This vast room contains trestle tables, benches, stools, and the like. Here and there stand barrels and kegs of ale, beer, and mead. All of the tables are crowded with various sorts of meat, cheese, bread, and drinking containers. Singing, talking, laughing, shouting, arguing, wrestling, joking, and the like are going on, so the place is a veritable din of noise. To the north of the central firepit, a whole ox, two sheep, and four pigs roast on huge spits.
There are a number of giants here. There is a huge Hill Giant male that looks like a chief, with his wife by his side, both seated at the head of the table west side. The chief’s cave bear is licking up spills under the head table at the chief's feet. 3. A subchief of some sorts, also seated at the head table, is a hill giant seated near the chief and his wife. A cloud giants stands near the firepit. A stone giant is seated at the head table to the east. Seven hill giants, six hill giant servants, and eight ogres are scattered around the room.
The cloud giant notices the cat peeking from the door, and his face wrinkles in confusion.
Back with the group, Ebony speaks (though her eyes are still pure white). "I see fifteen hill giant subjects. Eight ogres. A hill giant chief with his wife and a subchief, plus a bear pet under the table. A cloud giant near the fireplace. Oh, and a stone giant to the east. Oh dear, we've been spotted."
"Taking on all of those giants together would be suicide. Especially with the stone and cloud giant among them. We will have to separate them somehow so that we can dispatch them with less difficulty.
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"How about micing a guard and calling for someone to take over? Get one or even a pair of them to come out? If that doesn't work....well could always send the cat back in and try to get someone to chase it out."
"I think that it would be a good idea to send the cat in. It's quicker than any of us and even if they do catch it, I imagine that they will send at least a few of them to find out how it got in here."
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Ghost leaps up into Ebony's arms, and the tattooed woman scratches her head to extensive purring. "We were spotted by the cloud giant, so sticking our head in to get their attention shouldn't be too difficult."
Ebony gives Ghost one last scritch. "Ready, dear? Of course we are, mmm? Oh, don't give me snark, that was one time and it was a balor. These are just some giants, it's like baiting with training wheels." The not-cat jumps out of Ebony's arms, and the wizard's eyes turn pure white. "Off we go." The not-cat dashes down the hall and sticks her head into the hall again, looking to see which giants notice it.
Red dots = the Chief and his mate. Brown = bear under the table. Orange = the sub chief Blue = cloud giant Purple = stone giant Dark green = hill giant servants yellow = ogres Light green = hill giants
As the non-cat approaches the door again, you "see" that the cloud giant looks around for a moment from the door, shrugs, then closes the door. It's very probably that a lone cat isn't too much of a threat, or he's had a bit to drink and just doesn't give a shit. Either way, the double doors to the main hall are now closed.
"Right then." Ebony rubs her hands together. "Time to try something a little more obvious." The wizard pulls her sickle free again, and checks her arms until she finds a seal to her liking. She traces the seal with the tip of her sickle, just barely drawing blood, and then flicks it in a spray before her. "Daeius, angel of fury and bringer of grief, I call you. Cometh forward and fulfill your debt!"
The blood is swallowed by motes of shadow appearing in the air, which quickly coalesce into a creature that looks like a man with coal-black skin, wielding a pair of long blades that are coated with frost, despite the lukewarm air. Extending from his back are grasping shadows that look to be trying and failing to form wings, and his eyes hold nothing but a void of light, energy, and emotion. Droplets of darkness fall from him like tears as he looks down at Ebony. "Walker of the In-Between, what task do you call on me to do? It better not be housecleaning," he adds.
Ebony shakes her head. "Not at all. I need you to kill some things." She winks.
Daeius's face lights up.
A few minutes later, the shadowspawn walks out of the hall the group was in and approaches the double doors that lead to the hall. He lifts the pommel of his sword and pounds on the door. Loudly.
Ok, so assuming you all head back to AREA 1. Where are the rest of you? On the sides of the door? Outside? At Burger King?
The talking in the Great Hall stops. After about half a minute, a hill giant servant opens the door. His eyes bulge comically as he sees Daeius at the door, and emits a word that is neither a question, nor an exclamation. "Wot..?"
Using his strange, spiderlike abilities, Icarus (in room 1) literally walks up the walls and onto the ceiling, hanging down right above the door leading to the great room. He’s crouching down low and hiding in the shadows, waiting to attack their first victim.
The entire Great Hall stops the festivities. You can hear everything hush for a moment, and someone is barking and yelling out orders. You can hear the heavy rumbling of many large individuals coming towards the main door Daeius was during the initial attack. You get the feeling that you're about to be the next part of the festivities.
Splat snarls angrily. They'd alerted the fortress. I guess that would have happened regardless. Now was the time for action. The miniature Kobold seems to grow elongated claws on his hands. Perfect for severing the Achilles tendons of the larger ones.
Ebony snaps her fingers, green sparks wreathing them as she gets ready.
Daeius just leans against the doorframe with a smirk. After all, he can't really die here. He does also Ready to use his Dreadful Scream when at least 4 giants are within 30 feet (they'll need to make a DC 18 Wis ST or be frightened).
AREA 11 - THE GREAT HALL
The cat peeks in.
This vast room contains trestle tables, benches, stools, and the like. Here and there stand barrels and kegs of ale, beer, and mead. All of the tables are crowded with various sorts of meat, cheese, bread, and drinking containers. Singing, talking, laughing, shouting, arguing, wrestling, joking, and the like are going on, so the place is a veritable din of noise. To the north of the central firepit, a whole ox, two sheep, and four pigs roast on huge spits.
There are a number of giants here. There is a huge Hill Giant male that looks like a chief, with his wife by his side, both seated at the head of the table west side. The chief’s cave bear is licking up spills under the head table at the chief's feet. 3. A subchief of some sorts, also seated at the head table, is a hill giant seated near the chief and his wife. A cloud giants stands near the firepit. A stone giant is seated at the head table to the east. Seven hill giants, six hill giant servants, and eight ogres are scattered around the room.
The cloud giant notices the cat peeking from the door, and his face wrinkles in confusion.
Ghost backs out of the room.
Back with the group, Ebony speaks (though her eyes are still pure white). "I see fifteen hill giant subjects. Eight ogres. A hill giant chief with his wife and a subchief, plus a bear pet under the table. A cloud giant near the fireplace. Oh, and a stone giant to the east. Oh dear, we've been spotted."
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
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"Taking on all of those giants together would be suicide. Especially with the stone and cloud giant among them. We will have to separate them somehow so that we can dispatch them with less difficulty.
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"How about micing a guard and calling for someone to take over? Get one or even a pair of them to come out? If that doesn't work....well could always send the cat back in and try to get someone to chase it out."
"I think that it would be a good idea to send the cat in. It's quicker than any of us and even if they do catch it, I imagine that they will send at least a few of them to find out how it got in here."
Xenophon: Topaz Dragonborn Fighter (ixi's Dragon of Icespire Peak)
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Ghost leaps up into Ebony's arms, and the tattooed woman scratches her head to extensive purring. "We were spotted by the cloud giant, so sticking our head in to get their attention shouldn't be too difficult."
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
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"Excellent. Let's give that a shot and hopefully it'll give us a chance to thin their numbers."
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Ebony gives Ghost one last scritch. "Ready, dear? Of course we are, mmm? Oh, don't give me snark, that was one time and it was a balor. These are just some giants, it's like baiting with training wheels." The not-cat jumps out of Ebony's arms, and the wizard's eyes turn pure white. "Off we go." The not-cat dashes down the hall and sticks her head into the hall again, looking to see which giants notice it.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Red dots = the Chief and his mate.
Brown = bear under the table.
Orange = the sub chief
Blue = cloud giant
Purple = stone giant
Dark green = hill giant servants
yellow = ogres
Light green = hill giants
As the non-cat approaches the door again, you "see" that the cloud giant looks around for a moment from the door, shrugs, then closes the door. It's very probably that a lone cat isn't too much of a threat, or he's had a bit to drink and just doesn't give a shit. Either way, the double doors to the main hall are now closed.
"Right then." Ebony rubs her hands together. "Time to try something a little more obvious." The wizard pulls her sickle free again, and checks her arms until she finds a seal to her liking. She traces the seal with the tip of her sickle, just barely drawing blood, and then flicks it in a spray before her. "Daeius, angel of fury and bringer of grief, I call you. Cometh forward and fulfill your debt!"
The blood is swallowed by motes of shadow appearing in the air, which quickly coalesce into a creature that looks like a man with coal-black skin, wielding a pair of long blades that are coated with frost, despite the lukewarm air. Extending from his back are grasping shadows that look to be trying and failing to form wings, and his eyes hold nothing but a void of light, energy, and emotion. Droplets of darkness fall from him like tears as he looks down at Ebony. "Walker of the In-Between, what task do you call on me to do? It better not be housecleaning," he adds.
Ebony shakes her head. "Not at all. I need you to kill some things." She winks.
Daeius's face lights up.
A few minutes later, the shadowspawn walks out of the hall the group was in and approaches the double doors that lead to the hall. He lifts the pommel of his sword and pounds on the door. Loudly.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Ok, so assuming you all head back to AREA 1. Where are the rest of you? On the sides of the door? Outside? At Burger King?
The talking in the Great Hall stops. After about half a minute, a hill giant servant opens the door. His eyes bulge comically as he sees Daeius at the door, and emits a word that is neither a question, nor an exclamation. "Wot..?"
Using his strange, spiderlike abilities, Icarus (in room 1) literally walks up the walls and onto the ceiling, hanging down right above the door leading to the great room. He’s crouching down low and hiding in the shadows, waiting to attack their first victim.
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
Daeius grins. "Hello. I heard there was killing to be done." He (at least attempts to) shove both of his swords through the servant's gut.
Attack: 17 Damage: 12
Attack: 24 Damage: 19
Ebony init (Daeius goes right after her on the same turn): 9
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
"Huh? We didn't no order no k-AUH!!!"
The two strikes sink into the hill giant. (AC13/HP74). He staggers back and lets out a bellowing, "We're under attack!!"
He disengages and heads back into the heart of the Great Hall, hoping to alert the others.
The entire Great Hall stops the festivities. You can hear everything hush for a moment, and someone is barking and yelling out orders. You can hear the heavy rumbling of many large individuals coming towards the main door Daeius was during the initial attack. You get the feeling that you're about to be the next part of the festivities.
Everyone roll for initiative.
Voltan:13
Xenophon: Topaz Dragonborn Fighter (ixi's Dragon of Icespire Peak)
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Spatitiative: 22
Splat snarls angrily. They'd alerted the fortress. I guess that would have happened regardless. Now was the time for action. The miniature Kobold seems to grow elongated claws on his hands. Perfect for severing the Achilles tendons of the larger ones.
Ebony snaps her fingers, green sparks wreathing them as she gets ready.
Daeius just leans against the doorframe with a smirk. After all, he can't really die here. He does also Ready to use his Dreadful Scream when at least 4 giants are within 30 feet (they'll need to make a DC 18 Wis ST or be frightened).
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Icarus' initiative: 22
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?