[OOC @DM: Would you be willing to make a post that's just the full initiative list for our scene? It would help a whole lot in keeping everything in our heads in the right order!]
I will post the initiative list soon as the mass fighting starts or if you mess up your respective ambushes. Any order you post should be fine for now, particularly if people haven't posted for a while. I will put them in perspective with a summary/after action report after each round. We will call it situational leadership or initiative bumping. You know your part of the plan and Tibby already said what he intends to do so you can act accordingly and move into position so when the patrol comes and sees the hot orc midget that is Tibby you can be rdy with your action. If needed we can tweak how we do this for the next battle if it is too hard to follow. This is the prep battle, they will get bigger and harder as we go.
Perzy'S will send In 2 goblins to replace Bree and Yessica once the 2nd orc is felled. After Kuori, Tibby, etc take out the patrol the other 3 goblins will move on tower 1 and Perzy'S and Skip will join up
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Skip would fire a bolt from his crossbow at the same time Perzy unleashes his attack. hold his breath as he squeezes the trigger.. hoping to hit his mark.
once the orc drops he and Skip will move up to the tower base to join the others in their ambush of the orc patrol, and get a laugh at Tibby the midget orc prostitute in action
Skip drops the orc sentry like a sack of potatoes. 2 goblins move into the tower and pile the dead orcs to the side under the stairway. The each grab an orc helmet and out them up on the crenalations to make it appear the orcs are still at their posts and they wait with their shortbows to support the ground assault.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Dm
( Sorry about that, I had a post written and the battery died. So here it is again. Lol)
Having just struck another solid blow against this formidable opponent. You are shocked that it hasn't dropped yet. It seems this skeleton warrior has a little more to offer you in a flurry of an assault. He seems to be enjoying to combat.
" Gods, not men created the first knights, and so it is to this day, the Gods make knights and only the Gods of the knight himself remove a knighthood. Defend the weak..."
Attack: 17 Damage: 8
He swings downward with his mighty sword and you deftly evade with footwork and your shield
" Maintain your honor"
Attack: 11 Damage: 4
He brings the sword back along its previous path with another backcut and catches you hard in the ribs under your sword arm. You can feel the heat of your blood flowing and feel yourself starting to fade
" hold to your faith and your courage..."
Attack: 15 Damage: 13
"And rise Sir Knight, let your troubles be sliced away and your soul be replenished. "
As his final blow comes down onto your shoulder with impossible speed and power, you think your adventure has ended, an yet you are filled with peace and confidence. You are struck on the shoulder with the flat of his blade and what you thought was your life's blood is a warm, radiant light of healing. Every cut, every scrape, even old wounds from long ago flee your body along with your fatigue.
The Skeletal knight transforms into the ghostly visage of his living self and has one last peace of advice for the knight reborn
" to find the answer to your troubles at home you need to solve the Raven's Omen." And then he vanishes leaving behind his sword. The stone blocking the stairway lifts and the coffin and sarcophagus are back in the position and condition you first found them.
((Kuori, you feel like doing a tag team takedown?))
Noa tags along with Kuori, making sure to be the bridge between responding to the ambush party for the orc patrol but close enough to respond to any assistance needed by Skip and company. He figured he'd be better off being the runner since he didn't wear any armor and only had a spear along with his fists for weapons.
"I'll bet you a gold piece Tibby's plan is going to go up in flames." Noa whispered to Kuori with a cheeky grin as he made his way to his position stealthily.
Once her part of the tower asault was done, Bree would find a secure place to hole up, then send Scat out to scout the shrine itself. she would see through the tressym's eyes.
Kuori presses herself against the wall next to Noa, drawing a shortsword and handaxe in the process. "You must take me for more of a fool than I thought."She shakes her head and adopts a rather cocksure grin as she readies herself for the next part of the assault. "Just be sure to get him out of harm's way when it does."
Stealth: 14
Kuori is ready to charge in with Noa to engage the Orc patrol when they approach and are either distracted or enraged by Tibby's "disguise".
OOC: Just confirming: So we're 200 feet from the treeline, with unknown assailants firing arrows at us from the forest in front of us, and a hunting party of orcs and war dogs behind us (who have also evidently spotted us.) Correct? (Yikes!)
Sleepy Peter mutters a Gnomish expletive and leaps dramatically from Gotemash's shoulders to the ground. With a gesture and a word he casts Prestidigitation, producing a bright, persistent shower of sparks ten feet in the air, in a lengthy glowing arc pointing in both the direction of the orcs on one end, and the direction of the arrow-shooters in the other. Then he sprints, scrambling for deep cover behind the low boulders and shrubs.
With luck, he calculates, the two groups will be drawn toward and attack each other, while he and Gotemash escape in a direction parallel to the forest (and soon, into the forest.)
Jaeson follows just behind Noa and Kuori, trying to keep a straight face as he looks back at Tibby. "Well, if it all goes to hell, we may at least die of laughter before the Orcs can get to us."
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Tibby whispers to skip, "be ready to bugger these guys and watch the magic happen."
Tibby saunters out into the open and says in common, "Ohh what big, handsome, and green men i've found. Can one of you help me my wagon has lost a wheel?"
Tibby says with a wink to the one he feels has the lowest self esteem.
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"Good luck Tibby" Skip would whisper with a nod of his chef hat. he would then prepare to fire another shot, pointing his crossbow towards the advancing orcs
OOC: Just confirming: So we're 200 feet from the treeline, with unknown assailants firing arrows at us from the forest in front of us, and a hunting party of orcs and war dogs behind us (who have also evidently spotted us.) Correct? (Yikes!)
Sleepy Peter mutters a Gnomish expletive and leaps dramatically from Gotemash's shoulders to the ground. With a gesture and a word he casts Prestidigitation, producing a bright, persistent shower of sparks ten feet in the air, in a lengthy glowing arc pointing in both the direction of the orcs on one end, and the direction of the arrow-shooters in the other. Then he sprints, scrambling for deep cover behind the low boulders and shrubs.
With luck, he calculates, the two groups will be drawn toward and attack each other, while he and Gotemash escape in a direction parallel to the forest (and soon, into the forest.)
"Gotemash! Let us circumvent this nonsense!"
DM
@ Gotemash And Pete
You sprint for better cover (how far do you wish to move and which direction? the forest runs north and south) and hope Gotemash's heroic personality doesn't kick in and ruin your ploy. you can tell the sparkles have worked by the follow up arrows towards the lights and the sound wardogs heading that way.
You see 3 figures in silhouette leave the forest cover creeping towards your last position (the move approximately 20') the orc party you still cant see well but the wardogs are bout 30' closer. once they get another 60' closer they will be back onto your scent and not drawn by the visual trick
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[OOC @DM: Would you be willing to make a post that's just the full initiative list for our scene? It would help a whole lot in keeping everything in our heads in the right order!]
@Kuori
I will post the initiative list soon as the mass fighting starts or if you mess up your respective ambushes. Any order you post should be fine for now, particularly if people haven't posted for a while. I will put them in perspective with a summary/after action report after each round. We will call it situational leadership or initiative bumping. You know your part of the plan and Tibby already said what he intends to do so you can act accordingly and move into position so when the patrol comes and sees the hot orc midget that is Tibby you can be rdy with your action. If needed we can tweak how we do this for the next battle if it is too hard to follow. This is the prep battle, they will get bigger and harder as we go.
Dm
Perzy'S will send In 2 goblins to replace Bree and Yessica once the 2nd orc is felled. After Kuori, Tibby, etc take out the patrol the other 3 goblins will move on tower 1 and Perzy'S and Skip will join up
Daishi continues to exist.
Skip would fire a bolt from his crossbow at the same time Perzy unleashes his attack. hold his breath as he squeezes the trigger.. hoping to hit his mark.
Attack: 25 Damage: 17
Perzy'S
" Nice shot Skip"
once the orc drops he and Skip will move up to the tower base to join the others in their ambush of the orc patrol, and get a laugh at Tibby the midget orc prostitute in action
Dm
Skip drops the orc sentry like a sack of potatoes. 2 goblins move into the tower and pile the dead orcs to the side under the stairway. The each grab an orc helmet and out them up on the crenalations to make it appear the orcs are still at their posts and they wait with their shortbows to support the ground assault.
Dm
( Sorry about that, I had a post written and the battery died. So here it is again. Lol)
Having just struck another solid blow against this formidable opponent. You are shocked that it hasn't dropped yet. It seems this skeleton warrior has a little more to offer you in a flurry of an assault. He seems to be enjoying to combat.
" Gods, not men created the first knights, and so it is to this day, the Gods make knights and only the Gods of the knight himself remove a knighthood. Defend the weak..."
Attack: 17 Damage: 8
He swings downward with his mighty sword and you deftly evade with footwork and your shield
" Maintain your honor"
Attack: 11 Damage: 4
He brings the sword back along its previous path with another backcut and catches you hard in the ribs under your sword arm. You can feel the heat of your blood flowing and feel yourself starting to fade
" hold to your faith and your courage..."
Attack: 15 Damage: 13
"And rise Sir Knight, let your troubles be sliced away and your soul be replenished. "
As his final blow comes down onto your shoulder with impossible speed and power, you think your adventure has ended, an yet you are filled with peace and confidence. You are struck on the shoulder with the flat of his blade and what you thought was your life's blood is a warm, radiant light of healing. Every cut, every scrape, even old wounds from long ago flee your body along with your fatigue.
Dm
@ Daishi
The Skeletal knight transforms into the ghostly visage of his living self and has one last peace of advice for the knight reborn
" to find the answer to your troubles at home you need to solve the Raven's Omen." And then he vanishes leaving behind his sword. The stone blocking the stairway lifts and the coffin and sarcophagus are back in the position and condition you first found them.
Dm
@shrine
Just as everyone gets into postion the patrol is rounding the courtyard heading towards tower 2. They are about 40' away
Dm
@ Gotemash and Sleepy Peter
Forest bad guys ( youncant see them yet) initiative 2
Orc trackers initiative 9
Three arrows fly from the treeline towards you ( at disadvantage)
Attack: 4 Damage: 6
Attack: 5 Damage: 1
Attack: 2 Damage: 5
The arrows fall short and have given you an indication of their location in the trees
((Kuori, you feel like doing a tag team takedown?))
Noa tags along with Kuori, making sure to be the bridge between responding to the ambush party for the orc patrol but close enough to respond to any assistance needed by Skip and company. He figured he'd be better off being the runner since he didn't wear any armor and only had a spear along with his fists for weapons.
"I'll bet you a gold piece Tibby's plan is going to go up in flames." Noa whispered to Kuori with a cheeky grin as he made his way to his position stealthily.
Stealth Roll: 7
Once her part of the tower asault was done, Bree would find a secure place to hole up, then send Scat out to scout the shrine itself. she would see through the tressym's eyes.
[OOC @DM: Sounds perfect - thanks!]
Kuori presses herself against the wall next to Noa, drawing a shortsword and handaxe in the process. "You must take me for more of a fool than I thought." She shakes her head and adopts a rather cocksure grin as she readies herself for the next part of the assault. "Just be sure to get him out of harm's way when it does."
Stealth: 14
Kuori is ready to charge in with Noa to engage the Orc patrol when they approach and are either distracted or enraged by Tibby's "disguise".
Sleepy Peter
OOC: Just confirming: So we're 200 feet from the treeline, with unknown assailants firing arrows at us from the forest in front of us, and a hunting party of orcs and war dogs behind us (who have also evidently spotted us.) Correct? (Yikes!)
Sleepy Peter mutters a Gnomish expletive and leaps dramatically from Gotemash's shoulders to the ground. With a gesture and a word he casts Prestidigitation, producing a bright, persistent shower of sparks ten feet in the air, in a lengthy glowing arc pointing in both the direction of the orcs on one end, and the direction of the arrow-shooters in the other. Then he sprints, scrambling for deep cover behind the low boulders and shrubs.
With luck, he calculates, the two groups will be drawn toward and attack each other, while he and Gotemash escape in a direction parallel to the forest (and soon, into the forest.)
"Gotemash! Let us circumvent this nonsense!"
Daishi emerges from the crypt into daylight, if not actually reborn then feeling like it. Am I dead?
The sword is in his hands. He will examine it later.
"Anyll?" He calls out to his new friend, not seeing him. Where did they go?
Jaeson follows just behind Noa and Kuori, trying to keep a straight face as he looks back at Tibby. "Well, if it all goes to hell, we may at least die of laughter before the Orcs can get to us."
Stealth: 12
Tibby whispers to skip, "be ready to bugger these guys and watch the magic happen."
Tibby saunters out into the open and says in common, "Ohh what big, handsome, and green men i've found. Can one of you help me my wagon has lost a wheel?"
Tibby says with a wink to the one he feels has the lowest self esteem.
insight for self confidence: 21
"Good luck Tibby" Skip would whisper with a nod of his chef hat. he would then prepare to fire another shot, pointing his crossbow towards the advancing orcs
Attack: 24 Damage: 8
DM
@ Gotemash And Pete
You sprint for better cover (how far do you wish to move and which direction? the forest runs north and south) and hope Gotemash's heroic personality doesn't kick in and ruin your ploy. you can tell the sparkles have worked by the follow up arrows towards the lights and the sound wardogs heading that way.
You see 3 figures in silhouette leave the forest cover creeping towards your last position (the move approximately 20') the orc party you still cant see well but the wardogs are bout 30' closer. once they get another 60' closer they will be back onto your scent and not drawn by the visual trick