OOC: I'm traveling in the next couple days, may not be posting so I'm rolling attack rolls now, even though Mago may not be in melee til next round depending on what the Troll does.
Mago charged the Troll, screaming at him, challenging him to combat.
Dice Initiative:
1d20+2
(13)+2
Total = 15
Dice Attack:
1d20+7
(2)+7
Total = 9
Dice Damage if hit:
3d12+5
(8, 8, 1)+5
Total = 22
OOC
LOL, well Eudoras and Gibbon, looks like it's my time to fail
Last edited by Horseman; Dec 20th, 2024 at 12:41 PM.
The northeast stands erupt with boos and hisses as Cumdyn slips. The troll slams into a pit a bare second later, and a wave of laughter and hoots from the south side drowns out the chant of "Gro-dahk! Gro-dahk!"
Mago charges the troll with axe at the ready, Cumdyn rises and reaches up, Kári sets out at a run. A hush descends as the gladiators separate. Grodahk looks from the fire hanging above him to Mago just as Cumdyn pulls the far torch down. Rage and bloodlust overcome the troll's feral cunning. He forgets the torch near him and runs straight at Mago.
Kári glances into the center barrel and sees a few inches of half-frozen rainwater in the barrel, then skids into a tight turn to rejoin Mago just as troll and barbarian nearly collide. Grodahk leans back, a thunderous sweep of Mago's greataxe missing him by inches, then lunges forward, sinks his teeth into Mago's face and savages the Carthaginian with two lightning swipes of his claws. The announcer's shout fills the arena. "FIRST BLOOD TO GRODAHK!"
Kári curses in dismay as he sees the troll almost disembowl the Carthaginian with its claws. Somehow the southerner seems to still be on his feet, but he won't be for long if he doesn't get some help. Perhaps it was a mistake, taking that detour to check the barrel. Especially as it wasn't full of the oil Kári had been hoping for. But then he hadn't expected the southerner to charge headlong into the troll like he was in a wrestling competition, either...
As he sprints towards the fight, Kári pulls a handaxe from his belt. He yells at the troll to attract its attention, then hurls the axe at it. Hopefully that will distract the troll long enough for the southerner to take advantage of it with that huge axe he's got.
Kári will use expend one of his superiority dice on a Distracting Strike maneuver:
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to distract the creature, giving your allies an opening. You add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll. The next attack roll against the target by an attacker other than you has advantage if the attack is made before the start of your next turn.
Cumdyn's celebration at securing the torch was short-lived as he caught the sight of the Troll tearing into Mago out of the corner of his eye as he climbed down from the barrel. He cursed that one of them was so quickly and horribly bloodied as he secured the torch in hand and quickly headed toward his companions. He rushed to join the fight, hoping that the arrival of the torch would create some sense of hesitation with the Troll for the three of them to attack. He wished that they had been able to find some oil to douse the troll in but they would have to make do for the time being.
Cumdyn will rush to U11 and try to drive the troll away from Mago for the moment. He wants to try and see if Grodahk is going to be afraid of the fire or how he will respond. It would be nice to see if they could drive the troll back onto a trap while also securing something more flammable to douse him in.
Also, I will be out from today until Jan 2, 2025 so please feel free to NPC Cumdyn as need be to keep the action moving along. Thanks and Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all!
Mago’s spirit burned hotter than his failing body. If he was to die, it would be in glory, taking the beast with him or leaving it vulnerable for his allies. With a feral roar, he surged forward, his axe swinging wildly in a reckless assault, fueled by sheer will and the thirst for vengeance.
OOC
Mago using Reckless attack, giving him advantage