Chapter 3.4: Reunited & On The Edge:

[Pulpatoon]

Odderick disentangles himself from his blanket, grabs his weapons, and dashes towards the horses.

Linos ignores the horses, grabs his morningstar, and scans the sky. He is focusing on defense until he has a better idea of what is going on.

[PyroArrow]

The 2 Horses well each get a Bite Attack first before the Stirges attempt to latch on.

[Dizlexus]

Gus
Gus arms himself and heads toward the horses.

Clem

Clem runs to aid Garbonzo.

[imswayze]

Garbonzo wasn't sleeping very heavily, because he didn't eat a very hearty dinner, and his growling tummy keeps him out of REM. He yells: "By the beard of St. Cuthbert,...what the...?!!"

Garbonzo is going to make a solid effort to grab whatever is on him with both hands by the wings and see if he can't yank that creature off of him and swing it right into a tree like a baseball bat.


Trindon was plowing through some REM, dreaming about riding his Warhorse into battle, when awakened by the Stirges. He hears them flapping around and takes a quick look upward shielding his face in defense. He next looks over to Garbonzo after hearing him yell. He quickly grabs a javelin and runs toward Garbonzo. He will attempt to skewer the Stirge on his bro.


Garbonzo says to Trindon: "Don't worry about me man!! Keep yourself unscathed!!"


Trindon then focuses his attention and javelin upward, attempting to defensively skewer any descending Stirges.

[Nordbo]

As Luna Cee was a bit drowsy - and dismounted - , his actions aren't totally coordinated. He blinks, tries to focus his half-elven infravision on whatever comes nearest and then strikes:

Staff, quarter, to hit: [1d20] = 4, damage: [1d6] = 4

with no big success

[PyroArrow]

So far we have for Round #1:

1st Segment:

Rondoel's Horse #1: Tries to bite Stirge #2 attacking it but misses: [1d20] = 7

Clem's Horse #4: Tries to bite at Stirge #3 & bites:[1d20] = 12 for [1d6] = 5 of damage!

The 1 foot long by 2 feet wingspan body of Stirge #3 tumbles to the ground, unmoving.

Garbonzo, tries to shield himself from Stirge #1.

Stormbrow rushes to Garbonzo's aid.
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2nd Segment:

Stormbrow arrives next to Garbonzo. (Can attack here, Stirge #1, not yet latched on)

Bro. Clem, moves towards Garbonzo.

Trindon, moves towards Garbonzo, wielding his javelin defensively skyward.

Odderick, Gus, Rondoel, & Radac, head towards the 2 Horses.

Nordbo, in the drowsiness of sleep attacks a Phantom & misses!
Staff, quarter, to hit: [1d20] = 4, damage: [1d6] = 4

Boc Has his bow at the ready and is scanning the area for the creatures, getting a count for how many there are.

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3rd Segment:

Stirge #1 tries to latch onto Garbonzo & misses! [1d20] = 3

Bro. Clem helps out Garbonzo. (Can attack here, Stirge #1, not yet latched on)

Trindon, arrives to Garbonzo's side.

Linos keeps a lookout around the camp for anything more.

Fr. Tenebaum, watches Linos back.

Stirge #2 tries to latch onto Rondoel's Horse #1 & misses! [1d20] = 7

Odderick, Gus, Rondoel, & Radac, arrive to help the 2 Horses.


Note: The 5 Horses have their Leather Barding removed (it takes 15 minutes to remove, & 1/2 hour to put on. Double the time for Metal Barding), to prevent chafing & sores.
Armor class for the Horses, with Leather Barding on is AC 6, without the barding it is AC 7.

*The other horses Stormbrow's party left to the western side of the pathway, had their barding removed & hidden.

** I need attack rolls from Stormbrow & Clem on Stirge #1! Then move on to Segment #4.

[Nordbo]

For the next round Luna will whack away at the nearest available (hostile) target with:

Staff, quarter, to hit: [1d20] = 15, damage: [1d6] = 4

while yelling "Ghosts!....Echoes of...ghosts!!" in a slightly disorientated way

[Pulpatoon]

Odderick, anxious to not accidentally hurt the horses, uses his sword instead of his halberd. He attempts to kill the bloodsucker on the nearest horse. To Hit [1d20] = 15 Damage [1d6] = 3

Linos is prepared to smite anything that flaps his way. To Hit [1d20] = 17 Damage [2d4] = 4

[GreyWolfVT]

Strombrow takes a swing at the Stirge #1 with his sword:

Long Sword Attack: [1d20+1] = 12+1 = 13, damage [1d8+3] = 3+3 = 6

[MonkeyWrench]

Durgan leaps into action, grabbing his spear and rushing towards one of the creatures, he thrusts his spear towards the creature, attempting to impale the creature.

To Hit: [1d20] = 7, Spear Damage: [1d6] = 1(S-M) [1d8] = 6(L)

Boc Has his bow at the ready and is scanning the area for the creatures, getting a count for how many there are. As one swoops down he takes aim and lets loose an arrow towards his target.

Boc Maxima Longbow To Hit: [1d20] = 15, Damage: [1d6] = 5

[Dizlexus]

Clem swats at Garbonzo's new pet.

Attack [1d20] = 4 Damage [1d6+1] = 2+1 = 3

[PyroArrow]

So far we have for Round #1:

1st Segment:

Rondoel's Horse #1: Tries to bite Stirge #2 attacking it but misses: [1d20] = 7

Clem's Horse #4: Tries to bite at Stirge #3 & bites:[1d20] = 12 for [1d6] = 5 of damage!

The 1 foot long by 2 feet wingspan body of Stirge #3 tumbles to the ground, unmoving.

Garbonzo, tries to shield himself from Stirge #1.

Stormbrow rushes to Garbonzo's aid.
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2nd Segment:

Stormbrow arrives next to Garbonzo. Using his Long Sword he Hits! [1d20+1] = 12+1 = 13, damage: [1d8+3] = 3+3 = 6 to Stirge #1, which falls to the ground unmoving!

Bro. Clem, moves towards Garbonzo.

Trindon, moves towards Garbonzo, wielding his javelin defensively skyward.

Odderick, Gus, Rondoel, & Radac, head towards the 2 Horses.

Durgan, leaps into action, grabbing his Spear, he heads for the 2 Horses.

Nordbo, in the drowsiness of sleep attacks a Phantom & misses!
Staff, quarter, to hit: [1d20] = 4, damage: [1d6] = 4

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3rd Segment:

Stirge #1 tries to latch onto Garbonzo & misses! [1d20] = 3

Bro. Clem helps out Garbonzo. Using his Morningstar to swat Garbonzo's new pet he misses! Attack [1d20] = 4 Damage [1d6+1] = 2+1 = 3
Bro. Clem, then realizes the Stirge appears dead now anyways!

Trindon, arrives to Garbonzo's side.

Linos keeps a lookout around the camp for anything more.

Fr. Tenebaum, watches Linos back.

Stirge #2 tries to latch onto Rondoel's Horse #1 & misses! [1d20] = 7

Odderick, Gus, Rondoel, & Radac, arrive to help the 2 Horses.

Durgan, arrives as well to help the 2 Horses.

[PyroArrow]

Round 1:

Segment 4:

Luna attacks Stirge #1 still thinking it hostile & alive & hits! Staff, quarter, to hit: [1d20] = 15, damage: [1d6] = 4
while yelling "Ghosts!....Echoes of...ghosts!!" in a slightly disorientated way.

Odderick using his Long Sword hits Stirge #2: To Hit [1d20] = 15 for [1d8+2] = 2+2 = 4 of damage!

Note: Pulpatoon, your Long Sword does 1d8+2 damage on a small creature!

Linos is prepared to smite anything that flaps his way. To Hit [1d20] = 17 Damage [2d4] = 4 However, there is nothing near him to actually hit!

Durgan thrusts his spear towards the creature, attempting to impale the Stirge #2 & Hits!
To Hit: [1d20] = 7, Spear Damage: [1d6] = 1(S-M) [1d8] = 6(L) causing Stirge #2 to fall to the ground in a thud as Boc's Arrow (See Below) also hits it!

Boc, seeing as Stirge #2 swoops down he takes aim and lets loose an arrow towards his target.
Boc Maxima Longbow To Hit: [1d20] = 15, Damage: [1d6] = 5
Boc's Arrow hits Stirge #2 right after Durgan speared it!

Combat is now Over!
Party Gains 525 Experience Points for this combat!
If you wish to search i need a 1d6 roll check.

[MonkeyWrench]

Boc takes a knife and goes to the creatures, using the knife to check them for anything useful that anyone in the group can use.
Search Check: [1d6] = 2

Boc also attempts to retrieve the arrow that was shot towards the creature.

Durgan retrieves his spear from the creature, lowering his head he issues a silent prayer for the lives they had to take.

[Dizlexus]

Gus

Gus snatches up a Stirge corpse and tosses it at the feet of Linos. Gus says:
"Breakfast."

[PyroArrow]

Boc finds nothing of any real value on or inside the creatures.
They could however be used for food...

The Group that was by the horses calms them down.
After that the Party settles back to what they were doing prior to the pests arrival with about 1 hour left on Stormbrow's shift.

Nothing more happens during Stormbrow's watch.

Durgan takes over for watch next & all was calm & peaceful up till 3:30am when...

Boc takes over for Durgan & all remains calm on his watch!

The Moon had set around 4:43am.
The twilight begins to show around 6:19am when the Sun begins to show light.

Take it from there gang!

I'll start the next chapter when the party moves to the edge of the Caves Valley.

[imswayze]

Garbonzo was up before the sun...eating. Much more important than sleep. When he is satisfied he will clean up his camp, and SUIT up. He checks his bow for maximum potency, and gathers his and Trindon's equipment into one area for organizational purposes.

Trindon had(s) no trouble getting back on the sleep train. He does crack an eyelid when the first beams of light hit his face. He is up stretching, and cleaning up his camp shortly thereafter. Then he'll eat and work on getting his body ready for a BIG day!

[Dizlexus]

Gus, Pale and in a Sweat

Garbonzo gets up early because Gus bolts-up from his sleep with a Scream of Horror. Gus launches to his feet and looks around -- confused and horrified. He pulls his tunic down to hide his morning wood. He is pale, shaking, out of breath and in a cold sweat. Tough guy looks a terrible mess.

He curses breathlessly: "Danm! Wow! Holy Crap!"

Gus wakes his brother and the two go off to have a discussion in the woods.

The party sees Clem try to give Gus comfort.

If anyone asks, Gus will not feel like sharing his dream - - his Night Mare.

But, something from that dream darkens Gus' demeanor.

[MonkeyWrench]

Boc, being the last one on watch, was awake and checking over his gear while chewing on his own personal rations as the first morning light creeps onto the horizon. He watches as each of the members awaken, some more violently then others. He is the first one to be ready to leave, waiting for the others.

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Durgan awakens near the edge of the camp at the mornings first light, grabbing some foliage around, making his own breakfast. He had nothing to pack up since he likes to sleep on natures own bed. He is ready and waiting for the group to proceed, taking his own moments to enjoy the beginning of the day that nature brings him each day.

[GreyWolfVT]

Strombrow gets up and first thing checks on the horses. Then checks on everyone else. "Fun evening, I imagine our day will hold even more for us on this day. Once everyone has gathered themselves eaten and so forth we shall head on to the caves."