Post by David on Dec 10, 2009 11:46:27 GMT -5
The next morning, the heroes (Maedhros, Torr, Idky, Squattingbeaver, Lowdog, Stephen, and Aine with Dresher) heal up more before heading into the city. Not everyone is at full strength, but the less expereinced heroes are while the tougher heroes are still in pretty good shape.
At edge of city, seven ghouls come out of the constant rain and attack. 'Beaver starts casting call lightning. Lowdog and Torr get aids from Maedhros and Idky while they set to absorb the charge. Aine faerie fires four of them. Lowdog sets himself up to protect Beaver and Stephen protects Idky
Beaver's spell gets interrupted by a ghoul's hit. Stephen gets hit by a few ghouls. Idky invokes a spirit prayer.
Six more ghouls arrive. Maedhros turns one of them ("pansy"). Torr replies: "Good!"
Lowdog kills one ghoul on him and goes back to back with Torr. Aine is forced into combat with a ghoul. Torr kills one ghoul and almost another. Idky takes on one of the ghouls on 'Beaver. Aine manages to critical hit her ghoul, but it doesn't care about how its ribs look.
Torr and Maedhros have a "philosophical discussion" about whether to magic missile or turn the ghouls. Torr loses and Maehdros turns seven of them. They kill the remaining ones and Idky slings the fleeing ones to bring them back, but he misses twice.
Five more fresh ghouls come out of city and attack, attracted by the lights and sound of combat. The heroes begin to note that not all of these ghouls are at full strength or without minor wounds themselves. Stephan gets taken out by a ghoul's claws. Maedhros keeps missing his ghoul. Lowdog and Idky kill the last ghoul.
Healers tend to wounded as the rest search the bodies and find
a large bloodstone
As they get going, three more ghouls arrive. Torr and Lowdog charge to meet them. That's when nine more show up. Idky calls up a spirit prayer as Aine faerie fires four of the new ones. Maedhros magic missiles Torr's opponents and kills one, as the new ones charge the group. Most swarm Torr and Lowdog. The rest go for Idky and Aine, but Stephan intercepts hers. Stephan gets critted by a ghoul: slashed across torso, bleeding wound. Two more show up. Maedhros turns eleven of them. 'Beaver, in lion form, attacks the remaining one.
Stephan starts taking off his armor to get some healing during the pause. Lowdog leaps after the fleeing ghouls to bring them back. The totemic warrior kills one but gets the attention of ALL of the undead. From the relative safety of the back of the group, Aine casts cure wounds on Stephan, healing his crit. The assassin then puts his armor back on.
Idky sundazzles the lot of them as Torr and Lowdog continue to engage the undead. Aine cure wounds Stephan again. Maedhros drops a wall of ice on the ones that aren't engaged, doing minimal damage.
'Beaver the lion gets critted: nasty gut wound--blood spurts everywhere. Beaver gets rid of one of his ghouls. Maedhros magic missiles his opponent, nearly killing it. Stephan gets rocked by his ghoul
After getting down to one ghoul on him and Torr, Lowdog goes to help Beaver, taking out the shaman's ghoul. 'Beaver goes to take out Maedhros' opponent. Maedhros takes out Stephan's ghoul and Lowdog destroys the final one.
Squattingbeaver and Idky move among the heroes, using medicine herbs and bandaging while Lowdog searches the bodies of the fallen:
Silvery Breastplate
Potion: healing
Potion: extra-healing
Potion: dusky red
Dusty-rose stone
Dull grey stone
88 GP (8 witch coins)
Two shadows arrive as the heroes finish tending their wounds, but they're no match for the entire party. Torr and Lowdog quickly destroy the undead without any need for assistance from the others.
The heroes move deeper into the city. The buildings are eerily deserted and it dawns on the group that they cleared a swath of undead from the area. Six shadows show up, and the fighters tear into them. Five more arrive moments later. Somehow, Stephan does huge damage to his shadow, destroying it. Lowdog and Torr absorb most of the first wave while 'Beaver goes to help out Stephan. Maedhros turns the five newcomers and one of the first ones. The remaining ones are quickly dispatched.
After some additional healing, the group heads deeper into Marthasville. Still, there is no sign of life or foes. After nearly an hour, about ten minutes farther in than the first time, the heroes are nearly at the center of the city, completely under the cloud of darkness from above. City is totally derelict.
With a bit of luck, Lowdog spies a group of ghouls around a corner, warning the party in time for them to avoid detection. The ghouls are largely lounging around a graveyard of some sort -- many of them are partially in the ground. Beaver and Idky cast call lightning and come around the corner.
There are a total of 42 ghouls in the graveyard. 'Beaver's first bolt vaporizes 14 and damages three. Idky's bolt kills 3 and badly wounds three more. Then Maedhros tosses a lightning bolt at 16 additional ghouls, but kills none. The undead are badly damaged, though and Torr and Lowdog start absorbing the charge with Stephan moving quite quickly and brightly to prevent the undead from spilling past the two warriors.
Stephan gets rocked, so Idky relieves him on the front line. 'Beaver shoots an arrow into the crowd, hitting one and killing it -- only three of the ghouls are unhurt. Maedhros lightning bolts the crowd, clearing a large number. The rest spill out. 'Beaver gets critted: leg opened up, bleeding wound.
Three gargoyles fly down from rooftop: going for Idky, Torr, Beaver. They clear the ghouls and get down to the last gargoyle when four more gargoyles arrive. Two more show up, flying toward the group. Maedhros magic missiles their wings, causing them to crash to the ground.
A gargoyle takes Stephan out although the assassin's blades have claimed several already. Aine remembers that she has a skill in Florence Nightingale and helps Beaver tend to the fallen Stephan.
The last gargoyle gets killed. Stephan gets an aid and comes conscious.
In the distance, the group sees a horde of scavenger demons crawling in...
Eeps so far: 14,915
Status:
Maedhros: 42 of 46, cast MMx3, LB, wall of ice AND CLWx4, aidx2, used self-heal
Beaver: 26 of 59, 8 gbs, cast CLWx6, gbx5, callx2, CSW, and lion-form
Lowdog: 46 of 111, 8 gbs, cast both CLWs, realized the bloodstone was wet with his blood and he feels weak, has acc heal
Stephan: 2+5 of 23 (aid), 2gbs
Aine: 11 (full), 6gbs, cast FFx3 and CWx2
Dresher: 7 (full), 2gbs
Torr: 55 of 79, 8 gbs
Idky: 9 of 59, 8 gbs, cast CLWx5, sun, aid, call, acc heal (on Lowdog)
At edge of city, seven ghouls come out of the constant rain and attack. 'Beaver starts casting call lightning. Lowdog and Torr get aids from Maedhros and Idky while they set to absorb the charge. Aine faerie fires four of them. Lowdog sets himself up to protect Beaver and Stephen protects Idky
Beaver's spell gets interrupted by a ghoul's hit. Stephen gets hit by a few ghouls. Idky invokes a spirit prayer.
Six more ghouls arrive. Maedhros turns one of them ("pansy"). Torr replies: "Good!"
Lowdog kills one ghoul on him and goes back to back with Torr. Aine is forced into combat with a ghoul. Torr kills one ghoul and almost another. Idky takes on one of the ghouls on 'Beaver. Aine manages to critical hit her ghoul, but it doesn't care about how its ribs look.
Torr and Maedhros have a "philosophical discussion" about whether to magic missile or turn the ghouls. Torr loses and Maehdros turns seven of them. They kill the remaining ones and Idky slings the fleeing ones to bring them back, but he misses twice.
Five more fresh ghouls come out of city and attack, attracted by the lights and sound of combat. The heroes begin to note that not all of these ghouls are at full strength or without minor wounds themselves. Stephan gets taken out by a ghoul's claws. Maedhros keeps missing his ghoul. Lowdog and Idky kill the last ghoul.
Healers tend to wounded as the rest search the bodies and find
a large bloodstone
As they get going, three more ghouls arrive. Torr and Lowdog charge to meet them. That's when nine more show up. Idky calls up a spirit prayer as Aine faerie fires four of the new ones. Maedhros magic missiles Torr's opponents and kills one, as the new ones charge the group. Most swarm Torr and Lowdog. The rest go for Idky and Aine, but Stephan intercepts hers. Stephan gets critted by a ghoul: slashed across torso, bleeding wound. Two more show up. Maedhros turns eleven of them. 'Beaver, in lion form, attacks the remaining one.
Stephan starts taking off his armor to get some healing during the pause. Lowdog leaps after the fleeing ghouls to bring them back. The totemic warrior kills one but gets the attention of ALL of the undead. From the relative safety of the back of the group, Aine casts cure wounds on Stephan, healing his crit. The assassin then puts his armor back on.
Idky sundazzles the lot of them as Torr and Lowdog continue to engage the undead. Aine cure wounds Stephan again. Maedhros drops a wall of ice on the ones that aren't engaged, doing minimal damage.
'Beaver the lion gets critted: nasty gut wound--blood spurts everywhere. Beaver gets rid of one of his ghouls. Maedhros magic missiles his opponent, nearly killing it. Stephan gets rocked by his ghoul
After getting down to one ghoul on him and Torr, Lowdog goes to help Beaver, taking out the shaman's ghoul. 'Beaver goes to take out Maedhros' opponent. Maedhros takes out Stephan's ghoul and Lowdog destroys the final one.
Squattingbeaver and Idky move among the heroes, using medicine herbs and bandaging while Lowdog searches the bodies of the fallen:
Silvery Breastplate
Potion: healing
Potion: extra-healing
Potion: dusky red
Dusty-rose stone
Dull grey stone
88 GP (8 witch coins)
Two shadows arrive as the heroes finish tending their wounds, but they're no match for the entire party. Torr and Lowdog quickly destroy the undead without any need for assistance from the others.
The heroes move deeper into the city. The buildings are eerily deserted and it dawns on the group that they cleared a swath of undead from the area. Six shadows show up, and the fighters tear into them. Five more arrive moments later. Somehow, Stephan does huge damage to his shadow, destroying it. Lowdog and Torr absorb most of the first wave while 'Beaver goes to help out Stephan. Maedhros turns the five newcomers and one of the first ones. The remaining ones are quickly dispatched.
After some additional healing, the group heads deeper into Marthasville. Still, there is no sign of life or foes. After nearly an hour, about ten minutes farther in than the first time, the heroes are nearly at the center of the city, completely under the cloud of darkness from above. City is totally derelict.
With a bit of luck, Lowdog spies a group of ghouls around a corner, warning the party in time for them to avoid detection. The ghouls are largely lounging around a graveyard of some sort -- many of them are partially in the ground. Beaver and Idky cast call lightning and come around the corner.
There are a total of 42 ghouls in the graveyard. 'Beaver's first bolt vaporizes 14 and damages three. Idky's bolt kills 3 and badly wounds three more. Then Maedhros tosses a lightning bolt at 16 additional ghouls, but kills none. The undead are badly damaged, though and Torr and Lowdog start absorbing the charge with Stephan moving quite quickly and brightly to prevent the undead from spilling past the two warriors.
Stephan gets rocked, so Idky relieves him on the front line. 'Beaver shoots an arrow into the crowd, hitting one and killing it -- only three of the ghouls are unhurt. Maedhros lightning bolts the crowd, clearing a large number. The rest spill out. 'Beaver gets critted: leg opened up, bleeding wound.
Three gargoyles fly down from rooftop: going for Idky, Torr, Beaver. They clear the ghouls and get down to the last gargoyle when four more gargoyles arrive. Two more show up, flying toward the group. Maedhros magic missiles their wings, causing them to crash to the ground.
A gargoyle takes Stephan out although the assassin's blades have claimed several already. Aine remembers that she has a skill in Florence Nightingale and helps Beaver tend to the fallen Stephan.
The last gargoyle gets killed. Stephan gets an aid and comes conscious.
In the distance, the group sees a horde of scavenger demons crawling in...
Eeps so far: 14,915
Status:
Maedhros: 42 of 46, cast MMx3, LB, wall of ice AND CLWx4, aidx2, used self-heal
Beaver: 26 of 59, 8 gbs, cast CLWx6, gbx5, callx2, CSW, and lion-form
Lowdog: 46 of 111, 8 gbs, cast both CLWs, realized the bloodstone was wet with his blood and he feels weak, has acc heal
Stephan: 2+5 of 23 (aid), 2gbs
Aine: 11 (full), 6gbs, cast FFx3 and CWx2
Dresher: 7 (full), 2gbs
Torr: 55 of 79, 8 gbs
Idky: 9 of 59, 8 gbs, cast CLWx5, sun, aid, call, acc heal (on Lowdog)