stonegod's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft: Ch. II [IC]

[s@squ@tch]

"AHHHHH,"screams the warlock as the ghostly arm rakes him underneath his armor.

Gathering himself, he steps to the side and sends another bolt of white energy towards the singer.

"No way I can miss that thing twice in a row."


OOC: 5' step to K8, Invoke Spirit Blast on Ghostly Singer -- +8 ranged touch (4d6+5)

 

[DEFCON 1]

"I might as well be fighting air!" Jarrith says... almost as if the words were given to him by some omnipotent narrator looking down upon his actions.

"These are useless!" he shouts, and he drops one of his rapiers as he takes a step backward. (5' step to D10, drop rapier as free action) He immediately begins a prayer to the Flame while concentrating on the singing horror... then blasts it with deific vengeance. (Cast Deific Vengeance on cc)

 

[stonegod]

OOC: Just a note---Tessa and Khensu have actions now.

 

[pathfinderq1]

Tessa finally shook off the terrible lethargy of the ghostly song, but the weakness and aching still held sway over her- if it were not for the immediate threat she might have simply tried to refocus her mind. But the apparition before her spurred her into some semblance of urgency- she lifted the wand that she held and fired at the creature.

OOC: 5 foot step to L 7; use Milosh's wand for CL 5 Magic Missile on the undead that attacked her.

 

[Stormwind]

As her bird continues to harry it, Ashlyn simply continues to attack the creature before her.

[Raven (Harry): Will save vs DC15 or suffer -2AC]
[Full attack: +11/+6; damage: 1d10+3/1d10+3]

 

[DEFCON 1]

The fog over Sir Khensu's mind finally lifts, just as the ghostly apparitions float into the room behind him. "By The Light, you will NOT control me!" He roars in anger, then spins around and charges the northern undead, swinging his huge weapon at it. (Shift as a free action, charge attack to M5)

 

[stonegod]

Rooms of Haunting (Round 3, Complete)

The enraged Khensu bristles and charges the nearest ghostly form, but blade passes through nothing... [Incorporeal miss] Nearby, the surprise warlock steps back and blasts the singer with his holy arts, causing it to shriek. [18hp] Janis follows with an arcane bolt at the one nearest her. [5hp]

Rooms of Haunting (Round 4)

Shaking her head, Tessa followed Janis' example and blasted the spirit with Milosh's wand. [14hp; near destruction]

Her father's sword in hand, Ireena manages to cut away some of its essence. [5hp] Kopri times its harry in sync with the girl, distracting the spirit enough for one of Ashlyn's jabs to hit. [12hp] The exasperated Stalker then calls out the Flame's vengeance eagerly. The creature resists, but it is not enough... holy flames consume it utterly. [8hp after will save; CC destroyed]

[I'm going to finish this up]

The mad spirits accost Tessa and Janis, but the two easily dodge the attacks. Another volley of magic missles latter, and both are sent back to Mabrar howling. [One more charge used; both destroyed]

Rooms of Haunting (Combat Over)

Once everyone is sure that the spirits are vanguished, Ireena looks at the prone girl. A quick check determines she is in a deep sleep. The burgomaster's daughter is aghast at the strange presence.

That is Mad Mary's daughter. Everyone thought she just ran off... Mary is a bit overprotective. But, she is here? The continued shocks to Ireena are obviously taking their toll.

Jarrith, Janis, and Ashlyn remember Mad Mary from earlier.

Status
T: 2 negative levels
K: 2 negative levels
M: 39/46
J: 38/38, drained 2 levels
b: 4 negative levels

 

[s@squ@tch]

Marot strides forward into the bedchamber and looks quizzically at the sleeping woman on the bed.

"Is that woman, or thing, alive?"

He looks around for a seat, but finding none, sits on the corner of the bed looking exasperated.

"This place just gets weirder and weirder. So, in one room, we have a prehistoric wedding cake, followed by a painting which looks just like yours truly over there.... Then we have music playing in THIS room, which contains an apparition, along with a sleeping beauty."

He takes a quick look at the sleeping woman and then to Ireena, to make sure they don't look remotely similar or could pass for sisters.

 

[stonegod]

'Gertrude' and Ireena look nothing alike.

The form is breathing and has a pulse. So 'Gertrude' is probably alive. Just very tired, apparently. Or a very deep sleeper.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Marot the Deadly

After seeing the chest of the maiden heave and finding a pulse, Marot adjusts his vision to scan for any trace of foul magicks -- certain to find some surrounding this sleeping woman.

OOC: Detect Magic on woman, determining school and relative strength, then scan rest of room for any auras.