waysoftheearth wrote:
The hidden halfling is braver by far than he is wise, and seeing Pelenwin ended, he leaps from the shadow with a furious cry and plunges the gleaming Blade of Goch Gwyddyl into its back (1d20=19) and he strikes true!
The elvish steel plunges fully to the hilt into the small of its back (2dd=2,4) for 8 hit points causing it to squeal most terrifyingly as it spins about to lock its soul-freezing gaze upon Wibert.
"Fooohhll!" it hisses, drawing the loathsome ice-blue blade from its belt, then lunges to the attack.
What now, master Hobbit?
(037) The Sealed Vault
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(037) The Sealed Vault
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(037) The Sealed Vault
waysoftheearth wrote:
[img]defaultavatar.png[/img]braveheart said:
Wibert will dart away and try to keep his distance and use his throwing daggers (x4) from his dagger belt, one at at time avoiding getting close enough to be bitten. If Wibert is forced to hand to hand combat he will fight with magic dagger and short sword and try to keep his back to the passageway so he can run if he needs to escape.
"Time to die, run now or burn in hell!", commands Wibert with what he hopes is not his last words. He hopes beyond all else he can be home to cook a meal this night for his friends and sleep safely in his bed once more ...
[img]defaultavatar.png[/img]braveheart said:
Wibert will dart away and try to keep his distance and use his throwing daggers (x4) from his dagger belt, one at at time avoiding getting close enough to be bitten. If Wibert is forced to hand to hand combat he will fight with magic dagger and short sword and try to keep his back to the passageway so he can run if he needs to escape.
"Time to die, run now or burn in hell!", commands Wibert with what he hopes is not his last words. He hopes beyond all else he can be home to cook a meal this night for his friends and sleep safely in his bed once more ...
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(037) The Sealed Vault
waysoftheearth wrote:
Alas, but the fearsome thing has the tall stride of a Man, and its purpose is bent upon Wibert. There is no hope the short-legged Halfling will outpace it and attack in a round. It is lethal combat then.
No sooner has Wibert whisked out his short-sword than the terror is diving at him with a chilling squeal... (initiative is rolled 1d6; Wibert=2+1, Foe=4) ...and its fell attack comes viper quick (1d20=15) and deadly accurate!
The ice-blue blade punctures Wibert in a flash -- it is sinuous and deathly chill -- and he swoons like a fish in air as pain and cold rushes fills him, numbing his left arm and side, as his strength wanes alarmingly (Woe, Wibert is reduced to a 1st level thief with 4 hit points).
Our valiant burglar fights back even as he staggers -- it is all he can do in such dire circumstances (1d20=10), but his strength is gone to water and his flashing blades catch only frigid air... is this the end for Wibert the Shadow? Why oh why didn't he stay hidden?
Alas, but the fearsome thing has the tall stride of a Man, and its purpose is bent upon Wibert. There is no hope the short-legged Halfling will outpace it and attack in a round. It is lethal combat then.
No sooner has Wibert whisked out his short-sword than the terror is diving at him with a chilling squeal... (initiative is rolled 1d6; Wibert=2+1, Foe=4) ...and its fell attack comes viper quick (1d20=15) and deadly accurate!
The ice-blue blade punctures Wibert in a flash -- it is sinuous and deathly chill -- and he swoons like a fish in air as pain and cold rushes fills him, numbing his left arm and side, as his strength wanes alarmingly (Woe, Wibert is reduced to a 1st level thief with 4 hit points).
Our valiant burglar fights back even as he staggers -- it is all he can do in such dire circumstances (1d20=10), but his strength is gone to water and his flashing blades catch only frigid air... is this the end for Wibert the Shadow? Why oh why didn't he stay hidden?
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(037) The Sealed Vault
waysoftheearth wrote:
[img]defaultavatar.png[/img]braveheart said:
To Wibert it feels like hours have passed went in fact it has been seconds, his friend-in-arms Pelenwin lies on the ground. A vampire creature had attacking him. Keeping to the shadows may been his first best option to survive and Wibert determines to try again to avoid death. "If I die now how can be face his family with the news...", thinks Wibert.
Wibert will drop the short sword (unless he has time to throw it at the attacker to gain time) and grap the torch and poke/throw it into the vampires eyes. In that split second he will yell out "run" to confuse, and dart into the shadows and hide as he has never hid before. For Wibert's name is The Shadow and for a good reason.
Then if all else fails and Wibert is discovered again in the shadows with no where else to hide in shadows, Wibert will attack and thrust his magical dagger into the heart of the vampire like a stake in hopes of slaying the evil beast like in stories of old, or die trying.
Wibert acts quickly this plan, and prays to Pelenwin's god for blessing if he is listening ....
[img]defaultavatar.png[/img]braveheart said:
To Wibert it feels like hours have passed went in fact it has been seconds, his friend-in-arms Pelenwin lies on the ground. A vampire creature had attacking him. Keeping to the shadows may been his first best option to survive and Wibert determines to try again to avoid death. "If I die now how can be face his family with the news...", thinks Wibert.
Wibert will drop the short sword (unless he has time to throw it at the attacker to gain time) and grap the torch and poke/throw it into the vampires eyes. In that split second he will yell out "run" to confuse, and dart into the shadows and hide as he has never hid before. For Wibert's name is The Shadow and for a good reason.
Then if all else fails and Wibert is discovered again in the shadows with no where else to hide in shadows, Wibert will attack and thrust his magical dagger into the heart of the vampire like a stake in hopes of slaying the evil beast like in stories of old, or die trying.
Wibert acts quickly this plan, and prays to Pelenwin's god for blessing if he is listening ....
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(037) The Sealed Vault
waysoftheearth wrote:
The referee deems that dazzling the thing's eyes with the torch and instantly thereafter attempting to hide in shadows is a spectacularly daring plan, worthy of a "long shot". As Wibert is Wibert the Shadow I'll allow him a 2 chance in 6 to apparently vanish mid melee! Of course, it will help if he wins the initiative too...)
Wibert swoops toward the guttering torch even as initiative is rolled (1d6; Wibert=5+1, enemy=1) and is he ever fast?! With frost cracking off his wounded shoulder Wibert has the torch in a flash and flicks it up toward the ghastly dead eyes of the icy fiend as it leans down to catch him in its dread claws and... (1d6=2 DOOOWWWWHHHH! ) he skittles between its withered stick legs into the darkness behind it, but it isn't fooled and turns light lightning slashing its bone sword after the nimble Halfling (1d20=7) cutting the air not half an inch over Wibert's head as he tumbles into a poised position facing the wroth enemy.
Wibert survives another round!
What next?
(The above is quite enough for one round; the rest will have to wait for the next.Wibert will drop the short sword (unless he has time to throw it at the attacker to gain time) and grap the torch and poke/throw it into the vampires eyes. In that split second he will yell out "run" to confuse, and dart into the shadows and hide as he has never hid before. For Wibert's name is The Shadow and for a good reason.
The referee deems that dazzling the thing's eyes with the torch and instantly thereafter attempting to hide in shadows is a spectacularly daring plan, worthy of a "long shot". As Wibert is Wibert the Shadow I'll allow him a 2 chance in 6 to apparently vanish mid melee! Of course, it will help if he wins the initiative too...)
Wibert swoops toward the guttering torch even as initiative is rolled (1d6; Wibert=5+1, enemy=1) and is he ever fast?! With frost cracking off his wounded shoulder Wibert has the torch in a flash and flicks it up toward the ghastly dead eyes of the icy fiend as it leans down to catch him in its dread claws and... (1d6=2 DOOOWWWWHHHH! ) he skittles between its withered stick legs into the darkness behind it, but it isn't fooled and turns light lightning slashing its bone sword after the nimble Halfling (1d20=7) cutting the air not half an inch over Wibert's head as he tumbles into a poised position facing the wroth enemy.
Wibert survives another round!
What next?
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(037) The Sealed Vault
waysoftheearth wrote:
[img]defaultavatar.png[/img]braveheart said:
Wibert is shocked to still be alive, but must keep his head to survive. Wibert decides to run for the passageway away from the torch and around the undead fiend, maybe risking an attack by the fiend in order to dart into the shadows and hide. For his best skill is to act like a theif. Hoping lady luck is on his side, or a god is smiling down on his plite. [img]images/smiley/angry.png[/img]
[img]defaultavatar.png[/img]braveheart said:
Wibert is shocked to still be alive, but must keep his head to survive. Wibert decides to run for the passageway away from the torch and around the undead fiend, maybe risking an attack by the fiend in order to dart into the shadows and hide. For his best skill is to act like a theif. Hoping lady luck is on his side, or a god is smiling down on his plite. [img]images/smiley/angry.png[/img]
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(037) The Sealed Vault
waysoftheearth wrote:
(Now you're playing like a proper thief [img]images/smiley/wink.png[/img] )
Initiative is rolled once more (1d6; Wibert=3+1, enemy=3 luckeeeeee!) and Wibert plays to his strength (hiding!) and darts under a broken sarcophagi, then doubles back around one of the standing relics like a ferret vanishing down a rabbit hole...
(Seeing as there is nothing to distract the withering horror on his heel this time Wibert will need a spectacular roll of 6 to vanish from its dread sight; Yet another big roll coming up... 1d6=4 Alas, not quite enough.)
No sooner has the daring Hobbit doubled back into the shadow behind a stone pillar expecting the horror to pass by behind his right shoulder than it sudden shrieks out between two coffins immediately to his left and thrusts its merciless bone sword at him... (assuming the defensive fighting bonus to AC since Wibert didn't attack this round and is hiding between coffins and pillars... 1d20=17!) Despite his lightning reflexes Wibert is cornered and the fell blade has pierced him before he can even turn, holding him in an icy stasis for an agonising moment...
"Noohhww yoooo aarrrrrrrr Mmhhiinnneee!" sneers the undead terror and it leans closer to clutch Wibert about the throat with its icy claws and draw every ounce of warmth from his body, slowly but certainly snuffing the life from him utterly.
So Cold...
...so dark...
Nothing.
(Now you're playing like a proper thief [img]images/smiley/wink.png[/img] )
Initiative is rolled once more (1d6; Wibert=3+1, enemy=3 luckeeeeee!) and Wibert plays to his strength (hiding!) and darts under a broken sarcophagi, then doubles back around one of the standing relics like a ferret vanishing down a rabbit hole...
(Seeing as there is nothing to distract the withering horror on his heel this time Wibert will need a spectacular roll of 6 to vanish from its dread sight; Yet another big roll coming up... 1d6=4 Alas, not quite enough.)
No sooner has the daring Hobbit doubled back into the shadow behind a stone pillar expecting the horror to pass by behind his right shoulder than it sudden shrieks out between two coffins immediately to his left and thrusts its merciless bone sword at him... (assuming the defensive fighting bonus to AC since Wibert didn't attack this round and is hiding between coffins and pillars... 1d20=17!) Despite his lightning reflexes Wibert is cornered and the fell blade has pierced him before he can even turn, holding him in an icy stasis for an agonising moment...
"Noohhww yoooo aarrrrrrrr Mmhhiinnneee!" sneers the undead terror and it leans closer to clutch Wibert about the throat with its icy claws and draw every ounce of warmth from his body, slowly but certainly snuffing the life from him utterly.
So Cold...
...so dark...
Nothing.
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(037) The Sealed Vault
waysoftheearth wrote:
And thus was the matter of collecting the gold concluded.
And thus was the matter of collecting the gold concluded.
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