Giantslayer: GM's Battle Book [GMBB]

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R7T17: Aasgar brings his axe back around for another blow, yelling in anger and attempting to stun his opponent again, but his axe is deflected. His wounds continue to show for 10.

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Red Zephyr's Strike.

R7T16.5: Galakhar continues to study the flow of combat as best he can and attacks again, making an inspired strike to just barely hit the snake for 15.

R7T16: Abenor gets into his focused TWF stance as he steps over Gharmez. The snake is wary of the katana, but then gets stabbed with a wakizashi for 20, killing it.

End Round 7, Begin Round 8 ...

R8T22: The archer's eyes narrow at the death of her snake, but maintains her deadly focus on Aasgar. Her first two arrows miss wildly, but the third hits Aasgar in the chest (15 mod DDP).

R8T17: Aasgar, what do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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Melira: 22. Shield til R10T24. RS/RS.
* Cat's grace (3 min.).
Aasgar: 17. Axe. Golden Commander Stance. RS.
Galakhar: 16.5. Rapier.
* Combat Insight vs. Chokehold: +2 insight bonus to AC & attack and damage rolls.
* Has Gharmez' light on a copper coin she gave him; dropped.
Abenor: 16. Ileor & Kyadrimme. Thrashing Dragon style. Reaching blade stance. Deadly Strike (+1d6) active on Chokehold til R9T16!!! RS.

DEAD/OOC
Gharmez. Chokehold.

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R8T17: Aasgar swings his axe again as she ducks out of the way. He out to Abenor, "Abenor, switch with me!" as he steps away, and climbs back up onto the bilge walkway. More of Aasgar's wounds show (15).

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Scything Strike.

R8T16.5: Galakhar trusts in Abenor's sword skills, but races to Aasgar's side. He goes to use the wand of healing. And fails ... critically. He looks at Aasgar with a pained expression mixed between guilt and anger, "Damn! Now I can't use this again for a day!"

R8T16: Abenor jumps off the walkway into the bilge where Aasgar was a minute ago, mainly to try to screen his allies and get her to focus on him. "Aasgar, take cover, and down some healing potions. Galakhar, get help."

And then, with his friend critically wounded ... Galakhar a relatively unskilled warrior to the duo ... and Gharmez dead on the deck ... Abenor doesn't hold back anymore. He descends into the primal nature of the Hunter that allowed him to survive on the brutal tundra outside of Icestair for so many years. He strikes her knee with Ileor (his katana) with a light crit and a deadly strike for 25 + marked. She ducks away from the shorter blade's stroke.

End Round 8, Begin Round 9 ...

R9T22: Abenor's cut got her attention, finally. She empties her quiver firing at him, but the Hunter merely dodges or deflects them all - even one she is sure should have hit him in her less-focused wrath. Finally, the archer is out of arrows. But her stance is of one ready to continue the fight as her hand goes to her shortsword in its scabbard.

R9T17: Aasgar, what do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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Melira: 22. Shield til R10T24. RS/RS. Armiger's Mark til R12T16.
* Cat's grace (3 min.).
Aasgar: 17. Axe. Golden Commander Stance. RS.
Galakhar: 16.5. Rapier. Can't use healing wand until tomorrow.
* Combat Insight vs. Melira: +2 insight bonus to AC & attack and damage rolls.
* Has Gharmez' light on a copper coin she gave him; dropped.
Abenor: 16. Ileor & Kyadrimme. Thrashing Dragon style. Battle Dragon's Stance. DS. RAGE!!! Deadly Strike on Melira (+1d6) til R12T16.

DEAD/OOC
Gharmez. Chokehold.

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R9T17: Aasgar grabs a potion from his bandolier and drinks it down for 11 healing.

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Warning Roar.

R9T16.5: Galakhar simply drops his temporarily useless curing wand. He moves a little west over the bodies, into the bilge, and then along the bulkhead before threatening the woman with his rapier as he settles into a fighting stance.

R9T16: Abenor tumbles in the bilge water for 10' in an offensive roll and comes up with shocking speed. It's so perfectly timed that the woman is flat-footed against his attack, which is against her left knee again for 34. She screams in pain and falls from the shock, her back splashing into the several inches of bilge water. She is not moving.

End Round 9, Begin Round 10 ...

R10T17: Aasgar, the woman is not moving. Maybe you want her to die to avenge Gharmez; maybe you want to find out more. But Abenor let go and entered the Hunter, and once he does that, it is a sure bet that he won't simply let go of his primal descent until his enemy is definitely dead without being calmed. What do you do? Do you let the predator that your friend has become have its prize and suffer the guilt later, do you calm him, or something else?

Galakhar on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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Aasgar: 17. Axe. Golden Commander Stance. RS.
Galakhar: 16.5. Rapier. Can't use healing wand until tomorrow (dropped). Scarlet Einhander.
* Combat Insight vs. Melira: +2 insight bonus to AC & attack and damage rolls.
* Has Gharmez' light on a copper coin she gave him; dropped.
Abenor: 16. Ileor & Kyadrimme. Thrashing Dragon style. Battle Dragon's Stance. DS. RAGE!!! Deadly Strike on Melira (+1d6) til R12T16.

Melira: 22. Shield til R10T24. RS/RS. Armiger's Mark til R12T16. UNCONSCIOUS!!!
* Cat's grace (3 min.).

DEAD/OOC
Gharmez. Chokehold.

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R10T17: Aasgar will cross to Abenor and try to calm him, speaking in a soothing voice,”Abenor? She’s down… Let her go. Our vengeance is had… We need answers. Abenor? Let it go.”

R10T16.5: "She needs medical attention," says Galakhar. "I'll have to use trepanation, stand back."

And then, Galakhar does that ... performing a trepanation to her skull with his rapier for 15.

He nods. "Yup, patient did not survive procedure. And accounts are paid in full for the loss of an Abadaran cleric ... and a friend."

Initiative Ends.

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Aasgar: 17. Axe. Golden Commander Stance. RS.
Galakhar: 16.5. Rapier. Can't use healing wand until tomorrow (dropped). Scarlet Einhander.
* Combat Insight vs. Melira: +2 insight bonus to AC & attack and damage rolls.
* Has Gharmez' light on a copper coin she gave him; dropped.
Abenor: 16. Ileor & Kyadrimme. Thrashing Dragon style. Battle Dragon's Stance. DS. RAGE!!! Deadly Strike on Melira (+1d6) til R12T16.

Melira: 22. Shield til R10T24. RS/RS. Armiger's Mark til R12T16. UNCONSCIOUS!!!
* Cat's grace (3 min.).

DEAD/OOC
Gharmez. Chokehold.

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A primal war cry is heard, and several deep, throaty voices join in. Half a dozen orc warriors surge forward from hidden positions behind thick swamp foliage towards the gangplank that the heroes have just started moving down. As the orcs move forward, it is obvious they are digging deep with their boots in the thick mud, being slowed by the land itself (i.e., difficult terrain).

Begin Round One ...

R1T29: "For Gharmez!" cries Galakhar as he draws and lifts his rapier high and moves down the gangplank, landing just past with a thick *pluck* sound in the mud. Despite his brave advance, Galakhar is no fool, and facing off against six orcs he chooses more defensive pointwork. His blade zips into the chest of Blue, the lead orc, for 11 + disabled/staggered.

R1T24: Cici makes that first difficult step up onto the gangplank, and then zooms down to stand beside the older man. Her waveblade slashes out to catch Blue with a long, bloody gash from his elbow up along his brachial artery for 8 (+ 2 bleed). She is also in her crane stance and fighting carefully.

R1T19-17: Brown tosses its javelin at Abenor and then moves up to Galakhar while drawing its falchion. Pink does the same with a toss at Aasgar before moving up to Cici. Another javelin has little chance of hitting Aasgar as Purple adjusts around the side while drawing his sword.

R1T14: The slow, undulating movement of the keelboat in the movement comes to a sudden halt, as if the keelboat were sitting on steady blocks in a drydock. Another orc appears, this time on the waterborne side. Part of his body appears to have been badly burned at some point in the distant past, but that it might still give him discomfort even today. He is demonstrably larger and stronger-looking then the rank-and-file orcs below.

R1T13: Abenor looks to Aasgar and Kurst. "Go get that big guy that just came aboard. I'll help protect the others ashore."

He moves down the gangplank while drawing both swords and getting into fighting form, leaping off the end of the gangplank, and diving his blade into Purple's gut for 18 + disabled/ staggered. He also calls out defensive advice for his allies.

Meanwhile, the Captain calls for all of his sailors and the coxswain to clear the main deck and let the heroes handle this, but to standby in case they need to repel boarders.

R1T12: Kurst, that first step off the lifted edge of the gangplank is difficult terrain if you move back on the ship to engage the bigger guy (Yellow). You weren't expecting battle, so your shield is not readied and weapons are sheathed. What do you do?

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Galakhar: 29. Scarlet einhander. DS.
Cici: 24. Crane style/ DS.
Brown Orc: 19. (11:11). Falchion.
Pink Orc: 18. (11:11). Falchion.
Purple Orc: 17. (-7:11). Falchion. DISABLED/ STAGGERED!!!
Tark Singeskin: 14.
Abenor: 13. Thrashing Dragon style. RS.
Kurst: 12.
Red Orc: 12. (11:11).
Aasgar: 6.
Green: Orc: 5. (11:11).
Lucette: 4.
Blue Orc: 1. (-8:11). DISABLED/STAGGERED!!! 2 BLEED!!!

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R1T12: Kurst bellows from the top of the gangplank, visible to those above and below, "Nasty creatures! Put them down like the diseased beasts they are!" He moves towards the other side of the boat, taking his time raising his shield and drawing his sword. In Orcish, he rasps towards the orc on the opposite gunwale, *,"You picked the wrong day, my friend.">*

R1T11: Red drops his javelin, takes out a falchion and clumsily attacks the dancing, deflecting elf.

R1T6: Aasgar shifts into a stance and moves up the gangplank drawing his axe. Assessing the enemy, he begins calling out defensive instructions to Kurst, while having replaced where Kurst was standing and just as heroically spurring heroes to greater defense!

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Scything Strike.

R1T5: Green drops his javelin and draws his falchion, but Cici's crane style keeps him at bay.

R1T4: Lucette, hidden in the folds of Cici's cowl, delays...

R1T1: Blue takes a total of 3 bleed, swings at Galakhar, and then drops dead as the effort had him bleed out more.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T29: Even with increased difficulty from the swampy ground, Galakhar effortlessly dances around the orcs to physically flank with Cici (despite Aasgar's tactics making that redundant). Face it, Gal just can't help trying to look cool when he can. His rapier just nips back of Pink's right shoulder for 8, Kurst's advice having helped.

R2T24: Cici does a spinning back elbow to Pink's abdomen, liquefying his liver and killing him instantly, followed by a rising punch to Green's shoulder for 13 + disabled.

R2T19-17: Brown swings at Abenor, which is a critical mistake as the elf does a back and forth deflection-and-guiding that drops the orc's own blade right down into its knee for 12 + disabled! As this happens, Abenor's blades are never lacking in response to bat away Purple's blade as well.

R2T14: *<"I am Tark Singeskin, and I am your doooom!">* rages the orc in his natural language to Kurst's challenge while entering a primal defense. He steps up to Kurst and swings. Using Aasgar's tactical advice, Kurst desperately tries to move out of the way of the massive blade. The blade still lands a terrible gash against the left side of Kurst's hip and rump, but it could have been worse, as this critical strike "only" does 27. But then to Kurst's terror ... Tark follows up with another critical strike at the same spot for 22!

R2T13: Below, Abenor chides Galakhar as he quickly darts to Cici's side. "Old man, you need to stay within 10' of me so I can protect you!" Both blades dart low against Brown to finish him off.

R2T12: Kurst, in two swift, powerful strokes, even with Aasgar's advice, this beast you face has critically wounded you. What do you do?

Red on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale to AC til R2T6!!!
HEROES: Hunter's Bond: +2 weapon attack + damage vs. orcs til R3T12!!!
* HEROES: +5' land speed from Aasgar!
Galakhar: 29. Scarlet einhander. DS.
Cici: 24. Crane style/ DS.
Purple Orc: 17. (-8:11). Falchion. DISABLED!!!
Tark Singeskin: 14. RAGING. Guarded Stance. RS.
Abenor: 13. Thrashing Dragon style. RS.
Kurst: 12.
Red Orc: 11. (11:11). Falchion.
Aasgar: 6. Golden commander stance (all allies considered flanking w/ adjacent allies fighting same foe).
Green: Orc: 5. (-2:11). DISABLED!!!

Lucette: 4. DELAYING ...

DEAD/OOC
Orc (3).

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R2T12: *<"Tork Sang-scum,">* Kurst snarls in Orcish, *<"it will take more than lucky shots to win this day.">*

Kurst lifts his shield upwards and hits the massive orc with the top rim in the orc's neck for 12, then cuts past armor to graze his neck for 12.

R211: Red sloshes across muddy and now bloody ground to engage Galakhar. The sword swings and Galakhar fails to deflect but dodges back to the blade seems to strike Galakhar in the foot, and yet it doesn't strike hard enough to actually break the man's skin. This odd development gets questioning glances from Abenor and Cici.

R2T6: Aasgar, what do you do?

Green on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale to AC til R2T6!!!
HEROES: Hunter's Bond: +2 weapon attack + damage vs. orcs til R3T12!!!
* HEROES: +5' land speed from Aasgar!
Galakhar: 29. Scarlet einhander. DS.
Cici: 24. Crane style/ DS.
Purple Orc: 17. (-8:11). Falchion. DISABLED!!!
Tark Singeskin: 14. RAGING. Guarded Stance. RS.
Abenor: 13. Thrashing Dragon style. RS.
Kurst: 12. Challenge vs. Tark (+2 morale attack roll, but only if Tark attacks foe other than Kurst, +5 damage).
Red Orc: 11. (11:11). Falchion.
Aasgar: 6. Golden commander stance (all allies considered flanking w/ adjacent allies fighting same foe).
Green: Orc: 5. (-2:11). DISABLED!!!

Lucette: 4. DELAYING ...

DEAD/OOC
Orc (3).

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R2T6: Aasgar moves straight north past the mast to take up a position next to the orc and lashes out with his axe at Tark's hand, right at the nerves as they come together at the web at the base of the thumb and index finger for 32 + dazed as Tark howls in pain so raw as to make him temporarily insensate. Aware that it might be a ruse, Aasgar prepares to defend his ally.

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Red Zephyr's Strike.

R2T5: Green attacks Cici, but the blood loss he's suffering includes blood on his face to affect his vision, and his swing is wild.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T29: Galakhar ducks and dives to the east along the swamp mud to come up and strike Green dead with a perfect thrust to the heart from the back.

R3T24: Cici dances over dead orcs to slash the back of Red's knee with her waveknife for 9.

R3T17: Purple staggers forth to engage Abenor. It is a valiant effort, but Abenor completely dodges with a counter step.

R3T14: Back on deck, it seems it was not a ruse as Tark stumbles around dazed, trying to protect himself while vulnerable.

R3T13: His enemy having been kind enough to come to him, Abenor's blue-glowing katana glows a little brighter as the elf dispatches Purple with a special maneuver.

R3T12: Kurst, what do you do?

Red on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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HEROES: Hunter's Bond: +2 weapon attack + damage vs. orcs til R3T12!!!
* HEROES: +5' land speed from Aasgar!
Galakhar: 29. Scarlet einhander. DS.
Cici: 24. Crane style/ DS.
Tark Singeskin: 14. RAGING. Guarded Stance. RS. DAZED TIL END R3T6!!!
Abenor: 13. Thrashing Dragon style. RS. Used SwA.
Kurst: 12. Challenge vs. Tark (+2 morale attack roll, but only if Tark attacks foe other than Kurst, +5 damage).
Red Orc: 11. (2:11). Falchion.
Aasgar: 6. Golden commander stance (all allies considered flanking w/ adjacent allies fighting same foe). RS.

Lucette: 4. DELAYING ...

DEAD/OOC
Orc (5).

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R3T12: In Orcish, Kurst says through a mirthless grin, <*"It's going to take us an hour to wash your blood from the deck..."*>. He misses wildly on a bash attempt with his shield, but when he strikes out with his longsword, he cuts Tark in the neck for 24 (+1d4 bleed)!

R3T11: Below, only Cici's crane style saves her from getting cut in half by Red.

R3T6: Aasgar, what do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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HEROES: Hunter's Bond: +2 weapon attack + damage vs. orcs til R3T12!!!
* HEROES: +5' land speed from Aasgar!
Galakhar: 29. Scarlet einhander. DS.
Cici: 24. Crane style/ DS.
Tark Singeskin: 14. RAGING. Guarded Stance. RS. DAZED TIL END R3T6!!! BLEED 1d4!!!
Abenor: 13. Thrashing Dragon style. RS. Used SwA.
Kurst: 12. Challenge vs. Tark (+2 morale attack roll, but only if Tark attacks foe other than Kurst, +5 damage).
Red Orc: 11. (2:11). Falchion.
Aasgar: 6. Golden commander stance (all allies considered flanking w/ adjacent allies fighting same foe). RS.

Lucette: 4. DELAYING ...

DEAD/OOC
Orc (5).

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R3T6: Aasgar lets loose a bellow, grabs his axe with both hands, and swings his axe around again at the creature to hit him in the lower left calf and shin for 25.

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Warning roar.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T29: Galakhar dances over the fallen orcs to puncture the lung of the one remaining below for 11 + disabled.

R4T24: At the same time, Cici comes in low to gut the orc, putting it out of its misery, and Cici begins up the gangplank.

R4T14: Tark takes 2 bleed. Barely standing, he stumbles back to the gunwale and takes out a potion and downs it for 5 healing.

R4T13: Abenor double moves up the inclined gangplank to get on deck.

R4T12: Kurst, what do you do?

Aasgar on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack/ damage til R4T6.
* HEROES: +5' land speed from Aasgar!
Galakhar: 29. Scarlet einhander. DS.
Cici: 24. Crane style/ DS.
Tark Singeskin: 14. RAGING. Guarded Stance. RS. BLEED 1d4!!!
Abenor: 13. Thrashing Dragon style.
Kurst: 12. Challenge vs. Tark (+2 morale attack roll, but only if Tark attacks foe other than Kurst, +5 damage).
Aasgar: 6. Golden commander stance (all allies considered flanking w/ adjacent allies fighting same foe). RS.

Lucette: 4. DELAYING ...

DEAD/OOC
Orc (6).

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R4T12: "Where are you going, friend?", Kurst says as he closes the gap between himself and the injured orc. <*"You need permission from the captain to leave the ship!"*>

Kurst again bashes Tark in the face with his shield for 14 + disabled, but in his orcish ferocity Tark will not go down and blocks Kurst's follow-up sword stroke.

R4T6: Aasgar, what do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale attack/ damage til R4T6.
* HEROES: +5' land speed from Aasgar!
Galakhar: 29. Scarlet einhander. DS.
Cici: 24. Crane style/ DS.
Tark Singeskin: 14. RAGING. Guarded Stance. RS. BLEED 1d4!!!
Abenor: 13. Thrashing Dragon style.
Kurst: 12. Challenge vs. Tark (+2 morale attack roll, but only if Tark attacks foe other than Kurst, +5 damage).
Aasgar: 6. Golden commander stance (all allies considered flanking w/ adjacent allies fighting same foe). RS.

Lucette: 4. DELAYING ...

DEAD/OOC
Orc (6).

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R4T6: "Oh no... No, you started this. Now you're finished...", Aasgar says as he moves up to the orc and swings his axe again, cutting his upper right arm, digging deep into his chest, and killing him.

Combat Ends!

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HEROES: +2 morale attack/ damage til R4T6.
* HEROES: +5' land speed from Aasgar!
Galakhar: 29. Scarlet einhander. DS.
Cici: 24. Crane style/ DS.
Tark Singeskin: 14. RAGING. Guarded Stance. RS. BLEED 1d4!!!
Abenor: 13. Thrashing Dragon style.
Kurst: 12. Challenge vs. Tark (+2 morale attack roll, but only if Tark attacks foe other than Kurst, +5 damage).
Aasgar: 6. Golden commander stance (all allies considered flanking w/ adjacent allies fighting same foe). RS.

Lucette: 4. DELAYING ...

DEAD/OOC
Orc (6).

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Begin Round One ...

R1T28: Both of Abenor's blades are in his hands in a flash defensively. "Somebody smarter than me, please tell me what that is."

R1T20: Kurst, what do you do?

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Abenor: 28. Both blades drawn. Inner sphere stance (+2 AC, +2 Ref). TD!
Kurst: 20.
Cici: 17.
Galakhar: 16.
Hydra: 16. (70:70).
Cici: 9.
Aasgar: 8.

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R1T20: Kurst slogs 10 feet to the west and readies his bow, saying to Abenor, "That is a terrifying monstrosity with multiple angry-looking snake heads."

R1T17: "That is a hydra, a magical beast of ancient myth," says Cici in awe. "Be careful, it's long necks can bite at us from 10' away."

She quickly takes out a strip of boiled leather and casts a magical spell that briefly illuminates a field of force around her before she puts that leather away. She then moves forward 20' through the mud to get ready to meet it.

R1T16: Galakhar quick draws his rapier and gets into a narrow profile fighting stance. He swallows down an extract and disappears from sight, though his voice gives him away. "I concur with the witch; 'tis a hydra indeed."

R1T15: The hydra doesn't try to move along the bottom, but uses its long, sinuous shape to swim quickly towards the walking feast in its territory.

R1T9: Lucette squeaks in terror, hiding deeper in Cici's hood.

R1T8: Aasgar, what do you do?

Abenor on deck, Kurst in the hole ...

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Abenor: 28. Both blades drawn. Inner sphere stance (+2 AC, +2 Ref). TD!
Kurst: 20. Bow in hand.
Cici: 17. Mage armor (5 hrs).
* Base assessment: 28. Distance adjusted: 20 (14/19).
Galakhar: 16.
* Base assessment: 25. Distance adjusted: 18 (14).
Hydra: 15. (70:70).
Aasgar: 8.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!!!

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R1T8: Aasgar shifts his footing and realizing he won't be able to close distance as well as the others, draws his axe. Thinking for a second, he looks at his hands, then tries to slog west.

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Red Zephyr's Strike

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T28: Abenor changes to his long-armed stance and lopes forward. He tries to lunge from 10' away, but ends up dropping his katana in the slick mud for his troubles when he attempted a very low cut. He now has just his very short wakizashi in hand ... and gulps at the massive creature heading his way.

R2T20: Kurst, what do do? Bow in hand.

Cici on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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Abenor: 28. Katana dropped; wakizashi in hand. Reaching Blade stance.
Kurst: 20. Bow in hand.
Cici: 17. Mage armor (5 hrs).
* Base assessment: 28. Distance adjusted: 20 (14/19).
Galakhar: 16.
* Base assessment: 25. Distance adjusted: 18 (14).
Hydra: 15. (70:70).
Aasgar: 8.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!!!

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R2T20: Kurst closes the gap by moving closer to the beast before firing an arrow that easily hits the massive creature for 5.

R2T17: Cici calls out, "Kurst, switch to your sword. You and Aasgar move up and start focusing on cutting off the heads - the key to their fast healing. Galakhar, Abenor, and I - attack the body."

She starts to move acrobatically north through the muck. One of the heads snaps at her as she goes. She ends with a leaping kick into its body for 8.

R2T15: The hydra sends two heads towards Cici, who was no in her characteristic crane style in favor of something decidedly more offensive, but now making her more vulnerable. Still, she proves adept at defense when on the offensive as she dances around the heads. Another two heads dart towards Abenor. While no longer possessing a windmill of two flashing blades, Abenor deflects with one and dodges the other two. As this is happening, the hydra's wounds begin to close rapidly (FH5).

R2T8: Aasgar, what do you do?

Abenor on deck, Kurst in the hole ...

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Abenor: 28. Katana dropped; wakizashi in hand. Reaching Blade stance.
Kurst: 20. Bow in hand.
Cici: 17. Mage armor (5 hrs). RS.
* Assessment complete.
Galakhar: 16. Invisible.
* Base assessment: 25. Distance adjusted: 18 (14).
Hydra: 15. (62:70).
Aasgar: 8.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!!!

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R2T8: Aasgar moves north as far as he can and begins calling out tactical support to his allies.

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Warning roar.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T28: Abenor disappears from his current point, reappearing instantly adjacent to the hydra's NW. He slashes with Kyadrimme along the monster's body for 15.

R3T20: Kurst, what do you do?

Cici on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale to AC til R3T8!!!
Abenor: 28. Katana dropped; wakizashi in hand. Reaching Blade stance.
Kurst: 20. Bow in hand.
Cici: 17. Mage armor (5 hrs). RS.
* Assessment complete.
Galakhar: 16. Invisible.
* Base assessment: 25. Distance adjusted: 18 (14).
Hydra: 15. (47:70).
Aasgar: 8.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!!!

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R3T20: Kurst will reply, "Good thinking, Cici!" and will move towards the creature and take another shot with his bow, striking the center body for 7.

R3T17: Cici tries to carefully move north, but it is hard in this bog and a hydra's head comes at her. She just barely manages to bat it away and get into position within the muddy-thickened water. She tries to cast a spell carefully, but the threatening heads and unfamiliar bog water throws her off and her spell is ruined.

R3T16: The monster roars in pain, as Galakhar - now visible again - had struck its body for 15.

R3T15: The hydra sends two heads towards Abenor, two heads towards Galakhar, and one head at Cici .... but all attacks are dodged or deflected.

R3T8: Aasgar, what do you do?

Abenor on deck, Kurst in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale to AC til R3T8!!!
Abenor: 28. Katana dropped; wakizashi in hand. Reaching Blade stance.
Kurst: 20. Bow in hand.
Cici: 17. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Galakhar: 16. Invisible. Combat insight (+2 insight AC & +2 insight attk/dmg).
Hydra: 15. (25:70).
Aasgar: 8.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!!!

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R3T8: Aasgar rushes as far as he can slog on his mighty dwarven legs and lets out a bellow. As he does so, a head whips out at him and misses wildly as Aasgar just hunkers down more. The exertion is too much for the massive beast as it exhausts itself from its wounds and trying to fight so many more creatures than it has ever had to before in its life.

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Scything strike

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R4T28: It's definitely not his best attack, but with flanking and Aasgar's war cry, Abenor somehow still manages to make a clumsy attack strike true into the creature's body even as the light from his wakizashi flares a ghostly blue. (His katana Kyadrimme can glow blue on command, but Ileor - his wakizashi - does not normally glow. This glow seems related to his martial skill rather than the weapon.) His strike does 19 + 7 force as the blade simply passes past the monster's scales. The exhausted hydra drops. "Don't relent!" he shouts.

R4T20: Kurst, what do you do?

Cici on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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HEROES: Allies w/in 30' +2 morale attk/ dmg!!
Abenor: 28. Katana dropped; wakizashi in hand. Reaching Blade stance.
Kurst: 20. Bow in hand.
Cici: 17. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Galakhar: 16. Invisible. Combat insight (+2 insight AC & +2 insight attk/dmg).
Hydra: 15. (25:70). EXHAUSTED (DC 20 Heal to bring it to fatigued instead).
Aasgar: 8.
* Golden Commander Stance: Grants allies w/in 30' that understand his shouts: Gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
* Get Behind Me (Ex): When he readies his maneuvers, he may treat 3 [INT] creatures as though they had the King's Castle feat. Designees: Kurst, Abenor, Cici
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!!!

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R4T20: Kurst drops his bow and moves towards the creature while drawing his sword and shield. He slices at whatever still seems to be moving on the injured beast, lightly cutting it for 4.

R4T17: Cici repositions north for safety. And with arcane power lets loose with a 15-foot fan of flames that washes over body and heads of the hydra. The creature is now officially deceased, and no more healing seems to avail it.

Combat Ends!

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HEROES: Allies w/in 30' +2 morale attk/ dmg!!
Abenor: 28. Katana dropped; wakizashi in hand. Reaching Blade stance.
Kurst: 20. Bow in hand.
Cici: 17. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Galakhar: 16. Invisible. Combat insight (+2 insight AC & +2 insight attk/dmg).
Hydra: 15. (-18:70). EXHAUSTED (DC 20 Heal to bring it to fatigued instead). DYING!!!
Aasgar: 8.
* Golden Commander Stance: Grants allies w/in 30' that understand his shouts: Gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
* Get Behind Me (Ex): When he readies his maneuvers, he may treat 3 [INT] creatures as though they had the King's Castle feat. Designees: Kurst, Abenor, Cici
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!!!

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The dwarven woman looks at Aasgar with a look of shock at first. Then, as he continues speaking, she sees several more people way down the way. As Aasgar wraps up his speech, her shock, which had turned a little to fear, now turns to unbridled rage, shivering with vitriol as she stands to her full height of 4'7" (a giantess among dwarves) and unstraps and readies her finely crafted dwarven waraxe. "You'll ... never ... take me ... alive. YOU FILTHY, BEARDLESS, POETRY-READING, GREENSKINS!"

Begin Round One ...

R1T25: Cici bolts in a hustle to stand beside Aasgar, her waveblade in hand. "Just stand down you mutant rock-kisser! This here's Aasgar Axewielder, hero of Trunau ... and his friends!"

R1T21: Kurst, you heard something about "greenskins" but it looks like a fight is about to break out. What do you do?

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Cici: 25. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Kurst: 21. Bow in hand.
Aasgar: 18.
Abenor: 17.
Galakhar: 15.
Ingrahild Nargrymkin: 11.
Lucette: 9.

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R1T21: Kurst moves towards the impending battle as quickly as he can while drawing his sword and shield.

R1T18: Aasgar, what do you do?

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Cici: 25. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Kurst: 21. Sword and shield.
Aasgar: 18.
Abenor: 17.
Galakhar: 15.
Ingrahild Nargrymkin: 11.
Lucette: 9.

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R1T18: Aasgar shifts his footing and draws his axe before shouting in his most authoritative voice, "STOP!!! I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU THINK WE ARE, BUT WE ARE THE HEROES OF TRUNAU AND WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN IF YOU CONTINUE!" followed by a roar to punctuate his shout.

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Scything Strike.

R1T17: Abenor hustles to get next to Abenor.

R1T15: Galakhar hustles to move closer.

R1T11: "I've heard of Trunau. The free folk live there. And you orcs are heroes of Trunau? That means Trunau has fallen?! I shall avenge them against you!" she laments before returning to anger and charging Aasgar. Her finely crafted dwarven waraxe bites Aasgar's right thigh, though the wound doesn't seem to show.

R1T9: Lucette squeaks in terror at such ferocity and hides in Cici's hood.

R1T0: "Hello! Hello, I say out there!" comes a voice shouting from within the makeshift tend. "If it wouldn't be too much trouble, can you please untie me that I might help subdue my mentally meandering mate? We fought a green hag and through a curse she suffered a psychotic break, I fear."

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T25: Cici stares at the dwarf, but is unsurprised when the dwarf's hardiness is proof against her own witchery.

R2T21: Kurst, what do you do?

Aasgar on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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Cici: 25. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Kurst: 21. Sword and shield.
Aasgar: 18.
* Golden Commander Stance: Gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
Abenor: 17.
Galakhar: 15.
Ingrahild Nargrymkin: 11. Dwarven waraxe. Charged!
Stranger's Voice: 0.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!

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R2T21: Kurst hustles to get up to the dwarves.

R2T18: Aasgar, what do you do?

Abenor on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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Cici: 25. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Kurst: 21. Sword and shield.
Aasgar: 18.
* Golden Commander Stance: Gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
Abenor: 17.
Galakhar: 15.
Ingrahild Nargrymkin: 11. Dwarven waraxe. Charged!
Stranger's Voice: 0.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!

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R2T18: Aasgar focuses his attentions on her again, saying "STAND DOWN! WE DO NOT WISH TO HARM YOU!" As he does so, Aasgar's eyes glow a brilliant white ... so powerful that an actual cone of light extends forth over the dwarven woman. She does seem a little taken aback by this.

After Aasgar makes that intimidating display, his wounds begin to show (14 DDP).

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Warning roar.

R2T17: Abenor enters his Inner Sphere Stance as he quick draws his blades and tumbles around to the other side of the dwarf from Aasgar. He is still close enough to give Aasgar and Kurst defensive directions. He then strikes singularly with his katana. One of the things that's easily forgotten about Abenor - as he hasn't lifted a finger to save the life of the many orcs that you have slaughtered to get here - is that as a worshiper of Sarenrae, the goddess of redemption and healing, Abenor knows a holy combat art known as the "Blade of Mercy" that is designed to be more easily subdue an opponent without lasting injury. He uses this in combination with his strange elven martial arts and hits the woman aside the head with his blade for 11 mod NL + 7 NL force.

R2T15: Galakhar takes an extract and disappears from view. The flap of the tent unsettles for a second, and then Galakhar's voice is heard from inside the tent. "She has a prisoner, so she doesn't kill everything. It's a half-elven male that has worked his gag loose."

R2T11: Outside, the dwarven woman recovers from her charge. She unbelts a masterwork handaxe to complement her masterwork dwarven waraxe and steps out of flank position. She attacks Aasgar with extra force and her larger axe starts to bite into his armor, but last minute advice from Abenor keeps the axe from biting deep enough to score the fleshy inside of Aasgar's can.

R2T0: Phaevin Sylquinal, you hear the battle outside, and it was you who tried to tell whomever it was of the issues as you had previously worked your gag free. You don't see anyone, and yet you saw the tent flap open and shut momentarily, and then a man's voice call out from inside the tent with you. You are hogtied right now (arms and legs) and helpless/ immobile. What do you do?

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

Cici on deck, Kurst in the hole ...

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Cici: 25. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Kurst: 21. Sword and shield.
Aasgar: 18.
* Golden Commander Stance: Gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
Abenor: 17. Inner sphere stance.
Galakhar: 15. Invisibility (4 min).
Ingrahild Nargrymkin: 11. Dwarven waraxe, handaxe. RS.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 0.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!

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R2T0: "I say, hello? I'm afraid I am somewhat indisposed for proper cordiality." Phaevin continues, "Hello? Perhaps you could help me with these bindings? They are a tad tight."


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R3T25: "Aasgar, Kurst .... if you are worried about your ability to do nonlethal combat, then help or protect those of us who are so trained," says Cici as she takes an indirect route through the mud to get to the dwarven woman. She gives a quick side kick to the side of the dwarf's right knee for 8 mod NL. While not really injurious, it was right at a critical nerve point that causes intense pain. The stranger is stunned and drops her axes onto the ground as her hands clench and unclench involuntarily from the pain.

R3T21: Kurst comes around the far side of Cici from the south and fails to bull rush her back into the center of the cleared area.

R3T18: Aasgar, what do you do?

Abenor on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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Cici: 25. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Kurst: 21. Sword and shield.
Aasgar: 18.
* Golden Commander Stance: Gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
Abenor: 17. Inner sphere stance.
Galakhar: 15. Invisibility (4 min).
Ingrahild Nargrymkin: 11. Dwarven waraxe, handaxe both dropped. RS. STUNNED til R4T25!!!
Phaevin Sylquinal: 0.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!

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R3T18: Aasgar begins yelling out tactical suggestions to his allies. He looks down and shakes his head in frustration before bringing his axe to bear against this foe, carefully hammering her left shoulder with the side of his axe for 19 mod NL.

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Red Zephyr's Strike

R3T17: Abenor continues to adjust stance for the situation. He steps up and blade slaps her in the chest for 18 mod NL with his katana, but with his wakizashi he cuts her armor straps for 20 mod NL + movement reduced 10' + ACP doubled until fixed. He then backs that up with another blade slap to her intercostals but does more injury than expected as he does 6 mod NL + 19 mod (lethal) + 2 DEX. She falls down, unmoving.

Combat Ends!

Within the tent, an invisible force unties Phaevin, and Phaevin can collect his stuff that is in a messy pile in the tent.

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HEROES: +4 morale AC til R4T18.
Cici: 25. Mage armor (5 hrs).
Kurst: 21. Sword and shield.
Aasgar: 18.
* Golden Commander Stance: Gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
* IA: King's Castle - when a foe makes a melee attack vs. ally w/ this feat who is no > from him than half his land speed, he can move up to half his speed directly towards the ally. This movement provokes AOOs.
** As long as he ends this movement adjacent to the targeted ally, he may take the attack in their place.
** The attack is resolved as though he were the original target of the attack, comparing the attack roll to his defenses and dealing damage as appropriate.
** Designees: Kurst, Abenor, Cici
Abenor: 17. Both blades. Inner sphere stance. Thrashing Dragon style.
Galakhar: 15. Invisibility (4 min).
Ingrahild Nargrymkin: 11. Dwarven waraxe, handaxe both dropped. RS. STUNNED til R4T25!!!
* Armor Straps Cut: -10' movement, doubled ACP penalties. A Craft (Armor) DC 20 repairs armor and removes penalties.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 0.

Lucette: 9. DELAYING!

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Surprise Round ...

S16: A bright flash followed by the crackle of static and electrical noise and the smell of ozone as something of electricity hit Aasgar in his head (12 mod electricity DDP). Appearing right in front of Aasgar, a faintly glowing ball of light hovers in the air, the nebulous image of what might be a skull visible somewhere in its depths. A buzzing type of voice is heard, shouting in Taldane, "Thieves!"

Begin Round One ....

R1T22: Cici casts mage armor on herself and looks at the assailant. "Will-o-'wisp!" she calls out. "These things are fast and agile flyers."

R1T21: Abenor instantly gets into his long arm stance as he draws his katana out and strikes. The thing is damn fast, like Cici said, yet it looks like Abenor's hit will connect until a similar charge of electricity deflects his blade!

R1T18: Aasgar, what do you do?

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Cici: 22.
Abenor: 21.
Aasgar: 18.
Galakhar: 17.
Mossmoon: 16. (72:72).
Phaevin Sylquinal: 13.
Lucette: 12.

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R1T18: Aasgar shifts his footing, draws his axe, and then lashes out at the entity with it, but misses as an electrical spark knocks his axe away from the witchlight.

R1T17: Galakhar doesn't draw a weapon, but concentrates and then calls out, "My friends, I sense that our meeting with this creature is fortuitous, and it merely defends itself. Perhaps it knows of Silvermane and we can treat with it for our mission?"

R1T16: The will-o'-wisp withdraws to a height of 15' .... out of reach of any weapons. Its buzzing voice is heard, "Where did you get that?"

R1T13: Phaevin, what do you do?

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Cici: 22.
Abenor: 21.
Aasgar: 18.
* Golden Commander Stance: allies w/in 30' that understand his shouts gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
Galakhar: 17.
Mossmoon: 16. (72:72).
Phaevin Sylquinal: 13.
Lucette: 12.

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R1T13: "What are we accused of stealing?", Phaevin says while showing the creature his empty, weaponless hands. "Surely a discussion is better than a pointless battle."


"The lantern!"

R1T12: Lucette hides deeper in the folds of Cici's cowl.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: Cici says, "We are charged by Silvermane - formerly of the Council of Thorns - of the town of Trunau to go to Ghostlight Marsh and seek out the Vault of Thorns."

R2T21: Abenor looks a little embarrassed. "If I get this right, we were told to ask one of the spirits of the swamp - his fallen brothers - to enter the ghostlight lantern to help guide our way."

R2T18: Aasgar, what do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Will-o'-wisp in the hole ...

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Cici: 22.
Abenor: 21.
Aasgar: 18.
* Golden Commander Stance: allies w/in 30' that understand his shouts gain flanking with all adj. allies that are fighting the same foe.
Galakhar: 17.
Mossmoon: 16. (72:72).
Phaevin Sylquinal: 13.

Lucette: 12. DYING!!!

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