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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 1352481" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p><strong>The Ogre and the Manticore</strong></p><p></p><p>Spikes filled the air, whizzing past- and into- our heroes. Rajah gave a great roar of pain as a spike stuck him in the arm, and Haart gasped as one deflected from his shield. Malford dodged to the side; Dexter took one in the chest. </p><p></p><p>Lyr threw her harpoon and the party surged forward to meet the threat.</p><p></p><p>The ogre was a brute; he held a gigantic mace in his hands and struck with bone-crushing force, bringing it crashing down on Galliger, stunning him from the force of the blow. The manticore leapt out to tear and rend at our heroes.</p><p></p><p>Rajah displayed his unbelievable fighting style, not for the first time, but to noteworthy results. He struck out with his hands and feet like they were claws, leaping at the ogre with superhuman ability.* Startled by such an unorthodox attack, the ogre faltered back for a moment and Haart, heartened by the ogre’s momentary pause, darted forward and punctuated the moment- and the ogre’s belly- with his longsword.</p><p></p><p>“I’ve shot my wad!**” Urick cried frantically, throwing daggers ineffectually. Then a blow from the manticore’s vicious claw struck him across the face and he went down in a spray of scarlet.</p><p></p><p>Then the ogre fell as Rajah’s mighty kick snapped its neck. Whirling, the wild-haired man sprang at the manticore, heedless of the danger! Now able to concentrate their forces on a single target, our heroes surrounded it, jabbing, punching and slashing at it. Another wound opened on its side as Haart scored a telling blow with his sword; then the manticore sprang forward onto him, like a cat wrestling its prey! Haart gave a horrible cry as the man-like face of the creature opened its mouth to reveal a jagged nest of sword-like teeth; and then it bit down on Haart’s face! There was a terrible crunch as bone shattered, and then a horribly clear <em>tearing</em> sound. A whistling scream stopped almost as soon as it started and the manticore dropped the gnome like a sack.</p><p></p><p>“Haart!” screamed Lyr. “NOOOO!”</p><p></p><p>His face was a wreck- his lower jaw was ripped away entirely. It was impossible to tell whether he was still alive in the moment, with all the blood covering him and a raging manticore still to be dealt with- but it didn’t look good.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the party kept working at the monster, baiting it and striking. Rajah tried to step in but had to retreat before its spiked tail. Then, suddenly, Malford stepped out of nowhere from the shadows and thrust his sword through its back, felling it in an instant with a backstab!</p><p></p><p>Quickly Lyr moved to tend Urick’s wounds, restoring him to consciousness, and Dexter gingerly approached Haart. </p><p></p><p>“He’s still alive!” the lad exclaimed. “Someone, quick! Haart’s still alive!”</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>Slowly, Haart opened his eyes. He ached all over, and something... something felt funny about his face. Galliger was looking over him.</p><p></p><p>“What happened?” Haart said, only it... it didn’t work. It came out more like... “Hrrr... uhhhhr...”</p><p></p><p>“Hey, he’s awake!” Galliger said cheerily.</p><p></p><p>“Hhhh! Hhhh!” Haart gasped in horror. <em>He had no tongue!</em> Fearfully, he reached up to feel his face.</p><p></p><p>If he could have screamed, he would have.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>*Among his psionic abilities- Rajah was a 2e-style psionicist- was <em>catfall</em>, and he had a great leaping martial arts move iirc. </p><p></p><p>**In earlier editions, a 1st-level mage only got one spell per day. That was the <em>sleep</em> he used on the goblins at the entrance. (Of course, I may have all the details of the battle completely wrong- I dunno, it’s been ten years or thereabouts. Hard to remember. I have to reconstruct a lot from my notes... some games have very spotty notes, too.)</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> Well, chronologically speaking, the next adventures our heroes embark on is the Aquan Pyramid. We’ll see if that’s the tale I tell next, though- I may skip ahead. We’ll see- what would you prefer?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 1352481, member: 1210"] [b]The Ogre and the Manticore[/b] Spikes filled the air, whizzing past- and into- our heroes. Rajah gave a great roar of pain as a spike stuck him in the arm, and Haart gasped as one deflected from his shield. Malford dodged to the side; Dexter took one in the chest. Lyr threw her harpoon and the party surged forward to meet the threat. The ogre was a brute; he held a gigantic mace in his hands and struck with bone-crushing force, bringing it crashing down on Galliger, stunning him from the force of the blow. The manticore leapt out to tear and rend at our heroes. Rajah displayed his unbelievable fighting style, not for the first time, but to noteworthy results. He struck out with his hands and feet like they were claws, leaping at the ogre with superhuman ability.* Startled by such an unorthodox attack, the ogre faltered back for a moment and Haart, heartened by the ogre’s momentary pause, darted forward and punctuated the moment- and the ogre’s belly- with his longsword. “I’ve shot my wad!**” Urick cried frantically, throwing daggers ineffectually. Then a blow from the manticore’s vicious claw struck him across the face and he went down in a spray of scarlet. Then the ogre fell as Rajah’s mighty kick snapped its neck. Whirling, the wild-haired man sprang at the manticore, heedless of the danger! Now able to concentrate their forces on a single target, our heroes surrounded it, jabbing, punching and slashing at it. Another wound opened on its side as Haart scored a telling blow with his sword; then the manticore sprang forward onto him, like a cat wrestling its prey! Haart gave a horrible cry as the man-like face of the creature opened its mouth to reveal a jagged nest of sword-like teeth; and then it bit down on Haart’s face! There was a terrible crunch as bone shattered, and then a horribly clear [i]tearing[/i] sound. A whistling scream stopped almost as soon as it started and the manticore dropped the gnome like a sack. “Haart!” screamed Lyr. “NOOOO!” His face was a wreck- his lower jaw was ripped away entirely. It was impossible to tell whether he was still alive in the moment, with all the blood covering him and a raging manticore still to be dealt with- but it didn’t look good. The rest of the party kept working at the monster, baiting it and striking. Rajah tried to step in but had to retreat before its spiked tail. Then, suddenly, Malford stepped out of nowhere from the shadows and thrust his sword through its back, felling it in an instant with a backstab! Quickly Lyr moved to tend Urick’s wounds, restoring him to consciousness, and Dexter gingerly approached Haart. “He’s still alive!” the lad exclaimed. “Someone, quick! Haart’s still alive!” *** Slowly, Haart opened his eyes. He ached all over, and something... something felt funny about his face. Galliger was looking over him. “What happened?” Haart said, only it... it didn’t work. It came out more like... “Hrrr... uhhhhr...” “Hey, he’s awake!” Galliger said cheerily. “Hhhh! Hhhh!” Haart gasped in horror. [i]He had no tongue![/i] Fearfully, he reached up to feel his face. If he could have screamed, he would have. *Among his psionic abilities- Rajah was a 2e-style psionicist- was [i]catfall[/i], and he had a great leaping martial arts move iirc. **In earlier editions, a 1st-level mage only got one spell per day. That was the [i]sleep[/i] he used on the goblins at the entrance. (Of course, I may have all the details of the battle completely wrong- I dunno, it’s been ten years or thereabouts. Hard to remember. I have to reconstruct a lot from my notes... some games have very spotty notes, too.) [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] Well, chronologically speaking, the next adventures our heroes embark on is the Aquan Pyramid. We’ll see if that’s the tale I tell next, though- I may skip ahead. We’ll see- what would you prefer? [/QUOTE]
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