The Sundered Way

[NotStickFigures]

Coljin will point his crossbow at one of the cultists across the pit from him and tell them, "You two, Stay on the ground or you will be shot."

[spiderwrangler]

The cultist snarls as he picks up his scimitar...

[NotStickFigures]

He will shoot at that point, if he still can.


Earlier dice roll was done and not used, or I can roll again. Not sure how you want that done.

[spiderwrangler]

((Eh, roll again. I'm not a fan of saving dice rolls.... ))

[NotStickFigures]

Crossbow attack: 1D20+3 = [15]+3 = 18

Crossbow damage: 1D8+1 = [2]+1 = 3

"I told you to stay DOWN."

[spiderwrangler]

Coljin: As the cultist doesn't seem to be heading your warning, you loose your bolt, taking him in the thigh. He looks over his shoulder at the other cultist standing near the other gnome.

"They've killed it! They've ruined everything!"

Yoseph moves to the side of the leader in dark robes, grabbing for his arm. The cultist tries to slip out of his grasp, but Yoseph's grip closes like iron on his arm, wrenching it behind his back.

"Your forking monster killed Lai'tal, you're NOT GOING ANYWHERE!"

((Go Yoseph! A nat 20 on his grapple STR check!))

The dwarf hurries around the pit past Coljin and around the side of the pit where with a shout of frustration, bulls into him, shoving the cultist. His crossbow punctured leg scrambles for purchase before he topples into the pit, landing with a crack and a scream of pain.

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Top of the Round

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Zephyr: You duck just in time to avoid a stalactite.

Nemeia, you're up.

MAP!

[thinkslogically]

Nemeia raises an eyebrow at the woken-up cultists and decides that the others can probably take care of one last cultist. She stands idly, placing herself deliberately so dark robes can see her.

[spiderwrangler]

Nemeia: You refrain from getting involved.

The dark robed guy looks about, glaring at all of you. He struggles futilely in Yoseph's grip.

"You've ruined everything! All of our work, all of our planning!"

The guy in the pit can be heard scrabbling at the walls.

The man at the back of the room pulls the freshly awoken male prisoner to him.

"Not another move closer, or I slit his throat! Let us pass out of here, and I'll let him go!"

He sidles around towards the dwarf, scimitar held to the neck of the man, ready to cut should anyone approach.

Ulmwin, Holger, Maji.

MAP!

[M0rtimer]

"Let you go..?" Ulmwin starts, stare and voice unusually cold for the usually cheerful gnome- Staring intently.

"Do you really think... That after what you did, leaving is an option?"

"I usually consider myself a pretty generous guy. Happy to make friends. Not that long ago I spent an hour trying to fix the mandolin of a guy I didn't even know."

"But you? You are despicable. As ugly inside as the beast we killed. But I bet you take that as a compliment."

"You are not worthy of generosity. And you lie." Ulmwin says, spitting at the ground, calling a bluff-

"You would kill him regardless. So listen up to this.""

"See how we tried to restrain some of you- Knock you out rather than kill. That is the best deal you're gonna get- Let him go now and you get the chance to walk away rather than waste away."

"But you as much as cut a hair of his? Not only will none of you live through this, for you I'll make sure that it hurts as well." he says- Forming a maniacal little grin, almost giving the impression that he was crazy. Far from it in truth- But adrenaline was rising, and his will to act and put on a few more pounds of convincing pumping.

"After all, I'm a gnome... The perfect height to target your you know what's."

Ulmwin intimidate: [1d20+2] = 18+2 = 20

As a bit of a side objective, he's hoping the cultist is distracted enough with Ulmwin that, should he still refuse to let go, he might be big enough of a distraction for someone else to come in from behind and take him out.

[Theis2]

"I'd rather not singe the nice guy you are holding, but lighting you on fire is as simple as breathing for me."

To prove his point he starts a fire on one of the dead henchmen.

"If I ever get even the hint of you trying to hurt that guy or go too far away with him to my taste, you'll become a burning husk. Keep that in mind in case you want to try something funny"

[Arch Lich Burns]

Maji does a slightly different tactic to the situation, getting his sammy out, he grips the leader by the tongs, pressing his scimitar against them, threatning to cut off the leader's tongs. He growls at the cultissts.

Ready action: if the minion cultist does not give up, leader gets his tongs cut off.

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

Randerwaith places the edge of his sword on the neck of Dark Robes and exerts a little pressure, not enough to break the skin...quite. He then locks eyes with the minion across the way, gives a wicked grin, and waggles his finger at the minion.

[spiderwrangler]

Ulmwin: As gnomes go, you're forking scary. The cultist doesn't release the man, but his eyes flick back and forth between you and his leader, and he licks his lips nervously.

Holger: You light a dead cultist, and the air fills with the smell of burning hair and wool. The cultists' eyes narrow.

Maji: You possibly whip out your own genitals? If that is indeed what a sammy is, or you might be grasping his, and then threaten to de-tong the guy in dark robes? Which is separate from the sammy? These Draconic names for bits and pieces are confusing. Either way, he is resistant to whatever you're trying to do, squirming and cursing as you fumble with his robes.

Bother Wilim grasps the catatonic woman's arm and pulls her to relative safety.

Randerwaith: You hold a blade to the neck of the man who is being possibly molested by Maji... you try not to look too closely at what's going on.

Coljin, you're up.

MAP!

[Arch Lich Burns]

Sorry runescape speak. Sammy means scimitar. He pulls out his scimitar and threatens the cult leader to detong him.

[spiderwrangler]

Did I at least get what you meant by 'detong' close?

[Arch Lich Burns]

Yea maji is threatning to cut off the sensitive part of the cult leader.

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

OOC: I just realized. To the minion, it must look like BB and Randy are getting ready to gang-bang Dark Robes. Lord, I almost spewed my sandwich on my keyboard!

[M0rtimer]

Ooc: looks like lurks wants to ban himself.

Anyways, I think we can convince this guy, given another round or two and barring horrible roles. So let's see how it goes. ..

[NotStickFigures]

Coljin's eyes go large watching what is all going on.

He will do nothing at this time except keep watch, crossbow in hand and if fighting does begin again, he shoots another crossbow at the guy he already shot.

[spiderwrangler]

Coljin: You keep your crossbow trained on the hostage taking cultist.

Yoseph keeps a tight hold on the cult leader, despite now being essentially an enabler to whatever strange things Maji and Randy are primed to do to him.

The dwarf looks uncertain, but since no one seems willing to concede to the cultist's demands, stands ready to act.

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Top of the Round

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Zephyr: Run, run, run.

Nemeia, you're up.

[thinkslogically]

Nemeia raises an eyebrow at whatever it is that BB is doing and decides not to investigate any further.

Loudly, she says:
"Your operation here has failed. It is ruined because you have failed. If you continue to resist, you will die. If you die... Well... I wouldn't want to be in your shoes when you have to explain all this to your master."

Persuasion: 1D20 + 2 = [7]+2 = 9

[spiderwrangler]

Nemeia: The hostage taker, already rattled by everything else, lowers the blade a few inches from the man's neck, but hasn't dropped it yet.

Are you doing anything else?

[thinkslogically]

Not right now... Can I keep thaumaturgy as a readied action? If not, Im sure nem can wait 6 more seconds to raise the other eyebrow

[spiderwrangler]

((Sure, spells with a casting time of "one action" can be readied, what is your trigger you're intending to release it on?))

[thinkslogically]

Someone saying something dumb and bad things happening?

I guess more specifically, if negotiations break down and either of the hostages look likely to be killed, I'd like an opportunity to try a distraction.