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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7180064" data-attributes="member: 6777052"><p><span style="color: #008080">The party composed themselves and wandered north towards the dead sea............. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">... and they hadn't gone far when they heard the sound of chanting from somewhere up ahead and a group of three swarthy men appeared around a bend in the road. They were dressed in kilted robes covered in curious symbols and wore oddly-shaped hats like stepped pyramids on their heads.[sup]1[/sup]</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">The men stopped short when they saw what, to them, were obviously four demons. One barked a gutteral challenge, which was in no language that Tippy or any of the others understood. They must have been looking for trouble because, when Tippy raised his hands, palms forward, in a sign of peace, they evidently supposed he was about to cast a spell over them and they reacted with hostile spells of their own. If they were indeed looking for trouble, they found it.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Two well-aimed daggers flashed through the air and took Shadrak full in the chest. The man retaliated, and a shaft of brilliant light struck the spot where Alber't'ickle had been standing just a moment before when he threw the daggers; but he had already dodged nimbly aside.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">A <em>Hold Person</em> spell from Meshak failed to affect Tippy, who was much too experienced with clerical magic to be tricked by it, and Inannyunot <em>Counterspelled</em> something similar directed at Tasha as she sprinted forward spinning her halberd like a demented windmill. The men were already spreading out so she attacked the third man, Harry Lime, and would have nearly killed him where he stood, had he not thrown up a <em>Shield of Faith</em> moments earlier. Even so, he was knocked to the ground by the ferocity of her onslaught and she stood poised above his helpless, wriggling, form ready to finish the job. His pleas for mercy were to no avail, since Tasha didn't speak Viennese had no idea what he was saying.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Seeing how things were going, and that they were fighting spell-casters of some kind, Tippy cast <em>Spiritual Guardians</em> and the goddess Iris sent four Babylonian Angels, who surrounded him protectively as he marched purposefully towards Meshak, swinging his hammer meaningfully as he went. This gave Alber't'ickle an opportunity to sneak up behind Meshak un-noticed and stab him deftly in the back. Meshak turned, enraged, and hit Alber't'ickle with an <em>Inflict Wounds</em> spell, which just shows you how evil he was. The spell caused a terrifying amount of necrotic damage and actually killed his Tickle part, who ceased to exist as familiars do when they are destroyed. <s>Tippy</s> </span>Inannyunot<span style="color: blue"> would have to <em>Find</em> him again when he got the opportunity, but he was a bit pre-occupied right now. This left Albert restored, uninjured, to his normal human form with the regular number of arms but still with two left hands.[sup]2[/sup]</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">So far, things had gone fairly well for our friends but the tide of battle is a fickle mistress[sup]3[/sup]. Shadrak cast <em>Hold Person</em> again, this time at Tasha, and she froze, unable to move while Harry Lime jumped up laughing and cast <em>Sacred Flame</em> at her, which she was in no condition to dodge. Inannyunot broke the <em>Hold</em> by hitting Shadrak with <em>Magic Missiles</em>, but Tasha's flow had already been interrupted and the opportunity to finish Harry Lime was lost. Albert came to the rescue, however, by leaving Mishak to Tippy and the Angels, running over and double-left-stabbing Harry Lime who collapsed in a pool of blood, dead.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Meanwhile Tippy had advanced on Meshak, who was already suffering from angel-burns, but stopped short and cast <em>Silence</em> at the spot where Meshak was standing. Then he continued to walk calmly towards the suddenly speechless Meshak. It was going to be cold steel against cold steel, hammer against daggers, but Tippy was going to be the one wearing armour and surrounded by angels. Meshak wisely fled and Tippy did not pursue him.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">This left Shadrak who, despite chest wounds, wasn't ready to give up yet. There was something <em>Fanatical</em> about him and, although he had used some of his best spell slots, he still had a trick or two up his tunic. Realising that the wizard Inannyunot represented the greatest threat, for he seemed to be able to counterspell anything Shadrak might do, he threw <em>Sacred Flame</em> at the unarmoured mage and had the satisfaction of seeing his victim wince. It was the last thing he saw, though, as Tasha arrived and scored her first ever critical hit. It would be drinks in the bar later.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p>Tippy (Cleric-5; Hammer, Potion of Limited RetConning, Oyster Shell, 17 g.p.) Inspiring Leader</p><p>Inannyunot (was Igoatunot/Ikidunot/Toothpaste/Macfeece) (Wizard-5 Conjurer with 3x/day headbutt attack; books, Oyster Shell)</p><p>Albert (Sinister Thief-5; 3 daggers, magic club, 26 g.p., TotM pole, Oyster Shell) Dungeon Delver</p><p>Tasha (Half-Orc/Half-Orc Fighter-4 Battlemaster; Versatile Double Halberd +1 of Dragon Summoning & Sling, Oyster Shell, 17 g.p.) Heavy Armor Master </p><p>Tickle (Juvenile Kraken, <s>Tippy's</s> <em>Inannyunot's</em> familiar; plenty of ink)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">[sup]1[/sup] Ziggurhats.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">[sup]2[/sup] You weren't expecting that, were you? Neither was I, to be honest.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">[sup]3[/sup] If you're gonna mix metaphores, mix 'em good.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 7180064, member: 6777052"] [COLOR=#008080]The party composed themselves and wandered north towards the dead sea............. [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]... and they hadn't gone far when they heard the sound of chanting from somewhere up ahead and a group of three swarthy men appeared around a bend in the road. They were dressed in kilted robes covered in curious symbols and wore oddly-shaped hats like stepped pyramids on their heads.[sup]1[/sup] The men stopped short when they saw what, to them, were obviously four demons. One barked a gutteral challenge, which was in no language that Tippy or any of the others understood. They must have been looking for trouble because, when Tippy raised his hands, palms forward, in a sign of peace, they evidently supposed he was about to cast a spell over them and they reacted with hostile spells of their own. If they were indeed looking for trouble, they found it. Two well-aimed daggers flashed through the air and took Shadrak full in the chest. The man retaliated, and a shaft of brilliant light struck the spot where Alber't'ickle had been standing just a moment before when he threw the daggers; but he had already dodged nimbly aside. A [I]Hold Person[/I] spell from Meshak failed to affect Tippy, who was much too experienced with clerical magic to be tricked by it, and Inannyunot [I]Counterspelled[/I] something similar directed at Tasha as she sprinted forward spinning her halberd like a demented windmill. The men were already spreading out so she attacked the third man, Harry Lime, and would have nearly killed him where he stood, had he not thrown up a [I]Shield of Faith[/I] moments earlier. Even so, he was knocked to the ground by the ferocity of her onslaught and she stood poised above his helpless, wriggling, form ready to finish the job. His pleas for mercy were to no avail, since Tasha didn't speak Viennese had no idea what he was saying. Seeing how things were going, and that they were fighting spell-casters of some kind, Tippy cast [I]Spiritual Guardians[/I] and the goddess Iris sent four Babylonian Angels, who surrounded him protectively as he marched purposefully towards Meshak, swinging his hammer meaningfully as he went. This gave Alber't'ickle an opportunity to sneak up behind Meshak un-noticed and stab him deftly in the back. Meshak turned, enraged, and hit Alber't'ickle with an [I]Inflict Wounds[/I] spell, which just shows you how evil he was. The spell caused a terrifying amount of necrotic damage and actually killed his Tickle part, who ceased to exist as familiars do when they are destroyed. [s]Tippy[/s] [/COLOR]Inannyunot[COLOR=blue] would have to [I]Find[/I] him again when he got the opportunity, but he was a bit pre-occupied right now. This left Albert restored, uninjured, to his normal human form with the regular number of arms but still with two left hands.[sup]2[/sup] So far, things had gone fairly well for our friends but the tide of battle is a fickle mistress[sup]3[/sup]. Shadrak cast [I]Hold Person[/I] again, this time at Tasha, and she froze, unable to move while Harry Lime jumped up laughing and cast [I]Sacred Flame[/I] at her, which she was in no condition to dodge. Inannyunot broke the [I]Hold[/I] by hitting Shadrak with [I]Magic Missiles[/I], but Tasha's flow had already been interrupted and the opportunity to finish Harry Lime was lost. Albert came to the rescue, however, by leaving Mishak to Tippy and the Angels, running over and double-left-stabbing Harry Lime who collapsed in a pool of blood, dead. Meanwhile Tippy had advanced on Meshak, who was already suffering from angel-burns, but stopped short and cast [I]Silence[/I] at the spot where Meshak was standing. Then he continued to walk calmly towards the suddenly speechless Meshak. It was going to be cold steel against cold steel, hammer against daggers, but Tippy was going to be the one wearing armour and surrounded by angels. Meshak wisely fled and Tippy did not pursue him. This left Shadrak who, despite chest wounds, wasn't ready to give up yet. There was something [I]Fanatical[/I] about him and, although he had used some of his best spell slots, he still had a trick or two up his tunic. Realising that the wizard Inannyunot represented the greatest threat, for he seemed to be able to counterspell anything Shadrak might do, he threw [I]Sacred Flame[/I] at the unarmoured mage and had the satisfaction of seeing his victim wince. It was the last thing he saw, though, as Tasha arrived and scored her first ever critical hit. It would be drinks in the bar later. [/COLOR] Tippy (Cleric-5; Hammer, Potion of Limited RetConning, Oyster Shell, 17 g.p.) Inspiring Leader Inannyunot (was Igoatunot/Ikidunot/Toothpaste/Macfeece) (Wizard-5 Conjurer with 3x/day headbutt attack; books, Oyster Shell) Albert (Sinister Thief-5; 3 daggers, magic club, 26 g.p., TotM pole, Oyster Shell) Dungeon Delver Tasha (Half-Orc/Half-Orc Fighter-4 Battlemaster; Versatile Double Halberd +1 of Dragon Summoning & Sling, Oyster Shell, 17 g.p.) Heavy Armor Master Tickle (Juvenile Kraken, [s]Tippy's[/s] [I]Inannyunot's[/I] familiar; plenty of ink) [COLOR=blue][sup]1[/sup] Ziggurhats. [sup]2[/sup] You weren't expecting that, were you? Neither was I, to be honest. [sup]3[/sup] If you're gonna mix metaphores, mix 'em good.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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