Sanosuke's Mormont's Gauntlet (Inactive)
Game Master Shanosuke

Round 3: Even as the gore from the smaller spider explodes up from its ruined body, Silent is turning to rush its larger counterpart. Golden eyes glow with an almost animal ferocity as he closes the distance, ending with a wicked vertical slash of his sword.

Charge the large spider, power attack with teh temple sword w/ 2 handed attack.
Temple Sword 1d20 + 5 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 2 - 1 = 14; charge, Power attack.
---> Damage 1d8 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 4 = 12.
AC down by 2 until next round.

Round 4: From form to form the young man glides, every stroke of the sword seeking the monter's life-blood.

5' step to flanking (if possible), then flurry. (Add +2 to all attack rolls if a flank is possible with the step.)
Temple Sword 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 5 - 1 = 15; power attack.
---> Damage 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9.
Temple Sword 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 1 = 14; power attack.
---> Damage 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7.

Joe gets impaled by the mandibles of the great beast as he looks down and sees blood pouring freely. "Dangit." Is all he musters as he hits the ground with a thud.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Round 3: Nye will stay out of the creatures way and fling another orb of acid at it, unless dead before his action.

Round 4: Same as Round 3

Ranged Touch Attack rnd 3 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 1d3 ⇒ 3

Ranged Touch Attack rnd 4 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 1d3 ⇒ 3

If it dies before either of his actions Nye will instead rush to Joe's collapsed body and try to stop the bleeding.

Heal 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Intiatives:

Jivaji 30
Joe 25: (Down)
Nye 24
Silent 20
Eltumal 18
Aldo 18
Small spider: (Dead)
Gylwinth 14
Tam 14
Big Spider 7

Well good news is that at least the spider will be dead by round four. But can Tam, Aldo, and Gyiwinth kill it in round 3?

Aldo Calmly adjusts his sights to the larger spider

round 1 attack1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
round 1 damage1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

round 2 attack1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
round 2 damage1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Round 4

Stablization check. (In case spider doesn't die and Nye can't get to me.) 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Actually forgot a +2 to save last time from Iron liver trait. Didn't matter for last roll, obviously, so I didn't bother fixing it.

And obviously, it doesn't matter this time either.

Aaaaaaaand crap!

I second that.

Round 3: The halfling points again at the bigger spider and hisses out a series of syllables. Acid Splash!
Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

The summoned dog lunges at the bigger spider again!
Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Round 4: Same as round 3!
Acid Splash!
Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

The summoned dog lunges at the bigger spider again!
Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Round 3
Leaping over the fallen arachnid, Jivaji charges the big one, screaming.
Bastard Sword (1H) 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 +2 if there's a charge path, dmg 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 S -2 AC to me if it's a charge. If there's no path just move and attack
Round 4
5 foot step towards flank, if possible and attack
Bastard Sword (1H) 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15, dmg 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 S

Gylwinth is out of town so I'm going to have his act. It isn't necessary at this point. Between all of you, THE BIG SPIDER DIES IN ROUND 3 YAY! AND MAC IS ALSO DYING YA....oh sorry. By the way Mac you did stabilize but are poisoned. You take 1d3 con damage.

After dropping Mac, the spider then faces the vicious volley of his angered comrades. The spider is overwhelmed and slain. You are all victorious. Mac seems to be showing symptoms similar to the halfling Levi. You know how to make the antidote but a simple heal check of 15 will help him enough to pass his fort save to resist the poison.

The jungle is quiet. No sign of any other spiders. What do you do now?

Tam takes the death of the spider as an excuse to run over to the unconscious halfling to grab his crossbow. He looks around nervously, then sees the dying Mac. He rummages in his pack, pulls out one of the vials he brought and runs to Mac's side. He pops the cork and pours it into the man's mouth.

CLW: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Untrained Heal check: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Tam looks uncomfortable. Clearly he has no idea what he's doing. He begins to prop up Mac's feet while fanning him feverishly.

Assist on the heal check, unless no one else takes the lead 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

"I.. don't think I can help this time. My chalk powder works if the person can drink it, and he's out cold. Gylwinth, Eltumal, I think you're needed here."

Jivaji leaves the motionless body of Joe to more experienced hands, and begins looking for the woman everyone was talking about earlier.

Perception 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
if he spots her, he will climb to wherever she is and try to cut her out. Climb 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5.

Round 3: Nye will stay out of the creatures way and fling another orb of acid at it, unless dead before his action.

Round 4: Same as Round 3

Ranged Touch Attack rnd 3 1d20+4 1d3

Ranged Touch Attack rnd 4 1d20+4 1d3

If it dies before either of his actions Nye will instead rush to Joe's collapsed body and try to stop the bleeding.

Heal 1d20+2

Was this Heal check sufficient in stopping the poison?

Nye Wajid wrote:

Round 3: Nye will stay out of the creatures way and fling another orb of acid at it, unless dead before his action.

Round 4: Same as Round 3

Ranged Touch Attack rnd 3 1d20+4 1d3

Ranged Touch Attack rnd 4 1d20+4 1d3

If it dies before either of his actions Nye will instead rush to Joe's collapsed body and try to stop the bleeding.

Heal 1d20+2

Was this Heal check sufficient in stopping the poison?

Seeing as how Joe was able to stabilize on his own, I will allow it. Good news, Joe is conscious, standing, and no longer poisoned.

1d3 ⇒ 2

Joe comes around and feels like he's been run over by a stampede of cattle. Opening his eyes, he sees Tam and Nye around him. "Dang. What happened fellas? I remember the big nasty critter bite me, and then everything went black. I ain't dead, am I?" He asks them just to be sure.

The young man pulls his blade free of the spider's hide, remaining in a low combat stance while the others look to the tall fighting-man. He spends a few minutes looking at the spiders before he makes his way over to Tam - still frantically working on Mac. He pulls the little guy away, trying to calm him down.

Finally he puts up his blade after wiping it off with a handful of grass, watching the strange bird-man try to climb as he goes to find Eltumal.

Then he pulls off his pack, setting it down next to the donkeys. After working his shoulders to loosen them after carrying the weight, he picks up his blade and waits to see if anyone else wants to join him in his search and hunt.

Perception 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15.
Stealth 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16.
Survival - to determine if this area has more giant spiders 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28.
Survival - to gather food 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24.

As he walks away, he shakes his head in silent laughter at Mac's words upon waking up.

"Silent has brought up an excellent point to me. We need to search the area and make sure there are no other spiders in the area. We also need to search for some food. We should also try to find the woman that was in trouble, after we fought the spider to save her."

Perception to hear the Woman 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Perception in nest 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Knowledge nature (what is the DC, Shano?)1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Edit: I will not be at home from about 3:30 PM EST, as my DM called a session earlier in the week. It will be similar to the amount of time I was gone last time, and please assume all sign language is approximately translated through Eltumal. Sorry for any inconvenience, I intended to notify you guys earlier, but the forum ate my post.

"Hey guys, there are a few pods in here that are pretty fresh. The contents may still be living."

Let me clarify. If you have already made a knowledge nature check concerning spiders earlier in this encounter, the information on the spoiler is additional knowledge. No check necessary if you have already made one.

Reminder: I am leaving tomorrow for a conference out of town and I am not sure if I will be able to post. I get back Friday afternoon. If I can post while away I will, if not look for me again Friday night or Saturday morning.

Reminder: I am leaving tomorrow for a conference out of town and I am not sure if I will be able to post. I get back Friday afternoon. If I can post while away I will, if not look for me again Friday night or Saturday morning.

Thanks for the Warning.

Joe stands up, seeing the giant dead spider. "Thanks fellas. I appreciate you not letting my become critter food." He tells Tam and Nye. "Here Tam, take this." He scrounges in his backpack and retrieves one of his own healing potions. "That'll replace the one you used from your own pack. Now, I won't take no for an answer! You may need it to give to me next time." He says with a wry grin and a pat on the arm. Taking another one out, he drinks it down to help ease a little more of the pain.

ClW potion: (I believe these potions are a 1d8 + 1, correct?) 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

"Man, that sure hit the spot!" He says tossing the empty bottle back in his pack. With that out of the way, he then recalls the woman they were trying to rescue. "Any luck on spotting that woman?" He asks anyone who might have an answer. "I sure hope we ain't too late."

Perception: To find woman: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Walking over to where Eltumal is, "We need to check these pods then. She could be trapped in there. Either that or it's baby spiders. The way I figure, we ain't got no choice but to check. Any idea on how would should go 'bout this, or do we just open 'em on up? Carefully, o' course." He asks.

For anyone trying to find the woman or even more spiders. There are no signs of any. Though Joe and Eltumal have found six fresh "humanoid shaped" spider pods. This is in the thick of the spider's lair. Webbing is everywhere. Escape artist checks of 15 will allow you to move freely and unhindered. Otherwise your stuck in the webbing and take -2 to all checks and are not allowed to take ten until free. Your allowed new attempts when I permit it. I'll let you know.

It is up to you the players how you want to examine these six pods and open them. Get creative.

Climbing down from his arboreal perch, Jivaji confesses his inability to locate the woman. Expressing his consent and desire to inspect the pods, he attempts to enter the lair.
Escape Artist1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
For some reason, Jivaji just can't seem to avoid this thick, obstructive webbing. It doesn't take long before he's almost completely coated in the stuff, likening him to the mummified pods he is inspecting.
Perception 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 2 = 18

Joe goes and retrieves his scythe, folding the blade back into its handle. He then pulls out his war razor, hoping that might be of use in opening up these pods. Seeing Jivaji get caught up, "Dangit! You want me to see if I can get you out of there, Jivaji? I got some rope I can throw you if need be. Or do you want to see if you can get to those pods? Don't think they're no more critters around." Joe knowing he isn't the most dexterous, is a bit leery of entering the spider's nest. "I don't think I ought to get on in there, but we really need to get to them pods. I'm just know dadgum good and well I'm gonna get stuck like you, buddy." He looks around, seeing if there is another way to get to them. "Alright fellas, we can either all get stuck in a big mess like our buddy Jivaji, or maybe someone has an easier way to get those pods. Any ideas?" He asks, hoping there is.

"Actually, yes," Jivaji pauses to pulls a clump of webbing out of his mouth "send down the rope. I will just cut the pods, tie them up, and you can all drag them out. Don't worry about ...pleh! ...about me."

"You got it, buddy." Joe puts his knife up and ties one end of the rope off, as he then throws the rest toward Jivaji. "Heads up!" He warns.

Jivaji pokes the pods to see if they're moving. If they seem to be moving like a person, or making sounds like a person, he'll try to cut them out with the sword, going between arms and legs. If they AREN'T making noise like a person or moving like a person, Jivaji is going to cut the pod free of the webbing, tie the rope around whatever looks like it will hold, and yell for the pod to come up.

He will poke them all before doing anything else, and the order of precedence goes like so:
1. seems like a person: cut it out and send it up the rope.
2. doesn't move: dislodge it and send it up
3. moves but not sure if it's a person: dislodge it, climb up the rope, then pull it up.

Some rolls that I hope will speed things along for everyone, if needed :)
Perception 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 - 2 = 11
Climb 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 2 = 18
Disable Device 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 2 = 16

Is Silent back from scouting/hunting at this point? It usually takes at least an hour to do that, right? And by the book, he should have caught enough food to feed himself and two others for the day. :)

Also, if he's not already, Silent would definitely volunteer for a watch shift..

@Silent:Are you going to help Jivaji and Joe recover the pods? It is still a little early to gather food for the night. But I will accept your scores and say you can feed three others for the night. I will discuss the other questions you asked when relevant. There are no more spiders :)

@Jivaji and Joe Poking the pods will do no good as the contents are either dead or unconscious. The spider's venom is lethal but it also causes paralysis and unconsciousness.

I will help Joe pull out any pods/Jivaji when need be.

Silent wanders over to where the three struggle with the spider pods and asks how he can help.

Not sure what makes the most sense, but if a second person needs to go down/up with Jivaji, Silent will go. I'd suggest Mac go (since he has the best climb mod., but I'm guessing he's had enough close spider fun for one day. :D)

Escape artist checks are required to move in and around the webbing, all other skills checks are impair by a -2 unless you pass all the escape artist checks. Fail to many checks, and your stuck but good.

The Escape Artist Check is 15 and Jivaji needs to make a second one.

Can I grapple the webbing? :)
Escape Artist 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5.

Yeah, I wish I could use climb! Sadly, my escape artist is all of a 1. :p

Seeing Silent move up next to him, and then attempt to help Jivaji with the search of the spider's lair, "Well dang! Now there's two of ya stuck! Alright, it's no problem, we still got rope. Um, hey Jivaji, can you get close enough to see what them dang pod things are made of? Heck, or even you Silent fella. Maybe there's a chance of either one o' you being able to tear 'em open real careful like." He suggests. He then turns to Eltumal, "I ain't too sure what else we can do, buddy." He scratches the back of his head, and shrugs.

Is it possible for Silent or Jivaji to tie the rope around the pods and for me and Eltumal to pull them out? That is, of course, if they ever get to move. :)

the young man begins to get frustrated at the impeding webbing. He turns back towards Eltumal.

He waits to hear a response before chancing getting himself stuck further.

"Well, webs usually burn, but I'm not sure these particular ones do. That however, could get very dangerous, very quickly. We'd have to go through the area slowly and deliberately, and i we do go this route, I'd like to oversee the operation."

Kn:Nature to tell if the webs can burn:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

"I thought about burnin' 'em, myself. But won't the jungle or the pods burn?" He asks Eltumal. "But hey, if you got an idea that'll keep all that from happening, buddy, let me know what I can do to help. Cause that sure would make it a lot easier if we could just burn it." He then looks to Silent and Jivaji, "Don't worry fellas, we won't burn it with y'all in there!" He says with a smile and a wink.

Is this particular spider's nest in the trees, or is it in the ground? I was thinking about digging a fire break around it, and then slowly burning the webs, probably with an improvised torch of sorts.

"Well, webs usually burn, but I'm not sure these particular ones do. That however, could get very dangerous, very quickly. We'd have to go through the area slowly and deliberately, and i we do go this route, I'd like to oversee the operation."

Kn:Nature to tell if the webs can burn:1d20+9

Yes they can, cause I said so :)

Oh and Black widows are a ground spider, this nest is firmly on the ground. To best describe it, it is not your typical spiral, rather just a big mess of webbing all over the trees and along the forest floor. Does that help?

Just noticed the second part of your post, the forums are acting up. It helps, but I wouldn't be able to just dig fire breaks to stop a fire, would I? If I were to start burning this web, would it burn long enough on the trees that they would catch fire? The only reason I'm even bothering to ask that question is because this is a jungle, and jungles are often very humid.

Just noticed the second part of your post, the forums are acting up. It helps, but I wouldn't be able to just dig fire breaks to stop a fire, would I? If I were to start burning this web, would it burn long enough on the trees that they would catch fire? The only reason I'm even bothering to ask that question is because this is a jungle, and jungles are often very humid.

Yes the jungle is humid. To much damp foliage and trees to worry about them catching fire easily. Technically, the web will burn up so fast that the fire wont catch much else.

Perfect. That was exactly what I was figuring, I just didn't want to assume, and then have it backfire (no pun intended).

"Well, Mac, once they get out of there, bringing any pods they can with them, we should be fine to burn the rest of it. It's far too damp for any of the foliage around here to ignite, so we should be fine. The only thing I'm worried about is the possibility of attracting other predators."

Gylwinth has kept silent during the discussion. He's curious about the pods, but doesn't wish to be set up for more danger.

"Fire will do it, but it might kill whatever's still alive in the pods... Acid might work better, as it's progression will be easier to control. Tam, I saw you using acid during the ambush. Could you give it a try? I could also summon a horse. Together with the other beasts of burden, they might just have enough strength to break the nest."

Escape Artist 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20.

His hands done flurrying, he gives his body one last twist, and most of the webbing rips free. He gives a surprised but satisfied look to the others and shrugs.

Escape Artist 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 - 2 = 7 Jivaji struggles against the webbing to locate the rope. He ties it around his waist simply to keep it handy for now.
Moving carefully back to the pods, he begins to cut them out of the webbing the best he can, without damaging the contents.
attack rolls 1 for each? Bastard Sword (2H) 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 3 - 2 = 19, dmg 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 S
Bastard Sword (2H) 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 - 2 = 2, dmg 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 S
Bastard Sword (2H) 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 3 - 2 = 11, dmg 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 S
Bastard Sword (2H) 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 - 2 = 8, dmg 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 S
Oooh, that second guy aint gonna like me.

His beak now mostly encased in webbing, Jivaji sputters out to Silent
"Silent... help me cut these pods free. Or maybe cut a path for them to come out?"
Jivaji sounds impatient and miserable now, but it seems all of his irritation is directed towards the hindering strands.

Silent nods, drawing out his blade and hacking with both hands, trying to clear a path between the bird-man and their allies.

Escape Artist (to remain free) 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22.
All attacks (for this series) is aimed at clearing out the webbing to clear a path.
Temple Sword (2H) 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 4 - 1 = 17; PA.
---> Damage 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 3 = 15.
Temple Sword (2H) 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 1 = 8; PA.
---> Damage 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 3 = 14.
Temple Sword (2H) 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 1 = 20; PA.
---> Damage 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 3 = 13.
Temple Sword (2H) 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 - 1 = 9; PA.
---> Damage 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 3 = 15.

I wasn't suggesting we burn it with our companions or the pods inside. However, if we've got a steady supply of acid, by all means we should go that way. However, keep in mind that the acid will not spread to the rest of the web, and we'll be taking it out bit by bit.