"You mean Akydidyka, Hasmir. And it is highly probable that their bite can cause an excruciating amount of pain" Morbury states as a matter of fact.
"Yees... Gentlemen, I must make nicknames for you, this is getting embarassing. Ladies, too," Hasmir mutters loud enough for everyone to hear. "And Morbury, I trust you enough not to want to test," he continues, readying an arrow from his quiver.
"It looks like we have several to contend with. Careful." Morbury prepares to swing at the first spider that gets near him.
As if on cue without any understanding of what Morbury just said Kayela steps forwards in a defensive stance Morningstar raised and says "Aranearum? Aranearum? Ego venit hic ad pugnam impia abominationes non aranearum! Sordida pestes!" as her weapon comes down with a hard splat and echoing thump of steel connecting with the stone floor.
Spiders? Spiders? I came here to fight unholy abominations not spiders! Filthy pests!
AC:20/T:13/FF:19 HP:20/20
Spells/Buffs Active: Guidance, Light, Virtue, Resistance (Duration: approx 5 rnds)
Arigoder snarls and takes a step forward, bringing up his shield and battle axe to face the spiders rushing the group. With a low growl, he brings down his axe and punches foward with his shield, trying to strike down the vermin before they harm any of his companions.
Ari takes a 5' step into C5 and power attacks S5 with his battle axe and shield.
Hasmir reacts quickly, lining a shot at the nearest spider and letting loose before things become too chaotic.
Darcy calmly draws and releases a friendly wake up arrow at that nasty looking S5.
Shortbow PBS
Arrow PBS
"Fiddlesticks"
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Before anyone else reacts, Hasmir lets an arrow fly and it solidly strikes one of the spiders (S3). Morbury's strike misses, But Arigoder steps up and flattens one spider (S4) and wounds another with his shield (S5). Kayela then moves up in a defensive stance and kills another spider (S2). Mindless of their casualties, the remaining spiders move forward to attack.
Unfortunately, in the chaotic melee Hasmir feels that his archery skills would not benefit his friends much, and he wouldn't want to risk shooting one of them in the back (or buttocks, the thought flashes through his mind as his eyes catch an otherwise appealing sight). It seems at present he is limited to moral support. "Take heart, friends! This is a chapel sacred to the divine, they will not allow us to suffer defeat to such a lowly foe in a place like this. Strike for honor, and for faith!"
Dryden moves into the room and attacks the first spider he sees.
Attack vs S5
Dryden's ill-timed swing completely misses the spider and narrowly misses Arigoder. Dryden's usual frown deepens.
The momentum of his ill fated swing throws Dryden off balance as his frown deepens the momentum and a strange wind guides his mace directly into his target.
Akydi takes aim and tosses one of his daggers
Arigoder, seeing the spiders around him crushed, takes a step forward to strike at the remaining vermin still threatening the group.
Round 2:
Kayela's shield still raised she bangs her morningstar against it trying to garner the attention of the mindless spiders, her posture still defensive as she cries out..."Ego sum non virgo misit hic ad has aranearum" just before her Morningstar comes crashing down on the nearest spider.
I am not a maid servant here to squish spiders.
She'll stay where she is (E,3) and attack either S1 or S6 which ever has taken any damage/wounds by her turn. If neither has taken any damage and S3 has, if it's possible she'll 5-foot step to E4 and apply her attack to S3. Otherwise, just flip a coin on either S1/S6.
She'll opt to continue fighting defensively hoping to attract their attention to her rather than her allies. (-4 to hit, +2 to AC).
AC:20/T:13/FF:19 HP:20/20 Location: (E,3) possibly (E,4).
Spells/Buffs Active: Guidance, Light, Virtue, Resistance (Duration: approx 4 rnds)
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Kayela's misfortune prevents Dryden from accidently braining Arigoder with his mace and instead redirects it into the spider (S5), killing it. Hasmir's inspiring song does not help Arigoder as he moves forward and misses both of his targets. Kayela, however, is able to finish off another spider (S3).
Seeing the spiders drop all around them, "Well done," he compliments the others as he moves toward the two remaining.
Darcy sends another feathered shaft towards any remaining moving spiders.
Shortbow attack, Inspired, PBS
Arrow, Inspired, PBS
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Morbury moves up to one of the remaing spiders and hits it so hard that it explodes in a viscous green mist that coats everyone within 10'.
The remaining spider singlemindedly remains fixated on food and attempts to bite Kayela.
spider vs Kayela
It, of course, misses and then everyone pounds it to mush. After a moment it appears that these were all off the spiders nesting here and Ad'ifaah continues to burn away the cobwebs, revealing the rest of the room.
After a moment it appears that these were all off the spiders nesting here and Ad'ifaah continues to burn away the cobwebs, revealing the rest of the room.
As the spider explodes, Morbury is taken aback as pieces of it fly everywhere. As the group finishes off the last spider, he turns to them all, "I believe a proper cleaning is in order once I return," he says as he wipes the spider guts from his face. "Alright, let us make sure there is nothing of importance within this room and then move on."
"This should all prove quite useful. Let us gather it up and continue on."
After the group collects the items, "Very well. Now let us see what the next room has in store for us." Morbury will then lead the way into the next room.
Akydi looks around the room, wary of any dangers that might be lurking.
Kayela picks up 2 flasks of holy water before tossing the scroll and wand in Drydens direction. "Remnants left here bah your faithful na' doubt, it only fitting fah you tah hold." she mentions off offhandedly after she wipes the spiders bloody goo off her morningstar with the edges of her skirt.
She'll continue her chanting and praying calling upon spirits and lesser magics to ward her before before leaving the chapel and cautiously approaching the next room shield and morningstar raised.
Hasmir spends a while getting the chapel back to shape and leaving a silver coin for luck before respectfully leaving. "Presuming we get all this cleared up, maybe someone could restore that place."
As the party approaches the next room, he hangs around the middle of the group, and his bow is at the ready as he looks around warily.
Arigoder says, "Might be wise to spread the Holy Water around, in case of further undead activity."
Perception
Darcy busies herself trying to retrieve her spent arrows.
High good / Low bad
Kayela nods to Arigoder "I'll make use of tah flasks I have taken, I had hoped tah fill mah aspergillum with tah holy water, feel free tah take wat you please and if anyone needs ah flask I shall part wit one gladly."
Hasmir seems edgy and blinks a few times, then closes his eyes and strains to hear. "What... was that? It's like there's a dungeon or something nearby." Could anything have survived here, he wonders - it seems impossible. Unless this place has had much newer prisoners... or the rumours of haunts are much more real than what they have seen so far.
Morbury turns to Hasmir, "What is it you speak of, Hasmir?"
The bard appears confused for a second. "It's... like... there is a sobbing, or the sound of chains, coming from far away. Maybe this place is getting to me... Actually, no, I didn't hear them until awhile ago."
He stands quietly for a few seconds, straining to hear. "Did they use to keep prisoners at this level? Maybe that cult that's been around here recently decided to make use of this place."
Kayela looks at Morbury strangely "Perhaps dah spirits ah play'n ah trick on ya mind" she then grins slyly "Or perhaps this place is getting to ya an' ya mind is play'n tricks on you."
Morbury thinks on what Hasmir has told them. "Kayela is right. I believe this place attempts to attack us mentally. Regardless, I feel it best we follow through with what you have heard. It's highly probable it is nothing, but I would hate to be incorrect. Where you able to pinpoint a direction from whence it came?"
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No sooner does Hasmir finish telling of his experience, when several sets of manacles rise from the dusty floor and attack you.
manacles init.
mancles vs Morbury
mancles vs Hasmir
mancles vs Arigoder
mancles vs Dryden
grab vs Hasmir
3 sets of manacles bounce harmlessly off of people's armor, but the fourth set hit Hasmir from behind and successfully lock themselves to his wrists. Everyone sees blood ooze out from where they grab Hasmir as they constrict him.
Arigoder winces slightly as the manacles strike him without effect. In a somewhat anxious voice he asks, "Does anyone know what's happening? Is this like the door earlier, where we just need to use a bit of Holy Water to break the curse?" At least, with the spiders, I knew what to do, and my axe was useful.
init.
knowledge religion ?
Initiative
"Yikes"! "What are those things", Darcy squeals, trying to find something to jump up on top of.
Initiative: 19
Kayela looks astonished by events and thinks to herself as the mancles clamp around poor Hasmir,
Or maybe something was trying to warn him....
"Oh, hells," Hasmir swore, and shook his hand, fruitlessly trying to get the thing off. "Get off me, you damnable thing!"
Said thing did not deem it necessarily to immediately obey his command, so he tried to use force.