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

[Ason]

Ernak tries to work with Dane to carefully steal the pig back. If he succeeds in stealing the animal, he tries to weave around yellow to end up next to Dane to attempt a hand-off. "The pig's yours, friend!"

If he fails to steal the creature, Ernak instead feints at Yellow and holds his position across from Dane.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Tactical Flanker at Start of Turn: square north
Free: stop maintaining Inspire Courage +2 (grants allies who perceive performance +2 morale saves vs charm and fear; +2 competence on attack and weapon damage rolls)

• Lingering Performance extends it 2 rounds

Standard: attempt to steal the pig with Defensive Stance from elephant in the room feat taxes (-2 attack, +2 Dodge AC; if this somehow cancels out PoW stances Ernak won't use it)

• CMB Roll (1d20+20)[23] (includes +2 from inspire courage, +4 from flanking with outflank, -2 from defensive stance)

Move: five feet south, five feet southwest

Immediate Action (if triggered): Warning Roar to protect himself against any trip or pig-stealing attacks during his own movement; after Ernak's turn is over, will use it on any attacks against Dane

AoOs: Trip attacks favored over damaging ones (gets +2 from deft maneuvers); will only AoO opponents carrying the pig or opponents chasing after Dane should Dane get his hands on the pig

Feint (if fail to steal the pig): feint as move action via Deft Maneuvers; (1d20+18)[25]

[lostsole31]

R3T5: Ernak tries to work with Dane to carefully steal the pig back. He snatches the piggie, which seems to slump, and weaves around Yellow to end up next to Dane. As he makes a hand-off and the piggie squeals balefully to the crowd's delight, he says, "The pig's yours, friend!"

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T26: Green takes 4 NL bleed.

R4T24: Vivino, what do you do?

Yellow on deck, Blue in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Vivino eyes the poor trapped opponent eagerly. Then he swipes twice quickly at purple. Then moves to the south to assist the pig handlers.

Spoiler: Double slap

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Keeps raging.

Then 2 swipes, Risky strike, nonlethal, and flanking.

Swipe 1 to hit of (1d20+8)[23] and damage of (1d4+13)[14]


Swipe 2 to hit of (1d20+8)[9] and damage of (1d4+13)[14]

Acrobatics if needed to get away of (1d20+13)[33]

Moves 6 squares to south. Then 2 squares to southeast

[lostsole31]

R4T24: Vivino eyes the poor trapped opponent eagerly. Then he swipes twice quickly at Purple. His first claw slams into Purple's knee for 16 NL but Vivino didn't expect the man to fall just with the first and his second claw comes back to smack himself, but otherwise not do any damage. He then moves to the south a few feet to assist the pig handlers.

R4T22-21: Yellow and Blue quickly break south to help cover the goal.

R4T20: Dane, the piggie futilely tries to bite you as you hold it. What do you do?

Red on deck, Laori in the hole ...

[Rithryn]

Dane grips the pig tightly and rushes towards the goal.

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bull rushing red blue, will follow 5 ft and of i jave a clear spot to drop the pig in (and an actionleft) will drop the pig in the goal. (1d20+13)[14]

[lostsole31]

R4T20: Dane grips the pig tightly and rushes towards the goal, but Blue stops him cold, and the pig drops out of his hands! Dane is so incensed and his ego bruised that he can think of nothing right now but attacking Blue, and all sense of tactics is out the window.

R4T19-18: The enemy goalie picks up the pig and throws it to Pink. Red dashes deep to the Badger's infield.

R4T17: Laori dodges away from Brown back to her goal pit, and then drags Green over part of the pit and releases him, his limp body partially obscuring the pit.

R4T16: The piggie crits Pink for 1, which he stoically ignores. He double moves between enemy and ally to the end, getting right up onto the pit and dropping it into the pit.

The carnage as the wolverine in the pit splatters blood everywhere helps the Shinglewolf pull his beleaguered teammate away, and a stretcher comes to carry him away to be quickly healed.

Initiative Ends!

Bloody Badgers.....1
Shinglewolves.......1

Dane was able to immediately recover from his bruised ego, and both teams separate. One thing that the Badgers recognize is that anyone that was hurt is pulled off and replaced with Shinglewolves that are waiting on the bench. It seems that is the way it was before as well.

What do you do in the two minute break?

[Dusk Raven]

Observing the fact that the Shinglewolves have replacements, Jacintha states during the huddle, "I was hoping to incapacitate some of them and reduce their numbers, but it looks like they have replacements waiting so that won't work for long." She frowns.

[Ason]

At Jacintha's words, Ernak glances at the Shinglesnipe's bench to get a sense of how many backup players they have. Leaning back into the huddle, he says, "She's right. It might be that stealing the pig, tripping, and the like are our only real options here, if we can't just bash our way through their bench-warmers. Though knocking 'em out like you did does even the odds for one round, at least."

Rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly, he adds, "Also, sorry for running ahead like that: I thought I saw an opening. But... next time it's their pig, we might want to line up directly opposite their pig cage so our strikers can charge at whomever grabs the pig." Pausing, an idea sinks in, "And speaking of which, we might want one or two of us set up a ways in front of the cage so they can't charge at whomever grabs it on our end."
Ernak also casts cure light wounds once on Jacintha.

[lostsole31]

Setup Round: The pig appears on the Badgers' side!

Begin Round One!

R1T25-13: The ENTIRE enemy field moves, or at least is ready, before ANY of the PCs. Green, Pink, and Blue run deep into PC territory. Brown charges Ernak, slamming him in the chest with a flying elbow drop for 13 NL + bewildered. Yellow charges Jacintha but she stops it cold. Vivino one ups her as Purple charges him and almost trips him (but doesn't). Red charges Laori but she deflects the drop kick.

R1T12: Jacintha, what do you do?

[Dusk Raven]

Jacintha makes a jab at Yellow's legs in order to trip him, then moves northeast to protect the pig.

Spoiler: Actions

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Standard Action: Trip attempt on Yellow.
CM Check: (1d20+12)[14] bonus for Deft Maneuvers.
Regardless of success or fail, Jacintha will move N 2 spaces, NE 1 space, and E 1 space.

[lostsole31]

R1T12: Jacintha makes a jab at Yellow's legs in order to trip him, but no joy. She turns around to move to the pig cage, but Purple kicks her in the back of the shoulder for 16 NL + hampered. Yellow misses their AOO, though Red does a painful jab to the inside of her elbow with a light crit for 19 + hampered. She manages to escape the gauntlet, though, and get to the pig cage.

R1T11: Dane, what do you do?

[Rithryn]

Dane shuffles over and grabs the pig.

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taking a 5 ft step east and grabbingthe pig.

[lostsole31]

R1T11: Dane shuffles over and grabs the pig. As soon as he does so, the piggie squeal balefully, energizing the crowd.

R1T10: Ernak, you are currently bewildered, with particular trouble tracking Brown. What do you do?

[Ason]

Ernak attempts to trip Blue and then shifts backwards and westwards closer to Dane, at which point he yells, "Don't get surrounded! Break on through!"

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Tactical Flanker at Start of Turn: square north
Free: adopt Indomitable Presence
Standard: trip attack on Blue (defensive stance for -3 to hit, +3 dodge AC) CMB roll (1d20+16)[36] (does not include -3 for defensive stance fighting, +2 from deft maneuvers feat, or any other situational/temporary bonuses)
Move: 10 feet north, 10 feet west to end up immediately southwest of Dane
Swift: Dual Boost for Defending the Pride to allies within 60 feet and Pride Movement on Dane

[lostsole31]

R1T10: Ernak attempts to trip Blue, but draws counterattacks from Green, Brown, and Blue first. Green misses; Brown elbows him in the neck for 7 NL; but Blue counters Ernak very painfully with a crunching kick to his shoulder for 9 NL + sickened. Painful as it was, though, that leaves Blue one leg to stand on that Ernak brilliant disconnects from the ground as the Shinglewolf drops into the mud. He then shifts backwards and westwards closer to Dane, which in turn gets Pink to pound on him as well for 5 NL, at which point Ernak yells, "Don't get surrounded! Break on through!"

Dane, you instantly get a tactical burst of speed. You may make a movement up to your speed. What do you do?

[Rithryn]

Pig in hand Dane moves with determination towards the goal.

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moving 15 ft south, 5 ft south east, than 25 ft south.

[lostsole31]

R1T10 (Cont'd): Pig in hand, Dane moves with determination towards the goal.

R1T7: Vivino, what do you do?

Laori on deck, Shinglewolves in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Vivino lets out a howl of exultation and then executes two swift kicks at the opponents legs.

Spoiler: Leg sweep

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Enters Rage

Trip attempt against purple - CMB roll of (1d20+13)[20]

2nd trip attempt against purple (if not successful. If trip 1 was successful will then try tripping yellow): 2nd CMB roll of (1d20+8)[19]

If successful, will say: "Clearing the path for your run!"

[lostsole31]

R1T7: Vivino lets out a howl of exultation and then executes two swift kicks at two Shinglewolves who had over-committed in their charge and were focused elsewhere, and knocks them both down. He looks to Dane with a toothy smile and says, "Clearing the path for your run!"

R1T6: Laori gets into a different fighting stance than before, and then just jumps at Red for 17 NL + prone. Green seems to be somehow affected by this, probably just by morale.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T25-13: Green steps astride Dane and takes a swing. Brown, Yellow, Purple, and Red all recover from their charges. Brown steps down to try to swipe the pig. Yellow tries to stand and Vivino claps him on the side of the ears with his claws with a thunder strike for 13 NL + deafened. He steps away from Vivino and fails to swipe the pig from Dane. Purple also stands while Vivino is preoccupied; he also fails to grab the pig, but then steps in front of Dane. Pink closes to flank Dane and fails to grab the pig. Red stands and moves to block Dane in. Blue steps down, swipes the piggie, causing it to kick wildly, and Blue then drops the pig!

R2T12: Jacintha, you are still hampered (1/2 speed, no 5' step). The pig is uncontrolled on the field. What do you do?

Dane on deck, Ernak (no longer bewildered) in the hole ...

[Dusk Raven]

Jacintha, hindered as she is, attempts to move towards the pig and pick it up, doing her best to avoid the strikes of the enemy team.

Spoiler: Actions

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Move Action: Move 2 squares SE, and 1 S.
Acrobatics check to avoid AoOs: (1d20+17)[36]
Standard Action: Pick up the pig?

[lostsole31]

R2T12: Jacintha, hindered as she is, moves towards the pig. At the last instant, she maintains her speed - which is really difficult to do while avoiding blows - and then snatches up the piggie deftly. The piggie - who had just tasted freedom - is having none of this and goes into a full-blow panic. It squeals (to the delight of the crowd), bite at Jacintha, and then squirms out of her grasp so that it drops back down to the ground again ... with even more cheers from the crowd.

R2T11: Dane, what do you do?

Ernak on deck, Vivino in the hole ...

[Rithryn]

Dane throws a punch towards the rival player to his east.

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Risky strike + vital strike on green. (1d20+10)[26] (2d3+9)[14]

[lostsole31]

R2T11: Dane throws a punch towards the rival player to his east, giving a low upper hook to his groin for 14 NL. At the same time, Green and a whole bunch of others try beating on Dane for his perfidy, his armor easily shielding the dwarf.

R2T10: Ernak, you are sickened. What do you do?

Vivino on deck, Laori in the hole ...

[Ason]

Ernak adopts a defensive posture and calls out to the team, "They're boxed in! You've got this!" He then shifts southeast nearer to Jacintha, and swinging down with his fists he tries to pummel Blue back to the ground.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Tactical Flanker at Start of Turn: square south (giving Dane flanking on Pink)
Swift: adopt Circular Stance (cannot be flanked except by a rogue +4 levels higher)
Move: start Inspire Courage +2

Five-Foot Step: southeast 1 square

Standard: Disparity Blow maneuver on Blue -- attack roll (1d20+15)[23] (does not include inspire courage or sickened); unarmed damage (1d3+7)[9] + bonus damage (2d6)[7]

Free, no AoO Trip Attack on Hit: (1d20+16)[27] (does not include Deft Maneuvers, Inspire Courage, sickened, or +4 from Disparity Blow)

[lostsole31]

R2T10: Ernak adopts a defensive posture and calls out to the team, "They're boxed in! You've got this!" He then shifts southeast nearer to Jacintha, and swinging down with his fists he knocks Blue in the head for 14 NL, pummeling Blue to the ground.

R2T7: Vivino, what do you do?

Laori on deck, Piggy in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Vivino growls in frustration and moves around the crowd with the aim of grabbing the pig.

Spoiler: avoid dog pile

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Continue raging

Move 5' to NW

Acrobatics 1: (1d20+13)[26]

Acrobatics 2: (1d20+13)[31]

Then 5' to NE

Then moving 15' to east

Move 5' to SE

Move 5' south

CMB to grab pig: (1d20+13)[29]

If successful grabbing pig will say:"Pig contained, come get it badgers and go for the goal."

[lostsole31]

R2T7: Vivino growls in frustration and moves around the crowd with the aim of grabbing the pig, but with his initial acrobatics and zig-zagging about, he doesn't quite have the energy to do so once he gets there.

R2T6: Laori delays ...

R2T0: The piggy withdraws, trying to get away from everyone!

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T25-13: Green withdraws from the scrum and heads towards the piggy. Brown goes down and picks up the piggy. Yellow strikes at Dane before breaking off. Purple does a drop knee to Dane's big ol' dwarven knee for 19 NL + bewildered. Pink fails to strike Dane, and then breaks off, as does Red. Blue stands, steps to the side, and strikes at Dane, getting nothing but hard armor.

R3T12: Jacintha, your hampered condition goes away, and your mobility is back to normal. What do you do?

Dane on deck, Ernak in the hole ...

[Dusk Raven]

Jacintha moves around the mini-melee happening near her, positioning herself between Laori and the bulk of the enemy team.

Spoiler: Actions

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Move Action: Move 2 squares N, 4 squares W, 1 square SW, and 1 square S.
Standard Action: Ready an action to trip the next enemy team member that moves into her threat range.

[lostsole31]

R3T12: Jacintha moves around the mini-melee happening near her, positioning herself between Laori and the bulk of the enemy team.

R3T11: Dane, you are still bewildered (affects AC). What do you do?

Ernak on deck, Vivino in the hole ...

[Rithryn]

Dane gets into position to try to steal the pig back.

Spoiler

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moves 5 ft west, than 15 ft nw than readiesaction to steal pig if they get in range.