Fight 16
A new day, a new (equally bloodthirsty) crowd, new combatants.
In swoops (34) Uzerumeral to gasps from the crowd, the ancient gargoyle coming to rest on a pillar by the left gate.
That gate opens and a mist blows into the arena before taking form as (66) Vladimir, the vampire scans his surroundings.
* DICE ROLL 1 *
Uzerumeral rolls 12 (our first roll of 12, yay!)
Vladimir rolls 6
Uzerumeral lands with a crash in front of the vampire who quickly swoops to bite the gargoyles neck. Not quick enough, Vladimir realises his mistake, his fangs merely scratching the surface of his stone opponent.
Smiling Uzerumeral slowly waves a small wooden stake in front of Vladimir's heart before jamming it in with supernatural force, the vampires mouth opens in a silent scream before turning to dust and falling to the ground.
Uzerumeral flies out of the arena, cheers ringing in his ears.
Vladimir is reborn in the tavern and finds a nice dark corner booth to brood in.
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Fight 17
The right gate is blasted of its hinges by a great magical force. (76) Calad walks purposefully in, a powerful wizard who is also handy with a short sword.
The opposite gate opens to reveal a sturdy Dwarf who goes by the name of (24) Og'rialt. Both combatants eye each other respectfully.
Before battle can be joined, the shadowy ringmaster stands and addresses Og'rialt.
"My spies inform me of treacherous thoughts entering your mind, dwarf. Such actions must be punished!"
Speaking a language long thought forgotten, the shadowy figure puts a curse onto Og'rialt that will see him score -1 on his first two dice rolls.
* DICE ROLL 1 *
Calad rolls 6
Og'rialt rolls 8 -1 = 7
Throwing several fancy but ultimately pointless traps to one side, Og'rialt whips out one of his magical throwing axes and launches it at Calad.
Calad's spell of protection absorbs most of the damage but the axe breaks through to leave a nasty gash on the wizards right shoulder. The wound quickly begins to heal.
Og'rialt mutters something about wizards and their fancy-smancy spells.
* DICE ROLL 2 *
Calad rolls 6
Og'rialt rolls 6 -1 = 5
Knowing that the Dwarf would be expecting a magical attack, Calad unsheathes his sword and rushes forward to land several stinging blows on his surprised opponent.
* DICE ROLL 3 *
Calad rolls 2
Og'rialt rolls 6
Og'rialt snarls "you're not the only one with a few tricks up his sleeve! Morte, where are you buddy!?"
A tear opens in the air in front of Og'rialt from which appears a disembodied skull. Morte pipes up "Hey chief, longtime no see! Where are all the chits at?"
Calad watches open-mouthed
Og'rialt "I need a hand here Morte...", Morte "Is that some sort of joke chief? Cause I'm not sure I appreciate it!"
Og'rialt "Just take care of the wizard over there for me will ya?" Morte "You got it bossman! Hey are you shorter than last time I saw ya? Do Dwarves shrink with age?"
Og'rialt "JUST GO!"
Morte "Alright, alright, sheesh! Keep your beard on!"
As the bewildered wizard watches, Morte flies through the air to deliver the mother of all headbutts to Calad, leaving him sparko on the ground.
Morte "That's me done, chief. Next time you call me, make sure there are some ladies present to keep me company. The bonier the better!" Another tear appears in the air and the skull is gone.
Og'rialt saunters out of the arena.
Calad appears in the tavern still trying to work out what just happened.
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Fight 18
(80) Griss the bio-engineered velociraptor darts into the arena eyeing up all around to assess potential weaknesses.
A rather nerdy looking man (59) Henry enters through the opposite gate. "Who called about a problem with their PC?"
* DICE ROLL 1 *
Griss rolls 5
Henry rolls 4
Griss uses his telekinetic powers to lift Henry into the air and fling him into a pillar.
* DICE ROLL 2 *
Griss rolls 2
Henry rolls 6
The dazed Henry senses a ninja like presence behind and desperately rummages through his briefcase for something to protect himself with.
As Griss closes for the kill, Henry shoves his hands out defensively inadvertently sticking a slice of Hawaiian pizza into the velociraptors mouth. The pineapple topping causes Griss to retch repeatedly until he collapses exhausted.
Henry dusts himself off and leaves the arena.
Griss appears in the tavern with a bad taste lingering in his mouth.
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Fight 19
(110) <censored> enters stage left. The man has an aura of controversy about himself.
From the right comes (54) Lazarus the Lion to great cheers from the crowd.
* DICE ROLL 1 *
<censored> rolls 8
Lazarus the Lion rolls 3
Lazarus leaps at the man with a might roar but is caught off-guard when <censored> hairpiece launches itself from his head to intercept the lion. The orange hairpiece proceeds to get Lazarus in a choke hold and keep him there until the mighty feline passes out.
<censored> exits the arena feeling proud of himself.
Lazarus the Lion awakens in the tavern with a bowl of milk in front of him.
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Fight 20
(7) Matilda Zendias the mighty Minotaur alchemist enters the arena to cheers from the crowd.
(62) Borzoi the Dwarven sun soul monk enters behind the Minotaur, sun gleaming of his bald head.
* DICE ROLL 1 *
Matilda Zendias rolls 6
Borzoi rolls 4
Matilda throws one of her trademark spheres at Borzoi who is too clumsy to get out of the way. His feet start to levitate but luckily he doesn't wear any armour to weigh him down so is able to shakily stay upright.
* DICE ROLL 2 *
Matilda Zendias rolls 5
Borzoi rolls 9
Borzoi crosses his legs and enters a state of zen as Matilda readies to throw another sphere at him. Just as she is about to let go, the suns glare bounce of Borzoi's bald bonce to blind the mighty Minotaur. "Noooo!" she cries as the sphere breaks and spills its liquid all over her. She finds her feet lifting into the air while her armour weighs her down causing her to flip upside down.
Borzoi strolls out of the arena with Matildas cries of "Oh, you're just going to leave me like this are you? Well that's just great!".
Matilda Zendias appears in the tavern where she tries her hand at mixing cocktails.
