Darkwood--Into the blackness....

Post by **Katrina** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:47 am

Size up the big one. He should be in melee range next round.

Post by **Laurel** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:13 am

Smiling slightly at the success of her arrows flying true, the bard draws the nocked arrow and lets fly at the closest of the hounds, quickly reloading with her last fiend bane arrow and firing at the last of the smaller hounds.

Wishing she still had more of those arrows left, she nocks a standard arrow to string and awaits the closer approach of the remaining beasts.

[ooc]+2 to hit from amulet of fortune
sonic damage if hit from Sonic Weapon
competency penalty overcome by bracers of archery, lesser
+4 longbow[/ooc]

Post by **Vynarkus** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:28 am

...since it took out an enemy, I won't complain, but I did say the Nessian, not an ordinary hellhound...

Vynarkus blasts the Nessian Warhound.

(DM Edit--you did, i was on a roll with hellhounds from Laurel....my bad.)

Post by **Seven Words** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:54 am

Laurel's last 2 enchanted arrows once again lay their targets low with a single blow!

Vynarkus now unleashes his blast upon the armored monstrosity! (27 points)

Sigrid sends another quintet of mystic bolts into the Nessian Warhound! (17 points)

As they approach ti some 40' away, Annelysei fires a Ray of Enfeeblement at the lone surviving opponent! (loses 8 Strength!)

Initiatives (since melee is about to ensue next round....)

Led--18
Skyseeker--18
Laurel--14
Katrine--14
Annelysei--12
Vynarkus--11
Nessian--6
Kalindriel--5
Marrik--4
Sigrid--4

Post by **Laurel** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 2:26 am

The bard shouts out a warning before any of the party moves to engage the Nessian in melee. "Stay outside of 20 feet of the beast for now!" Drawing upon her enhancing abilities, Laurel's voice takes on a harsh, discordant tone which centers itself upon the Nessian, hoping to drive it to distraction and hamper its ability to attack.

[ooc]free action at start of round: call out a warning to the rest of the party
swift action: enhance my next enchantment spell by drawing upon the Captivating Melody feat
standard action: sing the Dirge of Discord upon the Nessian as soon as it is within 45 feet[/ooc]

Post by **Led Pighp** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:12 am

Led looks over his shoulder briefly, and sees only the single, larger hound behind him. He slows and then stops when he gets to the others in his group, instead of running all the way to the wall behind them like he'd planned.

"Damn, I thought these guys would be tough. I should have just attacked them down the stairs. Sorry guys, my mistake."

Since Led can do nothing useful while staying 20' away from the Nessian Warhound, he stays in his less bestial form for now, just watching the thing continue to run towards him.

Post by **Seven Words** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:36 pm

The massive beast does not succumb to the harsh noises of Laurel's spell!

Post by **Laurel** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:23 pm

Her spells running low, the bard smothers her disappointment at the dirge not affecting the Nessian and, keeping her arrow trained upon the lumbering beast, switches melodies to one of inspiring courage to help her comrades in battle.

Post by **Vynarkus** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:51 pm

[ooc]Um, Sigrid isn't on the initiative order?[/ooc]

"Sigrid, try to dismiss them again. If they are summoned monsters you can dismiss, what I'm about to try won't work."

Vynarkus then cries out in Infernal, "You foolish beasts dare to attack your masters? Stop your charge and begin aiding us now, and we shall let you off with only the punishment you have already recieved!"

[ooc]combined Bluff, Intimidate, and rushed Diplomacy checks, again, please.[/ooc]

Pick one method to use.....from your words, sounds most like Bluff.

Post by **Katrina** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:20 pm

Keep to the wall, and move towards the back end of the beast, wait for flanking, then attack.

[Full attack. DA main, poison off.]

Post by **Kalindriel Ec'urb** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:47 pm

[Wait for someone to give me flanking, then take a five foot step and do a full attack.]

[The hounds bring up an interesting question. They do not speak Infernal, but they do understand it. Is tongues usable to speak with them? Not that it matters since I do speak it, but there could be a similar situation in the future?]

Post by **Vynarkus** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:16 am

[ooc]Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, they all apply, I basically want to do something that will stop them from attacking us and maybe even get them helpful. I figure that its mainly a Diplomacy check, with bonuses if I succeed on Bluff and Intimidate checks. I thought we'd done something like that before...

Still, whichever method seems like it is most likely to get them to do what I am asking them to (except Intimidate...), go with that one.[/ooc]

Post by **Sigrid** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:54 am

I activate Sacred Healing. It's close enough to hurt someone, so I'll start the healing.

25hp (max)
Fast Healing 9 on everybody. First of five turns.
See Invisible on Sorchat (87min).
See Invisible on me (87min).
Protection from Evil on Kalindriel (6min).
Bull's Strength on Kalindriel (6min).
Protection from Evil on Sorchat (6min).
Shield on Sorchat (6min).
Find Traps on Sorchat (1min).
Shield on me (6min).
Bull's Strength on Annalysei (6min).

Code: Select all

Cleric 0    |Cleric 1    |Cleric 2    |Cleric 3       
*Resistence |*Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str |*Disp Magic 
 Resistence |*Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str |*Disp Magic 
 Resistence | Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str | Disp Magic 
 Resistence |*Magic Weap |*Bull's Str |            
 Resistence | Magic Weap |            |            
------------|------------|------------|------------
Sorc 0 (6/6)|Sorc 1 (3/7)|Sorc 2 (3/6)|Sorc 3 (3/4)   
 Acid Splash| Burn Hands | Scorch Ray | Fireball   
 Arcane Mark| Identify   | See Invis  |            
 Dance Light| Mag Missile|            |------------
 Light      | Shield     |            |Wands       
 Mage Hand  |            |------------| Acid Arr 15
 Prestidigit|            |Spell Store | DetSecrD 15
 Ray o Frost|------------| CLW        | FindTrap 23
------------|Turn ( 8/11)| CLW        | Knock    15
Empower(1/3)| Sacred Heal| CLW        | SonBlast 26

Post by **Led Pighp** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:34 am

Since the spell didn't work, Led smiles and charges at the giant dog. He shifts to his bestial form in transit, and meets the larger beast somewhere between their positions.

93hp MAX
First round shifted
Dodge vs. Nessian Warhound
Charge ahead until I get to the hound. (I assume it will move forward as well, so I'm not sure where the intersect point will be.)
Claw / Claw / Charge.
Using Spring Attack continue moving past the hound. Stop when I get four squares past the hound.
I will receive an AoO from it when I cross into it's threatened zone.
(It can only ever get one AoO against me, so I'm not at risk later, when I continue moving next to and then past it.)

Post by **Annalysei** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:39 am

Seeing Led's charge, Anna follows while quickly murmuring the incantation for empowered chill touch and attacks with a full attack when she gets into range.

Post by **Seven Words** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:56 pm

Led dashes past the fiend, one claw scoring deeply along it's flank! (28 points) As he passes, it bites at him to telling effect! (21 points)

Skyseeker runs northwest, before hurling a javelin! Though the flames are utterly ineffectual, the projectile itself lances deep! (16 points)

Laurel's first arrow strikes true, her second sails away fruitlessly. (11 points)

Anna moves forward, her spell upon her flail, and launches a blow at it! (21 points and -1 Strength)

DM Edit--Katrine revision Katrine launches her attack from the shadows..but misses! She also tosses a bag of...marbles? down the hall past Led....

Vynarkus' commands would have been heeded, had the beast not been brutally mauled already!

The Warhound bites at Annelysei, enraged by her previous weakening! Her boots enchantment blunts the damage, and the protections on her breastplate turn aside the full impact of the teeth!(CRITICAL HIT.....fortification negated...8 points)

Kalindriel steps forward, and her shadow-wreathed glaive sinks effortlessly into the Warhound's haunch...her second strike is foiled by the mystic barding. ( 16 points)

Marrik charges the hell-spawn, invoking his final use of smite evil! (22 points)

Sigrid moves closer to keep as many people as possible within her effect, and invokes her healing!

Post by **Kalindriel Ec'urb** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:04 pm

[Full attack. Take a 5' step if necessary to keep flanking.]

Post by **Annalysei** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:05 pm

Taking a brief second to thank the gods for enchanted armor, Anna attacks again with a full attack.

Post by **Katrina** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:50 pm

"Deal quickly. I think the Bad Firepuppies owner is near. Hidey like."

Turn to face whatever it was, snarling.

"I may have slowed it down."

Post by **Vynarkus** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:06 pm

"...I could have made that thing help us, if I'd thought to keep you from attacking it while talking..."
*sigh*

Vynarkus blasts the Nessian again, trying to get rid of it.

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Darkwood--Into the blackness....