JZ's Carrion Crown - (Wake of the Watcher) (Inactive)

Game Master JamZilla

As the rest of her companions arrive Hazel moves towards the spider, drawing her starknife as she goes. She quickly calls upon Desna yet again to further bolster her against the threat as she tries to deliver a vicious slash against some of its many legs.

Attack vs. Spider (Starknife; Bless, Divine Favor, Power Attack): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
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Swift action to use a point of fervor to cast Divine Favor, move forward, then attack!

As Hazel darts in, the enormous spider turns and snaps at her in a surprising display of speed.

Attack of opportunity, Hazel: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24 Hit
Damage: 3d6 + 18 ⇒ (4, 5, 3) + 18 = 30

Hazel fort save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 Success

It's teeth are the size of daggers and they plunge into Hazel's shoulder as she moves in. Crying out in pain she at least is able to pull away before it can pump thick, green venom into her veins.

Knowledge nature on this thing. It hits like an absolute train.

Hazel, is that Bless affecting everyone or is it a Warpriest self buff thing? Just working out Zed's bonus to hit.

It affects everyone; I'll note if I ever cast it in a manner that would only affect Hazel.

Vermundr works a quick glamer that causes his unarmored form to fuzz and blur. He gives Zelda a nod before grabbing a nearby chair. "Back off Hazel. That thing will tear you apart."

Mirror Image: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

KNow/nat: 1d20 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (9) + 9 + (2) = 20

Kazamir looks quickly around the room, looking for how the thing manged to enter,

perception: 1d20 + 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (20) + (4) + 14 = 38,

Then sends a volley of magic missiles at the hulking shape, watching carefully as the half-seen arcane distortions impact the spider.

3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2, 4) + 3 = 12

Kaz is wondering if this thing is summoned, or perhaps an illusion...

Perception on the interaction of missiles..: 1d20 + 14 + 1d6 ⇒ (12) + 14 + (3) = 29

The missiles slam home, punching neat holes into the thing's carapace, holes that immediately begin to fill with thick, gunky blood. It shrieks in pain, a weirdly human sound, and rounds on the group closing in.

Kazamir, you see a series of bloody splashes and sloshes through the great hall and to the entrance to the Lodge. They don't look like they have come from wounds, more that they might have been poured from buckets.

This is a giant tarantula. The most important things to note are a wicked bite, powerful poison and hairs that can become dislodged and make a person nauseous. A tarantula can throw barbed hairs from its back at a creature as a ranged touch attack (range increment 20 feet). A creature struck by these hairs must make a Fort save or be nauseated for 1d6 rounds. A creature that attacks a giant tarantula with a non-reach melee weapon must make a Reflex save to avoid being struck by these hairs.

Constantin to act. I will post for Zed

Constantin comes partway down the stairs, just enough to get the spider in his line of sight, and concentrates to cause it to suddenly heat up as etheric forces glide against it.

Using spontaneous immolation again as I presume it's a mindless vermin and thus immune to most telepathic abilities.

Fire damage: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 1) = 11
DC 15 Fort save for half damage. If it fails the save it also catches fire and must save again every round (Ref 15 this time) or take another 1d6 fire damage.

Fort: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25 Success

Zed attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 Miss

The spider thrashes as a sudden blast of fire engulfs it. It crashes around the room in a panic and manages to put itself out in doing so.

Zed swings but connects with only a thick carapace and doesn't break it's defences.

Round 3 - Enemy

Spider, Zed: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26 Hit
Damage: 3d6 + 18 ⇒ (6, 3, 2) + 18 = 29
Zed fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24 Success

The spider turns it's multitude of eyes ont oZed and lances it's thick teeth through his shoulder and to the bone. It pumps venom into him but he shakes it off, ready to keep fighting.

Round 4 - Heroes

Constantin focuses and sends out a wave of thought again that pushes his allies to incredible speed.

Haste!

Vala gestures again, calling this time upon knowledge imparted to her through Pyth, and a storm of shimmering motes cascades down around the giant spider, threatening to blind its many eyes!

Will save DC 17 or b-b-b-BLINDED! Spiders get a penalty to the save because of all their eyeballs, right? =P
Should be easy enough to position the 10-ft radius burst/cloud to avoid allies.

"Rrrgh...!" Hazel growls, frustrated at her inability to strike the spider and at the ease with which it seems to be swatting them around. But she knows that she can't take another blow like that one she just took and so makes a parting swipe at the creature with her starknife before falling back a pace.

Attack vs. Spider (Starknife; Bless, Divine Favor, Power Attack): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

In a few short, terse phrases, Kazamir warns his collegues about the thing's hairs. The biting and venom, he figures, are rather obvious...

He then quiets for a moment, manifesting a spectral hand.

Hand hp: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

F-f-f-f-f-ail!

The spider suddenly tenses, almost frozen, as the motes settle on it's multitude of eyes and strikes them blind!

I'll give Vermundr a little bit of time and then bot him and Zed

Sweet Jesus back into the fray! Damn that thing can 2 shot me.

Zed grimaces as the spider rips into his shoulder, and goes for healing magic before he sees the spider is blinded. He stays on the offensive, bringing down his dense newspaper to smack the spider!

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Damage: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Don't forget haaaaaaste everyone

Yeah this thing is a beast. Literally.

Vermundr, charge: 1d20 + 12 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 12 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 29
Damage: 2d6 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 4) + 6 + 6 = 19

Zed crunches one of the spider's legs while Vermundr slices deeply into it's abdomen.

Attack of opportunity, Verm: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22 Hit
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 65 Hit
Damage: 3d6 + 18 ⇒ (4, 4, 4) + 18 = 30

Instinctively, the spider snaps out, taking a chunk out of Vermundr.

Verm fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29 Success

You've dealt 67 damage to this thing in case anyone is interested. Zed has an attack remaining from Haste

Round 4 - Enemy

1d3 ⇒ 2 Zed
Spider bit, Zed: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26 Hit
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 51 Hit (by 1%!)
Damage: 3d6 + 18 ⇒ (6, 3, 2) + 18 = 29

Zed fort save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 Success

Another powerful bite, this one blind but no less effective, drives Zed to the ground where his thick, red blood begins to pool beneath him.

Round 5 - Heroes

There is commotion everywhere in the Lodge. The sounds of screams, calls for help and someone shouting; Get Delgros, GET DELGROS!!

Included the extra haste attack in my previous post.

Zed goes down, eyes wide. Damn, what are the odds. Zed gives a chuckle at his last thought as he slips away from the waking world.

That'll down me.

Constantin stretches out his hand and blasts the tremendous spider with bolts of force!

Magic missile: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 1) + 4 = 14

105 Damage and counting. But it looks severely injured now. Imagine the Great Hall positively covered in spider hair and goop and blood

I also forgot the hairs and the non-reach thing.

Verm reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 Fail

Verm fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 Fail

Vermundr withdraws his sword but when it comes away hi hands and arms are full of hundreds of tiny spines of hair that prick through his skin. Instantly, he feels sick to his stomach and can do nothing but retch.

Vermundr is nauseated for 1d6 ⇒ 2 rounds

Vala, seeing Zed fall, gasps and rushes over to the inquisitor. She kneels down briefly beside him and intones a quick spell, the syllables harsh and guttural and dark.

inflict light wounds: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Note: Spider gets a new save vs the blindness each round. DC is still 17.

Kazamir squints intently at the spectral hand floating before him, then, with a thought, sends it racing toward the spider, charged with arcane force.

Force Punchdelivered via spectral hand. Touch attack:

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
force damage: 7d4 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2) = 21
DC17 or pushed back 5 ft

With Zed down but the creature clearly on its last legs, Hazel grits her teeth and steps forward again to strike at the spider once, twice, thanks to the benefits of Constantin's magic.

Attack vs. Spider (Starknife; Bless, Divine Favor, Haste, Power Attack): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Attack vs. Spider (Starknife; Bless, Divine Favor, Haste, Power Attack): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

I can't do anything about the botched fort save vs the hairs but Vermundr has mirror image up with 3 images. Should I roll an image check against the attack that hit earlier?

Vernubdr, because it was blind at that point I dont believe the mirror images would have worked. It couldn't see them to be fooled by them. So I gave it the standard 50% miss chance

It is down by the way, proper update later. There is a bundled body on the floor - that of the Markiza

Oh my that's probably true. Blinding yourself is a viable strategy versus mirror image.

Checking in, just waiting for the proper update before I make my next character post. Huzzah for slain spiders!

Ah, that makes sense. Disregard the mirror image check.

Sorry guys, what a crazy day yesterday turned out to be!

Following devastating attacks by Zed, Vermundr and Hazel, the spider recoils back into the room, a great shudder runs through it and after a screeching, insectoid-like cry of pain, it slumps to the ground, legs convulsing and curling up beneath it.

The Markiza lies motionless in a heap, a spilled chair lying over her while Belik, previously unseen, has pushed himself into a tiny, panting ball in one corner of the room.

IMW: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (8, 7) + 7 = 221d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

With some bad touch healing, Zed is back on his feet.

Once the dizzying nausea from the spider's bristles has passed, Vermundr gathers his wits and tries to assess the situation.

"Did that thing get the woman? Where in the Nine Hells did it come from?"

Zelda sweeps the room for signs of errant magic, while her master checks on the survivors.

Hazel slowly lowers her starknife, staring at the spider silently. Then, she looks up at Belik and then around to see where the spider had broken in - because surely it had broken into the building - from.

"What happened?" she asks slowly, moving with Vermundr to check on the Markiza.

Heal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Remarkably, the Markiza looks unharmed - it appears that she just fainted from fright and that you came in the nick of time. Belik meanwhile, is a barely comprehendible, gibbering wreck.

His small hands shake uncontrollably as he uses them to cover his face, unable to look at the massive spider lying in a bleeding heap.

My lady! Ostovach cries, charging in from the main entrance and racing to her side. Is she alright? he asks anxiously, previous animosity seemingly forgotten.

Cilas looks on grimly from the corner of the room. Sweat breaks out on his forehead and he is visibly shaken, perhaps the thought of his friend being killed by a spider-creature is also on his mind.

A minute or so later, others begin to arrive such as Estovian, Quiene and even the chef.

Wha..? Oh my god! Quiene says, horrified.

There is no sign of magic in the room. This spider was real (as opposed to summoned) and seems to have entered through the main doors to the Lodge, following a quite obvious blood trail.

Constantin says soothingly, "It's done now. Everyone, we'll be all right."

Using remove fear on the overwhelmed people, like Belik.

Belik takes deep, shuddering breaths and slowly begins to recover some of the decorum he displayed yesterday.

Still, he pointedly skirts the room away from the thing and to the doorway where he backs away slowly, croaking;

D-Delgros.... where is... Delgros?

"What's this blood trail that it followed?"

Who is that directed to Constantin?

The party - I'm not a tracker.

I'm a decent tracker.

Seeing that the others have the crowd under control, Zed begins following the blood trail, keeping an eye out for any siblings the spider might have had.

Zed you can easily follow the trail. Great swathes of blood are splashed here and there in a very obvious trail. It leads out of the main doors, past the hedge maze and west further into the compound

"We don't know," Hazel responds to Belik's question. "We were upstairs and didn't see him. Look, all of you stay here - lock the doors behind us if you have to while we go check outside, okay?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Zed takes a look outside, then waits for the others to finish up. "We should follow this as a group, there might be more danger on the other end of it."

I assume Zelda didn't pick up anything unexpected with detect magic?