Round 6, round 7 actions, Dune quote
subject: Turn
I am out for the rest of the day. I will check e-mails when I get home tonight.
From: Mark
subject: Round 6
Round 6 Initiative: Surin (17), Salix (15),Harp (15) T2-5(15), Ranthir (12), Ragnar (11), Allistair (10), Kal (9), Mund (9)
Surin and Salix both look on as Harp and Kal step forward, blocking the door with their bodies. Salix hears Ran's gasp of astonishment when Ragnar heals him and sees him grip his sword with renewed vigor. The 1/2 elf grips his own scimitar, hoping that he will not called on to use it.
Harp is surprised to see the elf step up instead of Mund. He can hear Mund's opinion of Kal behind him. "Do you want to finish this together or do you want to let Mund in to have some fun?" he asks Kal. He then turns his attention back to the troll in front of him. Harp's "style" is the exact opposite of the agile elf's. Where Kal is fluid and graceful, Harp is mechanical and straightforward. His sword swinging high and flashing down, he strikes again (AC16,12+12=24, hit, damage 10), cutting a large section from the monsters side.
The troll responds with a vicious clawing at Harp's chest (AC21, 18+9=28, hit, damage 10, 5+9=14, miss, 19+4=23, hit, damage 5). Harp is able to deflect one of the claws, but the other rakes across his shoulder and the monster bites at his sword arm, connecting with a powerful bite.
Kal's foe also strikes with the characteristic ferocity of trolls everywhere (AC19, 7+9=16, miss, 3+9=12, miss, 2+4=6,miss). However the elf's combat dance seems to confound the troll. Every time the monster strikes or bites where the elf is, the elf isn't there any more. Kal seems to avoid the thing with an almost effortless ease.
Ran, his sword gripped tightly in his hand, moves into a position to fill the breach if Kal falls, but to his amazement, the elf seems to be holding his own.
Ragnar also watches the elf lethal dance. However, the cleric has seen the damage that one of the trolls can dish out if they connect. He moves up next to Ran, ready to fill in a gap in the line or healing a dying elf.
Allistair fumes. Out of mage arrows and with no room to use the fireball, he feels a bit helpless and useless.
Kal's combat dance is almost gleeful. Disdainful of the reach of the troll, he darts in and pierces the troll through the heart (AC16, 18+12=30, hit, critical threat, Crit threat roll, AC16, 17+12=29, critical hit damage 21). His rapier sinks into the things chest up to the hilt and Kal struggles to pull it back out. When he does, green blood pumps from the chest wound.
Mund stands behind Harp cursing at Kal in orcish. After one particularly nasty insult, Ragnar turns to the human and says "That was not a very nice thing to say."
OODM: End of round 6 I need round 7 actions. Map attached.
From: Jason
Subject Round 7 actions
Ragnar will stay cool in the back, ready to heal anyone that's dying, willing to let Mund or Ran step up to plug a hole, or do it himself if necessary.
From: Porter
Subject Round 7 actions
Mund does the same this turn as last turn.
From: Josh
Subject Round 7 actions
"Foolish bloodthirsty human." Kal thinks to himself.
He'll attack the troll and then take a step backward and let Mund fight it. "I have defeated this beast. Fulfill your savage bloodlust if you must."
From: Porter
Subject Round 7 actions
Woah. Did one of the trolls just die?
From: Mark
Subject Round 7 actions
No. I think Josh is just being colorful. I mean how tricky is it to hack a troll to death with a sword. It take real artistry to kill it with a pokey weapon.
There is some quote from Dune where Duncan Idaho, I think, tells Paul A. that it does not take any artistry to kill some one with the edge of a sword, but it does take artistry to kill someone with the tip of a sword.
From: Porter
Subject Dune quote
You've got it backwards. Here's the qutoe:
"Gurney says there's no artistry in killing with the tip, that it should be done with the edge."
"Gurney's a romantic," the Duke growled. This talk of killing suddenly disturbed him, coming from his son. "I'd sooner you never had to kill ... but if the need arises, you do it however you can -- tip or edge." He looked up at the skylight, on which the rain was drumming.