Post by GRWelsh on Dec 20, 2021 18:59:43 GMT -5
I just found a story I wrote over 20 years ago... Enjoy!
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The heroes escaped Castle Malevolous by sharing a Potion of Diminution. This
allowed them to go through a narrow gutter, which came out into the farmyard.
The heroes landed on some hay, got up, brushed themselves off, and then
congratulated each other on their cleverness.
Just then, a shadow fell over them. They looked up, and noticed the mid-day
sun had been blotted out by the head of a giant chicken.
Agglar, Slayer of Ice Dragons, Roarer of the Frozen North (currently six
inches tall), dropped his weapons, turned and ran, all the while shrieking
like a little girl. A single chicken-foot extended and pressed Agglar into
the dirt. With blinding speed, the chicken pecked -- the great warrior of the
north was no more. Hardomious, Conjurer of Dirges, Wizard-Bard from the
Coldfells, tried not to panic, and began the incantations for a potent spell.
Before he could finish casting Prismatic Symphony, the 1/4 hit dice chicken
pecked him on the head, instantly killing him. Sir Trencelles of Montafar
Chateau, Errant Knight of the Order of the Hart, of the Elite Cavallards of
Furyondy, attempted to charge the chicken from the flank. He may as well have
been jousting a windmill -- his heavy lance plunged into the chicken
feathers, and was caught there. The chicken buffeted its wings, and the tiny
knight was thrown eight feet across the farmyard, dying upon impact with the
side of a pig-trough. The knight's diminuative horse galloped away, escaping
the chicken -- but was caught and eaten by the farm-cat about an hour later.
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The heroes escaped Castle Malevolous by sharing a Potion of Diminution. This
allowed them to go through a narrow gutter, which came out into the farmyard.
The heroes landed on some hay, got up, brushed themselves off, and then
congratulated each other on their cleverness.
Just then, a shadow fell over them. They looked up, and noticed the mid-day
sun had been blotted out by the head of a giant chicken.
Agglar, Slayer of Ice Dragons, Roarer of the Frozen North (currently six
inches tall), dropped his weapons, turned and ran, all the while shrieking
like a little girl. A single chicken-foot extended and pressed Agglar into
the dirt. With blinding speed, the chicken pecked -- the great warrior of the
north was no more. Hardomious, Conjurer of Dirges, Wizard-Bard from the
Coldfells, tried not to panic, and began the incantations for a potent spell.
Before he could finish casting Prismatic Symphony, the 1/4 hit dice chicken
pecked him on the head, instantly killing him. Sir Trencelles of Montafar
Chateau, Errant Knight of the Order of the Hart, of the Elite Cavallards of
Furyondy, attempted to charge the chicken from the flank. He may as well have
been jousting a windmill -- his heavy lance plunged into the chicken
feathers, and was caught there. The chicken buffeted its wings, and the tiny
knight was thrown eight feet across the farmyard, dying upon impact with the
side of a pig-trough. The knight's diminuative horse galloped away, escaping
the chicken -- but was caught and eaten by the farm-cat about an hour later.