Curse of the Crimson Thread: Escape from Old Korvosa [IC]

[Dusk Raven]

Needing no further prompting, Jacintha takes the pig from Ernak, and does her best to weave around the attacks of the enemy teammates, making her way south until she reaches Laori, whom she hopes can take the pig and score a goal.

Spoiler: Actions

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Standard Action: Take the pig!
Move action: Move 2 squares SE, 1 square SW, and 3 squares S.

[lostsole31]

R4T29: Needing no further prompting, Jacintha takes the pig from Ernak (who lets her), and the pig lets out a terrified squeal to the roar of the crowd. She does her best to weave around the three attempts to take the pig from her by the enemy teammates; strangely, Pink was daydreaming and missed their chance. Jacintha makes her way south until she reaches Laori, and signals to her to take the pig. The crowd totally loves the sudden turnaround, especially Jacintha's incredibly squirelliness at getting out of a tight spot.

R4T22-20: It is still a scrum upfield, though, as Green jumps up to knee Ernak in the neck while holding the back of his head, striking ... not the windpipe or the four main blood passages ... but right in something important there in his neck nonetheless for 18 NL + disoriented. Ernak feels funny, and has a strange taste in his mouth. At the same time, Blue makes a left cross to Ernak in his right tricep for 20 NL + disoriented.

R4T17: Vivino, what do you do? The action is up here, but the pig is down south.

Laori on deck, Brown in the hole ...

[Moriar]

"Let's get some points on the board," Vivino says as he tumbles away.

He moves down to flank red and gives a mighty slap!

"Now, get that pit in the basket!" he growls

Spoiler: GIve 'em the back five

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Continues raging

Acrobatics roll to get away: (1d20+13)[16]

Moves 10' to the SE and then 25' south.

Second acrobatics roll to move into flanking red: (1d20+13)[24]

Nonlethal attack with claw hand: roll to hit (1d20+11)[24] with damage of (1d6+7)[12] and sneak attack of (4d6)[21]

[lostsole31]

R4T17: "Let's get some points on the board," Vivino says as he tumbles away. In doing so, he realizes that Brown and Purple weren't really focused on him anyway, as their efforts had been on stopping Jacintha. Vivino moves down to acrobatically flank Red and gives a mighty slap! Yellow tries to block, but Vivino stings Yellow's hand for 9 NL. He growls, "Now, get that pit in the basket!"

R4T16: Vivino and Jacintha notice that when they both got down here, Laori was in some type of bizarre fighting stance. She reaches to take the pig from Jacintha, and Yellow makes an incredibly valiant effort to trip Laori, only to fail. Red-Blue just goes for the brute approach and swings but Laori simply ducks away. She grabs the squaling pig which then just slumps in her hand and moves up to the pit, tossing it in.

The pig, once thrown into a pit, suffers a violent and noisy, yet swift death—all part of the macabre entertainment for the emperor.

The newcomers score a point!

Initiaitive Ends! Point One for ..... ???

Each team has a full minute to get itself resituated, and to tend to any medical emergencies it may have. This time is enough for Vivino to recover from the fatigue he suffers post-rage.

Magic is allowed for recovery of health. Your team discovers that Ernak is suffering from a ruptured organ in his neck, and by the time he realizes and goes to Dane, he took another total 3 NL from bleed (yes, you can have NL bleed).

Okay, what do you do? Also, someone comes out and asks .... what do you call your team?

[Rithryn]

Dane will cast a cure moderate wounds on each injured team member than turn to the man approaching them.
"Were the Bloody Badgers."
He turns back to the team.
"I got and idea for the next round, I'm slow but we Dwarves are hard to bowl over. If you can get me the pig I think I can get it there without problem."

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cure mod is 3d8+8 and starting with those bleedingfirst.

[Ason]

Even after Dane casts his spell on him, Ernak remains covered in bruises and welts. He croaks to anyone in the party who can heal him further, "I'm a lot more injured than I look. They really ganged up on me, and I'm barely standing. Those dogpiles are brutal."

Ernak proceeds to cast cure light wounds on himself four times.

Spoiler: OoC

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Cure Light Wounds Rolls

1. (1d8+5)[10]
2. (1d8+5)[7]
3. (1d8+5)[9]
4. (1d8+5)[7]

[lostsole31]

While all those spells are being cast, Laori goes to Jacintha and prays to the Lord of Darkness and Pain and gives her 10 healing, but doesn't give more than that. Dane sees that a CMW would be overkill on what remains on her before returning to Ernak with another two CMWs and a CLW to fully refresh Ernak.

Okay, where do you want to position yourselves for the next round? Given what Dane said, Laori says she'd like to tend goal.

[lostsole31]

The pig appears in the enemy's pen downfield!

Begin Round One!

R1T26: Green runs all the way downfield to the hero's pit!

R1T24: Vivino, what do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino cracks his neck, and then runs over to the wall looking to drive an fist into greens throat.

To green he says, "Thank you for volunteering...isn't that kind Laori?" He gives green a bestial grin while the rage takes effect.

Spoiler: Game on

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Begins raging.

Moves 5' south then 15' west and then 5' north to be next to green.

Unarmed Risky nonlethal strike to hit (1d20+8)[17]

Damage of (1d4+13)[16]

[lostsole31]

R1T24: Vivino cracks his neck, and then runs over to the wall looking to drive a fist into Green's throat, but as Green blocks it he makes a quick jab right to Vivino's nose. It connects but Vivino doesn't feel it.

To Green Vivino says, "Thank you for volunteering. Isn't that kind, Laori?" He gives Green a bestial grin while the rage takes effect and the man looks shocked that his defensive jab had no effect.

R1T23: Jacintha, what do you do?

[Dusk Raven]

Jacintha moves a little downfield, but not so far that the enemy team could easily reach her, positioning herself between her team's pit and the pig.

Spoiler: Actions

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Move 1 square SW and 2 squares W. Ready an action to trip the next enemy team member to come into range.

[lostsole31]

R1T23: Jacintha moves a little downfield, but not so far that the enemy team could easily reach her, positioning herself between her team's pit and the pig.

R1T22-21: Instead of the two at the cage, Yellow does a crossfield hook and then picks up the pig. Blue hustles deep into party territory.

R1T20: Dane, what do you do?

[Rithryn]

Dane smacks his chest with his gauntlet and shouts at the man in front of him.
"Your in my way!"
He rushes head first towards the man in his way.

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Bull rush charging south at blue and will follow if he pushes.
(1d20+13)[22]

[lostsole31]

R1T20: Dane smacks his chest with his gauntlet and shouts at the man in front of him, "You're in my way!"He rushes head first towards the man in his way, pushing him back only a few feet while he follows.

R1T19-18: The enemy goalie (Red-Blue) gets ready for any tricky counteraction while Red cuts east and moves downfield.

R1T17: Laori gets into that weird stance again and throws her body at the man to smash him against the wall behind him for 13 NL, nearly knocking him down. She then steps back by the pit.

R1T16-7: Pink cuts all the way across and downfield to the west. Brown charges Jacintha, who was waiting for him to come in as she trips him to the ground. Purple hustles downfield to be right by Vivino.

R1T5: Ernak, what do you do? No presence or stance is current (everything drops at initiative).

Green on deck, Vivino in the hole ...

[Ason]

Ernak takes a defensive, cautious stance with his head on a swivel as the match starts. He encourages his allies, yelling, "Hat trick time!"

Then he calls out, "Laori, incoming!" to warn her and her neighbors as Green advances.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Tactical Flanker at Start of Turn: square immediately south of Ernak
Free: adopt Indomitable Presence (grants allies within 30 feet Diehard and +5 morale to saves vs death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects)
Swift: adopt Circular Stance (not considered flanked unless rogue's level is 4 higher than Ernak's)
Standard: bardic performance Inspire Courage +2 (grants allies who perceive performance +2 morale saves vs charm and fear; +2 competence on attack and weapon damage rolls)
Move: Aid Another on Laori via Tactical Assistance (grants +2 AC to all allies vs Green within 30 feet if succeeds)

• Aid Another roll (1d20+15)[25] (only includes BAB + Str, assuming Str is the relevant stat here)

Five-Foot Step: square southeast of Ernak

[lostsole31]

R1T5: Ernak takes a defensive, cautious stance with his head on a swivel as the match starts. He encourages his allies, yelling, "Hat trick time!"

Then he calls out, "Laori, incoming!" to warn her and her neighbors as Green advances.

R1T0: There is a snarling sound, and a paw reaches out of the pit, trying to swipe at Laori's ankle. Laori sees this, assumes that is what Ernka meant, and yells, "Thanks!"

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T26: Green tries to trip Laori, but fails.

R2T24: Vivino, what do you do?

Yellow on deck, Blue in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Knowing that Laori must have a good if not devious plan in mind, Vivino makes his way past the lines and provide some flank as well.

Vivino moves to the south to help flank orange and throws a punch to their back.

Spoiler: Duck and Dodge

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Continue raging.

Moving 4 squares south and 1 square to the east to flank orange.

Think 4 acrobatics may be required to get there.

Acrobatics 1: (1d20+13)[14]

Acrobatics 2: (1d20+13)[32]

Acrobatics 3: (1d20+13)[28]

Acrobatics 4: (1d20+13)[20]


Nonlethal strike to hit orange while flanking. To hit (1d20+11)[14] and damage of (1d4+7)[8]

[lostsole31]

R2T24: Knowing that Laori must have a good if not devious plan in mind, Vivino makes his way past the lines and provide some flank as well. Starting out is a problem, though, as Green fails to trip him but as Vivino easily dips past him he goes sprawling courtesy of Purple. Being down doesn't help, though, so he grunts in frustration and hops back up onto his feet.

R2T22-21: The pig begins kicking in Yellow's hands, but the player manages to hold onto the pigskin and shoots down the field, right up to Jacintha. Blue steps aside of Dane to flank Jacintha and throws a punch.

R2T20: Dane, you recover from your charge. What do you do?

Red on deck, Laori in the hole ...

[Rithryn]

Dane moves with the swiftness of a dwarf in plate armor towards the pig and reaches out his plated hands.
"Give it here!"

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moving sw 1 south 1 sw 1 for 20 ft and standard attemptingto steal the pig drom yellow.
(1d20+13)[25]

[lostsole31]

R2T20: Dane moves with the swiftness of a dwarf in plate armor towards the pig. Blue tries to trip him and fails. Brown kicks out at Dane and actually succeeds in slamming his foot into the hobnailed boot but not doing damage (sunder attempt). Dane gets to Yellow and reaches out his plated hands, growling, "Give it here!"

He wrenches the pig out of the carrier's hands. The pig continues kicking in Dane's hands and that has Dane drop the pig as it lands on its feet on the field!

R2T18: Red cuts across the field and picks up the pig as it tries to bite him.

R2T17: Laori adjusts her fighting stance, not losing one but blending multiple forms. She then gives a brutal knee strike to Green, slamming him against the wall for 30 NL (+ 4 NL bleed). It was so devastating that she looks at Purple, who now also feels .... uncomfortable.

R2T16: Pink does a J-hook and takes the pig from Red.

R2T15: Jacintha, what do you do?

Brown/Purple on deck/ in the hole ...

[Dusk Raven]

Jacintha takes a look at the foes surrounding her and grimaces. Deciding to just inflict some damage on the enemy team, she strikes at the enemy she's flanking with Dane, aka brown. She fights defensively, but draws on some of her psychic power to aid her strikes.

Spoiler: Actions

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Swift Action: Spending a psychic point to use Arcane Accuracy.
Full action: Full Attack on Brown. Using Defensive stance to gain a +2/-2 to AC and attack rolls.
Attack 1: (1d20+12)[14]
Damage: (1d3)[2] plus (4d4)[8] sneak attack.
Attack 2: (1d20+7)[22]
Damage: (1d3)[2] plus (4d4)[12] sneak attack.
For Debilitating Injury: if the first sneak attack hits, I'm going to inflict Bewildered on him. If the second one hits, I'll inflict Hindered.
Finally, I'll take a five-foot step north.

[lostsole31]

R2T15: Jacintha takes a look at the foes surrounding her and grimaces. Deciding to just inflict some damage on the enemy team, she strikes at the enemy she's flanking with Dane, aka brown. She fights defensively, but draws on some of her psychic power to aid her strikes, but not before Yellow tries and fails to trip her. She kicks him in the shoulder for 12 NL + bewildered, and then kicks him in the head for 16 NL + hampered. He hampering kick means that his pain takes his mind off his bewilderment.

R2T9-7: Brown gets to their feet and then hobbles to the east. Purple ducks away from Vivino to jab at Jacintha.

R2T5: Ernak, what do you do?

Green on deck, Vivino in the hole ...

[Ason]

"Don't get boxed in, badgers! Push through 'em!" Ernak urges to his teammates. Spying a possible opening in the offensive line, he attempts to zip south before hooking around to confront the pig-carrier from the southeast. Should he succeed in reaching the pig-carrier, Ernak attempts to steal the pig in order to hand it off to the first teammate who gets close.

Should someone stop Ernak's movement with an attack of some sort, such that he cannot reach the pig-carrier, he stands back up as necessary and strikes back at the closest enemy instead.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Tactical Flanker at Start of Turn: square southwest of Ernak
Free: maintain Inspire Courage +2 (grants allies who perceive performance +2 morale saves vs charm and fear; +2 competence on attack and weapon damage rolls)
Swift: Defending the Pride boost (grants all allies within 60-ft. +4 morale to AC for 1 round)
Move: 25 feet south, 5 feet diagonally southwest
Standard: attempt to steal the pig; CMB roll (1d20+16)[32] (no bonuses or penalties from anything included, including no bonuses from deft maneuvers if it applies)

• Or if Ernak is stopped for some reason and so uses the attack action instead, here is that roll: (1d20+15)[23]; standing from prone doesn't provoke AoOs for Ernak in that instance thanks to his boots, should that matter

[lostsole31]

R2T5: "Don't get boxed in, badgers! Push through 'em!" Ernak urges to his teammates. Spying a possible opening in the offensive line, he attempts to zip south before hooking around to confront the pig-carrier from the southeast and steals the pig! The pig squeals with the transfer, and the crowd cheers.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T26: Green takes 4 NL bleed. He sidesteps and knees Vivino in the stomach. It seems to have no impact on the broad-hatted juggernaut!

R3T24: Vivino, what do you do?

Yellow on deck, Blue in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Vivino slaps green twice and then begins moving south.

Spoiler: Double kidney punch

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Continues raging.

Then with flank Risky strike punches green twice, nonlethal.

To hit, (1d20+8)[19], damage of (1d4+13)[16]

To hit 2, (1d20+8)[18], dage of (1d4+13)[14]

Acrobatics to move away 1, (1d20+13)[32]

Acrobatics to move away 2, (1d20+13)[16]

Acrobatics to move away 3, (1d20+13)[25]

Move 5' to southwest, then 25' south, and then 10' east.

[lostsole31]

R3T24: Vivino slaps Green twice (not before an abortive attempt by Green to trip Vivino) for a total of 31 NL before he steps a few feet away to the southwest.

R3T22-21: Yellow rushes down and steals the piggie! The piggie tries to bite him but fails. Blue tries to sucker punch Jacintha but fails, and then breaks south.

R3T20: Dane, what do you do?

Red on deck, Laori in the hole ...

[Rithryn]

Dane moves to get the pig.
"Give it back!"

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moving south 3 and southeast 1 than attempting a steal.
(1d20+13)[20]

[lostsole31]

R3T20: Dane moves to get the pig (Red misses him with an AOO), "Give it back!"but the Shinglesnipe keeps ahold of the piggie.

R3T18: Red adjusts to flank and fail a sucker punch at Ernak.

R3T17: Showing off insane levels of acrobatic skill, Laori foolishly leaves her post at the goal to move downfield slightly, getting next to Jacintha. She opens herself up as she punches Green, but Green and Purple both fail their counters while she tags Green for 9 NL. As Green falls, she seems to be heartened by this and chops Purple in the neck for 7 NL.

R3T16: Pink adjusts to the east to flank Ernak and kicks him in the tailbone for 7 NL.

R3T15: Jacintha, your arcane accuracy ends. You were in defensive stance. What do you do?

Brown on deck, Purple in the hole ...

[Dusk Raven]

Seeing that she's in a flanking position around Purple, Jacintha continues her offensive, this time on Purple. She delivers a couple jabs, not bothering to play defensively this time.

Spoiler: Actions

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Swift Action: Arcane Accuracy again, bestowing that juicy +5 to hit.
Full Attack on purple.
Attack 1: (1d20+12)[29] Damage: (1d3)[3] plus Sneak Attack (4d4)[11]
Attack 2: (1d20+7)[16] Damage: (1d3)[3] plus Sneak Attack (4d4)[12]
In either case, I'll apply Bewildered as a debuff, should I hit.

[lostsole31]

R3T15: Seeing that she's in a flanking position around Purple, Jacintha continues her offensive, this time on Purple. She delivers a couple jabs, not bothering to play defensively this time. She hits him in the chest and arm for a total of 29 NL + bewildered(2).

R3T9-7: Brown is no longer hampered and recovers from his charge. He hustles in and elbows Jacintha right on the top of her head for 17 + bewildered. Purple spins to face Laori, but fails to land a blow.

R3T5: Ernak, what do you do?

Vivino on deck, Yellow in the hole ...