I use Destroy Undead on the zombie. My skeleton will aid me if I fail to destroy it, otherwise it will continue attacking not-Dragnar.
You try to destroy the magic binding the zombie (6+3) You rip the enslaved soul from the zombie, and the corpse disintegrates into a fine ash. (Luck 1) Unfortunately the process was so violent that you destabilized the soul, (Luck 2) and it explodes, sending out magical shockwaves the rip everything nearby into shreds. (Resist 2) You are caught by the explosion and heavily wounded, though your skeleton seems to somehow evade the blast. (Resist 6) Nirur's skeleton manages to completely evade the blast by throwing itself on the ground, (Resist 1) while Cheddarius' golem, which was guarding Nirur, is heavily damaged.
+2 to NecromancyI'll get up close and personal with doom-Dragnar and carve a rune of harm into him with my bone knife, preferably not in his hands or feet.
You charge at the abomination and try to carve a rune of harm into it's flesh. (3) Your plunge your dagger towards it (RTD 6) but the creature blocks you and counterattacks. (RTD 4) Your flesh is shredded by the creature's sharp claws, and you really wish you were wearing your armor right now.
my animated gelatin never attacked, could you edit it's attack now?
Mix a concoction of holy water, troll blood and myou's grace, then drink it, hopefully this should make me strong, de-cursed, and heal quickly.... I hope.
Have the gelatin attack the carriage, devouring it and ripping it's life force apart.
You quickly do some impromptu alchemy, (1+3) dumping several components into a flask and mixing them together. (Luck 6-3) The concoction boils and turns an odd shade of brown, but you drink it anyway. (Luck 3-3)(Luck 5-3)(Luck 2-3) It doesn't seem to have any effect on your curse, though you notice your heart rate speeds up somewhat and you feel rather sick.
+3 to Alchemy
Cast Remove Curse on Aarchan.
My golem shields Nirur from harm.
You try to relieve Aarchan of his burden (6+3) and pour magic into him. (Luck 4) The magic quickly counters the curse effect, greatly weakening it though not removing it completely. The rapid decursing seems to have made Aarchan rather woozy however... or maybe that was the poison he just drank.
+2 to Healing
Pick up any shard of the black metal I can find, get close to Doom Dragnar and stab as many eyes I can with it. See if the Stone Spirit can Spire Doom Dragnar, otherwise just heal Nirur Torir.
You grab a shard of golem and charge the creature formerly known as Dragnar. (3) You try to sever his eye-stalks, (RTD 6) but the thing also counters your attack. (RTD 1) This time his claw catches you right in the gut, and you are severely wounded.
Jump onto battle carriage, carve rune of ice so it DIES SLOWLY FROM BEING FROZEN SOLID.
That's how runes work, right?
You jump towards the carriage (3+2-1) and start carving a rune of ice into the machine. (Luck 1) The rune seems to be completely ineffective, probably suppressed by the runes of warding.
+2 to RunecraftingFine, I change it to Force Bolting it, aiming to break its spine.
You prepare a force bolt to shoot the zombie with, but suddenly notice the zombie no longer exists. (6+2) Unsure what to do, the force bolt continues growing in power, which you release at the abomination. (RTD 6) The creature tries to evade, but the bolt is too fast. The spinning force bolt crashes into the Abomination's second right arm, upper body. (Resist 3) The bolt blasts the appendage, breaking the bone and bruising the muscle.
+4 to MetamagicNirur's skeleton attacks the Abomination, (4) striking at it with it's sharp claws. (RTD 2) The abomination is distracted by Marcus' force bolt, but it's thick scales deflect most of the attack and it is barely wounded.
Aarchan's gelatin attacks the carriage, (3) wobbling over to it. (RTD 4) The carriage appears to be significantly faster, and evades.
Cheddarius' golem dutifully guards Niruir.
Kin's stone spirit isn't powerful enough to
Spire the Abomination, so it heals Nirur. (3+1) it tends to his wounds (Luck 6) and heals his most serious injuries, which is good because he was almost dead.
The Corrupted Abomination roars in the same bizarre language, (2+2) chanting in an oddly rythmic tone while making complex gestures with it's hand- err, claws. (Luck 4) suddenly a jet of flame bursts from the ground and two hellhounds crawl from the earth. The Abomination points at Cheddarius' golem, and they rush towards it.
The first hound strikes at the golem (5) snarling viciously. (RTD 4) The golem tries to block and fails, and the teeth rend it's flesh.
The other hound also strikes at it, (5) jaws snappily wildly. (RTD 5) The golem blocks this attack and throws the hound to the side.
The animated carriage charges at the golem, (6) speeding quickly along the ground. (RTD 3) Preoccupied with the hound, the golem doesn't notice the carriage and the golem - or what is left of it - gets smeared into a fine paste on the rock.
Status:Heavily WoundedSkills:10/40 Expert Necromancer
3/20 Skilled Summoner
8/10 Novice Elementalist
0/10 Novice Diplomancer
4/5 Unskilled Organizer
Spells:Animate RemainsDestroy UndeadShadowtouchLifetapWeaknessJoint Enmity (Adv)
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Conjure Food & Water
Summon Wildlife
Summon Skeleton
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ChillFrostAbilities:Blood SacrificeEquipment:Oak StaffCotton Shirt
Cotton Pants
Leather Shoes
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Throwing Dagger10 Bottles of Distilled Water
Healing Salve
Companions:1 Skeleton
Status:Healthy
Skills:18/40 Expert Elementalist
17/20 Skilled Runecrafter
0/10 Novice Dagger User
0/10 Novice Wrestler
4/5 Unskilled Medic
Spells:Rune of WardingRune of FinesseRune of Ice-----
ChillFrostThaw
Frozen Burst (Adv)
Abilities:Great WillpowerEquipment:Fragile Iron Dagger of FinesseBlack ShieldCotton Shirt
Cotton Pants
Leather Shoes
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Chisel
Mallet
Chalk Stick
Black Spear
7 Black Daggers
Status:Sick(Roll for Nausea; -1 to Skill)
Cursed
Faster Heart Rate
Skills:6/40 Expert Alchemist
6/10 Novice Thrower
0/10 Novice Herbalist
2/10 Novice Butcher
3/5 Unskilled Medic
3/5 Unskilled Divine Magic
2/5 Unskilled Dagger User
Spells:Healing SalvePyredraughtAcid FlaskFever Gunk---
Shield of FaithHoly WordEquipment:Blessed Copper KnifeBurnt Cotton Shirt
Burnt Cotton Pants
Singed Leather Shoes
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Iron KnifeMortar & Pestle
Iron CalcinatorGlass Flask
Flint & Tinder
Half-Empty Flask of Vinegar
Pouch of Salt
Iron Blade Holy Symbol2 Bottles of Water
1 Vials of Holy Water
2 Vials of Lotus Extract
1 Vial of Demon Ichor
1 Vial of Ankheg Acid
1 Vial of Powdered Silver
1 Sharproot
Medium Tin
- 4 Dried Myou's Grace
- 2 Dried Allurena Leaves
- Dried Arae Flower Petals
- Dried Black Lotus Petals
Burnt Small Book “Survivalist's Field Guide”
Thin Book "Teachings of Compassion"
Followers:Animated Gelatine
- Slightly larger.
Status:Moderately Wounded
Light Bleeding
Skills:27/40 Expert Elementalist
17/20 Skilled Runecrafter
9/20 Skilled Hammer User
4/10 Novice Summoner
1/5 Unskilled Necromancer
Spells:Rune of WardingRune of PowerRune of Ice-----
StoneSpireEarth Heal
Grave Embrace (Adv)
Compression Bomb (Adv)
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Conjure Food & Water
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FearAbilities:Runes of PowerShockwaveEquipment:Black Metal ShardCotton Shirt
Cotton Pants
Leather Shoes
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Heavy Steel WarhammerGnarled StaffIron Warhammer8 Small Red Berries
Arae Flower
Small Book “Index of Runic Spells”
Companions:Stone Spirit
Status:Healthy
Skills:17/20 Skilled Scholar
10/20 Skilled Swordsman
1/20 Skilled Elementalist
0/10 Novice Dodger
Spells:Torch
Fireball
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Force BoltForce StickAbilities:
Improved Dual-WieldingEquipment:Imbued Force ShortswordUncursed Force DaggerReinforced SkullcapLeather BrigandineLeather TrousersSturdy Leather BootsRing of Fire Resistance-----
Silvery ScimitarUncursed Force ShortspearBlack ShortspearBlack DaggerLeather Boots3 Healing Salves
Mottled Potion
Old Map
Small Book “Beginner's Guide to Combat Magic”
Status:Healthy
Right Arm: ScarredSkills:33/40 Expert Healer
9/10 Novice Alchemist
0/10 Novice Staff Fighter
3/5 Unskilled Automaton Repairer
Spells:Cure Minor Wounds
Cure Moderate Wounds (Adv)
Curative Aura (Adv)
ConjugationRemove Curse
ProtectHastenDance of BladesArdor-----
Healing SalveEquipment:Iron Kreuz StaffCotton Robe
Cedar Sandals
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Silver Wand
2 Healing Salves
Scroll of Increase DefenseScroll of Restoration Status:Moderately Wounded
Light Bleeding
Skills:12/20 Skilled Elementalism
0/10 Novice Axeman
4/10 Novice Runecrafter
Spells:DrownSpringTorrentMist-----
Rune of HarmEquipment:Hand Crossbow- 6 small crossbow bolts
Leather TrousersLeather Boots-----
Heavy Iron VolgueIron ScalemailBone KnifeHealing Salve
Brass Clip
Unholy Abomination
- Moderately Wounded
- Weakened
Animated Carriage
- Healthy
Hellhound 1
- Healthy
Hellhound 2
- Healthy
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Topic: Arcanum Octet II: Forbidden Lore [Turn 81] (Read 233396 times)