"Yeah. I'll play wall again. Without a table, this time, but oh well." Berz grins fiercely. "I'll wait until you've all done your thing and then I'll interpose." Berz readies an action to step forward 15' once everyone else has launched whatever ranged attacks they're going to.
Rantic waits till everyone is ready and then, still peering through the slightly opened door, casts Black Tentacles like in the image, then immediately steps to the side to leave the others through.
Hort shoots into the tenacular infestation aiming at the leftmost giant then begins reloading "If those tentacles don't get them then I will!"
"Well that's nice ! Nobody's explained me anything, I wasn't at the bar rememb..." Torma sees the tentacles spawn from the ground "Oh by saint Norix, this is getting ugly..." Torma stands near Berz, focus on the left giant and throws his finely decorated javelin at him. [+10, 1d6+3]
"Oh. Sorry, there, lanky. Looks like you got the idea, though." Berz moves up to the edge of the Generic Tentacular Doom and shouts at the top of his lungs. "Prepare to taste the Wrath of Hentai, thou three-headed cretins! Bring your pain to me, and I shall leave you with only two heads apiece! Take your pick!" Intimidate (+10).
(dang, ten seconds before my post! lol) Rantic moves forward, and with a very complicated gesture that makes his arm move like it lacks bones, summons the tentacles. They begin to grapple with the giants, but are not doing as good of a job as before. Hort fires a bolt at one of the giants, (d20+11=: Hit; 1d6+1d6+1=11). He seems annoyed. Berz and Torma move in to position to intercept the giants, and Torma throws a javelin, (d20+10=14: Miss). Unfortunately, he misses. Here is the initiative order going forward: Torma Rantic Berz Ettin 1 Hort Ettin 2 Get me your actions.
" Err... I have a bad feeling about this. Are those tentacles supposed to grow and choke them or... tickle their toes to death ?" Torma unsheathes his two swords " Berz, you keep the attention of the left one ?". He turns to the right giant: " Hey fatty ! I heard you got two heads but half a brain, is that true ?" He then takes a defensive fighting pose, waiting for an Ettin to step close to strike, using only one of his swords. [+6; 1d8+1d6+3] [+2; 1d8+1d6+3] (Are the Ettins fighting unarmed ?) [ current AC vs right ettin: 25 left ettin:24]
"Hahaa! Finally an excuse to tap into some of my real power." Rantic goes to stand inside the room at the edge of the Tentacles and casts Destruction on the uninjured giant [This spell instantly slays the subject and consumes its remains (but not its equipment and possessions) utterly. If the target’s Fortitude saving throw succeeds, it instead takes 10d6 points of damage.].
Berz yells at the giants, and one of them definitely seems afraid. He tries to run, realizes he can't and begins to cower. He immediately begins to choke as the tentacles take the opportunity to begin constricting. Berz chuckles as he readies himself for the other one. Torma seems to be getting ready to fight, as Rantic moves in to cast a spell. He moves in a complicated way and points at the giant on the right. The giant, who is currently cowering, jerks up and dissolves to nothing. Hort fires once more, (d20+11=27: Hit; 1d6+1d6+1=13). Very unhappy giant. Suddenly, you all hear someone speaking on the other side of the room, where the portcullis side. As the person finishes, the tentacles fade. The giant, after a moment of confusion, rushes in to attack Berz. He and Torma, prepared for this, attack. (d20+11=17: Miss) Berz misses. (d20+6=21: Hit;1d8+3=11, 1d6=2)(d20+2=9: Miss) Torma delivers a solid hit. The giant attacks Berz. (d20+12=20: Hit; 2d6+6=16)(d20+7=27: Critical Threat, confirmation roll: d20+7=21; Confirmed Crit. 4d6+12= 28) (44 total damage) OUCH! Next round.
"Hahaa! Now this is living!!" shouts Rantic as he sees the giant being utterly destroyed. Then he hears the voice and sees his Tentacles vanish. He tries to hear what spell was cast [arcane knowledge +11] and becomes alert on the corner that came from. In the meantime the Giant recovers from it's confusion and runs to Berz and clobbers him, so Rantic casts Ghoul Touch and tries to touch the Ettin (from behind or the side), hoping to paralyze it.
As Torma sees Berz take the second hit, he waves at the giant to get his attention " Hey assface, over here !" He drops his defensive pose to go for a full attack on the Ettin. [+6; 1d8+1d6+3] [+7; 1d8+4] [+2; 1d8+1d6+3] ( AC vs Ettin now 23 )
Torma, taunting the beast, attacks. (d20+6=22: Hit; 1d8+3=5; 1d6=5)(d20+7=23: Hit; 1d8+4=8)(d20+2=13: Miss) Rantic listens carefully at the spell that was cast, and attempts to figure out what it was. (d20+12=21) He can tell that it was Greater Dispel Magic. He then moves in to touch the giant. (d20+3=11: Hit; d20+9=27: Resisted) Unfortunately, the giant seems to fight off the spells effects. Berz, angry and hurting after that huge hit, bellows in Rage, and attacks. (d20+13=33: Critical Threat, confirmation roll: d20+13=21; Confirmed Crit; 3d12+2d6+30=67; 1d6=5; Self Hit: 1d6=3)(Total dealt: 72) Berz leaps into the air, roaring the whole way, and takes both heads off in a single slash. He lands just past the monster as it falls over. He breathes heavily for a moment, then seems to calm down and says, "Hey, guys? I could really use some healing." (Remaining HP after ending rage rage: 9) Rantic, who is keeping an eye on the portcullis, notices what appears to be a cloak flap as if someone quickly turned and ran. Then you hear the sound of it the portcullis close.
"That was crazy! I'm surprised Berz is even alive after taking a hit like that. What was with the chanting and the tentacles disappearing too?" Hort goes over to the dead giant and the pile of rags left by the other one and searches for anything of use (+12)."Is anyone going to be able to heal Berz or should we head back to Mr. Porklord?"
"Wow!" Rantic ducks out of the way as the heads fly off, the Giant falls and Berz lands. "That's some awesome move there Berz." "Healing? Uhmmm, no that's not really my kind of thing... Well... not the way you'd want anyway. Too bad I can't drain lifeforce from something and then give it to you. Only works to benefit me, as far as I've discovered anyway." Rantic is in a good mood and a lot more talkative than earlier this morning. "I think our biggest problem is that wizardtype scoundrel coward who tried to cross us by aiding those giants. As far as I'm concerned we hunt him down right away. Not without being careful of course, wouldn't want to be led straight into an ambush... always be carefull. If we have some healing potions or healing magic from Swig..." Rantic frowns annoyed and a little sad and sighs. "Well eh, if we have the potions for Berz we can go, otherwise either we split up or we will have to wait indeed."
Torma seems really excited by the idea of killing a magician " RIGHT ! Now, THAT's a plan ! ". Unaware that the tentacle spell wasnt supposed to end that fast and too busy playing with Ettins to really pay attention to the dispel magic that was cast, Torma doesn't really understand but completely agrees. " I'm not suuuure what you're talking about, but hey, slaying coward wizards sounds great." He gives a friendly pat on Rantic's shoulder " You know, I'm starting to think you're my kind of wizards." He hands over a small potion with a dark red liquid to Berz. " You can have one of those. It's not much though. If you're bleeding, I got the necessary to stop it too." Then taking a look at Hort counting the platinum coins " Yeah. Now, I'm beginning to understand why some of you went here. Better spent some of those at the Porklord's shop, before we end up dead though."
