[IC] The Trouble at Durbenford

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

Padraig, Male Human Veteran (Fighter)

'Whew, that was a close one,' thinks Padraig to himself as the vine that was about to smash into him falls limply at his feet. 'Hope I'm as lucky this time.'

Padraig once again groans at Gil's puns, but also finds himself chuckling a little bit. Although the situation the poor woman finds herself in is horrible, Padraig can't help but wonder if lightening the mood a bit will help the party in this fight.

'Maybe I'll try one myself,' he thinks, and his mind works as he fires off three more arrows. When he's finished, he ventures, "Give up now, vile weed, or we'll 'shoot' you with many arrows, and 'stalk' you to the ends of the earth!"

[sblock=OOC]Full attack again. Continuing with Dodge bonus to AC against the vine.[/sblock]

 

[michael_noah]

Emboldened by his master punnery, Gil continues his extremely effective barrage.
Zagnak remains entwined, but Padraig absolves the group of any worry with his final shot. As his arrow strikes at one of the few remaining stalks, the vine collapses, oozing a saplike substance from it's many wounds. The rat weed, now without its supernatural animator, releases its hold and returns to positions of normalcy on the walls of the surrounding buildings.

Slowly, the human woman extracts herself from the weighty vines and stands before you.

She is an attractive woman with long red hair, bright green eyes, pouting lips and a slender figure. While she wears simple street-clothes, she is not a helpless townsperson, as she caries a buckler, rapier, crossbow, and varies daggers about her, all of excellent quality. Approaching Padraig and Jasper, she addresses you in between deep breaths, "Thank you so much. All of you."

[sblock=ooc]
Human grapple to escape 2+ vs. 19+. Fails.
Zagnak strength check: 7+8 = 15. Fails.
Gil attacks: 6+17, 15+17, 9+12, 20! All four hit. 18+8 damage (bad rolls finally )
Vine AoO: 7+?. Misses.
Padraig attacks: 12+, hits. 13+2 damage.
Vine: drops.

W=Gwennath
J=Jasper
P=Padraig
K=Konstantine
G=Gil
Z=Zagnak

V=Vine
H=Human Woman

Init and Status:

Konstantine: Delay - Haste [6]

Vine: 13 - 123 hp, -6 STR, dead
Gwennath: 12 - Haste
Human: 8 - Grappled, Entangled
Zagnak: 6 - Haste, Entangled, Rage[6r]
Gil: 15 - Haste, Lucky as all get-out
Jasper: 15 - 49 hp, GMW +2 [1 AM], FoM [6r]
Padraig: 14 - 18 hp, Entangled

Party - Inspire Courage +2 [8r]
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[hero4hire]

Zagnak continues to struggle againt the iron-like grip of the plants

OOC: Rinse and repeat every round until free please. I will roll a 12 eventually.

 

[TiCaudata]

Jasper stops concentrating on his movements and looks at Zagnak. "Calm yourself friend, they've let you go."

The cleric then walks up to the freed woman and examines her with a glance. "Are you alright my lady? Do you know what caused that vine to grab you?"

 

[Lazlow]

Gil helps Zagnak remove the rest of the tangling plant from his feet. "There you go, you're vine. Er, fine. Heh." He then joins the rest of the group to listen to what the woman has to say.

 

[Dichotomy]

Konstantine glances at his compainions and gives them a cheerful smirk. He joins the group speaking to the now-freed victim of the vine. "Indeed, dear, if you have need of healing or the like, please only ask," the bard remarks somewhat flirtatiously as he pulls a wand from his haversack. "Indeed, it looks a couple of you friends could use some help. Please, allow me." The bard administers a few spells on those in need of the healing, all the while keeping an inquistive eye on the maiden.
[sblock=OOC]Let's start with two charges for Padraig and five for Jasper.[/sblock]

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

Padraig, Male Human Veteran (Fighter)

"You are quite welcome, ma'am, from all of us. What in the world was that thing we just saved you from, and how did you get tangled up with it in the first place?"

As he speaks, the warrior slings his bow back over his shoulders, sweeps the remains of the vine and weed from his fine armor, and checks himself over for any lasting damage. He thanks Konstantine as he receives the healing magic, feeling the divine magic course through his body.

 

[hero4hire]

Gil helps Zagnak remove the rest of the tangling plant from his feet. "There you go, you're vine. Er, fine. Heh." He then joins the rest of the group to listen to what the woman has to say.

Zagnak growls and continues to claw at the now limp vegetation. As Gil approaches and speaks he literally snaps at him like a viscious dog, before recognizing him as an ally.
Clarity comes to him in ragged breaths, and eventually the battle-madness clears from his eyes.

A bit frustrated by his utter and complete failure to help in the fight, the large hybrid followed weary from expending so much energy.

 

[michael_noah]

The woman dusts herself off and pulls herself together quickly after the frightening ordeal. She looks to Konstantine, saying, "A bit of restoration would be exquisite, if you can spare the trouble."

After that is done, she turns to address the others with a broad smile, her hands on her hips, saying, "I can't say what caused the thing to attack me, other than that I look to be a tasty treat. Nature and its inhabitants are not exactly my specialty, though I don't suppose this thing could be said to be completely natural."

She approaches the closest of you with an extended hand, introducing herself, "I'm Helen Dunsreisch, by the by." She she greets each of you in turn before again addressing the group. "I must say, your saving me has given me a great help apart from the fact that I still live. I had been in search of a group to take on a task for my employers. If you'd be willing to meet with me tomorrow, I'd love to explain to them your prowess, and see if they'd be able to offer you some employment."

 

[Dichotomy]

In response to the woman's acceptance of his offer, Konstantine replies, "No trouble at all, dear. Let's see if this helps." The bard expends a few charges from his wand, as many as it takes, and heals the maiden's wounds.

Konstantine then listens to what she has to say. "Miss Dunsreisch, it is good to meet you. I'm Konstantine D'Artur," the bard says with a slightly flamboyant bow. He glances at his companions to read their reactions as he continues. "While my companions and I will surely want to talk about this, I think it all but goes without saying that, at the very least, we would love to meet with your employers and hear what they have to say. Perhaps we can be of more use than we already have to you. Any objections?" he asks the last of his companions.