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Author Topic: Iconics Adventure 1.2: NeMoren's Vault marches on!
Nebin
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posted October 17, 2001 09:56 PM     Profile for Nebin   Author's Homepage   Email Nebin     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Nay mon Petit, Ladies first I insist !

I well endevor to hold back this metal demon from harming a hair on your lovely self.

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posted October 18, 2001 05:45 AM     Profile for Hennet-   Email Hennet-     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nebin:
Nay mon Petit, Ladies first I insist !
I well endevor to hold back this metal demon from harming a hair on your lovely self.

OOC: If everything went well, you may have a minor devil on top of it to distract it. But you are all within reach of that chain and could get AoO's--be careful. If the dretch could get a hold of the chain (he's fireproof) that'd be a good time to run.

In the mean time I think we should wait and see. From what Nebbin encountered I don't think we can see or hear into the pit. It may be some sort of teleport field, so I wouldn't make any assumptions about what we can or can't do.

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posted October 18, 2001 08:50 AM     Profile for Regdar   Email Regdar     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Plus he was magic missiled by Naull. Bah Regdar will be there shortly.

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posted October 18, 2001 09:17 AM     Profile for Piratecat   Email Piratecat     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
I'm writing now! Update about noon time.
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posted October 18, 2001 11:55 AM     Profile for Nebin   Author's Homepage   Email Nebin     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
OCC Don't forget I threw a Tanklefoot Bag at it too. /ooc

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posted October 18, 2001 12:11 PM     Profile for Piratecat   Email Piratecat     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
At the pit battle, time speeds back up again as Hennet finishes reading a scroll. The words burn as he reads them, the smoke weaving itself into runes as it circles Hennet's head, and suddenly the smoke fills with sulpherous flames as a creature falls out of the gate. It is hideous.. a rubbery abomination of nature, reeking of sulphur and pain as it tries to adjust to its new surroundings. It didn't arrive where Hennet expected it to, which is somewhat disturbing. "Hissssssssss!" it leers at Alhandra, and a foul forked tongue lolls from its misshapen mouth. Hennet points at the pit, and it bobs its sad excuse for a head. "Maaasssster," it acknowledges, and with another look at the paladin it shambles over to the pit leaving a trail of smoking vapors behind it.

Quite literally, it smells like hell.

In the pit, it lashes out at the armor, interposing itself in front of Vadania and taking a chain blow meant for her. Its claws scrape against the metal, leaving thin scratches behind. It ignores the buring sphere at its feet.

Naull's light spell counteracts the weak darkness covering the pit. The wand is almost vibrating in her hand, leaving tiny traces of sparkling illumination behind it, as the darkness finally clears. As she sees the situation, she begins to cast magic missile at the chain-weilding armor.

Meanwhile Alhandra takes stock of the situation, tossing down her rope and bracing the far end. As Vadania grabs the other end, Alhandra can feel the strain on her muscles.

Nebin yells up from the pit, but no one can hear him; the fight is eerily silent to the people above. It's simple for him to leap away from the armor over the dretch, twisting in mid-air as he does so and digging for a tanglefoot bag. His hand closes on one.. no, that's a whoopie cushion. Got it! No, that's a souvenier backpack from GenCon that he bought in the dealer's hall while trying to check out a girl posing in a chainmail bikini. Aha! Finally his hand closes on it, and he whirls it at the armor. It's a horrible throw, but it gets the job done, *splook*ing on its legs and dripping to the floor beneath. The armor doesn't seem to notice. The dretch who is now partially stuck to it does, though, and it hisses at Nebin.

Hennet slides down the rope Alhandra is holding, landing cat-like next to Vadania and Nebin. The heat is tremendous.

Vadania, you've got an action if you want to take it! Details on the goblinoid assault, and the pool, later this afternoon.


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posted October 18, 2001 01:02 PM     Profile for Hennet-   Email Hennet-     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
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Hennet slides down the rope Alhandra is holding, landing cat-like next to Vadania and Nebin. The heat is tremendous.

A strange look passes across Hennet's handsome features. It is the "Boy, this may have been a really bad idea," look.

Hennet looks at the armor, looks at his shortspear, shrugs his shoulders and cast his last Magic Missle.

[ October 18, 2001: Message edited by: Hennet- ]

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posted October 18, 2001 02:44 PM     Profile for Alhandra   Email Alhandra     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
*Alhandra gets dizzy from so much action happening so fast after being in slo-mo so long. he he *

The devout paladin and steadfast slayer of evil blanches after seeing what vile thing her compatriot summoned.

It takes every ounce of her self control to stop from dropping the rope and cleaving the demon and then throttling the sorceror for his impudence.

But she stands strong!
There are TRUE innocents at the end of this rope, who's lives might be endangered if her more uncompromising side is allowed to hold sway.
So she braces 'gainst the pull, and yells with her best battle-voice, "Quick!
Up the rope!
Get out of the pit, before it's too late to escape from this terrible position.
We can only hope that this demon that Hennet summoned won't turn on US before we can get back down the hallway, not to mention this armored hulk, AND the flaming ball that looks like it's singing poor Vadania's antlers!

We're in a pickle, people!
I suggest we not lolligag around in here, and we run back to the hallway to join the others to take this thing out en masse.

There's no sense in an honorable, mano-e-mano fight with an automoton."

[i]Alhandra makes sure to check Perea's instincts, and do what she can to stop the massive bear from jumping in the pit after her master.
"Good girl - stay here - your mama'll be back up in a sec - I promise."

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posted October 18, 2001 03:58 PM     Profile for Hennet-   Email Hennet-     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
"Mumble, enchant, cast, mumble"

OOC: You know, I was jumping in here 'cause I couldn't see into the pit, but my action kind of crossed w/Naull's. However, since everyone seems to think discretion is the better part of valor, I'll shimmy up the rope too. Right after I blast this thing one more time.

"Don't wait on me, Vadania, I'll be along in just a moment. I hate to leave a job half-finished."

(edited because I was flustered the first time I wrote this)

[ October 18, 2001: Message edited by: Hennet- ]


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posted October 18, 2001 04:00 PM     Profile for Vadania   Author's Homepage   Email Vadania     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
*Vadania turns her head enough to see Hennet drop beside her, and an exasperated look comes over her face.*

"Will you unarmored d4 spellcasters quit trying to be heroes and get out of here!"

*Vadania will make sure she's close enough to the rope to get out of here next round after these morons do. For the rest of this round she's on Total Defense. (+4 Dodge bonus to AC, for a total AC of 20.) Next round she will delay if nessarcy for those 2 to get out of here before her, then follow them up, if they don't leave next round she's leaving them.*

*Turning back to face the armor, she shouts* "Go now!"

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posted October 18, 2001 05:45 PM     Profile for Naull the Wizard   Email Naull the Wizard     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
As Naull gestures for her spell to go off, she ponders... "hmm I didn't know my wand did that... I'll just have to save that for later tonight..."

By the ancestors, Hennet don't jump in there..

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posted October 18, 2001 07:12 PM     Profile for Nebin   Author's Homepage   Email Nebin     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Well crap if Henny is going to hog all of Vadaina's attetion I might as well go up the rope and help Al.

Nebin skinnies up the rope, when he get's on the ledge he uses his Wand to summon a critter into the pit to help(?) the demon and to cover the others escape

ooc thanks PC I was wondering where that whoopie cushion went after I used it on EGG ! /ooc

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posted October 18, 2001 07:27 PM     Profile for Jozan of Pelor   Email Jozan of Pelor     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Piratecat:

Details on the goblinoid assault, and the pool, later this afternoon.


Oh, Pirate, you are such a tease!



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posted October 18, 2001 10:26 PM     Profile for Piratecat   Email Piratecat     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Mialee, I believe the illusion spell has a duration of concentration; thus, in order to avoid the World's Briefest Plank, I'm going to assume that you cast Levitate first!

Moving back into the tunnel a bit, Mialee casts a spell on Lidda. Her chant echoes louder than you'd like, but back at the entrance Krusk and Tordek don't sound the alarm, so the goblinoids must not have heard. Lidda feels her body growing lighter.. lighter.. as the spell takes effect.

Bobbing along the ceiling, Lidda moves back down the tunnel. Lidda examines the deadfall. The rope is tied to a central pin that is holding a series of ropes; pull the pin, and the ropes pull away. With almost no hesitation at all, Lidda cuts the rope. Even better Lidda, if you don't want to you don't have to hold it taunt; you can wedge the end into a crack between two rocks, enough to hold it steady but not enough to trigger the trap.

Mialee readies to cast the illusion spell. Anything else you want to do before Krusk strolls casually out? Mialee, do you plan to hide the existing plank, lying on the stone near the chasm?

Meanwhile, Regdar receives the rude surprise that he can't pull apart the armor. Some unseen force is still keeping it together. A few more bashes might fix that, although there is no guarantee that they won't dislodge the mirror as well, as Kerwyn can't find a method of tying it that doesn't leave it somewhat precariously balanced.

Kerwyn, Eberk's touch is like the breath of a furnace, and from the pain you expect to be badly burned; instead, you are healed by 9 points.

Regdar gtrunts as he examines the wine bottles. All of the stinking bottles are empty! One of them rattles a bit, though, as if something was inside.

Stirring the watery pool unsettles the bottom. Ma'Varkith's crowbar stirs up the bottom, and for a second something white shows on the surface before sinking back into the murky depths. Further fishing reveals it is a bone, probably an animal bone; Vadania might be able to tell you more.

Speaking of Vadania.. is that screaming you hear?

Phew! Closer to being caught up! I apologize again. Next update Friday!


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posted October 19, 2001 08:37 AM     Profile for Mialee   Author's Homepage   Email Mialee     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Anything else you want to do before Krusk strolls casually out?

>I'm all set.


Do you plan to hide the existing plank, lying on the stone near the chasm?

>After some consideration, I think I'll do just that. The illusory plank was intended to fool them if they fly straight into a killing rage- but if Krusk will try talking to them, they may be level-headed enough to notice the two planks.

So- yes please, hide one plank, make the other up.

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posted October 19, 2001 08:52 AM     Profile for Regdar   Email Regdar     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Regdar will first check the bottle to see what's inside, once this is done Regdar will go back to the armor, grab the ankles and look to Kerwyn.

Regdar is going to take care of this thing once and for all, on Regdars word get the hell out of here.

OOC: Does the armor look too heavy to lift?

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posted October 19, 2001 10:12 AM     Profile for Eberk   Email Eberk     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Eberk crouches down to look in the water, then spies Regdar out of the corner of his eye.

"Hey, lad! Be careful with that armor, now! Let's check it out a little before you go bashin it to pieces -- maybe we can life up the visor, take off the gauntlets, that sort of thing. You need help holdin it down? Here." He goes over and sits on the armor's chest, noticing in the process whether the mirror is facing toward the head or towards the torso (it *is* wedged between helmet and suit, right?)

Just as he gets comfortably settled in place, he hears screams.


"Grumble grumble. HEY VADANIA! YOU OKAY IN THERE? Jozan, you want to make yourself useful and go check on them?"

Eberk
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[ October 19, 2001: Message edited by: Eberk ]

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posted October 19, 2001 10:34 AM     Profile for Jozan of Pelor   Email Jozan of Pelor     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Jozan glances at whatever Regdar pulls out of the bottle while he prods the bone up out of the water.

Then he frowns. "Is that screaming I hear?" He looks at Ma'Var to see if she hears it, too. "It sounds like a little girl! May Pelor's light comfort her until I get there to save her!!"

Leaving the bone on the floor, he pulls out his mace. As he is about to run out into the corridor, he sees Regdar and Eberk playing with the armor again and rolls his eyes. "I am always useful, Eberk. And you two might want to wait on that until you can get some help from Krusk or Tordek...or both."

Then Jozan heads out, following the sounds of that poor little girl's screams...

[ October 19, 2001: Message edited by: Jozan of Pelor ]

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posted October 19, 2001 11:51 AM     Profile for -Lidda-   Email -Lidda-     Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
I will use my crossbow to shoot anyone trying to attack Krusk. I'll just lock and load and wait until they charge him or otherwise move to the attack!
Hopefully, I'm within 30 feet and can get a sneaky attack!
OOC: Delaying action, will shoot first, ask questions later!

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posted October 19, 2001 12:17 PM     Profile for Alhandra   Email Alhandra     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Alhandra helps Nebin crawl out of the pit of despair!

"Vadania!
Don't wait for Hennet!
Not only do ladies come (sic) first in my world , but Hennet chose to leap in - he can work on getting himself out!"

*nudge nudge wink wink joke up there...*

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posted October 19, 2001 12:49 PM     Profile for vox   Email vox     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
(damn log in!)

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posted October 19, 2001 12:51 PM     Profile for Hennet-   Email Hennet-     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Alhandra:
[QB]
"Vadania!
Don't wait for Hennet!
Not only do ladies come (sic) first in my world , but Hennet chose to leap in - he can work on getting himself out!"[QB]

OOC: Let me clarify this once more,--the frickin' pit was dark when I decided to jump in! Vadania had disappeared and I was trying to help her, not acting on OOC knowledge that it was just darkness. Since I lack Ahlandra's "Hold Rope +10" and "Beef and Moan +15" skills, I thought I should do something a little more active.

Hennet looks up to see Ahlandra's mouth running incessantly. Confident that everything is normal above, he says a little prayer of thanks for the magical silence.


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posted October 19, 2001 01:28 PM     Profile for Vadania   Author's Homepage   Email Vadania     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Hennet get up that rope now!

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posted October 19, 2001 01:42 PM     Profile for Ma'varkith   Email Ma'varkith     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Ma'varkith hears the faint cries and looks to Jozan.

"Yes, I heard it, as well." Turning to the others, "It sounds as though one of the others is in danger. Regdar, what in the Nine Hells are you doing with that thing?"

Pondering the bone she discovered in the pool, she stows it and her crowbar in her pack, picks up her shield, and with sword in hand, darts down the tunnel to the source of the cries.

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posted October 19, 2001 01:48 PM     Profile for Alhandra   Email Alhandra     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
[ooc] Hennet (voz?), I'm really sorry if you felt like my last post slighted you personally in any way.
I want to make it clear that I'm role-playing Alhandra, and her response to your heroic, though utterly foolish action would be to say what she did.
Also, it was to clarify where the action was , and to make sure Vadania's player doesn't hold too long (in case you didn't respond for a few days).

If I knew you personally, and was sure you wouldn't take offense, I would have really liked to just go OFF on hennet, in character, for summoning a demon.

I SOOOO was tempted to make Alhandra drop the rope and attack the demon-spawn, just to really play in character, but for the group harmony and quick resolving of the scenario, I just had her stifle those instincts and instead just say whatver i did have her say.

Again, please know i'm playing her in character, and mean no offense to your gaming skills.

Plus, i kinda think that you all should jump when a high-charisma paladin barks orders, but hey, that's just me...
P.S. I almost posted this to the OOC thread, but thought it was more applicable here.[/ooc]

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