Post by David on Apr 25, 2011 15:48:23 GMT -5
The heroes (Torr with Zayüß, Idky, Lowdog with Tensay, Yavin, and Ichi) continue their life-and-death battle inside the castle courtyard just as exhaustion starts to set in...
Torr, Ichi, and Lowdog see more of the castle, with orc archers across a courtyard. In the courtyard, Ichi recognizes an Asian dragon with no wings. More arrow fire comes in at various party members. A man with a full face mask armed with a no-dachi emerges from the other side of the combat with an ogre, three wereboars, and eight more orc bowmen. Also, two indigo blue men arrive with a second human. At this point, the dragon raises its head up to Lowdog and tries to speak to him in some strange language. It also attempts to bite the totemic warrior but misses.
Yavin reads a scroll of hold person, paralyzing three of the orcs along the party's most likely escape route. Ichi continues fighting the archers on his parapet, killing one and stunning another. He also sets free the little blue humanoid. Idky casts sticks to snakes on the bows and arrows of the archers at the other end, keeping them from firing. And Torr leaps over to take on the dragon, stunning it with a single hit. He also takes out the orc on Lowdog, freeing the totemic warrior to cast cure light wounds on himself. Torr now understands the dragon and tells everyone that it doesn’t want to fight. In fact, it’s now whining and retreating back to the castle's outer courtyard.
The wereboars leap down three stories to the ground level and run toward the other combatants at the other end of the courtyard. Somehow they miss Idky and Zayüß in the continual darkness.
Idky climbs on Zayüß, and the pair airwalks up and out, over toward Lowdog. After freeing the blue guy, Ichi flies over to the far wall to attack orcs there while Yavin casts darkness around himself. Lowdog climbs onto Zayüß as Idky gets off and starts airwalking himself.
The dragon cowers from Torr, as Zayüß gets hit by a stray arrow. Ichi and Torr clear out more orc archers, as the rest gather in the darkness to start leaving. The now-free blue guy runs along the sides of the wall over toward where Torr is. Ichi flies on his broom over to help Torr escape. As he does, the little blue guy's arms extend unnaturally long as he grabs onto the broom. Ichi pulls him up, and the creature clings to the monk's back like a backpack. Torr and Ichi take out a couple more orcs and fly out with the rest of the gang.
After escaping to a nearby hilltop to heal up, they formulate a plan to go rescue the fallen cat and Eclipse. They turn Ichi, his broom, Yavin, and Torr (with Zayüß) invisible to go in to get them. As they arrive, the blue humanoids remaining in the castle all start wailing.
Torr sets up to attack the wereboars to keep them busy. Ichi pours anti-toxin down the animals’ throats, and Yavin waits to see what happens. Only Tensay revives. Eclipse doesn’t make it. Yavin casts lighten load on the cat.
Yavin turns visible, and Torr attacks the wereboars, also becoming visible. He stuns both in the first attack. The archers notice the cat being lifted and Torr. Archers start firing.
Torr drops the lycanthropes, and the arrows come in. The wounded cat gets hit. Yavin mind thrusts one of the ogres, as Torr airwalks up to take on the ogres and the man. He kills the ogre and starts in on the man, who hits him back and brings him near death. Yavin flies up with his darkened sword to provide some cover for Torr. He also tries to mind thrust the man but misses.
The man in armor doesn’t seem to be hindered by the darkness. Zayüß starts taking off after Ichi ties the cat on him, up to Torr. Ichi flies up on his broom, and Torr hops on Zayüß. Yavin holds off the man. Torr drinks a potion of healing.
Yavin mind thrusts the man successfully. As Torr and Zayüß leave, Zayüß takes a bunch of arrow hits and gets poisoned.
A man flies in from the other side of the castle, and he turns into a big blue creature with horns. Yavin flies straight up, but the creature shoots a blast of cold at him. Yavin recognizes it as an ogre magi. Ichi turns to pick up Yavin.
Torr tries to save the cat, but it’s precarious. He flags down Yavin and Ichi, who turn back to join Torr. Yavin uses spells and psionic healing to bring Tensay back. He comes conscious and goes berserk. Torr has to knock the snow leopard unconscious.
After they get back to the rest of the party on a hillock, Torr and Ichi realize that an invisible creature is lurking nearby. They both charge it and attack. It tries to escape, but the paladin and monk stay with it. Ichi tells Torr that it regenerates. Ichi drops it, and it splatters on the ground. Torr starts using his flaming mace on the remains.
They move to another hillock and set up camp. Idky casts nap on all but Ichi, who remains on watch.
Eeps: 7,804 each for everyone
Rescue mission eeps (Ichi, Torr, Yavin): 859 each
Torr, Ichi, and Lowdog see more of the castle, with orc archers across a courtyard. In the courtyard, Ichi recognizes an Asian dragon with no wings. More arrow fire comes in at various party members. A man with a full face mask armed with a no-dachi emerges from the other side of the combat with an ogre, three wereboars, and eight more orc bowmen. Also, two indigo blue men arrive with a second human. At this point, the dragon raises its head up to Lowdog and tries to speak to him in some strange language. It also attempts to bite the totemic warrior but misses.
Yavin reads a scroll of hold person, paralyzing three of the orcs along the party's most likely escape route. Ichi continues fighting the archers on his parapet, killing one and stunning another. He also sets free the little blue humanoid. Idky casts sticks to snakes on the bows and arrows of the archers at the other end, keeping them from firing. And Torr leaps over to take on the dragon, stunning it with a single hit. He also takes out the orc on Lowdog, freeing the totemic warrior to cast cure light wounds on himself. Torr now understands the dragon and tells everyone that it doesn’t want to fight. In fact, it’s now whining and retreating back to the castle's outer courtyard.
The wereboars leap down three stories to the ground level and run toward the other combatants at the other end of the courtyard. Somehow they miss Idky and Zayüß in the continual darkness.
Idky climbs on Zayüß, and the pair airwalks up and out, over toward Lowdog. After freeing the blue guy, Ichi flies over to the far wall to attack orcs there while Yavin casts darkness around himself. Lowdog climbs onto Zayüß as Idky gets off and starts airwalking himself.
The dragon cowers from Torr, as Zayüß gets hit by a stray arrow. Ichi and Torr clear out more orc archers, as the rest gather in the darkness to start leaving. The now-free blue guy runs along the sides of the wall over toward where Torr is. Ichi flies on his broom over to help Torr escape. As he does, the little blue guy's arms extend unnaturally long as he grabs onto the broom. Ichi pulls him up, and the creature clings to the monk's back like a backpack. Torr and Ichi take out a couple more orcs and fly out with the rest of the gang.
After escaping to a nearby hilltop to heal up, they formulate a plan to go rescue the fallen cat and Eclipse. They turn Ichi, his broom, Yavin, and Torr (with Zayüß) invisible to go in to get them. As they arrive, the blue humanoids remaining in the castle all start wailing.
Torr sets up to attack the wereboars to keep them busy. Ichi pours anti-toxin down the animals’ throats, and Yavin waits to see what happens. Only Tensay revives. Eclipse doesn’t make it. Yavin casts lighten load on the cat.
Yavin turns visible, and Torr attacks the wereboars, also becoming visible. He stuns both in the first attack. The archers notice the cat being lifted and Torr. Archers start firing.
Torr drops the lycanthropes, and the arrows come in. The wounded cat gets hit. Yavin mind thrusts one of the ogres, as Torr airwalks up to take on the ogres and the man. He kills the ogre and starts in on the man, who hits him back and brings him near death. Yavin flies up with his darkened sword to provide some cover for Torr. He also tries to mind thrust the man but misses.
The man in armor doesn’t seem to be hindered by the darkness. Zayüß starts taking off after Ichi ties the cat on him, up to Torr. Ichi flies up on his broom, and Torr hops on Zayüß. Yavin holds off the man. Torr drinks a potion of healing.
Yavin mind thrusts the man successfully. As Torr and Zayüß leave, Zayüß takes a bunch of arrow hits and gets poisoned.
A man flies in from the other side of the castle, and he turns into a big blue creature with horns. Yavin flies straight up, but the creature shoots a blast of cold at him. Yavin recognizes it as an ogre magi. Ichi turns to pick up Yavin.
Torr tries to save the cat, but it’s precarious. He flags down Yavin and Ichi, who turn back to join Torr. Yavin uses spells and psionic healing to bring Tensay back. He comes conscious and goes berserk. Torr has to knock the snow leopard unconscious.
After they get back to the rest of the party on a hillock, Torr and Ichi realize that an invisible creature is lurking nearby. They both charge it and attack. It tries to escape, but the paladin and monk stay with it. Ichi tells Torr that it regenerates. Ichi drops it, and it splatters on the ground. Torr starts using his flaming mace on the remains.
They move to another hillock and set up camp. Idky casts nap on all but Ichi, who remains on watch.
Eeps: 7,804 each for everyone
Rescue mission eeps (Ichi, Torr, Yavin): 859 each