Harry wrote:
(OOC - hmmmmm, maybe not so bright)
Taines was momentarily overcome with rage, but has regained his somewhat feisty composure. Seeing his comrades at the base of the fountain, he extinguishes the flask, draws his axe and swings madly at the tentacle.
(005) Return to the Fountain
Waysoftheearth's Hinterlands PBP
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(005) Return to the Fountain
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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waysoftheearth wrote:
The fountain chamber is a riotous flood of churning melee -- yellow lantern and torch-lights bob chaotically in the gloom as water gushes from the broken basin and the tenticale demon flings chilling splashes madly about!
(Initiative is rolled; Caine 1d6=6(+1), Olaf 1d6=6, Anwyn 1d6=4(+1); Crystin 1d6=3, Mads 1d6=2(+1), The Foe 1d6=3, Dieter 1d6=1(+1), Victor 1d6=2, Taines and Ulric are last after changing gear)
Caine is no sooner landed than leaping nimbly again, slashing about with a gleaming blade in each hand (1d20=13) and striking (left handed) as he artfully avoids a counter-swipe, inflicting (1dd=6) just 1 hit-point of damage -- his knife-thrust seems to pass too easily through the monsterous corpus. Almost as quickly, Olaf drives his sword into the neck of the rising tentacle (1d20=19), carving a viscious slash through its watery form for (2dd=1,6) 3 hit-points of damage.
From the door arch, Anwyn is still looking for a safe chance to let fly her arrow (1d6=1) but dares not fire into the tumult.
As the monstrous tentacle draws back to strike, malevolently hissing "You payssss for thisss!" , Crystin jumps onto the rim of the basin flailing her maces in wide arcs, (1d20=17) and manages to catch the monster with her left handed attack causing an intemperate splash and (1dd=4) for another 4 hit-points of damage just as Olaf physically jams his shield arm into the thick neck of the beast.
Mads sees the monster rising over his shoulder, and turns from his work breaking up the statue to swing broadly at the rearing monstrosity -- but just as his slashing axe should have hit home, the monster vanishes with a torturous squeal, leaving only water behind and his hard-honed blade catches nothing but droplets of ordinary water in mid air. The entire volume of water then immediately falls to ground with another almighty splash!
Dieter, Ulric, Victor and Taines pause momentarily, their weapons all poised to strike -- but their target is suddenly gone.
There is a moment of confused silence.
The party find themselves alone, soaked to the skin, and standing in inches of ebbing water. The watery demon has vanished. The statue is toppled. The basin is cracked open, and the majority of the water has run out into the gloomy, now flooded chamber...
"Well, what do you know?" snorts Victor, between heavy breaths. And then spits.
The fountain chamber is a riotous flood of churning melee -- yellow lantern and torch-lights bob chaotically in the gloom as water gushes from the broken basin and the tenticale demon flings chilling splashes madly about!
(Initiative is rolled; Caine 1d6=6(+1), Olaf 1d6=6, Anwyn 1d6=4(+1); Crystin 1d6=3, Mads 1d6=2(+1), The Foe 1d6=3, Dieter 1d6=1(+1), Victor 1d6=2, Taines and Ulric are last after changing gear)
Caine is no sooner landed than leaping nimbly again, slashing about with a gleaming blade in each hand (1d20=13) and striking (left handed) as he artfully avoids a counter-swipe, inflicting (1dd=6) just 1 hit-point of damage -- his knife-thrust seems to pass too easily through the monsterous corpus. Almost as quickly, Olaf drives his sword into the neck of the rising tentacle (1d20=19), carving a viscious slash through its watery form for (2dd=1,6) 3 hit-points of damage.
From the door arch, Anwyn is still looking for a safe chance to let fly her arrow (1d6=1) but dares not fire into the tumult.
As the monstrous tentacle draws back to strike, malevolently hissing "You payssss for thisss!" , Crystin jumps onto the rim of the basin flailing her maces in wide arcs, (1d20=17) and manages to catch the monster with her left handed attack causing an intemperate splash and (1dd=4) for another 4 hit-points of damage just as Olaf physically jams his shield arm into the thick neck of the beast.
Mads sees the monster rising over his shoulder, and turns from his work breaking up the statue to swing broadly at the rearing monstrosity -- but just as his slashing axe should have hit home, the monster vanishes with a torturous squeal, leaving only water behind and his hard-honed blade catches nothing but droplets of ordinary water in mid air. The entire volume of water then immediately falls to ground with another almighty splash!
Dieter, Ulric, Victor and Taines pause momentarily, their weapons all poised to strike -- but their target is suddenly gone.
There is a moment of confused silence.
The party find themselves alone, soaked to the skin, and standing in inches of ebbing water. The watery demon has vanished. The statue is toppled. The basin is cracked open, and the majority of the water has run out into the gloomy, now flooded chamber...
"Well, what do you know?" snorts Victor, between heavy breaths. And then spits.
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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verhaden wrote:
Mads the Fair
Mads sinks down in the fountain and takes inventory of the treasure around him. "We could afford to give Rodrick a proper burial, I think." he says. "If that's not already handled by his Order."
Mads the Fair
Mads sinks down in the fountain and takes inventory of the treasure around him. "We could afford to give Rodrick a proper burial, I think." he says. "If that's not already handled by his Order."
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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coffee wrote:
Dieter will stick his crowbar in the crack in the basin and enlarge it, if at all possible. Like with the undead corpse earlier, merely dead doesn't suit him -- he prefers complete destruction.
Dieter will stick his crowbar in the crack in the basin and enlarge it, if at all possible. Like with the undead corpse earlier, merely dead doesn't suit him -- he prefers complete destruction.
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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danhem wrote:
Ulric rises from his crouches position next to Roderick's corpse.
"A shame," he says looking down at the dead man. "He was a noble man. This is not the sort of death he deserved."
Ulric's face and tone suddenly become harder.
"We should secure his equipment from this foul water. Someone should make use of his torches. I have a feeling we will need them soon. His weapons and armor should travel with him to the next life."
Ulric turns from Roderick's body and notices the shiny objects that have tumbled from the fountain.
"What have we here?" he asks and walks over to where Mads is collecting the treasure.
Ulric rises from his crouches position next to Roderick's corpse.
"A shame," he says looking down at the dead man. "He was a noble man. This is not the sort of death he deserved."
Ulric's face and tone suddenly become harder.
"We should secure his equipment from this foul water. Someone should make use of his torches. I have a feeling we will need them soon. His weapons and armor should travel with him to the next life."
Ulric turns from Roderick's body and notices the shiny objects that have tumbled from the fountain.
"What have we here?" he asks and walks over to where Mads is collecting the treasure.
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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eris wrote:
"Huzzah!" Olaf shouts, "I think that worked!"
The rangy warrior staggers back from the edge of the pool shaking his shield and then the rest of his body almost like a dog as he tries to shake the demon's water from himself. Then seeing the fallen Rodrick he frowns, "But a victory won at a high cost."
"Huzzah!" Olaf shouts, "I think that worked!"
The rangy warrior staggers back from the edge of the pool shaking his shield and then the rest of his body almost like a dog as he tries to shake the demon's water from himself. Then seeing the fallen Rodrick he frowns, "But a victory won at a high cost."
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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heartless wrote:
CRYSTIN HEILWIG looks around to make sure it is safe then takes a moment to offer a pray for the fellow templar. "Let place this noble knights body somewhere safe until we leave this place."
Then she will pick up her torch and light it and have a look around the fountain to see whats there and any secret doors and also as to where the tenticale demon may have gone.
CRYSTIN HEILWIG looks around to make sure it is safe then takes a moment to offer a pray for the fellow templar. "Let place this noble knights body somewhere safe until we leave this place."
Then she will pick up her torch and light it and have a look around the fountain to see whats there and any secret doors and also as to where the tenticale demon may have gone.
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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Harry wrote:
"Aye tis a shame, but he died as a man as he should, sword in hand. His family and his brothers will be proud" Taines says, eyes scouring the room for any hidden nooks, both hands on his beard wringing hte water from it.
Taines moves around the room feeling and searching the walls and fountain.
"Aye tis a shame, but he died as a man as he should, sword in hand. His family and his brothers will be proud" Taines says, eyes scouring the room for any hidden nooks, both hands on his beard wringing hte water from it.
Taines moves around the room feeling and searching the walls and fountain.
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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eris wrote:
Olaf will retrieve his bow from the floor where he cast it, and try to dry it and its string. If he is able to do so he will nock an arrow and position himself to stand guard where he can watch the dark passages leading out of the room.
"How is everyone's health?" Olaf asks as he continues to stand guard, "And supplies? How are we fixed for torches, oil for our lanterns?"
Olaf will retrieve his bow from the floor where he cast it, and try to dry it and its string. If he is able to do so he will nock an arrow and position himself to stand guard where he can watch the dark passages leading out of the room.
"How is everyone's health?" Olaf asks as he continues to stand guard, "And supplies? How are we fixed for torches, oil for our lanterns?"
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
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waysoftheearth wrote:
Mads (already soaked through) splashes to his knees in the last hand of water in the basin and begins to sort and inventory the treasure (intelligence 13). The bulk of it is spilled coin of mixed type, and he realises right away that there could be thousands of coins! Counting it all is going to take a while...
Meanwhile Dieter contines to vandalise the basin, cracking off another huge slab of stonework which allows the last of the water to spill out into the already flooded chamber -- but making Mads' task easier as the water drains away.
Ulric goes through Rodrick's gear, and finds that aside from his water-logged clothing, mail, helm, shield and flail, the bold knight was carrying: supplies enough for 4 or 5 days (a day or two of which may be salvageable), a waterskin, a coin purse full of water and 4sp and 5cp, six sodden torches (which may be good again when dried out), a mostly full flask of holy water, and the (ominously water-damaged) Book of Solemn Contemplation.
Once Ulric is done, Crystin kneels, puts her hand upon gently upon Rodrick's face an utters a quiet prayer for his passing.
Taines the Dwarf says a proud few words about the proper manner of the Man's death, and then searches about the rough hewn walls for any inequitable masonry work that might indicates a secret passage (1d6) but he comes across nothing to perk his interest.
Olaf recovers his bow (which is relatively dry considering the rest of the room) and shakes himself off before standing watch over everybody else. Anwyn and Victor likewise assume the watch...
Mads (already soaked through) splashes to his knees in the last hand of water in the basin and begins to sort and inventory the treasure (intelligence 13). The bulk of it is spilled coin of mixed type, and he realises right away that there could be thousands of coins! Counting it all is going to take a while...
Meanwhile Dieter contines to vandalise the basin, cracking off another huge slab of stonework which allows the last of the water to spill out into the already flooded chamber -- but making Mads' task easier as the water drains away.
Ulric goes through Rodrick's gear, and finds that aside from his water-logged clothing, mail, helm, shield and flail, the bold knight was carrying: supplies enough for 4 or 5 days (a day or two of which may be salvageable), a waterskin, a coin purse full of water and 4sp and 5cp, six sodden torches (which may be good again when dried out), a mostly full flask of holy water, and the (ominously water-damaged) Book of Solemn Contemplation.
Once Ulric is done, Crystin kneels, puts her hand upon gently upon Rodrick's face an utters a quiet prayer for his passing.
Taines the Dwarf says a proud few words about the proper manner of the Man's death, and then searches about the rough hewn walls for any inequitable masonry work that might indicates a secret passage (1d6) but he comes across nothing to perk his interest.
Olaf recovers his bow (which is relatively dry considering the rest of the room) and shakes himself off before standing watch over everybody else. Anwyn and Victor likewise assume the watch...
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]