He's right in front of you!
"Then get him off me! I am not fleeing from a mindless slave!"
Anger, mild panic, whatever that was back at the entrance to the tower... what's happening to me?
Quinn's bow begins to vibrate at the presence of the undead Ludo. The monk feels the bow's hatred towards the creature.
Quinn sees Ludo's attack on Lady La Sireene which angers the monk. He takes a 5 foot step to the right and responds in kind.
The first two arrows splotch! into the mohrg's exposed intestines. The third arrow, with a krunch!, embeds in its empty right eye socket. The fourth arrow hits one of the ribs and clatters away.
As for the apes, they're pretty straightforward. Big sword, big fists, big wings... You don't want them landing on you. Look out beloowww!
As for the apes, they're pretty straightforward. Big sword, big fist, big wings... You don't want them landing on you. Look out beloowww!
Blackacre steps to the other side of La Sireene , focuses Ragathiel's vengeance on the foul creature that was once (will once have been?) Ludo , and fires each barrel of his pistol.
The first shot blows out the mohrg's elbow, sending the radius and ulna and hand wheeling through the air, landing on the ground several yards away. The second shot shatters a hip bone.
Phoebe leans around Ianez and watches the fight. "Here, this might help." She taps Ianez lightly on the arm and casts guidance.
One of the gorillas beats its vulture-like wings and takes to the air . It hovers , big finger-like toes hanging over your heads, and hurls a javelin! The spear strikes the ground between Blackacre and Sandru, but misses both of them.
Not one for loose end-trails, I bear down on what used to Ludo with sword and shield. Cutting the fiend down, I roar in defiance... Challenging the beast's above!
Another gorilla raises its sword, hammers its fist on its broad chest, and bellows. It flaps its wings and descends to the floor, next to the members of your party at the front of the room . The large primate scoops up the druid in its free arm. Her blonde hair goes flying as the beast flings her over its shoulder!
With a shouted "Unhand that lady, Sir!" the Manservant blurs forward, racing around the hulking gorilla-thing that has grabbed La Siréene
Elspeth readies a counter-charge on the remaining gorilla-bat.
Caromarc steps to F15 and starts to breach the barriers between this world and the next
As the gorilla-bird reaches for the Druidess, I lash out with my blade.
The winged ape screeches as it is smashed between the two powerhouses!
This is a troop of flying gorillas (1 male, 2 females)...because in this future these exist...which have created a roost, perhaps some sort of sanctuary, in an abandoned hall of a castle. You look around. In addition to swords, the apes carry javelins too, and probably deliver a mean attack from the air.
The archaeologist calmly unloads a fusillade of arrows at the third of the gorilla creatures.
The third gorilla, still up on its roost, roars in outrage and its eyes go bloodshot with rage.
FIRST WAVE OF SKELETON MINIONS DEFEATED. BATTERY NEEDS NEW CHARGE.
The Eternity Bracer flares blue and starts sparking. A current of black-violet electricity zaps the length of Quinn's body!
"Excellent!" enunciates Volst's mouth triumphantly.
At the sight of the bracer zapping Quinn, Gaston grits his teeth and slaps his right hand against his forehead.
The third gorilla advances on Ianez , to retaliate against his attack. It throws a javelin, which whizzes by his head, but lands astray.
Round 2:
"Ouch!" cries Volst. "Stop that!"
Quin qrits his teeth as he feels the sting of the new bracer on his forearm. The monk digs deep inside, using his many years of training, to push the shadowy pain aside. Then, the monk looks over to Gaston and says, "Don't worry about me. I will endure. Pay attention to the battle at hand."
It's trying to hold me? Speaking of mindless...
"Alright, this silliness ends here."
La Siréene reaches over and touches the ape’s neck, throwing a figurative wrench into its nervous system.
La Siréene extricates herself from her wannabe capturer, and calmly walks into cover at .
That was satisfying. Too bad about the lost- the spell is left. I can feel it. It didn't dissipate and ebb away, unfinished, it’s still in me, bidding its time, wanting to be cast. Interesting...
The Zen Archer monk takes a 5 foot step north and fires two arrow at D3 then fires his last two at D1.
Quinn's survival instinct spares him...barely. His nerves act on their own accord, shut out pain, and resist the life drain. The violet-black current is repelled away from him.
It redirects towards Phoebe Strange!
"AAAACK!" Phoebe yelps, her hair standing on end, and her fingers momentarily spasming.
The first gorilla sees the pinwheel of light from La Siréene's touch. The half-elf fells it with some well-timed arrows. The monster rocks back and forth, and with a groan slumps to the ground.
Quinn wheels like a turret, and fires two more arrows at the gorilla nearby still in the air. The beast is too large and clumsy to evade. With three of Ianez's arrows and two of Quinn's sticking out of its bulk, its eyes roll back in the head, and it crashes to the ground, causing the floor to shudder!
Blackacre turns, stuffs a paper cartridge into each barrel of his pistol, and takes aim at the remaining derhii...
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The ape flinches twice, stoically taking each bullet. It curls its lip at Blackacre and growls.
Phoebe reels from the necromantic shock. She crouches, puts her fists up, and takes a defensive position.
The ape bellows a war cry! It pulls in its wings, and swoops down in an aerial charge, sword held aloft . The beast slams into Sandru like an avalanche, bringing its blade down in a chop!
I turn in time to raise my shield and see the beast's great blade put a chink in it, pass within a hair's width from my nose and scrape down my chest...
I need to end this.
Dropping my shield, I raise my own blade and rage !GRROOOOOAR!!!
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The winged gorilla raises its arm to grab Sandru's cutlass...a fatal mistake. This leaves its tender underbelly exposed. The fighter cleaves into the muscular gut! His second attack is almost merciful. The primate twists to the side. Its eyes go blank as it drops to the floor.
"Gather quickly and let's move before the Baron draws upon Quinn again."
Caromarc speaks quickly as glowing lights manifest around him
I move from the dead heap of flesh to check on Phoebe, picking her up. I pass what life energy I can, knowing my ability is feeble. Perhaps warmth or a bit of comfort, if not healing.
Copper, next time you take it like a man... Some can't afford the burden. A deal was struck, live by it... Law-man.
"You don't know what you speak about" says Volst's mouth. "I built that feature into the bracers. Quinn can't help it, he adheres to the deal in that he's our default option. However, any wearer's body automatically resists the life drain each time it occurs (although this becomes harder to do each successive time).* If successfully so, I added a failsafe. It finds a random target.
"Genius, really, if I do say so myself." The mouth smiles.
Now that the battle has ended, you all notice a stately-carved, stone, spiral staircase at one side of the room. Tabards, thick with dust, but once the deep red color of wine, hang decoratively from the side of the stairs. They don't bear a crest or any identifying symbols. The stairs lead up to a whimsically carved door, high up on the wall, near the ceiling.
"Looks like I made a deal with a devil itself."
Quinn moves over to Pheobe and kneels before her. "I had no idea that this dark magic would consume someone else. Sandru is right. This is my curse to bare and from here on forward, no one else will feel the burden."
To the others, "Does anyone know what these items do?"
Blackacre grumbles, Genius? Hardly, and raises his right hand to his forehead again, but stops short of smacking it. Just focus on your duty, Volst. He edges toward the staircase.
"Quinn or Sandru, can either of you see if there are any other ways into this room? I am thinking that perhaps the gorillas' ropeways may allow us to reach the upper levels of this place. Besides, there is the last hand still to find."