Eek!
A Will O' Wisp appears out of nowhere and begins attacking Kaos.
Round One...mostly
The Wisp seems intent on hurting Kaos, striking again with electrical damage against the big human.
Ingrahild over swings her Dwarven Waraxe and nearly slips in the swampy muck.
Anga cries, "Eek!" Then hits the Wisp with a Magic Missile.
The blue orb fades briefly.
Kaos finds hitting a Wisp is not so easy as his oversized axe glances off the blue orb.
Haskyll steps up and ask for healing on Kaos. Healing is received.
Ulfgard wielding Agrimmosh two-handed, misses the glowing orb.
Leira sends an arrow at the Wisp. The arrow misses to the left.
Ragnir and Round Two
Ah, a toughie. Well once more, with feelin'
Anga moved to one side and cast her spell
The Wisp continues to stay on the big human carrying the lantern.
Ulfgard goes for an uppercut, trying to hit the thing. But his footing is unstable and he misses.
"By Torag, t'is muck is wurst th'n haggus," the female Dwarf finds firm footing. And with the Dwarven Waraxe in one hand and a handaxe in the other, the Dwarf attacks with a flurry.
But each of Ingrahild's attacks either missed or were deflected off the shining blue orb, "What mann'r of beastie t'is this."
Tapping the big human on the shoulder again.
May the maker protect you from the spark
Leira attempts to balance his bow and fire another arrow.
She is visibly nervous though by the creature, and his arrow is position even worst than before.
"What the blazes!?! Ragnir jumpsin surprise as the thing attacks Kaos. "Bugger that! Torag protect us from this glowin' puffball!"
Ragnir and Round Two
The Wisp continues its assault on Kaos, shocking again the big human.
Ingrahild launches a whirlwind of attacks. Not a single attack damages the blue orb.
This time with feeling, Anga hits the Wisp with a Magic Missile. The glowing orb fades.
Kaos moves under the Wisp, but misses his attack on the blue orb.
Haskyll taps Kaos on the shoulder giving the big human some resistance to electrical attacks.
Ulfgard loses his footing. He missed his attack on the orb.
Nervous about facing a fabled Will O' Wisp, Leira's shot against the mythical being sails even further to the left.
Ragnir works to provide some protection from Evil for the party.
Round Three
With its glow fading, the Wisp flies back and up over the swamp. It disappears.
Observing the Will-o-Wisp is that sneaky Leira attempts to calm herself. She balances her bow, aiming at the square at where the creature disappeared, she looks attentively at her new companions expecting the creature to attack at one of them.
She then readies to let her arrow fly at the first time the creature reapers placing all her intention on accuracy rather than damage.
Kaos is unsure of the location of the Wisp.
Ragnir continues to glance from side to side warily, "Blasted no good fairy light, come on out so we can be playin'" He thumps his axe against his shield, and readies to attack defensively.
Anga growls, it may have fled
She stood ready to cast
Round Three
The Wisp moves and disappears.
Everyone accept Leira waits to see if the Wisp reappears.
Leira has an idea of it whereabouts. She takes careful aim and hits the Wisp with an arrow. A shower of sparks provides a clue to the other members of the party.
Seeing the sparks fly, Ingrahild takes a step and unleashes a whirlwind of attacks. She manages to strike solidly with her handaxe.
Kaos perceives the location of the Wisp, but his blow was deflected off the round blue orb.
Ulfgard has an idea of the Wisp's location.
Ragnir did not get a good look at Leira's arrow strike.
Attempt to hide on us will you, ya miserable beasie. Not on my watch by the Maker
Haskyll moves nearer to where the wisp was
Round Three continued
Haskyll cast Invisibility Purge. The Wisp becomes visible.
Ulfgard can react.
Ragnir misses his attack.
With a flick of his wrist Ulfgard draws his shield to attack the evil wisp, falling in rage and following up with an uppercut with the hammer
Ulfgard finishes off the Wisp. It falls to the ground. Its blue glow fades to a lifeless husk.
Victory!
aye
"Annoyin' beastie." Ragnir looks at the others, "Now shall we be seein' about tha' Giant?
Aye, let us be seeing to this giant
Haskyll starts to splash in the mud
Where we be headed
"Well let´s see if the giant is less hard to get! Ha!"
As soon as a dead will-o’-wisp is placed within the lantern, the lamp emits a beam of light that constantly points slightly north of due west.
You slowly trudge through the muck of the swamp for nearly one half mile. Then the party comes across a circle of monolithic standing stones surrounds a central menhir covered in a layer of thick, thorny vegetation. In all, eight formations surround the central stone: five intact trilithons and another three that have crumbled and partially sunk into the swamp’s soggy floor. A large pool gently bubbles to the northwest of the standing stones.
The Dwarves in the party will quickly access that the standing stones are constructed of rough-hewn granite. The vertical posts are approximately 8 feet tall, and each weighs approximately 15 tons. The horizontal lintels that rest atop the posts weigh upward of 5 tons each. The central menhir stands 12 feet tall, with another 6 feet buried beneath the mud and earth.
A rock is hurled at Ulfgard from his left. It strikes the Dwarf Ranger Barbarian solidly. Another is thrown from the marsh at Ingrahild from her right. It too hits the female Dwarf Ranger. Two slimy giants rise from out of the swamp.
Leira 24 (AC18 33/33)
Anga 20 (AC17/21MA 33/33)
Ulfgard 17 (AC18 52/66)
Kaos 12 (AC17/21SH 49/49)
Ingrahild 10 (AC18 42/55)
Ragnir 10 (AC22/24 44/44)
Haskyll 6 (AC16/18 29/29)
Slimy Giants 4 (AC21 ?,?/?)
Round One
Struck by the slimy Giant's rock, the Dwarf curses, "Oversized pile of swamp dung." The Ranger travels with her bow in hand.
She moves toward the north Giant, knocking an arrow, and firing it at the slimy monster. It sticks into its moist hide.
surprise round
Anga does not notice the danger
round 1
Anga advances, casting a shield spell and trying to determine her opponents
Ragnir lets out a basso roar at the sight of giants and rushes towards the Giant to the North.
"Giants! An ambush! " shouts Leira.
The girl automatically shots at the northern giant during the surprise round.
She then moves Northwest 15' just covering behind the menhir and shots again at the same giant making her arrows magical.
Haskyll was surprised by the appearces of the giants.
Ah you miserable beasties, time for yea to die.
Moving forward Ulfgard moves close to menhir to get some cover
Surprise Round and Round One
Leira sees a slimy Giant rising out of the swamp. She quickly launches an arrow at the one to the North. It sticks into its moist hide.
The Giants hurl rocks hitting Ingrahild and Ulfgard.
Leira fires another arrow, but this one sails wide to the left. She moves to take cover around one of the standing stones.
Anga advances bringing up a Shield. She recognizes the creatures as Marsh Giants. She knows they are tough and hard to hit.
Ulfgard moves and seeks cover around the standing stones.
Kaos also brings up a Shield and moves toward the northerly Giant.
Ingrahild also sends an arrow toward the northerly Giant. It too sticks into its hide.
Ragnir works to close in on the Giant to the North.
Haskyll seeks and receives Blessings for the party.
The first Marsh Giant picks up another stone and hurls it again at Ulfgard. The Dwarf manages to dodge the rock.
The second Giant bounds through the swamp and attacks the lead creature (Ragnir) with a strange hooked weapon. Ragnir ducks below the blow.
Round Two
Anga advanced a bit, and cast a force missile at the southern giant.
They're Marsh giants. Big, ugly and nasty. And this is their favoured terrain. Be wary.