Post by David on Aug 9, 2010 19:32:46 GMT -5
The party (Torr with Zayüß, Idky, Squattingbeaver, Lowdog, Aine with Dresher, Stephan, plus Aurora) decides to make a run out to the train to get Yavin's petrified body, bringing a "hand truck" to help transport the statue. After 3 minutes, the heroes encounter 30 ghouls. Torr destroys four while 'Beaver assumes lion-form. Aurora fires her gun but two ghouls turn out to be gunners, and return fire at Idky and Aine. The remaining ghouls rush in and Aurora goes down and starts bleeding...
Torr turns again, destroying another seven. The invisible Stephan attacks a ghoul from behind to help out Aine. Beaver-lion leaps to a gunner ghoul, ripping it up. The other gunner, however, shoots the shaman, blowing his rear leg out from under him and stunning the "lion". Meanwhile, a ghoul bites Aine's chest, cracking her ribs.
Torr destroys another dozen, leaving just the gunner, who Zayüß stomps into the ground. Treasure:
Gold snuffbox
Gold anklet
Wreath of spices
Locket with painting 1200 gp
gown 80 g
silk stole 60 g
spinel 1000 gp
onyx 100 g
potion: red, glows dimly from inside
potion: red, bubbly
Five minutes later, the party members each hear a voice that says "Heroes?" fluently in each individual's language. Lowdog questions back and the voice identifies itself as "Rathu". Idky tells it to show itself, and a winged lion with a human face materializes, which Torr identifies as a lammasu. The being, Rathu, agrees to accompany the party on their journey to get Yavin.
The heroes encounter 20 ghouls. Aine faerie fires seven while Zayüß begins his riverdance. And the ghouls swarm in...
Aine gets critically hit . . . again. Aurora gets paralyzed . . . again.
Torr destroys two. Rathu jumps onto one, killing it, helping out Stephan. A ghoul takes off with the paralyzed Aurora and Sstephan gets brought close to death. Aine gets taken down and one of Lowdog's foes destroys itself.
Idky manages to kill one of his foes. 'Beaver runs after the ghoul carrying off Aurora, ripping it to shreds. Torr turns and gets another three, thankfully taking the one off Aine. Stephan goes gaseous.
Rathu gets swarmed and starts looking pretty bad. Torr turns and vapes four, leaving one on the lammasu which the heroes quickly take out. 'Beaver turns back to human form and starts passing out healing.
Two minutes later, 27 more ghouls. Torr vapes two. Rathu casts prayer (from a rooftop). Aurora notices a gunner and shoots it dead. The ghouls swarm in, but this time only the men get attacked.
Aurora magic missiles three. Torr vapes another dozen, freeing up himself and his warhorse, and leaving just one for Lowdog. Idky manages to kill one of his, as Lowdog and Rathu help out with his ghouls.
Torr vapes all the remainder but three which the other heroes quickly destroy.
A little further along, the party run into 15 ghouls and a juju zombie. Torr turns twelve of the ghouls to dust while a few moments laster, Torr takes out the two ghouls remaining. The poor juju gets ganged up on and quickly dispatched.
Finally, the party makes it to the train and starts to bed down for the night. 'Beaver casts ward spirits, but three shadows show up. Torr pops them at the edge of the warding.
Lowdog dreams about Sidra: She keeps having her "punishment" time for losing her witch spells "reset". Meanwhile, the lich has set up an ambush in the city next to her. 'Beaver gets a dream message from Turquoise Rain, who explains she had been charmed, and not to come after her.
Eeps: 2865
In the morning, Aurora says she felt they were being watched during the night.
On the way back to Elvi . . .
Eleven minutes into the trip, Torr and Idky notice 15 greater morphs. Torr attempts to turn them, but of course, it doesn't work. Idky casts prayer. The quicker heroes move to attack. Aurora blasts one to pieces with magic missile.
Then the morphs move in to attack. Stephan gets hit, and the morph becomes his mother; another hit took away his mage powers. Idky gets hit, and one turns into Maedhros, and the other into Yavin (both accuse him of letting them die!).
Idky attacks "Maedhros". 'Beaver brings one of his near to death. Lowdog destroys both of his morph foes. Aine faerie fires all of the ones except 'Beaver's. Torr kills one with one swipe of his holy sword while Zayüß engages another morph. Aurora magic missiles one, nearly killing it and Rathu flies over to help out 'Beaver.
One of Stephan's casts grease at him, but it doesn't affect the assassin-turned-mage. Then Stephan's 'mother' attacks him, but the man doesn't doesn't cower. The third morph battling him becomes "Sidra" and tells him to serve her. "Maedhros" magic missiles Idky and Yavin misses the cleric of Fharlanghn with a spear. Idky notices that the morph-as-Yavin DOES have Beaver's gloves on...!
Torr jumps on "Sidra" and pops her, then kills Stephan's "mother". Aine kills the one on Aurora. Lowdog kills "Yavin" and then "Maedhros". Idky goes to help out 'Beaver as Rathu pops his.
The remaining three are quickly dispatched.
Six minutes later . . . some undead, which Torr turns
Seven minutes later . . . four harpies on top of a building. The monsters start to sing, but the music affects no one. Lowdog hops up and kills one. 'Beaver and Idky attack another, which crashes to the ground. Zayüß does his famous riverdance on the harpy's fallen form and the last two don't survive much longer than their sisters.
The heroes arrive in the Plaza of the Ancients...
Rathu casts probability control and moment on Aine to make her casting of stone to flesh from the spell tome flawless. Yavin returns to flesh.
Discussion ensues about what to do at this point. The original plan to get lifeblood from Sidra will not work now that the Queen has turned herself into a lich...!
The party takes the train to Fleurville (Aurora agrees to accompany) to find that the flooding is gone.
Eeps: 1275
Torr turns again, destroying another seven. The invisible Stephan attacks a ghoul from behind to help out Aine. Beaver-lion leaps to a gunner ghoul, ripping it up. The other gunner, however, shoots the shaman, blowing his rear leg out from under him and stunning the "lion". Meanwhile, a ghoul bites Aine's chest, cracking her ribs.
Torr destroys another dozen, leaving just the gunner, who Zayüß stomps into the ground. Treasure:
Gold snuffbox
Gold anklet
Wreath of spices
Locket with painting 1200 gp
gown 80 g
silk stole 60 g
spinel 1000 gp
onyx 100 g
potion: red, glows dimly from inside
potion: red, bubbly
Five minutes later, the party members each hear a voice that says "Heroes?" fluently in each individual's language. Lowdog questions back and the voice identifies itself as "Rathu". Idky tells it to show itself, and a winged lion with a human face materializes, which Torr identifies as a lammasu. The being, Rathu, agrees to accompany the party on their journey to get Yavin.
The heroes encounter 20 ghouls. Aine faerie fires seven while Zayüß begins his riverdance. And the ghouls swarm in...
Aine gets critically hit . . . again. Aurora gets paralyzed . . . again.
Torr destroys two. Rathu jumps onto one, killing it, helping out Stephan. A ghoul takes off with the paralyzed Aurora and Sstephan gets brought close to death. Aine gets taken down and one of Lowdog's foes destroys itself.
Idky manages to kill one of his foes. 'Beaver runs after the ghoul carrying off Aurora, ripping it to shreds. Torr turns and gets another three, thankfully taking the one off Aine. Stephan goes gaseous.
Rathu gets swarmed and starts looking pretty bad. Torr turns and vapes four, leaving one on the lammasu which the heroes quickly take out. 'Beaver turns back to human form and starts passing out healing.
Two minutes later, 27 more ghouls. Torr vapes two. Rathu casts prayer (from a rooftop). Aurora notices a gunner and shoots it dead. The ghouls swarm in, but this time only the men get attacked.
Aurora magic missiles three. Torr vapes another dozen, freeing up himself and his warhorse, and leaving just one for Lowdog. Idky manages to kill one of his, as Lowdog and Rathu help out with his ghouls.
Torr vapes all the remainder but three which the other heroes quickly destroy.
A little further along, the party run into 15 ghouls and a juju zombie. Torr turns twelve of the ghouls to dust while a few moments laster, Torr takes out the two ghouls remaining. The poor juju gets ganged up on and quickly dispatched.
Finally, the party makes it to the train and starts to bed down for the night. 'Beaver casts ward spirits, but three shadows show up. Torr pops them at the edge of the warding.
Lowdog dreams about Sidra: She keeps having her "punishment" time for losing her witch spells "reset". Meanwhile, the lich has set up an ambush in the city next to her. 'Beaver gets a dream message from Turquoise Rain, who explains she had been charmed, and not to come after her.
Eeps: 2865
In the morning, Aurora says she felt they were being watched during the night.
On the way back to Elvi . . .
Eleven minutes into the trip, Torr and Idky notice 15 greater morphs. Torr attempts to turn them, but of course, it doesn't work. Idky casts prayer. The quicker heroes move to attack. Aurora blasts one to pieces with magic missile.
Then the morphs move in to attack. Stephan gets hit, and the morph becomes his mother; another hit took away his mage powers. Idky gets hit, and one turns into Maedhros, and the other into Yavin (both accuse him of letting them die!).
Idky attacks "Maedhros". 'Beaver brings one of his near to death. Lowdog destroys both of his morph foes. Aine faerie fires all of the ones except 'Beaver's. Torr kills one with one swipe of his holy sword while Zayüß engages another morph. Aurora magic missiles one, nearly killing it and Rathu flies over to help out 'Beaver.
One of Stephan's casts grease at him, but it doesn't affect the assassin-turned-mage. Then Stephan's 'mother' attacks him, but the man doesn't doesn't cower. The third morph battling him becomes "Sidra" and tells him to serve her. "Maedhros" magic missiles Idky and Yavin misses the cleric of Fharlanghn with a spear. Idky notices that the morph-as-Yavin DOES have Beaver's gloves on...!
Torr jumps on "Sidra" and pops her, then kills Stephan's "mother". Aine kills the one on Aurora. Lowdog kills "Yavin" and then "Maedhros". Idky goes to help out 'Beaver as Rathu pops his.
The remaining three are quickly dispatched.
Six minutes later . . . some undead, which Torr turns
Seven minutes later . . . four harpies on top of a building. The monsters start to sing, but the music affects no one. Lowdog hops up and kills one. 'Beaver and Idky attack another, which crashes to the ground. Zayüß does his famous riverdance on the harpy's fallen form and the last two don't survive much longer than their sisters.
The heroes arrive in the Plaza of the Ancients...
Rathu casts probability control and moment on Aine to make her casting of stone to flesh from the spell tome flawless. Yavin returns to flesh.
Discussion ensues about what to do at this point. The original plan to get lifeblood from Sidra will not work now that the Queen has turned herself into a lich...!
The party takes the train to Fleurville (Aurora agrees to accompany) to find that the flooding is gone.
Eeps: 1275