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

[thedungeondelver]

Seeing how bad Json and Tarm are injured, Ylarum will order them to fall back single file and interpose himself between them and the spitting horrors, moving with them as a rearguard, towards the western door.

[Imperator]

Instead of readying another arrow, I will spend my intent readying my own fask of oil.

[Sigmund]

Tudd follows Runch closely, shield back at the ready and morningstar held tightly. He growls at the orc prisoner threateningly.

[Lilaxe]

"Those candles fired directly at the door when attacked, although they dont respond to stones rolled along the floor. Im not sure if they respond to living flesh, direct attack or what... Im going to suggest I crawl along the floor till Im level with the first candle - then one of you take a shot from cover at it, and if it responds by shooting something at you, Ill use that an opportunity to move past its location. What do you all think"

[thedungeondelver]

Once inside the door, Ylarum says "Gods!  Give me clean red sauced flesh to carve through, honest sword work!  This, this is madness!  Snave, let's have a pot of oil and a wick - I'll teach 'em to fear something!"

[Imperator]

Gareth readies a stone to throw (from cover) to the lamp as Smeads has suggested.

"Smeads, if you can, try to crawl all the way to the monk. Maybe it is in some sort of trance and he won't hear you until you press your blade to its throat."

[Lilaxe]

"That is my intent, Gareth"

[winkingbishop]

"We can't hurt those blobs from here without fire, but they can spit.", says Ulas.

If Rissthil looks safe to move, I'll have Othos try to get him up NE out of sight of the enemies.

Round 1, as Cole directed, was spent moving Rissthil further NE into the chamber and away from the approaching enemies.

Round 2 intent is to return south and bunch up with the two other dwarves, keep Smeads under cover, and get some lamp oil from my pack and prepare to start some weapons aflame.  I'll do mine for sure or anyone else that wants to start getting down to business!

(Dwarven) "Welcome to the party cousin!  Mind the gooey ones, they have to be burned.  Do you have a weapon I can douse?"

[Imperator]

"That is my intent, Gareth"

"Go for it, my friend"

[Benoist]

Belak and Klob stand at each other’s sides and wait for the fleshlings to join them in melee, in effect blocking the creatures from reaching the others. Two of them come in contact, a third on its way. The Dead Monk stops on the top of the dais.

Nimten moves into the room where all the bodies are piled up, soon followed by Json, Tarm, and Ylarum acting as rear guard.

As far as I'm aware, Ulas stays by the red lantern so far.

The Dead Orc moves towards the dais. His fleshlings move towards Belak's position.

Tudd follows Runch closely, snarling at the orc prisoner, who now seems to become quite nervous again, judging by the way he pulls back and attempts to resist getting closer to the fight.

Runch pushes the tip of his sword on the orc’s neck. "If you have any knowledge that may help best spill yer guts or I will!"

The orc looks around as if searching for a way to escape. He mumbles to himself: "we’ll all become mindless creatures like them. Those who are not digested will rise from the dead. All dead and mindless. We’ll be trapped, all of us. And then the masters will reject us from the Pact. Forsaken, trapped in here! KILL ME! Please! Kill me now!"

Othos moves Rissthil’s unconscious body farther up north, into the apothecary (potion room). He leaves the elf there and makes his way back to his dwarven brethren to join in the fight. He’s not there yet (choose a position).

Smeads readies a stone to throw on the ground of the corridor, and does so. There is no reaction on the candles part (I’m assuming he intends to crawl his way to the other side of the corridor for the rest of the round). Meanwhile, Gareth has a flask of oil at the ready (or a stone, couldn’t quite tell from the intents, but I assumed Smeads threw the stone as intended previously, while Gareth defaulted to the oil flask – don’t hesitate to correct if the assumption is wrong).

That’s how the area looks like at this point. Roll for initiative to see how the resolution unfolds from here.
Enemies roll: 1. You guys are waaay too lucky.

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[thedungeondelver]

Ylarum will light his pot of oil on Snave's lantern, then lean out the door and try to molotov the two "things" just to the south of the trapped area.  I'll aim at the one to the west (left, as you look at the picture).

I know it's a bit of a toss but if nothing else it'll put the fear of fire into 'em.

All the while yelling at Tarm and Json to form up with Snave, Liir and Dallow in the room.

[Cole]

If no one yet rolled initiative, 2.

I'm not sure if the undead monk is still in Ulas's line of fire - if so, he'll take a shot at it, then fall back into the room with the others. If not, he'll just move into the room and cross toward the other end.

[Benoist]

I'm not sure if the undead monk is still in Ulas's line of fire - if so, he'll take a shot at it, then fall back into the room with the others. If not, he'll just move into the room and cross toward the other end.

Running a line from the edges of the two characters, it does look like you have a line of sight. There's partial cover, obviously, but Ulas can take a shot at him.

[Cole]

Running a line from the edges of the two characters, it does look like you have a line of sight. There's partial cover, obviously, but Ulas can take a shot at him.

Roll 12 +3 Dex = 15

[Drohem]

"Stand tall Klob!" Belak shouts encouragement to his friend as the strange fleshling creatures advance toward them, "we hold here!"

"Miz burk vel leibz vazr an merag!" Klob roars in Dwarven at the incoming creatures.

Belak and Klob get down to axe work on the two fleshlings that approach them, and the dwarves' axe blades bite deep.

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OOC: Belak's attack hits AC 0 for 8 damage, and Klob's attack hits AC 6 for 2 damage.

Klob roars at the creatures, "My axe and your face will be friends!"