[Taocow PBEM] Chapter XV - The Demon's Minions - Combat Round #1

[Troy Imlach]

--- Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca at gmail.com> wrote:

> OOC: A player still missing, but we'd better move
> ahead.  Sorry for the delays.
> 
> > [Amanda]
> > "Who can run fast?" Amanda says.  "Some of us
> should try to cut
> > them off."  Not waiting for an answer she ducks
> down another alley, her
> > body beginning to shimmer and transform into ice
> even as she
> > disappears into the darkness.
> > [/Lady Frost]
> 
> > [Ted]
> > "On it," the lizard man replies. He takes off
> ahead of the others while
> > looking for a way to get behind the Orcs without
> getting shot by his
> > companions.
> > [/Ted]
> 
> > [Osiris]
> > Hobbling forward, Osiris mutters "I'm no runner
> anymore, but I am a
> > fighter."  With that he enters the street, moving
> slowly along the
> > wall.  Though trying to be quiet, his unsteady
> legs cause him to
> > stumble, and  he falls into a wall and dislodges a
> few loose bricks
> > with a loud clatter.
> > [/Osiris]
> 
> > [GM]
> > The two men immediately stop what they're doing
> and look towards
> > the company.  An orb of light appears near the
> short, orcish fellow by
> > the fire.  He cries out in a thick Gobbley
> "Yrcha-pak!", the meaning of
> > which is pretty clear even to non-Gobbley
> speakers.  The orc-man
> > whips out a sword, the runes of which can be seen
> glowing bright
> > red.  A long staff appears from under the other's
> cloaks, looking at a
> > distant almost like living wood, with a greenish
> gem atop it.
> > [/GM]
> 
> > [Initiative - highest to lowest]
> > Bongo
> > Carlos
> > Enemy #1 (short orc-like man)
> > Ted
> > Talas
> > Sia
> > Alister
> > Amanda/Lady Frost
> > Enemy #2 (taller man)
> > Alex
> > Osiris
> > [/Iniative]
> 
> > [Bongo]
> > Bongo shouts "Stop!" and fires his NG45-LP energy
> pistol at the feet
> > of the orcish fellow, blowing a hole in the
> pavement and knocking the
> > fellow back.
> > [/Bongo]
> 
> > [Carlos]
> > Carlos has been in shock over the news of the two
> men. He yells at
> > them "Why are you here! You should be dead!" while
> jumping to
> > tackle the big white man [Strike: 9].
> > [/Carlos]
> 
> [Enemy #2 - Taller Man]
> The taller man looks oddly at Carlos, but that
> doesn't stop him from
> easily leaping out of Carlos's way [Dodge: Natural
> 20].
> [/Enemy #2]
> 
> [Enemy #1 - Orc-man]
> The orc-man points the sword at Carlos, and a bolt
> of yellowish energy
> comes out of it.  Despite its impressive nature, it
> misses Carlos by
> several feet, blasting into a building and punching
> a hole in the
> brick wall.
> [/Enemy #1]
> 
> > [Ted]
> > Ted decides that the nearest Orc needs a leap kick
> to the head
> > [Strike: 24].
> > [/Ted]
> 
> [Enemy #1]
> Preoccupied with his sword attack, the orc-man
> weakly tries to strike
> at Ted as he flies through the air, failing
> miserably [Strike: 6], and
> Ted's leap attack hits his head with full force
> [Damage: 15SDC].
> Blood sprays from the orc-man's mouth, along with
> fragments of teeth.
> The man hits the ground, his face a bloody mess.
> [/Enemy #1]
> 
> > [Talas]
> > Watching both Ted and Carlos tackle the two men
> Talas attempts
> > disarming jump kick on the taller man [Strike: 4]
> > [/Talas]
> 
> [GM]
> Talas misses the man completely.
> [/GM]
> 
> > [Sia]
> > Upon seeing the two men, Sialillion makes some
> intricate gestures
> > with her hands and says in a loud, clear voice,
> "Myrellen Vosh'na!"  A
> > eight foot long square wall of semitransparent
> shimmering blue light
> > suddenly ripples into existence in the middle of
> the street, about 20
> > feet in front of any of the party who haven't run
> ahead to close to
> > melee.  It is positioned so as to be able to
> provide a large area of
> > cover for ranged attacks.
> > [/Sia]
> 
> [Alister]
> Alister pulls a small device that looks like a
> grenade.  It seems to
> pop out of existence, then right next to the taller
> man.  There's a
> loud explosion and the man is knocked off his feet
> and on top of
> Talas.
> [/Alister]
> 
> [Lady Frost]
> Suddenly an icy woman, Amanda transformed, rounds
> the corner.  She
> raises her hand and an icy sheet fires out at the
> the orc-man, who,
> unable to move out of the way, is bound in a solid
> block of ice.
> [/Lady Frost]
> 
> [Enemy #2]
> The tall man, blackened by the odd grenade, still
> leaps up.  Carlos
> gets a better look at him, and realizes he isn't the
> pale man that he
> had known before.  He jams [Strike: Natural 20] the
> staff he is
> wielding into Talas, who unable to dodge, feels
> horrible pain [20SDC
> damage].
> [/Enemy #2]
> 
> > [Alex]
> > Alex hates fighting with no armor on. She finds
> whatever cover she
> > can,  hopefully something made of mega-damage
> materials.  She fires
> > a concussion grenade [Strike: 10].
> > [/Alex]
> 
> [GM]
> Alex's concussion grenade is rather successful; to
> foe and friend
> alike.  The remaining enemy still standing is
> knocked off his feet and
> seems incapable of quickly recovering.  Of course,
> so is Talas, Carlos
> and Ted.
> [/GM]
> 
> [OOC]
> All receive 4MD damage and are -10 to strike, parry,
> dodge, etc., as
> well as having ringing ears.
> [/OOC]
> 
[Talas]
As soon as he gets back no his feet, Talas will grab
the tall man and through him into a wall with all of
his strength.
[/Talas]





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