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<blockquote data-quote="Express2.0" data-source="post: 5163735" data-attributes="member: 84891"><p><strong>The Bubbling Gnome</strong></p><p></p><p>As Bynara closed on Gyger, the battle had all but stopped. By the doorway, the half orcs of House Thrashk stood watching, unbelieving at their attacker.</p><p></p><p>Gyger was growing.</p><p></p><p>Bubbling.</p><p></p><p>Already standing taller than any normal gnome, Gyger's body was seized by a series of violent paralytic spasms. His body-his torso, legs, and tentacles bubbled and grew. His dun suit tore and fell away.</p><p></p><p>He was getting bigger. And instead of attacking, we all just watched in horror.</p><p></p><p>With a great roar, more tentacles erupted from Gyger's form. Some ended in weird green glowing eyes, others were vestigal appendages worth nothing. A green ooze issued forth from Gyger's skin. In a mere matter of moments, the gnome transformed from a bipedal form to a 15 foot wide amorphous blob consisiting of a half dozen eyes, eye stalks and tentacles. Gone were a visible head, or discernible</p><p>legs or arms.</p><p></p><p>For a moment I thought I heard Gyger's voice- the voice I heard below the bookshop cry out in a muffled voice: "Noooooooooo." </p><p></p><p>"Eww" Bynara said, her face crinkled in distaste. </p><p></p><p>Then the blob attacked. A tentacle reached for Bynara who quickly parried and slashed. But her blade seemed to glance off harmlessly.</p><p></p><p>I attacked, as did the half orcs. Blades, spears and arrows went into play, but the Gyger blob seemed unaffected, and continued to wreck havoc on the orcs.</p><p></p><p>As I avoided another blow, I looked to Anvil and Dorbo. Dorbo seemed to be looking for something in his artificer's vest; Anvil looked pensive, and lost in thought as if trying to recall an old address.</p><p></p><p>"Magic!" I cried, exasperated. "Anvil do something!"</p><p></p><p>The warforged unleashed a volley of arcane missiles. Gyger responded with a cry of otherworldly pain. Dorbo found his wand and did the same. Gyger was hurt. Magic could hurt him.</p><p></p><p>A retaliatory tentacle slashed at Dorbo, knocking him to the ground. The blob slithered toward him with surprising quikness and raised a tentacle that was nearly as wide as my waist. Dorbo was too slow to get out of the way. </p><p></p><p>In desperation, I cut at the beast , but was also knocked down.</p><p></p><p>From the corner of my eye, I caught sight of Bynara. She jumped on the tentacle that threatened Dorbo and held on for dear life.</p><p></p><p>Distracted, Gyger tried to shake the shifter off, to no avail. Dorbo fired his wand again. Gyger howled with pain, and finally succeeded in dropping Bynara to the ground, where she landed with a thud, unmoving.</p><p></p><p>Anvil moved forward as I dodged oozing tentacles to try to get to By. Then Anvil spoke and spoke loudly.</p><p></p><p>"Stand back! Fire in the hole!"</p><p></p><p><em>Fire in the hole?</em></p><p></p><p>The half orcs retreated with surprise as Anvil unleashed a fireball. Dorbo met me at Bynara and we drug her a few feet until the blast of flame knocked us down.</p><p></p><p>Gyger burned. With terrible shreiks he violently turned and twisted, unable to stop the burning or prevent his end. Soon he stopped moving and fell silent, his body still aflame.</p><p></p><p>Dorbo was kicking dirt onto my trousers, which had caught afire. I turned to Bynara, who was beginning to open her eyes slowly. She flared her nostrils as she caught the smell of burning flesh.</p><p></p><p>"Did we win?" she asked weakly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Express2.0, post: 5163735, member: 84891"] [b]The Bubbling Gnome[/b] As Bynara closed on Gyger, the battle had all but stopped. By the doorway, the half orcs of House Thrashk stood watching, unbelieving at their attacker. Gyger was growing. Bubbling. Already standing taller than any normal gnome, Gyger's body was seized by a series of violent paralytic spasms. His body-his torso, legs, and tentacles bubbled and grew. His dun suit tore and fell away. He was getting bigger. And instead of attacking, we all just watched in horror. With a great roar, more tentacles erupted from Gyger's form. Some ended in weird green glowing eyes, others were vestigal appendages worth nothing. A green ooze issued forth from Gyger's skin. In a mere matter of moments, the gnome transformed from a bipedal form to a 15 foot wide amorphous blob consisiting of a half dozen eyes, eye stalks and tentacles. Gone were a visible head, or discernible legs or arms. For a moment I thought I heard Gyger's voice- the voice I heard below the bookshop cry out in a muffled voice: "Noooooooooo." "Eww" Bynara said, her face crinkled in distaste. Then the blob attacked. A tentacle reached for Bynara who quickly parried and slashed. But her blade seemed to glance off harmlessly. I attacked, as did the half orcs. Blades, spears and arrows went into play, but the Gyger blob seemed unaffected, and continued to wreck havoc on the orcs. As I avoided another blow, I looked to Anvil and Dorbo. Dorbo seemed to be looking for something in his artificer's vest; Anvil looked pensive, and lost in thought as if trying to recall an old address. "Magic!" I cried, exasperated. "Anvil do something!" The warforged unleashed a volley of arcane missiles. Gyger responded with a cry of otherworldly pain. Dorbo found his wand and did the same. Gyger was hurt. Magic could hurt him. A retaliatory tentacle slashed at Dorbo, knocking him to the ground. The blob slithered toward him with surprising quikness and raised a tentacle that was nearly as wide as my waist. Dorbo was too slow to get out of the way. In desperation, I cut at the beast , but was also knocked down. From the corner of my eye, I caught sight of Bynara. She jumped on the tentacle that threatened Dorbo and held on for dear life. Distracted, Gyger tried to shake the shifter off, to no avail. Dorbo fired his wand again. Gyger howled with pain, and finally succeeded in dropping Bynara to the ground, where she landed with a thud, unmoving. Anvil moved forward as I dodged oozing tentacles to try to get to By. Then Anvil spoke and spoke loudly. "Stand back! Fire in the hole!" [I]Fire in the hole?[/I] The half orcs retreated with surprise as Anvil unleashed a fireball. Dorbo met me at Bynara and we drug her a few feet until the blast of flame knocked us down. Gyger burned. With terrible shreiks he violently turned and twisted, unable to stop the burning or prevent his end. Soon he stopped moving and fell silent, his body still aflame. Dorbo was kicking dirt onto my trousers, which had caught afire. I turned to Bynara, who was beginning to open her eyes slowly. She flared her nostrils as she caught the smell of burning flesh. "Did we win?" she asked weakly. [/QUOTE]
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