Post by David on Jul 3, 2008 11:23:02 GMT -5
The party (Ichi, Torr, Maedhros, Kyron and Dart, Idky, and Wooden Thighs) spent the night just outside of Tovag Baragu, resting under Black Robe and his party's watchful eye. Early in the morning of the 20th, Kyron, Dart, Maedhros, and Torr are awakened to the sound of battle and calls for help. Black Robe's party was under attack by several giant, floating brains with ten tentacles and a bird-like beak. As the three get to their feet, the Flan shaman finally falls, leaving the heroes of Charn to fend for themselves.
Maedhros launches off two volleys of magic missiles, Kyron shoots the last of his arrows, and Torr strikes, with Ichi joining him. The monster threatening Black Robe falls, but the two others left advance swiftly, silently and menacingly. Ichi charges forward and damages one while Woody engages the second. Both are wrapped in tentacles and pulled off the ground, with Ichi even being paralyzed by the grell's tentacle toxin. Torr and Dart attack Ichi's assailant with Idky using a spiritual hammer as well, ultimately the pseudo dragon's poison taking out the monster. Unfortunately, when the grell loses consciousness, it falls onto Ichi, badly breaking his hip. Meanwhile, Maedhros uses the last of his magic missiles, while Woody shadow-jacks to safety. Badly wounded, the last grell flees straight up, outdistancing Torr and nearly escaping, but Idky's spiritual hammer catches it at the last moment, slaying the monster.
In the morning, Black Robe uses many of his spells (5/1/0/2/1/1) to restore most of the heroes to functional health. A heal restores most of Woody's lost attributes while a cure critical wounds fixes Ichi's hip. The shaman of the Lakota then uses hunting paint on Wooden Thighs, Kyron, Dart, and Idky to ward against ghouls. The group then heads back through the portal to Deer Leap Hill above Pommeville on the world of Charn.
The group makes it to the river before encountering any resistance -- three ghouls which drop quickly but manage to paralyze Idky and break the poor cleric's arm. Once the cleric of Fharlanghn recovers from the ghoul's fear effect, the group moves around the edge of town under the cover of the woods, reaching the road near the church. There, the party spies three more ghouls as well as the scarecrow Montrose warned them about! Maedhros turns the undead and Woody savages the wood-and-straw man, damaging its leg and caving its head in, but ultimately becoming transfixed by the flickering flame of its eyes. The party finishes the monster off and continues on.
When they reach the "iron-road", the heroes encounter seven shadows, which they defeat quite quickly (although Idky takes the brunt of the initial attack). In the combat, Maedhros tries out his new enchanted hammer, but it proves to heavy and unwieldy for the half-elf to handle properly. Unfortunately, most of the fighters have had their strength drained, as so the group decides to rest again in the shed back behind the church. On the negatively-charged Charn, however, it takes an hour for the strength-draining effects of each shadow hit to finally dissipate. So, two hours later the heroes head back to the Church, Ikdy and Maedhros passing out aid spells to the fighters first...
Three ghouls guard the upper hall, but the heroes make very short work of them (although Kyron embarrasses himself again, this time tossing the over-sized hammer Maedhros loaned him out one of the stained-glass windows). As the fight finishes up, Idky goes to fetch the strangely-enchanted weapon, but is ambushed by two shadows! The undead nearly kill the poor cleric before Maedhros invokes Corellon Larethian and drives the shadows off. In the hall again, Maedhros, Torr, and Idky all turn the skeletons and zombies in the staircase to the church-basement while Kyron keeps watch outside (since the turned undead will likely return at some point). Only one "skeleton" is left -- the bone golem!
Wooden Thighs tackles the creature while the rest of the party holds back to help the werelord. That's when the golem throws back its head and lets out a horrifying, mind-bending laugh. Both Maedhros and Idky succumb to their fears and run screaming out of the church. Kyron tackles Maedhros and brings him to the ground at the entrance. Meanwhile Dart follows Idky and stings him -- better to be asleep and nearby then lost and scarred alone in Charn! Unfortunately, it's at this point that Idky finally manages to resist attacks, shaking off nearly a half-dozen stings! Torr, meanwhile, gives chase (as best he can in his platemail) to the hapless cleric of the Dweller on the Horizon.
Woody has little trouble this time with the bone golem, although just before he finishes it off it laughs again, sending Kyron fleeing as well. Ichi tackles the ranger but is shaken off by the bigger, stronger man, yet still manages to slow him down. At this same point, Woody finishes off the bone golem and Maedhros finally recovers from his fear. That's when the three ghouls show up...! But the cleric of Corellon Larethian turns these undead, avoiding the combat since Kyron was feared and only Ichi was nearby.
By this point, Idky has fled screaming to the apple orchard on the edge of town. While the poison of Dart's stings haven't brought him down, the wounds themselves have and he falls. Torr is still chasing after the cleric when he spies six more ghouls, one of which wielding a "metal rod of thunder", all heading straight for Idky's body! Thinking quickly and acting with amazing speed, the paladin of Bahamut turns the lot of the ghouls, surprising himself as much as everyone else.
The heroes regroup at the church, and heal their wounded. Idky uses his last third level spell to stone shape the staircase ceiling and shore up it's structural integrity, previously damaged by Kryon's phoenix arrow. Finally ready to finally tackle the lower halls of the church the party peers down the dark staircase...
Current status:
Maedhros:26 of 30 -- -1 str, used self-heal, MU 1st x3, CL 1st x5, 2nd x3
Wooden Thighs: 41 of 55, one change, -3 chr, -1 per (and no ears), -3 int, -2 wis
Kyron: 41+3 of 64
Dart: 10 of 16
Idky: 7 of 20, -5 str, broken right arm, only one second level spell left
Ichi: 31+4 of 41
Torr: 37+6 of 55
To this point, the heroes have earned (together) 35,225 xps
Maedhros launches off two volleys of magic missiles, Kyron shoots the last of his arrows, and Torr strikes, with Ichi joining him. The monster threatening Black Robe falls, but the two others left advance swiftly, silently and menacingly. Ichi charges forward and damages one while Woody engages the second. Both are wrapped in tentacles and pulled off the ground, with Ichi even being paralyzed by the grell's tentacle toxin. Torr and Dart attack Ichi's assailant with Idky using a spiritual hammer as well, ultimately the pseudo dragon's poison taking out the monster. Unfortunately, when the grell loses consciousness, it falls onto Ichi, badly breaking his hip. Meanwhile, Maedhros uses the last of his magic missiles, while Woody shadow-jacks to safety. Badly wounded, the last grell flees straight up, outdistancing Torr and nearly escaping, but Idky's spiritual hammer catches it at the last moment, slaying the monster.
In the morning, Black Robe uses many of his spells (5/1/0/2/1/1) to restore most of the heroes to functional health. A heal restores most of Woody's lost attributes while a cure critical wounds fixes Ichi's hip. The shaman of the Lakota then uses hunting paint on Wooden Thighs, Kyron, Dart, and Idky to ward against ghouls. The group then heads back through the portal to Deer Leap Hill above Pommeville on the world of Charn.
The group makes it to the river before encountering any resistance -- three ghouls which drop quickly but manage to paralyze Idky and break the poor cleric's arm. Once the cleric of Fharlanghn recovers from the ghoul's fear effect, the group moves around the edge of town under the cover of the woods, reaching the road near the church. There, the party spies three more ghouls as well as the scarecrow Montrose warned them about! Maedhros turns the undead and Woody savages the wood-and-straw man, damaging its leg and caving its head in, but ultimately becoming transfixed by the flickering flame of its eyes. The party finishes the monster off and continues on.
When they reach the "iron-road", the heroes encounter seven shadows, which they defeat quite quickly (although Idky takes the brunt of the initial attack). In the combat, Maedhros tries out his new enchanted hammer, but it proves to heavy and unwieldy for the half-elf to handle properly. Unfortunately, most of the fighters have had their strength drained, as so the group decides to rest again in the shed back behind the church. On the negatively-charged Charn, however, it takes an hour for the strength-draining effects of each shadow hit to finally dissipate. So, two hours later the heroes head back to the Church, Ikdy and Maedhros passing out aid spells to the fighters first...
Three ghouls guard the upper hall, but the heroes make very short work of them (although Kyron embarrasses himself again, this time tossing the over-sized hammer Maedhros loaned him out one of the stained-glass windows). As the fight finishes up, Idky goes to fetch the strangely-enchanted weapon, but is ambushed by two shadows! The undead nearly kill the poor cleric before Maedhros invokes Corellon Larethian and drives the shadows off. In the hall again, Maedhros, Torr, and Idky all turn the skeletons and zombies in the staircase to the church-basement while Kyron keeps watch outside (since the turned undead will likely return at some point). Only one "skeleton" is left -- the bone golem!
Wooden Thighs tackles the creature while the rest of the party holds back to help the werelord. That's when the golem throws back its head and lets out a horrifying, mind-bending laugh. Both Maedhros and Idky succumb to their fears and run screaming out of the church. Kyron tackles Maedhros and brings him to the ground at the entrance. Meanwhile Dart follows Idky and stings him -- better to be asleep and nearby then lost and scarred alone in Charn! Unfortunately, it's at this point that Idky finally manages to resist attacks, shaking off nearly a half-dozen stings! Torr, meanwhile, gives chase (as best he can in his platemail) to the hapless cleric of the Dweller on the Horizon.
Woody has little trouble this time with the bone golem, although just before he finishes it off it laughs again, sending Kyron fleeing as well. Ichi tackles the ranger but is shaken off by the bigger, stronger man, yet still manages to slow him down. At this same point, Woody finishes off the bone golem and Maedhros finally recovers from his fear. That's when the three ghouls show up...! But the cleric of Corellon Larethian turns these undead, avoiding the combat since Kyron was feared and only Ichi was nearby.
By this point, Idky has fled screaming to the apple orchard on the edge of town. While the poison of Dart's stings haven't brought him down, the wounds themselves have and he falls. Torr is still chasing after the cleric when he spies six more ghouls, one of which wielding a "metal rod of thunder", all heading straight for Idky's body! Thinking quickly and acting with amazing speed, the paladin of Bahamut turns the lot of the ghouls, surprising himself as much as everyone else.
The heroes regroup at the church, and heal their wounded. Idky uses his last third level spell to stone shape the staircase ceiling and shore up it's structural integrity, previously damaged by Kryon's phoenix arrow. Finally ready to finally tackle the lower halls of the church the party peers down the dark staircase...
Current status:
Maedhros:26 of 30 -- -1 str, used self-heal, MU 1st x3, CL 1st x5, 2nd x3
Wooden Thighs: 41 of 55, one change, -3 chr, -1 per (and no ears), -3 int, -2 wis
Kyron: 41+3 of 64
Dart: 10 of 16
Idky: 7 of 20, -5 str, broken right arm, only one second level spell left
Ichi: 31+4 of 41
Torr: 37+6 of 55
To this point, the heroes have earned (together) 35,225 xps