MAGICEscape before I get thrown out of a window.
Smash as much of the arm holding zathyran as i can
Double weighted throwing daggers at the bloody thing's head!
Pry Zathryan out of the colossus' arm, or failing that just slash it.
Swing at the colossus
Crush Zathyran, then hit Alora with him
SCIENCE"It seems we will have to play more door guessing games...I say South first. The air doesn't smell so foul on this side of the room."
Pet Chomp. Follow the party
go west, unless my allies choose differently.
Head West.
Follow the Friar to the door go in first, or second atleast.
The colossus fixed its reflective eyes on its abductee with a heavy breath. It lifted Zathyran up and tightened its grip momentarily (6-2 damage) then swung him at Alora! (5+3 vs 7; 4+4 Massive Success, 2d4x2; 12-1 damage) The werewolf wasn't fast enough to react and Zathyran's shoulder - with the force of the colossus's swing behind it - struck her in the side of the head and knocked her to the ground, temporarily senseless! Malleus watched the arm swing, and when he felt the moment was right, he struck! (5+2 vs 5+3) But the angle of his blow was wrong, and the hammer glanced off of the monster's elbow. Pierre drew his daggers... (-2 MP. 7 vs 2+3; Major Success, 2d6+1d6; 13 damage. 7 vs 3+3; Massive Success, 2d6x2+1d6x2; 26 damage, 39 total) The first buried itself in the creature's left eye, and the second hit the first, driving it in deeper!
The colossus roared in pain and threw its arms around, coming dangerously close to slamming the captive mage into the wall or ceiling. (8+3 vs 5+3; 6+2 Massive Success, 2d6x2; 18 damage) ...But Alora got back to her feet, and with a swing of her Lajatang, gave the colossus something else to worry about! (7+3 vs 7+3 (2+3 vs 2+3 (7+3 vs 3+3))) The hand loosened slightly, and Zathyran pulled himself out of its grasp and jumped away, tucking into a roll upon landing and coming up facing the monster once more! Claire took a shot at it now that he was clear. (7 vs 3+3; 8+4 Critical Success, 2d6x2+100%; 36 damage) Her cutlass sliced through a finger, severing it completely!
In the other tower, Biernat chose to go with (Odd Dwarmin/adwarf, Even Gimmjow6th/Taricus: 7) the friar and the werewolf south while the nobleman and the watchman headed west. Tariq and Frenz opened their door first, and as soon as they entered, it slammed closed behind them! A heavy, featureless iron slab fell on either side of the door. Meanwhile, (1/2 adwarf since he wanted to go first, 3 Dwarmin, 4 Riccto. 4) Biernat tried to open the southern door... and was shocked by a powerful current! (5 damage. Strength check: 7+2+1 from Iron Hunter) With his amazing willpower, Biernat was able to force his hand open and step away from the door, although he was feeling pretty frazzled by the occurrence. With no recourse, they headed east instead.
In the west, Tariq and Frenz were presented with what appeared to be a pretty boring room. No furniture to speak of, just some markings on the walls, some with holes below them. The door opposite was guarded by a heavily spiked slab of iron; there was probably a mechanism somewhere in here that lifted it, as doing so manually was out of the question. (Odd Tariq Even Frenz: 2) Frenz looked at the holes more closely; each was surrounded by the carving of a demon in such a way that the holes appeared to be their mouths. Above each was a carving; demon 1 had a crucifix over its head, the second had a setting sun, and the third had a pentagram. He peered into each hole and saw, recessed a bit, a lever. If he wanted to flip any, he would have to reach in and do so manually.
Tariq, meanwhile, was occupied with something that caught his attention: a scuttling in the far wall. A hand came out of a hole near the floor dragging an enveloped. Intrigued and confused for the moment, he watched it drop it and then scuttle back. He picked up the envelope. (Tariq Dodge Roll: 5, poison avoided but not damage: 2 damage) When he opened the envelope, a razor cut his hand; several more fell out of the envelope. He frowned at the thin cut on his hand, then read the letter inside.
Your way is barred,
Make your choice.
One frees you from your prison,
The others punish your ignorance.
Choose wisely.
Hint: The beginning of true knowledge will show you the way.
What did they want to do?
As for the trio in the east, it was filled top to bottom with cages. In the middle of the room was a large, greased pit; the three could see the black blood glistening along the slopes of it and flowing around spikes. Alexander saw a plaque near the pit and read it aloud for everyone. "Defeat my new experiment to proceed. Don't feed the caged experiments." That was... baffling. They looked around again and noticed movement in the cages as well as very, very quiet whirring and clinking noises. Further examination revealed large, red eyes in the walls near the ceiling, tracking each step they made with a single-minded malevolence. Finally, near the opposite door was a set of keys hanging on a hook.
What were they going to do?
Zathyran Firsankh: 27/35 HP - 27/39 MP
Malleus Raulat: 32/40 HP - 19/23 MP
Pierre Dé Grasse: 40/40 HP - 8/10 MP
Claire Rosara: 35/35 HP - 18/18 MP
Alora Moonsilver: 14/25 HP - 20/20 MP
Mirror Colossus: 394/600 HP
Friar Greenmoore: 20/20 HP - 24/30 MP
Biernat Hara: 31/40 HP - 14/15 MP
Frenz Grende: 44/45 HP - 5/5 MP
Tariq al-Sayyid: 24/35 HP - 15/15 MP
Alexander Sylias: 25/25 HP - 25/25 MP
Greenmoore's Hearts: 5/5
Pierre's Current Hat: Feather
I could recommend Accuracy for you, IO. Everyone else has that as a bonus, it's pretty useful. ^^^
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