”Hey, you leave the yak alone!!” Kraygan continues smashing the ugly rock monster.
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Kraygan beats his hammer into the Sigil Crag's face repeatedly in hopes of ending it quickly before it can devour the dwarf.
Farin (113/113; -11 str dam)
Jorgan (179/179; -6 str dam)
Kraygan (168/186; Ash Leprosy; 1 cha drain)(Haggis 129/129; -12 Str damage)
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Sigil Crag (Green- Maze) (Red -154)
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Wren
Alysendra (122/122; -2 str dam)
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Much of the group becomes weaker as the Sigil Crag's drain their strength in the hopes of a far easier prey. Alysendra continues to chop at the rocky exterior with her starknife as a dark ichor oozes from the wounds.
Alysendra drives one of the many blades on her starknife into the creature's body and spins it, shredding it from the inside as the sticky appendages fall still.
With one Roper stuck in Wren's maze and the other killed the group stands shakily on their feet, but for how long and when is the second Sigil Crag set to return? Farin finally jolts free of his stunned stupor at the chaos about the room as he nearly falls unconscious.
Sitting in the room the Sigil Crag's looked to be protecting two massive black chests. The chests bear a symbol of a skull with chained manacles hanging from its eye sockets. This symbol is easily recognized as the emblem of Nidal.
Farin (113/113; -11 str dam)
Jorgan (179/179; -10 str dam)
Kraygan (168/186; Ash Leprosy; 1 cha drain)(Haggis 129/129; -12 Str damage)
Wren
Alysendra (122/122; -2 str dam)
”Har! Kicked it’s... well it’s got a mouth, does that mean it’s got’n arse somewhere?” Kraygan looks at his companions and blinks. ”Ye all look pooped. We ain’t been fighting that long, have we?”
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Wren spins to where he can see, but staying far away from the spot where the other roper was mazed.
”To be clear, that other one will be coming back...and there is no telling when. It might be...NOW!...” Wren snaps his fingers and points at the spot as if commanding the creature to reappear and waits several seconds before shrugging his shoulders. ”Oh well, at any point it might return, and it will be pissed. Get ready for it.”
Wren looks at Farin, then Alysendra.
”Yaktender? AlleyCatBra? You hear me? You’re in danger in there. Be careful.”
Perception
”Also, there is a conspicuously loose stone in the wall there. Kraykeg, do you see it?” Wren points to the wall.
”Comin back? Where’d it go?” Kraygan looks around, then looks for Wren’s loose stone. ”Issat where it went?”
Touching Aggrimosh, he activates it’s enlargement powers. ”Everyone out. I’ll smash it at pieces.”
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The group steps outside the room, though they aren't sure it is far enough away from hose deadly Ropers' reach. Taking out Aggrimosh and begins smashing into the stone block to break it apart.
Little by little the stone cracks and breaks apart. Kraygan sets to moving some of the rubble aside so he can see behind it. Just on the other side of the loose stone is a giant sized wooden casket.
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Wren stays well out of reach, continuing to keep his distance as he knows the creature could return at any moment.
"Bring it out here, KrayKeg," Wren bids. "Bring it all out here and we'll try to seal this room off with the debris or a wall or close the door."
Wren hopes the dwarf doesn't take too long in the task.
Alysendra shakes her head at the strange creatures that the Storm Tyrant has managed to collect to his side. "What else will we find, I wonder?" she mutters to no one in particular. She examines those wounded by the tentacled horrors, and breaks out her stock of scrolls of lesser restoration. She casts heal on Farin to remove his ability damage, and uses both scrolls or Jorgan.
Kraygan tries to drag the chests and casket out of the room and away from danger. Once done, he’ll close the door and try to jam it shut with some mundane daggers or climbing spikes.
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Kraygan grabs ahold of the chests and casket one at a time and quickly begins to shove and drag the out of the room as quickly as possible. one would almost think they were filled with an exotic alcohol. Just as he does the roper snaps back into view and the sticky tendrils leap out at the dwarf. Slamming the door shut the ropes all smash against the opposite side and begin splintering the wooded door.
Short of breath and dripping sweat Kraygan begins jamming the door shut as best as he can.
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"You're welcome, Farin," Alysendra replies. "You certainly are brave to be up front like that."
Alysendra uses the party's wand to heal the damage to the others, wondering who Wren is talking to. "Yes, thank you for revealing the weaknesses of your magical abilities," she mutters frustratedly, then cuts herself off.
"Sorry, Wren," she stammers, blushing. "I'm just... let's get this done with."
- Jorgan
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Alysendra watches for signs that the tentacles are breaking through the door. After Wren opens the chests, she will move to the next door and watch while the boys look at the loot.
”Well I missed th’ secret wall where this thing were hidden.” Kraygan taps the coffin. ”If’n everyone’s ready, lesee who’s inside, eh?”
Kraygan pulls himself up on Haggis and moves back a couple dozen feet and readies his lance for a giant vampire.
”Ok, pop it!” He gives a gleaming metal gauntlet thumbs up.
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The halfling shrugs at Wren's question, but examines the chests just to see if there are any hidden compartments. "Maybe the chests are worth something? Giant's aren't all brains and no brawn, you know..."
Farin slides to the back of the group, not all that interested in dealing with an animated dead giant. Getting his bow out, he mutters, "OK, open it."
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High walls surround this courtyard, decorated with bas-reliefs of creeping, crystalline plants on the stonework. A monumental stairway in the southeast corner leads to the battlements that run along the top of the walls.
This ceremonial courtyard, paved with immense flagstones, is now deserted and unremarkable. The staircase leads up to the battlements atop the 60-foot-high walls.
Kraygan looks up, his beard bristling. ”Great place fer dragons n’ stuff ter get us. Who kin protect us from fire?”
After a response, he taps Haggis with a heel, rides across the courtyard to the far doors, and kicks them open.
"Perhaps this is our way to the top, so we can find the control room," Alysendra suggests, keeping her eyes on the large open area above them.
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Kraygan and Farin move into the open room and investigate the large double doors. Seeing no traps Kraygan kicks them open.
This large, semicircular platform is paved with marble tiles, its edge rising slightly over the mist that envelops the base of the castle. To the east, ornate columns on the castle’s battlements overlook the platform.
Farin looks around for any sign of enemies as the doors groan open. Looking up he watches as a pair of stained glass windows vanish high up on the third floor and booming voices of a pair of cloud giants sound. "Down there! Let Nalbia know the ants are in the Courtyard." He watches as a pair of huge crossbows take aim at Kraygan two stories below.
+4 if have pair of swords out
Kraygan (168/186; Ash Leprosy; 1 cha drain)(Haggis 129/129)
Farin (113/113)
Jorgan (179/179; -1 str dam)
Wren
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Cloud Giants
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Alysendra (122/122)
Alysendra is caught off guard and waits to see what the cloud giants do.
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Round 1, Init 14
Wren invisibily flies out to see where the giants might be, gauging how he might stifle the threats.
Who the heck is Nalbia ?
He casts a Fog Cloud 20' above (and towards giants) where Jorgan & the yaktender are, hoping to deny any clear shots.
to hit; (Heroism)
magic damage.
[ ooc]Haste (round 3/13): +1 to hit, AC, reflex, attx, yadayadayada. [/ooc]
HP: 91/91
AC: 19 (+4 w/mage armor, if haste then AC 20)
Readied action acid:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] touch to hit;
[ dice]1d6+7[/dice] acid damage.
Effects: mage armor, overland flight, heroism
Right: Bow
Left:
Glove: Staff of Frost
Iron Ring: 0/1 used
Rod Lsr Extend: 2/3 used
Rod Lsr Quicken: 0/3 used
Firestorm: 0/3 used
Staff of Frost: 2/10 used
Acid 0/10 used: Acid Dart (1d6+6 acid, 10/day) (Sp) As a standard action, ranged touch deals acid dam vs. foe in 30 ft.
Blip: 4 of 90 5' steps used
12th Level: The bow counts as a +2 Adaptive Flaming Composite Longbow. Scorching Ray now only costs 1 charge and replaces the arcane bolt. The fireball spell is now under the effects of the quickened metamagic feat though only for the use of a full attack with the bow itself with the fireball itself counting as one of the attacks.
14th Level: The bow allows the use of summon monster VI for 3 charges to summon fire elementals only. The Fireball spell now only costs 2 charges and is under the effects of the empower metamagic feat. The bows power increases the charges to 5 each day as the rubies themselves begin to grow.
[ dice]1d20+13[/dice] to hit;[/dice]
Kraygan considers waiting for whoever the giants might be sending, but doesn’t have that much patience.
Looking down at the short legged halfling, Kraygan extends a hand to pull him up for a ride. ”Let’s go n’ meet ‘em Farin.” Nudging the yak forward, they trot back across the courtyard and begin ascending the stairs.
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Wren spots the giants up on the third floor. They seem to have lifted a pair of the same stained glass windows that Jorgan crashed through a few days ago and sent him to another plane dressed as a statue.
Kraygan grabs ahold of Farin and heads towards the stairs. Not wanting to split off Jorgan follows behind, urging Spirit onward towards the stairs as well.
Wren lays down a cloud of fog in the area angled up the stairs to help provide coverage.
The cloud giants take aim below. "Aim for the beasts to slow them down."
A pair of gargantuan bolts, shafts the size of saplings lunge down the two stores and smash into Haggis' side.
Kraygan (168/186; Ash Leprosy; 1 cha drain)(Haggis 98/129)
Farin (113/113)
Jorgan (179/179; -1 str dam)
Wren
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Cloud Giants
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Alysendra (122/122)
Round 1
"Don't split... oh, never mind," Alysendra trails off. We could just have walked back out the door and kept going...
Alysendra enters the room and takes cover behind the massive staircase.
Round 2
Alysendra'swand of eagle's splendor ops into her hand. She uses it, slips it into her belt, and waits to see who she'll have to heal first.
”Oy! Don’t ye be hurtin me poor little Haggis!”
Looking up, Kraygan doesn’t see a direct path to the giant archers and so turns his yak back to the door they came through.
"Back to the spiral stairs?" Alysendra suggests, pointing to their map. [b]"That should take us up a floor, without being shot all the way."