Back to the Palood IX

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12a8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B> </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Missiledine's Archives</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Missiledines Archives"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id211.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Drunmore Adventures"><U>Drunmore Adventures</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id216.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Drunmore Adventures II"><U>Drunmore Adventures II</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id217.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Drunmore Adventures III"><U>Drunmore Adventures III</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id222.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Drunmore Adventure IV"><U>Drunmore Adventure IV</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id231.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood"><U>Back to the Palood</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id234.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood II"><U>Back to the Palood II</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id260.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood III"><U>Back to the Palood III</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id262.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood IV"><U>Back to the Palood IV</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id265.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood V"><U>Back to the Palood V</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id272.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood VI"><U>Back to the Palood VI</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id273.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood VII"><U>Back to the Palood VII</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id279.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood IIX"><U>Back to the Palood IIX</U></A>   |   <B> Back to the Palood IX</B>   |   <A HREF="id283.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Back to the Palood X"><U> Back to the Palood X</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id286.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Back to the Palood XI"><U> Back to the Palood XI</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id287.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood XII"><U>Back to the Palood XII</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id289.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood XIII"><U>Back to the Palood XIII</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id291.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Back to the Palood XIV"><U> Back to the Palood XIV</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id293.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood XV"><U>Back to the Palood XV</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id298.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back to the Palood XVI"><U>Back to the Palood XVI</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U><B>Archive Directory</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I> Back to the Palood IX</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Missiledine: Everyone else... We ended with a battle in progress... Corren was climbing onto the cart and the crates stacked in it, to gain entry to</div> <div> the second floor</div> <div> Missiledine: A man in the window is attacking with a spear and Corren is stabbing back.. Dawn is on the ground about to be attacked by</div> <div> skeletons</div> <div> FinLongham: If I remember I am fighting skeletons with rolb</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin is attacking, and being attacked, by three skeletons... Rolb has his back to a cottage wall with about eight or nine trying to get at</div> <div> him</div> <div> Dukejr01: <was hoping Fin drew off three of rolb's nine></div> <div> Dukejr01: how long til dawn is attacked?</div> <div> FinLongham: I will swin my short sword and trying to hit all of them.</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn will be attacked next round</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin...you step in, swinging wide, striking two of the skeletons but missing the third</div> <div> Dawn12: i cast sleep spell on the guy in the window</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will attack/block. thrust</div> <div> Missiledine: ok the spell goes off....the man falls backwards</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren climbs in the window "Great job! Follow me!"</div> <div> Dawn12: i follow corren</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... all three skeletons counterattack...two hit... you dodge one attack and are hit for 4 from the other</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, as you start to climb up... Corren as you climb through the window... the area outside is engulfed in another blast of flame</div> <div> FinLongham: I will attack the close on and try to kill it frist.</div> <div> FinLongham: all out attack</div> <div> Missiledine: You will both take damage... Dawn, 3 points, Corren 2 points... The only plus here is two skeletons are immolated as well</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren cries and thumps the floor, trying to make it sound like he has fallen.</div> <div> Dawn12: i just lay or sit on the floor</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, you are in the cart then</div> <div> Dukejr01: <isn't the cart on fire?></div> <div> Dawn12: can i climb up in the window</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, you are inside.. The room you are in is 12'x12' it appears to be a bedroom for someone... There is a man lying snoozing on</div> <div> the floor... the door out is open and another human fighter, carrying sword and small shield comes</div> <div> Missiledine: rushing in</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren rushes to engage. thrust/block.</div> <div> Missiledine: The cart is burning, but it isn't going up like tinderwood</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin...All out attack... Two attacks or one or what?</div> <div> FinLongham: two attacks on one of the skeletons.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: Correction. Corren all-out-attacks two attacks</div> <div> Dawn12: i try to climb up to the window</div> <div> Missiledine: one attack hits, the skeleton dodges the second...you hit, breaking some of its bones, but it is still on you</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, you start scrambling through the window as a skeleton clambers onto the burning cart, trying to grab your legs and drag you</div> <div> back</div> <div> FinLongham: is there any fire I can get to easy?</div> <div> Dawn12: i try to knock him off and keep going up</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... you attack twice, he blocks the first attack, but your second gets through... it seems to injure him pretty severely as he</div> <div> staggers backwards with a cry</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... all the fire is at the other side of the open area, beyond the skeletons</div> <div> Dukejr01: follow up with an all out 2 attack again.</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... the three skeletons each attack... one misses completely, the other two hit you parry one and the second hits you but does no</div> <div> damage</div> <div> FinLongham: I will all out attack the same one. Two attacks</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... you hear Dawn hit the floor behind you as she dives through the open window. The man you are on is defending and calling</div> <div> for help</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren grins at him.</div> <div> Dawn12: i try to sut him up so he cant</div> <div> Missiledine: <Ooops! I forgot you all out attacked last round! No active defenses Fin! You got a freeby that time!></div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn...How?</div> <div> Dawn12: put my hand over his mouth</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren is between you and the man</div> <div> Missiledine: <Doing that is an attack in itself against an active opponent></div> <div> Dawn12: can i try to kill him since corren isfighting him</div> <div> Docportal: <nice girl to have around></div> <div> Dukejr01: <are you trying to kil lteh guy sleeping or the guy corren is fighting?></div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... attacks twice... hitting once but doing no appreciable damage</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Dawn is handy to have around....></div> <div> Missiledine: <You are trying to silence the one yelling, right?></div> <div> Dawn12: the guy corren fighting</div> <div> Missiledine: <right></div> <div> Docportal: <Yeah now she is the only ative mage around></div> <div> FinLongham: <Umm how is rolb doing with his kills></div> <div> Missiledine: There seem to be fewer skeletons facing him... you don't have time to count!</div> <div> Dukejr01: <rolb is a badass></div> <div> Missiledine: <Hang on a sec, GM regrouping></div> <div> Dukejr01: <grouper...></div> <div> FinLongham: <Now dont do that we will nevey win then.></div> <div> Dukejr01: <groupie?></div> <div> Dawn12: i attack the guy corren is fighting block/swing</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... </div> <div> FinLongham: I will pull back form the 3 that attacking me trying to give me room to fight them</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn thrusts home, getting past the man's defense and stabbing him in the gut and taking him out</div> <div> Dukejr01: <yay! good job!></div> <div> Missiledine: the doorway is clear at the moment</div> <div> Docportal: <Yay her frist kill></div> <div> Dukejr01: Can we get a tactical sitrep? is the door open? do we hear movement?</div> <div> Missiledine: Everyone... The gong begins ringing again... it sounds as though it may be up on the roof</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren goes thru the door.</div> <div> Dukejr01: shield up.</div> <div> Missiledine: the door is open, you see what appears to be a balconey outside it with the passageway running left and right from the door. The</div> <div> railing is open with thick, three inch ballistrades set every 6 inches or so</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin.. You back away but all three are pressing forward and are moving to surround you</div> <div> Dawn12: i stay and kill the guy sleeping on the floor </div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, left or right ?</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren stops, crouches, and drops his healing satchel. he rests his sword on his leg and takes out some healingtea. as he does so he ays" Dawn, my</div> <div> satchel is on the floor here. use some healing grass in the pipe. he drinks the,,,</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... as you straighten up from slitting his throat, you see a skeleton grabbing the sides of the window and hauling himself through</div> <div> Dawn12: i cut the guy thort on the florr sleeping</div> <div> Dukejr01: tea as he goes left</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, you get 4 back</div> <div> Dawn12: after i kill the guy i can i try knocking them out of the window</div> <div> Dukejr01: ty</div> <div> Dukejr01: <ty = thank you></div> <div> FinLongham: I will attack normally. attacking the one I have been attacking. then block.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin, the skeletons still have a round of attacks coming before your next action</div> <div> Missiledine: All three attack, but only one hits, doing 1 point damage</div> <div> FinLongham: attack normally. attacking the one I have been attacking. then block.</div> <div> Dawn12: do i knock them out or not</div> <div> Missiledine: <Corren spent a round doing the healing thing, Dawn spent the same round murdering some guy, now Corren goes around the corner</div> <div> and Dawn tries to push the skeleton back out></div> <div> Dukejr01: <not murder. this is war.></div> <div> Dukejr01: <US special forces kill people while they are sleeping whenever possible></div> <div> Dukejr01: <kick when they are down, its the best time! :-)></div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... you hack at the skeleton... breaking one of it's arms and causing it to lose its grip and fall backwards... Looking out the cart is</div> <div> now well engulfed and it's not likely that anything else will climb on to it</div> <div> Dukejr01: cool</div> <div> Dawn12: i still close the window</div> <div> FinLongham: <not cool I am suck out here></div> <div> Dukejr01: <cart is burning to ash anyway></div> <div> Dawn12: i try to find corren</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, you swing around the corner going left... the balcony runs thirty feet and you see ahead of you a flight of steps turning right and</div> <div> climbing... On your left are two doors, one twelve feet ahead the other twenty feet... </div> <div> Missiledine: Both doors are open, from the first door emerges a man with shield and a mace... Snarling he comes at you</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren chuckles "I'm the guy who killed the Hunchback." Attack. thrust/block</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin.. You attack and hit... the skeleton fails to defend... you take out it's leg and it goes down</div> <div> FinLongham: <but is still living></div> <div> FinLongham: <?></div> <div> Missiledine: The other two will press you, both hit, but you parry and dodge</div> <div> Missiledine: it is still moving yes.</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, as you come out the doorway, you see Corren to your left facing a man with a mace and shield... To the right you see a man</div> <div> with sword and shield charging Corren from behind, but he turns his attention to you</div> <div> FinLongham: attack the next standing one trying to knock the head off</div> <div> Dawn12: i attack thrust/block</div> <div> Missiledine: ok and ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... He seems to be faster then you and strikes first...but you catch it on your shield</div> <div> Missiledine: your counter attack is similarly blocked</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... You stab at him, to have it parried.. He attacks you and you parry it</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... you attack and miss the head</div> <div> Dawn12: i attack</div> <div> FinLongham: I will for get the head and will just try to cut it in half</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... you see Rolb hack his way free of the last couple skeletons on him, he heads your way... two are still following him... You see</div> <div> four others milling around the burning cart as though lacking orders</div> <div> Missiledine: When Rolb starts to move they will start heading after him in your general direction</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... he keeps coming at you, but misses completely this round... you thrust and he turns it aside. This guy seems pretty good!</div> <div> Dukejr01: is he as strong as corren?</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, you attack but miss... his attack misses you as well</div> <div> Missiledine: hard to say, he looks pretty tough and competent </div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: what is he wearing for armour?</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin...you hit one across the middle doing visible damage to the ribs and spine... it is staggered by the force of the blow but continues</div> <div> attacking</div> <div> Missiledine: studded leather</div> <div> Dukejr01: <thanks></div> <div> Dawn12: attck /block</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren all out attacks. two attacks.</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... both skeletons attack. The one you hit misses completely, the other gives you a glancing blow that your armor turns with no</div> <div> damage</div> <div> FinLongham: next rolled attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren...<My we are lucky tonight!> Both blows hit and he fails to defend against either one! He stumbles backwards, bleeding</div> <div> heavily from a chest would and slash across the body</div> <div> Missiledine: <wound></div> <div> Docportal: <wish you could have give me some of that luck a few weeks ago.></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren moves to finish him. two attacks all out next round.</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... you attack again.. hitting him and bypassing his defense... He cries ouit but still manages a counterattack</div> <div> Dawn12: i syill attack/black</div> <div> Missiledine: however his attack is feeble and misses completely</div> <div> Dawn12: still*</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin....you attack, hitting again.. another soild hit that causes the skeleton to go down... The one on the ground grabs at your leg as you</div> <div> finish that attack. He has a grip below the knee and will hamper your movements</div> <div> Missiledine: The other skeleton attacks as well, getting past your defenses and hitting you for 4 points.... </div> <div> FinLongham: I will attack the one on my lag and blocking the one attacking me.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Good thining there, fin></div> <div> FinLongham: <Thank you></div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... You attack again... as you do so you notice, out of the corner of your eye, a dark robed figure standing halfway up the steps</div> <div> ahead of you... you hit the guy both times again (damn!) but the one blow is glancing and </div> <div> Missiledine: the second isn't enough to finish him</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... you attack again, but he manages (barely) to parry it as he back pedals away from you. Looking beyond him you see</div> <div> another door on your right, about 12' away and beyond that a flight of steps going down on the left</div> <div> Missiledine: about twenty feet further on... Up those steps are coming a line of six robed figures</div> <div> Dukejr01: how bad off is the guy?</div> <div> Missiledine: he is hurting... he is pale and obviously in pain</div> <div> Dukejr01: k. Corren turns go up the stairs. "Dawn, follow me."</div> <div> Dawn12: i follow</div> <div> Dukejr01: how far is it to the floor below?</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin.... as you slash at the skeleton on your leg, you see Rolb slam into the skeleton that is attacking you on the other side...Sadly you</div> <div> miss your attack, badly, actually striking yourself in the process, tho doing no damage</div> <div> Missiledine: <Corren... there is a man between you and the steps!></div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. I am wondering how far it is to jump down.</div> <div> Missiledine: It is about 15 feet to the floor below</div> <div> Dukejr01: ouch. nevermind</div> <div> Missiledine: (How are you going up the steps? Your surviving opponent is still infront of you?></div> <div> Dukejr01: <I am not. Corren attacks he guy in front of him again. two attacks</div> <div> Missiledine: Everyone... the gong has stopped ringing</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Your first attack hits, but he manages to deflect it, the second misses completely</div> <div> Dukejr01: <crap></div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, your man is backing away from you, headed to the doorway behind him</div> <div> Missiledine: Do you attack?</div> <div> Dawn12: yes</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dawn12: attack /black</div> <div> Dawn12: block*</div> <div> Missiledine: you miss... he seems intent on defending and getting clear of you to let the hooded figures have a shot at you... he does not attack</div> <div> and instead steps into the doorway to clear the passage</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... the second skeleton has turned its attention to Rolb, so you are free to deal with the one on your leg</div> <div> Dawn12: i retreat to corren</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> FinLongham: attack all out. 2 attacks on the one on my lag</div> <div> Dawn12: i also get the bag of medicine </div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... you hit both times... finally finishing it with the second blow. Looking up you see five more skeletons advancing. You have 1</div> <div> round to act before they are on you. </div> <div> Missiledine: Corren...what do you do?</div> <div> Dukejr01: the guy infront is still up?</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn is coming up behind you...</div> <div> FinLongham: can I get to the dock?</div> <div> Missiledine: yes, he is obviously hurt but seems unwilling to quit</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin, yes, the way is clear</div> <div> Missiledine: at the moment</div> <div> FinLongham: I will run out on to the docks looking to see what is in the boats</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren attacks him again. 2 attacks.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> FinLongham: NM on last request. I will run for the house with rolb.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok Corren, your first attack is turned, but the second slams home and takes the man down! From his twitching and groaning he is</div> <div> still alive, but not going anywhere</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren ignores him and moves up the stairs.</div> <div> Dawn12: i follow</div> <div> Missiledine: The figure you saw before is gone... you hear heavy treads behind you on the balconey</div> <div> Dukejr01: corren goes UP</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, you picked up the medecine bag</div> <div> Dawn12: i use healing grass smoke as i follow</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb is still fighting the skeleton... Fin, you head towards the house, but that is the direction the skeletons came from so they are</div> <div> between you and it. Do you attack?</div> <div> FinLongham: yes</div> <div> Missiledine: right</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn.. you will ned to light the pipe</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... You charge the skeletons...What tactics?</div> <div> FinLongham: swing my sword trying to hack them to bits.</div> <div> Dawn12: i cast ignite fire 1 pt to lite it</div> <div> Missiledine: ok Dawn</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... all out? swing and block?</div> <div> FinLongham: swing and block</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... you slam into the first skeleton with a solid hit.. it stumbles but is still up. Two others will move to attack you along with the one</div> <div> you are facing. The others are moving to surround you</div> <div> Missiledine: Two of the three attacking miss completely, the third hits you for 2 points</div> <div> Missiledine: <You are, by my count, down 7 at this point)</div> <div> FinLongham: <yes I am down by 7 pts></div> <div> Dukejr01: <ow></div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... you are at the stairs. There is a door, closed, at the top</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren slams into it.</div> <div> Docportal: <this is an order from the dead. Don't join me. Understund?></div> <div> Dukejr01: <lol></div> <div> Dukejr01: <burble burble burble. blurble burble. burble?></div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... You ram the door hard! It shudders on its hinges and you hear a splintering sound, but it holds</div> <div> Docportal: <I am gost so I don't go burble burble burble.></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren slams it again. does it have a point where corren can insert his sword to break the latch?</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... you are at the bottom of the steps as Corren butts his head against the door... the line of hooded figures is advancing towards</div> <div> you... The lead one's robe parts slightly and you see leather armor under neath and a broad </div> <div> Dukejr01: <drowned guys can burble></div> <div> Missiledine: sword in ihis hand. The face is hidden</div> <div> Missiledine: no latch that you can see, probably a bolt or a bar on the other side</div> <div> Docportal: <Just live throw this. That is all I ask of you all.></div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... you are now surrounded by skeletons all attacking you</div> <div> Dukejr01: good point.Corren hits the door low</div> <div> Dawn12: all out defend when thay are close</div> <div> Dukejr01: <thanks. we will try O:-)></div> <div> FinLongham: all out defend.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok Dawn... next round</div> <div> Missiledine: ok Fin</div> <div> Dukejr01: <can dawn retreat up the steps so that only one can attack her?</div> <div> Missiledine: yes</div> <div> Dawn12: i do so</div> <div> Dukejr01: 8-)</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... the skeletons seem to attack from all directions and you parry and dodge desperately... avoiding all but one hit for 1 point</div> <div> Dukejr01: Did Dawn get her healing?</div> <div> FinLongham: As I do that I yell I need help over here rolb</div> <div> Missiledine: From the sounds of things behind you, Rolb has finished his skeleton and is coming your way</div> <div> Missiledine: she is puffing away</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... you slam into the door again... it is definately giving, but your shoulder is pretty sore! One more good hit should do it!</div> <div> Dukejr01: lol. Corren cowboy's up and hits it again.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Smoking the grass takes longer to see the full effect... Dawn has gained 2 points back but still has more to smoke... Keep puffing!></div> <div> Dukejr01: <lol. Smoking is good for you!></div> <div> Docportal: <only in the gurps worlds we play in></div> <div> Dukejr01: <Cigars are nice. Huge buzz></div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn...The hooded figure has advanced to attack, as it raises its blade the hood falls away and you see its face.. The flesh is green</div> <div> with decay and mold, its eyes glow with an unearthly light... it attacks!</div> <div> Dawn12: i attack /block</div> <div> Dukejr01: <oooo! scary!></div> <div> Dukejr01: <I thought you wre defending></div> <div> Dawn12: nm the last one</div> <div> Missiledine: The attack is powerful and you fail to parry it... and are hit for 1 point through your armor</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... several of the skeletons turn away from you to face Rolb, but you still have three on you</div> <div> FinLongham: I will attack the first one. attack block</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dawn12: allout defend and step up on staries</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... you hit it fails to defend, but it is still there.. The three attack, you parry one attack, but are hit twice for 0 (DR absorbed it) and 2</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... you are at 0 now</div> <div> FinLongham: not good</div> <div> Dukejr01: <not good is right></div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... the door slams open from your shoulder this time... The room beyond is long and low, the center is peaked with a height of</div> <div> about 8', on either side it slopes down to about 4' in the eaves. You are at one end, the room</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren dodges left.</div> <div> Missiledine: runs to your right.... about thirty feet down is a set of double doors in a dormer (it is on your left) they are open and daylight streams in.</div> <div> The cloaked figure is standing there. Between you and him is another cloaked figure</div> <div> Missiledine: like those facing Dawn</div> <div> Missiledine: <No left, there is wall there></div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: <sorry></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren advances to meet it.</div> <div> Missiledine: np, long message to type</div> <div> Dukejr01: don't tell me, its a short humpbacked figure</div> <div> Docportal: <it is></div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, you retreat up the steps.. you have regained 2 more points.. still defending the zombie misses its attack</div> <div> Missiledine: <No></div> <div> Dukejr01: fast did the robed figures move?</div> <div> Missiledine: <You are faster, but the shape of the room will make a run around difficult</div> <div> Dukejr01: Okay, corren just attacks/blocks.</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin.... What do you do?</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: does it have a shield?</div> <div> FinLongham: Can I retreat?</div> <div> Missiledine: no</div> <div> Missiledine: retreating takes you into the combat between Rolb and the skeletons behind you</div> <div> Missiledine: no shield</div> <div> FinLongham: I will all out defend then.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: you are attacked three times, but only one blow gets through your defenses for 4 points...you are still on your feet, barely... things are</div> <div> kind of fuzzy around you</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... you attack, hit, it fails to parry, and your blade slices through its dead flesh with no apparent effect</div> <div> Missiledine: it slashes back, you block it</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will slash/block.</div> <div> Missiledine: From further down the room you hear a chilling voice, "Ah! I recognize you! Your one of the ones who cost me so much!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I am going to cost you your life, now"</div> <div> Missiledine: "We'll see, boy."</div> <div> FinLongham: <oh s*** we have a big taget now></div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, you reach the top of the steps.. you hear fighting and voices behind you.. the zombie attacks agin...you regain another 2</div> <div> points, the pipe is done now...the zombie hits, but you parry it</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... What do you do?</div> <div> FinLongham: all out defend</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: one skeleton misses completely, one hits but you parry it, one hits and you don't... but your DR absorbs it! (Lucky little elf!)</div> <div> Dawn12: Attack /block</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... ?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren attacks/ blocks and tries to get around it.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... your attack misses, and your attempt to circle around is thwarted by the zombie stepping back to maintain its placement...</div> <div> you block it's attack</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... you attack, but it parries you and counters which you parry.... The other zombies are stacked up behind the lead. The two of</div> <div> you have the stairway blocked</div> <div> Dawn12: i keep on with attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren.... from behind the zombie there is a flash... a fist sized ball of flame shoots past the zombie and blurs past you to hit the wall</div> <div> near the door. You hear a muttered curse</div> <div> Missiledine: ok Dawn</div> <div> FinLongham: I will fake that I am dead and fall to the grounds</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin...?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren releases hold of his shield and steps into close combat. he will parry, and try to slap the zombie on bare flesh with his naked hand</div> <div> Missiledine: Hmmm....Fin...all three skeletons seem to fall for it, the step past you and attack Rolb</div> <div> Missiledine: <Hang on a sec, I need to catch up the NPC rolls!></div> <div> FinLongham: <K></div> <div> FinLongham: Can I get to the bodys that I was going for before now?</div> <div> Missiledine: Fin... you can </div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... you parry and attack open handed, right?</div> <div> Dukejr01: right</div> <div> Missiledine: Using your brawling skill, you strike at the zombie's face, the only bare skin available... The zombie manages to twist his face awa</div> <div> tho...it slashes at you... you parry</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren tries again.</div> <div> Dukejr01: what of his hand?</div> <div> Dukejr01: can corren lock swords and grab his opponents hand?</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren...another fireball shoots from behind the zombie... this time it clips your arm for 1 point</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren pretends to be crippled and falls back with a cry. he then slips forward to slap the zombie again if it falls for it</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... you are still slugging it out at the top of the steps....You hit, the zombie fails its defense... you bury your blade in its torso, but it</div> <div> shows no response to the blow... The counterattack misses</div> <div> Missiledine: <hang on a sec></div> <div> FinLongham: <Don't want to join Fred just Yet></div> <div> Dawn12: i attack/block</div> <div> Docportal: <at 12:15 I must leave.></div> <div> Dukejr01: <k></div> <div> FinLongham: <or crap I should have left for my job already.></div> <div> Missiledine: ok, sorry</div> <div> Dukejr01: <you could jsut play dead and pas out></div> <div> FinLongham: ok I do as Duke saided. Play dead and pas out. Hoping for the best.</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren... Your feint seems to work, the Zombie steps in, you slap again and this time it doesn't dodge. </div> <div> FinLongham: <Bye guys. I see you next week></div> <div> FinLongham has left the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01: whoohoo!</div> <div> Dukejr01: does it work?</div> <div> Missiledine: The zombie seems to freeze in place, then crumbles to the floor</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren leaps to attack the mage. two attacks, all out.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren tries to get close to see if he can grab the necromancer by his bare flesh too</div> <div> Missiledine: As the zombie goes down and you leap forward, Sharkey steps backwards and falls away</div> <div> Dukejr01: Can corren get to him?</div> <div> Missiledine: you see that you are on the third floor overlooking the dock area, there is no balconey or ledge or rail, just open air</div> <div> Missiledine: you had fifteen feet to cross, he had three</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. is he flying or floating down?</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn... You attack again...you hit, it fails to defend... this time the blow sends the zombie stumbling backwards into its fellows,</div> <div> knocking several down the steps</div> <div> Dawn12: run up the stairs up yo corren</div> <div> Missiledine: looking over the edge Corren sees a white hawk swooping up from a dive that leveled off only a few feet from the ground, it is</div> <div> climbing up and settling into a flight across the water</div> <div> Docportal: <I would say that is not good></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Shit!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <it takes three rounds to cast that spell, yu know.</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn, you are in the room, off the steps. The zombies are struggling to get back on track to climb the stairs. The injured one is</div> <div> pushed over the edge, breaking the railing and plunging some twenty feet to crash on the floor below</div> <div> Docportal has left the room.</div> <div> Missiledine: <I know></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks to see where rolb is</div> <div> Missiledine: Wrong side of the house to see that</div> <div> Dukejr01: k.</div> <div> Docportal has entered the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren turns to go back to help dawn</div> <div> Dukejr01: <thought you left></div> <div> Missiledine: She is at the doorway facing five zombies. Theyt are coming up the steps one at a time though</div> <div> Docportal has left the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren moves to block the top. together we attack the zombies. block/slash</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dawn12: attack/block</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren grins at Dawn. "Nice to have you at my back"</div> <div> Missiledine: you both attack and hit the lead zombie... stopping it in it's tracks and causing it to fall backwards, apparently spent</div> <div> Dawn12: "same here"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren waits for the second one to get in range. he will all out attack for rwo attacks</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: <Hmmm> All three attacks, Corren's two and Dawn's one, hit, though the Zombie parries one, Damage is minimal though. the</div> <div> zombie attacks... hitting Corren for 2 pts</div> <div> Dukejr01: ow</div> <div> Dukejr01: attack/block</div> <div> Dawn12: attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: You both hit, the Zombie parries Correns, Dawn's attack gets through but the zombie remains... He attaicks Corren who parries it</div> <div> (BTW, Corren has not recovered his sield)</div> <div> Missiledine: shield</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: atttack parry then</div> <div> Missiledine: <Same again?></div> <div> Missiledine: <figured that></div> <div> Dawn12: attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: Again you both hit, but the zombie fails to defend either one, two good hits take the thing out... again it falls backwards and goes</div> <div> crashing to the floor far below</div> <div> Dukejr01: how many left?</div> <div> Missiledine: 3</div> <div> Dukejr01: ATtack/parry</div> <div> Dawn12: Attack/block</div> <div> Dukejr01: ..</div> <div> Missiledine: You both hit again.. and again both attacks get through, though damage is slight... this one attacks Dawn, hitting her with a powerful</div> <div> blow for 5 points! <Leaves 4></div> <div> Dukejr01: ow!</div> <div> Dawn12: attack its legs</div> <div> Dukejr01: Attack parry</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, your attack is parried, Dawn's misses.. The Zombie attacks Corren and is parried</div> <div> Missiledine: Again?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yep</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will try slaping it with his hand</div> <div> Missiledine: You both hit this time... Corren's is parried, but Dawn hits the legs... it is injured but still active</div> <div> Missiledine: Next round</div> <div> Dukejr01: slap/parry</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dawn12: attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... You slap and Dawn slashes... You both hit, the zombie fails to defend vs either attack and it crumples onto the steps..</div> <div> Missiledine: The next zombie is forced to step over it to attack</div> <div> Dukejr01: slap/parry</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dawn12: attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: your slap misses this time... Dawn's blow is parried. The zombie misses his attack</div> <div> Dukejr01: slap/parry</div> <div> Dawn12: attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: You both hit this time, Corren slaps the creature's face and again it crumples, making an even larger obstacle. The last zombie</div> <div> doesn't seem to know what to do. It just stands there</div> <div> Dawn12: "you want to take care of that one</div> <div> Dawn12: "</div> <div> Dukejr01: "sure. just a sec"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren gets his shield.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: can corren reach it from the top of the steps?</div> <div> Missiledine: looking around the room, you see there is a gong on a stand near the open double doors. There is a large table with an area map</div> <div> spread out on it and some other papers</div> <div> Missiledine: not with your hand</div> <div> Missiledine: sword, yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: with his sword?</div> <div> Dukejr01: attack. al out. twice.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Get the map, dawn"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "and the other papers." </div> <div> Dawn12: "ok"i go for the map</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: one blow hits, the other is parried</div> <div> Dawn12: and othere papaers</div> <div> Dukejr01: corren keeps attacking allout</div> <div> Missiledine: The creature slashes back, but doesn't penetrate your armor</div> <div> Dukejr01: corren attacks/blocks</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, both your attacks hit and slice into the zombie, but it's counterattack manages to hit for 4 points</div> <div> Dukejr01: err... attack/block?</div> <div> Dukejr01: see above</div> <div> Missiledine: oops, my mistake... I was still all out</div> <div> Missiledine: re roll</div> <div> Dukejr01: 'soakay.</div> <div> Missiledine: Your attack is parried... It's attack is blocked</div> <div> Dukejr01: attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: <crit failure Corren!></div> <div> Dukejr01: whoops!</div> <div> Missiledine: you lose balance, actives at -2 </div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren waits a round</div> <div> Dukejr01: all out defends if the zombie is still after him</div> <div> Missiledine: it hits you this time... but your DR absorbed it!</div> <div> Dukejr01: good</div> <div> Missiledine: next round (all out defend) it hits, you block</div> <div> Dukejr01: attack/block</div> <div> Missiledine: (Let's finish this zombie, then quit)</div> <div> Dukejr01: k.</div> <div> Missiledine: you hit, it misses... you wound it but it is still there</div> <div> Dukejr01: sigh. again</div> <div> Missiledine: You miss, and block it's attack... (Only need one more good hit!)</div> <div> Dukejr01: again!</div> <div> Missiledine: again you miss, and again you defend its counter</div> <div> Dukejr01: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: gain</div> <div> Dukejr01: again</div> <div> Missiledine: You attack, and miss (Dice seem to be against you now! After all those hits earlier it's about time!) This time the zombie's attack gets</div> <div> through, scoring 1 point </div> <div> Dukejr01: again</div> <div> Missiledine: <I keep rolling squat for damage against you!></div> <div> Missiledine: A hit! <At last!> The zombie fails to defend... the blade cuts deep, the zombie's sword falls from it's hand and it tumbles backwards</div> <div> down the steps</div> <div> Missiledine: There is silence in the building</div> <div> Missiledine: <Quit here for the night!></div> <div> Missiledine: Good job guys!</div> <div> Dawn12: ty</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren grins in triumph. he kisses Dawn and says. "Lets get Rolb and the elf inside"</div> <div> Dukejr01: night</div> <div> Dukejr01: thanks for running us.</div> <div> Missiledine: Thank you!</div> <div> Dawn12: yea thanks</div> <div> Missiledine: my pleasure</div> <div> Missiledine: until next time</div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> Dawn12</div> </td> </tr></table></body>