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[ZEITGEIST] The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.
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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7384730" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 48, Part Two</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“They’re all going to turn from you,” Gupta says to Nicodemus – affecting him with the hideous eladrin spell, <em>bone-pointing</em>. Nicodemus again shrugs it off by sloughing a second ghost.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leon shouts to Kasvarina as they fly back up, “Can you convince Borne to stop attacking us?”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“I’ll try,” says Kasvarina. “But we really need to get out of here.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicodemus arcane locks the portal Uru is fiddling with, then flies westwards, and – pulling a scroll out of a holster at his belt – conjures a web of storms on the west balcony. Then he shouts to Borne to head that way, and Borne obeys, swinging out around the south balcony towards the south-west section of the tower.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uru springs clear of the lightning webs and scuttles round the outer wall of the Lance.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sly and Quratulain are still dashing about trying to find Nicodemus.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Korrigan flies up and shouts a command to Rumdoom, who dashes through the gas inside the tower to reach Nicodemus and vainly targets him with a ray of eschatological frost.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kasvarina tries to calm Borne: Borne! No! Listen to me! You are not a slave to Nicodemus! You can choose your own path! You are a kind, patient, noble boy. Be calm, little one, be calm.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">But she has trained Borne all too well and he is entirely loyal to Nicodemus. He responds with a horrifying, moan, followed by a wave of spirits that floods the south of the tower. Kasvarina spirals away, but the wave hits Rumdoom and saps his strength him. Nicodemus, also caught in the cascade, picks up another bound spirit.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gupta hears the moans of the trapped spirits and suddenly realises that the souls of her family – killed when the colossus crushed their house – are trapped, wailing in torment, somewhere within the gigantic machine.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Frozen by her sudden revelation, Gupta is caught by the lightning webs. She tries to affect the golem with a question, using the same elvish diminutive Kasvarina used, but does not succeed.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leon flies towards the west portal. He recognises the destination as Cherage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicodemus tries and fails to dominate Rumdoom. Instead, he uses another scroll to conjure a cloud of acidic gas on the south balcony.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uru turns the north portal twice, with the help of his ghostly entourage. He can see Trekhom, although the portal is not yet open. Nicodemus responds by flying north and landing next to Uru. When he does so, the image of Trekhom blurs.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sly and Quratulain are still running about in pursuit of Nicodemus. In frustration, Quratulain shouts, “For <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />’s sake! Kasvarina, make yourself useful. Do something!”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kasvarina responds by casting dispel magic on the arcane lock to the west, then heads for the east portal.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Korrigan urges Leon westward to help Gupta, who is sill trapped and threatened by Borne’s raised fist. Then he flies after Nicodemus and lands next to him on the north balcony to support Uru.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rumdoom takes a breath to throw of the weakened affliction.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">With a click, the western chevron – arcane lock dispelled – shifts automatically one step to the left.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Round 6</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gupta still cannot free herself from the lightning webs!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leon takes out the Wayfarers Lantern, fills it with oil from Leave the Nest and enables anyone close by him to fly. Then he teleports Gupta out of the webs and onto to the east balcony.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicodemus attacks Uru and Korrigan with a flurry of blows. Unable to land one, he redoubles his efforts. Uru scampers off. Korrigan parries and blocks each blow and says simply, “Not today”.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicodemus flies up and away over the roof.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uru, out on the wall of the Lance again, uses his ghostly entourage to turn the north portal again, even though – with Nicodemus close – Trekhom cannot be seen.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kasvarina turns the eastern chevron lock.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sly uses centrifugal force to run at speed, up the inside wall of the tower, over the statues and around the gas cloud. He is still in pursuit of Nicodemus. Quratulain is too, and – waving her pistol about in frustration – says to Rumdoom, “I don’t know about you but I’m going to find the others. They may get killed otherwise.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Korrigan orders everyone to triangulate on Nicodemus, who is still hovering above the central portion of the Lance. Quratulain says, “Ah, at last we have some orders, where do you want us to go exactly?” Korrigan tells her that his orders were quite clear and that she will be de-deputised if she continues to be insubordinate. “Do your worst,” says Quratulain, but follows his orders nevertheless , and – along with Rumdoom, Gupta and Sly – closes in on Nicodemus (stowing her pistol now, as her aim is unreliable, and activating her built in armblade). Korrigan leads the attack. Rumdoom follows up with a blow augmented by his tyrant’s teeth and Nicodemus reels.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Borne’s fist finally crashes down where Gupta once stood.</li> </ul><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Round 7</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gupta shoots Nicodemus with <em>Reason</em>. Even Andrei’s incredible regeneration can’t keep up with this onslaught for much longer!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leon uses eladrin warcasting for the first time – attacking with a hex, a curse and his dreaming blade.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicodemus shrugs off the curse with a third ghost, then attacks the lantern in Leon’s hands. Leon keeps it out of harm’s way by throwing it to Korrigan (who only just about manages to catch it). Almost as an after-thought, Nicodemus arcane locks the east portal, where Kasvarina is standing, and plants a wall of hellfire over it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She and Uru both head north, where the portal is still partly open, and the chevron locks are now free. Kasvarina, turns it with mage hand as she lands, and Uru holds it in place to prevent it closing again.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sly, still invisible, now flying in the Lantern’s aura, appears right alongside Nicodemus and runs him through the flank with Lya’s rapier. “Didn’t see that coming, did you?” he sneers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quratulain strikes her first vengeful blow, augmenting her blade with energies that pry open magical defences – yet another reason why the clergy feared the Mechanical Devil! It rips through the aura of protection from fire that has been shielding Andrei’s body, and Nicodemus’ host slumps and falls onto the roof.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Korrigan uses the energy he absorbed from Nicodemus’ blows to sear Andrei’s flesh. Nicodemus rises up from his host in spirit form, chuckling as he does so.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rumdoom flies over to the cracked, crumbling south-west portion of the tower, where Borne is trying to pull himself up onto the roof, shouting mournfully for Nicodemus.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The memory event begins to flicker, having diverged entirely from its original course. Perhaps that’s why Nicodemus is laughing?</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7384730, member: 79141"] [b]Session 48, Part Two[/b] [B]Round 4[/B] [LIST] [*]“They’re all going to turn from you,” Gupta says to Nicodemus – affecting him with the hideous eladrin spell, [I]bone-pointing[/I]. Nicodemus again shrugs it off by sloughing a second ghost. [*]Leon shouts to Kasvarina as they fly back up, “Can you convince Borne to stop attacking us?” [*]“I’ll try,” says Kasvarina. “But we really need to get out of here.” [*]Nicodemus arcane locks the portal Uru is fiddling with, then flies westwards, and – pulling a scroll out of a holster at his belt – conjures a web of storms on the west balcony. Then he shouts to Borne to head that way, and Borne obeys, swinging out around the south balcony towards the south-west section of the tower. [*]Uru springs clear of the lightning webs and scuttles round the outer wall of the Lance. [*]Sly and Quratulain are still dashing about trying to find Nicodemus. [*]Korrigan flies up and shouts a command to Rumdoom, who dashes through the gas inside the tower to reach Nicodemus and vainly targets him with a ray of eschatological frost. [*]Kasvarina tries to calm Borne: Borne! No! Listen to me! You are not a slave to Nicodemus! You can choose your own path! You are a kind, patient, noble boy. Be calm, little one, be calm.” [*]But she has trained Borne all too well and he is entirely loyal to Nicodemus. He responds with a horrifying, moan, followed by a wave of spirits that floods the south of the tower. Kasvarina spirals away, but the wave hits Rumdoom and saps his strength him. Nicodemus, also caught in the cascade, picks up another bound spirit. [*]Gupta hears the moans of the trapped spirits and suddenly realises that the souls of her family – killed when the colossus crushed their house – are trapped, wailing in torment, somewhere within the gigantic machine. [/LIST] [B]Round 5[/B] [LIST] [*]Frozen by her sudden revelation, Gupta is caught by the lightning webs. She tries to affect the golem with a question, using the same elvish diminutive Kasvarina used, but does not succeed. [*]Leon flies towards the west portal. He recognises the destination as Cherage. [*]Nicodemus tries and fails to dominate Rumdoom. Instead, he uses another scroll to conjure a cloud of acidic gas on the south balcony. [*]Uru turns the north portal twice, with the help of his ghostly entourage. He can see Trekhom, although the portal is not yet open. Nicodemus responds by flying north and landing next to Uru. When he does so, the image of Trekhom blurs. [*]Sly and Quratulain are still running about in pursuit of Nicodemus. In frustration, Quratulain shouts, “For :):):):)’s sake! Kasvarina, make yourself useful. Do something!” [*]Kasvarina responds by casting dispel magic on the arcane lock to the west, then heads for the east portal. [*]Korrigan urges Leon westward to help Gupta, who is sill trapped and threatened by Borne’s raised fist. Then he flies after Nicodemus and lands next to him on the north balcony to support Uru. [*]Rumdoom takes a breath to throw of the weakened affliction. [*]With a click, the western chevron – arcane lock dispelled – shifts automatically one step to the left. [/LIST] [B]Round 6[/B] [LIST] [*]Gupta still cannot free herself from the lightning webs! [*]Leon takes out the Wayfarers Lantern, fills it with oil from Leave the Nest and enables anyone close by him to fly. Then he teleports Gupta out of the webs and onto to the east balcony. [*]Nicodemus attacks Uru and Korrigan with a flurry of blows. Unable to land one, he redoubles his efforts. Uru scampers off. Korrigan parries and blocks each blow and says simply, “Not today”. [*]Nicodemus flies up and away over the roof. [*]Uru, out on the wall of the Lance again, uses his ghostly entourage to turn the north portal again, even though – with Nicodemus close – Trekhom cannot be seen. [*]Kasvarina turns the eastern chevron lock. [*]Sly uses centrifugal force to run at speed, up the inside wall of the tower, over the statues and around the gas cloud. He is still in pursuit of Nicodemus. Quratulain is too, and – waving her pistol about in frustration – says to Rumdoom, “I don’t know about you but I’m going to find the others. They may get killed otherwise.” [*]Korrigan orders everyone to triangulate on Nicodemus, who is still hovering above the central portion of the Lance. Quratulain says, “Ah, at last we have some orders, where do you want us to go exactly?” Korrigan tells her that his orders were quite clear and that she will be de-deputised if she continues to be insubordinate. “Do your worst,” says Quratulain, but follows his orders nevertheless , and – along with Rumdoom, Gupta and Sly – closes in on Nicodemus (stowing her pistol now, as her aim is unreliable, and activating her built in armblade). Korrigan leads the attack. Rumdoom follows up with a blow augmented by his tyrant’s teeth and Nicodemus reels. [*]Borne’s fist finally crashes down where Gupta once stood. [/LIST] [B] Round 7[/B] [LIST] [*]Gupta shoots Nicodemus with [I]Reason[/I]. Even Andrei’s incredible regeneration can’t keep up with this onslaught for much longer! [*]Leon uses eladrin warcasting for the first time – attacking with a hex, a curse and his dreaming blade. [*]Nicodemus shrugs off the curse with a third ghost, then attacks the lantern in Leon’s hands. Leon keeps it out of harm’s way by throwing it to Korrigan (who only just about manages to catch it). Almost as an after-thought, Nicodemus arcane locks the east portal, where Kasvarina is standing, and plants a wall of hellfire over it. [*]She and Uru both head north, where the portal is still partly open, and the chevron locks are now free. Kasvarina, turns it with mage hand as she lands, and Uru holds it in place to prevent it closing again. [*]Sly, still invisible, now flying in the Lantern’s aura, appears right alongside Nicodemus and runs him through the flank with Lya’s rapier. “Didn’t see that coming, did you?” he sneers. [*]Quratulain strikes her first vengeful blow, augmenting her blade with energies that pry open magical defences – yet another reason why the clergy feared the Mechanical Devil! It rips through the aura of protection from fire that has been shielding Andrei’s body, and Nicodemus’ host slumps and falls onto the roof. [*]Korrigan uses the energy he absorbed from Nicodemus’ blows to sear Andrei’s flesh. Nicodemus rises up from his host in spirit form, chuckling as he does so. [*]Rumdoom flies over to the cracked, crumbling south-west portion of the tower, where Borne is trying to pull himself up onto the roof, shouting mournfully for Nicodemus. [*]The memory event begins to flicker, having diverged entirely from its original course. Perhaps that’s why Nicodemus is laughing? [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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