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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 9869245" data-attributes="member: 16069">There Might Be GiantsPCsDCI Bawg Race: Unknown Class: Rogue Level: 11 Background: City Watch InvestigatorPhreakalus Nevrospastos Race: Human Class: Artificer Level: 11 Background: CourtierThrunorus "Thugg" Garn Race: Half-Orc Class: Barbarian Zealot of Bradlust & Fighter Level: 8 & 3 Background: Mercenary VeteranYen Stonefist Race: Stout Halfling Class: Monk Level: 11 Background: HermitNPCsPiniccarus, Phreakalus' animated puppet 'son'. Just weird.Session 011: The Giantkillers in Action.Mission Time: 03:24 to 03:25.Here we go again...[ATTACH=full]430952[/ATTACH]We're into it. The Hill Giants are not tactically adept, at least that's my take on things so they just spew out of the Great Hall and go charging into melee, throwing whatever they have to hand en route to the fracas.And the PCs, at the start of this one, I remembering back...[ATTACH=full]430953[/ATTACH]To when Bawg went for a look-see in the Great Hall, the PCs are trying to figure out how many bad guys there are still to kill.[ATTACH=full]430954[/ATTACH]Bawg (who looks like a female orc slave atm) is doing fine work, note the rogue has just paid 100gp to an orc slave to borrow his crossbow, he needs the range.The fire squad have also called up a wall of orcs (well, three or four of 'em) to keep the giants at bay.[ATTACH=full]430955[/ATTACH]But back down south the Hill Giants are still surging, there's no let up- note the square on the map is a web spell conjured by Piniccarus.[ATTACH=full]430956[/ATTACH]Thugg and Thunderguts (the dwarf smith rescued from below) are really dishing out the hurt. Note, Thunderguts is getting paid to do a job here.But then...[ATTACH=full]430957[/ATTACH]Chief Nosnra waddles into the doorway, and the big chief is armed with a ballista (of sorts) which discharges not one but six spear-length bolts. This item is a one shot.[ATTACH=full]430958[/ATTACH]Lots of orcs (and a few PCs) take hits. The orcs very mostly die. The PCs slave orc army is looking a bit lightweight atm.[ATTACH=full]430959[/ATTACH]Oh look, a Stone Giant. The growling menace flings a massive rock (from it's bag) and another orc is crushed and killed.[ATTACH=full]430960[/ATTACH]But then Chief Nosnra and the Stone Giant get Yenned. Keep in mind the monk has a fifteen foot reach with his once/day dragon-something tattoo, and in conjunction with a Potion of Speed/Haste he's a menace. You'll note that the Stone Giant has also been knocked prone by the monk.Nosnra has seen enough.[ATTACH=full]430961[/ATTACH]The Chief is late for an appointment elsewhere, or so it seems. Keep watching- the Stone Giant will also take to his heels in a moment too.[ATTACH=full]430962[/ATTACH]Sgt. Dibl, who is wielding a small tree as a club, steps in to cover his bosses retreat. Dibl has a lot of hit points, although not as many as Nosnra (best part of 230).Meanwhile...[ATTACH=full]430963[/ATTACH]The artillery are coming, DCI Bawg and Phreakalus are moping up stragglers and moving towards the fight down south.But again, Chief Nosnra is getting away.[ATTACH=full]430964[/ATTACH]Enter the Yen.Can you spot the monk?He's off on a home run, watch him go.Also note the Stone Giant is departing at speed, and there- hiding behind the door, is Grutha (Nosnra's wife) and another great big grizzly bear.But... whisper this, the Pcs are quite definitely winning.Yen, however, is spotted.[ATTACH=full]430965[/ATTACH]Yen defects a giant-sized dinner plate, thrown by Grutha. He is the chop-socky champion.Meanwhile...[ATTACH=full]430966[/ATTACH]The shooters are on their way, you'll note all of these orcs have been called forth by Bawg and/or Phreakalus, you can tell because orcs called by Phreakalus have names beginning with 'P', Bawg's orcs have names beginning with 'B'.[ATTACH=full]430967[/ATTACH]Dibl (and Grutha, and a few other Hill Giants/Ogres et al) are trying to hold the PCs up, Yen is hiding under a table and tapping his foot, waiting for his turn to come around.But in the corridor...[ATTACH=full]430968[/ATTACH]Traffic is really thinning.Note Thugg is almost out of orcs, his guys keep getting killed, although Tormukk (the last Orog) is in play.[ATTACH=full]430970[/ATTACH]Grutha sets her bear on Yen, but a hasted Yen is proving very difficult to hit (AC 21-ish, maybe more).But then...[ATTACH=full]430972[/ATTACH]Bursting into the kitchen comes... well, a massive giant- wearing hareem pants, and the fellow looks to have fangs. This fellow is a Cloud Giant but the PCs, in-game and at the time, managed to all roll badly in their attempts to ID this fellow.The Cloud Giant is flying, and wielding a beautiful two handed sword, the big feller also has a speech to make, in an effort to strike terror into his enemies."I am..."But, I'll be honest, the PCs- after a brief shouted chat amongst themselves, choose to either ignore or else barrack the big feller."Shut up yapping, yer big ruddy chuff!"Or something very similar, as expressed by Thugg.And then...[ATTACH=full]430975[/ATTACH]Yen catches up with Chief Nosnra, and the big lad's last eighty or so hit points don't last the turn, Yen doesn't miss once- and with haste, and an Inspiration Point and all his martial arts unarmed attacks, anyway... ko'd.But let's just take a moment...[ATTACH=full]430978[/ATTACH]Here's Yen's P.o.D. (Path of Destruction) beginning under the table he avoids an OA from the grizzly bear, catches up with and kicks the crud out of Nosnra, and then dashes all the way back to safety, taking another OA from Grutha (another miss) enroute to home.There is cheering.And laughter.[ATTACH=full]430979[/ATTACH]Grutha (screaming fury are her watchwords atm) and Sgt Dibl (he's blowing hard) attempt to deliver rough justice, and because... well, why not?But hang on.Reinforcements.[ATTACH=full]430980[/ATTACH]Actually, no. About ten (maybe more) turns ago Chief Nosnra sent three (I think) Ogre Bosses out to round up reinforcements, the first is back."They all gone dead Chief!" he yells."Chief?"Oh, dear.[ATTACH=full]430981[/ATTACH]And this is the last picture of the session. Grutha & Sgt. Dibl are not going to last long. The Cloud Giant (I think he was called Nimbus) is about to get into his stuff, but...We're close to the end.But that's the end of the session.Book of the Dead.I've lost count.Until next time.Cheers goonalan.</blockquote>

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