Giantslayer: GM's Battle Book [GMBB]

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R1T12: "Well that is not something I would have planted in my garden back home!" Phaevin says as he looses a flaming arrow at the beast that lands center-mass for 8 + 2 fire.

R1T11: Cici nods to Galakhar. "Usually solitary, but it could be a pair or even a grove of up to half-a-dozen. It has a powerful regenerative factor, but using heavy pulping weapons or fire helps to kill them."

With the monster engaged with Aasgar, she charges it with a flying kick to hit it for 9.

R1T8: Aasgar, you are currently in the huge clutches of this creature, and your greataxe is too clumsy a weapon for such tight quarters. What do you do?

Monster on deck, Abenor in the hole ..

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Abenor: 32. Inner sphere stance. Both weapons out.
Galakhar: 25. Ghostlight lantern and rapier. Studied Combat til R9T25 (+2 insight attk/ dmg).
Ivilva: 24.
Lucette: 22.
Phaevin: 12. Bow in hand.
Cici: 11. Charged!
Aasgar: 8. GRAPPLED by tendriculos!!! Must roll a Fort save vs. its paralysis!!!
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Tendriculos: 5. (71:108). GRAPPLING Aasgar!!! Can't regenerate during its next round!!!

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R1T8: Aasgar breaks free from the creature's grip!

R1T5: The tendriculos bites Cici for 17 + grappled. It attacks her with its tentacles as well but her magical force field protects her.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T32: Abenor zips over to the far eastern wall as he gets into a second stance and then does a double slash against the plant monster for 34.

R2T25: Galakhar does a power light-crit on the plant in a vital area for 26.

R2T24: Ivilva, worried about striking Cici, delays ...

R2T12: Phaevin, what do you do?

Cici on deck, Aasgar in the hole ...

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Abenor: 32. Inner sphere stance. Thrashing Dragon style. Both weapons out.
Galakhar: 25. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
Ivilva: 24. DELAYING ...
Lucette: 22. DELAYING ...
Phaevin: 12. Bow in hand.
Cici: 11. GRABBED by tendriculos!!!
Aasgar: 8. Greataxe.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Tendriculos: 5. (14:108). GRABBING Cici!

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R2T12: Though his new friends surely could do with some jokes or a tune, Cici's advice means that his bow is now one of the most important weapons on the field right now. He steps a few feet south for a clear line of fire, pulls back on his bowstring as fully as he can, and lets fly an arrow. It hits true deep in the mass of the tendriculos to do 6 + 1 fire. Not a lot of fire, but not a lot is needed - just a steady pinning of the enemy under his arrows.

R2T11: Instead of trying to overpower so large and strong a creature, Cici simply tries to pulp it with her fists while held. In its grasp, it is actually her power and not her speed that will avail her. She strikes for 6 and then 8, enough for the thing to release its grasp and go limp.

Cici will be the one needed to continue to pulp the creature with foot and fist, but it is dead.

Combat Ends!

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Abenor: 32. Inner sphere stance. Thrashing Dragon style. Both weapons out.
Galakhar: 25. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
Ivilva: 24. DELAYING ...
Lucette: 22. DELAYING ...
Phaevin: 12. Bow in hand.
Cici: 11. GRABBED by tendriculos!!!
Aasgar: 8. Greataxe.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.

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Though the heavy scents are soporific, the heroes are too strong for that. A couple of plants in particular shiver.

Begin Round One ...

R1T27: The particular scents of certain plants reaches Galakhar. He yells out in warning, "Xtabay!" He ducks around the garden and heroes to use the lantern to light up a particular patch of vines ornamented with beautiful crimson and violet flowers, the petals of which seem to bear tiny faces. He savages it with his rapier before he spins around light up another farther up the passage.

R1T20: The xtabay he lit up shuffles closer, right up to Galakhar. There is another thick flush of that scent, ever so slightly different.

R1T18: Phaevin, roll a Will save against the second plant's sleep scent. Assuming you are fine, what do you do?

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Galakhar: 27. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
Xtabay Blue: 20. (12:12).
Phaevin: 18. Bow in hand.
Lucette: 17.
Abenor: 15.
Aasgar: 14. Greataxe.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Ivilva: 9. "
Cici: 7.

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R1T18: Phaevin finds a little-tested rumor - that elves and those with elven blood - are immune to enforced and magical sleep effects. Knowing that the rest of the group, except for Abenor, is not so blessed by heritage, starts telling jokes to make fun of the plants for the heroes' sake.

R1T17: Lucette squeaks and hides in Cici's cowl.

R1T15: Abenor teleports to the north of the flower and strikes with his blade, splashing the plant, and ending combat.

Combat Ends!

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HEROES: Inspire Courage +2!
Galakhar: 27. Ghostlight lantern and rapier.
Xtabay Blue: 20. (12:12).
Phaevin: 18. Bow in hand.
Lucette: 17. DELAYING...
Abenor: 15.
Aasgar: 14. Greataxe.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Ivilva: 9. "
Cici: 7.

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As Phaevin moves forward asks his question, a massive, animated bramble plant rips out of the mound with the chest on it and gives a screeching roar!

Begin Round One ...

R1T25: Phaevin, because it ripped out of the hill at a higher point, you initially saw it. That said, it traveled lower than your sightline, because ALL of these mounds are tall, blocking your sight. You would have to move much closer to it to actually see it. What do you do?

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Phaevin: 25. Bow in hand.
Lucette: 20. DELAYING...
Brambleblight: 18. (120:120).
Abenor: 17.
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Cici: 9.
Ivilva: 6.

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R1T25: Realizing light will be a problem in this dark, humid place, Phaevin casts a dull red light on his bow and moves forward to mid-room, center, putting out what light he may.

R1T20: Lucette delays...

R1T18: Sounds of wriggling and unholy plant sounds and roots ripping out of the ground.

R1T17: Abenor takes off into the maze of brambles. His voice is heard in the distance. "Contact!"

R1T12: Aasgar, what do you do?

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Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand.
Brambleblight: 18. (120:120).
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (52:52).
Abenor: 17.
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Cici: 9.
Ivilva: 6.

Lucette: 20. DELAYING...

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R1T12: "I hate when he does that... Damned long-legged elves!"says Aasgar as he draws his axe and follows Abenor's path, finding that some of the places where mounds come close to each other are harder to move through.

R1T9: Cici says something, and Lucette climbs down from her. Cici then casts a spell upon herself and flies in at high speed 10' off the ground.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T25: Phaevin, what do you do?

Enemy on deck and in the hole ...

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Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand.
Brambleblight: 18. (120:120).
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (52:52).
Abenor: 17.
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Cici: 9. Mage armor. Fly til R51T9.
Lucette: 8.
Ivilva: 6.

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R2T25: "Do you need me to carry you? Or perhaps get you a box?", Phaevin says with a devilish grin. He moves deeper into the room and takes a shot at the creature, but its brambles catch the arrow in its body and the dampness puts out the flame.

R2T18: The primary monster adjusts its position south and west. It waves its branches around, and in doing so, a second, batch of weeds and brambles burst out of the hill south of Abenor which then moves forward to engage Abenor and Phaevin. The first of the animated brambles swings at Abenor, who tumbles north out of the way.

R2T17: Abenor gets into a combat style as he quick draws his second blade and then disappears from view.

R2T12: Aasgar, roll a Fort save. Regardless of that, what do you do?

Cici on deck, Lucette in the hole ...

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Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand.
Brambleblight: 18. (109:120).
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (52:52).
>>> Animated Bramble #2: (52:52).
Abenor: 17. SICKENED til R3T17!!!
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Galakhar: 10.
Cici: 9. Mage armor. Fly til R51T9.
Lucette: 8.
Ivilva: 6.

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R2T12: Aasgar adjusts his footing and feeling there may be a possible opportunity to flank, should he ever arrive at the scene of combat, darts north to try to come around the bush.

R2T10: Galakhar continuing movement you didn't notice, is moving east along the southern wall.

R2T9: Cici flies in - now at a height of 15' tall and wielding her waveknife - aerobatically gets within the Secondary Bramble #2, cutting it wither her blade for 6, though it seems weaker than it should, as Cici is affected by the rotting stench.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T25: Phaevin, what do you do?

Enemies on deck and in the hole ...

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Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand.
Brambleblight: 18. (109:120).
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (52:52).
>>> Animated Bramble #2: (44:52).
Abenor: 17. SICKENED til R3T17!!!
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe. Valiant keeper's stance
* Immune to aura of rot.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Galakhar: 10. Mutagen active (40 min). Immune to aura of rot.
Cici: 9. Mage armor. Fly til R51T9. SICKENED til R3T9!!!
Lucette: 8.
Ivilva: 6.

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R3T25: Phaevin squints and brushes his nose attempting to ignore the irritating stench, but it is too sickening (sickened). He goes to shoot the mass of brambles directly to the south with a fiery arrow, but he is struck in the chest for 12 + grappled!

R3T18: The primary horror wriggles and makes strange noises, and a third animated bramble (3) rips out of the hill between itself and Phaevin, and moves south to attack Galakhar. Galakhar tries to parry but ends up having to do more dodging to avoid the attack. Animated Bramble #1 closes on Aasgar and slams him in the chest (12 mod DDP) and holding him fast (grappled) and taking him out of stance. Meanwhile, Animated Bramble #2 constricts Phaevin for 23.

R3T17: Abenor rallies past the sickness and gets into his long-armed stance so as not to impale himself. He drops his wakizashi and attacks the main bramble monster two-handed, hitting for 25 + 9 force.

R3T12: Aasgar, this is a place you don't want to be a as a two-hand stylist - grappled - because you can't use a weapon two-handed, and without any grappling skill you can't use any of your stances or maneuvers. At least the wretched stink of rot will no long bother you. What do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand. GRAPPLED by animated bramble 2!!! SICKENED til R4T25 by blight aura!!!
Brambleblight: 18. (75:120).
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (52:52). GRAPPLING Aasgar!!!
>>> Animated Bramble #2: (44:52). GRAPPLING Phaevin!!!
>>> Animated Bramble #3: (52:52).
Abenor: 17. Katana; wakizashi dropped. RS.
* Immune to aura of rot.
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe. Valiant keeper's stance. GRAPPLED by AB3!!!
* Immune to aura of rot.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
Galakhar: 10. Mutagen active (40 min). Immune to aura of rot.
Cici: 9. Mage armor. Fly til R51T9. SICKENED til R3T9!!!
Lucette: 8.
Ivilva: 6.

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R3T12: Aasgar concentrates and calls on the spirit of Uskroth to infuse him with power. Though he doesn't have the focus to try to get out of the grapple, the bramble strains to keep him held as the dwarf is now 8'10" tall, and weighing in well over 3/4 ton!

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Warning Roar.

R3T10: Galakhar brilliantly tumbles away from his animated bramble and downs an extract which causes his entire musculature to swell up.

R3T9: Cici recovers from the blighted aura's sickening effects and concentrates on a spell, and a blast of golden particles covers two of the servitor brambles and the main one. It appears both servitors are wiggling more erratically. Unfortunately, even though Phaevin technically was outside the effect, his grappled condition and being brought close to an animated bramble means he is blinded as well. She then repositions to the east.

R3T6: Ivilva's voice is heard casting right next to Aasgar, but she is not seen. It is not a quick incantation, for she continues it ....

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T25: Phaevin, roll a Fort save to get over being sickened. You have a bow in hand and are currently blinded by friendly glitter. What do you do? At the end of your round, you then get a Will save to no longer be blinded.

Enemies on deck and in the hole ...

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Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand. GRAPPLED by animated bramble 2!!! SICKENED til R4T25 by blight aura!!! BLINDED by Glitterdust!
Brambleblight: 18. (75:120).
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (52:52). GRAPPLING Aasgar!!!
>>> Animated Bramble #2: (44:52). GRAPPLING Phaevin!!! BLINDED by Glitterdust!
>>> Animated Bramble #3: (52:52). BLINDED by Glitterdust!
Abenor: 17. Katana; wakizashi dropped. RS.
* Immune to aura of rot.
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe. Valiant keeper's stance. GRAPPLED by AB3!!!
* Immune to aura of rot.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Righteous might from Uskroth's armor til R8T12!!!
Galakhar: 10. Rapier & lantern.
* Mutagen active (40 min). Immune to aura of rot. Bull's strength til R53T10.
Cici: 9. Mage armor. Fly til R51T9. Glitterdust til R8T9!
* Immune to aura of rot.
Ivilva: 6. Casting summon monster I by turning in goodberry.

Lucette: 8. DELAYING!!!

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R4T25: Phaevin mutters a nasty curse in Dwarven, mainly because they have the best curse words, and that vitriol rallies him past the sickness. He twists and bends attempting to free himself from the brambles. Normally, trying to beat such mass with brute force is a foolish proposition, and he does still fail, but his adrenaline at least makes it difficult for the bramble as it fights to maintain its hold. Despite still being held, Phaevin then manages to wrench free his rapier .... at least he has partial success, even as the flakes of gold clear from his eyes and he sees again.

R4T18: There is a tearing and squelching sound as yet another bramble frees itself from another mound ... the one SW of Aasgar. It disappears west and south, to where the indirect glow of the lantern is that Galakhar holds. Aasgar's bramble continues to hold him, more branches wrapping around him to constrict for 3 mod (+15 DDP). Phaevin has a better hold against the smaller aiuvaran, squeezing Phaevin for 30, though the bramble still seems to have problems from the golden dust, even as #3 thrashes wildly.

R4T17: Aasgar slashes at the primary bramble to strike it for 20.

R4T12: Aasgar, you are still grappled, but mighty and powerful in a way you've never enjoyed now that Uskroth's armor is activated, but you are still limited from using your greataxe with both hands in the grapple. What do you do?

Galakhar on deck, Cici in the hole ...

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Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand & rapier. GRAPPLED by animated bramble 2!!!
* No longer affected by blight aura.
Brambleblight: 18. (55:120).
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (52:52). GRAPPLING Aasgar!!!
>>> Animated Bramble #2: (44:52). GRAPPLING Phaevin!!! BLINDED by Glitterdust!
>>> Animated Bramble #3: (52:52). BLINDED by Glitterdust!
>>> Animated Bramble #4: (52:52).
Abenor: 17. Katana; wakizashi dropped. RS.
* Immune to aura of rot.
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe. GRAPPLED by AB3!!!
* Immune to aura of rot.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Righteous might from Uskroth's armor til R8T12!!!
Galakhar: 10. Rapier & lantern.
* Mutagen active (40 min). Immune to aura of rot. Bull's strength til R53T10.
Cici: 9. Mage armor. Fly til R51T9. Glitterdust til R8T9!
* Immune to aura of rot.
Ivilva: 6. Casting summon monster I by turning in goodberry.

Lucette: 8. DELAYING!!!

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R4T12: Aasgar struggles mightily and breaks free of the hold while calling out tactical advice to his allies, his voice carrying farther than normal with his prodigiously large lungs. He is inspired with his last withheld maneuver, but at the cost of his wounds showing ever more (13).

R4T10: Galakhar, probably unseen by most as he is against the southern wall midway into the room, is heard calling out, "If you can bypass the base brambles to do so, make your way to the leader and cut it down and the others will fall as well! These servitor-brambles aren't even real plants, but animated plant-like constructs."

Despite his own advice, he is limited by his available path and is seen coming in to engage the blinded bramble (#3). He takes a quick sense of the thing and then hits it with an upwards thrust that does 21.

R4T9: "Got it! Thanks, Gal," says Cici. "But that big one Abenor is fighting is definitely some type of plant. Fits the description of something I've heard called a 'brambleblight' before, but that's all I know of them."

Now that Aasgar got away from his, Cici has to be more careful and aerobatically moves from Bramble-1, but then exposes herself to the brambleblight itself even as she was taking out a small amber stick. The brambleblight misses Cici thanks to Aasgar's advice, and Bramble-1 also tries to attack her but misses wildly. Cici goes down to a height of 10' and the southeastern corner before casting her spell. With a loud crack and a flash, a lightning bolt goes partly through the brambleblight (11 electricity) to hit Bramble-3 squarely (20 electricity).

R4T6.1-.0: Ivilva's voice finally ends the long casting she made. A rat with thick, gnawing teeth appears to the east of Bramble-1, flanking with Aasgar. It bites and gnaws the servitor bramble for 4.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T25: Phaevin, you are in a very bad way, barely conscious and grappled by Bramble-2. What do you do?

Brambleblight and all animated brambles on deck and in the hole ...

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HEROES (w/in 30' of Aasgar): +4 morale to AC til R5T12!!!
Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand & rapier. GRAPPLED by animated bramble 2!!!
* No longer affected by blight aura.
Brambleblight: 18. (44:120). AOO used.
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (48:52). AOO used.
>>> Animated Bramble #2: (44:52). GRAPPLING Phaevin!!! BLINDED by Glitterdust!
>>> Animated Bramble #3: (11:52). BLINDED by Glitterdust!
>>> Animated Bramble #4: (52:52).
Abenor: 17. Katana; wakizashi dropped. RS.
* Immune to aura of rot.
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe.
* Immune to aura of rot.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Righteous might from Uskroth's armor til R8T12!!!
Galakhar: 10. Rapier & lantern.
* Mutagen active (40 min). Immune to aura of rot. Bull's strength til R53T10.
Cici: 9. Mage armor. Fly til R51T9. Glitterdust til R8T9!
* Immune to aura of rot.
Summoned Dire Rat: 6.1. Will last til R8T6.1.
Ivilva: 6.

Lucette: 8. DELAYING!!!

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R5T25: Pushing down the panic, Phaevin says as loud as he can, "Need... some... help!"

He then hums a song of healing attempting to keep himself conscious, working past the thrashing about from being grappled, only to realize with horror that he had expended all of his best spells already.

R5T18: Being pressed by the little creatures, the brambleblight whips out a set of thorns at Abenor and Cici. The elf cuts the thorns coming at him out of the air, but Cici gets hit in the chest for 8 and her left shoulder for 8. Bramble-1 swings at the rat. Bramble-2 constricts Phaevin for 28, squeezing his body in half, and then it releases the halves of the half-elf to fall to the ground in wet, glumpy sounds. Bramble-3 swings wildly in Galakhar's direction. Bramble-4 comes up behind Galakhar and hits him in the lower back for 10 mod + grappled.

R5T17: Mercifully for his focus, a mound was in the way, keeping Abenor from seeing Phaevin's gruesome death. He still fails to get past outer branches with a long-armed swing.

R5T12: Aasgar, Phaevin was ripped in half right in front of you. What do you do?

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HEROES (w/in 30' of Aasgar): +4 morale to AC til R5T12!!!
Phaevin: 25. Bow (light) in hand & rapier. GRAPPLED by animated bramble 2!!!
* No longer affected by blight aura.
Brambleblight: 18. (44:120).
>>> Animated Bramble #1: (48:52).
>>> Animated Bramble #2: (44:52). BLINDED by Glitterdust!
>>> Animated Bramble #3: (11:52). BLINDED by Glitterdust!
>>> Animated Bramble #4: (52:52). GRAPPLING Galakhar!
Abenor: 17. Katana; wakizashi dropped. RS.
* Immune to aura of rot.
Aasgar: 12. Greataxe.
* Immune to aura of rot.
* Mystic Attunement: All allies w/in 60' of him gain a +5' enhancement bonus to their base land speed.
* Righteous might from Uskroth's armor til R8T12!!!
Galakhar: 10. Rapier & lantern. GRAPPLED by Bramble-4.
* Mutagen active (40 min). Immune to aura of rot. Bull's strength til R53T10.
Cici: 9. Mage armor. Fly til R51T9. Glitterdust til R8T9!
* Immune to aura of rot.
Summoned Dire Rat: 6.1. Will last til R8T6.1.
Ivilva: 6.

Lucette: 8. DELAYING!!!

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