stonegod's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft: Ch. III [IC] (Completed)

[stonegod]

That Which Lies Beneath (Round 2)

Downstairs

The situation was beyond what Jarrith had trained for, but something was definitely off. His words were somewhat soothing... but the creature, whatever it is, seemed unresponsive to the Stalker's hurried Common. [Diplomacy failed]

Trying to reveal the creature, Tessa carefully attempted to cast her spell. Refusing the call of fire, she completes the spell... and nothing happens. The magic worked, of that there was no doubt. She quickly wracked her brain... natural invisibility... the sound of wind... An invisible stalker? But it was too large. But the similarities were hard to ignore: A creature created of air bent on death and bound to the will of its caller... [Scroll cast successfully; spell fails. Kn: Arcana successful]

Roaring something incomprehensible*, the sound of wind rises to gale force. With the force of a tornado, it rips at Landreth's flesh, though he feels another hit absorbed by his armor. Khensu is then caught off-guard by unseen jaws crushing his shoulder! The halfork coughs up blood as the wounds start to take their toll. [1 hit and 1 miss on Ladreth; 1 hit on Khensu. 11 to Ladreth, 5 to Khensu. Ladreth "bloodied"][sblock=*Draconic]The roar is something like Master demands. Servant obeys.[/sblock]

[Rest of downstairs up]

That Which Lies Beneath (Round 2)

Status
M: 22 [16/46, Paralyzed; +1 saves vs Portrait]
G: 20 [-19, moderately wounded]
P: 18 [no LoS]
C: 18 [slowed 2 rounds]
J: 17 [24/40]
T: 17
A: 16 [30/65; +1 saves vs Portrait]
T: 13 [-50 (12 fire) hp]
A: 11 [11/41, +1 saves vs Portrait]
K: 9 [57/62]
R: 8
L: 6 [25/55]

 

[s@squ@tch]

"I can only hope that the others are down these stairs!" Marot yells to the others.

"I'm not sure we can take down the chain creature by ourselves -- but I think the other one can be destroyed."

OOC: Does Marot have cover from "G" due his positioning in the stairwell, and if so (or if not) does he has LOS to "G" or "C"?

 

[stonegod]

OOC: Does Marot have cover from "G" due his positioning in the stairwell, and if so (or if not) does he has LOS to "G" or "C"?

He has cover from G and LOS to both

 

[Stormwind]

Ashlyn, seeing the creature of chains slowing down, and realising that there is a tactical opportunity in the offering calls out to her companions, "Avron, keep slowing that thing down. Marot, once I've attacked, move us down the stairway, but only a little. Ten or fifteen foot between us and them should do the job. We can pull this off."

Good to her word, Ashlyn then focuses her attention on the statue as she orders her raven to harry it, and then her blade slices again and again past the statues defenses.

[Korppi: Harry vs statue (Will save vs DC15 or statue(G) suffers a -2 to AC)]
[Ashlyn: Full attack vs statue(G): attack +11/+6, damage 1d10+3/1d10+3]

 

[s@squ@tch]

Marot the Transporter

Marot watches the others while he scans the stairwell below, hoping to see some sign of the others, hopefully he can get them all back to safety -- which lies in numbers in this dark place.

He invokes his eldritch magicks once again and reaches out to touch Ashlyn and Avron.

OOC: Use Flee the Scene to move all three of us to where Marot would be at E'6', Ashlyn F'6', and Avron to F'7'. If a defensive casting check would be required due to Marot's proximity to the chain monster, then Marot will 5' to H'6' first.

 

[ethandrew]

Ladreth Dorkunan HP: 25/55 AC: 21

A confused Ladreth takes stock of his situation. He planned his two strikes as best as he could but still seemed to miss when he thought he would have hit and now his body is paying the penalty. An increasing line of blood trickles from both sides of his mouth, his body screaming in agony with each movement, the rends in his flesh pulling apart further as he brings his sword down again before he cuts it back across, hoping this time he'll strike whatever foul beast harries them.

Full Attack on the creature, same tactics as last round, trying to locate it by the results of the others' attacks.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Avron steps back from the creature's hoping he's out of their reach. Intoning words in a spell, a web bursts from the corners of the room.

[sblock=ooc]5' step to H6 and cast Web centered on E2. If Marot's action makes this action not possible, then Storm Bolt the chain golem to slow it.[/sblock]

 

[DEFCON 1]

Sir Khensu joins Ladreth in trying to take out this invisible foe. "You may not be seen, but that does not mean you cannot bleed!" (Full attack)

As the two large weapons swing back and forth in the sort-of-open space in front of him, Jarrith knows that the more swings they take, the better the chance that some will hit. "Hate to do this to you... but if you can't break your hold on what commands you, then we'll have to break it for you." Suddenly, his rapiers begin flashing with an amazing speed that the other had not seen before (Full attack - first time with 4 rapier attacks! woot!)

 

[stonegod]

That Which Lies Beneath (Round 2)

Downstairs

Resolute, Khensu continues to try to drop the unseen menace. His first swing lands on nothing, causing him to overextend on the next. [Miss due to concealment; normal miss]

Knowing something must be done for Landreth, the shifter druid channels some of nature's healing into him. It is not much, but its a start. [7hp]

Nodding to the druid, Ladreth focuses on the foe somewhere before him. He has better luck than the paladin, cutting two powerful cuts in the... air. He felt the blows land, though he cannot see their result. [33 total]

That Which Lies Beneath (Round 3)

Downstairs

Knowing what must be done, Jarrith spins into a flurry of rapid strikes. Mostly, he strikes nothing but air, but on the last, the blow rings out in the beast's bellow... and with a loud thump, it is clear it has fallen. [3 misses, 2 from normal, 1 from auto; 1 crit for 9; creature falls. But...]

Something isn't right. The creature has fallen, that is clear, the heavy rush of air still continues...? [Nothing attacks]

Upstairs

Ashlyn leads the way with an assault against the stone creature. It continues to ignore Koppri, but one of Ashlyn's strikes gets through regardless. A solid blow. [13hp, heavily wounded]

Avron calls forth strands of webbing to hold still their enemies. Both are tangled, but so is the lady paladin. [G, C, and Ashlyn fail save; Koppri succeeds, but is still entangled] Fortunately for Ashlyn, Marot's magics are not stopped by such flimsy physicality, and they continue to teleport down the stair.

The chain and stone creatures struggle helplessly against the webbing.

That Which Lies Beneath (Round 3)

Status
M: 22 [16/46; +1 saves vs Portrait]
G: 20 [-32, heavily wounded, webbed]
P: 18 [no LoS]
C: 18 [slowed 1 rounds, webbed]
J: 17 [24/40]
T: 17
A: 16 [30/65; +1 saves vs Portrait]
T: 13 [-87 (12 fire) hp]
A: 11 [11/41, +1 saves vs Portrait]
K: 9 [57/62]
R: 8
L: 6 [32/55]

 

[Stormwind]

Ashlyn uses her expertise in combat to fight a highly defensive battle, focusing her attacks on the entangled stone creature as her sable raven continues to harry it.

As she fights she speaks to her companions behind her, "Heal up if you can, I'll hold them off"

[Korppi: Harry vs statue (Will save vs DC15 or statue(G) suffers a -2 to AC)]
[Ashlyn: Full attack (+6 improved expertise) vs statue(G): attack +5/+0, damage 1d10+3/1d10+3, (Improved expertise -> AC28)]