Sarka, southwest farm, the fallows, Klos 19th, 350AC, 14:18 (underground, 65 degrees, half moon)
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The rhinoceros beetle bucks a couple of more times, and then charges forward towards (and over) Ragnor. In the time it takes for it to get there, several other actions will occur first.
Arskarryl 6 attacks Ragnor. (3): 8 3 = blue. Its claw snips Ragnor, causing a lot of pain. 1 point of damage, down to 49 hp. MS save vs pain (C): 90 6 = blue (yes, really).
Arskarryl 7 tries to attack Phallon, but as it flies around, Phallon hides behind badder 2. The badder also tries to stay in front of him, and is continuing to swat at the bug. The bug attacks badder 2 (3): 6 1 = white.
The badders (3,5, and 6) now have loaded crossbows, and although there are multiple targets, they are watching Arvak ride the rhinoceros beetle (while pounding on it) right in front of them. They fire at him (like a reverse drive-by). Bonuses for engaged/distracted/off balance target offset by bucking motion of target.
Badder 3 (8): 40 3 = white.
Badder 5 (8): 70 5 = green. Kinetic Negation (12): 3 7 = white. BD 12 – 4ac = 8 x 2RF = 16 points of damage. Down to 68 hit points.
Badder 6 (8): 00 9 = white.
Assassin 1 moves back behind the cover of the mushroom cap he is standing on (gone from view). Assassin 2 reloads his crossbow.
Arvak has to make a balance (DX) roll to stay on the giant beetle (8): 3 0 = white. He loses his footing and slides/falls off the shell onto the ground. Falling damage roll (2): 0 2 = black. The landing is on soft mulch so no damage taken. Arvak makes a DX roll to stay or roll onto his feet (8): 6 7 = blue.
Badder 2 (the good one) attacks the arskarryl with his mace. (6): 50 0 = white.
Ragnor attacks arskarryl 6. He is still at 1/2 columns for delirium. Claw 1 (9): 00 0 = red. BD6 – 4ac = 2 x 5RF = 10 points of damage. The arskarryl dies but is savaged further. Claw 2 (9): 80 1 = green. 4 more points of damage. Bite (9): 90 9 = red. BD10 – 4ac = 6 x 5RF = 30 points of damage. The arskarryl is completely shredded and crushed, and looks like the contents of a trash pit outside a crab shack. Or, Ragnor could have completely eaten it. His choice.
The rhinoceros beetle now tramples over the area where Ragnor stands. The trampling attack (beetle still stunned from Arvak’s last hit, so roll is on the 12 column): 3 3 = white. Fortunately it passes Ragnor without squishing him under its many legs.
Phallon uses fear generation (14): 10 4 = white. No effect.
Zeebo moves up to the mushroom trunk at A4 and life leeches. (9): 3 3 = white. No effect. He cannot use telekinesis as his target is gone. (Perhaps he lashes out with it, but there is no effect)
Initiative
- Phallon 0 = automatic win
- Loyal badder 7 + 2 = 9
- Beetles 5 + 2 = 7
- Arvak 4 + 1 = 5
- Ragnor 2 + 2 = 4
- Badders 1 = automatic loss, tie breaker 7
- Zeebo 1 = automatic loss, tie breaker 3