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Idris nodded as he finally followed the hectic lines of the conversation. If they could get this great brute to switch sides, then there was no need for anyone to get hurt. He rubbed the tender area over his left kidney and winced. He liked to scrap as much as the next guy, more than most actually, but this job had been a bit brutal. It would be nice to not have to pound someone's face in for a change.
Idris kept silent, as he could tell that the big man had eyes only for Ama. Instead, he leaned causally on the doorjamb so he could keep any eye on both the room and the hallway.
Idris was right behind Fish as the kobold slid the "secret" door open. It seemed odd that the dwarf didn't appear to know his way around this place. Wasn't it his home? Maybe he just lived in another part of the complex.
Idris watched as Ama moved to put the fire out. By all logic, he should have been the one to do it, given his natural resistance to fire, but his wounds were severe enough that he didn't really want to get caught in whatever explosion that contraption was surely about to go through. When it didn't explode, and Ama had the fire out, he felt a little chagrined...but only a little. "I'm Idris, Idris Elbow. Who are you, and what are you doing here in these halls overrun by such constructs? You're not a mad engineer fixated on developing intelligent machines and never mind the problems that always arise with them are you?" Idris eyed the dwarf warily.
Wish I could help out, but I am a little over-committed right now. Thanks for the offer though.
"Come on, Ama, let the rest of us have some fun, too. No fair taking it all for yourself like that!"
Idris jerked and shuddered with the pain of the storm sparking around him. He turned to see Axe engaged with the last of the foes that he could see, and ran to help the man. He leaped into the air with a flying kick as he got close.
Axe's missing attacks:
Idris glared at the real caster, sure that he could have completely taken the man if he'd hit the real thing and not some image. He crab-stepped sideways, putting the man between himself and Ama, then lashed out with a backfist, followed by a pair of knee strikes. He smiled in satisfaction as one of his knee strikes connected with the wizard's plums.
Idris dove past the spellcaster and launched a blow at the one Ama hit.
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, Electricity resist 5 Idris twitched and jerked as the lightning coursed through him, overwhelming his natural immunities. Despite the damage, he noticed the construct in front of him trying to rise, as lashed out again, this time trying to pound the thing back down to the ground.
Despite his best efforts, the creature made it back to its feet. But, even as he wound up to punch it again, he felt Almalik's spell taking hold, making him faster than ever. He lashed out with three quick blows, and then another as he felt knuckles meet the hard materials the thing was made of.
Not able to fit through the corridor, Idris turned to help Ama. He grimaced as he saw the thing's blades and decided that it would be easier to knock the thing on the ground and take care of it there. He slipped into a different stance, then rushed forward, lashing a crippling kick out at the construct's leading leg.
Idris punched out, driving home some more blows before spinning to the side, allowing room for the others to drive into the gap.
Finding himself separated from the rest of the group, with only Fish by his side, Idris began launching heavy punches, hoping these constructs would be a little easier to damage than the big one had been.
Idris shook his head as his companions' emotions overrode any hint of tactical sense, and continued pounding on the machine. Unfortunately, his blows were of little effect here. "Sure, keep shouting. Maybe there was someone a few halls over that didn't hear you!" he hissed.
"Hurry up, the other one is coming!" Idris hissed at his companions as he leveled another string of blows into the clockwork mechanics that fish had uncovered. He was used to punching hard things, had trained by slamming his fists into a thick steel sheet until it buckled, but this was ridiculous. He'd give his right arm for an adamantium sai right now, or maybe just a pinkie.
GM, can I get you to remove Idris Bannitear from the list of active players so I don't keep accidentally posting as her? Never should have re-used the name, no matter how much I wanted to.
Idris smiled as he saw his plan come to fruition, then launched a trio of heavy blows at the wooden construct. He took Almalik's words to heart, knowing that if the other patrol turned back this way, he would be the one sandwiched between two enemies.
Idris moved up to the intersection and braced himself. As soon as the wooden construct appeared, he reached out and grabbed it, spinning it past himself and into the hallway.
Idris moved back to the others, keeping his voice low as he explained what he saw. "I saw two constructs, apparently walking some kind of guard pattern. I didn't stay long enough to see if it was a random patrol, or a fixed pattern. One was wood, the other steel or some other hard metal. I don't think the dwarves got kicked out by armored men, or anything like that. We're probably looking at an engineer of some sort, and an army of constructs. Damn. These things are usually pretty tough, like those bone golems we fought for the fey. They don't scare, you can't stun or knock them out, and mental magics won't work on them. The best practice I have seen is to concentrate all your attacks on a single one, and tear it apart. Then, move on to the next. Oh, and we've got one moving towards us, so prepare yourselves."
Idris let out a low whistle as he saw the underground city, then winced as he heard it echoing through the caverns. "That's a pretty nice place for the dwarves to have just abandoned. Their foes must have been mighty indeed." As they approached, he did his best to remain quiet, though the others didn't seem to move all that stealthily. He wondered if any of the others were going to have trouble seeing down here, once they got away from the light shafts.
"You guys see this notice about the dwarven caves? Sounds like fun. Go in, beat up on some things, take their stuff, get paid. It's almost like someone knows how much Axe and I like to beat up on things."
Level 7 progression +10 hp bab +7/+2
new ability: maneuver training 2(dirty trick)
new skills: acrobatics, k. dungeoneering, perception, stealth
"Yeah, yeah. Ama got golden robes of the fairy princess, and all we got were sticks. And some new scars. Still, those bone golems put up a good fight, didn't they, Axe? The slugs...well not so much." Idris shuddered as he remembered the feeling of the slugs popping like bags of pus as he hit them. He grabbed a mug of ale and quaffed it in a single smooth motion, trying to shake the memory from his mind.
Okay, my travel obligations for the season are over (barring any new ones), so I should be back to checking the boards and posting at least once a day. Thank you for putting up with my delays and absence.
"Ama, you okay over there?", Idris called out as he continued to swing away at the bone golem.
Idris pounded on the golem, trying to bust it apart so that they could take care of the goat creature once and for all. "Ama, go help Nagbur! Axe and I can finish this one off!"
Idris grinned as he saw Axe fell his opponents. For himself, he concentrated on the bone golem's torso, his battle hardened fists pounding into the hard bone, cracking and chipping it with every blow.
Idris nimbly dodged the lightning ball and sprinted towards the main fight. Catching the bone golem between himself and Axe, Idris clasped both of his hands together and delivered a powerful blow to the base of the construct's spine.
Idris dodged the lightning, then rapidly sent a flurry of strikes at the slug between himself and Ama. "Ama! Go help the others. We have to stop that book thing and his goat-headed friend!"
Seeing Idris kill the slug beside her, Ama moves quickly to get behind the other one. Lashing out at it with her nodachi, she tried to drive the coldwood blade clear through the creature.
Idris spun from the fallen bone giant to the summoned slugs, lashing out at them.
With the bone golem now solidly between himself and Ama, Idris began throwing hard punches in a mechanical cadence.
I will be traveling at least 3 days a week for the next 4 weeks. I should be able to post in the evenings, but please don't wait on me. Surely you've figured out by now what Idris will do :p
Idris tuned his attacks to the bone golem next to him. He had no idea what this thing's defenses might be, so he decided to just start with his fists. Unfortunately, dodging its blows and the slugs, he wasn't able to connect very well.
"We need to stop that summoner or we'll be here all day!" Idris called as he ducked under the blows of the bone golem. He struck out at the slug between himself and Ama, then pivoted to get out from between the two creatures.
Once more Idris ducked beneath the spray of gore and other things, looking to the side to see how Axe is making out.
Idris dodged the cloud and rolled past the slug, coming up behind it. He launched a blow, hoping that he and Ama could finish it off quickly and turn to the bone golem.
Idris stepped to the side and lashed out at the remaining slug by him and Ama, driving his fists deep into its plump body.
Idris pumped his arms in rapid succession, firing off a series of blows at the creature between himself and Ama.
Idris charged forward, trying to close the gap, but being too far away to get into the clutch just yet.
"So, I guess we stand here and wait for them to build up overwhelming strength and attack at their leisure? Good plan." Idris rolled his eyes and moved slightly apart from the others, hoping to avoid the tight clusters that invited attacks.
"Well, I certainly wasn't going to kiss the thing. Did you get a look at those teeth? Blargh!" "So, which way now?" Idris tunred to look, but winced as the wounds in his arms and side pulled tightly. "Hey, Stinky! Any way you could patch this up before we go?"
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