An Arl's Ransom

[HorizonsDream]

Simone closes the distance between herself and the others fighting. She decides to deal with the blight wolf that is still around while the others face the darkspawn on the other side. She loads up her cross bow and takes aim.

[spyguy1503]

(Is the Hurlock in range of Arcane bolt?)

[JadedDM]

(OOC: Yes, just barely. But he goes first in the initiative order, so he will be even closer by the time you do anything.)

[mgbevan]

Davne fires her crossbow at the incoming hurlock before stuffing it into her pack. Next round she will be ready to draw he mêlée weapons and engage as they close in on the party.

[spyguy1503]

Wallace fires an arcane bolt at the hurlock, shouting defiance.

[JadedDM]

Joseph gets to his feet, clutching his wound with one hand and holding his sword with the other. He stands protectively over his sister's unconscious form while Bridget moves to guard them both. Simone manages to shoot the blight wolf twice, doing considerable harm. The wolf gets to its feet and snarls. "Get ready!" warns Bridget, brandishing her blade.

Meanwhile, the hurlock and three genlocks continue charging up the hill. The hurlock comes into clear view, as he is by far the closest. Now able to see it closer up, the party can see it resembles some kind of disgusting human-like creature with tainted flesh, grey eyes and sharp teeth.

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Wallace lets loose an arcane bolt and Davne fires her crossbow twice, managing to knock the creature to the ground in the process. This should buy them a little more time. Blaker quickly works at reloading his crossbow. Alenka approaches and pulls a small vial of a glowing blue liquid from her pack and downs it in one go, before tossing the empty vial aside.

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Initiative Order
Simone (3d6+3): 6+5+4+3 = 18
Hurlock (3d6+2): 4+3+6+2 = 15
Genlock 01 (3d6+1): 6+2+5+1 = 14
Joseph (3d6+1): 6+6+1+1 = 14
Davne (3d6+2): 4+6+1+3 = 13
Wallace (3d6+1): 3+4+4+1 = 12
Alenka (3d6+1): 1+3+6+1 = 11
Blaker (3d6+3): 1+2+3+3 = 9
Genlock 03 (3d6+1): 2+5+1+1 = 9
Bridget (3d6+2): 3+1+2+2 = 8
Hana (3d6+0): 2+1+4 = 7
Genlock 02 (3d6+1): 2+3+1+1 = 7
Blight Wolf 01 (3d6+2): 1+1+1+2 = 5

Round 3!

Simone uses a minor action to move 12 yards to the east, then uses a major action to fire her crossbow at Blight Wolf 01 who is prone (+1 to hit) in the dark (-1 to hit) [TN 12] (3d6+3): 5+2+5+3 = 15, STUNT (5 points)! She uses Rapid Reload and Lightning Attack. She deals (2d6+3): 3+3+3 = 9 (-3 armor) = 6 damage. She reloads and fires a second shot at Blight Wolf 01 who is prone (+1 to hit) in the dark (-1 to hit) [TN 12] (3d6+3): 3+3+4+3 = 13, hit for (2d6+3): 4+3+3 = 10 (-3 armor) = 7 damage. Blight Wolf 01 is now seriously wounded.
Hurlock uses a major action to run 20 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 10 yards up the hill.
Genlock 01 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Joseph uses a minor action to stand up and a major action to defend.
Davne uses a major action to fire her crossbow at the hurlock after aiming (+2 to hit) in the dark (-1 to hit) [TN 12] (3d6+3): 3+3+6+3 = 15, STUNT (6 points!) She uses Knock Prone, Rapid Reload and Lightning Attack. She deals (2d6+2): 3+2+2 = 7 (-5 armor) = 2 damage and knocks him prone. She then reloads and fires a second shot while he's prone (+1 to hit) in the dark (-1 to hit) [TN 12] (3d6+2): 4+5+3+2 = 14, hit for (2d6+2): 6+3+2 = 11 (-5 armor) = 6 damage. She then uses a minor action to stow her crossbow and draw her sword. Hurlock is now seriously wounded.
Wallace uses a major action to cast Arcane Bolt at the Hurlock [TN 10] (3d6+4): 6+5+1+4 = 16, hit. Wallace consumes 2 MP. The Hurlock makes a Dexterity (Acrobatics) test [TN 14] (3d6+2): 4+6+1+2 = 13, fail. He takes (2d6+1): 9 (-5 armor) = 4 damage.
Alenka uses a minor action to move 10 yards east and another minor action to drink a lesser lyrium potion, restoring (1d6+4): 5+4 = 9 MP.
Blaker uses a major action to reloads his crossbow.
Genlock 03 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Bridget uses a major action to defend.
Hana is unconscious.
Genlock 02 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Blight Wolf 01 uses a minor action to stand back up.

[HorizonsDream]

Simone quickly reloads her crossbow and takes aim at the blight wolf.

[mgbevan]

Davne draws her shield too and moves up towards the front line.
"We will hold them here, keep firing on them!"

[spyguy1503]

Wallace aims and shoots an arcane lance at the blight wolf.

[JadedDM]

Simone reloads her crossbow and points it at the oncoming blight wolf. The creature leaps at Ser Bridget, going for the throat--but she is ready and throws up her shield, knocking the creature back. Wallace fires an arcane lance at it, but in the dark his aim isn't great, and it flies overhead of the creature.

The hurlock gets back on its feet, snarls and starts moving forward again. Davne readies her shield and moves forward to meet up with it. Blaker manages to shoot it in the chest, piercing its armor. He manages to reload once more before the creature reaches him.

Meanwhile, the three genlocks are slowly making their way up behind the hurlock. Alenka decides to focus on them, and fires an arcane bolt at the leading one.

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Initiative Order
Simone (3d6+3): 6+5+4+3 = 18
Hurlock (3d6+2): 4+3+6+2 = 15
Genlock 01 (3d6+1): 6+2+5+1 = 14
Joseph (3d6+1): 6+6+1+1 = 14
Davne (3d6+2): 4+6+1+3 = 13
Wallace (3d6+1): 3+4+4+1 = 12
Alenka (3d6+1): 1+3+6+1 = 11
Blaker (3d6+3): 1+2+3+3 = 9
Genlock 03 (3d6+1): 2+5+1+1 = 9
Bridget (3d6+2): 3+1+2+2 = 8
Hana (3d6+0): 2+1+4 = 7
Genlock 02 (3d6+1): 2+3+1+1 = 7
Blight Wolf 01 (3d6+2): 1+1+1+2 = 5

Round 4!

Simone uses a major action to reload her crossbow and a minor action to aim (+1 to hit) at the Blight Wolf.
Hurlock uses a minor action to stand back up and another minor action to move 10 yards up the hill.
Genlock 01 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Joseph uses a major action to defend.
Davne uses a minor action to ready her shield and another minor action to move 10 yards northeast.
Wallace uses a minor action to aim (+1 to hit) and a major action to fire an arcane lance at the blight wolf in the dark (-1 to hit) [TN 12] (3d6+4): 1+3+2+4 = 10, miss.
Alenka uses a major action to cast Arcane Bolt at Genlock 01 [TN 10] (3d6+4): 2+1+6+4 = 13, hit. She consumes 2 MP. Genlock 01 makes a DEX (Acrobatics) test [TN 14] (3d6+1): 6+3+5+1 = 15, pass. It only takes (1d6): 6 (-5 armor) = 1 damage.
Blaker uses a minor action to aim (+1 to hit) and a major action to fire his crossbow with a focus (+2 to hit) in the dark (-1 to hit) at Hurlock [TN 12] (3d6+7): 3+3+5+7 = 18, STUNT (5 points)! He uses Mighty Blow, Pierce Armor and Rapid Reload. He deals (3d6+4): 1+4+1+4 = 10 (-2 armor) = 8 damage. He then reloads. Hurlock is now critically wounded.
Genlock 03 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Bridget uses a major action to defend.
Hana is unconscious.
Genlock 02 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Blight Wolf 01 uses a minor action to move 10 yards south and a major action to attack Ser Bridget who is defending (-2 to hit) with a bite attack with a focus (+2 to hit) [TN 14] (3d6+2): 1+5+1+2 = 9, miss.

[HorizonsDream]

Simone fires at the blight wolf again, and then reloads as fast as possible.

[mgbevan]

Davne moves towards and strikes at the incoming hurlock.

[spyguy1503]

Wallace casts arcane bolt at the Hurlock.

[JadedDM]

Simone fires another bolt at the blight wolf, catching it in the neck. Before anyone else can act, Joseph suddenly moves forward and stabs the wounded wolf twice while it is distracted. Bridget calls out to him, fear in her voice, but he comes out okay. The wolf goes down, and Joseph looks ready to collapse himself.

Meanwhile, the hurlock comes forward and strikes at Blaker, cutting into him deeply. Davne moves to intercept and cuts the wounded darkspawn down, nearly splitting it down the middle. Blaker nods his thanks to the woman, but there is no time to rest. The genlocks are coming up next.

Wallace fires an arcane bolt at the lead genlock now that the hurlock is down. However, the bolt simply bounces off the creature's thick armor, doing no harm. Alenka casts Winter's Grasp on the lead genlock, causing its armor to frost over in the process. Blaker then shoots at it, seriously bloodying it.

"Bridget, get up here!" Blaker calls. "We're going to need you!"

"Ser, Mistress Hana is out and Master Joesph is badly wounded!" she calls back, obviously distressed.

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Initiative Order
Simone (3d6+3): 6+5+4+3 = 18
Hurlock (3d6+2): 4+3+6+2 = 15
Genlock 01 (3d6+1): 6+2+5+1 = 14
Joseph (3d6+1): 6+6+1+1 = 14
Davne (3d6+2): 4+6+1+3 = 13
Wallace (3d6+1): 3+4+4+1 = 12
Alenka (3d6+1): 1+3+6+1 = 11
Blaker (3d6+3): 1+2+3+3 = 9
Genlock 03 (3d6+1): 2+5+1+1 = 9
Bridget (3d6+2): 3+1+2+2 = 8
Hana (3d6+0): 2+1+4 = 7
Genlock 02 (3d6+1): 2+3+1+1 = 7
Blight Wolf 01 (3d6+2): 1+1+1+2 = 5

Round 5!

Simone uses a major action to fire her crossbow at the blight wolf after aiming (+1 to hit) in the dark (-1 to hit) [TN 12] (3d6+3): 1+4+6+3 = 14, hit for (2d6+3): 3+6+3 = 12 (-3 armor) = 9 damage. Blight Wolf 01 is now near death.
Hurlock uses a minor action to move 2 yards northwest and a major action to attack Ser Blaker with his two-handed sword with a focus (+2 to hit) [TN 13] (3d6+6): 2+5+6+6 = 19, hit for (3d6+4): 4+3+1+4 = 12 (-4 armor) = 8 damage. Ser Blaker is now moderately wounded.
Genlock 01 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Joseph uses a minor action to aim (+1 to hit) and a major action to attack the blight wolf with his short sword [TN 12] (3d6+1): 5+5+3+2 = 15, STUNT (3 points)! He uses Lightning Attack. He deals (1d6+2): 2+2 = 4 (-3 armor) = 1 damage. He then attacks again [TN 12] (3d6+1): 4+5+2+1 = 12, hit for (1d6+2): 6+2 = 8 (-3 armor) = 5 damage. Blight Wolf 01 dies.
Davne uses a minor action to move 6 yards northeast and a major action to attack Hurlock with her bastard sword [TN 12] (3d6+3): 6+5+2+3 = 16, hit for (2d6+4): 4+5+4 = 13 (-5 armor) = 8 damage. Hurlock dies.
Wallace uses a major action to cast Arcane Bolt at Genlock 01 [TN 10] (3d6+4): 4+3+6+4 = 17, hit. He consumes 2 MP. Genlock 01 makes a DEX (Acrobatics) test [TN 14] (3d6+1): 4+5+5+1 = 15, pass. He only takes (1d6): 1 (-5 armor) = 0 damage.
Alenka uses a major action to cast Winter's Grasp at Genlock 01 [TN 12] (3d6+4): 2+4+2+4 = 12, STUNT (2 points)! She uses Mighty Spell. She consumes 3 MP. Genlock 01 takes (2d6): 6+1 = 7 penetrating damage. Genlock 01 is now moderately wounded and chilled.
Blaker uses a minor action to aim (+1 to hit) and a major action to fire his crossbow with a focus (+2 to hit) in the dark (-1 to hit) at Genlock 01 [TN 13] (3d6+7): 6+5+2+7 = 20, hit for (2d6+4): 5+2+4 = 11 (-5 armor) = 6 damage. Genlock 01 is now seriously wounded.
Genlock 03 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Bridget uses a major action to defend the children.
Genlock 02 uses a major action to run 14 yards up the hill. It then uses a minor action to move 7 yards up the hill.
Blight Wolf 01 is dead.

[HorizonsDream]

"Wallace, see if you can do anything for the two children," Simone says as she turns her focus on the genlocks. She reloads her crossbow and takes aim.