The Glory that Was Greece -Ancient World 3.5 (IC)

[Toliudar]

Philistion

Resigned, the young doctor takes his bow in hand and begins jogging up after Mihail.

[DrK]

Kleandridas Pinning tharashing vines with his shield and deftly avoiding some of the others the elf bobs backwards and sideways as he springs in to stab the heart of the plant before darting some 10ft back to avoid the worst of its reach. "Cut your way free" he barks to Peridokles and the gnoll as he spins spear and shield to warn off the constricting vines Spoiler: OOC Show Spring attack - 10ft in and then 10ft out (1d20+9)[23] dam (1d8+10)[11] + (2d6)[7] skirmish if appropriate EFfects Skirmish +2d6/+1 AC Kleandridas of Sparta M N Blooded One - Wood Elf Ranger 2 / Scout 4, Level 6, Init 6, HP 50/50, DR 1/ S/P, Speed AC 25, Touch 16, Flat-footed 20, Fort 9, Ref 13, Will 3, Base Attack Bonus 5 MW Adamantine Longsword +11 (1d8+5, 19-20) MW Bludgeoning Shield +11 (1d8+5, x2) Reach Longspear +1 (-) +11 (1d8+6, x3) Mithral Breastplate , Heavy Shield (MW) (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +5 Dex, +1 Deflect, +2 Natural) Abilities Str 21, Dex 21, Con 16, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 9 Condition --- Trackless Step --- Favoured enemy +4 Human/+2 magical beast [Tracking, spotting, damage]

[Esprit15]

Aegea nods, jogging along. As she runs, she draws her bow and takes a potshot at one of the harpies.

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Movement: 40ft
Attack: Range increment of 110ft, so -10 to her attack roll (applied)

Attack: (1d20-5)[9]
If Crit: (1d20-5)[-2]

Damage: (1d8+8)[11]
Crit damage: (2d8+16)[27]

[Togo]

Peridokles struggles, trying to break free. But the size and strength of the creature is far greater than his own.

Spoiler: Actions

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Grapple [roll]1s20+3[/roll]

[wilphe]

Rigalia barks an order at her troops, Advance, those around her feel a warm sense of confidence and security at having her around, and she leads her hobgoblins up the hill, the gnoll on the right flank.

Umbru-Katu follows in Aegea's footsteps, apparently eager to prove himself to his new mistess.

The harpies notice as the group breaks cover and one gives a piercing scream of rage as Aegea's arrow shoots past it. The other drops it's load and they both descend a little and ready their bows

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Minor Aura: Force of Will +3 to all will saves for anyone within 60'/20m

[Esprit15]

”Have any of you heard the story of the huntress Philadea?” Aegea asks as she knocks another arrow. As she pulls back, she begins setting the scene: a village high in the mountains, ages ago, before the cities of Athens and Sparta were but gleams in the eyes of the gods.

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Countersong: (1d20+11)[27]

Arrow (don’t know distance now)
Attack: (1d20+5)[20] 20/x3
If Crit: (1d20+5)[19]
Ignore this, I am made of silly.

Damage: (1d8+8)[16]

[Toliudar]

Philistion

The young elf watches glumly as Aegea's arrow arcs past the harpies. Well, here they go. Pausing in his run, Philistion sends a pair of arrows in long, graceful and, he hoped, accurate parabolas toward the nearer harpy.

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5' step forward, rapid shot on the nearest harpy:
Knowledge devotion: (1d20+15)[22] for a bonus of +2

Arrow 1 attack: (1d20+5)[24] plus knowledge devotion bonus
Arrow 1 damage: (1d8)[5] plus knowledge devotion bonus
Arrow 2 attack: (1d20+5)[19] plus knowledge devotion bonus
Arrow 2 damage: (1d8)[2] plus knowledge devotion bonus

[remetagross]

Agoros can understand the battlecry of Kleandrikas through the distance, and seeing how far from their scout his group currently is, understands the situation is dire. It will take them almost a minute to reach them...unless...
O Old One, thy humble servant does thy will. Allow him to take the form of thy messenger, to better help his comrades...

Agoros leaps upward...and upward...and upward...and does not fall down. Where a human was standing, a small, winged porcupine-like creature now bolts ahead at full speed, hoping to reach the scouts before it is too late.

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Thanks to the Divine Minion template, Agoros is of Outsider type.
Standard action: Agoros expends one daily use (7 remaining) of his Infernal Patron Mountebank class feature to cast Alter Self on himself, CL 6. Since he's an outsider, he chooses the form of a Spinagon, a 3HD small Baatezu with a 120ft fly speed.
Move action: Move 120ft (so, 36 yards) upwards, remaining at ground height.

[wilphe]

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With 50 foot speed, he should be able to close to 50 feet away.

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250m = 750ft, so he will cover just over 1/4 the distance

[wilphe]

Agoros transforms into his swiftly flying form and begins to overhaul Mihail who has covered just over a quarter of the distance.

Rigalia barks another order and her squad conform to Aegea's movement, wanting to stay within the effective range of her music.

The harpies descend further and begin to direct fire at Aegea - apparently hoping to shut down her singing. One of Philistion's arrows finds it's mark tearing at a wing and causing the harpy to wobble slightly

The load the second harpy dropped crashes to the ground just in front of Mihail - it is the mutilated hand and foot-less corpse of the harpy you killed last night.

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harpies moving down and closer to Aegea and co 500' total range now

(1d20)[2] +7-10 = -3
(1d8)[2]

(1d20)[3] +7-10 = -3
(1d8)[6]

[wilphe]

Harpy shots go so miserably wide you might not even be sure what they are shooting at

[wilphe]

Kleandridas stabs at the vine a second time, slashing droplets of bluish sap over the nearby leaves.

The hooded figure from the ruins steps in your direction and gestures at the vegetation, it stops attacking but does not release it's grip on Peridokles or the Gnoll.

What do you seek here? asks a hollow empty voice

[Aracor]

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250m = 750ft, so he will cover just over 1/4 the distance

Oops, I misread that. I thought it said 250 feet. Okay.

[remetagross]

From a distance, Agoros sees Kleandrikas and Peridokles struggling against some kind of entangling plants. He presses on, happy not to have been chased off by the harpies.

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Full-round action: take the Run action to move at x4 speed, so 480ft - 144 yards. 70 yards remaining before reaching the scouts.

[Toliudar]

Drifting along well behind the others, Philistion arcs another pair of arrows toward the wounded harpy.

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Phil takes a 5' step forward, then rapid shots the wounded harpy:
Arrow 1 attack (1d20+7)[24] minus range penalties
Arrow 1 damage (1d8+2)[5]
Arrow 2 attack (1d20+7)[14] minus range penalties
Arrow 2 damage (1d8+2)[7]

[Esprit15]

Aegea continues her story of the huntress as she moves forward, carefully aims her bow, and releases the arrow.

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Countersong: (1d20+11)[22]

Move 40ft closer, no idea how close I am now
Attack: (1d20+5)[7] 20/x3
If Crit: (1d20+5)[12]

Damage: (1d8+8)[13]

[DrK]

Kleandridas Kleandridas stumbles and almost falls as he sees Agoros changing form into that fo some kind of winged beast of the underworld, he barely pulls his focus back to the battle in time to leap over the lashing vines. Before he can strike back at the plant he spies a figure in the nearby ruins (how far away?). Skidding he approaches cautiously and answers truthfully. "We had heard tell of Monsters and beasts, harpies that would attack the villages. We came to end that threat and slay all of the wild beasts of the mountains that carry the curses of the Gods" Spoiler: OOC Show Spring attack - 10ft in and then 10ft out [roll0] dam [roll1] + [roll2] skirmish if appropriate EFfects Skirmish +2d6/+1 AC Kleandridas of Sparta M N Blooded One - Wood Elf Ranger 2 / Scout 4, Level 6, Init 6, HP 50/50, DR 1/ S/P, Speed AC 25, Touch 16, Flat-footed 20, Fort 9, Ref 13, Will 3, Base Attack Bonus 5 MW Adamantine Longsword +11 (1d8+5, 19-20) MW Bludgeoning Shield +11 (1d8+5, x2) Reach Longspear +1 (-) +11 (1d8+6, x3) Mithral Breastplate , Heavy Shield (MW) (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +5 Dex, +1 Deflect, +2 Natural) Abilities Str 21, Dex 21, Con 16, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 9 Condition --- Trackless Step --- Favoured enemy +4 Human/+2 magical beast [Tracking, spotting, damage]

[Togo]

Peridokles struggles, trying to break free. But the size and strength of the creature is far greater than his own.

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Grapple (1d20+5)[13]

[wilphe]

Kleandridas and Peridokles

"We had heard tell of Monsters and beasts, harpies that would attack the villages. We came to end that threat and slay all of the wild beasts of the mountains that carry the curses of the Gods"

The hooded figure is two spear lengths from Kleandridas, it's highly unlikely he got that close via conventional movement but being distracted by the plants you didn't see it happen

I am neither Monster nor Wild Beast, he walks over towards where the plants have Peridokles and the Gnoll held fast, I do however carry the curse of a God he looks back over his shoulder at Kleandridas, How do you feel about that?

[wilphe]

One of Philistion's arrows finds its mark and there is a harsh yelp of pain as it hits its foot.

The two of them seem unbothered by the odds against them and in fact rather angry, dropping lower to press their attack on Aegea

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(1d20)[20] +7-8 = -1
(1d8)[5]

(1d20)[20] +7-8 = -1
(1d8)[5]

[wilphe]

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(1d20)[20] +7-8 = -1
(1d20)[6]

[roll2] +7-8 = -1
[roll3]

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Ok.
Crit confirmation...

(1d20)[20] -1
(1d20)[6] -1

[wilphe]

Both the harpies arrows hit Aegea, one in the arm and the other making its way between her neck and the top of the breastplate and ripping a long and bloody tear in her skin as it gives up its energy.

Rigalia seems slightly put off her stride by coming under accurate fire from such range but recovers fast

Is it bad?

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That's either 10 or 20 damage depending on if that crit confirms. If it didn't confirm than it has made a long but superficial cut that will look a lot worse than it is and bleed profusely. if it did, less blood but it has gone deeper

Range penalty is down to -8

[DrK]

Kleandridas Kleandridas blinks as the creature appears closer and approaches his friends. He holds the spear out warily to bar its path. "Do not try your tricks with me cursed one," he growls. "It would depend on which of the Gods has cursed you and what your crime was." Hearing the screams and shouts of battle he looks down the dusty slope to see his allies battling the harpies, and looks back to the cloaked figure "Are these beasts yours to command. Call them off before we slaughter them all if they are...." he suggests. Spoiler: OOC Show Ready a spring attack if the hooded figure seems offensive PA2 (1d20+9)[25] dam (1d8+10)[18] + (2d6)[7] EFfects Skirmish +2d6/+1 AC Kleandridas of Sparta M N Blooded One - Wood Elf Ranger 2 / Scout 4, Level 6, Init 6, HP 50/50, DR 1/ S/P, Speed AC 25, Touch 16, Flat-footed 20, Fort 9, Ref 13, Will 3, Base Attack Bonus 5 MW Adamantine Longsword +11 (1d8+5, 19-20) MW Bludgeoning Shield +11 (1d8+5, x2) Reach Longspear +1 (-) +11 (1d8+6, x3) Mithral Breastplate , Heavy Shield (MW) (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +5 Dex, +1 Deflect, +2 Natural) Abilities Str 21, Dex 21, Con 16, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 9 Condition --- Trackless Step --- Favoured enemy +4 Human/+2 magical beast [Tracking, spotting, damage]

[Esprit15]

Aegea pauses briefly, grunting in pain. ”Not every hunt by Philadea was a success,” she continues in her story, “and indeed some ended in vicious injuries. But it took more than a few cuts and scrapes to fell that huntress.” She presses forward more, firing another arrow at the harpy that had struck her.

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Continue bardic music, continue moving 40ft forward

Attack: (1d20-3)[8] 20/x3
Crit confirm:(1d20-3)[12]
Damage: (1d8+8)[16]

[wilphe]

"It would depend on which of the Gods has cursed you and what your crime was."

And who are you to judge whom the gods have already judged? If mighty Dionysus of the Figs wanted me dead it is within his power to do so. He does not need such as you to do his bidding.

As for them, he looks at the harpies, They are most assuredly no friends of mine, but if you came here to hunt harpies you will need to lengthen your spear by more than just a step

Spoiler: of the Figs

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Sykites - that's an epithet of his in Laconia

Spoiler: more than just a step

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A Spartan women, in answer to her son who said that the sword which he carried was short, said, ‘Add a step to it.’

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/...3Asection%3D18

[Toliudar]

Philistion

Seeing the Harpy's arrows strike Aegea, Philistion abandons his archery to focus on his profession. He sets off at a run, coming up alongside Aegea, panting a bit.

"Here...let me...take a...look."

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Philistion will spend a round running to catch up with wherever Aegea ends this round, so that he can heal her next round.

[Aracor]

Mihail continues running towards the vines. He exhorts Hermes for greater speed to help his allies.

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Casts Swift Expeditious Retreat

Runs toward the vines, covers another 200 feet.

[wilphe]

Kleandridas and Peridokles

The Gnoll speaks up, If he is not already our enemy Spartan do not try so hard to make him one.

He calls at the figure, I am Samahae, in service to the Great City of Corinth. We seek only those who have been raiding our villages.

Those whom the Gods chose to curse is a matter for the Gods

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Waiting on you two to say something

[wilphe]

Everyone else:

Harpies drop a bit further and continue firing on Aegea, but they are back to going miserably wide

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(1d20)[17] +7-8 = -1
(1d8)[2]

(1d20)[1] +7-8 = -1
(1d8)[8]

[wilphe]

Mihail and Agoros will arrive in the vicinity of the vines and the discussion going on if they move again this turn.

Aegea, Kleandridas, Peridokles to act

Riglia will conform to Aegea's movement and Umbru-Katu will stay by her side