Hewligan's Rise of the Runelords: The Skinsaw Murders
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Friadoc
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Solid. Makes good sense, too. And yes, Mal would definitely be guarding the mother and children.
hewligan
First Post
OOC: Init order - ghoul in barn (22), Danth (14), ghoul leader (11), Kael (9), Jokad (4), Farmer Woldrack
OOC: Jovik is paralyzed for 5 rounds. "A paralyzed character cannot move, speak, or take any physical action. He is rooted to the spot, frozen and helpless. Not even friends can move his limbs. He may take purely mental actions, such as casting a spell with no components."
In the barn, the battle rages. Jovik's form is frozen as if in mid fight, his right arm stretched out, still holding his blade. Just beyond the tips of his fingers the smoke from the rising fire billows up in great grey plumes.
Kael offers a quick curse into the cold night air. Things do not look good. The ghoul is upon him, its hideous claws flashing through the air, the stench rising from it almost causing Kael to gag.
And then it attacks. The closeness of it all is cloying. It is upon him, a frenzy of tearing and rending teeth and claws. It grabs Kael's shoulders with its claws, and pulls the young sorcerer forward towards it gaping jaw. Kael kicks, trying to free himself, turning his face at the last moment, but still feeling the horrific piercing surge of pain as its teeth sink into his neck. He tears away, feeling a burst of blood loose from his shoulder as he spins away.
OOC: Kael has been hit twice - a bite and a claw. I need a DC12 fortitude save against ghoul fever, and a DC12 fortitude save against paralysis. Given the timing of combat, I will make these rolls for Kael, but his character sheet is a bit of a mess as fortitude adds up to +1, but has two +1 entries - can you check and update the character sheet as it still shows level 3!. Okay, here goes: LUCKY SOD! You made both saves!
OOC: -7hp to Kael
Kael shrugs off the injury, feeling a wave of nausea rise up within himself, but shaking it off and focusing his mind. He calls up his magic as the ghoul advances towards him once more. His powerful magic bursts forth, and crashes into the ghoul like a mallet, physically lifting the ghoul into the air and slamming it against the roof above. Kael hears a crack, and watches the body fall to the ground. It lands in a hideous mangle of broken bones, a cavity of burning flesh and bone visible within the cavity of its chest.
The fire is rising.
OOC: Both ghouls in the barn are now dead
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Inside the house, it is Danth that leaps into battle first. Sensing an opportunity to put down the ghoul leader, Danth leaps into the fray, swinging Crimson Dawn wildly about. His excitment comes at the expense of his aim, though, and the blade comes nowhere near striking the enemy. Danth contents himself with the fact that he has given the ghoul another target for its wrath...
The ghoul leader seems momentarily split between who to attack, before roaring with rage and once again fixing its dead eyes upon Jokad.
"The master will welcome you. You will go to him!" it barks, as it strikes forward.
It looks desperate, furious, perhaps conscious that it has little hope of leaving this midnight raid alive. It had brought its pack here for fresh flesh and fresh victims, and instead run into the Wolves of Sandpoint.
Its fists and jaw were slow, easy targets for Jokad. ((All attacks miss). Jokad takes the last swiped claw attack and easily catches the wrist of the ghoul, pulling him towards him.
Jokad grins with real battle lust, safe in the knowledge that he has his foe where he wants him. He shouts at the face of the defeated ghoul "You'll have to do FAR better than that. Small wonder your Master wants me when he has incompetent dogs like you!!"
Whitefire lunges forward, deep into the gut of the ghoul, arching upwards, spilling rotting entrails and organs onto the floor.
The creature slumps, still held upright by Jokad. His eyes flash around, his face shuddering, as the last of the evil force that held it in undeath flee its body.
At last Jokad lets go, letting the corpse spill to the floor.
The battle is over, but Farmer Woldrack, perhaps still uncertain of how to tell when an undead is dead, walks calmly over to the corpse, places the blade of his shovel against its neck, and with a single firm stamp, dislodges the head from the beast.
"Better safe than sorry!" he offers up with a shrug.
OOC: Jovik is paralyzed for 5 rounds. "A paralyzed character cannot move, speak, or take any physical action. He is rooted to the spot, frozen and helpless. Not even friends can move his limbs. He may take purely mental actions, such as casting a spell with no components."
In the barn, the battle rages. Jovik's form is frozen as if in mid fight, his right arm stretched out, still holding his blade. Just beyond the tips of his fingers the smoke from the rising fire billows up in great grey plumes.
Kael offers a quick curse into the cold night air. Things do not look good. The ghoul is upon him, its hideous claws flashing through the air, the stench rising from it almost causing Kael to gag.
And then it attacks. The closeness of it all is cloying. It is upon him, a frenzy of tearing and rending teeth and claws. It grabs Kael's shoulders with its claws, and pulls the young sorcerer forward towards it gaping jaw. Kael kicks, trying to free himself, turning his face at the last moment, but still feeling the horrific piercing surge of pain as its teeth sink into his neck. He tears away, feeling a burst of blood loose from his shoulder as he spins away.
OOC: Kael has been hit twice - a bite and a claw. I need a DC12 fortitude save against ghoul fever, and a DC12 fortitude save against paralysis. Given the timing of combat, I will make these rolls for Kael, but his character sheet is a bit of a mess as fortitude adds up to +1, but has two +1 entries - can you check and update the character sheet as it still shows level 3!. Okay, here goes: LUCKY SOD! You made both saves!
OOC: -7hp to Kael
Kael shrugs off the injury, feeling a wave of nausea rise up within himself, but shaking it off and focusing his mind. He calls up his magic as the ghoul advances towards him once more. His powerful magic bursts forth, and crashes into the ghoul like a mallet, physically lifting the ghoul into the air and slamming it against the roof above. Kael hears a crack, and watches the body fall to the ground. It lands in a hideous mangle of broken bones, a cavity of burning flesh and bone visible within the cavity of its chest.
The fire is rising.
OOC: Both ghouls in the barn are now dead
---
Inside the house, it is Danth that leaps into battle first. Sensing an opportunity to put down the ghoul leader, Danth leaps into the fray, swinging Crimson Dawn wildly about. His excitment comes at the expense of his aim, though, and the blade comes nowhere near striking the enemy. Danth contents himself with the fact that he has given the ghoul another target for its wrath...
The ghoul leader seems momentarily split between who to attack, before roaring with rage and once again fixing its dead eyes upon Jokad.
"The master will welcome you. You will go to him!" it barks, as it strikes forward.
It looks desperate, furious, perhaps conscious that it has little hope of leaving this midnight raid alive. It had brought its pack here for fresh flesh and fresh victims, and instead run into the Wolves of Sandpoint.
Its fists and jaw were slow, easy targets for Jokad. ((All attacks miss). Jokad takes the last swiped claw attack and easily catches the wrist of the ghoul, pulling him towards him.
Jokad grins with real battle lust, safe in the knowledge that he has his foe where he wants him. He shouts at the face of the defeated ghoul "You'll have to do FAR better than that. Small wonder your Master wants me when he has incompetent dogs like you!!"
Whitefire lunges forward, deep into the gut of the ghoul, arching upwards, spilling rotting entrails and organs onto the floor.
The creature slumps, still held upright by Jokad. His eyes flash around, his face shuddering, as the last of the evil force that held it in undeath flee its body.
At last Jokad lets go, letting the corpse spill to the floor.
The battle is over, but Farmer Woldrack, perhaps still uncertain of how to tell when an undead is dead, walks calmly over to the corpse, places the blade of his shovel against its neck, and with a single firm stamp, dislodges the head from the beast.
"Better safe than sorry!" he offers up with a shrug.
Friadoc
Explorer
"FIRE!" Kael shouts out at the top of his lungs, as well as send an image to Mal of their need in the barn. Hopefully all is clear within the house and they can send aide. Quickly, Kael looks around for anything that will help beat the fire out, or douse it with non-inflammable liquid.
Within the house, Mal, having stood watch over the children, begins to howl in a most pecular fashion and scatches at the front door, however his howl will stop during the moments that Kael shouts, "FIRE!." Perhaps it will draw attention to the words.
OOC
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Do I need to roll any searches, or?
More to follow.
My sheet has been corrected, I'll fine tooth comb it later, too.
Within the house, Mal, having stood watch over the children, begins to howl in a most pecular fashion and scatches at the front door, however his howl will stop during the moments that Kael shouts, "FIRE!." Perhaps it will draw attention to the words.
OOC
Place Holder
Do I need to roll any searches, or?
More to follow.
My sheet has been corrected, I'll fine tooth comb it later, too.
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Jokad briefly turns to regard the farmer with his feral grin before booting the dismembered head through the shattered door and out into the night.
The barbarian follows it swifly into the lighted yard wildly searching for other creatures to slay.
The first call of "Fire!" doesn't register with the Shoanti, but the increasing glow from the barn has some effect. Remembering his friends are in the barn he sprints toward it hoping a further fight awaits.
OOC: Jokad will only move during this round. I'm envisioning him too draw up in his battle lust to recognize the fire until he is face to face with it. Still he sprints toward the barn realizing 'something' is going on in there.
The barbarian follows it swifly into the lighted yard wildly searching for other creatures to slay.
The first call of "Fire!" doesn't register with the Shoanti, but the increasing glow from the barn has some effect. Remembering his friends are in the barn he sprints toward it hoping a further fight awaits.
OOC: Jokad will only move during this round. I'm envisioning him too draw up in his battle lust to recognize the fire until he is face to face with it. Still he sprints toward the barn realizing 'something' is going on in there.
hewligan
First Post
The party don't have much time to catch their breath, darting off to the barn. As they cross the short lawn, they can hear the uproar of the many animals raised in fear. The barn already has billowing smoke rising from out of the attic window where Jovik and Kael had been perched.
Inside the barn, Kael can tell that time is running out, his eyes dart around searching for water, but other than a long trough too awkward to lift and pour, there is nothing. He sees the flames lifting ferociously now, and decides that it is time to pull Jovik's immobile form away from the growing flames.
He pulls the young rogue, feeling his muscles like knotted wires. It is difficult enough to drag him free without the smoke that billows around him. He feels his eyes sting, his lungs burn, but he stoically pulls himself and his friend free from the growing inferno.
He feels the freezing, crisp air like cleansing water, and falls to his knees, hacking up.
Jokad, Danth, and Mal come running up to him, Mal licking his face. A few seconds later Farmer Woldrack comes running out with his family close behind. He takes one look at his barn, and then at the sky. As he approaches, he shrugs and sighs.
"Desna has delivered my family tonight, but she has chosen to take my barn. I can live with that. I can live with that."
He stands back for a second.
"I will need help collapsing the walls in so that it does not spread to the other buildings. Will you help?"
Just as he finishes speaking, the skies open, unleashing the most amazing downpour. The heavy drops almost sting as they hit.
The group stand amazed, faces slowly upturning towards the sky. The ground at their feet starts to become sticky.
"Back inside. Quick!" shouts Woldrack, a smile creasing his face. His two kids stand laughing and kicking in the rain.
Inside the barn, Kael can tell that time is running out, his eyes dart around searching for water, but other than a long trough too awkward to lift and pour, there is nothing. He sees the flames lifting ferociously now, and decides that it is time to pull Jovik's immobile form away from the growing flames.
He pulls the young rogue, feeling his muscles like knotted wires. It is difficult enough to drag him free without the smoke that billows around him. He feels his eyes sting, his lungs burn, but he stoically pulls himself and his friend free from the growing inferno.
He feels the freezing, crisp air like cleansing water, and falls to his knees, hacking up.
Jokad, Danth, and Mal come running up to him, Mal licking his face. A few seconds later Farmer Woldrack comes running out with his family close behind. He takes one look at his barn, and then at the sky. As he approaches, he shrugs and sighs.
"Desna has delivered my family tonight, but she has chosen to take my barn. I can live with that. I can live with that."
He stands back for a second.
"I will need help collapsing the walls in so that it does not spread to the other buildings. Will you help?"
Just as he finishes speaking, the skies open, unleashing the most amazing downpour. The heavy drops almost sting as they hit.
The group stand amazed, faces slowly upturning towards the sky. The ground at their feet starts to become sticky.
"Back inside. Quick!" shouts Woldrack, a smile creasing his face. His two kids stand laughing and kicking in the rain.
Friadoc
Explorer
"Perhaps she doesn't want your barn, just yet," says Kael with a tired smile upon his face, a smile that grows a bit stronger once the children begin to laugh. "Oh to be a lad again."
Kael will help bring Jovik back inside, more easily with help from someone else, as the varisian sorcerer goes back toward the house he turns and says to Mal, "Keep an eye on the children, Mal, and send to me if there is need."
Once inside, Kael does what he can to help put Jovik in a comfortable spot, although he won't be one who can bring the lad out of his condition.
OOC
I figure that once we've Jovik roused out of his condition, he'd be the best before for searching.
Kael could give it a shot, but he only has a +2.
Kael will help bring Jovik back inside, more easily with help from someone else, as the varisian sorcerer goes back toward the house he turns and says to Mal, "Keep an eye on the children, Mal, and send to me if there is need."
Once inside, Kael does what he can to help put Jovik in a comfortable spot, although he won't be one who can bring the lad out of his condition.
OOC
I figure that once we've Jovik roused out of his condition, he'd be the best before for searching.
Kael could give it a shot, but he only has a +2.
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