Wulf's Collected Story Hour -- FINAL UPDATE 12/25

[Plane Sailing]

Re: LORD OF THE IRON FORTRESS-- Part VII (cont.)

“I am sure he got out ok,” Karak lied. The paladin grabbed his boy, activated his helm of teleportation, and fled-- abandoning Wulf to his fate.

So many great lines in that update, and I loved the sense of desperation in the combat. It sounds like the Gelugons were played especially cannily, using their wall of ice to divide up the battlefield.

Also, I liked the fact that Helkitren decided to break the deal and escape when things weren't going his way. That's one of the only times I've seen bad guys desert one another, and I think it should probably happen more often!

But the big question, of course... HOW will Wulf get out of THIS one?

(just checked the Wall of Force description - I'd not spotted that No Save against being trapped by it! Why bother with the 7th level force cube, one wonders...)

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Greater Magic Weapon cast by a cleric makes a weapon count as "Blessed". We know that Wulf has GMW active, but don't know who cast it... that might have been the manner in which Gelugons were affected.

Truthfully, I'd say it was overlooked, but then I was the only one to even scratch the paint on a gelugon. We only dropped the one, the rest of them were running amok. Which is why it was so important to me to get that bleedin' staff. I was tired of seeing them every battle-- first Engram, then the old woman.

Course, they might not have even been gelugons, I just took Keldas word for it. They were the big bug-lookin' mofos... gelugons, right?

Originally posted by Spatula
So does Wulf normally carry around blessed crossbow bolts, or was he just bluffing?

No, not normally, but no, it was no bluff. We just finally figured out that it was a rakshasa and came prepared. Sort of. I just had the one bolt so the displacement made me hold off on it for a while. I wasn't willing to risk a 50/50 shot with my instant kill weapon-- not till the very end, at least. I would have been much happier just to kill her the old-fashioned way. Hack, hack, hack...

Wulf

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

So is this the bit of the story that made you refer to the "former paladin?"

Believe it or not, no, I haven't even got to that part yet. But it is safe to say the paladin's downhill slide has begun-- though he's mere moments away from abandoning the hill and just throwing himself straight off the friggin' cliff.

I will try to update again today! And maybe even Christmas day...


Wulf

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Bah, can the wuss text, I want more action!

Wait a second... What wuss text?

 

[Elocin]

All I have to say is .....

(Mouth hanging open speechless)


Nice update there Wulf and I can not wait to read the next installment.

 

[KidCthulhu]

No, not normally, but no, it was no bluff. We just finally figured out that it was a rakshasa and came prepared. Sort of. I just had the one bolt so the displacement made me hold off on it for a while. I wasn't willing to risk a 50/50 shot with my instant kill weapon

[clint eastwood] And you're thinking, he has a fifty percent miss chance. But that's also a fifty percent hit chance. Do you feel luck, punk? [/clint eastwood]

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Whoa.

And again: whoa.

Best. Update. Ever.

Masterfully played. I'd really like to see D-Dog weigh in here too, and talk about DMing that event. That was some encounter!

Post quick, before my nails get any shorter!

 

[Spatula]

No, not normally, but no, it was no bluff. We just finally figured out that it was a rakshasa and came prepared. Sort of. I just had the one bolt so the displacement made me hold off on it for a while. I wasn't willing to risk a 50/50 shot with my instant kill weapon-- not till the very end, at least. I would have been much happier just to kill her the old-fashioned way. Hack, hack, hack...

Not to criticize your tactics or anything, but... Seems like you really should have focused on taking her out first. Given that you didn't know about the displacement until later, why not open up the fight with a crossbow shot at her?

Perhaps a prepatory grab-and-run aimed at getting the staff would have been a smart move, as well. Improved invisibility, haste, helm of teleportation, and a couple of disarm checks = no gelugons. Of course, then we wouldn't have gotten to read about the group's desperate fight against overwhelming odds...

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Not to criticize your tactics or anything, but... Seems like you really should have focused on taking her out first. Given that you didn't know about the displacement until later, why not open up the fight with a crossbow shot at her?

She stayed out of sight and out of reach for most of the fight, and had a good number of bad-asses between her and us pretty much at all times. Sorry if the overwhelming numbers weren't clear from the write-up.

Invisibility wasn't working for us-- not sure how dinkeldog worked that one out. Bottom line: They could be invisible, we couldn't.

As for taking her out, that's what the dragon was supposed to do, but he ran like a bitch after one round with the giants.

Anyhow... Basically, until I jumped off the balcony to the ground floor with her, it was never a practical option.

Wulf

 

[Immort]

Wuss Text: The bowing and scraping we all do after a great post by the Wulfinater.

Action: The great posts OF the Wulfinater

Less bootlickin', more bootleather

-Immort