Endur's Return to TOEE part 2

[Seonaid]

Toriah grins at Lenya.

 

[Dalamar]

"Ah? You learned to make friends with them too? Guess great boo- err, minds think alike," Kerwyn says, secure behind his invisibility still.

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

“As if yours would see much use,” Lenya says with a wink in Kerwyn's direction.

 

[Endur]

After a hurried whispered conversation regarding alternatives, the party decides to attack the demonic canine guardian before anyone discovers the slain guards.

Realizing that this demonic guardian is more powerful than any creature the party has yet fought, the party casts several spells in preparation for this battle.

Lylamwyn casts Haste on the party.

Lenya casts Shield on herself and lends her wand to Lylamwyn so he can cast Shield on himself.

Belaver casts Barkskin on Craven and Raner. Belaver summons two Dire Wolf allies.

Kerwyn casts Shield on himself and uses his wand to turn Toriah and himself Invisible.

Craven casts Bless Weapon and Divine Favor and drinks a potion of Bull's Strength. Craven uses the Bead of Blessing to Bless the party.

Raner drinks a potion of Bulls Strength.

Xaod drinks one of the new potions of Bulls Strength from Tal Chammish.

The party opens the double doors, enters the room and attacks the huge gaunt canine-like creature chained to the wall.

(No surprise round, the creature's hearing: Listen +19 and sense of smell meant he knew you were coming before you opened the door)

Round 1:
23: The Demonic Creature begins to Howl when the party opens the double doors (and delays)
21: Lylamwyn casts Scorching Ray, burning the creature's skin (12+6=18 hit, dmg 13)
18: Kerwyn moves into the room and shoots his crossbow at the Creature (9+9+2=20 vs. ac 16, hit, dmg 7 including sneak attack d8+2d6) and becomes visible
14: Toriah moves into the room and shoots his shortbow at the Creature (15+9+2=26 vs. ac 16, hit, dmg 11 including sneak attack 4d6+1) and becomes visible
12: Lenya moves into the room and blasts the creature with an Empowered Eldritch Blast (18+9=27 vs. touch ac 10, hit, dmg 15 (10x 1.5))
11: Xaod charges the demonic canine. The great mouth of the creature snaps at Xaod, biting him in half (20/8 +20 vs. 23-2, confirmed critical hit on AOO, dmg 63, Xaod is dead)
8: Raner moves and attacks the demonic canine (cautiously with combat expertise 5 making his ac 32). The great mouth of the creature snaps at Raner, but can not penetrate his dwaven defenses (combat reflexes AOO, 3+20=23 vs. ac 32 miss). Raner swings his axe, hitting one of the canine's paws (18+14-5 combat expertise = 27 hit, dmg 10)
8: The Demonic Canine bites at Raner, missing just barely (11+20=31 vs. ac 32 miss; three quills miss Raner as well 7,1,1 at +15)
6: Belaver waits to heal someone.
6: Two Dire Wolves move and attack the Demonic canine. (AOO vs. Dire Wolf #1: 19+20=39 hit, dmg 26; AOO vs. Dire Wolf #2: 16+20=36 hit, dmg 23). The Dire Wolves bite at the Demonic Canine (20/8 + 13, confirmed crit, dmg 30; 11+11=22 hit, dmg 11; Dire Wolf Trip attempts 14+11=25 vs. 4+4+10+8=26, 2+11=13 vs. 1+22=23, trip attempts fail)
6: Craven moves and attacks the Demonic canine. The Demonic Canine snaps at Craven (13+20=33 vs. ac 26, hit, dmg 26, 2 quills are buried in his armor). Craven calls upon St. Cuthbert to smite Xaod's killer, and swings his warhammer, pulping the head of the Demonic Canine (20/critical confirmed by bless weapon, dmg 3d8 +36=55 damage)

 

[Seonaid]

Toriah continues attacking with his shortbow until he's required to close. "So much for it stayin' quiet," he says grimly.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Belaver simply readies himself to heal the injuries which are sure to be swift in coming; his allies move to flank the creature.

 

[Xael]

Lylamwyn blasts the creature with Scorching Ray, and makes sure he isn't in in the front lines.

 

[Dalamar]

Kerwyn fires his crossbow at the thing again. If it looks like he could get into a flanking position with one of the wolves, he'll tumble in.

 

[Endur]

Round 2:
23: The Demonic Creature falls to the ground, slain by many wounds, but most especially Craven's powerful blow that destroyed its head
21: Lylamwyn throws a fireball into the room full of gnollish warriors to the west (dmg 28, all 8 gnolls are slain by the fireball)
18: Kerwyn shoots a bolt at a human warrior looking out a door, killing him (16+, dmg 18)
17: Two human warriors fire arrows out of a door to the west (19+, hits Lylamwyn dmg 8; 14+, bounces off Craven's armor)
14: Toriah shoots an arrow at a human archer (18+ hit, dmg 2)
12: Lenya moves and invokes an Eldritch Blast at one of the archers, dropping him (18+9=27 vs. touch ac 10, hit, dmg 7)
11: Xaod is laying down dead, in two pieces.
8: Raner charges an archer, and cuts him down and the warrior behind him (18+14+2 -6 PA = 28 hit, dmg 16; cleave 11+14+2-6PA=21 hit, dmg 23)
6: Belaver moves forward to help Xaod, but nothing can be done to heal his wounds.
6: Two Dire Wolves (-26; -23) move forward
6: Craven (-26) charges into the room of human warriors and slays an archer (4+14+2=20 hit, dmg 13)

End of round 2: 3 human warriors are busily grabbing weapons and preparing to fight Craven and Raner

 

[Xael]

Round 3: "Could you try to take one of them alive?", Lylamwyn says to others. As the situation seems to be under control, he decides to leave it to others.