Xara does her usual, staying close to the group, but frequently flying up high for a bird's eye view of the surroundings.
As the group moves out Perrin calls after the group, "Did you not want some of my potions, or to buy any in the least?"
Once that is handled the group heads out and for the next three days it goes on slowly. Scrounging up vittles as you can along the way. Nothing of much importance or even to see besides the plains and the simple vegetation and animals along the way.
On the fourth day, you see a strange sight. One where there are webs in a cluster up ahead.
I am in no need currently thank you he replied to the alchemist.
"I would like a potion to make myself tougher or faster if you ahve any such for sale and if I have enough gold on me to purchase it from you."
Koldur asks the alchemist.
Koldur spots the web but not its contents.
"Webs ahead. Anyone else has a better view?"
Perception:
"Corpses amongst the webs," Xara calls out as she and Reafan land next to the party. "Some bones, others fresher. I'd guess maybe some over-sized spiders live here. We should be careful, maybe set the webs alight to flush them out, if it wouldn't start a forest fire."
Perrin offers the potion of barkskin to the dwarf for 1/2 price.
You are in the plains right now, there is a chance that the fire could get out of hand.
if needed those we van can create water in order to control the direction of the fire if needed. But if those webs extend very long ... well i don't really know. I am all up for killing these giant spiders if it means protecting travellers from getting eaten.
"Perhaps we should approcah and further scout the area to assess exactly how far these extend" - Razaniel suggests, unmounting and peering towards the distance.
"I can't really make out much detail from this distance" - he adds - "What say you?"
Xara flies up to get an idea of how expansive the area of webs is.
The webs are close to the ground. You are in plains and only low shrubs are the vegetation in the area. It is a large area perhaps 200 feet by 200 feet. The webs are sporadic in the area.
or we could toss something in the wab to send a vibe to the spiders that something has been caught and draw them to us?
"I'll happily make that purchase Sirrah. Here is the payment for it. Should there be other potions available when I next drop by. I'll be more than happy to buy it off you, purse permitting of course. I'll see that this will be put to good use."
"Perhaps we should wait for Xara to scout and then report back. There's no telling how many spider we're speaking of, besides it might be good to clear out the webs and make this road safe again. Perrin's hunter might have fallen afoul of these critters."
Sure we are in no hurry
Xara returns and reports on the expanse of the webbing.
Xara explains that it is only about a 200 foot by 200 foot region. She could not see any of the spiders on her scouting.
Koldur is abit shocked at the expanse of the webbing.
"What manner of spider or spiders are we talking about here? That's alot of webs!"
Spiders big enough to eat a full grown dwarf says oscar
Koldur grins and swings his axes, the sound of it slicing the air as if challenging the spiders already.
"I'm more than dwarf enough for any silly spider."
i believe you would he says smiling
With a short hop, for his bum is aching from riding so long. A dwarf and an elf heads towards the web. His axes out in his hands.
followed by oscar Right he replied to sable
Nodding, Razaniel falls in place behind the others, bow drawn and ready.
Xara leaves Reafan to guard the horses and follows the men on foot.
Perception:
"Watch yourselves," Xara shouts, pointing. "They have tunnels and are coming from below, not the webs above. Koldur, let me make you stronger."
Xara pulls out her wand of enlarge person. She uses the start a full round action action to begin using it on Koldur, unless "act before combat commences" means she can do it all before we enter rounds.
Sable, Koldur, in coming in front of you
Koldur stops at Xara's words.
"I don't see anything out of place....must be the hours spent on horseback...." He grumbles out the last.
Xara is able to enlarge Koldur before starting combat as she hurries forward to get to him.
Xara and Oscar what are your surprise round actions?
Sable
Koldur
Oscar
Xara
Razaniel
Spider
Surprise Round
Spider then Heroes
The spider rushes from its hole quicker than its size would show. It bites at Sable. It slips as two of its legs fall into the ground, likely holes. Provoking attacks of opportunity from Koldur and Sable. It recovers still in their faces.
Epically failing,
Round 1
The spider retreats to its hole, not provoking AoOs.
Xara will throw an acid splash at the thing in the surprise round.
Touch attack:
Damage:
Everyone please post your Round 1 actions. Oscar, Xara, and anyone else that got the perception check may act in surprise round as well
Surprise round
Move to Were sable and Koldur Are
Round 1
Reading an attack should any enemy come into striking distance
Everyone gather around. Let's protect each others
Round 1. Xara uses her wand to make Oscar large.
Koldur sighs.
"Ware your own sides. Fighting next to an axe wielder yields unpleasant results sometimes." Bringing up his own axes, stance defensive.
Razaniel closes in on the others, making sure his back is protected, and stands ready to fire at the first spider that pops her ugly head through a hole - "Stand fast!"
When the spider charges out of its hole, the paladin and elf both whack at it with their blades. Blood spurts everywhere from their strikes as a leg is taken off.
plus poison
The spider bites at Koldur missing again, then it retreats back to its hole.
"Koldur, are you ok?" - Razaniel inquires of his companion, still watchful, bow at the ready - "We press forward?"
Xara readies a move action, to go stand between the spider and it's hole. The triggering action is the spider's actual attack, so she can move to cut off its retreat.
"Ha! See? More than dwarf enough!!"
Koldur mocks the spide as he readies his own attack to strike the spider
Round 2
Readied attack against any enemy that Oscar can reach with his movement.
Razaniels peers around, his bow strung, and senses fully alert for any creature that may burrow from the underground.
As you all stand ready for the spider to spring forth once more it does not. Each of you are tense ready to act as you move closer to the trapdoor of the spider. The spider still does nothing as the group gets to the target.
Xara casts message directs it at the spider, and does her best impression of a bird call.
Bluff:
The spider pops out looking for an easy catch of a bird, instead is sliced into chunks by the group of readied weapons. *Splat!!!* The spiders carcass slides down its hole again, very much dead.
There are a few interesting things down in the hole. But only with a climb check DC 15, of 40 feet.