Revival of the Runelords (Inactive)

Game Master Cellion

Kellek doesn't notice any magical auras beyond those created by the gear of his allies.

Kellek attempts to ID any new items on them that he hasn't seen before. Take 10 on Spellcraft for 28.

"Anyone else deeply disturbed by the size of that quivering funnel? That just... that just isn't right. Am I crazy?"

Kellek also inspects the web funnel. Takes 10. Knowledge (everything) with mods above.

"Shall I burn it now, or wait for Colvyn to come back first?"

How thick and solid are the walls of the barn?

Nodding to the man, Colvyn passes him his waterskin and then start working on the other manacles. Once in a while, he takes a peek at the web, still nervous that something will come out before he is done. "Can the spider reach you in here, or is this a safe-ish spot?"

The walls of the barn are solid wood, probably a couple of inches.
Kellek, not sure which items you're referring to.

Kellek recognizes that the massive funnel web belongs to a particular type of truly massive spider known as an ogre spider. He knows these spiders grow to the size of an elephant and have a potent poison that weakens and paralyzes their prey.

Inside the web-filled room, the older man greedily sips at the waterskin before whispering "They kept it fed and it never came this way. Not-" The older man cuts off, his one eye widening slightly as a long leg extends out of the funnel and begins feeling along the northern wall. The leg arches over to feel along the northern walkway before retreating back into the funnel. The whole web shakes and vibrates as what's inside shifts.

All three men freeze and try to remain completely silent.

If you'd like to get them out, it'll take a stealth check to do so without drawing the ire of the spider. Since you're small, you can only support one of the captives at a time as they try to make to back along to walkway.

Forgot my disable device check for the manacles.

Disable Device1: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (13) + 21 = 34
Disable Device2: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (18) + 21 = 39

Colvyn eyes the leg, somewhat impressed with the size of the thing. Now, how the hell am I going to them out of the here.

"DO YOU WANT ME TO DISTRACT IT?" Kargas stage whispers to Colvyn.

Flo loses a little color at the increase in noise. "Shhhh! Elephant. Spider. Kargas, an elephant spider! Kellek, if that monstrosity decides to go for a walk, blast it to Hell, but otherwise I think we have to put our faith in Colvyn to get those people out alive," she suggests.

Once the men are released from the manacles, Colvyn moves to the far corner of the cage. Taking out a vial of acid, he tries to corrode some of the wood and metal so that he can removes the bars of the cage in the corner. If that works, he will try the same thing with a second vial on the boards and nail of the outside wall.

Colvyn makes quick work of the other two sets of manacles, though all three of the men aren't able to do much more than slowly and carefully try to move their arms and legs. The first vial of acid coats the bars of the cage, but the metal proves relatively resistant to the common acid. The rust and tarnish are swiftly removed, and the bars are weakened slightly. Colvyn gets the sense that he'd need far more acid than he has on hand to break the bars and wall this way.

Meanwhile, between the smoldering webs and the stage whisper from Kargas, the south side of the room seems to have drawn the attention of whatever is inside the funnel. The webs quiver and a leg reaches out to the walkway to probe for victims. The leg passes close to Guiness, but doesn't reach far enough to touch him.

Ok, running out of idea here. What would be the easiest way to get them out. The catwalk or down the ladder and across the room to the double doors?

I think they're sitting ducks if we don't kill take out the spider first :(

Since you're a bit stuck, and I was on the verge of springing this anyway...

The continued flames burning away at the edges of the web on the southern side of the room finally draw more than just a probing leg. The massive web funnel flexes as a second hairy leg wriggles free, then a third, then four, then before Colvyn can exit, the whole massive spider pulls its body out to hang from the funnel's underside.

True to Kellek's description, the spider is enormous. Its dozen eyes glint in the dim light like onyx beads as its arm-long mandibles snap open and shut. It twitches as it regards the dwarf standing silhouetted in the doorway.

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Flo (8 dmg)
Ogre Spider
Kargas (11 dmg)
Guiness
Colvyn
Kellek

Bold up

Kellek, not sure which items you're referring to.

Any visible magical items that his companions may have recently purchased. It is important to Kellek to know what folks have on them in the same that it is important to a member of a tactical squad to know which pouch, or pocket his buddies have their spare ammo, or medical supplies and who has the encrypted radio gear.

Flo loses a little color at the increase in noise. "Shhhh! Elephant. Spider. Kargas, an elephant spider! Kellek, if that monstrosity decides to go for a walk, blast it to Hell, but otherwise I think we have to put our faith in Colvyn to get those people out alive," she suggests.

"So definitely a fireball then."

"KELLEK, LIGHT IT UP!" Flo shouts as the Ogre Spider makes it clear that it is done waiting for prey to come to it. Pulling her wand, she empowers the party with Desna's grace to better cut it down before harming them or the prisoners.
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Bless! We'll see how the first round goes before bringing out anything heavier.

Guiness Fort save vs. poison: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13 :(

Guiness immediately starts feeling like a sack of potatoes as the fast acting venom saps him of his strength. (He takes 1d4 ⇒ 2 Str damage and 1d4 ⇒ 3 Dex damage)

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Kargas (11 dmg)
Guiness (26 dmg, 2 Str dmg, 3 Dex dmg, poisoned)
Colvyn
Kellek
Flo (8 dmg)
Ogre Spider

Buffs: Bless on all but Colvyn

Trusting in his thick armor and Dwarven Fortitude to protect him, Guiness is shocked when both fail him at the same moment, as the massive spider attacks and injects him with its poison. Still, he is not out of the fight yet, and he steps up to deliver his answer.

Dragonfist Attack, Primary: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 21
Dragonfist Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (1) + (5) + 9 - 1 = 14
Dragonfist Attack, Secondary: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 1 - 1 = 29
Dragonfist Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (8) + (4) + 9 - 1 = 20
Dragonfist Attack, Secondary Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 1 - 1 = 16
Dragonfist Extra Critical Damage: 2d8 + 18 - 2 ⇒ (6, 1) + 18 - 2 = 23
Steel Headbutt Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 15
Steel Headbutt Damage: 1d4 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 - 1 = 2

"Really, dwarf, that's all you're going to give him?" Kargas complains, gritting his teeth and willing power into his arms. The sigils scarred into his forearms flare to life and with a cr-crack! of warping bone his forearms expand, growing a second set elbow-joints as his arms gain nearly three feet of length! The half-orc steps up behind Guiness, the spider now comfortably within reach.

Casting Long-Arm and then taking a 5ft step up.

Guiness's hammer blows land against the spider's hairy legs, audibly cracking its exoskeleton and bending the legs at unpleasant angles. It retracts the legs in a flash and snaps and clicks at the two to the south in rage. The follow up headbutt doesn't quite collide.

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Kargas (11 dmg, longarm)
Guiness (26 dmg, 2 Str dmg, 3 Dex dmg, poisoned)
Colvyn
Kellek
Flo (8 dmg)
Ogre Spider (34 dmg)

Buffs: Bless on all but Colvyn

"KELLEK, LIGHT IT UP!" Flo shouts as the Ogre Spider makes it clear that it is done waiting for prey to come to it. Pulling her wand, she empowers the party with Desna's grace to better cut it down before harming them or the prisoners.

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Bless! We'll see how the first round goes before bringing out anything heavier.

"Are you sure? There seems to be a lot of our colleagues standing in the way."

Double move up stairs. Anyone I'm not seeing, that Kellek could in a straight line to the east

"Get down!"

"THEN AIM!" Flo shouts, her fear now torn between the wizard and the spider. Desna, what have I done? Shaking her head, she offers Guiness her Goddess' favor.
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Luck on Guiness! Curious: After a fireball, would a shatter spell be enough to bring the ceiling down on the spider?

How long as it been since the fight with the ogrekin outside. If less then 7 minutes, I still have weapon of awe up, which add +2 to all my damage.

Frustrated that he just can't the three men out of the cage, Colvyn just start sending arrows into the huge vermin. "Stay down and don't move. Once the thing is dead, we'll get you to safety."

Longbow: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 26
Longbow: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 12 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 + 4 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 + 4 = 11

I think its fair to say that its been less than 7 minutes
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The three captives flatten themselves against the floor and back of the cage, though their gradually more clear gazes suggest they're keeping cool heads through this.

The ogre spider rears back and snaps once more at Guiness. The dwarf raises his shield, but the mandibles reach all the way around it to close around his entire arm! It crunches down hard, almost breaking the arm (Dealing 26 dmg after DR, again)

Guiness Fort vs. new poison: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Guiness Fort vs. existing poison: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31

Guiness' hearty constitution and dwarven resistances fortify him against the spider's poison, halting its further progression.

To the north, the swarm of smaller spiders skitters up to the balcony and floods over Colvyn. The little ones deliver far weaker bites against him, but they serve as a vector for a minor, weakening venom. (1 dmg and 1 str dmg)

Colvyn Fort vs. poison: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Colvyn Fort vs. distract: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

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Kargas (11 dmg, longarm)
Guiness (52 dmg, 2 Str dmg, 3 Dex dmg, luck)
Colvyn (1 dmg, 1 Str dmg, poisoned)
Kellek
Flo (8 dmg)
Ogre Spider (56 dmg)
Spider swarm

Buffs: Bless on all but Colvyn

Stepping in a bit further, Guiness keeps up his attack, trying to end this creature before it attacks him again!

(Assuming there is no need to re-roll the poison saves with the bit of luck?)

Dragonfist Primary Attack with Bless, and Str Drain: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 34
Dragonfist Primary Attack with BOL, Bless, and Str Drain: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 23
Dragonfist Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (6) + (1) + 9 - 1 = 15

Dragonfist Primary Confirm with Bless, and Str Drain: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 32
Dragonfist Primary Confirm with BOL, Bless, and Str Drain: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 19
Dragonfist Damage: 2d8 + 18 - 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 18 - 2 = 20

Dragonfist Secondary Attack with Bless, and Str Drain: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 - 1 = 11
Dragonfist Secondary Attack with BOL, Bless, and Str Drain: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 - 1 = 18
Dragonfist Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (4) + (3) + 9 - 1 = 15

Steel Headbutt Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 12
Steel Headbutt BOL Attack: 1d20 + 7 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 - 1 + 1 = 21
Steel Headbutt Damage: 1d4 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 - 1 = 4

Keeping pace with Guiness, Kargas' unnaturally long arms reach out the slash at the spider with his falchion! Unused to the extra elbows, though, his strikes are clumsy and slow.

Pwr Atk, Arcane Strike, Bless
Attack #1: 1d20 + 11 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 1 - 3 = 12 Damage: 2d4 + 21 ⇒ (3, 4) + 21 = 28

Attack #2: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 - 3 = 13 Damage: 2d4 + 21 ⇒ (4, 1) + 21 = 26

What hideous rolls, oh my!

After that round of attacks, Guiness, I wonder if there will be any spider left! Also, you've got damage, not drain! Don't stress your cleric out like that ;)

Flo maintains the kaleidoscope on Guiness before flitting away to the other side of the barn house. "Coming Colvyn, lets get those people out of there!"
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Luck on Guiness, move 50ft.

Stepping out of the swarm, Colvyn pulls out another vial of acid and throw it at the spiders. He tries to make sure that none of the acid splashes the three humans.

Vial of Acid, range touch: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 1 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Not yet used to his long arms, both of Kargas' swings fall short. Colvyn has alot more success against the swarm, landing an acid vial right into the center of the largest mass. Hundreds of spiders die instantly and the remaining ones scatter.

The ogre spider springs forward once more, this time closing its jaws down around Guiness' torso and crunching hard. The mandibles pierce down through the weaker spots in his armor before the spider shakes and lets him go. (Dealing 24 damage after DR)

Guiness Fort: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

Once again, Guiness is able to resist the creature's venom.

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Kargas (11 dmg, longarm)
Guiness (76 dmg, 2 Str dmg, 3 Dex dmg, luck)
Colvyn (1 dmg, 1 Str dmg, poisoned)
Kellek x2
Flo (8 dmg)
Ogre Spider (95 dmg)

Buffs: Bless on all but Colvyn

Critically damaged but not yet down, Guiness utters a prayer to Torag (and one to Desna, as well) as he attacks ferociously to try to take down this spider before it kills him!

Dragonfist Primary Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 27
Dragonfist BOL Primary Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 1 - 1 = 28
Dragonfist Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (4) + (5) + 9 - 1 = 17

Dragonfist Secondary Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 1 - 1 = 22
Dragonfist BOL Primary Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 1 - 1 = 10
Dragonfist Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (2) + (2) + 9 - 1 = 12

Steel Headbutt Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 17
Steel Headbutt BOL Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 - 1 = 21
Steel Headbutt Damage: 1d4 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 - 1 = 3

Good, that's dead, back to the main threat. Pulling arrows from his quiver, Colvyn aims for the big one again. Weakened by the swarm, his aims isn't what it should be.

Longbow: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 = 8
Longbow: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 12
Damage: 1d6 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 + 4 = 11

"Stay with us, Guiness!" Kargas growls, joining the dwarf in another flurry of blows.

Wouldn't have made a difference I think, but I shortchanged myself a point of attack bonus last round!
Attack #1: 1d20 + 12 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 1 - 3 = 27 Damage: 2d4 + 21 ⇒ (1, 3) + 21 = 25

Attack #2: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 - 3 = 11 Damage: 2d4 + 21 ⇒ (3, 3) + 21 = 27

"Medium humanoids tied up"? Swarms of spider? Inquiring area-of-effect spellcaster want to know where they are on the map.

Kellek delays waiting for people to kill, die, or get out of the way.

Working together, Guiness' furious blows with Dragonfist and Kargas' chopping swings with his falchion make quick work of the spider's remaining legs before Guiness finishes it off with headbutt to the central body. It shudders and collapses down through the webs to the floor of the barn below!

A few more of the tiny, regular sized spiders start scurrying out of the web and on to dark corners of the room, but no other threats present themselves.

Combat Over!

The webs in this room are slowly smoldering from where Guiness' hammer ignited them, but it'll take a while for the flames to fully spread. Long enough to get the three captives out to safety.

Does someone want to douse the flames in case there is treasure here and/or so we don’t tip off whatever enemy may be in the house?

The adrenaline of battle leaving him, Guiness just now realizes how close he came to being killed. He backs off and leans against the wall, wincing in pain, but eyeing the slowly spreading flame warily.

Perception to see anything interesting down the funnel?: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

We dropped a wall of fire and a 13ft half orc who glows in their front yard, I'm pretty sure they know we're here! :)

Moving past Guiness, Kargas makes his way over to the cage. "Can you move?" he asks the prisoners. Fully prepared to fireman's carry anyone who needs the help!

Valid Guiness, but, as Kargas said, I don't think discretion is our strong suit ;)
Leaping over the railing and running over to Guiness, she begins healing his wounds. "Sorry Guiness, I didn't think it would be that vicious! I'll be more cautious in the future," she promises, putting a hand on his shoulder. "I shouldn't have gotten side tracked like that."
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”Thank you for the healing, Lady of the River,” says Guiness as his wounds close from the repeated healing magic.

Lesser Restoration should work on the strength and dexterity damage, if you want to save the diamond dust for more dire ailments.

The webs in this room are slowly smoldering from where Guiness' hammer ignited them, but it'll take a while for the flames to fully spread. Long enough to get the three captives out to safety.

Kill it was then.

Kellek walks in, notes the smoldering web, and hits it with a bit of super-chill air.

Kellek casts ray of frost (as many times as needed) and then if necessary breaks off the stiff bits of webbing and either stamps them out, or lets them go out on the dirt floor. Once done he uses his magic eyes to sweep the area for anything magical which he identifies with a Spellcraft total of 28.

Flo, if you have the value in diamonds, I'm not going to hold you to making sure the diamonds are in a particular form. I also have no idea how diamonds are ground IRL :D

Guiness and Kellek search the room (and the funnel) for objects both mundane and magical, but find little more than the bones of many many humanoids within the funnel. Kellek takes some time but is able to chill and freeze enough of the webs to douse the fire.

The three prisoners are easing themselves up when Kargas arrives, all with shaky legs but bright relief in their eyes. The older man with the eyepatch nods and speaks in a gravely voice "I reckon we just might be able to, thanks to your cleric." He takes an unsteady step forward. He could clearly use some help, but he's too gruff to ask for it.

"After our breakout had failed, the three of us had resigned ourselves to being spider chow. Seeing the lot of you here hardly feels real." He reaches out and touches Kargas on the shoulder. "Well, its a nice hallucination if that's what it is. Awful grateful for your help." The other two men nod.

From the look of them, they've been kept without food and water for some time, and before that rather seriously beaten. Flo's healing has alleviated some of those injuries, but all three men are still significantly injured and furthermore exhausted from their ordeal.

"I assure you we're real," Flo states, passing first her waterskin to the leader and then some of her trail rations. "It isn't much, but I bet right now it is the best you've had in a while. Where were you three before this? We've just come up from Turtleback."
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Heal vs Prisoners: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33 GM, just hp damage and dehydrated/starving, or is there ability damage too?
Guiness, I'll leave the choice up to you. My thinking is thus: I've one open slot at second and fourth spell levels (lesser and regular restoration respectively). Lesser gives me 1d4 vs one of your damages, regular gets rid of all of it. I'm making a note to make some scrolls of Lesser Restoration for the future so I can be less of a crap cleric ;)

Floredana, thanks. Why don't we save the big guns for when Guiness truly screws up, just do the 1d4 on Strength for now...

Kargas grins at the rescued ranger. "What're names?" After introductions are made, Kargas gestures towards the farmhouse. "We killed an ogrekin and his pack of mutts on the trail in; killed the ones that were here in the barn as well. Any idea how many of 'em are in the main house? Who are these jokers anyway, and how did you lot get captured?"

No ability damage on the three of them, just a lot of exposure and dietary deprivation.

Once outside of the spider's chamber, the three men stop a moment to rest against the wall. The one with the eyepatch extends a hand to shake with Flo and then Kargas afterward. "Jakardros Sovark. Well met." The red haired man gives the two of you a weak salute "Kaven. Kaven Windstrike's the name." The bald man gives a stoic nod before Jakardros speaks for him "And he's Vale Temros." (Images for the three have been added to Handouts!)

Jakardros looks over the two of his allies and gives a sad smile "The three of us, I think we're the last of the Black Arrows. And what a sorry excuse for survivors we are." At the question from Flo, Jakardros explains "We were away from the Fort on a long-range patrol. Encountered some suspicious ogre activity to the east and ended up chasing them for a few days. By the time we got back to the fort..."

Kaven speaks up "Those bastards 'ad taken over the 'ole fing! Bloody ogres 'ad strung up all our brothers an' sisters an' hung em from the walls."

Jakardros continues "We struck back with our unit, but there were far more than we could have imagined. It was... It was a horrible mistake to attack the Fort the way we did. We played right into their hands. What other men were with me, other than Kaven and Vale here, fell before we could finally retreat." He hangs his head in shame. Vale places a commiserative hand on Jakardros' shoulder.

Jakardros heaves a sigh "And in running away, the ogres chased us through the forest until we stumbled into a whole group of these ogrekin. Normally, we'd have made quick work of them, but beaten down as we were, the ogrekin managed to catch all three of us." He looks to Kargas "We saw at least half a dozen of them out at the time they captured us, including the one with the dogs." Kaven shivers at the mention of the dogs. Jakardros continues "Don't know anything about the house, except that that's where they took our gear before throwing us into that cell with the spider."

Once he is healed up, Guiness suggests, ”Let’s move on to the house once we get these rescued Black Arrows hidden somewhere safe nearby—at least until we can get them their equipment.”

Flo frowns as the Black Arrows tell their story. But what motivated those Ogres to attack the fort in the first place? "I know this is uncomfortable, but how exactly did you strike at the fort the first time? And what did they hit you with? Just some arrows and javelins, or are we talking magic?" No need to repeat their folly...

"Half a dozen? I bet we got them all then, but until we clear the other house, we should still be careful," she advises. With Guiness motioning for the door, she will give the trio some directions back to Turtleback and follow the Dwarf.
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Lesser Restoration vs Guiness (Strength): 1d4 ⇒ 4 :D

Jakardros shakes his head, wincing at Flo's question "They'd left the gate open and there weren't too many in sight. We just charged in, not really thinking through how many must have been in the band - hells, the whole Kreeg tribe must have been there. They knew we were coming, closed the trap on us moments later." His one good eye is misty, distant "Arrows aye, javelins as well. Mostly up close and personal with clubs and hooks. That's the way they prefer to fight in any case."

The three Black Arrows nod in turn to Guiness' suggestion. "We might be sitting ducks in a fight right now, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to make some good camouflage. We'll hide out to the south." Jakardros nods "You mean to hit the main house then? If you can get our gear back, it'd be an incredible relief. And clearing out these ogrekin is a right good deed as well." He beckons the other two to come with him and then says "We can talk more after. I'm curious what brings such capable fighters up this way. Curious what stories you bring."

Alright, I'll give a moment here for you to ask any other questions. Also, let me know what side you're approaching the house from, and how.

Kargas listens somberly to the rangers' story, face grim. "I'm sorry for your lost companions." At the mention of Kreeg's his eyebrows go up. "The clan from Hook Mountain? Thunder's blood, that'll be a fight!" He grins and asks for descriptions of the rangers' gear.

Right before we move in Kargas will cast Mirror Image on himself. Bloodrager spell slots run out pretty quickly! Down to one first-level spell

"Thank you for sharing, I know reliving painful experience can be... challenging," Flo says, gentling placing a hand on the man's arm. Sounds like our magic will give us a serious edge. Kellek is surely packing some explosives and I'll keep us all up! "We've been following some disturbing leads for a little while now and this is our most recent stop," is all she reveals for now.

"I don't see why we couldn't, Colvyn, how do you suggest we take the house?"

"Take it? I say we burn it. After seeing and hearing the monstrosity these monsters are able to do, I don't think they deserve anything better." As he speaks, Colvyn pulls out the belt/bandolier that Kellek gave him before the fight outside the barn.

"It's not that I think you're wrong, Colvyn, but," Kargas gestures at Jakardros and his fellows. "...all their stuff is in there."

He turns to look at the three humans then back at Kargas. "Fine, but remember that as an archer, I won't be all that effective in close quarters like that." Remembering what he saw during his scouting trip, Colvyn uses his kukri to draw in the ground. "There is two doors to the building. Here and here. I only looked in the window here. It is a fifteen by twenty five feet room. One fire place and a table. The place was totally gross, so you might want to cover your nose if you have a weak stomach. Two doors leads further in, but they were closed, so I couldn't see more. There are multiple windows, but they are barred up. No matter where we go in, the door and room size will limit how many people can get in at a time." He looks at the sword that Kargas carries. "Maybe you could make us a bigger door?"

Jakardros relays descriptions of a bow, axes, daggers, various suits of leather armor, and a few other items. From the description, its clear that the three Black Arrows were very well equipped in comparison to a typical guard. The talk from Kargas about the Kreegs being a fight lights a spark of hope in Jakardros' eyes. "Aye. And if you're willing to fight it, I'm in to do the same. Maybe we level heads it'll be possible a second time. With you capable adventurers with us."

The three Black Arrows head to the south end of the clearing, disappearing into the swampy reeds.

As you're deciding which entrance to go for (including the Build-Your-Own-Entrance option), feel free to immediately include your pre-entrance plan, including any perception checks.