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Author Topic: BARBARIANS! Forts Stomped: 2. Currently accepting waitlisters.  (Read 17125 times)

Devastator

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Re: BARBARIANS!
« Reply #75 on: March 26, 2017, 05:45:44 pm »

Companion chit! Everyone is so distracted by the other barbarians, they don't even notice me getting up onto the balcony.

"What are you bastards waiting for? COME AND GET ME!"

Stay as near cover as possible to minimise the threat that archers would pose to me, while drawing as much attention as possible away from my fellow barbarians.

Snatching a chair up BABRBARBAR hurls a chair at the archer hoping to knock him off the balcony.

Behind the leading three, a few more barbarians rush up, wielding axes and shouting loudly.  Another one rushes for the wall, and Barbarisan vaults off the barbarian and lands neatly on top of the balcony, in the face of the archer.  In a mighty blow, the archer is taken with a spear through the lungs, and dies spitting blood.

Niximos takes the position on the left wall, where the archer will have a hard time shooting, and shouts a warcry with the other barbarians.  A moment later, that seems to be unnecessary, as the archer is dead and blubbering.  The group of guards seems to be headed his way.  With a speed that belies his age, the elder barbarian weaves in and out of his opponents, who possibly were heading for him because he looked vulnerable.  They swiftly find out he is not, and fall one after another.

BARBARBARBAR grabs a chair and looks above to the balcony.  The archer is dead by barbarisan's spear, but there's still the lieutenant of this place, and that would be a worthy target.  However, as he throws the chair, it is hit by a massive, curved sword.  The master guard is here and will defend his master.  The two of them begin to circle, looking for an opening for their respective giant swords.  After a few moments, they dive towards each other, slicing like samurai.  The two blades each strike home true, but the soft man from civilization proves no equal to the barbarian, although the bare-chested hero was cut deeply from the guard's sword.

(BARBARBARBAR has taken a second wound, and is at 1/3 HP.)

Take the golden mace and try to destroy the black sword, then head out and follow the sound of the battle

King crow, looking at the magical artifacts, grabs the one deemed to be benign, and attempts to use it to smash the dark artifact beside it.  As he grabs the golden-coloured mace, he is surrounded by a dome of blue light, which swiftly shrinks to a skin-tight fit covering the mace and the King's body.  Slightly concerned, he reaches out and tries to smash the black metal sword.  The only result of his mighty blow is a resounding BONG, as the sword rings like a gong, and the sound reverberates around the room.

With the sound of distant battle in his ears, and nothing more seeming available to do here, he runs back up the stairs and towards the battle, taking only a moment to slay the guard he bypassed on the way down, who is certainly no threat alone to a mighty barbarian.

The ballroom is mostly empty, with the guards destroyed, the master guard slewn, and the archer stabbed through the chest.  But the mage-lieutant is still alive, and is capable of casting.  With some mystic gestures, a wide ring of crystals appears around her head, floating through the air, and with another gesture, she is armed with a shield and spear made out of the same material.  The hovering crystals spin for a moment, and then fly in all directions, aimed at the attacking barbarians.
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« Reply #76 on: March 26, 2017, 05:59:56 pm »

Duck under the projectile and slide kick the lieutenant to the ground.
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Re: BARBARIANS!
« Reply #77 on: March 26, 2017, 06:01:36 pm »

BARBAR is enraged by this sudden appearance of magic, summoning his strength, (Strength chit) He spins his sword around, deflecting the crystals back at the mage.
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Re: BARBARIANS!
« Reply #78 on: March 26, 2017, 10:43:56 pm »

Go into one of the richer houses and steal there.
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Re: BARBARIANS!
« Reply #79 on: March 26, 2017, 10:46:36 pm »

"Hell!"

Duck the magical projectiles, go for the spell caster.
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« Reply #80 on: March 29, 2017, 01:33:20 am »

Duck under the projectile and slide kick the lieutenant to the ground.

BARBAR is enraged by this sudden appearance of magic, summoning his strength, (Strength chit) He spins his sword around, deflecting the crystals back at the mage.

Go into one of the richer houses and steal there.

"Hell!"

Duck the magical projectiles, go for the spell caster.

Barbarisan dives to the ground, under the mage, and moves for a slide kick.  This knocks the spellcaster off her feet, and she tumbles to the ground in a flash of light.  Barbarisan lunges forward, going for the kill, and misses the target slightly when hit in the back by a blow from one of the flying crystals.  The spear, though inaccurate, nevertheless catches the mage on her armor and shatters the crystal.

Barbarisan has taken one wound, and is now at 1/3 HP.

BARBARBARBAR is outraged at the appearance of this magic, and, in a mighty feat of arms, wields his zweihander in his two mighty paws.  The crystal blades are coming in quickly, but not too quickly for the golden-haired barbarian, who bats them back with a roar that shakes the room.  Barbarbarbar sees Barbarisan struck, and a flash of light, and then the crystal blades are on their way.  The Mage-Lieutenant is dead, killed by her own crystals, although her last spell finished, and a tall equine stands before the barbarians, with a shining crystal horn and a malevolant gaze.

Niximos the Defiler sees that the mage is dead, but there's another target in front of him, a gleaming, spell-wrought creature.  Quick as a snake he charges for the beast, and swings on it's mighty back, as if it was one of it's lesser bretheren.  The creature tears around the room, bucking furiously, but the aged barbarian is unruffled, and stabs it again and again while clinging to its back with his sinewey legs.  Eventually, in a moment of panic, the beast charges under the balcony and bucks once more, slamming Niximos into the ceiling, which finally manages to dislodge the heroic form.  It is not soon enough, though, as the rainbow blood is streaking down it's side, and it totters for a moment, and then collapses with a great, shuddering snort.

Niximos the Defiler has taken one wound, and is now at 1/3 HP.

Another squad of guards runs into the main room, but seeing their leader dead, and the triumphant barbarians, they drop their weapons and plead for mercy.

Jakob Erikson, looking for plunder, hears some of the noise and flashes of light from the palace, and then things go quiet.  With his keen looter's senses, he knows the battle is over, and it's time to collect plunder, and proceeds forthwith to the palace.
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« Reply #81 on: March 29, 2017, 01:43:43 am »

Congratulations.  The five of you have conquered Alkalamba, and crushed it's jewelled, or at least, gilded wood backed with a mosaic made of opals, throne, beneath your sandalled feet.

Everyone inside the palace gets two treasures in the looting.  That's everyone save Jakob.

Jakob also gets two treasures, as his keen looting senses brought him back to the palace in time to get a crack at the good stuff.

Time to rest, brag about your mighty deeds, describe what baubles caught your eye in the sack, and enjoy yourself in the city.

In addition, let me know if you wish to retire your character and take over the town.  This doesn't bar you from later making a new character, however it will put you on the end of the waitlist.  There will also be additional treasure, as some of the nice stuff is too heavy to take with you.  Retiring in Alkalambra is worth a total of three treasures.
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Re: BARBARIANS!
« Reply #82 on: March 29, 2017, 02:54:38 am »

"Ha ha ha...now that was a tale to tell."

Retire Niximos the Defiler, it's been a good adventure.

((This has been a really super fun game Devastator, I'm just getting a bit busier IRL. Hope this continues for a long time.))
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« Reply #83 on: March 29, 2017, 11:35:09 am »

Barbarisan loots a bejeweled leather crown, as well as a particularly large and tasty aubergine, which she happily grills and devours.

While holding the aubergine over a fire, which had been built and fueled using antique Alkalambian furniture, she recounts the time that she had killed a CYBERDRAKE out in the desert.
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« Reply #84 on: March 29, 2017, 01:16:19 pm »

King crow gets a decorated sheath and returns to the mage chambers to get the evil sword, so he can throw it to the nearest volcano.

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Re: BARBARIANS! Thrones Crushed: 1
« Reply #85 on: April 02, 2017, 04:22:02 pm »

Hall of Heroes:

NRDL: Niximos the Defiler  -Retired
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=163216.msg7390008#msg7390008
5 treasures
Most notable kill, a crystal unicorn.

Retired to rule Alkalambra, the desert trade city once under a mage-lieutenant of Sirius.

S34N1C: Jakob Eriksson
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3 treasures

Ousted by his fellow barbarian,  "Knives" Beorn.

Askot Bokbondeler: King Crow Hammermurder
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Spent 3 cunning chits, now at 4/1/0
2 treasures

Disappeared under mysterious circumstances at the edge of the desert.

MidnightJaguar: BARBARBARBAR
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Spent 1 strength chit, now at 3/2/2
2 treasures

Disappeared under mysterious circumstances at the edge of the desert.

Dustan Hache: The Raider
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Disappeared under mysterious circumstances at the edge of the desert.
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« Reply #86 on: April 02, 2017, 04:27:37 pm »

After a night well spent, the five barbarians make a few decisions.  Niximos the Defiler, having defiled his last opponent, decides to retire to the throne of Alkalambra.  The remaining five barbarians, including The Raider, mule over their next move.

The barbarians can proceed west, towards the setting sun and the lands of that dread overlord Sirius.  There are certain to be more towns and cities, and more of his lieutenants to defeat.  They may also proceed east, along the extinct caravan lines, towards the distant lands which the desert pathways lead.  They could also proceed south, into the deep desert.  It is not known what lies to the south of the great desert, but it is also known that many secrets lie buried amongst the dunes.
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« Reply #87 on: April 02, 2017, 08:26:19 pm »

South!

"Never get tired of seeing what's past the next dune. Usually, more dunes! But then you get to cross those too, which is fun, because then you get to see what's past it."
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« Reply #88 on: April 02, 2017, 09:58:04 pm »

West

This Dread lord has magic, I hate magic.
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« Reply #89 on: April 03, 2017, 10:47:52 pm »

West
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