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Post by Adminenkainen on Aug 25, 2021 15:52:39 GMT
There is a length of chain at hand, 10' long. Because of its length it's a bit unwieldy and Hour-Man has trouble with the rat-men just hanging back as it swings past and then rushing in to swing clubs at him before the chain comes back around. One of them manages to hit Hour-Man, but because of his hour of power is barely hurt by it ((1 point of damage)).
The girl is shouting, "Send Bart up next! We need someone who can fight up here!"
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Post by dtspurrier on Aug 25, 2021 20:13:24 GMT
realizing this is not working he drops the chain and uses the torch as a weapon and swings at one of the rat men. Hour-man comically says to one of them as he strikes, " how about a little fire scarecrow", quoting from the hit " WIzard of OZ.
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Post by Adminenkainen on Aug 26, 2021 3:34:33 GMT
The torch doesn't work much better, as the rat-men keep outflanking Hour-Man. He doesn't land a hit against any of them, but one of them hits him kind of hard in the side ((3 more damage)). Then they rush him and three of them land blows, but light blows that only hurt as much as the last blow combined ((3 more damage)). Hour-Man almost hits one of them back.
It's been a minute now ((2 rounds)) and the woman is helping Bart out of the pit. "Save some of those rotten rat-guys for me!" Bart shouts.
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Post by dtspurrier on Aug 26, 2021 17:05:45 GMT
Hour-man comments, " can use some help here. My hour of power will not last long." Realizing there are too many foes he tries to use the torch to parry any attacks and go on the defensive. he tries to position the bad guys to maneuver them near the remaining kerosene on the floor. If he can he will ignite it.
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Post by Adminenkainen on Aug 27, 2021 18:07:06 GMT
Bart has short black hair, fair skin, and his shirt his half-torn off, revealing a muscular physique. "Oh, I owe these critters some payback!" Bart shouts as he opens a switchblade. "Their fool masters didn't search me good enough before dropping us in the pit either!"
Bart charges in and the rat-men split evenly between the two opponents. Reduced in numbers they are almost comically unable to pose a serious threat. Bart stabs one, seriously injuring it. Hour-Man falls back towards the last of the unburnt kerosene, lures two rat-men into it, and then lights them up and roasts them.
((There are still three rat-men on Bart, one on Hour-Man.))
"Sandman, you next!" the woman shouts.
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Post by dtspurrier on Aug 27, 2021 21:45:45 GMT
Hour-man will strike at the last one and says to the new hero, " be there in a second once I take care of this fuzzball."
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Post by Adminenkainen on Aug 28, 2021 21:34:23 GMT
Hour-Man strikes the last rat-man with his torch and knocks it out cold.
The rat-men rush Bart and beat on him with their clubs mercilessly. Bart goes down!
The woman helps this 'Sandman' out of the pit. The man is wearing a dirty white shirt, brown slacks, and some kind of weird mask.
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Post by dtspurrier on Aug 30, 2021 17:49:06 GMT
Hour-man winces at the idea of another JS being knocked out, he asks, " how many more down there? We have got to move quickly and get out of here before we are surrounded. " Hourman checks his hourglass and notices not much time. Might as well make this count, he thinks to himself. Hour-man charges the remaining ratmen and attempt to strike with his club.
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Post by Adminenkainen on Aug 31, 2021 15:15:32 GMT
Hour-Man charges. The three rat-men, seeing how Hour-Man just took down three by himself, seem to understand math well enough that they decide not to risk this fight and turn to run. He had snuffed his torch out by beating rat-men with it already, now he breaks the remaining torch over the head of one of the three rat-men and knocks it out as he reaches them.
Behind him, the 'Sandman' is beating a length of chain on the ground and screaming "HYAH!" like a cowboy, helping to herd the rat-men away from them.
"We need another minute," the woman says. "Zatara is coming up!"
The two remaining rat-men flee, one heading to the north exit and one heading to the south exit. There are no other opponents in the room, at the moment.
((H-M's Super-Tough Skin, his final power, and his hour of power have now expired)).
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Post by dtspurrier on Aug 31, 2021 20:27:24 GMT
Hour-man takes a deep breath and regains his senses. After his hour of power it makes him still a little dizzy. Hour-man moves over and helps the man up the chains. He asks, " any more still down there after this one? Then we should retreat to a safe location and regroup."
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Post by Adminenkainen on Sept 1, 2021 14:18:54 GMT
Hour-Man looks down and sees a man in bloodied combat fatigues struggling on the chain. He and the woman work together to pull him out.
"Now we quickly decide if there's anything we can do with the two still down there," the Sandman says. "I don't like the thought of just leaving their bodies behind."
"None of us do," the woman says, "but what other option do we have?"
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Post by dtspurrier on Sept 2, 2021 15:54:53 GMT
Hour-man suggests, " since I look to be in better condition, if someone holds the chains I can climb down and get the two but someone will need to help me up and the rest need to secure the room."
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Post by Adminenkainen on Sept 3, 2021 16:42:23 GMT
The woman and Zatara look at each other, and then the woman agrees. "We can hold the room."
"You won't have to do it alone..." comes from elsewhere in the room.
Hour-Man shines his light around and it lands on Bart, who is sitting up on the floor, rubbing his head.
"Bart, you're alive!" the woman says.
"Good thing they didn't hit me anywhere I need," he jokes. "I've still got some fight left in me."
So Hour-Man is lowered down on the chains. Using his flashlight, he looks around and sees a cave with a roughly 10' high ceiling, roughly 15' east-west by 20' north-south. There are four tunnels leading out of this cave in the four compass directions. There are also two men lying here. One is wearing a policeman's uniform while the other is wearing some kind of medieval armor made of tough leather. The latter one has a stylized helmet that looks somewhat like a hawk's head lying next to him. Both men seem to have died from breaking their necks.
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Post by dtspurrier on Sept 3, 2021 20:26:46 GMT
Hour-man not being religious, faith was really never part of his programming, picks up theman in the police uniform and yells, " go ahead and pull him up as he is light." Hourman then will remove the armor from the man and when the first man is raised he will attach then next man and then hour-man last with the armor slung over his shoulder. As this is happening he does keep an eye on the tunnels to make sure nothing comes down to attack.
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Post by Adminenkainen on Sept 4, 2021 16:11:43 GMT
Hour-Man performs the grisly task of wrapping chains around a dead man and watches him get lifted up to the room above. He is figuring out how to remove the armor when he hears raised voices and cries of alarm from above. Their respite is over -- either the monsters or the cultists (or both) are back up there!
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