Fear and Loathing in the Greenbelt (IC Thread III)

[stack]

"The enchantment should wear off in a few hours. I'm going upstairs." He charges up the way the two came down.

[Morbis Meh]

Brin shrugs and lets her husband to be wander off like a good little drone while heading up the stairs behind Johan, removing her bow from her shoulder as she climbs the stairs.

[Lost Demiurge]

UPSTAIRS
The woman gives Maple an obviously dumbfounded look, completely derailing whatever drama she was building up to.

"What... I... Oh CITIES. Look, how could you even think that! It's daytime outside, and the skylight's letting light right through- How STUPID do you have to be to even- I... You know what, just go. Just take your people and go, you're a walking headache-"

Then Johan comes charging upstairs! The woman screams, dives behind the screen, and the vegetation growing in the cracks of the floor EXPLODES UPWARDS into a mess of lashing vines!

Johan, Maple, REFLEX SAVE DC 17

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Fail and be entangled!

DOWNSTAIRS
Fermor finishes his spell, and Alistar shakes his head, feeling his thoughts return to normal. Roqoan merrily heads outside, looking to do some fae murdery on his friends.

As Johan goes charging up, there's a WHOOSH of displaced air. Fermor feels something bump against him.

PERCEPTION CHECK DC 25 (20 if you have SCENT)

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And the bug fae fades into existence next to Fermor, clutching Fermor's holy symbol. He pockets it with a smug look.

But since you saw him last time, and were ready for him to show up again, this time he doesn't quite get away clean...

Then there's an ear piercing scream from upstairs!

ROUND 1

[Morbis Meh]

Bring spots the bloody bug this time before it slinks off and unleashes a torrent of arrows in it ugly face before it vanishes again, a smug smile crosses her face as she pulls out the cold iron tipped arrows.

Spoiler: Flurry of Arrows!

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So burning a Ki point 8/9 and a PS 6/7
Arrow 1
attack (1d20+14)[25]+1 if within 30 ft
damage [roll [1d8+7[/roll]+1 if within 30ft

Arrow 2
attack (1d20+14)[27]+1 if within 30 ft
damage [roll [1d8+7[/roll]+1 if within 30ft

Arrow 3
attack (1d20+14)[19]+1 if within 30 ft
damage [roll [1d8+7[/roll]+1 if within 30ft

Arrow 4
attack (1d20+9)[10]+1 if within 30 ft
Perfect Strike (1d20+9)[26]+1 if within 30 ft
damage [roll [1d8+7[/roll]+1 if within 30ft

[Chained Birds]

Maple

Maple casually walks through the vines as though they were nothing.

"These abilities don't work on me. You should know that by now."

Maple takes out her Hackbut and starts walking towards the screen with a stoic face.

"I do apologize for confusing you with an undead abomination, though it doesn't dispute the fact that you just said you will not change your evil ways and will continue to harm those around you for sport. It is so sad we can't see eye to eye, so why not end this conversation like you want."

Maple calls upon the divine forces to enchant one of the barrels of her gun.

"With one of us dead."

Spoiler: Maple's Actions

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Move Action: Walk towards the screen (Around 10ft due to difficult terrain)
Free Action: Draw Double Hackbut
Standard Action: Divine Bond the 1st Barrel

[Sithis]

Alistar

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Spoiler: Perception: DC20

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(1d20+16)[35]
Yah, this new spoiler thing is kinda cool.

Spoiler: Reflex: DC 17

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(1d20+8)[10]
I'm assuming I'll need to roll this if I'm coming upstairs.

Alistar stops. What the hell was he doing? Why would he even want to hurt Pervilash o-

"Dammit! That bitch messed with my head!" He notes Roquan still marching out, but he really doesn't care at this point. That thing tried to take his mind away from him, and that makes him MAD.

Alistar runs back upstairs after Johann, right into the tangle of vines. Not that he cares. He begins shouting in an odd language once more, but this time there is a guttural growl behind his words.

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That was small of you M'Lady. I didn't want to fight you. Since you seemed to know about this place, about my people, I would have loved to just talk to you. I was even willing to get the paladin to back off. But then you messed with my head.

NOBODY messes with my head.

He pulls out his swords and bares his teeth with a loud snarl.

Spoiler: Actions

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I'm just going to assume that running upstairs/ranting/readying weapons is going to take up all my actions for this first turn.

[stack]

Johan pushes forward, slowed by the vines. "Just blast her,Maple. Her intent is proven."

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double move, trying to get close enough to melee

[Steckie]

Roqoan

Maple and Johan are upstairs. Not interesting.
Brin is firing arrows at something he can't even see. Meh, let the ball and chain do whatever she wants.
Alistar wants to kill the lady that made him see the truth? Mildly interesting, but she can take care of herself.

Roqoan has better things to do. Slit the throat of Melonsie.
Hang the satyr upsidedown over a fire.
And then Pervilash. And Buxxit. Kill them as well. And the other Fae. Once that's done he'll rename Twylight Hold to something more fitting. It shouldn't remain named after one of those creatures.
Perhaps he should name it FaeDeath. Yes, FaeDeath! FaeDeath, capital of FaeMurder. Marvelous!

He keeps on heading outside, ignoring the others, and starts searching for the horses. Where did they leave the horses?
"A HORSE, MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE!" He shouts.

[SamBurke]

Spoiler: Fermor's Holy Symbol

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So, I know that I don't have my holy symbol anymore, but Fermor doesn't. So, when he goes to cast a spell this round, what happens?

Also, as a note, my *axe* is my holy symbol. Which means I have no weapons right now.

The dwarf grunts, and begans to chant, but finds that...

[Lost Demiurge]

Upstairs
The voice comes from behind the screen. "Oh ho ho ho ho ho! You come into MY very bedchamber and offer ME a horrible deal that benefits me not, then expect me to meet you with anything less than scorn and contempt? Crawl off and die, fools, or stay and feed us, 'tis all the same!"

And as Johan passes the bed to start passing around the screen, a large, hairy arm whips out from under it, grabs his leg, and pulls him underneath!

EVERYONE upstairs BUT JOHAN
(Another DC 17 reflex save, or be entangled)

Johan

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I'ts dark and cramped, and there's something with glowing eyes and hairy hide grabbing you, and trying to draw you in. Hot, stinking breath washes over you.

Well. The sword's not really usable in such tight quarters. But your hook, now... that has possibilities.

Might want to do something quickly though, this boogeyman seems hungry.

Downstairs
And suddenly Brin's bow is a blur of speed! A small humanoid figure with buglike antennae and grayish-green skin staggers... It swiftly turns to flee, and soon vanishes out of sight at ludicrous speeds, blurring and fading as it goes. You lose sight of it as it heads out into the courtyard and then leaves your field of view from the open archway of the tower.

KNOWLEDGE NATURE DC 17

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That's a quickling, a wicked, mischevious fae who is so fast that when they run they turn invisible.

And Fermor raises his axe and casts his spell, without noticing that he's missing a pendant from around his neck. (Because heck, the fae didn't know what his holy symbol looked like. He just tried to guess.)

Meanwhile, Roqoan sees the horses outside the closed portcullis.

Hm, that hole in the southern wall should get him out to them. Just be a bit of a walk.

A strange, blurry small creature goes running past him at one point, but he's too busy plotting murder.

ROUND 2

[Morbis Meh]

Brin doesn't let up on the bug eyed freak, it can run all it wants because she made it bleed and she will hound the bloody thing to the ends of the earth with that trail. NO ONE BUT MYSELF TOUCHES MY BOW AND LIVES!

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Alright LD Brin will trak the little bugger's blood trail which should be relatively easy... her action would be to run outside to follow it

survival to track I guess (1d20+5)[7]

[SamBurke]

Fermor thinks for a moment. "They be splittin' us ooop! Every'un, ta the top! Brin, getcha back 'ere and save tha others! Murder tha bugger later, ken?"

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The first spell I cast was Shield of Faith, on myself.

This turn, I rush upstairs and cast Murderous Command on the thing under the bed. (DC 16)

[Chained Birds]

Maple

Spoiler: Reflex Save

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(1d20+13)[23]

"Please, you would have just disagreed with any proposal I made, as long as it involved not killing people. And a bedroom is a fine place to do diplomacy."

Maple stops after seeing Johan being dragged away.

"Then again, I'm also not a coward. Unlike some people hiding behind a Screen."

Spoiler: Maple's Actions

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Swift Action: Sense Motive (DC 20)
- (1d20+4)[15]
Standard Action: Antagonize (Intimidate)
- (1d20+10)[11] +6 if Sense Motive is successful.

[Steckie]

Roqoan

"Curse you Portcullis! That's the second time you've foiled my plans today!"
Roqoan shouts, shaking his fists angrily at the piece of metal.

"Out of my way, blurry small creature, you're hindering my noble quest.
Onwards noble warriors! Towards the hole in the wall we go.
Wait, where are my noble warriors?
BAH!!! Those fools are still messing around in the castle while there are more important things to do.
Screw them, i'm going ahead without them. And i shall whistle a merry tune while doing it.
A merry tune that will spell doom for Melonsie!"
Roqoan walks towards the hole in the wall, while whistling his Doom-Tune.

[Sithis]

Alistar

"Enough talk!" Alistar begins struggling through the vines and plantlife, trying to fight his way toward the screen.


Meanwhile outside, Cloud the wolf has finally managed to find the hole in the wall. As he does, he notices one of the other humans (not Alistar) aporoaching, but he seems to be acting strangely. Surely he shouldn't be leaving? Cloud watches as he stands at alert in the hole.

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Alistar is doing as much moving as he pssibly can, trying to get up to the screen.

Cloud is going to block the hole in the wall, trying to prevent Roquan from going anywhere. Unless Steckie or LD woukd prefer this to not be a thing, in which case I'll take it out.

[stack]

Thank Erastil for proper preparations. Best not waste the opportunity. Johan reaches out toward the grasping arm with unusual delicacy, touching rather than striking a blow.

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delivering the held empowered shocking grasp as a touch attack, forgoing weapon damage, getting +4 att from the wizard's hook.

att (1d20+13)[26] vs touch
damage (7d6)[19] shock

[Lost Demiurge]

COURTYARD

Roqoan starts to move around Cloud, but is blocked. Obviously the wolf wants him to stay here...

Brin stomps out and tries to track... Without much luck.


UPSTAIRS

Fermor rushes upstairs... And sees both a rocking bed and Maple taunting a screen. Also a crap ton of vines, which grab at him.

Maple taunts the screen. The woman's laughter continues.

Alistar manages to rip his feet free, and move up to the screen.

And the furry creature under the bed grunts, as Johan singes it with electricity!

Mind you, it does its level best to kill him right back.

JOHAN

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7 points of damage as a claw tears into you... But you are not yet pinned.

ROUND 3

[Sithis]

Alistar and Cloud

Upstairs

Alistar manages to fight his way through the vines and makes it to the screen. With a snarl, he prepares to go after this faire-witch...

Spoiler: Alistar's Actions

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Dunno what the set up her is. If Alistar can move through/past the screen in a five-foot step, then he'll do so and then FULL ROUND ATTACK the crazy bitch. If not, then he'll move as much as he needs to and make his normal longsword attack.

HP: 55(67)/55(67)
AC: 22
DR: 5/Silver

If he has to move more then five feet, ignore all but the first longsword attack.

Longsword Attack 1 : (1d20+12)[32]
Longsword Damage 1:(1d8+6)[11]

Longsword Attack 2 : (1d20+7)[12]
Longsword Damage 2:(1d8+6)[11]

Shortsword Attack 1 :(1d20+11)[29]
Shortsword Damage 1:(1d6+5)[11]

Shortsword Attack 2 :(1d20+6)[15]
Shortsword Damage 2:(1d6+5)[10]

Bite Attack :(1d20+6)[22]
Bite Damage:(1d6+5)[10]

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Longsword Confirm 1 :(1d20+12)[14]
Longsword Damage 1:(1d8+6)[12]

Longsword Confirm 2 :(1d20+7)[26]
Longsword Damage 2 :(1d8+6)[9]

Shortsword Confirm 1 :(1d20+11)[29]
Shortsword Damage 1:(1d6+5)[6]

Shortsword Confirm 2 :(1d20+6)[20]
Shortsword Damage 2:(1d6+5)[10]

Bite Confirm:(1d20+6)[26]
Bite Damage:(1d6+5)[8]

Also, willing to bet on the fae-witch not being behind the screen when Alistar tears it down.

Outside

Cloud continues to stand in the breach in the wall, staring impassively at Roquan. He doesn't do anything threatening, but he doesn't look like he's about to get out of the way either...

Spoiler: Cloud's Actions

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HP: 21/21
AC: 14

Cloud is just gonna stand there being IN THE WAY unless Roquan tries hard to get past him or does something hostile. On the off chance he does, Cloud is going to PREPARE AN ACTION to TRIP Roquan, without hurting him if possible.

Trip Attempt(If Needed):(1d20+3)[21]

[Morbis Meh]

Brin grumbles audibly to herself about losing such an obvious trail, she would have to get the wolf to do it later. Looking up she sees her idiot of a fiancee muttering death threats and babbling about some noble quest Gods why did I agree to marry such a simpleton.... Stomping towards him, she spins him around and punches him in the gut "Enough screwing around already, hunt the other fey on your own bloody time when our companions aren't in the middle of a bloody skirmish. Also quit that infernal whistling or I will break your jaw mister!"

[Chained Birds]

Maple

I want to get these guys attention, but I can't waste a bullet... I guess I can do this. Maple thinks to herself. She then proceeds to grave a small vial. She then chucks the item behind the screen.

"Begone evil Vampire! I Smite you... with the water, because you probably smell bad..."

Spoiler: Maple's Actions

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Move Action: Draw Holy Water
Standard Action: Throw Holy Water
- Attack: (1d20+10)[11]
- Damage: (2d4)[4] If effected by Holy Water
Swift Action: Shouting out her Smite Evil (1/2)

[stack]

Johan struggles against the arm, trying to break free. "You are entirely too forward."

Hearing the halfling, "Maple NOT A VAMPIRE! Quit wasting time and SHOOT IT."

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stag helm to flat foot the enemy, taking dex away feom cmd, grapple check vs opponent flat-footed CMD (1d20+8)[26]

[Steckie]

Roqoan

"A doggy! What a pleasant surprise.
Well hello there little poodle, would you like to join me on my noble quest to kill Melonsie?
Poodles love killing things, right? You could squeeze her throat with you little poodle teeth and then i swoop in and slit her throat.
And afterwards we can go for a relaxing steam bath! I could get some eucalyptus from Brins garden, she wont mind if i..........."
That the point when he suddenly gets suckerpunched in the stomach.
He falls to the ground.
It was probably a mistake to think she wouldn't notice him talking about her garden.

[Lost Demiurge]

UPSTAIRS

Maple throws the holy water over the screen!

"...Why did you even DO THAT?" Says the voice from behind it. "Now my dress is a mess!"

Then Alistar steps around... And barely manages to fend off the clawed, fanged elven woman who tries to leap upon him! But fend her off he does, connecting twice with brutal strikes! She shrieks, as blood sprays.... The screen goes flying, clearly revealing her. She goes into a hissing, scratching fit... But Alistar's guard is tight, and he remains unscathed.

REFLEX SAVE DC 17 (MAPLE)
or be entangled.

PERCEPTION CHECK DC 28

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The little bugfae just slid Maple's sword out of its sheathe! He's hiding behind her in the tall, thrashing weeds...

Meanwhile, under the bed, Johan manages to grab the Foul thing and twist it away from him! With a bellow it thrashes back, failing to break Johan's chokehold for now...

DOWNSTAIRS

Fermor remains on guard, glancing about for trouble.

COURTYARD

Roqoan falls to the ground as Brin punches him! Ooof!

Cloud continues to be worried.

ROQOAN

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Well, you've got a job to do, and it's killing those lying fae! Can't stay here. That said, you probably don't want to kill Brin and Cloud, who are obviously confused. Now how do you get past them nonlethally?

ROUND 4

[Chained Birds]

Maple

Spoiler: Reflex Save

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(1d20+13)[29]

"Okay... I wonder where Onearm Johan went?"

Maple also gives a sigh at the woman.

"Man, I really don't feel like killing you. You're just so...

Alistar, what is the Fae word for pathetic?"

Maple still aims her Hackbut at the woman and decides to go for a non-lethal shot.

Spoiler: Maple's Actions

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Swift Action: Focused Aim (5/6)
Full-Attack: Non-Lethal Double Hackbut Attacks VS Woman's Touch AC
- Attack 1: (1d20+12)[30]
- Damage: (2d10+16)[20] Non-Lethal
- Critical Confirm (20): (1d20+12)[14]
- Critical Damage (x4): (6d10+48)[82] Non-Lethal

- Attack 2: (1d20+6)[20]
- Damage: (2d10+15)[27] Non-Lethal
- Critical Confirm (20): (1d20+6)[15]
- Critical Damage (x4): (6d10+45)[85] Non-Lethal

[Steckie]

Roqoan

Roqoan stands up and dusts himself off. He walks a bit away from Cloud and Brin until he's standing with his back against the wall.
"Brin! Don't punch me, i haven't been in your garden!
And getting eucalyptus from your garden was this little poodle's idea. It was his idea to use it for our steam bath.
So, no more punching, right?

Now, i love you very much darling, but you and the little poodle are obviously confused. We need to kill Melonsie and the Satyr. And the other Fae. But if you and the poodle aren't going to help me, i'm going by myself.
Toodeloo"
Roqoan casts Spider Climb on himself and quickly walks up the wall on hands and feet.

[Morbis Meh]

Brin looks down at Roqoan and sighs "Tell you what, lets look for the Dryad together, we can burn down her sacred tree and have a picnic, it can be a little outing of ours. OH DRAT!" She slams down her fist to emphasize that point "That sneaky vixen has placed a ward on her sacred, to protect herself from other Good Scythe Trees! I fear the only way we can penetrate it is with a key hidden in the pocket of that bug eyed fae!"

Spoiler: Bluff...Please oh mighty Cthulhu be nice!

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(1d20-3)[13] a one or two level dip into inquisitor looks so good right now... wisdom in place of charisma for social checks!

[Sithis]

Edit: Ahh...people posting while I'm writing up my post.

Alistar and Cloud

Inside

Alistar snarls a few syllables in the same language as before, giving the fae witch a toothy, canine grin as he does.

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"Pathetic"

Surely she doesn't think she can fight him like this? He can smell the blood from her injuries and it smells delicious. With a snarl, he presses the attack again.

Spoiler: Alistar's Actions

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HP: 55(67)/55(67)
AC: 22
DR: 5/Silver

Second verse, same as the first. Full round attacks for everyone! More specifically, fae witch-lady-person-thing.

Longsword Attack 1: (1d20+12)[25]
Longsword Damage 1: (1d8+6)[8]

Longsword Attack 2: (1d20+7)[10]
Longsword Damage 2: (1d8+6)[9]

Shortsword Attack 1: (1d20+11)[30]
Shortsword Damage 1: (1d6+5)[6]

Shortsword Attack 1: (1d20+6)[24]
Shortsword Damage 1: (1d6+5)[9]

Bite Attack: (1d20+6)[9]
Bite Damage: (1d6+5)[11]

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Longsword Confirm 1: (1d20+12)[20]
Longsword Damage 1: (1d8+6)[12]

Longsword Confirm 2: (1d20+7)[16]
Longsword Damage 2: (1d8+6)[11]

Shortsword Confirm 1: (1d20+11)[27]
Shortsword Damage 1: (1d6+5)[6]

Shortsword Confirm 1: (1d20+6)[18]
Shortsword Damage 1: (1d6+5)[8]

Bite Confirm: (1d20+6)[11]
Bite Damage: (1d6+5)[6]

Outside

Cloud watches impassively as Brin assaults, and then lies to, her fiancee. Not his business, really. But he continues to sit in the hole in the wall.

As Roquan starts to climb the wall, Cloud springs into action, attempting to grab his clothes and drag him back to the ground.

Spoiler: Cloud's Actions

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HP: 21/21
AC: 14

Cloud continues to block the hole in the wall, and continues to prepare an action to trip Roquan should it prove necessary. I got a 21 for that in the previous post, but here's another one if I need it.

Cloud prepared an action to trip Roquan if he did anything over last turn, and he was going to do the same thing this turn. If I can't use the 21 I rolled for that last turn, then he'll try to trip this turn with the roll below.

(1d20+3)[15]

[Morbis Meh]

Seeing how Roqoan wasn't phased by her bluff, Brin aims her bow at Roqoan and unloads a pile of Blunt Arrows at his stupid face.

Spoiler: Flurry of Arrows!

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I think three arrows should be enough to put our caster friend down... also LD if Brin notices that Roqoan goes down at any point while she fires she WILL stop firing she just wants to knock him out not kill him

Arrow 1
attack (1d20+11)[23] THIS IS NON LETHAL hence the -4 penalty
damage (1d8+8)[11]

Arrow 2
attack (1d20+11)[20] THIS IS NON LETHAL hence the -4 penalty
damage (1d8+8)[9]

Arrow 1
attack (1d20+6)[23] THIS IS NON LETHAL hence the -4 penalty
damage (1d8+8)[14]

[Steckie]

Roqoan

"Really Brin? And you don't think that i would have noticed a ward on her grove? It's possible that i'm the best freaking mage in the whole Greenbelt, so i would definatly notice her put up a ward.
Besides, that evil Melonsie would never give the key to the wise Fae that lives here.

I know you're confused, probably by some weird spell Melonsie cast on you and the little poodle, so i'm not going to be angry at you.
But don't try to lie to me again, i see right through you and i know when you.......DON'T SHOOT ME YOU CRAZY BITCH!"

[stack]

Free of the creature's grasp, Johan wastes to time in going on the offensive.

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did the stag helm require an action? Your post didn't mention one so I assume its free. Spell rceall to get shocking grasp back, spell combat

concentration (1d20+13)[16] vs 17
attack (1d20+7)[24] vs flat footed
damage (1d6+4)[9]
sh grasp (5d6)[12]

attack 2
attack (1d20+7)[24] (should be +1 higher, actually. Unless prone, but he'd get a bonus against a pronbe target too) vs flat footed
damage (1d6+4)[6] ed - forgot +2 damage from enhancement bonus(delivering held shocking grasp if first missed)

But loses his spell in the tussel.