Moving north up the hall and opening the door and looking in you see a similar shaped room as the one to the south of it and just as empty.
"So, now what? Qui or Jokbur, either of you want to check the next door down the hall, here? Or maybe there's a secret passage or something hidden! I don't know, this place is so weird..." he mutters, trailing off.
Lets check each room carefully for secret doors. I agree that there are assuredly many in here that we likely have missed.
Qui will search the room to the best of his ability, helping Jokbur as he does.
Perception:
Jokbur looks twice in a few locations that may harbor secrets.
Quirmydt and Jokbur enter the room and begin a search while everyone looks on. They find an empty room.
Qui shrugs:
Looks like someone got to it before us. I don't see anything here. Lets move on and see what the nest room holds.
Head on to the next room on the hallway.
Jonas shrugs. "I'd guess there's going to be a lot of that in this place. Honestly, better an empty room than a full one."
Jokbur continues to look around. He follows along looking at the closest unexplored part of the map. He wonders the most efficient way to explore every room in the dungeon complex.
Water drips from the ceiling of this room, which is filled with mushrooms and fungi of many kinds and colors many of which have grown as high as your knees. (or taller than Quirmydt). Three human sized mushrooms are also in the room. As soon as the door is opened, a loud piercing shriek comes from the room, hurting your ears.
- Ariella, Quirmydt, Jokbur, Edmund, Hermann, Enemy, Jonas,
AC T FF
Qui waits hoping that Edmund's wisdom will shine through and let the party know what these things are, and how to fight them.
Delay until after Edmund.
Edmund, what are these?
Knowledge Dungeoneering:
The best I can do.
"They're obnoxious!"
This man-sized mushroom is a shrieker, an unusual fungus that emits a loud noise when disturbed. This result reveals all plant traits. Movement or light brought within a couple of paces of a shrieker will cause the fungus to emit a piercing sound that lasts a dozen or so seconds. Other subterranean creatures often live in close proximity to shriekers, recognizing that the shrieks give warning of potential food in the vicinity. They can also regularly be found with violet fungi, the poison of which shriekers are immune to.
Edmund shuts the door.
Assuming they stop eventually, he tells the others what's under the spoiler.
"Next??"
Jokbur finds more unexplored rooms without fungimen.
"Well, if anything is nearby, they probably heard that. Let's hold on a second to see if anything comes running."
"I usually try to be elsewhere than where my enemies expect. In this case, we can probably take what comes. Let's make sure we have a retreat route in case."
“Does anyone else feel like mushroom soup?” Ariella wonders while they are waiting for the fallout from the screechers. She grips her scimitar and shield tightly. Everything in this damned place mskes no sense. Who could have possibly had a reason to build all this crap?
"Heh, now you're talking my language, Lady Ariella: dinner!" Hermann grins. "That said, I have to wonder if that screaming thing is hiding something that could be valuable...!"
You close the door which helps reduce the noise level some, but it is still very loud. Soon a group of 8 ants come around the corner and attack!
- Ants, Ariella, Quirmydt, Jokbur, Edmund, Hermann, Enemy, Jonas
AC 15 T 10 FF 15
Ariella sheathes her scimitar, and then calls down a blessing on her companions.
The diminutive man frog looks at the giant ants and smiles:
Look all, dinner just arrived.
With that he drops into his usual crane fighting style and strikes out at the first ant:
Attack:
Damage:
Crit confirm:
Damage:
And deftly slices off a giant piece of carapace.
Fighting Defensively
AC25
Jokbur fires two thistle arrows at the closest bugs. Doubling if necessary to bring one down.
No need to fire a second thistle arrow unless first one kills. Basically one more damage.
"Holy smokes!" blurts Hermann as giant ants emerge from around the corner. Keeping his cool through years of experience, he does his best to feed Qui's tribe for the next month.
Hermann stabs one as it comes at them and wounds one while killing the other. Quirmydt's attack takes out the wounded one as the other ants continue to close in. Jokbur places a pair of arrows into another and kills a third.
"Hoo-ey! C'mon, Jonas - don't just stand there: get over here and squish these things like the insects they are!"
Mmmm, ant paste. Goes great on toast.
Edmund fires a crossbow bolt at a rear ant.
Attack:
Damage:
Jonas rushes into the gap made by the slain ant, stopping in the way of his froggy companion.
"Sorry, Qui. Give me a sec and we'll swap."
Jonas moves up and takes an AoO from the lead ant
Jonas and Edmund combine to take out a rear ant.
Two ants attacks Jonas
One Ant attacks Hermann
All of them miss!
- Ants, Ariella, Quirmydt, Jokbur, Edmund, Hermann, Enemy, Jonas
AC 15 T 10 FF 15
Ariella shoots her last fire bolt for the day at the rear-most ant.
"Qui, I'm going to step back. Duck between my legs in three… two… one… now."
Qui will move where Jonas is, or in front of Hermann if necessary if that ant goes down.
Attack-BH49:
Damage:
Edmund will hold off expending any more resources on these ants, until he sees how well the battle goes. He delays.
Qui damages the ant in front of Hermann while Jonas slams his hammer into the ant in front of Quirmydt. Ariella sends a bolt of fire and hits one in the back row.
- Ants, Ariella, Quirmydt, Jonas, Jokbur, Edmund, Hermann
AC 15 T 10 FF 15
Jokbur fires his arrows, distracted by his friends in the way.
Edmund delays
Qui looks down to make sure that he does not have ants in his pants.
Round 2
Hermann drops his longspear and draws his greatsword. Roaring wordlessly, he strikes savagely at the giant ant directly in front of him.
"How's that for bringing home the proverbial bacon, eh, Qui?!" he boasted, confident his blow killed the thing outright.
Status hp 41, AC 20
Quirmydt, Jokbur and Hermann combine their attacks to kill another ant while Jonas and Ariella each would one (Which both advance to attack.
Two ants attacks Quirmydt
One Ant attacks Hermann
- Ants, Ariella, Quirmydt, Jonas, Jokbur, Edmund, Hermann
AC 15 T 10 FF 15