Anauroch - The Great Desert

[Brainpiercing]

Ok... just so that things are complete

Still in round 12
The remaining Vrock finally vanished, too.

Round 13

The four Babaus were left to their own devices. The two who were at least not confused were blinded, and one was threatened by multiple enemies. Stumbling blindly he took a step towards his confused, jabbering brethren.

Five-foot step to the west.

He took the confused demon by the shoulders - but was ill rewarded for his care. The jabbering monstrosity turned around and dug teeth and claws into him. Again the natural resistance to damage prevented most of the effect, but not everything. A few small gashes remained.

The other likewise tried to move to assist, stumbling into Torgthen in the process. He hastily sidestepped to get around him. None of which proved too wise on the battlefield, being threatened by both the dwarf and the construct. He stopped in front of the jabbering demon.

Torgthen gets one AoO for him trying to enter his square, another for leaving a threatened square - if you have combat reflexes. The MARC gets one AoO for him leaving a threatened square.

I think the confusion will hold another 2 rounds, right? If you want to kill at least some of the little guys (and take their stuff), you should focus on them, or quickly take out the injured one.

[Thistledown Thurbertaut]

The Marc reaches out with it's great metal hand and attempts to grab the caustic demon.

Touch attack hits AC 27, provokes an AoO. Grapple check:37. 20 damage, adamantine.

[Sohala]

AoO, PA 2, 14+19=33, 4+13+6=23

Heal cat 2 on a hit.

Maneuvers granted - White Raven Tactics, Mountain Hammer, Shield Block, Battle Leader Charge, Iron Heart Surge
Martial Spirit stance

Fast heal 6

Current hp: 90

Mountain Hammer, attacking Ba1. PA 2, 10+19=29, 5+13+6+9=33

Heal cat 2 on a hit.

Even though it wasn't really the time for such a thing, Torgthen chuckled to himself about odd antics of the smaller demons, all the while swinging his hammer in an attempt to bash their skulls in.

[Brainpiercing]

Is that the MARC's AoO? Well... it would have to be, since his action was roasting the guy.

The gargantuan steel hand reached out and grabbed at the demon. Reflexifely, it tried to deflect the hand with a draconic bite, which it managed to do in spite of being blinded.

[AC hit 33, 18 dam; miss chance: 23, hits. Grapple attempt fails, since I think we revoked that house-rule suggestion I once made about grappling AoOs. You don't need to do the ref save, because your grab fails.

Torgthen's hammer, on the other hand, made good, and forceful, contact on both his targets, and left huge bruises, even in the tough demon hide. At least one of the demons looked quite badly injured, by now.

The lone Babau a little away went on babbling.

[Thistledown Thurbertaut]

I would have flamed it again but I thought an AoO had to be an attack action.

[Brainpiercing]

Yes, it does. You could have just hit it, well... one would have thought with 50% miss chance your chances of getting through are quite good actually. But... shit happens, I guess.

[Thistledown Thurbertaut]

The lumbering construct takes 3 gigantic steps forward and bathes the cluster of allies and enemies alike.  For a moment, Torgthen and Cat are bathed in an inferno, though the flames do not burn them and feel as but a strong breeze.

Moving up 3 squares to I37 and letting off a 15' cone of fire.  It should engulf all 3 Babau's, Torgthen, and Cat though only the demons need to make reflex saves (including any penalties they are under). DC 31 Ref save for 1/2. 27 damage.

[Snizor]

Seeing that the larger fiends had fled the scene, Daelric moved his wounded body away from the battle, leaving the disorganized remains of the fiendish trope for the other, heartier, members of his ...group to deal with.


OOC:

Double move to B24 to get my fragile 8hp ass away from the fight.

[Omen of Peace]

To all outward appearance, Mael is content with observing the fireworks from a safe distance.

[OOC]

Er, let's say total defense.

[Brainpiercing]

Let's skip Isul for now and move on.

Round 14

The demons were roasted medium well by the construct - just still not dead yet.

[McPoyo]

Isul - Round 13 and 14

Seeing their acidic skin eat into Cat, Isul hung back, ready to blast them with a spell if his more scuffle-prone companions couldn't bring them down.

[Brainpiercing]

I think Torgthen is the only one who has a chance of killing one of them (two hits should do it) - the non-confused ones will teleport out this round, the others next round.

[McPoyo]

Teleporting won't trigger the readied action, but attempting to run away will.

[Sohala]

Maneuvers granted - White Raven Tactics, Iron Heart Surge
Martial Spirit stance

Fast heal 6

Current hp: 96

attacking Ba1. PA 2, 11+19=30, 6+13+6=25
attacking Ba1. PA 2, 15+14=29, 3+13+6=22

Each hit heal cat 2.

Use WRT on MARC.

Torgthen continued his unrelenting rain of hammer blows, swinging once from the left, and then in the back swing, from the right.

Pleased with the result of the recent gout of fire from the large construct, the dwarf urged it on, "There still standing, blast 'em again!"

[Brainpiercing]

Torgthen's perseverance and courage under duress finally paid off - his target, the already badly beaten demon, succumbed under the blows, and dropped to the ground, just a trickle of breath still rustling through its badly beaten lungs.

The other lucid one reacted with dismay.
OUR VENGEANCE SHALL COME! MOTHER SHALL CURSE YOU! it yelled mentally, before suddenly vanishing.

The confused creature next to it continued jabbering, but lumbered past Torgthen and the MARC towards Daelric's last perceived position.

The other, jabbering and drooling, approached Cat's tiny form and lunged at him with a dragon bite. Cat had been on his toes - but not quite enough. The draconic teeth pierced and sliced his flesh. It wasn't a deep bite, though, and Cat had already healed, and been healed, enough to be well out of danger. However, Cat did not feel his presence was of any help at this moment - he took the chance to retreat behind the hut - hoping the two confused ones would be either dealt with or also finally teleport away.

B1 is dying. B2 teleports away.
B3 provokes from Torgthen, Isul and Marc. Moves to H29 - if he gets there. I'm not sure if that triggers Isul's action...

[McPoyo]

With the desire of not frying someone else in the spell at the same time, no.

[Omen of Peace]

Mael steps farther away from the demons but otherwise makes no move to help.

If someone looks in his direction, he spreads his hands apart with an expression that says it all: I did what I could.

[Sohala]

AoO Ba3. PA 2, 8+19=27, 1+13+6=20

The demon's poor choice in movement was all the opening the dwarf needed to slip another hammer blow through his foe's defenses.

[Brainpiercing]

The demon may have been confused, but it wasn't blind, like the other. Even a minor twist of its body was enough to let the heavy blow glance off its thick hide.

[Thistledown Thurbertaut]

The MARC, emboldened by the Dwarfling's valour, blasts two more gouts of flame at the creature it had just scorched.

One from WRT, one from AoO. Same deal: Ref save DC 31 for 1/2.

26, 22 fire damage respectively.