Post by David on Mar 31, 2016 13:04:34 GMT -5
After a nap inside Cliffy's magical house, the party (River, Rhom StrongArm, Cliffy, Sul Absil the minotaur, Bianca, Rhanee with Emrys, Zauloman, Metrion, Xinthos, Serena, and Durwood, and Vanity) is all healed up and ready to take out the cloud giant queen. The heroes ascend over 1000' up the fog-shrouded mountain face, moving through small copses of trees. The group encounters and quickly puts down a half dozen mist wolves along the way before arriving at a truly massive stone castle wreathed in the clouds on the mountain peak.
The heroes come upon a courtyard the size of an arena. A massive, closed gate is the obvious entry, but near it is a much smaller side portal with an open dutch-door. Unfortunately, even the botto half is eight feet tall. The heroes start to discuss which way to enter when Rhom intentionally annoys his sister, Rhanee, who responds angrily. The noise draws out a pair of griffons, which attack. River guns the first out of the air while Rhom uses his hammer to shear off the wing of the other. The rest of the heroes make very quick work of it and no alarm is sounded.
Rhom forces the main doors and the group enters. While scouting, Zauloman invisibily pulls a prank on Cliffy and snares him in a beautiful, giant-sized cloak. Unfortunately, that was the moment when two fog giants chose to attack. Vanity took point and was able to give the jotuns a target -- which they couldn't solidly hit. Sul waited for the giants to charge, which they didn't. River started in with a volley of arrows and Rhom charged. Together, the heroes took out the twin fog giants before an alarm could be sounded. They healed up and continued their search, River, Sul, Zauloman, and the wolves tracking.
The group came upon a gigantic dining hall with nine fog giants within. The heroes quickly find themselves in a dire battle with lethal foes. A hail of giant-sized cutlery nearly kills River. Rhom charges one group, using the massive dining tables as cover. Cliffy tosses a fireball burning three more, though the damage is only minor to the massive jotuns. Sul attacks but is quickly dropped. Vanity and the wolves charge in while Bianca's deaths door saves Sul and Cliffy's thunderbolt and fireball inflict more damage. To hold the way as two fog giants grab actual weapons, Rhanee mirror images herself and calls for their attention. Rhom works his way across the battlefield, letting the wolves finish off his wounded foes. Bianca gets Sul back on his feet while Serena applies herbs to River and cures him. Zauloman joins the battle, but his foe nearly kills him, requiring a rescue from Emrys and Sul.
Just as the heroes are finishing off the fog giants (one left at 16hps with Xinthos locked around his neck), four burnt (-18 hps) hill giants enter from the pantry -- and a small grin crosses Rhom's face as he moves to engage them...
Status:
Sul: 19. of 49, cracked hip, 1/2 DEX and MV, ACC HEAL
Cliffy: 75 (full), cast / IMMx2 / FBx2 / ddoor / thunder
Vanity: 41. of 57, cast / / prayer x2
Bianca: 53 (full), cast CLW / / ddoor / CSW
Rhom: 66 of 85, ACC HEAL
River: 14. of 61, ACC HEAL
Rhanee: 31 (full), 65 of 92 PSPs, cast d.evil, CLW / aid / MI (+6) / invis
___Emrys: 16 (full)
___Zauloman: 16 of 63
___Metrion: 2 of 28
___Xinthos: 17 of 30
___Serena: 9+7 (full), STONESKIN, cast CLWx2
_____Durwood: 7 (full)
The heroes come upon a courtyard the size of an arena. A massive, closed gate is the obvious entry, but near it is a much smaller side portal with an open dutch-door. Unfortunately, even the botto half is eight feet tall. The heroes start to discuss which way to enter when Rhom intentionally annoys his sister, Rhanee, who responds angrily. The noise draws out a pair of griffons, which attack. River guns the first out of the air while Rhom uses his hammer to shear off the wing of the other. The rest of the heroes make very quick work of it and no alarm is sounded.
Rhom forces the main doors and the group enters. While scouting, Zauloman invisibily pulls a prank on Cliffy and snares him in a beautiful, giant-sized cloak. Unfortunately, that was the moment when two fog giants chose to attack. Vanity took point and was able to give the jotuns a target -- which they couldn't solidly hit. Sul waited for the giants to charge, which they didn't. River started in with a volley of arrows and Rhom charged. Together, the heroes took out the twin fog giants before an alarm could be sounded. They healed up and continued their search, River, Sul, Zauloman, and the wolves tracking.
The group came upon a gigantic dining hall with nine fog giants within. The heroes quickly find themselves in a dire battle with lethal foes. A hail of giant-sized cutlery nearly kills River. Rhom charges one group, using the massive dining tables as cover. Cliffy tosses a fireball burning three more, though the damage is only minor to the massive jotuns. Sul attacks but is quickly dropped. Vanity and the wolves charge in while Bianca's deaths door saves Sul and Cliffy's thunderbolt and fireball inflict more damage. To hold the way as two fog giants grab actual weapons, Rhanee mirror images herself and calls for their attention. Rhom works his way across the battlefield, letting the wolves finish off his wounded foes. Bianca gets Sul back on his feet while Serena applies herbs to River and cures him. Zauloman joins the battle, but his foe nearly kills him, requiring a rescue from Emrys and Sul.
Just as the heroes are finishing off the fog giants (one left at 16hps with Xinthos locked around his neck), four burnt (-18 hps) hill giants enter from the pantry -- and a small grin crosses Rhom's face as he moves to engage them...
Status:
Sul: 19. of 49, cracked hip, 1/2 DEX and MV, ACC HEAL
Cliffy: 75 (full), cast / IMMx2 / FBx2 / ddoor / thunder
Vanity: 41. of 57, cast / / prayer x2
Bianca: 53 (full), cast CLW / / ddoor / CSW
Rhom: 66 of 85, ACC HEAL
River: 14. of 61, ACC HEAL
Rhanee: 31 (full), 65 of 92 PSPs, cast d.evil, CLW / aid / MI (+6) / invis
___Emrys: 16 (full)
___Zauloman: 16 of 63
___Metrion: 2 of 28
___Xinthos: 17 of 30
___Serena: 9+7 (full), STONESKIN, cast CLWx2
_____Durwood: 7 (full)