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Re: The Black Pyramid (Chibs, Sin, CWolf, Winter)
Having to crawl through the hole in the cracked door in order to proceed, progress was slowed somewhat. As they came through the doorway one by one, they found themselves in yet another corridor; but this one had an opening overhead through which they could see more of the black cowled cultists. A pair were standing over the hole, one with his back to it, the other facing them, holding in their hands a black sword, it's blade tempered with darkness itself, with what appeared to be a dark altar behind them.
"I give myself to the dark ones!" a voice cried out overhead, moments before the black blade was driven through the one standing over the hole. At first, the figure reacted as you'd expect, shuddering as the blade pierced him before falling back as the newly made corpse was shoved from the blade, falling down the hole to land before the group. But the wound festered with evil power and the body's limps began to twitch and shake and the body rose once more. Twisted and mutating before their very eyes, the creature's face was gaunt, its limbs thin and lean, it was as if the figure had gone through a week's starvation in those few moments. It lowered itself into a predatory stance and snarled at the group, hands twisted into horrible clawed things dripping with dark energies while overhead, the could see a new figure had taken the place of this one, and the cultist with the blade was chanting in some dark tongue. It seemed they intended to make more of these things and if they all came out like the one before them, that could be a very bad thing.
The ghoul lets out a primal roar before looking over the group. "I hunger," it hisses as it rushes forth with uncanny speed, charging at the subashi those dark claws. Sword out, the nekomata stood ready to defend herself. The blow came in fast, however and she barely managed to deflect it, shifting it away from vital areas, although it still pushed forwards, aiming to rake across her torso with more power than she could have imagined from such a starved looking creature; it seemed this thing was unnaturally strong and fast. However, Irla was a seasoned subashi, armed with her subashi's blade and plenty of practice wielding it; instilling renewed effort into the blade, she managed to turn the blow aside completely, but it was obvious that this thing needed to be taken down fast, it's power and speed was more than she could handle in a prolonged fight. (Irla spent a fate point on her defence roll, giving her a +2 bonus and enabling her to parry the attack, avoiding a 3 stress hit)
((For some idea of layout, you're in a short hallway that has a corner up ahead. Around that corner is a stone stairway heading up, which has been barricaded at both the top and bottom with debris and stakes to impede progress; in order to both enter and exit the zone, an appropriate skill check (usually athletics) is required with a success of at least 2. Alternatively, the barrier itself may be attacked in order to damage it so that it is easier to bypass. The top of the stairs exits out into the room above, the far end of which contains the cultist with the dark sword and the altar. The hole overhead is open and a few feet in size; ranged attacks can be made through it as can flight with a successful athletics check, but it is too high to making jumping plausible, and too far away from the walls to make climbing really doable either. You're welcome to try by rolling athletics, but the difficulty is likely beyond the realm of what's possible for your character.))
Turn Order:
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Status:
Having to crawl through the hole in the cracked door in order to proceed, progress was slowed somewhat. As they came through the doorway one by one, they found themselves in yet another corridor; but this one had an opening overhead through which they could see more of the black cowled cultists. A pair were standing over the hole, one with his back to it, the other facing them, holding in their hands a black sword, it's blade tempered with darkness itself, with what appeared to be a dark altar behind them.
"I give myself to the dark ones!" a voice cried out overhead, moments before the black blade was driven through the one standing over the hole. At first, the figure reacted as you'd expect, shuddering as the blade pierced him before falling back as the newly made corpse was shoved from the blade, falling down the hole to land before the group. But the wound festered with evil power and the body's limps began to twitch and shake and the body rose once more. Twisted and mutating before their very eyes, the creature's face was gaunt, its limbs thin and lean, it was as if the figure had gone through a week's starvation in those few moments. It lowered itself into a predatory stance and snarled at the group, hands twisted into horrible clawed things dripping with dark energies while overhead, the could see a new figure had taken the place of this one, and the cultist with the blade was chanting in some dark tongue. It seemed they intended to make more of these things and if they all came out like the one before them, that could be a very bad thing.
The ghoul lets out a primal roar before looking over the group. "I hunger," it hisses as it rushes forth with uncanny speed, charging at the subashi those dark claws. Sword out, the nekomata stood ready to defend herself. The blow came in fast, however and she barely managed to deflect it, shifting it away from vital areas, although it still pushed forwards, aiming to rake across her torso with more power than she could have imagined from such a starved looking creature; it seemed this thing was unnaturally strong and fast. However, Irla was a seasoned subashi, armed with her subashi's blade and plenty of practice wielding it; instilling renewed effort into the blade, she managed to turn the blow aside completely, but it was obvious that this thing needed to be taken down fast, it's power and speed was more than she could handle in a prolonged fight. (Irla spent a fate point on her defence roll, giving her a +2 bonus and enabling her to parry the attack, avoiding a 3 stress hit)
((For some idea of layout, you're in a short hallway that has a corner up ahead. Around that corner is a stone stairway heading up, which has been barricaded at both the top and bottom with debris and stakes to impede progress; in order to both enter and exit the zone, an appropriate skill check (usually athletics) is required with a success of at least 2. Alternatively, the barrier itself may be attacked in order to damage it so that it is easier to bypass. The top of the stairs exits out into the room above, the far end of which contains the cultist with the dark sword and the altar. The hole overhead is open and a few feet in size; ranged attacks can be made through it as can flight with a successful athletics check, but it is too high to making jumping plausible, and too far away from the walls to make climbing really doable either. You're welcome to try by rolling athletics, but the difficulty is likely beyond the realm of what's possible for your character.))
Turn Order:
Ghoul: 6
Soren: 1
Meaghan: 1
Cultist Leader: 1
Ar: 0
Irla: -1
Cultists: -1
Soren: 1
Meaghan: 1
Cultist Leader: 1
Ar: 0
Irla: -1
Cultists: -1
Hallway - Ar, Meaghan, Soren, Irla, Ghoul 1
Base of Stairs - (Empty)
Stairway Barricade (barrier 2, both sides) - Cultist 1 & 2
Room Above - Cultist 4
Dark Altar - Cultist Leader, Cultist 3
Base of Stairs - (Empty)
Stairway Barricade (barrier 2, both sides) - Cultist 1 & 2
Room Above - Cultist 4
Dark Altar - Cultist Leader, Cultist 3
Status:
Soren P O O O, M O O O
Meaghan P O O O O, H O O
Irla P O O O O
Ar P O O, M O O O
Ghoul 1 P O O O O
Cultish Leader P O O O
Cultist 1 P O O
Cultist 2 P O O
Cultist 3 P O O
Cultist 4 P O O
Meaghan P O O O O, H O O
Irla P O O O O
Ar P O O, M O O O
Ghoul 1 P O O O O
Cultish Leader P O O O
Cultist 1 P O O
Cultist 2 P O O
Cultist 3 P O O
Cultist 4 P O O
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