((This officially starts combat, so the limit for posting is in full effect now! Every 2nd day, I'm going to put up a post for the baddies. If you've not gone by then, I'm going to kinda 'assume' your action, and we'll keep moving to keep things from slowing down or stagnating too much! If you can't post for some reason, please let me know via PM. ^_^ Thanks! ))<br/><br/>Everyone seemed on edge, as if fully expecting things to come crashing down any moment now. There was simply something in the way the big dragon seemed to practically thrum with menace, the way the human seemed tense and expecting, that was not quite lost on any of the little mercenary group. Of course, EXPECTING, and seeing a armor-plated sledge hammer quite literally come slamming into your position, was two entirely different things. Shodon only barely has time to get his spear up before Thygor comes crashing into his position.<br/><br/>It is not enough.<br/><br/>Batting the spear-tip wide with his tower shield, Thygor makes use of the temporary drop in defense it presented to offer up an overhanded chop to the surprised wolf-man. One thing was for certain - he was not a green when it came to combat, as with surprising speed he hefts up the end of his spear, using it to lessen the blow that would have otherwise possibly cleaved him straight in two.<br/><br/>Again, though, it's not enough.<br/><br/>Thygor feels his blade connect solidly with the wooden haft of the weapon, only to bypass it, the wolfman's leather armor, and bite deeply into his flesh. Despite having lessened the impact of the blow, the tip of Thygor's weapon sinks about a half-inch into the wolfman's shoulder and chest, splitting him open from shoulder to belly-button, and driving him down onto one knee from the force of the blow "Gaaaaah!" The sharp, blinding pain that suddenly rips through him leaves him momentarily staggered from the blow, and only because he didn't particularly feel like getting beheaded from another swing does he force himself back to his feet. Ugh, he felt like he could hardly MOVE...<br/><br/>((Poison resist -<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/260015">Fort save vs. Poison!</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+5</span><span style="font-weight: bold">24</span><br/><br/>Shodon is unaffected by Thygor's poison...this time! O.O ))<br/><br/>Forcing himself to action, he readjusts his grip on his spear, sets his feet...<br/><br/>...only to feel another blade slip into him, just below his sternum. It leaves him staring almost blankly at Johan, his eyes seeming to focus on him...then unfocus every bit as quickly. A look of anger crosses the big wolfman's face, and he reaches out his free hand, gripping Johan's armored shoulder, as if preparing to bite his throat, ending the fight with this human then and there. When Johan withdraws the slender blade from Shodon's torso, red and wet with blood, the big wolf-man almost collapses on the spot. He suddenly felt cold, his fingertips numb. His heart was hammering in his chest, far, far harder than it really should have, pumping his precious lifeblood out through the two rather grevious wounds that had suddenly sprung open in his chest "Ahh...ahhrryy....aarrrgh...!" With a weak 'scrrtch', his fingertips slide free of Johan's armor, and he takes a deep, ragged breath.<br/><br/>(( Second poison resist!<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/260026">Fort save vs. poison part two : The ouching</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+5</span><span style="font-weight: bold">9</span><br/><br/>Oh dear...D: Looks like the poison...it doth work! >_<<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/260029">Dex damage!</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d2</span><span style="font-weight: bold">2</span>Dex damage! His AC drops by 1! As does reflex! x3))<br/><br/>He felt so weak. Everything was so out of focus. He could hardly see, hardly feel...every throb of his labored heart HURT.<br/><br/>"L-lucan..! Help! I've g-got to...fall back..aaah...aagh...!"<br/><br/>Lucan honestly had no desire to tangle with the dragon. None at all. Yet, for all the fear he could feel welling up inside of him at dancing a deadly dance with the big beast, he was not about to abandon Shodon to it's whims.  Skirting around the right side of the big beast, Lucan moves into a flanking position, jabbing at Thygor with the tip of his blade, seeking to hamstring the big creature, praying it would slow it down further to make it easier to kill.<br/><br/>(( Attack Vs Thygor! This is including a flanking bonus!<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/260030">Stabby at Thygor!</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+9</span><span style="font-weight: bold">17</span><br/>A miss!...it was actually supposed to be +7, not +9...but it doesn't change the outcome. x3<br/>))<br/><br/>With his shield occupied, Thygor is forced to contend with the blade stabbing at his less-protected flank with a downwards chop of his own sword. He feels metal connect solidly with metal, tossing the wounding stab just a little wide of actually penetrating his scaled hide.<br/><br/>The temporary distraction is just enough time for Shodon to get his own stab in, all while trying to backpedal away from the big creature. It was a desperate stab, and seemed to go just a little wide...<br/><br/>((I know that charging lowers your AC by two...I think this matches your current AC Thygor, but I'm not completely sure. In case it did match your AC, you take the damage below!<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/260031">Oh geez I'm gonna die!</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+7</span><span style="font-weight: bold">20</span><br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/260032">Spear-poke!</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d8+3</span><span style="font-weight: bold">9</span><br/><br/>I went ahead and included damage above, in case it did hit you! Also ,remember you get a -2 on attack rolls for fighting with a tower shield!...That's what it says on the equipment page, anyway.<img alt="&gt;.&gt;" src="./images/smilies/shifty.gif" title="Shifty eyes"/>If there's something you have that lets you ignore that, then just...don't mind me! XD ))<br/><br/><br/>Henriette soon joins the fray, her voice somewhat shrill with terror "Shodon! GET BACK!" Utilizing the wolf-man's warding spear stabs, trying to keep both Thygor and Johan at bay,  the battle-scarred woman takes a quick step behind Johan. Gripping her large blade more like a club than a sword, she rears back and takes a adrenaline-fueled swing right at Johan's less-protected back, seeking to pay him back for the horrendous wound inflicted upon a member of her own group.<br/><br/>((<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/260033">Back-chop!</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+8</span><span style="font-weight: bold">20</span><br/><br/>This matches your AC, Johan! So, you take..(I hope I'm doing this right, and it's matching, not beating AC...)<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/260034">Greatsword on Johan!</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">2d6+4</span><span style="font-weight: bold">13</span><br/><br/>I think that is correct with a two hander. 2d6 + str, 3, +1/2 strength, 1..right?))<br/><br/>Johan feels the impact rattle him to the very core, followed by the sharp pain of a blade sinking into his back. His armor managed to absorb a solid portion of the blow, otherwise he might have likely been laying in two peices at that moment. However, it hurt, and set him just a little off balance. Not quite as off balance as Shodon, however - the wolfman looked to be in rough shape, only barely able to stand, much less continue fighting effectively.<br/><br/>Everything had went to hell, and so damn QUICKLY. Aniel had never expected the duo to attack, not when so obviously out-numbered. Now, though, they were DANGEROUSLY close to her, and worse...they'd nearly killed Shodon in the first assault, the first little exchange "TRAITORS! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!!! YUMINA!! LITALA!! GET OUT HERE NOOOOOOW!!!!" Aniel shouts at the top of her lungs, taking a few steps backwards to put some distance between herself and the two fighters who'd closed in so incredibly close to her position.<br/><br/>"Don't worry about filling your stomachs unless you are sure you can keep them down. Kill them! KILL THEM! Shodon! Get back! Lucan, kill the lizard! Henriette, keep him off of me long enough for me to put him down for good!" Quick, concise, and sharp, Aniel shouts her instructions, all while beginning the intricate weavings of a spell...<br/><br/>"..<span style="font-style: italic">Seela Nual Deevo Zytook Menael Mo!</span>'<br/><br/>With a single gesture at Thygor...well, nothing seems to happen. Nothing at all...<br/><br/>...Suddenly, it hits Thygor like a proverbial ton of bricks. A sudden wave of exhaustion, of fatigue, that has his eyelids drooping even as he faces off against the spear before him, and the catboy harrying him from behind with a longsword.<br/><br/>(( Aniel has cast 'Sleep' on Thygor! I think it only effects him, pretty much.<br/><br/>Thygor needs to make a...I hope I'm doing this right. x3...<br/><br/>1st level spell, + casting modifier, which is Charisma...so...1 + 4?<br/><br/>Starts at 10...so...DC 15 will save, or fall asleep! ))<br/><br/>(Shodon - Male Wolfman fighter<br/>HP  - 2/26<br/>AC - 17 -1 poison, 16!<br/>CMD - 17<br/><br/>Henriette - Female human fighter<br/>HP - 28/28<br/>AC - 16<br/>CMD - 18<br/><br/>Litala - Female wild elf barbarian<br/>HP - 15/32<br/>AC - 15<br/>CMD - 16<br/><br/>Lucan - Male Catboy Fighter<br/>HP - 24/24<br/>AC - 17<br/>CMD - 17<br/><br/>Yumina - Female Feline fighter<br/>HP - 28/28<br/>AC - 12 (Ouch, no armor! D:)<br/>CMD - 19<br/><br/>Aniel - Female Half-dragon Sorcerer<br/>HP - 24/24<br/>AC - 16<br/>CMD - 14 (If mage armor actually adds to this, 18. I'm unsure on that, myself....<img alt="&gt;.&gt;" src="./images/smilies/shifty.gif" title="Shifty eyes"/>)<br/><br/>Meera - Female Neko "Sorta-Monk"<br/>HP - 33/33<br/>AC - 20<br/>CMD - 20<br/><br/>Actil - Unknown<br/><br/>))<br/><br/>((Cyria, Asara, and Chysanthemum have yet to go!))