Post by David on Nov 17, 2014 14:26:02 GMT -5
The heroes (Taarna, Rhom, Ichi, Saanau, Wynd & Thundr, Shang-Lung, Brock, and Karroway) continue to battle stone giants in the forested mountains as they seek to find the bandit army's base. Wynd cast obscurement, giving the heroes foggy cover. Shang, Brock, and Karroway run down the arroyo while Taarna and Rhom go up to battle the giant guard posts. Saanau flies through the trees, as well, using the sleet version of ice storm to prevent the giants from clearly seeing their foes.
Brock starts to follow, but after Wynd casts plant growth to create a thicket on one side of the arroyo, the cleric uses this for cover. Karroway is not so lucky and almost immediately is pasted by a boulder. Shang-Lung runs up to two stone giants and blasts them twice with lightning bolts. The Black Dragon stays alive mostly through his mirror images, casting the spell twice and ending the fight with none left!
Rhom tosses his magical hammer of lightning at the giant outposts, slowly whittling away at the blinded stone giants within. Taarna moves forward and with Ichi takes out one guard post, but is knocked out for her efforts. Other guard posts spring to life but are put to death with called lightning from Wynd.
At this point, the main camp of giants, ogres, goblins, and worgs begins to join the fray. Shang-Lung lightning bolts half the worgs and Ichi slaughters the other half. Rhom has worked his way to the lip of the arroyo and uses his magical war hammer to smite giant after giant. Wynd and Taarna use arrows to whittle away at the enemy forces as well. The goblins bolt and most of the giants and ogres fall. A second wave of reinforcements heads toward the group and the party flees down the pass, back to Bloodstone.
In Bloodstone, Rhom and Ichi stand watch for the enemy army while the rest of the party heads into town. Thundr almost immediately picks up the scent that he smelled earlier in the mountains and the heroes confront Jamison the Fletcher in the Inn of the Clown. Saanau ESPs the man and learns he is an assassin in league with "the Grandfather" of assassins who is also the leader of the bandit army! Wynd tries to subdue the man, but when Taarna breaks a chair over his head, the assassin's brains splatter around the tavern after his skull shatters like a smashed eggshell. Wynd then goes to warn the Baron and speak with his daughter, the druidess, Christina. They then get a pair of nap spells from the Abbot to restore their missing spells.
The heroes then reassemble and head back up the pass as the sun sets. It's cold and snowy when they encounter an army of giants, ogres, orcs, and men. Two worgs sniff out the heroes and ten orcs on war-boars charge. This draws out Wynd, Thundr, Shang-Lung, and Rhom, who are pelted with giants' boulders. Shang casts fumble on the front ranks, comically crippling the enemy forces. A wall of fire erupts along one side of the canyon, burning several party members. Rhom starts tossing his magical war hammer, smiting giant after giant. Wynd and Thundr finish off the worgs. Ichi moves along the back of the wall and leaps at the mage who cast it right after Shang blasts him with a lightning bolt. Saanau tosses fireball after fireball at the enemy forces, incinerating most of the orcs. A giant's boulder smashes her. The impact of the rock was deflected by her stoneskin spell, but the inertia sent the winged elf crashing into the forest, where she crashed, injuring her leg and damaging her wings enough to prevent further flight. Ichi and Taarna continue to mop up the giants while Rhom tosses his hammer. A boulder drops Brock and Zomos, one of the abbot's least skilled acolytes saves Brock's life. The leader of the armies hacks up Ichi and Taarna moves to defend him. A lucky hit from her magical sword paralyzes the commander. Saanau limps back to the fight and fireballs the last of the human bowman, though their commander is nowhere to be seen. That's when he tries to assassinate Saanau but she notices him and turns in time to only be stabbed (and poisoned). Using the last of her stoneskin spells, the winged elf survives long enough for Ichi, Taarna, and Wynd to come to her rescue. The assassin tries to flee in gaseous form, but Wynd dispels him and the heroes slaughter him.
No one else shows up and the heroes limp back to Bloodstone
Status:
Saanau: 24 of 65, 8gbs, cast / invis, ESP / FBx3 / stonex3
Wynd: 47 of 74, 8gbs, cast FF, CLWx3 / aug, slowx2 / plant, dispel / CSWx2
Thundr: 62 (full), STONESKIN
Ichi: 22 of 57, 8gbs, used SPD, many cracked ribs
Zomos: ?? (full), 8gbs, cast CLWx3
Taarna: 37 of 92, 8gbs
Rhom: 55 of 81, 8gbs
Brock: 19 of 45, 8gbs, cast CLW / / ddoor, prayer / CSW
Shang-Lung: 25 of 51, 8gbs, cast MM / MIx2 / LBx3 / fumble
Brock starts to follow, but after Wynd casts plant growth to create a thicket on one side of the arroyo, the cleric uses this for cover. Karroway is not so lucky and almost immediately is pasted by a boulder. Shang-Lung runs up to two stone giants and blasts them twice with lightning bolts. The Black Dragon stays alive mostly through his mirror images, casting the spell twice and ending the fight with none left!
Rhom tosses his magical hammer of lightning at the giant outposts, slowly whittling away at the blinded stone giants within. Taarna moves forward and with Ichi takes out one guard post, but is knocked out for her efforts. Other guard posts spring to life but are put to death with called lightning from Wynd.
At this point, the main camp of giants, ogres, goblins, and worgs begins to join the fray. Shang-Lung lightning bolts half the worgs and Ichi slaughters the other half. Rhom has worked his way to the lip of the arroyo and uses his magical war hammer to smite giant after giant. Wynd and Taarna use arrows to whittle away at the enemy forces as well. The goblins bolt and most of the giants and ogres fall. A second wave of reinforcements heads toward the group and the party flees down the pass, back to Bloodstone.
In Bloodstone, Rhom and Ichi stand watch for the enemy army while the rest of the party heads into town. Thundr almost immediately picks up the scent that he smelled earlier in the mountains and the heroes confront Jamison the Fletcher in the Inn of the Clown. Saanau ESPs the man and learns he is an assassin in league with "the Grandfather" of assassins who is also the leader of the bandit army! Wynd tries to subdue the man, but when Taarna breaks a chair over his head, the assassin's brains splatter around the tavern after his skull shatters like a smashed eggshell. Wynd then goes to warn the Baron and speak with his daughter, the druidess, Christina. They then get a pair of nap spells from the Abbot to restore their missing spells.
The heroes then reassemble and head back up the pass as the sun sets. It's cold and snowy when they encounter an army of giants, ogres, orcs, and men. Two worgs sniff out the heroes and ten orcs on war-boars charge. This draws out Wynd, Thundr, Shang-Lung, and Rhom, who are pelted with giants' boulders. Shang casts fumble on the front ranks, comically crippling the enemy forces. A wall of fire erupts along one side of the canyon, burning several party members. Rhom starts tossing his magical war hammer, smiting giant after giant. Wynd and Thundr finish off the worgs. Ichi moves along the back of the wall and leaps at the mage who cast it right after Shang blasts him with a lightning bolt. Saanau tosses fireball after fireball at the enemy forces, incinerating most of the orcs. A giant's boulder smashes her. The impact of the rock was deflected by her stoneskin spell, but the inertia sent the winged elf crashing into the forest, where she crashed, injuring her leg and damaging her wings enough to prevent further flight. Ichi and Taarna continue to mop up the giants while Rhom tosses his hammer. A boulder drops Brock and Zomos, one of the abbot's least skilled acolytes saves Brock's life. The leader of the armies hacks up Ichi and Taarna moves to defend him. A lucky hit from her magical sword paralyzes the commander. Saanau limps back to the fight and fireballs the last of the human bowman, though their commander is nowhere to be seen. That's when he tries to assassinate Saanau but she notices him and turns in time to only be stabbed (and poisoned). Using the last of her stoneskin spells, the winged elf survives long enough for Ichi, Taarna, and Wynd to come to her rescue. The assassin tries to flee in gaseous form, but Wynd dispels him and the heroes slaughter him.
No one else shows up and the heroes limp back to Bloodstone
Status:
Saanau: 24 of 65, 8gbs, cast / invis, ESP / FBx3 / stonex3
Wynd: 47 of 74, 8gbs, cast FF, CLWx3 / aug, slowx2 / plant, dispel / CSWx2
Thundr: 62 (full), STONESKIN
Ichi: 22 of 57, 8gbs, used SPD, many cracked ribs
Zomos: ?? (full), 8gbs, cast CLWx3
Taarna: 37 of 92, 8gbs
Rhom: 55 of 81, 8gbs
Brock: 19 of 45, 8gbs, cast CLW / / ddoor, prayer / CSW
Shang-Lung: 25 of 51, 8gbs, cast MM / MIx2 / LBx3 / fumble