round 6 actions, round 6, round 7 actions, round 7
Subject Round 6 actions
OOC: Mark, that same penalty would apply to our opponents as well, right? Assuming they are still alive.
IC: Harp smiles to himself as his sword does its damage. Damn, it had been a whille since he had been in close quarters like this, in the dark, on a street.... He hears the man in black chanting behind him, but so long as he didn;t attack them, Harp would not worry about him. There were enough people between him and Kal for him to worry about. One more down, another severly hurt. If he could take this guy out, he could get next to Kal and give him a hand. He says over the din "Kal, I'm coming your way, keep your back to the wall."
OOC: Mark, Harp will full attack, starting with T5. When (and if) he drops, Harp will take a 5 ft step to P7. If he still has an attack left, he will attack T2 (I think Harp can make a 5 ft step between attacks using the full attack action).
From: Josh
Subject Round 6 actions
Kal looks over at the mage casting. He'd love to throw a magic missile his way, but he has to stay on the defensive this round. Maybe next round. With Harps support Kals puts more emphasis on the attack and less on the defense.
OOC: I'll keep the -5 attack for the +5 AC, but I'm going to drop the -4 for the +2. So my AC drops to 26 and my attack bonus goes to +7.
From: Josh
Subject Round 6 actions
Oh, forgot the tumble bonus. So my AC dropped to 25, and my attack bonus to +7. I'll also apply the +1 dodge bonus to T3.
From: Mark
Subject turn
I will see if I can get a turn out this afternoon.
From: Mark
Subject Round 6
Round 6
Init: Kal, Harp, Man, Thug2, Thug3, Thug5, Thug6, Thug7, Thug8
Out of the edges of his vision Kal sees Harp starting to hack his way through those surrounding him. The elf changes his song, this time going more on the offensive. With more of his attention focused on his enemies, Kal's rapier strikes true and draws blood again from the man (T2) between him and the pile of garbage (AC17, 17+7=24, hit, damage 8).
Harp is satisfied with the crunch his sword had made on the man (T5) in front of him just a few seconds before. The 1/2 orc takes half a step back when the man flails at him wildly and that throws off Harp's aim (AC18, 2+12=14, miss). Harp curses and refocuses, letting fly a back hand slash that finds its mark (AC18, 12+7=19, hit, damage 9). The man screams in pain, drops his sword and falls to the ground. Behind him Harp hears a voice that chills him to the bone. He hears it chanting and then say "Come brother, let your fading life fill me." Harp then steps up so that he is close to Kal.
The figures surrounding Kal continue their assault. First the one in the corner (T2) swings the sap again (AC25, 17+8=25, hit, damage 13) and this time Kal's head rings with the blow. The man with the sword on the other side also attacks (AC26, 5+9=14, miss) but the elf is able to dodge out of the way at the last moment. Another sap wielding figure in studded leather lashes out as Kal turns to block a sword thrust (AC25, 18+6=24, miss) but Kal ducks under that blow as well. A third sap flashes in the pale torch light but does not even come close to Kal (AC25, 1+6=7, miss).
The swordsman at Harps back steps up and strikes at the 1/2 orc's back again (AC20, 17+9=26, hit, damage 6). This time Harp feels the point of the blade draw blood as it pierces the armor.
OODM: End round 6. If Josh and Kevin get me turns by 6:30 PM or so I should be able to get a second turn out tonight. There are 5 thugs and the man left.
From: Josh
Subject Round 7 actions
Kal stings some from the blow, but keeps fighting aggressively. They need to put these guys down so they can't get to the Mage.
"Forget me, Harp! Kill the Mage!"
If Harp turns toward the mage Kal will go back to fighting as defensive as he can (ac 28) otherwise he'll keep at AC 25.
From: Mark
Subject Round 7 actions
You know that Kal has not been able to hear the few things coming from behind Harp. As far as Kal knows, Harp has already killed the person that cast the spell in the surprise round. Kal's view of the street, and where the man is, is blocked by the pile of garbage represented by the tan square.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 7 actions
"That guy's not as important as these guys" Harp yells back. Lets get them first.
With that, Harp will attack.....
OOC: Josh, there is a reason why Harp does not want to go after "M". After the fight, I can tell you why that is.
Mark, Harp will full attack. First choice is T2 if he is still up. If not, then T7 and then T8.
He will 5ft step to P6 if the space opens up.
Seems like Harp's damage rolls have been in the dumper this combat. Weakling.
From: Josh
Subject Round 7 actions
If Kal thinks the Mage is dead then he'll continue to fight completely defensively. If he suspects or knows that he isn't, he'll go to AC25.
From: Mark
Subject Round 7 actions
Right now I would say that since Harp had said that he was going to attack and kill the mage and that Harp is now back, and that Kal really could not see what happened, Kal should think that the man is dead. So I will have Kal fight with combat expertise and fight defensivly as a standard action.
From: Josh
Subject Round 7 actions
Where's that promised round 7!? Are you spending time with the wife and kids again? Tsk tsk.
From: Mark
Subject Round 7
Round 7
Init: Kal, Harp, Man, Thug2, Thug3, Thug6, Thug7, Thug8
Kal, his ears still ringing from the blow to his head, shifts back to the defensive form he had been using. He can see that Harp is working his way to his side, cutting his way through the crowd. If they could get back to back, so that they would not have to worry about flankers, they might be able to beat these superior numbers. Kal takes another stab at the figure in the corner (T2) but the man is able block the blow on his buckler (AC17, 8+3=11,miss).
"I'm coming Kal. Just hold out for a bit longer. Then we can chase these bastards back to hell." Harp's words belie his disbelief. Kal looked basically alright. The elf had been surrounded by at least five foes for almost half a minute. He should be on the ground, chopped to pieces. And it would have been Harp's fault. This thought makes Harp growl deep in his throat. He gives up any sense of subtlety with this attack (AC17, 9+12=21, hit, damage 13) and his sword crashes through the wooden buckler and deep into the man's neck. The figure falls to the ground and Harp steps forward, turning as he does to strike at the foe in front of Kal (T7) (AC17, 12+7=19, hit, damage 9). His sword crashes into the man, cutting a deep wound in the man's chest.
It is at this moment that the man with the scythe seems to appear out of nowhere, standing next to Harp. "You have done the work of The Reaper well tonight 1/2 orc. Now you will get a taste of what awaits when you go to your final reward." (Concentration check, DC18, 14+10=24,success, no AOO). The man reaches out a hand and touches Harp, just for a second (AC12, 9+5=14, hit, Will save, 8+7=15, fail, STR drop by 6 points) but in that second, everything changes for Harp. He feels something get sucked out of him, some essential part of him. He goes light headed for a second and the weight of his armor seems to drag him down. His sword feels almost heavy in his hand.
The man with the sword next to Kal takes a swing at the elf. With out the distraction from the other side, Kal is easily able to avoid the blow (AC29, 10+7=17, miss). The other two figures in studded leather each strike at the elf with their saps, both missing (AC28, 16+6=22, miss, 1+6=7, miss). The one remaining figure with a sword seems to be doing something to the bodies on the ground beneath him. Harp is not able to do anything due to the refuse in the way.
OODM: End round 7. I need actions for round 8.
