Completed Play-by-Post: In Search of the Sorcerer

[ERYFKRAD]

Spoiler

Still away from net, situation to persist for a couple of days. nikolokolus mind rolling on my behalf?

 

[Grimgravy]

Question

Did Rhenmyr notice any place to place his torch while waiting? Any handy sconces or the like?

 

[nikolokolus]

Spoiler

Still away from net, situation to persist for a couple of days. nikolokolus mind rolling on my behalf?

OOC

I've got you covered.

 

[nikolokolus]

Question

Did Rhenmyr notice any place to place his torch while waiting? Any handy sconces or the like?

OOC

There are torch brackets inside the stairwell.

 

[nikolokolus]

Spoiler

Llywelyn ap Gruffydd I'm keeping your current initiative roll

Borric's Initiative: [1d6] = 6
Brule's Intiative: [1d6] = 2

Critters Intiative: [1d6] = 4

Order of Action (for the rest of the encounter):
Borric & Rhenmyr
Critters
Ker
Brule, Urash & Cormac
Marcán

 

[Siveon]

OOC

Goddammit not again. Initiative is a cruel mistress.

 

[nikolokolus]

Borric continues to haul on the rope with all of his might. Strength check [3d6] = 10 vs. 17 and manages to pull Cormac backward another ten feet. "Go! I have this" he shouts to the other people helping pull Cormac out of the rathole.

 

[Grimgravy]

Rhenmyr puts his torch in the nearest bracket to free his hand for his shield. He then set his spear in preparation for the creature's approach.

 

[nikolokolus]

The flickering torch casts its dim light about 30 feet into the corridor beyond the arch where Brule and Rhenmyr stand side-by-side with spears set and shields nearly overlapping. The two pairs of eyes suddenly stop bobbing and swaying and start to move erratically. This is accompanied by a hideous hissing noise and strange scuffing, shuffling sound. Moments later, shapes in the darkness resolve themselves -- vaguely human looking creatures with heavy, loose folds of skin that look like they could slough off at any time. Oozing pustules, cover their bare torsos and a trail of gore and blood drips to the dusty floor as they pick up speed and shamble to a full a charge.

Attacks:
Charging attack vs. Rhenmyr [1d20+4] = 2+4 = 6, damage [1d4+2] = 1+2 = 3

Charging attack vs. Brule [1d20+4] = 20+4 = 24, damage [1d4+2] = 4+2 = 6

The two abominations slam into the shield wall, (Rhenmyr and Brule can both get their attack off first. You get +2 to-hit and deal maximum damage. If you slay your opponent then you nullfy the attack before it occurs).

Brule's set spear attack [1d20+5] = 8+5 = 13 damage: 7

The thing attacking Brule takes a nasty skewering attack through its torso, but does not fall.

 

[Grimgravy]

Set spear: [1d20+4] = 1+4 = 5, Max Damage = 8

 

[nikolokolus]

Roll a saving throw to see if you fumble or not.

 

[Grimgravy]

To Save: [1d20] = 17

 

[nikolokolus]

Brule and Rhenmyr's shield wall holds and the two creatures stare with baleful, milky white eyes, hiss in frustration and disengage and pull back a pace.

From within the narrow tunnel that Cormac crawled into you all can clearly make out a scream of pain and Borric continues to try and haul on the rope tethered to Cormac.

 

[nikolokolus]

OOC

Just checking in. it should be Ker, Urash, Cormac, Brule and Marcán up next

 

[L'ennui]

Spoiler

Just waiting for Helly to post his turn.

From Urash's position, can he see or hear that Brule and Rhenmyr are under attack?

 

[nikolokolus]

Spoiler

Just waiting for Helly to post his turn.

From Urash's position, can he see or hear that Brule and Rhenmyr are under attack?

Spoiler

Definitely.

As for waiting for to post actions, don't worry too much about it, I can adjust things on the fly if needed

 

[L'ennui]

Resigned that he can do nothing more for Cormac at the moment, Urash will run over to see what is attacking Brule and Rhenmyr.

Staff in hand, he will take up position behind the duo.

Spoiler

Can a staff be used to attack from behind the shield wall? If not I will keep about 5 feet of distance with Brule and Rhenmyr. If the answer is yes, I will move closer so I can shove the monsters back with my staff if they come charging again. I don't necessarily expect the staff to do damage, but any hindrance would be good.

 

[nikolokolus]

Resigned that he can do nothing more for Cormac at the moment, Urash will run over to see what is attacking Brule and Rhenmyr.

Staff in hand, he will take up position behind the duo.

Spoiler

Can a staff be used to attack from behind the shield wall? If not I will keep about 5 feet of distance with Brule and Rhenmyr. If the answer is yes, I will move closer so I can shove the monsters back with my staff if they come charging again. I don't necessarily expect the staff to do damage, but any hindrance would be good.

OOC

A staff generates most of it's killing power from being swung, but I can imagine the butt end of staff being thrust at my face would hurt plenty bad. So my ruling is that you can use it, but it will only do 1 point of damage (modified by STR bonus) if it strikes

 

[L'ennui]

Spoiler

Sounds good! That's what Urash will try to do if they come at us again.

 

[Helly]

Ker will keep trying to get Cormac from the hole, pulling the rope with all his might.

 

[nikolokolus]

With Borric and Ker lending their full force to the rope, the work proves light and Finally Cormac's feet emerge from the darkness frantically kicking hither and tither. Once completely pulled free of the chute, it's clear that his face has been horribly clawed at; blood streams from several nasty looking gashes and he looks like he's about ready to collapse.

A moment later, a horrid, flayed, vaguely man-looking creature with a serpentine torso and excessively long neck reveals itself and pauses at the mouth of the tunnel before fully emerging. Its vestigial arms drag uselessly beside an over long torso. Perched at the end of its three feet long neck is a vaguely humanoid head devoid of skin, covered in sticky looking blood, with a pair of very long viper's fangs. It surges out of the narrow passage with terrifying agility and coils its skinless body on the floor poised to strike.

 

[Siveon]

Marcán starts chanting another bardic song, while he runs to the aid of the three and tries to deflect the odd snakeman(?) with his own attack.

roll

To hit: [1d20 + 2] = 8+2 = 10
Damage: [1d8+2] = 6+2 = 8

 

[Llywelyn ap Gruffydd]

Cormac thrashes around, bloody, as he screams "Get it off of me!"

 

[Grimgravy]

Hearing Urash arrive Rhenmyr says, "There's another stairwell and a chamber with a pit to the south. Stay vigilant!"

 

[nikolokolus]

OOC

A repeat of what I posted in the DCC-ASE game: haven't forgotten about this, but I do need to hit the pause button. I'm in the middle of crunch time on a project at work and it's taking up a lot of my time. We'll pick back up by the end of the week if that's OK.