Throwing Sigilus into the pit was feeling more and more like a bad idea. Never mind that he might be able to just float away unharmed from a fall the way he's been moving around, or that Pitamaha would have to go down with him at his current position, but it seemed like the guy had some powerful artifacts on him, and it'd be a shame to see them go to waste down there.
Brushing his sword against the ground, an unusually thick and dark cloud of dust kicks up around Ampersand. (Cloud of Darkness)
Jumping past the now blind and lame Duodrone, Ampersand Strikes out from the darkness at Sigilus. His blade piercing the shaman's side, he twists both of them, tossing Sigilus into the cloud Ampersand had just emerged from with the blade following after him. Grabbing at the darkness, Ampersand pulls something off Sigilus before he slumps to the ground off the short sword.
(Note: I forgot to add CA bonus to both attack rolls so it looks like I failed the second one, so here's a breakdown of my roll bonuses: +5 for dex mod +2 for 1/2 level +3 for weapon mod and +1 for daybreaker's mod = +11 the forgotten +2 CA means even the second roll failure in dicelog hit)
(Cloud of Darkness to blind Duodrone and create a square of total concealment next to Sigilus)
bait and switch
1d20 +11 >= 17
17 + 11 = 28 ... success
damage (plus backstab)
4d6 +5
3 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 = 15
(shift to Sigilus' space and him into cloud cover, blinding him and granting a second combat advantage. Ampersand uses his action point for the encounter)
thief novice
1d20 +11 >= 17
5 + 11 = 16 ... failure (+2 = 18 and success)
damage (NOTE: I am the worst ever at remembering to add CA +2 to attack rolls)
3d6 +5
5 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 15
(Thief Novice kills Sigilus, but I roll thievery for the secondary effect anyway)
stealing from a corpse
1d20 +12
7 + 12 = 19
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% Dark Cloud (total concealment, blindness [& not affected])
~ Forge (10 fire damage to enter or start round)
= Table (+1 atk to stand on, -1 movement)
^ Edge (steep fall, almost certain death)
# Wall covered in chains
S Sigilus HP-8/68 AC20 F19 R19 W17 P15 Cursed(-2 to hit Vivi), Immobilized until end of Gus' next turn, Blind, Bloodied, Dead
D Duodrone guard HP11/54 AC20 F18 R18 W18 P14 Restrained -20 health on release, Cursed(-2 to hit Vivi)
Marked by Briar
C Cogs/Kazrac HP52/52 AC21 F17 R17 W17 P14
& Ampersand HP33/38 AC17 F13 R20 W17 P17
B Briar HP32/49 AC19 F18 R13 W13 P14
F Francisca HP31/41 AC19 F15 R17 W18 P14
G Gus HP19/24 AC19 F14 R17 W15 P14
P Pitamaha HP51/51 AC15 F17 R13 W19 P16
V Vivi HP37/43 AC18 F15 R17 W16 P12 Standing on Table (+1 Attack), Concealed(+2 Defense)