If he hurries.....I will post the next thing in the A.M.....
Jaden- 25
Faldor- 23
Morganst- 19
Spider- 13+
Keegan- 13-
Effan- 11
Abe and mount- 8Jaden and Faldor leap to the attack and manage to fell the 8-legged monstrousity as 2 more of the creature drop down from the ceiling looking for blood. Morganst manages to hit one with an attack as it drops to attack Jaden but doesn't stop it from trying to hit as the other spider lands before Abe and attacks. Both of the creatures miss, but all of the party members in the tower see another threat.....out of the stairwell a writhing mass of hundreds of tiny spiders begins to spill down the stairs....a spider swarm!
Abe drops the spider that Morganst hit with his attack.
At the sight of the large vermin the druid draws an octogon with his holly and whispers secrets of the forest. It appears as if small, crystaline spiders crawl from the ground beneath his feet and attach themselves over his entire body as nearly invisible threads of energy.
He then wades toward the swarm and sweeps them back up the steps with Miss Stick.
The swarm appears to take no noticable damage from Hozs' strikes. Jaden, Morganst and Faldor your turns....
A mournful tune excapes Faldors lips as torch like fire appears in front of the swarm, then begins trying to herd them away.
"What's going on in there?"
Jaden sees the mass of bugs and grabs Abe and his hound and makes for the door.
"Clear out! Get out the door! Lots of bugs!"
Abe senses the wisdom of Jaden's suggestion and rides out of the tower.
"By Shelyn's t+%% that is alot of spiders!"
A mournful tune excapes Faldors lips as torch like fire appears in front of the swarm, then begins trying to herd them away.
The bugs all momentarily recoil from the images, allowing Abe and Jaden to beat a hasty retreat, but without heat from the lights it looks to be a temporary reprieve....
Morganst than the vermin all eat you guys......I mean get their turn.
Fakey, as soon as you deem reasonable, Effan will dig out an oil flask and tindertwig.
Morganst turns and runs after the others.
If he hurries.....I will post the next thing in the A.M.....
Keegan does a strange sort of jig. It would be easy to write off as a local folk dance, until one realizes that there is indeed method to the madness.
"Nnhh... M+&##+@#**~+s..."
The remaining larger spider(s?) retreat back up into the webbing along the ceiling. The swarm of spiders however, roll over Hozs like a wave of legs, biting and scratching him viciously. (3 damage and make a fort save dc11 or take 2 strength damage. on Hozs' turn make a dc11 fort or be nauseated for 1 round.)
The bites of so many tiny mouths do little against the protective barrier of the big man.
The swarm does cover his face and eyes however as he seems not to notice the retreat of the others. "Uhmmm... are you invisible?"
"Hozs! Get out of there!"
Keegan, Effan and Abe are up!
Keegan seems to have an idea. He motions for the group to retreat to the entrance.
"'Ffan, droogy, you has nny things what go boom, like?"
Keegan seems to have an idea. He motions for the group to retreat to the entrance.
"'Ffan, droogy, you has nny things what go boom, like?"
Effan pauses briefly in his struggle with his backpack to reply, " a couple vials of oil. And some tindertwigs."
Effan pauses briefly in his struggle with his backpack to reply, " a couple vials of oil. And some tindertwigs."Keegan seems to have an idea. He motions for the group to retreat to the entrance.
"'Ffan, droogy, you has nny things what go boom, like?"
"Tossem here."
Abe watches the proceedings with bemused interest. Since he can't charge tiny spiders, he is waiting for the big ones to show up again.
Keegan seems to have an idea. He motions for the group to retreat to the entrance.
"'Ffan, droogy, you has nny things what go boom, like?"
Effan pauses briefly in his struggle with his backpack to reply, " a couple vials of oil. And some tindertwigs."
You spent last round getting them out....they are in hand to do with as you please....
"Tossem here."Effan pauses briefly in his struggle with his backpack to reply, " a couple vials of oil. And some tindertwigs."Keegan seems to have an idea. He motions for the group to retreat to the entrance.
"'Ffan, droogy, you has nny things what go boom, like?"
"Catch!" Effan softly tosses first one, then the other vial to Keegan. The tindertwig doesn't toss as well, so he picks it up and trots it over to the scout.
"Catch!" Effan softly tosses first one, then the other vial to Keegan. The tindertwig doesn't toss as well, so he picks it up and trots it over to the scout.
Keegan catches them deftly, and immediately slams back the bottle of oil like a flagon of ale. Striking a tindertwig off the sole of his boot, he saunters toward where the swarm lurks in the darkness.
He holds the burning tindertwig in front of his face, as if to see deeper into the shadows. Suddenly, he lets loose the oil from his mouth, spewing it in a fine mist over the tindertwig's flame and creating a massive gout of fire to wash over the swarm of arachnids.
"Uhmmm.... a reflex save?" asks Hozs thinking how cool Keegan looks even as the flames come onward.
"Ho Keegan!" Abe yells. "Awesomeness!"
The swarm writhes in anguish as Keegan's flaming spittle singes the arachnids. The area where the oil lands burns lightly, a prolonged area of flame that licks at the swarm....The 8-legged vermin, now reduced in number, are scrambling to exit the area of the burn and surge towards Keegan...
Spot check DC15-
Effan watches in disbelief as Keegan "drinks" the oil. He's even more surprised when the scout breathes fire.
Faldor's jaw nearly drops as he sees the scout breath fire then notices movement on the roof, "The big ones are fleeing our friends foul smelling breath. I guess I won't harp on you any more to clean that mouth of your's Keegan."
1d20+7=23
Faldor's jaw nearly drops as he sees the scout breath fire then notices movement on the roof, "The big ones are fleeing our friends foul smelling breath. I guess I won't harp on you any more to clean that mouth of your's Keegan."
Keegan coughs, emitting a cloud of foul-smelling black smoke. For some reason, it has a different color and appearance than the smoke coming from the pools of burning oil.
"Nngh... *hack* *ick* *cough*..."
Keegan starts picking up spiders and depositing them in his satchel, pausing every few moments to eat one, popping the crisped arachnids into his mouth rather more daintily than one would expect.
The swarm ...The 8-legged vermin, now reduced in number, are scrambling to exit the area of the burn and surge towards Keegan...
Spot check DC15- ** spoiler omitted **
"Keegan! It's too soon for dinner! They're still coming!" Effan draws his wand.
Morganst sees the spiders rush forward and takes aim with his bow.
"Let 'em go."
Hozs ducks from Keegan's flames. Any of the vermin not scuttling fast enough after the blast get a helpful kick or sweep of Miss Stick from the big man.
Uhmmm... they is just running away for something easier to eat.
Jaden and Faldor are up then the itsy-bitsy spiders crawl up in Keegan's pant-legs!
Morganst's arrow pierces the abdomen of one of the spiders that are attempting to scramble away drawing a high-pitched chittering sound from the beast as it lurches over the apex of the tower and out of sight.
"The spiders go marching two by two... by two by two, HozsA! HozsA!
The spiders go marching four by four, HozsA! HozsA!"
sings the big man.
"Sorry... I felt left out with all that carnage. And I don't like spiders bigger than my head too much." Morganst shrugs. "Do we have more oil?
His eyes getting bigger as he watches the swarm advance on Keegan, Effan scrambles to pull out his wand.
"Drop and roll Keegan, Drop and ROLL!"
"Drop and roll Keegan, Drop and ROLL!"
"S!%#pissf++~cuntcocksuckerm+#+%+#%$!~@t@##!"
Keegan drops and rolls, wishing that he had had the presence of mind merely to set himself on fire.
The spiders run amok on Keegan, crawling into every gap in his clothing, trying to enter ears, nostrils, mouth, etc....biting every bit of flesh they find....
1d6=6 damage, 1d3=1 strength damage unless a dc11 fort save is made.
Party's turn!!
The remaining larger spider(s?) retreat back up into the webbing along the ceiling. The swarm of spiders however, roll over Hozs like a wave of legs, biting and scratching him viciously. (3 damage and make a fort save dc11 or take 2 strength damage. on Hozs' turn make a dc11 fort or be nauseated for 1 round.)
Jaden- 25
Faldor- 23
Morganst- 19
Spider- 13+
Keegan- 13-
Effan- 11
Abe and mount- 8
Seeing the swarm cover Keegan, Effan changes plans. He casts sleep hoping that the swarm is affected first.
Sleep description:
creatures. Creatures with the fewest HD are affected first. Among
creatures with equal HD, those who are closest to the spell’s point
of origin are affected first. Hit Dice that are not sufficient to affect a
creature are wasted.
Sleeping creatures are helpless. Slapping or wounding awakens an
affected creature, but normal noise does not. Awakening a creature is a
standard action (an application of the aid another action).
Sleep does not target unconscious creatures, constructs, or undead
creatures.
The remaining larger spider(s?) retreat back up into the webbing along the ceiling. The swarm of spiders however, roll over Hozs like a wave of legs, biting and scratching him viciously. (3 damage and make a fort save dc11 or take 2 strength damage. on Hozs' turn make a dc11 fort or be nauseated for 1 round.)
Oh yeah, you take the same as Keegan.
Effan's magics have drained the energy from the swarm, causing them to fall unconcious and rain down off of their two victims like a rain of.....well, spiders. A few random spiders skitter off but without the cohesion of a swarm they are just individual common spiders.Jaden- 25
Faldor- 23
Morganst- 19
Spider- 13+
Keegan- 13-
Effan- 11
Abe and mount- 8Seeing the swarm cover Keegan, Effan changes plans. He casts sleep hoping that the swarm is affected first.
Sleep description: ** spoiler omitted **
The spiders run amok on Keegan, crawling into every gap in his clothing, trying to enter ears, nostrils, mouth, etc....biting every bit of flesh they find....
1d6=6 damage, 1d3=1 strength damage unless a dc11 fort save is made.Party's turn!!
Keegan rolls on the floor, crushing spiders by the hundreds, and still yelling the same Seven Dirty Words.
"S+@~PISSF&&@CUNTCOCKSUCKERM@&%!~@*@+&#T!&~! S$~*PISSF##%CUNTCOCKSUCKERM@*%%!~&$%!@T$%#! S&~&PISSF$&$CUNTCOCKSUCKERM&$~&+!~!#%*T&+%!"
"Keegan! Don't kill them in their sleep! They are just little spiders."
"When they all wake up, they'll be a mess of trouble. We need to finish them now. Anyone got more oil?"
"I think I do."
Faldor begins going through his pack and finds that he actually had two bottles he pulls them both out not knowing how many it will take.
"Will these work?"
"I think I do."
Faldor begins going through his pack and finds that he actually had two bottles he pulls them both out not knowing how many it will take.
"Will these work?"
A few moments of work and the mass of spiders is consumed in a pool of fire. No immediate threats are visible.
So....whassup?
...
So....whassup?
"uhmmm... Webs? Well and stairs, should we... Uhmmm... the well is outside, the stars are up, well the stairs... Uhmmm... Stairs not stars. The stars are up too, but the stairs, uhhmmm... the stairs go up.... The well is outside." The big man trails off--his speech meandering in and out of grammar, mis-peaks, and homophones.