No.19737
>>19733You have not been healed since the last fight.
To make things worse, the Feaster is still trying to overwhelm you.
>>19736You manage to stand up though
>>19734With a bit of outside the box thinking, you teleport one of the columns away.
>>19735The feeders turn on you as you mess around with your doll, but your feeder puts up a solid fight.
Backwillow goes through some pages and tries another incantation '1d10+1'
Roll #1 2 + 1 = 3 No.19738
It does not work one bit.
ENEMY
Dream Feaster [Tier 4] 5/4
Feeder Horde [Tier 1] 33/1
Support Columns [Tier 2] 83/1
PARTY [Tier 2]
Tilrok 1/5
Maudi 5/4
Feeder 3/3
Oddeth 5/3
Blue 4/5
Backwillow 2/5
No.19739
>>19737let the feeder keep doing his work '1d10'
while I heal Tilrok '1d10' natural remedy
Roll #1 4 = 4 /
Roll #2 9 = 9 No.19740
>>19737>>19738I will keep working on it.
Magic Bolt the columns
'1d10'
Roll #1 2 = 2 No.19741
>>19737>>19738'1d10' just attack some of the horde.
Roll #1 7 = 7 No.19742
>>19737Fire into the Horde and at the Feaster, Trying to hit as many of them as I can.
Trick ammo- Split (hits two targets)
'1d10' (-1min, +1 Tier, Ranged)
Roll #1 1 = 1 No.19743
>>19739The feeder fails to win against his own.
Your heal works wonders though.
>>19740Your magic falters and backfires, sending you flying.
>>19741You smash three of the approaching Feeders
>>19742Your shots ricochet off the floor, then the walls, and then hit you instead, dropping you like a bag of potatoes.
The wounded Backwillow attempts to find some sort of bolstering incantation '1d10+1'
Roll #1 5 + 1 = 6 No.19744
And it works!
+1 to all!
ENEMY
Dream Feaster [Tier 4] 5/4
Feeder Horde [Tier 1] 30/1
Support Columns [Tier 2] 83/1
PARTY [Tier 2]
Tilrok 6/6
Maudi 5/4
Feeder 1/3
Oddeth HELPLESS/2
Blue HELPLESS/4
Backwillow 2/5
No.19745
>>19744>>19743'1d10+1' Help Blue up this time.
Roll #1 9 + 1 = 10 No.19746
>>19745>>19743"Thank you for the assistance."
Activate Prot Bubble
No.19747
>>19743now let's lifestream another of the horde '1d10+1' and give the life to Backwillow
'1d10+1' attack my feeder!
Roll #1 2 + 1 = 3 /
Roll #2 10 + 1 = 11 No.19748
>>19743Well, that's embarrassing…
Drag myself off the ground yet again.
'1d10+1'
Roll #1 7 + 1 = 8 No.19749
>>19745>>19746The aeon is up and protected
>>19747The horde is too fast for you, but not for the plucky Feeder, who is now tearing apart six of his former brothers at once.
>>19748You pull the arrows out of your legs and stand up proud.
Backwillow attempts to cast a destructive incantation '1d10+1'
Roll #1 9 + 1 = 10 No.19750
And what a blast it is.
The basement is at last illuminated by a swirling vortex of fire, showing the true shape of the Feaster.
It is as a giant slug, with many mouths and grasping tentacles, yet no eyes. The Feeders cower near it, and scatter at the sight of the fiery torrent among them.
ENEMY
Dream Feaster [Tier 4] 3/4
Feeder Horde [Tier 1] 20/1
Support Columns [Tier 2] 75/1
PARTY [Tier 2]
Tilrok 6/6
Maudi 3/4
Feeder 1/3
Oddeth 5/2
Blue 5/4 [protected]
Backwillow 2/5
No.19751
>>19749Magic Missiles at the support pillars again.
'1d10'
Roll #1 5 = 5 No.19752
>>19750'1d10+2' doomsinger on the Dream Feaster
Roll #1 6 + 2 = 8 No.19753
>>19749>>19750Switch back over to my heavy crossbow; if I'm going to die here, I'm at least going to do some damage first. Let's see how big of a hole I can make in the Feaster.
Arsenal to switch to Great Weapon+ranged
'1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8 No.19754
>>19749Ooh baby Maudi picked the best feeder for the job
'1d10' get'em baby!
'1d10' natural remedy on that blasted capra
Roll #1 5 = 5 /
Roll #2 8 = 8 No.19755
>>19751Your casting is interrupted by the horde nipping at you.
>>19752The Feaster quivers, and seems to weaken.
>>19753You fire on the Feaster, impaling it and pinning it in place with a great bolt!
>>19754Your Feeder at long last gets torn apart by the horde.
Oddeth recovers from his wounds.
Backwillow has to rest after such a strong spell.
ENEMYDream Feaster [Tier 3] HELPLESS/3
Feeder Horde [Tier 1] 20/1
Support Columns [Tier 2] 75/1
PARTY [Tier 2]
Tilrok 6/6
Maudi 3/4
Feeder 1/3
Oddeth 5/3
Blue 5/4 [protected]
Backwillow 1/5
No.19756
>>19755Magic Bolt them away.
'1d10'
Roll #1 5 = 5 No.19757
>>19755lifestream another of the horde and give the health to Backwillow
''No time for being lazy Backwillow!''
'1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6 No.19758
>>19755'1d10' attack the Dream Feaster while its down.
Roll #1 4 = 4 No.19759
>>19755Cut loose; all or nothing. Let's end this fight with one last volley.
'10d10+2' Ranger (great, ranged)
Roll #1 3, 4, 8, 8, 4, 5, 10, 10, 9, 6 + 2 = 69 No.19760
>>19756You blast one and the others scatter away from you
>>19757Backwillow nods and stands up
>>19758Your attack snaps the bold holding it down, allowing it to move again.
>>19759You fumble with your weapon and get nothing done. Try focusing harder.
Backwillow tries to conjure an attack against the Feaster
'1d10+1'
Roll #1 7 + 1 = 8 No.19761
The conjured bolt hits the Feaster as it regains its composure
ENEMY
Dream Feaster [Tier 3] 3/3
Feeder Horde [Tier 1] 17/1
Support Columns [Tier 2] 75/1
PARTY [Tier 2]
Tilrok 6/6
Maudi 3/4
Feeder 1/3
Oddeth 4/3
Blue 5/4 [protected]
Backwillow 4/5
No.19762
>>19760>>19761'1d10+2' Keep doomsinging at the Feaster.
Roll #1 7 + 2 = 9 No.19763
>>19760Try to Teleport some more of those columns
'1d10'
Roll #1 5 = 5 No.19764
>>19760Why is that 1/3 feeder still there?let's try taking control of some more of that horde and keep getting them to turn against themselves
'1d10' Voodoo doctor
Roll #1 9 = 9 No.19765
>>19762Whatever you're doing to spook it, it's getting pretty damn spooked. 2spooked even.
>>19763You pull out a chunk of column, but your bubble breaks as well.
>>19764Copypaste errorsThe horde attacks itself in confusion
Backwillow flips his book to the final pages, and tries casting something huge
'1d10+2'
Roll #1 5 + 2 = 7 No.19766
The magical blast rips into the support columns, but also forces Backwillow to take a breather.
ENEMY
Dream Feaster [Tier 2] 3/3
Feeder Horde [Tier 1] 10/1
Support Columns [Tier 2] 50/1
PARTY [Tier 2]
Tilrok 6/6
Maudi 3/4
Oddeth 4/3
Blue 5/4
Backwillow 4/5
No.19767
>>19765>>19765Damn it! Steady my fingers and try again. I am a soldier, and by Dickens I'm going to fight like one!
'10d10+2' Ranger (great, Ranged)
Roll #1 4, 9, 2, 8, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 6 + 2 = 45 No.19768
>>19765>>19766Time to Bolt the columns.
'1d10'
Roll #1 2 = 2 No.19769
>>19766>>19765"Even demons have fears.."
'1d10' attack the horde this time
Roll #1 10 = 10 No.19770
>>19765let's take control of a single of those feeders again
'1d10' control
Roll #1 5 = 5 No.19771
>>19767You send a bunch of bolts wildly ricocheting around the room, and then take one of them to the shoulder, sending you down for the count.
>>19768The column you teleported away earlier crashes through the ceiling and slams into you.
>>19769>>19770Maudi takes control of one of the Feeders as Tilrok smashes the rest to goop.
Sensing its allies are gone, the Feaster visibly deflates.
Now is your chance!
ENEMYDream Feaster [Tier 2] HELPLESS/2
Support Columns [Tier 2] 45/1
PARTY [Tier 2]
Tilrok 6/6
Maudi 3/4
Feeder 3/1
Oddeth HELPLESS/2
Blue 1/4
Backwillow 4/5
No.19772
>>19771Time for another Bubble then.
No.19773
>>19771make the feeder attack it's leader while I lifestream it!
'1d10' feeder
'1d10' lifestream
Roll #1 6 = 6 /
Roll #2 9 = 9 No.19774
>>19771'1d10' Let's just attack the Dream Feaster
Roll #1 4 = 4 No.19775
>>19771I'm not out just yet! The fight's still going!
Pull myself up one last time. '1d10'
Roll #1 5 = 5 No.19776
>>19772You proceed to be helpful by hiding in a bubble
>>19773>>19774>>19775With a final push you rush the Feaster, and despite its best efforts to fight back, it ultimately falls to Maudi's life drain, splattering across the floor into a dark puddle. As it dies, so does the last of the Feeders, and the darkness falls silent at last.
Backwillow wipes his brow. The spells have left him a little sooty and bloodied, and the pages of his book ragged, but he is still breathing.
"…I think that should do it."
No.19777
>>19776"Thank goodness. Got a bit dicey there for a bit."
Finally just sit down an lean on my crossbow stock for a while. Those rats were nearly the end of me…
No.19778
>>19776Pat the small human in the head ''You did good, Backwillow…Everyone did, especially Maudi''
No.19779
>>19776>>19777"One less terror in the world.." I sigh and help stabilize the capra.
No.19780
>>19776"We should bury this place."
No.19781
>>19777>>19778"Frankly I'm not sure I'm up for another one like this."
>>19780"Not much need, it's just some leftover goop and guts now.
But feel free to knock the supports out if it gives you peace of mind."
No.19782
>>19779"Thanks… Don't know what happened there. Guess I'm getting older than I thought…" A nervous chuckle comes out as I rub my injured shoulder.
No.19783
>>19781"I shall once we are safely out."
No.19784
>>19781''Bah, you are so young and still such a pushover. Maudi is an elder and she feels like she could face three more of those feasters!''
''And now that we did our work here…Maudi believes it's time to give her a payment~!''
No.19785
And then everyone went back to town and found a fulfilling way to go on with their lives
THE END
NEXT TIME
ON
THE
RUN
No.19786
>>19782"Meanwhile I still owe 84 more demons."
