Island Empire - A Warlock Alone Part2

The bear goes down though the other continues to cause considerable harm. Remona rips it with magic missiles and Grumbar moves to engage it. Seeing the bear go down before Chandar, the old man waves his staff again and points it at the leader of the Marines. The big Lizardman freezes in place unmoving on the deck.

OOC: Spellcraft check DC18 [sblock]Hold Monster[/sblock]

Failed the spell check

Seeing the Col. imbolized, Michael will now call forth the giants and ogiers lead by grond and 5 giants and 30 ogiers storm the deck. Michale will order 2 squads to commit to the last bear, and the other squads to take the attack to the enemy onto the dock and away from the ship to be followed by 1/2 of the defenders on deck. The giants he will order to take out the old man.

Then calling to everyone he says "All spell attacks against the old man" and will unless with his own sonic blasts.

to hit 15 = 18 damage
to hit 27 = 19 damage
to hit 31 - 12 damage

OOC: Are you having problems with some of your posts going missing? I responded to this a couple of days ago, but it has just vanished. I lost posts to two other games as well. One was dammed unfortunate, because the other players did something completely different and quite foolish in my opinion before I got back to re-post a couple days later. Anyway, trying again.

As Micheal calls out his reserves his enemy is doing the same. The last of the forces run from the now badly burning warehouse. One of these is another old man, obviously a shaman or necromancer of some sort who adds more defensive magic. Most of the others are lesser warriors, but they rush the ship as well. Even with the addition of another defensive spell caster on shore the magical assault is taking a toll on the old man and he bleeds from several wounds.

A more serious threat emerges however, with another wave of his staff, the old man calls up more sinister forces. A large contingent of undead begin to climb up the sides of the ship and dock. Many are on fire, but it does not seem to slow them down, but it does terrify many of the sailors and marines on deck who are unprepared for such an uncanny foe. Their leader remains frozen though Nac'Losin is trying to get to him. A few of the more wily sailors turn their fire hoses to try and wash the flaming undead from the ship. But their are many more undead than hose crews. That the old man would commit such disturbing forces to use in a public place even under the fog shroud is a mark of his growing desperation.

The newly launch forces come together at the rail in a mighty clash of arms. The Ogres and Giants are individually the equal of many of the old man's warriors, but he has a lot of forces to commit and the carnage is terrible. Slowly, the forces of the Retribution begin to make some headway against the enemy pushing the forces back along the dock, but the undead on deck are gaining ground. Nac'Losin stops trying to reach Chandar and raises her holy symbol.

Seeing the wall of undead...and remembering the power of song Michall will call out.."Everyone sing your favorite church hyme...now.....sing sing for all your worth..sing of courgage, sing of faith, sing of life"...Michael will then repeat what he did against the undead whale but will shift to postive engergy in his blasts sending a wall of positive energy on the dock side...Everyone else he will order to continure and will hold back one more round before commiting his last reserves

Eldritch Blasts
28 points
18 points
16 points

Nac'Losin brings down several undead as do the blasts of positive energy, but their numbers are great. Now your forces are getting divided as some press the attack further from the docks while others struggle with the undead on the decks. The men begin to sing, but this is not a power that will work quickly. Willum gives up on the wind as the fog is largely abated near the ship and works to bring the men into chorus with scared songs of life. If nothing else it gives the men heart.

The shaman casts some sort of powerful healing on the old man, while he continues to put more effort into defensive magic. Some of his men form a small shield wall in front of him to reduce the hail of missiles coming in. But they are too few to block all.

Seeing the turning point, Michale will empty his reserve and all 250 crew members are not commited to the fight and he hopes the sudden swelling of numbers will break the will of their human opponets.

"Spears and Harpoons on the undead, force them away from you. Misslemen divide your fire bewteen the undead and the old man. Catapults, load with fire and target the old man..ballistas target his new friend. Guissippe...target the new old man with your rifle crew... Michael himself will committ himself to the attack on the old men and their shield wall and pummel them with sonic cones..

to hit 12 = 32 points
to hit 27 12 points

to hit 29 - 15 points

On the docks the battle is now going your way. The hail of sonic cones and missile fire is taking a toll. The enemy is falling back and trying to regroup. The old man lofts another fireball at the ship doing more damage to sail and rigging and then retreats. He ducks behind the burning warehouse out of sight. At this his remaining forces on the docks also break and run.

The rest of the crew with Harpoons and the hoses as well as Nac'Losin's efforts break the attack of undead on the decks. While they fight doggedly, they can be surrounded and cleared slowly but surely. Chandar returns to action when the old man is gone. He quickly reorients himself and slices a flaming undead in half.

As the principals retreat, Michale will leave the deck blasting sonic cones at his retreat and call for Grond and the ogiers/giants as well as guiswspiies gun crew to join him as he pruses the old men. "Col. Chandar press attacks of opportunity,,,misslemen keep firing at all you see...catapults and ballista you have free reign.
to hit at retreating opponets

28 29 points
18 17 points
27 22 points

A shout goes up from giants and men as they charge forward. Their warcries echo off the surrounding buildings. Remona downs a potion and leaps into the air in magical flight sharing the power with her familiar. The old expression about when pigs fly creeps into your mind unbidden. She streaks ahead to spot for you. Nac'Losin follows with Chandar sticking close to protect her. The marksmen bring up the rear. Behind you Grumbar takes command of the repair crew and firefighters.

Mangram organizes all the men that can be spared to provide a rear guard and reinforcements in your wake.

The old man has miscalculated badly expecting you to stay with the ship. You come upon him only a block away his forces in disarray.

Seeing the foes gatherd in close quarters and caught perhaps unprepared, Michael will let lose with three more cones of sonic energy to take centered on the two old men. . Those that have missels ready he will direct to let lose at the old men while the others rush forward. Gussieepi will as instructed focus on the old men but will take good targets of opportunity

Cones Area of Effect
to hit 20 18 points
to hit 28 32 points
to hit 26 37 points