Serpent's Skull [SMOOCH]

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This is a GM tracking sheet for my Serpent's Skull: City of Seven Spears [IC] (link provided) game. If you are in that game, or really any of my games, please understand that gazing your eyes here would be willfully cheating by looking here to see GM-only information.

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The party travels roughly 175' to the west or so before a major area clear of jungle (but not dense undergrowth) to the relative north. A single massive ruin rises from the dense brush, consisting of concentric rings of crude stone columns surrounding a yawning pit in the earth. Heavily overgrown with jungle plants, weathered writing and stylized pictographs cover the columns.

About 60' from you, and 20' from the yawning pit (itself 80' from the front line of you) are four small creatures that see you emerging from where the jungle belches you forth. The scream and whoop angrily.

Initiative Begins (Note I did not specify "Combat), Round One ...

R1T21: Fronaldo, you are in the back, and the group has 10' spacing between ranks, so this is happening 90' from you. What do you do?

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Fronaldo: 21. Returning dagger in right hand, mutagen in left.
Pim: 20. Nothing in hand, but cards at ready.
Tor-ber: 18. Machete.
Charau #4: 17. (30:30).
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
Gelik: 16. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka #2: 15. (30:30).
Charau-ka #1: 13. (30:30).
Charau-ka #3: 9. (30:30).
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

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R1T21:

Spoiler: Fronaldo >>> Collective

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“Okay...you guys see the angry monkey creatures, right? What should we do?”

He delays, waiting for a response.

R1T20: Pim Starseer, what do you do?

Fronaldo delaying ...

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Fronaldo: 21. Returning dagger in right hand, mutagen in left. DELAYING!!!
Pim: 20. Nothing in hand, but cards at ready.
* Knowledge result was a base of 13, so he won't know anything until he is 10' away.
Tor-ber: 18. Machete.
Charau (Brown): 17. (30:30).
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
Gelik: 16. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 15. (30:30).
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (30:30).
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (30:30).
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

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R1T20: Pim draws a card, holding it in a defensive stance, and moving 5’ back. ”Ready, everyone?,” he thinks to the collective while at absent-mindedly speaking allowed.

“First, I draw my a card,” which he does (and says, only vaguely teping it), and he notes that it is the Waxworks (CE), not a bad card for him.. “Now, I activate my card enhancement. With this, I can place a defensive card on my next turn,” he pantomimes, even though his talk of a "turn" is a staple taken from his favorite game of Towers.

He recites his actions aloud, preparing to mentally stack his advantages, and relishing at the thought of using his skills in the field. As he readies his aim at the closest simian, he will prepare to use shocking magic on his card. Meanwhile the rest of his deck begin to fly out of his secondary Harrow satchel. Right now, they are orbiting in a tight halo around his head .... too fast for him to read them to "cheat," but easy enough to grab (or defend him if necessary).

R1T18: Tor-ber, you have a machete in hand. What do you do?

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Fronaldo: 21. Returning dagger in right hand, mutagen in left. DELAYING!!!
Pim: 20. Nothing in hand, but cards at ready. Shocking grasp and CE card readied w/ 17 attack roll for first baddied w/in 30'.
* Knowledge result was a base of 13, so he won't know anything until he is 10' away.
Tor-ber: 18. Machete.
Charau (Brown): 17. (30:30).
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
Gelik: 16. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 15. (30:30).
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (30:30).
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (30:30).
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

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R1T18: "Anyone have an idea on whether they are friendly? or up to no good?" Torber asks out loud. As he is asking, he sheathes his machete, squares his shoulders, sets his left arm like he is readying a shield. There is a temporary visual warping around Tor-ber before that visual warping ends, a sign that he has put up his force screen. From this distance, he can't really get any kind of sense if they are openly aggressive or standing with a territorial, oh, wait .... never mind ....

R1T17.1-17: ... as one of the creatures gives out a great shrieking cry, hopping up and down. It is small, walking upright like a man, but definitely has simian features. He(?) bursts forth with breathtaking speed. As it closes faster than anyone here can move, Pim is readied with his spell. Lightning arcs about onto a picture of a waxwork figure and he throws it forth to hit the thing in the upper torso for 4 + 18 electricity. The card doesn't return to Pim's hand, but rather to his deck which orbits him. The simian screeches again in pain, making a course correction to focus less on Tor-ber and more on Pim. But the sudden pain of the hit and the course correct is too much for the obviously amped up and not natural speed of the creature that it ends up spraining itself with a bad miss against the gnome, causing itself 4 DEX damage.

R1T16: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

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Fronaldo: 21. Returning dagger in right hand, mutagen in left. DELAYING!!!
Pim: 20. Nothing in hand, but cards at ready. Shocking grasp and CE card readied w/ 17 attack roll for first baddied w/in 30'.
* Knowledge result was a base of 13, so he won't know anything until he is 10' away.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18...
Charau (Brown): 17. (8:30, 9:13 DEX). Shrieking frenzy til R4T17.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
Gelik: 16. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 15. (30:30).
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (30:30).
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (30:30).
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

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R1T16: Fronaldo quivers like he wants to dash forward and engage the. Monkey man in some witty repartee, but decides to continue to delay.

His hammer in hand, Xhanfaerd gets close to the ape-man and unleash a focus-empowered attack, aiming to mangle him and one of his allies. "Let's see what you got!" He shatters the monkey-man in the left knee for 23, which blows its leg off and drops him outright.

Seeing that grisly end to one of its own, another of the monkey-men (green) retches.

R1T15: "Charau-ka!" shouts Gelik, beginning his oratical performance while advancing mock-heroically with fancy longsword raised high. "But think not on end swarmed by the scourge of the Mwangi. Think instead, revel if you will, on the glories that await us when we pry open the secrets of TAZION!"

Spoiler: ALCON

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That is him using inspire courage, by the way.

R1T14-9: The other charau-ka advance regarding the challenge, even the one that is nauseated. The two unfettered throw rocks at the foolish little man, but both miss.

R1T8: Aron steps up several feet, a little behind Gelik, and calls on her strange powers of the moon and the night to cast a spell. It is as if small pieces of the very night form as bits of dust to puff out to cover two of the tieflings (red and blue). Blue seems fine, but red seems to have some of its vitality taken away ... perhaps tiring as if it were nightime.

Spoiler: Pim, Xhanfaerd, Gelik

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She cast dust of twilight.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T20: Pim, what do you do?

Tor-ber on deck, Xhanfaerd in the hole, Fronaldo delaying ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack rolls til R2T16. Inspire courage for +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, and competence weapon attk/ dmg.
Fronaldo: 21. Returning dagger in right hand, mutagen in left. DELAYING!!!
Pim: 20. Nothing in hand, but cards at ready. Shocking grasp and CE card readied w/ 17 attack roll for first baddied w/in 30'.
* Knowledge result was a base of 13, so he won't know anything until he is 10' away.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (30:30).
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (30:30). FATIGUED!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (30:30). NAUSEATED til R2T16!!!
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R2T21: Ending his delay after Gelik’s performance, Fronaldo moves straight forward and stops on Gelic’s left. With a flick of his wrist he throws his small dagger at the monkey man in front of Gelik. The dagger plunges into the already retching guts of the beleaguered charau-ka for 9.

R2T20: Pim, what do you do?

Tor-ber on deck, Xhanfaerd in the hole, Fronaldo delaying ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack rolls til R2T16. Inspire courage for +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, and competence weapon attk/ dmg.
Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand. Waiting for returning dagger.
Pim: 20. Nothing in hand, but cards at ready. Shocking grasp and CE card readied w/ 17 attack roll for first baddied w/in 30'.
* Knowledge result was a base of 13, so he won't know anything until he is 10' away.
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (30:30).
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (30:30). FATIGUED!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (13:30). NAUSEATED til R2T16!!!
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R2T20:

Spoiler: Pim >>> Collective

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"Something tells me they aren't here to give us a warm welcome!"

Pim grimaces at the sight of the mutilated creature as its leg flies off, but quickly acts to protect the group from the remaining simians.

He raises his hand with fingers outstretched, and magically directs the hand of the large card-shaped emanations that rotate around. A picture of a an Eclipse (LE, WIS), and the Wanderer (NG, INT) float over to the center of the two simians on their left, and once the "card" reaches the intended spot, it evaporates together into a magical mote, leaving behind a silhouette of a winged snake that hovers near the enemy. It crackles with bioelectric energy with a bright top and the belly seeming to drift into barely seen shadow. Once directed by Pim, it nips the simian in the chest for 1 NL, but the simian does not appear otherwise hindered.

Then he lowers his hand with intention, as he swiftly causes the remaining cards near him to flip vertically several times before eventually laying flat. The halo of cards splits off into three rings of cards that spin around him even faster, but do not interfere with his movement, senses, or attacks.

R2T18: Tor-ber, what do you do?

Xhanfaerd on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack rolls til R2T16. Inspire courage for +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, and competence weapon attk/ dmg.
Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand. Waiting for returning dagger.
Aerial Snake: 20.1. (3:3). +4 INT/WIS. Duration is only until R7T20.
Pim: 20. Nothing in hand, but cards at ready.
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (29:30, 1 NL).
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (30:30). FATIGUED!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (13:30). NAUSEATED til R2T16!!!
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R2T18: Torber moves forward and a little left of party to give himself plenty of room, and begins to summon ectoplasmic force to his hands.

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Takes 1 full round to manifest, sort of like most summons or enlarge/ reduce person.

R2T16: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

Gelik on deck, enemies in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack rolls til R2T16. Inspire courage for +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, and competence weapon attk/ dmg.
Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand. Waiting for returning dagger.
Aerial Snake: 20.1. (3:3). +4 INT/WIS. Duration is only until R7T20.
Pim: 20. Nothing in hand, but cards at ready.
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (29:30, 1 NL).
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (30:30). FATIGUED!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (13:30). NAUSEATED til R2T16!!!
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R2T18: Torber moves forward and a little left of party, giving himself plenty of room, as he reaches out his hands and manifests a glittering guisarme. He scores a deep gash across its belly for 23.

R2T16: As those opponents seem rather weak, Xhanfaerd keeps pressing forward, adding another hammer strike to the next one, aiming at the ape's guts for a vicious blow for 19, which drops it.

R2T15: Gelik continues his rousing oration, but then bolts to the west to give him a clear line to the only unengaged charau-ka (red). He opens the planar portal that is his very body, switching his sword momentarily to his bucklered hand, and shoots forth a burst of chilling energy that is likely to confound a creature of the hot jungles. The charau-ka is hit squarely in the chest for 8 cold before switching his sword back to the proper hand.

R2T14-13: Blue hops back and from a pouch throws a rock at the flying snake, hitting it hard enough to make it disappear. It gives a snarling grimace of victory, not realizing how hollow that victory really is. Red zooms around at incredible speed to throw a rock at Gelik (that misses).

R2T8: Aron moves SW and takes out her whip, snapping it at Red's fast-moving legs, and tripping it.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ..

R3T21: Fronaldo's dagger returns to his hand. What does he do?

Pim on deck, Tor-ber in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack rolls til R2T16. Inspire courage for +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, and competence weapon attk/ dmg.
Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (6:30, 1 NL).
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (22:30). FATIGUED!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30).
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R3T21: Fronaldo’s small dagger slaps into the palm off his right hand and he is immediately on the move. He rushes forward and to his left before tumbling into the square directly behind the creature fighting Torber. The attack (when it comes) is so subtle that it would be easy to miss if you were not skilled in observation, as Fronaldo cuts at the back of the creature's head for 14, dropping it!

R3T20: After taking a good look at the battlefield, Pim will repeat his last turn by summoning another aerial viper, this time in between Gelik and the simian near him, as the defensive card pattern swirls around his body. The creature, born of a xxx card, easily nips the prone charau-ka in the left shoulder for 1 NL + 1 electricity.

R3T18: Tor-ber, what do you do?

Xhanfaerd on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack rolls til R2T16. Inspire courage for +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, and competence weapon attk/ dmg.
Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (-8:30, 1 NL). DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (21:30, 1 NL). FATIGUED!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30).
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R3T18: Torber quickly moves to his left 15', and makes a risky strike to the last annoying monkey-man to hit it in the left lower leg for 21, knocking it unconscious. They seemed vicious and unfriendly.

R3T16: Xhanfaerd, there are no active enemies. What do you do?

Gelik on deck, Aron in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack rolls til R2T16. Inspire courage for +2 morale vs. charm/ fear, and competence weapon attk/ dmg.
Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (-8:30, 1 NL). DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (0:30, 1 NL). FATIGUED!!! KNOCKED OUT!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30). DYING!!!
Aron: 8. Nothing in hand.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R3T16: Quickly refocusing his psionic powers, Xhanfaerd looks around. "No wounded among us? Well, it seems we're on point then. Any chance they could have ringed any sort of alarm that would put the rest of them on alert?"

R3T15: Gelik ceases his oratory as he moves to take a central position, surveying the scene.

R3T8: Aron calls out, "These creatures are the bane of the Expanse, fecund and fetid and viscious. Do not offer mercy where none will ever be reciprocated." She steps over to the one being attacked by sky-viper, pulling out her sword, and stabbing it in the belly for 8.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T21: Fronaldo, what do you do?

Sky-Viper on deck, Pim in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Sky-Viper: 20.1.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (-9:30, 1 NL). DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (8:30, 1 NL). FATIGUED!!! DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30). STABLE!!!
Aron: 8. Whip and short sword.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R4T21: Fronaldo efficiently slits the throat of the charau-ka at his feet.

R4T20.1: The sky-viper, seeing no more active enemies, continues to attack the one it was sicced on (until told to stop) to do 1 damage.

R4T20: Pim, what do you do?

Tor-ber on deck, Xhanfaerd in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Sky-Viper: 20.1. Risky Strike.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (-9:30, 1 NL). DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (9:30, 1 NL). FATIGUED!!! DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30). STABLE!!!
Aron: 8. Whip and short sword.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R4T20: Pim makes a sigh of relief as the battle seems to have worn down. He turns towards the pit.

Spoiler: Pim >>> Collective

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"They crawled out of there? What in the world is it, a sink hole?"

He has to get a better look, though, and begins walking in that direction.
R4T18: Tor-ber, what do you do?

Xhanfaerd on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Sky-Viper: 20.1. Risky Strike. Lasts until R11T20.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (-9:30, 1 NL). DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (9:30, 1 NL). FATIGUED!!! DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30). STABLE!!!
Aron: 8. Whip and short sword.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R4T18:

Spoiler: Tor-ber >>> Collective

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"I do not think they came from the pit, they seem like tree dwellers, or primitive huts. Possible, that they worship something down there, or a great evil to them, and they are guarding it?"

Tor-ber steps over to the closest charau-ka, and looks through its ... gear. A rotting bladder pouch with some rocks, and a club. Not even much for clothing. It has nothing of value.

R4T16: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

Gelik on deck, Aron in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Sky-Viper: 20.1. Risky Strike. Lasts until R11T20.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Blue): 14. (-9:30, 1 NL). DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Red): 13. (9:30, 1 NL). FATIGUED!!! DYING!!!
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30). STABLE!!!
Aron: 8. Whip and short sword.

DEAD
1 charau-ka.

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R4T16: Xhanfaerd also takes the direction of the pit, shaking his hammer to remove the splatters, still wary about a potential second group in ambush nearby.

R4T15: Gelik scurries to brown to find out ... "This one has nothing worth a farthing! Just some dumb rocks and a worthless club."

R4T8: Aron stabs red in the heart to finish him off.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T21: Fronaldo, you assured the death of the charau-ka you are over. You aren't sure of the status of blue or green. What do you do?

Sky-viper on deck, Pim in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Sky-Viper: 20.1. Risky Strike. Lasts until R11T20.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30). STABLE!!!
Aron: 8. Whip and short sword.

DEAD
2 charau-ka.

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R5T21: Fronaldo scurries to green Charau-Ka. He checks the creature for signs of life. Though comatose, this charau-ka seems to have stopped bleeding.

R5T20.1-20: Sky-Viper delays until directed to do something else. Pim, what do you do?

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Fronaldo: 21. Mutagen in left hand.
Sky-Viper: 20.1. Risky Strike. Lasts until R11T20.
Pim: 20. AP to +1 defending til R11T20 (defense).
Decapus: 19. Won't show until ROUND FIVE.
Tor-ber: 18. Force screen til R71T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R72T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Gelik: 15. Longsword and buckler.
Charau-ka (Green): 9. (-7:30). STABLE!!!
Aron: 8. Whip and short sword.

DEAD
2 charau-ka.

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Pim beckons Sky-Viper to him, who complies, as he continues towards the pit.

... Interruption ...

A creature climbs out of the pit. It is a swollen, squid-like creature with ten writhing tentacles. It has something that vaguely passes as a "face," with pale, milky eyes on its bulbous body.

Begin Round One ...

R1T30: Fronaldo, what do you do?

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Fronaldo: 30. Mutagen in left hand.
Gelik: 21. Longsword and buckler.
Tor-ber: 21. Force screen til R65T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R66T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Sky-Viper: 12. Lasts until R5T20.
Pim: 8. AP to +1 defending til R5T20 (defense).
Aron: 7. Whip and short sword.
Decapus: 6. (72:72).

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R1T30: Fronaldo spots the new threat and he decides to augment his capabilities to deal with this creature. He removes a small vial containing a green fluid from his belt pouch and drinks it. He gasps in pain as the potent elixir takes hold of him. His skin ripples and takes on a shiny scaled appearance. Rainbow highlights reflect from its surface as it catches the light. His normally round pupils elongate vertically and a long forked tongue darts out between his lips before returning.

“Ware the pitsss!” he hisses as he retrieves a flask from his belt.

R1T21: Gelik tries to figure out whatever that thing is. He casts a spell on himself. "If that thing is intelligent and speaks, I might understand what it wants; but I can't speak to it, I'm sure." He steps out next to Fronaldo and calls out in Taldane. "I say! If you are sapient, let us know!"

R1T20: Tor-ber, what do you do?

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Fronaldo: 30. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 60 minutes.
Gelik: 21. Longsword and buckler. Knowledge failed. Comprehend languages active.
Tor-ber: 20. Force screen til R65T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R66T18!!!
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Sky-Viper: 12. Lasts until R5T20.
Pim: 8. AP to +1 defending til R5T20 (defense).
Aron: 7. Whip and short sword.
Decapus: 6. (72:72).

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R1T20: "What is all the ruckus about? Something new?" Torber will double move up and around the few fallen pillars, and debris, to get slightly in front and of to the left of Pim. Unsure what he is looking at, he will await orders so far.

R1T16: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

Sky-Viper on deck, Pim in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 30. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 60 minutes.
Gelik: 21. Longsword and buckler. Knowledge failed. Comprehend languages active.
Tor-ber: 20. Force screen til R65T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R66T18!!! Dragon style active.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Sky-Viper: 12. Lasts until R5T20.
Pim: 8. AP to +1 defending til R5T20 (defense).
Aron: 7. Whip and short sword.
Decapus: 6. (72:72).

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R1T16: Xhanfaerd moves closer and prepares himself to bash the creature as it comes in range. "Get ready to hit it hard!"

R1T12: Sky-Viper delays for Pim ...

R1T8: Pim, what do you do? Do you direct Sky-Viper to do anything?

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Fronaldo: 30. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 60 minutes.
Gelik: 21. Longsword and buckler. Knowledge failed. Comprehend languages active.
Tor-ber: 20. Force screen til R65T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R66T18!!! Dragon style active.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Sky-Viper: 12. Lasts until R5T20. DELAY!!!
Pim: 8. AP to +1 defending til R5T20 (defense).
Aron: 7. Whip and short sword.
Decapus: 6. (72:72).

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R1T8: "No, no, no," Pim pops, as he struts towards the monster; one hand pointing a finger at it, and his other hand near his card dispenser. "A late comer? Oh, we already dispatched those monkey things, and now this? This is too much, this has gone too far!" Pim over dramatizes while flipping his hair behind him like a stallion's mane. A stallion made out of olives.

R1T7.9: The Sky-Viper flies to keep up with its master.

R1T7: Aron's voice is felt over the collective...

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"Decapus, aberration from Darklands. Tentacles dangerous, but they tend to focus all on one target at a time."

She casts a spell on herself that she may see the various possibilities of this encounter and how best to capitalize on them, while moving forward.

R1T6: The monster, moving forward only a little bit, burbles out something in a language that only Xhanfaerd and Gelik can understand.

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"I am hungry. There are bodies. Give me bodies and I will leave you alone. Don't want to fight. Need food."

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T30: Fronaldo, what do you do?

Gelik on deck, Tor-ber in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 30. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 60 minutes.
Gelik: 21. Longsword and buckler. Knowledge failed. Comprehend languages active.
Tor-ber: 20. Force screen til R65T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R66T18!!! Dragon style active.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Pim: 8. AP to +1 defending til R5T20 (defense).
Sky-Viper: 7.9. Lasts until R5T20.
Aron: 7. Whip and short sword. Guidance on self til R11T7.
Decapus: 6. (72:72). Affected by Evil Eye til R9T8 (-2 skill checks).

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R2T30:

Spoiler: Fronaldo >>> Collective

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”Was it speaking? Do we attack?”

R2T21: Gelik, what do you do?

Tor-ber on deck, Xhanfaerd in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 30. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 60 minutes.
Gelik: 21. Longsword and buckler. Knowledge failed. Comprehend languages active.
Tor-ber: 20. Force screen til R65T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R66T18!!! Dragon style active.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Pim: 8. AP to +1 defending til R5T20 (defense).
Sky-Viper: 7.9. Lasts until R5T20.
Aron: 7. Whip and short sword. Guidance on self til R11T7.
Decapus: 6. (72:72). Affected by Evil Eye til R9T8 (-2 skill checks).

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"It wants corpses!"

R2T21: "Whoa, whoa, whoa! I've got this!" Gelik says and strides boldly and uncharacteristically towards the beast. Bowing, characteristically, he gestures with a flourish towards the deceased monkey meat and says,"Eat your fill! The buffet is open!" Looking back to the others, he says "If we let him dine out, he'll eat take-away."

Fronaldo’s jaw hangs open that Gelik could assign gender to such an alien creature.

R2T20: Tor-ber, what do you do?

Xhanfaerd on deck, Pim in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 30. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 60 minutes.
Gelik: 21. Longsword and buckler. Knowledge failed. Comprehend languages active.
Tor-ber: 20. Force screen til R65T18. Call weaponry (guisarme) til R66T18!!! Dragon style active.
Xhanfaerd: 16. Earthbreaker in hand. DELAYING!!!
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
* Martyrdom Trigger: Redirect first damage taken, and use PP for max if that damage exceeds 20. In AoE, direct largest amount possible.
** Also used if someone would otherwise drop.
Pim: 8. AP to +1 defending til R5T20 (defense).
Sky-Viper: 7.9. Lasts until R5T20.
Aron: 7. Whip and short sword. Guidance on self til R11T7.
Decapus: 6. (72:72). Affected by Evil Eye til R9T8 (-2 skill checks).

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Surprise Round ...

Somehow, against all odds, the entire party is surprised by a band of charau-ka behind and on top of ancient, crumbling statue. They throw rocks at the party.

And similarly, againt all odds ... they miss (only Fronaldo and Gelik were targeted).

Begin Round One ...

R1T31: Fronaldo, nothing is in hand right now. Your DEX mutagen has plenty of time remaining. What do you do?

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Fronaldo: 31.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 20. Whip and short sword.
Brown CK: 20. (30:30).
Pim: 19.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler.
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (30:30).
Pink CK: 16. (30:30).
Red/Blue CK: 14. (30:30).
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. DELAYING!!!
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
Tor-ber: 12.
Green CK: 8. (30:30).
Purple CK: 8. (30:30).
Blue CK: 7. (30:30).
Yellow CK: 4. (30:30).

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R1T31: Fronaldo flicks his dagger at the nearest ground based Charau-ka and retrieves a flask from his belt. His dagger hits pink in the right elbow for 9.

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Yes, the numbers after the double-slash are for thrown dagger damage.

R1T22: Aron casts entropic shield on herself, and is guarded by motes of distracting color floating around her. She then moves to the base of a statue while getting out her whip.

R1T21: Brown shrieks in fury, moves up and throws a rock at Fronaldo.

R1T20: Pim, what do you do? You are the farthest away from this mess. Nothing is in hand right now, and any enhancements you had in the last battle are long over.

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Fronaldo: 31. Dagger in midst of returning. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22.
Brown CK: 21. (30:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21.
Pim: 20.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler.
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (30:30).
Pink CK: 16. (21:30).
Red/Blue CK: 14. (30:30).
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. DELAYING!!!
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
Tor-ber: 11.
Green CK: 9. (30:30).
Purple CK: 8. (30:30).
Blue CK: 7. (30:30).
Yellow CK: 4. (30:30).

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R1T20: Pim stops in his tracks, spooked by the ambush. He was musing to himself about the events of the last encounter, when he looks to the mass of monkey men and says, ”More food for the squid!”. The words leave his mouth with a catty grace, and at the end he trills his tongue and screams, “OKAY?”, directly at the [red-blue] monkey near Gelik. The scream is no normal taunt, in fact the air ripples as a shockwave of bitchiness fires towards the charuka. Pim will walk slightly backwards. Actually, compressional sound waves knock him back, but he times it right so he looks like he's in control and adjusting lines of sight. As far as the charau-ka are concerned, the compression waves whallop red/green for 9 sonic.

As he moved, Pim had also drawn a card, and it is another card that is not great for him .... The Avalanche (LE), signifying disaster. He focuses his arcane power into the rest of his deck.

R1T19: Red charau-ka shrieks horrifically and zooms down at blinding speed to throw a rock at Fronaldo.

R1T18: Gelik, what do you do? Your comprehend languages is still active, and you have buckler readied and longsword in hand.

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Fronaldo: 31. Dagger in midst of returning. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22.
Brown CK: 21. (30:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21.
Pim: 20. Avalanche (LE) in hand. +1 defending on deck til R11T20.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler.
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (30:30).
Pink CK: 16. (21:30).
Red/Blue CK: 14. (21:30).
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
Tor-ber: 11.
Green CK: 9. (30:30).
Purple CK: 8. (30:30).
Blue CK: 7. (30:30).
Yellow CK: 4. (30:30).

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R1T18-17: Gelik takes a 5' step back from the beasts and as he does so emit a shrieking sound, far more powerful in volume than Pim's (who was really just shouting, as the spell effect is ultrasonic). The yellow and red-green charau-ka are both staggered by the sonic onslaught.

R1T16-14: Pink goes into a shrieking fury and throws a rock at Fronaldo. Red-blue also goes into shrieking fury, but throws a rock down at Aronnahar.

R1T12: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

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Fronaldo: 31. Dagger in midst of returning. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22.
Brown CK: 21. (30:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21.
Pim: 20. Avalanche (LE) in hand. +1 defending on deck til R11T20.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler.
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (30:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!!
Pink CK: 16. (21:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16.
Red/Blue CK: 14. (21:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14.
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver Crane Waltz (+4 initiative) stance active.
Tor-ber: 11.
Green CK: 9. (30:30).
Purple CK: 8. (30:30).
Blue CK: 7. (30:30).
Yellow CK: 4. (30:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!!

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R1T12: Still dancing on the battleground, Xhanfaerd gets closer to Fronaldo, before changing his stance, his face turning grim and fearsome as his resolve, as he unleashes a spell, stones and dirt falling from the sky, his voice adding thunder to this sudden storm. "It is still time to give up !"

R1T11: Tor-ber, what do you do? You have no active effects left over from last battle.

Remaining charau-ka on deck and in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 31. Dagger in midst of returning. Alchemist's fire in hand.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22.
Brown CK: 21. (26:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Pim: 20. Avalanche (LE) in hand. +1 defending on deck til R11T20.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler.
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Pink CK: 16. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R2T11.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Black Seraph's Glare stance active.
Tor-ber: 11.
Green CK: 9. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Purple CK: 8. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Blue CK: 7. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!!