Travels amongst the Border Princes II (WFRP 2e) IC

[Haval]

His mouth hangs open and he stammers loudly. Begone! Why do you torment me so!?!

Gabriele is close enough to register that, 'I need you not to lose it. Wait till we get out of here if you have to.' She's also looking for any sight that the biggest lizard was still here. At the sight of the rib cage, 'That's a big boy. Feel like it would have trouble getting down here.'

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Perception vs. Int 38 (+20 if Acute Hearing)
(1d100)[85]

[LarsWester]

A shaken Harman struggles a nod towards Gabriele stammering Sure you got it.
Lose my mind later, not on your watch. He'd be fine now that the nightmare ghost had vanished. What did it want with him anyways?

[dojango]

The water is dark and murky and the light reflects off its surface madly. Gabriele, distracted by Harman's panic attack, is looking in the wrong place to see it, but Severin spots a huge dark shape under the water moving quickly towards the island. It will be there in mere moments.

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Severin can take one turn since he spots it, then it will be back!

[rax]

"Over there! The big one's coming at us under the water! Everyone in position and hit that monster when it shows its ugly face!" Severin shouts pointing at where he thinks the lizard will make landfall. Whirling his sling, he envisions where his shot will hit when the beast shows itself.

OOC: Assuming we're considered to be in combat right now, Severin will move (if necessary) to the best spot from which to sling at the beast and then end his turn with an Aim action.

[Haval]

Gabriele will move towards where Severin was pointing and try to make out it's shape in the water.

[LarsWester]

Harman makes note of the top of the platform the smaller statues and the missing weapon. There is not time for further pursuit down his line of thinking as the Severin shouts warning that the larger lizard is coming up the side of the platform. Harman tightens his grip on the dwarven rune carved sword and his shield. Steadying himself to meet the charge of the enormous beast and trying his best to forget the statue and the ghost for the time being.

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Does the statue with the missing weapon bear any resemblance to the ghost troubling Harman?
Perception - (1d100)[67] vs 61
Harman is taking the Delay action to do a standard attack if the lizard gets within striking distance.

[dojango]

Gabriele spots the shape just before it surges out of the water and starts trying to clamber up the side of the platform. It isn't quite as agile out of the water and trying to climb up the rocks, and it makes it near to the top of the platform where it roars and opens its jaws wide as it spots the intruders.

Harman glances briefly at the little statue but it's hard to say if there is a resemblance, while the fine craftdwarfship has withstood the test of time, it is very dark and the area is coated in mud and grime, and there is also an angry lizard trying to bite your arm off.

[rax]

"Oh! That's IT! I've had just about enough of you, you overgrown windbag!" Severin curses the lizard as it roars. As he speak, he unleashes a precisely aimed sling stone at the beast.

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Half action: Standard attack with sling (1d100)[61] vs. 73 (BS 63, Aim +10 carried over from previous round)
Damage (1d10+4)[12]
Half action: Move to get the best field of fire he can against the lizard for his next shots
Free action: Reload sling

Ulric's Fury if applicable
(1d100)[99]
(1d10)[5]

Pre-emptive Dodge (1d100)[64] vs. Ag 62
Pre-emptive Parry if second attack (1d100)[5] vs. 51 (WS 41, Defensive +10)

Wounds (remaining/total): 11/12
Fortune Points (remaining/total): 1/3

[Haval]

Gabriele will get her shield up and try to meet the lizard as it came towards her. To the others, 'Try and get behind it. And don't get knocked in the water.' If she gets the chance she'll try to hit it in passing.

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Longshot command test to make people pay attention to her
vs. Fel 32 / 2
(1d100)[18]

Full Action - Guarded Attack
vs. WS 42 (+10 Outnumbered) (-10 Guarded)
(1d100)[62]

Any damage
(1d10+3)[11]
Any Ulrics
(1d100)[96]
(1d10)[6]

Dodge if needed
vs. Ag 48 (-10 armour) (+10 Guarded)
(1d100)[95]

Parry if needed with Shield
vs. WS 42 (+10 Defensive on the Shield) (+10 Guarded)
(1d100)[22]

[LarsWester]

Harman hears the giant lizard's roar and it shakes off the remaining shroud of fear. As Gabriele said plenty of time for a nervous breakdown later. Cursing his wet powder Harman joins a line of Sol's toughs shield out and dwarven rune-carved blade in his hands. The old riverwarden had taken more than his fair share of blows from the giant creature so he sought the safety of numbers.

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Harman is going to standard action move and standard action delay an attack until the giant lizard comes within melee.
Parry - (1d100)[81] if required.

[dojango]

The giant beast surges over the edge of the platform and lays into the ragged line of men in a fury. With gnashing teeth it tries to grasp onto someone, but the man gets out of the way. The man next to Gabriele is not so lucky, and he is suddenly thrown back into the water as the beast hits him squarely with its tail. There is a sudden shout and then unnerving silence.

Severin is rewarded for his patience and his shot by spotting a large gash in the beast's side, but Gabriele is not so lucky and not able to land a telling blow. She sees another man land a blow stoutly on the creature's flank, but it bounces off the scales, leaving scarcely a mark. Harman spots an opening and is able to make his attack...

[LarsWester]

Harman lunges forward slashing away with his new dwarven sword. Form a line men. Attack as one.

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WSvs42 - (1d100)[22] Plus some outnumbering bonus not sure what's appropriate. Damage - (1d10+5)[11]

[rax]

Severin quickly reloads his sling and lets loose another stone, trying his best to find a clear shot now that the others are attacking the beast.

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Half action: Aim +10
Half action: Standard attack with sling (1d100)[94] vs. 53 (BS 63, Aim +10, shooting into melee -20)
Damage (1d10+4)[13]
Free action: Reload sling

Ulric's Fury if applicable
(1d100)[3]
(1d10)[10]

Pre-emptive Dodge (1d100)[82] vs. Ag 62
Pre-emptive Parry if second attack (1d100)[38] vs. 51 (WS 41, Defensive +10)

Wounds (remaining/total): 11/12
Fortune Points (remaining/total): 2/3

[Haval]

Gabriele will go back to trying to hit it in the face. As long as she wasn't getting knocked into the water maybe they could tire it out.

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Full Action - Swift Attack

First Attack
vs. WS 42 (+10 Outnumbered)
(1d100)[11]

Any damage
(1d10+3)[10]
Any Ulric's
[roll]1d100)[/roll]
(1d10)[4]

Second Attack
vs. WS 42 (+10 Outnumbered)
(1d100)[97]

Any damage
(1d10+3)[4]
Any Ulric's
[roll]1d100)[/roll]
(1d10)[8]


Dodge if needed
vs. Ag 48 (-10 armour)
(1d100)[83]

Parry if needed with Shield
vs. WS 42 (+10 Defensive on the Shield)
(1d100)[81]

[LarsWester]

With Gabrielle attacking the lizard's face Harman moves to attack it's flank lunging and slashing away with his dwarven sword. Harman keeps his shield ready to block any counter attacks from the lizard.

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Full Action=Swift Attacks
WSvs52 - (1d100)[10] Damage - (1d10+5)[12]
WSvs52 - (1d100)[74] Damage - (1d10+5)[9] Miss!
if required UlricsConfirm - (1d100)[27]Damage - (3d10)[1][6][10](17)
ParryVs52 - (1d100)[30] if needed

[dojango]

The beast is getting weaker. Its movements are sluggish and labored, and although its thick hide protects it somewhat, more blows rain down on it. Gabriele chops at its head, leaving a deep gash, and it swings its head and attempts, weakly, to bite at Harman. But it is too slow, and he side-steps it and neatly drives his sword deep into the beast's head. It shudders for a few seconds and then flops over on its side, bleeding massively from its wounds. The only sound left is echoing moans and light screaming form the wounded men... the giant lizard is dead.

[rax]

"Haha! Yes!" Severin exults, pumping his fist in victorious relief. "Gabriele! Harman! You okay? How about a roll call? Who's still with us?"

[Haval]

Gabriele will take a moment to lean on her shield to catch a breath, 'I'm ok...barely.' The lizard wasn't getting up after it had taken a sword through the head. 'Didn't this thing have a mate?'

[LarsWester]

Being reminded about the other giant lizard Harman makes a quick scan of the cavern from their lofty position. Trying also in the dark to pick up how many of the medium sized creatures remained.

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Perception - (1d100)[57] Perception is 61 so if no negative modifiers that's a success.

[dojango]

Harman looks over the body of the beast that he's just slain. After a few moments he realizes one thing... that it doesn't have the wounds on it that he had inflicted the day before. Looking around nervously he can still see a few of the medium sized lizards swimming around in the lake, snarling and fighting over their latest dinner. They seem to be staying away from the causeway and the nest for now.

Meanwhile, Beauregard shouts out at the men to start some sort of roll-call. After a few moments, he counts five missing men, including Herr Vorgrimler and his bodyguard. There are also five badly wounded men will probably live, assuming they get the chance to recover from their wounds. "What a mess. What a gods-damned mess. Herr Vorgrimler! You out there!" Beauregard starts shouting.

[LarsWester]

Harman stands up from inspecting the beast turning to Gabriele. This is not the one we faced yesterday or they heal incredibly fast. There's no sign of the wounds I gave yesterday.
Turning to face the nest. How many eggs are in there? I'm sure Sol is the kind of man who would appreciate getting those eggs whole and finding someone to tame the creatures if possible.
Am I wrong Beauregard? Should we smash 'em or find some way to carry 'em off? For now I suggest we regroup here. Is anyone capable of seeing to the wounded?

[rax]

"If it's not the one that attacked us yesterday, it's a good guess it's the one that was hissing at us from the nest. So yes, the mate is still out there - there's no way you wounded it bad enough to kill," Severin says.

[LarsWester]

Right I agree so keep your eyes sweeping for it. It is out there somewhere. Now that there is a break in the action the pain from the lizard strikes hit Harman. I'm going to sit down. That beast struck me more than once. He stabs the giant lizard corpse with his dwarven sword.

[Haval]

To Harman, 'It's probably out looking for food. Which means it might show up here again at some point.' Gabriele will lean against the nearest rock. 'Are we in any state to do that again?'

[LarsWester]

Gabriele Harman looks up at the woman with a wince of pain. right now we are in the best defensive position possessing the high ground. The mate might choose to attack us here at the nest or some of the smaller ones might come back. At least here we can see them approaching and brace for their assault. Unless they are an intelligent lot that can plan a massive assault I think we catch our breath here. Tie up our various wounds and decide what to do with these creature's eggs. Do we attempt to bring them back to Sol for some reward or smash them here and now?

[rax]

"Don't much care about the eggs, but I would like to confirm if this beastie is responsible for the guards and workers who've gone missing," Severin interjects. "And if the other big one doesn't turn up soon, we're going to need to decide when we're going to leave this island. It's a good strongpoint, but there's only the one way out that we know of - the same way we got here," he notes.

With that, he moves closer to the nest to see if he can discover anything that looks like human remains...

[Haval]

'Fair enough. Better we fight it here then we meet it in the tunnels.' Gabriele looks towards the wounded. 'No objection to taking the eggs with us but we might have to carry anyone who can't walk themselves.' She'll force herself to get up and go over to Beauregard, 'You think Vorgrimler made a run for it?'

[dojango]

Beauregard swears for a moment and says, "I don't know, I fell in the drink and didn't see much until this lout..." he points at Harman, "fell on me. Sol will be pissed if he's dead. I don't know what to do with the eggs. Make em' into omlette, probably."

Severin searches the nest for a few moments and turns up a mess of splintered bone and torn cloth. A lot of the fragments are mixed in with the creature's droppings, so it is not entirely easy to tell what species they belonged to, but there are pieces of rotting fish, scraps of goat hides and some torn bits of leather armor and clothing. There are also some metal trinkets in the nest. Severin picks up one and Beauregard looks at it. "Looks like Gerhard's medal he was always wearin'. Guess that answers what happened to him..."

Behind you, you can hear the men looking in awe at the statues and the bones of the lizard that dominate the far side of the island. Also you hear someone say, "Hey, lookit this axe?" And then a moment later, "I saw it first, give it here!"

[LarsWester]

Harman feeling a little offended by Beauregard chooses to ignore the man's insults at this time. I suppose that explains the recent loss of the miners and guards then. he says in reply to the finding of Gerhard's medal. He looks towards the two men arguing over a found axe. Beauregard better get your men in order before they start killing each other over found ancient secrets. As he's saying this Harman's thoughts return to the statues and the missing weapon near one of them. He shudders as he recalls the dwarven specter of his dreams and a few minutes prior. The weapons be cursed I tell you. Handle at your own peril.

[Haval]

Gabriele swears in turn at Beauregard's assessment, 'Whether he's dead or not it'd be a hell of a thing to have to track him in the dark.' Nevertheless, she will go to take a look to see if she can find any sign of fresher tracks or of a body being dragged out of one of the exits to the cave. 'One of you give me some light. But be careful where you step.'

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Follow Trail in case there's any really obvious tracks
vs. Int 38
(1d100)[40]