This is some rescue!
17 September 2008-
The orcs, having finally finished the prison for the elves, moved them in, and we swung into action. EMichael's Ellyllon cast a tunneling spell, and went in from a nearby hillside outside the town. It took him all day, of course, but it was well worth it not to have to sneak in over the wall. That night, Brian's Bard flew in invisibly to cause a fire as a distraction, while the rest of our small fighters (those that could fit in through the tunnel- e.g., no centaurs) crept down the tunnel into space under the fireplace. The signal was to be the yelling and confusion caused by the fire, but it ended up being something else- while Brian was getting ready to commit arson, he spied a horde of orcs charging the town. Evidently our local orcs have some enemies!
Brian decided to wait until the attack itself had distracted the locals, then he flew down to the door of the prison building. Inside, our fighters had popped up through the fireplace (courtesy of eMichael again) and eMichael Mass Dazed most of the orcs inside. From there, it was a relatively easy matter to slaughter the remaining guards and start freeing the elves. Using a couple of healing potions on the wounded, we sent them into the tunnel toward freedom, and prepared to hold off the incoming army. They burst through the door, only to be met by eBill's arrows and eMichael's spells, and that held them for a few seconds. Eventually, though, they got through, and our guys were fighting a holding action until the last of the elves could evacuate, so we could take our turn. We had to break at that point, but it should be an exciting exit if we can pull it off. Too bad there's never a garbage chute around when you need one...
The orcs, having finally finished the prison for the elves, moved them in, and we swung into action. EMichael's Ellyllon cast a tunneling spell, and went in from a nearby hillside outside the town. It took him all day, of course, but it was well worth it not to have to sneak in over the wall. That night, Brian's Bard flew in invisibly to cause a fire as a distraction, while the rest of our small fighters (those that could fit in through the tunnel- e.g., no centaurs) crept down the tunnel into space under the fireplace. The signal was to be the yelling and confusion caused by the fire, but it ended up being something else- while Brian was getting ready to commit arson, he spied a horde of orcs charging the town. Evidently our local orcs have some enemies!
Brian decided to wait until the attack itself had distracted the locals, then he flew down to the door of the prison building. Inside, our fighters had popped up through the fireplace (courtesy of eMichael again) and eMichael Mass Dazed most of the orcs inside. From there, it was a relatively easy matter to slaughter the remaining guards and start freeing the elves. Using a couple of healing potions on the wounded, we sent them into the tunnel toward freedom, and prepared to hold off the incoming army. They burst through the door, only to be met by eBill's arrows and eMichael's spells, and that held them for a few seconds. Eventually, though, they got through, and our guys were fighting a holding action until the last of the elves could evacuate, so we could take our turn. We had to break at that point, but it should be an exciting exit if we can pull it off. Too bad there's never a garbage chute around when you need one...
posted by Brucifer | 1:49 PM
2 Comments:
I feel obligated to point out that we're pulling these quotes from a movie that is now 31 years old.
Timeless cinema, granted, but we could use some fresher references.
Or we could be a bit more topical. For instance, Paul Newman's death opens the way for perfectly good flashes of Butch and Sundance. Uruk-hai = Bolivian Army? There's some potential there.
A) I haven't seen Butch Cassidy
B) If you'd like "fresher" wit, you could take the occasional turn at writing these summaries.
Just saying...
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