OOC: Guessed I would :-)

On the defensive now, Authiel backed away as she carefully cast a more powerful spell, needing to quickly rid herself of her attacker.  Rays of flame burst from her fingertips as she anxiously watched to see if her spell had helped her cause any.

Casting defensively.
10:09, Today: Authiel Hannasiel rolled 20 using 8d6. Damage.  23 with Warmage Edge.
10:08, Today: Authiel Hannasiel rolled 17 using 1d20+5. Attack.

Slove winks at Allessandra with big smiles on his face.  It seems his plan work.  Drawing the gnoll of her and letting her have good go at creature.
He can now put more effort into dealing with the shaman.
Two arrows are fired at the creature hoping to reduce it life further.

OOC:-
17:41, Today: Slove rolled 11 using 1d20+9.
17:40, Today: Slove rolled 14 using 1d20+9. attack with bow.

Jorn slid a thin wand from the pouch at his hip and used it to call a large beetle into the fray.  It slid into being next to the gnoll shaman and attacked.

16:07, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 5 using 1d20+2. Beetle attacks.

Allessandra can see Jorn fighting defensively and the blood pouring from his wounds. She is going to select a path that hopefully keeps her out of harm's way and begin to magically bind his wounds. When she reaches Jorn, she quickly weaves her hands in binding motions over his wounds and pleads to the Mornlinglord to carry out her will and heal Jorn from his vicious wounds.

20:01, Today: Allessandra rolled 15 using 2d8+3 with rolls of 7,5. CMW.


OOC: move action to get to Jorn, standard to cast CMW on him.

Meanwhile, Iodaem was running as fast as he could in the dark, still under the effects of the magical compulsion.

Crossing his blades in front of his face, the gnoll ranger quick-stepped forwards for another assault. He lowered the wicked blades and whipped them out in a scissoring strike that opened Gurgun's belly. A finger-tip closer in and he would have been disemboweled, he realized dimly over the screaming pain.

But the bloody injury distracted him, for the enchanted flail circled in behind him and struck, the spiked mass of metal nearly scalping him and cracking his skull. [24 damage to Gurgun.]

Over by Authiel, the gnoll warrior made a few experimental swipes at the mage as she cast a spell. But a slash on the arm didn't stop her or slow her down. [4 damage to Authiel.]

The gnoll shaman advanced, one paw stepping after the other, and set his jagged flail to spinning, around and around. He seemingly ignored all attacks that came his way: Slove's arrows bounced harmless off armour, the conjured beetle nipped harmless at his flanks, and Authiel's ray of fire burst onto his chest plate, erupted into flames and left him unharmed. Briefly, the gnoll's eyes burned bright in the fire-light, and the drool falling from his fangs glistened redly.

Now he howled and broke into a run, sprinting across the field with Jorn in his sights. He came on him like a wild dog, and smashed the flail atop him, snarling in fury. [9 damage to Jorn. Good thing Alle just healed you.]

Round 5:

Gnoll Ranger is in melee with Gurgun, as is the Spiritual Weapon spell. Gnoll 4 is in melee with Authiel. Gnolls 3 and 5 are unconscious. Gnoll Shaman is in melee with Jorn. Everyone else is wherever they want to be.

Initiative:

22 - Gnoll Shaman
19 - Allessandra
19 - Jorn
12 - Slove
11 - Gurgun
11 - Gnoll Ranger
 7 - Authiel
 7 - Iodaem
 5 - Gnolls

Gnoll Shaman: moderately wounded
Gnoll Ranger: unharmed
Gnoll 3: unconscious
Gnoll 4  unharmed
Gnoll 5: unconscious

"I...  Authiel!  No!" Iodaem suddenly mumbled, stopping as the spell's grip on him was removed.  Gripping his blade tightly, he whispered a quiet prayer to Tymora for luck, before running at full speed back towards the camp, not stopping until he was standing in the middle of the combat again.

[Private to GM:  Iodaem is flat-footed - his AC is 14 until his next round.]

Jorn sketched a quick bow of thanks toward Allesandra, then sighed and swapped wands.

With a word and gesture of the wand, he sent a pair of glowing darts toward the gnoll shaman as the beetle darted in for another bite.

19:10, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 9 using 2d4+2. Magic Missile damage.
19:10, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 3 using 1d4+1. beetle damage.
19:06, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 20 using 1d20+2. beetle attacks.

Allessandra sees the massive damage inflicted upon Gurgun and worries for her new friend. She is torn between trying to exert some sort of battlefield control and healing her dying friend. She rushes to him, dropping her mace, chooses a path to avoid gnolls along the way, and wishes she had more powerful healing for Gurgun.

spontaneous conversion of command to CLW: 22:35, Today: Allessandra rolled 4 using 1d8+3 with rolls of 1.

you have got to be kidding me...

Seeing that Authiel is left to face a gnoll alone.  Slove turns his arrows on that gnoll leaving  the shaman alone.  He still want to take the creature down but safty of the group come first.  He fires two arrows at creature hoping take it down.

OOC
07:20, Today: Slove rolled 10 using 1d8+3.
07:20, Today: Slove rolled 5 using 1d8+3.
07:20, Today: Slove rolled 18 using 1d20+9. attack.
07:20, Today: Slove rolled 28 using 1d20+9. attack.

Wish I could read my char sheet (Just remember my bow magical so damage is +3)
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Gurgun is critically wounded now, and only his monk training and disciplin keeps him on his feet. Using his superior agility and acrobatic skills he weaves and tumbles around the gnoll ranger to avoid the blades and the conjured flail. He attempts an attack of his own, but with his strength nearly failing him he badly misses the gnoll.

OOC: Fighting defensively, 5 ranks of tumble gives +3 to AC (22 vs ranger, 21 vs all others), attack (8) miss.

The gnoll harassing Authiel suddenly arched its back, yelped, then tumbled to the floor. Two arrows had sprouted in its back, planted there by Slove and his powerful bow.

Staggering back from the shaman's brutal blow, Jorn just managed to activate his wand in an underarm shot. The magical bolts blasted it in the belly, and the shaman yelped and staggered. Perhaps now the shaman, with his unholy toughness, was beginning to weary.

Meanwhile, Jorn's conjured beetle scuttled in closer and nipped at the shaman's heels. However, the mandibles slipped off the gnoll's thick skin and greasy fur.

The ranger advanced on Gurgun, waving and swinging his swords in a complicated weaving pattern, in, out, around, up, down. Where had he learned to fight like? Entranced, Gurgun missed the strike that snuck in over his defenses. The hard edge of the sword's pommel banged down into his head, sending his world spinning. [Nonlethal strike, -4 attack. Attack 23, crit threatened but not confirmed. Gurgun takes 9 nonlethal damage and falls unconscious. I intended this from the start, so this isn't charity. :) ]


OOC: Next up - Authiel!

Gnoll Shaman: badly wounded
Gnoll Ranger: unharmed
Gnoll 3: unconscious
Gnoll 4: unconscious
Gnoll 5: unconscious

Nearly there folks!

Gurgun grunts, tries valiantly to stay on his feet but slumps, his massive frame making a loud thump against the damp grass.

Ranger or Shaman.  This is such a hard thing for Slove to decide.  It comes to elf.  If the shaman does down the leave Ranger.   One ranger against this group would not be so hard as slove himself is unhurt.
Anyway Slove hates arcane casters and to put one down would make him just little happier.

OOC:
11:08, Today: Secret Roll: Slove rolled 21 using 1d20+9. attack with bow.
11:05, Today: Slove rolled 28 using 1d20+9. attack with bow.
11:13, Today: Secret Roll: Slove rolled 11 using 1d8+3. damage.
11:13, Today: Secret Roll: Slove rolled 7 using 1d8+3. damage.
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Seeing that Slove was taking care of the gnolls' caster, Iodaem decided to go for their second-most dangerous combattant, and raising his blade high, he charged towards the ranger, cutting down with lots of power yet little accuracy, a strike that would likely have killed an average gnoll. . .  but this one was not average.

[Private to GM:  *sighs*  Why do I even try?

21:36, Today: Iodaem rolled 13 using 2d4+9. Damage?  (Yeah, right.  :p).
21:36, Today: Iodaem rolled 17 using 1d20+6. Charging Power Attack (-3/+6). ]

Jorn sent another pair of missiles against the shaman, sending the beetle back into the fight as well.

20:15, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 5 using 1d4+1. beetle damage.
20:15, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 20 using 1d20+2. Beetle attacks.
20:15, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 5 using 2d4+2. MM damage.
OOC: Or swap to the ranger if the shaman goes down.

Since her last spell hadn't seemed to work, Authiel went back to her old standby, further backing away from the battle to cast in relative safety.  Again she sent her spell, not needing to aim, at the spellcaster to help bring him down as quickly as possible.  Once her spell was complete, she nodded her thanks to the one who had rid her of her dangerous attacker.

18:12, Today: Authiel Hannasiel rolled 11 using 2d4+5. MM.

Iodaem sliced his sword down upon the gnoll ranger, and surprised by his own good fortune, tore open a section of its arm. But this night Beshaba was surely toying  with him, for he hadn't noticed the conjured flail weapon that spun its way through the air and tore into his back before vanished altogether. [8 damage to Iodaem.]

Yet again Authiel blasted the shaman, and yet again he still stood, supported by his unholy vigor.

Enraged, he swung his brutal flail around in a great arc, hoping to clear a bloody path through the foes that piled on him. The beetle was smashed, its carapace cracked and ichor leaked out. [Jorn: 9 damage to your beetle. I don't know what type it is.]

The shaman of a demon-god advanced on Jorn, his flail swinging ready for another, final, strike. The dwarf blasted him again, and he still he came. Even the beetle made a valiant effort, nipping at his heels despite its injuries. The shaman raised his flail high...

An arrow rammed itself in his throat. The gnoll shaman gurgled, surprised, as blood flowed from his maw. Then the next arrow embedded itself in his eye. The shaman choked once, then fell backwards, hitting the turf with a mighty smash. [Slove slays the evil shaman!]

Only the gnoll ranger remained standing now, his blades twirling and his eyes filled with vengeance.


Next: Allessandra!

Round 6:

Gnoll Ranger is in melee with Iodaem. Everyone else is wherever they want to be.

Initiative:

22 - Gnoll Shaman
19 - Allessandra
19 - Jorn
12 - Slove
11 - Gurgun
11 - Gnoll Ranger
 7 - Authiel
 7 - Iodaem
 5 - Gnolls

Gnoll Shaman: dead!
Gnoll Ranger: slightly wounded
Gnoll 3: unconscious
Gnoll 4  unconscious
Gnoll 5: unconscious
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Jorn sent the beetle scuttling toward the ranger, trying to get it to come in from the side opposite Ioadaem.

Looking around for other threats, he slipped his wand back into its sheath and picked his axe up from where he had dropped it.

17:37, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 3 using 1d4+1. beetle damage if needed.
17:36, Today: Jorn Brightcaller rolled 16 using 1d20+2. beetle attacks.

OOC: Trying for flank with the beetle if it has enough movement.  That'll be an 18 to hit if it can manage the flank.

[Private to DM BadCatMan: Sorry, thought I had stats for the beetle in the character sheet.  I've pasted them in now.  He has 4 hp left.]

Allessandra looks at the anger in the Gnoll Ranger's eyes and shudders. She spots Gurgun bleeding heavily and runs to his side. Her entire core is tired from the battle already but she quickly weaves a spell and Gurgun sizzles with imbued holy energy and his wounds begin to mend.

"Step away from the battle my friend, let the others send that Gnoll back to its maker; you are gravely hurt."

22:30, Today: Allessandra rolled 10 using 1d8+3. CLW on Gurgun.

Making her way over to Iodaem in case she could somehow help him, Authiel sent forth another pair of magical bolts, but this time she aimed them at the only enemy that remained standing.

10:21, Today: Authiel Hannasiel rolled 12 using 2d4+5. MM.

Gurgun manages to whisper a Thank you! regaining his senses. His hand reaches for a small flask at his side and he gulps down the content (CLW).

11:03, Today: Gurgun Nightwhisper rolled 9 using 1d8+2. Potion of CLW.

Edit: was at -2, add 9+10 hp, now at 17 HP
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The beetle rushed the last gnoll from behind, with its mandibles clamping down hard on the hyena-man's ankle.

Then Authiel blasted him sorely with yet another of her magic missile spells.

The gnollish scout looked wildly about, as enemies gathered and his pack's victory had suddenly become a bloody defeat. With a last desperate snarl, he threw down his blades and ran, with his tail tucked between his legs.


OOC: Gnoll Ranger withdraws, 60ft away.

Allessandra visually triages the party and casts Lesser Vigor on Jorn.

13 HP back over the next 13 rounds.