As you study the orange goo from the hall intersection, a large beetle turns the corner from the room appearing directly in front of the party. It is covered in the orange goo.
Ralafas
Thalin
Queslin
Kyle
Tessa
Giant Beetle
"THA'S A BUG!" Thalin readies his shield and then readies his flail as he moves in front of his companions.
Detect magic and study the goop.
Kyle moves up to within 10' of the beetle and throws a dagger.
for
Shortbow: pbshot
Queslin fires an arrow at the insect.
"A big one," Tessa adds to Thalin's comment as she moves to intercept the beetle with him.
Yes, OOC:
Kyle grimaces as he misses the giant neon bug. "Can't seem to focus my eyes... it's soooo bright."
The beetle races forward and tries to tear Thalin in half with its giant mandibles.
The beetle misses Thain.
The dwarf returns to form, attacking more to distract the opponent and draw its attention than to actually hurt it while doing his best to avoid getting hurt himself.
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AC26 T15 F16 while Fighting Defensively
Queslin takes a bead and fires again.
Shortbow: pb shot, fire into melee
to hit to hurt
Keeps studying the goo trying to figure it out.
Kyle moves up and tumbles around the critter to flank with the dwarf. Acrobatics.
Tessa rolls her eyes as all of the rest of the group attacks the beetle with awkward attacks. "Stop playing," she says as she advances upon it. "Just kill it." She confidently sweeps with her axe, but slips on a previously hidden patch of orange goo, causing her blade to fly wide of the mark. She frowns as her cheeks redden in frustration and embarrassment. "Harder than it looks," is her response.
Kyle you tumble pass the beetle as it tries to saw Thalin in half.
None of the melee and ranged attacks are able to penetrate the beetle's thick shell.
The beetle rears up and spits a gout of acid hitting Tessa and Thalin.
Tessa you are splashed with the beetle's acid attack.
The acid burns, but you managed to avoid the worst of the attack.
Thalin you are splashed with the beetle's acid attack.
Thain you are not as lucky the majority of the acid splashes on you as your struggle with the giant beetle in hand to hand combat.
Having no luck with his bow, Queslin drops it only to draw his sword as he moves up to attack the beetle.
Greatsword
to hit to hurt
Kyle slices at the beetle from his improved flanking position. to hit for damage.
"Thanks for the pointers, Tessa." Kyle smiles and winks as he sinks his blade into the beetle.
"Ahhh! Ye stoopid blighter! Stop i'!"
Thalin tries to actually hurt the creature this time in retaliation for the acid attack.
AC24 T13 F16
3 HP remaining
Steps up behing the dwarf and casts clw
The beetle dies in a spray of gore created by the chopping of Kyle and Queslin.
"Live ugly, die ugly, dad always said. And he should have known." Kyle mutters, wiping off his dagger, then picking up the on he threw.
"T'anks!" It is obvious that Thalin was directing that to Ralafas, but he quickly turns to the beetle and start trying to well, tear it apart. "Look a' t'e siz o' t'is shell! I' would make uh really nice shield, doncha t'ink?"
6 HP (It is what it is.)
"Probably. Just be careful not to poke the sack that has the acid in it." Kyle comments, waiting for Ralafas to finish studying the goo.
Okay three rds for school and strength of effect on soruce of goo....
Tessa hisses as the acid burns through the leg of her pants and begins eating away at the skin beneath. "Damn!", she growls, and was prepared to slash at it again when Kyle kills it. "Thanks," she says, giving him a nod, before glancing at Thalin's rather grievous wounds. "You fine?", she asks, a bit of concern in her voice.
"Fine? Nay, Aye'm no' fine. Aye'll live well 'nuff, t'ough."
Tessa nods as Thalin gives his grim assessment. "Let me take point. I'm fresh."
She turns her attention back to the room with the orange goo, and gives it a second glance. "Still gross," is her final assessment.
What school?
"Orange goo? T'at's no' a normal color . . .."
The orange goo appears to be some sort of magical gruel. However beetle dung now is mixed in with it.
You also notice covered in the goo is three human sized lumps in the southwest corner.
Its food.... And I was think those are people in it over there... it shouldn't hurt us to wade in it though. Just don't breathe it.
"People innit dinnae sound li' food ta me."
I imagine it is a broken magic of the ones who built this place and the the ones in it were killed by the beetles... We should retrieve their bodies.
Tessa wrinkles her nose in agreement with Thalin's statement. "Not food at all," she says. "You first, Suel."
"Everything's food for something." Kyle says simply as he begins the work of pulling the bodies towards the door.
The skeleton remains of three humans still wearing old tattered red leather armor. Each set of armor bears an eight-pointed star on the left breast.
They have the following useful items on them:
3 vials
1 ring
1 pearl
Does Kyle recognize the symbol?
Queslin still does not trust the 'orange gruel' and keeps away from the bodies covered in it. He keeps watch while the group loots.
"Cin onna ye figure oot t'ese t'ings?"
Knowledge history and relgion on the symbol
Reroll history with wis bonus
Detect magic on all the items also.
Spellcraft
Not entirely sure what these do. Sorry perhaps I can look at them in more detail later and figureit out. The sigil is that of the seekers. They are a group of tomb and ruin explores who dont care if they have to hurt anyone to get what they view as theirs. All they seek is power and what can be gained with it.