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

[Arkhandus]

Gerak curses loudly in dwarven, ending in Common with "By Drendd's sandy beard! Tha' priest's way be'er an' me! We're all g'na die if we stay 'ere!"

As he curses and shouts, Gerak woefully steps forward just a bit, dropping his hammer and shield, taking out his crossbow, and loading a bolt. To Rowan's eyes, the dwarf visibly slumps a few inches, head downcast.

[sblock=ooc]I seriously think we're all going to die here if we don't run away, and that's Gerak's honest assessment of the situation too, in-character. Gerak's a terribly lousy shot, too, and now effectively useless for the remainder of the battle. Nothin' he could've done about it, either, unless he jumped off the balcony in the first place 3 rounds ago, narrowly survived the fall with all his heavy gear, and kept running toward the fishmen right after that....

To his knowledge, that priest far outstrips his abilities, and can probably pound both him and Phud into paste single-handedly if it gets more of its spells going, old age or no old age. He figures the kuo-toan priest is equivalent to one of the elders at his own home temple, maybe just slightly less powerful. Not to mention the other kuo-toans, and the veritable sea of water that's cut the rest of us off now.

Gerak would need to walk on the floor for about half a minute underwater, in his heavy armor, holding his breath, to reach the enemy platform, and only then if the kuo-toans don't take advantage of his veritable helplessness underwater, stabbing him to death or just keeping him underwater (very easily) for the roughly two minutes it would take the hardy dwarf to suffocate. [/sblock]

 

[Guest 11456]

Phud : Male Half-Orc Sorcerer 1 / Barbarian 2

If KT2 has not advanced on him and is still in line of sight for a charge:
Phud yells a warcry as he charges the kuo-toan and swings his scimitar at it.

If KT2 has moved to engage him:
Phud swings his scimitar at the kuo-toan.

If KT2 has moved back around to the other side of the statue, out of line of sight for a charge:
Phud moves to engage the kuo-toans and swings his scimitar at the closest enemy.

Meanwhile, Bird continues to circle the statue as if waiting for instructions from his dull witted companion.

OOC:
Rage: 4 of 6 rounds remain
HP: 29/37
AC: 9 (7 if charging)
Attack: +9 scimitar (+11 if charging)
Damage: 1d6+7
Type: Slashing
Critical: 18-20/x2

 

[Rhun]

Rowan is dismayed to see his celestial aid defeated only a moment after being summoned, but smiles as his huge half-orc companion slashes down the kuo-toan responsible.

With a shake of his head, the halfling wizard points his hand, speaking words of arcane power. Across the water on the platform, a golden orb appears, immediately bursting into a cloud of gleaming, sparkling particles that covers the elderly priest and his two guards.


Cast Glitterdust centered in G10, affecting MM, KT1 and KT2. Will save vrs DC16 (conjuration).

[sblock=Stats & Spells]
AC 18 (+4 mage armor, 3 hour duration)
HP 17/17

Level 0 – 4+1 Mage Hand, Detect Magic x2, Daze + Acid Splash
Level 1 – 2+1+1 Sleep, Summon Monster I, Mage Armor + Grease
Level 2 - 1+1+1 Summon Swarm x2 + Glitterdust
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[Brain]

Arden focuses in on the old priest, other things going blurry as she reloads and fires again, determined to stop the spellcaster.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Rowan is dismayed to see his celestial aid defeated only a moment after being summoned, but smiles as his huge half-orc companion slashes down the kuo-toan responsible. With a shake of his head, the halfling wizard points his hand, speaking words of arcane power. Across the water on the platform, a golden orb appears, immediately bursting into a cloud of gleaming, sparkling particles that covers both the elderly priest and his two guards. The old priest continues on, unaffected by the golden dust that now lights his entire form, but KT1 and KT2 both immediately rub at their eyes and begin making woeful croaking noises full of dismay. Both the kuo-toan guards palpate the air about themselves, feebly trying to make sense of direction and space.
[sblock=Gerak]Spellcraft check result 12. Gerak's never seen the like of that particular spell.[/sblock]
Arden focuses in on the old priest, other things going blurry as she reloads and fires again, determined to stop the spellcaster. The brown-skin gnome stands steadfast in place and zeroes in on the old priest. Clicking her crossbow's firing mechanism, Arden releases a bolt through the air of the chamber, but the projectile misses and lands intact with a skid somewhere in front of the wizened old priest on the platform.

Basically, I'm rolling percentile dice every time anyone fires and misses with a ranged weapon that uses expendable ammo like arrows and bolts. 1-50% = the ammunition doesn't break and can be retrieved and reused. 51-100% = the ammunition breaks. Unless something particular and unique about the situation calls for it, I don't make these kinds of breakage rolls for non-expendable weaponry like javelins and darts.

The old priest emits no exclaim upon seeing his last two warriors become blinded but, casting a spell of his own, grabs a dropped pincer staff and begins to weave a divine imbuement upon the trident-like spear.
[sblock=Gerak, Rowan]Rowan's got no clue what the old priest is doing, but it's a good a guess as any that he's laying some sort of magic about his weapon. Gerak knows exactly what the old kuo-toa is about. The old priest just cast magic weapon on the pincer staff.[/sblock]
Wyleck draws a deep breath of air and leans as far back as he can get then flings a palm full of magically-produced fire at the old priest. The fire smacks with an incongrous wet sound against the gilded priest, dealing 14 points of damage.

Gerak curses loudly in dwarven, ending in Common with "By Drendd's sandy beard! Tha' priest's way be'er an' me! We're all g'na die if we stay 'ere!" As he curses and shouts, Gerak woefully steps forward just a bit, dropping his hammer and shield, taking out his crossbow, and loading a bolt. To Rowan's eyes, the dwarf visibly slumps a few inches, head downcast. Still muttering, Gerak soon enough has his crossbow drawn, loaded, and at the ready.

His blood at a boil, Phud yawps a warcry and charges the newly blinded KT2. Blind as it is, KT2 makes an easy target. Phud eagerly swings his scimitar and neatly slices the kuo-toa's arm from its torso, dealing 9 points of damage to the sniveling and croaking creature. KT2 remains standing and attempts to grovel backward but bumps into KT1. For a moment, KT1 looks on the verge of losing its balance; its arms swing wildly as it teeters on the edge of the platform. KT1 reaches forward and grabs KT2 on the kuo-toa's remaining good arm and regains its balance without falling into the drink. Meanwhile, Bird continues to circle the statue as if waiting for instructions from his dull witted companion.

Initiative:
Rowan 21
Kuo-toas 1 and 2: 18
Arden 14
MM 13
Wyleck 11
Gerak 11
Kuo-toa 4 (sleep): 9
Phud 5

 

[Rhun]

Rowan smiles that his spell at least blinded two of the foes. "Take them down, Phud," the halfling cries as he moves further along the balcony to get into range for his next spell. He again begins chanting the words arcane, opening a channel through extradimensional space, and summoning a swarm of foul vermin down upon the old priest.


Move to I6, cast Summon Swarm (spiders) centered in E10. The swarm immeidately attacks the old priest upon completion of the spell.

Spider Swarm Stats


[sblock=Stats & Spells]
AC 18 (+4 mage armor, 3 hour duration)
HP 17/17

Level 0 – 4+1 Mage Hand, Detect Magic x2, Daze + Acid Splash
Level 1 – 2+1+1 Sleep, Summon Monster I, Mage Armor + Grease
Level 2 - 1+1+1 Summon Swarm x2 + Glitterdust
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[Guest 11456]

Phud : Male Half-Orc Sorcerer 1 / Barbarian 2

Phud swings his scimitar once more at KT2. But this time he makes a more powerful, yet less accurate swing.

OOC:
Power Attack +2
Rage: 3 of 6 rounds remain
HP: 29/37
AC: 9
Attack: +7 scimitar
Damage: 1d6+9
Type: Slashing
Critical: 18-20/x2

 

[Brain]

Arden gives a small sigh and repeats her shot, correcting her aim.

 

[Arkhandus]

Gerak Steelriven, dwarven Pillar of Drendd

Gerak grits his teeth for a moment, sighs, and shouts out a prayer in Latin to Drennd, beseeching the Stone Father for aid against the foul minions of Blibdoolpoolp.

[sblock=Gerak's spell]Casting Bless, which from Gerak's position will only affect Gerak, Phud, and Rowan. Since he acts just before Phud, at least Phud will benefit from the Bless effect this round (+1 to attack rolls and saves against fear).[/sblock]