In reply to Narrator (msg # 908):

I can handle this side for a few moments ... Mellarill, to me.

Grasping Mario's arms, Nodwin pulls him into the room, keeping him close to the wall to allow others to squeeze by.

Once his patient is situated, Nodwin murmers a prayer to Vejovis and vibrates a little as he feels the healing power channeling through him into the wounded Mario.


15:15, Today: Nodwin Zideqick rolled 10 using 3d6.  Major Healing 13

Mario PM

As Nodwin lays his hands on Mario, both the knife wound and the older injury from the previous doombrat explosion heal over, and Mario's color improves.

"Thank you, Nodwin.  That attempt at scouting went badly, didn't it?

As he draws up the leg with the slash in the leathers, he frowns.

"Uh oh.  Still can't move my toes, and this knee barely bends, though I can feel everything like I should.  No dancing for me for a while, I guess."

He stumbles a bit as he stands, and a bit more as he takes a step to check the leg.

"Takes my weight okay, but it just doesn't move right.  That's going to slow me down some."

Bending to pick up his staff, he nearly falls on his face, but on taking a firm stance, he finds he can stand as steadily as ever.

"I think I'll still be able to shoot.  Guess I'll be okay as tail-end, unless we have to run from something."

Grimbo joins the cluster. "Me'n Brodak will take front again, just somebody help watch for runes."

"Ya, I can follow ya a bit back an keep an eye on where yer steppin.  Charlene an Clarence stick with me an everyone else follow behind then?

Fy mappin will suffer bit, but I can always draw it out later."

I was thinking it might be better if Mellarill and I followed them... for Doom Brat flipping duties.

"Secure the hallway first, that explosion will probably bring someone to investigate."

Looking at the door, he shakes his head, "That doorway is a menace to us, it blinds us to half the hallway when opened, and if we end up going that direction and have to retreat, it will be messy.  Can it be taken off its hinges?"

"That's... not a good idea.  We ain't got t'e tools to take it down an put it back it back properly.  Better choice is t'e scout t'e other way, an hold this position for retreat.  If nothin be that way, we close t'e door an head off t'e way t'e door is blockin."

"I'm steady enough if I don't try to make any fast moves, and with a light, I won't have more of those boombrats sneaking up on me; I can pick 'em off at twenty or thirty paces if I can see them that far -- and if they try to mob me, I just have to take down one to splatter them all."

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 919):

The yard wide door opens into a hallway about two yards wide. Who is in the hallway now, and on which side of the door, left or right, as there is noise (and now light) from both ends.
The explosion was to the left. it has been about five seconds since the explosion.

Jocelyn is to the left (where the last Boom Baby was), Mellarill is headed to join her.

Slinging his staff (with the light stone still tied to the upper end), Mario steadies himself on the door frame.

"Sounds like time to make some noise."  He limps through and clears the doorway, looking the opposite direction from Jocelyn and Mellaril, then takes a shooting stance, looking as far down the hall as possible for targets.

OOC: Is the hall completely bare, or are there things that might be hidden behind?

Mario looks back at the open door.

"Did anyone get the word to bring my backpack down from the top of the stairs?  If so, I can take it -- I don't think it'll slow me down any more than this leg does."

Nodwin makes sure that those waiting on the stairs pass word back to have his pack passed forward.

While waiting for his backpack, Mario returns his attention to watching the rightward tunnel for targets.

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 926):

Three figures with torches about 8 yards out to the left advance.
OOC  range and lighting penalties total -6

Two figures with one torch are about 7 yards out to the right.
Ooc  same penalties

The corridor  is fairly bare, and some of your light is
shining dimly out of the door. The door itself is blocking
the two groups from seeing eachother, and while there is not much other cover, the torchlight is dim enough that one could
hide against the wall and surprise those approaching  if
stealthy enough...
stealth would be at-1, for lack of cover modded by dim light
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:32, Fri 11 Mar 2016.

Jocelyn mumbles something and points down the hall toward the moving figures ...  an area of fire breaks out around the lead person's feet.

[Private to GM: 14:57, Today: Jocelyn Lemru rolled 7 using 3d6.  Create Fire. Made it by 6 ]

Mellarill knocks an arrow and draws the bow

"Here they come."

Before the words are out of his mouth, Mario has pulled the single arrow from his quiver, nocked it to the bowstring, drawn, and loosed at the figure carrying the torch.  He immediately switches to target the other figure, hoping to drop both before they can close.  Once again, he pulls out the single arrow, nocks, draws, and looses in a mere heartbeat.  Each arrow can be hear striking its target.

[Private to GM: 20:03, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 5 using 3d6.  Fast Draw (Arrow).  Does a crit here do anything?
20:04, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 12 using 3d6.  Bow -1 to nock/draw instantly (Heroic Archer).
20:07, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 5 using 3d6.  Fire w/o aiming Bow -1 incl. Acc (+3), AOA Determined +4 (Heroic Archer) -6 for range/light. -- Crit where it matters!, net skill is 17
20:08, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 7 using 1d6+1.  Arrow Damage, Imp.
20:11, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 13 using 3d6.  Hit Location. Left leg.
20:11, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 4 using 3d6.  Fast Draw (Arrow).
20:12, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 14 using 3d6.  Bow -1 to nock/draw instantly (Heroic Archer).
20:14, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 12 using 3d6.  Fire w/o aiming Bow -1 incl. Acc (+3), AOA Determined +4 (Heroic Archer) -6 for range/light.
20:15, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 3 using 1d6+1.  Damage, Imp.
20:15, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 7 using 3d6. Right leg.]

Grimbo sinks into the shadows, blade drawn.

[Private to Narrator: Made by 4, after the penalty.

20:43, Today: Grimbo rolled 10 using 3d6.  Stealth vs penalized 14.
]

In reply to Grimbo (msg # 931):

Mellarill has a better view of the three cultists ahead (-3 only now).

Mario's first arrow slices through the torchbearer's femoral
artery, dropping him in a pool of blood.
The second one falls to the ground moaning as it takes an
Arrow to the knee.

Mario draws the single arrow from his quiver, nocks and draws the bow, then aims for a couple heartbeats, and sends another arrow into the vitals of the wounded cultist, immediately looking past their light for any other approaching enemy.


[Private to GM: 09:37, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 12 using 3d6.  Fast Draw (Arrow).
09:40, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 13 using 3d6.  Bow, Aim +2, Acc +3, AoA Determined +4, Called shot to vitals -3, -6 range/light.
09:41, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 7 using 1d6+1.  Arrow Damage, Imp.]

Jocelyn makes a quick move with her right hand and a Knife flies toward the lead cultist...

[Private to GM: 07:43, Today: Jocelyn Lemru rolled 12 using 3d6.  Winged Knife at Vitals Lead Dude.   dead on I believe]

Mellarill releases and then reaches for another arrow.

[Private to GM: 07:50, Today: Mellarill rolled 10 using 3d6.  Arrow to vitals on 2nd Cultist.  made by several]