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NOW LIVE! Into the Woods--new character species, eerie monsters, and haunting villains to populate the woodlands of your D&D games.
Welcome to the Halmae (updated 2/27/07)
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Part the Sixty-Sixth
In which: things get even worse.
With a shout, Benedic lunges forward and skewers the badger that has just killed Eva through the heart.
(Benedic was, at the time, being run by Eva’s player. Quite satisfying.)
Then, he notices Lira darting forward beside him. He quickly steps between the sorcerer and the remaining badger. Shouting to her, “Get back!”
Lira shakes her head, and Benedic can see she’s just a little shell-shocked. “Can’t… Anvil’s down… she’s got the wand.”
Benedic nods, and feints at the badger, causing it to take just a step back as he slashes at its shoulder. “Hurry.”
Lira tries, but her hands are shaking just a bit, and it’s hard to find the wand in Eva’s belt-pouch, and it seems like everything is covered in blood. “I’m sorry,” Lira whispers to her friend as she gives up on being gentle and just thrusts her hand in, digging around until she finds what she’s looking for.
Hoping against hope, once she has the wand in her grasp, Lira points it at Eva and activates the magic stored within. The spell discharges, and Eva just lies there, unblinking eyes turned towards the autumn sky. Lira offers a quick prayer to whoever might be listening: “Take care of her.”
Meanwhile, Dennis has reached the ogre. He whips out a knife and hurls it… completely missing. The ogre turns to him and growls. “These lands are ours, humans. This is the price of your trespass…. the ogre’s club swings around and hits Dennis with such force that it lifts him off his feet. He flies backwards, head cracking against the ground as he lands. He doesn’t get up.
Thatch is right behind him, charging in on Bob. Thatch manages to dodge the backswing of the club, barely, but instead it comes crashing down on his faithful steed. The horse crumples underneath him. Thatch’s eyes blaze. He lifts his greatsword in both hands, swings… and misses.
Farther back, Lira has just used the wand to get Anvil back on his feet, when her attention is suddenly drawn by Reyu letting out a shriek as she raises her short spear and runs towards the ogre.
And it’s then when she realizes just how bad things have gotten. The bear is down and the abrupt end of the snarling behind her says that Benedic has dispatched the final the dire badger. But the massive ogre is very much alive, along with an unknown number of goblin allies still peppering them with arrows from the cover of the woods.
Eva is dead, Dennis is unconscious, Anvil and Reyu are both barely on their feet and none of them are uninjured. Despite their wounds, Reyu and Lord Agasha have begun a last charge against the orgre, figuring this is their only chance to end this fight, even if they die doing it. And since Thatch can’t hit it, Lira is not optimistic. Magic missiles never miss, but Lira is out of first-level spells. She hasn’t asked, but Anvil must be near the end of his healing for the day.
They’ve got the wand, but—
And that’s when Lira remembers that they have one, last option. The white globe Professor Alexandra gave them before they left Dar Pykos. “This is an emergency escape device. If you need a quick retreat, break this globe. It will teleport all of you here to me.”
Of course, “you” means everyone who was attuned to the device. That includes Hue and Moira, but not Lord Agasha… or Benedic.
But as Lira’s hand closes around the white glass sphere, she remembers something the Professor told her about how the spell works. “Break the glass, and it will transport all of you and whatever you’re carrying to wherever I am.”
Lira wonders just how far they can push the definition of “carrying.”
“Reyu!” Lira yells. “Grab Lord Agasha!”
Reyu has no idea what Lira is thinking, but she does as she’s told. Lord Agasha, reeling back from a blow from the ogre’s club, is too startled to object.
Thatch sees Lira running, white glass ball in hand, and realizes what she must be planning. She’s going to use the Professor’s device to get them out of here. The device which is not attuned to Bob. Thatch dives to the ground beside his fallen horse. He grabs Bob’s mane with one hand and his tail with the other. “It’s okay boy,” he tell him, “I’ve got you.”
As soon as Lira sees that Reyu has Lord Agasha she dashes back towards Benedic and leaps into his arms. The ranger is too surprised to do anything but catch her.
“What the—?”
Lira wraps her arms around his neck. “Hold on tight.”
Feeling Benedic’s arms tighten around her waist, Lira reaches around and smashes the glass ball against his back.
The world goes white.
In which: things get even worse.
With a shout, Benedic lunges forward and skewers the badger that has just killed Eva through the heart.
(Benedic was, at the time, being run by Eva’s player. Quite satisfying.)
Then, he notices Lira darting forward beside him. He quickly steps between the sorcerer and the remaining badger. Shouting to her, “Get back!”
Lira shakes her head, and Benedic can see she’s just a little shell-shocked. “Can’t… Anvil’s down… she’s got the wand.”
Benedic nods, and feints at the badger, causing it to take just a step back as he slashes at its shoulder. “Hurry.”
Lira tries, but her hands are shaking just a bit, and it’s hard to find the wand in Eva’s belt-pouch, and it seems like everything is covered in blood. “I’m sorry,” Lira whispers to her friend as she gives up on being gentle and just thrusts her hand in, digging around until she finds what she’s looking for.
Hoping against hope, once she has the wand in her grasp, Lira points it at Eva and activates the magic stored within. The spell discharges, and Eva just lies there, unblinking eyes turned towards the autumn sky. Lira offers a quick prayer to whoever might be listening: “Take care of her.”
Meanwhile, Dennis has reached the ogre. He whips out a knife and hurls it… completely missing. The ogre turns to him and growls. “These lands are ours, humans. This is the price of your trespass…. the ogre’s club swings around and hits Dennis with such force that it lifts him off his feet. He flies backwards, head cracking against the ground as he lands. He doesn’t get up.
Thatch is right behind him, charging in on Bob. Thatch manages to dodge the backswing of the club, barely, but instead it comes crashing down on his faithful steed. The horse crumples underneath him. Thatch’s eyes blaze. He lifts his greatsword in both hands, swings… and misses.
Farther back, Lira has just used the wand to get Anvil back on his feet, when her attention is suddenly drawn by Reyu letting out a shriek as she raises her short spear and runs towards the ogre.
And it’s then when she realizes just how bad things have gotten. The bear is down and the abrupt end of the snarling behind her says that Benedic has dispatched the final the dire badger. But the massive ogre is very much alive, along with an unknown number of goblin allies still peppering them with arrows from the cover of the woods.
Eva is dead, Dennis is unconscious, Anvil and Reyu are both barely on their feet and none of them are uninjured. Despite their wounds, Reyu and Lord Agasha have begun a last charge against the orgre, figuring this is their only chance to end this fight, even if they die doing it. And since Thatch can’t hit it, Lira is not optimistic. Magic missiles never miss, but Lira is out of first-level spells. She hasn’t asked, but Anvil must be near the end of his healing for the day.
They’ve got the wand, but—
And that’s when Lira remembers that they have one, last option. The white globe Professor Alexandra gave them before they left Dar Pykos. “This is an emergency escape device. If you need a quick retreat, break this globe. It will teleport all of you here to me.”
Of course, “you” means everyone who was attuned to the device. That includes Hue and Moira, but not Lord Agasha… or Benedic.
But as Lira’s hand closes around the white glass sphere, she remembers something the Professor told her about how the spell works. “Break the glass, and it will transport all of you and whatever you’re carrying to wherever I am.”
Lira wonders just how far they can push the definition of “carrying.”
“Reyu!” Lira yells. “Grab Lord Agasha!”
Reyu has no idea what Lira is thinking, but she does as she’s told. Lord Agasha, reeling back from a blow from the ogre’s club, is too startled to object.
Thatch sees Lira running, white glass ball in hand, and realizes what she must be planning. She’s going to use the Professor’s device to get them out of here. The device which is not attuned to Bob. Thatch dives to the ground beside his fallen horse. He grabs Bob’s mane with one hand and his tail with the other. “It’s okay boy,” he tell him, “I’ve got you.”
As soon as Lira sees that Reyu has Lord Agasha she dashes back towards Benedic and leaps into his arms. The ranger is too surprised to do anything but catch her.
“What the—?”
Lira wraps her arms around his neck. “Hold on tight.”
Feeling Benedic’s arms tighten around her waist, Lira reaches around and smashes the glass ball against his back.
The world goes white.
KidCthulhu
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Fajitas said:
Glad to see all that time spent with Argo is paying off for you.
Fajitas
Hold the Peppers
Don't be ridiculous. Argo would be thinking "Stick? Stick? Stick? Stick? Stick? Stick? Stick? Stick? Stick?"KidCthulhu said:
As for everyone else's other questions... well, unfortunately this is where the campaign ended, so I'm afraid you'll never find out.
Nah, I'm just funning with you. Answers forthcoming, and that right fast, given the way Spyscribe's been posting.
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