This is not your grave

[masterfrog]

I won't be changing it, grease and mage armor are good choices.

[sageaqua]

Ka'lion slings again
+2 bard +2 lvl +2 str +[dice=20]=
damage +2 bard +2 str +[dice=4]=[rand=068562744883820413026505440939218783313693245872930677754315547645]

[at]

The group is forced to duck as a hail of small rocks and sticks fly overhead, but it's only a distraction as the pygmies rush forwards and spread out starting to circle the tower, the closest barely 10 feet away taking advantage of it's small stature to duck behind a bush.

Two pygmies appear to be trying to spark something with flint while others struggle to unlimber primative shields from their backs. Vadania can see at least one of them chewing vigorously on a root she knows causes violent hallucinations...

Madaline continues trying to shout down the pygmies, while they seem to care little for her words it does take the edge off their peculiar chattering.


[Tag Vadania/Ylva/Darrian]

[masterfrog]

Darrian attempts to recall any mention of such creatures in his studies or travels in hopes of knowing the best creature to call to his aid.

[dice=20] + 8 = 12 arcana for info on which monster to summon

Darrian then casts Summon Monster I in the path of pygmies charging towards him.

You can choose the monster that best fits his assessment based on the roll, or let me know and I will.[rand=132588867098093038389175282791257976798431714996718370403139851987]

[at]

Oct 30, 2012 12:01:32 GMT -5 masterfrog said:

+ 8 = 12 arcana for info on which monster to summon

A celestial dog is the largest, strongest animal that the dwarf knows how to summon.

Roll init for the dog - it acts next turn

[Tag Vadania/Ylva]

[masterfrog]

[dice=20] + 3 = 19 init for the celestial dog[rand=7762171095237136957277440465986757468169159255928549945992417634]

[harknail]

Just confirming my mental image of the tower: As I understand it, the walls are circular, stone, and the only ground floor opening is the doorway. And the floors above are gone, so the tower is open to the sky.

How high are the walls (or how high to windows the pigmies could fit though?) I'm trying to figure out why they would be circling the entire tower instead of just the doorway.

I'm guessing that they're going to try smoking us out, but since the tower is open on top, I don't think that would work well.

[harknail]

Did the last shot hit? I don't see anything saying if AC 21 was a hit or miss (if that's a miss, we're in trouble).

Vadania doesn't know what the pigmies are trying to light, but she's sure she's not going to like it. She tries to shoot one of them.

[dice=20]	+6=10 to hit
[dice=8]	=7 damage

Ylva continues to wait till one tries to enter, then tries to bite and pull down a pigmy.

[dice=20]	+3=11 to hit
[dice=6]	+1=4 damage
[dice=20]	+1=10 to trip

Dice roller doesn't like me this round [rand=18343962077051409488455229438841644800102105364255508100730367]

[at]

Oct 30, 2012 12:42:37 GMT -5 harknail said:

Did the last shot hit? I don't see anything saying if AC 21 was a hit or miss (if that's a miss, we're in trouble).

It was a hit, I didn't think you'd killed it but then I remembered the bardsong damage)

A large shining golden St Bernard dog flashes into existence infront of Darian ... not quite what he had hoped for but big enough.

The wounded pygmy that Vadania had hit finally collapsed, the others taking more heed of the arrows and sheltering from the elves next shot.

Something in the hands of the pygmies with the flint begins to hiss and sparkle alarmingly as their companions complete the encirclement of the tower. One of the root chewing pygmies lets out a cry and his companions begin pounding the ground with their spears and shields chanting "Gorignak! Gorignak! Gorignak!"


(The pygmies chanting reduces the benefits gained from Madalines bardsong to only +1)

25 - Ka'lion <---- next to act
19 - Celestial dog
13 - Pygmies
12 - Madaline
9 - Ylva & Vadania
7 - Darrian & Aelos

[sageaqua]

"Thanks for the rocks." says Ka'lion with a smile. He had said it was a bad idea to be inside of the tower during an attack. He just hoped he'd get the chance to say he told them so. But they needed to live through it first.
sling
+2 level+1 dex+1 bard = [dice=20] = to hit any one they can see.
[dice=4] = [rand=9453527531586587567356991348788180446224333718425387224161531776]

[at]

The rock brains one of the pygmies lurking nearby, he falls and does not get up.

The rest appear to be readying their big assault - the party can sense that their position is about to be overrun.


[Tag all]
- (Ka'lions action was resolved prior to the chanting, everyone now has one action before the charge, post in any order)

[sageaqua]

Ka'lion slings again targeting one of the fire builders. He already knows the Pygmies strategy and trapped inside of the tower and being forced out the door into an ambush is not something he is not looking forward to.
+2 level, +1 dex, +1 bard +[dice=20] =
damage +1 bard +[dice=4] =[rand=70708117866888643408368770033121495114210527390247095606089569628]

[harknail]

Can you describe the tower again? I'm confused on how the pigmies are going to overrun us in what I thought was a fortified location where they could only approach from one entrance.

[at]

The tower is old, much of the wall around the original entrance has collapsed though the stability of the tower does not appear to have been compromised.

A doorway, the door long gone, on the back wall opposite the main entrance leads to what would have once been a smaller side building but which is now no more than scattered rubble. The walls to either side of the tower still stand firm though they could be scaled from the outside.

The tower has no roof, though it does have a basement of sorts beneath the side building - unless the pygmies want to climb they can only enter from two directions, but perhaps their plan is to force you out...

[harknail]

Does Vadania have any idea how the pigmies might force them out of their protected location? Although trying to hold both entrances will be bad enough.

[at]

Nov 1, 2012 14:30:14 GMT -5 harknail said:

Does Vadania have any idea how the pigmies might force them out of their protected location?

The smoking sparkling burning thing perhaps.
Then again they might just charge in, they don't seem like the smartest bunch.

[masterfrog]

I thought Darrian is inside the tower, and the celestial dog was summoned in front of him with the pygmies outside the entrances. The celestial dog will move where he is guarding one of the doors and hold his attack for the first pygmie that tries to enter.

[at]

Nov 1, 2012 17:23:46 GMT -5 masterfrog said:

I thought Darrian is inside the tower, and the celestial dog was summoned in front of him with the pygmies outside the entrances.

He is, it is, they are.
I could do with a decent map tool
What is Darrians action?

[masterfrog]

Darrian pulls the crossbow he has slung over his shoulder to the ready and loads it, determined to slay a few pygmies with his conventional weapon and save the rest of his magical talents for dire circumstances.

He hopes his new canine friend can keep the pygmies at bay, but if not, there is the barbarian, the wolf, and his trusty arcane armor while it lasts.

I thought readying and loading a light crossbow is all he can do in a round. He will fire at a pygmie as well if he can.

[harknail]

Vadania announces, "Get ready for them to try rushing both entrances at once."

Vadania takes another shot at one of the pigmies trying to light something sure to be unpleasant for the group.

[dice=20]	+6=8 to hit
[dice=8]	=6 damage

Ylva continues to wait till one tries to enter, then tries to bite and pull down a pigmy.

[dice=20]	+3=18 to hit
[dice=6]	+1=3 damage
[dice=20]	+1=19 to trip

Dice roller doesn't like me this round either [rand=06729000830091536842994862701743827933957451023168457036293111742]