DM Kathy Thursday June 16th, 2005 3:00:18 AM
You hand the child to his aunt, who grips the little tyke so fiercely that you fear for his breathing. Judging from the volume of his howls, though, he can breathe just fine.
You notice that he puts both arms around the woman's neck and clings hard, something that he hadn't done with Mira. You tentatively decide that the child probably knows this woman, which means she was probably telling the truth about being his aunt.
You have other things to worry about, though, so you leave that street and head for another. It doesn't take you long to find the next scene of carnage, and this one makes the one you just left look tame by comparison.
You find yourselves in an odd little three-sided square. The buildings that surround it look as if they may once have been sturdy and prosperous, but that was before the vines went to work on them. Now they seem to be crumbling before your very eyes.
In the square itself, bodies are littered all around, each in a spreading pool of dark red blood. The square itself is largely deserted, but there is a knot of survivors, all of whom have climbed to a percarious perch atop a tumbledown wall. There really isn't enough room for all of them up there, and they are packed so tightly that every time one person moves, the others are thrown off balance.
And move they must, because they're still too close for comfort to the horse-sized wolf that is snapping at any foot or ankle or piece of clothing that comes near enough. Even though these attacks miss, the person being snapped at inevitably flinches back, which inevitably causes the rest of the group to scream and curse and struggle to keep their balance. The odds of the whole lot of them tumbling into the street are better than you'd like.
The bodies are piled thickest in that part of the square, suggesting that there were once even more people squeezed atop that wall. The blood gleams wet on the cobbles. [Anybody approaching the wolf needs to make a DC 10 balance check or slip on the blood.]
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+7=21 d6+3=7 d20+3=15 Thursday June 16th, 2005 5:41:22 AM
Evan puts any thoughts concerning Mira's mothering abilities to the side for the moment as this is not the time to get distracted. He trots down the road with the others until spotting the horse sized wolf. Breaking into a sprint, he quickly closes with the wolf. As he approaches, he flings one of his axes, hoping to take it's attention away from those unable to defend themselves. (axe-21, dam-7. balance-15)
Arm (ac 13, hp 13/13) d20=18 d20+4=18 d8+2=3 Thursday June 16th, 2005 6:07:41 AM
Following up Evan's attack, Arm approaches the beast and swings at it. Even though he manages to maintain his footing, it's just slippery enough to cause him to once again not have the intended effect (balance: 18, attk: 18, dmg 3).
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 44] d10+2=9 Thursday June 16th, 2005 6:51:49 AM
Kadaz approaches the wolf carefully, moving slowly to avoid slipping in the blood. Despite his best efforts, however, he loses his balance and lands in the gory pool.
Uriel {AC:18 HP:43/43 Blessed Aura of Courage} d20+2=15 d20+2=22 d20+5=20 2d6(4+4)+5=13 d20+11=25 2d6(5+6)+7=18 Thursday June 16th, 2005 7:23:45 AM
Seeing the size of the creature, Uriel pulls his greatsword, leaving his shield behind. He tries to sense evil from the creature as he approaches it. (Reflex:15) If he can melee it this round he will.
{With Power Attack(-3), Uriel Hits AC:20 Dmg:13 If evil Uriel will smite evil instead of power attack AC:25 Dmg:18}
Shadow d20+6=18 d6+1=5 d20+2=20 d20+2=19 Thursday June 16th, 2005 9:19:51 AM
Shadow will not hesitate at the carnage he sees and will let fly with an arrow at the large wolf (To hit=18 dmg=5). Knowing that will probably be his only shot because of the rest of the group rushing into the frey, Shadow will look around to make sure there are not any other threats to the group. (Spot=20 Listen=19)
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) Thursday June 16th, 2005 9:25:14 PM
Mira stops in front of the carnage and casts a protective spell upon herself.
DM Sanity Info: Spells: 0-level, 6 per day-Detect Magic, Read Magic, Light, Mage Hand######, Ray of Frost 1st-level, 6 per day-Magic Missile#, Burning Hands, Mage Armor##
DM Kathy d20+11=16 d8+10=12 d20+7=17 Friday June 17th, 2005 3:40:50 AM
Evan approaches the wolf and flings an axe. It strikes a solid blow, but the massive creature seems barely fazed by the attack.
Arm walks right up to the creature, easily able to keep his balance on the uncertain footing. His weaker blow also lands.
Kadaz's boots skid on the slick surface, but he does not quite fall. [Make another Balance check next turn if you want to continue approaching the critter.]
Uriel draws his greatsword as he approaches, then stretches out toward the big wolf with his inner eye. Nothing about the creature detects as evil. [Detecting is a standard action, so you can't also attack. You can save those numbers for next round, though, if you want.]
Shadow hits the wolf with an arrow, and Mira casts a protective spell. Conner and Wilfire seem momentarily unable to act.
The wolf swings its great head around and snaps at Arm. Powerful jaws close on the bard's leg, ripping at flesh and sinew. [12 points damage] Then the wolf braces and pulls, trying to pull Arm off balance. [Trip check 17. Arm, roll a d20 and add your Strength or Dexterity bonus (your choice). If it's under 17, you are tripped.]
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+7=26 d8+3=5 Friday June 17th, 2005 5:38:26 AM
Evan palms his second axe, while striking out at the wolf with his sword in an attempt to gain it's attention. (sword-26, dam-5)
Arm ac 13, hp 1/13 d20+1=20 d20+4=18 d8+2=8 Friday June 17th, 2005 6:06:42 AM
Gritting his teeth from the near fatal blow, Arm still manages to maintain his upright position (trip=20). Thrusting forward with his sword he connects more solidly this time, but while he does he hopes his friends can help dispatch this creature soon, as he fears he is not long for this Wold otherwise. (attk: 18, dmg: 8)
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 44] d20+2=5 Friday June 17th, 2005 6:24:41 AM
Kadaz tries to catch his balance, arms windmilling, but he fails and falls to the ground, sending up splashes of blood. He immediately starts to roll away from the wolf, towards a place where he can stand up safely.
Shadow d20+6=22 d6+2=6 Friday June 17th, 2005 9:30:28 AM
Shadow releases another arrrow at the great wolf, hoping the group can finish it off right now because of Arm. (to hit=22 dmg=6)
Conner [AC=22, HP=32] Blessed d20+1=17 d20+7=21 d20+5=12 d8+3=7 Friday June 17th, 2005 11:59:29 AM
The fighter watches for an opening to wade into combat, and finds it when the wolf graps his companion [Balance=17]. Conner slashes at the wolf with his sword [Hit AC=21 for 7 HP] and tries to bash at the creature with his spiked shield in an effort to inflict even more damage.[Hit AC=12]. "Try to surround it!" he calls out to his companions.
Uriel Sunday June 19th, 2005 6:53:38 PM
{Ok - Just use the rolls from the last post for my attack on the wolf.}
"Right Conner, lets try to get the flanking attacks in," Uriel says.
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) 2d4(2+4)+2=8 Sunday June 19th, 2005 9:08:12 PM
Mira keeps her distance from the beast, and shoots a missile of magical energy in its direction. (8 pts. dmg.)
DM Sanity Info: Spells: 0-level, 6 per day-Detect Magic, Read Magic, Light, Mage Hand######, Ray of Frost 1st-level, 6 per day-Magic Missile##, Burning Hands, Mage Armor##
DM Kathy d20+11=13 Monday June 20th, 2005 12:46:39 AM
Evan pulls another axe, then steps up and attacks the wolf with his sword, doing more damage.
Arm manages to keep his feet and counters with a strong thrust from his rapier. The wolf yelps in pain.
Kadaz's feet skid out from under him and he hits the ground hard. As he rolls away, the wolf snaps at him (Attack of Opportunity), but misses.
Shadow's arrow strikes home, then Conner strides up and slashes the creature with his sword. The wolf is looking pretty well torn up by the time Uriel gets there, so it comes as no great surprise when the paladin's mighty blow finishes it off. The great beast falls to the cobbles, its blood mixing with the blood of its victims.
[Mira would not have cast her Magic Missile, so don't scratch that one off just yet.]
Atop the wall, the townsfolk huddle unmoving, as if afraid to believe the evidence of their own eyes. "Is it...is it dead?" someone finally asks.
In the distance, you still hear the howl of wolves.
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+6=13 Monday June 20th, 2005 5:37:43 AM
Evan takes a moment to glance up at the townspeople on the wal, but obviously remains silent. He then scans the area, listening for the next closest group of wolves and takes off, leaving the townspeople to get themselves down off the wall. (listen-13)
Arm ac 13, hp 1/13 Monday June 20th, 2005 5:49:49 AM
Stabbing his sword into the ground for something to hold on to, Arm pulls himself away from the carcass of the wolf. He looks around plaintively for either Uriel or Wilf to heal him so that they may continue on their way, not sure how long he'll be able to remain upright.
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 44] Monday June 20th, 2005 6:35:28 AM
The dwarf manages to stand up, blood dripping from his armor and weapons. "Great, just great" he says wearly while examining his chain mail, thinking that it's going to take forever to clean.
"We seem to be good wolf killers. Let's find some more. But I'd like to know if they're coming in over the walls or just appearing somewhere in the city."
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) Monday June 20th, 2005 6:55:20 AM
"Here, Arm," says Mira as she hands the bard a vial, (roll for Cure Light Wounds), pushing a lock of hair off his face with her free hand. She tries to keep her voice steady, as she says "that was close!" adding in a whisper, "to close".
The sorcerer will wait for one with healing magic to help Arm further, and then follow after the group as they make their way through the streets.
DM Sanity Info: Spells: 0-level, 6 per day-Detect Magic, Read Magic, Light, Mage Hand######, Ray of Frost 1st-level, 6 per day-Magic Missile#, Burning Hands, Mage Armor##
Conner [AC=22, HP=32] Blessed Monday June 20th, 2005 7:08:53 AM
"Aye" the fighter almost growls as the words escape his lips, let's find some more of these wolves. Conner pauses only long enough to drag the flat of his blade across the wolf's fur, leaving most of the blood behind.
Uriel {AC:18 HP:43/43 Aura of Courage} Monday June 20th, 2005 11:16:58 AM
Uriel says to Arm and Mira, "save the consumable healing until our renewable healing is gone, unless there is no other option."
He goes and lays hands on Arm, giving him 9 points back.
"Arm, friend you would do better to consider a less... direct role in every encounter, with light armor and a small pool of endurance to draw from, it might do better to use a missle weapon or some bardic magic possibly," Uriel chides his friend gently.
Shadow d20+2=13 Monday June 20th, 2005 11:47:23 AM
Shadow moves over to the rest of the group and tries to recover his two arrows that are in the great wolf. "We better move if we are to keep up with our naturalist friend." Shadow indicates towards Evan as he moves off. He will see if he can listen for the closest wolves (listen=13)
Wilfire Ironhouse d8+3=10 d8+3=8 Monday June 20th, 2005 2:44:59 PM
"Git yerself over 'er" Wilfire said to Mira and Arm. "You in some need'a healin".
Wilfire than begins casting his healing spells, healing Arm for 10 and Mira for 8.
OOC- Sorry I missed the battle. I was away at the cottage
DM Kathy Tuesday June 21st, 2005 1:07:39 AM
The battle over, the companions rush to the aid of the wounded bard. Mira offers up a potion, Uriel lays on hands to cure some of the damage, and Wilfire follows with a healing spell.
Arm is completely healed, so the potion is not needed. Mira is not hurt, so Wilfire's second spell is not needed.
The townsfolk are climbing cautiously down off the wall, doing their best to avoid looking at the torn bodies piled grotesquely below. A few stammer their thanks to you, but most seem numb with shock and terror.
Evan loses little time in taking off after fresh prey, and soon the rest of you follow. By now, most of you aren't bothering to sheathe your weapons. It's a mark of how chaotic the city has gotten that the sight of naked, bloody weapons doesn't arouse nearly the kind of panic it ought to. People are too busy running from the wolves.
With Evan leading the way, you move on to a crossroads. Several of the houses here have crumbled to rubble, but most are still intact. You see a glimpse of the occasional face at a window and realize that many people have reached the sanctuary of their home (or a neighbor's). You see several bloody corpses littering the ground and realize that others weren't so lucky.
In the center of the crossroads are three wolves. They are wolf-sized, not horse-sized like that last one, but they seem different from the ordinary wolves you faced earlier. They are glaring at you with what you would swear is intelligence. And hatred.
They watch the party approach, snarling, then moving as one, they begin to charge.
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+6=17 d20+6=11 d8+3=6 d20+3=16 Tuesday June 21st, 2005 5:41:22 AM
Evan sets his feet to recieve the charge, attacking with sword and axe the first wolf to reach him. He studies the wolves as they approach, trying to figure out what is different about them. (sword-17, dam-6, nature-16)
Arm ac 13, hp 13/13 d20+1=18 d8+1=2 Tuesday June 21st, 2005 5:58:46 AM
Smiling ruefully at Mira he says, "TELL me about it" as he hands her potion back to her. "Keep this for another time my dear, but thank you.".
After thanking Uriel and Wilf for their healing, he says to Uriel, "Perhaps I SHOULD take that advice...at least until I can either find or afford better armor. Unfortunately I have no songs that would avail any extra protection for myself or others, only something that will cause you to be more accurate in your fighting.". Saying so, he sheathes his sword and prepares his crossbow as they approach the crossroads.
Spying the new threat, he aims at one of the wolves and fires, connecting but just grazing it's shoulder (attk: 18, dmg: 2).
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 44] d20+10=11 Tuesday June 21st, 2005 6:35:57 AM
Kadaz grips his axe and shield and plants his feet on the cobbles of the road, bracing himself to resist the charging wolves. "Come kiss my axe!" he yells at them in a mixture of defiance and rage. If he gets the chance to swing at one running by he will. (attack 11)
Conner [AC=22, HP=32] Blessed d20+11=31 d20+11=30 d8+3=7 d8+3=9 Tuesday June 21st, 2005 7:57:12 AM
Conner eyes the charging wolves and waits intil the very last second to initiate his own headlong rush into batlle. The fighter charges the center wolf hoping to both split the pack as well as surprise them with the fury of his attack.
"Remenu!""To arms!" Conner calls out in dwarven and common at the top of his lungs as he brings his sword down on the center wolf. [Charge hits AC=31, nat 20, confirmed critical hit AC=30 for 7+9=16 HP].
Shadow d20+6=16 d4+2=6 Tuesday June 21st, 2005 10:16:27 AM
As soon as they see the wolves, and he notices the gleam in their eyes. Shadow stops, and tries to remain a little ways behind the fighters of the group and nocks an arrow. He will fire when the wolves start to charge. (to hit=16 dmg=6) He will nock and fire as soon as he can.
Uriel {AC:19 HP:43/43 Aura of Courage Blessed} d20+9=20 d8+4=12 Tuesday June 21st, 2005 11:39:32 AM
As they follow Evan towards the wolves, Uriel trades the greatsword for longsword and shield.
Uriel moves to the front shouting, "Try to keep them from reaching those in the second rank. Close in tighter and allow missle support while we melee the wolves!"
He lifts his shield and swings at one of the wolves.
Hit AC:20 Dmg:12
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Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) 2d4(3+4)+2=9 Tuesday June 21st, 2005 11:24:22 PM
Staying a safe distance from the attacking wolves, Mira takes cover behind the paladin, Uriel. The sorcerer shoots a missile of magical energy in support of Evan's attack at the front of the party (9 pts. dmg.)
DM Sanity Info: Spells: 0-level, 6 per day-Detect Magic, Read Magic, Light, Mage Hand######, Ray of Frost 1st-level, 6 per day-Magic Missile##, Burning Hands, Mage Armour##
DM Kathy d20+7=14 d20+7=9 d20+7=13 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 1:39:05 AM
Evan does a quick mental inventory, and concludes that these are not ordinary wolves; they are magical in some way. Even as he reachs that conclusion, he is striking out at one of the attacking creatures, landing a solid blow.
Arm shoots at one of the creatures, wounding it lightly. Shadow's arrow follows, and strikes the same one.
Kadaz takes a swing at one of the onrushing wolves, but misses. Uriel has better luck, and does more damage to the wolf Evan has already wounded.
Conner unleashes a devastating attack on the center wolf, and his sword bites deep into the creature's powerful shoulder.
Mira follows up with two magic missiles to the wolf wounded by Evan and Uriel, and that one is starting to look rather the worse for wear.
It can still bite, though, and it lunges at Uriel. Its teeth close, but cannot penetrate the paladin's sturdy armor.
The center wolf attacks Conner, but seems disoriented by its own wound. Its attack goes astray.
The third wolf, the one with Arm's and Shadow's arrows sticking out of it, makes a lunge at Kadaz and likewise misses.
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+6=26 d20+6=10 d20+6=7 d8+3=4 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 5:46:07 AM
In grim silence, Evan attacks again, trying to cut down the wolf in front of him. (sword-26 nat 20, no crit, axe missed, sword dam-4)
Conner [AC=22, HP=32] Blessed d20+7=10 d20+5=13 d6+3=5 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 7:01:47 AM
Conner turns and faces the central wolf, slashing with his sword [Hit AC=10]. Angry at himself for missing the injured wolf, the fighter tries to rake it with his spiked shield [Hit AC=13 for 5 HP].
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 44] d20+10=26 d10+4=14 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 7:07:36 AM
Kadaz steadies himself and swings at the wounded wolf trying to bite him. This time the axe swings true and bites into the side of the wolf, drawing yet more blood. "Die!" yells the dwarf. (attack 26, damage 14)
Shadow [AC24/21 HP 19/19] d20+6=16 d4+2=5 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 11:05:42 AM
Shadow will let another arrow fire at the same wolf that he hit already. Silently he will curse to himself (if it missed, which I think it did), and he will get another arrow nocked and ready to let loose.
Arm d20+1=17 d8+1=9 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 11:06:42 AM
Arm fires another bolt at the wolf he just hit, this time making MUCH better contact with it (attk: 17, dmg: 9).
Uriel {AC:19 HP:43/43 Blessed Aura of Courage} d20+9=20 d8+4=9 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 12:00:52 PM
Uriel grunts at the weight of the wolf lunging to bite and then steps back and stabs at the wolf.
Hit AC:20 Dmg:9
OOC: from Scott (ADM) about email addresses Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 12:26:33 PM
Everyone: please email me (sapodac@d20.co.edu) with your correct email address, so Kathy and I can make sure Jerry has the correct email information from everyone.
thanks
Wilfire Ironhouse (AC 15) Bull's strength d20+9=14 d10+9=18 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 10:26:38 PM
Wilfire charges the nearest wolf and swings away with all that he has.
"Back ta hades wit yue, foul beast!" he yelled.
OOC- hit AC 14, or 16 if he can charge. Damage 18.
OOC2- Anyone else have trouble getting on the site yesterday?
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) 2d4(4+1)+2=7 Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 11:38:47 PM
Mira cringes when the wolf lunges at the paladin, but when she opens her eyes, Uriel is still standing, and bravely fending off the beast. With a big intake of air, Mira targets the wolf with her magic (7 pts. dmg. from Magic Missile)
DM Sanity Info: Spells: 0-level, 6 per day-Detect Magic, Read Magic, Light, Mage Hand######, Ray of Frost 1st-level, 6 per day-Magic Missile###, Burning Hands, Mage Armour##
DM Kathy d20+7=16 d6+4=5 d20+3=4 Thursday June 23rd, 2005 2:23:52 AM
Evan again strikes the wolf in front of him, and Uriel follows with a solid blow of his own. That wolf goes down.
Conner misses his wolf twice, but Wilfire comes charging up and lands a massive blow. [Although I thought your flail did a d8, not a d10?] The wolf remains standing, but is clearly quite injured.
Kadaz sinks his axe into the wolf in front of him. Shadow and Arm fire at the same creature, but neither hits. [Arm's shot would have hit, but he has a -4 penalty for shooting into melee.]
Mira wants to assist Evan, but realizes his wolf is already down. Switching targets, she sends her magic missiles at the beast Kadaz is fighting, which looks the worst off. The bolts of magical energy kill it.
The single remaining creature is facing Conner and Wilfire, and decides to attack the dwarf. Blood gushes as the wolf's teeth sink into Wilfire's leg. [5 points damage] It tugs backwards, but is unable to trip the sturdy cleric.
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+8=12 d20+8=25 d6+3=7 Thursday June 23rd, 2005 5:58:19 AM
Evan skips around behind the final wolf and strikes out with sword and axe. Because of the closeness of his friends, he doesn't really have enough room to swing the sword and misses but lands a solid blow with the axe. (sword-12, axe-25, dam-7)
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 44] d20+10=14 d10+4=12 Thursday June 23rd, 2005 6:50:09 AM
Kadaz glances around quickly to make sure that this is really the last wolf left. If so, he joins the group surrounding it to take his turn attacking but the number of attackers here throws his swing off. (attack 14, damage 12)
Conner [AC=22, HP=32] Blessed d20+9=29 d20+9=29 d8+3=6 d8+3=7 Thursday June 23rd, 2005 7:33:01 AM
Conner winces as the wolf sinks his teeth into the dwarf. He can feel the anger rise within himself and puts everything into one violent swing of his sword [Hit AC=29 confirmed critical for 13 HP].
Shadow [AC24/19 HP19/19] d20+2=22 d20+2=4 Thursday June 23rd, 2005 10:22:11 AM
Shadow sees that the other wolf is surrounded and does not want to hit his companions, so he searches around to make sure there are no other wolves in the vacinity. (Spot=22 nat. 20 and listen=4)
Arm d20-3=10 Thursday June 23rd, 2005 10:29:43 AM
Not wanting to hit Conner, Arm's shot goes wild (attk: 10).
Wilfire Ironhouse (AC 15) Bull's strength d20+9=24 d10+9=12 Thursday June 23rd, 2005 10:57:21 AM
OOC- Wilfire uses a two-handed flail.
Wilfire gladly gave up his leg to the wolf, knowing that the beasts head would be less stationary. "Bon appetite" he mused with clenched teeth. "Now keep yer head still..."
And with that Wilfire swung away. (to hit 24, damage 12)
Uriel {AC:19 HP:43/43} Friday June 24th, 2005 12:40:34 AM
Uriel will detect evil on the final creature before it goes down under the attacks of the party.
DM Kathy Friday June 24th, 2005 2:35:07 AM
Under the combined onslaught of Evan, Kadaz, Conner, and Wilfire, the final wolf goes down. Just before its life is extinguished, Uriel looks in its direction with his inner eye and sees the unmistakable glow of evil.
Shadow looks and listens for more wolves, and soon you are off again.
The next hour or so is a nightmarish blur of snarling wolves and snapping jaws and screams and the flash of steel. And blood. So much blood. It runs down cobbled streets, pools in gutters, splatters your clothes and stains your weapons.
Bodies are piled everywhere--the bodies of men and women. And children. Townsfolk, civilians, who were unarmed and unable to cope with rampaging wolves tearing through the streets of Plateau City. You do your best not to look, but sometimes you can't help but see, and realize the kind of damage a full-grown wolf can do to unprotected human flesh. You're pretty sure all your nightmares for a solid year will be about this day.
Still, you keep at it, becuase what else can you do? Abandon people to their fate because you were tired, or discouraged, or sick at heart? So you keep going, running from one blood-soaked street to the next, battling wolf after wolf. Evan is pretty good at figuring out where the next group of wolves will be, aided from time to time by Shadow's keen senses.
After about an hour, it seems as if the tide has finally ebbed. You still hear the occasional howl, but you have gone several blocks now without encountering any more wolves. You begin to feel that you might actually survive this day.
You walk up a street and realize you are in the Gold Quarter, near the Gladiator Castle. And as you move toward it, you see up ahead of you the largest group of wolves you have faced yet today. In the center is one of the horse-sized wolves, with three of the oddly intelligent, evil wolves next to it. Also on hand are six ordinary wolves. Growls and snarls fill the air as they see you coming.
With any luck, these are the last wolves in the immediate area, but it's going to be a heck of a fight...
Arm d20+1=17 d8+1=4 Friday June 24th, 2005 5:54:06 AM
"Wonderful," thinks Arm as they approach the group. "Well, best get to it," he adds to himself as he takes aim at the horse-sized wolf and connects, albeit grazingly (attk: 17, dmg: 4).
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 44] d20+10=16 d10+4=13 Friday June 24th, 2005 6:52:01 AM
Kadaz looks ahead at the plaza that opens up, the wolves waiting for them, and then at the buildings nearby. He makes a quick decision and hopes it is the right one. "Don't advance into the plaza. They'll just surround us. Mira - stand in that little alcove." Kadaz points at the building on the left with the funny corner. "You'll be protected on 2 sides but can still cast spells. Arm, stand beside her. Everyone else - make a shield wall in front of them. Make the wolves come to us on our terms!"
Kadaz offers a quick prayer to Domi that this works. And he is grateful that Birdie didn't come along and is safe at home. But is anywhere safe in Plateau City today?
While rearanging themselves Kadaz keeps his eyes on the wolves. If they charge he will try to keep them from breaking through and will swing if the opportunity presents itself. (attack 16, damage 13)
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) Friday June 24th, 2005 7:21:30 AM
Sensing the advanatage is not with the party, Mira selects the scroll she had been studying earilier when the party got shrunk down. "Hold your attack until I've cast," she calls as she opens the scroll and conjures a cloud of golden particles*.
DM Sanity Info: Spells: 0-level, 6 per day-Detect Magic, Read Magic, Light, Mage Hand######, Ray of Frost 1st-level, 6 per day-Magic Missile###, Burning Hands, Mage Armour##
*Glitter Dust-2 rounds, A cloud of golden particles covers everything in the area targeted, blinding them for the duration of the spell.-p. 236 (Target-center of the wolf pack.)
(OOC: Sorry about missed post last night. Storms through the area and computer acting funny.)
Conner [AC=22, HP=32] d20+6=13 d20+4=24 d20+4=16 d6+3=9 d6+3=7 Friday June 24th, 2005 7:22:11 AM
Conner removes his pack and places it at Mira's feet. "There's oil inside" his voice is flat and emotionless, exhaustion is setting in. "Stuff some cloth in the top of each flask, light it up, and throw it at the cursed creatures if you run out of magic."
The fighter prepares himself for what he hopes is their final battle. Bracing himself for their charge he readies his shield and sword.
Readied action -Hit AC 13 with sword and AC 24 critical AC of 16 for 9+7 HP with shield bash.
Shadow [AC24/21 HP19/19] d20+6=8 Friday June 24th, 2005 11:10:03 AM
Shadow listens to the suggestions made by Kadaz and Mira and moves over to the area that Mira is supposed to be at. He then will let go with an arrow aimed at the closest 'intelligent' wolves, but misses terribly. (to hit=8) He will prepare to keep unleashing arrows until it becomes apparent that he will no longer be safe firing arrows.
Wilfire Ironhouse (AC19, HP 35) d8+3=9 d20+5=20 d8+1=8 Friday June 24th, 2005 6:57:22 PM
OOC- I'll assume Wilfire had time to heal himself and put on his plate mail, cause its the first thing he would have done once he had a chance... correct me if he didn't have the time. Heal roll=9.
Wilfire moved ahead 20" and began casting, calling upon a spiritual two-handed flail to aid him in battle. (OOC- spiritual weapon- +5 attack, d8+1 damage). The flail appeared beside one of the large wolves (G1), and immediately launched towards the creature. (Hit AC 20, damage 8)
OOC1- Spiritual weapon duration = 3 rounds
OOC2- Spells remaining Enlarge Person, Protection from evil, silence
Uriel {AC:19 HP:43/43 Aura of Courage} d20+9=29 d20+9=23 d8+5=9 d8+5=11 Sunday June 26th, 2005 9:29:21 PM
Uriel will arrange himself on the point of the alcove that Kadaz mentioned. The left flank as it were.
With a quick prayer to Domi, he prepares to fight.
Readied action - When they charge he will attack, hopefully one of the G wolves but will be satisfied with whichever one comes. AC:29 possible Crit AC:23 to confirm Dmg:9 Crit Dmg:11 Total:20
DM Kathy d20+6=25 d20+3=7 d20+3=14 d20+3=22 d20+3=20 d20+3=6 d20+3=8 d20+3=11 d20+3=20 d20+3=5 d6+1=7 d20+1=19 Monday June 27th, 2005 1:13:08 AM
Arm fires at the largest of the creatures. His arrow sinks in and draws a little blood.
Kadaz begins directing the defense and stands with his axe at the ready.
Mira casts a spell, and a swirling cloud of gold envelops the large wolf and the three intelligent evil wolves [OOC: okay, they're Worgs]. The large wolf sneezes, but otherwise seems fine. Two of the evil ones seem disoriented, as if they can't really see what thery're doing. The third one seems fine.
Conner hands Mira his pack with flasks of oil, then readies his weapons and stands beside Kadaz.
Shadow moves to the alcove area and fires a shot that goes wide.
Wilfire [who is healed up and wearing his armor] casts a spell, and a flail appears to bash one of the evil-looking wolves.
Uriel likewise prepares for the wolves to advance.
[Evan didn't post but I'm not going to leave him hanging out there like that, so he'll move back next to Conner.]
The large wolf and the ordinary wolves move in to attack immediately. The intelligent wolves seem to be hanging back a bit.
The large wolf arrives first. Kadaz's axe strikes it, then Conner's shield and Uriel's sword, each of the last two doing more damage than usual. The massive creature looks utterly surprised as it falls over dead.
You have little time to congratulate yourselves, though, as the six wolves come close on the heels of the large one.
The first one snaps at Shadow but misses. Four other wolves attack Conner, Kadaz, Evan, and Wilfire, but none of them really comes close. The wolf attacking Uriel, though, has a bit better luck, and closes its teeth on the paladin's leg [7 points damage]. It braces its four legs and pulls, and Uriel is toppled.
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+6=24 d20+6=13 d8+3=11 Monday June 27th, 2005 5:46:40 AM
Evan attacks the nearest wolf, his sword striking true but exhaustion causing the axe to miss. If any of the wolves try to slip past the front the fighter's have created, Evan disengages with his target to move and intercept in an attempt to protect Mira.
(sword-24, axe-13, dam-11)
Arm d20-3=9 Monday June 27th, 2005 5:48:15 AM
Feeling the fatigue setting in as well, and trying his best not to hit his companions, Arm's next shot goes wide (attk=9).
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 44] d20+10=23 d10+4=8 d20+10=26 d10+4=5 Monday June 27th, 2005 6:28:27 AM
The battle line has formed, just know how Kadaz had envisioned it. Well, no time to worry about that now because Uriel is down. Kadaz swings at the wolf that has just pulled Uriel to the ground. (attack 23, damage 8).
If that wolf falls Kadaz quickly swings his axe to the side at the wolf directly in front of him. (cleave if possible, attack 26, damage 5)
Conner [AC=22, HP=32] d20+6=24 d8+3=10 d20+4=7 Monday June 27th, 2005 7:55:43 AM
Conner does not wait for the next wave of wolves to reach him. He wades into the pack, slashing with his longsword and thrusting his spiked shield at the wolves in range. [Hit W2 AC=24 for 10 HP - missed with shield]
Conner will move into the square occupied by W2 if it dies as a result of his and Evan's attacks.
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) 2d4(3+2)+2=7 Monday June 27th, 2005 7:57:26 AM
Mira looks past her companions and fixes on one of the disoriented wolves. Reaching out with the last of her magic she sends two balls of damaging energy in the creature's direction. (7 dmg from Magic Missile)
Spells: 0-level, 6 per day-Detect Magic, Read Magic, Light, Mage Hand######, Ray of Frost 1st-level, 6 per day-Magic Missile####, Burning Hands, Mage Armour##
*Glitter Dust-2 rounds, A cloud of golden particles covers everything in the area targeted, blinding them for the duration of the spell.-p. 236 (Target-center of the wolf pack.)
Shadow [AC 21/18 HP 20/20] d20+4=12 Monday June 27th, 2005 10:44:50 AM
Shadow (not realizing how quickly the wolves advanced on him) slings his bow and draws his rapier. If his able will stab at the wolf attacking him, but misses. (to hit=12)
Wilfire Ironhouse (AC 19) T11/FF18 d20+7=10 d20+5=9 Monday June 27th, 2005 10:33:35 PM
Wilfire swung away with everything he had, but his feet were poorly set, which caused him to miss. His spiritual flail also attacked, but the strike was clumsy.
Uriel {AC:15(19) HP:36/43, Aura of Courage} d20+4=7 Monday June 27th, 2005 11:00:33 PM
Uriel falls ungracefully to the ground and attempts an ugly swing at the wolf that tripped him but misses.
DM Kathy d20+3=6 d20+3=8 d20+3=20 d20+3=19 d20+3=7 d6+1=4 d20+1=16 d20+6=22 d20+6=12 d20+7=10 d20+7=14 Tuesday June 28th, 2005 12:29:26 AM
Evan attacks Wolf 2, dealing the creature a significant wound. He is ready to rush to Mira's aid, should that be necessary.
Conner follows up with an attack to Wolf 2, dispatching it handily. He strides forward over its sprawled corpse.
Arm fires a shot, but misses.
Kadaz attacks Wolf 4 [it was actually 5 who tripped Uriel, but you can't reach that one]. His swing connects, and the wolf is badly wounded.
Mira fires her Magic Missiles at one of the blinded Worgs. The creature yelps and snarls, unable to see what is attacking it.
Shadow puts up his bow and draws his rapier.
Wilfire and his spiritual flail both miss their targets this round.
Prone, Uriel strikes out at the wolf who attacked him, but misses.
Shadow's wolf snaps at him, but misses. Ignoring Uriel for the moment, the other four remaining wolves go after Kadaz and Wilfire--two wolves on each dwarf. One of the ones on Kadaz makes contact, but his teeth can't penetrate the dwarf's sturdy armor. One of Wilfire's is a little luckier, and his teeth sink in [4 points damage]. The wolf tugs hard, but is unable to trip the dwarf.
The two blinded Worgs are apparantly trying to find an opponent by scent. One of them seems to manage, and approaches Conner, to be joined by the un-blinded one. The other continues to mill about, clearly still confused. The two Worgs attack Conner, but neither of them is able to connect.
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+6=22 d20+6=9 d8+3=6 Tuesday June 28th, 2005 5:42:01 AM
Evan attacks one of the two worgs on Conner, the sword striking true but missing wildly with the axe. (sword-22, axe-9, dam-6)
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 40] d20+10=23 d10+4=6 d20+10=30 d20+10=12 d10+4=10 Tuesday June 28th, 2005 5:53:17 AM
Kadaz swings at the wounded wolf, trying to finish it off. He hits and it takes even more damage, hopefully enough to make it go down. (attack 23, damage 6).
If it does go down Kadaz turns his attention to the other wolf in front of him and swings again, praying for a solid hit. (attack 30, natural 20, doesn't convert to a critical, 10 damage)
Arm d20-3=17 d8+1=2 Tuesday June 28th, 2005 5:57:39 AM
Succeeding this time, Arm gets a hit on W6, but only nicks it (attk: 17-dmg: 2). "I've had enough of this long-range nonsense," he thinks after the shot, "It's time to get up front and do some REAL damage.".
Conner [AC=22, HP=32] d20+6=17 d20+4=15 d8+3=11 d6+3=7 Tuesday June 28th, 2005 7:32:51 AM
Conner's training takes over as he quickly assesses the tactical situation. The dwarves, he knows, will make quick work of the wolves as long as the worgs are held at bay. The fighter sizes up the two worgs and attacks the blinded one (G1?), trying to even the odds as quickly as possible. He swings first with his longsword and follows with a shield bash, hoping the animal is caught unawares. [Hit AC=17 and 15 for 11 and 7 HP respectively].
Shadow [AC 21/18 HP20/20] d20+4=11 Tuesday June 28th, 2005 8:53:45 AM
Shadow swings at the wolf in front of him, but misses. 'I should stick to using my new bow.' he thinks to himself. (to hit=11)
Wilfire Ironhouse d20+7=24 d20+5=15 d10+4=8 d8+1=2 Tuesday June 28th, 2005 8:57:10 AM
Wilfire shrugged off the bite and countered with a mighty overhead strike with his flail (hit AC 24, damage 10... I should have had it as a +6 not +4). Meanwhile his spiritual flail thrashed away at the same wolf (hit AC 15, D2).
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) d20+5=20 d8+1=3 Tuesday June 28th, 2005 8:00:45 PM
Mira takes a step to her left, catching up her light crossbow and a bolt as she does. Trying to get a good fix on G3 between Conner and Kadaz, she looses the bolt at point blank range. (Hit AC 20 for 3 pts. dmg)
DM Kathy d20+7=17 d20+7=23 d6+4=6 d20+3=13 d20+3=12 d20+3=6 d20+3=19 d20+3=17 d6+1=4 d20+1=10 Wednesday June 29th, 2005 1:13:15 AM
Evan steps up and attacks one of the worgs, which is now looking a bit the worse for wear.
Kadaz strikes a powerful blow, finishing off the wounded wolf in front of him. His follow-through connects with the wolf standing next to it, wounding it severely.
Arm fires a shot that hits one of the two wolves on Wilfire.
Conner's sword and shield flash, and the first blinded worg goes down.
Wilfire strikes the wolf that Arm hit earlier, which is now also looking very wounded. The spiritual flail strikes at G1, but the target is already dead.
Mira fires a shot and hits the third worg. Shadow swings at his wolf but misses.
The glittering dust disappears from the worgs, and the blinded one blinks, focuses, and advances on Conner. The two worgs attack the tattooed fighter, and one of them is able to connect [6 points damage]. It tugs hard, and almost manages to trip Conner, but the fighter is able to keep his balance.
Wolf 1 attacks Arm, but misses. Wolf 3 misses Kadaz, and Wolf 6 misses Wilfire. Wolf 5 has a bit more luck, however, and sinks its teeth into Wilfire [4 points damage]. It tries to trip him, but the attempt is laughable.
Arm ac 13 : hp 13/13 d20+3=18 d8+1=7 Wednesday June 29th, 2005 5:43:12 AM
OOC: Kathy, according to the last combat map you sent, I was nowhere near the front lines, so how could I be attacked? I'm advancing this round, but last round I was still in the back... :)
IC: Dropping his crossbow (for retrieval later), Arm draws his sword and advances on W6, connecting with MUCH more satisfying results. "That's a LOT better," he thinks. (attk: 18 dmg: 7).
Oops! Right you are; W1 attacked Shadow. Sorry, I was posting in a hurry.
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 40] d20+10=28 d10+4=5 d20+10=24 d12+4=8 Wednesday June 29th, 2005 6:33:20 AM
Kadaz takes a step in front of Uriel but swings at the wolf he just wounded. (Attack 28, damage 5). If that wolf goes down he quickly swings at the wolf standing near the prone Uriel, trying to remove the threat from his companion. (attack 24, damage 8)
Conner [AC=22, HP=26/32] d20+6=11 d20+4=23 d6+3=9 Wednesday June 29th, 2005 7:42:42 AM
Conner holds his ground and uses his sword to parry the gaping maw of one of the worgs. His follow through with his shield arm is designed for much more, and the three spikes sink deep into the side of his target [Hit G2 AC=23 for 9 HP]
Shadow [AC21/18 HP20/20] d20+4=23 d4+1=5 Wednesday June 29th, 2005 9:18:14 AM
Shadow lounges at the wolf in front of him (W1) and connects with it. (to hit=23 dmg=5) "Yes!" he exclaims after his first two failed attempts. He is starting to feel a little bit better about using his new rapier (he does not seem to do as well with it as he does with his new bow).
Uriel {AC:19 HP:36/43 Aura of Courage} d20+8=15 d8+3=8 Wednesday June 29th, 2005 6:04:11 PM
Uriel spends the round regaining his footing. If he can still attack, he will swing away.
Hit AC:15 Dmg:8
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) d20+5=19 d8+1=6 Thursday June 30th, 2005 12:38:33 AM
Mira fires another bolt at the wolves attacking the group. (Hit AC 19, 6 dmg-target G3)
DM Kathy d20+3=13 d20+3=11 d20+3=11 d20+7=16 d20+7=17 Thursday June 30th, 2005 2:21:23 AM
Arm drops his crossbow and draws his sword as he moves in on the wolves. He slashes Wolf 6 and draws blood.
Kadaz steps in front of his fallen companion and swings again at Wolf 3. His axe bites deep, and the wolf goes down. He continues his swing into Wolf 5, and wounds it.
Conner parries, then strikes out at one of the Worgs with his shield. The creature is wounded, but still fighting.
Shadow finally manages to take a piece out of Wolf 1.
Uriel climbs to his feet, which provokes an AoO from Wolf 5. Its bite isn't good enough to penetrate the paladin's armor, however, and Uriel counters with a strong blow from his sword. The wolf drops to the cobbles, dead.
Mira fires another bolt at G3, hitting the creature again.
Wolf 1 attacks Shadow again, but misses. Wolf 6 (the only other normal wolf remaining) switches targets to the man who just wounded him, which would be Arm. Its attack is no better, however.
The worgs continue to concentrate on Conner, but their attacks also miss.
Arm d20+3=16 d8+1=8 Thursday June 30th, 2005 5:46:48 AM
Encouraged some by his good luck the last time, Arm swings again at the beast and once again connects (attk: 16 - dmg: 8).
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 40] d20+10=18 d10+4=5 d20+10=30 d20+10=28 d10+4=8 d10+4=7 Thursday June 30th, 2005 6:55:32 AM
Kadaz moves to the left to stand next to Conner. He then swings at the wolf that, of the two in range, appears to be most wounded, trying to eliminate one more opponent. (attack 18, damage 5). If the wolf goes down he then swings at the other. (Attack 30, natural 20, confirmed critical, 15 damage).
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+6=26 d20+6=19 d20+6=24 d8+3=4 2d8(6+4)+3=13 d6+3=4 Thursday June 30th, 2005 7:37:17 AM
With a surge of sudden energy, Evab strikes out at one of the worgs, (G2), his sword and axe flashing with deadly accuracy. (sword-26, nat 20, crit chance-19, axe-24, sword dam-4, crit dam-13, axe dam-4)
Conner [AC=22, HP=26/32] d20+6=21 d20+4=8 d8+3=5 Thursday June 30th, 2005 7:54:12 AM
Conner lashes out again with his longsword at the worg [Hit AC=21 for 5 HP]. In his enthusiasm, the fighter swings his shield wide.
Shadow [AC21/18 HP20/20] d20+4=10 Thursday June 30th, 2005 9:05:21 AM
Shadow swings again at the wolf, hoping for a killing blow, but instead lounges too far to his left and misses the beast. (to hit=10)
Wilfire Ironhouse (AC19, HP 27/35) d20+7=27 d20+5=24 d20+7=8 d20+5=16 d10+6=12 Thursday June 30th, 2005 9:14:03 AM
Wilfire spun his heavy flail over his head and then brought it crashing down hard onto the wolves head (W6--> 27, crit failed 8, 12 damage). Wilfire then focused his mental energies on a spiritual flail attack (move action to redirect on G3, hit 19+5=24, crit confirmation 16, damage unrolled cause there wasn't enough rolling space)
OOC: I wrote in my earlier post that Wilfire's spiritual flail was heavy, since that is the weapon that he took for his war domain focus. A such I used a 19-20 crit in the roll above. However if you deem that it should be a light flail, then the critical was not successful.
Uriel {AC:19 HP:36/43 Aura of Courage} d20+11=29 d8+7=15 Thursday June 30th, 2005 6:40:32 PM
Coming up on the nearest accessible evil worg, Uriel shouts out loud something unintelligible as he smites the beast, there is a small flash of golden light as the sword connects.
{Using Smite Evil Hit AC:29 Dmg:15}
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) d20+5=16 d8+1=8 Thursday June 30th, 2005 8:58:42 PM
Mira's eyes dart from side to side as she takes in the action. The party seems to be holding up well and gaining the upper hand against the strange wild beasts.
Selecting another bolt, Mira fires at the nearest creature likely to be a threat. (Hit AC 16, 8 pts dmg)
DM Kathy Friday July 1st, 2005 3:35:46 AM
Arm takes another swing at Wolf 6 and finishes it off.
Kadaz steps next to Conner and takes a swing at Worg 2. He wounds the creature but does not kill it. Conner follows up with a blow at the same worg, who is now looking very wounded.
Meanwhile, Wilfire's spiritual flail finishes off Worg 3, enabling Uriel to step up and smite the living heck out of Worg 2. Both of the evil creatures are now destroyed.
Shadow is still locked in a duel with his wolf, and misses his strike. Mira, however, gets off a good shot with her crossbow, and the creature goes down.
The wolves are all dead now, and you can hear no more howls in the city. There is blood everywhere--in the streets, on your weapons, splattered on your clothes and armor. The coppery tang of the stuff fills your nostrils.
And, now that you are no longer fighting for your lives, you realize how fatigued you are. You've been fighting a running battle for a solid hour; your muscles tremble with the effort to keep going. Your weapons and armor feel heavier than they every have. You want nothing more than to rest for a good long time--but there's a flooded river between you and the comparitive safety of your lodgings.
Everybody make a Spot check, please.
Evan ac 18 hp 24 d20+9=11 Friday July 1st, 2005 5:29:39 AM
Using a wall to keep himself upright, Evan pants heavily as he tries to catch his breath, exhaustion causing him to finally drop his guard. (spot-11)
Arm d20+4=21 Friday July 1st, 2005 6:04:25 AM
Retrieving his crossbow, Arm wipes his sword clean on one of the wolves hides on a part that won't dirty it more. As the familiar adrenaline rush fades, he realizes how dead tired he is, and how much has happened in the last few hours. Dazed, he slumps to the ground and, staring up at the sky, thinks "Is everyone going to blame all of this on me because I voted 'no' to wake the sleeper?".
Wearily he looks around briefly to make sure that his companions are well, and that there are no further threats to them at the moment, not that he would be able to do much about it right now anyway (spot=21).
OOC: Have a good 4th, all! :)
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 40] d20+1=19 Friday July 1st, 2005 6:59:03 AM
Kadaz looks wildly around for another foe, then relaxes as he sees all of the wolves dead on the ground. "We are the Wolf Killers!" he yells in triumph. But then he looks beyond the dead monsters and the destruction they visited on his city registers in his mind. The victory is ashes in his mouth. "Who did this to us? I want revenge" he vows. (spot 19)
Shadow [AC21/18 HP20/20] d20+2=22 Friday July 1st, 2005 8:57:43 AM
Shadow is just about to lunge at the wolf again when he sees the crossbow bolt sink into the wolf and it drops. He looks around for another wolf and realizes they are all down. He listens for sounds, but only hears his own heavy breathing and his thumping of his heart. He wipes off his rapier on the wolf in front of him and puts it away. He will get his bow out, but realizes just how tired he is. He is not sure he could draw back the bow to shoot another arrow. With that he will lean against the wall and be thankful that they all made it through. He will try and keep a watchful eye open for any more danger. (Spot=22 natural 20)
Wilfire Ironhouse (27/35-->34/35) d20+3=8 d8+3=7 Friday July 1st, 2005 9:29:47 AM
Wilfire casts a quick healing spell on himself as soon as the battle is over (healed 7-34/35).
"Somebody be payin fer dis trickery. Payin tenfold" Wilfire promised as he scanned the area for any sign of trouble (spot 8).
Conner d20+3=23 Friday July 1st, 2005 9:41:10 AM
The tattoed fighter allows his swordarm to fall to his side as he takes in the carnage. "Where did that big horse-sized wolf get to?" he asks. [Spot=23; nat 20]
Uriel d20+3=7 Sunday July 3rd, 2005 8:53:09 PM
Uriel is clearly bone weary. He leans heavily against the building and misses spotting anything.
Mira (AC 13/17 Mage Armour, 22 HP) d20+2=10 Sunday July 3rd, 2005 10:48:59 PM
Mira lowers her light crossbow, and looks around at her exhausted friends, and her heart aches. She turns around in a full circle and takes in the devastation and carnage and she feels the tears well up in her eyes.
"What is this madness?" she wonders aloud.
Arm Tuesday July 5th, 2005 5:56:48 AM
Content that his companions are all whole, if only in body and not mind or spirit, Arm rests his head back against a nearby building, hoping that someone will wake him when they decide to leave...even though he'd be happy staying right where he is.
Shadow Tuesday July 5th, 2005 10:05:04 AM
Shadow will continue to lean against the wall, but will remain alert to any dangers to the group.
Mira Tuesday July 5th, 2005 8:53:03 PM
The sorcerer picks her way through the detritus and finds the ranger. Placing a hand on Evan's shoulder, she suggests, "lets go home."
Evan Wednesday July 6th, 2005 5:33:06 AM
Nodding to Mira, he hooks her arm with his, smiling weakly as he pushes himself off the supporting wall so they can start making their way back home trying his best not to see the carnage caused by the wolves and failing miserably.
Arm Wednesday July 6th, 2005 5:52:43 AM
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Kadaz [ AC21, hp 40] Wednesday July 6th, 2005 7:20:26 AM
Kadaz looks over the carnage in the street and has a thought. "Hey, we have a pile of wolves here. Aren't wolf pelts worth something? Does anyone know how to skin one of these? How about a necklace of wolf talons?"
Shadow Wednesday July 6th, 2005 9:34:57 AM
Shadow is just about to fall asleep when Kadaz asks about wolf pelts. "I have no clue about skinning anything, and I am not sure you would get much for the mangled remains."
Conner Wednesday July 6th, 2005 5:49:21 PM
The fighter continues to scan his surroundings for the large wolf that seemed to be orchestrating the carnage.
Mira Wednesday July 6th, 2005 10:45:15 PM
"Maybe we could set up camp here or in one of these building, if it is safe?" suggests the sorcerer putting a hand to her mouth to stiffle a yawn. "Today has taken a lot out of me, and if I don't get some shut-eye, I'll be no good to anyone." If Mira can locate a safe place, she will curl up for a snooze, wrapping herself in the folds of her voluminous cloak.
Evan Thursday July 7th, 2005 5:30:50 AM
Evam sits with Mira, giving her a soft lap to use for a pillow. It was his intention to keep an eye open for danger, but soon after Mira falls asleep, so does he.
Arm d20+4=18 Thursday July 7th, 2005 6:17:26 AM
Startled awake by dangers imagined rather than real, Arm takes a quick look around (spot=18), then quickly falls back to sleep.
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 40] Thursday July 7th, 2005 6:50:14 AM
While the other relax Kadaz goes to the giant wolf and with his dagger removes the claws from all four feet. "These should make an interesting necklace" he explains to those still awake.
ADM Scott (in place of Kathy) Thursday July 7th, 2005 10:11:56 AM
Instead of the group sleeping out in the open, they head back to their apartment. They find it fairly uneventful, if you consider the rising water and the sudden plant growth.
When they get back to their apartment they find it amazingly in good shape compared to some of the other buildings they have passed. The plant growth seems to have continued in it rapid pace, but it does not seem to pose a serioud threat to the building while the party rests.
Most of the party is very tired from their eventful day.
(Sorry for the very generic post, but want to keep moving on. Since most of you had posted about sleeping it made sense to move us back to the apartment.)
Shadow Thursday July 7th, 2005 10:14:06 AM
Shadow is relieved to get back to the apartment without incident and quickly goes to his room. After getting his gear off he looks it over to make sure everything will be okay until morning (no major collection of blood or things that would cause the leather to stiffen too much and that his sword is clean).
Kadaz [ AC21, hp 40] d20-3=7 d20+5=17 Thursday July 7th, 2005 1:25:56 PM
Birdie is overjoyed at having Kadaz back. He starts to jump around but then catches scent of the wolf blood on Kadaz. He also quickly detects the wolf talons Kadaz has in a pocket and starts to growl, hackles up. Kadaz has to spend some time convincing Birdie that there is no threat here.
Once that is done Kadaz starts cleaning. When he slipped and rolled in a pool of blood he coated all of the links of his chain mail. And some fur flung loose during the battles caught on the drying blood. The result is that Kadaz looks like a walking fur ball. Kadaz strips, sluices off himself first, and then starts the long job of cleaning and then drying his armor and weapons. While the others nap, Kadaz concentrates on this job and quietly hums a tune to himself. (perform 7)
Birdie lays near Kadaz keeping an eye out for trouble, especially small fairies. (spot 17)
Conner Thursday July 7th, 2005 5:48:35 PM
Conner returns to the apartment, and following Kadaz' lead he cleans and hones his weapons and wipes down his armor. "Plate's a bit easier to clean than chain" he grins at Kadaz.
When he has finished he will investigate Sampson's and see if he can procure some ale and nourishment. He will also check on the whereabouts of the buxom Amy
Wilfire Ironhouse Thursday July 7th, 2005 9:51:52 PM
"So much innocent blood spilt" Wilfire thought as he rubbed his face in frustration. "What kind of person could do such a thing? What kinda person..."
Terrible visions of the days events flashed through Wilfire's mind, and soon his tears began to consume him.
"Jus ain't right" he muttered as he started violently shifting through things in search of something... anything to drink.
It seemed as if Wilfire was about to fall off the wagon...
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