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<blockquote data-quote="gfunk" data-source="post: 523969" data-attributes="member: 1813"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Session 6 </span> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">“Against the stone giants” </span> </p><p></p><p></p><p>The Stone Giants were not fools, of course. The guards quickly alerted the clan of the possible threat while several adults arrayed themselves behind the natural pillars of the cavern. They readied boulders to throw at their foes and, with massive stone clubs for back-up, they thought they had little to fear. How wrong they were . . .</p><p></p><p>Hor'ahun was the first to enter the cavern. He immediately noticed the massive giants waiting for the party. Two of the giants in the front ranks heard the Githzerai coming and hurled rocks in his direction. Hor'ahun dodged them easily as they smashed apart against the cavern wall. He immediately ran to one side of the cavern, placing all of his foes in front of him. With a thought, he triggered a massive surge of psionic energy and projected it in front of him. Although the giants were physically powerful, they were not prepared for such a mental assault. Two of the four dropped their boulders, reeling from the powerful attack.</p><p></p><p>Noir charged in next, attacking one of the giants who had resisted the psionic shockwave. As she swung her longsword into the vulnerable tendons of the giant's legs, she called to her deity for strength. Her sword charged with divine energy and would inflict horrific damage on any evil foes that it struck. Noir hoped that the damage she inflicted would be amplified, but it wasn't. Realizing that her foes were obviously not evil, she began to have second thoughts about the whole affair.</p><p></p><p>As Entropy casually strolled behind her companions she saw a giant bleeding profusely from a leg wound. She became so excited with bloodlust that she couldn't immediately decide which of her potent spells to cast. After briefly considering her options, she decided upon a summoning spell and began casting. </p><p></p><p>The wounded Stone Giant tried to smash his invisible attacker with terrific force, but his club crashed harmlessly against the floor. His companion quickly moved forward and struck the same area but missed as well. </p><p></p><p>Hor'ahun dropped his rapier and pulled out his longbow. Not only were his bow and arrows enhanced with magic, but they were charged with psionic energy as well. He moved up to a stunned giant and fired two arrows into its chest at point blank range. The intense pain caused the giant's mind to clear for a split second, but not enough to respond to the attack.</p><p></p><p>Seeing that two foes flanked her, Noir moved to the side and swung at her already damaged foe as many times as she could, spraying blood everywhere. The giant fell backwards, crippled and dying. Its companion tried again to hit the invisible paladin but cleanly missed.</p><p></p><p>Just when Noir's opponents thought things couldn't get any worse, they saw a flash of light behind them. A massive blob of greenish-grey ooze approached them. Standing over 30 feet tall the beast was truly immense, a result of Entropy's summoning spell. As it advanced towards the still standing giant, the ooze was struck solidly by a greatclub with terrific force. The giant, pleased that he had finally been able to hit something, pulled his club back ready for another blow. Unfortunately for him, all he pulled back was the haft of the weapon -- the top half had been dissolved by the acid secreted by the ooze. The protoplasm responded to the giant's attack, slamming against its foe multiple times, each time inflicting not only bludgeoning damage, but secreting painful sprays of acid on the giant's exposed flesh</p><p></p><p>At this point, the battle was a foregone conclusion. Noir and Hor'ahun finished off their foes, while the summoned paraelmental reduced its opponent to a smoking pile of burned flesh. The final giant fell quickly to the might of the party.</p><p></p><p>Eager for more combat, Hor'ahun quickly advanced through the cavern, noticing a sizable hole in the ceiling. He ignored it for now and moved ahead to the shore of the lake. He saw two large rafts placed on the shore and what seemed like a small island in the distance. He paused and detected magic in the area but found none.</p><p></p><p>The paraelmental slithered forward through the cavern, pausing at the hole in the ceiling that Hor'ahun had bypassed. It extended its entire body through it, but could not reach the top. Noir had no such problems as she flew up the passageway. </p><p></p><p>Surrounding her she saw four Stone Giants armed with clubs, obviously prepared to crush any foes who attempted to ascend. Noir breathed a sigh of relief at Entropy's invisibility spell. As she scanned the room further, she saw two massive dire bears. They begin sniffing the air, obviously aware of the unseen intruder.</p><p></p><p>Noir did not want this battle to continue. She had stained her honor enough today by aggressively attacking creatures that she felt could have been reasoned with, if not made allies. These giants clearly had a large family living here. As she descended through the hole, Noir hoped that she could convince her bloodthirsty companions that there was nothing further here to fight.</p><p></p><p>Entropy strutted forward, gingerly stepping over the bleeding, smoking corpses in front of her. She saw her paraelemental trying to ascend through a hole, albeit unsuccessfully. Though Entropy did not see the paladin, she heard Noir near the hole, "There's nothing up there! Just a large empty chamber and a passage leading north. We should cross the lake before things get ugly!" </p><p></p><p>Hor'ahun heard Noir's comment, sighed and walked back towards the slain giants. "No more giants to kill today," he grumbled. </p><p></p><p>The paraelemental, obviously frustrated at its inability to advance upwards began moving towards the lake. As Entropy observed the result of her spell with pride, she was more than a little surprised when two massive tentacles shot out of the water, grabbing the huge ooze. Without even a hint of effort, the paraelemental was pulled into the lake -- all 21,000 lbs of it . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gfunk, post: 523969, member: 1813"] [SIZE=3]Session 6 [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]“Against the stone giants” [/SIZE] The Stone Giants were not fools, of course. The guards quickly alerted the clan of the possible threat while several adults arrayed themselves behind the natural pillars of the cavern. They readied boulders to throw at their foes and, with massive stone clubs for back-up, they thought they had little to fear. How wrong they were . . . Hor'ahun was the first to enter the cavern. He immediately noticed the massive giants waiting for the party. Two of the giants in the front ranks heard the Githzerai coming and hurled rocks in his direction. Hor'ahun dodged them easily as they smashed apart against the cavern wall. He immediately ran to one side of the cavern, placing all of his foes in front of him. With a thought, he triggered a massive surge of psionic energy and projected it in front of him. Although the giants were physically powerful, they were not prepared for such a mental assault. Two of the four dropped their boulders, reeling from the powerful attack. Noir charged in next, attacking one of the giants who had resisted the psionic shockwave. As she swung her longsword into the vulnerable tendons of the giant's legs, she called to her deity for strength. Her sword charged with divine energy and would inflict horrific damage on any evil foes that it struck. Noir hoped that the damage she inflicted would be amplified, but it wasn't. Realizing that her foes were obviously not evil, she began to have second thoughts about the whole affair. As Entropy casually strolled behind her companions she saw a giant bleeding profusely from a leg wound. She became so excited with bloodlust that she couldn't immediately decide which of her potent spells to cast. After briefly considering her options, she decided upon a summoning spell and began casting. The wounded Stone Giant tried to smash his invisible attacker with terrific force, but his club crashed harmlessly against the floor. His companion quickly moved forward and struck the same area but missed as well. Hor'ahun dropped his rapier and pulled out his longbow. Not only were his bow and arrows enhanced with magic, but they were charged with psionic energy as well. He moved up to a stunned giant and fired two arrows into its chest at point blank range. The intense pain caused the giant's mind to clear for a split second, but not enough to respond to the attack. Seeing that two foes flanked her, Noir moved to the side and swung at her already damaged foe as many times as she could, spraying blood everywhere. The giant fell backwards, crippled and dying. Its companion tried again to hit the invisible paladin but cleanly missed. Just when Noir's opponents thought things couldn't get any worse, they saw a flash of light behind them. A massive blob of greenish-grey ooze approached them. Standing over 30 feet tall the beast was truly immense, a result of Entropy's summoning spell. As it advanced towards the still standing giant, the ooze was struck solidly by a greatclub with terrific force. The giant, pleased that he had finally been able to hit something, pulled his club back ready for another blow. Unfortunately for him, all he pulled back was the haft of the weapon -- the top half had been dissolved by the acid secreted by the ooze. The protoplasm responded to the giant's attack, slamming against its foe multiple times, each time inflicting not only bludgeoning damage, but secreting painful sprays of acid on the giant's exposed flesh At this point, the battle was a foregone conclusion. Noir and Hor'ahun finished off their foes, while the summoned paraelmental reduced its opponent to a smoking pile of burned flesh. The final giant fell quickly to the might of the party. Eager for more combat, Hor'ahun quickly advanced through the cavern, noticing a sizable hole in the ceiling. He ignored it for now and moved ahead to the shore of the lake. He saw two large rafts placed on the shore and what seemed like a small island in the distance. He paused and detected magic in the area but found none. The paraelmental slithered forward through the cavern, pausing at the hole in the ceiling that Hor'ahun had bypassed. It extended its entire body through it, but could not reach the top. Noir had no such problems as she flew up the passageway. Surrounding her she saw four Stone Giants armed with clubs, obviously prepared to crush any foes who attempted to ascend. Noir breathed a sigh of relief at Entropy's invisibility spell. As she scanned the room further, she saw two massive dire bears. They begin sniffing the air, obviously aware of the unseen intruder. Noir did not want this battle to continue. She had stained her honor enough today by aggressively attacking creatures that she felt could have been reasoned with, if not made allies. These giants clearly had a large family living here. As she descended through the hole, Noir hoped that she could convince her bloodthirsty companions that there was nothing further here to fight. Entropy strutted forward, gingerly stepping over the bleeding, smoking corpses in front of her. She saw her paraelemental trying to ascend through a hole, albeit unsuccessfully. Though Entropy did not see the paladin, she heard Noir near the hole, "There's nothing up there! Just a large empty chamber and a passage leading north. We should cross the lake before things get ugly!" Hor'ahun heard Noir's comment, sighed and walked back towards the slain giants. "No more giants to kill today," he grumbled. The paraelemental, obviously frustrated at its inability to advance upwards began moving towards the lake. As Entropy observed the result of her spell with pride, she was more than a little surprised when two massive tentacles shot out of the water, grabbing the huge ooze. Without even a hint of effort, the paraelemental was pulled into the lake -- all 21,000 lbs of it . . . [/QUOTE]
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