Read Rathboner's explanation on the officials, it's better than mine.
A Grimswarm troll guard lunges forward at you with his wooden shield and attempts a shield bash!
[Roll result: 266 (open d100: 170)]
A Grimswarm troll guard lashes at you with an awesome shield bash and you flip through the air, landing on your head with a crash!
... 25 points of damage!
Solid strike caves your skull in, resulting in instant death!
You notice your blood flow go back to normal.
You lose your extra internal fortitude.
The dim aura fades from around you.
You feel your extra strength departing.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding you suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around you.
The bright luminescence fades from around you.
The silvery luminescence fades from around you.
Like sand through an hourglass, your visions of the future slip away and fade from your mind.
The shimmering aura fades from around you.
You feel your forehead pulse as your mind relaxes.
You return to normal color.
The faint blue glow fades from around your hands.
You become solid again.
The powerful look leaves you.
You no longer feel so dextrous.
The air about you stops shimmering.
The deep blue glow leaves you.
The light blue glow leaves you.
It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you...
You mentally give a sigh of relief as you remember that the Goddess Lorminstra owes you a favor.
...departing in 13 mins...
Roundtime: 14 sec.
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam
* Tigrlily just bit the dust!
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You hear the subdued thoughts of Jorddyn echo in your mind:
"Hrm, need another hint?"
Your head snaps back suddenly as a hand clamps over your mouth and pulls you backwards. Three slashes across your throat cut short any attempt to scream.
... 150 points of damage!
prep 301
Incredible slash to your neck!
Throat and vocal cords destroyed!
Zero chance of survival.
The buzz of thoughts in your mind subsides.
It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you...
You mentally give a sigh of relief as you remember that the Goddess Lorminstra owes you a favor.
...departing in 13 mins...
You struggle briefly, but you collapse and fall to the ground as your strength fails. You barely make out the shadowy figure looming above you as your vision blurs and your senses grow dim. You can still hear the words cold and clear before everything goes dark,
" That is a high price to learn the value of silence."
Everything goes dark and the last thing you hear are faint footsteps and a sinister laughter fading away.
[Lava Flows, Sinkholes - 2128]
Streams of molten lava from the southern ridgeline vanish into sinkholes here, the liquid stone returning to subterranean realms through holes burned in the older basalt. With molten lava vanishing almost underfoot the ground here is uncomfortable to even walk on, and the heated air feels like an oven. You also see a point of elemental instability and a wasp nest.
Obvious paths: east, west
The wasp nest is strangely quiet.
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The wasp nest is strangely quiet.
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The wasp nest is strangely quiet.
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The wasp nest is strangely quiet.
>incant 510
Reciting the mystical phrases of Hurl Boulder, you feel a rime of frost wreathe your blue eyes and infuse them with an icy blue energy that dissipates as you release your spell.
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a wasp nest.
You hurl a large boulder at a wasp nest!
AS: +408 vs DS: +200 with AvD: +22 + d100 roll: +12 = +242
... and hit for 87 points of damage!
Suddenly a swarm of wasps erupts from the wasp nest, filling the air with the dreadful droning of their wings! The enraged wasps block out the sky as they swoop down to defend their nest!
The great swarm descends upon you! Their glistening stingers hammer into you over and over, and you feel your life slipping away as you collapse.
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The wasp nest was empty.
You gesture at a huge earth elemental.
You hurl a seething blast of steam at a huge earth elemental!
AS: +480 vs DS: +215 with AvD: +22 + d100 roll: +11 = +298
... and hit for 78 points of damage!
Steamed ribs make fine soup bone!
You sense a surge of essence being dragged from the elemental and into your multicolored soulstone.
The earth elemental rumbles in agony as it teeters for a moment, then falls directly at you!
In a vain attempt, you leap to dodge the massive falling creature! The elemental strikes you squarely, crushing you beneath it and the ground!
... 1 point of damage!
You hear several snaps as your neck is broken in several places.
This just went down in the Landing, TSC.
An animated Illoke jarl punches his fist into the ground!
An animated Illoke jarl thrusts a a clenched fist toward the heavens, a soft grey pulse of pure spiritual energy rises from its apex, washing over an animated Illoke jarl and those nearby.
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Antinomy blinks at an animated Illoke jarl.
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The Illoke jarl rumbles in agony as he teeters for a moment, then falls directly at Zlinnly!
In a futile attempt, Zlinnly leaps to dodge the massive falling creature! The jarl strikes her squarely, crushing Zlinnly beneath him and the ground!
... 75 points of damage!
A mighty blow cleaves a swath through Zlinnly's back, taking the spine with it.
* Zlinnly drops dead at your feet!
The silvery luminescence fades from around Zlinnly.
Zlinnly seems a bit less imposing.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding Zlinnly suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The light blue glow leaves Zlinnly.
Zlinnly becomes solid again.
Zlinnly returns to normal color.
Zlinnly seems to lose some dexterity.
The deep blue glow leaves Zlinnly.
The bright luminescence fades from around Zlinnly.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Zlinnly.
The Illoke jarl shudders one last time before lying still.
The ghostly voice of Zlinnly says, "What just happened."
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Dodeka searches around for a moment.
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Krampton recites a series of mystical phrases while raising his hands...
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Krampton gestures at Zosopage.
Zosopage looks considerably more imposing.
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The voice of Hapenlok says, "And that's why you don't animate those. ...idiot."