Second Darkness & St. Caspieran's Mission GM Battle Book [GMBB]

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This is a GM-only administrative space for tracking battle conditions and the like in my Second Darkness campaign. Please leave. If you stay to look around and you are one of those players, please understand that is cheating.

Second Darkness: Shadow in the Sky [IC] at that link.

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R1T20: Rodriguez whips around to face the man. He shouts to the others.”We’ve got trouble! Try to knock him out.” Rodriguez lowers his head and tries to ram into the man at full speed to get past him, but all he does is get a deep wound (crit) from the man's rapier for his trouble .... right in the head. Luckily, it is where his horns meet under the skull so he only takes 9, but the force is enough to nauseate Rodriguez and stop his overrun before it ever started.

R1T16: Ozlech, you can see Rodriguez at the top of the stairs, and saw the attack ome in. Rodriguez looks woozy, but you can't even get to him, and you know there is no way you can get past the guy upstairs easily, either. What do you do? What do you ask Huginn do? Note, it is too narrow a passage for Huginn (behind you) to fly, and she takes up a whole square herself (remember, just like Jean in SA, she is a "fat, black turkey") since she's small.

Spoiler: Battle Tracker

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Eric: 23.
Muninn: 22.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor.
Rodriguez: 20. Nauseated til End of R2T20!
Ozlech: 16.
* Huginn: 16.
Apophis: 16.
Knuckles: 15. (12:12).
Visto: 8.
Crysti: 3.

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R1T16: Seeing that the terrain really doesn't fit his and Ginny's tactics, Ozlech will retreat back the way he came with Ginny in tow saying, "It's tighter than an Abbess's thighs in there! Make way unless you can help!" He then gives Ginny a telepathic entreaty to follow him.

He didn't really have to double move, as a single move was enough to bring him to the entrance below (and facing that opposite door).

R1T15: "Boss! I help! I ready switch with you!" hisses Apophis to Rodriguez...

R1T14: The man, whose age is not immediately apparent with a face covering, recovers from the charge and sudden attack of his own. He takes out a dagger with one hand, while still stabbing Rodriguez in the cheek with his rapier for 7.

R1T8: Visto, what do you do way at the back of the bus, as it were? You are currently unaware of Rodriguez' status (so would have no reason beyond metagaming to offer him a balm).

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Eric: 23.
Muninn: 22.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor.
Rodriguez: 20. Nauseated til End of R2T20!
Ozlech: 16.
* Huginn: 16.
Apophis: 15.
Knuckles: 14. (12:12).
Visto: 8.
Crysti: 3.

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R1T8: With a fight brewing, Visto's magic starts to roar to life on its own, but with the environment the group is in, Visto chooses to retreat backwards. As he does, he calls out to his allies. "Friends. This environment is dangerous for Visto to fight in, so Visto will back out so Friends can fight back better."

R1T3: Crysti is now ready to do as its mistress requires ...

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T23: Eric, what do you do? Fall up, fall back, or keep position. At this point, Lin is 10' in front of you, then a gap, and then Apophis and Rodriguez at the top. You do not know Rodriguez' status.

Muninn on deck, Lin in the hole ...

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Eric: 23.
Muninn: 22.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor.
Rodriguez: 20. Nauseated til End of R2T20!
Ozlech: 16.
* Huginn: 16.
Apophis: 15.
Knuckles: 14. (12:12).
Visto: 8.
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R2T23: Quickly getting into a close, defensive stance, Eric goes up, looking for the opponent in a room that's lit as day for him, trying to go past Rodriguez, and finding that since he can't even get past Apophis, he warily grips his double-spear.

R2T21: Lin goes downstairs.

R2T20: Rodriguez, you are woozy and your head is spinning. What do you do?

Ozlech/ Ginny on deck, Apophis in the hole (but readied to take Rodriguez' spot) ...

Spoiler: Battle Tracker

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance.
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor.
Rodriguez: 20. Nauseated til End of R2T20!
Ozlech: 16.
* Huginn: 16.
Apophis: 15.
Knuckles: 14. (12:12).
Visto: 8.
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R2T20: Rodriguez reels from the attack, hoping to make room for the others, he retreats down the stairs to the closest open space he can find (after Apophis and Eric), but not before he is grazed in his left lower arm for 4. As he goes, he commands Apophis,”Bring him down, don’t kill him.”Once settled on the stairs he is no longer nauseated.

R2T19: Apophis moves right up to where his master was a second ago.

R2T16: Ozlech, do you (and Ginny) delay? If not, what do you do?

Assailant on deck, Visto in the hole ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance.
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor.
Rodriguez: 20.
Apophis: 19.
Ozlech: 16.
* Huginn: 16.
Knuckles: 14. (12:12).
Visto: 8.
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R2T16: Ozlech will settle into his normal combat stance, and keep an eye on the surroundings for if their fight is attracting attention. He will not give Ginny any orders at this time.

R2T14: The man at the top of the stairs attacks Apophis with both sword and dagger, but does terribly.

R2T8: Visto, what do you do?

Eric on deck, Lin in the hole, Muninn/ Crysti delaying ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance.
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor.
Rodriguez: 20.
Apophis: 19.
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves).
* Huginn: 16.
Knuckles: 14. (12:12).
Visto: 8.
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R2T8: Visto delays, waiting for the chaos to settle.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T23: Eric, what do you do?

Lin on deck, Rodriguez in the hole, Visto delaying (no longer noting the "pets" that are delaying) ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance.
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor.
Rodriguez: 20.
Apophis: 19.
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves).
* Huginn: 16.
Knuckles: 14. (12:12).
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R3T23: Eric prepares himself to join the fray be replacing a teammate.

R3T21: Lin delays ....

R3T20: What does Rodriguez do?

Apophis on deck, Ozlech in the hole ....

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 20.
Apophis: 19.
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves).
* Huginn: 16.
Knuckles: 14. (12:12).
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R3T20: Rodriguez begins a chaotic, powerful chant, which inspires fury in those who listen to it. He then goes to pull out a berry with his tail, but finds that had eaten all of his berries previously. Those luscious "lush" berries.

Spoiler: Goodberry/ Fermented Fruit

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You have to already have a berry, which you did not. No, you are not "assumed" to always have berries on hand.

Who accepts Rodriguez' raging song? (Answer in Discord, please.)

Spoiler: Effects of Inspired Rage

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Inspired Rage (Su): Affected allies gain a +2 morale bonus to STR & CON & +1 morale bonus on Will saving throws, but also take a –1 penalty to AC.
* While under the effects of inspired rage, allies other than Rodriguez cannot use any CHA-, DEX-, or INT-based skills (except Acrobatics, Fly, Intimidate, and Ride) or any ability that requires patience or concentration.
* Unlike the barbarian’s rage ability, those affected are not fatigued after the song ends.
* If an ally has her own rage class ability, she may use the STR, CON, & Will save bonuses, as well as AC penalties, based on her own ability and level instead of those from Rodriguez (still suffering no fatigue afterward).
** However, inspired rage does not allow the ally to activate abilities dependent on other rage class abilities, such as rage powers, blood casting, or bloodrager bloodlines; the ally must activate her own rage class ability in order to use these features.

R3T19: Apophis eagerly accepts his partner's raging song. His jaws snap and miss, but then he follows up with a tail slap to the man's right hand for 6.

R3T16: Ozlech, what do you do? Did you take the raging song? What do you have Ginny do?

Assailant on deck, Rodriguez in the hole, Eric/ Lin/ Visto/ Other Pets delaying ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 20. Raging song, including self!
Apophis: 19. Accepted raging song (+2 morale STR/CON, +1 morale Will, -1 AC)!!!
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves).
* Huginn: 16.
Knuckles: 14. (6:12).
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R3T16: Hitting upon an idea, Ozlech says, ”Ginny, try to see if you can teleport behind him!”

Meanwhile, Ozlech will reinvest his Essence, giving Ginny and Apophis a point each. He will place his other two into his hand bind.

And with that, Ginny flies up (past Eric) and gives a quick word back to her pet tiefling....

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Ginny[/S] Ginny >>> Ozzy]"Too damned crowded for a fade, my pet, but I will try the wasp's sting you've given me! Wait. Dammit! If only I had fingertips. How do I shoot these things?!"

R3T14: The man is wary this time, and is more cautious. He brings his rapier around to confuse the snake to crit it with feinted sneak attack for 11.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T20: Rodriguez, do you continue your raging song? You also feel Apophis' pain as he was stabbed (but he is in rage). What do you do?

Apophis on deck, Ozzy/ Ginny in the hole ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!! No to raging song.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 20. Raging song, including self!
Apophis: 19. Accepted raging song (+2 morale STR/CON, +1 morale Will, -1 AC)!!!
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves). No to raging song. Akashic army w/ Ginny, Apophis (Escape Route, Riven Dart).
* Huginn: 16. No to raging song.
Knuckles: 14. (6:12).
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R4T20: Rodriguez continues his raging song. As it progresses, he heals slightly. He picks up his water skin with his tail and takes a drink from it. After this, he moves further down the stairs toward Visto.”I’m hurting up here.”

Spoiler: Rodriguez

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Drinking .... whether a potion, or any other liquid ..... is a SA that provokes AOOs. Now, if you are referring to your Accelerated Drinker, please read the fine print ... you just took out your waterskin this turn. So, you got out your waterskin and stepped downstairs, but then that's it, because it was a SA to drink, and it is a SA to use a supernatural ability (unless otherwise specified), so no hp to Apophis now.

R4T19: He might be hurt, but Apophis knows that he is IMMORTAL!!! (As long as Rodriguez is alive.) So, he quailed initially from the pain, but continuing to enjoy his brain-bonded's bitchin' bard ballad, he attacks the swordsman, just managing another tail slap against his right hand for 8, enough to smash his hand and drop him from shock! "He fall down!" Apophis calls.

R4T16: Ozlech, what do you do? What do you Ginny to do?

Rodriguez on deck, Apophis in the hole, everyone else is delaying ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!! No to raging song.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 20. Raging song, including self! Waterskin held by tail.
Apophis: 19. Accepted raging song (+2 morale STR/CON, +1 morale Will, -1 AC)!!!
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves). No to raging song. Akashic army w/ Ginny, Apophis (Escape Route, Riven Dart).
* Huginn: 16. No to raging song.
Knuckles: 14. (-2:12). DYING!!!
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R4T16:

Spoiler: Ozzy >>> Ginny

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I usually just flick my fingers but... hmm I think I see the issue now. Try your talons maybe?

While Ginny figures things out, Ozlech stays out of the way for Visto to reach Rodriguez.

Spoiler: Ginny >>> Ozzy

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"Let's try this on for size! KA-CHOW, BITCHES! ....... Nope, didn't work either. Oh, wait, he's down. Bad guy down. I DID IT!"

Visto, you heard Apophis shout "he fall down." What do you do? It is too crowded (even with allies) to "fly" your way for extra speed up the narrow stairway.

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!! No to raging song.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 20. Raging song, including self! Waterskin held by tail.
Apophis: 19. Accepted raging song (+2 morale STR/CON, +1 morale Will, -1 AC)!!!
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves). No to raging song. Akashic army w/ Ginny, Apophis (Escape Route, Riven Dart).
* Huginn: 16. No to raging song.
Knuckles: 14. (-2:12). DYING!!!
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R4T8: Visto will re-enter the building's stairway, just standing on the first couple stairs, and take stock of what he sees. "Friends, is Visto correct in believing that the fight has concluded? Are any Friends injured? If so, please come to Visto, so that He can take care of his Friends wounds."

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T20: Rodriguez will continue his rage for another round, shouting back to Apophis, “Make sure he’s out cold, partner!” His chanting heals him slightly, he swigs from his water skin and moves over to Visto. ”I’m a little banged up.” He will also sacrifice some life for his partner. Visto touches him to charge up his own healing, and providing FH11 right now.

R5T19: "He's down. He's bleeding," says Apophis matter of factly.

R5T16: Ozlech, what do you do? What do you have Ginny do?

Visto on deck, Rodriguez in the hole, Eric/ Lin delaying ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!! No to raging song.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Visto: 20.1.
* Unicorn feathering: Rodriguez (1).
Rodriguez: 20. Raging song, including self! Waterskin held by tail. FH11 til
Apophis: 19. Accepted raging song (+2 morale STR/CON, +1 morale Will, -1 AC)!!!
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves). No to raging song. Akashic army w/ Ginny, Apophis (Escape Route, Riven Dart).
* Huginn: 16. No to raging song.
Knuckles: 14. (-3:12). DYING!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R5T16:

Spoiler: Ozzy >>> Ginny

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"Good work! Be a dear and keep an eye out for another would-be mugger for us while I take a look at our recent assailant?"

Ozlech moves past his allies and over to where Ginny is (because limits of movement) even as Ginny leaves that spot to go over to the assailant.

Spoiler: Ginny >>> Ozzy

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"He's dying. I can't stop the bleeding. I tried, but only because I know how much some of these other simps will react if we kills somebody and don't really mean it."

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T20.1: Visto, what do you do?

Rodriguez on deck, Apophis in the hole ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!! No to raging song.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Visto: 20.1.
* Unicorn feathering: Rodriguez (1).
Rodriguez: 20. Raging song, including self! Waterskin held by tail. FH11 til
Apophis: 19. Accepted raging song (+2 morale STR/CON, +1 morale Will, -1 AC)!!!
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves). No to raging song. Akashic army w/ Ginny, Apophis (Escape Route, Riven Dart).
* Huginn: 16. No to raging song.
Knuckles: 14. (-3:12). STABLE!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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R6T20.1: Visto speaks up to the rest of the party. "Are any other Friends in need of healing?"

R6T20-19: Rodriguez breathes a deep sigh, after ending his song (FH11). "Can someone make sure that fool isn’t bleeding out? I don’t have the skills for it.You ok Apophis?" He spends his turn moving back up the stairs toward his eidolon, who he passes by until he is standing directly over the fallen swordsman, his rapier and dagger loosed on the floor next to them. Apophis moves to the other side of the fallen to make way for (likely) Visto.

R6T16: Ozlech, what do you do? What do you have Ginny do?

Visto on deck, Rodriguez in the hole, everyone else delaying ...

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Eric: 23. Inner sphere stance. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 22. DELAYING!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Visto: 20.1.
* Unicorn feathering: Rodriguez (1).
Rodriguez: 20. Raging song, including self! Waterskin held by tail. FH11 has last effect on R7T20.
Apophis: 19.
Ozlech: 16. Aura of misfortune (all foes w/in 30' take -2 on saves). Akashic army w/ Ginny, Apophis (Escape Route, Riven Dart).
* Huginn: 16.
Knuckles: 14. (-3:12). STABLE!!!
Crysti: 3. DELAYING!!!

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Round One .....

R1T22: Apophis, sensing something different, comes up the hallway, but stops behind Rodriguez since he doesn't know if this man should be attacked or not.

R1T17: Rodriguez, unfortunately, you are only six seconds into your bardic performance, so unless you try to keep doing it regardless of external factors ..... What do you do?

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Apophis: 22.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 17. Waterskin held by tail.
Ozlech: 12.
* Huginn: 12.
Crysti: 11.
Madrat Mank. 10. (9:9).
Visto: 8.
Muninn: 5.
Eric: 4.

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R1T17: While continuing to soothe the dog, Knowing that the sudden combat and violence will completely upend his attempt, Rodriguez stops his performance and calls to the others,”Get up here, we got more.” He then reaches toward the man with his guisarme and pulls him to the ground. He gives the man a nasty glare, as he stretches to his full height.”Don’t move pal.”

R1T12: Ozlech, what do you do? What do you have Ginny do?

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Apophis: 22.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 17. Waterskin held by tail.
Ozlech: 12.
* Huginn: 12.
Crysti: 11.
Madrat Mank. 10. (9:9).
Visto: 8.
Muninn: 5.
Dog: 4.5.
Eric: 4.

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R1T12: Seeing that Rod has things well in hand, Ozlech and Ginny delay ...

R1T10: "No, wait!" don't hurt me says the pathetic wretch on the ground.. "Down, Fetch, down. Calm."

R1T8: Visto, what do you do?

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Apophis: 22.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 17. Waterskin held by tail.
Ozlech: 12. DELAYING!!!
* Huginn: 12. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 11. DELAYING!!!
Madrat Mank. 10. (9:9).
Visto: 8.
Muninn: 5.
Dog: 4.5.
Eric: 4.

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R1T8-5: Visto delays, especially after hearing the man speaking. Muninn also delays ...

R1T4.5: The dog continues to bark, but doesn't attack.

R1T4: Eric, what do you do?

Apophis on deck, Rodriguez in the hole, Lin/ Ozlech/ Ginny/ Crysti/ Visto delaying ...

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Apophis: 22.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 17. Waterskin held by tail.
Ozlech: 12. DELAYING!!!
* Huginn: 12. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 11. DELAYING!!!
Madrat Mank. 10. (9:9).
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 5.
Dog: 4.5.
Eric: 4.

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R1T4: Eric moves forward, trying to see something in that cramped up battlefield ... (see Discord).

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Apophis: 22.
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 17. Waterskin held by tail.
Ozlech: 12. DELAYING!!!
* Huginn: 12. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 11. DELAYING!!!
Madrat Mank. 10. (9:9).
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 5.
Dog: 4.5.
Eric: 4.

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R1T4: Eric keeps advancing, passing his allies to get to the slightly wider part of the corridor, making sure to give a spot for his allies to step forward as well, though there is a barking dog he has to pass.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: Apophis delays ....

R2T17: Rodriguez, what do you do?

Guy on deck is on deck, Muninn in the hole, Apophis/ Lin/ Ozzie+Ginny/ Visto delaying ...

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Apophis: 22. DELAYING!!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Rodriguez: 17. Waterskin held by tail.
Ozlech: 12. DELAYING!!!
* Huginn: 12. DELAYING!!!
Crysti: 11. DELAYING!!!
Madrat Mank. 10. (9:9).
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 5.
Dog: 4.5.
Eric: 4.

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R2T20: "Hey Ginny let's move up a bit. Standing on these stairs is awkward." Ozlech says as he moves upwards himself and looks for a free spot to stand. Ginny is cawing, as she gave him a spot to go behind Apophis.

R2T17: Rodriguez, what do you do?

Guy on deck is on deck, Muninn in the hole, Apophis/ Lin/ Visto delaying ...

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Apophis: 22. DELAYING!!!
Lin: 21. Inertial armor. DELAYING!!!
Ozlech: 20.
* Huginn: 20.
Rodriguez: 17. Waterskin held by tail.
Crysti: 11. DELAYING!!!
Madrat Mank. 10. (9:9).
Visto: 8. DELAYING!!!
Muninn: 5.
Dog: 4.5.
Eric: 4.

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Spoiler: Rodriguez

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Surprise Round ...

S23: Rodriguez feels a sharp stabbing pain at the back of his left knee for 21, and Rod's movement is hampered.

Begin Round One ...

R1T23: Rod reels from the pain, and in his physical reeling, something sizzles past his ear to hit the eastern wall by the stairs to sizzle the wood there with acid.

A man shouts at the top of his voice, "BELTIAS KREUN!!!"

R1T22: Ozlech, you heard someone shout the name of the mark you were sent to find. What do you do?

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Beltias Kreun: 23. Shield of faith (+3) for 6 minutes. Spatial bleeding til R9T23. Weapon Binder secret (+1) til R10T23.
Ozlech: 22.
Apophis: 21.
Eric: 20.
Rodriguez: 19.
Visto: 18.

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R1T22:

Spoiler: Ozzy >>> Ginny

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"What's going on?"

Ozlech moves to the ladder and climbs down as fast as he can to see what's going on. He sees a man in the southeast corner, adjacent to Eric. It's a raggedy-looking man in dirty leather armor standing there.

Ginny looks from the newcomer to Ozzy and tepes...

Spoiler: Ginny >> Ozzy

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"Um, this guy?"

R1T21: Apophis climbs down from above, and not having any other guidance goes to the end of the hall. "He's just inside and to the left, boss!"

R1T21: Eric, you are standing adjacent to a smaller, raggedy-looking middle-aged man with a dagger in his hand (see the Discord pic, he is not holding a cup right now). When he came in, he went right for the corner, as if the corner was his purpose rather than you as some type of combatant (and you don't know what happened in the hallway). What do you do?

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Beltias Kreun: 23. Shield of faith (+3) for 6 minutes. Spatial bleeding til R9T23. Weapon Binder secret (+1) til R10T23.
Ozlech: 22.
* Ginny (22).
Apophis: 21.
Eric: 20.
Rodriguez: 19.
Visto: 18.

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R1T21: "Who are you and what are you doing there?" Going on the offensive, his cold blood boiling, Eric makes his weapon spin around, and the man manages to avoid the first and just barely deflect the second.

R1T19: Rodriguez, umm, ow? And you turn around and nobody is there .... though Apophis is at the end of the hall and you hear fighting from the room you were in a minut ago. What do you do?

VIsto on deck, Unknown dagger-guy on deck ...

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Beltias Kreun: 23. Shield of faith (+3) for 6 minutes. Spatial bleeding til R9T23. Weapon Binder secret (+1) til R10T23.
Ozlech: 22.
* Ginny (22).
Apophis: 21.
Eric: 20.
Rodriguez: 19.
Visto: 18.

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R1T19: Seeing no one around him, Rodriguez will glare with anger at knuckles. ”All you bastards hit so hard, it’s tiring.”

He will shout to Apophis ”No mercy partner!” before beginning to chant, and move up the north hall for cover.

R1T18: Visto starts down the ladder to join the combat. He'll survey the situation and wait to see what happens before he makes any further decisions. He gets to Ozzy, but it turns out there STILL isn't any light in the lower floor yet, so he stays behind Ozzy.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T23: The man pulls at something in the SE corner, like a little hidden alcove. This opens him up to an attack from Eric, who slams the man in the back with more of a punching press from his double-blade sword than a deep cut to do 11 NL as the man lets out a "Whuuuff!" from the impact. He grabs something from inside, thinking himself safe, but ducks at the last minute when Eric attacks him again! The man now has a sack in his left hand.

R2T22: Ozlech, do you accept the raging song? What do you do? What do you ask of Ginny?

Apophis on deck, Eric in the hole ...

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Beltias Kreun: 23. Shield of faith (+3) for 6 minutes. Spatial bleeding til R9T23. Weapon Binder secret (+1) til R10T23.
Ozlech: 22. Rage song?
* Ginny (22).
Apophis: 21. Rage song?
Eric: 20. Rage song: no.
Rodriguez: 19. Raging Song! Waterskin of alcohol in hand, and nothing else.
Visto: 18. Rage song: no.

[lostsole31]

R2T22: Settling into his stance, Ozlech moves south to clear a path for Visto before firing darts of force energy from his fingertips at the armed stranger, with one of the darts hitting the man's lower left arm for 6 force.

Should the man remain standing after the attack, Ozlech order's Ginny.

Spoiler: Ozzy >>> Ginny

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"Ginny! Use Strike the Hourglass!"

To which she responds...

Spoiler: Ginny >>> Ozzy

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"Against what?! I can't see anything in here."

R2T21: Apophis, having been commanded to give no mercy, puts all his power into attacking the man. First, he bites the man in the neck for 10. It is quite a tussle, but the man gets free before Apophis can fully close his jaws to grab him. Apophis snarls and attempts a tail slap, but the man rebuffs him.

R2T20: Eric, what do you do?

Rod on deck, Visto in the hole ...

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Beltias Kreun: 23. Shield of faith (+3) for 6 minutes. Spatial bleeding til R9T23. Weapon Binder secret (+1) til R10T23.
Ozlech: 22. Rage song: no.
* Ginny (22).
Apophis: 21. Rage song: yes.
Eric: 20. Rage song: no.
Rodriguez: 19. Raging Song! Waterskin of alcohol in hand, and nothing else.
Visto: 18. Rage song: no.

[lostsole31]

R2T20: After those first exchange of blows, Eric switches tactics, aiming at the metaphysical concept of time, especially the one of that man, slashing him across the chest for 8. "I don't know what he's trying to do!"

"HELP! ROBBERS! HELP!" the man shouts.

Spoiler: Silphael

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Per Rusty rules, you don't recover any maneuvers, because no maneuvers were used farther than the past round. You do still Claim him and get vitae, though.

R2T19: Rod, you are currently singing and inspiring song that only Apophis and yourself are utilizing. Your skald's vigor will kick in this round if you continue. What do you do?

Visto on deck, shouting man in the hole ...

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Beltias Kreun: 23. Shield of faith (+3) for 6 minutes. Spatial bleeding til R9T23. Weapon Binder secret (+1) til R10T23.
Ozlech: 22. Rage song: no.
* Ginny (22).
Apophis: 21. Rage song: yes.
Eric: 20. Rage song: no.
Rodriguez: 19. Raging Song! Waterskin of alcohol in hand, and nothing else.
Visto: 18. Rage song: no.

[lostsole31]

R2T19: Rodriguez continues chanting his song (FH2), he casts a spell on himself and moves over to Apophis in the hallway, keeping a close eye on Knuckles.”If this guy goes down, get up high to get the drop on reinforcements alright? Keep your eyes peeled.”

R2T18: Visto, what do you do?

Unknown man on deck, Ozzy/ Ginny in the hole ...

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Beltias Kreun: 23. Shield of faith (+3) for 6 minutes. Spatial bleeding til R9T23. Weapon Binder secret (+1) til R10T23.
Ozlech: 22. Rage song: no.
* Ginny (22).
Apophis: 21. Rage song: yes.
Eric: 20. Rage song: no.
Rodriguez: 19. Raging Song! Waterskin of alcohol in hand, and nothing else. He gains FH2 while raging. Shield til R32T19.
Visto: 18. Rage song: no.