Post by David on Aug 3, 2010 11:51:33 GMT -5
The heroes (Torr with Zayüß, Idky, Squattingbeaver, Lowdog, Aine with Dresher, Stephan plus Aurora) stopped on outskirts of Luxor late at night. The party ties 'Beaver onto back of Zayüß and march off into city. En route, skeletons and zombies approach the group. Torr dusts three skeletons while Aurora shoots and finds out the zombies are juju zombies which move to attack.
Torr dusts the remaining skeletons, leaving only the jujus. Zayüß starts stomping on the juju attacking Idky. Stephan gets his face nearly ripped off by a juju and Lowdog quickly takes out two jujus. Even Aine joins the fun and steps up to attack a juju zombie.
Unfortunately, one of the undead critically hits Zayüß, getting Torr’s attention, who quickly dispatches the zombie.
After some healing the group continues on. Three minutes later, they encounter a scarecrow. It gazes at Lowdog and fixates him with fascination. Torr charges, as does Stephan and it is the assassin who lands the killing blow!
Five minutes later, the party meets 24 ghouls. Lowdog hurls his fire opal necklace at the group, which explodes and kills them all, including demolishing the wooden buildings, setting them on fire, and damaging the street.
Going around the fires, a lead-covered skeleton lumbers up behind the heroes. Not wanting to waste energy in a needless battle, the group avoids the skeleton by going in a zig-zag pattern, encounter four harpies. Lowdog yells a warning and leaps to attack, dropping one to the ground. Two of the remaining ones go for Torr and one goes for Aine.
Aurora magic missiles one and Torr drops another one. Aine thinks about her silver rhion stone and realizes in the middle of combat that gives her a special awareness that prevents her from being backstabbed or rear attacked. Lowdog takes out the final two harpies and the group moves on only to encounter twelve more ghouls leaping out of the buildings four minutes later. Dresher and Zayüß notice and sound warnings, even though most of the two-legged heroes are flat-footed. The warhorse and witch get swarmed.
Lowdog rushes to help Aine but Zayüß again takes a severe beating. The touch of a ghoul paralyzes Aurora. Torr turns and destroys all the ghouls.
Finally moving into the nicer part of the city, they heroes can see the ziggurat at the center--their goal.
Just then, 27 ghouls move to attack. Torr dusts two of them, one of which was a gunner! But that’s not the only one. Another gunner shoots at Torr and misses. Idky casts prayer, as everyone get swarmed. Aurora goes down under the assault and Idky gets torn up.
Torr destroys four more. Aine brings up two phantasmal bugbears to protect the downed princess just as Idky goes down. About the same time, Zayüß also drops, exposing Beaver and Maedhros' bodies to danger.
Just in time, Torr destroys a dozen more ghouls. Stephan moves to defend Aine, who sends her bugbears against the gunner ghoul. The assassin-turned-mage gets critically hit and knocked down for his heroism but it allows the witch’s ruse to play out; the ghoul gunner shoots at an illusion and misses.
Torr destroys two more ghouls while Stephan goes gaseous. A ghouls attacks Aine and another ghoul picks up Idky and starts carrying him off. The remaining gunner blows away one of the illusions just as the paladin turns the remaining ghouls.
All but Torr and Lowdog sip potion of invisibility and continue on. As they move through courtyard, the heroes encounter five shadows. Torr and Lowdog engage the undead, while everyone else stays invisible, quickly dispatch the monsters.
Finally reaching the central plaza of Luxor, the party reaches the gateway arch of the ancients. Aine counsels that they go around the arch, as it's an active gate that leads to a city with tepees. Walking toward the pink palace, Elvi appears and welcomes the group back. After they explain the situation, Elvi casts heal on Beaver, releasing him from the insanity he was suffering from. The rest of his companions slowly untie him, still somewhat warry…
The heroes ask Elvi what can be done for Maedhros now that he has become a shadow: the group must capture Maedhros’ shadow-self and resurrect the body with the shadow present…no small feat!
Elvi heals a number of the party, but not the non-good ones. Discussion with Elvi reveals that a scroll with stone to flesh might be found in the magical library of Luxor.
Eeps so far: 12,167 each
Heals all around and Idky casts nap on the group before heading out for the library.
The heroes encounter seven shadows and two zombies which Torr all turns (or destroys) after a round of attacks. Even the paladin is willing to let a few shadows “survive” in order to hasten the party’s progress. Later, Torr turns another five shadows and vaporizes nine skeletons.
A few minutes later, floating out of an alleyway is a beholder kin! Beaver casts hold monster and Idky casts sundazzle, but nothing works. Lowdog rushes up and Stephan goes invisible. The beholder kin unleashes it’s eyebeams: Lowdog doesn't get feared and 81% of cause serious wounds against Torr gets turned back! Then Lowdog stuns the creature and quickly kills it.
Next, 16 ghouls appear and ambush the party. Torr vaporizes six of them, Aine faerie fires seven of them and Lowdog charges to intercept
One pulls out a gun and shoots at Torr and misses all three times. Torr vapes five more. Lowdog goes for the gunner, destroying it.
The invisible Stephan pinches the princess, who mistakenly thinks that the nearby Idky did it, so she slaps the cleric.
Continuing on, 13 ghouls come and Torr destroys 11 of them. Lowdog intercepts and destroys one before Torr vapes the last one.
The party FINALLY arrives at the library. ‘Beaver casts speak with greater spirits to find out who the librarian spirit is from the city’s spirit. In exchange for the spirit's help, it demands that a tablet that was stolen from the library be found and returned. The conversation doesn't go well, and they don't get what they want.
‘Beaver dowses for the scroll and finds it somewhere downstairs. Between dowsing and stone shapes, they find the witch library two floors down, a veritable jackpot for Aine!
Torr dusts the remaining skeletons, leaving only the jujus. Zayüß starts stomping on the juju attacking Idky. Stephan gets his face nearly ripped off by a juju and Lowdog quickly takes out two jujus. Even Aine joins the fun and steps up to attack a juju zombie.
Unfortunately, one of the undead critically hits Zayüß, getting Torr’s attention, who quickly dispatches the zombie.
After some healing the group continues on. Three minutes later, they encounter a scarecrow. It gazes at Lowdog and fixates him with fascination. Torr charges, as does Stephan and it is the assassin who lands the killing blow!
Five minutes later, the party meets 24 ghouls. Lowdog hurls his fire opal necklace at the group, which explodes and kills them all, including demolishing the wooden buildings, setting them on fire, and damaging the street.
Going around the fires, a lead-covered skeleton lumbers up behind the heroes. Not wanting to waste energy in a needless battle, the group avoids the skeleton by going in a zig-zag pattern, encounter four harpies. Lowdog yells a warning and leaps to attack, dropping one to the ground. Two of the remaining ones go for Torr and one goes for Aine.
Aurora magic missiles one and Torr drops another one. Aine thinks about her silver rhion stone and realizes in the middle of combat that gives her a special awareness that prevents her from being backstabbed or rear attacked. Lowdog takes out the final two harpies and the group moves on only to encounter twelve more ghouls leaping out of the buildings four minutes later. Dresher and Zayüß notice and sound warnings, even though most of the two-legged heroes are flat-footed. The warhorse and witch get swarmed.
Lowdog rushes to help Aine but Zayüß again takes a severe beating. The touch of a ghoul paralyzes Aurora. Torr turns and destroys all the ghouls.
Finally moving into the nicer part of the city, they heroes can see the ziggurat at the center--their goal.
Just then, 27 ghouls move to attack. Torr dusts two of them, one of which was a gunner! But that’s not the only one. Another gunner shoots at Torr and misses. Idky casts prayer, as everyone get swarmed. Aurora goes down under the assault and Idky gets torn up.
Torr destroys four more. Aine brings up two phantasmal bugbears to protect the downed princess just as Idky goes down. About the same time, Zayüß also drops, exposing Beaver and Maedhros' bodies to danger.
Just in time, Torr destroys a dozen more ghouls. Stephan moves to defend Aine, who sends her bugbears against the gunner ghoul. The assassin-turned-mage gets critically hit and knocked down for his heroism but it allows the witch’s ruse to play out; the ghoul gunner shoots at an illusion and misses.
Torr destroys two more ghouls while Stephan goes gaseous. A ghouls attacks Aine and another ghoul picks up Idky and starts carrying him off. The remaining gunner blows away one of the illusions just as the paladin turns the remaining ghouls.
All but Torr and Lowdog sip potion of invisibility and continue on. As they move through courtyard, the heroes encounter five shadows. Torr and Lowdog engage the undead, while everyone else stays invisible, quickly dispatch the monsters.
Finally reaching the central plaza of Luxor, the party reaches the gateway arch of the ancients. Aine counsels that they go around the arch, as it's an active gate that leads to a city with tepees. Walking toward the pink palace, Elvi appears and welcomes the group back. After they explain the situation, Elvi casts heal on Beaver, releasing him from the insanity he was suffering from. The rest of his companions slowly untie him, still somewhat warry…
The heroes ask Elvi what can be done for Maedhros now that he has become a shadow: the group must capture Maedhros’ shadow-self and resurrect the body with the shadow present…no small feat!
Elvi heals a number of the party, but not the non-good ones. Discussion with Elvi reveals that a scroll with stone to flesh might be found in the magical library of Luxor.
Eeps so far: 12,167 each
Heals all around and Idky casts nap on the group before heading out for the library.
The heroes encounter seven shadows and two zombies which Torr all turns (or destroys) after a round of attacks. Even the paladin is willing to let a few shadows “survive” in order to hasten the party’s progress. Later, Torr turns another five shadows and vaporizes nine skeletons.
A few minutes later, floating out of an alleyway is a beholder kin! Beaver casts hold monster and Idky casts sundazzle, but nothing works. Lowdog rushes up and Stephan goes invisible. The beholder kin unleashes it’s eyebeams: Lowdog doesn't get feared and 81% of cause serious wounds against Torr gets turned back! Then Lowdog stuns the creature and quickly kills it.
Next, 16 ghouls appear and ambush the party. Torr vaporizes six of them, Aine faerie fires seven of them and Lowdog charges to intercept
One pulls out a gun and shoots at Torr and misses all three times. Torr vapes five more. Lowdog goes for the gunner, destroying it.
The invisible Stephan pinches the princess, who mistakenly thinks that the nearby Idky did it, so she slaps the cleric.
Continuing on, 13 ghouls come and Torr destroys 11 of them. Lowdog intercepts and destroys one before Torr vapes the last one.
The party FINALLY arrives at the library. ‘Beaver casts speak with greater spirits to find out who the librarian spirit is from the city’s spirit. In exchange for the spirit's help, it demands that a tablet that was stolen from the library be found and returned. The conversation doesn't go well, and they don't get what they want.
‘Beaver dowses for the scroll and finds it somewhere downstairs. Between dowsing and stone shapes, they find the witch library two floors down, a veritable jackpot for Aine!