Strahd's "RttToEE" CLOSED

[DEFCON 1]

As the tentacled creature materializes through the black wall, Ithiken spins around and shouts a number of curses and invectives. "Oh for the love of the gods... what NOW?!? You know... I'm getting a little tired of this!!!"

He raises his wand of magic missiles and fires a pair at the creature. Initiative 16

 

[stonegod]

The Kid stumbles backwards in surprised terror, his moves sluggish to start. But the adrenaline helps as he leaps high into the air backwards. He tosses a dagger the best he can as he does so.

OOC: Init: 7 He'll tumble out of the way easily (Tumble 31!), and attack Attack (1d20+9=13, 1d4+3+2d6=17)

 

[Voadam]

Miltiades begins chanting calling out to the heavenly planes a summons for winged warriors to aid in the battle.

ooc init 16 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1297854 Summon Monster II multiple augmented celestial owls to flank the beastie.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Round 1 – end of Combat.

As the tentacle creature materializes through the black wall, Ithiken spins around and shouts a number of curses and invectives. "Oh for the love of the gods... what NOW?!? You know... I'm getting a little tired of this!!!"
He raises his wand of magic missiles and fires a pair at the creature.

Miltiades begins chanting calling out to the heavenly planes a summons for winged warriors to aid in the battle.

Korbryn utters a low growl at the sight of the tentacle threat and rushes forward, swinging his heavy blade in an overhand arc. The sword lands on the wall beyond the arch.

A moment later, the horrified, misshapen creature that remind a giant, floating brain with tentacles appears in whole. He then moves forward, trying to be in a position where all his tentacles oppose threat to all the party members. Angry about his recent miss, Korbryn exploits and opportunity to strike the giant abomination, the great sword pierce the creature like a knife pierce a butter, the creature shrieks and falls with a loud thud on the ground, his brain fluids spray the stout dwarf and the terrorized Kid.

*Miltiades can stop casting without losing his spell

In the meantime, in an unknown location.
[sblock=Lenuran]
Lenuran walks around the room, when a voice boom in a low, hollow tone, the boom brings the gnome to his knees, his ears pounding like a drum, but the voice invades deep into his mind.
“Seek the heart of each of the four moons. Together, they can sunder the walls of my prison. For now, eat of my fruit and be blessed.”
A moments pass and the voice fades, a lustrous black fruit suddenly appears in Lenuran’s hands.
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[sblock=Actions]
Ithiken – Wand of magic missiles. Dmg 10.
Miltiades – Begin Summon monster II.
Korbryn – move ro R13, attack Grell 11, AoO vs. Grell 27 [Critical Confirmed], dmg 30.
Grell – move to S14, Dead.


Active spells & Effects:
Active spells & Effects:
Ithiken – Mage armor, Temporary -2 damage to Strength and Dexterity.
Korbryn - Temporary -2 damage to Strength and Dexterity.
Miltiades - Temporary -2 damage to Strength and Dexterity..
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[Rhun]

Korbryn nods as the beast crashes to the ground, unphased and apparently unconcerned by the brain fluids that now cover him. He eyes the creature's corpse, as if trying to decide what piece to cut off and add to the collection of humanoid ears about his neck.

 

[Voadam]

Miltiades discontinues his planar chanting and goes up to inspect the area where Lenuran disappeared. "Lenuran! Can you hear me?"

 

[stonegod]

The Kid shivers, but not from cold, his body tense with fear and disgust. "L-let's get out of here. N-nothing in there."

When he notices the missing gnome, the Kid tries to calm down. Very carefully he climbs the rings, then checks them for a magical trap. Perhaps he can disable it.

OOC: Search 20 carefully.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Lenuran of Lortmills

[sblock=Strahd]

With the echoes of the booming voice still ringing in his ears, Lenuran tries to sort out just what happened and who the voice belongs to. "Could that actually have been Tharizdun himself?" He thinks to himself,"He is supposed to be only a myth -- a legend... Could this possibly mean that he is merely imprisoned somewhere?"

He shudders visibly at the thought -- "This cult -- could their aim be to free him?"

He shudders again, and begins to pace nervously.

"Heart of the 4 moons...what does that mean? But most importantly -- how do I get out of here?" The gnomes mind is racing,"Am I supposed to eat this fruit to gain my freedom? Or will it convert me to the worship of the Dark Lord?"

Lenuran continues to pace back and forth across the small room for another minute for something else to happen, then finally, with fear and apprehension, breaks down and eats the fruit, in hoping that it frees him from this prison.

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[Rhun]

Korbryn looks toward the arch, a strange grin on the battle-hardened dwarf's face. "If I touch it again, will we get another?"

 

[Voadam]

"Possibly, but right now we need to figure out what happened to our historian."

Miltiades casts detect magic to try and ascertain some clues as to what has occurred.