Aerie is possessed by the DM! She has cast Restoration on the two Paladins. (Sorry, Valygar... you're gonna have to wait a bit.) Vampires win initiative. Aerie casts "Bless" on the party. Ajantis and Branwen are hit by the Vampires, and feel the sting of coldness, even worse than that of the Wraiths (each hit steals 2 levels, instead of 1). Ajantis is clawed for 8, while Branwen takes 7. (plus hit point loss from level loss, 24 in the case of Ajantis and 18 from Branwen, for 32 and 25, respectively.)
Keldorn misses, while Branwen fumbles and takes a tumble in the cluttered room. Ajantis hits one of the Vampires (a male) for 9. Valygar drinks the potion and flies at the enemy, only to be nimbly evaded by his target. Kivan steps in and hurts the female badly, who hisses at him, exposing her fangs.
Skie hits with both arrows for 7. Cernd casts Insect Plague. Insects gather and swarm over the vampires, who seem largely unaffected by both the fear and suffocation. Xzar casts Ghost Armor.
New levels and hit points- Keldorn, Level 9, 117 hit points, Kivan, Level 8, 75 hp, Valygar, Level 6, 36 hit points, Cernd Level 9, 65 hp, Ajantis Level 7, 76 hit points, Branwen, Level 7 57 hp, Aerie, Level 8/8 40 hit points, Skie Level 9, 47 hit points, Garrick, Level 7, 42 hit points, Xzar Level 6, 24 hit points.
Round 2 Vampires win initiative again... Kivan is hit by a Vampire for 18 (+2 lost levels), so 38 total. Branwen takes another hit for 10 (plus 2 lost levels) for 28 total. Last hit is Keldorn, for 20, for 46 total once the two lost levels are added in.
DM sez: This is why vampires are so feared, and level loss sucks like a sucking chest wound.
New levels and hit points- Keldorn, Level 7, 71 hit points, Kivan, Level 6, 37 hp, Valygar, Level 6, 36 hit points, Cernd Level 9, 65 hp, Ajantis Level 7, 76 hit points, Branwen, Level 5 29 hp, Aerie, Level 8/8 40 hit points, Skie Level 9, 47 hit points, Garrick, Level 7, 42 hit points, Xzar Level 6, 24 hit points.
Garrick keeps singing. I'm composing this as we go along, so bare with me.
In Phannaskul's summer he entered a tavern to settle his dry throat and try out his luck. He ordered a tankard and looked at the tables and alone sat a sweet chick that he'd like to pluck.
"Hello there you sweet thing, may I join your table? I'm drawn to thy beautiful glittering eyes." "If that is the case, then why stare at my bottom? Just leave now, depart with your cache of lies."
For a moment there I felt a lightness infuse me, but it's gone again. The darkness wants me, and I shall give them my blade *attack with sword till they all die again, or well, you know*
@Kivan and Skie, can I borrow some magical arrows? Valygar can probably hit better with a bow since he is shooting downward. Plus Valygar gets the racial enemy bonus against vampires so it should be super easy to hit them.
@bbear Garrick has 12 +1 arrows. He's more likely to sing, use spells or try his kamikaze wand anyway. Why don't you fly by and pick them up.
@communard Xzar, you have two cloaks of protection, +1 (and also +2 from Edwin). Could I have the +1 please? I promise you may poke me when you take it back from my corpse later on.
@lockmund Garrick also has a +1 bow... might as well give that to him (Valygar) as well, since it will actually be used... I was thinking about asking for it before I went into melee, but with 3 vampires someone needed to melee besides the paladins and one of 2 clerics who could have restored our lost levels... again, now if Aerie gets attacked we are so scewed.
Ack! Sorry! Finals at three different places. I grade papers and give tests and get home and fall into a coma. Everything will finally be done tomorrow.
Aerie is going to stoneskin herself this round and then cast holy smite next round.
Her revised spell list: Bless, Cure light wounds x 4 Chant x 2, Slow Poison x 2, Aid Cure Medium Wounds x 2, Holy Smite x 2 Lesser Restoration x 2
Identify, Magic Missile x 3 Melf's Acid Arrow x 3 Flame Arrow x 3 Stoneskin, Improved Invisibility
@communard Xzar, you have two cloaks of protection, +1 (and also +2 from Edwin). Could I have the +1 please? I promise you may poke me when you take it back from my corpse later on.
*Passes Garrick the cloak* "It's the least I could do for such a fine assistant...friend, I mean friend. I'll not even hold you in debt, though your conscience knows otherwise..."
"By all of the.." Cernd mutters, and then activates the onyx dog figurine, figuring that some extra muscle would be handy right now, and if things get much worse, then he would have to shift.
OOC @Lockmund should receive bonus XP for interpretation... or be struck by lightning twice... inside the castle. Impersonating Omnipresent Authority figures always have random results
OOC- Wow things are grinding down to a halt around here. People must be busy. Anyways keep up the good work I really enjoy the atmosphere. Since things will probably get even slower during the holidays i'll just chime in and say "Happy holidays everyone". Maybe those vampires will give you the Christmas "Gift" of vampirism!
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Megalomania vs. Psychopathy...whoever wins, we lose.
Keldorn misses, while Branwen fumbles and takes a tumble in the cluttered room. Ajantis hits one of the Vampires (a male) for 9. Valygar drinks the potion and flies at the enemy, only to be nimbly evaded by his target. Kivan steps in and hurts the female badly, who hisses at him, exposing her fangs.
Skie hits with both arrows for 7. Cernd casts Insect Plague. Insects gather and swarm over the vampires, who seem largely unaffected by both the fear and suffocation. Xzar casts Ghost Armor.
New levels and hit points- Keldorn, Level 9, 117 hit points, Kivan, Level 8, 75 hp, Valygar, Level 6, 36 hit points, Cernd Level 9, 65 hp, Ajantis Level 7, 76 hit points, Branwen, Level 7 57 hp, Aerie, Level 8/8 40 hit points, Skie Level 9, 47 hit points, Garrick, Level 7, 42 hit points, Xzar Level 6, 24 hit points.
Round 2 Vampires win initiative again... Kivan is hit by a Vampire for 18 (+2 lost levels), so 38 total. Branwen takes another hit for 10 (plus 2 lost levels) for 28 total. Last hit is Keldorn, for 20, for 46 total once the two lost levels are added in.
DM sez: This is why vampires are so feared, and level loss sucks like a sucking chest wound.
New levels and hit points- Keldorn, Level 7, 71 hit points, Kivan, Level 6, 37 hp, Valygar, Level 6, 36 hit points, Cernd Level 9, 65 hp, Ajantis Level 7, 76 hit points, Branwen, Level 5 29 hp, Aerie, Level 8/8 40 hit points, Skie Level 9, 47 hit points, Garrick, Level 7, 42 hit points, Xzar Level 6, 24 hit points.
OOC A good time for a protection from evil 10'
In Phannaskul's summer he entered a tavern
to settle his dry throat and try out his luck.
He ordered a tankard and looked at the tables
and alone sat a sweet chick that he'd like to pluck.
"Hello there you sweet thing, may I join your table?
I'm drawn to thy beautiful glittering eyes."
"If that is the case, then why stare at my bottom?
Just leave now, depart with your cache of lies."
Presses on with his attack on the female vampire. (same)
*sigh* "If you must..."
"My feet hurt..."
@communard Xzar, you have two cloaks of protection, +1 (and also +2 from Edwin). Could I have the +1 please? I promise you may poke me when you take it back from my corpse later on.
@LadyRhian Wake up Irina, we need your help.
Aerie is going to stoneskin herself this round and then cast holy smite next round.
Her revised spell list:
Bless, Cure light wounds x 4
Chant x 2, Slow Poison x 2, Aid
Cure Medium Wounds x 2, Holy Smite x 2
Lesser Restoration x 2
Identify, Magic Missile x 3
Melf's Acid Arrow x 3
Flame Arrow x 3
Stoneskin, Improved Invisibility
"Still waiting to hear from @rufus_hobart and @Communard" (but thanks for the cloak, Xzar).
IC: if she can back away from the vampire branwen will try to heal whoever needs it most...if not, then thwack thwack thwack with the hammer...