[Active Thread] The Hall of Harsh Reflections

[JPetherick]

Worrel continues down the stairs, trying to get into the common room where there is more room to move.

[patransom]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Waiting on Ardrea and Cyrius

 

[CGM3]

Cyrius emulates Lola, making no move that could be regarded as aggressive or provocative, watching the proceedings and ready to re-materialize his mindblade and shield at a moment's notice.

[Jinxs-3d]

Ardrea follows behind Worrell. Moving to the side if she can to have a clear line of sight around the room. Ready to use her flight to elevate up if needed.

[patransom]

Lola continues to stand in a non-aggressive manner, waiting to see what is going to happen next.

Worrel tries to continue down the stairs, but then pauses, realizing there's no room to get past his allies and Elaxan (who's not inclined to let anyone pass without an attack).

Cyrius emulates Lola, making no move that could be regarded as aggressive or provocative, watching the proceedings and ready to re-materialize his mindblade and shield at a moment's notice.

Ardrea moves to the side of Worrel, giving herself a line of sight into the south end of the room. Ready to use her flight to elevate up if needed.

“Liar, Elaxan is a liar, check his dagger he just cut himself, check his hand it is a cut and not a bite. He is the aggressor here.” Prost holds Fluffy, at heel. “We are not picking the fight here, Elaxan is, if he is telling the truth he will have no issues showing his weapon and hand and you can check Fluffy and will find no blood on her mouth”

Adding his voice to Prost's, Tex says to patrons at the bar, “Enough's enough ain't it? This guys a greasy snake.”

Prost's argument is convincing and the tavern patrons, previously on the verge of turning hostile thanks to Elaxan's exhortations, settle into a rather nonpartisan attitude about the whole conflict. At this point, they're mostly just interested in seeing what happens next, hoping the night might end with some excitement. [Prost's diplomacy check greatly exceeded Elaxan's, so the crowd has shifted from unfriendly to indifferent]

Realizing he's not going to win the crowd to his side, Elaxan resorts to violence and sucker-punches Prost, stepping in with an openhanded slap. Strangely, a knotty and misshapen lump has grown in the center of the man's palm. The result of the blow is similar to being struck hard with a mace [13 hp damage].

Then, before Prost can react, Elaxan flips backwards away through the crowd, putting a couple of the patrons between himself and the party [Elaxan's acrobatics check beats Prost's CMD, so no attack of opportunity]. In spite of his garb, this man is clearly no simple merchant.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Elaxan's sneak attack means combat begins. Based on initiative rolls, Ardrea, Prost, and Cyrius will have a chance to react. Then Elaxan goes again. Then we'll have a full round of everybody acting. See validation schedule below.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

The tavern patrons are indifferent. You can move through their spaces without penalty, but cannot end your move sharing a space with them. They count as cover against ranged attacks. Ward Hex on Worrel: +2 AC and saves until hit or fails a save Round 1 Begins 1. Ardrea: bracers, amulet, ring, cloak, spell pouch, MW dagger sheathed 2. Prost: armored, haversack, sling staff readied, 13 hp damage 2a. Fluffy 3. Cyrius: unarmored 4. Elaxan: dagger in one hand and seems to have some weird ability to make lethal unarmed strikes ---> Validation Round 1 Continues 5. Worrel: unarmored, sword and shield readied 6. Lola: armored, +1 short sword readied 7. Tex: fully equipped Round 2 Begins 1. Ardrea: bracers, amulet, ring, cloak, spell pouch, MW dagger sheathed 2. Prost: armored, haversack, sling staff readied, 13 hp damage 2a. Fluffy 3. Cyrius: unarmored 4. Elaxan: dagger in one hand and seems to have some weird ability to make lethal unarmed strikes ---> Validation

[smeltdm]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Question: If Prost were to hop up on the bar, say at 0614 (high ground) would he have a clear shot at Elaxan

 

[patransom]

Question: If Prost were to hop up on the bar, say at 0614 (high ground) would he have a clear shot at Elaxan

OUT OF CHARACTER

Sure

 

[smeltdm]

Question: If Prost were to hop up on the bar, say at 0614 (high ground) would he have a clear shot at Elaxan

OUT OF CHARACTER

Sure

 

OUT OF CHARACTER

One other question; If Prost moves to 0714 would Fluffy stay with him since he is on Heel command, at which point Prost is going to give him one more command. The economy of action I'm looking at

 

[ElectroZman]

Tex will move to the end of the bar at 1114. He says to Tarquin,“Stay Down!”.

Tex will take a shot at floor between right between Elaxan's feet (unless its totaly full cover or unless a miss will hit someone else. Tex has precise shot. )
Looks like it's just inside point blank.



He calls out, "That's a warning Elaxan. Surrender!"

[Jinxs-3d]

Ardrea will activate her flight and flit over to 0615 (hovering above the bar). She will use her hex: Evil eye - (targeting Saves) against Elaxan. DC 17.

[CGM3]

Cyrius again manifests his mind blade (in longsword configuration) and mind shield, but makes no overt action.

[smeltdm]

Prost moves to 0714 “Fluffy defend me!”.

[patransom]

Round 1 Begins

Ardrea activates her flight and flits over to hover above the bar [activating a hex, including the flight hex, is a standard action; Ardrea can use the Evil Eye hex next round]

Prost jumps up on the bar and moves to the middle, followed by Fluffy. “Fluffy defend me!” Prost commands. Fluffy seems confused and wags his tail [Handle animal check failed; Fluffy's still following the heel command]

Cyrius again manifests his mind blade (in longsword configuration) and mind shield, but makes no overt action.

Elaxan weaves his way through the crowd, drawing a short sword as he goes. He hops up on the bar, swings the sword at Prost, and misses, then bounces back the way he came, easily avoiding any counterattack. He ducks around the corner of the stairwell, putting himself, at least for the moment, out of the party's line of sight [Spring attack feat means he moved before and after the attack and no AoO's were triggered]

ACTIVE EFFECTS

The tavern patrons are indifferent. You can move through their spaces without penalty, but cannot end your move sharing a space with them. They count as cover against ranged attacks. Ward Hex on Worrel: +2 AC and saves until hit or fails a save Round 1 Continues 1. Worrel: unarmored, sword and shield readied 2. Lola: armored, +1 short sword readied 3. Tex: fully equipped, 2 potions of CMW left, 34 arrows left Round 2 Begins 4. Ardrea: bracers, amulet, ring, cloak, spell pouch, MW dagger sheathed, flight hex 5.9 minutes left today 5. Prost: armored, haversack, sling staff readied, 13 hp damage 5a. Fluffy 6. Cyrius: unarmored, mind blade longsword and mind blade shield readied 7. Elaxan: dagger and short sword readied, also seems to have some weird ability to make lethal unarmed strikes

[ElectroZman]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Did you miss Tex's move?

 

[CGM3]

Cyrius moves to 0510 and stands watching Elaxan, reserving his standard action to respond if the other attacks him.

[patransom]

Did you miss Tex's move?

OUT OF CHARACTER

This was only the first half of round 1. Tex goes in the second half. I realize it's confusing, but it's the only way to do things efficiently at the start of combat while maintaining the standard initiative rules. From this point forward, everyone will go and posts will end with Elaxan. See large, bold text from post of Saturday Dec 18... Elaxan's sneak attack means combat begins. Based on initiative rolls, Ardrea, Prost, and Cyrius will have a chance to react. Then Elaxan goes again. Then we'll have a full round of everybody acting. See validation schedule below. ACTIVE EFFECTS The tavern patrons are indifferent. You can move through their spaces without penalty, but cannot end your move sharing a space with them. They count as cover against ranged attacks. Ward Hex on Worrel: +2 AC and saves until hit or fails a save Round 1 Begins 1. Ardrea: bracers, amulet, ring, cloak, spell pouch, MW dagger sheathed 2. Prost: armored, haversack, sling staff readied, 13 hp damage 2a. Fluffy 3. Cyrius: unarmored 4. Elaxan: dagger in one hand and seems to have some weird ability to make lethal unarmed strikes ---> Validation Round 1 Continues 5. Worrel: unarmored, sword and shield readied 6. Lola: armored, +1 short sword readied 7. Tex: fully equipped Round 2 Begins 1. Ardrea: bracers, amulet, ring, cloak, spell pouch, MW dagger sheathed 2. Prost: armored, haversack, sling staff readied, 13 hp damage 2a. Fluffy 3. Cyrius: unarmored 4. Elaxan: dagger in one hand and seems to have some weird ability to make lethal unarmed strikes ---> Validation

 

[ElectroZman]

OUT OF CHARACTER

OK, got it. I guess I should re-do the action then?...

 

Tex calls to Tarquin, “Stay Down!”
Then moves to 0711 and fires at Elaxan.
Point blank and Deadly Aim

[JPetherick]

Worrel continues to move through the crowd towards where he last saw Elaxan.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Sorry ... not sure where Elaxan last was, so not including specific movement instructions.

 

[patransom]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Sorry for the delay. I was about to update, then realized I was missing actions from Lola, Ardrea, and Prost. We are due for a full round of actions now. See initiative order below. If Worrel moves to where he assumes Elaxan was last (0512), he'll spot Elaxan's current position with enough movement left to get right next to him. Let me know if you'd rather stay a couple squares away.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

The tavern patrons are indifferent. You can move through their spaces without penalty, but cannot end your move sharing a space with them. They count as cover against ranged attacks. Ward Hex on Worrel: +2 AC and saves until hit or fails a save Round 1 Continues 1. Worrel: unarmored, sword and shield readied 2. Lola: armored, +1 short sword readied 3. Tex: fully equipped, 2 potions of CMW left, 34 arrows left Round 2 Begins 4. Ardrea: bracers, amulet, ring, cloak, spell pouch, MW dagger sheathed, flight hex 5.9 minutes left today 5. Prost: armored, haversack, sling staff readied, 13 hp damage 5a. Fluffy 6. Cyrius: unarmored, mind blade longsword and mind blade shield readied 7. Elaxan: dagger and short sword readied, also seems to have some weird ability to make lethal unarmed strikes

[JPetherick]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Sorry for the delay. I was about to update, then realized I was missing actions from Lola, Ardrea, and Prost. We are due for a full round of actions now. See initiative order below. If Worrel moves to where he assumes Elaxan was last (0512), he'll spot Elaxan's current position with enough movement left to get right next to him. Let me know if you'd rather stay a couple squares away.

 

OUT OF CHARACTER

Worrell will close with Elaxan.

 

[Jinxs-3d]

Ardrea will continue to use her flight and zip over towards the middle of the room, 0710. If she can see Elaxan, she will use her Evil Eye targeting saves; DC17. -2 to saves; Success on save reduces duration to 1 round instead of 7.

[kabkal]

Lola will double move to 1213 to block the main entrance.

[smeltdm]

Prost moves to the table at 0811, jumping up on it, and fires a bullet at Elaxan.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Fluffy stays with Prost to defend him

 

[CGM3]

A bit befuddled by the unexpected temporal reversal, Cyrius now moves to 0511 and stands watching Elaxan, reserving his standard action to respond if the other attacks him.

[patransom]

Round 1 Continues

Worrel moves through the crowd towards where he last saw Elaxan. Then, spotting the miscreant around the corner, Worrel closes with him.

Lola hops over the bar and moves to block the main entrance.

Tex calls to Tarquin, “Stay Down!” Then he moves to the other side of the crowd and fires at Elaxan. Elaxan proves highly evasive and difficult to hit [miss].

Round 2 Begins

Ardrea continues to use her flight and zips over towards the middle of the room. Spotting Elaxan, she uses her Evil Eye on him. He's affected, but only temporarily [save made, reducing duration to 1 round]

Prost moves to the nearest table, jumps up on it, and fires a bullet at Elaxan. Again, Elaxan dodges easily [miss]. Fluffy follows Prost, keeping guard.

Cyrius has a strange vision of the Lord of Time, shakes it off, and moves near Elaxan. He stands watching, ready to respond if Elaxan attacks him.

Elaxan tries to poke his short sword past Worrel's shield. In spite of Ardrea's ward, Worrel finds himself unused to being without his armor and the scrappy exchange ends with him slightly injured [7 hp damage]. Elaxan snickers as he bounces away from Worrel, heading toward the opposite side of the dining area [acrobatics beats Worrel's CMD, so no AoO]

ACTIVE EFFECTS

The tavern patrons are indifferent. You can move through their spaces without penalty, but cannot end your move sharing a space with them. They count as cover against ranged attacks. Evil Eye on Elaxan: -2 to saves, 1 round left Round 2 Continues 1. Worrel: unarmored, sword and shield readied, 7 hp damage 2. Lola: armored, +1 short sword readied 3. Tex: fully equipped, 2 potions of CMW left, 33 arrows left Round 3 Begins 4. Ardrea: bracers, amulet, ring, cloak, spell pouch, MW dagger sheathed, flight hex 5.8 minutes left today 5. Prost: armored, haversack, unloaded sling staff readied, 47 bullets left, 13 hp damage 5a. Fluffy 6. Cyrius: unarmored, mind blade longsword and mind blade shield readied 7. Elaxan: dagger and short sword readied, also seems to have some weird ability to make lethal unarmed strikes

[smeltdm]

Prost tracks Elaxan, while reloading his Slingstaff and fires...

OUT OF CHARACTER

Aww snape

 

[ElectroZman]

Tex stands where he is and rapidly fires at Elxan 3 times, loading 2 arrows up for the first shot.

OUT OF CHARACTER

-krap- PLUS I added the wrong modifier to the 3rd shot, should have only been +4 for a total of 14... -krap-

 

[ElectroZman]

Tex stands where he is and rapidly fires at Elaxan 3 times, loading 2 arrows up for the first shot.

OUT OF CHARACTER

-krap- PLUS I added the wrong modifier to the 3rd shot, should have only been +4 for a total of 14... -krap-

 

OUT OF CHARACTER

Edit, if you'll allow it..

 

Tex calls out, “Final Warning Elaxan!”

[JPetherick]

Worrel pursues Elaxan across the room, attacking when he closes with the acrobat who just wounded him.

[kabkal]

Lola still guarding the door Summons a Constrictor Snake to 6708. The snake in turn will try to constrict Elaxan.
to hit
damage

OUT OF CHARACTER

Not sure what I need to do if I hit to perform the constrict.