Nekurr's 2 threat essentially give Olond the mace.
The Orc's mace clatters to the ground and skitters to Olond's feet. She grins as she picks it from the ground. "You probably feel good about yourselves. Like you've got me cornered. Right?" She raises the mace overhead. "Did you know some of these eggs are ready to hatch?" She brings the mace down, cracking the eggshell to pieces.
A black-scaled dragon welp flops to the cavern floor, wet with acidic yolk. It lets out a tentative screech as it turns its eyes on Olond. Then it turns them toward you. They glow with an unearthly purple light.
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[ +- ] Initiative & Status
NPC = Olond (picked up mace, smashed egg open)
PC = We are here
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"There be dragons!" Nekurr exclaims almost in panic as his fears are confirmed. "Fortuna, why do you abandon us?" The cleric points at Olond "Are as you crazy as and old goat man?"
OOC:
I'm going to try a deadly attack (not sure of all the implications but sounds... well, deadly). Assuming she's not short range that would be a PPPB.
PS: so that's 4+2 damage and another threat...
Suddenly, the dragon welp shakes itself, drying itself of the yolk covering its scales. Much of the acidic goo flies aimlessly around the cave, but due to her proximity, Olond is surprised by a splash of the creature's corroding fluid. Nekurr waves at the dragon, hopelessly trying to distract it "shoo shoo, look, meaty lady there!"
OOC:
GM edit: She has Adversary 2, so first two purples should be replaced with reds:
I rerolled the first two purples to account for Adversary 2. Remember to suffer 4 total strain for the attack (2 for the spell, plus 2 for her special ability.) Nets you 4+1 damage, 1 threat, and a despair. I'll adjudicate all this tomorrow! No rush, as Mcneils5 is on vacation.
NPC = Olond (picked up mace, smashed egg open)
PC = Nekurr (cast Attach on Olond, hit, but released another hatchling)
PC = We re here.
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OOC:
By my count, you end up with 1 Failure, 1 Despair, 2 Advantage, so yes! (You suffer 4 strain for the attack due to her special ability.) How do you want to use the advantage?
Olond flinches as the acidic goo sizzles against her jerkin and skin. She nearly lets out a cry, but her voice is overshadowed by the sound of another egg cracking open. Inside it is another black-scaled hatchling...
Feeling bolstered by Nekur's spell Hildar changes his incantation slightly. The magic gathering at the end of his wand twisting from a large, heavy seeming energy to one that looks sharper, more precise but also radiates a heat that was absent before.
OOC:
Ok, gonna try blasting her again. Paragon is still up for this turn, will be dropping the Empowered additional effect this time and running with Range, Deadly, and Fire so difficulty will be the same (3r 1P) will get a boost from Nekur, Aiming for another (Free Manoeuvre), and a third from Paragon....here goes.....nice, so that's 11 damage (5 Intelect, +3 for bonus successes, +3 for the Wand) and will trigger a Crit with 2 of the Advantages which will be at +40 due to the Vicious quality triggering from the Deadly effect....Wow! so that would be her bleeding out then, in a cave surrounded by hatching dragons lol Going to use the last Advantage to get a point of Strain back as I'm on 14 of 16 currently lol
Hildar's arcane blast nearly incinerates Marseen Olond upon impact. She falls to her knees, her clothing and hair aflame, but that crazed grin still plastered on her face. "You fools..." she stammers, flames now enfolding her face and head. "I just... wanted these eggs brought... to the surface. Now they're hatching!"
Her body slumps to the dirt floor as the flames began to smolder out. You can tell she's dead. But there are now two dragon whelps sniffing the air, with dozens of siblings perhaps ready to hatch...
"Maybe next time you try explaining that instead of trying to kill us" Nekurr replies to the incinerated corpse as he looks at Hildar and Tronus. "Do you think we can just burn the place down and run?" He doesn't look like someone who wants to stay around for much longer
"I agree although instead of just fire a fiery explosion... Our employer might have some words for us when she gets back though..." Tronus states in agreement with Nekurr.
Unseen on Mannara for hundreds of years. Thought totally extinct after the Dragon Wars. But here... an entire brood of them!
And these fledgeling drakes have something off... There's something malevolent about them.
Never mind that now. Thinking better of standing your ground and fighting what may soon grow into a true horde, you flee as fast as you can down back up the tunnel. Hildar's conjured donkey proves invaluable as you push it to its limits, galloping toward the small speck of light up ahead. The dragon whelps nip at your heels, but they only get strips of your garments. Finally, you reach the lift platforms that lead out from the tunnels.
The fact that you let Marseen Olond's crony flee proves fortuitous, as he's just reaching the elevated lift's apex when you arrive. He throws you down a rope, allowing you to scurry up and out of the tunnel alongside him. Meanwhile, the dragon whelps continue to yip and screech, apparently hungry for their first meal...
"About blazing time you lot came to your senses! How you 'spect we can deal with those... things?"
"Deal? What do you mean deal?" Nekurr asks the man, panic starting to creep into his voice... more than the usual! "We pray Fortuna wishes those things to never leave that cursed place and..." he pauses to look back "we run!"
