>>5442609What you DO know however, is that the elemental’s attention is now focused upon the rest of the cavern’s occupants—yourself, the Drow, and the other ghouls. The enemy forces, seeing tides turn once again and their fearless, formidable leader felled, flee in shrieking terror. As you struggle to rise to your feet, you fear that the Drow will do likewise and leave you to face down the furious force of the lightning elemental alone…
“Theral!”
… But it is not so. Honemdyn scuttles towards you, and atop the great centipede sits Hamaraska the Lancer. Without even realizing it, you called out to them… And, to your small surprise, they came, braving the storm to grab hold of you and—primarily with the aid of their mighty bug-friend—haul you up to your feet. Still, it is slow going, and for a moment you fear you will both perish beneath the violent outbursts of the explosive storm-spirit.
Luckily for you and for your allies, it is busy gleefully zapping the flighty lesser ghouls, slaughtering them with great arcs of chain-lightning. It seems, in fact, to be making sport of trying to kill as many as possible with a single bolt. You almost—almost—feel sorry for them.
“We need to go,” Hamaraska hisses.
You nod, but in truth, you feel a second wind coming on. Your limbs have stopped trembling, the pain subsided. You glance at the worried expression of the androgynous Lancer supporting you. Hamaraska shakes their head, as if to tell you nothing could be worth remaining here any longer than necessary, and thus risking the lightning elemental’s wrath.
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>“We’re not leaving without my shoggoth-sword.” [You may lose your sword if you don’t choose this.]>“We’re not leaving without the Ghoul Supreme’s head.” [The Ghoul supreme MAY live if you don’t choose this.]>“We’re not leaving until I tame this damned elemental.” [Spellcraft check; on a success, you may command the lightning elemental, but on a failure, your allies may pay a terrible price.]>“You’re right, we need to leave immediately.” [May lose the sword, the Ghoul Supreme may live, and the elemental will go free to become wild… But you and your allies will live and avoid being maimed.]Prioritizing multiple things will increase the DC versus just choosing one. 