Serpent's Skull [SMOOCH]

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R1T11: "I feel late to the party!" As Torber swiftly enacts Dragon style, calling forth a weapon from space and time .... and goblin society, bringing forth a glinting horse-chopper and swinging it mightily at pink charau-ka. Now, if only goblins could make horse-choppers that looked that fine, though surely Fronaldo could appreciate the workmanship, especially as it splashes deep into his foe's right shoulder and torso, dropping him.

R1T9-4: Green, purple, blue, and yellow all go, each entering their shreking fury. Green scrambles north to throw a rock at Fronaldo. Purple hits Tor-ber in the neck with a rock for 5. Blue also throws a rock at Tor-ber. Yellow was a little woozy from a previous effect; it shrieks and throws a rock down at Xhanfaerd, hitting him in the belly for 5.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T31: Fronaldo, you are enjoying doing the "matrix dodge" against all the rocks thrown at you while still juiced on your mutagen. Your dagger returns to your hand. Meanwhile, rocks fell out of the sky over a large area, just barely missing you (thanks, X!). What do you do? Note most of the enemy is in difficult terrain, though you could 5' step due north to attack those charau-ka (or stayin missile combat). Then again, you also have alchemist's fire in your hand. So many options for a goblin full of mischief!

Aron on deck, brown in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 31. 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. (-5:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T11.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Black Seraph's Glare stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til
Green CK: 9. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Blue CK: 7. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T7.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R2T31: The shiny dagger flies back to Fronaldo’s waiting hand, splashing a little Charau-ka blood as slaps into his palm. With a flourish, he slings the flask he is carrying at enraged monkey-man, just barely catching him on the side of the head, but erupting about him for 6 fire (and on fire)! Brown, purple, and pink likewise get seared for 1 fire.

He then takes a vial of clear fluid from his pouch of alchemical mystery (TM) and concentrates on it. A riot of purple and green colors swirl in the vial and it starts to glow.

R2T22: Aron snaps the whip up, and catches red/green to trip him. Because of the imperfect surface of the statue, red/green falls to the ground prone (1) as she steps away.

R2T21: Brown moves back a little and throws a rock at Tor-ber to catch him on the cheek for 7.

R2T20: Pim, you set up defending (but still offense until otherwise noted), and you have Avalanche (LE) in your hand. What do you do?

Red on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

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Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22.
Brown CK: 21. (25:30). 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. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! PRONE!!!
Pink CK: 16. (-4:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T11.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Black Seraph's Glare stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til
Green CK: 9. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (25:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Blue CK: 7. (20:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T7. On fire due to alchemist's fire.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R2T20: Pim Will draws two cards, as he sends one of the large spell effects forward to summon another creature. He places the cards down in mid air where they reveal their faces just before granting their power to the summoned monster. The second card drawn, for fate demands execution of a prior Harrow card, not drawing a lot and choosing the desired, is The Inquisitor (LN, Int) to match with the Avalanche (LE, Dex). Again this summons will last only half as long, but will be fast and clever.

Pim has the glowing "card" effect land just north of the [red-green] enemy he damaged before, the one Aron knocked down to the ground. Then, the remaining spell cards floating around him will put up their barriers, granting him their full defensive property. Pim will Summon a "dark" eagle and direct it to attack the [red-green] monkey man, slashing it with one of its talons for 4.

R2T19: Red zooms over and throws a rock at the little guy making creatures on the field (Pim), hitting Pim square on the hip for 6.

R2T18: Gelik, what do you do?

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

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Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22.
Brown CK: 21. (25:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (9:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. Avalanche (LE) in hand. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler.
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! PRONE!!!
Pink CK: 16. (-4:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T11.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Black Seraph's Glare stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til
Green CK: 9. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (25:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Blue CK: 7. (20:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T7. On fire due to alchemist's fire.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R2T18: Gelik, wishing to be as supportive as possible to his fellow adventurers, turns and heads west about 15 feet. As he does so, his voice rises above the melee... "Well, my fine fellows! Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or... Strike and strike hard at the heart of our enemies! This foe will be overcome! They may seem to have numbers to array against us, but we have proven that our skill and teamwork can vanquish worse than this..." He continues, bolstering the group with courage and skill.

R2T17-14: Red/green hops up, dodging a peck from the eagle. It steps down between the eagle and Aron, drawing its club. From atop the "safety" of the statue, red/blue tosses a rock at Xhanfaerd, zinging him in the lower left leg for 6, before throwing another rock and missing.

R2T12: Xhanfaerd, while they are in their shrieking fury, the charau-ka seem to be moving incredibly quickly .... throwing two rocks and being little bothered by the terrain of the rocks you left behind. Note that the two charau-ka due south of you (including the one that just pegged you) are both 15' up on a statue. What do you do?

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

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22.
Brown CK: 21. (25:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (9:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. Avalanche (LE) in hand. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-5:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T11.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Black Seraph's Glare stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til
Green CK: 9. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (25:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Blue CK: 7. (20:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T7. On fire due to alchemist's fire.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R2T12: As he had hoped for a more sizeable impact of his first spell, Xhanfaerd returns to his dancing stance, and add another spell, this one helping his allies instead of trying to hinder his foes. Everyone except for Pim feels the world slow down a bit around them. Xhanfaerd moves up and over, and green snaps at him with a bite as he goes by.

R2T11: Tor-ber, what do you do?

Charau-ka on deck and in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22.
Brown CK: 21. (25:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (9:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. Avalanche (LE) in hand. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-5:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R62T11.
Green CK: 9. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9. AOO used.
Purple CK: 8. (25:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Blue CK: 7. (20:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T7. On fire due to alchemist's fire.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R2T11: "I plan to draw their attention." Torber rolls his shoulders to loosen up. "Growing up!"

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Because of the square you were in, and are in inclusively, you are in difficult terrain, so you cannot make a 5' free move.

There is a smell of fresh-grown blossoms as he does so.

R2T9-4: Seeing the sudden change in the "terrain" and what it represents (Tor-ber), most of the charau-ka change their tactics. Green moves to flank Xhanfaerd and Tor-ber responds with his hose-chopper, but he overextends and misses. Green has its club out and attacks the Mwangi, hitting against Xhanfaerd's magical protection; it seems even though flanking, its fear of him kept from connection. Purple throws a rock at Tor-ber, who in turns hits it for 18, though Tor-ber is still struck for 5. Blue takes 6 fire; it foolishly tries to throw a rock at Tor-ber, who in turns cuts him down. Yellow throws a rock hits Tor-ber for 7, and Tor-ber - not used to his slower reflexes at this size, fails to respond.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T31: Fronaldo, what do you do? You have your created arcanotoxin in hand, an inhaled poison (DC 13 with extras).

Aron on deck, Brown in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (25:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (9:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. Avalanche (LE) in hand. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-5:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 1.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Green CK: 9. (26:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R3T31: Fronaldo seeing an enlarged Torber already playing with all the monkey men in one direction, he hops over to a lone Charau-ka and introduces himself and his shiny friend, but finds no matter how gymnastically brilliant he is, it is more effort than he wanted to expend. Still, a quick jab to the monkey-man's chest for 18.

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Difficult terrain is difficult terrain. It makes a five-foot free move a five foot move action costing 10' worth of movement. Acrobatics can't mitigate that.

R3T22: Aron ducks past red/green (who misses with a bite) to move to a protected area on the other side of Tor-ber, and casts CSW on him for 23.

R3T21: Brown swings at Xhanfaerd with club and bite.

R3T20.1: Dark eagle fails to connect against its target with talons or bite.

R3T20: Pim, what do you do?

Red on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (25:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (9:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30).
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-5:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 1.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Green CK: 9. (8:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R3T20: Pim will turn towards the [red] enemy, holding his drawn card like a shuriken towards it. Instead of throwing, however, Pim casts a spell to command the monkey,
”Drop your weapon,” he demands, with heavy emphasis on the first word.

R3T19: Red drops his club, but takes attacks Pim at super-speed with rocks, but Pim's defending deck blocks them.

R3T18: Gelik, you are currently inspiring the party. Do you continue (FA)? What do you do?

Enemies on deck/ in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (25:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (9:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30). Will drop club on its turn, and can't pick it up for 1 round.
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-5:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 1.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Green CK: 9. (8:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R3T18: Gelik continues to be inspirational. I mean, when isn't he? *brushing palm on doublet in supreme confidence*

R3T17-14: Red/green misses its first attack, then hits dark eagle with the second for 5. Red/blue tosses rocks at Tor-ber, both hitting for a total of 12.

R3T12: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

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

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (25:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30). Will drop club on its turn, and can't pick it up for 1 round.
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 1.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Green CK: 9. (8:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8.
Yellow CK: 4. (26:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R3T12: Raising his hammer, Xhanfaerd strikes brown (not orange, just so we use common vocab) in the lower center chest for 21, causing him to instantly vomit. Purple, seeing that powerful blow, likewise becomes nauseous.

R3T11: Torber swings at Red/Blue, but misses wildly. Still, he recenters his grip on his horsechopper after the failed double-punch and readies against any actions the enemy may perform.

R3T9-4: Green swings twice at Fronaldo with its club. Purple vomits and withdraws in the rubble field to relative safety. Yellow seems to be doing better (though still a little worried like all of his kin) than when the battle first began and he was pummeled by sound waves. He goes to throw a rock at Tor-ber (who misses a counter-attack with a fist) to strike the offending, punching bicep with a rock for 5. When he tries again, Tor-ber is ready this time and comes down with a hammer fist on yellow's head for 24. That doesn't knock yellow down, but definitely rings his bell as his aim is thrown off with the second rock.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T31: Fronaldo, you are fighting gobbo-y-chimpo right now, with that arcanotoxin still in your hand while standing on the edge of difficult terrain (1 sq east would take you out of it). What do you do?

Aron on deck, Brown in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (4:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30). Will drop club on its turn, and can't pick it up for 1 round.
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (25:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Green CK: 9. (8:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T9.
Purple CK: 8. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8. NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!!
Yellow CK: 4. (2:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R4T31: Fronaldo’s green iridescent scales are practically vibrating with the potential mix of mutagen and magical speed that is affecting him. His forked tongue darts out as he feints with the arcanotoxin and then slashes with blinding speed with his dagger down low along the back of the charau-ka's left gastrocnumeous muscle and carve around and then longitudinally up its demoral artery to instantly kill it in a massive spray of blood (that gets all over Fronaldo).

R4T22: Aron shrugs and smiles as Tor-ber was beaten back down by rocks, but she just builds him up again with another CSW spell that fully heals the half-orc.

R4T21: Brown vomits on itself, and like his other buddy so afflicted, does a restricted withdrawal as well into the surprising safety of the rubble field.

R4T20.1: Dark eagle slashes red/green in the shoulder for 2 and 4 with its talons.

R4T20: Pim, what do you do? Red is currently tossing rocks at you, though your deck protects you.

Red on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (4:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T21. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (30:30). Will drop club on its turn, and can't pick it up for 1 round.
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (15:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Purple CK: 8. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8. NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!!
Yellow CK: 4. (2:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R4T20: Pim, jogs back, takes a deep breath, and smiles. "Lovely day for a spree; a frolic, really," he chirps with a spirited energy. As he backpedals away from the monster, Pim takes aim with his card, and flings it at the [red] monkey man. The card ignites with a sudden burst of electricity, jolting forward at the target. It catches his target in the neck for 4 + 14 electricity!

R4T19: Red is no longer moving quite as quickly. He tosses a rock at Pim with lackluster effort.

R4T18: Gelik, you are currently inspiring the party. What do you do?

Enemies on deck and in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (4:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!! STAGGERED on next round!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (18:30). Club is dropped, but he can now pick it up. STAGGERED on next round!!!
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (15:30). STAGGERED til R2T18!!! SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T16. SHAKEN til R5T12!!! DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHRIEKING FURY til R4T14. SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Purple CK: 8. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8. NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!!
Yellow CK: 4. (2:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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R4T18: Gelik continues with his party-rific inspirational quotification and looks around to see if anyone is in need of healing. Pim and Xhanfaerd are the only two who have any wounds at all, though neither one badly so.

R4T17-14: The shrieking fury of a couple other charau-ka seems to diminish as they are now temporarily winded by their previous efforts. Red/green staggers south to throw a rock at dark eagle. Red-blue ducks a counterpunch thrown by Tor-ber as he throws a rock at the half-orc, critting him in the left calf for 7.

R4T12: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

Tor-ber on deck, charau-ka in the hole ....

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (4:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!! STAGGERED on next round!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (18:30). Club is dropped, but he can now pick it up. STAGGERED on next round!!!
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (15:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 1.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Purple CK: 8. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T8. NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!!
Yellow CK: 4. (2:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! STABLE!!!

[lostsole31]

R4T12: Xhanfaerd gets closer, gathering a silvery light in his hammer, before smashing it down on the creature for 25, causing the charau-ka to crumple under the blow, while providing healing to himself of 10!

R4T11: Tor-ber, you reset your AOOs. You are in Dragon style, no risky strike, and you attempted a cleave last round with that fighting knowledge in your melon. What do you do now?

Yellow on deck, Fronaldo in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (4:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!! STAGGERED on next round!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (18:30). Club is dropped, but he can now pick it up. STAGGERED on next round!!!
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (15:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Red/Blue CK: 14. (17:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.
Yellow CK: 4. (2:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! SHRIEKING FURY til R4T4.

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Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! STABLE!!!

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R4T11: Tor-ber cuts at red/green but the statue foils his line of attack before he backfists red/ blue for 9, and punches yellow full on for 14. The last is enough to throw the charau-ka off the statue on the other side where it lands to take another 4. It lays there, unmoving.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T31: Fronaldo, the inhalation arcanotoxin is still in your hand. What do you do?

Aron on deck, Brown in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31. Arcanotoxin created, in hand: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (4:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! NAUSEOUS til R4T12!!! STAGGERED on next round!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (18:30). Club is dropped, but he can now pick it up. STAGGERED on next round!!!
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (15:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Red/Blue CK: 14. (8:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.

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Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! STABLE!!!

[lostsole31]

R5T31: Fronaldo scurries over to Pim. “Watch this! Stay out of the cloud.” He hurls the vial he is holding at the Chaura-ka. The vial shatters and a purple and green gas roils out, briefly obscuring the creature. It is a picture-perfect throw, but the charau-ka seems to be unperturbed by the gas.

R5T22: Aron closes right on red charau-ka while drawing short sword in off-hand and then stabbing it in the neck for 11.

R5T21: Brown recovered previously from its nausea, and now recovers from the post-shrieking stagger to throw a rock that hits Xhanfaerd's upper right bicep with a crit for 7.

R5T20.1: Dark eagle flies around in a loop to attack red/green from the south, critting it with its talons for 8 (as it also is inspired by Gelik now).

R5T20: Pim, yup. You watched the alchemist toss a green-cloud thing that didn't seem to bother the charau-ka. Okay, what now?

Red on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (4:30).
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +2 defending on deck til R11T20, set to AC.
Red CK: 19. (7:30). Club is dropped, but he can now pick it up. STAGGERED on next round!!!
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (7:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand.
Red/Blue CK: 14. (8:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.

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Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! STABLE!!!

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R5T20: Pim will withdraw the defensive cards, causing them to spin in reverse until the large rectangular spell effects are recalled back into the deck. He will then draw another card, which bursts into an electric energy; he throws the card at the [red] charau ka. It barely skims its right shoulder for only 4 + 1 electricity. Still, it is so battered that even that little bit is enough to have it barely on its feet. One more strike should easily spill it.

R5T19: Red, despite staggering, steps back to throw a rock at Aron.

R5T18: Gelik continues his inspirational speechifying and seeing that he has a clear shot at red/green he lets loose with a gout of flame that whallops the poor widdle adowable chimpy-man for 15 fire, dropping it. (MONKEY MURDERER!)

R5T14: Red/blue takes out his club and swings at Tor-ber. He only does 4, but after doing that, he no longer seems to be carrying the lingering fear from earlier in the battle.

R5T12: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

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

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (4:30).
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +1 shocking on deck til R15T20.
Red CK: 19. (2:30). Club is dropped, but he can now pick it up. STAGGERED on next round!!!
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (-9:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand. DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (8:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.

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Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! STABLE!!!

[lostsole31]

R5T12: Xhanfaerd closes the gap and tries to take down that ape-man with a vicious blow, crumpling the ape-man below the blow. That heroic takedown is enough to further invigorate the other heroes in their own battles.

R5T11: Tor-ber, what do you do?

Fronaldo on deck, Aron in the hole ...

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (-13:30). DYING!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +1 shocking on deck til R15T20.
Red CK: 19. (2:30). Club is dropped, but he can now pick it up. STAGGERED on next round!!!
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (-9:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand. DYING!!!
Red/Blue CK: 14. (8:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.

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Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! STABLE!!!

[lostsole31]

R5T11: Shifting his feet a bit, and swinging his mighty fist, One, Two, Three punching motion, in a flurry of blows attack that turns red/blue into a piles of jelly and powdered bones atop the statue, maybe a torn arm sloughing off and falling down the front. "So done with that one!" aTorber says as he turns and looks about.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T31: In order to burn off some energy (and hopefully impress Aron), Fronaldo sprints around Pim, does a couple hand-less cartwheels before skidding to a halt before the outlier Chaura-ka and stabbing it with his dagger underneath the back left shoulder blade to the upper part of its lungs for 18.

And with that, there are no more active enemies on the field.

Combat Ends ...

Shall I assume CDGs are in order?

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HEROES: Inspire courage +2 (morale to saves vs. charm/ fear, and competence to weapon attk/ dmg).
Haste (til R8T12) on everyone except Pim: +1 dodge bonus AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attack rolls, +30' speed, +1 attack if FAA.
Fronaldo: 31.
* DEX Mutagen active for 48 minutes.
Aron: 22. Entropic shield.
Brown CK: 21. (-13:30). DYING!!!
Summoned Dark Eagle: 20.1. (4:9). Will last until R7T20. Flying level to ground.
Pim: 20. +1 shocking on deck til R15T20.
Gelik: 18. Longsword and buckler. Inspire courage!
* Comprehend languages active for 48 min.
Red/ Green CK: 17. (-9:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! Club in hand. DYING!!!
Xhanfaerd: 12. Earthbreaker in hand. Rocks from stone call disappear R7T12.
* Collective established with party. Mage armor. Silver crane waltz stance active.
Tor-ber: 11. Dragon style. Martial Flexiblity (Cleave) til R12T11. AOOs used: 0.
* Call weaponry (horse-chopper) til R61T11. Karak's expansion til R62T11.

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Pink CK: 16. (-6:30). SHAKEN til R5T12!!! STABLE!!!

[lostsole31]

Begin Round One ...

R1T19: The white-furred thing (Gelik has yet to assess) gives out a great, bestial roar and moves forward with a threat display, pounding its four fists against its chest.

R1T18: Gelik, what do you do?

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Paleflesh: 19. (112:112).
Gelik: 18.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R1T18: Almost reflexively, Gelik lashes out at the creature and then takes a 5 foot step away. That reflexive burst cost him, though, as the sonic energy dissipated just before getting to the white gorilla-thing, which was just out of range of Gelik's planar detonation.

R1T12-3: The two charau-ka go up to the edge and toss rocks at Gelik in the right shoulder for 7.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T29: Fronaldo, you are halfway up the 60' tall ziggurat. Up until now, you were only going 5' a round to give yourself plenty of time to look for anything untowards climbing up. Gelik let loose with a sonic scream (which he doesn't commonly used, but he's alone up there) and you see him floating some 30' above you and 15' out from the top of the ziggurat. What do you do?

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Fronaldo: 29.
Pim: 22.
Paleflesh: 19. (112:112).
Gelik: 18.
Aron: 16.
Xhanfaerd: 15.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10.
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R2T29: Fronaldo is startled by the loud roar and Gelik’s ear piercing response. Clinging to the wall, he retrieves a small vial of iridescent green fluid and drinks it down in one quick gulp. Anyone paying him any attention will notice his green hide turn shiny with scales and the black pupils of his red eyes turn to vertical slits. He drops the vial, it bouncing past the rest of the group, but making little noise due to its size and the sponginess of the side-growth on the ziggurat.

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It still requires a MA to simply cling to a wall to be able to use one hand such as you did. You are unable to attempt to hide this round.

R2T22: Pim, you are 20' below Fronaldo's position. Meaning you are only 10' off the ground of the 60' tall ziggurat. What do you do?

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Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last
Pim: 22.
Paleflesh: 19. (112:112).
Gelik: 18.
Aron: 16.
Xhanfaerd: 15.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10.
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R2T22: Pim looks above to the commotion and nods with a knowing look on his face while drawing a card. He flattens against the ascending wall in order to reduce his profile as much as possible while he concentrates on a defensive strategy. First, he activates his defensive cards. However, they only begin to manifest their magical visual cues after a few seconds, so in the meanwhile, he attempts to protect himself fully from any incoming attacks. Unfortunately, while a pretty good climber on what is a ridiculously easy climb for him, Pim realizes that his attempts at defense would be for naught if actually attacked.

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Unless you have a climb speed (you don't have spider climb cast on yourself right now), it doesn't matter what your skill-to-DC of the climb is ... you are "climbing." Which means you lose your DEX bonus to AC, and also means all dodge bonuses to AC are likewise lost. Total Defense provides a dodge bonus to AC.

During all this, Pim mentally communicates with the group ...

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”I’ll help someone beefier than I to fly in just a moment, Torber, that likely means you?”

R2T19: The white-furred simian seems to notice something below and well to the side, hopping over the side and climbing down at breathtaking speed.

At a height of 30', Fronaldo is 10' above and below the next and most recent steps of the ziggurat (heights of 20' and 40'). Suddenly, a white-furred, four-armed simian appears over the next level of the ziggurat and climbs down almost like a spider (but with six limbs instead of eight). It is so fast, it got from wherever it was before down to a height total of 35' (right above Fronaldo) and still attacks him! It's great, multi-tusked maw snaps at him, biting at the little goblin's shoulder for 7. That is when Fronaldo that all of his agility is for naught when he is climbing!

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Most people assume that "losing DEX to AC" means that one is flat-footed, or vice-versa. This is not the case. You are not flat-footed when climbing (for which Fronaldo's Uncanny Dodge would apply). Rather, just like using Acrobatics to balance, you lose your DEX bonus to AC (which Uncanny Dodge does not protect against).

R2T18: Gelik, you understand the challenges involved with those that climb and how vulnerable they are against natural climbers. While the charau-ka are really good rock throwers, they're also punks. The big white, furry Bumble on the other hand, is on terrain that takes all of Fronaldo's combat brilliance and makes it useless ... meaning he is about to be in a bad way quickly. What do you do?

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Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last for 60 minutes. He is at 30' altitude.
Pim: 22. He is at 15' altitude. Deck has *defending* property til R12T22.
Paleflesh: 19. (112:112).
Gelik: 18.
Aron: 16.
Xhanfaerd: 15.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10.
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R2T18: Focusing hard to overcome the urge to flee, Gelik will move down 5 feet so as to create distance between himself and the stone-chuckers and out 5 feet to stay out of reach of the multi-armed monk. As he moves he withdraws items from his pockets and begins speaking in Abyssal to the furry.

Spoiler: Abyssal from Gelik....

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"Hey there, Hairy. You left Sally and her mate up above and they've decided to split up your share of the loot and leave you to die here! You should go back up and make sure they don't get away with the good stuff!"

Gelik is now at a height of 55', 15' laterally from the top (Tier #3).

R2T16: Aron carefully holds onto her position directly underneath Pim and she casts a spell, calling on the spirits that plague her to help her. She then releases her hold, but stays in place 10' off the ground.

R2T15: Xhanfaerd, you are 5' off the ground .... that's it .... bringing up the end of the train. There are 5' wide tiers at 20' and 40' altitude. Aron is above you, above whom is Pim, above whom is Tor-ber, 15' above whom is Fronaldo, above whom is a white-furred, four-armed monster. What do you do?

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Fro... Tor-ber ... Pim .... Aron ... Xhanfaerd.
Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last for 60 minutes. He is at 30' altitude.
Pim: 22. He is at 15' altitude. Deck has *defending* property til R12T22.
Paleflesh: 19. (112:112).
Gelik: 18. 55' altitude, 15' distant from tier.
Aron: 16. Levitate. She is at 10' altitude.
Xhanfaerd: 15.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10. 20' (Tier #1).
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R2T15: Xhanfaerd holds onto the growth against the side of the ziggurat, and takes out some licorice root. Targeting his closest allies, Xhanfaerd utters words of power to quicken their actions and his own.

Spoiler: Xhanfaerd: Action Count

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It was a move action to Climb 0' .... i.e., take hand off climbing to hold positiion mid climb to get a free hand to get a material component and have a hand free for the somatic component of the standard action to cast a spell.

R2T12: One of the charau-ka above (red) closes next to the other, and throws a rock that hits hard off of Gelik's masterwork studded leather.

R2T10: Tor-ber is standing on Tier #1 at a height of 20' ... 15' below Fronaldo, and right above Pim. He tepes to Fronaldo over the collective...

Spoiler: Tor-ber >>> Collective (Fronaldo)

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"Fronaldo, get ready. I'm about to dimension swap us!"

He steps five feet to the side so as not to have Fronaldo blocking Pim or anyone else as he is/was directly in line with the climbing group. He concentrates, and he and Fronaldo instantly swap places. Now, Tor-ber is holding onto the side of the ziggurat at a height of 35', and Fronaldo is standing comfortably on the 5-foot-wide ledge of Tier #1 at a height of 20', and off-line for climbers to get up easily without excess movement. Then, even while climbing and a whatsit breathing down on him, he acrobatically brachiates himself to the side and then up onto the ledge at Tier #2 (40' altitude) to square off with the monster.

R2T3: Another charau-ka throws a rock that again skips off of Gelik's armor.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T29: Fronaldo, second ago it looked pretty dire, but then Tor-ber pulled out some beautiful psionic shenanigans to save your bacon from the as-yet-to-be-assessed monster. You are standing 5' to the "right" of the imaginary "climber's line." You are at a height of 20' on Tier #1 of the ziggurat. It is only 5' wide. The monster is 20' above you. What do you do?

Pim on deck, White-furry in the hole ...

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Haste for all heroes (except Gelik): +30' base speed, +1 dodge AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attk rolls, +1 extra attack in FAA.
POSITIONING: Tor-ber ... Fro... ... Pim .... Aron ... Xhanfaerd.
Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last for 60 minutes. Standing on Tier #1 (20' altitude).
Pim: 22. He is at 15' altitude. Deck has *defending* property til R12T22.
Paleflesh: 19. (112:112).
Gelik: 18. 55' altitude, 15' distant from tier.
Aron: 16. Levitate. She is at 10' altitude.
Xhanfaerd: 15. 5' altitude.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10. 40' (Tier #2).
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R3T29: A little confused at the sudden teleport, Fronaldo pauses (with great difficulty as his small frame literally vibrates with energy needing to escape) before taking action.

R3T22: Pim blinks, and suddenly, he finds his position a lot better than before. He pulls himself to the top of the ledge, and begins to cast a spell. His balance spooks him a little, as he lets out a little "Whoah", and he teeters slightly towards the edge. He draws a card, which is magically charged with a blue energy like crystals that drip down and eventually become snow powder that gets swept away by the breeze. A hard throw up at the white simian is also accompanied by Pim's defensive cards, which now project at full strength to shield him. The cold must be giving extra momentum because that is really what hits the Bumble: momentum. The card lands right into the chest of the creature for 15 + 11 cold, and the thing is well and truly staggered by the hit.

R3T19: The thing gives a roar of anguish and does a 5' move to the side, putting Torber at 10' from it. It then pushes at Tor-ber, but its foot flexes too far back to support it mid-climb and it punctures its foot on stone for 6.

R3T18:

Spoiler: Gelik >>> Collective

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"Oh yeah! I cast a suggestion spell on the big guy. Don't attack hi... Ohhhhh never mind. My error."

Gelik, what do you do?

Aron on deck, Xhanfaerd in the hole ...

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Haste for all heroes (except Gelik): +30' base speed, +1 dodge AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attk rolls, +1 extra attack in FAA. til R7T15.
POSITIONING: Tor-ber ... Fro... ... Pim .... Aron ... Xhanfaerd.
Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last for 60 minutes. Standing on Tier #1 (20' altitude). DELAYING ...
Pim: 22. He is at 15' altitude. Deck has *defending* property til R12T22.
Paleflesh: 19. (80:112). 35-40' altitude, adjacent to Tier #2. 5' offline to "west" and 10' from Torber.
Gelik: 18. 55' altitude, 15' distant from tier.
Aron: 16. Levitate. She is at 10' altitude.
Xhanfaerd: 15. 5' altitude.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10. 40' (Tier #2).
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R3T18 (Cont'd): Gelik swallows hard and thinks about moving CLOSER to the big beast before he recognizes that he should be fine where he isto ensure he is in range and then lets loose with another sonic attack. The attack hits the bumble in the back for 5 sonic.

Spoiler: Setup

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Gelik is at an altitude of 55'. Altitude is determined by the bottom portion of the square you're in. The Bumble is at an altitude of 35' (lowest point), but as a large creature the upper portion of its bulk is at 45', meaning a distance of only 15' height-wise (and it so happens 5' laterally). So, Gelik didn't need to move.

R3T16: Aron levitates straight upwards 10' to a height of 20' .... just "off" of Tier #1 and positioned in the air next to Fronaldo. She takes out her flute.

R3T15: Xhanfaerd, you are climb at an altitude of 15'. You can do a move action to climb onto Tier #1 and be adjacent to Fronaldo if you wish. What do you do?

Red charau-ka on deck, Tor-ber in the hole ...

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Haste for all heroes (except Gelik): +30' base speed, +1 dodge AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attk rolls, +1 extra attack in FAA. til R7T15.
POSITIONING: Tor-ber ... Fro... ... Pim .... Aron ... Xhanfaerd.
Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last for 60 minutes. Standing on Tier #1 (20' altitude). DELAYING ...
Pim: 22. He is at 15' altitude. Deck has *defending* property til R12T22.
Paleflesh: 19. (75:112). 35' altitude, adjacent to Tier #2. 5' offline to "west" and 10' from Torber.
Gelik: 18. 55' altitude, 15' distant from tier.
Aron: 16. Levitate. She is at 20' altitude, but in air adjacent to Tier #1.
Xhanfaerd: 15. 5' altitude.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10. 40' (Tier #2).
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R3T15: Now that everyone is faster, Xhanfaerd climbs up with a double move, going from only 5' off the ground to a height of 20', but also having "sidestepped" a full 10' away from the direct vertical line of the fray, so that if he went higher he wouldn't simply be knocked off and down by the Bumble.

R3T12: Red throws a rock that hits Gelik's let wrist for 6.

R3T10: Tor-ber thinks about the nature of the enemy against him, and gets into a wrestling pose. He closes in and somehow manages to get a hold of the Bumble, though the Bumble is still "climbing" on the vegetation and side of the ziggurat.

R3T3: Blue badly throws a rock at Gelik.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T22: Pim, you are standing on Tier #1 (20' altitude). Aron is directly out from you, adjacent, seemingly standing on air. Xhanfaerd is on this tier, but 10' from you to the east. Fronaldo is adjacent to you to the "west." Tor-ber is on Tier #2, grappling the Bumble that is taking up enough of a square that his altitude dips down to 35'. What do you do?

Bumble on deck, Gelik in the hole, Fronaldo delaying ...

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Haste for all heroes (except Gelik): +30' base speed, +1 dodge AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attk rolls, +1 extra attack in FAA. til R7T15.
POSITIONING: Tor-ber ... Fro... ... Pim .... Aron ... Xhanfaerd.
Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last for 60 minutes. Standing on Tier #1 (20' altitude). DELAYING ...
Pim: 22. He is at 20' altitude. Deck has *defending* property til R12T22.
Paleflesh: 19. (75:112). 35' altitude, adjacent to Tier #2. 5' offline to "west" and GRAPPLED by Tor-ber.
Gelik: 18. 55' altitude, 15' distant from tier.
Aron: 16. Levitate. She is at 20' altitude, but in air adjacent to Tier #1.
Xhanfaerd: 15. 20' altitude, standing on Tier #1, 10' offset to east of vertical line.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10. 40' (Tier #2). GRAPPLING bumble, 5' offset from vertical line.
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R4T29: Fronaldo rapidly scales up to Tier #2 and has a single dagger drawn at the end of movement. He slashes one of the Bumble's lower sets of arms' ... lower arm ... for 28.

R4T22: Pim, more assuredly now what his allies are in position, will mumble some words quietly. He takes a few extra cards into hand and lays them down in front of him so that they balance face down on thin air.

”Well, it looks like your fortunes are in a downward spiral, my good ape man,” he mocks, while performing a small reading on the white beasts future. He flips over the central card in his reading, revealing a special misfortune card.

R4T18: Gelik, while your friends have been handling the Bumble below, you have two charau-ka that have been taking pot shots at you from the top of the tier. If you increase your height from 55' to 60' (10' worth of movement because of gravity, i.e. "difficult terrain") you can remove their cover bonus (the lip of the tier of the ziggurat is in their favor).

Aron on deck, Xhanfaerd in the hole ...

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Haste for all heroes (except Gelik): +30' base speed, +1 dodge AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attk rolls, +1 extra attack in FAA. til R7T15.
POSITIONING: Tor-ber ... Fro... ... Pim .... Aron ... Xhanfaerd.
Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last for 60 minutes. Standing on Tier #1 (20' altitude). FLANKING Paleflesh w/ Tor-ber.
Pim: 22. He is at 20' altitude, now 10' laterally from Paleflesh. Deck has *defending* property til R12T22.
Paleflesh: 19. (75:112). 35' altitude, adjacent to Tier #2. 5' offline to "west" and GRAPPLED by Tor-ber. 3 BLEED!!! MISFORTUNE til R5T22!!!
Gelik: 18. 55' altitude, 15' distant from tier.
Aron: 16. Levitate. She is at 20' altitude, but in air adjacent to Tier #1.
Xhanfaerd: 15. 20' altitude, standing on Tier #1, 10' offset to east of vertical line.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10. 40' (Tier #2). GRAPPLING bumble, 5' offset from vertical line.
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).

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R4T18: Gelik takes the sudden bout of inspiration and moves up to 60', where he then casts CLW on himself. (6)

R4T16: Aron casts shield of faith on herself, her form glowing with what seems to be silvery moonlight and/or starlight. She calmly glides upwards to a height of 40', equal to the level of Tier #2, but 10' from the ledge.

R4T15: Xhanfaerd, you are at 20', standing on Tier #1. You are 5' offset to the east of the vertical line. What do you do?

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

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Haste for all heroes (except Gelik): +30' base speed, +1 dodge AC, +1 Ref save, +1 attk rolls, +1 extra attack in FAA. til R7T15.
POSITIONING: Tor-ber ... Fro... ... Pim .... Aron ... Xhanfaerd.
Fronaldo: 29. DEX mutagen will last for 60 minutes. Standing on Tier #1 (20' altitude). FLANKING Paleflesh w/ Tor-ber.
Pim: 22. He is at 20' altitude, now 10' laterally from Paleflesh. Deck has *defending* property til R12T22.
Paleflesh: 19. (75:112). 35' altitude, adjacent to Tier #2. 5' offline to "west" and GRAPPLED by Tor-ber. 3 BLEED!!! MISFORTUNE til R5T22!!!
Gelik: 18. 55' altitude, 15' distant from tier.
Aron: 16. Levitate. Shield of faith (+3 deflection). She is at 40' altitude, but in air 10' from Tier #2.
Xhanfaerd: 15. 20' altitude, standing on Tier #1, 10' offset to east of vertical line.
Charau-ka (red): 12. (30:30).
Tor-ber: 10. 40' (Tier #2). GRAPPLING bumble, 5' offset from vertical line.
Charau-ka (blue): 3. (30:30).