(CSRHoD) Creamsteak's Red Hand of Doom [IC]

[Pinotage]

Avril - Human Druid - AC 17 - hp 42/42 - Spot +12 - Listen +12

The minutes passed too long. Each moment was spent reflecting on what she had seen, each moment reliving the horror and the angst she'd felt in her feathers when seeing the army. Dragons, giants, stone and steel - all arrayed powerfully to a purpose that Avril did not know. She hastened with every thought, trying to push everything out of her tired feathers without exhausting herself or making herself too tired.

With relief she finally spotted Skull Gorge, but at the same time the bridge still appeared in tact. Her eyes picked up her companions, but she could not understand why the bridge had not yet been destroyed. Taking a casual approach, she flew around the bring, around each of the tower and under and over the massive stone structure. Perhaps her keen eagle-eyes with her intellect could spot something unusual or damaged in the tower that would help them bring it down. Only then did she land beside her allies, and transform again.

Out of breath, she spoke, "It is worse than I... I feared. There are thousands. They have more dragons. Giants. They have armor, steel and weapons the likes of which I have never seen." She told them what she had seen, and then turned to the mounted warrior, Pender. "In that army, I would not hold hope. I did not see anything." Finally she looked at the bridge. "We should bring this down. And quickly."

[SBLOCK=OOC] Fly around the entire bridge, looking for something that might be damaged or a weak point that can be attacked to make bringing the bridge down easier. Relay what she finds to her companions once the wild shapes back into her human form.

OOC:

I'll clear up my OOC section when I next get a chance to update Avril's character sheet. Most of what's below is just reference so I don't forget something before updating her sheet.

Spells and Abilities Active:

Spells Cast and Abilities/Items Used:

Barkskin
Produce Flame (Extended)
Metamagic Rod of Lesser Extend (2 Used)
Summon Nature's Ally III (Call Lightning) (Extended)
Scroll of Faerie Fire (Used)
Cure Moderate Wounds
Flaming Sphere
Wand of Snake's Swiftness (1 Used)
Cure Light Wounds
Cure Minor Wounds (2)
Wild Shape (1 Used)

Spells Prepared:

Spells Prepared (Normal 5/3/3/2, Wis 0/1/1/1):

Level 0 (5): Detect Magic (2), Guidance
Level 1 (4): Enrage Animal, Produce Flame
Level 2 (4): Bull's Strength, Bear's Endurance
Level 3 (3): Sleet Storm

XP: 1800
Items: Potion Cure Moderate Wounds (2)
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[Creamsteak]

Avril is unable to find any particular weak points during her passes.

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

Pender, Male Human Fighter 6

"I see..." said Pender quietly. He bowed his head for a moment as renewed grief threatened to overtake him. Turning away, he said only, "Then let's be about tearing down the bridge. Perhaps my friends are indeed to the west, as the hobgoblin indicated."

"Wait, didn't the hobgoblin mention something about a castle to the south? Perhaps there would be explosives stockpiled there. Is it close?"

 

[Creamsteak]

So who's wrecking this bridge (Tyrla?) and where are they wrecking it?

 

[Dalamar]

Siobhan will also hammer the bridge. Holding her hammer in two hands, she deals 1d8+7, so she should be able to do some damage every strike. Starting from the middle (the tip of the arc) should be the best bet.

 

[Creamsteak]

I'm not positive I understand. You're going to hammer the bridge in the middle... while standing there? Isn't that a bit more than dangerous?

 

[pathfinderq1]

OOC: Tyrla will assist Siobhan in wrecking the bridge. Working on the center (where the arch makes the narrowest point) seems like our best option. We should be able to work on the center area for a bit before it gets too dangerous- I don't think it is likely to collapse after only a few strikes. Maybe Siobhan can start off, and once it seems like the bridge is starting to creak a bit Tyrla can take over, hurling blasts from range. If we guess wrong, I think Larian may have another Feather Fall available...

 

[Dalamar]

OoC: Well, there's really no other way. Since Tyrla does not know Eldritch Hammer, it's going to take quite a while to chew through a stone bridge, especially of dwarven make. So Siobhan will also be there laying the smack on the bridge at least untill it looks like it will collapse any moment.
Of course, I did forget to mention that she wouldn't stand on it till the end.

 

[Redclaw]

Larian has two feather falls left (knowing we were headed to a bridge, I came prepared. ) He will stand a short way acrosst he bridge, ready to cast in case anyone falls in.

 

[Creamsteak]

My average damage calculation puts it at taking about 2 hours of strenuous work to tear down the bridge in this manner. That seems managable. Once it's over, it will be approximately noon.

The massive stone bridge takes an incredible amount of work to take down. Obviously not as much work as it took to construct, but still a testament to the Dwarven masons work in ages past. When the structure finally begins to crack, it only takes a few seconds for the bridge to crash under it's own weight. The center buckles and the broken bridge crumbles into the river below, forming a choke point for the water. It takes some time and a bit of redirection for the flow to restore its course, and it swells from the change.

After witnessing the crashing of the bridge, you're left with a strange and potentially unnerving quiet. Only wind and water sound. A bridge that stood for a thousand years is nothing more than debris in the water below.

Whether by hobgoblin chieftains talking of the obstacles in their path, or by the bards of elsir vale telling of those who fought against the invading armies, some story of this day will be carried on.

Everyone is awarded 600 XP for the destruction of the bridge.

What now?