A Thorn In The Hand IC

[Malak'ai]

**Turn Two**

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The trenches here are between 6 inches deep to 2 feet deep. Count as difficult terrain.
Initiative Order:
Mialali
Draynor
Halabur
Caranyan
Eleanora
Verossa
Orc Mage
Rochenion/Minserien
Raif

[Arranis Thelmos]

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Halabur is on the map somewhere too, right?

[Malak'ai]

Halabur:

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He arrives this turn so just say where he's turning up. At the moment you're 60' away though, so Sparkle Lord would still have to be "running".

[Simba]

As the tiger closes, Maiali dismounts and readies his weapons.

He takes a small step closer and attacks the beast's flanks, slashing with both of his blades.

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attack 1: (1d20+4)[18] damage: (1d8+2)[6]
attack 2: (1d20+4)[11] damage: (1d8+2)[6]

If sneak attack applies, please add (1d6)[5] / (1d6)[3] to the damage. And/or +2 for flanking...but I guess not.

[Malak'ai]

The Tiger snarls and stops mauling Rochenion as Mailali's first blade scrapes along it's ribs.

**It's not flanked and not flat-footed so I can't apply the sneak attack damage.**

[D_Man_7733]

"YA LIKE THAT?!" Drayner shouts at the mage as he throws another spear while continueing his movement north "I'll try to cut him off guys!"

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Acc: (1d20+5)[6] vs Touch
Damage: (2d8)[5]

[Malak'ai]

Drayner's bolt of energy wizzes past the Orc's head, singing some of the hair on his head.

[Arranis Thelmos]

Halabur shakes as he goes towards the tiger and yells out feigning bravado. "I taut I taw a puddy tat!" A spray of radiant color fly from his hands, enveloping the tiger completely.

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Color Spray DC 18 vs Tiger's Will

A tiger has 6 HD, so if it fails it is stunned for one round.

[Malak'ai]

A burst of bright colours erupts from Halabur's hands, stretching out and covering the Tiger and the unconscious and prone form of Rochenion.

Tigers Will Save: (1d20+3)[9]

The Tiger, dazzled by the blast rears back, swiping at the flashes of light appearing and disappearing before it's eyes, snarling and snapping at thin air in it's daze.

[Malak'ai]

Stepping right out of the crater and making his way towards the Mage in such a way as Verossa isn't in his way, Caranyan (moving from N7 to J10) lines up his bow and looses a shaft at the Orc.

Longbow Attack: (1d20+6)[7]

The arrow flying wildly wide of it's mark, embedding itself in the dirt about 70' behind and 40' to the left of the Mage (from Caranyan's POV).

**Lucky that missed as I accidentally hit the "Submit Reply" button before doing all the damage and crit confirm rolls .**

[Machuchang]

Eleanora

The dame dashed toward the tiger, intent on drawing its attention away from the injured Rochenion. A slight smile crossed her face as she watched Halabur's spell crash into the creature, dazing it. Not willing to waste the opportunity, Eleanora brought her sword hurtling toward the fearsome creature.

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Eleanora is going to designate the tiger as the target of her Shield Block, making her AC 22 against its attacks, instead of 21.

Also, she'll try to flank with Maiali, but judging from the layout of the battle, I don't think she'll be able to pull that off.

Attack: (1d20+7)[18]
Crit Confirm (if required): (1d20+7)[13]
Damage: (1d8+3)[10]
Damage (if crit): (3d8+9)[22]

If 10 or more damage is dealt, Trip attack as a free action.
Trip Attempt: (1d20+7)[24]
Trip Strength Check: (1d20+3)[23]

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Verossa

Verossa stepped into the orc's path, intent on cutting off his means of escape.

"Not so fast there, friend! The fun's just starting!" She said with a grin, as she swung her glaive toward the mage in a brutal arc.

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Move to J16 and attack.

Attack (Power Attack for 2): (1d20+5)[24]
Crit Confirm (if required): (1d20+5)[14]
Damage: (1d10+8)[15] (+4 Str, +4 Power Attack)
Damage (if crit): (3d10+24)[33]

[Malak'ai]

The Tiger growls louder as Eleanora's blade strikes deep into it's flesh.

Tiger's Opposed Trip Check: (1d20+14)[25]

Even though the Tiger is distracted by the blinking sparkles before it's eyes, it still proves too powerful for Eleanora to sweep off it's feet.

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The Mage bellows in pain as Verossa's glaive digs deep into his ribs. Falling to his knees he stares up at the warrior woman, his eyes narrowing to angry slits.

[Malak'ai]

The Orc, still slumped on his knees starts chanting and moving his hands in a mystic pattern, his eyes closed as magical energy starts to swirl around him.

Defensive Casting Concentration Check (DC17): (1d20+14)[32]

The magical energy suddenly condenses into a thick bank of fog surrounding the Orc and Verossa. The fog is so thick that Verossa can barely see her hand in front of her face.

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The Tiger, still under the glaring effects of the spell keeps thrashing and striking out at the blinking colours in front of it's eyes.

[Malak'ai]

Minserien, scanning the battle field to try and see who the Tigers victim was finally realizes the only person not standing is Rochenion, raising his bow and drawing two arrows back to he ear, he screams out, "Time to feel MY bite you over grown rat catcher! This is for Rochenion!" As he lets both the missiles fly.

Comp Longbow & Rapid Shot (arrow 1): (1d20+5)[8]
Comp Longbow & Rapid Shot (arrow 2): (1d20+5)[16]
Damage (arrow 1): (1d8+1)[4]
Damage (arrow 2): (1d8+1)[3]
Crit Confirm arrow 1 (if required): (1d20+5)[17]
Crit Confirm arrow 2 (if required): (1d20+5)[12]
Crit Damage arrow 1 (if required): (3d8+3)[15]
Crit Damage arrow 2 (if required): (3d8+3)[13]

The first shaft thudding into the ground a few paces before it's target, the second piercing the animals shoulder, hanging loosely from it's skin.

[Wordplay]

Raif moves to T7 by way of T5.

Frantically, Raif leans from his saddle and touches the wand to Rochenion.

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Cure light wounds (1d8+3)[8]

[Malak'ai]

The Elf groans as the wounds from the Tiger's claws and fangs start to knit back together.
Even though he is still breathing, he has not come too, still laying on his side where the Tiger dumped him.

[Malak'ai]

**Turn 3.**

Map and Initiative:

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**Grey area is the Fog Cloud that the Mage cast**
The trenches here are between 6 inches deep to 2 feet deep. Count as difficult terrain.
Initiative Order:
Mialali
Draynor
Halabur
Caranyan
Eleanora
Verossa
Orc Mage
Rochenion/Minserien
Raif

[Simba]

Maiali moves to flank the big cat and thrusts his twin blades into its sides.

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attack 1: (1d20+6)[15] damage 1: (1d8+2)[5] + (1d6)[6] Sneak attack

attack 2: (1d20+6)[13] damage 2: (1d8+2)[3] + (1d6)[3] Sneak attack

crit confirm if needed: (1d20+6)[24] damage: (1d8+2)[8] + (1d6)[5] Sneak attack

[Malak'ai]

The Tiger growls again, crouching back as if ready to attack.

[D_Man_7733]

As the fog obscures his vision Drayner mutters a swear under his breath before looking to the group surrounding the tiger, "Die, you beast! Drayner shouts as the familiar spear of dark energy forms and towards flies at the tiger.

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Eldritch Spear
Attack: (1d20+5)[7] vs touch AC (not that it matters)
Damage: (2d8)[2]

[Malak'ai]

**You forgot the -4 for shooting into melee. Lucky with that roll (even with forgetting the minus) you didn't hit anyone.**

A blast of energy erupts off to the side of the Tiger, just in front of Raif and Filofax.

[Arranis Thelmos]

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At school, sorry for not posting earlier.

Halabur leaps off of Sparklelord and rushes to Rochenion's side, and tries to pull him out of the way.

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Pull Rochenion off the map, assumingly I can't cast a spell because I cannot do the components when I drag him off.

[Malak'ai]

Halabur manages to drag Rochenion 10' through the broken earth and remnants of vegetation, away from the Tiger.

[Malak'ai]

Caranyan stares at the fog for a moment then spits as he can't see more than a few feet into it. Lowering his bow he turns and moves back to E7, readying himself encase the Mage tries to allude Verossa in the mist.

[Machuchang]

Eleanora

Eleanora quickly slid to her right, trying to hamper the big cat's movement and cut down its mobility. Upon seeing Halabur pull Rochenion to safety, the dame breathed a quick sigh of relief. At least he was a little out of the way. But no one was safe just yet, and they wouldn't be until the tiger, and its master, fell.

Taking another breath to focus herself, Eleanora lashed out with her sword for the second time, trying to catch the tiger where it was least guarded.

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5-foot step to R6.

Attack: (1d20+7)[10]
Crit Confirm (if required): (1d20+7)[17]
Damage: (1d8+3)[4]
Damage (if crit): (3d8+9)[17]

If 10 or more damage is dealt, Trip attack as a free action.
Trip Attempt: (1d20+7)[8]
Trip Strength Check: (1d20+3)[8]

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Verossa

Verossa swore as the mist began to surround her, obscuring her sight of the Orc.

"Listen, I know you've got an ugly mug, but you really don't have to hide it for my sake!" She said, chuckling as she swung her blade wildly through the fog.

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Attack (Power Attack for 2): (1d20+5)[24]
Crit Confirm (if required): (1d20+5)[7]
Damage: (1d10+8)[12]
Damage (if crit): (3d10+24)[36]

[Malak'ai]

**I'll need you to make a full concealment check please Machuchang.**

[Machuchang]

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Concealment Roll: (1d100)[34]

[Malak'ai]

Verossa, in the middle of the mist starts swinging her glaive wildly, the blade slicing swaths in the thick, blinding fog, not coming into contact with anything.

[Malak'ai]

Verossa hears a little bit of shuffling in the fog and then the Orc's gruff voice chanting again, though when the chanting stops, nothing seems to happen, at least that she can see.

[Malak'ai]

**Roll to see who the Tiger attacks:
1 = Raif
2 = Eleanora
3 = Mailali

(1d3)[3] **