Anzath gives Vael a grin over the fallen spider, yet her eyes go wide only in time to see the other spider advancing on the tiefling. Before she can shout a warning, she feels the pain of a pair of fangs sinking into her back. She feels the venom course through her veins and going straight to her head. The grogginess offsetting Tragershen’s magic, she can only turn on her heel and introduce Kritfisher to her new foe.
Returning the grin the temperamental Anzath gives her. Twisting around at the noise and flinching at the sound of her battle companion being stabbed by overly large fangs.
Twisting to lash out at the massive spider
Vael's blurring speed allows her to recover from her miss with a well-aimed backhand.
Talathel staggers back 30 feet towards the caravan.
Anzath fights off further damage to her constitution...
But then, she takes another massive bite and dose of poison. Her duration extends, and her DC goes up by 2.
Vael dodges her spider again.
Gelver hacks a chunk out of his.
And it finally crunches through his armor, though his burly frame processes the poison, no problem.
Tragershen scans the battle scene and determines Azath needs a reprieve.
Aurora takes a moment to consider how horrible Talathel and Anzath are looking. She sighs and, uttering a prayer under her breath, invokes Nethys to give her a little extra magic sooner rather than later.
[dice=Fort Save] d20+4; d3
Anzath fights off further damage to her constitution...
[dice=Bite Anz] d20+6; d8+6
[dice=Fort Save] d20+4; d3But then, she takes another massive bite and dose of poison. Her duration extends, and her DC goes up by 2.
[dice=Bite Vael] d20+6; d8+6
[dice=Fort Save] d20+8; d3Vael dodges her spider again.
Bedlam takes out a flask, applies it to his heavy pick and swings for the fences!
PFS Legal Ghast retch flask
Source Ultimate Equipment pg. 107 (Amazon)
Price 50 gp; Weight 1 lb.
Category Alchemical Weapons
Description
Harvested and concentrated from the remains of slain ghasts, this foul-smelling powder is kept in tightly sealed flasks. It is thrown as a splash weapon and the flask breaks on impact, releasing noxious dust. The target is nauseated for 1 round and sickened for 3 rounds after that. A successful DC 12 Fortitude save prevents the nauseated condition, but not the sickened condition. Creatures within 5 feet of where the flank hits are sickened for 1 round. This is a poison effect. Crafting this item is a DC 20 Craft (alchemy) check.
Construction
Craft (Alchemy) DC 20
The ghast retch flask gets sucked up by the breathing holes in the spider's carapace--the foul stuff interferes with its metabolism, and it slows down
Tal continues to fade. He has less CON than a common toad.
Growling in agitation at the whole situation and lashing out with her blade at the spider in-front of her.
Anzath continues to face off with her spider. Still under the effects of the venom in her blood, she steadies herself and focuses on her foe, waiting for it to expose a weakness.
Anzath dodges, Vael skips out of the way, Gelver tucks under his tower shield and shrieks. But nobody got hurt!
...Except Gelver's spider. As it chomps on his tower shield, he hacks at it until it lets go.
The poison takes a further toll on Anzath. As she engages her consciousness on the spider, searching for its weaknesses, she feels her own weakness continue to spread.
Tragershen raises an eyebrow at Bedlam's engagement with the spider, truly impressed at whatever he did to rock the spider onto its back legs.
Seeing that the spiders are not truly restrained by the webbing and still attacking the Anzath and Vael, Tragershen acts.
Moving with amazing speed, he closes the distance to the melee. He moves to one side of his two allies, enough to be able to get a spell past them. In the hissing tongue of ignan, he utters an arcane syllable and a gout of flame shoots from his outstretched fingertips, engulfing the spiders and setting the web ablaze.
Move action to get 60' up to the melee. He'll go to the side of Anzath and cast burning hands, catching the spiders that are facing the two of them.
Damage , DC 15 reflex save for half damage.
Plus, he sets the web on fire, dealing damage to the two spiders (I don't believe there is a save on that part of the damage).
Aurora reaches over to set a hand on the spear-wielding elf's shoulder, murmuring softly, "Sorry, Talathel."
With that, she turns and darts over to whatever Anzath-adjacent square is safest from spiders, taking her holy symbol in hand and uttering an incantation while her fingers trail through the air over Anzath before finally tapping her. She smiles wanely at the half-drow.
Leaning on his spear, Talathel huffs as he draws his longbow.
Tragershen's perfect positioning means that Vael's spider is now a steaming carapace. Vael is silhouetted by the shimmering wall of flames leaping along the strands of the Web spell, but the wave of heat doesn't touch her.
Anzath's spider shudders in the flames, but it remains in the fight.
Bedlam looks the big, hairy, ugly vermin in its eyes.
Be reminding me of ma cousin, Gnarl Oakstone.
The dwarf then applies an Alchemists Fire to his heavy pick, grinning and swinging!
At 2nd level, a grenadier can infuse a weapon or piece of ammunition with a single harmful alchemical liquid or powder, such as alchemist’s fire or sneezing powder, as a move action. This action consumes the alchemical item, but transfers its effect to the weapon in question.
The alchemical item takes full effect on the next creature struck by the weapon, but does not splash, spread, or otherwise affect additional targets. Any extra damage added is treated like bonus dice of damage, and is not doubled on a critical hit. The alchemical treatment causes no harm to the weapon treated, and wears off 1 minute after application if no blow is struck. At 6th level, a grenadier can use her alchemical weapon ability as a swift action. At 15th level, this ability becomes a free action.
This ability replaces poison resistance
Tal has one CON.
Bedlam's spider tries to bite him:
It can't seem to latch on the the dwarf.
Anzath quickly looks over her shoulder at Aurora as she suddenly feels the effects of the spider venom clear. But, her eyes are pulled beyond Aurora, to Talathel, still staggered, still standing, somehow. Determination set, she returns her attention to the spider and its extermination.
The flames lick up the overly large arachnid in-front of her and smiling when it stops moving. Twisting and rushing towards the spider harassing Anzath.
Vael puts down the spider, chopping its skull neatly in half.
Gelver lashes out with his longsword, growling and grumbling and shrieking:
...but it ricochets of the monster's carapace. She responds by trying to inject him with poison:
...but she can't get through Gelver's steel carapace any more than he could get through her chitin.
Bedlam's spider dies from the flames. The stench of scorched spider fills the vale you've been traversing. One left.
Bedlam charges the remaining spider.
Bedlam's pick deals an almost, but not quite fatal wound.
Gelver hacks at the last spider. It is nearly finished. All may act, except Bedlam, who already did.
With her immediate patient taken care of for the moment, Aurora returns to the expectant one. Poor Talathel. I never want to see another spider again in my life. She sets a hand against his shoulder and winces at the sudden feeling of exposure as the magic of her faith leeches off into him. "The others have it handled, now, I'm sure..."
Bedlam begins duscussing different ways to cook spider.
Tragershen weighs his options. He does have some powerful magic in reserve, but he does not know what these woods yet hold for them. He opts for a minor spell, hoping it will be enough to tip the balance against the remaining spider.
Acid Splash.
Ranged touch to hit
Damage
The final spider shudders and falters, but it does not yet fall.
As soon as her spider falls, Anzath turns to see Tal loose an arrow. She rushes to the elven warrior’s side as fast as her feet can carry her.
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Talathel looses an arrow, his blood feeling afire.
And then...
...relief.