Giantslayer: The Hill Giant's Pledge [IC]

[BuckGodot]

Aasgar will signal to the others it’s clear to ascend while drawing his axe.

[lostsole31]

Abenor joins Aasgar on the platform. Cici takes his place at the upper part of the ladder. Kurst puts away his shield and waits at the lower part.

[Admyral]

Gharmez adjusts her position to have the clearest shot possible as the door opens.

[BuckGodot]

Aasgar moves quietly up to the door and listens. If he hears nothing, he will open the door, axe ready to engage whatever there is on the other side.

[lostsole31]

Aasgar approaches the already open door, but doesn't enter yet, taking a look at what he can see from the drawbridge and giving a listen. A fire burns very low, casting a dim red glow from bright embers in the fireplace. He hears ... not close to the entrance, but somewhere back from it ... some heavy mouthbreathers trying to be quiet.

[BuckGodot]

Looking back at the others, Aasgar turns and says, "We know you're in there. Come out and face the consequences of your actions..."

[lostsole31]

Very weakly inside, at a slightly higher pitch than expected, you hear a struggling "voice," "Mmm. MMM-mm-MMmm MMM-mmm mmm-mmm-mmm."

[BuckGodot]

Aasgar looks at the others and proceeds carefully into the room, watching for traps as best he is able.

[lostsole31]

As soon as it looks like Aasgar is heading in, Galakhar taps and gestures for himself and Gharmez to head to the others, and everyone only moves a few feet before a porcine shout of rage is heard!

Begin Roud One ...

R1T19: Galakhar hustles towards the platform.

R1T18: Abenor moves right past Aasgar to go inside before he teleports out of view. There is an anguished cry of pain from a bestial voice inside.

R1T15-14: Sounds of battle from within ... and definitely a sound of pain from Abenor! Followed by an indescribable, closed-mouth gurgle or some wounded mouth noise where the body can't even find the air or power to scream out.

R1T11: Cici does an accelerated climb for the remainder and heads past Aasgar inside the cabin. "Aasgar," she practically screams more than reports, "Abenor is almost disemboweled!!"

The sound of Cici casting is heard from within.

R1T9: Gharmez, your loaded crossbow is in hand, and it looks like the battle won't be coming outside after all. If Cici had just shouted a normal report, you might have not understood from where you are, but she screamed it more in desperation, so you know a friend is in peril. What do you do?

[Admyral]

"Spilled Coins!" yells Gharmez as she moves as quickly as she can towards the open door.

[lostsole31]

R1T9: "Spilled Coins!" yells Gharmez as she moves as quickly as she can - breaking out into a flat out run - towards the ladder to get to the open door.

R1T5: Aasgar, what do you do?

[BuckGodot]

At hearing his friend may be mortally wounded, Aasgar throws caution to the wind and rushes forward into the room.

[lostsole31]

R1T5: At hearing his friend may be mortally wounded, Aasgar throws caution to the wind and rushes forward into the room, knocking a chair over near the fire. He takes a look around. Directly to the east on the other side of the room is a woman in armor that is tied and gagged. Nearby, Abenor stands atop a bed, but with two wicked-looking cuts across his abdomen. There are three orcs there. Two directly oppose Abenor. A cloud of golden dust surrounds two of the orcs, both of whom seem to be having visual troubles (Blue and Green). Cici is only a few feet to his southeast.

Spoiler: Aasgar

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Scything strike.

R1T4: To his credit, Green is able to clear his vision before raging like his two fellows. In his hand looks like what might be a goblin's skull, but a lit fuse is on it and he tosses it as Cici but she bats it away just south of her where it immolates a chest which now begins burning brightly. He pulls out a falchion and steps up to Cici.

R1T3: Lucette squeaks in terror under Cici's hood.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T19: Galakhar continues his run at the platform and clears the ground by a full six feet, allowing him to land a hand on the top of the platform. He drops his rapier on the top of the platform, and then uses isometrics to then hop up onto the platform proper.

R2T18: Abenor takes 1 bleed from his gut wound as he gets into his two-weapon defensive stance. His blue-glowing katana now includes a silvery light as he strikes out at Red, slashing his lower right arm for 18 + 11 force. Abenor springs gracefully off the bed.

R2T16: Kurst does an accelerated climb up to the top of the platform and rushes into the room with sword and shield.

R2T15-14: Blue, blind, slashes the area atop the bed where Abenor was a second ago. Red picks up its falchion, apparently having dropped it even though it is slick with red blood. He steps down and attacks Abenor catches the blade with both of his own, and then controls the falchion so that it continues in its arc with the orc's strength to have it bind close and cut his own arm for 15, cutting deep and definitely doing something arterial, but the orc refuses to fall.

R2T11: Cici steps away from the burning chest and forgoes her normal defensive combat style. There is a patient in need of her help she needs to get to. She badly misses Red with a snap kick before jumping in a spin kick to the orc's shoulder for 13, dropping it.

R2T9: Gharmez, you have a crossbow in hand, which you need to drop (FA) or put away (MA) before climbing the ladder. What do you do?

Aasgar on deck, Green in the hole ...

[Admyral]

Gharmez stows her crossbow and moves up the ladder and into the building, making best speed to Abenor to attempt healing.

[lostsole31]

R2T9: Gharmez stows her crossbow and tries to move too quickly on the ladder, sliding to the ground and making no headway.

R2T5: Aasgar, what do you do?

Green on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

"To Abenor!" Aasgar moves south to box the foes in and starts giving tactical direction to boost defense.

Spoiler: Technical Information

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MA: Move 2 squares south
SA: Move 1 square east
SwA: Defending the Pride: Grant all allies w/in 60' a +4 morale bonus to AC for 1 rd.

[lostsole31]

R2T5: "To Abenor!" Aasgar shouts as he moves south to box the foes in and starts giving tactical direction to boost defense.

Spoiler: Maneuver

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Red zephyr's strike.

R2T4: Seeing the dwarf stagger oddly to him, attention on the bloody elf, the orc smiles and attacks Abenor in a rage. It is a baleful attack, one which could have struck the elf down on the spot. Abenor failed to tumble away, but his dual-flashing blades still protect him in an unbelievable defense.

The fire on the chest now has fully engulfed that portion of the chest, but doesn't spread any farther.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T19: Galakhar kicks his rapier up into his grasp and runs deep north into the room.

R3T18: Abenor suffers 1 bleed. His katana still finds its mark on Green, though, hacking into the orc's upper left arm for 16 while striking him in the groin with his wakizashi for 15. He ducks away to the east and hops back up onto that bed. "That fire is going to grow! Somebody get that knight out of here, and stay away from the fire!"

R3T16: "Aasgar, you're the strongest," says Kurst as he slashes Green in the chest for 11. "can you get that woman out of here?" He then smashes the orc in the face for 5.

R3T15: Blue is still blinded, and desperately trying to protect itself.

R3T11: Cici starts off tumbling well, but then her focus tapers off and Green lashes out at her, but her skill at just this thing has her dodging that blade as she goes up to Abenor. She tries to stop his bleeding, but fails.

R3T9: Gharmez, you realize that you weighed down, even with a ladder, isn't going to find success through haste. What do you do?

Aasgar on deck, Green on deck .....

[Admyral]

Gharmez climbs the ladder at normal speed and attempts again to enter the building. Once inside, she uses her remaining action to ready her earthbreaker.

[lostsole31]

R3T9: Gharmez climbs the ladder at normal speed, just getting to the top.

R3T5: Aasgar, what do you do?

Green on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

"But I... Grrrrr..." and he strikes out at green, swinging with both hands grasping his axe, before turning and moving towards the woman.

Spoiler: Technical Information

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Attack using Risky Strike and Overhand Chop

Attack: (1d20+14)[33]

Damage: (1d12+18)[30]

Overhand Chop (Ex): When he makes a single attack (w/ the attack action or a charge) w/ a two-handed weapon, STR * 2 bonus on damage rolls.

SwA: DEFENDING THE PRIDE: Grant all allies w/in 60' a +4 morale bonus to AC for 1 rd.

MA: Move NE for 20'. Moving diagonally. Aware of AOO.

[lostsole31]

R3T5: "But I... Grrrrr..." and swinging with both hands grasping his axe, he bifurcates Green from where the left shoulder meets the neck, down past the inguinal tendon of the groin on its right side. It falls apart in two sloppy pieces. Aasgar turns and moves to the woman while shouting ways for the party ... to defend itself heroically .... from the last orc. The blinded one.

R3T3: Lucette comes out of the hood, down Cici's arm, and is ready to help her mistress.

R3T0: The fire on the chest doesn't fully consume the chest yet, but it DOES set fire to the southern wall.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T19: Galakhar rushes to Abenor's aid and stops his bleeding, and little Lucette helps him.

R4T18: Abenor leaps off the bed and acrobatically rolls on the ground. While he does so, he lashes out with his katana to slice Blue along the neck for 20, and then pops up onto his feet by Cici.

R4T16: Kurst repositions to flank Blue with Cici, and mutters a challenge under his breath. He hits Blue in the back with his longsword for 17.

R4T15: Blue is still blinded, but swings his falchion in the direction of Kurst, missing.

R4T11: Cici casts a spell and touches the orc's back for 23 electricity!

R4T9: Gharmez, what do you do?

Aasgar on deck, Fire in the hole ...

[Admyral]

Gharmez steps through the open door and exclaims, "What is it with this party and fire?!?" She will cast Create Water over the burning chest and wall, hoping to extinguish the flames.

[BuckGodot]

Aasgar continues east and approaches the knight. He does a quick evaluation of the best way to get her out. If it's easier to untie her he will do so, otherwise, he will lift her and carry her out.

Spoiler: Technical Information

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MA: Move to her square (10' I think as I have no map to go by)
FA: Assess
SA: See above. (Untie or lift)

[lostsole31]

R4T9: Gharmez steps through the open door and exclaims, "What is it with this party and fire?!?" She casts create water over the burning chest and wall, hoping to extinguish the flames, but only a few drops of water come out!

R4T5: Aasgar, already having approached the knight, does a quick evaluation of the best way to get her out. He has to put his axe away, and then he goes to pick her up. Unfortunately, with his own gear, with a muscular human woman's body, and her own armor, he finds that he can barely get her off the ground.

R4T0: Maybe those few errant drops of Gharmez's created water helped, for the fire does not grow this round. She does take 1 fire from the heat, though.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T20: Lucette crawls right back up Cici's arm and behind her hood again.

R5T19: "Gharmez, you need to cast into a container," says Galakhar. "You tried to cast into the open container of ... everywhere, which exceeds your powers."

He stabs the last orc in the upper arm in the brachial artery, giving him a quick and merciful death, and moves over to Gharmez. "But, if we can get that woman out of here, I am not a firefighter beholden to this structure."

R5T18: Abenor sheathes his katana and hops off the bed, moving up to the beleagued dwarf.

R5T16: Kurst puts sword and shield away.

R5T11: Cici leaves the structure, heading outside and starting quickly down the ladder.

R5T9: Gharmez, are you going to continue attemping firefighting methods, or clear the structure? What do you do?

Aasgar on deck, Fire in the hole ...

[Admyral]

Gharmez leaves the building and jumps from the platform. Moves over to the ladder to assist in getting others out.

[lostsole31]

R5T9: Gharmez leaves the building and jumps from the platform. To her credit, she sticks the landing and moves over to the ladder to assist in getting others out.

R5T5: Aasgar, you can only lift her off the ground. You don't have the strength to full on carry the adult human woman of muscle and her armor. What do you do?

Fire on deck, Lucette in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Aasgar looks around for something he could use to carry her. ”Need help! Too heavy!”

[lostsole31]

R5T5: Aasgar looks around for something he could use to carry her. ”Need help! Too heavy!”

R5T0: The fire flares and Galakhar keeps from getting seared, though the fire does not grow this round, either.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T20: Lucette delays ...

R6T19: Galakhar calls out, "Kurst, help Aasgar. Abenor, clear out. Cici, come in and help me drag one of these orcs out of here for intel."

Galakhar steps to the side, away from the fire, and yanks a half-orc a little closer to the exit.

R6T18: Abenor quits the building. Where Garmez made this death-defying stunt of a jump in armor that had anyone who would've watched grit their teeth, Abenor practically floats to the ground in grace, despite holding his insides ... inside. He stands next to Gharmez, smiling weakly. "Medic?"

R6T16: Kurst comes to help Aasgar .... and unties the woman's legs.

R6T15: The woman, assuming Aasgar lets her go, hustles and gets out to the drawbridge.

R6T11: Cici's glitterdust effect goes away as she goes inside and also gets hold of the same half-orc as Galakhar.

R6T9: Gharmez, a terribly wounded elf who was nearly emboweled stands next to you. What do you do?

Aasgar on deck, Fire in the hole ...

[lostsole31]

R6T9: Gharmez, hoping there will be no undead this day, loses burst of radiance to instead cast CMW on Abenor for 16 healing.

R6T5: Aasgar, what do you do?

Fire on deck, Galakhar in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Aasgar looks around quickly to make sure everyone is out or able to get out and then heads out the door himself.

Spoiler: Technical Information

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MA: Full move SW to door.