Post by David on Dec 21, 2005 14:13:42 GMT -5
The heroes continued toward the heart of Fangoria and the Great Oak. Ael'Mara's knowledge of the area allowed them to come up with a plan: fight to one of the lifts and from there rise into the trees, thereby avoiding most of the giants and ogres.
The heroes picked their way quickly through the wooded "village". Twice they met patrolling groups of giants and ogres (clearly on alert for something) and twice those patrols were [glow=red,2,300]*SLAUGHTERED*[/glow] within seconds. Andorallan, Ash, and Ael'Mara proved particularly adept at this, much to the consternation of Ramu...
Then, about seven minutes from the lift, the party encountered a hill giant, two giant trolls, a man in plate mail, and a man in black robes. Time for the heroes to get rocked!
The giant tossed a boulder that nearly mashed Darya into a paste. One of the giant trolls then mauled Cliffy, nearly to death. Meanwhile, the necromancer in the robes used a disrupt life spell to drop Andorallan and screw up Ash. Suddenly, nearly a dozen skeletons and another dozen zombies appeared from under cloak of invisibility and attacked! The party was now fighting for their lives, with nearly every member either down or cornered by undead.
Ael'Mara called for help and vaporized a large swath of skeletons around himself. Ash literally leapt at the opportunity to shred the giant troll the elf was fighting. Kennibrae turned those undead around her, giving Shannar an opening to sack the fighter in plate. That gave Aslan and Nikaris the chance they needed to engage the necromancer! Meanwhile, Gamoth, Ethan, and Zevi were being kept busy by the remaining zombies.
One giant troll returned to the necromancer to defend him, while the fighter in plate mail engaged Shannar and dropped Aslan. The rest of the party, however, largely managed to remain unharmed.
Ash finished the first giant troll and Ael'Mara slaughtered the hill giant. Ramu sacked the other giant troll with an assist from Gamoth's magical scimitar and Shannar began to seriously press the man in plate. Meanwhile, Ethan and Zevi fought clear of the remaining undead, with Zevi finishing the necromancer. Gamoth moved to tend Aslan. The tides were turning...
Which is when the additional hill giant and four worgs with goblin knights arrived! Ultimately, however, these additional foes weren't much of a match for the remaining heroes. In less than a minute the heroes stood victorious, but half the group lay dying. Gamoth tended the animals while Ael'Mara and Zevi looked after the humanoids. Exhausting the very last of their healing spells and most of their potions and scrolls, the heroes managed to restore all the party to consciousness and even given them sufficient strength to handle an orc or feeble ogre. Only Gamoth, Ael'Mara, and Andorallan are really still in fighting shape...
Ael'Mara: 36
Andorallan: 24
Darya: 10
Cliffy: 10
Gamoth: 93 (and untouched yet)
Ashtabular: 25
Ramu: 25
Nikaris: 7
Shannar: 19
Kennibrae: 16
Aslan: 5
Zevi: 18
Ethan: 20
The heroes also managed to discover that the man in plate was "the General" and his death was a major blow to the goblins. Moreover, using Darya and Cliffy's elven stealth under cover of invisibility, the heroes managed to reach the lift to the tree-tops...
The heroes picked their way quickly through the wooded "village". Twice they met patrolling groups of giants and ogres (clearly on alert for something) and twice those patrols were [glow=red,2,300]*SLAUGHTERED*[/glow] within seconds. Andorallan, Ash, and Ael'Mara proved particularly adept at this, much to the consternation of Ramu...
Then, about seven minutes from the lift, the party encountered a hill giant, two giant trolls, a man in plate mail, and a man in black robes. Time for the heroes to get rocked!
The giant tossed a boulder that nearly mashed Darya into a paste. One of the giant trolls then mauled Cliffy, nearly to death. Meanwhile, the necromancer in the robes used a disrupt life spell to drop Andorallan and screw up Ash. Suddenly, nearly a dozen skeletons and another dozen zombies appeared from under cloak of invisibility and attacked! The party was now fighting for their lives, with nearly every member either down or cornered by undead.
Ael'Mara called for help and vaporized a large swath of skeletons around himself. Ash literally leapt at the opportunity to shred the giant troll the elf was fighting. Kennibrae turned those undead around her, giving Shannar an opening to sack the fighter in plate. That gave Aslan and Nikaris the chance they needed to engage the necromancer! Meanwhile, Gamoth, Ethan, and Zevi were being kept busy by the remaining zombies.
One giant troll returned to the necromancer to defend him, while the fighter in plate mail engaged Shannar and dropped Aslan. The rest of the party, however, largely managed to remain unharmed.
Ash finished the first giant troll and Ael'Mara slaughtered the hill giant. Ramu sacked the other giant troll with an assist from Gamoth's magical scimitar and Shannar began to seriously press the man in plate. Meanwhile, Ethan and Zevi fought clear of the remaining undead, with Zevi finishing the necromancer. Gamoth moved to tend Aslan. The tides were turning...
Which is when the additional hill giant and four worgs with goblin knights arrived! Ultimately, however, these additional foes weren't much of a match for the remaining heroes. In less than a minute the heroes stood victorious, but half the group lay dying. Gamoth tended the animals while Ael'Mara and Zevi looked after the humanoids. Exhausting the very last of their healing spells and most of their potions and scrolls, the heroes managed to restore all the party to consciousness and even given them sufficient strength to handle an orc or feeble ogre. Only Gamoth, Ael'Mara, and Andorallan are really still in fighting shape...
Ael'Mara: 36
Andorallan: 24
Darya: 10
Cliffy: 10
Gamoth: 93 (and untouched yet)
Ashtabular: 25
Ramu: 25
Nikaris: 7
Shannar: 19
Kennibrae: 16
Aslan: 5
Zevi: 18
Ethan: 20
The heroes also managed to discover that the man in plate was "the General" and his death was a major blow to the goblins. Moreover, using Darya and Cliffy's elven stealth under cover of invisibility, the heroes managed to reach the lift to the tree-tops...