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Trithereon
Verrik
(8/2/03 2:02 am)
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I must REALLY be getting soft in my old age!
I played out the battle with the Fire Temple against my players last night. My players kicked butt despite having the entire temple arrayed against them! A hearty congrats is due them!
Anyway. The old softy part needs a little set up ....
The battle happened at the side entrance to the Temple leading from Firre's meat locker (bedroom). They had come through and a pitched battle erupted between:
Tessimon, Firre, Arlinth, Zert, Ssalisk (Black guard salamander), Virith (elf warrior), 3 average salamanders, 2 hell hounds, 10 warriors (elf and human mix), 6 burning skeletons.
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Arakai (monk 11), Nnelgonon (Wiz9/Ftr2), Alex (Rog7/Clr4), Tuborg (Ftr 11), and Redithidoor (Brd5/Rog3).
The battle erupted and each side took some heavy damage. The PCs retreated to Firre's bedroom for a quick healing session (the Fire Temple did the same). The second foray into the Temple was led by Tuborg who mananged to get out way ahead of the others (Alex as busy making everyone else invisible and Tuborg got his timing off). Tuborg was quickly surrounded by the salamanders (with reach), the warriors (using aid another), and Zert. The initiative screwed him because his came right before nearly ALL the enemy. Tessimon layed down a Flamestrike knowing that everyone's Protection from Fire would protect them. Firre hit the lone warrior with a Hold Person and Tuborg failed the saving throw!
I had him completely surround, alone and helpless. He was looking at the potential of over 10 coup de grace the next round ... otherwise known as dead meat!
It looked grim. When initiative rolled around to the bad guys again I leaned back and asked my group: "Give me one good reason not to kill him." They all looked around furtively in silence hoping that someone would have a good idea. Then the player of Nnelgonon said simple: "Save him for a sacrafice?"
It was good enough for me. Tuborg was quickly disarmed, trussed up and carried off to the altar. Thankfully, they managed to defeat the Temple before they could do anything to Tuborg.
It was a grand melee and all agreed that it was the most exciting battle so far ... and we've had some massive battles in the CRM. Now, with the last Temple defeated, there is nothing left but the Outer Fane! This will be fun. The Outer Fane has become a refugee center for survivors from the other Temples (D'gran, Riu, the Kuo-toa monk from the water temple, the human monk from the Earth Bridge ... and others). They are all waiting (near the bridge entrances from which they came from) to defend the Outer Fane. My players will be happy to finally defeat these guys who escaped their "justice" during past battles!
Anyway. Tuborg would have died had it not been for the quick thinking of a fellow player ... and my old soft heart.
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 Infiniti2000
Verrik
(8/2/03 8:17 am)
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Re: I must REALLY be getting soft in my old age!
"Anyway. Tuborg would have died had it not been for the quick thinking of a fellow player ... and my old soft heart."
Whoa, hold your horses there, Trithereon! I'd say that keeping Tuborg as a sacrifice for the Fire Temple altar is potentially worse than a quick death! If they killed him, the party would at least have the chance of recovering the body for a raise dead or resurrection. If the party failed to stop the Fire Temple in time, then Tuborg would be permanently gone, AND Tessimon would have a sweet new 50,000gp magical item, probably changing the tide of the battle in favor of the bad guys!
Soft? No! Thanks to your player, you were mean and viscious! Feel better about yourself! 
Oh, also, protection from energy/elements (fire) does not protect against half the flame strike, though immunity to fire does.
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Trithereon
Verrik
(8/3/03 1:51 am)
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Re: I must REALLY be getting soft in my old age!
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Oh, also, protection from energy/elements (fire) does not protect against half the flame strike, though immunity to fire does.
Oh, yeah. I forgot that half the damage from Flamestrike is divine! I'll have to apologize to my players for that one.
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Whoa, hold your horses there, Trithereon! I'd say that keeping Tuborg as a sacrifice for the Fire Temple altar is potentially worse than a quick death!
Yeah, but it does take Tessimon out of the equation for some time as she must bring the altar over to the side of the pit, get Tuborg up on the altar, begin and finish the ceremony. I had full faith that the rest of the group would save him - given enough time.
The flying, improved invisible thief (Alex) with his +1 Keen Acidic (same damage as Flaming, but does acid damage) Shortsword really put a damper on Tessimon's plans! His first two attacks were both criticals: 2d6+10(critcial)+3d6(sneak)+1d6(acid).
Ouch!
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Siobharek 
Verrik
(8/4/03 5:32 am)
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I like the idea that you asked. I might steal that one, because it makes it less of a DM's fiat and more of a display of the inevitable for the PCs.
Siobharek
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