Parting Gifts: Ch 1 - Dusk - IC
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"Blast and bother," Grandfather snarls. "We haven't even had time to rest since the Tarrasque and now this? You'd almost think the war was back in full swing!"
He looks towards Haessellekh and asks, "Can you use the Tarrasque against this thing? Bring it here and make it help?"
He looks towards Haessellekh and asks, "Can you use the Tarrasque against this thing? Bring it here and make it help?"
Brother Allard
First Post
Cursing in a rather uncharacteristic fashion, Yolo grabs the wooden disk on his cloak and utters a few protective words.
OOC: Casts Holy Aura. This should effect everyone in the party. I suspect (but have not verified) that everyone has better than a +4 deflection and resistance bonus. Spell resistance 25 might come in handy. Blocking possession and mental influence may or may not be important. If any of us are struck in melee, the beastie will have to make a DC 27 Fort save or be blinded. Duration: 20 rounds.
I'm assuming that the effect of the bead of karma has long since worn off.
Also: I've scheduled the next round for the obligatory, and undoubtedly futile turn attempt.
OOC: Casts Holy Aura. This should effect everyone in the party. I suspect (but have not verified) that everyone has better than a +4 deflection and resistance bonus. Spell resistance 25 might come in handy. Blocking possession and mental influence may or may not be important. If any of us are struck in melee, the beastie will have to make a DC 27 Fort save or be blinded. Duration: 20 rounds.
I'm assuming that the effect of the bead of karma has long since worn off.
Also: I've scheduled the next round for the obligatory, and undoubtedly futile turn attempt.
An intense but otherwise unreadable expression comes over Haessellekh, "If this desecration slays me, I'd rather the Tarrasque be outside of the city. I vote we try Kurina's plan."Shayuri said:
Haessellekh racks her memory for anything she might know about the Goguro's strengths and weaknesses. Know: Religion 31.
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B = building d = door
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$$ = Grugaro, giant head
F = Fred Foster h = human
b = Bron Hager
c = Cron Hager O = half-orc
H = Haesellekh K = Kurina
G = Grandfather y = Yolo
Z = ZachKurina shoots flaming arrows towards the monstrous head, but the arrows seem to glance off the thing's tough hide.
Grugaro, the giant head, roars in rage and charges. It's a frightening sight; the monster's bloodshot eyes seem to bulge and its huge mouth grins as if in hunger!
The head charges towards Zach, but it is so wrapped up in its rage that the elf easily sidesteps the charge. As he does he slashes it on the side with his holy sword.
As mighty as the monster is, it's odd shape apparently gives it one disadvantage: Because it has to sweep in close to attack, having no limbs to reach with, it affords a defender like Zach the opportunity to counterattack as it approaches.
Even so, the monster is so tough that it seems to matter little, and the slash in its flesh quickly begins to heal.
Haesellekh remembers a few tales of the monstrosity, Grugaro. Some say the undead giant is as tough as the tarrasque, and thrice as mean. It is a ragelich, a type of undead that can whip itself into a mighty frenzy of rage that makes a barbarian's battle rage seem like a slight fit of pique in comparison. While raging, it heals rapidly, as it's doing now. Turning the monster is quite out of the question; the mightiest of priests might possibly have a chance of turning such a powerful undead, but while it is raging, nothing can persuade it to halt its attack.
While the form of a head - a condition that necromancers have learned how to inflict on any type of undead - has some disadvantages, it allows the monster to fly, and to pass into narrower places than a giant otherwise could.
The other important thing she realizes is that the monster could not have come to the city on its own. It is a dumb brute, and had not been reported in the area. Certainly it can be no coincidence that both monsters are here. Likely, some powerful Sasoguese spellcaster brought them here, and is directing their attacks.
Fred Foster approaches the battle cautiously but breaks into song, singing of the courage of Zach and Kurina and the rest of the group! His song almost lifts your spirits.
(ooc: If you consider Fred an ally at this point, gain a +2 morale bonus to attacks, weapon damage, and saves vs. fear or charm.)
The half-orc Hager brothers peer cautiously down the street. Neither they with their axes nor Fred with his longsword are armed with ranged weapons, and they don't seem eager to enter melee with the giant head. For the moment, despite shouting about whose fault it is, the half-orcs and humans don't attack each other - yet some among them are clearly losing patience.
(ooc: PCs are up)
Grugaro, the giant head, roars in rage and charges. It's a frightening sight; the monster's bloodshot eyes seem to bulge and its huge mouth grins as if in hunger!
The head charges towards Zach, but it is so wrapped up in its rage that the elf easily sidesteps the charge. As he does he slashes it on the side with his holy sword.
As mighty as the monster is, it's odd shape apparently gives it one disadvantage: Because it has to sweep in close to attack, having no limbs to reach with, it affords a defender like Zach the opportunity to counterattack as it approaches.
Even so, the monster is so tough that it seems to matter little, and the slash in its flesh quickly begins to heal.
Haesellekh remembers a few tales of the monstrosity, Grugaro. Some say the undead giant is as tough as the tarrasque, and thrice as mean. It is a ragelich, a type of undead that can whip itself into a mighty frenzy of rage that makes a barbarian's battle rage seem like a slight fit of pique in comparison. While raging, it heals rapidly, as it's doing now. Turning the monster is quite out of the question; the mightiest of priests might possibly have a chance of turning such a powerful undead, but while it is raging, nothing can persuade it to halt its attack.
While the form of a head - a condition that necromancers have learned how to inflict on any type of undead - has some disadvantages, it allows the monster to fly, and to pass into narrower places than a giant otherwise could.
The other important thing she realizes is that the monster could not have come to the city on its own. It is a dumb brute, and had not been reported in the area. Certainly it can be no coincidence that both monsters are here. Likely, some powerful Sasoguese spellcaster brought them here, and is directing their attacks.
Fred Foster approaches the battle cautiously but breaks into song, singing of the courage of Zach and Kurina and the rest of the group! His song almost lifts your spirits.
(ooc: If you consider Fred an ally at this point, gain a +2 morale bonus to attacks, weapon damage, and saves vs. fear or charm.)
The half-orc Hager brothers peer cautiously down the street. Neither they with their axes nor Fred with his longsword are armed with ranged weapons, and they don't seem eager to enter melee with the giant head. For the moment, despite shouting about whose fault it is, the half-orcs and humans don't attack each other - yet some among them are clearly losing patience.
(ooc: PCs are up)
Jemal
Adventurer
Seemingly inspired by Fred's song, Kurina moves towards the people. As she passes Fred, she claps him on the shoulder and says in a voice only he can hear, barely above his song "Good job, but don't get yourself or your men killed!" Then, switching to Orcish (One of the many languages she's learned in her long life) adresses the Hager's as she ends up beside them "You two, Quit arguing and clear the civillians away! Are you gonna let Fred take the glory for saving the city?" Kurina grins and whirls away, Wooshing onto a rooftop further down the street, back in the direction of the wall. "COME THIS WAY, LEAD IT AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE!" She shouts to her companions, returning to the common tongue.
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Move 30' to beside the Hagers, speaking (free action) as I go, then D-Door down to the edge of a rooftop back the way we came from (Something I can still see Grugaro from)
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Move 30' to beside the Hagers, speaking (free action) as I go, then D-Door down to the edge of a rooftop back the way we came from (Something I can still see Grugaro from)
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Brother Allard
First Post
Yolo waves his arms in the air, attempting to gain the beast's attention. "Over here, big and ugly. Tasty morsel! Right here!"
As he walks backwards in Kurina's direction, he chants in a loud and confident voice, invoking the Traveller's will as a column of holy fire envelopes the gibbering monstrosity.
OOC: Casts Flame Strike (spell-like ability) [empower spell-like ability + bane magic (undead)] 24d6, Ref DC 24 for half. 30' move in whatever direction Kurina went (North?).
As he walks backwards in Kurina's direction, he chants in a loud and confident voice, invoking the Traveller's will as a column of holy fire envelopes the gibbering monstrosity.
OOC: Casts Flame Strike (spell-like ability) [empower spell-like ability + bane magic (undead)] 24d6, Ref DC 24 for half. 30' move in whatever direction Kurina went (North?).
Kurina appears on top of a nearby roof. It will be about 12 seconds before she can take such an Astral shortcut again.
A column of fire roars down on top of the monstrous head, but Grugaro - displaying unnatural reflexes - bobs forward, avoiding the full brunt of the holy flames, but still the flames roast the back of his head to some extent. The tough monster merely roars in rage and battle frenzy, not initimidated.
A column of fire roars down on top of the monstrous head, but Grugaro - displaying unnatural reflexes - bobs forward, avoiding the full brunt of the holy flames, but still the flames roast the back of his head to some extent. The tough monster merely roars in rage and battle frenzy, not initimidated.
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