Giantslayer: GM's Battle Book [GMBB]

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R2T11: Aasgar turns towards the downed wolf and yells, "Abenor, now!" as he brings his axe down two-handed, biting deep into the monster's flank for 29. Aasgar misjudged how close Abenor was to the wolf - for Aasgar was next to the wolf, but Abenor is just out of reach --

R2T9: Abenor tried to do a little cut just in case he could reach, but verifies that he is out of combat distance with the fallen wolf. He doesn't get smarmy. Good combat distance is one of the hardest things to account for in a mixed melee, and understands Aasgar misjudging. Besides, that is really only on the periphery of his focus. Aasgar didn't see the other ugly-green thing climb up behind poor Bariswort, but Abenor does. And seeing the 7-1/2-foot-tall monster looming over the little musician fills Abenor with intense anger as he tweaks his stance gives in to the Hunter, snarling. He disappears from his current position to be heard attacking to the north, and a creature yowling in pain and rage itself.

R2T9: That same yowling creature is heard performing what sounds like a counterattack.

R2T7: The blonde half-orc in the area below moves north some and then throws something at Aasgar from quite a distance for a thrown object, but it still happens to just clip Aasgar on the side of the belly ... a tiny vial that explodes in flame for 8 fire (+3 DDP). Even though the explosion of flame should have included the wolf and Big Green, the aim and shape of the explosion manages to avoid them, though ... but doesn't avoid Imrijka. From her angle she never even saw the man or the bomb until it was too late, and gets caught in the explosion for 8 fire ... and her magical cords she wore about her shoulders are burned away! Worse, Imrijka is now on fire, screaming in pain!

R2T6: The brown wolf tries to find its footing, and in doing so Aasgar hits it in the flank for 24, but it still manages to just get on its feet. This time, with Aasgar flanked by the big green creature, the wolf successfully nips Aasgar along the side of the neck for 6 mod.

R2T5: The big white wolf comes up the ramp to bite Aasgar hard in the belly for 13 mod, knocking Aasgar down.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T25: Imrijka takes 4 fire from burning. Instead of seeing to herself, though, she steps forward and tosses the four-pound satchel to hit the brown wolf perfectly ... right across the eyes as the satchel explodes to do 8 fire + blinded, dropping the wolf and now IT is on fire and stuck in resin (ironically, in grease).

R3T23: Cici turns to stare at the green thing to the north and calls out, "Anyone know what that is?"

There is a loud "whump" and Cici adds as she moves next to Aasgar and Imrijka. "Asleep. It's asleep, is what it is."

R3T17: Bariswort continues his doleful tune, proving that fear of the grave is its own spur to heroism for his companions. He steps south, looking at the burning Imrijka, and saying something in an unknown tongue.

R3T14: The big ugly near Aasgar looks at the downed dwarf with glee and begins to shred, catching Aasgar in the helm for 5 mod.

R3T11: Aasgar's wounds catch up with him as he takes a whopping 15! Aasgar, you are prone and knocked out of stance and in a bad way, surrounded by strange enemies. What do you do?

Abenor on deck, northern ugly in the hole ...

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HEROES: Those w/in 60' of Aasgar get +5' speed. +1 vs. charm/ fear; +1 weapon attack/ damage rolls.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat. BURNING!!!
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion in hands. INSPIRE COURAGE!
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (33:33).
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. Round one fallow complete. PRONE!!!
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. RAGING!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Ghaer: 9. (19:33).
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Dire Wolf (Brown): 6. (-6:55). DYING!!! BURNING til R5T25.
Dire Wolf (White): 5. (55:55).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani

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R3T11: "Ow... A little help here..." grunts Aasgar as his body is pummeled. Defensively, Aasgar lets out a roar of defiance and tumbles to his feet, blocking the claw from the ugly monster, but not a crit from the white wolf. Still, Aasgar's defensive movements do much to lessen what could have happened as he is bitten in the right shoulder for 0 (13 mod DDP). Aasgar finds his footing though, and facing two enemies.

R3T9: Out of Aasgar's vision, the sound of a sword cleanly beheading a creature is heard.

R3T7: The tall half-orc races up a northern ramp to be on the same level, and tosses another bomb at Aasgar to hit him in the right upper arm. This one burns with the same level of heat, but doesn't explode nearly as widely as the other one, and again it is perfectly shaped that neither the green meanie Aasgar fights or the white wolf is harmed ... though the fallen brown wolf is not so protected. Aasgar takes 10 fire (+2 DDP) as Cici and the downed wolf take 6 fire.

R3T6-5: The downed wolf continues to burn 2 fire + 1 bleed. The white wolf, on the other hand, snaps and again scores a crit on Aasgar, with Aasgar's defenses minimizing what could have happened, though he is bit in the recently burned upper right arm for 13 mod. This time, Aasgar refuses to be brought to the ground.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T25: Imrijka stops, drops, and rolls, finally putting out the fire, but now prone.

R4T23: Cici takes out her wand to tap it to Aasgar for 9 healing.

R4T17: Bariswort continues to play his accordion, and runs behind the burning wolf to get away from any enemies, and mayhaps with intervening fire to be difficult to target.

R4T14: The green meanie swings twice, but Aasgar's active defense holds strong.

R4T11: Aasgar, some of your wounds catch up to you as you take 3. You know if you don't get more healing, you'll feel the rest and drop! What do you do?

Abenor on deck, Half-orc in the hole ...

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HEROES: Those w/in 60' of Aasgar get +5' speed. +1 vs. charm/ fear; +1 weapon attack/ damage rolls.
HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC til R4T11.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat. PRONE!!!
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion in hands. INSPIRE COURAGE!
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (33:33).
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. Round two fallow complete.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. RAGING!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Dire Wolf (Brown): 6. (-15:55). DYING!!! BURNING til R5T25.
Dire Wolf (White): 5. (55:55).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer.

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R4T11: Aasgar moans, "I'm going down... Need help..." and hobbles out of the way as best he can while looking the White Wolf over. In doing so, he sees Abenor looming over a fallen green meanie without a head (ostensibly the head rolled and fell off the ledge into the water below). As soon as Aasgar moves over and feels safe, he feels his inspiration completely refresh.

R4T9: Abenor, barely registering the bloodied dwarf as he enters his hunting stride, launches forward past his allies drops in front of the wolf while doing a roll to the west and popping up. Both enemies attacked him as he went, striking against his armor, but when he kips to his feet his katana scores along its flank for 25. Unfortunately, in doing so, Abenor in his Hunter mindset wasn't thinking tactically and is now being flanked.

R4T7: Aasgar doesn't see the blond bomber, but sees an incoming bomb coming at his friend, and Abenor's Hunter is too focused on aggression; where Abenor could have dodged it, as the Hunter he gets hit in the upper left arm for 14 fire. It looks like he might catch fire but at the instant that flashpoint of his clothing is reached, Bariswort does a strange multi-chord note on his accordion while saying something unintelligible, and the flames beat back ... somehow, Bariswort saved Abenor from catching fire, though Bariswort is no longer playing music.

R4T6-5: The fire on the brown wolf begins guttering out as you see a definite corpse remaining. The white wolf turns to capitalize on its expected position, with only a tooth barely scraping mithral links.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T25: Imrijka stands, moves away from her companions, takes careful aim, and releases ... the arrow effortlessly striking the rear knee of the wolf for 12.

R5T23: Cici steps out of targeting sight of the bomber and taps Aasgar with her wand for 4 healing.

R5T17: Bariswort stretches his fingers and yawns, the exertion of channeling supernatural music taking its toll, but he begins that soulful music again. He moves only slightly, but tries to keep the corpse of the dead wolf between himself and the white one.

R5T14: The sound of the green meanie attacking Aasgar's friend is heard, as is the deflection of those attacks by spinning blades.

R5T11: Despite Cici's attempts to keep Aasgar on his feet, the last of his wounds catch up with him as he takes 15. The world goes dark as Aasgar beats too quickly, and his vision fades to black!

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HEROES: +1 weapon attack/ damage & +1 vs. charm/ fear.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat. PRONE!!!
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion in hands. INSPIRE COURAGE!
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (33:33).
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. RAGING!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Dire Wolf (White): 5. (8:55).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer. Dire Wolf.

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R5T9: The two new heroes hear a sound of exhaustion from unseen person around the corner to the west. That voice sounds like it calls out for aid in an unknown, but flowing and beautiful language, followed by the physical activity of one whose body has fought for too long and too hard.

R5T7: Something is hurled against the rocky eastern wall, too high to harm anyone, and it explodes into a burst of flame ... similar to, but far brighter than ... one of Shay'akhar's flasks of alchemist's fire.

R5T5: A bestial growl sounds and then the clamping of large jaws.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T33: The saltbeard gets into a fighting stance Gharmez has seen Shay'khar use many times - one in which he utililzes only one weapon, but bladework and body profiling help his defense. He does not await permission, but is instantly moving south, dropping Gharmez' torch halfway along his route so that she has ample light before the battle proper. As he moves, he shouts, "Do not attack, heroes! Patrol Leader Grath sent us to assist!"

Once to the south, he calls out for Gharmez' sake, "A dire wolf, some runt of a giant, and a half-orc seem to be the enemy belligerents!"

R6T25: A half-orc woman stands and calls out. "Imrijka here. Friendly to Trunau. Cici, get that healing on Aasgar and get him back on his feet!"

Though she has a bow in her off-hand, she takes a heavy satchel out, steps forward, and tosses it. Unfortunately, the straps on it catch on her equipment and it wraps around to burst open right one her, spilling out a resin that covers her while at the same time there is a combustion as oxygen hits the mixture and she takes 6 fire and she catches fire. Though the pain of the fire keeps her moving quickly enough to not be glued to the floor as well, her spectacularly failed toss and self-immolation will slow her down.

R6T23: Seeing her teammate basically hit herself full force with her own tangleburn bag, the woman with the red hair sobs at the pain Imrijka must be feeling from that, and then touches a wand to the fallen dwarf. A glow of positive energy is released to give the dwarf 4 healing, bringing him back to sputtering consciousness. To Aasgar she says, "Stay down. You're not ready to go, yet, but things are really tanking for us, but Grath sent us reinforcements."

R6T22: Gharmez, you don't see any of the ones that are likely to be the enemy, based on what has been called out. What do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Enemy on deck ...

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HEROES: +1 weapon attack/ damage & +1 vs. charm/ fear.
Shay'akhar: 33.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat. BURNING til R8T25!!!
* Half-speed til R9T25.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion in hands. INSPIRE COURAGE!
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (33:33).
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. PRONE!!!
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. FATIGUED!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Dire Wolf (White): 5. (8:55).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer. Dire Wolf.

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R6T22: Gharmez yells in Teldane, "I'm a friend, sent by Grath!" as she breaks into an all-out run, only to be stopped suddenly by the body on the ground in front of her, 15' north of the woman with red hair. She realizes that if she had hustled instead of going into a run - especially with enemies about - she might have gotten farther. She tries to figure out what it might have been, but cannot tell.

R6T17: The accordion player, seen on the other side of a dead canid, continues to play his accordion and sing in his rumbling voice ... which is quite comical given his small stature (3' 3", 34 lbs.). The little guy moves north and behind the allied half-orc currently on fire. He casts a spell on the half-orc woman (carefully, so as not to be burned).

R6T14: From his vantage, Aasgar sees the monstrous creature hook around to flank Abenor with the dire wolf and then give a nasty slash to Abenor's upper left arm. It looks like it got his brachial artery as he suffers 7 mod (+1d6 bleed)!

R6T11: Aasgar, you are prone, and tyour axe lies next to you (no longer in hand). You were knocked out of stance, and you are barely conscious with Cici telling you to stay put. Meanwhile, there are two new people here that say they are here to offer aid. What do you do?

Abenor on deck, Blond half-orc in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 weapon attack/ damage & +1 vs. charm/ fear.
Shay'akhar: 33.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat. BURNING til R8T25!!! Guidance til R16T17!!!
* Half-speed til R9T25.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion in hands. INSPIRE COURAGE!
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (33:33).
Aasgar: 11. Axe on ground. PRONE!!!
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. FATIGUED!!! BLEED 1d6 (Heal DC 10 halves bleed, while DC 20 ends it)!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Dire Wolf (White): 5. (8:55).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer. Dire Wolf.

[lostsole31]

R6T11: Aasgar reaches out and grabs his axe and struggles to a sitting position... Then lays back down feeling suddenly woozy.

R6T9: Abenor takes 2 bleed. Dropping his pride, he calls out, "Somebody, please. The light of my people is ebbing away, chasing after my spent energy, but I dare not drop my guard lest the enemy fall upon you."

Abenor, fatigued and bleeding as he is, does not attempt any special bladework. To any other man-at-arms, what Abenor considers simple bladework would boggle the mind. His blades flash with what extra power he may impel them. His katana cuts across the foreleg and cut deep into its flank, dropping it, even as his wakizashi stabs the unknown humanoid in the chest for 18. Abenor stumbles back and away from the green-skinned brute.

R6T7: With the wolf gone, the blond half-orc smiles wickedly and says, "Now I really get to play!" as he tosses a bomb that catches Abenor squarely in the chest. Unlike the last few where the half-orc was being careful with more subdued bombs, this one explodes with a greater radius, catching the fallen dire wolf and the newcomer with gray headwrap and salt-and-pepper hair. Abenor takes 16 fire, but the graybeard ducks behind the rock he stands near, not getting burnt at all. Now, though, Aasgar has caught fire and is burning as the blond man heads down a ramp to the floor below. The dead wolf that got splashed is now a bonfire.

End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

R7T33: The graybeard with the rapier pulls out a wand, stepping up behind the elf and calling out, "My lady! Many of the heroes are in desperate need of healing if Abadar can see an investment in saving their lives as two of them are one fire and a dwarf behind me was laid low! Meanwhile, after a quick ministration, I would like to give chase if I may?" He taps the wand to Abenor to provide 4 healing. It doesn' stop the bleeding, as is common for magical healing, but it does seem to slow it.

R7T25: Imrijka takes 6 fire from burning. She puts all of her energy into trying to put out her fire. It seems she is having trouble, but the halfling accordionist does a quick bit of magic, ending his music, and the half-orc inquisitor is able to finally put out her flames. But the halfling dirge bard seems to have nothing else remaining, as the day's long and many battles have tired his supernatural edge.

R7T23: "Hunter help us, but I can't heal you fast enough as that bastard can tear the other warriors apart with bombs," Cici says while tearing up, but still dutifully gives Aasgar more from the wand for 3 healing.

R7T22: Gharmez, what do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Monstrous-Looking Thug on deck ...

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Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Half-speed til R9T25.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion in hands.
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (15:33).
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. PRONE!!!
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. FATIGUED!!! BLEED 1d3 (Heal DC 10)!!! BURNING (1d6)!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer. Dire Wolf (2).

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R7T22: Gharmez moves to Cici and the Dwarf that was called Aasgar. She says calmly, "Abadar is opening His vault for you today, my new friend." She touches the dwarf while intoning a spell, and casts her energy into him for 17 healing.

R7T17: The halfling, exhausted from channeling supernatural power through his music, drops his accordion. and takes off west while drawing a light crossbow.

R7T14: The tall humanoid monster goes down the ramp after his master.

R7T11: Aasgar, your axe is in hand and you are prone. What do you do?

Abenor on deck, Enemy leader in the hole ...

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Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Half-speed til R9T25.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands.
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (15:33). TD!
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. PRONE!!!
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. FATIGUED!!! BLEED 1d3 (Heal DC 10)!!! BURNING (1d6)!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R7T11: Aasgar gets to his feet with a nod of thanks to the newcomer. He is still in a dire situation but cannot do anything to aid his friends lying on his back. He looks around for enemies and begins calling out tactical assistance. He thinks he sees movement down the ramp in the level below.

R7T9: Abenor suffers 2 bleed + 1 burn. He drops to the ground and rolls about, putting out the flames.

R7T7: The advantage of Abenor dropping prone is that he is harder to see on the ledge and harder to hit with a ranged attack, but a new target had presented itself, and the enemy leader tosses a bomb at Bariswort, catching him on the side of the neck for 16 fire + burning! The enemy then falls back out of sight.

End Round 7, Begin Round 8 ...

R8T33: The graybeard taps the wand to Abenor again for 6 healing, and stopping the last of the bleeding. He then moves over to the halfling that's on fire, hopping down the ramp as his way is blocked by a ledge or a big, burning dire wolf.

R8T25: Imrijka, still moving slowly from a previous wound, moves north to the rocks and calls out after shooting an arrow into the darkness, "He's getting away. I can only target the big guy."

R8T23: Cici, says, "New girl's a much better healer'n'me, and she isn't tapped out. I'm going after them!"

Armed with her waveblade, she heads off after the enemy.

R8T22: Gharmez, there is a halfling who is burning to the south that your valet is attending to. This dwarf by you is still wounded, but you'd have to assess to determine how much. And the enemy seems to be doing a fighting withdrawal. Note that the white wolf is on fire, so all squares are difficult terrain AND will burn you if you try to cross. What do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Lehi in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC til R8T11. +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Half-speed til R9T25.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands. BURNING!!!
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (15:33). TD!
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. PRONE!!!
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. FATIGUED!!! BLEED 1d3 (Heal DC 10)!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R8T22: Gharmez yells, "Shay'akhar, If the halfling is stable, give chase!"

She then moves into the midst of the corpses and squints through the flames and smoke trying to see what Cici is chasing. She appears to be chasing what seems to be a male version of the female creature that was beheaded that she stepped past earlier. Gharmez brings her crossbow to the ready and shoots. The bolt sails purposefully into the monster's right lower arm for 4. With Cici off by herself down below, the green light she placed on her waveblade shows up nicely.

R8T17: The accordion player takes 6 fire before he stops, drops, and rolls, putting out the fire on himself. He cries out in pain on the ground as he is in very bad shape.

R8T14: The monster-man spins around to attacker his pursuer, slashing Cici's left shoulder for 6 and her right elbow for 8 before backing away a little.

R8T11: Aasgar, what do you do? You are prone with the axe in your hand.

Abenor on deck, Enemy Leader in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC til R8T11. +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Half-speed til R9T25.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (unloaded).
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands. PRONE!!!
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (11:33).
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand. Thrashing Dragon Style. Inner Sphere Stance. FATIGUED!!! BLEED 1d3 (Heal DC 10)!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R8T11: Aasgar calls out "Abenor!" to his friend in concern as he rushes to his side and takes a defensive posture.

R8T9: Abenor takes 1 bleed. He releases his grasp on his wakizash and tends to his own wound, stopping the bleeding with his elven medical knowledge. "Thanks for looking on me, my friend, but they are getting away." He picks up his wakizashi again, and though still on the ground gets into a squirrely groundfighting stance should any bombs come his way. "If the new lady has spells of healing, see to the others first, but I could use your Art."

R8T7: Down below, seeing he is being pursued by a lone person, he turns back several feet before throwing an alchemical bomb at Cici with one of the larger explosives, but her reflexes have her duck out of the way and the bomb explodes just north of her. Because of his failed targeting, he fails to protect his bodyguard as well. Though she ducked, she and the bodyguard both take 8 fire from the large blast of flames, and both of them scream in pain. It is just likely that if Cici were to have been directly hit, she might not have survived.

End Round 8, Begin Round 9 ...

R9T33: The graybeard chases down to put his own body in the line of bombing from the blond half-orc while he touches his wand to Cici for 8 healing. "It seems the bodyguard is a flood troll, milady! Weakest form of giant and troll, and can't even regenerate unless it gets to water."

R9T25: "Don't worry about me Abadaran," says the half-orc in the floppy red hat. "I'm wounded, but good; and we can't let this guy get away. But first, a little giant-slaying, shall we?"

Boosted by Aasgar's strange energies, she - and the light on her floppy hat - start moving west along the upper ledge. She shoots two arrows at the troll, but finds it a more agile beast than first expected.

R9T23: "Thank you, kind sir. What is your name?" asks Cici of her savior as she steps forward to screen herself against the bomber with the troll. She jams her waveblade into its meaty upper left arm for 10, dropping it, and then continues with another stab to its chest for 6. She is no longer screen, but the half-orc has none but himself remaining.

R9T22: Gharmez, your crossbow is unloaded. What do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (unloaded).
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands. PRONE!!!
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Lehi: 14. (-13:33). DYING!!!
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Inner sphere stance. PRONE!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R9T22: "All in good time, friend elf, and an empty crossbow is as useful as an empty purse," quips Gharmez as she deftly reloads her weapon, and then touches the elf with 15 healing energy.

R9T17: Bariswort stands up and makes his way over to the clump of heroes on the ledge. He looks up at Gharmez with pleading eyes, and points out multiple burn wounds on his body.

R9T11: Aasgar, what do you do? These lights and the glare from the burning wolf is almost too much light up here, making it a little hard to see where you are on the ledge, but outlining the battle below nicely.

Abenor on deck, Enemy in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded).
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands.
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Inner sphere stance. PRONE!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R9T11: Aasgar moves towards the battle, getting right up to something on the floor. Now that he's had a chance to move fully into this chamber, he gets a good look at his surroundings (see below).

R9T9: Abenor springs to his feet, changes his stance to one of speed, and takes off after his friend.

R9T7: The flames on the charred dire wolf gutter out, significantly reducing glare to the east, but with so many people down below, Gharmez and the others above likewise now have a good view of the cavern as well. Ledges and stairs are carved into the stone walls of this wide-open, high-ceilinged natural cavern. Embedded in a fifteen-foot-tall spire of centuries-old bones stands the skeleton of a massive armored warrior. Though its flesh has long since rotted off its frame, the skeleton still stands proud and regal amid the trappings of battle and mounds of gleaming treasure. The skeleton’s battered halfplate and scarred helmet hint at its many battles, and the warlord’s hands are clenched around a massive stone hammer. Beneath the helmet, a thick, round rock has been embedded in one of the skeleton’s otherwise empty eye sockets.

The enemy is a six-and-a-half-foot tall half-orc weighing 200 lbs. that has ... contary to what anyone ever remembers seeingfrom a half-orc, blond hair. He has a falchion in his off-hand. He takes out a small glass flask filled with a bluish fluid, and with the tinest bit of concentration it glows faintly. he tosses it at Cici with an evil grin. Again she proves what seems like more trained martial evasion mixed with excellent agility as she ducks and the bomb goes off in the graybeard's square. The eruption is enough to envelop the graybeard, Cici, and Abenor. Somehow, using ridiculously precise timing the graybeard completely moves out of the way. Cici does a similar trick with what looks like a martial kata designed to avoid area of effects. Abenor, on the other hand, is surprised by the large bloom of fire as he takes 8 fire. He then takes off to the west.

End Round 9, Begin Round 10 ...

R10T33: "It is a pleasure, my dear Erastilian monk," nods and bows the graybeard gallantly, taking off to the west. "I am accursed, and have many titles. The Dunsage is one..." he calls as he doesn't try a direct intercept to the bad guy, but makes his way parallel and south. "Wait a minute!" he calls out. "Who aids my feet to fly faster? Thank you!"

R10T25: Imrijka does a running start to leap off the ledge to her west and then make her way south towards, but out of the reach of, the enemy.

R10T23: "Cursed? Omigooodness, Dunsage! If we live, we'll have to see to that," says Cici running right up to Blondie. "Not that I'm powerful enough a witch yet to do anything about such things. I mainly dabble in potions and stuff."

R10T22: Gharmez, the battle is quickly leaving you. What do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded).
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands.
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round one fallow complete.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Running hunter's stance.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R10T22: Gharmez moves towards the stairs, turning to the halfling as she reaches the top. "I hope this helps ease your pain. Nice hat, by the way!" she says as she touches the halflings shoulder and casts a spell to grant 12 healing. "We must hurry, they are leaving us behind!"

R10T17: The halfling smiles wanly wth the aid given him, but shrugs at Gharmez and says something in a language she doesn't understand before moving past her and down the ramp. He moves a lot faster than you'd expect from a halfling. He shoots his crossbow, but to Gharmez' trained eye he is no kind of archer, completely unused to using that weapon in a battlefield situation, and misses.

R10T11: Aasgar, one round of fallow on maneuvers is complete. You are in valiant keeper's stance and were last using Risky Strike. What do you do?

Abenor on deck, Blondie in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded).
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (unloaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round one fallow complete.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Running hunter's stance.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R10T11: Aasgar continues to dash west to the battle but Abenor notes the dwarf's jaw drop and an eye-roll as he realises something, and in doing so, the plush blue sash around Aasgar's middle turns to a fire-orange color as the dwarf bellows a battle cry to help any he can.

R10T9: Abenor almost stalls as his eyes pop, seeing the changing magical sash, but then he recovers and focuses on the danger at hand. He speeds west while enjoying the stance he was in, and then changes his stance at the end of his movement so he can get in a good distance lunge. But instead of coming into to directly stab the man, he uses the light from each of his blades in a double lunge to reflect off of the other and direct it at the half-orc's eyes, momentarily blinding him!

R10T7: Recoiling from the blue light flashing off of the elysian bronze kata on the mirror-polished wakiszashi, the blond orc curses as he takes out something to drink. Cici takes advantage of his lapse and scores a light crit against his head with her waveblade for 8. Nonplussed, the man hisses, "I am Skreed Gorewillow, and I am the architect of your doom! It was I who framed Rodrik's suicide, and know I will end you!" and downs the flask. He then turns from Cici and though blinded, makes relatively incredible progress to the west and up an incline.

End Round 10, Begin Round 11 ...

R11T33: "Did he ...." asks the graybeard incredulously, ".... just threaten us, and then run away?"

He pauses another secondbefore calling out, "Wait! A fellow architect! I would love to trade local building secrets with you, sir! I am but an insect to your knowledge!" As he says "insect" he chugs a flask of his own and shrinks down to a hair under 3' tall ... shorter even than the halfling (who is 3' 3") before giving chase. Again, not to intercept but to parallel.

R11T25: Imrijka gives chase, and uses her bow to trip the half-orc.

R11T23: Cici moves up to Skreed and casts a spell, minorly hampering his mental difficulties (1 INT/WIS/CHA damage).

R11T22: Gharmez, you have an unloaded crossbow in hand. What do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed. Encouraging Roar: Abenor/ Baris/ Imrijka - +2 morale attk/ dmg til R11T11.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand. Reduce person (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded).
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (unloaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round one fallow complete.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Running hunter's stance.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. BLINDED til R11T9!!! PRONE!!! Touch of Idiocy (1 INT/WIS/CHA damage) for 30 min!!!
* Expeditious retreat. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R11T22: Gharmez carefully plans her shot through her allies, and fires her crossbow at Skreed. Under any other condition with any other combatant ... especially a blind one ... she would have shot him in the heart. As it was, his prone position and the fact that he has those animal-like senses that some half-orc ragers are known to have makes everyone blink when a crossbow shot hits him square in the heart, but doesn't penetrate his high quality studded leather armor. One of the studs stopped the shot.

Gharmez then moves down the decline and towards the battle with her now-unloaded crossbow.

R11T17: The little halfling turns around to the woman next to him, casts a spell on her, and then continues a little bit west.

R11T11: Aasgar, at the end of this round, your maneuvers will recycle. What do you do?

Abenor on deck, Skreed in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand. Reduce person (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (unloaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round two fallow complete.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Running hunter's stance.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. BLINDED til R11T9!!! PRONE!!! Touch of Idiocy (1 INT/WIS/CHA damage) for 30 min!!!
* Expeditious retreat. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R11T11: Aasgar opens up the throttle and moves west towards the combat, letting loose a bellow that feels like it should steady the hearts and aim of his comrades... but it just sends thoughts and prayers instead. But some of his prayers are unwittingly answered as his inspiration recycles and recovers his prepared maneuvers!

R11T9: Skreed's eyesight recovers just as Abenor closes and fishhooks in from the south to slash with both swords at once, his katana knocking aside the falchion as the elf slashes Skreed's belly for 11.

R11T7: Skreed stands, and in doing so Cici stabs him in the upper right arm for 3, but he brings his falchion up to deflect Abenor's AOO. He then tries to acrobatically move away from the circle of death, but Cici and Abenor are ready for him as Cici cuts at his right ankle for 7 while Skreed again is focused on blocking Abenor. Still, the wily alchemist manages to get out of the way and speeds up the ramp and into the next room at incredible speed and out of sight!

End Round 11, Begin Round 12 ...

R12T33: "Now, now!" squeaks mini-Shay'akhar. "Two can play the alchemy-adrenaline game!" And with that, he pops somethng into his mouth and then he is speeding out of perception up the slow incline and out of sight to the west and into the pitch black of the yawning chamber beyond.

R12T25: "Stupid half-orc. Stupider old man," Imrijka curses under her breath and gives chase, her hat lighting up the area, but the gentle incline still making it hard to see in the next chamber.

R12T23: Cici takes a quick breath, knowing she just can't keep up with superhuman speed and taps herself with the wand for 5 healing to catch her breath before moving west at a pace that still makes a normal person envious, the green glow on her waveblade likewise playing havoc with local lighting conditions.

R12T22: Gharmez, you feel the power of a guidance spell that the little halfling had put on you. On the other hand, the last of the flame on a dire wolf is finally out, and you find where you are to be in darkness. What do you do?

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At any time over the next minute, anytime you want you can add say you're discharging the guidance for any single attack roll, skill check, or saving throw.

Bariswort on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (unloaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round two fallow complete.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Inner sphere stance. RS.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. PRONE!!! Touch of Idiocy (1 INT/WIS/CHA damage) for 30 min!!!
* Expeditious retreat. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Uskroth's Guardian: 6.
Dire Shadow Rat: 5.

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R12T22: Gharmez reaches around to her backpack feeling for the everburning torch she keeps handy, then curses under her breath, "Spilled Coins!" when she finds it is not there. She pulls a firefly carcass from her pouch and utters a small prayer touching it to one of the coins sewn into her tunic. As the darkness is pushed back, she starts moving towards the battle, the golden light of Abadar coming off of the golden coin of her aba.

R12T17: The halfling turns back to face the wielder of the new light that will help him. He bows low, doffs his worn top hat, revealing some baldness and a combover on top, replaces the hat, and then hustles west.

R12T11: Aasgar, your mind is clear and open as your martial maneuvers have refreshed and await new inspiration. What do you do?

Abenor on deck, Skreed in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (unloaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Inner sphere stance. RS.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion in hand. PRONE!!! Touch of Idiocy (1 INT/WIS/CHA damage) for 30 min!!!
* Expeditious retreat. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Uskroth's Guardian: 6.
Dire Shadow Rat: 5.

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

[lostsole31]

R12T11: Aasgar does his best to keep up with everyone and once again looses a cry of fury and support which helps all except Gharmez, who is too far away to make sense of Aasgar's now over-echoed, reverberating shout. He now sees Skreed in the middle of a vast chamber that continues SW out of sight. He is limned by Cici's green-glowing waveblade, and the graybeard is the closest, but not so close to yet engage.

R12T9: Abenor hustles past Aasgar to get screen the old man and approach Skreed from the north.

R12T6: There is a sound of shifting dirt ... old dirt, long lain and caked, now breaking and sloughing off as something to the north of the cave ... something BIG ... starts to move. Aasgar sees a large skeleton in ancient armor and wielding a spear - once broken, but of superb quality - wrench itself free from its place as some type of funeralized decoration. A creature of vaguely humanoid shape, its flesh long ago worn away to leave a mouldering skeleton some 11' tall but with a hunched posture, steps forward only a few feet. This was done noisily and slowly enough that the graybeard is more than ready for when the skeletal behemoth attacks with its spear. The Dunsage parries, dodges, and spins, and his frenetic movements seem to keep this dull-witted monstrosity completely stymied.

R12T5: But, wait! There's more! A creature appears - a huge rat with rotting flesh, torn and matted fur, and reddish blazing eyes. Its semi-translucent skin shows discolored bones and muscles. It moves in from wherever it was to the south and closes on Skreed, the closest living creature there. Though Skreed obviously wasn't aware of it, his senses again save him as he keeps from getting bitten by the mangy little horror.

End Round 12, Begin Round 13 ...

R13T33: "My lady! If you can hear me..." shouts Shay'akhar, allowing the reverbs of his attention-getting address to die down before continuing, "...we seem to have fallen afoul of a skeleton of a once-interred hill giant of some past respects. An witless thing, but no musles belies what I can tell from its swings as being fantastically strong."

His report complete, and taking advantage of the hill giant skeleton's current discombobulation, he takes another extract and disappears from view.

R13T25: Imrijka nods to where the older man was and shrugs, "Well, he's not totally useless," before looking to the south, and adds to the report. "Got one of them shadow rats like from the temple and the swarm from previous, but this one is a single larger version. Be careful! It can go incorporeal for brief periods and even corporeal its bite can sap your strength. Looks like Skreed didn't expect his, either!"

Judging the massive hill giant to be a bit more problematic hill giant skeleton and takes out a blunt arrow for just this situation. She shoots the the monster in the left shoulder for 15.

R13T23: Now that she has a chance to survey the field, Cici gazes upon the enemy alchemist whose mind she already rattled by spell. Even though he is fighting a ratty death, Skreed's movements get lethargic and slow, until he drops his falchion, drops to his knees, and falls over ... fast asleep. She then closes to come around to the dire shadow rat from the NW.

R13T22: Gharmez, it sounds like a real party up there. What do you do?

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Right now, you are at normal movement if you move to the west. After your first movement, assuming you're going to hustle, please note that you'll have a +5' boost to your speed, as if something is helping speed you along a little.

Bariswort on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed. HEROES: +2 morale attack/ damage til R13T11 (except Gharmez).
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand. Invisible til R53T33.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (unloaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Inner sphere stance.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion dropped. PRONE!!! Touch of Idiocy (1 INT/WIS/CHA damage) for 30 min!!! ASLEEP til R16T23!!!
* Expeditious retreat. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Uskroth's Guardian: 6. (65:80). DAZED until end of R13T6!!!
Dire Shadow Rat: 5.

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

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R13T22: Gharmez moves as quickly as she can to rejoin the battle, just getting to the bottom of the incline.

R13T17: The halfling reloads his crossbow, and then shoots at the rat.

R13T11: Aasgar, what do you do?

Abenor on deck, hill giant skeleton in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed. HEROES: +2 morale attack/ damage til R13T11 (except Gharmez).
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand. Invisible til R53T33.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (unloaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Inner sphere stance.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Skreed: 7. Falchion dropped. PRONE!!! Touch of Idiocy (1 INT/WIS/CHA damage) for 30 min!!! ASLEEP til R16T23!!!
* Expeditious retreat. Bomber's eye (+1 insight thrown attack rolls, +10' RI thrown weapons, not incl.).
Uskroth's Guardian: 6. (65:80). DAZED until end of R13T6!!!
Dire Shadow Rat: 5.

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2).

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R13T11: Aasgar knows where his skills lie and says, "I could use a bunch more healing before taking on that big bag o' bones." He dashes towards the big skelly ton as he stows his axe, starts to grab his mace and continues shouting out helpful defensive combat instructions.

R13T9: Abenor, unthreatened by any, says, "Skreed Gorewillow, foolish man to give us your name. I condemn you to death for your actions against Trunau and the murder of Rodrik Grath." He uses his katana to cut wide the chest of the sleeping half-orc, an evil man whose last minutes were peaceful sleep rather than violence.

R13T6: The giant skeleton still seems out of sorts, but manages to recover after a few seconds, looking around for the one that confounded it.

R13T5: The dire shadow rat now seems a bit more ghostly than it did a second ago, sniffing at Skreed's dead body and then moving in front of Cici.

End Round 13, Begin Round 14 ...

R14T33: The graybeard's voice is heard over by the northern wall. "Very good choice, yes, the mace ... I see your fingers readied for it. In that case, I will go help the miss with that undead rat. It just went incoporeal, and may prove problematic."

A split-second later, he appears flanking the rat with Cici, having stabbed it for 6 mod. "Aasgar, was it? Are you a scribe? I ask, because I recognize the akashic minor veil spectacles of the scribe that you currently wear."

R14T25: "Screen me, big guy," Imrijka says to Aasgar, "And I'll keep breaking his bones with blunt arrows."

She jukes south and shoots a single arrow, but it bounces off of the ancient armor.

R14T23: Cici attacks using the healing wand, but misses. Healing energy is now glowing on the tip of the wand, waiting to be discharged.

R14T22: Gharmez, what do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed. HEROES: +4 morale AC til R14T11.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand. Invisible til R53T33.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (unloaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Inner sphere stance.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Uskroth's Guardian: 6. (65:80).
Dire Shadow Rat: 5. (6:12).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2). Skreed Gorewillow.

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R14T22: Gharmez continues to move hurriedly towards the sounds of the battle, making sure her weapon is ready. She gets up near the top, high enough to see the beheaded half-orc, the dire shadow rat, and the hill giant skeleton. She surveys the field of battle while reloading her heavy crossbow with impressive celerity.

R14T17: The halfling moves up to Abenor while drawing a wand. He touches it to the elf, removing the elf's fatigue and restoring lost strength.

R14T11: Aasgar, what do you do?

Abenor on deck, Baddies in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand. Invisible til R53T33.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (loaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. FATIGUED!!! Inner sphere stance.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Uskroth's Guardian: 6. (65:80).
Dire Shadow Rat: 5. (6:12).

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2). Skreed Gorewillow.

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R14T11: Aasgar continues due west up to the giant creature while drawing his mace. Before he fully gets to the creature, it stabs out with his spear, and almost hits the dwarf were it not for Abenor's timely tactical advice. Even though this thing was most assuredly a giant in life, in death it doesn't move or respond like a giant would, and Aasgar's significant offensive and defensive training against giants if for naught. He closes the final few feet and swings his mace, just smashing past broken, ancient armor for 19.

R14T9: Abenor's aegis having defended Aasgar and seeing the creepy rat flanked by two others, the elf takes advantage of the skeleton's focus on Aasgar to dart to the north and yell, "Flank it!" before he attacks with his blades as powerfully as he can to try to break its bones. He cuts high against its rib cage for 17 mod. When he attacks with his shorter blade, however, the giant's spear knocks Abenor's arm so that he nicks his own hand for (2 bleed).

R14T6: The skeleton stabs Aasgar in the belly with its spear, though Aasgar has yet to feel it (11 mod DDP). It then spears at Abenor and misses.

R14T5: The dire shadow rat, sensing the life energy on Cici's wand, attacks her in preference to the graybeard, but she dodges as the rat changes position.

End Round 14, Begin Round 15 ...

R15T33: Little Shay('akhar) also had a wand of healing, unbeknownst to the squat monster. He deftly tumbles to get back into flanking and activates the wand, touching the rat for 7 PE. That is all the little bit of spirit power that rat could handle as it complete discorporates.

R15T25: Imrijka repositions west and shoots and misses badly. "Hey! Aasgar just got hit, and he wasn't doing great before. Someone get some healing on him. Hey, cleric! Think you can shower this big goon with some positive glow if you move in closer?"

R15T23: Cici says, "On it. I don't know why, but it's like Aasgar gets slammed but doesn't feel it for several seconds." She steps up behind Aasgar and discharges the active wand on Aasgar (8 heal to DDP).

"Primitive nerve endings?" Little Shay offers in his higher-pitched voice.

R15T22: Gharmez, what do you do?

Bariswort on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (loaded).
* Grease will last til R32T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round one fallow.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. Inner sphere stance. RS. BLEED 2!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Uskroth's Guardian: 6. (29:80). AOO used.

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2). Skreed Gorewillow. Dire Shadow Rat.

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R15T22: Gharmez, seeing the giant abomination, moves further into the area, holds her holy symbol high above her head and fills the room with the golden light of the First Vault. But something ancient in the skeleton helps it resist as it only takes 3 PE.

R15T17: The halfling casts a spell, and a thin, dark covering of something shiny appears under the skeleton, much like it did against the first dire wolf in the other cavern. The giant skeleton keeps its footing on the slick floor, and the halfling looks completely enervated, blood trickling from his nose.

R15T11: Aasgar, what do you do? You were prompted by Abenor (above).

Abenor on deck, Hill giant skeleton in the hole ...

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (loaded).
* Grease under Uskroth will last til R45T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round one fallow.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. Inner sphere stance. RS. BLEED 2!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Uskroth's Guardian: 6. (26:80). AOO used.

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2). Skreed Gorewillow. Dire Shadow Rat.

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R15T11: Aasgar dashes west to put a line between he and Abenor and strikes with his mace, landing a blow in the thing's back ribcage for 21. The thing spins around at the source of attack, but opens up an attack from Abenor in doing so as the elf hacks at its back hip for 15 mod, destroying it! The ancient bones turn to dust as its half-rotted armor and massive spear clatter to the ground.

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HEROES: +5' enhancement to speed.
Shay'akhar: 33. Rapier and wand of CLW in hand.
* Reduce person (5 min). Expeditious retreat (5 min).
Imrijka: 25. Bow in hand. Light on hat.
* Antitoxin: For 1 hour, gain +5 alchemical bonus vs. poison.
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Cici: 23. Light on waveblade in hand, as well as wand of CLW.
Gharmez: 22. Crossbow in hand (loaded). Guidance til R21T17.
Bariswort: 17. Accordion dropped. Light crossbow in hands (loaded).
* Grease under Uskroth will last til R45T17.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand. RS. Valiant keeper's stance. Round one fallow.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Abenor: 9. Katana and wakizashi in hand. Inner sphere stance. RS. BLEED 2!!!
* DISEASED: Filth fever: Bite–injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect DEX & CON tracks; cure 2 consecutive saves.

Dead/ OOC
Daktani. Ghaer & Lehi. Dire Wolf (2). Skreed Gorewillow. Dire Shadow Rat. Uskroth's Guardian.

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"Man Overboard, Port Beam!" calls Abenor's voice, higher pitched, but carrying well.

Begin Round One ...

R1T24: Gharmez, you heard the splash first, followed by the call, but you are up in the forecastle with the captain. What do you do?

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Gharmez: 24.
Galakhar: 19.
Aasgar: 18.
Abenor: 15. Perception: Base 17 (5 for distance).
Lucette: 14.
Cici: 12. Perception: Base 27 (14 for distance).
Oorug: 11. (20:20). Perception: Base 21 (9 for distance).
Kurst: 8.
Red Crocodile: 4. (33:33). Stealth: 18.
Blue Crocodile: 2. (33:33). Stealth: 25.

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R1T24: Gharmez will repeat the call from below, "MAN OVERBOARD, PORT BEAM!", and then rush down the stairs as fast as she is able heading to the port side of the boat, while readying a rope to throw to the sailor.

R1T19: Just down at the next deck, Galakhar hears Gharmez' call. He steps over and opens one of the galley doors and repeats, "Man overboard, Port Beam!"

R1T18: Aasgar, you hear the shouts of man overboard (port beam, whatever that means), but you are currently rowing on the starboard side. Coxswain Halrex hasn't yet given you any orders. Do you simply quit your oar and station and investigate? Continuing rowing until directed otherwise, or something else?

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Gharmez: 24. Rope in hand.
Galakhar: 19.
Aasgar: 18.
Abenor: 15. Perception: Base 17 (5 for distance).
Lucette: 14.
Cici: 12. Perception: Base 27 (14 for distance).
Oorug: 11. (20:20). Perception: Base 21 (9 for distance).
Kurst: 8.
Red Crocodile: 4. (33:33). Stealth: 18.
Blue Crocodile: 2. (33:33). Stealth: 25.

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R1T18: Aasgar will wait for instructions and act accordingly when they are given.

R1T15: Abenor takes out his silk rope, steps up to the open gap, and tosses the coil of rope to Oorug while maintaining the bitter end.

R1T12: Cici starts to keep a verbal update, shouting from the crow's nest to the captain in the forecastle.

R1T11: Oorug grabs the rope, and then swims to the side of the boat.

R1T8: Kurst hustles to get to Abenor.

"Crocodiles, Port Aft!" comes Cici's warning cry.

In the hold, Coxswain Halrex orders port rowers to ship oars, and then gives a command to starboard rowers (including Aasgar) that Aasgar seems to have trouble complying with, and Halrex gives him an earful.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T24: Gharmez, your rope is in hand. I assume you move as quickly to trouble as possible?

Galakhar on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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Gharmez: 24. Rope in hand.
Galakhar: 19.
Abenor: 15. Perception: Base 17 (5 for distance).
Cici: 12. Perception: Base 27 (14 for distance).
Oorug: 11. (20:20). Perception: Base 21 (9 for distance).
Kurst: 8.
Red Crocodile: 4. (33:33). Stealth: 18.
Blue Crocodile: 2. (33:33). Stealth: 25.
Aasgar: 0.

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R2T24: Gharmez continues to move as quickly as she can towards the sailor in the water. She passes Galakhar in the galley, who has the door open for her, shooing her past.

R2T19: And then Galakhar passes her by ....

R2T15: Abenor has the rope braced for Oorug's climb.

R2T12: Cici continues to call out important information.

R2T11: Oorug is a solid climber, and with Abenor and Kurst's help he makes it to the deck no problem.

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Gharmez: 24. Rope in hand.
Galakhar: 19.
Abenor: 15. Perception: Base 17 (5 for distance).
Cici: 12. Perception: Base 27 (14 for distance).
Oorug: 11. (20:20). Perception: Base 21 (9 for distance).
Kurst: 8.
Red Crocodile: 4. (33:33). Stealth: 18.
Blue Crocodile: 2. (33:33). Stealth: 25.
Aasgar: 0.

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R1T29-26: ....

R1T24: There is a slurred but intense growling and bestial roar and the sound of a man screaming in pain.

R1T23: ...

R1T11: Gharmez, you are the only one of the group in the hold as you are one of the rowers. You are stationed in the forward-starboard section, and something creates a shower of shattered wood throughout the aft portion of this deck from the double doors to the aft that led to you-know-not-where. You turn to look and see a large, white-furred monster on the main plankway, but from your lower position it is hard to get too much detail. What do you do?

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Galakhar: 29.
Abenor: 26.
Bakkara: 24.
Cici: 23.
Gharmez: 11.
Kurst: 7.
Lucette: 6.
Aasgar: 5.

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R1T11: Gharmez curses, "SPILLED COINS! What is that THING?!?" She moves around the bench and up the stairs to the center plank way to get a better look, readying her earthbreaker as she goes. The scene only gets more horrific as she gets a much better view of the monster. This four-armed, gorilla-like creature, covered with matted white fur, roars in rage as it rears up to its full, towering height (8' tall, ~ 800 lbs.).

R1T7-6: ...

R1T5: Aasgar, in the distance, you hear a monstrous roar. The captain has a look of fear, and he seems to have a sense of something as he says, "Quick. The rower's hold. Bakkara must have gotten free. Try not to kill him, but my crew is more precious than he is. Go!"

Aasgar, what do you do?

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Galakhar: 29.
Abenor: 26.
Bakkara: 24.
Cici: 23.
Gharmez: 11.
Kurst: 7.
Lucette: 6. DELAYING!!!
Aasgar: 5.

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