Giantslayer: GM's Battle Book [GMBB]

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R2T18: Aasgar lowers his axe and holds his action pending the being's response.

R2T17: "I am Galakhar the Grey, and my Trunaun friend Cici has spoken true. Are we speaking now with one of the spirits of the Council of Thorns? If so, it is with you we have come to treat, perhaps to give honor to your council once more in a time of great need."

R2T16: ...

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Cici: 22.
Abenor: 21.
Aasgar: 18. DELAYING!!!
* 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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Phaevin is followed by Abenor and Cici, while Aasgar is followed by Galakhar and Mossmoon.

The tension palpable, a creature stands up, now visible from the arc that the PCs come in from. She has cold, black eyes that stare out from the fish-like face of her hideous, green-skinned, web-fingered, gigantic form. She must stand around 11' tall.

Begin Round One ...

R1T26: Phaevin, you instantly recognize her as the giant that helped the hag Ewigga. You and the Nargrymkin siblings killed two of the hags, but the remaining hag leader and her giant sent you all running, with Ingrahild cursed with insanity. What do you do?

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Phaevin Sylquinal: 26. Bow.
Galakhar: 25. Rapier and ghostlight lantern.
Abenor: 20.
Aasgar: 18. Axe.
Mossmoon: 15. (72:72).
Cici: 13.
Lucette: 3.

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R1T26: "It is not every day that one gets the chance to tie up a loose end!" Phaevin drones in a mirthless singsong voice. He positions himself to take a shot between the stones at the monster, but the arrow bounces off of her interminably fat flesh.

R1T25: Galakhar hustles to the southwest and hunkers down by a fallen menhir, using his cloak to cover the ghostlight lantern's emanation.

R1T22: From out of her bag, the giantess grabs a rock she had collected and sails it at Phaevin with all the force she can muster. The half-elf turns at the last second so that he feels the boulder skim his armor, but leaves him unharmed.

R1T20: Abenor teleports to the north of the giantess to block her direct line to Phaevin as he draws his swords and flays her left knee and leg for 35. "Phaevin, move within 20' of me!" he calls, and gives tactical defensive advice should he do so.

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Because it is hard to translate without actually seeing/ hearing, Abenor has an ability where if you get within 20' of him, he gives you a morale bonus to AC and Will saves.

R1T18: Aasgar, what do you do?

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Phaevin Sylquinal: 26. Bow.
Galakhar: 25. Rapier and ghostlight lantern.
Gripwort: 22. (109:144).
Abenor: 20. Deadly Strikes vs. Gripwort til R5T20!!!
Aasgar: 18. Axe.
Mossmoon: 15. (72:72).
Cici: 13.
Lucette: 3.

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R1T18: Aasgar moves in closer to the battle as fast as he can manage and begins to call out tactical observations to aid his allies, his powerful dwarven lungs reaching even Cici to the north.

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Red Zephyr's strike.

R1T15: Mossmoon disappears from sight.

R1T13: Cici enters the center circle from the north. She takes out a small, thin stick or wand that looks translucent and dark yellow. Calling on the elements that empower her she casts a spell. There is a flash and a report, the air smelling of ozone, and during that time a bolt of lighting shatters the stick she holds and blasts through the giant for 15 electricity.

R1T3: Lucette squeaks in alarm and hunkers deeper in Cici's hood.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T26: Phaevin, what do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Gripwort (the name Phaevin remembers the giantess being called) in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC til R2T18.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 26. Bow.
Galakhar: 25. Rapier and ghostlight lantern.
Gripwort: 22. (94:144).
Abenor: 20. Deadly Strikes vs. Gripwort til R5T20!!!
Aasgar: 18. Axe.
* 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: Phaevin, Abenor, Cici
* Blooded [Region]: +1 trait bonus on weapon damage rolls vs. giants, goblins, & orcs.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Patient Counterpoint (Ex): During his turn, he gains a +4 [WIS] insight bonus to damage rolls whenever his DDP has points in it.
Cici: 13. Mage armor (5 hours).

Lucette: 3. DELAYING ...

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R2T26: Phaevin takes another shot at the giantess with his bow, striking her for 2 + 4 fire!

R2T25: Galakhar is now half-sized, nearer to the giant and hiding behind the stone.

R2T22: Gripwort attacks Abenor with her gaff as Abenor attempts to counter with his acrobatics, which he does brilliantly while also moving back a few feet towards Cici. She attacks him again, but flashing swords deflect the attack.

R2T20: Abenor got a taste of her blood last round, and the elf starts to give into the blood inertia that sometimes carries him as a bushi stalker. He sets up fighting style now to match his stance. He strikes once with his blue-glowing katana, which flashes an even brighter blue. Ileor seems to cut right past her skin and fat as the blade bites her bicep for 19 + 10 force.

R2T18: Aasgar, no ally was hit last round, and your group defense is done. What do you do?

Cici on deck, Phaevin in the hole ...

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Phaevin Sylquinal: 26. Bow.
Galakhar: 25. Rapier and ghostlight lantern.
* Reduce person (5 min.).
Gripwort: 22. (59:144).
Abenor: 20. Deadly Strikes vs. Gripwort til R5T20!!!
* Reaching blade stance + Thrashing Dragon Style.
Aasgar: 18. Axe.
* 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: Phaevin, Abenor, Cici
* Blooded [Region]: +1 trait bonus on weapon damage rolls vs. giants, goblins, & orcs.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Patient Counterpoint (Ex): During his turn, he gains a +4 [WIS] insight bonus to damage rolls whenever his DDP has points in it.
Cici: 13. Mage armor (5 hours).

Lucette: 3. DELAYING ...

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R2T18: Aasgar lets loose a roar and moves west to face the enemy. As he does so, she spins in time to strike Aasgar in his left elbow. He doesn't feel it enough to hurt, but feels it enough that it fuels his power. Swinging his axe over his head, he rains a powerful blow down on the giant creature, but it only gets caught in her rolls of fat, not actually harming her.

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Warning roar granted. Sorry, it was listed as granted when it shouldn't have been. I even had last battle's DDP value in there.

R2T13: Cici stairs at the giant, and she drops her gaff and slowly sinks down to the ground. Soon, she is snoring loudly.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T26: Phaevin, what do you do?

Galakhar on deck ...

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Phaevin Sylquinal: 26. Bow.
Galakhar: 25. Rapier and ghostlight lantern.
* Reduce person (5 min.).
Gripwort: 22. (59:144). ASLEEP til R6T13!!!
Abenor: 20. Deadly Strikes vs. Gripwort til R5T20!!!
* Reaching blade stance + Thrashing Dragon Style.
Aasgar: 18. Axe.
* 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: Phaevin, Abenor, Cici
* Blooded [Region]: +1 trait bonus on weapon damage rolls vs. giants, goblins, & orcs.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Patient Counterpoint (Ex): During his turn, he gains a +4 [WIS] insight bonus to damage rolls whenever his DDP has points in it.
Cici: 13. Mage armor (5 hours).

Lucette: 3. DELAYING ...

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R3T26: Phaevin moves to the sleeping giant's neck - grabbing his sword and switching his bow to his off-hand. "My venom and thirst for cold revenge is great towards this creature." He spits in the ground. "I need a chorus of cooler heads to advise if she should be dispatched in her slumber."

R3T25: Galakhar stands and says, "Abenor, your blade is made for the task."

R3T20: Abenor dispatches the giantess with his katana.

Combat Ends!

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Phaevin Sylquinal: 26. Bow.
Galakhar: 25. Rapier and ghostlight lantern.
* Reduce person (5 min.).
Gripwort: 22. (59:144). ASLEEP til R6T13!!!
Abenor: 20. Deadly Strikes vs. Gripwort til R5T20!!!
* Reaching blade stance + Thrashing Dragon Style.
Aasgar: 18. Axe.
* 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: Phaevin, Abenor, Cici
* Blooded [Region]: +1 trait bonus on weapon damage rolls vs. giants, goblins, & orcs.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Patient Counterpoint (Ex): During his turn, he gains a +4 [WIS] insight bonus to damage rolls whenever his DDP has points in it.
Cici: 13. Mage armor (5 hours).

Lucette: 3. DELAYING ...

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Galakhar touches the touchstone on the menhir, and there is a very brief green flash. A lone menhir stands in a clearing in a vibrant forest filled with thick, verdant plant life. Exotic flowers drape the standing stone, which pulses with brilliant chartreuse light. A path lined with rose petals leads from the monolith to a giant floral bloom carved from wood. Two carved wooden stamens stretch out toward the pulsating menhir, extending from either side of a set of ornate doors carved into the giant flower. An overpowering fragrance of flowers and sweet grass permeates the air. The sun above sits at its zenith, basking the area in light and warmth.

Not that you have time to really drink in the view right now!

Surprise Round ...

S18: From the woods to the relative SW, something pops out of the treeline in front of Galakhar. Something really smaller ... smaller even than mini-Galakhar at this time. It shoots forth a withering barrage of thorns, brambles, and splinters. Everyone except for Phaevin and Lucette are able to move in time to minimize the effect. Aasgar takes (6 mod DDP); Abenor takes 4 mod; Galakhar takes 3 mod; Phaevin takes 17; Lucette takes 11; and Cici completely evades.

S13: Lagging only slightly behind, another hops out behind Phaevin and lets loose with a similar spray, but that split second is enough for Phaevin and Lucette to get their acts together, as he, the weasel, and Cici all completely dodge the spray. Aasgar takes (6 mod DDP); Abenor takes 7 mod; and Galakhar takes 2 mod.

Begin Round One ...

R1T32: "Away from the bushes!" warns Galakhar. "They're twigjacks - fey - and they need the tree section to do their bramble jump ability. Careful, though, they've a few more of those sprays, each. They hate fire."

He pops down an extract and disappears. Though invisible, the glow of the ghostlight lantern still gives away his position.

R1T30: The sudden assault puts Abenor into flight or fight ... and he descends into the feral mindset of the Hunter, ignoring Gal's advice. He gives a sidestep to the south and snarls, quick drawing both blades, one of which manages to strike the twigjack for 24.

R1T18: Giving a cry of anger and pain, Blue steps into Aasgar's immediate area, but his elven friend completely destroys the little monster.

R1T17: Phaevin, you still have your bow in hand, and the other "twigjack" (Red) is right behind (north) of you. What do you do?

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Galakhar: 32. Rapier and ghostlight lantern. Invisibility. Scarlet einhander.
* Reduce person (2 min.).
Abenor: 30. RAGE! (Make adjustments: +2 most combat, Will & AC updated). Reaching blade stance (+5' reach 1st attack, +1d6 dmg all attacks).
Phaevin Sylquinal: 17. Bow.
Cici: 16. Mage armor (5 hours).
Red Twigjack: 13. (40:40).
Aasgar: 9. Axe.
Lucette: 4.

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R1T17: Phaevin drops his bow in front of him, before spinning around while drawing his rapier. He attempts to strike the creature to the north, but the quick creature just barely ducks out of the way.

R1T16: Cici steps around Phaevin and gets into her wide-armed, straight-but-sweeping-legged fighting stance. She does a low spin that strikes the twigjack for 8 + tripped, kicks again for 11, and follows with another super-fast kick for 4.

R1T13: The twigjack warily gets to its feet. Phaevin stabs, but catches only bark, and Cici completely misses.

R1T9: Aasgar, what do you do? Do you try to horn into the limited space, or leave the thing for Phaevin and Cici?

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Galakhar: 32. Rapier and ghostlight lantern. Invisibility. Scarlet einhander.
* Reduce person (2 min.).
Abenor: 30. RAGE! (Make adjustments: +2 most combat, Will & AC updated). Reaching blade stance (+5' reach 1st attack, +1d6 dmg all attacks).
Phaevin Sylquinal: 17. Bow dropped. Rapier in hand.
Cici: 16. Mage armor (4 hours). Crane style.
Red Twigjack: 13. (17:40). PRONE!!!
Aasgar: 9. Axe.
Lucette: 4.

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Twigjack.

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R1T9: Aasgar turns to face the group and lets loose with an encouraging roar!

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BREE-KAH! ..... BRAH-KAH!

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SIS - BOOM - BAH!

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OLD ONES ..... OLD ONES ....

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RAH .... RAH ... RAH!

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R1T4: Lucette whispers encouraging ferret chirps into Cici's ear.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T32: Galakhar delays ...

R2T30: Abenor teleports to the spot of the twigjack and shreds it.

Combat Ends!

Abenor's rage subsiding, he say, "I need a few seconds to catch my breath. I am so sorry for that display."

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ENCOURAGING ROAR (til R2T9): +2 morale to attack & damage.
Galakhar: 32. Rapier and ghostlight lantern. Invisibility. Scarlet einhander. DELAYING!!!
* Reduce person (2 min.).
Abenor: 30. RAGE! (Make adjustments: +2 most combat, Will & AC updated). Reaching blade stance (+5' reach 1st attack, +1d6 dmg all attacks).
Phaevin Sylquinal: 17. Bow dropped. Rapier in hand.
Cici: 16. Mage armor (4 hours). Crane style.
Red Twigjack: 13. (17:40). PRONE!!!
Aasgar: 9. Axe.
Lucette: 4.

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Twigjack.

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Surprise Round ....

S16-13: Something cuts Aasgar along the back of his knee with a draw cut for (16 DDP), and there is a brief fluttering as Cici gets cut in the neck for 9.

There is nothing there, though.

End Surprise Round, Begin Round One ...

R1T30: Galakhar bolts past Aasgar and tumbles all the way before quickly spinning around so that the blue-white light of the ghostlight lantern illuminates all creatures in a soft blue glow, including two small, winged creatures of bright light - having been hidden by the dazzling radiance of the greenhouse effect, which are now outlined as well.

R1T21: Aasgar, some little bugger that slashed you with a back draw cut on the knee is right in front of you. What do you do?

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Galakhar: 30. ghostlight lantern.
Aasgar: 21.
Blue Lurker: 16. (64:64).
Lucette: 14.
Red Lurker: 13. (64:64).
Abenor: 10.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 8.
Cici: 7.

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R1T21: Aasgar nearly draws his weapon in response but remembers he was advised not to. He steps back and holds his hands up, palm out, and says, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! We come here peacefully on a quest!"

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" both chirp in mocking unison.

Despite Aasgar taking a more peaceful tack, his mind is still inspired with defensive abilities.

R1T16: And in returning that mockery Blue chirps to his fellow, "They came here peacefully on a quest!"

Both of them have a good laugh at that, and then Blue reaches out to touch the bewildered Cici, but she reflexively .... reaches down and bites the fey! It doesn't do any damage, but surprises it for sure. Meanwhile, it holds a dagger in one hand, but now it has dark energy on its other hand. It sidesteps.

R1T14: Lucette hides in Cici's cowl.

R1T13: "Oh, we peacey, bigguns! We take you to peaces!" says Red, as its off-hand with black energy now misses a more aware Galakhar. It then steps out of the cone of blue light and is no longer visible.

R1T10: Abenor gets into a fighting stance while drawing both his blades and moves north at first, only to juke while rolling on the ground past Cici and popping up. The creature tried to attack him as he moves, but Abenor's roll still surprises it when he pops up and slashes with his katana and strikes it in the elbow with the flat of his blade for 17 mod NL.

"They have moderate resistance to weapons!" he calls out. "They're lurkers in light - evil fey that hide in the light and can blind you. Use cold iron, if you have it."

R1T8: Phaevin, what do you do?

Cici on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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Galakhar: 30. Ghostlight lantern.
Aasgar: 21. Valiant keeper's stance.
Blue Lurker: 16. (47:64). Blindness loaded on hand.
Red Lurker: 13. (64:64). Blindness loaded on hand.
Abenor: 10.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 8.
Cici: 7.

Lucette: 14. DELAYING!!!

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R1T8: "I hope this is what cold steel means," Phaevin says as he draws his rapier while moving up next to Aasgar. He strikes where he assumes Red is hovering, but doesn't contact anything.

R1T7: "Cold forged iron, not steel," chides Cici as she steps back. She carefully concentrates on a spell, forming a ball of flame in front of her that she rolls right into Lurker Blue for 14 fire as it screams out in pain. So surprised was it by this, that its dagger turns white-hot and it drops it on the ground, whereupon it turns to slag.. "But where you don't have cold iron, hot flame works just as well."

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T30: Galakhar adopts his single-weapon fighting stance and sidesteps to the southwest to catch the lurker closest him in the cone of light from the ghostlight lantern. He takes a second to study the now-illuminated lurker in light before attacking defensively, stabbing it in the lower right leg for 5 mod. "Or, in lieu of cold iron, expert precision could do the job."

R2T21: Aasgar, Galakhar has Red illuminated clearly, and red has some type of icky blackness on its off-hand. What do you do?

Enemies on deck and in the hole ...

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Galakhar: 30. Ghostlight lantern. Studied combat (red). DS (+2 dodge AC).
Aasgar: 21. Valiant keeper's stance.
Blue Lurker: 16. (33:64). Blindness loaded on hand. Dagger destroyed.
Red Lurker: 13. (59:64). Blindness loaded on hand.
Abenor: 10. Inner sphere stance (+3 dodge AC, +3 Will saves).
Phaevin Sylquinal: 8.
Cici: 7. Flaming sphere til R6T7.

Lucette: 14. DELAYING!!!

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R2T21: Aasgar focuses his attention on Red and stares intensely before he begins calling out tactical suggestions to the crew. Nothing seems to change with his target. As he finishes his exhortations for his friends, the damage catches up to him (16), which inspires him to strike-and-move and not just stand still.

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Red Zephyr's Strike

R2T16: Blue steps away from the fire and reaches for Cici with the tiny hand currently surrounded by bright energy. As it does so, Aasgar and Cici instantly teleport 5' to where the other was standing. Since it was originally targeting a human it was reaching high, so as soon as Aasgar's King's Castle occurs, he is touched in the head as the bright energy flashes to the dwarf's eyes and threaten to occlude his vision forever!

Aasgar, roll a Fort save!

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC til R3T21.
Galakhar: 30. Ghostlight lantern. Studied combat (red). DS (+2 dodge AC).
Aasgar: 21. Valiant keeper's stance. He spent his IA/SwA on his last turn for King's Castle.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Blue Lurker: 16. (33:64). Dagger destroyed.
Red Lurker: 13. (59:64). Blindness loaded on hand.
Abenor: 10. Inner sphere stance (+3 dodge AC, +3 Will saves).
Phaevin Sylquinal: 8.
Cici: 7. Flaming sphere til R6T7.

Lucette: 14. DELAYING!!!

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Fey are foolish indeed if they think they can overpower a dwarf, and Aasgar is dazzled only momentarily before the effect completely ends.

R2T13: Red sidesteps out of the cone of light, instantly turning invisible in doing so.

R2T10: Abenor hooks south then east so that when Aasgar's dramatic and timely advice ceases to be of effect, Abenor's more steady and constant defensive advise is ready to protect as many of his friends as possible. He makes a power stroke and Ileor's blue light increases in a flash as he strikes the lurker-in-light to crit its wing for 20 mod + 13 force + disabled.

R2T8: Phaevin, Blue is disabled (not down, but disabled). Red did a 5' step to no longer be in the glow of the lantern, but that short movement tells you where it is right now, even if you can't see it. What do you do?

Cici on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC til R3T21.
Galakhar: 30. Ghostlight lantern. Studied combat (red). DS (+2 dodge AC).
Aasgar: 21. Valiant keeper's stance. He spent his IA/SwA on his last turn for King's Castle.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Blue Lurker: 16. (0:64). Dagger destroyed. DISABLED!!!
Red Lurker: 13. (59:64). Blindness loaded on hand.
Abenor: 10. Inner sphere stance (+3 dodge AC, +3 Will saves). RS.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 8.
Cici: 7. Flaming sphere til R6T7.

Lucette: 14. DELAYING!!!

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R2T8: "Fire... ok... accuracy... got it," Phaevin says while dropping his rapier to bring his bow to bear. He shoots, and it passes through the area where Red is and beyond, having missed.

R2T7: Cici rolls the fiery sphere right up to the disabled fey. It dodges easily this time, but it is nervous now. She steps to the side to get to the fey and does a spinning kick, catching the thing on the jaw to dislocate it as it falls to its death somewhere below the canopy.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T30: Galakhar adjusts southeast to relight the fey, showing its position. He is unsuccessfully in striking it, though.

R3T21: Aasgar, you are slightly winded from using King's Castle, and your defensive boost has ended. One lurker-in-light remains, courteously made visible for now with the ghostlight lantern in Gal's hands. What do you do?

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Slightly winded = no swift action this turn.

Lurker on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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HEROES: +4 morale bonus to AC til R3T21.
Galakhar: 30. Ghostlight lantern. Studied combat (red). DS (+2 dodge AC).
Aasgar: 21. Valiant keeper's stance. He spent his IA/SwA on his last turn for King's Castle.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Red Lurker: 13. (59:64). Blindness loaded on hand.
Abenor: 10. Inner sphere stance (+3 dodge AC, +3 Will saves). RS.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 8. Bow. Dropped rapier.
Cici: 7. Flaming sphere til R6T7.

Lucette: 14. DELAYING!!!

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R3T21: Aasgar puts fancy on the shelf where it belongs, and bellows as he rolls forth in a classic dwarven charge, ending with an overhead chop that cuts into the fey's forearm for 16 mod.

R3T13: Enraged and in pain, the fey turns on Aasgar and touches his brow. As before, a flash of light rolls over Aasgar's eyes, threatening to burn out his retinas.

R3T10: Abenor is now fully in fighting form as he moves up and despite the creature's small size, the elf sweeps in for a low strike and a flat-blade thwack to its elbow for 37 mod NL + half speed (+1d6 NL bleed).

R3T8: Phaevin, what do you do?

Aasgar, roll a Fort save!

Cici on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

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Galakhar: 30. Ghostlight lantern. Studied combat (red). DS (+2 dodge AC).
Aasgar: 21. Valiant keeper's stance. Charged. RS. Must roll a Fort save vs. blindness.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Red Lurker: 13. (43:64, 37 NL). Half speed and 1d6 NL BLEED til R6T10!!!
Abenor: 10. Inner sphere stance (+3 dodge AC, +3 Will saves). Thrashing Dragon style.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 8. Bow. Dropped rapier.
Cici: 7. Flaming sphere til R6T7.

Lucette: 14. DELAYING!!!

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Blue

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R3T8: As Aasgar continues to show how dwarven bodies are better than fey magic, Phaevin fires another flaming arrow at the creature that strikes it in the left wing for 2 mod + 3 fire.

R3T7: Cici mentally controls her flaming sphere to roll around allies and into the area of the lurker, but it just barely manages to avoid it. Meanwhile, she follows quickly behind and right up to it and stares at it for no apparent effect.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T30: Galakhar performs a draw cut on the lurker's left calf for 18 mod before stepping back out of the way to make sure it can't just simply sidestep out of the lantern's light. But there is no need, for the pain it felt is such that it goes unconscious from shock and falls unconscious.

R4T21: Aasgar, you recover from the charge you made last round. The last enemy is down in front of you, though there is a flaming sphere practically atop it. What do you do?

Abenor on deck, Phaevin in the hole ...

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Galakhar: 30. Ghostlight lantern. Studied combat (red). RS (+2 dodge AC).
Aasgar: 21. Valiant keeper's stance. RS.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Red Lurker: 13. (20:64, 37 NL). Half speed and 1d6 NL BLEED til R6T10!!! UNCONSCIOUS!!!
Abenor: 10. Inner sphere stance (+3 dodge AC, +3 Will saves). Thrashing Dragon style.
Phaevin Sylquinal: 8. Bow. Dropped rapier.
Cici: 7. Flaming sphere til R6T7.

Lucette: 14. DELAYING!!!

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With Phaevin prepped on the bow, Abenor then divests himself of his own backpack as it is full of gear, though he takes two vials out of his backpack and puts them at his belt.

Abenor practically dances out onto the first lily pad, bounces forward, and then sails out to another lily pad immediately after that. As soon as he does that, a swarm of bloated flies rises from the floor and fills the chamber in a thick blanket of buzzing insects.

Begin Round One ...

R1T22: Galakhar keeps Abenor and as much of the room as possible limned in the glow from the ghost light lantern.

R1T20: Abenor, working from inertia, continues to the second-to-last lily pad, moving to the center and then keeping watch.

R1T19: Phaevin, see the plan (Post #574). What do you do?

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Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern.
Abenor: 20.
Phaevin: 19.
Ivilva: 16.
Cici: 15.
Lucette: 14.
Ultramarine Chaser: 12.
Aasgar: 11.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.

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R1T19: Phaevin keeps his bow at the ready waiting for everyone else to cross.

R1T16: Ivilva delays ...

R1T15: With Lucette in her hood holding on for dear life, Cici jumps across to the first lily pad, rolls forward, and takes out her waveknife.

R1T14: Lucette delays ....

R1T12: Cici's lily pad seems a little unsettled on the western side, which seems strange until the ghostlight lantern outlines with faerie fire a man-sized dragonfly that was invisible, just like those lurkers in light were. Though Cici seems bothered by the flies, Phaevin is able to ignore them for now and shoots, his arrow striking the brilliant blue dragonfly in the head for only 1 mod + 1 fire.

R1T12: The dragonfly's attention focuses on the group standing on the balcony and it makes a strange sort of dragonfly zigzag dance and green sparkles erupt from it to the platform where Phaevin, Aasgar, Galakhar, and Ivilva are. None of these heroes are entangled (currently), but it is now difficult terrain and the actively writhing grasses, vines, and roots threaten to grab them in the near future and make movement very difficult.

R1T11: Aasgar, roll a Fort save for the beginning of your turn to ignore those pesky flies. What do you do? Then, roll a Ref save for the end of your turn just in case you are still in the entangling effect (which is the entire southern platform, stairs, and northern platform above right up to the doors.

Galakhar on deck, Abenor in the hole ...

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern. INT spent this round on save.
Abenor: 20.
Cici: 15. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Phaevin: 13.
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (75:77). Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.

Ivilva: 16. DELAYING!!!
Lucette: 14. DELAYING!!!

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R1T11: Aasgar adjusts his footing and chooses to hold his ground where he is to ensure the thing doesn't try to get out of the room while drawing forth a flask from his bandolier. He does a great job of both not letting the flies bother him while picking up and stomping dramatically to keep from getting entangled.

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Red Zephyr's Strike

R1T10: Phaevin shoots and misses.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: "I hope that's not for the flies, Aasgar," says Galakhar, guessing the contents of the flask. "The flies don't have enough mass by themselves to impact and break the flask, and there aren't many solid structures to break it against, and it wouldn't do much against this many."

His rapier is already in hand and he gets into fighting stance, likewise avoiding flies and plants from overcoming him.

R2T20: Abenor takes out his bow as he repositions and shoots, missing.

R2T16: Ivilva casts a spell at the ultramarine chaser as she takes out a green plant and splits the leaves in her hand, the yellow-amber poison disappearing and infusing into the spell. The dragonfly then begins to look like it has a lot of pus-filled blisters forming on its body. She keeps herself from begin entangled.

R2T15: Cici takes a breath and is not bothered by the flies right now. She then stares at the dragonfly ... and succeeds! The thing falls asleep mid-air and falls to the darkness below. "Hurry! I doubt a fall into a compost pit killed it, and the pain it feels on impact will wake it right up. Everyone across!"

So as not to gunk up the works herself, Cici starts moving east and north.

R2T11: Aasgar, roll a Fort and a Ref save. What do you do?

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. RS.
Ivilva: 16.
Cici: 15.
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (51:77). 20' from top level.
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Golden commander stance (all allies w/in 30' gain flanking vs. same foe).
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand.

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R2T11: It's not great, but Aasgar just barely makes it across to the first lily pad. Which is when the whole lily pad folds and plummets from the more than 300 pounds placed on it. It doesn't even drop slowly, but Aasgar sinks out of sight all the way to the bottom. The compost pile helps to soften the blow a little bit, but not much 2 mod + (28 DDP). Luckily, Aasgar knew to face his back to the ground and hold the alchemist's fire up so it wouldn't explode on impact. He is knocked out of stance.

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Scything Strike.

R2T10: Phaevin, not only did Aasgar disappear from view, but he took that first lily pad with him! What do you do? Roll a Fort save and a Ref save.

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. RS.
Ivilva: 16.
Cici: 15.
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (51:77). 20' from top level.
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand. PRONE!
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand.

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R2T10: This time, Phaevin is bothered by the flies all about him and partially distracted. He calls down into the hole. "Aasgar, are you okay? If you are okay, roll off of the lily pad so others can use it!"

He continues to skillfully high step like Aasgar did to keep the vegetation from ensnaring him.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T22: Galakhar fights off the flies, but otherwise delays, keeping himself from being ensnared.

R3T20: Abenor delays ...

R3T16: Ivilva delays ...

R3T15: Cici continues, getting onto the stairs just above the far platform.

R3T12: Aasgar, the dragonfly zooms into view as it charges you! It bites the dwarf in the upper left arm for 9 mod + grab!

R3T11: Aasgar, you are currently being grappled by the big blue dragonfly (and prone). What do you do?

Phaevin on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier. DELAYING ...
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. DELAYING ...
Ivilva: 16. DELAYING ...
Cici: 15.
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (51:77). 100' deep, GRABBING Aasgar!!!
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand. PRONE! GRABBED by ultramarine chaser.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand. AFFECTED by fly swarm!

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R3T11: Aasgar breaks free of the hold and stands up even as it tries to nip at him and shouts, "Bruised, but grappling with the bug!"

R3T10: Phaevin, you manage to shake off the flies for this round. What do you do?

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier. DELAYING ...
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. DELAYING ...
Ivilva: 16. DELAYING ...
Cici: 15.
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (51:77). 100' deep, GRABBING Aasgar!!!
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand. PRONE! GRABBED by ultramarine chaser.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand. AFFECTED by fly swarm!

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R3T10: Hoping to get a better view of Aasgar, Phaevin moves to the edge of the balcony closest to the second lily pad and attempts to leap the gap. But he doesn't make it. In fact, he doesn't really leap. He trips over the grasping vegetation and falls into the darkness below, landing in a disgusting pile of what must be rotting vegetation and takes 25 lethal + 5 NL. There is all sort of frenetic movement next to him in the darkness. I mean RIGHT next to him, but his half elven vision doesn't help him so far from a light source.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T22: Galakhar fends off the flies and deliberately moves the opposite way Phaevin went, but instead of jumping for a lily pad he deliberately jumps DOWN, taking 22 mod + 1 mod NL on impact, and immediately getting up on his feet. Now, however, the lantern is turned to light up the ultramarine chaser currently grappling a prone Aasgar. He gets back into his fighting stance.

R4T16: Ivilva now moves to the edge, and mixes up some natural chemicals in little bark vials and throws one down. Despite being nearly a hundred feet above, the little bark vial impacts the dragonfly solidly and it takes 12 fire. Aasgar sees the flash and rolls to minimize but still feels the heat, while again protecting the vial of alchemist's fire in his hand (4 fire DDP).

R4T12: The ultramarine chaser just barely manages to keep its hold on Aasgar, biting him (13 mod DDP).

R4T11: Aasgar, you prone, grabbed by this thing (which is now lit up by the lantern), and have one hand holding alchemist's fire. What do you do?

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. DELAYING ...
Ivilva: 16.
Cici: 15. DELAYING ...
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (39:77). 100' deep, GRABBING Aasgar!!!
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand. PRONE! GRABBED by ultramarine chaser.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand. PRONE!

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R4T11: Aasgar lets loose with a bellow of encouragement and since the thing has hold of him, he reaches out and touches it with his hand. Phaevin sees that spectral, dark gauntlets form over the ones Aasgar has with his armor. He touches the thing and it dark energy lashes forward in addition to Aasgar's own wounded anger to strike the thing for 13 disruption.

R4T10: Phaevin, you are prone with bow in hand. Galakhar is lighting up the enemy now with the lantern. It was never a "clear shot" because it is in a grapple, and so you never got your readied action off. With the bug focused on Aasgar, you could shoot it at point-blank range and you wouldn't provoke an AOO. What do you do?

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. DELAYING ...
Ivilva: 16.
Cici: 15. DELAYING ...
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (26:77). 100' deep, GRABBING Aasgar!!!
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand. GRABBED by ultramarine chaser.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand. PRONE!

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R4T10: "What an incredible smell you have discovered!" Phaevin says to Aasgar as he stands up and tries to get his footing in the muck. "Now let us see what we can do with this beastie."

He takes aim at the bug and fires an arrow point blank right at it. The arrow itself shatters against its chitin, but it still takes 2 fire.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T22: Galakhar stumbles through the muck of the compost to get to reposition to then get the lamp to illuminate the bug, Aasgar, and Phaevin. He gets into his preferred stance and then makes a special strike that does 19 mod.

R5T16: Ivilva delays ...

R5T12: Though badly wounded, the bug is too hungry for warm-blooded prey. It maintains its hold on Aasgar and tears into him terribly for 6 mod (+ 11 DDP).

R5T11: Aasgar, what do you do?

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. DELAYING ...
Ivilva: 16. DELAYING ...
Cici: 15. DELAYING ...
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (5:77). 100' deep, GRABBING Aasgar!!!
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand. GRABBED by ultramarine chaser.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand.

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R5T11: Aasgar struggles to free himself from the creature, and in failing, finds he is out of position at this second to make an attack as well. He now feels the wounds from last round (17).

R5T10: Phaevin, what do you do?

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. DELAYING ...
Ivilva: 16. DELAYING ...
Cici: 15. DELAYING ...
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (5:77). 100' deep, GRABBING Aasgar!!!
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand. GRABBED by ultramarine chaser.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand.

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R5T10: Pheavin wants to get into the creature's flank, but Galakhar has the only spot possible. Which is fine, technically, as Phaevin can't take advantage of a flank with ranged combat. He quietly moves north in the squishy and difficult steps of the compost, notches an arrow, and fires again at point blank range, but his arrow bounces off of its chitin.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T22: Galakhar takes a second to study the dragonfly, and then strikes. It was only because of his careful study that his rapier finds a spot between chitinous plates and he twists his rapier as it enters the creature's thorax, killing it outright.

A few seconds later, the last of Aasgar's wounds (11) catch up to him.

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Galakhar: 22. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
* Scarlet Throne Style.
Abenor: 20. DELAYING ...
Ivilva: 16. DELAYING ...
Cici: 15. DELAYING ...
Lucette: 14. AFFECTED by fly swarm!
Ultramarine Chaser: 12. (5:77). 100' deep, GRABBING Aasgar!!!
* Affected by pox pustules til R42T16 (-4 to DEX & sickened unless take MA to remove sickened til beginning of its next turn).
* Expended entangle.
Aasgar: 11. Flask of alchemist's fire in hand. GRABBED by ultramarine chaser.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Phaevin: 10. Bow in hand.

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Surprise Round ...

S25: Galakhar shouts, "Aasgar, look out!" as he gets into a fighting stance while studying what he sees and steps up behind the dwarf.

S5: Despite the warning, it wasn't enough to get Aasgar's attention before the vegetation itself seems to come alive. A plant with a thick trunk capped by a crown of wide leaves, whipping vines, mushrooms, and a ravenous purple maw reaches out and bites the surprised dwarf (10 DDP) and grapples, him, drawing him close to the creature.

End Surprise Round, Begin Round One ...

R1T32: Abenor gets into a fighting stance and charges the monster with both blades coming in from a low angle, but thrashing blades and such knock Abenor stumbling 10' away.

R1T25: "Tendriculos!" informs Galakhar. "Plant monster. Immune to some standard biology as well as mind-affecting, and these are particular good grapplers with powerful strikes. They understand Sylvan, but can't speak it."

Of course, as Galakhar doesn't begin speaking Sylvan, he instead speaks a far more universal language as he closes. He is in a constant state of study and observation as he does, and once there seems less to attack with his rapier so much as he places his sword at a medium speed as if performing surgery, and does 21.

R1T24: Ivilva comes a little closer, and drawing on her powers of nature she sends forth an arc to strike it for 6 electricity.

R1T22: Lucette squeaks in fear and hides in Cici's cowl.

R1T12: Phaevin, what do you do?

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HEROES: Roll DC 15 Fort save each round or take -2 penalty on attacks and -2 penalty on ability/ skill checks from flies.
Abenor: 32. Inner sphere stance. Both weapons out.
Galakhar: 25. Ghostlight lantern and rapier. Studied Combat til R9T25 (+2 insight attk/ dmg).
Ivilva: 24.
Lucette: 22.
Phaevin: 12. Bow in hand.
Cici: 11.
Aasgar: 8. GRAPPLED by tendriculos!!! Must roll a Fort save vs. its paralysis!!!
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Tendriculos: 5. (81:108). GRAPPLING Aasgar!!!

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