Fail
Iskender goes stone still.
The head moves next to Dusty.
A bite leaves some toxins behind.
Non paralyzed to go
Go team!
I hope we're winning!
Asaran tries to get into a flanking position with Dusty, lashing out with his heavy blade.
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The ranger hits the head. It tries to bite back and does.
To act: Asaran/Dusty
Asaran does not feel so well, but continues to function.
Asaran
Asaran winces at the strange feeling, then shakes his head to clear it before swinging his falcata at the flying head once again.
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Cut badly by Asaran, the creature goes after the active foes.
Another winged head swoops in to prey on the frozen Iskender. The second creature complicates things.
dusty+asaran
"Hmmm, so this is inconvenient."
How much damage from the 2nd vargouille?
Asaran asks, "Do you know what these flying heads are? And if they've got a weakness?", then follows his target, slashing out again.
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Unable to connect with flying heads, the paralyzed pair can only watch.
Remarkably, the vargouille trying to feast on the paralyzed wizard did not get a bite at first. His second attempt is more successful.
The other vargouille, wounded badly, tries to torment Dusty.
Iskender and Sunjeet break free of their paralysis.
Party to act
Remarkably, the vargouille trying to feast on the paralyzed wizard did not get a bite at first. His second attempt is more successful.
Party to act
In fact, when paralyzed, my AC is a 5, so both of those will hit.
Fail
Iskender is still paralyzed. Most creatures with a paralyze ability would know to coup when their foe is helpless.
Asaran snarls, "The still-fleshy flying heads are far worse than the skulls.", and swings again.
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Asaran finished off the wounded flying head. The remaining one shrieks, and a nasty sound tries to freeze your nerves.
Party up
Iskender will withdraw from the creature.
The whip hits the creature as Dusty's swing is high. Iskender puts distance between him and the head.
Asaran
vargouille
Asaran snarls as the creature wails again, "Looks like that didn't work so well." He then steps forward to try to carve the skull.
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It does not as the last flying head falls to the ground. They are no longer going to fly again. They are smashed up good.
As the last creature falls, Iskender drops to the ground and pulls out his spellbook. "Give me a few minutes, I want to have a certain spell available again."
Iskender memorizes enlarge person into his unused slot.
Asaran nods, "It may be worth falling back and returning with supplies... though I'm loathe to do it give that we've found so little so far."
"Better to live with nothing, than die with our pockets full of gold."
The group heads back to the entrance to the estate. You decide it may be time to retreat before facing more dangers. A trio of adventurers meet you in the street. They seem to be taking notice of your group.
One of them seems a pudgy, middle-aged native wearing an entertainer's outfit with braid at the sleeves. The other two seem to be thin and alert and notice your presence while their more pudgy companion seems to be using a ten foot pole to push the ground.
They all seem to be wearing pins of dragons encrusted with amethysts. You notice an embroidered dragon the entertainer's outfit.
"Ho, How things going in there." The elder of the trio seems to be doing the talking.
Asaran steps up next to the cleric, rubbing the scar on his throat with his left hand, pleased to let her speak for him when he hears the skepticism in her tone. He smiles cooly, adding, "Fortunately, still able to get out under our own power."
"Which was the goal, right?"
They nod to the Penteru Estate. The pudgy one speaks: "Some bad creatures in there, I would guess. I guess it looks harmless enough from the outside."
They seem to giving the grounds a detailed inspection.
Asaran nods, then says in a low growl as his eyes narrow, "A few less now."
"Indeed, some were incredibly resistant to my magic and blades. A bad place to be, for sure."