Chapter 5: Blingdenstone

Cemos attempts to hammer away at the rock, but can't quite find an opening the first time around, though the backswing does catch creature where the ribs would be on a humanoid.

Meanwhile, Heartboiler furiously attacks the rock beast, catching her first strike but barely missing in her fury on the second, sending another small cloud of dust up.

Bildaweer's blob of acid finds a home this time, starting to melt away part of the creature with a sizzle as the shot is placed impeccably well (Critical strike! I rolled 4d4 again, added an extra 13 damage to that hit).

Dustin leaps up, stabbing after the bolt of acid flies, finding his mark this time, thrusting the sword in with a mighty lunge. The creature splits into two halves before collapsing in a pile of slightly smoking rubble.

The earth shakes slightly and a strange smaller rock figure rises from the ground, glowing with a faint golden glow. It puts its back to the menhir, standing about five feet away from it, and assumes a guardian like poster, unmoving.

Before anyone can react, however, another low rumble echoes through the chamber as a second large humanoid figure detaches from the cavern wall. It looks to you all and roars! It begins lumbering toward you all, stopping about 10 feet from where Dustin, Cemos, Georges, and Heartboiler had been assaulting the other one.

You are all up again! For rage purposes, this occurred all on the other rock creature's "turn", so you are still in your rage HB.

In quick order, Cemos, Bildaweer, and Heartboiler manage to slam the new rocky creature with vicious attacks, carving gouges in the creature. Almost immediately, cracks spread across the creature's body.

Georges and Dustin both move in, striking out at the stone beast. Georges misses, almost comically so, spinning on the loose dirt and almost dropping his scimitar. Dustin, however, seems to be fighting with cold, calculating purpose, planting the tip of his shortsword deep in the cracks of the creature once more. But the figure remains upright, swinging for Heartboiler as she was the first to cleave stone from its figure.

Its first swing misses, however, as it whips back around, the second fist is much better placed. It slams into the side of Heartboiler's head, dealing a ringing blow! (Critical hit! 24 bludgeoning damage before mitigation, 12 after).

PCs are up!

Cemos manages to whiff on his first shot and the anger at that makes his second shot beautifully precise, sending a web of cracks further across the creature's body. Bildaweer's missiles unerringly find their mark, driving the cracks further. Unfortunately, Heartboiler just can't seem to find her mark, barely missing with each blow. Dustin manages to get another nice strike in, drawing a howl from the creature. Georges tries to attack, but can't find a good angle.

With a furious swing, the creature attacks Heartboiler twice more, her large raging presence a clear threat to it. The first misses, but the second finds its mark, thumping her soundly on the chest. (14 damage before any resistances)

PCs are up

Dustin swings and unfortunately misses this time around as Cemos bathes Heartboiler in a heady golden glow.

The goliath woman makes her swing with aplomb and cleaves the stone creature into two pieces that collapse to the ground in a thunderous crash, coating her body in a fine layer of dust. Georges plants the tip of his sword on the ground, breathing heavily. Gods damn these stone bastards. I can't seem to get a good cut in on them, probably sending the edge of this sword right to hell. he says in between breaths. Another of the smaller stone creatures springs from the ground, with its back to the menhir, adopting a guardian position.

Unfortunately, the respite is short-lived as another of the humanoid figures on the wall peels off and stumbles forward. This one seems substantially larger than the other two, with slabs of smooth granite forming armor-like layers across its body. PCs are up! No rest for the adventury!