Lev raised his hand. "Fool's what? I am only acting in defense of being so brutally attacked by this lovely individual whom apparently has a desire for dragons blood of all things." Lev didn't want to die and the best way to do that was to do as he had done, be defensive.

5 ft step back, hold action to see the results of the conversation.

"Cute. Two can play this game, you know." With that, Akane takes a few steps forward, uncoiling her whip and cracking it with a set of rhytmic moves.

Introducing: "Dance-Fighting" (Bardic Performance: Inspire Courage, +1 Competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls),

(http://archives.erfworld.com/Book+1/140)

Lev, if you don't act now you will lose the turn...

In reply to Mysterious Ancient Wizard (msg # 42):

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In response to all the confusion Lev opts for the only semi offensive ability he had outside of being in dragon mode. He, having took a step back, cast out his hand and poof a fearsome creature appeared behind the singing foe... A itty bitty, teeny tiny, little toad.

The toad then made an odd sound and snapped at the singers heels to no effect.


movement action: back 5 ft
standard action: to summon a poisonous toad.
Duration: 2 min

Today: Levithian rolled 5 using 1d20+3.  Battle toads?
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Aran takes a step away from combat and points at what looks like the hobgoblin priest, while loudly speaking a word of power. The creature's eyes cross in pain, and he has to take a moment to regain his bearings.Ear-piercing scream, enemy is shut down for one round and takes 3 points of damage. Aran is the first party member to draw blood.

The largest of the hoboblins replies in broken Common: "You money! You stuff! You live!"

Then he steps forward and double-attacks Levithian again. Rolls of 1 and 20.
Critical confirmation fails, but he did roll max damage. Levithian takes 7 points of damage (I forgot the raging song in the roll), and may want to summon his dragon half at some point.

Finally, he completes his with "You fight? You die!"

"Give us your money and all of your possessions, and you get to leave with your lives." Repeats, in a more formal manner, the leader, before also taking a shot at Levithian. I keep forgetting all manners of bonuses... This time it was the +1 from "bless". As it turns out, that makes the difference between a miss and a hit. Levihian takes 10 points of damage. Along with the previous 7, Lev is now down by 17hp. One could say he's bloodied. One could say he's very much bloodied. Drughing is down for this turn, so he cannot capitalize on it, but this would be a good time for Leonia to shut down the enemy "bard" before he can kill Lev.

The bad news is that, if Leonia target Crevle the "bard", she can only target Drughing along with him. The good news is that Leonia acts after Drughing, so she wouldn't be wasting a shutdown spell (such as colour spray).

Next is Leonia, then Crevle, then Lev and his toad, then Dakash, then Akane, then Aran.

"Or you could keep fighting. Then we take your money and equipment from your dead bodies." He smirks: "If you surrender, you can keep your clothes."
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Leonia mutters "right!" as she steps forward. Her hands flash as she mutters an arcane phrase and a cone of rainbow colors erupt from her hands to engulf the 'bard' and the only other one she can target, the downed priest.


Color Spray, WILL save DC 16.


A vivid cone of clashing colors springs forth from your hand, causing creatures to become stunned, perhaps also blinded, and possibly knocking them unconscious. Each creature within the cone is affected according to its HD.

2 HD or less: The creature is unconscious, blinded, and stunned for 2d4 rounds, then blinded and stunned for 1d4 rounds, and then stunned for 1 round. (Only living creatures are knocked unconscious.)

3 or 4 HD: The creature is blinded and stunned for 1d4 rounds, then stunned for 1 round.

5 or more HD: The creature is stunned for 1 round.
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Lev, not wanting to die, does his best to disengage from his current foe and put as much distance between him and the impending death as he could.

Full action: Disengage and run for cover.

Summoned poison frong, aka the battle toad
20:20, Today: Levithian rolled 22 using 1d20+3 ((19)).
Damage: 1 pnt Physical
Damage: 1 pnt Smite evil!
Effect: Poison (Ex) Injury; save Fort DC 10; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Con damage; cure 1 save

Distressed at the tenacity of the bandits to continue their pursuit of the unarmored wizard, Dakash spins in place as they go around his defensive stance, wincing as their weapons connect with Levi.

"You have brought this upon yourself!" He swung his scimitar in a short arc a moment after a rainbow ribbon of energy flashed past his position. When the hobgoblin musician ceased his noisy activity, the warrior grinned for a moment and chuckled at his remaining foes.


14:06, Today: Dakash Szagdala rolled 5 using 1d6+2.  Damage, scimitar.
14:06, Today: Dakash Szagdala rolled 19 using 1d20+6.  Flank attack VS two-weapon target.

Rolled intimidate in case it's needed but I'm not trying to scare or run them off. Just normal banter with a foe.

RIBBIT

Iggy the Battle Toad plop-plop-plops right next to Drughing the hobgoblin Shaman and bites his neck, piercing an artery, and killing him on the spot.

RIBBIT

Dakash's scimitar nearly misses, but at the last moment with a twist of his wrist the warpriest forces the weapon into an opening, drawing blood from a deep gash.

Aran tries to follow up with a blob of acid, but his attack misses the mark.

Akane takes a few rhythmic steps to the side, and moves to flank the hobgoblin magus with her whip, while staying well out of range of his rapier. Her whip cracks, and a moment later the bandit leader is on the ground.

Bargon, finding himself the only one standing, and badly wounded, does the reasonable thing and surren... Ah, not the sharpest tool in the shed, it seems.

Instead, he growls at Dakash and tries to take him down with both of his swords. Both attacks are easily deflected.

The leader casts a spell.

Leonia fails to figure out the Leader's spell. But she succeeds in firing off an Acid Dart, using a pinch of brimstone to make the acid burn more.. She had aimed at the prone leader, but he disappeared on her. She turned her attack on the warrior with the two short swords instead.

Spellcraft 13 on d20+10.
Ranged Touch attack 15 on d20+7. Steady Hand reduces penalties for soft cover by one. Hits AC 16.
Acid Dart damage 6 on d6+4.

Leonia asks Midnight to scan from above to discern where an invisible foe is tramping about.....


23:18, Today: Leonia Sunstorm rolled 26 using 1d20+10.  Midnight's Perception.
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Things were happening very quickly for the usually ponderous warrior-priest. He wasn't being afforded the opportunity to stand back and assess the situation while the enemy's minions pounded ineffectually against his magic-bolstered armor, nor were they dropping their arms to surrender, as most intelligent types would in their situation.

"You have lost; your fellows fled or fallen. Give up already!" The man held out a blue-skinned hand and gestured at Bargon, who, to his credit, tried to cut his exposed arm while he summoned magical reserves of anger and concentrated them into the steel of the weapons the Hobgoblin was holding.


So, I get that he can make an AoO against me while I cast; I am not casting defensively. No movement.

MY AC: 21
HIS DC: 15 Reflex or take 2d4 damage and drop his primary weapon [weapon is dropped without damage if he successfully saves].

Bargon grunts and drops the short sword in his right hand just as it starts to turn red hot.

Plop. Plop. Plop. Iggy the Battle Toad slowly approaches the still-unconscious Crevle and looks at him intently.

RIBBIT

Step. Step. Whip.

Akane lashes at Bargon, trying to trip him like she did the leader.

Her whip fails to grab onto him, and the large hobgoblin is unhindered.

Aran, seeing that the creature is wounded but still dangerous, once again casts the spell that disabled the enemy healer at the beginning of the battle.

This time, however, the effect is not quite as strong, and Bargon, while grunting in pain, is still very much active.

Levithian takes a moment to consider his next action... And the large hobgoblin  takes advantage of it to rush Leonia with his remaining sword.

The magical field around her almost manages to deflect the impact... Alas, "almost" doesn't count. Leonia takes 6 points of damage.
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Leonia steps 5' back from her foe. She takes advantage of the fact that he is off-balance following his charge at her....and nails him with one of her acid darts.


10:43, Today: Leonia Sunstorm rolled 14 using 1d20+7.  Ranged Touch attack.
10:43, Today: Leonia Sunstorm rolled 8 using 1d6+4.  Acid dart damage.

OOC: Bargon ought to be -2 AC for a charge maneuver...

Trying to get just a little further away Lev points his finger and cries out the magic word. "Bang!" And then the tiny beam of acid went flying off into the horizon as he missed so horridly the phrase 'couldn't hit the broad side of a barn' was changed 'he couldn't hit the broad side of a planet'

"If Iggy pulls this off I am going to learn how to make him a familiar."

Move: Move 5 ft away
Standard: Acid splash, missed horrifically.

Leonia's dart hits Bargon in the face, half-melting it and sending the large fighter down in a pool of blood, acid, and mud.

Iggy the battle toad nibbles at Crevle, who stirs and tries to move. Crevle is no longer unconscious, and therefore no longer helpless. He's still stunned and blinded.

As the hobgoblin falls to the acid dart, and the other flees the battle, a plan suddenly begins to form in his mind. He takes a look at the already-downed warrior, and then at the one burnt by the dart, and moves to place a hand on the former, shooing away the battle toad that seems intent on chewing a hole through the dying man's neck.


So it would be neat if I could save both, but only one is necessary. Stabilize on one and Fervor for d6 on the one burnt by acid (to mitigate some of the probable Charisma loss).

Leonia, knowing that a prisoner would be helpful, says "Lev, knock that one out", pointing at Crevie. Meanwhile, she concentrates, having Midnight follow the fleeing hobgoblin. Perhaps the familiar can discover the location of their camp. ...

Bargon stops bleeding as Dakash's spell takes effect. His body relaxes and he falls into a dreamless sleep.

Akane approaches the fallen Crevle. Her steps falls out of sync with the rest of the party, as she lets her battle dance expire. She lashes out with her whip at the hobgoblin, realizes that her direct hit had no effect, and smacks her forehead in realization.

A fair distance away, Aktod reappears, running for dear life. Midnight tries to follow him, but loses him in the nearby woods.

Next for the turn, in order: Leonia, Crevle (stunned), Levithian, Dakash, Akane, Aram.
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Leonia moves up to Crevie and cracks him across the skull with her quarterstaff.


10:06, Today: Leonia Sunstorm rolled 14 using 1d20.  quarterstaff attack.
10:05, Today: Leonia Sunstorm rolled 2 using 1d6-1.  quarterstaff damage.

Lev shrugged. "I've got jack for fighting outside of being able to run around in dragon form. And I cant do that unless I have a chance to change and shift." He pointed his finger again at the target Leonia indicated he should shoot.


19:36, Today: Levithian rolled 19 using 1d20+3 ((16)).

19:40, Today: Levithian rolled 1 using 1d3. cold damamge
If I understand it he is prone and blind? That should hit.

"What the-" Dakash can hardly believe his eyes. First a group of foolish ruffians thinks they can waylay him and his travelling companions as they cross the landscape, then, when his side obviously has the upper hand, they continue to punish the wretched, would-be bandits by trying to kill one while Dakash brings its fellow back from the brink of death.

"Have you no hearts? Enough already!" The big man rushes to interpose himself between the blind, defenseless hobgoblin and his own associates, leaving behind his scimitar but bringing up his shield to deflect any further staff or spell attacks, and holding out his open hand in a plea for the fighting to end.


Move and block. I'm no pacifist, obviously, but Sun Tzu knows there are many types of warriors, and not all of them need to be bloodthirsty. ;)

"Then punch him. I have little ability to do so. Levi is stronger than me and could probably knock him out. Besides, turning them over to the Hellknights as bandits...they will die anyways." Leonia responds.
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"I wouldn't be so sure." Replies Akane eyeing the hobgoblin critically: "That's some expensive gear, whoever sent him might have enough money to buy his freedom."

Pulling out a rope, she continues: "How about we tie him up?"

OOC: you are still on Initiative, since Crevle is only going to be stunned for so many rounds. If you agree to tie him up, he will be bound and helpless when he loses the stunned condition.

Dakash nods in the affirmative. Blinded did not mean deaf, and he did not want this idiot bandit to get the notion he would be better off running away right now.

Leonia agrees, and helps with tying him up, after stripping him of whatever equipment can be done quickly. She then strips the other two of gear, and looks it over with Detect Magic.