This sick f*ck! Redii thought as she watched Gobblegut emerge from the water. Gaedren's words combined with the small manacles hanging over the croc's lair crystalized the situation for her. Her rage boiling, she started to charge straight towards Gaedren before getting caught off-guard when Gobblegut made a beeline straight for Mazour, causing her to halt in her tracks. She was about to continue forward before seeing pain flash on Mazour's face as the crocodile chomped down on him. Cursing, she turned around and stabbed her sai straight down into the side of the croc's head with all her might! "Being around you all is making me soft!" she shouted as she pulled out her dagger and ineffectively attempted to force Gobblegut to release Mazour with punches and kicks.
Mazour audibly gasped when the crocodile bit down on him. With a grunt, he twisted his lithe frame with the weight of the crocodile and used the momentum to spin away. As far away as he could get. And they said learning to dance was frivolous. Darting past Reddi, he turned the corner and followed up the path. As he passed her, he smiled, "I am glad you've gone... soft."
Taking a deep breath he surveyed the situation. I don't have many spells left, but I can't let this chance pass. His side screamed at him as he moved. He could feel the wet warmth spreading down his side. And I have to not die. Not before it's over.His sapphire eyes watched Hutton's assault and Gaedren dance away.
Action - Escape
Move - down past Reddi and along the wall as far as he can get
Gobblegut trashed around looking for either the one that had wriggled out of its maw or the one that had hurt it, before oddly, stopping momentarily in place; its face in the direction of Gaedren. It was impossible to read the animal's expression as it stared at its master. Perhaps, years of mistreatment had finally come to a boil. Or perhaps Brack's magic disoriented the Croc to mistake Gaedren as someone else. Or perhaps, he was simply a wild animal. Whatever the reason, everyone jumped in surprise as Gobblegut charged forward and attempted to chomp Gaedren Lamm in two! Fortunately for Gaedren, even on a gimpy leg, he managed to just dodge out of the way.
"Bloody useless!" Gaedren scowled as he righted himself
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Brack brings his palm up to his face as he sees Gaedren deftly avoid Hutton's grapple, despite his brash but honest words of encouragement. His grimace eases as he sees Mazour make similar moves away from Gobblegut, and his expression almost turns jovial as the beast lunges at its master.
But, the dwarf remains steadfast as the combat continues. He belts out the next discordant verse, this time at Gaedren himself, "RHAh yaeh!"
Vicious Mockery @ Gaedran:Wis Save DC14 or 3 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage on Next Attack Roll
Seeing the fickle nature of the crocodile, Brack then makes a slight tactical retreat to step just outside the entranceway to make some space away from the beast.
"Oh shut it you!" Gaedren yelled in annoyance in Brack's direction as the the magically-laced chant failed to take hold. Unfortunately for the old man, his momentary distraction allowed Hutton to grab him from behind; this time in a manner that made it very clear Gaedren that he was going nowhere.
"You want to die so bad, fine. You go first." Gaedren rasped at the same moment that Gobblegut made another unexpected lunge in their direction. Using the distraction, Gaedren took out his dagger and stabbed it into the thigh of Hutton, drawing an unexpectedly heavy stream of blood.
Redii & Maz are up!
Rolls:
(Correction from previous post) Gaedren DC14 WIS Save: 22 (Save!)
Gaedren DC18 Acrobatics Check: 8 (Fail!!)
Gaedren Lamm attack on Hutton: Attack: 18 Damage: 4 (Hit!!)
"Gaedren's mine!" Redii shouted petulantly to Gobblegut - uncaring if the creature actually understood her. Charging around the walkway, she nimbly moved around Mazour without losing speed before taking one of her sai and stabbing down on the top Gobblegut's skull with full force; the weapon sinking down to the hilt. She prepared to stab it with another sai before it reared back and began thrashing about in agony, eventually going still and falling backwards into the water with a splash the covered everyone in brackish river water.
Not losing a beat, Redii took the sai she had already drawn and threw it at Gaedren; this time hitting her target in shoulder, though her attempt to not hurt Hutton caused the damage to be minimal. "This is your last day breathing Gaedren!" she shouted at him as she prepared to continue the assault.
Action: Attack on Gobblegut: Hit 14; Damage 5Piercing
BA: Throw Sai at Gaedren: Hit 26; Damage 1Piercing
Seeing the croc retreat back into the water, Mazour turned to Gaedren. He raised his hand, exposing the reliquary as he murmured the prayer. Whisps of smoke swirled above Gaedruen's head as the funeral bell tolled.
"I wonder who he fears more, The Order of the Nail? Or the flaming pits waiting for him in the next world? Honestly I'm curious what the Hellknights would do to him."
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Seeing the croc slunk slowly into the stale water beneath the fishery, Brack catches a brief surge of adrenaline as the tides turn in favor of the crew. Again with the discordant verse, the dwarf steps out from the entranceway towards Lamm.
"DORRoooooh, yeh seem to be running out of tricks Gaedren. Look 'ere now, yeh little pet seems more a scuttleglut than a gobblegut," a slight pause, "Maybe it's time to give it up, eh?"
Both the broken verse and biting words attempt to cut deep against the remaining willpower of the haggardly man.
Vicious Mockery @ Gaedran:Wis Save DC14 or 1 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage on Next Attack Roll
Reinvigorated by the turn of events, Hutton breathes deeply and steels himself. (Second Wind: 4hp lol)
"He's right, you know. Those who live like this don't fear the law or any order. Their greatest danger is getting swept up in the torrent of their own sins. But hear me now, man: You may not fear justice, but you will fear me."
He squeezes Gaerdren's shoulder where Redii's sai struck with one hand and draws back the other. (Unarmed Fighting feature: 4 bludgeoning damage)
"Breathe deeply before the plunge," he all but whispers before ramming his fist into Gaerdren's stomach and leaning him toward the water (where I assume a young jigsaw shark smells blood in the water).
While he felt no pain from Brack's magic, he certainly felt pain as Hutton squeezed his frail form before knocking the wind out of him with a punch straight to the gut. Gasping for breath, Gaedren attempted to wriggle his way free of Hutton's grasp to no avail. Stopping his attempts to break free, a wicked grin spread across Gaedren's face as he stated raspily, "Only thing... I fear... is missing watching the life bleed out of you before I go!"
Taking his dagger, he stabbed at Hutton again, this time hitting him in his side, blood gushed from the wound as he ripped the blade free, cackling maniacally all the while.
Laser focused, Redii didn't hear a single word that Gaedren or the others had just said. Instead, she was trying to find an a good angle to finish off Gaedren once and for all; she was having some difficulty doing so though as Gaedren wriggled within Hutton's grasp. Not wanting to hurt him, her first strike did little more than scratch Gaedren's arm. When Hutton brought Gaedren's head low towards the water, Redii used the shifting position to kick him in the head as one would a ball in a game. Gaedren's head rolled as his nose broke and gushing blood began to cover his face. He did not look good.
"Just Die!!" Redii shouted as she prepared one final kick to end him
Action: Attack on Gaedren: Hit 12 (Miss!)
BA: Unarmed Strike at Gaedren: Hit 25; Damage 6 Piercing
Mazour raised his hand and a lance of bright purple light lashed out, spearing Geadren and enveloping his form. It blazed around the withered old bastard, lighting up the angry mountain that was Hutton.
The dwarf approaches Gaedren ominously, letting the flash of Mazour's purple illumination highlight his features much like Hutton's. As he walks towards the wounded figure, he begins to chant again, though this time the chorus did not sound broken or dissonant. Instead, the song reverberated with an ancient tone steeped in both mystery and bronze-hued brightness.
"Dorroooooh seh goh bahck doh rhah yaeh!"
Brack draws his clan dagger, his knuckles blazing white as he held his keepsake with an unnatural strong grip. He reaches the grappled man and pauses his chant, stray hairs from his beard tingling with static.
"It's over Gaedren. About time yeh faced some justice, eh?"
The dwarf backhands the blunt dagger across the temple of the broken man, though pulled his strike from inflicting lethal harm.
Song of Creation: Joyful Verse - Brack!
Non-lethal attack @ Gaedren w/Bardic Inspiration: 10 for 4 damage
"Enough of this. If he's too stupid to know fear, he'll at least know death," Hutton rumbles as he grips Gaedren in a bear hug and lifts him off his feet. With a mighty squeeze and a shake, a pop can be heard as Gaedren goes limp.
Unarmed Fighting feature: 1 bludgeoning damage
Hutton drops the body to the floor, spits blood on it, and kicks it into the river below.
Unarmed Strike: 16 to hit, 10 bludgeoning damage for good measure
Brack stared at Hutton in quiet disbelief, watching as the lifeless body of Gaedren Bob for a brief moment before sinking down into the riverbed. The dwarf opens his mouth to speak, though no words find their way to his lips. Instead, roiling emotions flash briefly across his features before he puts on his signature grimace.
As he does so, he flashes a glare at Hutton and gives a loud harumph, though whether it was directed at Crowcreek or Lamm is not entirely clear.
Brack looks to Mazour and Redii next, hearing her direction and watching her spring into action. Saying not a word, he takes point in moving towards the pile of junk in his usual approach, grasping pylon by pylon across the rickety underpier.
Not registering Brack's reaction and panting with the exertion, Hutton grasps the wound in his side and grimaces. Taking a step back, he leans heavily against the wall by the door where Redii was fast at work before sinking to the floor.
"It's finished," he wheezes. "I've done what needed doing, damn the*cough*consequences."
He grits his teeth and closes his eyes and remains still while the others search the room.
This sick f*ck! Redii thought as she watched Gobblegut emerge from the water. Gaedren's words combined with the small manacles hanging over the croc's lair crystalized the situation for her. Her rage boiling, she started to charge straight towards Gaedren before getting caught off-guard when Gobblegut made a beeline straight for Mazour, causing her to halt in her tracks. She was about to continue forward before seeing pain flash on Mazour's face as the crocodile chomped down on him. Cursing, she turned around and stabbed her sai straight down into the side of the croc's head with all her might! "Being around you all is making me soft!" she shouted as she pulled out her dagger and ineffectively attempted to force Gobblegut to release Mazour with punches and kicks.
Initiative Order:
Zoldier’s Curse of the Crimson Throne: DM/ Redii || Zoldier's Strange Aeon's: DM
Mazour audibly gasped when the crocodile bit down on him. With a grunt, he twisted his lithe frame with the weight of the crocodile and used the momentum to spin away. As far away as he could get. And they said learning to dance was frivolous. Darting past Reddi, he turned the corner and followed up the path. As he passed her, he smiled, "I am glad you've gone... soft."
Taking a deep breath he surveyed the situation. I don't have many spells left, but I can't let this chance pass. His side screamed at him as he moved. He could feel the wet warmth spreading down his side. And I have to not die. Not before it's over. His sapphire eyes watched Hutton's assault and Gaedren dance away.
Action - Escape
Move - down past Reddi and along the wall as far as he can get
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Gobblegut trashed around looking for either the one that had wriggled out of its maw or the one that had hurt it, before oddly, stopping momentarily in place; its face in the direction of Gaedren. It was impossible to read the animal's expression as it stared at its master. Perhaps, years of mistreatment had finally come to a boil. Or perhaps Brack's magic disoriented the Croc to mistake Gaedren as someone else. Or perhaps, he was simply a wild animal. Whatever the reason, everyone jumped in surprise as Gobblegut charged forward and attempted to chomp Gaedren Lamm in two! Fortunately for Gaedren, even on a gimpy leg, he managed to just dodge out of the way.
Initiative Order:
Zoldier’s Curse of the Crimson Throne: DM/ Redii || Zoldier's Strange Aeon's: DM
Brack brings his palm up to his face as he sees Gaedren deftly avoid Hutton's grapple, despite his brash but honest words of encouragement. His grimace eases as he sees Mazour make similar moves away from Gobblegut, and his expression almost turns jovial as the beast lunges at its master.
But, the dwarf remains steadfast as the combat continues. He belts out the next discordant verse, this time at Gaedren himself, "RHAh yaeh!"
Vicious Mockery @ Gaedran: Wis Save DC14 or 3 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage on Next Attack Roll
Seeing the fickle nature of the crocodile, Brack then makes a slight tactical retreat to step just outside the entranceway to make some space away from the beast.
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Gobblegut reacted in pain to Brack's chant, laboring and looking clearly disoriented!
Initiative Order:
Zoldier’s Curse of the Crimson Throne: DM/ Redii || Zoldier's Strange Aeon's: DM
"Not so fast, varmint," Hutton growls as he lunges for Gaedren. Both meaty hands grab once more for the deceptively agile old man.
Grapple check: 18 (with the forgotten bardic inspiration)
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"Oh shut it you!" Gaedren yelled in annoyance in Brack's direction as the the magically-laced chant failed to take hold. Unfortunately for the old man, his momentary distraction allowed Hutton to grab him from behind; this time in a manner that made it very clear Gaedren that he was going nowhere.
Initiative Order:
Zoldier’s Curse of the Crimson Throne: DM/ Redii || Zoldier's Strange Aeon's: DM
"Gaedren's mine!" Redii shouted petulantly to Gobblegut - uncaring if the creature actually understood her. Charging around the walkway, she nimbly moved around Mazour without losing speed before taking one of her sai and stabbing down on the top Gobblegut's skull with full force; the weapon sinking down to the hilt. She prepared to stab it with another sai before it reared back and began thrashing about in agony, eventually going still and falling backwards into the water with a splash the covered everyone in brackish river water.
Not losing a beat, Redii took the sai she had already drawn and threw it at Gaedren; this time hitting her target in shoulder, though her attempt to not hurt Hutton caused the damage to be minimal. "This is your last day breathing Gaedren!" she shouted at him as she prepared to continue the assault.
Initiative Order:
Zoldier’s Curse of the Crimson Throne: DM/ Redii || Zoldier's Strange Aeon's: DM
Seeing the croc retreat back into the water, Mazour turned to Gaedren. He raised his hand, exposing the reliquary as he murmured the prayer. Whisps of smoke swirled above Gaedruen's head as the funeral bell tolled.
"I wonder who he fears more, The Order of the Nail? Or the flaming pits waiting for him in the next world? Honestly I'm curious what the Hellknights would do to him."
Wisdom save dc14 or 5 damage
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"I'm fear nothing you nit!" Gaedren replied after resisting Maz's spell. "It's you who'll be seeing your mistress soon."
Initiative Order:
Zoldier’s Curse of the Crimson Throne: DM/ Redii || Zoldier's Strange Aeon's: DM
Seeing the croc slunk slowly into the stale water beneath the fishery, Brack catches a brief surge of adrenaline as the tides turn in favor of the crew. Again with the discordant verse, the dwarf steps out from the entranceway towards Lamm.
"DORRoooooh, yeh seem to be running out of tricks Gaedren. Look 'ere now, yeh little pet seems more a scuttleglut than a gobblegut," a slight pause, "Maybe it's time to give it up, eh?"
Both the broken verse and biting words attempt to cut deep against the remaining willpower of the haggardly man.
Vicious Mockery @ Gaedran: Wis Save DC14 or 1 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage on Next Attack Roll
Reinvigorated by the turn of events, Hutton breathes deeply and steels himself. (Second Wind: 4hp lol)
"He's right, you know. Those who live like this don't fear the law or any order. Their greatest danger is getting swept up in the torrent of their own sins. But hear me now, man: You may not fear justice, but you will fear me."
He squeezes Gaerdren's shoulder where Redii's sai struck with one hand and draws back the other. (Unarmed Fighting feature: 4 bludgeoning damage)
"Breathe deeply before the plunge," he all but whispers before ramming his fist into Gaerdren's stomach and leaning him toward the water (where I assume a young jigsaw shark smells blood in the water).
Unarmed Strike (using inspiration): Attack: 23 Damage: 8 bludgeoning damage
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While he felt no pain from Brack's magic, he certainly felt pain as Hutton squeezed his frail form before knocking the wind out of him with a punch straight to the gut. Gasping for breath, Gaedren attempted to wriggle his way free of Hutton's grasp to no avail. Stopping his attempts to break free, a wicked grin spread across Gaedren's face as he stated raspily, "Only thing... I fear... is missing watching the life bleed out of you before I go!"
Initiative Order:
Zoldier’s Curse of the Crimson Throne: DM/ Redii || Zoldier's Strange Aeon's: DM
Initiative Order:
Zoldier’s Curse of the Crimson Throne: DM/ Redii || Zoldier's Strange Aeon's: DM
"Nothing you say? Well, let's... test that."
Mazour raised his hand and a lance of bright purple light lashed out, spearing Geadren and enveloping his form. It blazed around the withered old bastard, lighting up the angry mountain that was Hutton.
Sacred Flame- 3 dmg
The dwarf approaches Gaedren ominously, letting the flash of Mazour's purple illumination highlight his features much like Hutton's. As he walks towards the wounded figure, he begins to chant again, though this time the chorus did not sound broken or dissonant. Instead, the song reverberated with an ancient tone steeped in both mystery and bronze-hued brightness.
"Dorroooooh seh goh bahck doh rhah yaeh!"
Brack draws his clan dagger, his knuckles blazing white as he held his keepsake with an unnatural strong grip. He reaches the grappled man and pauses his chant, stray hairs from his beard tingling with static.
"It's over Gaedren. About time yeh faced some justice, eh?"
The dwarf backhands the blunt dagger across the temple of the broken man, though pulled his strike from inflicting lethal harm.
Song of Creation: Joyful Verse - Brack!
Non-lethal attack @ Gaedren w/Bardic Inspiration: 10 for 4 damage
"Enough of this. If he's too stupid to know fear, he'll at least know death," Hutton rumbles as he grips Gaedren in a bear hug and lifts him off his feet. With a mighty squeeze and a shake, a pop can be heard as Gaedren goes limp.
Unarmed Fighting feature: 1 bludgeoning damage
Hutton drops the body to the floor, spits blood on it, and kicks it into the river below.
Unarmed Strike: 16 to hit, 10 bludgeoning damage for good measure
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014 - Good Riddance
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Brack stared at Hutton in quiet disbelief, watching as the lifeless body of Gaedren Bob for a brief moment before sinking down into the riverbed. The dwarf opens his mouth to speak, though no words find their way to his lips. Instead, roiling emotions flash briefly across his features before he puts on his signature grimace.
As he does so, he flashes a glare at Hutton and gives a loud harumph, though whether it was directed at Crowcreek or Lamm is not entirely clear.
Brack looks to Mazour and Redii next, hearing her direction and watching her spring into action. Saying not a word, he takes point in moving towards the pile of junk in his usual approach, grasping pylon by pylon across the rickety underpier.
Not registering Brack's reaction and panting with the exertion, Hutton grasps the wound in his side and grimaces. Taking a step back, he leans heavily against the wall by the door where Redii was fast at work before sinking to the floor.
"It's finished," he wheezes. "I've done what needed doing, damn the *cough* consequences."
He grits his teeth and closes his eyes and remains still while the others search the room.
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