(025) Return to the Ogres' Dungeon

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tombowings wrote:
Pelenwin runs out to aid Dieter, that foolhearty rogue.

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coffee wrote:
"This is more like it!" Dieter says with a grin.

He attacks the nearest foe.

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verhaden wrote:
Mads the Fair

If the creatures look hostile, which Mads is betting they are, he will join into the fray.

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waysoftheearth wrote:
There is a flurry of activity to take advantage of surprise!

Highbough hurls his spear (1d20=17) with deadly accuracy, striking one of the grotesque figures (8 on the map below) squarely in the flank for (2dd=1,3) 3 hit points. His spear is left lodged awkwardly between its ribs, and there comes from the wound a hot spluttering of sparks and char from the wound as it howls most awfully revealing a hundred bristling red fangs and a writhing black snake of a tongue. Highbough concedes he has chosen, by chance, one of the larger brutes.

At the same time Dieter moves directly to attack the nearest creature with his notched sword already raised high for a deadly strike, but (1d20=5) within a stride of his chosen target he baulks at the horrific thing -- a face like spilt sheep's guts surrounded by porcipine spines of a beard and concentrated about woeful white eyes. Dieter's will is turned by the sight such that his sword blow never falls. Pelenwin and Gustave likewise (1d20=8,6) falter and cannot bring themselves near enough to strike the ghastly Man-like fiends. The stench of the fiends is simply appalling.

Mads, however (1d20=14), has no such compunction. He approaches a confused creature from the flank, and hardly notes its harrowing appearance or noisome stench as he swings his axe firmly at the back of its misshapen skull, landing a crushing blow worth (3dd=5,4,1) 5 hit points that splits its hideous skull in twain! Fire and choking smoke coarses violently from the fatal wound, wrapping madly about the monster like a cyclone as its body burns furiously into ash and char and utter nothingness with a horrible squeal!

Mads (1d20=5) cannot pull back quickly enough to avoid the lashing flames and suffers (1dd=3) 3 hit points of burns!

Meanwhile upon the dais Ulric has switched to his sling. Boris , Koch and the Halflings looks about aghast, wondering what has been let go?!

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waysoftheearth wrote:
As the choking smoke clears a little the situation becomes apparent...



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tonneau wrote:
"Gad! These things smell worse than me!", says Gustave, reeling in disgust before again attacking the beast before him.

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ehiker133 wrote:
Desmond sighs and says, "Well... at least this is something I can fight fairly."

He grips his sword and dagger tightly, slips between Mads and Gustave and swings at one of the statues monsters (#9).

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danhem wrote:
Ulric fires a sling stone at one of the closest monsters (#1).

"Stand ready Boris!"

OOC: I think I'd rather have fought the giant.

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mushgnome wrote:
Highbough thinks about drawing his sword, but decides not to get exploded on, so he throws a dagger at #8.

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tombowings wrote:
Pelenwin moves towards grotesque figure #2 and lashes out with it with his pole axe.