[v.3.5] Realmsian Dragonstar: The Battle of Toril PbP Game [IC] (Game Cancelled)

[KainG]

Ignoring the pain as much as possible, Yin Hun rushes out of the temple. With a quick slip of the hand, he grabs a concussion grenade from this handy haversack and tosses it at the blazing bones. "Fire in the the hole!" he cries out.

Looking up at the building across the street, he frantically waves at Emiko. "We're bugging out! Follow the others!" he is forced to shout, his personal communicator destroyed.

 

[Knightfall]

Ignoring the pain as much as possible, Yin Hun rushes out of the temple. With a quick slip of the hand, he grabs a concussion grenade from this handy haversack and tosses it at the blazing bones. "Fire in the the hole!" he cries out.

The grenade hits the blazing bones directly in the chest and explodes. The damage doesn't slow it as it advances out the door after Yin Hun. He sees no sign of pursuit by this High Artificer person, which is one good thing at least.

Looking up at the building across the street, he frantically waves at Emiko. "We're bugging out! Follow the others!" he is forced to shout, his personal communicator destroyed.

Moments after Emiko sees Yin Hun waving at her, a blazing skeleton steps out of the temple's doorway and lunge towards Yin Hun who seems to be missing his armor.

OOC: Is she going to take a shot before running away?

 

[KainG]

Emiko is shocked to see Yin Hun running out without his armor. There had been a burst of static in her personal communicator a moment ago; she surmises that things have gone worse than before. Seeing the monster emerging from the temple after her mentor, she takes aim through her scope, and squeezes the trigger.

Normally, Emiko would confirm the result of her shot, but sensing the urgency of the situation, she immediately begins evacuating the building, intent on linking up with Yin Hun.

OOC:
Plasma Rifle: [1d20+9] = 8+9 = 17; damage: [5d10] = 31
I believe the shot would be against the blazing bone's flat-footed AC since he is unaware of Emiko.

 

[Knightfall]

Emiko is shocked to see Yin Hun running out without his armor. There had been a burst of static in her personal communicator a moment ago; she surmises that things have gone worse than before. Seeing the monster emerging from the temple after her mentor, she takes aim through her scope, and squeezes the trigger.

Normally, Emiko would confirm the result of her shot, but sensing the urgency of the situation, she immediately begins evacuating the building, intent on linking up with Yin Hun.

The shot strikes home with full force. The blast echoes through the street as the plasma rifle's fire damage hits the blazing bones. However, the weapon's fiery damage doesn't hurt the undead creature. Instead, Yin Hun looks back to see that the blast has been absorbed by the undead causing its own internal flame to increase and healing most of the damage that Yin Hun just did to it.

 

[Knightfall]

It's power renewed the blazing bones rushes at Yin Hun unnaturally fast. The power of the dead monk is still within it. It slams its fiery fists into Yin Hun's back. The second strike hurts him badly, cracking a rib.

OOC: Attack and damage rolls on the OOC thread.

 

[Shayuri]

Silhouette quaffs another potion... [roll0] and heads for Haspur, trying to keep an eye out for any sudden unwelcome appearances. She doesn't trust that the empowered cleric hasn't come out yet. He's up to something and that bodes ill...

(nice! up to 31 HP now...)

 

[Knightfall]

Silhouette quaffs another potion... [roll0] and heads for Haspur, trying to keep an eye out for any sudden unwelcome appearances. She doesn't trust that the empowered cleric hasn't come out yet. He's up to something and that bodes ill...

She doesn't have to wait long to discover what the High Artificer has been up to. While looking back, she notices that the newcomer has lost his armor. He takes two punches to his back from the blazing bones that had been Hadyri. After taking the shots he decides to withdraw from danger like the rest of him, not worrying about trying to damage the blazing bones. He is soon joined by someone else. A young woman in advanced gear.

Thrak paces her speed. He could easily outdistance her, but he stays by her side. Then, everyone hears it. There is a cry of something, unnatural.

Then everyone hears the booming voice of the High Artificer. "Go! Kill the Empire's enemies! No mercy!"

Silhouette watches as a much more deadly creature than the blazing bones exits the temple onto the street. It is humanoid and shrouded in chains that end in hooks and blades. One chain ends in a heavy ball. The chains seem to slither over the creature's body, like a second, deadly protective skin of metal. The chains move as if alive. The evil-looking humanoid creature turns its gaze towards the fleeing heroes and roars at them in anger. Then it starts running straight towards them.

"What is that?" Thrak asks aloud. He looks terrified.

 

[Knightfall]

Shaz notes the arrival of the devilish creature and knows he needs to get Rodan conscious. "We need to get Rodan conscious. Without his help, we're going to all fall!" He shouts. "Healing draughts?"

 

[Knightfall]

The fleeing heroes finally come upon the wagons heading out of the city. Silhouette and Thrak lead the way. Thrak finds a place to put down Kethrendil's dead body. Shazer’a is the next to arrive carrying the unconscious Rodan. He finds the wagon Nelalwe and Haspur are riding on. His Weesham is keeping Haspur warm under a blanket give to him by a local. The Chosen is still unconscious. Dakashi and Soumral are the next to arrive at the wagon. The elan is in rough shape and looks ready to fall over. Soumral's wounds aren't as bad.

The last to arrive are the two newcomers, Yin Hun and Emiko. They have managed to stay ahead of the blazing bones but just barely. The undead seems to be moving with incredible speed. It obviously has Hadyri's quickness. By the time the duo reaches the wagons, the blazing bones is only 50 feet behind them. There is no sign of the chain devil or the High Artificer.

"What is that thing?" one the guards protecting the wagons asks. "And why are you running from it?"

OOC: Round 6 starts now!

 

[Shayuri]

"It's a monster that wants to kill us," Silhouette says tersely, "And because it wants to kill us. Any other questions? No? Good!"

She looked around back at the oncoming skeleton and focused her will. The clerical blessing could be undone, perhaps...but there were more efficient ways to unmake spells than such brute-force methods. For every haste, there was a slow.

The incantation was uttered, and her magic went to war with the oncoming doom!

She then went around to try to collar Haspur before the confused Chosen could somehow amble off again.

(Casting Slow on the Blazing Bones. It's DC 18 to resist, though I thiiiiink that Slow directly counters Haste in 3.5e? Not sure if that only applies if it's cast as a counterspell though, or if it applies anytime during the duration. Anyway!)