4 - 018: The Fourth Piece

[K Man]

OOC: Kman, shouldn't I be the one in front of Advisor 3, not Adelia? And I did 14 damage, but the life total under the map says he's only missing 3 life, which means you didn't subtract it...or there's some serious beefing up of these advisors also.

- Too right on both accounts. My fault. I thought you were the 'L'...but you're the 'A'. I was getting scared by the post size - almost as much as I am of Japic's obsession with Rennaissance Festivals. I'll try to get focused here.

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Krysta keeps her blades twirling, laying into the advisor with steel and rage. [Attack Rolls = 26/9, 14/12 (I thought you got a fourth attack at +5, if not, ignore the 12)] Surprisingly, only the first attack lands, sending the small Kuo-Toan sprawling. [Damage Roll = 19] The advisor howls in pain and probably will not be able to cast any spells in defense.

Garor lays into the chieftain again, blissfully unaware of the conflict taking place mere yards away from him. [Attack Rolls = 27/34] Both blows land hard, sending the Chieftain reeling in pain. [Damage Rolls = 29/28 (19/18)...man I don't know how much more of this the Chief can take )] The Chief looks wounded now, several large bruises forming on his green skin and blood pouring from the edge of his mouth.

Yuri targets the advisors with mental blasts, hoping to level them and their hopes of altering this otherwise fair duel. [REF Saves = Advisor 1 Fail, others Success. Damage Roll = 23 (11 half)] The lead advisor crumples, his body wracked with injury and pain. The other two are not pleased with the results either, focusing their energy on surviving.

The remaining advisors go next. They try to avoid the attacks of the warriors facing them. [Cast Defensive Rolls = 27, 23] They are focused enough to not draw attention during their casting, however, they must now overcome the pain of their wounds. [Concentration Checks = 27, 26 Vs. DC 25 (10+11 damage Dealt+ spell levels)] They both manage to get their spells off....though this time, they are not focusing on the Chieftain.

The second advisor reaches out for Krysta. [Touch Attack = Nat. 20] His hands seems to reach right through her armor, grasping right around her heart. [Inflict Critical Wounds Roll = 33, Will Save, Success (16 Damage)]

The third advisor reaches for the Samurai before him. [Touch Attack = 13] His hands reach out for Galdren, but find nothing but air.

Adelia takes her action, using the wand to heal the transfer of damage to her body. [Cure Light? Wounds roll = 9]

The Chieftain, oblivious to the cries of Yuri, goes about his attack. [Attack Rolls = 35/18/Nat 1, DEX Success] Again, he can only land one blow on the mighty Garor, doing little to the maurauding Dwarf. [Damage Roll = 24 (12)]

Girud strikes next, lashing out at the advisor before Krysta. [Attack Rolls = 19/Nat 19, Crit Confirm Success. Damage Rolls = 26/34 (They are chaotic)] The advisor simply crumples beneath his strikes, split from shoulder to stomach and from torso to thigh...

Galdren is next. [Attack Rolls = 21/22, 23] All three of the Samurai's expert blows rake across soft Kuo-Toan flesh, leaving a trail of thin lines of blood. [Damage Rolls = 14/15, 8] This advisor also collapses, his body a messy map of pain left by Galdren's blades...

However, as the duel rages on, you see the bodies begin to shake and shudder...

The mark of 'The Master'...they are going to rise again in unlife!

{Initiative:Krysta, Garor, Yuri, The advisor(s), Adelia, The Cheiftain, Girud, Galdren}

Map;

¤¤   ¤¤¤ ¤ ¤¤  ¤    ¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤XXX¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤ ¤               DKA ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤                   ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤                     ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤        GC           ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤                         ¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤                      ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤                          ¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤ YL  M  ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤  ¤¤¤    ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤

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...Legend...
¤ = Kuo-Toan
C = Kuo-Toan Chief (29/103) (Stoneskin 30/120)
G = Garor
A = Galdren
D = Girud
K = Krysta
Y = Yuri
M = Mordrock
L = Adelia
V = Advisor1 (-11/61)
V = Advisor2 (-22/57)
V = Advisor3 (-15/50)

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[Japic]

Roaring out in a voice sure to catch Garor's attention Girud combats the rising dead.

"GAROR, SPARE HIM, WE HAVE TROUBLE!"

{Greatsword attack, two handed: +14/+9 to hit, 2d6+10 dmg, Crit 19-20x2.} {extra 2d6 damage to chaotic creatures, bypasses lawful creature's DR}

Cleave please if I can manage to drop one.

[GeneralMHB]

Seeing that the advisors will rise again as the undead, Yuri braces himself for another mental blast at the advisors when they rise again. He shouts in Kuo-Toan and again in Common:

The advisors are of the 'Master'!

The advisors are of the 'Master'!

He wonders why the Kuo-Toan have not reacted to this change of events....

[Fangor the Fierce]

Krysta turns to Mordrock, knowing that he can help in this matter. She then grabs one of the advisors, and tosses it in the middle of the battlefield. "Your advisors will now show their TRUE loyalty!" she calls out, in the Kuo Toan tongue, for all to see and witness.

Turning to the other reanimating advisors, she hacks away, severing head and limbs from torsos. "Leave one to show the chief who they really are! It will save us all!"

Mordrock moves to get within the distance needed for his single readied attack. He turns to Yuri, saying, "I kill it! Give me room!" he says, with a fiery look in his eye. He then grabs a hold of the single item that can probably help in this matter, and readies it's use. (Grabs a pearl, from his Necklace of Fireballs, and readies its use against the animating Advisor, once he has a clear shot. He wants to make sure that he won't hit anybody else in the blast, so if he can't get a clear shot, then forget it, he will simply shoot the thing. +8/+8 to hit, 1d4 dmg)

Krysta turns to the two advisors on the ground, continuously hacking away at the limbs and head, hopfully leaving only the single one left to show his true identity and allegiance. If she is done with the two advisors in time, she will ready her bow, aimed at the rising advisor, and shouting, "Look well upon that which you called friend. The Master controlled them, thus controlling you in turn."

She then will attack the advisor from a distance, with her +2 Longbow of Shock, same mods as before, but now with 1d8+2, +1d6 Electricity

Adelia, now seeing the true battle in its own form, knows that the battle with Garor and the Chief will favor them. She too readies her own action, knwoing it will soon come to another fight. One against the undead she has sworn to wipe out. She will ready to cast Searing Light on the undead advisor, once the Chief sees what has become of them. She will use Divine Spell power as well, to strengthen the blast.

D20 roll please, add result to +9 to get new modifier.
If result =
10-12, causes 6d8 damage to Undead
13-15, 7d8 dmg
16-18, 8d8 dmg
19-21, 9d8 dmg
22+, 10d8 dmg


OOC - We should actually let one advisor come back to life, to show the chieftain of what their treachery has been, and who really controlled him. Otherwise, its another, he said, she said issue. This way, he can see with his own eyes.