Well, this is a fine kettle of fish. Is this thing officially dead?
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Kanthuun casts Ear Piercing Scream. "I suppose this won't daze you," he says to the child.
"Blade barrier. We have an undead divine magic worker. Well, it will block the worm as well. Shoot at range through it, mayhap, and I'll target that caster." Kanthuun smiles at the child, almost kindly.
Kanthuun will Glitterdust the worm right in the facehole.
The sorcerer frowns at seeing the creature and child-corpse again.
FYI--I'm out from 7/5 to 7/11 in the mountains. No internet for me. I shall resume posting after that!
Kanthuun considers. "I can make you two as large as a small giant, and thus, stronger," he offers.
It's a space big enough to hold all of us, and a big worm thing, but I didn't get more deets from Trout. Can Kanthya comment on the size of the worm-alcove? Bigger than a leviathan box?
"It's cramped. I just don't have the spells to get all of us to it. We can try digging, though."
"It occurs to me that I can take three others in...and then we just have to dig our way out. I also think I can make us all invisible; that way, when we rematerialize, we won't be seen." Kanthuun ponders this, then nods. "Who stays on the surface?"
"The worm is out of range of my spell, and I'd have to alter it again. Perhaps thirty feet in, and the deepest pit I can make with a scroll is ten feet. We will need another way in." Kanthuun considers dropping acid protoplasm on the bones, then realizes this would be disrespectful. He rubs his chin and turns to the changeling cleric. "Rohini. I know little of communing with spirits and the dead, but I wonder if there would be a way to reason with the former owners of these bones and convince them to move aside."
"I can only cast Gaseous Form four more times. If four of us go in, we will have to dig our way out," says Kanthuun. "Unless anyone has a better idea as to how we reach this worm."
"Welcome back, Haka. You nearly bested our strongest fighters," says the sorcerer. "Now, let's go kill a worm."
That sounds lame. Sorry, Trout.
Kanthuun peers at the goings-on. "Well, this will be over in a moment," he says to Rohini.
[Kanthuun eats popcorn]
"The creature is past the pit and in a separate hollow. Several of us would have to enter the hollow and re-incorporate. I would have to be one of them, and I'd say that Talon and Drovya should come as well. We can be fortified and ready to fight. Alternately, we dig our way down or draw it out, so that we face it together."
"We'll take the wand dose as soon as we have a strike team assembled," says Kanthuun.
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"We don't know. Something has affected him and Haka."
"I plan to cast Web, myself," says Kanthuun.
Was that some industrial noize at the beginning of the track? KATSCHEN TANZEN MIT MIR I dream of radiant flooring, myself.
"Drovya, when you get him, tie him up, and then let's go kill this worm thing." Kanthuun is glowering like a thunderhead. "Talon, we're going to go kill something. I'll make us invisible and insubstantial, we go in, we kill it, and with luck that makes Haka less crazy."
Kanthuun stands by grimly. "We have to detain or heal him, and then address the worm below. I imagine it's the thing responsible for his entrapment and lack of mental well being."
"Rohini, please take a look at Haka's...wounds. He's clearly injured," says Kanthuun. "There's still that snake or worm thing guarding the shard. It has a dead Vudrani child as well, just floating there. Who knows what it means; obviously something bad. It probably has mental powers...just a guess."
As soon as the casting is complete, Kanthuun is free to speak, his brows unknitting. He spits out the words quickly. "Haka's down 10 feet and pinned. Further in, there's a hollow with some creature; it has the gem shard and looks powerful. Get Haka, recover, kill creature. Some sort of necromancy going on. Unsurprising."
Kanthuun floats up through the bonepile. "Everyone MOVE," he says with more than a hint of his intimidating charisma in his voice. Once they have, he unrolls a scroll of Create Pit. Concentrating mightily, his face and arms rippling with protean power, he reads the scroll, adding a few unusual flourishes.
Trout: Kanthuun doesn't have that Knowledge, so he stays clear of the beast. Are the beast and child in that alcove? ...wait, if Kanthuun goes back up to the surface and casts Create Pit...can it reach Haka? Kanthya has a few Scrolls of CP left. There's little he can do if he solidifies in the alcove, as he will be further away than the rest of the party, save cast Message.
Trout: Kanthun spends a precious round or three looking for a reasonable space within the bone mass to solidify.
"Faster than you think," says the sorcerer, who gulps to summon some scant courage. Then, Kanthuun casts Gaseous Form on his person and dives in through the network of bones.
"Is the fragment down...or in?" Kanthuun peers at the Wayfinder, then Haka. "I know," says the sorcerer. "Let's kill this telepathic face-wearer and check his midden."
He slips out of the rope and braces himself against the bones, waiting for a sign of movement.
Kanthuun reluctantly stows the Wayfinder, mutters under his breath, and waits his turn to climb up the rope.
"Yes, let's use that, and mundane rope as well. My Rope Trick will only allow one person to climb at a time, unfortunately...but we can use it for shelter if we are stuck on this hill before...well, there isn't night here, but I suppose we'll get hungry for supper at some point. Although I have very little appetite at the moment." Kanthuun shudders a bit. "Someone should go to Kyonin after we are done here," he mutters quietly.
Aye, congratulations, Truchilina!
"Does anyone have anything that...helps us not fall?" Kanthuun looks at his feather token and scowls. "Wrong kind, Kanthya," he mutters to himself.
"Too far to fly, I reckon," says Kanthuun, unhappy at the prospect of climbing this hill of ghoulish remains.
Happy Birthday, Trout! Ah, as for depression, the more resources you throw at it, the better off you'll be...everyone's brainmeats and emotional baggage/current situation are different. You have our support and compassion. And my axe! Oh wait, that was Gimli's line.
"Where are we?" Kanthuun shivers. He attempts to determine if they have to climb the mountain, walking around the base, and also seeing if the Wayfinder will register elevation.
"Yes, Han, onward indeed, that's what the Wayfinder--oh, by the way, everyone, if we want to pick up some alchemical silver, it's in these shards of glass." Kanthuun waggles a hand vaguely at the mess on the floor. "...could have used that against jackalweres...well, when we get back I'm sure I'll be engulfing them in black tentacles by the handful, or is that tentacleful..." he continues to mutter.
He wants your Yamah.
#@$%#$%@ I'm about to cast Glitterdust on you mirror peepers. JUST PLUCK YOUR EYES OUT THEY WILL GROW BACK
"Just prestidigitate them all to opaque dirtiness, you son of a magus' father, before we fight sixteen Talons! One is bad enough!" yelps Kanthuun. "Sorry, Talon, you know what I mean," he continues, still attempting to back away.
"Worry not, Talon-thing, you'll be looking far worse in a few moments," quips Kanthuun. He will cast Haste, assuming he's first in line, and move AWAY from melee.
Kanthuun trots on behind Rohini. "It figures no one has a cleaning service around here," he comments.
I suggest we GMPC...I'm sure he'll be back soon, but it will help the vasculature of the game, if you know what I mean. Keep the blood flowing. |