"If it gets this ring off of my finger I am in."
"If that is what I think it is, it will take the finger off too."
"If that is what I think it is, it will take the finger off too."
"If it gets this ring off of my finger I am in."
"I prefer to keep the finger."
Looking angrily at the Rapier he procured from the Drow Argent tersely tosses it away saying "that was the best you could do hunh?!? What is wrong with you?? No warnings! No corecting me if I was a bit off with a strike or defense! Who'd want you?" then realizing he was yet again talking aloud to an inanimate object he quickly quieted himself. He then moves to Alric and almost grabs Unraveller out of habit pauses loooks him in the eye and says "May I please have him back? Now!?....Please" Almost looking like a child begging for a toy that is their favorite but have somehow misplaced. Reaching, but not grabbing, for the blade even before it's offered Argent gives a once over to each of his new companions saying "hello I am Argent Helllstrike! welcome to......I dunno....hell maybe?! Pleased to meet you!" Smiles at them for as long as could be considered polite (if it were not for the look of impatience in his eyes) then turn once more toward Alric.
Witness lets out a grunt of pain as the negative energy washes over him, but manages to complete the ritual. A huge bat, limned with holy light, flickers into being over the drow. Swooping down, it snaps at her face.
Bite (smite): , Damage:
Backing up further out of reach, Witness takes the eyes of a salamander and crushes it, dabbing the powder on his eyelids and chanting almost-recognizable syllables in his baritone rumble.
"No problem.", Casvian says as he touches the want to Argent's injuries.
Cure Mod roll:
Casvian heals himself
"Does anyone else need healing? I would also suggest we use the other wand so one of us is not stuck with an empty wand later, leaving the group with only one healer."
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Im wounded as well. But more importantly, Im down on magic and equipment. I just escaped from the temple, and am not eager to return ill prepared. Does anyone know where they took captured equipment, the armory perhaps?
Witness circles warily around, letting soothing magic flow into his wounds but keeping his eyes fixed on the pool of shadow.
Sensing its prey through the darkness with it's keen ears, the dire bat continues the attack on the now prone drow.
Hmm look at the pretty stones. the many facets...
Sumatek stows the gems he pried from the drider corpse in his belt pouch and realizes he stil hears screams coming from somwhere.
Bah what a fool I am being distracted so easily. I need to keep my thoughts focused if I am going to get out of here.
Sumatek melts into the darkness and begins to shadow the group. Forgeing ahead of them slightly he keeps his eyes on the shadows and his senses on the ground. Scaning the area for pitfalls and traps came as 2nd nature to him.
perception shadows
checking for traps
disable if needed
stealth
Does anyone know where they took captured equipment, the armory perhaps?
Sumatek finds a hashed together trap attached to the locked door. He carefully unhinges the gears as a scythe blade falls harmlessly down, disabled. The door itself, however remains locked firmly.
To Alric's questioning, a human in the group speaks up. "Aye, there is an armourie, Off south thar. Its.. He is interrupted by the same gnome who spoke earlier. " Can't you hear those screams? People are dying and you're worried about collecting loot!?! Come on, Let's get'em! " With this the masses of slaves rush into the temple and mow down the door that Sumatek has just moments ago made safe. The clatter of weaponry and the release of magic can be heard down the hallway, and then there is quiet. Rushing down the hall after the mob, you find a sparse collection of slaves remaining. The drow have been successfully routed, but not without cost. In particular, you note that Miro has thrown his life away by taking a blade for an emprisoned woman. The ritual dagger still protrudes from his back.
"Lets try the other Scroll while we still have breathing room"
Alric's spell successfully removes Casvian's ring.
The noise from that crowd makes being unnoticed a lot easier. I will have to thank some of them if they survive
Sumatek continues his searching and moves forward of the group as they move down the hall.
stealth
perception
disable device if needed
Weapons out and ready Sumatek scans the shadows for surprises as he moves.
Now speaking to Edelle, Now miss....um, I don't believe I got your name. But, if you would care to join me Im going to search the armory, Perhaps your weapon is there as well.
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Sumatek: You advance cautiously down the hallway to where the battle has quickly passed over. The scene is a mixed melancholy. Some people sit triumphant, kicking the bodies of their previous captors. Others rub the place where their chains had held them captive for so very long. Still others hold their loved ones and friends lost in the massacre. you blend well against the wall and no one notices you. You note a hidden switch near an upturned table, which you suspect opens a hidden passage. The chains that just moments ago were attaching slaves to the floor are gradually clattering off as a key is passed around. You note in particular a drying stain from a cupboard of canopic jars, which has been overturned.
Sorry, I'm Edelle, Edelle Flexhorn. I think that heading off to the armoury to get better equipped is a very prudent step. I'm no coward but I don't mind attempting to level the playing field before attempting to slaughter these slavers. Lets do this the right way
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Edelle, Alric, and anyone else who is so inclined, head to the armoury. They find the doors unlocked and push them open. There are a number of weapons and armours in various states of repair. You can tell that this place has recently been raided for supplies because there are some objects carelessly knocked over. In any case, you take stock of the room:
6 breastplates, hvy steel shields, quarterstaves, and mw rapiers
1 longsword, greatsword, and greataxe
3 wooden bucklers and hide armour
4 hand crossbows.
80 xbow bolts
2 composite longbows (+1 strength rating)
50 arrows
10 daggers
Various semi-repaired items.
Bite (smite): , Damage:
While disappointed in not finding his own items, Alric will be taking a number of items for himself, and then bundling as much as he can to distribute to allies. Taking a mw rapier, a longbow and arrows,and half the daggers. Also begins contemplating what his allies might need.
Edelle, Alric, and anyone else who is so inclined, head to the armoury. They find the doors unlocked and push them open. There are a number of weapons and armours in various states of repair. You can tell that this place has recently been raided for supplies because there are some objects carelessly knocked over. In any case, you take stock of the room:
6 breastplates, hvy steel shields, quarterstaves, and mw rapiers
1 longsword, greatsword, and greataxe
3 wooden bucklers and hide armour
4 hand crossbows.
80 xbow bolts
2 composite longbows (+1 strength rating)
50 arrows
10 daggers
Various semi-repaired items.
I would like the arrows unless someone else wants some.
perception check:
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While Alric has UMD, witness and casivan are the only true users for cure wands.
Perception check:
I'll take a pair of quarterstaves for my self on the off chance I need to hit something I don't want to touch, also the other half of the daggers will be handy. And carry a pair of MW rapiers for who ever wants them.
Your eclectic group of survivors patch themselves up and gather their equipment. There remain only two directions that have not fully been explored. One to the south, between the armoury and the temple. You are told that this is the plantation where food is supplied to the drowcity. Some of the now ex-slaves claim to have seen something or someone going in that direction. From the dim light in the area, you are still able to detect some recent footprints in the earth leaving the armoury. The tracks are more difficult to follow once outside, but they appear to be very weighted down and to veer towards the direction you have yet to explore. The other option would be the opposite direction, north. Alric came roughly from this direction, but there is a fork in the cave system not far from here. No one seems to know what is down that path, even from speaking to the survivors.
As a last minute decision I grab a hand-crossbow and 20 bolts and head out.
Throwing the other hand-crossbows to people without ranged weapons: Guy's grab these, those driders can climb. There is sign that something headed the other way, it's time to kill some more dark beasties!
We (or at least I) head down the path that the heavy thing went.
Hmm that switch there may be something worth checking out. But then again maybe not. Bah I have to see what it does!!
If it looks clear Sumatek will stealth over and check it for traps then flip the switch
CLICK....
A small crawlspace hatch is released from behind where a tapestry once hung on the wall. A number of the slaves are startled by this. The attention drawn to this movement would make it nearly impossible to sneak down that tunnel at the moment.
Resolving to ignore the fell magic, in traditional dwarf fashion, Witness begins casting again.
Casting Summon Swarm.
Hey, wait! Edelle, where are you going?
The crowd of slaves looked as if they had seen the trapdoor snap open.
I had better just wait on searching that door, those slaves may find themselves tripping a larger problem than they had asked for. I'll head back to the group and give a quick breakdown of what i found here.
Silently keeping to the shadows Sumatek backtracks to where the group was when he last saw them.
Hmm i thought the woman was going to the armory to recover some weapons but i dont see them. Great now they are moving on with out seeing if all are around. They should be easy enough to track i hope.
Coming to what looks to be a south and north route Sumatek searches to see which way they may have gone.
It looks as if they went south, as well as something large guessing from the tracks. I'll have to keep the whits about me and try and stay under shadow till I find them.
Your group assembles as head down south to track the heavy beasts. Even with very hard ground and no tracks to follow now, the tunnel is linear so it is unlikely that you have missed anything. Sumatek takes point and shoots himself forward into the shadows. After a short time walking, you hear the sounds of struggling up ahead. Sumatek finds himself entangled in a gigantic web that blocks the tunnel off. There is a cackling sound and movement from the other side of the web, further down the tunnel. You cannot see anything from this distance, but a bolt comes whizzing by and clattering loudly against the cave wall.
init:
Unsure of what to do Casvian holds his action.
Initiative
Attempting an Escape artist check to free myself of the webs
and baring that I will try and cut myself free.
Wincing at the burn, Witness tries to complete the ritual. As he successfully moves his hands through the final passes, bats swarm down from the ceiling and surround the drow.
Directing fiery eyes on the Drow, focusing and causing her robes to smoulder.
Initiative
Assist Sumatek in getting out of the web, or if he's already out start cutting through the web with a dagger:
Attack:
Damage:
Quickdraw the +1 rated bow
Cast Mage Armor on Edelle.
One spell left, make this count.
Round 1 Initiative 23- Sumatek, ???
17 Edelle, Alric
15-Thundrik (botted?)
14-Argent(botted?)
11-Casvian
As the arrow flies through, Sumatek's twitch reflexes kick in, to his detriment as he finds himself sunk further into the webbing. Edelle comes forward to help get him out. She gets most of the way through with one graceful slice, but has not quite gotten Sumatek unstuck. Alric buffs up Edelle with the precious last reserves of his magical force. He feels mundane and drained, but he resolves that he still has the will of a fighter and the blood of the great beasts. Argent, Thundrik, and Casvian stand ready for whatever may come next. Thundrik peers as far into the darkness as his darkvision permits, but he can see nothing. through the webs as they tug and move.
Round 2- A second bolt is fired, but from out of the darkness, there comes a true volley of these arrows, tightly packed in the narrow tunnel. 2 arrows hit Sumatek in the back. two more arrows glance away harmlessly and skitter into the darkness behind you.
"Why didn't I think of that?"
Casvian changes from the bow to the Falchion as his action. On the next turn he will try cut the web away.
Feeling his death looming, Witness howls as his burning eyes bore directly into hers.
Fort. save
Struggling against the webs Sumatek attempts to escape again.
Escape artist
Darn these webs!!
Looking around Sumatek tries to see if any of the underdwellers are nearing his highly vulnerable position.
Perception
Lets keep trying to cut Sumatek out / our way further along the passage:
Attack:
Damage:
When Casvian catches on to Edelle's idea, he makes quick work of the first layer of webbing and Sumatek is released. Thundrik, with his darkvision tells you there are still more layers of webbing to breaks through though.