Tyrant's Grasp [GM Battle Book]

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As Grum is heading over to the southeastern door ... which was ever so slightly ajar ...

Surprise Round ...

S28: Sal rushes over behind Grum and yells, "Grum, look out!"

S21-6: The door is swung wide open, and a tiny dart bounces off of Grum's armor. There is also a squeaky voice from within that sounds like spellcasting.

S8: Camael takes the breech position at the door.

End Surprise Round, Begin Round ...

R1T28: Sal readjusts his position and makes what seems like an impossible shot against an enemy in a good cover position on the other side of the doorway for 5 mod. Yet something about that shot seems to deflate or nearly imperceptibly fatigue Sal for his effort.

R1T21: "Purple" backs away from Camael yet concentrates on the dwarf behind him. Grum feels the initial wave of panic and fear wash over him, and almost succumbs to it, were it not for his dwarven hardiness which helps him rally and throw off the effect.

R1T19: Seeing another fight break out, but not knowing the danger, Gwennid casts a defensive spell on herself that causes a shimmering several inches around her to momentarily appear before nothing is again seen. She then breaks due east while flying several feet off of the ground.

R1T16: "Pink" steps back from Camael as well and concentrates on him .... and he is completely nonplussed by the effort.

R1T13: Drake hustles while unsheathing his machete again, and moves just inside the next room. "We got a trio of mites in here, and one of them to the west looks different than the others."

R1T12: Helena, what do you do?

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Sal: 28. Bow.
* Ant haul (6 hours).
Purple Mite: 21. (1:6).
Gwennid: 19. Shield til R31T19.
Pink Mite: 16. (6:6).
Drake: 13. Machete.
Helena: 12. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (5 hours).
Grum: 11. Juggernaut blade (Titan).
Camael: 8. Mace & shield.
Barple Stonebreaker: 6. (21:21). Magic stone (3 stones).

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R1T12: Helena mutters a brief, ”More trouble!” before hustling to join the others while pulling out her bow and concentrating on the her prayers to the Inheritor as the bow pulses with silver fire. After only 10' she sees a sliver of a mite deep in the room, but that's enough as her arrow streaks with silvery flame to blast a hole through the center of the mite.

R1T11: Grum, what do you do?

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Sal: 28. Bow.
* Ant haul (6 hours).
Gwennid: 19. Shield til R31T19.
Pink Mite: 16. (6:6).
Drake: 13. Machete.
Helena: 12. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (5 hours).
Grum: 11. Juggernaut blade (Titan).
Camael: 8. Mace & shield.
Barple Stonebreaker: 6. (21:21). Magic stone (3 stones).

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Mite (1).

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R1T11: Grum let’s out a triumphant ”Great shot!” as he watches the arrow slam into a mite. With his massive blade held aloft on an offensive style he barrels into the room to close on the nearest mite and chops down with brutal efficiency. Pink tried to lash out with a dagger but got completely murdered for its efforts. One nite remains to the west, adjacent to Grum.

R1T8: Camael comes in, and around to ring the bell of a very self-important-looking mite for 15 mod + 1 INT + sickened.

R1T6: As badly brained as he is, instead of returning with suicidal ferocity, the injured mite falls to its knees and speaks in a strange language. It holds up its insect-shell crown to indicate its surrender.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T28: Sal heads into the room, and readies his bow to shoot, but seems to recognize the body language of a surrendering enemy.

R2T19: Gwennid heads into the room, but moves to the far eastern end.

R2T13: Drake moves past Grum, and then lines up his machete to strike.

R2T12: Helena, what do you do?

Grum on deck, Camael in the hole ...

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Sal: 28. Bow. READIED to shoot if Barple does anything treacherous.
* Ant haul (6 hours).
Gwennid: 19. Shield til R31T19.
Drake: 13. Machete.
Helena: 12. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (5 hours).
Grum: 11. Juggernaut blade (Titan).
Camael: 8. Mace & shield.
Barple Stonebreaker: 6. (6:21, 1 INT damage). Magic stone (3 stones). SICKENED til R2T8!!!

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Mite (2).

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Murals around this room depict several weapons, including many different rapiers and several lances. Each weapon depicted has a plaque next to it. A door stands in the south wall, and stairs occupy an alcove to the west. There is an animated creature in here that looks like a robed skeleton made of an exotic metal. It appears to have suffered recent damage. It stares at Grum in a similar level of blank shock. It has a short sword in one of its metal bony hands.

Begin Round One ...

R1T28: Again and again, it no longer seems lucky, but actually creepy .... as Sal seems to respond to something he can't see and there's no sign of anything having happened. He hustles past Grum into the room beyond to see what there is. "Listen! I know what you are. You're a celedon, right? But a weird bony one and not like an ideal human. Everything here has been trying to kill us. Will you?"

R1T23: Hearing Sal's entreaty, though not knowing what he faces, Gwennid passes Grum to stand next to Sal for some backup, but doesn't bring forth their light-spear.

R1T22: Helena, what do you do?

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Sal: 28. Bow.
* Ant haul (5.75 hours).
* K vs. Celedon 28 (26 current) - what and type; song of the gods; prophet's touch; speaks Taldane.
Gwennid: 23.
Helena: 22. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.75 hours).
Camael: 18. Mace & shield.
Grum: 14. Juggernaut blade (Titan).
Drake: 10. Machete.
Number Three: 5. (21:30).

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R1T22: Helena freezes at Sal's words, but then moves through the doorway, her bow in hand, an arrow nocked. Stopping a safe distance from the creature she asks in a calm, confident tone, "Good day. I am Helena Varvatos. What should we call you?"" Her bow remains ready in her hand.

R1T18: Camael delays, not wanting to have too many people on hand in what seems like a diplomatic attempt.

R1T14: Grum, what do you do?

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Sal: 28. Bow.
* Ant haul (5.75 hours).
* K vs. Celedon 28 (26 current) - what and type; song of the gods; prophet's touch; speaks Taldane.
Gwennid: 23.
Helena: 22. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.75 hours).
Grum: 14. Juggernaut blade (Titan).
Drake: 10. Machete.
Number Three: 5. (21:30).

Camael: 18. Mace & shield. DELAYING ...

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R1T14: The burly dwarf holds his sword in hand, watching and waiting. He moves into an aggressive posture but does nothing else. "Shout if it be causing trouble."

R1T10: Drake doesn't add to the noise, but does go into the room and takes an aggressive posture with his machete.

R1T5: An androgynous voice issues from the robed skeleton. "I would have fought you as is my duty, but I am wounded and cannot defeat you all. I surrender," they say as they drop their short sword. "Besides, strangely, you seem to know something of me."

Initiative Ends!

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Sal: 28. Bow.
* Ant haul (5.75 hours).
* K vs. Celedon 28 (26 current) - what and type; song of the gods; prophet's touch; speaks Taldane.
Gwennid: 23.
Helena: 22. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.75 hours).
Grum: 14. Juggernaut blade (Titan).
Drake: 10. Machete.
Number Three: 5. (21:30).

Camael: 18. Mace & shield. DELAYING ...

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Well, that did it! A creature wriggles free, falling to the floor with a squelch, and instantly looks agitated, its little mandibles clacking.

Begin Round One ...

R1T20: Drake looks at the Small creature. "It's an overgrown horn caterpillar. Just a big bug with no mind. Watch out for those bristles," he says nervously with his machete, "they can cut you if you're up close trying to hit it. Here goes nothin'."

He attacks, but his nervousness with the horn caterpillar's bristles means his attack is too cautious and misses.

R1T17: "It has a web and poison, too," adds Sal, "so there's that." He steps back, "Here, Helena, I gave you some room so you can shoot safely."

R1T16: Grum, what do you do?

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Drake: 20. Machete. Monster Slayer +1.
Sal: 17. Bow. Guidance til R11T17.
* Ant haul (5.75 hours).
Grum: 16. Juggernaut blade (Titan).
Gwennid: 10.
Camael: 12. Mace & shield.
Helena: 5. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.75 hours).
Horn Caterpillar: 4.

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R1T16: Grum growls under his breath at the cramped space and just tries to chop the vermin in half. His sword just barely manages to find its way past the spongy, pliant dermus of the caterpillar, delivering a whopping 17.

R1T10: Gwennid takes wing and flies over Helena's head to the northeast corner. The caterpillar makes a poor attempt at an attack with the fey so close in the air. Forming the light-spear, they just barely catch the caterpillar for 3 light. They just barely managed to keep from getting stabbed by bristles.

R1T9: At the same time, Camael comes up from the other side. He makes solid contact, laying the thing low.

The party is sure to put the bug out of its misery.

Combat Ends!

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Drake: 20. Machete. Monster Slayer +1.
Sal: 17. Bow. Guidance til R11T17.
* Ant haul (5.75 hours).
Grum: 16. Juggernaut blade (Titan).
Gwennid: 10.
Camael: 9. Mace & shield.
Helena: 5. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.75 hours).

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Horn caterpillar.

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Grum only heads south 10' before then heading down a narrow (5' wide) passage to the east for 25', then north into a larger chamber. As soon as he steps into the northern chamber ...

Surprise Round ...

S25: Sal darts past Grum into the room. "Grum, each side!"

S22: Camael also moves past Grum, but not quite as far.

S18-3: Something touches Grum on the side of the neck from his right, and touches him on the hip from his left. There is a tingling effect that threatens to overwhelm his mind, but he easily fights it off in fine dwarven fashion.

Begin Round One ...

R1T25: "Hey! Celedons!" Sal tries getting their attention. "We let your kin Number Three stay alive. We're no threat to you. What gives?!"

R1T22: Camael holds for a response, but it is otherwise to meet violence.

R1T21: Helena, what do you do?

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Sal: 25. Bow. Readied to shoot a celedon if it continues hostile action.
* Ant haul (5.7 hours).
Camael: 22. Mace & shield.
Helena: 21. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete.
Celedon Blue: 18. (30:30).
Gwennid: 16.
Grum: 13.
Celedon Red: 3. (30:30).

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R1T21: Helena hears the shouts and warnings about more Celedons and drops into a combat stance, the flames of her Solar Wind stance igniting the tip of the arrow, but she doesn't fire. Instead she calls out, "Hold, we mean no harm. We merely seek to exit this place. We spoke with Number Three, and he bid us safe passage."

R1T19: Drake steps up behind Helena, but doesn't do anything else.

R1T18-17: Blue says simply, "We have our orders. Now, please stay dead like you're supposed to."

Blue reaches out to touch Grum's shoulder, and Sal shoots the robed skeleton in the left lower upper arm for 1, and Camael wildly misses Red with his mace. Blue touches Grum, who barely keeps his wits as his thoughts start to swim.

R1T16: Gwennid flies into the room, but not before both Celedon's strike them from each side - Blue striking their right upper leg for 1 mod, but Red puncturing their lung with its short sword for 6 mod. They land on the ground and cough, spitting up blood. The diadem they wear flashes at Blue for no effect. "H- help me. Somebody," they say with a wet, hacking cough.

R1T13: Grum, what do you do?

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Helena: 21. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete.
Celedon Blue: 18. (29:30).
Sal: 17.5. Bow.
* Ant haul (5.7 hours).
Camael: 17. Mace & shield.
Gwennid: 16.
* PUNCTURED LUNG: She will begin to drown on R5T16 (DC 20 Heal ends drowning effect).
Grum: 13.
Celedon Red: 3. (30:30).

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R1T13: Grum glances at Gwen, giving a shout, ”I’ll hold these ones here. Get Gwen!” Switching to a more defensive stance, he swings hard at the eastern Celedon before stepping slightly to the north to avoid being flanked.

R1T3: Red begins singing a song with words completely not understood by any of the heroes.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T21: Helena, what do you do?

Drake on deck, Blue in the hole ...

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VILLAINS: +1 morale vs. charm/fear, +1 competence weapon attack//damage.
Helena: 21. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete.
Celedon Blue: 18. (29:30).
Sal: 17.5. Bow.
* Ant haul (5.7 hours).
Camael: 17. Mace & shield.
Gwennid: 16.
* PUNCTURED LUNG: She will begin to drown on R5T16 (DC 20 Heal ends drowning effect).
Grum: 13. Warding blade. ROLL counter when attacked
Celedon Red: 3. (30:30). Inspire Courage!

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R2T21: Helena looks sadly at Gwen, ”You poor thing…” as she attempts to bash Blue, but fails to hit from around the corner.

R2T19: Drake darts into the room quickly without getting hit and spins around to strike Blue in the right hand with his machete for 11.

R2T18: Blue clashes blades with Drake.

R2T17.5: Sal takes out a potion and administers it to Gwennid for 5 healing.

R2T17: There is the sound of flapping wings, and suddenly Camael is on the other side of the room. He drops his mace and tends to Gwennid. "Her lung was punctured, but I have helped her that she will not drown. Quick thinking with the potion, Sal."

R2T16: Gwennid's diadem flashes again, this time at the other celedon, but nothing happens.

R2T13: Grum, what do you do?

Red on deck, Helena in the hole ...

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VILLAINS: +1 morale vs. charm/fear, +1 competence weapon attack//damage.
Helena: 21. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete. RS.
Celedon Blue: 18. (18:30).
Sal: 17.5. Bow.
* Ant haul (5.7 hours).
Camael: 17. Mace & shield.
Gwennid: 16.
Grum: 13. Warding blade. ROLL counter when attacked
Celedon Red: 3. (30:30). Inspire Courage!

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R2T13: Grum looks at the Celedon, a shake of his head as he chops down hard seeking to distract the beast from Helena, striking Blue in the left upper arm for 21, with the blade continuing into its chest and it drops.

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Red Zephyr Strike.

R2T3: Red maintains its unknown song. It steps north and stabs out to slice Drake along the temple for 6.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T21: Helena, what do you do?

Drake on deck, Sal in the hole ...

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VILLAINS: +1 morale vs. charm/fear, +1 competence weapon attack//damage.
Helena: 21. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete. RS.
Sal: 17.5. Bow.
* Ant haul (5.7 hours).
Camael: 17. Mace & shield.
Gwennid: 16.
Grum: 13. Warding blade. Vigilant keeper stance. ROLL counter when attacked
Celedon Red: 3. (30:30). Inspire Courage!

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R3T21: Helena winces as the Celedon crumbles under Grum’s blade. ”We didn’t have to fight,” she adds as she rolls forwards to the space where the downed Celedon had been and fires at the moving one with an expert shot into its right shoulder for 10.

R3T19: Drake steps down to the corner and looks the monster over and then slashes right through its lower spine to cut it in half.

Combat Ends!

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VILLAINS: +1 morale vs. charm/fear, +1 competence weapon attack//damage.
Helena: 21. Bow & Buckler (-1 attack rolls w/ bow). Mage armor (4.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete. RS.
Sal: 17.5. Bow.
* Ant haul (5.7 hours).
Camael: 17. Mace & shield.
Gwennid: 16.
Grum: 13. Warding blade. Vigilant keeper stance. ROLL counter when attacked

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Celedon (2).

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Helen never got to speak her peace. As soon as Grum tells Arabella she is dead, Garrid's face contorts in rage and he moves forward to attack.

Begin Round One ...

R1T25: Sal concentrates on the approaching creature. "It's a degenerate unfettered phantom of anger. It may be incorporeal. Put it out of its misery."

He moves north and west around thickets and headstones to flank it while taking out his bow. He shoots and misses.

R1T18: Helena, what do you do?

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Sal: 25.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours).
Helena: 18. Mage armor (2.7 hours).
Garrid: 17. (55:55).
Camael: 15.
Gwennid: 11.
Drake: 6.
Grum: 3.

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R1T18: Helena starts, stepping backwards. ”A phantom, he go back..” she shouts as she steps into her stance drawing her bow and launching an arrow through Garrid's left calf for 3 mod + 3 fire.

R1T17: Garrid charges the dwarf right in this path. A fist slams Grum right on the jaw for 3, so Grum barely registers the hit.

R1T15: Camael heads due east while getting out his mace and readying his shield, and on a J-hook maneuver turns back around and closes to flank Garrid. He swings the mace, but even after a charge the mace barely seems to skip off the surface of the ghostly man.

R1T11: Gwennid takes to the air and gets 10' off the ground. She materializes her spear of light and then when she throws it, it doesn't fly from her hand so much as creates a continuous line of light that burns through part of the dodging man for 6 light.

R1T6: "Okay, this ain't a ghost," says Drake. "It's a guy who lived once, but is now an phantom like a spiritualist calls up ... but unfettered ... and degenerate. Weak,actually. Use blades."

Drake takes his own advice, drawing his machete and stepping up and swinging. The phantom deflects the blade so hard that it affects Drake's grip on his weapon.

R1T3: Grum, what do you do?

Sal on deck, Helena in the hole ...

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Sal: 25.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours).
Helena: 18. Mage armor (2.7 hours). Stance of piercing rays.
Garrid: 17. (43:55). Charged!
Camael: 15.
Gwennid: 11.
Drake: 6. +1 Monster Slaying vs. Garrid.
* Bad Grip: NL only til R4T6, unless MA spent to fix grip.
Grum: 3.

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R1T3: Grum ducks back, before gripping the massive double handed blade. "Aye, so that be it..." he snarls and chops down with the blade upon the strange phantom. The phantom reflexively lifts his arm to protect himself, getting cut in the upper right arm for 17 for his trouble.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T25: Sal skirts around to the far side while taking out his dagger and stabs, but a powerful deflection force throws off his aim.

R2T18: Helena, what do you do?

Garrid on deck, Camael in the hole ...

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Sal: 25.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours).
Helena: 18. Mage armor (2.7 hours). Stance of piercing rays.
Garrid: 17. (26:55). Charged!
Camael: 15.
Gwennid: 11.
Drake: 6. +1 Monster Slaying vs. Garrid.
* Bad Grip: NL only til R4T6, unless MA spent to fix grip.
Grum: 3. Titanic swings blade style.
* If attacked then counter (1d20+8)[22] dam (2d6+10)[14]

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R2T18: Helena throws a glance towards Arabella. ”Why do you consort with monsters?” she demands before launching a pair of arrows at the creature, both of which are deflected by or bounce lightly off of the phantom's physical form.

R2T17: Garrid recovers from his charge. He steps north and attacks Drake, with one fist pounding armor and the other missing.

R2T15: Camael sidles north to flank with Drake and puts more power than he should have in it. Though he has the power, not the accuracy, and doesn't hit Garrid's form solidly enough to connect.

R2T11: Gwennid flies forward and descends enough to still be able to attack, but her light spear doesn't penetrate Garrid's spirit-skin.

R2T6: Drake spends a quick moment to fix his bad grip. He continues to carefully eye his quarry and then strikes - his machete successfully striking Garrid's upper right arm for 8.

R2T3: Grum, what do you do?

Sal on deck, Helena in the hole ..

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Sal: 25.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours).
Helena: 18. Mage armor (2.7 hours). Stance of piercing rays.
Garrid: 17. (18:55).
Camael: 15.
Gwennid: 11.
Drake: 6. +1 Monster Slaying vs. Garrid. Machete.
Grum: 3. Titanic swings blade style.

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R2T3: "Right, ye beast... time tae' die again," the dwarf grunts as he shift into an aggressive stance to keep the phantom off balance as he stabs and cuts at the creature, his sword bouncing off of Garrid's belly.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T25: Sal adjusts position a little farther back, focuses briefly on Garrid once more. He shoots, and the barely nicks Garrid's hand for 1. Though it only just barely hit the phantom, Garrid moves slower and more awkwardly now (staggered).

R3T18: Helena, what do you do? Note that Gwennid is 5' off the ground, and is therefore not soft cover.

Garrid on deck, Camael in the hole ...

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Sal: 25.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours).
Helena: 18. Mage armor (2.7 hours). Stance of piercing rays.
Garrid: 17. (17:55). CLAIMED til R4T25! STAGGERED til R4T25!!!
Camael: 15.
Gwennid: 11.
Drake: 6. +1 Monster Slaying vs. Garrid. Machete.
Grum: 3. Titanic swings blade style.
---> If attacked then counter (1d29+8)[32] dam (2d6+10)[12]

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R3T18: With an angle to shoot under Gwen, Helena lets fly with a pair of arrows then holds her next arrow, waiting to see if she can prevent one her friends being hit. The first arrow complete misses, and the second bounces off of what has proven to be impressively hardened spirit-skin.

R3T17: Garrid swings at Gwennid, but Helena is ready for him and an arrow along his fist's path is enough for him to stop short his attack so as not to get hit. Still reeling from Sal's strange shot, that is all the phantom has right now. It stumbles away from Grum's massive weapon and from Camael, for something about Camael seems to bother him as well.

R3T15: The sounds of flapping wings are heard as Camael disappears from where he was and appears to the north of Garrid. With full power he brings his mace slamming into Garrid's chest for 14. Garrid heaves from the blow, but Camael makes that fast secondary attack you've seen him make so many times before now - definitely some type of specialized fighting maneuver - but this time it misses wildly as Garrid seems to fear the angel, and desperately jukes out of the way.

R3T11: Gwennid flies around in a loop to keep her altitude; she seems great at station-keeping, but flying slowly is another matter, and her wings don't seem to be quite as agile as say, a normal bird's might be. She attacks and misses with her light-spear.

R3T6: Drake has been turning widdershins this whole time to follow Garrid's movement. With the angel setting up a flank, Drake says, "Thanks, Cam!"

He gets (over)confident and puts power into his strike as well, but Cam is there to distract the phantom and Drake's machete lands in Garrid's head with a thunk for 12, dropping the phantom.

"He's still ... alive?" calls out Sal.

R3T3: Grum, what do you do?

Sal on deck, Helena in the hole ...

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Sal: 25.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours).
Helena: 18. Mage armor (2.7 hours). Stance of piercing rays.
Garrid: 17. (-9:55). CLAIMED til R4T25! STAGGERED til R4T25!!!
Camael: 15. RS.
Gwennid: 11.
Drake: 6. Monster Slaying vs. Garrid. Machete.
Grum: 3. Titanic swings blade style.

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Surprise Round ...

Something clips Grum in the head for 7 ... not enough to cause a wound, but enough to deplete the slowly building fortification from his Stone Giant's Girdle. Whatever it was zoomed right on past.

Begin Round One ...

R1T31: "There!" Sal points to the northeast. The white-tipped wings of the dusky black crow is seen 10' off the ground speeding away a bit. He concentrates, and briefly there is a short-range globe that shimmers around Sal before disappearing. He takes out his bow again. "Kids, take cover by the thickets."

R1T23: Camael gets in relative front of the group in relation to the bird, ready to strike it should it try another cheap shot.

R1T20: Helena, your bow is still in hand. What do you do?

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Sal: 31. CLAIM Duskfeather til R2T31. Bow in hand.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours). Shield til R31T31.
Camael: 23. READIED! Mace and shield.
Helena: 20. Mage armor (2.7 hours).
Gwennid: 18.
Drake: 7. Machete.
Duskfeather: 6. (55:55).
Grum: 3. Titanic swings blade style.

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R1T20: Helena looks crossly at the bird, a whispered "This is not what I wanted,” before she steps westwards for a cleaner, single shot. Fire trails from the arrow, but the wall and thicket to the northwest foul the shot enough that the bird just manages to dodge away.

R1T18: Gwennid gives chase on the wing as well, matching altitude when they cast a spell and throws colorful sand she grabs from their bundle. The sands form into a burst of clashing colors that wash over the bird for no visible effect. "Witchcrow!" They cry back to the party. "Magical beast. A covey would be more dangerous, magically, but this one is alone and can't apport us."

R1T7: "A witchcrow, huh?" Drake mutters mostly to himself, but also obviously meant to be heard by his brother. "Yeah, I remember the lore. They're pretty good at stealing things right from under someone's nose, but also have some pretty nasty hexes - like bad luck and the evil eye."

Drake begins to give chase while drawing his pistol. He moves to right under the witchcrow and fires. It is a baleful shot that hits and mashes the creatures left leg for 17 + 1 DEX + 1/2 speed.

R1T3: With initiative beginning, you are not in a blade style. What do you do?

Sal on deck, Camael in the hole ...

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Sal: 31. CLAIM Duskfeather til R2T31. Bow in hand.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours). Shield til R31T31.
Camael: 23. READIED! Mace and shield.
Helena: 20. Mage armor (2.7 hours).
Gwennid: 18.
Drake: 7. Machete.
* Monster Slaying vs. Duskfeather: Base 27.
Duskfeather: 6. (38:55, DEX 16/17. Half speed. Left leg useless until healed [DC 20]).
Grum: 3.

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R1T3: The dwarf shakes his head looking down at the gleaming akashic belt that took the blow. Then shifting into an aggressive form enabling large titanic swings to extend his reach. That done he stamps after the crow.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T31: Sal continues to take a quick second to observe the witchcrow, repositioning to an area between a bush and thickets to take a measured shot that hits near the base of the neck with a light crit for 6.

R2T23: Camael heads north and west to attack from the other side. He puts too much power into his swing and misses.

R2T20: Helena, what do you do?

Gwennid on deck, Drake in the hole ...

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Sal: 31. Bow in hand.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours). Shield til R31T31.
Camael: 23. Mace and shield. RS.
Helena: 20. Mage armor (2.7 hours).
Gwennid: 18.
Drake: 7. Pistol.
* Monster Slaying vs. Duskfeather: Base 27.
Duskfeather: 6. (32:55, DEX 16/17. Half speed. Left leg useless until healed [DC 20]).
Grum: 3. Titanic blade style (reach).

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R2T20: Helena mutters an oath that would shock her parents under her breath. Scurrying forward for a clear shot she throws up an arm and the bow letting fly with another arrow, aware that she doesn’t have that many left! And now one less as she missed by a very wide margin.

R2T18: Gwennid flies and hooks around from the northwest and with her light-spear reformed they stab the witchcrow in the belly for 4. "I can tell from the way the spear reacts with its body that it is definitely an evil creature, not unaligned like most psychopomps would be," they say, "which is strange, all things considered."

R2T7: Drake steps south and shoots at the creature again with an impossibly perfect shot that hits the thing in the head for 28 + disabled + prone + unconscious, and it falls to the flagstones of the graveyard to hit for another 2, unmoving.

R2T3: Grum, what do you do to the identified-as-evil creature?

Sal on deck, Camael in the hole ...

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Sal: 31. Bow in hand.
* Ant haul (3.7 hours). Shield til R31T31.
Camael: 23. Mace and shield. RS.
Helena: 20. Mage armor (2.7 hours).
Gwennid: 18.
Drake: 7. Pistol. RS.
* Monster Slaying vs. Duskfeather (+1).
Duskfeather: 6. (-2:55, DEX 16/17. Half speed. Left leg useless until healed [DC 20]). DYING!!!
Grum: 3. Titanic blade style (reach).

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Grum pushes past into the space beyond. This small courtyard is surrounded by walls 12 feet tall. High above, an arched bridge spans the courtyard from north to south. The courtyard is paved with bricks and teeth in intricate floral arrangements.

A narrow passage to the south leads outside, while an ornate wooden double door studded with whorls and spirals of humanoid teeth stands opposite the passage, leading to the north.

A heavy wooden door stands on each side of the passageway in the south wall. The handle of the east door has been removed, leaving a gaping hole. The west door is secured with an elaborate lock, supplemented with an additional lock and handle, apparently from the east door.

As the rest of the party spills into this courtyard, they find they are not alone!

Surprise Round!

S17: There is a magical emanation to the west that blow softly over the back rank of the party. Gwennid slumps to the ground, breathing softly but unconscious.

S14: Though just as surprised as everyone else, Camael's strange nature allows him to act in a flow of time not understood or easily reached by mortals. He steps over by what caused the emanation and hits it with his mace for 10 mod + disabled.

S10: On the other side of the party, more magical emanation but crossing to the far side, and Camael's mace clangs to the ground as he now drifts to the ground, asleep.

S9: From the northwest corner of the alcove with the double doors ... another magical emanation. Sal now tumbles to the ground, asleep.

S7: An emanation from the far west of the courtyard.

Grum and Helena, roll a Will save ....

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Gwennid: 22. ASLEEP til R50T17!!!
Sal: 20. Bow dropped. ASLEEP til R50T9!!!
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete.
Green Tooth Fairy: 17. (0:10). DISABLED!
* Expended: Sleep.
Camael: 14. Mace dropped; shield. ASLEEP til R50T10!!!
Helena: 11.
Brown Tooth Fairy: 10. (10:10).
* Expended: Sleep.
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
* Expended: Sleep.
Grum: 8.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 7. (10:10).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 6. (10:10).

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S7: Helena easily resists, but Grum only resists by mentally calling on his dwarven ancestors to protect him, for he feels slow and lethargic of limb, yet fights off the effect. Drake, likewise, completely ignores the effect.

S6: Finally, another emanation from the ENE. Grum and Helena, Will save again ....

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Gwennid: 22. ASLEEP til R50T17!!!
Sal: 20. Bow dropped. ASLEEP til R50T9!!!
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete.
Green Tooth Fairy: 17. (0:10). DISABLED!
* Expended: Sleep.
Camael: 14. Mace dropped; shield. ASLEEP til R50T10!!!
Helena: 11.
Brown Tooth Fairy: 10. (10:10).
* Expended: Sleep.
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
* Expended: Sleep.
Grum: 8.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 7. (10:10).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 6. (10:10).

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S6 (Cont'd): Helena shakes her head to speak, but the combined weight of several of these magic attacks prove enough to drop both Helena and Grum!

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Gwennid: 22. ASLEEP til R50T17!!!
Sal: 20. Bow dropped. ASLEEP til R50T9!!!
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete.
Green Tooth Fairy: 17. (0:10). DISABLED!
* Expended: Sleep.
Camael: 14. Mace dropped; shield. ASLEEP til R50T10!!!
Helena: 11. ASLEEP til R50T6!!!
Brown Tooth Fairy: 10. (10:10).
* Expended: Sleep.
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
* Expended: Sleep.
Grum: 8. ASLEEP til R50T6!!!
Purple Tooth Fairy: 7. (10:10).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 6. (10:10).

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R1T19: Green speaks, Sal responds, and out of initiative.

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Gwennid: 22.
Sal: 20. Bow dropped.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Drake: 19. Machete and pistol.
Green Tooth Fairy: 17. (0:10). DISABLED!
* Expended: Sleep.
Camael: 14. Mace dropped; shield.
Helena: 11.
Brown Tooth Fairy: 10. (10:10).
* Expended: Sleep.
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
* Expended: Sleep.
Grum: 8.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 7. (10:10).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 6. (10:10).

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As soon as Helena even begins to step forward towards the stained glass decoration, the stained glass angel steps down to the ground as a shock to nobody but Drake.

Surprise Round ...

S21: Sal moves in quickly with bow in hand. "Stained glass angel!" he calls out in warning.

S19: The sound of flapping wings, and suddenly Camael is right next to Helena with mace and shield.

S18: Helena, it is a surprise round (and all that entails). What do you do?

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Sal: 21. Bow.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Camael: 19. Mace and shield.
Helena: 18. Silver longsword & buckler.
Drake: 16. Machete and pistol. Surprised!
Stained Glass Angel: 15.
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 7.

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S18: Helena looks at the creature trying to work out manner of beast it is. As she does, she steps eastwards back towards the door as she summons a glowing cape of force that wraps around her before slowly disappearing from view (but still extant).

S15: The stained glass angel follows after Helena, and reaches out with an arm to slash her upper right arm with jagged claws for 7.

S12: Grum, it is a surprise round (and all that entails). What do you do?

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Sal: 21. Bow.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Camael: 19. Mace and shield.
Helena: 18. Silver longsword & buckler.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Drake: 16. Machete and pistol. Surprised!
Stained Glass Angel: 15.
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 7.

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