Post by David on Feb 17, 2016 15:40:28 GMT -5
The heroes (Joe StrongArm, Wynd and Thundr, Cliffy, Bethany and Cleo with Gilgamesh, Rhom StrongArm, River, and Sul Absil the minotaur) continue to battle the frost giants.
While most of the rest of the group casts spells, Bethany leads the charge into the following room, trusting in her mirror images and stoneskin spells to keep her safe. Two massive ballistae bolts and two more frost-giant-hurled boulders remove most of her images but buy enough time for Rhom and River to charge in and engage the giants. Three fire giantesses and four ogres come from the kitchens to join in the melee, but within a minute, the jotuns all lie dead.
Thundr and an invisible Cliffy scout out the massive frost giant throne room. The cooshee catches the scent of a number of giants while Cliffy casts a wall of force to seal on of the other passages. Joe scouts the kitchen, but misses the four human victims in cages to eat. Bianca notes them and with Wynd and Rhom's help, the cleric frees the hapless victims and saves each of their lives. This action, however, takes most of Bianca's attention as she serves her goddess' will. Sul, meanwhile, explores down the one open passage and soon finds himself battling a frost giant warrior and a dozen female admirers. The minotaur barely manages to survive the initial attack, buying Rhom and River enough time to join the Sul and save him. Rhom is badly wounded but takes out both the giants and use their bodies for cover. With the male down, the females hesitate and fall back to protect the nine children in the room.
Wynd, Thundr, Joe, Bethany, and Gilgamesh move to support the battle, but turn to face a new threat. Badly mangled, Sul Absil had backed up to a huge boulder for safety. That rock rolls clear, revealing another nine frost giant warriors beyond ready to slaughter the human invaders! The heroes were now fighting a battle on two fronts. Joe transmutes the air to fog, limiting visibility and thereby boulder fire. Cliffy unleashes a lightning bolt while blasts the lead six giants, inflicting serious harm, but nothing too crippling. That's Thundr's job as the enlarged cooshee holds the passage and savages the giants that try to enter.
Rhom and River, meanwhile, hold the entrance to their chamber, picking off giantesses with their missiles weapons while Bethany heals the warsmith. Unfortunately, this sniping only works for a while until the giantesses charge to the attack. All but one are quickly dropped with Rhom killing the majority, but a frost giant child gets a lucky hit on the warsmith, nearly killing him. Joe, Bethany, and River make up the slack and soon all that's left are young frost giants. Bianca speaks a soothing word and several hesitate, no longer enraged and uncertain if they stand a chance against the humans.
Sul Absil falls back to the giants' main hall where he keeps watch. There he sees a third host of giants charge to the attack. The minotaur can clearly see two massive winter wolves as well as the giants' Jarl, his lady, and four warriors. Unfortunately for them, they do not see Cliffy's wall of force and slam into it. They unleash a furious barrage of attacks, but cannot breach the invisible barrier and are forced to fall back. This, however, has bought the time the party needed to again take command of the melee.
In the room with the young giants, all lie dead save one that has fallen back and avoided battle. Rhom is battered as is Gilgamesh, but the rest of the group is in decent shape. On the other side, with another lightning bolt from Cliffy, Wynd and Thundr have slaughtered all but one frost giant, who flees. Then the two winter wolves charge, using their breath to crystalize the moisture in the air and lighten the fog. The Jarl slams into Thundr, badly wounding the enlarged beast. Cliffy tosses another lightning bolt, stunning both wolves and badly wounding the Jarl and his lady. With Joe's help, Wynd moves to the offensive and slays the Jarl. The wounded frost giant from earlier pulls the Lady back while three frost giant warriors press the attack. The lead quickly joins his Jarl in death leaving Wynd and Joe facing two frost giants.
That's when the sobbing frost giant child facing the rest of the party begs for Thrym to deliver him AND THE GOD OF FROST GIANTS ANSWERS HIM...!
Bad guys' action...
Status:
Sul Absil: 20. of 44, 18/00 STR, RC
Wynd: 71 of 84, RC, LL, MIx4, cast RC / LL, MI / hold animal /CSWx2 / animal growth
___Thundr: 43 of 150 (normally 75), RC
Cliffy: 71 (full), STONESKIN, RC, LL, cast MMx2 / IMMx3 /LBx4 / SSx3, WW / wall of force / chain
Bianca: 35 (full), STONESKIN, RC, cast CLWx4 / hesitate, aid
Bethany: 44 (full), RC, castCLWx5 / / prayerx2, MI / dragon breath, CSW, USED HEALING BEAD
___Cleo: 16 (full), STONESKIN, (shared) RC
___Gilgamesh: 7 of 46 (full, normally 23)
Joe: 53 (full), RC, cast / transx3 / rock, pebble
River: 43 of 70, RC
Rhom: 18.+8 of 83, 7gbs, STONESKIN, RC, LL
While most of the rest of the group casts spells, Bethany leads the charge into the following room, trusting in her mirror images and stoneskin spells to keep her safe. Two massive ballistae bolts and two more frost-giant-hurled boulders remove most of her images but buy enough time for Rhom and River to charge in and engage the giants. Three fire giantesses and four ogres come from the kitchens to join in the melee, but within a minute, the jotuns all lie dead.
Thundr and an invisible Cliffy scout out the massive frost giant throne room. The cooshee catches the scent of a number of giants while Cliffy casts a wall of force to seal on of the other passages. Joe scouts the kitchen, but misses the four human victims in cages to eat. Bianca notes them and with Wynd and Rhom's help, the cleric frees the hapless victims and saves each of their lives. This action, however, takes most of Bianca's attention as she serves her goddess' will. Sul, meanwhile, explores down the one open passage and soon finds himself battling a frost giant warrior and a dozen female admirers. The minotaur barely manages to survive the initial attack, buying Rhom and River enough time to join the Sul and save him. Rhom is badly wounded but takes out both the giants and use their bodies for cover. With the male down, the females hesitate and fall back to protect the nine children in the room.
Wynd, Thundr, Joe, Bethany, and Gilgamesh move to support the battle, but turn to face a new threat. Badly mangled, Sul Absil had backed up to a huge boulder for safety. That rock rolls clear, revealing another nine frost giant warriors beyond ready to slaughter the human invaders! The heroes were now fighting a battle on two fronts. Joe transmutes the air to fog, limiting visibility and thereby boulder fire. Cliffy unleashes a lightning bolt while blasts the lead six giants, inflicting serious harm, but nothing too crippling. That's Thundr's job as the enlarged cooshee holds the passage and savages the giants that try to enter.
Rhom and River, meanwhile, hold the entrance to their chamber, picking off giantesses with their missiles weapons while Bethany heals the warsmith. Unfortunately, this sniping only works for a while until the giantesses charge to the attack. All but one are quickly dropped with Rhom killing the majority, but a frost giant child gets a lucky hit on the warsmith, nearly killing him. Joe, Bethany, and River make up the slack and soon all that's left are young frost giants. Bianca speaks a soothing word and several hesitate, no longer enraged and uncertain if they stand a chance against the humans.
Sul Absil falls back to the giants' main hall where he keeps watch. There he sees a third host of giants charge to the attack. The minotaur can clearly see two massive winter wolves as well as the giants' Jarl, his lady, and four warriors. Unfortunately for them, they do not see Cliffy's wall of force and slam into it. They unleash a furious barrage of attacks, but cannot breach the invisible barrier and are forced to fall back. This, however, has bought the time the party needed to again take command of the melee.
In the room with the young giants, all lie dead save one that has fallen back and avoided battle. Rhom is battered as is Gilgamesh, but the rest of the group is in decent shape. On the other side, with another lightning bolt from Cliffy, Wynd and Thundr have slaughtered all but one frost giant, who flees. Then the two winter wolves charge, using their breath to crystalize the moisture in the air and lighten the fog. The Jarl slams into Thundr, badly wounding the enlarged beast. Cliffy tosses another lightning bolt, stunning both wolves and badly wounding the Jarl and his lady. With Joe's help, Wynd moves to the offensive and slays the Jarl. The wounded frost giant from earlier pulls the Lady back while three frost giant warriors press the attack. The lead quickly joins his Jarl in death leaving Wynd and Joe facing two frost giants.
That's when the sobbing frost giant child facing the rest of the party begs for Thrym to deliver him AND THE GOD OF FROST GIANTS ANSWERS HIM...!
Bad guys' action...
Status:
Sul Absil: 20. of 44, 18/00 STR, RC
Wynd: 71 of 84, RC, LL, MIx4, cast RC / LL, MI / hold animal /
___Thundr: 43 of 150 (normally 75), RC
Cliffy: 71 (full), STONESKIN, RC, LL, cast MMx2 / IMMx3 /
Bianca: 35 (full), STONESKIN, RC, cast CLWx4 / hesitate, aid
Bethany: 44 (full), RC, cast
___Cleo: 16 (full), STONESKIN, (shared) RC
___Gilgamesh: 7 of 46 (full, normally 23)
Joe: 53 (full), RC, cast / transx3 / rock, pebble
River: 43 of 70, RC
Rhom: 18.+8 of 83, 7gbs, STONESKIN, RC, LL