andres ♔ a tiger's waiting to be tamed

[nosdacariad]

♬ clocks - coldplay

WHO || Prince Marcus Andres, Jeanne Gar, Myrilandel de Tanos, Finnick Odair, Spike, Buffy Summers, Sterling Archer, Desmond Descant, Dimitris Sarandis, Lara Tamon, Michael Collins, Dana Green
WHAT || The lost Prince of Andres leads a team of Knights in a coup against Dimitris Sarandis, to reclaim his throne
WHERE || Andres Isle
WHEN || September 19th, 2014
HOW || Actionspam

[ It seems that Wynn was hoping for Sir Mark Sandazhard to reveal his true identity, and to lead the charge against Dimitris Sarandis' tyrannical hold over the island he was born to rule.   He was not disappointed, and Prince Marcus Andres stands poised to lead the group of Knights who he's worked beside for two years, to confront Sarandis, save their friend Kat, and search the castle dungeon for the captive Dragon's Claw, Sir Thomas Bancroft.    

Before they attempt to answer the castle, however, it's time to reunite the Prince with his childhood friends on the Isle, who had long held out hope that he was still alive, including his once-betrothed, Countess Lara Tamon.  Their first task will be to convince Lara to make a risky attempt to draw Kat out of the castle.  

The fate of their captured allies, and the future of Andres Isle, lie in their hands.  ]

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[nepotism]

[ fred paces, sword in hand, restless and spending more time glancing back at the castle than in the direction the monsters are meant to be coming from.

finally, one hand yanks out his phone, when wynn's gaze is affixed in the other direction. jack raises an eyebrow at him, but says nothing, as fred pops off a text to buffy.

tell me you found her ]

[slay]

[ Still no visual confirmation.

Saw Sarandis on vid. She can't be far. Working on getting there now. ]

1/2

[nepotism]

[ i should be in there.

we'll try to keep these monsters off. he's ready to add more, but there's a crashing sound that echoes through the forest abruptly, something coming directly their way, something larger than life.

the towering beetle-like horror that breaks through the trees has thick carapace segments and massive mandibles that leak sizzling acid. ]

[wynn]

[ wynn's sword slides from its sheath, and he lifts it high in the air. ] Spread out and fell the beast!

1/2

[chessing]

[ jack draws his longsword, breaking to the left, and moving to flank the creature from behind. his nat 20 init gives him an extra turn to move all the way around, careful to skirt the thing's massive reach, and he positions himself behind it, unleashing a furious hail of blows, all of which land except for the last (atk 35/36/30/30/17, total dmg 58). the beast lets out a high pitched whine, but makes its fort save against the massive bloodloss. ]

[wynn]

[ wynn charges from the front, and hell if that ain't a nat 20 attack that he brings to bear, brilliant longsword slicing right up into the monster's chest, spurting blood and ichor everywhere (atk 51, dmg... 54). its mandibles clack together in protest, but it still stands, drooling acid that hits the ground on either side of wynn, sizzling where it strikes. ]

[ex_redxiii705]

[Holy shit, are y'all serious rn? Alcide didn't actually bring a weapon with him, and he isn't about to run up and punch the thing in its oozy coozie mouth so he just starts stripping kicks off his shoes and unbuttons his shirt so that he can shift right into wolf form. That takes up his move action though so he won't be attacking this round but enjoy the show.]

[king]

[ arthur has seen a hell of a lot of Oversized Bugs in his time but this is like a giant beetle on crack, and he's not into it. with a passing glance at alcide (and by glance we mean side-eye) he follows wynn to strike alongside him at one of the monsters hairy legs. (atk 24, dmg 6, whatever he's a tiny mosquito it's cool.) ]

[missindependent]

[ fiona holds her ground, allowing those with swords (and claws???) to get close. she's perfectly happy staying back and slinging some spells. speaking of which...

fiona raises a hand in front of her and, with one word, four empowered magic missiles spring forth from her finger tips, the magical beams of force striking the creature unerringly (for 25 dmg total).

if the vermin has spell resistance, she also rolled a 31 to overcome it, and deal damage as normal. ]

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[moonheart]

[ no spell resistance, which means arthur's blade and fiona's spells both deal damage to it! woooo. faith also keeps back, moving opposite fiona and putting two fingers to her temple as she attempts to psychically crush the monster... which makes its will save by only 2 lmao. it still does 6 damage tho... ] What is that thing?!

2/-

[nepotism]

[ fred jr breaks to the left side of the giant bug, so that it's surrounded on three sides, power attacking into its side... a little too hard. the slow swing means that it can move away just in time (atk 22), at which point the thing opens its hideous jaws, and a humongous spray of green acidic chemicals spray out of its mouth in a cone shape that catches wynn, arthur, fiona, faith, and alcide. the scalding liquid burns away at those it coats, causing 23 damage. it's possible to make a reflex save of 20+ to take 11 damage instead - and also avoid the other unpleasant side effect of being blinded from acid in the eyes. the chemicals vaporize as they hit the ground, forming a thick, noxious cloud forty feet in front of the thing, with a twenty foot radius. anyone fighting in that section must make a dc 20 fortitude save or be nauseated for 4 rounds after leaving the cloud.

wynn makes his reflex save easily (ref 34) and his fort save (fort 32), taking minimal damage. faith doesn't do as well (ref 11), but is at least outside of the cloud with fiona, and doesn't need to save vs nausea. ]

3/4

[chessing]

If you're badly burned, get back here! [ jack calls out from behind the monstrosity, promising healing to those who retreat in his direction, even as he continues his assault, all of which lands, save two blows (atk 27/23/33/25/19: total damage 40) ]

4/4

[wynn]

[ whether arthur makes the save or not, wynn reaches out through the noxious cloud to clap him on the shoulder, defensively casting stoneskin on him with a grim, determined look. it will effectively eat the first 10 damage he takes on every hit, until he's taken 150 dmg that way. #boyfriends ]

[ex_redxiii705]

[Well thanks for the fucking acid shower. Fortunately, Alcide's saves get a nice little boost while he's in wolf form so he's just romping around like a baws before tearing off after beetlejuice-sama, leaving his clothes in the dust (reflex 30, fortitude 25). Brb clamping dem jaws down onto one of this thing's legs and attempting to shake that shit like a rag doll (attack 24, damage 11). I don't think he could even try to trip it if he wanted to tho.]

[king]

[ arthur only barely gets out of the way (reflex 20) and manages to rally and continue fighting the hideous creature despite the poisonous fumes (fort 25). ]

[ despite the shiver of magic upon his flesh, arthur casts an appreciative glance at wynn that he hopes conveys his thanks (#boyfriends). and as he isn't really the sort to voluntarily retreat, he continues to stay in blast range, and hack at the creature. this time he strikes up, at the area best called the chin, even though it's a... bug. below the mouth, anyway. perhaps if he can puncture wherever that acid's coming from it will be forced to choke on it's own poison. or at least — stop spraying like an angry cat. ]

[ the point is, he lunges his sword at the creature's face (atk nat 20, dmg 9). ]

[wynn]

[ alcide's bite actually weakens the leg entirely, and the monster slumps as it gives out. arthur's nat 20 rams up into the jaws of the monster -- and it lets out a horrible death shriek, before its body bloats wildly, skin stretching taut as if it were filling with air...

and then it explodes.

acid rains down on all those engaged in melee with the creature (16 acid dmg) a reflex save of 20 can cut that down to 8, and arthur takes 10 less than whichever one affects him. wynn easily ducks aside, throwing an arm over his head and taking the minimal damage, but jack is not so lucky, not seeing the killing blow coming from his place on the other side of it. fred jr. just barely throws himself aside (ref 20) in time to avoid the worst of the burst.

/init]

[missindependent]

[ fiona has acid resistance 30, but that doesn't negate the nasty side effects from the beasts spray. however, she easily dodges the majority of the acid spray (reflex 25), avoiding being blinded, and the nauseating cloud seems to have little to no effect on her, either (fort 26). although it does smell horrible.

she watches the creature fall, cringing and plugging her nose. ] Gods, that thing reeks!

[moonheart]

[ faith lets out a distressed noise as she wipes acid out of her eyes, at which point, a horrified realization sinks in. ] I ... I can't see!

[missindependent]

[ confused at first, fiona quickly redirects her attention to faith, her hand falling from her face at the sight (ha ha) of her friend covered in the green chemicals.

she runs over, but she's not really sure what exactly she should do, except try to wipe the acid off, as well, given how it doesn't seem to burn her skin as it does the others. however, she avoids faith's face and eyes, afraid of doing more damage. ]

Hey, hey, it's okay, we'll get a cleric. [ and calling over to the others: ] Hey! I think we need a cleric!

1/3

[wynn]

[ wynn glances back that way, but his gaze travels towards some movement to the east - where a veritable herd of half-drow half-spider monstrosities are skittering swiftly past, taking advantage of the confrontation they faced with the bug creature. ] Call Solace. Quickly.

[ the entire ground shakes beneath their feet, and though wynn stays disturbingly stable (nat 20 balance check), fred jr. has to grab a tree to keep from keeling over. the air seems to grow warmer, as two hulking figures burst out to the right and left of them, about sixty feet away. puffs of acrid smoke leak from their maws, smoke rising in their wake. each stands no less than 18 feet tall, their rocky bodies flecked with brassy deposits. flames flicker in their eyes and gaping mouth, and jack pales, recognition in his eyes as he looks at the things. ]

2/3

[chessing]

They're too powerful together! We need back-up, and more are getting through. [ jack moves to rejoin the others, as they move out of the stinking cloud, staring down the familiar monsters that captured he and thomas. ]

[wynn]

[ wynn sends off two quick messages, and then points his sword at the ember guards. ] Aid is coming. We need only hold the line until they arrive. Stay strong, Knights! Give no quarter! [ and with a charisma check of 26, he'll grant everyone of you a +4 morale bonus to all saving throws, attack rolls, rolls, for the next 7 rounds. ]

[missindependent]

[ fiona wipes her hands on her pants before pulling her phone from her pocket. she quickly messages solace for assistance, giving him their location, and explaining the situation as best she can via text. ]

[king]

[ arthur was right in the path of the acid, and his triumph at the monster's death is short-lived as it splashes him. (reflex 12). thankfully wynn's spell takes the worst of it, and after a sharp, startled cry arthur grits his teeth and swipes a hand across his face before the gruesome ichor can drip from his fringe into his eyes. then he sets about wiping his sword clean, its rag destroyed by the acid. he tosses it aside. ]

[ and there's no time for much more cleanup than that as the next bout of monsters make themselves known. lacking any experience with these guard of rock and flame, and bolstered by wynn's speech, Arthur readies himself for more combat with a steely gaze. ]

No quarter!

[ he echoes in a ringing shout, lifting his sword. ]

[ex_redxiii705]

[Alcide is an acid dodging machine I guess because he also manages to avoid the worst of it when the creature basically liquefies all over the place (reflex nat 20).

And four legs come in handy when the ground starts quaking because his balance of 19 wasn't half bad either. But he's just ... a big fucking wolf so he won't be doing much more than growling menacingly at the two new arrivals.

Yeah this was a tag I guess.]