lostsole31
This is the GM-only Battle Book for the  Ruins of Azlant  campaign.

If you are a player in this game, looking at the contents therein is   cheating. I have twice removed players from my server and from several games  it was obvious that they did a simple search for this channel and used  the information found here.
lostsole31
Eirina finds out that she was dead wrong about what the roll would be. There are gentle rolls, true .... but it is a calm day. Also, Mr. Arvodair - though a fine boatman to give him some credit - doesn't move a rowboat as fast as a ship under full sail, which significantly cuts down on motion sickness. The ship is some 250' behind you now, and the pier around 50-60' away.

 Surprise Round ...

S19/5:  At the same time, there is water splashing upwards and everywhere as a figure shows from each side of the rowboat. One appears right by Arsenne, and the water complete waterlogs and destroys Arsenne's initial notes and sketches, colored ink running everywhere. A small spear catches Roran along the side of the ear and temple for  4 , while Arsenne gets speared in the right hand for  6 .

 End Surprise Round, Begin Round One ...

R1T19:  Roran's attacker strikes again, but the creature's own movements pitches the boat side-to-side and it misses.

 R1T20:   Eirina , you are seated at the port-bow of the rowboat, with Ambyr sort of cramped at the very bow section. You look into the water and see a small-sized creature with an unusually large head with numerous teeth on a too-wide mouth, something along the lines of an aquatic goblin. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Secured in lamp.
Red Grindylow: 19. (9:9).
Eirina: 20. Seated.
Luren: 17. Seated. Oars in hand.
Kaen: 13. Seated.
Zeferin: 10. Seated.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Seated.
Blue Grindylow: 5. (9:9).
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated.

 DEAD/OOC 
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lostsole31
 R1T20:  Eirina spots the creature and the words to one of the spells she has  prepared comes to mind. She defensively casts  web bolt  at the creature whom attacked  Roran.   "I'll trap it! Someone attack this thing!"   she shouts to the others as the sticky glob is sent forth but the monster ducks its head quickly  underwater, and the glob dissolves almost instantly in contact with the  seawater.

 R1T17:  Instead of rowing faster, Luren locks the oars and then rubs the lamp at his side as if a truly treasured item. He begins speaking in a strange language as if to someone in another room, but looking down at the lamp ... not at the other PCs or even the enemy. The language seems to use a lot of vowels that flow into each other, some voiced fricatives, but then including glottal stops and gutterul consonants and even the occasional creak, squeak, or pop.     &lt;*"Aissah, armastatud, ärka üles! Lahing on ette nähtud!"*&gt;     
 Spoiler: Roran, Thickness 
 Aquan :    "Aissah, beloved, awaken! Battle is enjoined!"   
 

 R1T13:   Kaen , you are seated. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Secured.
Red Grindylow: 19. (9:9).
Eirina: 20. Seated.
Luren: 17. Seated. Oars locked.
Kaen: 13. Seated.
Zeferin: 10. Seated.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Seated.
Blue Grindylow: 5. (9:9).
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated.

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lostsole31
 R1T13:  Kaen 'unsheathes' his curveblade as he unsuppresses the veil, as well as summoning his armor in its  astral skin  form, covering from head-to-toe in a lambent green glow. Bringing the sword across the closest foe's throat for  11 + ( 1d4 bleed ) , he shouts to the coxswain,  "  I don't care what that chant is, get us out of here!"    

Meanwhile, the enemy gurgles noiselessly and slumps below the water, filling up the area with blood.

 R1T10:   Zeferin , what do you do? You are seated on the rowboat bench. Nothing is in hand.

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Secured.
Red Grindylow: 19. (9:9).
Eirina: 20. Seated.
Luren: 17. Seated. Oars locked.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (blade).
Zeferin: 10. Seated.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Seated.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (2:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated.

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lostsole31
 R1T10:  Zef pulls his mighty warhammer off of his back. He charges it with the  power in his blood before unleashing a strike on the closest enemy's shoulder(?) for  7 .   "Get away from our boat, you slimy creature!"  
 R1T8:   Arsenne , your ruined journal is in your lap and you look over the side next to you ... not even having had a chance to really see an enemy, but just a growing pool of blood. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Secured.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Seated.
Luren: 17. Seated. Oars locked.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (blade).
Zeferin: 10. Seated.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Seated.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (2:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated.

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lostsole31
 R1T8:  Arsenne shouts in pain, anger and surprise:  "  Arghhh! You vicious little Beast!  " and slams his journal shut to protect the pages from further damage. When he sees his attacker sinking back into the water, He says:    "Oh no you do don't! "    and he braces his right elbow, forearm and injured hand against the  gunwale of the boat and plunges his other hand into the water to grab  the creature. His hand slaps against it - on the front and back of his hand - but it is very slippery and he fails to grab it.

 R1T6:   Thickness , you are seated on the bench. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Secured.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Seated.
Luren: 17. Seated. Oars locked.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (blade).
Zeferin: 10. Seated.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Seated.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (2:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated.

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 R1T6:     "Strike to Subdue or Keep Rowing! I got them!"   Thickness  lets his shield clatter against the bottom of the boat, pushing through  to the other side which includes trying to stand first - and he doesn't do well at that. He charges his weapon as he falls snout over tail into the water. While he  lashes out, it's no to kill but to disorient, head snapping forward but  jaws not biting, while he grips his lance loosely underwater. He misses wildly, but he is off-balance in the water now, submerged. 
 Spoiler: Thickness 
Off-balance is the underwater version of being prone. You will maintain penalties and unable to move from spot until you spend a MA to right yourself (provokes AOOs).
 
  
 R1T5:  Blood in the water continues to flow from the spot of the fallen bogey.

 R1T4:  Ambyr yowls unhappily in the now pitching lifeboat, claws sunk into the wood and keeping as low a profile as possible. It then kitty vomits all over the front bench - on Eirina and Arsenne.

 R1T3:   Roran , what do you do? You are currently seated.

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Secured.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Seated.
Luren: 17. Seated. Oars locked.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (blade).
Zeferin: 10. Seated.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Prone in water. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat manuever with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-5:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated.

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lostsole31
 R1T3:    "Ow!"   Roran cries out, reflexively raising a hand to the bloody wound along the side of his head.    "Not the welcome I'd hoped for!"     Twisting in his seat to get a look at his attacker, he draws a machete  from a sheath on his hip and chops downward at the blue skinned  creature. It ducks underwater before his stroke glunks underwater. He thinks he contacted something, but there is no blood that pools when he withdraws his arm from the water.

 End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22:   A thick steaming mist comes out of the lamp and then there is a kersplash in the water on the opposite side of the little monster from Thickness. Nothing of whatever made that splash is above water right now, but the area where it came into the water is hissing with steam.

 R2T19:  Despite the newcomer, the little creature stabs at the off-balance croc-man, but his tail slaps away the attack.

 R2T20:   Eirina , the enemy is just under the water but visible; Thickness and whatever came out of Mr. Arvodair's lamp likewise is not above water. What do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Kaen in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Seated.
Luren: 17. Seated. Oars locked.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (blade).
Zeferin: 10. Seated.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Prone in water. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat manuever with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-5:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete.

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lostsole31
 R2T20:    "Ick! And here I was worried that Uncle Kaen would barf,"   Eirina states as she unsheathes her elven thornblade.   "I Cannot fight like this, I'm going in!"   

After  channeling an animal focus upon herself, she stands up before losing her footing and falling overboard. She is now submerged and off-balance, though she did get a good gulp of air before going underwater. Now underwater, she rights herself, which includes putting her feet on the ground as it appears the boat is over a sandbar right now. Where she fell, though, she can't get to the enemy, and she now appears to be behind ... a woman made of steam or something?

 R2T17:  Mr. Arvodair tries to stand, but falls in the pitching boat, then manages to get to his feet.

 R2T13:   Kaen , what do you do?

Zeferin on deck, Arsenne in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (blade).
Zeferin: 10. Seated.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Prone in water. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat manuever with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-5:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete.

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lostsole31
 R2T13:  Kaen shifts his weapon into its shortbow form, firing an arrow at the  aquatic foe, but the angle from his side of the boat is too severe and he overshoots. He then concentrates, and the formless green "skin" shifts to a much more significant form, as if wearing very fine chainmail.

 R2T10:   Zeferin , what do you do? The head of the monster is below the surface of the water, but you do see it just under the surface.

Arsenne on deck, Thickness in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow).
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Prone in water. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat maneuver with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-5:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Ambyr: 4. Seated.
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete.

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lostsole31
 R2T10:    "Back to back everyone! Watch for where the nasty thing will pop out!"   Zef shifts in his seat awaiting the sea beast to show its ugly fish mug again.

 R2T8:  Arsenne shouts,    "Better yet, if you are not fighting, lower your bodies and try to stabilize the boat!"   

With that he slides down off of his bench, twists around so he is  facing the rest of the boat and the team, and with his knees against the  bottom of the boat and his hips down as low as his flexibility will  permit, he holds the bench that he was sitting on with his right hand  spread wide toward the center and his left hand against the gunwale.

 R2T6:   Thickness , you are prone/ off-balance in water with lance in hand, next to one of these critters which is now also submerged. The depth here is only 5' as there is a sandbar at this point. What do you do?

Roran on deck, Unknown water-steamer in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow).
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer and shield. Arcane Strike (+1).
*  Ready Action  - "If the sea monster currently peeking it's head out comes  within striking distance, I will swing my Warhammer at it"(1d20+6)[ 7 ] dealing (1d8+3)[ 6 ] magical bludgeoning damage, adding +1 to that damage if Arcane Strike is still in effect.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Prone in water. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat maneuver with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-5:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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lostsole31
 R2T6:  Thickness takes a moment to right himself in the water, but not before trying to get into a fighting stance. That is when he learns that he can't really get into a proper fighting stance while off-balance, so he doubles down on righting himself. As he is flailing around like that, the bogey stabs its spear into Thickness' lower left calf for  3 .  He tries to glance at the  mass of steam on the other side of the bogey before he focuses on his offense, his legs and tail taking their  proper place as he strikes again with his jaw, attempting to use more of the back molars on fatty parts of the enemy - seeking to incapacitate, not kill - but the enemy is very squirrely and the sobek fails to find any purchase.

 R2T5:  The pool of blood off the starboard side continues to get thicker.

 R2T3:   Roran , you are seated with your machete in hand. You could attack the enemy, but it is fully submerged at this time. What do you do?

Steamy Sue on deck, Enemy in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow).
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer and shield. Arcane Strike (+1).
*  Ready Action  - "If the sea monster currently peeking it's head out comes  within striking distance, I will swing my Warhammer at it"(1d20+6)[ 7 ] dealing (1d8+3)[ 6 ] magical bludgeoning damage, adding +1 to that damage if Arcane Strike is still in effect.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Prone in water. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat maneuver with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-8:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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lostsole31
 R2T3:  Roran frowns as he peers over the edge of the boat.    "These  look to be grindylows, aquatic aberrations not unlike goblins in  temperament and appearance.  Nasty little creatures.  Not sure I see the  wisdom in engaging them in their native environment."    His  blood begins to quicken as he waits with his machete raised, preparing  himself to strike at the tentacled creature in the event that it emerges  from the water.

 End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T22:  The water-lady misses with a red-hot, steaming dagger.

 R3T19:  Red remains submerged, adjusting away from the rowboat. Its tentacles try to pull on Thickness to throw him off balance, but braced against the bottom that doesn't work. It attacks with its spear, but the sobek does something akin to a crocodile's death roll - but without an enemy in its mouth, and the confusion and thrashing and cavitating water throw off what looks like it would have been a successful strike. It finally snaps wildly at Thickness with its mouth of razor sharp teeth.

 R3T20:   Eirina , you are under the water, standing on your feet on the sandbar. You don't have anything in hand. What do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Kaen in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9).
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow).
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer and shield. Arcane Strike (+1).
*  Ready Action  - "If the sea monster currently peeking it's head out comes  within striking distance, I will swing my Warhammer at it"(1d20+6)[ 7 ] dealing (1d8+3)[ 6 ] magical bludgeoning damage, adding +1 to that damage if Arcane Strike is still in effect.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat maneuver with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-8:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete. READIED to strike if Red emerges from water w/in 5' of him.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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lostsole31
 R3T20:  Eirina surfaces before she attempts to defensively cast a spell while assessing  the situation, studying the Steam Lady to try and figure out whether she  is friend or foe, but that distracts her casting and she loses her spell. She saw the woman throw a dagger but she isn't sure  who the target was since she missed. Thinking about it, though, it seems that the woman is more focused on the grindylow than Eirina.

 R3T17:  As he picks up his trident, Mr. Arvodair shouts all manner of nautical imprecations best left out of print. Funny for a man of his height, he's actually not that scary as he does so, but something about the various things he says makes you not want to disappoint him for lagging in combat. He then bodily throws himself at the grindylow in the water with a mighty yell. He lands with an amazing splash next to Thickness, but the grindylow is sent hurtling 20' to the northeast, the water doing little to slow the beast down and rattling its cage. Though in the water next to the boat, Mr. Arovdair stands on the bottom with his head above water.

 R3T13:   Kaen , what do you do? You saw the Bernoulli hump (underwater wake) of the creature being rocketed, but at this distance you don't see the grindylow, as a function of both distance and reflection on the water.

Zeferin on deck, Arsenne in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9). -3 penalty on all d20 rolls til R4T19.
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow).
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer and shield. Arcane Strike (+1).
*  Ready Action  - "If the sea monster currently peeking it's head out comes  within striking distance, I will swing my Warhammer at it"(1d20+6)[ 7 ] dealing (1d8+3)[ 6 ] magical bludgeoning damage, adding +1 to that damage if Arcane Strike is still in effect.
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat maneuver with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-8:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete. READIED to strike if Red emerges from water w/in 5' of him.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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lostsole31
 R3T13:  Kaen smiled at Mr. Adovair as he went overboard at the beast. "  His strength is as uncanny as his manner is uncouth, it seems"  ,  he says wryly, moving to the edge of the boat. Once in position, he  lines up a shot, ready to fire once the grindylow was again in view.

Mr. Ardovair rumbles, and that rumbling is heard underwater only a few feet around him, but still intelligibly, and Thickness thinks it might be to him as Mr. Ardovair looks down from above the waterline to him,   "She's got this."  
 R3T10:   Zeferin , your readied action didn't go off. What do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Thickness in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9). -3 penalty on all d20 rolls til R4T19.
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow). READIED to attack if grindylow shows.
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer and shield. Arcane Strike (+1).
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat maneuver with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-8:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete. READIED to strike if Red emerges from water w/in 5' of him.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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lostsole31
 R3T10:  Zeferin readies his shield and readies it to the north and advises,   "Hold your ground, everyone. It could come back at any moment!"  

Mr. Ardovair continues to rumble to Thickness,   "Don't get in..."  
 R3T8:   Arsenne , do you maintain your low position to help steady the boat as needed, or do you do something else?

Thickness on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9). -3 penalty on all d20 rolls til R4T19.
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow). READIED to attack if grindylow shows.
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer and shield. Arcane Strike (+1).
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat maneuver with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-8:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete. READIED to strike if Red emerges from water w/in 5' of him.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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lostsole31
 R3T8:  Arsenne continues to keep his center of gravity as low in the boat as  possible and he continues to hold on to the the bench and the gunwale so  as to actively counterbalance the boat if necessary. He calls out:    "Uhh,  folks.... There's a lot of blood in the water.  Aren't sharks attracted  to that? But please, don't all try to climb back on board from the same  side at the same time.  Capsizing would be bad!"   And he looks over his right shoulder and nods to Ambyr.

Ambyr responds,   "Aohw."  

Mr. Arvodair continues to Thickness,   "... front of her."  
 R3T6:   Thickness , what do you do? Do you heed Mr. Arvodair's warning at all?

Roran on deck, Babs Bubbles in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Submerged, dagger in hand.
Red Grindylow: 19. (2:9). -3 penalty on all d20 rolls til R4T19.
Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Kaen: 13. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow). READIED to attack if grindylow shows.
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer and shield. Arcane Strike (+1).
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Lance in hand, shield on boat.
*  If/Thens:  If Attacked I'll use Whirlpool Spin.
* If the enemy attempts to leave in a manner that provokes AOO, I'll  attempt a Hamstring Manuever from the Elephant in the Room Feat  reduction, being a opposed combat maneuver with attacks to entangle  them/prevent them from leaving instead of doing damage.
  Blue Grindylow: 5. (-8:9). DYING! 1D4 BLEED!!! 
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete. READIED to strike if Red emerges from water w/in 5' of him.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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 R3T6-5.5:  Thickness pauses at the words before his jaws open slightly with a small  bubble of air, whatever he might have uttered in the syllable swallowed  by the water before he sets, and his body lines with his spear for a  charge at the remaining Beast, water guiding for a picture perfect  strike, aimed to inflict pain instead of death.

The unconscious grindylow floats to the surface. Kaen, seeing the grindylow, shoots at it but way overshoots the mark, nearly pinching his fingers in the akashic bowstring's path.

 Combat Ends! 

As combat ends, the woman underwater flashes completely to steam, and returns back inside the lantern at Mr. Arovdair's side.

Eirina, do you end frog focus after 1 minute?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Eirina: 20. Submerged, off-balance. Breath (24).
* Frog Focus til R12T20.
Luren: 17. Oars locked. Standing.
Zeferin: 10. Seated. Warhammer and shield. Arcane Strike (+1).
Arsenne: 8. Seated. Journal and ink in hand.
Thickness: 6. Lance in hand, shield on boat.  Silver Crane Waltz  (+2 insight AC/ Ref saves). CHARGED!
Kaen: 5.5. Seated.  Slashing volley  (bow).
Roran: 3. Seated. Machete. READIED to strike if Red emerges from water w/in 5' of him.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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 Admin Tracking ... 
 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Eirina: 20. Owl Focus for 1 minute.
Luren: 17. Oars locked.
Zeferin: 10.
Arsenne: 8.
Thickness: 6.
Kaen: 5.5. Astral skin.
Roran: 3.

Ambyr: 4. Seated. DELAYING...

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 Surprise Round ...

S:  Fuath surprises Luren and tries to put him to sleep, but he resists.

 Begin Round One ... 
 R1T19:  Mr. Arvodair comes up to the surface in a hurry and calls out,    "Critter under the canoe! Tried to magic me. I pulled my back tryin' to stab it!"   
 End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T21:   Kaen ,  you heard Mr. Arvodair calling frantically, so you got a "tone" but you  didn't understand quite what he said from this distance. What do you  do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 21. Astral skin.
Eirina: 20. Owl Focus for 1 minute.
Mr. Arvodair: 19.  Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Aissah: 14.
Thickness: 14.
Arsenne: 13.
Zeferin: 10.
Fuath: 7. (13:13).
Roran: 5.
Ambyr: 4.

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 R2T21:  Kaen un-suppreses his bow, summoning it to his hand as he rushes towards the sound of the disturbance.

 R2T20:   Eirina , you heard about every other word in Mr. Arvodair's shout, but it sounds like trouble, and your uncle just passed you. What do you do, and what do you direct Ambyr to do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 21. Astral skin.
Eirina: 20. Owl Focus for 1 minute.
Mr. Arvodair: 19.  Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Aissah: 14.
Thickness: 14.
Arsenne: 13.
Zeferin: 10.
Fuath: 7. (13:13).
Roran: 5.
Ambyr: 4.

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 R2T20:  Eirina hears the shout from Mr. Arvodair and watches as Kaen springs  into action and she decides to follow suit. Longbow back in hand, she runs  towards the action and calls to Ambyr.   "Ambyr, come! The battle is this way!"   
 R2T19:  Mr. Arvodair hustles to move back onto the splashing surf, trident in hand. He looks around at the others.   "You kept her from blowing off steam once. She  won't  bottle it up a second time. Just let her let off a good blast. Stand clear."  
 R2T14:  Again, a gaseous cloud comes out of Mr. Arvodair's lantern and moves several feet to the west before taking on a more semi-solid appearance ... still seemingly made of packed steam, but not as wispy as before. She - for it seems to be female - floats an inch or two off of the water. She stands 5' 7" tall. If she were more solid and made of traditional muscle and not gas an steam, she would way well past 160 lbs. of broad muscle, but guessing her actual weight in this form is impossible. She wears a simple kimono with coral and pink and peach trim. Her hair starts as blue at the roots, quickly brightening out to yellow and then red at the tips. In her hands she wields a flaming jambiya.

She takes in a big breath, which seems to act like a bellows for an internal fire, for as she breathes in, within her semi-opaque form all manner of red-hot tracery forms as if a great fire were within, and she faces downwards at the water and end of pier. You don't know  exactly  what to expect, but something tells you that you don't want to be in the path of wherever she is about to breathe out.

 R2T13:   Thickness , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 21. Astral skin.
Eirina: 20. Longbow. Owl Focus for 1 minute.
Mr. Arvodair: 19. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Aissah: 14.
Thickness: 13.
Arsenne: 12.
Zeferin: 10.
Fuath: 7. (13:13).
Roran: 5.
Ambyr: 4.

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 R2T13:  Unsure where exactly the threat is exactly, Thickness hurries to  Arvodair's position, stopping to take stock of the situation and change  his footing.

 R2T12:   Arsenne , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 21. Astral skin.
Eirina: 20. Longbow. Owl Focus for 1 minute.
Mr. Arvodair: 19. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Aissah: 14.
Thickness: 13.  Silver Crane Waltz  (+2 insight AC/ Ref saves).
Arsenne: 12.
Zeferin: 10.
Fuath: 7. (13:13).
Roran: 5.
Ambyr: 4.

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 R2T12:  Arsenne draws his siangham as he runs along the pier searching for a foe  in the water along the dock. He stops once he reaches the conjured  steamy-lady and continues scanning the depths. He sees ... something ... well below the water, though refraction makes depth perception difficult.

He calls out to Mr.  Arvodair:   "What was it?  Was it another one of those Grin..., those Grindy..., those Squid-Goblins that attacked us on the boat?"  
  "Creepy lobster-man!"   he answers.

 R2T10:   Zeferin , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 21. Astral skin.
Eirina: 20. Longbow. Owl Focus for 1 minute.
Mr. Arvodair: 19. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Aissah: 14.
Thickness: 13.  Silver Crane Waltz  (+2 insight AC/ Ref saves).
Arsenne: 12. Siangham.
Zeferin: 10.
Fuath: 7. (13:13).
Roran: 5.
Ambyr: 4.

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 R2T10:  Zef calls out towards the shore,   "Everything alright?"   before holding his shield tight and moving towards the commotion.

 R2T7:  The little something Arsenne saw zips to the west at a moderate clip for something that swims naturally, and is out of sight.

 Initiative Ends! 

While the rest congregates, Mr. Arvodair calls out for the strong boiz to continue pulling out the boat (he tosses them the bitter end of the rope that is tied to the canoe).

The steam lady has already moved back into his lantern. Meanwhile, it is clear after a minute or so that what he found is not a persistent aggressor.

Mr. Arvodair looks to Arsenne.   "Doc. Pulled my back trying to stab the bugger. You got anything for that?"  
 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 21. Astral skin.
Eirina: 20. Longbow. Owl Focus for 1 minute.
Mr. Arvodair: 19. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Aissah: 14.
Thickness: 13.  Silver Crane Waltz  (+2 insight AC/ Ref saves).
Arsenne: 12. Siangham.
Zeferin: 10. Shield &amp; warhammer.
Fuath: 7. (13:13).
Roran: 5.
Ambyr: 4.

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Kaen, the door lacks a means to bar it from within. Inside, the ground has been dug out to a depth of 3 feet so that the floor is lower than the ground outside. A short flight of steps set with flat stones leads into this darkened area, lit only by any ambient light coming through the door. The building lacks interior walls except for a few short partitions, and four stout posts support the roof. The temperature is cool and the smell of rotted vegetables and meat is strong. Strings of garlic hang suspended from ceiling crossbeams alongside chunks of salted meat and bone. Debris and refuse is strewn across the floor between stacks of crates, boxes, and barrels against the walls.

This building is where the first colonists stored those provisions brought over on the  Liberty’s Herald , intended to supplement their diet until their crops matured. Much of it was salted meats, fish, and hardy root vegetables. Kaen's keen senses notice that some of the barrels and containers have remained sealed. One thing that Kaen's keen senses fail to detect in the gloom, however ...

 Surprise Round! 
 S16:  With the interruption of light into this dank place, there is a sudden thrumming, humming, and chittering as thousands of little particulates seem to come to life and surround and practically engulf Kaen. All the nibbling and chewing from the swarm of insects can't seem to get through the protection of his astral skin.

 Begin Round One ...

R1T16:  The angry swarm of whatever continues their chewing. This time, however, Kaen takes  4 mod  past the protection of his astral skin.

 R1T15:   Kaen , roll a Fort save. Your veil is in bow form in hand right now. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Cockroach Swarm: 16.
Kaen: 15. Astral skin. Bow.

Eirina: xx. Longbow.
Mr. Arvodair: xx. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Thickness: xx.  Running Hunter's Stance .
Arsenne: xx. Siangham.
Zeferin: xx. Shield &amp; warhammer.
Roran: x.
Ambyr: x.

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 R1T15:  Kaen completely freaks out and immediately flees, but only at half-speed as he is distracted by what seems to be a swarm of insects all over him. He isn't currently equipped to handle this, as  conventional attacks are sub-optimal ways of dealing with them.

As he stumbles out, he sees that a few of the bugs give chase, but not enough to really be of any issue. As they get into the rays of the sun they angrily disperse and go back into the house, likely to find even darker corners since Kaen left the door open.

 Initiative Ends! 

He catches his breath and makes his way back to the party at best speed and calmly asks,   "Do any of you have any good destructive magicks? I seem to have riled up an insect swarm."  
  "No,"   replies Thickness flatfly, devolving from thence into foreign swearing. Dropping into a crouch on the  spo while divesting himself of spear and shield, he starts rifling through his pack for  one of his torches, pulling one out.

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Cockroach Swarm: 16.
Kaen: 15. Astral skin. Bow.

Eirina: xx. Longbow.
Mr. Arvodair: xx. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Thickness: xx.  Running Hunter's Stance .
Arsenne: xx. Siangham.
Zeferin: xx. Shield &amp; warhammer.
Roran: x.
Ambyr: x.

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 Spoiler: Kaen 
 Surprise Round ... 

Once Kaen steps into the smithy, he is surprised!

 S15-13:  Kaen gets struck along the side of the head from something above and in front of him for  4 mod , and then again from something next to him stabs him in the crook of his left elbow for  2 mod . There is all manner of screeching now.
 

 Surprise Round Over, Begin Round One ..

R1T22:   Arsenne , you have your glaive in hand and do not know the layout of what's inside, but you hear all manner of inhuman whooping and screeching that surely isn't Kaen. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22.
Ambyr: 21.
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15.
Red Ghost-Hater:  13. (14:14).
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword.
Thickness: 9.  Running Hunter's Stance . Torch in hand.
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R1T22:  Arsenne moves to the entrance and peers inside. Seeing two creatures hanging from the rafters by their tails and wielding spears, he strikes out at the one farther from himself, calling out,   "Hunting hornet, SLASH"   while striking it (Red) in the left knee with his glaive for  14 + disabled !

 R1T21:  Ambyr yowls, smelling blood, but waiting for a command from Eirina.

 R1T17:   Eirina , longbow is in hand and Ambyr is already alert. However, you see the back of Arsenne's shins telling you that there might not be any room inside. What do you do? What do you command Ambyr to do?

Ambyr delaying ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Ambyr: 21. DELAYING!!!
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15.(14:14).
Red Ghost-Hater:  13. (0:14). DISABLED!!!
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword.
Thickness: 9.  Running Hunter's Stance . Torch in hand.
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R1T17:  Eirina readies her longbow to make a shot at the enemy. Whatever the  enemy is, she moves up 10' to get a clear shot, but can't because of the difference of sunlight and dark interior, bodies in the way, and the party screen at the door. She shouts to Arsenne .... right in his ear:    "Move out of the way, Doc!"
     
Without a clear target, she says to Ambyr ... more to keep Ambry focused than any command, as Ambyr can't understand any more than one word of what is said,   "Attack when our Doc is out of the way; go for the smell of blood."
    
 R1T16:  Yet another one of these things were hiding behind the corner and jumps out to stab at Green, but Arsenne deflects the spear for his new elven friend.  This one (Green) is on the ground right below Blue (who, like Red, is hanging from the rafters).

 R1T15:  Blue also stabs at Kaen, and again Arsenne is there with his polearm to block it.

 R1T13:  Red withdraws around the west, and Arsenne misses as it goes by. It jumps out the window to the south and tries to scramble along the side of the corner of the building, but Ambyr is there to bite at it for  4 , dropping the creature on the ground where it doesn't move.

 R1T11:   Kaen , you finally have your wits about you, and though dimly lit inside (he sun is not angled to come in through the southern window, though there is ambient light there). You see the little things. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Ambyr: 21. DELAYING!!!
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (14:14).
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (14:14).
Red Ghost-Hater:  13. (-4:14). DYING!!!
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword.
Thickness: 9.  Running Hunter's Stance . Torch in hand.
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R1T11:  Kaen chides himself for not putting his armor in its heavier form. Considering this is the first day he's ever been in mortal combat, he has to take a quick second to verify that he does have his veil in sword mode, and swipes at the higher of the two foes. When the dim lighting throws off his aim, he retreats out of harm's  way for the moment, but not before both bogeys stab at him, one of them skimming off his back while Arsenne protects him from yet another thrust.

 R1T9:   Thickness , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Ambyr: 21. DELAYING!!!
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (14:14).
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (14:14).
Red Ghost-Hater:  13. (-4:14). DYING!!!
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword.
Thickness: 9. Torch in hand.
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R1T9:  Dropping his torch Thickness readies his spear and shield, stepping back from the building and calls out,    "Bring the fight outside!"   
 R1T8:   Roran , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Ambyr: 21. DELAYING!!!
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (14:14).
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (14:14).
Red Ghost-Hater:  13. (-4:14). DYING!!!
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword.
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Silver Crane Waltz .
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R1T8:  Drawing his greatsword, Roran hurries to the west, nearer to the creature that Ambyr struck down.    "What is it?!  What are we fighting now?!"    He eyes the fallen creature before turning his attention to the doorway, readying himself should another emerge.

 R1T7:  Mr. Arvodair equips his shield on the move to the west of the body, readying his trident should something similar to what's on the ground come out the window.

 R1T5:   Zeferin , shield and warhammer are readied. What do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Ambyr delaying, Eirina in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Ambyr: 21. DELAYING!!!
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (14:14).
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (14:14).
Red Ghost-Hater:  13. (-4:14). DYING!!!
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword.
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Silver Crane Waltz .
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied. READIED to strike.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R1T5:  Zeferin moves west to be part of a welcoming committee for any other of these creatures. Arcane energy flickers around the head of his hammer, which he in turn drops on the little monster to put it out of its misery.

 End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: Arsenne shouts in response:    "Goblin Monkeys. Good Climbers. Risk Escape. Trap'em here!"   

Then, holding his thumb apart from his index and middle finger of his  right hand in claw-like position, he launches a flurry of of blows with his hands in this position, crying as he attacks:   "Soldier Ant, PINCH!"  . His first attack hits the hanging one in the chest for  5 + stunned  and it falls to the east of the other, and dropping its spear. He then strikes the other in the left shoulder for  5  as well. After his attack, he shifts further into house to make room for others to enter.

 R2T17:   Eirina , what do you do? What do you order Ambyr to do?

Enemies on deck and in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Ambyr: 21. DELAYING!!!
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (9:14).
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (9:14). PRONE!!! STUNNED til R3T22.
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword.
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Silver Crane Waltz .
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied. READIED to strike.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R2T17:  Eirina moves south and whistles Ambyr to her side before casting  speak with animals  on  herself so she can better communicate with her partner. But she is so nervous with this third mortal combat in under an hour that she is worried about enemies around every corner and casts defensively ... and fails. Recovering quickly she points inside the house, to the dead monkey goblin, and back to the house, cutting out all the fat.   "Ambyr, attack!"
  
 R2T16.5:  Ambyr instantly zig-zags into the house and nips Green in the head for  2 .

 R2T16-15:  Having just gotten nipped, Green turns its attention to the cat and stabs and just catches Ambyr along the lower side for  5 . Meanwhile, Blue writhes in pain on the ground.

 R2T11:   Kaen , what do you do?

Thickness on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Ambyr: 16.5.
Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (7:14).
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (9:14). PRONE!!! STUNNED til R3T22.
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword.
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Silver Crane Waltz .
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied. READIED to strike.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R2T11:  Kaen takes aim before firing an arrow at Green, striking the monkey goblin in its left lower arm for  12  and dropping it. His weapon changes mode once more as he rushes in.

 R2T9:   Thickness , what do you do?

Roran on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Ambyr: 16.5.
  Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (5:14). DYING!!! 
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (9:14). PRONE!!! STUNNED til R3T22.
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword mode (changed last turn).
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Silver Crane Waltz .
Roran: 8.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied. READIED to strike.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R2T9:  Thickness' voice is calm and level despite his earlier shout,   "If we're trapping them we should be surrounding them."   As space around the door is filled again, Thickness' jaw rattles with a  growl and he begins stalking north, circling the building looking for  another entry... or exit.
 R2T8:   Roran , what do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Zef in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Ambyr: 16.5.
  Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (5:14). DYING!!! 
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (9:14). PRONE!!! STUNNED til R3T22.
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword mode (changed last turn).
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Running Hunter's Stance .
Roran: 8. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied. READIED to strike.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R2T8:  Roran circles around the building to the west, attempting to cut off other avenue of escape. He makes it west and north and begins to tear eastwards when he stops suddenly, face-to-face with a hideous creature out of some primal nightmare. It is a scaled monstrosity, with beady eyes looking right at you, and a long snout full of teeth... oh, wait, it's just Thickness.

 R2T7:  Mr. Arvodair just resets his readiness.

 R2T5:   Zef falls back on his bum, looking in shock at his bloody hammer and the caved in skull of the monkey goblin he killed.

 End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T22:   Arsenne , what do you do? The monkey goblin you stunned shakes its head - no longer stunned - but prone and with its spear laying next to it.

Eirina on deck, Ambyr in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Ambyr: 16.5.
  Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (5:14). DYING!!! 
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (9:14). Spear dropped. PRONE!!!
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword mode (changed last turn).
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Running Hunter's Stance .
Roran: 8. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied. READIED to strike.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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 R3T22:  Arsenne announces:   "I'm going to incapacitate it."  

He then draws his right knee high up to his chest, and launches a flurry  of short, shallow, non-lethal but powerful sidekicks downward at the  prone goblin-monkey. In order to make his kicks non-lethal, he strikes with the whole flat of  the foot rather than focusing all his force into the heel. As he strikes he shouts:    "Dung Beetle SMASH"!  

Because he completely telegraphed his attack, the monkey goblin rolls out of the way of the first, but was surprised that this human could kick so fast as the second as the follow-up catches it in the head for  8 NL . Arsenne stands by  with his right leg and knee chambered high in a pre-kicking position,  ready to capitalize on any opening that the creature leaves him.

 R3T17:   Eirina , what do you do?

Ambyr on deck, Blue in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Ambyr: 16.5.
  Green Ghost-Hater:  16. (5:14). DYING!!! 
Blue Ghost-Hater: 15. (9:14, 8 NL). Spear dropped. PRONE!!!
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword mode (changed last turn).
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Running Hunter's Stance .
Roran: 8. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied. READIED to strike.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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Ghost-Hater Goblin.
 
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 R3T17:    "You can do it, Ambyr! Show that monkey where it stands on the food chain! Attack!"  Eirina encourages her partner to try and bolster his confidence hoping his strength would also increase because of this.

 R3T16.5:  Eirina's exhortations to Ambyr key a greater viciousness in Ambyr, who attacks the beleaguered monkey goblin with more savage attacks. Ambyr crits with a bite on Blue for 9, which allows him to then bite Green as well for 9. Ambyr then mauls Blue with his claws. The entire gruesome display is enough to kill both monkey goblins.

 Combat Ends! 
 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 22. RS.
Eirina: 17. Longbow.
Ambyr: 16.5.
Kaen: 11. Astral skin. Sword mode (changed last turn).
Thickness: 9. Lance and shield.  Running Hunter's Stance .
Roran: 8. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 7. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied. READIED to strike.
Zeferin: 5. Shield &amp; warhammer.

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lostsole31
Just then, an insect looking something like a modified grasshopper scuttles forth angrily into view. It is about the size of a working dog (Small).

 Begin Round One ... 
 R1T25:   Kaen , you are currently juggernauting with sword. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.  Running Hunter's Stance .
Arsenne: 17.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (24:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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 R1T25:  Kaen rushes forward, bringing the curveblade down on the insect's head.   "Ankheg larva, its progenitors are probably nearby"  , he said matter-of-factly, showing a surprising degree of calm despite the danger and missing his target.

 R1T21:   Thickness , you have lance and shield readied. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode. CHARGED!
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (24:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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lostsole31
 R1T21:  Thickness, unable to charge because Kaen is partially in the way, instead carefully approaches the insect while returning to his fighting stance, jaws snapping out from above his shield, but missing. At least by not having charged his defense is more measured.

 R1T17:   Arsenne , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode. CHARGED!
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (24:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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lostsole31
 R1T17:  Arsenne shifts 5' North, so that he is with arm's length of Kaen and Thikha'Ness. He then uses his Glaive to strike at the aphid with a powerful short, downward, circular slash and says firmly:    "Aphid rainbow Drop!"

  Arsenne hits the insect firmly for  17 .

 R1T17:   Eirina , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode. CHARGED!
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17. RS.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (24:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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lostsole31
 R1T17:  Eirina assesses the battlefield and remembers her Uncle's words about  progenitors. Upon reflection she decides to leave the battle of the lone  insect to her uncle and the others and while trying to discern where  the other bugs might be, though she doesn't see any others..  "Ambyr! Stay on alert."    
 R1T15:  Mr. Arvodair settles into a fighting stance as he moves forward, taking out trident and readying his shield. He does a quick jab as some type of special maneuver at the ankheg-baby, but fails to connect. Meanwhile he calls out various exhortations that help the party feel tougher.

 R1T13:  The ankheg nymph spits a line of acid at Kaen and Arsenne, and neither of them were expecting that as they both are squarely struck - Kaen takes   4 acid  , and Arsenne takes   6 acid  .

 R1T11:   Roran , what do you do?

Ambyr on deck, Kaen in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode. CHARGED!
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17. RS.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
* Indomitable Presence.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (7:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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lostsole31
 R1T11:  Roran draws his greatsword.    "If there are more, we will be ready."    He glances to Eirina and her predatory companion.    "...I think."  
 R1T9:  Ambyr looks and sniffs, wary of any other danger.

 End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T25:   Kaen , you recover your balance from your charge. What do you do?

Thickness on deck, Arsenne in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17. RS.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
* Indomitable Presence.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (7:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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 R2T25:  A hiss escapes Kaen's lips, but he does little else to acknowledge the  pain. Changing tactics, he steps back as best he could (the cramped  conditions hinder him more than he'd like), his weapon once again in  shortbow mode as he loses an arrow at the beast (that misses) before shifting back to  sword and back into the fray.

 R2T21:   Thickness , what do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Eirina in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17. RS.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
* Indomitable Presence.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (7:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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lostsole31
 R2T21:  Taking a moment of focus, Thickness strikes out again with his jaws, a silver light limning his teeth. But when he bites nothing but chitin and no deeper, the silver light fades.

 R2T17:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Eirina on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17. RS.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
* Indomitable Presence.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (7:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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lostsole31
 R2T17:  Arsenne cries out:    "Arrghhh!  That better not leave an ugly scar!"  

He throws a curious glance at the briefly glowing Thikha'Ness, then  shifts 5' to the North and attacks the little monster  using the same  vertical downward slashing technique again so as to be able strike  without endangering his comrades. Shouting much louder and angrier this  time:    "Aphid rainbow, DROP!!!  

He completely misses.

 R2T17:   Eirina , what do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Ankheg nymph in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17. RS.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
* Indomitable Presence.
Ankheg Nymph: 13. (7:24).
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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lostsole31
 R2T17:  Eirina grips her Elven Thornblade tighter and continues to search for  any in-coming danger from the rear. Glancing at Ambyr to see if he  senses anything before going back to surveying the field.   "Smell anything, boy?"   

Ambyr doesn't appear to have caught an interesting scent.

 R2T15:  Mr. Arvodair fills the air with may imagination nautical imprecations, hitting the thing with both trident and shield and dropping it.

He puts it to the tine.

 Combat Ends! 
 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 25. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Thickness: 21. Lance and shield.
Arsenne: 17. RS.
Eirina: 17. Thornblade.
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Pulled a muscle (1 STR). Trident in hand, shield readied.
* Indomitable Presence.
Roran: 11. Greatsword.
Ambyr: 9.

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lostsole31
The party begins a deep search of the chapel.

The party finds a  trail of dried blood leading from the altar to the front entrance. No  creature has entered this place in the last few weeks, or possibly a  month. A smell of rotting flesh lingers near the altar, but there is  nothing obvious, even a large bloodstain, that could suggest the source  of this smell.

When the PCs remove the dusty white cloth covering  the altar, it becomes evident that it is not a table on four legs but  is constructed more like a large box with religious carvings on the  front face. A careful examination of the back allows the PCs to locate a  secret sliding panel. Opening the panel leads to the discovery of a  dead body. The strong smell of a rotting corpse fills the dusty air. It isn't enough for anyone to feel sick, but it is extremely uncomfortable.

And then, a ghostly figure rises from the body and up several feet off the ground!

 Begin Round One ...
 
 R1T23:  Ambyr sniffs and backs up away from the apparition and closer to Eirina in the corner.

 R1T22:   Arsenne , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23.
Arsenne: 22.
Roran: 21.
Silas Weatherbee:  20.
Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Eirina: 17.
Thickness: 7.
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).

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 R1T22:  Arsenne swallows to moisten his suddenly dried throat and says in the most soothing voice he can manage:   "We  are new colonists just arrived today. It seems that there has been  violence done here. We can provide you with a proper burial. Can you  give us any clue as to what has occurred?"  
 R1T21:   Roran , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23.
Arsenne: 22.
Roran: 21.
Silas Weatherbee:  20.
Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Eirina: 17.
Thickness: 7.
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).

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lostsole31
 R1T21:  Eyes wide and mouth agape, Roran waits to see how the spirit responds to Arsenne's words.

 R1T20:  The apparation's countenance becomes even more terrifying before it screams horribly and disappears from view.

 Everyone , roll a Will save!

 R1T18:   Kaen , assuming you make your Will save, what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23.
Arsenne: 22.
Silas Weatherbee:  20.Invisible.
Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode.
Eirina: 17.
Thickness: 7.
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).

Roran: 21. DELAYING ...

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lostsole31
 R1T18:  Kaen completely loses whatever will he was trying to control and bolts out the front.

 R1T17-7:  Eirina and Thickness follow, scattering outside.

 R1T7:  Mr. Arvodair is unmoved by the terror. Roran sees him rub his lamp as he backs up to the doorway, and there is an unknown strength that seems to form around him.   "Everyone out!"  
 End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T23:  Ambyr and Arsenne both bolt outside.

 R2T21:  Roran sees clearly and for the first time the creature that comes out of Mr. Arvodair's lamp. Her skin and face is covered in all sorts of cracks, as if she is made of porcelain, and all of those cracks begin to glow a bright cherry red-orange, and heat shimmer builds on her body.

Mr. Arvodair looks to Roran.   "You'll wanna leave."  
 Roran , you were delaying. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23. FRIGHTENED til R4T20!!!
Arsenne: 22. FRIGHTENED til R2T20!!!
Aissah: 21.
Silas Weatherbee:  20. Invisible.
Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode. FRIGHTENED til R2T20!!!
Eirina: 17. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Thickness: 7. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
*  Indomitable Presence (Ex):   All allies w/in 30' of his position gain the benefits of the Diehard feat, and may gain +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects.

Roran: 21. DELAYING ...

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lostsole31
 R2T20.5:  For a moment, the horror of the spirit is forgotten as Roran observes  the otherworldly beauty of Mr. Arvodair's companion.  That moment is  fleeting, however.  Mr. Arvodair's suggestion, and indeed the glowing  skin of the lamp-lady, promise something he would surely rather observe  from a distance.

  "Y-yes, sir!"    He stumbles first over his words and then his feet as he turns to flee the building.

 R2T18:   Kaen , the terror that washed over you leaves just as quickly. What do you do? The entrance to the building (if you even head back) is facing east.

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23. FRIGHTENED til R4T20!!!
Arsenne: 22.
Aissah: 21..
Roran: 20.5.
Silas Weatherbee:  20. Invisible.
Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Sword mode. FRIGHTENED til
Eirina: 17. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Thickness: 7. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
*  Indomitable Presence (Ex):   All allies w/in 30' of his position gain the benefits of the Diehard feat, and may gain +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects.


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lostsole31
 R2T18:  Kaen shakes his head as the fear effect dissipates for him. Summoning his akashic bow again, he makes his way to the door frame while Mr. Arvodair lightly gestures him to stay at that point. There is a quiet strength about him that is infectious to Kaen. At the doorway, he now fully sees the creature that seems to come out of Mr. Arvodair's lamp that has been hard to fully spot until now.

 R2T17-7:  Eirina and Thickness keep hustling away.

 R2T4:  Mr. Arvodair says,   "We back out. Close the door, and rendezvous with the others while I tell you what we're up against. Don't push combat. It's pointless."  

He steps out by Kaen, and seems to ready to close the door, looking both in and out.

 End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T23:  Ambyr keeps moving away.

 R3T22:   Arsenne , you are no longer scared witless. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23. FRIGHTENED til R4T20!!!
Arsenne: 22.
Aissah: 21.
Roran: 20.5.
Silas Weatherbee:  20. Invisible.
Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Bow mode.
Eirina: 17. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Thickness: 7. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
*  Indomitable Presence (Ex):   All allies w/in 30' of his position gain the benefits of the Diehard feat, and may gain +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects.

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lostsole31
 R3T22:  Arsenne looks left, toward the door, then right toward his teammates who are running away, then left again as he shouts   "Let's  try to not get too separated and.... Oh, who's that running off by  themselves up there?  I'll try to recollect our our errant runners  before they land in more trouble!"  

And he takes off towards the west-northwest.

 R3T21:  The strange woman floats back outside.

 R3T20.5:   Roran , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23. FRIGHTENED til R4T20!!!
Arsenne: 22.
Aissah: 21.
Roran: 20.5.
Silas Weatherbee:  20. Invisible.
Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Bow mode.
Eirina: 17. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Thickness: 7. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
*  Indomitable Presence (Ex):   All allies w/in 30' of his position gain the benefits of the Diehard feat, and may gain +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects.

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lostsole31
 R3T20.5:  Roran gestures with one hand toward Eirina and a strip of rune-marked  cloth flies from his wrist to form the opening of a portal 30 feet away  in the direction of the fleeing half-elf.  A matching strip slides from  his other arm to form a similar opening at his side.    "Eirina!"    He calls out.    "We'll be safer as a group!  Step through the portal when you're able!"  
 R3T20:  A chair flies out as Mr. Arvodair ducks below it.

 R3T18:   Kaen , what do you do?

Eirina on deck, Thickness in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23. FRIGHTENED til R4T20!!!
Arsenne: 22.
Aissah: 21.
Roran: 20.5. Portal created, and concentration.
Silas Weatherbee:  20. Invisible.
Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Bow mode.
Eirina: 17. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Thickness: 7. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
*  Indomitable Presence (Ex):   All allies w/in 30' of his position gain the benefits of the Diehard feat, and may gain +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects.

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lostsole31
 R3T18:   Kaen delays ...

Eirina and thickness continue to run, Eirina complete avoids the freaky portal which she figures would only take her closer to the thing that frightened her.

Mr. Arvodair shuts the door and shoos others away from the door.
 
Initiative Ends! 

Finally, Ambyr, Eirina, Thickness, and everyone will regather together. The strange, almost luminescent woman that a few saw is no longer there.

  "The spirit inside be a poltergeist,"   says Mr. Arvodair.   "It is only visible to scare, but otherwise nothing we can see or fight at this time."  
 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Ambyr: 23. FRIGHTENED til R4T20!!!
Arsenne: 22.
Aissah: 21.
Roran: 20.5. Portal created, and concentration.
Silas Weatherbee:  20. Invisible.
Eirina: 17. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Thickness: 7. FRIGHTENED til R5T20!!!
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
*  Indomitable Presence (Ex):   All allies w/in 30' of his position gain the benefits of the Diehard feat, and may gain +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects.

Kaen: 18. Astral Juggernaut. Bow mode. DELAYING ...

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lostsole31
 Begin Round One... 
 R1T18:  Now that Kaen is in here alone, before he can even react he gets swarmed by a massive of cockroaches! They start to chew against his force field, doing some damage before ....

 R1T17:  .... the force field immediately repairs!  Kaen , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Cockroach Swarm: 18.
Kaen: 17. Astral Juggernaut. Torch.  Blade of Bangles .

Ambyr: xx.
Arsenne: xx.
Roran: xx.
Eirina: xx.
Thickness: xx.
Mr. Arvodair: xx. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).

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lostsole31
 R1T17:  Kaen nods to himself. He was reasonably certain that his defenses were  adequate against the swarm, but it was reassuring to have confirmation.  He shifts his astral suit to its most flexible form and strikes at the  swarm with the torch, trying to slay what bugs he can and safely  disperse the rest. Mind you, this is the first battlefield test, and he finds that his torch simply pongs against the inside of the barrier for little effect ... he is on the outside, and bugs are on the outside with him sealed in the barrier. It is also at this time that Kaen notes that his hand is feeling very warm right now.

 End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T18:  Cockroaches completely unable to do enough damage to matter ...

 R2T17:   Kaen , your whole upper body is starting to feel very warm, and the air quality is fast eroding. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Cockroach Swarm: 18.
Kaen: 17. Astral Skin. Torch.  Blade of Bangles .

Ambyr: xx.
Arsenne: xx.
Roran: xx.
Eirina: xx.
Thickness: xx.
Mr. Arvodair: xx. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).

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lostsole31
 R2T17:  Kaen realized his error, as he'd caught the torch in his protective  bubble. Popping it with a thought, he moved out of the swarm, tossing  the the torch onto the ground out of the swarm and following after it.  He didn't realize it at the time, but throwing the torch - even a small distance - was enough that he doesn't have the time to then activate the bubble as well, so he quickly bends down to  retrieve the torch, looking back at the swarm, a look of mild  frustration on his features as he knows with worry what happens next.

 End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T18:  Sure enough, the cockroaches swarm him, staying away from his torch hand, and they start to chew what ever they can ... enough that they get through the protection of his skin to do  2 mod .

 R3T17:   Kaen , roll a Fort save to keep from being creeped out. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Cockroach Swarm: 18.
Kaen: 17. Astral Skin. Torch.  Blade of Bangles  (barrier not active).

Ambyr: xx.
Arsenne: xx.
Roran: xx.
Eirina: xx.
Thickness: xx.
Mr. Arvodair: xx. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).

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lostsole31
Mr. Arvodair opens the door.

 Begin Round One ...

R1T22:  The strange woman is behind Mr. Arvodair in the doorway. She steps past him, up the step and into the building against the eastern wall. Facing the southwest, she breathes in deep, and the strange irregular marks on her body, limbs, and face go from a faint red glow to a brighter orange and she breathes out. Vomiting out of her distending mouth are blackened hunks of burning rock and copious amounts of a viscous, red-orange bright fluid that covers much of the swarm. Many of the cockroaches move out of the way, but this strange attack still washes over the swarm even then to do  6 +  1 fire  .

  "Leave now while you still can,"   she says to Kaen.   "I will expel noxious fumes that cover a 50' radius. Get everyone well away."  
 R1T19:  The cockroaches try in vain to affect Kaen, but do nibble and bite on the otherworldly woman for  5 .

 R1T18:   Kaen , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Aissah: 22. Can breathe next round.
Cockroach Swarm: 19. (37:40).
Kaen: 18. Astral Skin. Torch.  Blade of Bangles  (barrier not active).
Mr. Arvodair: 4. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).

Ambyr: xx.
Arsenne: xx.
Roran: xx.
Eirina: xx.
Thickness: xx.

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lostsole31
 Surprise Round ... 

For all of Thickness' worry and caution, he still gets surprised when something slaps against the upper part of his chain shirt after he leans out the window to look around.

 Begin Round One ...

R1T5:  Before Thickness even has a chance to adjust, he is attacked again, this time getting hit in the neck for  7 . Despite being surprised, Thickness just barely manages to keep this ... tentacle ... from grasping around his throat. But then he gets hit again for  9 . This time, Thickness is held fest around the throat, being strangulated.

 R1T4:   Thickness , looking out the window, you were attacked by a strange beast, and bludgeoned and now being strangulated, partway out the window. You already feel woozy. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 20.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! GRABBING Thickness!!!
Thickness: 4. GRABBED by Drunken Choker.

Ambyr: xx.
Kaen: XX. Astral Skin. Torch.
Mr. Arvodair: xx. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Roran: xx.
Eirina: xx.

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lostsole31
 R1T4:  Thickness thrashes, attempting to brace himself against the window and rip himself free, making what little noise he can. Thrashing is right, because he finds that in his bent-over-window-and-strangled he can't get into the desired defensive stance. He tries to brace against the window, not recognizing that the semi-elastic nature of the attacker is nonplussed by the attention to be stretched, and Thickness is no better than he was before. Failing that, he slams his legs against the wall under the window.

 End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T20:   Arsenne , Thickness is in trouble. He is 5' from you, bent over and partly out the window (though feet still on the ground in the room with you), and not saying anything but kicking the wall frantically. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 20.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! GRABBING Thickness!!!
Thickness: 4. GRABBED by Drunken Choker.

Ambyr: xx.
Kaen: XX. Astral Skin. Torch.
Mr. Arvodair: xx. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Roran: xx.
Eirina: xx.

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 R2T20:  Arsenne shouts loudly,    "Help! Something from outside is attacking us through the window!"   

He then drops his Glaive, shifts quickly to Thikha'Ness, and touches him on the back, saying   "Goddess, please grant this friend a  bit of luck ."  
 R2T5:  The ugly creature breathes wretch and alcohol in Thickness' face, a little unsteady, but still strong enough to leverage it in continuing to strangle the sobek for  12 , causing the hero to go limp partway hangingo out the window.

 R2T4:   Thickness  roll two stabilization checks (CON checks)!

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! GRABBING Thickness!!!
Thickness: 4. GRABBED by Drunken Choker!!!
* Gets to roll d20 rolls 2x and take favorable next round.

Ambyr: xx.
Kaen: XX. Astral Skin. Torch.
Mr. Arvodair: xx. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Roran: xx.
Eirina: xx.

 DEAD/OOC 
x.
 
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 R2T4:  Thickness stabilizes.

 End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T24:   Kaen , you can't understand what he said, but you heard Arsenne shouting, and you at least heard the word "Help." What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch. Unaware of problem ...
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Eirina: 9.
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof,

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R3T24:  Kaen drops the bulky form of his armor for its lightest form, running as fast as he can towards the cry of help. He gets inside and heads through the open door into the master bedroom to see Arsenne there, and Thickness half over the windowsill and not moving. He calls out loudly for Eirina to hear,    "Go 'round back!"   
 R3T20:   Arsenne , you dropped your glaive, but hadn't yet taken hold of Thickness, who isn't moving. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch. Unaware of problem ...
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Eirina: 9.
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof,

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R3T20:  Arsenne says to Thikha'Nessn   "Stay with us friend ...."    and he shifts toward the window, and strikes with a flattened palm to  try and damage the tentacle wrapped around the neck of Thikha'Ness while  shouting   "Assassin-bug, spear-hand!"  
 
 Spoiler: Arsenne  
But then Arsenne notices that his palm struck just the side of the building. There is no tentacle, no hand, no assassin-bug or any creature. There is no creature around, just an unmoving Thickness.
 

 R3T19:   Roran , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch. Unaware of problem ...
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Eirina: 9.
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R3T19:  Heeding Kaen's call, Roran hurries to the far side of the building, drawing his greatsword just in case.    "What's happened?  " he calls back.  He continues around and north, passing Thickness hanging out of the window and adjusts to move to the unmoving warrior.

 R3T10:    "Arsenne, Kaen ... report!"   barks Mr. Arvodair with uncanny verve as he takes a position towards the north.   "Everyone else, surround the building."  
 R3T9:   Eirina , what do you do, and what do you task Ambyr to do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch. Unaware of problem ...
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Eirina: 9.
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R3T9:  Eirina heeds her Uncle's orders and goes around back searching around the house for any signs of the enemy as she goes. Once there, she calls out so her pet can hear her,   "Ambyr, stay on alert."
  
 R3T7:  Ambyr stays where it is.

 R3T5:    "Over here!"   calls out Mr. Arvodair.

 End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T24:   Kaen , you hear Mr. Arvodair's voice outside. What do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch.
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Eirina: 9.
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R4T24:  Kaen gives a small grunt as he reverses his momentum, now running back outside to help. He has to hustle, but he gets to Mr. Arvodair. The coxswain is pointing upwards, and a hideous creature is hanging from the end of the ridge beam of the thatch room, with an overlong forelimb with crazy little sub-tentacles on its forelimb. The stench of alcohol seems to be particularly strong, wafting down from it, and it seems to be unsteady in holding onto the ridge beam.

 R4T20:  Arsenne mumbles to himself,    "What ... is ... going ... on ... ?  O.K., let's have a look at you my friend,"     as he lifts Thikha'Ness gently from his position on the window  sill and lays him down on the floor, cradling his head carefully to make  sure it does not bang on the floor. He does a very quick, cursory,  initial assessment of his condition while handling him. His medical expertise tells him that Thickness is badly wounded and comatose, but having self-stabilized.

 R4T19:   Roran , what do you do? You did NOT get to see what was described on Kaen's turn, but you do see Arsenne taking Thickness off the windowsill and into the house.

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Eirina in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch.
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
Eirina: 9.
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R4T19:  Roran gasps at the sight of Thika'Ness's seemingly lifeless body.    "Gods, tell me he's not dead!  Was it a trapped window?  Was there something outside?"     As though suddenly realizing that he is himself outside, he spins  around to face east and takes hold of his greatsword with both hands,  ready to meet an unknown threat.

 R4T10:    "North side of the buidling, hanging from the top beam!"   Mr. Arvodair shouts as he steps back and gets into a defensive stance with trident and shield.   "We need shooters!"  
 R4T9:   Eirina , what do you do?

Ambyr on deck, Enemy in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch.
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9.
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (27:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R4T9:  Eirina moves to the north side of the building, heading towards the well  after hear Mr. Arvodair's shouting, she grips her Longbow tighter and  draws an arrow from her quiver to ready her bow for action. Upon seeing  the monster she aims and fires her arrow with the precision of an expert  archer, striking it for  3 .

 R4T7:  Without any commands, Ambyr - still at the garden - delays.

 R4T5:  Angry, the monster lashes out with impressive reach and smacks Eirina in the throat for  4  and a second tentacle for  2 + 2 + grabbed . The tentacles grasp around her throat and pull her to the building and up 5' off the ground. She is held up by the neck, and finds that she can't breathe or speak.

 End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T24:   Kaen , you are still holding a torch and are in astral skin. Your niece has been grabbed by the strange creature and lifted off the ground, being strangled ... almost as if being hung. What do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch.
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9.
Drunken Choker: 5. (24:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

Ambyr: 7. DELAYING ...

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R5T24:  Kaen drops the torch and summons his bow in one swift motion, taking a  step back as he looses an arrow aimed at this monstrosity. His back twinges, taking the breath out of him, and his arrow goes high and wide and out of sight. 
 Spoiler: Kaen 
You are now fatigued.
 

 R5T20:  Inside,  Arsenne , what do you do?

Roran on deck, Mr. Arovdair in the hole ....

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow mainfested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive dropped.
Roran: 19. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9.
Drunken Choker: 5. (24:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

Ambyr: 7. DELAYING ...

 DEAD/OOC 
Thickness: 4. STABLE!!!
 
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 R5T20:  Arsenne calls out: "  Thikha'Ness is alive, I'll cure and come to help!  " then says quietly and reverently:  "  May the Eternal Rose guide my hands as I attend to this comrade  ." He gestures with one hand and reaches down to place the other hand lightly on Thickness (  5 healing  ). He is still unconscious, but much healthier.

Once done, he grabs his picks up his Glaive and looks back toward the window, straddling over Thickness' unconscious body and stares right at Roran, who is outside the window, looking in.

 R5T19:  Roran, you are now staring across the windowsill into Arsenne's face. What do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Eirina in the hole ....

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow mainfested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9.
Drunken Choker: 5. (24:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

Ambyr: 7. DELAYING ...

 DEAD/OOC 
  Thickness: 4. STABLE!!! 
 
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 R5T19:    "Oh goodness,"   Roran gulps when he  catches sight of Eirina struggling high above the floor, adding  important context to Mr. Arvodair's earlier call.    "I have a spell that I believe will help her, but it will take time to cast.  Please do not block my view."  

He begins to cast a spell.

 R5T10:    "Had I only known I'd'a had ta throw my trident today,"   Mr. Arvodair mutters under his breath before he throws his trident and it sticks into the side of the eaves of the house.

 R5T9:   Eirina , not the best place to be. What do you do?

Critter on deck, Kaen in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Greatsword. Casting  enlarge person  on Eirina.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident in upper part of house. Shield readied. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9.
Drunken Choker: 5. (24:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

Ambyr: 7. DELAYING ...

 DEAD/OOC 
  Thickness: 4. STABLE!!! 
 
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 R5T9:  Eirina's fight or flight instincts kick in and she struggles desperately  to escape the creature holding her because her life does indeed depend  on it and fails. She also tries to call out for Ambyr given if she has enough air  to do so, but she has no breath to do so.

 R5T5:  Though unsteady, moving erratically like a drunk man, two things are still sure on this critter - the ability to maintain its purchase, and its hold on Eirina's throat. It continues to choke her for  11 .

 End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T24:   Kaen , what do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Greatsword. Casting  enlarge person  on Eirina.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident in upper part of house. Shield readied. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. GRAPPLED by Choker.
Drunken Choker: 5. (24:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

Ambyr: 7. DELAYING ...

 DEAD/OOC 
  Thickness: 4. STABLE!!! 
 
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 R6T24:  Kaen feels a tad winded from his sudden running, but puts that aside as he looses another arrow at the beast that strikes it solidly for  12 .

 R6T20:   Arsenne , you are inside with glaive in hand, looking out the window but inside the house. What do you do?

Roran on deck, Mr. Arovdair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Greatsword. Casting  enlarge person  on Eirina.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident in upper part of house. Shield readied. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. GRAPPLED by Choker.
Drunken Choker: 5. (12:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)

Ambyr: 7. DELAYING ...

 DEAD/OOC 
  Thickness: 4. STABLE!!! 
 
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 R6T20:  Arsenne says,   "By the Goddess, that thing must have hit you harder than I thought!"   and reaches down to touch his hand on Thikha'Ness again, casting another cure spell for   5 healing  . Thickness is now conscious.

However, now that Thickness is awake, and directly under the windowsill, this means that Arsenne can't stay here at the sill but has to step back at an angle to leave room for Thickness while at least getting a vague look outside, but doesn't see the creature.

 R6T19:  Roran finishes his spell, and Eirina grows to a height of 12' 4", and with her sudden growth and weight (now around a ton), the critter can't maintain the hold and Eirina stands on her own.  Roran , what do you do now?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Eirina in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Greatsword.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident in upper part of house. Shield readied. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. Bow.  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!!
Drunken Choker: 5. (12:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)
   Thickness: 4. PRONE!!!  
 
Ambyr: 7. DELAYING ...

 DEAD/OOC 
x.
 
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 R6T19:    "It worked?"    Roran seems surprised at first, before his eyes widen with excitement.    "It worked!"     Stowing his greatsword, he climbs through the window and  into the building, stepping over Thickness - whose eyes flutter open - to get a better look at whatever had taken hold of  Eirina, but he only sees the ceiling, telling him that this thing must be on the roof outside.

 R6T10:  Mr. Arvodair moves forward, reaches up, and pulls his trident out of the side of the farmhouse.

 R6T9:   Eirina , what do you do? You currently have your oversized bow in hand.

Critter on deck, Thickness in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident &amp; shield. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. Bow.  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!!
Drunken Choker: 5. (12:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)
   Thickness: 4. PRONE!!!  
 
Ambyr: 7. DELAYING ...

 DEAD/OOC 
x.
 
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 R6T9:  Coming to her senses after regaining her breath, Eirina looks at the  creature with hatred. She drops her bow and draws her Elven Thornblade.   "You will pay for that!!!"
     Eirina then lets out a loud whistle to call Ambyr to her side, before stabbing at the creature with her sword, but missing.

Meanwhile, her bow - laying where she drops it - returns to normal size.

 R6T7:  Ambyr appears from the west, looping around the fountain, and gets up to Eirina, looking at the massive woman curiously.

 R6T5:  The critter whips out a tentacled-hand, just missing Eirina's throat.

 R6T4:   Thickness , you are prone on the floor. Roran and Arsenne are here, and you have no idea what happened, nor what is happening. What do you do?
  
Kaen on deck, Arsenne in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident &amp; shield. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!!
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (12:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)
   Thickness: 4. PRONE!!!  
 
 DEAD/OOC 
x.
 
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   R6T4:      "What,  where is it!?   Silt ... Aggressive humanoid, smooth with long arms,"   Thickness rasps painfully as he gets up. Picking up his lance, he takes a defensive posture as he orients himself to the sounds of  fighting.

 End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

R7T24:  Kaen, what do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident &amp; shield. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!!
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (12:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)
   Thickness: 4. Lance &amp; shield.  Silver crane waltz .
 
 DEAD/OOC 
x.
 
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 R7T24:  Kaen keeps mobile as he fires again at the beast, shooting it for  5 .

 R7T20:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Roran on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident &amp; shield. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!!
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (7:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)
   Thickness: 4. Lance &amp; shield.  Silver crane waltz .
 
 DEAD/OOC 
x.
 
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 R7T20:  Arsenne says:    "Thickness my friend, you are  still quite injured. How about stepping away from the window and letting  one of us step into the firing zone?"   

He taps Roran on the shoulder with his left hand and says,   "And when YOU act, you will do so with the fortune of the Eternal Rose herself to guide you!"   And he winks at encouragingly at Roran.

 R7T19:   Roran , what do you do? 
 Spoiler: Bit of Luck 
For the next round, any time you roll a d20, you may roll 2x &amp; take the more favorable result.
 

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Eirina in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Bit of luck til R8T20.
* SA:  Bit o' Luck --  For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, they may roll 2x * take the more favorable result.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Trident &amp; shield. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!!
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (7:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)
   Thickness: 4. Lance &amp; shield.  Silver crane waltz .
 
 DEAD/OOC 
x.
 
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 R7T19:  Roran nods in gratitude to Arsenne,   "Right.  How's the saying go?  Better to be lucky than good?"  

  He looks down at his crossbow, sighs, and then climbs back out the way  he came.

 R7T10:  Mr. Arvodair steps back and throws his trident. This time, his trident goes over the head of the critter to land in the roof, out of sight.

 R7T9:   Eirina , what do you do? What do you command of Ambyr?

Ambyr on deck, Critter in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Bit of luck til R8T20.
* SA:  Bit o' Luck --  For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, they may roll 2x * take the more favorable result.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Shield. Trident is now on roof. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!!
Ambyr: 7.
Drunken Choker: 5. (7:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof)
   Thickness: 4. Lance &amp; shield.  Silver crane waltz .
 
 DEAD/OOC 
x.
 
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 R7T9:     "Ambyr go in for an attack!"     Eirina  commands whilst pointing at the monster who had almost strangled her.  She then goes in for an attack to strike the monster for  7 + disabled .    "Hey, Doc! If you can hear me I could use some of your healing!"    
 R7T7:  Ambyr goes around and tries to bite up but is out of reach.

 R7T5:  It's days numbered, the monster lashes out at Eirina to strike her in the left forearm for 7, dropping Eirina, but the critter falls from the top beam to the ground for  1 , unmoving.

 R7T4:   Thickness , you don't know what's happening outside, but it sounds like a lot of things falling on the ground. What do you do?

Kaen on deck, Arsenne in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Bit of luck til R8T20.
* SA:  Bit o' Luck --  For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, they may roll 2x * take the more favorable result.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Shield. Trident is now on roof. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
  Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!! DYING!!! 
Ambyr: 7.
  Drunken Choker: 5. (-2:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof) DYING!!! 
   Thickness: 4. Lance &amp; shield.  Silver crane waltz .
 
 DEAD/OOC 
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 R7T4:    "Sure, I'll go join in the long way...  Try not to get strangled again." 
  
Thickness looks wearily at the window before moving to exit the house and towards the fighting, only to find the fighting seems done. The creature and a giant Eirina are both on the ground, unmoving.

 End Round 7, Begin Round 8 ...

R8T24:   Kaen , what do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Bit of luck til R8T20.
* SA:  Bit o' Luck --  For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, they may roll 2x * take the more favorable result.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Shield. Trident is now on roof. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
  Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!! DYING!!! 
Ambyr: 7.
  Drunken Choker: 5. (-2:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof) DYING!!! 
   Thickness: 4. Lance &amp; shield.  Silver crane waltz .
 
 DEAD/OOC 
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 R8T24:  Kaen dismisses his bow as he runs to his niece, drawing a potion from his pouch.   "Mr. Arsenne, we require your assistance!"   he calls, his voice louder though not concerned.

 R8T20:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Roran on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!  Potion of CLW  in hand.
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19. Bit of luck til R8T20.
* SA:  Bit o' Luck --  For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, they may roll 2x * take the more favorable result.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Shield. Trident is now on roof. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
  Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!! DYING!!! 
Ambyr: 7.
  Drunken Choker: 5. (-2:27). SICKENED!!! (on the roof) DYING!!! 
   Thickness: 4. Lance &amp; shield.  Silver crane waltz .
 
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lostsole31
 R8T20:  Arsenne goes the short way - climbing out the window. But stepping up to the window, he finds that he can't get past Roran. As he does so he  pauses a second to gauge the dimensions and estimate how hard it might be to leap through the window and land on his feet, in a position  to immediately attack the creature. From still within the home but with his head out the window, he calls out,   "Regrettably, I have used up all of the personal cure spells that Shelyn grants me  for the day. I do, however, have one more healing burst remaining. It  doesn't heal quite as much as do the personalized spells, but it will  benefit all of us."  
 R8T19:  Roran, you no longer feel lucky. That could because you have blocked Arsenne from getting out the window. What do you do?

 R8T10:   Mr. Arvodair smashes the edge of the shield into the critter's face.

 R8T9:   Eirina , roll a CON check.

Ambyr on deck, Thickness in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Kaen: 24. Astral Skin. Torch dropped. Bow manifested. FATIGUED (Heal DC 20 or rest 8 hours)!!!  Potion of CLW  in hand.
Arsenne: 20. Glaive.
Roran: 19.
Mr. Arvodair: 10. Shield. Trident is now on roof. Pulled a muscle (1 STR).
* Indomitable Presence.
  Eirina: 9. Bow dropped (medium size).  Enlarged  TL R26T19!!! DYING!!! 
Ambyr: 7.
 Thickness: 4. Lance &amp; shield.  Silver crane waltz .
 
 DEAD/OOC 
Drunk Choker.
 
lostsole31
Roran steps outside ...

 Surprise Round ... 
 S20-4:  Blue steps forward and misses. Red steps forward, its spear barely blocked by Roran's armor. Something charges him from the north, biting Roran's left lower arm for  8 . Brown steps forward, and slips, missing awkwardly. Green steps up and stabs Roran's left foot with its spear for  6 .

Roran lets out a shout of pain and surprise.

 Begin Round One ...

R1T22:   Roran , what do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Roran: 22.
Arsenne: 21. Glaive.
Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (14:14).
Mr. Arvodair: 15.
Red Monkey Goblin: 13. (14:14).
Arghelnar:  8. (72:72).   Blink   active. Charged!
Brown Monkey Goblin: 7. (14:14).
Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (14:14).

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lostsole31
 R1T22:  Grimacing in pain, Roran twists to his left, turning his wounded arm and foot away from the group of enemies.

    "It's an ambush!"    he cries, pain evident in his voice.    "Four monkey goblins and some sort of canine!"  

He draws his greatsword, and before shifting backwards into the building, he slashes down at Blue. Blue ducks his body back, but the sword still continues down to strike Blue's knee where it meets its leg for  16 , dropping it.

 R1T21:   Arsenne , the advantage of carrying a polearm is it is never not in hand. You were probably even probing and poking the ruins of this hut with it, but now it is time for war against ugliness. What do you do?

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Roran: 22. Greatsword.
Arsenne: 21. Glaive.
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-2:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15.
Red Monkey Goblin: 13. (14:14).
Arghelnar:  8. (72:72).   Blink   active. Charged!
Brown Monkey Goblin: 7. (14:14).
Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (14:14).

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 R1T21:  Arsenne says   "Good job, Roran! Now if you'll  just shift away from me a bit, we can flank them as they come in.  Meanwhile, let's see what I can do..."   He looks at Brown, shifts the glaive that he had been using to sift through the rubble, and  slashes at the goblin-monkey that is across the opening from him. Despite attacking at an angle out of the doorway, Arsenne still catches Brown in the left shoulder for  18 , dropping it.

 R1T15:  Mr. Arvodair rubs the lamp at his side,   "My Love,"   he calls out,   "More dark work for us yet! Come now lads, I will not die among the roaches, and neither will you!"  

The previous combats were weird, irregular affairs with people all over. But as he calls upon your bravery ... you feel it, that nothing can defeat you as long as you follow the boatman. He moves forward, quickly readying both trident and shield as he does and passing Roran. He puts his massive bulk behind his shield and slams into the strange dog, only to find that it will not give ground.

 R1T14:  The Lady of the Lap billows forth, and ends reincorporating over a fallen goblin.   "You are outnumbered, husband, so I shall try to screen us,"   but as she says this and tries to carefully take a breath, she is not given the luxury of doing so easily, losing hold of whatever she was attempting to do.

 R1T13:  Red sidesteps to the north only to miss the Lady.

 R1T8:  The canine, who had thrown its weight at Roran previously, now settles its stance to square off against the strange-looking giant. Instead, it backs up a few feet, cunning and malevolence pouring forth from its baleful, red glowing eyes. It looks past the giant in her way to Roran.  It then disappears from Roran's view .... and reappears right next to Arsenne inside the shack, coming forth from empty air with a puff of yellpw-orange smoke and an awful smell of sulfur and brimstone!

 R1T4:  Green steps out of reach of the massive man, draws a dagger, and throws it, only for  the small blade to be deflected by Mr. Arvodair's shield.

 End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22:   Roran , you and Arsenne are now face-to-face with this supernatural canine inside the shack. What do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ....

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Roran: 22. Greatsword.
Arsenne: 21. Glaive. RS.
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-3:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Suffers rake through end of R2T15 (-2 all d20 rolls.
 * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14.
Red Monkey Goblin: 13. (14:14).
Arghelnar:  8. (72:72).   Blink   active.
 Brown Monkey Goblin: 7. (-5:14).
 Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (14:14).

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lostsole31
 R2T22:  Roran recoils from the sudden appearance of the monstrous quadruped.    "Gah!  It- it teleports?!"     Shifting his footing, he exhales a steadying breath, adjusts his grip  on his sword, and swings the heavy blade through a full 180-degree arc  into a powerful downward cut, firmly cutting the monster in the forward part of its back. Or at least, he thought he would have, if only the thing didn't teleport away and back at the moment of impact!

 R2T21:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Lamp Lady in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Roran: 22. Greatsword. RS.
Arsenne: 21. Glaive. RS.
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-3:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Suffers rake through end of R2T15 (-2 all d20 rolls(. * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14.
Red Monkey Goblin: 13. (14:14).
Arghelnar:  8. (72:72).   Blink   active.
 Brown Monkey Goblin: 7. (-5:14).
 Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (14:14).

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 R2T21:  Arsenne says excitedly   "We must kill it before it teleports out!"    

He then brings his right knee up in a sharp blow to its lower jaw,  attempting to stun it, but misses.  He then extends his leg and brings it back down  in a vertical heal-kick to the top of its head, while shouting (and missing again),   "Grasshopper spring KICK"!  
 R2T15:  Mr. Arvodair steps into the shack and attacks with some specialized maneuver, but the monster briefly teleports away before returning.

 R2T14:  The rainbow-haired lady steps over, blocking the creature's exit and then holds out her hand. A forceful jet of water strikes the dog-fiend, but doesn't do anything.

 R2T13:  Red steps up to rainbow-brite and chatters in its language

 R2T8:  The monster bites Roran in the face for  7  and claws him in the shoulder for  6  into his lungs, but so worried about looking bad in front of Mr. Arvodair, Roran refuses to fall. But it claws him in the chest for another  5 . Still, Roran refuses to fall (yet).

 R2T4:  Green steps into flank blue lady, and as soon as he does Red attacks. She turns to dodge that attack but then Green grazes her elbow for  3 .

 End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T22:   Roran , your body is heavy from the wounds, and this thing is focusing on you, and yet Mr. Arvodair's likely disapproval of you dying without his say-so is worrisome. Do you wish to give in to your wounds and fall possibly getting this thing to ignore you, or do you wish to lash out at the enemy. Either way, your limbs are heavy and sluggish (i.e. staggered)? What do you do?

Arsenne on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Roran: 22. Greatsword. RS.
Arsenne: 21. Glaive. RS.
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-4:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Suffers rake through end of R2T15 (-2 all d20 rolls.) * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14.
Arghelnar:  8. (72:72).   Blink   active.
 Brown Monkey Goblin: 7. (-6:14).
 Red Monkey Goblin: 5. (14:14).
Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (14:14).

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lostsole31
 R3T22:  Roran, overcome by his wounds, slumps to the ground and falls over, surrendering into unconsciousness.

 R3T21:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Steamy Sultana in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 21. Glaive. RS.
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-4:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15. Suffers rake through end of R2T15 (-2 all d20 rolls.) * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14.
Arghelnar:  8. (72:72).   Blink   active.
 Brown Monkey Goblin: 7. (-6:14).
 Red Monkey Goblin: 5. (14:14).
Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (14:14).

 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 
lostsole31
 R3T21:  Arsenne says:    "Stay alive, Roran!"    He then swings his left knee upward to smash the teleporting canine in  its lower jaw, in a simulation of his first attack, but this time, with  his knee high in the air, he pauses a second before continuing his  flurry of blows, he tries to slam his downward heel kick to hit it in  the back of the head with a stunning blow while shouting again the same  phrase:    "Grasshopper spring, Kick!"  

He completely misses both attacks. It actually appears that the monster constantly teleports in place, instead of just at a moment of impact, and it does so completely arhythmatically, however, as it is attacked, the untimeable tempo does seem to increase.

 R3T15:  Mr. Arvodair looks at Arsenne and says as he adopts a formal fighting stance with trident and shield,   "Get ready."  

He tries his best to time the strike as Arsenne did, but finds more success as the tines of his trident stab against its head for 7 mod and Mr. Arvodair steps away. So incensed by the strike the monster snarls at Mr. the warrior, but that is just what Arsenne needed as he does a front snap kick that taps the thing with a nice sound, but wasn't hard enough to actually do any damage.

  "Aissah! How ye be?"   he calls out.

 R3T14:   She steps away from the door to keep from being surrounded. The sound of a heavy punch and the sizzling of fur and flesh acoompanied by a low screech of pain, informing she just hit one of the monkey goblins in the gut, most likely.    "Is annoyed an answer? Where have you brought me, my husband, that you call upon me so often? These aren't the ones after us, are they? They seem so ... crude."  
 R3T8:  The monster-dog says something in a female voice in an language unknown to Arsenne before launching at his midsection, and crushing horribly for  15 + punctured lung .

Assured of that mortal wound, she steps around to attack Mr. Arvodair. She attacks with one claw, and gets stopped cold by his shield snapping into place, and as she swings with the other claw, he throws her well out of alignment for that attack.

 R3T5-3:  Sounds of the goblin hunters trying to coordinate against Aissah outside as one stabs her for  3  and the other stabs for  5  before that one succumbs to its wounds.   "One down!"   Aissah calls in pain.

 End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T21:   Arsenne , what do you do? You think your blood is coming out in hissing, frothing bubbles at the spot where she bit you.

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Aissah in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 21. Glaive.
*  Punctured Lung:   He will begin drowning on R7T8 (Fort DC 20 required to heal)!!!
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will).
 * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14.
Arghelnar:  8. (65:72).   Blink   active.
 Brown Monkey Goblin: 7. (-7:14).
 Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (14:14).
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-1:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 
lostsole31
 R4T21:  Arsenne drops his glaive and puts his his two hands against the puncture  wound on this thorax, attempting to block the hole and then release in  time with his breathing. He says:    "It hurt me bad, ... *&lt;cough, cough, sputter&gt;* ... but I can still flank with you! *&lt;cough cough cough!&gt;*"   He  then tries to time his attacks and launches a flurry of kicks  with his right leg then his left against the teleporting dog-monster. He  tries to name the technique:    "Butterfly ...*&lt;cough cough, lash, cough, cough, cough&gt;*...."  

Both strikes actually hit! The first strikes her chest for  3 mod + stunned , and the second hits her head for  4 mod . His focus on offense, however, means he didn't have the time to actually tend to himself properly.

 R4T15:   Mr. Arvodair takes Arsenne up on his offer as he steps into place and  thrusts. Even with Arsenne ringing her bell, she still teleports and  back in, almost as if it is a passive defense and not an active one.

 R4T14:   Aissah is heard breathing in, and that strange rumbling, hissing sound  is heard when Arsenne heard when she took on the swarm alone is heard,  including cries of pain from a monkey goblin. Though Arsenne didn't see  the genesis, he does see from his vantage of burst of orange goo blast  along with hissing and a terrible stench of a very ugly smell. He sees  the fallen body of Brown completely encased by this strangeness, most  assuredly dead now if not before.

 R4T4:  A more angry screech, followed by the sounds Aissah giving a cry of pain.

 End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T21:   Arsenne , the monster shakes its head, throwing off its momentary stunned effect. What do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Aissah in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 21. Glaive dropped.
*  Punctured Lung:   He will begin drowning on R7T8 (Fort DC 20 required to heal)!!!
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-6:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. Can't breathe again til R7T14.
Arghelnar:  8. (58:72).   Blink   active. STUNNED til R5T21!!!
Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (4:14).
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-2:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (1). 
 
 
lostsole31
 R5T21:  Arsenne says   "If it's hitable, &lt;&lt; cough, cough, sputter&gt;&gt; it's killable,&lt;&lt;cough cough&gt;&gt;!  ."  and he launches two of his most powerful side kicks with his right leg  against the dog monster and taking advantage of the flank with Mr.  Arvodair while trying to name the techinque:   "Locust springing,&lt;&lt; cough cough cough &gt;&gt;; Thrust!".   As  he strikes, he keeps his right hand against his chest wound, but uses  his left as a counter-weight to get maximum power out of his side kicks.

The first Locust Springing Thrust in the front ... elbow? with its people-like forelimbs for  5 mod , but the other attack hits nothing but *BAMF!*-air.

 R5T15:  Mr. Arvodair's trident hits sulfurous emanations from a teleport, whereas his shield bash flat out misses.    "Well struck, twice, lad! Ha! I bet you never saw yourself fighting to your last breath with an oversized halfling as your battle buddy, eh?"  
 R5T14:    "Beloved, I don't know if I can continue after this goblin. I am very hurt,"   calls in Aissah as there are sounds of tussling outside.

 R5T8:  The monster hops over to the northeast and bites, with Arsenne just barely deflected the fetid orifice. He then dodges one claw, only to have another graze his face for  5 .

 R5T4:  Close quarters combat continues outside.

 End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T21:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Aissah in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 21. Glaive dropped.
*  Punctured Lung:   He will begin drowning on R7T8 (Fort DC 20 required to heal)!!!
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-6:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. Can't breathe again til R7T14.
Arghelnar:  8. (53:72).   Blink   active.
Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (4:14).
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-3:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (1). 
 
 
lostsole31
 R6T21:  Arsenne says:    "To my 'Last breath'? &lt;&lt;cough cough cough&gt;&gt; Did you have to choose that particular expression?"    &lt;&lt;cough cough&gt;&gt;  He then looks at the relocated dog-monster  before attacking it again with another series of side kicks, adding   "If  we can kill this thing, I can heal Roran and you, my Lady of the  Lam.... ummm...&lt;&lt;cough&gt;&gt; ..... uhhh..... 'Mrs.  Arvodair'?.... &lt;&lt;cough, cough&gt;&gt;"  
His tone of voice starts out as breathless urgency but transforms into one of hesitant inquiry.

The first attack is a wild miss, but the second kick catches it in the back leg for  5 mod .

 R6T15:  Mr. Arvodair takes his 7-1/2-foot-tall frame to bend low and rushes forward - right over Roran's body - to drive his shield into the monster. She shifts too early and by the time he gets to her his trident strikes her neck for  7 mod .   "Start moving this outside if you can, but carefully."  
 R6T14:  Sounds of tussling outside continues.

 R6T8:  The monster ducks under both warriors to block the doorway. She bites Arsenne in the right lower leg for  6 . He blocks her first claw, but her second slashes his right knee for   6  . Arsenne staggers, his body wanting to falter under his wounds, but the weight of Mr. Arvodair's presence somehow keeping him on his feet.

 R6T4:  Frantic grunting and straining by the monkey goblin outside.

 End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

R7T21:   Arsenne , your body wants to fall, even as you fight what feels like fluid fast building in your lungs. You can either choose to continue to keep going, but you'll be staggered (no FAA like a flurry; MA or SA only), or you could do as Roran did, and to just give in and let your body fall, but you as a healer know that is a death sentence because of your punctured lung. To be clear, none of those northern squares are big enough to occupy. What do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Aissah in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Arsenne: 21. Glaive dropped.
*  Punctured Lung:   He will begin drowning on R7T8 (Fort DC 20 required to heal)!!!
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). DYING!!! 
Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. Can't breathe again til R7T14. GRABBING GREEN!
Arghelnar:  8. (41:72).   Blink   active.
Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (4:14). GRABBED by Aissah!
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (1). 
 
 
lostsole31
 R7T21:  Arsenne delays, seemingly waiting for Mr. Arvodair. "&lt;&lt;   Cough  &gt;&gt;"

 R7T15:  Mr. Arvodair, taking care not to grind Roran's body, sets himself low and launches forward at the monster, trying to push it outside, but the monster keeps its footing, resisting the massive man.

 R7T14:  There is the sound of breaking bones outside, and the sounds of struggling cease, followed by what sounds like a body dropping to the ground. Aissah then is outside at the doorway.   "Forgive me, treasure, but I am here now and the goblins are vanquished."  
 R7T13:   Arsenne , you were waiting, what do you do? Do you remain on your feet or fall? If you remain standing, you are staggered (as above). You feel the fluid in your lungs just about reach a critical point.

Monster on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. Can't breathe again til R7T14. GRABBING GREEN!
Arsenne: 21. Glaive dropped.
*  Punctured Lung:   He will begin drowning on R7T8 (Fort DC 20 required to heal)!!!
Arghelnar:  8. (41:72).   Blink   active.
  Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (-11:14). DYING!!! 
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
 Monkey Goblin (1). 
 
 
lostsole31
 R7T13:  Arsenne has gone from coughing to making rough gurgling sounds with  every third breath. He tries to shift to the East but in his light-headedness fails to assess his placement well as he just bumps into the wall. Undeterred, he pauses do concentrate. As soon as he finishes one of his gurgling coughs, he attempts to cast a  spell on himself, grasping the holy symbol around his neck with his left  hand.   "By the Grace of Shelyn &lt;&lt; Kurrggle&gt;&gt; 'permutar, merapeh' &lt;&lt; Kurrggle&gt;&gt; ... GAAHHHH!"  

The monster savages his leg for  8  while he casts, but he is still awake somehow, but the pain was enough that he loses the blessing that was so close.

 Arsenne , your body begins to drown on the blood in your lungs. Roll a Fort save.

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. Can't breathe again til R7T14. GRABBING GREEN!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive dropped.
*  Punctured Lung:   He will begin drowning on R7T8 (Fort DC 20 required to heal)!!!
Arghelnar:  8. (41:72).   Blink   active.
  Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (-11:14). DYING!!! 
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
 Monkey Goblin (1). 
 
 
lostsole31
Arsenne says,   "Krrrrgggll"    ... but keeps from drowning quite yet.

 End Round 7, Begin Round 8 ...

R8T15:  Mr. Arvodair sidesteps to flank and sidesteps the thing in the belly for  4 mod .

 R8T14:  Aissah kicks at the monster, missing.

 R8T13:   Arsenne , roll a Fort save.  Assuming you succeed, what do you do?

Monster on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14.
Arsenne: 13. Glaive dropped. Drowning (next Fort DC 11).
*  Punctured Lung:   He will begin drowning on R7T8 (Fort DC 20 required to heal)!!!
Arghelnar:  8. (37:72).   Blink   active.
  Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (-12:14). DYING!!! 
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-5:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
 Monkey Goblin (1). 
 
 
lostsole31
 R8T13:  Arsenne sways slightly where he stands, keeps a hand on his chest where  the wound is, moves other to his holy symbol. He manages to stand still  for a moment, visibly concentrating and mumbling something incoherent:  "  &lt;&lt;Krrggle, shlynbhlingbrst, krrgglle&gt;&gt;  ".

The bright flash emanating from his holy symbol provides   5 healing   to himself, Roran (still unconscious) and Aissah, but it also provides   5 healing   to the enemy monster. While it helped seal, some of Arsenne's still-mortal wounds, it wasn't helpful in stopping his punctured lung.

 R8T8:   The monster says something in a hideous language and with a hideous way at Arsenne with ... a cruel smile? It hops over by Mr. Arvodair and bites his hip for  8 , slashes his right lower leg for  8  with a claw, but he blocks the last claw.

 End Round 8, Begin Round 9 ...

R9T15:  Mr. Arvodair stabs at a puff of smoke that evades his trident.   "Take care o' yer chest, boy!"  
 R9T14:  Aissah steps in, and with her husband and Roran clear of such short range, she huffs in and then breathes out molten rock. The monster ducks and teleports partially, but still takes   3 fire  . However, it is enough to completely blow out the corner of the shack, which is now no longer stable.

 R9T13:   Arsenne , roll a Fort save in the spoilers. What do you do?

Monster on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14.
Arsenne: 13. Glaive dropped. Drowning (next Fort DC 11).
*  Punctured Lung:   He will begin drowning on R7T8 (Fort DC 20 required to heal)!!!
Arghelnar:  8. (39:72).   Blink   active.
  Green Monkey Goblin: 4. (-13:14). DYING!!! 
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-6:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
 Monkey Goblin (1). 
 
 
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 R9T13:  Arsenne takes advantage of the moment of respite while Mr. Arvodair is  absorbing the monster's attacks, and starts trying to concentrate on his  chest wound and his breathing. Still swaying slightly, he mumbles to  himself as he tries to coordinate his breathing with this the pressure  that he is applying with the palm of his right hand:   "So  simple, &lt;&lt;krrrgle&gt;&gt;, you've got this,  &lt;&lt;cough&gt;&gt;, sucking chest wound, &lt;&lt;krrgle&gt;&gt;  treated these a dozen times, &lt;&lt;kurrrgl&gt;&gt; breathe in, seal  the hole, breath out, release, &lt;&lt;kurrggllle&gt;&gt;, or is it the  other way around? &lt;&lt;krrrggggle&gt;&gt; trouble thinking clearly...  &lt;&lt;kruggle&gt;&gt;  ...so simple... &lt;&lt;Kurrggle&gt;&gt;"  

A brilliant healer motivated by the prospect of death, it seems he finally succeeds at stopping the progression of drowning on his own blood.

 R9T8:  The monster tries to bite Mr. Arvodair, but he and his wife work together to force the bite against its own leg to soft crit for  5 mod . Enraged, it claws at him, but the coxswain brilliantly deflects with trident and shield.

 End Round 9, Begin Round 10 ...

R10T15:  Mr. Arvodair now steps over to straddle Roran, smacking away an incoming bite as he does so. A thrust from his trident hits the monster in the belly for only  2 mod .

 R10T14:  Aissah tries to grab the monster, but fails.

 R10T13:   Arsenne , what do you do - staggered and yet somehow not fallen by the inspiration of Mr. Arvodair, and now with your sucking chest wound plugged?

Monster on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14.
Arsenne: 13. Glaive dropped.
Arghelnar:  8. (37:72).   Blink   active.
 Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-6:14). DYING!!! 
 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
 Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R10T13:  Arsenne casts a spell on himself (  6 healing  , no longer staggered) and calls out:   "Mrs.  Arvodair, &lt;&lt;cough cough&gt;&gt; are you strong enough to drag  Roran outside? &lt;&lt;Cough&gt;&gt; We could collapse the shed on the  monster with another blast maybe? &lt;&lt;Cough, cough&gt;&gt; Mr.  Arvodair, how are you holding up, I can magic your trident or cure you  for a bit..... or fight! &lt;&lt;cough, cough, cough&gt;&gt;"
  
 R10T8:  Failing to land a blow on the man in the last salvo, the monster shifts its focus to Aissah, biting her in the upper arm for  9 ; clawing her chest for  6 ; then clawing her other upper arm for  5 . Aissah's steps are very unsteady, but given strength next to her husband she manages to keep her feet much like Arsenne has done.

 End Round 10, Begin Round 11 ...

R10T15:    "We can't pull him without the beast getting a free bite on him,"   Mr. Arvodair grimly remarks.   "Heal my wife, and both of you try to withdraw."  

Mr. Arvodair braces his trident to his shield and tries to push the thing away, but misses embarrassingly, and his crestfallen look is writ large on his face. Obviously to the two of you he says,   "I'm sorry, I've failed every attempt I've tried to move her along."  
 R10T14:  Aissah takes as defensive a stance as she can muster, but her snap kick misses.

 R10T13:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Monster on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). RAKE through end R11T15 (-2 all d20 rolls).
 * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!! DS.
Arsenne: 13. Glaive dropped.
Arghelnar:  8. (37:72).   Blink   active.

 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-6:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R11T13:  Arsenne says: "  If I pull Roran it attacks, but  not if I push Aissah! &lt;&lt;Cough&gt;&gt; I'll heal her when she's out  of range! &lt;&lt;cough&gt;&gt;"  . He shifts to just North of  Roran and Mr. Arvodair so that he is better aligned and shoves Aissah  .... and she doesn't move. He then picks up his Glaive.

 R11T8:  The monster continues its attacks on the more vulnerable woman, clawing her chest for  5  and her hip for  6 . And still, she is somehow on her feet.

 End Round 11, Begin Round 12 ...

R12T15:     "Heal her, ya daft fool!"    Mr. Arvodair shouts as he stabs a puff of smoke.

 R12T14:  Aissah focuses on her defense and withdraws outside.

 R12T13:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Monster on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). RAKE through end R11T15 (-2 all d20 rolls). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!! DS.
Arsenne: 13. Glaive.
Arghelnar:  8. (37:72).   Blink   active.

 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-6:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R12T13:  Arsenne slashes at the beast as hard as he can with the glaive to strike the monster in the head for  10 mod , coughs,  and leaps out the door, using acrobatics to try to avoid triggering an  attack from the monster, attempting dodge any attacks may come. And it does come, but Mr. Arvodair slams the shield right in its face, throwing it off balance. Meanwhile, with avoiding the attack and dancing over bodies of monkey goblins outside, Arsenne doesn't make it quite as far as he had hoped.

 R12T8:   The monster gets to the doorway inside the shack. All of its attacks miss Mr. Arvodair.

 End Round 12, Begin Round 13 ...

R13T15:  Mr. Arvodair doesn't learn, or maybe he does, because once again he tries to ram the monster with his shield. The only reason he doesn't toss the thing this time is its damnable defense as it ports away and back again. Again, it has a demoralizing effect on the big man.    "Heal her, and have her get you outta here!"  
 R13T14:  Aissah steps up to Arsenne, pleading in pain, her voice weak,    "Please, I can't take another hit. Do you have any healing remaining?"   
 R13T13:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Monster on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will).  RAKE til end R14T15.
 * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!! Total Defense.
Arsenne: 13. Glaive.
Arghelnar:  8. (27:72).   Blink   active.

 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-6:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R13T13:  Arsenne says:    "O.K., &lt;&lt;cough&gt;&gt;.  I've got this...."    and he casts a spell and politely touches Aissah on her left shoulder for   4 healing  .    "Now  all I have left is one healing burst, which could help all of us, but  the monster is in the way and I don't want to help it any further.  &lt;&lt;Cough&gt;&gt;."    
   
He then shifts over to be beside Aissah and stands with his Glaive ready and pointed at the Monster, and adds:    "What now Mrs. Arvodair?"   
 
 R13T8:  Within, the monster goes into another attack routine. Its bite and a claw almost landed, but for Mr. Arvodair's strange, defensive two-weapon style. It then backs out the doorway outside.

 End Round 13, Begin Round 14 ...

R14T15:  Mr. Arvodair follows and stabs the thing in its left shoulder for  7 mod  and starting to look more confident again.   "It's alright, son. Pull in a little more, and let that last burst rip. You will heal four allies for the price of one enemy. Sometimes you have to give your enemy a little to take a lot more."  
 R14T14:    "I don't know. What he said. I feel better, but still to weak to escape,"   answers Aissah woozily as she steps to the southeast and goes into an unarmed defensive stance.

 R14T13:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Monster on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!! Total Defense.
Arsenne: 13. Glaive.
Arghelnar:  8. (20:72).   Blink   active.

 DEAD/OOC 
 Roran: 22. Greatsword. STABLE!!! 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-7:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-6:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R14T13:  Arsenne says:    "Much as it pains me to heal the  monster again, I see the wisdom of healing all of us  &lt;&lt;cough&gt;&gt;.  I have less control over this one, but here  goes..."   and shifts a bit to the North and he holds forth his  holy symbol of Shelyn with vigor, and calls forth the healing energy of  the eternal rose for   2 healing   to all.  All of the spell and channeling causes Arsenne to become momentarily flushed from mana exhaustion.

 R14T8:  The monster attacks Mr. Arvodair again, and a claw makes it through to slash his upper right arm for  7 . It then backs up to the northeast a few feet, in range of Arsenne's glaive.

 End Round 14, Begin Round 15 ...

R15T22:   Roran , a battle is raging around you, with Mr. Arvodair in the doorway. You are prone, and your greatsword is on the ground next to you. What do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Aissah in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

 Roran: 22. Greatsword dropped. PRONE!!!
 Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!! Total Defense.
Arsenne: 13. Glaive.
Arghelnar:  8. (22:72).   Blink   active.

 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R15T22:  The moment Roran's eyes open, he winces in pain, suddenly aware of his  wounds.  He glances about, trying to make sense of his surroundings.   Hearing the sounds of battle outside, he grimaces, pressing his forehead  into the ground.    "It's...still alive, isn't it?"    His words are broken up by grunts of pain.    "The creature...is...a barghest.  It grows stronger...by consuming...the dead. "    He reaches out with one hand toward Mr. Arvodair's.    "Please...stay...where I can see you.  I will make you...larger and...stronger."  

After taking a deep breath, he begins to incant a spell.

 R15T15:    "Welcome back, wizard!"   Mr. Arvodair nods as he steps out the door, taking on an even more defensive posture, and missing with his trident.

 R15T14:  Aissah flies and lands behind her husband for protection.

 R15T13:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Barghest on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

 Roran: 22. Greatsword dropped. PRONE!!! CASTING  Enlarge Person .
 Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS.
 * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive.
Arghelnar:  8. (22:72).   Blink   active.

 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R15T13:  Arsenne calls out,   "RORAN!  So go good to hear your  voice!  And thanks for the tip. &lt;&lt;Cough&gt;&gt; Let's not give it  the chance to consume anything!"    He then slashes the Beast in the lower foreleg/forearm for  12 mod  with his Glaive, calling out   "Scorpion tail, SLASH! &lt;&lt;cough&gt;&gt;."  

He then moves diagonally to just South East of Aissah.

 R15T8:  The barghest steps away from Mr. Arvodair, and a wave of tangible sadness hits the defenders like a wall. Everyone seems to resist the effect, except for Mr. Arvodair.

 End Round 15, Begin Round 16 ...

R16T22:  Roran completes his casting and Mr. Arvodair is now over 14-and-a-half-feet tall!   Roran , what do you do now?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Mrs. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

 Roran: 22. Greatsword dropped. PRONE!!! CASTING  Enlarge Person .
 Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS.   * Affected by  crushing despair  (6 min, -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
*  Enlarge Person  til R26T22!  * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive.
Arghelnar:  8. (10:72).   Blink   active.

 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R16T22:  Roran groans at Arsenne's seemingly limitless enthusiasm.    "Yeah, uh...good to be back,"    he replies tepidly.  He reaches out for his sword, pulling it close.   Then, he winces as he hauls himself to his feet, using the weapon as one  would a cane.  He takes one uneasy step towards the door.    "I'm...not sure....how much help I can be."  
 R16T15:  Instead of stabbing with his trident, Mr. Arvodair shield slams the barghest's leg for  2 mod .

 R16T14:  Aissah staggers to the side and breathes forth another gout of magma, and it is enough for the monster to fall, and nearly causing Aissah to fall from the effort.

 R16T13:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Roran on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ....

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

 Roran: 22. Greatsword.
 Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS. * Affected by  crushing despair  (6 min, -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
*  Enlarge Person  til R26T22!  * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive.
  Arghelnar:  8. (3:72).     Blink     active til R19T13.  
 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R16T13:  Arsenne says:   "By Shelyn's grace, keep yourselves together. If we don't kill it, &lt;&lt;cough&gt;&gt; nobody will be safe in this compound."     He shifts over to stand beside Aissah, a bit closer to the beast, and  he launches another powerful downward slash with his Glaive, calling  out as he misses,   "Scorpion tail, SLASH!"  
 R16T8:  The monster steps forward and bites at the man that attacked him with the big polearm, but Arsenne holds off its bite with the haft in its jaws for a few seconds. It slashes Arsenne's left forearm with a claw for  7 + staggered  as again Arsenne is badly wounded and standing only with the grace of Mr. Arvodair's leadership. It then claws Mr. Arvodair in his groin for  5 .

 End Round 16, Begin Round 17 ...

R17T22:   Roran , what do you do?

Mr. Arvodair on deck, Aissah in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

 Roran: 22. Greatsword.
 Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS. * Affected by  crushing despair  (6 min, -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
*  Enlarge Person  til R26T22!  * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive.
  Arghelnar:  8. (3:72).     Blink     active til R19T13.  
 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
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 R17T22:  With the barghest momentarily focused on Arsenne and Mr. Arvodair, Roran  attempts to slip around behind it.  Gritting his teeth with every step, he has to move over fallen monkey goblins so that by the time he gets in position, he has gone too far to attack as well.

 R17T15:  Mr. Arvodair maintains his defensive stance, attacking with his shield. Even though he connects, his current despair is such that he doesn't actually harm the barghest.

 R17T14:  Aissah withdraws back and then up, and then north to stand on the top of the shack.

 R17T13:   Arsenne , once again you find yourself staggered/ disabled. What do you do?

Barghest on deck, Roran in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

 Roran: 22. Greatsword.
 Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS. * Affected by  crushing despair  (6 min, -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
*  Enlarge Person  til R26T22!  * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive. STAGGERED!!!
  Arghelnar:  8. (3:72).     Blink     active til R19T13.  
 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2). 
 
 
lostsole31
 R17T13:  Arsenne says:    "&lt;&lt;Ugghh! Cough&gt;&gt; Will this creature never die?"     He then shifts away from the creature and tries to hit the creature  from a different angle, this time slashing upward at it throat and  chest,   "Ant-Lion, SHRED!"  

But his glaive goes through naught but smoky brimstone air.

 R17T8:  With the softer fleshling having stepped away, the barghest snaps its jaws to catch Roran in the midsection. It worries him back and forth like a dog with a chew toy, and Roran's spine breaks, putting his body at an odd angle, even with his armor. It drops Roran's body and casually slashes at Mr. Arvodair before stepping south and pawing at Arsenne, who blocks the claw.

 End Round 17, Begin Round 18 ...

R18T15:  Mr. Arvodair's trident misses.

 R18T14:  Aissah flies down near Roran's body.

 R18T13:   Arsenne , what do you do, having just seen an ally snapped in half (not separated, but broken so that Roran's torso is bent with his legs at a 60-degree angle)?

Barghest on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS. * Affected by  crushing despair  (6 min, -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
*  Enlarge Person  til R26T22!  * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive. STAGGERED!!!
  Arghelnar:  8. (3:72).     Blink     active til R19T13.  
 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2).
Roran. 
 
 
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 R18T13:  Arsenne's eyes go wide in horror and he whispers,    "By the Goddess....&lt;&lt;cough&gt;&gt;"

     He then steps diagonally back and to his right to better flank with Mr.  Arvodair and with tears in his eyes and his throat constricted in  grief, he launches another glaive strike, slashing sideways at the  creatures rib cage, but Arsenne is too close with his glaive, and the weapon sails over its head. He does not call out the names of the techniques,  but just says,    "...Roran..."  
 R18T8:  The monster looks and says something in a language that Arsenne doesn't understand, turning to Arsenne and snapping. Arsenne is ready for the attack, knocking its jaw away, but not blocking the claw to his right thigh for  6  before Arsenne desperately parries the other claw and then moving to the side.

 End Round 18, Begin Round 19 ...

R19T15:    "Listen, lad,"   says Mr. Arvodair sadly,   "I know it's rough, but don't let it rattle you like it did. You can't attack it at close range with that weapon. Hang in there, even be defensive and hope to outlast it."
  
While maintaining the same complex defensive posture, Mr. Arvodair now attacks with trident and shield, but failing to land a hit.

 R19T14:  Aissah staggers a little closer.

 R19T13:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Barghest on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS. * Affected by  crushing despair  (6 min, -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
*  Enlarge Person  til R26T22!  * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive. STAGGERED!!!
  Arghelnar:  8. (3:72).     Blink     active til R19T13.  
 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2).
Roran. 
 
 
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 R19T13:  Arsenne collects himself. His eyes narrow, and with his face grim, he  shifts diagonally away from the Beast slashes against the other flank  with Glaive. He moves and attacks silently, focusing only on his  labored breathing and on hitting the creature with an unusual back  swing against its left flank, but it hits solidly against its hide and no farther.

 R19T8:  It seemed of have just stopped popping in and out right as Arsenne attacked. It steps away from the glaive and seems to concentrates carefully for a few seconds, and then the popping in and out resumes.

 End Round 19, Begin Round 20 ...

R20T8:  Mr. Arvodair continues his highly defensive, two-weapon combat. He misses with the trident but his shield smashes it in the head harmlessly.

 R20T14:  Aissah stumbles a few feet south and then breathes outwards again, catching the creature completely unawares as it takes   3 fire + disabled  .

 R20T13:   Arsenne , what do you do?

Barghest on deck, Mr. Arvodair in the hole ...

 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS. * Affected by  crushing despair  (6 min, -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
*  Enlarge Person  til R26T22!  * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive. STAGGERED!!!
  Arghelnar:  8. (0:72).     Blink     active til R25T8.  
 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2).
Roran. 
 
 
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 R20T13:  Arsenne shifts diagonally to his left, and still fighting to keep his  breath, he swings at it again, this time at its right flank:   "&lt;&lt;Cough&gt;&gt;, Ant-Lion, RIP!".  

His weapon strikes the right flank as hoped, and despite the monster's resistance to his weapon his glaive still does  3 mod  ... the monster looks at Arsenne in disbelief on its vaguely humanoid face, and falls over.

 End Round 20, Begin Round 21 ...

R21T15:  Mr. Arvodair tries to perform a CDG but even fallen the monster puffs away and returns.

 R21T14:  Aissah steps forward, grabbing the monster up and snapping its neck.

The monster slips out of her hands, and the adrenaline of the situation slowly peters away, and Mr. Arvodair breathes out, holding his hand to catch his wife as she falls.

Several feet away, overcome by his wounds, Arsenne uses his glaive to slowly shift to the ground, coughs, and then his eyes close over as he settles into unconsciousness, unsure if he will ever awaken, but righteous in having dropped the monster for Roran's sake.

 Combat Ends! 
 
 Spoiler: Battle Tracker 

Mr. Arvodair: 15.  Inner sphere stance  (+2 dodge AC, +2 Will). DS. * Affected by  crushing despair  (6 min, -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
*  Enlarge Person  til R26T22!  * Indomitable Presence: +3 morale bonus [CHA] to Fort saves vs. death effects, fatigue or exhaustion effects, or poison effects. Aissah: 14. STAGGERED!!!
Arsenne: 13. Glaive. STAGGERED!!!
  Arghelnar:  8. (-3:72).     Blink     active til R25T8.  
 DEAD/OOC 
 Blue Monkey Goblin: 20. (-5:14). STABLE!!!
  Red Monkey Goblin: 3. (-4:14). STABLE!!! 
Monkey Goblin (2).
Roran. 
 
 