Eberron: The Secrets of War Group B IC

[Qualia]

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Initiative (1d20+2)[3]

Sense Motive (1d20+1)[4]

Draco

The tall thin half-elf seems oblivious to the action around him as he jabs the light crossbow at the goblin. His pale white skin seems to be flaking slightly and his bleached white hair hangs limply around his shoulders. His dark and sunken eyes are fixed on his target and his tattered black robe has clearly seen better days. A faint chemical smell wafts down the alley, perhaps some form of embalming fluid?

[The Bushranger]

((and, back!))

Rommie

The white-haired, dusky-skinned woman chuckles softly under her breath at Watak's act. You're enjoying that too much... she whispers before slipping her rapier out of its scabbard. Block them in!

She steps forwards to take a position at the entrance to the alley - and, struck by inspiration, she quickly casts a spell, and a low moaning comes from a niche in the alleway wall...

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Move to F8.
Cast Ghost Sound, targeted on K6. Ghostly moaning noise...
Initiative: (1d20+2)[18]
Sense Motive: (1d20+4)[19]

[Miraqariftsky]

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Twill be my last post in some while. Fare ye well, chaps.

(1d20+7)[19] Initiative
(1d20+5)[6] Sense Motive?
(1d20-1)[11] Intimidate

(1d20+5)[25] Charging attack with sap against "bottom" goblin
(1d6+2)[5] nonlethal damage
(1d6)[2] nonlethal Sneak Attack

Midnight eyes grim as the grave
Now burn like valiant warrior's pyre
Forth she fares, sallying swift
Through shadows devouring
There flashes a fist of Flaming fury
The leather laden with lead
Which towards brick-wall or goblin-brain
Fly with burning haste
Speaking swift, the reaving rogue
Standing tall, then says,
"He ain't dead. None o' y'all needs ta die just noo. We jess want some answers... which could be got th' easy way or th' 'ard way..."

[Kaihaku]

Ingrid follows behind the others silently, a look of absolute befuddlement written across her fair features. She runs her fingers over lips, a troubled frown growing as she finally reaches a disturbing conclusion, "Oh my... It can't be..."

Time did not pause while Ingrid was struggling to find the answer to the curious and unlikely turn of events which had befallen her. It had continued to flow and passively she had continued on with it. She was at the edge of a small dark alley with her comrades, staring down at a group of goblins and a rather pale looking elf. The roughly spoken words snap her out of her introspection and she hesitates...then she draws her club uneasily.

Ready Action

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Move after the others, keeping behind but close to them.

[Darkantra]

Watak's sap crashes into the skull of one goblin, sending him splattering into the mud with a weak groan. The other two start to turn around when they hear their comrade fall, but one of them is further confused by Rommie's ghost sound and starts looking into the shadows nervously.

Capitalizing on her speed, Watak moves up to the second goblin and cracks the sap right into the side of his neck, causing the him to slouch and wheeze.

"See? This way be plenty easy."

Round 1

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I DMPC'd Watak's turn so it's Rommie and Ingrid up next then the goblins.

Initiative, Placement and HP
19- Watak at K9 16/16
18- Rommie at F8 16/16
16- Ingrid H9 16/16
10- Muraac X10 Uninjured
5- Goblins at N9 and L8 Injured
3- Draco at W8 11/11

Battle Map

[The Bushranger]

Rommie

Easy enough, indeed, Rommie agrees with the redheaded rogue as her whip lashes out suddenly, aiming to take down the remaining goblin.

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Charge, charge, charge, charge the remaining, nervous goblin!
Attack: (1d20+5)[25]
Damage: (1d3+1)[4] nl

[Kaihaku]

Ingrid
Ingrid understands the situation with stunning clarity, causing her to doubt herself for a moment, but then she moves forward after Watak, asking suspiciously as she does so, "...you're quite strong..." She looks at the rogue pointedly, "...aren't you?" Then she holds her club up uneasily and strikes at the goblin herself (if its slouching, wheezing, and standing - otherwise she just steps up).

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Move to K8.
Att: (1d20+2)[11]
Hit: (1d6+1)[6]

[Darkantra]

Rommie runs at the wheezing goblis and unfurls her whip to catch him right at the ankle, sending him bouncing into the flagstones. Miraculously he isn't unconcious, but as he struggles to stand Ingrid steps up and cracks her club into the back of his skull, leaving the green-skinned fellow groaning insensate on the ground.

Finally able to act the third goblin turns futilely around a few times before reaching into his cloak and pulling out a glass globe which looks to be full of smoke. Spitting out a word in goblin he smashes the sphere into the ground and a burst of smoke momentarily obscures him. Then two forms lurch from the cloud, whisps of smoke trailing their forms as they charge directly at Ingrid and Watak.

Clacking jaws move as if yelling battlecries, and fingerbones crunch as they grip axe and shield tightly, the forms resolve into the grinning caricatures of warriors in death, their frames called to yet again ply their trade.

Each a collection of yellowed bones and scraps of leather armor the skeletons swing their battleaxes swing towards Ingrid and Watak. Luckily the cleric is able to interpose her shield and take the blow upon it and the rogue is able to barely pull herself back from the other's swing.

The lone goblin spits towards Muraac through the fading mist.

"I'll see that Marshek knows about this Muraac, he'll have your head for this!"

Muraac swears a few times before again holding his hands up in surrender at the skull-faced half-elf.

"Dammit, stop pointing that at me, if you're going to shoot anyone shoot him," he points at the last goblin, "I ain't going anywhere now and if he gets away I'm worse than dead and you'll never get that hand back!"

Round 1

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Draco's up and then you guys can go on with the next round.

Initiative, Placement and HP
19- Watak at K9 16/16
18- Rommie at K7 16/16
16- Ingrid K8 16/16
10- Muraac X10 Uninjured
5- Goblin at N9
5- Skeletons at L8 and L9
3- Draco at W8 11/11

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[Qualia]

Draco

Indecision flickers across the half-elf's eyes as his gaze flicks between the goblins. His knuckles whiten as he grips the crossbow, his last hope of certainty in a world that is spinning away from him into confusion.

"...you'll never get that hand back!"

The words sting him from his fugue, and he steps back to spin round and target the last goblin, hoping his choice doesn't allow Muraac to leave him lying in an ally for a second time.

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Attack (1d20+3)[14]
Damage (1d8+1)[4]

[Miraqariftsky]

"Strong me arse, priestess!" Watak spits as the skeletal warrior's blade barely misses her middriff. "Sorreh, we'll speak o'tha' 'nutha time, prafarableh while we ain't fighten fer our bloody lives!"

"Rommie, ground these buggers! Ingrid, guar' me back!" barks the rogue as she cuts to the right, veritably lunging low at the brick wall, catching herself with one hand and then vaulting off into a roll, hopefully propelling herself through the arras of the skeletons and into striking range of the last goblin cultist.

Landing on one hand and one knee, she yells to the two figures at the end of the alley as she lunges again, aiming a bladed blow straight at the goblin's guts. "Hey Muurac! You thar, Skullface! Ye ain't Khyber-crappin' cultists? Help us clean up this trash 'ere!"

[Darkantra]

Draco's indecision and his hasty shot costs him his usual good aim, and the bolt flies harmlessly to the goblin's left to clatter against the alley walls.

Leaping up along the wall and over some crates Watak's face takes on a grin as she suddenly gets an idea. Making a backwards somersault she lands cleanly back onto one of the crates that she just rolled over. Though she had moved to quickly in her tumbling for the skeletons to make any strikes she leaves herself wide open after the jump and even makes a profoundly rude gesture at the closest skeleton.

Leaping into the air once again Watak springs up and over the overhand chop, easily clearing the clumsy but powerful strike as the undead creature tries to capitalize on what looked to be a perfect target. The skeleton's axe crunches into one of the crates on the downswing, and just as it begins to pull it out Watak lands with one foot stomping onto the axe's haft, driving the head deeper into the crate. The skeleton tries to pull the axe back out but it's lodged too firmly in the wood to extract.

Rolling off the crate she comes in line with the last goblin, who wearily lifts his dagger and spits a curse at her in the goblin tongue.

Ingrid and Rommie are up.

Round 2

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Initiative, Placement and HP
19- Watak at K9 16/16
18- Rommie at K7 16/16
16- Ingrid K8 16/16
10- Muraac X10 Uninjured
5- Goblin at N9
5- Skeletons at L8 and L9
3- Draco at W8 11/11

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[The Bushranger]

Rommie decides that she's going to try something a little cute, casting a spell with a michevious grin before dropping her whip, drawing her rapier, and lashing out at the nearest goblin...

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Cast Open...on the pockets, bags, and what have you of the goblin at L8.
Drop whip.
Draw rapier.
Action Point!
Attack L8 Gobbo: (1d20+3)[10]
Damage: (1d6+1)[5]

[Kaihaku]

((Times like these I wish she actually was a cleric.))

Ingrid
"Wha...what devilry is this?!" Ingrid exclaims as the skeletons spring into existence. She lashes out with her club at the nearest of the undead.

Att: (1d20+2)[11]
Hit: (1d6+1)[5]

[Darkantra]

Both skeletons flail at Rommie as she begins casting her cantrip but neither come even close to hitting the grinning bard. A little ball of light snake's out from her hand and worms it's way into the goblin's cloak. Nothing seems to happen as yet.

Put off by the strange caricatures of life Ingrid's club is easily caught on one skeleton's shield.

Muraac let's out a long breath as Draco chooses to shoot at the other goblin.

"There that wasn't so hard. Gaash kaan mar undaal, you'd think that I might have had to bribe you to start shooting!"

Careful not to move too quickly the goblin draws a thin wand from his sleeve and points it at the ground beneath the skeletons. The weaponless one's skeletal feet skid out from underneath it as a layer of grease suddenly appears beneath them, and it falls heavily to the ground. The other one seems to have been lucky enough to wear boots before it died, and the extra traction saves it from an unfortunate spill.

The goblin draws another dagger and slashes at Watak, catching the rogue on one arm and drawing a thin line of blood. As the goblin moves it's body through the swing it suddenly cries out and stumbles. Ripping his cloak away from his left side the goblin tries futilely to pat away a greenish substance eating away at his pants and buttocks. The vigorous attack motion seems to have emptied a recently unstoppered flask over it's owner...

The skeletons renew their assualt with mindless efficiency. The one on the ground slowly stands, it's footing still unsure on the grease, and claws in Ingrid's direction, not even coming close to the priestess. The other one, footing firm, has it's slash parried deftly by Rommie's rapier.


Draco is up, and Ingrid and Watak can make an AoO against the standing skeleton.

Round 2

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L8 to M10 is under the effects of a Grease spell

Initiative, Placement and HP
19- Watak at K9 14/16
18- Rommie at K7 16/16
16- Ingrid K8 16/16
10- Muraac X10 Uninjured
5- Goblin at N9 Injured
5- Skeletons at L8 and L9
3- Draco at W8 11/11

Battle Map

[Kaihaku]

Ingrid
"Fall!" Ingrid clubs again at the skeleton.

AoO: (1d20+2)[22]
DMG: (1d6+1)[5]

[Kaihaku]

Ingrid
The foul undead still standing, Ingrid lashes out at them again with her club.

AoO: (1d20+2)[16]
DMG: (1d6+1)[5]

[Qualia]

Draco

The half elf curses in elvish as his first shot misses. He reloads the crossbow, ignoring the comments of the cursed Muraac, and drops to one knee as he aims at the other goblin. He watches him start to dance about and pat himself, and wonders what form of ritual this could be. Deciding he can't take the risk of him conjuring any more undead, Draco squeezes the trigger, sending a bolt hurtling towards the goblin.

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Attack (1d20+3)[8]
Damage (1d8+1)[3]

[Miraqariftsky]

Watak Woeweaver

"Down ta Khyber, ya crappen crusts!" curses the rogue as she lashes out with blade and bludgeon, left and right...

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(1d20+5)[18] shortsword AoO at the skeleton
(1d6+2)[4]

Sap regular attack at Keeper-cultist goblin
(1d20+3)[20]
(1d6+2)[3]

[Darkantra]

Draco's bolt skips wide of the goblin again, and he can see that the creature is gaining confidence from the misses. Watak's short sword slices into the dead warrior's hip but all the blow does is scratch a thin line across the yellowed bones. Her other blow with the sap glances across the goblin's forehead, and he has to shake his head to collect himself.

Driven to extreme disgust Ingrid smashes at one of the skeletons with abandon. Her first blow catches it on the shoulder as it starts to stand, snapping the bones at it's collar, and the second smashes straight through it's neck. For a moment it still stands but then dead warrior crumble to the ground.

Round 3

Rommie can take her turn before I go on with the enemies. Sorry it's late I had to create a new photobucket account for dumb reasons

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L8 to M10 is under the effects of a Grease spell

Initiative, Placement and HP
19- Watak at K9 14/16
18- Rommie at K7 16/16
16- Ingrid K8 16/16
10- Muraac X10 Uninjured
5- Goblin at N9 Injured
5- Skeletons at L8 and L9
3- Draco at W8 11/11

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[The Bushranger]

Rommie

Picking out the skeleton before her, Rommie brings her rapier around on it determinedly.
Flank it! she shouts to Ingrid...

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Five-foot step to L7.
Attack: (1d20+4)[23]
Damage: (1d6+1)[3]