Post by David on Jun 12, 2014 16:06:59 GMT -5
After healing up and other combat prep, the party (Idky, Maedhros, Yavin, Artec, Hamish, Kinsa with Dagaru, Gilean, Moonleaf, and Borlon) heads down to where the gate is, lead by the directions Borlon telepathically gets from the now-infant drow mage. Just before leaving, Maedhros taps into the power of the planet to heal himself. Although it works, the Spirit of Torsh quests him “heal the breach” which involves restoring order to the world. Maedhros also now bears the mark of Torsh.
After bypassing a trap with the drow house insignia, they come to what appears to be a massive, massive room. But Idky, having been under this effect before on Charn, recognizes it as a massive cloud of darkness over an outdoor area. The party has just emerged from a large pyramid, one of many lining a wide avenue headed to a central courtyard where the gate is located. At the entrance to the courtyard are the golems guarding the passage and beyond them are the dragons and the gate.
Just as they get to the first landing down from where they exited the pyramid, two shambling mounds attack the party from the sides. Yavin attempts to mesmerize them, but they resist and are too powerful to be simultaneously targeted, but the attempt seriously drains the cleric of Celestian. Artec is pummeled and gets pulled into one of the shambling mounds' body. Yavin mesmerizes that one. Moonleaf lights them up with a faerie fire. Borlon uses the Eye of Ra on Artec’s, but it is ineffectual. Idky holds Artec’s shambling mound with a hold plant spell, saving the Archer's life.
Spiders start joining the fray. Four huge spiders now show up. Yavin dimension doors Artec out of the shambling mound, which only works because he is still lighten loaded! Gilean moves to help with the spiders on Hamish.
Now three large spiders show up. Kinsa sleeps four spiders. The party gangs up on the non-held shambling mound and kills it and moves onto the held one.
Now 14 huge spiders and 3 giant spiders show up, crawling up all sides of the pyramid. Gilean takes some time to make some psionic preparations. Kinsa casts another sleep spell, but it miscasts and she puts herself to sleep. Dagaru attacks spiders to defend her fallen mistress. The party members turn their attention to the swarming spiders. There’s a bit of a reprieve from spiders, so Moonleaf moves to the edge to look out for more incoming. Meanwhile, Yavin and Artec continue to hack away at the held shambling mound. They finish it and the remaining spiders at the same time.
Then six huge spiders show up, which Moonleaf moves to intercept. She scares away five of them. The party kills it and move on down. When they get to ground level, ten troglodytes emerge from the stonework to attack the party. They start off by throwing war darts. Yavin runs to take the one coming for Artec to try to keep him clear. He gets a war dart in the back for his trouble. Borlon holds four of the monsters.
Eight more trogs join in, coming from behind the party. Kinds casts hold person and catches four of the incoming ones. Maehdros catches three incoming with another hold person. But one of his targets looks bigger and isn’t affected. Hamish moves to attack that one, who roars out “To me! To me! Get the trolls! These are the ones!” Hamish and Artec kill him. Twelve more trogs arrive.
Then a giant mound in the distance stands up and starts lumber over to the party. It’s some sort of giant creature. It and another one made of wood start coming in. Idky casts a prayer. Hamish stays behind the party to take on the giants. Borlon is alone facing the incoming trogs. Artec starts firing into them. Four trogs get held by Maedhros, while Yavin moves to help out Borlon with them. Moonleaf starts killing held trogs.
Fifteen trogs pour in between the party and the giant golem-like creatures coming in. With them are two trolls. The trogs throw all their war darts at Hamish as they come in. Kinsa gives a flask of Greek fire to Dagaru, who flies off and drops it on the twig golem. He starts to burn, but not as hot as it should be.
Idky runs to go back to back with Hamish against the incoming trogs. They all throw more darts at the pair. One of them is a stunning dart, which fortunately doesn’t stun anyone. The pair runs up to melee the trogs. Artec start shooting at the incoming golems and the troglodytes. Moonleaf runs into the trogs to try to scare them off. Kinsa holds four of the trogs and Borlon holds three more of them. The golems arrive and start attacking Hamish and Idky.
One trog and three more trolls arrive. Artec shoots incoming trolls. Yavin runs over to help out with his flaming sword while Borlon runs up and engages the earthen golem with his flail. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to do anything more than Artec's arrows. Kinsa gives Dagaru another flask of Greek fire, and he drops it on a downed troll, finishing it off.
A trog king comes out over by Gilean and moves toward him. Another troll joins the other end of the battle. Artec provides some arrow assistance and badly damages Gilean’s opponent, then turns back to shooting trolls. The trog king them stabs Gilean.
One more troll wanders in. Artec finishes off more trogs and the trog king. Another of Dagaru’s aerial Greek fire attacks finishes off another downed troll. Another troll arrives. Yavin starts taking out downed trolls with his flaming sword. Another troll arrives. And then the final trog king arrives over at the far end of the combat. He is golden, just like Hamish when he drank his potion. With him are a vrock and a hezrou. The demons yell back toward the guardian golem area: “They’re here! Get ready!” Artec starts shooting at them, sending the vrock back to the Abyss. The hezrou telekinetically takes Artec’s bow away. He just lets go and grabs another bow from his magic cloak. The trog king runs up to melee Artec.
Three huge spiders wander up to the demon combat. Yavin mind thrusts the trog king, taking him off Artec long enough for the Archer to start shooting the hezrou. He drops him.
Hamish finishes off the earthen golem, and it crumbles in a heap around him. The final troll now arrives as well as four more huge spiders. Artec clears them off.
Eight more large spiders come in from the courtyard. Artec starts in on them, as Borlon, Maedhros, and Hamish attack the trog king. The creature impales the cleric of Ra, seriously wounding him.
Eeps (except Katiya and Remort): 8527 each
Status:
Idky: 39 of 67, standing ACC HEAL, used BLESS bead, cast d.magic, remove, CLWx5 / nap, aug, find, slowx2 / stone, dispel, prayerx3 / CSWx3, hold plant / CCWx2 / healx2, NOW CURSED WITH YELLOW FINGERS TO THE ELBOWS
Hamish: 61 of 112, standing 18/00 STR and aid
Artec: 44 of 68, 20psi, standing LL and PR E 10'r
Remort: 17 of 37, 24 of ?? PSPs, standing LL, NOW FIVE YEARS OLD
Katya: 30 of 52, 8gbs, standing LL, cast nab / melf's / / acid bolt, NOW TWITCHING
Borlon: 21 of 51, 12psi, 19 of 116 PSPs +-20 PSPs (gray iouns), standing Prot Light and aid, cast CLWx5 / silence, charm, holdx3 / dispel, d.door, eyex2 / less, CSWx2, Prot light / wall of firex2
Maedhros: 45 (full), standing REDUCTION, cast CLWx2 / holdx3, shamx2, find, ONLY ARMS turned neon-yellow from elbows to fingertips, crackling aura of lightning, EYES blue-white, cold flesh, chilling breathe
Moonleaf: 24 of 60, mammal/lizard/bird, cast FFx5, d.magicx2, know time / CLWx6 / pr fire / pr lit
Yavin: 45 of 56, 8gbs, 10psi, 18 of 114 PSPs, used DD, standing LL and slow poison (two small and two medium with -1 dex) and aid, cast CLWx7 / aidx5
Gilean: 24 of 60, 8gbs, 10psi, 33 of 61 PSPs, standing slow poison (two medium with -1 dex) and aid
Kinsa: 42 (full), standing LL, cast CWx4 / sleepx2 / holdx2 / Prot E 10'r
Dagaru: 11 of 15
After bypassing a trap with the drow house insignia, they come to what appears to be a massive, massive room. But Idky, having been under this effect before on Charn, recognizes it as a massive cloud of darkness over an outdoor area. The party has just emerged from a large pyramid, one of many lining a wide avenue headed to a central courtyard where the gate is located. At the entrance to the courtyard are the golems guarding the passage and beyond them are the dragons and the gate.
Just as they get to the first landing down from where they exited the pyramid, two shambling mounds attack the party from the sides. Yavin attempts to mesmerize them, but they resist and are too powerful to be simultaneously targeted, but the attempt seriously drains the cleric of Celestian. Artec is pummeled and gets pulled into one of the shambling mounds' body. Yavin mesmerizes that one. Moonleaf lights them up with a faerie fire. Borlon uses the Eye of Ra on Artec’s, but it is ineffectual. Idky holds Artec’s shambling mound with a hold plant spell, saving the Archer's life.
Spiders start joining the fray. Four huge spiders now show up. Yavin dimension doors Artec out of the shambling mound, which only works because he is still lighten loaded! Gilean moves to help with the spiders on Hamish.
Now three large spiders show up. Kinsa sleeps four spiders. The party gangs up on the non-held shambling mound and kills it and moves onto the held one.
Now 14 huge spiders and 3 giant spiders show up, crawling up all sides of the pyramid. Gilean takes some time to make some psionic preparations. Kinsa casts another sleep spell, but it miscasts and she puts herself to sleep. Dagaru attacks spiders to defend her fallen mistress. The party members turn their attention to the swarming spiders. There’s a bit of a reprieve from spiders, so Moonleaf moves to the edge to look out for more incoming. Meanwhile, Yavin and Artec continue to hack away at the held shambling mound. They finish it and the remaining spiders at the same time.
Then six huge spiders show up, which Moonleaf moves to intercept. She scares away five of them. The party kills it and move on down. When they get to ground level, ten troglodytes emerge from the stonework to attack the party. They start off by throwing war darts. Yavin runs to take the one coming for Artec to try to keep him clear. He gets a war dart in the back for his trouble. Borlon holds four of the monsters.
Eight more trogs join in, coming from behind the party. Kinds casts hold person and catches four of the incoming ones. Maehdros catches three incoming with another hold person. But one of his targets looks bigger and isn’t affected. Hamish moves to attack that one, who roars out “To me! To me! Get the trolls! These are the ones!” Hamish and Artec kill him. Twelve more trogs arrive.
Then a giant mound in the distance stands up and starts lumber over to the party. It’s some sort of giant creature. It and another one made of wood start coming in. Idky casts a prayer. Hamish stays behind the party to take on the giants. Borlon is alone facing the incoming trogs. Artec starts firing into them. Four trogs get held by Maedhros, while Yavin moves to help out Borlon with them. Moonleaf starts killing held trogs.
Fifteen trogs pour in between the party and the giant golem-like creatures coming in. With them are two trolls. The trogs throw all their war darts at Hamish as they come in. Kinsa gives a flask of Greek fire to Dagaru, who flies off and drops it on the twig golem. He starts to burn, but not as hot as it should be.
Idky runs to go back to back with Hamish against the incoming trogs. They all throw more darts at the pair. One of them is a stunning dart, which fortunately doesn’t stun anyone. The pair runs up to melee the trogs. Artec start shooting at the incoming golems and the troglodytes. Moonleaf runs into the trogs to try to scare them off. Kinsa holds four of the trogs and Borlon holds three more of them. The golems arrive and start attacking Hamish and Idky.
One trog and three more trolls arrive. Artec shoots incoming trolls. Yavin runs over to help out with his flaming sword while Borlon runs up and engages the earthen golem with his flail. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to do anything more than Artec's arrows. Kinsa gives Dagaru another flask of Greek fire, and he drops it on a downed troll, finishing it off.
A trog king comes out over by Gilean and moves toward him. Another troll joins the other end of the battle. Artec provides some arrow assistance and badly damages Gilean’s opponent, then turns back to shooting trolls. The trog king them stabs Gilean.
One more troll wanders in. Artec finishes off more trogs and the trog king. Another of Dagaru’s aerial Greek fire attacks finishes off another downed troll. Another troll arrives. Yavin starts taking out downed trolls with his flaming sword. Another troll arrives. And then the final trog king arrives over at the far end of the combat. He is golden, just like Hamish when he drank his potion. With him are a vrock and a hezrou. The demons yell back toward the guardian golem area: “They’re here! Get ready!” Artec starts shooting at them, sending the vrock back to the Abyss. The hezrou telekinetically takes Artec’s bow away. He just lets go and grabs another bow from his magic cloak. The trog king runs up to melee Artec.
Three huge spiders wander up to the demon combat. Yavin mind thrusts the trog king, taking him off Artec long enough for the Archer to start shooting the hezrou. He drops him.
Hamish finishes off the earthen golem, and it crumbles in a heap around him. The final troll now arrives as well as four more huge spiders. Artec clears them off.
Eight more large spiders come in from the courtyard. Artec starts in on them, as Borlon, Maedhros, and Hamish attack the trog king. The creature impales the cleric of Ra, seriously wounding him.
Eeps (except Katiya and Remort): 8527 each
Status:
Idky: 39 of 67, standing ACC HEAL, used BLESS bead, cast d.magic, remove, CLWx5 / nap, aug, find, slowx2 / stone, dispel, prayerx3 / CSWx3, hold plant / CCWx2 / healx2, NOW CURSED WITH YELLOW FINGERS TO THE ELBOWS
Hamish: 61 of 112, standing 18/00 STR and aid
Artec: 44 of 68, 20psi, standing LL and PR E 10'r
Remort: 17 of 37, 24 of ?? PSPs, standing LL, NOW FIVE YEARS OLD
Katya: 30 of 52, 8gbs, standing LL, cast nab / melf's / / acid bolt, NOW TWITCHING
Borlon: 21 of 51, 12psi, 19 of 116 PSPs +-20 PSPs (gray iouns), standing Prot Light and aid, cast CLWx5 / silence, charm, holdx3 / dispel, d.door, eyex2 / less, CSWx2, Prot light / wall of firex2
Maedhros: 45 (full), standing REDUCTION, cast CLWx2 / holdx3, shamx2, find, ONLY ARMS turned neon-yellow from elbows to fingertips, crackling aura of lightning, EYES blue-white, cold flesh, chilling breathe
Moonleaf: 24 of 60, mammal/lizard/bird, cast FFx5, d.magicx2, know time / CLWx6 / pr fire / pr lit
Yavin: 45 of 56, 8gbs, 10psi, 18 of 114 PSPs, used DD, standing LL and slow poison (two small and two medium with -1 dex) and aid, cast CLWx7 / aidx5
Gilean: 24 of 60, 8gbs, 10psi, 33 of 61 PSPs, standing slow poison (two medium with -1 dex) and aid
Kinsa: 42 (full), standing LL, cast CWx4 / sleepx2 / holdx2 / Prot E 10'r
Dagaru: 11 of 15