IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part V(b)

[Dichotomy]

Erdolliel resists the power of the creature's gaze and closes, though she takes a strike as she does. She waits for Kushnak to move, providing a temporary distraction, and strikes. Her aim is true, and Erdolliel slashes the creature's eyelid with her sword.

Kushnak lays into the creature with unparalleled ferocity. While he carves two large gashes into the monstrous thing, it seems only moderately wounded.

The creature turns its attention, and its claws, toward this new threat. Despite his evasive care, Kushnak only barely manages to avoid the first claw, and the second claw rips open the half-orc's arm.

[sblock=OOC]I think I forgot to roll the averting gaze % last round. Oh well. And I'm not going to bother for Kushnak, cause his FoM lasts longer than the slow would.

Erdolliel: NOT averting gaze (per gchat); will save 18+ success; drops bow; moves while drawing sword
O: AoO, 5+ hit, 14 damage
Erdolliel: readies
Kushnak: steps
Erdolliel: ready triggers; attacks O, 18+ hit, 19 damage
Kushnak: full attack O, 18+ hit, 10+ hit, 48 damage
O: full attacks K, 2+ miss, 12+ hit, 15 damage

Status & Init
O: 83 damage
Erdolliel: 14 damage
Kushnak: 21 damage; freedom of movement

Fly in effect ~ 40 rounds. Faerie fire 29 rounds. Protection from Evil: 7 rounds [/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel grunts as she continues the work.[sblock=oc]Two attacks. +11/+6 (with flanking) 1d8+3 +4d6 sneak attack. Dodge on O (although that apparently doesn't matter...) 5' step up after the attack.[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

A faint glimmer of shock crosses Kushnak's face, before he attacks again.

[sblock=oc]
uh oh.

Full Atk O(pa 5): +14/+9(w/ flanking) 2d6+18

Dodge on O(ac: 25)

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[Dichotomy]

Erdolliel succumbs to the power of the creature's gaze. The elf strikes at the beast, but, perhaps affected by the sudden lethargy, her blow lacks the force to pierce the creature's hide.

Kushnak makes two powerful swings at the creature. While his first swing is wild, the second swing connects and tears another wound open in the creature. Blood flows from its few wounds, and the creature looks like it cannot take more of that.

The creature lets out some sort of a snort and viciously strikes back at Kushnak. Both claws and tear into Kushnak's arms. Then, just as it did to Nethezar, the creature tries to tear Kushnak into two. While the creature nearly succeeds, and Kushnak becomes little more than a bloody pulp, the half-orc manages to maintain consciousness.
[sblock=OOC]Erdolliel: will save, 6+ fail, slowed; attacks O, 3+ miss; steps up (she can still step, even though slowed, right?)
Kushnak: attacks O, 1! miss, 16+ hit, 28 damage
O: attacks K, 13+ hit, 17+ hit (oh crap), 14 damage, 10 damage, rend 17 damage

Status & Init
O: 111 damage
Erdolliel: 14 damage; slowed
Kushnak: 62 damage; freedom of movement

Fly in effect ~ 41 rounds. Faerie fire 30 rounds. Protection from Evil: 8 rounds [/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel looks over the beast's back with a sense of inevitability at Kushnak and gives him a nod. "Well fought my friend." and takes another swing at the monster. [sblock=oc] +11 1d8+3 +4d6 sneak attack. and hope it doesn't have 200 hp...[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

Kushnak laughs maniacally as blood streams down his face.

"You really think so, do you!!"

[sblock=oc]
Full Atk O(pa 5): +14/+9(w/ flanking) 2d6+18

Dodge on O(ac: 25)
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[Dichotomy]

Still sluggish, Erdolliel again fails to get through the creature's skin.

Kushnak, like a maniac, lashes out in desperation. He connects with both blows, and cleaves the creatures eye out.
[sblock=OOC]Erdolliel: attacks O, 5+ miss
Kushnak: attacks O, 14+ hit, 19+ threat, 7+ no crit, 50 damage, O drops

Status & Init
O: 161 damage; dead
Erdolliel: 14 damage; slowed
Kushnak: 62 damage; freedom of movement

Fly in effect ~ 42 rounds. Faerie fire 31 rounds. Protection from Evil: 9 rounds [/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel moves towards Nethezar's body and confirms his death. "I loathe to relinquish the advantage we have by not pressing on. Especially when we do not know how fortified this temple is. However, if we can find the mind flayer quickly we could remove him ourselves without Nethezar. We still have the advantages of time and flight and our...protections.

I can haste myself and have healing potions for you should we choose to press on or we could always use Nethezar's wand."

 

[o3caudata]

"You are, unfortunately, correct. We have risked much, but our gains here will have been for naught if we withdraw now. Our odds of success are significantly reduced. We will likely die here. But retreat will only strengthen their resolve and fortifications. We have no extra support and we cannot trust anyone who would offer their support even if we did. Our situation is grim. Prepare as we must, we press on."

Kushnak sets about gathering the things of immediate value from Nethezar's body, before unceremoniously hacking off his left hand and placing it in his bag.

Once prepared, Kushnak addresses Nethezar's corpse.

"We will seek to revive you should we survive this ordeal, friend. Your sacrifice will not have been made in vain."

[sblock=oc]
Whatever's of value on neth we should take. He has wand(s) of healing yeah? Hopefully.

Can we get a quick breakout of equipment we know he has(no need to identify stuff we don't 'know' he has. Just want to be aware of potentially valuable stuff.

Plan would be for me, heal all the way(or to the extent the wand(s) allow) then press on as before.

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[Dichotomy]

Swiftly, the duo gathers Nethezar's more potent items and rapidly casts healing spells to bring them both into good health.
[sblock=OOC]Things that you probably know are magical:
Mithral Shirt (the one that used to be Erd's)
Boots of Standard Equipment (I actually don't recall their real name anymore... I guess I could look it up)
The morningstar isn't magic, but it has continual flame on it
Magic club (don't remember where he got that)
8 flasks of acid, 1 of alchemist fire, and 1 of holy water
3 CLW wands
2 MM wands
cloak of resistance
circlet of wisdom (it was actually the diadem of Zosiel, that you found in the wind duke area of the Whispering Cairn

The rest of his stuff is mundane crap (like rope and stuff).

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and not "charge" you time for grabbing Neth's valuables. But I will count the rounds healing.

I assume that Erdolliel will attempt to use magic device on one of the wands to make the healing faster. Three attempts, one fails, heals herself 13 damage. In those same 3 rounds, Kushnak heals himself 18 damage. For the next 5 rounds, they both heal Kushnak. Erdolliel tries 5 times, but fails twice. Kushnak just casts 5 times. Between them, they heal all of Kushnak's damage. I'm still keeping track of the charges on Neth's wands.

Finally, were you planning on continuing up the curved staircase, or taking the door on the right?

Erdolliel: 1 damage
Kushnak: 0 damage

Fly in effect ~ 50 rounds. Faerie fire 39 rounds. Protection from Evil: 17 rounds [/sblock]