Post by David on Feb 16, 2009 19:59:54 GMT -5
The heroes (Dion, Daj, Pepper, Helga, Cliffy, Alec, Gor, and Ryan with "Harry") continue their attempt to slaughter the evil under the Temple. Helga leads the charge after the lone, fleeing human, smashing through two (unlocked) doors! Finally, in the hallway, a gnoll with a strange, repeating crossbow unloads on her, but her armor protects her from the worst of it. Helga smashes her way into a room full of gnolls with a bugbear leader! The dwarf is quickly taken out and Pepper and Daj are forced to defend their friend, but neither can force her way into the room so the rest of the party can help. Dion, with Alec and Harry's help, pull Helga back and save her life, including mending her multiple cracked ribs. Things are looking up, so of course, that's when the ogre comes in...!
Pepper's color sprays prove very handy at taking out foes while Daj's magic missiles are great on giant-class monsters, like gnolls! Ryan and Cliffy join in the fight as more gnolls, two ogres, and even some hobgoblins show up. After a fierce fight, the heroes are victorious, albeit quite bashed up. They decide to leave and their charmed ally points out of quick way to the surface.
Once out of the Temple, the group leaves the grounds and quickly encounters a reddish-brown haired deva armed with a sword scintillating like the aurora boreallis. Her name is Jenna and her mission is to act as guardian over the Temple, preventing extra-planar tampering with the site. She heals the heroes for their troubles and tells them she will fetch two others created to help them destroy the Temple.
The party camps about an hour's hike from the Temple. Gor transforms himself into a hawk and heads back to Klarr to check on Zylvanar after the party divides all their loot. An hour before sunset, a young blonde woman flies up carrying a half-elf. They are Soren and River, the two New Heroes which the diva, Jenna, had mentioned. They agree to join the party.
An hour or so after sunset the heroes are ambushed. Under the cover of the trees and darkness, a group of drow begin shooting poisoned crossbow bolts into the camp. Ryan drops immediately and Pepper and Alec soon join him. Although poisoned, Dion manages to shake the toxin. Frank is not so lucky and when another group of drow circle behind and unleash their trained "hunting" displacers, the charmed man is slaughtered. Hoping the drow aren't evil, Daj invokes the name of Eilistraee...Meanwhile, River starts laying down arrow fire and Soren, indignant at the drows' evil, unleashes a lightning bolt that nearly kills their nightmare and ghaunadon allies outright!
Having been asleep when battle was joined, Helga is slow to rejoin the fray, but does quite well for a woman without armor! Her prayer and shield spells both prove QUITE effective! Cliffy unleashes a fireball that completely removes the dark elves' cover as well as vaporizes the nightmare and slime monster while Daj summons some hobgoblins to keep the remaining drow engaged. But with three heroes down, things are looking bleak.
A female drow tries to suggest Harry turn on the party, so he catches her in his hair and electrocutes her. The three remaining drow who had circled around fill the umpleby's body full of poisoned darts for his efforts. Daj is shot too, but Dion slow poisons her while she defends him. Soren hacks down one drow but is sore pressed by two others. Meanwhile, the priestess of Ghaunadaur behind this heals herself off most of the damage River inflicted on her!
Daj quaffs her potion of super-heroism after Cliffy succumbs to the venom and falls. The priestess bashes in the elf's skull anyway, seemingly able to see invisible foes. Daj manages to kill a displacer beast and free Dion, who slows the poison in Ryan and Alec. The cleric of Prometheus does the same to Pepper. The hobgoblins, however, are all dead and Soren is badly wounded AND held but somehow airborn and still unleashing magic missiles... Another hold person takes out River and later another paralyzes Dion. Helga is still going toe-to-toe with the same foe and Alec is battling another.
Most of the lesser drow are dead, but the leaders, the toughest five, are still there. Pepper cleverly uses an improved phantasmal force to give the drow more hobgoblin foes. Lucky magic missiles have killed three drow, but Soren is spent. Daj is barely on her feet and Alec is struck down. But That's when River recovers from being held and starts raining arrows of death into the drow. Helga chops down one drow and Daj's throwing scimitar takes out another.
Now, with only two drow left and many of the party members recovering, the priestess and lead fighter flee into the night. The heroes bandage their wounds and pass a nervous night...
In the morning of the 16th:
Alec: 9 of 21**
Dion: 21 of 53
Pepper: 28 of 32
Helga: 17 of 54
Ryan: 11 of 16**
Cliffy: 15 of 35
Daj: 13 of 38
Soren: 12 of 44
River: full (49)
Harry: four down
** I believe you level in the morning.
Also, to minor gaffs.
First, you all get 600xps more. I forgot two monsters.
Second, Pepper, I mis-spoke regarding illusions vs summoned creatures. Usually summoned creatures do not INSTANTLY fade away when killed. It's really a question of serendipity, and NOT a sure thing. Illusions, on the other hand, don't "die" whey killed but either take too much trauma to remain believable and thus are automatically disbelieved and dispelled. I hope that makes more sense.
Pepper's color sprays prove very handy at taking out foes while Daj's magic missiles are great on giant-class monsters, like gnolls! Ryan and Cliffy join in the fight as more gnolls, two ogres, and even some hobgoblins show up. After a fierce fight, the heroes are victorious, albeit quite bashed up. They decide to leave and their charmed ally points out of quick way to the surface.
Once out of the Temple, the group leaves the grounds and quickly encounters a reddish-brown haired deva armed with a sword scintillating like the aurora boreallis. Her name is Jenna and her mission is to act as guardian over the Temple, preventing extra-planar tampering with the site. She heals the heroes for their troubles and tells them she will fetch two others created to help them destroy the Temple.
The party camps about an hour's hike from the Temple. Gor transforms himself into a hawk and heads back to Klarr to check on Zylvanar after the party divides all their loot. An hour before sunset, a young blonde woman flies up carrying a half-elf. They are Soren and River, the two New Heroes which the diva, Jenna, had mentioned. They agree to join the party.
An hour or so after sunset the heroes are ambushed. Under the cover of the trees and darkness, a group of drow begin shooting poisoned crossbow bolts into the camp. Ryan drops immediately and Pepper and Alec soon join him. Although poisoned, Dion manages to shake the toxin. Frank is not so lucky and when another group of drow circle behind and unleash their trained "hunting" displacers, the charmed man is slaughtered. Hoping the drow aren't evil, Daj invokes the name of Eilistraee...Meanwhile, River starts laying down arrow fire and Soren, indignant at the drows' evil, unleashes a lightning bolt that nearly kills their nightmare and ghaunadon allies outright!
Having been asleep when battle was joined, Helga is slow to rejoin the fray, but does quite well for a woman without armor! Her prayer and shield spells both prove QUITE effective! Cliffy unleashes a fireball that completely removes the dark elves' cover as well as vaporizes the nightmare and slime monster while Daj summons some hobgoblins to keep the remaining drow engaged. But with three heroes down, things are looking bleak.
A female drow tries to suggest Harry turn on the party, so he catches her in his hair and electrocutes her. The three remaining drow who had circled around fill the umpleby's body full of poisoned darts for his efforts. Daj is shot too, but Dion slow poisons her while she defends him. Soren hacks down one drow but is sore pressed by two others. Meanwhile, the priestess of Ghaunadaur behind this heals herself off most of the damage River inflicted on her!
Daj quaffs her potion of super-heroism after Cliffy succumbs to the venom and falls. The priestess bashes in the elf's skull anyway, seemingly able to see invisible foes. Daj manages to kill a displacer beast and free Dion, who slows the poison in Ryan and Alec. The cleric of Prometheus does the same to Pepper. The hobgoblins, however, are all dead and Soren is badly wounded AND held but somehow airborn and still unleashing magic missiles... Another hold person takes out River and later another paralyzes Dion. Helga is still going toe-to-toe with the same foe and Alec is battling another.
Most of the lesser drow are dead, but the leaders, the toughest five, are still there. Pepper cleverly uses an improved phantasmal force to give the drow more hobgoblin foes. Lucky magic missiles have killed three drow, but Soren is spent. Daj is barely on her feet and Alec is struck down. But That's when River recovers from being held and starts raining arrows of death into the drow. Helga chops down one drow and Daj's throwing scimitar takes out another.
Now, with only two drow left and many of the party members recovering, the priestess and lead fighter flee into the night. The heroes bandage their wounds and pass a nervous night...
In the morning of the 16th:
Alec: 9 of 21**
Dion: 21 of 53
Pepper: 28 of 32
Helga: 17 of 54
Ryan: 11 of 16**
Cliffy: 15 of 35
Daj: 13 of 38
Soren: 12 of 44
River: full (49)
Harry: four down
** I believe you level in the morning.
Also, to minor gaffs.
First, you all get 600xps more. I forgot two monsters.
Second, Pepper, I mis-spoke regarding illusions vs summoned creatures. Usually summoned creatures do not INSTANTLY fade away when killed. It's really a question of serendipity, and NOT a sure thing. Illusions, on the other hand, don't "die" whey killed but either take too much trauma to remain believable and thus are automatically disbelieved and dispelled. I hope that makes more sense.
