double-move will get me about to the tower with the stairs down.
Morkeleb is on his way!
Round 3:
Grym: ATK
Sandor: ATK
Odric: Kill
Ferox: Kill
Baddies: ATK
Morkeleb: MOVE
Gaius: Go
Black: 67
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Round the Third (Continued)
<- Correction: Won't
Odric feels the evil miasma deep in his bones. He has always fought for right and tried to champion the little guy. His moral compass has been unwavering since he was a small boy, even through his drunken lout days, where his willpower was not pointing towards true north in alignment with his morality.
The good instincts he grew up with and learned from his folks have served him well, until now. With a queasy feeling, Odric begins to doubt himself. His intentions seemed blameless at the time, but maybe he was only in it for the money... maybe the good deeds, which so often had some unforeseen consequence, weren't all that good at all. With doubt gnawing at his psyche, and the wretchedness of his moral failings undermining his usually stalwart confidence, Odric feels depressed to the point of physical illness.
The great warrior, who fought Otyughs without quailing, who was swallowed by a giant worm and spent long minutes in its unspeakable digestive system, who slept face down in the gutters of the most wretched alleys of Korvosa night after night, feels sick. He begins to dry-heave a bit in utter disgust for his failings and the sanctimonious bullsh!t he has believed about himself for so long.
Round the Fourth
Odric struggles through the waves of self doubt, and moves towards the devil with lackluster enthusiasm. He swings the Kegerator toward it, but knows in his bones he has no right to sit in judgement of the creature.
Reminders:
- Odric is Sickened throughRound 7
- Odric has Penetrating Strike. Benefit: Your attacks made with weapons selected with Weapon Focus ignore up to 5 points of damage reduction. This feat does not apply to damage reduction without a type (such as DR 10/—).
- Align Weapon GOOD is in effect. Align weapon makes a weapon chaotic, evil, good, or lawful, as you choose. A weapon that is aligned can bypass the damage reduction of certain creatures.
Round 4 Team Ranger
Both Grym and Bucho rush toward the final devil. Bucho (only having to 5' step) gets there first and viciously bites at the spikey hellspawn. The ranger runs down to flank with Odric.
Grym's attack (flanking)
Serethial
Bucho's main attack
Jaws of devil killing
2nd attack
Jaws
Odric and Grym gang up on the remaining devil before he can mount any kind of defense.
And like that the horror in the room begins to vanish. In fact while the rotting food remains, the visions of hell fade away, nothing more than illusions!
XP: 8,555 each
Sandor looks around taking in the post battle sights. Where's our Wizard? Sandor says, his gravely voice booming out a bit with his increased size.
Setting down his axe and shield, the dwarf starts to pick the bone fragments from the joints in his armor. Now I know what wrestling with a porcupine would feel like. Damn annoying they are.
He reaches bends over and squats his head down the forehead almost touching the floor.
I know that position. Gaius says with a small chuckle, but then winces a bit when the dwarf pulls out 2 fragments that slipped between the lower inside hip joint.
With a grumble Quite literally a pain in my arse and sack. He then straightens back up realizing what he said. No I don't need any bone jokes. as he pulls one one from his arm pit this one came out with a tangle of coarse hair, and those close to him could hear them ripping out.
Gaius if you could be so kind. This dwarf is in need of some healing. So nobody's answered me yet. Where's our wizard?
Odric
Grym
Ooc- Odric current HP is 69/179 <- Requests healing.
"Did he die again?"
Odric starts looking around for signs of his corpse, with a sick feeling in his gut.
The ranger starts pulling pulling quills out of Bucho's face and muzzle as the dog gives a light whining sound. Then Grym starts in a several he had stuck in himself. He responds to Odric No, I remember him using his magic to escape. That same spell Ferox sometimes uses. Lets give him a few minutes.
Quills plucked out, the ranger pulls out his CLWs wand. He starts smacking Odric and Sandor with it.
Odric's healing
Then the ranger looks over his work and takes a moment to decide...
Then hits him one last time w/ the wand.
The ranger then turns his "whack'em stick of healing" toward the dwarf. Though first he stops and extracts a difficult to reach quill that somehow was sticking out of a crease under the dwarf's shoulder plate. Then he started smacking him.
Now its Bucho's turn. However, the dog thinks it some sort of game and keeps trying to bite the wand. The ranger keep expertly disengaging from the huge jaws and smacking the dog.
Now Grym looks terribly silly striking himself w/ the wand.
On this last healing charge the ranger actually snaps the wand over his head. The pieces fall broken, brittle, and even smoking a little to the floor. Its tough to hear, but anyone close enough can hear his whisper Coin well spent . He pulls a second CLW's wand and keeps hitting himself.
Now its Bucho's turn. However, the dog thinks it some sort of game and keeps trying to bite the wand. The ranger keep expertly disengaging from the huge jaws and smacking the dog.
Where to?
The ranger holds the CLW's wand up as if ready to hit anyone with it.
Those who are injured should speak now...
Grym puts the wand the away if nobody needs it.
Ferox could use a couple hits from the wand.
I'm reasonably sure M would be back by now...
M an be back, and someone can roll for Ferox.
While the healing goes on (and on and on) Odric starts searching the remains for loot. Perhaps a magic ring was left on a finger somewhere?
51/111
58/111
67/111
70/111
77/111
83/111
89/111
92/111
102/111
108/111
(10 more, so 15 charges used on the Wand)
Grym begins to start tapping Ferox on the chest with the wand, but Bucho's exuberance soon dictates a more sedate and surreptitious method. Eventually, Grym carefully stows the wand in his pack and gives Bucho a delicious slice of cured meat.
Odric takes stock of the situation, and upon receiving an affirmative nod from his companions, starts looking at the crude map he has drawn and looking up at the features of the room with a cocked head.
He settles on the southern door, and gestures mutely to Gaius, Ferox, Grym and Bucho for them to look over the door.
Ferox, Grym, Gaius, and Bucho listen
(Includes Favored)
Add Favored Enemies
Gaius then checks for traps
Once the familiar ritual of the Door Protocol wraps up, Odric moves forward and gently opens the door, advancing into the hallway, intent upon turning left after about 15 feet.
Once he gets to the T intersection, Odric looks down the hall, trying to spot any danger...
I require 9 charges of CLW. We got that?
Morkeleb enters the room the rest of the Cup are in without ceremony or preamble, the sounds of healing & looting clear that the threat is over.
My apologies if I startled anyone. That thrice-damned magical fear forced me to flee, and Dimension Door was the fastest, safest route for me. He says this conversationally, with no hint of shame or remorse. He then stands in line behind whomever is last to get healed by the smoking wands. :-)
Looks like there are 10 charges left to the wand.
Great investment by Grym. We'll need to compensate him for them, I think.
I require 9 charges of CLW. We got that?
Morkeleb enters the room the rest of the Cup are in without ceremony or preamble, the sounds of healing & looting clear that the threat is over.
My apologies if I startled anyone. That thrice-damned magical fear forced me to flee, and Dimension Door was the fastest, safest route for me. He says this conversationally, with no hint of shame or remorse. He then stands in line behind whomever is last to get healed by the smoking wands. :-)
No, problem at all Morkeleb. Good job not dying I always say.
Grym then begins to smack him about the head and shoulders with the CLW's stick.
The party all properly healed, we head on with Odric's post about the South door...
Gaius confirms that there are no traps on the door, but both he and Grym hear people talking well beyond the door. From Sabina's description, you know that down the hall is a barracks... It sounds like a party of female voices with an occasional make voice chiming in.
Ummm...
*knock* *knock* *knock*
"Candygram!"
The speaking stops...
HA!
Good use of the wand. I think I'm out of channels.
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Thinking quickly, Odric uses his hat of disguise to assume the form of a plain looking orderly, leaning on a crutch due to a bum leg, holding a potion of cure light wounds at eye level. The potion is in fact the Kegerator.
He gestures to others to hide and tries to mimic the voice Ferox just used, "I was told someone had been hurt? I brought a curative potion..."
Odric plans to viciously attack anyone who gets close enough.
ummmm place yourselves on the map? Heading into class. Will post door opening scene as soon as able.
Someone feels free to place Grym and Bucho, will be a while till I can get to a proper computer.
The door flies open, but there's no one on the other side. You hear a single word from down the hall, but can't see the source "Pathetic Odric."
(Includes Favored)
Apparently Odric believed his own ruse...
Round 1:
Grym: Go
Gaius: Go
Ferox: Go
Sandor Go
Morkeleb: Go
Baddies: TBD
Odric: TBD
Round One
Perhaps having died once before has made the ranger a bit more fearless or perhaps the experience has given him a touch of madness. Without hesitation the man and his dog rush through the doorway yelling Meat Shield!!!
If they make the first junction Grym has Bucho stay guarding 5' into the hall.
The ranger continues down the hallway and breaks right hugging the wall. Blades out he evaluates any possible threats.
Grym advances down the hall with Bucho. At the first intersection he finds two guards hiding around the corner! [ooc]Both Grym and Bucho are updated on the map, but they've only taken move actions, so I'm leaving them bolded to take turns.
Round 1:
Grym: Standard Action
Gaius: Go
Ferox: Go
Sandor Go
Morkeleb: Go
Baddies: TBD
Odric: TBD
The dwarf still fleet from Grym, and hearing the drums of heroism from Morkelb flys down the hallway to the southern opening to it. Leaving the chosen of Serinthal and his faithful hound to protect the east flank.
Expecting invisible foes since they have been common the dwarf makes a concentrated effort to perceive his surroundings.
Round One continued...
Bucho told to guard the hallway immediately starts tearing into the guard there.
attack
jaws
Ferox! Sandor!, Bucho needs missle fire support
Grym trusts in his dog and the other party members. The ranger moves up to make sure no enemy (especially bugger invisible mantis dicks) come attacking their unprotected flank.
Perception
Sandor looks about, but doesn't see, hear, or smell any foes. [ooc]Sandor can still move or take a standard action.
Grym keeps moving down the hall while Bucho takes a bite out of the ambusher's leg.
Round 1:
Grym: Advance
Gaius: Go
Ferox: Go
Sandor Standard
Morkeleb: Go
Baddies: TBD
Odric: TBD
Black: 23
Oh, Bucho will get support...
Morkeleb moves to get a clear view down the hallway. Quickly gauging the distances, he mutters a spell, and a tiny snowflake shoots out of his staff, landing softly in the room to the south, a bit in front of the stairs. instantly, the room is filled with sleet, hail, and driving snow!!
Cast Ice Storm. Should be able to get the entire room, and only that room.
the entire room is difficult terrain as long as the hail/snow remains (14 rounds or until I dismiss it), and everyone in that room is -4 to perception
My pog is placed correctly. The tiny, tiny white arrow points to the target vertex.
Morkeleb's spell brings a blizzard into the castle. From the party's vantage point it doesn't look like anyone is caught in it.
Round 1:
Grym: Advance
Gaius: Go
Ferox: Go
Sandor Standard
Morkeleb: Ice Storm
Baddies: TBD
Odric: TBD
Black: 23
Round 1:
Grym: Advance
Gaius: Go
Ferox: Go
Sandor Double Move
Morkeleb: Ice Storm
Baddies: TBD
Odric: TBD
Black: 23
Ferox runs over to back up Bucho and lets loose an arrow at the rear maiden.
Ferox's arrow flies right over Bucho and right into and through the grey maiden's chestplate.
Round 1:
Grym: Advance
Gaius: Go
Ferox: Hit
Sandor Double Move
Morkeleb: Ice Storm
Baddies: TBD
Odric: TBD
Black: 41
Gaius moves into the room and hides in the corner, counting on Mork's storm to cover him.
Stealth:
that's a lotta stealth