Round eleven (I checked, it could even be correct) 1 of 3 nauseous
Pollux sights on the wizard through bleary eyes and whispers See
Caldazar continues to take cover within the safety of the choking cloud.
Just got to stay alive until everyone else gets involved. Once they get here this wizard is going down in short order.. Tal keeps telling himself although he is not sure of the state of his companions and it may be that he will have to save them once the wizard is finished.
Caldazar continues to take cover within the safety of the choking cloud.
No action this round.
"Hah!" The wizard exclaims as he vanishes out of sight once more the spiritual weapon failing to find its mark.
He appears once again on the center podium pumping his arms and strutting around.
The crowd eats it up.
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Continue with nauseated cowering, awaiting dissipation of cloud.
HP 28/28
AC 20/FF20/T10
Saves F7/R2/W8
Current effects:Magic Circle against Evil(50 minutes),Shield of Faith(tal) 3 minutes,Bless Weapon(Ta) 3 minutes)Spiritual Weapon(4 rounds)
The weapon chases after the wizzard and attempts to send him to a magical realm
Trevor grits his teeth and sends a searing blast of light at the wizard
He then purposely drops off the roof for 1d6 damage
With Tal's extended reach he should be able to pick up both sword and tower shield and 5ft step adjacent to the wall. If possible that is what he does.
Round 12
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Wretched refuse continues to cling to the ladder and yearn to breathe free.
Rounds til Liberty island = 1
The wizard's reverie is cut short by Trevor's death laser. Responding in kind the wizard shoots off an arrow of pure acid and misses by a long shot (lucky break there otherwise trevor would be in bad shape I think).
The crowd gets more and more excited and even slightly out of control as trevor enters the fray.
No one seems to notice Pollux singing a subversive tune.
HP 22/28
AC 20/FF20/T10
Saves F7/R2/W8
Current effects:Magic Circle against Evil(50 minutes),Shield of Faith(tal) 3 minutes,Bless Weapon(Ta) 3 minutes)Spiritual Weapon(3 rounds)
The spiritual weapon keeps whacking away.
Trevor moves to -C,-6 and sends a Spear of Purity at the wizard(hoping he is evil)
Tal hurries around the wall ending his position at -e-f,-7-8 while Trevor is keeping the wizard occupied. Hopefully next time he can get to within melee range of the wizard at least to try and grapple him again to keep his attention on Tal and nt on the squishier members of the group.
*Cough splutter wait cough*
Round 13
Pollux continues to cling to the ladder as the nausea fades leaving only the normal hallucinatory disorientation.
I completely agree with your assessment. The lemures while numerous were not that much of a threat without buffs. Once he abandoned the lemures and started going after us is when the real combat began. That is why I was hoping to hav him concentrate on me while the rest of you got out of the cloud, recouperated, and avoided other AoE spells like the glitterdust. I just hope that all future encounters are like this. I draw the attention as a pure melee tank with high aC and decent saves and hp while you three do all the real work. The benefit with action economy will only get better for us once Castor can start casting spells from scrolls. Does Tal trust Castor enough though to willingly let him target Tal with spells?
This fight should be over in short order unless he is 3 levels higher than we expect and hasn't touched his highest level spells at all. Of course if this is the case then the fight might be over anyways with him winning.
On a side note, what are you spending all of your winnings on assuming of course that we do win this?
My guess is that it will have another 2 round of existence to make him 8th level. We know he has stone skin up which makes him at least 7th level to cast 4th level spells.
Trevor's efforts are all but useless againts the well prepared champion.
The champion himself charges at Trevor and tries to bludgeon him with his staff an effort that merely bounces to the side of Trevor's armor.
GROUP UP!
Cough, splutter, wait.
HP 22/28
AC 20/FF20/T10
Saves F7/R2/W8
Current effects:Magic Circle against Evil(50 minutes),Shield of Faith(tal) 3 minutes,Bless Weapon(Ta) 3 minutes)Spiritual Weapon(2 rounds
The spirit weapon weakly whaps at the wizard
Trevor starts hacking with his scimitar
Tal moves closer to within reach and flank of the upstart reigning champion. While doing so he drops his shield again and grips the longsword in both hand. With tremendous power the blade descends trying to split the wizard in 2.
2-handed power attack for
Round 14 ish
A familiar cackling issues from the rag-a-bond shape dangling from the ladder.
An arm frees itself from the mass of gaberdine and a strangely soft voice says "...see everything."
The cloud dissipates adn caldazar can finally see the grudge match just outside the cage.
The wizard is surprisingly tough given how he shrugs off Tal's and Trevor's assault without much trouble. The crowd gets excited by this as they see their muscled champ weather the assault with appropriate aplomb.
As he raises his staff to stove Trevor's head in he cries out in sudden pain. "WHY DO I SEE EVERYTHING!?!? IT'S!! IT'S HORRIBLE!"
Out of desperation he swings in front of him missing Trevor completely.
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You fool. You should have conceded defeat. Now you will pay for your treachery with your life just to appease the crowd.
Tal goes for the grapple again as it seems that the man is struck blind by Castor, I mean Pollux.
Step into flank and grapple attempt holding onto the sword still
Trevor aids Tal's attempt at wrestling down the wizard
Though the fog clears, Caldazar's bile has not yet receded.
The wizard is grappled and blind and struggles furiously the crowd cheering for him to struggle and fight but Ta'ls grip is iron.
So, shall we ask the crowd for thumbs up or down?
In the meantime Rance looks exceptionally nervous as you try to decide the champions fate.
Coughing through his nausea Caldazar suggests "Knock him out... we can barter with Rance for his life."
Trevor pommels the wizard down.
Tal maintains his iron grip pinning the unfortunate soul to the ground all the while letting the spikes on his armor dig furrows into the man's back. Tal agrees with Caldazar's assessment but wants to make one last show to the crowd. Only once Trevor knocks him out does Tal release him and starts to tie him up with his own straps. Picking him up and climbing to the center stage Tal hoists the defeated above his head. When Rance indicates the bout is over then Tal will walk out with him still bound in his own harness hopefully to cheers and accolades from the crowd.
Assuming that they are victorious, Tal waits for RAnce to pay him his winnings. I remember that you said that bloodsport is not allowed. As promised there was no deaths other than the summoned riff-raff. I believe that completes our deal.
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"No death...no Death.. Well not of anyone who matters. No death is the Westcrown way."
Pollux's sing-song voice drips onto the arena as he dangles by his knees from the ladder.
Trevor is just disgusted with the entire affair.
Caldazar grimly recovers his stomach... and makes a measure of how much Rance might be worth. As always the parts more than the whole...
The crowd goes wild with applause after the fight, and their is a palpable sense of relief from Rance as he lets those inside the arena outside.
Dragging the body outside of the cage two rather large and uncreative looking men drag the wizard away.
"Right, that was almost a bloodier mess then normal. Thanks for not killing him in the arena, you'll find the statue you're looking for in the stands. Just look im up when the crowd leaves."
With that Rance turns to leave.
Trevor makes sure to gank the wizard's items before turning him over.
Let's just get the statue and get out of here.
If Rance cares at all about Trevor's petty larceny he doesn't show it.
Trevor makes off with A nice looking mithral staff, a silver and black iron devil's head trophy, an amulet and a pearl.
Detect Magic
"12 to 1." Rance says. Than smiles broadly. "In favor of your opponent." Then patting Tal on the shoulder he walks out of the prep room calling back. "Good luck!"
Rance's face expression changes little at the mention of either the statue or the plan. "FRankly, I never bothered reading any of the posters. Figured you lot would die by act 3. So pardon me if I didn't commit your names to memory." LEaning back in his chair he stares up at the ceiling for a moment before a wide grin splits his face. "Tell you what. We've got a deal. Come back tomorrow. I've got a few things to set up, then we'll talk about the rules of the game and betting and all that."
Uh, Rance, I think you are forgetting something. Our winnings please. Some of us did place sizable bets with some long odds. 1000gp was my bet alone at the 12 to 1 odds. Pollux and I even have our receipt.
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After collecting one way or the other, Tal shakes the man's hand. Thank you for doing business. It was a pleasure to wipe the smirk off of his face. If at any time you think a sequel is in order for Drovalid let me know. i am sure that we can work something out. for now though, We will gather the statue as you suggest.
Trevor makes sure to gank the wizard's items before turning him over.
Let's just get the statue and get out of here.
Tal smiles and nods at Trevor once everything is finalized. Ever the entrepreneur I see. Well better us having it than anyone else. To the victor goes the spoils.