The creature slithers its way agiley through the attacks. The whole time its beady eyes stay on Malleon, completely unblinking.
The shouts of Malleon startle Bobek awake. "Danger!" He rolls out of his blanket, ignoring the stabbing pain in his wounded shoulder.
Seeing a slithering, scaly horror writhing around Malleon, Bobek grabs his trusty shortbow and strings an arrow while rising to a crouching position.
lol
With a start Louinor jerks out of her bedroll reaching for her weapons "What... who... a crap now a giant snake!!"
Malleon uses his automatic success, initiative is as follows:
Malleon
Bobek
Louinor
Wyrm
Chalen
OsoFor everyone but Malleon, you need to make a DC 5 Listen check to wake up. It will cost everyone a move action to get up on your feet. The wyrm is about 15 feet from everyone but Bobek who could use a 5 foot step (random) and of course Malleon.
Just to keep everything on the same page.
The Dragon-Snake rears back and snaps forward again its fanged maw snapping around the arm of Malleon but unable to puncture his armor. Malleon shakes his arm free.
"Cursed by the Gods!"
Oso awakens angry at his dreams of oasis and beautiful maidens stopping. He gets up in a foul temper and seeing the dragoling goes red with anger. He picks up his sword two handed and prepares to cut off its neck.
"Cursed or not we fight to the death, wyrm!"
"Snake-fiend! Die!"
Malleon slashes at the wyrm with both his blades, attempting to land a decisive blow.
Bobek will loose an arrow at the creature...
...and then realizing the futility of firing into combat, will drop his shortbow and prepare to draw his longspear.
...and then realizing the futility of firing into combat, will drop his shortbow and prepare to draw his longspear.
Things begin happening rapidly. Oso awakes with a roar. Malleon goes into a classic double bladed technique opening a gash on the creatures serpentine body.
An arrow flies past the creature; Bobek curses and drops the bow, and picking up his spear.
Now with her shield and morningstar at the ready Louinor steps toward the snake thing. She swings her morningstar at the creature as it fights Malleon.
Louinor closes in, but the agile monster slithers to avoid her blow.
Ignoring her presence the creature lunges forward at Malleon again. Malleon is again able to keep up a whirling blade of steel that turns aside the ravenous lizard.
"I am really beginning to dislike this place. Is there anything about that doesn't want us dead? Maybe some light conversation over mulled wine."
Chalen fires a bolt at the beast that whizzes ineffectually passed Bobek's ear (Attack = 8 ).
"This thing was so worth its weight in gold...," Chalen mutters as he reloads.
Louinor closes in, but the agile monster slithers to avoid her blow.
Ignoring her presence the creature lunges forward at Malleon again. Malleon is again able to keep up a whirling blade of steel that turns aside the ravenous lizard.
The raging black barbarian charges in at the beast, "Arghh!"
Malleon continues to keep his blades pumping furiously to deflect the wyrm's assaults with his longsword while scoring a minor hit with his shortsword on a riposte.
Seriously. Lol. Louinor gets a free automatic 20.
Oso and Malleon unleash a fury of blows against the wyrm. Its thick hide and rapid reflexes help it avoid much of the damage, though Malleon does open another small nick.
Bobek bolts across the clearing, skidding to a stop well out of reach of the serpents jaws and claws. His longspear dances in a flurry of jabs.
"Hyah!" "Hu-wah!"
Bobek lances in with a vicious jab of his longspear. The point rams in hard to the serpentine monster's neck. Thick blackish blood spurts out in response.
Louinor lunges forward and swings her morningstar at the serpents head missing yet again.
Sorely pressed and bleeding, the wyrm still refuses to relent. Again it snaps forward, its green scaled maw opening wide revealing dagger-length fangs that threaten Malleon.
This time the beast lands a vicious bite and begins curling its body around Malleon.
Sorely pressed and bleeding, the wyrm still refuses to relent. Again it snaps forward, its green scaled maw opening wide revealing dagger-length fangs that threaten Malleon.
This time the beast lands a vicious bite and begins curling its body around Malleon.
Malleon attempts to struggle against the wyrm, but its body is pure muscle and easily wraps around him.
Seeing Malleon in jeopardy, Chalen uncharacteristically drops his crossbow and rushes in to aid him .
Chalen attempts to break Malleon free of the Wyrm’s grasp ), but fails to get a lock on the thrashing monster.
Oso anger redoubles.
He drops the blade and reaches for the snake.
"Never! fight me."
"You are mine, worm."
except Oso uses his auto success
Chalen rushes in to grab the wyrm and help wrestle Malleon free, but an idle nudge of the the beasts strong head jolts the sorcerer backwards.
A cry of rage escapes Oso who rushes in and wraps his thickly muscled arms around the beast. Oso now has a hold of the wyrm who still has a hold of Malleon.
It has become a vicious dance of muscle, exertion, and brute strength.
an idle nudge of the the beasts strong head jolts the sorcerer backwards.
Malleon strains to get his arm free, then thrusts his shortsword at the wyrm's face. Unfortunately, the strike deflects off the wyrm's scaly hide.
"Argh! I hate snakes!"
Malleon find himself ineffective in the beasts hold.
"Stop its thrashing tail and the battle is won!" yells the rage filled man.
"Stop its thrashing tail and the battle is won!" yells the rage filled man.
"I'll pin it's tail with my spear!" Bobek cries, but thinks to himself I'm not touching that slimy thing unless I have to...
Louinor watches helplessly as the snake thing coils around Malleon.
Bobek's spear thrust hits, drawing a small line of blood.
Lounior grabs her silver butterfly and prays to Desna, "Come to our aid and fill this creature with fear of you godly might."