Furiel resumes his position in the second row. "Mikmek, we're coming, sing a song or something so we can find you."
"This could still be a trap, we should be on guard. Many creatures in nature use something innocent to lure in unsuspecting prey."
Mikmek's voice seemed to come from the west side, but you hear nothing from him now.
The squeaky chatter below becomes ordered .. repetitive.
Looking over the edge it appears to be ten feet straight down then another two feet where the far wall slops in like a slide.
"Hmmm, tricky situation, but we'll figure something out."
Furiel pull out a vial of alchemists fire.
"Hang me over the edge Green without dropping me on my head. I'm chucking this ahead for light to see by and the added bonus of getting some mites alight too."
Rogar seems a bit worried by the gnome intentions:"... as long as you don't end blowing us up too... be careful using that stuff in a place like this..."
"Sure thing Master Furiel, just try not to hit MikMek if you see him."
The Green Man puts a meaty paw on Furiel, taking a good hold of his jacket and then dangles him over the edge, ready to pull him back up again if needed.
let me know how many feet you would like to throw it .. and if any angle or just straight. It will be a touch attack AC5 with a -4 penalty.
Furiel wants to hit a mite with his flask, but he will aim for the largest open floor area well back in the tunnel.
"Thanks Green, that should help our light sitution and hurt some mites. I have two left now."
As you hang upside-down you can only see 15 or 20 feet in before it is pitch black. You can see the near walls and get a vague idea of the shape of the area .. and hurl into the darkness.
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The vial explodes against the far edge of a narrow chasm, and the flames catch two mites -- who screech .. The squeak/chanting gets louder and angrier..
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Furiel hangs upside-down .. you hear the glass crash and woosh of the fiery explosion .. a faint warm glow flickers low on the west wall..
"I think it is time to go down now."
If Furiel can throw another alchemists fire at one of the mites silhouetted in the fire, he will before being pulled up.
Your second throw hits a wall where the tunnel narrows ... the flash illuminates the room .. a kobold is chained to the wall -- upside down, maybe alive -- near other kobold sized forms, covered in tiny squirming centipedes..
You hear another vial explode, louder this time and the light from it is a bit brighter..
"Hey, Mikmek is a kobold. There are lot of kobolds down there, don't think many are left."
Furiel lets the big hitters drop down first and will be right behind again.
The Green Man pulls Furiel up and places him back on his feet, he then proceeds to drop down, and this time he has the axe ready as he does so.
"So it seems the mites overran the kobolds who overran the goblins. This lair must be an hell of real estate piece."
Norton follows Green already
Rogar laughs:"If so we should liberate it from pests, don't you think?", the brevic swordfighter keeps defending the rear, blade naked in his hands.
"Well, it IS an up and comming market, better grab a piece before someone else does."
You drop down and see the flames on the wall nearby .. and further east across a narrow chasm, several mites are kicking dirt on a dying flame..
The light from Norton's shield and Rogar's blade illuminate the area up to the chasm .. tiny centipedes scatter away from the piles, and away from the hanging kobold..
The Green Mans instincts as a healer takes over and he aproaches the kobold, trusting in the others to see to the mites.
The fire across the chasm fades .. and you feel a slight tremor underfoot. The chatter from the mites turns to devilish laughter and cheering.
"Let's get these cruel B*)(*^. Rogar look, my fire didn't hit many, but gives you plenty of targets with that bow."
Cruel indeed...
The Green Man touches the bleeding kobold and allows some of his divine power to heal his wounds.
HP: 18/18
AC: 16 FF14 T12 CMD 14
F/R/W: 4/2/7
Storm Bursts: 4/7
Effects: None
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Seeing Green attend to the injured kobold, Ta'de-win casts Light on a sling bullet, preparing to send it sailing across to the mites. "Let us shine some light on these creatures."
"Well... since you insist...
Rogar takes his bow and starts firing
Round 4
AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14
hp 21/22
Fort +4, Ref +4, Will -2
Effects:*
Attack roll:
Damage roll:
Rogar's arrow sink's into one of the mite's mounts .. some type of bug the size of a riding dog. The mites finish kicking dirt on the far flame ..
The light from Norton's shield illuminates just to edge of the chasm ... just enough to see the head of a huge centipede - three times the size of the others -- come up from the chasm and arcs toward you. One of the mites hops on its back and fires it's sling at Rogar, the bullet pings ineffectively off of Rogar's boot.
The kobold stirs ... "I .. I still live.."
"People take down the big one, as fast as you can!" Norton shouts and attacks the centipede unsheathing the longsword and moving at
The legs of the huge centipede ripple as it raises it's mandibles to the right height to cut a man in half .. it's eyes seem to glow red, reflecting the light from Norton's shield as he approaches .. a single fang-like protrusion between it's mandible's extends in anticipation, but retracts instantly as Norton's blade strikes fiercely at it's head. A few chips of it's blue-black chitin are sent flying from the blow..
Furiel moves just behind Norton and sprays another wash of colors over the huge centipede (Will DC 15).
No hitting my friends this time. I have one more left now.
Saving Throw Will negates; Spell Resistance yes
A vivid cone of clashing colors springs forth from your hand, causing creatures to become stunned, perhaps also blinded, and possibly knocking them unconscious. Each creature within the cone is affected according to its HD.
2 HD or less: The creature is unconscious, blinded, and stunned for 2d4 rounds, then blinded and stunned for 1d4 rounds, and then stunned for 1 round. (Only living creatures are knocked unconscious.)
3 or 4 HD: The creature is blinded and stunned for 1d4 rounds, then stunned for 1 round.
5 or more HD: The creature is stunned for 1 round.
Sightless creatures are not affected by color spray.
Seeing the other mounted mite norton shouts "Take this one dow fast, other riders incoming."
While Rogar observes the creature wistand Norton's mighty blow and keep fighting, he wonders if Albash ever talked about such creatures in one of his lessons:"What the hell are these things? I think I can remember something about them, what did the old man say..."
Knowledge Dungeoneering:
Puzzled by the creatures seemingly unfathomable behaviour Rogar decides to resort to what he knows best... stabbing the creature again and again...
Ta'de-win steps aside for a clear shot and and unleashes the storm, settling on the light stone until this monstrosity has been dealt with.
"Let's get you down so we can concentrate on the fight."
The Green Man atempts to free the kobol so he can hide himself somewhere safe.
The beast brings up its head preparing to strike when a blast from Ta'de-win forces it to recover before snapping at Norton -- giving Norton time to deflect with his shield.. it then snaps it's tail at Rogar's feet like a whip, but hits only dirt.
The mite that was on it's back jumps off as the creature whips it's tail and sticks to the wall ... at the same time several others climb the walls around the chasm and prepare their slings ... the one mounted on the large bug on the other side of the chasm continues to yell out squeaks and growls at the others as they continue to amass around him.
2 strength checks DC12 will pull the restraints free from the dirt wall. You can attempt 2/rd
The kobold's eyes seem to be just coming into focus as he looks at Green "Freee me half-man. Help me reclaim Old Sharptooth from these thieving blue devils, and my tribe will reward you with great treasures."
Furiel uses his gnome magic and produces balls of flame again in his hand. He watches as Norton hacks at the centipede.
He is determined his fire will hit a huge centipede this time. If the foward one is till up he will step up and touch it with fire, if not he flames the one in back.
Hoping the Centipede is at his last breaths Norton hits again.
"Forget that for now, let's focus on getting you free eh?"
The Green Man inhales deeply, and calls on the fury that he now possesses to help him.
The creature tries to lift it's head to avoid Norton's strike, and gets it's underbelly sliced open..
As it reacts to the blow, Furiel steps forward and sets it ablaze... the creature whips and in death throes then falls smoldering. The nearby mites on the wall reflexively shield their eyes from the flash of the flame.
Now freed from his bonds, Mikmek stands. He reaches down and picks up a femur from the floor.
Rogar reflexively staggers back from the burning and withering mass that was the centipede:"Wooooah! The stench of that thing burning!!! But no time to worry about that I fear..."
Move to O9 and attack nearest mite:
Attack roll:
Damage roll:
With the creature downed, Ta'de-win takes the opprotunity to launch her sling with the bullet with light cast upon it across the chasm at one of the far mites.
Rogar hacks into a mite on the wall about to fire it's sling.. it squeaks and falls to the ground.
Ta'de-win's sling bullet misses it's mark and skids across the dirt stopping 20 feet past the intended target ... The magick'd bullet illuminates the tunnel behind the attacking mites.
The mite next to the one felled by Rogar takes a step into line of sight and attempts to fire off a bullet - not realizing it had fallen out of the sling.
The two mites standing on the west wall hurl slingstones at Norton and Furiel. One goes wide to the right, the other misfires -- banging it's knuckles against a root protruding from the wall.
Three more mites come into view on the near side of the chasm .. their eyes bug out and they point at Norton, Rogar, and Furiel... Their lips curl back as they seethe and curse..
Norton moves to the Mites crowd and attacks the one in front of him
Will save:
"This might hurt you mites."-Furiel laughs again as another ball of flame hits home.
The Green Man moves forward, bloodlust evident in his eyes and the way he breathes heavily with his tusks jutting forward aggressively.