(Adventure) The Island of Varras'zul (Manzanita Judging) (Concluded)

[Rae ArdGaoth]

OOC: Time stops and reverses. I'm taking Rillian's suggestion (A life saver you are!). This will affect Ogrin's actions, so rln will have to repost. Gratze.

Suddenly realizing the severity of his wounds, Rasereit breaks off his completely ineffective battle with the bugs. Quickly looking to his right, he runs, limping all the way, into the large cavern, calling back to the frenzied centipedes, "Come an'... get meh... ye little blighters!". He reaches the far cavern wall and leans against it for a split second, catching his breath. Then he prepares for another burst of speed.

OOC2: Double move to M13, directly up from where Razh is now. He's alive, oh thank God. Or Rillian. Or nimisgod. Who, in a way, is God.

 

[rln]

OOC: Lets finish this round, shall we? Remember that you can run as a full-round action, which takes you up to movex4 in a straight line as long as it isn't difficult terrain.

Ogrin will produce the potion, then Ready a move further up the stairs if the vermin starts climbing the stairs.

 

[nimisgod]

Round 4:

20  Rasereit [9-8 =1/24] **
15  Rillian [6/13]
12  Mona *
11  Ogrin [16-2=14/17, 1 dex damage]*
10  Nezrak [5/9, 2 dex damage]
06  Scun [19/19, 1 dex damage]
05  Centipede Swarm

The bloodstained and raging Razh escaped the clutches of the swarm, vermin falling away from his with each step. He found himself near where the small pond and the runic circle intersected (M13)

Rillian lit the bull's eye lantern (full round action) and threw the flint and steel into his pack. With his own light, he could now see the swarm... who could in turn see him.

Mona met up with Nezrak, stopping and panting. She took a glance back. "I don't think we can do anything against this enemy" she said despairingly between breaths.

Ogrin switched hands so that one of his hands held the dagger and the lantern at the same time (he can't wield the dagger). Watching the swarm's movements carefully, he took a potion of healing from his belt.

Nezrak's turn

 

[Xael]

Nezrak shook his head to Mona. "I agree, unless we somehow manage to fall or drop something on top of those things and crush them. Or drown them. But I'm pretty sure we can outrun them. We just need to get everybody up and moving.", he says. He stays near the Xorn's corpse, waiting for Rasereit and Rillian to emerge from the lower level.

 

[nimisgod]

Scun's turn (unless it was his intent just to ask about the swarm's weaknesses)

 

[Brain]

oog: Yeah, Scun is torn by indecision this round. He stands fast for now.

 

[nimisgod]

Scun remained where he was, indecision stopping him in his tracks.

Then the swarm surged forth in a fell flood, spilling toward their nearest target: Ogrin.

Ogrin tried to clear the stairs as the vermin approached him, but he could not go up fast enough to evade his pursuers. The centipedes scuttled up stone walls, atop the stairs and swarmed over the halfling.

The stalwart Ogrin managed to avoid being distracted by the plague of centipedes that crawled about his form, each ripping into his flesh. But the increase of centipede poison in his system was not denied effect. His limbs turned leaden and his movements became clumsier.

(3 damage
Fort save vs. Nausea: 16 +5 =21
Fort save vs. Poison: 5 +5 =10, 1 point of dex damage)

Nezrak and Mona could see that the light of Mona's lantern had half-way ascended the stairs, but they could not see the holder of her lantern nor the monsters that dogged his steps.

Rasereit's turn

Round 5:

20  Rasereit [9-8 =1+4 /24 +4] **
15  Rillian [6/13]
12  Mona *

10  Nezrak [5/9, 2 dex damage]
06  Scun [19/19, 1 dex damage]
05  Ogrin [14-3=11/17, 2 dex damage]**
05  Centipede Swarm

 

[nimisgod]

OOG: bump. Still waiting for Razh

 

[Rae ArdGaoth]

Seeing the swarm divert its course from him to Ogrin, Rasereit screams out in frustration. "Cursed... bugs... get away from 'im!" He staggers towards the stairs yet again, limping and cursing loudly.

OOC: Ye gawds, I didn't even notice it was my turn. Rasereit moves to K17.

 

[RillianPA]

Rillian will jump up and down, yelling at the swarm (bluff to distract the swarm maybe??). Assuming that is not an action, Rillian will ready an action in response to the Swarm moving.