Lobo's AU: Sunless Citadal Game

[Barak]

Ma-Barak

(OOC efinitively still interested.)

The giant stands at the top of the rope, his eyes scanning the surroundings, his sword well in hand as he suspects the set-up of the rope could be a trap. Of course, it could just have been left there by the youngsters.. But he'll feel more comfortable when the base of the rope has been secured as well.

 

[Lobo Lurker]

Hi All,

Sorry for not being able to post. My wife is sick and between takeing care of her and the baby, and working as well, I've not had the time to post. I'll try to get something up tonight, but no promises.

I'll also try to jump things ahead a little bit for the sake of pacing. If I'm taking too many liberties, please let me know... it's your game too.

Lobo

 

[Lobo Lurker]

The (un)Expected Attack!

The five of you decend the rope to the natural outcropping below. Sand, scree, and desert scrub cover the outcropping. To your left, it looks as though a stairway has been carefully carved into the side of the ravine.

The stairs lead down some 15' feet to another platform, equal to the first in every way but for the size (this one is smaller, about 20'x15' square, and the scrub is much larger here, the bushes reach your waist).

Ma-Barak pauses and states that he hears something ahead. Yina runs ahead, thinking that it may be the children, followed by Alfonso, Yossariad, Stram & Ma-Barak. Suddenly, Yina yelps in surprise as a huge, 3'long rat snaps at her from beneath one of the many bushes. Two other creep out as well. You'll have to defend yourselves.

There is a rat right next to Yina, One is 5' feet behind Ma-Barak (who is in the rear) and another next to Strahm.
The platform you're fighting on is 15' wide by 20' long (on the left side) and 25' long on the right side. Stairs continue down further into the ravine, but you can't really pay attention to that with the rats after you.

Initiative Order:
--> Yossariad (19+1=20)
--> Ma-Barak (14+0=14)
--> Strahm (6+2=8)
--> Rats (4+3=7)
--> Yina (4+3=7)
--> Alfonso (1+0=1)

OOC: Can you all do me a favor and post the following info in the title bar of your posts: Name, Race, class/level, current HP, Current AC (when not in a fight, consider your AC to be flat-footed, and your Spot & Listen skills). Thanks. That will help out a lot.

 

[Krug]

Strahm, Litoral, Greenbond 1, 6/6, AC: 13, Spot: +4, Listen: +4

Shrieking at the sign of the rat, Strahm screams. "Get away from me!" He digs out some rotten fruit and throws it aside, hoping the rat will take the bait. "They are... just looking for food! Give some to them and they'll leave us alone!" The greenbond says, trying to shoo the rats towards the food he throws out.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Yossariad, Sibeccai Winter Witch 1, hp 7/7, AC 10, Spot/Listen +3 each

The sibbecai blasts the one nearest to him with icefire, a freezing beam of smoky white light shooting out of his forepaws [2d6 cold damage, Ref save DC 13 for half].

 

[Barak]

Ma-Barak, Giant Champion (magic), HP 13, AC 18, Spot +5, Listen +1

In one swift practiced movement, Ma-Barak unsling his greatsword from his back while moving closer to the rat in the near, bearing the sword down on the animal.

(OOC Sorry mister Greenbond, Ma-Barak acts on reflexes, and before the pretty good suggestion.. +5 to-hit(19-20 x2), 2d6+7 dam)

 

[Pate Pot Pete]

Alfonso Human Fighter 1 hp 10/10 AC: 14 Listen/Spot +0

Alfonso, greatsword in hand charges the nears rat, yelling, "Time ta meet your makah, fiend!"

(Attack +3)

 

[Lobo Lurker]

A thoroughly one-sided battle

The blood pounds through your veins as your bodies kick into fight-or-flight mode at the monstrous rats' appearance. Yossariad lazily points at the nearest rat and a gray-white beam of intense cold solidifies the very air around the rat as it freezes solid.

At the same time, Ma-Barak mightily swings his greatsword at the rat behind him. He connects and the rat expodes a red cloud of blood, bone, and viscera.

Strahm, seemingly caught off guard, but realizing that the rats are likely just hungry tosses some food thier way. He yelps as the rat he was going to feed explodes from the force of Ma-Barak's blow.

The remaining rat, seemingly lacking in intelligence, lunges at Yina! But she's too quick for it, and it catches nothing but air. Noting the proximity of the edge of the outcropping, Yina abandons any pretense of fighting and kicks the giant rat off of the ledge. It manages to sink it's teeth into her calf though, leaving a deep wound. <sound of dice rolling> The wound may or may not be infectious. A few seconds later, you hear the rat hit the bottom of the ravine... it sounded wet. **Yina takes 3 HP in damage**

Alfonso, seemingly without a target, charges the frozen rat and hammers on it with his sword. The frozen rat now lies on the ground in 27 fist-sized lumps. (note: alfonso's attack bonus is +4, you stated +3 Pete, so I had you power attack for 1 (2 damage)).


Links to rolls for the round:
Yossariad: Icefire blast (2d6=7) Result: Rat #2 is frozen into a cube of iced-rat... it is dead.
Ma-Barak: melee attack vs. Dire Rat (1d20+5=16) Result: Hit
greatsword damage (2d6+7=16) Result: Dire Rat explodes into thousands of microscopic pieces!
Dire Rats: first one - doing a dog food impression
secnd one - does an iced rat-on-a-stick impression
third one - Dire Rat attacks Yina (1d20+4=12) Result: Hits nothing but air.
Yina: Bull Rushes Dire Rat 3 (1d20+6=12)
Rat resists: Dire Rat AOO vs. Yina (1d20+4=18) Result: Rat bites into Yina's leg aggressively
Dire Rat's Bite Damage (1d4=3)
Dire Rat 3 resists bull rush (1d20-4+4=1)Result: Yina tosses the foul rat off of the ledge were it falls 250 feet to it's death.
Alfonso: no roll required

OOC: Sorry I didn't post last night. My wife's cousins/aunts/uncles dropped by unexpectedly. Not fun at all.

 

[Lobo Lurker]

After checking the rest of the outcropping for more rats, and finding none, you continue down the stairs. You note that, while servicable, they are not well made. Alfonso comments that a fight upon these stairs would be dangers to the attacker and defender alike and the rest of you agree with his assessment.

The stairs lead down a series of switchbacks. You estimate that you've already decended more than 200 feet from the surface. Sunlight from the overcast day doesn't do much to illuminate the floor of the ravine. There is light enough to see by, but things are still shadowed.

As you round the turn of the third switchback, you see the top of a fortress emerge from the shadowy half-light. The subterranean citadel, though impressive, seems long forgotten, if the lightless windows, cracked crenellations, and the leaning towers are any indication. All is quiet, though aa cold breeze blows up from below, bringing with it the scent of dust and a faint trace of rot.

The narrow stairway emptyies into a small courtyard, apparently the top of what was once a crenellated battlement. The buried citadel has sunk so far into the earth that the battlement is now level with the surrounding cavern floor. The floor stretches away to the north and south, and it is apparently composed of a layer of treacherous, crumbled masonry, which reaches to an uknown depth. To the west looms the surviving structure of what must be the Sunless Citadel. A tower stands on the west side of the courtyard. Everything here looks ancient, cracked, and unsafe. Lady Kerowyn's children must have been very brave... or incredibly rash.

 

[Barak]

Ma-Barak

The giant looks at the surroundings, shaking his head sadly.

"Were they raised to be so brash, I wonder? No matter, I suppose. We promised to try and find them, and therefore we must. Are we ready to go in?"