rolled 4, 3, 6 = 13

>CURRENT STATUS<

You are standing on top of a tall hill just in front of Fortress Rame, far from home, facing down thousands of Forusian infantry and their infernal machines. Five hundred archers line the battlements behind you, taking shots at retreating stragglers. Seven hundred spearmen, swordsmen, and cavalry are massed behind the fortress gates, awaiting the call to action.

Your current leader, Erivrus, the tallest human you know, accompanies three swordsmen and four mages ahead of you, casting bolts of energy into the best targets and stabbing the rest in the face. You have personally slain hundreds of men and single-handedly taken six siege engines out of action. The enemy army has stopped advancing, its infantry parting to the sides while re-absorbing the remnants of the failed charge. Mages buried in every squad cast bolts and blasts of fire in your direction, the extreme range playing merry hell with their accuracy.

Coming straight up the middle are three siege towers, nearly everything behind them sheathed in a rolling ash cloud. Whatever's coming, it isn't good.

Your tower shield is heavily damaged, its front covered with a thick coat of ice to preserve its strength. Your flail remains unused, your crossbow still has two full magazines of MS-tip bolts, and your Storm Knives have full charges. Little of your power has been expended, though your alchemy pendant is responding sluggishly.

Orders?

rolled 4, 3, 3 = 10

rolled 1, 1, 5 = 7

>>9274298
Shout for someone to repair the shield. Cast long-range area-of-effect spells.

rolled 6, 4, 5 = 15

rolled 6, 2, 3 = 11

>>9274560
You can repair the shield yourself with alchemy. Do you wish to call for one of the mages anyway?

>>9274298
SubDM. That wasn't the whole army? That was just a charge? Shiiiiiiiiiii......
1. I was hoping we'd routed them and could cut them down while they were retreating.
2. We caught them with their pants down. They weren't just unprepared for our magical apocalypse, they were unprepared for any kind of strong response- they were very sluggish counterattacking. Were they going for a coup de main and didn't know about the god network and their teleporting skills?
3. Good to know Erivrus's name, though 'the tall man' was a cool appellation.
4. More detailed drawing on the fortress/ nearby environs? Is it all rolling hills, or is this a bunch of hills in the middle of a plain or what have you?
5. I'll repeat my earlier comment- any alchemists handy to repair the tower shield? Otherwise just toss long-range nukes- and lay off the alchemy on account of the sluggish pendant.

>>9274607
Well, okay, try repairing the shield without using the pendant, then call for help. We're not the only mage here, we can retire and repair it under cover if need be.

rolled 2, 5, 6 = 13

>>9274651
1. The forward elements are still retreating, but the main bulk of the army remains.

2. It seems that they were expecting to face only the fortress's regular defenders, not a Frost Giant mage.

4. I'm afraid I don't do very well with topography. The area around the fortress is hilly, but the land flattens out ahead. Most of this area is plains.

5. No dedicated alchemists. The four mages seem to work as a team, using what you would call light magic.

Preferences for spells? Grenades, aura, storms?

>>9274298
Ice grenades, just above head height at the forward edge of the ash cloud.
Second barrage ice grenades in the infantry.

>>9274726
Could you list out our long-range aoe spells?

rolled 6, 6, 1 = 13

>>9274677
Done. Drawing on your inward energy instead of the pendant's formidable capacity, you transmute some of the ice to steel, filling in the holes and twisting the bent portions until the shield reforms in the way you wish. It is still covered in about two inches of ice, but will now hold up to sustained fire.


>>9274769
Ice Grenades (blast, shrapnel), Cold Aura (temperature drop), Ice Storm (wind, temperature drop, shrapnel), Ice Spikes (piercing)

rolled 6, 3, 2 = 11

>>9274728
Email field: dice+2d20 for grenades. Successes on 7.

rolled 12, 6 = 18

>>9274854

>>9274726
If I was a Forusian general I'd now send something specifically designed to squish mages. Maybe my best mage squad mixed with mages skilled at taking down magical defenses. Ash cloud could be significant AND a distraction from the main event.

How much damage are the four mages putting out? How are their defenses holding? Any siege weaponry from inside the fortress responding?

>>9274888
That's.... average actually. It's ok.

Hi subprocessor dm.
Okay we're in the front lines and we're about to get charged on, right ?

>>9274836
They haven't seen our ice spikes yet. Do that to the infantry for the next attack. Depending on how vigorous their counters are, we should try repairing the shield.

>>9274932
Hey Paper. It doesn't look like a charge. More like something hidden in an ash cloud rolling forward behind 3 siege towers.

>>9274967

I'd save the ice spikes and temperature drop spells for whatever is coming up behind....

rolled 2, 3, 6 = 11

>>9274888
Standing atop the hill, your newly-repaired shield blocking all attempts to silence you, you continue the assault, bringing the shapes of your mind into physical existence.

>12

A dozen translucent diamonds flash into being just in front of the ash cloud, detonating as one. Icy splinters fill the air, cascading into the ashes and being lost from your sight, and ripping into the unarmored rears of the three defending towers.

>6

A gigantic fireball impacts your shield, evaporating its ice coating and throwing you off-balance, making your second attack go wild. Grenades appear at the far edge of the army's flank, exploding small craters in the very threatening dirt.

>>9274900
At the moment, the four mages are assisting the swordsmen with dispatching the wounded and retreating. They are conserving power, manifesting short, blazing white knives which tear through flesh. All four are shielded against attack, warding off bolts of iron and magic with bright fields of yellow. The fortress ballistas remain silent.

rolled 1, 6, 3 = 10

>>9274932
You have already seen one charge, and it was successfully repulsed, sending all footsoldiers reeling back to the main army. If you're talking about what's hidden within the ash cloud, there's no way to know.

>>9274951
>>9275064
Consenus?

>>9275107
Put the ice coating back on the shield.

Long range priority- learn 'transmute to asbestos' or 'transmute to tungsten'- something with better endurance vs heat.

Let's take down the towers next. Whatever is in the cloud will need to get them out of the way before advancing. Alchemical grenades, don't use the pendant.

yeah let's conserve our best shots for later.
meet commander

>>9275164
Meet commander? Both him and us are kinda busy. We'll probably need to get his attention some time later, so hold off on that.

>>9274298
Can we see any kind of a command element?

>>9275200
to the enemy, that is.... a knot of Forusian officers?

>though your alchemy pendant is responding sluggishly.
Damn, I was going to suggest transmuting lots of shit.
For instance, transmuting some of the dirt six to eight feet beneath the surface into iron spikes, and then transmuting a thin layer of something light and weak like aluminum in a cylinder around the pikes (the cylinder should end more than a little beneath the surface), and then transmuting all the dirt contained within the cylinder into air, so that when someone steps in the middle of the trap the aluminum seal will be broke, the pressurized air will rush out, and then everyone standing on the trap will fall into the spikes.
But I'm guessing that the amulet might BREAK or something if we tried that much fancy transmuting.

rolled 4, 4, 6 = 14

>>9275159
You replace the shield's coat easily enough, covering it with several inches of shining ice.

The only explosives you are able to make are ice-based, as you are not yet skilled enough with alchemy to make and detonate 'real' grenades.

>>9275200
Each squad seems to be led by a single powerful mage. Beyond those, there are no officers that you can see.

rolled 6, 6, 1 = 13

>>9275238
It is possible for you to do all of this, and breaking it up into stages would reduce the difficulty level, but make it take longer. As for the amulet, it is probable that it needs recharge time, like other items you know of.

>>9275164
Do you want to join Erivrus in pursuing the retreating men, or call him, or something else?

>>9275296
I think we'd be better to stay here and snipe the retreating enemy.

>>9275251
I thought we did some alchemical grenades last session? I'll check.

Oh, okay, our big alchemical attack was iron shotputs? I guess we should try that on the towers (sans pendant).

rolled 4, 2, 6 = 12

>>9275328
Very well. Almost all of them have either been felled or reached their ranks intact. Choice of weapon?

>>9275296

Let's stick where we are and throw some more ice grenades. How far out are the things masked by ash?

>>9275366
Alchemical iron onto the towers. Take it down.

rolled 1, 4, 2 = 7

>>9275364
>>9275395
Email field: dice+3d20. Alchemy success on 11, auto-success on aiming.

>>9275379

Grenades is good. :D

rolled 2, 5, 4 = 11

>>9275379
Just behind the towers, which form the center of the main army.

>>9275366
Throw a rock at the cloud thing

>>9275379

I think Ice Grenades should be conserved for use as shock weapons. Explosives are good as shock tactics, but we're aiming for people who are already running.

We can afford to leave our current position, gather some rocks from the field, and throw them. No magic required.

rolled 17 + 1 = 18

>>9275399
Take em down....

rolled 8, 1, 16 = 25

>>9275399

>>9275411

let's try that again and try to get 3d20

rolled 6, 2, 5 = 13

>>9275435
Pressing your hands to the ground behind the shield, you summon your alchemical power, hoping you have enough stamina to limit the drain on the pendant. The earth moves beneath you, its substance hearing your order clearly.

>8,1

Reddish mud bleeds up through small cracks in the dirt, flowing down the hill like rivers of clotting blood. The iron refuses to coalesce as your mind wavers, unable to bring the materials together. Shaking your head for a moment, you try again, steeling yourself against failure.

>16

Success. The rivers reverse course, converging into a great pool of mud that pulls itself into a sphere, solidifying instantly. Without a moment to lose, you take hold of the iron shot and whip it around, giving it a nice spin.

It curves in the air, hitting the rightmost siege tower at an angle and tearing straight through it, striking the center tower on the flank and breaking that apart as well. The two towers, internal supports shredded and destroyed, are cut in half, their tops falling backwards into the ash cloud, shedding armor and pieces of wood.

>Continued

>>9275544
What kind of a velocity are we sending these iron bits at? Is the throwing itself a kind of alchemical magic?

rolled 4, 2, 5 = 11

>>9275544
The ash billows outward as something massive charges through it, the black wind engulfing the final tower and turning the closest ranks into a choking, sooty mess. A gigantic, four-fingered hand reaches out, raking the dirt with gleaming claws, carrying its owner forward and into the light.

An eyeless, armor-covered face pokes out, extending a steel-plated jaw and exposing rows upon rows of silvered teeth, a meat grinder that roars like thunder. The great beast crushes the last tower with its hind leg, bringing itself out of the cloud and letting you see the full extent of its bulk.

Twice your height, standing hunched over on four limbs, its back supporting a wooden tower just behind the largest ballista you've ever seen.

“Back! Back!” shouts Erivrus, running toward you at full speed. The mages have begun their chant anew, their once-calm faces broken by fear. The archers have ceased firing. The entire Forusian army is splitting off to the sides, giving the beast room to maneuver.

Orders?

>>9275697

Now is the time for the spikes and the cold.

rolled 3, 4, 1 = 8

>>9275657
Frost Giants are known for the prowess with thrown projectiles, and you are no exception. If there is magic involved, it is intrinsic to your race, because you aren't casting anything to help the spheres along.

>>9275697
Ice grenades inside the head/body. Worked for Daemons of Depths, should work for him.

>>9275697
Unload all our crossbow bolts in its weak points.
Freeze ray it.

>>9275759
This, unless we are too far to reliably do that. In that case, ice laser/crossbow to the eyes, depending on which is more accurate.

>>9275697

If this is an organic or partially organic creature it has a brain.

We should beam ice grenades into it's brain.

rolled 13, 16, 13 = 42

>>9275697

FIRE EVERYTHING

rolled 5, 5, 3 = 13

>>9275759
>>9275809
Consensus: Grenades first. This thing is big enough for it to be hard to miss.

Roll 1d20, success on 9.

Consensus seems "Fire everything you got, aim for the head".

rolled 14 = 14

>>9275848

rolled 11 = 11

>>9275848
Kill

>>9275826
The logical position for a brain is around the eyes, since eyes involve so much nerve tissue, but it could have a hindbrain that is capable of ordering the body about (like some Stegosaurids have been theorized as having), or a decentralized nervous system like a cockroach.
Nevertheless, we should put the grenades in around the eyes, because if they blow properly the eyes will probably be severely damaged and the creature will be in incredible agony, which could send it into a panic.
The results might be much like making an enemy's war elephants run amok in M2: Total War.

>>9275906
Did you notice the part where it was eyeless? Nonetheless, there is likely a concentration of some kind of sensory organs in the head, meaning a brain is probably there too.

>>9275979

Damn, I saw "eye" and just processed it as another red-eyed horror of the flames, much like the red-eyed elementals and red-eyed demons of the depths and red-eyed fire spiders the Forusians have thrown at us.

rolled 1, 1, 2 = 4

>>9275863
Erivrus and his companions are retreating at their best pace, yelling at you to get behind the walls. You do not hear them. You have faced Demons and elementals from the depths. This thing will fall like the rest. Facing it, your heart beating like a steel drum, you bring forth your power. Diamonds form in your mind.

>14

Five rippling gems of ice appear within the beast's flesh, erupting at your command. The point where the creature's eyes should be explodes outward, shattering armor and spraying the ground ahead with discolored chunks and pinkish ichor. For a moment, it stops, clutching at its face with one hand, howling in rage and agony.

And then it screeches, its jaw swinging wide-open as its maw begins to glow, like a tunnel lit by torch. Molten rock bubbles out of the pit of its stomach, welling up in its massive mouth.

Roll 1d20 for dodge.

rolled 3 = 3

>>9276043

rolled 10 = 10

>>9276043

I sense that our poor tower shield won't survive much longer.

rolled 6 = 6

>>9276043
Wow. Good luck.

>>9276088

rolled 7 = 7

>>9276043
I have saved my rollfu for this moment

>>9276088

rolled 15 = 15

Weeee

>>9276088
Aaaand its time to take our first hit of the day. By-bye tower shield.

Quest threads!

rolled 20 = 20

>>9276123
>>9276109
>>9276096
>>9276094
>>9276088
D-daww...

>>9276148

Well...shit.

<_<

rolled 1, 3, 4 = 8

Magma dribbles from between its teeth as it rears up, firing the contents of its stomach like a flesh-born cannon. A river of red-orange rock splashes against the hill, reaching your companions before you can react.

>3

The four mages deepen their chant, calling the shield of light into being. But it is not enough. The raging flow bursts through it, liquefying them all as Erirvrus and the swordsmen dive aside. Moving hastily back, you almost tumble down the back of the hill, holding your shield fast against the beast's attack. In moments, the steel melts, forcing you to let go, and the steaming river washes around your feet, unable to penetrate your Magma Steel armor.

Hot rock covers the hill, flowing down and around it like a moat. It laps against the fortress wall, eager to add the solid stones to its glowing stream.

Orders?

Do we still have the old luck amulet? Or does that only work on rolls of 1 or 2?

rolled 12 = 12

>>9276043

Here's hoping we can take out that sumbitch's lavajaw next round.

rolled 3 = 3

>>9276191
IMPALE ITS LEGS WITH ICE SPIKES

rolled 13 = 13

>>9276191

Aura of frost

Aura of frost on the walls affected by the lava.

>>9276235

Weee! :D

>>9276191

Well, since it just provided us with material, let's toss a nice fresh tree trunk-sized skewer of freshly cooled magma.

>>9276247
>>9276235

This is also not going to negatively affect our troops is it?

>>9276256

This. Make sure to shout "Thanks for the help, dumbasses!" before tossing it.

>>9276191
Ice grenades, jaw and neck. Then go wherever Erivrus is going.

rolled 6, 4, 3 = 13

>>9276195
Lost in the mantle, I'm afraid.

>>9276231
Grabbing hold of the hill, you crawl back up, spotting Erivrus and the survivors running around the fortress perimeter, heading for the gate. Taking aim, you attempt to call forth some spikes, hoping to at least immobilize or distract the thing.

>3

Still shaken from the attack, you can't concentrate fully, finally reaching the hilltop to find that the beast remains, hand clamped firmly over its oozing wound.

>>9276235
Changing gears, you cast an aura of frost, attempting to envelop the flesh-and-bone siege engine with freezing cold.

>13

You succeed. The beast quakes in place, setting its bloody arm back down for stability, rearing up again as you cool the fortress walls, hoping they'll last through the fight. Its maw glows again, a fresh batch of magma bubbling out of its internals.

rolled 2, 3, 3 = 8

>>9276258
Fortunately, no. The aura is concentrated along the base of the wall, so no one will be affected.

>>9276191
Any of you guys read/play Midnight Rpg? (d20) I suddenly feel like the Dwarves of that setting: hunted by siege beasts of indescribable power.

>>9276256
>>9276284
Or perhaps a comment about him needing a toothpick?

No more shield, and we're facing area-effect incendiary artilliary. Great.

We need to solve the immediate threat to the tower first and then go all ice panzerfaust on their biological tank.
Would it work if we tried to transmute the lava into nitrogen?
So that if it remains at it's current temperature, it'll be gas, and if it remains in it's current state, it'll be quickly-evaporating liquid nitrogen?

rolled 3 = 3

Aura of cold RIGHT in the thing's mouth. have it choke to death on it's own emissions.

rolled 19 = 19

>>9276408
Ice grenades, jaw and neck.

rolled 14 = 14

>>9276408
FREEZE THE MAGMA AS IT COMES OUT!

>>9276484
Dammit newbie! why did you have to roll?

>>9276484

goddamn dice always seem to revert to shithouse when combat happens.

rolled 4, 18, 6 = 28

>>9276408
I say barrage of ice grenades.

>>9276508
>>9276505
He didn't refer to what post he was rolling to. Therefore, roll is invalid.

>>9276484
Oh thank god, you didn't quote his post.. phew!

>>9276505

Relax, he wasn't replying to a DM post so the roll doesn't count for anything.

Oh, shit, you're right. we're lucky I forgot.

My rolls were so good on friday, too.

>>9276489
Oh yeah, my first good roll that counts! (temporarily happy :) )

rolled 3, 3, 1 = 7

>>9276471
Transmuting a substance into something radically different is difficult, not to mention the volume involved. Success on 18, if you want to roll for it.

>>9276484
>>9276489
>>9276498
>>9276514
Please don't roll until I call for one.

>>9276562
Well, I say we freeze the magma as it comes out.

>>9276562
Sorry subDM. Will try to avoid it.

rolled 3, 5, 2 = 10

>>9276489
Since this quotes my post, I'll run with it, I suppose.

Hang on.

>>9276574

THIS

>>9276581
But you're right, in the future we should decide a course of action first and THEN wait for you to request a roll.

>>9276562
>success on 18
Let's not waste the time then.
>>9276574
That wouldn't solve the problem of it's kinetic energy, since the lava is being thrown across the battlefield directly at the tower; it will be changed into a solid projectile instead of a liquid incendiary.

>>9276607
>>9276562
Sorry, just forgot to delete roll from E-mail field.

>>9276704

BUT, if you put the cold aura right into it's mouth as it's about to fire, you've created an instant choke plug.

Somehow, I don't think this is going to matter when SubDM posts again, though.

rolled 5, 1, 2 = 8

You only have one shot at this. You could try to transmute the lava, or freeze it just as it comes up, but the chance of failure is... daunting. Perhaps you should stick with what you know.

Planting your feet in the hot earth, you focus with everything you have, frantically twisting the shapes in your mind. Diamonds, every one of them.

>19

The first three detonate just inside the beast's jaw, blowing out a whole section of bone and sending it reeling, trying to support its cracking jaw with one hand while steadying itself with the other, magma curling around its lips and dripping into the wound.

The next five appear inside its neck, detonating in a ring and tearing vast amounts of tissue from its haggard body. Ragged strips of muscle fall and dangle from the jagged slice, pink blood mingling with orange rock as the creature's neck gives way completely, letting the magma from its stomach drain directly onto the ground.

A great horn sounds from the tower atop the beast as it crumples into the dirt with a dying screech, streaming all manner of fluids from its mouth. The ash cloud begins to rotate, whipping itself into a black whirlwind. The ballista turns on its mount, gripping you in its iron sights.

>>9276764

Dodging would be good now.

>>9276764
I think we can retreat to the fortress now. We've officially done all we can without outright committing suicide.

>>9276739

Yeah, OR we could get a hilariously low roll and the lava could be under sufficient pressure to shoot across the battlefield and strike the tower under normal circumstances, so any plug would seal the thing shut for maybe .1 seconds before enough pressure built up to fire it as a solid shot with the armor penetration that that implies, which will create a hole that will then be filled with lava, like an incendiary missile that explodes only after it has already penetrated it's target instead of before, allowing said lava to actually do more damage than it normally would.

Cold lazer the ballista crew. We don't even have to be that accurate, since we can just sweep with it.

>>9276764
Could we create very small snow storm on our location quickly to conceal ourselves?

>>9276764
Yess!!! But it looks like there's another boss-level enemy playing with the ash cloud.

rolled 5, 2, 6 = 13

>>9276831
>>9276850
Consensus?

>>9276859
Definitely.

My advice is to make the Ash Beast's THROAT colder than the lava surrounding it hopefully negating whatever allows it to carry such molten liquids.

Ash Beast's colder throat cracks and might weaken it enough for decapitating Ice Grenade.

HOWEVER, I don't know the exact thread but when we fought a large fire elemental back in butch Maya 1.0 the thing was able to regenerate it's destroyed noggin without impacting it's capacity to launch fiery death.

Here's hoping Ash Beasts work differently than Fire Elementals.

TLDR: We're trading magic artillery rounds with Balrog equivalent.

>>9276764
Shoot or throw a crossbow bolt to the ballista, depending on which is more accurate.

>>9276881
I'm tempted to fire on the crew, but let's retreat. Where's Erivrus?

>>9276764

Ballistas can be quickly and fairly accurately aimed in a left-right manner, but leave much to be desired when they have to change aim vertically.
So it would really help us out if we could start flying like Superman.

On a serious note, they're going to get to shoot that thing at us even if we run, and there's still a pool of lava betweeen us and the tower, so we need to kill these fucks with an ice laser or something before we do anything else.

>>9276881
give them a taste of absolute zero. fire the cold lazer!

rolled 6, 4, 6 = 16

>>9276919
He and the other swordsmen have probably entered the fortress by now.

>>9276881
I say we quickly create a snowstorm (a small one, it should drain us that much) and run a bit away THEN attack the ballista crew.

>>9276934
Ok, maybe. That think can't shoot through the hill, right? We could let them get a shot off then kill them while they're reloading..... Don't forget the remaining Forusian army, for whom we are apparently the only target left.....

(Descretion, people, descretion is the better part of valor...)

>>9276960
Err, we're the only one left outside the fortress now. Regardless of the ballista, let's get back inside.

rolled 2, 2, 5 = 9

Consensus: Hide with small snowstorm, retreat, attack later.

>>9276994

Depends on the slope of the hill and the height of the ballista.

If they're good at quick calculations and have an idea of where to aim they could probably shoot OVER the hill and let gravity bring the bolt to rest in our thorax.

>>9277022
Agreed.

Fuck running! We're a fantasy version of Mr Freeze, sans obsession. You know what the fuck to do.

>>9277054
The tower shield is GONE, man. If we had that then I'd vote for hitting them again. Our luck can turn bad at any time.

Our magic has got to be running out by now, even though we've been conserving our stamina with that exertion-free transmutation thing.

We watched a bunch of other friendly mages die in a fire.

Our survival is the strategic priority here, since clever magic use is the best possible chance of saving the fort.

Withdraw.

>>9277054
I don't say run away completely, just retreat a bit and give them a sweet taste of ice laser/crossbow bolt from inside the storm where they can't see us.

>>9277121
We can give them ice lazer from the fortress too.....

>>9277121

This is acceptable to Mr Freeze.

>>9276764

They're on top of the beast, right?
And the beast went far ahead of the enemy line, charging straight ahead, with every other Forusian too scared of the thing to close in to cover it?
We could charge them, running a serpentine so they can't aim as well, smash them with our flail, steal their ballista and run back to the fortress with our new medieval Desert Eagle.

rolled 1, 4, 6 = 11

Resolving that the Forusians can't hit what they can't see, you induce the air itself to move at your whim, covering the top of the hill in a whirling mass of thick fog as you draw vapor into the tiny storm. Sliding quickly down the hill, your escape concealed by the storm, you slog through the magma moat, reaching the wall.

In the distance, the ballista fires, impaling the hill with a massive bolt, sending a shower of dirt and rock in all directions as the steel tip penetrates the wall, cracking the face of it. Fortunately, it doesn't go penetrate more than a foot or so, and you circle the wall, bringing the siege-beast's corpse back into view.

It's still down, which takes a load off your mind. The ballista is being reloaded, but it's still pointed at the remains of the hill. Behind the gigantic, ashen corpse, the dark cloud spins faster and faster, reaching up into the sky. The army has split into two columns, both holding position at either side of the cloud.

Orders?

rolled 4, 3, 5 = 12

>>9277145
The ballista's bigger than a tank. Even if you could detach it quickly and keep it intact, moving it would be a problem. Not to mention how much it probably weighs.

>>9277147

Ice lazer the ballista crew

Ice laz- fuck, beat me to it.

rolled 3, 5, 3 = 11

>>9277184
>>9277200
Roll 1d20 for ice laser. Success on 6.

>>9277181

What kind of tank?

rolled 7 = 7

>>9277234

rolled 1 = 1

>>9277234

Setting magicks to kill.

>>9277147
Get back in the fortress, if we aren't already. If we are, take out the ballista then send grenades to the center of the cloud.

>>9277262
>>9277278
Couldn't be closer!

rolled 2, 4, 1 = 7

Taking aim, you decide to end this as quickly as possible. After nearly getting washed away by a river of magma, you really don't want to drag any of this out.

>7

Holding your right gauntlet out in front, steadying it with your other hand, you fire, raking a thin white beam across the ballista mount, freezing its crew and ammunition solid. The tower horn is sounding again and again, blasting like a loudspeaker. A quick glance confirms that Erivrus is leaning over the battlements, shouting at the top of his lungs.

“Get in! Get in! Get behind the walls!”

rolled 2, 2, 6 = 10

>>9277252

>>9277347
Listen to the man! Lets get in already.

>>9277356

Yeah, considering that we're only 14 or so feet tall, that's not gonna work.

Get to the walls.

>>9277356
Ah.
I was hoping it was SUPERIOR JAPANESE STEEL sized.

>>9277347
GTFO OF THE BATTLEFIELD!

>>9277347
Man seems to know what he is doing, get inside the walls.

>>9277388

Why do I have a vision of a tank made out of Katanas when you said that?

Also, hell yes we get inside.

>>9277347

Run like hell.
We STILL don't know what the firestorm is brewing, we've lost our shield, and there aren't any tasks that take immediate priority over our survival.
And their urgency tells me there's something way worse than the beast coming.

>>9277347
We are awesome.

>>9277438

Because you know that the reason Japan used so many tankettes was because they carefully crafted each and every one, folding their armor over a million times to produce the sharpest-looking war machine known to man.

Also, here, have a decently sized version of that pic.

>>9277502

Ahahah thanks

rolled 5, 5, 3 = 13

>>9277366
>>9277387
>>9277396
>>9277407
Circling around the fortress, as quickly as you can, you reach the great iron gates at the entrance, squeezing through the opening and helping the beleaguered spearmen behind it close it tightly, barring it. Erivrus shouts for you to duck and cover as he runs out of one of the towers, and you notice that every single man in the base has either huddled beneath the battlements or inside a tower.

It begins to rain. The sky above the fortress darkens with incredible speed, pouring out gray, foul-smelling water that patters down over the courtyard, splashing against the battlements. You place yourself by your leader, barely getting yourself beneath the overhang that shields the others. In moments, the heavens are letting out a torrential rain, driving the sooty water into the base with increasing ferocity.

Lightning flashes in the black clouds. Thunder cascades around you, shaking the very earth. You can still hear the horn, blaring constantly, ever louder.

Erivrus flips the visor of his helmet open with a horrible scraping sound. His gleaming eyes are filled with fear.

>>9277566

"Any idea what it is they're trying now, commander?"

rolled 14, 13, 6 = 33

>>9277566

Well fuck, what the hell is going on.

Also, when is that second wave of reinforcements getting here?

>>9277566
Fucking horn.

I wanna do something to the horn.

>>9277606

It seems possible that the gods have issues to sort out with Forusian treachery, magic, demonology, and divine assistance.
We might NEVER get another wave of adventurers teleported in.
There's no way people slogging on foot will get here in time to save our asses if shit's about to get real.

>>9277566
Ask him what the hell is going on. Then:

Remake the tower shield. Start with ice and transmute it to steel.

Does the rainwater have any nasty properties?

>>9277673

This could be a setup to try and boil us is all I can come up with.

>>9277673
Also, if we get a moment of peace, ask him if the four mage's souls were saved.

A moment of peace probably won't happen for awhile.

rolled 4, 2, 2 = 8

>>9277603
“It... is a summoning,” your leader says, cowering under the rain, “They call for aid. At first-” he gulps. “At first I thought the cloud concealed their transport. Their way.”

Thunder shakes the walls, and he presses his hands to his face, shivering. “They could never have made it through the Western Walls. Only one chance. Mass teleport. Where... where could they get that kind of power?” He falls silent.

>>9277606
It has been about two hours since your arrival. Reinforcements are expected in the evening, but it is mid-afternoon now.

Start praying to our gods, I think we might need it.

>>9277724

"Bleeding Sun. The mad god was helping them before. I wouldn't doubt for a second if he was behind this wave."

Remaking the tower shield might not be the best possible use of our ice magic and transmutation.

Maybe we could make a tank-sized ballista of our own and mount it on top of the tower. And then shoot giant ballista-sized exploding ice bolts, like we do with our crossbow. And after we run out of ice we could still do some transmutation to get metal bolts, which we would electrify with our gauntlets. That'll show 'em. That'll show EVERYONE. And once my giant medieval death ray is complete it will rain terror and destruction upon all who oppose me, for I am Maya Terrasdottir, Genius Supreme and Alchemist of Ice and Lightning!

rolled 1, 4, 2 = 7

>>9277673
Roll 1d20+3 for transmutation. Success on 12.

As far as you know, it's simply dirty water. Nothing indicates otherwise.

>>9277694
He shakes his head, grimacing. "I can't get through. I can always get through. But not now."

>>9277724

Can we disrupt it somehow?

rolled 10 + 3 = 13

>>9277782

>>9277673
>Does the rainwater have any nasty properties?

This. I was really expecting acid rain.

>>9277724

Commune with Illian, also all that water may be advantageous since we're ice proficient.

Now the Tall Captian may know what he's doing but it looks like having knowledge has just cost him morale.

We're too large to give him a proper smack awake but perhaps a focused "I am sure the Forusian's are happy enough with what the THREAT of their summoning is doing to us" would rouse him out of abject terror.

rolled 5, 3, 1 = 9

>>9277773
You pray. As the sky seems to fall down around you, you pray. You get no answer. But you are sure that somewhere out there, somewhere above, they are watching, and they are with you.

>>9277777
He looks right at you, his mouth falling open. "The Bleeding Sun? With Forus? Were that true, what chance could we possibly have?" He turns away, slamming his fist into the wall. "Gods... The Sun..."

>>9277781
Who or what would you be firing at?

>>9277782
Reassure him. All the power its taking them to do this here, it's power they can't use elsewhere. We're bleeding them good.

Also, if it's just a summoning, why are we hiding from the rain?

>>9277781
To transmute ballista we would need to know how to make one in the first place.

>>9277841

Whatever's visible.
Possibly including any clouds that start acting like they're tough shit.

>>9277777
What? Where do you get that idea? He doesn't like us to put it lightly, yes, but we had no indication that he is associated with Forus, much less helping them.

>>9277841
>Bleeding Sun
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF----

>>9277852

Fortunately we happen to have a magma steel crossbow with a lever action to offer visual aid.

I would like to make a suggestion. The pouring rain should make attempts at another ice lazer easier.

We should try and make another sweeping attack along the base of where the summoning cloud is.

rolled 4, 3, 5 = 12

>>9277787
You have a very limited command of weather magic, and your skill with frost gives you storm-related abilities. You could try, but you aren't really sure how to go about it.

>>9277800
Reaching out, you condense the vapor of the air into a shape of your choosing, freezing it solid, making sure to keep the ashen water out, just in case. With a practiced, simple motion, you slowly transmute the ice into steel, feeling your reserves drain noticeably as you do so. Setting your new tower shield against the wall, you wonder absently how long you can keep this up.

>>9277836
You mouth the contact incantation several times, but Ilian does not respond, nor does any other god.

Roll 1d20 for Commissar Skill.

>>9277841
Ask him, explicitly, why we're cowering. Will there be an attack from the sky?

rolled 7 = 7

>>9277925

rolled 20 = 20

>>9277925

>>9277938
>>9277939
Well, that's a shame...

>>9277938
>>9277939

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

>>9277915
But still replicating it on larger scale is not easy thing, especially considering proportions needs to change when scaling it for it to even work. We may get working ballista given enough time though trial and error but we certainly wouldn't able to do it in the battle conditions barring extreme luck.

>>9277939
>>9277938

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

>>9277938
>>9277939
>7
>20

Always the way it is :/

>>9277925

Weee!

>>9277938
We are going to have to request that you give us the hat back. And your rank.

If this ends in giant floating fetuses, I'm going to be incredibly annoyed.

>>9277960

Forgot how to dice that time ahahaha

>>9277971

Man, fuck that game! fuck it in the EAR

rolled 8 = 8

>>9277925

Here's hoping we don't accidentally BLAM the fellow.

Looking to INSPIRE not belittle.

rolled 3, 5, 4 = 12

>>9277851
The rain is turning to sleet, and the wind is howling about you, splattering the soldiers with icy water. The weather may turn out to be the least of your worries, but there's no sense standing out in the middle of it if you don't have to.

>>9277934
Until the storm dissipates, there is really nothing else to be done. There is no way to attack with any sort of accuracy in this weather.

>>9277938
Erivrus laughs softly at your attempt to encourage him.

"Oh, the threat is real enough. This?" he holds his palm out, catching the rain. "This is nothing."

>>9278043

"Alright, wake me when you need me."
We should rest and regain our stamina.

rolled 1, 4, 1 = 6

>>9278043
The storm is worsening by the moment. Hail is beginning to fall, pelting the stone roofs and towers with ashen ice. Erivrus mutters to himself, sliding his visor closed.

“Won't be long now.”

The horn continues to sound, its deep bellow turning into a shriek within the walls of the fortress. It is nearly pitch black.

The only target you could possibly get a bead on is the horn. You may take one last action. Orders?

>>9278043
Are there any other mages left?

>>9278126
Fire a single crossbow bolt at the horn, maybe we'll get lucky.

>>9278126
That's a Forusian horn? Oh hell, let's fuck it up. It's probably helping them summon shit. Ice laser.

rolled 6, 6, 1 = 13

>>9278130
No. You and the four were the only ones brought along, and the base seems to have no trained mages. Obviously the gods didn't anticipate this.

>>9278147
Ask him what he would have us do, since we're the last mage.

>>9278126

Ice lazer at the horn. DO IT.

rolled 3, 2, 5 = 10

>>9278146
>>9278159
Ice laser it is. Roll 1d20, success on 13.

>>9278153
"Do as you will. It matters little."

>>9278159

Even if we miss, we're still going to hit someone.

Have we gotten a good look at Maya Terrasdottir's body yet?

We need to see what we look like in a mirror or something. How's our hair?

rolled 11 = 11

>>9278172

>>9278172
dice+1d20

rolled 13 = 13

>>9278172

>>9278176
>Have we gotten a good look at Maya Terrasdottir's body yet?
She looks something like this.

rolled 14 = 14

>>9278172

Hoorah!~

>>9278192
Well, hold on to your butts, butt holders. Does shit explode or do we get another shot off?

>>9278204

:D

>>9278200
I'm talking about something a bit more descriptive. If she is an oddly-colored giant human, what are her facial features like? What color are her eyes? Does she have bad teeth?

>>9278216
Quit smiling, the 11 came first.

>>9278223
Masturbating to Maya is forbidden, dude.

Damnit anon! You ruined a perfectly good attack roll.

>>9278248

Yep

>>9278126

The sniper option would be nice.

Perhaps some magical lightning?

>>9278223
>what are her facial features like?
They look like this. I mean, I'd ask if I had to draw you a picture here, but someone beat me to it and published it in Fantasy Craft.
>What color are her eyes?
Aquamarine. Mostly blue, some green tint. Described in the first few threads.
>Does she have bad teeth?
Very few sugar products available in medieval world here, plus normal modern human sense of hygiene from her modern 4channer brain.

>>9278240
Who said anything about masturbating? I want to model her.

rolled 5, 4, 4 = 13

>>9278192
Leaving the pessimistic, fearful man behind, you climb the battlements, braving the wind and rain, readying your mind. As you reach the top, you look around, seeing that the entire fortress is encircled by a spinning wall of black fog, extending up as far as you can see. You can see nothing, not the faintest light, through the wall. But you can still hear.

Centering on the sound of the horn, you take your firing position, and summon your energy.

>11

You sweep a bright white beam across the wall, praying that it strikes the horn.

Moments after you cease firing, the sound ceases. The wall dissipates, evaporating into nothing, like it was never there. The sky remains dark, but the fog begins to clear. In a minute, the hail has become a light drizzle, and you can see all the way to the enemy lines.

The corpse, along with the tower, remain. The rows and rows of infantry are untouched. The ash cloud behind the defeated beast is clearing.

>Continuing

>>9278347

Hopefully we at least gave them something to think about.

>>9278326
>hygiene
>4channer

Pick one.

>>9278326
I'm going to need more references than that.

>>9278485

Or you could maybe... just come up with it yourself?

>>9278485

A few threads back, I posted the beginnings of what I imagined Maya's armor to look like. It was nowhere near done, and to be honest, I couldn't figure out what to do with the undecorated parts.

If this helps, go ahead and use it.

rolled 1, 5, 6 = 12

>>9278347
Erivrus and the three swordsmen join you on the battlements. The soldiers, soaked and shaken, begin to climb as well, taking up their previous positions. A tiny sliver of sunlight makes it through the clouds above, passing over your head before disappearing. You ready your crossbow, setting it in the notch on your new shield. You feel tired, but you push your fatigue aside. No time for that now.

The cloud sweeps upward, curving about itself and disappearing, revealing the full extent of the enemy force. Thousands upon thousands, stretching back in two vast columns, interspersed with siege engines of various kinds.

But the center holds your eye. The center, just in front of the felled and bleeding beast, where a tiny light glows between the two steadfast columns. It expands, brightening, and then bursts, unveiling three beings.

To either side, golems, hunched and breathing heavily, their flesh crudely connected to limbs of living rock, skin blackened and burned. Between them, a giant, cloaked and hooded, about your size, with thin wisps of smoke trailing from the places where his eyes should be.

“Greetings,” he says, his voice like mountains grinding against each other. “I will ease your passing into hell. Do not resist.”

You have initiative.

>>9278568

Reply with crossbow bolts through each eye. Let's show some fucking resistance.

"You first. I insist" Ice grenade inside him.

>>9278485

You cannot get perfect super-optimal conditions for this. You cannot expect professional quality concept art. You will never have a fully charted out descriptive geometry blueprint for this girl's head.

Make do.

You're already better off in terms of reference material than lots of professional 3d artists, whose instructions sometimes consist of "his equipment should look like a cross between a Mongol and a Viking," or "her face should be round but not pudgy, and she needs nice breasts."

>>9278568

Well... shit.

>>9278608

Or that, actually. I forgot we're running low on reserves.

I suppose trying to get through to the gods is a no go for now. TRY ANYWAY!

>>9278608
Open up with the crossbow.

rolled 4, 3, 5 = 12

>>9278608
>>9278649
Roll 2d20. Success on 10.

>>9278655
You haven't even gotten to the second syllable of the incantation before the giant begins to advance, his golems following.

"Don't bother," he says amiably, manifesting a flaming spear, "Your deities are presently... indisposed."

The soldiers are clambering back down the battlements. Erivrus flips up his visor, tosses you a sympathetic look, and follows them. The other three swordsmen remain.

>>9278718
On second though, is there anything nearby that we can throw? Guaranteed hit ftw.

rolled 1, 16 = 17

>>9278735
Rolling

rolled 2, 2 = 4

>>9278735

Let's do this

rolled 15, 1 = 16

>>9278735

Ima throwan

>>9278757

Today isn't your day mate. D:

>>9278735
How far away are they? If he can hear our incantations he either has superb hearing or is pretty much on top of us.

I'm telling you, man, when we get stuck in, the dice roller starts trollin.

>>9278757
Stop Rolling. Dicebot doesn't like you today.

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rolled 1, 6, 6 = 13

>>9278738
There are a few pebbles within reach, but if you are looking for something heavy, there are boulders outside the walls and ballista ammunition in the armory building just behind you.

>>9278755
This has not been a good day. You take aim, thankful that you already had a bolt loaded. You fire.

>1

The shot goes wild, striking one of the golems and biting through the stone surface of its left shoulder. It doesn't seem to notice. You reload, winding the mechanism as quickly as possible, pulling back the lever, and letting another bolt fly, as another swordsman cuts and runs.

>16

The MS-tipped projectile hurtles directly at the giant's head, hitting dead-center and tearing out the back of his hood, dragging it down as a stream of pink blood soaks his robe. He keeps moving, laughing.

The wound seals before your eyes, closing the strike-point with tar-black skin. The giant's eyes boil with red and orange, still trailing smoke. He raises his spear, twisting his arm back.

Roll 1d20 for dodge.

rolled 19 = 19

>>9278917

rolled 2 = 2

>>9278917
Loki guide my dodge!

>>9278947
Thank god I rolled before you.

>>9278946
>>9278947
and I am VERY glad you got there before me, whew. I must now forsake Loki.

rolled 9 = 9

Rollin my dodge

>>9278946
Good enough.

Are we possibly facing off against the highest ranking guy from Forus?

>>9278959
Sooner or later, Loki screws everyone over. Don't rely on him for anything.

>>9278996

Doubtful, though likely this is someone high up on their chain.

>>9278996
Unlikely. They are ruled by a Conclave. That said, it is entirely possible that they are a member of it.

>>9278917
That's an impressive wound-closing trick. I bet he can't keep it up all day. Let's take down one of the golems next.

rolled 5, 1, 5 = 11

>>9278780
Quite far. Several hundred feet.

>>9278946
Hefting the burning spear over his head, the giant throws it, launching it directly at you.

>19

You step deftly out of the way, moving your shield just out of its path. The long weapon passes hissing through the air, arcing over the opposite wall and turning to ash before it reaches the ground. The giant continues to advance, summoning another spear.

“Do you face me as a mage, or as a marksman? Show me!” He snaps his fingers.

The golems launch toward you, snarling as they cover ground rapidly, vomiting flame. Their heads and torsos are flesh and bone, but the rest of them is rock, red-hot and cracking, oozing magma.

Orders?

rolled 5 = 5

>>9278917

Here's for Dreamwood for our allies, for our family!

Attempt to dodge, if lucky freeze that spear before it gets ona return course if it's solid.

Let's try getting our morale back up again.

We start singing Men of Perin
sung to the tune of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K0JTb5or6c&playnext_from=TL&videos=19x9HIv9OwM

>>9279076

We can use our Ice Aura to slow them right? THen we shatter them.

Are we the only ones fighting? What's the deal?

>>9279076
How far does that flame-vomit go?


Anyway, shout for ballistas to ready. If any rocks are handy toss em. Any rocks knocked loose from the battlements? If not, freeze the ground under the golems and let them fall on their asses.

rolled 12 = 12

>>9279076
Ice Grenades, hoooo.

>>9279076

"Neither. I face you as the victor." Ice grenade. Center of tar giant's chest.

rolled 11 = 11

>>9279076
Freeze their asses. However much it takes, every last bonus we can get.

Show them ice that spreads like fire

>>9279076

Can we do that thing to the arrows to have them explode like an ice grenade? Hit one of the golems with that.

>>9279150
The supremely confident warlord type (Erivrus) failed his morale check. Everyone else in the fortress is small-time and has yet to do much. Hopefully they'll launch some ballista bolts for us.

>>9279176
Ice grenades are a good standby, however...
SubDM, would it be easier to have them helpless on an ice-slick? Just asking.

>>9279176
Haha, good one-liner :)

rolled 6, 6, 1 = 13

>>9279150
Two swordsmen stand by you. The archers have fled, but some are taking up positions on the opposite side of the base, ready to fire at anything coming up over the battlements.

>>9279155
No more than a foot. It seems to be a product of battle-rage more than a weapon.

Three of the tower ballistas still have crews. Your call shakes them out of their fear, for the moment, and they swing their weapons over.

"Target, M'lady?" One shouts, voice cracking.

No rocks knocked loose, unfortunately.

Since a headshot wasn't sufficient, we should try and ice grenade to his center. It's probably like those necromorph things from dead space, in that you just have to overcome him with superior damage.

rolled 6, 3, 6 = 15

>>9279225
Forcing them to slip would be comical, but it would probably not prevent them from reaching you. Their limbs are red-hot, and will melt ice quickly.

>>9279176
Regardless of what you do, that's what you're going to say when you're doing it.

>>9279176
And use this one-liner. :D

Tell the guys to aim for the advancing golems.

>>9279260
"Hit the left golem!" We target the right golem with ice grenades.

rolled 3, 2, 1 = 6

Consensus seems to be (barely) to target the giant with an internal grenade, and attempt to freeze the golems.

Roll 2d20. Success on 7 and 10.

Tell the ballista emplacements to target the golems.
I'd say we use the ice-laser to paint some sort of criss-crossing pattern on the giant, or we put an ice-grenade inside of him.

>>9279305

This, they target one of the golems and we ice grenade the other.

rolled 13, 16 = 29

>>9279345

rolled 8, 17 = 25

Rolling

rolled 14, 1 = 15

>>9279345

Rollan

>>9279266
I have no idea how we're going to kill somebody like that. This sounds as good as anything.

Try to rally more of the men to get ready for battle. Remind them what they're fighting for if necessary.

>>9279363

Yaaay! :D

rolled 7, 5 = 12

>>9279345
"Ballistas target the Left Golem". We freeze righty and grenade the giant.

>>9279363

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

>>9279363
Let's see the army of Forus stand fast after we fucking murder their brass in front of them.

Grr, Subproc. It can't take that long to write "you win, the end", right?

>>9279547
ONLY IF HE DOES IT RIGHT

rolled 4, 2, 4 = 10

>>9279363
"Neither. I face you as the victor."

Time for your favorite attack. Let's seem him heal THIS.

>13

The giant's chest balloons out, bursting apart as an ice grenade detonates inside his rib cage, tearing his heart into bloody chunks and scattering his charred, shattered bones upon the ground. He falls, a look of amusement frozen on his face as his spine comes apart, releasing his head to roll against a boulder, still smoking from the eyes.

Next.

>16

Calling as much power as you dare, you try one of your old tricks: The ice that spreads like fire. With the barest of twitches you gift both of the golems with a small patch of ice in the middle of their chests, ice which reaches across their shoulders and up their necks, forcing them to stop. Tearing at their own flesh with burning hands, the horrible things choke and sputter as the ice leeches into their throats, cutting off their air.

“Now!” You shout, pointing to the leftmost abomination.

At your order, the ballistas target the left golem, letting their enormous bolts fly. Two glance off the its shoulders, splitting apart and doing no damage, but the last impales it straight through the chest, dragging its lungs out of its body.

It dies clutching the bloody wound, gurgling and falling forward, face-down in the dirt.

rolled 3, 1, 4 = 8

>>9279375
Roll 1d20 for Commissar Skill. Given your most recent actions, success is now on 5.

>>9279385
Roll 1d20 for grenade. Success on 7.

rolled 20, 2 = 22

>>9279620

PRESS THE ATTACK!

Do we have some kind of big club or something? We could freeze our enemy and go for the shatter.

>>9279622
Epic speech, fail nade.

rolled 2, 20 = 22

>>9279620
Commissar, then Ice grenade

>>9279622

Could've been worse.

>>9279622
Exactly the right one to get a 20 on.

>>9279622
PROMOTIONS

>>9279622
You're a wonderful leader, but work on your aim.

>>9279622
>>9279634
wtf inverse rolls

>>9279622
What the hell man? Are you the one who has been rolling the exact opposite of my rolls the entire time?

>>9279634
>>9279622

Now I know the roller is just fucking with us.

>>9279622
>>9279634

I'm calling shenannegans. That's some hax.

>>9279652

I've only made 3-4 rolls during this entire quest...the last one I made was when Bem nat 20'd when selling the gems.

>>9279622

Soo... I guess Maya is the new Commissar... when do we get our hat?

rolled 2, 5, 6 = 13

>>9279622
You glance back at the fortress defenders, most of them cowering in corners or praying. Words issue forth from your mouth, many of them profane. You urge them to fight, not for themselves, but for their nation. For their families. For all that would sooner die than see Forus take their homes.

>20

The men... rise. They take up their weapons. They shake off the rain. They bare their teeth, look to you, and shout, all as one. “For Perin!”

Turning quickly, you target the remaining golem, scrambling to remove the ice. You resolve to put it out of its misery.

>2

You hit the battlement on one knee, breathing hard, finding it hard to concentrate. The last few attacks must have taken more out of you than you thought. Fortunately, the ballistas are there to finish the job.

There is a sharp yelp, and the other golem is dispatched. The archers are climbing. The footsoldiers and cavalry are moving back to their squads.

>Continuing

rolled 20, 6 = 26

>>9279620

Attempting to rally the men and provide unpleasantness to the right hand Flaming Golem.

rolled 6, 4 = 10

>>9279547
Hey, it could have taken more attacks to win. We didn't know how tough these guys were.

I get the impression the 28 foot magma belching beast was actually the toughest thing we fought. Just an impression.

>>9279756
FOR PERIN

>>9279756
MAN OF PERIN STOP YOUR DREAMING!
CAN'T YOU SEE THEIR SPEARPOINTS GLEAMING!

>>9279634
>>9279622
wat

rolled 6, 1, 1 = 8

>>9279756
“Nice speech.”

Your eyes snap back to the battlefield. The giant is getting back up. His eyes smolder with humor as he sets his head back on his shoulders, twisting it a bit and sighing as it re-seats itself. He cracks his neck for good measure.

“You killed my bodyguards,” he says, looking straight at you, “I'm pleased. I'll have you all to myself.”

The giant's eyes glow bright white.

Roll 1d20 for dodge.

>>9279802
See their warrior pennants streaming
To this battlefield
Men of Perin stand ye steady
It cannot be ever said ye
For the battle were not ready
Perin never yield

Holy crap my first day using the dice roller and a freaking nat 20. 0_0

rolled 14 = 14

>>9279822

>>9279756
We're still awake, right? Ask them to make sure that giant is dead.

rolled 18 = 18

>>9279822

rolled 7 = 7

>>9279822

You are fucking kidding me.

>>9279822
Well shit, I guess he's not dead. Hmm

>>9279857

Ok, I'm done rolling for the night.

>>9279857

Next time we atomize the damn BRAIN!

We're good at Dodge.

>>9279822

For the strangest reason, I thought that this was all some sort of weirdly inappropriate courtship ritual.

>>9279822
It seems if we damage him enough he takes more time to heal. We just need to tear him to peaces and blast him again as he starts putting himself into one piece.

>>9279893
Remember, the magma steel bolt went through his brain. Didn't phaze him much. I'm thinking we blow him up till we make giblets out of the giblets.

"Ballistas, hit that Giant! Archers! Hit that Giant!"

NOW, FOR LOVE OF LAND AND CATTLE, WHILE CUCHULLIN IN THE FORDS
STAYS THE MARCH OF CONNACHT'S BATTLE, RIDE AND ROUSE THE NORTHERN LORDS
SWIFT AS ANGRY EAGLES WING THEM, TOWARD THE PLUNDER'D EYRIE'S CALL,
THRONGING FROM DUN DEALGA BRING THEM, BRING THEM FROM THE RED BRANCH HALL!

>>9279934

While we're at it we should go ahead and empty the rest of our crossbolt magazine at him as well.

rolled 3, 3, 3 = 9

>>9279842
Twin beams of light erupt from the giant's eyes, sweeping across the fortress walls. You dive for cover, taking the two swordsmen near you down with you.

>14

The fastest archers are all incinerated. Five of the seven ballistas are destroyed, immolated along with the tops of their towers. A neat, rectangular hole is cut straight into the wall beneath you, the perfect size for a giant.

He advances, quickly this time, summoning another spear. Given faith by your rousing speech, cavalry and spearmen are rushing into the gap, pouring out of the fortress as the archers range their bows, preparing to fire. Crews are arming the last two ballistas, swinging them into position.

In seconds he will be upon you.

>>9279933
Also once/if we blast him to piece try to contact Hretmar or Illian while he's still trying to put himself together.

>>9279934
Actually, Have the war machines fire, then have the archers fire while the war machines recover, then repeat.

Always have something firing. Don't give him the chance to get up.

>>9279822
We need some type of Ice Coffin/Ice Tomb spell.

>>9279934

Point on brain taken.

Perhaps we should frost fire his discombobulated self to be sure after all the third times the charm.

>>9279934
We'll have to seperate his bits and scatter them to the far corners of the world...

>>9279954
And where is the Forusian army? Are they paralyzed at the moment?

"Ballistas! Hit him!."

What is the STRONGEST thing we can smack this guy with?

>>9279954
If he's coming close I guess it's time to give our new electromittens a try.

>>9279985
We've got a pair of lightning bolts. Those couldn't hurt.

>>9279954
PUNCH HIM IN THE DICK
*advice Maya*
EXPEND EVERY LIGHTNING CHARGE

>>9279954

Shit, he's too close. Get our shield, transmute Ice sword. Shits' getting real.

>>9279995
This. When he gets in range. Smack him around before he gets close though.

>>9279954
By the way, we're in autosage.

>>9279995

Agreed. Hit him with EVERYTHING we have. Lightning fists, ballistas, whatever ice abilities we can still draw, crossbow bolts, the kitchen sink, etc.

>>9279995
Electromittens.
Awesum.
We're now six years old and a pokemon.

>>9280004
We have a mace we transmuted, no need to expend energy for a sword. And first let's fry him with lightning a bit.

>>9279995
>>9280004

ooooh yeah, I forgot about these. They have their own charges.

>>9280002
Oh shit, I forgot about our lightning charm.

BLAST THAT MOTHERFUCKER!

I vote for lightening gauntlets.
I have a feeling that he knows who we are, and he wont be expecting that.

>>9280064

considering we haven't gotten close enough to use them, I'd say it's pretty likely he has no clue.

rolled 14 = 14

>>9279966
Hretmar is our best bet. We have the strongest connection with him, and I highly doubt many people in Forus know about him helping us. Blocking him is likely to be a waste of power anyways, as we are almost his only worshiper here.

rolled 3, 1, 5 = 9

>>9279934
>>9279952
>>9279967
The ballistas fire, just before he reaches the wall. With one swift motion, he slips between both bolts, casting the spear into one of the siege weapons and destroying it in a burst of flame. Summoning twin swords, he cleaves through cavalry and spearmen alike, charging directly into the aim of the archers.

They fire, sending hundreds of arrows into his path, turning him into a pincushion. He falters, laughing at his impalement, staggering forward, glancing back at you.

YOU HAVE INITIATIVE

>>9280064
>>9280044
>>9280037
>>9280029
>>9280036
>>9280001
>>9279995

Err, aren't our lighting gauntlets medium-range? We should hit the guy at long range too. Don't just sit and wait.

Can we use a hybrid electric/ice attack?

>>9280087

Shiv him and give him a personal taste of our glorious new future: Electricity.

rolled 6, 5, 2 = 13

>>9280004
You gave Kel the ice sword, because you didn't need it.

>>9279995
>>9280001
>>9280002
>>9280027
>>9280029
>>9280036
>>9280044
>>9280064
Pretty much everything, then?

>>9280087
USE ALL THE LIGHTNING IN HIS FACE

rolled 16 = 16

>>9280087
LIGHTNING BOLT HI SORRY ASS.

>>9280087
If he's in-range, fry him with the electro-bolts. If not, (sigh...) use ice grenades or the freeze him directly.

>>9280119
Yup. Blast him with all we've got.

rolled 2, 4, 2 = 8

>>9280113
You can use both at the same time, or use the ice as a conductor in some way.

>>9280087

Fire the bolt we have in the crossbow, then drop it to get closer and attack with lightning fists.

>>9280138
Crossbow is low-damage- advantage being it's not fatiguing. We need to throw our heaviest shit at him.

rolled 4, 1, 3 = 8

Roll 1d20 for magical alpha strike. Result determines effectiveness.

>>9280135
>You can use both at the same time, or use the ice as a conductor in some way.

Guys. We're going to Licening Bolt him. That's final.

rolled 20 = 20

>>9280168

rolled 4 = 4

>>9280168

>>9280179
Bangin'

>>9280179
Can I get a "fuck yeah", people?

rolled 5, 2, 6 = 13

>>9280179
Please hold while I do this justice.

>>9280179

HOLY SHIT I AM A GOD.

>>9280179

>>9280179
FUCK.

YES.

>>9280179

Smack him in the face.

WITH YOUR LIGHTNING PALM!

>>9280179
That's...... just what we needed, right when we needed it.

But remember folks, NEVER rely on luck. The tower shield saved our life today. Defense is useful.

>>9280179

You earned it my friend.

>>9280179

rolled 10 = 10

>>9280197
It may have been me. Either way, it's awesome.

>>9280179

>>9280269
>>9280197
IT WAS ALL OF US, BROTHERS

BLOOD AND THUNDER. ICE AND LIGHTNING

>>9280179
guys. this is what we just did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwyVV5_orBo

Gentlemen, I think we just set phasers for MAXIMUM FUCK

>>9280196
F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5
Hnnnngngggg!!!

In other news, I think that's our nobility.

>>9280405

>>9280196
>>9280196
>>9280196

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6zHyxHNcFg

rolled 6, 1, 1 = 8

The giant turns, swarmed from all directions by angry, well-armed men of Perin. He keeps laughing, even as the arrows turn to ash, his blackened body healing the empty wounds in seconds. He raises his hands, dropping the swords.

“I have no choice,” he sneers, “I SURRENDER!”

Everyone around him is engulfed in flame. Weapons and armor melt in seconds, pooling on the courtyard floor. Flesh and bones pull apart and are incinerated, cast to the wind. You drop down from the battlement, repeating the contact incantation, building all the power you can hope to hold.

“It's not going to work!” the giant shouts, walking toward you, his body now completely covered in flame. You shout for the soldiers to keep their distance, and they oblige, letting you face this enemy on your own. Giant against giant. Frost against flame.

You've had it.

>20

Pointing both gauntlets forward, you unload everything you have. All of your hate. All of your rage. Everything.

An icy wind, biting with transparent jaws, sweeps the flames away, drawing them up and out. The giant launches forward, black hands balled into fists. You hit him with a bolt of lightning.