Kintobor Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Karie can tell "Em" was lying through his teeth. Any decent rogue would be able to tell he was trying to change the subject. In fact, it's Rule #6: When you see a lie, play along. "Had a friend who we all used to call Kyon, hated it to no end, but he went along with it since that's what everyone knew him as. Looking back, I don't think he ever told me his real name. Oh well." Karie had a feeling this guy was hiding something, but the interrogation would have to wait. Right now, escaping this hellhole took precedence over the shady ranger. She continued to peek around the corner, trying to get a good look at the who's down the hall. Edited February 11, 2013 by Kintobor Quote
joeshmoe554 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Jeaux held his breath in anticipation of what Karie could see just around the bend. What evil menace would they have to face next. Quote
Endgame Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 QM Note: Sorry for the massive delay! The party, geared up and ready to rumble, proceeds down the bend and through a hallway. After this short walk, they come across the source of one of the voices... the one who was receiving the orders, apprently. 4 Town Watch guards stand in the room, their weapons beared. There is a dull sheen of obedience in thire eyes - though some of them smiled or frowned, it was clear they were not right in the head. "Hm?" "Who do you think you are?" "Hmph. So you are the ones Sir warned us about." "Halt. Any last words?" Quote
Shoker86 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 " Now it begins" said Arnulf, pointing at his dagger "May the gods have mercy on your souls" Quote
Emjajoas Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 "Halt, Arnulf," Em says, gesturing for him to lower his dagger. "Perhaps our Knight may speak sense into these poor lads." Though he says this, Em keeps a hand on his bow and another close to the quiver on his hip, eyebrows furrowed. He examines the area for anything suspicious. Quote
Shoker86 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 "All right Em, let the knight speaks, but i hate to vaste venom, but you're righht, let's give this poor devils a chance" Arnulf noded to Em suggestion. Quote
joeshmoe554 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Jeaux looked at the guards blocking their path. He knew they had been given orders to kill on sight, but they were obviously under some sort of spell or hypnosis impairing their judgement and reasoning. He hoped that one of the deceptive rogues in their party could craft a convincing lie, or perhaps the knight might be able to use the inherent trust others seemed to place on him to negotiate safe passage. Jeaux would prefer not to harm these men who were so obviously confused. Quote
Shoker86 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) "I don't know boss, theese fellows do look confused, you might say their senses have been stolen, but how can we cure them?" Arnulf looked around wandering "After all maybe we'll have to give them real mercy" Edited February 11, 2013 by Shoker86 Quote
Kintobor Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 "That's my que." Karie thought as she stepped in front of the party, pushing her way from the back of the clumped heroes. She then addresses the guards: "Kill on sight? I'm sorry boys, I have no clue what your talking about. We're new around here, and we're wondering where the guy in the snazzy green outfit went, he was supposed to show us around." She says in a rather sultry tone. "So, if you boys could lets us pass, and perhaps show us which way the fellow you were talking to went, I'm more than willing to give you, say 10 gold pieces if you don't tell the boss? Pretty please?" She gives the guards a rather stammeringly beautiful gaze, accompanied by a few wistful winks. Quote
Endgame Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 One of the four men begins to walk over to Karie, but the heavily armored man - perhaps their leader - holds his spear in his subordinates path. "Do not fall for this witch's schemes. Sir told us to kill them on sight, and we've disobeyed enough already." The halted guard turns to his captain, his tone having a hint of childlike whininess in it. "But, captain - !" "No. I and Sir have given us orders, and I expect you to follow them to the letter." The armored man steps forward, brandishing his spear - his 3 officers follow about him, similarly showing their weapons menacingly. Though resolute in their desire to kill the heroes, their movements are sluggish and a tad mechanical. Obviously, whatever the Apprentice did to them was having ill effects on their coordination. Prepare for Battle! "Why do I feel so... sluggish...?" Town Watchman "Beardy", Level 4 Humanoid HP: 15/15 Specials: Deep Wound: "Beardy" stabs the hero for 4 damage (disregarding SP) - the piercing blow leaves a deep gash, causing the hero to bleed out and take 1 damage each round until remedied. Drops: Remedy, Grand Potion, 20 gold "Lets go." Town Watchman "Pinhead", Level 4 Humanoid HP: 16/16 Specials: Wide Sweep: "Pinhead" performs a wide sweep of his axe, doing 3 damage to the entire party. Drops: Smoke bomb, 30 gold "Psst, call me!" Town Watchman "Dualo", Level 5 Humanoid HP: 13/13 Specials: Slice n' Dice: Runs around the heroes, attempting to stab each one. Every party member has a 1/6 chance of starting to bleed, doing 1 damage per round until remedied. Drops: Remedy x2, 15 gold "Lets see who comes up on top, lab rats!" Town Watch Captain "Hard Head", Level 5 Humanoid HP: 17/17 SP: 1 Enemies take less damage equal to their SP. In other words, "Hard Head" takes 1 less damage per attack. Specials: Sentinel: Halves all damage dealt to enemies in the next round. Drops: Grating Stone, 35 gold, Phoenix Essence The Party: Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Party Leader!* Age: Unknown, Male Automaton Ranger Level 2 Power: 5 Health: 5/7 Gold: 15 Equipment: Sagitta (WP: 3, longbow) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Remedy Sir Brickington (Brickington) 19 year old human male knight Level 2 Power: 5 (Level 2 + WP: 3) Defense: 2 (SP: 2) Health: 9/11 Gold: 20 Equipment: Great Sword (WP: 3) and Triangle Shield (SP: 2) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll, Venom Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. (I just can't think of a good name, okay?) Age: Unknown. Presumably mid twenties. Gender: Male. Race: Human. Class: Ranger. Level 2 Power: 5 Health: 5/7 Gold: 25 Equipment: Bow(WP:3) Inventory: Smoke bomb, Potion x2 Name: Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) 30 yrs old male Human Rogue Level: 2 Power:5 (2+3) Health: 8/8 Ether: 0 Gold: 25 Equipment: Dagger(WP:3 *Poisoned!*) Inventory: Potion x2, Venom, Bedroll Karie Alderflask (Played by Kintober) 22 year old Human Rogue, lvl 2 Power: 5 Health: 8/8 Gold: 20 Equipment: Heirloom Dagger (WP:3) Inventory: Venom (1), Bedroll (1), Potion (2) Quote
Shoker86 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) "So, Boss any suggestions, how sould we aproach theese goons" Arnulf said to Jeaux "No one shhhould be unattacked, Sir Brickington could attack the Captain, I could attack Pinhead with my poisoned blade, Karie could attack Beardie, she has it points to survive is special attack, as for te ranger dunno, any suggestions ? Edited February 11, 2013 by Shoker86 Quote
joeshmoe554 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Drat! Jeaux thought with some disdain. These were honest men, sworn to protect the people of Eubric, yet the Apprentice had somehow twisted them to serve his own needs. He did not wish to harm them, but it was quite obvious the feeling was not mutual. He stared down the large guard with a beard. He seemed to be the slowest of the group and would most likely provide the easiest target for Jeaux's arrows. He released his grip, sending the arrow sailing towards the bearded one from the back row." He cried out words of encouragement to the rest of his party, "Everyone take a target, if all are covered then push the offensive against the leader! Remember to avoid any unnecessary risks" Party Order: Brickington Em Jeaux Arnulf Karie OOC: I don't have any great strategies at the moment, I think trying to reduce the special damage odds on the 2 with bleed effects at the beginning of the fight, might make things easier, but there's still an element of luck involved. Edited February 11, 2013 by joeshmoe554 Quote
Kintobor Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Karie backflips to the rest of the party after realizing she's in the middle of the fighting area, landing on her feet with her hands outstretched, dagger in one hand. She begins to fidget with it, as she always does. "Stupid guard calling me... Right, all these guys look rather beefy, we should watch what we do. Hard Head should be a high priority, due to his sentinel ability, the rest generally do beefed up moves, but out of those three, Beardy should go first." She realizes that one of the guards is currently hitting on her. "Hey, don't look at me, look at the captain, he's the one not letting you get at me. But if this does blow over, and your still standing, I think I could arrange something..." "A good kick in the nuts!" Karie thought to herself. Karie takes a slice at Hard Head from the front row. Edited February 12, 2013 by Kintobor Quote
Shoker86 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 OOC:if it goes wrong , you have smoke bomb Arnulf attacks Pinhead from front row with poisoned dagger Quote
Emjajoas Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 Em fires at Dualo from the back row. "Shame," he mutters, though his face doesn't betray the emotion behind that word. Quote
Brickington Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 Sir Brickington attacks "Hard Head from back row. Quote
Endgame Posted February 12, 2013 Author Posted February 12, 2013 Round One of the Guards Battle >Brickington VS Hard Head (back): Critical Hit (3x2=6+2=8/2=4-1=3 damage) >Em VS Dualo (back): Hit (3+2=5 damage) >Jeaux VS Beardy (back): Shield: Triple Shot (3+2=5 damage to Beardy, Dualo, and Pinhead) >Arnulf VS Pinhead (front): Critical Hit (3x2=6+2=8 damage, poisoned!) >Karie VS Hard Head (front): Special Damage (Sentinel: All damage halved next round.) The party begins their assault on the guard patrol, leaving some significant gashes on the 4 enthralled men. In retaliation, their leader enters a sentinel position, ready to soften any damage directed towards himself and his men. "Why do I feel so... sluggish...?" Town Watchman "Beardy", Level 4 Humanoid HP: 10/15 Specials: Deep Wound: "Beardy" stabs the hero for 4 damage (disregarding SP) - the piercing blow leaves a deep gash, causing the hero to bleed out and take 1 damage each round until remedied. Drops: Remedy, Grand Potion, 20 gold "Lets go." Town Watchman "Pinhead", Level 4 Humanoid *Poisoned!* HP: 2/16 Specials: Wide Sweep: "Pinhead" performs a wide sweep of his axe, doing 3 damage to the entire party. Drops: Smoke bomb, 30 gold "Psst, call me!" Town Watchman "Dualo", Level 5 Humanoid HP: 3/13 Specials: Slice n' Dice: Runs around the heroes, attempting to stab each one. Every party member has a 1/6 chance of starting to bleed, doing 1 damage per round until remedied. Drops: Remedy x2, 15 gold "Lets see who comes up on top, lab rats!" Town Watch Captain "Hard Head", Level 5 Humanoid HP: 14/17 SP: 1 Enemies take less damage equal to their SP. In other words, "Hard Head" takes 1 less damage per attack. Specials: Sentinel: Halves all damage dealt to enemies in the next round. Drops: Grating Stone, 35 gold, Phoenix Essence The Party: Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Party Leader!* Age: Unknown, Male Automaton Ranger Level 2 Power: 5 Health: 5/7 Gold: 15 Equipment: Sagitta (WP: 3, longbow) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Remedy Sir Brickington (Brickington) 19 year old human male knight Level 2 Power: 5 (Level 2 + WP: 3) Defense: 2 (SP: 2) Health: 9/11 Gold: 20 Equipment: Great Sword (WP: 3) and Triangle Shield (SP: 2) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll, Venom Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. (I just can't think of a good name, okay?) Age: Unknown. Presumably mid twenties. Gender: Male. Race: Human. Class: Ranger. Level 2 Power: 5 Health: 5/7 Gold: 25 Equipment: Bow(WP:3) Inventory: Smoke bomb, Potion x2 Name: Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) 30 yrs old male Human Rogue Level: 2 Power:5 (2+3) Health: 8/8 Ether: 0 Gold: 25 Equipment: Dagger(WP:3 *Poisoned!*) Inventory: Potion x2, Venom, Bedroll Karie Alderflask (Played by Kintober) 22 year old Human Rogue, lvl 2 Power: 5 Health: 8/8 Gold: 20 Equipment: Heirloom Dagger (WP:3) Inventory: Venom (1), Bedroll (1), Potion (2) Quote
Shoker86 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) The sound of a piercing arrow that passed too near for Arnulf's taste had hit his target. Arnulf saw grand opening, jumped and stabbed wounded guard through the helmet, poisoning him instantly. All those years of hard training made him aware of his surroundings. Karie missed again, he saw in dissapoitment but rangers did terrific job, it was bllodbath. "Em wanna finish my poisoned friend, and let me poison your fellow, LET'S KEEP THIS PARTY GOING". Edited February 13, 2013 by Shoker86 Quote
Brickington Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Sir Brickington attacks "Hard Head" from the front row. Quote
joeshmoe554 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Jeaux could see the battle was going in their favor and with any luck it would be over quickly. He let loose another arrow at the Bearded Soldier from the back row. Party Order: Brickington Em Jeaux Arnulf Karie Quote
Kintobor Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) Karie, her face concentrated on proving herself after the previous failure, turns her attention to Beardy, attacking him from the front row, praying that luck would be on her side. Edited February 13, 2013 by Kintobor Quote
Emjajoas Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Em fires at Pinhead from the back row. Quote
Endgame Posted February 13, 2013 Author Posted February 13, 2013 Round Two of the Guards Battle >Brickington VS Hard Head (front): Hit (3+2=5/2=3-1=2 damage) >Em VS Pinhead (back): Special Damage (Wide Sweep - 3 damage to entire party!) >Jeaux VS Beardy (back): Hit (3+2=5/2=3 damage) >Arnulf VS Dualo (front): Damage (4 damage) >Karie VS Beardy (front): Critical Hit (3x2=6+2=8/2=4 damage) This round proves to be a bit polarizing, a contrast to the excellent round the party had last time. Hard Head's sentinel severely weakened all of the attacks landed on his men, saving many of them from unconsciousness. The party gets tripped up with a wide sweep of Pinhead's axe, dealing moderate damage to the entire party. Jeaux plunges an arrow into the bearded soldier, only for Arnulf to lock blades with Dualo. The struggle was soon over, however, considering it was 2 swords versus Arnulf's one dagger. Karie swoops in for the kill, attempting to knock out Beardy, but her critical strike was once again weakened by Hard Head's sentinel. The battle rages on! "Uuurggh..." Town Watchman "Beardy", Level 4 Humanoid HP: 3/15 Specials: Deep Wound: "Beardy" stabs the hero for 4 damage (disregarding SP) - the piercing blow leaves a deep gash, causing the hero to bleed out and take 1 damage each round until remedied. Drops: Remedy, Grand Potion, 20 gold "What... is this poison...?" Town Watchman "Pinhead", Level 4 Humanoid *Poisoned!* HP: 1/16 Specials: Wide Sweep: "Pinhead" performs a wide sweep of his axe, doing 3 damage to the entire party. Drops: Smoke bomb, 30 gold "I'll fight to the end!" Town Watchman "Dualo", Level 5 Humanoid HP: 3/13 Specials: Slice n' Dice: Runs around the heroes, attempting to stab each one. Every party member has a 1/6 chance of starting to bleed, doing 1 damage per round until remedied. Drops: Remedy x2, 15 gold "My men may have been weakened, but I will prevail." Town Watch Captain "Hard Head", Level 5 Humanoid HP: 12/17 SP: 1 Enemies take less damage equal to their SP. In other words, "Hard Head" takes 1 less damage per attack. Specials: Sentinel: Halves all damage dealt to enemies in the next round. Drops: Grating Stone, 35 gold, Phoenix Essence The Party: Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Party Leader!* Age: Unknown, Male Automaton Ranger Level 2 Power: 5 Health: 4/7 Gold: 15 Equipment: Sagitta (WP: 3, longbow) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Remedy Sir Brickington (Brickington) 19 year old human male knight Level 2 Power: 5 (Level 2 + WP: 3) Defense: 2 (SP: 2) Health: 7/11 Gold: 20 Equipment: Great Sword (WP: 3) and Triangle Shield (SP: 2) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll, Venom Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. (I just can't think of a good name, okay?) Age: Unknown. Presumably mid twenties. Gender: Male. Race: Human. Class: Ranger. Level 2 Power: 5 Health: 3/7 Gold: 25 Equipment: Bow(WP:3) Inventory: Smoke bomb, Potion x2 Name: Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) 30 yrs old male Human Rogue Level: 2 Power:5 (2+3) Health: 1/8 Ether: 0 Gold: 25 Equipment: Dagger(WP:3 *Poisoned!*) Inventory: Potion x2, Venom, Bedroll Karie Alderflask (Played by Kintober) 22 year old Human Rogue, lvl 2 Power: 5 Health: 5/8 Gold: 20 Equipment: Heirloom Dagger (WP:3) Inventory: Venom (1), Bedroll (1), Potion (2) Quote
Shoker86 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) Arnulf drinks healing potion from back row Edited February 13, 2013 by Shoker86 Quote
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