[Travok]
Travok enters the cell, looking to save Tharl. One of the two remaining heads seeks out the cleric, and it's all the dwarf can do to keep the beast from taking his head off! Tharl feels the paladin's healing and is instantly awake.
Tech: Travok down to 9 surges. Tharl is prone and at 9 hp.
[Hydralith]
The hydralith's third head regrows instantly, and while it does so, the other two harass Travok and Tharl!
Tech: Tharl takes 8 hit point damage, down to 1 hp!
OOC: Small post today. Let's see if you can finish this chamber up! Travok and Tharl are up, but Ambrose is still unconscious.
Good Luck!
MilwaukeeJoe
[Ambrose]
Ambrose raises his new wand and fires at the triple-headed hydralith. The flaming bolt is wide to the left, missing utterly. The hydralith attempts to take a bite out of Ambrose, but Ambrose dodges well.
[Travok]
Travok performs a Paladin's Lay on Hands on the bars, but nothing happens.
OOC: Travok is the new Amelia Bedelia!
[Smudge]
Smudge calms himself for the task ahead.
OOC: Smudge does one of those awesome Indiana Jones things, where he preps up to take the Idol and not trigger the trap. Let's see if he can fare better.
[Aramagan]
Aramagan one more focuses his gaze upon Joryn, extending his will into the cavalier. Joryn's eyes go glossy, his body rigid. Aramagan produces a dagger from his cloak, and leans in close to whisper, "This will only hurt for a moment. It will all be over soon."
The sick, wet sound of metal blade penetrating mortal flesh permeates the chamber.
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A moment later, Aramagan drops - DEAD. Joryn's blade slides out of him as he falls, and Aramagan's unused dagger clangs upon the stone!
Tech: Aramagan missed with his attack, so I rolled a bluff check for Joryn. Joryn rolled natural 19! I ruled that Aramagan didn't realize his attack failed and attempted to move through the adjacent portal. That triggered an Opportunity Attack for Joryn, who used it to kill his foe.
[Hydralith]
All three of the heads bite Ambrose leaving bloody wounds. One of the heads picks Ambrose up like a rag doll, and throws him against the western wall! Ambrose drops, unconscious.
Tech: Ambrose has a great AC, but the dice were hot today for 25 points of damage. Ambrose is at -4 hp.
Immediately, Mika begins to feel the effects of a teleport. He's going to get dragged into the cell! Acting fast, Mika begins an impromptu counterspell... and succeeds! The teleport sensation goes away, and Mika remains.
OOC: Hope you don't mind me narrating it up like this. Sometimes a miss is a miss, and sometimes it's more! You're down two dungeoneers, and only the hydralith to deal with.
Good Luck!
MilwaukeeJoe
My daughter just turned 8 years old, and we had a party for her and seven of her classmates last Friday. When it was all done, the whole thing reminded me of a D&D adventure.
* The party started with food, pizza.
(D&D: You start in a tavern.)
* As dinner wound down, my wife walked up and delivered a clue on paper, starting a scavenger hunt.
(D&D: Old man approaches and gives out map and/or plot hook.)
* The kids went from location to location in the house, gathering clues. Each clue taking them to the next location.
(D&D: Story steadily builds, and the party gains experience.)
* The final clue led the kids to the garage where a pinata was prepared. They beat on the pinata until it burst.
(D&D: Boss battle against floating Beholder.)
* Once done, they picked up the candy.
(D&D: Loot!)
* They retreated back to where they came for cupcakes, and then a sleepover with movies.
(D&D: Back to the tavern to count the treasure, and have an extended rest to recharge your powers.)
Yep, I think we just larped D&D!
[Smudge]
Smudge's crossbow bolt grazes Aramagan's shoulder, distracting him momentarily.
Tech: Crossbow bolt hit on Aramagon, he is BLOODIED!
[Ambrose]
Ambrose finds out first-hand how slippery these flaming-grease stairs are. No more than one step in, and and he nearly falls. But he keeps his footing and ascends without further trouble. At the top, he sees an animated statue of a three-headed hydra attacking Tharl. Tharl is hurt, and against the ropes.
Ambrose produces the Wand of Fiery Bolt, an iron wand the length of a forearm, topped with an imp's skull. A fiery blast sails between the bars of Tharl's jail cell and damages all three of the hydralith heads. None of them are outright destroyed, however.
Tech: 11 points of fire damage to one head, and 6 to the others. Ambrose takes 5 damage from passing through the fiery stairs (21 hp remain).
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| What is Aramagan up to? |
[Aramagan]
Reaching out to Travok, the dark cultist fills the paladin with battle rage. Travok moves and attacks Ambrose, but Ambrose dodges the attack.
Seeing his curse fail, he changes tactics. He maneuvers quickly down the western wall, avoiding your attacks. At last, he hurdles the low cover wall and drops down the 20 feet to the poison tier below. You hear him cry out in pain as he hits the floor harder than he had hoped! He's out of view for all but Joryn, who can see Aramagan next to the portal that brought you here.
[Hydralith]
Tharl's luck finally runs out. The three hydra heads thrash him greatly, splattering his blood against the bars of the cage. Tharl drops to the floor, unconscious. Is he still alive?
Then an odd thing happens. Ambrose turns 2-dimensional for a fraction of a second, then vanishes. He appears with a Pop! in the cell (and 3-Dimensional), right next to the fountain and hydralith! The teleportation seems to have taken the wind out of Ambrose's sails, and he stands there idly trying to recover.
Tech: Even after Tharl takes 26 points of damage, is prone/unconscious at -13 hp. Ambrose is DAZED.
Dazed: While a creature is dazed, it doesn’t get its normal complement of actions on its turn; it can take either a standard, a move, or a minor action. The creature can still take free actions, but it can’t take immediate or opportunity actions. It also grants combat advantage and can’t flank.
OOC: I am very excited to see what you guys do next! What is Aramagan up to? Can you spare the attention to go after him? Is Ambrose going to fall to the Hydralith? Ooh, the anticipation!
Start of next round, Joryn and Mika take 5 fire damage for being on the fiery stairs.
Good Luck!
MilwaukeeJoe
