CRAP! I had a much more involved post but just lost it before posting.
In short, the group is up to 14: 4 elves, 4 dwarves, 4 men, a fairy and a shape shifted minotaur. Characters between L2-L6. This was the final fight in clearing a mini 'save the inn' adventure. I thought it turned out pretty
epic. My final post took 2 hrs to write.
GM At the bottom of the creaky stairs is the Stone Spore Inn cellar. The aroma of wine is strong. Upon reaching the stone floor, any magically lit items you have go out. The temperature is noticeably cooler as most use your torch/lantern to see. To your right are a few wood crates-one open containing linens. Some long tables and two stools are against the right wall with goblets, along with full dark bottles. Before you are large wooden kegs with steel banding, stacked two high. As you move towards them you hear a deep crackling voice from further in the room, "I KNOW YOU'VE COME TO TRY AND BANISH ME. YOU WILL FAIL. I LIKE IT HERE VERY MUCH." Wizards don't detect any magic. not even from amongst their own.
MELLON-elf wiz. "Actually, I just want to talk to you. How do people know you?"
GM "PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ME. THOSE THAT MEET ME...DIE!"
MELLON "Hmm. Tell me... Do you ever get ... Lonely? I mean, so lonely that you think your heart will break, that you just ... can't go on? That you really don't see the point in continuing to try to live? So hopelessly lonely that suicide ... seems like the only option? OOC: Turning on the Elven charisma like NOBODY'S business here.
MARIAN-dwarf war. We do not fear your kind Demon! You won't be the first of your kind we've sent back to the vile pit from which they were spawned! Such a fate will shortly be yours, FILTH!!! SHOW YOUR MISERABLE SELF NOW!!!
MYARI-human warwiz. Myari faceplams and said sarcastically "that would surely made 'em show up"
MELLON (Whispering to Marian) "Just COULDN'T let me handle it, could you?"
GM The glowing object flaps its tan feathered wings into view. It is a large two foot wide glowing orange eyeball. It immediately shoots sheets of sub zero ice at you! FIGHT!
MELLON TTYF L3 (Str Cost 9 w/Staff, damage 63)
GALDOR-elf wiz. I'm poking it in the eyeball with this foil.
MYARI Myari looks at Scits (housecat that gives +5 LK to all) and said "RUN SCITS, HIDE!", Scits jumps off Myari's shoulder then he runs and hides behind the boxes, then casts TTYF while dodging ice attacks and she charges towards the creature and slashes its eye with her broadsword
ELROND-elf wiz. "Lanta en' Kalale!" Cast a lvl 5 TTYF at the floating demon! (24 STR cost w/staff for 150 damage)
SOLVEIG-dwarf war. Solveig learns another lesson about adventuring: let someone else carry the torch. She dives into battle with blade and shield.
DUMFIS-human war. Head in swinging aiming for a wing. "I liked the girl better!" I yell.
GM Sheets of freezing cold ice blast out of the eye like daggers of cold stabbing your skin. Poorly protected against such attacks, Orek, Bort and Myari take the worst of its searing cold penetration as the beast master falls to the floor. Elrond, Mellon, Sirius and Myari yell out TAKE THAT YOU FIEND! as their electrical bolts fly at the flapping eye thing which seems to be impervious to their electrical attacks! Ti-ti aims and launches her stone hitting it in the eye, her stone creating a crater in the iris. Kahz lumbers to the left knocking one of the barrels to the floor, driving his pilum at it looking for a shish-ka-bob. Galdor runs up and jabs his foil at it, the blade drenched in clear eye fluid. Orek fighting back the freezing pain slashes his enchanted sword Werqus slicing one of its wings off. Dumfis slices at the thing on the ground with his sabre severing the other wing as Exion, Solveig and Bort stab it. Marians axe glowing blue, cleaves the thing in half as Grombrindal watches unneeded in the assault. Your group wins 580-116 destroying the demon.
⚔RESULTS⚔
ALL +127
Mellon - 4CON
Bort -9 CON
Orek -9 CON
Myari -11 CON
Galdor -5CON
Sirius -5 CON
GM "POOR IXIT! NOT ONLY FOR BEING BANISHED, BUT FOR NOT HAVING A MOUTH TO TASTE THIS DELICIOUS WINE." You hear a bottle smash. "READY OR NOT HERE I COME!" From out of the darkness comes a tremendous creature. Dark red in color with long clawed limbs. It's fanged head covered with bright red feathers, it roars "OH SO MANY TO CHEW ON! HOW I DO LOVE INTESTINES!" The cellar ceiling being 12', the giant demon is hunched over, its back feathers stroking the ceiling. A gold bracelet on its wrist flashes and Exion vanishes. FIGHT!
GALDOR *Galdor stabs it in the face then steps back casting TTYF*
DUMFIS "Save the wine!" as I leap at the monster.
MYARI Myari casts TTYF while limping to a safe distance then she unclips her normal dagger and aims it towards the demon's head and throws it*
SOLVEIG Solveig does not even take the time to ponder the mess that she and her comrades just made as she becomes intent on making another mess with her comrades. The blood blade seeks blood!
ELROND Launch a flaming bolt at this beast face in hopes of hitting him in the eyes with my 'special' silver tipped arrow! (14 + 111 damage)
OREK-dwarf war. Adrenaline pumping, Orek slashes furiously at the next assailant. Looking to cut off any limbs of the beast that he can
GM Myari unsure of her course of action, yells out TAKE THAT YOU FIEND and is astonished as the bolt strikes the demon, having little if any effect. The dark red feathered demon, Lundun kicks her unconscious into the crates, her head splitting boards. Galdor to the right and slightly behind it, sticks it with his foil. Mellon guesses magic may not effect the thing, uses his quarterstaff to beat on it. The beasts armored hide seems tough! Dumfis beside Kahz, charges in slashing and jabbing. Grombrindal content sitting out before, launches in with his axe beside Orek with his zappathingumed hand-and-a-half sword. Marian, axe glowing blue, strives to sever the demons arm. Solveig gets in real close with her blood dagger, trying to spill its blood. Ti-ti fearing height may not be an advantage goes further back and misses her shot. Bort still freezing from the ice, lunges with his gladius and gets smashed to the ground, his head striking the floor hard. Sirius uses his staff battering the nearest leg, before he is kicked through the barrels piled high. He too has fallen. Elrond channeling fire through his hand ignites an arrow with his extra heavy longbow and fires it at the demons face but instead pierces one of its legs. The demon enraged hits Orek to the floor knocking him out, his weapon skittering before Dumfis. Mellon wishes he had stayed back as he and Galdor get trampled and crushed to the wall. You lose badly 644-883. Exion comes running down the stairs, surveys how many are down and throws a figurine across the room.
The small statue hits the ground breaking releasing a cloud of crackling blue smoke. From out of it steps a 6' horned cyclops wielding a steel club, that begins to grow! It senses the target of Exions anger and attacks the demon Lundun. Dumfis picks up the zappathingumed sword Werqus, and charges in with that. Ti-ti finds her range and hits with her stone. The dwarves remaining have formed a shield wall and are attacking its legs, and thoroughly repelling its strikes. Elrond attacking with his flaming falchion and baton takes a nasty hit knocking him around. Exion with his dual bladed swift sword and over confidence, sees himself cut by a quick cut to his leg. Grom takes a minor cut as does Dumfis. The cyclops continuing to grow fights... it's head and shoulders smash through the ceiling and floor above! Virtually mindless, it waves its arms overhead, its club wrecking a portion of the roof(!) and drawing the attention of the demon. Despite your efforts you lose 565-756 and then Kahz disappears with a flash of the demons bracelet, only to appear upstairs.
The cyclops now fully 22' high grabs its club two handed and smashes down on the demon as floor boards from above go flying as it gets some fightin room. Solveig, Grombrindal and Marian behind their shield wall press in from the left, as Exion and Dumfis, join Elronds side to attack its right. Ti-ti again hits with her slung stone. You win the round 713-636 as Kahz comes running down the stairs. The blood dagger is happy in Solveigs hands.
"YOU THINK ME DEFEATED?" cackles Lundun, who rears up glowing a deep green and you watch, mouth agape as some of his wounds repair themselves. The savage cyclops beats rhythmically as the eight remaining try to kill this thing. Elrond flows 4 STR into his sword for further damage. The blades of your group do their work well winning 787-627. Running from the dark before you appears Prince Akbar, his sword Miranda drawn and Norbink with short sword in hand. "Need a hand?" The Prince asks. The demons bracelet flashes transporting Grom upstairs.
Lundun seeing new adversaries and reeling under the savagery of the cyclops, tries to focus its attention on a select few. This however leaves its guard down in other areas. With the added might of the Prince and Norbink your group does 923-426 toppling it to the wall smashing into and crushing the table. The cyclops looks at it with its eye and pauses its reckless assault. The battle near over, Grombrindal comes running down the far stairs and watches as Dumfis, using Werqus beheads it with a single strike 183-49. The demon disappears, as does the cyclops.
⚔RESULTS⚔
ALL +1270
Exion -9CON
Elrond -15CON
Dumfis -11CON
Mellon -12CON needs healing quickly
Bort -19CON needs healing quickly
Grombrindal -3CON
Orek -25CON knocked out
Myaria -13CON needs healing quickly
Galdor -9CON needs healing quickly
Sirius -8CON needs healing quickly
SOLVEIG Solveig is not trained in any of the healing arts but will assist her comrades as best she can if somebody can tell her what to do. Otherwise, she will stand guard.
GALDOR *gasping* I...shall...be...more...cautious.....if I get out of this alive
ELROND Breathing hard and exhausted from the epic fight..scan the room as I swipe my blade through the air to rid the demon's foul blood off and sheathe 'Tyrhung'. Reach into my pack and pull out 3 healing potions (heals 2/3 CON in 30 min.) and offer one to each of Mellon, Bort and Myari. Cast 'Poor Baby' on Orek, Galdor & Sirious healing 4 CON on each (3 STR cost w/staff) and then collapse to the floor with 1 STR remaining. " Lle ume quel melloneamin, amin anta est...I am in need of rest"
OREK Ooc: did someone get the number of the bus that hit me lol
SOLVEIG OOC: 666, I think
GALDOR Len Hannon, Elrond. Rest for a while. If there is another fiend in this building, we will be finished at any rate
BORT-human rogue I really need some blasted armor.
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