LoF: The Carrion King; Day Six - Taking Back Kelmarane

[Benji]

Laron will move up simultaneously with the group, keeping his sling in hand, but otherwise waiting for someone else to start the attack.

Meanwhile, the gnoll will move up with the rest of his own companions, thinking gloriously of the blood he will shed today.

[UnknownDobo]

Eli readies her crossbow and takes aim at the Guard 3, waiting for the alarm to be raised either by, Erin's attack or by the guards spotting the rogue. She will open fire as soon as the alarm is raised.

1d20+3=16
if she hits
1d8=3

Albi (Gnoll 1) will move to BG20 before readying his spear. He will likewise wait for the attack from Erin before charging into combat with guard 1. He would throw the weapon but the likelyhood of him being able to get close enough to launch it without being seen is slim.

1d20+5=19
1d8+3=10

[Duniagdra]

Round 0, Surprise Round

1. Ox + Gnoll 5 <--- At Bat
2. Simi + Hargk <--- At Bat
3. Kroft Gypsum + Gnoll 3 <--- At Bat
4. Erin Ookapala + Gnoll 2 <--- At Bat
5. Guards <--- No Action
6. Elisandra + Gnoll 1 <--- At Bat
7. Laron Jilliet + Gnoll 4 <--- At Bat

(Single action only - as silently as possible)
Ox moves to BK34, his bow at the ready
Gnoll #5 moves to BJ34

Simi and Hargk (acknowledging Erin) both move directly forward at half speed, as quietly as possible.

With his bow at the ready, Kroft sneaks northwest, to BP-30, allowing the main group to draw the enemy's attention.
Stealth at 30 ft speed (1d20+10-5=15)

G#3 moves straight forward, to BH-33, with the bulk of the group.

Erin grins THINKING: finally action and goes stealth to move into positon to attack from 'behind' (1d20+13=24)
she moves to Hargk “Hargk, i'll attack them from behind, the will focus on me, turn around, you attack them when they are distracted by me”
Without waiting she moves as fast as she can covered by darkness to get behind the enemy. (moving around the guards and then move in from BI -5 or so)

Eli and the g1 follow with the rest of the group. Advancing slowly to allow people to get into positions.

Laron will move up simultaneously with the group, keeping his sling in hand, but otherwise waiting for someone else to start the attack.

Meanwhile, the gnoll will move up with the rest of his own companions, thinking gloriously of the blood he will shed today.

You all advance as Erin disappears in the night. At times you think you can see her silhouette but that could just be a trick of the moonlit shadows. The guard post does not seems to react, at all.

Round 1, Surprise Round

1. Erin Ookapala + Gnoll 2 <--- At Bat
2. Ox + Gnoll 5 <--- At Bat
3. Simi + Hargk <--- At Bat
4. Kroft Gypsum + Gnoll 3 <--- At Bat
5. Guards <--- No Action
6. Elisandra + Gnoll 1 <--- At Bat
7. Laron Jilliet + Gnoll 4 <--- At Bat

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    I've opted to just move you forward making my own rolls. This is as far as I've got you. This should also be your last round of surprise movement undetected. I expect that Erin will continue with her same action to attack? I've changed the Init order feeling that everything is pending on her action.

[tdsprouse]

Simi will Double Move to BM 18.

Hargk also doubles, to BI 11.

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Thanks Duni, for speeding us up to the edge of their vision, good thinking. Also, did you (are you gonna?) give us atk/dam for our gnolls? or are you gonna roll them? I assumed they have 30' movement.

[Arpat]

Erin continues her movement as long as possible undetected and then attacks the closest guard..
She moves to BL 5 and attacks guard 3

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    she knows that her allies will attack as soon as she attacks. want me to roll again for attack? or are you using previous rolls?

[admin]

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Also, did you (are you gonna?) give us atk/dam for our gnolls? or are you gonna roll them? I assumed they have 30' movement. The information is located HERE.

[Duniagdra]

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Thanks Duni, for speeding us up to the edge of their vision, good thinking. Also, did you (are you gonna?) give us atk/dam for our gnolls? or are you gonna roll them? I assumed they have 30' movement.

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    In combat, the gnolls are for you to run.

[Duniagdra]

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    she knows that her allies will attack as soon as she attacks. want me to roll again for attack? or are you using previous rolls?

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    It's up to you if you wish to reroll. I'll wait for actions from everyone for this round. Remember that Surprise Round rules apply.

[Benji]

After Erin's initial attack, Laron's Gnoll will gnash his teeth in pleasure and run full pelt at the enemy, eager to whet his weapon with blood. (He does a run action to BI9).

Laron meanwhile, hangs back, ready to reinforce anyone who looks in trouble. He simply moves to BM16

[admin]

OX moves to BK21 and ready his bow to attack the moment we are detected

Gnoll #5 will move to BJ22

[UnknownDobo]

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    i'll stick with my previous actions.

[larenee]

Now that the attack has begun, Kroft takes a shot at guard 2.
Attack guard 2; damage (1d20+6=23, 1d8+2=4)

The gnoll also rushes forward with the main group (30 ft to BH-17).

[Duniagdra]

Round 1, Surprise Round

1. Erin Ookapala + Gnoll 2 <--- At Bat
2. Ox + Gnoll 5 <--- At Bat
3. Simi + Hargk <--- At Bat
4. Kroft Gypsum + Gnoll 3 <--- At Bat
5. Guards <--- No Action
6. Elisandra + Gnoll 1 <--- At Bat
7. Laron Jilliet + Gnoll 4 <--- At Bat

Erin still using stealth moves to BI 5 (from behind) and attacks the guard from behind
sneak + full attack guard 1 with dagger + sneak attack second attack with dagger (1d20+4=24, 1d3+2=4, 1d6=4, 1d20+4=19, 1d3+1=2)
confirm crit attack 1 = confirm roll attack 1 (1d20+4=7) not confirmed
confirm crit attack 2 = attack 2 (19) confirm crit (1d20+4=20) confirmed

attack 1 = 24 / dmg 4 + sneak dmg 4 = 8 dmg | attack 2 = 19 / dmg 2 x2 = 4 for a total dmg: 12
she knows that when she attacks the others will attack too and that the surprise will be complete for these guards who presumably look to the outside of the city to locate enemys.

//OOC: After reading some articles: i think i can't make a FULL attack when i am sneaking up behind a target? Unless i could have sneaked up to the intended square without bieng noticed... So that would make my initial strike 4+4 = 8 dmg. Or am i interpreting it wrong?

Erin deftly skulks up behind the guards and with one swing (her first attack) connects with a critical slice to the back of the neck. She hears tearing as the blade cuts through. Then the head tilts forward and rips from the body. Straw and stuffing are visible from the neck and the body still stands.

OX moves to BK21 and ready his bow to attack the moment we are detected

Gnoll #5 will move to BJ22

Ox and gnoll 5 move forward.

Simi will Double Move to BM 18.

Hargk also doubles, to BI 11.

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Thanks Duni, for speeding us up to the edge of their vision, good thinking. Also, did you (are you gonna?) give us atk/dam for our gnolls? or are you gonna roll them? I assumed they have 30' movement.

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    You can't double move in a surprise round.

Both Simi and Hargk move forward.

Now that the attack has begun, Kroft takes a shot at guard 2.
Attack guard 2; damage (1d20+6=23, 1d8+2=4)

The gnoll also rushes forward with the main group (30 ft to BH-17).

Kroft sets loose an arrow at guard 2 and hits.

Eli readies her crossbow and takes aim at the Guard 3, waiting for the alarm to be raised either by, Erin's attack or by the guards spotting the rogue. She will open fire as soon as the alarm is raised.

1d20+3=16
if she hits
1d8=3

Albi (Gnoll 1) will move to BG20 before readying his spear. He will likewise wait for the attack from Erin before charging into combat with guard 1. He would throw the weapon but the likelyhood of him being able to get close enough to launch it without being seen is slim.

1d20+5=19
1d8+3=10

Once Erin attack, Eli lets loose a bolt and hits guard 3 in the chest. Gnoll 1 throws his spear from where he's at, and amazingly enough, hits guard 2 with his spear.

After Erin's initial attack, Laron's Gnoll will gnash his teeth in pleasure and run full pelt at the enemy, eager to whet his weapon with blood. (He does a run action to BI9).

Laron meanwhile, hangs back, ready to reinforce anyone who looks in trouble. He simply moves to BM16

There's no attack from the guards and you notice that not even the other two posts show signs of movement. Erin lifts the head and throws it out to you and kicks the body down. The other two guards, with spear and arrow and bolt piercing them, are motionless. You begin to realize you've all been duped.

[Arpat]

Erin feels stupid and takes a defensive posture while retreating..
THINKING: how could i fall for that? silently she moves backward keeping an eye out to any possible enemies waving to the others to stop closing in (not yelling)..THINKING: i hope they didn't detect us!

Erin is carefully look for ambush (1d20+8=15)

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    perception of erin is +8 i took the wrong sheet. corrected above. (wrongful sheet deleted now )

[tdsprouse]

“uh-oh, that could be bad.” Simi halts his movement and takes a defensive posture.

Hargk does the same.

[admin]

Realizing this is a trap, Ox 5' steps to BL20 and, while preparing his melee weapon and shield, examines the demeanor of the 'friendly' gnolls to see how they react to this situation.
Sense Motive (1d20+2=19)

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Wasn't Dashki supposed to be here with us?

[Duniagdra]

Realizing this is a trap, Ox 5' steps to BL20 and, while preparing his melee weapon and shield, examines the demeanor of the 'friendly' gnolls to see how they react to this situation.
Sense Motive (1d20+2=19)

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Wasn't Dashki supposed to be here with us?

The gnolls are all looking to the sides and behind them. They seems just as puzzled as you are.

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Hm... Seems I forgot about him. I'll add him to the map.

[UnknownDobo]

Eli reloads her crossbow and holds position, settling to one knee to check the surroundings.
THINKING: If this is a decoy then where is the snare? You'd expect them to hit us whilst we're unprepared.She glances at the others and whispers as loud as she dares.

“This is dangerous. Do we pull back like we had planned or push on to the main target?”

Albi the gnoll rushes forwards to recover his spear from the target.

[larenee]

Kroft curses at the situation and nocks another arrow. To Eli he says, “We might as well keep going. We have to fight them one way or another.”

[Arpat]

Erin Ookapala

When she arrives at the group
“We can move straight to that building (B12) and scout 4+1 before we attack.”

[tdsprouse]

“Rather than a trap, this might simply be misdirection. Maybe they don't have as many defenders as we thought. Either way, lets push on.” Simi says as he sets the first dummy's head back on.

[admin]

“Yes, I concur with Simi. Perhaps the Rogues could scout ahead...?”Ox suggests, ready to follow.
“By the way, I expect that we have been made out. Surely, someone has eyes on these setups.” he says.

[Arpat]

Erin Ookapala

“where do you want me to go scouting? B12 or the next camp?”

[admin]

“I suspect the other camps are the same. We need to know if anyone is watching us, and from where - that, and take the battle market” Ox says.

[Arpat]

Erin ookapala

“Ok... i'm going to check on the two eastern camps and see if we are bieng scouted on the way. stay out of the light. maybe they havent seen the rest of us. Kroft can scout the west side.”

1) moving east stealth to check both camps for movement and 2) perception for noticing any movement or fake straw and 3)to take the more difficult road (climbing) not to be noticed (1d20+13=20, 1d20+8=19, 1d20+11=27)

[Benji]

“Go with her, Katja...” Laron sends Katja to wheel around above Erin, perhaps catching something the rogue misses.

[Arpat]

Erin Ookapala

“I found the other two places exactly the same. No one real, no one watching either. At elast i didn't see anything around.” She shows the carat that she found. “This was a nose stuck on one of the "guards"” grinning she puts it away.
“I didn't find anything suspiscious in the town either. just some lit torches and nothing else. Any other news? is Kroft already back? or want me to check that other position (4-1) too?”

[larenee]

Kroft scouts around the opposite direction from Erin.

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    assuming that is still needed or helpful.

Stealth (1d20+10=30)
Perception (1d20+6=16)

[larenee]

When Kroft returns, he seems just a bit unnerved. Clearly he saw something that rattled him. After a couple breaths, he is able to calmly report. “To the west, the four gnolls are real enough. And that other creature with them is no werewolf. I still don't know what it is, but it's a bit like a minotaur. The gnolls keep their distance but don't seem particulary frightened by it.” He pauses for a moment; then resumes noticabley quieter. “There is something else out there, near the cemetary. something dreadful. I'm not certain, but I think I saw two glowing eyes watching me from the darkness.” With that, Kroft falls silent, even recalling the sight visibly disturbing him.

[admin]

“hmmm” Ox thinks aloud.
Turning toward the Gnolls: “Do you people know what those things might be?”

and to everyone: “I don't think we should attack the battle market without first taking care of these two threats... So perhaps we should focus on those right now” he says.