Tests and Trials Game Thread

One golem bounces ineffectively off Kroshav's shield and before it can even stumble away the second is sent fly back by a well placed kick. The third is nearly able close it's arms before Kroshav spins away and slashes down at it.

Again, and much to the frustration of Sword, a spasm in Kroshav's arm causes the blows to twist aside and her flat side bounces ineffectually off of it.

"Kroshav? What ar' ya down?"

Joe calls to him, but she doesn't seem willing to attack him and remains back.

The three golems surge forward again, but this time not looking to hold Kroshav so much as get his attention.

Kroshav hears Sword's warning,

And looks up to see the Librarian has somehow closed to ten feet. Her head shoots forward faster than he can track.

Attack: 26

Damage: 11 piercing 60 poison

((Halve the poison on con save over 15))

Kroshav feels a slight stinging on his neck that rapidly turns into a burn inferno in his veins, spreading with every heartbeat.

((Roll me a wisdom save as well!))

CON Save: 15
WIS Save: 24

Kroshav shudders as the poison runs through him. This creature DARE bite him!?

He'll show her!

Attack: 25 Damage: 12 slashing + 6 necrotic
Attack: 21 Damage: 16 slashing + 6 necrotic

The burn only adds to the fury of Gethren having escaped.

((Kroshav is back up. Three golems in melee, Librarian just out of melee.))

Two of the three golems take swipes at Kroshav as he charges forward.

Attack 1: 16

Damage 1: 4

Attack 2: 6

Damage 2: 4

If he is able to get through the golems to land that second hit on the Librarian, he'll pump his last spell slot (level 2) into her to show her not to mess with him.

8 radiant

And, although one hits, Kroshav reaches his target.

The huge snake is able to dexterously dodge the first slash but the second slices into scale, meat and bone before erupting in a flash of blinding light.

Her hiss of pain is barely audible over Sword's cry of triumph.

Then a pair of golems grab at his arms from behind and something flashes before him.

Attack: 27

Damage: 12 piercing 39 poison

((Halve the poison on con save over 15))

The pressure on the other side of his neck isn't nearly so gentle.

CON Save: 17

((Still going! Kroshav is up.))

WIS Save: 21

Sword urges him forward but nothing is responding as the burning in his veins fills his every thought, washing away Sword.

A face, a large snaky face, lowers to look into Kroshav's eyes. Her lips move but Kroshav can't make out anything she says as he falls limp in the golems' grips.

She repeats the question,

"Kroshav? Can you hear me?"

While there is concern in her voice her fangs, normally hidden, are clearly on display.

"Y-yes... Gethren... he wanted Lurn... he got away... the others... the others!"

Kroshav shakes off the last fogs of anger as he recalls glimpses of his companions falling to the snow and shrugs off the golems, Sword falling numbly from his fingers as he is running for the nearest blood-stained divot in the snow. 

Kroshav struggles back to awareness, Sword's cries not so... commanding any longer. As he tries to return back up the stairs to his downed friends he finds the golems holding his arms aren't just there for support.

"Kroshav. We know they wanted Lurn, but why were you attacking us?"

((Athletics to break free from them anyhow.))

"I- I- the others need our help! Please!"

15

Tearing himself away from the golems, Kroshav turns and bounds up the stairs.

Above, things are different than he remembers. Was there so much dark blood before?

Stumbling forward he find Cladmir laying in a mess of ghast and ghoul bits partially covered by the beginnings of a dusting of snow.

Panicking a bit, Kroshav slaps a hand on the man's chest and jolts some divine healing into him before staggering to his feet, not checking Clad's condition before stumbling for where he saw Jaq last. If he passes Mikram, he'll lay hands on him, but will bypass Ernos until both Jaq and Mik have been seen to.

Not even pausing to see if Cladmir wakes Kroshav hurries out into the darkness.

He falls over Mikram, or rather the cut in two Golem beside the dwarf, as he runs out to the small drift Jaq and Ernos made. He places a hand on his head and again a faint flow floods out of him into a still body.

Struggling to his feet Kroshav finds the drift and Jaq. Placing both hands on the elf's chest more light flows out into the prone figure.

Straightening, breathing heavy, he trudges to where he thinks Ernos fell. Collapsing to his knees he places his hands on the man's chest as he lets healing light flow out into him.

Only then does Kroshav stop and listen for his friends. After what seems like an hour of silence Kroshav hears a cough and a stream of absolutely ear burning profanity from Mikram.

It doesn't take long after Kroshav has healed Ernos for the man to take a gasping breath.  Slowly pushing himself upright, a dry, raspy cough wracks his lungs.  It's a few seconds longer before Ernos gets control of his breathing, pressing a hand to his chest.  "That was...  Wholly unpleasant.  We win?"