OOC: I was hoping not to get too far ahead of P&Ps group (which is now on a seperate initiative sequence) in case someone wanted to join him. But I don't think that will happen in the next round so will continue (though hopefully the Yellow Wizard will act soon).
Group rolls a 1, monsters a 6.
The leader gargoyle with the wicked flaming axe blade swings again at the odd elemental. Incredibly the blade causes a hiss of steam but does no damage bouncing off a hard layer of ice surrounding and protecting the elemental. The other 2 continue jumping on it biting and clawing inflicting another 9 pts damage.
The fighters:
-Callhagan (TRP) having killed the one on him goes unchallanged, perhaps no one wants to mess with his blade! He does notice that the gas has disipated, and that some of those choking are begining to recover, though not yet.
-Zargon (Jeffery St. Clair) has 2 on him still. 6 of the 8 attacks hit (despite being blinded) ripping him apart for 14 pts of damage (bringing you to 27).
-Emeranic now attempts to block the gargoyle flitering about in front of him, but is hit with a claw and a bite ripping into his chest causing 7 more points of damage! (your now at 30)
Sogathan is attacked but fails to be injured!
Smythus manages to go unchallanged and points to teh gargoyles who seem to be starting to recover from the strange gas. "Quickly they are going to recover"! Smythus casts Sanctuary on himself.
Miles swallows hard realizing he's now seen as a serious magical threat to these creatures, but only suffers 1 pt of damage from the gargoyle that attacks him.
Tiberious and Ruinbottle continue to be attacked by a flying gargoyle near the mouth of the passage, the halfling is missed but Tib. takes another 3 pts damage.
Counter attack: The elemental, under Subdolus's encouragement focuses his attacks on the leader Gargoyle. At point blank range it fires its deadly giant ice ball attack which smashes into the hideous leader exploding and knocking him down. The elemental then steps on the leathery winged feind with 1 of its legs crushing him even more. The gargoyle leader remains alive however.
The fighters:
-Callhagen runs over to give aid to Zargon with 2 of the beasts attacking him. With a natural 20 Cal does 6 pts damage (to one that hadn't yet been hit).
-Zargon, glad to see Cal's help focuses on the one he'd damaged earlier but fails to make contact.
-Emmeranic charges forward at the beast and swings down hard flexing his huge muscles in the effort and hits for 7 pts, cutting deep into the beasts shoulder.
Ruinbottle sees if he's going to act on those downed gargoyle the time is now. He runs from the battle he and Tiberious are in with the single gargoyle while Tiberious gives him cover; the little halfling sneaks past the battle (HIS 28%) sweeping around to the right and reaches the area with the downed gargoyle convulsing twitching and retching from the effects of the putrid gas. The halfling then pulls his magical short sword and slits the throat of one of those creatures still helpless from the gas... killing it.
Tiberious (out of magical daggers) now pulls his magic hand axe and swings. He rolls a 14 and hits the beast with a chop for 3 pts, +3 and +1 so for 7 total.
Miles takes out a glowing flail and swings the ball and chain, hitting the fiend on him for 6 pts. damage. This little gnome, it appears, is also deadly with a mace.
OOC : Now P&P must go.
In summary: 3 are on the 3 fighters (one on each)
1 is searching for Cadellin
1 is on Tiberious
1 is on Sogathan
1 is on Miles
3(including the leader) are on the elemental
None are on Subdolus or Smythus
So far 6 have been killed
-Snake staff
-Calhagan
-Elemental (killed 3)
-Ruinbottle (killed 1)
10 are still recovering from the gas (3 of which are
also Color Sprayed and 2 blinded)
Ruinbottle will only be able to kill 1 per round, and
you doubt the effects of the poison will last much
longer.
So in total there were26 (including the leaders grp).
10 are still fighting, 10 are still down from the gas,
and 6 have been killed. Also, of those still alive
you can see most have serious wounds (but then
so do you).