The Second Face of Evil

[tdsprouse]

Tex grabs Cyrius and drags him back as far as he can, putting himself between the cheiftan and Cyrius.

AC: 17

[smeltdm]

Prost lets an other bullet fly at the Grimlock Chieftan, yelling out, cursing in every language he knows, in an attempt to distract the chieftan [yell]Hey you big ugly %#$!@$@, catch this...[/yell] then Prost retreats an other 20 feet back the passage...

Sling atk:[dice]0[/dice]
Sling dmg:[dice]1[/dice]

[patransom]

Prost lets an other bullet fly at the Grimlock Chieftan, yelling out, cursing in every language he knows, in an attempt to distract the chieftan [yell]Hey you big ugly %#$!@$@, catch this...[/yell] then Prost retreats an other 20 feet back the passage...

Sling atk:[dice]91269:0[/dice]
Sling dmg:[dice]91269:1[/dice]

[ooc]Per the rules:

You can fire, but not load, a halfling sling staff with one hand. Loading a halfling sling staff is a move action that requires two hands and provokes attacks of opportunity.

Thus, Prost could drop his sunrod (free action), load the slingstaff (move action), and fire (standard action), but not move afterwards. Is that what he wants to do?[/ooc]

[JPetherick]

Worrell also continues the retreat, moving back as far as he can.


[Double Move - 40 ft]

[smeltdm]

Prost lets an other bullet fly at the Grimlock Chieftan, yelling out, cursing in every language he knows, in an attempt to distract the chieftan [yell]Hey you big ugly %#$!@$@, catch this...[/yell] then Prost retreats an other 20 feet back the passage...

Sling atk:[dice]91269:0[/dice]
Sling dmg:[dice]91269:1[/dice]

[ooc]Per the rules:

You can fire, but not load, a halfling sling staff with one hand. Loading a halfling sling staff is a move action that requires two hands and provokes attacks of opportunity.

Thus, Prost could drop his sunrod (free action), load the slingstaff (move action), and fire (standard action), but not move afterwards. Is that what he wants to do?[/ooc]

Yes, Prost drops sun rod, loads sling staff, and not move.

[kabkal]

Lola keeps the healing going until all rounds are used up, or something else gets in the way.

Lola will put her crossbow away and pull out the cure wand and will then zap Cyrius and Worrell every other round for 3 hits each (unless one is healed prior to that).

Cyruis Round 1: [dice]91205:0[/dice]
Worell Round 2: [dice]91205:1[/dice]
Cyruis Round 3: [dice]91205:2[/dice]
Worell Round 4: [dice]91205:3[/dice]
Cyruis Round 5: [dice]91205:4[/dice]
Worell Round 6: [dice]91205:5[/dice]

Will move as needed to keep out of combat, while trying to keep the 6 rounds going.

[Duniagdra]

Marcus will continue to retreat to maximum distance until he reaches a wider area to allow his companions to pass while he waits to burn their foe.

[patransom]

Round 13 Continues

Tex grabs Cyrius and drags him back as far as he can, putting himself between the chieftain and Cyrius.

Worrell continues the retreat, moving back as far as he can.

Round 14 Begins

To allow room for his team to withdraw, Marcus double moves further back. He finds himself nearing the edge of the light provided by Prost's sunrod. He thinks he might be nearing the ledge, but he's not sure exactly how much farther it is.

Lola heals Cyrius with the cure wand [10 hp healed].

Cyrius is now conscious, but disabled [which means he could take a single action in round 14, such as stand up, in addition to whatever he does in round 15]

Prost drops his sunrod, loads his slingstaff, and lets a bullet fly at the Grimlock Chieftan, yelling out, cursing in every language he knows, in an attempt to distract the chieftan Hey you big ugly %#$!@$@, catch this... The bullet whacks the chieftain square in the chest [7 hp damage]

The grimlock chieftan responds very angrily to Prost's curses, but finds that Tex blocks his path to the halfling, so he settles for swinging his axe at the dwarf. He delivers a fearsome blow [16 hp damage]

The remaining grimlocks continue to crowd their way down the tunnel behind their leader.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.2 min left Round 14 Continues Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 10 arrows left, 21 hp damage Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L on old map, 92 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 15 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: wand of CLW readied, 33 charges left, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 52 hp damage, disabled Evan Prost: slingstaff readied, sunrod dropped at 1815, 22 regular bullets left, loaded crossbow dropped at 2215, ZERO (0) bolts left, darkvision 161.7 min, uninjured 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 - 40 hp damage --------> Validation

[tdsprouse]

[ooc]the best defense is a good offense?[/ooc]

With his bow in his left hand, Tex tries to draw his battleaxe from his belt, and swing at the cheiftan.

atk, w/ bless
0

dmg
[dicetotalony]1d8+2[/dice]

[tdsprouse]

dmg
0

[Duniagdra]

Marcus will carefully continue moving back, using the wall as a guide. He will stop only when the tunnel widens.

[CGM3]

Cyrius cautiously stands up (move action, should not cause HP loss).

[JPetherick]

Worrell moves back another 20 feet before nocking an arrow and firing at the grimlock captain.



[ooc]Attack (includes -4 for firing into melee) - [dice]0[/dice]

Damage - [dice]1[/dice][/ooc]

[smeltdm]

Prost loads and launchs another bullet at the Grimlock Chieftan...
Sling atk: [dice]0[/dice]
Sling dmg: [dice]1[/dice]
[ooc]I haven't applied firing in melee penalty[/ooc]

[patransom]

Round 14 Continues

With his bow in his left hand, Tex draws his battleaxe from his belt, and swings at the chieftain. He connects, but it's only a glancing blow [3 hp damage].

Worrell moves back another 20 feet before nocking an arrow and firing at the grimlock captain. He misses.

Round 15 Begins

Marcus continues carefully moving back, using the wall as a guide. He enters complete darkness, then soon after stops when the tunnel seems to widen and perhaps turn...

Lola heals Cyrius again with the cure wand [9 hp healed].

Having stood up previously (while disabled in round 14), Cyrius now finds himself healthier. He materializes his mind blade in longsword form.

Prost loads and launchs another bullet at the Grimlock Chieftain. He misses.

The grimlock chieftain just manages to hack Tex with his greataxe, but still manages to do significant damage [14 hp damage]

The remaining grimlocks continue lurk behind their leader.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.1 min left Round 15 Continues Texudus TreeBender: battleaxe readied, longbow in off hand, 10 arrows left, 35 hp damage Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L on old map, 91 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 16 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: wand of CLW readied, 32 charges left, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade longsword readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 43 hp damage Evan Prost: slingstaff readied, sunrod dropped at 1815, 21 regular bullets left, loaded crossbow dropped at 2215, ZERO (0) bolts left, darkvision 161.6 min, uninjured 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 Chieftain - 43 hp damage --------> Validation

[CGM3]

[talk]Withdraw back to the cavern,[/talk] Cyrius tells the others, going to total defense (standard action, +4 to AC, no attack) and moving up to thirty feet down the passage (away from the grimlocks, duh!) but staying behind Texudus (in other words, won't move so far he's no longer adjacent to Tex).

[tdsprouse]

Tex Takes another swing, followed by backing up as far as his stumpy legs will take him (20')

atk
0

dmg
1

[JPetherick]

Worrel fires another arrow at the grimlock behind the captain (G3) before moving 20 feet towards Marcus.


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

[smeltdm]

Prost backs up 20' and readies (re-loads) his sling for an other attack.

[patransom]

Round 15 Continues

Tex takes another swing, connecting to deal the grimlock chieftain a mighty blow [10 hp damage]. Tex then backs up as far as his stumpy legs will take him. Unfortunately, this leaves him open to a counterattack from the chieftain [AoO hits for 11 hp damage].

Worrel fires another arrow at the grimlock behind the captain (G3). He just manages to hit and kill the creature [only 9 hp damage, but my tracking sheet shows that G3 was already wounded, even though that was missing from the summary below], before moving 20 feet towards Marcus.

Round 16 Begins

Stranded in the darkness, Marcus does nothing.

Lola delays... [DM judgement call to help prevent you guys from dying]

“Withdraw back to the cavern,” Cyrius tells the others, going to total defense and moving down the passage to behind Texudus [there was no way to keep you adjacent to, but behind, Tex. Prost was there when you moved. I moved Lola there after in an attempt to keep Tex alive].

Prost backs up 20' and re-loads his sling for an other attack.

Lola also retreats. Then pokes Tex from behind with the cure wand [healed 9 hp].

With a roar, the grimlock chieftain charges after Tex. He brings his axe down on the dwarf's head for considerable damage [10 hp damage]. This last effort seems to have taken a lot out of him, though, as he suddenly seems visible tired. He wobbles on his feet, seemingly close to succumbing to his wounds.

The remaining grimlocks crowd up behind the chief.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.0 min left Round 16 Continues Texudus TreeBender: battleaxe readied, longbow in off hand, 10 arrows left, 47 hp damage Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L on old map, 90 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 17 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade longsword readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 43 hp damage Evan Prost: loaded slingstaff readied, sunrod dropped at 1815, 21 regular bullets left, loaded crossbow dropped at 2215, ZERO (0) bolts left, darkvision 161.5 min, uninjured Lola: wand of CLW readied, 31 charges left, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - DEAD Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - DEAD Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftain - 53 hp damage, fatigued --------> Validation

[Duniagdra]

Marcus doesn't know the chieftain is slain, so he continues to wait in the dark for his team to retreat.

[JPetherick]

Worrell fires another arrow, this time at the grimlock that has moved up behind the captain. He misses, again.


[ooc]Attack - [dice]0[/dice][/ooc]

[CGM3]

Cyrius will fall back twenty feet, still in full defense mode.

[tdsprouse]

[talk]Thanks Lola! Worrel, take out the Chief![/talk]; Tex holds for Worrel to fire.

If the chief drops, Then Tex ushers the line back and takes Total Defense.

Else, Tex attacks the chief, If he drops Tex moves back, else he stays put.


(Sorry if that's too much If:Then)


atk
0

dmg
1

[tdsprouse]

Just in case its needed -

Confirm Crit roll...

atk
0

dmg
1

[smeltdm]

Prost retreats to 1415, turns and lets a bullet fly at the closest standing Grimlock...
[ooc]firing into melee not applied, apply if nessacary[/ooc]
Sling atk [dice]0[/dice]
Sling dmg [dice]1[/dice]

[kabkal]

Lola will continue the healing (using previous rolls) until all are healed or all the rounds have gone by.

[patransom]

Round 16 Continues

“Thanks Lola! Worrel, take out the Chief!” says Tex, who holds for Worrel to fire...

Worrel fires another arrow, this time at the grimlock that has moved up behind the captain. He misses, again.

Since Worrel didn't drop the chief, Tex attacks, finally taking out the troublesome grimlock with a mighty blow from his axe [Crit not confirmed, but 6 hp is enough to finish the chief]! Tex then backs up.

Round 17 Begins

Marcus continues to wait in the dark for his team to retreat.

Cyrius falls back twenty feet, still in full defense mode. This lights up enough of the corridor that Marcus can now see the situation.

Prost retreats, turns and lets a bullet fly at the closest standing Grimlock. He misses.

Lola retreats, then heals Cyrius with the cure wand [healed 5 hp].

The line of grimlocks charges down the corridor. The first one in line (G2) stabs at Tex with his longspear, but misses.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Note that the grimlocks have longspears, meaning they have reach. They weren't taking advantage of it while the chief was alive, because I didn't want to completely murderize you, but they'll be using it now... so consider potential AoO's when deciding on your actions. Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 2.9 min left Round 17 Continues Texudus TreeBender: battleaxe readied, longbow in off hand, 10 arrows left, 47 hp damage Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L on old map, 89 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 18 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade longsword readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 38 hp damage Evan Prost: unloaded slingstaff readied, sunrod dropped at 1815, 20 regular bullets left, loaded crossbow dropped at 2215, ZERO (0) bolts left, darkvision 161.4 min, uninjured Lola: wand of CLW readied, 30 charges left, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - DEAD Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - DEAD Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftain - DEAD --------> Validation

[smeltdm]

Prost retreats to 1015 and reloads his slingstaff.

[CGM3]

[ooc]In the narrow confines of the corridor, it could be argued that the target of a longspear from behind the grimlock chief would be entitled to a measure of cover, a reason for the "grunts" to hold back.[/ooc]

[talk]Athena's owl, people, fall back to the cavern so we can use our numerical advantage,[/talk] Cyrius exhorts his companions while moving to 1115, still in full defensive mode.