The Unknown World - Adventuring!

[potatocubed]

The path from Centrepoint leads out around the curve of the hill and up towards the castle. The minutes stretch out as you walk, but no sudden assault is forthcoming. Just the silence of an empty town.

As you follow the path the buildings of the town thin out until they are just scattered cottages; the last 100 yards that lead up to the castle are bare of anything except scrub and a few scattered boulders. Rain is falling in earnest now and the sky is slate-grey. The packed dirt of the road is starting to give way to mud.

It is only once you have entered the clear zone around the castle that activity can be seen among the haphazard architecture. Several creatures similar to the one that Darious spotted earlier crawl forth onto the outer walls and launch themselves into the air. Within moments it's clear that they are heading your way.

As they close you can see them in more detail. They resemble wasps - yellow and black exoskeletons with slender waists and menacing stingers curved underneath them as they fly on humming insectile wings - although the smaller ones are four feet long and boast slender, multi-jointed limbs in place of stubby insect legs. Two of the group are significantly larger, around six feet in length, and relatively thin compared to the others. They hang back, using the smaller insects as a screen.

It doesn't take long for you to realise that they're not just coming your way... they're coming for you!

OOC: Combat Time!
Party Initiative: (1d20+2)[19]
Vespid Initiative: (1d20+3)[13]

You get a full round of actions to yourselves while the vespids close, then... you go first and get another full round of actions to yourselves. Then I get to see if there are any left.

Actions are taken in order of posting. Vespid ACs and such are provided so you can roll, then narrate accordingly.

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. = roadway
X = building wall
# = building door
o = low boulder part (offers cover if you stand behind it, difficult terrain)
@ = high boulder part (offers total cover, impassable, can be climbed onto from low boulder as if difficult terrain or from the ground with a move action and a DC 12 Athletics or Acrobatics check)

m = vespid minion (AC 16 / F 14 / R 16 / W 14; minion)
N = larger vespid (AC 17 / F 15 / R 17 / W 15)

[Raistlin1040]

Larus moves quickly to square 14, O. He draws his sword from the scabbard and outstretches his left hand out, palm up, and he looks at his opponents from under his hat. And so...it begins. He begins speaking at an almost inaudible level, speaking battle prayers.

[ixious]

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intentionally waiting

[Nefarion Xid]

Darion curses his luck..regrettably these aren't intelligent foes and superior maneuvering and scare tactics won't help any. Oh well, time for heroics.

He dashes forward (to square J-16 (move 6 squares), plucks a dagger from his belt and hurls it towards the nearest monster (the minion at S-7). His sword is held in his left hand, blades out. As soon as the knife leaves his fingertips he grips his weapon with both hands and prepares to defend himself.

(Careful Attack +7 vs AC of 16, -2 for Range penalty(1d20+5)[25] )

"Keep your distance..." he warns his companions. They'll handle this readily if they back peddle and seek cover from the buildings. He doesn't suppose the warlocks have any problem following that advice. But, the rest might be too hasty to close to melee.

He allows himself a sly grin as he scores first blood and makes it look easy - the vespid was dead before it hit the ground. (Woo crit! That's how you start off a fight...it's only a minion but...natural 20s are fun)

[Raz_Fox]

Thieran gives a wild warcry of "Cyrch'i acha!" and sprints off to the side, towards the rocks on the left so that his back is to them.

There, he swings his schiavona around his head and yells at them, "Come and face me! You think you can handle a Kathorian warrior?"

OOC: He moves to M9 and attacks the minon in square N6. Quip attack roll: Error, rolled 9, so 11.

The mindless creatures ignore Thieran.

Have I ever heard of these before, Thieran wonders...

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[Nefarion Xid]

Audibly, but calmly, "Well, if you happen to know one, send him our way."

Darion's eyes dart back and forth to assess the situation. "And I do not suppose these creatures will be provoked by insults..."

[Britter]

Lukas

Hp:29/29 Ac:17 Fort:15 Ref:12 Will:13

The imminent attack was exactly the distraction Lukas needed to take his mind off of all his worries. There was no time or place for such thoughts in battle, and even though he was still unblooded, he had been trained by the best fighting force in the world. Time for his mettle to be tested.

Lukas moved forward, drawing a hand axe from his belt and hurling it towards one of the vespids, hitting it cleanly. He positioned himself next to Larus in order to help keep the insects off of the rest of the party.

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Move to O15, hurl ax at Y 9 minion: Attack is basic ranged, heavy thrown, -2 for range I believe. [roll]1d20=3[/roll]

[Britter]

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Not my day with the roller...

(1d20+3)[22]

[Nefarion Xid]

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@ = high boulder part (offers total cover, impassable, can be climbed onto from low boulder as if difficult terrain or from the ground with a move action and a DC 12 Athletics or Acrobatics check)

m = vespid minion (AC 16 / F 14 / R 16 / W 14; minion)
N = larger vespid (AC 17 / F 15 / R 17 / W 15)

(Should be an up to date map. Thieran/Lukas, if you could confirm if your placement is OK? Just trying to be helpful ^_^)

[Britter]

((looks good to me))

[ixious]

(25/25 (Concealed) AC:16/F:14/REF:16/WIL;17)
Walking toward Lucus and Larius, Sylis' arms are engulfed in black flames, his eyes cloudy. Standing directly beside them (M-14) Sylis gazes at (U-8)

The stars are not in your favor small one....

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Attack V Will
(d20+4)[20]

Damage
(d12+4)[9]

My DEFs are at a +2 because of Shadow Walk granting me concealment

Black flames matching those burning on Sylis' arms ignite over the vespid, looking to the other vespids.
Do you not see, your end comes here, yet you wander to it like moths to a flame!

[ixious]

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forgot I cursed it too..so

(d6)[1] too

[Nefarion Xid]

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. = roadway
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# = building door
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@ = high boulder part (offers total cover, impassable, can be climbed onto from low boulder as if difficult terrain or from the ground with a move action and a DC 12 Athletics or Acrobatics check)

m = vespid minion (AC 16 / F 14 / R 16 / W 14; minion)
N = larger vespid (AC 17 / F 15 / R 17 / W 15)

Darion: ( 27/27 HP. 15 AC, 15 Fort, 14 Ref, 13 Will)

(Not yet acted: Aramous. Larus moved but hasn't used a standard action.)

[potatocubed]

The humming of their wings audible even over the pouring rain, the weird-looking insects come on regardless of their casualties, buzzing in fast and low with stingers readied. Despite the speed of their assault, only Sylis is unlucky enough to be grazed by a stinger. The sting immediately disgorges poison all over the wound and the stargazer can feel the burn of it taking effect...

Behind the smaller creatures the larger ones advance at a slightly more sedate pace, long bodies swaying underneath their blur of wings. Although they too are equipped with poison stings, they seem in no hurry to use them. Instead, they choose a different means of attack.

Therian and Larus are suddenly assailed by stabbing headaches and the sound of infernal buzzing inside their skulls. Larus shakes off the psychic assault but Therian is less lucky, lights flashing across his vision as the pain demands his constant attention.

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Minions
Two attack Therian: (1d20+4)[12], (1d20+4)[7] vs AC 15.
One attacks Sylis: (1d20+4)[23] vs AC 16. Damage = 5
One attacks Lukas: (1d20+4)[16] vs AC 17.
Two attack Larus: (1d20+4)[8], (1d20+4)[15] vs AC 18.

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. = roadway
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o = low boulder part (offers cover if you stand behind it, difficult terrain)
@ = high boulder part (offers total cover, impassable, can be climbed onto from low boulder as if difficult terrain or from the ground with a move action and a DC 12 Athletics or Acrobatics check)

m = vespid minion (AC 16 / F 14 / R 16 / W 14; minion)
N = larger vespid (AC 17 / F 15 / R 17 / W 15)

[ixious]

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how much damage?

[potatocubed]

OOC: I started a dice-rolling thread, since rolls edited into posts don't take. It's easiest for me if you keep rolling your dice here, but when I'm trying to roll loads of sequential attacks I need the extra space.

Attack Results

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Therian suffers [roll]oh for...[/roll] 7 psionic damage and is at -2 to all attacks (save ends).
Sylis suffers 5 damage and ongoing 3 poison damage. The ongoing damage ends when saved against or after three rounds, whichever comes first.

Everyone else gets away unscathed... for now.

Therian

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Just before the psychic attack you recall vague memories of a story about an insect civilisation in the mysterious south, along with many other tales that you had discarded as wholly unlikely. Then the headache hits and it's difficult to think of anything any more.

[ixious]

rotfl sure sure

[Nefarion Xid]

Darion slips his fingers from the hilt of his next dagger and grips his sword. The monster's "charge" has forced a change in tactics - Sylis would need some room to breath. He dashes forward and slips behind their "ranks" and whips his blades around in a figure eight.

(Move to M-12, "Twin Strike" minions at M-13 and N-13, both flanking bonuses!)

Main Hand (d20+8)[28]
Off Hand (d20+8)[26]

((Okay, lesson learned: You can't put die rolls into an edited post! Now I know.))

With two quick flicks he bisects the flying menaces and turns to his next target.

"Someone get the kid!" he barks.

[Raz_Fox]

OOC: Saving throw is (d20)[6]

Thieran gasps in pain, and clutches his skull with his free hand. Nevertheless, he deftly dances through the insects, stingers lashing out into empty space. He ducks and tumbles past the wasps, then lashes out with his sword.

OOC: Shifts to N10, attacks N9. Warding Strike. Attack: (d20+6)[8] Damage: (d8+3)[9] Blastblastblast.

Unluckily, the pain in his bone-box causes the thrust to go wide, and then all his focus is upon defense, dancing among the wasps.

OOC: Why does dice hate us, precious?

[Raistlin1040]

Larus suddenly seems very aware of his surroundings, Lukas to his left, and two of the smaller insects to the front and right. Suddenly, he lashes out with his blade, aiming for the creature to his right.

Holy Strike

Attack Roll VS AC (1d20+6)[8]
Damage Roll (1d8+3)[10]

The flying creature dodges out of his way and Larus frowns, keeping the sword up to defend himself with.

[Raistlin1040]

Actually, Elven Accuracy, reroll the attack.

(1d20+6)[12]

And, he still misses. Damn dice...

[Britter]

Lukas

Hp:29/29 Ac:17 Fort:15 Ref:12 Will:13


For the first time in his life, Lukas was facing a hostile foe in combat. Fortunately, these bugs were much less competent then the trainee's that had been his opponents in the fighting halls of the Stahlberg Soldat. Maneuvering so that the insects sting was blunted by his armor, Lukas cuts out towards the insect attacking Sylis, but the wildly bobbing vespid managed to avoid the blow. But evasion would not save the insect, has Lukas continued to harry it with short jabs of his weapon, trying to force the poisonous creature to turn it's attention away from Sylis.

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Attack roll, Cleave aimed at m13 (1d20+6)[12]. If this hits, N13 minion will take 3 damage. edit: But of course, it missed.

I mark that target anyway. Opportunity attack rolls, if needed, will be in the next post. Damn my lack of pre-post roll planning....

[Britter]

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Opportunity attacks, if needed:

1: (1d20+9)[25]
Damage: (2d4+3)[7]

2: (1d20+9)[29]
Damage: (2d4+3)[10]

edit: oh sure, NOW I roll well.... ;)

[Baxter190]

Moving behind Larus, Aramous began gathering Fey energy into his hand , and blasted the nearest bug.

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Eldritch Blast at the nearest creature
(1d20+3)[22]
and if I hit
(1d10+3)[6]

[Nefarion Xid]

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D = Darion, T = Therian, S = Sylis, K = Lukas, R = Larus, A = Aramous

. = roadway
X = building wall
# = building door
o = low boulder part (offers cover if you stand behind it, difficult terrain)
@ = high boulder part (offers total cover, impassable, can be climbed onto from low boulder as if difficult terrain or from the ground with a move action and a DC 12 Athletics or Acrobatics check)

m = vespid minion (AC 16 / F 14 / R 16 / W 14; minion)
N = larger vespid (AC 17 / F 15 / R 17 / W 15)

Updated. Sylis hasn't acted yet. And technically Lukas tried to attack something that was already dead...but he missed anyway. You want to change that to O-13 instead, so he'll be marked? And of course, these guys only have 1 HP. Minions at M13, N13 and P14 bit it this round.

Darion: ( 27/27 HP. 15 AC, 15 Fort, 14 Ref, 13 Will)

Nefarion: He pays attention...so you don't have to. Kidding! I'm just looking out for everybody and trying to speed things up for Potato.

[Britter]

Yeah, I totally failed my pay attention check. Mark the still living thing :)

[ixious]

My birthday was yesterday so I sort of dissapeared last night

Spiteful Glamor using my Fate of the Void Pact Boon to closest mob after cursing it
(d20+5)[21]

Damage
(d12+4)[10]
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(d6)[2]

[potatocubed]

The small vespid not currently engaged makes a sharp change of course and buzzes at Darion but he deflects its stinger with his sword, neatly severing the pointed appendage.

The other minions, their stores of venom expended in the initial failed attack run, switch to attacking with their clashing mandibles. Lukas, having attracted the attention of one, easily fends it off. Thieran is not so lucky and finds himself dodging from one vespid right into the jaws of the other. To make matters worse, as he is distracted the larger creature swoops in and stabs him with its stinger, injecting a heavy dose of venom.

The other large vespid adopts a different tactic. Gliding in behind its smaller brethren it begins to sing. The sound of its wings blends with the eerie tone of its voice and a feeling of lethargy sweeps over everyone nearby. Despite the attacks of the savage insects the world takes on a strange, dream-like quality... some shake off the effects better than others.

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Thieran takes 10 (5 x 2) from being chewed by minions and 5 damage from the sting. He is also poisoned for ongoing 5 damage, save ends.

Sylis takes 3 points of poison damage but makes his save so he isn't poisoned any more.

Thieran, Sylis and Larus have all fallen under the vespid's hypnotic spell and are slowed. Save ends.

The dice really don't like you, Raz, do they? =/

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D = Darion, T = Thieran, S = Sylis, K = Lukas, R = Larus, A = Aramous

. = roadway
X = building wall
# = building door
o = low boulder part (offers cover if you stand behind it, difficult terrain)
@ = high boulder part (offers total cover, impassable, can be climbed onto from low boulder as if difficult terrain or from the ground with a move action and a DC 12 Athletics or Acrobatics check)

m = vespid minion (AC 16 / F 14 / R 16 / W 14; minion)
N = larger vespid (AC 17 / F 15 / R 17 / W 15)

[ixious]

(((I have plans this afternoon, I can post an action tomorrow if not everyone has acted, but if everyone acts go ahead and Eyebite a non-minion and move me 3 squares so I gain concealment again)))

[Nefarion Xid]

"Damnit, kid..." Darion curses under his breath and makes a mad dash to bail Thieran out. The nearest vespid spots an opening in Darion's defenses, but he's too quick and wards off the beast with a glint of a dagger, ripped from his belt and thrown in a flash. Twin blades dancing all the way, he slips around behind Thieran's assailants and with an overhead whirl of steal, seeks to dispatch them.

(Complicated maneuver! Darion moves to M-10, provoking an Opportunity Attack, IF the minion takes that OA, Darion uses Fox's Cunning to shift freely N-10 and counter attack with a thrown dagger. He finishes his move by slipping around to O-9 and attacking the targets at N-9 and N-8 (flanking) with his Twin Strike power. Unfortunately, I believe this leaves Darion short of a minor action so that he can designate the Large Vespid as his quarry - but this one is up to Potato)

Fox's Cunning (Contingent): (1d20+5)[14]

N-8 Minion (Flanked): (1d20+8)[10]

Large Vespid: (1d20+6)[14]
- Damage: (1d8)[2]