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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 9056" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I managed to get most of the last session written up last night. I'll post it in two parts. Hopefully I can get the second part polished up during lunch time and post it this afternoon.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and whoever rated me a 5-Star story hour, thanks. I'm not sure I deserve it, but thanks.</p><p></p><p><strong>Battle Royalle</strong></p><p></p><p>The party decided that the fog that hung in the valley in the cool spring mornings would make excellent cover for their approach to Aquae Sulis. They would approach from the southeast toward a largely intact section of wall.</p><p></p><p>Speaks' scouting had given them a fairly clear picture of the Gnolls' routines. They spent most of their waking hours cutting wood for the palisades that patched the town wall and re-thatching the roofs of the mostly intact buildings. Gnoll guards stood watch at all the entrances to the town at all times.</p><p></p><p>They departed the tower in the pre-dawn dimness and quietly made their way southwest. They made an intentionally circuitous route to the town in the hopes of disguising where they were camped. Emerging from the cover of the woods, they crept as quietly as possible toward the section of wall they wished to target. They all felt lighter on their feet as they went, thanks to Rhys' new spell.</p><p></p><p>(The party was very "buffed" for this battle. Rhys had given all three of them Cat's Grace and Spider Climb. Thanks to Speaks, Rhys and Krase both had Barkskin.)</p><p></p><p>As they made their way across the open field toward the walls, Speaks twice conjured an <em>Obscuring Mist</em> around them to increase the intensity of the fog. Thus, they made their way to the wall undetected.</p><p></p><p>Peeking over the wall, they saw the Gnoll guards right where they expected them to be. Speaks crept around the end of the wall so that he could see along the eastern wall of the town. Then he conjured a swath of <em>Spike Growth</em> that extended across the eastern entrance to the town and went off into the fog, beyond his sight. Moments later, cries of pain were heard in the foggy distance.</p><p></p><p>All three members of the party used the <em>Spider Climb</em> ability to easily scale the eight foot high wall. Krase and Rhys began to fire their bows at the closest of the Gnolls while Speaks blanked the area in one of his <em>Entangle</em> spells.</p><p></p><p>As the Gnolls suddenly became aware that they were under attack, the closest dove into the remains of a nearby building amid a hail of missile fire by Rhys and Krase. As it turned out, this was a classic case of "out of the firing range, into the fire" as Speaks conjured a <em>Flaming Sphere</em> on the rooftop of the building.</p><p></p><p>With their primary target out of sight for the moment, Rhys and Krase turned their fire on one of the Gnolls caught in the entangled area. The Gnoll cried out for help from his fellows, "They're killing me out here!" Krase kept up his barrage of fire on the hapless Gnoll as Rhys scampered back and forth on the top of the wall, seeking an unobstructed line of fire on some of the other Gnolls. Speaks gleefully drove his ball of fire across the thatch rooftop and then had it leap across to the roof of an adjacent building. Sensing that the Gnolls were beginning to get organized in the interior of the town, he dropped another <em>Entangle</em> beyond the first one. This effectively blocked the majority of access to the southern exit of the town.</p><p></p><p>The few Gnolls who were inside the building nearest to the section of wall occupied by the party began to fire back with short bows while frantically trying to figure out how to escape from both the burning building and the entangling vines beyond. They had a very difficult time penetrating the defenses of party (thanks to the Cat's Grace and Barkskin).</p><p></p><p>With a final cry of "And now they've killed me!" the Gnoll who Krase had been shooting fell to the ground. Another nearby, who was also entangled, quickly fell as well. The pair in the burning building had managed to flee while avoiding the grasping vines. Speaks was gleefully sending his <em>Flaming Sphere</em> from rooftop to rooftop, setting fires to the buildings most likely to be inhabited by the Gnolls.</p><p></p><p>The Gnolls were in full retreat, but sounded like they were regrouping in the center of town. Off in the fog was the sound of a group of them leaving through the southern wall and coming toward the party. They had a long distance to travel in order to avoid the pair of entangled areas (that spell is absolutely huge). Krase dropped off the wall and readied his swords to receive the oncoming Gnolls.</p><p></p><p>As they came running out of the fog, Speaks allowed the first two to get fairly close. Then he dropped a third <em>Entangle</em> on the remainder of the group and snared several of them. One pair in particular were tantalizingly close to the edge of the vines but couldn't seem to break free (keep an eye on these guys, they turn out to be a lot of fun). This latest <em>Entangle</em> combined with the other two surrounded the party on three sides. The only approach the Gnolls could take to assault the party that would spare them the grasping vines and roots was a narrow alley barely ten feet wide. In this narrow space, Krase went to work with his swords.</p><p></p><p>Krase and Speaks were both still atop the wall which made them hard for the Gnolls to reach. They easily danced above the axes of the Gnolls and began to rain havoc down among them. Speaks opened up with another <em>Flaming Sphere</em> that sewed fires among the entangled Gnolls. Rhys fired his crossbow at point blank range into the chest of one of their attackers. The Gnoll grunted in pain but pressed on (not a hard decision since his only real avenue of retreat was into the grasping vines).</p><p></p><p>A short distance away, several gnolls struggled against nature's bonds and a few managed to escape to join the fray (but not either of the pair who were only five feet from the edge of the spell's effect). Another cast a spell at Rhys who briefly felt fear rising in his gut, but the young Sorcerer fought off the effects with ease. Another who wielded a fearsome looking heavy flail also attempted a spell but a root digging into his thigh interrupted his concentration.</p><p></p><p>Those of the Gnolls who managed to escape the vines and roots found themselves replacing some of their fallen brothers who fought the fearsome Krase. Krase was plunging his gladii into one Gnoll after another, mercilessly. He was finally getting some revenge against his hated enemies who he had last encountered when they sent him fleeing like a scampering doe across the Fodor.</p><p></p><p>Speaks noted that some of the Gnolls in the entanglement were attempting to cast spells and rammed into one of them with his ball of fire. Rhys scurried along the wall to get into position to use one of his wands on the Gnolls. The Gnolls who attacked them were finding them almost impossible to hit.</p><p></p><p>Another Gnoll broke loose from the entanglement and went to engage the party. The pair close to the edge could hear the fibers of their woodland bonds straining but still could not free themselves (They needed an 18 on their Str check to get free. This round I rolled 17's for both of them.). Those near Krase had him up against the wall but their weapons could not find a way through his armor.</p><p></p><p>Then, the Gnoll with the heavy flail barked out words holy to his people and stretched out his hand toward Krase. Suddenly, Krase found himself unable to move.</p><p></p><p>Speaks and Rhys glanced over to see how their friend fared and were horrified to see him helpless before his attackers. Rhys fired off a <em>Sleep</em> spell to knock out a pair of the Gnolls who threatened him. Speaks sent his ball of fire at one of the Gnoll spellcasters to distract him. Then he positioned himself to start using his sling against the Gnollish clerics.</p><p></p><p>The Gnolls nearest to Krase took advantage of his helplessness and began to deal him some terrible damage.</p><p></p><p><strong>To be continued…</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 9056, member: 99"] I managed to get most of the last session written up last night. I'll post it in two parts. Hopefully I can get the second part polished up during lunch time and post it this afternoon. Oh, and whoever rated me a 5-Star story hour, thanks. I'm not sure I deserve it, but thanks. [B]Battle Royalle[/B] The party decided that the fog that hung in the valley in the cool spring mornings would make excellent cover for their approach to Aquae Sulis. They would approach from the southeast toward a largely intact section of wall. Speaks' scouting had given them a fairly clear picture of the Gnolls' routines. They spent most of their waking hours cutting wood for the palisades that patched the town wall and re-thatching the roofs of the mostly intact buildings. Gnoll guards stood watch at all the entrances to the town at all times. They departed the tower in the pre-dawn dimness and quietly made their way southwest. They made an intentionally circuitous route to the town in the hopes of disguising where they were camped. Emerging from the cover of the woods, they crept as quietly as possible toward the section of wall they wished to target. They all felt lighter on their feet as they went, thanks to Rhys' new spell. (The party was very "buffed" for this battle. Rhys had given all three of them Cat's Grace and Spider Climb. Thanks to Speaks, Rhys and Krase both had Barkskin.) As they made their way across the open field toward the walls, Speaks twice conjured an [I]Obscuring Mist[/I] around them to increase the intensity of the fog. Thus, they made their way to the wall undetected. Peeking over the wall, they saw the Gnoll guards right where they expected them to be. Speaks crept around the end of the wall so that he could see along the eastern wall of the town. Then he conjured a swath of [I]Spike Growth[/I] that extended across the eastern entrance to the town and went off into the fog, beyond his sight. Moments later, cries of pain were heard in the foggy distance. All three members of the party used the [I]Spider Climb[/I] ability to easily scale the eight foot high wall. Krase and Rhys began to fire their bows at the closest of the Gnolls while Speaks blanked the area in one of his [I]Entangle[/I] spells. As the Gnolls suddenly became aware that they were under attack, the closest dove into the remains of a nearby building amid a hail of missile fire by Rhys and Krase. As it turned out, this was a classic case of "out of the firing range, into the fire" as Speaks conjured a [I]Flaming Sphere[/I] on the rooftop of the building. With their primary target out of sight for the moment, Rhys and Krase turned their fire on one of the Gnolls caught in the entangled area. The Gnoll cried out for help from his fellows, "They're killing me out here!" Krase kept up his barrage of fire on the hapless Gnoll as Rhys scampered back and forth on the top of the wall, seeking an unobstructed line of fire on some of the other Gnolls. Speaks gleefully drove his ball of fire across the thatch rooftop and then had it leap across to the roof of an adjacent building. Sensing that the Gnolls were beginning to get organized in the interior of the town, he dropped another [I]Entangle[/I] beyond the first one. This effectively blocked the majority of access to the southern exit of the town. The few Gnolls who were inside the building nearest to the section of wall occupied by the party began to fire back with short bows while frantically trying to figure out how to escape from both the burning building and the entangling vines beyond. They had a very difficult time penetrating the defenses of party (thanks to the Cat's Grace and Barkskin). With a final cry of "And now they've killed me!" the Gnoll who Krase had been shooting fell to the ground. Another nearby, who was also entangled, quickly fell as well. The pair in the burning building had managed to flee while avoiding the grasping vines. Speaks was gleefully sending his [I]Flaming Sphere[/I] from rooftop to rooftop, setting fires to the buildings most likely to be inhabited by the Gnolls. The Gnolls were in full retreat, but sounded like they were regrouping in the center of town. Off in the fog was the sound of a group of them leaving through the southern wall and coming toward the party. They had a long distance to travel in order to avoid the pair of entangled areas (that spell is absolutely huge). Krase dropped off the wall and readied his swords to receive the oncoming Gnolls. As they came running out of the fog, Speaks allowed the first two to get fairly close. Then he dropped a third [I]Entangle[/I] on the remainder of the group and snared several of them. One pair in particular were tantalizingly close to the edge of the vines but couldn't seem to break free (keep an eye on these guys, they turn out to be a lot of fun). This latest [I]Entangle[/I] combined with the other two surrounded the party on three sides. The only approach the Gnolls could take to assault the party that would spare them the grasping vines and roots was a narrow alley barely ten feet wide. In this narrow space, Krase went to work with his swords. Krase and Speaks were both still atop the wall which made them hard for the Gnolls to reach. They easily danced above the axes of the Gnolls and began to rain havoc down among them. Speaks opened up with another [I]Flaming Sphere[/I] that sewed fires among the entangled Gnolls. Rhys fired his crossbow at point blank range into the chest of one of their attackers. The Gnoll grunted in pain but pressed on (not a hard decision since his only real avenue of retreat was into the grasping vines). A short distance away, several gnolls struggled against nature's bonds and a few managed to escape to join the fray (but not either of the pair who were only five feet from the edge of the spell's effect). Another cast a spell at Rhys who briefly felt fear rising in his gut, but the young Sorcerer fought off the effects with ease. Another who wielded a fearsome looking heavy flail also attempted a spell but a root digging into his thigh interrupted his concentration. Those of the Gnolls who managed to escape the vines and roots found themselves replacing some of their fallen brothers who fought the fearsome Krase. Krase was plunging his gladii into one Gnoll after another, mercilessly. He was finally getting some revenge against his hated enemies who he had last encountered when they sent him fleeing like a scampering doe across the Fodor. Speaks noted that some of the Gnolls in the entanglement were attempting to cast spells and rammed into one of them with his ball of fire. Rhys scurried along the wall to get into position to use one of his wands on the Gnolls. The Gnolls who attacked them were finding them almost impossible to hit. Another Gnoll broke loose from the entanglement and went to engage the party. The pair close to the edge could hear the fibers of their woodland bonds straining but still could not free themselves (They needed an 18 on their Str check to get free. This round I rolled 17's for both of them.). Those near Krase had him up against the wall but their weapons could not find a way through his armor. Then, the Gnoll with the heavy flail barked out words holy to his people and stretched out his hand toward Krase. Suddenly, Krase found himself unable to move. Speaks and Rhys glanced over to see how their friend fared and were horrified to see him helpless before his attackers. Rhys fired off a [I]Sleep[/I] spell to knock out a pair of the Gnolls who threatened him. Speaks sent his ball of fire at one of the Gnoll spellcasters to distract him. Then he positioned himself to start using his sling against the Gnollish clerics. The Gnolls nearest to Krase took advantage of his helplessness and began to deal him some terrible damage. [B]To be continued…[/B] [/QUOTE]
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