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<blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6488107" data-attributes="member: 6684948"><p><strong>Rexes in the Vineyard</strong></p><p></p><p>While traveling along the road, the group made light conversation. Irony and Glaucia discussed the Executores and the Vekeshi as well as how Glaucia became an Executore. The gunsmiths in the group, Maddox, Bellicose, and Shakul, mostly talked about firearms. Eventually, Asteron broached the subject of getting into the Bruse’s court. To move to the head of the queu for an audience, the constables would need to pass a kind of trial based on a rite of adulthood. </p><p></p><p>The trial was based on the adulthood challenge from Minotaur culture. The Bruse had promoted its adoption by other races to reduce intertribal violence, which was the old rite of adulthood for many tribes. The trial involved navigating a maze while fending off wild animals (bears in this case). The trial was used at the Summer Court to entertain the many people waiting in line for an audience as well as provide a fast track for gaining the Bruse’s attention.</p><p></p><p>Asteron’s explanation was cut short when the constables noticed a well-disguised pit trap in the road ahead. When the group paused to assess the situation, their horses began to panic and wild roars echoed from the surrounding forest. A stampede of giant goats came streaming out of the trees to the north. Irony and Asteron were able to calm their mounts while Glaucia regained control of her mount and Melissa’s. The rest of the group was forced to abandon their horses, which promptly bolted into the wilderness.</p><p></p><p>Bellicose and Maddox moved forward and drove the stamped away from the group with liberal use of grenades. Glaucia grabbed Melissa’s reins and moved to the back of the group to protect her. Doran clambered up the side of a large sequoia to see where the stampede was coming from. From his vantage, Doran was able to see a group of 3 giant reptiles driving the dire goats before them. Asteron and Shakul were able to identify the creatures as Tyrannosaurs, giant carnivores that were raised as pets by the dragon tyrants.</p><p></p><p>While the group was focused on the incoming behemoths, an armored half-orc emerged from hiding and flung a strange sonic bomb at the tree Doran had climbed. The bomb destroyed the tree’s base and sent the tree crashing down across the road. Kirk had to dive out of the way of the falling tree while Irony and her horse were trapped between the fallen tree’s trunk and the pit trap. Doran managed to leap from the falling tree to land safely on the north side of the road before it hit the ground. </p><p></p><p>The gunsmiths all clambered into the fallen tree’s branches to fire down onto the battlefield. Kirk and Rai moved to engage the half-orc while Doran and Asteron moved to intercept the dinosaurs. The gunners managed to drive one of the tyrannosaurs to its knees, and Doran boldly climbed up onto its back. Unfortunately, Doran was promptly plucked from the dinosaur’s backside by one of its compatriots. Irony pulled on a great deal of healing magic in a desperate attempt to keep Doran from being maimed. </p><p></p><p>Kirk and Rai quickly overpowered the lone half-orc who escaped via a magical contingency just as the previous Ob assassin had. Asteron moved to aid Doran but one of the other tyrannosaurs knocked him from his horse and snapped up the unfortunate mount. When Kirk and Rai came to help, the great lizard flung the half-eaten horse at them. The others weren’t able to come to Doran’s aid before the beasts had ripped off one of his legs at the knee. The constables were able to slay the behemoth lizards once their attention was no longer split between the half-orc attacker and the stampede. </p><p></p><p>The group had to rest for about a half an hour to after the fight to tend to wounds. Irony didn’t have any magic capable of reattaching or regenerating a severed limb, so Shakul fashioned a peg leg for Doran from a tyrannosaur toe bone. They managed to locate Doran’s severed leg inside the dinosaur’s gullet thanks to the magic boot it was wearing. Irony used a Gentle Repose ritual on the leg to preserve it for now. Glaucia also fashioned a necklace from the dinosaurs’ teeth and gave it to Doran for his boldness in battle.</p><p></p><p>With the harrowing battle and the loss of most of their horses, the group continued on their journey to the Summer Court. They definitely wouldn’t be getting there before sunset now.</p><p></p><p>[gm]Doran ended up with a permanent penalty to his speed until he gets that leg fixed. He was already the fastest member of the party, so it doesn’t affect him that much. There are also several ways for him to fix that leg in this adventure. Overall, it was an exciting encounter that left the forest floor littered with the charred remains of giant goats. It turns out that a stampede of goats is no match for a pair of people with grenade launchers.[/gm]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isklexi, post: 6488107, member: 6684948"] [b]Rexes in the Vineyard[/b] While traveling along the road, the group made light conversation. Irony and Glaucia discussed the Executores and the Vekeshi as well as how Glaucia became an Executore. The gunsmiths in the group, Maddox, Bellicose, and Shakul, mostly talked about firearms. Eventually, Asteron broached the subject of getting into the Bruse’s court. To move to the head of the queu for an audience, the constables would need to pass a kind of trial based on a rite of adulthood. The trial was based on the adulthood challenge from Minotaur culture. The Bruse had promoted its adoption by other races to reduce intertribal violence, which was the old rite of adulthood for many tribes. The trial involved navigating a maze while fending off wild animals (bears in this case). The trial was used at the Summer Court to entertain the many people waiting in line for an audience as well as provide a fast track for gaining the Bruse’s attention. Asteron’s explanation was cut short when the constables noticed a well-disguised pit trap in the road ahead. When the group paused to assess the situation, their horses began to panic and wild roars echoed from the surrounding forest. A stampede of giant goats came streaming out of the trees to the north. Irony and Asteron were able to calm their mounts while Glaucia regained control of her mount and Melissa’s. The rest of the group was forced to abandon their horses, which promptly bolted into the wilderness. Bellicose and Maddox moved forward and drove the stamped away from the group with liberal use of grenades. Glaucia grabbed Melissa’s reins and moved to the back of the group to protect her. Doran clambered up the side of a large sequoia to see where the stampede was coming from. From his vantage, Doran was able to see a group of 3 giant reptiles driving the dire goats before them. Asteron and Shakul were able to identify the creatures as Tyrannosaurs, giant carnivores that were raised as pets by the dragon tyrants. While the group was focused on the incoming behemoths, an armored half-orc emerged from hiding and flung a strange sonic bomb at the tree Doran had climbed. The bomb destroyed the tree’s base and sent the tree crashing down across the road. Kirk had to dive out of the way of the falling tree while Irony and her horse were trapped between the fallen tree’s trunk and the pit trap. Doran managed to leap from the falling tree to land safely on the north side of the road before it hit the ground. The gunsmiths all clambered into the fallen tree’s branches to fire down onto the battlefield. Kirk and Rai moved to engage the half-orc while Doran and Asteron moved to intercept the dinosaurs. The gunners managed to drive one of the tyrannosaurs to its knees, and Doran boldly climbed up onto its back. Unfortunately, Doran was promptly plucked from the dinosaur’s backside by one of its compatriots. Irony pulled on a great deal of healing magic in a desperate attempt to keep Doran from being maimed. Kirk and Rai quickly overpowered the lone half-orc who escaped via a magical contingency just as the previous Ob assassin had. Asteron moved to aid Doran but one of the other tyrannosaurs knocked him from his horse and snapped up the unfortunate mount. When Kirk and Rai came to help, the great lizard flung the half-eaten horse at them. The others weren’t able to come to Doran’s aid before the beasts had ripped off one of his legs at the knee. The constables were able to slay the behemoth lizards once their attention was no longer split between the half-orc attacker and the stampede. The group had to rest for about a half an hour to after the fight to tend to wounds. Irony didn’t have any magic capable of reattaching or regenerating a severed limb, so Shakul fashioned a peg leg for Doran from a tyrannosaur toe bone. They managed to locate Doran’s severed leg inside the dinosaur’s gullet thanks to the magic boot it was wearing. Irony used a Gentle Repose ritual on the leg to preserve it for now. Glaucia also fashioned a necklace from the dinosaurs’ teeth and gave it to Doran for his boldness in battle. With the harrowing battle and the loss of most of their horses, the group continued on their journey to the Summer Court. They definitely wouldn’t be getting there before sunset now. [gm]Doran ended up with a permanent penalty to his speed until he gets that leg fixed. He was already the fastest member of the party, so it doesn’t affect him that much. There are also several ways for him to fix that leg in this adventure. Overall, it was an exciting encounter that left the forest floor littered with the charred remains of giant goats. It turns out that a stampede of goats is no match for a pair of people with grenade launchers.[/gm] [/QUOTE]
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