Still standing in the way Amelia gently rubs Shroud arm with her off hand and adds, "Shroud? What happened? Are you alraight?"

In reply to Amelia Montaigne (msg # 866):

"These guys like to mess with your mind..."

Where are they now?

In reply to Amelia Montaigne (msg # 866):

"I feel funny... there was pressure, like an oncoming sneeze, and a buzzing in my ears, then an aura around my eyes..."

you cannot see past the flames in the doorway.

"And now, Shroud, how do you feel? Tell me, how many fingers am I holding up?" Amelia asks.
(It's one)
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In reply to Amelia Montaigne (msg # 869):

"one...ungh!"
his eyes glaze again!
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"They got Shroud again!" Amelia warns. She glances around to see where she can retreat to if he tries to stick her with anything sharp.
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I have no Sssskillzzz for thissss.

"I can talk them to death," offers Amelia. "No. Seriously. I can't. That was a poor taste joke. I'm nervous." She fiddles with her necklace.

In reply to Amelia Montaigne (msg # 873):

Gareth will maintain the fire, looking to see if any approach through it.

"Perhaps the adept can just heal him for now..."

Heal will not help him, mental thing.

Berry adds unhelpful advice. Pretty sure some mental attacks can be helped by healing magic. Or maybe some healing magic can help mental attacks. Or some healing magic can help with certain mental attacks. Or I misremember. One of those for sure.

"Would distance make a difference?" tries Amelia, not really knowing anything about this sort of thing.

The Adept shrugs and pulls Shroud away from the door a fair distance (say 30 feet or so) and tries a healing spell


[Private to GM:  19:46, Today: Adept Yisslitheniss rolled 12 using 3d6.  Minor healing - 2 points on Shroud. Missed by one, BUT did have physical contatct with him which used to give a +1 ... your call.]

In reply to Adept Yisslitheniss (msg # 878):

dragging the thief seems to help him snap out of being stunned.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 879):

Gareth is not sure, but keeps watch all the same. He recasts burning death, to hold it for the next assailant if one is seen approaching through the fire.

[Private to GM: Rolled 8 under modified skill to cast burning death, if someone is seen. FP cost paid in case. Rolled dodge if needed, but attack with staff was a miss, in case it is relevant. Should I use these rolls for their first attack, or just reroll them just in case of needing them each round?]
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Amelia doesn't say anything but keeps a beady eye on Shroud.

In reply to Gareth (msg # 880):

is Gareth standi g up against the doorway,?

I  need placement

In reply to Narrator (msg # 882):

Back a step from the doorway, so he gets warning if any approach, ie they are not hidden by the flames.

Amelia is near Shroud.

He walks back toward the door, sword ready, as he doesn't think flames alonewill stop these beings.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 882):

Safwan stands just to the side of the doorway, fists at the ready.

In reply to Safwan (msg # 886):


Haveron gestures for Gareth to step behind him, and readies his greatsword.

something can be seen beyond the flames


Gareth, make two will rolls

He sees Haveron with a great Sword and stops to give him room to use it; he'll back up Haveron.

In reply to Adept Yisslitheniss (msg # 888):

Gareth is getting well practiced at resisting them...he looks at what is coming and takes cover behind Haveron...

[Private to GM: Rolled 6 and 4 under respectively.]

In reply to Gareth (msg # 889):

one of the gaunt swordsmen leaps through the flames and slashes at Haveron, who immediately parries and then cuts him in the leg on the backswing.


[private to Narrator: 3 pts cutting after DR]