Eye Tyrant 25 (AC 26 touch 13)
Alarion 24
Soulfetter 22
Jonas 21
Druglefish 21
Raul 14
Thea 14
Moru 10
Water Elemental 9
Darius 8
Brae 7
Berfubble 4
The knight struggles to keep his footing as he wipes muddy water from his face, then growls at seeing the demonic creature which faces them.
Caught completely by surprise, SoulFetter reaches up to wipe the muck from his eyes and then loses his balance and ends up on his arse in the mud. Lucky for him, his embarrassment over the tumble fortifies his resolve. He feels the nefarious will of the strange creature working on his mind, but easily resists the pull.
Quickly standing up, the Urgant draws his bow and nocks an arrow.
Jonas is dazed and swept down the bank towards the river.
Badly singed by the lightning, Drueglefish suddenly turns and begins to run up the slope away from the beholder screaming in terror. [sblock=Spellcraft check of 15+]He is obviously under some sort of fear effect rather than merely scared of a dangerous foe.[/sblock]
Raul avoids most of the mud, but gets wet as the water splashed over him. Blinking away the water from his face, Raul sees that he is out of shuriken range, so he lifts his light crossbow and fires at the monster, but the bolt bounces off the armor plated hide of the Eye Tyrrant. (AC26)
Thea's ever-present dark-lensed spectacles kept most of the water out of her eyes, but her light build allowed the water to sweep her off-balance rather easily. She muttered a few rather unprofessional words and started struggling for a better position.
As muck goes flying, Moru manages stay clean, although his attention on the muck leaves him off-balance, as the riptide of returning water drags him off his feet and toward the stream. Even as he's swearing at his own clumsiness, the air just behind him crackles and burns--the wizard takes the hint and stops complaining about things are, seeing as his current lot appears to have saved him a worse fate.
Retbi's aggravated chittering also seems to change as the bolt narrowly misses the conjurer. His small eyes taking in the creature, Moru's familiar twitches his nose, and a smile crosses the young man's face.
"I don't see much of a nose, but it sure is harder to cast at what you can't see," he agrees. Even as he shoves himself to his feet, Moru reaches into his belt pouch, pulling out an egg. He tosses it while spitting out a phrase in Sylvanoptera. Clearly propelled by more than just the wizard's arm, the egg arcs over the stream, falling on the far side and seemingly exploding in a cloud of green and brown gasses that engulf the Beholder.
"Stay clear of the cloud if you want to keep your breakfasts, friends," he says.
"If this works, he won't be able to use any more of those nasty spells, and it's hard to aim an eye if you can't see anything."
After the cloud appears you can all here some splashing and a loud smacking sound, but it is difficult to know what it was.
Rather than readying his bow, Darius cries
"Beware the water my friends, or you will surely drown!" On the next round, Darius will dive into the stream and attempt to "rescue" Jonas from drowning. [sblock=Darius]I am assuming you intended Jonas rather than Moru, since Jonas is actually in the water. Very nicely played. I realize being charmed is a bummer, but try to have fun with it.[/sblock]
Brae manages to get his shield up in front of his face as the muck and water splatters about, protecting his eyes, and his firmly planted feet resist the pull of the water as it goes rushing back into the creek. He stifles a yawn as the creature's beam strikes him, and then turns his attention to dealing with the hostile foe. Calling upon the power of Meda, Brae summons a quarterstaff of pure force which appears next to the target, and immediately strikes out. As the gently glowing staff appears, the cleric quickly ducks back behind the nearby try, seeking cover from the enemy's magical rays.
"I'll get you this time Arles," shouts the wizard as he tosses something into his mouth and a blast of acid blows forth into the cloud. You can't see what result this might have had at first, but then the beholder pops out of the cloud higher and to the right. He has some burns that suggest Berfubbles aim wasn't too bad.
The beholder is now up just inches above the edge of the cloud looking burned battered and a little green. However, his eyes quickly begin to re-orient and more
rays (1d20+12=16, 1d20+12=21, 1d20+12=24, 1d20+12=26, 1d20+12=31) flash out at the constables hitting Berfubble, Thea, Moru, Brae and Alarion (DC 18 will saves please).
OOC: Actions for round 2 unless you failed a requested will save?
Fort Save (1d20+11=20)
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