Chandra thinks I definetly need new spells
as she once again uses her sling
"Rat swarms!" He'll pull a flask of oil from his pack and fix it with a wick.
Vermin. Did they not have more pressing issues? Denenor moved to dispatch the pests.
Though ineffective against the lot in terms of precision, the creatures would get the gist of his sharp blade's swath soon enough.
Chandra's sling stone strikes home the blunt force of it crushing a trio of rats, but Deneor's longsword seems ill suited for extermination, slashing through only a single rodent. The halfling meanwhile dodges Elhona's shot, albeit barely, and waggles a finger at her.
The swarms remain in place, rats till gathering into the hordes.
Yves noted that the number of rats increases, coming from several sides. At that moment the only thing that comes in his mind is squash the plagues that beset them.
Yves ploughs into one of the rat swarms sending blood and fur flying! Meanwhile above the piper begins to play in earnest, his music seems to calm the rats and suddenly their eyes are fixed upon the group with murderous intent!
Kibur tries to focus in on the halfling on the roof.
Ya call dat playin'? If you be da one in carge a des rats. Ya best be shuttin' up da music an be lettin' em get back ta da sewers where dey belong
"Can Someone stop the horrible screaching please!
Chandra request with a scowl, as she once again attempts hit the gathering horde.
Elhona curses her wild - and wasted - shot. She looks to see if there is a way to climb the building.
seeing that his first shot went way off course it became obvious that Kibur was in fact 5 feet too far away so he then adjusts himself closer to shoot another blast of acid at the bad piper.
Taste da slimy goo of da earth music man
after the shot Kibur looks at his hand then decides it best to turn and at least face the building the next time.
Inside the building Elhona can see a flight of rickety looking stairs that lead upstairs. They are not difficult to traverse and she climbs them to find herself on a landing with a second staircase visible to her right.
The rats seemed to be responding to the melody played, but Denenor could not manage to quash their maliciousness. In fact, there was little he could do to stop them from stampeding towards the group if they so chose. Instead, he tried to make himself a bigger threat - and a bigger target in hopes his allies could handle the mastermind above.
Chandra's bullet flies at the uninjured rat swarm sending a few vermin flying, Deneor's shield simply crushes a dozen rats.
The rats surge forward engulfing Denenor, Gabriel, and Yves in squirming biting furry bodies and the reek of sewers, all are nipped and clawed wherever there is exposed flesh!
Creatures with the nauseated condition experience stomach distress. Nauseated creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention. The only action such a character can take is a single move action per turn.
"Don't worry about me. I'm only mostly dead!"
"GET OFF ME!" Yves screams and twist his warhammer toward the rats!
With great sweeps of his hammer Yves sends rat corpses flying and the remaining rodents in the swarm surrounding him flee back into the dark places they emerged from.
The Piper edges carefully along the roof still playing, making his way onto the peek.
Elhona continues up the rickety stairs towards the room, going as quickly as she can to the roof.
Gabriel withdraws 20' trying to knock the biting rats off himself.
Seeing Gabriel back up Chandra moves back even further from the rats.
"I believe I have a better view from back here"she says
The rats appear to have made her very nervious as she hits the wall with her stone.
with the R.O.U.S approaching from all sides Kibur backs up a step
ugly greetin arse-wipes he yells shooting a third blob of acid at the rat swarm just south of him.
Chandra hand me some of ya bullets he holds his hand out for her.
Kibur's acid dart strikes a single rodent right between the eyes, but though the single rat dies it seems virtually ineffective against the swarm.
A swarm is immune to any spell or effect that targets a specific number of creatures (including single-target spells such as disintegrate), with the exception of mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms) if the swarm has an Intelligence score and a hive mind. A swarm takes half again as much damage (+50%) from spells or effects that affect an area, such as splash weapons and many evocation spells.
After seeing the success of his shield as a weapon opposed to defense, Denenor tried the tactic once more.
Feeling sickened from the rats, the paladin asked for guidance from above. I hope I'm not catching some plague.
Kibur probably would not have known that so he gave it a try. but now he has learned and will do something different.
Deneor crushes more rats beneath his shield, but there are still enough to nip at him from all sides, the other swarm scurries forward engulfing the badly wounded Gabriel and Kibur and nipping mercilessly at their exposed flesh!
Gabriel collapses from blood loss and pain, buried beneath the vermin tide!
"Ahhggg." Gabriel falls, a flask of oil with an unlit wick falling from his outstretched hand.
Turning back and seeing the gnome unconscious and bloodied, surrounded by rats, Yves rushes furiously toward the swarm!
Elhona has now reached a rotten door which appears to lead out onto the roof, it is closed, but does not appear to be locked or barred in anyway.
The halfling piper continues to play and then leaps off the roof to land upon the much lower roof below, just managing to keep his feet though its obviously a big jolt and tiles go skittering down to the street below.
Kibur takes a step back out of the swarm and begins to stomp the ground and chant as his wounds close up.
Chandra screams "I really hate these degusting rats" as she tries once more to crush them
But the fear of the rats sends her stone off target.
Elhona continues her pursuit by kicking open the door and looking around for the halfling.
Elhona hears the halfling drop and is able to discern that he has dropped down to the roof below.
Seeing the piper closer, Denenor tries to reason with him. "Halt that foul tune! What is your business here? To maim us? Let us speak a spot!"
The piper pauses for a second replying,
"You all agree to swear by gods and kin that you will leave this business with the dwarves alone and I can let you go. Just a hired hand here, so convince me you'll give off helping those beards and I'll be more than happy to be on my way," the halfling replies, before going back to his pipes.
Elhona runs along the roof, trusting in her sure feet.
Elhona's feet slip out from under her and she begins sliding down the roof at an alarming pace!
The rats boil over Yves, Denenor, and the unfortunate Gabriel their tiny bites insignificant alone but horrifyingly painful enmass!
The erosion of their well-being made Denenor's mind race with alternatives. I will not shirk my duty! "Leave we cannot, but if you are hired, perhaps it is time for a change in employer; will you leave if your coin is matched by us?" A man in the piper's squalor likely had no choice to feed himself but for this work.
The elf almost pitied him.
Yves continues desperately fighting the nasty little creatures. The sweat flows by his muscles, the blood flows through his body ...
Yves sends more rats flying, but there still seem to be dozens of the vermin.
The piper quirks a brow, edging back even as he speaks,
"Well I am a mercenary, but nope, sorry I can't risk aggravating the Cons... kind of people who hire folk like me on a regular basis. I've got six kids to feed you know, can't do it dead. But if you do manage to beat my rats, you promise to let me go and I'll sing like a canary, can't say fairer than that. But you might just want to agree, what are these dwarves to you, and your mate there is being eaten alive - I don't want that on my conscience..."
Yves move away from Gabriel and the rats should follow. That will get them to stop bitting him!Chandra shouts as she once again attemps to make rat sushi.
Denenor goes back to bashing the rats in front of him, frustrated with his inability to get through to the man.