IC Story Thread: Ch.1,Ad.1 - A Sensitive Matter

As another guardsman shows up, Duinhir struggles to maintain his grip on the guard.

Rolls

Athletics - (1d20+1)

(3) + 1 = 4

Oct 26, 2023 8:30 pm

OOC:

Seònaid attacks the new guard

"Someone get to the children! Protect them!" she shouts as she swings her sword

Rolls

Broadsword Attack - (1d20+2)

(13) + 2 = 15

Cirion of Pelargir

Dr_B

Oct 26, 2023 8:42 pm

Cirion winces at the pain. Damn... It stings. What did you think, that you'd kill him in one?

Oct 26, 2023 9:01 pm

OOC:

@Stefron your guard breaks free but you still get to act. What do you do?

@Drakis2 that's a hit!

@Dr_B Cirion's turn, what do you do?

Cirion of Pelargir

Dr_B

Oct 26, 2023 10:03 pm

Cirion is hurt pretty badly, abd focuses on Dodging the enemy's blows for the turn.

Oct 26, 2023 10:27 pm

OOC:

Rolling damage for Seònaid. Again she is using the flat of her blade to deal non-lethal damage

OOC:

@emsquared: Was there any reaction from the kidnappers to Seònaid's shout to protect the children?

Last edited October 26, 2023 10:29 pm

Rolls

Broadsword Damage - (1d8+2)

(7) + 2 = 9

Oct 27, 2023 1:05 am

Seonaid downs another foe!

Drakis2 says:

OOC:

@emsquared: Was there any reaction from the kidnappers to Seònaid's shout to protect the children?

OOC:

I will narrate that on their turns...

Cirion is taking the Dodge Action then.

@Stefron,@rpgventurer go ahead and take your turns!

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Éothain

rpgventurer

Oct 27, 2023 2:30 am

OOC:

My bad. Damage is +5. I corrected the character sheet.

Éothain whacks the corsair on the head with his sword.

Rolls

Non lethal attack with broadsword - (1d20+5, 1d8+5)

1d20+5 : (6) + 5 = 11

1d8+5 : (3) + 5 = 8

Oct 27, 2023 3:07 pm

OOC:

Heh, 11 is all it takes with these unarmored guys!

I'm going to go ahead and do the enemy's turn, but @Stefron we still need an action from you this round, please go ahead and take it whenever you can.

Eothain down's his opponent!

But when Cirion goes on the defensive, the Corsair facing the young lad sees this and turns to attack the Rider from Rohan - whom he hopes to be an easier target (but may find he's sorely mistaken)!

Duinhir has two deckhands on him, and they attack in coordination, one helping the other to gain an opening!

As Seonaid calls out in Westron, the eyes of the woman on the warehouse floor go wide and she seems to gain a better understanding of what might be going on.

She pulls a small knife from somewhere under her nightdress and turns to grapple with the young girl in chest behind her!

At this the young girl shrieks and struggles, and then the very young boy in the other chest leaps out of it and pulls as mightily as he can at the woman's nightdress and he shouts, "Wet go wuv moi sista!"

OOC:

Ok, so one deckhand is taking the Help action to give the other one Advantage on attacking Duinhir.

Eothain's is a straight up attack.

The woman WOULD have Advantage over the girl since she's a child, but with the younger brother helping her, that is negated, so it's a straight up opposed Athletics.

emsquared sent a note to emsquared

OOC:

Ok so I believe all enemy checks failed! The attackers missed, and the woman fails to Grapple the child!

Eothain's sturdy armor beneath his baggy dessert clothes turns the Corsairs blade!

And despite their teaming up on him, the deckhands fail to hurt Duinhir!

And lastly, surprised by their resistance, and getting entangled in her billowing night-clothes, the woman is unable to get a good grasp on the girl!

OOC:

Alright gang, it's back to you all!

Stefron, you're basically going to need to go twice! Take 2 actions

Rolls

Attack on Duinhir w/ Advantage - (1d20+2, 1d20+2, 1d3)

1d20+2 : (11) + 2 = 13

1d20+2 : (6) + 2 = 8

1d3 : (3) = 3

Attack on Eothain - (1d20+3, 1d4+1)

1d20+3 : (13) + 3 = 16

1d4+1 : (4) + 1 = 5

Woman' Grapple/Athletics - (1d20)

(2) = 2

Opposed Grapple - (1d20)

(15) = 15

Éothain

rpgventurer

Oct 28, 2023 12:37 am

Using his shield to hide his movements, Éothain swings at his opponent's legs.

Rolls

Non lethal attack with broadsword - (1d20+5, 1d8+5)

1d20+5 : (4) + 5 = 9

1d8+5 : (8) + 5 = 13

Oct 28, 2023 12:50 am

OOC:

Seònaid is going to use her round to switch to her bow, as it will likely be as quick as charging the woman, and she will advance towards the woman.

OOC:

@emsquared: how close is Seònaid to the woman. The floorplan seems to indicate 80 feet, so just want to check

Sheathing her broadsword Seònaid readies her bow to shoot the woman, taking aim as she moves to the head of the stairs.

"Resist no further lady, or my arrows shall find your heart! It is over, so choose life instead of death!" Seònaid shouts at their leader.

Last edited October 28, 2023 12:54 am

Duinhir

Stefron

Oct 28, 2023 8:27 pm

Duinhir draws his long sword. He lost his grip on the guard and now two of them are teaming up, so he can no longer do a noble unarmed wrestling.
He hit the attacking guard with the flat side of the sword.

Rolls

Non-lethal attack - (1d20+3, 1d8+1)

1d20+3 : (11) + 3 = 14

1d8+1 : (8) + 1 = 9

Oct 30, 2023 2:38 pm

OOC:

@Drakis2 Sheathing a weapon is a move, and so is drawing a weapon, so Seonaid will have to either drop her sword to draw her bow in the same round, or use her Action as a move (in which case she cannot shoot - as she needs to use her action to 'Ready An Action', if the lady doesn't listen to her commands). Let me know which you want to do...

As Seonaid draws her bow and shouts out her ultimatum, Duinhir downs his first attacker, leaving still the second.

Eothain's new opponent fends off the warrior's initial attack.

OOC:

@Dr_B what's Cirion doing this turn?

Oct 30, 2023 2:51 pm

OOC:

Seònaid drop her sword to draw her bow in the same round

Cirion of Pelargir

Dr_B

Oct 31, 2023 6:59 am

Seeing the two Corsairs ganging up on the Rider of Rohan , he throws himself back into the melee to help.

OOC:

attacking an engaged/distracted enemy, I think that gives an advantage

Rolls

short sword (P) to hit (advantage) - (2d20H1+3)

(117) + 3 = 14

short sword damage (if hits) - (1d6+1)

(1) + 1 = 2

Oct 31, 2023 2:37 pm

Dr_B says:

OOC:

attacking an engaged/distracted enemy, I think that gives an advantage

OOC:

Flanking is an optional rule in 5E and I haven't explicitly included it, mainly because we're mostly in theater of the mind for combat.

However clearly I will break out a grid some times so if you guys would like to use it as a rule, that's fine with me. Obviously it means the enemy will be able to use it on you. We can discuss in the OOC?

However, Cirion won't "qualify" for it in this attack (and we won't use it in this battle).

HOWEVER-however :) ... @Dr_B Cirion DOES get his sneak attack when an ally is engaged with his target, absent the Flanking rule. Which, even if you roll a 1 on your d6 Sneak Attack will be enough to take the guy out!

Ok, baddies turn.

Duinhir is the only one who still has an attacker up.

I will roll for his attack, and narrate the response to Seonaid's ultimatum...

Cirion takes out the last of the Corsair's on the roof, as inside the last of the guardsman desperately makes an attack on Duinhir in mad fear...

Meanwhile, at Seonaid's warning, the woman in her nightdress freezes mid-struggle with the children. She must understand Westron...

The young girl wrenches the collar of her dress from the fist of the woman and sticks her tongue out at her, and the young boy runs over to his sister and clutches her tightly.

They both take a tentative step away from the woman while also looking with uncertainty up at Seonaid and the last throes of the fight between Duinhir and the guard.

The woman turns slowly away from the children to face Seonaid, the small elegant knife still in her hand, but her hands held at shoulder height.

Although she's ceased her aggression, her expression is one of defiance, and she says, "Ecthelanor... Illariel... I won't let these people hurt you...

OOC:

Duinhir takes 3 damage!

@Drakis2 give me an Insight check please!

And beyond that we're back at the top of initiative... for those not directly in a fight, let's still keep actions and narrative within that structure until the combat is resolved, so just keep it to about what your character could do or say in 6 seconds...

@Stefron,@rpgventurer , everyone, go ahead and go!

Rolls

Attack on Duinhir - (1d20, 1d3)

1d20 : (17) = 17

1d3 : (3) = 3

Oct 31, 2023 3:00 pm

OOC:

Rolling for Insight and Bow attack

With the bow attack she is seeking to impress upon the woman that she needs to surrender, and not to actually hit her

Seònaid is not convinced the woman understands how precarious her life is, so she fits and lets fly an arrow aiming at a spot close in front of the gang leader.

Last edited October 31, 2023 3:02 pm

Rolls

Insight - (1d20+1)

(16) + 1 = 17

Bow - (1d20+2)

(5) + 2 = 7

Oct 31, 2023 3:22 pm

emsquared sent a note to Drakis2

Oct 31, 2023 3:46 pm

"Ware beneath us friends, there is still danger!" As Seònaid fires her bow, and the Insight develops into a suspicion, she calls out in Common Tongue to her comrades to give a warning.

Duinhir

Stefron

Oct 31, 2023 7:15 pm