Waiting to see if he gets dim doored before posting an action.
Once he's clear, he puts arrows in the kobold.
Although actually he puts arrows all around the kobold, making sure there were not a cluster of invisible kobolds nearby.
Wow. Just wow.
Lym curses at the wave of pain as she takes the full brunt of the damage -- "It's NEVER just treasure, you fool! Aurora, crack its bones!"
As the fireball can be seen growing larger within the pupil of his eyes as it nears him, "Boy I hate it when she's right," he mutters under his breath as he roars in fiery pain.
"Blast!" he yells in anger as he works to put out his beard. And while he manages to avoid most of the fiery damage, he doesn't manage to avoid the nasty cut from the kobold. "Blast!" he yells again at the pain, glaring at the kobold. "You'll die for that, dog!" Thordak steps out of the entrance to allow the others through and attacks the kobold with fury.
Her leathery wings, themselves glowing with tattooed fiery runes, instinctively close around her as the flames wash down the tunnel. Her skin absorbing most of the heat energy without harm, though still she felt the pain from such a strong burst of energy.
With a beat of her wings, Aurora darts through the small space like a hawk swooping on prey, shooting out of the tunnel and spinning up towards the roof as high as it will let her.
Instantly sighting the kobold assaulting Thordak, she throws out a hand and clenches it forcefully, her magic reaching out to crush the enemy.
Spells: 5th 5/5, 4th 6/7, 3rd 8/8 2nd 8/8, 1st 7/8; Spell tattoo 2/2, AC 21 (25 versus giants)
The little barbarian grimaces in pain, but does not slow down her assault. Frothing at the mouth she spits unintelligible curses at the dwarf while stabbing with her spear.
Lym grumbles under her breath, slashes her hand at the Kobold, and sends another five darts of force slamming into its scaly body!
As the pesky kobold continues to manage to strike the dwarf, Thordak's fury just grows...
...which causes him to miss everything except the floor that surrounds the kobold.
Silthanan appears behind the kobold and strikes out at her.
Scimitar +1: flank
Scimitar +1: flank
COnfirm Crit: flank
Tomaru holds his action.
Aurora beats her wings and claps her hands together, five glittering spheres of energy popping in to existence and then spiralling through the air to hammer in to the kobold.
Spells: 5th 5/5, 4th 6/7, 3rd 8/8 2nd 8/8, 1st 6/8; Spell tattoo 2/2, AC 21 (25 versus giants)
Tomaru holds his action.
One arrow finds the mark on the quick and tiny kobold.
Your combined efforts put an end to the fierce kobold. She dies with a frothing gurgle on her lips.
But your trials are not over. The sounds of the short but violent combat have echoed through the halls, and you can hear the sounds of large creatures moving towards you...
Looking to both tunnels, Throdak quickly grabs the necklace on the floor before moving easterly. "Sounds like giants. I guess we're about ta find out. Who wants the necklace?" he asks as he keeps an eye out toward the easternmost tunnel more so than the northern one as he readies to strike at whatever comes through. He brings forth a bit of healing for himself as he waits.
Aurora nods with satisfaction as the kobold falls without further injuring Thordak.
Might I request that those who wish to face the impending foes up close all pick one direction, as I would quite like to completely obliterate whatever is coming from the other direction without worry of harming your good selves
She smiles, still maintaining her position towards the roof of the cavern. Flames start to burn in her eyes and her tattoos become agitated, writhing across her skin.
Praxim growls in disgust that so many warped arrows could ever get into his quiver unseen, and stands central to the two corridors, about 30 feet from each of them and adopts a readied stance.
Lym stands next to Praxim, ready to add her arcane force to whichever side turns out to need it most.
Tomaru gets into the middle of the group and healing energy flows from him into his allies.
The sounds are coming fast. Out of the dim light of the tunnels large figures come crashing into the cave. Stone giants to your north, and heavily armed ogres to the east. The ogres are on Thordak before he can react. A massive hook misses the dwarf, drawing sparks from the stone floor.
"Oi! Intruders!" One of them bellows, pushing to get into the cave and attack.
Silthanan sees the three ogres in a line and does not hesitate to target them with a over Thordak's head. He then moves up to support the dwarf.
Tomaru casts Hold Person on the lead stone giant (DC 17) hoping to stall their advance and make them prime targets for his allies.
Praxim uses arrows on the lead stone giant.
Lym joins Praxim in firing at the stone Giants, although in her case, she bombards the leader -- or the one behind him if the leader is already dead -- with rays of searing heat.
About to target the giants, Aurora sees the deadly arrow and spell volley thrown by Praxim and Lym and decides to turn her own focus on the ogres attacking from the east.
A fist-sized ball of flame rockets from her hand and shoots unerringly back up the corridor the ogres have just come from, detonating just far enough inside to catch all three creatures in its radius, whilst leaving the dwarf untouched by the deadly flames.
Spells: 5th 5/5, 4th 5/7, 3rd 8/8 2nd 8/8, 1st 6/8; Spell tattoo 2/2, AC 21 (25 versus giants)
Merry Christmas, everyone! ^_^
Merry Christmas all!
:)
Praxim's arrows hit the lead giant hard, and Lym's first ray finsihes it. The second takes another ray full on, but charges in. Two more giants fill in behind.
The ogres take the brunt of both fire and lightning, but manage to hang on...barely.
Lym fires off another Scorching Ray-spell, three rays of searing heat lashing out at the Stone Giants!
Taken aback by the mighty ball of flame, Thordak is surprised to see the ogres still stand. Without hesitation, he chops relentlessly at the ogre next to him.
The first (second) giant into the cave rushes Praxim and his bow, swinging with his greatclub at Lym, but misses!
The next giant engages Praxim, also missing in his haste.
The third heaves a rock at Lym, shouting out a warning! The rock passes over head with a whoosh and shatters on the wall behind.
The ogres, heedless of their wounds, rush in.
"Oh no ya don't," the dwarf says as he takes a swing at the passing giant.
Thordak cuts down the weakened ogre as it moves in. The others do not hesitate, but rush in to kill the dwarf...
One ogre manages to connect with a swing of his hook, cleaving into the dwarf's shoulder. Behind him, Lym hits another stone giant with her flame!
Receiving a nasty cut, Thordak grimaces through the pain and steps to his right for a better angle at them both and attacks with reckless abandon, working to bring them both down.
Her mouth set in a teeth-clenching grimace, fury in her eyes, the flames dancing around Aurora's tattoos doesn't get a chance to drum as she calls upon them again, sending another ball of flame rocketing down the corridor to explode far enough down to catch them all but not touch the party.
hp 61/68, mage armor
Spells: 5th 5/5, 4th 4/7, 3rd 8/8 2nd 8/8, 1st 6/8; Spell tattoo 2/2, AC 21 (25 versus giants)
Her mouth set in a teeth-clenching grimace, fury in her eyes, the flames dancing around Aurora's tattoos doesn't get a chance to drum as she calls upon them again, sending another ball of flame rocketing down the corridor to explode far enough down to catch them all but not touch the party.
[dice=intensified, empowered fireball] 14d6 + 14
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Praxim sends more arrows at the giants.
Praxim's flurry of arrows finishes the severely burned giants. The sounds of an alerted complex echo down through the tunnels. Shouts and heavy footsteps dimly heard in the depths. A large shadow works towards you from where the stone giants appeared. Stepping out from the darkness, a female giantess beckons. "Come with me...quickly!" She urges.
"Conna?" Lym asks while floating towards the Giantess.
The giantess looks taken aback by Lym. "You...you know me?" she asks. The sounds behind her grow louder. "We can talk about it later. Quickly now!" She turns and leads you back the way she came.
Lym flies after Conna, urgently beckoning the others....
Praxim doesn't need to be asked twice. He follows.
Thordak quickly falls in step behind the others as his anger recedes. Although, he's finding it hard to keep up with his short legs and with fatigue overtaking him. "Blast it all; wait for me!" he says through labored breathing.
Well that would have been decidedly odd if we had not foreknowledge of the fair giant's presence! notes Aurora as she flaps her wings and dives after the swiftly disappearing group.
Master Thordak, we really need to look at getting you enchanted flying boots!
As she passes over him and watches his legs pounding away she adds
...or perhaps a carpet would be easier?
He remains silent for a moment as they're moving along before suddenly responding with, "Let's go with carpet! I like me boots."
Conna leads you through the tunnel, turning into a side passage only long enough to let another group of stone giants go by. Then she hurries back into the main tunnel, finally ending some 80 or 90' along. She ducks past a heavy bear skin and into a small side cave.
The walls of this cave are painted with red, yellow, brown, and black figures, among which are apparent images of giants, mammoths, elk, deer, and wyverns. Others are harder to figure out: ogres, perhaps, or giant children, or even humans. The dwarves are very clear, with beards and tiny axes being crushed under enormous giant feet. A simple oil lantern lights a small altar at the far end of the cavern. A modest offering of antlers, hooves, and patches of fur has been piled in front of the altar.
Conna sits near the altar, facing you. "We shall be safe here for the moment. The others do not come in here after...after my husband was sacrificed here. His spirit guards this shrine." She sighs heavily. "I am, as you have said, Conna. Some call me 'the Wise'. More importantly: who are you? And why are you here?"