Kabal didnt know what to think when the lone..white?...who ever heard of a white lizard man?... trogyldite made an appearance.
Wait til theres at least two of 'em before letting loose lads.
As soon as the first lizard creature has survived its entry, others follow it and some seconds later a moderate force has entered the room. They are led by an albino troglodyte that moves with the grace of a panther and looks like he knows how to wield his two-handed spear.
"Fancy pretending to be a giant Kabal?" Winter suggests mischievously.
Caterine dances in front of the archers on the left flank and stands ready to strike at the first to approach...
Sounds good to me Winter. Lets get this over with fast.
Sword and shield at the ready; Kabal waited with clenched jaw and knuckles for the battle to begin.
Mercus looks at Kabal but stays at Cat's side before she moves to met the trogs.
Mercus (resolved)
Cat (resolved)
Winter
Trogs
Elves
Kabal
Razorhorn hesitates as he reaches the rooftop...the moving spheres make it impossibele to get a clear view of the other end of the platform.
Silsavar seems also surprised
Wow...what is that?
Winter steps back to give Kabal some room, then casts his spell.
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"Huh?" Bree's question breaks Sebastian's fascination.
He struggles to find the correct description without slipping into a lecture. "Oh, Its an Orrey...a mechanical....model. It shows where the planets are at this precise moment and moves through the seasons and years to keep the precise relationships accurate. I have seen small tabletop orreies, but never one so grand as this. Remarkable and a shame knowing its fate."
As he starts to go around the edge of the room. "It will have many gears and moving parts so stay aware as you cross for it might be easy to use it for nefarious purposes." His eyes scan the orbital objects looking for any that might be moving particularly fast.
While Razorhorn and the elves cautiously begin to scout the rooftop, it's Bree who makes out a dark shadow behind one of the planets - it looks like at least one drow is hiding here and uses the golden globes (^^) for cover.
Sebastian can't make out any object moving in a strange way, but that does not relieve him, since through the glass cupola he has no problems making out the actual meteor which has now begun to block out the sun...
Mercus (resolved)
Cat (resolved)
Winter (resolved)
Trogs (resolved)
Elves (resolved)
Kabal
Even though Kabal grows to an obscene height, the trogs don't look overly impressed and advance slowly.
Cat is able to strike at one..., but the others are clever enough not to get into Kabal's reach. When the elves fire their bows, they concentrate their fire on one trog and bring the lizard-man down.
Hahaha!...the now large...and in charge...Brevian chuckled as he swelled to take up more space and stepped up to swing his wicked falcata at one of the lead troglodytes.
And then she motions to the others indicating the drow's presence.
AoO Whip: for
Rd 2
Mercus (resolved)
Cat Winter
Trogs
Elves
Kabal
Kabal's wild swing is deflected by the troglodyte's thick scales and the beast growls angrily as the power of the blow still pushes it back!
Mercus quickly scurries over to the giant Brevian's side and readies an attack should any of the monsters advance.
Some metres away Cat hits a trog who had underestimated her reach.
The drow is too quick for Bree to hit him, but the sound of her attack alarms all her companions and Razorhorn engulfs the planet sphere behind which the drow hid in a green vapor of death. The air smells of ozone and molten metal and as soon as the green cloud has dispersed, the burnt remains of the drow become visible again. Molten gold has covered parts of his body and he looks a bit like a work of art...
The destruction of a part of the orrery however also seems to have an additional effect, suddenly other planets turn faster and the whole construction emits metallic screeches of pain.
Winter casts Protection from Evil on Kabal, then steps to the left and into the gap.
Whip: for
...missing, and taking a step back to balance herself.
Sebastian tries to move around the room, hopefully away the orbits of stray celestial bodies
The trogs quickly scurry forward and form a solid line in front of Kabal (AoO for you).
The lizards miss miserably and Kabal was about to laugh out loud as their leader struck with a force strong enough to fell an oxen
Cat is also pursued (AoO) and surrounded
But only one manages to hit her.
After that some of the elves unleash another volley while others are already in melee.
Sebastian, Sable and Bree-acrobatcis check DC 16.
As the orrery begins to fall apart, the massive golden spheres start to roll around on the rooftop, creating a gigantic pool-table! Split seconds after you realise what is happening, the first elf is already smashed to pulp...
Anger flooded through him in waves. He been... prodded and toyed with enough in this damn city... and decided now was as good a time to vent as any...unleash your anger bub and finish this shiite quickly and with a vengenace!...
You boys done picked the wrong fight!
Kabal took a swing at the leader as it stepped up into his reach along with other trogs.
and winced as the things spear gouged him but gritted his teeth ang got back to work chopping the things down.
Sebastian takes a few quick steps to one side and then watches carefully as another skims by him as he remains motionless. "It is a matter of anticipating the carom and spin when they bounce off each other and the walls."
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Rd 3
Mercus (resolved)
Cat
Winter
Trogs
Elves
Kabal
The trogs' leader takes all hits with impressive stoicism and now that he is close enough, you expect him to unleash a barricade of attacks using his spear, tail, and claws.
Mercus steps next to Kabal and attacks one of the troglodytes. The hit is well aimed and draws a bloody line on the trog's shoulder.
While your display of nimbleness is clearly impressive, not all your companions are so dexterous. At least three elves get smashed by the gigantic balls of death and even razorhorn receives a heavy hit into his side...in a fit of rage the dragon then grabs the planet and hurls it at the drow spotted by Bree and buries the dark elf underneath it...
Suddenly you hear Silsavar shouting
Over there!
He points at a part of the orrery that has somehow stayed intact by now and on top of the largest planet sits a drow in tailor seat - meditating while all around him the world is in tumult and agony.
Lashing out as the troglodytes close with her and wincing as a spear takes her in the side - Caterine focuses on bringing down whichever appears to be the most injured that have attacked her...
AoO: for
Attack: for
Winter takes a swing at one of the rank and file Troglodytes...
Attack
Damage
Alsthough clearly distracted by Kabals handiwork beside him, this not being Winters finest swing.
Cat misses the heavily-protected troglodyte who returns the favour with a spear thrust
but the trogs are distracted by Winter's attack and don't concentrate enough to hit Cat.
Mercus is hit by a heavy attack and nearly swept off his feet by the tail of one of the lizard monsters.
Against Kabal the trogs weakly try to score a hit, but all their attacks are futile until their leader begins to dance around the Brevian like a whirlwind of attacks
Your elvish friends are able to take down another trog and injure one severely.
Kabal still in rd3, the rest in 4
Rd 4
Mercus (resolved)
Cat
Winter
Trogs
Elves
Kabal
We could slow down in respect of Sable?
Kabal growled low and dangerous as the albino's spear jabbed him again and again. But he couldnt even feel the blood spilling from his body and all he saw was red and ugly lizards. He flexed and swung his falcata in a vicious backswing.
Hoping that Kabal and Winter begin to bring their blades to bear, Cat focuses on the most wounded trog attacking her...
...grim satisfaction showing as the hardened leather striker tears through trog flesh.
Winter tries to get into the swing of things, taking another broad swipe at the troglodyte near him...
Attack
Damage
This time being far more determined.
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From the depths of his rage, Kabal summons a a ferocious strike that cuts one trog in half and then splits the leader's head in two!
When Cat and Winter also wound their enemies, the morale of the trogs breaks instantly! They throw their spears away and fall to the ground - obviously begging for mercy even though you don't understand their hissed pleas.
Ok, we'll wait for Sable - feels like the right thing.
Kabal let go of his anger as the enemy was clearly routed...damn things aint so tough...why even send them?..to slow us down dummy, that's why...blast it...
Be gone you fools!
The Brevian fought the urge to kneel in exhaustion and knew he wouldn't be able to run any time shortly but he wouldn't show any weakness until they were done with the troglydites.
Lay Hands
Mercy: Removes Fatigue
Winter then detects magic on the slain Trogs.
While Winter's healing energies flow through Kabal's body, the industrious Aasimar has already found out that the spear the trog leader was wielding has a magical aura.
Mercus looks at the cut on his arm and grins
Heh! The biggest cut I ever recieved and yet, I'm still alive! Desna loves me, booyah!...but eh, what about the lizzards now?
Kabal relaxed as Winter's healing energies washed through him and his muscle fatigue evaporated.
Gratitude friend.
The War Leader regarded the cowering lizard men with something approaching disgust and answered Mercus.
Forget them. They're no longer a threat. Lets make for the Shadow gate and our companions.
He gestured to the elves.
Covering retreat. If they get up before you're out of sight then shoot them...but don't tally either.
Winter follows on, seemingly delighted at the way things are unfolding.
One thread again :)
The elves nod resolutely and drive the trogs down the stairs...
As Winter, Cat, Kabal and Mercus reach the rooftop they are greeted by a gigantic ball of gold rolling right in their direction!!!
Before they have the chance to observe the scene, they have to jump out of the way not to get crushed
Acrobatics DC 12
Acrobatics
Being a typical Paladin in Full Plate, Winter wears the impact.
Despite his larger than normal size; Kabal is able to nimbly sidestep the golden ball of doom.
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Cursing and with a slight remembrance of almost falling from a slippery ledge, Caterine attempts to get clear...
Acrobatics: