SpoilerI did indeed, thanks!
Note that Kiiya explicitly was not standing in front of the door, she was standing to one side.Quote:
Third thing - I think code tags would make the map clearer (I suspect that one 'human rabble' was supposed to fill the same space as open door - if so tell me I'll adjust the map ;P):
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GRRRAAARRRGH! I KNEW IT! I'LL KILL YOU HUMANS!
Ark'al moves about the humans getting in a spot to strike out at them.
Spoiler[roll0]
I'm going to move SE, NE (OA from Human rabble) And than E (OA attack again) And then pull out my javelin
-Suzuro
As Nemeia moves onto the bar her attack kills the rabble nearest to her with a loud crash a soft thud. Curses of the non-magical kind fill the air near the rabble at the sight of their fallen fellow bigot.
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Newly Dead rabble=X
Code:Initiative order:
Nemeia
Roghar
Kiiya
Arkal
The Odd Man
The rabble
Kiiya deftly slips her dagger between the ribs of the human nearest to her. As he falls, she steps back away from the door into a low crouch, dagger ready. Her lavender eyes gleam coldly, and she whispers in Elven, "Come meet our blades, scum."
SpoilerOn Kiiya's action, she uses Piercing Strike on the adjacent human (the one to the right and down from her), and then shifts to the left, to the square two squares below A.
Attack roll:
[roll]1d20+11[\roll] vs Ref for [roll]1d4+2d6+6[/roll] damage, counting Combat Advantage.
EDIT: Hmm, rolls didn't seem to work... odd.
EDIT2: Ah, okay, I see the problem. Will reroll in the OOC thread.
EDIT3: Results from OOC, hit Reflex defence 20 for 17 damage counting sneak attack.
Roghar took a deep breath, but unlike his companions he didn't waste it on shouting battlecries. Instead he took a step up to closest enemies, and unleashed a ball of crackling lightning on them.
SpoilerMove action - shift one square.
Minor action - Dragon Breath.
[roll0] lightning damage
Attack [roll1] vs Reflex for the one closer to me and
[roll2] vs Reflex for the other one.
IF the one closest to me survives:
SpoilerAfter that the dragonborn swung his flail at the man before him, hoping to create an opening for others.
Attack action - Viper's Strike
Attack [roll3] vs AC for [roll4] damage, and provokes attack of opportunity from Kiiya, should he shift, and move into her range.
Otherwise he'll just use his attack action to shift into space occupied previously by the closest opponent.
Map after my movement, {} represents squares in the blast.
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w[ ][b][ ][A][ ][R][ ][ ][ ]w
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w[ ][N][ ][ ][K][X]{H}{ }{ }w
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SpoilerDhavaer, considering that you posted your move before and it was resolved in DM's last post, posting another one now is a bit... odd. I think it would be better to at least try to post in order, lest we loose track of who's turn it is :P (Plus by the time others make their move, the situation might change ;) )
SpoilerI thought everyone had already posted their actions. Posts deleted. Who are we waiting on?
SpoilerResolution of our moves, and moves of the enemy mostly
SpoilerIn any case, LastMan, could you please correct Nemeia's position? She should be at the top end of the bar.
Roghar kills the farther of the two men facing him instantly but even with a swing of his mighty flail the second man survives, facing him with a look of anger, fear and defiance.
Kiiya moves in next and with lethal skill cleaves the man's head from his shoulders, this was mildly uncomfortable for the man who then decided to question his life choices for the millisecond he stood before falling to the blood drenched floor of the tavern.
Arkal Moves into position to strike out the humans with his javelin as he is struck by the one nearest to him in a vile act of opportunity.
Arkal takes 4 damage
The Odd races himself up from the ground amid the blood and chaos with a smile on his face 'I love mondays,' he said with a grin as he pulled a staff seemingly from no where.
The Odd Man is no longer prone
The Rabble pile in to fill the spots of their recently fallen comrades. The Rabble make two attacks on the Odd Man but only one hits its target while another attempts and fails to hit Arkal.
The Odd Man takes 4 damage
Nemeia on bar= nCode:w w w w w w w w w w w
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w[ ][b][ ][ ][R][ ][A][ ][ ]w
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Newly Dead rabble=X
SpoilerOne correction - I should be standing on the field above Odd Man, unless something moved me, as I included on the map in my post (otherwise I wouldn't be able to breathe on those two, leave alone strike one with an flail ;P)
Ark'al
SpoilerHP: 27/31 AC: 18 Fort: 15 Ref: 11 Will: 12
Ark grins as the attack hits him. He didn't know where it came from, but they would pay....all of them...
Ark wildly swings at the adversary's in front of him in hopes of catching a couple of them off guard.
Spoileruse cleave against the opponent in front of me.
Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
If it hits, the Rabble to his right also takes 3 damage.
-Suzuro
Nemeia hops off the bar and skips around a table, calling out a curse on the nearest rabble and flicks another shadow onto his face.
SpoilerMove 1 square up and right, 1 square right and 1 square down and right, activating Shadow Walk.
Curse nearest rabble.
Use Spiteful Glamour on nearest rabble.
Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Curse damage: [roll2]
Darkspiral Aura damage, if she's attacked: [roll3]+[roll4]
Roghar carefully relocated to a better position.
SpoilerShift x 2
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As the warlock's deadly shadows slay the closest human, Kiiya remains crouched by the door, waiting for a better opportunity. She sees her chance when Ark'al steps in to cleave through two humans with a single blow: she darts around to the other side of the room to flank one of the remaining humans with Roghar, and stabs at her foe's now unprotected back.
SpoilerKiiya will delay her action until after Ark'al, in the hope that he will open up a flank for her (which he can do if he shifts down one square, then takes his stated attack sequence to kill the two furthest-right rabble - then I can come around and flank the last one inside with Roghar). If that happens, use the attack and damage roll below.
Attacking with Piercing Strike with combat advantage,
[roll0] vs Reflex for [roll1] damage and [roll2] sneak attack.
I think this was one of Ark'al's targets - if she kills it, he can just shift into the newly-opened square and take his attack and cleave on two other rabble.
SpoilerNemeia is targetting the rabble 1 square below Ark'al.