Re: Strange Magic In Flight
It seems like a much longer path back up to where the others are waiting. That's partly because you are going uphill, and even though you are hurrying, the constantly harassing gargoyles keep your attention, so that puts a strain on you.
16:17, Today: Mysterion rolled 19,21,16,8,4,8 using 1d20+7,1d20+7,1d20+7,1d6+2,1d6+2,1d6+2 ((12,14,9,6,2,6)).
There were six gargoyles at the start. Two flew up to attack those in the tunnel. They probably knew you were there from some sort of tremor sense while they were merged into the stone of the cavern walls.
Four flew down to attack the others.
Up at the ledge, only one gargoyle can attack at a time. They have a tactical advantage while they are in flight, which they lose if they land.
Anneth and Gierdon easily discover that they make a formidable combat duo if they work together. Gierdon is better armored, and tougher, but Anneth has the only weapon that can damage a gargoyle.
The gargoyle swoops in and attacks. Because you are partly in the tunnel, the gargoyle only gets one claw attack. It can't gore you and it can't bite you.
Alas, one nasty claw is enough. It just barely manages to hit Gierdon for 8 points of damage.
Down below, Rodrigo put one of the four gargoyles to sleep, and Mort then picked him up and started bashing the others with him. Of course, the bashing part was enough to wake up the sleeping gargoyle, but Mort's size gives him sufficient leverage to keep the beast off-balance after each swing even if he doesn't hit anything, and his grip keeps the gargoyle from escaping.
With the dragon bringing up the rear, the gargoyles won't attack from behind. They may not be bright, but they aren't completely stupid.
One of them swoops in from the side to attack, and hits Aaron for 4 points of damage.
Mort, still swinging a struggling gargoyle, manages to hit the attacking one. It was hard to tell, but apparently this is one that he'd already bashed. Both gargoyles shatter!
This makes the remaining two a bit more wary. Even though Mort no longer has a 'weapon' that can damage them, neither one of them wants to become the new weapon.
The group, however, is strung out on the ledge, so they can still attack while avoiding the dragon and the minotaur. One swoops in at Elwood, but misses.