[Ptolus/AD&D] IC Thread #2 - Underground (part 1)

[Lilaxe]

Smeads, assuming you are still standing in the frame of the door, make me a saving throw vs Aimed Magic Items as well.

Die roll for Lilaxe

Campaign: Ptolus
Rolled on: 2010-12-17 15:27:49.735959
1d20 → [11] = (11)

1d20=11

[Benoist]

In the room north of the armoury, the fire quickly grows to become a roaring, blazing monster of its own. The single shriek coming from beyond the door soon becomes multiple voices as the creatures react to the pain each on their own, as if they had lost a bond that united them a moment before.

OOC: Rissthil succeeds vs. RSW, and fails vs. Poison.

"maybe we can crawl under the candles?"

"Maybe we can crawl under the candles?"

Just as Smeads asks the question, Rissthil fires two arrows in quick succession past his head: one hits the orange candle, and the other, a second later, hits the green candle.

Then suddenly, a blob of orange light is launched from the orange candle at Rissthil.

Smeads is just getting up after throwing his rock down the narrow corridor when the projectile passes by. He manages to see the projectile flying at his face and dodges it. (Smeads does not take any damage)

Rissthil also barely dodges the blob, but the instant heat generated by the projectile melts parts of his armor, and flesh, down to the bone (Rissthil takes 5 points of damage)! At the same time, a wisp of green smokes puffs out of the green candle and traces its  way back to the origin of the arrow, right at Rissthil, just after he is wounded by the incredible heat.

Rissthil loses consciousness and is now lying on the floor, shaking, foam at the mouth.

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[Cole]

Ulas looks for any light through the door to the west where the others have gone.

[Benoist]

Ulas looks for any light through the door to the west where the others have gone.

The door to the west (to the room where all the goblin and orc bodies are piled up) is still wide open. There is no visible light source there, but you can see there is some light beyond. It flickers briefly (Rissthil's torch hitting the floor).

[Imperator]

I try to drag Rissthil's body away and see if i can do something for him, some basic first aid, whatever.

[Benoist]

I try to drag Rissthil's body away and see if i can do something for him, some basic first aid, whatever.

If you had some cloth, or similar supply, available to you, you could possibly stop Rissthil's bleeding, or at least hinder it. At this point this is the most important thing. Otherwise, he is going to die.

[Benoist]

Reminder: I shall be leaving to catch my ferry in the next few hours. I will be travelling for the next two days, and will be back online probably by Monday, or so.

[winkingbishop]

I try to drag Rissthil's body away and see if i can do something for him, some basic first aid, whatever.

Reminder: I shall be leaving to catch my ferry in the next few hours. I will be travelling for the next two days, and will be back online probably by Monday, or so.

"Gareth, bring him to me with haste!  The Builder and I will keep this one from dying."  Then, glancing over his shoulder in the direction of all the shrieking, he grumbles, "Now, over there, I can make no guarantees!"

[ooc-feels like an excellent cliffhanger to me:)]

[Imperator]

"Gareth, bring him to me with haste!  The Builder and I will keep this one from dying."  Then, glancing over his shoulder in the direction of all the shrieking, he grumbles, "Now, over there, I can make no guarantees!"

[ooc-feels like an excellent cliffhanger to me:)]

Gareth follows Othos' instructions.

[Cranewings]

Nimten is going to continue to cautiously stick with the main group, careful not to be isolated.

[Lilaxe]

DM: did I notice a nozzle or something similar change direction to shoot in our direction?

[thedungeondelver]

Ylarum and his footmen will fall back to the north with the rest of the group.

[Benoist]

"Gareth, bring him to me with haste! The Builder and I will keep this one from dying."

Gareth follows Othos's instructions and moves Rissthil a bit further away, so the dwarf can have a look at him.

"Now, over there, I can make no guarantees!"

Othos looks over his shoulder, and can see some of the creatures erupt from the armoury, some of them literally falling apart after being put in direct contact with open flames.

Smeads tried to catch whether there was a nozzle or some mechanical device that initiated the blast that flew his and Rissthil's way. He saw no evidence of such a trap. It seems the blob of magma and the wisp of green smoke both were generated by their respective candles' flames, if anything.

Meanwhile, as Nimten withdraws from the room, Ylarum and his men are catching up with the rest of the group (I assume Tudd and Runch proceed as well, with the orc on leash).

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[skofflox]

Yes,backing out with Orc in tow,shield hand holding leash and longsword at the ready...

[Cole]

Ulas moves a little south and west so that he'll have a line of fire to the Monk as soon as he appears past the east passage (if he does so at all, that is.)