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Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:28 pm
by ehiker133
mgtremaine wrote:
Tue Oct 24, 2023 4:44 pm
rredmond wrote:
Tue Oct 24, 2023 3:13 pm
ehiker133 wrote:
Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:52 pm
Cataclysmic!?!?!
Poor choice of words in the world of Krynn! Er, Krymm (pronounced like "crime")...

Appropriate choice for Wraislin though ;) :lol:
No skipping ahead to the end game!
Ron might be skipping ahead, but I was referencing the end of the 4th Age of Man, which happened 300 years prior to the DL setting.

I guess my comment should have been something more like...
Wraislin... keeps himself positioned where he can unleash cataclysmic magical energies with a mere flick of his wrist (if necessary).
Too soon?

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:49 pm
by rredmond
I may have read one of those books, and half a module, a couple decades ago. So I really don't know what I'm talking about :D

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:19 pm
by mgtremaine
Quick overview... The gods got mad dropped a flaming mountain on the world... That was the "cataclysm", and no more clerics. Later in the books (in alternate timeline because they screw with time) Rastalin also destroys the world because he is just that good.

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:22 am
by zygarti
if Thanis is taking another round of missile fire then Flin probably has enough time to get another Axe throw in before he is into melee range
waysoftheearth wrote:
Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:28 pm
LOL! Thanks Ehiker, you're right.
It's true I am torn between OD&D's dwarven thrower (a hammer), and DL#1 Flint's axe. Hopefully, before the end of this session it will be decided :D

For now I've edited it back to an axe...
If it helps you decide I like the idea of an axe more

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:50 am
by waysoftheearth
Love the OOC discussion. Word selection matters :)

re Flin's AXE: It shall be so!

re posting in general: you can help me keep it ticking along by posting affirmatively in the IC section. I.e., stating what your character actually does or says in game. Posting what you might do in certain circumstance can lead to the awkward situation where everyone is waiting on something but no one actually triggers it to happen :shock:

For now I'm hearing that those at the moathouse want to do missile fire again...

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:52 am
by waysoftheearth
Tass, Witherun, and Goldwen hear distant cries ahead, and hustle to catch up with the others at the moat house...

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:10 am
by waysoftheearth
Meanwhile.

"We're under attaaaaaaaaaaack!" cries one of them, as the remaining four guards raise shields and fall back below the arch (which is scarcely 30ft deep).

Thanis, Garamon, and Flin loose missiles, striking their targets unerringly. Men are pieced by arrow, spear, and whirling axe, but none are downed as they beat a hasty retreat through the arch and out onto the broad, stone causeway beyond. Harsh voices rise from the opposite moat house, and figures are seen scurrying to action.

All the while Stern strides grimly toward them, drawing his gleaming two-handed blade in one menacing motion...
More missile fire from 50 yd (plus whatever distance they have fallen back) range.

No surprise this time. Thanis and Flin both have +1 to hit for their magic weapons; Garamon does not.
Medium range for Flin and Garamon, and short range for Thanis (a +1 to hit adjustment).

Thanis (stealthy hero; THAC2 14): 1d20=14+1+1 = 16 vs AC 6 is a hit. 1d6=4 hp damage. Dice for hp: d6+1=6; 2 hp remaining.
Flin (strong hero-1; THAC2 15): 1d20=9+1 = 10 vs AC 6 is a hit. 1d6+1=5 hp damage. Dice for hp: d6+1=6; 1 hp remaining.
Garamon (hardy hero; THAC2 14): 1d20=17 = 10 vs AC 6 is a hit. 1d6+1=4 hp damage. Dice for hp: d6+1=6; 2 hp remaining.

What now?

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:38 am
by zygarti
How long til the rest of the party catch up? tempting to just charge the remaining damaged guys

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:11 pm
by rredmond
Garamon joins Stern in moving towards melee with the magic spear. He'd nod in agreement with a charge, and engage!
Assuming missiling is over at this point.

Re: (01) The Approach

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:20 pm
by ehiker133
Goldwen breaks into a run at the sounds of men screaming. "Hurry, " she urges the other two on, "I hear fighting!"
Sorry, WOTE. Will make sure I have actions in an IC post before I worry about the other stuff. :)