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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 8840986" data-attributes="member: 59816">The Star Spawn answered Gimlak in a telepathic barrage of feelings that crossed the border into madness, but the dwarf's defenses were well-crafted psychic walls, and were able to protect his mind. Through symbolic psychic filters, he was able to make sense of the near mindless gibberish. The far realm creature informed him that it had not yet been caught - all was confusion and terror (which comforted the spawn) in the courtyard.Duvrael and Donnell jumped down, riding the Colonel's wind to the ground where they dashed as one to the far south-west corner and took cover there. Duvrael let his snake out of his sleeve and it slithered into a pile of crates and barrels.Kaligan leaped down under his own power and bounded forward, cutting at the dumbest-looking hill giant, who had been driven back by the Colonel and Doc. She had been shot, struck by lightning, and now stabbed, and she screamed while trying to stomp on Kaligan to no avail.Both stone giants rose to their feet, and the one on the west end of the table hollered, "You DARE to interrupt our discussion!? The impudence of the small! This is why I advise our Thane to join these raids! Small folk must be crushed until they know their place."The two most prepared giants, who had been standing guard in the room moved toward the middle, brandishing massive clubs, while the youth (who had seen the invaders in action) slowly slid downward in his chair, as if to disappear under the table.Behind the table, one of the giants reached down and pulled out a massive crossbow (more of a ballista) and loaded a javelin-bolt into it. The battle raged in earnest, with the Colonel and Kahru taking the worst of it. First the javelin-bolt nearly got the Colonel. Then, the southern hill giant guard smashed him with a club, staggering him. The hill giant followed that up with a swing of the club at Gimlak, who dodged to the side and the blow struck the edge of the firepit, raising damp ash into the air.Kahru and the western hill giant guard went at it, with the giant landing a solid blow, and the northman returning it with an elated swing by Waythe. Then, another giant north of the table threw a large stone at him, which knocked him hard, though he rolled with the blow.By the table was a large boulder, and it began to shake and twist, turning itself into a large but squat, square-jawed stone creature.[ooc]Kaligan did 18 to the Schlub, who missed him. The stone giants didn't attack yet. HG1 & HG3 did 20 & 19 to Kahru (is he raging?); HG2 & HG4 did <s>30</s> & 21 to Colonel. Ouch. Duvrael & Donnell are down in the hall and dashed. Edit: Gimlak's brain-fry caused the javelin-bolt to miss.[/ooc][spoiler="Rolls"]Hill Giants<a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=271906" target="_blank">HG1 Rock vs Kahru: 1D20+8 = [14]+8-3 = 19 for 3D10+5 = [5, 7, 3]+5 = 20</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=271906" target="_blank">HG2 XBow vs Colonel: 1D20+8 = [16]+8-6 = 18 for 4D10+5 = [5, 6, 7, 7]+5 = 30</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=271905" target="_blank">HG3 Club vs Kahru: 1D20+8 = [12]+8 = 20 for 3D8+5 = [2, 5, 7]+5 = 19</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=271905" target="_blank">HG3 Club vs Kahru: 1D20+8 = [5]+8 = 13</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=271905" target="_blank">HG4 Club vs Gimlak: 1D20+8 = [1]+8 = 9</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=271905" target="_blank">HG4 Club vs Colonel: 1D20+8 = [16]+8 = 24 for 3D8+5 = [5, 7, 4]+5 = 21</a>Gimlak's brain-fry on HG1 & HG2<a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=271907" target="_blank"> 2D6 = [3, 6] = 9[url]</a>[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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