Tyrant's Grasp [GM Battle Book]

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S12: "Ye bastard!” Grum exclaims as the creature leaps free of the mirror. Leaping forwards, he swings hard, extending the massive blade across the expanse he extended the massive blade swinging hard to strike the thing with a light crit for 20 mod.

S7: Gwennid repositions to the north of the stained glass angel.

Begin Round One ...

R1T21: Sal concentrates, and a shimmering field of force appears in front of him briefly before disappearing. He then repositions.

R1T19: The sound of flapping wings, and Camael appears flanking the angel with Helena. He strikes the angel from behind with a power strike from his mace for 14 mod.

R1T18: Helena, what do you do?

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Sal: 21. Bow. Shield til R31T21.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Camael: 19. Mace and shield.
Helena: 18. Silver longsword & buckler.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Drake: 16. Machete and pistol. Surprised!
Stained Glass Angel: 15. (16:50).
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 7.

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R1T18: As Grum and Camael arrive Helen breathes a sigh of relief - melee combat was never her favorite! She darts in low, her Silver Crane training seeking to invigorate her as she steps lightly as if in a waltz. She cuts deeply across the lower torso-equivalent area; the blow that would have disemboweled a man instead shatters and destroys the stained glass angel while also healing Helena for 4.

Combat Ended!

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Sal: 21. Bow. Shield til R31T21.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Camael: 19. Mace and shield.
Helena: 18. Silver longsword & buckler. Silver Crane Waltz.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Drake: 16. Machete and pistol. Surprised!
Stained Glass Angel: 15. (16:50).
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 7.

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Gwennid nods, realizing what's about to happen, and passes along the message.

The lead tooth fairy calls out to the others what seems to be a war cry, "Attaquez, pour le prince et le château !"

Begin Round One!

R1T22: Drake still had pistol and machete in hand. He makes a quick study of the nearest tooth fairy, but then targets one a bit farther away to the northwest. Everyone had just about forgotten about the terrifically loud sound that comes out of his weapon as he strikes Red for 7 mod. "Typical fairy BS .... partially resistant to weaponry." He then moves to the east, but still stays near Helena, as he has come to discover that every now and then she gives good defensive advice.

R1T21: Purple concentrates, and a wave of soporific energy hits by Grum and Helena, and washes over Drake and Gwennid as well.

Grum and Helena, roll a Will save!

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Drake: 22. Machete and pistol. RS.
* Monster Slayer: Tooth Fairies (+1 attk/ dmg) til R11T22.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 21. (10:10).
Sal: 20. Bow. Shield til R31T21.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 18. (10:10).
Grum: 14.
Green Tooth Fairy: 13. (10:10).
Brown Tooth Fairy: 11. (10:10).
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
Helena: 6. Silver longsword & buckler.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. Mace and shield.
Gwennid: 4.

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R1T21: Grum, Helena, and Gwennid resist ... but the last shall be first, and this time Drake's weapons clatter to the ground as he slowly drops and falls asleep. Purple respositions to the west of the room.

R1T20: Sal repositions to the east and quickly wakens brother.

R1T18: Blue sends forth magic waves over Grum, Helena, Gwennid, and Camael.

Grum and Helena ... Will saves again!

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Drake: 22. Dropped Machete and pistol. PRONE!!!
* Monster Slayer: Tooth Fairies (+1 attk/ dmg) til R11T22.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 21. (10:10).
Sal: 20. Bow. Shield til R31T21.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 18. (10:10).
Grum: 14.
Green Tooth Fairy: 13. (10:10).
Brown Tooth Fairy: 11. (10:10).
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
Helena: 6. Silver longsword & buckler.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. Mace and shield.
Gwennid: 4.

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R1T18 (Cont'd): This time, it is Gwennid who falls to the ground asleep. Blue repositions.

R1T14: Grum, what do you do? All of the tooth fairies are at a height of 10' right now.

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Drake: 22. Dropped Machete and pistol. PRONE!!!
* Monster Slayer: Tooth Fairies (+1 attk/ dmg) til R11T22.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 21. (10:10).
Sal: 20. Bow. Shield til R31T21.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 18. (10:10).
Grum: 14.
Green Tooth Fairy: 13. (10:10).
Brown Tooth Fairy: 11. (10:10).
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
Helena: 6. Silver longsword & buckler.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. Mace and shield.
Gwennid: 4. ASLEEP til R4T18!!!

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R1T14: Grum looks at Gwen, then is relieved as she is still breathing. He looks to the nearest fairy flying above the fountain and the massive juggernaught blade, ”An error beastie…”
He moves towards the little creature before lunging upwards with savage force for 13 mod, knocking it out of the air and into the fountain below, sinking to the bottom.

R1T11-9: Brown and Red fly about, and after having seen Grum in action, fly to a height of 15'. Two more waves of sleep energy roll forth. One include Drake and Sal, and the other includes Grum, Helena, and Camael.

Grum and Helena, roll Will saves ...

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Drake: 22. Dropped Machete and pistol. PRONE!!!
* Monster Slayer: Tooth Fairies (+1 attk/ dmg) til R11T22.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 21. (10:10).
Sal: 20. Bow. Shield til R31T21.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 18. (10:10).
Grum: 14. Vigilant keeper stance. Titan Blade
Brown Tooth Fairy: 11. (10:10).
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
Helena: 6. Silver longsword & buckler.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. Mace and shield.
Gwennid: 4. ASLEEP til R4T18!!!

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Tooth Fairy (1).

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R1T11-9: Helena finds herself sleepy, dropping her longsword and falling to the ground asleep. Drake also takes a snooze again, since he's on the ground already.

R1T5: Camael wakes Gwennid.

R1T4: Gwennid, awakened, gets to her feet, steps to the northwest, and reforming her light-spear throws it at Brown for 7 akashic.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: Drake snores.

R2T21: Purple flies in towards Helena, trying to be tricky towards the end but wasn't tricky enough as Grum's great blade swings at it but misses the tiny beast. Purple tries to bite the fallen Helena, but obviously doesn't understand that armor isn't skin.

R2T20: Sal wakes up Drake.

R2T18: Blue darts in to Helena now, but Grum was distracted by the other fairy. It bites Helena for 3, but the pain of that bite doesn't seem to wake Helena for some reason.

R2T14: Grum, what do you do? There are two fey buzzing around Helena, but that massive blade of yours .... it's a tough sell that you would hit a fairy and not Helena.

Enemies on deck and in the hole ...

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Drake: 22. Dropped Machete and pistol. PRONE!!!
* Monster Slayer: Tooth Fairies (+1 attk/ dmg) til R11T22.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 21. (10:10).
Sal: 20. Bow. Shield til R31T21.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 18. (10:10). RS.
Grum: 14. Vigilant keeper stance. Titan Blade.
Brown Tooth Fairy: 11. (3:10).
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (10:10).
Helena: 6. Buckler. Silver longsword dropped. ASLEEP/ PRONE til R6T9!!!
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. Mace and shield.
Gwennid: 4.

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Tooth Fairy (1).

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R2T14: Grum stomps down beside Helena and twists the blade spinning to use the hilt effectively in the cramped quarters as he swings hard to crush the fey for 12 mod apiece, dropping them both! Meanwhile, Grum's inspiration catches up to him.

R2T11-9: Brown can't help itself with teeth waiting to be plucked and flies in, only to get hit by Grum for 15 mod, killing it. Red finally gets in while the dwarf is distracted to bite Helena for 1 NL.

R2T6: Helena snores softly.

R2T5: Camael disappears and reappears by Helena across from Grum. He swings and misses, and then swings even faster again, hitting with the second against Red for 11 mod, dropping it.

Initiative Ends!

The pile of dead fey on Helena are all CDG'd.

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Drake: 22. Dropped Machete and pistol. PRONE!!!
* Monster Slayer: Tooth Fairies (+1 attk/ dmg) til R11T22.
Purple Tooth Fairy: 21. (-2:10). DYING!!!!
Sal: 20. Bow. Shield til R31T21.
* Ant haul (0.7 hours).
Blue Tooth Fairy: 18. (-2:10). RS. DYING!!!!
Grum: 14. Vigilant keeper stance. Titan Blade.
Red Tooth Fairy: 9. (-1:10). DYING!!!
Helena: 6. Buckler. Silver longsword dropped. ASLEEP/ PRONE til R6T9!!!
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. Mace and shield. RS.
Gwennid: 4.

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Tooth Fairy (2).

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Drake: 22.
Sal: 20.
Grum: 14.
Helena: 6.
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5.
Gwennid: 4.

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Helena casts a spell, and the cone covers only the patient and part of the diorama from her current position. She does not detect any magic.

Begin Round One ...

R25-23: With nobody volunteering and Helena casting a spell, both dolls leap into action. Both of them pull back some on the table - less than 5' but enough that cover now protects them from any immediate counterattacks. They both are still for a second, and then waves of magic wash over the hereoes.

Camael and Sal both asleep on the other side.

On the "your" side

Helena, and Grum, roll a Will save ....

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (33:33).
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (33:33).
Sal: 20.
Gwennid: 14.
Grum: 13.
Drake: 9.
Helena: 8.
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5.

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[QUOTE=lostsole31;25889206]Helena casts a spell, and the cone covers only the patient and part of the diorama from her current position. She does not detect any magic.

Begin Round One ...

R25-23: Between the two bursts that cover the entire party, the whole eastern flank of heroes falls asleep, while Gwennid, Grum, and Helena are fine.

R1T14: A vine springs from Gwennid's hand to grab the nearest doll's dagger and bring it back to Gwennid's hand.

R1T13: Grum, with initiative your juggernaut blade is not in a fighting form. What do you do?

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (33:33).
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (33:33). Lost dagger.
Sal: 20. ASLEEP!!!
Gwennid: 14. Holding doll-patient's dagger.
Grum: 13.
Drake: 9. ASLEEP!!!
Helena: 8.
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. ASLEEP!!!

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R1T13: As some of the party collapse, Grum snarls, "Ye scum.." as he switches his blade to the massive and more aggressive titanic form, seeking to cut down both creatures in a single swing, but using the table with some help they both duck below the clumsy blade.

R1T8: Helena, what do you do?

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (33:33).
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (33:33). Lost dagger.
Sal: 20. ASLEEP!!!
Gwennid: 14. Holding doll-patient's dagger.
Grum: 13.
Drake: 9. ASLEEP!!!
Helena: 8.
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. ASLEEP!!!

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R1T8: Helena ducks back as bits of wood spray from Grum's wild chop, but she steps in, lunging with the silvery blade, a murmured, "These dead roads are aptly named," as she goes to skewer the creature nearest her, swaying and spinning as she does so. Her sword clacks against the patient-doll, but doesn't go very deep, doing only 1 mod.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T25-23: The barber-doll hops off the table next to Sal, followed by the patient doll.

R2T14: Gwennid former her light-spear, striking the diorama ... and the whole diorama and table collapse with a metallic clattering of the striped barber pole. The table area is difficult terrain, but not longer provides any cover from the dolls.

R2T13: Grum, what do you do ... sleeping bodies and fallen table/diorama are all difficult terrain.

Helena on deck, dolls in the hole ...

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (33:33).
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (32:33). Lost dagger.
Sal: 20. ASLEEP!!!
Gwennid: 14. Holding doll-patient's dagger.
Grum: 13.
Drake: 9. ASLEEP!!!
Helena: 8. Silver Crane Waltz (+2 insight Ref saves & AC).
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. ASLEEP!!!

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R2T13: As bits of furniture fly about Grum shifts into a slightly defensive posture, sword flicking out as he swings once more at the tiny barber surgeon, striking it for 13 mod (and 2 mod collateral to the patient-doll). It seems this little doll of wood is a lot tougher than expected.

R2T8: Helena, what do you do?

Enemies on deck/ in the hole ...

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (20:33).
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (30:33). Lost dagger.
Sal: 20. ASLEEP!!!
Gwennid: 14. Holding doll-patient's dagger.
Grum: 13. Vigilant keeper stance (threatened areas difficult for enemies). RS.
Drake: 9. ASLEEP!!!
Helena: 8. Silver Crane Waltz (+2 insight Ref saves & AC).
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. ASLEEP!!!

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R2T8: Helena nods grimly as Grum chops down on the creature and follows suit attacking the ugly little barber doll, swinging the alchemical blade as hard as she can for 6 mod.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T25: The doll positions its blade at Sal's throat and pauses. Helena takes advantage of the AOO to strike the barber with a glancing blow that does 2 mod. That doesn't stop it, and then it pulls its dagger across Sal's throat. Helena thinks to stop it, but the pull of the dagger isn't an attack roll ... it simply is a movement of a weapon against a helpless opponent, meaning that even her intercepting shade isn't enough to help. Arterial pulsation and venal spray go everywhere.

Sal is no longer sleeping.

R3T23: The doll patient steps over to Drake, looking to protect herself from any attacks, though she/it no longer has her dagger.

R3T14: Gwennid tosses the tiny dagger over the railing and flies over to the other side and checks on Sal. "I am no healer," she says as arterial spray coats her in a red patina despite diminishing in strength and volume, "but I don't think this mortal is still alive."

R3T13: Grum, what do you do?

Helena on deck, barber-doll in the hole ...

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (14:33).
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (30:33). Lost dagger.
Gwennid: 14. Holding doll-patient's dagger.
Grum: 13. Vigilant keeper stance (threatened areas difficult for enemies). RS.
Drake: 9. ASLEEP!!!
Helena: 8. Silver Crane Waltz (+2 insight Ref saves & AC). RS.
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. ASLEEP!!!

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Sal.

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R3T13: "No... ye murdering scum" Grum shouts as he leaps towards Drake by standing over Camael's prone body, and gives the man a solid kick in the shin, "Get up, wake ye rascal...".

Drake's eyes begin to flutter as his light snoring stops.

R3T9: Drake stands, covered in blood. He draws his machete as he tries to gather his wits.

R3T8: Helena, what do you do? You are covered in Sal's blood.

Enemies on deck and in the hole ...

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (14:33).
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (30:33). Lost dagger.
Gwennid: 14. Holding doll-patient's dagger.
Grum: 13. Vigilant keeper stance (threatened areas difficult for enemies). RS.
Drake: 9.
Helena: 8. Silver Crane Waltz (+2 insight Ref saves & AC). RS.
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. ASLEEP!!!

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Sal Windchaser.

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R3T8: Seeing Drake waking and still horrified by Sal's death Helena chokes out a "Drake.. we are so sorry..." before she leaps forward and gives Camael a vigorous shake to awaken him as well to avoid him suffering Sal's fate.

R3T5: Camael awakens, and then crawls behind Grum before standing, his mace still under Grum's stance.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T25-23: The barber-doll moves over to Drake, but not before Grum and Helena both swing and harmlessly clip it. It stabs Drake for 1 NL. The patient-doll goes to pound on his face but Drake elbows it for 8 mod.

R4T14: A silvery diadem appears on Gwennid's head as she stares at the barber-doll. A tiny gem on the diadem flashes the barber-dolls eyes, dazing it.

R4T13: Grum, what do you do?

Drake on deck, Helena in the hole ...

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (14:33). RS. Dazed til R5T14.
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (22:33). Lost dagger.
Gwennid: 14.
Grum: 13. Vigilant keeper stance (threatened areas difficult for enemies).
Drake: 9.
Helena: 8. Silver Crane Waltz (+2 insight Ref saves & AC).
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. Mace on ground.

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Sal Windchaser.

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R4T13: Grum growls at the barber doll and hefts the juggernaut blade and swings hard, "Enough vile beastie" he grunts as he chops down hard. Confoundit if that little bugger isn't fast as it avoids the raging dwarves' blade despite being dazed.

R4T9: Drake shouts in anguish and takes in an eyeful of the barber-doll before swing his machete to then drop on it with a soft crit for 13 mod. He almost dropped the thing as it now has a terrible rent in its main body.

R4T8: Helena, what do you do?

Camael on deck, enemies on deck and in the hole ...

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Soulbound Doll Barber: 25. (1:33). RS. Dazed til R5T14.
Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (22:33). Lost dagger.
Gwennid: 14.
Grum: 13. Vigilant keeper stance (threatened areas difficult for enemies).
Drake: 9. RS. Monster Slayer vs. Barber-Doll (+1).
Helena: 8. Silver Crane Waltz (+2 insight Ref saves & AC).
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5. Mace on ground.

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Sal Windchaser.

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R4T8: Helena watches sadly as Drake swings - she wants to say something, but isn't sure what to say to the strange outlander. Seeing the horrible doll still moving she swings down at it, a flourish as she tries to draw forth healing energies towards Drake, but the accursed thing dances away from her blade.

R4T5: Camael picks up his mace from beneath Grum's feet. The sound of feathers flapping and he stands protectively over Sal's body. He makes that common strike he makes ...the one that is very fast and often done as an afterthought, and in that the barber-doll is finally destroyed.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T23: The patient doll reaches down to pick up the barber-doll's dropped dagger. In doing so, "she" ducks Grum's blade, but not Drake's as the man's machete nicks her wooden body for 6 mod. As the dagger is picked up and wielded, even Helena gets in a hit for 1 mod. She reaches high and slashes Drake's lower chest for 1 NL.

R5T14: Gwennid forms her light-spear and crits the patient-doll in the leg for 17, destroying it!

Combat Ends!

Drake drops to his knees, putting his hands skill-lessly on the wound and looking up with welling tears, his voice breaking as he goes. "Cam! You have healing magic. Heal him!"

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Soulbound Doll Patient: 23. (15:33). Lost dagger.
Gwennid: 14.
Grum: 13. Vigilant keeper stance (threatened areas difficult for enemies).
Drake: 9. RS. Monster Slayer vs. Barber-Doll (+1).
Helena: 8. Silver Crane Waltz (+2 insight Ref saves & AC).
* Mage armor (2.5 hrs.).
Camael: 5.

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Sal Windchaser. Soulbound barber-doll.

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It doesn't take terribly long before Grum hews open the door. There, the soft scrape of bone reveals the long, sinuous skeleton of a large snake, its head a humanoid skull with a snake’s jaws.

Begin Round One ...

R1T21: Helena, what do you do?

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Helena: 21.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Necrophidius: 13. (50:50).
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 4.


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R1T21: Helena stares at the thing in shock. ”Wish they’d been more specific,” she mutters with a glance at the tooth fairies before dancing forward to stand beside Grum and lash out at the creature with her sword as she wonders what it is! Her sword strikes very accurately, but only a tiny bone splinter falls away (1 mod).

R1T13: Though it reacts as a skeleton might - resisting a hacking weapon like Helena's longsword - given its ridiculous and obviously manmade human skull-on-snake body form, she recognizes it as a "necrophidius," a type of construct. Though little more than that (beyond typical construct immunities and shared abilities) she does not know. The necrophidious begins to sway back and forth in an entrancing manner.

Helena and Grum, roll will saves!

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Helena: 21. Stance of the Silver Crane (+2 insight Ref/ AC). RS.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Necrophidius: 13. (49:50).
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 4.


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R1T12: Grum sees that both Gwennid and Helena seem to be completely taken in by the strange dance of this bone-snake. What does he do?

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Helena: 21. Stance of the Silver Crane (+2 insight Ref/ AC). RS. DAZED til R6T13!!!
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Necrophidius: 13. (49:50).
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 4. DAZED til R5T13!!!

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R1T12: ”I dinnae dance, ye beast,” Grum grumbles as he swings a glowing hardlight axe with devastating force that lands for 25 mod.

Gwennid and Helena are dazed.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T13: The bony snake attacks him but he blocks it quickly enough.

R2T12: Grum, what do you do?

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Helena: 21. Stance of the Silver Crane (+2 insight Ref/ AC). RS. DAZED til R6T13!!!
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Necrophidius: 13. (24:50).
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 4. DAZED til R5T13!!!

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R2T12: Blocking and spinning with the axes he clutches a single Akashic axe in both hands and chops again at the beast, striking true for 25 mod, destroying it! ”Gwen, Helena, snap out o’ it.”

Initiative Ends!

It takes Gwennid 3 more rounds and Helena four more rounds, but they finally regain their senses.

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Helena: 21. Stance of the Silver Crane (+2 insight Ref/ AC). RS. DAZED til R6T13!!!
* Mage armor (5 hrs.).
Necrophidius: 13. (24:50).
Grum: 12.
Gwennid: 4. DAZED til R5T13!!!

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Surprise Round ...

S20: Grum is just getting above and sees something, but not in time to act before it does, because it is already charging! Its long, bony crocodilian snout latches onto Grum's left arm for 8. Despite the charge, it still continues attacking as its jaw closes on his arm to hold him fast (grappled); a claw slashes his left shoulder for 6; though a second claw doesn't make it past his armor! And then the creature firms its hold on him.

S19: Grum, you are currently being grappled, half-pulled off the top of the ladder by some monstrous dog/boar/crocodile that has parts both living/ unliving! This is a surprise round (and all that entails). What do you do?

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Gwennid: 23.
Esobok: 20. (48:48). Charged!
Grum: 19. Climbing ladder.
Helena: 4.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.). Fatigued.

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S19: Grum grunts as the beast latches onto him, "Ger' off, ye bear dog thing." He lashes out with a powerful metallic fist from the mountain plate seeking to cripple it, but is poorly positioned and misses wildly.

End Surprise Round, Begin Round One ...

R1T23: Gwennid delays ...

R1T20: The monster recovers from the charge. It uses Grum's now off-ladder action to suspend the dwarf above the whole, while trying to do ... something.

Grum, roll a Will save.

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Gwennid: 23. DELAYING!!!
Esobok: 20. (48:48). Charged!
Grum: 19. Climbing ladder.
Helena: 4.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.). Fatigued.

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R1T20 (Cont'd): The monster wrenches Grum's spirit out of his body. Grum's consciousness is now a point directly above his body, but his body is paralyzed. It worries a little bit, peeling Grum the rest of the way off the ladder so that he is dangling - paralyzed - above and blocking the hole.

R1T19: As quickly as it did that, Grum's spirit attempts to rally. Grum, roll a Will save. Assuming you make it, what do you do? You are grappled in this thing's jaws AND no longer climbing but dangling in the ladder hole and blocking access for your fellows.

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Gwennid: 23. DELAYING!!!
Esobok: 20. (48:48). Charged!
Grum: 19. PARALYZED!!! Will save DC 14 each round to keep from being paralyzed.
Helena: 4.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.). Fatigued.

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R1T19: Grum shakes his astral head, his real one not moving. "Nae ye beastie. I need that back!" he screams mentally, successfully reinstalling his spirit back in his body. He lashes out with his fist, hitting against the hardened skull of the beast for no effect.

R1T4: Helena, Grum blocks the way up. What do you do?

Bogey on deck, Grum in the hole ...

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Gwennid: 23. DELAYING!!!
Esobok: 20. (48:48). Charged!
Grum: 19.
Helena: 4.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.). Fatigued.

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R1T4: Helena looks up at the hole, seeing mainly Grum's armoured posterior and legs. "Grum, get out of the way, come down here or push on up, either way you need to make some space." She'll sheathe the longsword and start climbing up the ladder ready for when he moves.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T20: The wrenching spirit bit not working well, the monster maintains its hold as it bites down for 7.

R2T19: Grum, what do you do?

Helena on deck, bogey in the hole ...

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Gwennid: 23. DELAYING!!!
Esobok: 20. (48:48).
Grum: 19.
Helena: 4. Buckler. Climbing ladder midway.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.). Fatigued.

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R2T19: Still trapped in its maw, Grum just lashes out again with a savage uppercut to the beast's throat, but his fist can't power past a very thick ruff of black fur around its neck.

R2T4: Helena, what do you do?

Bogey on deck, Grum in the hole ...

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Gwennid: 23. DELAYING!!!
Esobok: 20. (48:48).
Grum: 19.
Helena: 4. Buckler. Climbing ladder midway.
* Mage armor (5 hrs.). Fatigued.

DEAD/ OOC
x.