Re: D&D Campaign Thread: Winter of our Malcontents
Reply #777 –
I let out an exasperated huff as I see the ghost stagger under the big guy's sword, silvery blood coming from wounds only physical cause she won't let go. Solve a lot of problems if she disappeared, and I bet I could get 'em to leave the key then without knowing any better, I think, but even if that didn't mean leaving her to torment these poor innkeepers... she is holding the doorway. And the corporal's right behind her - fine. Fine. And now's not the time for fucking around with just the sword, neither, not if you wanna make it out of here.
A brief moment of concentration and Mari straightens as I turn my attention back to the thugs around me and the captain. Ignoring the one that just hit me for the moment, I go for the one that's already been wounded with an overhand slash, then while he's reeling from the blow, toss my sword back behind me towards the second one's face while reaching out to the spirit world for assistance.
I fumble the throw at first, unused to the new sword and trying very fucking carefully to avoid our godsdamned tagalong ghost's presence while reaching out, but by focusing myself and redirecting the sword back towards the first guy rather than catching it right away, make up for the mistake. As the weapon flies at the man, a ghostly swarm of mangy inn dogs appears from the aether, their teeth grabbing at clothing and armour to hold him in place.
My mind now settled into the familiar rhythms of controlling the spirits around me, I reach out one final time; briefly, an eagle's visage overlays my own, then fades until only a light impression remains, shading my eyes silver.
[Minor: Armor of Sacrifice power, Astra spends a healing surge and Mari regains hp as if she had done so instead.
Standard: Cleave against C1, C1 is marked
Attack: 18+11=29 vs AC
Hit: 3+5=8 damage
If Cleave hits, utilise Deft Hurler Style to get a free RBA against a second target, using Grappling Spirits as my RBA.
Grappling Spirits against C2
Attack: 1+no
Free Action: Inevitable Shot on that miss to try again vs a different target; I'll go back to C1.
Attack: 13+10=23 vs AC
Hit: 5+4=9 damage, and C1 is slowed and can't shift until the end of his next turn.
Minor: Eagle's Aim, take no penalty to long range attacks until the end of my next turn.]