<font color="steelblue"> The story thus far: Merlins Palace has been returned to the air, and within a short time of it being there, another clan began planning an attack on it. Soon the battle began, the HADB were upon us!!
The battle is taking place only in the very center of the Palace, and the HADB seriously out numbered the OOM, until most of them left. It now appears to be Neb and The Fallen One, Galadria, versus Me. A call for assistance has been sent out by the Order of Merlin, but it appears that noone will help defend us against the Hamlet and Dough Boy clan.
In an attempt to make it more fun, overpowered spells have been banned.
I am outnumbered 2 to 1, will help come ?? Will more assailants from the HADB come ?? Will Larry reapear and take a side ??

The gates to the Palace have been reopened and unlocked, the silver ring of Merlin which grants full control over the palace has been used in a manouver by my character, and its power is all but depleted. At this point, all characters will be fully healed, and the battle will effectively start again with the new rules in place- all are welcome to join when they wish, just try to make it so that you enter the Palace, and dont just suddenly appear and start attacking. ;)
Also, anyone who has a Sig (and the 3 of us currently in the battle do), please disable it before you post- apparently they slow page loading times.
Now let the Battle ... erm... CONTINUE!! </font>

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: LennonCook ]</p>

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by LennonCook:

In an attempt to make it more fun, overpowered spells have been banned, as have psionics.
<hr></blockquote>

OOC>> Excuse me, Sook, but AFAIK the class Neb roleplays is psionic. It's a little unfair for you to ban psionics when that is his character's form of attack. If you don't understand psionics maybe Neb could briefly explain the spells he uses so you can defend yourself better but I don't think you can just dictate what class he plays [img]smile.gif[/img]

<font color="steelblue">Ok, I will remove that bit from the post. Anything else in there that would make it unfair or anything ?? I want to try to avoid that sort of thing.</font>

<font color="lightgreen">Edited because I forgot to turn my sig off...</font>

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: LennonCook ]</p>

OOC>> Nope, looking good [img]smile.gif[/img] . Now I'll just sit back and watch you get slaughtered [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

OOC>Geez, you guys HAVE been busy haven't you ;)

IC>Regin that has been hiding in one of the bedrooms in the castle, makes his way towards the centre of the castle..
He sees Elleshar desperately trying to ward himself from the powers of Neb and Galadria..
He decides to make it a little bit more fun..
He turns into a greater earth elemental, and runs down the steps, with the intent of smacking the s*** out of Elleshar..
When he arrives, Elleshar hasn't noticed him because he's too busy battling Neb and Gal, he strikes a blow on Ellesahr's head with tremendous power...

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Sir ReGiN ]</p>

(OOC: Psionics are simple, they're mental powers, fuelled by my character's mind's energy, needs no gestures or words to be activated, just concentration, the downside, however, is that psionics CAN fail when they're used, and they CAN backfire and most of them CAN be resisted, I refuse to stop using psionics since they're my character's main skill, he's got magic as well but he uses that less.)

Neb looks at Elleshar and his brow knits in concentration, various small stones and pieces of rubble lift themselves off of the ground and launch themselves at the leader of the OOM, a few of them never move anywhere and the sorcerer/psionic is forced to dodge a few of the projectiles that have gone boomerang on him and have headed in his own direction.

Not waiting to see what the effects of his attack is Neb runs towards Elleshar, quarterstaff +3 raised to attack and..... Dissapears.

(OOC: My character has Time Shifted, he will reappear in 3 minutes RP-time, but he will have had three minutes to walk around while time is stopped for him as well, so he'll reappear halfway through a leap that sends him towards Elleshar and ends with him smacking the leader of the OOM over the head with his quarterstaff, hard to dodge since my character has been able to place himself, almost like a Time Stop.)

The Half-Orc Bard, completely armless after Galadria's 'first aid', picks himself up from the floor after having been unconscious for some time.
After taking in his surroundings and deciding that the severing of his arms from his body is only a minor fleshwound, he runs towards Regin and starts kicking his shins.

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: J'aran ]</p>

<font color="lightgreen"> Elleshar quickly casts improved invisibility followed by equipping a ring of Non Detection. Running to the other side of the room, he draws a Staff of Earth+2 from one of the treasure holds in the throne room. He strikes the Earth Elemental a few times, the last hit causing it to shatter. He then outs the Staff Back away, he draws his LongBow (fires phantom arrows. +2 to hit and damage, 25% chance of stunning the target on hitting it). He fires at Sir Regin, and then at the now visible in mid air Neb. He then fires several chromatic orbs at the fallen one Gladria, and another few at the other fallen one Sir Regin. He then throws a healing salve to J'aran to fix his arm, and runs to another side of the circular throne room. He than aims his Bow straight at Sir Regin's back, and fires before again running to another the other side of the room, and casting protection from dizziness. </font>

OOC: This may be useful info for your order, if you're so bothered by Psionicists:

<font color="red">Psionics and Magic
Psionics and magic use completely different forces. Psionics uses internal energy, while magic taps into extraplanar power. Both arts can produce similar effects, but they do so in very different ways. For this reason, psionics and magic don’t ordinarily mix. Magical spells, for instance, can’t be used to detect or dispel psionic activity, unless otherwise stated. Likewise, psionic powers can’t detect magic that simulates psionic abilities. Lastly, if a psionicist uses a psychokinetic, psychometabolic, psychoportive, or telepathic power against a magical illusion, he automatically gets a saving throw vs. spell to disbelieve it. Specific spells, as listed below, intermix with psionics in the following ways.

Antimagic shell: This spell blocks the effects of psionic powers.
Detect charm: This spell detects telepathic control, such as domination.
Detect invisibility: This spell allows the caster to see clearly psionic invisibility, astral travelers, shadowform, and ethereal creatures. It doesn’t work against characters in other dimensions.
Detect magic: This spell has no effect on psionics.
Detect scrying: This spell will detect psionic scrying, though psionicists get a save vs. spell to avoid detection.
ESP: If this spell is used against psionicists, they get a save vs. spell with a +2 bonus to negate the effects.
False vision: This spell works against psionics, though psionicists get a save vs. spell to negate effects.
Forbiddance: This spell effectively blocks all teleportation and metabolic powers.
Free action: This spell overcomes all psychokinetic effects against the subject’s body, as well as domination.
Globe of invulnerability/minor globe of invulnerability: These spells have no effect on psionics.
Magic jar: Psionicists use their combined Wisdom and Constitution scores when determining the differential modifier.
Mind blank: Psionicists get a save vs. spell to overcome this enchantment.
Misdirection: This spell has no effect on psionics.
Mislead: A psionic attack reveals this spell, but the first attack automatically fails.
Nondetection: This spell works normally against psionics.
Otiluke’s resilient sphere: Psionics can’t penetrate this spell’s protection.
Protection from evil/protection from evil, 10-foot radius: These spells provide +2 bonuses to MACs.
Spell immunity: This spell has no effect on psionics.
Trap the soul: Psionicists trapped by this spell can’t use any psionic powers.
</font>

But don't go pounding Neb with these spells just because they work and he's a psyonic. Keep it reasonable, okay?

And Lennon, try not to do too much in one post to give the others a chance, okay?

EDIT: This a better colour?

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Legolas ]</p>

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by LennonCook:
<font color="lightgreen">He then throws a healing salve to J'aran to fix his arm,</font><hr></blockquote>

J'aran manages to catch the salve in his mouth, but then stands about a bit, looking rather sheepish with the small box between his teeth. He desparately tries to think of a way of applying it without hands... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

EDIT: Argh, Legolas, that font color and that paricular background color aren't meant to go together if you ask me.

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: J'aran ]</p>

Regin dodges the arrow, and casts Iron Skin and Champion's Strength..
He then conjurs several greater Fire Elementals where Elleshar is standing, they attack Elleshar instantly..
Regin stands still whispering several words under his breath, then he lashes out with his hands, and Zaaman Rul (prince of fire) appears beside Elleshar and he also attacks the mage..
Then Regin casts Creeping Doom, and Ellshar is unable to cast spells..
A few seconds later, Regin casts Implosion foolowed by Finger of Death at J'Aran..
*No more Mr. Nice Guy* he says in a terminator-like voice..

<font color="teal"> Running up to J'aran Glorifndel grabs some healing salve and then puts it on his wounds, realising there isnt enough he grabs it out of the teeth of the orc and puts it on the rest of his wounds. Then drawing his Katana's he charges up to Reign csting stoneskin and Tensers Transformation on himself b4 jumping into the melee </font>

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Glorfindel ]

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Glorfindel ]</p>

Neb is struck by one of the Phantom Arrows but avoids getting stunned and continues towards Elleshar, striking him heavily with his Quarterstaff +2 and sending him reeling.

Feeling like being a bit evil he strikes Elleshar with one of his hands while using the psionic power Inflict Pain(Decided for yourself whether you fail your saving throw, if you do you're on the ground, writhing in pain and unable to defend yourself.).

He then turned away from the leader of the OOM and saw Glorfindel headed towards Regin, using his Teleport Other power he sent Glorfindel a few hundred feet into the air, to fall.

A quick use of his Metamorphosis ability transforms him into a towering Hill Giant and he heads towards J'aran, intending to stomp him.

<font color="lightgreen"> Elleshar quickly grabs a Staff of Fire+ 2 from one of the many hidi-holes around the room. After killing off aproximately half of the Elementals with it, he runs away, and prepars his next spell.

He quickly casts Ice Storm, and imprisonment on the prince of fire who appears unafected by the ice storm. He then puts the Staff of Fire back into one of the alcoves, and reequips his longbow, searching for his next victim...</font>


<font color="steelblue">OOC: Regin, heres where I be an absolute b**ch to you. you cannot target spells at invisible or sanctioned creatures I went under improved invisiblilty and non detection. You cannot have cast that creeping doom at me.</font>

(OOC: Elementals are not fooled by invisibility if I am not much mistaken, along with undead, so perhaps being attacked by one of them revealed your location? Perhaps even broke your concentration on your invisibility spell and revealed you?

Also, Neb is still made from pure Adamantite so good luck harming him.)

<font color="lightgreen"> Elleshar feels lucky to have a high contitution, and feels no effect from the Inflict Pain spell.

He quickly launches more arrows at Neb, and casts Dispel Magic on Regin, followed by absolute immunity on himself. He then fires a sdingle chromatic Orb at galadria, yelling "WAKE UP!!" in the process. He then aims his Longbow straight at Regin, and fires 3 arrows toward him...</font>

Elleshar's arrows strike Neb's adamantite exterior and do no damage, he then interposes his large adamantite Hill Giant body between the leader of the OOM and Regin, taking the arrows for him, but taking no damage.

He then advances towards Elleshar, intending to hurt him, badly.

(OOC: Just in case you decide to turn invisible, I can still use a few psionic powers to see your Aura.)

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Neb:
(OOC: Elementals are not fooled by invisibility if I am not much mistaken, along with undead, so perhaps being attacked by one of them revealed your location? Perhaps even broke your concentration on your invisibility spell and revealed you?

Also, Neb is still made from pure Adamantite so good luck harming him.)<hr></blockquote>

<font color="steelblue"> OOC:I cast improved invisibility and equipped a ring of non detection. No, Elementals and undead are not fooled by invisibility, but the fact remains that I am invisible. According to the rules, as long as the spell is in effect, no matter if you can tell where i am or not no targeted spell cant hit me. Only Area Affect.</font>

<font color="lightgreen">editted because I forgot to disable my sig again.</font>

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: LennonCook ]</p>

<font color="teal"> Tensers Transformation wears off as Glorfindel is falling to the ground, so quickly casting Shapechange Glorfindel shapechanges into a Greater Wolfwere, then after hitting the ground and breaking both his legs they quickly regenerate back to normal, then changing into an earth Elemental Glorfindel charges up to the now Hill Giant Neb and puts one of his gigantic fists right into Nebs spine, knocking him over and letting J'aran run for cover. </font>

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Glorfindel ]</p>

Neb stands up and looks at the wolfwere, he then grabs hold of him with both of his huge fists and squashes him flat, then throws him into a wall, before he can regenerate he is then hit by a barrage of Fireballs cast by Neb using a Spell Trigger.

Ignoring the now either dead or regenerating Glorfindel Neb jumps towards Elleshar with the intent of landing on him, feet first.

OOC:Neb, READ.... me now EARTH ELEMENTAL, Ill try to continue [img]smile.gif[/img]

IC: <font color="teal"> Making a huge hole in the wall from where Neb had thrown him Glorfindel gets back up and charges at Neb again, this time throwing all his weight at him and taking them both smashing straight through another wall, both of them taking only minor damage, though leaving Regin open to Elleshar.... who happens to have turned into something incredibly small, getting up and yawning Glorfindel Looks around and realises that the odds are not good with only himself and J'aran, So senidng another massive blow into Neb before transforming into the flu and getting up Nebs Huge Hill Giant nose for a good rest before coming back in a few hours.</font>

OOC: Sorry gtg I can stay up ne longer if I want to get up at any reasonable hour in the morning [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Glorfindel ]</p>

Feeling very relieved for having his arms back, J'aran quickly grabs his morningstar. Knowing that there is no way he can hurt an adamantite Neb, he decides to concentrate his efforts on Regin once again. He casts Slow on his enemy and rushes in to bludgeon him with the massive morningstar.

<font color="lightgreen"> Elleshar notices the Ugly thing flying at him with incredibly slow speed, and manages to dodge in plenty of time for the Blubering mass to hit the wall behind him, and fall to the ground. </font>

<font color="steelblue">OOC: Ok, its 20 past 11 in the evening here, and I am definately no insombiac. Ill be back in a few hours, until then umm... Elleshar becomes something realy small and impossible to see or kill or even damage. Yes, yes, thatl do. I hope...</font>

OOC>Lennon, wouldn't the fact that you attacked me make you visible? ;)

IC>As J'Aran starts running towards Regin, the druid casts bolt of glory at the half-orc..
Then he casts physical mirror to avoid anymore of Elleshar's annoying arrows..
He grabs his staff of the woodlands+3 and engage J'Aran in melee..

OOC>J'Aran, I still have champion's strength and Iron skin, just so you remember.. ;)

(OOC: Blubbering mass? Pure adamantite pal [img]tongue.gif[/img] Not blubbering at all, instead very heavy and strong.)

Neb turns himself into pure mithril and Metamorphoses into a more or less human form, just slightly larger than most humans, then heads towards J'aran to bring him pain, and lots of it.

Turning away from Regin, J'aran dodges Neb's blows and manages to get himself behind the metallic marauder. He grabs hold of Neb, and, with great effort, raises the heavy psionic over his head and slams him to the floor, which gives way at the impact, causing Neb to fall right through it. He ends up somewhere in the basement.

While J'aran is dropping Neb, he fails to see the Pink Crusader come up behind him. She whomps him with her maceon his orkish skull, and switches to Carsomyr, casts Greater Whirlwind attack, and opens great gashes in him.

Neb transforms himself first to nitrous oxide and floats up into the battle area and then into Hydrochloric Acid, he surges forward hoping to dissolve J'aran.

While Galadria is keeping J'Aran busy, Regin sneaks up behind him in the shape of a squirrel and then casts flame strike on J'Aran's head, making him fall to the ground..
*Finish him Gal, this has gone on too far..*

OOC: Where are all the other members of the OOM? I thought there were 7 or 8 of us. At least one or two have to be around now... I'm getting slaughtered here, HELP!

After the vicious attacks of the HADB-members, who are once again very brave in their superior numbers, J'aran rolls away from Galadria, falling into the hole in the floor, out of reach of his opponents. This gives him a second or two to regain his composure and cast Improved Invisibility on himself. In this translucent condition, he sneeks deeper into the Palace.

(looks down into the hole) Looks like there's no one left to fight. Another poker game? Or, declare victory?

*Oh yes poker, that's right..*
Regin goes away and fetches the two wizards he got earlier..
*My two's still there, are there anymore bets?*

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Sir ReGiN ]</p>

Somewhere deep within the bowels of the Palace, J'aran Bloodhymn rests for a while, healing his wounds and re-memorizing his spells.

When he is done, he casts, in quick succession, Stoneskin, Fire Shield Red, Haste and Tenser's Transformation on himself. Bolstered by this magic, he hurries back to the main hall, where the HADB is once again immersed in a card game. He enters like a hurricane on steroids and races straight towards Galadria and Regin, pummeling both in turn with his morningstar.

<font color="steelblue">OOC: Im Ba-ack!!, Regin- I was under improved invisiblility. One of the benefits of it that makes it improved is that you dont become visibile when you attack... to quote from one of those annoying in between screens in SOA <blockquote>quote:</font><hr> when an improved invisible creature attacks, they become partially visible, you can NOT target them with spells until you remove the invisibility.<hr></blockquote> Now the very low level spell 'invisibility' or a thiefs Hide in Shadows ability, yes you become visible. Improved invisibility has to either be dispelled, (which it cant be if non detection is up), cancelled by the caster (yeah, right ;) ), or run out. </font>

<font color="lightgreen">IC: Elleshar reemerges from whereever he was, and quickly reinstates his improved invisibility. He casts haste on the OOM members (including himself), and runs around collecting the cards. He then draws his longbow and targets Galadria with several more of them, and then sends an inprisonment spell at Neb. He then launches another few chromatic orbs at Galadria, and a magic missle at Regin...</font>

GALADRIA Holds up her Shield of Deflection, sending the arrows right back at the sender. Drops shield, picks up Carsomyr, and deflects J'Aran's mace. Casts Greater Whirlwind, and sets about him. Casts Resist Magic.

[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Galadria1 ]</p>

<font color="gold">*Suddenly Exxon finds himself in the middle of the battle. He is member of OOM, so duty tells him to attack HADB. On the other side, Neb is one of his closest IW-friends, and dont want to kill him.*
"Hmm, maybe I'll just play dead," Exxon says, and falls down.</font>


see ya!

<font color="lightgreen">Elleshar runs over to Sir Exxon, and attempts to raise him, to no avail. "Obviously hes just playing and didnt realy die..."
He quickly uses an emergancy tactic, casting a flame arrow at Sir Exxon to force him up he quickly reminds him that Neb is imprisoned, and that there are others here. "Your a Member of Keldorns Order arent you ?? Well there are other members of such here who are attacking the Order of Merlin for no reason... they have fallen, should they realy be let do this ??"

Quickly moving to the other side of the room, he draws a very powerful two handed sword from what appears to be a void. He walks back over to Sir Exxon (all the while invisible), and hands the Arageddon Blade to him saying "I believe this is yours ??" he then walks back to another side of the circular room, draws his bow, and fires several arrows at Sir Regin...</font>


<font color="steelblue">OOC: Guys, dont forget to disable you sigs!! Apparently they slow page loading times. </font>

OOC>>>You just shot your own man? [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img]
The poor guy; he had no idea his clan master was crazy!

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Larry_OHF:
OOC>>>You just shot your own man? [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img]
The poor guy; he had no idea his clan master was crazy!<hr></blockquote>

<font color="steelblue">Im not crazy... I just had to get his attention, and couldnt think of any other way!! ;) </font>

Galadria picks up Exxon and says, tenderly, "Sir Exxon, this is Galadria. You should not fight another member of Keldorn's Order."
She then casts Greater Whirlwind and attacks Elleshar, disrupting his spell.