As all of the team's archers finally join in the barrage on the hydra Minmorc decides this is a perfect opportunity for a wager. One by one everyone else accepts the idea and commits 20gp each to the pot.

Minmorc's first arrow hits and punches deep into the hydra's body but the huge reptile doesn’t fall.

While Jurz pulls out a wand to join in the fun his flaming sphere rolls back at the hydra again. This time it hits and scorches the hydra again but the huge reptile doesn't fall.

Raven's crossbow bolt hits too, but the huge reptile doesn't fall.

Moffa conjures caltrops under the hydra but it manages to avoid stepping on one.

Giant Bully shoots his giant bow but only manages to prove that size isn't everything. His giant arrow misses.

Dregz finally shoots his small crossbow, after brushing the hair out of his eyes to line up the perfect shot. His little crossbow bolt punches through a patch of the hydra's thick hide scorched by Jurz's flaming sphere and disappears into the hydra's chest. The hydra goes Aargh, gurgles and falls down, right on top of Moffa's caltrops!

Minmorc's second arrow hits and also punches deep into the hydra's body.

Then Jurz flicks a glob of fire at the hydra from his wand, which chars the ends of the arrows sticking out of the hydra's body as well as scorching its scaly hide.

The hydra's wounds show no signs of healing this time as it lies lifeless on the ledge.

OOC: (Round 7). Main Game Map updated. Actions have been taken in the order posted but if it involved a move action and a standard action then everyone's first part of their action was processed first then everyone's second part of their action. I hope that makes sense. :o)

Jurz, who has seen things that are supposed to be dead, suddenly wake up again -  leaves his flaming sphere up against the hydra just to make sure that it doesn't suddenly stabilise.  Peering towards the monster he asks, "Is it really deads ..."

Minmorc will sink to his knees, laughing so hard he cries. "Dregzie, dat woz a boootiful shot, jus boootiful. Right everyone, Dregz won, pay up!" Stashing his bow in his bag he will fish two platinum out of a pouch. Collecting his spear he will hop off the ledge and will walk over to Dregz, shaking the goblins hand and giving him the coins. Unless someone has other plans he will walk over and stab the Hydra in the heart a couple a times.

"I hopes its deads Jurzies, cos I's goin ter sleeps on it if its got some softie bits."

But before sleeping, Moffdust trots down the stairs to join Dregz at the door. "Good shotses Dregzie." She puts 20gp in his bag. "Is dere any magicks on de doorses?" She yawns and screws the monocle into her eye in case something needs to be identified.

"Yes! Dat's just as it wuz written!" Dregz exclaims as his arrow gets the credit it deserves for slaying the hydra.

When Moffa asks about the door he turns and looks at it again for a moment before answering.

"Just one magics on the door. Only a faint magics. One of dem ab-joo-ray-shuns. Dem protection type magics."

He shrugs then grins and trots up the stairs to the ledge to collect the rest of his winnings.

Jurz hands over his 20 golds to Dregs and pats the hairy goblin on the shoulder.  "Youse can affords a haircut now ..." he teases, as he mops his own bald pate.

"I scored da biggest miss.  Does dat get me da second prize?" Bulldust asks hopefully.  But, anticipating the likely answer, he quickly pours his stack of giant sized gold coins into Dregz' bag, where they promptly resume their proper size.

The giant bugbear cuts off the hydra's green head and sticks it on his longspear.  "She looks good up dere.  Fink Bzerrk Tmarro will be happy to see her again?""  He searches around the hydra's body for treasure.
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Sadly the hydra was not guarding any treasure at all. This Talon of Tiamat fellow doesn't seem to have much idea of how a proper dragon's lair is supposed to look.

So, what next? Moffa is clearly voting to stop here and rest long enough to refresh her spells. Is everyone else going to go along with that?

Jurz is happy to take a break here as well.  While he still has some spells left, it is always good to tackle new problems fresh, and fully spelled up!

Bulldust is ready to sleep and regain some bugbear-magic powers.  He works out when will be his turn on watch, eats something if someone remembered to bring food, but is not interested in trying hydra meat if it's offered.  He pulls up a hydra leg and settles down near Moffa.  He props the spear with Green Head where he can look at her.  He likes her better now she's dead.  (Nothing weird about this, perfectly normal teenage bugbear fantasy.)  He frowns and scratches his shoulder where the bristly bugbear hair is already beginning to grow back after yesterday's full body waxing.  Have to ask Dregzie about that ... he probably knows something about hair removal, being a priest and all.  Maybe Bargriefyuk wrote something about it in da book.  And Jurzie ... maybe he has the secret.  It just seems wrong to be covered in fur ... Green Head has such pretty scales...  He takes out the green dragon scale he found in the pantry downstairs and scrubs it up with a nearby hydra tongue (no, not Green Head's) and polishes it with hydra grease until it gleams.  Then he drills it with that hydra's tooth and threads it on a spare bow string and hangs it around his neck.  He waits for sleep and dreams of storming barricades and chasing elves...

Minmorc will cook up a big hydra steak, decides it tastes like crocodile and cooks up another one. He'll offer to throw another steak on the BBQ for anyone else that wants one. He'll then curl up under the staircase, with the stairs between him and the door in a cacoon of furs with his spear sticking out.