Helgash wades in to the forefront without hesitation - many threats and challenges cross his mind, but he chooses silence, not wanting to alert other possible foes - he swings hard with his bardiche.
Git'im girl Beck orders Sheelah
The cat moves up and bites the Troll at it's bottom left corner
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Beck moves to the top left corner to try to angle for a flank
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and swings hard with his Schillelagh.
In a sudden barrage of arrow, magic, blade, fang and club the ice troll collapses where it stands. Due to Duardlara's acid it is not regenerating but you don't think it is dead yet either.
room clear! Moove, move, move!
Check the door. D'lara? you mind makin sure he don't put his head back together? beck asks jsut before he brings his club crashing down on the helpless and dying troll, to finish him quick
auto-crit
Jetro moves into the room with the others.
Duardlara liberally applies acid splash to prevent the troll's regeneration until they are comfortable that it's completely dead.
The troll does die a quick death at the hands of Duardlara and Beck. Gathered together ou have a door to the east and a door to the south to choose.
Duardlara looks at Beck to see if he agrees that the deed is done before moving over to the south door and listening.
We should have asked the children how to identify the nasty troll. That would be useful information.
East is as good as any.
Duardlara you do not hea anything from the other side of the door.
Helgash stands ready, whispering - "Is the door unlocked?"
Well get the door open, if somethin comes out, I'll send in arrows.
The door opens to the south...
A giant sized bed sits int he southwest corner of the this spacious room, and a large bear rug sprawls across the floor. Several small tables occupy the corners of the room along with a chest in the southeast corner. Behind in on the wall hangs a large mirror. In the doorway is the most vicious looking ice troll you have seen. (upgraded with a class level) I knew you would be back. I heard you this time and I am ready for you!
Beck +1/2 level in cold
Helgash
Jetro
Duardlara
Venja
Venja tosses one of her alchemist fires at the troll... hoping it's not got some protection from fire.
Jetro moves behind Venja and rapid fires at the troll
"Step aside friends, this brute shall face me!" - Helgash roars.
Venja hits the troll with the fire causing a small piece of the ice to hiss and steam up. The troll looks up and glares but realizes that he can not get to her yet and that he must finish with these up starts in front first.
Jetro follows up with quick twangs of his bow. Two arrows fly at the troll and the first hits only because the quick reactions of the group caught the troll by surprise. The second arrow solidly hits continuing the streak of successful attacks from everyone.
Duardlara slashes with her rapier and then quickly steps back before the troll can have a chance to retaliate.
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And the hits just keep on coming as the rapier finds good purchase and draws a large amount of blood.
"Now us" - Helgash roars, stepping to the side, keeping the distance between him and his opponent, and swinging through the now vacant spot left by Duardlara - "You certainly understand you are outmatched" - his eyes flare red - "We are not the innocent children you are used to terrorize"
Sheelah slips to D'laras space and attempts to maul the troll
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Beck takes a heavy swing at the creature
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The troll gets rocked severely hard by everyone to the point that he is almost ready to collapse. Only by his experiences thus far and his training was he able to remain standing. Knowing that his end is near as he is not able to regenerate from the fire damage he goes all out and targets the easy prey in front of him. I will add your coat to my collection kitty!
power attack claw 1 for
power attack claw 1 for
if both hit then rend for
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The troll manages to get 1 claw and a bite to land on the 'kitty' but it is not enough to bring Sheelah down. The troll pays for his actions as the last thing he remembers is a burning sensation as the fire finds its way to his lungs and drops him unconscious.
Being an ice troll takes 50% more from fire and had only 3 hp left. Big bad troll is out assuming you finish him off.
Combat over :([/ooc]
Jetro skins the troll and makes sure to use acid to kill any regeneration. He then uses the toothless head as a helmet!
While Jetro is skinning the troll, Venja casts detect magic and scans the room, collecting anything of value, magical or not.
Doors still to the east, let us go that way
Venja you don't detect anything magical on the troll or in the room but it is possible the 6-ft long chest could be obstructing your magical sight from seeing what is inside.
Save looten after we finish the dragon.
/EDI That was a joke.
Duardlara moves to the chest, quickly searching it for traps before testing to see if it is locked.
If it appears to be trapped,
If it's locked, she asks the looter of the troll if they have found any keys.
Venja keeps her detect magic active while waiting for 'Lara to open the chest.
Jetro gives the troll a pat-down then.
Beck stands guard.
A quick search of the troll reveals a set of keys: 2 total of different styles. Nothing else is on the troll. However Duardlara unlocks the chest (no traps so used your roll for the unlock check) and opens it to a small treasure along with some magic items that Venja can see. 1064 gp in assorted coins, a +1 greatsword, a potion of spider climb, a potion of fly, a potion of resist fire (didn't have time to drink), a chime of opening with 3 charges remaining and a set of highly polished skulls (12 in all).
"those will definitely be useful, especially that chime... "
Jetro takes the keys
He also opens the east door!
Bonepick's room contains little more than a bed and a footlocker. The bed, such as it is, is sized for a giant-soiled sheets and a flattened, lice-ridden pillow heaped atop a lumpy straw-filled sack. Assuming the search of the foot locker is done quickly...The footlocker contains a number of stolen children's toys, mostly broken. At the bottom of the chest, beneath all the toys, is a hand of the mage with a ring of protection +1 on it and a pouch containing 98 gp.
Duardlara gathers up the potions and hands the chime to Venja. "Anybody want a really big sword? Too big for me. Let's see - fly, spider climb, resist fire. We don't know yet who will get the most out of these. Shall I carry them until a strategy suggests a better user?"
The fly and spider climb drinks will be useful ifa we need to get up top quick. Lets try the north doors that we didn't open when we came in
"Last time, there were trolls bunking in there," she indicates the west doors in the entry, "Should we not hit them while our enchantments continue to hold out?"
I suggest north
She shakes her head and waits for someone to break the impasse.
"North was where the children were held before... I agree with 'Lara, that we should eliminate any threat from behind us before we go forward. If there are trolls in there, trying to take them while they are sleeping again sounds like a good idea. But then I'm no strategist... Helgash and Beck, what do you think?"
"I'll take that sword" - Helgash pipes in, taking an appreciative look at the massive blade - "I share Jetro's will to push forward, but leaving enemies behind us is too dangerous if it can at all be avoided - if they catch us in a vice at a bad moment, it may spell doom" - he nods grimly - "Let us make sure there are none able to do so?" - he nods at Jetro and his compoanions.
Fine then, just keep in mind that we'll probably be facing the dragon without tha protective magic.