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Desert Ankheg Battle Round 1 Summary:
Desert Ankheg AC overall 2/underside 4, Thac0 13, #AT 1, Size L

Everyone springs into action the other hired hands try to keep the other camels away from the ankheg as the group battles the giant insectoid creature.

InitiativeSince the camel noise woke everyone there is no surprise round. Initiative: PCs [1d10] = 1 NPCs [1d10] = 8
The party gets to strike first!

PCs:
Abrex: rushes in swings his long sword misses the ankheg and hits himself for 10 dmg
Ahmed: grabs his bow and runs to the fighting hitting Desert Ankheg 1 for 18 dmg!
Ameer: shouts alarm and grabs his bow and heads to the fighting & fires two arrows one hits Ankheg 1 for 18 dmg! Crit of 47% = Massive Hit 3x dmg +1 dmg from chant
Anuzal: fires two arrows but fails to hit the ankheg
Asad: runs in and swings his great scimitar striking Ankheg 1 for 12+1(from chant)=13 dmg!
Benham: wakes irritated and sends Jefar to fetch a spell for him and he will take action in round 3
Dubb: begins chanting and gives the others +1 bonus to their attacks, damage & saving throws and all foes a -1 to the same things.
Emma: casts fire brand lighting the battlefield up.
Jamal: sends Alara to fetch a spell and he will take action in round 4

Monster(s):
Desert Ankheg 1: the ankheg takes a brutal hit from Asad and it tries to crush Asad it fails to do so.
Ankheg Targets [1d6] = 6 1-2 = Camel, 3-4 = Abrex, 5-6=Asad Desert Ankheg Attack (13) [1d20] = 8 To Hit, [3d6] = 12 Crush Dmg, [1d4] = 2 Spit Dmg

Desert Ankheg 1 drops dead
3 More of the insectoid creatures burst up through the sands near the current Ankheg. (4 total Desert Ankheg's on the battlefield now.)
Battle Map: Round 2 Actions?

Abrex Myzeen

Abrex bellows, "The Beast deflected my sword causing a nasty wound. It shall pay with it's life." Abrex tries to deflect that he hit himself. Perhaps the others didn't notice it.


As if Karma balanced things out Abrex takes a mighty swing. Abrex focus' on the Ankeg that has the camel first. IF it goes down then targets the next most damaged he can get at but not at the risk of taking damage to do so or next available target.

Longsword Thac0 (17) To Hit [1d20+1] = 19+1 = 20, Dmg SM [1d8+3] = 4+3 = 7, Dmg Lg [1d12+3] = 8+3 = 11

Percentile roll if need for critical Hit. Percentile roll [1d100] = 12

Ah but the Fate Steps in and reminds Abrex there are other forces at work here too. Thankfully it's just a reminder and not the double self damage kind of Fate.
Longsword Thac0 (17) To Hit [1d20+1] = 2+1 = 3, Dmg SM [1d8+3] = 7+3 = 10, Dmg Lg [1d12+3] = 3+3 = 6

"Everyone focus now. Target just one or two at a time. Take em down faster that way."

Asad laughs with glee as the gore of the Ankheg flies through the air,"Ah HA! More challengers have arrived to test themselves against our blades! Watch them all FAIL!"

He'll attack #1 until it's down and then #4 as that looks to be the next closest. He gets 2 attacks / round this round

To Hit (+1 weap special /+1 str) (17): [1d20+2] = 13+2 = 15
Scimitar Damage (+2 weap special / +3 str) - S/M [2d8+5] = 9+5 = 14 / L [4d4+5] = 10+5 = 15:

To Hit (+1 weap special /+1 str) (17): [1d20+2] = 20+2 = 22
Scimitar Damage (+2 weap special / +3 str) - S/M [2d8+5] = 10+5 = 15 / L [4d4+5] = 9+5 = 14:

Ooo.. he's on fire this round!
Crit Hit Roll [1d100] = 47

I added a crit roll for Asad.
Abrex crit hit roll result = Hard Hit 2x dmg for all weapon types.
Asad crit hit roll result = Massive Hit 3x dmg for all weapon types.

Benham Iskandar

The sha'ir stands and stretches, wiping the sleep from his eyes.

Jamal runs and hides behind the others until Alara returns

Anuzal fires his bow at tick #3(Ankheg).



Atk1
S. Bow tohit[1d20+1] = 9+1 = 10, to dam[1d6] = 4

Atk2
S. Bow tohit[1d20+1] = 11+1 = 12, to dam[1d6] = 4

Emma

Looks for a good throwing rock.

Emma

Comes up empty handed and instead retrieves a bottle of oil from her pack. She rushes to the nearest bug. "heads up! Lamp oil!" she throws it!

Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: Takes careful aid at Ankheg #3 and lets loose a volley at the creatures exposed head and eyes.

1st round: Late post as per DM
To hit THACO:(17) [1d20+7] = 17+7 = 24, damage per arrow: [1d8+6] = 2+6 = 8
To hit THACO:(17) [1d20+9] = 11+7 = 18, damage per arrow: [1d8+6] = 4+6 = 10

2nd round: Current post
To hit THACO:(17) [1d20+7] = 12+7 = 19, damage per arrow: [1d8+6] = 1+6 = 7
To hit THACO:(17) [1d20+7] = 7+7 = 14, damage per arrow: [1d8+6] = 5+6 = 11

Dubb
Singing in the desert

Dubb continues chanting. His melody has picked up in pace, befitting the action scene our heroes find themselves in. It seems to flow over all who hear, reaching highs just when attacks land.

Ameer stands ready to move so as not to be threatened by any of the ankhegs directly, hoping to stay at range and maintain his missile fire. "Bring down one beast at a time, my friends, dividing our efforts will not bear fruit." the man recommends.
OOC: Ameer will continue to target the first ankheg to emerge until it falls, then he will shift focus to the one on Abrex.

Desert Ankheg Battle Round 2 Summary:
Desert Ankheg AC overall 2/underside 4, Thac0 13, #AT 1, Size L

Everyone springs into action the other hired hands try to keep the other camels away from the ankheg as the group battles the giant insectoid creature.

InitiativeSince the camel noise woke everyone there is no surprise round. Initiative: PCs [1d10] = 1 NPCs [1d10] = 8
The party gets to strike first!

PCs:
Abrex: rushes to attack Ankheg 2 hitting it for 22+1(from chant)=23 dmg!
Ahmed: fires two arrows at Desert Ankheg 3 hitting it for 7+1(chant)=8 dmg!
Ameer: directs the others to focus on one ankheg at a time otherwise watching the fight.
Anuzal: fires two more arrows but fails to hit any ankheg
Asad: turns and attacks Ankheg 4 hitting for 57+1(from chant)=58 dmg! Thus Killing it.
Benham: waits for Jafar to return with his spell he will take action in round 3
Dubb: continues his melodic chanting +1 bonus to their attacks, damage & saving throws and all foes a -1 to the same things.
Emma: tries to throw an oil flask but it flies the opposite direction landing on the ground near her tent.
Jamal: patiently waits for Alara and his spell while finding a place to hide he will take action in round 4

Monster(s):
Desert Ankheg 2: grabs Abrex and crushes him in it's mandibles Desert Ankheg Attack (13) [1d20] = 13 To Hit, [3d6] = 9 Crush Dmg, [1d4] = 4 Spit Dmg
9 dmg and roll save vs poison fail save and get 4 more dmg from the spit
Desert Ankheg 3: moves to attack Ahmed grabbing him in it's mandibles and crushing him for Desert Ankheg Attack (13) [1d20] = 20 To Hit, [3d6] = 12 Crush Dmg, [1d4] = 2 Spit Dmg 12 dmg and roll save vs poison fail save and get 2 more dmg from the spit
Desert Ankheg 4: drops dead by Asad's ferocious attacks
Battle Map: Round 3 Actions?

Asad lunges to attack the next brute (#3) but as he looks to his right the number of the team not attacking catches his eye and his angry slash fails miserably!

To Hit (+1 weap special /+1 str) (17): [1d20+2] = 1+2 = 3

Jamal will move into clear view and fire a sling bullet at Ankheg number three

[1d20-2] = 20-2 = 18 : [1d4+1] = 1+1 = 2 : [1d6+1] = 5+1 = 6

Ameer continues to fire projectiles at the ankheg engaged with Abrex, hoping to assisting his ally in dispatching the beast quickly. He mutters a curse beneath his breath as the two shots fly wide of the intended target. #DismalRolls

Dubb

Dubb is starting to grow concerned. Those crushing mandibles look painful. Hoping that his words can bring comfort and hope, he continues chanting.

Abrex

Save roll for Abrex. Savings Throw D20, [1d20] = 15 He saved vs poison.

Abrex tried to strike the head of the beast as it crushes him.
Longsword Thac0 (17) To Hit [1d20+1] = 5+1 = 6, Dmg SM [1d8+3] = 6+3 = 9, Dmg Lg [1d12+3] = 10+3 = 13

Anuzal fires his S. bow at Ankheg#2


Atk#1
L Crossbow to hit (THAC018)[1d20+2] = 2+2 = 4, todam [1d6] = 5

Atk#2
S. Bow tohit[1d20+1] = 3+1 = 4, to dam[1d6] = 2

Benham Iskandar

As Benham continues to stretch, Jafar returns, excitedly! Master! Master! Here it is- your spell! The gen appears to be quite pleased with himself. Now you can kill one of those...ugly...bugs?

Thank you, little one. You did well tonight. With that, the sha'ir casts Flying Jambiya, and uses it to attack Ankheg #2. The efreetkin beams with pride. Master said he did well!