The Severed Hand

Round 3 Summary

The frost giants seem to have had dealings with raging barbarians such as Ug before. With the net over him, they turn on the other companions.

Two giants go for Alalla and Erevain. As the elf engages one of the giants, Alalla puts her glaive to deadly use on the other, and it tumbles to the ground with a mighty thud, grasping at a sliced hamstring. With a cry of vengeance it brings its axe up overhead for a chop that could very well cleave her in two. She rolls to one side just in time, but then looks up to see its other fist come down to crush her into the snow (Alalla takes 53 damage). Alalla feels the wind leave her lungs all at once, but as she gasps for breath she notices Ug nearby, struggling under the net. With a deft slice she frees him from the worst of his bonds...

Ras doesn't notice one giant closing in until it is too late. A thick blue hand closes around him, squeezes, and then flings him back down to the ground close to the giant blinded by Zenithral's shadow arrow (Ras takes 47 damage). The blinded giant perks up as it hears its ally direct it towards the gnome. It moves forward with crunching steps until it's close enough to see Ras, then slams its axe down. Ras is sure that he is going to be chopped like a very small piece of wood, but the red haze of Fergy's spell confuses the giant enough that the axe falls mere inches from the druid. A blast of fire from Fergy sizzles into the giant's shoulder.

Ras pulls himself shakily to his feet, his conjured fire sword flickering as the magic begins to fail... but with firm resolve he focuses and the flame ignites once more. Then, strangely, he finds himself floating off the ground. He holds out one hand, and a crack of thunder splits the air as Ras unleashes a lightning bolt. The magic connects squarely with the blinded giant, and for a moment the giant's corpse stands twitching before it falls, smoking, to the ground. The lightning forks off to hit another giant near Alalla and Erevain, which staggers briefly under the spell, but then throws itself back into the fight with renewed fury.

As Alalla finds her breath, she sees her fallen frost giant eyeing her with bloodshot eyes. It pushes one arm under itself to roll over, and the other reaches out to pummel her again - but then Ug is there, finally free from the ropes. Eyes shining with supernatural chill, the goliath swings his heavy maul up into the frost giant's jaw, shattering the thick bone and snapping its neck. The giant collapses, burying Ug under its weight.

Round 4 Player Phase!!!!

Round 4 Summary

The giants struggle to slay these folk who are so much smaller than them, but who are so formidable! One giant takes advantage of Erevain's misstep to stomp down at the elf (Erevain takes 35 damage), but then is driven back by attacks from Alalla, Zenithral, and Fergy. Bleeding from too many wounds, the giant prepares to meet its doom.

The other giant cries out in pain as an arrow pierces its face, then swings its axe down at Fergy. In spite of the dwarf's magical cloak, the frost giant's weapon is large enough that Fergy feels it cut along his hip. The cloak's magic sputters, and the giant strikes again, kicking Fergy in the chest with its massive foot (Fergy takes 49 damage and needs to make 2 concentration saves, DCs 10 and 13).

Round 5 Player Phase!!!!!

Thoroughly beaten to several piles of pulp, the frost giants die by weapon and spell. One of them manages a final blow on Fergy, but it seems more like a tickle to the tough dwarf (13 damage to Fergy).