Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Chapter 3 - The Imperials)

[Deuce Traveler]

It's Dartis and Kel who handle the first charge, as several figures fall from the ceiling near the cave opening. Kel moves first, but misses the skum that dropped in front of him. Dartis follows, with two shots at point blank range from his bow that kills another creature dropping in front of him.

Danica attempts to help Kel, firing a crossbow bolt that injures the creature in front of him. At the same time, Silas throws a rope to Chalik, who takes the opportunity to crawl over the tunnel's opening and drop on the other side, weapon drawn.

The lizard-like creature in front of Kel slashes at the elf with its claw, but misses him. At the same time, two more scum drop behind him from the ceiling, while another three erupt 30 feet behind those, from the pool.

Chalik takes a moment during the confusion to move himself into the front ranks.

 

[Fenris]

"Silas, some oil set ablaze on top of one of those pools may slow them down, or at least keep more from coming out" suggests Dartis as he fires another pair of arrows at one of the new creatures.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

OOC: Figure, I'd BTTT with a Christmas greetings to my players and the hope that they get some nice RPG in their stockings.

 

[GlassEye]

Silas hears Dartis' suggestion about the oil but isn't really certain how to go about implementing the idea. Instead he steps up between those fighting in the front and, waiting for a moment when he can catch more than one of the creatures in its effect, casts Burning Hands.

OOC: A Merry Christmas to you, too, DT. And everyone else, too. My posting over the holidays will be a little light. Just an FYI to all.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Chalik and Kel block the entrance to the tunnel, which only allows two of these mutated skum to attack in melee at a time. There are currently five skum in front of the party now, with one being wounded and directly in front of Kel. Another uninjured one closes with Chalik. The two others that jumped from the pool are halfway to the group.

Chalik attacks first, slicing at the creature in front of him with his rapier, and is able to penetrate the creature's tough hide. The creature howls as it is wounded, then Danica's crossbow bolt flies passed its head, and misses its companion behind it.

One skum counterattacks against Chalik, but is unable to bite into the dextrous dwarf. Kel is not so lucky, as the wounded creature in front of him unsuccessfully rakes his armor with two clawed hands, but then bites into the elf's arm (-9 hps to Kel).

Silas attacks next, his hands outstretched inbetween his two companions in the front row as an arcane cone of fire erupts from his hands, hitting the first five skum and killing off the two in front of Kel and Chalik, turning them into screaming masses of charred flesh.

The other three also scream, and in retaliation their heads rear backwards and then lunge forward as they each spit a green wad that explodes on the ground in the midst of the party. The greenish gel flies in every direction, some of it splashing on the bodies of each of the heroes. Where it touches clothes, holes are made, and what you realize is acid takes some skin with it. (Damage from spit Acid: Danica -2 hps, Silas -4 hps, Kel -4 hps and nearly incapacitated again, Dartis -4 hps, Chalik -3 hps).

Despite the pain, Kel stops his bleeding with a prayer for healing (4 hps restored). Dartis fires in retaliation, hitting and felling another skum, but breaking his bowstring on the next shot. The human fighter will need a full round to pull out another string and restring his weapon.

There are four skum left, two injured ones that just spit, and two that have now closed the distance from the pools and are behind them.

 

[GlassEye]

Silas looks grimly out over the battle. He struggles not to rub the acid burns fearing he'll injure hiimself further. With a look of grim determination he hefts his staff and prepares to step forward to give Dartis the time needed to restring his bow should it appear that he will do so.

 

[Kobold Stew]

OOC:

I think Danica's Mage Armor is still up -- it was put up in the first combat. If it is not, she casts it now. Otherwise...


IC

Danica reloads and fires again, at whichever creature is closest to one of her comrades.

 

[Fenris]

Dartis tosses down his bow in disgust, and runs towards the front line, drawing his sword as he does, pausing only long enough to grab the Shield from Silas, as a mate to his sword.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Danica
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Mage Armor is still up.
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Chalik and Kel move forward and out of the tunnel to attack, both targeting opponents that are already injured. Chalik's rapier moves swiftly, his hand a blur as he feints in one direction, then slices his blade to the other, leaving a thin trail of green blood across one skum's throat, which choaks and falls. Kel misses the other, but Danica's shot flies true, critically hitting into the second skum in between the eyes right before it strikes the elf down and throwing it backwards five feet. The elf turns back towards the sorceress in both surprise and appreciation.

Silas steps forward to meet the next two skum, but the piles of skum bodies around them convince serve to drive them into fleeing. The pair head for the pools of water, but not before the party unloads with their missile weapons. Danica, Kel, and Chalik all strike one at the same time, bringing him down. Dartis takes his restrung bow and fires two more salvoes, but can't tell if they struck, as the creature dives into the water as they reach his vicinity. No body comes up to the surface, and you believe that although this skum might be injured, it's probably still alive and swimming quickly elsewhere.

 

[Fenris]

"Let us move quickly before more come back!" shouts Dartis urging group along.