So far,....a good 20; there's more splashing and thrashing in the water.
You don't see any ladder or stairway up on the wall you're on; at the base of the tower there's a scroddy bit of land with a boat pulled up on it; there's an open doorway into the base of the tower down there, on the south side of the tower.
The closest one is a good 100 feet out, as of yet, from the tower.
“Yeah man! That’s what you get! That’s what you get when you mess with my girl!” Beldan is breathing hard and looking a little wild. He kicks Skullface in the face.lol....one step toward chaotic snarky for you...;)
Skullface groans; between the metallic teeth of the open-jawed skull motif of his faceplate he spits out an incisor.
"Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart."
"Um, guys... We might just want to off the knights and then run like hell. Let's see if we can pull the bodies with us - they;ll be good as evidence or something."
One of the lacedon...has D-cups...and a gashlike mouth filled with fangs.
She's the ghoul of your dreams.
Ugh...bad pun! No biscuit for you!
"Graaaaaaaaaaa!"
"Gnnnnnurrrrrr!"
"Nyaaaaaaaaaark!"
One of the lacedon...has D-cups...and a gashlike mouth filled with fangs.
She's the ghoul of your dreams.Ugh...bad pun! No biscuit for you!
How about an....owlbare then?
Works for me. :-P
"Um, guys... We might just want to off the knights and then run like hell. Let's see if we can pull the bodies with us - they;ll be good as evidence or something."
"Good idea," says Beldan, glancing down, "or throw one of these guys down to them now."
Two badguys--the knights--stand at the time being.
Yes, you can get to her on your turn without an aoo; the one nearest you all is engaged Gittik.
So I'm gonna get there and you guys are going be like "RUN AWAY!"
So I'm gonna get there and you guys are going be like "RUN AWAY!"
So I'm gonna get there and you guys are going be like "RUN AWAY!"
"Close the blast doors....no, open the blast doors!!!"
Riese loses his breath sprinting into position and can't activate the wand.....
At the first sound of the clanging compatriot not, quite, making it into position, Elgan bounds through the door, changing form in mid-leap. The sleek, swift hunting cat charges forward with a soft growling, changing to a roar as he leaps upon the back of the Dark Knight rising to his feet, slamming the armored man back to his knees as he seeks to find a gap in his armor.
Elgan's charge & attack rolls, rnd 2: (1d20 5=14, 1d6 3=8)
:)
When the others start talking about something coming from the water, Elgan really doesn't pay attention, as he is occupied with trying to get his teeth under the man's helmet and around his throat!
The one on Harvak--Elgan hits; he was concentrating on Harvak(ergo flanked) when the knot of fur and fang came barreling into him.
He's very very injured.
He strikes Harvak again; Harvak takes 11 in damage. (Harvak's down to 10 h.p.)
The other one swings at Gittik and misses.
Round three!
Everybody can close on the last guy,....
Beldan glances around to make sure he’s in no immediate danger, then hurries over to the demon statue and Pharsia.
“Pharsia, are you alright? Are you awake?”
Is she conscious? Tied up? Tied to the statue?
She's not tied to the statue.
She's conscious, but she's on something.
She smiles an inebriated smile and says, "heeeeeeeeeyBeldan!" and kinda laughs, then says something totally unintelligible.
“Hold that thought babe,” Beldan helps her up and begins to part help, part carry, part drag her back towards the bridge, making sure to widely skirt the combat.
Round three!
Everybody can close on the last guy,....
"Ye feckin' sack ay jobby, ye gart me rin aw th' way haur noo yoo're almost deid?"
"Huff, huff!"
Axe, damage: (1d20 9=29, 1d10 5=8)
Confirm, damage: (1d20 9=21, 1d10 5=14)
22 points of damage?
I do hope he has been cut in twain.
"Woah. I feel funny. Where we goin, Bel? ha ha! ha ha ha! is that guy dead? Oh, what the..."
Round three!
Everybody can close on the last guy,...."Ye feckin' sack ay jobby, ye gart me rin aw th' way haur noo yoo're almost deid?"
"Huff, huff!"
Axe, damage: (1d20 9=29, 1d10 5=8)
Confirm, damage: (1d20 9=21, 1d10 5=14)
22 points of damage?
I do believe he has been cut in twain.
The axe sinks into his trapezius area; he's bloodying the ground, but he can take one more hit.
He waves his hands; "och, shite; no more, man! I yield! Y'ere honorable, anna ya?"
You drop him.
One hoarish blast and he hits the ground.
What now?...
Man, I gotta crash too; give everybody time to figure out move the next...
There's maybe 50 of the damn things now; 70 feet away from the door to the tower by the end of the round three.
"You!" Altai points to the surrendered knight. "Grab Skull-face and start pulling him up the corridor with me. Elgan, Gittik and Harvak - get the other guy! We've gotta run before the ghouls get to us!"
Without missing a beat Stig turns around and starts running the other way.
"GNNNNNNNNNYAAAAAAH!"
Gittik hesitates for a moment, considering ploughing into the oncoming tide of undead, but in the end decides not to, and runs after the others.
Without missing a beat Stig turns around and starts running the other way.
Ini Ezekeal Lo'Guey! casts detect magic to figure out what gear is magic and points out anything glowing to the group to ensure we don't leave behind anything important.
Magic--(tell ya schools later)
on the Skullface: cloak, a caduceus wand with 2 baboon heads on the end of the serpents; 4 scrolls. (and 1200 g.p. total all three guys and a nonmagic masterwork mace and 2 nonmagic mwork greatswords)
the armor aint magic on any of them.
on the two knights: 2 oils, 3 potions.
x3 crit on axe (duuuuh)....the guy yields; has that conversation;....then he falls over. (half-retcon, half delayed bleeding out.)
Oh, and are y'all gonna drag these three guys outta here? One's dead, the others are pretty jacked up, and it's a good 1/2 mile back to the door through the tunnels.
Oh, and are y'all gonna drag these three guys outta here? One's dead, the others are pretty jacked up, and it's a good 1/2 mile back to the door through the tunnels.
Strip the dead of easily gotten gear and magic stuff and toss him over the battlements. Strong guys carry the others or they walk after we bind their arms behind their back.
That's my vote.
Elgan, still in beast form, takes one look over the edge of the cliff at Altai's words, and his jaw hits the ground. After a split second of pitiful mewling at the sight, He quickly turns and grabs the collar of the one he flying tackled, then begins pulling him towards the door.
Elgan, still in beast form, takes one look over the edge of the cliff at Altai's words, and his jaw hits the ground. After a split second of pitiful mewling at the sight, He quickly turns and grabs the collar of the one he flying tackled, then begins pulling him towards the door.
He's 280 lbs. IN armor...
75 or so lacedons by next round; the lead ghoul is about...20 feet from the door; scrabbling up onto the pebbly wisp of beach girdling the tower.
"mmmmmmmmmm.......eat......mmmmmm......eat....."
I'm so gone.
lol! Taking a gander at your movement,...I just read your label for the previous melee in your xp chart.
Won't ever pick up hot coffee when reading a Kruelaid-written anything again.
Stiggy takes off like a leaden bat out of hell. Tenser thinks about taking a munch; then trots up to his masters side; thinking it's a game, he playfully nips at his iron-girded backside.
I'll dig it up for you after work tomorrow. It's just a big ass heavy shield. I think I got it from Arms & Armor but can't recall because I bought it at the beginning and I've forgotten some of the picks I made.
lol--I thought it was a joke too--"dude, that chick gave me extreme wood."
Oh, and are y'all gonna drag these three guys outta here? One's dead, the others are pretty jacked up, and it's a good 1/2 mile back to the door through the tunnels.Strip the dead of easily gotten gear and magic stuff and toss him over the battlements. Strong guys carry the others or they walk after we bind their arms behind their back.
That's my vote.
The tower echoes with growly shouts as the first few lacedon trickle into the door 60 feet down.
"mmmmmmm......eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat!!!"
Allright; Stiggy beat feet out of there. What's everybody else doing?
Harvak dumps the guy he was fighting on the ghouls; he takes out two of them entering the doorway...
They all gather around to feast on the treat from above, as well as their fallen comrades.
Seeing as everyone is down by the time Becton has huffed his way up to the scene, he turns around to also exit. But, seeing as they have a whole swarm of undead approaching - he summons Pelor light to hold the monsters at bay while the others retreat. Again, his holy symbol and shield begin to glow with pure white light.
"Everyone...go! Pelor's light should aid us in defense against these abominations!"
Turning check (1d20+4=23)- should affect up to any 7 HD undead.
Turning damage (2d6+5=10)
A slew of lacedon munch the guy Harvak dropped on two of them, as well as two of their fallen compatriots. They start winding their way up a stairway that rounds the wall of the tower inside; the first ten get turned and their compatriots try to well past them...It's a bit of a scrum between turned lacedon and the throng behind them. Everybody even Becton can reach the tunnel before the first lacedon pops his head out of a stairwell behind the statue of Orcus.
"mmmmmm.....eat....so...hungry....so cold..."
As we retreat, I'm trying to remember - were there any doors or ways to block the entrance we came down? Otherwise, we may have to collapse the tunnel to keep them from all following en masse.
At the very beginning of the tunnel (that, now that I mention it, looks dug by claws) there's a wooden wall with a door in it; bolted from the basement side of the door by a metal bar.