"If you have room for more dexterity I have a buff for that too."
I have Shield already from Mr. Spugnoir. Being big has made me slow, so maybe that dexterity buff might be nice.
Grergof casts deadly Juggernaught and Bright Blade of Victory on himself.
To fully buff himself.
Abomentolor hits Grergof with Cat's Grace.
I believe we have reached a point where mere armor is just not enough. The giants strike with enough force to pierce Varsk's enhanced armor. I suggest we start focusing on magics such as Displacement,Blur and Blink to make it so the attacks don't hit at all. I can research such things.
"Good reminder." Abomentolor hits Grergof with blink.
"In this case I suggest moving on." Darius comments at the irritating sight of Grergof blinking in and out of existence.
Grergof leads the party Right.
There is no need to go there, as three hill giants with picks come out from there.
"Those burn." Abomentolor happily concludes as the next group of giants comes along.
Darius decides to just wait with his sword ready.
The giants are badly burned. But they approach and attack. Darius cuts cone of them.
Grergof shifts over to be in the middle of the giants then let’s them have it with the flail.
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HP 110/110
AC 17/12/15 (21/14/19 with Mutagen)
Saves F13/R13/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects:Heroism(+2 attack/skills/saves) Level drain(-2 attack, skills,Saves),See invisible (150 minutes),Countless Eyes (15 hours),Shield Varsk(15 minutes)
Bombs:19/21
Spugnoir BLAMS any Giant that is still up
Golem chucks a bomb
Acid
Grergof ends the two giants in front of him and takes a shot at the third, but misses. Spugnoir uses another very loud tool and shoots the last giant. The golem adds some acid to that.
Darius takes down the last giant.
Where the giants came from are natural lava tubes are roughly circular in cross-section. The tubes to the south have been extended recently, but are all dead ends. The tube to the north features one dead end and another one that is blocked by rubble that was put there.
The one to the east lead to a room of sorts. Half emerging from the rough stone floor is a curious pillar of granite. The block has seven sides and rises up through the roof above at an angle. The faces of the pillar still bear the faint markings of runes that have all but worn away with the passage of time.
Spugnoir shrugs at the weird language.
As no one is interested or able to read that runes the party moves on. Next is a long, thirty-foot-wide hallway is lit by periodic torches guttering along the walls. Some of the torches have smoldered out, leaving areas of the hallway in dimmer light, but the entire length is lit enough to show off the grisly decor—limbs and entrails and heads hewn from bodies both human-sized and gargantuan litter the southern section of this hallway and hang from the walls by spikes or chains. As a result, the air here is rancid and foul. Three hill giants stand at the opposite end of the hall with a pile of rocks to throw. They all are missing an arm.
Abomentolor finds that these giants are getting annoying.
For two of the giants the fight is over before it begins. The other one has a surprised and blackened look.
Looks like you all have this…. Grergof says as he puts away his flail and slowly walks forward while pulling out his bow.
Spugnoir blams again
Golem does what it does best
Acid
The last giant is put out of his misery too. Walking forward you find more disgusting details. This chamber’s floor has been divided into three long forty-foot-deep pits, each separated by a ten-foot-wide wall. The tops of these walls double as walkways between the three pits. Each of the pits is filled with a hideous, foul-smelling slurry of gravel, water, splintered bones, and decayed globs of flesh.
To the right are doors and straight ahead too.
[ooc]Let us try the doors on the right.[/b]
Grergof looks at the pits and his expression becomes more grim.
Then at Spugnoirs suggestion he goes to the doors on the right
Darius opens the door to the right. This is a vast chamber torn into the volcanic stone. The room arches up to a vaulted ceiling some sixty feet above, while a natural ramp rises up to the east where mounds of ratty old furs have been heaped in several nestlike mounds. To the northwest, a large sinkhole slumps into the ground.
There are six giants of the non fire type. Some sleeping, some awake. But nothing a pair of fireballs can't fix. Those who survive that line up at the door to get a beating by Grergof and a few moments later it is over.
Which leaves the door straight ahead.
But Grergof manages to step on a secret trapdoor, that opens to a greased chute. Via that he is sent down into one of those disgusting pits. There he faces a giant, crawling on all fours. The giant prostrates himself at Grergof's feet and swears on the name of all the giant clans to serve him faithfully to the end of his days.
If you wish to serve me to get out you can start by telling me, who you are, how you got stuck down here and what is going on around here.
"I'm Togbad. Jubbek got so angry, he cuts off peoples arms or kills them and some he throws into these pits. He broke my feet and cut my sinews. Now I can't stand anymore and I'm in pain."
"Jubbek is in the room behind those doors where his throne is. He has the giants fight for his entertainment. And he has a couple concubines. And a smilodon as a cat. I believe that's the only creature he doesn't abuse."
"From there it goes on to the depths where the strange monsters come from." the giant explains.
Spugnoir wonders if he fell into a time warp
When did Jubbek start getting angry? Did it happen before he came here?
"No. Before he was just an angry giant smashing enemies."
What else is around here? Have you seen Cadrilkasta? I assume he is down the tunnel where the strange monsters come from.
[B)Helllooooooo, Varsk![/b]
"The dragon is somewhere below. I haven't seen her in weeks."
Grergof reaches out and heals the giant.
Some of my companions may want to talk to you too, can you climb out now?
"No, I can't get up."
Hold on to me and I will get you out of here. My companion can fix your legs.
Grergof reaches into his pack and gets the rope of climbing out, Then has the rope snake up and tie knots. Then with Togbad on his back he climbs out of the pit and puts him down on the ground.
Father Redgrave, we could use some help over here. Grergof calls from behind the others.
Trusting Grergof's judgement of character, Darius blows the 100gold diamond dust on the giant. "Here ya go."
"Thank you. Thank you so much." Togbad says while still crouching on the floor. He drags himself up and manages to get into an upright position.
Now we both have big friends. Just need to get someone that Abo can ride on, like the warrior duo Mastah Blahsta
After the giant repeated the story about what waits ahead, Abomentolor decides that some buffing is due. He casts haste on all and then greater invisibility on himself, Darius, Spugnoir and Grergof.
Darius casts angelic aspect and holy sword on himself. "Everyone in our party is good, right?" he inquires.
Yes.. Grergof says hefting his flail.
He turns quickly to his new Giant friend.
You may want to stay back. This will probably get very hot and bloody a few seconds after we open the door.
Spugnoir uses Communal Stoneskin on the party DR 10/150 points. All set
This vast circular chamber rises to a height of sixty feet, the smooth stone walls tapering upward to form a conical ceiling. The floor of the chamber is made of a layer of wooden planks, but periodic gaps between the floorboards reveal that a dark hollow space extends below. Stone double doors sit to the south, while to the east and west large sections of wall have crumbled away to allow access to caverns. A lava tube to the west winds deeper into the rock, although a side ramp seems to lead up and out to the surface. To the east looms a large cavern dominated by an immense throne made of wooden timbers and mastodon bones. Beyond this huge throne rise two ledges—the higher one is littered with a prodigious mound of animal pelts and furs, while a large battered chest sits against the eastern wall of the lower ledge.
Four giants are brawling in the area behind the door. To the right presumably Jubbek sits on his throne enjoying the spectacle. Besides him stands a fire giant guard and a busty giantess fawns all over him. A smilodon lies on a mastodon fur and three more giants are back in the sleeping chamber.
As the door opens, the four brawlers stare at Togbad standing in the corridor outside.
Abomentolor shoots some fire at the brawling giants.
The hill giants gain vulnerability to fire with the first blast and are turned into ashes with the second.
Darius walks in and checks who else is there. He can't do such an impressive display of fire, but he can do some. And as it includes holy fire, he douses Jubbek, the fire giant and that unchaste wench in it.