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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7181004" data-attributes="member: 6777052"><p><span style="color: blue">The plan was this ...</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Inannyunot would keep the storm going for as long as possible to keep the cultists disorganised. Tasha, Johnny, Albert, the four utterwolves and the hobgoblin would spread out around the periphery of the storm, ready to make melee attacks on any individual cultists who emerged. Meanwhile, ClaW would send his boomerang looping repeatedly through the storm hoping to hit cultists more or less by chance but mainly to worry them and maybe waste spells trying to defend against it (since they couldn't see it and wouldn't know what it was). Ha! would toss stones into the storm on the same basis. Tippy would summon his angels again and be ready to move to give support wherever it seemed most needed, using the <em>Sacred Flame</em> cantrip or whatever spells seemed appropriate.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">That was the plan. It was a good plan, but like all plans it didn't quite work out that way.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">The cultists used their chanting to co-ordinate their actions and, having found each other, they linked arms and marched purposefully forward in two ranks, catching one another as they slipped. They all cast <em>Shield of Faith</em> and <em>Spiritual Weapon</em> as they moved. The boomerang and the stones alas had little effect because they couldn't see them and could barely hear them above the noise of the hailstorm so they simply didn't worry about them.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">The entire band of nine cultists (one had succumbed to the fireball) marched out of the storm straight in front of the hobgoblin who was immediately attacked by the combined onslaught of nine <em>Spiritual Weapons</em> and died on the spot.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Seeing the plan in disarray, Inannyunot cancelled the hailstorm so that the others could move to attack the cultist's formation, which they did. It was hand-to hand fighting now but the cultists still had plenty of spell slots left too and were dangerous to take on, <em>en masse</em>. Tasha, Johnny and Albert quickly took down two cultists between them from the front rank while the four utterwolves took out one from the back, but this still left six cultists standing. Tippy moved forward with his angels swirling about him and the cultists were impressed enough to regard this silver demon as possibly a minor deity, but it didn't deter them from wanting to attack all the other demons because they had been promised gold for every one they killed and so far they had only scored 'one'. Thinking quickly, Tippy hurled a <em>Sacred Flame</em> at one of the remaining three front-rankers and was rewarded by seeing him wince but he didn't fall; these cultists were well-trained and tough.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Tasha was singled out next, the she-demon with the tusks of a boar and the whirling blade of death. She howled as six <em>Inflict Wounds</em> spells converged on her and would have been felled but half-orcs have <em>Relentless Endurance</em> and she stayed on her feet to use her <em>Second Wind</em> and keep fighting. With a flurry of halberd blades she dropped one man where he stood and followed through with a <em>Sweeping Attack Maneuver</em> to injure another front-ranker, whom Albert finished off. Johnny, meanwhile ran around the back of the cultists and threw one to the ground and held him in a wrestling hold while his loyal utterwolves loyally slaughtered it with their fangs. Just three cultists remained. Tippy advanced and saw them shrink back from the angels but raise their hands defiantly as if to cast spells to ward them off. They thought for a moment that they had succeeded, for the angels suddenly vanished and a flicker of hope rose in their minds, but Tippy was casting <em>Silence</em> over them and they could use no more spells. They still had their <em>Spiritual Weapons</em> up and they bravely struck at Tippy but it was a futile guesture and they went to paradise with their fellows.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">After healing Tasha and consoling Johnny over the loss of his hobgoblin, Tippy led the party to a secluded spot away from the scene of carnage and called a short rest. Albert produced a clay tablet that he had recovered from the body of one of the cultists, and passed it to Inannyunot to translate. It made interesting reading ...</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tippy (Cleric-5; Hammer, Potion of Limited RetConning, Oyster Shell, 17 g.p.) Inspiring Leader </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Inannyunot (was Igoatunot/Ikidunot/Toothpaste/Macfeece) (Wizard-5 Conjurer with 3x/day headbutt attack; books, clay tablet, Oyster Shell) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tickle (Juvenile Kraken, Inannyunot's familiar; plenty of ink) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Albert (Sinister Thief-5; 3 daggers, magic club, 26 g.p., TotM pole, Oyster Shell) Dungeon Delver </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasha (Half-Orc/Half-Orc Fighter-4 Battlemaster; Versatile Double Halberd +1 of Dragon Summoning & Sling, Oyster Shell, 17 g.p.) Heavy Armor Master </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ha! Fling! (Hobbit of The Planes; three stones, griffon feather hat, 17 g.p.) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Johnny One-Eye (Human Champion Tunnel/Cage Fighter-3; magic khopesh that never misses, Eagle of Tales, 17 g.p.) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4 Utterwolves Utterly Faithful to Johnny One-Eye </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ClaW (Lobster; Tippy's ex-familiar; Boomerang) Magic Initiate </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Micromanage (ClaW's familiar; Miniature Human Wizard-½; Knobbly Staff, Pointy Hat) </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 7181004, member: 6777052"] [COLOR=blue]The plan was this ... Inannyunot would keep the storm going for as long as possible to keep the cultists disorganised. Tasha, Johnny, Albert, the four utterwolves and the hobgoblin would spread out around the periphery of the storm, ready to make melee attacks on any individual cultists who emerged. Meanwhile, ClaW would send his boomerang looping repeatedly through the storm hoping to hit cultists more or less by chance but mainly to worry them and maybe waste spells trying to defend against it (since they couldn't see it and wouldn't know what it was). Ha! would toss stones into the storm on the same basis. Tippy would summon his angels again and be ready to move to give support wherever it seemed most needed, using the [I]Sacred Flame[/I] cantrip or whatever spells seemed appropriate. That was the plan. It was a good plan, but like all plans it didn't quite work out that way. The cultists used their chanting to co-ordinate their actions and, having found each other, they linked arms and marched purposefully forward in two ranks, catching one another as they slipped. They all cast [I]Shield of Faith[/I] and [I]Spiritual Weapon[/I] as they moved. The boomerang and the stones alas had little effect because they couldn't see them and could barely hear them above the noise of the hailstorm so they simply didn't worry about them. The entire band of nine cultists (one had succumbed to the fireball) marched out of the storm straight in front of the hobgoblin who was immediately attacked by the combined onslaught of nine [I]Spiritual Weapons[/I] and died on the spot. Seeing the plan in disarray, Inannyunot cancelled the hailstorm so that the others could move to attack the cultist's formation, which they did. It was hand-to hand fighting now but the cultists still had plenty of spell slots left too and were dangerous to take on, [I]en masse[/I]. Tasha, Johnny and Albert quickly took down two cultists between them from the front rank while the four utterwolves took out one from the back, but this still left six cultists standing. Tippy moved forward with his angels swirling about him and the cultists were impressed enough to regard this silver demon as possibly a minor deity, but it didn't deter them from wanting to attack all the other demons because they had been promised gold for every one they killed and so far they had only scored 'one'. Thinking quickly, Tippy hurled a [I]Sacred Flame[/I] at one of the remaining three front-rankers and was rewarded by seeing him wince but he didn't fall; these cultists were well-trained and tough. Tasha was singled out next, the she-demon with the tusks of a boar and the whirling blade of death. She howled as six [I]Inflict Wounds[/I] spells converged on her and would have been felled but half-orcs have [I]Relentless Endurance[/I] and she stayed on her feet to use her [I]Second Wind[/I] and keep fighting. With a flurry of halberd blades she dropped one man where he stood and followed through with a [I]Sweeping Attack Maneuver[/I] to injure another front-ranker, whom Albert finished off. Johnny, meanwhile ran around the back of the cultists and threw one to the ground and held him in a wrestling hold while his loyal utterwolves loyally slaughtered it with their fangs. Just three cultists remained. Tippy advanced and saw them shrink back from the angels but raise their hands defiantly as if to cast spells to ward them off. They thought for a moment that they had succeeded, for the angels suddenly vanished and a flicker of hope rose in their minds, but Tippy was casting [I]Silence[/I] over them and they could use no more spells. They still had their [I]Spiritual Weapons[/I] up and they bravely struck at Tippy but it was a futile guesture and they went to paradise with their fellows. After healing Tasha and consoling Johnny over the loss of his hobgoblin, Tippy led the party to a secluded spot away from the scene of carnage and called a short rest. Albert produced a clay tablet that he had recovered from the body of one of the cultists, and passed it to Inannyunot to translate. It made interesting reading ... [/COLOR] [LIST] [*]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, clay tablet, Oyster Shell) [*]Tickle (Juvenile Kraken, Inannyunot's familiar; plenty of ink) [*]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 [*]Ha! Fling! (Hobbit of The Planes; three stones, griffon feather hat, 17 g.p.) [*]Johnny One-Eye (Human Champion Tunnel/Cage Fighter-3; magic khopesh that never misses, Eagle of Tales, 17 g.p.) [*]4 Utterwolves Utterly Faithful to Johnny One-Eye [*]ClaW (Lobster; Tippy's ex-familiar; Boomerang) Magic Initiate [*]Micromanage (ClaW's familiar; Miniature Human Wizard-½; Knobbly Staff, Pointy Hat) [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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