The Romance of the River Kingdoms

[Dr Simon]

Three Flowers hefts his club and moves to the front of the shrine. Growling Ape's fists burst into flame. Jar'Thol finds his flask of acid and Annika-as-Eagle flies into the grey sky in a flash of fiery feathers.

The creature gives a booming laugh and breathes out a cloud of ice crystals at the people in the shrine. Ape and Three Flowers feel a blast of stinging, freezing ice, but Jar'Thol is safe behind his larger friends.

[SBLOCK=OOC]
"Ice Demon", breath weapon cone of ice.
12 cold damage.
Growling Ape Reflex save 8+2=10, fail.
Three Flowers Refelx save 9+3=12, fail.

Growling Ape Health 20/20, Grace 0/12
Three Flowers Health 20/20, Grace 4/16

From map, all terrain within the bounds of the island is covered with snow. Beyond is ice.
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[The Rolling Man]

Jar'Thol, Salsham'ai shaman

Jar'Thol throws his flask of acid toward the ice creature (ooc : Ogre mage ?). Hopefully, he can find a gap between Ape and Three Flowers.

"Maybe ringing the bell again will take us back ?" Jar'Thol offers. He doesn't touch it, however, since Annika isn't with them.

 

[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 19/31, F +5,R+2,W+6 (Spells: 0:5/5, 1:4/4)

Ape hurls the flame at the creature, a new one appearing in his hand.

[sblock=ooc]
using Produce flame. 1d20+3 ranged vs touch. 1d6+2 Fire damage[/sblock]

 

[Dr Simon]

Growling Ape's fire strikes the creature in the chest, and it roars with pain and anger. Jar'Thol's vial of worm bile lands near its feet and only a small amount hits the creature. Although its dark fur and skin sizzle under the caustic liquid it ignores such a trifling wound.

[SBLOCK=OOC]
Ape ranged touch attack 10+3=13, hit. 1d6+2 damage = 6
Jar'Thol ranged touch attack 13+5= 18, hit. 1d6 damage =1
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[Shayuri]

(Argh! Tactical blunder! I forgot Annika can't cast spells in eagle form! Er...GM, is there a spot Annika can see where she could land and change back but be fairly out of reach? Like a tall tree with branches strong enough to support her in human form? Magic Missile has a good 100 foot range on it...)

 

[Dr Simon]

OOC: Will somebody be taking "Natural Spell" as their 3rd level feat?
The top of the shrine would be the best location as it would more or less out of reach of the creature's melee weapons. The "trees" are more like stunted bushes.

 

[Blackrat]

Three Flowers weighs the branch in his hands and curses silently for it's lack of balance and elegance but follows Ape nonetheless, delivering a blow to the Demon.

"A tree grew
A tree died
In his death
Left a weapon"

 

[Dr Simon]

Annika-Eagle lands on the steeply raked roof of the shrine and turns back into her human form. The steep, ornate roof not only serves to protect her modesty (although does nothign about the cold) but also provides a measure of cover.

Three Flowers ducks under the guard of the creature, deftly deflecting a blow from its strange weapon with his shield (the Lion Guard only confiscated offensive weapons). Unused to the balance of the club, his attacks miss as the demon takes a step back and strikes again with its curved blades. Three Flowers catches the blow with his shield but the force is such that it sends shockwaves through his body and nearly drives him to his knees.

The bell in the shrine rings, and Xielt appears, accompanied by one of the Lion Guard spearmen. Both figures take a moment to size up the scene and then spring into action, the tlaxu reaching the side of his paladin friend first, claws at the ready. The Lion Guard is slightly more circumspect, approaching cautiously with his spear in front. To his credit, the young soldier shows no qualms about helping this bunch of strangers.

Flurries of snow begin to fall.

[SBLOCK=OOC]
Annika - move action to shrine, standard action to shapechange.
Three Flowers club attack 5+4=9, miss.
Ice Demon attack of opportunity, miss
Ice Demon takes 5 ft. step. Attack hits for 15 damage.
Three Flowers 9/36 hit points (0/16 Grace, 9/20 Health)

Xielt and soldier make partial move action.

next up, Annika. You intimated that she would cast magic missile.
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[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 19/31, F +5,R+2,W+6 (Spells: 0:5/5, 1:4/4)

Ape hurls the second flame at the creature at the first opportunity he gets.

[sblock=ooc]
using last of Produce flame. 1d20+3 ranged vs touch. 1d6+2 Fire damage[/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

Annika immediately huddles against herself in the cold, cursing her lack of foresight. She'd tried to improve the situation, but had only made it worse! Ghostly flames seem to lick around her as she calls on the spirit power within, but it does nothing against the very real, very UNspiritual cold.

It does, however, produce a very satisfying burning spirit feather, which wafts to the monster with deceptive gentleness, only to burst against it.

(Arr, magic missile it be, matey! 1d4+1! Tremble before my arcane might!)