Sh'aah and Bastian charge at the dark snake creatures and cut into their unnatural bodies. Such is the ferocity of both their attacks that they garb the attention of the horrors, which lash out at them. Bastian's armour protects him, but Sh'aah is injured by fangs seemingly made of solidified night.
"I need to learn to use a weapon," Arcata mutters.
Perhaps her concerns are unwarranted though. She sends another blast of raw magic at the wounded snake-thing, and the pair of projectiles spark and crackle with flashes and little POPS like festday firecrackers...and then blast through the resistance these things have and strike deeply into their tainted flesh!
While the situation with the serpents seems to be well in hand, Comoray figures that the sooner they go down the better. Plenty of soldiers are near enough the tunnel to refocus their efforts there if he charges the serpent to the south; which he does. At least he will provide a further flank...
Arcata's magic strikes the nearest dark sperpent. Comoray's attack bounces off its hide with a shower of sparks. The dwarves lay into the hovering monsters with axes, all expcet one who pulls his fallen comrade from the fray. Some blows land and cut deep, others seem to bounce off the surface as Comoray's attack did. Yet others go wild.
Meanwhile there are sounds of stomping feet and rattling armour from down the corridor. Cassie steps protectively in front of Arcata and draws her crossbow on the tunnel entrance.
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Sorry about the delay - never seems to stop being busy at the moment!
Arcata - magic missile vs H2 for 7 damage
Comoray - attack H3, miss
I won't enumerate all the dwarf attacks - there are two hits to H2 that cause a total of 9 damage and two hits on H3 that cause 0 damage after damage reduction. The rest of the attacks miss.
Next up:
Sh'aah
Bastian (last round of tactical bonus next round)
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Lost in his own world of blood and pain, Sh'aah hacks away at the magical snake-creature. Despite the wound in his shoulder, he scores two solid hits and greets each with a savage yell.
Bastian hacks again into the near snake's side with his broadsword, hoping they can take down the shadows before the incoming force arrives.
[sblock=ooc]I'm an idiot. I've only been adding 1x STR to his damage, when it should be 1.5x for being a two-handed weapon. In any event: attack and damage:
Arcata expends some of her waning magical power to send another pair of bolts spiraling at the wounded snake monster...but she was perhaps overoptimistic. The force protecting the serpents rises up and crackles, and her missiles explode harmlessly against that shielding.
She swears under her breath. One more spell...she could use it to defend herself, or to attack. After that, she'd be down to just the little magicks that cost her nothing to cast.
Sh'aah's axe bites deep, but something about the otherwordly substance of the shadowy snakes seems to take away some of the force of his attacks. Nevertheless, the creature looks ragged and worn, and its attacks against the half-orc are sluggish and easily evaded.
Meanwhile, as Arcata's magic slides off it, Bastian further damages the snake that he faces, but it is in better shape than the one surrounded by Sh'aah's team despite a good solid strike with his sword in a two-handed grip.
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(NB same as last map)
Sh'aah's attacks hit
Bastian - attacks H3, hits.
Arcata - fails to overcome SR (just!)
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