Post by David on May 19, 2010 22:46:57 GMT -5
The heroes (Maedhros, Torr, Idky, Squattingbeaver, Lowdog, Aine with Dresher, Stephan, and Yavin, plus Aurora) finish tending to their wounds, cast a few spells, and bed down in Maedhros' secure shelter for the night. During the night, Lowdog felt like he was being watched for a moment.
In the morning, Idky passed out auras of comfort and easy march, before heading south, off to Louisville. En route, while trying to communicate with Princess Aurora, Yavin discovers he now is a full-fledged telepath...!
In the late afternoon, the heroes come across a battlefield. 'Beaver sees beyond spirits of hundreds of warriors roaming the wasteland, warriors from both sides are there. The shaman communes with the spirit of Gorma-Sar; the necromancer explains that someone powerful cast blight on the land and warns that passing through will damage travelers. At this point, all the spirits try to talk to Beaver...
The group diverts around the blighted land and attract the attention of sixteen ghouls and seven shadows. Maedhros destroys three and Torr vaporizes eleven more. Beaver turns into a lion, causing the princess to cower behind the group. Torr turns the shadows and destroys the last of the ghouls and Maedhros dusts them as they flee.
Later, 26 shadows and five ghouls appear from the blighted area. Aurora magic missiles a shadow. Torr vaporizes five ghouls and turns seven shadows as well. Meanwhile, Aine faerie fires seven shadows and Stephan (acting as a mage and presenting his dagger into his hand) defends Princess Chickenshit aka Aurora.
Lowdog kills a shadow as 'Beaver attacks in lion form. Maedhros destroys three shadows. Aine gets critically hit in the face and falls onto the ground. Maedhros dusts eight more shadows while the shaman returns to human form. Yet, between the fighters and Maedhros, the undead horde is destroyed.
Traveling on, the heroes encounter eight more ghouls & thirteen shadows. Maedhros destroys four ghouls and Stephan again moves to protect the princess. Aine faerie fires seven shadows while Yavin faerie fires the rest of the shadows and three ghouls. Princess Aurora takes aim and shoots at a ghoul, destroying it.
That's when the party gets swarmed by undead...
Aurora's gun jams. Aine just stands there looking radiant with her newly-healed face. Maedhros destroys four more of the undead and then vaporizes one more... Aurora runs to hide behind Aine. Maehdros manages to finally dust the rest.
The heroes again bed down in the half-elf's secure shelter. As the rest of the group falls asleep, 'Beaver feels that he's being watched. He casts detect invisibility followed by nature's eyes and perfect perception to sense the source of his sensation (believing it to be the gray the party had encountered earlier). Nothing. About fifteen minutes pass and just as the shaman is about ready to go to bed, he senses outside the shelter thirteen demons appear outside the shelter. They open several bottles and five vampires materialize while dozens of shadows flow out of a bag...
'Beaver rouses the group. Idky casts protection from evil 10' on Dresher. Maedhros casts detect invisibility. Yavin uses his newly-discovered telepathy to mentally link Lowdog, Torr, and Idky to the shaman so all could share his enhanced senses.
Vampires in vapor form come in under the door. Aine casts control vapor and moves it toward a vial but the undead all decide to assume material form. Maehdros turns three of them, who cower in the corner. Lowdog and Torr attack the non-turned vampires while Aine calls up her ONLY spirit prayer. As the totemic warrior draws his scimitar, Yavin loses his mental connection with Lowdog, instead linking into Aurora. That's because the princess proceeded to shoot the turned vampires, unturning them (stupid bitch!)...
Aine gets critted by a vampire and knocked to the ground. Ten shadows flow into the cabin. 'Beaver interposes to save Aine from her vampire. Maedhros dusts all the shadows. Lowdog drops a vampire and it goes vaporous so Aine uses her spell to send it into a bottle.
Eight more shadows come in and Maedhros destroys seven of them. Vrocks start beating on the front door. The vampires occasionally attempt to charm party members, to no avail.
Torr drops another vampire. Aine drinks a healing potion to get another empty bottle. Maedhros clears the rest of the shadows in the shelter. The vampire goes gaseous and ends up in a bottle, thanks to Aine. Seven more shadows show up and Maedhros dusts them. Lowdog drops another vampire. 'Beaver takes Idky's vampire off him. The downed vampire goes gaseous, and Aine hoovers it up.
One of the remaining vampires breaks many of Beaver's ribs as six shadows flow under the door and into the room. Idky interposes for Beaver to take the vampire off him. Beaver casts his max cure serious on himself to restore his ribs SOMEWHAT, but not fully...
Maedhros only manages to get rid of one shadow this round. Shadows move in to attack the group.
Ten more shadows show up. Maedhros dusts five. Torr drops a vampire, which goes straight to gas. Aine sucks it up. Idky casts cure light wounds on Aine.
The new shadows swarm in as six more shadows show up. Idky takes a shadow off Yavin. Maedhros dusts two shadows and Torr turns eleven, who flee instead of being destroyed.
But six additionak shadows show up while vrocks continue banging on the wizard locked door.
Maedhros dusts seven of the shadows. In the respite, Idky casts another cure light on Aine, who finally gets up from the floor. 'Beaver starts casting call lightning as ten more shadows show up and the last vampire is hacked down and goes gaseous. Aine sucks it into a bottle...
Maedhros dusts four shadows but seven more arrive. The half-elven cleric then destroys ten more while Aine starts to light a candle to seal the vampire vials with wax. Idky casts cure light wounds on Stephan. Twelve more shadows show up and Torr turns seven of them.
Demons start using telekinesis to smash boulders into the door, doing lots of damage to the front of the secure shelter. Maedhros vaproizes the rest of the shadows within.
Thirteen more shadows show up, but Maedhros dusts 12 of them. The demons get excited and start clustering around the door outside. Torr kills the last shadow in the room. Maedhros casts wall of ice in front of door, just as the door shatters. The final eight shadows slip into the room, past the ice.
Beaver's call lightning spell is ready, and he unleashes it on the group in front of the door. Maedhros dusts all the remaining shadows (no more shadows!!). Beaver and Idky take 1/4 of potion of invis each and Stephan turns invisible. Idky aids Lowdog and then Torr.
The marilith slams into the protection and Lowdog rushes it. Because of the totemic warrior and the demon's position at the dorr, Torr can't get to her; Lowdog makes a very effective doorstop.
Nalfeshnee attempts to dispel the secure shelter, but it fails. A demon psychic crushes Aine, dropping her to the floor with blood flowing from her ears, nose, and even tear ducts...
Another demon attempts to use telekinesis on Torr, but the paladin resists with his own airwalking power. Yavin is not so lucky, but the paladin grabs the cleric of Celestian before he can be pulled out the door. Yavin mumbles something about dropping the telepathic connection and going into psionic combat...
Current Status:
Maedhros: 41 (full), cast clwx2/aidx2/create food and d.invis
'Beaver: 47 of 70, cast clwx5/all 2nd/nature's eyes, cure deaf/perfect,csw/ccw, two MAX, lion, -1 STR, 3/4 DEX, -1 to hit due to 15 cracked ribs
Lowdog: 59 of 91, -1 STR
Stephan: 16 of 34, -4 STR, still a mage but no spells left!
Aine: -8 of 21, cast FF and cantrip/control, three bottled vamps of five
Dresher: 10 (full)
Torr: 74+2 of 82
Idky: 35 of 59, -1 STR, cast clwx4/aid/prayer, contx3/clear, prot 10'r/easy march
Yavin: 49 (full), down 32PSPs, cast FF and CLWx2
Aurora: 10 of 14, -1 STR, no spells, used 3 and 2 bullets but only one gun functioning
In the morning, Idky passed out auras of comfort and easy march, before heading south, off to Louisville. En route, while trying to communicate with Princess Aurora, Yavin discovers he now is a full-fledged telepath...!
In the late afternoon, the heroes come across a battlefield. 'Beaver sees beyond spirits of hundreds of warriors roaming the wasteland, warriors from both sides are there. The shaman communes with the spirit of Gorma-Sar; the necromancer explains that someone powerful cast blight on the land and warns that passing through will damage travelers. At this point, all the spirits try to talk to Beaver...
The group diverts around the blighted land and attract the attention of sixteen ghouls and seven shadows. Maedhros destroys three and Torr vaporizes eleven more. Beaver turns into a lion, causing the princess to cower behind the group. Torr turns the shadows and destroys the last of the ghouls and Maedhros dusts them as they flee.
Later, 26 shadows and five ghouls appear from the blighted area. Aurora magic missiles a shadow. Torr vaporizes five ghouls and turns seven shadows as well. Meanwhile, Aine faerie fires seven shadows and Stephan (acting as a mage and presenting his dagger into his hand) defends Princess Chickenshit aka Aurora.
Lowdog kills a shadow as 'Beaver attacks in lion form. Maedhros destroys three shadows. Aine gets critically hit in the face and falls onto the ground. Maedhros dusts eight more shadows while the shaman returns to human form. Yet, between the fighters and Maedhros, the undead horde is destroyed.
Traveling on, the heroes encounter eight more ghouls & thirteen shadows. Maedhros destroys four ghouls and Stephan again moves to protect the princess. Aine faerie fires seven shadows while Yavin faerie fires the rest of the shadows and three ghouls. Princess Aurora takes aim and shoots at a ghoul, destroying it.
That's when the party gets swarmed by undead...
Aurora's gun jams. Aine just stands there looking radiant with her newly-healed face. Maedhros destroys four more of the undead and then vaporizes one more... Aurora runs to hide behind Aine. Maehdros manages to finally dust the rest.
The heroes again bed down in the half-elf's secure shelter. As the rest of the group falls asleep, 'Beaver feels that he's being watched. He casts detect invisibility followed by nature's eyes and perfect perception to sense the source of his sensation (believing it to be the gray the party had encountered earlier). Nothing. About fifteen minutes pass and just as the shaman is about ready to go to bed, he senses outside the shelter thirteen demons appear outside the shelter. They open several bottles and five vampires materialize while dozens of shadows flow out of a bag...
'Beaver rouses the group. Idky casts protection from evil 10' on Dresher. Maedhros casts detect invisibility. Yavin uses his newly-discovered telepathy to mentally link Lowdog, Torr, and Idky to the shaman so all could share his enhanced senses.
Vampires in vapor form come in under the door. Aine casts control vapor and moves it toward a vial but the undead all decide to assume material form. Maehdros turns three of them, who cower in the corner. Lowdog and Torr attack the non-turned vampires while Aine calls up her ONLY spirit prayer. As the totemic warrior draws his scimitar, Yavin loses his mental connection with Lowdog, instead linking into Aurora. That's because the princess proceeded to shoot the turned vampires, unturning them (stupid bitch!)...
Aine gets critted by a vampire and knocked to the ground. Ten shadows flow into the cabin. 'Beaver interposes to save Aine from her vampire. Maedhros dusts all the shadows. Lowdog drops a vampire and it goes vaporous so Aine uses her spell to send it into a bottle.
Eight more shadows come in and Maedhros destroys seven of them. Vrocks start beating on the front door. The vampires occasionally attempt to charm party members, to no avail.
Torr drops another vampire. Aine drinks a healing potion to get another empty bottle. Maedhros clears the rest of the shadows in the shelter. The vampire goes gaseous and ends up in a bottle, thanks to Aine. Seven more shadows show up and Maedhros dusts them. Lowdog drops another vampire. 'Beaver takes Idky's vampire off him. The downed vampire goes gaseous, and Aine hoovers it up.
One of the remaining vampires breaks many of Beaver's ribs as six shadows flow under the door and into the room. Idky interposes for Beaver to take the vampire off him. Beaver casts his max cure serious on himself to restore his ribs SOMEWHAT, but not fully...
Maedhros only manages to get rid of one shadow this round. Shadows move in to attack the group.
Ten more shadows show up. Maedhros dusts five. Torr drops a vampire, which goes straight to gas. Aine sucks it up. Idky casts cure light wounds on Aine.
The new shadows swarm in as six more shadows show up. Idky takes a shadow off Yavin. Maedhros dusts two shadows and Torr turns eleven, who flee instead of being destroyed.
But six additionak shadows show up while vrocks continue banging on the wizard locked door.
Maedhros dusts seven of the shadows. In the respite, Idky casts another cure light on Aine, who finally gets up from the floor. 'Beaver starts casting call lightning as ten more shadows show up and the last vampire is hacked down and goes gaseous. Aine sucks it into a bottle...
Maedhros dusts four shadows but seven more arrive. The half-elven cleric then destroys ten more while Aine starts to light a candle to seal the vampire vials with wax. Idky casts cure light wounds on Stephan. Twelve more shadows show up and Torr turns seven of them.
Demons start using telekinesis to smash boulders into the door, doing lots of damage to the front of the secure shelter. Maedhros vaproizes the rest of the shadows within.
Thirteen more shadows show up, but Maedhros dusts 12 of them. The demons get excited and start clustering around the door outside. Torr kills the last shadow in the room. Maedhros casts wall of ice in front of door, just as the door shatters. The final eight shadows slip into the room, past the ice.
Beaver's call lightning spell is ready, and he unleashes it on the group in front of the door. Maedhros dusts all the remaining shadows (no more shadows!!). Beaver and Idky take 1/4 of potion of invis each and Stephan turns invisible. Idky aids Lowdog and then Torr.
The marilith slams into the protection and Lowdog rushes it. Because of the totemic warrior and the demon's position at the dorr, Torr can't get to her; Lowdog makes a very effective doorstop.
Nalfeshnee attempts to dispel the secure shelter, but it fails. A demon psychic crushes Aine, dropping her to the floor with blood flowing from her ears, nose, and even tear ducts...
Another demon attempts to use telekinesis on Torr, but the paladin resists with his own airwalking power. Yavin is not so lucky, but the paladin grabs the cleric of Celestian before he can be pulled out the door. Yavin mumbles something about dropping the telepathic connection and going into psionic combat...
Current Status:
Maedhros: 41 (full), cast clwx2/aidx2/create food and d.invis
'Beaver: 47 of 70, cast clwx5/all 2nd/nature's eyes, cure deaf/perfect,csw/ccw, two MAX, lion, -1 STR, 3/4 DEX, -1 to hit due to 15 cracked ribs
Lowdog: 59 of 91, -1 STR
Stephan: 16 of 34, -4 STR, still a mage but no spells left!
Aine: -8 of 21, cast FF and cantrip/control, three bottled vamps of five
Dresher: 10 (full)
Torr: 74+2 of 82
Idky: 35 of 59, -1 STR, cast clwx4/aid/prayer, contx3/clear, prot 10'r/easy march
Yavin: 49 (full), down 32PSPs, cast FF and CLWx2
Aurora: 10 of 14, -1 STR, no spells, used 3 and 2 bullets but only one gun functioning
