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<blockquote data-quote="Orichalcum" data-source="post: 2065214" data-attributes="member: 3722"><p><strong>Alea Iacta VIII: Over Sea, Under Mud Chp. 9: The PCs flex their muscles</strong></p><p></p><p>Sorry for the delay - we played last week, and so my time was taken up with preparing for an actual game. Exciting relationship developments, the departure of a PC, and career advancement! I may even let them level...</p><p></p><p>But back to our current adventures:</p><p></p><p>Combat, unsurprisingly, ensues. Marcus, Metellus, and Lucretius rush down the spiral stone staircase to charge the thugs on the dock, who are advancing towards them. A fierce fight breaks out, with Marcus concentrating hard on the lessons learned from studying in the Library of Trajan and killing at least one opponent with a single blow. Lucretius, to his disappointment, discovers that at least one of them is not actually a worshiper of the gods of the underworld, and only does moderate damage. </p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Llyr loads one of his special, Heilyn-cursed bolts with the Black Chain Philosopher's name on it, and shoots into the darkness towards the sound of the voice and the swiftly lapping oars. He hits and damages the rowboat, by the sound, but no screams come from out in the bay. Cornelia does her part by Deep Slumbering two of the thugs and scrambling off the staircase, leaving a clear path for Meloch. Wena considers engaging in direct psychic combat with the Black Chain Philosophers, but decides to stun the mind of one of the thugs instead, and realizes, in doing so, that the man is being controlled by another mind. </p><p></p><p>And my partner - well, he concentrates, pulls out the desert dust and special powders he found in Roma, chants a few words of Numidian, and, to everyone's amazement, a gigantic fiery explosion rocks the center of the cavern. In the brief seconds of light afforded by its flare, we can see that one of the two boats out in the harbor is burning wildly, and its passengers are diving into the water, screaming. But the other boat appears largely unscathed, and it is loaded down with scrolls and papers. More importantly, one of its passengers is quite familiar, at least to those members of the group who have kept their eyes open around Roma. "Cornelia, Llyr," Wena whispers, "that's Quintus Mucius Scaevola, the philosophical tutor to the Emperor's nephew Rufus. He's the Black Chain Philosopher, not Fufidius Priscus!"</p><p></p><p>Cornelia's mind starts spinning in wheels as to the impact of this statement, but Llyr just reaches into his quiver. "Right, I'll try that bolt next time."</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Heilyn gets down on the stairs and begins concentrating, trying to remember stories of large flying creatures he has heard of. Feathers sprout from his body, his nose elongates into a wicked beak, and sharp claws extend from his fingers, until he has turned into a large hippogriff. With his beak he gestures towards Metellus, indicating his long hose-like back. Metellus leaps on, gingerly, and the pair soar off into the pitch-black darkness of the cavern together. </p><p></p><p>In the next several seconds, Marcus and Lucretius, with Wena and Cornelia's help, make quick work of the remaining thugs; Wena manages briefly to break the BCP's control on one of the thugs, who promptly surrenders in some confusion. Meanwhile, Metellus and Heilyn dodge narrowly around giant stone stalactites dangling down from the ceiling in the darkness, attempting to swoop down on Scaevola's boat. Llyr reloads his ballista with a Scaevola bolt. Meloch lights up the cavern again with another fireball, nearly hitting Heilyn, but missing the boat.</p><p></p><p>As the others gather at the edge of the dock, ready to assist if necessary, Metellus and Heilyn finally find the boat by aid of the last fireball and dive down upon it, preparing to attack with sword and claw alike. Just as they do, Llyr launches his bolt, aiming straight for the heart of Quintus Mucius Scaevola. And just before it reaches him, the philosophers, his hands each gripping a handful of scrolls, smiles smugly, concentrates, and disappears. As the hippogriff descends on the boat, raking about with claws to check, without success, for an invisible foe, the confused men inside promptly surrender, and the boat is dragged back to the dock. Wena, looking at the philosophical forces, confirms that Scaevola has disappeared not just from sight but from the cavern itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orichalcum, post: 2065214, member: 3722"] [b]Alea Iacta VIII: Over Sea, Under Mud Chp. 9: The PCs flex their muscles[/b] Sorry for the delay - we played last week, and so my time was taken up with preparing for an actual game. Exciting relationship developments, the departure of a PC, and career advancement! I may even let them level... But back to our current adventures: Combat, unsurprisingly, ensues. Marcus, Metellus, and Lucretius rush down the spiral stone staircase to charge the thugs on the dock, who are advancing towards them. A fierce fight breaks out, with Marcus concentrating hard on the lessons learned from studying in the Library of Trajan and killing at least one opponent with a single blow. Lucretius, to his disappointment, discovers that at least one of them is not actually a worshiper of the gods of the underworld, and only does moderate damage. Meanwhile, Llyr loads one of his special, Heilyn-cursed bolts with the Black Chain Philosopher's name on it, and shoots into the darkness towards the sound of the voice and the swiftly lapping oars. He hits and damages the rowboat, by the sound, but no screams come from out in the bay. Cornelia does her part by Deep Slumbering two of the thugs and scrambling off the staircase, leaving a clear path for Meloch. Wena considers engaging in direct psychic combat with the Black Chain Philosophers, but decides to stun the mind of one of the thugs instead, and realizes, in doing so, that the man is being controlled by another mind. And my partner - well, he concentrates, pulls out the desert dust and special powders he found in Roma, chants a few words of Numidian, and, to everyone's amazement, a gigantic fiery explosion rocks the center of the cavern. In the brief seconds of light afforded by its flare, we can see that one of the two boats out in the harbor is burning wildly, and its passengers are diving into the water, screaming. But the other boat appears largely unscathed, and it is loaded down with scrolls and papers. More importantly, one of its passengers is quite familiar, at least to those members of the group who have kept their eyes open around Roma. "Cornelia, Llyr," Wena whispers, "that's Quintus Mucius Scaevola, the philosophical tutor to the Emperor's nephew Rufus. He's the Black Chain Philosopher, not Fufidius Priscus!" Cornelia's mind starts spinning in wheels as to the impact of this statement, but Llyr just reaches into his quiver. "Right, I'll try that bolt next time." Meanwhile, Heilyn gets down on the stairs and begins concentrating, trying to remember stories of large flying creatures he has heard of. Feathers sprout from his body, his nose elongates into a wicked beak, and sharp claws extend from his fingers, until he has turned into a large hippogriff. With his beak he gestures towards Metellus, indicating his long hose-like back. Metellus leaps on, gingerly, and the pair soar off into the pitch-black darkness of the cavern together. In the next several seconds, Marcus and Lucretius, with Wena and Cornelia's help, make quick work of the remaining thugs; Wena manages briefly to break the BCP's control on one of the thugs, who promptly surrenders in some confusion. Meanwhile, Metellus and Heilyn dodge narrowly around giant stone stalactites dangling down from the ceiling in the darkness, attempting to swoop down on Scaevola's boat. Llyr reloads his ballista with a Scaevola bolt. Meloch lights up the cavern again with another fireball, nearly hitting Heilyn, but missing the boat. As the others gather at the edge of the dock, ready to assist if necessary, Metellus and Heilyn finally find the boat by aid of the last fireball and dive down upon it, preparing to attack with sword and claw alike. Just as they do, Llyr launches his bolt, aiming straight for the heart of Quintus Mucius Scaevola. And just before it reaches him, the philosophers, his hands each gripping a handful of scrolls, smiles smugly, concentrates, and disappears. As the hippogriff descends on the boat, raking about with claws to check, without success, for an invisible foe, the confused men inside promptly surrender, and the boat is dragged back to the dock. Wena, looking at the philosophical forces, confirms that Scaevola has disappeared not just from sight but from the cavern itself. [/QUOTE]
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