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<blockquote data-quote="Demetrios1453" data-source="post: 9329777" data-attributes="member: 6801060"><p><strong><em>Pool of Radiance </em>(Part 49): Return to Podol Plaza (Part 2)</strong></p><p></p><p>We continue to work on clearing Podol Plaza.</p><p></p><p>A short time after dealing with the second goblin group, we meet up with a different type of foe...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360176[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360178[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Hmmmm! This will be quite a bit tougher than goblins, since we can't sweep.</p><p></p><p>Time for a slightly more... violent approach.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360180[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Brin luckily is able to cast the spell before any orcs can hit her...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360181[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360182[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>20 points is decent damage for a <em>fireball </em>cast by a 5th-level magic user, and even if they make their saves, they're still dead.</p><p></p><p>After watching the damage kill each in turn (which takes a bit), there's now a nice hole in the middle of their group, and a lot fewer orcs to have to deal with.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360183[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In fact, it doesn't take much more to have them start to surrender.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360184[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And this battle is soon over.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360185[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Walking a bit further, we meet up with another foe, this one a bit more powerful than the last...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360186[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Ogres are a bit worrisome, but there are only nine of them, so we should be able to take them down fairly quickly, even with them having significantly more HP than orcs and goblins.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360187[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>They annoyingly begin to flank, so Bragir has to switch to his melee weapon...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360188[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360189[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>But that's only a minor speedbump as we rapidly take them down.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360190[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360191[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Not long after... it's ogres again.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360193[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360194[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>They go down as quickly as the last bunch.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360195[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>One annoyingly tries to run.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360196[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>But it's hard to outrun arrows...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360197[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And the battle is over.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360200[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We're several battles in, and even with the huge number of foes, we've barely suffered a scratch...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360201[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>A few steps more, and we're back to goblins again.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360203[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360204[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>They start flanking, so Bragir decides to deal with those near him...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360205[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360206[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360207[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Outside of that, they are quickly being dealt with.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360208[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360209[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Some begin to flee...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360210[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>But, again, we have bows to deal with any runners, while we clear out the last few that stand their ground nearby.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360211[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next battle, it's goblins yet again.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360212[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360213[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>55 is our biggest number yet.</p><p></p><p>But we have ways of thinning their ranks.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360214[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360215[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We're already seven battles in, so Bragir decides to wipe them out a bit more efficiently.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360216[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Worryingly, several goblins flank and attempt to hit him, but none actually land a blow before he gets off the spell.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360217[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360218[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360219[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>16 points of damage means that any ones in the radius are certainly dead.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360220[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now we just need to concentrate on the leaders, and they should start surrendering or breaking morale soon.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360222[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Or they surrender before I kill them. Either way works.</p><p></p><p>But it's only the leaders that surrender - the grunts decide to run away, and there's a lot of them doing so.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360224[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I pick off as many as I can with arrows, but some do manage to get away. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360231[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Since Brin and Bragir have used their <em>fireball</em> spells, the party decides to go to the only safe zone in area to rest so we can get them back. I had planned to do that halfway through, after the fifth encounter, but we haven't encountered many orc groups, and no hobgoblin groups, which are the ones where <em>fireballs </em>are the most necessary, so it was possible to hold off on doing so..</p><p></p><p>We head to the southwestern corner of the zone, to the hidden temple of Ilmater.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360232[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]360233[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360241[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360242[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We heal up, memorize our spells, and head back out. With only a few encounters to go, we should finish up quickly.</p><p></p><p>But we've reached the image limit, so we'll complete clearing the zone in the next post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Demetrios1453, post: 9329777, member: 6801060"] [B][I]Pool of Radiance [/I](Part 49): Return to Podol Plaza (Part 2)[/B] We continue to work on clearing Podol Plaza. A short time after dealing with the second goblin group, we meet up with a different type of foe... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-04-25 214346.png"]360176[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-04-25 214403.png"]360178[/ATTACH] Hmmmm! This will be quite a bit tougher than goblins, since we can't sweep. Time for a slightly more... violent approach. [ATTACH type="full"]360180[/ATTACH] Brin luckily is able to cast the spell before any orcs can hit her... [ATTACH type="full"]360181[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360182[/ATTACH] 20 points is decent damage for a [I]fireball [/I]cast by a 5th-level magic user, and even if they make their saves, they're still dead. After watching the damage kill each in turn (which takes a bit), there's now a nice hole in the middle of their group, and a lot fewer orcs to have to deal with. [ATTACH type="full"]360183[/ATTACH] In fact, it doesn't take much more to have them start to surrender. [ATTACH type="full"]360184[/ATTACH] And this battle is soon over. [ATTACH type="full"]360185[/ATTACH] Walking a bit further, we meet up with another foe, this one a bit more powerful than the last... [ATTACH type="full"]360186[/ATTACH] Ogres are a bit worrisome, but there are only nine of them, so we should be able to take them down fairly quickly, even with them having significantly more HP than orcs and goblins. [ATTACH type="full"]360187[/ATTACH] They annoyingly begin to flank, so Bragir has to switch to his melee weapon... [ATTACH type="full"]360188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360189[/ATTACH] But that's only a minor speedbump as we rapidly take them down. [ATTACH type="full"]360190[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360191[/ATTACH] Not long after... it's ogres again. [ATTACH type="full"]360193[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360194[/ATTACH] They go down as quickly as the last bunch. [ATTACH type="full"]360195[/ATTACH] One annoyingly tries to run. [ATTACH type="full"]360196[/ATTACH] But it's hard to outrun arrows... [ATTACH type="full"]360197[/ATTACH] And the battle is over. [ATTACH type="full"]360200[/ATTACH] We're several battles in, and even with the huge number of foes, we've barely suffered a scratch... [ATTACH type="full"]360201[/ATTACH] A few steps more, and we're back to goblins again. [ATTACH type="full"]360203[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360204[/ATTACH] They start flanking, so Bragir decides to deal with those near him... [ATTACH type="full"]360205[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360206[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360207[/ATTACH] Outside of that, they are quickly being dealt with. [ATTACH type="full"]360208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360209[/ATTACH] Some begin to flee... [ATTACH type="full"]360210[/ATTACH] But, again, we have bows to deal with any runners, while we clear out the last few that stand their ground nearby. [ATTACH type="full"]360211[/ATTACH] Next battle, it's goblins yet again. [ATTACH type="full"]360212[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360213[/ATTACH] 55 is our biggest number yet. But we have ways of thinning their ranks. [ATTACH type="full"]360214[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360215[/ATTACH] We're already seven battles in, so Bragir decides to wipe them out a bit more efficiently. [ATTACH type="full"]360216[/ATTACH] Worryingly, several goblins flank and attempt to hit him, but none actually land a blow before he gets off the spell. [ATTACH type="full"]360217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360219[/ATTACH] 16 points of damage means that any ones in the radius are certainly dead. [ATTACH type="full"]360220[/ATTACH] Now we just need to concentrate on the leaders, and they should start surrendering or breaking morale soon. [ATTACH type="full"]360222[/ATTACH] Or they surrender before I kill them. Either way works. But it's only the leaders that surrender - the grunts decide to run away, and there's a lot of them doing so. [ATTACH type="full"]360224[/ATTACH] I pick off as many as I can with arrows, but some do manage to get away. [ATTACH type="full"]360231[/ATTACH] Since Brin and Bragir have used their [I]fireball[/I] spells, the party decides to go to the only safe zone in area to rest so we can get them back. I had planned to do that halfway through, after the fifth encounter, but we haven't encountered many orc groups, and no hobgoblin groups, which are the ones where [I]fireballs [/I]are the most necessary, so it was possible to hold off on doing so.. We head to the southwestern corner of the zone, to the hidden temple of Ilmater. [ATTACH type="full"]360232[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]360233[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360241[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]360242[/ATTACH] We heal up, memorize our spells, and head back out. With only a few encounters to go, we should finish up quickly. But we've reached the image limit, so we'll complete clearing the zone in the next post. [/QUOTE]
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