Move fairly close then stay in the shadows observing the fight, if it turns it's back on me and it hasn't noticed me then attack it from behind, aim to slice it's rear leg muscles with a finesse attack then get out of the way.
Look for weak points while studying it.
Poke it in the body till dead.
Get up, wait until it leaves the stalagmites, throw more rocks. If it gets close just attempt to cut a leg
When I see an opportunity, lunge at it and stab it in the chest. Also, if Rune gets back, give him the rune-stone. Tell him it should be safe on low power.
Throw rocks at it
Patrick quickly positions himself out of reach behind a stalactite waiting for a chance to strike. While doing so he notice that the skin on the beasts body does look much less leathery than the skin on it's legs, though still quite thick. (4) He also notices that the ribs are spaced fairly widely apart.
While the others wait for an opportunity Scapheap attacks. (5-1 vs 3) His polearm, while not terribly effective in this scenario, still has enough length on it for him to stab at the beast safely. He tries going for a hit on the body, but can't control the unwieldy weapon quite well enough, only striking the beast in the shoulder. The thing retaliates, reaching it's long clawed legs out, but the reach of the halberd forces the beast to come forward out of it's mild cover in order for it to pursue Scapheap.
This is the distraction the others were waiting for.
(5 vs 1) Patrick sees the beast extend it's long legs to reach at Scapheap and slashes out with his dagger. His dagger is left embedded in the beasts tough leg, but the things movements afterwards reflect that it can no longer put any weight on that leg. It is undeniably crippled.
(5 vs 4) Adding to the chaos of the situation, Tomcost pelts it with rocks. A few hit their target but do minimal damage.
(1 vs 2) Urist attempts to join Tomcost but just ends up dropping all of his rocks. The beast probably had an opportunity in this, but was thankfully unaware of the situation.
(4 vs 5) Draco thinks he has the distraction he needs from Tomcosts rocks, and rushes in to stab the beast. It feels him coming though, and lashes out with a long front leg, pinning Draco to the ground beneath it. Draco will have to grapple to get out from under the beast, or he will be vulnerable to is vicious mouth.
I have no choice but to head back up.
You hear a commotion and rush down to where the mantis had been. You see a strange and gangly beast pinning Draco down. Draco says "It should be safe if you don't commit too much power to it." You aren't sure what this means, but you think dealing with the strange beast probably has priority over deciphering his words.
Fill up second bucket from stream
You get fresh water for your party.
((Image coming very soon))
Waldo the Wolf - Slight liking for Patrick
Kane Jericho - Left foot torn open - Bandaged with a poultics
Patrick Hunt - Gash in right arm - Bandaged with a poultice
(2.0 consumed) Your food stocks are fantastic. (26.4 edible)
You have one barrel of freshwater, and one barrel of cave water. You have 4 turns of fresh water and 4 turns of cave water.
(4) The skies are a clear, but despite the suns warming rays it is a little cold out.
You are have a small door protecting your cave from animals. Passages deeper into the cave are not longer protected.
You know where a fresh stream is just outside the cave. There is a pool which seems safe in the cave's atrium.
Name: Matthias Anderson (Persus)
Description: A young brown-haired man in tattered priest's robes seeking to maintain the spiritual well-being of the group
Stats:
Strength – 7
Agility – 10
Dexterity – 10
Intelligence – 16
Intuition – 10
Willpower – 10
Charisma – 13
Resilience – 10
Items: Holy book, Wooden crucifix (used to float to shore)
Profession: Priest
Feats: Keep blank for now
Name: Alex Shater (Urist)
Description: Tall and thin, with gray eyes who wears a hooded cloak
Str:10
Agi:14
Dex:9
Int:10
Intu:13
Will:10
Cha: 10
Res:10
Items: Pocket knife and leather belt
Profession:Thief
Feats:
Name: Harold Lichter (Tomcost)
Description: A tall and sturdy, with brown curly hair and a small beard.
Stats:
Strength – 6
Agility – 11
Dexterity – 13
Intelligence – 10
Intuition – 10
Willpower – 10
Charisma – 10
Resilience – 10
Items: Seed bag, small knife
Profession:Herbalist
Feats:
Name:Kane Jericho (Scapheap)
Description: A long black haired man with tattoos all over his body. He has an ice glare as his only face, he could be very happy, but it will still be an ice glare.
Stats:
You start with 10 in each stat. Instead of you choosing how much stats change, the dice will decide. You choose 2 stats to increase, and 1 to decrease, and a d6 will be rolled to determine the change, after which you will edit your character sheet to reflect the values. The stats are:
Strength – +
Agility – 10
Dexterity – 10
Intelligence – 10
Intuition – -
Willpower – 10
Charisma – 10
Resilience – +
Items: Letter opener, clothes.
Profession: Knight
Feats: Keep blank for now
Name: Danath Aldrikson (Draco)
Description: Relatively thin build. Mid twenties. Has short curly brown hair, and green eyes. He prefers to be alone, and feels uncomfortable around large groups.
Skills:
Strength – 10
Agility – 10
Dexterity – 10
Intelligence –12
Intuition – 13
Willpower – 10
Charisma –9
Items:
belt knife
flint & steel
rune-stone
Mantis Polearm
Profession: Tracker
Feats:
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Name: Rune (Coolrune)
Description: Tall, with his face covered by a hood. From what you can make from the holes in his hood, he is brown-haired. He is slim in build
Stats:
Strength – 10
Agility – 13
Dexterity – 10
Intelligence –10
Intuition – 5
Willpower – 10
Charisma – 10
Resilience – 14
Items: Tattered hood (Head) Quiver (Back, 7 hastily fletched arrows) Bow (Right hand) Tattered Cloak (Body) Mostly intact pants (Lower body) Worn shoes (Feet)
Profession: Hunter/Archer
Feats:
Name : Harvey Bekter (Patrick)
Description : Cropped dark green hair and bright blue eyes, tall and lean but well muscled.
Strength : 10
Agility : 12
Dexterity : 15
Intelligence : 7
Intuition : 10
Willpower : 10
Charisma : 10
Resilience : 10
Items : A matching pair of simple iron fighting knives.
Job : Assassin/Thief
Feats :
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