Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment

[TheDude51]

Yumi takes a critical shot at the last remaining katana samurai.

Attack: 1d20+19 = 35
Damage: 9d8+3 = 44

( GM: Yumi's shot badly wounds the katana samurai on his left shoulder, but he manages to stand fast. )

[Laharl]

Yuuta takes the AOO against spearman 8. Attack: 4+22=26 (vs FF), Damage: 40.

He then darts into the armory, slices at ninja 2, and then darts back out. Attack: 5+22=27 (vs FF), Damage: 31

AC: 42, 46 vs movement AOOs.

Invis rounds: 5, I believe.

[Zanaikin]

Yuuta kills another spearman before he flies over the rocket-arrow cart to plunge his blade into the nearest ninja, who manages to keep standing despite the horrid wound, if only barely. He also notices there were two ninjas hidden on either side of the armory gates on the inside who could have taken a swipe at him, but thankfully did not see him running by. Ninja1 however was a different matter as his eyes followed Yuuta out--- he was probably their commander.

Seconds later, after Yuuta rushed out of the armory again, he could see ninja1 bounces around the construct, hop onto it (balancing amazingly well on its moving legs), before throwing his dagger inbetween the ribs of the already injured Shigeru--- who collapses to unconsciousness (iirc) but manages not to roll off the construct's back.
( Shigeru takes 50 piercing dmg )

Three invisible assailants stabbed their starknives into the construct's legs, popping into visibility for a split second before vanishing into invisibility again. One of them succeeded as gears whined and pipes ruptured, but two others failed as loud clinks resonated across the room.
( Construct takes 34 piercing dmg )

The sound of spellcasting could be heard just behind the armory's northern wall illusion, before a shadowy wall of force came into existence outside the gates, connecting from the ground to the roof of the battlements above in a sharply sloped incline. It didn't completely block entry in and out--- a person could squeeze in from the sides (at double movement), but it was out of the question for the Construct...
( spellcraft 17: Dark Way [SpC]. Yes you can dispel it )

Another set of footsteps could also be heard behind the illusory wall as another enemy joined those already assaulting the party.

( next: Shigeru/Marty -> Terasaka/Judson -> Rainer/Squall )

[Sajuuk]

Shigeru is quite, quite unconscious. And you no longer have any room to berate me for my "PC Killing Ways" after you dealt 50 damage to me with what amounts to a 6 inch long piece of metal.

(Shigeru's HP: 80/80 (8 spellburn non-lethal, 102 regular non-lethal) - 30 rounds until consciousness without outside aid.)

[TheDude51]

Terasaka casts Dispel Magic on the Dark Way blocking the entry.

Dispel check: 1d20+12 = 26

( GM: Terasaka successfully dispels the Dark Way 'ramp' )

[Squall255]

Rainer then readies to fire his flamethrower as soon as the construct clears the door, aiming for the chest of rockets. "Rosebud, Prime Jets On: Maximum Burn!" Rainer calls and Rosebud lunges out the door and into the air using Sprint to move 10x his normal movement as a double move. (500ft. if using land speed, 600ft. if using Fly spell speed, at 2/3 move that comes to 330ft. or 400ft.)

Rainer fires his flamethrower in a 60ft. line (1AP) for 7d6=23 fire damage.

[Zanaikin]

Amid opportunistic stabs from starknives and speartips (three hits managed to land), Rainer's constructs burst out of the armoury, climbing into the air as it quickly rides away from the castle, gaining another 50ft of altitude and putting over 300ft of distance from the castle in just a few seconds... Meanwhile, his flamethrower fires into the armory, igniting the rocket-arrow ammunition bundles still kept inside and setting off a chain reaction. Within seconds, the armory had been turned into some hellish combination of an out-of-control shooting gallery and a gunpowder-fed incinerator. Dying screams could be heard from the ninjas still inside as they were killed by the arrows, flames, and explosions within seconds...
( Hit1: Construct takes 26 piercing dmg from a starknife )
( Hit2: Construct takes 29 piercing dmg from a starknife )
( Hit3: Construct takes 16 piercing dmg from a spear )

One of the spearmen outside was also struck by a stray rocket-arrow before its explosive charged blew him apart.

(Only Yuuta sees this right now) The construct's burst of acceleration also shook off Ninja1, who fell onto the ground onside the armory but made a perfect landing before dodging several stray rocket-arrows that shot out of the armory. Shigeru's body however did not do so well as it rolled off and across the ground before being stopped by the stone wall...
( Perception DC24 or Heal DC12 to realize that he's not dead and his wounds are slowly healing )
( Shigeru takes another 12 dmg from the fall --- now at (8 spellburn non-lethal, 114 regular non-lethal) )

The three spearmen on the upper battlements attacked Terasaka, although only one of them came close to hitting and was deflected by his shield (Guard attempt). The two archers and the flurry of arrows from the towers proved as useless as ever...

Most of the troops on the lower level however, dazed by Rainer's dramatic exit and without any visible targets in their reach, they only looked towards the dark skies that Rainer disappeared to. Although several of the archers pointed their bows up, aware that a sniper had been taking shots at them the entire battle but still trying to figure out where said sniper is...

300ft up above; Sugire also takes his leave of the battlefield, taking a full run to head towards Rainer's construct, saying : "Alright, let's get the hell out of here..."

( next: Yuuta/Dave -> Yumi/Judson )

[Sajuuk]

IMPORTANT POINT: I'm still invisible. Personal Boosted Disappear is GREATER INVISIBILITY.

[Laharl]

Yuuta looks around for Shigeru (Perception 11+14=25, I do have See Invis up) and then flies into J11 before spending two move actions lifting Shigeru and with a surge of heroic effort, launches himself into the sky (spending a hero point on an extra move action).

AC: 36 (40 vs movement AoOs)

[Zanaikin]

The ninja leader takes a swipe at Yuuta as he lifts Shigeru but misses, and then takes another swipe at Yuuta as he's moving away and manages to stick it into a vital spot...
( Yuuta takes 49 piercing damage )
Meanwhile, Yuuta is dragging Shigeru through the air (albeit both invisible) as the combination of his body and their gear is way too heavy for him to carry...

( next: Yumi/Judson, Terasaka/Judson )

( Shigeru still unconscious, now at (7 spellburn non-lethal, 114 regular non-lethal) )

[Laharl]

(Yuuta is now at 19/66 HP.)

Yuuta sends over the comm rings, "I've got Shigeru. He's alive but unconscious, but I can't fly fast and carry him and all his shit. Let's get the fuck out of here before these guys try dispels."

Invis rounds left: 4

[TheDude51]

Yumi fires a critical shot at the injured samurai.
Attack: 1d20+19=32
damage: 9d8+3= 32

Terasaka launches himself into the air and flies up to dave, grabbing Shigeru's unconscious body as he soars upwards

[Zanaikin]

Yumi's shot kills the samurai as the arrow goes straight through his helmet...

Terasaka flies over and grabs a hold of Shigeru's body to help Yumi drag him up... (Yuuta no longer auto-FF'd by the weight! o/)

The tanuki ninja leader tosses his rope-dagger at Yuuta but was just barely evaded, almost grazing his skin as the flew by...

Most of the archers had given up shooting at this point, but a few arrows still soared in and proved as useless as every one before as Terasaka and Yuuta's wind barriers deflected them effortlessly...

( assuming the two of you drag Marty away at full move next round, you'll quickly be out of the Castle's visible range. Operation successfully completed. I'd like to know what you guys will be doing next... )

[Sajuuk]

Chugging every healing extract I have left once I wake up in....41 rounds AKA 4 minutes, 6 seconds.

[Zanaikin]

( Since Yuuta is cursed, Judson I assume Terasaka heals Shigeru? Tell me if that's not the case, but 2 Cure Moderate Wounds in mid-flight once you put some distance from the Castle will do the job )

As Rainer continues to make his way towards the woods to the northeast of town where they first started the operation from and would make good cover now, he notices that the town below is in quite a bit of commotion, and NOT in the direction of the castle. He didn't notice it earlier when caught up during their own battle, but there seems to be someone fighting down there... It looked like a skirmishing/scouting group was trying to fight its way out of town, while its allies at the town's outer edge were lending them fire support against the pursuing local troops.

The rest of the group soon notices the same thing, but before they even saw it--- they could hear the detonation of fireballs and the rumble of light cannons being fired (although there doesn't seem to be any siege artillery down there).