DT's Old School Campaign- (Chapter 4: The Guild and The Girl)

[Deuce Traveler]

Lu Su attacks Hilmdyn with a wild kick as he tries again to get his balance, but the attack misses badly and the monk falls prone (critical miss, again!). The strange creature blocks the path of Lola and Rovan as it flies at them with claws extended at the rogue, but she nimbly dodges it, diving underneath its flight in order to get at Tretchner. The wizard casts a spell and throws powder onto the ground between himself and Lola. Out of the puff of purple smoke billows forth a large ape who rushes forward to pummel the rogue into a pulp.

Edvan attacks Lu Su with the back of his handaxe, so not to kill the large man and succeeds in knocking him out with a solid strike that likely left a concussion (critical hit on Lu Su). Hilmdyn attacks the flying, clawed creature but his swing misses and nearly causes him to strike Rovan (critical miss, Hilmdyn at -2 to attack next round). Lola has better luck. As she panics and tosses the strange orb, she strikes the charging ape, which bursts into a cloud of yellow smoke and dissipates as if it never existed. The orb itself shatters against the tiled floor. Rovan sees he has a clear shot and tosses his own globe while ignoring the clawed creature next to him. His aim is true, but the globe splinters from some unseen force just inches from Tretchner's body, leaving the old wizard unharmed as he begins to cast another spell.

 

[garyh]

Hilmdyn takes another swing at the strange creature, prefering to face that rather than the wizard directly.

"By Mhal, I should have listened to Edvan!" the barbarian grunts. "Sorcerer's business! Pah!"

 

[GlassEye]

Edvan disentangles himself from the now unconscious Lu Su to get his balance back. Once stable he sends his axe whirling through the air towards Tretchner. "No mercy, sorcerer," he growls in a low voice.

 

[Queenie]

Lola paused momentarily, waiting to see if Edvan's attack struck true. Then she dove at the sorcerer, attempting to grapple him to keep him from casting any additional spells upon them.

 

[Fenris]

With his friends ganging up on the old coot, Rovan turns his attention to the strange clawed creature. Part of his brain is awed by it and would love to study it and know how Tretchner summoned it, but the imminent threat of claws overrides those urges and Rovan tosses a globe at the green beastie.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Lola's charge was stopped short by an orange arrow that magically appeared next to Tretchner and struck her against her side (-4 hps to Lola). The rogue moaned and fell to the floor, although her eyes were open and she breathed heavily.

The flying creature jumped onto Rovan and bit him in the neck, eliciting a scream from him (-4 hps to Rovan, but he stays conscious). In return, Rovan pins the creature to the floor and it screams before he crushes its skull in with the globe in his hands. The creature turns back into a statuette, but now with shattered head and upper torso.

Edvan's axe bounces away from the magic-user as it strikes some shield near his skin. The axe nearly hits Hilmdyn, as he leans down an stabilizes Lola.

"Bah! My servants are useless!" The wizard begins to cast a spell once more...

OOC: Lola is at -1 hps, but critically saved on her constitution check. She is not able to run, but can walk and fight at a penalty as Hilmdyn helps her stand. Rovan also made his constitution check and can act normally, but is at 0 hps.

 

[garyh]

"Mhal, give this woman strength!" Hilmdyn calls. Cure Light Wounds on Lola.

 

[Fenris]

"Lola!" shouts out Rovan. He is weak and woozy from the hits he has taken but he has the energy to throw another globe at the sorcerer.

 

[Queenie]

Lola nodded to Hill, in thanks for the help up. She stood weakly but she spoke in a strong, unwavering voice. "Sorcerer, we have you outnumbered and your loyal servant is unavailable to assist you at this moment. We have not come here to hurt you nor rob you but help you by returning this..." she waved her hand towards the hideous contents of the cursed box, "To you, finishing the job your man started. We know nothing of gems and nothing of your business less what your man told the Captain of the ship. We may be injured but there are more of us than you and you WILL go down. Stop this madness now and stop any more injury or death." She paused but a moment, her eyes trying to meet the madman's to judge if he was truly lost. "Please."

 

[GlassEye]

Edvan waits. Grimly dismayed at the effectiveness of the magical shield yet on the verge of charging the sorcerer, Lola's words give him pause and he waits.