Vojtek has a flurry of miss!
With a roar equal parts fury and malice, the dragon emits another cone of frost breath, catching both Vojtek and Ali in its icy grip!
Then it sets off through the air, flying away from the party!
Round 4
Davosh — GO (haste)
Vojtek — GO (haste, enchanted with fly)
Round 5
Edward — GO (haste)
Ali — GO (haste, enchanted with fly)
Kappi — GO (haste)
white (but not THE white) dragon — TBD
Davosh — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh, frustrated beyond belief, tries a spell of his own as a full-sized bolt of lightning erupts from his Big Eye at the dragon:
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Round 5
The the silent lightning flashes from the witch, and the dragons scales somehow deflect the bolt as it ascends higher. Ed takes a step towards the cover of a boulder hoping to entice the dragon back down, into more of a kill zone, and cause it to use its cold breath on just him and not his friends. Now if I can get a few arrows to stick, and piss it off whites aren’t known for their intelligence. Just need a few seconds to dive behind the boulder for some cover.
That’s it run away little dragon run away!! The Oradin of Apsu growls in draconic.
Longbow +Smite and haste
[ooc]So Ed heals 14. 43/79 hp [/dice]
HP math from Round 1... 94-54-2=38
Iassume, since I was close enough to strike it, I get an AoO for the movement--and Vojtek does as well?
if so...
Dodging some of the breath, it nonetheless takes a toll on Ali, who is badly wounded. She casts a spell onto her blade, closes with the dragon, and STRIKES!!
cast Vampiric Touch
-->nope
<--bloody heck
Ali, covered in dragon frost and pretty wrecked, glances at Vojtek & Kappi to see if the party is keen on pursuing...
Ali, covered in dragon frost and pretty wrecked, glances at Vojtek & Kappi to see if the party is keen on pursuing...
Waiting for Adam to post. I know right now he is driving back to NH so probably wont be till late at night.
Looks like Peter Griffon's fly speed is 80', so could reach dragon on a double move... But am happy to let dragon fly off if it will.
plus...
- Fortitude: +13 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3
- Reflex: +6 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3 | Vs. Traps: +2
- Will: +6 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3
Vojtek is buffeted and battered by the intense burning cold of the dragon's breath weapon.
- Round the Fourth
- Current HPs: 38-33=5
As the billowing snows and ice of the breath weapon swirl around him, the barbarian retreats into himself and plummets to the ground below. Only at the last minute does he exert the will to fly enough to avoid crashing into the stones and debris littering the field.
As Edward gives a parting shot to the white dragon as it sails off, Vojtek collapses to the ground in a frost-bitten heap. Edward hurries over and re-establishes his life link so that the Northman does not perish from falling out of rage.
Once recovered somewhat, the group moves further downriver, where eventually the centaur city of Vurnirn comes back into view, a welcome sight for a bit of down time.
For game purposes, you can liquidate all the various goods you have and turn them into cash. There's a 67% chance that anything you want for 5000 gp or less is available here. Go shopping for real this time, folks! ^.^
Someone tell me what we've got
Kappi chatters rapidly at both Ali and OjosLocos, clearly excited at the magic scrolls he bought and the possibility of having permanent darkvision.
The young lad is ready.
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We rested in relative comfort as Kappi and Ali laid out our accumulated treasure before us. Ed isn’t sure how he missed the description of the belt before, but the leather belt with the inlaid iron bear struck his fancy. We were pretty sure that it would increase his endurance. We talked over different items of magic that would help us and figured that Ed has expensive tastes. Settling on a new bow would be in order for Edward. Neither were exactly what he desired but they are a good starting point.
Davosh purchased only: Headband of Vast Intelligence +2
The party takes a few days to themselves as a welcome respite.
Davosh and Liska make their way through the market stalls, where the warlock finds a grimy headband smudged with sage and inlaid with symbols both arcane and occult. The color doesn't suit him, but never mind: he dons it as soon as he hands the coin over, Liska sniffing it suspiciously before snuggling back to sleep in his coat.
Ali's research leads her to the Vurnirn arcane guild tower, with its basic, simple construction and wide, short-stepped stairways such a contrast to the towering spires in her homeland. Her investigations bear fruit in finding a spell that makes her appear apart from where she is, and she sets to scribing it at once. After a warm meal with the warlock and Varisian lad, she sets off to the Vurnirn smith to discuss improvements to what she already has.
Kappi finds a handful of scrolls and hatches a wild plan to uncover the magic within them himself. Even as he converses about the act of faking his way through the magic with Ali and Davosh, his mind drifts regularly to Deidre, the pretty blond human girl working the scroll cart whose smile warmed his heart and flushed his face. She didn't even seem to notice the scowl from her father — I guess it was her father? — as she and Kappi exchanged glances below the canopy.
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Ed uses his gifts from Apsu to help the village. Not many in this area have heard of the Dragon God, but it matters not Ed spreads His word anyway.
Eventually each of us starts to feel the for now gentle push from the mantle of the black rider to continue searching for Baba Yaga. With little communication between the five of us we each come to the common area with our bags packed ready to return to our borrowed chicken legged hut.
New goods procured, the quintet bids farewell to the city of centaurs and makes their way back through the Hoofwood to the clearing where they left the Hut.
Ali confers with the Vurnirn folk, settling on increasing the protection of her cloak. She also spends time each day recharging her Staff of Minor Arcana.
The clearing looks much as it did when you departed two weeks ago, save for the presence of the frost giants last time.
Davosh catches some movement out of the corner of his eye, perhaps wary of the white dragon's attack previously, so he is not surprised by the shape flying out of the sun to attack!
It is Nazhena, who has tracked you down from the assault on her Pale Tower, seeking to exact her vengeance. She rides on a winged serpent!
Surprise round
Nazhena/mount — move (60' up)
Davosh — GO
Round 1
Ali — TBD
Nazhena/mount — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
"A frost drake! Hit it with fire, and beware its icy breath!"
Davosh hits it with a spell of Mind Fog about the foes!
Davosh tries a cloud of bong smoke!
Round 1
Ali — GO
Nazhena/mount — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
"FOCUS ON THE RIDER, THE DRAKE IS MINE."
Ali glances at Davosh, and nods. Holler if you need help! She grasps the rod in her belt, and Hastens the party. Then she hustles forward and fires off some magic missiles at the rider.
Ali casts a pair of spells! Nazhena tries in vail to fend off the missiles that strike unerringly!
With a flash of white, the drake accelerates preternaturally, and a cloud explodes from its mouth, enveloping the group in its icy tendrils!
Then Nazhena casts a spell!
Springing up about the party is a sickly cloud of yellowish green vapors! Everyone in the cloud takes .
FD: -10 WIS/Will
Round 1
Ali — casting spellz
Nazhena/mount — casting spellz and breathing weapons
Kappi — GO
Edward — GO
Vojtek — GO
Davosh — GO
Round 2
Ali — GO
Nazhena/mount — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
gah...i was on the wrong map, but moving now would be unfair. I'll eat it.
<--+1 for Warded vs. Witchery, evil arcane caster
ouchies.
Both effects ravage Davosh. "I don't think so. Not today!" Davosh immediately opens his Big Eye. His very gaze burns away the fog around him. He stands without coughing.
Davosh coughs and sputters his way out of the area. Once fee he eyes the drake and casts a spell of Confusion on the drake.
Davosh snaps the mind of the drake!
FD: -10 WIS/Will, confused
Round 1
Ali — casting spellz
Nazhena/mount — casting spellz and breathing weapons
Kappi — GO
Edward — GO
Vojtek — GO
Davosh — gambit achievement: UNLOCKED!
Round 2
Ali — GO
Nazhena/mount — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
Saves
Ref The rogue takes no damage
Con But gets a full lung of cloudkill
Round 1
The rogue leaps and dives and somehow avoids the drakes icy breath, only to come up choking and coughing from vicious poisonous cloud. Knowing he doesn't have a great option Kappi pulls a javelin to hurl at the rider.
throwing attack
javelin
Kappi coughs at just the wrong moment and it robs any distance he can muster on his javelin!
N: 11
FD: -10 WIS/Will, confused
Round 1
Ali — casting spellz
Nazhena/mount — casting spellz and breathing weapons
Kappi — javelin miss
Edward — DC 20 Refl and DC 23 Fort saves, then GO
Vojtek — DC 20 Refl and DC 23 Fort saves, then GO
Davosh — gambit achievement: UNLOCKED!
Round 2
Ali — GO
Nazhena/mount — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
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The Oradin's skips and skates out of both areas his enhanced speed allows him to get to the hut's porch. Nazhena you've made a mistake tracking us down. You're current Queen's reign is on limited days. Baba Yaga will be freed and return Irrisen to order. Now feel the rage of Apsu.
In draconic Dump your rider and you may yet live.
"Keep on that rider!"
DC 20 Reflex plus...
- Fortitude: +13 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3
- Reflex: +6 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3 | Vs. Traps: +2
- Will: +6 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3
Looks like success! Take 14 damage, Vojtek is really good and walking on frozen stuff... no penalty for icy conditions.
DC 23 Fortitude plus...
- Fortitude: +13 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3
- Reflex: +6 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3 | Vs. Traps: +2
- Will: +6 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3
Success! -2 CON
- Round the First
- Current HPs: 129 - 14 = 115/120
Vojtek swifty launches multiple Black Arrows of Death at the rider to follow the same track as Ali's cute little magic girl-arrows. He also steps out of the horrible cloud.
for .
for .
for .
Only one of Vojtek's arrows hits home, and Edward's smite is effective as usual!
FD: -10 WIS/Will, confused
MAP
Round 2
Ali — GO
Nazhena/mount — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
Ali casts a spell, then moves over to Vojtek and gives him a "Good Game." Get up there and wreck her--or do you prefer to stand out of the way and PEW PEW?
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Ali grants Vojtek the boon of flight!
plus
The drake turns on its rider! The bite misses, but the tail does not!
In a fury, Nazhena leaps off the back of the drake but does not fall, instead flying away from her treacherous pet, provoking!
plus
The AoO misses too!
N: 51
FD: -10 WIS/Will, confused
Round 2
Ali — moar spellz
Nazhena/mount — stuff
Kappi — GO
Edward — GO
Vojtek — GO
Davosh — GO
Round 3
Ali — GO
Nazhena/mount — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
"Not so fast lady!" Davosh weaves a dweomer of Dispel Magic. .
Davosh's Big Eye darkens from icy blue to a deep cerulean mixed with vibrant purple. A bolt of lightning erupts from it and streaks towards Nazhena.