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<blockquote data-quote="Uriel" data-source="post: 1767793" data-attributes="member: 8222"><p><strong>This was really Fun to roll out...</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Eight entrants, the Dwarf heroes (the only ones mentioning the contest), the Jasperfists and several of the young Stonepike Dwarves. </p><p>Aranel didn't make it past the Prelims...</p><p></p><p><em>The Drinking Contest</em></p><p></p><p>Sturm Fort +7</p><p>Ruri Fort +7</p><p>Thurgan Fort +6</p><p>Algram Jasperfist Fort +5</p><p>Urgan Jasperfist Fort +5</p><p>Dorgan Stonepike Fort +8</p><p>Artunar Stonepike Fort +4</p><p>Kreln Stonepike Fort +3</p><p></p><p><em>Round One</em>: Ales...</p><p>Fort Tests, best of 4 rolls.</p><p></p><p>Sturm Fort +7 Totals :13,11,17,<span style="color: cyan">22</span></p><p>Rurik Fort +7 Totals 9,19,18,19</p><p>Thurgan Fort +6 Totals 17,17,11, <span style="color: cyan">25</span></p><p>Algram Jasperfist Fort +5 Totals 13,<span style="color: cyan">24</span>,16,14</p><p>Urgan Jasperfist Fort +5 Totals <span style="color: cyan">23</span>,21,23,20</p><p>Dorgan Stonepike Fort +8 Totals 19,18,13, 18</p><p>Artunar Stonepike Fort +4 Totals 14,11,21, 19</p><p>Kreln Stonepike Fort +3 Totals 11,17,14, 6</p><p></p><p>Pounding mug after mug of thick dark ale, the eight Dwarves grinned and faced one another as they might face Goblins across a rocky slope. This was battle, and each intended to be the victorious army this day. Unfortunately, things have a way of mucking up on a battlefield...</p><p>Starting with young Kreln Stonepike, who choked on his sixth mug (to cries of 'You drink like an Elf, Kreln!!!), who couged and then unceremoniously spewed his libations back upon the table (and his lap, and a bit on his older brother Dorgan, who promptly smacked him across the jaw, causing even <em>more</em> libations to come back up...). Dorgan and Artunar fared a bit better, making it to their 9th and 10th Mugs respectively, a full hour into the Bout. The young Rurik, as well, stayed with them, but, like them, could not get past his 11th Mug...</p><p></p><p>Alas, Clan Axebender would have to make a showing a year from this night...</p><p></p><p><em>Round Two</em>: Whiskey...</p><p></p><p>Sturm Fort +7 Totals 14,9,20,<span style="color: cyan">21</span></p><p>Thurgan Fort +6 Totals <span style="color: cyan">25</span>,'Natural 1',19,18</p><p>Algram Jasperfist Fort +5 Totals 20,10,10,12</p><p>Urgan Jasperfist Fort +5 Totals 8,11,7,8</p><p></p><p>Moving on to fine old Dwarf Whiskey, (single malt, of course...), the two Heroes quickly outpaced the Jasperfists, who, it would seem, were more used to beer than the 'ard stuff'. Other than an almost 'back up' that Thurgan nearly belched onto the table (freshly wiped after Kreln's fumble...), the names of Sturm and Thurgan were quickly muttered and whispered around the Hall, growing into two camps of clashing sound, as each name was chanted louder than the other, back and forth.</p><p></p><p><em>Round Three</em>: Brandy</p><p></p><p>Sturm Fort Save +7 Totals 'Natural 1', 13,13,18</p><p>Thurgan Fort Save +6 Totals 13,17,<span style="color: cyan">24</span>,21</p><p></p><p>Lord Stonepike himself set down upon the table a bottle of aged brandy, straight from his celler. With a slamming of his fist upon the table, the final round began...</p><p></p><p>Things took an immediate dark turn when Sturm nearly chocked on his first shot, getting the bulk of it down, though staining his beard with an aromatic dousing. His brain clouded from the battles, as well as his <em>pre Contest warm-ups</em>, the mad Barbarian followed over a dozen mugs of ale and 10 shots of Whiskey with a half-hearted swallow of one, two and then three brandies before standing, yelling <span style="color: yellow"> 'Gerwycht!!!'</span> and crashing to the table, stone drunk and passed out cold. Cheers arose for Thurgan Hammer, a dwarf who had never felt particularly dwarven, raised so far from a Dwarfhold. Cheers also arose for Sturm, as drunken Dwarfs swarmed over to him, patting him and trying (with little success) to rouse him. had the know that he had been subject to many wounds over the last few days, thenmaybe they would have understood what toll had been taken upon him. Finally, Rurik took his companion from the Hall, aided by two stumbling Jasperfists, making their way back to the Inn.</p><p></p><p>Lord Stonepike approached Thurgan, the Silver Chalice in hand and said <span style="color: yellow">'Well, lad...I'd Strike yer name-Rune meself if ya Like though I'd think that all would want you to show proper Dwarvish endurance and make the mark yerself.'</span></p><p></p><p>Holding out the chisel and jewelers hammers, Lord Stonepike watched as Thurgan slowly (and through bleary eyes...) struck his name upon the mug, to the cheers of the assembled Folk...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uriel, post: 1767793, member: 8222"] [b]This was really Fun to roll out...[/b] Eight entrants, the Dwarf heroes (the only ones mentioning the contest), the Jasperfists and several of the young Stonepike Dwarves. Aranel didn't make it past the Prelims... [i]The Drinking Contest[/i] Sturm Fort +7 Ruri Fort +7 Thurgan Fort +6 Algram Jasperfist Fort +5 Urgan Jasperfist Fort +5 Dorgan Stonepike Fort +8 Artunar Stonepike Fort +4 Kreln Stonepike Fort +3 [i]Round One[/i]: Ales... Fort Tests, best of 4 rolls. Sturm Fort +7 Totals :13,11,17,[COLOR=cyan]22[/COLOR] Rurik Fort +7 Totals 9,19,18,19 Thurgan Fort +6 Totals 17,17,11, [COLOR=cyan]25[/COLOR] Algram Jasperfist Fort +5 Totals 13,[COLOR=cyan]24[/COLOR],16,14 Urgan Jasperfist Fort +5 Totals [COLOR=cyan]23[/COLOR],21,23,20 Dorgan Stonepike Fort +8 Totals 19,18,13, 18 Artunar Stonepike Fort +4 Totals 14,11,21, 19 Kreln Stonepike Fort +3 Totals 11,17,14, 6 Pounding mug after mug of thick dark ale, the eight Dwarves grinned and faced one another as they might face Goblins across a rocky slope. This was battle, and each intended to be the victorious army this day. Unfortunately, things have a way of mucking up on a battlefield... Starting with young Kreln Stonepike, who choked on his sixth mug (to cries of 'You drink like an Elf, Kreln!!!), who couged and then unceremoniously spewed his libations back upon the table (and his lap, and a bit on his older brother Dorgan, who promptly smacked him across the jaw, causing even [i]more[/i] libations to come back up...). Dorgan and Artunar fared a bit better, making it to their 9th and 10th Mugs respectively, a full hour into the Bout. The young Rurik, as well, stayed with them, but, like them, could not get past his 11th Mug... Alas, Clan Axebender would have to make a showing a year from this night... [i]Round Two[/i]: Whiskey... Sturm Fort +7 Totals 14,9,20,[COLOR=cyan]21[/COLOR] Thurgan Fort +6 Totals [COLOR=cyan]25[/COLOR],'Natural 1',19,18 Algram Jasperfist Fort +5 Totals 20,10,10,12 Urgan Jasperfist Fort +5 Totals 8,11,7,8 Moving on to fine old Dwarf Whiskey, (single malt, of course...), the two Heroes quickly outpaced the Jasperfists, who, it would seem, were more used to beer than the 'ard stuff'. Other than an almost 'back up' that Thurgan nearly belched onto the table (freshly wiped after Kreln's fumble...), the names of Sturm and Thurgan were quickly muttered and whispered around the Hall, growing into two camps of clashing sound, as each name was chanted louder than the other, back and forth. [i]Round Three[/i]: Brandy Sturm Fort Save +7 Totals 'Natural 1', 13,13,18 Thurgan Fort Save +6 Totals 13,17,[COLOR=cyan]24[/COLOR],21 Lord Stonepike himself set down upon the table a bottle of aged brandy, straight from his celler. With a slamming of his fist upon the table, the final round began... Things took an immediate dark turn when Sturm nearly chocked on his first shot, getting the bulk of it down, though staining his beard with an aromatic dousing. His brain clouded from the battles, as well as his [i]pre Contest warm-ups[/i], the mad Barbarian followed over a dozen mugs of ale and 10 shots of Whiskey with a half-hearted swallow of one, two and then three brandies before standing, yelling [COLOR=yellow] 'Gerwycht!!!'[/COLOR] and crashing to the table, stone drunk and passed out cold. Cheers arose for Thurgan Hammer, a dwarf who had never felt particularly dwarven, raised so far from a Dwarfhold. Cheers also arose for Sturm, as drunken Dwarfs swarmed over to him, patting him and trying (with little success) to rouse him. had the know that he had been subject to many wounds over the last few days, thenmaybe they would have understood what toll had been taken upon him. Finally, Rurik took his companion from the Hall, aided by two stumbling Jasperfists, making their way back to the Inn. Lord Stonepike approached Thurgan, the Silver Chalice in hand and said [COLOR=yellow]'Well, lad...I'd Strike yer name-Rune meself if ya Like though I'd think that all would want you to show proper Dwarvish endurance and make the mark yerself.'[/COLOR] Holding out the chisel and jewelers hammers, Lord Stonepike watched as Thurgan slowly (and through bleary eyes...) struck his name upon the mug, to the cheers of the assembled Folk... [/QUOTE]
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