Rellin & Rose Rising [DMOOCH]

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Begin Round One ...

R1T24: Quick as a flash, Kurgol wastes no time in getting all the way across the room to stand by the chief and his pet. Though his adamantine boarding axe is still in hand, Kurgol instead concentrates very slightly and there is a sound around his hand and a strange, warping field. Instead of punching he reaches out to touch the chief. He places his hand on Ripunugget's right thigh and instantly the goblin is whalloped for 13 damage.

R1T22: Celiss, though you see no other assailants, you are sure they are on their way. What do you do?

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Kurgol: 24.
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20.
Warchanter: 18.
GC1: 17.
Warchief Ripnugget: 16.
Stickfoot: 15.9.
Rellin: 10.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7.
GC3: 6.

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R1T22: Celiss sidesteps to open up the shooting gallery, but then faces off-angle and lets loose with the very mental tortures of Hell. There is a shrieking sound from behind the throne at at the same time as the green skin of the goblin and his mount turns several shades paler.

R1T20: Caedmon, what do you do?

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Kurgol: 24.
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20.
Warchanter: 18. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
GC1: 17.
Warchief Ripnugget: 16. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Stickfoot: 15.9. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Rellin: 10.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7.
GC3: 6.

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R1T20: Caedmon lets out a hearty yell and rushes forward, smashing his blade into the goblin's ... sturdy, unyielding breastplate.

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Demoralizing roar wasn't readied (which I imagine is what "R" means). But, it is a fine RP battle yell, to be sure.

R1T18: A goblin female zooms out from behind the throne, nothing in her hand, but that doesn't stop Caedmon from wanting to see some blood on his blade. Well, he is partly successful in this regard. She zooms by faster than he expected and his sword whips around him. He feels something warm at that spot at the back of his head as he takes 8 bleed! Anyway, she has to cut across when she gets to the heroes to the south and go around but she makes out the ruined double doors.

R1T17: A goblin command climbs down the NW stanchion to then end its movement behind Celiss, flanking her with the chieftain.

R1T16: Warchief Ripnugget drops his short sword in mortal terror and tries to guide his mount up and along the northern wall, just over Kurgol's head. But before he does that, Caedmon - ever alert to the changing tide of battle tries to make up for what is now a poor record and cuts at the chief as he leaves but finds the chief to be too quick as the tip of Caedmon's sword just barely scrapes along the goblin's armor. Kurgol does better as he gives the chief an elbow smash for 6. The animal he rides is fast and quickly comes back down onto the ground and races down the west side of the room and out the door.

R1T10: Rellin, what do you do?

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Kurgol: 24.
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20. Suffering 1d6 BLEED/ round; Heal DC 20 or any curative magic will stop it.
Warchanter: 18. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 25' past the double doors.
GC1: 17.
Warchief Ripnugget: 16. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 35' past double doors.
* Stickfoot: 15.9. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Rellin: 10.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7.
GC3: 6.

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R1T10: Rellin knows he won't be able to pursue the mounted chieftain, and instead yells out to the others. "You guys pursue the chief; Rose and I can handle the weaker ones!!!"

After that, he draws upon his magic, enveloping the remaining goblin in a bright aura that hinders its movements heavily.

R1T9: So impaired, Shalelu fires a volley at the goblin commando. Her first shot is a tenancious wound to the left knee for 14 + 1 CON. The second shot misses, and a third shot hits it in the head for 7.

R1T8: Rose, what do you do?

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Kurgol: 24.
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20. Suffering 1d6 BLEED/ round; Heal DC 20 or any curative magic will stop it.
Warchanter: 18. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 25' past the double doors.
GC1: 17. (5:26, 12:13 CON). SLOWED til end R3T10!!!
Warchief Ripnugget: 16. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 35' past double doors.
* Stickfoot: 15.9. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Rellin: 10.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7.
GC3: 6.

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R1T8: Rose rushes in on the commando with a spin kick, her foot catching fire just before she brains it for 6 + 4 fire. It is enough to drop him as he begins to burn.

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You know have temporal burn.

R1T7-6: Two more commandos climb down the stanchions and threaten the party.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T24: Kurgol concentrates on himself, and his features swell and distend, his face becoming even more porcine, as thick, bristly hair covers him. He then circles around to flank GC2 with Rose.

R2T22: Celiss, what do you do?

Caedmon on deck (and bleeding), Rellin the next "active" in the hole (not to be confused with anyone panicked and out or burning and dying) ...

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Kurgol: 24.
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20. Suffering 1d6 BLEED/ round; Heal DC 20 or any curative magic will stop it.
Warchanter: 18. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 25' past the double doors.
GC1: 17. (-10:26, 12:13 CON). SLOWED til end R3T10!!! On fire for til end R5T8.
Warchief Ripnugget: 16. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 35' past double doors.
* Stickfoot: 15.9. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Rellin: 10.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7.
GC3: 6.

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R2T22: Celiss moves down along the east side of the room to come up behind GC3 (flank with Rose). She then stabs at the goblin with her rapier, but it sweeps away the attack with its horsechopper.

R2T20: Caedmon, you suffer 1 bleed. What do you do?

Rellin on deck, Shalelu in the hole ...

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Kurgol: 24.
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20. Suffering 1d6 BLEED/ round; Heal DC 20 or any curative magic will stop it.
Warchanter: 18. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 25' past the double doors.
GC1: 17. (-10:26, 12:13 CON). SLOWED til end R3T10!!! On fire for til end R5T8.
Warchief Ripnugget: 16. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 35' past double doors.
* Stickfoot: 15.9. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Rellin: 10.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7.
GC3: 6.

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R2T20: Caedmon moves through the pain as he closes on the nearest goblin and pounds him for 20!

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He is currently in the stance of aggression, so that was an additional 1d6 added.

R2T10: With his first target down, Rellin attacks another Goblin with his slowing aura of magic, stepping away to block its ability to charge at him.

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The goblin has cover, but not total cover ... you can see him (and he can see you) so you are concentrating.

R2T9: Shalelu shoots GC2 for 10, dropping him. She then sidesteps down to the eastern wall where Rellin had been standing and shoots GC3 in the left shoulder for 11.

R2T8: Rose, what do you do?

GC3 on deck, Kurgol in the hole ...

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Kurgol: 24.
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20. Suffering 1d6 BLEED/ round; Heal DC 20 or any curative magic will stop it.
* Stance of Aggression (-2 AC, +1d6 damage).
Warchanter: 18. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 25' past the double doors.
Warchief Ripnugget: 16. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 35' past double doors.
* Stickfoot: 15.9. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Rellin: 10. Concentrating on improved slow on GC3.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7. (-6:26).
GC3: 6. (15:26). Improved slow (staggered, -1 AC, attack rolls, Ref saves).

DEAD: GC1.

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R2T8: Rose takes a few quick strikes at the nearest Goblin, hoping to take him down and move on to the next, but her attacks are wild.

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Hunting serpent blow granted, +2 animus.

R2T6: GC3 attacks Rose with his horsechopper, but his swing is so slow it is laughably easy for Rose to dodge it. The goblin, only now understanding the effect of Rellin's magic, begins to tremble some (but even that trembling is funny). Still, he is committed to a "good death" for a goblin.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T24: Kurgol begins raging and closes. He the goblin for 14, but his bite doesn't get through.

R3T22: Celiss, this goblin is barely standing. What do you do?

Caedmon on deck, Rellin in the hole ...

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Kurgol: 24. Animal affinity (STR). RAGING!!!
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20. Suffering 1d6 BLEED/ round; Heal DC 20 or any curative magic will stop it.
* Stance of Aggression (-2 AC, +1d6 damage).
Warchanter: 18. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 25' past the double doors.
Warchief Ripnugget: 16. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 35' past double doors.
* Stickfoot: 15.9. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Rellin: 10. Concentrating on improved slow on GC3.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7. (-7:26).
GC3: 6. (1:26). Improved slow (staggered, -1 AC, attack rolls, Ref saves).

DEAD: GC1.

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R3T22: Celiss does a double-kick to the goblin. It blocks the first with its shield, but didn't expect a second kick and gets clipped behind the ear for 4. Not a powerful kick, but enough to drop it.

R3T20: Caedmon, you take 1 bleed. No visible enemies about. What do you do?

Rellin on deck, Shaelu in the hole ...

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Kurgol: 24. Animal affinity (STR). RAGING!!!
Celiss: 22.
Caedmon: 20. Suffering 1d6 BLEED/ round; Heal DC 20 or any curative magic will stop it.
* Stance of Aggression (-2 AC, +1d6 damage).
Warchanter: 18. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 25' past the double doors.
Warchief Ripnugget: 16. PANICKED til end R5T22!!! 35' past double doors.
* Stickfoot: 15.9. PANICKED til end R5T22!!!
Rellin: 10. Concentrating on improved slow on GC3.
Shalelu: 9.
Rose: 8.
GC2: 7. (-7:26).
GC3: 6. (-3:26). Improved slow (staggered, -1 AC, attack rolls, Ref saves).

DEAD: GC1.

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Begin Round One ...

R1T15: "He's ready for us this time. Setting up for a charge 30' north of the door!" Shalelu says as she rushes past Asher. Her bow begins to crackle with electricity, though Shalelu is unharmed. She casts a spell and fires an arrow at the same time. Asher sees the arrow fly forth and hit the goblin chief in the right brachial artery for 16 + 21 electricity.

R1T14: Helt, the door in front of you has not yet been pushed open (so you don't technically know the layout nor see the enemy yet). What do you do?

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Shalelu: 15. Bow is +1 shocking in addition to normal til end R10T15.
Helt: 14.
Toros: 13.
Keghart: 10.
Asher: 9.
Warchief Ripnugget: 7.
* Stickfoot: 7.

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R1T14: Helt steps up, takes out and drinks one of his own cure-alls, being given 7 temporary hp. He then opens the door to give everyone full sight line as needed.

R1T13: Toros moves forward, taking out his scimitar which soon becomes enveloped in a bright fire. Well ahead of everyone else, he calls out, "Warchief Ripnugguet! I am the interest of the Lady of Fire!"

Toros is now limned with a faint glow and has ruined any charge the Warchief might have hoped to have made.

R1T10: Keghart, what do you do?

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Shalelu: 15. Bow is +1 shocking in addition to normal til end R10T15.
Helt: 14. 7 temporary hit points til beginning R11T14.
Toros: 13. Ignite weapon + flaming burst weapon til beginning R5T13. Smite vs. Ripnugget!!!
Keghart: 10.
Asher: 9.
Warchief Ripnugget: 7.
* Stickfoot: 7.

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R1T10: Keghart moves up and opens the other door.

R1T9: Helt, what do you do? You were thinking about a stop-motion controlling attack, but Toros just took the fight to the enemy with surprising speed for a man in armor.

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Shalelu: 15. Bow is +1 shocking in addition to normal til end R10T15.
Toros: 13. Ignite weapon + flaming burst weapon til beginning R5T13. Smite vs. Ripnugget!!!
Keghart: 10.
Helt: 9.
Asher: 8.
Warchief Ripnugget: 7.
* Stickfoot: 7.

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R1T9: Helt will move in and take cover behind a column, creating a quick concoction that he flings against the wall behind and to the side of Warchief Ripnugget, allowing it to break open and expel a massive amount of compressed air to batter the goblin and his mount for 1 NL each. It's not a lot of damage, but gecko and rider are pushed 5' to the SE.

R1T8: Asher, now that you can finally go ... there is too much in the way to get a LOS on the enemy from your position. What do you do?

Warchief Ripnugget/ Stickfoot on deck, Shalelu in the hole ...

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Shalelu: 15. Bow is +1 shocking in addition to normal til end R10T15.
Toros: 13. Ignite weapon + flaming burst weapon til beginning R5T13. Smite vs. Ripnugget!!!
Keghart: 10.
Helt: 9.
Asher: 8.
Warchief Ripnugget: 7.
* Stickfoot: 7.

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R1T8: Asher moves up, taking cover behind a pillar and firing at the Warchief, grazing his left shin for 3.

R1T7: Of course, Asher is now looking at an unfettered charge lane from the enemy. The warchief glowers at Asher and shouts a challenge at him and charges, saluting the banner of the Thistletop goblins propped on his back as he rides forth. As he moves, Toros tries to cut the goblin but fails. The chief quickly closes the distance and Asher soon gets hit in the chest from a goblin short sword for a devastating 27! To add injury to injury, the gecko bites powerfully with a crit into Asher's right upper leg for 21 ... enough to instantly drop the gunslinger! Asher falls, his unloaded gun clattering beside him.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T15: Shalelu, though she doesn't quite see the warchief himself, sees how quickly the new guy was dropped. She casts a spell on herself for protection. She takes a very circuitous route along the outer west to come up behind the warchief, her scimitar now in hand.

R2T13: Toros does the same thing from the opposite direction, straddling the fallen gunslinger. He slashes the goblin along the chest for 15.

R2T10: Keghart, what do you do? The android was down with two shots and you don't know if he is still "operating."

Helt on deck, Asher in the hole (go ahead and make a stabilization check) ...

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Shalelu: 15. Bow is +1 shocking in addition to normal til end R10T15.
Toros: 13. Ignite weapon + flaming burst weapon til beginning R5T13. Smite vs. Ripnugget!!!
Keghart: 10.
Helt: 9.
Asher: 8. DYING!!!
Warchief Ripnugget: 7. Challenge vs. Asher. Charged.
* Stickfoot: 7. Charged.

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R2T10: Keghart moves in well past his brother to get a clear line of fire at the warchief and casts a spell. A ray of heat shoots forth at the goblin to hit him in the belly for 16 fire.

R2T9: Helt steps out of the Warchief's reach, allowing the others to focus on him, and kneels beside Asher from the far side. Drawing one of his Cure-alls, he uncorks it and attempts to slide the liquid into the Androids mouth, hoping to stave off the others death, giving Asher 7 temporary, enough to bring him to consciousness and end his healing.

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Just in case you play again and read this for review, you don't actually know (or rather, your PC doesn't) the power of each cure-all. It is rolled randomly. You happen to give him the 7-pointer, but that should still help him.

R2T8: Asher, you are conscious, prone, and your gun is on the floor next to you. Helt is kneeling by your head to the south, and Toros is bravely striding above you to fend off the Warchief. What do you do?

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So, if you do anything, you will cease to be a non-combatant and you will create an obstacle unless you clear the square. You have to crawl out of the square (provoking an AOO) to physically move before you could stand. You haven't done anything to get the warchief's attention (or his pet). Do you just take a chill pill, or tempt fate?

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Shalelu: 15. Bow is +1 shocking in addition to normal til end R10T15.
Toros: 13. Ignite weapon + flaming burst weapon til beginning R5T13. Smite vs. Ripnugget!!!
Keghart: 10.
Helt: 9.
Asher: 8.
Warchief Ripnugget: 7. Challenge vs. Asher. Charged.
* Stickfoot: 7. Charged.

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R2T8: Asher opens his eyes to see the warchief in furious combat next to him and his pistol between himself and the chief. Not wanting to draw its ire when he is in such a precarious position, he waits for an opportune time to get up and grab it.

R2T7-6: The warchief and his mount recover from the charge. He sees a famous goblin hunter behind him, and his fury changes from his first fallen foe to the elven woman as he shouts a challenge in Goblin. He scores a crit in her shoulder for 21. He then sidesteps his mount between the pillars so as not to be flanked. As soon as he does that Asher - protected by the pillar - grabs his pistol. Meanwhile, Stickfoot (the giant gecko) snaps at Shalelu.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T15: Shalelu steps to face the warchief and his mount squarely. She is now in some type of elven battle-dance, her blade practically singing as she moves her blade, and from her movements and the song coming out of her mouth as much in intuitive rapture her hand and weapon glow a chilling blow. She strikes forth just as brilliantly as the chief. Her scimitar cuts deep into his left elbow for 17, itself enough to cleave off his arm and strike through into his heart, wherein the blue energy releases. The goblin chief's entire body flash freezes and he falls off his mount, parts of his body breaking or even shattering as he has been frozen solid.

R3T14: Toros moves to the side, the faint holy aura about him already abating with the chief's death. He hits Stickfoot with his own scimitar for 12 + 6 fire.

R3T10: Keghart now zooms to the southwestern corner and raises his arm. There is a strange, soft whining noise that gets higher in pitch before a burst of something shoots from Keg's palm. A beam or projectile (hard to tell) way overshoots and hits the northern wall. "SORRY! Sorry, first time trying it out in battle."

R3T9: Helt just holds off, feeling that the battle is well in hand. "What the heck was that? Some kind of Numerian wrist shooter?"

R3T7: The gecko's beloved master dead, the giant gecko just attacks with abandon and its very wide mouth snaps on Shalelu's right forearm for 12.

R3T6: Asher, you don't actually see the giant gecko, and you only now that the goblin chief is dead because his head snapped off when he fell and rolled to one square north of you, its icy countenance staring at you now in grisly fashion. What do you do?

Shalelu on deck, Toros in the hole ...

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Shalelu: 15. Bow is +1 shocking in addition to normal til end R10T15.
Toros: 13. Ignite weapon + flaming burst weapon til beginning R5T13.
Keghart: 10.
Helt: 9.
Stickfoot: 7.
Asher: 6.

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R3T6: Asher quickly reloads and scans around for an enemy to emerge.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T15: Shalelu steps around so as to be flanking with the gecko with Toros. It's a good thing to, for only from its distraction does her blow land, but does so nicely for 7.

R4T13: Toros nods at Shalelu for her good positioning and then hits Stickfoot so hard (12 + 1 fire) it is spun around (and flat-footed)!

R4T10: Seeing an advantage, Keghart casts scorching ray. With the second fumble in a row, this time the ray hits Toros in the arm for 13 fire! Despite worshipping a goddess of fire and having fire on his sword now, Toros feels all of it and roars in anger, shooting back a withering glance at his inept brother.

"Now that I recognize," quips Helt with a poker face.

R4T7-6: Stickfoot bites at Shalelu, whose leather blocks the bite.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T15: Shalelu misses with her attack, her sword skimming off of the pillar.

R5T13: Toros puts his scimitar into his shield-hand and prays to Sarenrae with the other. He is given 8. He puts grabs his scimitar again and strikes but is bebuffed by the gecko's hide.

R5T10: Keghart tries his palm-shooting-thing again, and this time he's successful as the creature gets hit for 4.

R5T7: Shalelu's armor again saves her from the gecko.

R5T6: A loud report is heard and a musket ball slams into Stickfoot's head for 21. It falls down, and Shalelu finishes it off.

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Shalelu: 15. Bow is +1 shocking in addition to normal til end R10T15.
Toros: 13. Ignite weapon + flaming burst weapon til beginning R5T13.
Keghart: 10.
Helt: 9. DELAYING!!!
Stickfoot: 7.
Asher: 6. Loaded. See readied action!!!

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Asher pulls out his revolver, but doesn't get a chance to signal anything before he hears the obvious sounds of casting.

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He didn't see the casting, but hearing it was enough for him to realize that an invisible something just south of you cast mirror image. It doesn't sound goblin, but does sound female.

Begin Round One ...

R1T22: Valbard, you heard a woman casting a spell in the room where Asher is (you can't determine the spell. What do you do?

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Valbard: 22.
Shalelu: 21.
Lyrie Akenja: 20. Invisibility. Mirror Image (2).
Asher: 11. Pistol in hand.
Keghart: 8.
Toros: 6.
Opal: 6.

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R1T22: Valbard zooms in, running atop the table while taking out his cold iron dagger and thrusting into the southwest space and continuing off the table to the northeast.

R1T21: Not sure of what is happening, Shalelu casts a spell on herself.

R1T20: A voice casting another spell (shatter) is heard in the same spot. A woman appears at the same time as Toros' scimitar is humming from vibrations (but is undamaged). The woman is in her early twenties, with dark skin and long hair braided tightly into cornrows. She has the protection of a weak mirror image (2 images), and wields a dagger.

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R1T11: Asher, the spellcaster has revealed herself ... and it is a human woman from another continent. A cat is poking out of a carry-case made for it, and with such capable spells as invisibility, mirror image, and shatter, no doubt this is a wizard, though what she is doing in the underfane of a goblin stronghold is yet unknown. What do you do?

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Valbard: 22.
Shalelu: 21. Shield.
Lyrie Akenja: 20. Mirror Image (2).
Asher: 11. Pistol in hand.
Keghart: 8.
Toros: 6.
Opal: 6.

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R1T11: Asher maneuvers to get a clear shot at the wizard. He fires and dismisses an image (1 remaining).

R1T8: Keghart, 15' from your position you see a Garundi wizard female with one image remaining on a mirror image spell. What do you do?

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Valbard: 22.
Shalelu: 21. Shield.
Lyrie Akenja: 20. Mirror Image (1).
Asher: 11. Pistol in hand.
Keghart: 8.
Toros: 6.
Opal: 6.

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R1T8: Keghart casts a spell, "Miss, I need you to stand down! Everyone else, hold off for a second until we see if she complies."

R1T6: Toros answers her brother, "I shall not spoil your spell, but I see the faint mark of evil in her, so either she will be redeemed by your actions or mine."

R1T5: Opal, you don't even see what's going on. You don't know what spell Keghart cast. What do you do?

Valbard on deck, Shalelu in the hole ...

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Valbard: 22.
Shalelu: 21. Shield.
Lyrie Akenja: 20. Mirror Image (1). CHARMED by Keghart!!!
Asher: 11. Pistol in hand, loaded.
Keghart: 8.
Toros: 6.
Opal: 5.

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R1T5: Well, this is either gonna work or it's not. Opal thought. She paused, waiting to see if this would pan out.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22-21: Valbard and Shalelu delay ...

R2T20: The woman looks around, not dropping her guard, but not attacking. "Who are you," she calls out to Keghart, "and who are the rest of these people?!"

R2T11: Asher, what do you do?

Keghart on deck, Toros in the hole, Valbard/ Shalelu/ Spellcaster/ Opal delaying ... vocals free (within reason) ...

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Valbard: 22. DELAYING!!!
Shalelu: 21. Shield. DELAYING!!!
Lyrie Akenja: 20. Mirror Image (1). CHARMED by Keghart!!! DELAYING!!!
Asher: 11. Pistol in hand, loaded.
Keghart: 8.
Toros: 6.
Opal: 5. DELAYING!!

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The party enters the temple in standard 2x2 (no gap, because it is wide enough inside to get maneuverbility). Once just inside, she thinks she sees a single dark shape flying along the ceiling to the northeast.

Surprise Round ...

S26: That same dark shape seems to notice that it has been noticed, and speeds towards the party ... specifically to Opal! It stops nearly 10' above her, and lets out this horrendously loud and hideous-sounding howl.

Everyone roll a Will save vs. a sonic, mind-affecting fear effect, but with a +4 bonus (courtesy of the courageous Toros standing nearby) ...

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Poochie #2: 26. (48:48). Stealth 26.
Valbard: 20.
Toros: 16.
Poochie #1: 11. (48:48). Stealth 29.
Shalelu: 11.
Asher: 8.
Keghart: 7.
Opal: 4. Perception 31 (saw #2 only).

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S11: A dark shape appears above and south of Keghart, and likewise gives out a hideous baying sound.

Lather, rinse, repeat. Will saves vs. sonic, mind-affecting, fear effect with a +4 bonus (thanks, Toros) again, please ...

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Poochie #2: 26. (48:48). Stealth 26.
Valbard: 20.
Toros: 16.
Poochie #1: 11. (48:48). Stealth 29.
Shalelu: 11.
Asher: 8.
Keghart: 7.
Opal: 4. Perception 31 (saw #2 only).

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S4: Sharp-eyed Opal, you can take a standard or a move action, as you are able to act this surprise round. What do you do?

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Poochie #2: 26. (48:48). Stealth 26.
Valbard: 20. PANICKED til beginning R5T11!!!
Toros: 16.
Poochie #1: 11. (48:48). Stealth 29.
Shalelu: 11.
Asher: 8.
Keghart: 7.
Opal: 4. Perception 31 (saw #2 only).

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S4: Opal quickly raises her holy symbol. "By Sarenrae's holy light!" she chants; calling her goddess' aid.

Begin Round One ...

R1T26: The canine-like creatures swoops down to charge Opal and bites her in the right elbow for 11. A dark energy, almost palpable evil flows forth from its bite, but Opal's faith protects her from further harm.

R1T20: Valbard, you are terrified beyond all capacity for hope and reason. You drop your two daggers and you run out of there (the doors were never closed) at top speed. In fact, because the party hasn't made any specific endeavor to close doors, you make it easily to the stockade/ground level and beyond.

R1T16: "Sorry, doggo," says Toros, "but as Our Lady in Flames guides my sword, this will not go well for you." He swings at the pooch-thing that attacked Opal with his scimitar. A very clumsy attack, and yet it is almost as some supernatural force corrects the arc of his swing midway and hits the creature for 19!

R1T11: The other creature descends 5' to attack Keghart and nip him on the butt for 9.

R1T10: Shalelu casts abundant ammunition on her quiver before repositioning to have a clear LOS to the one to the south.

R1T10: Asher, strange black, flying, dog-like creatures are to your west and south, but luckily you are not threatened. Also, because they are above the ground (5' height), you don't have to worry about friendlies providing cover. What do you do?

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HEROES: Bless for 3 minutes: +1 attack rolls, +1 saves vs. fear.
Poochie #2: 26. (29:48). Charged.
Valbard: 20. PANICKED til beginning R5T11!!!
Toros: 16. SMITE declared on Poochie #2.
Poochie #1: 11. (48:48).
Shalelu: 10. Abundant ammunition.
Asher: 8.
Keghart: 7.
Opal: 4.

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R1T8: Asher fires at the animal that struck Opal before quickly reloading. The bullet seems to bounce off of the creature, even though Asher is sure the shot should've landed.

R1T7: Keghart, what do you do?

Opal on deck, Poochie #2 in the hole ...

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HEROES: Bless for 3 minutes: +1 attack rolls, +1 saves vs. fear.
Poochie #2: 26. (29:48). Charged.
Valbard: 20. PANICKED til beginning R5T11!!!
Toros: 16. SMITE declared on Poochie #2.
Poochie #1: 11. (48:48).
Shalelu: 10. Abundant ammunition.
Asher: 8. Loaded.
Keghart: 7.
Opal: 4.

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R1T7: Keghart steps to the side to get cover from the column, and he casts a defensive spell on himself.

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First, I had to make a judgment call on what you meant about which direction, since there were two possible, though the "get cover from the column" was my fluff-clue.

So, I need to know (moving forward) how you want to approach the skills with which you get to take 10. I am going to assume that since you can Take 10, you do Take 10 unless you otherwise specify? So, taking 10 with Knowledge (Planes), here is what you know ...

First, this is a "yeth hound," an evil extraplanar outsider. This alone means several things:
* Relatively good at combat.
* Relatively tough.
* Surprisingly skilled for whatever intellectual peer group it finds itself in.
* Doesn't need to eat, drink, or sleep, but does need to breathe.
* Normal soul/spirit business of any extraplanar outsider.
* As a creature of pure evil, its attacks can harm those creatures who are normally only harmed fully by weapons infused with malice.

Second, yeth hounds inhabit secluded dens in remote wilderness areas far from bothersome civilization. These dens are always subterranean, far removed from the hated sunlight. Yeth hounds range great distances from their dens during their nightly hunts, and have been known to carry kills for miles just for the comfort of consuming a fresh meal in their lair. The sight of a yeth hound loping through the sky with a body clenched in its jaws is unsettling indeed.

Third, yeth hounds - as can be expected of a canine-like creature, possess a superior olfactory sense, which with their general keen senses, tends to mean they notice dangers and have very quick reflexes.

R1T4: Opal, what do you do?

Poochie #2 on deck, Toros in the hole ...

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HEROES: Bless for 3 minutes: +1 attack rolls, +1 saves vs. fear.
Poochie #2: 26. (29:48). Charged.
Valbard: 20. PANICKED til beginning R5T11!!!
Toros: 16. SMITE declared on Poochie #2.
Poochie #1: 11. (48:48).
Shalelu: 10. Abundant ammunition.
Asher: 8. Loaded.
Keghart: 7.
Opal: 4.

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R1T4: Opal tries to hack the hound, but the finely curved crossguard hooks on her belt and she is now entangled.

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You must spend a standard action to free yourself.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T26: Poochie #2 recovers from its previous charge and snaps at a blocking Toros.

R2T20: Valbard is still panicked.

R2T16: Toros cuts into his opponent's flank for 14.

R2T11: Poochie #1 floats slightly west and attacks Toros, biting him on the hip for 8 with such ferocity it knocks the big man down.

R2T10: Shalelu dashes past Asher to stand by the fallen paladin and she shoots at Poochie #2, hitting it for 11 mod.

R2T8: Asher, your pistol is loaded and it looks like Poochie #2 is ready to fall, if only it didn't seem resistant to your bullets. What do you do?

Keghart on deck, Opal (entangled) in the hole ...

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HEROES: Bless for 3 minutes: +1 attack rolls, +1 saves vs. fear.
Poochie #2: 26. (4:48). Affected by Toros' aura of menace.
Valbard: 20. PANICKED til beginning R5T11!!!
Toros: 16. SMITE declared on Poochie #2. PRONE!!!
Poochie #1: 11. (48:48).
Shalelu: 10. Abundant ammunition.
Asher: 8. Loaded.
Keghart: 7.
Opal: 4. Entangled by her own gear; SA required to free herself.
* Set up bloody riposte counter if attacked.

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"They're called yeth hounds," calls Keghart. "Extraplanar evil. From the looks of things, they're resistant to normal weapons."

R2T8: Using the new knowledge available to him, Asher decided to change tactics. Focusing his occult power into his gloves, he aimed his left hand at the beast. A beam of pure cold shoots out from his fingertips, as though he had the powers of winter literally on tap. Unfortunately, this is the first time he has ever tried this in a stressful situation, and the beam of cold goes wide as Asher over extends his left arm and strains the wiring in it for 1 DEX.

R2T7: Keghart stiffens the force field on his armor, then moves around the perimeter until he can get a better shot.

R2T4: Opal, you currently have bloody riposte set up if attacked. You are entangled by your own gear. You would have to take a SA to free yourself. What do you do?

Yeth Hound #2 on deck, Toros (prone) in the hole ...

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HEROES: Bless for 3 minutes: +1 attack rolls, +1 saves vs. fear.
Poochie #2: 26. (4:48). Affected by Toros' aura of menace.
Valbard: 20. PANICKED til beginning R5T11!!!
Toros: 16. SMITE declared on Poochie #2. PRONE!!!
Poochie #1: 11. (48:48).
Shalelu: 10. Abundant ammunition.
Asher: 8. Loaded.
Keghart: 7.
Opal: 4. Entangled by her own gear; SA required to free herself.
* Set up bloody riposte counter if attacked.