Crossed Paths - Part I

[Manzanita]

Round 5

Marcus shifts slightly more into the room, his path still hampered by the unseen spikes. He raises his crossbow and aims carefully at the crone. He can only see about half of her body around the pillar, but lets fly with his bolt anyway. He feels cool and capable, inspired by Moradin's blessing and Nathaniel's urgings. His bolt flies true, and he is rewarded by seeing a splash of blood explode from the crone's arm. (5 pts dmg)

Brioc steps back, slightly and casts detect magic. He immediately senses magic on the floor in the room in front of the door. (further information possible with continued concentration)

The old woman steps behind the pillar for as much concealment as possible and seems to chanting. (Brioc recognizes she is casting a druidic spell, but is unable to identify it)

The snake rears back and strikes at Octar. He shifts, and the snake's fangs hit only air, but, off balance, Octar also misses his counterswing.

 

[Jarval]

Time to finish this... Brioc thinks, and starts to chant again, calling on the Gods to give the rock itself the will to kill the crone.


(Casting Summon Nature’s Ally II in place of Flame Blade to call a small earth elemental.)

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Octar steps right and swings left at the snake's outstretched neck.

 

[doghead]

Round 6

Shes spellcasting!

Marcus reloads and slides forwards again, careful to be quiet as well as careful..

if I can catch her while she is distracted ...

OOC: Hoping for a sneak attack.

 

[Inez Hull]

Ehldannis watches impotently, unable to use his remaining attacking spell whilst trapped outside of the room. I had not counted on needing to contribute a warrior's skills, but next opportunity I must get my hands on a Longbow.

With a shrug and a sigh he turns his attention to the corridor behind, lest the party be caught off gaurd.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Nathaniel halts at the strike -- looking down, he sees it's left no small injury. He steps back, let's his longsword fall to the floor, and draws his bow, sending an arrow flying at the old crone.

"Friends, be not daunted the barbs of Wicked Magick! Show that your justice reaches far, for our arrows are guided by the same righteous will as our swords. Aim true, and let your will carry you to victory over these fearsome adversaries!"

 

[Manzanita]

Round 5 (con't)

Nathaniel stops 5 feet into the room, sheaths his blade, unslings his shortbow and commences fire upon the crone. His arrow shatters on the wall behind her.

Ehldannis steps back into the corridor. His Keen elven eyes and ears detect the movement of snakes in the room behind them, but no other advesaries present themselves.

Dhormium could still take a 5th round action

Round 6

Nathaniel fires again, again his arrow shatters off the wall.
Marcus finds himself unable to move more than a foot or so a round without taking damage. He shifts slightly North into the room. He can just see the old woman's left ear around the pillar. He raises his crossbow to his eye and aims for that ear. He releases the catch and the bolt flies true. Just as he shoots, the crone shifts slightly left and the bolt catches her square in the head, sending her spinning to the ground and splashing her blood across the stones. Barely conscious, her spell interupted, she flips back her hair and mutters as she touches her scalp. critical hit: 14 pts dmg

Octar also experiences sucess. The snake strike out at him, but he manages to maneuver his sword so that the snakes thrust impales itself on his blade. It squims and jerks back, but is clearly badly wounded.

Brioc begins casing his summoning spell

 

[Thels]

OOC: Afaik Dhormuin is standing behind the others with no room to get frontrank, right? So delay action until an opportunity arrives.

Dhormuin stays put, watching the rear on occasion, waiting for a moment to intervene.

 

[doghead]

Round 7

Marcus hardens his heart as the old crone twists and collapses. Perhaps it does get easier with experience. Do I want that experience? Do I want the blood and cries and pain to become mundane? Desist! Self pity never made anyone's world any better ...

Marcus reloads, then sweeps his eyes across the room. Where is the young one? Don't let her catch you napping. Assuming that she presents no immediate threat, Marcus returns his attention to the old one. Perhaps this can be ended quickly, if I can but get to her ...

Marcus attempts to close the gap between him and the old crone without further spiking himself.

OOC: If Marcus can get into a position to threaten the old crone with a "execution" shot, he will call on the other wendol to stop fighting and get to their knees "or the old biddy gets it!" or words to that effect. But he will shoot her if threatened. So much for remourse ...

 

[Manzanita]

Round 7

Nathaniel shoots again at the crone, but his arrow is wide right, and skips uselessly off the stone floor.
Marcus is still within the spiked area, and is unable to move more than a foot, he launches another bolt at the old woman, which rips a gash in her thigh. 2 pts dmg.
Brioc's spell successfully causes a short dark stoney-looking humanoid to emerge from the pillar. It glides the few feet towards the crone and attempts to grab her with its arms. She seems somewhat recovered at this point, and rolls away. She stands and begins to chant and gesture, but this allows the earth elemental to strike again, and this time it hits heavily, slamming her back to the ground.
The snake's head lashes out again at Octar, burrying its fangs in his left shoulder. Octar feels the poison the pain of the bite (9 pts), but the poison doesn't seem to have injected. Hanging onto his shoulder, it makes an easy target for his blade. He twists his sword around and jams it into the snake right behind the head. Blood bursts forth over his armor, and the snake slides lifeless the the floor.