Return To The Ruins (Warlords Palace)

[silifi]

"That was some... spell that Kain cast upon himself to avoid the creature's ire. But I'm unsure if it will continue to work when the raft carries the others. So we have to keep distracting it."

Sik drops the torch and swings his axe with both hands, watching his footing in an attempt to remain at a range where the creature will be hesitant to come further ashore, while still being able to strike with his axe.

fighting conservatively (with FA): [1d20+2]=13+2=15 damage with battle axe [1d10+2]=10+2=12

fighting conservatively (with FA): [1d20+2]=10+2=12 damage with battle axe [1d10+2]=2+2=4
+1 AC this round

[Karaunios]

Akhilleus

"Aye. Let's keep this thing's attention." He attacks the worm again from the shore.

Broad sword (one-handed) - To hit: [1d20+3]=17+3=20; Dmg: [1d8+4]=8+4=12

Broad sword (one-handed) - To hit: [1d20+3]=1+3=4; Dmg: [1d8+4]=2+4=6

[subaltari]

When Kain arrives at the beach and relates what is going on, Magda leaves her bag behind but grabs her staff and hops aboard the raft. "Let's go!"

[shaidar]

Xenos

Xenos also joins Magda on the raft.

[The_Wanderer]

Cyril

"Ahh Kain. I never had a doubt that you'd return. What did we miss?"

[Monsieur Rose]

Kainaxarthos

"Hey everyone. That thing is back and the others are fighting it on the beach. Care to get a ride to join in?" Kain seems calm but his eyes indicate an urgency.

When the others have boarded, he will pole off and race towards the fight.

[The_Wanderer]

Cyril boards and quickly readies his sling. "Onward to glory, Captain Kain!"

[OGRE MAGE]

Under The Zakath Desert
Try, Try Again
No Idea On Time Or Day

When the Fighters approach the monster at the shore, it slithers backwards and remains out of their reach in the deeper water, keeping its distance from their dangerous blades as well.

The standoff on the gravel beach between man and beast continues, with neither side moving closer to the other, and neither retreating.

Reaching the unseen shore, Kain lets the others board the raft before shoving off back towards the action.

As Sik and Akhilleus stand their ground, when they hear Kain returning through the darkness, the monster suddenly disappears again below the surface of the water.

Actions?

Taibhse (Sh3) FA:0(20) AC5 15/15 CT
Xenos (DS3) FA:3 AC5 17/17 CT
Akhilleus (F4) FA:4 AC4 35/35
Kainaxarthos (C3) FA:2 AC6 19/19 Sanct
Magda (W2) FA:0 AC9 8/8 Sleep Hooded Lantern
Sik (Ba2) FA:1 AC5 18/25 Torch
Cyril (Pr3) FA:1 AC8 12/12 CLW, CLW, CLW, DM, HP

[silifi]

Sik backs a little away from the water, holsters his axe, then prepares his sling to hit the creature from afar.

[Karaunios]

Akhilleus curses under his breath when he fails to hit the creature.

"Damn it. I don’t have any ranged weapons. This creature is just waiting to strike when we’re on the raft—when we’re at our most vulnerable.

Well, we’ve made it to the other shore. Let’s keep moving. We won’t forget what’s here when it’s time to return. I just hope it hasn’t recovered by then."

[Monsieur Rose]

Kainaxarthos

Kain is hard at work, poling the raft towards its destination. If he notices that the sounds of fighting have stopped, he dismisses it as too far away.

[OGRE MAGE]

Under The Zakath Desert
Try, Try Again
No Idea On Time Or Day

When the pair safely on shore spots the last of the stragglers arriving, they also see the monster begin to rise up from the water again.

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As Kain hurriedly poles them closer to shore, the beast slithers close enough to smash the raft again, and it appears about to do just that.

Actions?

Taibhse (Sh3) FA:0(20) AC5 15/15 CT
Xenos (DS3) FA:3 AC5 17/17 CT
Akhilleus (F4) FA:4 AC4 35/35
Kainaxarthos (C3) FA:2 AC6 19/19 Sanct
Magda (W2) FA:0 AC9 8/8 Sleep Hooded Lantern
Sik (Ba2) FA:1 AC5 18/25 Torch
Cyril (Pr3) FA:1 AC8 12/12 CLW, CLW, CLW, DM, HP

[shaidar]

Xenos does his best to try and brace himself for the impact.

[silifi]

Sik launches a stone bullet at the monster

To hit: [1d20+2]=11+2=13, damage with sling: [1d4+1]=2+1=3
Includes FA bonus, Hits AC7, AC5 if a rear attack

[Karaunios]

Akhilleus watches helplessly from the shore. Having no better idea, he picks up a stone from the ground and throws it at the monster.

I don't know what to roll here.

[silifi]

Akhilleus watches helplessly from the shore. Having no better idea, he picks up a stone from the ground and throws it at the monster.

I don't know what to roll here.

I believe you can just do your normal unskilled weapon roll. Throwing a stone is a base 2/1 attack rate and does 1 damage (plus strength mod) (assuming OM rules there are stones big enough to do damage)

[The_Wanderer]

Cyril

"Wait for it...wait for it..." When he judges that he is in short range, he lets fly with a stone.



...as he does so, the raft pitches suddenly in the water throwing off his aim.

[subaltari]

In desperation, Magda casts a sleep spell directly on the monster. (HPM p.230)

[Monsieur Rose]

Kainaxarthos

"Clever Bastard!" Kain shouts for everyone to hold on while he tries to keep control of the raft, hoping to position it to receive a glancing blow.

[Ahlmzhad]

Taibhse

Seeing the beast moving to attach will fire his bow.

Bow Shot [1d20]=10, Damage [1d6]=1