Titus flips and looses his arrow. The shaft streaks across the impending battlefield and strikes the wizard on the head taking his right ear clean off. He screams in pain and clutches at the bloody wound, the magical darts fading to nothing. "Get him blasted you fools!" he yells at the gathered Thugs.
Four Thugs run headlong at Titus, their short swords gleaming and thirsting for his blood. Then the gathered people around him roar with defiant anger and counter charge.
Two young men with bill hooks, the town farrier with a huge cold iron hammer, a graybeard miner with an old pick, and a middle aged woman thrusting a hay fork all charge in to aid the brave Ranger!
One of the Thugs the big Red haired brute makes it through them to attack the elf.
Thug Red Hair
Attack 1: 18 Damage: 3
A hit!
Attack 2: 12 Damage: 8
A miss!
The remaining four thugs are held up in a tangle of brave villagers. Hardened killers are more than a match for even stout frontier folk and three villagers go down under their sharp blades, trading one of their own in return.
Now only the farrier and the graybeard miner remain standing.
Sildar leads you between the houses in what looks like the quickest way to the source of the noise. You run through the small back alleys and emerge fifty feet from what looks like a pitched battle! The Village folk are fighting Redcloaked mercenaries with simple work or farm tools. In the middle of it all, a tall elven warrior fights desperately.
Then Sildar comes to a dead stop. Looking up at the Porch of the Sleeping Giant his teeth bare in anger. Follwoing his gaze you see a man in dark robes with a glass quarter staff clutching the side of his head.
"Inaro...YOU TRAITOR!!!!!" Sildar yells at the top of his voice. Drawing his sword he runs straight towards the wounded wizard.
Who at this very moment begins to pull a scroll of parchment from a case on his belt.
Breccha also notices a grubby female dwarf come through the door with a heavy cross bow and aims it at Sildar.
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For Kryinor and Kargan:
At the farm Kryinor's earth shaking howl captures the bandits full attention.
"You should have surrendered when you had a chance human. Erevan's luck is with the village this day. Your wizard master will leave you here to your fate!"
"Attack good people! All of you attack! Your righteous anger will carry this day!" whilst drawing my shortswords
Breccha's first instinct is to rush in to help the folk of the village but sees the wizard and the dwarf woman threatening Sildar. Launching one of his javelins at the spell caster with the scroll, his instinct to protect takes over and he draws his axe to turn and help the people of the village by attacking the nearest red cloaked assailant with a mighty bellow and a ferocious charge (ooc - Hulk out!) without waiting to see the effect of his javelin.
Kargan slows his pace and moves up behind the distracted grey haired thugs like a dwarven mouse. The next thing Kryinor sees is a rather surprised look on the bandits face. Then a fount of blood gushes up into the air as Kargan with draws his axe form the back of the villains head
Grey hairs body falls limp to the dew laden grass, and the world slows for a brief moment. A mothers cry shatters the calm, and the roar of fire and stench of smoke becomes Kryinor's and Kargan's reality once more.
Titus displays his skill with the blade, elven reflexes, skill, and daring are way to much for the simple Thug to have a chance. One strike, two strikes! The falls to the ground choking on his own blood as it pumps from his throat and pool on the packed earth of the street around him.
Now A farrier, a miner, and a ranger face off against the three remaining henchmen of the blood mad wizard. All begin to square off for the next bloody pass...Then a double roar of battle cries cuts into the melee from the west as Sildar Hallwinter Knight of the Lords Alliance, and a Huge wild looking warrior covered in tribal tattoos make their entrance onto the battlefield.
The old Knight Draws his blade and denounces his former agent as Traitor! He charges the steps of the Sleeping Giant as a rough looking dwarven woman swings a heavy cross bow at him looking to stop his charge whit a thick steel tipped bolt.
Grista Hvy Xbow Attack: 19 Damage: 8
Gristas shot flies true and pierces the thigh plate of Sildars' harness.
Next to him the Huge barbarian roars red faced and throws a javelin at the Wizard. His might thews heaving the missile, it streaks across the battle and with a heavy thunk it cracks a board above the very door he stands in.
Then with crazed eyes and spittle on his lip the wild man charges axe in hand for the heart of the fight.
The wizard Glasstaff no stranger to battle, being a veteran of the goblin wars, notes the javelins arrival and then begins to enunciate the arcane words on the scroll. Then with a final flourish he swings his arm around and points his index finger at Sildar his former master. A tracer of fire races towards the knight and then blossoms into a globe of red hot fire.
OOC: Fireball Centered 20 feet in front of Sildar: Damage 8 40 foot radius Save with Dex DC 13 [Will engulf all in the fight bar Galsstaff and Grista on the porch of the Inn.
Please roll a save for Breccha and Titus! Good luck brave adventurers :)
If you save you talk half damage.
Sildar Save: 6
Farrier Save: 2
Miner Save: 3
Thug 1 Save: 22
Thug 2 Save: 9
Thug 3 Save: 19The farrier and old miner scream in pain as the fire burns and blackens their skin. They fall two the ground and roll till on fire for a few tortured moments and lie still.
Two of the thugs manage to avoid most of the flames but one stands smoking with blistered skin. All three now rethinking their deal with the craven treacherous wizard.
Kryinor faces the burning building listening to the screaming, watching the flames, he hesitates for a fraction of a second before he howls once again, but this time it is different it resonating with a sorrow so deep that the howl could almost be mistaken as a scream of anguish.
He sets his shoulders, scratches at the dirt beneath his feet before charging the door to the building. Throwing his entire body weight at the door not fearing the flames, not thinking about the pain, only a single thought drives him now "Save them".
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Just to keep things moving forward:) Breccha Dex Save: 22
@ The Alderleaf Farm:
Kargan and Kryinor combine their strength to smash through the old oak door of the cottage and move inside. In no time they find Qelline and her son tied to wooden chairs in main room. Qelline is coughing weakly and Carp is unconscious. The heat and smoke is intense and overwhelming here.
OOC: Con Save: DC 12 for Kargan and Kryinor please :)
@ The Sleeping Giant:
Titus lets loose his arrow and illuminates the Thugs on some finer points of their conditions of employment. The shaft goes wide but his argument strikes home. One of the Thugs bolts towards the alley beside the Taphouse to the north. The two reaming Thugs seem determined to face off no matter what. One comes for Titus and the other shifts his feet to meet the incoming charge of the barbarian warrior.
Thug [Titus]
Attack 1: 21 Damage: 6
Attack 2: 24 Damage: 4
This one is a skilled fighter and begins to take slices of the elven ranger methodically.
Thug [Breccha]: [While you are raging you only take half damage from his weapons]
Attack 1: 11 Damage: 5
Attack 2: 8 Damage: 6
The Thug manages to slip one blade past Breccha's ferocious defense but he barely notices it.
Sildar continues his charge up the steps of the Sleeping Giant, "Inaro, I am coming for you!"
He is met by Grista who steps between him and Inaro the traitor.
"You'll not be having this one old man!" She yells at the knight and swings a long curved knife, looking for a weak spot in his defense.
Sildar Attacks Grista!: 22 Damage: 9
Grista Attacks Sildar!: 10 Damage: 2
Grista and Sildar trade blows looking for a weakness.
Inaro Glasstaff sees yet another sharp missile seeking his life and decides enough is enough. "Curse you all, why won't you just die!"And with that he turns and runs back inside the Sleeping Giant.
I burst through the door and make a dash for Carp, picking up the chair in my mouth like a wolf might pick up there pup. Dashing back out of the house, i stop when i am 30ft clear of the house. Shifting back into eleven form I ensure that carp is stable, using the healing kit to stabilize him if needed.
If Kargan does not follow me into the house i will grab both halfings at the same time.
OOC: just looked it up and a Dire wolf can drag/Push/lift: 1020lbs
As the thugs two blades strike home Titus feels the blades sinking into his body and his life energy ebbing away. He slumps to the ground unconscious, with his last thoughts centered around the elven god Erevan's fickleness.
Titus first three death saves starting next round:
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
@ The Sleeping Giant
The barbarian through his red rage sees the Elf go down, he swings his mighty axe and it sinks into the shoulder of the Thug in front of him. The man goes down screaming and does not get up again. The remaining Thug looks at the body of his comrade on the ground, the begins to back up towards the tap house his eyes and weapons fixed on Breccha.
Brecha can also see some of the villagers running to aid Titus. In no time he is surrounded by the good folk of Phandalin who are applying bandages and ointments.
Sildar and Grista continue to fight, the veteran knight trying to cut his way through the interfering innkeeper.
Sildar Attack: 22 Damage: 2
Grista gets a nasty gash on her upper arm.
Grista Attack: 9 Damage: 6
Sildar receives and knife to the gut in return.
Both combatants are looking worse for wear.
@ The Alderleaf Farm
Kargan frees Qelline and carries her outside, but gets a lungful of smoke in return.
OOC: Kargan now has one level of exhaustion. <-----Click for info :)
As the Kryionr and Kargan revive Qelline and her son they see a huge fireball rise into the sky in the center of town, and they hear the clash of weapons and people yelling over the fire of the cottage.
Qelline, can you take Carp to the old manor? one of our companions, Eedim the gnome is guarding the complex in the cellars with kidnapped Drendar family.Let them know what has happened, You will both be safe there until we can clear this town of the redbrands. I'm sorry about your house, but we can rebuild, you and your son are alive, now Kargan and I need to go and make sure the rest of the town survives the day.
Once they are moving, I will start making my way toward the fireball. A trusty pebble in my main hand and shield in the off hand.
don knowing his a wizard I would have moved and fired as soon as he started speaking and the magic darts appeared.
For Titus:
Titus flips and looses his arrow. The shaft streaks across the impending battlefield and strikes the wizard on the head taking his right ear clean off. He screams in pain and clutches at the bloody wound, the magical darts fading to nothing. "Get him blasted you fools!" he yells at the gathered Thugs.
Four Thugs run headlong at Titus, their short swords gleaming and thirsting for his blood. Then the gathered people around him roar with defiant anger and counter charge.
Two young men with bill hooks, the town farrier with a huge cold iron hammer, a graybeard miner with an old pick, and a middle aged woman thrusting a hay fork all charge in to aid the brave Ranger!
One of the Thugs the big Red haired brute makes it through them to attack the elf.
Thug Red Hair
Attack 1: 18 Damage: 3
A hit!
Attack 2: 12 Damage: 8
A miss!
The remaining four thugs are held up in a tangle of brave villagers. Hardened killers are more than a match for even stout frontier folk and three villagers go down under their sharp blades, trading one of their own in return.
Now only the farrier and the graybeard miner remain standing.
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For Breccha:
Sildar leads you between the houses in what looks like the quickest way to the source of the noise. You run through the small back alleys and emerge fifty feet from what looks like a pitched battle! The Village folk are fighting Redcloaked mercenaries with simple work or farm tools. In the middle of it all, a tall elven warrior fights desperately.
Then Sildar comes to a dead stop. Looking up at the Porch of the Sleeping Giant his teeth bare in anger. Follwoing his gaze you see a man in dark robes with a glass quarter staff clutching the side of his head.
"Inaro...YOU TRAITOR!!!!!" Sildar yells at the top of his voice. Drawing his sword he runs straight towards the wounded wizard.
Who at this very moment begins to pull a scroll of parchment from a case on his belt.
Breccha also notices a grubby female dwarf come through the door with a heavy cross bow and aims it at Sildar.
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For Kryinor and Kargan:
At the farm Kryinor's earth shaking howl captures the bandits full attention.
I run forward to attack the thug from behind, attempting to move quietly so he will not notice me
stealth: 13
attack: 21
dmg: 6
"You should have surrendered when you had a chance human. Erevan's luck is with the village this day. Your wizard master will leave you here to your fate!"
"Attack good people! All of you attack! Your righteous anger will carry this day!" whilst drawing my shortswords
Attack 1: 15 Damage 1: 9
Attack 2: 17 Damage 2: 7
Breccha's first instinct is to rush in to help the folk of the village but sees the wizard and the dwarf woman threatening Sildar. Launching one of his javelins at the spell caster with the scroll, his instinct to protect takes over and he draws his axe to turn and help the people of the village by attacking the nearest red cloaked assailant with a mighty bellow and a ferocious charge (ooc - Hulk out!) without waiting to see the effect of his javelin.
Javelin: 8
Damage: 6
Kargan slows his pace and moves up behind the distracted grey haired thugs like a dwarven mouse. The next thing Kryinor sees is a rather surprised look on the bandits face. Then a fount of blood gushes up into the air as Kargan with draws his axe form the back of the villains head
Grey hairs body falls limp to the dew laden grass, and the world slows for a brief moment. A mothers cry shatters the calm, and the roar of fire and stench of smoke becomes Kryinor's and Kargan's reality once more.
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Titus displays his skill with the blade, elven reflexes, skill, and daring are way to much for the simple Thug to have a chance. One strike, two strikes! The falls to the ground choking on his own blood as it pumps from his throat and pool on the packed earth of the street around him.
Now A farrier, a miner, and a ranger face off against the three remaining henchmen of the blood mad wizard. All begin to square off for the next bloody pass...Then a double roar of battle cries cuts into the melee from the west as Sildar Hallwinter Knight of the Lords Alliance, and a Huge wild looking warrior covered in tribal tattoos make their entrance onto the battlefield.
The old Knight Draws his blade and denounces his former agent as Traitor! He charges the steps of the Sleeping Giant as a rough looking dwarven woman swings a heavy cross bow at him looking to stop his charge whit a thick steel tipped bolt.
Grista Hvy Xbow Attack: 19 Damage: 8
Gristas shot flies true and pierces the thigh plate of Sildars' harness.
Next to him the Huge barbarian roars red faced and throws a javelin at the Wizard. His might thews heaving the missile, it streaks across the battle and with a heavy thunk it cracks a board above the very door he stands in.
Then with crazed eyes and spittle on his lip the wild man charges axe in hand for the heart of the fight.
The wizard Glasstaff no stranger to battle, being a veteran of the goblin wars, notes the javelins arrival and then begins to enunciate the arcane words on the scroll. Then with a final flourish he swings his arm around and points his index finger at Sildar his former master. A tracer of fire races towards the knight and then blossoms into a globe of red hot fire.
OOC: Fireball Centered 20 feet in front of Sildar: Damage 8 40 foot radius Save with Dex DC 13 [Will engulf all in the fight bar Galsstaff and Grista on the porch of the Inn.
Please roll a save for Breccha and Titus! Good luck brave adventurers :)
If you save you talk half damage.
Sildar Save: 6
Farrier Save: 2
Miner Save: 3
Thug 1 Save: 22
Thug 2 Save: 9
Thug 3 Save: 19 The farrier and old miner scream in pain as the fire burns and blackens their skin. They fall two the ground and roll till on fire for a few tortured moments and lie still.
Two of the thugs manage to avoid most of the flames but one stands smoking with blistered skin. All three now rethinking their deal with the craven treacherous wizard.
13
Emotions Check : 6
On a 1 he will be frozen still reliving the horror of the past in his mind.
Anything above a 1 and he will be driven into action.
On detonation of fireball and taking evasive action, as I see the three remaining thugs with various stages of scorching on them
"so you think your mage will protect you or incinerate you with his next spell?"
As I speak I send a cloth yard shaft special delivery towards our black robed friend whilst stepping back from the thugs.
Att: 8 Dam: 5
"Qelline, it's Kargan and Kryinor, we've taken care of that thug, we'll get you out!!"
I try to open the door.
strength 18
Kryinor faces the burning building listening to the screaming, watching the flames, he hesitates for a fraction of a second before he howls once again, but this time it is different it resonating with a sorrow so deep that the howl could almost be mistaken as a scream of anguish.
He sets his shoulders, scratches at the dirt beneath his feet before charging the door to the building. Throwing his entire body weight at the door not fearing the flames, not thinking about the pain, only a single thought drives him now "Save them".
Strength: 23
Just to keep things moving forward:) Breccha Dex Save: 22
@ The Alderleaf Farm:
Kargan and Kryinor combine their strength to smash through the old oak door of the cottage and move inside. In no time they find Qelline and her son tied to wooden chairs in main room. Qelline is coughing weakly and Carp is unconscious. The heat and smoke is intense and overwhelming here.
OOC: Con Save: DC 12 for Kargan and Kryinor please :)
@ The Sleeping Giant:
Titus lets loose his arrow and illuminates the Thugs on some finer points of their conditions of employment. The shaft goes wide but his argument strikes home. One of the Thugs bolts towards the alley beside the Taphouse to the north. The two reaming Thugs seem determined to face off no matter what. One comes for Titus and the other shifts his feet to meet the incoming charge of the barbarian warrior.
Thug [Titus]
Attack 1: 21 Damage: 6
Attack 2: 24 Damage: 4
This one is a skilled fighter and begins to take slices of the elven ranger methodically.
Thug [Breccha]: [While you are raging you only take half damage from his weapons]
Attack 1: 11 Damage: 5
Attack 2: 8 Damage: 6
The Thug manages to slip one blade past Breccha's ferocious defense but he barely notices it.
Sildar continues his charge up the steps of the Sleeping Giant, "Inaro, I am coming for you!"
He is met by Grista who steps between him and Inaro the traitor.
"You'll not be having this one old man!" She yells at the knight and swings a long curved knife, looking for a weak spot in his defense.
Sildar Attacks Grista!: 22 Damage: 9
Grista Attacks Sildar!: 10 Damage: 2
Grista and Sildar trade blows looking for a weakness.
Inaro Glasstaff sees yet another sharp missile seeking his life and decides enough is enough. "Curse you all, why won't you just die!" And with that he turns and runs back inside the Sleeping Giant.
Con Save: 12
I burst through the door and make a dash for Carp, picking up the chair in my mouth like a wolf might pick up there pup. Dashing back out of the house, i stop when i am 30ft clear of the house. Shifting back into eleven form I ensure that carp is stable, using the healing kit to stabilize him if needed.
If Kargan does not follow me into the house i will grab both halfings at the same time.
OOC: just looked it up and a Dire wolf can drag/Push/lift: 1020lbs
As the thugs two blades strike home Titus feels the blades sinking into his body and his life energy ebbing away. He slumps to the ground unconscious, with his last thoughts centered around the elven god Erevan's fickleness.
Titus first three death saves starting next round:
Rnd one: 6
Rnd two: 9
Rnd Three: 13
Breccha, in a rage, falls on the nearest enemy, his axe swinging through a massive arc...
Attack 25
Damage 6 +2 for rage! - sorry missed that! 8 all up
con save: 6
I pick up Quelline and carry her outside
@ The Sleeping Giant
The barbarian through his red rage sees the Elf go down, he swings his mighty axe and it sinks into the shoulder of the Thug in front of him. The man goes down screaming and does not get up again. The remaining Thug looks at the body of his comrade on the ground, the begins to back up towards the tap house his eyes and weapons fixed on Breccha.
Brecha can also see some of the villagers running to aid Titus. In no time he is surrounded by the good folk of Phandalin who are applying bandages and ointments.
Sildar and Grista continue to fight, the veteran knight trying to cut his way through the interfering innkeeper.
Sildar Attack: 22 Damage: 2
Grista gets a nasty gash on her upper arm.
Grista Attack: 9 Damage: 6
Sildar receives and knife to the gut in return.
Both combatants are looking worse for wear.
@ The Alderleaf Farm
Kargan frees Qelline and carries her outside, but gets a lungful of smoke in return.
OOC: Kargan now has one level of exhaustion. <-----Click for info :)
As the Kryionr and Kargan revive Qelline and her son they see a huge fireball rise into the sky in the center of town, and they hear the clash of weapons and people yelling over the fire of the cottage.
"Och, the bassa are putting all the town to the torch. We must go Qelline and put an end to this"
Qelline, can you take Carp to the old manor? one of our companions, Eedim the gnome is guarding the complex in the cellars with kidnapped Drendar family.Let them know what has happened, You will both be safe there until we can clear this town of the redbrands. I'm sorry about your house, but we can rebuild, you and your son are alive, now Kargan and I need to go and make sure the rest of the town survives the day.
Once they are moving, I will start making my way toward the fireball. A trusty pebble in my main hand and shield in the off hand.
Breccha's eyes track the retreating thug and; still in his red rage; he roars after him to cut him down...
Attack: 23
Damage: 14