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

[lostsole31]

R4T17: "All in, huh? Sure. Have at 'em, Diva," Runa says, moving into the fray to provide Tesh with some much needed healing. She casts a spell to Gozreh to balance the man's waters, fully healing him of all injury and pain and bringing him back to consciousness. The downside is that Jacintha and Tesh are now both "squeezing" in the same spot.

R4T16.9: Without having pointed to a specific enemy, Diva is confused on who to attack, and continues to hover in the air, kicking up dust.

R4T11: Seeing both an enemy combatant brought back in AND a new vulnerability for the same and the one standing over him, Brown maintains the same wide-set stance. He does a low-to-upwards cut, slashing Tesh in the upper left arm for 17, and lands a soft crit in Jacintha's chest for 18. He then steps away from the press of enemies.

The bad news is that Tesh is back under again. The good news is that Jacintha is no longer "squeezing" and vulnerable.

R4T8: Vivino, what do you do?

Green on deck, Linzi in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Vivino moves into position to flank green and swings the mace two handed onto green.

"Heal him again if you can. These brigands must pay."

Spoiler: Swing batter

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Moves 2 squares south to flank green. Trusting uncanny dodge for not being flanked himself.

With flank and other bonuses, 2 handed swing at green twice.

Swing 1: (1d20+12)[30] to hit, (1d8+7)[15] damage, and (4d6)[20] sneak attack


Swing 2: (1d20+7)[20] to hit, (1d8+7)[9] damage, and (4d6)[13] sneak attack

[lostsole31]

R4T8: Vivino moves into position to try to flank Green, but he didn't protect himself on the second half of his movement and Brown clips him in the head with his battleaxe for 13 mod. Vivino makes a single swing at Green, hitting him in the man's lower back for 38.

Vivino says to his allies, "Heal him again if you can. These brigands must pay."

Spoiler: Moriar

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You had cover the first square you moved out of, but not the second. Then, because you used a MA to move, you only had a SA to attack ... so only one attack.

R4T7: Green manages to pull himself together and stop laughing. Seeing what a terrible position he's in, he focuses on defense and then tries to stand. Vivino hits him in the upper right arm for 25. Despite his disorientation, Ernak hits the man in the right lower arm for 36, dropping him. Dane had already begun to attack simultaneously, and caves in the man's head with Drinking Companion.

R4T5: Linzi casts a spell downfield, shouting, "Not so fast!"

A cloud of golden dust puffs out from behind Brown and enveloping him.

R4T3: Jacintha, Tesh is unconscious beneath you again, so you aren't as vulnerable as you were for a few seconds. What do you do?

Dane on deck, Ernak in the hole ...

[Dusk Raven]

Jacintha resists the urge to shake her head at Tesh collapsing again. Instead, she pursues brown, shifting away from Tesh and towards her foe. This time she swings with both kukris, aiming to bring the goon down as hard and fast as possible.

Spoiler: Actions

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Free: Five-foot step SE.
Full action: Full attack. Using Risky Strike.
Attack 1 (Mithral Kukri): (1d20+13)[18]
Damage: (1d4+7)[11]
Attack 2 (Psychic Kukri): (1d20+15)[31]
Damage: (1d4+9)[13]

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R4T3: Jacintha resists the urge to shake her head at Tesh collapsing again. Instead, she pursues brown, shifting away from Tesh and towards her foe. This time she swings with both kukris, aiming to bring the goon down as hard and fast as possible. But though the man appears blinded, he seems to have an uncanny knack for protecting himself from unseen dangers.

R4T2.5: Dane, what do you do?

Ernak on deck, Red in the hole ...

[Rithryn]

Dane will step forward to block anymore incoming attacks on tesh before leaning down and placing a hand on him.
"Refill his mug so he can fight again!"

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casting cure moderate wounds (/roll)1
2d8+7(roll)

[lostsole31]

R4T2.5: Dane will step forward to block anymore incoming attacks on tesh before leaning down and placing a hand on him after casting a spell and then calling out (while healing 14), "Refill his mug so he can fight again!"

The majority of the man's wounds disappear as once again he is brought to consciousness.

R4T2: Ernak, you are disoriented from Red's last attack against you. What do you do?

Red on deck, Runa in the hole ...

[Ason]

Ernak grunts at Red's strike on his knee, hoping the injury would not force him out of adventuring and back into guard duty. Too distracted by the pain to pull his punches properly, Ernak strikes back at his attacker with full force this time, throwing a haymaker strike with his earthbreaker.

Ernak then shifts northward slightly in order to encourage Runa with a hearty, "Don't let that fellow get away!"

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Spoiler: OoC

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Start of Turn Trigger: Tactical Flanker, picking square immediately south of Ernak again
Free Action: stop performing for inspire courage; lingering performance feat means bonuses will last for 2 more rounds
Standard: furious focus risky strike attack at Red (1d20+15)[31] (plus penalties for disoriented; plus any bonuses from inspire courage +2, prayer, etc); weapon damage with size increases (4d6+16)[33] (plus any bonuses from inspire courage +2, prayer, etc), doing lethal damage this time around Move: 5-foot step north
Swift: Pride Movement boost targeting Runa

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R4T2: Ernak grunts at Red's strike on his knee, hoping the injury would not force him out of adventuring and back into guard duty. Too distracted by the pain to pull his punches properly, Ernak strikes back at his attacker with full force this time, throwing a haymaker strike with his earthbreaker that strikes the man in the chest full force for 36, and yet not dropping him.

Ernak then shifts northward slightly in order to encourage Runa with a hearty, "Don't let that fellow get away!"

Runa, you may take a MA to move (only) up to your base speed. What do you do?

[Sienna]

Runa nods to Ernak, ducking and weaving through the crowd as she moves to cut off the remaining thug's escape.

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Runa will move three squares to the SE, which I believe she has just enough movement for - if I'm wrong on that, then she'll move 1 square SE then two squares E instead.

[lostsole31]

R4T2 (Cont'd): Runa nods to Ernak, ducking and weaving through the crowd as she moves to cut off the remaining thug's escape. Since she'd have to hop around on boxes she comes to the north of the thug.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T19: Red withdraws acrobatically, moving south and then west around the corner (off map).

R5T17: Runa, what do you do?

Diva on deck, Brown in the hole ....

[Sienna]

Runa was asked to not let that fellow get away, and since she hasn't -quite- done that yet, she attempts to pull him into a hold before he can scoot.

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Runa attempts to grapple Brown. (1d20+15)[28] vs CMD

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R5T17: Runa was asked to not let that fellow get away, and since she hasn't -quite- done that yet, she successfully pulls him into a hold before he can scoot.

R5T16.9: Diva stops hovering and flies forward and gets a soft crit on Brown for 15 before flying past and landing, partly in the golden cloud. At least there is no more dust being kicked up from Diva hovering.

R5T11: The man recovers from his wide-legged stance from before, but is still blinded. He wrestles his way out of Runa's hold, but as he is still blinded he doesn't go anywhere.

R5T8: Vivino, what do you do?

Linzi on deck, Tesh in the hole ...

[Moriar]

"Let's finish this," Vivino says.

He moves to flank orange and then swings his mace with both hands viciously.

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Moves SE one square. Then full attacks. If it takes more than a 5 foot step to flank then swings once.


With flank and other bonuses, 2 handed swing at orange twice.

Swing 1: (1d20+12)[23] to hit, (1d8+7)[15] damage, and (4d6)[17] sneak attack


Swing 2: (1d20+7)[19] to hit, (1d8+7)[15] damage, and (4d6)[13] sneak attack

[lostsole31]

R5T8: "Let's finish this," Vivino says as he moves to flank Orange. Detritus in the street keep him from just stepping to the southeast, so he hops up onto the crates and then back down again before swinging his mace with both hands viciously, striking the man in the upper back for 18. Even blinded, this thug is unbelievably aware of the danger he is in, denying Vivino a solid sneak attack.

R5T5: "I still feel the song in my heart," says Linzi, amazed, to Ernak. "I really need to pick your brain!"

She then moves forward, deftly hopping onto some of the boxes and pallets in the alley and shoots her light crossbow to graze the man's left obliques for 5.

R5T4: Tesh stands and grabs his greatsword.

R5T3: Jacintha, what do you do?

Dane on deck, Ernak in the hole ..

[Dusk Raven]

Jacintha, fully committed to ending the fight, swings with both physical and psychic kukri at the last remaining thug.

Spoiler: Actions

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Full-round action: full attack on brown.

Psychic Kukri: (1d20+15)[22]
Damage: (1d4+9)[13]

Physical Kukri: (1d20+13)[27]
Damage: (1d4+7)[10]

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R5T3: Jacintha, fully committed to ending the fight, swings with both physical and psychic kukri at the last remaining thug. Psychic energy hits the man in the head for 16 even as real steel cuts into his right arm for 13.

R5T2.5: Dane, what do you do?

Ernak on deck, Runa in the hole ...

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R5T2.5: Dane leaves the last man to the others, turns around, and casts a spell. He touches Ernak to give the big man 16 healing (and completely healing his NL).

R5T2: Ernak, what do you do?

Runa on deck, Diva in the hole ...

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R5T2: Ernak's voice becomes a little more steady with the healing he was given as he continues his tales of Shoanti bravery and gives a nod of gratitude to Dane. He moves forward to the last thug, readjusts his tactical flanking, and swings his earthbreaker into the man's right upper arm for 28. The arm snaps and the earthbreaker completely crumples in the side of his chest as he falls.

Combat Ends ...

Now what?

[Moriar]

"Is everyone ok?" Vivino asks. He then begins searching the thugs for clues or for anything of use.

"Tesh, should we head to somewhere more private and discuss more details about what is going on here and how can we help."

Spoiler: searching

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Vivino will search the bodies for anything useful such as weapons, money, or other items/materials

[lostsole31]

With no intention of getting the creepy weapon for him, Linzi says, "Hey, you left your big grain harvester back there, Vivino."

Of the three downed thugs present, two are dead, and one is merely unconscious (not comatose). They have the following:

• Masterwork Battle Axe (3)
• Throwing Axes (15)
• Masterwork Studded Leather (3)
• Masterwork Heavy Wooden Shield (3)
• Dirty, tattered peasant clothing (3)

Stripping them of armor doesn't really make sense, and honestly, because of the weighty and awkward nature of what they carry, the group isn't likely to try to deal with all of their axes and such. Basically, if you are interested in a weapon, speak up.

[Dusk Raven]

Jacintha folds her arms. "Well, if we weren't on the bad side of this 'Emperor' before, we are now. That one that got away will be reporting us soon enough, and then it'll be like being on the run from the law, which from the sounds of it, the Emperor is the law around here."

[Moriar]

Vivino gives a greatful nod to Lizi and will go retrieve his Scthe and upon returning examine the axes.

"Jacintha is right and we need to do what we can against this emperor quickly." Vivino agrees. "How can we best help Tesh?"

Spoiler: Axe?

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If the thugs had a holder for the axes or Vivino cam fashion one so that he can safely carry one on his back or at his waist, then will take one battle axe. If not then will leave it behind.

[lostsole31]

Tesh answers, "Weren't we leaving the burned school to go to Orsino's home? Doesn't help me, but that's what I thought you were doing."

[Sienna]

"Thanks for not braining him while I was still holding on," Runa says, dusting herself off and petting Diva. "Surprised he can just go around calling himself the emperor like that. Maybe the queen's well and truly abandoned the place after all. What's his deal, anyways?"

[Ason]

Ernak cleans any stains of combat off himself using prestidigitation, stows his weapon, and offers to magically clean up anyone else who wants it.

"I don't reckon any of you can track someone over city streets, huh? Or get a quick bird's eye view on the runner? I'd rather we dictate when the emperor learns of us, not that fleeing cutpurse, if there's still a chance we can catch him. But if he's well and truly gone, we might as well continue the original plan. Will you be okay, Tesh? Or do you need to rest up after all that?"

[lostsole31]

Tesh looks to Runa and says, "The queen abandoned us to our fate. The Emperor is a local warlord in an urban wasteland."

When asked, Tesh tells Ernak, "I could use some healing, yes." (A quick shows it is a light wound.)

[Sienna]

"Well, yes, Diva could, but..." Runa starts, glancing at Diva as she moves to tend to Tesh with her wand, "...He ain't exactly subtle. I could try to track him myself if you want, but it feels like running through the streets might just have us bumping into more tough guys looking for a scrap. And chasing someone down and attacking them is generally not a great look to anyone watching, yeah?"

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Using a wand of CLW on Tesh for (1d8+1)[4] healing. If he's still hurting after that, she'll use it a second time for (1d8+1)[9]

[lostsole31]

Meanwhile, a touch of the wand fully heals Tesh.

[Moriar]

"I agree with you Runa," Vivino agrees. "Tesh, if you would guide us to Orsino home? Thank you."