In reply to Ron, The DM (msg # 154):

Warwick summons a fire elemental with his ring and enables his frost giant strength and also causing his axe to burst into flames.

"Ready."

In reply to Warwick (msg # 155):

Trysk use his ring to turns invisible and inaudible. He then draws his long sword and mace, activating detect invisibility.

In reply to Ron, The DM (msg # 154):

Shorty looks around the group and says, "Me job to break things.  And dem gonna wants ta break me.  I go afore to make trouble an me friends gets to fight smart and make for win war."

Shorty moves to the edge of the trees, bends and summons his Mammoth.  He quickly pats it and mounts.  Looking back one last time to make sure everyone is ready.  He urges his huge ride forward.

OOC:  Waiting for description of our foes.

In reply to Shorty (msg # 157):

Once the enemy presents themselves, Trysk casts Vocalize and Shield.

In reply to Trysk (msg # 158):

Morteft casts stoneskin and invisibility on himself. He activates mind blank on himself.

He also uses the immunity feature of his ring to protect himself from fireballs, disjunction and anti-magic shell.

He activates the rod of alertness.

He prepares to use energy control if it is needed.

Finally, if there is time, he will cast tongues from a scroll on himself and then another on Warwick.

In reply to Warwick (msg # 155):

OOC: Sorry guys, I forgot my password and my recovery email was not what I thought.

Q: Where is Warwick summoning the elemental, next to him, near the other group ...?

--DM2

In reply to Ron, The DM (msg # 160):

OOC:  Near the other group.

In reply to Warwick (msg # 161):

Warwicks Fire Elemental appears next to the other group.  It is firm for a few seconds and then starts to waiver and flicker, it continues doing this for a few more seconds and then is snuffed out.

Those with infravision can make out 8 shapes, 3 of which are somewhat small compared to the others; kind of like blobs in the back row.  They still have not moved but you can tell the warriors of the group looked prepared.  The Death Knight can be seen as a dark figure in the dark.

Trysk is not able to detect anything invisible.

Actions?

--DM2

In reply to Ron, The DM (msg # 162):

Shorty squeezes his magic ball to activate its magic.  He then draws his sword and urges his mount towards the enemy.

In reply to Shorty (msg # 163):

Morteft says, "If they do not want to come to us, then that means that they want us to approach them. Considering the elemental's fate, I think we should not approach them. Nor waste any magic. I suspect they have an anti-magic shell and other protections in place. Is anyone able to cast earthquake? Or create natural effects?"

OOC: Is the ice from an ice storm magical or real?

In reply to Morteft (msg # 164):

"An earthquake is beyond me, lad, sorry.  For natural effects, I think we need to rely on the druid.  And Shorty, Morteft is right.  Let them come to us."

In reply to Warwick (msg # 165):

Shorty pauses his mount.  He looks for the warrior he fought the day before.  He makes a rude gesture at him and smiles.

Morteft says, "Let's see if this works."

He casts ice storm above the enemy.

In reply to Morteft (msg # 164):


OOC: I consider the hail to be real.

The Ice Storm falls about them, the giant kind swat at them, the mage, cleric and death knight do nothing but stand, they seem unaffected.  The anti-paladin puts his shield above him.  The Ice Storm did get thru to at least some.  You can hear them laugh.  "That was a brief winter." you hear one say.

--DM2

In reply to Shorty (msg # 166):

Shorty stops short before getting into melee and then gestures at the one he fought the day before.  The warrior that Shorty has his sites on just waves Shorty forward.  "Come on big boy, I have something for you and your toy elephant."

--DM2

In reply to Warwick (msg # 165):

"I could do an earthquake"  says Alannon  "but I have something better planned.  I also believe the cleric has some kind of dismissal magic that dispelled the elemental.  Wait till he meets mine."

--DM2

In reply to Ron, The DM (msg # 170):

Trysk continues to bide his time.

In reply to Trysk (msg # 171):

"Patience, everyone," says Warwick, more to ease his own sense of urgency.  "Let's let them come to us."

In reply to Warwick (msg # 172):

Morteft nods. "This is hard to do. Hopefully their magic runs out before ours does. Some day when I can bend time to my will, these kinds of things will not matter."

In reply to Morteft (msg # 173):

"Aye, lad, I have the same concerns about me own spells.  We can only hope they are similarly affected."

In reply to Warwick (msg # 174):

OOC: Cleaning up is sometimes not worth it .. cannot find stuff afterward.  Books found, moving on.

The early morning air is still, perhaps not as still as the two parties as they wait for the other to engage.  The one fighter who struck Shorty the day previously is about the only movement, as he taunts Shorty with various hand gestures.

Shorty retrains himself and his mammoth on the edge of the forest, while the rest are slightly deeper in.  Alannon has his eyes closed and those near him can see his mouth move slightly as if mumbling.  His eyes pop open.  "Beware" he says in hushed tones.

Most of you feel it, those who have psionic talent.  A wave of mental energy rolls over you.

You hear slight grunts from both Morteft and Trysk.

OOC: there will be some private messages

Actions?

--DM2

In reply to Ron, The DM (msg # 175):

"Allanon, anything ye can do to mute their psionics?" asks Warwick

In reply to Warwick (msg # 176):

OOC:  No private messages that Shorty sees.


Shorty decides its time to provide some encouragement.  He reaches into his bag and pulls out a nice sized rock.  He eyes the fighter from the day before and then shrugs.  Packed together as they are there are many good possibilities.  Shorty hurls his rock at the fighter.  (16 hits AC -8  for 13 points).

In reply to Warwick (msg # 176):


Alannon responds to Warwick.  "No, none.  The power of the mind is a beautiful natural thing."  he takes a deep breath.  "Your friends minds will be turned to mush, we cannot let that happen, I will call upon some friends. You should prepare to attack."

--DM2

In reply to Shorty (msg # 177):

OOC: The private ones went to Morteft and Trysk.

Shorty hurls his boulder, it makes a nice arc toward the fighter; however jumping in front and intercepting the boulder is the fire giant known as Obmi.  He makes a nice two hand grab (dropping his sword in the process), smiles and throws the rock back at Shorty, it becomes a flaming ball on its return flight.

However Obmi slipped a bit in the wet ground and the throw toss is off the mark, landing near Shorty but remains a flaming ball.

He moves to retrieve his sword - you also hear one of them say.  "Get your sword you moron."

Actions?

--DM2