As soon as he can see through the door Karek lobs a Shock bomb at the topmost Gearsman. The bomb fell short, but the shock caught one of the metal men all the same.
With a roar, Groo bursts intot he room and swings his mighty bone-beak at the metal man in a great arch. Then, he follows it with a great chomp from his powerful tusks. Coming on the heels of Karek's lightning, it was nearly enough to destroy the robot.
When the doors open, Spidre catches sight of the woman from before. "There she is!" She hisses as her bow sings with the flight of arrows. Unfortunately, with the enormity of their companions it becomes difficult to hit anything while avoiding them.
The metal men rained blows down on him in return, bruising him through his new carapace and then cracking it open to wound the tender flesh beneath.
"The Lord of Rust destroys your feeble spells," the woman with the wand prayed. Karek felt himself start to shrink for just an instant before his alchemy reasserted itself.
"Very nice, but we have better things to worry about," Sanvil said. He spoke a quick incantation, his free hand touching his bared blade. He gleamed with a sickly green light. Then he stabbed at Khonnir, who turned at just the right time to see the blade and dodge.
nope
Groo's damage is 4d6.
Now robots! For Groo
All hits, 36 total
Now gun!
nope :(
Did I mention Sanvil is actually a bad guy? No? Surprise!
missed by two points
"Sanvil Trett, you stood to make a great deal of money from this venture - now you shall find only death."
Rikal charges Sanvil, slashing at him with the flame blade.
Since the doorway is blocked at the moment Karek will aim a bomb at the purple woman to avoid hitting Groo.
He looks back in surprise when Sanvil betrays the party. Keeping an eye on the conflict in case he needs to join in.
"Keep fighting, warrior!" Chotka bellowed, then slammed an open clawed hand into Groomahk's back. A ripple pulsed under his skin and his open wounds gushed blood briefly, but once it had passed some of his ravaged flesh had healed itself.
Raven continues to fling arrows at the woman while Spidre looks back to see what Rikal is doing. Seeing Sanvil's betrayal, she cries out, "Sanvil, stop this!" But she doesn't wait for him to stop.
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Groomahk roars, licking blood from his frothy lips as he feels his chief pour strength into him. He swings his greataxe in a mighty arc, catching the gearmen with the blade of his great bone-beak. Then, he bends down to chomp the metal man in the head.
-1 to AC
"Keep fighting, warrior!" Chotka bellowed, then slammed an open clawed hand into Groomahk's back. A ripple pulsed under his skin and his open wounds gushed blood briefly, but once it had passed some of his ravaged flesh had healed itself.
"Sanvil Trett, you stood to make a great deal of money from this venture - now you shall find only death."
Rikal charges Sanvil, slashing at him with the flame blade. Burned, Sanvil danced back and fetched up against the doors barring the way to the passage of lightnings.
"I never liked you," Khonnir said. He drew out a wooden wand with lines of metal worked into it. They glowed red for an instant and two bolts shot into Sanvil's chest.
Since the doorway is blocked at the moment Karek aimed a bomb at the purple woman to avoid hitting Groo. He struck her soundly
Groomahk roars, licking blood from his frothy lips as he feels his chief pour strength into him. He swings his greataxe in a mighty arc, catching the gearmen with the blade of his great bone-beak. Then, he bends down to chomp the metal man in the head. Neither blow broke through the metal man's hard hide.
Raven continues to fling arrows at the woman while Spidre looks back to see what Rikal is doing. Seeing Sanvil's betrayal, she cries out, "Sanvil, stop this!" But she doesn't wait for him to stop. One of the arrows she and Raven launched found its home and drew a curse from the woman with the wand.
"Burn in nuclear fires!" the woman with the wand shouted, hurling a gout of strangely colored flame from her hand. It grazed Groo's shoulder.
Then the metal men were upon him again, battering him into the ground despite his thick hide. With the raging, wild orc dispatched, they step forward over his bleeding form.
At the sworn band's rear, faced with a blazing sword and a roused wizard, Sanvil snarls "I'm not getting paid enough for this!"[/b] turned and tried to flee through the corridor of lightnings. He found the door locked.
Gun flames Groo
didn't even need the touch AC
Gears for Groo
His DR spares him four of that
Sanvil runs for it.
Karek takes a 5' step forward and goes fully bestial on the robots.
Groomahk swings his great bone-beak in fury, heedless of his wounds! The scent of blood is in the air, and he thirsts for more!
(-1 t AC and that probably didn't hit)
She temporarily turns her attention away from the treacherous Sanvil and more arrows fly from the bows of Spidre and her Raven, seeking the soft flesh of the woman in command.
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Rikal continues his attack on Sanvil. "As I have said, there is no escape. Only death."
Chotka continued to pour magical aid directly into the bleeding orc at the front lines, ready to take his place if he should fall.
Chotka continued to pour magical aid directly into the bleeding orc at the front lines, ready to take his place if he should fall.
Rikal continues his attack on Sanvil. "As I have said, there is no escape. Only death." Khonnir finished him off with another pair of magic missiles a moment later.
Karek takes a step forward and goes fully bestial on the robots, tearing one down and wounding another.
Groomahk swings his great bone-beak in fury, heedless of his wounds! The scent of blood is in the air, and he thirsts for more! His bone beak bites deep into metal flesh!
She temporarily turns her attention away from the treacherous Sanvil and more arrows fly from the bows of Spidre and her Raven, seeking the soft flesh of the woman in command. Only Raven's shafts struck true, piercing deeply and drawing out an oath with the blood.
The gearsmen turned their attention to Karek, but only one landed a solid blow. The woman trained her wand on Groo and it spoke fire, burning into his chest and undoing much of the healing Chotka provided.
Bad guy time! 3 Gearsmen for Karek
And a shot for Groo, from higher ground
Karek ignores the remaining Gearsmen, pushing through the gap left by the fallen robot he lunges with a howl at the purple woman.
Ripping a chunk out of her flesh with his teeth.
The treacherous Sanvil dead, Rikal moves to where he can see the woman and calls out, "Spirits of battle, bestow Misfortune upon this foe, to prevent her from harming brave and strong warriors, such as these."
Chotka channeled the spirits again, and delivered them to Groomahk with a kick from behind. "Onward! Victory!" he bellowed.
Raven can't get a clear shot, so he draws his bardiche and moves in to ruin a robot.
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Behind him, Spidre continues to try to weave arrows between her allies to strike down the leader.
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Chotka channeled the spirits again, and delivered them to Groomahk with a kick from behind. "Onward! Victory!" he bellowed.
The treacherous Sanvil dead, Rikal moves to where he can see the woman and calls out, "Spirits of battle, bestow Misfortune upon this foe, to prevent her from harming brave and strong warriors, such as these." His prayer went unanswered as the woman laughed. Khonnir fired his wand again, this time right into her laughing face.
Karek ignores the remaining Gearsmen, pushing through the gap left by the fallen robot he lunges with a howl at the purple woman. All three gearsmen turned and pounded into his sides as he rushed past. Karek made it, only to collapse just short of the woman.
Roaring in renewed hate, Groomahk cut clear through one of the metal men in revenge.
Raven can't get a clear shot, so he draws his bardiche and moves in to ruin a robot. Behind him, Spidre continues to try to weave arrows between her allies to strike down the leader. Neither had any luck at all.
The gearsmen pressed Groo further still, with only Chotka's healing keeping him moving, and the woman with the wand fired back at Khonnir. She missed so narrowly that some of his hair burned all the same.
nope
Crit?
yep
Groo now
Well then, Gearsmen for Groo
Gun for Khonnir
Chotka summoned the last of his magical reserves, then lumbered into the room, past the still whirring gearsmen. He gave Karek a light kick, discharging his magic, then whirled around on his enemies.
Rikal darts through the doors behind Groomahk and past Karek's downed form before moving next to the woman. "I know not who you are nor what your purpose is, but I believe the spirits are telling me we must stop you." He then swung his sword of flame at her. Unfortunately, his attack went wide trying to avoid stepping on Karek.
Spidre swept in next to Raven just as the outsider swung dangerously with his polearm.
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She then took careful aim and fired at the woman once more.
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Chotka summoned the last of his magical reserves, then lumbered into the room, past the still whirring gearsmen. He gave Karek a light kick, discharging his magic, then whirled around on his enemies.
Rikal darts through the doors behind Groomahk and past Karek's downed form before moving next to the woman. "I know not who you are nor what your purpose is, but I believe the spirits are telling me we must stop you." He then swung his sword of flame at her. Unfortunately, his attack went wide trying to avoid stepping on Karek.
Khonnir fired his wand again, pummeling the woman with more magic. As the wandbolts landed, Groo roared and nearly slew a metal man with a pair of mighty blows.
Spidre swept in next to Raven just as the outsider swung dangerously with his polearm. She then took careful aim and fired at the woman once more. Neither attack found its mark.
"You fools! Already I have given the Lord of Rust his due. You cannot stop him!" the woman shouted, ignoring her wounds and scurrying up on the machinery before she fired her wand again. She only grazed Chotka. The metal men turned on him as well, delivering two bone-cracking blows.
Groo
Gears for Chotka
Karek gurgles a bit.
With space and no cover for the woman, Rikal hurls the massive thorn in his left hand at her like a javelin.
As soon as the thorn leaves his hand, another magically appears in its place. He then steps up to maintain proximity to the woman.
Chotka let his anger finally take hold and snarled. Lightning poured from his eyes and coursed down his arms to his massive axe as it whirled around.
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Spidre and raven fought side by side, wood and steel dancing between the limbs of their giant companions.
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Chotka let his anger finally take hold and snarled. Lightning poured from his eyes and coursed down his arms to his massive axe as it whirled around.
With space and no cover for the woman, Rikal hurls the massive thorn in his left hand at her like a javelin. As soon as the thorn leaves his hand, another magically appears in its place. He then steps up to maintain proximity to the woman.
She collapsed under the weight of her wounds and the gearsmen lasted moments longer.
The woman falling, Rikal pulled out his wand and tapped Groomahk to provide him healing.
He then looked at the machinery, then turned to Khonnir Bhaine. "Khonnir Bhaine, we have been tasked by a wise man to restore the purple flame of Torch, to ensure the survival of this town from the forces of the Technic League. Do you think you could restore it using this machinery?"
Rikal gestures to the controls, pulling Gun's body off the panel, as he himself looks over it.
He will then move to assist in healing the wounded Karek.
Spidre scurries around swiftly and quietly, collecting arrows and searching for valuables. The others were handling the real business, but this was the job easily forgotten. That, and she was short on funds since the orcs had chosen not to share Khonnir's bounty.
Raven glides silently among them, barely seen or heard, assisting Spidre in her work. It is impossible to make eye contact with the dark figure as his hood hangs impossibly low, and he seems far more interested in his task than in socializing.
Healing applied, Rikal turned to the console. It was more complex than anything he'd seen before, but after a few moments he could tell that the machine's condition was slowly deteriorating. It might fail at any moment, but probably would not for some time. Failure would mean a catastrophic explosion. The readout also indicated that some of the machine's power was being sent to a relay named with a string of numbers.
"It is possible that the flame comes from this very machine," Bhaine said. "The woman clearly did something to it and- Oh, this is not good at all. These devices are temperamental. They contain and produce power, which runs the ship's ruins. It's...it's best to think of it as something like lightning. In better days it might have held for the ages, but whatever this woman did has further damaged it. If this reactor explodes, there will be a great hole where Torch once stood. Most likely, our familiar flame is part of a safety mechanism. When the reactor is overloaded, there is a discharge to prevent further damage to the machinery. She was draining off power to somewhere, so the flame went out. Stopping that should restore it and, perhaps, reverse the damage she has done."
”Can you do so?”
"So... set it on fire again, everthing fine?"
"So... set it on fire again, everthing fine?"
"If we set everything on fire, it would probably=" Khonnir stopped himself. "I think I can fix it; that's what matters."