Ragnar Death-Speaker |
Solvistania lays down on the ground, gasping for air, her breath flutters feebly in her lungs as she struugles to stay alive...
Ragnar stares down at the tiny, pale elf unsure what to do. His concern and confusion is plain on his face. Gillian had touched her, same as she had touched him, and yet she still seemed to be on death's door.
He kneels, reaching slowly, trying desperately to think of something to help her.
"Gillian?..."
nightflier |
Sky'tor Tu'kaleth wrote:Sky speaks from his position ahead of the party, "We should really send a scouting party ahead to check for a safe haven". "Is anyone else up to a quick stealthy sortie into the darkness ahead"? "Preferably someone light on their feet, and that sees well in darkness"."I shall accompany you, snow kin," says Eyvindr to Sky'tor, now satisfied that Ragnar is safe for the time being.
The man-bear allows the elf to take the lead, and follows a few steps behind him...
Stealth: 18 + 4 = 22 (24 vs. Fell); Perception: 19 + 6 = 25 (27 vs. Fell).
Eyvindr the Proud |
Nightflier, Chops and Sky:
"I have no idea," mumbles Eyvindr in response to Chops's question, holding his sword with his left hand hand while cautiously reaching up towards the mysterious embers with his other hand, trying to determine whether they radiate heat.
Readying an attack, in case the embers are the eyes of creatures... Perception: 20 + 4 = 24 (26 vs. Fell); Initiative, if necessary: 17 + 7 = 24... why do I never roll so well in my other PbPs or when I'm playing in table top game???
nightflier |
Nightflier, Chops and Sky:
** spoiler omitted **
Sky dashes beneath the talons and goes to strike the undead, but the black tongue hits Chops in the chest.
Chops, Fortitude check, please. Initiative order is:
Sky
Eyvindr
Chops (if he makes the save)
Sky'tor Tu'kaleth |
Sky drops his bow to the ground, drawing one of his knives as he drops to one knee temporarily, slashing at the beast as he spins back to his feet.
Assuming flanking, and drawing other knife next round
Fighting Knife (1d20+8=26) whoops should have been +9
nightflier |
Solvistania Elghreah wrote:Solvistania lays down on the ground, gasping for air, her breath flutters feebly in her lungs as she struugles to stay alive...Ragnar stares down at the tiny, pale elf unsure what to do. His concern and confusion is plain on his face. Gillian had touched her, same as she had touched him, and yet she still seemed to be on death's door.
He kneels, reaching slowly, trying desperately to think of something to help her.
"Gillian?..."
Gillian kneels next to Solvistania and checks her pulse. "She is alright. I have healed the damage done to her body, but she is not used to this bloodshed and dark enclosed spaces. Solvi, dear, come back to us. Everything will be fine."
nightflier |
Sky drops his bow to the ground, drawing one of his knives as he drops to one knee temporarily, slashing at the beast as he spins back to his feet.
Assuming flanking, and drawing other knife next round
Fighting Knife (1d20+8=26) whoops should have been +9
Roll to confirm critical.
Eyvindr the Proud |
Eyvindr's roars can be heard echoing back down the tunnel... "FELL!!!!!!!"
Nightflier, Chops, Sky:
OMG!!! Nat 20 + 6 + 2 (vs. Fell) + 2 (flanking) = 30!!! Crit. confirmation: 13 + 6 + 2 + 2 = 23. Damage = 14 + 4 + 2 (vs. Fell) = 20... how long will this run of exceptional luck last, I wonder?
The man-bear swings his blade with both hands with all his might in a high arc and into the back of the undead dwarf.
nightflier |
Everybody 50 XP
Chops feels the sharp sting and suddenly looses conscience and falls to the ground like a sack of turnips.
Pete rushes to aid his companions, but arrives only in time to see Dorn's mighty sword stroke. His sharp sense of smell tells him that there are no more Fell in the tunnel.
Those in front of the carved gates can see a large hole in the tunnel ceiling above the gate.
Sky'tor Tu'kaleth |
Sky'tor Tu'kaleth wrote:Roll to confirm critical.Sky drops his bow to the ground, drawing one of his knives as he drops to one knee temporarily, slashing at the beast as he spins back to his feet.
Assuming flanking, and drawing other knife next round
Fighting Knife (1d20+8=26) whoops should have been +9
I just checked the book and critical on the knives is 19-20/x3 so just missed it...unless there is something I don't know
Sky'tor Tu'kaleth |
Everybody 50 XP
Chops feels the sharp sting and suddenly looses conscience and falls to the ground like a sack of turnips.
Pete rushes to aid his companions, but arrives only in time to see Dorn's mighty sword stroke. His sharp sense of smell tells him that there are no more Fell in the tunnel.
Those in front of the carved gates can see a large hole in the tunnel ceiling above the gate.
"Well swung Northman, Sky tells the large warrior with a smile". "It seems you hate the unliving almost as much as do I" "we shall have to compare...then he notices his companion swoon and fall to the ground.
"Chops, Chops, are you OK", then he rushes to his fallen comrades side.
Heal Check (1d20+6=8), but in the dim lighting sees no obvious wounds.
"Hurry! Bring light" he shouts down the tunnel.
nightflier |
Sky and Solvistania try to revive fallen Chops, but to no avail. Gillian then rushes to him. "Again?" She touches him on the neck and peals his eyelids. "He is paralyzed, probably by something that got into his bloodstream through this puncture. He seems to be fine, but he will need to wear this off by himself. I don't know how long it will take. About a day, I reckon."
Ilona Ebonblade |
Rushing forward Ilona stands guard as the others attand to Chops, relaxing slightly at Gillian's prognosis. She kneels at Chops side placing her hand on his chest to feel the slight movement of his breathing and gives him a heartwarming smile.
"Don't worry, you'll be up and about protecting us all in no time." She grins mischeviously, sure that he can hear her.
"Bet you wish you'd gotten hit by darts instead," leaning forward she whispers in his ear.
With a wink at the paralyzed Dworg she get to her feet.
"Ok guy's we need to find a secure place to hole up big time, with Chops down and Gillian exhausting herself healing us we aren't in the best shape to face something nasty." She looks over at Solvistania, a fleeting glance but one filled with concern.
"Besides, we all need some rest and a little time to clear our heads. It's prety intense down here."
Sky'tor Tu'kaleth |
"Big man". "Give me a hand up would you"?
Sky will attempt to climb up and look in the hole.
"Does anyone have a torch"?
Take 10 on climb for a total of 16
Perception Perception (1d20+10=25)
nightflier |
"Big man". "Give me a hand up would you"?
Sky will attempt to climb up and look in the hole.
"Does anyone have a torch"?
Take 10 on climb for a total of 16
Perception Perception (1d20+10=25)
nightflier |
Sky will try to reach the hole without touching the gate if the hand up will allow it. If not he will use the wall to brace against trying not to touch any of the carvings.
Perception Take 10 for 20 to see where he puts his hands and feet.
Sky'tor Tu'kaleth |
"There is a chamber beyond the door, and I can see many rat bones". "Perhaps this is what that monstrosity was subsisting upon". "I'm going to watch for a minute, to make sure there's no apparent danger then drop inside". Holding the torch before him Sky scans the room.
Perception (1d20+10=12) - Scanning the room for danger
Seeing nothing, Sky drops to the ground, and immediately begins to look for a way to open the door from the inside.
"Could someone throw a rope in in case I need to make a hasty exit", he calls back over his shoulder.
Perception (1d20+10=27) - looking for a way to open the door
Eyvindr the Proud |
"Well swung Northman, Sky tells the large warrior with a smile". "It seems you hate the unliving almost as much as do I" "we shall have to compare...then he notices his companion swoon and fall to the ground.
"Chops, Chops, are you OK", then he rushes to his fallen comrades side.
Heal Check (1d20+6=8), but in the dim lighting sees no obvious wounds.
"Hurry! Bring light" he shouts down the tunnel.
Eyvindr bows his head slightly at the snow elf's compliment. "My brother and I were the sole survivors of fallen Nalford and trapped within its walls for years... It was only us and the Fell..." He does not complete his story, but drops to one knee opposite Sky'tor when Chops falls to the ground.
Eyvindr has no rope...
Solvistania Elghreah |
Eyvindr bows his head slightly at the snow elf's compliment. "My brother and I were the sole survivors of fallen Nalford and trapped within its walls for years... It was only us and the Fell..." He does not complete his story, but drops to one knee opposite Sky'tor when Chops falls to the ground.
Solvistania walks over to the Dorn, and puts her hand on his shoulder, "Such a tale should be saved for times where friends can help you chase those demons away."
Rope, whats that?
Gilian |
Back on track
After so many castings, Gilian feels light-headed and puzzled by the strength of her last healing.
"I had never done so many healing in a single day until now. But I remember my mother..." at these words, her voice cracks and she stops for a few seconds as if catching her breath before going on with a colder voice. "Well, she told me that after too many castings, you use you own vital energy to fuel magic and can harm yourself. I am not sure I can cast anymore safely today, but it seems that practising enhances the magic strength : my last healing seemed to be more powerful than what I ever did. Most of us still carry wounds, we should rest before going on."
Waiting for the scouting party to return, she sits down to rest and muse about what they have discovered today.
"I've been wondering why this ghost elf would send us to free his brother as he seemed quite powerful. Now, I'm beginning to understand why. These doors were made by dwarves and can only be opened by dwarven blood, they may even stop non dwarven spirits and that's why he could not get there himself. but I'm still wondering why the dwarves would sacrifice 7 of them to seal that place. What do you think, Ilona and Solvistania ?"
Ilona Ebonblade |
Holding the rope, Ilona glances over her shoulder at Gillian holding a gaze on her as she swallows her moment of sorrow.
'We've all been through too much damnit. Damn the shadow!'
"Well seven must have some sort of significance, and the power of blood magic is mentioned in old stories. There's something to that, I get the feeling the magic we're seeing here is really old and powerful."
Solvistania Elghreah |
Solvistania looks over at Gilian, and seeing the stricken look in her eyes when she mentions her mother, feels a pang of loss echoing in her own soul. She never had a mother to hold her or give hugs while growing up, and...the people who had raised her...she refused to think of them as family.
"Gilian, I believe you are right when it comes to the magic sapping your strength, but how did I learn such a spell? The knowledge came unbidden." A look of confusion and fear crosses her face, then she continues, This place is frought with evil, but I feel there is something else here as well, something the dwarves felt was too dangerous for the knowledge of it to spread.
Ragnar Death-Speaker |
This place is frought with evil, but I feel there is something else here as well, something the dwarves felt was too dangerous for the knowledge of it to spread.
Ragnar's eyes narrow in thought. He begins looking about as if listening for something.
Ragnar is going to try to get a bearing on the spirits of the dead dwarves he sensed earlier.
nightflier |
"There is a chamber beyond the door, and I can see many rat bones". "Perhaps this is what that monstrosity was subsisting upon". "I'm going to watch for a minute, to make sure there's no apparent danger then drop inside". Holding the torch before him Sky scans the room.
Perception (1d20+10=12) - Scanning the room for danger
Seeing nothing, Sky drops to the ground, and immediately begins to look for a way to open the door from the inside.
"Could someone throw a rope in in case I need to make a hasty exit", he calls back over his shoulder.
Perception (1d20+10=27) - looking for a way to open the door
nightflier |
Solvistania Elghreah wrote:This place is frought with evil, but I feel there is something else here as well, something the dwarves felt was too dangerous for the knowledge of it to spread.Ragnar's eyes narrow in thought. He begins looking about as if listening for something.
Ragnar is going to try to get a bearing on the spirits of the dead dwarves he sensed earlier.
Ragnar Death-Speaker |
Ragnar stands next to Solvistania and finally locks his gaze in the direction to the large door.
"They lie beyond the door. Whether trapped or holding like a siege, I know not, but with them will lie our answers."
The big man slowly reaches out to her and gently touches her dress where it had been torn in the fight. He whispers something in an ancient dialect of Dornish. As he moves his hand across the tear, it vanishes, the fabric woven fresh and new.
"For now, we should rest. My brother and Muni will keep watch over us."
Solvistania Elghreah |
Solvistania stares at her newly mended dress, and then says, faintly, choking with emotion, "Thank you, Ragnar."
She lays down on the ground next to the still paralyzed form of Chops, and murmers, "Sleep well, my friend.". She then curls up in almost a fetal position, using her pack as a pillow, before drifting into slumber.
Solvistania Elghreah |
Are we resting on the threshold of the door then, or are we going to wait for Sky'tor to determine whether he can open it from the other side?
I was under the impression we were waiting here because Chops is paralyzed, and Sky could not open the door yet. I'll bet we need Chops to open the door.
Gilian |
Eyvindr the Proud wrote:Are we resting on the threshold of the door then, or are we going to wait for Sky'tor to determine whether he can open it from the other side?I was under the impression we were waiting here because Chops is paralyzed, and Sky could not open the door yet. I'll bet we need Chops to open the door.
that was my thought as well. We should rest here and set watch
Gilian |
Pete sits back on his heels, looking at Sky and Chops in confusion.
"What is happen here? Why we not move on?
"Chops has been paralyzed by the fell and I cannot do anything for him. We need to wait for the venom to run its course. Plus we are not going to carry his bulk up this hole there."
Chops the Defender Dworg |
"Chops has been paralyzed by the fell and I cannot do anything for him. We need to wait for the venom to run its course. Plus we are not going to carry his bulk up this hole there."
In Chop's dreams, he has visions of visitors from other worlds. Luckily for him, in this state he can decipher who these phantoms really are and project his mirth to the rest of the group. ;P
Pete the Runt |
In Chop's dreams, he has visions of visitors from other worlds. Luckily for him, in this state he can decipher who these phantoms really are and project his mirth to the rest of the group. ;P
Yes, Pete also noticed that Gilian changed her name and grew a few inches.