[LANAI] The Rod of Seven Parts: Into the Crucible

[pallandrome]

Wyleck would rather have sought information from one of the buildings denizens, but upon attacking his new friends, the creature gave up any right to parlay. Wyleck points at the monsterous figure and commands his death, "Yssal, KILL!"

 

[Brain]

Arden moves towards the action, pulling out her own crossbow. She stops behind a corner to provide some cover as she loads a bolt.

(move to the square near the corner in front of rowan's position on the map)

 

[Guest 11456]

Phud : Male Half-Orc Sorcerer 1 / Barbarian 1

Phud moves around to the left of the brazier and swings his heavy mace at the creature.

OOC: To Hit: +6, Damage: 1d8+5.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Rowan darts in and, standing behind Phud's towering girth in the hallway, flicks a dagger at the crossbow-wielding kuo-toa hiding behind the brazier. The blade bounces off the brazier and by miracle sticks in the kuo-toa's gut, dealing 2 points of damage. Some sort of thick white ooze seeps from the dagger wound as the kuo-toa busily reloads his crossbow and otherwise remains in position.

As soon as Phud crosses the threshhold into the chamber, two scimitar-wielding kuo-toas pounce on Phud from either side of the doorway. The first kuo-toa swings and misses, but the second kuo-toa flanking Phud has better aim. Just before he goes down like a sack of potatoes, Phud feels the sharp edge of the creature's blade slice his hamstrings for 18 points of damage and belatedly realizes that the creatures had lain in wait hidden in two shallow alcove indentations to either side of the doorway.

[sblock=Phud]Confirmed critical hit (natural 20, followed by an 18 to confirm--inclusive of attack bonus), plus 16 strength on the creatures, plus sneak attack damage. Let me know if there's something on your character sheet that I missed that might help your PC out here.[/sblock]

Pulling out her crossbow, Arden quickly crosses to the other side of the chamber where she can benefit from partial cover behind the corner. The small brown gnome heatedly fits a bolt to her crossbow and begins cranking the firing mechanism into place, filling the chamber with the sound of gearworks.

The kuo-toa behind the brazier finishes loading its crossbow and, finding Rowan standing in the middle of the hall without the benefit of cover from a 6' 10" hulking half-orc, grins wickedly at the success of its comrades before loosing a bolt into the halfling wizard that deals 6 points of damage as it sinks into Rowan's shoulder.

The kuo-toas on either side of the open doorway, who are now visible, appear to openly wait for the next of the group to attempt to enter.

Wyleck screams for Yssal to kill and the dog eagerly leaps forward into the fray. Yssal crosses the chamber with alarming speed and, taking a flying leap through the air, launches himself at the scimitar-wielding kuo-toa (KT3) who downed Phud. The dog barrels down on KT3, bullrushing the amphibian backward 10 feet and knocking the kuo-toa prone.

Hearing Phud fall, Rhys reacts on instinct and bolts around the corner to crouch at Phud's feet. Holding his metal disc in one hand, Rhys whispers to Chronepsis for healing and channels curative power into Phud's fallen form, restoring 10 points. At Rhys's hurried but powerful healing, Phud wakes from unconsciousness where he lays on the cold wet flagstones.

[sblock=Phud]After the 9 and the 18 points of damage and then the 10 points of healing, I have Phud at 1 HP. Let me know if your accounting differs.[/sblock]

When Rhys steps forward to heal Phud, KT2 hisses with displeasure and lashes out at the cleric but misses badly. After its miss at Rhys, KT2 hisses again but remains in place, a look of readiness about it.

[sblock=Rowan]These kuo-toas twice as bulky as a kuo-toa ought to be. Judging by the fury with which one of them beat down Phud, are stronger and faster than a normal kuo-toa. Given the zealotry of kuo-toas as a race, these are probably guardians of some sort.[/sblock]


Initiative:
Rowan 20
Phud 20
Arden 15
Kuo-toas 13
Wyleck 7
Rhys 3

 

[pallandrome]

Wyleck, obviously disturbed at the ferocity and cunning of these new adversaries, calls out with his magic to summon a wolf directly in front of the unoccupied guardian, in the hopes of distracting it from further injuring his friends.

 

[Rhun]

Quickly taking stock of the situation, the hafling wizard realizes that the group could be in dire straits. Speaking obscure words in the arcane tongue, Rowan feels the power of his spell begin to course through his veins like fire. His entire body begins to tingle as the climax of the spell approaches, and the he releases the power of his magic into the room beyond...





AC 14, HP 6/12
Cast Sleep, centered on the brazier (should catch KT1 and KT2). DC14 Will Save.


Memorized Spells:
Level 0 – Mage Hand, Detect Magic, Acid Splash, Daze + Acid Splash
Level 1 – Sleep, Summon Monster I, Color Spray + Grease

 

[Brain]

Arden waits for the traffic to clear a little bit before moving in. (delay)

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Rowan, never one to bother with spell components, traces an invisible rune in the air in front of himself and speaks ancient words of draconic power then points at the stone brazier in the room where the kuo-toa guardians linger. KT1 and KT2 immediately drowse and fall with a thud to the floor where they previously had been standing, their light crossbow and scimitar landing with a clatter at their feet.

Phud, rubbing a sore knot on his head from a 6'10" fall to the hard stone floor, gets up from prone and grabs his heavy mace. "OW! Bad froggies, bad! Phud ANGRY!" The half-orc glares menacingly at KT3.

The third and sole remaining kuo-toa hisses at Yssal and dives in to attack the dog. Yssal yelps in pain as the kuo-toa's scimitar drives him between the dog's shoulder blades, dealing 7 points of damage. Yssal, never one to back down from a fight, snarls and lunges at the kuo-toa. Yssal snaps his jaws about the kuo-toa's lower leg, dealing 5 points of damage. The dog doesn't relinquish his grasp on the kuo-toa; quite the contrary. Yssal starts to tug and pull at the creature and succeeds in pulling down the kuo-toa to the floor, growling all the while with vengeance.

Wyleck moves up 15 feet until he is directly behind Rowan and in range of the kuo-toa in the room. Grasping his holy symbol and speaking in a language as old as the earth under his feet, Wyleck begins a lengthy magical summoning, intent on bringing forth a wolf.

[sblock=Wyleck]Takes a full round to cast summon nature's ally; the wolf'll appear on Wyleck's turn next round. Can Wyleck communicate with the wolf?[/sblock]

Rhys steps diagonally around the open doorway to stand beside Phud and behind Yssal. Obviously torn as to whom to heal, the human reaches a second time for Phud, coursing warm healing magic into the hulking half-orc. 5 points of damage restored.

Arden, delaying action until the narrow way into the room clears, hesitates several beats as she tries to think what best to do.

[sblock=Arden]The two kuo-toas Arden can see are both down. Phud has stood up and looks like he's about to move to attack the third kuo-toa, which presently Arden cannot see due to the angle. Rhys has stepped into the room, and now only Wyleck and Rowan are in Arden's way.[/sblock]

Initiative:
Rowan 20
Phud 20
Arden 15
Kuo-toas 13
Wyleck 7
Rhys 3

 

[Rhun]

Rowan moves forward, stepping toward the stone brazier as he goes. With a look of determination on his face, he throws his club, spinning it through the air toward the Kuo-Toan that Yssal has dragged to the ground.




Move to G14, thrown club +6 (1d4/x2)

 

[pallandrome]

[sblock=CB] Nope, I got nothin beyond a +5 modifier to Handle Animal. I'll be placing the beast as close as possible to the opponant that Yssal is busy savaging, in the hopes that he'll just pick the nearest moving target (I.E. the Hamstrung Kuo-Toa), so that I can run up to heal my pooch. [/sblock]