Giantslayer: GM's Battle Book [GMBB]

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R1T11: "Hello, there! There are dangerous folk about! It would be best if you took up shelter for safety!" says Aasgar shifting his footing and bringing his axe to both hands. His mind opens to a tactical possibility as he gains strike of the infinite protector.

There is a sound of a woman's laughter, and the baying of a hound, and a figure in the smoke says in a very hostile shout, muted in volume by the fire, "Come at me!"

R1T10.5: Cici nods and says, "Hostile it is." She peers to the west. "I can make out an orc woman and three dogs. Well, let's get to work. We're on the sundial." She darts to the west, surprising Aasgar with her speed.

R1T10.2: Abenor darts forward, drawing both weapons, and into the area of smoke.

R1T10: Imrijka casts a spell on herself, but where Cici's speed was a natural burst (or at least trained), it is obvious that Imrijka tapped into something supernatural as she bursts forward.

R1T9-6: The enemy had been delaying, already prepared and she shouts <"Attack!"> in Orc before tossing a javelin at Imrijka and adjusting her position. The dogs then burst forward to attack.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T21: A little figure in a big top hat comes out of The Killin' Ground. It moves a lot faster than expected for its size and ends up 10' from Aasgar recognizes the figure as the accordian-playing, halfling elegist from Rodrik's funeral earlier. He smiles at Aasgar while his accordion is in hand, nods his head mischievously towards the fracas before he then moves west before he ends up behind Cici.

R2T11: Aasgar, what do you do?

Cici on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

Spoiler: Battle Tracker

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Bariswort: 21.
Aasgar: 11.
Cici: 10.5.
Abenor: 10.2. Inner sphere stance.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10.
Orc Beast-Tamer: 9.
Red Dog: 8. (10:10).
Blue Dog: 7. (10:10).
Green Dog: 6. (10:10). Charged.
Lucette: 4.

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R2T11: Aasgar rushes forward as fast as his wee legs will let him and begins shouting defensive advice to his allies as he closes. His massive, stentorian voice is heard by all of his currently known allies.

Spoiler: Maneuver

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Rising zenith strike

R2T10.5: Cici sees the elegist behind her and is confused, but he doesn't appear to have a weapon out, so she is cautious of him but lets him act as he will in case he is not a spy after all. She fishhooks southwest and then north to end up flanking a doggo with Abenor.

"It's just a dog, as far as I know," she shouts warily. "But I'm sure it can't be rehabilitated if trained by orcs."

She stabs at the dog with her waveblade, getting it in a forepaw, dealing 8 + 2 DEX. It barks in pain, but manages to keep its feet.

R2T10.2: Abenor disembowels the wounded dog, instantly putting it out of its misery, and with his longer sword spins to drop Red with 15, and then continues a moving spin to close on Green (last doggo standing).

R2T10: Imrijka steps behind Abenor to screen herself from the last dog, while opening up for a shot on the orc. She looses a volley of focus-aimed arrows at the beast tamer. The first one misses, which is the one the beast-tamer seems to react to, but that was a "herding shot" and the orc woman played right into Imrijka's tactic as the second is a perfect shot that hits the enemy in the left shoulder for 16.

R2T9: She steps up to Abenor. The orc with an orcish double-axe vs. an elf with two well-crafted swords. She does what she can, but with Aasgar's solid advice buoying Abenor's solid defense, it is a futile effort.

R2T6: The dog circles around Abenor, snapping at his heels.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T21: The little guy with the accordion looks at Aasgar and shouts something in a language completely unknown to Aasgar. He seems excited about something, pointing to the building closest to you right now, to the northeast. His eyes go upwards in his head as he says something in a different language, gesticulating and then touching the symbol of a butterfly at his neck. He then takes a wide circuit around Aasgar towards the building, looking at Aasgar to follow him.

R3T11: Aasgar, you just see an orc inside the house to the NE, seemingly looting. Meanwhile, your other allies are fighting an orc beast-tamer and a dog. What do you do?

Cici on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21.
Aasgar: 11.
Cici: 10.5.
Abenor: 10.2. Inner sphere stance.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10.
Orc Beast-Tamer: 9.
Red Dog: 8. (-6:10). DYING!!!
Green Dog: 6. (15:10).
Lucette: 4.

DEAD
Dog (1).

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R3T11: Aasgar hesitates for a second, trying to gauge what the little man wants and if he means harm to any of his friends, but Aasgar has no idea for sure, as the little guy speaks in a strange language and lots of odd movements. And where he points does appear to have a likely hostile orc, which means he is technically leading you to danger. But whether that is to send you to danger in hopes you die, or merely pointing out enemy combatants that have yet to be handled is hard to parse right now.

Now what?

Spoiler: Action

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Much like a "make a Perception check," making a Sense Motive check is a MA, meaning you have a SA open, as well as a SwA, and any FA you might take.

Spoiler: Battle Tracker

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Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21.
Aasgar: 11.
Cici: 10.5.
Abenor: 10.2. Inner sphere stance.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10.
Orc Beast-Tamer: 9.
Red Dog: 8. (-6:10). DYING!!!
Green Dog: 6. (15:10).
Lucette: 4.

DEAD
Dog (1).

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R3T11 (Cont'd): Aasgar looks at the little man and says ”After I help my friends!” and heads west into the fray letting loose with a battle cry fortifying his allies.

R3T10.5: Cici circles around to flank the orc woman and stabs her curved blade into the woman's hand for 8, dropping her ...

R3T10.2: ... leaving Abenor to spin on the remaining hound, and with two strokes the hound is cut in half. He steps a little to Aasgar, "Everyone get out of the smoke. Aasgar, what's with the little guy?"

R3T10: Imrijka tears out of the smoke and up to the house the halfling had pointed to. She calls back, "Contact! Several of my greener kin, and they aren't friendly!"

She follows that statement up by shooting an arrow into the building, and even from here, there is a sound of a basso yell of pain.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T21: The weird little halfling begins playing a jaunty, but jangling accordion tune and then does a strange type of dance-march behind Imrijka.

R4T18: A badly wounded (by way of arrow) orc comes charging out of the home at Imrijka, but she ducks out of the way.

R4T11: Aasgar, the halfling's accordion tune has a strange effect on you. It most certainly does not "lift your spirits." Rather, it seems to be make your limbs move in a more animated way than fashion. You even subconsciously catch your jaw opening and shutting quickly in rapid succession, though not with the teeth slamming together. It is a weird, dismal-yet-flighty tune that moves you, but apparently doesn't harm you. Mainly, it makes you think of your body if it were a skeleton moving without a soul, and what you feel is an ardent desire NOT to be so affected by the music. Anything to stop the realization of Death finding you, and giving you a fire in your arm to more quickly fight what enemies you find. What do you do?

Cici on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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ENCOURAGING ROAR til R4T11. INSPIRE COURAGE +1.
Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21.
Blue-Green Orc: 18.
Aasgar: 11.
Cici: 10.5.
Abenor: 10.2. Inner sphere stance.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10.
Orc Beast-Tamer: 9. DYING!!!
Red Dog: 8. (-7:10). DYING!!!
Blue-Brown Orc: 6.
Blue-Pink Orc: 5.9.
Blue-Purple Orc: 5.
Lucette: 4.

DEAD
Dog (2).

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R4T11: Aasgar heads back east out of the smoke to get to Imrijka's aid.

R4T10.5-.0: Cici and Abenor likewise hurry to the party. Imrijka steps back and casts a spell on herself.

R4T6-5: An orc steps out of the building and strikes Imrijka in the lower left arm with its falchion for 12. An orc inside moves closer and launches a javelin at Cici, who knocks it out of the way. Another javelin misses Cici.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T21: The halfling continues to play the threnody on his accordion, and casts a seemingly non-harmful spell on Cici.

R5T18: Blue-Green attacks Abenor, but is deflected.

R5T11: Aasgar, what do you do? two rounds ago you gained all of your maneuvers that were yet withheld, and next round everything will reset/ recycle.

Cici on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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INSPIRE COURAGE +1.
Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21.
Blue-Green Orc: 18. (3:11).
Aasgar: 11.
Cici: 10.5. Guidance til R15T21.
Abenor: 10.2. Inner sphere stance.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10. Divine favor til R14T10 (on sheet).
Orc Beast-Tamer: 9. DYING!!!
Blue-Brown Orc: 6. (11:11).
Blue-Pink Orc: 5.9. (11:11).
Blue-Purple Orc: 5. (11:11).
Lucette: 4.

DEAD
Dog (3).

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R5T11: Aasgar steps forward and brings his axe down on Blue-Green's chest for 13, allowing Abenor to stab him through the side of the chest in the heart, killing the orc instantly. Once that is done, Aasgar's mind refreshes all of his efforts, recovering all of his maneuvers, but again withholding others.

R5T10.5-.0: Cici now fights more defensively. Her first strike is a brutal slash to the orc's inner lower arm for 9, followed by an undercut slash to his right inner thigh for 4, disabling him. Abenor spins towards Cici and that orc to trip the disable orc, and both blades separate his head. Imrijka repositions and shoots an arrow into the building, but the doorway fouls her shot.

R5T5.9-.0: Blue-Pink moves forward to stand over his fallen and attack Abenor. The elf tries to counter but the orc's attack is a lucky one, striking Abenor in the hip for 11 mod. Blue-Purple spills out, past his friend but Aasgar's axe finds his chest as well for 21, dropping him (so now two bodies under Blue-Pink's feet (or is it Blaupunkt's feet?).

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T21: The threnodist, a master performer, stops playing his music and casts a spell on Imrijka, providing her with 11 healing. He then darts away along the eastern side of the building.

R6T11: Aasgar, what do you do?

Cici on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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INSPIRE COURAGE +2.
Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21.
Aasgar: 11. Axe in hand.
Cici: 10.5. Waveblade in hand. DS.
Abenor: 10.2. Inner sphere stance. Both swords in hand.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10. Divine favor til R14T10 (on sheet). Bow in hand. RS.
Orc Beast-Tamer: 9. DYING!!!
Blue-Pink Orc: 5.9. (11:11).
Blue-Purple Orc: 5. (-9:11). DYING!!!
Lucette: 4.

DEAD
Dog (3). Orc (2).

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R6T11: Aasgar steps up next to his friend and swings his axe over and down upon the orc in front of them, but the studded leather turns aside the heavy blade.

Spoiler: Aasgar

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Rising zenith strike granted/readied.

R6T10.5: "That little guy is gonna' get himself killed!" Cici exclaims, leaving the last orc to the bruisers, and she follows the sound of accordion music up the east side of the building. "Contact -- distant!" she calls out unseen.

R6T10.2: "I guess this is a road show, then," says Abenor glibly as he adopts a more offensive stance. He disappears behind the orc and cuts at the back of his left knee for 16, dropping the orc. Abenor, now in the house, doesn't even regard him and heads NE through the house.

R6T10: Imrijka is obviously under ther effects of some ensorcellment that makes her move quickly as she follows Cici and the halfling around the east. Aasgar can hear her voice in the noise, but can't make out whatever she yelled.

End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

R7T13: Aasgar can only fainly hear the accordion anymore what with the general din of battle and the pounding of nearby orc war drums that have been a constant background this whole time. He can hear renewed wave or orc war cries nearer than he'd like, though! Abenor went through the house towards the NE, and the others went along the eastern side of the house heading in the same direction. What does Aasgar do?

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Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21. Sanctuary tll R4T21.
Green-Pink Orc: 20. (11:11).
Red-Green Orc: 10. (11:11).
Brown-Pink Orc: 18. (11:11). TD.
Green-Purple Orc: 17. (11:11).
Red-Blue Orc: 16. (11:11).
Brown-Yellow Orc: 15. (11:11). TD.
Green-Yellow Orc: 14. (11:11).
Aasgar: 13. Axe in hand.
Brown-Purple Orc: 13. (11:11).
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand. DS.
Abenor: 11. Inner sphere stance. Both swords in hand.
Red-Purple Orc: 10.5. (11:11).
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10. Divine favor til R14T10 (on sheet). Bow in hand.
Green-Brown Orc: 5. (11:11).
Lucette: 4.
Red-Brown Orc: 2. (11:11).

DEAD/ OOC
Dog (3). Orc (2). Orc Beast-Tamer.

Blue-Pink Orc: 5.9. (-5:11). STABLE!!!
Blue-Purple Orc: 5. (-9:11). STABLE!!!

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R7T13: Aasgar will stick close to Abenor as the other two work well in a team. So he follows Abenor, his little legs doing what they can.

R7T12-11: Through the door ahead, there is a partial glimpse of a sudden riot of golden sparkles outside, accopmpanied by angry, feral shouts of surprise. As Abenor goes through the kitchen door, Cici's voice is heard shouting, "Help Imrijka!" and so Abenor darts somewhere to the north/northwest/west.

End Round 7, Begin Round 8 ...

R8T21: Aasgar sees the little accordionist cross his field of view at the doorway, following Abenor north/northwest/west.

R8T20: A sound of pain from Cici is heard.

R8T13: Aasgar, what do you do?

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Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21. Sanctuary tll R4T21.
Green-Pink Orc: 20. (3:11).
Red-Green Orc: 10. (-9:11). DYING!!!
Brown-Pink Orc: 18. (11:11). TD.
Green-Purple Orc: 17. (11:11).
Red-Blue Orc: 16. (-6:11). DYING!!!
Brown-Yellow Orc: 15. (11:11). TD.
Green-Yellow Orc: 14. (11:11).
Aasgar: 13. Axe in hand.
Brown-Purple Orc: 13. (11:11). TD.
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand.
* Glitterdust til R10T12.
Abenor: 11. Inner sphere stance. Both swords in hand. RS.
Red-Purple Orc: 10.5. (11:11).
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10. Divine favor til R14T10 (on sheet). Bow in hand. RS.
Green-Brown Orc: 5. (11:11).
Lucette: 4.
Red-Brown Orc: 2. (-6:11). DYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC
Dog (3). Orc (2). Orc Beast-Tamer.

Blue-Pink Orc: 5.9. (-5:11). STABLE!!!
Blue-Purple Orc: 5. (-9:11). STABLE!!!

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R8T13: Aasgar heads up to the door, and then not seeing anyone he heads out after Abenor, his axe at the ready preparing to offer guidance and aid to those in need. Getting to the area where Abenor and Imrijka are, he calls out defensive postures that are of most effectiveness, hopefully, for poor Cici. Aasgar realizes she is double-flanked, but it is too late for a quick turn-around now.

Spoiler: Aasgar

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Strike of the inifinite protector granted.

R8T13: Green-Purple attacks Cici, but misses.

R8T12: Cici sidesteps out of the devastating multi-flank she was feeling, and stares at one of the orcs. Green-Purple simply falls over and slumps to the ground.

R8T11: Abenor looks at Aasgar. "Take care of this bunch, I am going to help Cici."

With that, he changes to his hunting stance and bolts to the southeast. Red-Purple attacks as he goes, but Aasgar's tactics help him protect himself from the attack. He gets up to Cici and performs a bloody attack on an orc's brachial artery that does 20 (+1d6 bleed), dropping Green-Brown.

R8T10.5: The orc that almost scored a hit on Abenor steps out and sees a halfling right there and attacks, hitting the tophat-clad little guy in the chest for 10.

R8T10: "Hey!" Imrijka shouts. "Honorless thug. He doesn't even have a weapon out!" She shoots at him, the first arrow missing but the second dropping the orc.

End Round 8, Begin Round 9 ...

R9T21: The little halfling is wounded, but is philosophical about it, all things considered. He casts a spell on himself, fully healing his wounds. He looks to Aasgar and Imrijka, and then points to the keep to the north-northeast. While using one hand to hold his accordion, he adopts an angry face and mimes beating a drum with his other hand, and then points to that tower again, where just inside you can see some more orcs.

R9T20-14: Green-Pink steps up to Cici, but Aasgar's quick advice saves her from being struck. Green-Yellow enters the cloud of golden particles, getting glitter on himself and attacks, but Cici ducks.

R9T13: Aasgar, what do you do? Abenor and Cici are handling orcs to the southeast while you see a tower to the north with orcs in it that don't seem to be running out into battle - a curious level of restraint. The orc war drums you hear, now that you see the halfling's silly charade, very likely are coming from the top of that tower.

Brown-Purple on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC for all heroes w/in 60' of Aasgar.
Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21.
Green-Pink Orc: 20. (3:11).
Red-Green Orc: 19. (-10:11). DYING!!!
Brown-Pink Orc: 18. (11:11). TD.
Green-Purple Orc: 17. (11:11). ASLEEP til R11T12!!!
Red-Blue Orc: 16. (-7:11). DYING!!!
Brown-Yellow Orc: 15. (11:11). TD.
Green-Yellow Orc: 14. (11:11).
Aasgar: 13. Axe in hand.
Brown-Purple Orc: 13. (11:11). TD.
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand.
* Glitterdust til R10T12.
Abenor: 11. Inner sphere stance. Both swords in hand. RS.
Red-Purple Orc: 10.5. (-5:11). DYING!!!
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10. Divine favor til R14T10 (on sheet). Bow in hand. RS.
Lucette: 4.
Red-Brown Orc: 2. (-7:11). DYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC
Dog (3). Orc (3). Orc Beast-Tamer.

Blue-Pink Orc: 5.9. (-5:11). STABLE!!!
Blue-Purple Orc: 5. (-9:11). STABLE!!!

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R9T13: Aasgar looks at Imrijka and says, "I'm heading for that tower to stop the drums!" and starts booking north towards the tower. As he closes on the door, three javelins sail down towards him, two even hitting (DDP 9 mod total). Aasgar gets right up into the doorway of the tower.

Spoiler: Aasgar

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This is Quiet Round One, with no change in maneuvers.

R9T13: Aasgar sees one of the orcs, one a little farther back, get out of a defensive stance and look ready to make a run at him.

R9T12: Aasgar can just make out Green-Yellow get stuck in the chest with a sucking chest wound by Cici's waveknife before a follow-up strike drops him before Cici backs up to get into Aasgar's view.

R9T11: There is a puff of red mist, and then Abenor comes around the side of the building, heading towards Aasgar.

R9T10: Imrijka shoots an arrow past Aasgar to strike the hand of the orc in front of him. The arrow goes through the palm and up into the arm and the vein there, and the orc drops from shock.

End Round 9, Begin Round 10 ...

R9T21: The accordionist moves up a little, and starts playing a jaunty danse macabre again for the heroes. Aasgar is struck by the fact that while not entirely appropriate, yet this little hafling is a master performer.

R10T18: Brown-Pink, standing in front of Aasgar, comes out of a defensive stance to attack, his falchion easily deflected by Aasgar's axe.

R10T13: Aasgar, what do you do?

Brown-Purple on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 for heroes!
Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21.
Red-Green Orc: 19. (-11:11). DYING!!!
Brown-Pink Orc: 18. (11:11).
Green-Purple Orc: 17. (-5:11). DYING!!!
Red-Blue Orc: 16. (-8:11). DYING!!!
Brown-Yellow Orc: 15. (-3:11). DYING!!!
Aasgar: 13. Axe in hand.
Brown-Purple Orc: 13. (11:11). READIED to charge Aasgar if a whole opens up.
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand. Crane style [+2 dodge AC total], DS.
* Glitterdust til R10T12.
Abenor: 11. Inner sphere stance. Both swords in hand.
Red-Purple Orc: 10.5. (-6:11). DYING!!!
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10. Divine favor til R14T10 (on sheet). Bow in hand. RS.
Lucette: 4.
Red-Brown Orc: 2. (-8:11). DYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC
Dog (3). Orc (3). Orc Beast-Tamer.
Green-Pink Orc: 20. (-6:11). STABLE!!!
Green-Yellow Orc: 14. (-5:11). EXHAUSTED!!! STABLE!!!
Blue-Pink Orc: 5.9. (-5:11). STABLE!!!
Blue-Purple Orc: 5. (-9:11). STABLE!!!

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R10T14: Aasgar swings his axe in a mighty arc at the nearest foe. That's a sideways arc, mind you, and he cut deep, deep into the orc's abdomen, disemboweling it on the spot.

R10T13: Brown-Pink backs all the way up to the north, but still looks readied to spring.

R10T12: Cici runs up behind Aasgar, and then stairs at the tensed orc to the north. Suddenly, the tension drains completely out of him and he slumps to the ground, apparently asleep. "We should all move in, collect ourselves for needed healing, and then advance up to those drums together!"

R10T11: "Agreed!" says Abenor double moving inside to stand over the sleeping orc. "Cici, this is a slumber hex, isn't it? How long does it last?"

"Just seconds!" she responds.

R10T10: Imrijka rushes inside the tower so as not to be targeted by javelineers atop.

End Round 10, Begin Round 11 ...

R11T21: The little halfling ducks inside, stopping his music.

R11T14: Aasgar, Abenor is poised to dispatch the sleeping orc. Do you step inside and take a quick breather, as Cici recommended?

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 for heroes!
Bariswort: 21. Protection from evil til R33T21.
Green-Purple Orc: 17. (-6:11). DYING!!!
Red-Blue Orc: 16. (-9:11). DYING!!!
Aasgar: 14. Axe in hand.
Brown-Purple Orc: 13. (11:11). ASLEEP til R13T12!!!
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand. Crane style [+2 dodge AC total], DS.
* Glitterdust til R10T12.
Abenor: 11. Inner sphere stance. Both swords in hand.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R41T10. Divine favor til R14T10 (on sheet). Bow in hand.
Lucette: 4.
Red-Brown Orc: 2. (-8:11). DYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC
Dog (3). Orc (5). Orc Beast-Tamer.
Green-Pink Orc: 20. (-6:11). STABLE!!!
Brown-Yellow Orc: 15. (-3:11). STABLE!!!
Green-Yellow Orc: 14. (-5:11). EXHAUSTED!!! STABLE!!!
Red-Purple Orc: 10.5. (-6:11). STABLE!!!
Blue-Pink Orc: 5.9. (-5:11). STABLE!!!
Blue-Purple Orc: 5. (-9:11). STABLE!!!

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Several Trunauan guards lie dead on the floor, now that you notice the lower floor of the tower. The group heads up, with Aasgar in the lead, followed by Abenor, then Cici, Imrijka, and finally the accordionist. Abenor and Imrijka look at the war pain on the orcs, and they both agree ... these orcs are of the Twisted Nail tribe.

Abenor sheathes his swords, Imrijka puts away her bow and takes out her handaxe, and the party heads up the stairs where they square off against three twisted nail orcs and a war drummer!

Begin Round One ...

R1T23: The drummer calls out, "I am Kagak of the Rolling Thunder! Fear the doom the orcs of the Twisted Nail bring upon your town!"

He begins drumming again furiously, which instills a battle fervor in the three Twisted Nail orcs in front of him.

R1T19: Cici casts a spell, focusing her energy on the drummer. She then darts sideways across the tower's upper floor to limit the orcs that can charge her.

R1T18: Purple-Blue steps forward to attack Abenor with greater vigor than expected and hits Abenor in his lower left leg with a falchion for 10 mod.

R1T13: Aasgar, everything is reset, no stance is active, what do you do?

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Kagak of the Rolling Thunder: 23. Ill omen til R4T19; next d20, disadvantage.
Cici: 19. Waveblade in hand.
Purple-Blue Orc: 18. (11:11).
Imrijka: 16. Expeditious retreat til R31T10. Handaxe in hand.
Purple-Red Orc: 15. (11:11).
Aasgar: 13. Axe in hand.
Bariswort: 11. Protection from evil til R23T21.
Lucette: 10.
Abenor: 9. Both swords in hand.
Purple-Green Orc: 4. (11:11).

DEAD/ OOC

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R1T13: Aasgar steps north whilst directing his allies for maximum defense and swings his axe in a great, cleaving motion against the orc to his left, hoping to follow through with a strike to the orc on his right. Of course, what the orc didn't expect was an underswing that cuts up into his groin and lower abdomen for 26. That orc falls as quickly as the intestines that pour downwards. Ripping his axe out of the lower guts of the one that falls in a continuous motion, Aasgar then straight through his upper arm and deep into his chest for 28, dropping him as well.

R1T11: The little accordion player prays to an unknown force and casts a spell on Abenor to give him 9 healing. He then moves to the far west of the upper floor of the tower so as to stay out of trouble.

R1T10: Lucette, Cici's ferret familiar, pokes its head out from under her hood, and then ducks back in again.

R1T9-8: Imrijka steps forward and casts a guiding spell on Abenor. Abenor then gets into his long stance, stands over the fallen orc that attacked him, and quick draws his katana in a long, sweeping arc. The blade strikes the drummer in the left elbow and the hip of the last orc for 21, dropping the latter.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T23: The drummer, though wounded, continues to play, but he also casts a spell, and throws out sand that lands all over Aasgar (primarily, as well as Cici, Abenor, and Imrijka.

Aasgar, roll a Will save!

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC for 1 rd.
Kagak of the Rolling Thunder: 23. Ill omen til R4T19; next d20, disadvantage.
Cici: 19. Waveblade in hand.
Aasgar: 13. Axe in hand.
Bariswort: 11. Protection from evil til R23T21.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Imrijka: 9. Expeditious retreat til R31T10. Handaxe in hand.
Abenor: 8. Both swords in hand.
Purple-Green Orc: 4. (-10:11). DYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC
Orc (2).

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R2T23: A moderate enchantment washes over Aasgar, his eyes dulling to heaviness to put him to sleep, but he ignores it. Abenor is immune to such magics. And through similar strength of will, training, or hardiness, Cici and Imrijka both likewise ignore the sleeping spell.

R2T19: Her ill omen still on the drummer, Cici decides to give him a taste of his own medicine and stares at him. It turns out he is not as resistant, and slumps to the ground, his rage and song ending.

Combat Ends...

Now what?

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC for 1 rd.
Kagak of the Rolling Thunder: 23.
Cici: 19. Waveblade in hand.
Aasgar: 13. Axe in hand.
Bariswort: 11. Protection from evil til R23T21.
Lucette: 10. DELAYING!!!
Imrijka: 9. Expeditious retreat til R31T10. Handaxe in hand.
Abenor: 8. Both swords in hand.

DEAD/ OOC
Orc (3).

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You hear the guttural voices of orcs threatening someone down this dark alley. In contrast to the dim light in the rest of the district, the narrow alley is obstructed by debris and shrouded almost in complete darkness. Had you come upon this place without the little hafling in full view pointing everything, you might have gotten the drop on them. Oh, well, a hero's job is never done! Aasgar and Abenor just around the corner, with the halfling leading the way.

Begin Round One ...

R1T25: A tough-looking half-orc male spins around quickly to look at Aasgar and make a decision to itself. "My patron will sup upon your soul, rock-runt!"

He swings his greataxe, but Aasgar just toughs it out on his armor.

R1T24: Seeing an innocent merchant so threateend, Abenor gives in to the Hunter. He moves around the halfling and smoothly draws his katana. It strikes off the half-orc's fine breastplate, but still manages to catch the female half-orc across the face for 19.

R1T14: Cici moves up acrobatically to stab the half-orc woman in the jaw with her waveblade for 8.

R1T12: The halfling steps away from the front line and begins playing a jaunty tune again, filling the heroes with the certaintude of overcoming death, or meeting it honorably.

R1T11: The half-orc woman tries to fake out Cici. She almost succeeds, where it not for Lucette in Cici's hood warning her in time. Cici might not be faked out, but the blow delivered is still nearly perfect as the enemy's warhammer slams into Cici's shoulder for 14.

R1T10: Imrijka never put her axe away, so she steps in to confront the brigand. She had concentrated just before doing so, and tries to touch the man, but fails.

R1T7: Aasgar, you are adjacent to the brigand. What do you do? You have no stances active and your maneuvers are reset.

Brigand on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 weapon attack/ damage, +2 vs. charm/ fear.
Vorom: 25. (42:42). SMITE vs. Aasgar (+1 attack, +3 dmg, +1 deflection).
Abenor: 24. RAGE!!!
Lucette: 20. DELAYING!!!
Cici: 14. Waveblade in hand.
Bariswort: 12. Protection from evil til R23T21.
Urnsul: 11.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R31T10. Handaxe in hand. Gentle rest on off hand.
Aasgar: 7. Axe in hand.

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R1T7: Aasgar begins directing his allies again for the best defensive moves as he brings his axe to both hands and swings it overhand and down on the orc, "grazing" him in the upper left arm for 21.

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Gain rising zenith strike.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T25: The brigand releases a hand from his handaxe and reaches out with black energy surrounding his hand to touch Aasgar. Aasgar takes his own tactical advice and dodges away.

R2T24: Abenor teleports behind the helpless human victim and delivers a vicious, two-handed brow cut to the female, his katana sinking into her skull before he withdraws, dead before she ever hit the ground.

R2T14: Cici just turns to stare at the half-orc male, but he has a stronger mind than expected.

R2T12: The little hafling continues to play the accordion and then casts a spell, a sheen appearing on the half-orc's weaopn, but it keeps a firm grip on the weapon.

R2T10: "Aasgar, look out!" Imrijka says. "He's an antipaladin, so his touch might do a lot worse than simply wound you."

She strikes him in the helm with her handaxe for 10.

R2T7: Aasgar, what do you do?

Brigand on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 weapon attack/ damage, +2 vs. charm/ fear.
Vorom: 25. (11:42). SMITE vs. Aasgar (+1 attack, +3 dmg, +1 deflection).
Abenor: 24. RAGE!!!
Lucette: 20. DELAYING!!!
Cici: 14. Waveblade in hand.
Bariswort: 12. Protection from evil til R23T21.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R31T10. Handaxe in hand. Gentle rest on off hand.
Aasgar: 7. Axe in hand.

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R2T7: Aasgar shifts his footing slightly and swings his axe at the foe attempting to throw him off balance enough to allow an ally to strike. Cici sees the opening and goes for it, but like Aasgar the armor stops them both.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T25: "Ha!" scoffs the brigand. "You just dropped the spy we had at your smithy, so her secrets die with her."

He then touches Aasgar and the dark energy leaps to Aasgar, doing 6 negative energy (NE) (which goes to Aasgar's DDP). The darkness of the touch is something that Aasgar fights furiously against for there is something terrifying about it.

R3T24: Abenor steps over the fallen half-orc spy and hits the brigand in the neck for 21. He should fall, but doesn't.

R3T14: Cici doesn't even wait to see if the tough half-orc topples from that neck blow. She slices his upper arm for 8, which drops him dead.

Combat Ends ...

"Thank you!" cries the merchant. "My name is Aleril. I'm from Lastwall, a merchant ... but I didn't realize that Trunau was on war footing. Please, take me to safety."

"It would be my genuine pleasure!" says the halfling .... intelligibly. "The rest of you, keep looking around and try to get to that beacon!"

The halfling doesn't stick around to answer questions. Do you let him take the man and then keep searching along this northern portion heading west?

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INSPIRE COURAGE: +2 weapon attack/ damage, +2 vs. charm/ fear.
Abenor: 24. RAGE!!!
Lucette: 20. DELAYING!!!
Cici: 14. Waveblade in hand.
Bariswort: 12. Protection from evil til R23T21.
Imrijka: 10. Expeditious retreat til R31T10. Handaxe in hand. Gentle rest on off hand.
Aasgar: 7. Axe in hand.

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Begin Round One ...

R1T22: Imrijka rushes into that building (just south and west of Aasgar). There is a sound of an orc howling in pain.

R1T19: Aasgar, what do you do?

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Imrijka: 22. Expeditious retreat til R26T10. Bow in hand.
Aasgar: 19. Axe in hand.
Blue Orc: 17. (13:13).
Bariswort: 12. Protection from evil til R18T21.
Cici: 11. Waveblade in hand.
Abenor: 10.
Purple Orc: 9. (-3:13). STAGGERED/ BLEED 1/rd!!!
Red Orc: 7. (13:13).
Lucette: 5.
Green Orc: 4. (13:13).
Brown Orc: 3. (13:13).

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R1T19: Aasgar readies his axe and moves past Imrijka into the room and begins calling out defensive advice as soon as he sees the enemy. None are immediately in reach, and he looks at his surroundings. Splintered rubble is all that remains of the wall that once separated this kitchen from the adjacent living area. The shattered windows in the walls allow an ominous breeze to waft through the eerie, abandoned home. All the shelves and cabinets have been thoroughly looted or partially destroyed, and the foundation and floorboards have caved in where a smoldering boulder landed in the house. He sees nothing hidden or out of the ordinary beyond the five orc looters in here.

R1T17: Blue charges Imrijka, clipping her in the head for 8 with his falchion.

R1T11: Cici stares at Imrijka, but keeps her position.

R1T10: Abenor gets into his hunting stance, darting into the room past Aasgar with his greater speed, and only Aasgar's tactical advice as he goes by saves the elf from getting clipped by Blue. Abenor returns the favor by quick drawing his katana to slash Blue in the upper right arm for 8.

R1T7-3: Purple takes 1 bleed, but charges Abenor, deflected. Red also charges Abenor, his blade striking with hard tinkling of metal against Sisnyn, Abenor's mithral shirt. Green steps up, his blow deflected. Brown steps up and strikes Imrijka's left arm for 12.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: Imrijka, sensing a shift in her fortunes, steps back and opens up with a volley of arrows. Her first shot hits Brown in the upper right arm with a ragged wound that does 17 (+1d4 bleed), staggering the enemy. Her next arrow hits Blue in the upper right thigh for 10, staggering him as well. "Wow, thanks Cici! That felt great!"

Cici quips proudly, "Don't mention it."

R2T19: Aasgar, your inspiration is strike of the infinite protector. What do you do?

Blue on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC until R2T19!!!
Imrijka: 22. Expeditious retreat til R26T10. Bow in hand. RS.
Aasgar: 19. Axe in hand.
Blue Orc: 17. (-5:13). Charged. AOO used. STAGGERED/ BLEED 1!!!
Bariswort: 12. Protection from evil til R18T21.
Cici: 11. Waveblade in hand.
Abenor: 10.
Purple Orc: 9. (-4:13). STAGGERED/ BLEED 1/rd!!! Charged.
Red Orc: 7. (13:13). Charged.
Lucette: 5.
Green Orc: 4. (13:13).
Brown Orc: 3. (-4:13). STAGGERED/ BLEED 1d4!!!

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R2T19: Aasgar lets loose with a battle cry, inspiring his allies. Stepping forward he swings his axe in a cleaving motion hoping to connect with the rage of orcs. His axe cuts through Brown's head (killing him instantly). His own battle cry gives him enough of an edge to continue his blow to strike into Blue's left lower arm, chopping it off as he goes down in a death of blood spray. Unfortunately, the blood, bodies, and gore halt Aasgar's terrible progress.

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R2T11: Cici moves in and casts a spell on Abenor. "For a good stroke."

R2T10: Abenor nods, and for his part gives tactical advice. Not as brilliant as Aasgar's focused advice several seconds ago, but more about a slower, steadier defensive posture. He quick draws his wakizashi while getting into a more defensive posture, his two blades a whirling shield of steel, attacking with the knowledge Aasgar has given him before and now, and with Cici's blessed insight. He cuts Red's upper right arm for 21, and from his previous charge the orc practically runs onto the smaller blade as well for 13, and both blade serve to kill him outright.

R2T9-4: Purple bleeds but recovers his posture from his charge. Purple attacks ferociously, but Abenor's shift to defensive protects him as a falchion scrapes across his elven armor, and he deflects that attack to block Green's attack.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T22: Imrijka moves around to flank with Abenor while taking out her handaxe, sinking it into Purple's head with a sickly "thunk," and putting that orc out of his misery.

R3T19: Aasgar, you receive rising zenith strike. One orc remains. Dead bodies are difficult terrain. What do you do?

Cici on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack/ damage if w/in 30' of Aasgar on his previous turn. Ends R3T19.
Imrijka: 22. Expeditious retreat til R26T10. Bow in hand. RS.
Aasgar: 19. Axe in hand.
Bariswort: 12. Protection from evil til R18T21.
Cici: 11. Waveblade in hand.
Abenor: 10.
Lucette: 5.
Green Orc: 4. (13:13).

DEAD
Orc (4).

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R3T19: Aasgar adjusts his footing but seeing how things are faring, he holds any action for now.

R3T11: Cici steps around Abenor. She does a palm strike to the orc's nose for 8, then slashes him in the chest with her waveknife for 10 + staggered.

R3T10: Abenor finishes him off.

Combat Ends!

What now?

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Imrijka: 22. Expeditious retreat til R26T10. Bow in hand. RS.
Aasgar: 19. Axe in hand. Valiant keeper's stance.
Bariswort: 12. Protection from evil til R18T21.
Cici: 11. Waveblade in hand.
Abenor: 10. Inner sphere stance.
Lucette: 5.

DEAD
Orc (5).

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Omast is a middle-aged man, and not nearly as prodigiously strong as Aasgar, but he acquits himself well working with the dwarf to get the boulder ready to roll. Omast has something he intends to use to light the boulder as soon as Aasgar gives it a mighty heave down the hill towards the portcullis once it is breached. "Don't push until I nod to signal to you that I am ready, even if they get to us first."

The first wave of six orcs have just broken down the western gate's portcullis with a Large battering ram! They drop the ram and all give warcries.

Begin Round One: First Wave

R1T19: One of the orcs (Brown) is much faster than its brethren and its runs up hill while taking out its falchion.

R1T16: Aasgar, what do you do?

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Brown Orc: 19. (11:11). Falchion in hands.
Aasgar: 16.
Abenor: 14.
Omast: 13.
Cici: 12.
Blue Orc: 11. (11:11).
Red Orc: 10. (11:11).
Imrijka: 9.
Lucette: 8.
Purple Orc: 7. (11:11).
Bariswort: 6.
Pink Orc: 5. (11:11).
Green Orc: 3. (11:11).

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R1T16: Aasgar ignores the swift brown orc for now and says, "Omast, do it now!" and prepares himself to push.

R1T14: Abenor delays ...

R1T13: Omast nods to Aasgar, signaling him to push.

Aasgar, roll a STR check!

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Brown Orc: 19. (11:11). Falchion in hands.
Aasgar: 16. READIED to push at Omast's signal.
Abenor: 14. DELAYING...
Omast: 13.
Cici: 12.
Blue Orc: 11. (11:11).
Red Orc: 10. (11:11).
Imrijka: 9.
Lucette: 8.
Purple Orc: 7. (11:11).
Bariswort: 6.
Pink Orc: 5. (11:11).
Green Orc: 3. (11:11).

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R1T13.1-.0: Aasgar realizes how much help Omast was getting the boulder into position, that when it came time to push it, he couldn't quite manage alone. Omast notices the trouble he has and tries to push as well, but also failing.

R1T12.5: Noticing that the rock hasn't moved, Abenor calls out, "Never mind that this wave. I'll chop the lashings on this log set when I have a few more targets."

R1T12: With the interruption, Cici takes out a wand and touches it to herself for 6 healing.

R1T11-10: Two more orcs come through the gate.

R1T9: Imrijka, her speed back to normal since her enchantment expired, rushes south by Abenor and shoots Blue in the left hand for 17, staggering him.

R1T7-3: As two more orcs begin to make their way up the hill, Abenor cuts the lashing holding that set of logs together. The logs hit Brown (8), Green (11), Pink (13), and Purple (13), knocking all of them prone while the logs slam into the wall of the southern gate turret.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T19: Brown stands, steps forward and swings its falchion at Omast, the point barely scrathing against the sergeant's breastplate.

R2T13.1: Aasgar, there is now no longer anyone downfield to roll the boulder into (at this time). The southern stack of logs on the map is not where the main map posts it, but where I have the 20' x 10' field of brown to the west. What do you do?

Omast on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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Brown Orc: 19. (3:11). Falchion in hands. PRONE!!!
Aasgar: 13.1.
Omast: 13.
Cici: 12. Wand of CLW and waveblade in hand.
Blue Orc: 11. (-6:11). Ferocity!
Red Orc: 10. (11:11).
Imrijka: 9.
Lucette: 8.
Purple Orc: 7. (-2:11). Ferocity! PRONE!!!
Bariswort: 6.
Pink Orc: 5. (-2:11). Ferocity! PRONE!!!
Abenor: 2.
Green Orc: 3. (0:11). DISABLED! PRONE!!!

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R2T13.1: Aasgar moves south past Omast while taking out his axe and getting into a stance, but dodges a clumsy AOO as he goes by. Aasgar grunts with the barely-registered blow as he passes the sergeant and attacks the beast, hitting it in the right hand, the axe cleaving up into the arm and slicing open the brachial artery length-wise, dropping the orc.

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Rising zenith strike granted.

R2T13: Omast takes a swig of something, then moves forward to the fray of fallen foes, a greatsword now in hand.

R2T12: Cici moves south along the barricade and then looks at the orcs, and the one nearest Omast falls asleep.

R2T11-10: Blue starts to go over the barricade and jumps down, but gets killed by Abenor in the attempt. Red moves around the boulder and attacks Omast, but the sergeant's reaction time seems much more heightened as he dodges out of the way with an agility surpassing Aasgar's own.

R2T9: Imrijka takes aim at the fallen orcs finishes off two of them.

R2T2: Abenor vaults the barricade and closes on Green, dispatching him.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T13.1: Aasgar, what do you do?

Omast on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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Aasgar: 13.1. Greataxe in hand.
Omast: 13. Cat's grace til R52T13. Greatsword in hand.
Cici: 12. Wand of CLW and waveblade in hand.
Red Orc: 10. (11:11).
Imrijka: 9.
Lucette: 8. DELAYING...
Bariswort: 6.
Abenor: 2.

DEAD/OOC
Orc (5).

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R3T13.1: Aasgar crosses alongside Omast trapping the orc against the boulder, but after climbing over a dead orc, by the time he gets there he doesn't have quite enough to attack anymore.

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Strike of the infinite protector

R3T13: Omast leapfrogs past Aasgar, getting into a more vulnerable, aggressive stance and cuts deep and low into the orc's pelvis and abdomen, disemboweling him.

R3T12: Cici moves back north to her station at the logs, putting away her healing wand.

R3T9: Imrijka gets back to her position to get a better shot towards orcs coming through the gate.

R3T2: Abenor vaults the barricade again and puts his sword away.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4: Second Wave!

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Aasgar: 13.1. Greataxe in hand.
Omast: 13. Cat's grace til R52T13. Greatsword in hand.
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand.
Imrijka: 9.
Lucette: 8. DELAYING...
Bariswort: 6.
Abenor: 2.

DEAD/OOC
Orc (6).

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[QUOTE=lostsole31;25499043]R3T13.1: Aasgar crosses alongside Omast trapping the orc against the boulder, but after climbing over a dead orc, by the time he gets there he doesn't have quite enough to attack anymore.

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Strike of the infinite protector

R3T13: Omast leapfrogs past Aasgar, getting into a more vulnerable, aggressive stance and cuts deep and low into the orc's pelvis and abdomen, disemboweling him.

R3T12: Cici moves back north to her station at the logs, putting away her healing wand.

R3T9: Imrijka gets back to her position to get a better shot towards orcs coming through the gate.

R3T2: Abenor vaults the barricade again and puts his sword away.

A new wave of orcs appear below at the gatehouse by the ruined portcullis!

End Round 3, Begin Round 4: Second Wave!

R1T14: Aasgar, what do you do?

Omast on deck, Cici in the hole ....

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Aasgar: 14. Greataxe in hand.
Omast: 13. Cat's grace til R52T13. Greatsword in hand.
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand.
Orc Bombardier: 11. (26:26).
Imrijka: 9.
Lucette: 8. DELAYING...
Blue-Brown Orc: 7. (11:11).
Bariswort: 6.
Blue-Red Orc: 5. (11:11).
Blue-Green Orc: 3. (11:11).
Abenor: 2.

DEAD/OOC
Orc (6).

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R4T14: "Omast! To the boulder again!" yells Aasgar as he races along the side of the rock. He would've gotten farther if it wasn't for a dead orc, but it is too important to get the rock moving when it is time than to worry about sitting behind it perfectly. He braces himself against the rock from the side, even using his greataxe for potential leverage, but has to drop out of stance.

R4T13: Omast moves up next to Aasgar, takes out a and mixes something quickly in a glass vial, and then nods to Aasgar. It's a lot tougher from the side than from behind, but Aasgar knows how crucial it is to drop as many as quickly as possible; besides, his blood is really pumping after that last short skirmish, and he heaves and the rock begins rolling down. The rock rolls halfway down when Omast throws the vial against the rock. It erupts with flame, and the whole thing lights and becomes a flaming boulder as it continues down, smashing into three of the four orcs there, and doing 11 + 4 fire, and knocking all three down as it continues off-map to the west!

R4T12: Seeing that using logs for this wave isn't worth it, Cici takes out that healing wand again and taps herself for 9 healing.

R4T11: The orc that was standing behind the front line of three stands up. He lights something he holds in his hand.

R4T9: Imrijka fires her bow rapidly. Her first arrow hits the orc holding the lit object in the left shoulder for 12 and then the belly with another arrow for 13, dropping him. A small object, with something lit on a type of stem, falls from his hand.

R4T7-3: The two prone orcs stand and begin moving north in an angry shout. Only Blue-Red, who hadn't been rolled by the boulder, gets an attack in on Omast, the falchion being stopped by metal armor.

R4T2: Abenor vaults the barricade again, closes, and gives an ugly wound to Blue-Red's face to kill him outright.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T14: Aasgar, you are not in stance because of the way you had to really get to the boulder. What do you do?

Omast on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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Aasgar: 14. Greataxe in hand. Dead round 1 complete.
Omast: 13. Cat's grace til R52T13. Greatsword in hand.
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand. Wand of CLW in hand.
Orc Bombardier: 11. (DEAD). PRONE!!! Unerring grenade lit. Bomb will go off beginning of R6T9.
Imrijka: 9.
Lucette: 8. DELAYING...
Blue-Brown Orc: 7. (-4:11). FEROCITY!
Bariswort: 6.
Blue-Green Orc: 3. (-4:11). FEROCITY!
Abenor: 2.

DEAD/OOC
Orc (7). Orc bombardier.

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R5T14: Aasgar moves north and west setting, but doing so opens him up from a soft crit from Blue-Green as his falchion hits Aasgar alongside the head for 0 (11 mod DDP). Aasgar shrugs it off and continues, settling into a comfortable stanc while flanking his foe, and swings his axe in a wide arc. He returns the favor as his axe strikes Blue-Green in the head, cleanly cutting his head off just above the ears (along the eyes) and the axe continues on to hit the last orc in its studded leather.

R5T13: Omast goes from a high back to a low upswing (like golf!) and drives his greatsword through the orc's groin and up into its abdomen, pulls out the sword, and its guts just fall straight down as it dies. "Back across the barricade and spread out!"

He heads off, and is on the barricade when his turn ends.

R5T12: Cici heads south and taps Imrijka with her wand for 5 healing.

R5T9: Imrijka nods in gratitude and aims "down lane." "Aasgar, pull back over and don't stand in front of my line of fire."

R5T2: Abenor vaults the barricade and then positions himself where Cici was in order to cut the next set of logs when needed.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T14: Aasgar, what do you do?

Omast on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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Aasgar: 14. Greataxe in hand. Dead round 2 complete. (DDP).
Omast: 13. Cat's grace til R52T13. Greatsword in hand.
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand. Wand of CLW in hand.
Orc Bombardier: 11. (DEAD). PRONE!!! Unerring grenade lit. Bomb will go off beginning of R6T9.
Imrijka: 9.
Lucette: 8. DELAYING...
Bariswort: 6.
Abenor: 2.

DEAD/OOC
Orc (9). Orc bombardier.

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R6T14: Aasgar moves back to the barricade as recommended and out of Imrijkas line of fire. Upon getting next to Imrijka on the inner portion of the barricade, Aasgar's inspiration refreshes, but he also feels that head wound he took (11).

R6T13: Omast finishes getting over the barricade and looks west. He takes a deep draught of a hip flask, and puts it away. But as he puts it away, Aasgar notices that Omast's entire muscular ripples, swells, and grows, while also creating strange shifts in bone, including a deeper, lower brow. He looks like a powerful, devolved creature similar to himself.

R6T12: Cici shifts her position to come next to Aasgar. She sees the head wound and touches him with her wand for 7 healing.

R6T9: Imrijka takes out a wand and touches herself for 5 healing.

The little thing that the orc at the gatehouse had lit? The fire on the stem gets to the item its on and the whole thing blows up, leaving no trace of that orc. It was a fiery explosion, and other than blackening the surface, did no extra damage to the turreted walls.

R6T2: "I hear more gathering down there, but we don't see them, yet," says Abenor, ready still to cut the lashings on the log.

End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

R7T14: Aasgar, what do you do?

Omast on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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Aasgar: 14. Greataxe in hand.
Omast: 13. Greatsword in hand.
* STR Mutagen (50 min). Cat's grace til R52T13.
Cici: 12. Waveblade in hand. Wand of CLW in hand.
Imrijka: 9. Wand of CLW and bow in hand.
Lucette: 8. DELAYING...
Bariswort: 6.
Abenor: 2.

DEAD/OOC
Orc (9). Orc bombardier.