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<blockquote data-quote="Spider_Jerusalem" data-source="post: 2247017" data-attributes="member: 5507"><p>Well, thanks for the tip off el-remmen... there need to be more of this kind of thread.</p><p></p><p>Hello everyone, my story hour is <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=130292" target="_blank">A Chronicle of Ice, Luck and Honour</a> and it's an unashamedly high fantasy Forgotten Realms campaign that lies somewhere between <em>The Princess Bride</em>, <em>George R R Martin</em> and <em>Babylon 5 - <span style="font-size: 9px">but without the spaceships and silly first season graphics</span></em> (well, at least in my mind... <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" /> ). Throw in an extra handful of DnD and there you go. I love everything about it. I hope you like reading it.</p><p></p><p>This chapter is just after our unsure heroes have rather unenthusiastically decided to like each other and travelled to Darmshall (Northern Realms, below the glaciers). A marketplace chase has resulted in a drow-enslaved Minotaur about to rampage through the morning crowd <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> . </p><p></p><p>I chose this chapter because it is full of fighting. I know my audience. Enjoy.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><strong>A marketplace brawl and an execution</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p>Thalin drew his crossbow and levelled a bolt at the creature. A group of town guards rushed from the recesses of a foodhall and dropped into a two-tier crossbow formation. The minotaur snorted decisively, then charged into the crowd, horns spread low. An unfortunate woman was dashed aside before she even had time to move. </p><p></p><p>The beast roared again as the woman was slung into a rations stall. Dry fruit and meats spilled around the ankles of the minotaur. </p><p></p><p>The crowd exploded into chaos. </p><p></p><p>A hail of crossbow bolts whistled into the beast from the combined efforts of Thalin, Milo and the town guards. A young elf in blue whirled his hands limply, and a celestial goat blazed into being only yards from the minotaur, it's Sigil-bell ringing meekly beneath its alarmed eyes. Two dwarves trudged into a defensive stance with their halberds, ushering women and children behind them. A javelin hummed through the air from a Gnoll trader, but skittered wide. A heroic Ulutian charged to the attack, but fell to his knees on the slippy fruit. Thalin's nerves jarred as a dark energy washed over the Minotaur, one of it's half-drow captors having aimed a thin bone staff at it. Everyone else ran screaming.</p><p></p><p>Torious quickly decided to release Mikka in order to defend the townsfolk. With a cheeky “See you later”, Mikka limped quickly down a side alley and disappeared in a rustle of red velvet. </p><p></p><p>Without further delay, Torious circled to his left as the minotaur landed a hoof through the face-guard of the unfortunate Ulutian. Smelling blood, the minotaur stooped low and violently decapitated the celestial goat with a swipe of its claws. The elf wizard clicked his fingers in frustration, then ran away. </p><p></p><p>Torious rolled to a stop. With a grim look on his face, Torious sparked a line with <em>Justicar</em> on the paving stones and stared at the hulking minotaur. Dislodging its hoof from the Ulutian, the minotaur paced forwards, then readied to charge the Aasimar.</p><p></p><p>The crowd scattered in all directions. Another wave of bolts (and a javelin) slammed into the minotaur. Its hulking form sprung into momentum and it lowered its head to skewer Torious on its mighty horns. </p><p></p><p>The town guards began to retreat in haste.</p><p></p><p>Thalin punched into the mind of the beast in an attempt to force it to sleep, but the levels of rage and hatred made the mage gag. His spell was useless against such a creature.</p><p></p><p>Milo finished his prayer to Tymora and loosed a magically-imbued bolt. It flew beautifully and thudded to a halt in the monster's forehead. But it was not enough.</p><p></p><p>With a deft dodge backwards, Torious evaded the plunging horns and chose his spot, driving <em>Justicar</em> forward. His sword slid into the monster's calf. With a thunderous crash, the minotaur slid to the ground in a plume of dust. Spasming in anger, the minotaur tried to right itself but fell again and again. Another shower of bolts slowed the minotaur's movements. Thick legs limply kicked against the cobbled ground.</p><p></p><p>Milo went to fire again, but his nerve failed at the helplessness of the creature. Thalin fired twice, his first bolt shattering the base of a horn and the second thudding wetly into its flank. He went to fire again, but stopped.</p><p></p><p>The man in red armour strode forwards, slinging his crossbow onto the ground as he withdrew a wide, bronze short sword. Milo tried to call 'halt', but the man had already plunged the sword into the base of the minotaur's skull. With a final grunt, it died. </p><p></p><p>The man grinned in triumph, and pulled his sword free. The man in red was the only one not suprised as the sword wound ignited and the beast's body was consumed in a thick yellow blaze.</p><p></p><p>The screams of the crowd died down as the guards ran to the casualties and reassured the townspeople that they were safe. Torious picked himself up and looked for the thief, but he was nowhere to be seen. Thalin and Milo dashed over to Torious to make sure he was okay. Not a scratch.</p><p></p><p>Thalin blinked wearily around as the guards began to question people about the cause of the disturbance. Coughing through the smoke of the burning minotaur, the three companions watched the man in red stride across the square, a handful of townsfolk thanking him for defeating the beast.</p><p></p><p>“Perhaps we should leave now,” Thalin said, nodding in the direction of the guards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spider_Jerusalem, post: 2247017, member: 5507"] Well, thanks for the tip off el-remmen... there need to be more of this kind of thread. Hello everyone, my story hour is [URL=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=130292]A Chronicle of Ice, Luck and Honour[/URL] and it's an unashamedly high fantasy Forgotten Realms campaign that lies somewhere between [I]The Princess Bride[/I], [I]George R R Martin[/I] and [I]Babylon 5 - [SIZE=1]but without the spaceships and silly first season graphics[/SIZE][/I] (well, at least in my mind... :uhoh: ). Throw in an extra handful of DnD and there you go. I love everything about it. I hope you like reading it. This chapter is just after our unsure heroes have rather unenthusiastically decided to like each other and travelled to Darmshall (Northern Realms, below the glaciers). A marketplace chase has resulted in a drow-enslaved Minotaur about to rampage through the morning crowd :] . I chose this chapter because it is full of fighting. I know my audience. Enjoy. [SIZE=3][COLOR=RoyalBlue][B]A marketplace brawl and an execution[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] Thalin drew his crossbow and levelled a bolt at the creature. A group of town guards rushed from the recesses of a foodhall and dropped into a two-tier crossbow formation. The minotaur snorted decisively, then charged into the crowd, horns spread low. An unfortunate woman was dashed aside before she even had time to move. The beast roared again as the woman was slung into a rations stall. Dry fruit and meats spilled around the ankles of the minotaur. The crowd exploded into chaos. A hail of crossbow bolts whistled into the beast from the combined efforts of Thalin, Milo and the town guards. A young elf in blue whirled his hands limply, and a celestial goat blazed into being only yards from the minotaur, it's Sigil-bell ringing meekly beneath its alarmed eyes. Two dwarves trudged into a defensive stance with their halberds, ushering women and children behind them. A javelin hummed through the air from a Gnoll trader, but skittered wide. A heroic Ulutian charged to the attack, but fell to his knees on the slippy fruit. Thalin's nerves jarred as a dark energy washed over the Minotaur, one of it's half-drow captors having aimed a thin bone staff at it. Everyone else ran screaming. Torious quickly decided to release Mikka in order to defend the townsfolk. With a cheeky “See you later”, Mikka limped quickly down a side alley and disappeared in a rustle of red velvet. Without further delay, Torious circled to his left as the minotaur landed a hoof through the face-guard of the unfortunate Ulutian. Smelling blood, the minotaur stooped low and violently decapitated the celestial goat with a swipe of its claws. The elf wizard clicked his fingers in frustration, then ran away. Torious rolled to a stop. With a grim look on his face, Torious sparked a line with [I]Justicar[/I] on the paving stones and stared at the hulking minotaur. Dislodging its hoof from the Ulutian, the minotaur paced forwards, then readied to charge the Aasimar. The crowd scattered in all directions. Another wave of bolts (and a javelin) slammed into the minotaur. Its hulking form sprung into momentum and it lowered its head to skewer Torious on its mighty horns. The town guards began to retreat in haste. Thalin punched into the mind of the beast in an attempt to force it to sleep, but the levels of rage and hatred made the mage gag. His spell was useless against such a creature. Milo finished his prayer to Tymora and loosed a magically-imbued bolt. It flew beautifully and thudded to a halt in the monster's forehead. But it was not enough. With a deft dodge backwards, Torious evaded the plunging horns and chose his spot, driving [I]Justicar[/I] forward. His sword slid into the monster's calf. With a thunderous crash, the minotaur slid to the ground in a plume of dust. Spasming in anger, the minotaur tried to right itself but fell again and again. Another shower of bolts slowed the minotaur's movements. Thick legs limply kicked against the cobbled ground. Milo went to fire again, but his nerve failed at the helplessness of the creature. Thalin fired twice, his first bolt shattering the base of a horn and the second thudding wetly into its flank. He went to fire again, but stopped. The man in red armour strode forwards, slinging his crossbow onto the ground as he withdrew a wide, bronze short sword. Milo tried to call 'halt', but the man had already plunged the sword into the base of the minotaur's skull. With a final grunt, it died. The man grinned in triumph, and pulled his sword free. The man in red was the only one not suprised as the sword wound ignited and the beast's body was consumed in a thick yellow blaze. The screams of the crowd died down as the guards ran to the casualties and reassured the townspeople that they were safe. Torious picked himself up and looked for the thief, but he was nowhere to be seen. Thalin and Milo dashed over to Torious to make sure he was okay. Not a scratch. Thalin blinked wearily around as the guards began to question people about the cause of the disturbance. Coughing through the smoke of the burning minotaur, the three companions watched the man in red stride across the square, a handful of townsfolk thanking him for defeating the beast. “Perhaps we should leave now,” Thalin said, nodding in the direction of the guards. [/QUOTE]
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