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Post by henwen88 on Jun 27, 2014 3:36:42 GMT
Leath draw his sling and gets ready for combat, but looks to Psychlis before committing himself to either fight or flight. "Can you sense the direction of the sphere before the party takes action?" he asks him. "If he's down here, we may as well run for him and forget this battle."
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Post by kooshster on Jun 27, 2014 12:15:09 GMT
Psychlis coughs from the smoke, but clears his head and casts Detect Magic, letting his senses expand as he tries to focus in on the sphere's magical energies.
[perception check?]
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2014 9:30:05 GMT
[Detect Magic and perception roll: 14]
Psychlis can feel the sphere is no longer in the tunnel, but it could be anywhere else either in the tunnels or entire city above them.
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If they seek to run, they have seconds before the first volley of gunfire is unleashed.
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Post by jon on Jun 28, 2014 12:24:32 GMT
Hans does what he knows best and runs, ducking around the nearest corner, before loading his musket. He then waits, checking whether the others follow suit.
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Post by kooshster on Jun 29, 2014 1:35:34 GMT
Psychlis growls and evacuates back behind the door they just came through. "They'll chase us all over Constantinople. We can hold them here, force them into this bottleneck!"
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Post by henwen88 on Jun 29, 2014 22:12:59 GMT
Leath sprints in retreat to where Hans and Psychlis are holed up, fearing an imminent volley of gunfire. "Any way we can bring the ceiling down on their heads? An advantageous cave-in?" he asks.
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2014 0:49:00 GMT
[Knowledge (engineering) check: 16 for Psychlis, 13 for Jiao]
Psychlis and Jiao realize if that massive explosions were set off or earth spells used, it could work, but also risk bringing down the tunnel around them.
Jiao follows the others, while Julio and Olaf take cover in an alcove on the other side of the room. The gunners aim their weapons through the door.
"Cesare says a thousand gold for each of their heads!" a commander says. "Don't worry about the Varangian and Olympians, our Signed mage will deal with him."
[Initiative Order: Firing squad, commander, Signed Mage, Erik, Julius and Olympians, Jiao, Leath, Psychlis, Hans]
A fusilade of gunfire rips through the narrow tunnel, and fragments of bullets graze the party. Psychlis feels blood run across his shoulder.
[Psychlis takes 1 damage]
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The mercenary commander, clad in a red plumed helmet, notices the discarded flamethrower and begins moving towards it.
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A robed man, dressed in similar garb to the cultist from Hagia Sophia, begins to descend the ladder. He's presumably the Signed mage.
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Olaf begins to charge the commander, but still has distance to go. Behind him, Julio and his acolytes cast support spells.
[Julio casts 'bless.']
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Jiao empties both barrels of his shotgun at the firing squad. He's lucky enough to drop one of the soldiers. These musketeers, however, are reloading fast.
[Attack roll=10, hit. 6 damage dealt.]
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Post by jon on Jun 30, 2014 13:15:53 GMT
Hans looks around the corner and lines up the commander, before firing [grit]. "Try to douse their gunpowder with water if you can. It should make it ineffective," he says to Psychlis, loading another round into his musket.
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Post by kooshster on Jun 30, 2014 13:39:40 GMT
Psychlis grunts and squeezes his shoulder, shaking off the pain. "It's a good thought, Hans, but I might have a better one first," he says. He takes aim at the discarded tanks and lets off a Burning Hands, hoping to ignite the Greek fire contained therein as well as the Signed Mage.
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Post by Admin on Jul 1, 2014 6:27:02 GMT
Hans' shot hits the commander in the chest, staggering him for a moment.
[Attack roll=17, Hans deals 10 damage.]
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Psychlis blasts away with his spell and catches some of the firing squad, but the commander is fortunate enough to get away. He is not fortunate enough, however, to escape the explosion of the flamethrower's tanks.
[Burning hands deals 13 damage to firing squad, killing 2 soldiers. The explosion of the tank deals 16 damage to commander, who is now on fire.]
The commander rounds around frantically, seeking someone to extinguish the flames. The Signed Mage ignores him as he burns to death in the corner.
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[Leath is still up before round 2.]
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Post by kooshster on Jul 1, 2014 10:01:27 GMT
"Still want me to cast a water spell, Hans?" Psychlis asks cheekily. "I'd say fire is serving us finer here."
Despite his confidence, inwardly Psychlis sighs heavily. He LIKED that flamethrower. He'd be able to fashion another one, of course, but it would take time.
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Post by henwen88 on Jul 1, 2014 17:15:42 GMT
The fire from the burning bodies gleaming in his eyes, Leath launches a Flaming Sphere at the commander, seeking to reduce him to ashes and then send it on to his soldiers in future rounds. [Cast Flaming Sphere]
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Post by Admin on Jul 1, 2014 22:56:43 GMT
Leath's spell does not reach the commander, but it does bowl through the firing squad. Soldiers scrambling to reload their muskets are burnt as they try to leap out of the way.
[Leath deals 10 damage to firing squad, killing two soldiers.]
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[Initiative Order for Round 2: Firing squad, Signed Mage, Erik, Julius and Olympians, Jiao, Leath, Psychlis, Hans]
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The now diminished firing squad unleashes a volley of gunfire, the two soldiers left now hesitating in their aim.
[Volley of gunfire hits Leath for 7 damage, Psychlis for 5, Jiao for 6, and Hans for 4.]
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The Signed mage looks upon the burnt bodies with a smile. "Thank you for all the burnt corpses," he grins insanely. "Now, perhaps I shall fight fire with fire?"
[Mage casts 'animate dead' on commander and a dead firing squad member.]
Flesh falls off the bodies as bony forms wreathed in flames charge blindly towards the party. One reaches the door and explodes. Leath jumps out of the way in time, Hans does not, Psychlis does, and Jiao does not.
[Hans takes 1 fire damage, Psychlis takes 2 fire damage, and Jiao takes 3 fire damage.]
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Another burning skeleton runs directly for them.
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Erik sprints out of hiding, raging as he attacks the mage. The Varangian's axe hits, cutting the mage across the chest. The madman still stands, driven on my madness and hatred.
[Deals 13 damage to Signed mage.]
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"We'll get the mage!" Julio begins channeling positive energy, and rushes behind Erik. His acolytes begin firing with light crossbows, but miss.
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Jiao starts channeling positive energy.
[Psychlis is healed 3 hp, Leath is healed 6, Hans is healed 4, and Jiao is healed 2. Burning skeleton takes 2 damage.]
The skeleton, however, keeps coming. ---
[Now: Leath, Psychlis, Hans]
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Post by jon on Jul 2, 2014 11:46:44 GMT
Hans nods in approval at Psychlis, "Carry on with what you're doing."
He then takes aim at the skeleton and fires.
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Post by kooshster on Jul 2, 2014 14:16:10 GMT
There are still too many enemies about to keep track of. Time to clear out some of the rabble. "Stone Call!"
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