GM Tarondor's Emerald Spire Campaign

Game Master Tarondor

Wymond continues around the room, burning the webs as he goes. He takes out a hanky and covers his mouth as the burning cobwebs produce more smoke.

Perfire points up at the weapons suspended in the webbing.

'There's something there and there that might prove useful.'

Yirrik Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Lilika Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Wymond Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Triath Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Perfire Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Spider Stealth+Concealment: 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 4 = 25

Nobody notices the giant spider crawl down from the ceiling and interpose itself between you and the doorway! Nobody gets to go in the surprise round!

Yirrik or Lilika?: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Spider bite v. Yirrik: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 71d6 ⇒ 2

Yirrik suddenly feels something try to grab him from behind, but the ranger's reflexes are on a hair trigger and he whirls to confront the foe!

Yirrik Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Lilika Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Wymond Initiative: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18
Perfire Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Moon Spider Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

STATUS
Yirrik (17/22)
Perfire (14/18 hp)
Wymond (18/21 hp)
Lilika
Moon Spider

Everyone, go!

I think I was the target it chomped at, it's adjacent to me anyway

'Another spider!' Perfire draws his club and swings at the creature.

Club: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

He then steps back so a more able combatant can get in to strike the creature.

Lilika stabs at the spider with her short sword.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Correct. It was Perfire, not Yirrik.

The entire room is filled with webs except for the four squares you started the fight in and the fifth square the spider is in. Perfire, do you want to move as you have or take a different option?

Is it possible to take a 5-foot step into the webs? If so, it would likely be a more flaily, creeped out 5-foot step. If not, I would hold position I suppose because I'd be out of actions

The webs are impassible unless cleared (and completely passable to the spider).

Then no movement, I can't move anywhere but into what I assume to be an occupied square back towards the door. Drew a weapon is a move, attacking is a standard.

To be clear, you can (try to) cut or burn the webs as well.

Wymond, Yirrik, go!

Wymond whirls around as Perfire calls the alarm, seeing the spider.

"At least this one's a biggun, so we can gang up on it instead of a bunch of teeny ones ganging up on us!"

He thrusts his sword at the spider, holding his torch up so he can see.

Gladius: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 81d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Sorry for my absense. Work and family really kicked my ass last week...

Yirrik jumps back to a clear section near the door to engage the newest spider!

Attack, bastard sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

The spider is fast and avoids the attacks of the two human warriors.

Target?: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Spider Bite v. Yirrik: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 161d6 ⇒ 4

The spider lunges at Yirrik, sinking its fangs into his forearm!

STATUS
Yirrik (13/22 hp, poisoned?)
Perfire (14/18 hp)
Wymond (18/21 hp)
Lilika
Moon Spider

Yirrik, give me a DC 15 Fort save vs. poison!

Then, everyone, go!

Poison save, dc 15: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Yirrik grimaces as the spider's fangs sink into his arm, thinking Oh! Not again!.

He shoves the offending arachnid off of him, noticing that the burning sensation wasn't as bad as the last bite he took. Heartened, he brings the Master's sword about and down upon the creatures hairy carapace...

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Crit confirm!: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Wymond stabs at the spider again.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 151d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Perfire presses the attack against the large spider.

Club: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Lilika narrows her eyes at the nimble spider and stabs at it again.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

The fight suddenly takes a dark turn for the spider as its prey lashes out with blades of cruel steel! It collapses, dimly comprehending its own death and wishing it had only had the time to eat more delicious adventurers.

COMBAT OVER!

Wymond spits on the spider's body.

"Serves ye right, bloody bugger!"

Then he turns to Yirrik.

"Ye alright, mate? That bite looked nasty."

Yirrik gives his arm a shake, "Burns a bit but not like the last time, maybe I'm getting used to it." He says with a smile at his friend.

He then lights his own torch and joins Wymond in burning down the webs...

"Let's look for them weapons Perry mentioned. We don't wanna accidentally burn them if they got wooden parts like hafts or a bowshaft," Wymond replies.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Lilika shakes pulls her blade out of the spider and gives it a shake, trying to get it clean. After a few flicks of her wrist, turns to keep an eye out for any other spiders...

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

You clear the room of spider webs and find no further spiders. Amidst the webs you find two longswords, five daggers and a handaxe, all rusty but serviceable. Near the corpse you find a small coin purse containing 42 copper coins.

There is a door on the south wall and another on the west.

Wymond smiles.

"Not a bad find. Little spit-n'polish an' they'll gleam like new! Ye want any o' these, Lilika? I'm already good in the armament department."

"I'll take the daggers, thank you." she replies, slipping the daggers into her belt. She declines the rest.

She walks over to the southern door and examines it thoroughly.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

It looks unremarkable. Just a door like any other.

Lilika opens the door and looks inside next room before entering.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

Wymond buckles the salvage into his backpack and then hoists it up on his back. Then he sheathes his own sword and takes up his polearm again, knowing he'd need to drop the torch the moment a fight broke out.

"Alrighty! What do yer elfy-eyes see, Lilika?"

Pretty sure my response is not going to be as exciting as Legolas'...

Beyond the door is a hallway. Along its walls are two doors and the huge iron portcullis you've previously seen from the other side.

Perfire stands over the long-dead body. 'Should we perform some kind of rites for our friend here? Seems wrong to just leave him.'

Wymond shrugs.

"We can prob'ly come back for him once we're done clearin' this place. Then we can bury them proper on the surface."

"We're on the other side of the gate," Lilika replies. "The dead can wait. Let's go."

Lilika heads into the hall and examines the first door.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

(...and opens it if she finds nothing dangerous)

A pit trap opens up under her feet!

Give me a DC 20 Reflex save, Lilika!

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Lilika lets out a gasp as the floor falls out beneath her.

Lilika Acrobatics: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 Nope.
Falling Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Pit Spikes: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 Hit.
Number of Spikes: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Pit Spike Damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 2) + 4 = 7

Lilika falls, impaling herself on two pit spikes, [/ooc]suffering a total of 12 points of damage.[/ooc]

Immediately, a moon spider rushes out of an alcove in the pit and closes the pit back up, and begins webbing the trap shut again. (The trap closes before anyone can react because the spider had a readied action.)

Initiatives
Yirrik Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Lilika Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Wymond Initiative: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6
Perfire Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Moon Spider: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

STATUS
Yirrik (13/22 hp)
Perfire (14/18 hp)
Lilika (5/17 hp)(Prone)
Wymond (18/21 hp)
Moon Spider

Everyone, go!

Stupid!

Lilika stands up while the spider is distracted by the webbing and...

It's only a ten foot deep pit? So I would be in melee with it, right?

Stabs at it with her short sword!

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

If I happen to be at range then she would have tossed her last stone instead, which is +1 attack higher.

Yirrik was about to lead the group forward when Lilika moves ahead and promptly disappears into another pit trap...

"Blast!" he exclaims, rushing forward , only to arrive too late....the pit had closed right in his face.

"Hurry, let's get this open!" he yells, dropping his pack and pulling out...a hammer and iron spike.

With furious action, he begins to hammer the spike into the edge of the pit cover, hoping to be able to lever it up and open...

"LILIKA!" Wymond cries as she falls into the trap. "Blast! Not again!"

I don't suppose there's a way to open the trap-door without deliberately setting it off and risking the damage?

A DC 15 STR check will do it. Yirrik gains +2 for his hammer and spike. Otherwise, a DC 20 Disable Device check will also do it.

Wymond jabs the head of his bardiche in the crack and pushes with all his might to try and force it open.

Strength!: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

"HANG ON, LILIKA! WE'RE COMING!"

He grunts and strains, but the stone refuses to budge.

"Erastil, pleasepleasePLEASE don't let that spider eat her!" he prays in panic.

Perfire dashes across to the other side of the pit trap's doors. Once on the other side he draws his sling.

'when you get it open I'll try to draw it's attention.'

Str, DC15: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 2 = 6

Yirrik struggles to get the pit open, but is frustrated by the spiders' efforts.

Cursing, he re-doubles his own efforts....

Lilika, do you have light?

Nope, don't need it. I have dark vision 60 ft. and lowlight vision.

In the Stygian dark of the pit, the monstrous spider continues to fling webs at the door, momentarily ignoring its prey.

The trap door is now sealed shut. Those outside can continue to try to break it open.

Everyone, go!

Sorry, was it in reach of me, or further away?

It’s definitely in reach.

Wymond grunts angrily and pushes again as hard as he can.

Strength: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Sweat drips down his round, red face as his efforts are in vain again.

Good Lord, what heinous offense did you people commit against the dice roller?