Wymond follows Perfire's instructions and tries to torch the spiders.
; + 1 Fire Damage
Yirrik sheathes his useless weapons and fetches a torch from his pack...cursing the whole time as the little fiends crawl all over him...
The team blasts and batters the swarm of tiny biting spiders with little effect. Only
Initiative Order
Lilika (2 damage)
Swarm (1 damage)
Perfire
Yirrik (4 damage)(2 STR damage, poisoned)
Wymond (4 damage)(1 STR damage)
Triath (4 damage)
Wymond and Triath, both having had enough, barge out of the room to get away from the spiders.
With no way to harm the swarm, Lilika backs up deeper into the room filled with spider webs.
I wish I had my gear. She thinks for the tenth time since regaining consciousness. Looking at her companions swinging torches she wonders Do they have no better suited equipment? ...Are insect swarms not common around here...?
She reaches for a vial of alchemist's fire only to remember--for the eleventh time--it's not there.
Mentally scolding herself for foolishness, she looks around the room she's in, curious if there's another way out, or any gear she could make use of...
Perfire and Yirrik?
Yirrik curses as the small spiders invade his clothing, their little fangs still delivering quite a punch...
Seeing Wymond exercising his common sense, Yirrik follow suit and runs away from the swarm...
Perfire steps back a few paces and digs his last alchemist's fire out of his pack.
'Wymond, get Triath and yourself out of there' The halfling begins taking aim at the center of the writhing mass of arachnids.
Both man and pig dive out of the way at Perfire's command.
"Blast and bugger it all!" Wymond says in a frustrated tone while Perfire works his "magic."
Taking as careful aim as he can, Perfire lobs the clay urn at the swarming spiders.
With a woosh! Perfire's alchemist's fire bursts open, splashing the dangerous liquid over a swath of the swarming arachnids and burning their tiny bodies to a crisp! The remaining swarm simply marches mindlessly on, heedless of the deaths of their fellows.
It crawls over Perfire, biting and skittering.
The team blasts and batters the swarm of tiny biting spiders with little effect. Only
Initiative Order
Lilika (2 damage)
Swarm (7 damage)
Perfire (6 damage)
Yirrik (4 damage)(2 STR damage, poisoned)
Wymond (4 damage)(1 STR damage)
Triath (4 damage)
Knowing there's nothing she can do against the spiders, Lilika follows the path through the egg sacs, and examines the wall.
Perfire runs out of the mass of legs and fangs and swats spiders from his person.
"Perry, get over 'ere!" Wymond barks, and should he oblige, he says a prayer to Erastil and touches Perfire's injuries to heal them.
The fire at last kills enough spiders to disperse the swarm. The little biting pests retreat into the webs and up the walls.
[spoiler=Lilika]You find nothing out of the ordinary.[/ooc]
'Does anyone remember Grulk saying anything about this level being infested with spiders? Or do you suppose this is new?' Perfire wonders, swatting the last of the spiders from his person.
Status
Lilika (2 damage)
Perfire (1 damage)
Yirrik (4 damage)(2 STR damage)
Wymond (4 damage)(1 STR damage)
Triath (4 damage)
As the swarm disperses, Yirrik lets out a big long breath, flicking off the last few little spiders crawling on his arm, "They're very cute little critters one on one, but so many...."
He looks over at Perfire, "Likely, our good friend Grulk has never been down here in person..."
He then joins Lilika in examining the room with all of the webs...
Lilika nods at Perfire. "Thank you."
Then she waits to see if her companions find anything she's missed.
'No problem. That WAS the last of those I have. I can make more, given time, supplies, and equipment, but none of those are in high supply right now.' Perfire gives a strained smile to his friends and follows into the web room. He waits anxiously as the pair search.
Lilika and Yirrik's search reveals nothing out of the ordinary.
Lilika rejoins the others.
"Is that it?" she asks them. "Locked doors and gates prevent us from progressing?"
As the swarm disperses, Yirrik lets out a big long breath, flicking off the last few little spiders crawling on his arm, "They're very cute little critters one on one, but so many...."
"Yirrik, ye've a very weird definition of cute. Triath is cute," Wymond says as the pig gives an appreciative grunt. "Yeh're welcome. A cat is cute, a fawn is cute, but a spider? Really?"
He looks around at the others.
"Anyone else need healin'? That damn venom sapped my strength, so any more fights down 'ere'll be rougher goin'."
Lilika shakes her head 'no.'
'I'm fine. You took care of most of my wounds already. Thank you.' Perfire smiles up at Wymond. 'We haven't been across the pit near the big green wall. Should we rest Wy?'
Wymond smiles back and nods.
"We got enough food? If so, I'd say yes. I'll use whatever healin' I got on the others but Triath an' me can only do so much today. Erastil helps those wot help themselves after all, an' I think after the scare we've had from them spiders, we could all do with a little shut-eye."
Yirrik rolls his shoulder , then flexes his hands, still feeling the effects of the little spider's venom, "I'll gladly take whatever you've got, Wy." he says wearily, "Best to find another room, perhaps to rest in. Perhaps the room with the spire within..."
Wymond nods and lays hands on Yirrik.
Lilika listens in confusion.
Has it been so long already?
As the others have decided to rest, Lilika follows after them without complaint.
Yirrik sighs as some of the little bites close up, but he still looks a little worn around the edges, "As always, my friend, thank you." he says with a smile.
Picking up his pack, he leads the others back to the room with the spire...
"I can take first watch," Lilika remarks as everyone settles in to rest.
Wymond helps the others get the camp set up, and then begins making a fire to cook the evening meal.
Perfire does his best to help make the room a little more liveable. He carries what bits of decaying matter he can outside of the room and throws them into the pit trap outside of the door.
The injured party members settle in for the evening in the unnerving room where they previously trapped a skeleton. It rattles and bangs endlessly against the cage, providing little opportunity for rest. Moreover, the noxious smell of blood and old offal is only somewhat reduced by Perfire's cleaning.
Status
Lilika (2 damage)
Perfire (1 damage)
Yirrik (2 STR damage)
Wymond (4 damage)(1 STR damage)
Triath (4 damage)
Lilika looks at the skeleton rattling around in the cage.
"...Any reason why you didn't kill it?" she asks.
If there's not, Lilika shoots acid at it through the bars of the cage.
Lilika destroys the skeleton and the room is quieter. Your first watch begins!
You hear a sound in the northeast corner of the room - from beyond a secret door!