If Thoughts Could Kill

[Keia]

Verra continues his onslaught against the crystal golem, attacking twice (via rapid shot) and once again with haste. Verra is uncertain as to why the right flank simply disappeared into the tunnel because I don't think he can see anything from his angle.

"Darian, what's in the hall?" he asked.

 

[Victim]

"Oh, only a trio of illithids. Nothing too dangerous. Certainly no reason for you to shoot them in their bulbous eyes before they mindblast us and either consume our brains or let the golem crush us."

Darian briefly searches through his combat scrolls and grabs two of the more potent spells. Since direct attacks will falter against the illithid's resistance, I'll have to use these. I'm glad I kept them. The first priority is defending against the mind flayer's control spells. He then hastily reads from the scroll, calling a celestial creature to aid them in battle.

[Begin casting: Summon Monster 4, Latern Archon.]

 

[Jemal]

Qataria notices the flayers out of the corner of her eye, but decides to continue on with more.. pressing concersns.

"Take out the Illithids, Verra and I can finish off the golem." She shouts out to nobody in particular, much more worried about mind blasts than crystal fists.

OOC: Same as last time, but no power attack this time (maybe I'll hit with both).
Attack: +20/+15, dmg: 2d6+16, AC 15

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Qataria continues her assault on the psion killer, again hitting only once (you rolled a 6 on the first attack). The cracks in the creature's shell grow larger (22 damage). At the same time Darian begins casting.

Bellus somersaults up the stairs and slashes the first of the mind flayers, sinking his kukri into its slimy forearm (18 damage). Groknar is not far behind, although his axe catches on the stone door when he swings (rolled a 1).

Verra's shots continue to damage the psion-killer (16 and 17 damage), although another one reflects off the ruby surface. The cracks start spreading of themselves now, and the construct collapses with a loud crash.

The foremost mind flayers blast again. Bellus resists the mental energies, but Groknar is stunned. The mind flayer in the rear gestures at Bellus and the gnome hears voices commanding him to surrender, but he shrugs them away.

 

[Keia]

Verra will 5' adjust and start firing on the first mind flayer visible (three shots, two rapid shot, one haste). If there is no mind flayer visible on the 5' adjust, Verra will continue until one is seen, the attack twice.

Finally, if a mind flayer approaches Groknar before Verra acts, Verra will fire three shots into it.

 

[Uriel]

Bellus slices away at the Illithid, attacking with both Kukris.Swinging four times in all.
'I'm having Calimari for lunch, Boyo!

2 Kukris two wpn fighting +11/6 X2 1D4+3/+2

 

[Victim]

Darian chants the Summoning spell, letting the runes burn away from the scroll with tiny flash of light and faint sizzle. Then the magic calls forth a mighty servant of the heavens. Well, not really. Darian would have to be careful phrasing his instructions to the tiny ball of light, lantern archons were, unfortunately, rather stupid.

Speaking softly in celestial, Darian orders the glow ball to do his bidding: "Go hover just above and behind the half orc's head, then blast the monsters with your light rays."

Not wanting to waste further spells and charges against the Mind Flayers' resistance, and with Bellus to far away to augment, Darian glances about the other entrances, hoping no additional foes would be attracted by the commotion.

OOC: Well, that sucked. But with 5 other passages to explore and with several spells used for utility and buffing, I'm worried about running out. And 25 SR makes using spells a dubious proposition anyway, at least until a few more people get mind blasted. If Groknar is about to get brain drained, you might want to time hop him.

BTW, Hammerhead is on a trip until Friday. I've been asked to post for him if necessary, but with Groknar being stunned for a while, that shouldn't be necessary.

However, I'd rather not play Malikar, since I've read the Banewarrens.

 

[Jemal]

"Go hover just above and behind the half orc's head, then blast the monsters with your light rays."

So just wondering... what would a Lantern Archon deem a 'monster'? This could be interesting. *Crosses fingers*

IC: Qataria looks down at the pile of crystal for a moment. Then, relizing her companions are still in danger, she charges forward to strike at whichever mind flayer she can get at without trampling a friend.

 

[Victim]

ooC: Dang. I meant to say tentacled monsters, not just monsters. Oh well. Groknar can take it, and next round I'd clarify things. The main reason for a latern archon is the Magic Circle vs. Evil, anyway.

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Qataria barrels up the stairs and pushes Groknar to the side, in order to get at the mind flayers.

Darian's archon appears and flies up the stairs. Hovering above the half-orc, it fires its light ray at the wounded mind flayer and misses.

Bellus hits the wounded monster twice with his kukris, slashing leg and abdomen (10 damage). Two of Verra's arrows streak over his head, catching the creature in the chest and face (31 damage).

The other mind flayer steps back five feet and mind blasts all of those on the stairs. Only the archon is affected.

Verra hears the mental voice of the other mind flayer, urging him to surrender. He almost drops his bow before realizing his own will is different.