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Post by Killer_DM on Jun 12, 2016 16:43:33 GMT -6
[Once a combat begins I will signal to move to this folder so the posting is easier to follow as we progress.]
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Saskia
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Post by Saskia on Jun 13, 2016 12:43:36 GMT -6
Saskia led the camels a distance away in order to help calm them.
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Post by thirtylives on Jun 13, 2016 13:56:29 GMT -6
"This is not good at all" Bithautor hissed. In one fluid motion he slid his knives - pointless with this beast - into their sheaths and drew his scimitar. Rolling off of his mount he began to backpedal from the monstrosity while simultaneously swinging and twirling his blade around his body, creating a shimmering blur.
[Weapons Display with the scimitar]
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Post by alfbern on Jun 13, 2016 14:11:06 GMT -6
Alfbern knew not what this beast was but he thought some arrows might solve the problem. Even so he thought it prudent to put some distance between it and him.
((Move back to the edge of short range and then fire arrows into the thing.))
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Post by Thorsan on Jun 13, 2016 14:46:14 GMT -6
"Chew on this!" Thorsan roared as he dropped the readied hammer. He leapt from his camel to the sand at a dead run, charging like a bull. At the last second, he lowered his head to skewer the worm with his head spike.
[Head Spike: This unusual weapon consists of an iron helmet with a large (1 to 2 foot) spike on the top, sometimes called a "belly skewer." A fighter employs this weapon when charging. Running, bent forward, he attempts to spear his opponent in the stomach. The attack roll is made at a -3 penalty, and he loses any armor class benefits high Dexterity may give him. If he impales his enemy, he scores double damage.
Charging: +2 attack bonus, +1 AC penalty]
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Post by galateap on Jun 13, 2016 20:49:20 GMT -6
Galatea watches as she wills the flames to come forth, muttering the incantation. She runs to the beast's rear, climbing its back as the blade begins to glow.
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Post by scottenkainen on Jun 14, 2016 10:02:28 GMT -6
"Ohhhh..." Arristuun said, before loosing some more profane words. "That's big!" He backed away 10', held the trident in his left hand, and drew a Javelin of Lightning from his quiver. His intentions were to circle around the beast clockwise, at a distance of about 40', hoping that it would surface enough to expose a 10'x10' section with none of his comrades in front of it.
He even called out his intentions. "I have a Lightning Javelin ready! Lure it out if you can and give me clear space to throw it!"
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Post by nixisnix on Jun 14, 2016 11:34:04 GMT -6
Zacklun backed away a little bit further and readied a war arrow (his normal missile weapon of choice) till he was around 45' away with Arristuun between him and the creature. It had been quite a while since he had gotten to play and he hoped this wasn't just a mindless beast, but something that he could gleefully twist about.
{since I will be offline most of the next couple days due to gaming and errands.. 1) if the creature comes within melee distance Zacklun will disappear, shape change into his true form, and then fly 25' in the air and keep peppering it with arrows or 2) if the creature begins rending someone or is close to killing a party member, Zacklun will then disappear to move in and touch the creature to use the Confusion ability}
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Post by Taliesin on Jun 14, 2016 16:03:48 GMT -6
Having been thrown from his camel, Taliesin rolled away to avoid being crushed. Then he aimed an arrow at the threat.
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Post by Killer_DM on Jun 14, 2016 16:19:03 GMT -6
[Initiative: BFW 4, Party 10]
The beast rose fast, shooting up and in an arc towards the dwarven berserker. It crashed down and easily snapped Thorsan up into it's gullet. The Battlerager felt what seemed to be every tooth in the worm tearing into armor and through skin. [20 HP damage. Attack succeeded by more than 4, swallow ensues.] It was strange as he was being swallowed; the beast didn't seem to enjoy all the barbs and blades as he found himself in the dark inner parts of this epic beast. He could still wiggle and stab with his glove nail, helmet and armor, but anything else would be an impossibility. Even worse, he couldn't reach his booze from here. And this warranted a stiff drink.
Let me reinterate. The worm just *ate* their best warrior.
Zacklun pulled his tricks and invisibly loosed two war arrows into the beast, hardly seeming to affect it. One did hit it in the eye though. [8 Damage; one crit]
Galatea ran and successfully jumped onto the beast's back. [Incredible Dex roll] She just barely managed to pierce the worm's scaly hide, but must have found a purchase in a vital area as ichor, bile and black blood erupted from the flaming stab. [17 damage!!!]
Arristuun never had the reason to use one of his precious javelins until now. And as the beast attacked the dwarf, it had exposed a large portion of it's body, including a wicked barbed tail. He aimed for that. Seemed the safest bet really. An intense bolt of lightning issued and struck the back half of this foul thing, blowing a literal hole into the rear of the beast. Galatea found herself falling into the sand from the sheer force. [25 damage!]
It still lived though, that was until Alfbern shot his arrows. One flew wide, but the other lodged deeply into it's other eye. The front half twitched, and crashed hard onto the ground. [Crit 8 damage]
Hopefully Thorsan was alright. He was bound to be especially irritable when extricated.
[58 damage in one round. Javelins of Lightning are crazy.]
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Post by kevinpc on Jun 14, 2016 17:46:15 GMT -6
Baal was firmly impressed by the carnage that ensued in this very short battle. Still invisible and silent, he rushed toward the fallen sand beast, then stopped [within about 30 ft.]taking care to avoid bumping into the remaining party members. He had hoped the stout one inside yet lived. He waited a few moments to see how everyone else would react . . .
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Post by galateap on Jun 14, 2016 17:50:07 GMT -6
Galatea stands and walks slowly toward the beast's body. With a smooth, almost invisible flit of her blade, she slices the belly open. The contents gush out, digestive fluids flooding everywhere. Thorsan is visible among the undigested pieces.
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Post by Thorsan on Jun 14, 2016 18:09:21 GMT -6
As the gargantuan maw descended on him, Thorsan shouted his defiance, "YARRRRRRRGH!! Fatal mistake fish bait!"
After a long, boring day of being lugged around by the camels, Thorsan was in his element now, fearlessly forcing the creature to focus on him while the group launched their assault from a safer distance. From outside, faintly at first, but growing in strength, they could actually hear him bellowing his battle song! The powerful dwarf thrashed, kicked and stabbed with every part of his armor, sawing back and forth with his considerable strength in an effort to shred his way through the side of the worm to freedom. He could hear the thunder of a lightning strike and he laughed as he rode the beast to the ground.
Tumbling out like a metal hairball, he blinked up at Galatea, grinning ear to ear, dripping with gore. "Firs' time I ever took a ride onna inside! Bwhahaha!"
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Post by galateap on Jun 14, 2016 18:26:16 GMT -6
Giving an almost imperceptible smirk, Galatea reaches out a hand and replies, "Well, at least that took care of the smell."
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Saskia
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Post by Saskia on Jun 14, 2016 20:42:20 GMT -6
Saskia led the reluctant camels back to the remnants of the battle. "Well done," she said simply to the group as a whole. She looked down to the dwarf, covered in bile and ichor. "If someone cleans that filth off him, I can heal his wounds."
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