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Post by HorizonsDream on May 8, 2022 19:10:36 GMT -8
"The last time I was near one of those things, it nearly took me out!" Caelynn says in protest, but it didn't look like she had much of a choice in the matter. She pulls out her short sword, and moves in to attack the troll.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 9, 2022 9:15:32 GMT -8
Caelynn rushes forward and stabs at the troll's legs. Unfortunately, she fails to break its thick skin. Its irritated roars are interrupted by a flurry of snowballs, pelting it from every possible direction.
At Daos' suggestion, Miss Serpentine gives him an annoyed glance, then lunges at the monster, spell in hand. As she grasps it, it screeches in pain as its body begins to wither. Daos can see the glowing green poison pulse through its body through the skin, and the venom spurts out of the creature's wounds to splatter on the floor. It looks like it would be dead, but for its regeneration. Weakly, it claws at Selena, who dodges one of its slow attacks but is struck by the other. Despite the size of the wound, she barely looks bothered.
The troll bites at Caelynn ineffectually, and Valerie takes the opportunity to attack it unexpectedly. Unfortunately, her attack, too, fails to pierce the skin, as Meine's bleeding grows worse and worse.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Caelynn moves 30 ft towards the troll and attacks it with her shortsword, missing. Daos casts Snilloc's Snowball Swarm. The troll fails its saving throw and takes 11 cold damage. Selena casts Talonah's Vile Toxin on the troll. She hits, and it fails its saving throw, taking 54 poison damage. The troll is now poisoned. The troll regenerates 10 hit points. It then attacks Selena with disadvantage (poisoned condition). It misses with one claw, then hits with the other for 10 slashing damage. It then bites at Caelynn with disadvantage, (poisoned condition), missing. Valerie moves 30 ft towards the troll and sneak attacks it with her shortsword, missing. She then takes the dodge action. Meine makes a death save and fails.
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Post by Daos on May 9, 2022 14:55:15 GMT -8
Not sure what else to do at this point, as Daos is nearly out of magic, he fires a trio of magical missiles at the troll.
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 10, 2022 0:46:42 GMT -8
Caelynn tries again to stab the troll with her sword.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 10, 2022 5:05:37 GMT -8
As Caelynn finally manages to land a blow on the monster, Daos blasts a barrage of magic projectiles at it. As he does, he hears the shrill voice screech from the door, "No, lad! Chill Touch! It can't die as long as it can regenerate!"
Sure enough, though the troll looks on the brink of death after Miss Serpentine strikes it with a magic arrow, its wounds are knit together and it roars in anger once more. However, it moves sluggishly, and not only misses Caelynn, but managed to trip on its own arms and fall to the floor. Despite this, it still manages to successfully bite Miss Serpentine, who once again seems unbothered by the damage.
Meanwhile, Valerie thrusts her shortsword into the troll's exposed back, and Daos can hear Meine's breath audibly quicken.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Caelynn sneak attacks the troll for 5 piercing damage. Daos casts Magic Missile, dealing 11 force damage to the troll. Selena casts Margaret's Poison Arrow with disadvantage (close range), hitting the troll for 19 poison damage. The Troll regenerates 10 hit points. It attacks Caelynn with disadvantage (poisoned condition), missing and critically failing. The troll falls prone. (Attacks against it from within 5 ft have advantage. Attacks against it from more than 5 ft have disadvantage) It then bites at Selena, hitting for 10 piercing damage. Valerie sneak attacks the troll, dealing 8 piercing damage. Meine makes a death save and succeeds.
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Post by Daos on May 10, 2022 16:15:50 GMT -8
Daos grunts in frustration. The cantrip is useless if nobody else is able to hurt the damned thing. Nevertheless, he complies and tries it again.
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 10, 2022 22:48:57 GMT -8
Caelynn once again tries to hit the troll with her short sword.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 11, 2022 5:42:58 GMT -8
Caelynn takes the opportunity to stab the fallen troll in a vulnerable spot, and it seems it would be dead but for its regeneration powers. Unfortunately, Daos' spell fails to hit the troll, with its position on the floor making it a smaller target. Miss Serpentine manages to strike it with another cantrip, dealing more damage that Caelynn did with her attack. Weakly roaring in anger as it regenerates, the troll swipes at her. Once again, she merely appears annoyed despite the size of the wound.
Noting that the troll is weak and occupied, and that Meine seems on the brink of death, Valerie rolls away from the troll and tries to bandage up Meine's wounds. She sighs in relief as the princess's breathing stabilizes.
Meanwhile, from behind the iron door, the party hears another sigh. "Sweet merciful Bahamut, can someone help that blasted mage?" shouts a haughty-sounding voice. "Is it that hard to hit with a single cantrip?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Caelynn attacks the troll with advantage (prone) and deals 16 damage. Daos casts Chill Touch on the troll with disadvantage (prone) and misses. Selena casts Poison Spray on the troll. It fails its saving throw and takes 33 poison damage. The troll regenerates 10 hit points. It stands up, ending the prone condition. It attacks Selena with disadvantage (poison). It hits once for 13 slashing damage, then misses twice. Valerie disengages and makes a Medicine check to stabilize Meine. She succeeds. Meine is unconscious.
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Post by Daos on May 11, 2022 11:50:26 GMT -8
Daos tries again.
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 11, 2022 20:51:55 GMT -8
"Aren't you a mage?!" Caelynn yells in annoyance to the voice. "You bloody well come help us if you know what will kill this blasted troll!"
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 12, 2022 3:44:35 GMT -8
"I am a mage of the highest caliber!" insists the haughty voice as Caelynn strikes a critical blow against the beast. "But by pure chance, I chose not to learn the largely useless Cantrip which just happens to be the key to our survival." Daos manages to strike it with the spectral hand, and it begins to screech as it withers away, its body rotting before their eyes. In a few seconds, it lies dead on the floor.
"Oh, thank goodness!" says the more skittish voice. After a short pause, the steel door opens, and two mages step out. One is a blonde Elf with a long nose, which he's currently turning up at the party. He looks about as haughty as he sounds. His red robes are ornately decorated, and he carries a tall, golden staff with a purple gem at the end. The other is a middle-aged Human with greying brown hair and a beard.
"Ah, excellent, excellent," says the Elf. "Now, there are three more of those fireproof ones, all in the Great Hall, so you'd better get moving there immediately." He waves his hands at Daos. "Come now! No time for delay!"
"Ah, Archmage, sir?" says the Human. "The lad has already done plenty for us. Surely it would be better to find some other mages who knew that Cantrip?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Caelynn sneak attacks the troll, dealing 14 piercing damage. Daos casts Chill Touch, hitting the troll for 3 necrotic damage. Selena waits. The troll cannot regenerate. It dies. END COMBAT!
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Post by Daos on May 12, 2022 12:52:36 GMT -8
"Archmage Ant-Rock, I presume?" Daos asks as he kneels down to check on Meine. "We need to get her back to the healer." He nods to Val. "Thank you for saving her."
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 13, 2022 1:05:18 GMT -8
"Three more?!" Caelynn asks in exasperation. "It took nearly everything we had to deal with this one. Why are they fire proof?" She asks. "At this point, I'm of the opinion that if these mages caused the problem, they should deal with the problem."
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 13, 2022 5:05:25 GMT -8
"Thank you," Valerie says to Daos, picking up Meine by her arm. "I'll bring her to the healer and come back."
The Archmage wrinkles his nose when Daos mispronounces his name. "That is Antorak, to you. And you," he says, pointing to Caelynn. "You're from Foccu, aren't you? I can tell by your accent. What business do you have in Arcadia?"
"Caelynn asked you a question first, Archmage," Miss Serpentine retorts. "Why are these trolls immune to fire and acid."
"It's his fault," Antorak says bluntly, pointing at the other mage. "Professor Bridgerton, here, had the hare-brained idea of creating an 'invincible army' of trolls."
The Professor looks very sheepish. "I'll have you know, Archmage, sir, I took every precaution possible to prevent the trolls from escaping."
"Oh, clearly," the Archmage says sarcastically. "But you do have a point, Half-Elf. The mages in residence at the Grand Academy will do a much better job of dealing with the trolls than some two-bit mage plucked off the street." He looks vaguely in Daos' direction when he says this. "I'd be surprised if Professor Plotz doesn't know Chill Touch--I'd be surprised if most teachers in his department didn't. But we'll have to fetch him from the morgue, first. And before that, it's your turn to answer my question. What business do you have in Arcadia?"
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Post by Daos on May 13, 2022 13:29:42 GMT -8
"My apologies, I was misinformed as to your name," Daos says, standing up and dusting himself off. "I am Daos Soulstaff, and we are here looking for someone whose life may be in danger. I mean, in addition to the danger of trolls. She is a student here, Tympany Trite. Do you know of her?"
To Professor Bridgerton, he asks, "Surely you gave these trolls some kind of weakness or exploit in the event they ever turned on you?"
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