The Stone Forest of Towering Spires, Forbidden Island of Xygax the Wizard, Land of One Thousand Towers
Day Two. Mid-afternoon. March 26th, 912 CY
Hot, humid, partly cloudy
Like a ravenous flock of starving sea gulls, the gigantic winged predators had formed a wild feeding frenzy at the center of the rope bridge!
The shipwrecked explorers of the forbidden isle brought spells, stones, shafts and slings to bear, enabling Ko-Nan to reach the other side of the bottomless chasm alive!
Now, two magically blinded terrors thrash and roll in confusion, one climbing higher into the sky, screeching
(P1), the other further entangling itself into unseen tree limbs
(P4)!
Maskelyn the gnome throws rocks up after it into the hovering orb of darkness! Suddenly, the prehistoric raptor
(P4) bursts free of the grasping branches and the pitch!
SKRAAAAA!!
Its reptilian eyes dart around for a few tense seconds. Then, disoriented and frightened by the sorcerous shadow still looming above, it quickly flies off in terror!
Two winged carnivores remain
(P3, P4), one on each side of the chasm.
On the far cliff, Fiefo LeBratt evades the gigantic talons of one towering winged reptile
(P3). Forsaking his forsaken family heirloom, the rat-man backpedals ten feet and nocks an arrow into his shortbow as Adrock dives for cover. Then Fiefo brutally feathers the scaled hide of the monstrous bird of prey
(P3) with two more arrows, both sinking deep!
SKRAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
The flying carnivore screams in pain and fear!
Chaka the ape-boy hurtles a dead-eyed stone into the elongated skull of the wounded hunter
(P3)!
KRACK!
And Ko-Nan finishes the job. Lunging at the winged killer with his great axe, the barbarian savagely shears off an enormous bat-like wing at the shoulder. A geyser of hot crimson erupts!
The immense avian beast slumps to the stones! Its huge eyes roll back in its head and its screech dies in its throat, becoming a death rattle!
On the other side of the fathomless gorge, the last rapacious, bloodthirsty giant
(P2) snatches up Switch the dwarf in its claws! With a thunderous crack, it spreads its 30 foot wingspan and prepares to take off into the sky with its prey!
"Help!" cries the normally stoic dwarf.
"No!" cries Arto. Then, quite forgetting himself, he charges to Switch's aid, brandishing his small dagger!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" he cries as his blade plunges to the hilt!
Switch the dwarven sailor unsheathes a small cutlass trying to defend himself. Aloft and off balance, he cannot land a blow!
Jeojand takes the tether rope from the bridge line and fashions it into a lasso, but fails to ensnare the voracious raptor!
Not wanting to risk impaling Switch, Tullia the half-elven ranger shoulders her bow, draws her long sword and charges! Her blade strikes true, decapitating the enormous winged reptile in one devastating stroke!
The thing's gigantic ruin collapses to the ground and Switch crawls free.
"Th-thank ye," he says to the elf-blooded ranger with a solemn bow of his head.
All goes quiet. The battle on the rope bridge is ended. The adventurers are victorious.
Actions?
Ropebridge Map:
Island map, to date:
X = The adventurers' current position.
Non-required Reading (rolls and rulings):
PC Status:
- Chaka: Ape-Boy Thief 3: Move: 12"(6"), AC: 6, HP: 14/17
Fiefo LeBratt: Rat-Man Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: 1, HP: 18/20
Jeojand: Cat-Man Magic-User 2: Move: 6", AC: 7, HP: 6/10, Spells: 2/2 1st lvl
Ko-Nan: Human Barbarian 2: Move: 12", AC: 4, HP: 25/32
L.L. Adrock: Half-Elf Cleric/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 9", AC: 2, HP: 6/6, Spells: 3/4 1st lvl
Maskelyn: Gnome Illusionist 2: Move: 9", AC: 8, HP: 8/10, Spells: 0/2 1st lvl
Tullia Galena: Half-Elf Ranger 2: Move: 9", AC: 5, HP: 24/24
PC Magic:
- Light (Adrock): Target: P1. Duration: 59 rounds.
Darkness (Maskelyn): Target: Tree. Duration: 5 rounds
Player Resources: