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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 4009910" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p><strong>KABLOOSH!!!</strong></p><p></p><p>A tsunami of foetid filth rushes up to- and then breaks upon- our heroes. It burbles and squirts effluvia as it thunders forward, slamming into all of them, knocking Nara and Erasmuz from their feet and leaving Naomi coated in disgusting, reeking slime that immediately sprouts tentacles and begins attacking her. </p><p></p><p>“Not this again!” she cries.</p><p></p><p>Her <em>fire retort</em> triggers, blasting out at the monstrous wave of gelatinous sludge as it rushes over and past the party. The flames lick out, but they have no obvious effect. </p><p></p><p>“Gahh!” cries Nara. “This is <em>disgusting!!</em>” She casts <em>freedom of movement,</em> hoping to keep herself from becoming engulfed and swept away by the horrific ooze (? or whatever it is). Three baleful red eyes glare from within the massive, gelatinous creature. It swings around to make another pass at the party. </p><p></p><p>“By the gods!” Erasmuz cries in horror. “This thing is gross!” Unable to withstand the stench of the monster, he turns and flees down the hallway, struggling to keep his gorge from rising into his throat and out his mouth. <em>But if I vomit on myself,</em> he thinks, <em>at least I’ll smell better than I do covered in that thing!</em></p><p></p><p>Naomi, meanwhile, is under a terrific assault from the tentacles that have grown from the slime coating her body. She staggers as she is struck over and over, but her <em>energy retort</em> fires back, and soon the sludge upon her has burned to ash and cracked bits of solid waste. She tries to get away from the monster, but it smacks her in the face as she moves, dealing another mighty blow to her! She staggers for a moment, tasting blood, and cries out. When her mouth falls open, three shattered teeth- her front teeth- fall free from it! Blood pours down her face, and she gasps in pain. </p><p></p><p>Chief Jawbreaker attacks, but he can’t seem to do significant damage to it. His axe cleaves through its watery substance easily enough, but barely does any damage. He growls angrily, but when the bright flash of a <em>flame strike</em> cast by Nara comes down and burns away a sizeable chunk of the monster, he nods in satisfaction. Even if his blade won’t do the trick, his companions can, and he can run interference for them, if nothing else. </p><p></p><p>And maybe if he hits it <em>just a little harder...</em></p><p></p><p>The monster turns its attention on the Chief, since he is standing in its way, and begins to bludgeon him mercilessly. Jawbreaker just leans into it stoically, wrinkling his nose at the rank stench rising from it. He can take it.</p><p></p><p>Naomi is in substantially worse shape, and both Nara (using a wand) and Erasmuz move to heal her. As they do, Naomi unleashes a <em>fire wave</em> at the churning, burbling monstrosity. There is another sizzle of cooking waste and filth; even Naomi nearyly throws up from the strength of it. But this time, the immense wave of filth rears back, emitting a strange, whistling shriek, and then collapses into a burning pile of disgusting waste.</p><p></p><p>“Is it dead?” cries Erasmuz, from down the hallway. </p><p></p><p>“Yeah,” Nara calls back. The ur-priest slinks back to the others, and the party spends a few minutes tending wounds before continuing onward.</p><p></p><p>70’ from the entryway, where the party had thought it ended, the wide hallway turns. At the elbow, however, is what looks like a window of thick glass, behind which is visible another chamber. That chamber appears empty of obvious items of interest, whereas the passage continues along past the turn, ascending at an angle of about 15 degrees. Moreover, the passage beyond the turn has a row of stone statues of warriors running down each side of it, leaving only a narrow corridor for the party to walk down. Some of the statues seem damaged or are destroyed.</p><p></p><p>After our heroes have a quick snack, they proceed, Jawbreaker leading the way.</p><p></p><p>About halfway down the hallway, he steps on a pressure plate. There is a subtle <em>click,</em> followed by a much more obvious- a much more ominous, and extremely LOUD- rumble. Or, rather, a RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE <em><strong>Crash</strong></em> <strong>RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE</strong>, as a huge ball hewn from stone rolls out of the celing, crashes down to the floor, and begins rolling pell-mell down the sloping passageway at our heroes, smashing some of the statues as it comes. </p><p></p><p>Erasmuz dives to the very corner of the room, ducking behing one of the statues, and manages to evade the boulder. Likewise, Nara slips forward in time a few seconds, and avoids the boulder that way. The others are less fortunate, being plowed through by the massive round stone. Tough as they are, nobody dies; but as they begin to gather their wits about them to try to heal up a little, a flickering light from down the hall alerts them that something is coming- no doubt drawn by the noise.</p><p></p><p>Something oozey... something on fire. </p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> Our heroes are forced to fight other halflings!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 4009910, member: 1210"] [b]KABLOOSH!!![/B] A tsunami of foetid filth rushes up to- and then breaks upon- our heroes. It burbles and squirts effluvia as it thunders forward, slamming into all of them, knocking Nara and Erasmuz from their feet and leaving Naomi coated in disgusting, reeking slime that immediately sprouts tentacles and begins attacking her. “Not this again!” she cries. Her [i]fire retort[/i] triggers, blasting out at the monstrous wave of gelatinous sludge as it rushes over and past the party. The flames lick out, but they have no obvious effect. “Gahh!” cries Nara. “This is [i]disgusting!![/i]” She casts [i]freedom of movement,[/i] hoping to keep herself from becoming engulfed and swept away by the horrific ooze (? or whatever it is). Three baleful red eyes glare from within the massive, gelatinous creature. It swings around to make another pass at the party. “By the gods!” Erasmuz cries in horror. “This thing is gross!” Unable to withstand the stench of the monster, he turns and flees down the hallway, struggling to keep his gorge from rising into his throat and out his mouth. [i]But if I vomit on myself,[/i] he thinks, [i]at least I’ll smell better than I do covered in that thing![/i] Naomi, meanwhile, is under a terrific assault from the tentacles that have grown from the slime coating her body. She staggers as she is struck over and over, but her [i]energy retort[/i] fires back, and soon the sludge upon her has burned to ash and cracked bits of solid waste. She tries to get away from the monster, but it smacks her in the face as she moves, dealing another mighty blow to her! She staggers for a moment, tasting blood, and cries out. When her mouth falls open, three shattered teeth- her front teeth- fall free from it! Blood pours down her face, and she gasps in pain. Chief Jawbreaker attacks, but he can’t seem to do significant damage to it. His axe cleaves through its watery substance easily enough, but barely does any damage. He growls angrily, but when the bright flash of a [i]flame strike[/i] cast by Nara comes down and burns away a sizeable chunk of the monster, he nods in satisfaction. Even if his blade won’t do the trick, his companions can, and he can run interference for them, if nothing else. And maybe if he hits it [i]just a little harder...[/i] The monster turns its attention on the Chief, since he is standing in its way, and begins to bludgeon him mercilessly. Jawbreaker just leans into it stoically, wrinkling his nose at the rank stench rising from it. He can take it. Naomi is in substantially worse shape, and both Nara (using a wand) and Erasmuz move to heal her. As they do, Naomi unleashes a [i]fire wave[/i] at the churning, burbling monstrosity. There is another sizzle of cooking waste and filth; even Naomi nearyly throws up from the strength of it. But this time, the immense wave of filth rears back, emitting a strange, whistling shriek, and then collapses into a burning pile of disgusting waste. “Is it dead?” cries Erasmuz, from down the hallway. “Yeah,” Nara calls back. The ur-priest slinks back to the others, and the party spends a few minutes tending wounds before continuing onward. 70’ from the entryway, where the party had thought it ended, the wide hallway turns. At the elbow, however, is what looks like a window of thick glass, behind which is visible another chamber. That chamber appears empty of obvious items of interest, whereas the passage continues along past the turn, ascending at an angle of about 15 degrees. Moreover, the passage beyond the turn has a row of stone statues of warriors running down each side of it, leaving only a narrow corridor for the party to walk down. Some of the statues seem damaged or are destroyed. After our heroes have a quick snack, they proceed, Jawbreaker leading the way. About halfway down the hallway, he steps on a pressure plate. There is a subtle [i]click,[/i] followed by a much more obvious- a much more ominous, and extremely LOUD- rumble. Or, rather, a RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE [i][b]Crash[/b][/i][b][/b] [B]RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE[/B], as a huge ball hewn from stone rolls out of the celing, crashes down to the floor, and begins rolling pell-mell down the sloping passageway at our heroes, smashing some of the statues as it comes. Erasmuz dives to the very corner of the room, ducking behing one of the statues, and manages to evade the boulder. Likewise, Nara slips forward in time a few seconds, and avoids the boulder that way. The others are less fortunate, being plowed through by the massive round stone. Tough as they are, nobody dies; but as they begin to gather their wits about them to try to heal up a little, a flickering light from down the hall alerts them that something is coming- no doubt drawn by the noise. Something oozey... something on fire. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] Our heroes are forced to fight other halflings!! [/QUOTE]
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