[IC] The Trouble at Durbenford

[Bloodcookie]

Ruathen holds a finger in the air, apparently trying to calculate wind interference, and flings his dagger at the beast.

[sblock=ooc]Attack +12 -2(wind) -2(range)[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

"There we go boys!" Konstantine calls. With little else to do, the bard pulls out a wand and zaps himself with it. He then waits to see if more uses will be needed.[sblock=OOC]CLWs[/sblock]

 

[michael_noah]

The battle rages on, and the beast makes one last snap at Jasper before flying away from the mount. The cleric gives him a parting blow for good measure.

[sblock=ooc]Winds at this level will impose a -2 on ranged attacks. the areas around the ledge are navagable, but only by climb checks, etc. The doors are marked as red on the map, and the exploded portion of the ledge in blue. The thing is about 15' up. The cliff face in front of you is almost completely vertical.

Padraig slowly drifts to a small ledge below.

The thing is now about 40' off the map to the north, flying away.

Ruathen throws a dagger: 15. miss.
Konstantine heals 3.
Gil, listening to his companions, attacks the thing. 19, 17, 1!, 18. One hits (bad rolls... sorry). 8+2 damage.
Padraig floats down and fires (i'm guessing you use the bow here): 24, 19, 15. two hit. 22+4 damage.
Jasper moves up to attack.
Thing AoO: 26. hits. 15 damage.
Jasper attack: 17, miss.
Zagnak zaps it, reflex save: 29, saves. damage: 5
Thing, attacks, 33. 17 damage. flies away.
Jasper AoO: 29, hits. 6+2 damage.


Status and Init:

R: 21 - Haste, Inspired
K: 14, 8hp - Haste [6], Inspired
G: 10 - Haste, Inspired
P: 7, 11hp - Haste, grappled, Inspired.
J: 4, 42hp - Haste, Inspired, Magic Vestment[long].
Z: 3 - Haste, Endure Elements, Inspired
X: 26, 113hp
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[TiCaudata]

Jasper watches the beast fly away. He then flies down to look at Padraig's predicament.

 

[Bloodcookie]

Ruathen's shoulders slump as he watches the creature retreat, finally sighing and beginning to search the ledge for his dagger. "How irritating. Well, we will need to be on guard for that thing when we exit the temple, now." He moves over to the eastern ledge to make sure Padraig landed safely.

 

[Lazlow]

"Well, that was no picnic," Gil says, putting his weapons away and getting his lockpicking tools back out. "Now, if I can just get this door open, we won't have to worry about fending off ravenous monsters."

He pauses for a moment.

"Well... At least not outside in the cold." With a shrug he gets back to work on the door. As an afterthought he adds, "If anyone else can think of a better way in, I'm all ears."

 

[Dichotomy]

"Well, I could try shattering it," Konstantine says with an obvious emphasis on the spell name, "but let's see if you can get it first, now that the distraction is gone, shall we?"

 

[michael_noah]

Now that he is uninterrupted for a minute or two, Gil is able to maneuver his way past the locking mechanism, and the doors open freely.

Beyond the golden doors is a 30-by-90-foot foyer. Pillars line either side of the chamber serving as decoration and supports for the weighty ceiling 30 feet above. The floors are of well fitted flagstone, the walls of limestone blocks. Apart from these decorations, the room is plain. Closed doors mark exits to all 3 other cardinal directions, those to the south being iron double doors with carvings mimicing those the party just passed through.

As the party enters the room, in the dim light on the far end of the room, from behind one of the pillars steps a beautiful angelic creature. She appears to be a Deva of some sort, adorned in gleaming armor and wielding a flaming sword. Her long blond hair cascades past her shoulders, the locks of which frame her aquiline features and fierce white eyes. Angelic wings stretch out from her shoulders, and she raises a sword as if in defense.

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

Padraig, Male Human Fighter

Padraig lands in the snow on the ledge with a soft plop! After picking himself up and dusting himself off, he takes a cursory look around the ledge and cliff face.

As Jasper flies down, Padraig greets him. "Ho there, Jasper. Konstantine saved my hide that time, of a surety. I wonder if the flying spell you are under is strong enough for you to carry me back up with the others? If not, I have my climbing kit, and should do fine that way.

"Well, that was a nasty bird, wasn't it? I had a terrible feeling about this place, and I'm not sure that taking a ride in that thing's beak has made me feel any better about it. All things being equal, though, I'd rather be in out of the cold and away from this foul air. I hope Gil has the door open by the time we make it back up."

Edit: Oops--pretend the above occurred prior to the DM's last post.

 

[Dichotomy]

Let us hope this is a blessing, Konstantine thinks to himself as he sets himself to work again.

"Please, celestial creature, do not strike. We come in hopes of lending aid at the request of Prince Geoffrey. An angel warned him that "the Vessel" is being corrupted by the will of the foul Orcus."

The bard pauses to hear the creature's response.