New Friends, No Axes IC

[CoffeeIncluded]

Zinnia easily parries the two attacks then lunges, a black streak nearly invisible against the night.

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Step forward, attack 9, then 8 if 9 dies and there's an attack left for 8.

Attack 1: (d20+6)[11]
Crit: (d20+8)[18]
Damage: (d4+5)[6]
Crit damage: (d4+5)[7]


Attack 2: (d20+6)[24]
Crit: (d20+8)[22]
Damage: (d4+4)[8]
Crit damage: (d4+4)[5]

Back to work!

[Athedia]

The remaining cleric raised his hands, clutching his holy symbol so tightly that those around him could see the whiteness on his knuckles. As he chanted he stepped away from the group.

The man Zinnia hit looked stunned, staring down at the red slowly spreading across his chest.

Spoiler: DC 14 for half damage ALL

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Damage: (2d6)[5]

Next up:Terrach, Braxton, Freya

[SirCatBeard]

Terrach gives Braxton a nod of thanks for felling the first caster. He turns his attention, and his trusty axes, to the remaining caster beside him:

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First, Handle animal check for Freya, DC12: (1d20+10)[15]
Main Hand
Attack: (1d20+6)[10] (Flanking +2, lasting spell effect -1)
Crit?: (1d20+6)[16]
Damage: (1d10+3)[8]

Off-Hand

Attack: (1d20+7)[18] (Flanking +2, lasting spell effect -1)
Crit?: (1d20+7)[12]
Damage: (1d6+2)[3]

Freya crouches in a hiss as the wave of energy strikes her then bounds around to strike the back of the sorcerer's ankles.

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If successful HA check:
Move to I11
Attack, Bite: (1d20+8)[12] (Flanking +2, lasting spell effect -1), He has +1 AC from mound
Crit?: (1d20+8)[13]
Damage: (1d4+1)[2]
Trip, if attack hits: (1d20+6)[21] (My research seems to indicate that flanking applies also to CM's)

[Table Flipper]

Another cold wave. "Thank you, Gerana, but another servant of evil still stands. Please, grant me your strength once more." Braxton then moves to attack the other caster on the mound.

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Swift action: 2nd use of smite evil, on 20 (admittedly, I never checked his alignment, but probably evil)
Move to J13 and attack 20

Attack: (1d20+6)[21] (+3 if target is in fact evil, and +2 if flanking, and of course +1 to 20's AC)
Crit? (20, x3): (1d20+6)[25]
Damage: (1d8+2)[9] (+3 if target is evil)

[Athedia]

Braxton and Terrach's attacks combined managed to bring the second caster to his knees, leaving him alive but struggling to to breath and unable to attack. Seeing this the severely injured man fighting Zinnia started to flee. The other man chose to stay and fight, stabbing at the bird woman's wing.

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20 is disabled.
9 is fleeing and Zinnia gets an AoO if she chooses.

8:
Attack: (1d20+3)[19]
Crit: (1d20+3)[14]
Damage: (1d4+2)[6]

FS: (1d20+4)[11]

Seeing this the innkeeper roared in anger. "COWARDS! The gods will smite you in your sleep for your fear!" He glared at Laurel. "You." He raised the primed crossbow and let a bolt loose. "This is all your doing." He spat the words out before backing up some more.

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Attack: (1d20+7)[10]
Crit: (1d20+7)[19]
Damage: (1d10)[9]

[aReallyGreatAxe]

Seeing this the innkeeper roared in anger. "COWARDS! The gods will smite you in your sleep for your fear!" He glared at Laurel. "You." He raised the primed crossbow and let a bolt loose. "This is all your doing." He spat the words out before backing up some more.

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Attack: [roll4]
Crit: [roll5]
Damage: [roll6]

Laurel squawks indignantly as the innkeeper shoots at her, backing up to a less exposed position.

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Move Action:
Move to V15

Standard Action:
enter total defense (+4 to AC for a total of 16)

[CoffeeIncluded]

"Ow!" Zinnia shouts as the man slashes her arm, couging deep and exposing some of the muscle. "I could use a little help here!" she shouts as she attacks the man again.

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Attacking 8, the guy who stabbed her.

Attack 1: (d20+6)[20]
Crit 1: (d20+6)[12]
Damage: (d4+5)[8]
Crit damage: (d4+5)[8]


Attack 2: (d20+6)[15]
Crit 2: (d20+6)[10]
Damage: (d4+5)[9]
Crit damage: (d4+5)[6]

[Athedia]

The man Zinnia stabbed fell over as the blood poured out of the twin wounds on his chest. The disabled cleric held a hand to his side and stepped away from the group slowly and in pain. He held up one hand, trying to protect from blows.

Up Now: Terrach, Braxton, Freya

[SirCatBeard]

Seeing the man who had caused Freya so much pain on the ground, Terrach smiles a bit. He motions Freya down, she doesn't need to take part in killing a mostly helpless man; he will bear that burden himself. He swings once again.

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Handle animal to get Freya to stop attacking: (1d20+10)[20] DC 12.
Attack 20.
Main
Attack: (1d20+6)[26] (((+2 flanking, -1 spell effect.)))
Crit?: (1d20+6)[26]
Damage: (1d10+3)[12]

Off-Hand
Attack: (1d20+7)[25]
Crit?: (1d20+7)[26]
Damage: (1d6+2)[4]

[Table Flipper]

Braxton prepares to offer a surrender as Terrach's attack just completely tears into the wounded man. "Terrach! What are you doing!? That wasn't necessary!" After a moment of disbelief, Braxton shakes it off and looks around to assess the situation. The remaining opponents appeared to be fleeing (though perhaps keeping an eye on the innkeeper wasn't a bad idea), so he decided to stabilize the other caster that was bleeding out, evil though he may be.

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Move to S13 and attempt to stabilize 19 with a heal check. (1d20+7)[17]

I'll leave it at that, since I think we are still in combat. If we are no longer, I would also use my gladius to cut Laurel's ropes and give her some food and water.

[SirCatBeard]

Braxton prepares to offer a surrender as Terrach's attack just completely tears into the wounded man. "Terrach! What are you doing!? That wasn't necessary!"

Hearing Braxton's words, Terrach stops mid-swing, his axes inches from the man's neck. Thoughts came flooding back to him, displacing the blinding anger. His axes clatter to the ground and he stares at the man cowering before him.
He steps around the man to embrace Freya and remains there, crouching by his companion.

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Am I able to stop the attack, as Braxton's actions are at the same time as mine? Would it need a reflex save or something? After sleeping on it, I believe it fits the character.

Oh, move to Q12.

[Athedia]

The last townsperson fled from the scene, holding his wounded side as he limped away. The innkeeper cursed again and started ratcheting another bolt into his crossbow.

Up Next: Zinnia and Laurel

[aReallyGreatAxe]

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Remaining in full defense. Laurel's AC is currently 16.

[CoffeeIncluded]

"Hey, someone get that jackass innkeeper!" Zinnia shours as she runs up past the next building and flings a dagger at the cursing man. "And heal me!"

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Attack: (d20+2)[15]
Crit: (d20+5)[21]
Damage: (d4+5)[9]
Crit damage: (d4+5)[8]

[Athedia]

The injured man looked at the cursing innkeeper, then over at his fallen comrade. He started to laugh, staring straight at Laurel. He spat on the ground next to him, and not looking away from the young half-elf he spoke. His words were unintelligible, in a language that twisted the ears to hear. He then grasped his holy symbol and chanted, eyes never leaving Laurel's.

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(2d6)[8]

The dark energy spread out, hitting everyone except the innkeeper. The man bleeding out on the ground spasmed and then stopped breathing. The man who had cast the spell slowly fell forward, finally breaking eye contact with Laurel.

Braxton, Terrach, Freya now up

Everyone takes 8 damage.

[SirCatBeard]

As Freya collapses, Terrach cries out. He cradles her and activates the last charge of his belt.

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(2d8)[10]

When she rises and mews fiercely, Terrach breathes a sigh of great relief. Now what do you say we go get that innkeeper.?. He grabs his fallen axes, checks to make sure the bastard is dead, and then they move towards the innkeeper, Terrach keeping himself between Freya and the crossbow.

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Move to Terrach: M12 and Freya: N11.

[Table Flipper]

Braxton was in disbelief (well, not so much, given their prior actions). The man had just killed himself and his partner for the sake of that attack. Anyway, enough of that twisted energy. It was time for a change of pace. Braxton pulled out his own holy symbol and chanted softer words. A wave a warm, healing energy flowed through the party. Braxton then advanced behind the dirt mound closest to the innkeeper.

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Now that there are only allies remaining within 30ft, time to try out channeling positive energy. Everyone within 30ft (i.e., the entire party) will recover a number of hitpoints equal to the roll result.

Channel Positive Energy: (2d6)[7]

Afterwards, move to O14.

[Athedia]

The innkeeper raised his crossbow again, aiming it at Zinnia.

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Attack: (1d20+7)[11]
Crit: (1d20+7)[8]
Damage: (1d10)[4]

His curses seemed to be even louder as the bolt failed to hit Zinnia, instead penetrating the ground near one of the mounds.

Everyone is up

[Table Flipper]

Braxton chanted some more words, and another wave of vitalizing energy flowed through the nearby party members. He then climbed up on the mound and looked at the innkeeper. "It's just you versus all of us now. There is still time for you to lay down your weapon and talk to us."

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Channel positive energy again. All party members except Laurel (sorry, out of range) get healed the amount.

CPE: (2d6)[4]
Note: 1 use of LoH left for the day.
Move to M14.
Diplomacy, if applicable (think this would be a swift action at most): (1d20+8)[21]

[aReallyGreatAxe]

The injured man looked at the cursing innkeeper, then over at his fallen comrade. He started to laugh, staring straight at Laurel. He spat on the ground next to him, and not looking away from the young half-elf he spoke. His words were unintelligible, in a language that twisted the ears to hear. He then grasped his holy symbol and chanted, eyes never leaving Laurel's.

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(1d20+2)[11]

The dark energy spread out, hitting everyone except the innkeeper. The man bleeding out on the ground spasmed and then stopped breathing. The man who had cast the spell slowly fell forward, finally breaking eye contact with Laurel.

Laurel looked at the cleric with as much hate as she could muster until he finally fell dead. She started to tug again at the ties around her wrists, before noticing a discarded dagger near one of the dead men. Completely ignoring the continuing fight, she grabbed the weapon as best she could, directing it toward the ropes.

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Escape artist check: (1d20+2)[11]
I have been informed that using tools should grant a bonus- sadly, I do not know what this bonus should be.

[SirCatBeard]

Not wanting to interrupt Braxton's attempt at reason, despite his suspicions that it would fail, given the actions of the sorcerer after Terrach's sparing of his life, Terrach moves to cut off the innkeeper's escape, Freya bounding a bit ahead.

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Double move to G13 (Terrach)
Double move to G16 (Freya)

[CoffeeIncluded]

Zinnia rushes forward, not quite close enough to get into melee but close enough to fling another dagger into the side of the innkeeper. As the dagger returns to her belt, she shouts, "What the hell is wrong with you?"

[CoffeeIncluded]

Attack: (d20+8)[18]
Crit: (d20+11)[23]
Damage: (d4+5)[6]
Crit damage: (d4+5)[9]

[Athedia]

Zinnia's dagger pierced the innkeeper's side, leaving a bleeding wound as it teleported back to her belt. Holding a hand over the wound he glared at her and stepped forward a dagger appearing in his hand as he slashed down on the woman.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[19]
Crit: (1d20+3)[17]
Damage: (1d4-1)[3]

[Table Flipper]

Well, that went more or less as expected, unfortunately. Braxton moves forward and attacks the innkeeper.

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Move to J15 and attack with warhammer.

Attack: (1d20+6)[18]
Crit? (20, x3): (1d20+6)[14]
Damage: (1d8+2)[10]

[aReallyGreatAxe]

Laurel continued to awkwardly pry and cut at the cord binding her hands.

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Escape artist: (1d20+2)[12]

Attack: (1d20+2)[21]
Damage: (1d4+0)[1]

[SirCatBeard]

It's over, you sick bastard. Terrach declares as he steps up to strike the man, Freya biting at his ankles.

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Terrach: 5-foot step to H13.
Main Hand
Attack: (1d20+6)[13] (+2 flanking, -1 spell effect calculated in for all of these.)
Crit?: (1d20+6)[8]
Damage: (1d10+3)[12]

Offhand
Attack: (1d20+7)[16]
Crit?: (1d20+7)[27]
Damage: (1d6+2)[5]

Freya: 5-foot step to H15.
Attack: (1d20+8)[10]
Crit?: (1d20+8)[26]
Damage: (1d4+1)[2]
Trip(if hit): (1d20+6)[22]

[CoffeeIncluded]

"Oh, and by the way?" Zinnia says as she sidesteps and strikes out twice, quick as a flash, "Your inn sucks!"

Spoiler: Attack:

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Attack 1: (d20+8)[14]
Crit 1: (d20+11)[24]
Damage: (d4+5)[9] plus sneak attack: (2d6)[6]
Crit damage: (d4+5)[9]

Attack 2: (d20+8)[14]
Crit 2: (d20+11)[19]
Damage: (d4+5)[7] plus sneak attack: (2d6)[6]
Crit damage: (d4+5)[7]


Add 2 bleed damage from the bleeding attack rogue talent.
Debilitating injury: Bewildered (-2 to AC, -4 AC from Zinnia's attacks)

Wow Zinnia's having bad luck today.

[Athedia]

As Laurel fiddled with the knife she managed to cut her bonds. They loosed perceptibly, but Laurel could tell it would take a few more seconds to completely free herself from the layers of rope without further damaging her wrists which were looking rather chapped and coarse.

Of those that struck at the innkeeper only Braxton hit, his warhammer slamming into the innkeeper's ribs with a noticeable crunching sound.

The man looked weary and bloody but he fought on all the same. This time he looked around and realized he was surrounded. Stepping to the side he, slashed at the small cat attacking him.

Spoiler: Attacking Freya

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Attack: (1d20+3)[17]
Crit: (1d20+3)[14]
Damage: (1d4-1)[0] Attacks ALWAYS do a minimum of 1 damage. 1 damage against Freya

[SirCatBeard]

"You don't touch her!!!" Terrach yells as he strikes at the man again.

Freya crouches and hisses at the scratch, then strikes back with a swiftness only a cat can achieve.

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Handle animal DC 12 (1d20+10)[19]
Terrach
Using Power Attack: -2 attack for +4 damage
Main Hand
Attack: (1d20+4)[12]
Damage: (1d10+7)[16]

Power Attack: -2 attack for +2 damage, since off-hand has half the bonus, apparently
Off-Hand
Attack: (1d20+5)[15]
Damage: (1d6+4)[8]

Freya
Attack: (1d20+8)[26]
Damage: (1d4+1)[2]

Trip (if hit): (1d20+6)[9]