After correctling his balance, Gotrek doesn't make any aggressive moves just keeps an eye on the stranger, ready to retaliate if the stranger attacks them.
(Action: Ready attack against stranger if it attacks the party)
The figure suddenly explodes into motion and running around the wall – picture something out of Marvel’s Iron Fist – launches a flurry of blows comprised of elbow strikes, palm strikes and kicks (both high and low) at Gotrek which are carefully placed to avoid the points on his armour doing 11 points of bludgeoning damage.
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Being pummeled by the stranger, Gotrek doesn't seem very impressed. "alright you bastard, you asked for it!" he calls as he swings his Great-Axe at the figure.
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Cole will move in and strike at the stranger with a jab, followed by a flurry of blows punch and kick (any flurry attack hit and he must make a dc 13 dex save or fall prone)
Attack: 18 Damage: 8
Attack: 20 Damage: 7
Attack: 11 Damage: 6
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Thromkor clucks his tongue. "Well, we tried this the easy way." Thromkor raises a clawed hand at the foe and speaks a few words in Draconic. Numbing frost forms on it.
Frostbite: needs 14 CON save or it suffers 3 cold damage and has disadvantage on its next weapon attack roll
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Tibold smirks.
"He probably can't hear you with that mask on. Maybe he'll listen to your axe, Sir Dwarf!"Tibold tells Gotrek, stepping forward to mutter a phrase and heal him for 10.
Gotrek nods in thanks to Tibold for the heal. He then swings his Great-axe at the stranger, wild and almost uncontrolled. As he brings his Axe back to a ready position, he slams his elbow into the stranger. (Rolls in discord)
Tibold steps up next to Gotrek and gently touches him on the shoulder. The deep bruise that had been developing in Gotrek’s right thigh from one of the stranger’s kicks suddenly starts to go away as Gotrek is healed from 10 points. Thromkor clucks his tongue."Well, we tried this the easy way." Thromkor raises a clawed hand at the foe and speaks a few words in Draconic. Numbing frost forms on the stranger’s legs as it takes 4 points of cold damage which slows down the speed with which the Stranger is able to kick. Gotrek nods in thanks to Tibold for the healing. He then swings his Great-axe at the stranger, in a wild and almost uncontrolled blow doing 19 points of slashing damage. As he brings his Axe back to a ready position, he slams his elbow into the stranger chest doing a further 9 points of piercing damage. Cole slips past both Tibold and Gotrek to move into E5 and promptly engages with the Stranger. The speed of the flashing hands and flying kicks is poetry in motion and while Cole is able to land a single blow doing 7 points of bludgeoning damage it is insufficient to knock the Stranger prone.
The stranger launches a flying kick at Gotrek and despite the ice on his leg which slows the speed of the kick down, Gotrek has over-exposed himself with his massive blow and the kick connects with his jaw dislodging a few teeth, and only doing 8 points of bludgeoning damage, when fact it could have shattered his jaw. Still it is sufficient to stun him. The Stranger then launches a low sweeping kick at Cole and in so doing almost loses its footing. However they are able to quickly recover before resuming a fighting stance.
Thromkor lifts his ebony staff into the air with both hands and speaks a few words in Draconic. The staff's orb flashes and a frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward the stranger.
Ray of Frost Attack: 12. Damage: 8 cold damage and its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of Thromkor's next turn
Tibold blinks and says "I hope all you cultists aren't like this both ugly and thickheaded?"While the Stranger does not respond to this insult, the truth of Tibold's statement remains to be seen. Thromkor lifts his ebony staff into the air with both hands and speaks a few words in Draconic. The staff's orb flashes and a frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward the Stranger. The Stranger easily sways out of the way but one of the macramé wall hangings behind is now festooned with ice. Gotrek’s jaw is so sore, and the stars that are circling his head results in him being so distracted he is unable to act this round. Again the exchange of blows, strikes, counter strikes and parrys between Cole and the Stranger are poetry in motion although the honours are probably just slightly with the Stranger (even thought it was distracted by Tibold’s insult), as it inflicts 8 points of bludgeoning damage, compared to Cole’s 7 points of bludgeoning damage. What can be said is that one, or more, Gods (possible Charmalaine herself) is watching over Cole this evening because if the Stranger had been able to get its full force behind one of the strikes it would have come close to taking Cole out of the fight. The Stranger’s ability to parry one of Cole’s strikes and then turn it into an effective counter-strike is something he (Cole that is) can only aspire to. Even though it concentrated on Cole this round, the Stranger found time to launch a lazy kick at Gotrek hitting the other side of his jaw this time doing a further 6 points of bludgeoning damage and loosening a few further teeth. And now Round 4 starts
"Hitting someone who's already down? What a poor sport. Didn't your mama ever teach you--actually, your mother probably didn't talk to you much if you were so ugly as to need that mask!"Tibold exclaims, glaring fiercely at the stranger. Then he narrows his eyes and watches, hands poised over the keyboard. He begins to play a stumbling, dissonant dance, or at least it sounds stumbling. But the accented chords are timed as well as Tibold can to throw the stranger off whenever he attempts to block one of Cole's blows.
More Vicious Mockery: DC 15 Wis or 4 psychic and effects. Also 1d6 inspiration given to Cole.
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Thromkor holds up his staff again, speaking a few words in Draconic. He reaches out and places his free hand to Gotrek's shoulder. After the first couple words, a second clawed hand splits from the first and reaches over to touch Cole. The hands glow briefly and then the orb at the top of his staff flashes, healing the monk's and barbarian's wounds.
"Right. You are starting to piss me off!" Gotrek says to the masked figure as he wildly swings his Great-axe, which he follows up with a Gotrek special knee to the ground. (Reckless - Rolls in discord)
"Hitting someone who's already down? What a poor sport. Didn't your mama ever teach you--actually, your mother probably didn't talk to you much if you were so ugly as to need that mask!" Tibold exclaims, glaring fiercely at the stranger. Then he narrows his eyes and watches, hands poised over the keyboard. He begins to play a stumbling, dissonant dance, or at least it sounds stumbling. But the accented chords are timed as well as Tibold can to throw the stranger off whenever he attempts to block one of Cole's blows. Unfortunatelyfor Tibold, the Stranger is able to rise above the discordant notes and shake them off. Thromkor holds up his staff again, speaking a few words in Draconic. He reaches out and places his free hand to Gotrek's shoulder. After the first couple words, a second clawed hand splits from the first and reaches over to touch Cole. The hands glow briefly and then the orb at the top of his staff flashes, healing the monk's and barbarian's wounds for 5 and 8 points respectively. "Right. You are starting to piss me off!"Gotrek says to the masked figure as he wildly swings his Great-axe with the intent to decapitate the Stranger. However the Stranger manages to capture the haft of the Great Axe and deflect the weapon away from them and in so doing the flat of the axe bade slams into Gotrek’s chest winding him and doing 9 points of bludgeoning damage. Despite being winded, Gotrek manages to slam him his knee into the Stranger’s groin doing an equal amount (9 points) of bludgeoning damage back to the Stranger. Determined to prove himself and learn from this focused opponent, Cole immediately launches an elbow strike which is so fast, the Stranger does not see (if they could see) it coming and Cole inflicts 8 points of bludgeoning damage. He immediately the spins into a Front Flipping leg kick, which if it wasn’t for Cole thinking “Tibold is going to give me such a hard time, if I can’t take this Stranger down”would have missed; instead it hits the Stranger in the jaw for 8 points of bludgeoning damage, breaking its neck.
Cole will try telepathy and ask “hello I am Cole, what is your name?”
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After correctling his balance, Gotrek doesn't make any aggressive moves just keeps an eye on the stranger, ready to retaliate if the stranger attacks them.
(Action: Ready attack against stranger if it attacks the party)
The fight in the room (Round 1)
Initiative: Tibold, Thromkor, Gotrek, Cole, Stranger
The figure suddenly explodes into motion and running around the wall – picture something out of Marvel’s Iron Fist – launches a flurry of blows comprised of elbow strikes, palm strikes and kicks (both high and low) at Gotrek which are carefully placed to avoid the points on his armour doing 11 points of bludgeoning damage.
And now Round 2 starts ...
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
Being pummeled by the stranger, Gotrek doesn't seem very impressed. "alright you bastard, you asked for it!" he calls as he swings his Great-Axe at the figure.
Great-Axe
Attack: 25 Damage: 7
Cole will move in and strike at the stranger with a jab, followed by a flurry of blows punch and kick (any flurry attack hit and he must make a dc 13 dex save or fall prone)
Attack: 18 Damage: 8
Attack: 20 Damage: 7
Attack: 11 Damage: 6
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Thromkor clucks his tongue. "Well, we tried this the easy way." Thromkor raises a clawed hand at the foe and speaks a few words in Draconic. Numbing frost forms on it.
Frostbite: needs 14 CON save or it suffers 3 cold damage and has disadvantage on its next weapon attack roll
Tibold smirks.
"He probably can't hear you with that mask on. Maybe he'll listen to your axe, Sir Dwarf!" Tibold tells Gotrek, stepping forward to mutter a phrase and heal him for 10.
Cure Wounds,+ 1 d6 inspiration die.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Gotrek nods in thanks to Tibold for the heal. He then swings his Great-axe at the stranger, wild and almost uncontrolled. As he brings his Axe back to a ready position, he slams his elbow into the stranger. (Rolls in discord)
The fight in the room (Round 2)
Initiative: Tibold, Thromkor, Gotrek, Cole, Stranger
Tibold steps up next to Gotrek and gently touches him on the shoulder. The deep bruise that had been developing in Gotrek’s right thigh from one of the stranger’s kicks suddenly starts to go away as Gotrek is healed from 10 points.
Thromkor clucks his tongue. "Well, we tried this the easy way." Thromkor raises a clawed hand at the foe and speaks a few words in Draconic. Numbing frost forms on the stranger’s legs as it takes 4 points of cold damage which slows down the speed with which the Stranger is able to kick.
Gotrek nods in thanks to Tibold for the healing. He then swings his Great-axe at the stranger, in a wild and almost uncontrolled blow doing 19 points of slashing damage. As he brings his Axe back to a ready position, he slams his elbow into the stranger chest doing a further 9 points of piercing damage.
Cole slips past both Tibold and Gotrek to move into E5 and promptly engages with the Stranger. The speed of the flashing hands and flying kicks is poetry in motion and while Cole is able to land a single blow doing 7 points of bludgeoning damage it is insufficient to knock the Stranger prone.
The stranger launches a flying kick at Gotrek and despite the ice on his leg which slows the speed of the kick down, Gotrek has over-exposed himself with his massive blow and the kick connects with his jaw dislodging a few teeth, and only doing 8 points of bludgeoning damage, when fact it could have shattered his jaw. Still it is sufficient to stun him. The Stranger then launches a low sweeping kick at Cole and in so doing almost loses its footing. However they are able to quickly recover before resuming a fighting stance.
And now Round 3 starts (Gotrek you are stunned)
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
Cole recognizes the skill of his foe and launches a jab and a kick
Attack: 18 Damage: 8
Attack: 25 Damage: 7
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Tibold blinks.
"I hope all you cultists aren't like this," he remarks.
"Ugly and thickheaded?"
Somewhat Vicious Mockery: DC 15 Wis Save or 2 psychic and effects.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Thromkor lifts his ebony staff into the air with both hands and speaks a few words in Draconic. The staff's orb flashes and a frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward the stranger.
Ray of Frost Attack: 12. Damage: 8 cold damage and its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of Thromkor's next turn
The fight in the room (Round 3)
Initiative: Tibold, Thromkor, Cole, Stranger
Tibold blinks and says "I hope all you cultists aren't like this both ugly and thickheaded?" While the Stranger does not respond to this insult, the truth of Tibold's statement remains to be seen.
Thromkor lifts his ebony staff into the air with both hands and speaks a few words in Draconic. The staff's orb flashes and a frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward the Stranger. The Stranger easily sways out of the way but one of the macramé wall hangings behind is now festooned with ice.
Gotrek’s jaw is so sore, and the stars that are circling his head results in him being so distracted he is unable to act this round.
Again the exchange of blows, strikes, counter strikes and parrys between Cole and the Stranger are poetry in motion although the honours are probably just slightly with the Stranger (even thought it was distracted by Tibold’s insult), as it inflicts 8 points of bludgeoning damage, compared to Cole’s 7 points of bludgeoning damage. What can be said is that one, or more, Gods (possible Charmalaine herself) is watching over Cole this evening because if the Stranger had been able to get its full force behind one of the strikes it would have come close to taking Cole out of the fight. The Stranger’s ability to parry one of Cole’s strikes and then turn it into an effective counter-strike is something he (Cole that is) can only aspire to. Even though it concentrated on Cole this round, the Stranger found time to launch a lazy kick at Gotrek hitting the other side of his jaw this time doing a further 6 points of bludgeoning damage and loosening a few further teeth.
And now Round 4 starts
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
"Hitting someone who's already down? What a poor sport. Didn't your mama ever teach you--actually, your mother probably didn't talk to you much if you were so ugly as to need that mask!" Tibold exclaims, glaring fiercely at the stranger. Then he narrows his eyes and watches, hands poised over the keyboard. He begins to play a stumbling, dissonant dance, or at least it sounds stumbling. But the accented chords are timed as well as Tibold can to throw the stranger off whenever he attempts to block one of Cole's blows.
More Vicious Mockery: DC 15 Wis or 4 psychic and effects. Also 1d6 inspiration given to Cole.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Thromkor holds up his staff again, speaking a few words in Draconic. He reaches out and places his free hand to Gotrek's shoulder. After the first couple words, a second clawed hand splits from the first and reaches over to touch Cole. The hands glow briefly and then the orb at the top of his staff flashes, healing the monk's and barbarian's wounds.
1 sorcery point for twinned spell
Cure Wounds: 9 to Gotrek; 6 to Cole
Cole is determined to prove himself and learn from this focused opponent
jab and kick
Attack: 13 Damage: 8
Attack: 21 Damage: 9 +2 inspiration to hit
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Shadow lvl 3 variant feral tiefling rogue Shackled City
"Right. You are starting to piss me off!" Gotrek says to the masked figure as he wildly swings his Great-axe, which he follows up with a Gotrek special knee to the ground. (Reckless - Rolls in discord)
The fight in the room (Round 4)
Initiative: Tibold, Thromkor, Gotrek, Cole, Stranger
"Hitting someone who's already down? What a poor sport. Didn't your mama ever teach you--actually, your mother probably didn't talk to you much if you were so ugly as to need that mask!" Tibold exclaims, glaring fiercely at the stranger. Then he narrows his eyes and watches, hands poised over the keyboard. He begins to play a stumbling, dissonant dance, or at least it sounds stumbling. But the accented chords are timed as well as Tibold can to throw the stranger off whenever he attempts to block one of Cole's blows. Unfortunatelyfor Tibold, the Stranger is able to rise above the discordant notes and shake them off.
Thromkor holds up his staff again, speaking a few words in Draconic. He reaches out and places his free hand to Gotrek's shoulder. After the first couple words, a second clawed hand splits from the first and reaches over to touch Cole. The hands glow briefly and then the orb at the top of his staff flashes, healing the monk's and barbarian's wounds for 5 and 8 points respectively.
"Right. You are starting to piss me off!" Gotrek says to the masked figure as he wildly swings his Great-axe with the intent to decapitate the Stranger. However the Stranger manages to capture the haft of the Great Axe and deflect the weapon away from them and in so doing the flat of the axe bade slams into Gotrek’s chest winding him and doing 9 points of bludgeoning damage. Despite being winded, Gotrek manages to slam him his knee into the Stranger’s groin doing an equal amount (9 points) of bludgeoning damage back to the Stranger.
Determined to prove himself and learn from this focused opponent, Cole immediately launches an elbow strike which is so fast, the Stranger does not see (if they could see) it coming and Cole inflicts 8 points of bludgeoning damage. He immediately the spins into a Front Flipping leg kick, which if it wasn’t for Cole thinking “Tibold is going to give me such a hard time, if I can’t take this Stranger down” would have missed; instead it hits the Stranger in the jaw for 8 points of bludgeoning damage, breaking its neck.
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
"Are any of you needing healing?" asks Thromkor to the other three.
Tibold's jaw drops at Cole's display of acrobatic prowess.
"That was...very impressive, Sir Halfling," he tells Cole. Then he steps over to the dead stranger, and attempts to pull its mask off.
And that's all I have to say about that.