Seven Days to the Grave [DMOOCH]

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R9T6: "Alright Lem, I'll do as you suggest." Vivino says as his claws return to normal hands and his size returns to normal. "Though if someone can help Dane...where the water splashed him it doesn't look good. Should we pull the Lady out of the water to preserve what is on her?"

Vivino analyzes Dane without touching to figure out what he can. "Looks like rapid onset of the blood veil - no incubation period. Now, I don't know if that means the entire thing is going to be super fast and we're in danger of losing Dane within a minute or if it was just the incubation period that was bypassed."

End Round 9, Begin Round 10 ...

R10T28: Harsk seems to be at peace now, still concentrating.

R10T23-22: Lem's weapon is heard clanging as the first scythe strike just misses Harsk, but the second scores a line along his abdomen for 9 force. The scythe attacking Vivino lowers in altitude and catches him in the lower right arm for 7 force, but misses the second attempt. Meanwhile, Lady Andaisin's broken body crackles with unholy power and is lifted into the air.

R10T21: Lilim gasps out, "She is definitely dead. There is something else going on with her." She then uses her scythe to help protect Vivino.

R10T12: "Agreed," says the noble voice of Sterling as he alights. "My smite on her ended with the giant's final, mighty blow."

Sterling uses his horn to also try and minimize contact on the badly wounded Vivino.

R10T10: Dane looks at the rash of blood veil, not yet bad enough to cause him more than minor discomfort. "I think it just cut around incubation is all ... I hope," he gulps, "but it seems we're about to have a new problem, and we have got to heal Vivino. Vivino, pause for the scythe to attack you once more, gaining protection from your allies' help, and then move to your mace, pick it up, and defend yourself."

He then casts a spell and touches Vivino for 8 healing.

R10T6: Vivino, you are fatigued and badly wounded. Do you take Dane's advice?

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He's basically telling you to delay until AFTER the next scythe attack, that way you get the protection from Lilim and Sterling who aided your AC. Then to go to your mace, and the whole while - with or without mace - go into "total defense."

Harsk on deck, Lem in the hole ...

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Harsk: 28. He will call forth Sigur on R11T28, but concentrating on doing that until then.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand. Invisibility til R54T17.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Heroism on self for 50 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Lady Andaisin: 22. Divine power til R11T22. Spiritual weapon vs. Harsk til R15T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force). Spiritual weapon vs. Vivino til R27T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force).
* Greater Magic Weapon (10 hrs). Longstrider (7 hrs).
* Air Walk (100 min.). Potion of Barkskin +4 (90 min.).
* Extended Shield of Faith (20 min). Aid (10 min). Bear's Endurance (10 min).
Lilim: 21. Aid Vivino's AC.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Eagle's splendor (+1 on CHA-related, not on sheet) til R74T12.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52). 5' altitude. Aid Vivino's AC.
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL!
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9. TD.
Vivino: 6. FATIGUED til R19T6.
* Bear's endurance til R71T6.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.

DEAD
Adelaide. Cultist of Urgathoa. Jaethal. Juju Zombie (2). Lady Andaisin.

[lostsole31]

R10T6: Vivino agrees. "That is good..."

End Round 10, Begin Round 11 ...

R11T28-23: Harsk finally relaxes as Sigur appears. Harsk looks to his dead brother. "Protect me against the scythe as best you can. We killed the big bad, we thought, but something is happening in that chamber. Traveling far faster than any dwarf has a right to, Harsk zooms into the chamber, having drawn his fiery crossbow. He has it trained on Lady Andaisin's dead body, ready to shoot.

"... advice, Dane."

R11T22: Harsk's scythe zooms faster than he moved, looping around in front of him. It hacks past his armor, but is stopped by Harsk's tough skin, and the second attack misses. Even with everyone trying to help Vivino, he gets struck twice - in the belly for 6 force, and in the left shin for 9 force.

Meanwhile, Lady Andaisin's sundered flesh explodes with boils and pustules, while torrents of Urgathoa’s foul humors flood forth and congeal into a sickening new body for the unliving saint. Lady Andaisin is instantly reborn as a daughter of Urgathoa, entirely bent on revenge! All of Lady Andaisin's equipment that was still on her falls to the ground and into the fountain.

What was once a woman now towers as a monstrosity of ectoplasmic flesh, horns, and a tremendous scythelike claw. She is floating 5' above the fountain. She begins to cast a spell, and Harsk lets loose his readied shot, hitting the monster in the head for 7 + 2 fire. Lem also casts a spell at it, but it seems to have no effect, and Lem is now visible again. Dark energy surrounds the off-hand (non-scythe) and Andaisin Transformed goes to touch Vivino but misses.

Vivino, do you come out of delay now?

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Harsk: 24.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand. Invisibility til R54T17.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Heroism on self for 50 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Andaisin Transformed: 22. (145:154). *Contagion* currently on hand.
* Spiritual weapon vs. Harsk til R15T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force). Spiritual weapon vs. Vivino til R27T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force).
Lilim: 21. Aid Vivino's AC.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Eagle's splendor (+1 on CHA-related, not on sheet) til R74T12.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52). 5' altitude. Aid Vivino's AC.
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL!
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9. TD.
Sigur: 7.
Vivino: 6. FATIGUED til R19T6. DELAYING!!!
* Bear's endurance til R71T6.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.

DEAD
Adelaide. Cultist of Urgathoa. Jaethal. Juju Zombie (2). Lady Andaisin.

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R11T21.5: Looking up at the Lady with grim determination and reluctance, Vivino tumbles away to prepare. Her off-hand with the dark energy grazes Vivino's foot as he clumsily moves away, and the dark energy washes into him.

It took him more energy to move to where he wanted, and he doesn't quite have the time to draw forth the extract he had hoped. "Attack with all that you have, and if you are not a fighter then any healing you can spare I would appreciate. "

R11T21: Lilim throws herself into physical confrontation with the monster. Her own scythe strikes Andaisin Transformed in the lower chest for 38 PE, and the second strikes with a soft crit for 35 PE her left off-hand as it was extended to touch Vivino (which he resisted). Lilim then bites the creature in its right upper arm for 8, and slashes with each of her talons (missing).

R11T12: Sterling concentrates while moving a little south to screen Vivino, and touches him with its horn, providing 20 healing.

R11T10: Dane calls out. "Okay, this is a Daughter of Urgathoa, an undead saint of the Pallid Princess. Skin nearly as hard as my own armor. Her great claw has concentrated blood veil transmitted to any strike, and just like a real scythe, will leave devastating wounds."

He then holds up his weapon. "Drunken Fool, through Drinking Companion I ask that you grant me purity in this battle."

He attacks twice, throwing his power at her, but both times misses.

R11T9-7: Biter moves up to be next to Harsk. Sigur needs no prodding. Like his brother he is far faster than any normal dwarf. However, he does open up an attack from Andaisin Transformed, who clips him on his right hip for 17 mod. Luckily, Sterling's holy aura protects him from disease.

End Round 11, Begin Round 12 ...

R12T24: Harsk speed-loads his crossbow and he crosses to Vivino, his claws getting a little thicker than before, but still not quite as long as Lilim's size-appropriate talons. He concentrates, and then touches Vivino for 18 healing.

R12T23: Lem starts cracking jokes about how silly Lady Andaisin looked when Vivino made her body all twisted in death, and likewise makes fun of her current form.

R12T22: Hark's scythe pursues him and cuts his right hand for 6 force, though the second strike gets stopped by his tough skin. Likewise with Vivino's scythe that ducks over, around, and past any intervening allies. Vivino's left upper arm gets hit for 6 force, but he dodges the second strike. Andaisin Transformed drifts a little bit south, concentrating on a spell, and then casting it on herself, giving her a protect gray glow.

R12T21: Vivino, what do you do?

Lilim on deck, Seelah/Sterling in the hole ...

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 competence attack/ weapon damage rolls, +2 morale vs. charm/ fear.
Harsk: 24.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand. Invisibility til R54T17. Inspire courage!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Heroism on self for 50 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Andaisin Transformed: 22. (64:154). Shield of faith for 6 min.
* Spiritual weapon vs. Harsk til R15T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force). Spiritual weapon vs. Vivino til R27T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force).
Vivino: 21.5. FATIGUED til R19T6.
* Bear's endurance til R71T6.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lilim: 21. RS.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Eagle's splendor (+1 on CHA-related, not on sheet) til R74T12.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52). 5' altitude. Aid Vivino's AC.
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL! Judgment: Purity (+2 sacred bonus to saves). RS.
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9. TD.
Sigur: 7.

DEAD
Adelaide. Cultist of Urgathoa. Jaethal. Juju Zombie (2). Lady Andaisin.

[lostsole31]

R12T21.5: "Well done all, keep it going. Hit hard and heal hard!" Vivino calls out. He drinks the extract he had out and then goes to tumble away, doing an exceptionally bad job as the monster attacks him, but then is confused by the position what should have been a solid hit misses.

R12T21: Lilim presses the attack as before. Her scythe hits the off-hand for 37 PE, then in Andaisin's head for 39 PE, and it is this final strike that destroys the abomination!

But combat isn't over as those damnable spiritual weapons are still in play.

R12T12: "Success! Now to keep our heroes alive while holding out with these force weapons," says Sterling as he touches his horn to Harsk for 12 healing.

R12T10: Dane closes on Vivino and casts a spell, and succeeds in touching him despite the defense, giving Vivino 13 healing.

R12T9-7: Biter rushes in to try to keep his master from getting hit again. Sigur does the same.

End Round 12, Begin Round 13 ...

R13T24: Harsk drops his crossbow, takes out his battleaxe, and sets up to parry the attack.

R13T23: Lem stops his performance and moves up, ready to parry Viv's scythe with his rapier.

R13T22: Harsk's scythe is parried. Lem does well, but it isn't enough and Vivino is hit in his upper leg for 9 force.

R13T21.5: Vivino, what do you do?

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 competence attack/ weapon damage rolls, +2 morale vs. charm/ fear.
Harsk: 24.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand. Invisibility til R54T17.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Heroism on self for 50 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Spiritual Weapons: Spiritual weapon vs. Harsk til R15T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force). Spiritual weapon vs. Vivino til R27T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force).
Vivino: 21.5. FATIGUED til R19T6. Displacement til R19T21.
* Bear's endurance til R71T6.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lilim: 21. RS.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Eagle's splendor (+1 on CHA-related, not on sheet) til R74T12.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52). 5' altitude. Aid Vivino's AC.
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL! Judgment: Purity (+2 sacred bonus to saves). RS.
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9. TD.
Sigur: 7.

DEAD
Adelaide. Cultist of Urgathoa. Jaethal. Juju Zombie (2). Lady Andaisin.

[lostsole31]

R13T21.5: Vivino watches warily at his spiritual weapon and aims to block anything that comes his way. "That was very impressive, team. Keep an eye on her in case there are any further tricks she has up her sleeve."

R13T21: Lilim flies to the other side of the room and sets down by Vivino.

R13T12-10: Dane casts a healing spell but misses Vivino because of displacement as Sterling, Sigur, and Biter protect Harsk.

End Round 13, Begin Round 14 ...

R14T24: Harsk's muscles ripple and it looks like he puts on several pounds of muscle before your very eyes even as he tries to ward away the attack.

R14T23: Lem gives aid to Vivino.

R14T22: Harsk & Co. easily deflect the attacks, as does Vivino (and Lem).

R14T21.5: Vivino, what do you do?

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 competence attack/ weapon damage rolls, +2 morale vs. charm/ fear.
Harsk: 24.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand. Invisibility til R54T17.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Heroism on self for 50 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Spiritual Weapons: Spiritual weapon vs. Harsk til R15T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force). Spiritual weapon vs. Vivino til R27T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force).
Vivino: 21.5. FATIGUED til R19T6. Displacement til R19T21.
* Bear's endurance til R71T6.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lilim: 21.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Eagle's splendor (+1 on CHA-related, not on sheet) til R74T12.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52). 5' altitude. Aid Vivino's AC.
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL! Judgment: Purity (+2 sacred bonus to saves). CLW on hand.
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9. TD.
Sigur: 7.

DEAD
Adelaide. Cultist of Urgathoa. Jaethal. Juju Zombie (2). Lady Andaisin. Andaisin Transformed.

[lostsole31]

R14T21.5: Vivino will keep watching around for any other surprises but keep dodging the spectral blade.
R14T21-12: Lilim and Sterling aid their charges.
R14T10: Dane misses Vivino again.
R14T9-7: Biter and Sigur keep protecting Harsk.

End Round 14, Begin Round 15 ...

R15T24-23: Harsk defends himself. Lem aids Vivino. Lem tells Vivino, "Back up against the wall where that curve is."
R15T22: Harsk's scythe disappears from view. Vivino's scythe completely misses him.

R15T21.5: Vivino, what do you do?

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 competence attack/ weapon damage rolls, +2 morale vs. charm/ fear.
Harsk: 24.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand. Invisibility til R54T17.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Heroism on self for 50 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Spiritual Weapons: Spiritual weapon vs. Vivino til R27T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force).
Vivino: 21.5. FATIGUED til R19T6. Displacement til R19T21.
* Bear's endurance til R71T6.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lilim: 21.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Eagle's splendor (+1 on CHA-related, not on sheet) til R74T12.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52). 5' altitude. Aid Vivino's AC.
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL! Judgment: Purity (+2 sacred bonus to saves). CLW on hand.
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9.
Sigur: 7.

DEAD
Adelaide. Cultist of Urgathoa. Jaethal. Juju Zombie (2). Lady Andaisin. Andaisin Transformed.

[lostsole31]

R15T21.5: "Good idea Lem," Vivino says as he continues to dip and dodge.
R15T21: Lilim steps up to defend Vivino. Seelah/ Sterling stand back and delay. Dane steps up to aid Vivino. Biter and Sigur delay ...

Round 16 ...
R16T24: Harsk closes to give aid.
R16T23: Lem closes to give aid. Vivino is completely surrounded by allies as ...
R16T22: The scythe hops over and then in front of Vivino and is completely repelled.
R16T21.5: Vivino defends.
R16T10: Dane aids.

Round 17...
More skin-rippling from Harsk, but he continues to defend Vivino.
Vivino & co. defend.

Round 18 ...
It almost seems like light coloration shifts around Harsk's face and beard.
Vivino & co. defend.

Round 19 ...
Vivino & co. defend, after which Vivino's displacement ends. The spiritual scythe is still going strong.

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 competence attack/ weapon damage rolls, +2 morale vs. charm/ fear.
Harsk: 24.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Heroism on self for 50 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Spiritual Weapon: Spiritual weapon vs. Vivino til R27T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force).
Vivino: 21.5. FATIGUED til R19T6. TD.
* Bear's endurance til R71T6.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lilim: 21.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Eagle's splendor (+1 on CHA-related, not on sheet) til R74T12.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52). DELAYING!!!
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL! Judgment: Purity (+2 sacred bonus to saves). CLW on hand.
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9.
Sigur: 7.

DEAD
Adelaide. Cultist of Urgathoa. Jaethal. Juju Zombie (2). Lady Andaisin. Andaisin Transformed.

[lostsole31]

Round 20: Blocked!
Round 21: Vivino gets hit by a lucky shot in his left knee for 13 force.
Round 22: Blocked!
Round 23: Blocked!
Round 24: Blocked!
Round 25: Vivino gets hit in the upper right leg for 5 force.
Round 26: Blocked!
Round 27: The spiritual scythe finally disappears!

Combat Ends ...

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Harsk: 24.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Heroism on self for 50 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Spiritual Weapon: Spiritual weapon vs. Vivino til R27T22 (+15/ +10, 1d8+3 force).
Vivino: 21.5. FATIGUED til R19T6. TD.
* Bear's endurance til R71T6.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min.
Lilim: 21.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 39 min. Eagle's splendor (+1 on CHA-related, not on sheet) til R74T12.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52). DELAYING!!!
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL! Judgment: Purity (+2 sacred bonus to saves). CLW on hand.
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9.
Sigur: 7.

DEAD
Adelaide. Cultist of Urgathoa. Jaethal. Juju Zombie (2). Lady Andaisin. Andaisin Transformed.

[lostsole31]

Admin ...

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Harsk: 24.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 5 min.
Lem: 23. Rapier in hand.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 5 min. Heroism on self for 15 min (+2 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks).
Vivino: 21.5.
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 5 min.
Lilim: 21.
Seelah: 12. Longsword in hand, shield readied. BLIND!!!
* Shared training [Improved Outflank] for 5 min.
* Sterling: 12x. (52:52).
Dane: 10. Drinking companion in hand. CONTRACTED BLOOD VEIL!
* POISONED: CHA track. Weakened: A character whose sense of self is weakened by Charisma poison takes a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks and ability checks. A character with spellcasting based on Charisma decreases his DCs by 2 and can no longer cast his highest level of spells.
** Effect Victim does not recover past weakened without heal or restoration
* See invisibility for 50 min.
* Blood Veil (DC 16): Latent/Carrier: A character in this stage has the disease, and may pass it on if contagious, but suffers no ill effects.
Biter: 9.
Sigur: 7.

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Vivino drinks the extract .... sets his scythe down as he needs two hands to climb ... and then begin to scale the building to the east.

The thugs talk amongst themselves, as something seems to be riling them up.

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You aren't sure if this is going to remain tense standoff or conflict, but we will enter initiative now to define timing of actions and attempted talk.

Begin Round One ...

R1T28: Jacintha, combat has not yet opened, but things are tense. The thugs do not have any weapons drawn (though they've been walking around with shield readied). What do you do?

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Jacintha: 28.
Dane: 22.
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17.
Diva: 17.
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80).
Linzi: 10.
Blue Thug: 9. (80:80).
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80).
Ernak: 3.

[lostsole31]

R1T28: Jacintha delays ...

R1T22: Dane, what do you do?

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Jacintha: 28. DELAYING!!!
Dane: 22.
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17.
Diva: 17.
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80).
Linzi: 10.
Blue Thug: 9. (80:80).
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80).
Ernak: 3.

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R1T22: Dane moves up in front of his companions, his earth breaker the drinking companion in hand the head resting on his shoulder. He speaks in a firm tone to his allies. "Stay behind me, they won't get past."

Positioning himself between the two parties he looks upon the rabble. "If you wish to go unharmed than you will keep your distance, as a man of faith it is my duty to make sure you have the choice to avoid harm."Dane holds his hammer with both hands glaring at the rabble.

R1T19: Red moves up, but keeps 10' away from Dane. He shouts loud enough for the PCs in the cheap seats to be heard, not just Dane. "Big words for a big dwarf with a big hammer. But we hain't drawn weapons on you! We woulda' given' ya' a few knocks about the head if you don' come with us to see the Emperor. But this is our turf, and if you come at us with hammers and swords, we drawin' our axes."

R1T17: Runa, you were not riding Diva, having gotten off once at the devastated riding school, but Diva is right by you. What do you do?

Jacintha delaying ...

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Jacintha: 28. DELAYING!!!
Dane: 22.
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17.
Diva: 16.9.
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80).
Linzi: 10.
Blue Thug: 9. (80:80).
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80).
Ernak: 3.

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R1T17: Runa sighs, patting Diva to try to calm him down, just in case (the latter of which delays). "...Look, is all this posturing back an' forth really necessary? Let's all just keep our cool for a bit. What's your issue with us, exactly?"

R1T11: Brown steps up next to Red. "Listen, you hand over your weapons, and we'll take you to the Emperor. Otherwise, it gets painful."

R1T10: Linzi moves up behind Dane.

R1T9: Blue moves up, this time right up to Dane. "So, what's it gonna be?"

R1T8: Meanwhile, Vivino continues to move among rooftops ...

R1T7: Green moves up next to Blue, but waits for an answer.

R1T4: "Your Emperor and his thugs killed my family!" Tesh screams, enraged. "We're gonna gut every one-a' you!"

He moves past Linzi and Dane, but as he gets to an open spot, Blue launches a rising kick at Tesh's stomach that does 9 NL, and Green does a snap kick to Tesh's chest that does 5 NL. Linzi was readied for hostilities to break out, pulling out tiny fruit darts and a feather and enchanting the arcane phrase, "Gitchy-gitchy-goo!" Blue shakes his head, but seems to ignore whatever was supposed to happen. Finally, Tesh attacks with his longspear at Red, but attacking past a closer enemy throws off his aim.

The thugs all look very angry, as up until now - and even including the kicks - nobody was actually trying to kill anyone else.

R1T3: Ernak, what do you do?

Dane on deck, Red in the hole, Jacintha delaying ...

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Jacintha: 28. DELAYING!!!
Dane: 22.
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17.
Diva: 16.9. DELAYING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80).
Blue Thug: 9. (80:80).
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80).
Linzi: 5.
Tesh: 4. (16:16, 14 NL).
Ernak: 3.

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R1T3: Jacintha has at this point had enough, and she moves out from behind the building, and takes up position next to Tesh and Dane, drawing her kukri along the way. Once in position, she draws upon an old standby, a spell she's used in the past when accosted by thugs of Old Korvosa. Her free hand works arcane gestures and she mutters an incantation, while doing her best to avoid any attempts to interrupt her. She succeeds, and throws out a handful of multi-colored sand that twinkle and then erupt in a riot of color that washes over all four ruffians. The first three are stunned, but the farthest one was helped by the others being in his way and easily scoffs at the magic.

R1T2: Ernak, what do you do?

Dane on deck, Red in the hole, ...

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Dane: 22.
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17.
Diva: 16.9. DELAYING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Blue Thug: 9. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Linzi: 5.
Tesh: 4. (16:16, 14 NL).
Jacintha: 3.
Ernak: 2.

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R1T2: Ernak stayed quiet at first, even as the gang hurled insults against his friends and demeaned his Shoanti heritage. But as spells are slung and weapons drawn, the big man stirs into action. Tightening his stance and exuding an aura of confidence, he jogs forward while drawing his earthbreaker, circling around the gang from the south side. The clutter in the street, with what he is doing already, means he has to "hop up" onto some barrels (and loses a chance for readied action).

Commenting on the gang's status, Ernak calls out with a wry smile, "You're mostly stunned into submission already. Why don't you surrender peacefully, and then we will decide whether we're visiting your emperor." With an emphasis toward both Tesh and the ruffians, he adds sternly, "This doesn't need to escalate."

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: Dane, what do you do?

Red on deck, Runa in the hole ...

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Dane: 22.
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17.
Diva: 16.9. DELAYING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Blue Thug: 9. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Linzi: 5.
Tesh: 4. (16:16, 14 NL).
Jacintha: 3.
Ernak: 2. Running Hunter's Stance.
* Grant Ralling Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

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R2T22: Dane delays, having spoken his peace, hammer still firmly in hand blocking their way.

R2T19: "Snap outta' it, boyz! We gots a brawl!" Red shouts excitedly. With a surprising amount of agility, he hops up onto the crates to the side of him, and balances on the detritus to get over to Ernak. And with a great heaving push with his shield, he knocks Ernak off the crates. Ernak lands on his feet okay, but is no longer enjoying high-ground advantage. "Look, gents! I'm king-a-da'-mountain!"

R2T17: Runa, what do you do?

Thugs on deck and in the hole, Dane delaying ...

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Dane: 22. DELAYING!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17.
Diva: 16.9. DELAYING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Blue Thug: 9. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Linzi: 5.
Tesh: 4. (16:16, 14 NL).
Jacintha: 3.
Ernak: 2. Running Hunter's Stance.
* Grant Ralling Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

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R2T17: Runa gives a shrug. They've had ample opportunity to avoid this, so... "Well, if that's how you want it," she says, motioning for Diva to follow her as she steps forward and casts a spell that washes over the rather congested alleyway, her prayers to Gozreh in this scuffle heard clearly in the night.

R2T16.9: Diva follows and takes to the air above to be able to defend Runa.

R2T11-9: Brown and Blue are stunned.

R2T8: Vivino, you are currently 15' off the ground. The nascent battle has not yet become a lethal one. What do you do?

Green on deck, Linzi in the hole, Dane delaying ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
Dane: 22. DELAYING!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9.
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Blue Thug: 9. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). STUNNED til R2T3!!!
Linzi: 5.
Tesh: 4. (16:16, 14 NL).
Jacintha: 3.
Ernak: 2. Running Hunter's Stance.
* Grant Ralling Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

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R2T8: Vivino moves over the edge of the roof and tumbles down onto the ground, unlimbering his mace as he falls. But the fall was a bit more effort than he expected. As he lands, he gives an evil grin to the ruffians, "Perhaps we can squeeze out some information from them later."

That's when he realizes that all of the ruffians around him are temporarily insensate, so the evil grin is probably lost on them.

R2T7: Green is stunned ....

R2T5: Linzi unties and puts this enormous helm on her head - one that was sized for a medium creature, but it resizes to her. It has an impressive rack of stag's antlers on it. While the helm by itself could look terrifying, on her it looks silly. Which might be what she was going for, as she begins telling some pretty ... um, "blue" jokes at the expensive of the thugs. She is flipping hilarious, with many of the party - if not laughing uproariously themselves, likely with a smile on their face as her insults seem to make the threat of the ruffians something easily discarded.

R2T4: Tesh is one of those laughing. Unfortunately, Tesh's laughter is not the infectious kind, but more of an insane man's. Being the unstable link in the sanity chain, he drops his longspear, takes out his greatsword, and hacks at a stunned Blue with his greatsword for 19.

That sudden shift in the stakes of the battle is felt by everyone, perhaps being what snaps the stunned thugs back into full awareness again.

R2T3: Jacintha, Tesh might just have forced this encounter up a notch. What do you do?

Ernak on deck, Red in the hole, Dane delaying ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +1 morale vs. charm/ fear, +1 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
Dane: 22. DELAYING!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9.
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80).
Blue Thug: 9. (61:80).
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80).
Linzi: 5. Bardic performance: INSPIRE COURAGE!
Tesh: 4. (16:16, 14 NL).
Jacintha: 3.
Ernak: 2. Running Hunter's Stance.
* Grant Ralling Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

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R2T3: Jacintha glances at Tesh, wondering whether to similarly escalate or fight as her other allies are - nonlethally. She makes her decision, flipping her kukri around to attack with the blunt end, whacking the man in the head for 12 NL.

A shame about Tesh. Things were actually looking slightly comical before he had to go for the kill.

R2T2: Ernak, what do you do? You are on the ground again, but at least you're on your feet. Linzi's comedy and Runa's prayer are making you feel good.

Red on deck, Runa in the hole, Dane delaying ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +1 morale vs. charm/ fear, +1 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
Dane: 22. DELAYING!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80).
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9.
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80).
Blue Thug: 9. (61:80).
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80).
Linzi: 5. Bardic performance: INSPIRE COURAGE!
Tesh: 4. (16:16, 14 NL).
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand.
Ernak: 2. Running Hunter's Stance.
* Grant Ralling Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

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R2T2: Responding to that embarrassing knock-down and taunt, Ernak puffs up his chest with wounded pride. He then calls out some tactical wisdom to the party, "They're crooks, not zealots: their hearts won't be in this fight."

To emphasize his point, Ernak thrusts up with the head of his hammer at the talkative ruffian who knocked him down, trying to knock him over in turn with a hefty uppercut. The man tries to block and Ernak still catches him in his right tricep for 27 NL. Ernak continues to push the haft of his earthbreaker up through his grip like a billiard stick, making the man overextend and fall on top of the detritus (but not off).

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T19: The one thing about Red's position on the top of the detritus is that he actually has some measure of cover from Ernak, allowing him to standard unhindered. He weakly returns the favor by kicking Ernak in his upper right arm for 5 NL.

R3T17: Runa, you are in snake style. What do you do?

Diva on deck, Brown in the hole, Dane delaying ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
Dane: 22. DELAYING!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 27 NL).
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9.
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80).
Blue Thug: 9. (61:80).
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80).
Linzi: 5. Bardic performance: INSPIRE COURAGE!
Tesh: 4. (16:16, 14 NL).
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2!
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

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R3T17: Well, seeing as how Red has made himself an easier target by getting some high ground... Runa claps her hands together, calling forth a small storm on top of him! A super-miniaturized stormcloud appears briefly in Red's space, pelting him with all manner of inclement weather for 9 NL, before the thunderhead disappears.

R3T16.9: Diva hovers directly overhead, kicking up lots of loose materials and debris and knocking it all around. Clear vision is now limited to 10', concealment at 15-20', and you can't see past that.

R3T11-9: Red wasn't paying attention to Tesh, but the other thugs near him - especially the one attacked by a greatsword - were definitely paying attention. Brown takes out a finely crafted battleaxe, widens his stance, and crosses axe-to-sword with the survivor. Blue does the same and catches Tesh along the neck for 16, dropping him; his axe continues at Vivino, but is deflected.

R3T8: Vivino, you just got attacked by a battleaxe. Now it's a party. What do you do?

Green on deck, Linzi in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
Dane: 22. DELAYING!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9. READIED to attack anything which attacks Runa!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield.
Blue Thug: 9. (61:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield.
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80).
Linzi: 5. Bardic performance: INSPIRE COURAGE!
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2!
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Tesh: 4. (0:16, 14 NL). UNCONSCIOUS!!!

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R3T8: "Heal this man," Vivino calls out while gesturing towards Vesh on the ground. "I will provide cover."

Vivino then swings twice with his mace savagely at Blue, hitting him in the left upper arm for 29, but the second strike is blocked by the man's shield.

R3T7: Green does as the others, getting into a wide-set stance before power-swinging his axe at Ernak. It's a dirty low shot that skips off of Ernak's left foot for 11 and then upwards into the side of Dane's belly for 16.

R3T5: Though Jacintha's prayer is slowing the enemy strikes down, it isn't quite enough. Still Ernak more than makes up for that. Linzi stops her jokes whose efforts are worth double her own and says, "Wow. Teach me?"

But she is only hero-worshiping for a brief second before it is business for her. She casts the same spell as she had attempted before at the one that just hit her boss. The strange dichotomy of being hit with a tiny fruit tart in the midst of mortal combat must have broken something, however, as Green stops attacking, starts giggling, and finally breaks down into howling gales of laughter, falling prone and pounding on the street in strange mirth. Linzi smiles at her spell working on the dolt, and takes out her light crossbow though does say with some concern to Dane, who has stood and done nothing, "Boss? You okay?"

R3T3: Jacintha, mithral kukri in hand. What do you do? Note that anything outside of 10' is harder to see.

Ernak on deck, Dane delaying, Red in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
Dane: 22. DELAYING!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9. READIED to attack anything which attacks Runa!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield.
Blue Thug: 9. (32:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield.
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. RS.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AFFECTED by hideous laughter til R7T5!!!
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand.
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2!
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Tesh: 4. (0:16, 14 NL). UNCONSCIOUS!!!

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R3T3: Time to get serious. Jacintha flips her kukri back around to its proper position, then summons psychic energy to form a blade in her other hand. It's beginning to look like this could be a long fight, and if that's the case, Jacintha wants to be at her full strength. Then, she shifts position, moving over Tesh's unconscious (hopefully) form. She finds out that stepping over a fallen body is much tougher than stepping into an empty space, however, as Blue attacks her and she just manages to deflect with her mithral kukri.

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Bodies are difficult terrain, so it was a MA cost 10' of movement, and triggered an AOO.

R3T2: Ernak, you are currently inspiring your friends while in primal warrior stance, granting a rallying presence, and with tactical flanker south of you. What do you do?

Dane delaying, Red on deck, Runa in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
Dane: 22. DELAYING!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9. READIED to attack anything which attacks Runa!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield.
Blue Thug: 9. (32:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AOO used.
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. RS.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AFFECTED by hideous laughter til R7T5!!!
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand.
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand. Psyhic kukri in off-hand.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2!
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Tesh: 4. (0:16, 14 NL). UNCONSCIOUS!!!

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R3T2.5: Having wavered at the idea of fighting back Dane raises his great hammer and delivers a mighty blow as he says, "I warned you, so you'll feel the full weight of a dwarfs hammer."

He swings his hammer with measured force, though great, connecting with his foe's chest for 29, the sound reverberating throughout the alley.

R3T2: Ernak, you are currently inspiring your friends while in primal warrior stance, granting a rallying presence, and with tactical flanker south of you. What do you do?

Red on deck, Runa in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9. READIED to attack anything which attacks Runa!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield.
Blue Thug: 9. (3:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AOO used.
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. RS.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AFFECTED by hideous laughter til R7T5!!!
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand.
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand. Psyhic kukri in off-hand.
Dane: 2.5. Wielding Drinking Companion.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2!
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Tesh: 4. (0:16, 14 NL). UNCONSCIOUS!!!

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R3T2: Seeing the fight turning lethal as Tesh falls, Ernak unleashes a proper battle cry, "For Korvosaaaa!"

With the two southernmost ruffians temporarily indisposed, the Shoanti warrior joins his allies in buffeting the one caught in the middle, but he still pulls his punches for now. Ernak fakes a giant swipe at the man's head before pivoting the hammer to thrust its head at his gut for 36 NL, dropping him.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T19: Red is already on his feet, so Ernak was a little muddled on what to expect from him. He then does to Ernak what Ernak did to Blue, perfectly faking out the big man with a low swing that strikes Ernak in the knee for 22 + disoriented.

R4T17: Runa, what do you do? You are currently in Snake Style, and Diva is above you, guarding you (and kicking up a dust cloud).

Diva on deck, Enemies in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
HEROES: +4 morale to AC to all allies w/in 60 ft of Ernak til R4T2!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
Diva: 16.9. READIED to attack anything which attacks Runa!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield.
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. RS.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AFFECTED by hideous laughter til R7T5!!!
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand.
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand. Psyhic kukri in off-hand.
Dane: 2.5. Wielding Drinking Companion.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2! DISORIENTED til R5T19 (-2 all attacks, -4 vs. Red).
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Blue Thug: 9. (3:80, 36 NL). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AOO used. UNCONSCIOUS!!!
Tesh: 4. (0:16, 14 NL). UNCONSCIOUS!!!

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R4T17: "All in, huh? Sure. Have at 'em, Diva," Runa says, moving into the fray to provide Tesh with some much needed healing. She casts a spell to Gozreh to balance the man's waters, fully healing him of all injury and pain and bringing him back to consciousness. The downside is that Jacintha and Tesh are now both "squeezing" in the same spot.

R4T16.9: Without having pointed to a specific enemy, Diva is confused on who to attack, and continues to hover in the air, kicking up dust.

R4T11: Seeing both an enemy combatant brought back in AND a new vulnerability for the same and the one standing over him, Brown maintains the same wide-set stance. He does a low-to-upwards cut, slashing Tesh in the upper left arm for 17, and lands a soft crit in Jacintha's chest for 18. He then steps away from the press of enemies.

The bad news is that Tesh is back under again. The good news is that Jacintha is no longer "squeezing" and vulnerable.

R4T8: Vivino, what do you do?

Green on deck, Linzi in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
HEROES: +4 morale to AC to all allies w/in 60 ft of Ernak til R4T2!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
* IF/THEN: If one of the ruffians has a go at her, she'll attempt to avoid the attack with Snake Style.
Diva: 16.9. HOVERING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield.
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. RS.
Green Thug: 7. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AFFECTED by hideous laughter til R7T5!!!
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand.
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand. Psyhic kukri in off-hand. SQUEEZING!!!
Dane: 2.5. Wielding Drinking Companion.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2! DISORIENTED til R5T19 (-2 all attacks, -4 vs. Red).
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Blue Thug: 9. (3:80, 36 NL). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AOO used. UNCONSCIOUS!!!
Tesh: 4. (-1:16). DYING!!!

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R4T8: Vivino moves into position to try to flank Green, but he didn't protect himself on the second half of his movement and Brown clips him in the head with his battleaxe for 13 mod. Vivino makes a single swing at Green, hitting him in the man's lower back for 38. Vivino says to his allies, "Heal him again if you can. These brigands must pay."

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You had cover the first square you moved out of, but not the second. Then, because you used a MA to move, you only had a SA to attack ... so only one attack.

R4T7: Green manages to pull himself together and stop laughing. Seeing what a terrible position he's in, he focuses on defense and then tries to stand. Vivino hits him in the upper right arm for 25. Despite his disorientation, Ernak hits the man in the right lower arm for 36, dropping him. Dane had already begun to attack simultaneously, and caves in the man's head with Drinking Companion.

R4T5: Linzi casts a spell downfield, shouting, "Not so fast!"

A cloud of golden dust puffs out from behind Brown and enveloping him.

R4T3: Jacintha, Tesh is unconscious beneath you again, so you aren't as vulnerable as you were for a few seconds. What do you do?

Dane on deck, Ernak in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
HEROES: +4 morale to AC to all allies w/in 60 ft of Ernak til R4T2!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
* IF/THEN: If one of the ruffians has a go at her, she'll attempt to avoid the attack with Snake Style.
Diva: 16.9. HOVERING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. BLINDED by Linzi's glitterdust!
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. AOO used.
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand. Glitterdust til R8T5.
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand. Psyhic kukri in off-hand. SQUEEZING!!!
Dane: 2.5. Wielding Drinking Companion.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2! DISORIENTED til R5T19 (-2 all attacks, -4 vs. Red).
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Blue Thug: 9. (3:80, 36 NL). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AOO used. UNCONSCIOUS!!!
Tesh: 4. (-1:16). DYING!!!
Green (dead).

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R4T3: Jacintha resists the urge to shake her head at Tesh collapsing again. Instead, she pursues brown, shifting away from Tesh and towards her foe. This time she swings with both kukris, aiming to bring the goon down as hard and fast as possible. But though the man appears blinded, he seems to have an uncanny knack for protecting himself from unseen dangers.

R4T2.5: Dane, what do you do?

Ernak on deck, Red in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
HEROES: +4 morale to AC to all allies w/in 60 ft of Ernak til R4T2!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
* IF/THEN: If one of the ruffians has a go at her, she'll attempt to avoid the attack with Snake Style.
Diva: 16.9. HOVERING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. BLINDED by Linzi's glitterdust!
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. AOO used.
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand. Glitterdust til R8T5.
Tesh: 4. (-2:16). DYING!!!
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand. Psyhic kukri in off-hand. SQUEEZING!!!
Dane: 2.5. Wielding Drinking Companion.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2! DISORIENTED til R5T19 (-2 all attacks, -4 vs. Red).
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Blue Thug: 9. (3:80, 36 NL). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AOO used. UNCONSCIOUS!!!
Green (dead).

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R4T2.5: Dane will step forward to block anymore incoming attacks on tesh before leaning down and placing a hand on him after casting a spell and then calling out (while healing 14), "Refill his mug so he can fight again!"

The majority of the man's wounds disappear as once again he is brought to consciousness.

R4T2: Ernak, you are disoriented from Red's last attack against you. What do you do?

Red on deck, Runa in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls.
HEROES: +4 morale to AC to all allies w/in 60 ft of Ernak til R4T2!!!
Red Thug: 19. (80:80, 36 NL). Shield.
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
* IF/THEN: If one of the ruffians has a go at her, she'll attempt to avoid the attack with Snake Style.
Diva: 16.9. HOVERING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. BLINDED by Linzi's glitterdust!
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. AOO used.
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand. Glitterdust til R8T5.
Tesh: 4. (12:16). PRONE!!!
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand. Psyhic kukri in off-hand. SQUEEZING!!!
Dane: 2.5. Wielding Drinking Companion.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2! DISORIENTED til R5T19 (-2 all attacks, -4 vs. Red).
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Blue Thug: 9. (3:80, 36 NL). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AOO used. UNCONSCIOUS!!!
Green (dead).

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R4T2: Ernak grunts at Red's strike on his knee, hoping the injury would not force him out of adventuring and back into guard duty. Too distracted by the pain to pull his punches properly, Ernak strikes back at his attacker with full force this time, throwing a haymaker strike with his earthbreaker that strikes the man in the chest full force for 36, and yet not dropping him.

Ernak then shifts northward slightly in order to encourage Runa with a hearty, "Don't let that fellow get away!"

Runa, you may take a MA to move (only) up to your base speed. What do you do?

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HEROES: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks. ENEMIES: -1 penalty on same rolls (except Red).
HEROES: +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, +2 competence weapon attack/ damage rolls. This will last until R6T2!!!
Runa: 17. Prayer til R9T17. Snake style.
* IF/THEN: If one of the ruffians has a go at her, she'll attempt to avoid the attack with Snake Style.
Diva: 16.9. HOVERING!!!
Brown Thug: 11. (80:80). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. BLINDED by Linzi's glitterdust!
Vivino: 8. Monkey fish for 7 min. Heavy mace in hand. AOO used.
Linzi: 5. Light crossbow in hand. Glitterdust til R8T5.
Tesh: 4. (12:16). PRONE!!!
Jacintha: 3. Mithral kukri in hand. Psyhic kukri in off-hand. SQUEEZING!!!
Dane: 2.5. Wielding Drinking Companion.
Ernak: 2. Inspire Courage +2! DISORIENTED til R5T19 (-2 all attacks, -4 vs. Red).
* Primal Warrior's Stance, (+2 sizes for weapon damage, +1 size for CMB/CMD, +1 size vs special attacks, can charge through difficult terrain)
* Grant Rallying Presence: +5 morale bonus to Will saves vs fear/death/compulsion effects to all allies w/in 30 ft of his position (ceases if Ernak falls to any such effect).

DEAD/ OOC
Blue Thug: 9. (3:80, 36 NL). Cleave (-2 AC). RS. Battleaxe & shield. AOO used. UNCONSCIOUS!!!
Green (dead).
Red Thug: 19. (44:80, 36 NL). Shield. Withdrew to passage south, heading west.