"Sounds good to me!" Janji doesn't hear Bartleby's ding, or his own for that matter.
Oi, those spiders had some nasty poison. My body took some time catching up to it. But yes, let's rest. This place will be here for a bit.
Jack feel strange at the ding considering he barely knew what was going on in the 1st place.
Our heroes have defeated the spiders, yet, there are more to this tower than just one level, they hear sounds coming from the floor above them, they seek to investigate. The go up the stairs.
Infront of them seems to be a store room of some sort. Crates and boxes packed all around. This might be a new shipment of something. Will they investigate the boxes, or simply travel up to the next level?
Now back to our adventure!
"Well all its great to be back here again with you all. It's been a while but I think its time we try to make some more progress here."
Bartleby is mounted on his companion Martin and flanked by two bloody lion skeletons.
"Hey guys, I will beam some detect magic around, maybe there is something interesting in here, or some clues."
DM, is anything written on the crates or boxes?
Riggar, will stand next to only of the bloody lions...even if they give with the heebie-jeebies and he wants to destroy them.
How the hell can you stand being around those filthy lions? Undead are an abomination, if I didn't know ye as well as I do..., he doesn't finish but knows he gets the point.
Bartleby explains in his squeaky high pitched voice, "Yeah I know, its unfortunate undead get such a bad rap. These are just some animated bones though basically, and really useful! Some poachers killed the lions, so I felt it fitting to reanimate them and use them against evil! I think its all about intent. Plus these weren't people, I didn't dig up someone's grandma. I guess they are a bit gross, but so is all the other slimy gooey icky mucky blood and guts stuff we encounter smacking monsters around. I guess I got used to it."
Unless there are invaders here for us to remove, we should move on to the next floor.
Before them is the empty storage room, moonlight shines through the open windows, at the far end they can see the stairs leading up to the next level
Unless there are invaders here for us to remove, we should move on to the next floor.
Riggar, walks up to the second floor, wondering what he will run into next.
Make perception checks. You know you heard something, yet you can't see anything except the boxes on this floor
Amir's ears fold back and Kale cocks his ear at the sound. I heard it too.
You know you heard things. All the webs. That are very well hidden. Not like a normal spider.
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Riggar doesn't see a damn thing, but he listens to the other describe what they are seeing and hearing. He thinks back to the lessons of yore, and tries to recall what type of spiders they may be.
@Riggar
You might have a problem. What you heard, is fairly close description of a phase spider
It can jump through the ethereal plane to attack victims. It is powerful and it has a very bad poisonous bite. Will affect you physical well being (CON Damage)
What ye be talkin bout could be a phase spider. They be nasty little buggers, be careful the bite for it damages your physical body. It could be on the ethereal plane right now and can pop in at a moments notice. Be on your guard everyone.
Riggar will ready his morningstar and shield.
"Hmm fascinating," pipes Bartleby. I guess we should be wary. I wonder if we have any way of locking it down here once it pops out.
Good thinking.
So you stay put or do you spread out on this floor?
Bartleby will send his lions into the middle of the room around the central stack of crates. He will advise the group that he is doing so, but will amend the plan if others think otherwise.
Kale nods. He pauses a moment then draws a wand and taps himself and Amir with it before moving to the stack of crates and climbing onto it. Amir follows him to stand beside the crates. Kale turns slowly in circles, Guisarme held ready to strike at any unfamiliar shapes. Amir hunches on all fours, every muscle taut with anticipation.
Riggar will spread out into the room, and when a hostile appears, he will cast bless, doing his best to avoid AOO.
Janji casts Blur on Martin the ape.
As you start to comb the floor, the spider appears out of no where, biting at Kale!
But as he was prepared for such a trick, he easily dodges out of the way!
Bartleby has Martin take a 5' step and then attack the spider and one of his lions on the other side to provide flanking:
(10' reach)
I think probably all misses..
Lion #1: Do nothing
Lion #2: 5' move and full attack + flank
+ grab
if this beats its CMD then the spider is grappled. If the spider is grappled if will lose 4 to dex ( and 2 to effective AC). It also suffers -2 to hit and all Combat Maneuver checks.
possible damage:
Bartleby ride checks for Martin: Guide with Knees, Stay in Saddle, and fight all DC 5 or 10 and autosucceed.
Bartleby will fire and reload his crossbow.
(firing into melee)
The Ape does nothing to the large spider, the one lion manage to bite down, but its nimble limbs easily gets lose from the skeleton jaw, one claw manages to tear some of the flesh from the spider, just as a bolt inbeds itself into its frame
spider: 15dmg
Riggar grabs his holy symbol and casts bless
Amir slides to the left and bites at the spider, then swipes at it with his paws. At the same time, Kale steps to his right, his Guisarme clattering to the ground. In a smooth motion he draws two of the blades strapped to his back and slashes at the spider with them.
Bartleby shrieks "Yeah Kale! Yeah!"
Kale and his ally takes a huge chunk out of the spider, then just as it appeared, it vanishes with a shriek!
Kale sheathes his blades and picks up his Guisarme. You don't like that so much, do you?
Good job, Amir. A low rumble comes from Amir's chest. He looks uneasy.
Riggar watches as the spider takes a good blow, but then sees it vanish. He grumbles under his breath. He readies an attack against the creature should it reappear.
Bartleby is ready for another attack as well, and Martin is wary.
Janji takes the opportunity to cast Blur on Riggar.
As a last ditch effort, the spider reappears and tries to attack bartleby!
Not sure if we have an initiative, so maybe it will be dead before Bartleby goes.
Bartleby shrieks as the spider tries to eat him, but then laughs as it missed him and cackling he commands his minions to attack as he fiddles with his crossbow.
Bartleby has his two lions swing around back for flanking and attacking and he and Martin will attack.
+ possible Grab
Assuming phase spider AC 17 hoping a hit and a grapple start:
vs CMD 25? should grapple...
vs new grappled AC 15 miss
vs new grappled AC 15 miss
+ possible Grab
vs new grappled AC 15 miss
vs new grappled AC 15 miss
vs grappled AC 15 hit
vs grappled AC 15 hit
vs grappled AC 15 miss
Bartleby fire and reload crossbow
Mounted combat rolls all autosucceed.
Total Damage: 41 plus grappled spider (unless its not using stock stats or other secret info )
Amir bites and claws at the spider with some success; meanwhile Kale takes a step closer and brings his Guisarme down on it hard.
Bartleby whispers, "Is it dead?"
With all the monsters ripping and rending at it and all the spider goo everywhere it is hard to tell.