DF Soaring Phoenix, Screenshots from Session 85

    Here are some screenshots from the last session. The battle with the goblin-kin continues... 

Session Date:    Tuesday 16 July 2024

Party roster:

Ben, half-ogre barbarian, 233 points (PC)
- Copper, sumpter (pack horse), unknown points (Animal)
Eleanor Bayley, human adventurer (thief), 296 points (PC)
- Dagne Timar, human priestess of Metallys (cleric), 147 points (NPC Ally)
Erizax Ofaris, human wizard, 292 points (PC)
Merrill Tangled Tail, cat-folk monk (martial artist), 234 points (PC)
Violetta, human warrior (barbarian), 161 points (PC)
Randall, human veteran (knight), 173 points (NPC Ally)

Campaign Date:    5 February, Year 647 of the Vycenaean Empire.

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    Below is the screenshot from the start of turn 41. Ben is slowed from his injuries, but is tough and well armoured, and his personal situation is not yet critical. Ben has his dwarven battleaxe and heavy medium shield, however the shield has taken a beating during the fight. Eleanor has minor injuries; she is wielding a long knife. Dagne is critically injured, has passed a death check, and is fighting to stay conscious. Dagne has only her clerical wand; her light medium shield was already destroyed. Erizax is uninjured; however he lost his wizard's staff earlier in the fight, and has drawn a long knife for defence. Merrill's injury is to his dominant arm, so he is carrying his spear one-handed in his off hand. Violetta is uninjured; she has her one-handed flail and heavy medium shield, but the shield is already badly battered. Randall has minor injuries; he has his battleaxe in his dominant hand and long knife in the other. Eleanor, Dagne, Erizax, Merrill, and Randall all have Shield spells on them (from either Erizax or Dagne); Erizax and Violetta are protected by Blur spells (from Erizax). The goblin archers on the right are in the process of reloading their bows. Mostly the arrows have been ineffectual, but eventually the shots will take their toll.

    Here we are at the start of turn 48. Ben and Violetta are basically unchanged; their badly damaged shields are still both barely holding up. However some good hits (and a bit of fortune) have allowed them to down 3 more of the orc warriors, and also seriously injure one of the mail-clad orc leader-types, and disarm the other. Eleanor's status is also largely unchanged. Dagne is still critically injured, and barely vertical (I had to burn an Impulse Point for her to keep standing). She has tried multiple times to heal Ben and Merrill, with only marginal success, in part because of the number of Shield spells she was maintaining; she has cancelled the Shield on herself, but doesn't want to remove protection from the others. Erizax has been continuing to use Shape Fire to move the flames around the group. Thankfully the battlefield is mostly arid plain, so an accidental wildfire is unlikely. Erizax also tried his new Burning Touch spell at level 1, and then punched the nearby orc with it; and to his pleasant surprise that caused the orc to fall over. Merrill has dropped his spear to pull out a minor healing potion, which he is now giving to Dagne; unfortunately one minor potion is not going to be enough on its own to keep her upright. Randall has taken a few more hits; he has passed his first death check, but is danger of collapse at any moment. Randall had dropped his knife to pull out a potion, which he has just finished drinking. The efficacy of that potion will be discovered next Tuesday....

    The players voted Randall as MVP this session, which means he gets the Impulse Point. There were arguably lots of contenders this week, so I believe the decision by the players was as much tactical as it was voting on merit, because they didn't want to lose the NPC.