Way of the Wicked: Knot of Thorns [IC]

[Ahus]

Ved sees Amadeus' lust for the sword and guides it gently into his hand. Telling him to "Grab the Sword" Still prone Ved continues his spell, or recasts as necessary, reaching out magically for the other sword guiding it into Bile's hand.

If all goes well, Ved asks Bile "Bile, grab the sword and toss me a Dagger."

[lostsole31]

R9T21: Ved's body knits with FH1. He sees Amadeus' lust for the sword and guides it gently into his hand, telling him to "Grab the Sword!" Still prone, Ved continues his spell, or recasts as necessary, reaching out magically for the other sword and taking control of it.

Spoiler: Actions

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It still takes a move action to put it in his hand, so then you use your next SA to cast mage hand on the other sword, but it doesn't go anywhere yet. However, Amadeus doesn't need to spend a MA to grab the sword, and it is now firmly in his grasp.

R9T19: Donovan, you are healed again, and there is this weird, blood-red scarlet wrap at your waist that you are sure has something to do with why the doggo bled out. What do you do?

P6 on deck, P4 in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

As he is standing next to him, Donovan will stab at P4 with the dagger while saying, "I could be much more effective with a sword if someone could get me one!"

Spoiler: Is this a dagger I see before me?

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Attack: (1d20+5)[12]

Damage: (1d4+4)[8]

[lostsole31]

R9T19: As he is standing next to him, Donovan will stab at P4 with the dagger (barely glancing off his shield) while saying, "I could be much more effective with a sword if someone could get me one!"

R9T15-11.5: P6 drops his sword (putting his foot on top of it) and unreadies his shield. He then pulls out his bow. P4 tries to withdraw, but falls on his bum. He goes to stand, and Kel plants a foot in his groin for 7, but Donovan stabs the man right in the heart with a crit for 8 + 1d4+2 bleed, dropping him.

R9T11: Amadeus, you now have a sword. What do you do?

Zepsus on deck, Bile in the hole ...

[GM_Dave]

Zepsus will get into position, moving to the right side of ved.
As he walks around the grease, and tries to be graceful while moving past his allies, he reverse his first grease spell.

Spoiler: Actions

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Standard: Dismiss the grease
Movement: walk 30' to the square next to ved on the right, lining up a charge for next round with p5

[bcool999]

Grasping the sword in his dirty mitts, Amadeus turns his gaze to the pair of archers blocking his exit from these fetid cells. He attempts to make his way across the grease to teach them the error of that folly.

Should he make it past the obstacle he takes a two handed swing at P5 with his new longsword and mocks with a sing-song voice, "You're going to die here."

Should he fail to overcome the grease Amadeus curses it saying, "This thrice damned grease shall be the death of us!"

Spoiler: OOC

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Move action: Move down at half speed to just north of P5 (G2 should be dead from bleed or at least not a threat) Acrobatics: (1d20+1)[19]
If unsuccessful and falls, stand up.
If unsuccessful and remains standing, Standard Action to Start the Collective adding all conscious Allies.
If succsessful in crossing the grease, Standard: Attack P5 with Terrifying Blow. Using Martial Power to take a -1 to attack and gain 2 THP
Attack: (1d20+4)[8]
Damage: (1d8+6)[13] Will save DC 16 or Frightened.
Also if hit and takes damage Amadeus makes a Free Intimidate check to demoralize P5 with a +4 Profane bonus to the check. If it succeeds the guard is shaken which should stack with Frightened (if the guard failed his save) to make Panicked.

[oyzar]

Bile felt it when the evil he channeled drained the guard. Suddenly a flash of unholy inspiration strikes him. I can channel the evil, not just randomly around me, but also through my blade. He moves swiftly and gracefully over to the guard. His lithe body moving like that of a dancer, flowing from one position to the next. Suddenly he stabs out at the guard, but instead of the blade following the expected trajectory, the blade makes a mini jump through space to end up in the side of the guard, his eyes glow red as a dark mist seem to coalesce around the blade.

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Move 10 feet S to P6.
Swift, smite good P6
Standard: "Dimensional Strike vs FF with smite" - (1d20+10)[27] "dagger damage with smite" - (1d4+1)[4] "body of night damage - (1d6)[2]
If attacked will use flowing creek to try to dodge.

[lostsole31]

R9T19: As he is standing next to him, Donovan will stab at P4 with the dagger (barely glancing off his shield) while saying, "I could be much more effective with a sword if someone could get me one!"

R9T15-11.5: P6 drops his sword (putting his foot on top of it) and unreadies his shield. He then pulls out his bow. P4 tries to withdraw, but falls on his bum. He goes to stand, and Kel plants a foot in his groin for 7, but Donovan stabs the man right in the heart with a crit for 8 + 1d4+2 bleed, dropping him.

R9T11: Grasping the sword in his dirty mitts, Amadeus turns his gaze to the pair of archers blocking his exit from these fetid cells. He attempts to make his way across the grease to teach them the error of that folly.

Should he make it past the obstacle he takes a two handed swing at P5 with his new longsword and mocks with a sing-song voice, "You're going to die here." The guard ducks out of the way, not parrying with his bow so much as guiding it out of his path.

R9T10: Zepsus will get into position, moving to the right side of Ved. As he walks around the grease, and tries to be graceful while moving past his allies, he reverse his first grease spell.

R9T9.5: Bile felt it when the evil he channeled drained the guard. Suddenly a flash of unholy inspiration strikes him. I can channel the evil, not just randomly around me, but also through my blade. He moves swiftly and gracefully over to the guard. His lithe body moving like that of a dancer, flowing from one position to the next. Suddenly he stabs out at the guard, but instead of the blade following the expected trajectory, the blade makes a mini jump through space to end up in the side of the guard, his eyes glow red as a dark mist seem to coalesce around the blade. His blade stabs through the chain shirt and into the man's chest for 6. The man seems healthy enough still, but that did seem to take the fight out of him nevertheless.

R9T8-5: P3 drops his bow and goes to pick up his sword, which instantly is freed of Ved's sorcerous influence, but Amadeus hacks at him in his right shoulder for 9. He does have his sword (and bow in hand), but wounded as he is after that he has had enough. He bolts around the east side of the grease, shouting bloody murder as he goes. Meanwhile, P5 steps back and shoots at Bile. Bile tries to duck out of the way and moves brilliantly, but this arrow was destined to find its mark as Bile is hit in the chest with a crit for 8. Bile begins to wheeze as it is possible his lung was nicked .... a brutal shot, indeed.

R9T4: Grumblejack moves slightly sideways and down, his middle partially exposed to the southern hallway. He reaches down and touches Leonidas for 11 healing.

End Round 9, Begin Round 10 ...

R10T22: Leonidas, you are awake and alive and prone on a non-greasy ground, and yet your back is wet because you are laying in a pool of blood (your own and others'). The padded club you dropped is by you, and while there are the bodies of dogs and guards about you, you are not threatened. What do you do?

Kel on deck, Ved in the hole (prone) ...

[Blackhawk101]

Slowly, Leonodas moves away from the light. The smell of scorched flesh fades and the screams of the damned diminish. Leonidas jumps to his feet,
“Ha Ha! I’m alive! Whooo! Yah! Let’s totally kill these fracking bastards!”
He picks up his club.

[lostsole31]

R10T22: Slowly, Leonodas moves away from the light. The smell of scorched flesh fades and the screams of the damned diminish. Leonidas jumps to his feet, “Ha Ha! I’m alive! Whooo! Yah! Let’s totally kill these fracking bastards!” He picks up "his" club.

R10T21.5: Kel takes a 5' step and snaps the neck of P4. For those looking askance at her, she shrugs and says, "Still bleeding means still alive in my book. Don't need a cleric in here channeling and makin' them stand in our midst."

R10T21: Ved, you FH1. You are prone. Your mage hand ended when P3 took control of the sword. What do you do?

Donovan on deck, P6 in the hole ...

[Ahus]

Ved starts to push himself up from his prone position. As he does his form disappears, reappearing next to Kel, astride the now deader guard.
With a practiced and somewhat familiar arcane gesture, a bolt of acid flies out tword the bow wielding guard.

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MA : stand from prone + Dimensional Slide
SA : cast Acid Splash
Ranged Touch : (1d20+3)[14]
Dam : (1d3)[2]

[BuckGodot]

Donovan will step forward to Amadeus side and extend his arm towards P5, a gout of flames bursting forth towards the man.

Spoiler: Some like it hot...

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Planar Detonation

Attack: (1d20+2)[12]

Damage: (1d10+2)[4]

[lostsole31]

R10T21: Ved starts to push himself up from his prone position. As he does his form disappears, reappearing next to Kel, astride the now deader guard. With a practiced and somewhat familiar arcane gesture, a bolt of acid flies out toward the bow-wielding guard, but with Amadeus in the way he misses.

Grumblejack looks at Ved. "Dimensional slide?"

R10T19: Donovan will step forward to Amadeus side and extend his arm towards P5, a gout of flames bursting forth towards the man, hitting him for 4 fire.

Spoiler: Donovan

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It is from here that you learn that your bloodeater's belt bleed does not add to weapon-like powers/ spells/ abilities, but strictly to manufactured weapons.

R10T15: P6 withdraws down the hall .... his sword still on the ground ... and he screams bloody murder as he leaves. (Removed from map.)

R10T11: Amadeus, you are now in somewhat of a battle line with Donovan and Bile. What do you do?

Zepsus on deck, Bile in the hole ...

[bcool999]

Taking a glance around the battlefield, Amadeus smirks as he turns his sight on the last remaining guard. "Looks like your friends left you to die alone. What a pity." Amadeus says as he steps forward, channeling Hell's power and his own self-assured superiority as he hacks at the last guard with devastating strength.

Spoiler: OOC

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5ft step to get in melee with P5.
Move Action: Aid another on self for +2 attack (1d20+5)[19] Whether this succeeds or fails, Recover expended maneuvers (So Terrifying Blow I think)
Standard Action: Initiate Ravaging Blow.
Attack: (1d20+5)[17] Possible +2 from above aid another
Damage: (1d8+6)[14] + (1d6)[5] Profane damage and Will save DC 16 vs Shaken for 1 round.
If damaged Free action intimidate at an additional +4 bonus to demoralize. Does not stack with Shaken conditions of other sources (so if they fail the above save this can only lead to a longer duration not Frightened)

[lostsole31]

R10T11: Taking a glance around the battlefield, Amadeus smirks as he turns his sight on the last remaining guard. "Looks like your friends left you to die alone. What a pity." Amadeus says as he steps forward, channeling Hell's power and his own self-assured superiority as he hacks at the last guard with devastating strength. The guard raises his arms to protect his body, but the sword cuts through his fleshy tricep to cut through his cheeck and then into his collarbone and chest for 19. As the man slips down to the ground, they lock eyes, and P5 falls unconscious ... his last thoughts that of terror of the man that killed him with his own sword.

R10T10: Zepsus, what do you do?

Bile on deck, P3 in the hole ...

[Ahus]

Ved quips back at Grumblejack "Quite"

[GM_Dave]

After the last one falls, Zepsus moves to the door.
"Nows our chance, do we fight our way out? or do we try the window? There is a rope we can use to climb, but we wont be able to get off this island unless we have a boat, or someone smuggles us out."

Spoiler: Actions

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Move:30 ft to the door, avoiding the grease.
Standard hold to attack any hostile creature that comes within range of my sword

[lostsole31]

Ved quips back at Grumblejack, "Quite."

R10T10: After the last one falls, Zepsus moves to the door. "Now's our chance, do we fight our way out? or do we try the window? There is a rope we can use to climb, but we wont be able to get off this island unless we have a boat, or someone smuggles us out."

R10T9.5: Bile, what do you do? In using flowing creek last round, you do not have a SwA this round until the beginning of your next turn.

P3 on deck, Grumblejack in the hole ...

[oyzar]

"Didn't you hear earlier? There's no safe path out of this tower with the window. There's a guard right outside the door still. We should prepare ourselves to fight our way out." Bile folds his hands in front of him as in silent prayer and swiftly steps over to Ved, holding out the holy symbol ready for the other man to grab it. "I'll need it back soon." He says, his voice sounding distance as all his thoughts are focused inwards, on his mediation to prepare him for the rest of the battle.

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Full round action: Recover maneuvers (Flowing Creek, Swift Current, Dimensional Strike), move up to 30 feet, gain +4 insight to AC and deadly strike on next attack. Move to stand next to Ved.
Free action: Hold out holy symbol for Ved to grab.

[lostsole31]

R10T9.5: "Didn't you hear earlier? There's no safe path out of this tower with the window. There's a guard right outside the door still. We should prepare ourselves to fight our way out." Bile folds his hands in front of him as in silent prayer and swiftly steps over to Ved, holding out the holy symbol ready for the other man to grab it. "I'll need it back soon." He says, his voice sounding distance as all his thoughts are focused inwards, on his mediation to prepare him for the rest of the battle.

R10T8: P3 runs out of the far room down the stairs, making a ruckus as he goes.

There are now no active enemies on the board....

R10T4: Grumblejack moves slightly east to now have his profile fill up his side of the hallway. He slashes at the two fallen guard dogs with the claws on his hands (one of which was still visibly bleeding profusely. There is no more "bleeding" from their wounds so much as blood just pooling outwards from wound-made orifices. To Ved he nods and replies, "Respect."

End Round 10, Begin Round 11 ...

R11T22: Leonidas, what do you do?

Kel on deck, Ved in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

Leonidas drops the club and moves to pick up a long sword.
“Let’s get a move on before they send more guards.”

[lostsole31]

R11T22: Leonidas drops the club and moves to pick up a long sword. “Let’s get a move on before they send more guards.”

R11T21.5: Kel moves south and does an axe-kick on the bleeding guard (P5) for 6, hopefully being enough to make sure he has no lucky, gods-given break.

R11T21: Ved, you FH1, which may have troubling implications, as there are no active enemies that you can see. What do you do?

Donovan on deck, Amadeus in the hole ...

[bcool999]

Amadeus looks about the floor for a shield. Should he find one he will remove it from the prior user and strap it to his arm. "I'll be taking this. Slightly used with only one previous owner? A bargain." Amadeus chuckles to himself on his dark humor.

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If P5 has a heavy shield on him, Amadeus will grab that off of him and equip it. If Amadeus moves farther afield for a shield he does his best to wield (with the actions he has available.)

[Ahus]

"Everyone, be on your guard, I still feel the dark prince tending to my wounds. Were we alone or out of danger, even temporarily his Judgement would have faded," Ved says reaching out for the unholy symbol. Surveying the group Ved asks "Is anyone experiencing severe wounds that have not been tended to by either Bile or our large friend here?"

If anyone call out needing healing Ved will tend to any grievous wounds, otherwise he will ask "Bile, may I borrow your dagger for a moment as well.'

Ved will either tend to the wounded or retrieve Bile's dagger and begin mutilating the corpse of one of the guards, carving a large patch of skin from the head and cutting a matching unholy symbol into the removed flesh.
Either way while he works he says in a somewhat commanding tone, "Someone redistribute those weapons don't waste the clubs, it better than nothing. I'd love a bow and quiver if we can spare one. AND search the bodies for keys or cash. Lets get on it we don't have all day."

Spoiler: Mechanics

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If anyone pipes up as needing healing Ved will cast cure light wounds through the unholy symbol.
Otherwise he will try to rapidly carve a symbol of his own from the skin of one of the guards.

[lostsole31]

R11T21: "Everyone, be on your guard, I still feel the dark prince tending to my wounds. Were we alone or out of danger, even temporarily his Judgement would have faded," Ved says reaching out for the unholy symbol. Surveying the group Ved asks "Is anyone experiencing severe wounds that have not been tended to by either Bile or our large friend here?"

He awaits a reply/ replies.....

R11T19: Donovan, what do you do?

Amadeus on deck (action posted), Zepsus in the hole ...

[GM_Dave]

Zepsus looks to the others as he moves to the door,
My wounds are closed; I am only slightly injured.

On his turn:
"I'll watch the door, if the rest strip our enemies of their armor. Take no more than is absolutely necessary, we can don our armor and shields once we are in the next area; and, take their weapons.
Zepsus will then move to the door, and close it slightly, so that only he can see through. He will try to do so quickly, when he can, but will be cautious; moving, and looking through the door first. If he sees the remaining guards whove escaped, he will hold action again to attack any enemies that come adjacent to him (if they enter the door), but if he sees none, he will close the door half way.

Spoiler: Actions

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Move 30' towards the door, stopping right in front of it
Look through
If there are no enemies,
Move: Close door
If there are enemies
Action:
Hold action to attack the first enemy through the door, or adjacent

[oyzar]

"I'll heal myself." Bile comments as he lets Ved grab the symbol.

[BuckGodot]

Donovan will look around for a dropped sword and grab it if he finds one.

"What's our course of action. The window will at least allow us to get a look outside!"

[lostsole31]

Zepsus replies, "My wounds're closed."

"I'll heal myself." Bile comments as he lets Ved grab the symbol.

R11T19: Donovan will look around for a dropped sword and grab it if he finds one. But Leonidas had picked up the last one. "What's our course of action? The window will at least allow us to get a look outside!"

R11T11: Amadeus looks about the floor for a shield. Should he find one he will remove it from the prior user and strap it to his arm. "I'll be taking this. Slightly used with only one previous owner? A bargain." Amadeus chuckles to himself on his dark humor.

R1T10: Zepsus says as he moves to the door, "I am only slightly injured."

After a quick look to the room beyond, and seeing there are no enemies, he adds, "I'll watch the door, if the rest strip our enemies of their armor. Take no more than is absolutely necessary, we can don our armor and shields once we are in the next area; and, take their weapons.

Zepsus closes the door slightly, so that only he can see through, closing the door hallway.

R1T9.5: Bile, you no longer have the holy symbol. What do you do?

Grumblejack on deck, Leonidas in the hole ...

[oyzar]

Bile steps next to the bow from the fallen guard, intending to pick it up soon. But before doing so, he got something else to accomplish. He grabs a tiny vial of swirling dark red matter from his new pouch and drips a drop right into the wound on his chest. While doing so he motions with his hand in arcane gestures and chants:

"H̡͔̠̯̗̠̭a̢̹͍̗̤e̩ͅc̛̬̙ ̱̘̮̣͍p̴ḙ͝r͙ s̠̼̯̟̮a҉̘͉̳̟̙̼̯n̩͎̕g̬u̹i̵̻̦͉̻ͅn̠̜̪̭̗̩͎e͓͘m̺ ̩̮̟̗͖͜e̦f͇̞̝f̱̲̞͝u҉̹̻͈̗̙d̵͕̙̤̥̼͙͍e̙̟̘̪͜r̺̙̪̪̗͟i̮̭t ͚̙͉͚̱̬ ̯̥͔̟͞v̷̭o̹̥̰̟̹̠c͙͎̬̭o̵̭̫͚̪ ҉͕͈͇s̮̲̱͇͓͝u͝p͕̜͎̮e͞r̜͔͎͡ t͏͎͓̗̱è̖̦̳̳̝ ͙͖̮ͅs̰͇̞̰͔͚̩͟e͍̮͙̲r̞̖̟͕͎v͠u̙͚͈̣ṣ̯̦͍̜͍ ̡tu̶̙u̺̭͔̜s̞̦̞:̙̙͘ ͏̳̫P̦̮̟͈̝̰͉e͖̲͓̳r͏c͕͖̜̺̻e̦̜͞p̵̥̼i̖̻̜̥t̢̹̥͓ ̵̰̦̘̪̗A̗͖͚ͅs̙̜͔̭ḿ̩̠o̼ͅḑ͕̥͚̱̲̗̫e̦͢uş̖̫̤̹̼.̻͢ ̭͙̩̙ ͈P҉̼̼͓̞͔̱r̮͎̰̤͎͝i̝͚̭̱͖͇̟͜n̤̺̞͈̭̤ce̦p̥͚͔̥̱̮̮s͖̺̲̖͎͠ ̬ ̨͉̞d́a ̪͔͙̮̙͇͈m͞i͡h̬̗͕͔̩͖̳i̳̺͔͉ ́p̭̩̱o̬̣t̴̬̗̟e̠͍̣ͅsţa̖͕͉͚̝̳t̴e͖̟̹͈͉̳͞m͈̫̪͟,͓͝ ̻̤̗̠̤ͅq̡̬͎ua̼͙ r͇͈̩e̛̩̬̼̘̺̘̩cu͉pe̱͉̪̱r̲͉ͅar̵̟̯̲e̞̰̠̺͜t͈̗̯̮̣̥̕ ̖̗͎̙̮a̱̦͔̮b͏̺̤̜͇͔̞̻ ͜i҉͔̮͙̣m҉̲į͖͇s̡͎̲̥̖̰̻̥ ̩͕̗̘̝̩̟͡uͅs̲̣̣̳̱̲q̸̘͖̝͖ͅͅu̠̥e̻̼̤̭͠ ̭̥̹͉̩ͅa̙͈̯̩͙̞͜d̼̪̣̘̞ ͔̝͓͙̙̜s͔̯͍u̢̮̦͍m͢m͉͍̝͎̗̝ͅa̤̻͎̺͍͠,̗͚͟ ̛̗̙̳͇͓̱̺a̠͘ ̩͙͉̗̰̭g̪͚̺̥̠̱͡r̰̺̘̙͕a̕v̲͉̪̦̦i̝̦̯̻͚b͏̮͈u̱̝s̩̰ ̤̬͈͔̳d̮͇a̵͚mn͓̤̦͚̖̱̱͘u͓͎̘ṃ ͖͓͟d̢͉̩̗e͚ ̛̰̻̺̭̦̺͈t̠͙͔̣͟ͅu̷͖̙̤̣a͍͓ ̸̥̬̟̱̮v̲̜̞͓̺ì̤̱ŕ̺͔̞̱̹̳ͅt̺͖̳͓̫̞͢u̵͈̰̘t̡̺͕͙̥̬̘̳e̷̙ ̥̩̺̬ ̫͔̮̮̺v̥̠̝͕͍̼ͅi̙͘o̺ͅl̻a̻̘̲̼̱͖̥n̲̭̰̝̟t̥̭̖͞.͎̲͈̤̩ ̲̱"

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Free action if necessary: 5 foot step to the fallen guard nearby.
1 round action (finish start of his next round): Cast infernal healing.