Day One
The Great Eastern Desert, the World of Hyboria
13th day of the month of Yuluk, 1279th year of the Age of Aquilonia
Dawn. Hot, clear, dry
The agonizing death screams of Khokegi the nomad echo excruciatingly off the uncaring monuments to eternity.
Loche rushes north around the crumbling wall and runs headlong into the forgotten
Shevata of Zamora!
The ruthless, cunning thief was laying in wait, readying to plunge two blades into the back of the unsuspecting Goniza. He would have to content himself with Loche's chest instead. Turned out he liked that less. Shevata swears a sizzling oath as he misses the agile Pict with both shortsword and curved dagger!
Unaware,
Goniza moves south around the very same wall and joins Roan against Thogg the barbarian.
Thogg likes these odds. He grins mirthlessly and ferociously as he asks his foes,
"Which of you dies first?"
Nearby,
Gronda the savage fires two deadly arrows at Osak the Hyrkanian, and finally shows she is mortal. Both missiles hurtle past Osak; his strategy of attacking with the sun at his back continues to bear fruit.
But from over her shoulder fly more arrows, fired by
Biblo! The antiquarian archer looses them 180 feet from his target, firing into the rising, blood red sun and scores one hit! The arrow impales Osak above his right hip, the razor sharp head exploding from his lower back with a spout of dark blood and spattered gore. From the sudden stench of urine on the wind, Gronda knew his kidney was punctured.
Osak grinds his cracked yellow jawteeth against the pain, and swears revenge to Erlik, God of Death.
Arthfael of Cimmeria reaches the battlefield, taking cover behind the recently vacated western wall. He cries to Amenhotu, the ensorceled sorcerer,
"We don't need to fight! Lay down your arms and quench your thirst with our water!"
Amenhotu parrots:
"Lay down your arms!" and he grabs for the bow of Osak the barbarian!
Osak growls,
"Craven wizard!" as his other arm unsheathes his scimitar! The blade still ringing, Osak whirls it at the Stygian's neck and swings wide due to the arrow still lodged in his side!
To the west,
Garrin the Atlantean eloquently taunts Skuth, goading him into his trap.
Skuth snorts thickly,
"I hope you fight as pretty as you talk."
The massive Brythunian warrior lunges at the paladin of Argos with rope and jagged hooks, but cannot clear the broken monolith that lay before him. The titan falls, sprawled at Garrin's feet! The paladin swings his double-edged blade at Skuth's head and somehow misses, perhaps due to some subconscious pang of chivalry.
Nearby,
Roan and
Thogg the barbarians trade mighty sword strikes!
KTANG!
Each deathblow narrowly missing, their blades clash in a ferocious battle to the death!
Actions?
Map: Characters are indicated by the first two letters of their first name
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Map:
Dice Rolls:
Status:
- Arthfael Griogarach: Cimmerian Northman Druid 2: AC 6, HP 12/12, Spells: 4/4 1st lvl and 2/3 2nd lvl
Biblo Phyle: Zamoran Southman Cleric/Fighter/Magic-User 1/1/1: AC 1, HP 7/7, Spells: 4/4 1st lvl
Garrin Locke: Argosian Atlantean Paladin 1: AC 3, HP 11/11, Laying Hands: 1/1
Goniza Devin: Nemedian Atlantean Cleric/Magic-User 1/1: AC 2, HP 3/6, Spells: 3/4 1st lvl
Gronda: Zembabweian Savage Ranger/Thief 1/2: AC 7, HP 11/17
Loche: Pict Savage Thief 3: AC 5, HP 18/18
Roan, Son of Rune: Vanir Northman Barbarian 1: AC 4, HP 12/12
Magic:
- Protection from Evil (Garrin): -2 to AC and +2 to saving throws against evil, in a 10 foot radius around Garrin.
Protection from Evil (Goniza): -2 to AC and +2 to saving throws against evil. Duration: 4 rounds left.
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