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Re: Thou Art a Knight (Astarte) GM'd by Hafnium
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The giant man did not dally in attempting to make good on his threats, apparently not caring to change his tactics despite Lyra announcing her own plans.
Lyra just barely finished her casting before he thrust the rim of his shield toward her face. The nimble faerie ducked out of the way in the nick of time to avoid a concussion before he followed with a kick, forcing her to shift her body to the side to avoid it. The knight's shift put her right back into the path of a second, downward swing of his shield intended to bludgeon her, but she managed to catch that attack with her own shield before resetting, backing away and regaining her footing.
A warmth would suddenly invigorate the knight, and it would quickly become obvious that Erika had vetoed her initial suggestion in favor of casting a blessing on the entire group. It proved fortunate, as her wind elemental proved much less effective against the wolf, managing not to take any hits but its own initial swings failing to land.
Back on her feet and prepared with several forms of magic, Lyra was able to take the offensive. She swung high, or as high as she could compared to the much larger man, causing him to instinctively move his own shield high to guard. Before her attack landed, however, Lyra enchanted her blade with a burst of wind, using that sudden push to maneuver her sword around the large man's shield and score a good cut against his left thigh, causing him to howl in pain. He tried to retort with his axe but she slammed the edge of her shield into his arm as he swung, thwarting the attack before it started and further bruising him.
At the same time, the wind elemental and Erika had some luck with the wolf. The wind elemental bashed the oversized dog and Erika incinerated it with a ball of holy flame, much as she had the previous one. The fight quickly went from three versus two to three versus one heavily injured giant. It seemed, at least, that Lyra's group would soon be victorious.
The giant seemed to see that as well, as he limped backward nursing his right arm. "Hah! It seems I underestimated you, naturekin. You are a fine warrior after all, and you would've given me many strong sons and hardy daughters.... But now I am defeated, my wolves are dead, and soon I will join them." He stopped backing away and dropped his axe and shield to the ground. "At least at your hands I will surely go to Elwilda's Hall and the eternal battlefield."
Any hope Lyra might begin to harbor that the giant was surrendering would soon die out, however, as he suddenly roared "but I shall go to Her Hall in glory!" Before the trio could stop him, he grabbed a handful of bright red mushrooms from a satchel on his belt and stuffed them in his mouth, nearly swallowing them whole and then roaring in a manner almost indistinguishable from a bear. Almost immediately his eyes became bloodshot and frenzied as he looked at Lyra as if for the first time, and carmine liquid began to pour from his mouth, staining his beard. "I'll take you with me as thralls!"
Lyra: HP = 70, PP = 60, EP = 25/50, Status = Fine, Maintaining a Wind Elemental, Aspect of the Wind, Blessing (x = 10), Avoided Being a Ryona Heroine Thus Far
Air Elemental (Maintained by Lyra): HP = 48, Status = Fine, Blessing (x = 10)
Erika: HP = 40, PP = 40, EP = 35/90, Status = Fine, Maintaining Blessing (x = 10), Suddenly Assertive,
Air Elemental (Maintained by Lyra): HP = 48, Status = Fine, Blessing (x = 10)
Erika: HP = 40, PP = 40, EP = 35/90, Status = Fine, Maintaining Blessing (x = 10), Suddenly Assertive,
You were there for the rolls, so recap:
Lyra casts Aspect of the Wind.
Erika casts Blessing.
Wind elemental misses the wolf completely.
Giant uses shield barrage and misses every attack against Lyra.
Wolf misses against the wind elemental.
2nd round:
Lyra does 74 damage.
Giant misses twice.
Wolf dies between being punched by an elemental and set on fire.
3rd round:
Giant man takes a berserker mushroom, immediately takes 10 damage for a total of 84. Fun times will ensue.
Lyra casts Aspect of the Wind.
Erika casts Blessing.
Wind elemental misses the wolf completely.
Giant uses shield barrage and misses every attack against Lyra.
Wolf misses against the wind elemental.
2nd round:
Lyra does 74 damage.
Giant misses twice.
Wolf dies between being punched by an elemental and set on fire.
3rd round:
Giant man takes a berserker mushroom, immediately takes 10 damage for a total of 84. Fun times will ensue.
The giant man did not dally in attempting to make good on his threats, apparently not caring to change his tactics despite Lyra announcing her own plans.
Lyra just barely finished her casting before he thrust the rim of his shield toward her face. The nimble faerie ducked out of the way in the nick of time to avoid a concussion before he followed with a kick, forcing her to shift her body to the side to avoid it. The knight's shift put her right back into the path of a second, downward swing of his shield intended to bludgeon her, but she managed to catch that attack with her own shield before resetting, backing away and regaining her footing.
A warmth would suddenly invigorate the knight, and it would quickly become obvious that Erika had vetoed her initial suggestion in favor of casting a blessing on the entire group. It proved fortunate, as her wind elemental proved much less effective against the wolf, managing not to take any hits but its own initial swings failing to land.
Back on her feet and prepared with several forms of magic, Lyra was able to take the offensive. She swung high, or as high as she could compared to the much larger man, causing him to instinctively move his own shield high to guard. Before her attack landed, however, Lyra enchanted her blade with a burst of wind, using that sudden push to maneuver her sword around the large man's shield and score a good cut against his left thigh, causing him to howl in pain. He tried to retort with his axe but she slammed the edge of her shield into his arm as he swung, thwarting the attack before it started and further bruising him.
At the same time, the wind elemental and Erika had some luck with the wolf. The wind elemental bashed the oversized dog and Erika incinerated it with a ball of holy flame, much as she had the previous one. The fight quickly went from three versus two to three versus one heavily injured giant. It seemed, at least, that Lyra's group would soon be victorious.
The giant seemed to see that as well, as he limped backward nursing his right arm. "Hah! It seems I underestimated you, naturekin. You are a fine warrior after all, and you would've given me many strong sons and hardy daughters.... But now I am defeated, my wolves are dead, and soon I will join them." He stopped backing away and dropped his axe and shield to the ground. "At least at your hands I will surely go to Elwilda's Hall and the eternal battlefield."
Any hope Lyra might begin to harbor that the giant was surrendering would soon die out, however, as he suddenly roared "but I shall go to Her Hall in glory!" Before the trio could stop him, he grabbed a handful of bright red mushrooms from a satchel on his belt and stuffed them in his mouth, nearly swallowing them whole and then roaring in a manner almost indistinguishable from a bear. Almost immediately his eyes became bloodshot and frenzied as he looked at Lyra as if for the first time, and carmine liquid began to pour from his mouth, staining his beard. "I'll take you with me as thralls!"