Post by David on Oct 10, 2014 16:41:23 GMT -5
As the party (Idky, Maedhros, Yavin, Artec, Hamish, Kinsa, Gilean, Moonleaf, and Remort) contemplates how to approach the giff, a squad of eight giff enter the cavern with a beholder behind them. Idky calls out a warning and starts casting dispel magic at them as Hamish charges them. Twyll gets his arm critically hit and Gilean gets hit in the head with blunderbuss shot. Hamish gets charmed by the beholder, which can't communicate with him, so Hamish continues to attack the giff. Moonleaf casts warp wood and destroys the blunderbusses of six giff. Yavin manages to mesmerize the beholder, but only just. Idky's dispel magic frees Hamish and the giff commander, who turns and starts bludgeoning the beholder. Two other giff pull him off.
Artec starts shooting the beholder, mangling its main eye, while a lone giff charges the party. The beholder comes out of Yavin's mesmerize, but only with his irrational brain active (because of a mind thrust from Yavin). He uses his eye beams against his own giff and attempt to charm and slow Artec (failing miserably). Yavin charges the beholder and starts attacking the beholder, while Kinsa runs up to help out Hamish with his giff. Unfortunately, she ends up critically hitting herself between her ribs. Remort also runs up to help. Artec finishes off the beholder.
The uncharmed gyph commander starts trying to order his men to stop fighting, as Idky translates his intentions to the party. He agrees to get the incoming reinforcements to form up so that the party can dispel the beholder charms. They take Maedhros as a token prisoner, while the rest of the party forms up around Twyll, who casts camouflage. Unfortunately, it only works on the party's arms, due to a Maedhros-inspired wild magic surge. Gilean then informs the party that most of the giff are still charmed by the other beholders.
Right about then, the commander leads another group of giff into the cavern. As soon as he rounds the corner, he falls backward to stop the group in their tracks. Then Moonleaf casts warp wood as Idky casts dispel magic. Unfortunately, the beholder catches Idky in his eyebeam, preventing him from completing his spell. Idky's arm then gets critically hit by blunderbuss shot. Remort, disguised as a giff, psionic blasts the entire gang coming in. He stuns a bunch of them and also manages to stun the beholder's rational brain.
Kinsa starts slinging the beholder, while Yavin casts dispel magic, freeing six giff. Some of the freed giff now turn to attack the beholder and kill it. That frees the rest of the giff, who go beat the dead beholder to a pulp. Gilean and Remort, who have never tried beholder brain before, settle in for an exotic meal.
The commander informs them of the remaining beholder and other enemies and offers their support in exchange for the party healing his downed men. Afterward, the commander gathers the men in a group (including the slowed party members) and Yavin and Idky cast dispel magic to free them. They then discuss what to do next. It looks like setting up an ambush near their food supply would be the best bet.
Idky: 50 of 69, cast CLWx5, gb / / dispelx4
Hamish: 89 of 134, NO LL, 8-(x2
Katya: 52 (full), cast // warrior (-1hp)
Artec: 70 of 91, 8-(x2
Remort: 37 (full), 44 of 94 PSPs
Kinsa: 34 (full), cast CW / sleep / lev / polyx2
Dagaru:
Yavin: 56 (full), 5 of 115 PSPs, used lev and fly, cast FF, LL, CLWx2 / / dispelx4
Maedhros: 45 (full), NO LL, cast CLWx3, gbx2 / shamx2 AND reduce x2 (SHORTER)
Moonleaf: 50 of 81, cast gbs / warpx4, charm, CLWx2, 8-(
Gilean: 60 of 61, 45 of 72 PSPs, 8-(
Twyll: 25 of 28, cast FF / camo, 8-(
Katya got 673 xps last game.
This game's eeps were 4650 xps.
Artec starts shooting the beholder, mangling its main eye, while a lone giff charges the party. The beholder comes out of Yavin's mesmerize, but only with his irrational brain active (because of a mind thrust from Yavin). He uses his eye beams against his own giff and attempt to charm and slow Artec (failing miserably). Yavin charges the beholder and starts attacking the beholder, while Kinsa runs up to help out Hamish with his giff. Unfortunately, she ends up critically hitting herself between her ribs. Remort also runs up to help. Artec finishes off the beholder.
The uncharmed gyph commander starts trying to order his men to stop fighting, as Idky translates his intentions to the party. He agrees to get the incoming reinforcements to form up so that the party can dispel the beholder charms. They take Maedhros as a token prisoner, while the rest of the party forms up around Twyll, who casts camouflage. Unfortunately, it only works on the party's arms, due to a Maedhros-inspired wild magic surge. Gilean then informs the party that most of the giff are still charmed by the other beholders.
Right about then, the commander leads another group of giff into the cavern. As soon as he rounds the corner, he falls backward to stop the group in their tracks. Then Moonleaf casts warp wood as Idky casts dispel magic. Unfortunately, the beholder catches Idky in his eyebeam, preventing him from completing his spell. Idky's arm then gets critically hit by blunderbuss shot. Remort, disguised as a giff, psionic blasts the entire gang coming in. He stuns a bunch of them and also manages to stun the beholder's rational brain.
Kinsa starts slinging the beholder, while Yavin casts dispel magic, freeing six giff. Some of the freed giff now turn to attack the beholder and kill it. That frees the rest of the giff, who go beat the dead beholder to a pulp. Gilean and Remort, who have never tried beholder brain before, settle in for an exotic meal.
The commander informs them of the remaining beholder and other enemies and offers their support in exchange for the party healing his downed men. Afterward, the commander gathers the men in a group (including the slowed party members) and Yavin and Idky cast dispel magic to free them. They then discuss what to do next. It looks like setting up an ambush near their food supply would be the best bet.
Idky: 50 of 69, cast CLWx5, gb / / dispelx4
Hamish: 89 of 134, NO LL, 8-(x2
Katya: 52 (full), cast // warrior (-1hp)
Artec: 70 of 91, 8-(x2
Remort: 37 (full), 44 of 94 PSPs
Kinsa: 34 (full), cast CW / sleep / lev / polyx2
Dagaru:
Yavin: 56 (full), 5 of 115 PSPs, used lev and fly, cast FF, LL, CLWx2 / / dispelx4
Maedhros: 45 (full), NO LL, cast CLWx3, gbx2 / shamx2 AND reduce x2 (SHORTER)
Moonleaf: 50 of 81, cast gbs / warpx4, charm, CLWx2, 8-(
Gilean: 60 of 61, 45 of 72 PSPs, 8-(
Twyll: 25 of 28, cast FF / camo, 8-(
Katya got 673 xps last game.
This game's eeps were 4650 xps.