Against the Storm Part II: Luskan

[DM_Matt]

Ok well, I want to keep this thing going, but I am not willing to keep pushing action along artificially. Thats not a game. Thats a novel. But for now, I will just have you guys bust the door open.

Ubaar and Akharos ram themselves into the door, knocking it off its hinges, streight down. Elone's sumoned monster runs through and immediately is burned to dust by what she assumes was a Glyph of Warding (Good thinking).

You see a 10x15 room with a door directly at the other end. A humanoid in a black cloak a breastplate emblazoned with the holy symbol of Shar rises suprised from a stool he is sitting on and drops his halbred as Ubaar and Akharos move in close (5 foor steps), with Rana coming in behind them with crossbow drawn. The humanoid looks mostly human, but with pitch black skin and glowing red eyes. He draws a sword and his face changes, downslanting bony ridghes appearing over his eyes, his cheekbones raising, and his mouth, revealing fangs.

Alex moves to flank, as posted, Jumps, tumbles, and drives forward forward into the surprised monster as he stands, driving a stake into his chest. The monster roars in pain as the stake sticks in his armor, but does not entirely penetrate through to his heart (15dmg)

(I will not adjudicate Elone's attacks yet, becuase the phrasse "the vampire" might imply the leader only, but then again might not. This guy is obviouisly not the leader)

 

[DM_Matt]

And the map....

 

[dead_radish]

For this one, since he's not the one we seek, I'll just use my True Strike shot to shoot a normal arrow, trying to stake him, then switch bows, and hurt him with arrows as much as possible.

 

[Leopold]

OOC: What do i see on the roof? Is there a chimney? Are there several chimnies? If so how many?

 

[DM_Matt]

There are chimneys at U33, T31, and Y18, but they are all barred and seem to have an iron door at the bottom, although the former two's doors are open.

BTW, I will be generous with's Emcat's movement to the chimneys if that is waht he is going to do, beucase you did not exactly specify that he joins up with the part and is thus all the way over in Q10

 

[DM_Matt]

Um...hellooooo?

 

[DM_Matt]

I'll be leaving Saturday morning PST to go skiing and won't be back until Monday evening. Two main things to note:

1 - Please run my PC's on auto-pilot based on their last stated actions.

I'll let you all know here when I'm back.

Okeyday....

The monster swings his sword wildly trying to hold you guys back, but does not manage to connect. Akharos steps forward with his falchion, and instead of parrying the smaller blade, he parries the monster's arm right off of his body. Blood and black smoke pour from the wound. Ahkaros, having done a full followthough, swings the other direction with all his might, deftsly switching his hands' position as he swings so as to optimize his power. His falchion obliterates the creature's neck (crit for 50dmg), and it turns briefly into a field of dust, blood, and black smoke before losing its form and crimbling to dust. The blood quickly evaporate's black, creating dark, reddish-brown, burn-like stains on the floor and walls.

Now what. The door to go further in is closed and locked, but presumedly bashable.

 

[Leopold]

OOC: Swooping down Y18. Can i fit my small batlike frame through the bars and down the chute? If so i do that and then come out where i come out.

 

[DM_Matt]

OOC: Swooping down Y18. Can i fit my small batlike frame through the bars and down the chute? If so i do that and then come out where i come out.

You can get through the bars, but there is a shutter at the bottom which is closed. You can't bash through it directly in bat form.

 

[reapersaurus]

"Great shot, Akh - he couldn't take the strength that flows in your blood.

Ubaar thinks we shouldn't wait at all - let's bust thru next door!"

Ubaar winds up to bash down the next door, timing his charge with his blood brother's...

OOC: I might edit these, but Ubaar would have the following spells and effects up when attacking: Karma bead (effective caster level 10) Endure Elements : Fire (running from last night) Magic Weapon (considered blessed) Aid Bull's Strength Endurance Barkskin (+4 natural armor), AC = 20 Suregrip applied (+2 to grapple checks for 10 minutes) 3rd level spells prepared: Tail of the Beast, Searing Light x3 swapped Endure Elements for Magic Weapon tonight P.S. Great work in keeping the thread going, Matt. You're doing everything you can - I'm sorry it took me so long to catch up - I should be back to a more normal schedule now, so I'll be posting more often. Let's kick some tail, guys! This scene is what we joined this thread for, no?