Talitha nos that's engaged in the fight decides to try again with a powerful attack, this time tries attacking only with one hand and then she raises her shield to make sure she's protected against another attack.

A1&2: Power attack single sword
07:21, Today: Talitha rolled 21,16 using 1d20+9,2d8+4 with rolls of 12,5,7.  power attack & damage.
A3: Raise shield. Does this protect the horse on another attack or just me?

Faeli squeals again as she witnesses firsthand the resistance of the boar. With a kick, she spurs her money forward to Q9


OOC: A1 Nature roll (action)
     A2 Move pony
     A3 Move pony
Faeli Blackbriar rolled 19 using 1d20 with rolls of 19.  Nature Check (Maneuver Horse).Not sure the movement of a pony for as close to Q9 as possible is great.

Kaddock attempts to calm the horse as it shies away at the violent appearance of the boar.  The horse kicks and bucks causing Kaddock to instead dismount to seek a more stable platform from which to attack.  Settling himself he fires his bow at the boar as the others manuever to attack.

OOC:
1 Attempt to attack from horse - fail Focus on boar as Prey
2 Dismount
3 Bow shot

17:36, Today: Kaddock Ingir rolled 6 using 1d8 with rolls of 6.  Damage.
17:35, Today: Kaddock Ingir rolled 24 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 18.  Bow Shot.
17:35, Today: Kaddock Ingir rolled 21 using 1d20+4 with rolls of 17.  Nature.
10:23, Today: Faeli Blackbriar rolled 19 using 1d20 with rolls of 19.  Nature Check (Maneuver Horse).
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Tristen saw that his companions were trying to surround the boar. He moved his horse forward to aid in that endeavor. It would take some time to get close enough, he tried to fire at the boar with his crossbow. But the tough hide of the boar deflected the bolt!

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A1: Nature to move horse, rolled 20 using 1d20+1 with rolls of 19.  Nature
A2: Move horse to O18 area about 40' of movement
A3: Attack boar w/crossbow
rolled 14,7 using 1d20+3,1d10 with rolls of 11,7.  ATK/DAM

MISSED!

Arialis maneuvers the horse a bit closer to the boar, then suddenly down slashes towards it with both of her blades!

[OOC: Action 1: Move horse to K26.

16:07, Today: Arialis Moonrider rolled 9 using 1d20 with rolls of 9.  Nature.

Actions 2 & 3: Double Slice into Boar.
16:08, Today: Arialis Moonrider rolled 8,8 using 1d20+7,1d8+2 with rolls of 1,6.  Longsword Attack.
Hit AC: 8
Damage: 8

16:08, Today: Arialis Moonrider rolled 21,8 using 1d20+7,1d6+2 with rolls of 14,6.  Shortsword Attack.
Hit AC: 21
Damage: 8

If they both hit then all damage is combined for resistances. 16 Damage.

Looks like the roller hates me today. LOL]

Razyll slid from his horse and passed the reins to Foxglove for him to keep the mount safe. After a deep breath be began to move as fast as he was able to close the distance between himself and the beast.


OOC:
A1; Dismount
A2: Move to I17
A3: Raise Shield


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Talitha strikes hard then raises her shield in defense.
OOC: It just covers you

Faeli spurs her pony into a gallop and it streaks across the clearing.
OOC: Commanding your horse to gallop makes it move twice at +10speed. For a pony that ends up being 90' of movement for 2 actions.

Kaddock sinks an arrow into the side of the boar.

Tristen moves forward, bouncing a bolt off the boar's thick hide.

Arialis moves her horse forward. It bucks a little at approaching the boar throwing off Arailis' aim a bit. Still she sinks a blade into the side of the creature.

Razyll slowly starts approaching the battlefield.

Aldren and the mercenary move up to trap the boar and stab at it but the thick hide seems to turn away their spears and blades. The guide fires his bow but the arrows just bounce off of it.

The boar turns and its tusks flash gutting hitting the neck of Talitha's horse. It shudders and falls over, bleeding out onto the grass and threatening to pin Talitha under it.
OOC: Make a reflex save vs. DC 12 to kick out in time (Note the penalty of -2 to reflex due to being mounted so it is basically a DC 14 save). If you fail then you have to spend two actions next round getting yourself out from under it.

With the horse down the boar kicks forward, lowering its massive head and charging towards Tristen. Arialis gets a free attack on the fleeing boar scoring a long cut on its flank.
<orange>OOC: 8 damage It ends up landing its charge on Tristen's side and pain shoots through him as a tusk pierces his leg. Tristen is able to stay conscious but just as the pain registers the boar flicks its head up, the tusks threatening to launch Tristen up into the air and out of the saddle.
OOC: Make a DC 19 Reflex save (21 due to the -2 to saves in the saddle) or get knocked prone as you launch out of the saddle. You can pick where you land though, one of the squares next to your horse.

Combat Round 2

Talitha manages to jump out of the horse before the poor beast falls dead to the ground. Covered in blood, the fighter sees the beast running away from her again so she chases it shouting at it. She tries to chop one of the legs of the beast in a single swing, but the horseblood in her hands makes the sword twist a little bit in the last moment, hitting the boar with the flat side instead.

OOC:
21:35, Today: Talitha rolled 26 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 19.  Reflex save.
A1: move to N21
A2&A3: Power attack THW
21:37, Today: Talitha rolled 15,12 using 1d20+9,2d8+4 with rolls of 6,7,1.  power attack & damage.

Faelie looked around franticly before gesturing for a rock. She pointed from the rock to the boar.


OOC:
A1- Ranged Spell Metamagic
A2 and A3 Telekinetic Projectile
Faeli Blackbriar rolled 23 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 16.  Telekinetic Projectile at boar.
Faeli Blackbriar rolled 8 using 1d6+4 with rolls of 4.  Telekinetic Projectile damage on boar.

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Arialis attempts to maneuver her horse over to the boar once more, then slash down upon it with both her blades once more.

[OOC: Action 1: Maneuver horse to M19/M20.
Actions 2 & 3: Double Slice the Boar.

23:21, Today: Arialis Moonrider rolled 19 using 1d20 with rolls of 19.  Nature to Move Horse.

23:22, Today: Arialis Moonrider rolled 27,5 using 1d20+7,1d8+2 with rolls of 20,3.  Longsword Attack.
Hit AC: 27 (Nat 20 Crit)
Damage: 10

23:22, Today: Arialis Moonrider rolled 21,5 using 1d20+7,1d6+2 with rolls of 14,3.  Shortsword Attack.
Hit AC: 21
Damage: 5

If they both hit then all damage is combined for purposes of resistances and such. 15 Damage.]

Razyll shakes his head as the enormous board stampedes across the landscape. He drew his weapon and attempts to cut down the beast.



OOC:

A1: Move to M19
A2: Attack Boar Once
Razyll rolled 12 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 6.  Scimitar Attack on Boar.
A3: Raise Sheild

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Tristen launched himself from the saddle. He twisted himself as he grabbed his shield. He landed on the ground as the shield slammed on the hard soil. He stood up with his sword in his hand. Tristen sliced the side of the boar.

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rolled 23 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 18.  REFLEX

A1: Ready Shield
A2: Ready Sword
A3: Attack boar
rolled 27,8 using 1d20+7,1d8+4 with rolls of 20,4.  ATK/DAM

Seeing his friends and allies savaged by the the boar Kaddock gritted his teeth and let fly with his bow.  Unfortunately the nearness of his allies and the swift movements of the boar affected his aim.

OOC
A1-3 Fire bow rather poorly.

20:43, Today: Kaddock Ingir rolled 4 using 1d8 with rolls of 4.  Damage.
20:43, Today: Kaddock Ingir rolled 4 using 1d20 with rolls of 4.  Bow Shot.
20:43, Today: Kaddock Ingir rolled 16 using 1d20+3 with rolls of 13.  Bow Shot.
20:42, Today: Kaddock Ingir rolled 8 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 2.  Bow Shot.

Talitha scrambles to her feet but fails to hit a striking blow.

Faeli pelts the boar in the head with a large rock.

Arialis moves in and sinks her blades into the beasts neck.

The boar's hide deflects Razyll's scimitar attack.

Tristen stabs his sword down as well opening a large wound.

The boar shudders and stumbles to its feet. It pushes back up and lashes its head around to gut someone with its tusks but it swiftly loses its balance and it falls to its feet once again. It's still alive but it no longer seems to have the strength to get back up anymore.

OOC: Combat is over

Combat Round 2

"That seems to be that." She said nodding once, then she looked back to Sir Foxglove. "When you mentioned a boar hunt you did not mention he would be a monster of one." She said with a small chuckle. "Is your man okay?" She asked, pointing to the guard who had gotten stuck under the horse that was killed.

Faeli spurred her pony forward to regroup and rejoin the group still weary of the boar.

Razyll want to attempt to help the man who had been trapped under his horse.

Talitha approached the boar and finished the job. She does not want any last moment surprises with the boar.
Once the boar is dead she says "Ok, job done. Shall we go back now? I'm not sure how you expected to carry the body back to town. With this size I doubt you can carry it on a horse. Also I'll have to walk, it killed mine."

Aldren's got big dinner plate eyes as he surveys the damage. Two dead horses and a third that is badly wounded. The man who got trampled had his head exploded like a melon when a hoof landed on it so no chance of recovery there.

"By the gods, that thing was massive! If I hadn't invited you we might never have taken that thing down. I...I don't even know how to take it back. Any suggestions?"

Meanwhile the guide and still remaining mercenary are working to retrieve the body. It takes a lot of hands to lift up the dead horse but eventually the body is worked free.

Given the massive size of the boar it likely ways north of 2,000lbs. Possibly even close to 3,000lbs.

Kaddock helped Talitha put the boar finally down and then looked about. "Let's rig a travois and drag it back.  One or two horses can pull it along."

"I am glad we came as well, because if we hadn't I think taking that thing down would have been the least of your concerns Sir Foxglove." She said with softly. "Also, I agree with Kaddock, that's likely the best way to take it back." She continued with a simple nod.

Talitha takes some rope from her backpack "Kaddock, do you know how to tie the rope to the beast so the horses can drag it properly?" She's looking a the dead body with her ropes in her hands, not sure where to start.
She turns to Aldren Foxglove "Mr. Foxglove, I think we should use as many horses as we can to move the body. Two horses are already dead and one seems quite beaten. If we use some more to move the beast the whole group will move at walking pace. there is no sense in being some of us riding, when we can ensure that we don't exhaust the ones dragging the boar. None of these horses were trained for this, and I don't want to have to pull the beast myself the last few miles because the horses can't anymore." She smiles as she says that last bit.

Tristen announced, "I can offer some healing. But if everyone is ready to travel, then I'm going to aid the wounded horse." He turned to Talitha, "Use my horse to drag the boar. I don't mind walking."

Lay on Hands to heal 6 points

Kaddock took the rope from Talitha with a nod. "Give me a bit and I can have something lashed up and ready to go.  I'll need to cut two saplings for poles and string some of the rope across as a holder for the body."  Kaddock will set to rigging up a travois and getting the body rolled under it to then hitch to a horse. "We can use my horse as well.  There should be enough to trade off."

It is decided to process the boar then and there so for the next hour those skilled at the hunt take turns hacking and sawing away. The tendons are like iron and the hide at times seems almost impervious to a skinning knife but eventually the group makes off with about half a ton of cuts.

When asked what to do about the dead body of his friend the mercenary just shrugs. He seems completely uninterested in any kind of burial although he does take the time while everyone is distracted with the boar to take the dead man's coin pouch and leather gloves.

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Foxglove is a nonstop stream of chatter on the way back. He retells the story of the boar they just hunted no less than three times, each time embellishing it a little and by the time they break the treeline the boar was the size of a mid-sized dragon and each and every one of the party has a spotlight of brave heroism where they saved another from certain death. The boar had become a creature of uncanny and evil intelligence, stalking and toying with them. If their journey had taken any longer it seemed likely that Aldren would start to insinuate that the boar was secretly behind the invasion of Sandpoint!

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That evening Aldren enlists the aid of several of the town cooks to hold a magnificent feast for not just the heroes but also for many within the town. It is clear that the guest list would exceed the capacity of the Rusty Dragon so instead the feast is pushed to the following night with a full day of preparations. The boar is prepared a dozen different ways: stews, chops, casseroles, sandwiches...it seems the list goes on and on as each cook tries out a different recipe. The mayor declares it to be a contest and the cooks, including Ameiko, go into furious overdrive trying to out do one another. It seems like this feast turns into a huge morale boost for the citizens who had their big celebration disrupted just a week earlier. The mayor cracks open her personal wine stores and the reds flow like water as the celebration goes long into the night. The town once again cheers the heroes for the meat as well as Foxglove and the mayor for organizing a celebration. It may have been put together at the last minute but the citizens of Sandpoint enjoy every minute of it. As the bonfire dies down a few villagers strike up instruments and play popular folk tunes until the fire fully dies down.