Everything's Just Vine
Kore has arrived.
Itzpapalotl has arrived.
"I dunno what's in there but whatever it is it's weird and pissed off," says the guardsman as he stares at the household. A family had returend to their home only to never go inside on account of the strange thrashing and crashing sounds coming from the interior of the affluent looking home in the middle of this upper trade district's more residential areas.
The guard is well paid, but not paid well enough to take the enormous risk of going into face 'unknown horrible monster potentially'. This is where you come in.
Amythyst says, "Of course it's pissed off, otherwise youw ouldn't call us." She says with a roll of her eyes. "Kind of the job description, you know?""
Erakirak tilts his head from side to side, an Egalrin gesture indicating acknowledgment. He doesn't think much of the guard for handing off his responsibilities like this, but then, he doesn't think much of humans at the best of times. And the guard's cowardice is entirely to his benefit. He checks the ground around the wealthy building to see if any Thing has left discernable tracks.
Iskandar tugs a cestus over his hand. He slips his great bow off of his back and over his head, then readies an arrow. "Is there anyone - or anything - inside that we /shouldn't/ smash...?" he inquires.
GAME: Erakirak rolls survival: (18)+5: 23
"Maybe it isn't a monster!" The curious voice comes from near the back of the Guild group. The owner of said voice, a slightly taller than average Traveler, peers towards the open door and the sounds coming from within.
"They could have a very large dog! Or maybe they kept one of their relatives locked in the basement and they finally got out! Now they want us to put them down before their secrets are out!" He sounds so hopeful.
A pause. He takes a breath.
"Master Ironeye would tell me I read too many books. But they are /good/ books!" He adds after a moments though. "Oh oh! I'm Keldin by the way! Master Ironeye says I should introduce myself before going into potentially deadly situations with people. So I did!" Pause. "Hi!"
"That was the first thing I thought," replies the guardsman to Keldin. He sighs.
"...only they don't own a dog. Or a cat. Or anyhthing, actually. So... good luck, huh? Ha ha ha!" Nervous laughter. I, who am sending you to die, salute you! And so on. Sorta.
"I have a feeling if it's a very large dog, it's the kind with two heads and a slobbering maw and rows of razor-sharp teeth. Because otherwise, they wouldn't have called a band of worthies such as ourselves, no?" Vaalyun says, with a grin, "So, do we need to kick in the door, or are you going to open it for us? And... is the consensus that we have no idea at all what's in there?"
Erakirak stares at the guardsman for awhile, as though seriously considering that he might be the larger threat. "The family is out. No innocents in the house, then." His voice is high-pitched, sharp, punctuated by squeaks and trills and whistles but perfectly understandable.
GAME: Erakirak rolls survival: (15)+5: 20
"Well I had little else to do today, I might as well hop in and see what sort of bizarre animale you grounnd dwellers think to make into pets." Desdemona says with a smirk. She's been lingering in the back of the group, keeping her eye on the house and what might be lurking with in. Hearing that the family is out she nods. "Well lets hope that they're not too attached to their furniture, I have a feeling it'll get messy in there."
Erakirak looks around and says to the giant "I suggest you open the door, we back you up, yes?"
He draws his bow and nocks an arrow, just to be ready.
Iskandar beams. "Yes! A wonderful idea!" He shifts his own bow to hold with one hand and then reaches for the door to try and fling it open.
GAME: Vaalyun refreshes spells.
Crashthud.
Something just happened on what is likely the second floor of that home, judging by the way things sounded.
GAME: Amythyst refreshes spells.
Amythyst looks up. "Well...maybe we should take a look at the second floor.....what do you guys think?"
GAME: Vaalyun casts Detect Magic. Caster Level: 4 DC: 14
"Oh, absolutely. Maybe before whatever it is does more damage to the house than we would." Vaalyun says, before closing his eyes and muttering a prayer. "Nothing odd out here. Let's go explore." He heads for the door, hefting his shield.
Erakirak draws and pulls, his bow swinging in the direction of the noise -- which is to say, the open door -- at the first sound as though it had a mind of its own. Then he relaxes and waves his head in agreement. "Yes. Let us enter and see what there is to see." He seems at once irritated and relieved by Vaalyun's entry, but follows him just the same.
GAME: Keldin refreshes spells.
Peering towards the door and the others there Keldin shifts his hand into a pocket, there pulling out an odd whirling collection of cogs and gears that seems to be glowing with a faint green light. This he tosses from hand to hand, just idly fidgeting as the door swings open and his wide eyes peer into the darkness.
"I'm totally betting on locked up sibling..."
Amythyst says, "Well....we can go and find out....before a wall is exploded."
"What odds are you giving?" the Egalrin asks Keldin, curiously.
The door is indeed unlocked.
It opens.
It's not like this is a dungeon or anything. You push inside the house and it defintiely looks like something both weird and pissed off was here. The walls have some nice gouges in them and the furniture is flipped over here and there. The itnerior is nothing out of the ordinary at the moment, though, for an upper-class, more affluent Alexandrian family.
Erakirak goes to the gouged wall and examines the gouges and any footprints, fur, or other marks left behind, trying to identify the creature.
They're just gouges. There's several of them all along the wall, but at the moment, not enough to draw on the nature of the creature.
"Upstairs, then." Rak looks disappointed.
Iskandar peers at some of the gouges for a brief moment. Then he moves on so as not to block any of the others from entering. His gaze is drawn repeatedly to the ceiling, remembering the sounds they heard earlier from upstairs. After a moment a thought seems to come to him. "If anyone need to do anything to prepare...I'm sure it won't be long now until we have to fight."
"...woah. This is a nice place! Way nicer than where I'm staying! Is that hardwood panel--well I guess it was hardwood paneling. I mean the gouges kinda ruin the aesthetic." Keldin is 'whispering' as he gives his little monologue. He's very bad at whispering though.
"...oh maybe they went with a 'savage worlds' aesthetic and that was already there!" A pause. "...no. That wouldn't make much sense..." A pause again before he looks back up as Iskandar says something about fighting. "Oh a battle! I love those! They let me test things!"
Vaalyun takes his mace into his hand, looking over his shoulder with a grim laugh, "Upstairs it is." He heads for the stairs, turning sideways so his big shield leads the way. His bad leg makes it hard, so it's one step at a time. Besides, you don't sprint up the stairs in armor at his age!
Erakirak follows the human meat-shield, bow at the ready.
Amythyst says, "Just don't break the floor unless it starts to first......" She says following Vaalyun in."
Iskandar trails after the others, lowering his bow so that it points down. He doesn't quite trust himself in these cramped and crowded surroundings to not accidentally shoot a party member. "The suspense is killing me," he admits. "What could it be?"
GAME: Erakirak rolls weapon3: (9)+7: 16
"Oh I'm sure we'll find out when it leaps out and tries to eat our squishy bits!" Keldin says cheerfully as he slips away the odd glowing device and pulls out something else. It looks like a short and somewhat blunt dagger. But there are too many electrodes and gears attached to make it a proper weapon. There /is/ little sparks of electricity that are thrown off as he adjusts things.
"Oh! Maybe it'll be one of those house-maggots!"
He's full of cheerful things.
"Do you think it'll be upstairs?"
A pause. "We should check upstairs!"
Upstairs, then, each of you moving up in turn.
It's gone quiet for the moment.
When you reach the second floor, you see a hallway to your left with a bunch of doors on either side of it. The bedrooms, it seems.
On the other side is an expansive family room, with tables and chairs and half-completed board games...
...all of which are turned over and scattered by... something. There are also more wall-puncture marks here in similar patterns and arrangements to downstairs.
Desdemona notes that this is a nice place, far better than the inn's she's been staying in since she got here. However there is little time to appriciate the decor, because the claw marks on the wall show that they are going to have large animal problems. "I don't care what it is, so long as it isn't a fungus dragon, I hear those are the worst. You can't get the mold smell out of your clothing, you just have to burn it, and I am partial to the clothing I am wearing." Despite her jesting, Desdemona is keeping her eyes open, and her she pulls her sword out to be ready for what ever beastie it may be.
"Whatever it is," says Rak, "it does _not_ like walls." It's very hard to tell if he is serious.
Iskandar glances around. "This is quite a nice house," he remarks in a light tone. Before turning towards the first door and reaching for it. He glances back to see if everyone seems ready before opening...
Amythyst makes her way upstairs and slows as she gets her eyes over the floor. "Yeah, very nice house. So...what's wrecking it?"
Vaalyun rests his mace on his shoulder in a ready position as he looks towards the family room, "Here, monster, monster, monster..." he says, with a little curl of his lip that makes his scar curl up. "The real surprise here is that what's wrecking it isn't /us/. At least, not yet."
"Oh! Master Ironeye made a golem one time that didn't like walls either! Maybe its a runaway golem!" A pause from Keldin. "But it's not one that I know. Not enough dwarven cursing involved I think." A pause again before he raises his voice a bit. "Hey monster! Are you a golem!"
...he's helping.
.....and about that time, something is reaching through one of the holes in the wall to GRAB KELDIN.
It's some kind of thorny vine!
...followed by more vines from more holes.
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Whirlpool has dropped a TIMESTOP!
Please +init, then cease all roleplay and actions immediately and wait for Whirlpool to instruct you further.
For in-combat commands, type: +thelp.
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GAME: Amythyst casts Mage Armor. Caster Level: 5 DC: 15
"AHHHHHHH! IT ISN'T A GOLEM!" Keldin informs everyone.
Erakirak wonders how he knows.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 24.
It is now Erakirak's turn! Vine 2 is next!
GAME: Erakirak rolls 1d20+8: (2)+8: 10
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 23.
It is now Vine 2's turn! Amythyst is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d210+6: (95)+6: 101
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (20)+6: 26
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (18)+6: 24
Erakirak nocks, draws, and releases in a single smooth movement that plants an arrow right in the middle of a decorative wall hanging, which promptly shatters. What he had against the thing is unclear.
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 2d4+8: (3)+8: 11
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (2)+10: 12
One of the vines shoots out from the hole in the wall and wraps around Erakirak's midsection, rippiong him with its thorns. It fails to get a real grasp of him even though it tries.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 23.
It is now Amythyst's turn! VINE 1 is next!
GAME: Amythyst rolls ranged: (18)+5: 23
GAME: Amythyst rolls 4d6: (9): 9
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 19.
It is now VINE 1's turn! Desdemona is next!
GAME: Amythyst casts Scorching Ray. Caster Level: 5 DC: 16
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (8)+6: 14
Reaching for Amythyst now, since she'd moved and made a production of herself, a second set of vine reaches out to grab hold of Amythyst!
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 13.
It is now Desdemona's turn! Vaalyun is next!
Amythyst Sees Erakirak in trouble, and she zaps the vine with a scorching ray. Then another vine smacks her armor. "crap..."
GAME: Desdemona rolls weapon1: (9)+6: 15
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 13.
It is now Vaalyun's turn! Iskandar is next!
Desdemona will claim that it's due to the cramped spaces and the very wiggly vine that maes it hard for her to hit the beast. "You could stay still ya bastard! It's rude to move out of the way when I am trying to hurt you!"
GAME: Vaalyun refreshes special ability pools.
GAME: Vaalyun spends ONE use of CHANNEL ENERGY.
GAME: Vaalyun rolls 2d6: (9): 9
Vaalyun moves towards one of the vines to get in its way, even if he can't do anything else. "Althea, grant us your succor, and your will be done!" He smacks his mace against the back of his shield, and the holy symbol he carries glows, releasing a wave of positive energy, the healing of his goddess touching those on his side of the fight. In a gruffer tone, he notes, "This is going to suck."
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 8.
It is now Iskandar's turn! Vine 3 is next!
GAME: Iskandar rolls weapon2-5: (10)+8+-5: 13
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 7.
It is now Vine 3's turn! Keldin is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (4)+6: 10
A thirds set of vines erupt from a seperate wall, now, and reach out towards Desdemona!
...they do not succeed in grabbing her, at least, vines thwapping against her armor.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 5.
It is now Keldin's turn! Erakirak is next!
Iskandar rushes over to one of the vines, holding his bow to one side so that he can swat at it with his gloved hand. His blow doesn't connect solidly enough to harm it, or even bat it aside.
GAME: Keldin rolls Melee+2: (18)+2+2: 22
GAME: Keldin rolls Melee+2: (5)+2+2: 9
GAME: Keldin rolls 1d6+4: (5)+4: 9
"It is totally not a golem guys!" Keldin informs the group at large. "It looks like a plant! So its not a relitive either! ...unless there is some really strange magic. ANYWAY! It can't be a golem because its a plan and no one would make a plant golem!" A beatpause. "Maybe a druid but Master Ironeye says they are strange!"
As he speaks though his armor glows a bright red, Khazad runes outlineing themselves in the surface of the metal as the turns on the creature that just tried to snare him and slams the fists...that despite their small size seem quite effective...into the meat of the vine. "Anyone see a trunk?" A pause. "Thats what plants have a trunk right?"
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 24.
It is now Erakirak's turn! Vine 2 is next!
GAME: Erakirak rolls weapon3+1: (18)+7+1: 26
GAME: Erakirak rolls 4+1d8: 4+(1): 5
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 23.
It is now Vine 2's turn! Amythyst is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (17)+6: 23
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4+4: (4)+4: 8
Erakirak squints deteminedly and launches a second arrow at the tentacle in front of him, nicking it.
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (1)+10: 11 (EPIC FAIL)
Grappling an eaglerin is easier said than done. The vines snake around him a second time, pulling feathers free from his body as the thorns stick in his flesh, but they don't quite manage to find real purchase.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 23.
It is now Amythyst's turn! VINE 1 is next!
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 19.
It is now VINE 1's turn! Desdemona is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (14)+6: 20
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4+4: (3)+4: 7
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (2)+10: 12
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 13.
It is now Desdemona's turn! Vaalyun is next!
GAME: Amythyst rolls 3d6: (6): 6
Amythyst, seeing that the ray didn't do as much damage as she'd like....decides to scream at the vine. It also doesn't do that much damage.....
GAME: Desdemona rolls weapon1: (4)+6: 10
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 13.
It is now Vaalyun's turn! Iskandar is next!
GAME: Vaalyun rolls weapon7: (18)+6: 24
The vine tries to get fresh with Desdemona, but it only manages to get a vineful of armor before she turns away from it. Holding out her sword she moves to strike at it. "Excuse me, I don't remember putting your name on my dance card!" Sadly, her own sword doesn't get to dance with the creature either, as it misses. With a snarl she narrows her eyes. "Just bloody stay still!"
GAME: Vaalyun rolls 1d8+2: (2)+2: 4
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 8.
It is now Iskandar's turn! Vine 3 is next!
GAME: Iskandar rolls weapon2-5: (15)+8+-5: 18
GAME: Iskandar rolls 1d4+3: (1)+3: 4
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 7.
It is now Vine 3's turn! Keldin is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (12)+6: 18
Vaalyun picks out one of the vines and pokes out with his shield, seeking cover behind it. He brings the mace up, and then brings it down, catching the plant firmly in a welter of whatever sort of thing is inside it. Sap? Probably sap.
The vine snakes around ISakandar again but seems to be unable to break through his armor!
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 5.
It is now Keldin's turn! Erakirak is next!
GAME: Keldin rolls 1d20+$: (19)+$: 19
GAME: Keldin rolls 1d20+4: (5)+4: 9
GAME: Keldin rolls 1d6+2: (5)+2: 7
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 24.
It is now Erakirak's turn! Vine 2 is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+7: (7)+7: 14
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 23.
It is now Vine 2's turn! Amythyst is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (16)+6: 22
"They have to be coming from somewhere! Keep punching! Or shooting! Or swording! Or whatever your chosen violence is till we find it!" Keldin shouts as he tries to bull his way in Erak's direction. "We'll find it eventually!"
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4+4: (3)+4: 7
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (17)+10: 27
FInally,. the vines get their grasp ar ound Erakirak, despite hsi best efforts to get out of tee way. SStill, this set ofe vines appear quite battered now. OR at least missing chunks and leaking sap.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 23.
It is now Amythyst's turn! VINE 1 is next!
Iskandar manages to time the thrashing of the vines this time, landing a solid blow that digs the metal pieces on his glove into the plant matter. "It's a pity we can't use acid or alchemist fire in here!" he remarks loudly.
GAME: Amythyst rolls 3d4+3: (8)+3: 11
GAME: Amythyst casts Magic Missile. Caster Level: 5 DC: 15
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 19.
It is now VINE 1's turn! Desdemona is next!
Amythyst continues her assault on the first vine. Three bolts of magic hitting it from a like number of sides. "Man...it's resistant to everything I've got.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 13.
It is now Desdemona's turn! Vaalyun is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (4)+6: 10
The vine snakes out at Amythust, also badly sliced, trying to get a hold of her.
It doesn't quite manage it. Her magical armor forces it back with several sparks of magical energy erupting from it.
GAME: Desdemona rolls weapon1: (11)+6: 17
GAME: Desdemona rolls 1d6+4: (2)+4: 6
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 13.
It is now Vaalyun's turn! Iskandar is next!
Desdemona is getting frustrated because a lot of her swipes against this creature are missing entirely. So she concentrates and tries guess where it's going next and finally her work pays off. With a flick of her wrist, her rapier /finally/ hits the damned vine, and she smiles wickedly at it. "Got you bastard."
GAME: Vaalyun spends ONE use of CHANNEL ENERGY.
GAME: Vaalyun rolls 2d6: (7): 7
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 8.
It is now Iskandar's turn! Vine 3 is next!
Vaalyun raises his shield again, but as he hears a squawk of pain from the birdman who is getting choked by a vine, his healer instincts kick in. Rather than move away more than a few feet from 'his' vine, he calls upon Althea to deliver more healing grace, and sends positive energy out to his comrades in arms. Now back to beating on things.
GAME: Iskandar rolls weapon2: (13)+8: 21
GAME: Iskandar rolls 1d4+3: (3)+3: 6
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 7.
It is now Vine 3's turn! Keldin is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (14)+6: 20
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4+4: (3)+4: 7
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (16)+10: 26
Iskandar finds himself /struggling/ with the vine in question. They are now snaking through his armor, /constricting/ him, cut ting off his breathing.
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4+4: (2)+4: 6
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 5.
It is now Keldin's turn! Erakirak is next!
GAME: Keldin rolls melee+2: (12)+2+2: 16
GAME: Keldin rolls melee+2: (4)+2+2: 8
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 24.
It is now Erakirak's turn! Amythyst is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+7: (7)+7: 14
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 23.
It is now Amythyst's turn! VINE 1 is next!
GAME: Amythyst rolls ranged: (6)+5: 11
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 19.
It is now VINE 1's turn! Desdemona is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (6)+6: 12
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 13.
It is now Desdemona's turn! Vaalyun is next!
GAME: Desdemona rolls weapon1: (5)+6: 11
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 13.
It is now Vaalyun's turn! Iskandar is next!
Seeing she's not doing too good now, Amythyst tries to burn a hole in the vine. She manages to hit the floor though.
GAME: Vaalyun rolls weapon7: (9)+6: 15
In exchange, the vine snaps back at Amythuyst in an effort to get her back. It's an instinctive, programmerd reflex.
GAME: Vaalyun rolls 1d8+2: (1)+2: 3
See Desdemona, see Desdemona swipe, see Desdemona miss, and see Desemona snarl. "Who keeps vines as pets! Seriously!"
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 8.
It is now Iskandar's turn! Vine 3 is next!
Keldin continues to bull though. He knows his armor will wear out soon, but still he smashing his way though. Those powered gauntlets closing around the vine around Erak's wounded form to tear them off him. "Hey! Get off! This is a no spiked hugs zone!"
GAME: Iskandar rolls weapon2-5: (4)+8+-5: 7
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 7.
It is now Vine 3's turn! Keldin is next!
+roll 1d20+10
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (4)+10: 14
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 5.
It is now Keldin's turn! Erakirak is next!
Vaalyun joins the club of those who are unlucky. Vines, of course, are notoriously hard to pin down - or something. His mace glances off, unable to pin it to something where there is a noticable impact.
Iskandar is getting crushed. He does his best to tug the vines off and then tries to punch one again but only succeeds in slamming a fist agains his own armor. He tries to free himself once again, and it's only because the vine loosens to try and trap his one free arm that Iskandar is able to slip out of their grasp.
The vines lost their grasp all together on Iskandar, regardless. Perhaps it was hjis struggling that did the trick after all! Or not.
GAME: Keldin rolls melee+2: (14)+2+2: 18
GAME: Keldin rolls melee+2: (14)+2+2: 18
GAME: Keldin rolls 2d6+4: (7)+4: 11
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 24.
It is now Erakirak's turn! Amythyst is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+7: (19)+7: 26
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d8+3: (5)+3: 8
An arrow is shunted into the mass of writhing vines by Erakirak. It seems to do some harm!
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 23.
It is now Amythyst's turn! VINE 1 is next!
GAME: Amythyst rolls ranged: (16)+5: 21
GAME: Amythyst rolls 4d6: (15): 15
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 19.
It is now VINE 1's turn! Desdemona is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (18)+6: 24
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d6+3: (1)+3: 4
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (16)+10: 26
The vines, badly scorched by the flames now and the other injuries delivered on it by cutting weaponns, attempts to wrap arround Amythyst. This time, quite succesfully.
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4+4: (4)+4: 8
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 13.
It is now Desdemona's turn! Vaalyun is next!
Zap zap....Amythyst hits with thie ray...but now she has a problem. She's being squeezed.
GAME: Desdemona rolls weapon1: (14)+6: 20
GAME: Desdemona rolls 1d6+4: (3)+4: 7
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 13.
It is now Vaalyun's turn! Iskandar is next!
GAME: Vaalyun rolls weapon7: (2)+6: 8
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 8.
It is now Iskandar's turn! Vine 3 is next!
Vaalyun moves over to the vine that is still alive, and is pounding away with his mace, but there is little to show for his efforts. Perhaps his growing frustration is having something to do with that, and he takes a few deep, panting breaths trying to get himself back to focused.
GAME: Iskandar rolls weapon2: (14)+8: 22
GAME: Iskandar rolls 1d4+3: (2)+3: 5
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 7.
It is now Vine 3's turn! Keldin is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (18)+6: 24
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (16)+10: 26
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4+4: (2)+4: 6
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4+4: (3)+4: 7
The vine wraps around Keldin and squeeeeeezes him, vines shredding skin until the poor fellow loses consciousness!
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 5.
It is now Keldin's turn! Erakirak is next!
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Six - Init 24.
It is now Erakirak's turn! Amythyst is next!
Keldin flings himself on one of the vines. He punches, he tears. "Come on guys! Lets get the--"
He looks down as one of the vines he was ripping at hits him in the chest. Noting a hole there in the armor. Blood coming from said hole.
"...well. That is a thing..."
...and he keels right over, the armor loosing its glow as he falls.
GAME: Keldin rolls constitution: (8)+1: 9
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+7: (11)+7: 18
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d8+3: (8)+3: 11
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Six - Init 23.
It is now Amythyst's turn! Desdemona is next!
GAME: Amythyst rolls ranged: (9)+5: 14
The remaining set of vines over Keldin get fired into by Erakirak, the bow slicing through the bulk.
GAME: Amythyst rolls 4d6: (14): 14
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Six - Init 13.
It is now Desdemona's turn! Vaalyun is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+6: (13)+6: 19
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d6+2: (6)+2: 8
GAME: Whirlpool removes the timestop.
Timestop by Whirlpool has left.
Amy really burns a line into the vine.
After Amythst's recent strike, Desdemona is able to... poke down the other set of vines.
Hey, good news!
GAME: Vaalyun rolls 1d4+2: (2)+2: 4
Once the last vine is dead, Vaalyun makes his way over to the unconscious Keldin. He drops to one knee, putting down his mace and taking his holy symbol of a blue rose. He touches it to the injured artificer, and healing energy stabilizes him and staunches the bleeding. Then the Althean reaches for the healing kit attached beneath his out robe. "Well, you're a bit of a mess, aren't you..." he says, with a droll smile.
Keldin opens one eye. Then the other eye. Then glances down at the hole in his armor. Then, when he grins back up towards Vaal he nods once. "Well I'm always a bit of a mess! So it's a bit hard to gage how much worse I am now!"
Iskandar crowds around Keldin as well, tugging off his cestus and opening and closing the fingers of that hand. "Well fought!" he says encouragingly. "I'm sure that will leave a glorious battle scar!"