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Meepo makes another forceful piercing strike and taps to his last remaining ki as he follows it with two successive unarmed blows to the orcs surrounding Karst.
The kobold then speaks to the hobgoblins in their native tongue, attempting to reason with them before moving to the back.
"Our quarry is with the orcs, leave and we will not pursue. Otherwise, even Meepo can't contain the vengeful fury of this paladin if he decides to pursue you."
OOC: I'll leave it to the DM to make the roll if needed.
As myreaction to the half-orc's miss, I use a superiority point to riposte with my long sword to slash across his back.
Attack: 23 Damage: 14
For my action, if the half-orc still stands, I will really lay into him with another slash of my long sword (else I will identify and move to attack a different target).
Attack: 12 Damage: 12
"You all can lay down your arms now and surrender now. Or I can continue.", I say in a booming voice in Orcish.
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Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A) Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter -Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5) Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Battlelust gripping him, the wound a flash of pain pushed down in a moment Karst barely hears the others speak and doesn't understand what they say anyway his sword lashes out again hammering at another of the orcs around him that Meepo hasn't wounded a split second after he transfers his spell energy to it.
Bonus action: move Hunter's Mark to a new unharmed target
Attack: 17 damage 10 + 4 slashing damage
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Vhon - Level 2 Warlock - What shall become of the Drunken Sailor?
“Spirit. In every language in all the Realms, surface and Underdark, in every time and every place, the word has a ring of strength and determination. It is the hero's strength, the mother's resilience and the poor man's armor. It cannot be broken and it cannot be taken away.”
Meepo leaps into the fray once more, stabbing the back of the orc he had punched on the way out, then dropping it dead with another vicious elbow to the temple. He leaps out with a kick, buckling the legs of an orc behind Karst. Bartram's arrow grazes the same orc. Blood flies through the air as Karst gashes the other orc nearby, though it stands through the pain caused by the deep wound. As the half-orc's mace sails over Aradurk, he dives, slashing hard across the thug's leg. Driving his leg into the ground, he cuts again upwards, drawing more blood through the thug's meager armor, causing him to gasp in serious pain.
Enemy Attack Rolls:
Greataxe Attack at Karst: 23 Greataxe Attack at Karst: 12
Hobgoblin Perception: 15 Hobgoblin Perception: 13 Longbow Attack at Bartram: 12 Longbow Attack at Bartram: 16
Mace Attack at Aradurk: 22
Still flanked by two orcs, Karst turns a greataxe away with his shield and sidesteps the other. The orc loses its equilibrium, tripping itself up and falling embarrassingly to the ground. It picks itself up but is clearly in a bit of a daze.
The hobgoblins turn their attention to Meepo just long enough to seemingly ignore him, instead scanning the treeline for Bartram as he darted away. Two eventually spot him, shouting and pointing in his direction. The other two hobgoblins move across the battlefield with him, loosing arrows that both find their mark, dealing 5 piercing damage and 7 piercing damage as they painfully dig into his thigh and shoulder. The hobgoblins turn their attention to the melee, as if studying the progressing battle.
The last two orcs seem content to allow the half-orc to duel Aradurk and stay in their defensive positions (Action:Dodge). With an orc-like snarl, the thug crunches its mace down onto Aradurk's back after accepting the last cut, dealing 7 bludgeoning damage, but Aradurk seems to brush off the hit like it was nothing.
Round 4 Order: Players <===== Enemies
Tracking: Four orcs remain - Two orcs are engaged in melee with Karst and Meepo (1 is very wounded, the other is confused), and the other two are standing defensively around Aradurk. The half-orc thug is engaged in melee with Aradurk, heavily wounded. The four hobgoblins are 20 feet back from the melee, split two and two on each side. Bartram and Travus are 80 feet back from the melee, and 100 feet back from the hobgoblins. Travus is unconscious and dying (1 success, 0 failures). Ammunition - Bartram (3 arrows), Travus (2 arrows)
Meepo drives the point of his spear through the back of the orc as it focuses on Karst, dropping it dead.
Round 4 Order: Players <===== Aradurk, Bartram, Karst and Travus still to act Enemies
Tracking: Three orcs remain - One orc is confused and engaged in melee with Karst, and the other two are standing defensively around Aradurk. The half-orc thug is engaged in melee with Aradurk, heavily wounded. The four hobgoblins are 20 feet back from the melee, split two and two on each side. Meepo is 10 feet away from either orc in the melee, and 20 feet from the hobgoblins. Bartram and Travus are 80 feet back from the melee, and 100 feet back from the hobgoblins. Travus is unconscious and dying (1 success, 0 failures). Ammunition - Bartram (3 arrows), Travus (2 arrows)
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Seeing the last orc by him swing and miss Karst offers a small smile "Was that your last chance?" the paladin asks as he moves the spell power to this last orc and prepares to end his life.
Bonus action: moves Hunter's mark to last remaining Orc
Action: 13 damage 11 + 2 slashing damage
Edit: Assuming the orc is dead Karst will scan the treeline looking for signs of the two rogues (perception check 22) if he can see Travus he will dart back towards them in hope of healing him in time.
If he does he shouts "Meepo, I'll be right back, take cover or engage."
If he doesn't he charges towards the closest pair of hobgoblins trying to position himself so that one or the other is restricted by it's partner.
“Spirit. In every language in all the Realms, surface and Underdark, in every time and every place, the word has a ring of strength and determination. It is the hero's strength, the mother's resilience and the poor man's armor. It cannot be broken and it cannot be taken away.”
OOC: I'm assuming that Karst is staying engaged with the orc since he wasn't able to kill him. If you would like to change that let me know.
DM Screen:
9/19 - confused 0/1 15/15 9/9
9/9 12/12 17/17 13/13
8/28
The orc seems to barely be registering Karst's words, and accepts a cut from the paladin as he attempts to shake himself out of his daze. Bartram fires an arrow over Aradurk and the half-orc thug as they continue their fight, before ducking out of sight behind a tree.
Round 4 Order: Players <===== Aradurk still to act Enemies
Tracking: Three orcs remain - One orc is confused and engaged in melee with Karst, and the other two are standing defensively around Aradurk. The half-orc thug is engaged in melee with Aradurk, heavily wounded. The four hobgoblins are 20 feet back from the melee, split two and two on each side. Meepo is 10 feet away from either orc in the melee, and 20 feet from the hobgoblins. Bartram and Travus are 80 feet back from the melee, and 100 feet back from the hobgoblins. Travus is unconscious and dying (2 successes, 0 failures). Ammunition - Bartram (3 arrows), Travus (2 arrows)
OOC: Sorry for delays - testing release candidate yesterday and today.
I trace my short sword across the ground. As I bring it up, I circle around one of the orcs to keep both of them both in my forward view. I speak to them in Orcish in a low but purposeful voice:
"I do not wish to end your lives nor do I wish for my harm to my companions. Are you resolved to defend the interest of the hobgoblins and if so, why?"
I sheathe my long sword, keeping my short sword in hand and at my side, ready one of my hand axes.
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Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A) Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter -Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5) Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
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Orc Confusion Roll: 2
The orcs near Aradurk growl and shout to the hobgoblins in a language that only Aradurk understands. They turn back to Aradurk, speaking to him in an angry yet inquisitive tone.
For Aradurk:
"Stand down! Keep your bows ready. If they move, shoot." the orc shouts to the hobgoblins. Turning back to you, the other orc says, "Hobgoblins or orc, we are Longhunt. Why are you here, if not to fight Longhunt?"
The hobgoblins keep their bows trained on Aradurk, Karst and Meepo, but do not fire. The half-orc stands in a defensive posture. The orc near Karst turns in a circle, realizes what is happening and shakes his head clear of the cobwebs, but does not move to strike.
OOC: Combat turns have ended until initiative order is needed again. Travus is still unconscious and dying but does not need to make another death saving throw until a 6-second "turn" has completed.
“This old man is our party member. He went scouting after we had heard stories of magical weapons coming from this area. I was outraged when I saw what you’d done to him. You have ruined him, possibly killed him. Now a companion lays bleeding to death. Exactly why would I not want you dead? Convince me now not to kill you all.”
I avert my gaze to Karst.
“Go heal our friend if you are able, please. His death will not be on my ledger.”
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Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A) Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter -Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5) Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Karst approaches Old Poe, and as divine energy flows through his hands, stems the most severe bleeding. The old man's breathing steadies, though he still appears to be in bad shape, and certainly will never be the same again.
The orcs' contemplation is interrupted by the half-orc thug, who points his mace at Aradurk angrily and shouts in Common, "You are a disgrace. Weakness! You ignore the better half of our heritage. I will kill you myself if I have to!"
Enemy Attack Rolls:
Mace Attack at Aradurk: 13 Mace Attack at Aradurk: 14 Greataxe Attack at Karst: 20 Greataxe Attack at Karst: 20 Greataxe Attack at Meepo: 8
Before anybody else can say a word, the half-orc charges, bringing his mace down with a crazed swing. Aradurk deflects the first swing, twisting away from the mace as it comes back around. He can see fear and doubts forming in the wounded half-orc's eyes.
The orcs waste no time rejoining the action, charging at the paladin as he stands up from healing the old man. Before Karst can even react, an orc's greataxe bites into him through his armor, dealing 17 slashing damage. The intense pain does not last long, as a second greataxe bites into his back, dealing 8 slashing damage. He drops to the ground unconscious, barely registering what happened. The wounded orc charges at the easier target, chopping down at Meepo with his greataxe. The kobold leaps backward at the last second, the axe crashing into the ground between his legs as he falls back.
The fight, however, seems to have broken the code of the hobgoblins. They have let their longbows down, no longer aiming them at the party, and seem uninterested in continuing the fight, though they have not fled.
Round 5 Order: Players <===== Enemies
Tracking: Three orcs remain - One orc is wounded and engaged in melee with Meepo, and the other two are standing over Karst's unconscious body. The half-orc thug is engaged in melee with Aradurk, heavily wounded. The four hobgoblins are 20 feet back from the melee, split two and two on each side. They have lost interest in the battle. Aradurk, Karst and Meepo are in the middle of the melee. Bartram and Travus are 80 feet back from the melee. Karst is unconscious and dying. Travus has stabilized and is laying unconscious. Ammunition - Bartram (3 arrows), Travus (2 arrows)
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Bartram Shadecrest Lvl 3 | Human | Rogue/Inquisitive
Seeing the fighting start again Bartram scans for the biggest threat and spots the half-Orc thug and fires.
Attack: 21 Damage: 7
Sneak Attack: 10
Bonus Action Hide: 13
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“Spirit. In every language in all the Realms, surface and Underdark, in every time and every place, the word has a ring of strength and determination. It is the hero's strength, the mother's resilience and the poor man's armor. It cannot be broken and it cannot be taken away.”
Meepo makes another forceful piercing strike and taps to his last remaining ki as he follows it with two successive unarmed blows to the orcs surrounding Karst.
Spear Attack: 23 Damage: 7 Piercing Damage
Unarmed Strike Attack: 24 Damage: 7 Bludgeoning Damage
Unarmed Strike Attack: 22 Damage: 6 Bludgeoning Damage
The kobold then speaks to the hobgoblins in their native tongue, attempting to reason with them before moving to the back.
"Our quarry is with the orcs, leave and we will not pursue. Otherwise, even Meepo can't contain the vengeful fury of this paladin if he decides to pursue you."
OOC: I'll leave it to the DM to make the roll if needed.
As my reaction to the half-orc's miss, I use a superiority point to riposte with my long sword to slash across his back.
Attack: 23 Damage: 14
For my action, if the half-orc still stands, I will really lay into him with another slash of my long sword (else I will identify and move to attack a different target).
Attack: 12 Damage: 12
"You all can lay down your arms now and surrender now. Or I can continue.", I say in a booming voice in Orcish.
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Battlelust gripping him, the wound a flash of pain pushed down in a moment Karst barely hears the others speak and doesn't understand what they say anyway his sword lashes out again hammering at another of the orcs around him that Meepo hasn't wounded a split second after he transfers his spell energy to it.
Bonus action: move Hunter's Mark to a new unharmed target
Attack: 17 damage 10 + 4 slashing damage
Vhon - Level 2 Warlock - What shall become of the Drunken Sailor?
Lyreis - Level 6 Elf Fighter - Eberron: Omega
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Bartram Shadecrest
Lvl 3 | Human | Rogue/Inquisitive
Growing increasingly frustrated that he hasn't hit anything yet, Bartram fires his bow at any orc in melee range f his friends.
Attack: 17 Damage: 3
He will then move somewhere to hide.
Bonus action hide: 12
“Spirit. In every language in all the Realms, surface and Underdark, in every time and every place, the word has a ring of strength and determination. It is the hero's strength, the mother's resilience and the poor man's armor. It cannot be broken and it cannot be taken away.”
DM Screen:
5/15
19/19 - confused 0/1
15/15
9/9
9/9
12/12
17/17
13/13
8/28
Meepo Persuasion: 9
Meepo leaps into the fray once more, stabbing the back of the orc he had punched on the way out, then dropping it dead with another vicious elbow to the temple. He leaps out with a kick, buckling the legs of an orc behind Karst. Bartram's arrow grazes the same orc. Blood flies through the air as Karst gashes the other orc nearby, though it stands through the pain caused by the deep wound. As the half-orc's mace sails over Aradurk, he dives, slashing hard across the thug's leg. Driving his leg into the ground, he cuts again upwards, drawing more blood through the thug's meager armor, causing him to gasp in serious pain.
Enemy Attack Rolls:
Greataxe Attack at Karst: 23
Greataxe Attack at Karst: 12
Hobgoblin Perception: 15
Hobgoblin Perception: 13
Longbow Attack at Bartram: 12
Longbow Attack at Bartram: 16
Mace Attack at Aradurk: 22
Still flanked by two orcs, Karst turns a greataxe away with his shield and sidesteps the other. The orc loses its equilibrium, tripping itself up and falling embarrassingly to the ground. It picks itself up but is clearly in a bit of a daze.
The hobgoblins turn their attention to Meepo just long enough to seemingly ignore him, instead scanning the treeline for Bartram as he darted away. Two eventually spot him, shouting and pointing in his direction. The other two hobgoblins move across the battlefield with him, loosing arrows that both find their mark, dealing 5 piercing damage and 7 piercing damage as they painfully dig into his thigh and shoulder. The hobgoblins turn their attention to the melee, as if studying the progressing battle.
The last two orcs seem content to allow the half-orc to duel Aradurk and stay in their defensive positions (Action: Dodge). With an orc-like snarl, the thug crunches its mace down onto Aradurk's back after accepting the last cut, dealing 7 bludgeoning damage, but Aradurk seems to brush off the hit like it was nothing.
Round 4 Order:
Players <=====
Enemies
Tracking:
Four orcs remain - Two orcs are engaged in melee with Karst and Meepo (1 is very wounded, the other is confused), and the other two are standing defensively around Aradurk.
The half-orc thug is engaged in melee with Aradurk, heavily wounded.
The four hobgoblins are 20 feet back from the melee, split two and two on each side.
Bartram and Travus are 80 feet back from the melee, and 100 feet back from the hobgoblins.
Travus is unconscious and dying (1 success, 0 failures).
Ammunition - Bartram (3 arrows), Travus (2 arrows)
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Meepo tries to finish the wounded orc with a piercing strike followed by a headbutt.
Spear Attack: 18 Damage: 9 Piercing Damage
Unarmed Strike Attack: 6 Damage: 7 Bludgeoning Damage
DM Screen:
19/19 - confused 0/1
15/15
9/9
9/9
12/12
17/17
13/13
8/28
Meepo drives the point of his spear through the back of the orc as it focuses on Karst, dropping it dead.
Round 4 Order:
Players <===== Aradurk, Bartram, Karst and Travus still to act
Enemies
Tracking:
Three orcs remain - One orc is confused and engaged in melee with Karst, and the other two are standing defensively around Aradurk.
The half-orc thug is engaged in melee with Aradurk, heavily wounded.
The four hobgoblins are 20 feet back from the melee, split two and two on each side.
Meepo is 10 feet away from either orc in the melee, and 20 feet from the hobgoblins.
Bartram and Travus are 80 feet back from the melee, and 100 feet back from the hobgoblins.
Travus is unconscious and dying (1 success, 0 failures).
Ammunition - Bartram (3 arrows), Travus (2 arrows)
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Death Saving Throw: 10
A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
Seeing the last orc by him swing and miss Karst offers a small smile "Was that your last chance?" the paladin asks as he moves the spell power to this last orc and prepares to end his life.
Bonus action: moves Hunter's mark to last remaining Orc
Action: 13 damage 11 + 2 slashing damage
Edit: Assuming the orc is dead Karst will scan the treeline looking for signs of the two rogues (perception check 22) if he can see Travus he will dart back towards them in hope of healing him in time.
If he does he shouts "Meepo, I'll be right back, take cover or engage."
If he doesn't he charges towards the closest pair of hobgoblins trying to position himself so that one or the other is restricted by it's partner.
Vhon - Level 2 Warlock - What shall become of the Drunken Sailor?
Lyreis - Level 6 Elf Fighter - Eberron: Omega
DM - Dzenda: The Cracks - DM - Dzenda: Whispered Tales
Bartram Shadecrest
Lvl 3 | Human | Rogue/Inquisitive
Heavily wounded, Bartram scans the battlefield and spots the heavily wounded half-orc. He decides to fire at him and see if he can finish him off.
Attack: 17 Damage: 6
Sneak Attack Damage: 8
Without seeing if he hit or not, he attempts to find a tree to hide behind.
Bonus Action Hide: 10
“Spirit. In every language in all the Realms, surface and Underdark, in every time and every place, the word has a ring of strength and determination. It is the hero's strength, the mother's resilience and the poor man's armor. It cannot be broken and it cannot be taken away.”
OOC: I'm assuming that Karst is staying engaged with the orc since he wasn't able to kill him. If you would like to change that let me know.
DM Screen:
9/19 - confused 0/1
15/15
9/9
9/9
12/12
17/17
13/13
8/28
The orc seems to barely be registering Karst's words, and accepts a cut from the paladin as he attempts to shake himself out of his daze. Bartram fires an arrow over Aradurk and the half-orc thug as they continue their fight, before ducking out of sight behind a tree.
Round 4 Order:
Players <===== Aradurk still to act
Enemies
Tracking:
Three orcs remain - One orc is confused and engaged in melee with Karst, and the other two are standing defensively around Aradurk.
The half-orc thug is engaged in melee with Aradurk, heavily wounded.
The four hobgoblins are 20 feet back from the melee, split two and two on each side.
Meepo is 10 feet away from either orc in the melee, and 20 feet from the hobgoblins.
Bartram and Travus are 80 feet back from the melee, and 100 feet back from the hobgoblins.
Travus is unconscious and dying (2 successes, 0 failures).
Ammunition - Bartram (3 arrows), Travus (2 arrows)
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OOC: Sorry for delays - testing release candidate yesterday and today.
I trace my short sword across the ground. As I bring it up, I circle around one of the orcs to keep both of them both in my forward view. I speak to them in Orcish in a low but purposeful voice:
"I do not wish to end your lives nor do I wish for my harm to my companions. Are you resolved to defend the interest of the hobgoblins and if so, why?"
I sheathe my long sword, keeping my short sword in hand and at my side, ready one of my hand axes.
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
OOC no Karst will stay where he is thanks - tough orc! :)
Vhon - Level 2 Warlock - What shall become of the Drunken Sailor?
Lyreis - Level 6 Elf Fighter - Eberron: Omega
DM - Dzenda: The Cracks - DM - Dzenda: Whispered Tales
Orc Confusion Roll: 2
The orcs near Aradurk growl and shout to the hobgoblins in a language that only Aradurk understands. They turn back to Aradurk, speaking to him in an angry yet inquisitive tone.
For Aradurk:
"Stand down! Keep your bows ready. If they move, shoot." the orc shouts to the hobgoblins. Turning back to you, the other orc says, "Hobgoblins or orc, we are Longhunt. Why are you here, if not to fight Longhunt?"
The hobgoblins keep their bows trained on Aradurk, Karst and Meepo, but do not fire. The half-orc stands in a defensive posture. The orc near Karst turns in a circle, realizes what is happening and shakes his head clear of the cobwebs, but does not move to strike.
OOC: Combat turns have ended until initiative order is needed again. Travus is still unconscious and dying but does not need to make another death saving throw until a 6-second "turn" has completed.
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Aradurk sternly states in Orc:
“This old man is our party member. He went scouting after we had heard stories of magical weapons coming from this area. I was outraged when I saw what you’d done to him. You have ruined him, possibly killed him. Now a companion lays bleeding to death. Exactly why would I not want you dead? Convince me now not to kill you all.”
I avert my gaze to Karst.
“Go heal our friend if you are able, please. His death will not be on my ledger.”
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Karst nods, and sheaths his sword, without taking his eyes off of the enemies he slowly walks towards the old man.
If he gets there undamaged he will use 5 points of Lay on Hands to heal him.
Vhon - Level 2 Warlock - What shall become of the Drunken Sailor?
Lyreis - Level 6 Elf Fighter - Eberron: Omega
DM - Dzenda: The Cracks - DM - Dzenda: Whispered Tales
Travus Death Save: 11
Aradurk Persuasion: 16
Orc Insight: 11
Half-Orc Insight: 20
Hobgoblin Insight: 6
Karst approaches Old Poe, and as divine energy flows through his hands, stems the most severe bleeding. The old man's breathing steadies, though he still appears to be in bad shape, and certainly will never be the same again.
The orcs' contemplation is interrupted by the half-orc thug, who points his mace at Aradurk angrily and shouts in Common, "You are a disgrace. Weakness! You ignore the better half of our heritage. I will kill you myself if I have to!"
Enemy Attack Rolls:
Mace Attack at Aradurk: 13
Mace Attack at Aradurk: 14
Greataxe Attack at Karst: 20
Greataxe Attack at Karst: 20
Greataxe Attack at Meepo: 8
Before anybody else can say a word, the half-orc charges, bringing his mace down with a crazed swing. Aradurk deflects the first swing, twisting away from the mace as it comes back around. He can see fear and doubts forming in the wounded half-orc's eyes.
The orcs waste no time rejoining the action, charging at the paladin as he stands up from healing the old man. Before Karst can even react, an orc's greataxe bites into him through his armor, dealing 17 slashing damage. The intense pain does not last long, as a second greataxe bites into his back, dealing 8 slashing damage. He drops to the ground unconscious, barely registering what happened. The wounded orc charges at the easier target, chopping down at Meepo with his greataxe. The kobold leaps backward at the last second, the axe crashing into the ground between his legs as he falls back.
The fight, however, seems to have broken the code of the hobgoblins. They have let their longbows down, no longer aiming them at the party, and seem uninterested in continuing the fight, though they have not fled.
Round 5 Order:
Players <=====
Enemies
Tracking:
Three orcs remain - One orc is wounded and engaged in melee with Meepo, and the other two are standing over Karst's unconscious body.
The half-orc thug is engaged in melee with Aradurk, heavily wounded.
The four hobgoblins are 20 feet back from the melee, split two and two on each side. They have lost interest in the battle.
Aradurk, Karst and Meepo are in the middle of the melee.
Bartram and Travus are 80 feet back from the melee.
Karst is unconscious and dying.
Travus has stabilized and is laying unconscious.
Ammunition - Bartram (3 arrows), Travus (2 arrows)
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With a blood curdling yell, I swing my short sword toward the half orc thug as a reaction to the thug’s miss expending a superiority point.
Attack: 6 Damage: 7
I move toward Karst and with my standard action, throw my hand ax toward the more wounded of the two orcs.
Attack: 21 Damage: 5
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Bartram Shadecrest
Lvl 3 | Human | Rogue/Inquisitive
Seeing the fighting start again Bartram scans for the biggest threat and spots the half-Orc thug and fires.
Attack: 21 Damage: 7
Sneak Attack: 10
Bonus Action Hide: 13
“Spirit. In every language in all the Realms, surface and Underdark, in every time and every place, the word has a ring of strength and determination. It is the hero's strength, the mother's resilience and the poor man's armor. It cannot be broken and it cannot be taken away.”
Death saving throw 16
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