Boots on the ground (Moore)

[Nephrite]

"What kind of devil are you!? Are you a coward?! You can't even kill a pixie unless you catch them by surprise?! Hah! I bet for all the bluster, your talent's just lies!" Moore shouts. It might goad them into coming back... maybe?

'Tepen. Dogai assassin. Near main square -- may have already escaped.'

[Anastasia]

No reply from Tepen. No attack, either. Adrian looks around and swings at the air, hitting nothing. "Dammit!"

Free act for now, since you can't see him and he doesn't seem to be around. This could change very quickly.

[Nephrite]

Moore will cast a spell to maintain the bardic music in the area as they wait!

Acoustics.

"What a craven." Moore says with a huff. "Adrian, are you okay?"

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, I'm fine." The purple-red mist sinks to the ground and fades quickly, "They aren't stopping us. Not like that."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods as he continues to wait, turning occasionally to look in different directions.

Take 10 for 57 on spot. I am guessing Surge of Hope has worn off by now, but if it hasn't then that's 61.

[Anastasia]

You don't see anything awry. Adrian just holds position and gets the two of you against the wall of an intact house.

"Damn," Adrian says, "Tepen didn't get the message I sent to him in battle. Dogai's doing something to block our telepathy. Don't bother if we fight him again."

[Nephrite]

"Oh, that's why he didn't respond. Hm... maybe we should just send something every few minutes so that if it stops, they know the dogai is right on top?"

[Anastasia]

"Yeah," Adrian says, "Just keep your eyes peeled for now, we're stationary a few in case the dogai's going to try hitting us head on."

[Nephrite]

"I don't expect that it's going to try again." Moore says with a small shrug. "It's probably not able to fight on equal terms at all, it probably can't stand up to most of our men."

[Anastasia]

I'll go pure OOC here for one sec. The coming rolls at the bottom of this post were due now regardless. It sure looks like you were tempting fate though, huh? Irony is a cruel mistress.

"It hits and runs. Targets of opportunity. It's making us react to it," Adrian's tone is sour. "It's working. It won't save Elons Rapids from falling, but it's hurting us."

> roll 1d10
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 3 > [d10=3]

> roll 1d10
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 3 > [d10=3]
> roll 1d20+74 (+2 ???)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 89 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+69 (+2 ???)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 80 > [d20=11]
> roll 1d20+64 (+2 ???)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 79 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+59 (+2 ???)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 79 > [d20=20]
> roll 1d20+59 (+2 ???) crit confirm
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 73 > [d20=14]
> roll 1d8+30+18d6+7d6+3d6 and 1 negative level and 2 strength damage
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 150 > [d8=8][d6=3,5,2,1,4,4,2,2,3,3,4,5,3,5,6,3,5,6,6,4,1,5,6,6,4,5,5,4]
> roll 1d8+30+18d6+7d6+3d6 and 1 negative level and 2 strength damage
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 122 > [d8=3][d6=2,5,2,3,5,1,3,2,4,1,1,3,5,3,4,1,3,4,4,3,6,3,5,3,5,1,2,5]
> roll 1d8+30+18d6+7d6+3d6 and 1 negative level and 2 strength damage
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 130 > [d8=1][d6=2,3,5,2,1,5,3,4,4,6,3,6,2,2,5,5,1,1,5,2,5,6,4,4,3,1,4,5]
> roll 3d8+90+18d6+7d6+9d6 and 3 negative level and 6 strength damage
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 222 > [d8=8,1,2][d6=2,4,2,1,5,1,4,6,1,1,6,1,3,5,5,6,6,6,2,1,3,6,5,3,2,2,6,5,2,6,5,5,1,2]

[Nephrite]

"Then we should ask for some help in dealing with it." Moore says. "Before we lose anyone else."

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, talking to Tepen about it right now," Adrian says, as the woosh of a fireball is heard somewhere. A few streets away, maybe. The scent of smoke is growing heavier in the air.

"Shit!" A moment later Adrian snarls, slamming his fist into the wall.

[Nephrite]

Moore jumps for a moment, then blinks... as reality sets in and he puts a hand up to his mouth.

"...We'll get him." Moore says, resolutely.

[Anastasia]

"Hanna," Adrian says quietly, "She died midbattle, just cut apart in front of an erinyes. Motherfucker!" He goes from quiet to loud in a single word, "We're going to have to be more proactive, do something. Working on it now. Keep a watch."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods and does just that!

Take 10 for 57 on Spot, 61 if surge of hope is still going.