Mythic Sagas: Chapter 1

[ksbsnowowl]

The troll reacts to Einar's lunge, dragging its sharp claws across the man's face before the large blade strikes home.  Einar's blade bites deep, cutting a vicious wound in the troll's shoulder; it screams in pain, grabbing the blade and shoving it out of the way, careless of the lacerations the action places on its hand*.

A bright eruption of energy strikes downward at an angle from in front of the foliage above Einar's head.  The bolt strikes Thorgrim's shoulder, damaging the flesh below his armor.  A bare-chested ugly female troll flies in the air where the bolt of energy originated, cackling in glee that her magic struck its target.

Bjartr rushes forward, trying to place himself in the midst of all his companions.  His thumb rubs another rune on his spear haft, and chants a blessing to aid his friends in their battle.

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*This is just descriptive; there are no game effects in play here.

Thorgrim takes 2 points of magical damage from the ray.
The tanrukk with the red border is flying about 20 feet in the air.  It is female.
Bjartr casts Bless, granting everyone (except Einar, who is sadly 55 feet away) a +1 morale bonus to attacks, and a +1 bonus against fear.

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20% concealment 1d100 : 58, total 58
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Troll AoO 1d20+9 : 17 + 9, total 26
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Claw damage 1d6+6 : 5 + 6, total 11

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Eldritch Blast 1d20+7 : 3 + 7, total 10
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Eldritch Blast damage 1d6 : 2, total 2

Round 3
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Tanarukk
8a: Winter Wolf
8b: Thorgrim

[Risada]

Agni keeps moving towards the trolls near the tree.

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Double Move to O3. (only 4 squares T_T)

Combat Stats

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- AC 22 (+2 Dex, +5 Armor, +4 Shield, +1 Natural)
- Touch AC 12
- Flat footed 20
- Fort: +8
- Ref: +4
- Will:+6 (+7 vs fear effects)
- Move speed: 30 ft.

- Initiative: +2
- Hit Points: 45/46

- Full Attack:+10
- Available Attacks of Opportunity: 1
- Trip modifier: +6 (2 Str +4 Improved Trip)

- Shield: ~6 minutes (+4 shield bonus to AC, blocks magic missile)
- Bless [Bjartr] (+1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saves vs fear effects)

Slots spent:
(Duskblade)


Arcane Attunement: 5/5 uses remaining

(Sorcerer)
2 1st level

Divine Companion: 0/6 charges left

[ksbsnowowl]

Agni follows Bjartr's wolf as it advances, seeing it sink its teeth into the tanarukk's leg.  The tanarukk snarls back and draws its axe from his belt, but only succeeds in scratching the dirt with his blade.  The two entangled tanarukk continue their fruitless struggles, while the frightened tanarukk flees from Three, and the last tanarukk gazes at her with a look of frightened love, still muttering things to his frightened companion in giant.

The winter wolf at Thorgrim's feet, seeing no other option before it, attempts to stand, but Thorgrim's fang is quick, and cuts a deep, fountaining wound into the creature's neck, the blade stopping only after striking bone.  The large wolf stops struggling and collapses back to the road.

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Bite Damage 1d6+5 : 4 + 5, total 9
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Trip 1d20+3 : 14 + 3, total 17

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Trip Resist 1d20+2 : 19 + 2, total 21

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T1 Battleaxe 1d20+7 : 1 + 7, total 8
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Battleaxe damage 1d8+3 : 1 + 3, total 4

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T2 Str check 1d20+2 : 11 + 2, total 13

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T3 Str check 1d20+2 : 9 + 2, total 11

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Thorgrim's AoO 1d20+12 : 20 + 12, total 32
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W. Wolf Bite 1d20+9 : 11 + 9, total 20
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Bite damage 1d8+6 : 3 + 6, total 9
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Cold damage 1d6 : 2, total 2

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W. Wolf Trip 1d20+8 : 19 + 8, total 27
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Thorgrim Trip Resist 1d20+13 : 20 + 13, total 33

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Guisarme damage 2d4+8 : 1, 4 + 8, total 13

The AoO was a nat 20.... and I forgot to factor in Power Attack.  I'm adding in the extra +4 damage below.

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Crit Confirm 1d20+10 : 20 + 10, total 30
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Crit Damage 4d4+28 : 3, 3, 4, 4 + 28, total 42

Dear God, even the crit confirmation roll was a nat 20.  It doesn't matter in this case, since the normal crit was enough to kill the beast, but in such a situation, remember my house rule that after two 20's, you roll a second confirmation roll.  If that confirms too, then you get an extra multiple on your crit damage.

Round 3
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Tanarukk
8a: Winter Wolf
8b: Thorgrim

[skydragonknight]

Thorgrim is satisfied when he sees the wolf fall. He then spots his friend up against two trolls, one of which seemed to disdain gravity. He moves over to assist.

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Dead bodies keep blocking my line of charge! I suppose there are worse problems. Moving to S-16, right above the Troll and using Improved Trip->free attack (if successful). Power Attack at -2.

I really didn't plan to make it to the giant this turn. That crazy crit! Would've let Einar solo him if it was 1v1, but that's no longer the case.

Attack roll vs. Touch AC 1d20+10 : 19 + 10, total 29

Trip 1d20+17 : 14 + 17, total 31

Improved Trip attack 1d20+14 : 6 + 14, total 20

Improved Trip damage 2d4+12 : 2, 4 + 12, total 18

Raging Stats:

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Medium Humanoid
Hit Dice: 6d12+30 (90 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 35 ft (50 ft in no armor)
Armor Class: 16 Touch: 10 Flat-footed: 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+15
Attack: +1 Guisarme +12 (2d4+8) or Trip +12 (+17 on check)
Full Attack: +1 Guisarme +12 (2d4+8) or Trip +12 (+17 on check)
Space/Reach: 5 ft/5 ft (10 ft with Guisarme)
Special Qualities: Fast Movement, Trapfinding, Evasion, Trap Sense+1, Uncanny Dodge, Movement Bonus
Saves: Fort +12, Ref +7, Will +6
Abilities: Str 21 Dex 14 Con 20 Int 10 Wis 14 Cha 10
Skills(*ACP = -4 included): Balance* +5, Intimidate +8, Jump* +11, Listen +11, Move Silently* +5, Search +6, Sense Motive +8, Spot +11, Survival +11(+13 while tracking), Tumble* +8
Feats: Feats: Feats: 1 - Jotunbrud(1), Wolf Berserker(H), Power Attack(FR1), Improved Trip(Totem), Knock-Down(FR2), Combat Reflexes(3), Improved Bull Rush (FR4), Track(Totem), Righteous Wrath (BoED),  Leap Attack (Fighter 1)

[ksbsnowowl]

The mighty jotun-blooded warrior upends the troll with a mighty swipe to its legs, then follows through with a limb slicing backstroke.  In the carnage you note a single finger that was lopped off, and is wriggling through the leaves beside the troll's ass.

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I assume you meant S-26, SDK, and placed you there.

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Troll Trip Resist 1d20+10 : 6 + 10, total 16

Round 4
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Tanarukk
8a: Winter Wolf
8b: Thorgrim

[zook1shoe]

moves back onto the road, then smoothly draws her longbow and fires at the trollwife in the air

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moves to x11

longbow 1d20+8 : 6 + 8, total 14
Rolled 1d8-1 : 7 - 1, total 6

[ksbsnowowl]

Three's smooth draw finds a gap in the coniferous foliage, and her arrow strikes true, piercing the trollwife's leg, causing her to shriek in pain.  Perhaps even more impressive is that Skulda steps forward and performs a similar feat with a magically expanding boulder; it whisps through the pine needles, pushing intruding branches out of its path, striking the flying crone with dull thud.

Though the battle against the airborne is proceeding well, the landbound foes inflict some grievous wounds in return.  The prone troll snatches his jaws at Einar, missing, but claws at Thorgrim with his long arms, finding purchase in his flesh with both hands, and ripping his skin away in unfettered strips.

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Three and Skulda both succeeded at their concealment checks.  Basically it was a base of 20% concealment, +10% for every full 25 feet of foliage you were shooting through.  Luck was on your sides.
Thorgrim is clawed twice, and then subjected to rend, dealing a total of 33 points of damage.

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Rolled 2d6+4 : 5, 2 + 4, total 11

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Three 40% concealment 1d100 : 88, total 88
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Skulda 30% concealment 1d100 : 80, total 80

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Troll Claw 1d20+5 : 15 + 5, total 20
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Claw damage 1d6+6 : 3 + 6, total 9
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Troll Claw 1d20+5 : 15 + 5, total 20
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Claw damage 1d6+6 : 3 + 6, total 9
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Troll Bite 1d20+0 : 4, total 4
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Bite damage 1d6+3 : 3 + 3, total 6
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Rend 2d6+9 : 2, 4 + 9, total 15

Round 4
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Tanarukk
8: Thorgrim

[Nanshork]

Einar grins at Thorgrim.  "Come to join the fun?"

He then shifts his stance slightly and then swings three times at the troll on the ground, so sure of himself that he sacrifices accuracy for brute strength and speed. 

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Woo, more riposte damage!

Rage: 6 rounds left

Attacking Big Troll (Not taking prone into account with my rolls, maybe I'll get lucky?)

Attack 1
Attack: 9
Damage: 39

Attack 2
Attack: 11
Damage: 43

Attack 3
Attack: 6
Damage: 40

If I actually manage to hit the guy and he's still alive, I get +2 to AC vs. him from Dodge and Riposte.

If he dies I get +1 AC vs. flying troll from Dodge.

If I miss him twice I get +1 AC from Dodge.

[Risada]

Agni keeps advancing until he reaches a place where he can strike at the tanarukk. The man then quickly analyzes the tanarukk's body in search of weak points. After that he attempts to trip the one within his guisarme's reach.

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Knowledge Devotion roll: 1d20+7 = 20

This gives me +2 insight bonus to attack and damage rolls against the tanarukks.

Move to M2
Standard: Trip Attack, Arcane Channeling Shocking Grasp, power attacking for -3 at K3
Touch attack: 1d20+9=29

Strength check 1d20+6=10

Spell resistance 1d20+5 = 13
Shocking Grasp damage 5d6 = 25

Attack roll 1d20+9 = 27
Damage roll 2d4+12 = 16

Damn... I am praying HARD for this bastard to fail his strength check...

Combat Stats

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- AC 22 (+2 Dex, +5 Armor, +4 Shield, +1 Natural)
- Touch AC 12
- Flat footed 20
- Fort: +8
- Ref: +4
- Will:+6 (+7 vs fear effects)
- Move speed: 30 ft.

- Initiative: +2
- Hit Points: 45/46

- Full Attack:+10 (+12 Knowledge Devotion  [Tanarukks])
- Available Attacks of Opportunity: 1
- Trip modifier: +6 (2 Str +4 Improved Trip)

- Shield: ~6 minutes (+4 shield bonus to AC, blocks magic missile)
- Bless [Bjartr] (+1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saves vs fear effects)

Slots spent:
(Duskblade)
1 1st level

Arcane Attunement: 5/5 uses remaining

(Sorcerer)
2 1st level

Divine Companion: 0/6 charges left

[ksbsnowowl]

Einar's blade fails to strike its foe, but Bjartr's magical spear appears to assist.  It strikes down upon the prone troll, but also misses, burying its point in the dirt.  Letting out a growling sigh of frustration, Bjartr moves down the road so he can assist his injured companions.

The trollwife flies to the side trying to find a better angle on Thorgrim, and finds it.  She releases another bolt of energy, striking the raging warrior in his chest.

Agni's blade gets tangled up in the underbrush as he tries to trip the tanarukk, and Geirr too grabs a mouthful of bush while snapping at the demon troll's legs.
The troll attempts to return the favor upon Geirr, striking down with his axe, but fails miserably; his blade doesn't even touch the fur on the wolf's hide.

The two entangled tanarukk continue their fruitless struggling, but the defiantly resistant tanarukk to Three's southeast draws an arrow and neatly punctures the frightful woman's shoulder, ignoring the last tanarukk's words to stop attacking her.

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A reminder, if the one being attacked is in the area of the dark green mottling, they have 20% concealment.  It's been missed a few times (by myself too), but try to remember to include the miss chance roll in with your attack rolls.

Thorgrim takes another 7 damage.

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Spiritual Weapon 1d20+7 : 1 + 7, total 8
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Spiritual Weap Damage 1d8+2 : 5 + 2, total 7

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Eldritch Blast 1d20+7 : 5 + 7, total 12
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Eld Blast + Skirmish 2d6 : 1, 6, total 7

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Agni's 20% miss chance 1d100 : 1, total 1
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Trip Resist 1d20+2 : 10 + 2, total 12

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Geirr's 20% miss chance 1d100 : 5, total 5
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Geirr's Bite 1d20+4 : 18 + 4, total 22
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Bite Damage 1d6+5 : 3 + 5, total 8
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Geirr's Trip 1d20+3 : 17 + 3, total 20

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Trip Resist 1d20+2 : 10 + 2, total 12

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T1 20% concealment 1d100 : 29, total 29
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T1 Axe 1d20+7 : 1 + 7, total 8
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Axe damage 1d8+3 : 7 + 3, total 10

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T2 Str check 1d20+2 : 4 + 2, total 6
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T3 Str check 1d20+2 : 8 + 2, total 10

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T5 Bow attack 1d20+6 : 8 + 6, total 14
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Bow damage 1d8 : 4, total 4

Round 4
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Tanarukk
8: Thorgrim

Zook, hold off on acting after SDK; Something will happen at the end of this round.

[skydragonknight]

Thorgrim grits his teeth even as his flesh is torn asunder. He ignores the sting from the trollwife above, instead bringing his fang down hard to finish what he started.

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5 ft step to S-27.

Power attacking at -5, which is offset by bless and the bonus for attacking a prone target.

Power Attack at -5 1d20+12 : 16 + 12, total 28

Damage 2d4+18 : 3, 2 + 18, total 23

Iterative attack:
Power Attack at -5 1d20+7 : 3 + 7, total 10

Damage 2d4+18 : 3, 3 + 18, total 24

If it survives the first hit, Thorgrim expends his Benediction to reroll the iterative attack

Edit: rolled it myself, but this only applies if it survives the first hit:

Iterative Attack 1d20+7 : 17 + 7, total 24


Damage 2d4+18 : 3, 2 + 18, total 23

Raging stats(including Bless, but not Benediction):

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Medium Humanoid
Hit Dice: 6d12+30 (90 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 35 ft (50 ft in no armor)
Armor Class: 16 Touch: 10 Flat-footed: 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+15
Attack: +1 Guisarme +13 (2d4+8) or Trip +13 (+17 on check)
Full Attack: +1 Guisarme +13/+8 (2d4+8)
Space/Reach: 5 ft/5 ft (10 ft with Guisarme)
Special Qualities: Fast Movement, Trapfinding, Evasion, Trap Sense+1, Uncanny Dodge, Movement Bonus
Saves: Fort +11, Ref +7, Will +6 (+9 vs fear)
Abilities: Str 21 Dex 14 Con 20 Int 10 Wis 14 Cha 10
Skills(*ACP = -4 included): Balance* +5, Intimidate +8, Jump* +11, Listen +11, Move Silently* +5, Search +6, Sense Motive +8, Spot +11, Survival +11(+13 while tracking), Tumble* +8
Feats: Feats: Feats: 1 - Jotunbrud(1), Wolf Berserker(H), Power Attack(FR1), Improved Trip(Totem), Knock-Down(FR2), Combat Reflexes(3), Improved Bull Rush (FR4), Track(Totem), Righteous Wrath (BoED),  Leap Attack (Fighter 1)

[ksbsnowowl]

Thorgrim hacks a deep wound into the troll's torso.  Its claws go limp, releasing their lingering hold on Thorgrim's flesh; the troll falls back with its eyes rolled back into its skull, and lays there in a pool of its own dark blood, spattered on the forest floor.

At that moment you notice a second troop of tanarukk running down the roadway ahead of you, axes or bows in hand.  They slow up a bit, and the lead tanarukk points his axe at the closest of you, barking orders to engage, using a pidgin of Giant and some other tongue.

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Round 5
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Tanarukk
8a: Thorgrim
8b: Tanarukk

[zook1shoe]

Shouts at the 'befriended' tanarukk stop them points towards the new group. Then she moves towards the slightly scared tanarukk, chanting ominously and points at the troll

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moves to v16
casts Rebuke on the tanarukk

Will negates (DC 15) or be dazed 1rnd and shaken 5rnds and friendly for those 5rnds

if friendly, Three will shout to her companions to move to attack the new tanarukk instead, and tell the tanarukk to stop the new tanarukk

[phaedrusxy]

Skulda moves up to avoid the trees blocking her line of sight and throws another stone at the flying troll, which again expands to the size of a small boulder in flight. She then conjures an enormous block of wood from nowhere, and ducks behind it for cover.

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Move to Q20, which I think avoids the cover/concealment. If not, adjust her final position a bit. She throws her last enchanted stone (21 to hit, 13 damage), summons the block of wood into P20 as a swift action (Blockade spell using two 0th level slots via Versatile Spellcaster), and ducks behind it to take total cover from the approaching tanarukk.

The cat will just follow her I guess, since she doesn't have a move action left to command it. If she's attacked, it might defend her, though.

[ksbsnowowl]

The previously resistant tanarukk falls to Three's repeated mental assaults and lowers his bow, standing there in a dazed stupor, lazily craning his head toward Three as she screams an order he does not understand, but turns his head back to follow her pointing finger toward the newcomers up the road.

Skulda's magic stone once again strikes true, bludgeoning the flying crone and drawing a scream of frustrated ire from her lips.

The large troll remains down and unmoving, though its wounds begin to knit shut, the flow of blood beginning to cease.

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Something I hadn't thought of before, and will somewhat limit the power of Adoration of the Frightful... the tanarukk don't speak Common, so your ability to influence them to perform some specific act will be retarded by that consideration, though they definitely will still be frightfully friendly.

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Three's SR check 1d20+5 : 18 + 5, total 23
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Tanarukk Will save 1d20+3 : 5 + 3, total 8

Round 5
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Old Tanarukk
8a: Thorgrim
8b: New Tanarukk

[Nanshork]

"This troll's wounds are closing, someone kill it with fire!" Einar yells as he moves to stand near Skulda, facing the coming trolls.

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Rage: 5 rounds left

Move to T29 Q22, no other actions. 

Attack troll in T30.  I don't know why he has a red border and as long as he is standing and holding a weapon Einar will kill him.  If he's Mr. dazed stupor, Einar will probably kill him anyway because I can't see a way for him to actually know what's going on.

Power Attack -2, +2 damage from Favored Enemy
Attack: 13
Damage: 24

[phaedrusxy]

Skulda replies "I'm on it!" and begins weaving the strands of a fire spell.

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that troll is flying. It's the warlock trollwife.

[ksbsnowowl]

Seeing the oncoming troll's, Bjartr leaves the magical spear to do its work on the fallen troll, and moves into position to aid his allies and hinder his foes, but he has to wait for the right moment.  While advancing he looks over to see how his spear is doing, and his mouth falls agape as he sees it strike the troll's flesh and shatter into hundreds of tiny shards that quickly melt away into nothing.  Now angry with the trolls, he makes his stand in a space between Skulda and Einar, and waits.

Seeing that her magical strikes aren't doing much to stop you, and worried of any additional ranged attacks, the flying trollwife glides over to a spot above the main road, wiggles her fingers, and a large cloud of vision-obscuring mist sprouts, filling the area with thick fog.

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Bjartr is readying to cast something when the tanarukk come in range.

So something I completely missed in previous battles, and this is specific to the Spiritual Weapon spell:

If an attacked creature has spell resistance, you make a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) against that spell resistance the first time the spiritual weapon strikes it. If the weapon is successfully resisted, the spell is dispelled. If not, the weapon has its normal full effect on that creature for the duration of the spell.

In the caves Bjartr would just move the spear to a new foe when he failed to overcome SR; that was a mistake on my part.  Oh well, I've identified at least two other mistakes I've made in this battle that are working in your favor, so there is that 

Keep in mind that one of the alterations in the house rules thread is that Breath of the Night acts just like Obscuring Mist that lasts 1 minute.
She is still flying, so there is a main darker circle that is about 30-feet in diameter (that is at ground level), but there is also a less thick part that extends it to the full 40-foot diameter.  The inner circle is what is in contact with the ground, while the larger area is the area 20 feet in the air.

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Spiritual Weapon 1d20+7 : 17 + 7, total 24
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Spiritual Weap Damage 1d8+2 : 4 + 2, total 6

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Caster Level check 1d20+6 : 1 + 6, total 7

Round 5
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Old Tanarukk
8a: Thorgrim
8b: New Tanarukk

[Risada]

Agni curses the undergrowth for his miss and decides to move to the side, looking for a better angle to strike the tanarukk. Then he sweeps his weapon on the creature's legs.

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Move action: Move to L1.

Standard action: trip attack against tanarukk within reach.

20% miss chance 1d100 : 70, total 70

Touch Attack 1d20+8 : 13 + 8, total 21

Strength Check to trip 1d20+6 : 2 + 6, total 8

20% miss chance 1d100 : 52, total 52

Attack Roll 1d20+8 : 18 + 8, total 26

Damage Roll 2d4+14 : 2, 4 + 14, total 20

It's about time you laid down to rest, troll!! 

[ksbsnowowl]

Agni hooks the short troll's leg, but he yanks his foot free before the warrior mage can pull it out from under him.

Geirr the wolf snaps at the tanarukk's ankles, but his jaw glances off the tree that the tanarukk is standing behind, barely missing him.

The tanarukk returns the aggression, slamming his axe down upon the wolf, drawing blood, but just catching a gray tuft of fur in his own jaws.

The two entangled tanarukk still continue their struggles ineffectively, calling out in giant for their newly-arrived companions to slaughter you all.

Three's first frightened tanarukk moves forward, glancing at her repeatedly as he cowers his way forward.  The other stands there in a stupor.

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The first tanarukk is standing in the same square as a small tree, so he gets a +2 cover bonus to AC.

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Trip Resist 1d20+2 : 11 + 2, total 13

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Geirr Bite 1d20+6 : 10 + 6, total 16
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20% concealment 1d100 : 64, total 64

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20% concealment 1d100 : 74, total 74
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Tanarukk Axe 1d20+7 : 7 + 7, total 14
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Axe damage 1d8+3 : 4 + 3, total 7

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20% concealment 1d100 : 54, total 54
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Tanarukk Bite 1d20+2 : 8 + 2, total 10
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Bite damage 1d6+1 : 6 + 1, total 7

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Tanarukk 2 Str Check 1d20+2 : 9 + 2, total 11
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Tanarukk 3 Str Check 1d20+2 : 14 + 2, total 16

Round 5
Initiative count:

25a: Three
19a: Skulda
19b: Troll
16: Einar
13: Bjartr
12: Trollwife
11: Agni
10: Old Tanarukk
8a: Thorgrim
8b: New Tanarukk