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(Can't easily access the Roll20 map right now, but targeting the rear/least damaged half-ogre)
Hardouin transforms into a large brown bear and wraps the ogre in a mighty bear hug, tearing at the creature with his ursine claws. "Grrrrrrrr!"
(Attack 1: Athletics roll grapple: 19) (Attack 2: Either 2nd attempt to grapple if first failed, or claws attack - same roll in either case 23, damage for claws 12) (Spare roll in case of advantage from faerie fire: 10)
After grappling the half-ogre, he will drag him away from any squishy allies that are currently within his melee range.
Seeing Barnabus switch tactics from bait-and-wait to hack-and-slash, Greze decides to add insult to injury. He closely follows behind Barnabus, and just as the baddie is reeling from the dwarf’s axe, Greeze shouts as loud and obnoxiously as he can. In fact, he nearly yodels the words “Peek-A-Boo-Hoo-Hoooooo!!!” And with that, Greze casts Faerie Fire on all the baddies near his doorway. He aims as best he can for the 20 foot spell area to start just past Barnabus and to include as few other allies as possible.
Donelle holds his crossbow at the ready and waits for the order as he hears the Orcs war horn blast through the ruins of the citadel.
The other troopers in the room with he captain wait in silence as well.
Crindal mutters a brief prayer to Boccob, for what its worth.
Sister Pomenia prepares her blessing.
Captain Ilyaas holds his ground.
Greze waits in ambush with his rope.
Hardouin will de-skunk and cast faerie fire. His spell lights one orc in pink sparkles.
Barnabus holds his ground.
Voria rushes like a streak of iced lightning and pounces on one of the orcs slashing at its face with her claws. The orc takes the hit and stands his ground.
Hornom pokes his head out and casts ice knife at the half orc closest to the ogre, before retreating back the dagger hits the orc, explodes and the half ogre is cut by the shards as well.
Three Orcs charge for the Dwarf throwing their javelins in savage fury. Two javelins hit, one in the Dwarfs neck. The Dwarf goes down in a bloody heap.
As Bearscar’s spell leaves his hands he sees an orc charging him with a raised axe. Bearscar moves, but not quickly enough to avoid the sweep of the Orcs axe. He suffers a great wound on his arm and feels a whoosh as a javelin impales itself next to him.
The orc that Voria has attacked in panther form strikes back at the leopard. With his Javelin he stabs at the beast striking her an almost deadly stab in the belly. Another Orc comes and joins in, but his lunge falls short.
As Barnabus goes down, Greze yells “Barnabus is down! Help!”
Donell, sweating profusely, moves to wall where doorway is to back-up Hornom. He sees a shot at an Orc Warrior who is glowing Pink, Donell smirks knowing this is the doing of Bearscar who often cast this on the troopers as a sort of “new guy” thing. His shot finds it’s mark, with the help of the “Fire”, piercing the Orc in the side.
Finnbar and Gladys move to rescue the Dwarf from harm and apply bandages to his wound. Isolde stands over them with her cross bow at the ready as they work on stabilizing Barnabus.
Crindal sets himself ready to help Isolde defend the fallen Dwarf.
Sister Pomenia casts her blessing on Hornom, herself , and Donell.
Ilyaas steps out of the doorway with the intention of casting a sleep spell centered on the half ogre. He suddenly realizes he did not prepare that spell and substitutes it quickly with a cantrip. Ilyaas fires his cantrip at an Orc wreathed in Faerie Fire. The Fiery Bolt hits the creature full in the face. It falls dead.
Greze casts a spell which causes a roaring blaze of fire in the doorway.
Hardouin takes on the form of a mighty brown bear and attacks the orc in front of him twice, once with his claws and once with his bite. Both attacks ravage the huge Orc but it is still up and fighting!
In response to the trooper’s efforts, Barnabus stabilizes. The wound in his throat is under control. He is still seriously wounded and unconscious, but stable.
Panther Voria swipes her claw against one of the Orcs she is fighting and heavily draws blood.
Hornom peeks around the corner and casts produce flame his shot misses. He then retreats further back into the room.
Orc number 2&3 both cast their javelins at the Captain both hit solidly and the young captain goes down.
Orc 4 strikes down Bearscar.
Orcs 5 & 6 strike at the Panther. One javelin pierces a lung and the panther lies lifeless
Donell glances disappointedly at the druid in the far corner and raises his horn to his lips signaling a charge. He moves out and shoots his crossbow at hip level to Orc #3.
Finnbar, Gladys, and Isolde, hearing the charge run out of the room giving the battle cry of the Wardens of Ratik! through the hail of crossbow bolts two find their mark striking the Orcs.
Crindal joins Finnbar’s side and casts an acid splash cantrip that his Orc target easily dodges.
Sister Pomenia joins Donell and raising her wand she yells “Beretta!” and four bolts streak from and wand two to strike both Orcs #2 and #3
Greze casts a spell of healing on the dwarf. OOC: restoring 9 points to the Warrior.
Bearscar attacks twice more with claw and bite. But his opponent is still standing, gravely wounded, but still desperately fighting.
As the orcs who struck down the panther prepare to help defeat the line of human crossbowmen, Voria now in Goliath form, rises to her knees and looking to the sky bellows a roar of magical thunder that echoes in all directions. One of the orcs (#6) flees the fight in sheer terror.
From his peeking position in the room Hornom throws a magical ball of fire at Orc #2 and misses. He quickly runs back to his corner.
Orcs #2 and 3 charge the firing line. the war axe of #3 finds it’s mark striking Isolde.
Orc #4 strikes at Bearscar with his axe. and hits. The big bear is hurt but still very much in the fight.
Orc #5 fighting Voria strikes at her but the point glances off of the druid.
From his position on the battlements Orc #7 throws his javelin at Voria, but misses.
Relying on his training, Corporal Donell reloads his crossbow and fires at Orc #2. The bolt goes straight into the Orcs right eye socket, killing it instantly.
Standing next to her fallen captain, Corporal Isolde fires her crossbow at Orc #3. Her bolt strikes true and pierces the Orc yet he still keeps coming.
Corporal Gilda Shoots her crossbow at a charging Orc (#3) her shot misses.
Corporal Finnbar grabs the Captain and pulls him out of the kill zone, he begins to bandage the Captains wounds.
Crindal the Sage moves forward to jab with his quarterstaff at Orc #3. His Jab misses.
Sister Pomenia emerges from the doorway with the intent of blasting an Orc, but sees a large half ogre emerge from a doorway she immediately yells “Beretta!” and three streaks of force shoot towards the Half-ogre hitting him squarely in the chest.
Greze jumps out behind Crindal and casts Frostbite on Orc #3. His spell has no effect.
Hardouin attacks orc #4 with bite and claw. The bear decapitates the Orc with a sweep of its mighty claw.
Barnabus dodges and weaves around his comrades to attack the Orc warrior they face (orc#3)
with Oath Keeper. Barnabus swings the razor sharp Dwarven war-axe and cuts the Orc in half at the waist.
Voria gives her Thunderclap war cry again at the Orc ( #5) she is fighting. Her opponent seemed to be prepared for it and was unfazed this time.
Hornom makes his way to the doorway with his club at the ready and sees the troopers and Barnabus standing among several Orc corpses. Donell stares at Firbolg then turns his head and spits.
Orc #6 stabs Voria with his javelin.
Half-Ogre #2 Attacks Voria with a 2-handed battle axe the Druid goes down.
Suddenly a glowing Spear appears before Pomenia and stabs at her missing her by a hairs breath.
Another half ogre appears and throws a Javelin at Barnabus. The dwarf goes down.
With the immediate doorway area cleared of Orcs, Greze feels impulsively compelled to take a closer look at the glowing spear that nearly took Pomenia’s head off her shoulders! Could that be the artifact they are here to retrieve?
Round 6 Donell quickly moves to the west and yells at the other crossbowmen to form a fighting line
He shoots a Half-Ogre #2 his bolt hits, but the Half-ogre continues his attack.
Isolde runs to Donell’s side and fires. She misses.
Corporal Gilda moves and fires as well. Her shot hits the Half ogre. But it is still coming.
Finnbar runs near the fallen Dwarf. And shoots the Half Ogre. Still the beast comes.
Crindal once again uses his Poison Spray spell, this time to effect. The Half-Ogre #2 goes down.
Sister Pomenia is tasked with trying Dodge the Magical spear while still maintaining her blessing.
Greze inspects the strange, glowing spear that seemed to suddenly appear, almost removing Pomenia’s head!
Hardouin drags Barnabus into the East room, then takes up a protective position by the doorway, out of line-of-site for the javelin-hurling orcs.
Hornom looks to the half ogre blasted by Pomenia's wand and follows it up with his Produce Flame cantrip launching at the ogre before hunkering down behind his shield against the wall to the right of the doorway as you come out, providing cover for those moving behind him into the room.
Orc #7 charges out and hurls his Javelin at Donell. Striking him.
Orc#8 does the same at Finnbar. But misses.
Half-Ogre #3 Hurls one of his Javelins as well at the Sister. He hits her dead center, She goes down.
ROUND 7 Corporal Donelle yells “WARDENS!” Draws his sword and charges Orc #5 and kills it. Gilda slashes at Orc #7 and misses. Isolde attacks the half Ogre #3 and hits. Corporal Finnbar attacks the half Ogre and Misses. Crindal attacks Orc #7 from a distance with his poison spell. It hits the Orc and damages it. Greze shouts out with a level of excitement not common among those who have just been speared. “Ah ha! I’ve got you now... Alkaran! You’ll not so easily escape my clutching jaws, for I am Gebork, ‘Naughtiest of the Gnomes!’ And this is my little friend... Zlavurm, ‘Knottiest of the Ropes!’ “And with that, Greze commands his Rope of Climbing to attach itself to the glowing spear as securely as possible. The rope lunges towards the spear but goes right through to no effect, as if there was nothing there.
Hardouin utters a bestial roar and makes unfathomable pawing gestures at the troopers and party members remaining exposed outside.
Hornom seeing the cleric go down swallows and casts a second ice dagger at orc 8. It misses. He starts to hunker down behind his shield but hears hardouin's beastial roar pokes his head back, sees the pawing gestures and thinks "maybe the bear has something in his paw that he can't get out" and uses his movement to get to the bear, clear of the doorway
Barnabus Fails his death save.
Voria makes her death save.
The Half Ogre Kills Finnbar with his axe,
The glowing Spear stabs Greze and the Gnome goes down.
Orc #7 kills Gilda
From the north west a yell is heard as more enemies arrive!
Round 8 Donell swings his swords and slashes the Half Ogre (#3). Isolde slashes at the same Half-Ogre (#3) and hits it. With the spear blocking Crindal’s escape he realizes he must fight, so he casts another poison spell at the Orc (#7) he faces. He hits but apparently the Orc isn’t fazed. Hardouin will leave the relative safety of the room and grab Pomenia and drag her into the room behind him. Hornom will grab the potion of healing from Barnabus' gear and pour it down Barnabus' throat. He sticks his head around the corner and shouts "Um more coming, get the captain and um... come here so I can fix him!" Barnabus begins to sputter the last of the potion as he suddenly comes to. Reaching around instinctively for an axe that isn’t there. Voria makes her death save. Half-ogre #3 swings and decapitates Isolde with his axe. Once Hornom sticks his head around the corner the spear shoots at his head. But it misses it’s mark. Orc #7 swings with his battle axe at Crindal but misses.
The half Ogre charging the Corporal is blown backwards off it's feet and lands dead with a huge steaming hole center mass. DEAD.
(Can't easily access the Roll20 map right now, but targeting the rear/least damaged half-ogre)
Hardouin transforms into a large brown bear and wraps the ogre in a mighty bear hug, tearing at the creature with his ursine claws. "Grrrrrrrr!"
(Attack 1: Athletics roll grapple: 19)
(Attack 2: Either 2nd attempt to grapple if first failed, or claws attack - same roll in either case 23, damage for claws 12)
(Spare roll in case of advantage from faerie fire: 10)
After grappling the half-ogre, he will drag him away from any squishy allies that are currently within his melee range.
Barnabus steps over Glinda's lifeless form and swings at the orc in the door.
Attack: 22 Damage: 11
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Seeing Barnabus switch tactics from bait-and-wait to hack-and-slash, Greze decides to add insult to injury. He closely follows behind Barnabus, and just as the baddie is reeling from the dwarf’s axe, Greeze shouts as loud and obnoxiously as he can. In fact, he nearly yodels the words “Peek-A-Boo-Hoo-Hoooooo!!!” And with that, Greze casts Faerie Fire on all the baddies near his doorway. He aims as best he can for the 20 foot spell area to start just past Barnabus and to include as few other allies as possible.
Dex Sav vs DC 13
Voria will rush to the orc 20 ft from her and attack with her claws. Attack: 5 Damage: 5
She will be using Pounce skill in her attack.
You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means
Round 2
Donelle holds his crossbow at the ready and waits for the order as he hears the Orcs war horn blast through the ruins of the citadel.
The other troopers in the room with he captain wait in silence as well.
Crindal mutters a brief prayer to Boccob, for what its worth.
Sister Pomenia prepares her blessing.
Captain Ilyaas holds his ground.
Greze waits in ambush with his rope.
Hardouin will de-skunk and cast faerie fire. His spell lights one orc in pink sparkles.
Barnabus holds his ground.
Voria rushes like a streak of iced lightning and pounces on one of the orcs slashing at its face with her claws. The orc takes the hit and stands his ground.
Hornom pokes his head out and casts ice knife at the half orc closest to the ogre, before retreating back the dagger hits the orc, explodes and the half ogre is cut by the shards as well.
Three Orcs charge for the Dwarf throwing their javelins in savage fury. Two javelins hit, one in the Dwarfs neck. The Dwarf goes down in a bloody heap.
As Bearscar’s spell leaves his hands he sees an orc charging him with a raised axe. Bearscar moves, but not quickly enough to avoid the sweep of the Orcs axe. He suffers a great wound on his arm and feels a whoosh as a javelin impales itself next to him.
The orc that Voria has attacked in panther form strikes back at the leopard. With his Javelin he stabs at the beast striking her an almost deadly stab in the belly. Another Orc comes and joins in, but his lunge falls short.
Seeing Barnabus go down enrages Hardouin, "I will avenge you, dwarf!"
Round three.
As Barnabus goes down, Greze yells “Barnabus is down! Help!”
Donell, sweating profusely, moves to wall where doorway is to back-up Hornom. He sees a shot at an Orc Warrior who is glowing Pink, Donell smirks knowing this is the doing of Bearscar who often cast this on the troopers as a sort of “new guy” thing. His shot finds it’s mark, with the help of the “Fire”, piercing the Orc in the side.
Finnbar and Gladys move to rescue the Dwarf from harm and apply bandages to his wound. Isolde stands over them with her cross bow at the ready as they work on stabilizing Barnabus.
Crindal sets himself ready to help Isolde defend the fallen Dwarf.
Sister Pomenia casts her blessing on Hornom, herself , and Donell.
Ilyaas steps out of the doorway with the intention of casting a sleep spell centered on the half ogre. He suddenly realizes he did not prepare that spell and substitutes it quickly with a cantrip. Ilyaas fires his cantrip at an Orc wreathed in Faerie Fire. The Fiery Bolt hits the creature full in the face. It falls dead.
Greze casts a spell which causes a roaring blaze of fire in the doorway.
Hardouin takes on the form of a mighty brown bear and attacks the orc in front of him twice, once with his claws and once with his bite. Both attacks ravage the huge Orc but it is still up and fighting!
In response to the trooper’s efforts, Barnabus stabilizes. The wound in his throat is under control. He is still seriously wounded and unconscious, but stable.
Panther Voria swipes her claw against one of the Orcs she is fighting and heavily draws blood.
Hornom peeks around the corner and casts produce flame his shot misses. He then retreats further back into the room.
Orc number 2&3 both cast their javelins at the Captain both hit solidly and the young captain goes down.
Orc 4 strikes down Bearscar.
Orcs 5 & 6 strike at the Panther. One javelin pierces a lung and the panther lies lifeless
Round 4
Donell glances disappointedly at the druid in the far corner and raises his horn to his lips signaling a charge. He moves out and shoots his crossbow at hip level to Orc #3.
Finnbar, Gladys, and Isolde, hearing the charge run out of the room giving the battle cry of the Wardens of Ratik! through the hail of crossbow bolts two find their mark striking the Orcs.
Crindal joins Finnbar’s side and casts an acid splash cantrip that his Orc target easily dodges.
Sister Pomenia joins Donell and raising her wand she yells “Beretta!” and four bolts streak from and wand two to strike both Orcs #2 and #3
Greze casts a spell of healing on the dwarf. OOC: restoring 9 points to the Warrior.
Bearscar attacks twice more with claw and bite. But his opponent is still standing, gravely wounded, but still desperately fighting.
As the orcs who struck down the panther prepare to help defeat the line of human crossbowmen, Voria now in Goliath form, rises to her knees and looking to the sky bellows a roar of magical thunder that echoes in all directions. One of the orcs (#6) flees the fight in sheer terror.
From his peeking position in the room Hornom throws a magical ball of fire at Orc #2 and misses. He quickly runs back to his corner.
Orcs #2 and 3 charge the firing line. the war axe of #3 finds it’s mark striking Isolde.
Orc #4 strikes at Bearscar with his axe. and hits. The big bear is hurt but still very much in the fight.
Orc #5 fighting Voria strikes at her but the point glances off of the druid.
From his position on the battlements Orc #7 throws his javelin at Voria, but misses.
Attack: 9 Damage: 13
**This Space for Rent**
Hardouin’s Con save to maintain concentration on faerie fire: 14
Round 5
Relying on his training, Corporal Donell reloads his crossbow and fires at Orc #2. The bolt goes straight into the Orcs right eye socket, killing it instantly.
Standing next to her fallen captain, Corporal Isolde fires her crossbow at Orc #3. Her bolt strikes true and pierces the Orc yet he still keeps coming.
Corporal Gilda Shoots her crossbow at a charging Orc (#3) her shot misses.
Corporal Finnbar grabs the Captain and pulls him out of the kill zone, he begins to bandage the Captains wounds.
Crindal the Sage moves forward to jab with his quarterstaff at Orc #3. His Jab misses.
Sister Pomenia emerges from the doorway with the intent of blasting an Orc, but sees a large half ogre emerge from a doorway she immediately yells “Beretta!” and three streaks of force shoot towards the Half-ogre hitting him squarely in the chest.
Greze jumps out behind Crindal and casts Frostbite on Orc #3. His spell has no effect.
Hardouin attacks orc #4 with bite and claw. The bear decapitates the Orc with a sweep of its mighty claw.
Barnabus dodges and weaves around his comrades to attack the Orc warrior they face (orc#3)
with Oath Keeper. Barnabus swings the razor sharp Dwarven war-axe and cuts the Orc in half at the waist.
Voria gives her Thunderclap war cry again at the Orc ( #5) she is fighting. Her opponent seemed to be prepared for it and was unfazed this time.
Hornom makes his way to the doorway with his club at the ready and sees the troopers and Barnabus standing among several Orc corpses. Donell stares at Firbolg then turns his head and spits.
Orc #6 stabs Voria with his javelin.
Half-Ogre #2 Attacks Voria with a 2-handed battle axe the Druid goes down.
Suddenly a glowing Spear appears before Pomenia and stabs at her missing her by a hairs breath.
Another half ogre appears and throws a Javelin at Barnabus. The dwarf goes down.
With the immediate doorway area cleared of Orcs, Greze feels impulsively compelled to take a closer look at the glowing spear that nearly took Pomenia’s head off her shoulders! Could that be the artifact they are here to retrieve?
Investigation
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Round 6
Donell quickly moves to the west and yells at the other crossbowmen to form a fighting line
He shoots a Half-Ogre #2 his bolt hits, but the Half-ogre continues his attack.
Isolde runs to Donell’s side and fires. She misses.
Corporal Gilda moves and fires as well. Her shot hits the Half ogre. But it is still coming.
Finnbar runs near the fallen Dwarf. And shoots the Half Ogre. Still the beast comes.
Crindal once again uses his Poison Spray spell, this time to effect. The Half-Ogre #2 goes down.
Sister Pomenia is tasked with trying Dodge the Magical spear while still maintaining her blessing.
Greze inspects the strange, glowing spear that seemed to suddenly appear, almost removing Pomenia’s head!
Hardouin drags Barnabus into the East room, then takes up a protective position by the doorway, out of line-of-site for the javelin-hurling orcs.
Hornom looks to the half ogre blasted by Pomenia's wand and follows it up with his Produce Flame cantrip launching at the ogre before hunkering down behind his shield against the wall to the right of the doorway as you come out, providing cover for those moving behind him into the room.
Orc #7 charges out and hurls his Javelin at Donell. Striking him.
Orc#8 does the same at Finnbar. But misses.
Half-Ogre #3 Hurls one of his Javelins as well at the Sister. He hits her dead center, She goes down.
The glowing spear flies to Greze and strikes him.
Barnabus Death save: 7
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ROUND 7
Corporal Donelle yells “WARDENS!” Draws his sword and charges Orc #5 and kills it.
Gilda slashes at Orc #7 and misses.
Isolde attacks the half Ogre #3 and hits.
Corporal Finnbar attacks the half Ogre and Misses.
Crindal attacks Orc #7 from a distance with his poison spell. It hits the Orc and damages it.
Greze shouts out with a level of excitement not common among those who have just been speared. “Ah ha! I’ve got you now... Alkaran! You’ll not so easily escape my clutching jaws, for I am Gebork, ‘Naughtiest of the Gnomes!’ And this is my little friend... Zlavurm, ‘Knottiest of the Ropes!’ “And with that, Greze commands his Rope of Climbing to attach itself to the glowing spear as securely as possible. The rope lunges towards the spear but goes right through to no effect, as if there was nothing there.
Hardouin utters a bestial roar and makes unfathomable pawing gestures at the troopers and party members remaining exposed outside.
Hornom seeing the cleric go down swallows and casts a second ice dagger at orc 8. It misses.
He starts to hunker down behind his shield but hears hardouin's beastial roar pokes his head back, sees the pawing gestures and thinks "maybe the bear has something in his paw that he can't get out" and uses his movement to get to the bear, clear of the doorway
Barnabus Fails his death save.
Voria makes her death save.
The Half Ogre Kills Finnbar with his axe,
The glowing Spear stabs Greze and the Gnome goes down.
Orc #7 kills Gilda
From the north west a yell is heard as more enemies arrive!
Barnabus Death save: 19
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Round 8
Donell swings his swords and slashes the Half Ogre (#3).
Isolde slashes at the same Half-Ogre (#3) and hits it.
With the spear blocking Crindal’s escape he realizes he must fight, so he casts another poison spell at the Orc (#7) he faces. He hits but apparently the Orc isn’t fazed.
Hardouin will leave the relative safety of the room and grab Pomenia and drag her into the room behind him.
Hornom will grab the potion of healing from Barnabus' gear and pour it down Barnabus' throat. He sticks his head around the corner and shouts "Um more coming, get the captain and um... come here so I can fix him!"
Barnabus begins to sputter the last of the potion as he suddenly comes to. Reaching around instinctively for an axe that isn’t there.
Voria makes her death save.
Half-ogre #3 swings and decapitates Isolde with his axe.
Once Hornom sticks his head around the corner the spear shoots at his head. But it misses it’s mark.
Orc #7 swings with his battle axe at Crindal but misses.
Healing potion: 9
**This Space for Rent**
Round 8 Death Save:
13