The Adventures in the Dungeon of the Bear

The third of the Trollgod's Trollhalla Adventures

Scene 5: Hot Lava

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Vin Ahrr Vin	Middleclaw	Quoghmyre	Dekhurrrsio
Naked!	Naked!	Two 50 pound boulders (10d6)	crossbow a pack with all sorts of gear coil of silk rope (in pack)

When Vin heard the words "Fight or Flee!" he turned and sprinted for safety. Thus he missed seeing the fight of trolls and one brave goblin versus demons.

The doorway demon was closest to Dekhurrrsio, and so he raked at the goblin with his 8 inch long talons. Dekhurrrsio only had time to strike out with a mighty blow to the face that knocked the demon back on it’s butt. But in the next instant, the goblin’s body erupted into fountains of blood, as the tearing claws had ripped through him everywhere they touched. With a blood-strangled cry, he fell back and collapsed. [Dekh 357 with no spite: Demon 1 414 with 5 spite. Dekh takes 57 hits--spite doesn’t matter. Dekh has a CON of 55. He goes down unconscious and dying with a CON of -2]

The second demon leaped at Middleclaw. The troll tried to defend himself with a flurry of blows. It did him no good. The demon knocked him down and great claws ripped his head off. Hot, lavalike blood jetted from the stump on the shoulders of the troll, and the broken body collapsed--dead as a troll ever got. [Middleclaw does 289] (Editorc's note: I believe Trollgod meant to write: Middleclaw takes 289 hits.)

The third demon raced up to attack Quoghmyre, but the largest of the trolls was also the most prepared. He had picked up 2 large boulders and had one in each hand. He brought them smashing around at the demon, and knocked it back, but not before a long black talon scored line down one mighty arm.

"Ouch!" said Quogh’s demon with a hellish smile. "You actually managed to hurt me a little, but only a little. How will you do when four of us turn on you, my brawny one?"

Quoghmyre couldn’t help feeling a bit of dismay as the four demons spread out to surround him. He considered leaping at the wounded one, and bashing it again, but if he did so, the other three would get free attacks on him. It occurred to him that Vin had actually done the smart thing, or maybe he was just more cowardly than he had seemed. Middleclaw looked dead--being beheaded was usually fatal even to trolls.

Vin Ahrr Vin	Middleclaw	Quoghmyre	Dekhurrrsio
CON: 100% Naked!	R.I.P. Turn 1 - Turn 5	CON: down by 6 hits Naked!	CON: -2/55 crossbow a pack with all sorts of gear coil of silk rope (in pack)

The fight is going very badly for our trollish heroes. Should Quogh:
(1) stay and fight to the bitter end,
(2) turn and make a run for it
(3) pick up Dekh and make a run for it
(4) try to talk his way out of trouble?

For extra points, was Vin’s rapid retreat smart or cowardly?

--Khenn

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