Some OOC Speculation; Archers: Round 4
Subject: Wereboar
You know I just went back and reread the introduction to the game.
I am betting Rennick knows this wereboar.
Mark
From: Scott
Subject: Re: Wereboar
Nah, he already killed Horan. Check out the fight at Gully's.
This is the main wereboar that infected Horan in the first place. Unless the main wereboar infected someone else.
You know, he might be keeping Melani alive to infect her.
From: Mark
Subject: Re: Wereboar
Oh I know Horan is dead. It was the one that infected him that I was talking about, the one that killed his lady.
I suspect that might be the case. Or just sacrifice her. Slowly, painfully.
Mark
From: Mark
Subject: Lieutenants
I have just been thinking about how many Lts. Korgesh has. We have taken out the 1/2 elf ranger type back in the forest, the 1/2 orc fighter, and now the witch. There is this wereboar, who may or may not be a major player and of course Elise.
Mark
From: Scott
Subject: Re: Lieutenants
There is also a human fighter that was seen in the tunnels near the mountain.
From: Mark
Subject: Re: Lieutenants
Yeah I was just reading that section again. The guy in the tunnel in the plate mail.
Mark
From: Ty
Subject: The Exodus; Black Magic 4
[Initiative Pensive, halfling23, Halfling 21, Robert, Munch, Garyth, Halfling12, Halfling20, Halfling14, Osred, Halfling6, Halfling17, Halfling22, Halfling4, Halfling24, Halfling19, Halfling10, Halfling18, Halfling15, Halfling9, Halfling13, Vincy, Halfling11, Halfling16]
Pensive watches the agile Halfling dart under his horse, knowing that it can now stab up at the horses belly or his own legs. He yanks back on the stonesash with his right hand, letting it fly past him and catching it in the middle with his left. He then whips the two ends of the sash down under the horse, hoping to drive the Halfling out, or kill it outright. [flurry of blows; Attacks 23, 19, hit, hit; damage 6, 10; death] Both ends of the sash come down on the halfling's head, crushing his skull with a snap, and spraying the horses belly with blood and gray matter. Pensive now has an open path back to the fleeing town. [full round action taken, no move possible.]
A pair of arrows are fired from the dark at Munch, neither falls within three feet of him. [Attacks 15, 8 vs AC 19, miss]
Robert wheels his horse, trying to fight his way clear of the melee and back to his captain. He attacks the Halfling who just shot him in the back in the hopes of clearing a path out of the fight. [Attack 19 vs AC 15, hit; damage 6] The already wounded Halfling goes down, bleeding from a nasty wound to the neck.
Munch continues to press the attack on the last Halfling between him and safety. He drives his horse forward, hammering his sword down at the archer's head [Attack 11 vs AC15, miss], but the wily Murrkat is too quick, and easily sidesteps his attack.
Garyth rushes up to help Robert just in time to see the Falcon take the halfling down. He is too far from Robert's second opponent to attack him, but he yells up to Falcon, "Go! I will cover your retreat!" If that second Murrkat decided to take a shot at Robert's back as he rode off, Garyth would cut him in half.
Unfortunately, Garyth becomes the center of attention. He stands not more than ten feet from the glowing puddle in the middle of the battlefield. Three arrows come hissing in from the dark in rapid succession. [Attacks 24, 8, 16, hit, miss, miss; damage 2] Only one of the arrows strikes him, and that one just glances off his boiled leather pauldrons, giving him a crack on the collar bone.
Osred takes in the battlefield at a glance. One archer remains close at hand, and will have to be dealt with. Kenneth is dead, but his horse stands next to the body. The captain has sent his own horse off into the dark, to get its glow away from them. The Falcon's are beginning the retreat at the captain's orders, and most of them will have hacked their way clear in just moments. The captain himself has charged off into the middle of the fray like a madman, but he did it to protect one of his men, and the big sergeant can't fault him for that. It's something Osred would do too. He decides to finish of the Murrkat closest to him, and then take Kenneth's horse over to Garyth. The last rites for the young guardsman would have to wait. Osred hopes the dark Halflings will not desecrate the body. This thought brings on a new burst of battle rage, and Osred charges the closest Halfling. [Attack 19 vs AC15, hit; damage 9] The Halfling raises one arm to protect himself from Osred's blade, and the sergeant's heavy overhand chop slashes through its forearm in a spray of blood.
With more than half of the visible Halflings killed, the Murrkat fighting Vincy decides that discretion is the better part of valor, and turns and runs off into the dark. Vincy lets him go, and turns to flee himself.
Two more arrows come flying in at Garyth. Apparently, someone on the Halfling side has realized that he is in charge, and they are now concentrating their fire on him. [Attacks 11, 17, miss, hit; damage 1.] Again, one hits his armor, but bounces off with little visible effect.
The Halfling fighting with Munch drops his bow and draws his shortsword, stabbing up at the Falcon's leg. [Attack 16 vs AC19, miss] The guardsman keeps wheeling his horse, and the Murrkat is unable to land a good blow.
Another pair of arrows fly in at Garyth. [Attack natural 20, threat 18, critical; damage 9; attack 13, miss] The first arrow strikes Garyth under his right arm, and lodges painfully in his ribs. The second flies past his face and disappears in the dark.
The Murrkat that just had his arm opened up by Osred begins retreating back into the dark [withdrawal move].
More arrows are shot at Garyth. [Attack 21, 17, hit, hit; damage 1, 2] Both just lightly graze his armor, but the constant barrage is beginning to add up. He is bleeding from a dozen small wounds now.
The Halfling at Robert's back takes one final shot at him before running off into the dark. [Back attack 19, hit; Damage 7] The Falcon yelps and spurs his horse as yet another arrow buries itself in the back of his armor.
Another arrow is shot at Garyth. [Attack 19 vs AC17, hit; damage 4]
Vincy, seeing a clear path out of the fight, charges his horse over to Munch to help him finish off his remaining opponent.
A final pair of arrows are fired from the dark. [Attack 14, 12, miss, miss] These two seem to have been shot from further away, and fall several feet short.
[An HP update, since everyone is getting hammered]
| Garyth | 50/-33 |
| Pensive | 38/-10 |
| Osred | 48/-21 |
| Vincy | 20/-9 |
| Robert | 31/-28 |
| ******Kenneth | 20/-30Dead |
| Munch | 31/-12 |
From: Ty
Subject: updated fight map
From: Dan
Subject: Re: Two wizards out of town; The wrath of Elise
Kasen runs his fingers down his blade, thanking Helm for his blessings as he does so. He had had his doubts when he left the city, not that his path was the wrong one, but that he was not walking it in the manner in which he should. This victory did not mean his actions were justified, just that the ends justified the means... for now. He would be punished when Elise was finally brought down, of that he had no doubts. Just as this wizard was being punished now, though Kasen does not know his sins.
He eases Truth back in its scabbard and rides up beside Sa'id, leaning down to place a hand on his shoulder. "I know you love him, Sa'id, but we cannot stop here. Help him up to ride with me and pray he has the strength to come back to us while we ride... I am eager to leave this place."
From: Jake
Subject: Re: Lieutenants
And of course those are just the ones we've seen.