Six Nights to Yearsend (Ptolus Group A)

[OnlytheStrong]

[sblock=Deuce] I wasn't sure how you wanted me to post his move, but I want him to try to break the Ogre's arm. Normal tendancy (I would think) would be to get the hell away from the door, allowing Tagret the time needed to unlock 1)his cuffs (if the keys will) 2) his door. Once his door is open he needs to get the keys into one of the other's cell, via throwing or sliding them.

I didn't feel like I should be able to just say all that stuff happened, or post it one little part at a time. If you want me to, I will post it little by little. (btw, this is my fav game I'm in so far. Your one helluva DM [/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Percival

Pleased with his first spell, Percival casts again. He ceases to be in his cell and is suddenly well away and behind the warden and his oversized guards.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

As the prisoners begin to bang against their cell doors in a futile attempt to be free, Kaeso finds himself in between two freshly scarred and angry ogres. Each takes a baton from their belts, but due to their massive size these sticks are more like greatclubs. The fighter spins and trips one of the creatures, despite its size, and the ogre falls with a crash but not before the second ogre takes the air out of Kaeso's lungs with a strike to the man's side (-14 hps to Kaeso). Percival attempts to dimension hop behind the Warden and his three other on-coming ogre minions, and is barely able to do so. He appears behind the warden, although he is still manacled. Warden Odsem gives an awed yell as he notices Percival, then takes out his rapier and dagger and engages the man. The warden attacks six times, three times with each blade, and cuts the duskblade each time. The rapier itself seems to secrete acid, and each time Percival is struck he grunts in surprise as his skin is partially melted (-32 hit points to Percival). "Come now! You can do better than this, surely!" Odsem yells with a triumphant sneer and you get the sense he is still toying with the duskblade.

The situation looks grim, but as Tagret understands as he holds an ogre's arm in a lock a battle is all about momentum... and leverage. So thinking there is a terrible roar as the ogre he had in the arm lock has his limb broken by the monk and then the creature is dropped, while Tagret rips the keys free and unlocks the door. His victim lies on the ground, half-defeated and clutching his shattered arm while the monk himself now stands free in an open doorway and a ring of keys in his manacled hands. He sees a key small enough for the manacles and begins to try that particular one...

 

[Deuce Traveler]

OnlytheStrong
[sblock]
OOC: I decided to have Tagret open the cell door first since the ogre was half-fumbling with it so he could get in the cell and beat the monk down. Therefore Tagret knew which key it was to his cell and could act immediately on that. Now he's trying to figure out which one is for his manacles. I hope you don't mind the change, and I'm glad you are enjoying the campaign so far.
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[OnlytheStrong]

[sblock=ooc]Nah, that's fine. As long as I get to hurt the ogre. I need to finish off that ogre, but need to get the others out too. I figure with a broken arm, that ogre isn't quite as dangerous, so it looks like Tagret will throw the keys into the cell of whoever is left locked in.[/sblock]

 

[Deuce Traveler]

OOC: Doh! The warden drew his rapier and dagger this round so could not do a full attack. Percival only takes -10hps instead of -32hps.

 

[Dekana]

With one of the ogres down for a moment, Kaeso ran out of his cell, dodging the remaining beast as best as he could. He was about to look for a makeshift weapon when he heard a sickening crunch, and an accompanying howl of pain from the ogre near Tagret's cell. "The keys!" Kaeso exclaimed. He rushed to the monk's cell.

"Hey, Tagret! Let's get these damned binds off!"

 

[OnlytheStrong]

Ahead of you! Hey hold this ugly thing still, he's making this harder. Oh, mind it's arms, they are rather fragile. Tagret tries to calm himself as he attempts to unlock his manacles. He knows that rushing things only makes them worse.

 

[Scotley]

OOC: Doh! The warden drew his rapier and dagger this round so could not do a full attack. Percival only takes -10hps instead of -32hps.

OOC: Thank heaven for that. I have a feeling I'm going to regret this, but Percival would try something heroic and take a chance, besides we are going to need some luck to survive this...

Realizing he is in a desperate situation Percival opts for a desperate move. Taking a terrible risk, Percival tries to disarm the warden and end up with that nasty rapier.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Tagret is able to get the manacles off of both Kaeso and himself, but can do nothing else but stare as the fighter tries to dodge two angry ogres and their strikes. Unfortunately, he doesn't have much room to dodge the incoming strikes and instead takes two solid hits to the side (-30 hps to Kaseo).

Percival moves next, and tries unsuccessfully to disarm the warden. Odsem smiles at the attempt and seems almost to allow the duskblade to at least grab his arm briefly before throwing his right fist forward and punching Percival right in the face (-2 hps to Percival). He then takes a step backwards as the three ogres that had come to his assistance attack the duskblade with their batons, and only one misses (-33 more hps to Percival).