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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brakkart" data-source="post: 2503453" data-attributes="member: 19617">DM's Log of Session Thirty SevenKi lashed out with his claw bracer, raking three lines of pain across the black scaly hide of the giant lizardman, and then flipped and rolled backwards, out of the creatures reach to beside where Zamtap was standing. The large lizardmen tried to smash Tik Tok and bite Ash, but neither attempt came close to hitting the mark. It was then that the leader of tribe made its appearance, a Spirit Naga appearing down the far end of the corridor, sending a Fireball blasting into the middle of the group, the sudden unexpected explosion injuring everyone apartt from Ki (who dodged) and Gylippus (who was outside the blast area), but injuring the Black Scaled giant and destroying Tik Tok, little left of the construct but twisted melted metal.At this new threat, and huirting badly from its opening attack, Zamtap cast a spell on himself to ward him against fire. Jebodiahs axe claimed another life as it tore the guts out of the the Black Scaled Lizardman, though he and Ash then got charged by several Troglodytes, they impaling the barbarian twice on their longspears, and further away another three moved into the corridor between the party and their chieftain. Aeron sent a Phantasmal Killer to eliminate the Naga but it failed to have any effect, and fearing a counter attack, the wizard back around a corner and out of the Naga's line of sight. Gylippus had more luck with his counter attack though, sending a Fireball racing up the corridor to engulf the trio of newly arrived Trogs and the Naga also, injuring all of them. Ash's blade sliced cleanly through a Trog's abdomen, dropping the foul smelling creature.While Ki saw to his wounds with a tap from his healing wand, so the Naga cast Displacement on itself. another brace of Toglodytes were torn apart by hacking blows from Stormcleaver, as Jebodiah continued to dispatch everything in his path with brutal efficiency, as yet another charged into him and scored a wound, and two more appeared at the far end of a side corridor. Aeron followed Zamtap's lead, in warding himself against Fire magic, while Gyllipus preferred to fight fire with fire, sending another Fireball over the heads of the party, it blasted into a pair of Troglodytes, even as Zamtap finally succumbed to the creatures awful stench, it made worse by the sheer number of torn and burnt bodies in the corridor, his eyes streaming. Seeing the pair of Trogs that just appeared, Ash broke off from the main group and charged down the side corridor into them, nimbly avoiding a pair of ceiling pendulums that he triggered en route.Jumping back into the fight, Ki stabbed a Trog that was fighting Jebodiah, injuring it, he looking a bit pale then as from down the corridor the sound of another Black Scale Lizardman could be heard, the large brute heading his way. Another fireball erupted amidst the group, sent by the Naga, it injuring Zamtap and Jebodiah as well as a Trog, though Ki dropped low to the ground and avoided the blast. Seeing the dwarfs wounds starting to get the better of him, Zamtap again concentrated his efforts on keeping Jebodiah standing, poured more healing prayers into him to knit his muscled flesh back together. The barbarian then handily dispatched another Trog and stepped sideways, out of the path of two oncoming Trogs who charged into Ki and missed him with their spearpoints. A short distance away a trio of Trogs fell on Ash, biting. clawing and stabbing at him, but the paladins impressive armour kept out all attacks save for one spear that found a gap to exploit. Aeron concentrated his effort son taking out the Spirit Naga, dispelling its Shield of Faith and Displacement spells, and yelling to Gyllipus to "Hit it now!", the rogue duly obliging and blasting the snakelike monster with another Fireball from his wand, he also backing out of sight to avoid a retaliatory strike. Ash was making good progress in his little fight, his sword lopping the head off one Trog, and virtually disembowelling another, though the creature stubbornly remained standing."Aiiiii" Ki yelled as he leapt onto a Trog, stabbing the creature again and again, and killing it, he then backflipping away to avoid a greatclub swung at him by the Black Scaled brute that had closed to melee. A trio of Trens arrived then, moving into the corridor between the group and the Spirit Naga, which cast Cure Light Wounds on itself much to the groups astonishment. Zamtap saw to Ki's wounds, while Jebodiah hacked apart another Trog, his battle frenzy serving him well. Ash easily fended off the attacks of a pair of Trogs, killing one and severely wounding the other in retaliation. Trying to aid Ki, Aeron nevertheless faled to affect the giant lizardman with a Hold Person, as Gyllipus exhausted the charges in his wand, sending his last Fireball into the Spirit Naga and the newly arrived Trens, badly injuring a Tren and also a nearby Trog that was unlucky enough to be caught on the fringe of the blast.Ki and the giant lizardman traded blows, the monk stabbing twice but being clubbed and bitten far worse in return, while the Naga blasted a volley of Magic missiles into Zamtap and slithered around a corner out of sight of the group. Seeing to his own wounds then, Zamtap chanted and imbued himself with Lesser Vigor. He ducked then as a spray of blood splattered the wall behind him, Jebodiah slaughtering his way through a pair of Trens as Stormcleaver thundered through the second, the corridor rocked by the deafening boom, the dwarf by now drenched in blood and gore and clearly relishing a good fight. As Aeron's Haste spell on the group finally wore off, so he unleashed a  Lesser Electric Orb at the Black Scaled lizardman, Gyllipus joining in the attack also and pouring Magic Missiles into the towering brute who stagered but did not fall under the twin attacks. Ash held his ground in the side corridor, preventing the group from getting caught in the flank, his sword claiming another Troglodytes life.Stepping back out of the giant brutes range, ki tapped himself with his wand but as usual it did little to patch up his considerable wounds, the big lizardman smashing his club down into Jebodiah twice and biting him for good measure too, dropping the dwarf at his feet, while another of the big brutes lumbered into combat with Ash, bashing him hard. The Naga reappeared then and sent a Fireball rocketing down the corridor and into Gyllipus in revenge for the ones the rogue had sent its way. running low on spells by now, Zamtap used what healing he had to help patch up Jebodiah, who got up with grim purpose and viciously cut down the brute who had felled him and a neary Tren for good measure too, while sidestepping a Troglodyte who charged into him, avoiding being spitted on the creatures spear. Returning his attention to the Naga, Aeron sent a volley of Magic Missiles into the monster, while Gyllipus made himself invisible and headed up the corridor towards the rest of the group having been hanging back. Backing off from the giant lizardman threatening him, Ash made his way back through the ceiling pendulums, getting hit by one on the way, but then holding his ground on the other side of them.Ki touches Jebodiah wioth his wand tolend what healing he could to keeping the barbarian standing, and even though clearly exhausted, the dwarf nevertheless cut down the last Troglodyte. the big black scaled lizardman pitched a javelin at Ash but missed him, and Aerons shield brooch saved him from a volley of Magic Missiles that the Spirit Naga sent his way, Zamtap firing his pistol at the serpentine creature but missing narrowly. As Ki succumbed to the god awful stench in the corridor from spilt guts and squirted musk, Aeron muttered about how glad he was he didn't have to breathe, as he pulled out a scroll and unleashed a Lightning Bolt into the Naga. Unseen beside him, Gyllipus drank back a healing potion and headed further up the corridor to near where Zamtap, Ki and Jebodiah were standing in the T-junction amidst an impressive pile of torn and bloody bodies, the floor slick underfoot. Seeing an impasse, Ash cast Divine Favour on himself and sheathed his sword, arms folding across his chest and he just stood there staring at the big lizardman.The humans resolve unnerving the big brute, he lowered his club and his head in surrender, grunting an acknowledgement of Ash's skills and then turning and heading off after pledging not to head south to Ss'inthee'ssaree, and after refusing to act as a guide for the group. The Spirit Naga sent a batch of Magic Missiles into Jebodiah then, dropping the dwarf again, and Ki again used his wand to help heal his berserker friends wounds. While Aeron cast a Shield spell on himself, Gyllipus moved swiftly up the corridor towards the Naga, and Zamtap placed a Lesser Vigor on Jebodiah to help stitch the dwarfs vicious wounds back together.Ki ducks around a corner and out of the Naga's line of sight, the creature shimmering and vanishing from sight then as it made itself Invisible, slithering back around a corner to lie in wait. Zamtap walked over to where Aeron was stood, and healed the genasi's wounds then, while Jebodiah swigged back a healing potion, and Gyllipus crept ever closer to where he thought the Naga was. Seeing his corridor clear, Ash turned and headed back towards the rest of the group, calling to get Zamtap's attention as he had many wounds that needed seeing too.Hearing the sound of footsteps, the Naga grinned and its head darted forwards then, poisoned fangs sinking deeping into the throat of the invisible Gyllipus, tearing the life out of the unfortunate rogue, the monster reappearing as it did so. As Zamtap headed towards the Naga then with pistol in hand keen to get payback for the loss of his Gondsman, so Ki used his wand on Ash, and Jebodiah slumped down against a wall, gasping for breath, every inch of him aching from his exertions. Alarmed by the Naga sudden reappearance, Aeron sent a Defenestrating Sphere up the corridor toward it, but it missed, he heading up the corridor also behind Zamtap. Seeing the new danger to the parties spellcasters, Ash ran in pursuit of the pair, drawing his sword as he went.Leaving Jebodiah to rest, Ki headed after the rest of the group, as the Naga slithered closer to Zamtap and lashed out, narrowly missing with its fanged bite, the Gondite priest staggering back, and blasting off a shot with his pistol which missed. Aeron stopped running then and sent his sphere at the Naga  again, it missing once more as the creatures coils shifted easily around the raging ball of air, though it did not avoid the Gedlee Electric Loop the genasi then dropped on it, the spell stunning the monster, as the wizard yelled to Ash "Kill it!", the paladin nodding grimly and charging into its midst, his sword running the creature through and ending it...DM's Notes:Well I wanted a bloodbath for the finale of the Dowinn's lode section and I got one, Gylippus dead, Tik Tok destroyed, every member of the group heavily wounded, and the group spellcasters all but exhausted of magic, Jebodiah literally exhausted having raged and frenzied to his limits. I know that Alastair has had his eye on playing a Druid for some time, so Gyllipus will be laid to rest and the Party with No Name now have a trek through the jungles towards the jungle city of the Yuan-ti... but not before looting the bodies of the fallen of course! Thus ends Chapter Three of the campaign! Plenty more to go yet though.</blockquote>

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