Findalsip begins to draw upon the energies of the Underdark. An eerie greyish light begins to coalesce around his hand as he utters words of ancient power none present have heard the like of. The deep Gnome swings his glowing hand at the Worg which has given the group so much trouble, but the nimble creature evades his grasp.
Nearby, his forest bretheren begins an unusual ritual of his own.
Jordek whistles sharply and a tiny flying squirrel's head pops out from his collar, ears perked! Grabbing his companion by the tufted ears, he chants what seems to be utter gibberish to all present and pulls! Frantic screeching is followed by an audible
pop! as it appears as if two more tiny squirrels have been pulled off of the first like tiny coats!
Alright Nit! Wit! Go mess that mangy dog's face up! The tiny creatures lunge at the troublesome Worg, one managing to climb onto his head and scurry about in a most distracting fashion! Though distracted, the Worg continues to attack the Ranger, biting her yet again and injuring her badly! The Felis gives as good as she gets and lays a long cut across the Worg's side as it whines from the mounting wounds.
Howls echo from the passage south and more Worg riders enter the fray! The first rushes up behind Nocturno, the filthy canine clamping down on him with slavering jaws as the rider's spear scores a glancing blow! The pain and surprise cause the fighter-cleric's aim and grip to fail briefly and his longsword goes skittering to the ground past Katten! The leader of the goblin riders manages to urge his prone mount to it's feet. Next to the leader, his trusted guard attacks the High elf with animalistic fervor! The large beast snaps its jaws shut on the heavily armored elf, thrashing and shaking as it grinds its fangs; painfully crushing the warrior until all thoughts of rage fade as the world grows dark around him. His opponent releases the cleric, dropping him unceremoniously to the cold cavern floor...
An unmounted Worg emerges from the southern passage and rushes Linar, still knee deep in water! It snaps and bites at the Drow, but fails to make contact. Linar drops his bow and retalliates by slashing and stabing at the Worg with his blades. The beast ducks the initial swing from his larger sword, but right into a quick jab from the scout's short-sword, eliciting a surprised
yelp!
Three more fresh goblin cavalry charge from the southern passage, splitting up to engage other members of the party. One peels off towards the Dark elf. As crushing jaws begin to close over his shoulder they skitter harmlessly over his new cloak almost miraculously!!! The second approaches the Svirfneblin from behind, though he nimbly evades the gnashing teeth, the goblin rider delivers a weak glancing blow to his back.
The last attacks the Forest Gnome, but Jordek proves quite agile in his evasions and the pair catch nothing but air.
[Actions Round 8?]
[So, one house rule of mine that hasn't come up often relates to touch attacks. By the book in 2e you get 1 chance to touch a friend or foe and the spell dissipates if you don't. I usually find that a little harsh, particularly at lower levels. The house rule is you get 3 tries, but each try naturally takes a full round. I don't feel this is overly generous as instead of magical resources you are investing time. Time which could be critical. The spell can be released or the touch attempted a max of 3 times including the initial casting. That was why Jordek made multiple attempts at the CLW. And it might come in handy for another Gnomish fellow. I'll add the house rule to the rules thread for record-keeping.]
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Init R7:
Findalsip (1+3 ability): 4
Jordek: (2+3 ability): 5
W1: 5
g9: 7 spear
W3: 8
gwr3: 8 spear
W6: 8
g20: 10 mace
Katten (6+5 LS): 11
Dran (8+3): 11
Nocturno (8+5 LS): 12
Linar (5+7 LB): 12
W2: 12
gwr2: 12 spear
Gnaw: 13 trident
WL: 13
W4: 14
gwr4: 14 spear
W5: 14
gwr5: 14 spear
Bullock: Down. NOT stable
Findalsip attempts to use his innate ability
Blind on W1
Fin attempts a touch attack against W1
Thac0 18 vs AC4: Need 14+ to hit
[1d20] = 6, miss!
Fin vs W1 touch attk [1d20]=6
Jordek uses his
Clone Attuned Animal ability on Chitt!
Jordek creates 2 clones of Chitt (named Nit and Wit)
Jordek commands the clones to distract W1 by scrambling over his face!
Nit tries to climb (catch/climb +4 racial bonus for squirrels) W1
Thac0 20 vs AC4 (+4): Need 12+ to hit
[1d20] = 14, hit! (barely!)
Nit grabs onto the beetle's face!! (2 pt penalty to hit and AC)
Wit tries to climb (catch/climb +4 racial bonus for squirrels) W1
Thac0 20 vs AC 4 (+4): Need 12+ to hit
[1d20] = 8, miss!
Nit and Wit grapple W1 [1d20]=14, [1d20]=8
W1 bites (+2 vs Leather) at Katten (AC 4) with a squirrel on his face (-2)
Thac0 17 vs AC 4: Need 13+ to hit
[1d20] = 19, hit!
For [2d4] = 5 damage!
Katten is
Hurt Badly! [18/39 Hps]
W1 vs Katten [1d20]=19, [2d4]=5
g9 stabs with his spear (-1 vs splint) at Nocturno (AC 2) from behind (+2) while facing a light source (-2)
Thac0 20 vs AC 2(-1): Need 19+ to hit!
[1d20] = 10, miss!
g9 vs Noct [1d20]=10, [1d6]=4
W3 moves NorthEast 70 feet to engage Nocturno in Melee
W3 bites (-1 vs splint) at Nocturno (AC 2) from behind (+2)
Thac0 17 vs AC 2(+1): Need 14+ to hit
[1d20] = 14, hit! (barely!)
For [2d4] = 6 damage!
Nocturno is
Hurt! [11/21 Hps]
gwr3 stabs with his spear (-1 vs splint) at Nocturno (AC 2) from behind (+2)
Thac0 20 vs AC 2(+1): Need 17+ to hit!
[1d20] = 17, hit! (barely!)
For [1d6] = 2 damage!
Nocturno is
Hurt Badly! [9/21 Hps]
W3 and gw3 vs Nocturno [1d20]=14, [2d4]=6, [1d20]=17, [1d6]=2
W6 moves NorthEast 60 feet to engage Linar in Melee
W6 bites at Linar (AC 2) in his cloak (?)
Thac0 17 vs AC 2(-?): Need 15+? to hit
[1d20] = 8, miss!
w6 vs Linar [1d20]=8, [2d4]=5
g20 holds
Katten slashes with the longsword in her right at W1 (AC 4) which is distracted (+2 squirrel to face)
Thac0 17 vs AC4(+2): Need 11+
[1d20] = 15, hit!
For [1d8+1] = 5 damage!
W1 is
Hurt Badly
Katten slashes with the axe in her left at W1 (AC 4) which is distracted (+2 squirrel to face)
Thac0 17 vs AC4(+2): Need 11+
[1d20] = 8, miss!
Dran bites at W1 (AC 4) which is distracted (+2 squirrel to face)
Thac0 19 vs AC4(+2): Need 13+
[1d20] = 2, miss
Dran vs W1 [1d20]=2, [1d3+1]=2+1=3
Nocturno (Enraged +2 hit and dmg) slashes with his Longsword at W1 (AC4)
Thac0 16 vs AC4(+2): Need 10+
[1d20] = 1, miss! Possible Fumble!
Fumble conf [1d20] = 18, fumble confirmed!
[1d10] = 4, Nocturno loses his grip on his Longsword and it flies NorthEast
Noct fumbl conf [1d20]=18, [1d10]=4
Linar (now in melee) drops his bow and draws his swords
Linar slashes with the longsword in his right at W6 (AC 4)
Thac0 18 vs AC4: Need 14+ to hit
[1d20] = 5, miss!
Linar stabs with the shortsword in his right at W6 (AC 4)
Thac0 20 vs AC4: Need 16+ to hit
[1d20] = 19, hit!
For [1d6] = 2 damage
W6 is
Barely Scratched
Linar vs W6 [1d20]=5, [1d8]=8, [1d20]=19, [1d6]=2
W2 bites (-1 vs Splint) at Nocturno (AC 2) (dropped weapon, no wep style bonus)
Thac0 17 vs AC 2: Need 15+ to hit
[1d20] = 20, hit! Possible crit!
Crit Conf [1d20] = 17, crit confirmed!
Nocturno is hit for [2d4] = 5 + [2d4] = 5 => 10 damage!!!
Nocturno Goes Down!!! [-1/21 hps] (Unconscious but alive until -10)
Rage ends
gwr2 stabs with his spear (+2 piercing vs leather) from behind (+2) at Findalsip (AC 8, no shield bonus from behind) in his new cloak (-?)
Thac0 20 vs AC 8(+4, -?): Need 8+? to hit
[1d20] = 11, hit!
For [1d6] = 1
Findalsip is
Barely scratched [24/25 Hps]
W2 and gwr2 vs Nocturno [1d20]=20, [2d4]=5, [1d20]=11, [1d6]=1
W2 crit conf [1d20]=17, [2d4]=5
Gnaw cannot reach any foe, and his mount (prone) cannot move forward. Gnaw Holds, watching battle
WL rises from the prone position. Gnaw commands him to hold.
W4 moves NorthEast 85 feet to engage Jordek in Melee!
W4 bites (+2 vs leather) at Jordek (AC 4) while facing a light source (-2)
Thac0 17 vs AC4: Need 13+ to hit
[1d20] = 9, miss!
gwr4 stabs with his spear (+2 vs leather) at Jordek (AC 4) while facing a light source (-2)
Thac0 20 vs AC4: Need 15+ to hit
[1d20] = 7, miss!
W4 and gwr4 vs Jordek [1d20]=9, [2d4]=5, [1d20]=7, [1d6]=3
W5 moves NorthEast 80 feet to engage Linar in Melee
W5 bites at Linar (AC 2) in his new cloak (?)
Thac0 17 vs AC 2(-?): Need 15+? to hit
[1d20] = 15, Miss! (barely) The cloak Protected Linar!
gwr5 stabs with his spear at Linar (AC 2) in his new cloak (?)
[1d20] = 9, miss!
W5 and gwr5 vs Linar [1d20]=15, [2d4]=5, [1d20]=9, [1d6]=6
Bullock bleeds [-6/21 Hps]