Way of the Wicked: Knot of Thorns [IC]

[GM_Dave]

Zepsus will move into the hallway, squeezing past the big guy, and once out in the open will be very careful to watch the archers; he prepares to defensively twist out of the way of any arrows aimed at him.

Spoiler: Actions

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Move: move into the hall
Standard: Fight Defensively.

[Ahus]

Ved, as well will squeeze past Grumblejack and move into the hallway, clearing the doorway and sliding in between Kel and the wall. He will take another shot at the archer that Bile hit moments ago.

Spoiler: Rolls

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Ranged attack :(1d20+3)[21]
Damage : (1d8)[3]

[BuckGodot]

Donovan will use his shield defensively and try to close to the range of his fire attack.

[Blackhawk101]

“Grumblejack, Move!”
Leo draws his club. He will wait for grumblejack to move before dashing into the room.

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ready an action to move towards the archers. Draw padded club. Keep bow in other hand.

[lostsole31]

R2T24: Zepsus moves into the hallway, squeezing past the big guy. Once out in the open he will is very careful to watch the archers; he prepares to defensively twist out of the way of any arrows aimed at him.

R2T21: Ved as well will squeeze past Grumblejack and move into the hallway. He clears the doorway and slides in between Kel and the wall. He takes another shot at the archer that Bile hit moments ago, and it hits PG7 in the belly for 3.

R2T20: Donovan uses his shield defensively and tries to close to the range of his fire attack.

R2T19: “Grumblejack, Move!” Leo draws his club, waiting for Grumblejack to move before dashing into the room.

R2T12: Kel moves forward defensively.

R2T10-7: PG8 shoots at her, but she bats the arrow away. PG7 readies his shield, drops his bow, and then advances down the side of the hallway.

R2T6: Bile, you are in body of the night stance with the bow in your hand. The melee-equipped guard (PG7) is now only 15' from you (and 10' from Kel). This is the one that is wounded. What do you do?

Amadeus on deck, Grumblejack in the hole ...

[oyzar]

"Nice job with the arrows." Bile says with a smile as he sees Kel manage to nock aside yet another one. He steps forward to meet the approaching guard. With a flourish he pulls his dagger and stabs at the man swift as a coursing river.

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Move action to move directly south of the guard.
Standard:"Swift Current vs ff" - (1d20+4)[20] Body of night should give +4 more
"dagger damage" - (1d4)[2] "swift current damage" - (1d6)[1] "body damage" - (1d6)[5]
If attacked he'll use flowing creek to dodge.

[lostsole31]

R2T6: "Nice job with the arrows," Bile says with a smile as he sees Kel manage to knock aside yet another one. He steps forward to meet the approaching guard. With a flourish he pulls his dagger and stabs at the man swift as a coursing river, getting him in the left cheek and back of throat for 8. If it weren't for the fact that Bile was a tiefling, he would be as mysterious as the dark side of the moon.

R2T5: Amadeus, you are currently using total defense. What do you do?

Grumblejack on deck, Zepsus in the hole ...

[bcool999]

Amadeus moves forward to stand beside Bile drawing his pilfered longsword as he goes. He slashes viciously at the guard even as he attempts to keep an eye out for another arrow. "Watch those side doors!" Amadeus calls out from the melee.

Spoiler: OOC

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Move Action: move 25ft up next to Bile. Drawing weapon as a free action while doing so. (Hurray for +1 bab)
Standard Action: Activating Martial power -1 to hit, +3 THP (because I am using a shield) and initiating Ravaging Blow on PG7.

Attack: (1d20+4)[24] (used the Martial Power attack bonus entry on sheet)
Damage: (1d8+4)[8] + (1d6)[2] Profane damage +Will save DC 16 vs shaken 1 round.

If hit by above, intimidate as a free action with additional +4 profane bonus to roll. Intimidate cannot worsen the shaken above but could have longer duration.

[bcool999]

Spoiler: Natural 20

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Unmodified d20: (1d20)[19]

[lostsole31]

R2T5: Amadeus moves forward to stand beside Bile drawing his pilfered longsword as he goes. He slashes viciously at the guard even as he attempts to keep an eye out for another arrow. "Watch those side doors!" Amadeus calls out from the melee. His sword cuts into the man's unprotected left thigh for 14, dropping the man, who in turns drops his sword.

R2T4-3: Grumblejack and Leonidas both move into the hallway.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T24: Zepsus, what do you do?

Ved on deck, Donovan in the hole ...

[GM_Dave]

"If we can keep one alive, we can interrogate him," Zepsus says low, hoping the guard wont hear him.
He will keep on the move, heading to the closest door, and attempt to turn the handle in a hurry, checking for a lock. Then, he will either hold his remaining action to attack any enemy that comes near him, or, if the door is locked, he will move 20 feet closer to the guard.

Spoiler: Actions

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Move: 5 feet to the door,
Standard: holding to attack if the door is unlocked
or
if the door is locked
move: move 20' closer to the guard

not sure if checking a door for a lock is allowed, or would be a swift

[lostsole31]

R3T24: "If we can keep one alive, we can interrogate him," Zepsus says low, hoping the guard wont hear him. He keeps on the move, heading to the closest door, and turns the handle in a hurry, checking for a lock (there is one, but the door is not locked). Then, he holds position to attack any enemy that comes near him.

R3T21: Ved, what do you do?

PG8 on deck, Bile in the hole ...

[Ahus]

An arrow whizzes past Kel as Ved fires at the guard at the end of the hall. He then crosses the hall moving up directly behind Bile.

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Ranged Attack : (1d20+3)[20]
Damage : (1d8)[7]

[lostsole31]

R3T21: An arrow whizzes past Kel as Ved fires at the guard at the end of the hall, hitting the man in the very low abdomen for 7. He then crosses the hall moving up directly behind Bile.

R3T20: Donovan continues to use his shield defensively and to close on the archer.

R3T12: "We're not taking over Branderscar, you horned twit!" calls back to Zepsus. "We're getting the hell outta here!" With only one archer, Kel is supremely confident and charges the him, jumps the last few feet, and grazes her left fist right alongside the top of his melon for 2.

R3T10: PG8 drops his bow and attempts to ready his shield, but not before Kel jumps up and plants a knee into the side of his neck for 6. He does manage to get his shield readied, though. As she kneed him, he desperately tries to defend himse and makes quite a ruckus, his voice amplified by the halls acoustics. "The prisoners are in the Great Hall! The prisoners -*gach* - are in the Great Hall!"

R3T6: Bile, you have a bow in one hand and a dagger in the other. What do you do?

Amadeus on deck, Grumblejack in the hole ....

[oyzar]

Bile takes a deep breath and focuses himself, moving forward as he does so to end right outside the melee going on between Kel and the guard.

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Full round action: Recover maneuvers (Swift Current, Dimensional Strike), move up to 30 feet, gain +4 insight to AC and deadly strike on next attack.
Move 30 feet ahead to stand 10 feet away from the guard.

[lostsole31]

R3T6: Bile takes a deep breath and focuses himself, moving forward as he does so to end right outside the melee going on between Kel and the guard.

R3T5: Amadeus, what do you do?

Grumblejack on deck, Leonidas in the hole ...

[bcool999]

Amadeus moves up to the last guard, in line with Kel and Bile. "That was an odd choice of last words guard." Amadeus says before cleaving down with a terrifying slash.

Spoiler: OOC

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Move action: move 30ft up into melee with guard.
Standard action: Initiate Terrifying Blow on guard taking the -1 for Martial power (+3 THP)
If it hits Zeal is activated for the collective for 1 round.

Attack: (1d20+4)[18]
Damage: (1d8+4)[10] Slashing
If hit, Will save DC 16 vs Frightened for 1 round.
If hit, free action intimidate at +4 profane bonus.

[lostsole31]

R3T5: Amadeus moves up to the last guard, in line with Kel and Bile. "That was an odd choice of last words guard." Amadeus says before cleaving down with a terrifying slash. The guard tries to duck out of the way, but he moves his upper body back but doesn't involve any footwork. Which is unfortunate as Amadeus' blade cuts downwards into his belly for 10, dropping him.

R3T4: Grumblejack ambles to the side and down the hall, trying to avoid his smaller, fellow escapees. For his great size, he only seems to shuffle along at the same speed as as normal human, which is surprising. He lashes out with a claw against the fallen guard for good measure, tearing through the fallen man's chest.

R3T3: Leonidas, what do you do?

Zepsus on deck, Ved in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

Leonidas will shrug and put his club away.
“Yeah, I guess Chopin’ them to bits works too.”
He will move to the door to his left.

[lostsole31]

R3T3: Leonidas shrugs and puts his club away. “Yeah, I guess Chopin’ them to bits works too.” He then moves to the door to his left.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T24: Zepsus, what do you do?

Ved on deck, Donovan in the hole ...

[GM_Dave]

Zep will move over the the closer dead archer, and grab the bow off of the corpse.

"If you have time to speak, you should use it only to plan ahead, and direct the group," He calmly says in Kel's direction; Zepsus is calm, but his words seem to imply that he finds what she was saying irrelevant. Zepsus looks towards the other doors in the room with a careful eye as he works on taking the bow off of the guard.

"Now, does anyone need one of these bows?"

Spoiler: Actions

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Move: walk to the dead guard
Move: pick up bow in left hand

[lostsole31]

R4T24: Zep will move over the the closer dead archer, and grabs the bow off of the corpse.

"If you have time to speak, you should use it only to plan ahead, and direct the group," He calmly says in Kel's direction; Zepsus is calm, but his words seem to imply that he finds what she was saying irrelevant. Zepsus looks towards the other doors in the room with a careful eye as he works on taking the bow off of the guard. "Now, does anyone need one of these bows?"

R4T21: Ved, what do you do?

Donovan on deck, Kel in the hole ...

[Ahus]

"Good point Zepsus. Quickly see if these guards have anything useful on them. Then we should clear All of the rooms on this floor before we move outside. I'll take a few more arrows and I'd take a sword if there is one to spare.

Kel, Amadeus, Bile, you three take that door."
Ved says indicating the upper left door. Then indicating the lower left door, he says, "Donovan, Leonidas, and Grumblejack, take that door. Zepsus and I will cover this hall, and watch your backs."

Ved hugs the right wall whie moving forward opposite the upper left door, and readies an attack against anyone coming into the hallway.

[lostsole31]

Ved speaks up, "Good point, Zepsus. Quickly, see if these guards have anything useful on them. Then we should clear all of the rooms on this floor before we move outside. I'll take a few more arrows and I'd take a sword if there is one to spare.

"Kel, Amadeus, Bile, you three take that door," Ved says indicating the upper left door.

Kel thinks about it, gorilla thumps PG8 in the head with a coup de grace, killing him, and then rolls her eyes and gives some vague nod of consent and heads there.

Then indicating the lower left door, Ved adds, "Donovan, Leonidas, and Grumblejack, take that door. Zepsus and I will cover this hall, and watch your backs."

(We are no longer in intiative, but martial stances are still active.)

Ved hugs the right wall while moving forward opposite the upper left door, and readies gets ready to an attack against anyone coming into the hallway.

Ved is at the northwestern door (with Ved), and Grumblejack goes to the southwestern door.

Does anyone balk at Ved's orders?

[GM_Dave]

Zepsus will finish searching the guard for any items, as well as taking his arrows. He will then put the quiver over his shoulder bandolier style, and after that, he will do the same with the bow. Then, he goes back to his door, and opens it.

"Ill give you some of these arrows, Ved, " Zepsus says, and will divide the remaining arrows in the quiver into two groups: one with a quarter of the total arrows, and the other with three quarters for ved. He will hand Ved the arrows once the man gets closer.

[lostsole31]

In addition to normal arms and armor, like the other guards, he had a key w/ a lanyard around his neck. Arrows divvied between Zepsus and Ved.

Amadeus, Bile, Donovan, Leonidas ... what do you do?

[bcool999]

Amadeus gazes wistfully at the guards armor, but ignores it for now since time is short. He will go along with Kel to secure the side room. ”Shall I get the door m’lady?” Amadeus asks with a grin, sheathing his sword to have a hand free to open the door.

[GM_Dave]

Zepsus makes sure to get the key.

[BuckGodot]

Donovan moves in to position to charge through the door at any goodies that may be behind it.

[oyzar]

"Thankfully this store didn't do nearly as much damage as the last one. I should be good to continue for now. Let's open the doors one at a time, so we don't have to fight on two fronts at once." Bile says as he moves to the indicated door and motions for Amadeus to open it.