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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 617184" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chinese Take-out</strong></p><p></p><p>Chapter 83, “The Final Battle”, September 28, 1018, 9:30 P.M.</p><p></p><p>The giant is sent down the street behind the west wall, and out into the intersection of the street running north-south, staying there in sight of the tower until he and the book are seen. The giant is then commanded to enter the building from the west door. The party impatiently wait. </p><p></p><p>The east door has been locked, but is immediately smashed open by the greater devil, which is another Pit Fiend, the same type of devil that Morgarth used as a bodyguard back at Li-Tak’s Castle (as the DM was determined to get to use this painted-up lead miniature for longer than the prior minute.). It charges into the room, immediately setting its sights on the Balrog. The devil and the demon engage in battle, with Mark, Mojo and Narg assisting the Balrog. Narg gets a severing blow onto one of the devils wings, shearing off a section of it and preventing it from being able to take flight again. Mojo gets in a few hammer hits, doing only minimal damage to the monster. The Balrog is far more successful, getting in several good swipes with his flaming blade, but also receiving multiple hits from the devils flaming spiked whip. Mojo misses his next hammer throw against the greater devil. </p><p></p><p>The party is then startled as the door on the western wall is suddenly thrown open, and a large centaur wielding a sword and club charges into the room (who Morgarth had gotten using a Summon Monster spell). The centaur charges directly towards the undead giant, striking him with both weapons. Cassie throws her Cone of Cold into the centaur, also hitting the undead giant. Cassie’s next move is a Magic Missile spell into the centaur, who the giant simultaneously strikes with a sword. </p><p></p><p>A Chain Lightning Spell then enters the room from outside of the western door. The lighting first strikes the undead giant, for considerable damage. The bolts then arch outward, striking the Balrog, Mark and Narg. The two half-elves both successfully save, but each still take thirty-eight points of damage from the lightning. The giant falls, dropping the spell book, which Cassie dives towards. The centaur also charges towards the book, being intercepted by Mark, who strike the centaur with the borrowed Nargblade, killing it. </p><p></p><p>Kim and Lannon move into position to see exactly who is outside of the door that cast the spell. Despite Cassie’s swan dive towards to spell book that the undead giant dropped, she fails to grab it, as the two lesser devils were invisibly waiting nearby and fly down in front of her. The green devil then strikes Cassie, knocking her away from the book and onto the stone floor as the red devil grabs the book. Mark swings the Nargblade into the red devil, decapitating him, and causing the book to again be dropped. This time Cassie manages to grab it, but the green devil also reaches over and grabs onto it. </p><p></p><p>The Pit Fiend gets a fatal blow into the Balrog, dropping the demon to the floor. Narg throws up his Fire Shield spell, surrounding himself with a ring of fire to hopefully harm the greater devil . Seeing the Balrog ally fall, Mark pivots around to assist Narg. Both Narg and Mark swing the pair of identical Nargblades into the devil, for considerable damage. The devil then strikes Mark with his whip, knocking the ranger back for considerable damage. Narg uses this opportunity to strike the death blow into the creature, commenting “Not bad. Two Pit Fiends within the same 24 hour period.” </p><p></p><p>Kim is the first to see that outside of the door on the west wall is another Balrog standing on the street, with a pair of magic books open on the ground before him. She yells this information out to the others. Lannon uses his armor’s Ice Storm power to blanket the entire street in ice. The player finally gets around to looking up the spell, being disappointed that it only causes 3d10 of damage. He rolls up a measly 14, having previously thought it a more lethal spell. The DM points out that it is still a great spell, as it covers a very wide area and effects everyone within that range. In this instance, it is successful in coating the two magic books with a layer of ice to prevent them from being immediately used. The druid Kim decides to enhance this iced over area with a Control Temperature, dropping the temperature on the monster. </p><p></p><p>Back inside the room, Cassie correctly assumes that the cold will not harm the spell book, and she projects the Cone of Cold out from her armor, across the book she is holding, and into the devil holding it on the other side. This kills the devil, and Cassie moves back to the doorway holding the book. </p><p></p><p>Mojo has now moved over towards where Lannon and Kim are, and sees the Balrog that Morgarth has possessed. As Lannon creates another Ice Storm Kim again drops the temperature on the Balrog to a combined –140 degrees Fahrenheit. Mojo decides to use his armor’s ability as well. He projects a Phantasmal Killer at Morgarth, which creates in the victim’s mind his greatest nightmare. The DM rolls a pathetic saving throw, so the evil Morgarth sees standing before him the Prince of Hell, who declares him a failure, and then mentally slays him. The Balrog drops. </p><p></p><p>Narg charges out the door, to decapitate the creature. Narg still has his Fire Shield projected around him as he jumps into the area of sub-zero temperature atop the ice-encrusted demon body. This causes the entire area immediately to immediately fill with steam and fog. Kim ceases the control temperature spells. Despite the poor visibility, Narg manages to decapitate the monster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 617184, member: 8530"] [b]Chinese Take-out[/b] Chapter 83, “The Final Battle”, September 28, 1018, 9:30 P.M. The giant is sent down the street behind the west wall, and out into the intersection of the street running north-south, staying there in sight of the tower until he and the book are seen. The giant is then commanded to enter the building from the west door. The party impatiently wait. The east door has been locked, but is immediately smashed open by the greater devil, which is another Pit Fiend, the same type of devil that Morgarth used as a bodyguard back at Li-Tak’s Castle (as the DM was determined to get to use this painted-up lead miniature for longer than the prior minute.). It charges into the room, immediately setting its sights on the Balrog. The devil and the demon engage in battle, with Mark, Mojo and Narg assisting the Balrog. Narg gets a severing blow onto one of the devils wings, shearing off a section of it and preventing it from being able to take flight again. Mojo gets in a few hammer hits, doing only minimal damage to the monster. The Balrog is far more successful, getting in several good swipes with his flaming blade, but also receiving multiple hits from the devils flaming spiked whip. Mojo misses his next hammer throw against the greater devil. The party is then startled as the door on the western wall is suddenly thrown open, and a large centaur wielding a sword and club charges into the room (who Morgarth had gotten using a Summon Monster spell). The centaur charges directly towards the undead giant, striking him with both weapons. Cassie throws her Cone of Cold into the centaur, also hitting the undead giant. Cassie’s next move is a Magic Missile spell into the centaur, who the giant simultaneously strikes with a sword. A Chain Lightning Spell then enters the room from outside of the western door. The lighting first strikes the undead giant, for considerable damage. The bolts then arch outward, striking the Balrog, Mark and Narg. The two half-elves both successfully save, but each still take thirty-eight points of damage from the lightning. The giant falls, dropping the spell book, which Cassie dives towards. The centaur also charges towards the book, being intercepted by Mark, who strike the centaur with the borrowed Nargblade, killing it. Kim and Lannon move into position to see exactly who is outside of the door that cast the spell. Despite Cassie’s swan dive towards to spell book that the undead giant dropped, she fails to grab it, as the two lesser devils were invisibly waiting nearby and fly down in front of her. The green devil then strikes Cassie, knocking her away from the book and onto the stone floor as the red devil grabs the book. Mark swings the Nargblade into the red devil, decapitating him, and causing the book to again be dropped. This time Cassie manages to grab it, but the green devil also reaches over and grabs onto it. The Pit Fiend gets a fatal blow into the Balrog, dropping the demon to the floor. Narg throws up his Fire Shield spell, surrounding himself with a ring of fire to hopefully harm the greater devil . Seeing the Balrog ally fall, Mark pivots around to assist Narg. Both Narg and Mark swing the pair of identical Nargblades into the devil, for considerable damage. The devil then strikes Mark with his whip, knocking the ranger back for considerable damage. Narg uses this opportunity to strike the death blow into the creature, commenting “Not bad. Two Pit Fiends within the same 24 hour period.” Kim is the first to see that outside of the door on the west wall is another Balrog standing on the street, with a pair of magic books open on the ground before him. She yells this information out to the others. Lannon uses his armor’s Ice Storm power to blanket the entire street in ice. The player finally gets around to looking up the spell, being disappointed that it only causes 3d10 of damage. He rolls up a measly 14, having previously thought it a more lethal spell. The DM points out that it is still a great spell, as it covers a very wide area and effects everyone within that range. In this instance, it is successful in coating the two magic books with a layer of ice to prevent them from being immediately used. The druid Kim decides to enhance this iced over area with a Control Temperature, dropping the temperature on the monster. Back inside the room, Cassie correctly assumes that the cold will not harm the spell book, and she projects the Cone of Cold out from her armor, across the book she is holding, and into the devil holding it on the other side. This kills the devil, and Cassie moves back to the doorway holding the book. Mojo has now moved over towards where Lannon and Kim are, and sees the Balrog that Morgarth has possessed. As Lannon creates another Ice Storm Kim again drops the temperature on the Balrog to a combined –140 degrees Fahrenheit. Mojo decides to use his armor’s ability as well. He projects a Phantasmal Killer at Morgarth, which creates in the victim’s mind his greatest nightmare. The DM rolls a pathetic saving throw, so the evil Morgarth sees standing before him the Prince of Hell, who declares him a failure, and then mentally slays him. The Balrog drops. Narg charges out the door, to decapitate the creature. Narg still has his Fire Shield projected around him as he jumps into the area of sub-zero temperature atop the ice-encrusted demon body. This causes the entire area immediately to immediately fill with steam and fog. Kim ceases the control temperature spells. Despite the poor visibility, Narg manages to decapitate the monster. [/QUOTE]
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