Gorthug began trying to batter down the gate. Without any way to go over or under, he had no choice but to go through.
Cindy continues to float near the top of the wall, peeking over and relaying back to the group any activity that she sees inside.
One of the barbarians roars in fury and begins rushing toward Snowball shouting "Weird lizard-bird attacking!" The other is much closer and doesn't make so much noise but instead just charges with a very shiny greatsword upheld. He brings the greatsword crashing down on Snowball as he charges, striking her hard across the back. The barbarian seems to be hurt by his own weapon as well though this doesn't bother him.
Gorthug slammed his axe into the gate once more...but when he tried to pull it out so that he could slam his shoulder against it as a follow-up...he realized the axe was stuck. As such all he could do was strain to pull the weapon out.
Snowball gets hit so hard that her tiny self is launched off of the door by the blow. She quickly unfurls her wings and gains enough altitude to be level with Cindy.
"Mommy?" she says as she surveys the courtyard near the door.
"Sorry, Snowy. It's not Mommy it's just someone as mean as she was..."
Cindy moves to Snowball's side and continues to watch the courtyard. "Maybe you should head down to see the others, I'll keep watch."
The door looks approximately half broken open.
Tina breaks out of her stupor as she hears snowball taking an attack. She flies above the wall to surveil the courtyard, and moves her hands in an arcane motion, a portal opening near the gate.
"No, No, No, No!" Gustav yells as he tumbles out of the portal. "I hope all the wolves in the forest, and all the panthers in the jungle eat you forever."
"Aww Gustav, that's sweet, but we don't have time for flirtations right now. I need you to get that door open. Glad to see you've dressed more appropriately this time though." Tina points at Gustav's new foot coverings, and slightly longer loincloth.
Gustave dutifully struggles with the gate's bar, mumbling under his breath the entire time.
Little Dragon, stop helping. I am Gustav, protector of the Great Jungle. and I am more than capable of opening this door on my own."
"Okay, perhaps some help would be appreciated."
Tina shouts at Gorthug, "Buckle up big guy! And a portal opens beneath his feet, dropping him just on the other side of the gate
"Oh, no, Snowball!"
Goldslip pictures the playful but dangerous little white dragon on the other side of the wall being struck by a mighty weapon, and she wills into being a connection between Snowball's life force and her own.
Snowball wisely vacates the area while Gustav struggles with the bar and Bob and Gorthug hammer at the gates.
One of the barbarians raises his sword and cuts Gustav across the neck. He chuckles, expecting Gustav to fall, decapitated, but instead the hunter disappears. The other rushes forward to help fight but finds no one left to attack after Snowball has wisely left the area so the barbarian stows his sword and begins reaching for a javelin on his back.
Seeing that the barbarians have approached the gate, Cindy peeks over the rampart and stares at the one closest to her. Muttering, she realizes that if the others got the gate open they would be immediately attacked, so she concentrated as hard as she could, willing the men to calm down...calm way down.
Snowball flies over the wall and lands next to both Goldslip and Bob.
"Snowball not tired!" she says before biting the front of the gate, ignoring the long red line in her back left by the recent axe strike.
"Peh. Door not tasty." she says, spitting out splinters.
One of the barbarians slumps to the ground, asleep. His comrade looks confused and shouts "Sven! Wake up!" but with no effect.
Snowball bites the gate but with no discernible effect.
The assault on the gate continued, with the undead orc eager to see what was on the other side. ”Your gate will not save you!” His raspy voice called out. ”Cower while you can.” He concluded as he ripped his axe free and gave the gate a solid kick.
Goldslip looks on nervously as the gate slowly weakens.
Cindy sees another barbarian step out from the lodge, looking curious as to what's happening. The other shouts "Strange doll and lizard-bird!" The newcomer chuckles and they both sling javelins at Cindy.
Despite having a bit of cover from the top of the wall and being a bit further away than suits a javelin, Cindy is skewered twice by the javelins! (13 and 9 piercing dam before DR).
[dice=Total damage to gate after hardness]16+8
Gorthug slammed his axe with all of his might into the gate!
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Frustrated, Gorthug crashes his axe into the gate, chopping through much of the central portion and the bar behind. Then he slams the gate open! You see a barbarian standing there holding a javelin, a greatsword with jagged teeth all along both blades on his back, one barbarian sleeping on the ground, and a long courtyard leading up to the stone keep.
"Snowball is not bird! Snowball is back!"
Snowball, remembering that her breath can wake people up, hops up into the air and breaths on the standing foe while passing over the sleeping one.
After her bombing ice-breathing run, Snowball is once again high over the courtyard.
Cindy sees the javelins coming and starts to dodge the one to the left. Heading right she moves directly into the path of one of them, and then upon being hit quickly changes direction....right into the other.
OW! This might not be a good place to stay. Now that the door's open I can hide behind the big guy.
She ducks behind the wall and heads towards the now open gate, staying behind the group for now.
Tina breaks out of her daze, and yells at Gustav, "Okay you can go home now!" as she opens a portal beneath him. He looks confused but relieved at the change in events.
In nearly the same motion, she opens another portal, and out falls a tall human. woman, with long. flowing robes and a face that reflects a perpetual scowl. She sees the fracas with the barbarians and the monsters and instinctively thrusts out her hand, a rainbow cone of light erupting from it. "You said you weren't going to call again..."
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Bob oozes forward slowly, but that is enough to get him next to the awake barbarian. An ooze extention comes out from his cube and he punches the man.
Bob does little damage, but perhaps what is more interesting is that Bob's slam (if it hit), can paralyze the barbarian! [dc 20 fortitude or be paralyzed for 3d6 rounds]
"Oh! Well done, Gorthug!" cries Goldslip as the gate comes suddenly crashing down.
The nixie casts a familiar spell (bless) and suggests that Gorthug strike the barbarian standing nearby.
Bob definitely hits the sleeping barbarian.
The barbarian refuses to be paralyzed! He's certainly a very tough fellow! In fact, the punch wakes him up, just in time to see a flash of light spray over him. Both of the barbarians are temporarily stunned by this new development but then shake their heads, ready to fight some more!
An angry barbarian swings with his sword and it crashes through the human woman, sending her back to wherever she was summoned from. Another barbarian rushes over to shouting "Crazy things at the gate! Big puddle thing!" He chops very hard at Bob with his giant sword and it slashes through a lot of Bob's oozy cubeness! The barbarians do seem to growl in pain every time they use their own swords, however.
Bob oozes forward slowly, but that is enough to get him next to the awake barbarian. An ooze extention comes out from his cube and he punches the man.
Bob definitely hits the sleeping barbarian.
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Snowball swoops down and, not worrying enough about Bob's positioning, blasts the three barbarians and Bob with her icey breath.
"Don't hurt Bob!" Goldslip shouts. She looks at the gelatinous cube and connects with him in the same way she had done with Snowball.
"Gorthug, make him pay!"
Gorthug dutifully marched forward, grinning. He remembered many a skirmish with the human barbarians of his homeland. They were often proof that when unfettered from civilization, mankind had the potential to be more than sniveling slave-stock. He looked forward to killing worthy foes once more.
"Oh, she is not going to be happy the next time I call her, Tina mutters as she waves her hands, and tosses a pebble into the fray, casting the entire fracas into
Cindy moves in and hovers just above and behind Bob, staring at the barbarian between him and Gorthug. She gently touches the ooze as she glares at the enemy.
One of the barbarians dodges the icy breath while the sleeping one and another take the full blast. Talk about a rude awakening! Gorthug then slams and chops at one of the barbarians while Bob moves to engulf another. Thankfully, that barbarian is still stunned and neither attacks nor dodges, getting engulfed by the massive Bob! The barbarian manages not to be stunned by Bob's slimy acid and pulls himself free of Bob.
The barbarians then flail around in the dark, having difficulty seeing, but one manages to land a massive blow on Gorthug, despite being slowed down by Gorthug's undead power.
Snowball, remembering how much the last blow hurt, snaps at a barbarian and steps back.
Gorthug didn’t *feel* the blow, not in a traditional sense. But he knew that if he took another hit like that then it would be the end of him. He smiled.
”Gorum.” He hissed. ”I am here! Take me to your halls. I am worthy, watch!”
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size!" Tina yells, as she focuses her energy on the barbarian near Snowball
The barbarians manage to resist Bob's stunning and Tina's spell but they can't see and are thus more vulnerable to attacks. Gorthug manages to strike one with a slam despite the difficulty seeing and the other is engulfed without seeing what's happening.
Cindy, still feeling empty of powers since the fight with the elementals, moves right up to the barbarian in front of Gorthug and stabs at him with her dagger.
Gorthug finishes off the barbarian in front of him (thanks to 2 neg levels) while Cindy pokes the toppling barbarian viciously. The barbarian stuck inside Bob pulls his way out while the other barbarian swings at Snowball and misses.