Hastos glances quickly around the dragon army soldiers to see if he recognizes anything that might be of use. Their position makes it difficult to see.
Hastos raises a hand up, and in a gruff voice he calls back to the soldiers with a common Dragon Army response “Stay your weapons! Under what rank and authority do you claim this land?”
Merkas pulls the reigns on Barkly to stop them in place. Glancing over to Hastos as he addresses the soldiers he turns the strider to look on the other ridge, making no move to run. He shifts in his saddle as he thinks through how he could talk to his friends without alerting the soldiers. After a moment he realizes the message spells are already waiting for the words to be sent without him doing anything. (Cast Message using subtle spell, Arcana Nat 20+1 for warcaster feat) His voice is heard as a whisper as he thinks through the spell. “Guys, I can make it all dark again like the cults sewer, I will hold the spell for your signal. Also think I can get behind the commander in a flash, seems my sister helped with quick moves”
(holding Darkness spell to be cast on a rock nearby their feet, this is to be cast as soon as the conversation doesn’t seem to be going to well or his friends give him a signal to do so)
Sera look at the dragonarmy soldiers. And feeling her armor tighten around her. Mike it wants to protect her.
-why you want to stand next to the most likely strongest fighter Merkas? Is it wise. The darkness on the officer seems smart. Then we go around the cliff , climb it up and face the soldiers- she reply mentally to Merkas.
She do worry that Orr and Buckeran might get hurt and decide to try a bluff and at least draw fire at herself. She pull out her blade...not to toss it down. She ignites it. It flares to life with a crackling buzz. And shield ready.
She starts to slowly walk north where it seems to be a way up. Waiting for the offiser to answer Hastos. " Answer the question!" She barks out appearing all badass.
Hastos glances quickly around the dragon army soldiers to see if he recognizes anything that might be of use. Their position makes it difficult to see.
Hastos raises a hand up, and in a gruff voice he calls back to the soldiers with a common Dragon Army response “Stay your weapons! Under what rank and authority do you claim this land?”
The officer furrows his brow at Hastos. "I am an officer of the Green Dragon Army and you are in no position to tell me or my soldiers what to do." He raises his hands to indicate that he's about to give the order for his soldiers to fire.
Sera look at the dragonarmy soldiers. And feeling her armor tighten around her. Mike it wants to protect her.
-why you want to stand next to the most likely strongest fighter Merkas? Is it wise. The darkness on the officer seems smart. Then we go around the cliff , climb it up and face the soldiers- she reply mentally to Merkas.
She do worry that Orr and Buckeran might get hurt and decide to try a bluff and at least draw fire at herself. She pull out her blade...not to toss it down. She ignites it. It flares to life with a crackling buzz. And shield ready.
She starts to slowly walk north where it seems to be a way up. Waiting for the offiser to answer Hastos. " Answer the question!" She barks out appearing all badass.
On her lips a Shield of faith gets prepared.
( Sera walk north 30 feet and draw attention )
The moment Sera's sword bursts into holy flame, the officer signals to fire!
Dragon Army Soldiers Teal, Green, and Red hurl their javelins at Sera!
Teal Attacks (with Advantage): 22 (miss) Green Attacks (with Advantage): 14 (miss) Red Attacks (with Advante): 19 (miss)
Sera's armor responds to the task with suprising effectiveness, anticipating where the strikes land and hardening accordingly. The first strike pounds into Sera's shoulder with bruising force, enough to make you step back and brace yourself, but otherwise, the javelin bounces off your living armor and thuds into the sand! The second javelin collides into your hip, but again the living armor remains steadfast! The javelin rebounds off your hip and impales itself into the sand behind you! The third attack pings against your shield with the sound of a tuning fork, and flips end over end high into the air before plopping uselessly against a stone!
Dragon Army Soldiers Blue and Black, undeterred, launch their javelins at Hastos!
Blue Attacks (with Advantage): 8 (miss) Black Attacks (with Advantage): 11 (miss)
Dragon Soldier Blue's javelin is slow and clumsy, and easily swiped away by Hastos's mighty greataxe! The javelin shatters in two and splinters spray into the air! The second attack comes in an arcing lob and manages to sweep over the swinging axe, but only glances off Hastos's adamantine clad armor.
But the officer's eyes are trained on Hastos, and he fires decisively towards Hastos's chest!
The bolt from the heavy crossbow ignites midair and finds purchase between the barely perceptible slits in your mighty armor, shearing and searing into Hastos' gut! Though the damage is manageable, the burning sensation of the fiery assault scorches the wound and the smelly of burnt flesh assaults your nostrils! Without hesitation, the Officer whips out another bolt and begins to load it while the soldiers draw their longswords and charge down the slippery dunes, cutting off your advance through the pass and surrounding Merkas, Buckeran, and Barkly!
Orr the Unseen wastes little time to launch their own attacks! The veins in their hands crackle with arcane energy, and evanescent blue light launches from their fingertips!
Orr Attacks Red (Arcane Burst): 21 (Hits) Damage: 19 (Force, DAS Red is Bloodied) Orr Attacks Blue (Arcane Burst): 16 (Miss) Orr Attacks Blue (Arcane Burst): 7 (Miss)
The first mystic bullet slams into Dragon Army Soldier Red's scale mail, shattering several of the links and drops the soldier to his knees! Gasping hard from the rib-crunching eruption, he rises back up on shaky knees, and grits his sand-worn teeth. Orr switches targets, attempting to protect Buckeran. The soldier sees the devastation caused by the unexpectedly formidable mage, and he raises his shield as two shimmering bullets fly towards him! Both leave ominous rounded welts in his shield before dissipating into glittering light! Orr's face remains calm and emotionless as they reach for their Lightning Javelin.
Buckeran, not nervous, but defintely agitated, reaches for a strange, looking jug that he bares towards Merkas! Around its middle are several crystal buttons, and he presses a dull green one. "Expose your knife tips, my boy! I can coat them in poison!" With that, he pops the cork, ready to douse your blades.
Buckeran readies to pour Basic Poison. Dawnbound is up!
Hastos reaches down and snaps the end of the bolt extruding from his stomach off and throws it to the ground, never breaking eye contact with the Dragon Army officer. “Fuego” he says and his great axe erupts into flames. He sweeps the axe around at the red soldier (ToHit: 18, Dam:12 + 5 Flame damage). He then throws a hand out in the direction of the officer and a bolt of fire erupts from his hand. (ToHit: 11, Damage: 7).
Hastos's axe rips through Dragon Army Soldier Red, searing flesh and armor as it cuts, and the soldier falls dead!
The Officer whips out his shield just in time as torrid flame blasts against the dunes shielding him! As the embers settle, he watches you with keen interest.
“Ooh, great idea!”Merkas holds out Shard and Splinter for the dose of poison. With the arrow igniting, Hastos ax flaring up, and the fire bolt fired towards the commanding officer, Merkas smiles broadly, “See that Barkly, we’re playing with fire!”With that Barkly spews a fire burst. (10’ to the left of the commander, with a 10’ radius it should get the commander, teal, and green. 18 damage on failed DC 12 Dex Check, half on success) It ignites halfway up the dune the commander is and explodes, spewing fire and molten sand all over the three soldiers. “Great Job! Now you be sure to protect Bucky!”
Soon as the fire dissipates the three are engulfed in darkness, believing the fire burst made them blind as well. (Casting held spell: Darkness using subtle spell on the centre of the square to the left of the commander 15’ radius should encompass all three of them)
While the darkness distracts, Merkas slides off the strider and scurries between soldier blue and back and posting up so that black is right between him and Sera. “So, you guys come here often? Is this how you always treat visitors?” The diminutive blue kender bares his teeth and cries“Enguard!” (Bonus action: Disengage, move to square left of soldier black. Standing with Defensive Duelist feat DC10 rolled 13)
Sera make a impressed look as her friends let loose a barriage of spells and pain over the poor soldiers rushing down to face them...while the leader stand atop the hill observing before Merkas cut off his view wiht the darkness..."Nice ..keep this up and prepare for the COWARD of a leader to make a run as his men surrender..Paladine guide your servant in the battle!" Sera yell with no hidden contemt to a man standing safely in the back and letting the men die for him.
A flash of shimmering light surrounds her body as her god surrounds her with shimmering light in the shape of armor plates, making her nearly impossible to hit ( Bonus action Cast Shield of faith , AC increase to 25 )
Sera see soldiers to her east flank gets showered in fire and darkness and aim for the soldiers to her west. Her energy blade slash around with some fancy moves that makes a angry buzz in the air before it lands on his shoulder. Sinking deep and the smell of burned flesh mix with the soldiers scream of agony.
Barkly's fire burst erupts near the soldiers and the officer, who duck to avoid the worst of the blast, but focused intently on Hastos, the officer is too slow to react, and roiling flame sears skin and singes armor! He screams out in painas he rolls in the sand to putthe fire out!
Dragon Army Officer Dex Save (DC 12): 10, fail
Teal drops low as soon as Barkly opens her mouth, and wraps his sheild behind him, making him look very much like a metallic turtle. And the blaze rolls over his sheild, heating the metal to the point that it blisters his sheild arm! But, disciplined by the cruel taskmasters who trained him, he holds strong. Gasping from the pain, he raises back up, preparing to unleash hell on his targets!
Dragon Army Soldier Teal Dex Save (DC 12): 14, success (9 Damage taken: Fire)
Green dives to the side, and only his boots get caught in the blast! Familiar with fiery assaults, he steels himself after stomping the fire off his boots, and crouches into a defensive position!
Dragon Army Soldier Green Dex Save (DC 12): 21, success (9 Damage Taken: Fire)
Barkly nods at Merkas's instruction, and rears up high to display their flesh-rending claws! Buckeran teeters, gripping the saddle tightly, and drops the now-empty Alchemy Jug. "Whoa-oh!"
Before any of the now thoroughly pissed soldiers can lauch a counter attack, they are cloaked in darkness and curse their luck at having to face so many magical assailants. "Gods' cursed tricky mages!" You hear Green grumble under his breath.
Black raises his sheild to block Sera, but her brute force and dazzling swiftness overwhelm his attempt, and the sword cuts deep, shattering scales and severing tendons! A spray of crimson spews forth, staggering the soldier and weakening his grip on his sheild!
Dragon Army Soldier Black is Bloodied.
Round 2!
Overwhelmed by your strategy and combat effectiveness as they are, they are still all training and disciplined soldiers. Teal focuses on Barkly's roaring and slashes out with his longsword, a long open, diagonally upward swipe designed to increase their chances of making contact with the creature. The sword cuts a deep, angry line into Barkly's flank, then swipes again, making a criss-cross shape with his targetted strikes!
The longsword blazes with hot fire, searing the wound, but healing her a bit, then the straps on the saddle take damage, and Buckeran slides free of his protective mount, plopping onto the sand next to Barkly! Rolling onto the sand, he pops up next to Hastos looking more shaken than injured. He dusts himself off. "Barkly!" He calls out! "Don't you dare lay another finger on her!" Frustrated at his inability to rush in to Barkly's aid, he balls his marred fists impotently, and looks to Hastos with a desperate, pleading look.
Hearing the shrieks from Barkly as confirmation of his success, Teal retreats, shifting left on uneven sand in the disorienting darkness.
Teal Moves 15' south Barkly takes her AoO (Bite): 24 (hit) Damage: 9 (Piercing) and falls prone outside of the range of the Darkness spell.
Bleeding and hurting, on his way out of the darkness, he trips on a rock and falls, sprawling into the dirt. Spitting sand out of his mouth, he braces himself and prepares to stand on a savagely wounded leg.
Green, unwilling to surrender his flanking advantage, launches a barrage of vicious strikes at Sera's torso, followed by a savage thrust!
Green uses Multiattack (21, miss, 12 miss)
The first strike forces its way through Sera's magical barrier, only to clank ineffectively against her Living Armor! With the blow softened by the golden armor surrounding her, it tings softly against her, feeling like barely more than a rough tap. Undeterred, and confident about where Sera is standing, he drives his longsword straight towards her gut, but it hits her glowing Shield of Faith, bulging and distorting the golden light. But the sword cannot penetrate her potent magical defenses.
Cursing his own inadequacy, Green sidesteps northward, dragging his feet through the sand to assure confident footing until he's fully out of the dark. "Now that I can see you, *****... let's see what you've got!" He waves his hand at Sera tauntingly and grins.
Unwilling to kill something that looks vaguely draconic, Blue focuses on Merkas, leaping diagonally northwest, hoping to avoid the gnashing jaws of the wounded, yet formidable creature, and unleashes a savage combo at the surrounded kender!
Blue uses Multiattack, with Advantage (21, hits, 16 misses due to Defensive Duelist) Damage: 8 (Piercing) + 2 (Fire). Total: 10 Damage
The blade cooks into Merkas's ribs, cauterizing the wound, but biting hard into you nonetheless.
Black doesn't glance back at Green, but snarls that the cocky soldier broke ranks. Surrounded on three sides, he assesses the risk, and decides his best chance is diable the monstrous threat with gnashing teeth before turning his focus on the humanoids.
Black uses Multiattack (nonlethal): 9, miss, 6 miss
But Barkly's rabid thrashings are too hard to predict, and she narrowly ducks two broadsided blows to her head!
Trapped in the near center of the darkness, the Officer gropes around, focusing on finding the quickest exit so he can command his troops.
Officer moves 15', direction unseen by the party.
Still trapped in the darkness, he remains silent, knowing that the darkness is both his hindrance, and his defence.
As soldier green manage to swing his sword alot and make lots of bravado Sera scoffs at him not very impressed. " you swing badly and you talk trash.." she stab at him as he try hop away.
( I got attack of oppertunity as i see when soldier green go north. Hit ac 25 for 6 radiant)
She take a quick overwiev over the battle field. The giant lizard making havoc with the firebreath but seems the soldiers still stand. She cannot see what the leader do up ther covered in darkness but she do feel confident they should be able to handle him. He being so dumb as not attack with his men but waiting untill they are done with them. he regret that mistake.
Her friends take some slashes but nothing they not seeems to manage. Relieved she make a attack at the soldier black who she flanks with Merkas. Stabbing into him and giving him a bad burn.
( flanking black soldier and attack with adv. Hits with ac 19 for 12 radiant dam)
Sera starts chanting " Paladine give us your aid...heal whoever need and strike fear into our enemies..."
(hold my bonus action to cast healing word if anyone goes down )
Hastos watches as the officer disappears in a veil of darkness and turns his attention on the two soldiers attacking Barkley.
Hastos dive rolls over Barkley tail and positions himself between Barkley and the Soldiers he turns to the blue soldier and lets loose with a savage uppercut with his flaming axe!
Attack 1: (ToHit: 24, Damage, 10, +4 Fire Damage). (Using Cleave) Hastos pivots and brings the axe to bear on the black soldier (ToHit: 21, Dam 5, +5 fire damage).
Hastos brings the great Axe back around for a final attack on soldier Black Attack 2: (ToHot: 23, Dam, 15 +10 Fire Damage), (Using Cleave) Hastos turns the axe back towards Blue soldier (To Hit:9, Dam: 3 + 10 Fire damage).
Unwilling to kill something that looks vaguely draconic, Blue focuses on Merkas, leaping diagonally northwest, hoping to avoid the gnashing jaws of the wounded, yet formidable creature, and unleashes a savage combo at the surrounded kender!
Blue uses Multiattack, with Advantage (21, hits, 16 misses due to Defensive Duelist) Damage: 8 (Piercing) + 2 (Fire). Total: 10 Damage
The blade cooks into Merkas's ribs, cauterizing the wound, but biting hard into you nonetheless.
(Con Save to maintain concentration on darkness: 8 fail, darkness drops.)
The attack hits, but as the flame from their sword cauterizes Merkas wound it glows green and reverses direction, flowing back up the blade. “I said, We’re playing with fire! Back off!” (Reaction: Hellish Rebuke 1st level: DC15 Dex save 11dmg on fail, half on success)
The green glow of the flames envelope the kender as well and he feels a slight bit of power return to him, as though he hadn’t cast that last spell. (Rolled on Chaos Table: 60 replenish lowest level expended spell slot)
(Rolled for Barkly to get Flame burst back: 3 no burst)
Seeing Sera and Hastos have these two well in hand, Merkas looks under Barkly to see the one that hurt her so badly and the one heading North, “Barkly stop that guy” he points to green and then says to teal, “No,no you don’t get to lie around after attacking my friends like that” The green flame around him flashes and disappears along with Merkas, reappearing on the south side of soldier teal. In a rare occasion that he can look down on someone he smiles “You guys gotta pick fights better” He lets loose with his poisoned daggers on the prone soldier, Shard lightly grazing his side as he cuts free the breastplate leaving his side open for Merkas to drive Splinter in hilt deep. “You don’t get to hurt my friends like that”
(Attack with Adv due to prone: To Hit; Nat 20+10 for 30, 11dmg plus 4 poison dmg, Nick: To Hit 19, 2 dmg plus 4 poison dmg, Sneak Attack Dmg: 2)
With a roar Barkly jumps from where she was to the other side of Sera and attacks green. She bites at the soldier latching onter his sword arm. (Bite attack: To Hit: 18, dmg 5 piercing.)
Merkas pulls his blade from the soldier and looks over at their commander now the darkness is gone. “You there, why don’t you stay awhile? Orr, Bucky? Can you keep him in place?”
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Hastos glances quickly around the dragon army soldiers to see if he recognizes anything that might be of use. Their position makes it difficult to see.
Hastos raises a hand up, and in a gruff voice he calls back to the soldiers with a common Dragon Army response “Stay your weapons! Under what rank and authority do you claim this land?”
Character: Hastos, Ibahalii Vriwhulth, the Reaper of Glory v2: IC Thread
Merkas pulls the reigns on Barkly to stop them in place. Glancing over to Hastos as he addresses the soldiers he turns the strider to look on the other ridge, making no move to run. He shifts in his saddle as he thinks through how he could talk to his friends without alerting the soldiers. After a moment he realizes the message spells are already waiting for the words to be sent without him doing anything. (Cast Message using subtle spell, Arcana Nat 20+1 for warcaster feat) His voice is heard as a whisper as he thinks through the spell. “Guys, I can make it all dark again like the cults sewer, I will hold the spell for your signal. Also think I can get behind the commander in a flash, seems my sister helped with quick moves”
(holding Darkness spell to be cast on a rock nearby their feet, this is to be cast as soon as the conversation doesn’t seem to be going to well or his friends give him a signal to do so)
Loyalty Begets Honour
The corner of Hastos’ mouth creeps up slightly and he gives Merkas a knowing look.
Character: Hastos, Ibahalii Vriwhulth, the Reaper of Glory v2: IC Thread
Sera look at the dragonarmy soldiers. And feeling her armor tighten around her. Mike it wants to protect her.
-why you want to stand next to the most likely strongest fighter Merkas? Is it wise. The darkness on the officer seems smart. Then we go around the cliff , climb it up and face the soldiers- she reply mentally to Merkas.
She do worry that Orr and Buckeran might get hurt and decide to try a bluff and at least draw fire at herself. She pull out her blade...not to toss it down. She ignites it. It flares to life with a crackling buzz. And shield ready.
She starts to slowly walk north where it seems to be a way up. Waiting for the offiser to answer Hastos. " Answer the question!" She barks out appearing all badass.
On her lips a Shield of faith gets prepared.
( Sera walk north 30 feet and draw attention )
The officer furrows his brow at Hastos. "I am an officer of the Green Dragon Army and you are in no position to tell me or my soldiers what to do." He raises his hands to indicate that he's about to give the order for his soldiers to fire.
The moment Sera's sword bursts into holy flame, the officer signals to fire!
Dragon Army Soldiers Teal, Green, and Red hurl their javelins at Sera!
Teal Attacks (with Advantage): 22 (miss)
Green Attacks (with Advantage): 14 (miss)
Red Attacks (with Advante): 19 (miss)
Sera's armor responds to the task with suprising effectiveness, anticipating where the strikes land and hardening accordingly. The first strike pounds into Sera's shoulder with bruising force, enough to make you step back and brace yourself, but otherwise, the javelin bounces off your living armor and thuds into the sand! The second javelin collides into your hip, but again the living armor remains steadfast! The javelin rebounds off your hip and impales itself into the sand behind you! The third attack pings against your shield with the sound of a tuning fork, and flips end over end high into the air before plopping uselessly against a stone!
Dragon Army Soldiers Blue and Black, undeterred, launch their javelins at Hastos!
Blue Attacks (with Advantage): 8 (miss)
Black Attacks (with Advantage): 11 (miss)
Dragon Soldier Blue's javelin is slow and clumsy, and easily swiped away by Hastos's mighty greataxe! The javelin shatters in two and splinters spray into the air! The second attack comes in an arcing lob and manages to sweep over the swinging axe, but only glances off Hastos's adamantine clad armor.
But the officer's eyes are trained on Hastos, and he fires decisively towards Hastos's chest!
Dragon Army Officer Attacks (with Advantage): 20 (hits)
Damage: 5 (Piercing) + 2 (Fire) = 7
The bolt from the heavy crossbow ignites midair and finds purchase between the barely perceptible slits in your mighty armor, shearing and searing into Hastos' gut! Though the damage is manageable, the burning sensation of the fiery assault scorches the wound and the smelly of burnt flesh assaults your nostrils! Without hesitation, the Officer whips out another bolt and begins to load it while the soldiers draw their longswords and charge down the slippery dunes, cutting off your advance through the pass and surrounding Merkas, Buckeran, and Barkly!
Orr the Unseen wastes little time to launch their own attacks! The veins in their hands crackle with arcane energy, and evanescent blue light launches from their fingertips!
Orr Attacks Red (Arcane Burst): 21 (Hits)
Damage: 19 (Force, DAS Red is Bloodied)
Orr Attacks Blue (Arcane Burst): 16 (Miss)
Orr Attacks Blue (Arcane Burst): 7 (Miss)
The first mystic bullet slams into Dragon Army Soldier Red's scale mail, shattering several of the links and drops the soldier to his knees! Gasping hard from the rib-crunching eruption, he rises back up on shaky knees, and grits his sand-worn teeth. Orr switches targets, attempting to protect Buckeran. The soldier sees the devastation caused by the unexpectedly formidable mage, and he raises his shield as two shimmering bullets fly towards him! Both leave ominous rounded welts in his shield before dissipating into glittering light! Orr's face remains calm and emotionless as they reach for their Lightning Javelin.
Buckeran, not nervous, but defintely agitated, reaches for a strange, looking jug that he bares towards Merkas! Around its middle are several crystal buttons, and he presses a dull green one. "Expose your knife tips, my boy! I can coat them in poison!" With that, he pops the cork, ready to douse your blades.
Buckeran readies to pour Basic Poison.
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Hastos reaches down and snaps the end of the bolt extruding from his stomach off and throws it to the ground, never breaking eye contact with the Dragon Army officer. “Fuego” he says and his great axe erupts into flames. He sweeps the axe around at the red soldier (ToHit: 18, Dam:12 + 5 Flame damage). He then throws a hand out in the direction of the officer and a bolt of fire erupts from his hand. (ToHit: 11, Damage: 7).
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Hastos's axe rips through Dragon Army Soldier Red, searing flesh and armor as it cuts, and the soldier falls dead!
The Officer whips out his shield just in time as torrid flame blasts against the dunes shielding him! As the embers settle, he watches you with keen interest.
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“Ooh, great idea!” Merkas holds out Shard and Splinter for the dose of poison.
With the arrow igniting, Hastos ax flaring up, and the fire bolt fired towards the commanding officer, Merkas smiles broadly, “See that Barkly, we’re playing with fire!” With that Barkly spews a fire burst. (10’ to the left of the commander, with a 10’ radius it should get the commander, teal, and green. 18 damage on failed DC 12 Dex Check, half on success) It ignites halfway up the dune the commander is and explodes, spewing fire and molten sand all over the three soldiers.
“Great Job! Now you be sure to protect Bucky!”
Soon as the fire dissipates the three are engulfed in darkness, believing the fire burst made them blind as well. (Casting held spell: Darkness using subtle spell on the centre of the square to the left of the commander 15’ radius should encompass all three of them)
While the darkness distracts, Merkas slides off the strider and scurries between soldier blue and back and posting up so that black is right between him and Sera. “So, you guys come here often? Is this how you always treat visitors?” The diminutive blue kender bares his teeth and cries “Enguard!” (Bonus action: Disengage, move to square left of soldier black. Standing with Defensive Duelist feat DC10 rolled 13)
Loyalty Begets Honour
Sera make a impressed look as her friends let loose a barriage of spells and pain over the poor soldiers rushing down to face them...while the leader stand atop the hill observing before Merkas cut off his view wiht the darkness..."Nice ..keep this up and prepare for the COWARD of a leader to make a run as his men surrender..Paladine guide your servant in the battle!" Sera yell with no hidden contemt to a man standing safely in the back and letting the men die for him.
A flash of shimmering light surrounds her body as her god surrounds her with shimmering light in the shape of armor plates, making her nearly impossible to hit ( Bonus action Cast Shield of faith , AC increase to 25 )
Sera see soldiers to her east flank gets showered in fire and darkness and aim for the soldiers to her west. Her energy blade slash around with some fancy moves that makes a angry buzz in the air before it lands on his shoulder. Sinking deep and the smell of burned flesh mix with the soldiers scream of agony.
( hits ac 23 for 7 radiant damage )
Barkly's fire burst erupts near the soldiers and the officer, who duck to avoid the worst of the blast, but focused intently on Hastos, the officer is too slow to react, and roiling flame sears skin and singes armor! He screams out in painas he rolls in the sand to putthe fire out!
Dragon Army Officer Dex Save (DC 12): 10, fail
Teal drops low as soon as Barkly opens her mouth, and wraps his sheild behind him, making him look very much like a metallic turtle. And the blaze rolls over his sheild, heating the metal to the point that it blisters his sheild arm! But, disciplined by the cruel taskmasters who trained him, he holds strong. Gasping from the pain, he raises back up, preparing to unleash hell on his targets!
Dragon Army Soldier Teal Dex Save (DC 12): 14, success (9 Damage taken: Fire)
Green dives to the side, and only his boots get caught in the blast! Familiar with fiery assaults, he steels himself after stomping the fire off his boots, and crouches into a defensive position!
Dragon Army Soldier Green Dex Save (DC 12): 21, success (9 Damage Taken: Fire)
Barkly nods at Merkas's instruction, and rears up high to display their flesh-rending claws! Buckeran teeters, gripping the saddle tightly, and drops the now-empty Alchemy Jug. "Whoa-oh!"
Before any of the now thoroughly pissed soldiers can lauch a counter attack, they are cloaked in darkness and curse their luck at having to face so many magical assailants. "Gods' cursed tricky mages!" You hear Green grumble under his breath.
Black raises his sheild to block Sera, but her brute force and dazzling swiftness overwhelm his attempt, and the sword cuts deep, shattering scales and severing tendons! A spray of crimson spews forth, staggering the soldier and weakening his grip on his sheild!
Dragon Army Soldier Black is Bloodied.
Round 2!
Overwhelmed by your strategy and combat effectiveness as they are, they are still all training and disciplined soldiers. Teal focuses on Barkly's roaring and slashes out with his longsword, a long open, diagonally upward swipe designed to increase their chances of making contact with the creature. The sword cuts a deep, angry line into Barkly's flank, then swipes again, making a criss-cross shape with his targetted strikes!
Teal uses Multiattack: 21 (hits), 23 (hits)
Damage: 4 (Slashing), 8 (Slashing), -1 (Fire), -2 (Fire), Total 9 Damage.
The longsword blazes with hot fire, searing the wound, but healing her a bit, then the straps on the saddle take damage, and Buckeran slides free of his protective mount, plopping onto the sand next to Barkly! Rolling onto the sand, he pops up next to Hastos looking more shaken than injured. He dusts himself off. "Barkly!" He calls out! "Don't you dare lay another finger on her!" Frustrated at his inability to rush in to Barkly's aid, he balls his marred fists impotently, and looks to Hastos with a desperate, pleading look.
Hearing the shrieks from Barkly as confirmation of his success, Teal retreats, shifting left on uneven sand in the disorienting darkness.
Teal Moves 15' south
Barkly takes her AoO (Bite): 24 (hit)
Damage: 9 (Piercing)
and falls prone outside of the range of the Darkness spell.
Bleeding and hurting, on his way out of the darkness, he trips on a rock and falls, sprawling into the dirt. Spitting sand out of his mouth, he braces himself and prepares to stand on a savagely wounded leg.
Green, unwilling to surrender his flanking advantage, launches a barrage of vicious strikes at Sera's torso, followed by a savage thrust!
Green uses Multiattack (21, miss, 12 miss)
The first strike forces its way through Sera's magical barrier, only to clank ineffectively against her Living Armor! With the blow softened by the golden armor surrounding her, it tings softly against her, feeling like barely more than a rough tap. Undeterred, and confident about where Sera is standing, he drives his longsword straight towards her gut, but it hits her glowing Shield of Faith, bulging and distorting the golden light. But the sword cannot penetrate her potent magical defenses.
Cursing his own inadequacy, Green sidesteps northward, dragging his feet through the sand to assure confident footing until he's fully out of the dark. "Now that I can see you, *****... let's see what you've got!" He waves his hand at Sera tauntingly and grins.
Unwilling to kill something that looks vaguely draconic, Blue focuses on Merkas, leaping diagonally northwest, hoping to avoid the gnashing jaws of the wounded, yet formidable creature, and unleashes a savage combo at the surrounded kender!
Blue uses Multiattack, with Advantage (21, hits, 16 misses due to Defensive Duelist)
Damage: 8 (Piercing) + 2 (Fire). Total: 10 Damage
The blade cooks into Merkas's ribs, cauterizing the wound, but biting hard into you nonetheless.
Black doesn't glance back at Green, but snarls that the cocky soldier broke ranks. Surrounded on three sides, he assesses the risk, and decides his best chance is diable the monstrous threat with gnashing teeth before turning his focus on the humanoids.
Black uses Multiattack (nonlethal): 9, miss, 6 miss
But Barkly's rabid thrashings are too hard to predict, and she narrowly ducks two broadsided blows to her head!
Trapped in the near center of the darkness, the Officer gropes around, focusing on finding the quickest exit so he can command his troops.
Officer moves 15', direction unseen by the party.
Still trapped in the darkness, he remains silent, knowing that the darkness is both his hindrance, and his defence.
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As soldier green manage to swing his sword alot and make lots of bravado Sera scoffs at him not very impressed. " you swing badly and you talk trash.." she stab at him as he try hop away.
( I got attack of oppertunity as i see when soldier green go north. Hit ac 25 for 6 radiant)
She take a quick overwiev over the battle field. The giant lizard making havoc with the firebreath but seems the soldiers still stand. She cannot see what the leader do up ther covered in darkness but she do feel confident they should be able to handle him. He being so dumb as not attack with his men but waiting untill they are done with them. he regret that mistake.
Her friends take some slashes but nothing they not seeems to manage. Relieved she make a attack at the soldier black who she flanks with Merkas. Stabbing into him and giving him a bad burn.
( flanking black soldier and attack with adv. Hits with ac 19 for 12 radiant dam)
Sera starts chanting " Paladine give us your aid...heal whoever need and strike fear into our enemies..."
(hold my bonus action to cast healing word if anyone goes down )
Hastos watches as the officer disappears in a veil of darkness and turns his attention on the two soldiers attacking Barkley.
Hastos dive rolls over Barkley tail and positions himself between Barkley and the Soldiers he turns to the blue soldier and lets loose with a savage uppercut with his flaming axe!
Attack 1: (ToHit: 24, Damage, 10, +4 Fire Damage). (Using Cleave) Hastos pivots and brings the axe to bear on the black soldier (ToHit: 21, Dam 5, +5 fire damage).
Hastos brings the great Axe back around for a final attack on soldier Black
Attack 2: (ToHot: 23, Dam, 15 +10 Fire Damage), (Using Cleave) Hastos turns the axe back towards Blue soldier (To Hit:9, Dam: 3 + 10 Fire damage).
Character: Hastos, Ibahalii Vriwhulth, the Reaper of Glory v2: IC Thread
(Con Save to maintain concentration on darkness: 8 fail, darkness drops.)
The attack hits, but as the flame from their sword cauterizes Merkas wound it glows green and reverses direction, flowing back up the blade. “I said, We’re playing with fire! Back off!” (Reaction: Hellish Rebuke 1st level: DC15 Dex save 11dmg on fail, half on success)
The green glow of the flames envelope the kender as well and he feels a slight bit of power return to him, as though he hadn’t cast that last spell. (Rolled on Chaos Table: 60 replenish lowest level expended spell slot)
(Rolled for Barkly to get Flame burst back: 3 no burst)
Seeing Sera and Hastos have these two well in hand, Merkas looks under Barkly to see the one that hurt her so badly and the one heading North, “Barkly stop that guy” he points to green and then says to teal, “No,no you don’t get to lie around after attacking my friends like that” The green flame around him flashes and disappears along with Merkas, reappearing on the south side of soldier teal. In a rare occasion that he can look down on someone he smiles “You guys gotta pick fights better” He lets loose with his poisoned daggers on the prone soldier, Shard lightly grazing his side as he cuts free the breastplate leaving his side open for Merkas to drive Splinter in hilt deep. “You don’t get to hurt my friends like that”
(Attack with Adv due to prone: To Hit; Nat 20+10 for 30, 11dmg plus 4 poison dmg, Nick: To Hit 19, 2 dmg plus 4 poison dmg, Sneak Attack Dmg: 2)
With a roar Barkly jumps from where she was to the other side of Sera and attacks green. She bites at the soldier latching onter his sword arm. (Bite attack: To Hit: 18, dmg 5 piercing.)
Merkas pulls his blade from the soldier and looks over at their commander now the darkness is gone. “You there, why don’t you stay awhile? Orr, Bucky? Can you keep him in place?”
Loyalty Begets Honour