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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Traevanon" data-source="post: 2662306" data-attributes="member: 37528">Last session, October 15th - Region J, Third RingThe Fire Giant's DefenseThe party returned after camping with the Drow to find the lava bridge seemingly open.  One Fire Giant sitting on the other side spotted them and immediately retreated into the caves to warn his brothers.  The party upon seeing this began to sprint for the bridge at top speed.InitiativeThree fire giants came forth from the cave a round later and began pelting the party with rocks.  At the other side of the bridge the mounted Paladin (and soon after everyone else) found a 10 foot high pile of rocks with a net planted on top blocking his path.  Unable to jump it the Paladin began retreating back toward the other side of the bridge.  The Rogue began to climb it.With the Dwarf and the Cleric lagging behind and the Theurge and Druid (in bat form) flying across, a second volley of rocks did some damage to the party.The Theurge cast Confusion (with +2 to the DC of the save from components in region I).  Two of the Giants became confused.The Cleric cast Flame Strike on the pile of rocks, bringing down the net.As soon as all but the cleric were on the bridge the real trap was sprung however and two more giants who had been sitting in the Lava River under the bridge surfaced and tried to trap the party on the bridge.Hours later (real time) the Rogue is perched on top of the rock pile throwing daggers at the rock throwing giants, tripping one up occasionally.  The Dwarf and Paladin are fighting one giant on the retreating side of the bridge, the Theurge is providing support from the air while the Druid is waiting to heal anyone who needs it.  The party is slowly winning the battle.This is where things turn ugly for the Cleric.  Having never made it to the bridge the Cleric is faced off against the last of the 5 giants.  They trade blows for a while but as things turn bad for the giants this one decides to take a more drastic tactic.  Grappling the Cleric easily the giant quickly establishes a Pin, then on his next round he moves at half his rate, carrying the Cleric into the lava river.20d6 damage even with 20 points of Fire Resistance on is hard to take.  The cleric will not survive a second round of immersion.  Fortunately the party manages to kill the giant during the ensuing round and the Cleric frees himself from becoming the next member of the World's Largest Graveyard.----------------------------------------------------Having won the combat, though the two confused giants are still occasionally throwing rocks at them, the Giant Queen emerges from the caves with another escort of giants to parley.  Only really wishing to pass through this area to find Ikriit (Boyikt) the party agrees to halt agression and to hunt Baltazaar the Troll in the fourth ring for a sizable reward.Next week:  Trolls in the Fourth Ring</blockquote>

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