Way of the Wicked [GM's Battle Book]

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Round 12+

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Zepsus: 24.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Ved: 21.
Donovan: 20. Mage armor for 43 min. SMITE vs. P1!!! TD!
Kel: 12. Veil in her hand. Charged.
Bile: 6. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand. +4 insight AC til next round and deadly strike on next attack.
Amadeus: 5.
Grumblejack: 4.
Leonidas: 3. Mage armor for 43 min.

DEAD
PG7 (shield, chain shirt). PG8 (bow, 17 arrows, chain shirt, shield).

OUT OF PLAY
PG1 (11:22). PG3 (13:22); bow and sword in hand. PG6 (14:22); no sword.

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Nearly everyone heard some shuffling of chain links or movement on the other side of the door .... except Zepsus and Donovan, who are both surprised.

Surprise Round ...

S22: Bile, with catlike senses and reflexes, you are neither surprised, nor do you surprise. You have a bow in hand. (I assume you would have put the dagger away by now.) You are currently in body of the night. The front two prison guards have sword and shield, and the others have bows nocked and ready. You have a MA or a SA available. What do you do?

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (22:22). Sword & shield.
PG1: 20. (11:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (14:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand.
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (13:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
PG9: 12. (22:22). Sword & shield.
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. Surprised!
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. SMITE vs. P1!!! Surprised!

OUT OF PLAY
PG3 (13:22); bow and sword in hand. PG6 (14:22); no sword.

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S22: Bile is surprised by the sheer amount of guards in front of him, but still reacts quickly. He brandishes his unholy symbol as he prays. "Asmodeus, channel your power through me!"

A faint malevolence surges forth to fully heal Amadeus, Bile himself, Leonidas, and Ved, and almost fully healing Zepsus. Meanwhile, the malevolence washes over the prison guards, hitting all heavily except for PG10, who resists.

S21-20: PG11 shoots at Bile. PG1 shoots at Donovan, but the arrow seems almost to have been knocked out of the air.

S19: Amadeus, what do you do?

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
PG1: 20. (7:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R1T22!!!
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand.
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. Surprised!
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. SMITE vs. P1!!! Surprised!

OUT OF PLAY
PG3 (13:22); bow and sword in hand. PG6 (14:22); no sword.

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S19: Amadeus, caught off guard somewhat by the squad of enemies lined up so neatly before them, quickly moves forward to try and join the fray. He steps onto the bench, then the table, then steps down onto the bench, getting a clearer look into the room beyond from his higher position.

S18: PG6 shoots at Bile with a wild miss.

S17: Kel delays, unable to really do anything right now.

S14: Ved, you are covering the north door with your bow. What do you do?

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
PG1: 20. (7:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R1T22!!!
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. Surprised!
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. SMITE vs. P1!!! Surprised!

OUT OF PLAY
PG3 (13:22); bow and sword in hand. PG6 (14:22); no sword.

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S14: Ved moves to slightly to the north, climbing on top of the table to try to get a clear shot at the guards. Things moved too quickly in this opening part of the battle to get his shot off, though.

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Just stepping up on the bench is 10' of movement, and then onto the table is another 10' of movement, for 20' total movement .... well into a MA. And being a surprise wound, you get a MA or an SA. So, I just moved you an extra 5' along the table.

S13-11: PG13 shoots at Bile, missing. PG9's sword slams against Donovan's chain shirt, possibly causing a welt and a bruise, but otherwise not actually injuring him. The same thing happens when PG10 attacks Zepsus.

S10: Leonidas, what do you do?

Grumblejack on deck, Bile in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
PG1: 20. (7:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R1T22!!!
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. Surprised!
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. SMITE vs. P1!!! Surprised!

OUT OF PLAY
PG3 (13:22); bow and sword in hand. PG6 (14:22); no sword.

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S10: Leonidas raises his arm, casts a spell and a blue bolt of frost streaks toward a guard, but the mass of bodies throws off his aim.

S8: Grumblejack, not having much room to maneuver in here, and not wanting to test the weight rating of the tables, delays ...

End Surprise Round, Begin Round One ...

R1T22: Bile steps backwards onto the table, focusing his ki and drawing back an arrow as he does so. With a rip through reality he lets another one fly, straight at the first guard who spotted them way back when this escape all began. The arrow goes through the hand he puts up defensively and into his skull. By the time the man is done falling, the arrow stapled his hand to his head and in turn to the chest on the floor. He was killed instantly. So much for Super-Guard.

R1T21: The terrifying priest moved out of his LOS, so PG11 shoots at the still-shocked prisoner on the front line, but misses Zepsus.

R1T19: Amadeus, what do you do?

PG6 on deck, Ved in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R1T22!!!
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. Surprised!
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. SMITE vs. P1!!! Surprised!

DEAD
PG1.

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R1T19: Amadeus moves up next to Zepsus and aids him in cornering the guard in front of him. "Best say your prayers now while you can, guards!" Amadeus cries out fervently.

R1T18: PG6 wildly misses Zepsus with an arrow.

R1T14: Ved, what do you do?

PG3 on deck, PG9 in the hole (both sickened) ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R1T22!!!
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. Surprised! Received an Aid to Attack from Amadeus vs. PG10
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. SMITE vs. P1!!! Surprised!

DEAD
PG1.

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R1T14: From his perch on the table, Ved draws his bow an fires at the other guard that he recognized from the earlier fight upstairs. Though he misses, it is still a reminder to the guards in there that there is more pressure than just the front-line warriors (neither of whom have gone yet, recovered from the initial battle shock, or amazingly, have been hit yet).

R1T13: PG3 returns fire at Ved, his arrow hitting Ved in the right foot for 1 NL.

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So, I found a fun oolie in the PHB when I did a cover-to-cover read of it last year. It surprised me, and surprised a lot of people I showed it to. Most people assume that the least damage that can be done from a weapon attack is 1 damage ... as in 1 lethal damage. So, when a little kitty cat slashes at you and bites and hits with all three .... it does as much as a dagger would do! Nope, it turns out that when penalties to weapon damage go to 0 or less than 0, the minimum is not 1 damage, but 1 nonlethal damage. Anyway, courtesy of Bile's sickening effect from his channel evil!

R1T12-11: PG9 attacks Donovan and likely would've hit, if it weren't for the fact he is still reeling from Bile's vile attack. PG11 the only one of the guards not so effected, barely manages to strike the flat-footed Zepsus with his sword deep in his left foot, ankle, and even Achilles tendon for 10.

R1T10: Leonidas, what do you do?

Zepsus on deck (finally), Donovan in the hole (also finally), Kel/ Grumblejack delaying ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. Surprised! Received an Aid to Attack from Amadeus vs. PG10
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Surprised!

DEAD
PG1.

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R1T10: “Pew! Pew!”says a smiling Leonidas as he fires a cold ray at the most exposed guard ... but misses due to the mass of bodies in his way.

R1T9: Zepsus, you were surprised and overwhelmed and so much has happened around you. Your foot is bloody and in pain, and you still carry the pain from upstairs when you had hurt your leg. (When Bile healed some of your damage, it did nothing to that non-hp-related wound.) You do see that Amadeus created an opening for a better line of attack on PG10, if you take it. What do you do?

Donovan on deck (action posted), Bile in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow and dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. Received an Aid to Attack from Amadeus vs. PG10
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Surprised!

DEAD
PG1.

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R1T9: Zepsus snaps out of his shellshock, and picks up his sword, keeping it in the doorway to prevent any guards from getting closer. The green alien energy flows from within the center of his body, and envelops his blade, as he watches for an opening. Thinking he sees one, Zep makes glancing cuts at the guard in front of him in order to break his balance, and attempts to exploit the guard's sense of perception by thrusting the tip of the sword quickly towards his eye, and then pushes the guard down without ever touching him, but the ruse fails as the man simply follows low with his large shield to easily block him.

The strategem failing, Zepsus returns to a defensive posture, not looking down at his injuries. However, it pains him to move. So, he remains in place, his eyes growing wider, as he does not see any good choice other than to cut down those before him.

R1T4: Finally, finally, finally .... Donovan regains what small wits he has, attacking PG9. His sword gets passed the shield but is stopped by the man's chain hauberk.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: Bile, you had to drop your dagger at your feet in the table last round (because you had a bow and dagger in hand). What do you do?

PG11 on deck, Amadeus in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Surprised!

DEAD
PG1.

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R2T22: " Zepsus, step back from the door to allow others to step in. You can switch up who's going at them." Bile says as in a daze, without any of the usual intensity you would expect from battle. Because most of his mind is focused inwards, to focus his ki yet again in order to deliver more charged attacks at their enemies.

R2T21: PG11, still woozy from the miasma two rounds ago, fires at Ved, missing.

R2T19: Amadeus, what do you do?

PG6 on deck, Ved in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R2T22!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Surprised!

DEAD
PG1.

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R2T19: Amadeus delays ...

R2T18: PG6 shoots at Ved and misses.

R2T17: Ved, what do you do?

PG3 on deck, PG9 in the hole (both recovered from being sickened) ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19. DELAYING!!!
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (9:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield.
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Surprised!

DEAD
PG1.

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R2T17: "You don't all have to die here, but if you shoot at me again, noone will be able to recognize what is left of your body." Ved curses at PG6 before firing at the guard from up stairs (PG3), putting an arrow through his left knee for 8. The sharp pain of his ACL tearing causes him to gasp in pain.

R2T13-11: Through tears, PG3 fires back but misses. PG9 attacks Donovan, cutting a deep gouge into his left intestines for 10. Amazingly, Donovan still stands. PG10 attacks Zepsus, cutting along the side of his neck with a draw cut for 5.

R2T10: Leonidas, what do you do?

Zepsus on deck, Donovan in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19. DELAYING!!!
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (1:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield.
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Leonidas: 10. Mage armor for 37 min.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min.

DEAD
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R2T10: Leonidas draws his sword, “Zep, move your ass!”

R2T9: Zepsus, bloody from his wounds will continue to fight as defensively as he can, but he will also say a curse at PG10. "Asmodeus sees you, human. I am his warrior!"

With the power of hell, Zepsus calls a smite upon the guard, attacking with a sword thrust, but failing as the longsword is a slashing weapon. Then, in an attempt at a tactical retreat, he takes a step away from the door, keeping his guard up.

R2T8: Leonidas instantly steps forward to take Zepsus' spot. Amadeus wasn't quite quick enough to get in there first.

R2T4: Donovan, you have almost been eviscerated along your left obliques and abdomen and you feel woozy. What do you do?

Bile on deck, PG11 in the hole, Amadeus delaying for a melee opening ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SICKENED til R3T22!!!
Amadeus: 19. DELAYING until the way is clear for melee combat.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (1:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
PG9: 12. (18:22). Sword & shield.
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand. READIED action to move into Zep's place once!!! Use opportune parry & riposte if attacked.
Grumblejack: x. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min.

DEAD
PG1.

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R2T4: Donovan has to jump onto the bench in a tactical retreat since he just can't move left, and in doing so he gets his swordarm's elbow struck by PG9 for 10, nearly cutting through the arm and dropping the man before he really got far.

R2T3: With Donovan ... out of the way ... Amadeus weaves through his allies to reach the spot Donovan lies in. Face-to-face with an enemy, Amadeus gives his signature grin before slashing down in a terrifying gash to the man's left knee for a crit of 12. The man stands there in a state of pain and shock.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T22: "Don't just stand there milling about, demoralise them, throw stuff or something!" Bile says with his intensity returned. He pulls back his bow while doing so, carefully takes aim and channels his ki to let the arrow fly. It seems to disappear from sight for a moment before reappearing right before the guard Ved just shot, but not before he ducks out of the way, having already seen this tactic used before.

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It's just fluff for the miss, buddy, don't read into into the words to think that somehow he wasn't flat-footed.

R3T21: PG11 is the last to recover from Bile's baleful blast. He shoots Ved in the right knee for 6. PG6 also shoots at Ved, missing.

R3T17: Kel looks around and sees there is nothing for her to throw, really. She looks at PG9, resisting the urge to shrug and says, "You, yeah, you. You're gonna' die ... um, soon. So, uh, you better ... um, watch yourself." She looks at Bile with a hopeless-yet-hopeful look on her face, her pathetic attempt at demoralizing someone having been given.

R3T14: Ved, once again, you are on the ropes, barely at the limits of consciousness. What do you do?

PG3 on deck, PG9 in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand.
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (1:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield. FRIGHTENED til R3T3!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand. READIED action to move into Zep's place once!!! Use opportune parry & riposte if attacked.
Grumblejack: x. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. DYING!!!
Amadeus: 3. DELAYING until the way is clear for melee combat.

DEAD
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R3T14: Ved fires again at the guard, dropping him with 8, before telling Bile, "Give me the symbol, I'll go heal Donovan."

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Sorry, buddy, but you can't take a standard action, followed by another standard action with intent to use a move action. Your action is done.

R3T12: PG9 screams in terror, withdrawing.

Kel, with eyes wide and jaw dropping, slowly gets a triumphant smile as she incredulously and joyously says to Bile, "I-I did it!"

R3T11: PG10 didn't really understand what happend with PG9, knowing it wasn't the "idiot woman" but figuring his ally was just a coward to suffer so grievous a wound. "Someone else take the line!" he shouts as he attacks Leonidas, cutting a gash in the pirate's neck for 9 even as the pirate tried to riposte.

R3T9: Your longsword is enhanced, you have a smite on PG10, an ally is bleeding on the ground in front of you, a place to jump in and attack has opened up if you brave an AOO (allies do not provide "cover" to negate AOOs, that requires a specific teamwork feat). Zepsus, what do you do?

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

"Drag him back," says the big galoot gesturing to Donovan as if wanting to do something.

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand.
Ved: 14. READIED to run to bench by Donovan if Bile gives him the symbol!!!
PG3: 13. (-10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. DYING!!!
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield. FRIGHTENED til R3T3!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand. READIED action to move into Zep's place once!!! Use opportune parry & riposte if attacked.
Grumblejack: x. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. DYING!!!
Amadeus: 3.

DEAD
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R3T9: Zepsus drops his longsword behind him, onto the bench to keep it out of the way of any shuffling feet. He doesn't give time to make sure that it does not fall after he lets go of it, as he is hastened to pull the bow off of his shoulder, and nock an arrow. He aims carefully at the guard in the back, taking his time to draw in his breath, and attempts to make a decisive shot, knowing full well that this is not his specialty, and that his fingers are wet with blood.

It is the blood that bothers him. There is just so ... much .... blood. His arrow shatters against the wall of the mess hall, not even near the doorway, and Zepsus is now sickened by all the blood.

R3T8: Owie-owie-owie-ow! At least he didn't slash open a bloodline that would have you bleeding out. Leonidas, you bravely stepped in, only to find out that these guys are actually better swordsmen than you might have given them credit for being as he proved better at handling his blade than you yours. What do you do?

Grumblejack delays, hoping someone drags back Donovan, Donovan bleeding on deck, Amadeus in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (18:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand.
Ved: 14. READIED to run to bench by Donovan if Bile gives him the symbol!!!
PG3: 13. (-10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. DYING!!!
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield. FRIGHTENED til R3T3!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand. READIED action to move into Zep's place once!!! Use opportune parry & riposte if attacked.
Grumblejack: x. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. DYING!!!
Amadeus: 3.

DEAD
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R3T8: Leonidas, perhaps unwisely, stands his ground in a desperate attempt to win their freedom. It is an unwise decision as he is wildly off-balance, but manages to keep himself from falling over as his swing goes astray.

"Still waiting...." says Grumblejack a little bit more surlily than before, pointing to the bleeding Donovan.

R3T3: ”Well done Kel! Care to join me in slaying these fools?” Amadeus asks Kel as he advances into the newly created breach. Relying on his superior swordwork, Amadeus channels the power of hell into his blade as he moulinets with his blade over his head and then makes an arcing downward cut to hit the man in his right hip for 11.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T22: Bile, what do you do?

PG11 on deck, PG6 in the hole ...

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Collective: +1 morale bonus to attack until R4T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger at his feet.
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!!
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand.
Ved: 14. READIED to run to bench by Donovan if Bile gives him the symbol!!!
PG3: 13. (-10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. DYING!!!
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield. FRIGHTENED til R3T3!!!
PG10: 11. (22:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand. READIED action to move into Zep's place once!!! Use opportune parry & riposte if attacked.
Grumblejack: x. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. DYING!!!
Amadeus: 3. 4 THP til next turn.

DEAD
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R4T22: "Let Grumblejack heal him," Bile says as he leaps into the air, jumping into the space above the fallen Donovan. He suddenly seems to split into two beings mid -flight as he swiftly draws out his dagger and stabs down at the neck of the guard barring their way into the sleeping quarters, slicing into neck and into part of the clavicular hollow for 11.

Meanwhile, the holy symbol of Asmodeus is still around his neck, and now far from Ved.

R4T21: PG11 readies his shield, drops his bow, and looks to defend himself.

R4T18: PG6 likewise drops his bow and readies his shield, bust steps up to continue to bar advance into the barracks.

Kel shrugs as there are no clear openings. "Would love to."

R4T14: Ved, you watch impotently with a mixture of rage, horror, and indigance as Bile completely ignored your request for the holy symbol and went running back into battle. What do you do?

PG9 on deck (no longer seems frightened), PG10 in the hole ...

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Collective: +1 morale bonus to attack until R4T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger in hand. Copycat (1 image) til R5T22. Deadly strike vs. PG10 til R7T22.
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! TD.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. TD.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (-10:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. DYING!!!
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield.
PG10: 11. (11:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. FD. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand. READIED action to move into Zep's place once!!! Use opportune parry & riposte if attacked.
Grumblejack: x. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. DYING!!!
Amadeus: 3. 4 THP til next turn.

DEAD
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R4T14: Filled with anger, Ved glares at Bile while drawing his bow. As the arrow comes back and the point of aim passes over Bile he hesitates for a moment before continuing to full draw and releasing at the guard blocking the door. Whether it was his anger that simply through off his aim; the perils of shooting into close-quarters combat when you aren't trained to do so; or a darker motive ..... the arrow rips along the right side of Bile's head for a light crit for 8 before the pieces of it splinter ineffectually onto Ved's original target.

R4T12: PG9 moves back over to the battle and bares his sword and shield in a protective ward.

R4T11: PG10 tries to make quick work of the badly wounded pirate to cut down on the numbers. Leonidas desperately tries to parry, but again it is plain to see. These guards may not have supernatural powers or even superhuman strength .... but they do have solid combat training and expertise with their chosen weapon. Leonidas gets hit in the chest for 4, his mage armor having soaked up some of the force, and now he is barely standing.

R4T9: Zepsus, you are sickened by the blow, badly wounded, and still carrying around a slightly bum leg from your first fight. You do, however, have a smite on PG10. What do you do?

Leonidas on deck, Donovan bleeding (roll stabilization in Discord), Grumblejack grumbling more ....

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Collective: +1 morale bonus to attack until R4T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger in hand. Copycat (1 image) til R5T22. Deadly strike vs. PG10 til R7T22.
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! TD.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. TD.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (-11:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. DYING!!!
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield. TD.
PG10: 11. (11:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand. READIED action to move into Zep's place once!!! Use opportune parry & riposte if attacked.
Grumblejack: x. DELAYS!!!
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. DYING!!!
Amadeus: 3. 4 THP til next turn.

DEAD
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R4T9: With his eyes glossing over, Zepsus becomes momentarily lax in posture. Leaning forward, he looks as if he is in another world; then, he drops to one knee. He mutters to himself, but what he says is too quiet for anyone else to catch over the sound of battle, but he seems to be trying to make sense of the impossible. He looks around, undisturbed by the combat, unbound from the threat of enemies. He is no longer interested; he is completely nonresponsive to stimuli. His normally dark red skin has lost a lot of blood, and is going pale.

Suddenly, he begins to eye Donovan's body, the blood pooling out of him filling his sight. Zepsus, staying low out of some primary instinct, quickly puts both hands on the paladin, dropping his bow unceremoniously. He begins to pull on the body, using all of his core, unhinged strength to move Donovan closer, and he begins to drag the man out of battle. As he does, he begins to question Donovan in a strange, personal tone. "Donovan, what are you doing down here on the floor? Donovan! Come on man, don't give up now, look at all of this- bloooooood look at all of this wonderful, shiny life quintessence, Dono. There's a good knight, you aren't very heavy, you are so small Donovan, I will help you. You can't expect to fight well from down here on the floor, get up, and fight, you lout. This is what you were made for, isn't it? Think of the glory you are missing out on, think of the victory, think of the end of the empire, "

And he gibbers more of the same, broken, oddly self-reflective nonsense while he drags the man. He only gets Donovan's body moved five feet (at Kel's feet), and continues to babble, displaying an odd behavior of talking through Donovan almost as if he were a puppet, though he is really talking to himself. After a few moments of this, he slowly looses the glossy look in his eye, and merely waits to retrieve his weaponry, wordlessly. The moment passes, and Zepsus looks as if he wouldn't even remember it if someone asked. He simply holds his wounds, and shakes a little.

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So, Donovan is not a little guy, but Zepsus is having a relationship break with reality right now. Donovan is 240 lbs, his gear (sans dropped sword) another 40, and then add onto that Zep's own gear (sans dropped sword and bow)) and that exceeds a heavy load, so he can only drag him 5' as a move action. But you know what, sometimes that is all you need.

R4T8.5: Grumblejack moves up 5', takes Donovan out of Zep's hands carefully (the care being exercised more for Zepsus' sake than Donovan's), and then moves Donovan completely out of battle.

R4T8: Leonidas, what do you do? You find yourself in a sort of battle-fugue. Normally, you depend on an extreme self-mastery of situations to have the insight to do great feats, but you now feel strangely empty, as if you have lost all inspiration. And you are still standing toe-to-toe- with a very wounded, but very competent warrior.

Amadeus on deck, Bile in the hole ...

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Collective: +1 morale bonus to attack until R4T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger in hand. Copycat (1 image) til R5T22. Deadly strike vs. PG10 til R7T22.
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! TD.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. TD.
Kel: 17. Veil in her hand. DELAYING
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (-11:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. DYING!!!
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield. TD.
PG10: 11. (11:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand. READIED action to move into Zep's place once!!! Use opportune parry & riposte if attacked.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. DYING!!!
Amadeus: 3. 4 THP til next turn.

DEAD
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R4T8: Leonidas will stagger to his right to slump against the wall while he takes a little nap.

R4T7: Kel now moves into the gap created by Leonidas. She winds her left hand around the front-to-right side of her body before letting loose with a chop that hits PG10 in his upper right arm for 2.

R4T3: Amadeus, your temporary buffer goes away. What do you do?

Bile on deck, PG11 in the hole ...

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Collective: +1 morale bonus to attack until R4T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger in hand. Copycat (1 image) til R5T22. Deadly strike vs. PG10 til R7T22.
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! TD.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. TD.
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (-11:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. DYING!!!
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield. TD.
PG10: 11. (9:22). Sword & shield.
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand.
Amadeus: 3. Black seraph's glare stance.

DEAD
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R4T3: Seeing his allies peel away with wounds, Amadeus laments being left without armor by his allies’ greed. Nevertheless he must hold this line lest they be overrun. Amadeus decides to go against PG10 letting loose a blow meant to intimidate rather than strictly kill. He cuts down through the inner left gastroc muscle of the guard's left calf, nicking the femoral artery, and then continuing to create a gory wound on the man's foot for 12, dropping him.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T22: Bile, your copycat disappears. Though he has fallen, your deadly strke is still active against PG10. What do you do?

PG11 on deck, PG6 in the hole ...

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Collective: +1 morale bonus to attack until R4T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger in hand.Deadly strike vs. PG10 til R7T22.
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! TD.
PG6: 18. (10:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. TD.
Ved: 14.
PG3: 13. (-11:22). Bow in hand, shield unreadied. DYING!!!
PG9: 12. (6:22). Sword & shield. TD.
PG10: 11. (-3:22). Sword & shield. DYING!!!
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand.
Amadeus: 3. Black seraph's glare stance.

DEAD
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R5T22: Bile is blindsided by the arrow from behind. "What the hell?! If we start fighting each other we'll all die for sure. May Asmodeus crush your heart for this betrayal, Ved." He holds up his symbol again. "I call upon Thee, Lord of Hell, Prince of Darkness, channel Your Power through me!" His eyes flash with infernal light as darkness once again swirl about the room, draining the guards and invigorating the prisoners. Bile, Donovan, Leonidas, get 1 healing; Ved gets 1 + 1 NL healing; PG11 resists; PG6 and PG9 take 1 evil + sickened, and PG3 finally succumbs to his wounds.

R5T21: PG11 steps up, seeing the true danger. Through his terror and great wounds yet he strives against the channeling tiefling. For all of his fear, his aim is perfect enough to get past Bile's attempts to dodge the man. It is a low cut at the tiefling's left knee that strikes for a crit of 10 .... dropping Bile.

R5T18: Where PG11 is terrified but fighting through it, PG6 is trying to work past the fallen tiefling's miasmatic power, clipping Amadeus in the head for 8 mod.

R5T14: Ved, those who oppose you and call on your Father's name, friend or foe, shall fall before you. Bile is down now, and has the holy symbol. What do you do?

PG9 on deck, Zepsus in the hole ...

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Collective: +1 morale bonus to attack until R5T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow in hand, dagger in hand. Flowing creek to dodge if attacked.
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!!
PG6: 18. (9:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. TD. SICKENED til R9T22!!!
Ved: 14.
PG9: 12. (5:22). Sword & shield. TD. SICKENED til R6T22!!!
PG10: 11. (-4:22). Sword & shield. DYING!!!
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand.
Amadeus: 3. Black seraph's glare stance.

DEAD
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R5T14: Ved leaps from the table top landing gracefully next to Zepsus. Reaching out to touch is fallen comrade while incanting a prayer to Asmodeus that his chosen vessel be reinvigorated Ved grasps the unholy symbol still unleashing an unholy radiance that washes over Bile (8 healing, bringing him back to consciousness). With the healing accomplished Ved looks to Bile and dryly says, "It was an accident."

R5T12: PG9 steps forward, despite feeling a queazy and being terribly wounded, but knowing there is no place to fall back to. Despite that, he strikes the poorly protected Amadeus in his right hand for 6 mod, and only Amadeus' martial power keeps him in the fight.

R5T9: Zepsus, not really having any options other than to try to swing the battle, picks up his bow, and fires at the guard at the back (PG9, who has since moved up). In his mind, he is only just starting to recollect his thoughts, and he silently prays that his arrow is able to put some pressure on his enemies. After he shoots his arrow (missing), he will tries to reduce his frame, and kneels down low, bobbing and weaving, although the focus on defense makes it hard for him to aim.

R5T8.5: Grumblejack looks at Donovan and calls out. "I healed him already; can't do twice. Ved, need healing here. He stable though, not bleeding."

R5T8: Leonidas, what do you do?

Kel on deck, Amadeus in the hole ...

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Collective: +1 morale bonus to attack until R5T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow dropped, dagger in hand.
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!!
PG6: 18. (9:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. TD. SICKENED til R9T22!!!
Ved: 14.
PG9: 12. (5:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R6T22!!!
PG10: 11. (-5:22). Sword & shield. DYING!!!
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10! FD.
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand.
Amadeus: 3. DYING!!!

DEAD
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R5T8: Still barely conscious, the fallen pirate scoots forward away from the wall and casts an arcane spell before touching Kel. “This may help y’some.” A brief shimmering appears all around Kel for a second before disappearing. At the same time, just as Leonidas experienced a sort of fuzziness as his combat focus has left him, now he has a pounding headache. A trickle of blood rolls down from his nose as, except for the most rudimentary forms of magic, the pirate has exhausted his arcane energy.

R5T7: Meanwhile, one of the weakest members of the villains is charged up. Having the best defenses already just from her martial arts alone, and now buoyed by magical protections, the woman is a veritable juggernaut. She lashes out with two strikes but is blocked by PG11's shield. Well, a defensive juggernaut, at least.

R5T3: Amadeus, if it weren't for your martial power, you wouldn't be standing. As it is, you are barely doing that. What do you do?

Bile on deck (prone, with both bow and dagger on deck by you, as well as the sword Donovan had), PG11 in the hole ...

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Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow dropped, dagger in hand. PRONE!!!
PG11: 21. (7:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!!
PG6: 18. (9:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. TD. SICKENED til R9T22!!!
Ved: 14.
PG9: 12. (5:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R6T22!!!
PG10: 11. (-5:22). Sword & shield. DYING!!!
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10! FD.
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand. Mage armor for 1 hour.
Amadeus: 3. Black seraph's glare stance.

DEAD
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R5T3: Amadeus is in a bit of a bad spot. He is surrounded by enemies, hurt, and retreat is blocked by his 'allies'. Worse yet, while in these dire straights one of those 'allies' decides to armor Kel whose evasiveness makes her nigh untouchable by the guards instead of Amadeus who was trained to plant his feet and either ward off attacks with weapon and shield or let his armor take blows.

Nevertheless there is no retreat, so Amadeus turns his blade towards the enemies before him and slashes down with cruel might, making a fell leg swipe on PG6 for 18, felling him. "One more push! Attack with whatever you have they're breaking!" Amadeus extols his allies to help him strike down the remaining guards.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T22: "You're an awful shot then. But if you fight for the Lord, may he invigorate you, and if you oppose his rightful return, may you be struck down!" Bile responds as his eyes once again alight with the flames of hell as pure evil seeps into the air, flowing though and into everyone in the room. Asmodeus favored this speech, for all of our villains that needed it get 4 healing, even as PG11 and PG9 suffer 4 evil damage and sickening (or continuing to sicken) them.

After the magic takes hold Bile tries to stand up. Yet, it seems that while you are favored by your Dark Lord, PG11 is likewise blessed by Mitra. For even though he is scared and queasy and barely standing, he makes a wicked gut slash against Bile as the tiefling stands, practically disemboweling him for 15 + (1d4 bleed), his intestines hanging out.

R6T21: No sooner does he make that attack, then the embattled front-liner then crosses swords with Amadeus.

R6T14: Ved, Bile is down again, and this time it looks particularly brutal. What do you do?

PG9 on deck, Zepsus in the hole ...

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Heroes gain +1 morale bonus to attack until R6T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow dropped, dagger in hand. PRONE!!!
* Gut Slash: 1d4 Bleed/ round. Heal DC 10 halves the bleed effect; DC 20 removes bleed effect. Note that unlike normal, this bleed cannot be stopped simply by magical healing.
PG11: 21. (3:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! SICKENED til R9T22!!!
PG6: 18. (-10:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SICKENED til R9T22!!! DYING!!!
Ved: 14.
PG9: 12. (1:22). Sword & shield. SICKENED til R9T22!!!
PG10: 11. (-5:22). Sword & shield. DYING!!!
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10! FD.
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand. Mage armor for 1 hour.
Amadeus: 3. Black seraph's glare stance. +3 AC bonus until next round. +4 thp til next round.

DEAD
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[QUOTE=lostsole31;24557343]R5T3: Amadeus is in a bit of a bad spot. He is surrounded by enemies, hurt, and retreat is blocked by his 'allies'. Worse yet, while in these dire straights one of those 'allies' decides to armor Kel whose evasiveness makes her nigh untouchable by the guards instead of Amadeus who was trained to plant his feet and either ward off attacks with weapon and shield or let his armor take blows.

Nevertheless there is no retreat, so Amadeus turns his blade towards the enemies before him and slashes down with cruel might, making a fell leg swipe on PG6 for 18, felling him. "One more push! Attack with whatever you have they're breaking!" Amadeus extols his allies to help him strike down the remaining guards.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T22: "You're an awful shot then. But if you fight for the Lord, may he invigorate you, and if you oppose his rightful return, may you be struck down!" Bile responds as his eyes once again alight with the flames of hell as pure evil seeps into the air, flowing though and into everyone in the room. Asmodeus favored this speech, for all of our villains that needed it get 4 healing, even as PG11 and PG9 suffer 4 evil damage and sickening (or continuing to sicken) them.

After the magic takes hold Bile tries to stand up. Yet, it seems that while you are favored by your Dark Lord, PG11 is likewise blessed by Mitra. For even though he is scared and queasy and barely standing, he makes a wicked gut slash against Bile as the tiefling stands, practically disemboweling him for 15 + (1d4 bleed), his intestines hanging out.

R6T21: No sooner does he make that attack, then the embattled front-liner then crosses swords with Amadeus.

R6T18: PG6 attacks Amadeus with what little strength remains in him, but it is not enough.

R6T14: Ved, Bile is down again, and this time it looks particularly brutal. What do you do?

Zepsus on deck, Grumblejack in the hole ...

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Heroes gain +1 morale bonus to attack until R6T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow dropped, dagger in hand. PRONE!!!
* Gut Slash: 1d4 Bleed/ round. Heal DC 10 halves the bleed effect; DC 20 removes bleed effect. Note that unlike normal, this bleed cannot be stopped simply by magical healing.
PG11: 21. (3:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! SICKENED til R9T22!!!
PG6: 18. (8:22). Bow dropped. Shield Readied. SICKENED til R9T22!!!
Ved: 14.
PG10: 11. (-5:22). Sword & shield. DYING!!!
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10! FD.
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand. Mage armor for 1 hour.
Amadeus: 3. Black seraph's glare stance. +3 AC bonus until next round. +4 thp til next round.

DEAD
PG1. PG9.

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R6T14: Ved steps down off the bench quickly and grabs Bile's fallen frame. The armored tiefling is more than Ved can easily manage and the samsaran has to really put his back into moving him. PG11, seeing what is happening and having witnessed Ved's power previously will not allow his prey to go so easily, and chops downward despite all that ails him, hitting the relatively easy Bile in the lower left arm for 4 mod.

R6T9: Zepsus, what do you do? You are still sickened.

Grumblejack on deck, Leonidas in the hole ...

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Heroes gain +1 morale bonus to attack until R6T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow dropped, dagger in hand. PRONE!!!
* Gut Slash: 1d4 Bleed/ round. Heal DC 10 halves the bleed effect; DC 20 removes bleed effect. Note that unlike normal, this bleed cannot be stopped simply by magical healing.
PG11: 21. (3:22). Bow dropped. Sword and shield. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! SICKENED til R9T22!!! AOO used.
PG6: 18. (8:22). Bow dropped. Sword and shield . SICKENED til R9T22!!!
Ved: 14.
PG10: 11. (-6:22). Sword & shield. DYING!!!
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10! FD.
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand. Mage armor for 1 hour.
Amadeus: 3. Black seraph's glare stance. +3 AC bonus until next round. +4 thp til next round.

DEAD
PG1. PG9.

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R6T9: Zepsus, still woozy, looks to Bile as the man asks him to step into combat. However, Zep's vision becomes blurry, and as double after-images of his surroundings spin, and distort, he has no emotion on his face when Bile gets cut by the guard. Zepsus, unwilling to harm his allies, and seeing that the fight is getting closer, will drop the bow, and pick up his sword. He is not quite fast enough to rush right into the melee, so he will wait a moment to collect his faculties.

R6T8.5: Grumblejack, with his great reach, attempts to perform first aid on Bile. The big galoot appears to have the proficiency of a practiced healer, and stops the bleeding that did not stop with magical healing! Bile is no longer bleeding, just disabled (and prone). "Zep, when fight done, and you live? See me."

R6T8: Leonidas, what do you do?

Kel on deck, Amadeus in the hole ...

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Heroes gain +1 morale bonus to attack until R6T3.
Bile: 22. Body of the night stance. Bow dropped, dagger in hand. PRONE!!! DISABLED!!!
PG11: 21. (3:22). Bow dropped. Sword and shield. SHAKEN til R7T3!!! SICKENED til R9T22!!! AOO used.
PG6: 18. (8:22). Bow dropped. Sword and shield . SICKENED til R9T22!!!
Ved: 14.
PG10: 11. (-6:22). Sword & shield. DYING!!!
Zepsus: 9. Longsword enhanced by +1 til R11T9. Smite Good vs. PG10! READIED to attack any enemy that comes in reach!!!
* SICKENED by all the blood until R8T9, unless someone does a Heal DC 20 on him.
* INGROWN NAIL: -1 on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. A Heal DC 20 check removes this penalty.
Grumblejack: 8.5.
Leonidas: 8. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword in hand.
Donovan: 4. Mage armor for 37 min. Sword dropped. STABLE!!!
Kel: 7. Veil in her hand. Mage armor for 1 hour.
Amadeus: 3. Black seraph's glare stance. +3 AC bonus until next round. +4 thp til next round.

DEAD
PG1. PG9.