No worries, Myras.
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No worries, Caster. You take all the time you need.
Congratulations to them!
Good luck with all of that, Caster. Still around.
Galinndan maintains a stony silence. ;)
Cheers folks. :) A heads up. I'll be at a con for most of today and playing D&D for most of tomorrow.
The dice gods are clearly displeased! ;) Sure thing. I'll get back to it tomorrow evening, off to bed shortly.
I often do too, to be fair!
I'm not sure how savable Galinndan is with our current resources. I'd prefer to keep playing him but if the situation won't feasibly allow for that, I can wait until it is or bring in a (temporary?) replacement character.
Galinndan hears...
...and then is deafened.
Well, that looks like Galinndan is now a fine statue of an elven warrior in a combat stance. If anyone wants to try using Inspiration to give Galinnda advantage on that con save, I'd be appreciative. But as a stone, I can roll with it. ;)
Galinndan looks...
...directly into the medusa's eyes. They are the last thing he sees before he sees no more.
Galinndan has thrown the dice. Risky move that may or may not pay off.
Galinndan awakens, hears the shrieking thing, and *knows* what he must do. With one hand holding the crystal tightly - and not before his face - the elf draws upon the power. He becomes as a blur, zipping past the now-slow motion statues, driving his blade at the medusa!
Galinndan starts to stagger and tries to focus on slaying the statue threatening Kargoroth. "Focus on one at a time if you can!", he calls, ignoring the boasts of what was surely the medusa.
Apologies for delay. This week has been tricky for me getting to update pbp.
I'm pretty sure that I didn't resolve if Galinndan was getting glasses for himself. So I won't assume that I have a pair. Though he would use those if he could, to free up a sword hand.
Galinndan holds a chunk of crystal before his eye with one hand, the other grasping his stronger blade.
Galinndan rushes towards the nearest statue, trying to lop its head off!
I'll catch up properly tomorrow.
I'll work on this tomorrow but it looks cleaner!
At Kargoroth's words, Galinndan reconsiders. "North it is. We throw the dice."
Later Galinndan advances carefully, ready to bring his hunter's mark to bear on the next foe who reveals itself.
"Kargoroth, we will put our faith in you."
"We should seek scrolls to undo the medusa's gaze, in case our measures fail."
"The statue room seems our best bet for hunting the creature."
Working backwards, I see the Large Diamond (500g) was the last row of loot noted in this post. Now, I'll work forward. *a little later* I've added anything that I spotted. I've replaced various gems and art with sale price in gold, except diamonds. We might well need those! If I missed anything, make it known and/or correct it! I've had a few delays in getting time for pbp recently so I don't think I should be the primary loot manager. Any volunteers?
Galinndan brings coin. "We should spare no expense if it might mean the difference between life and stony twilight. Spend what you need to."
I'm not trusting my tired eyes to not miss loot. So I will look over that tomorrow. Posting shortly.
I'll get to catch up and post tomorrow.
"I would be grateful for healing draughts, experimental or no. We certainly have money and it would be well spent on such items."
Galinndan quietly notes to the others: "I believe that the deep gnomes are trustworthy but not trusting. We needed to demonstate action before they began to show us much faith. I think they will hold their end of a bargain so long as we complete ours first. Mirrors can be purchased in Blingdenstone and we obtained these crystals from a chamber with a petrified gnome. Neither confers immunity but can give some better odds against the medusa's gaze." "Myras, Kargoroth, and Professor Boomtop, you are all welcome to accompany us if you wish. You are all capable combatants after all." He then seeks out the deep gnomes: "Are Kanzen and Zoltan still here? I would see them and ensure their condition."
Will post tomorrow.
@Odak, I think that sounds like quite a cool angle.
"That makes a dire amount of sense, Kargoroth. Perhaps the medusa is an ally of this Ogremoch's Bane."
"Professor Boomtop, Kargoroth, I strongly advise that you either take a mirror or a piece of crystal to avoid seeing the medusa directly...again. I am not in ideal condition myself and others seem battered. We should return, heal, and regroup for another push to hunt down this medusa."
Galinndan looks about. "The rest of the statues? All drow." I am very familiar with drow. "Not quite Odak. I saw scrolls next to our new companions, while they were still petrified. I guessed that they might be magical and that intuition turned out to be correct. With Myras' words jogging my memory I was able to decipher and cast from those scrolls swiftly enough for it to matter. I did call but frankly there were more urgent matters for you all to focus on. Namely, the statues trying to kill us all."
Galinndan does indeed look around, trying to get the measure of the group's unexpected allies. His tattooed copper skin and green hair mark him as a wood elf. Though both have grime and marks from wanderings in the dangerous underdark. He carries a short sword in each hand and moves with the grace spoken of about elves. New members? Why not! "I am Galinndan Siannodel. I fought drow and orcs on the surface with my people, then entered the Underdark to hunt them down. That got me imprisoned and enslaved, with Cyrus and-" The briefest of pauses. "-others. Several of us escaped initially and fled the drow. As we fled, we came to realise that nothing less than demon lords had begun to stalk the Underdark, forming cults and devastating entire settlements. We have been all nearly killed by them several times over." "Now, we seek a means to the surface, or safer parts of the Underdark. The deep gnomes offered help so long as we did tasks for them in return. Slaying a medusa is one. Presumably the creature that froze you two." Galinndan looks at Boomtop and Kargoroth meaningfully.
Galinndan keeps up a steady rhythm of blows, ducking and weaving.
"Understood, Professor!", Galinndan says as his blades flash!
AOO:
It's a great spell. :) I may not be available to post at all tomorrow.
"I prefer to be the lsat to pull back, as I am fast enough to pull it off. But yes, we are not, Professor of Explosions.", Galinndan replies with a grin.
"They begin to fall! Keep it up!", says Galinndan as he circles another statue to ring blows upon it!
AOO:
Galinndan sways slightly from the stony blows but does his best to not relent in the pace of his return strikes.
AOO:
Galinndan smiles a little at the gnome's response even as he continues to ring his blades off the statue. "As you will, Professor! Fight on!"
AOO:
Galinndan draws his second blade and replies: "Professor, withdraw towards the others. I shall cover you, then follow!" As he speaks, the elf's blades slash and hack at the statue nearest him!
Galinndan does not pause once he has touched the half-elf statue. He seizes another scroll, and brings it up to read.
He recalls Myras' exhortation to only Gaze only where you must.
He then touches the gnome statue, hoping for a similar effect. Whether or not that statue changes, he will call out: "Welcome back to life! I am Galinndan Siannodel, foe of orcs and demons!" He nearly adds drow to that list.
Merry Christmas all!
I will likely be unavailable tomorrow so feel free to bot Galinndan if necessary.
Struck but alert, Galinndan makes a realisation. He then moves with blinding speed to rush for statues to the west, faster than other blows! As he moves, he calls to the others: "I see two whom are petrified and scrolls next to them! Perhaps we can gather allies for this battle!"
Hello there!
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