Quest #32 "Visiting With The Neighbors"

[SirOwen]

Dexter Broadleaf

Dexter, seeing that his opponent seems to be having even more trouble than he is, decides it's safe enough to attack again, this time doing a bit better.

Attack with Short Sword [1d20] = 18
Damage from Short Sword Small or Medium [1d6] = 3

[SirOwen]

Jaxsen Reiter

Jaxsen begins to counterattack the Dwarf. But as he does, the blood from the Dwarf's attack, running down his arm, makes the Monk's polearm slip in his grasp and the stroke goes wild.

Jaxsen w/ Halberd to hit [1d20] = 1

[Paladin]

Sir William Narramore

The exchange of blows continues and Narramore weathers another slash from the dwarf. His demeanor workmanlike and calm, he wades into his smaller opponent and stabs down hard.

[1d20 + 3] = 12+3 = 15, [1d8 + 6] = 1+6 = 7

[Urson]

Daisy
Daisy runs toward the lead lizards. Her intention is to get in front of them and try to frighten the animals. She hasn't noticed Sophie yet.

[OGRE MAGE]

Liam?

Liam?

[Bluehorse]

Liam

Continues to press on the fight. 2 to 1 should be easy right?

Rapier To Hit: [1d20+2] = 13+2 = 15 DMG: s [1d8] = 4 L [1d12] = 12

thought I posted, sorry!

[OGRE MAGE]

I increased the map squares to 10' so we could all stay on the same map this round. Just bear with me if you see something that doesn't match your distance perfectly.

Stonegut Beat And Gut
Godsday, 23rd of Goodmonth
Early Afternoon, Overcast, Warm, Humid

As the lead lizard starts to pull away from the others, the Princess sees the injured rider pull out what looks like another horn, appearing about to blow it. She uses food as fuel to get her lizard moving fast enough to catch up, which takes a moment to implement, but seems to be working initially when the dumb beast starts ambling forward a bit faster.

The dwarf on the same lizard as Dexter tries a new tactic, spurring the beast hard in hopes to dismount the pesky halfling. As they lurch forward quickly, trampling through the edge of the jungle, Dex is able to hold on to the back of the saddle as he thrusts his blade into the neck of the driver. The blow doesn't kill the dwarf, and the lizard starts to pick up speed as they move even further away from the others. Little Daisy rushes after the others on foot, slowly loosing ground to the faster animals. Unbeknownst to her, the injured badger behind her begins hissing and snorting at the unmanned lizard on the side of the trail, antagonizing it into a fight.

Narramore takes a jab from the dwarf, finally cutting through his thick armor 4 dam before he stabs his young adversary to death with his weapon. Jaxsen cant find his footing during the fight he is engaged in, allowing the dwarf a wicked slash at him with his ax that knocks the monk to his knees. 6 dam From behind, Liam is just able to penetrate the armor of the dwarf, administering the Stonegut his first injury.

Actions!

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Dexter 23/23
Daisy 11/16 3/3 first 2/2 second
Sophie AC:4 2/6
Jaxsen 7/19
Narramore 12/12 LOH
Princess 5/5 CL, DM, RM 0/1 first
Liam 6/9
overall map:
viewtopic.php?p=366477#p366477

[Bluehorse]

Liam

Steps back to repose his stance and then thrust forward again at the dwarf.

Rapier To Hit: [1d20+2] = 10+2 = 12 DMG: s [1d8] = 5 L [1d12] = 11

[Urson]

Daisy
Daisy stops trying to catch the lizards and turns to trot back to the main fight. It takes her a moment to process the scene, but the she shrieks SOPHIE! No! Withdraw!

[Paladin]

Sir William Narramore

The knight drops a second Stonegut, then turns to hew methodically at the third. He grimaces as his blow finds no purchase.

[1d20 + 3] = 1+3 = 4, [1d8 + 6] = 7+6 = 13

Of course I roll a 4 when there's a 13 damage.

[Monsieur Rose]

The Princess

Pleased that her ploy seems to help, the Princess urges her mount forward, hoping to keep pace or close on the dwarves in front. She spots a rider trying to sound his horn and winces. She pulls her last dagger, lines up the bouncing dwarf and his horn, and flings it at him.

Thrown Dagger (20): [1d20+3] = 20+3 = 23
Damage: [1d4] = 1 And I laughed too soon.

[OGRE MAGE]

I guess one of the main drawbacks with players controlling two characters in the same group is when they aren't posting. Hope you're okay SO!

Stonegut Beat And Gut
Godsday, 23rd of Goodmonth
Early Afternoon, Overcast, Warm, Humid

At the front of the pack, the Princess hits the dwarf directly in the face with her thrown dagger, causing the Stonegut to drop the horn he was just about to blow to the jungle floor as the driver continues to spur the lizard forward. He foolishly leaps from the lizards back with the clear intention of reclaiming his lost instrument as the lizard continues on up the trail.

Daisy decides her little legs cant keep up with the mounts so she gives up the chase and turns towards the others, commanding Sophie to stand down just before the badger is trampled a second time. She sees the lizard Dexter is riding slowing now at the edge of the trail while the two combatants continue to fight atop its wide green back. Hopping out of his saddle completely, the dwarf is finally able to turn and face the halfling again. The two of them trade off blows, with Dexter taking the worst of the exchange. 5 dam

The melee at the rear of the action takes a turn for the worse when Narramore slips on the same wet leaves that were giving Jaxsen fits earlier, falling to the ground before he can land his blow. (Fumble: A normal Dex check will be required to make an attack this round.) Liam and Jaxsen are unable to injure the wounded dwarf, who cuts Liam with his attack. 2 dam The lone fighting dwarf appears to be looking around for an escape route in case things get worse for him.

Actions!

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Dexter 18/23
Daisy 11/16 3/3 first 2/2 second
Sophie AC:4 2/6
Jaxsen 7/19
Narramore 12/12 LOH
Princess 5/5 CL, DM, RM 0/1 first
Liam 4/9
overall map:
viewtopic.php?p=366477#p366477

[Paladin]

Sir William Narramore

The mighty paladin, for all his bulk, is not the most graceful of creatures. He bites down a curse as the leaves foil his advance and pauses to catch his balance.

[3d6] = 10

Steady on his feet once more, he raises his sword high overhead and brings it hammering down on the remaining Stonegut.

[1d20 + 3] = 18+3 = 21, [1d8 + 6] = 3+6 = 9

[Bluehorse]

Liam

The old man grunts as the dwarf cuts him again and takes another swing as well, unable to connect but hoping to distract the dwarf for Jaxsen.

Rapier To Hit: [1d20+2] = 1+2 = 3 DMG: s [1d8] = 5 L [1d12] = 10

[Urson]

Daisy
Daisy stops, taking this round to quickly evaluate her idiot badger. She checks her for open wounds and broken bones, scolding her the while.

Stay here. Attention!
Next round, she'll be heading for Narramore and the others.

[Monsieur Rose]

The Princess

If he looked up at the Princess, the foolish dwarf would see a fire in her that she usually keeps hidden. These bastards thought that she, she!, would be the plaything of peanut?!

The Princess steers her mount directly at the dwarf and the horn, urging it forward to trample both.

[OGRE MAGE]

Stonegut Beat And Gut
Godsday, 23rd of Goodmonth
Early Afternoon, Overcast, Warm, Humid

Liam falls on the wet leaves next, luckily there is plenty of room on the ground for him next to the others who cant seem to keep themselves upright either. Jaxsen is slashed once again by the outmatched dwarf, 3 dam as Narramore eventually regains his footing. The huge paladin brings his blade down with a heavy blow that splits the dwarfs helm and nearly cuts his head in half, killing him instantly with a warm spray of fresh blood.

Dexter and the dwarf continue to battle atop their lizard, this round of attacks ending in a stalemate. Daisy inspects her trampled war badger, finding her badly injured, but not beyond repair. Sophie hasn't lost her spunk though, still running on adrenaline from the battle.

The Princess sees the dwarf on the ground attempting to blow his horn again, so she urges her lizard forward into a charge. Since it is no longer being beaten or whipped, and instead is whispered to gently and offered food, the lizard is more than happy to comply. It charges forward and drives its large head into the standing Stonegut, bucking his body about ten feet into the air and separating him from his horn that lands on the ground in front of her. The dwarf lands in the dirt with a loud thud, not dead, but now very badly injured.

As all this is happening, the lead dwarf mounted on his lizard takes off up the trail and is quickly out of sight around the next bend. From that distance, the sound of a loud, sharp horn blast rings out over the trees and what remains of the skirmish. It is quickly followed by a second, and then a third, all coming from the same horn.

Actions!

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Dexter 18/23
Daisy 11/16 3/3 first 2/2 second
Sophie AC:4 2/6
Jaxsen 4/19
Narramore 12/12 LOH
Princess 5/5 CL, DM, RM 0/1 first
Liam 4/9
overall map:
viewtopic.php?p=366477#p366477

[Urson]

Daisy
Daisy throws a black look toward the sounds of the horn and says something very unladylike. She hurries to Jaxen, calling on Arvoreen for aid.
CLW: Heal [1d8] = 4
CLW:Heal [1d8] = 2

After that- given time- she'll perform First Aid on Liam and Sophie.

Anyone know how to set up an ambush? If not, we'd better go.

I kinda know- but Daisy doesn't.

[Paladin]

Sir William Narramore

The knight freezes at the sound of repeated horn blasts. "Lying, slaving runts! We need to regroup and decide on our next move before he brings in reinforcements." Narramore growls violently and tosses his shaggy mane before running ahead in search of their other party members.

He curses the Stoneguts as he pounds up the trail. If he meets any of them coming back his way, he'll turn and accompany them back.

[Bluehorse]

Liam

Looking up. Everybody, we have very little time to pick a direction and run. There is going to be a lot of armed angry dwarves coming down and possibly up the trail from both directions very soon. I hate the idea, but either we put as much distance as we can right now down the trail to move quickly and try to get to town to warn them that a fight is coming, or we cut through the jungle in an attempt to escape and hope we are able to get to town in time to save someone. Liam... is not happy.