Round 5 actions, round 5, round 6 actions
Subject Round 5 actions
OOC: Porter, in retrospect, we may not be able to do this. Mark did say that the door way was getting littered with body parts.
Mark, I am going to ask for a ruling - are the spaces in front of the door S3 and S4 open enough for us to step into?
If it is too messed up, Harp will tell Ragnar and Mund to step back a little bit and try and draw the trolls into the room again. It will also give Allistair a chance to toss in another fire ball. Harp will continue to fight defensively.
From: Mark
Subject DEX check
I am going to apply a -4 circumstance penalty to attack if you stand in those squares. However, if your character makes a DC15 DEX check then there is no penalty.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 5 actions
OOC: Porter, Harp would not want to try to fight in those conditions. He wants the trolls to fight in those conditions - that would just be good tactics. We are smarted than they are - we need to have them come to us. Mund and Ragnar can step back and taunt them some more.
From: Randy
Subject Round 5 actions
Ranthir, feeling a little better, still does not feel up to joining a melee. "If you want my sword I will need more healing!" He calls out to nobody in particular.
If someone responds to the request for healing, Ran will keep his sword in hand. If not, he will drop it and draw his crossbow, ready to fire if he gets a clear shot.
From: Mark
Subject Round 5 actions
What is funny is that Ran would do better running through and provoking AOO than just standing still. His AC is +4 when moving around provoking AOO then it is standing still.
From: Karl
Subject Round 5 actions
Salix, sees Ran gulp down the potion and react with a look of disappointment. He isn't quite sure why, but Ran doesn't look all that much better after having drunk the thing. Salix prays to Obad-Hai to bless his friend with strength. (Casts CLW on Ran).
From: Randy
Subject Round 5 actions
Well if they get close enough to attack he will not be standing still. If they hit him with another blow like the last one Ran will be dead so he is trying to hang back out of the fight if possible.
From: Porter
Subject Round 5 actions
Mund wouldn't have a problem fighting in those squares, doesn't feel like stepping forward if Harp steps back.
Who all is stepping back? If harp is stepping back, Mund can just stay where he is and still block the doorway.
Of course, if Surin doesn't retreat, the troll might just stay where it is and do its full attack on Surin.
From: Josh
Subject round 5 actions
Kal's gonna try to hit something with his sword this round. If there's no possibility of that he'll just hang back and look for an opening. If he can somehow hit both, he'll go after the one that seems like it's taken a worse beating from his friends.
From: Mark
Subject Round 5 actions
You mean attack with his rapier.
There is no way he can attack both with his rapier, since he only gets one attack.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 5 actions
OOC: Mark, just because he is not moving does not mean he is not trying to protect himself. He is not imobilized, just not dancing around. He should still get the benefit of his dex to his AC.
From: Mark
Subject Round 5 actions
From where everyone is right now only Surin or Harp have a chance of an attack, with melee weapons. The troll however can attack Surin, Kal, Mund, Harp and Ragnar.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 5 actions
Mark, if you choose not to answer as this is out of the normal game play.
Would the -4 you mentioned to us apply to the trolls if they moved into S3 and S4?
From: Porter
Subject Round 5 actions
Crap. You're right.
The way I see it, we've got to advance or we're in trouble.
From: Mark
Subject Round 5 actions
I know that. But Ran took Mobility as one of his feats last level which gives a +4 to AC against AOO when moving through threatened squares. So Rans normal AC is 4 higher when he is provoking AOO.
From: Mark
Subject Round 5 actions
I will be giving them a -2 if they fail their DEX roll since they are large creatures and the piles bother them less.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 5 actions
OOC: Harp and I need to talk about what he wants to do. I will send a note after lunch.
From: Mark
Subject Round 5 actions
As I tell my brother every time he argues with me in our RL games, of course I'm right. I'm the DM.
From: Mark
Subject Round 5 actions
If somehow both trolls are within range of his attack, he will attack the one who seems to have taken a worse beating.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 5 actions
"Ragnar, go help Ran. Mund, help me close off the doorway" Harp will (5 ft) step to S4, motioning to Mund to take S3.He takes a cautious swing at the creature, trying to pay attention to his footing.He sees the little halfling on the other side of the door way. He hopes that Surin can get his attack in and then step out of the way so Kal could step up.
From: Jason
Subject Round 5 actions
Ragnar will do what Mund said, sacrificing Dispel Magic for CSW on Ran.
From: Jason
Subject Round 5 actions
And by Mund, I mean Harp :)
From: Derek
Subject Round 5 actions
So are we trying to get the door closed? Do you want Allistair to try and slow them down with a web spell? (probably won't do much...)
From: Mark
Subject Round 5
Round 5 Initiative: Surin (17), Salix (15),Harp (15) T2-5(15), Ranthir (12), Ragnar (11), Allistair (10), Kal (9), Mund (9)
Surin steps forward but is unable to get a line on the trolls on other side of the door. The frame and the wall block his way..
Salix sees the pained look on Ranthir's face and decides that the 1/2 elf needs further healing. Ragnar was better at this, Salix thinks, but he was busy imitating a wall. So Salix chants the basic healing prayer and lays hands on the fighter (CLW, heal 8) The wound in Ran's belly closes a bit more but it still serious.
Harp has a moment of indecision but then moves forward to block the door. "Mund, block the door with me and attack." Stepping over body parts (DEX check, DC15, 13+2=15, success), Harp hacks at one of the arms of the troll reaching through the door (AC16, 19+12=31, hit, critical threat, crit threat roll, AC16, 10+12=22, hit, critical hit, damage 22) and almost severs it at the elbow.
The hulking form in front of him moves a bit to the side, being pushed by the other troll(T2) so that it can get to the door as well. Both of them claw and bite at the 1/2 orc (T3, AC21, 9+9=18, miss, 9+9=18,miss, 6+4=10,miss, T2,AC21, 20+9=29, critical threat, crit threat roll, AC21, 11+9=20,miss, damage 9, 17+4=21, hit, damage 4) and the flurry of claws and teeth end up pushing Harp to his limit trying to keep them from hitting. The fact that he only has a few cuts and bruises shows that he was mostly successful.
Ran nods at Salix, thankful for the healing grace but still feels that he should hold back. If Mund or Harp or Ragnar falls he would have to fill the gap, but for now he would help from the back line.
Ragnar almost goes forward to stand next to Harp and block the door but realizes that Mund is correct. Ranthir is one of their best fighters and they might need his sword again before this was all over. Taking a quick step back and to his right, the dwarf turns and lays hands on the fighter. "Let's see what healing grace the battle lord is willing to dispense to a brave fighter today, he says with a grim determination. He chants the one of the more powerful healing prayers, giving up the ability to dispel the evil castings of his foes to do so (CSW, Heal 23). Ran looks on astonished as the wound closes under Ragnar's hands. The pain vanishes and Ran feels the best he has felt in days. The dwarf grins, "The Battle Lord was pleases with you today. Let's go help the other two before they get eaten."
Allistair stand where he was noticing that the trolls are not trying to charge through the door. They learned quickly, he thinks. Unfortunately, he is out of the mage arrow spells. What else can I do?
Kal sees an opening next to Harp and moves to fill the spot. His rapier a blur, he lunges at the green figure, blade piercing spongy flesh again (AC16, 17+12=29, hit, damage 11). He comes back on guard, shoulder to shoulder with Harp and facing two very large trolls through the doorway.
Mund curses at the elf as he steps in front him. "What in the nine hells are you doing, elf?" he spits. Mund restrains himself from splitting the elf in half where he stands, sure that the trolls will tear him to pieces in a few seconds.
OODM: End of round 5, I need round 6 actions.
From: Kevin
Subject round 6 actions
With a satisfying kachunk, Harp watches as his sword slices at the arm of one of the trolls. Damn that felt good. He feels as though with just a little more training, he might even be able to follow through and make a follow up swing like Ran and Mund were able to do. But, the attack brings him to the attention of both of the trolls.
He is standing in the door way, just him and the power of the Battle Lord against these evil, smelly creatures. It takes all of his skill to parry most of the blows, only a couple of bites or scratches getting through his defenses. Ran had taken much worse, so Harp feel lucky. His shout out to Mund is answered when a body moves up to his side. To his surprise, however, it is the thin blade of Kal, not the broad axe of Mund. Kal looked a little bit out of his element against these huge things, but then again, so did Ragnar, and look what he had done when those two things had tried to push him aside. With a lightning fast strike, Kal plunges his rapier into the other troll in the door way.
"Do you want to finish this together, or do you want to let Mund in to have some fun?" Harp asks as the two fight side by side. Their two fighting styles could not be more different, but their effects seemed to be the same.
Harp swings at the troll in front of him. (OOC: Normal attack on T3).