Lots of Hmph-ing, Round 6 Results
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
"The monk is a powerful companion, and has gained a measure of respect"
---while, of course, the wizard who drew two of your attackers off you is merely chopped liver. (hmph!)
From: Scott
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
From Karl:
> ---while, of course, the wizard who drew two of your
> attackers off you is merely chopped liver. (hmph!)
Keep it up, and you will be! :)
I'm sure Rennick just hasn't noticed your efforts. Yet. Because magic missile is SO impressive. Like, only the most POWERFUL of mages can cast it. A spell of most dread and weighty proportions, magic missile. How can he not comment on your efforts? He must be in awe.
:D
From: Karl
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
(Sniff) If anyone needs me, I'll be in my trailer (Farron leaves the set to go sulk in trailer)
From: Dan
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
(OOC) Suddenly Cadfael's batteries come back to life. With a *diagnostic complete* light returns to his eyes and he surges back to life. Go team power! Sorry for the delay, guys.
Cadfael sees one halfling fall to Sa'id's magics and notes that it is now the 2 wizards, the monks and 2 summoned monsters against one halfling. Surely they can deal with that? Besides, he's none too eager to enter combat himself.
He carries on past them, hussling toward Garyth, sweaty hand gripping his mace and ready to give one halfling a solid knock on the back of the head. Hearing Mission talk of some wizard, he also keeps on wary eye out for some suspicious looking halfling.
From: Matt
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
(OOC: Rennik kinda sees Magic Missile as cheating. Plus, he whacked a halfling with some beams of light and made it angry.... Mission made a huge spider explode with his foot. Slight difference.)
From: Karl
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
Yeah, yeah, I get the message. Wizards get no respect. (Again I say "Hmph!")
From: Scott
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
:snicker:
From: Karl
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
Hmph!
Hmph, hmph, hmph, hmph, HMPH!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Mike
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
"I didn't get a harrumph out of you!"
"Harrumph!"
"You watch your ass."
From: Karl
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 5
OMG! I just watched that movie last night. Quelle coincidence!
From: Ty
Subject: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 6
(I haven't heard from Sa'id for this round, but I assume that is a blackout related issue, and I have his old move declaration to go on, so I will go ahead and do round 6 before the weekend)
The fight is ending. Those combatants in full control of their minds can feel it. Though Garyth still struggles desperately against four opponents, two of them are seriously wounded, and help is coming quickly. Rennik continues to drive his attacker toward Garyth's group, and without help, the single halfling is unable to effectively resist. Cadfael rushes up the hill to Garyth's aid. Sa'id is moving to assist. The feeling of, "It's almost over, everyone is going to get out alive" is nearly palpable.
Rennik, having pushed the halfling around enough, decides to finish him. He confidently lunges forward swinging his axe in a vicious arc at his opponents head. When discussing it later, Rennik will vehemently claim that blood had made the grip of his axe slippery, but whatever the reason, his blow lands nowhere near its target. [Attack 1, automatic miss]
As Sa'id continues up the hill, counting on his illusionary doubles to protect him from the one remaining conscious enemy, Mission moves forward to keep the halfling from pursuing the wizard. The halfling ignores him, to his great regret. As the halfling attempts to move past Mission, Mission strikes him twice in the throat [Flurry of blows -2; Attacks 22, 14]. Only one of the blows hits the exposed neck, but it lands with devastating force [Damage 13 versus 3 remaining HP; -10]. The halfling's neck snaps so loudly that Garyth and Rennik can hear it even through the din of their own fights. He is dead long before he falls.
Garyth hacks down again on the halfling he already damaged. His blow batters aside his opponents defenses again [Attack 24], and the already wounded shoulder is split open down to the rib cage [Damage 10] instantly killing the halfling.
Farron, confident now in Mission's ability to protect him from harm, is ignoring the closer opponents in favor of those pressing Garyth. He decides to finish off one of the wounded, and once again points a finger and utters a few harsh syllables. Three move rapid streaks of energy strike the halfling that tried to grapple Garyth's legs, and pierce him through [Damage 3, 3, 2]. In just a few seconds time, Garyth has gone from four active opponents to two.
Cadfael rushes up to the fight, and will be able to take actions next round.
Sa'id, had planned to use a color spray on the group attacking Garyth. Now, with only two left, and with two of his own companions so close by, he decides to use a more accurate spell. He points at one of the remaining two halflings, and a lance of fire erupts from his fingertip [Ranged touch attack 17], and burns the hapless hobbit alive [Damage 2, 4, 2, 4 = 12]. Though his target does not die, most of its body is covered with severe burns, and it looks moments from expiring.
At this point, any opponent with even an ounce of logic or reason would be surrendering, or running away.
These halflings do neither. Instead, they continue to hurl themselves at the attack. Rennik's opponent lunges at him, stabbing with its short sword in an attack that would normally miss, but hits because Rennik's berserker rage has taken away some of his defensive mind set [Attack 16; Damage 5]. Garyth's remaining opponent (who isn't currently smoking) also presses his attack. But now, with only one opponent to worry about, Garyth's superior swordsmanship is displayed, and the attack is easily knocked aside [Attack 10].
(Cadfael can act next round, for the very first time in this fight! Yay)
From: Ty
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 6 addendum
Karl, I didn't mention what your beetles did, but if you want, they can have devoured the unconscious halfling, or they can have started moving up the hill to Garyth, just let me know. Devouring the unconscious guy is a free attack, coup de gras, and requires no rolls.
From: Karl
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 6
Farron, now seeing that the battle is nearly over, begins to search the area in earnest for the missing halfling leader. He is looking and listening for any sign that might betray this last enemy's whereabouts. He chatters to Jack who jumps down and darts through the grass and brush to see if he can sniff anything out.
From: Matt
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 6
(OOC: See, that, in a Werewolf game, would easiy have garnered me a point of temporary rage... grumble, grumble... I missed, and the little bastich hit me...)
Rennik howls as the sword sword pierces his body and brings the axe down on the shoulder of he halfling's offending arm, hoping to sever it (and its sword) from the aggressor's body. (again, Power Attack -2)
From: Raja
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 6 addendum
(OOC: Okay, I'm back in the world of the living... at least for now. I hate Ernie Eves. "Ontario will be fine for power this summer," MY ASS, Mr. Premier. What a knob.)
Sa'id turns as Mission dispatches his pursuer. "Thank you, Mission," he says with a smile and a nod. Then, opening his scroll case, he turns to look at the empty area where the halfling leader disappeared. He quickly reads the incantation -- Detect Magic; Sa'id hopes to determine precisely where the leader was when he disappeared, and where the spider summong spell was cast or took effect.
From: Mike
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 6
Garyth swallows down a surge of relief; the fight is not over yet. Grimacing in pain, he focuses on his remaining opponent. Disarming him would be useless; it is obvious that if he is left nothing else the halfling would use his teeth. Garyth moves to finish him off.
From: Mike
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 6
(OOC: I'm going to be out of town until Sunday night, and I can't promise I'll be able to get online. Sorry guys.)
From: Scott
Subject: Re: First Day: the hunt; Battle is Joined 6 addendum
Mission grins cheerfully at Sa'id. "You're welcome." But then the wizard removes a scroll, and the words he speaks, unnatural, wild, chaotic words, make Mission shudder.
The halfling he killed-- as wild an chaotic as magic. Mission remembers the look in his eyes. Bestial. Devoid of hope and sense. . . he cannot shake the feeling that it wasn't the halfling he was fighting at all. . .
Mission will keep one eye on the Garyth's and Rennick's mop-up activities, but will focus on listening for the remaining halfling. He will continue to remain close to the mages to protect them from any suprises.