Domhani Bairdéir 01

[Maidhc O Casain]

Athelstan Gets the Message

"On my way! Just gotta . . . there!"

Athelstan tosses his last Icy Inhibitor out the window. It breaks, and an icy sheen spreads rapidly over the ground and up the wall. A few more skeletons take minor damage as they fall, and Athelstan speeds back out the door followed closely by his skeleton shadow. He races by Béar and down the stairs.

The skeleton faces off with Béar. It's Great Club swings wide, the momentum carrying the skeleton around 180 degrees (it's back is now presented to Béar).

OOC:

Bill, make a perception roll for Béar, please.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Something's Not Right, Here . . .

Downstairs, Deasaigh bounds over his table/barricade, landing smoothly, only to realize there's nothing to fight right at the moment. The skeletons are almost through the door, and more are bound to come in through the kitchen soon, but for right now there's only Eadon writhing about on the floor, screaming and puking.

OOC:

Skáth may now act (it's Phase 6) then we'll move on to Phase 8.

 

[arkansasdave]

roll

Bear rolls 3d6, getting [2,2,6] = (10) for perception. (target is 12)

 

[draven14]

Cerallos

Cerallos pushes a table over in front of the door of the kitchen just to cause whatever skeleton that wanders in to have to take a second to climb over. He calls out to anyone listening, "Does anyone know what is wrong with him?"

Once again, a feeling comes over Cerallos, he takes a second to meditate on his surroundings...I have another bad feeling about this. And where is the other fella he was with?

OOC: Mike have the skeletons dropped any weapons that would be of use to any of us?

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Something's Not Right Here . . .

Upstairs:

That strange smell persists . . . it seems to be coming from behind Béar's current position, which would put the source in either Eadon's or Illé's room.

Downstairs:

Athelstan comes careening down the stairs with a triumphant look on his green tinged face. Eadon curls up in an even tighter ball and stops throwing up, only to start screaming again -- the pain and terror in those screams send chills up even the most hardened spine (Béar can hear the screams from upstairs).

 

[arkansasdave]

assuming it's my turn...

What is that putrid stench? Can't be a dead body, not that fast.


Béar will hopefully clean this skeleton's clock

Bear rolls 3d6, getting [3,1,2] = (6) to hit the skeleton

Bear rolls 3d6, getting [3,4,2] = (9) to location (shoulders)

Bear rolls 3d6+1, getting [1,4,1,1] = (7) to damage (WOW, that sux)

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Attempting to take advantage of the skeleton's awkward position, Béar draws back for another massive swing of Thanatos. Unfortunately, as he sets himself for the blow, his left foot comes down on the thighbone of one of his previous victims. He staggers slightly as he swings, and this blow glances (almost) harmlessly off the shoulder of this last skeleton.

Béar does 2 BODY to the skeleton, leaving it very much 'alive.'

OOC:

As best I can figure that was Phase 8. If they so desire, Skáth and Athelstan may act in Phase 9, and then we'll be on to Phase 12 (Everyone Plays!).

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Something's Not Right Here . . .

Athelstan comes skidding down the stairs and into the common room. Just as he's hitting the bottom of the stairs, a soundless explosion throws everyone in the room away from Eadon, knocking all the characters to the floor and overturning a couple of the tables. When you've recovered your wits, there's a vaguely man shaped shadow radiating evil menace standing over Eadon's shredded body. The shadow throws its arms out and its head back and gives forth a terrifying scream, and everyone (including Béar upstairs) feels a strong desire to run as far away as they can.

OOC: The compulsion to run is not overpowering - all the characters are able to resist

The characters will spend Phase 12 getting up and regaining their composure/orientation. Béar was not knocked down or disoriented, and may continue his fight with the skeleton (or check out the smell, or run downstairs, or whatever other action he deems appropriate).

 

[mleibrock]

Skáth

Does Eadon seem to be "shredded" because of the explosion? Is he dead? What is the newcomer doing now?

Skáth will not act at this time, he will observe to see what might be helpful to their current predicament. He does not have any real weapons to fight with. He might be able to distract someone without getting hit but a magician might just be the end of his little body should he decide to tangle with him.

 

[draven14]

Cerallos...and the horse this thing rode in on

Cerallos raises his head off of the floor and looks around, before asking the obvious, he spots the being that he guesses made that retched scream and blinks a few times to get a firm grip on what he exactly sees. Cerallos lies still for just a moment trying to think and to come to terms with the bizzarre(sp) events that have unfolded this morning. He stays perfectly still as if thinking that the presumably unwelcomed guest will only detect movement.

Maybe this thing will attack the skeletons and visa-versa.

OOC: Hey Mike, can you describe the location of everything, where this thing is and where all of us are located? Did this explosion cause any kind of structural damage resulting in rubble of any kind or was it a force that just knocked us down?