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The Test of the Faithful - 7.

Posted by DM HeathFor group 0
Shae Shadowglen
player, 216 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2016
at 23:23
  • msg #86

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Shae strikes out at the wounded one with her spear.
Leogold Silvershaper
player, 196 posts
44/44
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 00:43
  • msg #87

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Leo turns to attack the one that attacked him.
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 438 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 13:11
  • msg #88

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Tahldar looks to press forward once the way is clear.
DM Heath
GM, 5662 posts
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 21:34
  • msg #89

The Test of the Faithful - 7

You easily strike down the last two tree blights before they can attack with their long, barbed hands.

Continuing forward, you reach the end of Kahan's tunnel.  Along the way, you see moving branches and twigs along the see of briar to your left and right, as though further tree blights are weighing their options.

At the end of Kahan's cleared path, the cavern turns sharply to the right and narrows to a 10 foot by 10 foot passage.  You can't see what lies beyond because the entire passage is covered by an overgrowth of vines and thorny bushes, from ceiling to floor.

You will have to cut through about 15 feet of further briar to reach the entrance to the narrow passage (since Kahan's tunnel ended a little short).
Borimer
player, 2697 posts
Ac 0 Hp 90/90
Thac0 12 Mvt18"
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 22:11
  • msg #90

The Test of the Faithful - 7

"Should I cut through it..? It looks like a trap," Borimer stands ready with Chianta.
Vuzyldiin Teken'tlar
player, 83 posts
Known as 'Vuzyl'
HP: 52/60 AC:6
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 22:17
  • msg #91

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Trap or not we must continue on to what ever we can find, I dont think the bushes were the evil we are here to face.
Shae Shadowglen
player, 217 posts
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 23:51
  • msg #92

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Shae stands at the ready, and then jokes, "Just nobody cast a fireball please."
Kahan Singh
player, 1853 posts
81/81 HP AC 1
Thac0 16 Level 9 Cleric
Wed 20 Apr 2016
at 00:37
  • msg #93

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Kahan moves over for Borimer to cut a swathe through the brush, as he doubts his mace would do any good. "Yes, no fire please. At least not until we absolutely need to. And aren't in here anymore."
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 439 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Wed 20 Apr 2016
at 01:24
  • msg #94

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Tahldar is grateful the fight with the trees went so well, and quickly.  He waits patiently to continue on.
Leogold Silvershaper
player, 197 posts
44/44
Wed 20 Apr 2016
at 03:01
  • msg #95

The Test of the Faithful - 7

"Yes, it does seem we do have to go that way and perhaps hack at more branches." Leo studies the path forward, but not looking forward to it.
Borimer
player, 2698 posts
Ac 0 Hp 90/90
Thac0 12 Mvt18"
Wed 20 Apr 2016
at 06:29
  • msg #96

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Borimer begins hacking the path forward...
DM Heath
GM, 5663 posts
Mon 25 Apr 2016
at 20:49
  • msg #97

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Borimer begins hacking his way through.  As he closes in on the blocked area with black vines covering the passage, the vines begin to writhe and move.

One wraps around his foot from below his line of sight, yanking violently...

Borimer manages to keep his balance with his superb strength and agility, but the vines are now a tangling mass reaching out toward the party...

You are unsure of their reach, but there are at least 50 of them stretching out.  And Borimer's foot is still caught.

As if on cue, more of those small, barbed blight trees begin moving in from the tangled briars surrounding you, still perfectly camouflaged so that you cannot tell how many there are.
Kahan Singh
player, 1854 posts
81/81 HP AC 1
Thac0 16 Level 9 Cleric
Mon 25 Apr 2016
at 21:11
  • msg #98

The Test of the Faithful - 7

"And that would be precisely why the spell stopped. Shae, do you know of any spells that effect living plants?" Kahan asks, preparing to cast a spell.

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Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 440 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Tue 26 Apr 2016
at 01:15
  • msg #99

The Test of the Faithful - 7

"Sorry, plants are not my specialty." Taldar says as he casts a defensive spell.

OOC:  Tahldar will cast mirror image.  He now has 4 images running.

Borimer
player, 2699 posts
Ac 0 Hp 90/90
Thac0 12 Mvt18"
Tue 26 Apr 2016
at 01:27
  • msg #100

The Test of the Faithful - 7

"Ahh!" Borimer cuts at the vine(s) holding him in a bid to reclaim his freedom...
Shae Shadowglen
player, 218 posts
Tue 26 Apr 2016
at 18:28
  • msg #101

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Shae says to Kahan, "Yes, I'll try something."  She waves her hands and begins incanting a spell. (Casting entangle to have the briar entangle the tree blights.)
Leogold Silvershaper
player, 198 posts
44/44
Wed 27 Apr 2016
at 04:17
  • msg #102

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Leo remains at the ready in case the spell doesn't work and they come within melee range.
DM Heath
GM, 5664 posts
Wed 27 Apr 2016
at 21:28
  • msg #103

The Test of the Faithful - 7

ROUND ONE
Shae begins casting...
Kahan begins casting...
Tahldar begins casting...

Borimer strikes out at the vine around his leg, chopping it off and rising to his feet.

The tree blights begin to close in on you.

Kahan's spell envelopes Borimer in an aura of light (protection from evil).

Tahldar casts his spell, and 4 mirror images of him show up around you.

Shae casts her spell and the briars begin to envelope and enwrap the nearest of the tree blights, causing them to squirm and try to get released.  (3 are trapped.)

Leo and Shapfren stand ready in the middle of the group.

The vines of the blocked doorway snap out...

Borimer swipes at one as it sweeps toward him, chopping it off.  Many of the vines recoil in unison as the two vines are lost.  Only ten more snake out...

But two of them were below the line of the briar.

Leo feels one snag his ankle and begin pulling him forward.

Both Shapfren's feet are enwrapped in one vine, which knocks her back on her head (2 hp dmg) before beginning to drag her toward the mass of snake-like vines.

Four tree blights are coming within range for the next round.

More vines shoot out to double or triple wrap Shapfren and Leo like boa constrictors... (but for now, only one foot of Leo and both feet of Shapfren are trapped.)
Vuzyldiin Teken'tlar
player, 84 posts
Known as 'Vuzyl'
HP: 52/60 AC:6
Wed 27 Apr 2016
at 21:52
  • msg #104

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Vuzyl reaches down and cuts at the vines binding Shapfren's legs We can not let anyone be taken.
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 441 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Wed 27 Apr 2016
at 23:41
  • msg #105

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Tahldar strikes at one of the vines holding Leogold.

OOC:  Hit an AC 6 for 4 pts of damage.

Shae Shadowglen
player, 219 posts
Thu 28 Apr 2016
at 00:22
  • msg #106

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Shae steps closer to Borimer and begins incanting another spell.  "I hope this one works," she says.

(Shae casts hold plant on the moving vines.  She will target a 16 yard square area of the vines if the vines do not count as one plant. Here is the description:

The hold plant spell affects vegetable matter as follows: 1) it causes ambulatory vegetation to cease moving; 2) it prevents vegetable matter from entwining, grasping, closing, or growing; 3) it prevents vegetable matter from making any sound or movement that is not caused by wind. The spell effects apply to all forms of vegetation, including parasitic and fungoid types, and those magically animated or otherwise magically empowered. It affects such monsters as green slime, molds of any sort, shambling mounds, shriekers, treants, etc. The duration of a hold plant spell is one round per level of experience of the caster. It affects 1d4 plants in a 40-foot x 40-foot area, or a square 4 to 16 yards on a side of small ground growth such as grass or mold. If only one plant (or 4 yards square) is chosen as the target for the spell by the caster, the saving throw of the plant (or area of plant growth) is made with a -4 penalty to the die roll; if two plants (or 8 yards square) are the target, saving throws suffer a -2 penalty; if three plants (or 12 yards square) are the target, saving throws suffer a -1 penalty; and if the maximum of four plants (or 16 yards square) are the target, saving throws are unmodified.)

Kahan Singh
player, 1855 posts
81/81 HP AC 1
Thac0 16 Level 9 Cleric
Thu 28 Apr 2016
at 02:50
  • msg #107

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Kahan will attempt to free whoever is closest, or if he can't reach, will get ready to attack a tree blight.
Borimer
player, 2700 posts
Ac 0 Hp 90/90
Thac0 12 Mvt18"
Thu 28 Apr 2016
at 04:51
  • msg #108

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Borimer strikes out at the incoming blights, attempting to take all attacks from the four of them so that others can free the entwined party members.
DM Heath
GM, 5665 posts
Wed 11 May 2016
at 20:07
  • msg #109

The Test of the Faithful - 7

Sorry for delays.  Been traveling on business.

Vuzyl slashes the vines, freeing Shapfren.

Shae begins casting.

Tahldar slashes the vine holding Leo, and he squirms free of its hold.

Kahan slams his mace down on a tree blight, smashing it to splinters.

Borimer sweeps his sword around with a yell, cutting down three tree blights and clearing a swath of briar as well.

Shae finishes casting.  The moving vines are held open, leaving a path you can crawl through to get to the far side of them and to the next cavern.

More tree blights start making their way through the briar, ducking under the thorny field of branches so that you won't see them coming.
Borimer
player, 2701 posts
Ac 0 Hp 90/90
Thac0 12 Mvt18"
Thu 12 May 2016
at 00:02
  • msg #110

The Test of the Faithful - 7

"Strategic withdrawal!" Borimer stays behind to fight until everyone is moving out and then he'll follow.
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