The Second Face of Evil

[kabkal]

[ooc]Can I assume with the curves in the tunnel and darkened room and the number of people in front of me, Lola does not have a good shot at anything in the cavern?[/ooc]

[patransom]

Can I assume with the curves in the tunnel and darkened room and the number of people in front of me, Lola does not have a good shot at anything in the cavern?

[ooc]Lola can shoot at the grimlocks, they just have cover (+4 to AC)[/ooc]

[kabkal]

Lola seeing she does not have the best shot in the world will cast Bless on her friends.

[patransom]

[ooc]Waiting on Marcus[/ooc]

[patransom]

Round 5 Continues

Worrell fires at grimlock 6, still hoping to dispatch it. He misses again.

Prost continues his attack, hoping for better results. He loads his crossbow and fires at grimlock 3. He also misses.

Tex takes aim at grimlock 3, and lets loose. His shot is well aimed and wounds the creature [10 hp damage]

Cyrius again reloads his crossbow and shoots, this time at grimlock 6. He has no luck.

Round 6 Begins

Marcus does nothing.

Lola, seeing she does not a very clear shot, casts Bless on her friends.

Four grimlocks (5, 6, 7, and 8) throw javelins at Worrel. None is able to get through his armor. There is a grunting exchange between grimlock 3 and someone in the shadows.

That someone soon emerges from the shadows. A large grimlock (GC on the map), covered in tattoos and scars, rushes into the corridor. He screams in surprisingly literate common, Carry my regards to our common master, minions of Amon-Ibor! I shall prove my worth to his Sibilance! He swings a shining greataxe at Worrel and even the paladin's heavy armor proves insufficient protection [15 hp damage].

Grimlock 3 comes down from the ledge and grimlock 2 re-emerges from the shadows. They reach their longspears over their leader's head to poke at Worrel, but are unable to do any harm.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Note that only F and higher letters have line of sight to the grimlocks. Dotted black lines show the line of sight available to those farther back than L. When/if you get into the chamber, you'll see more of the purple dashed contour lines on the map. These represent steep slopes. Ascending these slopes (e.g., crossing from 1409 to 1509) requires 4 squares of movement, plus one hand free and a DC5 climb check.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 4.0 min left Round 6 Continues Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L, 109 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 45 hp damage Evan Prost: unloaded crossbow readied, 3 bolts left, darkvision 162.4 min, uninjured Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 4 arrows left, 14 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: unloaded crossbow readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 15 bolts left, 14 hp damage Round 7 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 20 bolts left, 1 hp damage Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 12 hp damage Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - uninjured Grimlock 3 - uninjured Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - 7 hp damage Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftan - uninjured --------> Validation

[CGM3]

[talk]We might want to consider withdrawing,[/talk] Cyrius opines as he reloads his crossbow and shoots at grimlock #2 (who may or may not get a bonus to AC).

To hit: 1d20+8+1 for the bless
[dice]0[/dice]
Damage: 1d8
[dice]1[/dice]

[tdsprouse]

[talk]Yeah, move back to the last ledge![/talk]

Tex fires at GC, and moves back to F

0
1

[smeltdm]

Prost agrees with the other's, take a five foot step to J, reloads his crossbow and fires at GC.
[ooc]I'm sure I can do this, if so here is my atk & dmg.
MW Crossbow atk:[dice]0[/dice]
MW Crossbow dmg:[dice]1[/dice][/ooc]

[JPetherick]

Once Prost has moved, Worrel also steps back away from the big, new grimlock. [talk]I cannot withstand another attack like that.[/talk]

Once he is clear, Worrell nocks an arrow and draws it back to his ear before loosing it at the new grimlock.

AttacksShow

Attack - [dice]0[/dice]
Damage - [dice]1[/dice]

[kabkal]

Lola will lead the retreat back. If there is a time when she can use her last channel energy to heal the group and not the bad guys she will. If there is no time she feels she can do this she will just keep moving back.

[Duniagdra]

Marcus will attempt a shot at the large grimlock and retreat with the group. [talk]Putting them in a narrow space might give is better leverage.[/talk]

[patransom]

Round 6 Continues

“We might want to consider withdrawing,” Cyrius opines... in tacit agreement, Worrell waits for Prost to move back... agreeing with the others, Prost, in turn, waits for Tex to retreat...

“Yeah, move back to the last ledge!” says Tex as he fires at the grimlock chief. Tex takes a very precise shot that wounds the creature [8 hp damage]. He moves back to the end of the line.

Prost takes a step back, reloads his crossbow, and fires at the grimlock chieftan, missing.

Worrel also steps back away from the big, new grimlock. “I cannot withstand another attack like that.” he comments in an understated manner. Once he is clear, he nocks an arrow and draws it back to his ear before loosing it at the new grimlock. Perhaps shaken from the recent injuries, he misses.

Cyrius reloads his crossbow and shoots at grimlock #2. He just manages to hit [3 hp damage].

Round 7 Begins

“Putting them in a narrow space might give is better leverage,” Marcus agrees as he attempts a shot at the large grimlock. He misses and then retreats with the group.

Lola begins to lead the retreat back, but then discovers a spot where she can use her last channel energy to heal the group and not the bad guys. The burst of positive energy heals the party [each party member healed 9 hp].

Grimlocks 7 and 8 throw javelins at Worrel. Rather miraculously, one of them hits [natural 20, crit not confirmed, 8 hp damage]

The large grimlock (GC) steps forward and screams unintelligibly as he hacks at Worrel with his greataxe. The blow misses completely.

Grimlock 3 steps into the corridor to poke at Worrel over the chieftan's shoulder with his longspear. He misses.

The remaining grimlocks descend their ledges to crowd around the entrance to the cavern.

OUT OF CHARACTER

From their current positions, all of the party members except Marcus have line of sight to the grimlock chieftan. When/if you get into the chamber, you'll see more of the purple dashed contour lines on the map. These represent steep slopes. Ascending these slopes (e.g., crossing from 1409 to 1509) requires 4 squares of movement, plus one hand free and a DC5 climb check.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.9 min left Round 7 Continues Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 3 arrows left, 5 hp damage Evan Prost: unloaded crossbow readied, 2 bolts left, darkvision 162.3 min, uninjured Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L, 108 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: unloaded crossbow readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 5 hp damage Round 8 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: unloaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - uninjured Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - 7 hp damage Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftan - 8 hp damage --------> Validation

[Duniagdra]

Marcus will take a full double move action to make room for his teammates to exit.

[CGM3]

Preparing to be the rear guard in the withdrawal, Cyrius slings his crossbow (move action) and materializes his mind blade as a rapier (move action).

[tdsprouse]

[ooc]With Precise Shot, shooting into melee shouldnt matter. no?[/ooc]

Tex will wait where he is so he still has a shot. If he can see him, Tex will fire at G6 up on the ledge, otherwise G3

0

1

[patransom]

With Precise Shot, shooting into melee shouldnt matter. no?

[ooc]You are correct. I forgot that Tex had that feat. I've corrected the above.[/ooc]

[smeltdm]

Prost moves to G, reloads his crossbow and prepares to cover the retreat...

[JPetherick]

Holding his bow in his left hand, Worrell draws his longsword and slashes at the grimlock captain. He then steps back 5 ft.


[ooc]Move - Draw Longsword
Standard - Attack [dice]0[/dice]
Damage (on off chance that attack hits) - [dice]1[/dice]

Free - 5 ft step to J[/ooc]

[kabkal]

[ooc]Would a storm burst spell slow the grimlocks down or does it just effect their attack?[/ooc]

[patransom]

Would a storm burst spell slow the grimlocks down or does it just effect their attack?

[ooc]Here's what storm burst does. It has no effect on movement.

Storm Burst (Sp): As a standard action, you can create a storm burst targeting any foe within 30 feet as a ranged touch attack. The storm burst deals 1d6 points of nonlethal damage + 1 point for every two cleric levels you possess. In addition, the target is buffeted by winds and rain, causing it to take a –2 penalty on attack rolls for 1 round.[/ooc]

[patransom]

[ooc]Waiting on Lola[/ooc]

[kabkal]

[ooc]Thank you for clearing up the spell, I didn't think so, but it doesn't hurt to ask in case the DM has a house rule or something.[/ooc]

Lola will keep retreating with crossbow ready in case it is needed.

[patransom]

Round 7 Continues

Remaining where he is, Tex fires at grimlock 6 and kils it.

Prost backs up, reloads his crossbow and prepares to cover the retreat.

Holding his bow in his left hand, Worrell draws his longsword and slashes at the grimlock captain. After missing, he steps back 5 feet.

Preparing to be the rear guard in the withdrawal, Cyrius slings his crossbow and materializes his mind blade as a rapier.

Round 8 Begins

Marcus retreats as far as he can to make room for his teammates to exit. Far back from Cyrius and the light source, Marcus is now stumbling along in complete darkness.

Lola also keeps retreating with crossbow ready in case it is needed. Lola joins Marcus in the dark tunnel. They both think it is probably about 100 feet more back to the last ledge... give or take 10 feet. Hopefully, no one steps off the edge in the dark.

Screaming, the grimlock chief steps forward and swipes at Worrel with his greataxe. The axe head just barely glances off the paladin's armor.

With no javelins left, the remaining grimlocks begin crowding into the tunnel.

OUT OF CHARACTER

I hope it's clear what I've done with the tunnel west of square "A." It doesn't actually wind around like that; just limitations of my mapping program. From their current positions, all of the party members except Marcus and Lola have line of sight to the grimlock chieftan. When/if you get into the chamber, you'll see more of the purple dashed contour lines on the map. These represent steep slopes. Ascending these slopes (e.g., crossing from 1409 to 1509) requires 4 squares of movement, plus one hand free and a DC5 climb check.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.8 min left Round 8 Continues Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 2 arrows left, 5 hp damage Evan Prost: loaded crossbow readied, 2 bolts left, darkvision 162.2 min, uninjured Worrel: longsword readied, longbow in off hand, shield dropped at L, 108 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 5 hp damage Round 9 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: unloaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - uninjured Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - DEAD Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftan - 8 hp damage --------> Validation

[smeltdm]

Prost takes aim and fires, reloads his crossbow, and steps back 5'...if Tex has moved, if not he stays put.

MW Crossbow atk: [dice]0[/dice]
MW Crossbow dmg: [dice]1[/dice]

[CGM3]

[yell]Worrell, fall back![/yell] Cyrius yells at the paladin. He will wait for the elf to move past him, then back up as far as he can in one movement phase; if a grimlock steps into range, he will thrust at the foe, otherwise he will use a second movement action to charge his mind blade with psychic energy.

Provisional To Hit Futile Gesture: 1d20+9 [+1 for bless]
[dice]0[/dice]
Provisional Damage: 1d6+3
[dice]1[/dice]

[tdsprouse]

Tex fires at the Chieftan, then backs up to C.

[yell]Worrel, Fall back to me, I need some ammo![/yell]

atk, PBS & Bless
0

dmg, pbs
[dice=totalonly][1d8+3/dice]

[JPetherick]

Worrell withdraws, moving back past his companions until he is standing next to Tex. [talk]Here, take some of my arrows. My bow is back up there.[/talk]


[ooc]Withdraw - back to B[/ooc]

[kabkal]

Lola will stop in the dark and wait for the light source to join us as she does not want to fall off the edge.

[patransom]

Round 8 Continues

Tex fires at the Chieftain, misses, then backs up, yelling Worrel, Fall back to me, I need some ammo!

Prost takes aim and fires, misses, reloads his crossbow, and steps back 5 feet.

Worrell withdraws, moving back past his companions until he is standing next to Tex. “Here, take some of my arrows. My bow is back up there.” (His wounds seem to have confused him, since he's holding his bow in his left hand; his shield is back up there.) [Tex can take a handful of arrows -- let's say 10 -- from Worrell's quiver as a move action]

With Prost still just behind him, and committed to playing rear guard, Cyrius steps back and charges his mind blade with psychic energy. He waits for the chieftain to come within reach.

Round 9 Begins

Lola and Marcus are still in the dark, so they wait.

Still growling and cursing, the grimlock chief rushes down the winding hall. Cyrius' readied action is triggered, but his charged strike misses. The grimlock counters by giving Cyrius a slash with his greataxe [9 hp damage].

The remaining grimlocks follow their leader down the tunnel.

OUT OF CHARACTER

I hope it's clear what I've done with the tunnel west of square "A." It doesn't actually wind around like that; just limitations of my mapping program. When/if you get into the chamber, you'll see more of the purple dashed contour lines on the map. These represent steep slopes. Ascending these slopes (e.g., crossing from 1409 to 1509) requires 4 squares of movement, plus one hand free and a DC5 climb check.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.7 min left Round 9 Continues Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 1 arrows left, 5 hp damage Evan Prost: loaded crossbow readied, 1 bolts left, darkvision 162.2 min, uninjured Worrel: longsword readied, longbow in off hand, shield dropped at L, 108 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 9 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: unloaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied and charged, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 14 hp damage Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - uninjured Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - DEAD Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftan - 8 hp damage --------> Validation

[CGM3]

[ooc]My bad, I guess I wasn't clear, Cyrius intended to "retreat" only as far as possible without passing one of his teammates; hence, the rear guard appellation.[/ooc]

Realizing that his companions must have misread his intentions, Cyrius will remain where he is while the in front of him move past him to safety. If one of the grimlocks moves into his reach, he will strike at it.

With the reality reset, Cyrius will charge his mind blade with psychic energy and thrust at the grimlock chief while fighting defensively [-4 to hit, but a nat 20 hits anyway though the crit confirm is almost certainly a fail, +2 to AC for 23 total].

To-Hit: 1d20+10 (counting the +1 for the bless)
[dice]0[/dice]
"Base" Damage: 1d6+3
[dice]1[/dice]
Psychic Strike Damage: 1d8
[dice]2[/dice]

Crit Confirmation: 1d20+10
[dice]3[/dice]
Crit Damage: 1d6+3
[dice]4[/dice]