Part 1A: Bread and Circuses

[Veritas]

"We do alright at it, but my legs won't take me to those ones quick enough to make it worth our while. Why don't we wait...when they get about 20 feet away, we'll charge 'em together."

(Ready an action to partial charge when a set of enemies gets 20 feet away from Uric)

[elgatocello]

"And it looks like teams One and Two are trying to converge on team three! It looks like team three is not caught unprepared, however!"

Attachments:

[Veritas]

Readied action goes off. Both Brunno and Uric lumber into a partial charge. Uric charges towards #3 and Brunno #4.

Dex check:

[dice=20]+1

Attack roll:

[dice=20]+3

Damage:

[dice=8]+4

Edit: Rolling to confirm:

[dice=20]+3

[dice=8]+4[rand=5998067529789458084322683970129064026878612493019663080512185674]

[elgatocello]

"Wow! And IMMEDIATELY, an entire team is down! I didn't actually think it was possible to cut a person in half from that angle; but, apparently, it is, indeed possible! What do you think, Jhymn?"

"Well, Bauhb, the dwarf seems to have an incredibly low center of gravity that helps to increase the power of his swing...and we all know how deadly Brunno is with that polearm of his."

"Let's get back to the action! It seems that Team One is going to try and step up and take on Team Three. What nerve they have! Let's see if it pays off!"

Attack on Uric

[dice=20]+2

Damage
[dice=6]+3

1
Brunno
Uric
2
3
4 [rand=522094190625907802983498770376036355820068796080247725036304777941]

[Veritas]

Reflex save:
[dice=20]+2

Uric does his best to twist out of the way of the oncoming weapon, though some of it surely catches into his flank. Snarling in anger, he brings up the longblade and slashes the crude weapon down towards his foe in response.

Attack roll:
[dice=20]+1

Damage:
[dice=8]+4[rand=03414841232259091530233932946367126259939183956452554019602861795337]

[elgatocello]

"And Brunno's swing catches one of the remaining gladiators from Team One right in the shoulder. You can see Brunno's disappointment from here. Team One seems to be trying to press their advantage! Brunno grabs a nasty stick with the business end of a polearm!"

Attack against Uric

[dice=20] + 1

Damage

[dice=6]+1[rand=626563730970360364112103244399996802717139708473024059064780442285]

Attachments:

[Veritas]

The second stroke nicks Uric's flesh, as he tries to get out of the way.

Reflex save:
[dice=20]+2

His hands tighten down over the blade, and again he whips it about his head, before drawing it down towards his foe.

Attack:
[dice=20]+1

Damage:
[dice=8]+4[rand=793579973840044679408026360537273983821613126725184012647637506]

[elgatocello]

"AND DOWN GOES TEAM ONE! Brunno and his partner have handily defeated four people within thirty seconds! This must be a new record! Just listen to the crowd cheer! This is going to be one for the books, ladies and gentleman. We'll be talking about this one for the ages."

As the crowd climbs to their feet, two guards appear to escort the two victorious gladiators back to the compound.

[Veritas]

Guards appear, and Uric's head tilts, his eyes lifting to look to the approaching men. He then speaks to Brunno slowly. "I feel dirty." The dwarf tosses the blood-stained blade down, and then shakes his head, sending the elegantly braided coif of his beard and hair about. His own wounds were nothing to him - mere scratches against his thick chest and muscled arms.

"Come on, then," he says, as the guards approach. "Back to the cells with us, no doubt, until the next time."

[elgatocello]

"I feel dirty."
Brunno nods and as the guards approach he takes the polearm in his hand and snaps it over his knee.

"AND THERE IT IS, FOLKS."

The crowd keeps cheering at what they perceive to be a show of strength by Brunno.

He leans in to Uric.
"I suppose it's my own little way of rebelling how I can. I can't stop them from making me fight, but I can make sure they have to spend another 11 gp every time I'm up here."

The two guards escort the men back down into the compound and unshackle them.