Post by David on Oct 8, 2009 20:01:18 GMT -5
The heroes (Maedhros, Torr, Idky, Squattingbeaver, Lowdog, Stephen, and Aine with Dresher) go to sleep on the outskirts of Marthasville in one of Maedhros' secure shelters. The group awakes the next morning, on the 25th of April (on Oerth), safe and sound. 'Beaver offers to warpaint the party against the spook and surprisingly, most of the party is okay with idea, so 'Beaver, Aine, Dresher, Lowdog, Idky all receive the spell.
The heroes head toward the city in the heavy monsoon rains. They walk for 38 minutes toward the center of the city, following Lowdog's vision of where the runestone is situated. The party notice that the various balloon above the city have largely lost their shells of darkness and are only marginally tethered together so that the gloom of other cities doesn't extend to the ground here in Marthasville.
The city is a wreck. Months of neglect followed by weeks of rain have caused the outer ring of buildings, all similar to wood-and-iron Victorian terrances and garden patios, to weather badly. The streets are littered with wreckage. As the heroes wander a wide boulevard, four shadows, a zombie, and three scavenger demons jump out of the buildings to either side and from between the narrow alleyways seperating the two- and three-story townhomes.
Maedhros destroys the shadows as they approach while Lowdog attacks the juju zombie as Idky charges (for real?) one of the scavengers; the demon rips into him. Torr senses an as-yet unseeen demon collide with his aura and pivots his sword into it. Eleven more shadows, nine ghouls, six small, four larger, and one BIG "muppet" demon, one smaller scavenger, and something that looks like a Balrog (but not) pour out of the surrounding buildings and streets. The balrog has a backpack and is wearing a fused crown of bones, a shimmering scarlet cape, and rather feminine riding gloves while wielding a bardiche.
Idky dives back into Torr's aura, just as Torr attacks the invisible demon. Stephan goes after a little muppet. Lowdog gets gang raped by ghouls, shadows and scavengers, his ribs cracking in several places and ultimately floating free in his chest! And that's from a ghoul BEFORE the "balrog" raises its bardiche, sprouts thorns and viciously stabs the totemic warrior twice! It looks bleak, as several members are swarmed by undead and fiends; Aine and Stephan are near death in just the first exchange of blows!
Maedhros manages to clear out the rest of the undead except for the single juju zombie. Torr begins to mow through the muppets and saves Aine's life. The witch, in turn, casts cure wounds on herself. The paladin then pivots and scores a serious hit on the "balrog". Idky calls up a "regular" prayer. Lowdog, meanwhile, is not doing too well. Despite the undead being turned, the totemic warrior is surrounded by lesser demons and badly wounded.
The "balrog" attempts to blast Torr with a 5-foot gout of fire but misses. Five shaman "muppets," a scavenger, and two big skeletons arrive. Torr smashes and stuns the "balrog". Lowdog destroys the juju zombie. Stephan rushes one of the shaman muppets and gets swarmed. Aine helps out Beaver to kill his muppet-demon. Now free of foes, Beaver casts hold monster, catching the "balrog" and one of the shaman muppet-demons. Maedhros takes out two of Lowdog's scavengers
The remaining shaman muppet-demon blasts Stephan with fire, nearly killing him! Maedhros' volley of magic missiles kills the shaman muppet and a muppet on Stephan as well. Aine just looks pretty, covered in her own blood.
Torr kills the "balrog" mumbling, "demons can teleport, silly, we have to take them out when we can!" and Lowdog kills the last scavenger on him. Idky cures Lowdog's crushed ribs. One zombie, a skeleton and three muppets appear, and two small foot-tall winged demons swoop in. Lowdog stuns one of the flying demons and kills the other. Maedhros turns the skeletons and the juju, giving Torr a breather. Two of the muppets start dragging off the held shaman muppet-demon, quickly disappearing in the wreckage of the street and buildings.
Finally, as the fight dies down, nine ghouls, two skeletons, two bat demons, a scavenger, and seven shadows show up. Maedhros dusts the skeletons and one shadow
Torr gets swarmed by four ghouls (he was trying for more) and the rest orient on Lowdog, Stephan and Aine. The shadows distribute themselves pretty evenly amongst the party
Another lone shadow and a bat demon show up. An invisible demon decloaks and attacks Idky from behind -- although it hit him, the wound is minor.
A ghoul drops Stephan and prepares to dine on him. At roughly the same moment, another ghoul paralyzes Aine as Dresher moves to distract the shadow on the witch from hurting her master. And into the chaos another bat demon appears
Lowdog springs over to take Aine's ghouls off of her. Maedhros continues to turn, getting rid of the shadows and most of the ghouls on Aine and Stephan. The bat demon pounces on Dresher, pulling her out of the air. Lowdog saves Dresher from the bat demon as Maedhros turns the ghoul on him. Idky turns to attack the formerly invisible demon. Lowdog relieves Beaver of two of his opponents, and Beaver kills the last one. Maedhros helps Idky with his demon. Meanwhile, Torr continues to work on his ghouls, slowly whittling away at them.
Nine ghouls, two shadows, three skeletons, a scavenger, a larger muppet and two plague eaters show up. Maedhros destroys the shadows and skeletons and turns Torr's two ghouls. The paladin predictably whines about not finishing off the undead.
Beaver goes to start tending to the wounded. An interesting exchange goes on between Beaver and Dresher, as the bird tries to get Beaver to heal her and her mistress. Beaver: "You'll get it if you be quiet." It works!
The new monsters move in to swarm the group. Maedhros gets his right hamstrings shredded by a ghoul and Lowdog gets a similar crippling strike from one of his ghouls. What are the odds?
Lowdog, undaunted, pivots on one leg and chops the un/lucky undead to bits and Maedhros turns the remaining ghouls around the rest of the party (Torr has moved a little away, trying to get the ghouls to come after him).
Lowdog takes out his last opponent and moves to engage Torr's ghoul so Torr can go assist the group in the back. 'Beaver starts healing again. So, of course, that's when ten more fresh ghouls show up. Maedhros lightning bolts the group and Torr charges them, getting swarmed by the majority. The rest go for Maedhros and Beaver.
Lowdog kills the ghoul on Beaver and activates his obsidian dog to help Torr. Maedhros turns the ghouls after a moment to give Torr and him a reprieve, but Torr attacks to get them to turn back. Somehow, his holy sword doesn't finish them! 8-(
Maedhros turns three of the ghouls and goes to assist with the healing at the back. Torr kills all but one of the remaining undead. Then nine MORE ghouls and a skeleton wander in. The last of the earlier ghouls kills Lowdog's obsidian dog. Maedhros blasts this new group with a lightning bolt but they swarm the group and drop Aine.
Maedhros turns the one ghoul on him (damn!). The ghouls take out Dresher, who had interposed to protect her mistress' body. Maedhros turns all the new ghouls and Lowdog goes for the skeleton, destroying it.
Two ghouls and a zombie come in while the healer tend to the dying. Torr charges as Maedhros turns the ghouls. Lowdog joins the paladin to kill the zombie, but the ghouls escape the platemail-clad paladin.
Eeps: 7871 each
Loot:
"Galrog":
Club * (prob +1, w/ additional enchantment)
Crown of bone * (powerful necro)
Silly cape * +2
Bardiche * +1 w/ 2 alterations
Potion: anti-toxin *
Rose quartz stone *
Dull grey stone *
Scroll
Scroll
Scroll
Form-fitting gloves (Isotoners)* strength
Ghouls:
Copper battleaxe pendant 1000 gp
Silver ring 125 gp
Golden sunburst pendant 115 gp
Pearl & gold earring 575 gp
Copper ring 75 gp
Pearl 300 gp
Topaz 300 gp
Emerald 1600 gp
796 sp
25 gp
The heroes then located a ruined building, inside of which Maedhros cast secure shelter. He then gathered the items, and cast detect magic (noted above).
Status:
Maedhros: 20 of 46, cast mmx2, dm, lbx2, shelter
'Beaver: 33 of 59, CLWx3, ward spirit, warpaint, CSW, hold monster, and MAX heal
Aina: 9 of 11, cast all 1sts
Dresher: 7 (full)
Lowdog: 32 of 99, cast CLW
Stephan: 13 of 23
Torr: 26 of 79
Idky: 26 of 59, cast FF, prayer, CSWx2
The heroes head toward the city in the heavy monsoon rains. They walk for 38 minutes toward the center of the city, following Lowdog's vision of where the runestone is situated. The party notice that the various balloon above the city have largely lost their shells of darkness and are only marginally tethered together so that the gloom of other cities doesn't extend to the ground here in Marthasville.
The city is a wreck. Months of neglect followed by weeks of rain have caused the outer ring of buildings, all similar to wood-and-iron Victorian terrances and garden patios, to weather badly. The streets are littered with wreckage. As the heroes wander a wide boulevard, four shadows, a zombie, and three scavenger demons jump out of the buildings to either side and from between the narrow alleyways seperating the two- and three-story townhomes.
Maedhros destroys the shadows as they approach while Lowdog attacks the juju zombie as Idky charges (for real?) one of the scavengers; the demon rips into him. Torr senses an as-yet unseeen demon collide with his aura and pivots his sword into it. Eleven more shadows, nine ghouls, six small, four larger, and one BIG "muppet" demon, one smaller scavenger, and something that looks like a Balrog (but not) pour out of the surrounding buildings and streets. The balrog has a backpack and is wearing a fused crown of bones, a shimmering scarlet cape, and rather feminine riding gloves while wielding a bardiche.
Idky dives back into Torr's aura, just as Torr attacks the invisible demon. Stephan goes after a little muppet. Lowdog gets gang raped by ghouls, shadows and scavengers, his ribs cracking in several places and ultimately floating free in his chest! And that's from a ghoul BEFORE the "balrog" raises its bardiche, sprouts thorns and viciously stabs the totemic warrior twice! It looks bleak, as several members are swarmed by undead and fiends; Aine and Stephan are near death in just the first exchange of blows!
Maedhros manages to clear out the rest of the undead except for the single juju zombie. Torr begins to mow through the muppets and saves Aine's life. The witch, in turn, casts cure wounds on herself. The paladin then pivots and scores a serious hit on the "balrog". Idky calls up a "regular" prayer. Lowdog, meanwhile, is not doing too well. Despite the undead being turned, the totemic warrior is surrounded by lesser demons and badly wounded.
The "balrog" attempts to blast Torr with a 5-foot gout of fire but misses. Five shaman "muppets," a scavenger, and two big skeletons arrive. Torr smashes and stuns the "balrog". Lowdog destroys the juju zombie. Stephan rushes one of the shaman muppets and gets swarmed. Aine helps out Beaver to kill his muppet-demon. Now free of foes, Beaver casts hold monster, catching the "balrog" and one of the shaman muppet-demons. Maedhros takes out two of Lowdog's scavengers
The remaining shaman muppet-demon blasts Stephan with fire, nearly killing him! Maedhros' volley of magic missiles kills the shaman muppet and a muppet on Stephan as well. Aine just looks pretty, covered in her own blood.
Torr kills the "balrog" mumbling, "demons can teleport, silly, we have to take them out when we can!" and Lowdog kills the last scavenger on him. Idky cures Lowdog's crushed ribs. One zombie, a skeleton and three muppets appear, and two small foot-tall winged demons swoop in. Lowdog stuns one of the flying demons and kills the other. Maedhros turns the skeletons and the juju, giving Torr a breather. Two of the muppets start dragging off the held shaman muppet-demon, quickly disappearing in the wreckage of the street and buildings.
Finally, as the fight dies down, nine ghouls, two skeletons, two bat demons, a scavenger, and seven shadows show up. Maedhros dusts the skeletons and one shadow
Torr gets swarmed by four ghouls (he was trying for more) and the rest orient on Lowdog, Stephan and Aine. The shadows distribute themselves pretty evenly amongst the party
Another lone shadow and a bat demon show up. An invisible demon decloaks and attacks Idky from behind -- although it hit him, the wound is minor.
A ghoul drops Stephan and prepares to dine on him. At roughly the same moment, another ghoul paralyzes Aine as Dresher moves to distract the shadow on the witch from hurting her master. And into the chaos another bat demon appears
Lowdog springs over to take Aine's ghouls off of her. Maedhros continues to turn, getting rid of the shadows and most of the ghouls on Aine and Stephan. The bat demon pounces on Dresher, pulling her out of the air. Lowdog saves Dresher from the bat demon as Maedhros turns the ghoul on him. Idky turns to attack the formerly invisible demon. Lowdog relieves Beaver of two of his opponents, and Beaver kills the last one. Maedhros helps Idky with his demon. Meanwhile, Torr continues to work on his ghouls, slowly whittling away at them.
Nine ghouls, two shadows, three skeletons, a scavenger, a larger muppet and two plague eaters show up. Maedhros destroys the shadows and skeletons and turns Torr's two ghouls. The paladin predictably whines about not finishing off the undead.
Beaver goes to start tending to the wounded. An interesting exchange goes on between Beaver and Dresher, as the bird tries to get Beaver to heal her and her mistress. Beaver: "You'll get it if you be quiet." It works!
The new monsters move in to swarm the group. Maedhros gets his right hamstrings shredded by a ghoul and Lowdog gets a similar crippling strike from one of his ghouls. What are the odds?
Lowdog, undaunted, pivots on one leg and chops the un/lucky undead to bits and Maedhros turns the remaining ghouls around the rest of the party (Torr has moved a little away, trying to get the ghouls to come after him).
Lowdog takes out his last opponent and moves to engage Torr's ghoul so Torr can go assist the group in the back. 'Beaver starts healing again. So, of course, that's when ten more fresh ghouls show up. Maedhros lightning bolts the group and Torr charges them, getting swarmed by the majority. The rest go for Maedhros and Beaver.
Lowdog kills the ghoul on Beaver and activates his obsidian dog to help Torr. Maedhros turns the ghouls after a moment to give Torr and him a reprieve, but Torr attacks to get them to turn back. Somehow, his holy sword doesn't finish them! 8-(
Maedhros turns three of the ghouls and goes to assist with the healing at the back. Torr kills all but one of the remaining undead. Then nine MORE ghouls and a skeleton wander in. The last of the earlier ghouls kills Lowdog's obsidian dog. Maedhros blasts this new group with a lightning bolt but they swarm the group and drop Aine.
Maedhros turns the one ghoul on him (damn!). The ghouls take out Dresher, who had interposed to protect her mistress' body. Maedhros turns all the new ghouls and Lowdog goes for the skeleton, destroying it.
Two ghouls and a zombie come in while the healer tend to the dying. Torr charges as Maedhros turns the ghouls. Lowdog joins the paladin to kill the zombie, but the ghouls escape the platemail-clad paladin.
Eeps: 7871 each
Loot:
"Galrog":
Club * (prob +1, w/ additional enchantment)
Crown of bone * (powerful necro)
Silly cape * +2
Bardiche * +1 w/ 2 alterations
Potion: anti-toxin *
Rose quartz stone *
Dull grey stone *
Scroll
Scroll
Scroll
Form-fitting gloves (Isotoners)* strength
Ghouls:
Copper battleaxe pendant 1000 gp
Silver ring 125 gp
Golden sunburst pendant 115 gp
Pearl & gold earring 575 gp
Copper ring 75 gp
Pearl 300 gp
Topaz 300 gp
Emerald 1600 gp
796 sp
25 gp
The heroes then located a ruined building, inside of which Maedhros cast secure shelter. He then gathered the items, and cast detect magic (noted above).
Status:
Maedhros: 20 of 46, cast mmx2, dm, lbx2, shelter
'Beaver: 33 of 59, CLWx3, ward spirit, warpaint, CSW, hold monster, and MAX heal
Aina: 9 of 11, cast all 1sts
Dresher: 7 (full)
Lowdog: 32 of 99, cast CLW
Stephan: 13 of 23
Torr: 26 of 79
Idky: 26 of 59, cast FF, prayer, CSWx2