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<blockquote data-quote="DM-Rocco" data-source="post: 1681370" data-attributes="member: 14451"><p><strong>Session 17 Module Vecna Lives and The Tomb of Horros</strong></p><p></p><p>Now the party knows of vecna and the need to confront him, but they suspect that the Tomb of Horrors may be able to aid them in this, so this is part of their journey to the Tomb.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“See there, in the last few ranks,” said Delvin as he pointed past the hoards of Orcs and Gnolls to large humanoids of various sizes. Three and four times the size of humans they could be none other than, “giants.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“I see them,” said Gren.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Let me at them,” screamed Boulder Shoulder, “let me at them, I’ll make a stew of there sinew.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Perhaps our gruff comrade is right, perhaps we should land, we have circled them for hours with no further information to be had,” said Khael as he was already beginning to land the party who was now in the form of wisps of clouds, flying on the currents of the air.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“No,” shouted Delvin, ”how could I be so stupid?”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“What is the matter with you, it is only a bunch of Goblins and a few tall people, me axe is ready.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Can’t you see, as we land and get closer to the ranks. Look there, the group of Trolls is actually a Drake, see how the curvature of the world combined with spell has distorted its true image.“</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“By the light of Pelor,“ said Khael, shock evident on his face.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Look there, that column of soldiers,” said Gren pointing to the right flanks, now able to see what Delvin was talking about,” they are not Goblins, they are siege Elophants and more in number than we could have seen from above.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“What’s the point, me blade can take them,” chimed in Boulder Shoulder.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“The point is that we were duped be a spell, an illusion,” said Gren.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Not just an illusion,” instructed Delvin,” but a war illusion. Simple spells cast on such large forces would be able to hide very little of the army, war wizards have the capacity to weave spells that can affect a whole legion. There range is greater and the durations can last days, sometimes weeks. Most of the time they are different versions of spells that common wizards use, like my own spells, just with minor differences that make them suitable for war, like longer durations, quicker casting times and greater areas of effects.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“See how what we thought was just a few hundred Orcs from our vantage point was actually a legion of different races. One moment,” said Delvin as he inspected the weave that he could now see, “there, you see the troop movement to the right, how they are erratic and unpredictable in their movements. Watch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">The three watched as Khael began to lower them yet closer to the ground. In the distance the column of troops merged and twisted with the landscape and then they changed form from Orc to Gnoll to Goblin and always their numbers changed. So subtle was the changes that even the trained eyes of the three could hardly tell what the real force was and what was the illusion. Scarier still was the fact that they never could tell how many creatures were really down in that column.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“What does that matter, you had your fancy tactics and I have me blade, let me set it upon them,” growled the gruff dwarf.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Well my vertically challenged friend, as you can see we are greatly out numbered, what we thought was a few hundred Orcs is more likely ten thousand Orcs, two hundred Gnolls, three hundred Trolls, fifty Drakes, thirty siege Elophants, one hundred Giants and that does not take into account the forces that we have yet to see or the one hundred Demon like commanders. Then there is one more problem,” casually stated Delvin.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Oh, and what is that,” huffed the dwarf, “that you are to afraid of a good fight?”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“No,” calmly stated Delvin. He straightened out his robes as the party landed on the ground and became substantial again. By then it was apparent to everyone, but he said it anyway. “It’s just that the army has already been through here and judging by my estimation, I’d say quite some time ago.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Indeed , what was an image of thousands of creatures of murderous intent was now just a gently rolling hill. The illusion had duped them all, to the last man and in Devlin‘s case, woman. It hide them from the correct numbers and make up of the approaching army and also covered there tracks, replaying the passing of the army some days before for those who might try to spy out the forces in the air. As the four looked around for signs of the passing, the trampled grass began to rise and straighten itself and the mud left in the wake of the army smoothed and evened out. Soon nothing was left to mark the armies passing other than the four who had viewed from an illusion miles above the Earth.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DM-Rocco, post: 1681370, member: 14451"] [b]Session 17 Module Vecna Lives and The Tomb of Horros[/b] Now the party knows of vecna and the need to confront him, but they suspect that the Tomb of Horrors may be able to aid them in this, so this is part of their journey to the Tomb. [size=2]“See there, in the last few ranks,” said Delvin as he pointed past the hoards of Orcs and Gnolls to large humanoids of various sizes. Three and four times the size of humans they could be none other than, “giants.” “I see them,” said Gren. “Let me at them,” screamed Boulder Shoulder, “let me at them, I’ll make a stew of there sinew.” “Perhaps our gruff comrade is right, perhaps we should land, we have circled them for hours with no further information to be had,” said Khael as he was already beginning to land the party who was now in the form of wisps of clouds, flying on the currents of the air. “No,” shouted Delvin, ”how could I be so stupid?” “What is the matter with you, it is only a bunch of Goblins and a few tall people, me axe is ready.” “Can’t you see, as we land and get closer to the ranks. Look there, the group of Trolls is actually a Drake, see how the curvature of the world combined with spell has distorted its true image.“ “By the light of Pelor,“ said Khael, shock evident on his face. “Look there, that column of soldiers,” said Gren pointing to the right flanks, now able to see what Delvin was talking about,” they are not Goblins, they are siege Elophants and more in number than we could have seen from above. “What’s the point, me blade can take them,” chimed in Boulder Shoulder. “The point is that we were duped be a spell, an illusion,” said Gren. “Not just an illusion,” instructed Delvin,” but a war illusion. Simple spells cast on such large forces would be able to hide very little of the army, war wizards have the capacity to weave spells that can affect a whole legion. There range is greater and the durations can last days, sometimes weeks. Most of the time they are different versions of spells that common wizards use, like my own spells, just with minor differences that make them suitable for war, like longer durations, quicker casting times and greater areas of effects. “See how what we thought was just a few hundred Orcs from our vantage point was actually a legion of different races. One moment,” said Delvin as he inspected the weave that he could now see, “there, you see the troop movement to the right, how they are erratic and unpredictable in their movements. Watch. The three watched as Khael began to lower them yet closer to the ground. In the distance the column of troops merged and twisted with the landscape and then they changed form from Orc to Gnoll to Goblin and always their numbers changed. So subtle was the changes that even the trained eyes of the three could hardly tell what the real force was and what was the illusion. Scarier still was the fact that they never could tell how many creatures were really down in that column. “What does that matter, you had your fancy tactics and I have me blade, let me set it upon them,” growled the gruff dwarf. “Well my vertically challenged friend, as you can see we are greatly out numbered, what we thought was a few hundred Orcs is more likely ten thousand Orcs, two hundred Gnolls, three hundred Trolls, fifty Drakes, thirty siege Elophants, one hundred Giants and that does not take into account the forces that we have yet to see or the one hundred Demon like commanders. Then there is one more problem,” casually stated Delvin. “Oh, and what is that,” huffed the dwarf, “that you are to afraid of a good fight?” “No,” calmly stated Delvin. He straightened out his robes as the party landed on the ground and became substantial again. By then it was apparent to everyone, but he said it anyway. “It’s just that the army has already been through here and judging by my estimation, I’d say quite some time ago.” Indeed , what was an image of thousands of creatures of murderous intent was now just a gently rolling hill. The illusion had duped them all, to the last man and in Devlin‘s case, woman. It hide them from the correct numbers and make up of the approaching army and also covered there tracks, replaying the passing of the army some days before for those who might try to spy out the forces in the air. As the four looked around for signs of the passing, the trampled grass began to rise and straighten itself and the mud left in the wake of the army smoothed and evened out. Soon nothing was left to mark the armies passing other than the four who had viewed from an illusion miles above the Earth. [/size] [/QUOTE]
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