Castle Amber: A D&D Adventure

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:19 am

Kalar sees the bull's horns starting to glow. That can't possibly be good, and the way it's positioning itself probably means it's about to attack. He looks to see where the bull has aimed itself. Gontort could probably take the hit, but Lynda and Tammy would be hard-pressed to. It's risky, but for now Kalar needs everyone alive, especially since he's lost his spellcasting.

Kalar runs in front of the bull, positioning his tower shield and himself between the bull and the other three. Hopefully, he'll be able to deflect or at least draw the bull's attack.

Master K · Post by **Master K** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:22 am

Lynda keeps her distance and continues to fire at the bull, being wary that it may charge or fire projectiles.

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:11 am

Tammytharn directs the celestial dogs to surround the bull and attack. She wants them to distract it. Better for it to attack the dogs rather than her allies

She begins chanting her Prayer

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:55 am

Tamytharn prayers for victory in battle.

Galse, Rachelle, and Gontort all flank and attack the bull. They rain their attacks down on the bull. Pieces of amber shatter off in every direction.

Lynda shoots arrows and Hrulgin claws at the bull but they don't seem to do any damage. The dogs all struggle to get at the bull in the tight hallways. The ones that do don't seem to damage it.

Just as the bull is about to rush, Kalar stepped in to try to deflect the attack. He never expected what happened next. The bull rushes forward at a wicked pace. It's hooves shined as they trampled down on top of Kalar. Then continued past Kalar and continued on, stepping on Gontort and crushing the dogs as it passed. The bull continued and smashed both Tammytharn and Lynda as well. Then the bull smashed into the wall at the end of the hall. The wall cracked and cratered from the bull's attack. In the blink of an eye the bull had devastated everything in it's path. Now, the bull looks staggered. It's skin grows dull and flaky.

The dogs in the bull's path all disappear in a puff of smoke, back to the plane they were summoned from, which happens when summoned monsters die. Only one dog remained.

Tammytharn takes 18 dmg
Gontort takes 13 dmg
Lynda takes 12 dmg
Kalar takes 15 dmg (before DR)

Rachelle deals 20 dmg total
Galse deals 7 dmg total
Gontort deals deals 28 dmg total

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 3:13 am

"Everyone! Get away form that wall! If Stephen and Madeline have returned, then that worm might be in that room as well!"

Kalar reaches into his pouch, drawing out some caltrops. He makes ready to throw them in the bull's path once the others have gotten clear.

"Hrulgin! Get clear! Take cover near the ghoul room!"

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:12 am

"Get out of his sight in general! Maybe he'll forget we're here! Try climbing a ladder!" Galse shouts, taking the opportunity to duck around a corner. He recognizes he's in better shape than everyone else so far, but doesn't feel like he's doing significant damage against this beast. Still, if someone's in dire need and it looks like he can buy a few more seconds, Galse will dive in to do what he can.

"Can we get him to hit more walls?"

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:07 pm

Tammytharn follows the advice to get out of the way, and then uses "Cure Moderate Wounds" on herself.

She will have two more castings of it left after that, which she will use on whoever she can reach that looks to be most severely wounded (ignoring Lynda)

She sends the last surviving summoned dog to try and lead the Bull away from them, in the hopes of buying them all another brief moment before its next attack..

Master K · Post by **Master K** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:12 pm

Lynda decides it would be best for her to heed orders and get the hell out of there. She was in no state to fight.

Feenicks · Post by **Feenicks** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:15 am

Rachelle charges at the hopefully dazed bull, halberd held out in front of her (and completely ignoring Kalar's comment). She vaguely aims for the bull's neck area, hoping she can just break off its head with a bit of well-applied force.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:22 am

Galse peeks around the corner to see who hasn't retreated with the rest. He is shocked to see someone charging the bull, and double shocked to see it's a woman! Will the others view me as less of a tough guy? Maybe she'll succeed! He watches attentively.

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:02 am

Everyone but a dog, Rachelle and Gontort retreat. The bull regains itself and greenish smoke billows out of it's nose. Tammytharn heals herself as she runs and Galse peeks at the battle from around a corner.

The dog fails to make contact with the bull but does get close to it for the time being. Rachelle and Gontort sink their weapons deep into the bull. For a moment, the bull seems defeated. Then a flex and a turn brings the bull face to face with the two warriors.

A blast of smoke shoots out from the bull's mouth. Gontort, Rachelle, and even the dog all turned to stone. The bull looks haggard but still deadly as it turned it's attention towards the rest of the party.

Gontort deals 15 dmg
Rachelle deals 12 dmg

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:18 am

Kalar looks around the corner, trying to see if he can get a clear shot at the bull. With the statues in the way though, it looks highly unlikely. Still, it's worth a shot.

Kalar leans out the corner, summons up all his anger and rage, and then screams his fury at the bull, doing his best to not hit Rachelle or Gontort.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:50 am

Seeing three people dead because they acted tougher than him, fearful of maps and voices and visions of apathetic cheesemakers, Galse curses his previou caution! But perhaps it isn't too late! Emboldened by Kalar's yell which hopefully will stun the bull, and noticing that the bull is looking all the worse for the wear, Galse moves as quickly as he can to return to melee range! He doesn't expect to get there before the bull recovers its sense, but seeing what the bull chooses to do could inform his means of attack! "These people died as they lived! Not afraid of any bull! Let's not waste it! Keep firing, hit it with everything you've got! He can't have too much more left in the tank!" He also silently thanks his foresight to have left the food with the now unconscious halfling.

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:03 am

Kalar shouts and a ray of sonic energy shoots out and smacks the bull in the head. The sonic power reverberated throughout the bull's body and all the tiny cracks it's built up grow larger and larger until the bull shatters into a pile of amber chucks on the ground.

Kalar deals 21 sonic dmg.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:07 am

Galse feels like he just missed out on his chance to be a hero today. He keeps going towards the bull, just in case, to investigate. Make sure it's really dead. See if he can remember anything that might help someone who has been turned into a statue. Maybe they're just trapped under a thin layer of stone? Not sure how to safely check... maybe just squint at it for a bit.