He jolts awake, disoriented for a second. The last thing he remembers is the arrow hitting him, then the room tilting as Qivys roared at their attackers. He staggers to his feet, draws his shortbow, and looses an arrow at the goon closest to Qivys.
He'll then stumble over to take cover behind the table.
(BTW: that was an epic charge! If either of them had fired at Red and hit, all 3 of us would be dead with no healer. Claire, I assume, has been murdered in the garden by these two.)
(Also, thank you Red. I now owe both of you a life. It's been a rough morning for Kas.)
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Red successfully brings Kas back from the brink of death, and then plays an arcane lullaby to Goon #1 (they look very much alike - he's the one on the left.)
She then crouches behind the primitive beds to give herself half-cover (+2 AC and Dex saves)
Kas miraculously pulls himself up into consciousness and onto his feet, and successfully strikes Goon #2 (the one on the right, slightly closer to Qivys) with an arrow square in the ribs. He staggers and wrenches the arrow out, but he's still standing, albeit clearly wounded. (No sneak attack damage, as the bowman had stepped back from Qivys.)
Kas also manages to dive for cover behind the table, providing half-cover as well.
(Claire's still out in the yard, keeping watch; Omen saw her when he went back to retrieve his backpack.)
Qivys may act next. He's about ten feet from the two attackers.
Qivys steps forward and smashes his warhammer into the side of Goon #1, audibly cracking some ribs and throwing the longhaired cretin a few feet to one side. The two guys simultaneously draw their shortswords and lunge at Qivys in nearly synchronized symmetry:
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Red
Seeing Kas get up and attack she will turn her attention to Omen and one again cast healing word before turning it into a screech for vicious mockery against the same guy.
(Heals and squeals -- good stuff. I'll wait until Omen has his turn, but I want to say that while I'm crouching behind the table I'm keeping an eye on the door the woman ran through, in case she tries to slip out.)
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Omen
The world is light and joy and peace then Omen's perspective shifts and he is back to laying on the floor with an arrow oozing out of his gut as he is healed. Omen will turn and the first bowman he sees he will cast Fire Bolt on the target.
With a word and a gesture, Omen hurls a mote of arcane fire at the second attacker. The blast hits him squarely and appears to severely injure the young man; he's staggering, barely on his feet.
The door the woman disappeared through remains closed and quiet. The old man has stopped laughing.
He will then move to the corner between the fireplace and the door they entered. On his way past he will say to the old man tied to the chair, "Oh yeah, you're going through that door now, Monster Bait!"
Just to repaint the picture of this torch-lit cellar:
There are ten crude beds and footlockers, but three beds on the right are upended and smashed from the explosion, and one footlocker opened. The fourth bed from the right contains the tied-up old man (there's no chair), and, together with the upended beds, partially conceal Red. Omen is behind the long wooden trestle table, and Kas is between the fireplace and the door you entered.
The two scruffy-chinned goons - both badly injured - are nearly against the far west wall, engaged by Qivys in melee combat. They snuck in rather mysteriously, as you didn't see them descend the stairs and they definitely didn't enter through the door you did.
There is little Red can do at this point, not walking to leave cover. She will cast vicious mockery on the same guy and then seeing Omen get ready cheer him on, giving him basic inspiration.
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Qivys
"You swing that weapon like a piece of wet cabbage"he laughs as he taunts the last Goon. "I told my friends here that while I still stood, they'd be safe. You went and made a liar of me. UNACCEPTABLE"with that last word he slams his hammer into the Goons flank.
Goon #1 goes down without a word, his ribcage crushed. Combat is over. The whole battle lasted less than thirty seconds.
The old man is pale and silent. "There's gonna be more," he finally says, flatly. "Can't say as those two didn't have it comin'" he says quietly, mostly to himself. He looks old and tired and scared.
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Kasimir:
He jolts awake, disoriented for a second. The last thing he remembers is the arrow hitting him, then the room tilting as Qivys roared at their attackers. He staggers to his feet, draws his shortbow, and looses an arrow at the goon closest to Qivys.
Shortbow Attack 23, Damage 7 Sneak Attack 6
He'll then stumble over to take cover behind the table.
(BTW: that was an epic charge! If either of them had fired at Red and hit, all 3 of us would be dead with no healer. Claire, I assume, has been murdered in the garden by these two.)
(Also, thank you Red. I now owe both of you a life. It's been a rough morning for Kas.)
Red successfully brings Kas back from the brink of death, and then plays an arcane lullaby to Goon #1 (they look very much alike - he's the one on the left.)
Saving Throw: 16.
Damage: 1 psychic.(He shrugs it off; unaffected.)She then crouches behind the primitive beds to give herself half-cover (+2 AC and Dex saves)
Kas miraculously pulls himself up into consciousness and onto his feet, and successfully strikes Goon #2 (the one on the right, slightly closer to Qivys) with an arrow square in the ribs. He staggers and wrenches the arrow out, but he's still standing, albeit clearly wounded. (No sneak attack damage, as the bowman had stepped back from Qivys.)
Kas also manages to dive for cover behind the table, providing half-cover as well.
(Claire's still out in the yard, keeping watch; Omen saw her when he went back to retrieve his backpack.)
Qivys may act next. He's about ten feet from the two attackers.
Qivys
Qiv lunges forward to engage the Goon (#1).
Attack: 15 Damage: 5
(Apologies for formatting. Work)Qivys steps forward and smashes his warhammer into the side of Goon #1, audibly cracking some ribs and throwing the longhaired cretin a few feet to one side. The two guys simultaneously draw their shortswords and lunge at Qivys in nearly synchronized symmetry:
#1 Sword 1: 19
Piercing damage: 7#1 Sword 2: 16
Piercing damage: 5#2 Sword 1: 9
Piercing damage: 6#2 Sword 2: 9
Piercing damage: 4They clatter and clank off Qivys' battered armor harmlessly.
Red and Omen may act next.
Red
Seeing Kas get up and attack she will turn her attention to Omen and one again cast healing word before turning it into a screech for vicious mockery against the same guy.
Omen hp:4
And DC 13 wis save again
Red heals and squeals, once again. Omen is quickly and miraculously returned to consciousness, and to his feet.
She then coaxes an awful shriek from her instrument.
Saving Throw: 20. Damage: 4 psychic.
Goon #1 winces in pain at the aural assault.
Omen is up next, then Kas and Qivys. (Order not important.)
(Heals and squeals -- good stuff. I'll wait until Omen has his turn, but I want to say that while I'm crouching behind the table I'm keeping an eye on the door the woman ran through, in case she tries to slip out.)
Omen
The world is light and joy and peace then Omen's perspective shifts and he is back to laying on the floor with an arrow oozing out of his gut as he is healed. Omen will turn and the first bowman he sees he will cast Fire Bolt on the target.
Hit: 15
Damage: 6
With a word and a gesture, Omen hurls a mote of arcane fire at the second attacker. The blast hits him squarely and appears to severely injure the young man; he's staggering, barely on his feet.
The door the woman disappeared through remains closed and quiet. The old man has stopped laughing.
Kas and Qivys may act next.
Qivys
"Khazad ai-menu!!"
"Dwarves have come for you"
Qivys strikes the Goon just as he finishes his Dwarven
promisethreat.Attack: 22 Damage: 7
Kasimir:
Kasimir stands up and looses another arrow at the other goon (not the one Qivys just smashed).
Shortbow Attack 7; Damage 6 + Sneak Attack 1
He will then move to the corner between the fireplace and the door they entered. On his way past he will say to the old man tied to the chair, "Oh yeah, you're going through that door now, Monster Bait!"
Kasimir fires an arrow at Goon #2, but misses, the arrow ricocheting loudly off the back foundational wall.
Qivys smashes the Goon #1 with his hammer, nearly knocking him senseless. The man staggers, barely standing. They're both nearly done, but not out.
The old man watches, grimly; his brief burst of humor gone as he watches the fight resolve. He doesn't respond to Kas' threat.
But the two goons don't give up; they try to find a way through Qivys' armor once again with their shortswords:
#1 Sword 1: 19
Piercing damage: 3#1 Sword 2: 23
Piercing damage: 3#2 Sword 1: 7
Piercing damage: 7#2 Sword 2: 15
Piercing damage: 7But again, the attackers cannot get through Qivys' thick platemail, still streaked with dead grub.
Red and Omen are up next.
Just to repaint the picture of this torch-lit cellar:
There are ten crude beds and footlockers, but three beds on the right are upended and smashed from the explosion, and one footlocker opened. The fourth bed from the right contains the tied-up old man (there's no chair), and, together with the upended beds, partially conceal Red. Omen is behind the long wooden trestle table, and Kas is between the fireplace and the door you entered.
The two scruffy-chinned goons - both badly injured - are nearly against the far west wall, engaged by Qivys in melee combat. They snuck in rather mysteriously, as you didn't see them descend the stairs and they definitely didn't enter through the door you did.
Red and Omen may act next (order unimportant.)
Red
There is little Red can do at this point, not walking to leave cover. She will cast vicious mockery on the same guy and then seeing Omen get ready cheer him on, giving him basic inspiration.
1d6 bardic
DC 13 wis save
Omen
Omen csts another Firebolt at one of the goons Qivys faces.
Hit: 11 +3 (Thanks Red!)
Damage: 4
Goon #1 winces again at Red's musical assault – Saving Throw: 19 – but shrugs it off.
Even with Red's help, Omen's firebolt flies wide, bursting against the stone wall to the west.
Kas and Qivys may act next.
Kasimir:
Kas moves to the corner of the table (to be sure he's within 60') and fires off another arrow at whichever goon looks least injured.
Shortbow Attack 6 Damage 7 + Sneak attack 5
Then he returns to his corner to keep an eye on the east half of the room.
Kas puts an arrow through the eye of Goon #2. He stumbles back against the wall, then crumples to the ground, dead.
Qivys is up.
Qivys
"You swing that weapon like a piece of wet cabbage" he laughs as he taunts the last Goon. "I told my friends here that while I still stood, they'd be safe. You went and made a liar of me. UNACCEPTABLE" with that last word he slams his hammer into the Goons flank.
Attack: 14 Damage: 8
Goon #1 goes down without a word, his ribcage crushed. Combat is over. The whole battle lasted less than thirty seconds.
The old man is pale and silent. "There's gonna be more," he finally says, flatly. "Can't say as those two didn't have it comin'" he says quietly, mostly to himself. He looks old and tired and scared.