Frozen Whispers (adventure)

Slyfen moves to his former position (to the left of belisha) and shoots again.

The elf sees that the bony creature is having some difficulty making it out of the lodge, and moves back to his previous position. There, he fires off another arrow. Unfortunately, the shot is still quite difficult—his arrow again flies astray. It sticks into the side of the building with a loud thwack!

Eolan and Orlan shrewdly await the approach of the monster. And the skeletal figure obliges. As it steps up to the door, both knight and mount make an attack. Eolan’s sword is again off the mark, but his horse’s hoof continues to batter the monster.

The large beast, having learned from its last attempt to exit the lodge, decides that it must clear out the area around the door before it can try to leave safely. It extends two deadly claws toward the knight’s mount. From the awkward angle, one goes astray and drags a jagged mark in the dirt. But the other raises a scream of pain from the horse as it pierces his meaty chest muscles.



OOC Notes:

Round 8

Slyfen
Magic weapon round 6 of 10
Moves 25’
Longbow misses (AC with cover 20, Atk roll 10 + 6 = 16)
Arrow not lost or damaged (50% chance, die result 89%)

Eolan
Readies attack against boneclaw, should it move into threatened square

Boneclaw
Takes 5’ step triggering Eolan and Orlan’s attack
Fight with warhorse check succeeds (DC 10, Ride check result 5 + 6 = 11)
Hoof hits (AC with cover 20, Atk roll 18 + 6 = 24)
6 hp damage (Dmg roll [1d6+4] 2 + 4 = 6 hp)
Boneclaw reduced to

Spoiler

5

hp
Bastard sword 1h misses (AC with cover 20, Atk roll 4 + 6 = 10)
Makes full attack
Piercing claw with Power Attack misses (AC with cover 18, Atk roll 10 + 7 = 17)
Piercing claw with Power Attack hits (AC with cover 18, Atk roll 16 + 7 = 23)
10 hp damage (Dmg roll [2d6+7] 1 + 2 + 7 = 10 hp
Orlan reduced to 20 hp

Belisha, you’re up again.

"Foul beast! How dare you?" Belisha shouts, enraged that the beast attacks Orlan, aiming her wand and casting off two missiles at the creature's head hoping to smash it into shards.

"Steady, Orlan, steady," calmly says the red-haired knight as he reassures his mount that all is well. "Let us finish this evil creation and be done with this fight!" Again, Eolan and his loyal horse fight as one.

Two more bolts of magical energy scream forth from Belisha’s wand, and strike the undead creature. With much loud creaking and popping, its joints fail, and it falls apart in a surreal vision. What was once a large and imposing skeletal figure ends up as little more than a pile of oversized bones and claws in a filthy rag. The spark of undeath has vacated the form. Looking at it, you find it hard to remember why—only moments ago—you found it utterly terrifying.



OOC Notes:

Belisha
Activates wand as a standard action
7 hp damage (Dmg roll [2d4+2] 2 + 3 + 2 = 7 hp)
Boneclaw destroyed

I have added 600 XP to each PC’s character sheet (450 for the boneclaw and 150 for your encounter with the clerics of Obad-Hai in Tasper).

Slyfen breathes out a sigh of relief and puts his bow away. He goes to the door of the place and keeps an eye on the interior incase there are more entities within.

Belisha almost collapses in relief. "Well that was a mean creature... We should destroy its bones," she says. "It was digging at the door. Could someone be inside?" She wonders aloud.

Eolan sheathes his bastard sword and slides off his trusty mount and inspects Orlan's wounds. Looking to Hardin, he asks, "Can you prepare a poultice of soothing simples for Orlan here? I thank you," says the knight.

At Belisha's suggestion, the fiery-haired warrior scratches his chin and says, "Perhaps . . . " then he draws his sword again and strides into the lodge. Looking to the others, he will wait until they decide to follow him or not, then Eolan will knock at the door.

"I can do better than a poultice." Says Hardin, pulling out his wand. He first heals himself, then the horse. Once this is done, he follows Eolan into the house.

Hardin heals himself and the horse, using 6 charges from his beautiful dire elk antler wand.

Slyfen moves to the door, and looks inside. Carefully scanning the room, he sees nothing more than what he was able to make out through the window before the battle with the bony giant. However, most of the room is now obscured by Belisha's web.

Eolan steps through the door and waits for Belisha to dismiss the gooey threads.



OOC Notes:

Slyfen
Spot check 4 + 8 = 12